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west ham got their first points of the season with a win at aston villa.cted strike, 16 minutes from time, was enough to get a one nil victory. it moves the hammers off the bottom of the table and level on points with villa. understandable relief for manager david moyes — after they'd lost their first three league games. the second half that i felt we were beginning to get a bit more like ourselves and play at it more confident. but then i didn't like the last five minutes where we given the ball away and given the ball back for more attacks. the first win for us was really important today. the players have worked hard to get it and they showed a lot of commitment and resilience as well. i was happy with a lane resilience as well. i was happy with a large part — resilience as well. i was happy with a large part of— resilience as well. i was happy with a large part of our— resilience as well. i was happy with a large part of our performance - a large part of our performance in the balance. i said to the player have _ the balance. i said to the player have t

this time, they beat aston villa, who is now lost four in a row.art to the season, with a hard—earned point at west ham. summer signing thilo kerher with an unfortunate own goal to give spurs the lead, but the hammers responding in the second half through tomas soucek. the czech confidently converting from antonio's clever flicked pass. spurs stay third, while west ham are up to 14th. meanwhile, it finished 0—0 between bournemouth and wolves. four games tonight in the scottish league cup, with wins for motherwell, dundee united, and kilmarnock. and holders celtic maintained their perfect start to the season, and are through to the quarterfinals with a 4—1 win at ross county. giorgos giakoumakis with the pick of the goals. they have scored 25 in their opening six domestic games, and play rangers in the old firm on saturday. the jury in the trial of former manchester united footballer and wales manager ryan giggs was discharged by the judge earlier, after it failed to reach a verdict on any of the three charges made against him. the 48—year—old has d

england international rachel daly has joined aston villa from houston dash. ward said �*she's simply a player you need in your team. but for us, she is a forward and we can't wait to see her scoring goals. chelsea forward timo werner has completed a return to germany tojoin his old side rb leipzig. it ends a two year spell at stamford bridge — where he scored 23 goals in 89 games and won the champions league. he's the second striker to leave this summerjoin theirformer side, after romelu lukaku returned on loan to inter milan. marko arnatovic won't be joining manchester united. their search for a striker continues after they ended their interest in the former west ham and stoke forward. it's understood they pulled out of a move for the 33—year—old — due to bologna's transfer fee demands and negative fan reaction. everton have announced their second signing in the last 2a hours with belgium midfielder amadou onana joining from lille for 33 million pounds. he's signed a five year deal at goodison park and said blue was his favourite colour, adding he's looking

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beat birmingham city 1—0 in the early kick off 20—year—old jaden philogene, who's on loan from aston villay stadium. that moves them up to third in the table for now. there are four games in the scottish premiership, all of them three o'clock kick—offs. just one goal. livingston beating hibs1—0. british rowers won four golds at the multi—sport european championships this morning. the women's four were the first to make it on to the top of the podium in munich. they held off ireland with romania finishing third. that was the first gold for great britain at the europeans since it was revived in 2007 and goes some way to making up for their disappointment at last year's olympics where they finished fourth. we came back this year with a claer, "let's get to the front of the pack this year." the training has changed, atmosphere is really, really positive. and i think that has just helped us improve this year and just not waste the first year of the olympiad. get stuck in and get going straightaway. the men's four won next, defending their european title, although it was a brand new team of four

steven gerrard's aston villa beat frank lampard's everton 2—i in their first meeting as managers.wn goalfrom lucas digne gave everton hope and emiliano martinez made a smart save to keep villa in front and take their first points of the season. i am really pleased with the level of performance. i believed if we found that level we would improve from last week. last week was not good enough and the outcome we deserved, but this week, what we have put into the game the quality and goals we scored, maybe we could have scored more, no—one can challenge the outcome of the game. we well deserved our win. couple of other results brighton against newcastle was goaless. rodrigo scored twice to put leeds 2—0 up at southampton but it finished 2—2. fulham's alexander mitrovic had a penalty saved as it finished 0—0 at wolves brentford kick off against manchester united in the next ten minutes. ronaldo starts for united. hull are top of the championship ahead of watford on goals scored after beating norwich 2—1 at home. cardiff city are just a point behind after their second win of the season.

