what do you think that gareth southgate will make of that, belgium?es of brazil, or germany, going up against the hosts in russia, i think gareth may be philosophical and think he knows what he is dealing with in belgium to a certain extent. he may be all right with that. but belgium, of course, they were there in 2014 at the brazil world cup. a best place of fourth in 1986. this current team are seen as a bit of a golden generation for them. so they will have high hopes. it will be an interesting tie for england. we will see in due course who else we get now that we know that england are in group g. it could have been betterfor england, it could have been, with no disrespect to russia and poland but it could have been russia or poland, which would have been easier but it could have been worse. it could have been germany, brazil, argentina? exactly. that is the slings and the arrows of world cup draws. especially when not in pot one, one of the top seeds. we are seeing the further draw taking place. there are fantastic ties in there. fans will be look

it has been perceived that yes, this has gone pretty well for gareth southgate and the england team.gian will know lots about those players, lots of them playing them trade in the premier league. premier —— panama making their debut at the world cup and then tunisia, gareth southgate will know a thing or two about tunisia, he played against them back in the 1998 france world cup. jonathan pearce caught up with them shortly after the draw, this was his reaction to getting the north african team. what sort of the site are they? we have to find out. we have not done as much research on the african teams as yet, we don't have to play them and tell them. now is the opportunity, that is what is great, who you are playing, and then we can start to focus on that. how important is it that you have a break, six days between that game and the game against panama. there isa and the game against panama. there is a little bit of travelling and it gives us the opportunity for a couple of injuries if you get them to clearup, so couple of injuries if you get them to clear up, so you are always gratef

gareth southgate will now a thing or two about them with memories of that team.tly after the draw. this was his reaction to the north african team. what sort of side are they? we have to find that out. we have not done as much research on the african teams. we haven't had to play them until now. now is the opportunity. that is what is great. you know who you're playing and we really focusing on that. you have quite a sizeable break, six days between that game and the new boys, panama. there is a little bit of travelling and that gives us the opportunity for a couple of injuries, if you get them, to clean up. you are always grateful for as much preparation time is —— as possible. grateful for as much preparation time is -- as possible. people will already be writing them off. then people said costa rica did not —— we re people said costa rica did not —— were not blinded a living for years ago. we will make sure we are prepared for all those games. gareth southgate probably relieved england avoided likes of germany, brazil and argentina. you probably see, don't you

gareth southgate back in 1998 played against tunisia in that game in france 98.onathan france 98. after the draw was made his book tojonathan pearce who started by asking him his reaction to getting tunisia once again. the first thing that went to my mind, it was a fantastic day as a player, the brilliant occasion, incredible atmosphere of our fans made. nice to be able to relive that. what sort of acai diet they? we have to find that out. we haven't done so much research on them yet. now with the opportunity. that is what great. we can really start to focus. how important is it that you have got a break, six days between that game and panama? there is a little bit of travelling and it gives us the opportunity may be for a couple of injuries if you get them to clear up. you are always grateful for such preparation timeous possible for any game. it is their first finals. people already i think them off. people already i think them off. people said costa rica wouldn't do anything. we have to make sure we are prepared for all of those games and it is fantastically e

gareth southgate has been told hisjob is safe brom.sjob is safe even if brom. gareth southgate has been told his job is safe even if his side loses every world cup game. he signed a four year deal and fa say he will be in charge for the next few tournaments. they say they are having a long—term plan and are seeing results with world cup success for the under 17 and under 20 side. it has been a announced the bbc will show england's first two group matches. they will be live across tv, radio and online. and the first choice of quarterfinal games including england's match if england progress. british gymnastics have confirmed their coat eddy ben arous who was the technical director has been suspended after allegations of misconduct. he won a coaching award last year following the team achievement he won a record seven medals at the rio games. an independent investigation is underway. top seed judd trump has been knocked out of the uk to the leg snooker championship in york beaten 6—2. the world number 21 the first two frames but spent muc

