not stefanos tsitsipas. and oppressive finish and he is through to the final tomorrow. —— an impressive finish. well, tsitsipas will play either dominic thiem or the defending champion alexander zverev. they play their semi—final this evening. you can listen to that match on 5 live sports extra from 7.45. stay with us because still to come on sportsday... more misery for the great britain lions as they suffer a humiliating defeat in their final tour match. and we meet a refugee from burundi who's rebuilding her life and herfootball career in bradford. european rugby‘s premier competition is back this weekend. it's the champions cup. saracens have to wait until tomorrow to begin the defence of their title but six british sides were in action today. two of them were at the rec where ulster edged out bath byjust a single point. patrick gearey has more. the life of an international rugby player is relentless. you barely get time to do your world cup laundry, then you are back to work. six of those who st

tsitsipas taking it on one crucial point. the only break came in the second set and it would prove to be as decisive. the new greek sporting icon making it a debut in london to remember. if tsitsipas and medvedev are a glimpse into tennis' future, they still have to dethrone the old guard. remarkably nadal, novak djokovic and roger federer are the top three seeds in london — just as they were for the corresponding tournament 12 years ago. so before the event, we decided to sit them down with sally nugent — on a boat — on the river thames — as you do — to reflect on more than a decade of dominance. gentlemen, we are used to seeing you more at wimbledon rather than cruising on the river on a boat. this all looks very friendly. are you all friends? let me answer this one. all rivals? isn't this casual boat ride telling you enough? we have been on the tour for so many yea rs. have been on the tour for so many years. i do get to see these guys probably more than my parents. you travel with your family don't you? i like i

last year, tsitsipas won the next teneration tour finals. —— last year, tsitsipas won the next generation tour finals. it was one for the future. now, he is right at the top of the sport. austin halewood, bbc news. well, let's get the thoughts of sue barker and boris becker who are heading—up the bbc sport team at the 02. it was such a brave performance, wasn't it? but roger federer will be ruing those lost break points. yeah, before the match we all agreed we thought roger was the favourite and we expected a lot but we thought roger was too strong. he talked about the missed break but it does not matter who you are, if you cannot convert break points doesn't matter who you are. roger never got into the match i looked on the path wrote it. he won the toss and elected to receive and i thought that could have been an advantage. would have got could have, should have. he held and broke roger's first service game and broke roger's first service game and once he was up a service he looked a strong player. how impressed were you with him today? i think the youth has arrived today. he is a pha

now, greece's stefanos tsitsipas has completed what he calls a roller—coaster week in london after winning the atp finals on his debut at the event. the 21—year—old from greece had to come from a set down to beat dominic thiem in sunday's final, making him the youngest winner of a season—ending event since 2001. imran sidat reports. it's a final that not many would have predicted at the start of the week. but it has been a tournament which has seen the next generation finally come of age. for dominic thiem and stefanos tsitsipas, it was the opportunity to win the biggest title of their careers, and it was a greek who forced the early initiative. the pair couldn't be separated for over an hour of playing time, though, but it was thiem who eventually took the opening set in a tie break. atjust 21, tsitsipas is widely regarded as a future world number one and he has showed why at the start of the second. two early breaks and the fans could sense a decider. he wrapped up the set and it was game on in london. who would hold their nerve now? tsitsipas, who is making his debut in this tourn

stefanos tsitsipas, a tour finals champion at 21. a generation of young men expected to tape —— take over. but the revolution has been on hold until now. i feel like my game is getting better all the time. i'm really close being crowned champion, in all these are strong words. i feel like i belong to be there. stefa nos feel like i belong to be there. stefanos tsitsipas was the youngest man playing at the event. you knocked out the oldest in the semis. his opponent, dominic team, beat both djokovic and federer. alexander's is have conquered rafa nadal. for those who have stood so long at the summit, there is a feeling something is happening beneath them. i look at the list of who is world number one and who it has been for years and it's crazy it's always one of us. but we're not younger. chances increase, not because we are getting worse but because we are getting worse but because the younger ones are getting better. novak djokovic and natal both won two each this year. one of the three of them have won 25 out of the three of t

team beat alexander zverev, while tsitsipas beat roger federer. the greek won in straight sets 6—3, 6—4. austin halewood reports. if battling against rafa nadal yesterday was not tough enough, for stefanos tsitsipas, it was only the warm—up. next up, roger federer — a man who has done it all before, perhaps the greatest of all time. but even the greats still feel the pressure. commentator: oh, no! after a near three—hour battle with nadal, anyone would be forgiven for feeling the strain, but tsitsipas was on top of his game. the greek at his powerful, clinical best. and eventually, after the seventh time of asking, he took the first set. when federer won his first grand slam title, tsitsipas had not started school. with 17 years between them, the greek looked to use age to his advantage, forcing federer around the court and forcing the mistake. the frustration clear to see. he was ahead by a double break at one point but still, federerfought back, holding his serve when it mattered most. but by then, the damage was already done. match po

