our sports news correspondent natalie pirks is at white hart lane. e, it did give marino a bit of a fright, baptismal fire. the thing is, we all thought, this is a really great game to have as your first home game, olympiacos, only one point to their name, no winds only one when in m games against english, titian. fans quite happy with that. no, we saw in the first game back in september that olympiacos came back from 2—0 down. and this time, they took a 2—0 lead. the first goal was quite the rocket. just after five, six the first goal was quite the rocket. just afterfive, six minutes. it was a beautiful strike and that really did put the cat among the pigeons. it was not long to we had to zero. all he had to do was get his toe on the end of it, frankly, and that was it. and, boy, were spurs fans having some headaches then. we saw them with their head in their hands. but then there was a tactical decision byjose mourinho which really did come along with the mistake you're about to see, change things. dier came on. a poor mistakejust before half—time b

natalie pirks, thank you.d a boost ahead of their home game against shakhtar donetsk, with the news that raheem sterling's in talks over a new contract. there's coverage of the match on radio five live with our football correspondentjohn murray and former scotland winger pat nevin. so, another champions league night at manchester city but i imagine that the supporters on the way to the ground tonight will be talking about the fat contract talks have been opened with raheem sterling. there will be a lot of talk about that? -- there will be a lot of talk about that? —— the fact that the contract talks have opened up. when he came here, i thought he was a good player. world—class? i'm not sure he could ever be that. he has improved consistently year—on—year but the major parts of his game, the creation and goal—scoring has been amazing. he's one of those people who has learned most under pep guardiola and he understands that. the fact he can stay is massively important. probably more so that these fans get the gu

natalie pirks reporting.ere hosting shakhtar donestk, and — despite ending in a draw — city have won their group. austin halewood reports. for fans of manchester city, the champions league anthem is a regular pa rt champions league anthem is a regular part of their soundtrack. their team once again on the brink of the knockout stage. but in the brisk november air, city came out cold. emerson froze into his line for too long, a golden opportunity for shakhtar donestk only kept outjust. a moment edison will quickly want to forget. one pep could scarcely believe. city were more like themselves in the second. it didn't last long, shakhtar back in the match. on the day raheem sterling begun talks about a new contract, fittingly he had the chance to win it but it wasn't to be. a point, enough to send city through, but in the last 16 they will need to be better. austin halewood, bbc news. in the scottish premiership, a goalfrom christian doidge and a late penalty from stevie mallan gave hibs a 2—1win over st mirren,

natalie pirks reporting there.te booed for something that wasn't his fault. he says it was wrong and that he's accepted responsibility for what happened. now, var was back on the agenda today, this time at a meeting for all 20 members of the premier league. the west ham co—chairman, david gold, says that the video assistant referee is "alive and kicking" three months into the season. but this is different to others who have been unhappy with how it's been used. the referee's chief, mike riley, was present at what's been described as a "fractious" meeting. they agreed there would be no major changes. however, the premier league will lead a consultation into how well var is working. to the o2 arena in london next, where roger federer put in a strong performance to beat novak djokovic. it was a match that was a straight shoot—out for a place in the semifinals. nick parrott was watching. a chance to get him back was how roger federer described taking on novak djokovic at the 02. and who could blame him? an epic wimbled

natalie pirks reports. this is a big game for england tomorrow.is represented england in the last 147 years will be assigned a legacy number that we have seen in the likes of cricket. members of the 66 world cup winning squad there and captains who represented england throughout the yea rs represented england throughout the years will also be at wembley. huge fa nfa re years will also be at wembley. huge fanfare and gareth southgate would have loved us to be talking about that today, but instead he then dropped raheem sterling ditches altercation with joe dropped raheem sterling ditches altercation withjoe gomez dropped raheem sterling ditches altercation with joe gomez that left him with each cheek scratch. it's dominated the press conference at the hotel. southgate reiterated that they moved on but for raheem sterling he might not be his favourite person right now.|j sterling he might not be his favourite person right now. i would not imagine he is in enthusiastic andl not imagine he is in enthusiastic and i can understand that. it's a massive p

our sports correspondent natalie pirks is at wembley — this was england's big night wasn't it, and they q — a slightly odd reception forjoe gomez though tonight, they did, to be fair never expected them to do well against montenegro but 7-0, it them to do well against montenegro but 7—0, it was a demolition derby really. montenegro look very helpless and we look at the pressure thatis helpless and we look at the pressure that is been put on that squad, of course i'm talking about with the incident which we will talk about later but the pressure put on them, they had to do a job and there's plenty of talk about whether southgate would have dropped raheem sterling, and would have been dropped, that is something that we may never know but it did not look like they needed him to nate and harry kane, he has become the sixth top goal store or of all time, he has gotten past allen share with the hetrick 5—0 up —— hetrick. home goal to put it 6—0 up and indeed, he knows the squad and they are not a finished product but it is been very exciting and this is england's youngest side in 60 years, so

natalie pirks was at today's press conference. this is a big game for england tomorrow.r who has represented england in the last hundred and 47 yea rs england in the last hundred and 47 years will be signed a legacy legs that we have seen in cricket. will have to 1966 world cup squad there, and captains will also be at wembley, so huge fanfare, and gareth southgate and the fa would have loved as to be talking about that, but, instead, he dropped raheem sterling for his altercation with joe gomez resulting in a scratch on his cheek, and that has dominated the agenda at the england team hotel. gareth southgate has reiterated that the squad has moved on, but he did admit to me that southgate may not be sterling is favourite person right now.” southgate may not be sterling is favourite person right now. i don't imagine his be enthusiastic, but i can understand that. in the end, he is in the group, that's the most important thing, he is a massive pa rt important thing, he is a massive part of what we do, has been, will be, he is with us for the game tomorrow, he is back with

