southgate takes his chances on james maddison.akes the 27—man squad for this month's euro 2020 qualifiers. and we hearfrom paralympic gold medallist kadeen cox ahead of her return to the track in dubai. i'mjust i'm just trying to find myself and be able to try to make myself happy so be able to try to make myself happy so my performance is great and i can enjoy my sport again. hello and welcome to the programme. we start with the europa league, and what seemed to be an improbable task for celtic. winning in italy was something they hadn't managed in 12 attempts. but tonight's 2—1 victory over lazio in rome has done more than just break that cycle. 0livier ntcham's dramatic stoppage—time strike means neil lennon's men qualify for the knockout stages of the competition — with two games to spare. lydia campbell was watching. the pre—match light show was hiding it but in between the darkness you could just see the empty seats. with him serving it partial band for the racial chanting. but the fence were allowed and were soon cheering,

leicester city's james maddison is named in gareth southgate‘s england squad.won an olympic gold medal as a man, now that reality star caitlin jenner is living as a woman, what does she think about tra nsgender athletes? people that are dealing with trans issues and stuff like that, i think they deserve an opportunity to play sports. also coming up in the programme... you've nothing to lose except the match. after kyle walker's performance in goal for manchester city, we speak to a striker who had to go in goal and face a penalty. and, it's one of the new urban sports in the next olympics. one of britain's medal hopes for freestyle bmx shows us a few tricks. hello and welcome to sportsday. it's started with a bang — more than 1,400 athletes from 122 countries have travelled to dubai for the first day of the world para athletics championships. and the first day has gone well for britain. goalfor paul goal for paul blake goalfor paul blake in goal for paul blake in the 800 metres... and that is in hot temperatures. it's the first time that the united arab emirite

brendan rodgers‘ side were in complete control and james maddison doubled their lead...2—0 to leicesterfourth consecutive premier league victory. well chelsea were briefly second themselves earlier this afternoon, after their 2—0 win over crystal palace. they're now 3rd. it was their sixth league win in a row— the first time they've done that since they won the title. they move to within five points of leaders liverpool who play city tomorrow. paul frostick reports: five premier league wins in a row for chelsea left them in good shape heading into this fixture with crystal palace. and after an incredible midweek champions league comeback, they were full of confidence. despite a first half full of attacking threat, it would prove to be a goalless one. chelsea began the second half on the front foot again and they got their breakthrough. the palace defence finally unlocked tammy abraham finishing the move. with only a single goal between the sides, crystal palace upped their efforts and started to trouble the chelsea backline. but as the game approached the final stages, christian pulisic

england manager gareth southgate has named the leicester city midfielder, james maddison in his squad matches due to illness, but he was then spotted in a casino during the international break. nonetheless, southgate has decided to give him another chance. great britain have theirfirst gold medal of the world para athletics championships — and it was a fourth world title for paul blake. he won the t36 800—metres on day one in dubai, in a season's best time. and he goes again later in the week, in his main event, the 400—metres. the former england and northampton hooker, dylan hartley has announced he's retiring from professional rugby, after failing to recover from a long—standing knee injury. he hasn't played since december, missing england's rugby world cup run. he's northampton's longest serving player with 251 appearances in 14 seasons. hartley said the last few months had been difficult "physically and mentally" and, while his career wasn't "perfect he wouldn't have had it any other way". batsmanjonny bairstow has been added to england's test squad six for the two—match series ag

and james maddison secured the win as he added a second.secutive league win for leicester. this chelsea are also well in the mix. they're up to third after their sixth league win in a row — beating crystal palace 2—0. tammy abraham and christian pulisic with the goals. tottenham's disappointing run of form continues. they were held to a 1—1 draw at home by sheffield united. george baldock with this fortuitous equaliser for the visitors. united could have won it, because they had a goal very controversially ruled out by var, which judged this to be offside. just look at the margin. ifjohn lundstram's boots were one size smaller he might have got away with it. i understand. if it is offside, it is offside. my point is, if that was the first phase and it was offside, it was offside. it is a spectator sport and a fast, free—flowing game. when incidents like this happen, obviously, it is disappointing. the rest of the day's premier league resutls and reaction are on the bbc sport website and app. there was a record attendance england women's gam

and james maddison clinched the victory as he added a second, making it a fourth consecutive premierrs that can really hurt you. la cazette, players that can really hurt you. lacazette, of ian, top, top players. but we were able to manage that throughout and, like i say, play some grateful all. awesome. chelsea are third after beating crystal palace 2—0. tammy abraham scored his 10th league goal of the season in the 52nd minute, before christian pulisic sealed all three points for frank lampard's side. its chelsea's sixth consecutive premier league win, moving them above manchester city who play the leaders liverpool tomorrow. there were wins for burnley, newcastle, and everton. and sheffield united are fifth after a draw at spurs. edinburgh's two managerless clubs had big wins. hibs went to stjohnstone and beat them 4—1. it was just their second league victory of the season, as it was for hearts at home to bottom club st mirren. elsewhere, aberdeen won at ross county and kilmarnock and hamilton drew. saracens played their first game since being docked 35 points and handed a £5 milli

