but since he was sacked in late 2019, spurs have stumbled under jos moreno and nuno. year. antonio conte was already nominated this summer as the first choice. why was that not done then? because then you have a continuity— why is nuno coming into the short—term, pretty much halfway through the preseason, and kant mike was up there? why now? ., . �* , and kant mike was up there? why now? ., ., �*, ., ., now? tottenham's motto... the challenge _ now? tottenham's motto... the challenge new — now? tottenham's motto... the challenge now is _ now? tottenham's motto... the challenge now is to _ now? tottenham's motto... the challenge now is to make - now? tottenham's motto... the challenge now is to make the i now? tottenham's motto... the - challenge now is to make the actions match the words. patrick geary, bbc news. a quick round—up now of some of the day's other football news. and hungary fans have been banned from their world cup qualifier in poland, after clashing with police during october's draw with england at wembley. fifa also fined the hungarian federation sixty

nuno espirito santo's rain-— santo's rain.you on to think who will be best placed to take the club forward. what type of manager that they should be looking for. well. forward. what type of manager that they should be looking for.- they should be looking for. well, it is interesting. _ they should be looking for. well, it is interesting. they _ they should be looking for. well, it is interesting. they would - they should be looking for. well, it is interesting. they would have i is interesting. they would have known about nuno espirito santo's counterattacking style before he came to the lab and now he has been sacked because of it. they are going to have to think about this long and hard. graeme proctor is someone they spoke to before in the summer. maybe the brighton manager is one person who could come into the frame. the name i am hearing very strongly at the moment is the former chelsea manager, who left inter milan after leading them to the italian title in the summer. tottenham spoke to him in a number of times in the s

it comes just one day after they fired nuno espirito santo as managr. bbc�*s football reporter simon stonejoins me now. they didn't hand about? no indeed, and i think they didn't hand about? no indeed, and | thinkthe — they didn't hand about? no indeed, and i think the origins _ they didn't hand about? no indeed, and i think the origins of _ they didn't hand about? no indeed, and i think the origins of this - they didn't hand about? no indeed, and i think the origins of this were l and i think the origins of this were put in place during the summer. == put in place during the summer. -- the put in place during the summer. —— they didn't hang about. put in place during the summer. -- they didn't hang about. in - put in place during the summer. -- they didn't hang about. in a - they didn't hang about. in a statement _ they didn't hang about. in a statement released - they didn't hang about. in a statement released by - they didn't hang about. in —. statement released by the club, antonio conte said he spoke about the vacancy whenjose mourinho left that it

the club sacked nuno espirito santo this morning, afterjust four months in charge.n today, with an announcement possible as early as tomorrow. chairman daniel levy and managing director fabio paratici are moving quickly to secure a new manager for spurs, who lie eigth in the table, afterjust two wins in the last seven league games. conte left inter milan in may after winning the serie a title. 0ne game in the premier league tonight, as nuno espirito santo's former team wolves host everton. around 15 mins played at molineux and the hosts have just had a goal ruled offside — hwang hee—chan thought he'd put his side in front, so still 0—0 there. barcelona have confirmed that sergio aguero has been ruled out of action for three months. the argentine was admitted to hospital after suffering chest pains during barcelona's la liga game against alaves on saturday. the 33—year—old striker was withdrawn before half—time after receiving treatment for several minutes during the match at the camp nou. to tennis and andy murray is in action at the paris masters. he's playing germ

they moved to dismiss nuno fall, spurs, getting thrash 3 now by match. united. antonio contrary has emerged as favorite to be the next spring manager. it's been reported that the italian will be in london shortly to have talks whispers county most recently managed to internalize and guided them to the area title or the law. as far as sergio guerra has reportedly been diagnosed with an irregular heartbeat for what was experiencing chest pains and breathing problems during barcelona match. on saturday, the 33 year old fell to the ground and was treated by medical staff on the field before going to hospital for a cardiac exam. a guerra will have further test in the coming days to determine the full extent of the problem. and we've been speaking to her yusef, a professor in cardiology at the university hospital of wales. it's great players for a number of professional clubs and the welsh national team. see for you a friend will the major for both parties to mandate of that lead footballers undergo regular screening assessments and by and large, these are ver

