yeah i think basel had nothing to lose, coming to old trafford. expecting united to win and rightly so. if basel were in the premier league they would do well to survive, so that's the difference. we are talking of united having a good chance of being champions this year. in my eyes, basel are a bottom six premier league club. but if united don't play well and basel get a bit of confidence and enjoy it, you never know. i would have the feeling that winning the title back for united would be the priority, so where does the champions league fit in western artjose mourinho wants to win everything. where does the champions league fit in? iwould where does the champions league fit in? i would be going for the premier league and the champions league. it is nice to win the league and the fa cup, as they did last year. he believes that teams have the advantage on them but that isjose mourinho. he knows his squad, it is very competitive. it is big and healthy. there's no reason why they can't cope all the way. with benfica and cska moscow the other two tea

at old trafford, time for wayne rooney's return.e blue of everton, he was greeted with gratitude. sometimes, for a moment, football achievements transcend tribalism. but there we re were no points to be proven and few have been making the case more firmly and directly than manchester united this season. directly than manchester united this season. antonia valencia's strike in the opening moments. a goal of which wayne rooney would have been proud. it took until the second half for his moment. dog—eared as ever but not the finished 0ld his moment. dog—eared as ever but not the finished old trafford has come to expect. he was withdrawn before united finally went loose. there was this goal and there was no sentiment from the player. a fourth—macro goal in a penalty in stoppage time. everton have plenty to think about. everton is a very good team with a lot of very good players but they are in a difficult moment. important to start strong and try to improve their mentality as soon as possible. we failed to secure the game. second—half t

and this is the latest scorecard from old trafford. england batting now, needing 205 to win.airstow opened the batting alongside alex hales. 40 a0 after one as you can see the current score. it's a 7 o'clock kick off tonight for england's lionesses as they begin their world cup qualifying campaign. they take on russia in their first match since reaching the semi—finals of the euros in the summer, and so it's also their first since allegations of racism against their coach mark sampson were made public. he was cleared of any wrongdoing by an initial investigation but that could be re—opened amid further accusations. our sports correspondent katie gornall is at the game at tranmere‘s prenton park. katie, how big a distraction has this been for england's lionesses? it certainly has dominated the build—up to the match. and something mark sands and even mentioned in his programme notes. he said that since the heroes they have been through an incredibly tough time but everyone connected with the allegations would have suffered. he's been under intense scrutiny since the allegations

yes, it's a business venture — but it's also hoped it will help the regeneration of old trafford and footballing legacy — but rather than look back at football — they want to look forward to the future. we could retire and we could talk on television, we could just watch and do nothing else and go to the gym, oi’ do nothing else and go to the gym, or we could do things. university academy 92 should open to students in september 2019. former world middleweight boxing champion jake lamotta, who inspired robert de niro's oscar winning performance in raging bull, has died at the age of 95. lamotta passed away in a nursing home after complications with pneumonia. richard mcelvanney reports. jake lamotta was a fighter known for taking and giving punishment. his style made him one of the most famous boxers in the 19405 and 5tyle made him one of the most famous boxers in the 19405 and 505, famou5 boxers in the 19405 and 505, and inspired an 05car—winning film. robert de niro played him in a film. upon the news of the death, he 5imply upon the news of the death, he simply said, rest in peace,

yesterday, rooney made his first return to manchester united since leaving old trafford to rejoin evertonrt heard his boyhood club was expected to fine him two weeks wages. the court heard that country's record goalscorer accepted the sentence and punishment. belgian champions anderlecht have sacked their manager rene weiler after a poor start to the season. in his first campaign in charge he guided them to their 34th league title and the quarter finals of the europa league. the club have won just two of their opening seven matches this season though, and lost 3—0 away to bayern munich in the champions league last week. weiler‘s argentinian assistant nicolas frutos will take temporary charge. zenit st petersburg beat fc ufa 3—0 to move three points clear at the top of the russian premier league. the goals by forwards sebastian driussi and alexander kokorin, with a penalty from skipper domenico criscito set roberto mancini's zenit on their way to a an easy win. they're now three points ahead of second—placed krasnodar. last week we found out that the giro d'italia will start in israel next

withjonny bairstow as an opener for theirfirst one day international against west indies tomorrow at old traffordroy at the top of the order for the last one dayer the team played, which was in the champions trophy in june. this is his chance in one—day cricket. he has been up and down the order, battered at four, five, six and seven. it is a chance to establish himself in the white ball team. he is a fantastic player. top of the order, these white balls haven't been swinging for the first few overs, they can play normally and get off to a good start. he is batting the opposite end to someone who is in fine form in alex hales. he will be under too much pressure in terms of the scoreboard, but this is his first chance in the white ball game to establish himself at the top of the order and stamp his authority on the team. rory mcilroy will return to where it all started for him after being added to the field for next week's british masters at close house. it's the tournament in which he made his professional debut 10 years ago. the world no 8 is joined in northumberland by several of his 2016 ryder

