the iaaf will address the issue of empty seats later today. similar problem for dina asher smith in her heat for the 200—metres. she's the world number one over the distance this season and will be one of the favourites for the gold medal. less than 24 hours after winning silver in the hundred metres — she cruised home, crossing the line in first place — that puts her through to the semi—finals. jodie williams and beth dobbin are also through. it was a must win match for scotland but win they did. and it means they could have just saved their rugby world cup campaign. they knew that defeat to samoa would have left qualification for the quarter—finals out of their hands but they won 34 points to nil injapan. that means that scotland are now third in their group behind ireland and japan who are top. scotland's remaining games are against russia and japan. that was a true reflection of who we are and what we are capable of and what playing for scotland means for these players. that was a tough challenge that they had to rise up and face

the iaaf is expected to address the issue of empty seats later today, but here's asher—smith's team—mate martyn rooney. i think when you get into the stadium and uc the pinnacle races and there is no one there? when they are picking where the meats are, it needs to be in places where they will sell tickets and at least make the sport look as it can be, it is still an entertaining sport. it has a lot to offer. we are shooting ourselves in the foot a bit. manchester city women have been drawn against atletico madrid in the last 16 of the champions league. city won the league cup and fa cup last season, but they were knocked out of europe in the last 32 — by atletico madrid. city will play the first leg at home on 16th or 17th october. wsl champions arsenal were drawn against slavia prague and glasgow city will take on brondby. northern ireland'sjonathan rea has won a record fifth world superbikes title. it was also his fifth championship in a row. he clinched it with victory at magny cours in france with two rounds to spare. the spaniard alvaro bautista who had won every race in the firs

the iaaf are expected to address the issue of empty seats later today. firefighters have called for more protection after research found they were being exposed to dangerously high levels of harmful chemicals. the study said firefighters were at risk of developing cancer because of the contamination left on their clothing and equipment after they tackle blazes. tracy gee has been speaking to some of those affected. firefighters need to stop having their lives totally turned upside down with cancer. he died on the 4th of february this year. he went too soon, just went too soon. the faces of just a handful of the many firefighters battling cancer and, for some, the treatment is taking its toll. michael copplestone, 15.09.66. mitch has two forms of leukaemia and is in need of a bone marrow transplant. the bad side will be that... ..i won't quite make it to as old as i should have been. you just think, don't let it be me. and mitch isn't alone with facing cancer but, sadly, for some firefighters, they've already lost their battle. stuart fisher, lincolnshire

we should hear from the iaaf later today as they address that issue of empty seats. i will be back at about 1:30pm. see you then. let's get more now on the news that the health secretary, matt hancock, says he's "looking very seriously" at making vaccinations compulsory for all school children in england. let's speak to professor helen stokes—lampard, chair of the royal college of gps. thank you forjoining us. do you think vaccinations should be compulsory? not yet, is the short a nswer to compulsory? not yet, is the short answer to that question. making anything mandatory has an instinct of appeal, but there is a complexity about this. in the uk, we have a lwa ys about this. in the uk, we have always been proud of the fact that we give people choice over their health decisions, and choice about what they do for their children's well—being. rushing into mandating vaccination could have unintended consequences, notably that it might drive a wedge between doctors and their patients. however, we have to be realistic. if the trend for falling vaccination rates contin

the iaaf confirmed the decision four days before the start of competition after hearing a report from its task force. british number one kyle edmund has parted company with his coach. he has lost four matches in a row, most recently at the open this morning. he has been knocked out in the first round of three successive events. the decision to split from hilton was made last week and he will be assisted in the short term by colm beecher who coached him when he was in his late teens. rugby league's international governing body has denied giving clea ra nce for governing body has denied giving clearance for an israel player to return to the sport. he had his contract terminated by rugby australia after writing on social media something which breached the player's code of conduct. the rugby league said it had cleared him to play for the country in next month's 0cea na cup play for the country in next month's 0ceana cup but the iaaf says that is incorrect because it has not formally considered the matter. just to let you know that the liverpool keeper has won the best goalkeeper award at

speaking to the bbc, iaaf president lord coe says he would like her to return to athletics but within the regulations. we have not set those regulations to exclude people. they are there to allow us to maintain the presence of those athletes with that condition at international level stop what you would like to see her back in the 800 metres or the 5000 metres? within the regulations, of course. the anti—discriminatory organisation kick it out has called on the football association to act after they confirmed they were investigating a tweet sent by manchester city‘s bernardo silva. silva has since deleted the tweet, which was sent to his city team—mate benjamin mendy, comparing him to the character on packets of sweets available in spain and portugal. kick it out said, "racist stereotypes are never acceptable as "banter", and we‘re shocked that someone who is a role model to millions has failed to understand the discriminatory nature of his post." let‘s have a look at some of the other stories making today‘s sports news. britain‘s dan evans is through to the last 16 of t

