emma raducanu was forced to retire from the semi final of the korea open handing victory to top seed jelena ostapenko. the 19 year old took a medical timeout after struggling with a left glute injury and conceded to the latvian midway through the deciding set. six time moto gp champion marc marquez claimed his first pole position for three years ahead of the japanese grand prix. the spaniard was two tenths of a second clear at motegi. championship leader fabio ouartararo will start ninth, with rival francesco bagnaia twelfth. britain s cal crutchlow was 23rd. to novel competition in the snooker world now and the world mixed doubles is taking place in milton keynes a round robin format featuring the top four from the men s and women s games. it all builds up to the final tomorrow evening as imran sidat reports. a landmark day in milton keynes as mixed doubles made its return to the snooker calendar for the first time in more than 30 years. 19 world
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contrast the mood in england s camp with australia s, the ashes secured, and the feeling that they are only getting better. the guys are in a really good place. we ve played some really good cricket so far throughout. and we re still a young side, building together as a group, and we want to keep getting better as a team so, whilst we ve got the foot on the throat, so to speak, we want to continue the momentum and have another good week out here in sydney. hopefully the weather holds off, i m hearing the forecast isn t great, so hopefully we can get some good cricket in and have another good week. india are looking to win a test series in south africa for the first time. they won the first test but have had a shaky start to the second. after winning the toss, they were bowled out forjust over 200 on the first day injohannesburg. imran sidat reports. india are flying high in this series, but they were dealt a blow ahead of play, with their talisman virat kohli ruled out through injury
arsenal are at aston villa, the game is live on bbc two at the moment, arsenal are currently doing their bit as well, looking to continue their 100% record. there i bit as well, looking to continue their 100% record. there 1 zero up there in the second half, kim little taking arsenal back up to the top of the league. now, quite a day for saracens earlier they announced a £32 million takeover of the club, with a consortium of investors that includes south african world cup winning former captain francois pienaar. and then, a defeat at leicester in the premiership in the cruellest way possible as imran sidat reports. all the pre match takeover talk was put on hold as two of the bleak s biggest hitters prepared for battle. even the pouring rain didn t deter a packed crowd at welford road, for this early season blockbuster. after a cagey opening, it was the ever reliable boot of 0wen farrell which gave saracens a nine point lead. it was turning into a kicking battle, with george fo
from ethiopia. but whist there was delight for him, there was disappointment for the world number one novak djokovic, whose hopes of winning a golden slam, that s all four majors and the olympic title in the same year, are over. imran sidat reports. day seven in tokyo, and it was time for the athletics to take centre stage. the first gold medal on the track was up for grabs in the men s 10,000 metres, and a close finale was in store before the ethiopian selemon berega surged clear in the final lap. and there wasjust no stopping him. a moment the 21 year old will never forget. translation: it means a lot to me because i ve| been practising a lot. not only by myself, but together with all the ethiopian people. and also the athletics federation has been supporting me a lot. this is a very important moment for me.