by 2.30pm, a statement confirming gordon strachan's departure. direction to repair for europe row 2020 and a new national coach should be recruited to provide fresh impetus. strachan said managing his country had been a real privilege. his biggest regret, not being able to find the times tournament you fans deserved. the sack has surprised some. his remit was to qualify scotland for the european championships and the word cup and failed.

he is one of the favourites to replace gordon strachan, who left yesterday, after scotla nd gordon strachan, after scotland failed to qualify for the world cup. if you are approached by scotland, ziggler, i was working with coaches in scotland. i don't think anybody of that is down the national team opportunity, but a it has to be the right time, as well. my has to be the right time, as well. my first tours would be to go back into club management. but scotland wa nted into club management. but scotland wanted talks on a, i would be happy to help and so they had to say. this is the man currently in charge, although it is likely to earn the big one match. malcolm mackay has taken over on an interim basis, and will do thejob alongside taken over on an interim basis, and will do the job alongside his current one is the performance director for the current one is the performance directorfor the sfa. when it was left ajar, it can leave women to make an entrance. gordon strachan has gone, and the man in charge of the plan. suddenly the friendly against the dutch. the porch board have asked if he

people are still talking about the exit for gordon strachan after five years in charge.their chance to explain why they decided not to renew his contract, and what their plan was going to be going forward. when exit doors left ajar, it can leave room to make an entrance. gordon strachan has gone, and the man in charge as a plan, starting with a friendly against the dutch next month. the boards avast malkie mackay if he would lead that match and lead the squad into that game, and as far as the recruitment ofa game, and as far as the recruitment of a successor is concerned, clearly we will try to do that as quickly as we will try to do that as quickly as we can. this was malkie mackay in december. he had asked for a second chance after sending offensive text as manager of cardiff city. since then, he has focused on developing youth. he is in the infancy of starting an important job youth. he is in the infancy of starting an importantjob as performance director. my one concern would be that should he get a good result against holland next month, it leaves the door ajar for

gordon strachan's tenure is over.mutual parting of the ways was agreed at a board meeting today four days after scotland failed to clinch a play—off spot for russia next summer. here's the bbc scotland football reporter. the news from hampden is scotland are looking for a new football manager. the scottish football association board met here at the national stadium this morning to discuss gordon strachan's future. not long after 2.00, this statement was released. when it was confirmed gordon strachan's tenure as national manager was coming to an end with immediate effect. gordon strachan saysin immediate effect. gordon strachan says in the statement it was a real privilege being the national manager. his biggest regret was not giving the fans the tournament, the major tournament finals he feels they deserve. stuart reagan, sfa chief executive is also quoted saying it is time for fresh impetus. he felt a change and new direction was needed to prepare for the euro 2020 campaign and the forthcoming u efa 2020 campaign an

so 2a hours after the end of the gordon strachan era, the sfa here at the national stadium has set out

who was appointed in january 2013. national manager gordon strachan who was appointed injanuary 2013er two failed campaigns to get scotland to a first major competition since france 9098. iam major competition since france 9098. i am told that the meeting could stretch long into the afternoon and it could be a decision by the end of today, possibly followed discussions could be required. the sfa has got a decision, stick or twist? gordon strachan and scotland are unbeaten in 2017 but just strachan and scotland are unbeaten in 2017 butjust failed for another campaign, the world cup in russia. the sfa me not want to be seen to be rewarding failure. big decision to be made but we do not know if it is going to be today or more discussions required. the season looks to be over for the british number one johanna konta. she has pulled out of next week's kremlin cup with a foot injury and that means she's unable to qualify for the wta finals in singapore. she had to reach the final in moscow to break back into the world's top eight. she has slipped to ninth in the rankings following a poor r

well done to gordon strachan. they still have a chance. 0ne gordon strachan.ne more game to go against slovenia. i will be going overfor it and slovenia. i will be going overfor itandi slovenia. i will be going overfor it and i am not massively confident. why not? slovenia drew with england in slovenia. they beat slovakia quite easily over there as well. they have not lost in the campaign andi they have not lost in the campaign and i don't believe they have lost a goal in the capital in this campaign. people think scotland might have made it but they still have a tough one to go. and we find new and exciting ways to make a mess of it at the end. that's the attitude of most scottish people, it has been 19 years and we almost don't believe we will do it. i'm sure other scottish fans might be more positive. it was always going to be tough for northern ireland against world champions germany. 2—0 down after 20 minutes and did well not to be thrashed after that, did not to be thrashed after that, did not drop their heads. partially, but to be honest, watching that

