ian poulter, sergio garica, henrik stenson and paul casey have been announced as the four wildcards forp team. captain thomas bjorn has opted for experience with his picks, with five rookies having gained automatic places through the european and world points standings. bjorn‘s four players boast no less than 20 previous ryder cup appearances between them. joe lynskey has more. well in the amphitheatre of the ryder cup the teams that have succeeded down the years have been those that have got the best from new talent alongside those more experienced players who know what to expect from the partisan atmospheres you only get in this sport once every two years. eight players automatically qualify for team europe through their performances and prize money earnings on the tour throughout year, but for the captain thomas bjorn the issue is that only three of these names have played in ryder cups before — rory mcilory, justin rose and this year's 0pen champion franceco molinari. the other five are all rookies. so that left bjorn with plenty of big names to whittle down to his four wild card pi

tyrrell hatton and paul casey, three down againstjustin thomas hatton and paul casey, three down againstree down againstjustin thomas and jordan spieth, they got it back to all square but it was an impressive birdie putt from justin thomas that got them that third point on the board for the us. room for improvement for europe in the four balls this afternoon. a format where, historically, they've done well. and you mentioned the four balls, changes from the captain is going on, have we seen more encouraging signs for europe?” think the encouraging signs for europe and perhaps the european spectators is thatjustin rose has been reunited once again with henrik stenson. they've enjoyed success in the past. taking onjustin thomas. it's all square in that match. a quick turnaround already, as we head into the foursomes this afternoon. rory mcilroy playing alongside mr ryder cup himself, ian porter, one down against bubba watson. as is webb?simpson. sergio garcia, a contentious wild card pick, playing alongside rookie alex noren. it's all square against phil?mickelson and bryson dechambeau. mo

paul casey has not played for ten yea rs casey.ears in the ryder cup, tasting success ten years in the ryder cup, tasting success twice previously, those two combined perfectly to win their match. the one shining light for the united states team wasjordan spieth and justin thomas who have been brilliant throughout. we'll talk about this success again but they have won three matches and they will look, orjim furyk will look for big performances from them tomorrow. no surprise but the standout has been. francesco molinari and tommy fleetwood have won all four of their matches now. no european pairing has ever done that in ryder cup history so ever done that in ryder cup history so it was a blistering start certainly as far as european pairings were concerned that they came out on top this morning. this afternoon, after the whitewash from europe in the foursomes yesterday, a bit of a setback. that will give them hope. it well and thatis will give them hope. it well and that is the one factor, plus point that is the one factor, plus po

tyrrell hatton has been playing alongside paul casey. casey backin playing alongside paul casey. rs, up against rickie fowler and dustin johnson. it's all them won three and two. you've got to say, tiger woods, his first tournament victory in five yea rs, first tournament victory in five years, he has been in the past so far. he has played poorly. he has been struggling. this was francesco molinari, that tiger woods miss allowing molinari athletes

tyrrell hatton has been playing alongside paul casey. casey backin playing alongside paul casey. y back in the ryder cup team for the first time in ten years, up against rickie fowler and dustin johnson. it's all them won three and two. you've got to say, tiger woods, his first tournament victory in five yea rs, first tournament victory in five years, he has been in the past so far. he has played poorly. he has been struggling. this was francesco molinari, that tiger woods miss allowing molinari athletes were to win their third match so far in this ryder cup. what a partnership. justin thomas at the 14th. that's all thomas and spieth one on their macs. the americans are under the cosh at the moment and this was the format in which they accel death yesterday. the beats europe 3—1 in the four balls. it was the foursome they had a whitewash, losing all four matches. they will be dreading the foursomes to come today. we have had their pairings out. garcia aneurin, they face bubba watson and simpson. then it is francesco molinari and tommy fleetwood, format matches they will have playe

that by adding four ryder cup veterans, including henrik stenson, sergio garcia, ian poulter and paul caseyur this year in the hope of making the team. i only wanted to be putt of the ryder cup team if i felt i could be a great contributor to them, which i know i can be. and once i announced my intentions to thomas, you know, it was full tilt. so to finally reach that goal, and this was obviously just the tip reach that goal, and this was obviouslyjust the tip of reach that goal, and this was obviously just the tip of the iceberg, we've now got to push on and go to paris and win. yes, so excited to get back to somewhere i feel like i belong. you know, i'm getting goosebumps just standing here, talking about it. i absolutely can't wait. it's been a tough two years. 208 in the world rankings two years. 208 in the world rankings two years ago, and, you know, that little gold trophy kept my heart beating. and, you know, to be putt of that again is magical. denmark were forced to field a starting 11 which included a salesman, a student and an internet star for wednesday's 3—0 friendly defeat in

