ole solsjkjaer and does what it's like to be a part of a successful manchester united school. uld be the perfect ca reta ker to march, he could be the perfect caretaker to administer tlc to united open wounds. the past few months, our reporterjoe lysnkey has been looking at that and also the social media reaction to his sacking, joe. this is the tweet that was sent from paul pogba's account about 45 minutes after the news broke. it was swiftly deleted and we should say that adidas have put on the record this afternoon that this was sent as part of a marketing campaign for their new clothing range, and wasn't meant to be a sly hint at the world cup winners, smugness after this news was announced. so unfortunate timing for pogba, because it prompted a backlash from former united players on social media. gary neville making it clear he'd be happy to see pogba join mourinho at the exit door and brian mcclair also hinting that some of the players should be sharing the blame for the slump this season. this is the reaction of some other former players today, we heard lee sharpe there

if you're as big as manchester united, doesn't matter what happens on the pitch, you asked on manchesterople care which is ultimately what they want. fascinating stuff! we wait to see how it plays out forjose mourinho. for the moment, thank you very much for joining for the moment, thank you very much forjoining us tonight. the champions league wasn't the only draw made today. we also know who the three british clubs left in the europa league will be facing in the last 32. arsenal are away first to bate borisov of belarus, celtic take on valencia and chelsea face malmo, with the first leg in the swedish city. from those three, you have to say celtic‘s draw looks most interesting. manager brendan rodgers says he'll be strengthening his squad next month and they'll be in a really strong position by the time they come to face valencia. kherredine idessane has more. celtic... so, celtic fc. the club says it is delighted to be in europe after christmas again, so how do they feel about their next opponents? valencia. it is a club i studied a locked from when i was a young coach, the last time

also coming up in sports english premier league giants manchester united fire coach jersey morning new york the football club pulled the plug on the controversial manager after the worst start to the season in nearly thirty years and thousands of anti-government demonstrators in budapest rallies for a fifth night in a row the protesters want controversial overtime waiver loss drops in a return to an independent state media. thank you so much for your company everyone china's president xi jinping has told rivals to respect beijing's growing role in the world in a speech marking forty years of market reforms she warned the west beijing would not be dictated to even as he tried to play down fears of china trying to become the world's dominant superpower while i was a defiant message at a time of heightened tensions with major trading partners like the united states. it was an impeccably choreographed event designed to showcase china's transformation from an inward looking farming based society to the economic giant it is today. the country's president xi jinping credited forty years of co

controversial labor laws and a return to an independent state media also coming up in sports manchester united have sacked coach. following the club's mediocre start to the english premier league season. international migrants day people recount of abuse at the hands of the libyan coast guard of libya says it's just doing is holding back those trying to flee to europe. well i'm terry martin and welcome to the program trade unions in hungary have been threatening to press ahead with nationwide strikes if the right wing government of viktor or does not revoke controversial new labor laws laws have drawn thousands of protesters onto the streets late monday they were turned out to show their support for opposition m.p.'s have been trying to get their concerns heard by the state broadcaster. by anger and frustration. on the streets of budapest again it's the big issue of opposition to the country's leadership in the years. outside the state t.v. headquarters riot police moved to despair protesters furious that their leaders were dragged from the building by armed guards. was this opposition m.p. ha

manchester united has sacked its managerjose mourinho after the club's worst ever start to a premiereague season. mourinho has been at old trafford for just over two years. he's been criticised over his signings and the team's style of play. united say they will appoint a caretaker manager for the rest of the season. our sports editor dan roan reports. driven out. jose mourinho here leaving town this afternoon, hours after learning he had been sacked as manchester united manager, the end of a turbulent reign. his fate had been sealed 48 hours earlier. their woeful defeat to liverpool marked a new low, this is their worst start to a league season for 28 years. and with the club's hierarchy watching on, patience had run out. you cannot just pin the blame on one person. yes, the manager takes the rap and he has lost his job for that because ultimately he is the one that has to get the best out of the players. quite clearly, that has not been the case. but when you go back to the summer, he wanted to be back and bring other players into the football club and for whatever reason, he wasn'

manchester united, champions. ggling to recapture the glory days. in the five years since sir alex ferguson retired they have gone through a string of managers, first david moyes, then louis van gaal, both tried and failed to fill the void. now mourinho has joined them, his sacking will cost the club more than £18 million. for united and for the former manager, failure at a very heavy price. andyjoins us from old trafford now. this is a highly decorated manager with a great pedigree. but manchester united are now points why is currently nearer the bottom of the table than they are to the top. 0ne the table than they are to the top. one wonders what kind of a manager is going to be able to fill the void that was left so long ago by alex ferguson. that's right. it is a pretty grey, cold, rainy night at 0ld pretty grey, cold, rainy night at old trafford and it is mirroring the mood among a lot of the fans. they are relieved to see the back ofjose mourinho but the question is, where do manchester united go from here? t

