latest action, hear key interviews and discuss the day's biggest talking points from here at the bbc sport centrein the hour on the bbc news channel we'll round up the latest action, hear key interviews and discuss the day's biggest talking points from here at the bbc sport centre. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc lunchtime news. tens of thousands of workers are on strike in a series of walk—outs across the uk, affecting schools, universities and royal mail sorting offices. scotland is facing its first national strike by teachers for nearly a0 years — after a revised pay offer was rejected by unions as "insulting". meanwhile, lecturers and other academic staff at universities are taking industrial action over pay, pensions and contracts. we'll have more on that in a moment — first, our correspondent alexandra mackenzie has the latest on the impact on primary and secondary state schools across scotland. what do we want? 10%! they brave what do we want? 1096! they brave the cold at this picket _ what do we want? 1096! they brave the cold at this picket line _ what do we want? 1096! they brave

minutes, it's our tech show �*click�*, but now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. live from the bbc sport centres programme... white ball winners once again. england double up their world cups with their 20 over title in australia manchester united are saved by a teenager. in the last english premier league game before the world cup starts and switzerland win the billiejean king cup for the very first time after beating australia in glasgow hello and welcome to the programme. england cricketers are double world champions. achieving the feat for the first time in the men's game. they've added the t20 world cup to the 50 over title from 2019. beating pakistan by five wickets in the final in australia. for ben stokes — more redemption, the man who let this competition fall through england's grasp six years ago has been the foundation for their two white ball trophies since then. joe wilson reports. 100,000 could come. marvellous cricket ground. but if they compare play anywhere on earth, the fans follow all the wrist —— flick of the wrist and the celebrations begin. control matters. harris hits and

i'm olly foster with the latest from the bbc sport centre.ions beat new zealand 16—14 in a thrilling semifinal at elland road. our reporterjoe lynskey was at the match. well, elland road hasjust taken in 80 minutes of rugby league between the power 's houses of this sport. it is australia into the world cup final by beating their derby rivals new zealand by 16 points to iii, but at times, it looked as if australia, the kangaroos, the almighty force in this sport might miss out for the first time since the inaugural world cup in 195a. that's how close it was. australia made a slow start, but came back into this game with a dazzling drive from josh and i do car, somehow finding a way under that kick around in his 12 score. it was over kiwis that lead over have time after dylan brown scored after a wonderful left—hand side. they had to be resolute to stop this australian team of superstars. cameron dori to get what was a crucial score. were close to a try in the dying embers of getting a try in the dying embers of this game. they weren't quite a

hello there, this is your updates from the bbc sport centre.uardiola's side have won this competition four times out of the last five seasons and started their campaign well here — riyad mahrez�*s free kick giving them the lead in the second half — and then, less five minutes later, julian alvarez was first to the ball after mahrez�*s shot was saved and the argentinian got the second. here's a check on all eight of this evening's third—round ties. with a couple of shocks. blackburn knocking out west him. darby pushed liverpool all the way but left off to the reds —— lost off to the reds. celtic maintained their seven—point lead at the top of the scottish premiership with a 2—1win at motherwell. they're still well clear of rangers who beat hearts 1—0 at ibrox. elsewhere, dundee united beat kilmarnock 4—0, while st mirren and stjohnstone drew 2—all while st mirren and st johnstone drew 2—all. wales manager robert page has named his 26—man squad for their first world cup in 64 years. there are no surprise inclusions or omissions, but swansea midfi

hello there, this is your update from the bbc sport centre. who made it 1—0. but manchester united were level within 19 seconds — a long ball behind the villa defence and bruno fernandes' pass was tapped in by anthony martial. the midlands side took the lead again just after the hour mark — leon bailey's header turned into his own net by diogo dalot. before marcus rashford celebrated his call—up to the england world cup squad by showing excellent persistence to score united's second equaliser of the night. with 11 days to go, until england kick off their world cup campaign, gareth southgate has confirmed the 26—man group that'll be travelling to qatar. much of the team is tried and tested, but perhaps the most eye—catching on that list are james maddison and callum wilson — getting their first international call—ups in three years. maddison�*s only england cap came as a substitute against montenegro in november 2019. get he's playing really well. he's a good player. we've always said he's a good player. he’s good player. we've always said he's

this is your update from the bbc sport centre.ity and chelsea ensured their top place finishes from the group stage of the competition. but it was an evening to forget for celtic — hammered at the hands of the holders real madrid. our sports correspondent joe wilson reports. sub red fans were in london to be heard, the players in the mood, and after six minutes, every match matters in the champions league, doesn't it? josie already group winners responded. it was definitely a significant occasion on his chelsea debut, made it. 2—1. a significant occasion on his chelsea de'fiettmade and —i. a significant occasion on his chelsea de'fiettmade and look at a significant occasion on his chelsea (timing aade and look at a significant occasion on his chelsea (timing is de and look at 7 77 7 city, ifyou 7 7 7 77 7 city, ifyou are 7 7 77 7 city, if you are the city manchester city, if you are the city manager, would you risk your star strike for this match? i thought not. no need for it and when you've got a 17—year—old born just on the road.

