they play the austrian side lask in the second leg of their last—16 tie in the europa league.re 5—0 up from the first leg and boss ole gunner solskjaer has his sights firmely set on winning the competiton. the team has developed all through the season. of course we are delighted with the finishing third, but the next step for this team is getting our hands or a trophy. we have been to two semifinals, we want to go one step further and we want to go one step further and we want to win something. let's go to the crucible theatre

they play the second leg of their last 16 tie against austrian side lask.. 0ur football reporter simon stone is here with me now. they are expected to ease through, to the quarterfinals, but we have only just finished the premier league season and here they are in europa league action? it's a pretty congested calendar. it is, yes, 11 days since manchester united ended their premier league campaign, and given the amount of matches that have to be played in a very short space of time, and they were in the fa cup rate the semifinals, they have played a lot of football and they also know that the new season is not good to be too far away should they get to the europa league final on the 21st of august. yes, there is a lot of football to be played, i think the clubs in the premier league have been assured that the 12th of september, the start date, will be pushed back for clu bs start date, will be pushed back for clubs who go deep into european competition, but it is an issue, although 0le gunnar solskjaer and his press coverage yesterday did not really seem th

they play the austrian side lask in the second leg of their last—16 tie in the europa league.er solskjaer has his sights firmely set on winning the competiton. the team has developed all through the season. of course we are delighted with the finishing third, but the next step for this team is getting our hands or a trophy. we have been to two semifinals, we want to go one step further and we want to go one step further and we want to win something. let's go to the crucible theatre in sheffield next, as the world snooker championships continues... these are the live pictures. the four—time champion john higgins is the biggest name in action this morning. he's playing kurt maflin who's playing at the crucible forjust the second time. 2013 finalist barry hawkins is playing alexander ursenbacher on the other table. you can watch all the action live now on bbc two, and via the bbc sport website and app. rory mcilroy will have tiger woods for company when he tees off at the uspga tomorrow. the all—star group will be completed by the new world number one justin thomas. it's the firs

united completed a 7—1 aggregate win over austrian side lask to make it through to the one—off knockouts monday. they are favourites, closely followed by inter milan who have agreed a deal to make the loan deal of alexis sanchez permanent. she enjoyed his time there, they have liked him so that is a good move for him, wish him all the bestie as a top player that we want to see play best football. for whatever reason we did not see the best of alexis but he is a top professional and we wish him all the best. valtteri bottas has secured a new contract to stay at mercedes in 202i.the finn is likely to partner lewis hamilton, although the six—time world champion has not yet agreed a new deal with the team. bottas says he is the strongest he's ever been but can get even stronger. i'll have more for you in the next hour. it would take you through the afternoon development is on coronavirus but also in beirut. three days of national mourning have begun in lebanon following the devastating explosion in the capital, beirut, on tuesday. at least 137 people were killed, thousands were injured and m

those affected include manchester united who face austrian side lask in the europa league on wednesdayons league. a 30—day period has been agreed in principle which means any club involved in the quarterfinals of either competition will not start their season on the 12th of september when the new premier league campaign begins. and it was a thrilling finish to the final one—day international in southampton as ireland beat the world champions england by seven wickets for just a ball to spare having already lost a three match series, ireland was set a target of 329 to win. owen morgan top scored for england at the century but paul hit 142 and andrew burned 113, what a partnership that was before kevin o'brien here got the winning run to seal a famous win for ireland and crucially, his shot victory also gives them ten points towards world cup qualification. now, rafa nadal has confirmed he will not defend his us open title later this month. the world number two says he doesn't want to travel due to the ongoing pandemic. it's also been confirmed that the madrid open has been cancelled due

manchester united, who take a 5—0 lead into the second leg of their last 16 tie against the austrian side lask first trophy under 0le gunnar solskjaer. they're all but through to the quarter—finals and it's straight knockout from there on. and finally, after sealing their return to the english premier league by winning the play—off final at wembley, it's fair to say fulham's social media's gone into overdrive. they've been sharing plenty of pictures of their 2—1 win over their london rivals, brentford. delight for manager scott parker who's taken them straight back up after being relegated last season. it's regarded as football's most lucrative game and estimated to be worth over $175 million to fulham. happy days for them. there's more reaction to that on the bbc sport website. but from me, and the rest of the team, that is your wednesday sport briefing. now, for the first time in its history, the cover of british vogue has been shot by a black male photographer with a predominantly black team on set. the magazine's editor said the september issue was a rallying cry for the future. brenda emm

