also on sportsday this evening... a heroes welcome injohannesberg for south africa's world champions. we'll start with one of the biggest stories in english rugby history. saracens, the dominant force over the last few years, reigning premiership and european champions have been hit with a 35 point deduction and a fine of over £5 million. it comes after a nine month investigation found they had broken salary cap rules over the past three seasons. they say they're disappointed and will appeal — as such their punishment has been suspended pending the outcome of the review process. well our correspondent katie gornall joins us live on sportsday. a watershed moment in english rugby. just what have saracens done wrong? as you mentioned them shipped rugby imposes a salary cap on teams to try to ensure the financial viability of the clubs and provide a level playing field. saracens have a squad like no other pact with star names and many of them we just saw in the world cup, and they have dominated in england and in europ

now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday, i'mjane dougall. a convincing goalfor a convincing goal for great britain on the very first day of the world para athletics championships. but how were the athletes coping with the dubai heat? a surprise gamble. leicester city's james maddison is named in gareth southgate‘s england squad. and she won an olympic gold medal as a man, now that reality star caitlin jenner is living as a woman, what does she think about tra nsgender athletes? people that are dealing with trans issues and stuff like that, i think they deserve an opportunity to play sports. also coming up in the programme... you've nothing to lose except the match. after kyle walker's performance in goal for manchester city, we speak to a striker who had to go in goal and face a penalty. and, it's one of the new urban sports in the next olympics. one of britain's medal hopes for freestyle bmx shows us a few tricks. hello and welcome to sportsday. it's started with a bang — more than 1,400 athletes from 122 countries have travelled to dub

hello and welcome to sportsday. saracens came out fighting earlier this month and vowed to appeal against their 35 point deduction and £5 million fine for breaking the rugby premiership's salary cap. they called the sanctions heavy—handed. today, their chairman nigel wray admitted, we have made mistakes and so, with humility, we must accept these penalties. the english and european champions can forget title defences, it's now a battle to stay in the top division for the rest of the season. and what impact could it have on england, with so many sarries players in the squad. earlier i wasjoined by the england head coach, eddiejones, and asked him about the punihsment. these things happen. i don't think anybody ever has the intent of them happening and theyjust seem to grow. i've seen it in all sorts of sports and i think they will take their medicine and get on with it. what impact could that have on your england team? it could have a significant impact, and it's something that we need to weigh and look at very ca

now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and thanks for your company on sportsday. i'm ben croucher. these are your top stories. a four star showing in kosovo as england round off their european qualifiers with a comfortable win. it was a record breaking day in the wsl — with arsenal beating spurs in front of nearly 40,000 fans. saracens‘ champions cup defence starts with a heavy defeat in france to racing 92. also on sportsday this evening: it's the final of the atp world tour finals. will it be dominic thiem or stefanos tsitsipas crowned champion for the first time? and will lewis hamilton get to keep his third place at the brazilian grand prix after a manic end to the race in sao paolo? hello and welcome to sportsday. england have signed off their euro 2020 qualification campaign with a comfortable 4—0 win over kosovo. they had already booked their place in next year's tournament before the game but the win assures them one of the six top seeds for the draw at the end of the month. austin halewood reports. since the draw was made this was the moment they've

that's all from sportsday. plenty more reaction to our top stories on the bbc sport website and app. coming up next — the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the gurdian columnist, dawn foster and former trade minister, lord jones. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the guardian features boris johnson and jeremy corbyn in tonight's leaders' debate on itv, with brexit and the nhs high on the agenda. the independent features its exclusive story on the failings at shrewsbury and telford nhs trust. the metro also leads on the maternity scandal — as well as reaction to tonight's tv debate, as a poll says it was a narrow win for borisjohnson 51% to 49%. prince andrew is on the front of the mirror — the newspaper says police notebooks could hold key information relating to allegations made against the duke of york. let us plunge in and inevitably, we're going to start with the debate. where else could we start? for most people,

hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm sarah mulkerrins. coming up on sportsday. son scores a double as spurs cruise past red star belgrade. a bizarre end to city's night — substitute keeper sent off. up steps kyle walker. and calling time on her career — double olympic champion nicola adams retires from boxing at the age of 37. good evening, welcome along to sportsday. tottenham have given themselves a great chance of qualifying for the knock out stage of the champins league with a confidence boosting 4—0 win away at red star belgrade. spurs beat the same opposition 5—0 at home last month, and had another comfortable night in serbia as patrick gearey reports. the light at the end of the long tunnel is the entrance, the burning heart of red star, driving on a chaotic energy that spurs managed to harness and a few seconds, they created a games with the chances, pretty much all of the attacking players had a crack at some point, harry came, someone, players had a crack at some point, harry came, someone, anyone. players had a crack at some point, harry came,