federer heading home — even tsitsipas could not quite believe it. i grew up watching roger as a kid, watching him here. i wished i could step out on the court one day and face him, and today, i am here, living the dream. and for me, it was just... you know, i could never picture myself standing here, but it did happen — dreams do come true! last year, tsitsipas won the next generation tour finals. he was one for the future. now, he is right at the top of the sport. austin halewood, bbc news. a nine—year—old boy from belgium is about to become the world's youngest ever university graduate. the bbc‘s tim allman has the story. laurent simons likes nothing better than a little soldering and tinkering with electronics. a young man with a photographic memory and an iq of 145, he is living life at quite a speed. translation: i did the first year of my primary school and then it went faster and faster. i did the remaining five years in one year, i did my secondary school in 1.5 years, and at university, i do a course every week. laurent is studying

stefanos tsitsipas, final champion, 21 stop in the face of tomorrow's world, generation of young men expected to take over from men's tennis‘s old masters. the revolution has been on hold until now.” tennis‘s old masters. the revolution has been on hold until now. i feel like my game is getting better over time, time, and i believe i am really close on being crowned champion. i know these are strong words that i say, but i do feel like i belong to be there. tsitsipas was the youngest man playing at the event, and in the semis, knocked out the oldest, may be the greatest, roger federer. his opponent, dominic thiem beat both fetter and novak djokovic, while alexander conquered raphael the dale. for those who stood so long at the summit, there isa stood so long at the summit, there is a feeling something is happening beneath them — nadal. is a feeling something is happening beneath them — nadalli is a feeling something is happening beneath them - nadal. i look at the list of world number one, who has been well number one all these yea rs, been well number one all these years,

into the second set, tsitsipas a double break to the good. lewis hamilton could be stripped of his third place finish at a chaotic brazilian grand prix that was won by max verstappen. ferrari's sebastian vettel and charles leclerc had already taken each other out towards the end of the race. that brought out the safety car and on the first lap after the restart hamilton collided with red bull's alex albon. despite damaging his car he finished third behind verstappen and pierre gasly. but stewards are investigating the crash and hamilton could be demoted. a few other headlines for you this sunday: tommy fleetwood has won the nedbank challenge at sun city — after a dramatic play off win. he started the day six off the lead but a final round of 65 and a par at the final extra hole gave him his first win of the season. ahead of their two—test series, england drew theirfinal warm up match against a new zealand a side. jos buttler completed his century in the morning beforejoffra archer took three wickets for the touring side in new zealand's s

there was only one break of serve, tsitsipas winning 7—6, 6—4. both players are making their debuts at the event and this is the first time tsitsipas has beaten medvedev in five attempts. he described it as one of the toughest, most important victories of his career so far. and we'll have more tennis at the end of the programme, when we'll hear from the biggest names in the sport. 0 nto football onto football now. we've had a lot of fallout from liverpool's victory over manchester city and the video assistant referee. the man in charge of its implementation. former referee, neil swarbrick, told us today, that it could be 2 or 3 years until they‘ re completly happy with how it's being used. pep guardiola was very animated at fulltime following city's defeat at anfield. two penalty appeals were turned down — but he won't face any action from the fa for that — he insisted there was no sarcasm as he thanked the officials. swarbrick said he can understand the frustration that the system causes, but they are getting more decisions right. we have

last year stefanos tsitsipas won the next generation tourfinals. it year stefanos tsitsipas won the next generation tour finals. it was one for the future. now, generation tour finals. it was one forthe future. now, he generation tour finals. it was one for the future. now, he is right at the top of the sport. austin halewood, bbc news. there was more disappointment for great britain's rugby league lions — as they suffered another defeat whilst on tour. this time, they lost 28—10 to papau new guinea — meaning they head home having lost all four test matches. michael redford was watching. # god save the queen... a final test for the rugby week liens that make a final chance and to find a roar. three defeats from three matches have led to coach wade bennett being criticised pre—match but his team provided a perfect early response. blake austen swearing their first try before josh blake austen swearing their first try beforejosh went over soon after. the lions to coach wade bennett being criticised pre—match but his team provided a perfect e

atjust 21, tsitsipas is widely regarded as a future number one and he has showed wife at the second. the fans goods send that decider. he wrapped up goods send that decider. he wrapped up with that and it was going on in london. we would hold the nerve now? tsitsipas is making his debut in this tournament and he carried on the momentum to break early in the third. thiem has won five titles this year and he showed he was up for the fight by breaking back to level the match once again. that didn't deter tsitsipas, though, as he made sure this titanic muscle would be settled by a tie—break. brought on by a raucous crowd at the 02 arena, the world number six showed his prowess by taking command early in the breakup. he held his nerve to seal the match at his first atp finals title and the celebrations could begin. so, tsitsipas lands the biggest win of his career, and could this be the start of a new era in men's tennis? it is unbelievable, having such an army behind me, on the court. they just gave me so much energy, they made me believe that i can achieve the things i want to achieve

