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to a disappointing 1—1 draw at home to dutch side fc twente, the boyhood club of united manager erik ten hagth more, here's tom gayle. it was always going to be a memorable night for erik ten hag, welcoming the team he supported, played for and was assistant manager when twente lifted their only title to date in 2010. christian eriksen�*s clean strike just inside the box ten minutes before the break saw the hosts edge a tight first half. in the 68th minute, though, the dane saw his pocket picked by sam lammers, who drove straight at andre onana before beating him at the near post. after a few hairy moments in added time, the visiting players, staff and fans celebrated the result likea win. as for manchester united, with back—to—back away trips up next in this competition — first porto before heading jose mourinho's fenerbahce — it's far from an ideal start for erik ten hag. there were nine games in total on wednesday, with lots more on results on the bbc sport website. but to pick out a couple, lazio had the biggest win of the night — 3—0 away at dynamo kyiv — and ligue 1's nice came from a

for erik ten hag, there is no room for _ analyst. ik ten hag, there is no room for sentiment. _ analyst. for erik ten hag, there is no room for sentiment. no - analyst. for erik ten hag, there is - no room for sentiment. no champions league clubs drop into this years europa league and so for erik ten hag and his third season, this competition could bring his third different trophy. it is competition could bring his third different trophy.— different trophy. it is an opportunity _ different trophy. it is an opportunity and - different trophy. it is an opportunity and more . different trophy. it is an - opportunity and more roads to achieve the target you want and this is definitely also a road and of course, the most difficult probably because in the tournament of 32, you have to be the best but, it is a target. might make his move to old trafford marked the peak of his career and tonight, erik ten hag will face the club who helped them get there. so the europa league is up and running. and there's a new format to get to grips with. ho

to a disappointing 1—1 draw at home to dutch side fc twente, the boyhood club of united manager erik ten hagmemorable night for erik ten hag, welcoming the team he supported, played for and was assistant manager when twente lifted their only title to date in 2010. christian eriksen�*s clean strike just inside the box ten minutes before the break saw the hosts edge a tight first half. in the 68th minute, though, the dane saw his pocket picked by sam lammers, who drove straight at andre 0nana before beating him at the near post. after a few hairy moments in added time, the visiting players, staff and fans celebrated the result likea win. as for manchester united, with back—to—back away trips up next in this competition — first porto before heading jose mourinho's fenerbahce — it's far from an ideal start for erik ten hag. there were nine games in total on wednesday, with lots more on results on the bbc sport website.

there will certainly be a focus on erik ten hag after the international break when he's got someone likeruguay midfielder ugate who manchester united have committed £50 million to. he wasn't available yesterday but he will be available for matches after this international break. i think the next international period between september and october, i think the people running manchester united will expect a big improvement in results and performances over that time to kind of give confidence that erik ten hag is the right man for the job. just a reminder, day five at the paralympics, 61 gold medals to be won in paris, and para gb have already claimed two of them. and that's all the sport for now. some new lines on our leading story, the situation in the middle east. protesters are calling for the government to do more to bring home hostages taken by hamas. we are hearing from the reuters news agency that the us presidentjoe biden has said a final deal for the release of hostages is very close but that he doesn't think the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is doing enough to secure a

after the fa cup final in terms of erik— after the fa cup final in terms of erik ten _ after the fa cup final in terms of erik ten haghy i wonder whether ten hag might bring _ wonder whether ten hag might bring casemiro back on board for the — bring casemiro back on board for the next game with manuel ugarte — for the next game with manuel ugarte still needing time to -et ugarte still needing time to get up _ ugarte still needing time to get up to speed given he hasn't played — get up to speed given he hasn't played since may. we get up to speed given he hasn't played since may.— played since may. we have already spoken _ played since may. we have already spoken about i played since may. we have i already spoken about everton boss made easy start. if you take the first five rather than first ten games, do you know who had it best? the picture behind might be a giveaway, liverpool have played three, won three and kept three clean sheets in the process leaving them level on points at the top of the table with manchester city. after all this uncertainty about life after klopp and the anfield tanks at not signing a holdi