in the occupied west bank and has a marine years been sacked as the coach of english giants manchester united. fans come into effect in the yemeni city of her data there have been reports of sporadic fighting in and around this strategic port but reports now say there is an uneasy calm the fighting was between saudi and new way back government forces and rebels the warring sides had agreed to a truce said peace talks held in sweden last week international observers are now due to arrive to monitor the cease fire that a day there is a vital entry point for food and aid to a country where millions of people are on the brink of starvation. there yemen was already the poorest country in the region before the war but now yemen is a suffering the world's worst humanitarian crisis around eighteen million that seventy percent of the population don't have enough to eat at least eight million are on the brink of five in almost two million children are acutely malnourished now that's the stage before starvation day there is the gateway for eighty percent of food and humanitarian aid the port has been be

manchester united.ricio pochettino next summer. he was speaking before the match against arsenal. summer. he was speaking before the match against arsenallj summer. he was speaking before the match against arsenal. i am so focused on trying to put on my best and our best show at this football club. i think you and all the people understand i'm focused, on trying to... spurs fans up in arms, why would he want to leave the success story at spurs to go to manchester united? he might not want to. the fa ct united? he might not want to. the fact is, man united, one of the biggest clubs in the world, that is why you might be attracted. there is ego involved as well. i think the priority is getting the first director of football, because without a line of communication from the manager via the director of football to ed woodward, the owners, it is all confused and whoever comes m, it is all confused and whoever comes in, if there is no director of football, they are almost destined to fail. that is the first p

liverpool thoroughly deserved what is their first premier league tree over manchester united since 2014irst under the management ofjurgen klopp. after a strong start, sadio mane started the scoring. they gifted manchester back into it after a spillage equalised. liverpool eventually re—established their superiority, that it took until the arrival of substitutes xherdan shaqiri to swing the match their way. he scored two rapturously received deflected goals to clinch liverpool's six consecutive premier league win. fantastic game, fantastic. the whole 9395 minutes, -- 93 fantastic. the whole 9395 minutes, —— 93 or 95 minutes, wejust dominated. we know they are physically strong side, with a clear plan. i don't think they wanted to be that defensive today, but we pushed them. we stayed in the game. the second half, xherdan shaqiri came on and score these two goals, it is just brilliant. came on and score these two goals, it isjust brilliant. you know, the players gave everything. they gave them what they gave. a great difference of intensity, physicality. the pressing, the transitions, eve

i have got this statement from manchester united announcing that jose mourinho is leaving united withger will be appointed until the end of the current season whilst the club conducts a thorough recruitment process for a new full—time manager. mourinho has been under huge pressure over the past few weeks. united in sixth place in the premiership, 19 points behind the leaders. liverpool beat them 3—1 at the weekend. it is the worst league start the 28 use. notjust the results they have been getting but the style of football they have been playing. it has been negative, all, lacking entertainment and creativity upfront that manchester united fans are used to seeing. notjust problems in attack but in defence, they conceded more goals this season already than they did in all of last season. and manchester united have decided it is time to act and jose mourinho has gone. surprising it has taken this long, worst possible start, and they face paris saint—germain in the champions league. is that the straw that broke the camel's back? be looked at the champions league and thought we're not int

manager, the end ofa manchester united manager, the end of a turbulent reign.hours earlier. their woeful defeat to liverpool marked a new low, this is their worst start toa new low, this is their worst start to a league season for 28 years. and with the club's hierarchy watching on, patients had run out. you cannot just pin the blame on one person. yes, the manager takes the rap and he has lost his job for that because ultimately he is the one that has to get the best out of the players. quite clearly, that has not been the case. but when you go back to the summer, he wanted to be back and bring other players into the football clu b bring other players into the football club and for whatever reason, he wasn't. with a salary of around £80 million a year, mourinho spent 400 million on 11 players. but despite such investment, the club finds itself 19 points behind the league leaders. once you start criticising players in public, then it starts to go pear shaped. criticising players in public, then it starts to go pear shapedm criticising players in public, then it

and in sports english premier league giants manchester united have sacked coach. the decision follows the clubs were started to a season in twenty eight years with united trailing league leaders and fierce rivals liverpool by nineteen point. zero i'm terry martin welcome to the program trade unions in hungary have been threatening to press ahead with nationwide strikes if the right wing government of viktor orban does not revoke controversial new labor laws or one says the laws are crucial to address the shortage of labor in hungary's manufacturing sector but the laws have drawn thousands of protesters onto the streets late monday they returned to show up and shout their support for opposition m.p.'s who've been trying to get their concerns heard by the state broadcaster. m frustration. on the streets of budapest again it's the big issue of opposition to the country's leadership in years. outside the state t.v. headquarters riot police moved to despair protesters furious that their leaders were dragged from the building by armed guards. was the leader of this oppos

