and there‘s no doubt all eyes will be on frank lampard in the derby dugout.what should be the big stories of the season. arguably the english championship is one of the most competitive divisions in world football now, as teams like huddersfield town and cardiff in the last two seasons have shown, anyone from this division can the hopes of finishing in the top six and getting promoted to the premier league. that makes it even harderfor premier league. that makes it even harder for the premier league. that makes it even harderfor the teams premier league. that makes it even harder for the teams coming down from the top division every season. this year it is west brom, swansea and stoke who have come down to the championship. west brom have kept faith in darren moore, in his first job as a manager. but stoke have made a change, bringing in gary rowett as their new boss, and swa nsea rowett as their new boss, and swansea have rowett as their new boss, and swa nsea have ta ken rowett as their new boss, and swansea have taken a punt on a very different type of hea

we have to believe on theinsid and show it every week >> frank lampard going into the dugout for the first time, of course not a player anymore. just time to show you how well-supported the championship is compared to the other top divisions. the third most attended matches in europe came from the championship cumulatively. a huge amount. 11 million fans coming through the gates to watch games, that's more than la liga, serie a and ligue 1 in france. ligue 1, over 4 million fans through the gates. the world cup is a distant memory we're now into the full throes of the english football season beginning tonight with frank lampard's derby county to reading to kick off another nine months of thrilling football >> thank you very much for that, adam >>> general motors is seeking an exemption to a tariff for its envision suv this is one move the carmaker is trying to make to mitigate the trade tariffs. beijing has vowed to stand its ground in its trade war with the u.s. once again. the chinese foreign ministry says blackmail will not work president trump this week instructed his administrat

on his derby county tea m frank lampard on his derby county team just one in injury time.in the winner in front of his new national tea m winner in front of his new national team boss ryan giggs. joe hart has been having a medical at burnley today. he still has left on his manchester city contract but appears to have no first—team future. he only wants a permanent move and is willing to take a pay cut after spending the last two seasons on loa n spending the last two seasons on loan at torino and west ham. george hall is a shot of the week at the british open golf, she is behind a ten under leader, she has dropped a shot and four birdies today took her to nine under par in a 3—way tie for second place. florentino parker is five shots off the pace, but the shot of the day came from henderson from canada, getting a hole in one on the par 39. one bounce and straight in the whole. —— hole. and that is all sport. it has been another scorcher across the south—east, two bridges up to 33 celsius and for some of us he later continues to the weekend. the hottest weather will be acro

the former england midfielder frank lampard former england midfielder frank lampa rd was former englandnd what a dream start as a manager for new team derby county and what a dream start as a managerfor him. they came from behind to beat reading to—1 with 15 seconds of injury time remaining. thom lawrence converting that cross. and after all the success that lampard has had as a player he said this win was right up a player he said this win was right up there with the best moments of his career. the scottish permission begins this afternoon with champions celtic setting their sights on an impressive vented trouble trouble if they can win the league, scottish cup and league cup for a third season in a row. that is the challenge facing brendan rodgers's side as they begin against newly promoted livingston. they are bidding to win the title for an eighth year in a row. as the champions it is ourjob not only to defend it but to win again. it is the same ideas, rouen to develop the squad, that is our goalfor this year. we want to develop the work that we have already put in over the last cou

frank lampard's first competitive match in charge of derby county sees them take on reading at the madejski england midfielder hopng to lead the rams into the top flight this season. colin hazeldon has more. so this is it. this is where the season so this is it. this is where the season begins. reading against derby could not be more intriguing. the manager of the home club, paul clement, done it all. he has been assistant at some of the biggest clu bs assistant at some of the biggest clubs in europe. he has managed at the top level here and has huge experience in the championship. 0n the other of defence, there is frank lampard. he is one of the great midfielders of his generation in the world, but is that going to translate to being a successful manager at derby county, who are hungry for success? i am excited, definitely. i am focused. it has certainly brought another intensity to my life this week and it was an intense preseason anywhere before that. but now i am excited and of course there will be nervous, match day, because this is a new role for me. serious games are going to come th

