it's the first meeting of the two sides since managers frank lampard and jurgen klopp had a touchlineare playing it down. a great rivalry between frank lampard and me, we meet two or three times a year, in respect what he's doing. is probably a really nice quy: doing. is probably a really nice guy, but i do not know because i do not know him in private, he does not know me in private. 0n the sideline, we have quite animated and emotional and sometimes we say a few words, you wish a few minutes later you hadn't said it, that is how life is, thatis hadn't said it, that is how life is, that is how football is must stop nothing woman that.” that is how football is must stop nothing woman that. i have a huge amount of respect for him. —— meant nothing more than that. what he has doneis nothing more than that. what he has done is incredible and that is on him as the focus point of the club and the individual talent they have and the individual talent they have a nightclub that they have brought in. so there is nothing in it for me. the competitive nature of the 90 minutes can always at slig

frank lampard former chelsea player now manager calls on premier ship to have a heart.g about here is what they called the virus fan van. which means that the lower leaves who don't have a lot of money to fall back on and who rely on the ongoing income as he was describing from fa ns income as he was describing from fans coming in and buy merchandise and so on, what frank lampard is rightly saying is whether the premier league clubs who have got a huge amounts of money and who pay an enormous amount to their players might be able to chip in to save some of the lower leagues. in the amateur sport in the junior sport and other sports, rugby is in real trouble, the general environment in sport as it is in all entertainment industries, is that without the paying public going to watch, and of course the paying public would love to go and watch if they could. we have a serious meltdown and a potential loss of this part of our national heritage and our usual weekly enjoyments for so many people. yeah, normal lives. absolutely. front page of the guardian, story at the bottom, g

and the chelsea boss frank lampard has confirmed that rennes goalkeeper edouard mendy is having a medical from current number one kepa arrizzabalaga. let's return to our main story — the impact of the latest government announcements on sport. we can get have lost more than £100 million since the shutdown in march. that's rugby union. that led to the decision to make the rugby seven players redundant but ahead the tokyo 0lympics, players redundant but ahead the tokyo olympics, the team are not giving up on their dreams. gavin has more. there were high hopes for the british men's or women's rugby sevens at the tokyo 0lympics, british men's or women's rugby sevens at the tokyo olympics, the men's side one seller four years ago and the players have come together to crowd fun now there way to japan next year. tom mitchell, who was pa rt next year. tom mitchell, who was part of the men's team in rio joins me. thank you so much indeed for being with us. tell us a bit about the shock of when you got the news about the funding. yes. i think when the olympics was postponed for another year, we were

no animosity here, the last time jurgen klopp and frank lampard met, liverpool were celebrating theirerson, causing all sorts of trouble. the card upgraded after the intervention of var, chelsea down to ten.

no animosity here, the last time jurgen klopp and frank lampard met, liverpool were celebrating theirer league title. chelsea want to be challenging them this year, and new striker, timo werner, will be key to that. off target here though, unlike this pass from liverpool captain jordan henderson, causing all sorts of trouble. the card upgraded after the intervention of var, chelsea down to ten. it did not take long for liverpool to take advantage. four minutes into the second half and mane had put them ahead. the second came quickly after and it was a far simpler finish. chelsea's goalkeeper, kepa arriza balaga, may be the most expensive, but it is rather telling the club want another one. time for a rethink and a gift. a foul afoul in a foul in the box, penalty chelsea. jorginho hadn't missed once since his return to london, first time here. liverpool champions again, the celebrations though are saved for now. really happy. especially the first half. luckily for them they got a ca rd half. luckily for them they got a card in the second half which made it easier and we created many ch

it says: here's the reaction of chelsea boss frank lampard.because that's what the premier league is all about, having fans and having that interactions. it heightens the atmosphere and we want that. so it certainly isn't getting us that. so it certainly isn't getting us down, wejust that. so it certainly isn't getting us down, we just want them back badly in a controlled manner. let's hope he can buy that way as soon as possible. scottish first minister nicola sturgeon has said the phased return of fans in the scottish premiership from 5 october is now "unlikely". further pilot events are on hold with the situation to be reviewed again in three weeks. it means fans inside celtic park for the first old firm game of the season, on the 17th of october, is also unlikely, while scotland's matches against israel on the 8th of october and slovakia three days later will be behind closed doors. indoor recreational team sports such as netball, basketball and five—a—side football won't be able to continue under the new coronavirus restrictions, which li