manchester united play the austrian side lask in the second leg of their last—16 tie in the europa leagueng our hands on a trophy. we‘ve been to two semifinals — carabao cup and fa cup — this year. we want to go one step further and we want to win something. real madrid will be without gareth bale when they take on manchester city in the second leg of their champions league tie on friday night. the welsh international has been left out of zinedine zidane‘s squad for the game at the etihad. bale didn‘t play at all in the last six games of real‘s title—winning season. madrid trail 2—1 from the first leg in spain back in february. arsenal have this afternoon announced that they will have to make 55 members of staff redundant. they say the decision is a direct consequence of covid—19, with main sources of income all reduced significantly. the club say matchday revenue, plus money from broadcasters and commercial activities, have all been hit severely and this will continue into next season at least. four—time champion john higgins is facing some strong opposition from kurt maflin in the secon

they progressed with ease thanks to their 5—0 first leg cushion over austrian side lask.. they'll play copenhagen next while shaktar donetsk are also through. antonio felix da costa won the first formula e race since february in berlin. he led from start to finish and has extended his lead at the top of the driver's championship to 41 points with five races across the next eight days to come. andre lotterer and sam bird took second and third. the first golf major since the start of the covid—19 gets under way in just a few hours' time in san francisco. tiger woods and rory mcilroy will tee off together in an all—star group completed by the new world number one justin thomas. in line with most other sports, there will be no crowds, so woods says it'll be a little calmer out on the course. it is different than most of the times when you go to the tv, people yelling or trying to touch you —— tee. that part is different. as far as energy, i am keen and playing, that is the same. i am pretty intense when i play in pretty into what iam doing. world number 22 anett kontaveit is

united completed what they needed to do last night. 7—1 against lask on aggregate and the rest of theearning in their bubble. it starts on the balcony and wow, this shows another talent — every player here has to get a touch on the ball before scoring it into the bin, and after a few attempts. there it is and they celebrate as if they've won the series. obviously being in the bio bubble has its benefits when it comes to head tennis. that is all for now. mike we got to hear it again, can you tell us the zip wire story? i was lucky enough to go to the vancouver winter olympics, 2010, went on a zip wire across the city of vancouver and tried one across the canyon in the nearby mountains and as i went across there was a sign on the landing platform which one, basically, if a bear was sat there, to pull a lever which would stop you mid airand you to pull a lever which would stop you mid air and you would be winched back because you don't want to go flying into the cuddle of a bear at the end of yourjourney flying into the cuddle of a bear at the end of your journey across flying into the c

united completed what they needed to do last night, 7—1 against lask on aggregate and the rest of thenhagen in germany on monday. england need early wickets on day two of the opening test against pakistan taking place in the bio bubble at old trafford. the first thing they will have to do is get out babar asam. he's one of the world's leading batsmen and already has a half century to his name. pakistan will resume on 139 for 2. i thought we started very well. the procession, we build good areas, as good questions. i thought after lunch we weren't so good, if i'm brutally honest. we bowled too many bad balls and we weren't as good as we usually are. and after the rain delays history it should begin at 11am, full cover on bbc news, highlights on bbc two this evening. mike, thank you. the man who murdered the british backpacker grace millane in new zealand has begun an appeal against his conviction and sentence. the 28—year—old was found unanimously guilty by a jury last year of strangling ms millane on a date in december 2018. he was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum non—parole

manchester united play the austrian side lask in the second leg of their last—16 tie in the europa league season to end with a trophy. the team has developed all through the season and of course we are delighted with finishing third. but then the next step for this team is getting its hands on a trophy. we have been to two semifinals this year. we want to go one step further and we want to win something. the schedule for the resumption of the delayed six nations has been confirmed with the remaining four matches of the competition taking place in the last week of october. ireland and italy still have two matches to fulfill and they will meet at the aviva stadium in dublin on the 24th of october. the fifth and final round of fixtures will all take place a week later on the 31st of october. that is the six nations restarting in october. barry hawkins is through to the second round of the world snooker championship in sheffield. the 15th seed made light work of the resumption of his match against switzerland‘s alexander ursenbacher. it took the englishman just 42 minutes to take the three fr