welcome along to sportsday at the end of a tumultous tuesday for manchester united.ning, they sacked jose mourinho after two and half years in charge, with the club suffering their worst start to a league season in 28 years. this evening, it's all about who can rescue the situation, with former club hero ole gunner solksjaer the man many are tipping to take caretaker charge. let's cross live to old trafford now and join our sports editor dan roan. this has been coming for a while according to many in the football world today. in terms of mourinho and manchester united and that relationship, how likely are way to get potentially a caretaker in charge by saturday? almost certain, i think. i think tomorrow we will have a statement confirming that ole gunner solksjaer hasn't put in charge would probably add another former manchester united player as his assistant. he is hugely respected, over 200 games for manchester united, including the famous wetter in the champions league final in 99. he was also in charge of the academy and for a couple of seasons. he had a disastro

manchester united have sacked their manager jose mourinho following a series of disappointing resultsatch in charge was a 3—1 defeat by liverpool on sunday. united's haul of 26 points, after their first 17 premier league games, is their worst tally in the top flight at this stage since 1990—91. well, martin lipton is the sun's deputy head manchester united released this statement. well, martin lipton is the sun's deputy head of sport and joins us now. good morning, thanks for your time today. does there come a point when the relationship between the manager and the team bad that it is better to get rid of that manager even if there are lots of games coming up and find someone on a temporary basis? are you surprised by the timing at all? i think so. are you surprised by the timing at all? ithink so. it is are you surprised by the timing at all? i think so. it is such a busy period for football. martin piller i'm sorry to interrupt you, we have having problems with the sound here, it is difficult to hear what you are saying. apologies, we may be able to try you again. at the moment we c

except for manchester united. yes, he has been quite grumpyfor united.r that update. this programme can reveal that 500,000 supermarket workers could qualify for thousands of pounds in back pay, in what might be the largest equal pay claim in british legal history. if you are a woman and work at tesco, asda, morrisons and sainsbury‘s, you could receive up to £20,000. lawyers say staff working on the shop floor, who are mostly women, are paid less than their male colleagues who work in warehouses. the supermarkets involved are strongly contesting the claims, and say they simply pay the market rate for very different jobs. we've got two supermarket workers here who are taking claims against their employers. pam jenkins works for tesco, and ellie christian works at asda. and from leigh day, the lawyers bringing their case, is solicitor kiran daurka. kiran daurka, you think the figures could be as high as 500,000 workers entitled to a back pay? on average we think that is the loss for each store worker that works on an hourly basis for the four big supermark

manchester united play their matches in the space of ten days. ams, liverpool and manchester city, have more recovery time withjurgen klopp's men playing over 14 days. liverpool have almost 100 hours more recovery time and spurs. this is what ritzier pochettino is planning to do about it. now for us it is the most off period, more than ever we are going to use the squad. i feel so sorry for the people who don't like the rotation. and when you rest players. but we are going to use all the squad. and it is so important that all of the players will be ready to compete, because we want to be competitive. i think we need all of the squad. with a 5-point gap between brighton in 13th and newcastle below them the bottom 17th at most in danger of relegation at this stage of the season. the festive schedule for the steam seems fairer than the top five counterparts, but with small variations that could help them. and it's not just variations that could help them. and it's notjust the players it affects. there is also a big difference in distances fans will h

and it is for english premier league giants manchester united fire coach jersey moreno the football club pulled the plug on the controversial manager after the worst start to the season in a new league thirty years. on well iraq it's a pleasure to have you along everyone a judge in washington is set to decide just moments from now whether to send donald trump's former national security adviser michael flynn to prison for lying to the f.b.i. clinton has pleaded guilty to deceiving the f.b.i. in. about his contacts with russia's ambassador to the u.s. in january twenty seventeen clinton originally said he had not met the vaster who in fact he had a lying to federal agents can carry a five year sentence the case is linked to special counsel robert muller's investigation into possible illegal links between the truck campaign and russia was believed and that sentencing is about to take place just moments from now in the meantime joining us from washington is. major good evening my remind us briefly just who is michael flynn and why is this case so significant. you know it's easy to lose track

banning sports english premier league giants manchester united have sacked coach joe. decision follows the club's were stars through a season in twenty eight years with united trailing league leaders and fierce rivals liverpool by nineteen points. hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us today trying to marks forty years since its economy opened up to the rest of the world a move that ultimately turned china into a global economic powerhouse second in g.d.p. only to the u.s. forty years ago china was producing goods and services worth around one hundred fifty billion dollars but by nine hundred ninety seven g.d.p. had hit the trillion dollar ma. arc by last year its gross domestic product had grown to more than twelve trillion dollars in his speech marking the anniversary of chinese president xi jinping to press ahead with economic reforms but he also made clear that beijing would not deviate from its one party system or be bossed around by any other country. it was an impeccably choreographed event designed to showcase china's transformation from an inward look

