i am john watson with the latest from the bbc sport centre.id to england world cup winner nobby stiles, who's died at the age of 78. he was a key part of the 1966 side beat west germany in the final at wembley, a combative midfielder who will be fondly remembered for his dance alongside sir bobby moore after that famous win. gary lineker called him one of a kind. he was just a real character. and obviously, he was an old—school type of player, a hard man. he'd take people out the game like he did with eusebio in the semifinal. he's probably the sort of player that'd actually struggle in the modern game, with the law changes and the amount of fouls that he'd give away. in those days, of course, you could be a lot more physical. but, yeah, a great player, a player with a huge heart, and he will be seriously missed. the tributes have been pouring in. sir geoff hurst, team—mate from that world cup—winning side, says he's... england have added their thoughts... manchester united said he was... the former manchester united player gary neville has al

and that is all from the bbc sport centre for now.me against ireland and we will work out in the next 20 minutes or so who will be crowned six nations champions this year. sir sean connery has died at the age of 90. he was the first screen actor to play 007 —— it was a role that brought him global stardom —— and was followed by decades as one of hollywood's leading actors. david silito reports. bond. james bond. i willjust go and put some clothes on. looking for shells? no. i'm just looking. as the suave, but ruthless 007, he spent the ‘60s saving the world and dealing with power crazed evil geniuses. but the sudden success... you expect me to talk? ..caught him by surprise. no, mr bond, i expect you to die! i had no awareness of that scale of the kind of reverence and pressure and what have you. i never had a press representative or anything. and ifound it a bit of a nightmare. his family confirmed he died aged 90 at his home, the end of a long and successful career that has more to him thanjust successful career that has more to him

and that is all from the bbc sports centre for now. his is over the walter reed medical centre where, president trump, if he stays there will be spending his second night as a patient. plenty more coming up second night as a patient. plenty more coming up on second night as a patient. plenty more coming up on bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav. it has been a thoroughly wet night up it has been a thoroughly wet night up and down the country. we continue with more heavy rain through this morning, mainly across western and southern areas and it is here we will see some transport disruptions and flooding in places. it is here where the winds will be strongest as well. tied in with this area of low pressure, you can see well. tied in with this area of low pressure, you can see where well. tied in with this area of low pressure, you can see where the isobars are closer together in south—western areas and this is where we will have the weather fronts bringing the heavy and persistent rain. the weather warning across th

you're watching the bbc news channel with sean ley. it's 1:12. sport centre, here'sjohn. hello. tre this lunchtime. it's a busy day in the premier league with manchester united up against chelsea later plus champions liverpool in action too. two brilliant games to come. we begin with the game already under way. it's approaching half time at the london stadium as west ham host manchester city. it is west ham who lead by one goal to nil, that coming from their last match where they drew 30 with totte n ha m. match where they drew 30 with tottenham. —— 3—3. and that game is being shown at a local cinema in london as fans remain locked out of stadiums. and at norwich‘s carrow road later — fans will be allowed in, but only to the hospitality areas to watch their game against wycombe wanderers on a tv. the game, which will be meters away, will be blocked out of vision by covers across windows. and it will only add to calls for fans to be permitted back into stadiums. as fans, we need our social networks, we need ourfriendships and it's part of the routine and whilst health is obviously

bbc one is at 5.35pm. bye for now. sport now and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. m the bbc sport centre. we start breaking news in the last hour or so that a positive coronavirus test in the england women's camp has forced the cancellation of tuesday's friendly with germany it came from a member of the squad's backroom team. the fa say the decision is a precautionary measure. the match was set to be england's first game since march. it means they wont return to action until december the 1st against norway in a friendly at sheffield united's bramall lane. to a big day of action then and in the scottish premiership.. steven gerrard's rangers take on livingston at 3 o'clock as they look to extend their lead at the top of the table. right now — champions celtic — who are 4 points behind their rivals with a game in hand, are playing aberdeen. aberdeen led just before half time through lewis ferguson's penalty. but calum mcgregor has just levelled it. 1—1 with 53 minutes gone premier league leaders everton feature in the first of three matches today. carlo ancellotti's s

bbc news. now for a round up of all today's sports news. hello, welcome to the bbc sports centre.erton are top of the english premier league after making their best start to a top—flight season since 1969. carlo ancelotti's side beat brighton 4—2 with dominic calvert—lewin scoring in the same week he got his first england call—up. two goals from james rodriguez and another from yerry mina sealed a fourth straight win for everton. last time they did that in the top—flight, they won the league. i think we managed well, the situation of the game because they had possession and we had composure defensively. we had opportunity to score on the counter attack, we were good on set pieces, our usual. so the performance was complete and this is the reason why we deserved to win. the season hasn't started as well for pep guardiola's manchester city side. they have dropped more points, this time at leeds as their record signing, roderigo, cancelled out raheem sterling's opener. 1—1 the final score at elland road. leeds are fifth while city have just one win from their opening three games. of