erik ten hag wants to draw a line with between him and the ronaldo debate.ported that manchester city's trial for 115 charges of allegedly breaking the financial rules of the competition might finally get under way next week — this could be very significant moment for the league yes and it is due to start but we do not know and i think that is the issue over the whole process. this could go on for months and we won't really know the detail of what is being said behind closed doors and eventually, we will get a verdict in the premier league if found guilty, they have unlimited punishment and so, that is wide—ranging in itself, clearly if city and not found guilty of anything and they have absolutely declared their innocence on numerous occasions and there will be a light very firm shown on the processes. and yes, it is a huge moment for the premier league. and yes, it is a huge moment for the premier league-— and yes, it is a huge moment for the premier league. thank you very much indeed. he premier league. thank you very much indeed- he says _ premier league

manchester united look set to stick with manager erik ten hag for now, despite their demoralising homehas left united 12th in the premier league. 0ur sports editor dan roan is at old trafford. not much certainty there either, dan? . �* . not much certainty there either, dan? . �*, , ., dan? that's right, sophie. no official word _ dan? that's right, sophie. no official word from _ dan? that's right, sophie. no official word from manchester dan? that's right, sophie. no - official word from manchester united but behind the scenes senior sources indicate for now at least it is business as usual and the focus for the club is on the two big matches against porto in europe then aston villa in the league on sunday but it suggested the results of those could prove pivotal for their beleaguered manager eric tene had after quite a wretched performance against spurs at old trafford. their second successive home defeat by 3—0 in the league. their worst start to a premier league campaign, of course, and this is after they finished eighth last season. that almost got him sacked, ten hag, but the cl

erik ten hag has only one victory in five premier league matches, while tottenham have four wins in aions. micky van der ven set up brennanjohnson to score the first in just the third minute for spurs, before united went down to ten men when captain bruno fernandes was given a straight red card for a challenge onjames maddison. tottenham scored a second through dejan kulusevski.

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manchester united boss erik ten hag described their 7—0 win over barnsley as the "perfect night" fory were the biggest winners as the third round of the league cup got underway on tuesday. premier league sides brentford, southampton and crystal palace also progressed. but fulham were knocked out after the longest penalty shootout in the competition's history. after 3a spot—kicks, it was preston north end of the championship who went through 16—15. manchester city begin their champions league campaign later when italian champions inter milan visit the etihad. midfielder rodri says players are close to going on strike in protest due to the increase in games. along with the larger champions league, city will play in the expanded club world cup next year. rodri has sympathy from former city keeperjoe hart. he's just saying that, at some point, they will have to stand up point, they will have to stand up for themselves. because they are answering questions, it is are answering questions, it is a lot of football and when you're in the game and so focused on winning and being your best ever

international break of the season, but it could be an uncomfortable one for the manchester united manager erik ten hag at old trafford. three games into the season they are in the bottom half of the table with just one win. he says he needs time to rebuild the team. as for arne slot, it's been a dream start at liverpool — three wins and no goals conceded. i don't want to talk about positives. i don't want to take defeat. . we will be fine, but it

off the pitch, manchester united manager erik ten hag says it's "unavoidable that players will get injuredg too many games. players�* welfare has been an ongoing theme of late, after fifpro began legal proceedings injune against world football's governing body fifa in an attempt to guarantee breaks for players. there are too many games. it's clear, too many competitions. the top players, they are overloaded and this is not good for football in the end of the day. it's maybe good for commercial, but there is a limit. yeah, players getting injured, it's almost unavoidable, the players getting injured, because of the overall, from so many games. i don't really think there's yet, or there will be eventually, something which you can prepare for this, because it's getting more every season and, yeah, every season, you see more and more injuries. so, i think eventually, if you see this altogether, it's too much. to italy, and a big shock in serie a, as como got their first win of the season, beating atalanta 3—2. whilst in spain, real madrid have closed the gap on leaders barcelona to one point a

to a disappointing 1—1 draw at home to dutch side fc twente, the boyhood club of united manager erik ten hag

the manchester united manager, erik ten hag, has been responding to criticism from former striker cristianoonaldo, who hit out at the dutchman for saying the club are a long way from winning the league and champions league. ten hag pointed out that the portugal forward previously had admitted himself that united weren't placed to win the biggest trophies. they take on southampton in the premier league this weekend after consecutive defeats to brighton and liverpool, i have said before we are still in a transition period. we have to integrate a lot of young players also in the team. we are still dealing with injuries. we have to bring the injuries back in the team before anyone thinks about a inaudible. no, we have to win every game. i know that, the team knows this and it doesn't matter, we are fallible and we will focus on every game and have in every game the mindset we have to win. ahead of this weekend's north london derby, mikel arteta has signed a new three—year contract to stay at arsenal until 2027. the manager had just entered the final year of his previous contract, which had brou

