fim—m planet for years be in a different planet for years but the remarkable alexis sanchez deal takes it to a whole new level, revealing much about the desperation that manchester united feel as they tried to claw back lost ground against arch rivals and runaway league leaders manchester city, the power and influence of football agent and the amount of money that is swilling around the english game. united may not have had to pay a fee for this signing but it is certainly not a free transfer. sanchez has scored an absolute beauty! it is talent like this that has persuaded manchester united to make alexis sanchez the best paid player in premier league history. the striker remarkably set to earn a report that half £1 million a week after his protracted transfer from arsenal was finally completed. more akin toa arsenal was finally completed. more akin to a movie trailer than a signing announcement, united howled at his arrival with a carefully orchestrated video on their social media tonight. the rest of the game

left to marvel at a deal the like of which british football has never seen before. the money side of it is absolutely huge, it is absurd in some people's eyes. ourfootball absolutely huge, it is absurd in some people's eyes. our football is worth this? arsene wenger a couple of days ago said it would not be long before a player earns £1 million a week. with midfielder henrikh mkhitaryan heading to arsenal as part of eight swap deal, united may have avoided paying a tra nsfer united may have avoided paying a transfer fee for centres but with his agent reportedly pocketing £50 million, the full cost of the zoning could turn into a staggering £180 million. —— of the signing. jose mourinho made clear his admiration earlier this month. the only word i can say is the same with everybody says, a phenomenal player. apart from that, arsenal player. not any more, megarich manchester city have been the favourites to sign him but even they were scared off by the money involved and it instead united

to won the race for his signature and they must now hope he is worth it. many tributes have been paid to the former england football captain jimmy armfield, a member of the 1966 world cup winning squad, who's died at the age of 82. sir bobby charlton said he was "the most honest and genuine gentlemen i had the good fortune to meet". he spent his entire career at blackpool, playing more than 600 games for the club. armfield later became a manager and a highly—respected pundit for bbc radio. he was recently asked how he'd like to be remembered. somebody asked me once, they said, when you see yourself now, don't you wish you'd have had all the television programmes they have, you know, when you were playing? and i thought about it for a minute. and i said, i'm not so sure, really. i said, it's probably better to let them think i was a half decent player! jimmy armfield, who's died at the age of 82. here on bbc one it's time for the news where you are. good night.

welcome to sportsday. 0ur headlines: from baha'is to the lows, liverpool are beaten by the bottom club swa nsea are beaten by the bottom club swansea city in the premier league. —— from the his. tributes are paid to the former england captainjimmy tributes are paid to the former england captain jimmy armfield tributes are paid to the former england captainjimmy armfield who has died at the age of 82. and dreams do come true for the world number 58 from korea, hume chosen, as he beat novak djokovic to reach the australian open quarterfinals. —— the world 58 from korea, chung hyeon. liverpool have been beaten 1—0 by

swa nsea liverpool have been beaten 1—0 by swansea city. jurgen klopp's side stay in fourth place. joe lansky watched the action at the liberty stadium. this is their time to stay focused, they have beaten the top side, now they have beaten the top side, now they face the team at the bottom. swa nsea they face the team at the bottom. swansea would pose a different challenge, a team set up to frustrate them, to try and pinch a winner. for a while liverpool seem to have sussed it, they had the best of the first half but neither virgil van dijk nor mo salah could open the scoring. the longer it stayed goal is the more swansea had hoped. this was alfie mawson‘s opportunist moment. the 6—foot defender with a goal—scoring instinct, swansea knew that might be their only chance, the question now, how to preserve that lead? shots from distant and miscues in the box afterwards. this was becoming liverpool's nightmare in south wales. for such a below par display liverpool came so close to

joy, display liverpool came so close to joy, these are the moments that can define a season. for swansea the angles went in their favour. when roberto firmino's header went to safety three points were secured. a night when liverpool's focus came into question and swansea's smash and grab game plan saw them pinch all three points. i don't use the word frustration too often. but today i am frustrated. i'm angry because it wasn't necessary. it wasn't a good game from us. we didn't have tactical defence. we lost the game in the first half. the confidence is high at the moment. the team is organised. we win because we have a pa rt of organised. we win because we have a part of the game where we were lucky. but my players were brave.

they were organised. we prepared very well, the game. it took some time that manchester united have finally confirmed the signing of alexis sanchez from arsenal with henrikh mkhitaryan moving in the opposite direction. the chilean forward almostjoined manchester city last summer but has 110w manchester city last summer but has now signed a four and a half year deal and could make his debut away at yeovil town in the fa cup on friday night. the armenian international, henrikh mkhitaryan, moves to the emirates in a straight swa p moves to the emirates in a straight swap deal. kevin de bruyne has signed a new deal until 2023 after a strong premier league season so far, including six goals and ten assists. the northern ireland manager, michael 0'neill, has turned down the chance to take over as scotland's's boss. he led northern ireland to euro 2016 in france but narrowly missed out on qualification for next yea r‘s world cup after a controversial defeat against switzerland. in a statement today he said it's a huge honour to be offered the position but i do not feel this is the right opportunity

