since then, he has been focusing on developing youth. of cardiff city. since then, he has been focusing on developing youthli think he is in the infancy of starting a very importantjob is performance director. my one concern would be that should he get a result against holland, it leaves the door ajar as to the possibility of him becoming manager and it's important to him to the job he is doing now. thejob is to to him to the job he is doing now. the job is to find a to him to the job he is doing now. thejob is to find a man to him to the job he is doing now. the job is to find a man who to him to the job he is doing now. thejob is to find a man who can lead the scottish team to a major finals for the first time since 1998, a man who can get their team, and the nation, after so many knocks, to rise up and or small. but who? we are going to consider a wide range of candidates, wide range of experience, from home and abroad and when we have the short list, we will make a recommendation to the board. so 2a hours after the end of the gordon strachan era, the

since then, he has been focusing on developing youth. of cardiff city. infancy of starting a very importantjob is performance director. my one concern would be that should he get a result against holland, it leaves the door ajar as to the possibility of him becoming manager and it's important to him to the job he is doing now. thejob is to to him to the job he is doing now. the job is to find a to him to the job he is doing now. thejob is to find a man to him to the job he is doing now. the job is to find a man who to him to the job he is doing now. thejob is to find a man who can lead the scottish team to a major finals for the first time since 1998, a man who can get their team, and the nation, after so many knocks, to rise up and or small. but who? we are going to consider a wide range of candidates, wide range of experience, from home and abroad and when we have the short list, we will make a recommendation to the board. so 2a hours after the end of the gordon strachan era, the sfa here at the national stadium has set out its

he watched training today and will be in the cardiff city stadium for that vital qualifier. with a win, but defeat would send the irish into the play—offs at their expense. it will be a fantastic atmosphere, so there is nothing to fear, nothing to worry about. the occasion is what it is, and it's great for us to be involved in it, but we've got a game plan, we've always had a game plan, and our players have proved that they are very good at executing whatever game plan we put in front of them. from the players‘ point of view, we know we can rely on each other. we have proven that over the years. and we know we can rely on the fans as well. what they have given us over the last couple of years has been fantastic, and if we could ask them now for one more real big effort, the last game of the group to come, to really back us, i know they will be nervous, but to make it a really good atmosphere for us, and if they could do that, hopefully we can give them something to be proud of again tomorrow. what an atmosphere that will be tomorrow night. arsenal's frustrating start to the

but really only one place to start, that is at the cardiff city stadium where wales and the republicireland are preparing to meet for their final world cup qualifying group match. plenty is at stake for both sides, a winter either and they are indeed a possible play—off spot and a trip to russia. there are plenty of permutations who we can discuss with andy at the stadium. we will get to those possible outcomes in a moment, but with so much state for both sides, what an occasion tonight? it is a huge occasion. particularly for the wales fans here. that date of 1958, the last time that wales qualified for a world cup finals has really loomed over the team now that so many decades. they have come close on a few occasions since 1958, you may remember in 1993 when they had a chance to qualify for the 1994 world cup, they needed to beat romania in their final match. it was 1—1, they had a penalty, hit the crossbar and went on to lose. again it was more disappointment. there is a sense that this is a different wales team. what they achieved at the european championships a few years ago, re

he's 35 now, and has been without a club since leaving cardiff city in the summer.ned back—to—back promotions on their return to the premier league. england and harlequins prop kyle sinckler‘s been cited after being accused of eye gouging by northampton‘s michael paterson during saturday's defeat. he'll appear before the rfu disciplinary panel tomorrow, and faces a suspension of at least 12 weeks if found guilty. it doesn't seem that long ago, we were rallied round watching british number one johanna konta dominate at wimbledon, as she charged through to her second grand slam semifinal in just 18 months. fast forward to october, and jo konta has suffered an alarming slump in form — in fact, she hasn't managed a single win. so why and how has this happened? i'm joined now by our tennis correspondent, russell fuller. russell, at times it's been painful to watch, but where has it all gone wrong? is this only a blip? i put it down toa is this only a blip? i put it down to a chronic crisis of confidence. she took a bit of a break after having such a good run at wimbledon