and there was also a big win in london for stefanos tsitsipas as the atp tour finals continue at the 02 arena and coming up, we will hearfrom three men in a boat. tennis's big three men in a boat. tennis's big three tell us how much longer they have in the game. good evening. it's that old adage, isn't it? if you didn't notice the referee then they must have done a good job. this season in the premier league, not a weekend has gone by without the video assistant becoming the story. blatant penalty appeals, checked, then waved away, handballs seemingly ignored, those marginal off—side decisions, the delays, the lack of communication with the fans. manchester city had a big shout for a penalty turned down at anfield yesterday, var under the spotlight again, as they went on to lose against liverpool. today neil swarbrick, who heads up the var team, joined me earlier. he gave his assessment of the system being used for the first time in the premier league this season. being used for the first time in the premier league this seasonli being used for the first time in the premier league t

the austrian, like tsitsipas, will be going for his first title at the o2 arena. england's women's rugby union side have beaten france for the second time in a week. world player of the year — emily scarratt passed the 500—point mark for england but they still needed a dramatic late try from lydia thompson to seal the 17—15 victory. saracens will begin the defence of their european champions cup today — when they face french side racing 92 in their first pool match. that's one of three games today. yesterday exeter were the best of the british sides with a convincing win against la rochelle. henry slade scored one of their four tries in a 31—12 win. ulster have also begun with a victory but onlyjust. they beat bath 17—16 — robert little with the second of their two tries. there were also wins for leinster and glasgow. that's all the sport for now. now on bbc news, here's shaun with the papers. hello and welcome to our sunday morning paper review. with me are katherine forster, journalist at the sunday times and the business commentator, josie cox. we

thiem put up a superb fight in the decisive's set, but stefanos tsitsipas would not be denied. he eventually prevailed on another close tiebreak. >> it almost feels like i want to grand slam. the emotions right now are tremendous. i feel very proud and happy with the effort the entire week. >> the revamped davis cup team begins on monday but as for men's singles, this new sheriff hopes to shoot for the stars. brent: from the new sheriff to the unexpected surfboard. cuba is not generally the first place that springs to mind when it comes to surfing, but believe it or not, the island does have a vibrant, if modest, surfing seen. female surfers often find themselves doubly disadvantaged here. they have to fight a macho, male-dominated culture that is run by a communist regine. one woman was determined to challenge both and leave them both in her wave. >> when the sun comes up in havana and there is a good wind, that's the best time to hit the surf. among the mail servers, one woman is a serpentine year in cuba. she has had to fight for her place here. >> the menus used to tell me

the 21—year—old greek player stefanos tsitsipas has won the tennis atp tour finals in london. tsitsipas came from a set down to beat dominic thiem in a 3rd set tie break to take the title, in his first appearance at the tournament. tsitsipas says he will mark the biggest victory of his career with a meal with his family and some champagne. sri lanka's most prominent military family is back in power, with gotabaya rajapaksa winning the country's presidential election. he secured 52% of the vote, well ahead of his main rival, sajit premasada. mr rajapaksa is best known for being head of the defence force when the sri lankan government defeated the tamil tigers. the election largely split along ethnic lines, as yogita limaye reports from colombo. a wartime strongman returns, as sri lanka's most powerful. mr rajapaksa is seen as a leader who can keep their country safe. we don't have enough protection for the people. you see everywhere there are bombs and terrorists, day by day a lot of terrorists created here. so, we like to have a father for our mother country. in april this yea

now, greece's stefanos tsitsipas has completed what he calls a roller—coaster week in london after winning the atp finals on his debut at the event. the 21—year—old from greece had to come from a set down to beat dominic thiem in sunday's final, making him the youngest winner of a season—ending event since 2001. imran sidat reports. it's a final that not many would have predicted at the start of the week. but it has been a tournament which has seen the next generation finally come of age. for dominic thiem and stefanos tsitsipas, it was the opportunity to win the biggest title of their careers,

the 21—year—old greek player stefanos tsitsipas has won the tennis atp tour finals in london. tsitsipas came from a set down to beat dominic thiem in a 3rd set tie break to take the title, in his first appearance at the tournament. tsitsipas says he will mark the biggest victory of his career with a meal with his family and some champagne. large parts of central venice in italy are once again under water, as another exceptionally high tide inundated the city. three of the worst ten floods since records began in venice, nearly a hundred years ago, have now happened within a week. rich preston reports. for venetians, more water and more misery. a week of flooding has closed businesses and attractions in one of the world's most popular tourist destinations. this, the famous st mark's square, normally filled with people, the city is now streets and alleyways turned into a network of canals themselves stopping the floods, known as the aqua alta brought suffering and heartache. translation: we have lots of damage stopping the electrical system of damage stopping the electrical syste

