tottenham picked up a much needed victory at home to aston villa.the league coming into this one. spurs midfielder pierre—emile hoijbjerg opened up the scoring, midway through the first half. 0llie watkins grabbed an equaliser for villa with 20 minutes to go. the teams were level for less than five minutes, though, as matt targett was off target, scoring an own goal, which proved to be the difference. there were more goals in this game, and the chances that we had really killed the game, but at the end it is about being resilient, and not conceding any chances to aston villa, and the fans giving us the support, that was huge, that is very important. and there was drama at the london stadium, as west ham thought they�*d scrambled a point against brentford, who�*d taken an early lead. but deep into injury time, yoane wissa, who got a late equaliser against liverpool eight days ago, drove in a powerful shot with virtually the last kick of the game. 2—1 to brentford, and their strong start to the season goes on. fantastic feeling, standing here with thr

ollie watkins grabbed an equaliser for aston villa.st at home to west ham. there were away for everton and for. celtic earned their first away win in the scottish premiership since february after a late 2—1 victory over aberdeen at pittodrie. some of the 40,000 runners are still coming over the line at the london marathon but the elite field has long since finished. there was a surprise winner in the men's race as ethiopia's sisay lemma triumphed. in the women's marathon, kenyanjoycilinejepkosgei beat compatriot and world—record holder brigid kosgei. joe wilson reports. the mass start of the london marathon. it was back. over 36,000 began, a little down on recent years, but a great street—filling expression of normal. our annual view returned of everyday people taking on the extraordinary. g i raffes have giraffes have been very popular this year. of course there are those who make the distance appears simple. marcel hug of switzerland out on his own in the men's wheelchair race winning in a course record time. but now have a look at t

tottenham picked up a much—needed victory at home to aston villa.ming into this one. spurs midfielder pierre—emile hojbjerg opened up the scoring midway through the first half. ollie watkins grabbed an equaliser for villa with 20 minutes to go. the teams were level for less than five minutes, though, as matt targett was off target, scoring an own goal, which proved to be the difference. and there was drama at the london stadium, as west ham thought they'd scrambled a point against brentford, who'd taken an early lead. but deep into injury time, yoane wissa, who got a late equaliser against liverpool eight days ago, drove in a powerful shot with virtually the last kick of the game. 2—1 to brentford, and their strong start to the season goes on. in the scottish premiership, rangers have gone top of the table after coming from behind to beat ten—man hibs 2—1 at ibrox, alfredo morelos with the winner. celtic earned their first away win in the league since february after a late 2—1 victory over aberdeen at pittodrie. the visitors took the lead early in t

there was a thrilling midlands derby in birmingham, where aston villa let a two—goal lead slip at home left scratching their heads as to how their side lost control after goals from danny ings and john mcginn. wolves scored three times in an incredible final 10 minutes, with ruben neves strike in the fifth minute of stoppage time securing a remarkable comeback. southampton claimed their first win of the premier league season by beating leeds. the slough—born albanian international striker armando broja, who's on loan from chelsea, scored his first premier league goal in the 1—0 win at st mary's. so confirmation of the day's results, then, including a goalless draw between norwich and brighton — a vital point for norwich, who are still bottom. in the match between manchester city and burnley, at half time city awarded winners medals for four players who were part of their league winning squad back in the 1967—68 season. among them was stan horne, meaning he becomes the first black footballer to win the english football league. horne did not receive one at the time due to the smaller all

reading picked up their first win of the season at home to aston villa and birmingham earned theirfirst 1—1 with west ham. st helens have won the women's super league for the first time, brushing aside leed rhinos 28—0 in a one sided grand final at headingley. it rounds off a successful weekend for the saints after the men's triumph last night. jo currie watched this one. running out in the headingley sunshine, st helens looking to emulate their men's team who claimed the trophy 2a hours ago. against leeds rhinos, aiming to reward the home crowd with a second grand final win in two years. it was the visitors who struck first, though, a clever kick leaving leah burke with plenty of work to do but she did just enough to ground in the corner. before the break, jodie cunningham, the newly crowned woman of steel, showed a great turn of pace to claim this brilliant individual effort under the posts. brilliant try for st helens. after the restart, leeds had an excellent opportunity to pull the score back, but yet another rhinos error meant the chance went begging. from there, it was the st hel