he had asked for a second chance after sending offensive text as manager of cardiff city.focused on developing youth. he is in the infancy of starting an important job youth. he is in the infancy of starting an importantjob as performance director. my one concern would be that should he get a good result against holland next month, it leaves the door ajar for the possibility of him becoming manager. i think it is important to continue doing the job he's now. the important thing is to find someone who can lead scotland to a major finals for the first time since 1998. but who? we will consider a wide range of candidates, a wide range of experiences, from home and abroad, and when we have that short list, we will make a recommendation to the mainboard. 24 hours after the end of the gordon strachan period, the sfa has set out its blueprint for the future. well, sort of. they say money will be made available for a new man, and they also say they will scour the globe to make sure they get the right candidates. for now, malkie mackay, a man with a controversial past, takes the re

he is 35 and has been without a club since leaving cardiff city in the summer. of the southampton tea m he was a key part of the southampton team which earned back—to—back promotions on their promotion to the premier league. both liverpool clubs fell well short of expectations and ronald koeman is 110w of expectations and ronald koeman is now favourite to be the next manager to get the sack but he says his players are still showing commitment on the pitch, despite defeat at home. everton were booed off by their own fans. there are two points above the relegation zone. i feel the pressure. it changed a lot really fast. can be today and in two weeks it can be different. it's part of the job, if you don't like it, go home. liverpool took the lead in their newcastle game thanks to that strike from philippe coutinho. their shortcomings were again exposed. today of course it feels not too cool as you can imagine. i played a lot of times with different teams in my life really bad and got a point. actually after it feels like you won a point but now we have a real probl

birmingham city who are out of the bottom three, in the championship after beating the leaders cardiff citynly goal, for steve cotterill, in his first game in charge. meanwhile bristol city moved up to third after a goalless draw with burton albion. european rugby is back this weekend and the champions cup got off to a raucous start as ulster came from behind to beat injury—hit wasps 19—9 in belfast. wasps led at the break, but ulster turned it around in a couple of second half minutes. jakob stockdale's try was followed by another from stuart mccloskey to give the ulstermen victory. britain's natasha jonas maintained her perfect record as a professional boxer with a third—round stoppage of hungary's marianna gulyas last night. jonas knocked her opponent down three times before the contest was stopped in the third round for her third win as a pro. the 33—year—old retired from boxing in 2015, but then changed her mind and turned professional in april 2017. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. i'll have more for you in the next hour. t

gareth baille watched training today and will be in the cardiff city stadium for the final qualifier.o the play—offs at their expense. a fantastic atmosphere. there is nothing to fear. nothing to worry about. the occasion is what it is and it is great for us to be involved in it but we just have to go — we have a game plan, we always have had a game plan and our players have proved that they are very good at executing whatever game plan we put in front of them. lies hamilton says he is taking nothing for granted in the formula one world title race despite a huge lead after victory in the japanese grand prix. he leads sebastian investigatele after his rival retired. he started from pole and went on to win for the eighth time this season. with just four races to go, the briton will be confident of claiming his fourth world title but title rival investigatele has vowed to fight to the infinish —— vettle. tyrol hatton has become the first player to defend his title at the dunhill links championship. his final round didn't start well. his ball spinning back into the water on his second sho