the iaaf confirmed the decision, four days before the start of the competition in qatar, after hearing a report from its task force. british number one kyle edmund has parted company with coach mark hylton. edmond has lost four matches in a row, most recently at the chengdu 0pen lost four matches in a row, most recently at the chengdu open this morning and has been knocked out in the first round of three successive events. the decision to split was made last week and edmund will now be assisted in the short—term by colin beauchamp, who coached him when he was in his late teens. rugby‘s international governing body has denied giving clearance to israel folau out for his return to the sport. he had his contract terminated by rugby australia after writing on social media that hell awaits gay people, which breached a players' code of conduct. the tonga national rugby league said he had been cleared to play for the country at next months's 0ceana cup but the rl iss at next months's 0ceana cup but the rl 155 that at next months's 0ceana cup but the rl iss that is incorrect as the organis

with the world championships getting under way later this week, the iaaf president lord coe says that he'd like to see caster semenya return to athletics, but within the regulations. the 800m world chamopion won't be defending her title in doha, because she refuses to comply with the new rules governing testerone levels in female athletes, but speaking to the bbc‘s alex capstick, coe says that he hopes that she hasn't given up track and field forever. we have not said those regulations to exclude people. they are actually there to allow us to maintain the presence of those athletes with that condition at international level. you would like to see her back on 800 metres or 500 metres —— 5000 metres cosmic within those regulations, of course. that is all the sport for now. on the bbc sport website, including details of the england cricket squads for the t20 and test tours to new zealand. johnny burstow has been dropped from the test squad. we will have more in the test squad. we will have more in the next hour. in a moment the latest business news. first, a look at the headlines o

with the world championships getting underway later this week, the iaaf president lord coe says that he'd like to see caster semenya return to athletics— but within the regulations. the 800m world champion won't be defending her title in doha, because she refuses to comply with the new rules governing testerone levels in female athletes. but speaking to the bbc‘s alex capstick, coe says that he hopes that she hasn't given up track and field forever. we haven't set those regulations to exclude people, they are actually lured to allow us to maintain the presence of those athletes of that condition at international levels. you like to see her back in 800 metres or... yes, within those regulations, of course. that's all the sport for now. let's return to the labour party conference now and one of the policies announced today is a plan to extend free personal care in england — covering the cost of help with dressing, washing and meals — to more people. labour say they will double the number of those eligible for the assistance, at a cost of £6 billion a year. the shadow chancello

the world athletics championships begin in doha later this month, and the president of the iaaf, sebastian coe, has today told the bbc he stands by the decision to host the event there. we cannot base sporting relationships on those temporary arrangements. sport is a permanent feature. of our society. and we have to protect it. that's not to say that we are not... we are oblivious to the fact that we will be taking oui’ to the fact that we will be taking our offence into places and challenge, we will take them sometimes climatically and that has unleashed a whole generation of sporting technology to combat the challenges. but bear in mind, we do wa nt to ta ke challenges. but bear in mind, we do want to take the sport globally and we can't just sit there want to take the sport globally and we can'tjust sit there going back to the same nine, ten same cities if we are to the same nine, ten same cities if we a re really to the same nine, ten same cities if we are really true to our word about wanting to expand the global footprint of athletics, and i am very keen to do that. onto golf now.

to move forward on a potential rule violation against the american is subject to any appeal by the iaaf and all by the world anti—doping agency. -- and/ or. the european transfer window is firmly shut and there were some big deadline day moves across the leagues in the europe. let's run you through the main movers and shakers. mauro icardi hasjoined paris saint—germain from inter milan. the argentine striker will initially join psg on a season loan with an option to make the deal permanent for around $75 million. it means the ligue1 club wont be short of options up front — neymar, cavani, mbappe, di maria and now icardi psg have also moved to sign the triple champions league—winning goalkeeper keylor navas from real madrid for an undisclosed fee with the french world cup winner alphonse areola moving in the other direction to provide cover for thibaut courtois. one other notable outgoing from ligue 1, colombian superstar falcao leaves monaco to join turkish giants galatasaray on a free transfer. take a look at how well received the striker was on his arrival in turkey. here he i