hello there, welcome along. ruud van nistelrooy�*s first match as interim manchester united manager couldn't have gone much better. as negotiations continue to acquire the services of the sporting manager ruben amorim, united beat leicester city 5—2 at old trafford to reach the league cup quarterfinals. that was one of six ties on wednesday night with also wins for holders liverpool, crystal palace, newcastle united, arsenal and tottenham, none of them went to penalties. earlier, i wasjoined by our reporterjoe lynskey and we started by talking about the manchester united game.

this was part one of what could be a very short audition for ruud van nistelrooy, looking to get that permanent managersjob but it looks like ruben amorim will be coming in very soon. so anytime that van nistelrooy gets in the dugout, we know he's going to make the most of. and you can see that tonight, he was very animated for all five goals they scored, including a smile almost of disbelief when casemiro scored a brilliant opener from long—range. the brazilian ended up with two goals tonight. bruno fernandes got two as well and alejandro garnacho got the other one. united 5—2 winners over leicester city. this looked like the performance of freedom after so many nights where it felt like the result would decide previous manager's future. and van nistelrooy did reference some of the bad luck that erik ten hag has been getting in the last few weeks. he said after the match, van nistelrooy, that they had just as many chances tonight as they have done against fenerbahce, west ham and against crystal palace that they haven't taken. tonight, he said theyjust got

that luck in front of goal. where are we at now because we understand that ruud van nistelrooy can carry out his media duties ahead of the chelsea game, back in the league at the weekend so he may well still be in charge on the weekend? yeah, there is no solid updates from manchester united but as you say, there are clues that ruud van nistelrooy will take the press conference on thursday ahead of the united's next premier league game on sunday against chelsea. that may suggest that van nistelrooy will be in charge for that match. and ruben amorim's sporting team, they're in action on friday in the portuguese league so, news need to happen fast if they get in the dugout, it's looking likely to be van nistelrooy at the moment. united fans will certainly be happy because manchester city — they're out?

yes, if you remember back the start of the season, there was a qoute from the tottenham manager, ange postecoglou, when the team was a bit under pressure and he said, he always wins trophies in his second season in charge and the fl cup, a big opportunity for that. spurs will now believe they have a big chance after they've beaten the big draw in this competition, manchester city, the premier league champions won it so many times over recent years. but timo werner and pape sarr get in the goals in a 2—1win which was very nervy at the end. massive chances at both ends of the pitch but it is spurs who go through to the last day and a big moment potentially in their season. quick wist through on the other ties, four other matches, liverpool, the holders, they're through? yes, i think tottenham will be encouraged by some of the other results that have happened tonight. as you mentioned, liverpool going through, knocking out brighton but we see chelsea go out tonight as well, they lost at newcastle. aston villa, another team who, like the spurs, desperate from some silverware this season as their profile continues to rise but they were beaten 2—1 at home by crystal palace in theirfourth round match. liverpool, as you say, no problems for them, beaten brighton and arsenal,

very impressive, they beat last efl side left in the competition, preston north end 3-0. it was a brilliant gorl in that match for their 17—year—old academy product ethan nwaneri. so those six winners joining brentford and southampton in the quarter—finals. there is the quarterfinal draw, for the first time in m years it's an all—prmier league affair tottenham's reward for beating manchester city v manchester united at home. arsenal will face crystal palace, newcastle have got brentford and southampton are at home to liverpool. those ties will be played in the week commencing 16 december. jamal musiala scored a first half hat—trick as bayern munich beat mainz 4—0 to reach the last 16 in the german cup. bundesliga strugglers mainz found themselves behind early in the match as musiala combined with harry kane to open the scoring.

he then put the result beyond any doubt before half time to wrap up a first half hat—trick, leaving bayern 4—0 up at the break. vincent kompany�*s side will find out their opponents when the draw�*s made on the 3 november. eintracht frankfurt beat borussia monchengladbach 2—1, despite playing 75 minutes of the match with ten men, the hosts took the lead in the second minute of first—half stoppage time. hugo ekitike firing into the bottom corner. monchengladbach levelled but the visitors couldn't make the extra man count and omar marmoush, scored what proved to be the winner 20 minutes from time. daniil medvedev is out of the paris masters, beaten by alexei popyrin. the australian took the first set, but medvedev, who was the fourth seed took the second 6—2. in a tense decider, it eventually went to a tie break which popyrin won 7—4. it's his first win over the russian. holger rune beat alexander bublik in straight sets. the danish player was rarely troubled coming through 6—4, 6—2.