i'm john watson with the latest from the bbc sport centre. stiles, who's died at the age of 78. he was a key part of the 1966 side beat west germany in the final at wembley, a combative midfielder who will be fondly remembered for his dance alongside sir bobby moore after that famous win. gary lineker called him one of a kind. he was just a real character. and obviously, he was an old—school type of player, a hard man. he'd take people out the game like he did with eusebio in the semifinal. he's probably the sort of player that'd actually struggle in the modern game, with the law changes and the amount of fouls that he'd give away. in those days, of course, you could be a lot more physical. but, yeah, a great player, a player with a huge heart, and he will be seriously missed. the tributes have been pouring in. sir geoff hurst, team—mate from that world cup—winning side, says he's... england have added their thoughts... manchester united said he was... the former manchester united player gary neville has also posted a picture of them together

hello, welcome to the bbc sport centre.ing their best start to a top—flight season since 1969. carl angelotti's side beat brighton 4—2 with dominic albert limit scoring in the same week that he got an england call—up. a fourth straight win for everton. last time they did that in the top—flight they won the league. i think we manage well, the situation of the game, because they had possession, we had composure, with composure defensively, we had the opportunity to score and counter—attack. we ran good set pieces, as usual. and so i think the performance was com plete think the performance was complete and this is the reason, because i think we deserve to win. the season has not started as well for pep guardiola's man city side. they have dropped more points, this time at leeds, as their record signing, rodrigo, cancelled out raheem sterling's opener. 1—1 was the final score. leaves are fifth while city have just one victory from the opening three games. —— leads. victory from the opening three games. -- leads. of course, we

and that is all from the bbc sport centre for now. hello.ross england and wales, a lot of cloud out there and some outbreaks of rain. but hang in there because the afternoon offers a much brighter picture. here we are with this area of low pressure currently feeding in all of the cloud and the rain, but notice to the north of it how much clearer the skies are. we'lljust pick out this little white streak of cloud here, though, because that is a line of showers that will push into scotland and northern ireland. and they're set to be pretty punchy. but once this band of rain starts its journey southwards through the morning, skies will begin to brighten. so, by 9am, hopefully something a little bit brighter already into wales. scotland and northern ireland should see some decent sunshine from the get—go, but a lot of those showers already in the west turning quite heavy, perhaps clumping together into longer spells of rain. just a few, i think, further south and for northern ireland. the front finally off into the continent after lunch, and tha

john watson there at the bbc sport centre.ad the exeter wasps to enjoy. the welsh government has said a ban on supermarkets selling non—essential items during the country's two—week lockdown is to be reviewed later this week. more than 56,000 people have signed a petition to be allowed to buy items such as clothes and electrical goods. ministers had said they wanted to be fair to retailers ordered to close. health minister, vaughan gething, says the welsh government's approach aims to ensure the country's lockdown will remain short. to have an effective firebreak, we do need to reduce opportunities for people to go out and mix. and that is why we have this clarity in terms of what is essential and what not. almost all of the retailers, where people would like to go into shops, have an online offering as well. so even if you go to an entirely different retailer, there are a lot of stores that do this in any event. and online retail is permissible because it doesn't involve mixing. so we haven't cut down people's opportunity to

hello, i'm gavin ramjaun at the bbc sport centre with your latest sports news.sy evening in champions league. liverpool made it two wins out of two in europe this season with victory over danish side midtjylland at anfield. it took them until the second half though to make the breakthrough, diogojota with a close—range finish. and the points were secured, by mo salah. his injury time penalty giving liverpool a 2—0 win. they now top group d, after atalanta and ajax drew 2—2. and manchester city continued their winning start to the competition — with a comprehensive 3—0 win away at marseille. raheem sterling with the third for pep guardiola's side — who are three points clear in group c. barcelona playjuventus in the champions league tomorrow, but ahead of that game, the barca presidentjosep bartomeu has resigned after six years in the role ahead of an expected vote of "no confidence" next month. it follows increasing fan pressure, and a public fall—out with lionel messi — who handed in a transfer request in august. his resignation comes three days after barca's 3

hello, i'mjohn hello, i'm john watson from the bbc sport centre.pden park against israel. it was a visitors who came closer to a late winter after the two couldn't be separated in normal time. the scots came close. the scots came close themselves when liam cooper headed against the back of the post with the last touch of extra—time. so it went to penalties, and kenny mclain scored the scots' winner. they'll play serbia next month for a place at european championship finals. northern ireland are still in with a chance of qualifying as they beat bosnia herzegovina, also on penalties. there were two goals in normal time, northern ireland went 1—0 down before niall mcginn scored the equaliser to take the match to extra—time and then penalties. the winning kick came from the boot of liam boyce. they go on to face slovakia next month in their play off final. dominic calvert—lewin continued his impressive start to the season as he scored on his senior international debut as england beat wales 3—0 in a friendly at wembley. the everton forward has scored ni

