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really gutsy performance to claim the bronze medal, and this is the reaction afterwards by laura muir. medal, and this is the reaction afterwards by laura muiri medal, and this is the reaction afterwards by laura muir. i knew a lot of the girls had a good finish, i thought, the longer i leave it, the better it will be, i knew i could run hard from a long way out. so much going behind me. 1—2 on the board, seeing that... yes, to review performance by laura muir. women's four by 100 m relay was very good, through to the final as are the men, the women did not even have a favourite, dina asher—smith am a that bodes well for her winning triple gold. cheering in the background, that is for the women's 5000 metres, a liz mccolgan is in action, just cross the line, got a third. so, two for her, and this is a third in the women's 5000 metres, terrific action. —— eilish mccolgan. nathan douglas, champion in 2006, he is back there. he's back in six. mixed fortunes for britain's gymnasts at the european championships. max whitlock missed out making an uncharacteristic mistake but britain found g
really gutsy performance to claim the bronze medal, and this is the reaction afterwards by laura muir. medal, and this is the reaction afterwards by laura muiri medal, and this is the reaction afterwards by laura muir. i knew a lot of the girls had a good finish, i thought, the longer i leave it, the better it will be, i knew i could run hard from a long way out. so much going behind me. 1—2 on the board, seeing that... yes, to review performance by laura muir. women's four by 100 m relay was...
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laura muir winning the gold medal in a fast time.nior outdoor title. a golden night for this new golden generation. it wasn't only in berlin where youth delivered. cunningham winning his first title in the men's floor in glasgow. and where experience faltered, 19—year—old rhys mcclenaghan representing ireland kept his cool to add european commonwealth title to his commonwealth title to his commonwealth gold. this inaugural european games have been dubbed the mini 0lympics, a chance to showcase talent, and it has refused a standout performances with performances the match is the fashion macro to match. —— to match. manchester city started the defence of their premier league title today. match of the day 2 follows the news with highlights of today's matches, but if you want the results now, then here they come. city had a comfortable 2—0 win at arsenal and pep guardiola warned that his side will get better and better. raheem sterling and bernardo silva were the scorers at the emirates. and liverpool had the biggest win of the opening w
laura muir winning the gold medal in a fast time.nior outdoor title. a golden night for this new golden generation. it wasn't only in berlin where youth delivered. cunningham winning his first title in the men's floor in glasgow. and where experience faltered, 19—year—old rhys mcclenaghan representing ireland kept his cool to add european commonwealth title to his commonwealth title to his commonwealth gold. this inaugural european games have been dubbed the mini 0lympics, a chance to...
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with the likes of dina asher—smith, laura muirand likes of dina asher—smith, laura muir and others comingwhere we have a good chance of winning medals. you we re good chance of winning medals. you were at the european championships asa were at the european championships as a pundit and you are doing a lot of media work now. have you thought about giving presenting ago chris knight it is a plan. i have a lot to learn but it is something i could do. —— presenting is a plan. northern ireland's former world boxing champion carl frampton continues his bid to rule the world featherweight title when he takes on luke jackson on saturday. the fighter windsor park in belfast comes fighter windsor park in belfast co m es after fighter windsor park in belfast comes after a gruelling summer training camp. the long road to windsor park started in may. at high altitude in the searing heat of tenerife. with gruelling runs up the volcano and intense gym sessions, all before an opponent was announced. you have to listen to your body and i have learned matt, as i have got older and more professional in my a
with the likes of dina asher—smith, laura muirand likes of dina asher—smith, laura muir and others comingwhere we have a good chance of winning medals. you we re good chance of winning medals. you were at the european championships asa were at the european championships as a pundit and you are doing a lot of media work now. have you thought about giving presenting ago chris knight it is a plan. i have a lot to learn but it is something i could do. —— presenting is a plan. northern...