crystal palace won with a turnaround to aston villa. this third weekend. newcastle hosting manchester city. inaudible two points dropped for rangers will be far less happy with the officials than their host. believe it or not, this match took 44 minutes to get going. referee willie collum initially endeared himself to rangers by awarding the penalty scored by james tavernier. hibs had struggled to make an impact in the first half, but martin boyle drew them level six minutes after the break. game on. rangers' response was quick to arrive. but then, the pendulum began to swing back towards hibs. john lundstram's lunge produced the first red card of the afternoon, and it wasn't long before the ten men of rangers were reduced to nine. on another day, either offence might have been a yellow, and the men in green duly laid siege to the rangers goal, but it took a moment of magic from josh campbell to earn them a draw. drew savage, bbc news. elsewhere, curtis main scored twice as st mirren won 3—0 at dundee united. kevin van veen's penalty sa

i'm delighted for him that he has done so well at rangers and now the club with the quality of aston villaampion announced he was giving up back in april, he's continued to tantalise fans with offers of potential new fights, so many of the sport's afficionados, including the bbc�*s boxing analyst steve bunce — are keeping an open mind. at the start of this week, tyson fury, the main heavyweight world champion, he announced he would fight as old friend dominic to zora. but then dominic chi zora was waiting for a contract to be sent but hey presto, tyson fury got decided that no more fights and he has retired. again. next we came out and retire but right now he is retired again. what a business this boxing game is. that's all the sport for now. let's recap on the main story. a warrant says that the fbi took documents from donald trump's mar—a—lago residences week. the items include 20 boxes, binders of photos and a clemency letter written on behalf of political ally. mr trump for his part denies any wrongdoing and said the items were unclassified and safe. do stay with us. hello there. it's

crystal palace have now taken the lead against aston villa. around 5:15. there are fears that the cost of living crisis will make it easier for criminals to recruit children into drug dealing and violence. youth workers are concerned that as families fall into poverty, more young people could be exploited by so—called county lines gangs. zoe 0'brien has the story. do you know what? it's the money. it is easy money. money, money, money. it starts with the promise of family, of quick cash and fast cars. to some young people, the draw is irresistible. but the reality of being in a county lines gang is very different. i've been attacked. i've attacked people. i have been stabbed twice. i was carrying crack cocaine. about five grand's worth. you have to be cold when you're out on the streets because that's how the streets are. i wasn't going to do it for the rest of my life. let's just say that. and i wanted out. ijust didn't want to end up dead. jordan — not his real name — sold drugs across essex and cambridge. he was recruited by his friends. he

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this time, they beat aston villa, who has now lost four in a row.lo kerher with an unfortunate own goal to give spurs the lead, but the hammers responding in the second half through tomas soucek. the czech confidently converting from antonio's clever flicked pass. spurs stay third, while west ham are up to 14th. meanwhile, it finished 0—0 between bournemouth and wolves. four games tonight in the scottish league cup, with wins for motherwell, dundee united, and kilmarnock. holders celtic maintained their perfect start to the season, booking their place in the quarterfinals with a 4—1 win at ross county. giorgos giakoumakis with the pick of the goals. they have scored 25 in their opening six domestic games, and play rangers in the old firm on saturday. the jury in the trial of former manchester united footballer and wales manager ryan giggs was discharged by the judge after it failed to reach a verdict on any of the three charges made against him. the 48—year—old has denied accusations of controlling behaviour and assault. matt graveling has been foll

steven gerrard hoped the efl cup would provide the timing to aston villa's indifferent start. half—time. villa would step it up after the break, danny ings picking himself up off the floor to slot himself for 12 yards. by the end, it was four, lucas digne and leon bailey taking advantage of a tiring bolton defence to put the game to bed and seal a place in the third round. joy for the away fans and a brief respite for the man in charge. reginaldo do rosario, bbc news. there were nine other premier league sides in action, with fulham the only one to lose out, beaten 2—0 at league two crawley, while bournemouth and leicester city had to secure their places courtesy of penalty shoot—out. for all the results and reaction from the 21 games played, head to the bbc sport website. on wednesday, rangers will be looking to make the group stages of the champions league for the first time in over ten years. they're in the netherlands to play psv. it was 2—2 in the first leg, but rangers will be without one of their key men. jane lewis is in eindhoven for us. this is a big game for rangers