natalie pirks is inside wembley with a familiar face.ntry in any sport has to surpass your career at clu b sport has to surpass your career at club level. i had a great career at we st club level. i had a great career at west ham playing with bobby moore. ifi west ham playing with bobby moore. if i had to choose today what is more significant in terms of the plane, you would want to be seen playing for your country. strangely for me, it may seem strange to say this, i never dreamt i would play for england at all. but looking back 50 years, i think i should have been playing for england three years earlier. when i look back at what i was doing three years before that, we st was doing three years before that, west ham are winning trophies, i was scoring goals regularly, in 1962 and 1963 and those two combinations, thinking i should have been picked three years early and they should have got my 50th cap and said of the 409i have got my 50th cap and said of the 4091 have got. it still remains england's only major tournament when, what do you

so he's now well and truly back, and as our sports correspondent natalie pirks explains, he's once againve. this press conference was brought to you by the words happy and humble, not something you would normally associate with jose not something you would normally associate withjose mourinho. it was strange to see him sitting in pochettino‘s said, wearing purple, but he was relaxed, he was charming, he was witchy. frankly, all the things he always says when he starts a newjob. he knew the criticism leveled against him like he does not promote youth. one of the criticisms, he spends too much money. we know daniel levy does not do that. he spoke at how this squad is balanced and it's a perfect christmas gift already you have this squad. he says he was the pyjamas of the club he works of but i don't think he met literally. any key means he eats, leaves, sleeps the clu b means he eats, leaves, sleeps the club he works for. he says he is happy in one not make the same mistakes. let's see if the newly branded humble one can win over spurs fans. moving onto tennis now. great britain are throug

natalie pirks reports. it looked like business as usual in north london tonight.ourinho's going to be absolutely fantastic for two years, then it will go downhill fast! at the end of the day, he is our manager now, and let's win some trophies. i don't like mourinho. i'll give him a chance, but... i hope we're in for a real treat. he seems lovely, but then everybody‘s lovey—dovey when they come to a new club, aren't they? no fanfare, no big introduction. perhaps this really will be the reign of humblejose. his good mood was about to be sorely tested. 0lympiakos were without a win to their name, but an early rocket was unleased and the greeks had lift off. now that was special. mistakes were creeping in and spurs looked a bag of nerves and it was about about to get worse. the greeks were in dreamland, the north londoners in a nightmare. the gesture may have been positive, but the face said a half—time chat was needed. this made it 2—1. the comeback was well and truly on thanks to a ball boy's quick thinking. that helped lucas moura on his way and harry kane does not

it was england's1000th international match, as natalie pirks reports.nited at wembley for the nation's one thousandth match. this was england's youngest team for 60 years and alex oxlade—chamberlain's first start in 18 months. it feels good to be back. england were brimming with confidence and pinpoint precision. england's current captain carrying on where england's record goal—scorer left off. kane was clearly the man for the big occasion. when no one bothered to mark him at a corner he made hay. and montenegro's tough day at the office was going from bad to worse. a first—half hat—trick for kane but england 5—0 up. this was one to forget for montenegro. a second—half own goal saw england 6—0 up and cruising, but some fans still found cause for complaint. joe gomez! a difficult end to a difficult week forjoe gomez.

our sports correspondent natalie pirks reports. arriving at training, well drilled to keep quiet.multuous 11 hours that saw mauricio pochettino sa nt the tumultuous 11 hours that saw mauricio pochettino sant and jose mourinho brought in. rumours had been swelling but it had come out of the blue. harry kane said on twitter, i will be forever thankful to you for helping me achieve my dreams. you were my to you for helping me achieve my dreams. you were my manager to you for helping me achieve my dreams. you were my manager but my friend as well. other players were trying to get their head around it. it was a big shock, he has been amazing to work with for the past five years and sad to see him go. just six months ago fans were loving life with spurs in the champions league final in madrid. but in the league they've only won three games this season and they are without a win since september. you can see the interest thatjose mourinho crates that have a copy goes to, he was in brighton earlier this morning we understand missing all the staff and currently is then out meeting his playe

our correspondent natalie pirks is at the tottenham hotspur stadium and natalie — is this a good fixturese humble jose vibes, telling us he has learned from his mistakes. this is a good one. apologies for the fire engine going past! olympiakos have got two shots on target in their two away games and did not manage a single shot in their last match against bayern munich. they have only won once in 1a games away from home in europe against english opposition, back in 2015 against arsenal, would you believe? it was the greeks who began spurs champions league campaign and got it off to a rocky start. 2—0 up and cruising. the greeks came back and it was 2—0. -- 2-2. the greeks came back and it was 2—0. —— 2—2. they have done it before but we do not expect it to be anything but a straightforward win forjose mourinho‘s side tonight and if they do win, they will be through to the knockout stages for the third successive season. something that he wa nts to successive season. something that he wants to do, he has great pedigree in the champions league having won twice and he needs to get the fans

0ur correspondent natalie pirks is at the tottenham hotspur stadium and natalie, is this a good fixture it's all been izar. ——jose mourinho. it's a good game to kick off with with 0lympiakos bottom of group b having managed only two shots on target in their last away games, not a single one in the last game against bayern munich and have only won once in 14 away games against english opposition in europe, against arsenal when they won 3—2 but it was the greeks who put spurs on a sticky wicket with the first game in the champions league this season when spurs were 2—0 up and 0lympiakos came back to draw 2—2, their only point in the group so far this season but i fully expect spurs to get the victory tonight. if they do win they will be through to the group stages for the third successive season that is something thatjose mourinho successive season that is something that jose mourinho needs successive season that is something thatjose mourinho needs to get the fa ns thatjose mourinho needs to get the fans onside because there has not an outpouring of love for him. he got them off to a gre