controversial past, because he has admitted sending racist and sexist text messages whilst the manager of cardiff cityociation, and all they would say is that he will take charge for that game against the dutch. the big question is, will he be in the frame to ta ke question is, will he be in the frame to take the job on a long—term basis? for now, the sfa says that process hasn't even started, but malcolm mackay is an interim charge, a controversialfigure. malcolm mackay is an interim charge, a controversial figure. this respectable and sad, that's what totte n ha m respectable and sad, that's what tottenham manager mauricio pochettino things pep guardiola's suggestion that his side should be known as the harry kane team. pochettino feels the manchester city's boss's remark is unfair.” think that situation doesn't affect me. in reality, it was very disrespectful for many people. it is difficult to understand, because he was part of the big success in barcelona. i think i never said was part of the big success in barcelona. ithink i never said it was a messi team. sergio aguero could play a part in cit

he is 35 and has been without a club since leaving cardiff city in the summer. earned back—to—back promotions on their return to the premier league. manchester city manager pep guardiola has been speaking about this weekend's events in catalonia, saying barcelona's match yesterday against las palmas should have been postponed. barcelona were threatened with a 6—point deduction if they did not play but they wanted the game called off in the middle of the unofficial independence referendum. the game was played behind closed doors after barcelona's request to postpone it was turned down. it's for the democracy, nobody knows the result but hopefully the catalan people can use the most influential service for society. taking the ballot, it is simple like that. hopefully that can happen for our country and 0k, tomorrow will be a nice day in our country. meanwhile, barcelona defender gerard pique says he may retire from international football before next year's he may retire from international football before next yea r‘s world cup if his views on catalan independence

birmingham city, who are out of the bottom three in the championship after beating the leaders cardiff city first game in charge. meanwhile, bristol city moved up to third after a goalless draw with burton albion. european rugby is back this weekend and the champions cup got off to a raucous start as ulster came from behind to beat injury—hit wasps 19—9 in belfast. wasps led at the break, but ulster turned it around in a couple of second half minutes. jakob stockdale's try was followed by another from stuart mccloskey to give the ulstermen victory. britain's natasha jonas maintained her perfect record as a professional with a third—round stoppage of hungary's marianna gulyas last night. jonas knocked her opponent down three times before the contest was stopped in the third round for her third win as a pro. the 33—year—old retired from boxing in 2015, but changed her mind and turned professional in april 2017. now cue the music, it's time for strictly 0n horseback. well, almost. dressage has been described as dancing with your horse and is regarded as the highest form of horse training and s

birmingham city, who are out of the bottom three in the championship after beating the leaders cardiff city cotterill in his first game in charge. meanwhile, bristol city moved up to third after a goalless draw with burton albion. european rugby is back this weekend and the champions cup got off to a raucous start as ulster came from behind to beat injury—hit wasps 19—9 in belfast. wasps led at the break, but ulster turned it around in a couple of second half minutes. jakob stockdale's try was followed by another from stuart mccloskey to give the ulstermen victory. now, could this be naga's influence? i think not. england's matt wallace might only be ranked 150th in the world... but he'sjoint leader of the italian open going into today's third round. the 27 —year—old has been roaring along the fairways at golf club milano, next door to the monza motor racing circuit. he ended yesterday level with australia's marcus fraser on 13 under par after a round of 65 which included four birdies and that eagle at the ninth. britain's natasha jonas maintained her perfect record as a professional with a

birmingham city, who are out of the bottom three in the championship after beating the leaders cardiff city in charge. meanwhile, bristol city moved up to third after a goalless draw with burton albion. european rugby is back this weekend, and the champions cup got off to a raucous start as ulster came from behind, to beat injury—hit wasps 19—9 in belfast. wasps led at the break, but ulster turned it around in a couple of second half minutes. jakob stockdale's try was followed by another from stuart mccloskey to give the ulstermen victory. now cue the music, it's time for strictly on horseback... almost. dressage has been described as dancing with your horse and is regarded as the highest form of horse training and so you'd think out, of reach for most of us. but multiple paralympic champion, natasha baker has spent her life proving how accessible it can be. ahead of her return to action, i've been tojoin her in training. she has cleared more hurdles than most and now five—time paralympic champion natasha baker faces a new challenge. grooming time for fred... the dressage star is on a missi

