craig templeton reports on a co mforta ble craig templeton reports on a comfortable win for manchestere were ready for the challenge. the challenge started against a familiar photo, for the third year in a row. maybe that could explain the ease with which they found place. the post denied them. but not again. the german making it 2—0. the opponent was still threatening on the counter. and they were also becoming increasingly generous at the back. soon, city would be in again. they sealed all three pies. pep guardiola said they were ready for the challenge. it appears he may have been right. —— all three points. well earlier spurs squandered a 2—nil advantage away at olimpiakos. the greek side then scored either side of half time to salvage a point..patrick gearey reports. the music, the noise, the colours, it must have taken space back. now back to the boil. spurs started in a slumber until awoken by a crucial whistle. penalty, hurricane. —— harry. olympiakos had been the better tea m harry. olympiakos had been the better team for long periods and quick, quality moments. a goaljust bef

a huge result for uruguay on an important day for that part ofjapan, as craig templeton reports.t taking 1300 of their people and washing away much of their town. but those who survived we re their town. but those who survived were determined to rebuild

craig templeton reports. these faces tell the story of stoke's season so far.just two points and second from the bottom of the table. nottingham forest have their sites much higher. a wind will take them top. we have a working for his first stoker goal in the way the balls fell to him may have been unfortunate but nothing lucky about the finish. the men who are short on luck this season is jack butland. and when sammy was allowed space he found that top corner to compound their misery. forests were now in full flow and it was pinball in the box one more. james mclean's header was down and back and pressure mounts even further on nathan jones back and pressure mounts even further on nathanjones waltzed for us further on nathanjones waltzed for us to go top for the first time in five years. still with football pep guardiola has defended his portuguese forward bernardo silva after the football association asked for the club to explain a post on social media, now deleted, in which silva compared a cartoon character on a sweet packet to his team—mate and friend benj

craig templeton reports.t at ibrox as rangers say goodbye to their former captain. fernando who died yesterday, age a3. they were given an opportunity for the perfect start when philip lends a hand and james could not take it. ranges continue to push and scott has just a post away from the opener. when it did arrive it was worth the wait. shane with the goal but no doubt to the submission was for. they had their chancesin submission was for. they had their chances in the second half but allan mcgregor stood firm. finished 1—0 but this was a night would notjust the results were important. after celtic, it was the relatively short trip here to play in the aptly named celtic cup. the home side look to home early on. that was close, but then christopher got too close and celtic paid the penalty 1—0. ryan christie felt he should have had one of his own and he probably had a case. he would not have had to wait too long for his moments. this time it was craig in the box and eight since the white and greens wild. soo

a huge result for uruguay on an important day for that part ofjapan, as craig templeton reports.ch the 11th, the day that people will never forget. the day that the earthquake hit taking 1300 of their people and washing away much of their town. but those who survived we re their town. but those who survived were determined to rebuild and rugby had a role to play. the recovery memorial stadium now sits were a school once did and it made the with the world cup grounds, but it holds a greater significance. something they marked in the right way by providing a real spectacle. finishing off a well worked move for the opening try. and now it is time for the unexpected. forest and battled and scored to restore parity and then when they had taken the lead, and trying to drive to the defence, if that showed the uruguay determination, with only so many professional players, the fan began to dream and that dream became a reality to the taking of philippe a. fiji went over late on but it was not enough to stop the biggest upset of the tournament. uruguay first‘s when in 16 years. a memorable

craig templeton reports it was the rivalry that defined an era.or, manchester united versus the error, manchester united versus arsenal. games that could side titles, doubles or even troubles. as a result both teams threw everything at each other, including the odd slice of pizza. fast forward 15 years and the power of the fixture has waned. maybe early in the season, but it is a 11th place against eighth. the man in charge of old trafford played in many of those great battles but insists scrutiny of his side does not affect him. i don't worry what the press writes about me or man united because we are focused on what we have to do that is to keep improving, and reading the papers, that doesn't really change my view will stop of course, i see them once ina will stop of course, i see them once in a while and sometimes my kids are asking, what is best about, and all that but that is part and parcel of this club. improvements were made to the squad this summer, bringing in the squad this summer, bringing in the likes of harry maguire and danieljames

craig templeton was watching.thing they are not used to — defeat. game ended in something they are not used to - defeat. their walk proved themselves ready to start his first game of the season, but an ugly blow to the head meant he lasted just 50 seconds. it took ten minutes with hers before real chance, and it was one that really should have taken. kevin has been back to his best since the defeat against norwich, they couldn't have made it any easierfor gabriel. city they couldn't have made it any easier for gabriel. city were they couldn't have made it any easierfor gabriel. city were making defensive mistakes, so ms coleman, but it was dominic who made the final touch. —— seamus, but it was dominic who made the finaltouch. —— seamus, everton stood strong. jordan bedford couldn't do, although the quality of rio's strike was admirable. an raheem sterling shot just rio's strike was admirable. an raheem sterling shotjust across the line it was three, although the game had been much closer. elsewhere, there were wi

we'll hear about spurs's 2—2 draw against olympiakos in greece in a moment, but first craig templetonkraine. micro the defence depleted, defeated in the league on saturday but pep guardiola, it started against a familiarfoe, guardiola, it started against a familiar foe, shakhtar donetsk, guardiola, it started against a familiarfoe, shakhtar donetsk, for the third year in a row, maybe that can explain the ease which gundogan denied space. he would not be denied again. this time it was mahrez who was provider and the german made it 2-0. was provider and the german made it 2—0. shakhtar were still threatening on the counterattack, but tyson was unable to land a second punch. they we re unable to land a second punch. they were also becoming generous in the back. this time it was the woodwork the last line of defence, but city would be in again, gabrieljesus guthrie again shakhtar last year, just the one tonight but it sealed all three points. pep guardiola said they were ready for the challenge. it appears he may have been right. tottenham started their campaign with a 2—2 draw away at ol

craig templeton reports.s continued to push and just a post with the way from the opener. when the opener did arrive, it was worth the wait. the goal, but no celebration. feyenoord have their chancesin celebration. feyenoord have their chances in the second half mcgregor stood firm. it finished 1—0 but this was a night of more than just the result. it was a short trip to rennes to play the celtic cup. the home side looked at home early on. just inches from the lead. it was close but then to close and celtic played the penalty. 1—0. ryan christie felt he should have had one of his own and he probably had a case. he wouldn't have to wait long for his moment. this time, james forrest was felled in the box. soon it would be yellow, then read. the referee deeming this challenge was enough to send off. the rugby world cup is upon us. the tournament injapan starts tomorrow — with the host nation getting proceedings underway against russia in tokyo. it's the first time the world cup has been held in asia and the japa