Week about whether the games are ready to go. The bbc have been looking a different stadium, we went to the rizal memorial stadium. And events that take place ahead of the Opening Ceremony where there is such a huge number of events to get through. Theirs was pretty shambolic, there was construction work and people tacking carpet to the ground before the game. Here was a different story. The athletic stadium is really world class. The truck looks like its in Great Condition and the facilities around here are really nice, looking at the Aquatic Centre it looked tiptop. But going round the athletes village, we met some athletes who said they were happy with the way things are in there, but we have seen that three blocks are not completed. There is still some work going on there. They have been stopping the work now the athletes are arriving but we saw some work mans tools and some accommodation blocks obviously not finish there. The games begin tomorrow. The organisers will be hoping they can put behind these logistical and venue mishaps to have a good games in the weeks ahead. Howard johnson in the philippines, thank you. Next, five more teams have qualified for the knockout stage of the Europa League, but they dont include arsenal, who missed their chance to qualify with a game to spare. They needed a point at home to go through and it looked good when Pierre Emerick aubameyang fired them in front. But after the break Daichi Kamada scored twice in ten minutes to turn the game around. Their 2 1 win boosts their hopes of going through to the last 32. Only a freak result on match day six will prevent arsenal from qualifying. But thats now seven games without a win, in all competitions, their worst run since 1992. Now our moment is not good. We need to achieve confidence and win games. The players, me, now we lost some confidence but we need to win. The first half was good and the second half again, also we started very well. Elsewhere, celtic maintained their unbeaten record in group e. The scottish champions whod already quialified for the last 32 beat rennes 3 1. Lazio kept alive their slim hopes of going through with a 1 0 win against cluj. In group g, rangers drew 2 2 in feyenoord, while porto came from behind to win 2 1 at young boys. That group is still wide open. In group k, braga and wolves shared a 3 3 draw in portugal, both have qualified. In group l, az alkmaar are through to the last 32, as they came from 2 0 down at home to pa rtizan belgrade to salvage the point they needed to qualify. Manchester united, who were already through, lost 2 1 to astana. Manager ole Gunnar Solskjaer had no regrets afterwards about fielding their youngest ever team in european competition. Of course were disappointed with the end result. But i thought we started the game fantastically. The boys were they took control of the game, scored a fantastic goal and the response after they scored two was also good. Of course, disappointed, that little ten minute spell where they you could feel the pressure was coming. We couldnt get on the ball as we did. The president of russias olympic commitee says theyll be doing all they can to compete under their own flag at next years games in tokyo. The World Anti Doping Agency has recommended that russia be banned from all sporting competition for four years for allegedly falsifying lab data handed over as part of a doping investigation. Translation a neutral flag translation a neutralflag is com pletely translation a neutralflag is completely out of the question. If you open and carefully look into the texts, you will be able to find a corresponding paragraph which distinctly regulates all things related to the flag and anthem of National Olympic mitty. Olympic committee. The horse of allegro was retired in 2016, now developing a new partnership for tokyo. Amanda parr has more. One well used to the limelight and one just entering it. Charlotte desired and is making Great Strides with mounts and freestyle, a grand prix victory at leon, silver and the freestyle, and next stop, olympia, a personal favourite. You open the curtain and then there is 6000 people there. I mean, when you ride around the edge if you like you can touch people. And the christmas spirit, it is absolutely wonderful. Its like a child its like my childhood dreams have all come true. Its not a lwa ys dreams have all come true. Its not always been a smooth ride. At the europeans in summer, Great Britain lost silver when her school was excluded because blood was found on freestyle. No implication was any attempt to injure the horse but it was a difficult time and she found the messages on social media upsetting. I think this one bad thing that happened got really blown up thing that happened got really blown up to be something that yes, it was bad but i never meant any harm to my horse and i feel like was bad but i never meant any harm to my horse and ifeel like its made me a stronger person. Ive come away and ive learned so much from it and away and ive learned so much from itand im away and ive learned so much from it and im a much stronger person. Strengths is putting to good news with tokyo on the horizon does make good use. Charlotte and her trainer are aiming forthis good use. Charlotte and her trainer are aiming for this school together. She is no doubt one of the best superstars we have ever had in this country. She is producing more horses now coming along behind her andi horses now coming along behind her and i think she is going to be at the top for a very, very long time. Certainly no flash in the pan. And i love training her. Its kept my interest. If i get her on the team this year it will be my sixth olympic games. But you have to have enthusiasm to keep going