hello, i'm marc edwards at the bbc sport centre.s left of this transfer window, a more subdued transfer deadline day perhaps in the circumstances but still some big names on the move including edinson cavani, theres a romantic saints return to st mary's for theo walcott, and everton the biggest spenders today. austin halewood rounds up all the movers and shakers for us. luckily for manchester 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,

i'm 0lly foster with the latest from the bbc sport centre.the first time this season after a thrilling merseyside derby. the league leaders came from behind twice to draw 2—2 against liverpool. sadio mane put the champions ahead in only the third minute at goodison park. michael keane equalised. mohamed salah put liverpool ahead again only for dominic calvert—lewin to get another equaliser. richarlison was sent off later on. and jordan henderson thought he'd won it for liverpool in injury time, but his goal was disallowed for a very marginal offside decision against mane. somebody showed me the situation with the henderson goal, and i don't know where the line is and where you can do offside at. ijust don't understand it. so, yes, obviously we should have won this game, but we didn't. so, we accept that obviously. it was a much—needed win for manchester united. they beat newcastle 4—1, but they only secured the victory very late on at st james' park. they'd missed a penalty, and it was 1—1 with five minutes left to play before goals from brun

now for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. good evening.all—time record of 91 formula i victories. the championship leader won an action—packed eifel grand prix at the nurburgring, overtaking his mercedes team—mate team—mate valetrri bottas, who then had to retire. hamilton's championship lead over bottas is now 69 points meaning he's within just a couple of races of matching schumacher‘s seven world titles. i don't think anyone, especially me, imagined i would be anywhere near michael in terms of records, so it's an incredible honour and it's going to take some time to get used to it. honestly, as i came into the pit lane, that's only when i realised i'd equalled it. i hadn't even computed it once i crossed the line. meanwhile, there was tennis history in paris today as rafael nadal equalled roger federer‘s record of 20 grand slam men's singles titles. he beat the top seed novak djokovic in straight sets to win the french open for a 13th time.

i'm john watson with the latest from the bbc sport centre.r the european championships have received a blow with news three key players will miss tomorrow's euro 2020 playoff semifinal with israel. it's after midfielder stuart armstrong tested postive for coronavirus. kieran tierney and ryan christie were identified as close contacts and must now self—isolate. kheridine idessane reports. 0n the eve of his biggest match of scotla nd 0n the eve of his biggest match of scotland manager a reminder that international football is far from immune firm covid—i9. a positive test for stuart armstrong means he's out for ten days. a longer access for kieran tierney, told to self—isolate for 14 days. also self—isolating for a fortnight, ryan christie who misses the upcoming derby with rangers as well as the triple header with scotland. covid israel, it's in every part of society. it's in football, and it's just going to be the way it's going to be for the next, hopefully not too long. i know you like a challenge, but this is might be the biggest challenge

sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's gavin.ama in the merseyside derby and it didn't disappoint. everton came from behind twice to draw 2—2 at goodison park. but liverpool were left bemused by a late var decision that denied them victory. patrick gearey was watching. goodison park is one of the places on merseyside three are allowed to meet your neighbours. in the league, everton started this derby ahead. sadia manny scored for liverpool after just two minutes sadia manny scored for liverpool afterjust two minutes and after five they threatened again. if he display had been offside it would have been a penalty. with great defenders, you notice the most when they are not there. michael keane was there and it was one — one. liverpool conceded seven in the last match and for other tactical manoeuvring it is about pure instinct of players like mohammed sala. once everton might have folded, but in samuel paty they have a player reaching a credible house. his tenth of the season. date mac —— calvert—lewin. now there is always a chequ

bbc news, stepanakert. with all the sport now, here's karthi at the bbc sport centre. good evening.alford take on leeds at wembley after the two sides came through today's semi finals. a spirited comeback from salford saw them edge past warrington 24 points to 22 to reach their first challenge cup final in over 50 years. while leeds beat wigan 26 to 12. joe lynskey reports. to reach the challenge cup final, by to reach the challenge cup final, rugby league's best would have to fight through a storm, a swirling saturday in st helens when watching from home isn't quite so bad. this would decide who gets to wembley. warrington won the cup last year and having slid into the lead looked in control against salford, and at one stage they were ten points in front, but the side called the red devils we re but the side called the red devils were out to rewrite history. salford last won in the 30s and have not reached the final in half a century. they were behind for three quarters of the game but late on came their moment. commentator: salford red devils are going to wembley. early at leeds g

bbc news, miami. let's get the latest sports news from the bbc sports centre. e we start with the footballing news that the english football league has rejected the proposed $65 million bailout from the premier league. the offer would have helped teams in leagues 1 and 2, but not the championship. the efl said there was a "strong consensus" that any rescue package must meet the requirements of all 72 clubs — and that this figure falls well short of this. it is in fact the lost revenues that these clubs would have. you forget the confusion that comes in when people saying, well, the owners should be finding this because they have committed the club. we have taken out committed the club. we have ta ken out revenues committed the club. we have taken out revenues that are missing, because the clubs are complying with what the government want to do and not having crowds. holders bayern munich eased through to the second round of the german cup after a 3—0 win over dueren who play in the fifth tier. after scoring the first, eric choupo—moting was then brought down and