the club sacked nuno espirito santo on monday after just four months in charge.an daniel levy and managing director fabio paratici are moving quickly to secure a new manager for spurs, who lie 8th in the table, afterjust two wins in the last seven league games. well nuno espirito santo's former club wolves have gone above, among others, tottenham hotspur courtesy of their 2—1 win over everton at molineux on monday. they're up to seventh thanks to a fine run of form. 4 wins in 5 for the hosts. 2 goals in a four minute period around the half hour mark, enough to get them over the line. max kilman with the opener before rauljiminez doubled that lead. alex iwobi with everton's response. it's a third defeat in a row for them but wolves move to within four points of the top four. barcelona have confirmed that sergio aguero has been ruled out of action for three months. the argentine was admitted to hospital after suffering chest pains during barcelona's la liga game against alaves on saturday. the 33—year—old striker was withdrawn before half—time after receiving treat

tottenham have sacked their head coach, nuno espirito santo, afterjust 17 games in charge.or august, but spurs have lost five of their last seven games, including saurday�*s 3—0 home defeat, to manchester united. england's cricketers are on the brink of the semi finals at the t—20 world cup, after their fourth win of the tournament. an outstanding performance from jos buttler, helped them an outstanding performance from jos buttler helped them maintain their perfect record after beating sri lanka. here'sjoe wilson. england's invincible batters. where is this going? oh, there. it's a world cup and sri lanka were desperate to win this match. here's another. oh, that's out. early wickets made spirits soar in those seats. who's left? well, jos butler. nobody hits a cricket ball better. he paced this innings. by the time he'd finished, england's total was 163. sri lanka's shock, how did they get that for? facing the last ball, butler needed a 6 to reach his personal hundred. he's enjoying a fantastic tournament. it is so hard to make it look that easy. but sri lanka have their b

the club sacked nuno espirito santo this morning, afterjust four months in charge.ave been reacting to the news. should've got rid of pochettino. it should've backed them up 100%, unfortunately the chairman didn't back them up. unfortunately the chairman didn't back them op— unfortunately the chairman didn't back them u. ., ., , , back them up. needed to go. deftly needed to go. _ back them up. needed to go. deftly needed to go, his _ back them up. needed to go. deftly needed to go, his tactics _ back them up. needed to go. deftly needed to go, his tactics and - needed to go, his tactics and everything, especially against manchester united, were awful. a lot of the _ manchester united, were awful. a lot of the players don't look like they're — of the players don't look like they're playing for him anymore. once _ they're playing for him anymore. once you — they're playing for him anymore. once you lose your dressing room, your days — once you lose your dressing room, your days are numbered. he has to lo. your days are numbered. he has to co. �* your days are numbere

we start with football and primarily club tottenham are searching for a new manager after sacking. nuno esvito as santo is 4 months into the job. the portuguese is paying the price for a disappointing start to the season. spurs are languishing down in 8th. the move follows taught him 3 last to manchester, united at the weekend antonio county has emerged as fate route to be the next manager at spurs county, most recently managed inter mall and to the fairy title and guided chelsea to primary the crown in 2017. 0, there is no doubt you knew of a huge challenge and he put back to your pin football rider than hayward i think is a huge challenge because service we suppose have been in decline now for some time since patina left the club. you know, he had an amazing spell 5 years in charge and just great success. no quiet getting them on the line in terms of petrosky. but getting them all the way to a temperature final 2nd place in the premier league. you know, top 3 finishes for 3 consecutive seasons and taught them a long, long way from that now. and i think you look back to put tina and hi

be italian, assigned an initial 18 month appeal and replaces nuno especially those santo who lasted just 4 months on the job. conte has his work cut out for him, for sure. spurs are languishing in mid table and the english premier league and were crushed. 3 male by manchester, united over the weekend. the 52 year old most recently helped enter milan to the syria title. he also guided chelsea to the primarily crowd in 2017. we've been speaking to europe and football writer, been hayward, who tells us just why spurs fans are so excited about country taking over cars is when, you know, i think looking back to the summer thing he's, he's the one that taught and finds majority of total funds would have wanted to come in after the marina was sacked and you have proven track record that chelsea did a magnificent job. you ventured into most recently when the school over there and you know, he brings intensity and just, you know, i think exciting football, winning football. and here he wants the absolute maximum from those plans. i think we've seen them lately. some of the players appeared disint

