hello, i'm gavin ramjaun — and this is your latest sports news.ay. and we have some exciting ties to savour. the pick of the lot — barcelona — without lionel messi — against bayern munich. holders chelsea get their campaign going at home to zenit st petersburg. another eagerly awaited watch will be cristiano ronaldo's european return for manchester united. ronaldo got two at the weekend, on his second debut for the club in the league and they face swiss champions young boys. his manager can see the impact his starforward has made already sincejoining from juventus. you can see with experience and quality. of course with raphael and cristiano ronaldo coming in, they are the, not the last bit, of course you can never say if it is the last bit but they added something extra that we didn't, you have to buy unless you win it four times yourself. everton are continuing to keep pace with the leaders, in the english premier league. rafa benitez is the man in charge — and they're now level on point with leaders manchester united, after beating burnley on m

but from me, gavin ramjaun, and the rest of the sport team, goodbye.show the singer while the fourth is a dreamlike depiction of a white grand piano with a crown on its stool, surrounded by a pond of swimming goldfish. they'll be sold in a timed auction on digital art marketplace super rare. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @ bbc baxter hello. well, most of us had some pretty decent weather on thursday, some warm spells of sunshine. friday's not looking bad for most of us, but not for everybody — we are expecting some rain across western parts of the uk. and on the satellite picture, you can see the reason — a weather front is approaching. in fact, it's already been cloudy and damp across northern ireland and parts of western scotland. and this weather front, as it approaches the british isles, it is slowing down and, in fact, it's going to stall across western parts of the uk over the next 2—3 days. so here it is through the early hours of the morning, approaching western parts of the uk. as i said, it's already damp in the north—west but very mild —

the metro splashes on the story of alleged racist abuse directed at bbc sport presenter, gavin ramjaunit claims the social media firm told him abusive comments posted online didn't violate its rules, when he complained to them. plenty of papers to discuss. the ft begins with the headline, "china attacks cold war mentality." when i was based in china, a hotline was set up between the us and china. we all got very excited about that and talked about what would happen. it was about the mentality of... this comes back as the us and the uk, potentially setting themselves up. uk, potentially setting themselves u -. ~ uk, potentially setting themselves u, . , , ~' uk, potentially setting themselves u . _ . , , ~' ., , up. well, yes, i think the mentality is really interesting. _ up. well, yes, i think the mentality is really interesting. i _ up. well, yes, i think the mentality is really interesting. i think - up. well, yes, i think the mentality is really interesting. i think there . is really interesting. i think there was hope among the west that as china developed from a developing countr

now for more on the season ahead, my colleague gavin ramjaun has been speaking to bbc sports' nfl punditsl we've got a great season ahead of us. i know that the fans are excited, and we have an extra day this year. that's going to be great to see the team and we have a great quarterback playing. that always makes the nfl a great game, something good to see, something great for the fans. just excited for everything coming up. in great for the fans. just excited for everything coming up.— everything coming up. in terms of the teams we _ everything coming up. in terms of the teams we should _ everything coming up. in terms of the teams we should be _ everything coming up. in terms of the teams we should be looking i everything coming up. in terms of. the teams we should be looking at, who are the ones to keep your eye on? and tom brady do it again with the box? ~ ., ., ., , the box? without a doubt, he can do it aaain. the box? without a doubt, he can do it again- you — the box? without a doubt, he can do it again. you have _ the box? without a doubt, he can do it again. you have to _ the bo

i'm gavin ramjaun, and this is the latest from the bbc sport centre. off ac milan, eventually winning 3—2, whilst at the etihad, manchester city beat rb leipzig in a nine—goal thriller. our sports correspondent, natalie pirks, was watching a dramatic night. the liverpool faithful finally back for european nights at anfield. it looks like it was going to be a baptism of fire with an early goal. it could have got worse, but they missed a chance to double liverpool's lead. it was a let off that let malan back in the game. liverpool's dominance soon gave way to downright sloppiness. i have time p9p to downright sloppiness. i have time pep talk was needed and it clearly worked. jordan henderson to complete another memorable against the land. but the game caught fire and at 32, jock relationshipjust but the game caught fire and at 32, jock relationship just white city paid a record fee for him. i had trick made of 4—3. natalie pirks, bbc news. elsewhere, lionel messi, kylian mbappe, and neymar all started for psg, but this equaliser from bruges earned the be

