that's how it finished, with fulham moving up to fourth while cardiffjump to tenth.taking their expulsion from the english football league lying down. they now say they're considering legal action against the efl. members of the club's executive met earlier today to discuss their options, having earlier sent the efl a letter, questioning its handling of the affair. our sports editor dan roan, has spoken exclusively to bury‘s lawyer chris farnell. earlier today, senior members of bury senior and executive coaching team met at these offices behind me in cheshire. the offices of chris farnell who has been helping them try and secure a last—gasp rescue deal with a number of bidders the weekend, that early on this week. they all came to late because if it believed on tuesday night decided to expel bury from the football league and yesterday they refused to reconsider that decision. so earlier i spoke to chris, and asked him what their next steps might be? we had a meeting this morning and we will try and take stock of the position. it would appear that bury have been expe

it's after ivan cavaleiro winner 10 minutes from time lifted fulham to 3rd.dersfield drop to 20th. hearts are the first side into the quarter finals of the scottish league cup. they beat motherwell 2—1 in atrocious conditions at fir park. michael smith's opener was the pick of the goals. he cost barcelona more than 100 million pounds but afterjust a year and a half — phillipe coutinho looks to be heading for the exit. it looks to be just on loan for now with the club's director guillermo amor saying a deal has been agreed in principle with bayern munich. he had been linked with tottenham before the transfer window in england shut. no coutinho for barca tonight. no lionel messi either. and no points after this stunning strike from aritz adruiz gave atletic bilbao victory on the opening day of the la liga season. adruiz will be retiring at the end of the season he has not scored too many better goals and that one in his career and quite happy about it as well. liverpool are playing their third game of the season tomorrow when they travel to southampton. and the

that's how it finished, with fulham moving up to 4th while cardiffjump to tenth.—3 in 71 minutes to reach the last 16 for the third grand slam in a row. konta will face czech third seed karolina pliskova for a place in the quarterfinals. british number two dan evans was outclassed as roger federer showed his best form to ease into the us open fourth round. federer played with his trademark fluency in a 6—2, 6—2, 6—1victory on arthur ashe stadium. after that match, dan evans expressed his disappointment at being scheduled as the first match on arthur ashe on friday, having played a gruelling four—setter against lucas pouille less than 24 hours earlier. he was asked if he thought federer had intentionally asked for the early start time. if that is the case, there is... it is tough on me, isn't it. but wouldn't be the first time the higher round players —— higher ranked players has had bull. —— had bull, so to speak. these guys, the tournament obviously want roger, they would rather roger be going through that match than me, so it is understandable. that's all the sp

at fulham, scott parker is going into his first season as permanent manager.. lost today 1—0 at parentheses. parker's not had much playing experience at this level but for a few games at west ham in 2011. and barnsley, another side back in the championship after promotion from l1 did a number on his side today. luke thomas their summer signing from derby getting the only goal. fulham very disappointing — they've got a lot of firepower for this division — mitrovic, knockaert and cavalero added to the ranks, but beaten on day one. they report today. cardiff city was beaten on their return to the second tier. this was a brilliant game at wigan athletic. the relegated side had a 1—0 lead through joe ralls. this was topsy—turvy this night but reagan wrestled control and when this match 3—2 from the evans. good start then for wigan who were teetering on the edge of relegation last season. a nice cushion for them to start off this new campaign. a look at the rest of the scores in the championship. charlton, like barnsley, another newly promoted side to win — 2—1 agai

fulham have launched an investigation into what happened.. fulham of course were relgated from the premier league last year while barnsley were promoted from league one. luke thomas scored barnsley‘s winner. full details of yesterday's results are over on the bbc sport website. and salford city made a winning start to life as a football league club, beating stevenage 2—0. mani dieseruvwe scored in each half for salford, who have won four promotions in five seasons since being taken over by a group that includes some famous manchester united teammates. the curtain raiser for next week's premier league season is at wembley this afternoon when liverpool take on manchester city in the community shield. it's the first of seven potential trophies liverpool could win this season, but it's fair to say their manager isn't getting particularly excited. you have to be ready, that is enough from a motivational point of view. it's nice to win it than not to win it, because we didn't win all of the finals but most of them, that's true. but at the end we w