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aston villa beat everton 2—1. the other day's games ended in draws.t the start of the scottish premiership season for rangers. they had a comfortable 4—0 win over stjohnstone. motherwell beat aberdeen 3—2 and there were also wins for livingston and st mirren. the multi sport european championships might have started straight after the commonwealth games but great britain's athletes are continuing their impressive podium place finishes. they have moved to the top of the medal table tonight with 15 medals overall, five of which are gold. nesta mcgregor reports on today's successes in munich. the end of day three at the european championships, but it was the number four that proved to be golden for great britain. great britain! four goal medals, the first won by the women's four. a european title to go with their world cup crown. not long after, the men's fours secured another. they barely had time to get out of the water before gb�*s women's quad sculls were topping the podium. and they weren't done yet. way ahead with clear water. the most dominant per

it came at aston villa, pablo fornals scored the only goal of the game, 15 minutes from time.tland, champions celtic won 9—0 at dundee united. japanese striker kyogo furuhashi and israel's liel abada both scored hattricks. it equals the record win in the scottish premiership and is the biggest away victory. in theirfirst meeting in 10 months, india beat pakistan right at the death at the asia cup. the t20 tournament that's taking place in the united arab emirates. india won the toss and put pakistan into bat. mohammed rizwan topscored with 43 but they were bowled out for 147. in reply, virat kohli and ravindra jadeja both made 35 and all—rounder hardik pandya got them ove the line with a six in the final over to seal a five wicket win max verstappen won the belgian grand prix, despite starting from fourteenth, to extend his formula one championship lead to 93 points. lewis hamilton's race ended on the opening lap after he collided with fernando alonso, it was the first time this season he'd failed to finish. verstappen fought his way through the field and took the lead before

bournemouth were the only promoted side to win on the opening day as they beat aston villa 2—0.s on the south coast and ensure a disappointing start for steven gerrard's side. leeds beat wolves 2—1 in a fiesty game at elland road, with an altercation between the managers at full time. leeds trailed before coming back to win the game thanks to an own goal from rayan ait nouri. it was the second weekend of the scottish premiership season and there were wins for both old firm sides rangers and celtic. aberdeen were comfortable 4—1winners over st mirren at pittrodie. stjohnstone were 2—1 winners at motherwell. alfredo moreles was on the scoresheet as rangers beat newly promoted kilmarnock 2—nil at ibrox. celtic were 3—1winners at ross county. right we can cross now to the alexander stadium where the olympic and world silver medallist keely hodgkinson and scotland's laura muir are in the final of the 800 metres — steve cram has the commentary. commentator: she will do it, she will take it on and pick it up from here. she will strike hard from now and the other is lining up behind her

league season, chelsea have signed the highly—rated young english midfielder carney chukwuemeka from aston villae england under 195 team that won the european championships injuly and he's signed a six—year deal. it's after he refused to sign a new contract at villa. chukwuemeka had been linked with barcelona, ac milan and borussia dortmund. the new chelsea chairman todd boehly described him as one of the "most exciting young players in europe". my my reaction to that over the bbc sport website. you my reaction to that over the bbc sport website-— my reaction to that over the bbc sport website. you can follow that alon: with sport website. you can follow that along with all _ sport website. you can follow that along with all that _ sport website. you can follow that along with all that is _ sport website. you can follow that along with all that is happening i sport website. you can follow that along with all that is happening in| along with all that is happening in the games on iplayer at the moment. that's all the sport for now. in the last few minutes, the chancellor says that he understands p

aston villa are facing everton both teams lost on the opening weekend.illa lead i—o. danny ings with the goal. natalie aspinall will be running the line at wolves fulham today. doubling of worked hard to do. sol think_ doubling of worked hard to do. sol think when— doubling of worked hard to do. sol think when i was given the opportunity and i knew that i had a good _ opportunity and i knew that i had a good season, for me it was about controlling — good season, for me it was about controlling the controllable so making — controlling the controllable so making sure i presented myself the best way— making sure i presented myself the best way to the interview, making sure i_ best way to the interview, making sure i was— best way to the interview, making sure i was prepared for the fitness test, _ sure i was prepared for the fitness test. and — sure i was prepared for the fitness test. and i— sure i was prepared for the fitness test, and i knew that as long as i had done — test, and i knew that as long as i had done all of the things i needed to be _ had do

made a good start to the season so far and west ham rock bottom looking for their first points at aston villaine so far. despite that, there have been some concerns over the form of last season's joint golden boot winner son heung min, who �*s failed to score so far this season but his manager isn't too worried: i don't see any problem with him. for sure, you know, when you have a striker, you like to score, you like to score when you score an went into a happy, but at the same i think we are sure to put always the club, the winner, before every other interest of a single player. at the 2022 mountain bike world championships in france there's been another french winner. pauline ferrand prevot is once again the women's elite world champion — her fourth such title — crossing the line with her home country's flag in her hand, surrounded by the crowd at the finish line. britain's annie last and evie richards were 10th and 11th respectively. in the men's cross country, the olympic champion tom pidcock is looking to add to his already extensive collection of honours across many formats, including a