hello there, this is your update from the bbc sport centre.es. gareth southgate's side created few chances, and the performance didn't go down well with the fans — with boos heard at the final whistle. natalie pirks reports. the bedouin tent—inspired al bayt stadium was the destination. and on the party bus, english confidence was flowing. fans sing # we will score more goals than you # england! didn't you see the first game? it's a no—brainer. we're the best in the world, it's going to be no problem. i think we'll beat them comfortably. six points tonight, let's have it. but there's a fine line between confidence and arrogance, and how the us team would love to make fans eat their words. an unchanged england team began brightly enough, jude bellingham and bukayo saka combining beautifully to play harry kane almost in. but as the usa got a foothold, england looked laboured. mckennie found the space but couldn't make it count. american pressure kept coming. chelsea's christian pulisic with a belter. and with the crossbar still reverberating, en

bbc news, westminster. with all the sport now, here's lizzie greenwood—hughes at the bbc sport centre. thanks, rita. mistakes" were to blame for their surprise defeat to argentina at twickenham. they were beaten in their opening autumn international 30 points to 29, as olly foster reports. ten months might seem a long time, but the next few weekends will go a long way to deciding which england players line up at the world cup. this test against argentina carried significance, because they will face the pumas in their opening match. argentina picked up a few bruises. argentina picked up a few bruises. argentina stayed in the game with the kicking. and they scored a try, followed by another breakaway. england responded, with a gap being spotted. but the match was decided by the boot. this sixth successful penalty saw argentina win by a point. the last time they won at twickenham 16 years ago, the england coach was sacked. match of the day 2 is on after the news with all the premier league highlights, but here are the headlines. arsenal are back on top of the table after beating chelsea 1—0. elsewhere

bbc news. fingers crossed they will be ok. now the latest sports news. hello, i'm gavin ramjaun — and this is your update from the bbc sport centre.d scored a 93rd minute winner to beat fulham. cristian eriksen gave united the lead in the fourteenth minute, but that was cancelled out by former united winger danjames on the hour mark. it looked like the game was heading for a draw but erik ten hag brought on teenager alejandro garnacho, who got the winning goal in stoppage time. i'm really happy with the resilience we have. also the composure, you can bring the game in and the women i think has to do with the belief that we can always go and i'm really happy a circle will come in once again, with not only 11 players, you need a squad, if you want to win trophies and thatis you want to win trophies and that is what we want. the united boss — erik ten hag there — who's come under fire from cristiano ronaldo. the portugalforward has criticised the dutchman in a tv interview to be shown in the uk this week — and says the club are trying to force him out. ronaldo — who rejoined manchester united last year — said he felt betrayed by the

sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here�*s at the bbc sport centre.orts or item while it is at manchester central for us. it was a wild moment walking in here this evening it looks magnificent the custom—built arena would hold around 5000 people. we saw french friends arriving as we did. the venue looks perfect and as for saint on paper the match does as well. france, the number one site in the world for some england the number one two site in the world. these countries are the driving force mitchell and wheelchair rugby league. from the success and whoever wins from the success of the tournament will go to the rugby league sports of wheelchair rugby league. it has cut through with audiences. it has struck the imagination of many people watching over this tournament. it all gets under way round about seven o�*clock coverage on bbc two. we look forward to that stop item while at manchester central for us. at its item said that live coverage on bbc two and online. it expends experience in people is worse. wasjust it expends experience in people is worse

here's gavin ramjaun at the bbc sport centre with all the latest.late equaliser. both goals in the 1—1 draw coming in the second half, the substitute putting spain one—up. and it looked as though germany were staying on no points, with their hopes diminishing as the game passed until one of their replacements, nicholas fullkrug, came to the rescue with an emphatic finish. let's get some more reaction to that game now with our reporter rhia chohan, in qatar. great to see you, talk us through the match and where it leaves germany in the tournament. gavin, it was the headline match in the group stages, and spain were looking for that win to send them straight through after that emphatic victory over costa rica, the 7—0 win. and as you mentioned, it was a great finish for morata in the 62nd minute, putting them ahead. but even more was riding on it for germany — and that was because they wanted to avoid a second group stage exit in successive world cups. and it was germany's best player on the night that did set up that crucial equaliser. nicholas fullk

with all the sport now, here's olly foster at the bbc sport centre. good evening.d at the age of 52. he raised millions for motor neurone disease charities after he was diagnosed with the disease six years ago. his wife kathy has described him "as an inspirational force of nature". here's our sports correspondent andy swiss. it was one of rugby's most moving moments — doddie weir walking out with his sons at murrayfield following his diagnosis with motor neurone disease. as a person and as a player, few stood taller. at six foot six, weir's first impact was on the pitch. he won more than 60 caps for scotland, his rampaging runs making him a fan favourite. commentator: when he goes like that he's like a mad giraffe, _ but he's got great skills. but in 2016 came the devastating news he had mnd, an incurable condition which he approached with his typical positivity. the diagnosis basically said, "look, there's nothing we can do for you. "there's your care nurse. cheerio. "go and try and find your own cure." so, yes, it was quite a concerning time but i still had a smi