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another british woman behind her, laura weightman taking the bronze. muirraight. i knew a lot of the girls had a good finish so i thought, the longer i leave it, the more risky it‘s going to be, and i know i can run hard from a long way out, so, yeah, ijust did that. that was great. i‘d seen the one, two on the board ijust tried to get to the finish line. great britain‘s distance running success continued in the 5,000 metres where eilish mccolgan won silver. fortuitous in a way. one of her competitors stopped in the race early. mixed fortunes for britain‘s gymnasts at the european championships, taking in place in glasgow. max whitlock missed out — the olympic and world pommel horse champion making an uncharacteristic mistake. but a great moment for dominick cunningham, who has become the first british gymnast to get european gold on men‘s floor after this routine. afterwards, he said the home crowd had spurred him on. manchester city have started the defence of their premier league title with a convincing win away at arsenal. a great solo effort from rahee
another british woman behind her, laura weightman taking the bronze. muirraight. i knew a lot of the girls had a good finish so i thought, the longer i leave it, the more risky it‘s going to be, and i know i can run hard from a long way out, so, yeah, ijust did that. that was great. i‘d seen the one, two on the board ijust tried to get to the finish line. great britain‘s distance running success continued in the 5,000 metres where eilish mccolgan won silver. fortuitous in a way. one of...
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laura muir won her 1500—metres heat to make it through to sunday's final with ease. her chances of competing in the 800m, this is muir's sole shot at a european title. fellow briton laura weightman willjoin her afterfinishing second in the other heat. manchester united manager jose mourinho wasn't happy that they didn't manage to make any more signings in the transfer window but now it's closed, it's time for action — and united welcome leicester city to old trafford tonight in the first premier league game of the season. and after conceding that he'll have to work with the squad he's got, mourinho says the fans willjust have to be patient. i think by the end of november, december, you will see why, by then, which teams are in a position to win the premier league. in this moment words are not important. let's play football and by the end of november, december, you don't need words. you will see which teams are candidates. golf... the american gary woodland is the surprise leader after the opening round of the uspga championship — the last golf major of the season. bu
laura muir won her 1500—metres heat to make it through to sunday's final with ease. her chances of competing in the 800m, this is muir's sole shot at a european title. fellow briton laura weightman willjoin her afterfinishing second in the other heat. manchester united manager jose mourinho wasn't happy that they didn't manage to make any more signings in the transfer window but now it's closed, it's time for action — and united welcome leicester city to old trafford tonight in the first...
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in half an hour, laura muir will attempt to do what no british female has ever won, when the 1500 meter that. what a night it could be on the track. enjoy the last night. mixed fortunes for britain's gymnasts at the european championships. max whitlock missed out making an uncharacteristic mistake but britain found gold on the floor in glasgow as holly hamilton reports. final day, final gold rush, five british gymnasts competing in a final in the men's apparatus, first up, dominic cunningham on the floor with a near—perfect routine. up, dominic cunningham on the floor with a near-perfect routine. he's coming of age! nervous wait for the school followed. follow that, coming of age! nervous wait for the schoolfollowed. follow that, if coming of age! nervous wait for the school followed. follow that, if you can. none of them could, it meant a gold medalfor can. none of them could, it meant a gold medal for cunningham. can. none of them could, it meant a gold medalfor cunningham. crazy, i tell you what, this is what dreams are made of, last time i was there i was watching the competition on
in half an hour, laura muir will attempt to do what no british female has ever won, when the 1500 meter that. what a night it could be on the track. enjoy the last night. mixed fortunes for britain's gymnasts at the european championships. max whitlock missed out making an uncharacteristic mistake but britain found gold on the floor in glasgow as holly hamilton reports. final day, final gold rush, five british gymnasts competing in a final in the men's apparatus, first up, dominic cunningham on...
