highest profile manager sacking of the season so far — steve bruce has had his contract terminated at aston villaip — with one win in nine league games. bruce had been in charge for the past two years. darren fletcher, formerly manchester united, now stoke city, is with me to take a look at today's football headlines. poor old steve bruce, that is not steve bruce. had a cabbage thrown at yesterday, today he lost his job. keeping it was a fair decision from aston villa? i think the cabbage was totally out of order, it's happen to anybody. secondly, ithink totally out of order, it's happen to anybody. secondly, i think steve bruce has been under unfair pressure since the summer. there were rumours about tre henrique coming in. he took them to the play—off final last year, one game away from the premier league. i think the fans of spoken really, ultimately that has been steve bruce's downfall and u nfortu nately steve bruce's downfall and unfortunately he's the first manager sacked. he's a great manager i think it was just sacked. he's a great manager i think it wasjust time sacked. he's a great man

former aston villa manager brian little, who led the team to one of those, the 1996 league cup — the illa will hold a minute's silence at their next home game on the 20th october. he really was synonymous with aston villa. as for the future of the club, some major changes have been made? at least known to us all and to all of the aston villa fans having captained the team last season. john terry is villa's new assistant manager. it's his first coaching role following his retirement from playing last week. he'll work alongside dean smith, who left brentford to take over as manager. smith, a life long villa fan, has extensive knowledge of working in the championship. terry capatined villa last season, taking them to the play—off final where they lost to fulham. the fans are hopeful that that will translate to some success in the dugout. tottenham defender danny rose and southampton goalkeeper alex mccarthy have both withdrawn from the england squad for the national league matches against croatia tomorrow and spain next week. both players arrived in camp with pre existing injuries, and r

former aston villa manager brian little, who led the team to the 1996 league cup, the last trophy theye's silence at their next home game on the 20th october. also coming up in the programme... boy wonder! meet the british speedway champion already making an impression on the world stage. there was a lot of guys bigger than me but i stood my ground and came second. next week is the 50th anniversary of the olympic 200 metres final in mexico city. the american tommie smith took gold in a world record time, the first man to break the 20—second mark. but that's not the reason why the race was so significant. 0n the podium, he and team—mate john carlos, the bronze medallist, gave a black power salute, highlighting civil rights issues in the us. both were expelled from the games for making such a political gesture. the australian silver mdallist peter norman was also vilified for helping the pair and for wearing a badge supporting human rights. smith spoke to our reporter ade adedoyin today. that was an idea which i brought forth tojohn that was an idea which i brought forth to john and that

last year at aston villa.” assistant manager. he was playing? last year at aston villa.me of the best managers in the world, so he's going to bring a whole different perspective to it. there are he is holding up his jersey. of course, he won't be wearing that, he will be managing, or assisting, the manager who will be looking after that team. scotland play a team ranked 55 places below them later, but their manager is telling them to beware israel. alex mcleish's team are in haifa for a nations league match. scotland won their opening game in the competition against albania, but mcleish thinks they have a tricky night ahead. they haven't won in a wee while, but i know the manager is trying to stamp his personality. we saw the russians in the world cup, they were seven games before that without a victory and all of a sudden they blitz their own world cup. it's difficult enough facing spain at the best of times, but wales will have to do it without star player gareth bale who's out injured. but wales boss ryan giggs hopes he might be back for the nations league match again

prince william is currently spreading the aston villa gospel around the world.uded visits to tanzania and namibia. here he is handing out football jerseys from his favourite team to local children, the aston villa marketing department thanking their lucky stars they have such a stellar pro bono salesman. he also got involved on the pitch, although he didn't seem to have his shooting boots on with that wayward effort. luckily, the second in line to the throne was far more cool, calm and collected when it came to the british specialty, sort of, of penalty shoot—outs, finishing with ease. you can get all the latest sports news at our website. that is bbc.com/sport. but from me, marc edwards, and the rest of the sport team, that is your monday sport briefing. we are asking you today about tipping. what is the practice when it comes to eating out and what you should give to those who have served you. today the prime minister is expected to announce legislation which will ensure restaurants cannot legally retain part of service charges, and this is off the back of som

