and this is game number 15 for celtic so far. bizarrely, it is game number five in 1a months against rosenberg. they have already knocked out the norwegian champions in champions league qualifying. neither side have made the top table this season, but the man in the dugout believes there is still a buzz around the place. there is always excitement going into the european competitions and obviously, this is no different. it isa obviously, this is no different. it is a really good group that we are in. the dynamics are slightly different in terms of playing rosenberg. before we have played it has been sort of knockout and games have been a little bit cagey but still, the game is still there. it has been something of a stuttering start for celtic by their high standards so far this year. they are the group favourites. but

you feel if they are to assert their dominance then celtic would like to get a big win in game number one under their belt here in the east end of glasgow this evening. we will let you know how celtic get on later in the bulletins later this evening. arsenal are at home to the ukrainian side vorskla poltava. the gunners are still perhaps more accustomed to the bright lights of the champions league. stephan lichtsteiner knows this isn't the top european competition but they respect it and want to do well in it. in football you have to have the respect for all the trophies, even if it's champions league, of course, it's a more glamorous title but also for whoever. i think it is a really good chance for the team, for the clu b good chance for the team, for the club and the players to win this nice trophy. last night's champions league delivered two talking points. ronaldo‘s red card will be discussed by uefa's disciplinary a week today. he'll get at least a one—match ban

but it could be more. ronaldo was sent off injuve‘s champions league match last night for appearing to pull a valencia's players hair. juve won the game but ronaldo was distraight. perhaps because it was his first sending off in 154 champions league appearances. a lot of reaction on social media on this. he might miss the game against manchester united. gary player, the golfer. how about chris sutton, who had an opposing view. so he wasn't a fan of the decision. manchester city have become the first english side in champions league history to lose

four consecutive matches in the competition. they were listless as they lost at home to the french side lyon 2—1. you can see for yourself. these goals mean city are bottom of their group, they face hoffenheim on october the 2nd and sooner still cardiff in the premier league on saturday. anthony joshua and alexander povetkin have faced off in london this afternoon ahead of their world heavyweight title fight at the weekend. the bout takes place in front on an expected sellout at wembley stadium. the weigh—in is tomorrow. there's been no trash talk in the build up. russian povetkin has promised fans a good fight and joshua thinks it'll be close. skills apart, technique apart, i think we've both got big hearts and we can dig deep,

so that always turns up a good fight. we both stayed in there and dug deep against klitschko and we will do it again. we will put our skills on the line and i think the one who is toughest will come out victorious. in a little over a week's time europe will take on the usa on the outskirts of paris in the ryder cup. this week golfers with disabilities have been playing their own version of the tournament in yorkshire. the auld enemies cup was played near leeds with some of the players saying the chance to play golf has changed their lives. dave edwards reports. the disabled golf association was formed eight years ago and has nearly 1000 members. this is its flagship tournament and people with all kinds of disabilities can take part. stephen lawrence played golf most days before a brain haemorrhage and a/ lefty week on his left side

and a/ lefty week on his left side and with poor short—term memory. i never thought for a minute that i wouldn't be able to get back into it and it is the thing that i missed the most after having the brain haemorrhage and/. i thought that was over it. when i got back into it it gave me a boost. it has been fantastic. john played football for huddersfield town but arthritis means that most sports are off—limits. not goth. i thought somebody had a hole in one. i heard a big screen. then they said, it is the first par i've had in many years. the singles matches will decide the eventual winner. there is one big difference — this isn't europe against the usa. this rivalry goes back even further.

it is england versus scotland. scottish captain jim it is england versus scotland. scottish captainjim thompson is a below the knee amputee. it isa below the knee amputee. it is a competition. it's good. it's not easy but it's enjoyable, you get the outside as you meet some great quys the outside as you meet some great guys for some great banter. the scots were comfortable winners in the end, but these guys have got more than a trophy. it has given me a new lease of life and it's been brilliant, i've lived it. and that, surely, is what sport is all about. michelle gormley—mclaughlin made her ulster debut recently. at the tender age of a7. the prop, who plays her club rugby for city of derry only played her first rugby game on her 40th birthday. quite a tale. shejoins us now. michelle. hello. what's going on? why this late passion for rugby?

i don't know. it'sjust late passion for rugby? i don't know. it's just something that happened. i played gaelic football for years beforehand. my boss kept asking me. he was a coach down in city of derry. he asked me down in city of derry. he asked me down so i went down. this is coming into my eighth season. i am captain this year. i decided i'm going to retire. then i got a call to ask whether i could do front row cover for ulster so myself and my sister went up and we just got on and got on the team and was there for ulster. and just very quickly, how does it feel to be playing top rugby at 47? how many years have you got left? not many! i enjoyed every minute of it. i loved every bit of it. i learned so much and it was a great experience. it is something i can ta ke experience. it is something i can take back to the city of derry so it was great. an inspiration, michelle. thank you

very much forjoining it albeit briefly. what a story! 47 and you start playing football at that level, having only started playing the game at a0 years of age. there are no excuses. get out there if you can. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening. the top story is that wada has reinstated russia. good evening. good evening. they will be some thoroughly miserable weather overnight and for the start of friday because we have got the second named storm of the season. this one is associated with torrential rain and squally wind. they are picking up behind this

ring. it is eventually getting into eastern parts as well, soaking rain combined with those squally winds means treacherous conditions with poor visibility and hill fog, even fleet in the pennines. the rain easing. continues in the north—east through rush—hour. the squally winds could get up to 60 mph, which for southern and eastern areas is stronger than we had yesterday so could bring down some trees. sunny spells and blustery showers, it will feel notably fresher, especially in the south. goodbye. you're watching beyond 100 days.

not a good day for theresa may, who is told by european leaders that her brexit plan just won't work. the eu believes the prime minister's chequers proposals risks undermining the concept of the single market. and after eu chiefs told the pm to go away and try again, she admitted there is still a lot of hard work to be done. the suggested framework for economic cooperation will not work. as i've always said, you know, we are preparing for no deal. looming over any deal is the issue of ireland, and how to avoid the reinstatement of a hard border there. also on the programme: the woman who has accused president trump's supreme court nominee of sexual assault is given until tomorrow to decide whether to give evidence.