fulham have launched an investigation into what happened.ason. fulham of course were relegated from the premier league last year while barnsley were promoted from league one. luke thomas scored barnsley‘s winner. full details of yesterday's results are over on the bbc sport website. the curtain—raiser for next week's premier league season is at wembley this afternoon when liverpool take on manchester city in the community shield. it's the first of seven potential trophies liverpool could win this season, but it's fair to say their manager isn't getting particularly excited. we have to be ready to win, that is nice from a promotional point of view, but in the end we will not do a parade afterwards. the rugby football league and super league say they're appalled by clashes between catala ns dragons and warrington wolves fans towards the end of their match in france yesterday. tempers flared on the field and off it with around ten minutes of the game to go, two warrington players and one from catalans were sent off after a brawl. there were als

fulham have launched an investigation into what happened.m of course were relgated from the premier league last year while barnsley were promoted from league one. just the only goal in it. luke thomas scored barnsley‘s winner. full details of yesterday's results are over on the bbc sport website. the curtain raiser for next week's premier league season is at wembley this afternoon when liverpool take on manchester city in the community shield. and pep guardiola has raised an eyebrow at the lack of city players on the shortlist for fifa's best player award, wondering if they need to get 250 points this season to improve their chances. their opponents today won one trophy and have three nominated, while the premier league champions won three major titles but don't have any. we won almost every trophy but, yeah, it is quite remarkable what we have done. not enough to have our players in the best players of europe but good. of course we know each other better than the first season. we start in the first season about what we are going to do. the

fulham have launched an investigation into what happened.o happen soon to help them compete in league one this season. they were beaten 2—0 yesterday by wycombe in their opening game. parkinson travelled to the game with just three senior contracted players and named six debutants in the side, including two whose signings were announced in the hour before kick—off. more than 1600 bolton fans travelled to the match to support their side. 0le gunnar solskjaer says he has "no doubt" that paul pogba will stay at manchester united this summer. the manager claimed pogba missed the club's final preseason match against ac milan in cardiff because of injury, but reports continue to link him with a move away from old trafford, with suggestions he failed to make the trip to try and force through a move to real madrid. the curtain—raiser for next week's premier league season is at wembley this afternoon, when liverpool take on manchester city in the community shield. pep guardiola has raised an eyebrow at the lack of city players on the shortlist for fi

fulham have launched an investigation into what happened. parkinson says a takeover of the club needs to happen soon to help them compete in league one this season. they were beaten 2—0 yesterday by wycombe in their opening game. parkinson travelled to the game with just three senior contracted players and named six debutants in the side, including two whose signings were announced in the hour before kick off. more than 1600 bolton fans travelled to the match to support their side. ole gunnar solskjaer says he has "no doubt" that paul pogba will stay at manchester united this summer. the manager claimed pogba missed the club's final preseason match against ac milan in cardiff because of injury. but reports continue to link him with a move away from old trafford, not least because of the comments of his agent. he isa he is a great player, very important for the team. we will see what will happen. he is a manchester united player and we will be happy if he stays. i can see that he is not angry but in football anything is possible. the curtain

fulham have launched an investigation into what happened.ternoon when liverpool take on manchester city in the community shield. aand pep guardiola has raised an eyebrow at the lack of city players on the shortlist for fifa‘s best player award, wondering if they need to get 250 points this season to improve their chances. their opponents today won one trophy and have three nominated, while the premier league champions won three major titles but don‘t have any. we won almost every trophy, not all of them, but it is quite remarkable that we have done not enough to have players in the best players in europe. of course we know each other better than in the first season, so now we start a new season where we talk about what we are going to do, the players know it so it is easierfor ourjob. england‘s bronte law and charley hull go into today‘s final round at the women‘s british open still in contention — the pair are both five shots off the lead. japan‘s hinako shibuno — who‘s playing in her first major — is 1a under par, a lead of two shots from

it's after ivan cavaleiro winner 10 minutes from time lifted fulham to 3rd.ague cup. they beat motherwell 2—1 in atrocious conditions at fir park. michael smith's opener was the pick of the goals.

