emma hayes— this is something they needed. emma hayes was_ this is something they needed.ng time with lots— hayes was there with a long time with lots of success but they reach the point — with lots of success but they reach the point where they needed something to change. i'm excited to see what_ something to change. i'm excited to see what she does bring. she is the only female — see what she does bring. she is the only female coach out there who has won the _ only female coach out there who has won the champions league. so something that chelsea ladies havent— something that chelsea ladies haven't done, so maybe she could bring _ haven't done, so maybe she could bring that — haven't done, so maybe she could bring that to the club. the former aston villa managers says that she has a very difficultjob and replacing emma hayes. but how difficult is the job replacing and replacing emma hayes. but how difficult is thejob replacing her at aston villa? difficult is the job replacing her at aston villa?— difficult is the job replacing her at aston villa? , . ., at aston villa?

the blues are looking for a sixth title in a row, but begin a season without emma hayes in the dugout the first time since 2011. sonia bompastor has the unenviable task of following in her footsteps. graham arnold has left hisjob as head coach of australia with immediate effect. he was the longest serving coach in the socceroos history and led them to the last 16 of the 2022 world cup. 7 on his decision to leave arnold said he felt it was best for the nation. india are on course to set a big target for bangladesh after closing day two of the first test in chennai on 81 for 3. after bowling out the tigers for 149 in the first innings, they lost both openers in the early overs, before virat kohli was trapped lbw for 17. india's lead is currently 308. elsewhere sri lanka have built a 202 run lead over new zealand in their second innings. on the third day of the first test in galle, half centuries from dimuth karoonahratnee and dinesh chandimal saw the lions reach 237 for 4. new zealand seam bowler will o'rourke has picked up three wickets so far. meanwhile, the venue for the second test

women's super league match of the new season as they beat aston villa narrowly to start the post—emma hayes

and emma hayes, who ironically, she was at chelsea as well.. >> i found that really exhausting. yeah. >> on that, that bum note we will say goodbye. segue to the break. thank you. paul coyte arsenal . arsenal. >> spurs. >> spurs. >> by the way, good luck this weekend. and to you, you're going to need it. well, what we're going to say may the best team win. >> may the best team on the day win. >> i think spurs might win without odegaard and declan rice. >> could be awkward on monday. spare a thought for me? i'll sit that side. maybe we'll see how it goes. >> thanks very much. >> thanks very much. >> good to see you later. stay with us. still to come. we're going through the papers. got renee hoenderkamp and norman baker for a proper, decent look through the papers because it's been a bit short earlier on the programme. not this see you in a sec. all right. we're going through the papers with renee hoenderkamp and norman baker. welcome back guys, let's talk about this ultimate bolthole . about this ultimate bolthole. now i'm imagining, you know,

the blues are looking for a sixth title in a row, but begin a season without emma hayes in the dugoutnia bompastor has the unenviable task of following in her footsteps. australia head coach, graham arnold, has resigned saying it's the "best for the nation" after a poor i say start to their 2026 world cup qualifying. he was the longest serving coach in the socceroos history and led them to the last 16 of the 2022 world cup. but after a shock defeat to bahrain, before drawing 0—0 against indonesia he said he felt it was time for change. in cricket, the venue for the second test between pakistan and england has been switched, less than two weeks before the series begins. it will now be played in multan, where the first test is also being played, due to renovation work at the national stadium in karachi. the weigh—in for the all british heavyweight title fight between anthonyjoshua, and champion, daniel dubois takes place in a few hours time. 96,000 fans are expected to pack out wembley stadium in london on saturday. dubois won the interim ibf title injune and was elevated to world champ

side should draw inspiration from the us women's team who recently won gold under english coach emma hayes me one of the most important things in the women's team for me the best coach, and say hello and i don't know where you are if you are here are not you know? with emma thatis are not you know? with emma that is the best coach in the world. the women's team won everything so yeah, we need to match you. and that's all the sport for now. but you will moore and sonny williams answer questions the pair are stuck williams answer questions the pairare stuck in williams answer questions the pair are stuck in the space station till february after their capsule had technical issues that meant that meant i couldn't return home as planned. i couldn't return home as planned-— couldn't return home as lanned. ~ . �*, ., , planned. i think that's really a key part — planned. i think that's really a key part in _ planned. i think that's really a key part in being - planned. i think that's really a key part in being in - planned. i think that's really a key part in being in the - a key part in being in

