he's back in management after signing an 18 month deal at goodison park. after ten months of injury and personal problems tiger returns to competitive golf in the bahamas. welcome along. it's the moment that really kicks off the countdown to the world cup. tomorrow the kremlin throws open its doors to england and the other 31 teams to qualify for the tournament in russia for the draw. in which they'll find out who, and where, they'll be playing. the draw will take place in moscow with england in pot two of four. which means they could be placed in a group with the likes of defending champions germany or brazil. manager gareth southgate has been talking to our sports editor dan roan. who asked him if he'd accept reaching the quarter finals if offered. not now, no. laughter but we haven't won a knockout match since 2006, so our last two tournaments have been a disappointment. so we've got to remember where we are starting from with this group of young players. equally, they are fiercely ambitious. everything is ahead of them and it is not the meter but a lim

wayne rooney was just 16 when he scored at goodison park for the first time.ow he has over 300 goals to his name. as he beat the stranded joe hart, wayne rooney thinks this was his best yet. fell to me. he was of call. i caught it sweet. i saw you celebrating as soon as you hit that. i hit it hard enough to go in. it has been done before. beckham from the halfway line in 1996. that is phenomenal. that remains a yardstick for the long—range wonder goal debate. shabby ones i did it twice. but it wasn't quite in the same league. wayne rooney's was it is not every game you will be shooting from there. it was the right time, perfect moment. it felt perfect to me. what makes it all the sweeter is doing it in front of the new boss. sam alla rdyce begins doing it in front of the new boss. sam allardyce begins work today, on a rescue mission to keep everton up. if wayne rooney stays fit and firing, they might just if wayne rooney stays fit and firing, they mightjust be all right. sam allen dice hoping that everton don't sink without trace. —— sam allen dice. and finall

wayne rooney was just 16 when he scored a goodison park for the first time.. but as he beat the stranded joe hart, rooney thinks this was his best yet. it fell to me, obviouslyjoe was out his goal and ijust thought i'd have a go and i cuaght it sweet. yeah, i saw you celebrating almost as soon as you hit it. you knew it was going in, you knew you'd caught it right, didn't you? yeah, i think as soon as i caught it, but it's one of them, it could slice off and i tried to hit it hard enough to go in. it's been done before, beckham from the halfway line in 1996. commentator: 0h! that is absolutely phenomenal! that remains a yardstick for the long—range wonder goal debate. xabi alonso did it twice for liverpool. but finding an empty net against luton in the fa cup wasn't quite in the same league. rooney's was, though. sometimes these things happen, sometimes it falls for you right to take that shot on. it's not every game you'll obviously be shooting from there but it was the right time and the perfect moment. the goalkeeper was out, and it felt perfect for me. an

sam allardyce was at goodison park watching everton.e spent the day at the club finalising the deal to become their next manager. he will replace ronald koeman who was sacked a month ago. his first impressions will have been good. wayne rooney scored his first hat—trick in six yea rs scored his first hat—trick in six years as they thumped fellow strugglers west ham 4—0. our correspondent reports:, the hour, sam. the ball‘s troubleshooter, here to see his new players. he had been looking for a bit of heart and so was the referee, he spotted joe hart trip up the striker. sam allardyce may have wondered what the problem was. at this team only won one in 12? ten minutes later, wayne rooney again, but he only needed one go this time. david moyes hasn't yet recreated his good times at everton with his new club. manuel lanzini made things it 2—1. jordan pickford isjoe made things it 2—1. jordan pickford is joe hart's main made things it 2—1. jordan pickford isjoe hart's main challenge and he wasn't having a good night, his clea ra nce wasn't h

wayne rooney was just 16 when he scored at goodison park for the first time. as he beat the stranded joe hart, wayne rooney thinks this was his best yet. fell to me. he was of call. i caught it sweet. i saw you celebrating as soon as you hit that. i hit it hard enough to go in. it has been done before. beckham from the halfway