the world number 13 will face arthur cazaux in the next round. it's 50 years since one of the greatest clashes in the history of sport — the rumble in thejungle. kinshasa, october 30, 1974, it saw muhammad ali take on george foreman in a bid to win the heavyweight crown for a third time. our correspondentjoe wilson looks back at a truly epic encounter. kinshasa, democratic republic of congo. today, one of the planet's biggest busiest cities. fighters here trained, knowing there was a time when the world watched their country. 50 years ago because of boxing, because of muhammad ali. i had a dream, when i got to africa, i had one hell

of a rumble. i had to beat tyson's behind to claim to be the king of thejungle. for this fight, i wrestled with alligators, i tussled with the whale, i handcuffed lightning and put thunder injail, you know i'm bad. the world knew muhammad ali, this fight ensured that. but his opponent, george foreman, arrived as the big favourite. younger, stronger, the undefeated world champion. through the buildup, ali embraced the occasion, celebrating his identity and history, proudly in africa. thrilling the crowd and the president. zaire, as the country was then known, was run by mobutu sese seko. the people were poor, political opposition violently suppressed but the boxes were famous. the president ensured his image would be seen when the world watched. and now you can see ali trying to work up the crowd on his side. ali created a spectacle. he taunted foreman before the first round, tormented him throughout. ali used the ropes, took brutal punches, exhausted foreman before winning to global astonishment. the fight was timed for american audiences.

and among the images filmed by the bbc in zaire 50 years ago, the crucial satellite dish. when a fight can be televised from anywhere, boxing can follow the money, it's not stopped since. kinshasa is left with a memory and a tradition, the riches are elsewhere, boxing is still here. 50 years on, that fight still rumbles. joe wilson, bbc news. in cricket, england's white ball squad are in the caribbean. they play three one—dayers and five t20�*s. the first one—dayer is in antigua on thursday withjos buttler still out with a calf problem liam livingstone is going to captain england for the first time. that's the really exciting part for me, being able to lead the way for some youngsters and to be able to create an environment that they will come into and feel at home and express their talent in international cricket. so, is going to be a lot

of debuts over the next few weeks and yeah, i think it's a really exciting thing to english cricket, we got some talent coming through and it's about time we sort of threw them into the deep end and see what they are all about. new zealand spinner ajaz patel has been talking about returning to his birthplace mumbai where the kiwis will look to complete a clean sweep in the test series against india. it's also where he took all 10 wickets in an innings against against india three years ago, one of only three bowlers to have done that in the history of test cricket. coming to india, we know how tough a task it is to win against india at home, let alone win a series. so, to be able to do that, has been very, very special. but it's certainly taken the whole team effort to be able to do that and we played some very, very good cricket of the last couple of weeks and i guess moving forward into this game, it's important that we start again and really forget about what's gone behind us. lots of great cricket

to look forward to over the next few days. you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me, olly foster, and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. hello there. on the whole, wednesday was a cloudy day for most of us, but there were a favoured few spots where we saw some sunshine. aberdeenshire, one of them, and also powis in wales, where we saw some lovely sunshine — temperatures peaked at 17 celsius. but for thursday, it's going to be another cloudy day. quite a murky start as well, but we keep that mild theme to close out the month of october. and that is because high pressure stays with us, and the winds very light indeed across england and wales, more isobars to the north, stronger winds in scotland, and this weather front running across the top. that will introduce a little bit more in the way of rain as we go through the day across the northern isles. a windy scenario here — gusts, perhaps close to 50 miles an hour.

more in the way of cloud across the far northwest, but we will be chasing cloud amounts around. if you get some sunshine, temperatures will respond, and through the afternoon, we're likely to see highs generally of around 15 or 16 celsius once again. now, that means that for halloween, evening it looks as though, particularly across england and wales, the spooky mist and fog set to return — that wind, keeping the mist and the murk at bay across the far north of scotland. and for diwali, for the fireworks — well, hopefully the cloud won't spoil proceedings too much. now, the higher pressure will start to drift away and allow this frontal system to sink a little bit further south. so, there will be outbreaks of rain pushing into the far north of scotland first thing on friday morning. with the cloud around, many areas staying into double digits — again, another grey story, but that weather front will continue to drift its way slowly southwards behind it, the wind direction changing to a northerly introducing cleaner, fresher conditions so cooler, but there will be more in the way of sunshine coming through. 7—10 degrees here, but further south, once again, temperatures peaking into the mid—teens.

that cooler air is not set to last. high pressure on the move again. it's moving over to the near continent, and that allows a subtle change in wind direction to more of a southeasterly. but that subtle change could bring quite a dramatic change to the forecast. there's the potential for a little more in the way of sunshine coming through across england and wales sunday into monday. looking ahead, that quiet theme continues, but once again, we have to watch out for mist and fog.

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