frank lampard's new—look chelsea got off to a winning start to their premier league campaign with a 3ry at brighton. brighton had equalised after a penalty scored byjorginho butjust two minutes later reece james hit a wonderful strike for his first ever premier league goal and then it was james who delivered the corner for kurt zouma to score a deflected third and land all three points for the londoners. it isa it is a tough ask for everybody, if only had a few days of work as a tea m only had a few days of work as a team andi only had a few days of work as a team and i didn't expect the kind of football that we want to play that ta kes football that we want to play that takes time to bit of work and no law come, but today we cannot always produce that, you have to do things well, the more difficult side of the game, resilience, throwing yourself in front of the ball in terms of defence, and you get a goal comes in please, tough place to be. elsewhere, wolves got their season off to the perfect start with a two nil win at sheffield united. rauljimenez opened the scoring, before romain

havertz becomes the seventh signing for frank lampard this summer.esliga side bayer leverkusen. the 21—year—old is chelsea's second most expensive signing after kepa arriza balaga joined from athletic bilbao two years ago. england's cricketers staged a remarkable comeback to beat australia by two runs in the first t20 international in southampton this evening. dawid malan top scored for england with 66 but when he was out they lost momentum and ended with 162 for seven. australia looked set to reach their target with ease with their openers putting on 98 but then captain aaron finch fell. after that they crumbled to some inspired england bowling to fall short. sir mo farah has set a new world record, at the diamond league meet in brussels tonight, breaking the ‘one hour run' landmark set by haile gebrselassie 13 years ago. farah covered the time in 21 kilometres and 330 metres, beating the previous distance by 45 metres. the four time olympic champion increased the pace alongside belgium's bashir abdi, in the latter half of the hour, in the event tha

it's something chelsea boss frank lampard's been speaking about today, ahead of his side's efl cup match rule changed. we are all in this game, and i think we understand that when you jump into the box, your omen, her arms will move into those positions. it's already a difficult rule, and the idea of trying to find some clarity, we've actually made it something which doesn't feel right at all. so i like to think something could be done to change it. it's not been a great couple of days for british players at the french open — they're all out — except heather watson who plays her first match tomorrow. today liam broady, who was a qualifier, was beaten by the czech republic'sjiri vesely in the opening round. broady, who was appearing in the main draw at roland garros for the first time, did level the match at one set all but ultimately went down in four. meanwhile, the british number three, cameron norrie looked like he was in for a trouble—free evening as he raced into a 5—love lead in the first set against daniel elahi galan, winning it 6—4. he was two sets to one up, too, but the colomb

but manager frank lampard maintains the arrival of goalkeeper mendy, doesn't mean the end for kepa, theng his last game chelsea. i think it is difficult time for kepa, i know it and he knows it. we will notjump to that conclusion and also i think he felt quite strongly about it in the last week and is also understanding that kepa is a young man and that a lot of the spotlight on him has become slightly unfair. that matches at 7:45pm this evening. essex cricket club have had to respond to accusations of cultural insensitivity after one of their muslim players had alcohol poured over his head during celebrations after their bob willis trophy victory on sunday. batsman feroze khushi is on the left here will buttleman pouring beer over him. in similar situations, england's world cup victory for example. other players have waited for muslims moeen ali and adil rashid to step away before spraying champagne. essex put out a statement earlier phone short of apologising but they have said... all week on bbc news, we are highlighting racism in football through the stories of people working in the

the big fish should help out the minnows, says frank lampard. the chelsea manager believes the premier league will get together to make sure smaller clubs don't go under in this pandemic. good morning. it is a fairly chilly start to the weekend. there will be some strong winds around today, petite italy for eastern england, with a bit of showery rain there too. —— particularly for eastern england. but most of the weather is looking fine. i will have all your details throughout the programme. it's saturday, the 26th of september. our top story: tributes are being paid this morning to long—serving police officer, matt ratana, who has been named as the man shot dead in a south—london custody centre. an investigation is under way after the new zealand—born sergeant was shot in the chest, as a suspect, who was still in handcuffs, was being checked in. jon donnison has this report. sergeant matiu rata na, sergeant matiu ratana, almost 30 yea rs sergeant matiu ratana, almost 30 years in the metropolitan police, was on the verge of retirement. now, the

frank lampard has been backed with the greater expenses and fevered excuses.s the landscape, and i'm excited by thatis the landscape, and i'm excited by that is much as feeling the pressure. we're ready to go, ready to work. leeds will be starting from a lower base, but that's where marcello likes to be. the crouching tiger of management, he often watches games on a bucket. he it's got leeds out of their six—year long hold. he expects more. he isn't big on resting. he'sjust religion less, he's passionate about football. —— relentless. to produce what we can on the pitch, i think that's what he's one of the greatest managers. do stay with us here on bbc news. hello. the weekend is upon us and the weather is looking a bit mixed. something of a north, south split. across much of england and wales we've got a fairly decent weekend ahead. and wales we've got a fairly it's looking largely dry, pretty warm as well with some sunshine on offer. but for scotland and northern ireland, a different story. here, things will be turning increasingly windy particularly through