one more game for mcguire and coe as castleford await at old trafford.emiership tonight, and newcastle falcons are top of the table after a 29—17 win over london irish three tries in eight minutes put enough distance between the sides. vereniki goneva scored two of them for the falcons who have won four out of five games this season. sale scored eight tries in their 57—10 win over gloucester. byron mcguigan scoring a hat—trick but the pick of the tries came in the first minute from denny solomona. and saracens picked up a win at worcester. chris wyles scored twice in their 25—3 victory. the ospreys poor start to the season has continued after falling wales hooker scott baldwin couldn't play in that game for ospreys because he'd had his hand bitten by a lion in bloemfontein. he was taken to hospital after the incident at a local game park to receive stitches and treatment against infection. his coach steve tandy didn't seem to have very much sympathy, calling it pretty stupid. the ospreys poor start to the season has continued after falling to a fourth su

the match at old trafford was the first of their five game series.ontest as the visitors won the toss and elected to bat posting a score of 20a for nine with captain jason holder top scoring on 41 but it was bairstow in his 28th one day international who led his side home to take the victory. let's here from joe root. let's here from joe root. he has had to wait a long time, it shows the level his ability to come in and ta ke level his ability to come in and take a chance after such a long period of time waiting, and he has been fantastic in rebel cricket, and to see him step up and take the opportunity is fantastic. really pleased for him. obviously have known him for a long time, and he will be externally proud of his achievement today. horse racing, and british trainer stephen mcconville and his son michael have been disqualified for three years following the withdrawal of one of their horses at the cheltenham festival in march. the horse, ansea nachai cliste, was found to have a prohibited substance. joe wilson was at tuesday's hearing in london

wayne rooney's old trafford return ends in a 4—0 defeat for everton against his former club manchesternited. and marc leishman wins the bmw championship, the penultimate tournament of the fedex cup play—offs. hello there and welcome to the programme. lots to talk about, there, but we start with the news that lewis hamilton has claimed his 60th formula 1 victory, taking the chequered flag at the singapore grand prix. his main rival, sebastian vettel, crashed on the first lap. red bull's daniel ricciardo was second with mercedes valterri bottas third. tom clarkson was in sepang for us. ifa if a week is a long time in politics, 48 hours is a lifetime in formula 1. a tight and twisty street circuit mixed with rain is the perfect cocktail for chaos in formula 1. this singapore sling left sebastian vettel, max verstappen, and to write them, all leading shaken, not stirred. —— kimi raikkonen. the sultan's press were entered as he picked through the wreckage to take the lead. lewis hamilton has shown many cars before that he is a master of racing in the weight. so it was little surprise that h

so we look forward to the match and i hope also trafford —— old trafford feels in the same way that weteresting interview over the weekend in which he said that manchester united failed to evolve after sir alex ferguson left the club in 2013. he said it was an ‘empty period' under david moyes and louis van gaal. the man who first apppointed sir alex, and is life president at the club, agrees with the manager. i think whoever succeeded alex fergusson it was a hell of a job and i think david miles was a brave man to ta ke i think david miles was a brave man to take it on. and then louis came on. unfortunately the style of football for those two years was not what manchester united players —— fa ns what manchester united players —— fans had been used to and they did not take it. it has taken this season to get his way, but he did exceptionally well to win two trophies last year. the northern ireland manager michael o'neill has been arrested and charged in connection with drink driving. o'neill was stopped by police on the outskirts of edinburgh early on sunday morning. he is due to appear

he was and he has continued to play for the club, as recently as yesterday in that defeat at old trafford here is that rooney has been banned from driving for two years and will have to serve 100 hours of community service in the lap —— in the next 12 months. england women's manager mark sampson insists he's not allowing the recent controversy surrounding eni aluko‘s discrimination case to affect the team's preparations for their opening world cup qualifier against russia tomorrow. forward aluko and midfielder drew spence have both submitted evidence against sampson... who has been cleared of any wrongdoing by two separate investigations. the important thing is to be professional. we understand there is a huge public interest in the investigations but from our point of view, the players have a job to do. we are representing england and these players have worked incredibly hard to be given the opportunity to represent england. we are focused on that and making sure we can give the best performance we can. i have made clear my stance on the allegations and as we sit now, 2a hours away from

