and japan are the strongest in their group, however, the rugby world cup draw was done in a long time in advance and that means that those pools are extremely lopsided, meaning teams are ranked 1—5 in the world are at the opposite side of the draw to england are, so despite this disruption, you would expect england to get to the pool stage and reach a quarterfinal, by which time, they do not have any more disciplinary issues, they could well be going further and deep into that tournament. football now — and the copa libertadores quarter finals are under way. internacional won 1—0 away at bolivar in the first leg of their last eight clash at the la paz stadium, which is 3600 metres above sea level. ecuador�*s enner valencia scored the games only goal to give them a slender advantage in the second leg. former argentina striker carlos tevez is back in coaching — taking over at struggling independiente. tevez assumes the role of head coach of one of the big 5 in argentina, but the side nicknamed el rojo currently sit in the relegation zone. his first match as head coach will be next sunday against velez sarsfield as he looks to steer them clear of danger. the father of tennessee titans cornerback caleb farley has died in an explosion that destroyed the nfl player's north carolina home and left another person injured. 61—year—old robert m farley was found dead in the debris of the house. authorities said the explosion was likely caused by gas that accumulated over a period of time and found its way to an ignition source. the titans player was not there at the time of the incident. farley�*s coach mike vrabel has called the situation "shocking" and said that the team will do everything possible to support their player. the governing body of men's tennis, the atp, has announced it will guarantee players a minimum wage for the first time in what it calls a "game—changing initiative". the three—year trial, called the baseline programme, will cover any shortfalls of the top 250—ranked singles players, should earnings fall below set thresholds, and will cover expenses of coaches, physios and travel expenses. the atp says it expects to provide financial support to between 30 and 45 players who meet the criteria. and finally, staying with tennis — we'll leave you with this wholesome video the 23 time grand slam champion serena williams posted on tiktok introducing the world to the latest addition to herfamily. she exits stage right, leaving her other half and daughter in short, and here she comes with their new arrival, a baby girl. they've named adira river 0haynian. joined there by husband alexis and four—year—old daughter 0lympia with the newborn. and that's all the sport for now. what a heart—warming way to enter the sports bulletin! moving onto plenty of other stories today. we will keep you updated on all the news from india where that historic lunar mission has landed successfully on the south side of the moon. first to take you to zimbabwe. voting is under way for a closely watched presidential and legislative elections. many citizens are hoping for change after two decades of economic chaos but sceptical that the ruling zanu—pf party will allow a credible election. president mnangagwa is being challenged by nelson chamisa of the ccc — the citizens coalition for change — and nine other contenders. the zanu—pf party has been in power for almost as long as the 45—year—old opposition leader has been alive. 0ver six million registered voters are also choosing members of parliament and local councillors. we spoke to shingai nyoka in harare, the capital of zimbabwe. well, i'm just west of the capital, harare, and you might be able to see behind me that people are just sitting around. some of them say that they have been here since 6:00 this morning, waiting for the polling stations which were supposed to open at 7am. so almost seven hours later, nothing has happened, so there's a lot of frustration. some people have already left, but the ones that are here are absolutely determined to stay until those ballot papers arrive. they say that they haven't really received any communication about when that's likely to be. but earlier, the zimbabwe electoral commission, which is responsible for conducting these elections, put out a press statement, and they said that at least one in four polling stations in harare had not opened on time. they blame the delay on printing ballot papers on some of the last—minute legal challenges that they faced from candidates. but i think the anger here is that yesterday nobody said anything and so, when a lot of these voters arrived this morning, they were expecting to vote and that hasn't happened. already, some people are beginning to think that it's deliberate on the part of the electoral commission. the ccc leader, nelson chamisa, who voted earlier on in his constituency, is also hinting that he believes that this is deliberate. and you're saying that voters have been waiting there seven hours to cast their vote. can you take me through the process? do they have a day to vote? is there a cutoff point? well, according to the law, elections take place over one day. the polling stations were supposed to open at 7am. and they're supposed to close 12 hours later at 7pm. the zimbabwe electoral commission, however, says that because of the late start, in some cases, that those voters will be able to vote for 12 hours. so if they start voting now at 2:00, theoretically they have up until 2am to be able to vote. but essentially, this is just one day of voting that's set aside by the law. an update on the zimbabwean elections there. a state—run russian news agency says general sergei surovikin has been sacked as head of the country's air and space forces. quoting what it called an "informed source," ria novosti said he'd been replaced with an acting commander. surovikin earned the nickname "general armageddon" during russia's military intervention in syria's civil war. he was, for a period, the head of russia's forces in ukraine, before being demoted injanuary to a deputy. he hasn't been seen in public since the short—lived mutiny by wagner paramilitaries injune. reports suggest he was being held under house arrest, being investigated for complicity. police in pakistan have arrested the owner and operator of a cable car in which eight people were trapped on tuesday. they're being investigated for not having a permit, endangering lives, and negligence. one of those stuck in the cable car was rescued by helicopter, whilst the other seven were saved by local people. to france — and authorities are warning of record high temperatures as the south and centre of the country continue to bake under a heatwave. 