we need to get back to goodison park and we have that this week.some points on the board and fairly quickly because this performance was not acceptable. one more result to bring you from the premier league this afternoon and arsenal are up to fourth, above tottenham now, after they beat burnely, thanks to a controversial injury—time penalty. i—0 finished, with respective managers understandably split on the penalty decision. there is a lot of me inside that is raging, a lot. but it's ok, i will still look like this. my view is that it still look like this. my view is thatitis still look like this. my view is that it is highly unlikely that anything other than a penalty was going to get given. in scotland, celtic have won the scottish league cup, the first major trophy of the season. they beat motherwell 2—0 at hampden park. 0ur scottish football reporter chris mclaughlin was there. the first piece of silverware of the season goes to decide sweeping aside all end their path. motherwell were hopeful, they are aside in fine form at the moment. they wa

they are a goal down in the last few minutes. 16 minutes on the clock at goodison park.g part in the rape of a woman. he is back in his home country playing for athlet co maniero. the whereabouts of five other men is not known. he has two appeals. england's rugby union captain dylan hartley has been left out of the starting line—up for the first time under head coach eddie jones, for saturday's autumn international against samoa. hartley drops to the bench as hooker jamie george gets his first start. chris robshaw and george ford are named co—captains. exeter number eight sam simmonds makes a starting debut for the match at twickenham. hartley says he doesn't mind being on the bench. the last 22 games i've asked the squad to contribute and whatever role you have within that, you give that to the team. the guys that train ona that to the team. the guys that train on a monday, tuesday, going home, having disappointment in not being involved and then supporting the starting team. so it is my turn to support the team. and the football, everton are still a goal down to atalan

been without a permanent manager for over a month now and the question of who could take over at goodison parkven games under caretaker boss david unsworth and today it's emerged sam alla rdyce is back in contention — let's get more on this now from our sports correspondent david 0rnstein. this is taking quite a while to find somebody to replace ronald koeman. it was the 23rd of october that ronald koeman was sacked so over a month without a manager, that surely is not the best form of planning from everton. ronald koeman was sacked despite spending £150 million on transfers in the summer but the problem was everton never replaced romelu lu ka ku when problem was everton never replaced romelu lukaku when he signed for much that united. goals have been a big problem. some other base was the initial favourite for the job but he publicly ruled themselves out of contention because everton dilated making an offer to him. in the meantime the watford manager became the key target. they tried to get him but field and in the meantime david unsworth has been an caretaker charge. the under 23 managers of

they lost the home leg against lyon 2—1 when ronald koeman was still in charge at goodison park.n football as manager with everton travelling to france. but unsworth is yet to win since taking charge temporarily. it's a different story for arsenal who sit top of their group. a victory against red star belgrade in group h will ensure qualification into the knockout stage. however, given that the gunners have already won their first three matchday ties they can also afford to draw, if bate borisov fail to beat cologne. we went again tomorrow, we qualify as top of the group. to me, that is important. because after, we can look a bit at the rest of the competition. with three events left until the race to dubai champion is crowned, contendersjustin rose and henrik stenson have been speaking — the first rounds gets underway at the turkish airlines open, in antalya. and rose says it'll be difficult to catch race to dubai leader tommy fleetwood. he can still play good goal. i know he has had not the biggest week of it is playing well. i expect some strong weeks to finish out, but yes, i

of theirgroup, goodison park they finished bottom of their group, not a great entry on their cv forb done after arsenal won their europa league group despite losing in cologne. a second penalty won it for the home team but results are to add arsenalfinished top for the home team but results are to add arsenal finished top of the group. england will play in the bronze medal match of the hockey world league final after losing to new zealand in their semifinal. it was a frantic game with england creating the better chances. they had a goal disallowed while sophie bray the crossbar but olivia merry ‘s mike corner five minutes from the end was enough to give new zealand victory and england will play either the netherlands or south korea on sunday. that is all the sport, back with more later. thank you very much. emmerson mnangagwa has just been sworn in as the new president of zimbabwe. he formally took up office in a ceremony in the national sports stadium in harare, in front of tens of thousands of people. let's watch that moment again. i. i, emmerson dambudzo mnangagwa, swear that, as

