olivier giroud is back on the scoresheet as chelsea guarantee their progression with a win over bate borisov. and a tonne from keatonjennings puts england in the driving seat on day three of the opening test against sri lanka. four british clubs were in action in the europa league this evening, with scottish champions celtic hoping to keep their qualification hopes alive. rivals rangers wanted to keep their unbeaten start going, but it wasn't to be, beaten 4—3 at spartak moscow. a contrast with celtic then, who got a much needed 2—1win over rb leipzig in glasgow, as patrick gearey reports. thursday night, disco lights in celtic park but lose two lives in it would be the europeans taking them out. just well they switch seems to have a link in the last two weeks. so the ward ten in their past two games and payments in found the extra man. 1—0. the energy from all around president on the page but all missing was another goal. a bit of insurance against a side and bundesliga. leipzig fred morgan is a half but eventually sell the buckle. this left alone to equalise. but now brendan rodger

beat reigning africa cup of nations champions cameroon 1—0 thanks to a richarlison goal while olivier giroud's penalty saw the world champions france to victory. elsewhere, italy scored a winner in the 94th minute against the usa through late substitutions. argentina currently lead mexico 1—0 and she let our 3—0 up against honduras. —— chile. in the uefa nations league, poland came from behind to draw against portugal — that means they'll be in pot one for the euro 2020 qualifying draw. that result sees germany drop into pot two — that means they could be drawn in the same qualifying group as england and world cup finalists france and croatia. elsewhere, sweden and scotland have both been promoted from their respective groups, and kosovo sealed a euro 2020 play—off place only two years after becoming a uefa—recognised national team — they thrashed azerbaijan 4—0. an international study has found that racist abuse is widespread at football matches. 27,000 fans across 38 countries were interviewed by british anti—discrimination body kick it out and swedish—based forza football. more than half sa

olivier giroud scored the only goal of the game as they won at bate borisov in group l.ry important player for us, because he is a very, very useful play—off for the team. —— play. the strikers want to score. and so for his confidence i think thatis and so for his confidence i think that is very important. but i don't wa nt that is very important. but i don't want him to be worried about scoring, because for us is very important and very useful. staying with football, the england manager gareth southgate has been defending his decision to include wayne rooney in his squad for next thursday's friendly against the united states at wembley. rooney now plays his club football in the usa for dc united. he officially retired from international football in august 2017 — nine months after winning the last of his 119 caps. but the former england captain, who's scored a record 53 goals for his country, will be given the chance to make a farewell appearance in a match where some of the gate receipts will go to the wayne rooney foundation. gareth southgate doesn't agree that selecti

while their london rivals chelsea made it 17 unbeaten, as olivier giroud scored his first goal of theso qualify for the knockout phase with two matches remaining, beating bate borisov 1—0 in belarus. it's very important, because then we can talk again about this competition and february, and in february we will have for sure another target, but the first one is important. european football's governing body, uefa, says video assistant referees could be introduced in this season's champions league. it was initially planned to be phased in from 2019, but fears of high—profile, game—changing mistakes is leading officials to a rethink. a decision could be announced in early december, when uefa's executive committee next meets. anyone who plays basketball will tell you how difficult it is to sink a hoop from the other side of the court. what you are about to see is quite extraordinary. this is bull bullard from the harlem globetrotters making history. he has broken the world record for the furthest back somersault basketball shot. he did it from a distance of over 17 metres, or over 50 feet

a late olivier giroud header wouldn't be enough.his was an impressive statement. leaders manchester city's unbeaten run continues. they beat west ham a—nil and remain 2 points clear and now have a goal difference of plus—35 after 13 games. and liverpool are also still unbeaten in the league. they were 3—0 winners away at watford. all the results are on the bbc sport website. you can also find news of england's cricketers on top in sri lanka and later there will be commenatry and in—play video highlights as the women's t20 team play australia in the world cup final. that's all for now. police in paris have used tear gas and water cannon to disperse protesters demonstrating for a second weekend running against a planned rise in fuel tax. clashes broke out on the champs—elysees, as demonstrators tried to get through a security cordon protecting key buildings. there were 42 arrests in the capital and around 90 across the rest of france. over the past year the price of diesel, which is used in most french cars, has risen by around 23%. h