tottenham watford is one of three all—premier league ties, while manchester united are at home to frank lampard'sland's women's world cup fate is out of their hands, despite beating switzerland. they needed to win by two goals but fell short. they had got off to the perfect start, erin cuthbert giving them the lead in the second minute of the game, and by the sixth minute they were 2—nil up, kim little doubling their advantage, but just seconds later lara dickenmann pulled one back for the swiss. scotland couldn't add to their tally, but held on to win. they'll now need to better switzerland's result in the last game to win the group but they could take a place in the play—offs if not. england manager gareth southgate has named his 23 man squad for the upcoming matches against spain and switzerland. it'll be their first match since reaching the semi—finals of the world cup. manchester united's luke shaw has been recalled — he last played for england in march 2017. there are five changes in all, ashley young has been dropped, burnley defenderjames tarkowski comes in, southampton keeper alex macrth

two second half goals gave frank lampard his second league win of the season.t league win beating rotherham. the england women's manager phil neville has recalled captain steph houghton and alex greenwood as his side look to qualify for the world cup. centre—back houghton is fit again after a knee injury, while left—back greenwood returns from suspension for the final qualifiers against wales and kazakhstan. wales top the group, having played one game more — the winners of that match on the 31st august will qualify automatically for the tournament. danny cipriani faces an rfu hearing tomorrow to determine what action he'll face after being charged with conduct prejudicial to the interests of the game. the rugby players‘ association had called on the rfu to drop its case against the gloucester fly half after being disciplined by his club side and fined byjersey magistrates‘ court having pleaded guilty to assault and resisting arrest following an incident outside a jersey nightclub. 0ver100 and 200 metres he was unbeatable for most of his career. a year after ret

football season got under way tonight at reading, and it was a winning start to management for frank lampardm won 2—1. but only just. 1—1 until the fourth minute of stoppage time, wales international tom lawrence headed in the winner for derby. lampard, who won 106 caps with england, hoping he can take derby to at least the play—offs in his first season. well, the premier league gets under way next week, and it looks likejoe hart might be on his way to burnleyjust in time. the manchester city goalkeeper had a medical today. hart still has a year left on his city contract, but appears to have no first—team future under manager pep guardiola. hart only wants a permanent move and is willing to take a pay cut after spending the last two seasons on loan at torino and west ham. meanwhile, the scottish premiership starts tomorrow. celtic are going for an eighth straight league title. but with the arrival of steven gerrard in charge of old firm rivals rangers, could the gap between be about to close? andy burke reports. brendan rodgers and celtic have dominated scottish football in recent yea rs. do

and it's a winning welcome to football management for frank lampard. test between england and india just gets better and better, with thrilling finish in store at edgbaston tomorrow. india need another 84 runs to win with five wickets left. captain virat kohli again proving a thorn in england's side, not out on 43. patrick gearey has the story of the day. such are the twisting, turning, enthralling storylines of this test, it's shaping up to be the best brummie drama since peaky blinders. and it has pulled in the punters. this of the biggest selling days. there were only 31 runs and when a trap forjoe root. act one, ravi ashwin‘s trap. he lured joe root to the catcher around the corner. a pattern set in. dawid malan caught in the slips off ishant sharma. jonny bairstow caught in the slips off ishant sharma. ben stokes — you know the rest. england's best batsmen all out and we had not yet reached the interval. ayman owned a nine runs ahead at lunch. —— england. it took england's youngest player to break free. sam curran, 20—years—old, in his second test

over 400 appearances for chelsea, three premier league titles and one champions league crown, frank lampardthe first time. lampard will take charge of derby county when they face reading in the english second tier. iam i am excited. definitely. iam excited. definitely. im focused. it certainly has brought another intensity to my life this week, there had been an intense pre—season before that. i am very excited and of course there will be nerves coming back today. a brilliant 149 from india captain virat kohli rescued his side against england on day two of the first test match at edgbaston. after setting a target of 287, england managed to bowl india out forjust 274, with 20—year—old sam curran taking four of the wickets. however, the late wicket of alistair cook took the shine off england's day. the opener was bowled for a duck, as england closed on 9—1. there was a nice breeze out there, the clouds came in as well, which probably helped a little bit. in terms, i think recently we have noticed the ball doesn't swing as much when it is really new. as soon as the lacquer comes off it swings