i said is cautiously from manchester united fans. their way of working. i think the expectations are great. after ferguson certainly to match up, the expectations are certainly great. but the management of the club is unique. 0h but the management of the club is unique. oh and by americans, they have given the management to edward woodward, the chief executive, the vice—chairman and as long as they are making money, they are happy. they expect him to find a coach and so they expect him to find a coach and so far, he has not got that selection right. jose mourinho was supposed to be the special 1. he was quite close to ferguson. do you 3 younger manager who is not won anything. do you go through an established name like xena dean saddam? it's interesting isn't it. before i said, is a football club. that must be a constant in the back of people's minds. what about jose mourinho himself. is it over to him now? relegated to someone club. the best is yet to come. i don't think mourinho is a figure who will walk into the sunset. the headli

liverpool doing well, manchester united doing well, manchester united doing well, manchester city notrprisingly losing at home to crystal palace. a brilliant win for palace and it means liverpool are four points clear at the top of the premier league table, and the andros townsend goal was stunning. and the first game for the new manager of manchester united. so liverpool will sit on top of the premier league table on christmas day with a four—point lead over manchester city. that wasn't the only shock of the day, as chelsea were beaten by leicester, and of course, ole gunnar solskjaer got off to the perfect start with manchester united. joe lynskey reports. this is the week manchester united found a fresh start in an old face. ole gunnar solskjaer once scored the goal that sealed the treble in 1999. now he has a new impact from the bench. it's rashford. the perfect start. marcus rashford rewarded for new—found ambition. it was part of a forward line that included paul pogba. back in the 11, the world cup ander herrera to set up to make things better. although cardiff did respond, tha

manchester united, champions. s. in the five years since sir alex ferguson retired they have gone through a string of managers, first david moyes, then louis van gaal, both tried and failed to fill the void. now mourinho has joined them, his sacking will cost the club more than £18 million. for united and for the former manager, failure at a very heavy price. jim white is the author of manchester united: the biography. he's in our 0xford studio. thank you forjoining us. 0bviously people knew there were problems at manchester united, for mourinho but how widely anticipated was his departure at this pointlj how widely anticipated was his departure at this point i think a lot of people were expecting him to go in the summer but this came rather unexpectedly ruthlessly and with a certain determination to get things right this time. what does it mean for the club then, to be letting him go in this way at this point? well, i think what it says, rather than what it means, is they have got it wrong, time after time. since

first day on the job — 0le gunnar solskjaer arrives to meet his manchester united team.ophia floersch tells the bbc she remembers every bit of her 170—mile—an hour crash at the macau grand prix. it isa it is a miracle, but that is probably also the reason why i am happy andi probably also the reason why i am happy and i am normal. hello and welcome to sportsday. thanks forjoining us. we've all been embarrassed, that's what arsenal have said about tottenham's delle alli being hit by a bottle at their ground last night. the england midfielder was hit by a plastic bottle from the crowd soon after scoring the second goal in a 2—0 win that sent spurs through to the semi—finals of the league cup. the national league on football policing has since confirmed there has been a 45% increases in offences inside football stadium in the last few years. arsenal say they've identified an image of the person who threw it and are working with police to identify them. jim lumsden reports. all seemed sweetness and light for spurs, dele alli said his side into the semifinals, getting revenge

first day on the job — ole gunnar solskjaer arrives to meet his manchester united team.a floersch tells the bbc she remembers every bit of her 170 mile an hour crash at the macau grand prix. it is a miracle, but that's probably also the reason why i am happy and why... yeah, i'm normal. hi there. thanks forjoining us. arsenal say they identified a cctv image of the person who threw a bottle at dele alli in tottenham's league cup quarter—final win at the emirates last night. the club have said they're embarrassed by the incident and are now working with the metroplitan police to apprehend the culprit. in a statement, they said they're not responsible for the actions of one individual, but send their apologies to dele alli and everyone at tottenham hotspur for this incident. the spurs boss mauricio pochettino had this to say about dele‘s reaction to it earlier this afternoon. it is so clear, he is so mature. with the process, like us, we are growing and learning. i feel his situation that, when i think that, i hate this action. i know arsenal is going to take the responsib

here we are told on the front of the telegraph that manchester united are ready to pay a re cord manchestery are talking about, pochettino, who is currently at tottenham. tottenham will have a very different view of that i am sure. it is quite interesting. alex ferguson was manager at manchester united for almost 30 years. since he left in 2013, manchester united have had three managers in five years. so, actually, we shouldn't be surprised. i was always surprised that people didn't pay more for managers, because, to find a successful manager, to fight another alex ferguson, for manchester united it would be worth an unbelievable amount of money, but i mean the soap opera is quite extraordinary around jose mourinho. £42 million. half what they paid for a player, paul pogba, a few months ago. yes. here isa pogba, a few months ago. yes. here is a question, how is he doing at totte n ha m is a question, how is he doing at tottenham hotspur is? tottenham are in third place —— tottenham hotspurs? in recent times, not since 2008, something like that, they haven't actually won anything, what he is