i'm gavin ramshaw and this is your update from the bbc sport centre. of the title they won in russia in 2018. they're looking to become only the third team in history and the first since brazil in 1962 to win back—to—back world cups. but they haven't been helped by a lengthy injury list. midfielders paul pogba and n'golo kante, who both helped france to the title four years ago, are among those ruled out of this year's tournament. striker christopher nkunku withdrew from the squad through injury on tuesday and there's a doubt over the fitness of karim benzema. they face australia first. next, tennis, and novak djokovic will be able to play in next year's australian open after his ban on entering the country was overturned. djokovic has won the australian open a record nine times and had his visa cancelled after failing to meet the covid regulations that were in place at the time. the subsequent deportation triggered a three—year ban on re—entering the country, but a new government came to power in australia and the country's covid rules have since been

hello, there, i�*m gavin ramjaun and this is your update from the bbc sport centre.nal round of group games on wednesday — they hammered celtic five goals to one as they chased that 15th european crown this season, luka modric and viniciuer among the goals. they�*re through to the last 16 as group winners. joining them in the knockouts will be rb leipzig, who got the better of shakhtar donetsk, four goals to nil in poland. ac milan struck four past salzburg as they confirmed their spot in the knockouts at the san siro at the expense of their austrian opponents — olivier giroud scoring twice. it�*s chelsea who are the group winners, though, of group e — they came from behind to beat dinamo zagreb, raheem sterling and denis zakaria with their goals. now, south africa could become the first team to make the semi—finals of the t20 world cup on thursday, if they beat pakistan in their super 12 group match. india put themselves on the brink of qualification for the last four, with victory over bangladesh on wednesday in a rain—affected match in adelaide. bangladesh needed

with all the sport now, here's gavin ramjaun at the bbc sport centre. thanks. each other in their final world cup group match on tuesday. despite their goalless draw with the usa, england are on the verge of reaching the knockout stage. but wales know they have to beat england, and hope results go their way if they're to reach the last 16. let'sjoinjohn watson in doha. john, a moutain to climb for wales. it is but there's still a way in which wales and england can qualify from their group. if iran and the united states both draw in their final group game, a win for wales over england will be enough to see them through. but if the us or iran were to win, that's where wales will need to beat england by four clear goals in that final group game to come next tuesday. we know that england have returned to training today. we saw james maddison return today. we saw james maddison return to full training for the first time since he touched down in doha, one of two players alongside carl walker who have been carrying injuries in the england camp but a boost for gareth s

usually from the bbc sport centre. we would cross to the: centre usually we would cross to the sportsod to see you. —— crossing to doha. is there, good to see you. -- crossing to doha.— is there, good to see you. -- crossing to doha. hello, everybody, welcome to — crossing to doha. hello, everybody, welcome to doha _ crossing to doha. hello, everybody, welcome to doha where _ crossing to doha. hello, everybody, l welcome to doha where temperatures have just hit 36 degrees, which gives you a sense of the temperatures and conditions the players will have to face here in this tournament. the first in the middle east. so many well—documented issues that have presented themselves in the lead up to this tournament and arriving here, we are trying to get a sense, the media, players, managers, what tournament we can expect when it all gets under way in two days' time. since we have arrived here, one thing has struck me is the lack of fans that have gathered here so far. we were out yesterday in two of the main tourist areas, just off to my right hand side, which runs around the bay and leads

bbc news. check your local listings. now, here's all the latest sports news. hello, i'm gavin ramjaun and this is your update from the bbc sport centrestan on sunday after their sensational victory over india on thursday. they won by 10 wickets after openersjos buttler and alex hales saw them home in their reply, reaching their target of 169 with four overs to spare, and they're feeling confident of their chances. i don't think we came to the tournaments as anywhere near favourites and i said that a lot of the start but i thought we were really dangerous team, i thought the time we had in pakistan was great for the group. you know, we played well against australia leading into the tournament and i thought we were really building some nice momentum as a team and obviously, to make it into a final is fantastic and we will be doing all we can to try to win the match. real madrid beat cadiz to reduce barcelona's lead at the top of la liga. they won 2—1 at the bernabeu, where eder militao opened the scoring just before half—time with an assist from toni kroos. the german scored the second himself before cadiz pulled a goal back. the champ

sport and time for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre.ier league after beating chelsea 1—0 at stamford bridge. having fallen behind manchester city on goal difference after their dramatic victory yesterday, they needed just gabriel's second half goal to beat their london rivals. the defender tapping in after a bukayo saka's corner found its way through to him. seven games unbeaten now for arsenal,who are three points clear, while a second straight league defeat for chelsea leaves them 7th. that one of five premier league matches today. unai emery had a spectacular start to his aston villa career. they were 2—0 ahead in 11 minutes against manchester united. and eventually won 3—1. an injury time own goal from aaron cresswell gave crystal palace at 2—1 win at west ham. while newcastle are third after a 4—1 win at southampton. the team they've replaced, spurs, kick off shortly against liverpool. the pressure continues to mount on rangers manager giovanni van bronckhorst — as they fell seven points behind leaders celtic in the scottish premie

sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's huw ferris.s that have been hosted in england over the last month or so is under way. the men's final is between australia, the defending champions, and samoa, who beat england to become the first finalists from a pacific island. the match at old trafford kicked off at 4. these are live pictures from bbc 0ne�*s coverage. australia have won 8 of the last 9 world cups. they did so in the final against england byjust six points to nil, so you maenus not see too many more points, the defending champions are overwhelming favourites. leading by 4-0 overwhelming favourites. leading by 4—0 against samoa now. australia have won the women's rugby league world cup with a dominant performance in the final at old trafford, setting a standard that'll be tough for the men to follow. despite the group game between these two being a close affair at one stage thejillaroos were leading 38—nil with isabelle kelly scoring two tries. this there were also two tries forjessica sergis and kennedy cherrington — australia