so gordon strachan has gone, after almost five yea rs. strachan has gone, after almost five years. direction needed to prepare for the euro 2020 campaign and the forthcoming uefa nations league. this comes after gordon strachan presided over two failed qualifying campaigns, the first to get to euro 2016 last year, and this latest failure with the world cup in russia coming up next year. strachan was appointed in 2013 and after two failed campaigns, the sfa feel it is time forfresh failed campaigns, the sfa feel it is time for fresh impetus, failed campaigns, the sfa feel it is time forfresh impetus, new failed campaigns, the sfa feel it is time for fresh impetus, new blood, and the search is under way for gordon strachan‘s successor. indeed it is. no rush for a replacement because their next competitive matches not for 11 months, but malky mackay, former cardiff and watford manager, currently performance director at the sfa, is favourite to take over, and the odds have shortened on david moyes. trouble in the swimming pool for paralympian swimmers. what is going on? british swimming

but it is time to go for gordon strachan.ching the world cup in russia, and has left his job by mutual consent. an inch away from the greatest of comebacks after they'd scored four, the post was all that stood in the end between glasgow's women and the last 16 of the champions league, but they go out. elsewhere, manchester city are through. at the start of a new season of european club rugby, gloucester were overpowered, but got a losing bonus point in the challenge cup as they were beaten 27—21. and it's just about season overforjohanna konta, after a foot injury means she will not be abole to play in russia next week and that will snuff out her hopes of qualifying for this month's wta finals. in the papers in a moment and an all that looks like cristiano ronaldo. sorry? and animal that looks like cristiano ronaldo. you know you then have to get animal pictures that look like all of us. that's not necessary! not hard for me... sarah keith—lucas is in hyde park for us this morning with the latest forecast. good morning. fairl

and coming upon sportsday on bbc news, gordon strachan departs as scotla nd news, gordon strachan departsotland manager, after a failed bid to qualify for the world cup in russia. good evening. the growing scandal surrounding the hollywood producer harvey weinstein is now being investigated by police in london and new york. he's facing multiple allegations of rape, sexual assault and harassment, some of which de denies. in his first public comments since the allegations were published, mr weinstein said everyone made mistakes and he asked for a second chance. stars including emma thompson and jane fonda have spoken to the bbc today about the nature of the allegations and the film industry's reluctance to speak out. our correspondent nick bryant reports from new york. harvey weinstein emerged from his daughter's house in los angeles. the movie moguls still trying to direct the scene. i'll take it with me. don't follow. i'm being good. it's the first time he spoken on camera since scandal engulfed him. are you doing 0k? since scandal engulfed him. are you doing ok? i'm trying my best. thank

attention turned to gordon strachan's future.r, you was on the verge of quitting, such was their poor form. he turned it around. plenty of positivity even though they haven't reached the world cup. now it is down to the sfa and gordon strachan to decide what happens next. afterwards, you was quiet on his future because he wanted to support those players. he does have one supporter, nicola sturgeon. she did ta ke supporter, nicola sturgeon. she did take time to say he probably had more responsibility in scotland than she did and she was backing him to stay on. he will be hurting this morning but we expect he will carry on. another manager doing even better is michael o'neill for northern ireland. scotland's draw meant they finish second in group c and would go into the play—offs. they got a 1—0 defeat in no way. chris brunt scored an own goal and it is unlikely they will be seeded for next tuesday's draw. so they could face italy. it was a disappointing defeat for northern ireland, back—to—back defeats to lend qualifying. england

gordon strachan is leaving the role after failing to get them to the world cup. manchester united manager david moyes or even ex—england boss sam alla rdyce. in the campaign he has been brought in and has helped scotland qualify to be european championships and now the world cup. but the sfa have stood by him and that's why i am surprised now that even such a good run they have said that his tenure is over. the united states may be out of the world cup for the first time in more than 30 years, but there are a lot of other teams that will be heading to russia in 2018. and it turns out many younger fans were supporting them anyway. iam sad i am sad because the usa is my favourite team. they are really good team, but also easy to beat. we lost against england. it was an easy team. i feel kind of happy. the native states aren't my favourite team —— united states. they are my top 20, but i don't really care. i'm going to go for peru. why? because i am from peru. peru and barcelona. i vote for spain, argentina, brazil and portugal. spain. peru. my mum is from germany a