the 21—year—old greek player stefanos tsitsipas has won the tennis atp tour finals in london. tsitsipas came from a set down to beat dominic thiem in a third set tie break to take the title in his first appearance at the tournament. tsitsipas says he will mark the biggest victory of his career with a meal with his family and some champagne. terry 0'neill, the british photographer whose pictures helped define the 1960s, has died at the age of 81. his images of rock and film stars and royalty helped frame an age of celebrity and the idea of the swinging sixties. david sillito looks back at his work. patrick macnee, twiggy. photoshoots don't get more ‘60s than that, and the man behind the lens was terry 0'neill. his work, a who's who of the greatest stars of the last 50 years. this image of frank sinatra striding down a boardwalk is now a museum exhibit. indeed, his first assignment as a photographer on fleet street... the very firstjob i ever had on the newspaper, i got sent to photograph a group, and they turned out to be the beatles recording please please me, and i started

there was only one break of serve, tsitsipas winning 7—6, 6—4. both players are making their debuts at the event, and this is the first time tsitsipas has beaten medvedev in five attempts. the last of the fa cup's first round matches finished late after floodlight failure delayed the game at non—league harrogate. but that didn't phase two—time champions portsmouth. harrogate started brightly — they took the lead through mark beck, who scored with an easy header from a few yards out. portsmouth equalised soon after — brandon haunstrup — with a lovely strike. and an absolute screamer from ronan curtis gave them a 2—1victory. their reward is a second—round tie against altrincham. the full draw is on the bbc sport website. we've had a lot of fallout from liverpool's victory over manchester city and the video assistant referee. pep guardiola was very animated at fulltime, two penalty appeals were turned down but he won't face any action from the fa. he insisted there was no sarcasm as he thanked the officials. the man in charge of var's

stefanos tsitsipas will face dominic thiem in the final of tennis's world tour finals in london this afternoon. it's the first time tsitsipas has qualified for the tournament and he caused a big upset in the semifinals, beating roger federer. the greek player, who's 17 years younger than federer, took an early lead and eventually the first set. federer was flawless in beating novak djokovic earlier in the competition but was well below par as tsitsipas eventually took the match in straight sets. i grew igrew up i grew up watching roger as a kid, watching him at the finals, wimbledon, plenty of finals. i wish i could step out on the court one day and face him. today i am here and living the dream. i can never picture myself standing here but dreams do come true! that's all the sport for now. there's more on the bbc sport website. the singer eltonjohn has just tweeted that photograph with this tribute... there you see the photograph of eltonjohn waiting his a baseball bat around in the air. it is a great photograph. there were lots of those photos in terry 0'neill‘s photos in his car

tennis now, stefanos tsitsipas described beating roger federer in the semi tennis now, stefanos tsitsipas described beating roger federer in the semi finals of the atp world tour finals as a ‘dream come true‘. the greek is 17 years federers junior but flew out of the blocks to take an early lead before and eventually the first set by six games to three. federer was flawless in beating novak djokovic in the round round stage but was well below par.. as tsitsipas eventually took the match in straight sets. much better news for the england women‘s rugby union side — who‘ve had successive wins over france in their autumn internationals. after an error strewn first half, lydia thompson scored a dramatic late try in the 79th minute to seal the 17—15 victory in exeter‘s sandy park. they play italy next weekend. it‘s the opening weekend of the european champions cup and ulster got off to a winning start — beating bath away — but onlyjust. this try from john cooney gave ulster a 7—6 lead at half time. and they extended that advantage through robert little midway through the s

so, nadal‘s still in the hunt for a semifinal place, but stefanos tsitsipas is through to the last four. the number six seed from greece beat the defending champion alexander zverev in straight sets to make certain of his place in the semifinals. tsitsipas, who's making his debut in the season—ending tournament, won 6—3, 6—2 to qualify with a match to spare. iam i am surprised by my performance today. i did everything right, i have been mixing my game a lot, trying to be unpredictable and it has been helping me a lot. i also devoted a big time of my being on the court on improving my service, which i think has problem — left improved tremendously over the past couple of months. staying with football, and one of the best players in the women's game, australia's sam kerr, is moving to england where she's signed for the women's super league leaders chelsea. for the past couple of years, kerr's been dividing her time between australia and the usa, playing for perth glory in the w—league and chicago red stars in the nwsl. she's the all—time leading goalscorer in both leagues, but