4—0. 0ther super league leaders thrashed aston villa 4—0. other goals came in the second half at villaal 3—0. over on the website you follow the live tennis under way. britain's player playing. his opponent is 3—1 up player playing. his opponent is 3—1 up in the semifinals but that is all your support for now. back to you, clive. and that is it. you can see more on all that day's stories on the bbc news channel but from me of the bbc news channel but from me of the team, have a very good night. hello. if you been watching the rain for much of the day, it will clear into tonight. although there'll be some showers, tomorrow will a brighter day. maybe rain lingering in the far southeast, and the northern idols, we see the windy weather. gusts at 16 to 17 mph — 60 to 70. may a touch of frost as

come back again. just one game in the premier league tonight — and arsenal have comfortably beaten aston villahalf with this header. then pierre—emerick aubameyang doubled arsenal's lead just after the break — scoring the rebound after martinez saved his spot kick. emile smith rowe made it three with this deflected finish. jacob ramsey scored a consolation but it ended 3—i. the result moves arsenal up a to ninth place. this is the way we have to play and this is when we are good. when we play with real desire and commitment, we have a clear idea on how we have to attack them and how we can hit them i believe that they can do it. six. we can hit them i believe that they can do it. . ., we can hit them i believe that they can do it. ,, ., ., we can hit them i believe that they can do it. ,, . ., can do it. six abate now can you feel a little _ can do it. six abate now can you feel a little bit _ can do it. six abate now can you feel a little bit of— can do it. six abate now can you feel a little bit of momentum? i can do it. six abate now can you i feel a little bit of momentum? yes can do it. s

arsenal are at aston villa, the game is live on bbc two at the moment, arsenal are currently doing theirue their 100% record. there 1— zero up there in the second half, kim little taking arsenal back up to the top of the league. now, quite a day for saracens — earlier they announced a £32 million takeover of the club, with a consortium of investors that includes south african world cup—winning former captain francois pienaar. and then, a defeat at leicester in the premiership in the cruellest way possible — as imran sidat reports. all the pre— match takeover talk was put on hold as two of the bleak�*s biggest hitters prepared for battle. even the pouring rain didn't deter a packed crowd at welford road, for this early—season blockbuster. after a cagey opening, it was the ever reliable boot of 0wen farrell which gave saracens a nine point lead. it was turning into a kicking battle, with george ford responding as he reduced the deficit at the break. and with just over ten minutes remaining, the game finally sprung into life. lester thought they had the first try of the match... but replay

reading picked up their first win of the season at home to aston villa and birmingham earned theirfirstam. it's a super league double for st helens as the women emulated the men's success from last night to take top honours in the grand final. they brushed aside reigning champions leeds rhinos 28—0 to win the competition for the first time. jo currie watched this one. running out in the headingley sunshine, saint helen is looking to emulate their men's team and claim the trophy 2a hours ago. against leeds rhinos, aiming to reward the home crowd with a second grand final winning two years. it was the visitors who struck first, though, a clever kick leaving liam burt with plenty of work to do but she did just enough to ground in the corner. before the break, jodie cunningham, the newly crowned woman of steel, showed a great turn of pace to claim this brilliant individual effort under the posts.— this brilliant individual effort under the posts. brilliant try for saint helen's. _ under the posts. brilliant try for saint helen's. after _ under the posts. brilliant try for saint helen's. aft