steven gerrard and frank lampard were meeting as managers for the first time and it was gerrard's aston villa that came out on top. steven that came out on top. gerrard once ran the midfield. steven gerrard once ran the midfield. today, they met in the sunshine looking for their first win of the season. the visitors thought they had gone ahead through anthony gordon only for a late call to be made by the linesman. no such confusion at the other end. villa on the break, danny ings on the turn. a thunderbolt and a knockout first—half blow. after the break, chances were thin on the ground. perhaps the soaring temperatures were taking their toll. after the drinks break, villa looked the more refreshed as they pushed for a second. but one way or another, everton kept them out. {lift second. but one way or another, everton kept them out.— second. but one way or another, everton kept them out. off the line. until this move _ everton kept them out. off the line. until this move under _ everton kept them out. off the line. until this move under the _ everton kept them out. off the line. until this mov

elsewhere, everton are still looking for their first points after a 2—1 defeat at aston villa.er games all finished as draws. barcelona gave league debuts to robert lewandowski, raphinha and andreas christensen after a summer of financial sagas and abundant spending. they were only able to register the new signings yesterday after a protracted effort to meet la liga's strict limits on theirfinances. they're hosting rayo vallecano now. 0—0 at half time. elsewhere, celta vigo drew with espanol. villarreal beat real valladolid 3—0. ac milan began the defence of their serie a title in italy with a 4—2 win over udinese. atalanta were 2—0 winners at udinese and in the late kick offs it is 1—1 between lecce and inter milan. while torino have a 2—0 lead over monza. new zealand made up for last weekend's defeat to south africa in the rugby championship by beating the springboks 35—23 injo'burg. it looked like the all blacks were staring at a sixth defeat in seven as they trailed with ten minutes to go, but late tries from david havili and scott barrett completed a much needed comeback.

equalised late on against nottingham forest for their first point of the season. 0llie watkins put aston villa twice. it was a fantastic game at craven cottage where brentford suffered their first defeat of the season away at fulham. aleksandar mitrovic with a last minute goal. southampton came from behind to win 2—1 at leicester. che adams with both the saints goals. in scotland, rangers dropped points for the first time this season as they had two men sent off and conceded an injury time equaliser at hibs. curtis main scored twice as st mirren won 3—0 at dundee united. there were also wins for motherwell, ross county and aberdeen. that's all the sport for now. 0nto boxing, and the wait is nearly over. britain's anthonyjoshua is about to take on ukraine's 0leksandr usyk in a heavyweight world title rematch in the next hour. joshua goes into the fight in saudi arabia as the underdog with the bookies — having been easily beaten on points last time out. usyk�*s wba, wbo and ibf titles are on the line injeddah. let's discuss this with professional boxer, james moorcroft who will be watching the m

wilfried zaha scored twice as crystal palace beat aston villa 3—1. scored a late winner against brentford and southampton came from behind to beat leicester. rangers' perfect start to the scottish premiership season is over. ill—discipline cost them dear at easter road. they had two players sent off in the second half and hibernian�*sjosh campbell scored a brilliant equaliser in injury time. 2—2 the final score. elsewhere, curtis main scored twice as st mirren won 3—0 at dundee united, and there were wins for motherwell, ross county and aberdeen. champions celtic play tomorrow. there was another double—header in the hundred as the trent rockets faced london spirit in nottingham. the rockets' men won their match and so did the women's side on a special day for their captain, nat sciver. celebrating her 30th birthday, she made an unbeaten 42 with the bat and then took two wickets in two balls as they beat spirit by 18 runs. finally, we are less than hour away from the heavyweight rematch between anthonyjoshua and alexander usyk — joshua looking to win

and west ham — who are bottom, having lost all three of their matches — are away at aston villa.'s hugely important. we will do everything we can to get started. we want to play well, we want to win. and you know, you need good performances to get results and, at the moment, our performances haven't been good enough to get the results. so we need to up our performance level. and look, i said a few times, i am level. and look, i said a few times, iam beginning level. and look, i said a few times, i am beginning to see signs of it improving and i hope that we can continue to do that. ~ ., ., , ., ., ~ that. we want to try and make the name that. we want to try and make the game about _ that. we want to try and make the game about us. — that. we want to try and make the game about us, the _ that. we want to try and make the game about us, the preparations i game about us, the preparations being _ game about us, the preparations being about us, how we can try and winthe_ being about us, how we can try and win the game. and if we manage to do that, which_ win the game. and if we manag