the five—match one—day series starts on tuesday at old trafford. that's all sport for now.the bbc as the party's annual conference continues in bournemouth, sir vince also said it was ‘perfectly possible' that he could be britain's next prime minister. he said both labour and the conservatives were in internal civil wars. let's go live to the liberal democrat party conference in bournemouth. our political correspondent eleanor garnier is there. it was a robust intervention by borisjohnson but it was a robust intervention by boris johnson but he it was a robust intervention by borisjohnson but he knew that boris johnson was not going to be sacked so he was in a sense setting up theresa may to disappoint. you could say that. sir vince cable, the relatively new lib dem leader, made his point pretty clear. he thinks that unless theresa may gets rid of borisjohnson, her credibility that unless theresa may gets rid of boris johnson, her credibility will be reduced to zero. i think that is an easy hit for vince cable. instead, what the lib dem leader is focusing on this conference

in sport: there was no happy return for wayne rooney at old trafford.rton were thrashed 4—0 by manchester united, which puts them in the bottom three. the handmaid's tale! and the handmaid's tale was the big winner in the emmys, scooping three of the major prizes. and carol has the weather. morning, a chilly start for some of us. morning, a chilly start for some of us. some low cloud, some patchy fog. that will give way to sunshine and showers, the worst of which will be in the west. i will have more in 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story: police investigating the london tube bombing have searched a third property in connection with the attack. the bbc understands it is a takeaway restaurant in hounslow, where a second suspect was arrested on saturday night. two men remain in custody. andy moore reports. late on saturday night, a second man is arrested in the centre of hounslow in connection with the tube bombing. this is no ordinary detention. at least three forensic officers check the man over for any evidence, before he is taken away. he

the five—match one—day series starts on tuesday at old trafford. that's all sport for now.ve more in the next hour. thank you. some other news. the m5 in gloucestershire remains closed northbound between junctions 14 and 16 following an accident yesterday in which four people were killed. a lorry crashed through the central reservation and collided with traffic coming the other way. a woman and two children remain critically ill in hospital.

he was given a good reception as he came out to face the old trafford faithful. 17 minutes gone and united still leading 1—0. london rivals chelsea and arsenal played out a goalless draw at stamford bridge in a match which offered more excitement than the scoreline suggests. the visitors thought they'd taken the lead when defender shkodran mustafi headed home, only to see his goal disallowed for offside. chelsea defender david luiz was sent off late on for a high tackle on kolasinac. honestly, i think the game was open. i think it was a good game for both teams. both teams tried to win the game, created chances to win the game. the commitment from my players was total, 100%. for these reasons we must be pleased. we had a solid performance, that team is focused on discipline. a great response. everybody expected us today to see how we would respond to what happened in our last away game. and we did that in a positive way. i felt there were less inhibitions because of what happened before. after all the hype, the big fight between gennady golovokin and saul canelo

wayne rooney's return to old trafford ended in a 4—0 defeat to everton by manchester united today.oday he returned to the club where he scored 250 goals in 13 years. but little time for sentiment. just minutes in, valencia released a strike that stunned the visitors, his strike as... everton finally started to get some space a little later, someone in particular. but there would be no goal to crown his return, and it was to get worse for wayne rooney. a penny for them, wayne? everton‘s former striker lukaku wayne? everton‘s former striker lu ka ku finally scored wayne? everton‘s former striker lukaku finally scored after being taunted by way fans all game. and anthony marshall's penalty concluded things. everton‘s woes continue. at sta mford things. everton‘s woes continue. at stamford bridge, the predicted arsenal capitulation did not materialise. instead, the gunners had the better of the chances. the by now customary chelsea red card did, however. david luis's dangerous attempt on his opponent was chelsea's. .. lewis hamilton has claimed his 60th formula 1 victory, at the singap

return to manchester united since leaving 0ld first return to manchester united since leaving old traffordeard that boyhood club was expected to find his wages. he is country's record goalscorer said he accepted the sentence and punishment. —— his country's record goalscorer. an nhs trust has pleaded guilty to breaking health and safety laws in connection with the death in its care of an 18—year—old boy with epilepsy. connor sparrowhawk drowned in the bath in 2013 at a care home run by southern health, which treats mental health patients. the trust said his death had led to significant changes and improvements in the way it works. a cyclist who knocked down and killed a woman while riding an illegal 0lympic—style racing bike has been sentenced to 18 months in a young offenders' institution. charlie alliston, who was 18 at the time, was travelling on a bike with no front brakes when he crashed into kim briggs in east london last year. the judge at the old bailey described him as "an accident waiting to happen". time now for all the sports news in sport today. hello, this is sport today, liv