of aston villa and former england captainjohn terry will be his assistant. n playing for them. hejoins through —— following last season playing for them. he joins steve bruce on the team. that's it. have a good evening. wednesday brought some warm if breezy weather to the shores of the uk. you've no doubt seen the pictures but florida was much more dramatic, hurricane michael making its way into the florida panhandle. now it's moving across land, though, that system will power down quickly. some heavy rain to come for the carolinas and parts of the junior before we see this as an area of low pressure pulling out into the atlantic. that closer to home, and our story is a little more mixed for today than yesterday. there will be some rain around at times, but it's only for the west, later. quite breezy, but still warm. these are the temperatures first thing, more like the afternoon highs we get at this time of year. a few showers in the east, clearing off into the north sea. then some more persistent rainfor north sea. then some more persistent rain for the sou

and john terry has become aston villa's assista nt terry has become aston villa's assistant manager ait's his first managerial role following his recent retirement from playing. his last club was aston villa. he will work alongside dean smith, who's left brentford. smith a lifelong villa fan has extensive knowledge of working in the championship. at chelsea they called terry "captain, leader, legend", so with those leadership qualities it could be a winning coimbination. that's what the villa fans will hope. it will be an interesting dynamic that's for sure. thank you. more sport throughout the morning. welcome to the programme. weight is the uk's most common form of discrimination according to a new survey. it's found obese people face prejudice in clothes shops, in social situations and by gps and hospital staff. according to a world obesity federation poll, 62% of obese people in the uk say they've been discriminated against because of their weight. aside from the health risks, it can also damage your career with 25% of british adults admitting they would hire a candidate with a he

home side and also because of the new a5ton points for the home side and also because of the new aston villar. meanwhile, the leaders the real hell to a draw by lowly rotherham who picked up their first away point of the season. second—place sheffield united fell to capitalise a5 stoke held them to a one all draw. all the evening at spotlight re5ult5 a one all draw. all the evening at spotlight results are available on the bc -- spotlight results are available on the bc —— web5ite spotlight results are available on the bc —— website and at. dundee losing at home and steven naismith put heart5 losing at home and steven naismith put hearts in charge before a third was added 46 seconds after the break to put then further clear of both celtic and kilmarnock. england captain eoin morgan say5 celtic and kilmarnock. england captain eoin morgan says is i will learn from their record one—day defeat to throw lockup. up. and make 5ure defeat to throw lockup. up. and make sure they do not allow the series went to pape —— paper over the crash. a recorded a three number one 5erie5 victory the slump to eig

it's his first managerial role, following his recent retirement from playing, his last club was aston villa knowledge of working in the championship, whil terry is known for his leadership qualities. will that suit him as a number two? ? villa fans hope it'll be a winning combination, it will certainly make for an interesting dynamic. all of the home nations are preparing for international matches in uefa's nations league — tottenham defender danny rose and southampton goalkeeper alex mccarthy have both withdrawn from the england squad for upcoming matches with croatia and spain. both players arrived in camp with pre existing injuries, and returned to their respective clubs before the team departed. england face croatia tomorrow in rijeka and spain in seville on monday. scotland play israel tonight, but manager alex mcleish is not underestimating a team ranked 55 places below. his squad are in haifa, having won their opening game in the competition against albania, but mcleish expects a tricky test if they're to make it two wins from two. they haven't won in a wee while, but i know the mana

dean smith has been appointed the new manager of aston villa and former england captain john terry willerry officially retired from playing on sunday. he'd spent last season playing at villa following an illustrious career with chelsea. hejoins smith, who was managing championship rivals brentford, as replacements for steve bruce and his coaching team. gareth bale is out of wales' friendly with spain tomorrow night. the real madrid forward was withdrawn early in saturday's loss with alaves. manager ryan giggs confirmed he wont feature tomorrow and remains a doubt for their nations league match with the republic of ireland in six days time. he will however be on the pitch before the spain game to receive a golden boot for the record 30 goals he's scored for his country. yeah, he's probably 50—50 at the moment. we do not want to take any risks, but he is able to play, then good. but if he is not, then so be it. we will be prepared for both scenarios, but my mind is on spain at the moment. and after spain, we will concentrate on that. the search is on for geraint thomas' tour de france tro