stefanos tsitsipas will face dominic thiem in the final of tennis's world tour finals in london this afternoon. it's the first time tsitsipas has qualified for the tournament and he caused a big upset in the semifinals, beating roger federer. the greek player, who's 17 years younger than federer, took an early lead and eventually the first set. federer was flawless in beating novak djokovic earlier in the competition but was well below par as tsitsipas eventually took the match in straight sets. the f1 championship was decided a couple of weeks ago but still two more races in the season to go. it's the brazilian grand prix, today and max verstappen will start on pole position. his red bull was just a tenth of a second faster than sebastian vettel‘s ferrari. new world champion lewis hamilton slipped into third place right at the end of the session. that's all the sport for now, i'll have more in the next hour. the government and armed forces have been accused of covering up illegal killings by british troops in afghanistan and iraq. an investigation by bbc panorama and the sunday ti

stefanos tsitsipas will face dominic thiem in the final of tennis's world tour finals in london this afternoon. it's the first time tsitsipas has qualified for the tournament, and he caused a big upset in the semifinals, beating roger federer. the greek player, who's 17 years, younger than federer took an early lead and eventually the first set. federer was flawless in beating novak djokovic earlier in the competition but was well below par as tsitsipas eventually took the match in straight sets. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. the government and armed forces have been accused of covering up illegal killings by british troops in afghanistan and iraq. an investigation by bbc panorama and the sunday times has spoken to a dozen british detectives who say they found credible evidence of war crimes. but the investigators say strong cases were not prosecuted. the ministry of defence has denied the claims. richard bilton has more. across two decades, british soldiers have fought wars in afghanistan and iraq. most did their duty

stefanos tsitsipas will face dominic thiem in the final of tennis's world tour finals in london this afternoon. it's the first time tsitsipas has qualified for the tournament and he caused a big upset in the semifinals, beating roger federer. the greek player, who's 17 years younger than federer, took an early lead and eventually the first set. federer was flawless in beating novak djokovic earlier in the competition, but was well below par as tsitsipas eventually took the match in straight sets. i grew up watching roger as a kid, watching him at the finals, watching him in the wimbledon, plenty of finals. wished i can step out on the court one day and face him and today i am here, living the dream. i could never picture myself standing here, but it did happen. dreams do come true! still two more races in the season in formula 1. it is the brazilian grand prix today are max verstappen will start on pole. he was a tenth of the second faster than sebastian vettel‘s ferrari. lewis hamilton is in third. that's all the sport for now. former british athlete sir chris hoy and his wife, la

no wonder tsitsipas wanted it to text, barely believable even on replay. a break at a crucial time, again, later, nadal finally break at a crucial time, again, later, nadalfinally finished break at a crucial time, again, later, nadal finally finished the contest. still not enough to ensure a place in the last four, but he ranked on top of the row. the old one is still the best. still to come on sportsday... we talk snow, sliders and student loans with ghanaian born british light—heavyweight champion joshua buatsi. when it snowed, i was out there. i‘d never seen snow in my when it snowed, i was out there. i‘d never seen snow in my life. i might, what is this falling from the sky? and they‘ve been welcomed as heroes to a country where rugby league is worshipped — but can the great britain lions beat papua new guinea and win their final game of their southern hemisphere tour? several top british athletes are threatening to sue the british olympic association over sponsorship regulations. sirmo farah, katarina johnson—thompson and adam gemili are a

tsitsipas had lost all five of his encounters the greek youngster took control of the match. he broke medvedev's serves in the second section -- in the second set. when you think of an animal that can offer a human emotional support, what comes to mind? probably dogs or cats. probably not a pig. lilou is what is known as a therapy pig. a sensitive swine. she is part of a program that brings trained therapy animals from the airport to ease the fear of flying. ♪ >> come fly with me lets fly, fly again. >> it is just another day of work for lilou. she is part of san francisco airport's wag brigade. >> people are very happy to get distracted from the travel, from their routines. whether it is if they are flying on their journey or vacation or work, everyone is usually very happy. >> it seems it is not a load of hogwash. there is no lipstick on this pig. just perhaps a touch of now polish. -- nail polish. people seem to enjoy it. >> i have never seen one here. it is interesting to >> -- it is interesting. >> it is function i got really excited -- it is fun. i got really excited.