sport and time for aa full round up, from the bbc sport centre. the gunners top of the table?after beating chelsea. having fallen behind manchester city on goal difference after their dramatic victory yesterday. arsenal responded today with a 1—0 win over their london rivals at stamford bridge. jane dougal reports. up up against his old club for the first time, after a war of words, wood chelsea's pierre—emerick aubameyang send a message to his old arsenal manager? he didn't take long to antagonise arteta, but in the first half the chances went arsenal's way. a beautiful ball to jesus. ,, ., arsenal's way. a beautiful ball to jesus, ,, ., ., arsenal's way. a beautiful ball to jesus. ,, ., ., arsenal's way. a beautiful ball to | jesus-_ inches jesus. should have scored. inches awa . it jesus. should have scored. inches away- it took— jesus. should have scored. inches away. it took them _ jesus. should have scored. inches away. it took them another - jesus. should have scored. inches away. it took them another 30 - away. it took them another 30 minutes, but arsenal did score. it

sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's sarah.colour coordinated with your backdrop. looking very colour coordinated with your backdrop. there was heartbreak for england women, as new zealand won the rugby world cup for a sixth time after a dramatic final at auckland's eden park. the red roses led for much of the game, until the black ferns scored a late try with nine minutes to go, putting them ahead by three points. 0ur sports correspondent jo currie was watching. it is an all black night in auckland. battered and bruised, the unbeatables beaten. for some of these players the too familiar tiers of world cup heartache. fans were turning up to see the world number one, england, unbeaten in over 30 games... england! face a team who broke their hearts five years ago. we landed yesterday and the final is today and we fly home tomorrow. being held on the other side of the world, there is not many who would have been able to make the trip across. it could feel like they are not taking on just 15 players on the pitch, but an entire stad

sport and a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre. it isa it is a very busy saturday in sport.r england's women, as new zealand won the rugby world cup for a sixth time after a dramatic final at auckland's eden park. the red roses led for much of the game until the black ferns scored a late try with nine minutes to go, putting them ahead by three points. 0ur sports correspondent jo currie was watching. it jo currie was watching. is an all black night in auckland. it is an all black night in auckland. battered and bruised, the unbeatable is beaten. for some of these players are too familiar tiers of world cup heartache. fans were turning up to see the world number one, england, unbeaten in over 30 games... one, england, unbeaten in over 30 names... . one, england, unbeaten in over 30 games- - -- face _ one, england, unbeaten in over 30 games. . .- face a - one, england, unbeaten in over 30 games. . .- face a team . one, england, unbeaten in over 30. games. . .- face a team who games... england! face a team who broke their — games... england! face a team who broke their hearts _

hello, there, i�*m gavin ramjaun and this is your update from the bbc sport centre.t time. india won their group with four out of five victories, with england second in theirs. both captains are aware of the size of the occasion, and how conditions will fare in the adelaide oval. tactically, it may be a bit different. you know, the dimensions and the surface we play on obviously have a big impact on the way you bat and bowl on those surfaces. so we�*ve done some good planning, we�*ve had guys who�*ve played at adelaide before and, um, you know, we go into the game with some good ideas and we�*ll react on our feet when we have to. i think, having talked to the groundsman, he seems really confident that he�*s had a lot of time to get some really good work into it. he seems very comfortable that it�*s going to be a really good surface and a consistent surface. so, no, at the moment, i�*ve no worries about the pitch. we do understand, as well, that we have to play good cricket to win that game, which i think we have done this — we have done in this tournament. we just ne

sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre.o started with a penalty. leeds hoping to pull clear of the bottom size if they can win this afternoon. manchester city are a goal up against fulham. girling harland started on the bench. his replacement has opened the scoring there. it is goalless between forest and brentford and it is 1—1 between walvis and brighton. later on, it is everton at home to leicester. in the burnley�*s 16 unbeaten match is over. they were beaten 5—2 by sheffield united. they move three points behind them. in the fa cup, connor wickham scored twice as forest green rovers avoided the upsetin forest green rovers avoided the upset in the first round of the fa cup. they beat south shields 2—0. it is nice to score personally but is important for the lads, for the group and for the club to be in the hat. we knew it was going to be difficult in terms of what we expected from them, they crowd, it is one of the away drawers that... we got the job done and we can go away and someone else can be the upset this weekend

jane dougall is at the bbc sports centre. jane, all thisjust days before the tournament begins? international qatar player khalid salman, now an ambassadorfor the world player khalid salman, now an ambassador for the world cup, player khalid salman, now an ambassadorfor the world cup, he made these comments. he was asked about the issue of homosexuality for about the issue of homosexuality for a german broadcaster because being gay is illegal in the conservative muslim country. salman said, they have to accept our rules. homosexuality is haram, meaning forbidden. when asked why, he said i am not a strict muslim but it is haram because it is damage in the mind. the interview was immediately stopped by an accompanying official. ever since the announcement qatar would be hosting the world cup 12 years ago there have been concerns over the rights of supporters travelling to the event, particularly lg bt travelling to the event, particularly lgbt fans, because furnished —— punishment for homosexuality can range from fines to the death sentence. captains from nine countries including