manchester united sacks its manager, jose mourinho, after a string of terrible results.ng, it ran aground off the coast of cornwall after getting caught on rocks. hundreds of people gathered on the beach to watch, as efforts began to free it and its 18 strong crew. jon kay was watching. "it's huge and it's close" — the words of a falmouth resident on twitter this morning, when he woke up to this. a 16,000 tonne russian cargo ship, listing and drifting just metres from the shore. in atrocious conditions, with lifeboats on standby, the coast guard declared a major incident, lowering a pilot onto the vessel to oversee the rescue operation, to try to free the kuzma minin from the sand, where she was stuck. any vessel of this size that comes into contact with the coastline is a real concern — you know, not only for the crew of the vessel, there's 18 people on board, but also, you know, the environment. the last thing we want is any oil spillage on our beautiful coastline. it's not clear why the ship came so close to gyllyngvase beach, but suddenly, she was cornwall‘s surprise

manchester united seek their fifth manager in five years. we're not going to win the title.e'll be lucky if we get in the top 4 now, so let's just forget this season. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: the gender gap: a new report says it could be another two centuries before women earn the same as men and have equaljob opportunities. and into the arctic — a special report on china's ambitions to finance greenland's future. the tiny population of this vast, empty country is not going to know what's hit it. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 9am her in singapore, 1am in london, and 8pm in new york, where president trump's personal charity has agreed to close amid claims that mr trump, and others, used it to further political and business interests. last month, a court decision allowed a lawsuit against the trump foundation to go ahead on the grounds of illegal conduct. mr trump denies the allegations. our north america editorjon sopel reports from washington. chanting: usa, usa, usa! electio

former manchester united striker ole gunnar solskjaer looks set to be named as caretaker manager of thenjury time champions league winner against bayern munich in 1999. he's been in charge at norwegian side molde since 2015 in what is his second spell as manager, but their 2018 season has finished for the winter and does not re—start until march. a short while manchester united may have accidentally confirmed solskjaer as interim manager. they put up a clip of that famous goal in the champions league final, underneath which was written, "solskjaer becomes our interim manager, 20 seasons after clinching the treble with that goal at the nou camp." former manchester united winger lee sharpe believes a new manager can help his old side salvage something from this season despite their struggles so far. it needs someone to come in and put a bit ofa it needs someone to come in and put a bit of a smile on the playersplupos faces and brighten the place up a bit. —— players'. if someone comes in place up a bit. —— players'. if someone comes in and put an eye on the attacking players, there is ple

manchester united the visitors at the end of a tumultous week for them.urinho on tuesday, and installing 0le gunnar solskjaer on wednesday as their caretaker until the end of the season here he is arriving at the city of cardiff stadium, where he had a very forgettable eight months in charge four years ago as they were relegated to the championship. he has made four changes to the team that lost to liverpool last weekend. paul pogba is restored to the starting elevne, luke shaw, philjones and anthiony martial also return they took a two nil lead, a marcus rashford free kick after three minutes, the cardiff wall should have done better, they could do nothing about a long range ander herrera strike. camarasa scored a penalty for cardiff but united went into half—time 3—1 up, martial finishing off a lovely move arsenal beat burnley in the day's early kick off at the emirates stadium, two goals from pierre emerick aubamayang helping them to a 3—1 win, but it wasn't as straight—forward as the scoreline suggests, as jo currie reports. arsenal looking to put a b

manchester united seek their fifth manager in five years. going to win the title, we will be lucky if we get on the top 4 now so be lucky if we get on the top 4 now so let's just forget this. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme. the gender gap: why it could be another two centuries before women earn the same as men — and have equaljob opportunities. and into the arctic — a special report on china's ambitions to finance greenland's future. but the tiny population of this vast empty country isn't going to know what has hit it. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, midnight in london and 7pm in new york where president trump's personal charity has agreed to close amid claims that mr trump — and others — used it to further political and business interests. last month a court decision, allowed a lawsuit against the trump foundation to go ahead on the grounds of illegal conduct. mr trump denies the allegations. our north america editorjon sopel reports from washington. chanting: usa, usa, usa! election night 2016 and donald trump is

and manchester united's interim manager ole gunnar solskjaer says he wants the team to enjoy playing football again. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news. a victory against wolves for liverpool will take them four points clear at the top of the premier league table. good evening. officials at gatwick have said it's safe for flights in and out of the airport to resume after another drone was spotted this evening. flights were suspended for about an hour while investigations took place. more than a quarter of a million passengers have been affected by the chaos at the uk's second biggest airport which first began on wednesday night and lasted for 36 hours. this morning at 6.30 flights were eventually resumed after the military provided what's been described as mitigating measures — believed to be anti—drone technology. just after 5pm this evening, flights were again halted and aircraft were left circling the area while another drone sighting was investigated. take—off and landings then resumed again this evening at around 6.30. 0ur correspondent duncan kennedy is at gatwick for us no

