austin halewood, bbc news. chelsea met at a wet old trafford this evening, the best chances fell to the home side in the second half, this edinson cavani effort, the new signing coming on as a second—half substitute. his first touch for the club. and then marcus rashford, who's been making the headlines this week for his efforts off the pitch, almost put his name in tomorrow's with this chance late on. as united remain in the bottom half of the table, down in 14th place. i think it's an even game. but i think, of course, if you look at the chances, not many. but the keeper made two fantastic saves, i have to say. the one in the first half, and especially the second one in the top corner. i'm standing right behind it and i'm celebrating it like it's the winning goal in the champions league final. fulham remain bottom and still in search of their first win of the season. after they were beaten by crystal palace 2—1. wilfried za ha with his side's second. tom cairney did pull one back for fulham who had a player s

austin halewood reports. the biggest prize in european rugby, but the exeter chiefs don't care. getting to this point has been decades in the making, from the fourth tier to the very top of the game. it's power that's taken them there, and once again it didn't let them down, time after time. exeter into an early lead, but this was a clash of styles. the chiefs brought the muscle, and racing brought the flare. back—to—back tries bringing the french side right back into the match, but often the biggest of finals are decided by the smallest of margins. an interception thrown by scotland's finn russell opened the doorfor the chiefs. the fine line between brilliance and foolishness. a pass he'll be desperate to have back, and it was a gap that racing just couldn't close as exeter captainjoe simmonds sealed the win. from english minnows to european giants, it's a transformation the sport has rarely seen before. but for exeter, there's not long to celebrate — the premiership final‘sjust a week away. austin halewood,

austin halewood reports. a historic first european title for the exeter chiefs.rugby world. a reason to celebrate last weekend, but not for long. i think the realisation really came the next day when we were saying, "right, guys, this is the schedule for the week, get yourself ready, we've got another big game," and then it was very much all guns blazing towards that. so, for exeter this week has been all about getting ready to go again, but for wasps they weren't sure if they would even be able to play in the final after a covid outbreak in the squad. and because of that they will be without 11 players who either have coronavirus or they have been in contact with someone who has, so not ideal preparation, but the club are just relieved the match can go ahead. we cannot understate the emotion that has obviously gone with it. it's the pinnacle of the domestic competition in this country. you work so hard to get there. it was pretty hard to take. but it's going to make it even more special when it comes to the weekend. but despite wasps' troubles off the pitch, the

let's get the very latest from our deadline day duo, austin halewood and simon stone, austin.ly — well after that crazy day yesterday in the premier league. it looks like manchester united's huge 6—1 defeat against tottenham has sparked some action at old trafford. simon, its looks like the former paris saint germain forward edison cavani will sign, as will porto defender alex telles — what can you tell us about them — and there's other deals they are trying to do on top of that aren't there? we expect them to sign, we do not think that is a problem, the deadline is 11 o'clock, he will arrive and there was a long term interest in him. ousmann dembele of barcelona was another player in the frame. whether they can get that one of the line remains to be seen, recently, i found that an agreement is being reached for manchester united to sell christian lassies in the loan, the difficulty with that is the italian transfer deadline closes at around half an hour, so there is a rush to get the work done on that. we are also looking at people going back to southampton, everton are looki

austin halewood, bbc news. well, there was another big final today.incredibly close, but leeds rhinos won rugby league's challenge cup, beating salford red devils 17—16. this try from ash handley, his second of the game, pulled the rhinos level. before a late drop goal from luke gale won it for them. they were heading for their 14th challenge cup. guest of honour was rob burrow, the leeds legend who's living with motor neurone disease. and although he was watching the match from home, his presence was certainly felt at wembley. rob's with us in spirit, that's for sure, at the moment. we've carried him all the way through, and he's been very much, you know, an inspiration for us on this run. and ijust think it's really fitting that, you know, we've done it this year for rob, and it's gale with the number seven on his back that's come up with the big play. don't forget there's much more on the bbc sport website, but that's all for now. hello, and welcome to the film review with me, mark kermode, rounding up the best movies available for viewing in cinem