the england football manager, gareth southgate, says the team is prepared for ‘whatever comes' when thein russia. richard conway is in moscow. it isa it is a classic peak russians seem, we are inside the kremlin compound, rare a ccess we are inside the kremlin compound, rare access for foreign journalists, but that speaks to the importance of this tournament to russia and to its president vladimir putin. he will be here this afternoon for the draw itself, it gets underway in around one hour and itself, it gets underway in around one hourand a itself, it gets underway in around one hour and a half. all 32 qualifiers will get to find out where they will be playing and who they will be playing next,. this is russia's big moment. the power and the common today's world cup draw will take place in the very heart of the kremlin, russia's moment in the sporting spotlight has arrived once more. the tournament itself is now within touching distance. fifa and the russian government presenting a united front today, despite the issues still facing them ahead of nextjune's opening game. from what i'v

england manager gareth southgate has been told his job is safe, even if his side loses every game atl be in charge for the "next few tournaments". they say they have a long—term plan and they‘re already seeing results, with world cup successes for the under—17 and under—20 sides. meanwhile it‘s been announced that the bbc will show england‘s first two group matches at next years world cup. the games against tunisia on 18june and panama on 24thjune will be live across tv, radio and online. they will also have the first two choices of quarter final games, including england‘s match, if they progress. britain‘s kelly sotherton is to be awarded a bronze medal from the 2008 olympic games after russian heptathlete tatyana chernova failed to have a doping ban overturned. chernova was stripped of the medal she won at beijing earlier this year after testing positive for a steroid. it means sotherton will receive the bronze 11 years after finishing fifth in the event, adding to the heptathlon bronze she won four years earlier in athens. top seed judd trump has been knocked out of the uk snooker

gareth southgate's side play tunisia at seven in the evening on monday, 18june and then panama at 1pmtunisia will be a repeat of the first game in the 1998 world cup in france when england beat the north african side thanks to goals from alan shearer and paul scholes . the bbc will also have the first two choices of quarter final games next year, including england's match, if they progress. veteran barry middleton made his 400th international appearance combined across england & great britain in england men's 2—2 draw with australia at the world league finals in india. he's only the fifth player of any nation to reach the landmark in international hockey. eddie van hoof has been suspended by british gymnastics as an independent investigation is conducted into allegations of misconduct. the 2016 coach of the year, was men's technical director at the rio olympics as britain won five medals. the allegations being investigated have not been specified publicly. british gymnastics today released a statement saying "the suspension is not a disciplinary penalty, and indeed does not imply any

bicycling now most of the managers are coming round into the mix zone and we're waiting for gareth southgate the england manager former teammate of mine twice once at crystal palace when we started out and then later on in a career aston villa club pictures play poor as well if we pan ryan the other white bloke and we can see the must ranks of the british media led boy there's henry winter at the front there will be still up top. white seemed to say what tomorrow's headlines will be a across the united kingdom just behind us we have the belgian technical director who of course were whites in for a boat some alternate the belgian manages to come out because belgian cine zia england and panama are in the group so we decide it's a rock but yesterday we met some true legend see we now would go on there with pizza but we had fabio kind of all of this when the world cope with its only of course the banks that's what it with england in one nine hundred sixty six laurent blanc that won the one nine hundred ninety eight version with france and here's what they had to say. i can't get anything like mi

gareth southgate has been told hisjob is safe, even if his side loses every game at the world cup inned a four year deal last year and the faa says he will be in charge for the next few tournament is. they say they have a long—term plan and am already seen success have a long—term plan and am already seen success with the under 20 and under 17 sites. in hockey, australia we re under 17 sites. in hockey, australia were 2—1 up going into the final quarter against england. but the equaliser came with a few seconds on the clock. quarterfinals take place on wednesday and thursday. jade jones said it felt amazing to finish a high after her second successive world tae kwon do grand prix title. she beat a spanish opponent in a one—sided contest in the ivory coast. she will end the year as world number one. she took bronze in the world championships injune, following a break after the olympics. robert garrigus double try to return to formula i, olympics. robert garrigus double try to return to formula 1, following a crash. although i have limitations fitness wise, i am ready. crash. although