bbc news. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's chetam.n champion sofia kenin in straight sets at number 5a in the world. she is the lowest ranked female finalist at roland garros for 40 yea rs. female finalist at roland garros for 40 years. achieve the first set against the american 6—4. she hadn't dropped a set throughout the tournament and that record continued as she swept sofia kenin aside and she becomes poll on's first grand slam champion. meanwhile, britain's alfie hewett has won his second french open wheelchair singles title and beat the belgian player 24 hours after winning the doubles title with gordon reid. next, wasps are into their first premiership final since 2017 after beating bristol 47—24 in their play—off semifinal. man of the match jack willis, scored one of the five tries to set the wasps on their way. exeter host bath in the other semi and that kicks off shortly. next, va ltteri bottas and that kicks off shortly. next, valtteri bottas has claimed pole for tomorrow's grand prix in germany. he was more than a quarter

bbc news, washington. with all the sport now, here's jane dougall at the bbc sport centre. good evening.exeter chiefs making history. they are double winners after lifting the premiership trophy, beating wasps 19—13 at twickenham in the final. it was only last week that exeter also won the champions cup final. austin halewood was watching. it's an image that's starting to look more at more familiar. exeter chiefs, european champions 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 th

bbc news. with all the sport now, here's lizzie greenwood hughes at the bbc sport centre. good evening.n the world, became the youngest woman to win the french open. poland's iga swiatek comfortably beat the grand slam winner sofia kenin in straight sets — as adam wild reports. the paris autumn sunshine, a fitting backdrop for tennis‘ freshest, brightest talent. this is iga schwiatek, unseeded, a teenager. herjourney to this french open final as unexpected as it has been dazzling. but even withjust 1,000 watching on, such occasions bring a unique pressure. how would she cope? well, that's how. schwiatek fearless, unfazed. her opponent sofia kenin, only a little older but already a grand slam champion, still unable to stop schwiatek taking the first set. from there she just got better and better. how do you stop her? well, kenin had no answer as schwiatek stormed her way to become french open champion, surprising everyone, including it seems herself. iga schwiatek! tennis loves a superstar. the sport today in paris may have just found its latest. adam wild, bbc news. there was more briti

bbc news, paris. with all the sport now, here's olly foster at the bbc sport centre. good evening.irst time. it was an incredible final, behind closed doors in bristol, as they overcame french side racing 31—27. patrick gearey reports. ten yea rs ten years ago exeter won promotion in bristol and now they were back to try to conquer europe. they spent a decade bulldozing through barriers so decade bulldozing through barriers so what chance had the racing 92 defence. simon simmons got a second for exeter chiefs. racing submitted information and finn russell picked out simon zebo. racing had been hit bya out simon zebo. racing had been hit by a coronavirus outbreak in the build—up and threw everything into the second half. simon zebo scored again but all initially afterwards finn russell was rumbled, his pass intercepted and henry slade of england trotted over for the racing still but not relent and with the penalty they were only one point behind. chiefs lost a man to the sin bin butjust as a decisive racing 92 try seemed inevitable exeter somehow w011 try seemed inevitable exeter so

bbc news, paris. with all the sport now, here's 0lly foster at the bbc sport centre... good evening....ce against liverpool as the merseyside derby finished 2—all. the champions thought they'd won it late on but a marginal offside decision went agaimnst them. patrick gearey reports. goodison park is one of the few places on merseyside that you are allowed to meet your neighbours. in the lake everton started this derby ahead, in the match, quite the opposite. sadio mane scored for liverpool after two minutes and after five they threatened again. where virgil van dijk not signing up side, this would have been a penalty but it only ended his match. with great defenders, you notice them most when they are not there, michael caine was there, 1—1. jurgen klopp is unnerved, liverpool conceded seven in their last match and with all the tactical manoeuvring, sometimes it is about the pure instinct of players like mo salah. 0nce everton might have voted but in dominic calvert—lewin they have a striker who keeps reaching more improbable heights. his tenth of the season already, but still we we re

more from the bbc sport centre throughout the day, but for now that's all from me. across the uk, but despite the most stringent measures, ca re homes were some of the worst hit, with over 15.5 thousand covid related—deaths up to 18 september. most homes closed their doors completely to visitors in order to protect residents, and seven months on, many homes still don't allow face to face visits. major charities have warned the government of the "hidden catastrophe" happening in care homes as a result of the deterioration in the mental and physical health of residents from restricted visits. relatives say it's heart—breaking watching their loved ones decline, or even die without being allowed to be by their side. but when the number of covid deaths in homes is increasing for the second week running, what is the solution? let's talk to jenny morrison and her partner diane mayhew. jenny's mum is in a care home in liverpool and she says that not being able to have visitors has seen a rapid decline in her condition. they've set up the rights for resident campaign to try

