brendan rodgers believes his side have progressed and matured.at here since barcelona came here 266 days ago. the people packing out the stadium find me will hope for a great run this evening. pat nevin joins us now. they want to make waves in europe, what are their chances like?” they want to make waves in europe, what are their chances like? i think they‘ve got a great chance against asta na. they‘ve got a great chance against astana. they understand what brendan rodgers wants to get out of them and he has improved them no end in this period of time. however, it‘s about getting to this next phase. they got a dreadful draw last year and they didn‘t do too badly in that group but they did not proceed. they want to get through, get a good draw and i think that‘s at the top of the agenda for brendan rodgers. what do you think the team talk will be tonight? believe in yourself. know that you are good enough and i believe they think that. it‘s absolutely extraordinary. being in the stadium assaults the sentences and it won‘t just affect celtic the st

it is where they want to be and need to be under this brendan rodgers revelation.0—0 draw last week. a few of the rosenborg fans i have spoken to are confident of progressing and the celtic fans are bullish. financially it is huge for celtic in a football sense also massive. they have not out injury concerns, doubts, such as leif griffiths, are expected to play some pa rt griffiths, are expected to play some part this evening. -- leigh griffiths. just 24 hours to go now until england face host nation the nethgerlands in the semifinal of the women's european championship — plenty of talking in the build—up this week but also plenty of optimism in the england camp that they are on track to win a first major title. 0ur correspondent katie gornall has been with the squad today. england don't travel to enschede until tomorrow for that big clash with the netherlands in the semifinals so they train today at their base in utrecht and we understand they practised penalties, so there will have been a lot of focus on siobhan chamberlain, who will replace karen bardsley in goa

brendan rodgers says it is important to be there again. you have to approach it as another game.e game, but we need to stay very much in the present and what we have to do. and the players, what they have gritted and built over the course of the last season is this ability to handle pressure. —— created and built. and also to deal with a big yes. we understand what is in it. but that, there is a process. and thatis but that, there is a process. and that is something that we concentrate on. so some transferred news to tell you about. and evident have agreed a deal to sign a deal for £16 million. gylfi sigurdsson will have a medical at goodison park on wednesday and will become the club's record signing, beating the $38.6 million they paid sunderland for goalkeeper jordan pickford last month. the premier league celebrates its 25th birthday today. more than 25,000 goals have been scored in england's top division since 1992. fans england's top division since 1992. fa ns were england's top division since 1992. fans were asked to pick their favourites in a bbc poll, and the winner was

they went on to qualify for the group stage, and manager brendan rodgers says it's important to be therenother game. there is a huge consequence on the game, but the only way you can get through is by staying focused, staying very much in the present and on what you have to do. the players with what they have created and built over the last season is this ability to handle pressure. and emotionally to deal with big games. you understand what's in it, you understand where it is you want to be. nobody wants to be him more than us. be. nobody wants to be him more than us. for that, there is a process which is to play, that is something they will because of trading on. everton have agreed a deal to sign swansea city midfielder gylfi sigurdsson for a fee believed to be about £16 million. the iceland international will have a medical at goodison park on wednesday and become everton's record signing, beating the £30 million they paid sunderland for goalkeeper jordan pickford last month. one player who's leaving goodison park, though, is gareth barry. he's joined west bromwich albion on a one—ye

a strike from james forest and another own goal completed the rout for brendan rodgers‘ side.s mertens was on the scoresheet as napoli beat nice 2—0. the french side finished with nine players while their were also first leg wins for sevilla, hapoel beer sheeva and olympiakos, but, for all the latest, head to bbc.com/sport, england's cricketers play the first of three tests against west indies on thursday, but it will be a later start than usual. it's the first day—night test in the uk and the first one involving england, and will be played partly under floodlights and with a pink ball. our sports correspondent joe wilson reports. in birmingham this week play will start at 2pm and finished after dark. test cricket is chasing the evening at chasing the audience. scheduled the match when the crowds can come to watch it. he is for entertainment as well as for edgbaston. floodlights and pimples arejust edgbaston. floodlights and pimples are just two of the variables here. there are traditional issues like selection. england gave a debut to mark stoneman and the captainjoe root cou

