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it is time for sports day. hello and welcome to sportsday. we look at the cricketing credentials of new england head coach chris silverwood — as he becomes the man to replace trevor bayliss in the top job. emotions running high in shanghai as andy murray frustrates his argentinian opposition to continue his singles comeback. the highs, the nose and the medals, we look back at burton's performance at the world athletics championships. athletics championships. also coming up in the programme... toronto will pack become the first non—european team to join toronto will pack become the first non—european team tojoin rugby league's top—flight.

it is purchaser it as been a mixed bag for england's cricketers the summer. bag for england's cricketers the summer. they lit adapt their world cup better without john ashes campaign, which saw australia retain the urn. plenty of work for a new coach chris of about. but what we know about the man who will be leading the team in their forthcoming tour of new zealand? before he was in a good coach, he was an english player. he only played six tests, but he has enjoyed success as played six tests, but he has enjoyed success as coach. played six tests, but he has enjoyed success 3s coach. he played six tests, but he has enjoyed success as coach. he led essex to the county championship title two yea rs the county championship title two years ago. during his time at chelmsford his record was unblemished, two seasons, two trophies, promotion one year and the title they next. also, he will be at the million face in the england setup. he has been the bowling coach thereby the past two years. he has a

better form strong relationships within the squad. particularly his fellow yorkshireman to route. earlier our cricket correspond told us earlier our cricket correspond told us he will be a very popular choice of the players. they like him. he is kind of one of them. he will have to change emphasis when he gets the job full—time, a little bit of space between them. the main coaching role is obviously a little bit different to that. but yes, gary was in the pei’ to that. but yes, gary was in the perframe. i to that. but yes, gary was in the per frame. i think to that. but yes, gary was in the perframe. i think lassie people properly thought he was favourite, he is south african. many of these coaches now do not want to spend time away from home and they do not have to. plenty of money on the 2020 target, shorter tours of six weeks maybe here, derek, therefore there isa maybe here, derek, therefore there is a year that is it. i think it was a lwa ys is a year that is it. i think it was always an issue about the month that he would have to spend away from home. alec stewart was talk about, even straight for family reasons lassie, as well. take all that into

account, i think southern but was clearly the standout candidate. the work starts now voice of a belt. test cricket, that shift is going to need a little bit of work still. -- silverwood. i can detect a change in the way that they selected the team for new zealand. more of a patient look about the task what i think there. more of a traditional type of batting. he knowsjoe root very well. it is vital, the world test championship assault now as well as a the ashes, they are again in two yea rs' a the ashes, they are again in two years' time. that is always bogus. england go to australia then they have to win the ashes back again. —— thatis have to win the ashes back again. —— that is always a book. they have got to get back test cricket back on track and get themselves to the top of the championship table and beat australia in two years' time. on to tennis and andy murray continued his singles comeback with a first—round victory over the argentinianjuan ignacio londero at the shanghai 0pen.

the three—time grand slam winner — who was competing as a wild card — lost the opening set — but admitted himself he got better as the match went on. rhia chohan was watching. and 23 andy murray became the shanghai masters youngest champion. world number 56 bound his group early on. giving murray the runaround. early on. giving murray the ru na round. after hitting early on. giving murray the runaround. after hitting 18 winners heat at the per set 6— to the stop time for murray to turn it up a notch. moves like this change the direction of the match. murray equated break point chances and adapters with his hands goes, taking this to the third set. but things got really competitive and frustrating stop his opponent was getting a chance to break to love. a moment in the argentine proper had murray exasperated an attraction of this team, all of their anger was

released into this forehand. his opponent could not keep a resurgent murray of spain and neither his emotions. slapping himself into gear did no good, as michael tait moved to the next round and be riots direction of his comeback. today has been a rest at the rugby world cup today. a number of teams can secure a place in the quarterfinals with a win this week. wales is one of them — they play fiji on wednesday. and have made two changes to the side that beat australia last time out. james davies and ross moriarty both start in the back row, in place ofjustin tipuric and aaron wainwright. scotland also play on wednesday — they need a bonus point win to close the gap onjapan — and have made 14 changes for their clash with russia. darcy graham the only man remaining from the win over samoa. but much of the focus for ireland's game next weekend has been on the weather. joe schmidt's side would guarantee their place with a bonus point win over samoa. but typhoon hagibis is on course to hit japan by the weekend