over at old trafford, champions league football is back. so too it seems is marouane fellaini.ering headers were clearly the order of the day against basel. romelu lukaku had his eyes on the prize. and fellaini was busy again, his cross falling perfectly for england's marcus rashford. 3—0 not a bad return to europe's top table. and they say there are no easy games in european football, but chelsea fans would beg to differ. if his name hadn't earned him enough cool points, david zappacosta's audacious shot certainly did. 0h, he's gone for it and scored! azerbaijan's qarabag were mere sightseers on a rainy trip to london. michy batshuayi netted two in chelsea's 6—0 rout. natalie perks, bbc news. newsnight is coming up on bbc two. here's emily maitlis. pay rises for public sector workers. are we beginning to see the impact of the dup? and murdoch's takeover of sky is thrown into doubt. is the government worried he will turn it into fox? join me now on bbc two. here on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. purse hello and welcome to sportsday — coming up. celtic concede fi

and manchester united spoil wayne rooney's return to old trafford, trouncing his new club everton, in evening. the home secretary has announced that the uk terror threat level, has been reduced from critical to severe, meaning an attack is no longer considered imminent. the change comes after the arrest of a second man, in connection with friday's bomb attack on an underground train, at parsons green station in london. the 21—year—old suspect was detained at a house in stanwell near heathrow last night. an 18—year—old arrested earlier at dover, and suspected of planting the bomb, is remains in custody. police are still searching a house linked to the teenager at sunbury on thames. well tom symonds is at stanwell, where the latest arrest took place. rapid progress and greater clarity, thatis rapid progress and greater clarity, that is how the police describe this unfolding investigation. they raided to this second house in west london, close to heathrow airport, earlier this morning. they arrested a 21—year—old man. neighbours described him as friendly. they had friends come down from

having a look at some of our premier league football action today, we could see at old trafford.. perhaps some showers across the london region as well. this evening, the rain pushing eastwards a cross well. this evening, the rain pushing eastwards across england and wales. claire wa5 skies further north, but we will soon see this next band of wet and windy weather into the early hours of sunday morning. it will pu5h hours of sunday morning. it will push in from northern ireland. this area of rain will come in with strengthening wind5. there will be some drier weather acro55 eastern areas. rain heaviest in the west, particularly acro55 areas. rain heaviest in the west, particularly across wales, northern england and east anglia. it will 5tay windy a5 england and east anglia. it will 5tay windy as we head into sunday night, monday morning. you can see the proximity of the isobar5. we could see gu5t5 the proximity of the isobar5. we could see gusts up to 70 mph, particularly acro55 northern scotland. it will be windy in the south as well. it will be feeling like autumn over the nex

wayne rooney's old trafford return ends in a 4—0 defeat for everton against his former club manchestermate tournament of the fedex cup play—offs. hello there and welcome to the programme. lots to talk about, there, but we start with the news that lewis hamilton has claimed

leads england to a seven wicket victory over west indies in the first one day international at old traffordssful players hello and welcome to the programme. we start with the news that four goals from lionel messi giving him his 43rd career hat—trick, saw barcelona move five points clear at the top of the spanish primera division after they scored a convincing 6—1 win over eibar. a first half penalty was added to with three second half goals paulinho and denis suarez also found the net at camp nou, while valencia scored five moving them up to third,

get to walk out at old trafford. hard to put into words. tomorrow night. northern ireland's rory mcilroy has made a solid start to the british master in northumberland.. the four time major winner his an opening 67 but needed help from a spectator at the 17th. a wild drive meant he couldn't find his ball in the deep rough, but thanks to the fan's good work, he found it, promptly made a par at the hole. he ended on 3 under, four shots behind leaders tyrrell hatton and george coetzee. british bobsleigh can now afford to partially support sending a women's team to february's winter olympics — by reallocating funds made available. after the sport's chief executive richard parker left his role. earlier this month the bbsa said it was withdrawing funding from the women but continuing to fund three men's teams. bobsled drivers misha mcneill and donna creighton had launched ‘crowdfunding pages‘ in an effort to raise money so they could continue competing. mcneill has already reached her target of £30,000 and says the extra support will be vital. it

england as they strolled to victpry over the west indies in the first one day international at old trafford205 with more than ten overs to spare. joe lynskey reports. voiceover: this is how to take your chance in one—day cricket, talent i’u ns chance in one—day cricket, talent runs throughout this england team, jonny bairstow is the latest start, in september, nothing is easy on a cricket field, for a while, the match itself was in doubt, soggy outfield, less time for runs. when the west indies did get to bat, england wished they had stayed in the cold, chris gayle's hitting as compelling as it is casual. breakthrough came with one slog to many, white ball, cloudy skies, no deceiving joe root‘s eyes. with chris gayle's wicket, the tourists had lost momentum. england were left chasing 205, but lights were fading fast on the west indies. the question was if their stoke could make his hundred before the close, he had the answer, a century built on perseverance and the platform for ben stokes to finish with a flourish. with a series advantage, england know this talented team will ta ke england

after finishing on 35 not out against lancashire at old trafford, he was given a standing ovation by highest level never really disappears. a warm up level never really disappears. a warm up game 01’ a level never really disappears. a warm up game or a friendly, the competitiveness just comes out. but my reflections on my game is based a lot on technique, notjust hand eye coordination so i think as a result, i've had longevity and sometimes players who rely on reflex might not have, but like i said before, sometimes you hold on a bit too long and they'll think it's better to let goa and they'll think it's better to let go a bit sooner than later. england are 177 for four at the open. that's all from us.