brendan rodgers‘ side's next challenge is astana in the champions league on wednesday night.inating but ultimately disappointing day for britain at the world athletics championships. olly foster is following all the action at the london stadium. olly, no medals today and another case of fourth—itis but still plenty to talk about, shall we start with dina asher—smith in the 200 metres? yes, day eight of these championships. good evening. we have to go back to the very opening night for the gold from mo farah and we have been waiting and waiting and it has been a recurring theme. we would love to be speaking about first seven seconds and thirds tonight but as far as the british team is concerned we have a fourth or fifth and six. the final event on the track was the 200 metres final with dina asher—smith who looked so strongly getting to that final but, my word, what a field she faced in that final. dafne schippers, the reigning world champion retained her title. she won bronze in the 100 here and the ivory coast ‘s marie josee ta lou followed up her 100 metres silver with anot

it's a huge night for celtic as brendan rodgers' side head to norway to take on rosenborg in the secondn sheet could prove crucial. leigh griffiths is expected to play after missing the first leg with injury. rosenborg had the better chances and being 17 games into the season, looked the sharper of the two. defeat for celtic would have huge financial implications. england's women play their euro 2017 semifinal tomorrow — and they'll be without their first—choice karen bardsley, who broke her leg during the quarters. siobhan chamberlain will step up to replace her and she's looking to make the most of the opportunity we are all really disappointed for karen, she has had a fantastic tournament so far and has not conceded a goal, so it is really disappointing for her but this is why we have this strong gk union because you never know who will be called upon at any time. we work hard day in, day out, supporting her when she is playing and she supports us when we are playing and nothing will change there and she has been great since she has been injured as well. there was a surprise in the b

manager brendan rodgers knows how important it ias to be in the competition again.f it and then you may not sleep. but you have to approach it as another game, there is a huge consequence on the game but the only way to get through it is by staying focused. stay very much in the present. and what you have to do. and the players now, what they have built over the course of the last season,is built over the course of the last season, is this ability to handle pressure. and emotionally deal with the big games. you understand what is in it and understand where it is you want to be. and for that there isa you want to be. and for that there is a process to play. and that is something we concentrate on. there's a full round of championship fixtures this week, with two games tomorrow and ten tonight. it's early days of course but cardiff top the table at the moment with two wins out of two. they play sheffield united this evening. the other sides with 100% records so far are nottingham forest, who are at barnsley, wolves who visit hull, and ipswich who travel to millwall. l

having gone a whole season undefeated in the scottish premiership last season, brendan rodgers and hisir talents in europe's elite club competition. as adam wild reports. no letup in concentration, that was the for celtic. they took a 5— mil meat on the first leg and those who made the trip might be forgiven for relaxing just a bit. for astana this was a lost cause relaxing just a bit. for astana this was a lost cause 01’ so relaxing just a bit. for astana this was a lost cause or so the scoreline suggested. but not as comfortable perhaps a celtic might have hoped. a moment to refocus and remember the game. astana now needed another six. an impossible task perhaps but they we re an impossible task perhaps but they were not willing to give up. soon it was 3—1, enough to give them some hope. but for celek —— for celtic are nervous shuffle rather than panic. the impossible appearing just a little less so. it took a deflected effort to settle it finally, leigh griffiths ensuring that celtic went through. the anti—racism group kick it out have called for "a comprehensive and independent rev