the former aston villa midfielder thomas hitzlsperger only felt comfortable coming out publicly afterg, while it is 31 years sincejustin fashanu became the first and only top—flight english footballer to come out as gay whilst still playing. we're in 2021, it's a different time to what it was before, it's more accepting. i hope that one day someone can follow my lead and come out too. and it's just normal, it becomes normal, you know? playing football, it doesn't matter who you are. everyone�*s welcome. for those footballers who feel that being open about their sexuality might negatively impact their career, cavallo wants to show it doesn't have to be that way. katie gornall, bbc news. that's it. newsnight is starting now over on bbc two with more budget analysis and reaction. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. england emperors will be parts of across eastern budget day is not over yet. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are polly mackenzie, chief executive of the think tank demos, and tom

the former aston villa midfielder thomas hitzlsperger only felt comfortable coming out publicly afterfirst and only top—flight english footballer to come out as gay whilst still playing. we're in 2021, it's a different time to what it was before, it's more accepting. i hope that one day, someone can follow my lead and come out, too. and it's just normal, it becomes normal, you know? playing football, it doesn't matter who you are. everyone's welcome. for those footballers who feel that being open about their sexuality might negatively impact their career, cavallo wants to show it doesn't have to be that way. katie gornall, bbc news. in the quest to push the barriers of transport technology, we've had self—driving cars, self—driving lorries, and self—driving buses. now, in the dutch city of amsterdam, they're trying out self—driving boats. the designers hope they could revolutionise travel and commuting — as the bbc�*s tim allman reports. # row, row, row your boat # gently down the stream... # actually, there's not much rowing involved. this is the autonomous floating vehicle, the robo

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hosting right also has moved into the top 10 of the english premier lee, thanks to a to know when of aston villa on friday. the london club school, both the gold in the 1st half, 1st come a party, put the gun as in the lead. and then on the strike of half america, obama young doubled the advantage for miguel or texas theme followed by mil smith through making it 3 know when it would pull one back, 31. the final school maybe qualified for the 2nd round of crickets. t 20 woke up minus the super 12 just 2 days ago they registered their 1st victory at my c. c tournament by even the netherlands. on friday they defeated ireland the pay station have any fancy to win this match of restricting the irish to $12058.00 the movie and captain smith, he $53.00, not out in a city run chase form with africa around a david vista would hit the winning runs with 9 balls to fit so they were already assured of a place in that next round in a dead rubber against the netherlands to embarrass the dutch by bowling them all out for just 40 for when. that's the 2nd low school at a teacher. he will kept unfortunately for th

other with the place at the top of the premier league at stake, and taught him how to have beaten aston villa to one that's on the way later this news hour. mm. at least 13 people have been killed in an explosion in afghanistan's capital. the bombing targeted the entrance of the 2nd largest mosque in cobble, a memorial service, was being held for the mother of taliban spokesman, zombie, hello mujahid. at least 32 people were injured. no group has claimed responsibility, so have been dre joins us live in cobble. so sam or what kind of shock waves is this attack sending through the country. while it is going to be a big dent in the taliban se claim that this country is seeing an unprecedented piece in security. obviously it has been the case for the last 6 weeks. but this attack in the heart of cobble at an area which was secured by all of the taliban factions here is going to send shock with definitely across have gone to stand where people are going to be asking questions about how secure it really is. and just to tell you about this area, as you mentioned, this is the place where hundreds of

why no defeat against aston villa have since picked themselves up by bidding villareal to one in the champions league mid week. thanks to a last gas winner by christiano, rinaldo, the boost and the energy that you get in a group after wind like this has to be billed. come, then again, it's a very, very quick turnaround. it's a different different turnaround done last year when we played everton the way when know when we played wednesday night and saturday morning, but still to play is i'm not going to get caught. i'll to, if we've got a star test we finished on the wednesday night have her has opened an investigation into the sexual harassment scandal involving a coach and the top women's league in united states. if all is the cancellation of upcoming games, several players have accused paul riley verbally and sexually abusing them while they are part of his team. he's become the 3rd coach from the national women's soccer league to be fired for misconduct since august. li commissioner lisa barrett has resigned. in light of the allegations says, antenna star owns jabbers, best season

