jo currie was watching.en's team in the european group stages again. but this would be no walk in the park. the defending champions, barcelona, made up their welcome back party. that came off the outside of the post. both sides fired warning shots... off the post! ..before the home side took their chance. miedema at the far post. and it's there from manchester city. vivianne miedema keeping the ball alive at the back post, naomi layzell poking home a momentous goal, her first for the club, and what a time to score it. the second half was all barca until city broke. bunny shaw too strong, too fast and then too skilful. city 2—0 winners. the champions humbled, manchester city back in europe with a bang. elsewhere, there was a bruising night for arsenal in munich. having gone ahead in the first half, they collapsed after the break. a 13—minute hat trick from pernille harder saw them capitulate, succumbing to a 5—2 defeat. bayern brilliant. arsenal simply stunned. jo currie, bbc news. hurricane milton's storm su

our women's sports reporter jo currie has been watching and joins us now. als in the first have? ., , jo, already a couple of goals in the first have? . , ., jo, already a couple of goals in the first have?— first have? it had big or go so well for the gunners _ first have? it had big or go so well for the gunners in _ first have? it had big or go so well for the gunners in germany. i first have? it had big or go so well for the gunners in germany. they| for the gunners in germany. they had taken the lead midway through the first half, a lovely cross from katie mccabe, the spaniard, unmarked in the box, calmly volleys at home, butjust before the half—time whistle went the germans hit back. georgia stanway with a fluted ball in that was met, a looping header over the top of the arsenal goalkeeper. so, at half—time, it is 1-1. a bit of goalkeeper. so, at half—time, it is 1—1. a bit of team news, alessia russo on the bench for arsenal. arsenal are currently in a huge run of games at the moment. tonight is their second of five matches in two weeks. they play che

next, they face england on saturday. jo currie, bbc news.. in what was a low—scoring game, pakistan bat first and were restricted to 116 all out. but they took control of the game and a poor sri lanka couldn't overcome that lead, finishing 85—9. let's have a quick look at some of the other stories making the headlines today. england's andrew wilson and scotland's scott jamieson are both two shots off the pace after the first day of the dunhill links championship. the south african darren fichardt leads on 11 under par. england have recalled holly aitchison at fly—half for their wxv match against world champions new zealand in canada, on sunday. she played in england's two warm—up wins for the tournament — but zoe harrison was picked over her for last weekend's win against the united states. and ineos grenadiers have been reduced to six riders at the tour of croatia, after britain'sjosh tarling crashed yesterday. strong winds meant stage three was shortened. american brandon mcnulty handled the difficult conditions the best, taking the victor

jo currie was watching.s way, but with the trophy on the line and on home soil, but can canada be able to upset the world number ones? ., able to upset the world number ones? , ., ., ., ones? the host shot out of the blocks to _ ones? the host shot out of the blocks to find _ ones? the host shot out of the blocks to find an _ ones? the host shot out of the blocks to find an early - ones? the host shot out of the blocks to find an early gap. - ones? the host shot out of the blocks to find an early gap. a l blocks to find an early gap. a wake—up call for the red roses, who quickly went up the other end and hit back through palmer. but this was a england side that looked under the pump. as they went into the break with an uncharacteristic slim lead. things got trickier in the second half when ella kjeldsen was sin binned for a cynical play. they were making life hard for them so. canada took advantage, switching off the afterburners to retake the lead. the red roses ill discipline continued. under pressure, how

jo currie reports.arted the season with champions league place aspirations was a little off the pace and looking to make up ground. in a south—west london sunshine, cole palmer sean. how's that for a pass? pedro neto then doing the hard work... nicolas jackson in the right place to slot home. by half—time, despite dominating, chelsea had been pegged back. newcastle with a string of nice passes to leave alexander isak with a tap in. you wouldn't mist the target from there. the one thing you can't give palmer is space, and here he has oodles of it. no one got close as he charged a goal and picked as he charged a goal and picked a spot perfectly. nick pope in goal perhaps should have more, not the pommel would care. visitors to be seen in the second half, had a chance to nick a draw but didn't make it. the defeat means newcastle haven't won in five premier league games and have dropped down to twelfth in the table. i think it'sjust i think it's just that final bit, both ends, both boxes where we didn't def

jo currie, bbc news. this is the latest.ce bangladesh on saturday, also in sharjah. there are 3a matches in the europa and europa conference leagues later, seven british clubs are involved all will looking to recreate the victories of liverpool and aston villa in the champions league last night. liverpool, beating italian side bologna at anfield; whilst a night of history for aston villa as they saw off the six time european champions bayern munich, in their first home game in the top tier of european club competiton for over a0 years. substitutejhon duran scoring once again to give aston villa a magnificent victory at villa park. 1—0 the score, a repeat of their 1982 european cup final victory over bayern. it was duran's sixth goal this season, five of them scored after coming off the bench. i am so, so happy. the response we are having here with our supporters. and of course, we are trying to transmit our energy, our game plan, connecting with them. because if they are connected with us, transmitting their energy to us on