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european 1500 metre champion laura muir won the women's1000m — as she was attempting to beat dame kellye missed by around one and a half seconds. in the 100 metres mens final it took a photo finish to separate the winner — american christain coleman — and britain's reece prescod who finished second. look how close that is, both clocking the same time of 9.94 seconds. mark johnston has equalled the all—time record number of british winners for a racehorse trainer. the horse dr richard kimble won at ripon to give johnston his 4,193rd victory, reaching the mark set by richard hannon senior. johnston trained his first winner way back in 1987 and his victories have earned £53 million in prize money. quick update from the premier league — chelsea and arsenal 2—2 a few mintes into the second half. we'll have the result and a full round up in sportsday in around an hours time. hello. world leaders have been paying tribute to kofi annan, who has died at the age of 80. the ordering physician for ten years and won the nobel peace prize in 2001. the current secretary—general described in today as a
european 1500 metre champion laura muir won the women's1000m — as she was attempting to beat dame kellye missed by around one and a half seconds. in the 100 metres mens final it took a photo finish to separate the winner — american christain coleman — and britain's reece prescod who finished second. look how close that is, both clocking the same time of 9.94 seconds. mark johnston has equalled the all—time record number of british winners for a racehorse trainer. the horse dr richard...
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european 1500 metre champion laura muir won the women's 1000m in birmingham — as she was attempting to seconds. in the 100 metres final it took a photo finish to separate the winner — america christain coleman — and britain's reece prescod who finished second. both clocked the same time of 9.94 seconds. lets round up some of today's other sports headlines, and. salford boosted their super league survival hopes with a second successive win in the super eight qualifiers — over widnes at the aj bell stadium. they scored five tries in the 32—6 victory, while ed chamberlain kicked six from six. catala ns remain bottom of the super eights, wigan still second. in rugby union, the all blacks made it 13 wins in a row in the rugby championship this morning. they thrashed australia 38—13 in sydney. waisake naholo got a couple of second half tries for the world champions. mark johnston has equalled the all—time record number of british winners for a racehorse trainer. the horse dr richard kimble won at ripon to give johnston his 4,193rd victory, reaching the mark set by richard hannon senior. john
european 1500 metre champion laura muir won the women's 1000m in birmingham — as she was attempting to seconds. in the 100 metres final it took a photo finish to separate the winner — america christain coleman — and britain's reece prescod who finished second. both clocked the same time of 9.94 seconds. lets round up some of today's other sports headlines, and. salford boosted their super league survival hopes with a second successive win in the super eight qualifiers — over widnes at...
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and laura muir said she was "happy with the season", after winning the 1000—metres last night, a weekon all those stories on the bbc sport website. the boss of the company responsible for the motorway bridge which collapsed in genoa on tuesday, says he won't apologise ahead of an investigation into what happened. autostrade's chief executive also said he's committed to finding the cause of the tragedy which claimed 42 lives. andrew plant reports. safety workers securing parts of the structure still standing after the devastating collapse last tuesday. the company which operated this bridge has expressed its sympathy for the victims, but stopped short of an apology. you apologise if you feel you are responsible for it. as i said before, i believe that the situation is so — the technical situation is so complex that it's up to the, i mean, justice to understand what happened, and why, and under which conditions. we will do whatever we can to help justice to go fast and deep. it could be many months before the investigation into what happened here provides any definitive answers. meanwhi
and laura muir said she was "happy with the season", after winning the 1000—metres last night, a weekon all those stories on the bbc sport website. the boss of the company responsible for the motorway bridge which collapsed in genoa on tuesday, says he won't apologise ahead of an investigation into what happened. autostrade's chief executive also said he's committed to finding the cause of the tragedy which claimed 42 lives. andrew plant reports. safety workers securing parts of the...
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earlier in the evening, there was a first major outdoor gold for laura muir, also a first european gold had a good finish, so the longer i left it, i knew that i could run hard from a long way out, so i did that and i saw her behind me, it was great, i could see the 1—2 behind me on the board and i did my best until the finish line. great britain's distance running success continued in the 5,000 metres, where eilish mccolgan won silver, thanks in part to another competitor thinking the race had finished a lap early. there she is on the floor, terribly disappointing for her. manchester city started their new season with a convincing win at arsenal. pep guarduiola's side dominated the match with raheem sterling opening the scoring, with a great run and shot on the edge of the area. bernardo silva made it 2—0 for city — a satisfying start for the defending champions. if general, we made an excellent performance at this moment in the season, with a lot of players with a lack of condition in terms of physicality, but of course we are more than two seasons together and we know more or less wh
earlier in the evening, there was a first major outdoor gold for laura muir, also a first european gold had a good finish, so the longer i left it, i knew that i could run hard from a long way out, so i did that and i saw her behind me, it was great, i could see the 1—2 behind me on the board and i did my best until the finish line. great britain's distance running success continued in the 5,000 metres, where eilish mccolgan won silver, thanks in part to another competitor thinking the race...