when is against aston villa on sunday. spears held the half time lead. thanks to pierre, emil hoyt begs 27th minute go. however, that would be carly's half way through the 2nd half, but taught the manage to retain the lead shortly after. thanks to matthew target own goal. nuno as good as the central's men are in the table. right now. liverpool . imagine the city are playing each other with top spot in the standings up for grabs till mill mill there earlier. branford beat west them. while less the drew at crystal palace, to demonic in france. leaders, paris, sanjay, man, have been beaten for the 1st time in the league this season. the last 2 elegans rem, like sorting, you know, mexican didn't adopt and name obviously didn't manage a single shot on target. as they 8 game winning streak in league. i came to an end the president of the us soccer federation says it's a rendez, what's happened with the national women's soccer league. over the past 48 hours, the leagues commissioner resigned. and this weekend's matches post burned following allegations of sexua

well, after 3 defeats in or i taught them of finally have a when they beat aston villa c one. so i went into the break one it up thanks to fia, and the other hobby as of 27 minute go that equalize midway through the 2nd talk. talk them. we're back in front, 4 minutes later afternoon. go by matthew target. you know, as veritas, on fe side on 8th in the table. recently promoted brentford continued their impressive start to life in the primarily they scored 1st against west ham, who then equalized it through jared bowen in the 80th minutes. but just as it looked to be heading for a draw brentford want it with the last kick of the game, a stoppage on go from, you know, on a visit, making it to one to move his side up to 7th after shot to fate in the champions league on tuesday ra madrid are looking for a response against espanol, but they didn't get it as they were beaten to on that for their 1st rally. get a fee to the season. they were to no down after an hour. karen benjamin pulled one back, but they couldn't find an equalizer right. almost a level on points at the top of the t

and there was a 2—1 win for tottenham over aston villa.in, france and germany all suffered surprise defeats. in france, psg's100% winning start is over after losing 2-0 at winning start is over after losing 2—0 at rennes, with psg not having a single shot on target despite lionel messi, killeen and batty and name are all starting. real madrid stay level on top of la liga. bayern munich lost 2—0 at home to eintracht frankfurt. in the london marathon joycilinejepkosgei beat her fellow kenyan, making the decisive move at 22 miles, going on to win by 15 seconds. in the men's race, there was the biggest victory of his careerfor was the biggest victory of his career for sisay was the biggest victory of his careerfor sisay lemma. was the biggest victory of his career for sisay lemma. it was the first mass marathon in london since 2019. there was a thrilling finish to the paris roubaix cycling race with this mac debutant wright is finishing on the podium. it came down to a sprint finish in the velodrome, where sonny cobrelli came out on top, finis

forward to before that big one kicks off. crystal palace has left the city talking. hotspur, take on aston villa and west ham. united or at home to brentwood. the president of the u. s. soccer federation says it's horrendous. what's happened within the national women's soccer league? of the past 48 hours, the leagues commissioner resigned. and this weekend's matches postponed following allegations of sexual misconduct by former north carolina coach pulled riley. he was fired on thursday following an investigative report that cited plays alleging riley use his influence and power to sexually harass place will use one of what we all should be appalled and sadden. and just downright angry. i know i am we each have to do everything in our power to ensure that our players are say, are heard and believed. this is not just an inner be us al problem. i just of run in soccer problem, tennessee and tennis store on stuart is on calls to become the 1st arab player to reach the season ending w t a finals. schubert has made it through to her 3rd final of the season, elena re backing out of kazakhstan, retired