ollie watkins put aston villa ahead early at selhurst park but crystal palace fought back to win 3—1e where brentford suffered their first defeat of the season away at fulham. alexander mitrovic with a last minute goal. che adams scored twice as southampton came from behind to win 2—1 at leicester. an ill—disciplined rangers dropped points for the first time this season in the scottish premiership. rangers led hibs 2—1 at easter road but had john lundstrum dismissed for this late lunge and then alfredo morelos sent off for the seventh time in his rangers career. hibs made the numerical advantage count in the third minute of stoppage time asjosh campbell struck a brilliant equaliser. 2—all the final score. curtis main scored twice as st mirren won 3—0 at dundee united. kevin van veen�*s penalty saw motherwell beat livingston. kilmarnock are bottom as ross county picked up their first win of the season. aberdeen are up to fifth after beating stjohnstone. we're in to the final weekend at the multisport european championships in germany. great britain have been back on the top of the pod

west ham won at aston villa. wolves drew at home to newcastle.er had to overtake most of the field before taking the chequered flag. nick parrott reports. it doesn't matter whether max verstappen starts at the front or towards the back, this season, no one can stop him winning. engine penalties put him 14th on the grid but his rivals ahead were helpfully clearing a path. lewis hamilton finished every race this season but could not complete the opening lap. his mercedes left too damaged to continue. i his mercedes left too damaged to continue. ., ., ., continue. i thought i had enough room and i _ continue. i thought i had enough room and i didn't. _ continue. i thought i had enough room and i didn't. and _ continue. i thought i had enough room and i didn't. and i - continue. i thought i had enough room and i didn't. and i paid - continue. i thought i had enough room and i didn't. and i paid thej room and i didn't. and i paid the price. it is my fault. i'm just really sorry to my team. price. it is my fault. i'm 'ust really sorry to my team. valtt

both were looking for their first points of the premier league season, and it was gerrard's aston villae around the england midfield alongside frank lampard. today, their sides met in the blazing birmingham sunshine, both looking for their first wins of the season. the visitors thought they had gone ahead through anthony gordon, only for a late call to be made by the linesman. no such confusion at the other end. villa on the break, ings on the turn. a knockout first half goal. in the second half, chances were thin on the ground. after the drinks break, villa looked the more refreshed as they pushed for a second. but one way or another, everton kept them out. and then off the line. until this move and did the defence, with lucas digne looking likely back to the three points. but everton weren't done yet and their pressure finally paid off, albeit through a own goal. it was too little, too late for frank lampard's site, as this turned out to be stephen gerard's day. a nervy finish there, but villa getting their first points on the board. let's hearfrom both managers. i am really pleased w

after helping bring football home, euro's winner rachel daly is heading back to england, joining aston villa? tue: commonwealth games give opportunities to younger athletes, and that gives them a chance to step up and that gives them a chance to step up and be spotted and be selected for the future events, but it's also really important for more established athletes. look at laura kenny, how much it meant to her to win that gold medal. there's a real soft spot for the commonwealth games. many of the negativity around it, you never hear that from the athletes, it's only from media sometimes. it reminded us of how much the games count. the diversity of the sporting events and the athletes themselves, you look at the inclusion of all the paralympic events into the programme. you've got athletes in their 70s competing. you've got teenagers and gymnastics. such a wide array of different sports. to me, it's called the friendly games, and of course the competition is fierce, but there is a unique atmosphere. i hope it goes on for many, many years. in a on for many, many years. in a historic moment.

bournemouth were the only promoted side to win on the opening day as they beat aston villa 2—nil.eeds beat wolves 2—1 in a fiesty game at elland road, with an altercation between the managers at full time. leeds trailed before coming back to win the game thanks to an own goal from rayan ait nouri. and in the late game, frank lampard's everton hosting his former club chelsea. it's the vistors who lead thanks to jorginho's first half penalty. everton's ben godfrey was stretchered off with a serious injury early on. it was the second weekend of the scottish premiership season and there were wins for both old firm sides rangers and celtic. aberdeen were comfortable a—1 winners over st mirren at pittrodie. stjohnstone were 2—1 winners at motherwell. alfredo moreles was on the scoresheet as rangers beat newly promoted kilmarnock 2—nil at ibrox. celtic were 3—1winners at ross county. let's have a quick look at some of the other sports stories today. south africa's ashley buhai leads the women's british open at muirfield. she's had a storming round so far today, which has included seven b