sport and for a full round—up, we'll go to the bbc sport centre.n has won men's floor gold at the world gymnastics championships in liverpool. regini—moran edged out japan's daiki hashimoto, to become the first british man to win a floor title at a world championships, delighting the home crowd with his routine. britain'sjessica gadirova, who won bronze in the all—around earlier in week, has pulled out from vault england are looking good to progress — to the semi's of the rugby league world cup. they're in quarter final action, against papua new guinea. into against papua new guinea. the closing stages and live into the closing stages and it is live on bbc one. england currently up live on bbc one. england currently up at the moment, the score is 46 — six, i think it is at the moment. you can catch up with that on bbc one. tommy makinson with four of their tries. dom young among the scorers too. earlier, england's women women their second pool match — beating canada 5a points to 4. manchester city are down to ten men in the premier league. these ar

bbc news channel. it's1:10pm. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's hugh ferris. good afternoon.the men's game. they've added the t20 world cup to the 50 over title from 2019, beating pakistan by five wickets in the final in australia. pakistan set england 138 to win at the mcg, with sam curran taking 3—12 in a man of the match performance that also netted him the player of the tournament award. the pitch by no means offered up an easy chase, nor did the famed pakistani pace attack, with shaheen shah afridi bowling alex hales in the first over. butjust like three years ago, ben stokes was england's foundation. from a5—3, he helped england rally with an unbeaten half century, while pakistan had to manage without shaheen who was injured taking a catch. england got over the line with an over to spare, and for captainjos buttler, a world cup win only six months after taking thejob. amazing. it's been a fantastic tournament, to now be sat here with the trophy is just a massively proud of everyone involved in the tournament and getting up to the stage. we really deserved it tonight. we

sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's hugh ferris. surrounded by controversy, the qatar world cup finally begins this afternoon, and attention does turn to the football. the host nation kick things off, with qatar playing ecuador. the celebrations in the al bayt stadium mark an end to a build up full of criticism and conjecture ahead of the first world cup to be held in a muslim country in the middle east. fifa has asked all 32 teams to focus on the football which will start in just under 45 minutes' time. wales are preparing for their opening match against the usa tomorrow. but they'll have to play without one of their most experienced players. joe allen hasn't been able to train with the whole wales squad and hasn't played for swansea since september. he was a key part of wales' euro 2016 semifinal side but is out with a hamstring injury. we could have pushed him, maybe, but then he would definitely be out of then he would definitely be out of the tournament, so risk and reward. yes, we would have liked him available for the first g

bbc sport app as well. i will bring you the latest round afternoon. bye for now. thank you very much indeed with the bbc sport centreest sport. let's go live now to the g20 summit in bali where president biden is about to hold a news conference following his meeting with china's leader xi jinping. the first time they have had a face—to—face meeting sincejoe biden became president. i would just give you a brief rundown on what they have been talking about. apparently they talked about their greed in the talks that nuclear weapon should never be used, including in your crane. in a statement they said that president biden and president xi reiterated that a nuclear war should never before and can never be one. also, joe biden told the chinese data that the world should encourage north korea to act responsibly and thatjoe biden raised american concerns about what he called shiner�*s coercive and aggressive actions on taiwan. the island that china claims as its territory. there have been a lot of tensions two you can men «gig-£3,545 men at z'éig�*ffff" "' ' ' ”w ' " men at :=: beginning�* ’ ” between the two men at the be

let's speak to marc edwards he's at the bbc sport centre for us. what do you make of it all? cristiano ronaldo is no longer a manchester united player, isuppose inevitable, really, despite being a legend at the club scoring hundred and a5 goals over the two spells, that scorched earth interview with piers morgan meant his place at old trafford was untenable. look, he said he felt betrayed by the club, didn't respect the manager and he was being forced out but he also had a go at the owners and the facilities as well. it is a bizarre situation where the resolution suits both parties, the manager seen as a huge character who was undermining him sometimes and now ronaldo is free to find a new club, where that is who knows. he will pretty need —— the club will need a pretty big cheque book to get him to play for them. cheque book to get him to play forthem. it cheque book to get him to play for them. it is all go at old trafford, on tuesday, the glazers, the american owners of manchester united, they are up for selling the club, the family bought united for over $2 billion in 200

sport, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's hugh. hello.en 15 minutes or so and plenty to talk about. the hosts qatar are playing ecuador in the opening match of the tournament. they thought that they had scored in the first five minutes, qatar, but that was ruled out by var, it is ecuador who lead by one goal to nil. that continues on bbc one. and wales are preparing for their opening match against the usa tomorrow, but they'll have to play without one of their most experienced players. joe allen hasn't been able to train with the whole wales squad and hasn't played for swansea since september. he was a key part of wales' euro 2016 semi—final side, but is out with a hamstring injury. we could have pushed him, maybe, but thenif we could have pushed him, maybe, but then if he breaks down, he is definitely out of the tournament, then, let alone the second game, so risk and reward. yes, we would have liked him available for the first game, but we are not going to push him to the point of completely losing it. james maddison an injury concern f