meanwhile scotland manager gordon strachan says there's no better position in football — than to be int slovakia and slovenia they're guaranteed second place in their world cup qualifying group. but their opponents are also vying to reach the play—offs. alasdair lamont reports. back at the national stadium ahead of the final home match in this world cup qualifying campaign, slovakia, the opponents, as the squad continues their quest for second place. it is not as tense as it can be sometimes. we have put ourselves in this position. this group of lads and a couple who are not here put us in this position where we can, we have to decide what we do with the future. since the draw against england in june, the scenario for the scotland players could not be more clear. win the remaining four games, and you finish second. with lithuania and malta done, they are halfway towards the target, but the remaining games are more awkward. it is a chance for people like myself and others in the squad to make a name for ourselves and be heroes. stuart and scott have been big players for us in the campai

thank you forjoining us on a night when scottish football is really looking back on the reign of gordon strachanho today left his job as manager. as the search now starts for his successor, former players have said it feels a shame he has left by mutual consent because he says there were positives signs, despite the failure to qualify for next yea r‘s world cup despite the failure to qualify for next year's world cup in russia. i spoke to chris tonight. first of all, i wasn't shocked because i felt i wouldn't be surprised if gordon walked. i don't know exactly what went on today. you read the sfa have said they're not going to renew his contract but you are disappointed because i felt as a country we were starting to get somewhere. now we can go back to square one. you look at the last year or so, there was that unbeaten run, that almost so nearly a victory against england. it was looking so good. it was only at the final hurdle that it wasn't quite enough. yeah. you listen to people saying it's the same old story and same old hard luck story for scotland. i am story and same old hard luck story

manager gordon strachan says his side have been used to playing under that pressure for most of the yearwin game, i've had to deal with those for the last four... you know, we can deal with that 0k last four... you know, we can deal with that ok but only do that if we have good spirit and camaraderie. we believe that we could come back. like we have in recent months. northern ireland are guaranteed to finish second in group c and look certain to make the playoffs to qualify for the tournament. they've won all five matches so far this year — but they'll have a tough test tomorrow — they host germany. 0ur correspondent natalie pirks is in belfast. and a michael 0'neill, northern ireland have risen 109 places in the fifa rankings. they are at a point where they do not fear the world champions coming here tomorrow night. they are unbeaten here at windsor park, in the last four matches, and they have not conceded a goal. although they have lost twice to germany in the last 18 months, they have not been pushed over. michael 0'neill has told his side that although germany are certainly formidab

the future of gordon strachan will be discussed by the scottish fa next week, unable to guide his teamfter their draw with slovenia. stephen thompson believes it is time for a change in managing. it is time for him to go, he has failed to take us to two national? international tournaments, and this talk of it being down to genetics is just nonsensical. harry kane's performances for england and tottenham have seen him short—listed for the ballon d'or, the award given to the world's best player. 43 goals in 37 games for club and country this year has paved the way for his inclusion. eden hazard, david de gea, philippe coutinho, sadio mane, kevin de bruyne and n'golo kante, have also been chosen. there was a notable absentee from england's rugby league world cup squad. zak hardaker, the castleford full—back, after he was suspended for failing a drugs test. to discuss that and the names who have been selected, here's hugh woozencroft and our rugby league correspondent dave woods. i , yes, plenty of big stories in by , yes, plenty of big stories in rugby league today, and dave, nothing bigg

gordon strachan or theresa may? i wasjust on the job longer? gordon strachan or theresa may? is a matter for him to decide. if i had to make a decision, i would him to decide. if i had to make a decision, iwould back him to decide. if i had to make a decision, i would back at gordon over theresa. we will watch that one closely. thank you very much, nicola. what a quote to take us to the sport. i was really hoping you are going to ask her about that because what heartbreak for the scottish players last night. failing to make it through to the play—offs. gordon strachan, it does look like it will be his choice about whether he stays or goes. he has had a brilliant run of form, the thinking is there will be up to him to stay. whether he can cope with the pressure on the. they came so close but their hopes of playing at the 2018 world cup in russia are over after they drew with lavinia in the qualifier yesterday. the scottish had to win in order to get a play—off place and they went ahead but two goals for the home side meant that gordon ‘s men needed to themselves in the final 20