the former chelsea manager joined spurs on tuesday, just a day after the sacking of nuno espirito santothejob forjust four months. captain hugo lloris says conte has risen expectations at the club. 0bviously, obviously, there is a lot of excitement, not only from the players but from all the club, from all the fans. figs players but from all the club, from all the fem-— players but from all the club, from all the fan— all the fans. as i said before, you know, all the fans. as i said before, you know. his — all the fans. as i said before, you know. his cv _ all the fans. as i said before, you know, his cv talks _ all the fans. as i said before, you know, his cv talks by _ all the fans. as i said before, you know, his cv talks by itself. - all the fans. as i said before, you know, his cv talks by itself. he i all the fans. as i said before, you l know, his cv talks by itself. he has a great personality. he has great ideas of football. and, you know, he is going to bring his passion, his energy, and his knowledge of football. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stor

the announcement comes after spurs fired manager nuno espirito santo yesterday after just 17 games. decisions being made here in glasgow this week and next could well have far—reaching effects on people's everyday lives. cutting carbon emissions will involve people changing their habits ? in their choice of food and goods — which will no doubt present practical challenges. 0ur science correspondent victoria gill has been to meet one family in leeds who have been looking to the future. busy family life makes it difficult to count our carbon emissions, but for this family in leeds, decarbonising their daily routine has become a priority. i think edie constantly likes to remind me that i need to do better. do you think it could be made easier, you know, to make the changes that you would like to make? it would be better for the environment if we switched to eating more plant—based things, but we don't really do a lot of that at the moment and we could be better that. as a parent, iam busy, but actually, i need to just make these changes for the better, really. it's kind of the next gen

former chelsea boss antonio conte is confirmed as tottenham's new manager a day after the sacking of nunoof all—lane smart motorways, until the government can prove they�* re safe. they were designed to allow for more traffic by turning the hard shoulder into an extra lane. but safety campaigners say they've contributed to several deaths. here's our transport correspondent, caroline davies. marching through westminster yesterday, each coffin represents someone killed on a smart motorway. protesters want the hard shoulder to be brought back. more of england's roads are being turned into smart motorways, intended to ease congestion. some have had the hard shoulder removed to add an extra lane without having to use more land. if a car breaks down in a live lane, a red cross tells other drivers not to drive it. now a group of mps have said that they think no more should be built for years until there is more data to prove whether or not smart motorways are safe. at the moment, we only have a five—year evaluation record of 29 miles of smart motorway, because they are a relatively new concept.

peter will english premier league side tottenham have sat there manager nuno as 3 those santo after hiring him just 4 months ago. the portuguese is playing the price for a disappointing start to the season. furs are languishing down and 8 in the premier league. the move to dismiss new no follows for getting thrashed 3 now by manchester, united. some bookies in place, antonio conte as favorite to be tottenham next manager where it's a lot of start. sergio guerra has reportedly been diagnosed with an irregular heartbeat. the forward was experiencing chest pains and breathing problems during barcelona match. on saturday, the 33 year old fell to the ground and was treated by medical staff on the field before going to hospital for a cardiac exam. a guerra will have further tests in the coming days to determine the full extent of the problem. all right, well joining us now from card if we have the here usa, he's a professor and cardiology at university hospital, wales and screens players for a number of professional clubs like the welsh national team. professor, thanks for joining us. that is ha

it's been a speedy turnaround in managers at tottenham — 2a hours after sacking nuno espirito santo,lub announced that antonio conte, the name on everyone's lips, would be the new man in charge of spurs. and he's already been out on the training pitch meeting the players this afternoon. so what can fans expect from the italian project at spurs7 here's lydia campbell. campaign, antonio conte had entered milan to the serie a title, ending their ten year trophy drop cash in may. now he arrived back in the premier league for a new challenge altogether. but haven't gotten to this point? after a successful playing career, kant switched from a pitch to the coaching zone with the macro in 2006. and just three years and a full head of hair later, he won his first trophy, the plane back to this area he title. it wasn't until the event to start calling when he was forced into the building spotlight. kant brought immediate success to read there, waiting for the week and each of his three years there alongside two cup successes —— your company. taking over as italy boss in 2014 at a time when the