now for a full sport round up from the bbc sport centre, here's huw.rformance in the final at old trafford. the men's team are strong favourites to follow suit in their final agaisnt samoa that kicks off in around 45 minutes time but the australian women's standards will be hard to replicate — at one stage they were leading 38—0 with isabelle kelly scoring two tries. there were also two tries forjessica sergis and kennedy cherrington — australia running in 10 tries in total — winning 54—1; — and claiming the trophy for a third successive time. that was unbelievable from all the girls. we had a defence focus and i've never been part of it group that can defend like that, that was something special. you that can defend like that, that was something special.— something special. you 'ust had a moment with h something special. you 'ust had a moment with a head _ something special. you just had a moment with a head coach, - something special. you just had a moment with a head coach, what| something special. you just had a i moment with a head coach, what did

gavin ramjaun is at the bbc sport centre with all the latest. gavin?h between the european giants, spain and germany. it was looking dreadful for germany but they scrambled a late equaliser. both drawers in the 1—1 draw. the substitute putting spain one up. and it looked as though germany were staying on no points, with their hopes diminishing as the game passed until one of their replacements, nicholas fulcrum, came to the rescue with an emphatic finish. let's get some more reaction to that game now with our reporter hit with at the stadium for us in qatar. great to see you, took us through the match and where it leaves janui in the tournament. it and where it leaves “anui in the tournamenth and where it leaves “anui in the tournament. it was the headline match in the _ tournament. it was the headline match in the group _ tournament. it was the headline match in the group stages, - tournament. it was the headline match in the group stages, and| tournament. it was the headline - match in the group stages, and spain were looking for that win to send the

good afternoon, i'm gavin ramjaun from the bbc sport centre, and these are your latest sports headlinesr the fray, at the qatar world cup today. and the first of today's four matches saw switzerland kick their campaign off with a win. the swiss beat cameroon in group g, and it was their cameroon—born striker breel embolo who scored the only goal of the game, early in the second half. embolo decided not to celebrate what proved to be the winning goal — raised both hands while appearing to apologise. embolo was born in yaounde, but received swiss citizenship in 2014 after spending his youth career in the country. brazil are favourites in that group — and to win the whole tournament for a sixth time. big things are expected after a disappointing quarterfinal exit in russia four years ago. they play serbia this evening, live on bbc one at seven o'clock. serbia's manager dragan stojkovic says his side won't show any fear. they game will start 0—0, so brazil has a chance to win, but serbia also has a chance to win. we are not afraid of anyone in the world. excuse me, even brazil. we do not ne

sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's hugh ferris. good afternoon.ing the feat for the first time in the men's game. they've added the t20 world cup to the 50 over title from 2019. beating pakistan by five wickets in the final in australia. joe wilson reports. if pakistan play anywhere on their fans follow. $5; is their fans follow. all they need is flick of the this a flick of the wrist like this from and this is what celebrations begin. this is what england were celebrations begin. this is what england harris is"; celebrations begin. this is what england harris hit, hoped celebrations begin. this is what englan| beneath 1it, hoped celebrations begin. this is what englan| beneath it, hoped celebrations begin. this is what englan| beneath it, ben ed celebrations begin. this is what englan| beneath it, ben stokes. and where england supporters there where england supporters around, too. england bowled and they caught, pakistan stumbled. the total, 137. enough? now pakistan and they can bowl. bowled... and they can bowl. affreedy star, jos buttler gone

sport now and a full round up, from the bbc sport centre.de hard work of it in theirfinal group semifinals, but they made hard work of it in their final group match. england had to win to progress. they restricted sri lanka to 141. england looked comfortable in their run chase. alex hales hitting eight boundaries but the wicket soon tumbled. and england scraped over the line. chris woakes with the winning runs with just two balls to spare. england's women have sealed their place in the rugby union world cup final this morning but it was not the most comfortable victories that many expected. they will need to up their game if they are to beat the hosts new zealand saturday. excited and expectant. england supporters turning out in auckland hoping for a straight forward route to the final with an amateur canada side in their way and confidence was high. england are the number one side in the world and have not last a match now in over three years. victory is something their fans have now in over three years. victory is something theirfans have

bbc news. sport and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here�*s holly hamilton. hello, ben.hey took an early lead against the 2018 finalists, thanks to this towering header from bayern munich�*s alphonso davies. giving canada their first ever goal at a world cup. but croatia hit back with two before halftime — marko livaja with the second on the edge of the penalty area before the break. this is still under way. we�*rejust into the second half. you can watch this live on bbc one right now as canada fight back. well, as things stand, it�*s morocco who top that group after they beat belgium 2—0. their first victory since 1998. they took the lead in the second half through abdelhamid sabiri�*s free kick which somehow managed to squeeze past thibaut courtois in the belgian goal. zakaria aboukhlal then made it two in stoppage time. the result means morocco move above belgium to the top of group f on four points, a difficult result because obviously, the first goal affected a lot of the outcome. difficult situation at that point. we couldn�*t get our game going, and that�*s what h

sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's holly.ooking to spring surprises are canada, who are currently reading one nil against the 2018 finalists, croatia, thanks to our towering header from their standout star. that goal inside two minutes, the fastest one scored so far at the world cup. canada straight out of the box year. let's bring you right up to date with this game, we are early into the first half, and canada are leading 01— zero. you can watch this one right now on the bbc sports website and bbc one. as things stand, morocco are the top of the group. they beat belgium 2—0. past thibaut courtois in the belgian goal. za karia aboukhlal then made it two in stoppage time. the result means morocco move above belgium to the top of group f on four points and makes belgium's route to the last 16 a little more mcplicated. a little more complicated. it is again that we need to understand and we need to get together. and costa rica have beatenjapan 1—0 to keep their hopes of qualification in the next round alive. after beating germa

first of all let's get the latest from holly hammond turn at the bbc sport centre for us. giving us quite a few surprises.— quite a few surprises. hasn't it 'ust. we quite a few surprises. hasn't it just- we have _ quite a few surprises. hasn't it just. we have ripped _ quite a few surprises. hasn't it just. we have ripped up - quite a few surprises. hasn't it just. we have ripped up the i quite a few surprises. hasn't it - just. we have ripped up the scripts for this work up so far. saudia beach in argentina and nowjapan beatin beach in argentina and nowjapan beat in germany for the first time in their history. it was more of a shock for the fans in a statement him after the first half because germany looks like germany. they were dominated the stop they were 1-0 were dominated the stop they were 1—0 up after a penalty and they had loads of other chances. just couldn't capitalise. but then here's the penalty going. all going according to plan it in the second half i have to say some brief substitutions from the coach and it was one of those substitutions who scored the eq

good evening, this is your updates from the bbc sport centre.n's football world cup, after an ambassador for the host nation qatar described homosexuality as "damage in the mind". the comments have been described as harmful and unacceptable by human rights campaigners. jane dougall reports. in qatar, this can see you in prison or even given the death penalty. this protest is to pressure fee for edible world cup in a country where same—sex relationships are illegal. and just days before the tournament begins, an ambassadorfor the and just days before the tournament begins, an ambassador for the world cup has told a german broadcaster that homosexuality is forbidden, but he went further — denouncing same—sex relationships. i he went further - denouncing same-sex relationships. i am not big muslim, but — same-sex relationships. i am not big muslim, but that _ same-sex relationships. i am not big muslim, but that is _ same-sex relationships. i am not big muslim, but that is the _ same-sex relationships. i am not big muslim, but that is the haram - s

sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's hugh ferris.0 world cup at the melbourne cricket ground. what england taking on. the waiting it, know what? there were stokes. you know what? there were england supporters around. england 77 caught 77 77 caught and 77 77 caught and pakistan 77 77 caught and pakistan stbmble. bowled, caught and pakistan stumble. the total, 137. �* pakistan jos bowled, and they can bowl. jos buttler cotan gone on 26 and the game was alive. ben stokes attacked the other bowlers decisively. have built a j have built a squad: have built a squadzto england have built a squad to succeed but who the final. immensely - the final. i immensely of the final. i immensely of everyone i has been a and has been 6 few and has been 6 few of|d has been 6 few of how have 5 been 6 few of how have played 6 few of how have played 6 fev the of how have played 6 fev the last of how we have played over the last few we have played over the last few we are the rewards that. this go wilson, bbc and leading up this. the changes and leading up

bbc news. with all the sport now, here's hugh ferris at the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. wheelchair final, beating france in manchester. but it's the southern hemisphere nations who feature in the men's and women's finals which take place at old trafford this afternoon. adam wild is there for us. here we are, 59 matches into this rugby league world cup and we are just two games left to play and if after the excitement, the drama of england's victory in the wheelchair tournament last night is anything to go by. tournament last night is anything to go by, we are in for a very special afternoon indeed here at old trafford. less than one hour away from the start of the women's final. new zealand, they knocked out england in their semifinaljust under a week ago, taking on an australian side who really are the dominant force in the women's game. the same can certainly be said for the men's side. they have won eight of the last nine men's rugby league world cups. they take on a samoa side who in many ways are the real story of the tournament, the first pacific island through to

hello there, this is your update from the bbc sport centre. still nursing a slight injury. he was involved as the squad met some migrant workers in an event organised by fifa, having trained in the sweltering midday sun at their al wakrah training base. defender conor coady is relishing the prospect of the tournament whether he plays or not. coady was also asked about the controversies surrounding hosting the tournament in qatar. notably the country's human rights record, treatment of migrant workers and lgbtq+ laws. we've got a real mature group, i think we've got a good group who want to tell people is much as they can. people as much as they can. and first and foremost, it's coming here to win game and make sure that help the country go as far as we can, but if it's a bit on top of that, we are privileged to be in the position that we are in the and if we can provide this, we will do our best to do that. i think the boys are here to focus on football and that's most important thing to take our country as far as we can. like i said, i think

sport and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's huw.ring new zealand playing the favourites australia. it is live on bbc one, so if you want to follow the coverage it will be there. it will be followed at four o'clock by the rugby world cup men's final against australia and samoa, who were england's conquerors in the semifinal. the men's match, particularly interesting on the basis that samoa are the first island nation to reach the final. that is at apm. back to back matches at old trafford. you can watch them both on bbc one. the build—up to the football world cup continues in qatar. jen infantino has accused the west of hypocrisy over the criticism of the top �*s human rights record. england's players continue to be asked about their take on the tournament and controversies. eric dyer says his team—mates are aware. it would be wrong to ignore it, and at the _ it would be wrong to ignore it, and at the same — it would be wrong to ignore it, and at the same time we are here to play footbait _ at the same time we are here to play footba