, who left thejob replace gordon strachan, who left the job yesterday after scotland failed to qualifyrom scotland and... but i work closely with the sfa and i have done, just two weeks ago i was working with the coaches in scotland, so they know where i am if they want to speak to me. i don't think anybody ever turns down their national team opportunity but i think it's got to be the right time as well. my first choice would be to go back in to club management, but in scotland want to talk somewhere along the line, i would be happy to help or speak with them and see what they've got to say. david moyes speaking to radio 5live. this is the man currently in charge, likely to be put just one man currently in charge, likely to be putjust one match. malky mackay has taken over on an interim basis, alongside his currentjob, as the sfa performance director. he is a controversial figure after admitting sending offensive text messages while he was cardiff boss and will lead the team in a friendly against the netherlands next month. the premier league returns this weekend and with it, a little

so 2a hours after the end of the gordon strachan era, the sfa here at the national stadium has set out its blueprint for the future. well, sort of. they say many will be made available for a new man and they will scour the globe to make sure they get the right candidates. for now, malky mackay, a man with a controversial past, takes the reins. the big question is, action in the scottish premiership, rangers winning 3—0 at stjohnstone to stay in touch with the leaders, carlos penny getting two, his second after saintjohnstone had a man sent off. rangers moved to within three points of celtic and aberdeen. for all the drama of the international break it seems a premier league is back with many storylines that we have come to love, we can already give you a miracle recovery from injury, a warof give you a miracle recovery from injury, a war of words between managers and one of the most anticipated fixtures in any season, liverpool playing manchester united. it will start with help pochettino responded to the claim this week from the man city bars that his spurs side should be known as the

gordon strachan will now hand over the baton with a settled side which finished a failed campaign well110w finished a failed campaign well. so, now there's a vacancy, who might the scottish fa turn to next? managers who could start work right away and are scottish might include the former scotland manager alex mcleish, former player paul lambert, possibly each the former everton manager david moyes. might scotland go down the international route next? in that context, would england count as foreign. sam allardyce, might he be in the frame for an interesting and possible shock appointment here? the scottish sfa don't have to rush into any quick appointments, scotland don't have another competitive fixture for nearly a year. the search begins and the plot thickens. watch this space. british swimming has apologised to some of its paralympic athletes after it was found that a former head coach "created a climate of fear". an, independent investigation into complaints of bullying from 13 para—swimmers found that an unnamed member of staff, understood to be rob greenwood, had been communicat

gordon strachan himself says in the statement that it was a real privilege being the national managerament, the major tournament finals, that he feels they deserve. stewart regan, the fa chief executive, is also quoted, and he says it is time for fresh impetus and he felt a change was needed and a new direction needed to prepare for the euro twe nty20 needed to prepare for the euro twenty20 campaign and the forthcoming uefa nations league. this comes after gordon strachan presided over to failed qualifying campaigns, the first to get to euro 2016, and the latest failure with the world cup in russia coming up next year. after chelsea's success in the woman's champions league last night manchester city are hoping for similar success. they are looking comfortable against austrian side st polten. 2—0 up on the night, 5—0 up on aggregate. glasgow city are up against and look like they are heading out, they currently drawing 1—1 against kazakhstan side, kazygurt. the european rugby union season has started tonight gloucester are in france against pau and the english team have condeded the f

gordon strachan left the post yesterday, four days after the team failed to qualify for the world cupu fall at the final hurdle? glasgow women had done the hard bit, just about pulling off one of the greatest comebacks in champions league history, scoring four goals, to turn their tie around and draw level against kazygort of kazakhstan. they then needed to score a penalty to reach the last 16. but it struck the post and, by a whisker, they were out. elsewhere, though, manchester city joined chelsea in the last 16, with an easy win. manchester united‘sjuan mata is calling on his fellow players to follow his lead and donate one per cent of their earnings to charity. the midfielder spent some time in slums in mumbai before inviting some of the children back to old trafford for a guided tour of the stadium. his charity common goal launched last month is aimed at changing people‘s lives around the world through football—related projects. in the beginning it is difficult but the ultimate goal is that it could be structured and embedded within the structure of professional football. that wo

gordon strachan says there is no better position in football then to better position in football thenur own destiny! the players beat slovakia and slovenia and they are guaranteed second in their world cup qualifying group that their opponents are buying to reach the play—offs as alistair lamont reports. back at the national stadium ahead of the final home match in this world cup qualifying campaign, slovakia, the opponents, as the squad continues their quest for second place. opponents, as the squad continues their quest for second placem opponents, as the squad continues their quest for second place. it is and tense as it can be sometimes. in this position, this group of lads and a couple who are not here put us ina and a couple who are not here put us in a position where we can. we have to decide what we do with the future. there is nothing better in football, and you can decide how your future is football, and you can decide how yourfuture is going football, and you can decide how your future is going to football, and you can decide how yourfuture is going to be. football, and you