because of the already produced reaction redaction in fighting in many areas charles trafford has more from a stunner. the announcement here in astonished by russia iran and turkey that it is finalized an agreement on a stablish ing a for the escalation zone in the northern province of syria that province of italy is undoubtably a sign of progress but there are of course huge concerns about how the implementation of this plan will go forward there are concerns by the opposition with respect to an announcement here made today that the iranians the russians and the turks will have a full seize on the ground as monitors around these areas the opposition store slee against any real presence by iranian forces now that was answered by the head of the russian delegation here alexander levy n.c.f. who said that the iranians had every right to be in syria because they had been invited by the syrian government and as part of this a star no group their forces should also be involved in the monitoring of this area they're also huge concerns with respect to some of the big groups that operate insid

simon stone reports fropm old trafford it is ten season since the manchester united side won the championsts entrance applied three of the competition's four semifinalists, but according to jose competition's four semifinalists, but according tojose mourinho, if any of england's five contenders are going to go deep into this season's competition, they will have to ove 1120 m e competition, they will have to overcome obstacles the rest of europe's big guns simply don't have to face. no winter break. in other countries, i winter break. to face. no winter break. in other countries, iwinter break. -- to face. no winter break. in other countries, i winter break. -- a winter break. i have to admit that i love it. i know that goes against us, but i have to admit i love the english christmas period for football. and then the facts that we have to play many times with two days before the big matches in europe. while other countries, they protect their clubs. the good news for united is that marijuana delaney, the player jose for united is that marijuana delaney, the playerjose mourinho says he does

because that's what we have donein trafford because that's what we have done in the past.r the attack. as on orthopaedic suhr journeyth june, he was after the attack. as on orthopaedic suhrjourneythjune, he was treated in hospital by the medical staff he normally works alongside and he's very aware that his neck wound could have been a lot worse. there is a lot of vital structures in that area and some of them can be fatal. no two ways about it. some of it can be very disabling. mr kurdy says he won't be deterred from going to mosque and that he's been comforted by the support he's received from people of all faiths. a 61—year—old woman has been taken to hospital this morning with stab wounds following an incident at a school in scunthorpe in lincolnshire. the woman who is a welfare officer at winterton community academy sustained non—life threatening injuries. a 16—year—old girl has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and is currently being questioned by officers. mrs may said it was important that there was no physical border between ireland and northern irela

so we look forward to the match and also i hope 0ld forward to the match and also i hope old traffordanchester united failed to evolve after sir alex ferguson left. he called the period under david moyes and louis van gaal as an empty period. david moyes was a brave man to take it on. it didn't work for him. louis van gaal came in and the style of foot ball van gaal came in and the style of football for those two years was not what manchester united supporters had become accustomed to and so they didn't take to it. jose has taken a season or two to get his way but he did exceptionally well in winning two trophies last year. the northern ireland manager michael 0'neill has been arrested and charged in connection with drink—driving. 0'neill was stopped by police on the outskirts of edinburgh early on sunday morning. he is due to appear at edinburgh sheriff's court on october 10th — that's two days after northern ireland's final world cup qualifier against norway. after winning their test series, england meet the west indies again in a t20 international on saturday before the 50—over one

yesterday, rooney made his first return to manchester united since leaving old trafford to rejoin everton300,000. having left court, rooney, his country's record goal—scorer, said he accepted the sentence and hoped his punishment would enable him to make some amends. lets get the latest weather news. quieter drier weather on the way for us quieter drier weather on the way for us tomorrow, still have a bit of rain to clear through this evening, cloud and rain affecting parts of england and wales, pushing south, most of it clearing away. not long after midnight. behind that variable cloud and clear spells, one or two fog patches but parts of northern ireland and scotland in the countryside getting close to freezing again as tuesday begins. but once the mist and fog clears it will be a fine day, just maybe the odd isolated shower but the vast majority staying dry, starting sunny, patchy cloud building, some sunshine coming through, it will feel quite pleasant with temperatures, a few spots reaching into the upper teens. slightly different picture on wednesday, in milderfeel, the north and we