when the manager gareth southgate has been told hisjob is safe when the manager gareth southgate hasready seen results with world cup successes for the under 17 and under 20 sides. robert kubica will continue his attempt to make a remarkable return to f1 this week after testing for williams in abu dhabi, he will work on his back or delete their simulator to prove he can overcome the injuries he sustained in a rally crash. the poll has not raced in f1 for seven years. we should agree on the end because i have shown that even though i have limitations fitness wise, i am ready and i have never been in such good shape as i am now. of course, i have to work harder because i have my limitations, i have to prepare better and in different ways. my body, my mental strength, better and in different ways. my body, my mentalstrength, but better and in different ways. my body, my mental strength, but that is part of the job. it is my life and that is it. that is all this border now, i will be back with more just after the one o'clock news. see you there. 700,000 children and pensioners in the uk

as england‘s manager, gareth southgate prepared to learn his team‘s fate, there were plenty of familiarw assistants before gary lineker, golden boot winner in 1986, and more recently an outspoken critic of tournament organisers fifa, was introduced in his role as master of ceremonies. i think i‘d prefer to take a penalty in the world cup final than actually organise this draw, but i will do my best. with the draw finally underway, it fell to diego maradona, no stranger to breaking england‘s hearts, to reveal that they would be in group g. england. that meant that from the top—ranked seeds, belgium lie in wait — a squad packed with premier league talent. the manager giving little away. as the draw progressed, the rest of the group emerged, along perhaps with a sense of relief. tunisia, beaten by england in their opening match of france 98. and panama, playing in their first world cup. both opponents england would have taken before the draw. so what did the manager think of the hand his team had been dealt? we have been good at writing teams off and then getting beaten by them, haven‘t we

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as england's manager gareth southgate prepared to learn his team's fate, there were plenty of familiarnks leading out a stellar cast list of draw assistants, before gary lineker, golden boot winner in 1986 and more recently an outspoken critic of tournament organisers fifa, was introduced in his role as master of ceremonies. i think i'd prefer to take a penalty in the world cup final than actually organise this draw, but i'll do my best. with the draw finally under way, it fell to diego maradona — no stranger to breaking england's hearts, to reveal they'd be in group g. that meant that the top ranked seeds belgium lie in wait, a squad packed with premier league talent. the manager giving little away. as the draw progressed, the rest of the group emerged, along perhaps with a sense of relief. tunisia, beaten by england in their opening match at france ‘98, and panama, playing in their first world cup. both opponents england would have taken before the draw, so what did the manager think of the hand his team had been dealt? we've been good at writing teams off and then getting beaten by

hisjob is safe, whatever happens in russia — the fa say gareth southgate will lead england for the nextrnaments. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. britain and the european union appear close to reaching a breakthrough in the brexit talks, which will clear the way for the second phase of brexit negotiations to begin on trade. theresa may is in brussels this lunchtime, meeting with the president of the european commission. reports indicate the two sides have reached a broad agreement on the rights of eu citizens and on the so—called "divorce bill". it now appears sufficient progress has also been made on the difficult issue of how to avoid a hard border with northern ireland. adam fleming has this report from brussels. there's no such thing as a free lunch. the prime minister is here to shake on a set of promises made by the uk, designed to get brexit talks of the past and on to the future. everybody understands that the decision to move on to trade talks is vital to everybody, of huge value to the 27 members and ourselves. is vital to everybody, of huge value to the 27 m