brendan rodgers' side knocked the kazakhstan champions out in qualifying last season and are on a greatgroup stage of europe's premier club competition. if you think too much of the consequence of that then, of course, you may not sleep and you may not eat, but you have to approach it as if it is another game. there is a huge consequence on the game, but the only way you can get through it is by staying focused. stay really very much in the present, which is what we have to do. stoke have signed spanish striker jese rodriguez on a season—long loan from paris saint—germain. a two—time champions league winner with real madrid, jese failed to establish himself in paris and spent the second half of the season on loan at las palmas. the ligue 1 side have left the option open for a return and haven't included a clause to make the move permanent once the loan spell is over. the 2a year—old is stoke's sixth signing of the season and will replace fellow spaniard joselu, who agreed a deal to join newcastle earlier today. as calls grow for the summer transfer window to close before the start of th

celtic are bidding to breach the group stages of the champions league tonight as brendan rodgers sideic park. they knocked the kazakhstan on champions out in qualifying last season. champions out in qualifying last season. in cricket, mark stamen is the only change to the cricket team to face the west indies in the first day/ night test at edgbaston tomorrow for that jay pavey wants to defend her european 10,000 metres title in a month before her 45th birthday she missed the world championship ‘s in london through injury but says she has no plans to retire. more on those stories just after half past. the number of people out of work is now its lowest since 1975. uk unemployment fell slightly in the three months tojune — bringing the jobless rate down to 4.4%. the office for national statistics also reported a slight rise in average earnings. but there was a slowdown in the number of foreign—born workers joining the british workforce. 0ur economics correspondent andy verity reports. for eight years, the british economy has been a job creation machine, and today's figures show little si

brendan rodgers made six changes to his side but they still won 2—0.in charge in the first test against west indies. the tourists are 105—6 after england declared on 514—8. details on those stories at around 5.30pm. an update now on the story that broke earlier concerning a train crash that took place in india, in uttar pradesh. reuters are reporting at least ten people have been killed, following a derailment. we understand up to six carriagesjumped derailment. we understand up to six carriages jumped the rail. the incident happened near muzzaffarnagar, in the northern state of uttar pradesh. up up to 150 people have been injured and rushed to local hospitals. rescue operations are under way. more on that as and when we get. it —— get it. nearly 600 people have been killed — and 16 million seriously affected— by floods in south asia. the monsoon storms have been sweeping across bangladesh, india and nepal. aid agencies say the region's facing it's worst humanitarian crisis for many years. andy moore reports. the aid agencies say these are the worst fl

brendan rodgers‘ side knocked astana out in qualifying last season and are on a great run, unbeaten inically and are just two games away from another lucrative place in the group stage of europe's premier club competition. if you think too much of the consequence of it, you may select. —— slip. you have to approach it like another game. there is a huge consequence on it, but the only way through is by staying focused. we say in the present and what you have to do. everton have agreed a deal to sign swansea city midfielder gylfi sigurdsson for a fee of around £16 million. the iceland international will have a medical at today and would become everton‘s record signing, beating the £30 million they paid sunderland for goalkeeper jordan pickford last month. the england midfielder fara williams has left arsenal to sign a two year deal with reading women. williams won the fa women's cup with arsenal last year and has also played for everton and liverpool, as well as picking up a record 165 caps for her country. england captainjoe root has confirmed that toby roland—jones will keep his place

brendan rodgers made six changes to the side that won 5—0 in the champions league in midweek, but thisorrest getting their first just before half time, while callum mcgregor rounded of the victory. celtic are now 52 domestic matches unbeaten. elsewhere in the scottish premiership, stjohnstone and aberdeen also have a perfect league record, with three wins from three. rangers could only draw 0—0 at home with hearts. england's cricketers took 19 wickets in a day, to beat west indies by a record margin — an innings and 209 runs in the first test, at edgbaston. stuart broad took three for 34 in their second innings, as west indies crumbled to 137 all out. it means broad moves up to second in the all—time list of england's leading test wicket takers, above sir ian botham, which broad describes as a special day. he's obviously been a hero of mine, watching him bowl and play throughout my younger years, obviously playing with my dad and the influence he has had on me, his performances against australia is inspirational. so it's great to chat to him now. you can see how happy he is for me and,