england under 21 left—back ryan sessegnon has left fulham for tottenham for £25 million. year old scored two goals in 35 premier league appearances last season. and as we mentioned earlier, andy carroll has returned to newcastle united eight years after he left. the 30—year—old was released by west ham this summer following a six—year spell blighted by injuries. he's signed a one—year contract at st james‘ park. four british sides were in europa league qualifying action today. wolves look assured of a spot in the playoffs for the group stages. they beat armenian side fc pyunik by four goals to nil. rauljiminez scored either side of half time as wolves were rarely troubled. rubens nevez completed the scoring in stoppage time from the penalty spot. the second leg takes place next thursday. aberdeen must overcome a two—goal deficit if they're to reach the playoff round. they were beaten 2—nil by croatian side rieka away from home. manager derek mcinness has never made it past this stage though in five previous attempts with the dons. in the other matches, welsh champions the

properly got underway today and two of the relegated premier league teams started with defeats — fulham wigan. another newly promoted side — charlton got off to a good start with a win at blackburn. there were also victories for birmingham city, millwall, sheffield wednesday, qpr and swansea. in the late kick off, west brom have come from behind to lead 2—1 v notts forest. salford city made a winning start to their football league debut, beating stevenage 2—nil. the club owned by manchester united's class of 92 are already one of the favourites for promotion to league one. rhia chohan reports. the new season opener in a special for any football club and for salford city, and the ape team just five years ago it their debut in the english football league, an occasion indeed. with the hopes of another promotion to start off on the right foot? there were signs in the first half that they were up and running almost. all it took was for right back scott wiseman to set up the moment, letting the first league goal to mark the home site arrival and a career milestone. he gets a taste for the lea

elsewhere fulham got their first win since relgation. charlton got their second win of the season beating stoke 3—1. cardiff left it late, but a dramatic 96th minute goal saw them beat luton 2—1. hull city survived a fightback to beat reading 2—1, and there were wins for brentford, preston and sheffield wednesday. in the scottish premiership, champions celtic were rampant in front of goal for the second week running winning 5—2 at motherwell. neil lennon's side did have to come from behind though. as nick parrott reports. fir park has not been a happy hunting ground for celtic of late. their last three visits ended in draws and liam donnelly gave motherwell early hope of at least maintaining that run. but less than two minutes later, defender kristoffer ajer silenced the home fans with his first league goal for celtic. despite that, the champions looked vulnerable at the back end. and on another day, motherwell might have had a penalty. if manager neil lennon was feeling troubled, it didn't last. after leigh griffiths marked his first we

elsewhere fulham got their first win since relgation.amatic 96th minute goal saw them beat luton 2—1. hull city survived a fightback to beat reading 2—1, and there were wins for brentford, preston and sheffield wednesday. in the scottish premiership, champions celtic were rampant in front of goal for the second week running winning 5—2 at motherwell. neil lennon's side did have to come from behind though. as nick parrott reports. fir park has not been a happy hunting ground for celtic of late. their last three visits ended in draws and liam donnelly gave motherwell early hope of at least maintaining that run. but less than two minutes later, defender kristoffer ajer silenced the home fans with his first league goal for celtic. despite that, the champions looked vulnerable at the back end. and on another day, motherwell might have had a penalty. if manager neil lennon was feeling troubled, it didn't last.

