hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm chetan pathak, coming up on the programme.— as manchester united lose again out of the china open — the top seed carlos alcaraz is beaten byjannick sinner — we'll tell you who awaits him in the final and you'll hearfrom the bbc green sport athlete of the year, as australia captain pat cummins tells us how he's trying to tackle crickets carbon footprint. it's one of those things that know it's going to be perfect but we have to do something a little bit different that might make a big difference. welcome along, thank you forjoining us. it's been of night drama in the european champions league. manchester united's return to the competiton continues to be a miserable one — its two defeats in two

i'm chetan pathak — coming up on the programme: a first premier league win since august for chelsea — stop carlos alcaraz — he's into the semi finals of the china open where jannick sinner will await. and the nba's next big star gears up for his debut season for the san antonio spurs. welcome along, thank you forjoining us. we start with chelsea's first premier league win in nearly six weeks — and just their second of the season. they've beaten fulham 2—0 in south—west london — relief for mauricio pochettinno as he saw his side score twice. the second goal coming from this man armando broja — a minute after myhailo mudryk had scored his first chelsea goal. the win moves them above fulham in the table into 11th.

lets d e ny lets deny colleagues hello and welcome to sportsday this tuesday afternoon, i'm chetan pathakn the programme. saudi arabia's set to host the men's football world cup in 2034, as australia pulls out of the race to stage the tournament. the rise and rise of england and real madrid'sjude bellingham. who wins the award for the best young player at the 2023 ballon d'or. and a heroes return, south africa land injohannesburg, welcomed by thousands, as they begin their celebrations back home after retaining the rugby world cup welcome along, thank you forjoining us. it looks like the men's football world cup in 11 years time could be held in saudi arabia. it's the only country in the running after australia withdrew from the race to stage the tournament in 203a. our reporter hugh ferris has been following the story and joins me now. we thought there could be a battle to see who hosts, but only one contender now? down to one on the day of the deadline to declare any interest. over the years, fever, particularly recently, set up this position of awarding the world cup to confederations

i'm chetan pathak, coming up on the programme: former spanish fa president luis rubiales is banned fromd activities for three years after kissing a player on the lips at the women's world cup final. a major military and police search is under way in colombia for the father of liverpool forward luis diaz after he was reportedly kidnapped. and after wins over england and pakistan, can afghanistan now beat sri lanka and cause another upset at the cricket world cup? good afternoon, welcome along, thank you forjoining us. it was the moment that overshadowed spain's women's world cup final win over england. today, former spanish football federation president luis rubiales has been banned from all football—related activities for three years by fifa — for kissing spain forward jeni hermoso during the post—match celebrations. 0ur reporterjo currie has been following the developments and joins me now. we've spoken about this at length before, luis rubiales�*s actions on that night and since. reminders of the background to this case and what have fifa had to say today? the the background to this c

i'm chetan pathak, live from the bbc sport centre across the uk and around the world.any breaking news, we'll be straight back to our news teams in london. across the next few minutes, i'll aim to bring you up to date with some of the day's sport stories. the game of the day in the english premier league finished a short while ago. where this man, gabriel martinelli, has helped arsenal beat the champions manchester city 1—0, the ball deflecting off nathan ake and into the net with four minutes remaining. martinelli, a substitute, ensuring arsenal — who finished second to city last season — finally beat their rivals, for the first time in the league since 2015. arsenal and tottenham are joint top of the table with 20 points, two points ahead of city. who have now lost two in a row in the league. liverpool are fourth, three points off top spot after conceding a late equaliser which denied jurgen klopp a win on his eighth anniversary as manager. it's brighton captain lewis dunk got the goal that made it 2—2 in what was an absorbing match — simon adingra had given brighton

hello and welcome to sportsday this sunday night with me, chetan pathak.ues. virat kohli misses out on a century but india continue their unbeaten run at the cricket world cup. england hold off tonga to win the opening match of their three—test rugby league series. welcome along, thank you forjoining us. we start tonight with the day's only premier league game, which has seen aston villa beat west ham by 4—1. the result moves villa up to fifth in the table and is their 11th win in a row at home, as adam cottier reports. aston villa are on their longest home winning run for more than four decades. the manager unai emery marks a year in charge this a year in charge this week. under his guidance, villa are leaving an imprint on the top end of the premier league table — helped by in—form players like midfield players douglas luiz,

