At tomorrow mornings front pages at 10 40 and again at 11 thirty in the paper our guests joining me tonight are the opinion editor of the observer, sonia sodha and the whitehall correspondent at the financial times, sebastian payne. Thats all ahead on bbc news. Now its time for sportsday. Hello and welcome to sportsday imjohn watson. 0ur headlines. Will it be a golden night for the golden girl of british athletics . A night to forget for spurs problems for pochettino how far do their troubles go . And the barret brothers combine to produce the biggest win so far at the rugby world cup. Also coming up in the programme. How andy murray continues to move in the right direction. Yes, Dina Asher Smith could earn another slice of history tonight as she runs in the final of the 200 metres at the wolrd championships. Having already won a silver in the 100, a first place finish later will hand her her first global gold medal, and there could be more to come. Under the lights of doha. Britain has never had a spectre like Dina Asher Smith, britain has never had a bigger chance on the biggest stage. The fastest but is women over 100 metres, the fastest ever to hundred metres. She sets records, now she is set to make history. On the global stage and she belongs. This is the greatest opportunity, grasp it with two hands. Already at these championships Dina Asher Smith has lit up the track, herself in the 100 metres while britains first medal of any colour nn individual womens sprint event in a generation. No british women has ever won a gold. Sprint event in a generation. No british women has ever won a goldli a lwa ys british women has ever won a goldli always say i have been the same sense i was 15, i enter properly and idoit sense i was 15, i enter properly and i do it with my best foot forward and that is the same mentality i will take into the 200 metres. Maybe the stars are aligning, several of her Biggest Challenges but not be on the start line, all with Different Reasons but all providing more reasons but all providing more reason why this just might be Dina Asher Smiths time to shine. Well, the action has been going for a few hours now and we can go live to doha and join ade adedoyin. At 23, we are already talking about Dina Asher Smith as the best female spread runner we have had, but it really is shaping up for her. As we heard, a lot of big names absent from the field add you will anticipate she will go on as favourite. She came into the championship as a strong favourite to wina championship as a strong favourite to win a medal because she has performed very well in the Diamond League circuit, very consistent, beaten a top names, but it has been helped by the fact that the three athletes that finished ahead of her athletes that finished ahead of her at london 2070 will not be in this final. 0ne pulled out by injury, and other bored out of the semifinal in the 200 metres, the iranians 0lympic champion also pulled out through injury, so it looks like it is Dina Asher Smiths medal to lose. But without those big names, how they been on the field, i still would have considered her a strong favourite, she has been sensational on this circuit, one of the fastest women in the world, and unless she falls start off all so far, i think britain will see a gold tonight. Lets hope it doesnt come to that. As far as other british interests are concerned, lets talk about Katarina Johnson thompson. For events in the heptathlon today, three more to come, she made a great start. Yes, she has had a good season, personal best, prestigious meat earlier this season and as you say she started fantastic. Her sprint hurdle, a new personal best, she seemed stunned that she performed that quickly. You can hear behind me in the mens 400 metres, no british interest, but as far as Katarina Johnson thompson is concerned, a good start and the hurdles, high jump as well, concerned, a good start and the hurdles, highjump as well, 1. 95, the same as the defending champion, the same as the defending champion, the same as Nafissatou Thiam, and she leads, the third event due to get under way, womens shot part, but it looks like Katarina Johnson thompson is a strong prospect for a medal because she can challenge Nafissatou Thiam this time. What about other british interest . Whereas can be looked . We saw laura muir compete in the heats of the 1500 metres, she hasnt raised recently because she has been injured, but i have been told by her tea m injured, but i have been told by her team that she has trained very well, good shape as she qualified, doubly. 1500 metres, no one is dominating it. The olympic champion took some time away to have a baby and when she returned she also picked up an injury. It seems quite wide open. Mccolgan is suited the final of the 5000 metres, but disappointment for in the 110 metres, he finished fifth. The iranian champion, he got through comfortable. Just seeing those pictures, disappointing for andrew posey. Weve talked about the numbers or lack of spectators filling the stadium, we saw that with Dina Asher Smith doing her victory lap what felt like an empty stadium, has there been an increase now . Certainly since the womens100 metres, there has been a renewed effort to get more people in. I Different Energy, far from full, an average of 10,000 people since the weekend. A Different Energy and the crowd, particular when the african athletes are competing, ethiopians and ten years, a big Expat Community who always turn up to support these athletes. I have been too micro to a futile time there is an area in the back straight where the ethiopians and kenyan supporters