so $31.00 went over aston villa on friday. the victory saw gone a star, thomas party scored his 1st goal for the north london club, but gunners are now on a 6th game on being streak in the league after losing their opening. 3 games. a oh, my to south is robert. we re, with louis hamilton continues to be red hot as formerly one cakes off a 2 part series in north america. ah, the video ignore it. alright, roll driver expresses, expressed his frustration towards his hot arrival during 2nd practice session in austin, texas. the 7 time champion who is 6 points behind for stopping in the overall standings overtook him in the final quarter. it was red bulls. sergio pres, though, who clocked the fastest time on friday. so it'll just bump in to find a ride compromise with the call. hasn't been made it easy so far, but let me know too positive things to look up and go. yeah, we'll, we'll continue to work on mental show of the one was really the session made some changes and wasn't happy and, and still not such bad face, but i think we l

they were playing aston villa last night and he had a couple of requests from aston villa over the summernight he set up thomas partey for arsenal's opener. that is his first goal for the club, and smith rowe rounded off the scoring, with a little help from a deflection and the post. when you want to take the game to the next level, when you become a really important player in such a big club, that should be the only priority, and every detail is important and relevant. you have to make him aware of that — that you cannot give percentages away. that can make big differences, and he has changed that. credit to him. captain rachel corsie came to scotland's rescue in their women's world cup qualifier against hungary. they were heading for a costly draw at hampden park when corsie scored a last—minute winner. they're top of their group, with three wins from three. but they've played a game more than in—form spain, and only the group winners automatically qualify for the finals in 2023. wales are bidding to make their first major tournament, but they could only draw 1—1 with slovenia. kayleigh

aston villa v wolves. leicester v man utd. man city 1—0 burnley. bernardo silva scored.emiership — with rangers and celtic both in action. leaders rangers are against hearts at ibrox, who are second. it is currently goalless there. celtic, down in 6th place, taking on motherwell at fir park. goalless there as well. in the championship, fulham got the better of west london rivals queens park rangers — they thrashed their local rivals, in convincing fashion. it finished a—i at craven cottage — aleksandr mitrovic scoring twice for the home side. the win moves fulham up to third, two points behind the top two — at least for a couple of hours —as bournemouth can go top with a win at bristol city. it�*s one of the biggest days ahead in cameron norrie�*s tennis career, he faces gregor dimitrov, tonight in the semi—finals of the indian wells tournament. whatever happens he�*s already assured of being the new british number 0ne next week, and could even break into the world�*s top 20 for the first time. if he wins, norrie will face either unseeded georgian nikoloz basilashvili or

the former aston villa midfielder thomas hitzlsperger only felt comfortable coming out publicly afterlst still playing. we're in 2021, it's a different time to what it was before, it's more accepting. i hope that one day, someone can follow my lead and come out, too. and it's just normal, it becomes normal, you know? playing football, it doesn't matter who you are. everyone's welcome. for those footballers who feel that being open about their sexuality might negatively impact their career, cavallo wants to show it doesn't have to be that way. katie gornall, bbc news. and before we go, for those of you who've started traveling again — we have news of an air taxi. it's not up and running yet, but if you're passing through rome's airport, you can see it on display. it's battery powered, takes two people plus luggage, and looks like a tiny helicopter. and from rome's airport, it's a 15 minute trip to city center — that trip takes 45 minutes by car. hello 24—hour rain totals have surpassed. the rain warning remains in cumbria. there is more rain to come and does all that waterfeeds down mo

reading got theirfirst win at home to aston villa, arsenal are 2—0 up against everton and west ham havejustgainst birmingham. on the website, you can follow all of this... more from me later. a new study from the natural history museum has found that the uk only has around half of its biodiversity left, making it one of the most nature depleted places in the world. researchers said there was little room for nature in a country where so much of the land is built on or used forfarming. helen briggs reports. the air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat. all rely on biodiversity, the variety of all plant and animal life on earth. but biodiversity is dwindling fast, because of us, with an estimated one million species at risk of extinction. the uk's no exception. it has just 53% of its biodiversity left, well below the global average of 75%, according to a new study from the natural history museum. researchers say there's little room for nature in a country where so much of the land has long been built upon or used for intensive agriculture. and they warned the world's lost so much na