coming up on sportsday later in the evening bbc news, there's an instant impact at goodison park as samce watches his new team everton take on west ham. good evening. ministers are expressing confidence that they can break the deadlock in the brexit talks with an improved financial offer, which is understood to be around a0 to 50 billion euros. but the eu still says that no final agreement has been reached. the kind of sum being mentioned would be a considerable increase on the amount previously offered by theresa may's government as a so—called brexit divorce payment. critics said many who voted for brexit would find any payment unacceptable. our political editor laura kuenssberg has more details. there is no substitute for personal diplomacy. the prime minister, the first major leader to visit iraq since so—called is were driven out of mosul. thousands of miles away, dealings between westminster and brussels mean a broad offer to settle the uk's accounts has been hypothetically agreed. we are still in negotiations with the european union, and i am very clear that i want us to move tog

returning to football management with everton, after signing an 18 month deal to take over at goodison parkvening. theresa may says donald trump was wrong to share tweets from a british far right organisation. despite them, and his subsequent tweet about her — effectively telling her to mind her own business — she insists the special relationship continues. but britain's ambassador to the us has visited the white house to raise concerns about the president's tweets. the president's spokesperson has brushed off any criticism saying he is only expressing his concern about islamist extremism. more from our correspondent alex forsyth, who's been with the prime minister, on her visit to jordan. this was a trip focused on building relationships around the world. but while theresa may was meeting kings and ministers in jordan, a major diplomatic row was brewing elsewhere. president trump had been personally rebuked by downing street for sharing far right videos online. his response to theresa may, on twitter, of course... don't focus on me, focus on the destructive radical islamic terrorism that i

big sam is in the stands tonight for their match against west ham at goodison park, the former newcastlend last year, but the fa let him go after issues over his conduct. he kept palace at after joining them in december but left in may. everton are 17th in the table, ca reta ker may. everton are 17th in the table, caretaker david unsworth is in charge for the nightmatch. and there has been a goal in the last couple of seconds. it has been scored by wayne rooney. west ham, particularly joe hart, will be very aggrieved. he thought he got a touch on the ball but calvert—lewin went round him, won a penalty, he then saved a penalty from rooney and rooney headed home. so everton1—0 up against fellow strugglers, west ham. has the big sam affect already taken hold? arsenal are a goal up against huddersfield at home. liverpool have also gone 1—0 up at stoke. sadio mane has scored the liverpool. you are up—to—date. west bromwich albion have also got a new manager. another former crystal palace man as well, alan pardew, a signed a deal at the hawthorns through to 2024 study has been out of a job si

over at everton, completing the formalities after watching the team beat west ham convincingly at goodison parkg to management with everton. he becomes the permanent successor to ronald koeman, claiming the ambition of the club was key to him taking thejob. manchester city midfielder david silva has signed a one—year contract extension. it'll keep him at the etihad until 2020, which will mark 10 years at the club for the spain midfielder who joined city from valencia for £24 million in 2010. since then he's won two premier league titles, an fa cup and two league cups. manchester city women's manager has withdrawn his application to become the next manager. he has opted to stay in his current role. gareth southgate says he is excited about the world cup draw, in which england and the other 31 teams have qualified for the tournament and russia will be finding out who and where they will be playing. the draw will take place in the kremlin in moscow, with england in pot two of four, meaning that they can be placed in a group with the likes of defending champions germany or brazil. roy hodgson is no

we need some home comforts, we need to get back to goodison park and we have that next week.ng you from the premier league this afternoon and arsenal are up to fourth, above tottenham now, after they beat burnley, thanks to a controversial injury—time penalty. 1—0 it finished, with respective managers understandably split on the penalty decision. there is a lot of rage but it is ok, my view is that it is highly unlikely that anything other than a penalty would be given. celtic have won their fourth domestic trophy in a row as they retained the scottish league cup this afternoon, beating motherwell 2—0. motherwell held their own until james forrest curled an excellent shot into the far corner shortly after the break. but their hopes were over after cedric kipre was sent off for a controversial challenge on scott sinclair and mousa dembele had no problem doubling the lead with the penalty kick. for celtic, that's 65 domestic games now without defeat. it was a mercedes one—two at the abu dhabi grand prix, where valterri bottas led from pole and held off his team mate lewis hamil