and leeds have thrashed frank lampard's derby couty side 4—1 at the pride park stadium.header by alioski. elsewhere, west bromwich albion got their first win in three games in the championship. they edged a seven—goal thriller at norwich. aston villa came from behind to beat wigan 3—2 with an injury time winner. there were also wins for middlesbrough, who sit top of the table with 7 points, nottingham forest, sheffield united, rotherham and swansea. after two days of rain interrupted play at lord's, england have made the most of the sunshine on the third day of the second test against india. they had a wobbly start, before a big partnership between jonny bairstow and chris woakes saw them build a very healthy first innings lead. patrick gearey has more. it all seemed so calm. after yesterday's storm damage, a short sunlit stroll would take england beyond india's total. but a right leg betrayal, lbw, letters that would recur. and this catch from behind at 32—2. not long before another lbw, the new boy up trapped at 28. this thoe root, different bowler, same result. that f

two second—half goals gave frank lampard his second league win of the season. the sport. good evening. it was another warm and humid day, but sunshine was a little easier to find an over the last couple of days. this was how the day ended on the north norfolk coast, beautiful sunset there. but a bit more cloud in the mix further north and west. because there is a weather front approaching, bringing some rain across parts of northern ireland and scotland, and behind that frontal system, as it continues to trundle its way south eastwards during tomorrow, we will begin to introduce some cooler, fresh air. but, as we head through what is left of this evening, and tonight, we will see that rain and some of it on the heavy side across northern ireland and western scotland, patchy rain getting into eastern and southern parts of scotland later in the night. further south largely dry with fair amount of cloud. temperatures 13 to 17 degrees to the south of our weather front. further north, something cooler and fresher. ourfrontal north, something cooler and fresher. our

frank lampard was in the dugout with his new club derby county, and a dream start to life as a managerading 2—1 with 15 seconds of injury time remaining tom lawrence headed home that cross. after the success headed home that cross. after the success he had as a win, he said this was right up there with the best of his career. the scottish premiership begins this afternoon with champions celtic setting their sights on an unprecendented treble treble if they can lift the league, the scottish cup and league cup for a third season in a row. but that's the challenge facing brendan rodgers' side as they begin at home against newly—promoted livingston. celtic are bidding to win the scottish premiership title for the eighth year in a row. as the champions it is ourjob to not just defend, but go and win again. it is the same idea, we want to develop the squad, that is more of our goals for this year. we want to develop the work that we have already put in over these last couple of years, the development of players. i always think when you work with individuals and teams then there is always roo

versus what that is one of three all premier league ties, while manchester united are at home to frank lampard'so win by two goals, but felljust switzerland. they needed to win by two goals, but fell just short. switzerland. they needed to win by two goals, but felljust short. they had got off to the perfect start. aaron cuthbert giving them the lead in the second minute of the game. by the six minute they were 2—0 up, kim little doubling their advantage. just seconds later, lara at it and pulled one back for the swiss. scotla nd pulled one back for the swiss. scotland couldn't add to their tally but held on to win. they could take a place in the play—offs if not. roger federer eased to the third round with a routine straight sets victory over frenchman than wipe out, to set up a match against nick kyrgios. meanwhile, german angelique kerber is through to the fourth round at flushing meadows after beating sweden's johanna round at flushing meadows after beating sweden'sjohanna larsen in three sets. she will play dominika cibulkova walkover for a spot in the last 16. that is all the sport now. he