and tottenham picked up beat west ham and tottenham picked up a much—needed victory at home to aston villafeat, ollie watkins had an equaliser for villa with 20 minutes to go, the teams level for less than five minutes as messi target was off target, is an own goal.— minutes as messi target was off target, is an own goal. there were more goals — target, is an own goal. there were more goals in _ target, is an own goal. there were more goals in this _ target, is an own goal. there were more goals in this game, - target, is an own goal. there were more goals in this game, the - target, is an own goal. there were i more goals in this game, the chances we had to really kill the game, but in the end it was about being resilient, not conceding any chances to villa and the support the fans gave us today was huge. find to villa and the support the fans gave us today was huge.- to villa and the support the fans gave us today was huge. and in the name of gave us today was huge. and in the game of the — gave us today was huge. and in the game of the day — gave us today was huge. and in the game of the

there's a midlands derby between aston villa and wolves, manchester united are at leicester, norwichthem move up to seventh in the table after seven games, host chelsea in the late kick off. there are six games in the scottish premiership. leaders rangers are at home hearts, while celtic, who lie down in sixth place after eight matches, travel to fourth place moterwell. we're just five games into the new women's super league season, but everton are already looking for a new manager. they've sacked willie kirk after two wins from their opening five games — which sees everton eighth in the table — and the club say they hope to have a new manager appointed in time for their continental cup fixture at leicester on the 3rd of november. it's one of the biggest days ahead in cameron norrie's tennis career. he faces gregor dimitrov tonight in the semi—finals of the indian wells tournament. whatever happens, he's already assured of being the new british number one next week, and could even break into the world's top 20 for the first time. if he wins, norrie will face either unseeded georgian

they are unbeaten in seven games, they beat aston villa by three goes to one here on friday night.he premier league all season and are beset by injury problems as well. they have a huge game away to norwich at the weekend. this is the first time under their manager they been this far in the competition. it will be interesting to see what he decides to do is go out tonight was a place in the quarterfinals up for grabs and we got full commentary on bbc radio five live alongside former arsenal and leeds player dawson. cheslea against souithampton is another all—prmier league match tonight, but qpr from the championship are taking on league one sundnerland at loftus road. you'll have seen that the commonwelth games federation is dropping the number of compulsory sports from 16 to just 2 at future games. host cities will have to accommodate athletics and swimming but then have the freedom to fill the programme with different sports. that has caused huge concern among several governing bodies. squash is one of those that regards a commonwelth gold medal as a pinnacle of achievement in th

we haven't talked with the premier league, it starts this evening with arsenal, they are playing aston villaing else go to the bbc sport website from all of us it's goodbye. good evening. the weather has thrown a little bit of everything at us this week, some wet weather, some squally winds, some mild conditions, some chilly conditions. today has been one of the quieter days of the week, with sunshine in some places, but a lot of cloud in others. and that cloud, as you can see from the earlier satellite and radar picture, has been producing some showers. and we will keep a lot of cloud as we head through this evening and tonight. it could turn a bit misty and murky over hills in the west and more generally down towards the south. still some spots of rain and drizzle. where we have clear skies for any length of time, particularly in north east scotland, temperatures will drop away, maybe all the way down to —2 celsius with a touch of frost. but despite a chilly start to saturday for some, the weekend generally speaking will be mild and quite windy, with some rain at times courtesy of this fro

just one game in the premier league tonight — and arsenal have comfortably beaten aston villa at theob ramsey scored a consolation but it ended 3—i. the result moves arsenal up a to ninth place. this is the way we have to play and this is when we are good. when we play with real desire and commitment, we have a clear idea on how we have to attack them and how we can hit them i believe that they can do it. six now can you feel a little bit of momentum? yes i do looking forward now and choosing to play leeds and go again. first off we get dominated physically and didn't compete well enough. deserved to go in at half—time, with the laws or losing the game. we change the shape and i like to say it was personality, shape, it was as it was that we just get dominated physically. i don't expect that from my players. it's a busy weekend for the home nations in women's football. tonight scotland left it very late to beat hungary. on the stroke of full time, jen beattie won a big header from a corner which captain rachel corsie nodded scotland's top of the group from three — 3. in and they held