bbc news, on hms queen elizabeth. with all the sport now, here's karthi gna nasegaram at the bbc sport centre.int with ethiopia's shura kitata speeding to the finish line to win the men's title. brigid kosgei retained her marathon title. and thousands of runners around the world found creative ways of covering the 26.2 miles, as our sports correspondent, joe wilson reports. so began london's first autumn marathon. covid changed everything and changed nothing. the course was lots of st james' park, but still the same distance. this weather demanded more endurance than ever. brigid kosgei was streets ahead by the time the women's elite race finished. she has been in the course, the rain and her rivals. but not a day for world records. a day for perseverance. very, very tough race, because it rained all the way. even our legs were freezing. by late morning, the elite men were doing their laps here. the mass participation was happening everywhere. 45,000, doing marathons, wherever, however they could. the miles still mattered, the cash for charity still counted, maybe more than ever. alistair barr

bbc news, kabul. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's jane dougall. .. in the world of sport today. we begin with lewis hamilton's, his victory in the portuguese grand prix means he holds the outright record for formula one victories with 92 — surpassing michael schumacher. the result means he extends his lead in this year's drivers championship, with his sights now set on equalling the german driver's seven world titles. i feel like ifeel like i'm still i feel like i'm still going ifeel like i'm still going up. so, yeah, i never thoughti ifeel like i'm still going up. so, yeah, i never thought i would be here. but i am. and i hope that that continues to hopefully show people that no matter what people say to you, just keep believing, keep pushing and stay focused, don't let up. tayo gaygan hart has won the giro d'italia, becoming just the the fifth british rider to take a grand tour. the ineos grenadiers rider began the day in second place overall, although level on time with australia's jai hindley. the final stage was a ten—mile time trial on the stree

now we will get a full sports round—up for you at the bbc sports round—up for you at the bbc sport centreof english rugby. fast forward a decade and last week they were crowned champions of europe, now they've done the double as they beat wasps 19—13 at twickenham to claim the premiership title. austin halewood has the story. it's an image that's starting to look more and more familiar. exeter chiefs, european champions last weekend, now premiership winners. after a season lasting more than 12 months, 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 co

sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here'sjohn. good afternoon. n premiership final ahead and the six nations returning after that enforced break. more on that to come, we start though in the premier league where title contenders manchester city dropped more points as they were held to a one all draw with west ham. the game will be remembered for this brilliant effort from michael antonio, his bicycle kick giving west ham the lead, early in the first half, before manchester city substitute, phil foden, salvaged a point for city. manager pep guardiola had won all nine of his previous games against west ham, but the draw leaves his team in the bottom half of the table after five matches. three more games to come, including manchester united against chelsea and liverpool against sheffield united. before that though, fulham who are anchored to the bottom of the table, are under way against crystal palace, searching for their first win of the season. but they're trailing 1—0 in the early stages. it's a busy day in the championship. in the lunchtime kick

i'm olly foster at the bbc sport centre.t's football leadership diversity code as they look to tackle racial imbalance in the game. it won't be mandatory for clubs, but a0 have already signed up. they have been set diversity targets of 15% in recruitment of new executive positions and 25% in coaching positions. i think we have come up with the code that is really fundamentally, it does what it says on the tin, it holds football to account, it makes clu b holds football to account, it makes club think, makes clubs accountable, it is good for governance. ijust feel it is a step in the right direction. it is a real solid foundation. i've seen the last 30 yea rs foundation. i've seen the last 30 years and i have seen there has been a lot of well—intentioned, positive action programmes, but none of them i think holds football to account in the way this leadership diversity does by way of the targets and the accountability. southampton are one of the clubs that haven't signed up for it, they say that they have already achieved the

with all the sport now, jane dougall is at the bbc sports centre. good evening.dinary achievement, surpassing michael schumacher‘s record of all time wins in formula one. hamilton took victory in the portuguese grand prix, making that his 92nd win. joe wilson was watching. always thinking, always winning. for lewis hamilton and formula 1, this circuit in portugal was new. lights out and away we go! the start was familiar. from pole position, hamilton led, but within seconds... bottas ahead of hamilton! he was second. team—mate valtteri bottas was in front. this is hamilton's view, in pursuit, watching, hunting, passing. started on pole, back into the lead now. it took him a little while, but that was the race. hamilton has the best team, they have the best driver. simple. his 92nd victory. the record is broken! i could only have ever dreamt of being where i am today, and i did not have a magic ball when i chose to come to this team and partner with these great people but here i am and what i can tell you is that i am trying to make the most of it every single day

