and of course, penalties play a big part — both in the play and gareth southgate's life.rom the women's to the men's to the unders, have been asking that question. what is it about the england shirt that for some reason feels heavier than the germans, the italians and everything else? and you pinpoint it beautifully. it's expectation where the the men's team has lived with this expectation since '66. and gareth southgate's life. he famously missed one in euro �*96. this idea that the england shirt hangs particularly heavy and the entire of the england team in the past six years, from the women's to the men's to the unders, have been asking that question. heavier than the germans, the italians and everything else?

england manager gareth southgate.ngland midfielder who could be on the move over the coming weeks is declan rice — west ham have rejected an initial bid from arsenal, which had left them unimpressed as it contains a number of clauses. sources at west ham do expect another offers from their london rivals. spain sealed their place in this year's nations league final — with a 2—1win over italy in their semifinal. joselu got the winner two minutes from full time. ciro immobile struck italy's equaliser from the spot, early in the first half after spain took the lead through pino. spain, who lost the 2021 nations league final to france, face a croatia side bidding to win their country's first international trophy. the former scotland, manchester united and leeds defender gordon mcqueen has died at the age of 70, after a battle with vascular dementia. manchester united said the club was deeply saddened and that flags were flying at half mast at old trafford. mcqueen�*s most famous international goal came at wembley, when his

an extremely impressive performance as england carried out gareth southgate's instructions to a tee. high pressing and ruthless in front of goal. in front of goal, england showed their quality. harry kane scored in a six successive game to score the first before the half hour. saka hit a blistering first and rashford added a third before half time. within six minutes of the restart, saka had completed a hat trick, a stunning left footed volley before a confident third. his first senior hat trick of his career. kalvin phillips tapped in his first for england. harry kane completed the scoring with a 73rd minute penalty. england cruising in group c. well, it was a bad night for wales. they were beaten in turkey. joe morrell was sent off just before half time for a challenge on fairly guardiola. turkey had to wait until the last 18 minutes to score a superb effort from regular sealing a two nil victory. northern ireland. they were beaten as well. 1—0 for them at home by kazakhstan. abbott embiid broke through the defence to put the visitors visitors ahead with just 2 minutes of normal ti

but they're available for manager gareth southgate again who's admitted north macedonia will providelt night. it is always difficult picking a team, because we have some depth, and some players who have all trained well. so, they are all presenting well and they are all available for the game. as always, we are looking at the opposition, and we are looking at the best way to try to win the game. what attributes we need. so, not an easy decision, but to be a very clear in our heads where we need to head. wolverhampton wanderers captain ruben neves is the latest big name player to head to saudi arabia. wolves have agreed a 60 million dollar deal from al hilal. neves had a year left on his wolves contract and the 26—year—old had been linked with multiple clubs in recent transfer windows, including barcelona. the portugal midfielder willjoin the likes of crisitano ronaldo, karim benzema and n'golo kante in the saudi pro league. katie boulter has won a title on the wta tour for the first time beating jodie burrage in an all british final at the nottingham open... where in the men's tourna

gareth southgate was observing. now in berlin, look at bradley stewart.l, great britain won 7—1. joe wilson, bbc news at the special olympics. in cricket, the battle for the ashes has already started, with australia beating england in the first test at edgbaston in birmingham on tuesday. and on thursday, the women's equivalent gets under way. it's a multi—format series with three t20s and three one—dayers following a one—off test match in nottingham, where england will begin their bid to regain the ashes for the first time in a decade. the ashes series is one that as you're a kid growing up you want to be a part of. it encapsulates all three formats which brings me into the game a little bit more, which is great. really great opponent. i think for the first time there's probably a sense of unknown about both sides. it's like the next gen banging on the door and giving us a glimpse into what the ashes series can look like for the next ten years moving forward, which is really exciting. we feel like will have to do things a little differently and maximise a

gareth southgate has been full of admiration for bukayo saka in 37—0 win last nights in north macedonia on his face. he is such a popular member of the team and so humble. works incredibly hard and, of course, talented. he has been finishing like that all week. it was an outstanding performance. when he broke into the team at arsenal, what struck us was in a team that were having a difficult time, he was performing at a really high level. then when the team were playing well, he was still a key player and performing at a high level, that says a lot about his mentality, his ability to deal with pressure, and that is the environment we are in all the time. he is exceptional to work with. robert page says his side must win their remaining fixtures if they are to qualify for euro 24. defeat by turkey leaves them fourth in group d after an embarrassing defeat at home to armenia in the previous match. northern ireland suffered a disappointing late defeat by kazakhstan to leave their hopes of qualifying extremely dented. a breakaway late minute goal by substitute gave the visitors an unlikely