manchester united got their biggest victory under erik ten hag to cruise into the english league cupof 3rd tier barnsley. marcus rashford, alejandro garnacho and christian eriksen all scored twice, while brazilian winger antony converted a first—half spot—kick in what turned into a rout. it was united's biggest win since they hammered southampton 9—nil in february 2021 when the stands were still empty due to covid. elsewhere championship side preston north end stunned premier league fulham winning 16—15 on penalties. that's the longest shoot—out in league cup history. and in a battle of the premier league's two sides yet to pick up a point, southampton beat everton on penalties. the commonwealth games will return to glasgow in 2026 after the scottish government approved the move. the city hosted it ten years ago and has stepped in after victoria, in australia, pulled out last year because of rising costs. it'll be a scaled down event, with fewer sports. it's understood the games will come at no cost to the public, with the australian authorities promising "a multi—million pound inves

erik ten hag has only one victory in five premier league matches, while tottenham have four wins in aow in all competitions. micky van der ven set up brennanjohnson to score the first in just the third minute for spurs, before united went down to ten men when captain bruno fernandes was given a straight red card for a challenge onjames maddison. tottenham scored a second through dejan kulusevski. and dominic solanke got the third in a comprehensive win for the visitors. i think our performance in the league all year have been strong, we have just not had that cutting—edge. it helps that we have dominic back and he is scoring goals. i think ourform has been consistent but when you get the wins, you want the players to feel a reward you want them to feel like they feel ok now because we will need another effort again in the next game to get us there. we have to deal with this. we have to show resilience because this is not good enough. we have to accept this and from that point on we have to do things better and go for the next game, focus on this and do things better. in the earlier ma

manchester united manager, erik ten hag, has confirmed that lisandro martinez, noussair mazraoui andt are all available for tonight's efl cup third—round tie at home to barnsley. the league one club are rewarded for getting this far with a dream draw at old trafford. united won this competition 18 months ago, providing erik ten hag with his first piece of silverware at the club. fulham, crystal palace, everton, southampton and brentford are the other premier league clubs involved this evening. and it's fight week in the big heavyweight clash between anthonyjoshua and the ibf belt—holder daniel dubois, which takes place at a sold—out wembley stadium on saturday. joshua has had to rebuild and work his way back to being a mandatory challenger, after losing a second consecutive fight to oleksandr usyk two years ago. he says he's been through a lot of pain, but believes he's a better fighter now. i think ithink i'm i think i'm gifted with an ability to fight and compete. in boxing, you're able to read certain tendencies, read your opponent. so i've always got an eye for that, but a suprem

the result piles more pressure on erik ten hag after two defeats in their opening three matches whilenceded. looked a bit more secure defensively. i think we were a lot more control of our game today. 0bviously three now and, yeah, could have been more. could have been, you know, a couple of goals, one goal ruled off—side. we had a couple of counter—attacks which should have ended up in better result but you can't argue with three great goals we have scored. the clean sheet is massive for us. when you come away from your rivals like man united, it's so important to keep a clean sheet. like the man said before the game, the first objective today is to keep a clean sheet and we've got the quality of scoring goals and we proved that. have some great players there, but we have such player as well, and i think as they say, he came three times of very good positions, good finishes, was nearly there. i'm sure we have even more scoring abilities, so, you know, we will be fine. we have to improve, we know that, today we have to be humble. we have to take this but we will bounce back.

it's the club where the united manager erik ten hag made his name as a player and then cut his teeths a coach under steve mclaren at the time. ten hag says he still has a soft spot for his former side and would rather not be playing them but knows the competition offers a path to champions league if they win it. it is an opportunity, and more roads to achieve the target you want and this is also a road. it is the most difficult probably because in the tournament of 32, you have to beat the best. but it is a target and it is a road we want to go. manchester city has confirmed today that their midfielder rodri has suffered ligament damage in his right knee. the spaniard had to come off in the 21st minute of their draw with arsenal on sunday. he has been seeing a specialist in barcelona and the club say that he will continue to be assessed to ascertain the full extent of the injury and expected prognosis. the recovery time from an acl tear is usually a minimum of nine months which would rule him out for the rest of the season. more injury news, kylian mbappe could be out for a number of

