we look ahead to their champions league qualifier at celtic park.lls and new playing partnerships. what can we expect from england's first test against the west indies tomorrow? it's an opportunity for the guys now in this series, in particularity stamped their mark on test cricket. —— in particular to stamp. and we also hear from the american long jumper, who explains why the bronze she won at the world championships means more to her than olympic gold. hello. welcome to the show. we're starting tonight with the champions league. in about an hour, celtic play the first leg of their qualifier. brendan roger's side take on the kazakhstan champions astana at celtic park. in a minute we'll have a word with former chelsea and everton player pat nevin. but first here's chris mclaughlin with all you need to know about tonight's match. a little—known opposition the celtics this evening, but do not be falls, this is huge for the scottish premiership champions‘ progression, there's premiership champions‘ progression, there‘s a pot of £25 million but it‘s all

their play—off is against astana from kazakhstan, with the first leg at celtic park.ng rounds last season, and the scottish champions won 3—2 overall. they went on to qualify for the group stage, and manager brendan rodgers says it's important to be there again. you have to approach it as another 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

no one inside celtic park care, this was a night for the hosts to shine bright and they did so again,ight and they did so again, anotherfine move, and other griffiths and sister and another goal. james follows this time. keep watching, there was one final flourish. griffiths deserved the goal and a0 had one, not to be. and own goal again but this was celtic at the excellent european best. lets stick with football for a moment because arsenal manager arsene wenger says the club haven't made any progress yet on a new contract for alexis sanchez. the chile international, who has less than a year to go on his contract has been linked with a move away from the club. but wenger insists sanchez isn't for sale and wants him to see out his current deal even if that means he walks away for free at the end of the season. we have to make a choice between efficiency on the field and financial interest, most of the time you can find a good compromise, but in this case i think i prioritise the fact that he will be useful on the fact that he will be useful on the sporting side. everton have completed

scotland striker leigh griffiths scored twice in the 4—1 win at celtic park.stone. england's georgia hall is tied for second place at the women's british open at kingsbarns in fife. she double bogeyed holes 16 and 17 to slip to six shots behind the leader — ik kim of south korea, who finished the day on i7—under par after three rounds. alastair brownlee won't race again this season. the double olympic champion has had hip surgery on a recurrent injury and hopes the decision will prolong his career. details of the day's other sports stories are on the bbc sport website, including the british wheelchair tennis championships, where britain's alfie hewett is through to the final, and of course, there's all the latest from the world athletics championships — with reaction to usain bolt‘s race. many thanks for that. that's it. you can see more today's stories on the bbc news channel. firmino wrestler team, have a very good night. hello, this is bbc news. millions of rail passengers are facing three weeks of disruption, as work to update the uk's busiest railway stat

it's coming up to half time in their match against hearts at celtic park, and the champions have pickedriffiths scored the opening goal. putting celtic ahead just before the half hour mark. alistair brownlee has ruled himself out of the rest of the world triathlon season. the double olympic gold medallist is having surgery to sort an ongoing hip problem. brownlee says he hopes the surgery will allow him to prolong his career. the briton had been a favourite for next month's ironman 70.3 world championship in america. english golfer georgia hall will begin her third round at the women's british open at kingsbarns just two shots off the lead. hall led for most of yesterday's second round thanks to four consecutive birdies on the front nine, which put her in a great position for the weekend. out in front is south korea's ik kim. she's11—under par — an eagle putt like this will help with that! the leaders are due out at around 2:45. alfie hewitt has beaten gordon reed in an all british final at the wheelchair tennis championships in nottingham. it's the first time there's been an all britis