gordon strachan has urged his players to concentrate right until the last punchbag in this match becausedone by damaging late goals in recent qualifiers, that pa rt goals in recent qualifiers, that part of the reason they have not reached a major tournament since the world cup in 1998. it's something the players in the squad have talk about, how difficult it was, watching euro 2016 and seeing northern ireland, wales, republic of ireland all playing in that tournament. it's been a long wait, could it soon be over? the good news is that the fate is still in their hands which at one stage looked unlikely. but in much more smooth ride for northern ireland in the campaign, natalie in belfast. thank you, it's pretty simple here tonight, if northern ireland win it will guarantee a place in the play—offs for the world cup and don't forget they've not been to a world cup since 1986. if they draw oral lose and they will have to rely on other results to go their way but either way in great shape, conceding the least amount of goals of any other side currently in a play—off spot. 0ne other side curr

the future of the scotland manager gordon strachan will be discussed by the scottish fa in the comingure to reach the world cup play—offs. 2—2 in slovenia means they finish behind slovakia on goal difference. he surprisingly said that the small stature of his side was behind the exit. genetically we are behind, we are the second smallest apart from spain. that means that we need to pick a team to combat height and strength. even that, . .. combat height and strength. even that,... but genetically we need to work on things. it is a problem for us. we have to fight harder for every ball, and jump higher because it is easierfor every ball, and jump higher because it is easier for these kind of guys. after the 2—2 draw and failure to qualify, one former international thinks it's time for a change with the manager. i think it is time to him to go. he has had two campaigns where he failed to take is to world cup finals, which was he to be remit and his statement that is down to genetics is completely nonsensical. still to come we hear from hockey head coach danny carey after he suffered a h

but under gordon strachan, scotland have it in their own hands to finish second in the group and reachhat outcome, they must beat slovakia on thursday and slovenia on sunday. that seemed unlikely i2 that seemed unlikely 12 months ago. you always need to be positive, obviously we did not make the best of things, but you cannot dwell on that. if we had we would not be in the position we are in. we always have the confidence that if we address certain things we could be in the position and that is what we've done. bring on the last games. staying with scotland' s qualifier on thursday — the boy who was told he was too small for professional football says he can't wait to line up for scotland again at hampden park. andy robertson was released by celtic as a youngster but didn't give up on his dreams. he eventually won a big money move to liverpool and is now a regular for his country. kheredine idessane reports. at hampden park in international week scottish footballing success story. andrew robertson released by celtic as a youngster and told that he was too small to make it in the game.

scotland have already replaced manager gordon strachan with malky mackay, but that is only a temporaryht be encouraged by what one of their potential targets has told us. david moyes say he wouldn't turn down the job, although he would prefer to return to club football. the former manchester united boss left sunderland in may, following their relegation from the premier league. he's one of the favourites to replace gordon strachan, who left the job on thursday, after scotland failed to qualify for the world cup. no approach from scotland, but i work closely with the sfa. two weeks ago i was working with the colleges in scotland, so they know what i haveif in scotland, so they know what i have if they wanted to speak to me. i don't think you would turn down a national team opportunity, but it's also got to be the right time. my first choice would be to go back into club management, but if scotla nd wa nted into club management, but if scotland wanted to talk somewhere along the line i'd be happy to help or speak with them and see what they have to say. that was david moyes in the 5 live

despite the obvious pressure, manager gordon strachan cut relaxed figure.more of the match day feeling that is coming. unless you are a manager you day feeling that is coming. unless you are a manager you have day feeling that is coming. unless you are a manager you have not got a clue what that is like. as soon as you open your eyes in the morning, there is a game on and you know there is a game on and you know there is. no pressure for a gareth southgate after his team confirmed qualification against slovenia on thursday. the england manager preparing to bring injack butland joe hart for theirfinal against lithuania. southgate says he's looking for a much improved performance from his side. the other night we didn't perform at the level we wanted to. none of us are going to dress that up any differently. the objective of qualification is now achieved. now the desire is, how far can we go? how do we improve the team? that process starts tomorrow. lewis hamilton says he is driving better than ever after taking his tent pole position in 16 races ahead of the

and while gordon strachan's side have left it late many times in this campaign so far.n won before snodgrass levelled things up won before snodgrass levelled things up butan won before snodgrass levelled things up but an absorbing game ended 2—2. a draw no good and the world cup will have to wait for scotland, once again. england beat lithuania in their final again. england beat lithuania in theirfinal group match. again. england beat lithuania in their final group match. harry again. england beat lithuania in theirfinal group match. harry cain scored the only goal of the game from the penalty spot. slovakia's win coupled with scotland's draw mean it is they who secure second and a possible play—off place. scotland's exit confirmed northern ireland's play—off place before they kicked off against nor way. michael o'neilll kicked off against nor way. michael 0'neilll has fielded a strong side tonight as they seek to become one of the four seeds in the play—off round. not much to report so far from 0slo where, after half an hour remains goalless. the welsh manager is urgin