the arsenal forward scored his first international hat—trick, gareth southgate's men made it four winsrashford, harry kane and kalvin phillips were also on the scoresheet on a very comfortable night, but southgate was full of praise for saka's performance. to see the joy on his face. he is such a popular member of the team and so humble. works incredibly hard and so humble. works incredibly hard and of course talented. he has been finishing like that all week. it was an outstanding performance. when he broke into the team at arsenal, what struck us was in a team that were having a difficult time, he was performing at a really high level. then when the team were playing well, he was still a key player and performing at a high level, that says a lot about his mentality, his ability to deal with pressure, and thatis ability to deal with pressure, and that is the environment we are in all the time. he is exceptional to work with. elsewhere, france continued their perfect start to qualifying with a win over greece in paris. kylian mbappe scored the only goal of the game from the penalty spo

gareth southgate wants his side to back—up good start this summer.p good start this summer-— this summer. we played so well in march that — this summer. we played so well in march that we _ this summer. we played so well in march that we have _ this summer. we played so well in march that we have to _ this summer. we played so well in march that we have to make - this summer. we played so well in march that we have to make the l march that we have to make the most of those results by performing well and winning the two games this summer. so we have got to set the standards for ourselves, no matter what the opponent is. in march, that was to try and go to italy and beat a top level team away from home. we back that up, we talked about backing up against ukraine, which we did. and now we have to do that with the two games this window. the other name in the two games this window. the other game in that — the two games this window. the other game in that grow) — the two games this window. the other game in that group sees _ the two games this window. the

what i think is good is that gareth southgate has identified _ is good is that gareth southgate has identifiedt quite a _ important players, but they are not quite a feature denied probably and they will— quite a feature denied probably and they will have them with the group, eased _ they will have them with the group, eased them back into training, and then look— eased them back into training, and then look to see however it is on monday — then look to see however it is on monday. that is a wise move for me. last time _ monday. that is a wise move for me. last time they were here, they were booed because they laboured to a a—0 win. what kind of mentor you expecting? win. what kind of mentor you meeting?— win. what kind of mentor you exectina? ., , ., expecting? relatively tricky. you have not seen _ expecting? relatively tricky. you have not seen multi-getting - expecting? relatively tricky. you i have not seen multi-getting beat... have not seen multi—getting beat... italy beaten — have not seen multi—getting beat... italy beaten 2—0. as long as england perform _ italy beaten 2—0. as long as

we watch them train last month with gareth southgate observing.nal and, in fact, a goal to grace this quarterfinal and, infact, in a goal to grace this quarterfinal and, in fact, in total, a goal to grace this quarterfinal and, infact, in total, great britain 17—1. joe wilson, bbc news, the special olympics. congratulations to him for his gold medal yesterday. the more on these on the spot stories you can of course go to our website, bbc.com/sport. from us here at the bbc sport centre it's goodbye for now. hello. you're watching bbc news. i'm celia hatton. the bank of england has put up interest rates by half a percentage point, to 5% — the highest for 15 years. interest rates have risen for 13 consecutive months now, in an attempt to curb inflation. it means higher monthly paymore difficulties for about 1.5 million people with a tracker or variable rate mortgage. here is daniel peace, a homeownerfrom manchester. we had an offer accepted on a house in april last year. it was literally the week the ukraine was invaded. we then exchanged cheese the

gareth southgate wants his side to back up that good start this summer.have to make the most of those results by performing well and winning the two games this summer. so, we've got to set standards for ourselves, no matter what the opponent is. in march, that was to try and go to italy and beat a top—level team away from home. we backed that up, we talked about backing that up, against ukraine, which we did and now we have to do that with the two games this window. the other game in that group sees ukraine travel to north macedonia. in group b... wales are at home where they will take on armenia in group d and northern ireland face a trip to denmark in group h. in the concacaf nations league semifinal, the usa beat one of their fellow co—hosts of the 2026 world cup, mexico. chelsea's christian pulisic was on the scoresheet as the united states won 3—0 but four players sent off, two for both sides in the game had to be paused in the second half due to be paused in the second half due to homophobic chanting in the crowd. manchester city assistant coach enz