as austin halewood reports. pep guardiola sighed...the season west ham have had, they are full of confidence and when you are confident, you can do things like this. michail antonio with a spectacular volley and west ham with the early lead. so, not quite the start manchester city had in mind. eric garcia with their best effort in a disappointing first half. city needed a spark and they found it. on at half—time and straight into the game. i twist, turn and then the finish. city back level. from then, they look like a different team. the chances started to come. kevin de bruyne coming close with this free kick, before the best chance to when it fell to raheem sterling. a glorious opportunity hejust raheem sterling. a glorious opportunity he just couldn't convert. even at the london stadium, manchester city's frustrating start to the season continues. fulham remain rooted to the foot of the table and still in search of their first win of the season. after they were beaten by crystal palace 2—1. wilfried za ha with his side's second. tom

let's catch up with the latest on transfer deadline day, austin halewood is back.ter united have certainly been the most active team in the premier league so far today, they're in for at least 4 manchester united fans, they could be inforan manchester united fans, they could be in for an exciting night. lots happening and certainly they have been the most active team in the premier league today. they have already signed them in the last hour for £50 million on a four—year deal and they're for £50 million on a four—year deal and they‘ re in for £50 million on a four—year deal and they're in for at least three other players across europe, but none of them confirmed so far and he isa none of them confirmed so far and he is a free agent at the moment but manchester united are hoping to bring him in in the next few hours. there also trying to sign a couple of teenage winters from europe and from uruguay in the cloud. but we are also going to look ahead to arsenal tonight and they are hoping to sign this man and he has a 11.5 million buyout clause in his contract and the

austin halewood rounds up all the movers and shakers for us.ter united fans there hasn't been much time for them to reflect on their 6—1 thrashing to tottenham yesterday. they've been busy all day trying to get at least four deals done. these have been all the major players, but in the last hour, they've pinned down this man. the former paris saint germain striker edison cavani. he was a free agent and has signed forjust a year, but despite being 33 years old, the former manchester city defender mikah richards, who's played against cavani, says write him off at your peril! he'll be a massive player. i play to him before. —— against him. what a player he is. if he can produce anything like he did back then, why not? and united's business didn't stop there. nojadon sancho — who they'd targeted all summer — but they have brought in porto and brazil defender alex telles in for 15 million pounds. they've also signed amad diallo from atalanta, but he won'tjoin untiljanuary. meanwhile defender chris smalling leaves united. he's gone to roma for 13.6 m

it's a title that caps a remarkable transformation for the chiefs, as austin halewood reports.n understated backdrop for the biggest prize in european rugby but exeter does and care. getting to this point has been decades in the making from the fourth tier to the very top of the fourth tier to the very top of the game. it is power that has taken them there and once again it did not let them down. time after time. exeter into an early lead but this was a clash of styles. chiefs brought the muscle and racing 92 brought the muscle and racing 92 brought the muscle and racing 92 brought the flare. back to back tries bringing the french side back into the match but the biggest of finals are to set up of the smallest of margins and an interception thrown by fenn russell opened the doorfor thrown by fenn russell opened the door for exeter. the fine line between brilliance and foolishness. i pass equally desperate to have back and it was a gap that raised money tojust back and it was a gap that raised money to just could not close as exeter captain joe simmons sealed the win. from engli

austin halewood is in the studio for us with more on the news that will no doubt leave liverpool fans, gavin. yeah, it's been the incident that's dominated sporting conversations all weekend, hasn't it? after that incident betweenjordan pickford and virgil van dijk. but we learnt this afternoon that jordan pickford won't receive any retrospective action for that challenge on van dijk — a challenge that we now know will keep him out for at least six months. now, the fa decided not to take any action because they say the incident was seen at the time by the referee, michael oliver, and the var. so that's only going to add to the frustrations of liverpool fans, who were disappointed enough at the time because there wasn't even a foul given against pickford. now, that was because van dijk was offside in the build—up to the challenge. well, the former premier league referee mark halsey told me earlier that the blame has to lie with var team. you've got the referee, which i can understand not seeing the incident, because i've been in the same situation, where i have not seen an incident bec