i'm gavin ramjaun. a ruthless display from india's bowlers...d crumble to lose the fourth test at the oval. emma raducanu gets set for one of the biggest matches of her fledgling career — can the 18—year—old brit overcome a home favourite at the us open? and team europe look to make history in america's backyard — in the last leg of the solheim cup. we'll be in ohio for the latest. also coming up in the programme... chaos in the world cup qualifier between brazil and argentina. four premier league stars are marched off over an alleged covid violation. and tears ofjoy for double paralympic champion maisie summers—newton, who returns home to a hero's welcome. hello and welcome to sportsday. it was a cruel day for england at the oval... a devastating final day from india's bowlers, taking 10 wickets — saw the visitors win the fourth test by 157 runs and go 2—1 up in the series. england resumed on 77 without loss, and faced with a target of 368 for victory. they lost two wickets in the morning session — rory burns reached 50 but was out next ball. h

i'm gavin ramjaun with the latest from the bbc sports centre.rg, with big wins for scotland and northern ireland too. a night for wales to cheer, as they maintain their 100% record in their group. jo currie was watching. when you are facing a team ranked 114 places beneath you sure it is not case of the you will win but by how many. ellen white has a stretch with the opener.— with the opener. wonderful finish. and five minutes _ with the opener. wonderful finish. and five minutes later— with the opener. wonderful finish. and five minutes later she - with the opener. wonderful finish. and five minutes later she got - with the opener. wonderful finish. and five minutes later she got the j and five minutes later she got the second to send them on their way and within three goals of scoring their record. the game going very much to plan. in the second half a screamer of an effort from alex greenwood. a centre back scoring a centre forward goal. her centre back partner added two more before this point nantes moment from rachel daily, scoring one week

i'm gavin ramjaun, and there's plenty on the way in tonight's show.d are hoping for a good night in vienna. they're playing their crucial world cup qualifier against austria this evening. glory for europe in the solheim cup against the usa. we'll be hearing from their captain on that historic win in ohio. and who can stop emma raducanu? the british teenager breezes into the quarters of the us open. what chances of her going all the way? hello there and welcome to sportsday. scotland's match tonight in austria is one they mustn't lose, according to the celtic captain callum mcgregor. they're third in their world cup qualifying group and need the points to stay in with a chance of making the tournament next year. the last world cup they played in was back in 1998, but this evening, they'll undoubtedly find it tougher than they did in the weekend win over moldova — against opponents who made the knockouts at this summer's euros. alastair lamont reports. scotla nd scotland stand ready, poised, waiting for the signal to cross the white line. it's the only

hello, i'm gavin ramjaun — and this is the latest from the bbc sport centre.italy and the dutch champions enjoyed another big win.. ajax thrashed fortuna sittard 5—0 to go three points clear at the top of the eredivisie. steven berguis opened the scoring after only 11 minutes — his third goal in as many games. their serbian captain dusan tadic was also among the scorers — and that was his fourth goal of the season. they saved the best �*til last with argentinian defender nicolas tagliafico completing the rout as ajax claimed their third 5—0 victory of the season. they're still unbeaten after six games with a goal difference of plus 26! atletico madrid regained top spot in la liga — they came behind, to win a madrid derby at getafe. stefan mitrovic gave the home side the lead, just before half time. and it stayed like that until 12 minutes before the end. luis suarez scored two late goals for the champions — the winner coming in stoppage time, with the victory putting them a point ahead of real madrid, at the top. in italy, the champions inter milan won at fior

hello, i'm gavin ramjaun — and this is the latest from the bbc sports centre.ay at whistling straits in wisconsin later on friday. it's a biennial team event between the europe and the usa with europe looking to retain the trophy they won on home soil in 2018. but the americans are the favourites — their i2—man team includes 8 of the world's top 10 players. this edition should have been played in 2020 — but was delayed because of the pandemic. and both teams are pleased the competition is not being played behind closed doors. after a ll after all the world has been through these past two years, it is such a joy and a release to be standing in front of you today —— relief. and in front of so many of you. i admit there were times i thought this might not happen. steve and i are here, our teams are here, our kadiza here, but more importantly, you are here. you, the fans, make this ryder cup what it is so together let's make this the best ryder cup there ever has been —— our caddies are here. the message i want to share with— the message i want to share with everyo

hello, i'm gavin ramjaun — and this is the latest from the bbc sport centre. the english league cup — after losing at home to west ham united. it was one of three all—english premier league ties on wednesday. manuel lanzini scored the only goal of the game after only 9 minutes as west ham avenged their 2—1 defeat by united in the premier league on sunday. chelsea beat aston villa a—3 on spot kicks, after a 1—all draw. and tottenham needed penalties to beat wolves after blowing a 2—0 lead in normal time. they won the shoot—out 3—2 to reach the ath round. in italyjuventus have claimed their first league victory of the season — at the 5th attempt. but they had to come from behind to win 3—2 at spezia. the home side scored either side of the break, to cancel out moise kean's opener. butjuve then got two in a six—minute spell — with federico chiesa and matthijs de ligt getting the goals that won it for them. and real madrid are back on top of la liga after thrashing mallorca 6—1 at the bernabeu. karim benzema opened the scoring after only three minutes — and got an