as england's manager gareth southgate prepared to learn his team was like they were plenty of familiarfacesgordon banks leading a big stellar cast list of assistance. gary lineker and an abs open critic of the organisers, paper, introduced. an abs open critic of the organisers, paper, introducedlj think organisers, paper, introduced.” think i would prefer to take a penalty in the world cup final plan organised this draw but they will do my best. with the draw finally underway it felt to diego maradona, no stranger to breaking england hearts, revealed they would be in group g. that ranked the top ranked seeds, belgium lie in wait, squad packed with premier league town. imagine giving little away. as the draw progress the rest of the group emerged. along perhaps with a sensibly. tunisia beaten by england in their opening match in france 98, and panama playing in theirfirst world cup. but opponents england would have taken before the draw. what the manager think of the and his team had been built? which have been good at writing teams off and then getting beaten by them so we have to make sure

in the team that day was gareth southgate. it was the first thing that went through my mind.lliant occasion. the fans made that day. nice to relive that. what sort of a sign are they? we have to find it out? we haven't done as much research on the african teams. now is the opportunity. now that we know we're playing, we can start to focus in on that. how important is it that you have quite a sizeable break, six days between that game and the new boys, panama ? days between that game and the new boys, panama? yes. again, little bit of travelling and that gives us the opportunity for a couple of injuries, if you get them, to clean up. you're grateful for as injuries, if you get them, to clean up. you're gratefulfor as much preparation time as possible for the game. people will already write of panama for the finals but people said that about costa rica format usable. yes, but we have been good at being beaten by those teams! it is exciting to be heard another draw with other coaches. really looking forward to getting on with it. the man who began england's qualifying campaign a

we are here with england football manager gareth southgate. welcome. looking forward to a big night ahead? yes, fantastic, always a brilliant event. this year obviously we have got a junior international team well represented as well so fantastic experience for them to come here. two of them both world champions. i guess the big question is, next year, 01, will the sporting highlight be england lifting the world cup? we were saying if we have got lots of no more nations for sports personality in the next year, we'll be in a really good place, so that is our aim, we are really looking forward to it and yes, it's starting to get really real now we have got the draw. were you happy with the draw? yes. i think because we are one of the second seeds, the way it works, you get two teams you are probably going to be favourites against and play one team ranked higher, so it's in our hands now. also what i would like to know, obviously footballers up for tonight's award, harry kane, will you be getting your mobile out and voting for him tonight? there are some

gareth southgate's side are in a group with belgium, who are difficult opponents, tunisia and panama, sure that we are prepared for all of those games. it's fa ntastically for all of those games. it's fantastically exciting to be here for the draw with every other coat. it's been a great experience and really looking forward to getting on with it. the big game in the premier league today is the evening kick—off between arsenal and manchester united. celtic play motherwell in scotland and the fa cup continues. last night, non—league afc fylde earned a replay with wigan athletic of league one. danny rowe's penalty giving them a 1—1 draw. so both sides will be in monday's third—round draw. newcastle snatched a very late victory at northampton, in rugby union's premiership. after a scrappy try from the final play of the game, tarney takula kicked the crucial conversion to give them victory by 24—22. and glasgow warriors' great run continues. they made it ten wins from ten in the pro 14, with a bonus point victory over cardiff blues. 40—16 the score. tiger woods said he's proved his latest

england manager gareth southgate has been told his job is safe, even if his side loses every game atay he'll be in charge for the "next few tournaments". they say they have a long—term plan and they're already seeing results, with world cup successes for the under—i7 and under—20 sides. meanwhile, it's been announced that the bbc will show england's first two group matches at next year's world cup. the games against tunisia on 18june and panama on 2ajune will be live across tv, radio and online. they will also have the first two choices of quarter final games, including england's match, if they progress. after a terrible start to the third day of the second ashes test, england have a glimmer of hope in adelaide. england lost a succession of quick wickets this morning and were dismissed forjust 227 — in rely to the aussies a42 declared. but they made the best possible start with the ball. the tourists took four wickets in the evening session, including the valuable one of captain steve smith. australia finishing the day 53 forfour, their lead 268. we have fought back well. we have pus