austin halewood was watching. it's an image that's starting to look more at more familiar.pions last weekend, now the premiership winners. after a season lasting more than 12 months exeter arrived at an eerily empty twickenham, filled with confidence and from the start that was plain to see. henry slade weaving his way through the wasps defence to put his side into the early lead. a nightmare start for wasps who had 11 players from their squad ruled out because of a covid—19 outbreak but umaga made sure they won't there just to make up sure they won't there just to make up the numbers as wasps drew level. as conditions worsened and the tension built, exeter went ahead through the boot of simmonds. a slender lead that wasps couldn't reach. mistakes in the end cost them. exeter kicking their way to a second premiership title, becoming the fourth team in english rugby history to do the double. now, 273 days after the tournament began, rugby's six nations has finally resumed with ireland going top of the table after a convincing 50—17 win against italy. the fixture was postphon

austin halewood has the story. it's an image that's starting to look more and more familiar.ths, exeter arrived at an eerie empty twickenham, filled with confidence and from the start, that was plain to see. henry slade weaving his way through the wasps defence to put his side into an early lead. so a nightmare start for wasps who had 11 players from their squad ruled out because of a covid outbreak. but jacob umaga made sure they weren't there to make up the numbers, as wasps drew level. but as the conditions worsened and the tension began to build, it was exeter that edged ahead through the boot ofjoe simmons. a slender lead that wasps just couldn't quite reach. mistakes in the end cost them as exeter kicked their way to a second premiership title, and became only the fourth team in english rugby history to do the double. we had to wait four months for that. nearly an eight month wait, the six nations returned as ireland thrashed italy 50 points to 17 in dublin. they scored seven tries in all, debutant hugo keenan getting two of them as ireland sealed a bonus point win to g

austin halewood watched the action.ums manchester city would rather visit. pep guardiola's side have won all five of their matches at the london stadium, scoring 22 goals, but after the start to the season goals, but after the start to the season west ham have had they are full of confidence, and when you're confident you can do things like this... towards antonio. brilliant! fight macneacail antonio with a spectacular volley and west ham with a early lead. not quite the start manchester city had in mind. eric garcia with their best effort in a disappointing first half. city needed a spark and found it in phil foden. on at half—time and straight into the game. foden with a shot and thatis into the game. foden with a shot and that is what he came on to do! city back level and then they look like a different team. the chances started to come. kevin de bruyne are coming close with this free kick before the best chance to win it fell to raheem sterling, a glorious opportunity but he just couldn't convert. honours even at th

with more, here's austin halewood.ied a lot of this match is actually going ahead at twickenham and with the two best teams in the league as well. covid—19 really has disrupted the build up for a few days as it look like wasps going to be able to field a team and today the referee returning after a positive test. so it's hardly been a perfect week of preparation for wasps. 11 players from the squad unavailable. that's because they all either tested positive or they'd been in close contact with someone who had. now, four of those players would've been involved in the match—day squad. these are the four — kieran brooks, simon mcintyre, brad shields and alfie barbeary. so it's hardly the ideal preparation for lee blackett, but the wasps head coach isjust delighted the match can go ahead as planned. we cannot understate the emotion that has obviously gone with it. it is the pinnacle of the domestic competition in this country. you worked so hard to get there and everything is out and you can travel it is pretty hard to tak