gareth southgate wants his side to back—up that good start this summer.is summer. ~ , , side to back-up that good start this summer. ~ , . summer. we played so well in march that we have — summer. we played so well in march that we have to _ summer. we played so well in march that we have to make _ summer. we played so well in march that we have to make the _ summer. we played so well in march that we have to make the most - summer. we played so well in march that we have to make the most of. that we have to make the most of those results by performing well and winning the two games this summer. so we have got to set the standards for ourselves no matter what the opponent is. in march, that was to try and go to italy and beat a top level team away from home. we backed that up. we talked about backing up against ukraine, which we did. and now we have to do that with the two games this week. the now we have to do that with the two games this week.— now we have to do that with the two games this week. the other game in that arou- games this week. the other g

he spoke very movingly, actually, about how he really missed not having gareth southgate�*s environmentck then, he would talk about players having panic attacks and not know what to do with it, and they would hide that and they would go in, go off and then come back and pretend that everything was fine and they were completely handling the pressure. and of course that's not true. they'd be stigmatised as lager louts, but it was how they would deal with pressure, extraordinary pressure. they wouldn't have an outlet for their voice or their concerns and worries. for mental health, i think you touch beautifully in the play — it deals with that. the idea is to capture both the drama off the pitch and the action on it. not an easy task. yes! we get to talk about more than just football. we're talking about national identity and the burden of history, and to try and make sense of that through the england football team rather than through politicians or anyone else, i hope gives gives the play real significance and helps an audience make sense of the past few years on the pitch and off the pit

coming up on bbc news: gareth southgate heaps praise on england superstar bukayo saka.our in qualifying for next year's euros. everyone accused of a crime has the right to a defence — but there's now a shortage of duty defence lawyers in parts of england and wales because so many have been leaving the profession. the law society, which represents defence solicitors, says they are struggling to make the system work. our home and legal correspondent, dominic casciani, has the story. from mountain to shore, ceredigion is breathtaking, but that remoteness comes at a price to justice in towns like cardigan, where solicitor katie hansen is doing her bit to keep its wheels turning. so this morning we're going over to haverfordwest magistrates�* court. it's about 30 miles away. i'm the duty solicitor this morning in court. so it's seeing whether there's anyone held over in custody or anyone that needs representation, that doesn't have a solicitor. katie's days take her to courts and police stations 80 miles apart. duty defence solicitors provided by the state advise suspects wh

manager gareth southgate knows their opponents at old trafford will be tough to beat, and wants to keept his disposal. it is always difficult picking a team, because we have some depth, and some players who have all trained well. so, they are all presenting well and they are all available for the game. as always, we are looking at the opposition, and we are looking at the best way to try to win the game. what attributes we need. so, not an easy decision, but we're very clear in our heads where we need to head. the game comes at the end of a long campaign domestically, including a world cup that came last winter. england defender luke shaw says they're still approaching the match with focus, as they look to qualify for next year's tournament. it's ourjob, i think. you know, i'd much rather have a shorter summer this one, and be in the euros next summer. so for me, i have no problem with the games. of course it's tough, but we are all very fit individuals, teams. so, you know, we push ourselves to the max. but like i said, for me, these games are very important. croatia face spain in the

gareth southgate experimented with his line up handing liverpool defender trent alexander arnold theay at old trafford on monday evening. no such choice but wails without that loss to armenia in front of a pax city stadium. completing the scoring, danjames have given wales an early lead in cardiff. wales dropped to second in the group after turkey with a 96 minute winner. northern ireland also lost what they were in copenhagen where denmark beat them 1—0 thanks to this goal will stop but in opener to the ashes. england and australia produced an absorbing day of cricket, on the first day of the hotly anticipated new ashes series, withjoe root scoring a century. patrick gearey reports from edgbaston. the few that makes the ashes one of busiest bribery has own energy. edgbaston especially. though the weather might seem familiar for the aussies here everything else will make them feel a long way from home. what's are welcome do think they'll get? what's are welcome do think they'll net? ., .,, �* ., , get? from me, hostile. i'm not sure about everybody _ get? from me, hostile. i'm not su

at that point gareth southgates side were already 1—up thanks to a malta own goal.most making hole in one on the ninth as he looks to win his first majorfor nine years. british triojodie burrage, katie boulter and heather watson will all play in the semi finals of the nottingham 0pen later. boulter defeated felow brit harriet dart in her quarter—final and will now face watson for a shot at the title, which guarantees a british finalist. burrage will play alize cornet. this is the first time burrage and boulter have reached wta semi—finals. meanwhile, andy murray continued his preperation for wimbledon with a straight sets win over dominic stricker to reach the semi—finals. he will play nuno borges for a place in the final later. we have the rugby league challenge cup quarter—final we can. if you are out and about, you can still follow the cricket before highlights tonight. but you can take your phone or device and keep on the bbc sports website app and it will bring you replays, highlights of the key moments and maybe australian wicket stumbling, from an england poi