chelsea made light work of ten men poak, with olivier giroud schooling two of the goals.former arsenal and england defender sol campbell says macclesfield town are getting one of the best players in the world after being appointed manager of the week to club. after an impressive playing career with arsenal and england, he has struggled to take the first step into football management, but does so with the team that are bottom of league two. he isjust so with the team that are bottom of league two. he is just the eighth so with the team that are bottom of league two. he isjust the eighth bm e manager among the 92 teams in the division and suggested that clubs remain reluctant to hire black managers. for me, it is all about opportunities. i won't go down that road and state the obvious. i think, for me, i have got an opportunity and will take it with both hands. i will work my socks off and see how fari will work my socks off and see how far i can go. that is the thing, for me, really. when you start getting sidelined, you want the situation to become normal. you don't see b

that was thanks to olivier giroud. danny welbeck. he was taken to hospital after being stretchered off in the first half at the emirates. two goals from two debutants helped england's women to a 3—0 win against austria in a friendly in vienna. this openerfrom chioma ubogagu gave the lionesses the lead in the 26th minute. and phil neville's side doubled their tally in the second half when georgia stanway, also making herfirst appearance, scored after the break. england have now extended their unbeaten run to eight matches. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. good evening. the weather is going downhill. batten down the patches goes the saying. western parts of the uk are in for some rough weather for the next few hours or so. into tomorrow, tomorrow morning and afternoon. this weather front you can see is sweeping across the atlantic. it is heading in our direction. friday will bring some wet and very windy weather. initially to western ar

olivier giroud scored his first goal of the season to earn chelsea a 1—0 win over bate borisov in thenal and celtic are under way in their europa league games. the gunners are at home to sporting lisbon. it's currently goalless. celtic could go out of the competition this evening if they lose and salzburg either draw or win against rosenborg, so they really need a result at home to rb leipzig. the latest score in that one is 1—0, goal from kieran tierney. two goals from two debutants earned england's women a 3—0 win against austria in a friendly in vienna. first, this openerfrom chioma ubogagu gave the lionesses the lead in the 26th minute. and then, fellow debutant georgia stanway struck in the second half. rachel daley scored the third. the england manager gareth southgate has denied wayne rooney's inclusion in his latest squad devalues the achievment of representing your country. the forward has come out of international retirement to play for england against the united states at wembley later this month in honour of his achievment of becoming england's record goal—scorer. the fa,

olivier giroud and ruben loftus—cheek also named in the 11 this evening.rs and fined £500,000 after being found guilty of breaching premier league recruitment rules. it comes after the premier league received evidence that academy staff had offered an incentive to a player and his family to persuade him to sign with everton. the club admitted the allegation was true and, following an internal enquiry, discovered similar incidents had occurred with six other academy players. everton say they are "extremely disappointed" and have begun a full review. england's cricketers are set for their first test away win in 13 matches after moving into a commanding position in the first test against sri lanka. keatonjennings, ended his two year wait for a test century with an unbeaten 146. a half century from ben stokes on day three also helped to put england in control as they left sri lanka needing a record chase of 462. jennings, has been criticised for his performances of late and he's admitted to having doubts around his game. it is really pleasing and a big thank y

chelsea also qualified, thanks to former arsenal man olivier giroud, who gave them a 1—0 victory overuard scored the winner just a minute after the germans had equalised. but steven gerrard lost his first european game as rangers manager. they led sparktak moscow three times before eventually losing 4—3. england manager gareth southgate is adamant that the decision to include wayne rooney in his latest squad in now way devalues the achievment of representing your country. england's leading goal—scorer has come out of international retirement to play against the united states at wembley this month in a match named after his children's foundation, and the fa have been accused of limiting opportunities for younger players. we're a strange country in that we bemoan the fact we haven't achieved as much as we we'd like, and then we have a player who should be held in the highest regard and we spending a lot of time justifying giving that tribute. from my point of view, i'm looking forward to seeing him, working with him for the next few days, giving him the send that i think he deserves. it