the england under 21 left—back ryan sessegnon has left fulham for tottenham for £25 million. left. the 30—year—old was released by west ham this summer following a six—year spell blighted by injuries. he has signed a one—year contract at st james‘s park. four british sides were in europa league qualifying action today. wolves look assured of a spot in the playoffs for the group stages. they beat armenian side fc pyunik by 4—0. rauljimenez scored either side of half—time, as wolves were rarely troubled. rubens nevez completed the scoring in stoppage—time from the penalty spot. the second leg takes place next thursday. aberdeen must overcome a two—goal deficit if they‘re to reach the playoff round. they were beaten 2—0 by croatian side rieka away from home. manager derek mcinnes has never made it past this stage though in five previous attempts with the dons. in the other matches, welsh champions the new saints lost 5—0 to bulgarian side ludogorets. but better news for glasgow rangers, who beat danish side midtjylland 4—2. st helens have extended their lead at the top of super

that could leave fulham with that we's best record.ut. and they could be promotion favourites. but the championship is football's unpredictable division congested with teams and fans who all want the top prize. the full suite and won't decide this but could show the bigger picture. and after the waiting comes the hope. joe linsky, bbc news. you will have to just a joe linsky, bbc news. you will have to - just a little longer. for the start of the premier league, but how's this to whet your appetite? this weekend the two top teams of last season, liverpool and manchester city face off in the community shield at wembley. it's often described as little more than friendly but these two teams may have a point to prove. ben croucher has more on this. yes holly. liverpool and manchester city were far and away the best two teams in england last season. that epic title race going down to the final day. they'll meet at wembley on sunday in the community shield. some players might have had the summer off but some liverpool players might be a litt

fulham have launched an investigation into what happened.tion, both five shots off the lead, the japanese player who plays in herfirst japanese major is at 14 under, a lead of ten shots from the south african. the defending champion georgia hall is ten shots of the lead after a disappointing 74 yesterday. the rugby football league in super league say they are appalled by clashes between fans of catalan dragons and warrington wolves. tempers flared on and off the field. ten minutes of the game to go. warrington players, two of them, and one from the opposing side were sent off, disturbing scenes in the crowd as fans clashed in the stands, both clu bs as fans clashed in the stands, both clubs condemning the incident, the match saw catalans beat warrington by 30—10, st helens when the league leaders shield. that's of your sport. listen to the ashes on radio 5 live. play is under way at 11am. also in play clips available from the sport website plus more. that's over now. more in the next hour. another 55 homes have been evacuated near a dam in d

it's following their 2—1 defeat tonight by fulham.er league, they've picked upjust one point out of nine and were knocked out of the league cup in midweek by lincoln. hearts are the first side into the quarter finals of the scottish league cup. they beat motherwell 2—1 in atrocious conditions at fir park. michael smith's opener was the pick of the goals. he cost barcelona more than £100 million, but after just 1.5 years phillipe coutinho looks to be heading for the exit. it looks to be just on loan for now, with the club's director guillermo amor saying a deal has been agreed in principle with bayern munich. he had been linked with tottenham before the transfer window in england shut. no coutinho for barca tonight — no lionel messi either. and no points after this stunning strike from aritz adruiz gave atletic bilbao victory on the opening day of the la liga season. adruiz will be retiring at the end of the season. at the age of 38. liverpool are playing their third game of the season tomorrow when they travel to southampton. and they

huddersfield are taking on fulham. 30 minutes in at thejohn smith's stadium, and it is 0—0.uthampton tomorrow. the spaniard was injured midweek, in the super cup win over chelsea with an ankle injury, after a fan slipped and collided with him. andy lonergan could start. aged 35. when we were altogether, a supporter jumped over something, was chased by some security guys, slipped and kicked his ankle. crazy. so, yesterday, it was swollen. today, i spoke to him, he's here. i spoke to him. he said it is better. much better than yesterday but we have to see. there is no doubt about how much we love our fans, but if they all could stop doing that, that's the worst example. bath wing ruaridh mcconnochie is a doubt for england's second rugby world cup warm—up match against wales on saturday. the 27—year—old was set to make his test debut in cardiff, but will now be assessed this evening. it's not the same hip injury that forced him to miss the win last sunday. that's all the sport for now. i will have more for you in the next hour. i thanks very much. a provisional agreement is in

