england will be without ben chilwell and kieran trippier for their nations league match against denmark a leave of absence to attend a personal hearing in relation to betting charges, while chilwell has pulled out with injury. striker harry kane has been cooked declared fit. —— declared fit. gareth southgate denied there's a problem. he would have started the last game without enough training time. he was obviously fine during the game, so he's fit, available and ididn't the game, so he's fit, available and i didn't really understand the stories that are being want run, and that's not the conversations we've been having with spurs medically and it's not something that's really affecting us. manchester city's lucy bronze is back in the england women's squad for the first time in almost a year. lyon forward nikita parris is also in the squad for the friendly against germany on 27 october. england's under 21 men beat turkey to book their place in the european championship next year. england was put 2—0 up. england held on for their seventh win, eight qualifying games and will finish top wi

tammy abraham, ben chilwell and jadon sancho have been told that they can'tjoin up with england todayin if the trio pose a risk to the squad. abraham has apologised and says he was totally unaware of a surprise birthday party thrown for him on saturday with a reported 20 people in attendance. chilwell and sancho have also apologised for being there. england play three matches in the next nine days starting with a friendly against wales on thursday. manchester city's raheem sterling won't be involved. he picked up a minor hamstring issue in city's draw against leeds over the weekend and has withdrawn from the squad. here's the former city and england defender mikah richards. know, we are not going to hearfrom him. geraint‘s thomas' hopes of winning the giro d'italia suffered a huge blow on just the third stage of the race. this footage shows a water bottle rolling across the road as the peleton made its way out of the town of enna before the racing had even begun. thomas was the unlucky rider to catch the bottle under his wheel and crashed. he does get up and carry on but you can see t

tammy abraham, jadon sancho and ben chilwell have been told that they can'tjoin up with england todayio pose a risk to the squad. abra ham has apologised after a surprise birthday party was thrown for him on saturday with a reported 20 people in attendance, breaking covid guidelinessancho and chilwell were also there. in a statement, abraham says he was totally unaware of what was planned but says he would like to wholeheartedly apologise for the naivety shown by all. sancho has also taken to soical media to say sorry. england play 3 matches in the next nine days starting with a friendly against wales on thursday manchester city's raheem sterling won't be involved. he picked up a minor hamstring issue in city's draw against leeds over the weekend and has withdrawn from the squad. here's the former city and england defender mikah richards while a looked for him for inspiration coming off the left. it isa inspiration coming off the left. it is a big blow for sydney and england, so if it was going to get injured, is pretty much studying the get the chance for young player to go in there

tammy abraham, jadon sancho and ben chilwell have apologised for being at a surprise birthday party for abraham. but it could mean they miss the friendly with wales on thursday. had a meeting yesterday and he just kinda reminded us what he means on the expectations of playing for england. you have to be extra, extra careful and follow the rules and they've apologized. and that's first and foremost what they needed to do but we all obviously understand what it means to play for the country and you have to remember that at all times. you know it's a tough situation but like i say, they've apologised so you have to move on. nottingham forest have appointed chris hughton as their new manager after sabri lamouchi was sacked this evening. it's hughton's first job since leaving brighton last year. forest have had a dismal start to the season, having lost all four of their opening league games, after missing out on the play offs at the end of last season. the scottish league cup is underway. hearts started with a win. they beat inverness caledonian thistle one nil in the first of their group ga

tammy abraham, ben chilwell, and jadon sancho attended a party for abraham on saturday evening, prompting to remind players about what it means to play for their country. today, police said they don't intend to investigate the matter further. calvert—lewin, who was called up to the senior squad for the first time last week, said it's a reminder to be extra careful. jesus reminded us what it means and expectations —— he just reminded us that have to be extra careful and follow the rules and they have apologised and that is what they needed to do and what it means to play for the country and that you have to remember that at all times. it is a tough situation but like i said, they have apologised and so, we have to moveon. lets speak now to our football correspondentjohn murray, who was part of the england press conference earlier. we still don't know whether those three players are officially dropped from the side for thursdays final. what punishment would you expect? there will not be involved on thursday night and that they will join up on the english squad on thursday, but will find out