sport now and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's 0lly foster.ned — and the merseyside derby was a fantastic match to get the premier league going again. everton came from behind twice to draw 2—2 with liverpool. sadio mane put liverpool ahead in only the third minute at goodison park. michael keane equalised, mohamed salah put liverpool ahead again, only for dominic calvert—lewin to get another equaliser. there was late drama with a red card for richarlison and then jordan henderson goal disallowed for a very marginal offside decision against mane. 2-2. somebody showed me the situation with the henderson goal and i don't know where the line is and where you can do offside. ijust don't understand it. so, yes, obviously we should have won this game, but we didn't. so we accept that obviously. so everton stay top, with liverpool second, and chelsea missed the chance to move into the top four, timo werner gave them a 2—0 lead at home to southampton, but saints equalised clawed their way back, danish defenderjannik vestergard with an injury—time equa

we have the latest from the bbc sports centre. big problems at the giro d'italia where two teams have withdrawn from the race because of positive coronavirus tests. the mitchelton—scott team pulled out after four positive tests out of 571 carried out within their team. jumbo—visma have followed suit after their rider steven kruijswijk — a title contender at the giro — tested positive. team sunweb‘s michael matthews has also returned a positive test. england will be without ben chilwell and kieran tripper for their nations league match against denmark tomorrow night. tripper‘s been given a leave of absence for personal reasons, while chilwell had come back into gareth southgate's squad after being left out due to a breach of coronavirus rules — but he's withdrawn with an injury. southgate has plenty of options — with 28 players available for his 23—man match day squad. this bronze is back in the squad. nigel travis who is giving his backing to project big picture, the plan to reduce the number of teams in the top flight. the plan h

i'm 0lly foster at the bbc sport centre.turns tomorrow after the international break. manchester united travel to newcastle off the back of their chastening 6—1 defeat to tottenham almost a fortnight ago. the form and fitness of captain harry maguire is one concern for the manager. he was sent off in england's defeat to denmark on wednesday night and he also picked up a knock which means he's a doubt for tomorrow. when harry is part of the england team that beat number one ranked belgium, that'sjust a normal day, and then you get the headlines when you get the sending off. that's just football for you. there's so many ups and downs, we have got to deal with it individually and as a group. harry has got great resilience and i know he will bounce back. i know he wants to play, he wants to just work his way out of the last couple of games that he has been criticised. it's domestic transfer deadline day for clubs in the football league, the window shuts at five o'clock. liverpool midfielder harry wilson has secured a season—long

hello, i'm gavin ramjaun at the bbc sport centre with your latest sports news. two wins out of two in europe this season with victory over danish side midtjylland at anfield. it took them until the second half though to make the breakthrough, diogojota with a close—range finish. and the points were secured, by mo salah. his injury time penalty giving liverpool a 2—0 win. they now top group d, after atalanta and ajax drew 2—2. and manchester city continued their winning start to the competition — with a comprehensive 3—0 win away at marseille. raheem sterling with the third for pep guardiola's side — who are three points clear in group c. barcelona playjuventus in the champions league tomorrow, but ahead of that game, the barca presidentjosep bartomeu has resigned after six years in the role ahead of an expected vote of "no confidence" next month. it follows increasing fan pressure, and a public fall—out with lionel messi — who handed in a transfer request in august. his resignation comes three days after barca's 3—1 home defeat to real in el clasico. it was inev

bbc news. sport now and a full round up from the bbc sport centre, here's chetam. good afternoon.ger iga schwiatek has made a brilliant start against the favourite sofia kenin and could be about to pull off one of the biggest upsets in grand slam tennis. at number 5a in the world schwaitek is the lowest ranked woman finalist at roland garros for forty three years, but the 19 year old won the first set against the australian open champion 6—4. schwiatek is 2—1 up in the second set with kenin currently off court getting treatment for an injury. ahead of that final, britain's alfie hewett has won his second french open wheelchair singles title. he beat belgium's joachim gerard in three sets, just 2a hours after winning the doubles title with gordon reid. next to formula one — valtteri bottas has claimed pole for tomorrow's eifel grand prix in germany. the finn was more than a quarter of a second quicker than his mercedes team mate and the championship leader lewis hamilton. he'll start from second ahead of red bull's max verstappen. victory for hamilton at the nurgburgring tomorrow w

bbc news. with all the sport now, here's chetan pathak at the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. marcus rashford's mbe, in the delayed birthday honours. a number of other sports people are also recognised. among them, former wales and lions coach warren gatland gets a cbe. brendan foster becomes a knight. as an athlete, he won gold in the 5,000m at the european championships in 197a. and after retiring, he founded the great north run, one of the world's most famous half—marathons. we have had a0 years of an event growing in stature and size, people loving it more and more, raising millions of pounds for charity, putting the north—east on the map, becoming the flagship event of the north—east. and i really think when the queen decides i should receive a knighthood for doing that, i would have done it anyway! british rider simon yates has tested positive for coronavirus, and as a result is out of the giro d'italia. his mitchelton—scott team has released a statement saying that yates developed mild symptoms after yesterday's seventh stage, and as a result had two tests which both ca