big week of football ahead, cardiff and fulham are currently under way in their championship match approachingardiff, still goalless but full of them have come through... they are making several changeups to their line—ups after midweek league cup matches. a big blow for england, in the ashes — james anderson has been ruled out of the rest of the series. he had been playing for lancashire's second 11, in a bid to prove his fitness. but he felt a pain in his calf yesterday. following that, medical teams have ruled him out for the final two tests. earlier this week, there had been some positive noises from anderson. he said he felt like he was getting somewhere and seemed hopeful of playing in the fourth test next week. he'll be replaced by somerset seamer craig 0verton. with the ashes series tied at one all, the momentum is with england after that sensational win at headingley last week. this is as worse as it gets for an athlete. the one thing you want to do is play on your home ground. he will be feeling his pain, i know he will be feeling his pain, i know he will be feeling his pain, i know

two of the relegated premier league teams started with defeats — fulham lost at newly promoted barnsley good start with a win at blackburn. there were also wins for birmingham city, millwall, sheffield wednesday, qpr and swansea. in the late kick off nottingham forest have just kicked off against west brom. they have taken the lead nine minutes on the clock there. salford city made a winning start to their football league debut, beating stevenage 2—nil. the club owned by manchester united's class of 92 are already one of the favourites for promotion to league one. rhia chohan reports. the new season opener and special for any football club but for suffered city who were in the ht or five years ago, it marked their debut in the english football league, an occasion indeed. with hopes of another promotion starting off on the right foot? early signs in the first half that they were up and running but almost. all it took was for the right back to set at the right moment and it was his first league goal to mark the home side rifle and a career milestone. he pounced on another and it became hi

changing hands, man utd sold lukaku to inter milan for 7a million pounds, while tottenham signed the fulhamrsenal where they've made some of the day's most eye—catching signings. yes, the coach has been busy adding two defenders to the roster today and that their time asking he managed to get the signature at the highly rated left backer karen interning from celtic. they pay 25 —— karen interning. they pay 25 billion for him —— million. but the biggest eye—catching is in the form of chassis's david louisejoining on a two—year dealfor 8 of chassis's david louisejoining on a two—year deal for 8 million. of chassis's david louisejoining on a two—year dealfor 8 million. that deal is yet to confirm we are waiting to see if it will be ratified before the deadline. back here in may, he signed a contract saying he was happy to be there around 20 grand a year, now former team—mates and new boss had clearly deemed him surplus to requirements but that pounds drop in the ocean compared to what other clubs spend. manchester united spending the most of any cloud, £18 million for the england defender harr

huddersfield town lost yet again last night, 2—1 to fulham, another side back in the second tier, andfailed to reach the champions league group stage in midweek, celtic turn their attentions to the scottish league cup this afternoon when they host dunfermline. hearts are already through to the quarterfinals, thanks to a 2—1victory over motherwell last night in absolutely atrocious weather conditions at fir park. all today's fixtures are on the bbc sport website. we've another busy weekend in the premier league ahead. football focus and dan walker will be looking ahead to it all from midday. dan is here in the studio for us. some exciting matches in store, dan? yes, it is game week two. we will be talking about manchester united, and tammy abraham, who missed a penalty in the super cup for chelsea and received quite a bit of racist abuse. his manager, frank lampard, has spoken out against that. an interesting topic to discuss. we have these honesty cards on football focus, it's been one of my favourite item so far. we have james madison and ben chilwell from leicester to ask each other