joining me tonight arejo currie and anita asante, former european champion with arsenal, now with aston villanners this weekend. good evening to the both of you. let's start with you, jo, because the competition has gone through a revamped. it because the competition has gone through a revamped.— because the competition has gone through a revamped. it went straight into the to leg _ through a revamped. it went straight into the to leg it _ through a revamped. it went straight into the to leg it knockout _ into the to leg it knockout competition. you can get knocked out in the first round and that's your champions league done. it's been reformatted to include a group stage. we now have 16 teams put into four groups of 14 meetings. you have to it when you're domestic leave to qualify automatically. — — win your domestic league. essentially, it's getting closer to mirroring the men's competition. teams will play more games, meaning there is an increased exposure because there are six games. there's also a lot more money involved. each team is going to get £400,000, which is huge for any team, bu

but it was arsenal who moved to top of the table after a 4—0 thumping of aston villa.scored twice, her first goal marking her 150th for the club. before three goals in the last ten minutes. this brilliant chip from katie mccabe the pick of the bunch. after some tumultous times, including relegation last year as punishment for multiple salary cap breaches, saracens supporters have some good news with a consortium of investors agreeing a 32 million pound takeover of the club. but there was disappointment on the pitch, as they suffered their first defeat since returning to the premiership. a penalty try deep in added time saw leaders leicester tigers snatch victory by 13 points to 12 and maintain their one hundred percent start to the season. and britain's cameron norrie is into the final of the san diego open, after he beat the top seed andrey rublev. norrie recovered from losing the first set to take the next two. forjust his second career win over a top five player. norrie, who is currently the world number 28, will now face another big challenge, playing second seed c

pierre emile hojberg gave the spurs the lead against aston villa.city, that is the big one. watford have sacked head coach xisco munoz afterjust10 months in thejob. he helped the side win promotion to the premier league last season but they are currently 14th in the table with just seven points from seven games. yesterday they lost 1—0 at leeds united. the club said, "recent performances strongly indicate a negative trend at a time when team cohesion should be visibly improving." celtic earned their first away win in the scottish premiership since february after a late 2—1 victory over aberdeen at pittodrie. the visitors took the lead early in the first half, but aberdeen gave themselves a chance after lewis fergusson equalised with that header after the break. butjust six minutes from time, jota got the winnerfrom close range to move celtic five points behind leaders hearts. and britain's cameron norrie is into the final of the san diego 0pen, after he beat the top seed andrey rublev. norrie recovered from losing the first set to take the next two.

he had a hand in theirfirst and then did all the hard work for their second, forcing aston villa to putinst crystal palace but gave away their lead. jeff schlupp, who'd only been on the pitch for 48 seconds, with the equaliser. brentford are loving life in the premier league, a 94th minute winner over west ham from yoane wissa sees them move up to seventh. celtic have been waiting a long time for their first away win, but it's come at long last. jota giving them a 2—1win over aberdeen at pittodrie. the victory leaves them 6th, still six points behind leaders rangers, who came from a goal down to beat 10 man hibernian at ibrox. alfredo morelos getting the winner for steven gerrard's side, 2—1 it finished as rangers return to the top of the league. and in the women's super league, manchester city slumped to their third straight defeat. west ham's yui hasegawa latched on to this poor backpass to chip the keeper from forty yards as the hammers wrapped up a 2—0 win. city have now lost back to back home league games for the first time since 2014. british number two cameron norrie's brilliant