still to come on sportsday... sonny bill williams who said he couldn‘t say no when the wolfpack came calling. and we will be picking out some of oui’ and we will be picking out some of our favourites. it‘s the penultimate day of competition at the world para athletics championships in dubai. wheelchair racer, hannah cockroft, has retained her 800 metres title in a record time for the championships. kate grey is there for us. hannah cockroft has won her second gold of these championships. this time in the t34800 metres. she was helped out by her team—mate, carrie dunnigan on the first lap. but that she went into the second lap, she took the lead and won by a significant margin, with carrie dunnigan taking the silver. the second gold medal went to maria lyle in the 200 metres. her second of the championships and she was very pleased at the end of the race.|j championships and she was very pleased at the end of the race. i am really happy. i have been waiting a bit longer for the really happy. i have been wai

hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm sarah mulkerrins — coming up... we talk to sir andy murray about his journey from a hospital bed... back onto the court, as a new documentary puts him in reflective mood. that was the nice thing about these last six or seven months when i was at home, and my pain was gone. i got at home, and my pain was gone. i got a glimpse into what my life would be like without tennis and ims so much more relaxed about that now. —— i am so more relaxed about that now. —— i am so much more relaxed. also coming up in the programme... as city get set for champions league action — sterling starts talk about a new contract... and the money is rolling into women's golf. we'll have more on a big prize boost for the ladies european tour. hello and welcome to sportsday. hello and welcome along to the programme... plenty to come on the champions league with manchester city and tottenham in action later — but we start with this man here — andy murray. because most of us will have seen or have read the stories over the last two

hello and welcome to sportsday. the world para—athletics championships in dubai came to a close today. once again the british team excelled themselves, winning plenty of medals and breaking world records to finish third in the table. 0ur reporter kate grey is there following notjust gb‘s success but also the competition as a whole — which is back in the middle east. 0n the final day of action, a first for the race runners, the event making its world championship debut. and the british athletes certainly made their mark, with 81—2 in both women and men's categories. it's absolutely amazing, to be included in the world for the first time here in dubai. it's a chance for people like me to compete at the highest level. i remember watching london two years ago, wishing i could compete at the worlds one day, said to be here is unreal. the british tea m to be here is unreal. the british team has faced challenges when it comes to athlete welfare, but here at the stadium, there has been plenty of success, with establ

now, though, it's sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm jane dougall. we have some serious big names on the programme tonight, starting with this man — jose the programme tonight, starting with this man —jose mourinho. the new tottenham manager says he won't make the same mistakes that he made at previous clubs. we'll also hear from anthony joshua, who's philosophical about that shock defeat to andy ruinr, as he prepares for their huge re—match. and, andy who? great britain's other murray helps them reach the quarter finals of the davis cup as his brother is rested. also coming up in the programme: he's still breaking new zealand hearts. a half century for ben stokes helps england to a comfortable start in the first test. and frienimies! faf de klerk and tom curry re—adjust to life as team—mates, after going head—to—head in the world cup final. and, staying with rugby, what on earth is joe marler talking about? that horse at the moment wants to go out on saturday, wants to clip to the stoop, and he wants to say hello to those fans. a very

still to come on sportsday. saracens put their domestic woes behind them, as they turn on the style on a busy day of european rugby. and we'll head to the middle east, where it's fleetwood against rahm in the race to dubai. great britain have won the first rubber of their davis cup semi final against spain. kyle edmund beating felicaino lopez in straight sets. with captain leon smith, deciding to rest andy murray again, the singles will be played by edmund and dan evans — and the british number three played a storming first set taking it 6—3. the second set. the second singles sees dan evans facing world number one, evans faces world number one, rafael nadal before the possible doubles later. this new format means british fans were suddenly left wanting tickets to today's semi finals once great britian had won their quarter final yesterday. the lawn tennis association, with a little help from andy and jamie murray, put the word out on social media that they would give away free tickets to anyone that could g

now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello. you're watching sportsday on bbc news with lizzie greenwood—hughes and ben croucher. our top stories this saturday.... as the home nations‘ euro 2020 qualifying campaigns draw to a close, there's a morale boosting win for scotland. could this be a changing of the guard in tennis? as stefanos tsitsipas knocks roger federer out of the world tour finals. and rugby‘s european champions cup is back. we'll have all of today's results. also coming up in the programme... ten years on, we remember the life and career of the talented goal keeper robert enke through the words of his closest friends and colleagues. hello there. we're in the middle of the international break with the final wave of european championship qualifiers over the next few days. northern ireland play later, wales are in action at the minute — we'll update you on their crucial trip to azerbaijan shortly but first to scotland. they can't qualify for next year's euros via the group stages after a largely underwhelming