i'm olly foster at the bbc sport centre.uper league match has been postponed after a covid outbreak at one of the clubs. castleford tigers say they have 12 positive cases and their match at huddersfield is off on friday. but leeds rhinos could be affected — they played the tigers on monday night. the positive cases have come to light after a round of tests yesterday. catalan dragons' match against warrington had already been called off this week. another game on friday is off. salford have had to forfeit their match against warrington because they haven't got enough fit players. warrington will be awarded the 2a—0 win, although it has been referred to the rfl‘s compliance department. let's speak now to salford's director of rugby and operationsian blease. and operations, ian blease. thank you forjoining u i presume you had no option but to call it off. raise ross all this fixture pile up taking its toll. yes, it was a tough decision by the club to do this, i think we have 13 players fit out of 32. mainly due the hectic sched

sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's katherine.high drama at wembley as leeds rhinos won rugby league's challenge cup, beating salford red devils 17—16. it was a day of high emotion, as former rhinos player rob burrow was "guest of honour in absentia" as he continues to raise awareness for motor neurone disease. adam wild was watching. the challenge cup 2020 is in the hands of leeds rhinos. an occasion that will long be remembered for its extraordinary circumstances, a victory that may well prove unforgettable. in an empty wembley, leeds rhinos found their inspiration. the rugby league family not in their seats, but always in their thoughts. even without a crowd, the excitement remained. this was leeds' tom briscoe, somehow squeezing his way through. if that was a try through the tightest gap, salford's reply was to find all the space wembley had to offer. commentator: and williams is away! he is going to take some stopping. rhys williams, with one of the great cup final tries. a team that continues to defy the odds, this to defy t

and chancellor — coverage you're watching bbc news, the time isjust after 1.30 and i'm at the bbc sport centreturns for the home nations this weekend. wales have named their team to face france in paris on saturday and alun wynjones is set to equal richie mccaw‘s world record for most test appearances. jones will move to 148 caps, 139 for wales and 9 for the british and irish lions. he's going to captain an experienced side as they use this first test in seven months as preparation for next week's delayed six nations match against scotland. the wasps head coach lee blackett says that eleven players from his squad are unavailable for saturday's premiership final against exeter. wasps were only given the green light to play yesterday after revealing that the club had been hit by coronavirus, with players either testing positive or having to self—isolate. of the eleven blackett says four would have probably been in the matchday 23. he says "it's gut wrenching for those who will miss out but the health and safety of players and families is more important." arsenal are one of the five british clubs

sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's jane dougal thank you very much.after 3—1 victory over barcelona in the first game. they have had a slow start to their domestic season and they were behind after just five minutes domestic season and they were behind afterjust five minutes here with frederico's opener. the cattelan‘s where then level within three minutes. the catalans were level within three minutes through their teenage star ansu fati. real then re—gained the lead in the second half through a penalty from captain sergio ramos. and the result was sealed when luka modric added a third in the final minute. it's still early days but barcelona are in 10th. staying with football and there were four matches in the english premier league on saturday. in the day's early kick—off, phil foden rescued a point for manchester city after a spectacular opening goal by michael antonio. so, more dropped points for pep guardiola and, afterwards, the manager was asked how many points this year's champions would need. i don't know. it looks like, but i don't know, so i

sport — and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's tulsen. hi, samantha.. there were four games in the english premier league on sunday, the pick of them was at tottenham, who were cruising to a win against west ham and had just brought gareth bale off the bench. it was the welshman‘s first appearance since returning to the club on loan from real madrid, but it work out as planned. after first half goals from son heung min and two from harry kane were wiped out in the final 10 minutes, as the hammers salvaged a draw. a headerfrom balbuena, a sanchez own goal then a thunderbolt from manuel lanzini into the top corner with the last kick of the game deep into injury time and it finished 3—3. it's easierfor me it's easier for me to praise west ham for their belief. they were losing 3—0 at half—time and, for the majority of the second half, the game was comfortable. they did not have chances, they did not have creation of opportunities, and then the last part of the game, one free kick brought them into the game, increase their belief, which is something i have

sport and time for a full round up from the bbc sport centre. hello.noon in the premier league this sunday — with the first of today's matches already under way between sheffield united and fulham. both sides have lost all four of their matches so far this season — and it's 0—0 at the moment. alexander mitra which —— alexander mitra which just alexander mitra which —— alexander mitra whichjust missing alexander mitra which —— alexander mitra which just missing a penalty for fulham. three more matches after this one, including crystal palace against rivals brighton — that one kicks off at 2pm. and at 4.30, we could see the return of gareth bale to the premier league following his loan move back to tottenham from real madrid. spurs face west ham and manager jose mourinho says the return of bale, seven years after leaving for spain is an exciting prospect for the fans. the team is the most important thing. to win against west ham is the only thing that matters in this moment. but every player is a very important player. the gareth situation is quite speci