and rules dictate a nil—nil draw would be awarded in the event of a cancellation. attention in football shifts from club to country this week as we enter an international break — and for one or two teams in the premier league. time perhaps to reflect on a pretty dismal start to the season. the champions manchester city are now eight points behind liverpool, mancheser united are languishing down at the bottom half of the table and as for tottenham, they have had just three wins from 11 games this season. here's austin halewood with a look at some of the big talking points from the weekend. already we are starting to talk about the title base and the ominous eight point lead that liverpool had ovei’ eight point lead that liverpool had over manchester city at the top of the table. we may only be eight games in, but that is the biggest lead in the history of the premier

league at this point of the season. last season, liverpool were seven clear of city, but that only lasted for five days around christmas time. but right now, the city side does not quite look like the same one that lifted the title last season. a big part of that is injuries to key players in key positions on the pitch. there msn, of course, the influential kevin sabrina on sunday against wolves. he should be back after the international break. they are nowhere near as solid at the back this season. stones should be back this season. stones should be back after the break, too, but lamport, they will have to cope him to the start of next year at best. city fans, they were not the only football supporters to have broken up football supporters to have broken up dejected in manchester this morning. united were beaten again at the weekend in the premier league. this time away as newcastle and this man scored the winner at 19 on his

league debut. a goal that mounts even more pi’essui’e on league debut. a goal that mounts even more pressure on his struggling manchester united side. another defeat means that they have now only one to in the last 13 matches in the premier league. that result extended their worst league start for 30 yea rs their worst league start for 30 years and the players have started to realise the magnitude of the situation they are in. marcus rushford tweeted yesterday... it is fairto it is fair to say that spending of former players agree with him. this united team is the worst team i can rememberfor a united team is the worst team i can remember for a number of years. united team is the worst team i can rememberfora number of years. it would be very frustrating as a forward , would be very frustrating as a forward, because of the lack quality and the lack of balls coming into the box. he starts look at the system, where is the intensity? i think the belief now is ebbing away.

this could be the beginning of the end for this manager, because i do not want to see at boro player and leave the job. but there has to be a spark, there has to be a reaction and there seems tojust be spiralling out of control at the moment. unlike united, the highs for totte n ha m moment. unlike united, the highs for tottenham had been fairly recent. but since losing to liverpool in madrid, theyjust but since losing to liverpool in madrid, they just have but since losing to liverpool in madrid, theyjust have not recovered and they have conceded ten goals in just two matches and by days. after, of course, that 7—2 thrashing to buy in munich and a convincing 3—0 defeat at brighton. do not forget, that all comes after they were knocked out of the league cup by colchester. it really has been a horrendous couple of weeks for spurs. they have now lost 70 matches on the road, in all competitions in 2019. they have taken just 11 points from a possible 24 in the league. that leaves them ninth in the table.

the start, it is gone the other blip 110w the start, it is gone the other blip now for spurs. at anything, by their standards, it could be classed as a crisis. it does go from bad to worse, iam crisis. it does go from bad to worse, i am afraid. tottenham have confirmed that their captain and goalkeeper hugo lloris won't return to training with the club until next year. he sustained a dislocated elbow during the 3—nil defeat to brighton on saturday. lloris has undergone further assessment this morning and although surgery won't be required the french world cup winner will need to undergo a period of rest and rehabilitation. everton's fabian delph has withdrawn from the england team for their upcoming euro 2020 qualifier in the czech republic and bulgaria. the midfielder picked up an injury during everton's premier league defeat at burnley on saturday. no further replacements are planned as gareth southgate's preparations begin with a 24—man squad. england's women face portugal tomorrow looking to bounce back from their defeat to brazil. since reaching the world cup semi—finals, phil neville's side

have been struggling — with four defeats in five games. they'll also be without midfielderjill scott who's withdrawn with injury. her absence will give her more time to focus on coaching — a career she's looking to pursue once her playing days are over. as you're getting a bit older it is such think about what next? it would be great to get on a coaching journey. it would probably be like starting all over again. i love the game, so maybe afterfit starting all over again. i love the game, so maybe after fit but it is something i can look into. i know how important coaches whether the development of me and me make my debut for england and that is something that i would love to contribute to the youngsters. so, yeah, anybody wants to employ me, me up. and that game between portugal and england tomorrow night will be live on bbc four. the game kicks off at seven o'clock.