the new aston villa head coach dean smith says he doesn't feel intimidated byjohn terry's presence as there's flash photography coming up. smith left brentford last week to join villa. also alongside him is his former number two richard o'kelly. terry, played for villa last season before announcing his retirement. it's the former england captain's first senior coaching role. i'm flattered thatjohn wants to come and work, with someone as esteemed as him in the game to come and work and learn from myself and richard, but he wants to be a coach, and the conversation we had was that he wants to learn and develop from myself and richard, and i want to tap into what he knows as well, working with some of the top players and coaches in the game. huge leadership qualities he has on the field and he will hope to tra nsfer the field and he will hope to transfer that. billy vunipola is out of next month's england rugby union test series. the number 8 broke his left arm playing for saracens this weekend. he'll have an operation tomorrow that will rule him out until around christmas. vunipola's ab

and i'll draw your attention to aston villa's game against bottom side preston.ton hit back to lead 3—2. a stoppage time equaliser came for the hosts through yannick bolassie — and then, more drama glenn whelan missed a last—minute penalty for villa to win. matt hampson was 20 years old — on the verge of a glittering international rugby career — when a scrum collapsed on him and left him paralysed below the neck. what he described as a freak accident 13 years ago, changed his life forever. but since that day he has had one ambition — to build a place where young people with catastrophic sporting injuries can reshape their lives. today that dream became reality asjoe wilson has been finding out. this is matt, this is his place. his message is written on the doorstep. it's nothing to do with the level of injury that you have, it's how you move on with your life and how you find a purpose. when he played rugby he was exceptional. already picked for england but that undertook to ones win a training session and this ground he broke his neck. what then? just lift your

aston villa are looking for a new manager after sacking steve bruce. once in their last 11 games and are thirteenth in the championship. bruce, who had been at villa forjust under two years, is the first manager in the top two divisions to lose hisjob this season. andrew strauss has stepped down as england's director of cricket after three and a half years in the role. strauss had taken a break in may after his wife ruth entered a new period of treatment for cancer. andy flower, who has covered for him, will continue in an interim role before a full—time replacement is found. the former england test captain says 2019 is "potentially the most important the game has had in this country" with the world cup and ashes series on home soil... those around him say he's done a good job. he's been incredibly instrumental in ourforward thinking and planning to the position of where we are at the moment. it's easily brushed over, but certainly you go back to the start of our summer in 2015, the direction given by him to myself, paul farbrace was the interim coach

in the championship, dean smith suffered his first defeat in charge of aston villa.orwich. jordan rhodes scored twice for the home side afterjames chester had given villa a first half lead. norwich are up to fourth, two points off the top following back—to—back wins. meanwhile, the leaders middlesbrough were held to a draw by lowly rotherham, who picked up their first away point of the season. second—placed sheffield united failed to capitalise as stoke held them to a 1—1 draw. all the evening's football league results are available on the bbc sport website and app. hearts have gone 6 points clear at the top of the scottish premiership after winning 3—0 at bottom side dundee. two early goals from oliver bozanic and steven naismith put hearts in charge. steven maclean added a third 46 seconds after the break to move craig levein's side further clear of celtic and kilmarnock. england captain eoin morgan says his side will learn from their record one—day defeat to sri lanka and make sure they don't allow their series win to " paper over the cracks. " england recorded a

former aston villa chairman sir doug ellis has died at the age of 94.the most recent from 1982 to 2006, when he sold the club to the american businessman randy lerner. ellis had made his fortune as a pioneer of the package holiday industry before becoming a major shareholder and chairman of villa in the 1968. he was knighted in 2012 for his services to charity. a minute's silence will be held at their next match at home to swansea on the 20th of october. europe's ryder cup hero tommy fleetwood has made a fine start in his late charge for the european tour race to dubai. he's leading the british masters after the first round, sitting on five under par alongside matt wallace and eddie pepperell, they have a 1 shot lead at walton heath, but it was the pepperell who produced the moment of the day. a spectacular, physics—defying hole in one at the par three ninth his first after over 2000 par 3's on the european tour. it was a shock, really. funny i missed the putt on the hole before and thought i could easily be level par through nine because i know there's