frank lampard will not have been too chuffed at chelsea's defending either. keeper on thursday, dropped their normal one yesterday and started a third at west brom, only to see his side 3—0 down at half—time. at least three second—half goals, including a 93rd minute equaliser from tammy abraham, could make him smile — on the inside. ah, the premier league. never change. ben croucher, bbc news. the top four are all in action in the scottish premiership this afternoon. kilmarnock are up to fifth, after beating st mirren to send them to the foot of the table. and that helped livingstone to move off the bottom, with a 2—0 win over stjohnstone. man of the match was scott tiffoney, who scored their first goal and set up the second. tottenham's new signing alex morgan has yet to make her debut. the ameican double world cup winner was on the bench but she didn't make it on to the pitch — and she watched her side lose 4—0 to arsenal in the women's fa cup quarter final. jordan nobbs got the first before lisa evans scored a hattrick. we obviously want trophies this year

it's something chelsea boss, frank lampard, has been speaking about today., and i think we all understand that when people jump all in this game, and i think we all understand that when peoplejump in the box, your arms will naturally move into different positions. it's a lwa ys move into different positions. it's always been a different role, may be always been a different role, may be a certain bits of grey area in its, the idea of trying to find some clarity, we've actually gone the other way and made something that just doesn't feel right at all. so i'd like to think that something can be done to change it. not a great couple of days for british players at the french open. they are all out, liam brody who was a qualifier was beaten by the czech republic in the opening round. brody who is appearing ina the opening round. brody who is appearing in a main draw for the first time did level the match at one set all. ultimately went down. meanwhile, the british number three, cameron norrie looks like he was in for a trouble—free evening as he raced into a five

havertz becomes the seventh signing for frank lampard this summer.r—old is chelsea's second most expensive signing after kepa arriza balaga joined from athletic bilbao two years ago. mo fair has broke the landmarks that by gabrielle selassie 13 years ago. he covered the time in 21 km and 330 metres, beating the previous distance by 45 metres, the four—time of the big champion increased the pace alongside belgium and the latter half of the hour in the event that the athletes tried to cover as much distance impossible —— as possible in 60 minutes. that was incredible, i'm very happy to break the record today. i'm so pleased for him and for myself. what an amazing way to do it. and to show the people what is possible. all the brits have been knocked out of singles competition at the us open, after dan evans lost to frenchman corentin moutet. the match resumed after rain halted proceedings in the third set, at one all after evans took the first set, but the 21—year—old closed out the match — taking the next the two sets both on tie breaks. —— putting on

no animosity here, the last time juergen klopp and frank lampard met, liverpool were celebrating theirthat. off and new striker will be key to that. off target here though, unlike this pa rs off target here though, unlike this pars from liverpool captain jordan henderson, causing all sorts of problem or questions on. the card upgraded after the intervention of the ar, chelsea down to ten. it did not take long for liverpool to take advantage. four minutes into the second half and mane had put them ahead. he second came quickly after and it was a far simpler finish. chelsea's goalkeeper may be the most expensive, but it is rather telling the club want another one, time for a rethink and a gift, penalty chelsea. jorginho hadn't missed once its return to london, with time for both. the camp is well again, the celebrations though are saved for now. after a busy couple of days in the transfer market, tottenham have delivered the goods on the pitch today. son heung—min scored four times as spurs thrashed southampton 5—2 to claim their first premier league win of the season. adam wild was watc

frank lampard's side have spent more than £200 million on players this summer following their transfering the pandemic compared to clubs owned by countries and oligarchs — a comment that lampard said amused him. the managers had a heated exchange on the touchline at anfield at the end of last season, but both say there are no hard feelings. i respect a lot of what he's doing. he's probably a really nice guy. but i don't know, because i don't know him privately, like he doesn't know me privately. and on the sidelines, we are quite animated and emotional, and sometimes we say a few words we wish we wouldn't have said a few minutes later. that's how life in football is. it's nothing more than that. i got igota i got a huge amount of respect for him asa i got a huge amount of respect for him as a manager, what he's done with liverpool in the course of time is been there is incredible. that's on him, and the individuals, having that squad that they've brought in. there's nothing in it for me. the competitive nature of the 90 minutes can always slightly boil over in different directions. but