that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are helen brand, chief executive of the association of chartered certified accountants and the political commentator & former labour party director of communications, lance price. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the front page of the metro leads with the rapper stormzy, who's calling forjacob rees—mogg to resign over comments he made about the grenfell tower fire. the ft has a story about a row between sajid javid and the cabinet secretary mark sedwill, after the chancellor was barred from releasing analysis showing the pricing of labour pledges. the prime minister launches the conservative party's general election campaign — on the front page of the telegraph. the mirror leads with the pilot of a new dna test for serious health conditions which it's hoped could save the lives of thousands of children. the guardian headlines the backlash overjacob rees mogg's comments â€

still to come on sportsday... manchester city's 0wners have broken new ground, adding an indian super league club to their portfolio. and business on ice: ae meet the british figure skater with hidden talents. russia 0lympic chief stanislav poznyakov says they will do all they can to compete at the tokyo 0lympics next year under their own flag. a world anti—doping committee has recommended that the country be banned from all sporting competition for four years after accusing the state of falsifying laboratory data handed over in a previous investigation. 0leg boldyrev is from the bbc‘s russia service. if you listen to russian sporting officials, then they think the decision will still be made on an individual basis, rather than the blanket band. and it is very significant that here in russia, lots has been said about the track and field separation will stop there's been a separate scandal where one of the athletes failed to show for his test. now the russians are talking a lot about performing russian track an

now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm jane dougall. a record number of fans expected at wembley for england women against germany. but afterjust one win in 6, those are the numbers phil neville‘s more concerned about. we need are performance tomorrow, eve ryo ne we need are performance tomorrow, everyone wants that performance, we have prepared well all week, the players around the best shape since they came back from the world cup now it is going out there delivering on the big stage. england's win in the fourth t20 against new zealand takes it to 2—2 with one match still to play. it's nicely set up for the decider. iam here i am here in dubai on day two of the world for athletic championships. —— for athletic championships. —— for also coming up in the programme... a warning ahead of city's visit to liverpool. merseyside police say they don't want a welcome from liverpool scenes like this again. it's crunch time — the top two teams face each other/ and can great britain get past the might of new zealand? the rugby leagu

now it's time to join the team for sportsday. hello, and welcome to sportsday, with me, olly foster, and holly hamilton. these are your headlines this evening. south africa overpower england to become rugby world champions for the third time. huge disappoiontement for england and theirfans, losing their third world cup final, the head caoch eddiejones says he can't explain why they came up so short. it was the late show in the premeir league today, leaders liverpool beat villa in injury time. also coming up in the programme... the lions lose again on tour. new zealand are too strong for great britain in auckland. and the last ticket to tokyo: great britain's women, the olympic hockey champions are a step closer to qualification. good evening. it's not the start to the weekend many of us had hoped for. england came up very short injapan, as they were out—muscled and out—classed by south africa in the rugby world cup final. the springboks kicked themsleves into a half—time lead before two tries finished england off. 32—12 t

now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday, with karthi gna nasegaram and gavin ramjaun. the headlines this evening. back with a bang. jose mourinho makes an instant impact at spurs. it is not about me, it is about the players and it is about the club. liverpool survive another var scare — but continue their formidable season with another win. and the pressure piles on unai emery — after a poor arsenal display against southampton. also coming up in the programme. british hopes rest with kyle edmund and dan evans, as britain take on spain in the davis cup semi—finals. and england toil in new zealand, they struggle with the ball as the kiwis turn the screw in the first test. lots to come on sportsday tonight — we'll be keeping an eye on great britain at the davis cup in madrid, and it's been a really busy day but we start with the premier league, and jose mourinho‘s first game in charge of tottenham. just a couple of weeks ago he was sitting in a television studio watching liverpool beat

let's finish sportsday where we started it. reflecting on a hectic couple of days for spurs and spurs fans. hasta luego mauricio. ola jose...

emily joining us on sportsday there. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening. more here and bbc news throughout the evening. goodbye. welcome back to the main news agenda and the man accused of murdering the british backpacker grace malan in new zealand last year has gone on trial in auckland. the court hurt the suspect who campaigning for legal reasons went on a date with another woman while grey sponsoring body was in a suitcase in his room. he denies murder, he claims her death was accidental. recorders respond to phil mercer reports. grace millane came to new zealand for the adventure of a lifetime. but on the eve of her 22nd birthday, she disappeared. on wednesday, grace's parents arrived at the high court in auckland to find out what happened to her. in the dock, accused of murder, a 27—year—old man who, for legal reasons, we can't identify. the jury heard that the couple met through an online dating app and went drinking. grace millane went back with the defendant to his appointment. she died there. prosecutors