qpr made it fours wins out of five in the championship with a 1—0 win over aston villa at loftus roadl wszolek scored the winner seven minutes before the break. the win takes steve mcclaren‘s team up to seventh — one point and one place off the play—off positions. there are 4 games in rugby union's pro 1a tonight — no premiership matches because it's a cup weekend and also the beginning of the international break. and that a big effect on edinburgh, after thrashing toulon last week in the champions cup — tonight they've been beaten by zebre. edinburgh — who were missing several players away with scotland training, blew a 13 point half time lead to lose 3a—16 in parma. they've now lost four of their seven prom matches. elsewhere ospreys beat connaught 22—17. scarlets — who were missing 12 players to wales‘ duty — managed to beat southern kings 111—34 in south africa. and ulster earnt a bonus point 36—18 victory over the dragons at home. ben stokes has spoken to the bbc for the first time since he was cleared of an affray charge in august. stokes is on tour with the england cricket side

that's what aston villa are hoping anyway, they sacked steve bruce last wednesday following a 3—all drawfavourite to take over, thierry henry with perhaps john terry as his assistant, who announced hsi retriement from football yesterday. dan bardell is from the villa view. evening to you, sojohn terry captained to the final defeat against fulham last season, do you think that is a gamble?” against fulham last season, do you think that is a gamble? i have to be honest, in the season since o'neal left, we felt like absolutely everything and i think this is pretty much the only route we have not gone down over the last few yea rs not gone down over the last few years so not gone down over the last few years so henry, he is not the best player ever to play and he knows inside out having been there last season inside out having been there last season and so it sounds like a good, nation. to bring some expense with them but it was time for a change and we have to do something because the season is dwindling away. the outpouring of anger, and a cabbage thrown at steve bruce and you lost at the

he'd been linked with the job at aston villa but he's chosen to take the post at monaco, who are third one win so far this season. still to come, we meet one of netball‘s biggest stars, who talks success netball‘s biggest stars, who talks success and struggles. and we hearfrom success and struggles. and we hear from the para table tennis champion who is turning his hand to gaming. i don't even know the buttons. i just hand to gaming. i don't even know the buttons. ijust cried in the corner. you are supposed to go around shooting people, ijust hide in the cupboard. england's eddie pepperell is still in the lead at the british masters golf, with just one round to play. he's been at the top of the leaderboard since the opening day and he fired a 71 today to move to nine under par, which kept him three shots clear of the field. the chasing pack includes another englishman, jordan smith, but matt wallace slipped back with a one—over—par round of 73. and it's been another good day for england's charley hull — she shares the lead after three rounds of the lpga event in south korea. a birdie a

steve bruce is sacked by aston villa after one win in ten matches.one still trapped under rubble following last week's earthquake and tsunami. after that, they say there is little chance of finding survivors. 1,400 people are known to have died. the uk government has just announced that it is sending shelter kits, solar lanterns and water purifiers to the region, but help is arriving slowly, and aid agencies say it's not getting through to the most remote areas. our correspondentjonathan head is in palu, one of the worst—hit areas on the island of sulawesi. from there, he sent this report. even now, five days after the earthquake, the tsunami and the mudslides, the damage they wrought on this city still has the power to shock. some buildings crumpled. others were literally swallowed by mud. it was the mud that did for petobo, a neighbourhood to the east of the city. fields of rice, shaken loose by the earthquake, that poured down the hillside. it buried the mother and baby sister of fiona, not yet two years old, who was pulled from the mud by her old

queen's park rangers continued their good run in the championship by beating aston villa 1—0.n‘s side. they're now unbeaten in their last five, having won four of those matches. back to back defeats now for villa. paul lambert is the new boss at ipswich town. they‘ re currently bottom of the championship having won only once this season. lambert once managed rivals norwich city, and takes over from paul hurst who was sacked on thursday. there are six matches in the premier league today. liverpool could go top of the table if they beat cardiff city. newcastle and huddersfield both looking for their first wins of the season, and travel to southampton and watford respectively. it's not been a good morning for england's netballers. they're playing in the fast 5's, basically 5 a side netball, in shorter games. england are the defending champions but have lost all three of their games this morning. to new zealand, malawi and most recently, south africa. hoping to do better tomorrow when they play australia and jamaica. england's cricketers are in t20 action out in sri lanka this aft

