ranieri is in at fulham, his first game is a key match against fellow strugglers southampton at craven cottagea good team. but now it is important to show fighting spirit. it is not easy to change direction but it is important. altogether try to do their best. no newjob for chris hughton though. ne's not interested in replacing martin o'neill as manager of the republic of ireland. hughton says he's focussed on hisjob at brighton. now to zlatan ibrahimovic... the man, the footballer, the legend. and what a career. ajax, ac milan, barcelona, paris st.germain and manchester united just a few of the illustrious clubs with whom the swede has plied his trade... now stateside with la galaxy, the superstar striker has a new book out and steve crossman caught up with the enigma that is. zlatan. absolutely brilliant! ibrahimovic! the golden boy of swedish football! wherever i went, i scored goals. i didn't stay in one place. i scored a couple of goals. i travelled, took my back, got the chance to play with different, phenomenal players. what i went through is a big adventure but i think i left a mark wh

joe wilson reports from craven cottage.sunshine over english football again. uncle claudio ranieri is back. we all remember what he did and some of what he said at leicester. when they win, i pay for everybody a pizza. we are in the champions league! his first media conference here at berlin, different club, new challenge, but the same manager. i'm sure philfans will now think, well, is possible? you are not a normal manager, you whether manager's miracle. no, we have to work hard. we have to work hard, that was a bonus. a fairy tale. forget. but people like fairy tales. yes, but i think now it is important, don't think about the miracle, it is important to think there will be battles and then it is important to be ready together. i repeat together. i checked today, you are 67 years old — how old do you feel? young! i met today steve mcclaren, and i said, how do you feel? he said, where do you get your energy? i said, from my players. and they take energy from you. yes, it is a good cable between me and the players, and the

joe wilson reports from craven cottage. ray of sunshine over english football again. uncle claudio ranieri is back. we all remember what he did and some of what he said at leicester. when they win, i pay for everybody a pizza. we are in the champions league! his first media conference here at berlin, different club, new challenge, but the same manager. i'm sure philfans will now think, well, is possible? you are not a normal manager, you whether manager's miracle. no, we have to work hard. we have to work hard, that was a bonus. a fairy tale. forget. but people like fairy tales. yes, but i think now it is important, don't think about the miracle, it is important to think there will be battles and then it is important to be ready together. there will be battles and then it is important to be ready togetherlj repeat together. i checked today, you are a 67 years old cloud you, how old do you feel? young! i met today steve mcclaren, and i said, how do you feel? he said, where do you get your energy?” how do you feel? he said, w

brilliant match at craven cottage between two sides scrapping at the wrong end of the table. with a 3—2 win over southampton. they had been facing the prospect of a seven match losing streak in the league for the first time in 56 years but instead — their second win this season to move off the bottom of the table. very important for me to give the idea of the fighting spirit and the reaction after being down was amazing for us. they drew the match and again, we wanted to win and it was very important. this is the spirit that i like. just going down in key moments and sometimes you have to put your foot through it and clear lines, as for the third goal, we were out wide and had a opportunity to clear it. we made a poor decision and other consequence, will that happen sometimes you are vulnerable and you can concede which happened for us. so here are the rest of the results in the premier league. a draw for manchester united at home to crystal palace — that leavesjose mourinho's side in seventh. james maddison was sent off for leicester as they drew i—all away at brighton. and

leicester city manager claudio ranieri will ta ke city manager claudio ranieri will take over at craven cottage and bottom of the table. england posted a competitive score on the first day of the second test against shrub anchor. —— sri lanka. sam curran hits 6 sixes on his way to another half century, which put england on top in the second test against sri lanka. england were all out for 285. a former england bowler says the visitors are on top. i think they will be really pleased with the school. 285 is a serious school. you look tonight, the spinners rolling the last 6—8 overs, he was spinning profoundly, turning bounds, zach leach was getting serious spin, that delivery is a serious delivery. novak djokovic looks on course to win another 80 b victory, winning over alexander spero today. his last title came back in 2015. —— alexander zverev that. one other tennis line, poland's agnieska radwanska has announced her retirement at the age of 29. she never won a grand slam, but reached the final at wimbledon in 2012 when the she lost to serena williams. she said after 13 years of tennis, her bod

claudio ranieri first game in charge of fulham saw them beat southampton in a brilliant game at craven cottagemstrong scored both goals for saints, they remain just above the relegation zone on goal difference. the 3—2 win moves the cottagers off the bottom of the table. very important for me to give the idea of a fighting spirit and the reaction after we were down was amazing for us. they of match and again, we wanted to win and it was very important. this is the spirit that i like. a couple of other results to mention. goals from glenn murray and jamie vardy cancelled each other out as brighton and leicester drew 1—1. and gylfi sigurddsson gave everton a 1—0 win at home to cardiff. fourth against third, tottenham and chelsea have just kicked off at wembley. no goals yet. very early stages. celtic are three points clear at the top the scottish premiership after a 3—0 win over struggling hamilton. ryan christie finished off a well—worked move to put the champions 1—0 up early on. scott martin then scored an own gaol in the second half before a late leigh griffiths free kick wrapped up the win.

that miraculous premier league title with leicester in 2016 — but has a very different job at craven cottagepetition when it‘s next played and they will also get a play off spot for the 2020 euros if they fail to make it through the normal qualification process that starts next year. they‘ll be boosted by the availability of gareth bale who has recovered from an ankle knock. it‘s a new tournament, we wanted to win the first one, the first nations league. and it‘s in our hands now. it‘s not going to be easy because we‘re up against a top—class side, very good manager, a group of players who have been together a long time and have proved over a period of time that they are tough to beat and they are a very good team. the final place in the last four of the season ending world tour finals will be decided today. these are live pictures from london‘s o2 arena. alexander zverev is a set up againstjohn isner. the afternoon match has just concluded. alexander zverev has secured the semifinal spot. he has just beaten is an. —— beatenjohn isner. alexander zverev goes through. novak djokovic is also th