that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are sebastian payne, the whitehall correspondent of the financial times, and polly mackenzie the director of the cross party thinktank demos. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. leading with the guardian, the prime minister accused of a cover—up over alleged russian medalling in uk politics after claims the government blocked the release of a damning report. in the mail, is this the end of smear tests? the new urine test that can be done at home could end the need for women to go to the doctors for the cervical cancer check. in the telegraph, postal unions accused of threatening to ruin the election, with a ‘politically calculated' strike — which may mean ballots aren't delivered in time. leading the times, £17 billion — the cost ofjeremy corbyn‘s pledge to introduce a four—day week, due to it's huge impact on the public sector wage bill. and in the express, "come c

now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm 0lly foster. england's players are ready for the match of their lives. the rugby world cup final is just hours away now. some final words from the captain, of what just goes some final words from the captain, of whatjust goes on in the england camp in the build—up to a game like this. you will have some players head—butting world, head—butting each other and front row props banging heads five or ten minutes before they go out. and do not try to south africa, though. their captain is an icon for the sport in the rainbow nation. we will have from kolisi. also coming up in the programme... les hamilton should secure his sixth win in texas this weekend —— lewis hamilton. 0vernight new zealand in auckland. hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm 0lly foster. at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning the ninth rugby world cup final kicks off in yokohama. england are there for the fourth time. england against south africa. they fell short in 1991. carling, guscott, andrew, leonard and moore, that brilliant tea

now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm chetan pathak. coming up. late drama and a six goal thriller between sheffield united and manchester united at bramall lane. england's cricketer is in trouble when the first test against new zealand as the close day for 55-3 in new zealand as the close day for 55—3 in the second innings, still 207 runs behind. and sale produce a less tha n 207 runs behind. and sale produce a less than convincing display to beat 14 men la rochelle on the european champions cup. hello and welcome to sportsday. we start with a manchester united comeback at bramall lane, manchester united scored three goals in the seven second—half minutes to come from 2—0 down to lead 3—2 only for the home side to score a last—minute equaliser as it finished 3-3. last—minute equaliser as it finished 3—3. bramall lane is an assault on the senses, fire, water and a song about a greasy chip party. it all feeds into an elemental energy that fuelled this smithy and failed phil jones. no file, play on, untilthe final flick from

hello and welcome to sportsday. good evening and welcome to tonight's programme... it's another busy night in the champions league as both chelsea and liverpool look to confirm their places in the last sixteen. later tonight, the current champions of europe host napoli — a side in crisis both on and off the pitch. as for chelsea, they're out for revenge following their 1—0 defeat to valencia last time out. austin halewood is following that match and joins us now. chelsea have already had a few chances, how is it going? it is still 0—0 in spain. it has been a great week so far with manchester city and tottenham both threw last night. chelsea and liverpool both wa nt to night. chelsea and liverpool both want to reach the last 16 tonight. there is ten minutes to go in the first half in valencia. the home side have had the best of the chances so far. maxi gomez missed from six shards out about half an hour ago so valencia are dominating but still 0—0. here is the group, frank lampard said the match is a must not

you're watching sportsday with me ben croucher. your top stories. the final bell for nicola adams‘ career. the double olympic champion retires from boxing at the age of 37. atalanta and red star belgrade lie in store for manchester city and spurs in the champions league. we'll assess their ambitions to reach the knockout stages. and the waltzing matildas. australia's women's football team are celebrating after securing equal pay with their male counterparts. thanks for your company. for the best part of a decade, nicola adams has been one of the faces of women's boxing both in great britain and around the world. a two—time olympic champion and three months ago, a world champion in the professional ranks. now she's stepped out of the ring for the last time. citing fears over losing her vision, she's called time on a boxing career. michael redford reflects on one of boxing's true pioneers. commentator: nicola adams of great britain has made sporting history! she is the first olympic boxing champion... it would have been easy to relax, career and a

now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm chetan pathak. late drama... in a six goal thriller between sheffield united and manchester united at bramall lane as the home side score a last minute equaliser. a battle for survival... england's cricketers are in trouble in the first test against new zealand. and it's a struggle but sale beat iii—man la rochelle in the european champions cup. hello and welcome to sportsday. we start with an extraordinary game in the premier league at bramall lane as manchester united scored three goals in seven second half minutes to come from 2—0 down to lead 3—2 at sheffield united. only for the home side to snatch a point with a last minute equaliser. patrick geary reports: bramall lane is an assault on the senses, fire, water and a song about a greasy chip party. it all feeds into an elemental energy that fuelled this messy and failed phil jones. no foul play on, and the final flick from jones. no foul play on, and the finalflick from john jones. no foul play on, and the final flick from john fleck. a t

hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm gavin ramjaun. england manager gareth southgate has been speaking to the media today. ahead of their euro 2020 qualifier against montenegro. he compared his squad to "a family" — in the aftermath of raheem sterling's confrontation withjoe gomez saying arguments are inevitable. the two players trained together today, at st george's park — but gomez appeared with a scratch under his eye. although southgate refused to say, if it was related although southgate refused to say, if it was related to the altercation with sterling. the manchester city forward, who was involved in a scuffle with liverpool's gomez at anfield on sunday, has been dropped for the match at wembley — but the manager wouldn't be drawn on why he'd reached that decision. my my priority is always the care and well—being of all of my players. all of my players. and then you have a decision to make as to whether there needs to be something further, which is the right thing for the group moving forward, which was my reason for not

now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello. you're watching sportsday on bbc news with lizzie greenwood hughes and ben croucher. our top stories this saturday... wales ensure their euro 2020 qualification campaign will go down to the wire with a win in azerbaijan. could this be a changing of the guard in tennis? as stefanos tsitsipas knocks roger federer out of the world tour finals. and rugby's european champions cup is back. we'll have all of today's results. also coming up in the programme... ten years on, we remember the life and career of the german goal keeper robert enke through the words of his closest friends and colleagues. it's a busy weekend of international football with all the home nations in action, but tonight wales moved a step closer to qualifying for next summer's european championships. they beat azerbajan 2—0 in their penultimate euro 2020 qualifying game. it means if wales win at home to hungary on tuesday and slovakia drop points then wales will be through automatically. nick parrott reports. gareth ba

now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday, with me holly hamilton and chetan pathak. the headlines this evening: charging up the table, chelsea go second after beating crystal palace at stamford bridge. can england's women beat germany on home soil for the first time at a sold out wembley stadium? another medal for great britain on day three of the world para—athletics championships in dubai. also coming up in the programme: the kiwis inflict a third tour defeat on the great britain rugby league lions in christchurch. and saracens silence the gloucester fans with victory at kingsholm and move second in the premiership. good evening, welcome to tonight's programme. we start with the premier league where chelsea's 2—0 win over crystal palace has moved them above manchester city and into second in the table. it was their sixth league win in a row, the first time they've done that since they won the title. they move within five points of leaders liverpool who play city tomorrow. paul frostick wa

still to come on sportsday. and a winning start for wayne pivac, as his wales beat the barbarians in cardiff. england cricketers will struggle to level the series against new zealand. the kiwis are on top in the second test, they made 375 in their first innings before england closed on 39 for 2 on day 2. rhia chohan was watching. it's a little early for a rendition of0 it's a little early for a rendition of 0 come all ye faithful but after england's thrashing in the first test they would have been heartened by the unwavering support in new zealand. england's day started brightly. tom latham resumed on 101 but added just four more before misjudging one from stuart broad. england decision to bowl first looked to be belatedly paying off. but they were frustrated by daryl mitchell and bj watling. mitchell showing scant respect to the part—time bowling of showing scant respect to the pa rt—time bowling of joe showing scant respect to the part—time bowling ofjoe danby. watling, who scored a double century in the

coming up on sportsday, later in the hour, on bbc news, the latest from the europa league, including manchester united's trip to kazakhstan, to face manchester united's trip to kaza khsta n, to face asta na.

hello and welcome to sportsday. evening, england's match against montenegro on thursday night should be a double celebration. it's the team's 1000th international and they should get the point they need to qualify for next year's european championship. but manchester city's raheem sterling, who so many at wembley will have been hoping to see, will play no part. dropped for disciplinary reasons. his club rivalry with liverpool's joe gomez flaring up in the england camp yesterday and sterling instigated it. let's cross live to st george's park and speak to our report rhia chohan. rhia, we've heard from the england manager this afternoon, do we know any more about what happened. well, when gareth southgate spoke earlier he wasn't really prepared to go into any details about what happened during the incident. we do know this incident followed on from an altercation which happened on sunday between the two players, when manchester city played at liverpool in the premier league. the altercation that followed after that ha

hello, i'm olly foster at the bbc sport centre, here's what's coming up on sportsday. time's up for unai emery, sacked after 18 months at arsenal. fulham have hung onto third in the championship after being fellow play—off side swa nsea and owen farrell returns for saracens, to help secure 4 more points in their great escape. it seems to be sacking season in the premier league, 10 days ago spurs got rid of mauricio pochettino and now their north london rivals arsenal have dispensed with their manager, unai emery‘s reign lasting 18 months. "results and performances were not at the level required". say the club. thursday europa league defeat to eintracht frankfurt means that they haven't won a match in 7 attempts, their worse run for 27 yea rs. emery released a short statement on the arsenal website this evening thanking the fans. "it has been a year and a half full of emotions, of great moments and some other more bitter ones, but not a single day has gone by without me stopping to think about how lucky i have been to work for this club with these players. they have