he'd been linked with the job at aston villa but he's chosen to take the post at monaco, who are third season. england's eddie pepperell is still in the lead at the british masters golf, with just one round to play. he's been at the top of the leaderboard since the opening day and he fired a 71 today to move to nine under par, which kept him three shots clear of the field. the chasing pack includes another englishman, jordan smith, but matt wallace slipped back with a one—over—par round of 73. and it's been another good day for england's charley hull — she shares the lead after three rounds of the lpga event in south korea. a birdie at the last left her on i2—under—par, alongside the american danielle kang. hull is chasing a first win since the 2016 tour championship. roger federer is out of the shanghai masters after losing to borna coric in the semifinals. the world number two was beaten 6—4, 6—4 by coric, who also beat the 20—time grand slam champion in their last outing at halle in june. that means he will play novak djokovic in the final. that is after he beat fourth seed alexande

several years making seventy eight appearances fours country terry been without a club since leaving aston villa in the summer. let's get to business now with christophe cober who will throw some light on just why brazilians who went to the polls over the weekend are fighting an uphill battle brian the economic situation plays a crucial role here despite returning to growth territory after years of economic woes brazil still faces big challenges corruption on the point or rampant inequality for example brazil's six richest men have as much wealth as the poor half of the entire population these are challenges even to those that consider themselves well educated and trained. stock exchange in rio de janeiro but when he suddenly lost his job he needed a new skills the being come now he works as an driver to feed his family and keep his children in school. i don't think that becoming a name. is a very bad moment. when i was about to get rich on it and i felt very scad. many jump list brazilians the office a solution of a huff a million drivers here brazil is the company second largest market the oly

in the scottish premiership, celtic‘s brendan rodgers is understood to be on aston villa's shortlist manager though and although they have had their worst start to a season in 20 years they have taken a 5—0 lead against stjohnstone. while rangers had put three past hearts by half time. into the second half and it is still 3-0. mo farah has won the chicago marathon and broken the european record and his own british record in the process. farah crossed the line after two hours, five minutes and 11 seconds despite far from perfect conditions. it's his first victory in only his third marathon. the british runner was 37 seconds quicker than the european record and improved his personal best british record by a minute and eleven seconds. lewis hamilton is on the verge of winning a fifth formula one world championship. the mercedes driver could wrap up the title as soon as the next race in the united states after today dominating to win the japanese grand prix. his main rival — ferrari's sebastian vettel — tried to gain ground from eighth place on the grid but span to the back after collidi

queens park rangers continued their good run in the championship by beating aston villa 1—0.aren's side. they're now unbeaten in their last five, having won four of those matches. back to back defeats now for villa. it's not been a good morning for england's netballers. they're playing in the fast 5s, basically 5 a side netball, in shorter games. england are the defending champions but have lost all three of their games this morning to new zealand, malawi and most recently, south africa. they got the score back to 26—25, but that was as close as it got and south africa scored again with 20 seconds to go. they'll be hoping to do better tomorrow when they play australia and jamaica. after thrashing toulon, last week in rugby union's champions cup, edinburgh suffered a disapointing loss away at zebre last night. the scottish side, who were without several players because of international call—ups, blew a 13 point half time lead, to lose 311—16 in parma. scarlets, ulster and 0spreys all won though. england's cricketers are in t20 action out in sri lanka this afternoon. they won t

the death of former aston villa player dalian atkinson has been referred to the crown prosecution servicen telford, and later died. the independent office for police conduct has now passed the matter on to the cps, who will consider potential criminal charges against two police officers. luke shaw has signed a new five—year contract at manchester united. it is a big turnaround for shaw, who was heavily criticised by boss jose mourinho last season. but he has made the left—back spot his own, and is back in the england reckoning, too. he has been rewarded with a new contract worth around £150,000 a week. the formula one drivers‘ championship could be wrapped up this weekend if lewis hamilton can collect eight points more than sebastian vettel at the us grand prix. a result like that in austin would bring a fifth world title for hamilton, taking him level with the greatjuan manuel fangio. hamilton would sitjoint second in the all—time list, behind only michael schumacher, who has seven. he also trails the german's record number of 91 race victories by 20. michael's stats are incredible, and

