the retail billionaire sir philip green has been named in parliament as the businessman behind an injunction against the daily telegraph stopping it from publishing allegations about him. sir philip has said he "categorically and wholly" denies allegations of "unlawful sexual or racist behaviour". police in the united states are investigating more suspicious packages, this time sent to the former vice presidentjoe biden and the actor robert de niro. debenhams becomes the latest retailer to announce the closure of some of its high street stores, putting 4,000 jobs at risk. a university student died from the "toxic effects" of consuming excessive alcohol on an "initiation—style" bar crawl, a coroner has ruled. sir philip green has said he

categorically and wholly denies allegations of unlawful sexual or racist behaviour. we have had a statement from him. "i am not commenting on anything that has happened in court or was said in parliament today. "to the extent that it is suggested that i have been guilty of unlawful sexual or racist behaviour, i categorically and wholly deny these allegations. "arcadia and i take accusations and grievances from employees very seriously and in the event that one is raised, it is thoroughly investigated. "arcadia employs more than 20,000 people and in common with many large businesses sometimes receives formal complaints from employees. in some cases these are settled with the agreement of all parties and their legal advisers.

these settlements are confidential so i cannot comment further on them." in a moment it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. at 7pm and 8pm, we'll be in washington for the latest on the suspect devices sent to prominent critics of president trump, including one sent to a new york restaurant owned by the actor robert de niro. at 8:40pm, we'll be speaking to a councillor on islay. he can't understand what all the fuss is about after a tv personality was roundly criticised for shooting a goat on a hunting trip on the scottish island. and at 10:1i0pm and 11:30pm we'll be taking a look at tomorrow's papers with lucy fisher, defence correspondent at the times,

and john rentoul, chief political commentator at the independent. that's all ahead on bbc news. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm hugh ferris. the headlines this evening: a big night of europa league action has just begun clubs involved but it hasn't started well for celtic. 0n everything from politics to pop music, pep opens up to the bbc, telling us why manchester means so much to him and his family. i will be mancunian for the rest of my life. i will be a manchester city fan. it will not be possible to train another team in england like manchester city. and they're calling it the highest tour in history. the peloton will have more ear—popping climbs than ever in the 2019 tour de france. also coming up in the programme: leaving boston with the bit between their teeth. the red sox take a 2—0 lead in the world series after a battling win at fenway park. hello again.

so, plenty to come on the programme. but there is some live sport going on right now. four british teams with six wins already between them. so can theirform in the europa league continue? two of them have already kicked off. facing a few hours of furious channel hopping is our reporter holly hamilton. we will go to celtic in a moment where the goals have been, but first arsenal with that incredible run that could continue tonight. arsenal's second game in four days. 66 hours since they finished beating leicester they are back in action against sporting in portugal looking to extend their ten game winning streak. quite incredible this season. streak. quite incredible this season. a big ask ahead of them in

lisbon as they do not have the best record. they have not won in portugal in their last five games there. both teams currently sitting two wins from two saw a crucial victory tonight. arsenal have made six changes from the team that beat leicester. no 0sil. aaron ramsey with the captain's armband. it has been like walking football so far, 0-0, been like walking football so far, 0—0, and a few empty seats because portugal offers hours do not end until 7pm. no portugal offers hours do not end until7pm. no goals in portugal offers hours do not end until 7pm. no goals in the arsenal game but two in the celtic game already. celtic have a bit of a battle on their hands. they need to avoid defeat. that is what they had to remember going into this game. they need to pick up at least one game. so far, leipzig have gone 2—0

up. their lead was doubled in the 34th minute in the first half. just a few minutes ago. tricky for celtic but one person in that audience at leipzig who did not expect to be going. we saw this on social media. thousands of celtic fans have travelled over but one did not know until tonight there's a go. a young boy whose mum and dad surprised him. this is cordy. the gave him the scarf that the tickets and he thought it was going to the shop. he was going further afield. where are we going? no! we are. no! that's why we going? no! we are. no! that's why we are here. no, we are not. yes, we

