he moves to craven cottage from newcastle on five year contract, having spent last season on loan atthe championship. the decision to play the pro“; final outside of a traditional rugby venue, has been hailed as a "truly historic step" by the league. celtic park will play host to the match next may. now, staying with rugby union, the women's game in england could be fully professionalised as early as this season says rugby football union chief executive steve brown. contracts for the women's 15s squad were not renewed after the 2017 world cup with the rfu controversially choosing to prioritise the 7s players instead. but brown has told bbc sport, the women's game is now top of their list of priorities. we are very keen to professionalise the women's game. our rendition is to professionalise both servers and 15 is. we have had a half and a half situation for the past couple of seasons. our ambition is to do that, as soon as you can seasons. our ambition is to do that, as soon as you can possibly afford it, is the key. it is not commercialised, fully, yet. we are ina gay commercialised

he moves to craven cottage from newcastle on a five—year contract, having spent last season on loan atship. manchester city say their new signing riyad mahrez could be available to play against chelsea in the community shield this weekend. he arrived from leicester earlier this month and injured his ankle in a pre—season friendly against bayern munich over the weekend but a scan has shown there is no significant damage. the decision to play the rugby union pro14 final outside a traditional rugby venue, has been called a truly historic step by the league. celtic park will play host to the match next may. now, staying with rugby union, the women's game in england could be fully professionalised as early as the coming season accordng to the rfu chief executive steve brown. contracts for the women's 15s squad were not renewed after the 2017 world cup with the rfu controversially choosing to prioritise the sevens players instead. but brown has told bbc sport, the women's game is now top of their list of priorities. we are very keen to professionalise the women's game. to have a half and hal

for two days or three days before a game colombia recently played in london of course in the craven cottage and norm of none of those players on back on the ninety go back on the older generation and they used to play in the europe so does that make it much more difficult for colombia in years to come to win it well i just think that the players are adjust to the circumstances because one of the things that they care mark has taken one has known he's basically having these group of players that they really or. understand each other and they a lot of them play together in the lord to be shows on the younger national teams groups and now obviously this group this generation has changed the way people look at a long again there were three world cups which are close to him he didn't qualify for two thousand and thirty thousand and six in germany in two thousand and one at those three world cups it makes it much more difficult for those young kids to cite i want to aspire to do this on the world stage i mean there was a combination of a lot of things for my point of view nothing and i don't thin

he now moves to craven cottage permanently for a fee of £22 million.signing, it could be available to play against chelsea in the community shield this weekend. he has moved earlier this month and injured his ankle in a preseason against munich over the weekend, a scan has shown there is no significant damage. finally, lionel has been using some rather orthodox training. have a look at this. he is showing off his skills with his a ptly showing off his skills with his aptly named dog hulk, he is back to training with barcelona tomorrow. there will be a few defenders out there who know exactly how that dog feels. and that is all the sport for 110w. feels. and that is all the sport for now. back with you in sports day at 10.30.join me for now. back with you in sports day at 10.30. join me for that. we will look forward to it. in zimbabwe the polls have closed in a general election that marks a new era for the country, the first since its former leader, robert mugabe, was forced to step down last year after almost forty years in power. there were long queu