Of the china open in beijing, ending the italian s 15 match Winning Streak. The match had to be decided on a Tie Break with alcaraz winning seven stunning points in a row to claim victory. Its the spaniards fourth title of the year. Meanwhile Aryna Sabalenka extended her Winning Streak to 15 matches to reach the quarter finals in beijing with a straight Sets Victory over madison keys. The World Number two and top seed needed just over an hour to win 6 4 6 3. She will now face Karolina Muchova in the last eight after she beat Cristina Bucsa 6 2 6 0. The final of the Louis Vuitton Cup continues off the coast of barcelona. This is the series that decides whether Ineos Brittannia , skippered by ben ainslie, or the Italians Luna Rossa will take on New Zealand for the Americas Cup later this month. Going into wednesdays two races it was all square four all in the first to seven series. Inneos took the first victory of the day. In the last five minutes they have one the second and one more wi
Are put in to bat on an overcast first morning of the third test against sri lanka. They already hold an unassailable 2 0 series lead. Good afternoon, and welcome to the Bbc News at one. The Prison Population in england and wales has hit a record high for the second week in a row. The latest figures show there are now more than 88,500 inmates. Thats a rise of almost 1,200 in five weeks. Around half of those are cases linked to this summers riots. In a few days time, the governments temporary early Release Scheme will begin, and some offenders will be able to leave jail at an earlier point in their sentences. Lets speak now to our Uk Correspondent daniel sandford. Daniel, what are these high numbers doing to the Prison System . Last week, i was sitting here talking to your audience about the Prison Population hitting an all time high. This week its even higher, and essentially what happened is on the 30th Ofjuly when the rioting Started this summer, the Prison Population has been rising