martin o'neill as a very eloquent statement as you would expect.a ns expect. the banks are players and fans and backroom staff but he doesn't mentionjohn fans and backroom staff but he doesn't mention john delaney. fans and backroom staff but he doesn't mentionjohn delaney. he looks back with rose tinted glasses. when they beat italy. euro 2016, they were only knocked out by the ones who would go on to become world champions. there were high is a long wait but it felt that even if pep guardiola was in charge those players went gelling and whoever comes in faces a big task.|j players went gelling and whoever comes in faces a big task. i don't think michael o'neill has plans to retire soon but looking at the vacancy, retire soon but looking at the vacancy, who has that had in the ring? mick mccarthy is an obvious contender because he is available. he left ipswich in the summer. there are other contenders. chris hughton is probably best qualified, he is an irish former international and premier league manager but would he wa nt to premier league manag

martin o'neil quits as the republic of ireland manager.ogba finally bows out calling time on his playing career. and gb women beat portugal to guarantee a spot at next year's eurobasket finals. hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm john watson. welcome. without a competitive win this year and relegated from their nations league group, martn 0 neil and his backroom team have left their roles with the republic of ireland. he said it's with a heavy heart he leaves following a run of poor results. joe lynskey reports. one was the tactician, the other hand of government, it was the blend of personalities that ireland hoped promised so much. here he comes now. the republic of ireland scores in the place is going on. this was the high point of o'neill and keys revolution. a win against italy to come to the knockout stage at the euros, but the next cycle brought harder times, and key players retirements were exposed in world cup qualifying where ireland's hoped that my clothes were ripped apart by russia. —— hopes were ripped apart by russia. you ar

no smiles for martin o'neill and roy keane.have left their respective roles as manager and assistant manager of the republic of ireland. having been relegated from their uefa nations league group, they haven't won a match this year. here isjoe lynskey. one was the tactician, the other had the temperament. it was the blend of personalities that ireland hoped would promise so much. and it comes now. the republic of ireland have scored, and the place is going mad! this was the high point of o'neill and keane's revolution. a win against italy took them to the knockout stage of the euros. but the next cycle would bring harder times, and key players' retirements were exposed in world cup qualifying, where ireland's hopes of reaching russia were ripped apart in a play—off. it was also a campaign where keane's personality tested the squad. rows with players went public in leaked recordings. club managers and colleagues got on the wrong side of the assistant. you're asking me about roy's criticism of players. let me tell you — this is i

it means martin o'neil's side are now without a goal in four games.d just one win in 11 games. how very different it is for scotland. they'll secure promotion and guarantee a euro 2020 play—off spot if they beat israel at hampden park tomorrow night. both sides have six points after three matches. however, a draw would see israel top the group, thanks to their 2—1 win over scotland in haifa in october. but after saturday's 4—0 success in albania manager alex mcleish says spirits are high in the camp. it's a huge game for us, we know it is. we had a huge game at the weekend after the israel disappointment. and we absolutely nailed it. we just disappointment. and we absolutely nailed it. wejust have disappointment. and we absolutely nailed it. we just have to take that forward and realise it, and the players are under no illusions how big a game it is. they themselves as isaid, are big a game it is. they themselves as i said, are showing the body language i'd like to see for a team going into a very important game. england and arsenal'sjordan nobbs coul

in other football news the republic of ireland have parted ways with manager martin o'neill and he's assistant roy keane o'neill and former manchester united midfielder keen to charge a violent day in twenty thirty nine guided them to the last sixteen of the euros two years ago but ireland haven't won a competitive match under the pay in twenty eighty seven time grand slam tennis champion venus williams has settled her lawsuit over a fatal car crash she was involved in last year a seventy eight year old man who was a passenger in the car that collided with williams died thirteen days after the accident which took place near williams's home in florida no charges were brought against her all the other driver the terms of the settlement have not been disclosed six time n.b.a. champion michael jordan has returned to his hometown to meet victims of hurricane florence in september jordan donated two million dollars to the american red cross and a hurricane response fund the former chicago bulls star handed out thanksgiving dinners and donated basketball shoes at a boys and girls club where

ne's not interested in replacing martin o'neill as manager of the republic of ireland.e man, the footballer, the legend. and what a career. ajax, ac milan, barcelona, paris st.germain and manchester united just a few of the illustrious clubs with whom the swede has plied his trade... now stateside with la galaxy, the superstar striker has a new book out and steve crossman caught up with the enigma that is. zlatan. absolutely brilliant! ibrahimovic! the golden boy of swedish football! wherever i went, i scored goals. i didn't stay in one place. i scored a couple of goals. i travelled, took my back, got the chance to play with different, phenomenal players. what i went through is a big adventure but i think i left a mark wherever i went. the premier league should be happy i didn't come ten years ago, before i came. because? it would be a different story. united was the club, was the shirt i was supposed to shine in. and i did. everybody said don't do it, it's not good for your career. i said you put your whole career on one season. but that triggered me because that is th