birmingham city, who are out of the bottom three in the championship after beating the leaders cardiff cityo third after a goalless draw with burton albion. european rugby is back this weekend, and the champions cup got off to a raucous start as ulster came from behind, to beat injury—hit wasps 19—9 in belfast. wasps led at the break, but ulster turned it around in a couple of second half minutes. jakob stockdale's try was followed by another from stuart mccloskey to give the ulstermen victory. england's matt wallace, your buddy, might only be ranked 150th in the world... he is brilliant! but he'sjoint leader of the italian open, going into the third round. your mate, naga. the 27—year—old has been roaring along the fairways at golf club milano, next door to the monza motor racing circuit. he's joint top on 13 under par, thanks to four birdies and that eagle at the ninth. i know him because we play at the same golf course and he has been playing since he was a kid, but he gives so much back to the course. he plays with everyone and is a really lovely guy, as everyone down in hertfordshire i

the wales coach chris coleman says they have nothing to fear, they will be playing at the cardiff city his team—mates. wills could top their group with a when but defeat could send the irish into the play—offs at their expense. a fantastic atmosphere. so there is nothing to fear, nothing to worry about. the occasion is what it is, and it is great for us to be involved in, but we have to go, and we have a game plan, we always have a game plan, and our players have proved that they are very good at executing whatever game plan we put in front of them. there are also injury concerns for ireland who have lost their striker shane long to a hip injury. their manager martin o'neill says they will have to go for it. that injury will be a very big blow for them indeed. we will set out to win the game, and at some stage or another, whether it be after 15—20, 25 minutes, whatever it may be, they will have to go for it, and i assure the game, i predict it will be wide openin the game, i predict it will be wide open in the second half. big news in by open in the second half. big news in rugby leagu

the night started with an a cappella welsh anthem inside a packed cardiff city stadium.ic won the match by a single loan. they lea pfrogged the republic won the match by a single loan. they leapfrogged the welsh into second in the group. taking that play—off place. after the highs of last summer, the welsh players and fans were distraught at the full—time whistle. i feel like i‘ve full—time whistle. ifeel like i‘ve come full—time whistle. i feel like i‘ve come up short. we haven‘t quite got there, no excuses about who we‘ve got playing. we‘re role in the same boat at the end of the day. it hasn‘t been enough. it has been a hell of an effort, it just hasn‘t been enough. i am absolutely gutted we haven‘t made. devastated. the republic of ireland and northern ireland need to beat two of the unseeded teams when the draw is made next week. there are some qualifiers to be played in europe tonight that they could face portugal or switzerland. italy, croatia denmark. i don't think anybody would want to players. do feared teams in their? absolutely, everyone of them, every single

moyes, he's been looking for work since resigning as sunderland boss in may, malky mckay hu—tu—tu cardiff cityite unimpressive at wigan before becoming the scottish fa performance direct and sam alla rdyce, fa performance direct and sam allardyce, is he the man for the job? a very impressive cv builder be some reservations about taking on someone some reservations about taking on someone who used to be the manager of england, might also mean a pick—up big sam, who knows, but definitely want to look out for. and manchester united, one matter, asking premier league players to donate 1% of their salary to charity, what sorts of projects with the go towards? that's right, we are of course used to seeing players splashing the cash, maybe not so much used to seeing them as charitable, this has come from one matter who went over to visit the slums in mumbai, visiting hundreds of children there. i think this has inspired him to make a difference back home and the premier league. he has asked, juan mata, players to make a difference and he invited some of the children to old trafford, look at their fac