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and laura muir says she was happy with her season after winning the 1000 metres last night, a week aftertain won ten more medals on the penultimate day of the european para swimming championships in dublin — six of them gold. and one of those went to the paralympic champion jessica jane applegate, who broke her own world record to lead home a british clean sweep in the 514100 metres butterfly. rugby league and wigan warriors are still on course for a home semi—final in the super league play—offs, after they inflicted a heavy defeat on catalan dragons. they won by 35—6 in the super 85, with catalans resting several first—choice players ahead of next weekend's challenge cup final against warrington. that's all the sport for now. now on bbc news, here's ben with the papers. hello and welcome to our review of this morning's sunday papers. with me are the journalists and writers james rampton and eve pollard. welcome to you both and thank you so much for being with us. let's ta ke a quick look at the front pages. the observer reports on the fashion boss julian dunkerton dontating a million po
and laura muir says she was happy with her season after winning the 1000 metres last night, a week aftertain won ten more medals on the penultimate day of the european para swimming championships in dublin — six of them gold. and one of those went to the paralympic champion jessica jane applegate, who broke her own world record to lead home a british clean sweep in the 514100 metres butterfly. rugby league and wigan warriors are still on course for a home semi—final in the super league...
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championships concludes on the track tonight in berlin with dina asher smith going for a treble while laura muirt time in europe this season, and actually dina received 200 metre medal earlier today, special ceremony held ona earlier today, special ceremony held on a plaza the centre of berlin, quite a ceremony, after receiving the medal they were treated to a rendition of an amy winehouse on, they were dancing on stage, perhaps loosening up for the heats of the relay, which gets under way in the next 30 minutes, also involved, sprint relay, they have a strong quartet, winning the world title last year in london, featuring the gold and silver medallist from the 100 metres. rhys prescott among them. things to look forward to tonight, laura mayor will start as favourite in the 1500 metres, uncharted territory, no british woman has won 1500 metres gold, at the european championships, not even dame kelly holmes. a chance to win a medal, and among the other highlights, the daughter of liz mccolgan, alicia mccolgan, going in the 5000 metres and nathan douglas, 12 metres after winning goal, will be in
championships concludes on the track tonight in berlin with dina asher smith going for a treble while laura muirt time in europe this season, and actually dina received 200 metre medal earlier today, special ceremony held ona earlier today, special ceremony held on a plaza the centre of berlin, quite a ceremony, after receiving the medal they were treated to a rendition of an amy winehouse on, they were dancing on stage, perhaps loosening up for the heats of the relay, which gets under way in...
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laura muir dominating the 1500 metres, with laura weightman digging in for bronze.s well. keeping count of the laps in the 5,000 metres is key. lonah salpeter losing track allowed britain's eilidh mccolgan to claim silver. misfortune struck germany, failing to reach the sprint relay final in the most painful way. suffering in this event is nothing new to great britain, but their luck appears to be changing. gold for great britain, a fitting climax. the men matching the achievements of the women, and securing top spot in the athletics medal table. nick parrot, bbc news. events in glasgow also came to a close, with gold in the men's gymnastics. but not necessarily where you'd have expected. dominick cunningham won the floor title — and "what dreams are made of". but world and olympic champion max whitlock made a mistake on the pommel horse and missed out. gold went to the commonwealth champion rhys mcclenaghan — a fine achievement after a gym closure meant he had to train for the games in his garden. rather ominously, manchester city manager pep guardiola promised his
laura muir dominating the 1500 metres, with laura weightman digging in for bronze.s well. keeping count of the laps in the 5,000 metres is key. lonah salpeter losing track allowed britain's eilidh mccolgan to claim silver. misfortune struck germany, failing to reach the sprint relay final in the most painful way. suffering in this event is nothing new to great britain, but their luck appears to be changing. gold for great britain, a fitting climax. the men matching the achievements of the...