hello and welcome to sportsday. we were expecting a premier league thriller at anfield — and we got one! top of the table liverpool, put the champions manchester city in their place today with a 3—1 victory. the reds have won every game at home this season and are now 8 points clear of 2nd place. nick parrott reports. it is a fixture that has seen controversy off the pitch and intensity on it. manchester city were fearing a hostile welcome, there were jeers and gestures, but nothing more. liverpool haven't lost in the league since january, but that was at manchester city. while anfield is a fortress which hasn't seen a defeat for two and a half years. there was drama from the start when a city penalty appeal was waved away. the report launched a counterattack and found the net. this could turn out to be one of the most important goals of the season. while the champions were feeling hard done by the video assistant referee, liverpool made the most of the disarray. mo salah making the most of it. less than 15 minu

now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. and england's cricketers are up against it in new zealand — the kiwis are on top in the second test . also coming up in the programme... a winning start under wayne his wales side beat a familiarface, in charge of the barbarians in cardiff. and we hear the remarkable story of the olympic rowing champion.... fighting back after being left paralysed following a stroke hello and welcome to sportsday. hello and welcome to the programme... all the day's premier league to come but first we now know the draw for next summer's european championship. england and wales, might be feeling pleased with how it's gone for them, in their euro 2020 groups. the draw was made in romania earlier — and we have a classic group of death to look forward to. let's head to bucharest now, and speak tojohn watson, who's there for us. they face familiar opponents but they will feel fairly confident of progressing. they have avoided the nations of germany, france and portugal who have been drawn together. the

hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm katie shanahan. on the programme tonight. rafa nadal survives a scare in a thrilling comeback to beat daniil medvedev and edge closer to the last four of atp finals. a ban for bernardo. the manchester city midfielder is punished over a tweet to a team—mate. she's conquered australia and the usa, now sam kerr is hoping to impress in europe after signing for chelsea. welcome along to the programme. we'll bring you the very latest from the england camp after a tricky start to their international week shortly. but we start with the tennis and yet another incredible comeback from rafa nadal. he was just one point away from being knocked out of the atp finals in london, as well as losing his world number one ranking. but as adam wild reports, he's still in the mix at the 02 arena. from spain, rafael nadal! he was the world number one once more under the spotlight. his defeat led many to question his performance. now it was daniil medvedev‘s chance to ask what the spaniard had left. he was his first answer. the dow showed more f

hello and welcome to sportsday. coming up on tonight's programme. when in rome, a late winner takes celtic through to the knockout stages of the europa league with two games to spare. southgate takes his chances on james maddison. he makes the 27—man squad for this month's euro 2020 qualifiers. and we hearfrom paralympic gold medallist kadeen cox ahead of her return to the track in dubai. i'mjust i'm just trying to find myself and be able to try to make myself happy so be able to try to make myself happy so my performance is great and i can enjoy my sport again. hello and welcome to the programme. we start with the europa league, and what seemed to be an improbable task for celtic. winning in italy was something they hadn't managed in 12 attempts. but tonight's 2—1 victory over lazio in rome has done more than just break that cycle. 0livier ntcham's dramatic stoppage—time strike means neil lennon's men qualify for the knockout stages of the competition — with two games to spare. lydia campbell was watching. the pre—match light show was hid

hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm jane dougall. they made their fans — and their new manager — wait for it, but tottenham are through to the next round of the champions league after coming from behind against olympiacos. despite drawing against shakhtar donetsk, manchester city join them in the last 16 and finish top of their group. plus, it wasn't long ago we thought we wouldn't see him on a tennis court again — but that wouldn't bother andy murray, who's in a film about his recovery from hip surgery. that was the nice thing about these last six or seven months, when i was at home and my pain was gone. i got a glimpse into what my life would be like without tennis and i'm so much more relaxed about that now. a variable welcome to the programme. we start with tottenham, who are through to the next round of the champions league, but they didn't make it easy. their new manager was under pressure early, as jose mourinho watched his side conceed two goals at home to olympiacos. our sports news correspondent natalie pirks is at wh

