Hello and welcome to sportsday im james pearce, our headlines this evening off and running new zealand start the defence of their world cup title with a win against south africa. A late drop goald helps france survive a second half fightback by argentina to win by two points back with a bang. Manchester city respond to last weekends defeat by scoring eight against watford also coming up in the programme, ferraris sharl leclair is on pole for the third race in a row. Hell start tomorrows Singapore Grand Prix ahead of championship leader Lewis Hamilton. And a bit closer to home, ahead of the World Championships that start tomorrow, the worlds top paracyclists take to the yorkshire roads. Hello and welcome to sportsday. Good evening, well have all the news about Manchester Citys record breaking afternoon and the details from todays other premier League Matches a bit later, but lets start injapan with the Rugby World Cup. Of the days three games it was defending champions new zealand again
Tripadvisor is accused of not although brazils president wont be tackling fake entries at the meeting in person due on its website. Ill speak to its uk boss a little later. Australia in control in the ashes again. Steve smith hits a double century to a scheduled operation. To leave englands hopes hanging by a thread. Reality tv starjamie laing has been forced to pull out of this years strictly come dancing after injuring his foot. And i am at the classic boat it happened during the recording of a group dance for the new series, festival at Saint Catherine s dock which is due to start tomorrow night. In london. It is dry in london but the made in chelsea star posted a video online saying he was devastated. Rain elsewhere across the country. It is not yet clear if he will be it will be cool and blustery this weekend. I will have all the details right here in breakfast. It is friday 6 september. Replaced in the line up. Our top story the Prime Minister will be in scotland today after losi
Smith was on 118 they thought they got him out caught in the slips but replay showed that jack leach had overstepped the mark. It was a no ball so a reprieve for steve smith. Heartbreakfor ball so a reprieve for steve smith. Heartbreak for england. From there smith went on to score a double hundred and even the england fans who havent exactly warmed to him in the wake of the ball tampering scandal, even they gave him a warm round of applause when he was finally out for 211. Australia eventually declaring on 497 8. England hope to get through to the close without losing a wicket but joe generally was out before the close. Brantley joe generally was out before the close. Bra ntley caught joe generally was out before the close. Brantley caught forjust four. That means england will now face a huge battle if they are to stay in the smash and save their ashes hopes. Yeah, andy swiss there on the man of the moment, the man of the series so far. Heres what some of steve smiths contemporaries h
The atlantic and pick up on two tropical systems. Hurricane dorian, thatis tropical systems. Hurricane dorian, that is the forecast track along the eastern seaboard and Tropical Storm gabriel, more out into the mid atlantic. Gabriel, more out into the mid atla ntic. If we gabriel, more out into the mid atlantic. If we move things through to tuesday we can pick up roughly where there. The low the re m na nts of roughly where there. The low the remnants of dorian, this little load the remnants of gabriel. We get some wet around the middle of the week from what is left of dorian and a speu from what is left of dorian and a spell of rain on thursday from gabriel. But still that area of High Pressure is seeking to the south west of the uk. Dry across the southern half, whether across Northern Areas but still in the cooler side as we head into next weekend. Hello, this is bbc news with lu kwesa burak. We will be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment. First the headlines the P
The headlines this evening. Another breathless six nations saturday. England have won two close ones out of two beating wales at twickenham spot the ball. Scotlands chances of a second straight six nations win are taken away in the dying moments at murrayfield. Erling haaland finds the net for the First Time Since his return from injury. But its liverpool who are still top of the league its barely a week and a bit old but this years six nations has already developed a habit of providing us with some drama. Last weekend the matches involving england, wales and scotland were decided by a total ofjust four points. Those same teams today only had six separating them. To scotlands defeat at the death in a moment but first twickenham where england gave the home fans a late victory to savour over wales. Ben croucher reports. England versus wales, twickenham, a fixture to endure the ages. Notjust for the rivalries and the results but the great and the chance to reflect and respect the ones who