the search for a new scotland manager has started after the sacking of gordon strachan last week. for his country, says that home—grown managerial talent should be given a chance. there is no new way of playing football, it used to be the french way at st george's park, then the spanish came along, and then the germans, oh, the german way! no, we are british, and i say this in the book, let's look at what we are good at, our game has always been different, and we must make sure it remains different. that is why it is so attractive to people watching football throughout the world, and i just think, you know, we have talent here in england and in scotland who are more than capable of being top managers. we don't have to go out co nsta ntly managers. we don't have to go out constantly looking for the latest big—name, the latest big manager. it has been a difficult and damaging week for the football association after striker eni alu ko gave evidence to a department for digital, culture, media and sport select committee about her time with the england squad under former england coach m

they last played in a world cup in 1998, and gordon strachan believes they are genetically behind.side meant that scotland needed to machover rang in the last minutes. they did get one back but it wasn't enough to see scotland three. i'm the last person thinking about it right now. the players, staff, fans, family, we want to make sure they are all right. because for all the players, the families have backed them up and everything else, so we are looking after them at the moment. and me, is not a problem, but as i said i'm really proud, really proud to be the manager. as a new, england qualified automatically. they got another uninspiring victory to end their campaign. harry kane scoring his 15th goal in his last ten games the clu b 15th goal in his last ten games the club and country as he led the site ori—o win in club and country as he led the site or 1—0 win in lithuania. not an island knew they had made the play—off shortly before they lost their last group game. they were beaten 1—0 by norway. scotland's exit confirm their place in the play—offs, but an own goal beat in oslo.

scotland have already replaced manager gordon strachan with malky mackay, but that is only a temporaryo bejust, for the match against the netherlands next month. long term, the scottish fa might be encouraged by what one of their potential targets has told us. david moyes say he wouldn't turn down the job, although he would prefer to return to club football. i have worked closely with the sfa. i have worked closely with the sfa. i have been working with the coaches in scotland and they know where i am if they want to speak to me. ti don't think anybody ever turns down their national team opportunity, but it has got to be at the right time as well. my first choice would be to go back into club management. on the domestic front rangers won 3—0 at stjohnstone to stay in touch with the two leaders of the scottish premiership. carlos pena got two this his second after stjohnstone had a man sent off. rangers move to within three points of celtic and aberdeen. a new manager, and a new dawn for birmingham city who are out of the bottom three, in the championship after beating the leaders cardi

scotland manager gordon strachan has told his players to embrace the excitement of the nation ahead ofks off during the hour. positive's defeat yesterday means scotland will secure a play—off spot as one of the eight best runners—up if they can win. the victory over slovakia was their said ina row victory over slovakia was their said in a row and their third consecutive clea n in a row and their third consecutive clean sheet. much of that has been down to craig gordon who says missing out on euro 2008. him on later. —— was their third in a row and their third consecutive clean sheets. i thought there might be many more opportunities to come at that stage, but there hasn't been. —— missing out on euro 2008 will spur him on. it is something which might not come again. for me personally it is a big moment to try and grasp. hopefully we can all play as if it is our last opportunity, go out there and try and grab it. a big moment. no pressure on england, they secured their place in russia on thursday. gareth southgate will take the opportunity to put in fringe players. tono's harry winks ma

gordon strachan will speak to the media later on. remember the situation.ere tomorrow night, they're all but guaranteed a world cup play—off place. that means home and away matches to decide whether scotland can get to the world cup for the first time in 20 years. well, despite the obvious pressure, gordon strahan cut a relxed figure in ljubljana, heading into the all—important tie. i'm enjoying the build—up at the moment. tomorrow the match day feelings come in. i would try and describe that to you but as soon as you open your eyes in the morning, somehow you know there is a game on. qualification in the bag, then, for england. manager gareth southgate is preparing to bring injack butland forjoe hart in goal for their final qualifier with lithuania. the bbc‘s john murray is with the squad. with qualification already confirmed, england's preparations will begin with this final group match on the artificial pitch here in vilnius against the team that will finish second bottom in this section. the england manager says he will try different things tactically.