the austrian, like tsitsipas, will be going for his first title at the o2 arena. england's women's rugby union side have beaten france for the second time in a week. world player of the year emily scarratt passed the 500—point mark for england, but they still needed a dramatic late try from lydia thompson to seal the 17—15 victory. saracens will begin the defence of their european champions cup today when they face french side racing 92 in their first pool match. that's one of three matches today. yesterday, exeter were the best of the british sides with a convincing win la rochelle. henry slade scored one of their four tries in a 31—12 win. ulster have also begun with a victory, but onlyjust. they beat bath 17—16. robert little with the second of their two tries. there were also wins for leinster and glasgow. the f1 championship was decided a couple of weeks ago, but still two more races in the season to go. it's the brazilian grand prix today and max verstappen starting on pole position for today's race. his red bull was just a tenth of a second faster t

he must beat stefanos tsitsipas to reach the semi finals of the season—ending world tour finals in london. defeat for novak djokovic yesterday meant nadal will definitely end the year as the world number one — and the spaniard admits it's been a 12 months to remember. very positive year for me. i achieved two slams and i achieved in rome and montreal. i had a very solid year for my side especially with other problems i had at the beginning of the season. i have had a very positive year. nadal against tsitsipas will be live on bbc two and the winner will face roger federer in the semi—finals. the evening match is between daniil medvedev and the defending champion alexander zverev. medvedev needs a straight sets win and both of them need rafael nadal to lose to stand any chance of qualifying. raheem sterling has tried again to draw a line under his altercation withjoe gomez. gomez was booed by some fans as he came on in england's 7—0 win over montenegro last night while sterling was watching from the stands, forced to sit out as punishment for the alertcation at england's training cam

rafael nadal needs to beat stefanos tsitsipas in london later to have a chance of making the semis of the atp finals. nadal produced a stunning comeback to win his previous match. this was the winning point. he was — at one stage — 5—1 down in this deciding set and saved a match point to eventually beat the fourth seed daniil medvedev. djokovic‘s defeat means that nadal will end the year as world number one, but even if he wins against tsitsipas on friday, he will go out if alexander zverev beats medvedev in their match which follows afterwards. and before we go time to show you what happened to tommy fleetwood while he was playing at the nedbank challenge in south africa. it‘s because when this ball of his cleared the water and reached the green, it was ambushed by a pair of mongooses before a couple more mongooses, or mongeese, both are right, joined in as well! it lead fleetwood to tweet afterwards: "does anyone know the rule for a mongoose attack on your golf ball? got to love sun city!" you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that‘s bbc.com/sport. bu

there was only one break of serve in the match, tsitsipas winning 7—6 6—4. both players are making their debuts at the end—of season event and medvedev has won more matches than any other player this year, but this is the first time tsitsipas has beaten him in five attempts. he described it as one of the toughest, most important victories of his career so far. it's pure joy playing here. seeing myself on this court and it's been a long way to come here, so i'm really grateful. i'm really grateful for the people that really believed in me. it's an honour for me just sitting on this court right now. it means a lot to me. i've worked very hard, asi means a lot to me. i've worked very hard, as i said before, to come here and things are not easy. we'll have more for you in sportsday at half past six. that's all for now. throughout the election campaign, we will be putting your questions to all of the main parties. joining me now to answer your questions is the deputy leader of the liberal democrats, sir ed davey. he's going to answer your questions. thank you f

tsitsipas will now face dominic thiem in the final tomorrow. the great britain rugby league side's first tour for more than a decade has ended in a series whitewash. the lions were beaten 28—10 by papua new guinea in the final match of their southern hemisphere tour. it follows two defeats by new zealand and one against tonga. max verstappen is on pole for tomorrow's brazilian grand prix — there's much more on the bbc sport website. but from me.... back to you, ben. that's all from me. hello. this is bbc news. as we've been hearing, prince andrew has answered questions for the first time about his links with the convicted sex offenderjeffrey epstein and allegations that he had sexual relations with virginia roberts, who says she was forced to have sex with him when she was 17 years old. he says that on the alleged date he had taken his daughter to pizza express in woking. 0n on that particular day, that we now understand is the date, which is the 10th of march, i was at home, i was with the children. i had taken truce toa with the children.

there was only one break of serve in the match, tsitsipas winning 7—6 6—4. both players are making their debuts at the event and this is the first time he's beaten medvedev in five attempts. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in sportsday at 10.30pm. kevin, thank you very much. —— gavin. the future of british steel looks to have been secured — with a chinese firm agreeing to rescue the business. the steel makerjinyay group says it will invest over a billion pounds at the plants in scunthorpe and teesside and could safeguard up to 4,000 jobs there. simonjack reports. this plant has been on government life support since it collapsed in may. technically in liquidation, it was offered a chinese lifeline today and workers on their way home welcomed it. well, it's been a big concern, hasn't it, people not knowing what is happening, whether they've got a job, can pay their mortgages, feed their families. it's great news. 0bviously there's been uncertainty around it but now we know, this close to christmas, that we've got a job. with 4,000 em