injured striker gareth hale watched training yesterday, he will be in the cardiff city stadium for theh into the play—off at their expense. it is a fantastic atmosphere, so there is nothing to fear, nothing to worry about. the occasion is what it is and it is great for us to be involved in it but we just have to go and use our game plan, we have always had a game plan. our players have proved that they are very good at executing whatever game plan we put in front of them. both sides have to win the game, and at some stage or another, whether it be up to 15 minutes, 20 minutes or 25 minutes, whatever the case may be, dell had to go for it. i assume it will be wide open in the second half. away from football, the castleford tigers have back zach hardacre has been suspended for provisionally testing positive for cocaine. he will be omitted from the squad private to their defeat in leeds rhinos on saturday. his failed test also came after a super eight game against leeds on the 8th of september, he was one of three nominations for the man of steel award. he could be suspended for up to two

injured striker gareth bale watched training yesterday and will be in the cardiff city stadium for thes what it is, it is great for us to be involved in it, but we have got a game plan. we have always had a game plan. our players have proved they are very good at executing whatever game plan we put in front of them. it is up to us we put in front of them. it is up to us to win the game. at some stage or another, whether it will be after 15 minutes, 20 minutes, whatever the case may be, they will have to go for it. the game i predict will be wide open in the second half. the castleford tigers fullback zach hardaker has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for cocaine. he will not be included in the england squad for the world cup. he was omitted from the squad before their grand final loss to leeds rhinos on saturday. he failed his test after a super eight game also against leeds on the 8th of september. he was one of the three nominations for the man of steel award. he could be suspended due to his positive test, chloe. that is all the sport. you would hope that if your

injured striker gareth bale watched training yesterday and will be in the cardiff city stadium for thesion is what it is and it is great to be involved in it. we have a game plan, we have a lwa ys it. we have a game plan, we have always had a gameplan and our players have proven that they very good at executing whatever game plan we put in front of them. both sides have to win the game and at some stage or another whether it be after 15 minutes, 20 minutes, 25 minutes, whatever it may be, they have to go for it. at the beginning i predict it will be wide open in the second half. three games in the women's super league yesterday, sunderland beat yeovil while reading and birmingham drew two all. bristol almost pulled off the result of the weekend. 17—year—old lauren hemp scored this fantastic goal to give them a 1—0 lead over arsenal, who replied in the second half to snatch a one all draw. saracens have returned to the top of rugby union's premiership with a 38—19 defeat of wasps. jamie george scored three of sarries four tries at allianz park, the last securing the bonus point. tyrrell

city takes them up to fourth. derby beat sheffield wednesday 2—0. cardiff are second —they won 1—0 at middlesbrough.solidated third place with a 2—1 win over reading. and it's wolves who stay top of the table, hanging on for a 3—2 win over preston. it's semi finals weekend in the scottish league cup, and holders celtic have made it to next month's showpiece, thanks to a a—2 win over hibernian. it was watched at hampden park by chris mclaughlin. celtic were held to a draw by hibs a few weeks ago, so the easter road side came here with hope. celtic always managed to find a way. mikael lustig got the first after some questionable defending. even at that stage the writing was on the wall. then the swede made it two. ross laidlaw was culpable. into the second half, a lifeline for hibs and a penalty that probably shouldn't have been a penalty. boyata on boyle. anthony stokes turned a gift into a goal. moussa dembele came off the bench and put distance between the teams. 3-1. 19—year—old 0llie shaw provided another lifeline for hibs. with minutes remaining dembele secured his double. 60 games now unbeaten

city pound coin is the most scarce. only around 900,000 of these were minted. 0ften hundreds of millions of points are created when a new designers launched. cardifft might this be worth? presently they are selling for between 12 and £16, but once the pound coin is the monetised, we expect it to hit about 30 or £40. before you spend your last pounds, they might be worth a second glance. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: police investigating sunday's mass shooting in las vegas — america's worst in modern times — say they have found more weapons at the home of retired accountant, stephen paddock, the man they said carried out the attack. in las vegas, vigils have taken place for the 59 people who lost their lives in the attack and the more than 500 people who were injured. president trump has appealed for unity and peace among americans. catalans are going on strike today to protest the violence that marred the region's independence referendum on sunday. public transport will be shut down, schools will be closed and hospitals will only treat emergency cases. the american rock singer and guitarist, tom petty, has died aged 66 after suffering a