huddersfield town lost 2—1 to fulham last night, and that was the end forjan siewert, who'd managed onlyidweek, celtic turn their attentions to the scottish league cup this afternoon, when they host dunfermline. hearts are already through to the quarterfinals, thanks to a 2—1victory over motherwell last night, in absolutely atrocious weather conditions at fir park. all today's fixtures are on the bbc sport website. liverpool's adrian is hopeful of starting against southampton despite being injured by a fan who ran onto the pitch during the team's super cup celebrations. adrian only made his debut when alisson came off injured against norwich last week. managerjurgen klopp had this to say to the unwelcome pitch intruder. no line the on cm points for barcelona, after this stunning strike from outsiders. he gave athletic bilbao a 1—0 victory at the age of 38. he will be retiring at the end of the season, although after seeing that, they may not want to let him go. what a strike. a beauty, wasn't it? liverpool's adrian is hopeful of starting against southampton despite being injured by a fan

huddersfield town lost yet again last night, 2—1 to fulham, another side back in the second tier, and in charge. after they failed to reach the champions league group stage in midweek, celtic turn their attentions to the scottish league cup this afternoon, when they host dunfermline. hearts are already through to the quarterfinals thanks to a 2—1 victory over motherwell last night in absolutely atrocious weather conditions at fir park. all today's fixtures are on the bbc sport website. liverpool's adrian is hopeful of starting against southampton this afternoon, despite being injured by a fan who ran onto the pitch during the team's super cup celebrations. adrian made his debut in the win over chelsea on wednesday, with regular keeper alisson injured. managerjurgen klopp had this to say to the unwelcome pitch intruder. there is no doubt about how much we love our fans, but if they could all stop doing that. that is not the worst exa m ple stop doing that. that is not the worst example ever i actually ever super hard about. it's not for me. i don't know what you can do against it, but

fulham beat blackburn rovers 2—0 at craven cottage for their first win of the season and there was alike they might stumble at motherwell but came from behind to win 5—2. nick parrott reports. it has not been a happy hunting ground for celtic of late. there west three visits ended in draws and william donnelly gave motherwell early hope that at least maintaining that run. but less than two minutes later, defender kristof assigned was the home fans with his first week go for celtic. despite that, the champions looked vulnerable at the back and on another day, motherwell might have had a penalty. if manager neil lennon was feeling troubled, it didn't last. after week rivets marked his first week start since december, there was only going to be one winner. every celtic shot on target ended up in the back of the net and every goal came from a different player from james and forced to substitute edward, and ryan christie. showing strength and depth after making four changes from the last match was up when you are this good, complacency can creep in and donnelly ride motherwell a late cons

huddersfield town lost 2—1 to fulham last night, and that was the end forjan siewert, who'd managed onlyhe scottish league cup this afternoon, when they host dunfermline. hearts are already through to the quarterfinals, thanks to a 2—1victory over motherwell last night, in absolutely atrocious weather conditions at fir park. all today's fixture5 are on the bbc sport website. liverpool's adrian is hopeful of starting against southampton despite being injured by a fan who ran onto the pitch during the team's super cup celebrations. adrian only made his debut when alisson came off injured against norwich last week. managerjurgen klopp had this to say to the unwelcome pitch intruder. no doubt about how much we love our fan5, no doubt about that. but if they could stop doing that, that is not the worst example, actually. but i have so far heard about. it's not funny. what can i say? i don't know what you can do against it, but it i5 what you can do against it, but it is not... i like the fact that we don't have fence5 is not... i like the fact that we don't have fences in the stadium, but tha