tsitsipas — who's making his debut in the season—ending tournament — won 6—3, 6—2, to qualify with a match to spare. staying with football, and one of the best players in the women's game — australia's sam kerr — is moving to england where she's signed for the women's super league leaders chelsea. for the past couple of years, kerr's been dividing her time between australia and the usa — playing for perth glory in the w—league, and chicago red stars in the nwsl. she's the all—time leading goalscorer in both leagues — but now she's hoping to conquer europe. the australian international — who's been nominated for the ballon d'0r and fifa's women's player of the year — has signed a 2.5—year deal with chelsea. she'll join them in january. thursday sees a showdown between roger federer and novak djokovic with whoever wins reaching the semi finals. federer kept his hopes alive with victory over matteo berettini in his last match. whilst djokovic was beaten by dominic thiem despite taking the first set, he lost in three. and so it sets up an all or nothing match against fe

tsitsipas is the youngest player in the tournament, but that didn't show, as he took the first set and then went on the take the second with relative ease. it is the greek 21—year—old's first appearance at the tournament. manchester city's bernardo silva has been banned for one match, given a £50,000 fine and ordered to complete an education course. it is after the fa charged him over a tweet that the anti—discrimination group kick it out said enforced a racist stereotype. silva compared team—mate benjamin mendy to the character on a packet of chocolate that is sold in spain and portugal. the fa did accept, though, that silva didn't intend for the tweet to be racist. arsene wenger is back in football. he has taken a seniorjob at fifa. the 70—year—old is their new chief of global football development. there had been rumours from germany that he would take over at bayern munich until the end of the season. wenger hasn't worked in football since leaving arsenal 18 months ago, after 22 years in charge. gareth southgate has defended his decision to drop raheem sterling for tomo

stefanos tsitsipas described beating roger federer in the semifinals of the atp world tour finals as a ‘dream come true'. the greek is 17 years federer‘s junior, but flew out of the blocks to take an early lead before and eventually the first set by 6—3. federer was flawless in beating novak djokovic in the round round stage, but was well below par as tsitsipas eventually took the match in straight sets. ——round robin stage. he'll play dominic thiem next after the austrian dispatched the defending champion alexander zverev, also in straight sets 7-5, 6-4. the winner of tomorrow evening's final is guaranteed around £1.25 million. nine sides from the home nations got their european champions cup campaigns under way today. leinster and glasgow enjoyed home wins, while exeter ran in four tries beating la rochelle 31—12. ulster also won away at bath. harlequins were thumped 53—21 by clermont, while munster beat 0spreys in an all—pro 1a clash in pool 4. max verstappen will start on pole position for tomorrow's brazilian grand prix. he was already on provisional pole before

and alex zverev‘s playing stefanos tsitsipas right now. they've just started, we'll bring you that result and all the day's sports news in sportsday at half past ten. the hearings in president trump's impeachment inquiry, which so far have been behind closed doors, are now taking place on live television for all to see. this is only the fourth impeachment inquiry in us history. donald trump is accused of pressuring ukraine to dig up damaging information onjoe biden — a possible presidential rival in next year's elections. the process could eventually see president trump removed from office. 0ur north america editor, jon sopel, has been watching. history in the house... this is like the super bowl for politics, the daily impeachment hearings go public and, coast—to—coast, all the us tv networks gearing up for an unfolding drama that could be the decisive moment of the trump presidency. inside the committee room, it's a scrum one hour before the hearing gets under way. first up, this man, george kent, a senior state department official

tsitsipas has won the atp finals in his first appearance at the event. the latest in sport, coming up. benazir bhutto has claimed victory in pakistan's general election. jackson has been released on bail of $3 million after turning himself into police at santa barbara. $3 million after turning himself into police at santa barbaram $3 million after turning himself into police at santa barbara. it was the biggest demonstration so far of the biggest demonstration so far of the fast—growing european antinuclear movement. the south african government has announced that it african government has announced thatitis african government has announced that it is opening the government's remaining whites only beaches to people of all races. this will lead toa people of all races. this will lead to a black majority government in this country and the destruction of the white civilisation. part of the centuries—old windsor castle has been consumed by fire for much of the day. 150 firefighters have been battling the blaze which has caused millions of pounds of damag

going out means rafa nadal will end the year as world number one and it'll either be nadal or stefanos tsitsipas that awaits federer in the last four. great openers fear, a great opponent. here in london at the 02, definitely incredibly special. just a note, i enjoyed it from the beginning, i played incredible and i knew i had to, because that is what novak does. and i was able to produce. there was definitely magical and you guys made it special. thank you. i cannot thank you and i. there was not much that i did write this match, to be honest. realistically, but i was a better player in all aspects —— futter, and absolutely deserved to win. he served great and returned may serve very well —— federer. so from his andl very well —— federer. so from his and i think you did everything right. from maya and ijust, you know, i wasjust playing right. from maya and ijust, you know, i was just playing to right. from maya and ijust, you know, i wasjust playing to neutral. i couldn't read his serve well and just a pretty bad match for my side. meanwhile dominic thiem, who was already into the s