hello and welcome to sportsday. coming up on tonight's programme... the republic of ireland fall short in dublin — matt doherty‘s late equaliser not enough for euro 2020 automatic qualification. we made mistakes and we accept the penalty, but can saracens save their season? and we see how a disability football club in kent is changing lives hello and welcome to the programme. we start with a disappointing night for the irish in their euro 2020 qualifier with denmark. they needed a win to guarnatee their place in next year's finals — but mick mccathy‘s men could only eke out a i—all draw — which sends them into the playoffs. craig templeton reports. five games against denmark in two yea rs, five games against denmark in two years, no irish wins, that had to change or it will be lights out on the qualification. the day they needed a draw and dial tough to break down, ireland fashioned a chance. alan brown made a better connection but the accuracy was lacking. a connection was all that was needed after a cross. and it never arrived, another o

still to come on sportsday... pep prays for a miracle, as injury to aguero increases city's injury woes. and we'll hear from the british hockey player sam ward, who's not ruling out the olympics — despite partially losing his sight. i know, within ten minutes have been in hospital they were like, yeah, this is what's going on, you have fractures in your left cheek and we need that sourcing. now, will results at the weekend define the future of these three managers, all under pressure — arsenal's unai emery, everton's marco silva and west ham's manuel pellegrini? let's start with emery — his side were booed off on saturday, after it took a stoppage—time goal to salvage a draw at home against southampton. emery says it's up to him to get more out of his players. but fans aren't happy — they have now seen their side win just two of their last 11 premier league games. various arsenal supporters‘ groups have issued a statement addressing "grave concerns" over the club's future, worried about a slide in form

still to come on sportsday. we meet the seven—year—old golfer who's already being nicknamed "tiger". champion, champion, champion, champion... i think he wasjust showing off there. just a bit. on to rugby league and great britain's miserable tour continued this morning after losing 23—8 in their second test against new zealand in christchurch. that makes it three defeats in a row — a disappointing result for the lions' on their return after a 12 year absence. adam wild reports. for great britain's rugby league lions, the writing was on the wall. the task ahead now loud, clear and yelled out in black and white. with two defeats from two on this tour, there were some reputations to restore, but here, once again, struggling to get to grips with new zealand. britain under pressure from the start, the kiwis rarely looked troubled. shaunjohnson going over with barely a finger laid on him. britain bruised, bloodied and battered and they had not yet reached half—time. after 12 years away, so much more had been

hello, and welcome to sportsday. i'm holly hamilton. watford get their first win of the season, leaving norwich languishing at the bottom of the table. scotland's women maintain their emphatic start to euro 2021 qualifying with victory in albania. dawid malan‘s century puts england back in with a chance of winning the t20 series in new zealand. hello, and welcome to the programme. well, norwich city's win over the premier league champions back in september must feel like a very long time ago. they were beaten once again tonight, this time by watford. their 2—0 defeat moves them to the bottom of the table and without a win in seven games. michael redford was watching. if you are a supporter of norwich or watford, it is been tough to watch her side of life. norwich winless since september and wofford willis all season. both sides in need of a superhero to break the elements and try and guide them towards premier league safety. in a game of such magnitude, it is vital you start well. emiliano did not get the message but wofford did. th

hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm sarah mulkerrins — your headlines. a scoring sensation — australia stiker sam kerr is on her way to chelsea to join the team at the top of the women's super league. rafa battles back at the atp finals — coming from 5—1 down in the decider to beat medvedev in london. and sophie hahn does it again — breaking her own world record on the way to gold at the world para athletics championships in dubai. also coming up in the programme: how green is your club? we look at the sustainabilty league table for football clubs in england hello and welcome along to sportsday. she's one of the biggest names in the women's game — and now fans in the uk will be able to see sam kerr play week after week. the australian striker has signed for chelsea today — a massive coup for the women's super league leaders. when you consider that over her time in both the american and australian leagues — she scored a massive 139 goals, breaking records in both. nick parrott has more. fleet of foot and shop of mind, sam kerr is one of the

that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are asa bennett, the brexit commissioning editor at the telegraph, and sienna rodgers, who's the editor of labourlist. lovely to see you. we will chat in a moment, first, a quick look through to the front pages. the financial times says borisjohnson has been given a boost, after nigel farage's the announcement that the brexit party would not contest any of the 317 seats won by the conservatives at the last general election, while hinting he might withdraw even more parliamentary candidates. the guardian also suggests nigel farage is facing calls from brexit supporters to stand down further candidates. the daily mail quotes polling experts saying the move might still not be enough to hand the tories a majority at next month's election. the metro shows the prime minister sipping a beer on the campaign trail, suggesting he's toasting the news. the daily express describes it as a gift for the

hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm connie mclaughlin. the new tottenham manager jose mourinho says he won't make the same mistakes this time that he made at previous clubs. move over, andy. great britain's other murray, jamie, helps them reach the quarter—finals of the davis cup. and we'll also hear from antony joshua, who's philisophical about that shock defeat to andy ruinr, as he prepares for their huge re—match. welcome to the programme. he's had some interesting press conferences in the premier league over the years — there was the special one. the special one times two. then, there was the happy one. today, in his first news conference as tottenham manager, jose mourinho said he was the humble one. the former chelsea and manchester united boss went on to say he wouldn't be making the same mistakes as he did at previous clubs. you never lose your dna, you never lose your identity. you are what you are, for the good things, for the bad things. i had time to think about many things. during my career, i made mistakes and i'm knoc

hello, and welcome to sportsday — i'm katie shanahan. coming up tonight... drama in madrid as dan evans wins it for great britain to book their place in the davis cup semi—finals. england's cricketers look to secure a big lead against new zealand as the third day of the first test gets underway. and two heroes at chelsea with one now starting a new chapter as tottenham boss. what are the chances of frank lampard ever following in mourinho‘s footsteps? ican i can firmly say no, and you can replay that again in ten years. we'll start with some good news as great britain are into the semi—finals of the davis cup. kyle edmund and dan evans both won their singles against germany today to spark the celebrations in madrid. craig templeton has all the details. no andy murray again as great britain kept the same team that beat kazakhstan. that made up first that was kyle edmund against philipp kohlschreiber. kyle edmund produced one of his best displays of the season one of his best displays of the season and he picked up where he left off. the serves looking o

before that time for sportsday. hello, i'm olly foster, here's what's coming up on sportsday. it's a big night for bale and wales...win and they are off to the euros again, we'll be live in cardiff injust a moment. scotla nd scotland and northern ireland also playing tonight, it is the play—offs for both of them and we will try to explain the path that lies ahead. hurricane hannah is back only two more world titles, she tells us about her road to tokyo. and also coming up, we find out how social media sort rachel miller make it into the winners enclosure this afternoon at linfield. good evening. it's a sell—out at the cardiff city stadium tonight becasue wales can book their place at next summer's european championship. beat hungary and they are there. let's cross live to cardiff now — our sports correspondent andy swiss is there. they were european semi—finalists 3 years ago and exceeded all expectations, they have been using those memories as a motivational tool. that's right, and the welsh fans will be desperate to get to the euros again after their unforgettable ex

hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm austin halewood. coming up in the programme... could it be bye bye unai? emery‘s arsenal lose yet again, this time in the europa league. it's a different story for celtic though — they're through as group winners after another impressive win and can england's bowlers redeem themselves? they've started well, in the second test in new zealand. hello and welcome to the programme... we start at the emirates because another defeat for arsenal has piled more pressure on manager unai emery. having taken the lead against eintract frankfurt, the gunners were beaten 2—1. they should still reach the last 32, but it's now seven games without a win. meanwhile, wolves booked their place in the knockout stage, despite letting a two—goal lead slip in portugal. michael redford rounds up the action. the emirates is not a happy place as of late, pressure firmly mounting on the arsenal manager and in terms of trouble you need leaders and former leaders as well. called to the side for the first time since losing captaincy over a month ago. he

here's what's coming up on sportsday this evening. 0fficials underfire. var is here to stay but it could be three years before they get it right the fa cup second round draw takes place tonight. maldon and tiptree from the eighth tier are in the hat after their win at leyton orient. and there was also a big win in london for stefanos tsitsipas as the atp tour finals continue at the 02 arena and coming up, we will hearfrom three men in a boat. tennis's big three men in a boat. tennis's big three tell us how much longer they have in the game. good evening. it's that old adage, isn't it? if you didn't notice the referee then they must have done a good job. this season in the premier league, not a weekend has gone by without the video assistant becoming the story. blatant penalty appeals, checked, then waved away, handballs seemingly ignored, those marginal off—side decisions, the delays, the lack of communication with the fans. manchester city had a big shout for a penalty turned down at anfield yesterday, var under the spotlight again, as they went on to

sportsday asked how many more can he go on. —— a look at what is coming up this evening. we take a look at how prevalent racism is in the nhs and what efforts are being made to put a stop to it. and we ta ke made to put a stop to it. and we take a first look at the front pages for tomorrow. and our reviewers tonight are pauline kinsey, director of the cross party think tank demoss, and sebastian payne from the financial times. that is all ahead on bbc news. as i said, mps are currently electing a new speaker. it follows john bercow‘s currently electing a new speaker. it followsjohn bercow‘s decision to retire after ten years in the chair. rt political correspondent vicki young is in the central lobby of the houses of parliament. —— are political. what is the latest state of play there? it is quite a labourious process. they have to what about the candidates by doing one brown after another in a secret ballot and in between all of those, they have to reprint the ballot paper. it is taking quite a long time, on the third round at the moment and the final three stand