dean smith's first game in charge of aston villa saw them beat swansea i—o.ading and birmingham west brom could laso have gone top but their seven match unbeaten run came to an end at wigan losing 1—0. derby are leading second placed sheffield united in the late kick—off. craig bryson with a goal after 19 seconds. or is it one all there? it is actually one off. sheffield united have equalised. they would go top with a win. so tight at the top of the championship. in scotland, hearts are still top of the premiership after holding on for a 2—1 win against aberdeen, celtic stay second after a 4—2 win over hibs. livingsone beat bottom club dundee 4—0. motherwell lost 1—0 at home to stjohnstone and kilmarnock are third in the table after a 2—1 win away at struggling st mirren. it is not often we look at the european league in sports day but we doubt we would dip into la liga. —— but we thought we would dip into. real madrid have lost again in la liga, a 2—1 defeat at the bernabeau to levante they were 2—0 down inside 13 minutes. rafael varane's handball was to be

the former aston villa chairmen doug ellis has died at the age of 94 — good afternoon and welcome toews at one. two people have died, after the third strongest storm in recorded history to hit the us mainland battered north western florida. hurricane michael brought storm surges nearly ten feet high, and 155 mile an hour winds. it has now weakened to a tropical storm, and is heading towards the carolinas. our correspondentjon donnison has the latest. a category four landfall, in the month of october... one of the strongest storms ever to hit america... the strongest storm to hit this coast since the 1850s. florida has been battered. sustained winds of more than 155mph have left a trail of destruction. those who chose to stay put, lucky to get out alive. it just came flying through the roof. i heard all the trees snapping and everything, it sounded like a tornado. first the attic caved in and everything wasjust happening so quick when it landed. and then, afterthat, like, my roof came in from the top part to the bottom. so everything, everything is gone but i'm just glad we made it ou

the former arsenal striker had been linked with the managerial position at aston villa but will insteadnch ligue1 withjust one win. henry says he's very happy to come back to the club he played for before joining arsenal. england's first match behind closed doors, was lacking in goals, as well as atmosphere, but they should have won their uefa nations league match in croatia. fans were locked out of the stadium because croatia were being punished for the appearance of a swastika on their pitch a couple of years ago. as for the match, england, hit the post and the bar, and twice marcus rashford forgot how to finish when had only the keeper to beat so it was england's 21st century boy, jadon sancho, making his much anticipated debut, who came on as a sub, to add some late sparkle. great cross here. but nobody could get on the end of it. he is the first england player to be born this century. i think the application of the players was superb, really. you know, there was no letup in their work ethics throughout the game. defensively, they were really strong. showed good enthusiasm to play.

bruce had been in charge at aston villa for just under two years.uss has stepped down as england's director of cricket. he'd taken a break from the role in may while his wife received treatment for cancer. he says the time away has given him time to consider what's right for england, and what's right for his family. andy flower will continue to cover for strauss while a full time replacement is found. he has done a fantasticjob. he has been really good for me. you know, with the planning towards the 2019 world cup and the way we want to be playing our one—day cricket or our test cricket. look, he has been, he has been sensational. the spectator half blinded by a golf ball at the ryder cup says she doesn't blame brooks koepka for her trauma. corine remande was in the crowd next to a fairway when the wayward shot hit her. she says she's lucky to be alive. i have nothing against the play. because i play golf and i know i am only against the marshall. nobody came to see me to take the news. there is nobody that feels was about this than i do. it is a tr

qpr made it fours wins out of five in the championship with a 1—0 win over aston villa at loftus roadam up to seventh — one point and one place off the play—off positions. tottenham will continue playing their home games at wembley until at least the end of this year. their new 62,000—seater stadium was supposed to open on the 15th september but it's been delayed due to safety issues. spurs chairman daniel levy said he "can't confirm an exact opening date and fixture" but that all home games up to and including their match against wolves on 29 december will be played at the national stadium. the manager of premier league leaders manchester city, pep guardiola, says he's expecting a very tough challenge to retain their title. city are firm favourites after a record—breaking season in which they're so far unbeaten in the league along with liverpool — but guardiola thinks as many as five teams could potentially lift the trophy in may. just to make points difference in for raw five, six teams. they are so strong. you see the lineup, the first 11, the players from tottenham hotspur, they h