and then they doubled the lead thanks to james maddison, clinching victory, a fourth consecutive league players that can really hurt you, lacazette, aubameyang, top players who can find the pass. but we were able to manage that threat and play some great football also. chelsea are third after beating crystal palace 2—0, tony abraham scored his tenth league goal of the season in the 52nd minute before pulisic sealed all four points. it is their sixth consecutive premier league win, moving them above manchester city, who play the leaders, liverpool, on sunday. there were wins for burnley, everton and newcastle. and sheffield united are fifth after draw at spurs. a record attendance of 77,768 watched england's women at wembley stadium this evening. but they couldn't give their fans the victory over germany they came to see. it was 1—1 going into the final minute of normal time when klara buhl got the winner to give germany a 2—1win. onto day three of the world para athletics championships where there's been plenty of action again in dubai. it's been a great day in particular for new zealan

jamie vardy‘s 11th goal of the season put them in front, and james maddison secured the win as he addedster, and it's a better start to their season than in 2015/16, when they went on to win the league. chelsea are also well in the mix. they're up to third after their sixth league win in a row, beating crystal palace 2—0. tammy abraham and christian pulisic with the goals. however, tottenham's poor run of form continues after they drew 1—1 with sheffield united, and there was controversy at white hart lane because of, you've guessed it, var! son heung—min put tottenham ahead in the second half. george baldock equalised for sheffield united with this fortuitous goal. but united could have won it, because they had a goal very controversially ruled out by var, which judged this to be offside. just look at the margin. ifjohn lundstram's boots were one size smaller he might have got away with it. the england women's manager, phil neville, says the lionesses' form is compeletely unacceptable. they lost their fifth win in seven matches in front of a record crowd for an england women's game at

and james maddison secured the victory as he added a second.ic with the goals in a 2—0 win over crystal palace. tottenham's disappointing run of form continues. they were held to a 1—all draw at home to sheffield united. david baldock with this fortuitous equaliser for the visitors. but they could have had all three points. when they were behind sheffield united had a goal ruled out by var because this wasjudged to be offside. just look at the margin. ifjohn lundstram's boots were one size smaller he might have got away with it. there were also wins for everton, newcastle and burnley. there was a record attendance at wembley stadium last night for an england women's game, with more than 77,000 watching the lionesses. but it wasn't the result they wanted to see in the friendly against germany, as jo currie reports. these fans braved the damp and drizzly conditions, hoping to witness a piece of history as the lionesses walked out of wembley for only the second time. a sold—out game and an expectant crowd. however, an early goal from the german ca

leicester city midfielder, james maddison gets the nod.they dealt with all of still very proud of the players and the way they dealt with all of that. and the ongoing issue is one of education across the world, really. i have spoken about that probably more than i should have needed to over the last few years, but that is a situation we are still in sadly. soi a situation we are still in sadly. so i think we still have work to do, and we have to work that —— start that work here ahead of anywhere else. now england just need a point to secure to book their place at next years euros. the end of a career we was not expecting miss. andre gomes looked absolutely awful. apparently surgery to repair his dislocated fracture has gone really well. and marco silva has said today that he could pulling on that everton shirt before the end of the season. gomes was hurt after a challenge by tottenham forward heung—min son during their 1—1 draw in the premier league. it also left son really affected after seeing what had happened, so i‘m sure he‘ll be rel

england manager gareth southgate has named the leicester city midfielder, james maddison in his squadmonth. maddison had to pull out of their last set of matches due to illness, but he was then spotted in a casino during the international break. however, southgate has decided to give him another chance. there's no place for dele alli but alex 0xlade—chamberlain and callum hudson—0doi are both included. also returning to the squad is manchester city'sjohn stones, who replaces everton's michael keane. this squad announcement is actually the first time we've heard from gareth southgate since bulgaria were told that they had to play one game behind closed doors as punishment for the racial abuse that england players suffered during their qualifier. here's what southgate had to say about that. still very proud of the players the way they dealt with all about. and the ongoing issue is one of education across the world, really. i've spoken about that, yeah, probably more than i should've needed to over the last few years, but that's the situation we are still in, sadly. so, ithink but that's

england manager gareth southgate has named the leicester city midfielder, james maddison in his squadpotted in a casino during the international break. however, southgate has decided to give him another chance. also returning to the squad is manchester city'sjohn stones, who replaces everton's michael keane. there's no place for dele alli but alex 0xlade—chamberlain and callum hudson—0doi are both included. this squad announcement is actually the first time we've heard from gareth southgate since bulgaria were told that they had to play one game behind closed doors as punishment for the racial abuse that england players suffered during their qualifier. here's what southgate had to say about that. still very proud of the players and the way they dealt with all of that. and the ongoing issue is one of education across the world, really. i have spoken about that probably more than i should have needed to over the last few years, but that is a situation we are still in sadly. so i think we still have work to do, and we have to start that work here ahead of anywhere else. it seems incredib