six titles in a row is hard to forget as is visiting celtic park. the first game of the season started heading in the same direction thanks to lee griffiths after less than 30 minutes. if that was a tricky finish, things were far simpler for scott sinclair. griffiths made it a day to remember with the 200th club goal of his career. although hungry for a hat—trick, he was substituted soon after. for calum macgregor, it was third time lucky shooting from range. a clean sheet would have completed the perfect start to the season, but few would bemoan a consolation for hearts. after exiting the league cup and sacking their manager, their suffering fans were finally giving something to cheer thanks to this goal elsewhere in the scottish premiership, ross county beat dundee 2-1, hibs premiership, ross county beat dundee 2—1, hibs won at home and saint johnstone were 2—1winners at kumar. the english football league got underway last night but today marks the first full schedule of fixtures and john terry captained aston villa in his first game since leaving

they host kazakhstan champions astana at celtic park.rs‘ side knocked astana out in qualifying last season and are on a great run, unbeaten in 50 games domestically 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 16

sportsday on bbc news: celtic play the first leg of their champion league qualifier tonight at celtic parkon kazakhstan champions astana. good evening and welcome to the bbc‘s news at six. after brexit, people and goods should be able to move seamlessly across the border between the irish republic and northern ireland, much as they do today. in their latest proposal for life outside the eu, ministers says there will be no return to check points and border posts. but critics say the plan raises as many questions as answers — not least, what's to stop eu migrants coming into the uk from ireland through an unsupervised crossing? our ireland correspondent, chris buckler, is in narrow water, on the irish border. chris. george, people who live at this border rarely recognise it. but could all that to change once the other side of this water is still inside the eu and this part is outside of the european union? today, alongside the phrases we have heard so often like there needs to bea heard so often like there needs to be a seamless border, we heard another from the british government, that ther

six titles in a row is hard to forget as is visiting celtic park.e first game of the season started heading in the same direction thanks to lee griffiths after less than 30 minutes. if that was a tricky finish, things were far simplerfor scott was a tricky finish, things were far simpler for scott sinclair. griffiths made it a day to remembrance with the 200th club goal of his career. although hungry for a hat—trick, he was substituted soon after. for calum macgregor, it was third time lucky shooting from range. a clean sheet would have completed the perfect start to the season, but few would bemoan a consolation for hearts. after exiting the league cup and sacking their manager, there are suffering fa ns were their manager, there are suffering fans were finally giving something to cheer thanks to this goal. ross county beat dundee 2—1, hibs w011 ross county beat dundee 2—1, hibs won against partick thistle and saintjohnstone were 2—1winners at, nick. the english football league got underway last night, but tonight marks the first full schedule of f

their play—off is against astarna from kazakhstan — with the first leg at celtic park.nd the scottish champions won 3—2 overall. they went on to qualify for the group stage and manager brendan rodgers says it's important to be there again. you have to approach it as another game, you know. there'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

stages of the champions league tonight, they host astana in their first leg of the qualifier at celtic parkt because extant champions in qualifying last season. and in cricket mark stoneman is the only change in the england tea m is the only change in the england team to face west indies in the first day night test at edgbaston tomorrow. and jo pavey wants to defend her european 10,000 metres title next year a month before her 45t h title next year a month before her 45th birthday. she missed the world championships in london through injury but says she has no plans to retire. more on those stories after half—past. labour mp sarah champion has offered to resign from her role as shadow secretary of state for women and equalities — ‘extremely poor choice of words‘ in a newspaper article. ms champion cited her column for the sun last friday as the reason for her apology and resignation. emma vardy is with us. plenty of people may not even know what she has written so could you explain the background. sarah champion cause particular offence with the words that she wrote in the article for the s

celtic host astana at celtic park in the first leg play—off. in london through injury and says she has no plans to retire. after a 13—year legal battle, the home office has now granted refugee status to a nigerian lgbt activist, who was accused of faking her sexuality in order to stay in the uk. aderonke apata says she knew she was gay from the age of 16 and was persecuted in nigeria. she fled for her life and arrived in the uk in 2004, but did not claim asylum on the grounds of her sexuality until 2012. when she did file that claim, the home office considered she was lying about being in a lesbian relationship but now, after a public and high—profile legal fight, the home office have granted her refugee status. aderonke isjoining us for her first tv interview since the home office decision. thank you very much forjoining us. take us back to your childhood in nigeria, when you knew you were gay and you say you were persecuted. what happened ? and you say you were persecuted. what happened? thank you for having me. when i was growing up in niger