in the last hour, great britain's men had sealed their team place at next year tokyo 0lympics. men had sealed their team place at next year tokyo olympics. that is after qualifying for the team final at world championships inch discard. max tops the standings, as he aims for a third world title in that apparatus. world athletics championships ended in doha last night, bringing to a close ten days of highs and lows for great britain on the track and field. despite memorable moments for dina asher—smith and katarina johnson—thompson a total of five medals fell below the team's target. natalie pirks reports. it was perhaps fitting for a championships riddled with controversy that britain's night finished in drama. the men's 4x400m relay team couldn't get the baton round and the women's quartet came forth, were briefly bumped to bronze, and then were out of the medals again. it meant the nation fell two medals short of the target, yet it doesn't tell the whole tale. after a handful of fourth places

and strong performances — notably from women. sunshine off the track, and assassin on it, dina asher—smith became the first british athlete to win three medals at the same championship and became a world champion to boot. it's dina asher—smith! she's the champion. yeah, i don't know what to say. i don't think it's properly sunk in. but i dreamt of this, but it's real now. katarina johnson—thompson came to doha like a woman reborn. this stadium now forever etched in the memory as the scene of her greatest heptathlon victory. that's an excellent run — 30.08! it actually felt like a dream and the lights and everything. it has been unbelievable and i can't believe this is the result. world athletics is in a very healthy state and british athletics is very much a part of that. you know, we have gold medallists here, we have finalists here, and that means that we're punching with the rest of the world. well, the performances have been fantastic, but as always there have been plenty

of issues organisers to deal with. the atmosphere tonight is amazing, but it hasn't always been this way. when dina asher—smith made history last weekend, the lack of crowds was a depressing sight. the humidity was also an issue, a third of the starters in the women's marathon, held at midnight, failed to finish. when the news fell that mo farah‘s former coach, alberto salazar, had been banned for four years for doping offences, it hung over the stadium like a dark cloud, shrouding his star athletes who'd done nothing wrong. and human rights were high on the agenda, with the governing body defending the decision to hold the championships here. i passionately believe that sport can shine a spotlight on so many issues that other areas of the world simply do not want to address. the decision to bring the championships here — there were far more negatives than there were positives. think it was a mistake and i think most of the fans and athletes say the same thing.

with a world cup looming, lessons have undoubtedly been learned by qatar. and as the curtain goes down in the first world championships in the middle east, britain's gaze can turn further east, to the tokyo 0lympics, with some optimism. natalie pirks, bbc news, doha. well, no doubting one of the highlights from doha — katarina johnson—thompson's superb gold in the heptathlon. and a tweet earlier from her mum tracey shows just how long katarina has dreamt of success in athletics. she's posted a picture of some of her daughter's old scrapbooks where she dreams of success in the school sports day — she said i know i'm a bit of a hoarder, but some things arejust too precious — this five—year old katarina, always loved running around. now, toronto wolfpack have never been shy about their ambition

to grow rugby league in north america since the club first a sell—out crowd of nearly 10,000 watched them defeat featherstone on saturday to become the first ever north american club playing in the top flight of the domestic league. their director of rugby is brian noble and hejoins me now. there are some people and rugby league, they get a nosebleed may get to the end of the street. we are trying to change minds, when friends and influence people. we have spent and influence people. we have spent a lot of money promoting the game and marketing the game. trying to pui’ge and marketing the game. trying to purge rugby balls in hands as one of oui’ managers, so we are purge rugby balls in hands as one of our managers, so we are clearly trying to engage everybody. i think it can only be good for the game. the potential here and the amount of money that they pay for professional sport in relation to bringing money into the game and showcasing our

sport at a higher level with a high—capacity can only be good. clearly it is all potential, it has to be monetise it. my overriding thoughts and presence of the weekend as evei’y thoughts and presence of the weekend as every time we have put a game on in canada, everybody enjoys it.|j suppose any practical sense, well, at any come game you have to run it out until april because it is so cold in toronto. but actually mean spending the game a little bit more. we are committed to playing event games in different parts of europe and where we think there is some traction and development for rugby league and where we think we can make an occasion it is coming. it gets a bit cold and there is a lot of snow. then we will get the gates open away before april, but there is no doubt that our own they would game seem to be a feature of what we bring to the super league. again, thatis bring to the super league. again, that is exciting and can only be good. you're not there to just make

up good. you're not there to just make up numbers either, you're wanting semi—real impression in this league, too. absolutely. we want people to come and look at us. to do that we need a good team. we have always had that mantra. we have always tried to get the best possible b could. that will not change forcibly, we are not there to make the numbers up. we wa nt to there to make the numbers up. we want to compete. at the end of the day, if you're in a competition you need to be having your own mind. whether you do or do not have the belief that you commence something. we will be no different. we have a world —class we will be no different. we have a world—class coach and players. we clearly need to add to that, you know. but we are not frightened to make a headline and so we think games that bring headlines like that with personality is the way to go.|j would not mind a trip of a toronto for a rugby game. if you're an elite diver — you're pretty good at getting