nuno espirito santo sacked on monday afterjust four months in charge and the former chelsea boss antonioe in the dugout for their europa conference game against vitesse arnhem tomorrow night, if he get�*s his work permit in time, but facing the media today was the spurs captain hugo lloris and the director of football fabio paratici who was instrumental in securing conte. nobody can show us to win something, but we have to work, to be focused, committed and be involved in this project 100% every day. this is what we can do and what we have to do. it's not insurance to win something, but nobody can give you this kind of insurance. i think we can do the best. we have to do the best. asa as a player, we need to demand more from each _ as a player, we need to demand more from each other, we need to show more _ from each other, we need to show more responsibility towards the club, _ more responsibility towards the club, towards the fans. but i think it is a _ club, towards the fans. but i think it is a great— club, towards the fans. but i think it is a great opportunity to work under— it is a

the associates to offer them i mean, even if that's not true, the although each other in a world of nuno kind of the, starting format at that time it they worked well connected pretty. >> i read about in my book because he was one of>> abraham lincoln's advisors and supporters. now, the other thing that i found fascinating is that anthony comstock is not content, he frequently is really in the thick of it so can you talk a little bit about this operations pretty. >> there were many americans from a religious perspective, they believed that reading and looking at poor could lead to terrible things predict but it was nothing unusual this upbringing now but walked around with a revolver and tried to shut down some of these during the civil war and he would take ration and dump it out so that nobody else can drink it either. he is such a spoiler and a party pooper and what he was very controversial for among thinkers is radical and taken us was he would decoy people and use crazy names. he pretended to be a teenage girl. and he concocted entire family and he would send l decoy lettes from th

nuno's former club wolves given a helping hand in their 2—1 victory over everton last night.ed _ seven match points. was not his day. keeps us entertained with _ seven match points. was not his day. keeps us entertained with the - seven match points. was not his day. | keeps us entertained with the drama. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. dan was outside in his big coat but there were blue skies. sunshine and showers at the moment when you are right. a chilly start in salford and across many other parts of the country. we had beautiful blue skies and sunrises to enjoy first thing this morning. a lot of showers. you can see them peppering the north of scotland, some in the west and the south. inland we are looking at a lot of dry weather style as we get through the day we will see further showers develop. some could be heavy and sundry with hail, especially in the west. you know the drill was showers, not all of us will patch one. in the sunshine it will feel cool but it will be quite pleasant. like wins. the winds will pick up in the north—west and the north

the future of the tottenham manager nuno espirito santo remains in the balance this morning afterjustall yesterday following saturday's 3—0 home defeat to manchester united. he arrived at training this morning as usual. he was only appointed asjose mouirnho's successor four months ago, after the club gave up on several other candidates. it seems a long time ago that things weren't working out for david moyes at manchester united. now at west ham, his side strengthened their grip on fourth spot in the premier league with a 4—1win over ten—man aston villa and that came after they knocked manchester city out of the league cup. we'd done enough today. i am thrilled but i think our performances could be better. i have told the players i think they can play better. we have played ten games and we are in a decent late position in their effort and what they have done is fantastic. they have been so good. we have got to keep it going. there will be an all—london women's fa cup final next month. arsenal will take on chelsea after beating brighton 3—0. after a tight first half, beth mead set up

tottenham players — after he was confirmed as the club's new manager, just a day after the sacking of nunothe summer of 2023. he's already been out on the training pitch meeting the players this afternoon. his first game in charge will be at home to dutch side vitesse arnhem in the europa conference league on thursday. mpjulian knight, the chair of the dcms, has called on the board of yorkshire county cricket club to resign after a leaked report emerged apparently containing details of the investigation into the treatment of former player azeem rafiq. a story published by espn says the report had concluded that a racially offensive term used towards rafiq was regarded as "ba nter". the club says it will not take disciplinary action against any player, employee or executive over the harassment. the ecb has begun its own investigation and a spokesperson said: "we are sorry that, as a sport, this has not yet been resolved." to the men's t20 world cup now where pakistan have secured their place in the semi—finals after beating namibia by 45 runs. while south africa beat bangladesh by six wicke