gareth southgate's side are in a group with belgium, tunisia and panama, but he says a good draw on papergood at writing teams off and then getting beaten, so we have to make sure that we're prepared for all of those games. it's fantastically exciting to be here for the draw with every other coach. it's been a great experience and really looking forward to getting on with it. the big game in the premier league today is the evening kick—off between arsenal and manchester united. celtic play motherwell in scotland, and the fa cup continues. last night, non—league afc fylde, earned a replay with wigan athletic of league one, danny rowe's penalty giving them a 1—1 draw. so both sides will be in monday's third—round draw. then all the premier league teams and championship sides come into the mix. newcastle snatched a very late victory at northampton, in rugby union's premiership. after a scrappy try from the final play of the game, tarney takula, kicked the crucial conversion, to give them victory by 24—22. and glasgow warriors' great run continues. they made it ten wins from ten in the pro 14

gareth southgate's side are in a group with belgium, tunisia and panama, but he says a good draw on paper so we have to make sure that we're prepared for all of those games. it's fantastically exciting to be here for the draw with every other coach. it's been a great experience and really looking forward to getting on with it. the big game in the premier league today is the evening kick—off between arsenal and manchester united. celtic play motherwell in scotland, and the fa cup continues. last night, non—league afc fylde, earned a replay with wigan athletic of league one, danny rowe's penalty giving them a 1—1 draw. so both sides will be in monday's third—round draw. newcastle snatched a very late victory at northampton, there is no dan walker in the studio because he is travelling for the fa cup. he goes on tour and i think he is going to fleetwood today. find out where he is at 12 o'clock. i think it is power hour so don't miss it. alfie hewett has joined gordon reid in the semi—finals of the wheelchair tennis masters. he came from a set down to beat stephane houdet of france. reid and

manager gareth southgate, though, has said he is not focusing on what might come out, he is not thinkingg on getting the players ready to play whoever comes out of the pot, and he is not yet downplaying england's chances of success downplaying england's chances of success in russia next summer. we have not won a knockout match since 2006, so our last two tournaments have been a disappointment. so we have got to remember where we are starting from with this group of young players, but equally they are fiercely ambitious. i think everything is ahead of them, and it's not for me to put a limit on their expectations. what he's talking about there is that england have been focusing on the next world cup in 2022, saying that is where they are pinpointing success, but he said his players are likely to be at their best in four years' time, but inevitably with this draw those discussions will kick off about whether england can win the world cup. and we have had confirmation this morning that vladimir putin, the russian president, is going to be taking part in that ceremony as well, they have been

afterwards will come the inevitable discussion of england's chances of success — manager gareth southgatethin this group of young players, but equally they are fiercely ambitious. i think everything is ahead of them and it's not for me to put a limit on expectations. sam burgess will captain england in tomorrow's rugby league world cup final. he replaces sean o'loughin, who has a thigh strain. england take on australia in brisbane for a title they've never won. it's not ideal to lose shaun. he's a huge part our success in getting here for the past couple of years. it's not ideal to lose him and it's a bittersweet moment. i'm super excited, super proud to captain the tea m excited, super proud to captain the team tomorrow. it's not a job i take lightly. i really enjoy doing it. if i'm honest, not a lot will change tomorrow for me. we've got a group of great players, full squad, staff, everyone. we've all got a role to do tomorrow and mine will still be the same as through the whole tournament. craig 0verton has been added to the england squad for the second ashes test, which starts tomorro

england manager gareth southgate has been told his job is safe, even if his side loses every game at fa say he'll be in charge for the "next few tournaments". they say they have a long—term plan and they're already seeing results, with world cup successes for the under—17 and under—20 sides. england's men fought their way back into their hockey world league final match against australia. australia were 2—1 up going into the final quarter — but phil roper produced the equaliser for england with just a few minutes left on the clock. they're second in their group now — behind germany — with the quarter finals taking place on wednesday and thursday. british gymnastics have confirmed that coach eddie van hoof — who was the technical director for the men's team at the rio olympics — has been suspended following allegations of misconduct. he won british gymnastics' coach of the year award last year — following the achievements of the team, who won a record seven medals at the rio games. an independent investigation is under way. two former champions are playing for a place in the last 16 at