the blues are looking for a sixth title in a row, but begin a season without emma hayes in the dugoutor the first time since 2011. sonia bompastor has the unenviable task of following in her footsteps. in cricket news — surrey have once again been confirmed as county champions for the third consecutive season. that's after their title rivals somerset were beaten by lancashire at old trafford. second—placed somerset lost three quick wickets this morning to lose by 168 runs. it means they can t now overtake surrey at the top of division 1 with one round of games still to play. these were the scenes in the oval dressing room earlier as those wickets went down. surrey�*s match with durham ended yesterday with surrey winning by 10—wickets. it s their 22nd county championship title since 1890. they have become the first team since yorkshire 56 years ago to win three successive titles. the weigh—in for the all british heavyweight title fight between anthonyjoshua, and champion, daniel dubois takes place in the coming hour. 96,0000 fans are expected to pack out wembley stadium in london tomor

high with the blues aiming for a sixth successive title after the depature of former head coach emma hayestitive. i think i am also really competitive. we like to be in that position, to be able to compete. travis head scored a superb unbeaten 154 as australia saw off england by seven wickets in the first one day international at trent bridge. england looked in good shape with ben duckett striking 11 boundaries on his way to a hefty 95. but the hosts lost their last 8 wicketsforjust102 runs as the australian spinners bowled england out for 315. in reply, australia lost mitchell marsh and steve smith early, but the in—form travis head stayed put, with a magnificent 154 to put the aussies in control. marnus labuschagne hit the winning runs with 6 overs to spare as the tourists went one up in the five match series. they'll meet again at headingley on saturday. rory mcilroy got off to a good start at the pga championship at wentworth, despite a bizzare moment in his opening round. the world number three was hitting his approach into 12th hole when his clubhead flew off after impact. mcilroy st

high — with the blues aiming for a sixth successive title after the depature of former head coach emma hayes, you just want to win every single title, you want to win every single title, you want to compete in every competition, and we know all the teams will be ready. it will be tough. but we feel ready, and the players are really competitive, i think i am also really competitive, so this is about it, and we like to be in that position, to be able to compete. rory mcilroy has got off to a good start at the pga championship at wentworth, despite a bizarre moment in round one. the world number three was hitting his approach into the par five 12th hole when his club head flew off after impact. mcilroy still managed to register a birdie, eventually finishing his round in a tie for third at five under par. england's matthew baldwin currently leads the way at seven under thanks to shots like this at the par four 16th, helping him card a blemish—free 65. it was also a good day for robert macintyre and shane lowry, who both joined mcilroy on five under par. meanwhile, last month's british masters w

o'clock next friday night we have chelsea against davila, this is chelsea starting life without emma hayesthem? who is most well—positioned to do that in terms of a transfer is made into the new season not, i assume you will say mensa de? we season not, i assume you will say mensa tie?— season not, i assume you will say mensa de? ~ , ., mensa de? we absolutely cannot look ast mensa de? we absolutely cannot look past manchester, _ mensa de? we absolutely cannot look past manchester, such _ mensa de? we absolutely cannot look past manchester, such a _ mensa de? we absolutely cannot look past manchester, such a close - past manchester, such a close season, they have been really busy again and the transfer market ends transferred —— strengthened, bringing in needham, an absolute steel and some shrewd signings as well, once keep an eye on in terms of city. arsenal have brought in barcelona forward looking strong, so those clubs should be up there in trying to challenge chelsea. looking forward to it- _ trying to challenge chelsea. looking forward to it. and _ trying to challenge chelsea. lookin

area and this is the first season without the l this is the first season without the legendary emma hayesarry on that legacy, giving the win was the most important thing and that's what she said afterwards, but it was a grind, just when i consider over aston villa under themselves new management, and they were very impressive. so chelsea really had to work hard for that 1—0. but asked the new coach stated, it is still working progress that was very much the feeling come and that was very much the feeling coming away from chelsea. the biggest sports event in the uk over the weekend was at wembley, 96,000 there to see daniel dubois knocking out anthonyjoshua for the ibf world heavyweight title. the chief sports writer for the telegraph, oliver brown, wasn't allowed in though, having his accreditation taken away after he wrote an article, criticising saudi arabia's involvement in the sport. he gave me his reaction earlier — and told me how this could have implications for covering future events. i turned up on saturday evening at wimbley as agreed for the fight night. suddenly people start m