in the evening game, stefanos tsitsipas qualified for the semi—finals after beating the defending champion alexander zverev. he's the youngest player in the tournament, but he played like a veteran, in the opening set, taking it 6—3. and he went even better in the second, finishing with an ace and making the semis in his debut year at the atp finals. 6—3, 6—2 was the final score manchester city's bernardo silva has been banned for one match, given a £50,000 fine and ordered to complete an education course. it's after the fa charged him over a tweet that the anti—discrimination group, kick it out said enforced a racist sterotype. silva compared team—mate benjamin mendy to the character on a packet of chocolate available in spain and portugal. the fa did accept though, that silva didn't intend for the tweet to be racist. the fa have said today that bernardo silva's twitter following, 650,000 people, was so big that they could not ignore the fact that other people may see racism within the tweet, so they have not punished him as heavily as some racial sanctions they hand down, but

stefanos tsitsipas was also a winner on monday. paul frostick has the best of the action. raphael nadal is the world's number one men's tennis player but the atp final is one where he not reach the summit. no doubt he is one of the best layers of all time but a new breed of talent is on its way through.

to back it up indoors, brilliant tennis, but today he just came up against an inspired opponent and tsitsipas will be delighted to have his first win not only against medvedev but in the atp world tour final. he spoke afterwards about how much he loves playing here at the 02 and it was a lwa ys playing here at the 02 and it was always a dream. today's match, rafi and adele up against the defending champion, but everything is up about his returning fitness will stop you had to pull out of paris. we do not know what will happen. having seen him in practice of the last couple of days, he looks fit and ready to go, but once you get out on a match course, go, but once you get out on a match course , you go, but once you get out on a match course, you do not know. is there ever will be looking to continue from where he left off last year because he paid phenomenal tennis with the biggest title of his career, so with the biggest title of his career, so lots to play for. roger fedor amassed went tomorrow to stay in the championships. you can watch that on bbc two at two o'clock. so rafa nadal plays h

through but it means that world number one rafa nadal has to go home despite coming back to beat stefanos tsitsipas earlier today. patrick gearey was watching that one. this was tennis‘s generation game. two men from two eras for stiff unassisted posse, the face of tomorrow. the rainy regime of ruffin at tao and co. have proven so difficult to overthrow. they make it ha rd to battle. difficult to overthrow. they make it hard to battle. if you aussie was out, jeopardy fuelled relentless energy. tsitsitpas in contrast could play in comfort. already in the semi is, he played archly when necessary. over 12 games and a tie—break he traded shot for shot and in the key moment produced one without answer. first sent to the future. if you needed notice of nadal‘s reaction, this was how he returned to it —— from a toilet break. wait the security guards tsitsitpas was doing all he could to keep up. nadal has i9 all he could to keep up. nadal has 19 grand slams and an olympic gold medal. his body has been broken and repaired, he has done it all and yet doing it again still matters so much to him. he

it's between austria's dominic thiem and stefano tsitsipas, for the season—ending tournament. tsitsipas, who's making his debut in the world tour finals, says he's been loving the support from greek fans in london. you see the flags everywhere, and i hear the people cheering my name, saying different things, on the court, it does feel like athens, like playing in my home town. i am grateful for that. it feels like playing in my home town. i am gratefulfor that. it feels nice, to be able to play, to play and have such a big crowd supporting you, in london. together with the two finals i played in roland garros, this will be my biggest match in my career, i am really happy about that fact. especially it didn't work out the previous three years and now i'm in the finals which is a bit unreal, still, but also very very great, and lam super still, but also very very great, and i am super happy about it. you can watch that match on jos butler hit a century in england's final warm up game — ahead of their two test series in new zealand. but the game ended in a draw in whangarei. bu

zverev, the defending champion, will face dominic thiem, with stefanos tsitsipas facing roger federer in the other semi. third practice ahead of the brazilian grand prix starts at 3pm. p2 was marked by a heavy crash for williams driver robert kubica — thankfully he emerged unscathed. ferrari's sebastian vettel was quickest, with lewis hamilton back in fifth. that's all the sport — now here's the weather with matt taylor. a welcome window of dry weather for the start of next week. scenes like this in england and wales. this river breaking its banks and a number of flood warning still in force. tha nkfully flood warning still in force. thankfully the heavy rain is drifting southwards across france but we still have a weather front just decaying across northern england and wales at the moment. further patchy rain and drizzle here with a few showers in cornwall and heavy showers in eastern scotland. some showersjust edging heavy showers in eastern scotland. some showers just edging into northern ireland after a fine and bright but frosty start. much of central and southern england dry