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european 1500 metre champion laura muir won the women's 1000m in birmingham — as she was attempting tos final it took a photo finish to separate the winner — america christain coleman — and britain's reece prescod who finished second. both clocked the same time of 9.94 seconds. the world champions the all blacks made it 13 wins in a row in the rugby championship this morning. they beataustralia 38—13 in sydney. waisake naholo got a couple of second half tries for the world champions. the wallabies making a fist of it in the first half and were leading at half time in the first bledisloe cup test in sydney. the two play again next week at eden park. mark johnston has equalled the all—time record number of british winners for a racehorse trainer. the horse dr richard kimble won at ripon to give johnston his 4,193rd victory, reaching the mark set by richard hannon senior. johnston trained his first winner way back in 1987 and his victories have earned 53 million pounds in prize money. and staying with para sport, paralympic canoeing champion emma wiggs will bid for her sixth successive wo
european 1500 metre champion laura muir won the women's 1000m in birmingham — as she was attempting tos final it took a photo finish to separate the winner — america christain coleman — and britain's reece prescod who finished second. both clocked the same time of 9.94 seconds. the world champions the all blacks made it 13 wins in a row in the rugby championship this morning. they beataustralia 38—13 in sydney. waisake naholo got a couple of second half tries for the world champions....
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and laura muir says she was happy with the season, after winning the 1,000 metres last night, a weekng championships in dublin, six of them gold. and one of those went to the paralympic champion, jessica —jane applegate, who broke her own world record to lead home a british clean sweep in the 514100 metres butterfly. rugby league, and wigan warriors are still on course for a home semi—final in the super league play—offs, after they inflicted a heavy defeat on catalans dragons. they won by 35—6 in the super 8s, with catalans resting several first—choice players ahead of next weekend's challenge cup final against warrington. i want to know you borrowed the shirt from. do they know you borrowed it? you havejust been rifling through the wardrobes in the dressing rooms, could be sally's. it's fast, furious, and not for the faint hearted. drift racing, or sliding your car round a bend at 90 degrees while driving at 60 miles per hour, is the latest adrenaline—pumping road sport getting british motorheads hot under the hood. today, liverpool's dockside plays host to the world's finest drift
and laura muir says she was happy with the season, after winning the 1,000 metres last night, a weekng championships in dublin, six of them gold. and one of those went to the paralympic champion, jessica —jane applegate, who broke her own world record to lead home a british clean sweep in the 514100 metres butterfly. rugby league, and wigan warriors are still on course for a home semi—final in the super league play—offs, after they inflicted a heavy defeat on catalans dragons. they won by...
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and laura muir says she was happy with the season, after winning the 1000 metres last night, a week afterish clean sweep in the s14100 metres butterfly. mark johnston has equalled the all—time record number of british winners for a racehorse trainer. dr richard kimble won at ripon to givejohnston victory number 4193, reaching the mark set by richard hannon senior. johnston trained his first winner back in 1987 and his victories have earned £53 million in prize money. he has a chance to break the record today, with lyn—wood gold at pontefract. points win prizes. go on? the fugitive! rachel! you are showing your age. shall i just get out of here? sunday morning live with sean fletcher and cherry healey is on bbc one at 10.25. sean and cherry, what do you have on the programme today? good morning. coming up, disney‘s first openly gay major character will be played by a straight actor. is this discrimination. and it takes some ceosjust three days is this discrimination. and it takes some ceos just three days to earn what other workers earn in a year. some salaries and ethical? and we meet the
and laura muir says she was happy with the season, after winning the 1000 metres last night, a week afterish clean sweep in the s14100 metres butterfly. mark johnston has equalled the all—time record number of british winners for a racehorse trainer. dr richard kimble won at ripon to givejohnston victory number 4193, reaching the mark set by richard hannon senior. johnston trained his first winner back in 1987 and his victories have earned £53 million in prize money. he has a chance to break...