hello there, i'm olly foster with the latest from the bbc sport centre.ating their derby rivals new zealand by 16 points to 14, but at times, it looked as if australia, the kangaroos, the almighty force in this sport, might miss out for the first time since the inaugural world cup in 1954. that's how close it was. australia made a slow start, but came back into this game with a dazzling drive from josh, somehow finding a way under that kick to run in his 12th score. it was over kiwis that lead over halftime after dylan brown scored after a wonderful left—hand side. karen norrie to get what in the end a crucial new zealand to getting a try in were so close to getting a try in the dying embers of this game. they weren't quite able to make contact inside the try scoring area on the video review. those of the barest margins in a world cup semifinal. but it is australia who go on to old trafford, where they will play england or samoa. joe lynskey there. they will play at arsenal's emirates stadium. england beat samoa heavily in the opening match of the tournam

hello, this is your update from the bbc sport centre.the deal —— sealed the deal. with 11 days to go, until england kick off their world cup campaign, gareth southgate has confirmed the 26—man group that'll be travelling to qatar. much of the team is tried and tested, but perhaps the most eye—catching on that list are james maddison and callum wilson — getting their first international call—ups in three years. maddison's only england cap came as a substitute against montenegro in november 2019. he's playing really well. will he's a good player. we've always said he's a good player. he's earned the right. we think he can give us something slightly different, but i think he's playing as well as any we've got different types of threat and i think we need that. full details of the england squad are on the bbc sport website. great britain's tennis players are through to the semifinals of the billiejean king cup in glasgow after a fantastic win over spain today. britain needed to win all three of their matches in the tie, and after wins in the

sport now and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. from the bbc sport centre.set argentina on their way — with a first half penalty. and they could have been out of sight by half time with three goals ruled out for offside. but it was a different story in the second half — and a rejuvenated saudi side equalised through saleh al—shehri. and then a stunning finish from salem al—dawsari put them ahead. upsets in world cup history — against one of the tournament favourites. and we're into the second half of the group d encounter — between denmark and tunisia — where it's currently 0—0. 20 where it's currently 0—0. minutes left of that matc 20 minutes left of that match. at 4 o'clock, mexico kick off against poland. later holders france take on australia this evening — both those matches live on the bbc. you can also get full commentary on five live. following england's 6—2 win over iran yesterday, much discussion still remains around a head injury sustained by the iranian goalkeeper. ali beiranvand suffered a heavy head—on collision with his team—mate hosseini maji

sport now, and a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon.iggest names today. but india survived a nail—biter to put themselves on the brink of a semi—final spot. virat kohli became the top run scorer in t20 world cup history as he made another half century in india's 184 for 6. then the rain came after seven overs of bangladesh's reply when they were ahead of the dls par score. had the rain stayed, india would have lost, but when they resumed bangladesh had a new target of 151 off 16 overs. they fell six runs short and india are top of group b with one match to play. we have worked hard for the last ten or 12 months and put ourselves in uncomfortable situations before, but now when we are in those situations, we know what we have done and we know how we have prepared, so there is a confidence within us that no matter the situation, we will find a way and do the job for the team. a five wicket defeat to the netherlands in adelaide means zimbabwe are all but out despite starting the super 12s stage with a famous win over pakistan. instead it w

this is your update from the bbc sport centre.e heard, the players in the mood, and after six minutes ahead, every match matters in the champions league, doesn't it? chelsea already group winners responded. it was definitely a significant occasion on his chelsea debut for zakaria, made it. 2-1. the world cup is looming and look at england's chilwell. timing is everything. sevilla scored at manchester city, if you are the city manager, would you risk your star striker for this match? i thought not. no need for haaland, when you've got a 17—year—old born just down the road, rico lewis. city did not need to win this match, but they did. alvarez, mahrez, 3—1 is the final score. celtic and real madrid. this is a great opportunity, the ultimate challenge especially if you're a goalkeeper. in the first 21 minutes hart found themselves moving two penalties from two different penalty takers 2—0. and the score five goals real scored in all but six minutes left of the champions league and jota for celtic. like a souvenir at the end of a bad

hello there, this is your update from the bbc sports centre.n the party bus, english confidence was flowing. fans sing # we will score more goals than you # england! didn't you see the first game? it's a no—brainer. we're the best in the world, it's going to be no problem. i think we'll beat them comfortably. six points tonight, let's have it. but there's a fine line between confidence and arrogance, and how the us team would love to make fans eat their words. an unchanged england team began brightly enough, jude bellingham and bukayo saka combining beautifully to play harry kane almost in. but as the usa got a foothold, england looked laboured. mckennie found the space but couldn't make it count. american pressure kept coming. chelsea's christian pulisic with a belter. and with the crossbar still reverberating, england finally found some space, but mason mount found only the hands of matt turner. if you were hoping for a second—half improvement, look away now. pickford implored his team—mates to switch on, but england's most creative players w