and in fulham, the same for water works. now lucy martin. hello, good morning.loud than we will see later in the day, the best of the sunshine to come later and feeling pleasantly warm in the sunshine with highs of 25 degrees celsius and light winds. through this evening, it'll stay dry with some further sunshine and overnight, once the sun sets, there will be some patchy cloud and clear spells, perhaps the odd patch of mist developing, around 12 or 15 degrees celsius. tomorrow is looking like a cloudier day than today. any mist will lift fairly quickly. it does look like it will be dry, though, with bright and sunny spells of times. temperatures similar to today. a maximum of 25 degrees celsius. as we move into sunday, a bright start to the day. but cloud will tend to increase as the day wears on. feeling a bit warmer and more humid with temperatures perhaps reaching 27 degrees celsius. i will be back with the latest from bbc london in half an hour but there is more on the website. hello, this is breakfast, with steph mcgovern and ben thompson. here is a summar

on the roads, fulham road has temporary traffic lights for water mains work by chelsea and westminsterthat, the further west you go the risk a shower. elsewhere, dry, sunny and temperatures going up to 33 celsius. another lovely evening, actually, in the sunshine, warm, late, evening sunshine. but then overnight we'll start to see this cloud moving in. we'll get a spot or two of mixed rain in there as well. still a warm night, quite uncomfortable for sleeping, 15—18 celsius. there will be more cloud on wednesday, one or two showers around as well as a cold front moves through, as it does it introduces some fresher air. temperatures taking quite a drop over the next few days but still largely dry from thursday onwards. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half—an—hour. hello, this is breakfast with louise minchin and charlie stayt. here's a summary of this morning's main stories from bbc news. jeremy corbyn will meet with other opposition party leaders today as he looks to secure support for his plans to block a no—deal brexit. the labour leader has said he's open to

tottenham bought ryan sessegnon from fulham for £25 million — they'd been linked with him for a whileng for their survival. bolton's joint administrator paul appleton said on thursday that the sale had been "on the brink of completion". the consortium's head, sharon brittan, watched the club's opening game of the season at wycombe on saturday. the league one club entered administration in may. bolton's neighbours bury meanwhile are nowjust two weeks away from being expelled from the efl. their league cup tie with sheffield wednesday next week has been suspended — the club's opening two league games have also been called off. it just goes to itjust goes to show, doesn't it? so much money. can you believe the new pl season is upon us? liverpool open against promoted norwich city at anfield tonight. managerjurgen klopp says he wants his champions league winners to be the side ‘nobody wants to face'. it's about playing the best football you are able to play. in history, it is to play the best football you are able to play in the moment, but what is very important, as a team, icing does we

they have reached an agreement with fulham to sign left—back ryan sessegnon for a fee that could risetomorrow, when liverpool play norwich. lots of new little rules this year, but the biggest change is var. the video assistant referee is going to be used in the premier league for the first time this season, and the league's acting chief executive says there will be teething problems, but it is here to stay. it is going to be controversial. there are still subjective decisions to be made. but i think on balance it will take some time for people to get used to. there will be talking points, they will potentially be controversy in the early weeks and months when var is brought in, but i think people will get used to it. my hope is it will bring people in rather than push people away. celtic were in action last night. they drew the first leg of their champions league third—round qualifying tie against cluj in romania, james forrest with a crucial away goal for celtic in a 1—1 draw. there was defeat for andy murray overnight. he and doubles partner feliciano lopez lost in the last 16 of th

the 19—year—old fulham player.it? he left on that amazing deadline day when fernando torres went to liverpool. he has arrived back at newcastle. he has been spotted at the training background. a one—year contract. leaving west ham united. he has been plagued by injury but it would be a nice story if he was to shine again at stjames‘s park. would be a nice story if he was to shine again at st james's park. 25 minutes to go, i am sure a few more deals will get across the line. many thanks for that. one of the greats of south african and world cricket hashim amla has retired from the interantional game he will carry on playing domestically. he played 349 times for hsi country in all three formats for south africa, making 55 centuries scoring more than 18,000 runs. the 36 year old holds south africa‘s highest test score, his unbeaten 311 against england at the oval in 2012. he was ranked number one in the world a year later. he will continue to play domestically. silverstone have given a provisional date for next year‘