jo currie was watching. its own way, but with a trophy on the line and on home soil, would canada be able to do what no other team had done in the last two years? upset the world number one appointment. the host shot out of the block, found an early gap. a wake—up call perhaps for the red roses, who quickly went up the other end and hit back. but this was an england side that looked under the pump is the rent and add to brick with an uncharacteristic slim lead. things got tricky in the second half when early killed on the sin bin for a cynical play. the sin bin for a cynical play. the sin bin for a cynical play. they were making life hard for themselves and canada took advantage. red roses's discipline continued. under pressure, how would they react? like this, was the answer. a carbon copy of the first try. this was all about forcing their way through. if it looks tense, it is because it is. in the closing moments, red roses kept pounding away come undone if breakthrough. —— and then the breakthrough. the t

jo currie was watching.most anticipated matches of the group stage both teams unbeaten, both teams in the top of the table. 0pting to bat south africa will make you lose in the powerplay for the england made their first breakthrough. england made theirfirst breakthrough. 0ther england made theirfirst breakthrough. other opportunities though slip through their fingers in time again. nothing to chance here though. south africa pushed on, a huge six to keep the scoreboard moving and add some much needed light runs as they eventually finished their innings on 124—6. england started slowly with the bat, compounded when the opener went for eight. alice caps he put in the hard work before she too fell. with close finished blooming it was left to the experienced hodge and brent to steer the ship to an important win for the england 2—2 and a clear message sent for the this team is here to win. some sad news to bring you now, the three time european cup winner johan neeskens has died at the age of 73. the former midfi

jo currie, bbc news. hurricane milton's storm surges and tornados begin.n is described as the worst hurricane florida has seen in a century. we'll ask why a political battle over the massive storm has started. and shock at westminster as james cleverly is knocked out of the tory leadership contest. kemi badenoch and robertjenrick are the final two. what does it tell us about the future direction of the conservative party? good evening. welcome to newsnight. in florida, time has run out for more than 5.5 million people who were ordered to leave their homes as hurricane milton closes in. as we go on air, the storm surges have already begun. these are the live pictures right now from fort myers, which is just south of tampa. the hurricane due to hit the tampa bay area in the next six or seven hours. this is the centre of fort myers. a complete ghost town, as you can see. it's expected to be the worst storm in this part of the world in living memory, with vicious winds of up to 130mph and surges in sea levels of up to four metres, or up to 15 feet, high. and b

jo currie, bbc news. a busy few days ahead in international football.dn't have the best season. you know, i class myself as, you know, quite an experienced player now, played in, you know, a lot of big games, champions league finals and fa cup finals, you know, and i've won a lot of stuff now. so, yeah. you know, you asked me, do i think i should have went, and i still think, yeah, that i should have, but obviously weren't meant to be. he believes he should have been there. all four home nations in action over the coming days. andres iniesta, one of spain's greates players, has retired at the age of the 40. the former barcelona midfielder scored the winning goal in the 2010 world cup final and also won the european championship twice. he will now focus on a career in coaching. ahead of rugby league's grand final this weekend, hull kr competing in the showpiece for the first time, mikey lewis has been named this year's man of steel, the award given to the league's best player. lewis scored 19 tries as he helped his side to second place ahead of that firs

and jo currie is there for us... — jo, this will be a good marker to see where the side is at, aheads race in switzerland next summer, they are preparing to defend that title. the last time england played here was the european final. i'm delighted to say that someone can tell us all about their memories. hi, hi. yeah, ijust remembered the fans going— hi, hi. yeah, ijust remembered the fans going in— hi, hi. yeah, ijust remembered the fans going in the sense of relief. they— fans going in the sense of relief. they all— fans going in the sense of relief. they all run to the centre circling in, they all run to the centre circling in. joking. — they all run to the centre circling in. joking. i_ they all run to the centre circling in, joking, i was letting a demotion. in in, joking, i was letting a demotion.— in, joking, i was letting a demotion. , ., , demotion. in terms of these new teams, demotion. in terms of these new teams. some _ demotion. in terms of these new teams, some players— demotion. in terms of these new teams, some players have - demotion. in terms of these new. teams, so

jo currie, bbc news.nottingham forest's impressive start to the season continues after a 3—1 win at rivals leicester city — a result that moves them up to fifth place in the table for now. chris wood scoring twice for the visitors — that's seven goals this season for him — and maintains forest's unbeaten away start to the season. there are five more premier league games today. the champions manchester city are at home to a southampton side with just one point from their first eight games this season. pep guardiola knows a win will take city top with liverpool away at arsenal tomorrow, but the city boss says nothing can be taken for granted. if you start to change your thoughts from the results, the players will notice. they know you are not a big believer. sooner or later, the results are about discovering after the champions league, i prefer to play against the teams inaudible on the table because you are focused on the table because you are focused on the best we can do is just watching the best we can