in other football news the republic of ireland have parted ways with manager martin o'neill and he's assistant roy keane o'neill and former manchester united midfielder keen to charge a violent day in twenty thirty nine guided them to the last sixteen of the euros two years ago but ireland haven't won a competitive match under the pay in twenty eighteen seven time grand slam tennis champion venus williams has settled her lawsuit over a fatal car crash she was involved in last year a seventy eight year old man who was a passenger in the car that collided with williams died thirteen days after the accident which took place near williams's home in florida no charges were brought against her all the other driver the terms of the settlement have not been disclosed six time n.b.a. champion michael jordan has returned to his hometown to meet victims of hurricane florence in september jordan donated two million dollars to the american red cross and a hurricane response fund the former chicago bulls star handed out thanksgiving dinners and donated basketball shoes at a boys and girls club whe

in case you missed it, republic of ireland manager martin o'neill and his assistant roy keane left their8 as ireland were relegated from the uefa nations league b as they collected just two points, scoring only once, in four games. engineers in italy have revealed that the leaning tower of pisa is not leaning quite so much as it used to. 17 years after the first phase of rescue work ended, new measurements show that it has continued to straighten. caroline rigby has more. for decades, tourists have flocked to pisa in italy to see its leaning tower, and perhaps offer a little support. but according to experts, the world—famous landmark appears to be leaning, well, a little less than before. building work first again on the mediaeval tower in 1173, and the 57—metre—tall structure has suffered from a tilt ever since. blamed on the soft sand and clay beneath its foundations, it's lean became increasingly worse over time, reaching a whopping 4.5 metres, or 15 foot, by 1990, when it was closed to the public over safety concerns. cue a major engineering project to stabilise it. that involved ea

the republic of ireland start the hunt for a new manager as martin o'neill steps down after five yearsod evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. a british student has been sentenced to life in prison in the united arab emirates for spying. 31—year—old matthew hedges — who was studying at durham university — was in the uae researching the country's foreign and internal security policies when he was detained by the authorities in may. his wife, who was in court this morning, says her husband is innocent and called for the uk government to take a stand. the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, says he's shocked and disappointed by the verdict — and has warned of repercussions for the relationship between the two countries. from abu dhabi, paul blake reports. matthew hedges in happier times with his wife daniela. the durham university academic was in the united arab emirates to research the country's foreign policy, but as he was about to return to the uk, he was detained, with his family saying he was held in solitary confinement, forced to sign a confession in arabic and fed a cocktail of

without a competitive win this year, and relegated from their nations league group, martin o'neill andaid it is with a heavy heart he leaves, following a run of poor results. joe lynskey reports. one was the tactician, the other had the temperament. it was the blend of personalities that ireland hoped would promise so much. and it comes now. the public have scored, and the place is going mad! —— the republic of ireland have scored. this was the high point of o'neill and keane's revolution, a win against italy took them to the knockout stage of the euros, but the next cycle would bring harder times and key players‘ retirements were exposed in world cup qualifying, where ireland's hopes of reaching russia were ripped apart in a play—off. it was also a campaign where keane's personality tested the squad. rows with players went public in leaked recordings. clubs and colleagues got on the wrong side of the assistant. you're asking me about the criticism of players. this is is my responsibility, totally my responsibility. results do fall under his responsibility and 2018 has seen some of the

on bbc news: the republic of ireland are looking for a new manager after parting company with martin o'neilltant, roy keane, after five years in charge. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at ten. the prime minister says she has made good progress in the brexit talks in brussels this evening with the president of the european commission, jean—claude juncker. they have been discussing the political declaration which sets out what the future relationship between the uk and the eu will be after brexit — in areas ranging from aviation and energy to trade. but theresa may says she will return to brussels on saturday to continue discussions ahead of the planned summit on sunday. tonight spain's prime minister has said he will vote against the proposed brexit deal unless he gets clear assurances concerning gibraltar‘s future. here's our political editor laura kuenssberg. the deal is not quite lined up will stop the prime minister not here for the final handshake. instead of deal done, chorizo me will be back on saturday for more talks, not the original plan. -- theresa may. we have given suffi

the fai has announced that martin o'neill, roy keane and the rest of the republic of ireland managementa disappointing nations league campaign. during his five year tenure, o'neill ran the best euros campaign in ireland's history and followed that by making it out of a tough group to reach the play—offs for the 2018 fifa world cup. but they haven't won a competitive match this year and their disappointing nations league run ended with a draw against denmark. james anderson will be rested for england's third test against sri lanka, which starts on friday in colombo. he's played a relatively minor role in their two wins so far, taking only one wicket, and he steps aside for stuart broad, who's yet to feature in the series, which england have already won. i understand the reasoning behind it. you know, the series is wrapped up, it'sa it. you know, the series is wrapped up, it's a novelty to rotate, with the winter we've got ahead, it makes sense for stuart to get some cricket. what's going to be a tough tour of the west indies, it could be a long period without him bowling. so for him to g