hello, i'm gavin ramjaun — and this is the latest from the bbc sport centre.defeated in 19 european away matches — a record run. robert lewandowski scored two of their goals. and there was a surprise for manchester united against swiss side young boys. they took the lead, with cristiano ronaldo. things started to unravel when aaron wan bissaka was sent off. young boys equalised in the seond half — and then a stoppage time winner, from theoson siebatcheu gave the young boys an historic win. we know a more difficult task than what we did last year but everybody thought we were through after two games last year. you need ten maybe 12 points, you need to win your home games and we have lost an opportunity to get three points but we have two home games next and we will focus on them. we know six of the eight teams who are through the quarter finals of the asian champions league. one of which are last season's champions ulsan hyundai. they only just squeezed through againstjapan's kawasaki frontale. it was goalless after extra time, so penalties were needed. kawasak

i'm gavin ramjaun, and this is the latest from the bbc sport centre.our sports correspondent, natalie pirks, was watching a dramatic night. the liverpool faithful are finally back for european nights at anfield, absence certainly makes the heart grow fonder. ac milan have had an absence of their own, seven years out of the champions league until now, but it looked like it was going to beat a baptism of fire with an early own goal. to be a baptism of fire with an early own goal. it could have got worse but mo salah missed a chance to double the liverpool lead. and it was a let—off that let milan back in the game. to ante rebic and that you have equalised! withjurgen klopp scratching his head, liveable dominance gave way to downright sloppiness. half—time pep talk was needed and it clearly worked put at first salah and then, hello, jordan henderson, to complete another memorable comeback against milan. —— liverpool's dominance. 3—2, the final score. manchester city came so close to landing the trophy its owners covered most seasons and nate and got them

and the metro leads on alleged racist abuse directed at bbc sport presenter, gavin ramjaun, on twittert the social media firm told him abusive comments posted online didn't violate its rules. so, let's begin... we begin with the china story. on the front page of the guardian, uk and us face backlash amid fears that packed could provoke china. john stapleton, will it?— packed could provoke china. john stapleton, will it? well, who knows, china accuses _ stapleton, will it? well, who knows, china accuses us _ stapleton, will it? well, who knows, china accuses us and _ stapleton, will it? well, who knows, china accuses us and the _ stapleton, will it? well, who knows, china accuses us and the us - stapleton, will it? well, who knows, china accuses us and the us of - stapleton, will it? well, who knows, i china accuses us and the us of being irresponsible and narrow—minded and risking damaging regional pace, and accuses them of an obsolete cold war mentality which will in the end hurt their own interests. it does look like retaliation will happen, what form that will take, who knows? this

i'm gavin ramjaun with the latest from the bbc sports centre.g. when you are facing a team ranked 114 places beneath you sure it is not case of the you will win but by how many. ellen white has a stretch with the opener. wonderfulfinish. and five minutes later she got the second to send them on their way and within three goals of scoring their record. the game going very much to plan. in the second half a screamer of an effort from alex greenwood. a centre back scoring a centre forward goal. her centre back partner added two more before this point nantes moment from rachel daily, scoring one week on from the death of her father, the emotion clear to see. england made it ten before the full—time whistle to sign off an emifty wick. ——win. the world cup may be two years away but northern ireland will play in the euros. this qualifying campaign is about wins and experience. after a frustrating first half they went on the win comfortably, it ended 4—0 against latvia. rachel furness wrapping up proceedings. the womens first game in nine years ending w

gavin ramjaun, bbc sport.blew away her last opponent in the last round. she now has selby rogers, as you say, the last standing american woman in the tour so far so this will be a tough, tough test for anna but she says she has learnt from the wimbledon experience where she pulled out in the first stage where she was effectively hit by a bit of nerves perhaps and had dizziness and had to pull out early and had problems breathing. this time around it looks like she is much more confident. she is playing so much better. a lot of people are tipping her already for future success. we look at the people who have done this well in majors and got the salas teenagers, they are huge names in the women�*s game. if you can go on and emulate that that would be absolutely incredible and a lot of people are very excited about emma raducanu. she is somebody who has much come into her own in the last six months. world number one a few months ago and now she has the stomach 150 and it now looks like she�*s going to break into