appointed him more in hope than the expectation that he could deliver the major trophies that manchester united need and the way united has been one has a lot of critics this is like it's a business by the glazers in america by edward with the man who runs the club from england and actually they need to get back so the traditions of the card playing good football and winning trophies there was high drama at the fever club world cup semifinal in abu dhabi on tuesday when our own became the first team from the united arab emirates to qualify for the final. i don't go put south american champions river plate behind number two do also border i handed them a two one lead that was before cairo struck for the iraqi clubs and never misses a false stroke time the match eventually went to penalties and when enzo paris merced and one to progress to the final they will play the real madrid asian champions question and pulls. barcelona star forward messi has been awarded the golden shoe for the fifth time in his career the accolades given to the player who schools the most go across europe football leagues

former manchester united striker zlatan ibrahimovic has signed a deal to stay with la galaxy in the in scored 20 goals last season afterjoining the mls side from united in march. there was plenty of spice and confrontation in the second test between australia and india, with both captains, tim paine and virat kohli, clashing in perth. the two squared up to each other with paine overheard saying to kohli's team mate murali vijay — "i know he's your captain "but you can't seriously like him as a bloke." australia's conduct is in the spotlight with this the first home test series since the ball tampering scandal. australia need five more wickets to level the series. anastasia dobromyslova has failed in her bid to become the first woman to beat a man at the pdc world darts championship in alexandra palace. the three time women's champion lost 3—0 to ryanjoyce in their first round match. lisa ashton was beaten byjan dekker on the opening day of the competition, whih had left russia's dobromyslova as the sole female. another heavyweight match—up in the boxing ring this weekend — dillian whyt

well we've got big news for you in the football world now english premier league giants manchester united have parted ways with manager joe say marino with immediate effect a club released a statement thanking him for his work and wishing him success in the future the sacking follows manchester united's three one defeat to liverpool that week and leaving them with twenty six points after seventeen premier league games that's the club's worst points tally at this stage of a season since nineteen ninety. well here to talk about merinos departure and his legacy evra cambridge from d.w. sports. so under pressure for some time now he's finally gotten the boot what went wrong well i think to be quick it's a run for what went right this was a disastrous as much as united manager i think the first start we would be results this was manchester united's worst starts to a premier league campaign for the twenty eight years they find themselves nineteen points off the top spot he's not even christmas yet so that alone would be enough to see most manchester united manager sacked but it's compounded by

two late goals from substitute xerdan shaqiri gave liverpool victory over manchester united to take thempremier league. it means they remain unbeaten in the league and leaves united 19 points adrift of their big rivals. james burford reports. these two sides are used to running the gauntlet. it is a rivalry united have edged over the passage of time, but this new wave of liverpool players is focused on the march towards history. a midfielder was offered his first taste of the fixture, and while his early shot flew inches wide, the floated pass the sadio mane was inch perfect. never before had liverpool's front three found the net against manchester united. no longer. this, though, was farfrom sealed. the beauty of the premier league is that a crown can slip at any moment. jesse lingard couldn't believe his luck, applying the finishing touch after something of a double fault from the goalkeeper. xerdan shaqiri has been used to coming off the bench this season, but this cameo would become more of a starring role, a change that changed the game not once but twice. a gem in the liverpool tea

just a marine has been fired as manchester united manager after two and a half years on the job and weekend to feed to bitter rivals liverpool proved to be the last straw for united suborder with a side sixth in the english premier league after their worst start to the season since one thousand nine hundred. the legacy of former manchester united manager alex ferguson looms large his thirteen premier league titles have been a tough act to follow josie marino became the latest coach to be tasked of reviving the club in two thousand and sixteen his impressive c.v. included success at porto chelsea in seville land and by all madrid the early signs were good with the europa league title in his first season but worries about his defensive style of play began to eat away at fans the portuguese spent nearly four hundred fifty million euros on new players such as paul but demanded even more from the reluctant board rumors also circled that stars including france world cup winner were unhappy with merinos methods and public criticism of his squad so sometimes what you see is not one so you don't thi

that you can keep up to date tonight with the premier league action and listen to commentary of manchester unitedvideo printer. just go to bbc iplayer or the bbc sport app and click on 5 live. final score from 7:00pm. newcastle united are at everton tonight with rumours that the sale of the club is finally on the horizon. 0wner mike ashely put the club on the market in 2017 and there have been a few false alarms. but in an interview this week he said a deal was closer than it had ever been — and its thought the buyer is a consortium headed by former chelsea and manchester united chief executive peter kenyon. 0ur sports news correspondent richard conway has more. we are looking at £300 million. but of course that will come with money on top of that to invest in the squad which would lead to investing in the stadium and training ground. in terms of timeframe, it will be crucial that any new owner will want to be able to invest in this january window. newcastle are languishing in the bottom half of the premier league, relegation threatened perhaps and that would be disastrous for any new owner so th