in other football news the republic of ireland have parted ways with manager martin o'neill and he's assistant roy keane o'neill and former manchester united midfielder keen to charge a violent day in twenty thirty nine guided them to the last sixteen of the euros two years ago but ireland haven't won a competitive match under the pay in twenty eighty seven time grand slam tennis champion venus williams has settled her lawsuit over a fatal car crash she was involved in last year a seventy eight year old man who was a passenger in the car that collided with williams died thirteen days after the accident which took place near williams's home in florida no charges were brought against her or the other driver the terms of the settlement have not been disclosed six time n.b.a. champion michael jordan is returned to his hometown to meet victims of hurricane florence in september jordan donated two million dollars to the american red cross and a hurricane response fund the former chicago bulls star handed out thanksgiving dinners and donated basketball shoes at a boys and girls club where h

in other football news the republic of ireland have parted ways with manager martin o'neill and he's assistant roy keane o'neill and former manchester united midfielder keen charge of ireland in twenty thirteen guiding them to the last sixteen of the euro's two years ago but ireland haven't won a competitive match under the pair in twenty eighteen and haven't scored a goal in their last four outings seven time grand slam tennis champion venus williams has settled her lawsuit over a fatal car crash she was involved in last year a seventy eight year old man who was the passenger in the car that collided with williams died thirteen days after the accident which took place near williams's home in florida no charges were brought against her all the other driver the terms of the settlement reached have not been disclosed the washington wizards will be hoping they've turned around a poor start to the n.b.a. season after a big comeback win over the los angeles clippers it looked like their bad fortune would continue and sell a storm into a twenty four point lead in the u.s. capitol but they

he replaces martin o‘neill who was sacked last week.adores final between buenos aires rivals boca juniors and river plate has been postponed again on safety grounds. violence before yesterday‘s second leg saw the match put back 2a hours to this evening. the boca team bus was attacked by river fans on the way to the estadio monumental in buenos aires. ahead of a game that was being called the final to end all finals, some of the boca players suffered injuries and had requested that the match be postponed because they were in no condition to play. no date has been set. the formula one season has drawn to a close with lewis hamilton on top of the podium at the abu dhabi grand prix. his iith win of the year saw the five—time champion become the first driver to pass a00 points for the season. nick parrott reports. after securing a fifth world title, it is a seasoned lewis hamilton will want to remember. securing pole position here was one of many highlights and his fantastic start set up a cruise to be finished. while he strolled, others stu

minister if they win politicians withdrew from a unity deal signed into david that designated martin o'neill as the coalition opposition presidential candidate. the first ever spacecraft assigned to study the enter depths of mars has successfully touched down on the red planet scientists are hoping insight will help shed light on how the planet was formed billions of years ago jordan has more. in fact should now be experiencing the peak heating rate after ten years of dreaming designing and testing my heart was basically i just think to stop beating for seven minutes i don't know if that's healthy or not but. but then when we got the indication of parachute deployment which was absolutely terrifying thing to think about we got that positive and then listening to christine still a call out as we got closer and closer to the surface every time she made a call out you know the hairs on the back of my neck would start rising a little bit higher a little bit higher touchdown for the mars insight lander on monday as suggested by the santa mation touchdown compare. that insights first photo from it

already relegated from their group it's a chance for manager martin o'neil to demonstarte he remainsll be in pot three for european championship qualifying it is currently goalless. while germany are in action against holland. holland only need a point to go through to next summer's finals alongside england, hosts portugal and switzerland. that is the inaugural semifinals of this competition. germany are leading. already relegated from that group. if that score stays the same, france willjoin those are the three nations in portugal next summer. leroy sane got a goal for germany. england and arsenal'sjordan nobbs could miss the rest of the season and is a doubt for next summer's women's world cup after rupturing her anterior cruciate ligament. her club say that nobbs is "receiving specialist care" after suffering the injury in sunday's win at everton in the women's super league in which she scored this goal. in the women's super league in which she scored this goal. west ham have reached an out—of—court settlement in a bitter dispute with their landlords on the day that a high court c

and after five years in charge, martin 0'neill and after five years in charge, martin o'neill is outave parted ways by mutual consent. in contrasting fortunes, things are looking much better for scotland boss alex mcleish. and james anderson will be rested for england's third test against iraq which starts on friday in columbo. you will be replaced by stuart broad. —— sri lanka. the un's envoy to yemen is due to meet houthi rebels in the country's capital sanaa, to try to lay the groundwork for urgent peace talks. the fighting and a partial blockade have left millions of people in need of humanitarian aid. save the children, estimates that 85—thousand children, under the age of five, may have died from acute malnutrition since 2015. caroline rigby reports on the latest in the conflict. a warning this report contains some images you might find distressing. ten—year—old nazir is fighting for her life. four of her siblings never even made it to hospital. like so many others, they were collateral damage in this devastating war. the conflict in yemen has been raging for three and a half y