sonia bompastor has replaced emma hayes as she hopes to keep the all conquering team top of the pile, chelsea, you just want to win every single title, you want to compete in every competition, and we know all the teams will be ready. it will be tough. but we feel ready, and the players are really competitive, i think i am also really competitive, so this is about it, and we like to be in that position, to be able to compete. meanwhile, chelsea defender niamh charles has had surgery after dislocating her shoulder in a preseason game against feyenoord. the england international left the pitch in tears during the win but has had a successful operation. they couldn't be split in the t20 series, mainly because they couldn't beat the manchester rain at the weekend, but now england and australia have started the one—day part of their month—long white ball battle — in some september sunshine, no less. nottingham provided the good weather and a good start for england. ben duckett struck 11 boundaries on his way to 95, but he was stopped in his tracks by marnus labuschagne — the first of three

the blues are looking for a sixth title in a row, but begin a season without emma hayes in the dugoutnews show, available on the iplayer later today, they look ahead to the new campaign. no team has dominated the women's super league era quite like chelsea have. they have won the last five league titles and are, without a doubt, the team to beat, but it's been a big summer of change, hasn't it? so the question is, will they be able to keep that up? well, bbc sport's senior women's football reporter, emma sanders, is alongside me. emma, thanks so much forjoining us. are you excited for the new season? absolutely, i can't wait. i think every season we say itjust gets better and better each year. i think this year it will be exactly the same. new managers, new players. yeah, it's going to be another rollercoaster campaign. i just can't wait. yeah, neither can i. fingers crossed, it's going to be as good and as tight as it was last season because, in the end, chelsea obviously pipped manchester city to it, but there were seven goals in it. they won on goal difference. it was so incredibly

sonia bompastor begat where emma hayes left off. a solid start to her rain here at chelsea. also lost on penalties to southampton in the league cup in the week. so today, can they find a point at least at promoted side leicester? just because they have been promoted doesn't mean they are a good outfit. they have good players. they have kept the number of good players who have led to the premier league. we need to go there with the right frame of mind, i think. i think some of the performances, two away and do it home, we need to remember we can score goals but we need to do well defensively and find the balance over 90 minutes of play. that is the challenge in front of us. ——2 away and two at home. it was a bad start, for the new stoke city manager narcis pelach as his side lost 3—1 at home to hull city in the championship. three goals in 16 second—half minutes turned the game on its head, with regan slater scoring the pick of the bunch. the win is hull's first of the season. anthonyjoshua says he feels like a gladiator ready to perform, for the people, after the weigh—in fo

and there were headline departures too, not least at reigning champions chelsea, where emma hayes' exity for the men's team because of construction work. after winning their first trophy last season, though... commentator: shimmies away. it's ella toon! ..the players themselves say it's business as usual. having that feeling now of what winning feels like in a manchester united shirt, everyone who was a part of it last year and how much it meant to them, how much it meant to the fans and the club as well. you obviously want to do it again. also amongst the trophy hunters will be arsenal and manchester city. their clash at the emirates on sunday is the glamour tie of this opening weekend. but it all kicks off in south west london tonight, as chelsea take on aston villa. jo currie, bbc news. now in the mean's champions league, an incredible double save from david raya, earned arsenal a valuable point at atalanta. a penalty early in the second half looked likely to be the moment the italians would take the lead, but raya stretched and stopped it. not only that, he shows great agility to sc

you look at emma hayes going across to paris or lyon, wherever it was in the summer, with the with theics. she was head of the us national football team and she won the gold. but she wouldn't claim to be to be american. she wouldn't be able to play if she was a player for so. so the rules are different when it's a manager compared to when you're a player. >> what though? if she wasn't singing god bless america or whatever it is over there, they'd be literally there would be. >> there'd be i don't know, i don't know if you did. i don't know if she did. in the summer, a few, a few weeks ago. i'm not sure. >> the thing is, lee carsley is only an interim manager. as a caretaker. he's got six games, right? yeah. i would humbly suggest that if you actually want the big job, and i do believe he does this isn't the best way about going, i don't believe. >> i think the fa will be very surprised this morning that it's reared its head in this way, and it's caused a problem for them. yeah, i do, i do, because if it was that important, they would they would have discussed it with him beforehand. >>