in a statement, he said while the club's vice—chairman said his history at manchester united means he and breathes the culture here. we are confident he will unite the players and the fans. that is the hint perhaps of what was lacking under jose mourinho was sacked yesterday in bandsi jose mourinho was sacked yesterday in bands i spoke to this morning looked to the norwegian‘s appointment. absolutely delighted. i think you will bring the feelgood factor back to the club. we've had negative football for so long and we need an uplift. we've had three former coaches and we need to make sure we get the right appointment andl sure we get the right appointment and i think the next six months, he will do. there were even congratulations from the norwegian prime minister. but not everyone is so prime minister. but not everyone is so happy. solskjaer has only managed once in the premier league at cardiff and that ended in relegation and the sac which some believe hardly bodes well. to appoint an interim manager is a shambles. the amount scored to win a goal in the champions league final? is th

he might have scored the winning goal in the champions league final, but is this really where manchester unitedunited's players. among those arriving, paul pogba, who had become disillusioned under mourinho. solskjaer will have to re—energise him and the rest of the squad as united hope the return of this club hero can start bringing back the glory days. andy swiss, bbc news. jose mourinho issued a statement this afternoon, saying... and he went on to say... olympic champion adam peaty has dared swimming's governing body to ban him, after he backed plans for a new competition next year. the inaugural international swimming league was meant to take place in italy this month. but it was cancelled after fina threatened to prevent anyone who raced from competing in next year's world championships. over 30 of the world's top swimmers met in london today to back plans to launch the isl next august and establish an independent swimmer‘s union. peaty says he's ready stand up to fina. i don't care. you know? ban me. if they got to, i'm not bothered. it's... at the end of the day, they're going to have t

good evening. 2a hours after sacking jose mourinho, manchester united have their caretaker until the d of the season, ole gunnar solskjaer. he says the club is in his heart and it's brilliant to be coming back. united fans love him for his injury time winner against bayern munich in the 1999 champions league final. he was their super—sub, nicknamed the baby—faced assassin. he scored 126 goals over 11 seasons. after a knee injury ended his playing career he coached the united reserves before he was tempted back to norway by his former club molde. he won the title with them, then cardiff came calling at the start of 2014, but they were in trouble, he couldn't keep them in the premier league and a poor start in the championship saw him get the sack. he's now back at molde. they say they have lent him to united for the next five months. he'll take training tomorrow, ahead of the trip, coincidentally to cardiff on saturday. let's hear now from his former international and club team—mate, henning berg. he knows everything about the club, what is expected, the history, he has played with the

manchester united don't ever like to lose to liverpool.ant to beat liverpool. mourinho said, the players play to their potential, well, if that is their potential, and they lost 3—1, either you are doing something wrong or they are doing something wrong or they are doing something wrong or they are doing something wrong, and you can't fire the whole team so you fire the manager. this is beyond 100 days from the bbc. coming up for viewers on the bbc news channel and bbc world news, we'll look at how a no deal brexit could impact businesses in the uk. and president xi of china has marked the 40th anniversary of the opening up of the country's economy by saying china will not "develop at the expense of other nations." it has been a very wet and windy day for many of us. the isobars have been tightly packed together, indicating those winds, but this weather front has brought a band of heavy and persistent rain. some of it has been torrential as it has continued to journey eastwards. a bit of a clearance behind it with flowers for northern irel

manchester united face a tough tie against french league leaders paris st—germain. erman opposition for the other three — manchester city have drawn fc shalke, tottenham hotspur will face borussia dortmund whilst for liverpool it's two—time winners bayern munich. meanwhile celtic have been drawn to face spanish side valencia in the last 32 of the europa league. valencia finished third in their champions league group, behind juventus and manchester united. arsenal will play bate borisov of belarus, while 2013 champions chelsea take on swedish side malmo. the full list of fixtures is on the bbc sport website. manchester united are just an average side — just a decent cup team — that's according to former captain roy keane, after they were beaten 3—1 by liverpool at anfield. xherdan shaqiri came off the bench and scored twice to consign jose mourinho's side to another defeat. it's been the worst start manchester united have ever had to a premier league season. but mourinho prefered to focus n the strengths of the opposition. every one of their players is fast, their tra