for me at this moment in my career. 21—year—old chung hyeon said his dreams had come true as he shopped novak djokovic. he came past the six time champion in straight sets to become the first korean singles player to reach the quarterfinals at a grand slam. —— shopped novak djokovic. a walk none of his compatriots had made before, against a man who had made his name and fortune on this very court. novak djokovic‘s six titles in melbourne counted little for early on. chung hyeon's lead was welding, but the korean wasn't going away and the first set was his. novak djokovic‘s problems hampered him. treatment on his elbow didn't produce the desired effect as chung hyeon went ahead once more. he was raiding his playbook and there was nothing there

that djokovic could do about it. when he had an opening he could not ta ke when he had an opening he could not take advantage. as chung hyeon took victory to announce a new dawn for korean tennis. i'mjust victory to announce a new dawn for korean tennis. i'm just trying to copy novak djokovic, because he is my idol. i cannot believe this. dreams have come true tonight. cheering meanwhile roger federer powered into the quarterfinals, becoming the old est the quarterfinals, becoming the oldest man to reach the last eight since ken rosewall back in 1977. he beat martin fucsovics in straight sets in less than two hours. he will play tomas berdych next. in the women's singles, angelique kerber is now the only player left in the drawer to have won a grand slam. she won her match in three sets and now faces madison keys in the quarterfinals.

at around 330 tomorrow morning you can hear britain's kyle edmund hope to continue his run in melbourne as he takes on grigor dimitrov for a place in the men's semifinals. it has been a breakthrough tournament for him. he could even overtake andy murray as the british number one if he pulls off an upset against the bulgarian. the crowd are really into it. it's probably one of the noisiest slams. this and the us open, that is when they get louder. quarterfinals as they get louder. quarterfinals as the best result at grand slam. there is no point celebrating a quarterfinals, you only celebrate when you win. that is my goal, every match just trying to do my best to get over that winning line. england's netball players have narrowly lost to australia in the second game of the quad series at london's copper box arena. the roses we re london's copper box arena. the roses were trailing by three goals going into the final quarter. it was looking good for their first win against the top ranked team, but they could not do it, eventually

losing 50—46. england will now travel to johannesburg to face south africa in the final match of the series on sunday. he played more than 600 matches, —— 600 matches for blackpool and was the captain of england. today tributes have been pouring in for jimmy armfield who died at the age of 82. after he retired the former leeds boss spent nearly a0 years working as a summariser for bbc radio. we look back at his life... jimmy armfield was as likeable on the football pitch as he was in the commentary box and beyond. starting out in 195a with blackpool he played there until retirement, 627 games, many of them as captain, over 17 yea rs. many of them as captain, over 17 years. he would later turn his hand to management, succeeding brian clough at leeds united and guiding them to the 1975 european cup final.

but it was his loyalty to one club which set him apart. jimmy armfield became known as mr blackpool. with this statue erected seven years ago in his honour. a permanent reminder ofa man in his honour. a permanent reminder of a man who contributed so much for his town and country. armfield represented england a3 times. commentator: perfect interception. studio: 15 as skipper and he was a member of the world cup winning squad only for injury to deny him any time on the pitch. he said you've got to be fit for the world cup start. i never played again. it is better we won. today people look back and they say, well, do you remember the world cup squad? it's not the same as being in the 11 who played in the final. but the point is it is better they won. it wasn't until 2009 he received his medal. by then he had taken up summarising for

bbc radio and did so for the best pa rt bbc radio and did so for the best part of a0 years, referred to as many by the voice —— as the voice of football. i don't think he got the credit as a player and manager he deserved. but what i loved about him, as much as anything else, he maintained his loyalty to blackpool. ina maintained his loyalty to blackpool. in a statement, his family confirmed he passed away peacefully after a decade—long battle against cancer. the outpouring of tributes reflect the regard in which he was held. jimmy armfield made his mark like a few others. he was as popular as they come and will be sorely missed, but so fondly remembered. jimmy armfield who has died at the age of 82. condolences from everybody at bbc sport to his family. that is all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, it is the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead

to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are polly curtis, editor—in—chief of huffpost uk and caroline wheeler, deputy political editor of the sunday times. welcome to you both. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the financial times leads with the end of the us government shutdown — saying the democrats have secured assurances on immigration. the telegraph warns that obease children are likely to suffer health problems right through their lives. the i goes with concerns about the welfare of poultry — saying that a million birds die in transit every year. polly and caroline — let's start things off the guardian has an interview with

the head of the national cyber security centre who says there will bea security centre who says there will be a major cyber attack on the next couple of years. many people in britain are needlessly taking staters, in the daily express. boris johnson will call for more money for the nhs in the times in a cabinet meeting tomorrow. just a flavour of the front pages. thank you very much for being with us. polly and caroline — let's start things off with our first story. the telegraph. caroline, children are obese at 11 doomed to an early death. that is a rather horrific headline. it certainly is, as a mother of three. some fairly stark warnings from the body which has put together this report, suggesting one in three children will be obese by the time they leave primary school. that is age 11. some of the warnings are that they are doomed in this cycle of eating behaviour that will actually cut short their life by ten

yea rs actually cut short their life by ten years and also their healthy life by 20 years. they are saying that something needs to be done about it. but it is the same things we hear again and again. saying there should be less advertising on television of things that are bad for us, particularly targeted towards children. and that they should stop