returns having missed the last matches in september because of injury — the same applies for the aston villarry maguire misses out through injury along with liverpool defender trent alexandor—arnold. we have got to now push each time we are together, we have to push performance every day on the training pitch. and so, yes, we have kept some stability, which i think is right. but every player in that team and in that squad now is that there is huge competition for places, and i think that's driving some of the performances that we have. andy murray has been knocked out of the second round of the san diego 0pen. he lost in straight sets to the norwegian player who described murray as a legend and said his fightback had been an inspiration. murray was in the event as a world cup and has been given another into next week's indian wells masters starting next wednesday. and cameron norrie came out on top in the all british affair against dan evans. he won in straight sets to book his place in the quarterfinals. catalans dragons are through to their first grand final after beating hull kr in the pl

heung—min son was the tormentorfor spurs — 2—1 they beat aston villa. win, but it came at long last. jota gave them a 2—1 win over aberdeen at pittodrie. the win means celtic stay 6th — that's still six points behind leaders rangers. they came from a goal down to beat tne—man hibernian at ibrox, alfredo morelos getting the winner for steven gerrard's side. 2—1 it finished. rangers go back to the top of the scottish premier league. and in the women's super league, manchester city slumped to their third straight defeat. west ham's yui hasegawa latched on to this poor backpass to chip the keeper from a0 yards as the hammers wrapped up a 2—0 win. city have now lost back—to—back home games for the first time in the wsl since 2014. no doubt a few sore limbs this morning after yesterday's london marathon, which made its return. joycilinejepkosgei beat kenyan compatriot and world—record holder brigid kosgei to the win. she made the crucial move at 22 miles and went on to win by 15 seconds. ethiopia's sisay lemma won the men's race. there was an impressive run f

aston villa v wolves. leicester v man utd. man city 1—0 burnley, bernardo silva scoring.t manchester city game, for medals for the league winning squad back in the 1967 season. among them was stan horne, meaning he becomes the first black footballer to win the english football league. horne did not receive one at the time due to the smaller allocation of medals and a different appearance quota to claim one. protocols have since changed on who receives medals and the efl approved city�*s request for players who missed out to be awarded one. five matches underway in the scottish premiership — with rangers and celtic both in action. rangers are in the lead against hearts. celtic have had to zero lead at motherwell. hibs are losing to dundee united. osheen murphy has become champion jockey for a thrid time as 12—1 shot celiway won the champions stakes on champions day at ascot. the queen was in attendance to see the french trained horse finish ahead of dubai honor and mac swiney. derby winner adayar faded to fifth and with it went william buick�*s hopes of finishing with his

in the super league arsenal moved to the top of the table after 4—0 thumping of aston villa with the cameron norrie is into the final of the san diego open after he beat the top seed andre rib level. he recovered from losing the first to take the next two for just the second career win over a top five player. cameron norrie is currently world number 28 and he will now face another big challenge, playing casper ruud of norway in the final. notjust about emma raducanu, is it? cameron norrie is in there and dan evans has been going well and dan evans has been going well and andy murray's moustache is looking mighty fine! we need to show it? can we see andy murray's moustache? we just thought it needed a bit of celebration. l we just thought it needed a bit of celebration.— celebration. i quite like how he had... celebration. i quite like how he had- -- he _ celebration. i quite like how he had... he has— celebration. i quite like how he had... he has been _ celebration. i quite like how he had... he has been put - celebration. i quite like how he i had... he has been put alongside some

he had a hand in theirfirst and then did all the hard work for their second, forcing aston villa to puty casper ruud, who'd earlier knocked out andy murray. he went down 6—0 in the first before losing the second 6—2 to the second seed. and finally, how about dealing with these conditions on your ride into work? this was the men's paris roubaix race yesterday — one of cycling's oldest bike races, the perils of racing on the old cobblestones laid bare. the riders absolutely covered from head to toe in mud. it was won in the end by sonny colbrelli, who mastered the route from northern paris to the belgian border. i suppose it is always nice to finish in the velodrome away from all the mud! that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. throughout october as part of our coverage of black history month, we are going to feature people who feature on bbc radio 1xtra's future list. swimmer alice dearing, co—founder of the black swimming association which she founded in 2020, joins us now. what does making black history now mean to you? to me, it black history now mean to

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