manager gareth southgate has reminded his players of their responsibilities after tammy abraham, ben chilwellith wales for breaking coronavirus rules. they could also miss sunday's game with belgium depending on the outcome of covid tests. we talked about the responsibility of being an england player, how the spotlight is different when the story was in the paper earlier in the week. there was no mention of the week. there was no mention of the clubs, england players, even though they went with us, so that's a landscape we work with. players have to realise that. we've got ten with us this time who went with us in russia. they've done a lot of good work. we've asked the clubs within the communities and we've got results. some of the others haven't done that —— some of the younger ones haven't done that. they have to prove themselves, and they need to remember that it is an honour to play for england and all of these things as we selects was moving forward. do play a part in your thinking. sale sharks have missed out on the play offs and with it a shot at the premiership title after forfeiting

meanwhile after tammy abraham, ben chilwell and jadon sancho broke coronavirus rules by going to a surprise responsibilities. that's ahead of a friendly against wales tomorrow. southgate has been speaking in his news conference in the last few minutes and here's what he's had to say. they were able to go into the tournament, and i have also talked before about the connection with the fa ns before about the connection with the fans that we have worked very hard over the last three or four years to bring back. key to that is the contribution of the players that have been with us. we have ten with us have been with us. we have ten with us this time who were not with us in russia. they have done a lot of good work with us, with their clubs within the communities and they have played well and have got results. some of the younger ones have not done that yet with england, they don't have that credit in the bank and have to prove themselves. they need to remember that it is an honour to play for england and all of these things as we are selecting squads moving forward do play a part in yourthinkin

england teamates jadon sancho and ben chilwell were also there.s he was totally unaware of what was planned but says he would like to wholeheartedly apologise for the naivety shown by all for the organisation and attending of this gathering. all three players are due to meet up with the england squad today for three matches in the international break. it's transfer deadline day, lots of business expected before the window shuts at 11pm in england and midnight in scotland. the norwich defender ben godfrey has joined premier league leaders everton on a five—year deal for an initial fee of £25 million. that could rise to £30 million with add—ons for the 19—year—old. all the deals, as well as the bids and the rumours, are on the bbc sport website. the window in scotland closes at midnight — livingston have resigned midfielder josh mullin, who's spent the last two years at ross county. eddiejones has named a 28 man england squad for a three—day training camp this week. 12 uncapped players have been included but there are no players from exeter, wasps,

england will be without ben chilwell and kieran tripper for their nations league match against denmarkleave 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 has been criticised by the premier league, the government and by fans. one man who has had his say on project big picture is arsene wenger. he has a new book out. he has been saying more about the changes needed to protect the game in england. the premier league at some stage will have to help the lower clubs in the lower leagues to help them survive. maybe you need strict control management to get them to financially survive as a lower levels. how? idon‘t financially survive as a lower levels. how? i don't know, financially survive as a lower l

the police have decided not to prosecute tammy abraham, jadon sancho and ben chilwell for attending aare still to hear whether they will be dropped from the england squad, who have all been reminded by manager gareth southgate about the standards they should set. hejust kind of reminded us he just kind of reminded us what it means and the expectations of playing for england, you have to be extra careful and follow the rules. dave apologised and that's first and foremost what he needed to do, what will emerge stand what it means to play for the country —— what we all understand. it's a tough situation, but he apologised, so i think we can move on. nottingham forest have appointed chris hughton as their new manager after sabri lamouchi was sacked this evening. it's hughton's first job since leaving brighton last year. forest have had a dismal start to the season, having lost all four of their opening league games, after missing out on the play offs at the end of last season. french prosecutors have opened an investigation into alleged spot—fixing in a women's doubles match at the french

summer signing ben chilwell scored their opening goal, kurt zouma added a second beforejorginho convertedare set to sign the uruguayan striker edinson cavani. the 33—year—old is due to fly to england on sunday to complete the move. the deal is yet to be finalised, although it's expected that he will sign a 2—year contract. cavani is a free agent after leaving paris saint—germain at the end of last season. in italy, the local health minister has told napoli they cannot travel to turin for sunday's match against juventus after two players and one staff member tested positive for coronavirus. well, juventus say cristiano ronaldo and co will be on the pitch for kick—off regardless and that the club is ready to play the match. that's despite two members of the club testing positive for the virus. problems too in the nfl as the new england patriots game against kansas city chiefs has been postponed after multiple positive tests. patriots quarterback cam newton is one of the players to contract the virus. the game will be rescheduled to monday or tuesday after more tests. world number one novak