old trafford is the venue for the first one day international against the west indies.ng dropped before he'd scored any of them. the west indies innings is a little precariously poised at the moment. they are 132—4 after 29 overs. the england lionesses‘ world cup campaign starts this evening with a tough qualifier against russia at tranmere's prenton park. the preparations have been overshadowed by continuing scrutiny of mark sampson's conduct. chelsea's eni aluko lodged a complaint against him last year and an independent enquiry cleared him of racism and bullying earlier this year. fresh player statements may see the investigation re—opened, but sampson is trying to focus on the game tonight. it's going to be a tough group. russia are the second seeds, so on paper it will be the most difficult challenge for us. they will come here knowing that either a draw or victory puts them in a great place in the group, so we have to guard against that. we have looked at russia in depth. we will have to be at our best on tuesday to get the result we want. that match live on bbc t

return to manchester united since leaving 0ld first return to manchester united since leaving old traffordoin everton in summer. the court heard his boy —— boyhood club would dock two weeks wages. having left the court, wayne rooney said he accepted the sentence and that his punishment would enable him to make amends. it is just would enable him to make amends. it isjust gone would enable him to make amends. it is just gone 3:30am in the morning, that means it is time for the travel show. coming up this week, scotland's most beautiful roads. it's some of the most amazing landscapes and seascapes you'll see. it's around the world in 500 miles. where to spend your christmas holidays and how about a cup of fish entrails? laughs. very strong! it's really chewy. really very, very strong. the city of inverness on scotland's north—east coast is the unofficial capital of the highlands. it's been a popular tourist destination since the arrival of the railways in the mid—19th century and, despite its rather changeable weather, the city remains the gateway to exploring the country's mountainous north

stockport magistrates court on 18th september, the day after he's due to make his return to old trafford from manchester united. i'm very disappointed about the situation regarding wayne rooney. we have spoken — that was last tuesday. and the chairman, bill kenwright, also spoke to wayne about this situation. and in line with any disciplinary matter, this will be dealt with internally by the club. birmingham has won the race to become the english candidate to host the 2022 commonwealth games. they were in competition with liverpool, but the government's department for digital, culture, media and sport has backed the city in the west midlands. here's the ceo of commonwealth games england, paul blanchard. the birmingham bid that they put together was really exciting and potentially inspirational. they had to meet a range of criteria, including the sports programme, the infrastructure, the venues, the athletes' experience and a range of other aspects, which they met absolutely perfectly. they also presented some really exciting proposals on how the game would benefit the city in the region

the five—match one—day series starts on tuesday at old trafford.s was played in an unusual setting last night — in philadelphia in the united states. but i'm not convinced americans have taken to the sport, lots of empty seats... it's only the second premiership game to be played in america. saracens won 29 points to seven. in the day's other game, leicester beat gloucester. meanwhile munster maintained their unbeaten start to the pro14 season after a 21—16 win over ospreys at the liberty stadium. the hosts took an early lead, but two first half tries gave the irish side an eight point advantage. and while several second half penalties put ospreys back into contention. a late penalty sealed the victory. in rugby league, disappointment for london broncos. they won't be playing in super league next year after losing 38—16 to widnes vikings in the super 85 qualifiers. widnes ran in a total of seven tries including this one from danny craven that keeps them in the hunt for promotion. the 3—1 favourite capri, ridden by ryan moore, has won the world's ol

marcu5 ra5hford scored twice as united cruised to a 4—1victory at old trafford against championship sidemcgregor made it 3—0 to the hosts. the other scorers were jame5 forre5t, who got two, and scott sinclair. celtic now get ready for saturday's old firm derby against rangers at ibrox. england's cricketer5 face west indies at trent bridge later, in the second of five one—day internationals. england ea5ed to victory on tuesday — jonny bairstow making a century in the seven wicket win at old trafford. they're due to announce the squad for this winter's a5he5 towards the end of next week. chris froome's remarkable 2017 was nearly rounded off in the most stylish way possible — but he's had to settle for a bronze medal at the world road championships in norway. froome who has won both the tour de france and tour of spain this yearfinished third. one minute 215econd5 behind the winner, tom dumoulin of the netherlands. froome is only the third man to do the tour and vuelta double in the same year. i have got no regrets. i gave it absolutely everything that i had, and it is an amazing way to fin