you are talking about manchester united. the filing ofjose mourinho was right?urinho was right? it was. something had to change. players we re something had to change. players were not giving as much as they should have and they cannot get rid of all the players. it was the right decision. and this afternoon spurs have chance to cement 3rd place in the table at everton. marco silva's men are unbeaten in their last six matches at goodison park. celtic have will be top of the scottish premiership at christmas, after they beat dundee 3—0 at home. aberdeen are second after a 2—0 win at hearts, while hibernian and livingston played out an entertaining 1—1 draw at easter road. ryan hardie opened the scoring for the away side, before ryan porteous nodded in the equaliser. rangers can regain second place when they play stjohnstone later. and finally, fans of spanish club real betis gave hundreds of local children an extra special christmas gift during their game yesterday. responding to a pre—match appeal, they threw thousands of teddy bears and other soft toys from the

i see manchester united coming out on top against fulham. not great for arsenal. they've confirmed that their defender, rob holding, ruputured his knee ligaments in wednesday's draw with manchester united. it's likely he'll now be out of action for the rest of the season. and another sad bit of news related to arsenal today. jordan nobbs, one of the star players of their women's team has been ruled out of next year's world cup in france. to tell us more is our sports reporter emily croydon. just bring us up to date on what's a significant injury. it's just less than three weeks sincejordan it's just less than three weeks since jordan norms it's just less than three weeks sincejordan norms ruptured her and she recruited ligament in her left kneein she recruited ligament in her left knee in a match against everton. she had surgery on monday, before taking to twitter the next day. she posted a thumbs up later from to twitter the next day. she posted a thumbs up laterfrom her to twitter the next day. she posted a thumbs up later from her hospita

in case you missed it — but i'd fail to see how — jose mourinho was sacked as manchester united managerrest of the season, which looks like being former united player and fans favourite 0le gunnar solskjaer. he managed the reserve team between 2008 and 2011, before taking charge at norwegian side molde in two separate spells that came either side of his appointment as cardiff city manager which saw them relegated from the premier league. now he's one of the hottest new properties in cricket, and on tuesday sam curran was snapped up at the indian premier league auction for a cool one million us dollars. the england all rounder will play for kings xi punjab — curran has dazzled since bursting onto the test scene this year scoring three half centuries and taking fourteen wickets for his country. and it may be over 2a hours after the fact, but it's worth mentioning that gabriel medina won the pipeline masters and his second world title in hawaii. the brazilian, who also won the title in 2014 was in sublime form scoring a perfect 10 points in the quarterfinals. around 4000 fans were watching

there's a dream start for the caretaker ole gunnar solskjaer‘s manchester united win 5—1 at cardiff andig night ahead for british boxing but with two fights on at the same time, the fans have to make a choice the mac georgia 50,000 watts one and the other, the other side also coming up in the programme... exeter chiefs move to the top of rugby union premiership..with a big win over the champions saracens. and we'll tell you about the retired swedish footballer who has taken memorabilia to another level. hello and welcome to sportsday, only one place to start, there's been another title twist in the premier league, 0lly has all the details. thanks jeanette, we just didn't see this coming. the champions manchester city losing to crystal palace at home, 28 years to the day after palaces last league win at city, 1990, liverpool were the reigning champions at the time and this result will have them celebrating today city took the lead through ilkay gundogan. but palace had the lead by half time, jeffrey schlupp with a tidy finish butjust a couple of minutes later a wonderstrike, andros towns

hello and welcome to the programme where it's been a day full of drama in manchester, as united sackedanager jose mourinho two and a half years into his tenure at old trafford. the club are 19 points off the league leaders liverpool and 11 points away from even securing a champions league place next season. the 55—year—old portuguese started by winning the league and europa cups in his first season, but since then it's been something of a roller coaster ride. our sports correspondent andy swiss has this report on where things went wrong. the so—called special one about to become the fact one. jose mourinho arriving at manchester united's training ground this morning shortly after the club announced he was leaving with immediate effect. the end of months of tension and turmoil. little did he know it at the time but this wasjose mourinho's endgame. the 3—1 defeat to liverpool ending a new low for liverpool —— the united. 19 points behind the leaders, the club's high raki watching on glum faced. it was the final straw and for the manager, and the fans, the end of a turbulent era. that hig

spotin liverpool will hope to regain top spot in the premier league later today when they host manchester unitedld after manchester city went top yesterday, beating everton. james burford rounds at the action. hundreds of millions of pounds of been spent on mac city's star—studded line—up, gabrieljesus without a premier league goal since august, but now he is headed in the right direction, with two for the price of one against everton. striker needs to score goals, and he is incredible. i'm pretty sure he scored two nice goals, and it will be important for him and for all of us. city return to the top of the table for now at least, and totte n ha m table for now at least, and tottenham are allstar —— also high after the breakthrough against burnley. christian eriksen in stoppage time breaks burnley‘s arts. spurs may be the highest placed of the london side, but west ham the most informed. it would take something special for crystal palace to take place without wilfried zaha. crystal palace to take place without wilfried za ha. via crystal palace to take place without wilfried zaha. via fetsch‘s