very good news indeed for brendan rodgers stea m. good news indeed for brendan rodgers steam. —— brendanme soil against the west indies. that is not the first time some of england's players blab use the pink ball, it appeared in the county championship, and it is very different, as you can see, to the traditional red test match ball. pretty much untoasted in inverse conditions that will make it a bit ofa inverse conditions that will make it a bit of a step into the unknown for england's players. the main difference is the pink ball moves quite unpredictably through the air and also deteriorate at a faster rate than the red ball. a few unknown things but that is a really good challenge for us as a team. seeing how the ball performs under lights but ultimately it is still the same game, you still have to adapt to the conditions and we managed to do that well, and we should be in a good position come the end of it. england playing in birmingham against the west indies will start at around two o'clock with a whole new crowd going to see the day night test match. finally, tell us what serena

brendan rodgers side looking to extend their unbeaten run.but they are already in a battle to keep hold of star player philippe coutinho, the brazilian midfielder responded to the club saying they will not sell him to barcelona by handing in a tra nsfer him to barcelona by handing in a transfer request. earlier today liverpool denied reports he had put in the request and already rejected an bid of £90 million saying he was definitely not for sale. rory mcilroy is ten shots off the pace at the us pga championship with kevin kisner heading the field, mackerel roy had a topsy—turvy day with three birdies and four bogeys, should make the cut, out in front kevin kisner followed up yesterday's round of 67 with another including this eagle on the seventh, he leads by four shots. another busy night at the world athletics championship, ollie foster following the action, i hear we have already had some controversy for britain's lynsey sharp? yes indeed, in the last 20 minutes, she is one of three british women in the three semifinals in the 800 metres,

brendan rodgers' side a 1—0 aggregate win.ugh and try and find a way. way. everyone is talking about the pressure of the game. pressure of the 00:38:10,1000 --> 00:38:11,690 game. and, yeah, i am really happy about the players. outsider here comes when winning the sussex stakes. churchill was forced to pull out because of the heavy rain. here comes when held on to win by a neck. of friends since ending their professional relationship. insisted it was time for a change. the golf course. one of my closest friends. you might have to sacrifice a professional one. and i am joined by kevin, technical director. director. we can see the enthusiasm for what the lionesses is doing. for what the lionesses is doing. what impact it is it having on the grassroots level? grassroots level? it has been absolutely massive. absolutely massive. club we have the "is and we had over 800 participants apply. 800 participants apply. see 800 girls participating is fantastic. —— we have the open girls. they are participating in football. it has had a ma

brendan rodgers made six changes to the side that won 5—0 in the champions league in midweek, but this2 domestic matches unbeaten. elsewhere in the scottish premiership, stjohnstone and aberdeen remain hot on celtic‘s heels at the top — they also have a perfect league record, with three wins from three. rangers could only draw 0—0 at home with hearts. chris froome's aim of becoming the third man to win the vuelta a espana and the tour de france in the same year got off to a good start, team sky finished fourth in the team time trial. several riders struggled with the technically challenging course in the french city of neem. but team sky crossed the finish line with five riders, nine seconds behind the leaders. froome leads his nearest challenger by 22 seconds in the general classification. the united states needsjust three and a half points, to retain the solheim cup, after day two in iowa. they extended their lead over team europe to ten and a half, to five and a half. it's the first time since 1998 that the us has led going into the final day of singles matches. a great result for e

brendan rodgers' side have now gone 51 domestic games unbeaten.d 64 to give him a share of the lead. the best placed briton is paul casey, who is five shots adrift. but storms delayed play meaning several players will have to return to finish their rounds later today. the pa system is in full flow here, but later tonight, 50,000 fans will be here, eager to see one final glimpse of legends of the sport, usain bolt and mo farah, on the track. it is sure to be a bit — sweet moment, charlie. about an hour or so before they get into action there, because there is an early morning session this you. dan's here to tell us what's coming up on football focus. i have stolen your football! i wa nted i have stolen your football! i wanted to talk to you about the steeplechase. we will show it again. i feel so sorry for this woman, this athlete, who must have been so in the zone, or thinking she is going to go around the group that she just went round the wrong bit of the lane. you don't actually have to jump lane. you don't actually have to jump nose, you can g

