In the other purple group match, elina svitolina. Beat Karolina Pliskova in straight sets. 7 6, 6 4 it finished in favour of the ukrainian, who won the tournament last year. Roger federer has withdrawn from this weeks Paris Masters in order to pace himself, with next months atp finals in london on the horizon. The 38 year old is playing in his 22nd season on the atp tour and won a record extending 10th swiss indoors title on sunday. But, a home favourite is through to the second round. Jo wilfried tsonga, who won the title in 2008, took advantage of his wildcard entry. He came from a set down and saved a match point in the second to beat Russias Andrey Rublev and thrill the french support. Spains Fernando Verdasco is also through to the second round after fighting back from a set down to beat croatias borna coric. He will face sixth seed Alexander Zverev next. The world series is back in houston for game 6 after an extraordinary turnaround by the astros. They had lost both games in tex
A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. Also in the programme for many, this time of year is common cold season. Most of us will get between one and three each year, and new Research Says what you do in that first 2a hrs is key. Wed like to know what are your top tips for avoiding or minimising a cold . Get in touch just use the bbcthebriefing. We start in westminster. The british Prime Minister is to try again to force an election, having failed to do so for a third time on monday night. This time, borisjohnson will put forward a bill which will need the backing of a simple majority of mps, rather than two thirds. His proposed brexit legislation has also been dropped for the time being, but many mps still have concerns. Our political correspondent, jessica parker, looks the Prime Ministers chances. The ayes to the right, 299. The noes to the left, 70. It was not third time lucky for borisjohnson. He it was not third tim
Against the club thats at the top of the heat on a cold wednesday night if you think you know how this one ends though you dont know that one dislike its just a not versus doormat as buyers meet cologne with billy goats under their new management keep things tight enough at the back to keep the bavarians from running wild. Among the teams trying to chase down byron or shall who hope to use visitors out sport as a springboard into second place. Welcome to the bundesliga on d. W. I. Matt herman thanks for joining us you know im going to level with you here the signs ahead of wednesdays match in munich pointed to a walkover by and have been sizing through the league since your pikas entered the picture while cologne havent won all season with three points from fifteen games the billy goats have made the worst start in history but they showed plenty of fight against pa borg and have a new coach should love nothing more than to keep a clean sheet. It was stephanie wooden back in amin face f
A cold wednesday night if you think you know how this one ends though you dont know the bundesliga its just a not vs doormat as buyers meet cologne with billy goats under their new management keep things tight enough at the back to keep the bavarians from running wild. Among the teams trying to chase down byron or shall who hope to use visitors out sport as a springboard into second place. Welcome to the bundesliga on d. W. I. Matt herman thanks for joining us you know im going to level with you here the signs ahead of wednesdays match in munich pointed to a walkover by and have been sized thing through the league since your pikas entered the picture well cologne havent won all season with three points from fifteen games the billy goats have made the worst start in history but they showed plenty of fight against pi borg and have a new coach should love nothing more than to keep a clean sheet. It was stephanie wooden back in amin face first game in charge as coach and sporting director
Of foreign lands, like the greek deal had ended our obsession with whats happening overseas, were suddenly back in the soup bowl over again, but it a with china. The true proximate cause of the selloff. S p plummeting 1. 07 and the nasdaq losing 1. 12 . Yep, the idea that theres big trouble in not so little china based on so some weak chinese orders and the stock market that we know is being propped up by the communist party, thats what lay behind the carnage. Its breathtaking by the way. It has us thinking something evil does lurk in china and china, some think it can take the whole world down with it. Its short term top in our markets at least until we get some clarity on what is going on over there. Thats not so easy. I have no idea what the real situation in the peoples republic and neither does anyone else and maybe not the people running the country. Thats the new emperor has no clothes theory. The vast majority thought that china was slowing. The totalitarian government will exe