are. yes, you are. you can see what that means to him. his dad is a mass of motherwell fans! he has to struggle with his son being a celtic fan. unfortunately struggle with his son being a celtic fa n. u nfortu nately results struggle with his son being a celtic fan. unfortunately results not going his way just fan. unfortunately results not going his wayjust now. fan. unfortunately results not going his way just now. the fan. unfortunately results not going his wayjust now. the late games, chelsea, who have started this competition well. yes. they are topping the group so far. they are ina very topping the group so far. they are in a very comfortable position top of their group with two wins while their opponents have just one victory. they are without hazard who has a back injury. alonzo is available off the back of the news that he has signed a new contract until 2023. this is what he had to

say. i am very happy with the players, the staff, the fans. it was important for me to stay here. i always feel the love every game home and away and that is important for me. obviously. the ambitions of the clu b me. obviously. the ambitions of the club are also high and that is important as well. rangers are in a bit of disarray. they are currently top of their group and their opponents and at the bottom. rangers hoping for a back—to—back wins following their success back—to—back wins following their success earlier this month. this is by attack moscow who have just parted company with their manager.

they are without seven players tonight as well. in massive disarray. are going to be at ibrox where steven gerrard has the clean record so ireland's manager. in front of the home crowd, so you would expect rangers to pick up the points. —— so far as manager. we're going to stay in scotland, where the bbc has learned talks are ongoing aimed at ending a ban on the sale of alcohol inside football grounds. it's understood there's a willingness among the police, the government and the sport to change legislation. the move comes after european football's governing body, uefa, relaxed its own rules. here's our sports news correspondent, chris mclaughlin. 0na on a cold night in dundee as two side stick to the pitch, some fans are drinking up before taking there. for now the beer is nonalcoholic. the sale of alcohol has been banned in scottish football grounds for

almost a0 years but its reintroduction could come not due to find pleasure or political pressure but due to pressure from uefa the governing body. in less than two yea rs governing body. in less than two years euro 2020 comes to glasgow, one of 12 host cities but as it stands the only one where you cannot buy a beer and watch football. stands the only one where you cannot buy a beer and watch footballm stands the only one where you cannot buy a beer and watch football. it is the hard one for scotland as a whole to ta ke the hard one for scotland as a whole to take when it is going to be on the worldwide stage and for some reason we have to be treated differently than others. that is definitely one that would be hard to ta ke definitely one that would be hard to take and have the rest of us trying to explain why. this is why. this is like a scene out of apocalypse now. the scottish cup final 1980. after the players left the field, fists and bottles flew in one of the worst football riots in british history.

an alcohol ban followed that lasted to this day. but you can have a drink watching rugby. we do not have the same problems with rugby as you do with football. you do not get toilet getting trashed. we do not have pyrotechnics in the stadium. these particular of football. adding alcohol does not make sense. the sfa, based here at the national stadium, commissioned this report into the possibility of bringing back the booze. it found most people, not just back the booze. it found most people, notjust football back the booze. it found most people, not just football fans, back the booze. it found most people, notjust football fans, were broadly in favour, but it never saw the light of day. so is their an issue with discussing this? the sfa, the police and the government see more discussions are needed but my understanding if there is a willingness for change and scottish football's uneasy divorce from alcohol could be on the rocks. now, you'll know pep guardiola as

one of the most successful managers in the history of the game. in barcelona, munich and manchester he's now won 2a trophies. and broke all those records with manchester city last season. he's seen as an enigmatic figure but bbc sport has managed to get a glimpse of the man rarely seen before. guardiola has chosen the songs that have helped define the key moments of his life and career in an exclusive interview with spanish journalist guillem balague. earlier i spoke to guillem about his time with guardiola. we'll hearfrom both in a moment. but first let's reveal the songs that pep says have provided the soundtrack to his life. bayern munich manager at guardiola is to become manchester city's now coach. # you can tell everybody