england will be without ben chilwell and kieran trippier for their nations league match against denmarke chilwell has pulled out with injury. striker harry kane has been declared fit. spurs bossjosie spurs boss josie marriner spurs bossjosie marriner is supposed against him starting tonight but gareth southgate denied there's a problem. he would have started the last game but hadn't had enough training time. he was obviously fine during the game, so he's fit, available and i didn't really understand the stories that are being run, and where that's coming from is not the conversations we've been having with spurs medically and it's not something that's really affecting us. manchester city's lucy bronze is back in the england women's squad for the first time in almost a year. lyon forward nikita parris is also in the squad for the friendly against germany on the 27 of october. england's under 21 men beat turkey to book their place in the european championship next year. england was put 2—0 up. despite a late turkish consolation, england held on for their seventh win, eight qualifying game

tammy abraham, jadon sancho and ben chilwell have apologised for being at a surprise birthday party for thursday. dominic says the players know it is expected of them. we had a meeting yesterday and hejust kind of reminded us what it means, the expectations of playing for england. you have to be extra, extra careful and follow the rules, and they've apologized. and that's first and foremost what they needed to do, but we all obviously understand what it means to play for the country and you have to remember that at all times. you know it's a tough situation but, like i say, they've apologised so you have to move on. nottingham forest have appointed chris hughton as their new manager after sabri lamouchi was sacked this evening. it's hughton's first job since leaving brighton last year. forest have had a dismal start to the season, having lost all four of their opening league games, after missing out on the playoffs at the end of last season. the scottish league cup is underway. hearts started with a win. they beat inverness caledonian thistle 1—0 in the first of their group games thanks

manager gareth southgate has reminded his players of their responsibilities after tammy abraham, ben chilwellout of tomorrow's friendly with wales for breaking coronavirus rules. they could also miss sunday's game with belgium depending on the outcome of covid tests. we talked about the responsibility of being an england player, how the spotlight is different, you know? when the story was in the paper earlier in the week, there was no mention of the clubs the players play for. they were classed as england players, even though they weren't with us, so that's the landscape we work in and players have to realise that, whether they've got one cap or 50 caps. we've got ten with us this time who were with us in russia. they've done a lot of good work, with us, with their clubs, within the communities, and they've played well and they've got results. some of the younger one haven't done that yet with england. they don't have that credit in the bank. they've got to prove themselves, and they need to remember that it is an honour to play for england and all of these things as we're selecting squads mo

ben chilwell on his first league start for chelsea opened the scoring then set up kurt zouma for theinho sealed the win. the second of today's four matches is under way. it isa it is a 0—0 between everton and brighton. later, man city are at leeds, and newcastle take on burnley. meanwhile in the championship wayne rooney showed he hasn't lost his touch, scoring the only goal of the game for his derby side against norwich. they left it late as the player/coach curled home this free kick with three minutes to go. that was after teemu pukki missed a penalty for the home side. it's derby's first points of the season as the move out of the relegation zone. england's ian poulter is closing in on ending an eight—year wait for a european tour title at the scottish open this weekend. he's making a move to the top of the leaderboard at the renaissance club in north berwick. he's currently 11 under par, sharing the lead with robert rock, midway through the third round. the opening stage of the giro d'italia is currently under way with a time trial in palermo. team ineos hoping to win the stage.

ingle will be without ben chilwell for their nations league match against denmark tomorrow.sonal hearing in relation to betting charges while chilwell has pulled out with injury. manchester city prospect lucio bronson is england's women squad for the first time in almost a year. nikita paris is also in the squad for from the against germany on the 27th of october. the ceo british gymnastics has said that she will stand down from her position in december. her decision as part of a retirement plan and not as part of a retirement plan and not asa as part of a retirement plan and not as a direct consequence of allegations of bullying within the sport. she does pick up our sports editor. i'm devastated about the fa ct editor. i'm devastated about the fact that our athletes have felt they had to come forward. you know, i feel the athletes have been so brave in speaking out, but at the end of the day i got to look at one of the barriers that are in place that have stopped these athletes from coming forward to. and these are the things that need to be fleshed out by the white review