erik ten hag has only one victory in five premier league matches, while tottenham have four wins in arennanjohnson to score the first in just the third minute for spurs, before united went down to ten men when captain bruno fernandes was given a straight red card for a challenge onjames maddison. tottenham scored a second through dejan kulusevski. and dominic solanke got the third in a comprehensive win for the visitors. i think ithink our i think our performance in the legal year have been strong we have just not had that cutting—edge. it helps that we have dominic back and he is scoring goals. i think ourform has been consistent but when you get the win, you want the players to fill a reward you want them to feel

international break of the season, but it could be an uncomfortable one for the manchester united manager erik ten hag after a humbling 3—0 defeat to liverpool at old trafford. three games into the season they are in the bottom half of the table with just one win. he says he needs time to rebuild the team. as for arne slot, it's been a dream start at liverpool — three wins and no goals conceded. i don't want to talk about positives. i don't want to take defeat. . we will be fine, but it is clear we have to improve but by the end of the season i am quite confident again that we will have a big chance to lift another trophy. let's speak now to simon stone, our chief football news reporter. simon, the defeat for united is all the harder to take because it's liverpool. arne slot, a man who has been in the job forfive arne slot, a man who has been in the job for five minutes with liverpool. ten hag, they kept a lot of faith in him, though they be reassessing perhaps? him, though they be reassessing erha s? ., him, though they be reassessing --erhas? ., ., , him, though they be reassessing --erhas? ., ., _

the result piles more pressure on erik ten hag after two defeats in their opening three matches whileo into the international break with maximum points and no goals conceded. look a bit more secure defensively. i think we were a lot more control of our game today. obviously three now and, yeah, could have been more. could have been, you know, a couple of goals, one goal ruled off—side. we had a couple of counter—attacks which should have ended up in beater result but you can't argue with three great goals we have scored. the clinch is massive for us. when you come away with your rives like man united, that's what the man said before game, the first objective is to keep a clean sheet and got the quality of scoring goals and we proved that. . ,., ., of scoring goals and we proved that. . ., , , that. have some great players but we have — that. have some great players but we have such _ that. have some great players but we have such player- that. have some great players but we have such player as - but we have such player as well, — but we have such player as well, and _ but we have such

the result piles more pressure on erik ten hag after two defeats in their opening three matches whileinto the international break with maximum points and no goals conceded. you look a bit more secure defensively, we were a bit more in control of our game today. obviously 3—0, it could have been more. a couple of goals, one goal ruled offside, it should have ended up as a better result but you can't argue with three great goals that were scored, and clinch this match for us. if you come forward with your rivals, that's what they said at the beginning of the game, the first object is to keep the clean sheet. and we did that. i think we have such players as well and very good position and good finishes and was nearly there and we have given more scoring abilities and we will be fine. we have two improve and today, we have to be humble and take this and will bounce back. mo salah made two and scored one for liverpool. and afterwards admitted it's his last year with the club because nobody has talked to him about an extension to his current contract which runs out in 2025. and he was motiv

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we start with football and the pressure increasing on manchester united manager erik ten hag after atenham. his side are 12th with just one win in five in the league. ten hag said that he is not thinking about the club's owners opting for a change of manager and says they're on one page. irate change of manager and says they're on one page.- change of manager and says they're on one page. we are all in it together, _ they're on one page. we are all in it together, this _ they're on one page. we are all in it together, this decision - in it together, this decision to stay together and what we have to improve as an organisation and how we want to construct the squad and all the decision—making in togetherness. also with knew it will take some time. because we, how the window went, we still have to do with some injuries also from impact players and i think we will get better there and we need some time. i better there and we need some time. ., better there and we need some time. ,, ., , ., ., . , time. i think our performances in the league _ time. i think our performances in the league

the manchester united manager erik ten hag has been responding to criticism from former striker cristianoaldo — who hit out at the dutchman, for saying the club are a long way from winning the league the hearing held by an independent commission. here's our chief football reporter simon stone. this could go on for months and we really won't know the detail of what is being said behind closed doors individually, we will get a verdict in the premier league, of premier league, found guilty of unlimited punishment and that is wide—ranging in itself and clearly if city are not found is wide—ranging in itself and clearly if city numerous nd innocence on numerous occasions, then second—place finishes in the premier league behind manchester city. he says he feels proud, and is looking forward to what's coming next. here's our football news reporter nizaar kinsella. i think it's about taking the next step for arsenal, and symbolic that he comes before the derby in three years as a long time, struggling to be defined by what happens in game, more about his legacy. can he win trophies, they not won