gordon strachan's future as scotland manager could be decided later today.genda. his contract is up at the end of next month. he will not be at the meeting. he finished third in the qualifying group and failed to qualify for next summer's world cup in russia. that is all for now. i will be back with the headlines in the next half an hour. sexual harassment allegations against the hollywood producer harvey weinstein continue to emerge, with cara delevingne one of the latest names to speak out. the british model said after meeting him about a possible film role, he invited her to his hotel room where another woman was waiting, and tried to get her to kiss the woman, then blocked the door to his hotel room when ms delavigne attempted to leave, and tried to kiss her. angelina jolie, gwyneth paltrow and rose mcgowan are among others who say they were harassed by him. together, the claims build up a picture of one of the most powerful men in the industry exerting pressure on younger women at the start of their careers, often in hotel rooms and offices. the suggest

gordon strachan left yesterday, four days after the team did not qualify for the world cup.. a big weekend and i rugby union fans as the european competition gets underway. after a testing start, wasps began there campaign tonight. they go to ulster having lost four of their opening games and suffering a rocky run of injuries labelling them without 15 players. we can recover. i believe if we don't have a good start in europe, it will be ha rd to a good start in europe, it will be hard to get out and win. we know that, we are looking forward to with its clean slate, and hopefully we can go there and do a job. the challenge cup began yesterday and it didn't go too well the glasgow who got pau finished 27—21winners. rafa nadal is through to the semifinals of the shanghai masters after his consecutive win. the beat grigor dimitrov after winning two crucial brea ks dimitrov after winning two crucial breaks for nearly two and a half hours. the spaniard is facing his seventh title and will be in the last four. that's all your sport for now, i will have more for you at 1:30pm after

nd malcolm mackay will take charge of scotland on an interim basis following the departure of gordon strachanwill do bothjobs the sfa as performance director, so he will do both jobs leading the sfa as performance director, so he will do bothjobs leading up the sfa as performance director, so he will do both jobs leading up to the friendly next month against the netherlands. he is also a former watford, cardiff and wigan manager, and will step into the team to allow the sfa are little more time to consider strachan's long—term successor. malcolm mackay steps in an interim charge of scotland for the friendly against holland next month. of course, he is a man who comes with a controversial past, because he has admitted sending racist and sexist text messages whilst the manager of cardiff city. he is the performance director hear what the scottish football association, and all they would say is that he will take charge for that game against the dutch. the big question is, will he be in the frame to ta ke question is, will he be in the frame to take the job on a long—term basis? for now, the sfa

meanwhile, scotland manager gordon strachan says there is no better position in football than to be ind slovenia, they are guaranteed second place in a world cup qualifying group. but there are opponents are also trying to reach the play—offs, as alisdair lamont reports. back at the national stadium ahead of the final home match in this world cup qualifying campaign, slovakia, the opponents, as the squad continues their quest for second place. it is not as tense as it can be sometimes. in this position, this group of lads and a couple who are not here put us in a position where we can. we have to decide what we do with the future. there is nothing better in football, and you can decide how yourfuture is going to be. since the draw against england injune, the scenario for the scotland players could not be more clear. win the remaining four games, and you finish second. with lithuania and malta done, they are halfway towards the target but the remaining games are more awkward. especially when you look at the absentees. but there are in—form alternatives. it is a chance for people like my

gordon strachan will speak to the media later on. if scotla nd will speak to the media later on.lace. that means a game at home and away for scotland to make the world cup for the first time in 20 years. back to london. an up time in 20 years. back to london. an up big for you on the situation at the natural history museum. the press association is quoting a government source as saying the collision outside the museum is afternoon is looking like a traffic incident. that is quoting a government source. we also now have figures on the number of people hurt. we didn't have these figures before, but the london eye do you know service and says it treated 11 people after that collision and nine have been taken to hospital. 11 people hurt in that collision, nine of them taken to hospital. —— the london ambulance service. the press association saying that according to their sources, the collision outside their sources, the collision outside the natural history museum is looking like a traffic accident. let's have a look at the weather if however your saturday turned out, many of us will

the future of the scotland manager, gordon strachan will be discussed by the scottish fa next week.ompson believes it is time for a change. i think it is time for him to go. he has had two campaigns where he has failed to get us to a finals. his comments say it is down to genetics are nonsensical. harry kane has been short listed for the ballon d‘or given to the world‘s best players. eden hazard and n‘golo kante have also been chosen. the castleford tigers full back zak hardaker will miss the rugby world cup after testing positive for cocaine. it comes as england announced their squad today. leeds‘ head coach brian mcdermott has his sympathies for his former player. you just think, what a shame that is. for him, for england. he is a fantastic player. clearly it didn‘t help cas. yeah... it isa clearly it didn‘t help cas. yeah... it is a tough one for zak, i hope he pulls up. because this is a big thing. but at the same time, don‘t mess about with drugs. just don‘t... don‘t be stupid. and everybody needs to realise whether it is performance—enhancing or just social drugs, it doesn‘t w