deflected strike, 16 minutes from time, was enough to get west ham their first win of the season at aston villao extend his formula one championship lead to 93 points. lewis hamilton's race ended on the opening lap after he collided with fernando alonso, it was the first time this season he'd failed to finish. verstappen fought his way through the field and took the lead before the half way point. the dutchman became the first driver since 1960 to win consecutive races from 10th or lower on the grid. his red bull team mate sergio perez was second with pole sitter carlos sainz third. there was disappointment for olympic gold medallist tom pidcock at the mountain bike world championships in france as he finished fourth in the men's elite cross country olympic final. pidcock started the race 36th but did take the lead half way through and then remained in the hunt for a medal until the penultimate lap, before he came off his bike going around a tree. look at this! he still had a chance for bronze but he got stuck on the same tree on the final lap which effectively ended his hopes of claiming a med

the first time irish 15s players have been paid and chelsea have signed midfielder carney from aston villa lets just head up to muirfield in scotland where the womens open began today. our reporter sarah mulkerrins is there for us. coming to the end of the first round, who has impressed on the opening day? looking at the metal table. australia still still the top of the standings with 48 gold medals and a total of under 25 altogether and look at them chasing. they are on 40 quarts for team england. and don't be a potentially more to come this evening and scotland have done pretty well following the gold and duncan scott success too. up to fifth in the table they've got seven goals, and wills are doing really well and they've got more potentially to come and boxing as well in northern ireland set in 13th place to northern ireland with one goal as we have mentioned, that cord the paris —— pair swimming the women's open began today and sarah, coming to the end, who was impressed on the opening day was yellow it's been a historic day in the field, hosting the women's open for the very first ti

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and chelsea are set to sign aston villa teenager carney chukwuemeka for £20 million.ac milan and borussia dortmund. back, then, to tonight's focus on the commonwealth games, heading up to a big night in athletics, with six medals up for grabs. let's take a look at the medal table at the moment. we have gotten use to england and australia dominate at the top, england with ten gymnastic golds, strongly in position there. wales up to eight, doubling their total of gold medals, behind scotland. northern ireland still waiting to appear on the top step of the podium. a big night of swimming. you are not going to want to miss that coverage over on bbc one, and adam peaty after that loss, trying to get himself back to where he belongs, where he feels he belongs, on the top of the podium. the 50 metre breaststroke tonight. but from us are victorious where in birmingham, thatis are victorious where in birmingham, that is all from us tonight. thanks for watching. that is all from us tonight. thanks forwatching. —— that is all from us tonight. thanks for watching. —— us at victor

they face aston villa on sunday. former player matt jarvis explains where things have gone wrong.r format. europa league have not quite hit theirformat. i think europa league have not quite hit their format. i think rice's trying to take on their of leaving. for me he is their best player by far, he once the ball he truck the t—bond he galvanizes the team. they had a tough start and the city did not expect them to win i was actually at the game and you could hear the crowd till about crowd getting frustrated. and that's down to the manager, that they install in the team and everyone works for the chart there and they will be disappointed and being at home and losing to braden it is really disappointing. forthem losing to braden it is really disappointing. for them they have villa away and spurs at home and it's a big day and they have to win the spurs game that's just for the fans. for me it's a lack of composure in the final third, i think that's what they were good at last year i think the final cross was good, the finish was composed this year. certainly three games in and they

england international rachel daly has joined aston villa from houston dash.in his old side rb leipzig. it ends a two year spell at stamford bridge — where he scored 23 goals in 89 games and won the champions league. he�*s the second striker to leave this summerjoin theirformer side, after romelu lukaku returned on loan to inter milan. marko arnatovic won�*t be joining manchester united. their search for a striker continues after they ended their interest in the former west ham and stoke forward. it�*s understood they pulled out of a move for the 33—year—old — due to bologna�*s transfer fee demands and negative fan reaction. everton have announced their second signing in the last 24 hours with belgium midfielder amadou onana joining from lille for 33 million pounds. he�*s signed a five year deal at goodison park and said blue was his favourite colour, adding he�*s looking forward to working with frank lampard at what he calls one of the biggest clubs in england. dawid malan hit the second highest score in men�*s hundred history as the trent rockets beat the no