stay and make and kenyan supporters stay and make a lot of noise when the athletes compete. I have been to doha before. Questions asked why it was brought here with the empty seats at the heat, but things are settling down. 0ne the heat, but things are settling down. One other story dominating the headlines as alberto salazar, bound by the anti doping agency, she stretched his biggest are performed in the 1500 metres and qualified for the next round, i had a few words with akamai didnt want to be drawn on it so she had not been spoken to salazar and said it had been a difficult time for her, the timing has not helped but she was to focus on the positive and when her second gold medal id afterward she may speak dies at length. Now to football. It was the biggest margin of defeat for any english side at home in europe. The first time tottenham have ever conceded seven goals at home. So how is it that spurs, champions legaue finalists last season, four months on, were on the end of a 7 2 defeat to Bayern Munich . . Jack pitt brooke writes for the athletic and follows the club closely. Iasked him, how troubled are tottenham . I thought in the first half they we re i thought in the first half they were really good, pochettino said it was the first half of the season and iagree, was the first half of the season and i agree, even though they went in at half time to one, it was in the second half where tottenham lost the run of the game, chased it a bit too much and getting caught on the break. Terms of trouble, at this point it is quite difficult to tell. The results have not been good, three games this season, you can look at circumstances that affected them. Not having the squad stabilised, still waiting to get all the new signings up to speed. I think it is a bit too soon to say that things i going very badly wrong, their League Position isnt bad, but clearly they need to improve after the international break. Are there issues around the future of some players . Yes, this has been a running issue through the summer, offers the three players are in the last year of their contract and has been questioned about danny rose. That has slightly affected the mood at tottenham, theyve been quite open about this, how much of an issue it is. It needs that i dont really think spurs have got a sense of unity. That really fired them for the first few years of the pochettino europe. I think pochettino europe. I think pochettino would rather some of these players about whom there are questions were not at the club. What keno is an emotional character. Do you think you will be there at the end of the season. Pochettino is an emotional character. Yes, think it would be strange if he was sacked, yasser much credit, i dont thickness are going to be a moreno season, i dont think tottenham will beat what is the relegation zone. They will stabilise and probably be around fourth or fifth by the end of the season. I dont think he will be sacked, i think he is too proud to walk. Too much of a sense of moral responsibility to walk in the middle ofa responsibility to walk in the middle of a season. Who knows in football . I would be surprised if he is not still there at the end of the season. You think yes the appetite to turn this around . I think you would like to turn it around, but it will be difficult to turn it around simply because nothing in football last forever, how often. It is not often you see a manager rejuvenate a tea m often you see a manager rejuvenate a team in his sixth season at the club. He would need a big overhaul of players, they would have to be a transitional season, getting rid of the senior players, get new players next year and relaunch. Liverpool, you think, wont be in trouble later. They havent lost at home in europe in five years. They take on a salzburg side off the back of an opening round defeat to napoli a side who do have one of the rising stars in european football and one to look out for later. Meet 19 year old erling braut haaland, the man being billed as the next zlatan ibahimovic. Haaland was born in leeds and is the son of former leeds and Manchester City player alf inge haaland. Two years ago he joined molde to play under 0le Gunnar Solskjear before joining salzburg in the summer. Its his stats that stand out, hes already scored 17 goals this sesson in just ten appearences. That includes three hat tricks, including one in theirfirst Champions League game against genk a coupe of weeks ago. Unsurprisingly, both the salzburg and liverpool managers have been full of praise for the teenager before the sides meet this evening. He was in every preseason match are now in every game he has played in he has been dangerous around the goal. I think he is an important player, he is still so young, and as long as he keeps his mentality straight and keeps focused on all the right things, which i think because he has a father who has played football, it is easier for him to understand what the expectations are. If he keeps a strong mentality, this guy is the limit for limitfor him. Limit for him. Wonderful player, very young, confident, quick, looks on the pitch clear minded. Focused. A proper threat. Looks like a decent player, and sna perfectly strike now, really important for him in that age group to play as often as possible at that highest possible level and prepay himself in a challenge in life and that is what he is doing. Chelseas Ross Barkleys been in the headlines, on and off the field. His missed penalty cost chelsea a result at home to valenica as they also lost tehir Opening Group game. Then on sunday the midfielder was pictured arguing