and frank lampard, it is the championship starting tonight and so frank lampard is the new manager ofg to steven gerrard at rangers making his debut and his uncle, harry redknapp. i wonder if he is under his duvet at this moment. why do you put your teeth back in? will go through the front pages. —— we will go. the guardian's front page has the story we've been discussing this morning about air pollution being linked to early symptoms of heart failure. the daily mail says amazon is killing britain's high street while halving the amount of corporation tax it's paid. the telegraph front page features comments made by the chief of the defence staff sir nick carter about veterans who served in the northern ireland troubles. he says he'll protect them from what he calls ‘vexatious claims.‘ and on the financial times, it's the story about apple becoming the first trillion pound company. one of the most read stories on the bbc news website this morning is a warning to tourists about using mopeds or quad bikes abroad, after a series of accidents and deaths. the association of british travel a

frank lampard makes his managerial debut tonight as the football league season gets under way.nt. so how is lampa rd feeling ahead manager paul clement. so how is lampard feeling ahead of the game?|j am lampard feeling ahead of the game?” am excited, definitely. i am focused. it has certainly brought another intensity to my life this week and it was an intense preseason anywhere before that. but now i am excited and of course there will be nervous, match day, because this is a new role for me. serious games are going to come thick and fast now. that's it from me for now, but sportsday will be back at 6.30 with a round up all the day's sport including the latest from edgbaston, where it is getting very exciting. let's get more now from zimbabwe where the opposition party, the movement for democratic change, is disputing the official result of the presidential election. emmerson mnangagwa was declared winner of the country's first post—mugabe poll. but his challenger, nelson chamisa, is claiming the vote was rigged — and is urging his rival not to accept what he calls "corrupted

the championship season began last night, former england midfielder frank lampard in the dugout withy 15 seconds of injury time remaining. interesting after all the success he's had, lampard said it was "right up there" with the best moments of his career. for celtic, never before has a scottish team won the treble treble, by lifting the league, the scottish cup and league cup trophies three seasons in a row, but that is the challenge facing brendand rodgers side as they begin at home against newly—promoted livingston. celtic are bidding to win the scottish premiership title for the eighth year in a row. as champions it is ourjob to not just defend, but go and win again. it is the same idea, we want to develop the squad, that is more of our goal for this develop the squad, that is more of our goalfor this year. we develop the squad, that is more of our goal for this year. we want to develop the work that we have already put in over these last couple of years, the development of play is. i was think when you work with individuals and teams then there is always room for improvement. en

tottenham watford is one of three all—premier league ties, while manchester united are at home to frank lampard'stonight's crucial world cup qualifier against switzerland. ideally, the scots need to win by two goals against the group leaders. to move a step closer to reaching the world cup for the first time. scotland got off to the perfect start, erin cuthbert giving them the lead in the second minute of the game. and by the sixth minute, they were 2—0 up, kim little doubling their advantage but just seconds later lara dickenmann pulled one back for the swiss. it's currently 2—1 at halftime. german angelique kerber has progressed to the fourth round of the us open by beating sweden's johanna la rsson in three sets. the wimbledon champion looked to be cruising at a set and a break up and served for the match only for larsson to hit back and take it to a decider. but the fourth seed held on to win 6—2, 5—7, 6—4. kerber will play dominika cibulkova for a spot in the round of 16. roger federer is up against benoit paire now. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in sportsday at 10:30.

former england midfielder frank lampard was in the dugout with his new club side derby — and what a dream injury time remaining. tom lawrence on the end of that one. and after all the success lampard's had as a player, he said this win was "right up there" with the best moments of his career. for celtic, never before has a scottish team won the treble treble, by lifting the league, the scottish cup and league cup three seasons in a row. but that's the challenge facing brendan rodgers' side as they begin at home against newly—promoted livingston. celtic are bidding to win the scottish premiership title for the eighth year in a row.. as the champions it is ourjob to not just defend, but go and win again. it is the same idea, we want to develop the squad, that is more of our goals for this year. we want to develop the work that we have already put in over these last couple of years, the development of players. i always think when you work with individuals and teams then there is always room for improvement. england's georgia hall is just one shot off the lead at the halfway stage of the wome