thousands of fans invaded the pitch after they sealed last season's premier league title by beating aston villaalking point. and with the team bottom of the premier league after two defeats from their opening two games, the present is looking pretty bad. so as the glazer family's ownership comes under renewed scrutiny, particularly from united fans. britain's richest man has said he's interested in buying the club. butjim ratcliffe has hinted at his interest in a stake before, and it also isn't the first time speculation surrounding the possible sale of manchester united. so why might it be different this time? ourfootball reporter simon stone explains. well it's different because he's coming out basically saying he'd be interested if the glazer family bought a football club off the back of elon muskjoking that he would buy the football club off the back of a general desire within the supporter base for new owners. what we don't know is whether the glazer family have changed their situation and have decided to sell the club, or could decide to sell the club. there's been various rumours floatin

and as many matches the leaders that maintains that 100 percent thought to the season by beating aston villa. gabriel j. d. that also ahead of the half an hour. so that going back in the 2nd half, that they was level so long as gabrielle marks and nellie made it to 13 minutes later, next to nick had all types of side it's manchester united on sunday it took adding holland 11 minutes to get his 1st touch again, nothing in forest in the manchester city strike and made it counts. as he put his side, one de la city then took advantage of a clearance from the forest go keeper. lovely move here was finish off while you guess it. hollins. eliza, go to said the 2nd half trick into game, but his goal was the best of the knights. how about this from 0 outcomes that made it all new to the champions. and another impressive effort here from city and alvarez, that was his 2nd of the game to give 50 a 6 mil when they say 2 points behind. also in 2nd, little falls at bumpy thought to the season. looks set to continue. they fell behind when newcastle, finding alexander essex scored on his premier, the baby,

didn't play always great football, but we will really try to squeeze everything out of the seas. aston villa will be out to spoil arsenals. perfect record mc, i'll touch aside on top of the table after winning all 4 of their game so far. if our school can get another victory the emirates late, so it would be the best start to premier league season. the most pleasing over the performance is with the result they were, we are playing well, which was me, does it to him and it was late getting that into winning food much just as a reason where we are here, that has to improve a lot the room is still is on collectively many areas that we have to do, or we know what it is, a really good it is about. so for everybody, and we don't expect anything different when i talk to him. and we finish with major league baseball when new york yankees start are in judge is closing in on a 61 year old records, the outfielder hit a high run for 2nd straight day. taking. he sees him tally to 51, with 32 games remaining is chasing the american league record of 61 homeless for a single season, held by the legendary wa

i'm delighted for steve that he is a club with the quality of aston villa.ld not be involved in professional football. it's something i've worked hard to do, so i think, when i was given the opportunity and i knew i had a good season, for me, it was about controlling the controllable and making sure i presented myself in the best way in the interview and making sure i was prepared for the fitness test and i knew that, as long as i done all of the things i needed to be the best version of myself, then the rest is up to the pgmol. in the last few minutes, charlotte worthington has missed out on a medal in the bmx freestyle at the european championships in munich. it's after she crashed early in both of her runs. she had qualified for the final with the best score in the heats, but it didn't go her way at all today, finishing last after those crashes. fellow brit sasha pardoe finished sixth of the eight riders. ivita miculycova of the czech republic won the gold. paralympian benjamin pritchard was in fine form as he comfortably won his singles sculls race. ther

they're both managers now and gerald's aston villa feet lam, pause everton to one with goldsmith, dinings and emiliano when dia, that's villas 1st. when at the season of emerson that's now to straight defeat. for the 1st time in 17 years, lena massey has not been named on the short list for the ballin doll player of the year award. the argentinian has won the accolade a record 7 times, including last season as no room either for his p s j t. might name all of the nominees this year, include mohammed sala, christiana, rinaldo, kill him by pe and robert lebowski. the banana door is an annual prize presented by french magazine. france football winner is announced in october. one of the best young stars in major league baseball has been suspended for 80 games off to testing positive for performance. enhancing drug fernando to teeth junior from the san diego padres or miss the remaining games of this season. and the band carries over to start next year forfeiting around $3200000.00 in pe. he tested positive for an, an anabolic steroids to teach, hasn't played in 2002 at $22.00 to suffering a b

paul said both managers now and gerald's aston villa beat lamppost everson to one with gold from dinings. and emily on the when dia, that's the 1st when of the season. one of the best young stores in major league baseball has been suspended to 80 games after testing positive for a performance enhancing drug. fernando ted c. t. c. g junior from the san diego padres will miss the remaining games this season. and the band carried over to the start of next year. for thing around the $3200000.00 in pe, he tested positive for an anabolic steroids t t hasn't played in 2022 often suffering a broken risk during a motorcycle accident in the off season. the $23.00 old will also be unavailable for the dominican republic at the world baseball classic in march, cleveland browns school back to sean watson as public, he apologized to the women who choose from the sexual misconduct during massage sessions. he spoke head of his 1st thoughts in 19 months for preseason game against the jacksonville. jackie was watson previously said he had no regret. so his actions and lack of remorse is one of the reasons