six titles in a row is hard to forget as is visiting celtic park.arted heading the same direction thanks to lee griffiths after less than half an hour. if that was a tricky finish, things we re that was a tricky finish, things were far simplerfor that was a tricky finish, things were far simpler for scott sinclair. griffiths made it a day to remember with the 200th club goal of his career and although hungry for a hat—trick he was substituted soon after. for calum macgregor, it was third time lucky, shooting from range. a creamy sheet would have completed a perfect start to the season. “— completed a perfect start to the season. —— a clean sheet. after exiting the league cup and sacking their manager, the fans were finally giving something to cheer. celtic winning 4—1 and here are all of today's scorers. ebony and marked the return to the premiership. ross cou nty the return to the premiership. ross county and saintjohnstone winning 2-1. a county and saintjohnstone winning 2—1. a full schedule of games today in the championship, bristol city and qpr

stages of the champions league tonight as brendan rodgers side play astana in the qualifying leg at celtic park 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 sign that it is slowing down. low unemployment mean

they host kazakhstan champions astana at celtic park.ically 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 that then of course you may not sleep and you may not eat, but to have to approach it as 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 as calls grow for the summer transfer window

kazakhstan are coming to celtic park. —— qualifiers... she will play france‘s next.. one month to defend her european 10,000 metre title next year first. one month for her 45th birthday. she missed this during her birthday. we‘ll be back after half—past. rescue workers in sierra leone have recovered almost 400 bodies after a massive mudslide near the capital, freetown. but the authorities fear another 600 are still missing. homes were engulfed by mud and water when part of a mountain collapsed on monday morning. thousands have been left homeless. greg dawson reports. they may still be hoping to find survivors in freetown but the reality is, most of the waiting ambulances are being filled with dead bodies. from here they are taken to one of the city‘s morgues and officials say they are running out of space. outside, people anxiously wait to see if they‘re missing loved ones are inside. authorities are trying to identify as many as they can survey can be given a dignified burial. it‘s believed entire communities were lost to the dilution of mud that raced down the hill

what a night it was at celtic park, as the scottish champions thrashed their opponents astana of kazakhstan hosts were in control throughout in glasgow, as two scott sinclair goals helped them to a comfortable victory and almost certainly put them in the lucrative group stages of the competition. edgbaston is the scene for the historic first day—night test as england's cricketers face the west indies. in a move designed to attract more fans to the game, the match will start at a later time of 2:00 and will be played with a pink ball which shows up better under the floodlights. england and ireland can reach the semi—finals of the women's rugby world cup later. england take on usa, knowing victory would mean they automatically qualify for the last four while ireland must beat france to beat the semis. and serena williams revealed in a magazine article she plans to play tennis again within three months of giving birth to herfirst child! the 23—time grand slam champion called it "the most outrageous plan." she went on to say, "either i win, or i don't play." she won the australian open when she

park base. 90% contained. roads are back open. >>> also a blockbuster nba trade. kyrie irving will be traded to the celtics.los angeles wants to join in the lawsuit against the trump administration )s sanctuary city policy. >> not just san francisco, los angeles wants to join in the lawsuit of the trump administration's sanctuary city policy. the grant is denied to cities that don't allow immigration officials to access local jails. the l.a. lawsuit says the restrictions are unconstitutional. >>> three years after opening, the bad blood continues between the 49ers and the city of santa clara. the city says the 49ers owe the city a lot of money. >> hopefully they will cooperate and produce the documents. but if not, we will, we are prepared to take legal action. >> the 49ers claim the city failed to bill them. and wasted $200,000. that plan has backfired. now city council meeting is taking place. back in a moment we continue to keep an eye on the streets of phoenix... ==take live== p . >>> tonight at 6:00. we continue to keep an eye on the streets of phoenix. live pictures now outside the convention center.