former chelsea manager conte joined spurs on tuesday, just a day after the sacking of nuno espirito santod expectations at the club already. obviously, there is a lot of excitement, but not only from the players, from all of the fans. as i said before, his cv talks by itself. he has a great personality. he has a great ideas of football. and, you know, he's going to bring his passion, his energy and his knowledge of football. right, let's bring you up—to—date with the tennis now. british number one cameron norrie has lost in straight sets to the american taylor fritz in the paris masters. he had been hoping to get through the third round and qualify for the atp finals in turin — which is still mathematically possible — but 24—year—old fritz was too strong for him, taking norrie 6—3 in the first set and then 7—6 in the second. so it's the american who advances to the quarterfinals and will face the favourite novak djokovic. at the t20 men's world cup, australia are up to second in group i after a comfortable victory over bangladesh this morning. looking to bounce back after their defeat to

done — antonio conte has been confirmed as tottenham's new manager, just a day after the club sacked nuno summer of 2023. his first game in charge will be at home to dutch side vitesse arnhem in the europa conference league on thursday. earlier i spoke to our football reporter simon stone who explained why the conte didn't take the job when he was first approached in the summer: it was too soon, basically, from him leaving inter milan to move to another club. but he said he was left with the impression of this contagious drive and enthusiasm and determination from the tottenham chairman, daniel leavy. he hasn't forgotten that and given this opportunity, he has basically taken it with both hands and he understands there is a determination amongst the executives at tottenham, led by daniel leavey, for the club to be, what he describes as a protagonist again. that means challenging for major honours and emulating potter chino's treatments and getting to the finals and semifinals of the champions league finals and challenging at the top end of the league. that is clearly what antonio conte wa

the former chelsea manager joined spurs on tuesday, just a day after the sacking of nuno espirito santo the third round, and qualify for the atp finals in turin, but 2a—year—old fritz was too strong. taking him 6—3 in the first set and then 7—6 in the second. so it's the american who advances to the quarter finals and will face the favorite novak djokovic. at the t20 mens world cup, australia are up to second in group 1 after a comfortable victory over bangladesh this morning. looking to bounce back after their defeat to england at the weekend, aaron finch's side gave bangladesh no chance at all, bowling them out for just 73. adam zampa getting five wickets. finch then starred with the bat, top scoring with a0 offjust 20 balls to help them reach the target in just over six overs. they now go above south africa in the table and play the west indies next. manu tuilagi will make his first england appearance since march 2020 against tonga at twickenham on saturday, for england's autumn series opener. centre tuilagi was called into the england camp over the summer, but had to withdraw becaus

the club sacked nuno espirito santo this morning, afterjust four months in charge.icent showing from him, 101 not out to guide england to 163 from their 20 overs. in reply, sri lanka are 50—3 after eight overs. cameron norrie's hopes of reaching the atp finals later this month are still alive after beating federico delbonis at the paris masters. the british number one, who's seeded tenth at this tournament, beat the argentine in straight sets in just over an hour. it wasn't an easy finish, though, as he endured a 27—shot rally before securing the 100th atp tour win of his career. over 50 olympic and paralympic athletes from more than lio countries have recorded a message urging world leaders to "show ambition and courage" at the cop 26 summit in glasgow. entitled "dear leaders of the world", the video is due to be shown to those attending the conference, and members of the public. jane dougall reports ms is designed to hit home. as wellesley —— as well do leaders gather in glasgow, sportspeople have joined together to send this message. the environment has become a

if ever there was a lesson in the realties of being a top flight manager, tottenham's nuno espirito santof course when you're winning, rangers thrashing motherwell 6—1, to extend their lead in the scottish premiership. fashion sakala scored a hat—trick, on a rare start for him, the victory leaving rangers four points clear at the top ahead of rivals celtic. and that means it's high fives instead of the head shakes for their manager steven gerrard, who said his players were "an inch away" from perfection. now, england's women celebrated their biggest ever win over world champions new zealand and in doing so finished the day as the world's number one ranked team. 43—12 it finished in exeter as they ran in seven tries, the last from player—of—the—match zoe harrison. the black ferns were meant to be hosting the world cup this month, pushed back because of covid, and reminded here of the challenge ahead if they're to retain their title. the sides meet again next weekend. we know in ourselves what we can do when we're firing. and i think we showed at times some real excellence, some real clinic