austin halewood reports. need of a win, there are few stadiums manchester city would rather visit.ve of their matches in the london stadium and scored 22 goals, but after the start to the season west ham have had, they are full of confidence and when you are confident, you can do things like this. antonio, that's brilliant? michail antonio with a spectacular volley and weston with the early lead, not quite the start manchester cut city had in mind. glacier with their best effort in a disappointing first half. city needed a spark and they found it in a phil foden. 0n at half—time and straight into the game. a twist, turn and then he finished. city back level and then they look like a different team. the chances started to come, kevin de bruyne outgoing with this free kick and then the opportunity thatjust couldn't be converted. manchester city's frustrating start to the season continues. lewis hamilton will be hoping to make the record for the number of formula one wins his own after claiming pole for tomorrow's portuguese grand prix. the briton left it late at portimao on the algar

austin halewood, bbc news.s ireland thrashed italy 50 points to 17th in dublin. —— 50—17. they scored seven tries in all. debutant hugo keenan here getting two of them as ireland sealed a bonus point win to go top of the table. another bonus point win in france next weekend in the championships final round of matches and the title will be theirs. well, france showed that won't be easy as they beat wales in a warm up game in paris. antoine dupont scoring two tries as the french ran out winners by 38 points to 21. and in the women's six nations... england could come out on top, but for now ireland a second on the table. they had to come from behind to defeat italy, with claire molloy‘s try helping them to victory, 21—17. on to football, then. liverpool over came more var controversy to beat sheffield united at anfield. the visitors were awarded a penalty after this incident, with fabinho adjudged to have committed a foul inside the box, apparently. sander burge duly converted from the spot. then roberto firmino e

austin halewood, bbc news. that was quite an exciting match and we will be talking about it later.ey'd won it in injury time, only for sadio mane to be deemed offside. and the other big talking point came in the first half with virgil van dijk forced off injured after this tackle from jordan pickford. so it is not good. he played i don't know how many games in a row he played for us but he could not play on. that is not good. i do not want to say he wanted to do it but of course it is not a challenge that the goalie can do in the box because there is another player and if it is not 100 —— off side it is a 100% of here. —— penalty. manchester city manager pep guardiola got the better of his former assistant mikel arteta as city won 1—0 at the etihad — raheem sterling with the only goal of the game. manchester united also won, while chelsea and southampton drew 3-3. celtic manager neil lennon says his side can't afford to live off the past as scottish premiership champions after losing the first old firm derby of the season at home to rangers. two conor goldson goals earned rangers a

austin halewood reports. a historic first european title for the exeter chiefs. world. a reason to celebrate last weekend, but not for long. i think the realisation really came the next day, when we were saying, right, guys, day, when we were saying, right, guys, this is the schedule for the week. at yourself ready, we got another big game. and that it was all very much worked out. so for exeter, this week has been about getting ready to go again. but for wasps, they were not sure they would even be able to play the final, after a covid outbreak in the squad. and because of that they will be without 11 players who are to have coronavirus or have any contact with someone coronavirus or have any contact with someone who has, so not ideal preparation. but the club are just relieved that much can go ahead. we can't understate the emotion that is obviously going with it. it is the pinnacle of the domestic competition in this country. you worked so hard to get there. it is going to make it even more special when it comes to the weekend. but despite wasps' troubles off

austin halewood looks ahead to the action. point deductions, cancellations, and of course covid.lmost within reach. for bath, it has onlyjust become a possibility. they only found out they were into the play—offs on wednesday, after sale's game was abandoned because of the number of positive covid tests. the waiting around on monday and tuesday was obviously unique and challenging. the guys, to be fair, had that moment of disappointment, but then we spoke on the changing room and said, look, you can't waste two days here, we've got to recover and emotionally get ourselves in a place where we are ready to go and when a semi—final. where we are ready to go and when a semi-final. a semi-final they think is long overdue. it has been 26 yea rs is long overdue. it has been 26 years since the premiership saw wa rts years since the premiership saw warts lifted the title. andy nichol was part of that team and captained them to some of the greatest triumphs in the 905. them to some of the greatest triumphs in the 90s. the city, the fans, the rugby club crave success. they craved trophies.