they went on to qualify for the group stage and manager brendan rodgers says it's important to be therethere's a huge consequence of the game but the only way you can get through it is by staying focused. you have to stay very much in the present, in what you have to do, and the players now, what they've built over the course of the last season is this ability to handle pressure. and emotionally, to handle pressure. and emotionally, to deal with the big games. you understand what is in it, you understand what is in it, you understand where you want to be, no one wants to be that more than as but for that there's a process, and thatis but for that there's a process, and that is something that we are concentrating on. later this week, it will all be about the power of the pink ball, as england play their first ever day—night test match against the west indies at edgbaston. why pink? well, it's believed to be easier to see than the traditional red ball in darker conditions. but with more on that, here's joe wilson. when it comes to playing a test match under floodlights one key issueis mat

brendan rodgers' side have now gone 51 domestic games unbeaten.the morning session gets underway in about 30 minutes, the 110 metres hurdles being first up. and we have british representation with ashley bryant, sir richard dea rlove with ashley bryant, sir richard dearlove one. lovely to see those blue skies, and the stadium looking fantastic. jessica, thank you very much. —— so that should be a good one. could you paint us a picture of what is happening? there is not a problem with british eggs, is that? absolutely right. the eggs you buy from a supermarket are perfectly safe. look for the british lion mark on the shell and you know it is u naffected. on the shell and you know it is unaffected. the problem eggs came from some farms in holland, and they we re from some farms in holland, and they were used not for supermarket shelves but as ingredients in things like sandwiches and so one, and those are the ones that were taken off the shelves. why and how did they make their way when this pesticide was placed near them are contaminated them ? pes

first leg at home in glasgow, scott sinclair‘s goal has made it one—all on the night and 6—1 to brendan rodgersuk/sport and i‘ll have more in sportsday at half past six. some more details coming through about the charges being levelled against those for men who have appeared in court in madrid. all following on of course from the appalling attacks in catalonia which killed 15 people and injured more than 100. killed 15 people and injured more than100. a killed 15 people and injured more than 100. a few more details coming out about the charges. four men charged with belonging to a terrorist organisation, terrorism related murder and possession of explosives. this coming from sources talking to various news agencies in madrid. a private hearing before judge but for men charged with multiple offences. it looks from everything i‘m reading, thejudge has yet to decide whether to remind in custody. but clearly a number of charges. details are emerging gradually over the course of the afternoon about that court hearing in madrid. so we will let you know if we hear anything more. let‘s return now to th

brendan rodgers's side have now gone 51 domestic games unbeaten.ma shot a brilliant second—round 64, to give him a share of the lead. the best—placed briton is paul casey, who is five shots adrift. but storms delayed play, meaning several players will have to return to finish their rounds later today. i mention, obviously, usain bolt on the track tonight, and mo farah. i have already done the mo—bot, so it is time for a usain bolt lightning strike. and imagine the scene tonight when that is packed full of people. what a final night it will be. can't wait. so if those lucky people in the stadium and all the people in the stadium and all the people are watching on tv, there is lots of action. let's have a round—up of the key moments. there are six gold medals up for grabs today. the british women's ax100m relay team hope to repeat their bronze medal success at last year's 0lympics. they will be chasing jamaica, who are looking for their third straight title. the final takes place at 9:30pm. katarina johnson—thompson is up again in the women's high ju