it's the club where the united manager erik ten hag made his name as a player and then cut his teeth ten hag says he still has a soft spot for his former side and would rather not be playing them but knows the competition

it's the club where the united manager erik ten hag made his name as a player and then cut his teethcoach under steve mclaren at the time. ten hag says he still has a soft spot for his former side and would rather not be playing them but knows the competition offers a path to the champions league if they win it there more roads and the targets and this will be another road and it's the most difficult, probably. being in the tournament of 32 and you have to be the best but, it is a target. and it is a road we want to go. united are in tonight's draw for the 11th round of the league cup, that will be after the final 3rd round ties take place. arsenal take on bolton and the holders liverpool are at home to west ham united. though the league cup is probably low on the list of their priorities, liverpool have won it 10 times, more than any other club. it more than any other club. is always nice to win sor and it is always nice to win something and i know in the history of the cloud, they want it a lot of times, last season and a very special way, so many youngsters on the pitch in the fin

the result piles more pressure on erik ten hag after two defeats in their opening three matches whilee a bit more in control of our game today. obviously 3—0, it could have been more. a couple of goals, one goal

this could have been our worst ever display under erik ten hag.lthough you could argue in his defence, he he didn't get sent off. it was bruno fernandes got sent off and that created other problems. but to go a goal down within three minutes. and then the other side of the second half, same sort of thing. yeah. and i mean credit to spurs to go to old trafford, no one seems to be frightened of old trafford anymore. >> simon says get a new manager i think. yeah >> could be. do you think so? >> could be. do you think so? >> i think so. i think so. i don't know when it'll be, but they're looking around and as soon as they find someone better i think they'll go for. >> well, there's only one name stands out for me. not. doesn't stands out for me. not. doesn't stand out for me, but stands out, i think, for the owners of the club. and that's gareth southgate. yeah, i think so. >> i don't know how many manchester united fans will feel about that. >> if you are a manchester united fan or you have a view on this one at all. who do you think should be if the

y ya comienzan mal las cosas para el equipo de erik. ten hag. gran demostración del liverpool.rfecto al doblete de osiel fue este golazo espectacular desde la distancia de fernando gorriaran. con este triunfo los norteños quedan con 14 puntos a 2 del líder cruz azul. esta noche también les tendremos el partido entre santos laguna y necaxa para cerrar una nueva jornada de la liga mx. pitazo final en reposo deportivo. pausa y ya regresamos con más. domina la acción fue presentado por toyota. cuando la aventura llama toyota rescatar y tratar a perros que abrieron ya de hecho una nueva ubicación, pero los funcionarios dicen que están experimentando problemas específicamente de energía y que esto podría impactar a sus equipos. vamos a tener los detalles de esta noticia y de más información esta noche en punto de las 11. y aquí en telemundo, california, tenemos información de última hora. estamos siguiendo una noticia que nos llega desde san francisco. se reporta fuerte presencia policial en la zona cercana a union square. estamos viendo en este momento imágenes en vivo. son las 18:0

pressure mounts on manchester united boss erik ten hag after they're hammered 3—0 at home by spurs.tayed dry this weekend, low pressure is sweeping in across england, wales and northern ireland as we speak. that will hang around for the first few days of this upcoming week. monday and tuesday certainly looking wetter and windier — rather cool, but mid—week, high pressure will build in and that'll settle things down and we'll see increasing amounts of sunshine, but the nights will be cool with mist and fog returning. but up until tuesday, england and wales will have heavy and persistent rain — again, falling on saturated ground, we're likely to see the risk of further localised flooding in places. worth staying tuned to the forecast over the next few days. this area of low pressure is the culprit, which will become slow—moving as it pushes across england and wales during the course of the night, and the rain will be heavy and persistent accompanied by strong, gusty winds, up to 60mph around some channel coasts and in towards south wales. but a drier night to come across northern area

manchester united are expected to stick with their manager erik ten hag for matches against porto andston villa this week, despite their embarassing defeat against tottenham at old trafford on sunday. united are 12th in the league, withjust seven points — that's their joint—fewest after six premier league games in the clubs' history. senior sources at manchester united have told bbc sport "it is business as usual" and that the club is focusing on the two upcoming matches. however, no official comment has been made. here's our sports editor dan roan. given the fact they find themselves languishing down in 12th place just seven points, their worst start after six matches and primarily history. 0nly southampton newly promoted have scored fewer goals, would you believe, that manchester united the season. they desperately need two wins in the next few days. of course, if that doesn't happen with an international break happening, that would give united the time to have a very close look. you saw those glum faces in the directors box yesterday. the director of football, jason wilcox as well.