city pound coin is the most scarce. only around 900,000 of these were minted. often hundreds of millions of coins are created when a new design is launched. cardiffselling for between £12 and £16, but once the pound coin is demonetised, we expect it to hit about £30 or £40. before you spend your last round pounds, they might be worth a second glance. tim muffett, bbc news. one of the best selling musicians of all time, tom petty, has died in los angeles, at the age of 66. he‘d suffered a cardiac arrest. the guitarist found fame with his band, the heartbreakers, selling 80 million records. paul mccartney and bob dylan are among the stars who‘ve been paying tribute to him, as david sillito reports. # well, i won‘t back down # no, i won‘t back down.#. i won‘t back down was just one of a string of hits in the late 80s for tom petty, but this was far from the beginning. he‘d been performing, at this point, for 20 years. # you want me to think that i‘m being used # you want her to think it‘s over...#. it was in britain that he‘d had his first real taste of success. the songs were straightforward rock and roll, rooted in real life. his band the heartbre

city pound coin is the most scarce. only around 900,000 of these were minted. often hundreds of millions of coins are created when a new designers launched. cardiffe the pound coin is demonetised, we expect it to hit about £30 or £40. before you spend your last pounds, they might be worth a second glance. you can see behind me, a huge amount of old coins are being poured into a furnace. the metal will be used to create a new pound coin. it is they reared recycling process. that is why people are having a cheque. if you have any old coins, you have only 13 days to spend them. taking them back after that will be much harder. it is amazing to think that there are £55,000 worth in one tub. they get through around £1.9 million of old coins being melted down. it has been such an undertaking. a lot of checking to be done. looking behind the back of a lot of sofas. have a look and spend those coins while you can. it is amazing to be able to see what is going on there this morning. quite brilliant. we will be back a bit later. red to get a camera inside the royal mint —— rare. a look in your gym bag and that of thing. after seven o'clock, we will be back

city and chelsea take on bournemouth. talking of crunching challenges... britain's heavyweight champion anthonyjoshua, says he's ready to defend his ibf and wba titles in cardiffof injury. it'll be the briton's first contest since defeating wladimir klitschko, at wembley in april. a sense of deja vu about the next story. martina hingis, says she's ready to walk away from tennis for the third and final time. this time she means it. injuries forced the former world number one to retire 14 years ago, after winning five grand slam singles titles. but she came back as a doubles specialist to win another 20 slams, including the mixed doubles at wimbledon with jamie murray. hingis will retire after the wta finals in singapore, as the world doubles number one. she was first world number one at the age of 16 in 1997. crazy. i remember watching her. she was incredible at such a young age. would you put money on her retiring? i would not put my house, i would put my shed on it. mike, thank you very much and we will see you a little bit later on. the time now is 7:40am. on the evening of the 22nd may, 22 people were killed and more than 200 injured in a suicide bombing at

rdyce, been named as a possible favourite, also sam allardyce, but malky mackay, someone who took cardiff cityhe scottish fa forms direct in 2016. now, the cardiff and wigan manager, he will combine both jobs and take the team for the 9th of novemberfriendly jobs and take the team for the 9th of november friendly against the netherlands at pittodrie. we will have more on that as we get it. getting very exciting heading into the premier league, which returns after the international break this weekend. the clash between liverpool and manchester united is the pick of the matches, jurgen klopp has described being counted as one of the most special games in world football. liverpool go into the game without sadio mane butjurgen klopp insists that his team can cope without him. manchester united's juan mata is calling on his fellow players to follow his lead and donate 1% of earnings to charity. the midfielder spent some time in slums in mumbai, before inviting some of the children back to old trafford for a guided tour of the stadium. his charity launched last month, it is common goal called, and i