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britain's middle—distance runners were showing their strength, too, laura muir dominating the 1,500m opponent, sifan hassan, to claim the silver. failing to meet the relay final in the most painful way. suffering in this event is nothing new to great britain, but their luck appears to be changing. gold for great britain, a fitting climax. the men matching the achievements of the women, and securing top spot in the athletics medal table. and a bit of a dancing scene this morning, announcing a strictly contender soon. the events in glasgow also finished yesterday, with the men's gymnastics taking centre stage. britain's dominick cunningham took gold on the floor, but olympic champion max whitlock made a mistake on the pommel horse and missed out. gold went to the commonwealth games champion rhys mcclenaghan, giving ireland their first medal in european gymnastics history. new season, new players, a new manager at the emirates. but it was a fimilar story, as manchester city beat arsenal to begin their title defence with a win. raheem sterling only returned to training last week, after a
britain's middle—distance runners were showing their strength, too, laura muir dominating the 1,500m opponent, sifan hassan, to claim the silver. failing to meet the relay final in the most painful way. suffering in this event is nothing new to great britain, but their luck appears to be changing. gold for great britain, a fitting climax. the men matching the achievements of the women, and securing top spot in the athletics medal table. and a bit of a dancing scene this morning, announcing a...
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britain's middle—distance runners were showing their strength, too, laura muir dominating the 1,500m,re than i've been under, in terms of wanting to win. but i think i handled it really well, and thankful for all the support i've had back at home, and here as well. keeping count of the laps in the 5,000 metres is key. lonah salpeter losing count allowing her opponent, sifan hassan, to claim the silver. failing to meet the relay final in the most painful way. suffering in this event is nothing new to great britain, but their luck appears to be changing. gold for great britain, a fitting climax. the men matching the achievements of the women, and securing top spot in the athletics medal table. the sports in glasgow concluded too, with british medals in gymnastics but it wasn't max whitlock — but rather dominick cunningham who grabbed the acclaim. he described his gold in the floor final as "what dreams are made of" but world and olympic champion whitlock made a mistake in the pommel horse final and finished down in seventh. gold went to the commonwealth champion rhys mcclenaghan — who h
britain's middle—distance runners were showing their strength, too, laura muir dominating the 1,500m,re than i've been under, in terms of wanting to win. but i think i handled it really well, and thankful for all the support i've had back at home, and here as well. keeping count of the laps in the 5,000 metres is key. lonah salpeter losing count allowing her opponent, sifan hassan, to claim the silver. failing to meet the relay final in the most painful way. suffering in this event is nothing...
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laura muir won her 1500—metres heat to make it through to sunday's final with ease.f activity on transfer deadline day but nothing came close to the excitement of santi cazorla's presentation at villareal. the ex—arsenal player's return to the club was marked by an extravagant magic trick on the pitch, as shown on their tv channel. cazorla came through the youth ranks at villareal and said he felt he was home — although presumably we can expect a rather more conventional entrance on match days. the american gary woodland is the surprise leader after the opening round of the uspga championship — the last golf major of the season. but there are some well—placed britons in the field — justin rose and ian poulter are in a large group, three shots off the pace, after rounds of 67. johanna konta is out of the canadian open in montreal. she completed victory over victoria azarenka in a match delayed overnight because of rain. but she then lost in straight sets to the defending champion elina svitolina. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. t
laura muir won her 1500—metres heat to make it through to sunday's final with ease.f activity on transfer deadline day but nothing came close to the excitement of santi cazorla's presentation at villareal. the ex—arsenal player's return to the club was marked by an extravagant magic trick on the pitch, as shown on their tv channel. cazorla came through the youth ranks at villareal and said he felt he was home — although presumably we can expect a rather more conventional entrance on match...