celtic remain unbeaten this season in all domestic competitions, they beat kilmarnock by two goals to nil at rugby parkar. neither side seemed package in a quiet opening half—hour. as is so often the case, despite looking out of sorts at making six changes, celtic found the way. jamie forrest found the net. 0n the plastic pitch, he was almost in there again, but could they get their second? they almost did. a promising performers from the 19—year—old. while kilmarnock kept coming, they ever really threatened. this was about as good as it got. another assist, and callum mcgregor did the deed. 52 matches unbeaten for celtic. their dominance enough to put any opponent of their food. elsewhere, stjohnstone to put any opponent of their food. elsewhere, st johnstone beat aberdeen. hamilton are fourth they beat... south shields have booked their place in the first qualifying round of the fa cup after beating bridlington town 3—1. former south african international midfielder matty pattinson scored the pick of the goals in the second half. so the fa cup dream is still for the team from the north east — only 11

park. miguel britos was sent off for a terrible tackle in the goalless draw between watford and brighton. in the scottish premiership celticwell and aberdeen. injury has forced andy murray to pull out of the us open. the world number two had been struggling with a hip injury since wimbledon. we understand murray travelled to new york last weekend and after a week of practice he decided he wasn‘t fit enough to do himselfjustice saying his hip was too sore to win the tournament. took a number of weeks off after wimbledon. i spoke to hit specialists and tried resting, we have been, to try and get myself ready here. it was ok the last few days but it is too small for me to win the tournament and ultimately thatis win the tournament and ultimately that is what i was here to try and do. west indies are in control of the second test after an impressive day with the bat against england. centuries for kraigg brathwaite and shai hope ensured that the windies reached 329 for 5 at the close of play at headingley, a lead of 71. the pair put on 246 for the fourth wicket until stuart broad bowled brathwaite late in the day. lewis hamilto

park. miguel britos was sent off for a terrible tackle in the goalless draw between watford and swansea. in the scottish premiership, celticindies are in control of the second test. centuries for kraigg brathwaite and shai hope ensured that the windies reached 329 for 5 at the close of play at headingley, a lead of 71. the pair put on 246 for the fourth wicket until stuart broad bowled brathwaite late in the day as england toiled. lewis hamilton will start from pole for tomorrow's belgian grand prix after smashing the lap record at spa. it's the first race back from the summer break, but the three—time world champion was quickly into his groove, pipping championship leader sebastian vettel who'll start from second. it's the 68th pole of hamilton's career, equalling the great michael schumacher. we're just hours away from the multi—million dollar superfight between conor mcgregor and floyd mayweather. it's taking place in las vegas in the early hours of tomorrow morning. here's our sports reporter. this will be one of the richest fight in boxing history. floyd mayweather is set to earn over 100 million, colin mcgregor will

park. miguel britos was sent off for a terrible tackle in the goalless draw between watford and brighton in the scottish premiership celticre wins for motherwell and aberdeen. hull have retained rugby league's challenge cup following an absorbing match at wembley, beating wigan by 18 points to 111. there was little to separate the sides with both running in three tries each, but it was the goal kicking of mark sneyd that proved the difference. adam wild reports. in the wembley sun, this is rugby league's pay to shine. no club has won the challenge cup more times than wigan but this is whole's choppy to lose. an intriguing contest. a game that could turn on something as small as the bowels of a ball. wigan the first to read it right. john bateman with the opening score. the lesson was not a lot of bounce. how were back in the game. taking clearly the way forward, culture either way again. the luck was in. a 2—point lead. he will leave the club at the end of the season. here he was leaving his legacy. the narrowest gap was all he needed. the gap on the scoreboard growing. still wigan are a proud clu b growing. still wigan a

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