this is your song.# manchester city premier league champions. you know him so well you have written a music about him. having a conversation not just about football, did you learn something new? you always learn something new. the main idea of the conversation was to hear a guy who happens to be a manchester city manager and that is what we got. when you get to that level of truth you get to hear things like his fears or something that you all the suspect of

managers, we all want a piece of these famous people, but what happens when they need to rest, rebuilt their energies, where do they do that? generally it is at home but even at home he will admit they will go pep. we are very aware it isa they will go pep. we are very aware it is a demanding job with conversations with managers through the years but it was interesting to go through the detail. let us hear from him for the first time. he feels very much a part of manchester already and maybe for some time to come. i will be mancunian for the rest of my life. i will be a manchester city fan. it will not be possible to train another team in england like manchester city. i feel love from the people here. i like to do it better, to seduce them, to make a better club, where they can believe we are strong enough to do better things. but it is what it is.

there is a big division here, a tribal division. what kind of fans do you —— reaction do you get from manchester united fans? quite well. it depends. let us talk about football. his belly mentorjohann i ,he , he says that there is an in during bond which is much reported but we perhaps did not realise how deep it goes. when you hear his conversations about cruyff, he is so important to how he thinks and he

has been for so long that you wonder if he speaks to him still. he said if he speaks to him still. he said if he speaks to him still. he said if he had faced perhaps he would do that but his presence is there. when things go wrong in a match, you will see him on the technical area the end, what would cruyff do? what he is saying is, how can we think differently about this situation? what can be get from the feelings we have got from players? you realise he does what he does because cruyff taught him to do that. and cruyff impressed him from minute one hence the influence to be so crucial in his life. given the identification we have heard he has with manchester and perhaps the different table job he is asked to do at manchester city do you think this is a challenge that might not burn him out? that he might not seek to have a rest from? something has been built here and is

in the process of being built. when he talks about the lack of... i do not know the word, atmosphere or noise in european nights, he still wa nts to noise in european nights, he still wants to make an impact on and off the pitch so people can come in and see that the champions league is a target yes but everybody has to help. it means he will be the longest that has been at the club i am sure. it's an intriguing interview and podcast. you can download it from the bbc sport website or app or listen on bbc radio 5 live from 7pm this evening. tour de france organisers have revealed the route for the 2019 race, calling it the highest in history. the event will include a record 30 mountain passes and five summit finishes. brussells hosts the grand depart on the 6th ofjuly

but the riders face a gruelling final week with a finish at more than 2000 feet in the pyrenees then two more at that altitude in the alps, with the final ride into paris on the 28th. geraint thomas will be the defending champion after winning his first tour this year. chris froome will be aiming for a fifth title. definitely a different course, it is heavily weighted in terms of the kleins and mountains especially over 2000 metres, which is a big factor. relatively few time trial kilometres to previous editions so that is quite different. it is a race i am really looking forward to preparing for. it would be the dream for me to go for a fifth win. it seems a lot, i would not say i dislike that, but

it is something to take into account. a lot of max —— climbs over 2000 metres which i like. richard moore is presenter of the cycling podcast and joins us now. the courses clearly demanding, but how different is it? the devil is in the detail. they have called it the highest tour de france ever, i am not sure what that means. there's a lot of very high finishes but there area lot of very high finishes but there are a few of the hardest category climbs and there are more second category climbs, media mountains. it seems to have been designed to have quite an open race without a dominant team. that is the big ambition for the organisers to break the team sky stranglehold. a course

that favours one could say the french raiders, very talented, who are good on these punchier climbs. the tour de france route is always very ha rd the tour de france route is always very hard and it always favours strong climbers and all—rounders and this is no different. in the detail there are some quite interesting features. they were forced to be joint team