meanwhile chelsea's to latest summer signings will both be in squad for the game tonight but frank lampardbs. i won't go to the point of him playing is asking for chelsea. i think it is difficult time for him, i know it and chelsea. i think it is difficult time for him, i know itand he chelsea. i think it is difficult time for him, i know it and he knows it. we will notjump to that conclusion and also i think he felt quite strongly about it in the last week and is also understanding that he isa week and is also understanding that he is a young man and that a lot of the spotlight on him has become slightly unfair. that is all your support for now i will have more for you at sportsday at 6:30pm, i will see you then. holly, thank you. we will see you then. at least £3 billion is due in rent today to landlords from commercial tenants. quarterly rent day is when property owners traditionally collect one of four payments throughout the year. but since lockdown, the amount of rent collected has plummeted and the government recently extended its temporary ban on evictions for firms struggling to p

a 31 win over brighton on monday the goals coming from giorgio restrains and kurt zuma manager frank lampard says he hopes his team can fight for the title after finishing 4th last season we go to mike and diabetes their 1st on the pitch and on and we showed a lot of good stuff we would in the where we want to be in the end though take a bit on and we'll improve for liverpool as well but 1st got in a season and certainly about it and when you come to a price not right and we did a lot of good things together the football season in germany has also kicked off and brucia dortmund made quite a statement in the german cup 1st round on monday jan and sun show got dortmund off the park against duesberg who play in the 3rd tier in germany jude bellingham store again hazard gio raina and marco royce also found the back of the net in a 5 mill thrashing dortmund have won this cup 4 times most recently and 2017. dortmund fans would have been happy with that but in south america supporters of brazilian club corinthians are anything but pleased they gave their team's players a hostile reception at sao pa

frank lampard's side face champions liverpool this weekend. that he chose stamford bridge after being persuaded that the club could win things. i come here to win titles, of course. chelsea is a big club, a clu b course. chelsea is a big club, a club that always wants to win. for me, i club that always wants to win. for me, lama club that always wants to win. for me, i am a player that always wants to win every game. so it's clear to win titles. the yes —— last year maybe we don't win so much titles but now i think we have a very strong team. a young team. primoz roglic has come through the hardest stage of the tour de france and leads the race by 57 seconds with four stages to go. colombia's miguel angel lopez rode away from the group of favourites in the alps to win the stage and move up to third place overall. but the yellow jersey of roglic wasn't far behind and crucially finished ahead of the man in second place, tadej pogacar, to add an extra 17 seconds to his lead. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on

lights from defending champions at liverpool play chelsea that see managers you know can cope and frank lampard had something about such long falling outs when the sides met at the end of last season he's probably a really nice guy on just about i don't know because i don't know in private so what like he knows doesn't know me i'm prob and then got a sideline we are quite animated and emotional and sometimes you say a few words you wish you a few minutes later you wish you would have said it that's whole life is that's all football is there's nothing more then that spanish champions round abouts begin their title defense is in a danger down side taking on a role saucy downforce role of being quiet in the transfer market in the close season the only dish and susie down scored is midfielder martin who to guard his back after a long spell. doubt it's telling also making its roots in championship ventures play you some dorian later on on saturday roma held to nil nil job i have asked for owner just been bought by american billionaire down friedkin he's promised to turn the club it's one of the grea

frank lampard will not have been too chuffed that chelsea's defending either.time. at least three second—half goals including a 90 minute equaliser from tammy abraham could make him smile, on the inside. ah, the premier league. never change. then croucher, bbc news. the top four are all in action in the scottish premiership this afternoon. st mirren are now at the foot of the table after kilmarnock inflicted their fifth straight defeat. and that helped livingstone to move off the bottom with a 2—0 win over stjohnstone, alan forrest scoring their second. it's all very close in the bottom half of the table. us double world cup winner alex morgan got her first proper sight of english football, but her debut for tottenham will have to wait. morgan was a very cold looking, unused substitute as spurs were beaten a—0 by arsenal in the women's fa cup quarter final. lisa evans scored a hat—trick. there are three more ties today, including the holders manchester city who're away to second tier leicester. in rugby union, exeter chiefs are through to their first european c