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england boss gareth southgate says manchester city's treble winners are available for selection in theirwe're just over an hour away from the start of the ashes. it's one of the most hotly anticipated series in recent memory. it's one of the great global sporting events, such history. you can of course listen to every ball of this mouthwatering contest on 5 sports extra and bbc sounds. england under ben stokes have been playing some of the most exciting test cricket ever seen. they face an australian team led by pat cummins who have just been crowned the world test champions. so we will talk about what many think is one of the big sporting events of the summer. have you got the bus? are you stoked up for ben stokes? or is your hype machine in hyperdrive? the ashes, can england do it? right, interesting side bar but all this. welcome to heather in cheltenham and daniel and laurence in bromley and caroline, a conservative activist in henley—on—thames and sallyanne, who is chair of the maidstone and wheeled conservative association. i saw this on sky — rod stewart has said he is a fan of bo

in for inooo— put gareth southgate in for these qualifiers?, get jack over and done with, get jack back holiday, send him back out on holiday, send him back out on holiday, send him back recover properly. let back to recover properly. let him take it easy and then back with the new season. but but i mean, a of the lot of the mean, a lot of the lot of the talk is transfer window. i mean because transfer window because the transfer window is open today. we're going to open today. so we're going to start these going start seeing these deals going through. what i worry through. well, what i worry about, is the about, though, is the uncertainty over the manchester united takeover, because that will affect the transfer window with them. one minute we were all with them. one minute we were oii ioo — with them. one minute we were oii ioo io — with them. one minute we were all led to believe— with them. one minute we were all led to believe that- one minute we were all led to believe that it will be all led to believe that it will no ino— all led to be

the arsenal forward scored his first international hat trick, including this stunner as gareth southgate'shstan — abat aimbetov broke through the defence to put the visitors ahead with just two minutes of normal time remaining. they have three points from theirfour games in group h. scotland have never won four in a row at the start of a campaign but can do so if they beat georgia tonight. steve clarke's side maintained their 100 per cent start to euro 202a qualifying with a 2—1 away win against norway on saturday. it isa it is a busy summer of sport, we see andy murray queens, as he tries to boost his ranking is to avoid some of the bigger names when wimbledon gets under way soon. it has been a brilliant couple of weeks for andy murray, two back—to—back titles on the grass, so looking in good shape heading into queens today and wimbledon. it was a good time to catch up with him and i spoke to him about his summer hopes. of course, spoke about wimbledon, ten years now since he won that historic first wimbledon title back in 2013. we spoke about novak vitch and why his young children are ye

he was charged in november and missed out on a place in gareth southgate's squad — toney says he plans think party gate showed herself as she is and he doesn't care, doesn't care for other people. didn't care about the people that were dying from over and as well as all the covid stuff, he didn't rule out social distancing, masks any of that quick enough, i think. , . . . masks any of that quick enough, i think. , . , ., think. rebecca in southampton, good morninu. i think. rebecca in southampton, good morning. ithink— think. rebecca in southampton, good morning. i think he's _ think. rebecca in southampton, good morning. i think he's a _ think. rebecca in southampton, good morning. i think he's a brilliant - morning. i think he's a brilliant man, i morning. i think he's a brilliant man. i think — morning. i think he's a brilliant man, i think he _ morning. i think he's a brilliant man, i think he should - morning. i think he's a brilliant man, i think he should stay, i morning. i think he's a brilliant i man, i think he should stay, from morning. i think he's a brilliant - man, i thin

you would hope they would have freshened up before they meet the gaffer, gareth southgate!rmenia. andy murray said there were "way more important things than tennis" after the attacks in nottingham, where he's playing his latest event. he beatjoris de loore in straight sets, as he continues his warm—up to wimbledon, but said the incident was "really shocking and obviously heartbreaking for the victims and the people involved". golf's world number twojohn rahm says he feels betrayed over the planned merger between the breakaway liv tour and the existing american and european tours. he was one of the players that stayed loyal to the pga, turning down lucrative deals. his offer to join the saudi arabia backed series was said to be for $200 million. it gets to a point where you want to have faith in management, and i want to have faith that this is the best thing for all of us. but it's clear that that is not the consensus. i think the general feeling is that a lot of people feel a bit of betrayal. that deal might have been done, but things are still farfrom that deal might hav

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