sport and a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon.grand prix to equal michael schumacher‘s record of 91 formula one victories. hamilton started from second at the nurburgring and overtook mercedes teammate valtteri bottas, who started from pole, on the thirteenth lap. the briton claimed his seventh win of the season and yet another record. afterwards mick schumacher presented him with one of his father's helmets to mark the achievement. i don't think anyone, especially me, did not imagine that i would be anywhere near michael in terms of records. it is incredible and it will take some time to get used to it. as i came into the pit lane that is only when i realised i had equalled it once i had crossed the line. one milestone to what could be another. rafael nadal is closing in on his 13th french open title and it would be his 20th grand slam, bringing him level with roger federer. he is taking on the world number one, novak djokovic. rafael nadal dominated the first two sets, only losing a couple of games. a closer start to the third,

sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre.an hart has claimed a grand tour stage victory for the first time in his career at the giro d'italia. the 25—year—old from london left it till the finish line was almost in sight at the end of stage 16 to make his move. it sees him jump to fourth in the overall standings and just a second off the podium places. portugaljoao almeida's overal lead has been cut to just 15 seconds. both sheffield united and fulham earned their first point this season after an 1—1 draw at bramhall lane. fulham had the chance to go in front from the penalty spot after a handball, but alexander mitrovic hit the bar. ademola lookman appeared to have won it for scott parker's side with a brilliant solo run and finish to make it 1—0 but then mitrovic became the first player in eight years to miss and give away a penalty in the same premier league game. billy sharp made no mistake with the kick. the players are just suffering a bit at the moment, which is understandable with the run that we have been on. so we're

hello, i‘m john watson from the bbc sport centre. scotson ireland both one.. the scots came close. the scots came close themselves when liam cooper headed against the back of the post with the last touch of extra—time. so it went to penalties, and kenny mclain scored the scots‘ winner. they‘ll play serbia next month for a place at european championship finals. northern ireland are still in with a chance of qualifying as they beat bosnia herzegovina, also on penalties. there were two goals in normal time, northern ireland went 1—0 down before niall mcginn scored the equaliser to take the match to extra—time and then penalties. the winning kick came from the boot of liam boyce. they go on to face slovakia next month in their play off final. dominic calvert—lewin continued his impressive start to the season as he scored on his senior international debut as england beat wales 3—0 in a friendly at wembley. the everton forward has scored nine goals in six games for his club so far this season and headed in this cross from jack grealish. conor coady scored a second

sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon.ham earned their first point this season after an 1—1 draw at bramhall lane. fulham had the chance to go in front from the penalty spot after a handball, but alexander mitrovic hit the bar. ademola lookman appeared to have won it for scott parker's side with a brilliant solo run and finish to make it 1—0, but then mitrovic became the first player in eight years to miss and give away a penalty in the same premier league game, billy sharp made no mistake with the kick. crystal palace and brighton are into the second half of their game. palace took the lead through a wilfired zaha penalty in the nineteenth minute. one nil there. and then we could have gareth bale in action for tottenham for the first time since his return against west ham. that kicks off in just over an hour. the team is the most important thing. to win against west ham is the only thing that matters in this moment. but every player is a very important player. the gareth situation is quite special, because of his history

with all the sport now, here's lizzie greenwood—hughes at the bbc sport centre.equalled michael schumacher‘s all—time record of 91 formula one victories. the championship leader won an action—packed eifel grand prix at the nurburgring, asjoe wilson reports. down on germany's famous circuit, michael schumacher was equalled. lewis hamilton reached a record f1 thought would never be caught. for victory 91, he had to get past his team—mate. both mercedes cars push the opening corner beyond its limits. valtteri bottas stayed in the lead. so, how within 20 minutes did hamilton get past? like that. some driver error by bottas, followed by mechanical failure. listen for the dreaded words. i have no power, no power. bottas out of the grand prix and hamilton was free. another display of concentration, control, his mastery of motor racing. lewis hamilton now commands this sport in the way that michael schumacher used to. commentator: the record is equalled! and here was a symbol of the significance — aspiring f1 driver mick schumacher presenting a racing helmet once worn by

sport, and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre...t pipping kenyan vincent kipchumba to the line. the world record holder brigid kosguy won the women‘s race earlier in a very different covid safe marathon. 0ur correspondantjoe wilson is on the mall. how much of a surprise was the men‘s win? a big surprise. we havejust been given a polite ripple of applause, of the others who were here to the wheelchair race. there is the one competitor today, it is so unusual and unique but it will be remembered for some real surprise results. the organisers would have anticipated and hope for a dramatic finish on the 19th stop of the men‘s race. they wouldn‘t have imagined it would have above eliud kipchoge but he finished eighth, he spoke of an ear problem. what a finish. when we see those two guys shura kitata, that usain bolt type place after 26.2 miles. that really was something. earlier in the day the women‘s race which began at 7:15am in possibly the worst of the weather, i guess that went to script. you could see early on, and a pressure of ho