tammy abraham, jadon sancho and ben chilwell have been told that they can'tjoin up with england todayday party was thrown for him on saturday with a reported 20 people in attendance, breaking covid guidelines. sancho and chilwell were also there. in a statement, abraham says he was totally unaware of what was planned but says he would like to wholeheartedly apologise for the naivety shown by all. sancho has also taken to soical media to apologise. england play 3 matches in the next nine days starting with a friendly against wales on thursday manchester city's raheem sterling won't be involved. he picked up an injury in city's draw against leeds over the weekend and has withdrawn. it's transfer deadline day. arsenal are being linked with a move for atletico madrid midfielder thomas partey. the ghanaian has a release clause of forty five million pounds. spanish football journalist guillem balague says partey would be a good fit for the gunners. what you've got is a midfielder with the ability to pass short and long with quality. very intelligent and the way he moves. pressure is high, h

tammy abraham, ben chilwell and jadon sancho have been told that they can'tjoin up with the squad yetthey can be tested for coronavirus and cleared in time to make the game against wales at wembley on thursday. the laws of women's rugby union will be adapted to allow the premier 15s league to start this weekend. the changes mean players won't be tested for coronavirus but they will have to adhere to strict guidelines, including temperature checks and hygiene protocols. teams will play 35—minute halves and there will be fewer scrums. reserve weekends have been built into the fixture list to allow for matches to be rearranged in case of an outbreak. novak djokovic said it was "very awkward", after he accidentally hit a line judge in the face with a ball at the french open. remember he was disqualified from the us open last month when a ball he swatted away in frustration struck a linejudge. this was beyond his control, though — the ball flew off his racquet as he tried to return serve against karen khachanov. he made it through to the quarter—finals in straight sets. my gosh, it was, ve

tammy abraham, ben chilwell and jadon sancho look set to miss tomorrow night's friendly with wales after of the squad after being sent home from iceland last month. southgate has warned his players about their behaviour. hejust kind of reminded us he just kind of reminded us what it means and the expectations of playing for england. and you have to be extra careful and follow the rules. those boys — they've apologised and that is first and foremost what they needed to do, but we all obviously understand what it means to play for the country and you have to remember that at all times. a rider at cycling's giro d'italia has been left with a suspected broken back, after a helicopter caused a crash. it happened near the end of stage four. one team boss said the helicopter was flying too low, and that the movement of the air from the blades caused a barrier to blow into the road. the italian rider luca wackermann was taken to hopsital with multiple injuries. and a meeting is going on right now to decide if tonight's premiership rugby match between sale and worcester can go ahead. the game was

england manager gareth southgate has confirmed the trio of tammy abraham, ben chilwell and jadon sanchowarned players of what is expected of them. we talked about the responsibility of being in england player, how the spotlight is different when the story was in the paper earlier in the week. there was no mention of the week. there was no mention of the clubs. even though they went with us, so that the landscape we work with. players have to work with that. we've got ten this time who are with us, they've done a lot of good work with us within their clubs and communities. some of the younger ones haven't got results yet, and they don't have that credit in the bank. they've but to prove themselves and they need to remember that it themselves and they need to remember thatitis themselves and they need to remember that it is an honour to play for england as we select squad moving forwards. do play a part in your thinking. coronavirus has struck the scotland squad and their chances of reaching the euros next year. stuart armstrong, kieran tierney and ryan christie will miss their play—off s

the police have decided not to prosecute tammy abraham, jadon sancho and ben chilwell for attending aand that is first and foremost what they needed to do but we all understand what it means to play for your country and that you have to remember that at all times. it's a tough situation but they have apologised so we have to move on. we'd like to apologise, as in the last bulletin we used an image of callum hudson—0doi instead of his chelsea team—mate tammy abraham. we are sorry for this error. a third liverpool player has tested positive for coronavirus in the space of a week. xherdan shaqiri found out he had the virus while on international duty with switzerland and he's now in isolation. it follows positive tests at the club for sadio mane and thiago alcantara. james forrest has a stress fracture of the ankle. the scotland winger came off against riga in the europa league last month and has not played since. he is expected to miss a further four to six weeks. the uncapped bristol fly—half callum sheedy has been named in the wales squad for their six—test autumn schedule. he played

the england manager gareth southgate has confirmed the trio of tammy abraham, ben chilwell and jaydone game with belgium. the three were among a group, at a surprise 23rd birthday party for chelsea forward abra ham. all have since apologised for breaking the coronavirus protocols. we have to help them, we have to explain how it affects the team, explain how it might limit their opportunity. we've got three boys now who have already missed one game. they may end up having to miss another one. so that hurts themselves as well as the team. the key part is making sure that these things don't hurt the team. despite not feeling great physically, novak djokovic is into the semi—finals of the french open after beating pablo carreno—busta. djokovic got off a stuttering start losing the first set to the spaniard and there were questions over whether he might be suffering with an injury which had troubled him in the warm—up. but he looked more like his old self for the rest of the match, winning three sets in a row to set up a semi with stefanos tsitsipas. england netball coach jess thirlby has