yesterday he made his first return to manchester united since leaving old trafford after returning tocord goal—scorer is, says he accepts attendance and hopes he can make amends. we have breaking news, good news for the british ultra—injuries cyclist —— ultra—endurance. he has reached his target ahead of schedule. he went on a mission to bike around the world in 80 days, and he hasjust arrived backin in 80 days, and he hasjust arrived back in paris after 79 days of his journey. the scotsman is awaiting official verification that he set a new guinness world record title, but it is expected that he is confirmed that he has not roughly a third of the existing record of 123 days. congratulations to mark beaumont, hopefully that will be verified soon. 20 years ago today the people of wales voted for devolution and the creation of a national assembly. since then it is created lawyers on everything from organ donation to carrier bags. next you, they will have tax—raising powers too. we have been speaking to young people who have grown up in a devolved wales. learning the skills they need for

unbeaten manchester united put four past the struggling crystal palace at old trafford.llaini then netted twice before romelu lukaku got a late fourth — his 11th goal in 10 games. so the defeat leaves palace firmly rooted at the bottom of the table, winless and goalless in the league after 7 games. spurs are up to third after a 4—0 win over huddersfield. harry kane scored two goals, taking his tally to 13 goals in his last eight games. he scored either side of ben davies, as spurs made it 3—0 inside the opening 25 minutes. moussa sissoko added a fourth late on to complete the rout. those goals from kane means he now equals cristiano ronaldo's premier league goal record. every game i've played, it is nice, renata was more of a winner when he was in the premier league, he is one of the best lads in our generation. when you've got stats like this and you up being compared to them players, it is great for me personally. i tried to use the good energy and the good companies from other people to help me improve and get better and better. elsewhere in the day's seven premier le

we'll have the latest news from old trafford .we .c sport centre. in a major speech today, myanmar‘s leader aung san suu kyi has insisted her government has made every effort to bring peace to rakhine state — where hundreds of thousands of rohingya muslims have fled their homes. in recent weeks 400,000 rohingya muslims have arrived in neighbouring bangladesh, as a result of what the un has called "ethnic cleansing". human rights groups have criticised aung san suu kyi saying the speech contained untruths and victim—blaming. jonah fisher reports from myanmar. myanmar‘s nobel laureate arrived for her speech, a once unthinkable question hanging in the air. miss suu kyi, have you become an apologist for ethnic cleansing? there was no reply, that's aung san suu kyi's style these days. in the last three weeks, 400,000 rohingya muslims have fled her country, and she has said very little. miss suu kyi, do human rights still matter to you? this televised address to diplomats was miss suu kyi's chance to state her case to the world. we feel dee

in what was wayne rooney's return to old trafford having left at the end of last season after 111 yearsthe fourth minute with a wonderful strike before goals from henrik mikhataryan, romelu lukaku and a late anthony martial penalty sealed the three points forjose mourinho's side. evertonians a very good team, with very good players, that they are in a difficult moment when teams are in a difficult moment when teams are in a difficult moment when teams are in a difficult moment, it is important that we don't give them confidence. it is important to start strong and try to kill their men talent he as soon as possible. we did that with an amazing god, that then we failed it... in the second half that came up it... in the second half that came up with good players, good solutions on the bench. the quality came up, it was difficult for us, they always solid. but with a second goal we killed the game. in the early match arsenal played out a goalless draw at chelsea, the closest either side came to scoring was when aaron ramsey hit the post for the gunners who owed a debt of gratitude to their

the one—day series starts on tuesday at 0ld one—day series starts on tuesday at old trafford.uild a camp to accommodate the a00,000 rohingya muslims who have fled a military crackdown in neighbouring myanmar. the authorities also say they'll impose restrictions on their movement, to stop the refugees settling in other parts of the country. in an interview with the bbc‘s hardtalk programme, the un secretary—general, antonio guterres, said myanmar‘s leader, aung san suu kyi, had to contain the country's military. it is clear we have two dimensions. 0ne dimension is it is not a perfect democracy. this is a situation where the military have the upper hand. you are blaming the military, not aung san suu kyi? who is responsible? it is a complex situation. it is clear there is pressure from the military side to do what is being done on the ground. of course, i would expect that the leader of the country would be able to contain it and would be able to reverse the situation. she has a last chance to do so because she will be addressing the country and i hope it corresponds exactly...

romelu lukaku, who moved to old trafford this summer, was on the score sheet in a 4—0 win. stamford bridge in what was a more entertaining match than the scoreline suggests. defender david luiz sent off late on for the home side. last season's beaten finalists wasps lost at home to harlequins in rugby union's premiership. the 2a points to 21 defeat was wasps' first of the season, to end their 20—match unbeaten run at home, marland yarde running in one of two tries for the visitors. the hugely anticipated middleweight bout between kazahkstan‘s world champion gennady golovkin and mexico's saul alvarez ended in a controversial draw in las vegas. a split decision from the three judges means golovkin keeps his three world titles and remains unbeaten. a rematch is now looking likely between the two boxers, widely regarded as two of the best of their generation. and on the bbc sport website, you can read about the 18 year old, jake trueman, who scored a hattrick on his first super league start, as castleford beat reigning champions wigan, to leave their hopes of reaching the play