hello and welcome to sportsday this sunday night with me, chetan pathak.ing up on the programme: two points off the top — aston villa's impressive start to the premier league season continues. virat kohli misses out on a century but india continue their unbeaten run at the cricket world cup. england hold off tonga to win the opening match of their three—test rugby league series. welcome along, thank you forjoining us. we start tonight with the day's only premier league game, which has seen aston villa beat west ham by 2—1. —— 4—1. the result moves villa up to fifth in the table and is their 11th win in a row at home, as adam cottier reports. aston villa are on their longest home winning run for more than four decades. the manager marks a year in charge this week under his guidance, there are leaving an imprint on the top end of the premier league table can help by inform players like midfield players douglas louise, who gave them leads going scoring any six successive home premier league game. a foul saw villa awarded a penalty in the second half and anoth

i'm chetan pathak, with you live at the bbc sport centre, on a night when we remember one of football's

hello and welcome to sportsday this sunday night with me, chetan pathak.irat kohli misses out on a century but india continue their unbeaten

live now to our sports correspondent chetan pathak.indeed he was embedded into british life and indeed the world, people just knew who he was on the impact he had done the sport. he knew who he was on the impact he had done the sport-— done the sport. he was one of those -la ers done the sport. he was one of those players that — done the sport. he was one of those players that transcended _ done the sport. he was one of those players that transcended the - done the sport. he was one of those players that transcended the sport, | players that transcended the sport, that transcended football with all of those incredible achievements and records that we just heard andy swiss tell us about. his career built almost on the impossible when you consider what happened in 1958 when he survived that air crash, the munich air disaster. it was just two years prior to that in 1956 that he made his debut for manchester united as an 18—year—old. that is the club that he will forever be regarded as a legend of. in 2016, here he was when their stand was

half hour to all that and that controversy, but not before we head to the bbc sport centre with chetan pathak0 home defeat to crystal palace left them tenth in the table. and they also lost their opening game in the champions league at bayern munich, with manager eric ten hag hoping their form will improve. of course we are disappointed.

i'm chetan pathak, with you live at the bbc sport centre, on a night when we remember one of football's—time greats. coming up on the programme: tributes to sir bobby charlton, england world cup winner and manchester united legend, who's died today, at the age of 86. charlton, bobby charlton. it is worth trying. we charlton, bobby charlton. it is worth trying-— charlton, bobby charlton. it is wortht in. ~ ,,'., , worth trying. we look back at his coals and worth trying. we look back at his goals and achievements - worth trying. we look back at his goals and achievements and - worth trying. we look back at his | goals and achievements and have reaction from old trafford. we'll have the latest on a busy day in the premier league, with late goals giving liverpool victory in the merseyside derby. another day for england to forget at the cricket world cup, as they suffer one of their all—time worst defeats. also coming up on sportsday: england fans will be hoping for better against south africa at the rugby world cup. their semi—final in paris is less than 90 minutes away. and after 37 years

now it's time for a look at today's sport with chetan pathak.lifted them top of the premier league for a while at least — after they beat everton 2—0 at anfield, mo salah scored both goals, the first a penalty in the 75th minute after a michael keane handball, before he added a second deep in injury time. the win ensuring liverpool's dominance in this fixture continues, having lostjust once in 28 games against their neighbours. we have to make sure that we try absolutely everything to win a game. for that you have to play until the final whistle and that is what we do. i am not frustrated. final whistle and that is what we do. iam not frustrated. if final whistle and that is what we do. i am not frustrated. if i were in the crowd i would be thinking, pass the ball there, pass the ball there. when you're in the driving seat at a slightly more difficult. when you're in the driving seat at a slightly more difficult. there are eight other matches in the premier league, most of which are now under way with around half an hour played. the champions ma

half hour to all that and that controversy, but not before we head to the bbc sport centre with chetan pathakgood evening. all eyes are on the champions league tonight, at old trafford, manchester united winger antony could return to face galatasaray. he hasn't played since september, following allegations of domestic abuse, which he denies. united have had their worst—ever start to a premier league season after saturday's 1—0 home defeat to crystal palace left them tenth in the table. and they also lost their opening game in the champions league at bayern munich, with manager eric ten hag hoping their form will improve. of course we are disappointed. you have to analyse the game, the problems and then you have to move forward, but also give solutions for the problems. the team is moving forward, but yes, we had to make adjustments as well. yeah, there were shortages in our game definitely, but i think also, there were positive points. at the end of the day, it's only about results and we didn't get a result when we were looking for it. arsenal are currently top of group b after their return