he made his name in the holiday business, but it's his association with aston villa that he'll be bestup in the inaugural premier league season. tommie smith, the former american athlete who produced the black power salute on the podium at the 1968 summer olympics, says he cried when he saw colin kapernick take a knee in protest at racial injustice. the player then with the san francisco 49ers chose not to stand during the national anthem and faced critcism for disrespecting the american flag choosing to make his own protestjust as smith did 50 years ago. because he recognised the fact that these guys did the same thing. i wonder what they were thinking. the sacrificial stance that he took, reveal his upbringing, the need to be better socially. not the sake of money. basically the same thing. three of later. and you can hear more from our in depth interview and...he narrowly missed out on a place at the ryder cup, but englishman matt wallace has continued his fine 2018 to lead the british masters wallace made six birdies and an eagle at the the eleventh to end the day five under par at

murray, talking about non—league today, and we will remember doug ellis as well, his legacy at aston villas, they invented the sport. think a bent table tennis table, singles and doubles, unfortunately, northern ireland and england is singles stars went out but it is good fun and pretty skilful. very impressive. i was better at the headers and the volleys. let's hope england do better in the doubles, there is ben not all today in the singles. something to play over the football focus table! week have andy carroll on today, he might make a formidable player. goodbye, we will see you monday! it's a very big day ahead in by monday! it's a very big day ahead in rugby league. it's the climax of the rugby league season today — wigan warriors, against the warrington wolves in the super league grand final. the two met in this match two years ago with wigan coming out on top. it'll be the end of sam tomkin‘s wigan career after two spells with the club. and for warrington a chance to banish a 63—year wait for a domestic title. off as soon as i had decided that i was going to leave the club, my focus

the death of former aston villa player dalian atkinson has been referred to the crown prosecution serviceouse in august 2016 in telford and later died. the independent office for police conduct has now passed the matter on to the cps, who will consider potential criminal charges against two police officers. luke shaw has signed a new five year contract at manchester united. it's a big turn around for shaw, who was heavily criticised by boss jose mourinho last season. but he's made the left back spot his own, and is back in the england reckoning, too. he's been rewarded with a new contract worth around £150,000 a week. eddiejones says england number eight nathan hughes "deeply regrets" a tweet that contributed to an additional two—week ban that's ruled him out of three of the autumn internationals. hughes was banned for four weeks for a punch, but had his suspension increased after tweeting "what a joke" in apparent reaction to the charges. hughes' absence is one of a number that eddiejones has had to deal with. so he's turned to gloucester number eight ben morgan, who's included for the f

new aston villa head coach dean smith says he doesn't feel intimidated byjohn terry's presence as his coming up. smith left brentford last week to join villa. also alongside him is his former number two richard o'kelly. terry played for villa last season before announcing his retirement. it's the former england captain's first senior coaching role. i'm flattered thatjohn wants to come and work, with someone as esteemed as him in the game to come and work and learn from myself and richard, but he wants to be a coach, and the conversation we had was that he wants to learn and develop from myself and richard, and i want to tap into what he knows as well, working with some of the top players and coaches in the game. billy vunipola is out of next month's england rugby union test series. the number 8 broke his left arm playing for saracens this weekend. he'll have an operation tomorrow that will rule him out until around christmas. vunipola's absence adds to head coach eddiejones problems. billy's brother mako picked up a calf strain in the same match, while second row maro itoje broke his

steve bruce has been sacked as manager of aston villa.11 games and are twelfth in the championship. bruce, who had been at villa forjust under two years, is the first manager in the top two divisions to lose hisjob this season. brooks koepka says he's heartbroken that one of his shots at the ryder cup hit a spectator. the lady in question has lost the sight in her right eye. at a news conference today koepka said he only heard the news about corine remande's injury on tuesday. looking forward to speaking with her today, or in the next few days, hours, whatever it might be. and just having a conversation with her, talking to her. there is nobody that feels worse about this than i do. you know, it is a tragic accident, what happens. i mean, i'm heartbroken. i'm all messed up inside. andrew strauss has stepped down as england's director of cricket after three and a half years in the role. strauss had taken a break in may after his wife ruth entered a new period of treatment for cancer. andy flower, who has covered for him, will continue in a