earlier this afternoon an unbeaten manchester united put four past the struggling palace at old traffordne fellaini then scored twice before romelu lukaku got a late fourth — his 11th goal in 10 games. palace on the other hand are firmly rooted at the bottom — having lost every league game this season without scoring. spurs are up to third after a four nil over huddersfield in the day's early kick—off. harry kane scored two goals, taking his tally to 13 goals in his last eight games. he scored either side of ben davies as spurs took score three inside the opening 25 minutes. moussa sissoko added a fourth late on to complete the rout... elsewhere in the day's 7 premier league games... bournemouth v leicester was goalless peter crouch scored the winnerfor stoke against southampton watford came from behind to draw 2—2 at west brom and west ham beat swa nsea. let's look at the table. in the scottish premiership, leaders celtic dropped points today as former manager neil lennon returned with hibernian who earnt a 2—2 draw. second placed aberdeen beat saintjohnstone 3—0. there were also wins f

leeds just held off hull fc, beating them 18—16 at headingley to reach old trafford for a west yorkshiresutcliffe helped leeds to the win and a record—equalling 10th grand final. newcastle falcons are top of rugby union's premiership after a bonus point win over london irish. three tries in eight minutes helped the falcons towards their fourth win of the season. there were also wins for saracens and sale. in the pro1li, leinster and glasgow both won while scarlets beat connaght in a thrilling nine try encounter. leigh halfpenny helping the welsh side scarlets to a narrow 36—27 win. 0sprey‘s hooker scott baldwin should have been playing in that match, but he was wounded by a lion. just a warning that we're about to show you the moment he probably regretted stroking the animal. the pictures have been posted on twitter by baldwin's teammate andy goode. he was bitten on trip to a game park and needed a couple of stitches. he should only be out for a couple of weeks, according to his coach, who called him rather stupid. when you put your hand in a fence where there's a lion, that's what you e

ahead of the one—day series against the west indies starting tomorrow at old trafford former england new captainjoe root. who's got the perfect thing to do it with. i think they are the best thing to we have ever had. he is already a more successful england captain than that i ever was. it will be a tough winter with the ashes. that's all sport for now, i'll be back in the 12 hour. police are conducting an intensive search of a house in surrey where two men suspected of involvement in the tube bombing in london on friday are thought to have lived. both men remain under arrest and officers have searched a fast food shop in hounslow and another house in stanwell in surrey. doctor evan lawrence is a counterterrorism expert. from what you have seen of this attack was there anything different or unusual about this? ordid there anything different or unusual about this? or did it strike you as about this? or did it strike you as a kind of attack that was a relatively low—tech attack. the kind of attack we have seen before?” think this is very similar to things we have seen before. it is the

leeds held off hull fc beating them 18—16 at headingley to reach old trafford for a west yorkshire derby

not just as the muslim community, but as a wider community from altrincham and trafford because thatasser kurdy has been watching the footage of himself after the attack. as an orthopaedic surgeon he was treated in hospital by the medical staff he normally works alongside, and he's very aware that his neck wound could have been a lot worse. there's a lot of vital structures in that area. and some of them can be fatal. there's no two ways about it. some of them can be very disabling. nasser says he won't be deterred from going to mosque, and has been comforted by the support he has received from people of all faiths. judith moritz, bbc news, altrincham. the boss of the taxi service uber has apologised for the mistakes they've made, after the company was refused a new licence to operate in london. transport for london said it had concerns over the company's conduct. uber is appealing against the decision but admitted it had got things wrong. let's speak to our personal finance correspondent simon gompertz. a big change in tone but uber are clearly hoping it is not over for them in lond

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unbeaten manchester united put four past the struggling crystal palace at old trafford, juan mata scoringtted twice before romelu lukaku got a late fourth — his 11th goal in ten games. so the defeat leaves palace firmly rooted at the bottom of the table, winless and goalless in the league after seven games. spurs are up to third after their a—0 win over huddersfield. harry kane scored two goals, taking his tally to 13 goals in his last eight games. he scored either side of ben davies, as spurs made it 3—0 inside the opening 25 minutes. moussa sissoko added a fourth late on to complete the rout. a concentrated and i'm trying to score goals every game i play. it is nice when it is a win in the premier league, we have some of the best quys league, we have some of the best guysin league, we have some of the best guys in our generation. whenever you've got statistics like that, it is great for me personally. i try and use that as confidence. i tried to use a good energy and the good compliments from other people to help me improve and get better and better. at least three fans have been seriou

over at old trafford, champions league football is back. so too it seems is marouane fellaini.