this long and that is what charlotte and i get off each other. We get enthusiasm. Charlotte dujardin came to hesters ya rd Charlotte Dujardin came to hesters yard as a groom 13 years ago. Together they have made history and they arent done yet. Amanda parr, bbc news. Hes one of basketballs all time greats and hes now overtaken michaeljordan on the nbas all time scoring list. Lebronjames scored 29 points as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the new orleans pelicans, taking him past 33,000 points in his career and up to fourth on the list. Only kareem abduljabbar, karl malone and kobe bryant in front of him. All of them also played for the lakers at some point. And james is at that mark at a younger age than all of them. And the boots that lebron was wearing, he gave away after the game. These pictures of the lucky recipient have gone viral. Clearly very, very happy with what he got. On to cricket and theyve just resumed after lunch on first day of the second test between new zealand and england in hamilton. England need to win the match, to draw the two test series and they made a good start on the opening day, they put the hosts into bat, and picked up two early wickets. Openerjeet raval out for five, and black caps captain Kane Williamson out for four. Tom latham and ross taylor are trying to rebuild the innings. Lathams reach his half century. New zealand are 128 for two. West indies remain on top after the second day of the one off test against afghanistan in lucknow in india thanks to a maiden test century for sharmarh brooks. He top scored with 111 as west indies made 277 in reply to afg hanistans first innings total of 187. Hamza hotak was the pick of the afghan bowlers, taking five for 7h. Afghanistan will resume on 109 for seven in their second innings. Three wickets each for Rakheem Cornwall and roston chase. Cornwall has ten in the match so far. Afghanistan lead by 19 runs, with only three wickets in hand. You can get all the latest sports news, including the latest on the first day of the second test between new zealand and england in hamilton on our website. Thats bbc. Com sport. And we will have all of the Europa League results as well. But from me and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. Hello there. Yesterday we had much brighter weather push into Northern Areas of the uk, so through the afternoon in scotland, we had skies like these a bit of sunshine coming through. That was one of our weather watch pictures from around about the fort william area in the highlands. The sunnier skies were associated with the colder air, and that colder air is pushing southwards. And so it is going to bring a change in our weather, a change to drier weather, with more sunshine to go around. But cold by day and by night, with some sharp overnight frosts just around the corner. Indeed, for those of you getting up early on friday, were looking at a cold start to the day, a risk of a few icy stretches as rain clears and temperatures drop away. Showers continue to affect northern and eastern scotland, and some of our eastern coastal counties of england. But across inland areas, particularly for the northern half of the uk, its a cold start to the day, with a touch of frost outside. Now, through friday morning, there will be plenty of sunshine for the vast majority of the country. But again, some patchy cloud coming and going across northern scotland, and running down these eastern coastal areas of scotland and england as well, bringing plenty of showers to these coastal areas. Inland, though, plenty of sunshine. But through the afternoon, temperatures struggling just 3 7 degrees celsius, Something Like that. And then, as we head through friday evening and overnight, we keep those clear skies. Could be a few mist and fog patches forming, but its going to be a cold night, with a widespread and sharp frost developing for most areas of the country. Well, that takes us into the weekend, and high pressures still with us for the most part, bringing a continuation of the dry, settled, sunny story. But this low pressure gets close enough to the south west to threaten a bit of rain into south west england. Certainly therell be more cloud across these south western areas, and a cold wind will develop as well. Elsewhere, a few mist and fog patches to start the day, slow to clear, but for most of us, more in the way of sunshine again. There will be a few showers coming and going for Northern Areas of scotland. Now, through saturday evening, that rain could extend a little bit further eastwards to threaten dorset, perhaps into the isle of wight for a time, before pulling back southwards as the low pressure moves south into france. High pressure then takes over. Could have this little weather front across northern scotland bring some slightly thicker cloud here on sunday, and a greater number of showers moving in across the far north. A change in the wind direction brings showers into the thames estuary, so itll likely be quite wet at times into the north east of kent. But, away from these areas, plenty of sunshine again. After a cold and frosty start, temperatures 4 7 degrees celsius, and we keep the cold weather for the first half of the new week. It gets milder towards the end of next week. Thats your weather. A warm welcome to bbc news. My names mike embley. Our top stories serving up a thanksgiving surprise in afghanistan President Trump tells us troops the talibans pushing for a ceasefire. The taliban wants to make a deal well see if they want to make a deal its got to be a real deal but well see, but they want to make a deal and they only want to make a deal because youre doing a greatjob. 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