with a taxi driver after a night out in liverpool ahead of tonights match with lille. He has probably done from my point of view is being naive to be out on the evening, in the build up to hm his league game, he has admitted that. On a professional level those are Little Things that should not happen. But from my point of view, i have no problem with him, the opposite, he trains hard and wants to do well for the club, and i think this morning he has admitted he made a mistake. Heres a check on all tonights Champions League matches napoli and dortmund already under way. Barcelona take on inter milan at eight, valenica up against ajax. All kick offs at 8 o clock. A few other lines. Cardiff city have appealed against fifas ruling compelling them to pay the first instalment of emiliano salahs transfer fee to nantes. Cardiff will challenge the ruling at the court of arbitration for sport in switzerland. The fa have charged Bernardo Silva with misconduct after the Manchester City player posted a picture of team mate benjamin mendy, likening him to the face on a spanish sweet brand. And the premier league have appointed david pemsel as their new chief executive he joins from the Guardian Media group, replacing Richard Scudamore who retired at the end of last year. Liverpool have been fined £200,000, half of which has been suspended by the efl forfielding half of which has been suspended by the efl for fielding and half of which has been suspended by the efl forfielding and an half of which has been suspended by the efl for fielding and an alleged illegal illegible player. He came on as illegal illegible player. He came onasa illegal illegible player. He came on as a substitute in the 2 0 victory did not have international clea ra nce. Victory did not have international clearance. Ineligible. To the rugby world cup, where new zealand have recorded the biggest score of the tournament so far beating canada 63 0 in 0ita. Where history was made three brothers starting for the all blacks for the first time. And all three scored beauden, and jordie, and Scott Barrett all on the score sheet. The all blacks ninth and final try came from brad weber, his second of the match. New zealand are a point behind pool leaders italy, who wont be there for long, you imagine, they still have to face both south africa and the all blacks. France needed three late tries to survive a scare against the united states. 31 points to 7 it finished in their second win at the world cup. The french were leading 12 3 but allowed the us back into it conceding two more penalties, both converted by aj macginty. But france scored three more tries to pick up a bonus point, including this score from baptiste serin. And moves france up to second in pool c, one point behind england who play argentina on saturday. Youre watching sportsday on bbc news, still to come. Join me as i bring you the latest from the england Women Football camp as they prepare to play brazil this saturday, and middlesbrough. At middlesbrough. As britain go for gold tonight, is doha winning over the doubters . Its been a long time since weve been able to say this. Andy murray is into a singles quarterfinal for the first time in a year. The former world number one beat Cameron Norrie at the china open, as he continues his return from career saving surgery injanuary. Jim lumsden reports. Tired but happy, the three time grand slam champion says he is having fun these days, his latest victory a third in as many weeks as tour level since stepping down for hip surgery. Back then he said he didnt know if he could compete in the big stage again. The results suggest he can, although a tie break was required to take the first set of the british number three. Cameron norrie surged ahead leading 5 2 before murray rallied, not enough, i dont was one set all. The former world number one was shaking off the bad times, dusting down his game, vintage murray was on show. The pain seems to have gone, there are signs that the musculature tennis that won wimbledon twice may be coming back. It is early days, but he has eating the good players, he faces one of the good players, he faces one of the best, dominic thiem. Englands women play brazil in a friendly at middlesbroughs Riverside Stadium on saturday. Over 30,000 tickets have been sold as phil nevilles side looks to end a run of four games without a win. Jo currie has been at St Georges Park with the latest from the camp. The line essays are back year at St Georges Park, preparing for the latest two friendlies starting with brazil this saturday at middlesbrough. For one player at least, it is a bit of a homecoming. Beth mead started her career at the middlesbrough academy, and while she says she is looking forward to going back to the place where it began, it is more important that it will get a win. The lionesss are without a victory in the last four, something she says they have to be right. We are very disappointed with ourselves, it was completely blown apart. It is a big kick up the backside that we needed, and hopefully it will kick starters for this cap to be continued to get ourselves back to what we were. Does that come from fail are us the players . Both, it comes from within, we know as players that it is below parand we we know as players that it is below par and we expect a lot better from what we delivered in the last camp. I think that has come from individuals, the team and the staff behind us. So it is brazil up first for the lionesss before they fly off to lisbon to face portugal on tuesday with manager phil neville hoping his lionesss side can turn around their recent poor