i am expecting ian poulter to get the nod, and paul casey.ll get the nod as well, and in that final one is very difficult tojudge. sergio and in that final one is very difficult to judge. sergio garcia has been short of form but has plenty of pedigree, so a difficult choice, i think for thomas bjorn. so decisions to be made for thomas bjorn, to come in the next few days. the ryder cup starts in four weeks' time, and you can follow all the build—up on bbc world news and on the bbc sport website. denmark's football team could pick a side which will include futsal players against wales in the nations league this weekend. it is because of a dispute over commercial rights, which has seen senior players refusing to sign a new national team agreement with the danish football association. the dbu have confirmed that third—tier, fourth—tier and futsal players will make up the squad for a friendly with slovakia and then the match against wales. danish superliga and first division clubs are not included in the 24—man squad. translation: why does denmark

paul casey, who last featured in the ryder cup back in 2008, henrik the 20 16th ryder cup back in 2008016th open champion from sweden also played in four ryder cups, stenson has struggled with injuries while sergio goss dear —— chris tfl to make the cut in the last five major 20 minutes so does experience make it worth a risk? earlier i spoke to our golf correspondent. garcia will raise more eyebrows because the papal and short informed, missed all four major cuts, did not make it through to the playoffs, bjorn is hoping he can find some form to take to paris for the ryder cup and if he does that, then he believes garcia will be the heartbeat of this team and provide as much influence in the locker room off the course as he does on it. usa confirmed their all—star team on tuesday, so much star quality in their ranks, you can see here the number of major titles each of these players has one. tiger woods, phil mickelson, the three wild card picks. still one more player to come on the team, they'll be announced next week, these are some contenders who my future in his mindset when he look

the english duo paul casey and tyrrell hatton took downus dn johnson and rickie fowler in the secondd day for the americans overall. need toin eight singles matches on sunday to win the cup. europeans need only 4 1 points to win the cup on home soil. the u.s., by the way, has not won o the road in 25 years. sunday's singles matches begin at 6:00.m. here on nbc. >>> nbc sports and premier league partnering to create premier league morning live. the first event kicks off in d.c. today and will rotate cities.ut major u.s. the turf pit, the premier league trophy. club mascots. the event is an attempt to foster fan excitement and celebrate fans of the premier league in the u.s. while the league's matches are played saturday mornings. fans defitely fired up for the event. >> it's amazing. the last five or ten years, you've got to credit television coverage for a lot of that. fifa gets aot of coverage for that. we have been the loudest, we have been the mos excited. i am biased but -- look, we have been taking over this place. >> see,old you they were excited. let's do a lite orioles/astros

sergio garcia, paul casey and henrik stenson are also tipped for inclusion.eesents more than 29,000 headteachers up—and—down the country. the schools involved say cuts to nhs services mean that they're having to find the cash to pay for psychologists, therapists and other vital resources that theyjust can't do. in the studio this morning is valentine mulholland who is from the national association of headteachers, they have carried out this research — also here is andy mellor who is the president of the naht and also the headteacher of st nicholas church of england primary school in blackpool and leise cooper who has two sons with special needs and she runs a support group for parents too. what's the problem? the key issue is that when the government introduced new arrangements for supporting pupils with pupils with special educational needs and disabilities, that need more than normal educational funding, they set out that there should be funding coming in from education budgets but also from health and social care, and our survey of 650 headteachers has sho

well my first pick is paul casey thank. you only want to be a part of the ryder cup team if i felt i could be a great contributor to that which i know i can be my second biggest sergio garcia thank you know i'm going to give everything that i have like thomas to say gnarly on the golf course but but on a team room make sure that you know some of those rookies and some of the other guys feel as comfortable as possible well next one is probably no surprise to most people and that's the impulse. when you look at the european team on paper now. you know i'm getting goose bumps just just standing here talking about it i absolutely can't wait for the last one is henrik stenson. harris it's going to be a great venue like i said super excited to be joining you guys there and you're a strong of a team as well so does the american team so it's all set for possibility the great this battle over alastair cook has been speaking ahead of his final game before retiring from international cricket england's leading run school and former cap