brendan rodgers's side have now gone 51 domestic games unbeaten.fore japan's hideki matsuyama shot a brilliant second—round 64, to give him a share of the lead. the best—placed briton is paul casey, who is five shots adrift. but storms delayed play, meaning several players will have to return to finish their rounds later today. castleford have moved ten points clear at the top of super league, with five games remaining. it follows their 23—1; win over salford red devils. elsewhere last night, there were wins for wigan and hull. you are up—to—date on the sport, and iamso you are up—to—date on the sport, and i am so excited, because tonight mo farah is back on the track. so i hope you have been practising your mo—bots? something like that, isn't it? i don't think we will beat you at that one. very good, very, very good. the british athletics team are back in action on day nine of the world athletics championships. here are some of the moments you might not want to miss. there are six gold medals up for grabs today. the british women's four x 100—metr

the real test for brendan rodgers is how his side goes in europe.cored twice to help put them three up. before late goals from james forrest and a deflected leigh griffiths strike made the scoreline even better. the second leg is next tuesday. everton have signed gylfi sigurdsson from swansea city for a club record fee believed to be around £45 million. the iceland international has signed a 5—year deal, he says he hopes to "create goals and score goals". sigurdsson was an important player for swansea last season, scoring nine times as he helped them avoid relegation. england‘s cricketers begin their first day—night test this afternoon, against west indies at edgbaston. in a move designed to attract more fans to the game, the match will begin at two o‘clock and will be played with a pink ball which shows up better under the lights. the west indies team already has experience of playing a day—night test, but it‘ll be a step into the unknown for the hosts. it is hard to think of test cricket, playing it any differently to how you would normally. ultim

we will just see full stop brendan rodgers and said he is looking forward to finding out who their opponents astana but went through 8—4 overall and the scottish archives will now be in the fourth pa rt archives will now be in the fourth part of for the draw. liverpool have a 2—1 lead over hoffenheim, but they will be without key players. with tongue down three bids from barcelona for the mid fielder but his relationship is fine. why do you ask if everything is ok between me and him? ianswered ask if everything is ok between me and him? i answered with of course. yes. indeed. absolutely. 100%. barcelona are suing neymar for at least ten million dollars for alleged breach of contract. barca are demanding he return the loyalty bonus paid that was before he left for paris st germain earlier this month, in a world record transfer, worth 261 million dollars. the club is also chasing an additional 10% in interest payments for a delay in payment. in a statement, the club said: "barcelona have taken these actions in defence of their interests, after neymar‘s contract that's all this but for now. let

james forest's brilliant second—half strike gave brendan rodgers' side a 1—0 after two legs.ere's been some bad news for one of usain bolt‘s main rivals. andre de grasse has been forced to pull out after tearing his hamstring in training earlier this week. the canadian finished third to bolt at the olympic games in rio last year in the 100m and was one of the favourites to win the 200m, a race bolt isn't running in london. cricket australia have agreed a deal in principle to end a long running pay row with their players that could have threatened the ashes this winter. the australian cricketers association had rejected a pay offer from the sport's governing body down under but a deal has been struck. more than 230 players had been effectively unemployed since the end ofjune. that's all the sport for now. now back to you. we have had a line in from british airways that mixed fleet cabin crew on ba will strike for a further two weeks from august 16, including the august bank holiday, as part of their long—running pay dispute holiday, as part of their l0ng—running pay dispute wi

brendan rodgers' side were pushed all the way, with astana taking a 4—1 lead.r glasgow, the city. it is notjust about football, it is the nation. what it does economically, commercially, what it brings into the city of glasgow, champions league football. businesses, everything. it is absolutely fantastic. there were seven premier league sides in action in the efl cup last night, butjust one upset. watford were beaten 3—2 at home by bristol city of the championship. leicester city are through. craig shakespeare rested nine of his first team last night, but the gamble worked, as they won 4—1 at sheffield united. mark sampson, the england women's football head coach has the full backing of the fa, the bbc understands. it follows claims by eni aloko that she was subjected to "bullying and discriminatory" behaviour by sampson. he was cleared in two investigations of any wrongdoing and denies the most recent accusations made by the chelsea striker. the anti—racism charity kick it out has called for an independent review. chris froome will have a second day in the lea