now and gerald's aston, villa beat lamps evetts into one with golden dinings and emiliano. when dia, that's villas 1st. when the season of everton that's now to strike defeats and spain both selina were able to play some of their new signings, including robert levin off ski. but they didn't school any goals, hoping they're seasoned with a school, a straw against my of a la carte. and in the french lake harrison, german beat montpelier, 52 ne, moscow. twice also being left of the barn door list. and there was one for kilian about pay as well. that's 2 winds from 2 full p. s. g new zealand, half beaten south african, the rugby championship to end the pool run of results. the all blacks were beaten by the well champion springbox last week, which was their 5th defeat in 6 tests. but they bounced back to when johannesburg, running in for tries at ellis park to take the victory. $35.00 points to $23.00. next up, new zealand face argentina who have just been a stranger to get there 1st. when in this she is championship, cleveland browns calls back to shawn watson has publicly apol

and turn it around with the support of our fans _ england international rachel daly has joined aston villaard said, "she's simply a player "you need in your team, but for us, she's a forward, "and we can't wait to see her scoring goals." you're up to date. austin hillwood will have more. austin will have a full round—up in sportsday at 6:30. thank you so much. see you later. ben crouch or. there's more to come on serena williams. more now on the warning that energy bills for a typical household could hit over £4000 next year. this is england, scotland and wales. why is it so bad? what's going on? what could possibly done? let's speak to our economics correspondent, dharshini david. that actual figure wasn't that long ago a bit lower.— that actual figure wasn't that long | ago a bit lower._ where ago a bit lower. absolutely. where is this coming _ ago a bit lower. absolutely. where is this coming from? _ ago a bit lower. absolutely. where is this coming from? i _ ago a bit lower. absolutely. where is this coming from? i wish - ago a bit lower. absolutely. where is this coming from? i wish w

they'd also lost to manchester city and arsenal after beating aston villa on the opening day.uth have thanked him for his efforts but say everyone needs to be alligned in their strategy to run the club sustainably and show belief and respect for one another. this was parker speaking on saturday after the thrashing at anfield: in after the thrashing at anfield: terms of players on terms in terms of players on the pitch, in terms of where we are as a squad, the depth that we have... i was alarmed goals were going and very easily and also understood, we are trying our hardest. ifeel sorry easily and also understood, we are trying our hardest. i feel sorry for the group of players in that sense, they are an honest group of players but they need some help at this present moment in time. she's ranked 413th in the world, 41 next month, but serena williams showed all her supreme fighting abilities as she extended her farewell in the singles draw at the us open with a straight sets win over montenegro's danka kovinic. it was also a good opening day for most of the british players inclu

england international rachel daly has joined aston villa from houston dash.ed to play further forward for villa in the wsl. manager carla ward said she's simply a player you need in your team. but for us, she is a forward and we can't wait to see her scoring goals. chelsea forward timo werner has completed a return to germany tojoin his old side rb leipzig. it ends a two—year spell at stamford bridge, where he scored 23 goals in 89 games and won the champions league. he's the second striker to leave this summer for their old side, after romelu lukaku returned to inter milan. everton have announced their second signing in the last 24 hours with belgium midfielder amadou 0nana joining from lille for 33 million pounds. he's signed a five year deal at goodison park and said blue was his favourite colour, adding he's looking forward to working with frank lampard at what he calls one of the biggest clubs in england. just a couple of cricket lines to bring you... lisa kieghtley will step down as the head coach of the england women's team, when her contract expires a

pablo fornals' deflected strike gave west ham a 1—0 win at aston villa. rashed out of a race for the first time this year. it prompted some harsh comments from former mclaren team—mate fernando alonso — who called him an "idiot" who "only knows how to drive when starting first". after the incident, hamilton took responsibility for the crash. got up alongside him, a little bit ahead of him. i thought that i left enough room and i didn't. and... and i paid the price for it. so it's my... it's my fault and... i'm just really sorry to my team, really. the us open begins today and is set to be a farewell to 23—time grand slam champion serena williams. williams announced last month she is "evolving away" from the sport. she'll face montenegro's danka kovinic in the first round late tonight, but is also teaming up with sister venus in the doubles. the tributes are already coming in. i honestly think that she's, like, the biggest force in the sport. and that's not, like, intentionally trying to, like, make federer and nadal smaller — ijust think, like, she is the