frank lampard has been backed, but the greater your expenses, the fewer excuses.dscape, yes. i'm excited by that as much as feeling the pressure. we're ready to go, ready to work. leeds will be starting from a lower base, but that's where marcello bielsa likes to be. the crouching tiger of management who often watches games on a bucket has got leeds out of their 16—year long hold. he's hold them back to the premier league and expects more. bielsa isn't big on resting. he's just relentless, he's just passionate about football. with the players he has here, he's relentless with us, making sure we're doing everything to produce what we can on the pitch, and i think that's why he's one of the greatest managers. the same spending and sound bites might suggest football exists in a bubble, but a glance to the empty stands remind everyone of a growing problem. this extraordinary world badly needs normality. patrick gearey, bbc news. watford were relegated from the premier league, but they started life in the championship, with a one nil, win over middlesbrough on the open

chelsea manager frank lampard says footballjust isn't the same without the fans. ham manager david moyes and two of his players were forced to leave the london stadium just before their league cup match against hull city last night, after being told they had coronavirus. with kick—off little more than an hour away, moyes, issa diop and josh cullen found out from the team's medics that they'd tested positive. none of them had any symptoms. they're now in isolation, and they'll miss the league game against wolves on sunday. premiership rugby said all games would be played behind closed doors following the latest announcement. 1,000 fans were due to watch bath's match against gloucester last night, but fans were told they couldn't attend, just a few hour's before kick—off. but their mood will have been lifted by a remarkable late turnaround from bath — they came from 17 points down to win 31—2a, and move up to second in the table. are one of those teams your team, charlie? yes. shalli give you are one of those teams your team, charlie? yes. shall i give you the short

chelsea have spent around 200—million pounds this summer — and manager frank lampard said it was alla when he was six years old, who really shone last night. that was his first premier league goal for the club and he later delivered a corner for kurt zouma to score, with a bit of help from a deflection. we have only had a few days of work asa team, we have only had a few days of work as a team, new signings in that so i did not expect the kind of football we wa nt did not expect the kind of football we want to play but that will come but we you cannot produce that, you have to dig in and do some of the most difficult things in the game. throw yourself in front of the ball and we got out balls so i am pleased. wolves boss nuno espirito santo said he believed something special was being created at the club and they certainly looked like a tight unit, as they began their season with a 2—0 win at sheffield united — both goals coming in the opening six minutes. around a thousand fans were at kingsholm last night, to watch gloucester‘s premiership rugby match against harlequins. they were

chelsea boss frank lampard has been speaking today and hopes the rules will be changed.and dan evans went out on day one. meanwhile, number six seed serena williams has taken the first step in her quest for a record 24th grand slam victory. she defeated fellow american kristie ahn in straight sets in the first round. that‘s all the sport for now. back in the next hour. the vice president of the european commission has reiterated calls for the uk to withdraw plans which will override the brext withdrawal agreement. he said the uk‘s position was still ‘far apart‘ from what the eu could accept. he went on to say that if the brexit bill were adopted in its current form, it would constitute an extremely serious violation of protocol and of international law. our reality check correspondent chris morrisjoins me now. i know your impressed by my pronunciation, but for a little more about what he was saying. the important thing he said is that pretty much no matter what happens about the dispute about the internal market bill, talks will continue. if you remember, the european co

chelsea manager frank lampard has said that he has plenty to offer even at 31.” think he will be a big have heard reports of with gareth bale is not much to talk about, it would be surprising if he made his debut straightaway, because he has been playing too much for real madrid, training on his own, and sometimes players need a few weeks to settle in? exactly, that is the big question now. when are we going to see him in a spurs shirt again. he isa to see him in a spurs shirt again. he is a different player to the one that left spurs many years ago. fans yesterday at the training ground we re yesterday at the training ground were desperate to see him back. there is a cheeky little fixture first week of october, spurs take on manchester united, so maybe we will see his debut there. ole gunnar solskjaer was keen on him this time around as well, but he has gone back to spurs, so we will talk about gareth bale today on the programme. we have also got a really interesting interview with jamie vardy, dion dublin has been to see jamie vardy. can you hear that? that isa jamie vardy. can you h

their manager, frank lampard tonight. their manager, frank lampa rd says that tonight.ink which i feel very strongly about is that we must understand a cap is a young man. the goalkeeper as a young man. it has become slightly unfair. essex had said that the bob willis trophy celebration did not and would limp meet their inclusive value when a muslim player was sprayed with alcohol. the player had beer poured over him at lords following sunday's victory over somerset. the club said they will educate on diversity but further work needs to be done across both sport and society in general. and heather watson has finally begun her campaign at the french open. it is currently more for — four. that is currently more for — four. that is all your support for now and it is all your support for now and it is time for your questions answered. you've been sending in your questions on the new restrictions coming into place in some areas of the uk. here to answer them is our health correspondent, lauren moss. there is still time if you're a government minister to get those questions i