0ur correspondent hugh schofield is in limoges. the temperature is 36 degrees right now there. he is in central france it is punishingly hot and mid—morning we have temperatures of mid 30s celsius going up to 38 later in the day. the place is quiet, em , in the day. the place is quiet, empty. there _ in the day. the place is quiet, empty. there is _ in the day. the place is quiet, empty, there is a _ in the day. the place is quiet, empty, there is a lifeless - in the day. the place is quiet, i empty, there is a lifeless quality about it. the colours are all bleached out in the heat haze and everyone is suffering from a kind of enforced lethargy, i would say, meaning they move around as little as possible. it is hot here, it is even hotter further east down the rhone valley where traditionally it always gets hottest in france. there we are seeing values at two and they are saying it is a record for this time of year. 19 counties are at a maximum alert for the heatwave and that means it is recognised as being of severe threat to people's health. the good news is it is not going to last. the peak is today and thursday and then from friday, we should see cooler weather coming in and here in limoges, temperatures are going to fall quite dramatically on friday. hugh schofield there. music fans, brace yourselves — the rolling stones may have just revealed the title of their new album. the advert, which appeared in the hackney gazette, referenced several of the band's best—known songs and it contained several clues, including a miniature version of the stones' famous lips logo which appeared as the dot above the letter i, and the glass repair business which was established in 1962, the same year the band was formed. the company's name, hackney diamonds, is believed to be the title of their new album and uses the same font as the band's 1978 album some girls. the band confirmed on their podcast hang fire that the album was due out in september, with the release coming in october. something to look forward to! stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. we have seen some cloudy weather pushing in towards parts of the uk today. 0ver cloudy weather pushing in towards parts of the uk today. over the coming days, it will be a little bit on the unsettled side, and through the coming weekend. sunshine and showers for many, and turning colour, especially towards the south—east of england. we have seen that cloud drifting in from the atlantic, today producing some wet weather, especially for western areas of scotland. further south, producing the odd scatter shower, but a lot of dry weather, cloudy for many. towards the south—east of england, where many sunshine and, temperatures reaching 26 celsius, but the sunshine turning a little bit hazy. further north, temperatures have been in and around average by the time of year, 18 celsius in glasgow, 19 celsius in belfast. as we make our way through this evening, low pressure towards the north—west of the uk will bring windier conditions, rain, some quite heavy as it drifts eastwards. some heavy as it drifts eastwards. some heavy showers beginning to develop a the south of england, which could be thundery. ml night for most of us, temperatures ranging between 15 and 11 degrees —— mild night for most of us. it will be unsettled, not to wash it, but some heavy rain, especially towards the south—east of england at first tomorrow. some could be torrential with thunder. good because a few issues, drier, coming in only westerly wind, and temperatures dropping by a few degrees for parts of england. low pressure continues to dominate as we make our way into friday, but it will drift eastwards towards... it will drift eastwards towards... it will open the door behind it to some and fresher conditions, northerly winds making it feel cool and fresh towards the north and west of the uk, producing some scattered showers as well. all and all, friday, largely dress up with some sunshine and as the showers get going, some of those will be potentially heavy with thunder and lightning mixed in, and in the south—east temperatures will fall back to about 21 celsius, for example, in london. 0verthe coming weekend, set to stay unsettled, they will be showers, some likely to be heavy with thunder. temperatures for most will be in and around average, but it will feel much cooler towards the south—east of england. live from london. this is bbc news. history made. india becomes the only country to land a spacecraft near the moon's south pole. this success belongs to all of humanity and it will help moon missions by other countries in the future. andrew tate prosecution files reveal graphic claims of coercion ahead of his trial. zimbabweans head to the polls in parliamentary and presidential elections, after a campaign dominated by soaring inflation. the director of the british museum speaks out, saying it's frustrating the person who raised concerns about missing artefacts did not reveal they had more in their possession.

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