relax, gordon strachan!tenham‘s harry winks and leicester‘s harry maguire both make their senior debuts and maguire was close to opening the scoring. seven changes to the side that won in the week. the next england chance fell to another defender, but michael keane‘s shot went wide. england were awarded a penalty shortly before the halfway mark when dele alli was brought down in the box, but who else but captain harry kane duly stepped up to strike the spot kick into the corner of the net. england leading 1—0. northern ireland are expected to field their strongest team for the world cup qualifier in norway this evening despite six players being one booking away from suspension, and possibly missing the first leg of the playoffs should they get there. jonny evans, corry evans, steven davis, oliver norwood, stuart dallas and josh magennis are all on one caution going into the final group c match in oslo. northern ireland are already guaranteed to finish second. we‘ve been good in the double headers to date. an

they have been called the gordon strachan to step down.for him to go, he has had two campaigns, it was his remit when he was brought to the national team as manager, and with his comment saying the disease is down to genetics that we didn't qualify is com pletely genetics that we didn't qualify is completely nonsensical. perhaps no surprise that the tottenham striker harry kane has been named in the short list for the 2017 balloon d'or award which is given to the world's best player. the full list will be announced later today. the castleford tigers and england full—back zach hardaker has tested positive for cocaine. he will be left out, as england named their world cup squad. he has sympathies for his former player. you think what a shame that is for him, for england, he is a fantastic player. clearly it didn't help castleford. it's a tough one, i hope he pulls through this, but at the same time, don't mess about with drugs. just don't mess about with drugs. just don't be stupid, everybody needs to realise whether it is performance enhanc

scotland have already replaced manager gordon strachan with malky mackay, but that is only a temporary turn down the job, although he would prefer to return to club football. the former manchester united boss left sunderland in may following their relegation. no approach from scotland, but i work closely with the sfa. two weeks ago i was working with the colleges in scotland, —— coaches in scotland, so they know what i have if they wanted to speak to me. i don't think anybody ever turns down a national team opportunity, but it's also got to be the right time. my first choice would be to go back into club management, but if scotland wanted to talk somewhere along the line i'd be happy to help or speak with them and see what they have to say. david moyes in the rather moody looking radio 5 live studio, a pensive touch. i thought it looks quite nice! on the domestic front rangers won 3—0 at stjohnstone to stay in touch with the two leaders of the scottish premiership. carlos pena got two. this his second. stjohnstone had a man sent off. rangers move to within three points of celtic and ab

gordon strachan's future as scotland manager will be discussed at a scottish fa board meeting later todayualifying group and failed to qualify for next summer's world cup in russia. former wales managerjohn toshack says chris coleman should be the man to decide his future as manager of the national team after their failure to reach the world cup finals. coleman's contract expires next summer and after their defeat to the republic of ireland on monday, he said he would let the dust settle before thinking about his future. toshack believes coleman isn't under pressure to leave the job. he's been fortunate. he's had a terrific time in the euros! ok, there will be lots and lots of disappointment. we can talk and we can say what we think he should do, but the only one who really knows deep down what he wants is chris himself. chelsea are through to the last 16 of the women's champions league despite losing 2—1 away to bayern munich last night. the wsl spring series winners took a 1—0 lead into the game and held on to go through on away goals. england striker fran kirby opened the scoring on th

gordon strachan has left the job, thejob he has had since the beginning of 2014.amed as a possible favourite, also sam allardyce, but malky mackay, someone who took cardiff city into the premier league but was sacked, unimpressive at wigan before becoming the scottish fa forms direct in 2016. now, the cardiff and wigan manager, he will combine both jobs and take the team for the 9th of novemberfriendly jobs and take the team for the 9th of november friendly against the netherlands at pittodrie. we will have more on that as we get it. getting very exciting heading into the premier league, which returns after the international break this weekend. the clash between liverpool and manchester united is the pick of the matches, jurgen klopp has described being counted as one of the most special games in world football. liverpool go into the game without sadio mane butjurgen klopp insists that his team can cope without him. manchester united's juan mata is calling on his fellow players to follow his lead and donate 1% of earnings to charity. the midfielder spent some time