steve bruce has — in the last hour — been sacked as manager of aston villa.e top two divisions to lose hisjob this season. barcelona‘s superstars are in london for their champions league match against tottenham. lionel messi and luis suarez are set to line up tonight in what promises to be a tough examintation for spurs. mauricio pottchetino‘s side lost their opening match at inter milan — and will be without several key players. mousa dembele, christian eriksen and dele alli are all injured... barca are on a poor run of form domestically..no wins in their last three but everyone knows a team with lionel messi in is a very dangerous one. as players, you want to play against the best players in the world, and messi is certainty that. so yes, he‘s a fantastic player, and i‘m sure we‘ll do our best to stop him from adding to that record in england. but we need to focus on ourselves, as well. you know, we‘ve got some great players. we need to play with energy and attack the game, and hopefully if we do that, we can come out on top. liverpool go to napoli in the c

aston villa hosting the bottom cloud at preston, villa currently leading 1—0 thanks tojonathan.d after the same day is set be changed after the as at a waved their legal obligation to stage both at the national stadium. rangers are set to face aberdeen at noon with the celtic against hearts in the evening. the first match but now ta ke evening. the first match but now take place at murrayfield. police scotla nd take place at murrayfield. police scotland had been against the double—header and also transport companies who say they were not consulted. it might only be 0ctober but we are already looking ahead to this year's bbc sport personality of the year with some changes to the format being implemented. it will be staged once again in birmingham which was the venue in 2016 when andy murray last won the title. although he was in miami at the time. 0rganisers have revealed that we will have to wait until the night it self to find out the names of the nominees this year along with the addition of a new accolade for greatest sporting moment, which obviously celebrates the standout m

he also captained england but he's 37 now and he's been without a club since leaving aston villa in therly bid for goal of the season. it's a topsy—turvy season in the scottish premiership with rangers inflicting a first defeat on leaders hearts, winning 3—1 at ibrox. it had been hearts' best start to a season since 2005, but they had no answer for steven gerrard's side, who are unbeaten at home so far this season. they're up to sixth. and celtic are back to winning ways — they thrashed stjohnstone 6—0 at celtic park, with james forrest scoring four goals in half an hour. it's celtic‘s first away win of the season. london broncos will return to super league after five years away, after beating toronto wolfpack in the million pound game. it was a really cagey match in canada — no tries and only three goals, jarrod sammut with two for broncos, who won by four points to two. enable, ridden by frankie dettori, has become the first british—trained horse to win europe's richest race twice. she won the prix de l'arc de triomphe at longchamp in paris for the second year in a row. enable is trai

whilejordan rhodes scored twice as norwich beat aston villa 2—1 to hand john terry and manager dean smithnd‘s bowling and fielding was poor, and sri lanka scored freely, posting 366. the reply was equally dismal — they were 4 for 3 at one stage — and when rain forced them off for good, they lost by 219 runs. they still won the series 3—1. the defending champion caroline wozniacki is back in contention at the wta finals in singapore, where the top eight women‘s players are competing for a multi—million pound prize fund. she lost her opening round—robin match but she then beat petra kvitova for the first time in four years. she said she was pleased with how she kept cool in her three—set win. with the increasing number of injuries in rugby union, breaks will be introduced in the season to protect players. the campaign will start sooner and end later to spread out matches, with players limited to playing a maximum of 35 games. finally, no doubt who the star attraction was at old trafford last night... ..illustrated by one or two fans who tried to get a selfie. this one apprehended but ronald

and i willjust draw your attention to aston villa‘s game against bottom side preston. villalast—minute penalty for villa, which could have won it. the plan to hold both scottish league cup semi—finals at hampden on the same day is set to be changed, after the sfa waived their legal obligation to stage both at the national stadium. rangers are set to face aberdeen at noon, with celtic against hearts in the evening. the first match could now take place at murrayfield. police scotland had been against the double header, and also transport companies, who say they weren‘t consulted. there are five new call—ups for england‘s rugby league squad to face new zealand in a tri—series starting later this month. head coach wayne bennett has called up wakefield winger tom johnstone and centre reece lynn, while st helens prop luke thompson is also a new pick. the series begins against the kiwis in hull on 27 october. that‘s all the sport for now. time for your latest live weather update from bbc weather now, and a lot of mild and rather warm airfor the time of year, and humid air has becom