international break of the season, but it could be an uncomfortable one for the manchester united manager erik ten hagfter a chastening 3—0 defeat to liverpool at old trafford. three games into the season, they are in the bottom half of the table with just one win. ten hag says he needs time to rebuild the team. here's our chief football news reporter, simon stone. there will certainly be a focus on ten hag after the international break, when he's got someone like the uruguay midfielder manuel ugarte, who manchester united have committed £50 million to. he wasn't available yesterday, but he will be available for matches after this international break. i think the next international period between september and october, i think the people running manchester united will expect a big improvement in results and performances over that time to kind of give confidence that ten hag is the right man for the job. there is one bit of good news for manchester united fans who might be considering a few away trips in the europa league this season, and supporters of every club in european competition this season — u

erik ten hag knew the calm wouldn't last. promoted southampton sought to add to his problems.eron archer. but... he gets down to save it. around andre onana's right arm, the match seemed to pivot. 2.5 minutes later, it swung into the path of matthijs de ligt, defender and for the first time, a united goal scorer, something marcus rashford had not been since march. but he's been doing extra training. rashford goes low and rashford finds the corner! all aiming towards something like this. united had control, jeopardy now formality. all too much of a stretch for southampton. that challenge ended jack stephens afternoon and his team's chances. they were already condemned to a fourth league defeat in a row when united opened them up one last time. alejandro garnacho made it three goals, three points and for the boss, a few days. and for the boss, a few days peace at least. patrick geary, bbc news. the start was not easy, also some credit, they were very energetic but i think the penalty was the turnaround in the game and then not so far after we scored a goal but i think it was ver

relief for manager erik ten hag.rcher saw his penalty saved by goalkeeper andre onana. summer signing matthijs de ligt then put united in front, his first goal for the club before marcus rashford added a second before half time. alejandro garnacho added a third in stoppage time, all to the delight of the united boss who admits his side rode their luck at the start... the start was not easy. also, some credit to southampton, very energetic, but i think the penalty was the turnaround in the game and they're not so far afterwards, we scored a goal. i think that was very important from that moment on. we saw ulim ses from that moment on. we saw glimpses of — from that moment on. we saw glimpses of what _ from that moment on. we saw glimpses of what marcus - glimpses of what marcus rashford is capable of. first goal since march, how important is that the him, for his confidence?— is that the him, for his confidence? , ., ., confidence? very important. for every striker. — confidence? very important. for every striker, the

rarely a week goes by without debate over the future of united manager erik ten hag. just the one win in their last four premier league matches followed by a somewhat underwhelming 1—1 draw with dutch side fc twente in the europa league. we will be judged and that is normal. for every game, everyone expects united to win. we know that. it is not a secret for anyone. when you are in this club, you have to deal with this factor, and we do. i think eric's in a real toughjob. he's done really well. you know, he keeps mentioning he's won two trophies and he has, you know. so i don't think that's insignificant. everyone keeps telling me that's all i have to do. but obviously it's not all you have to do, you know? because when you do that, then there's more. there's always more. so i think he's done a greatjob. like i said, a difficultjob. over in florida, lionel messi scored again, as his inter miami team moved to the brink of clinching the top seed in the mls cup playoffs. inter had fallen behind to charlotte, before messi scored his 15th goal in 16 mls appearances this se

back to winning ways with a much—needed 3—0 victory at southampton and some relief for manager erik ten hagtthijs de ligt scored his first goal before marcus rashford and alejandro garnacho got the others. elsewhere — everton stay bottom without a win after losing to aston villa. and then in the late game — chelsea have just kicked off against bournemouth. it is goalless at the moment. next to the biggest team competition in women's golf — the solheim cup. it's day two and europe are still well behind the hosts the usa after the going into the afternoon's fourballs. after starting the day 6—2 up, the morning session was drawn so the scores were 8—1; going into the fourballs. the usa are up in 2 and tied in 2. rory mcilroy will take a one shot lead into the final round of the irish 0pen. the four time major winner started with an eagle and went on to make birdies at the seventh and thirteenth to edge ahead of italy's matteo manassero. mcilroy�*s on six under overall, with a group of four players — including england'sjordan smith and scotland's robert macintyre — three shots further back. for