england team—mates jadon sancho and ben chilwell were also there.dly apologise for the naivety shown by all for the organisation and attending of the gathering. all three players are due to meet up with the england squad today for three matches in the international break. it's transfer deadline day, lots of business expected before the window shuts at 11pm in england and midnight in scotland. the norwich defender ben godfrey has joined premier league leaders everton on a five year deal for an initial fee of £25 million. that could rise to 30 million pounds with add—ons for the 19—year—old. all the deals are on the bbc sport website. and a little bit of speculation as well on the bbc sport website. remember it's deadline day for international deals, domestic transfers can still take place up to the 16th. eddiejones has named a 28 man england squad for a three day training camp this week. 12 uncapped players have been included but there are no players from exeter, wasps, bristol, bath, sale and worcester because all six clubs are involved in the premi

the police have decided not to prosecute england players tammy abraham, jadon sancho and ben chilwellar if they'll be dropped from the england squad. they have all been reminded by manager gareth southgate about the standards they should set. obviously, a lot of people around the world look up to us as footballers, and we have that responsibility. we know that and like i say, we've been reminded of that in this camp. so everybody is well aware. and i'm confident that no one else will make any mistakes. so, yeah, we are obviously disappointed the lads aren't here, we wanted to see them, there are friends and at the end of the day we want to see them and catch up with them but hopefully they'll be here soon. a petition backed by the english football league asking the government to reconsider letting football fans back into stadiums has gathered more than 100,000 signatures. plans for more test events were abandoned last month as stricter social distancing measures were brought back. now that the petition on the official parliament website has passed the 100,000 signature mark, the gover

england will be without ben chilwell and kieran tripper for their nations league match against denmarkontinues. there's a warning that some football league clubs will "disappear within five to six weeks" unless they get financial support. that's according to nigel travis who's chairman of the league two side leyton orient. he's given his backing to ‘project big picture' — a plan to reduce the number of teams in the top flight, scrap the league cup and give more premier league money to the efl. the plan has been criticised by the premier league, the government, and fans. one man who's also had his say on project big picture is arsene wenger. he's got a new book out, and has been speaking more widely about his 22 year career as the arsenal manager. he told nesta mcgregor that changes need to be made to protect the future of the game in england. the premier league at some stage will have to help the lower clubs in the lower leagues to make them survive and maybe you need a strict control management to get them to financially survive at the lower levels. how? ido financially survive at the

tammy abraham, jadon sancho and ben chilwell could be available for selection, but southgate wil be mindful first international goal, while dominic calvert—lewin netted on his debut. i think he's in such a good moment, and his all—round game i thought was excellent. he pressed with intelligence, he held the ball up well and connected the game. i think every long ball he won the flick—ons, which we probably should have capitalised on a bit more. then the goal of course is the thing which sends centre forwards home really happy. so, absolutely — really pleased with his performance. as things stand england's cricketers won't be in action again until january next year, when they are due to tour india. that of course depends on how state of the coronavirus pandemic. despite covid—19 it was a busy summer for the players, with home series against west indies, pakistan and australia. 0llie pope played in all six test matches, and earlier he told us he's looking to use this period to recharge. gets you a bit of time to sit back and reflect and work out where your game is at and where your ad has a b

tammy abraham, ben chilwell and jadon sancho have been told that they can'tjoin up with the squad yetake the game against wales at wembley on thursday. novak djokovic said it was very awkward, after he accidentally hit a line judge in the face with a ball at the french open. remember he was disqualified from the us open last month when a ball he swatted away in frustration struck a line judge. this was beyond his control, though — the ball flew off his racket as he tried to return serve against karen khachanov. he made it through to the quarter—finals in straight sets. my gosh, it was very awkward deja vu. i saw he had a little bit of a bruise, like redness, on that on that place on the head where the ball hit him. i hope he's fine. britain's geraint thomas is out of contention for the giro d'italia, afterjust three of its 21 stages. and it was a water bottle that ended his chances. this footage shows the bottle rolling across the road before the racing had even begun. thomas caught it under his wheel and crashed. you can see the damage to hisjersey here. he was in third place but he