ian poulter makes the 12 man ryder cup team, alongside sergio garcia, paul casey and henrik stenson.fter months of detailed investigation, police have identified two russian nationals as suspects in the attempted murder sergei skripal and his daughter yulia. the men, using the names ruslan boshirov and alexander petrov, are thought to be officers from russia's military intelligence service. mr skripal and his daughter were poisoned with the nerve agent novichok in salisbury in march this year. but moscow has denied any knowledge of the men, as our security correspondent gordon corera reports. these two russians now stand accused of the salisbury nerve agent attack. it claimed in march they deployed the nerve agent that poisoned sergei skripal and his daughter, and which months later accidentally contaminated charlie rowley and killed dawn sturgess. police say they came to the country as alexander petrov and ruslan boshirov, but those are thought to be false names, used by two undercover operatives. the government has concluded the two individuals named by the police and cps are offic

well my first pick is paul casey thank you only want to be a part of the ryder cup team if i felt i could be a great contributor to that which i know i can be my second biggest sergio garcia thank you know i'm going to give everything that i have like thomas was saying earlier on the golf course but but on a team room make sure that you know some of those rookies and some of the other guys feel as comfortable as possible well next one is probably no surprise to most people and that's the impulse. when you look at the european team on paper now. you know i'm getting goose bumps just just standing here talking about it i absolutely can't wait for the last one is henrik stenson. harris it's going to be a great venue like i said super excited to be joining guys there and europe as a strong of a team as well so does the american team so it's all set for possibility the great this battle over alastair cook has been speaking ahead of his final game before retiring from international cricket england's leading run school and former captain said he cried when he told his team mates and revealed the

paul casey chipping in with five birdies himself.hnson and rickie fowler. how about francesco molinari? johnson and rickie fowler. how about francesco molinari ? he johnson and rickie fowler. how about francesco molinari? he hasn't won a ryder cup match coming in. he is on the brink of winning a third alongside tommy fleetwood. superb stuff from him. very close there. jordan spieth doing his bit alongsidejustin thomas, they are up against ian poulter and jon rahm. spieth anne thomas are up. still a few holes to play. europe will be delighted with the way things have gone so far, three up in those four matches. that could see further points on the leaderboard for europe. they are 5—3 up, 14.5 points is the important targets going into this afternoon. the 12 singles matches to come on the final day on sunday. i suppose it must be a rearguard action for the usa, if the unthinkable happened and they lost all four of these four balls matches going into the foursomes, you are talking 9—3. considering what happened in 2012 in medinah, it wo

so in today's singles matches, rory mcilroy will open againstjustin thomas, with paul casey out secondworld number twojustin rose faces webb simpson in the third game out, beforejon rahm takes on tiger woods. the first match tees off at five past 11 and you can follow all the action on the bbc website and radio five live. liverpool's100% winning start to the season may be over — but they're still undefeated in the premier league, after daniel sturridge‘s spectacular late goal rescued a 1—1 draw at chelsea. the league's top scorer eden hazard took his tally to six, and chelsea held on to the lead until a minute from time, when sturridge let fly to ensurejurgen klopp‘s side came away with a point. champions manchester city have gone to the top of the table for the first time this season — they're above liverpool on goal difference after raheem sterling and sergio aguero gave them a 2—0 win at home to brighton. and the pressure just keeps building onjose mourinho — manchester united haven't had a worse start to a season for 29 years. their latest defeat came at west ham — they lost 3—1 to

paul casey, henrik stenson and sergio garcia have also been given the nod to face the americans in 3usly played quite nicely in greensborough couple weeks back. now iam greensborough couple weeks back. now i am trying to be as ready as i can be to help the european team win that cap back, that is the goal and that cap back, that is the goal and thatis that cap back, that is the goal and that is what we want. —— cup. i mentioned the nfl earlier, the most popular sport in america takes centre stage once again with the beginning of the new season. superbowl champions the philadelphia eagles posted this image on instagram, along with the caption "hungry for more". head coach doug pederson says quarterback nick foles will start their game against the atlanta falcons later. you can get all the latest sports news at our website, that's bbc.com/sport. but from me and the rest of the team that is your thursday sport briefing. before we go, the beautiful game with a beautiful view. this football freestyler has ta ken with a beautiful view. this football freestyler has taken it to whole new lev

bjorn announced these four wild card picks which included some familiar faces well my first pick is paul casey. of the only want to be a part of the ryder cup team if i felt i could be a great contributor to that which i know i can be my second biggest sergio garcia. of the you know i'm going to give everything that i have like thomas will say not only on the golf course but but on a team room make sure that you know some of those rookies and some of the other guys feel as comfortable as possible well next one is probably no surprise to most people and that's the impulse. when you look at the european team on paper now. you know i'm getting goosebumps just standing here talking about it certainly can't wait for the last one is henrik stenson. of the air is going to be a great venue like i said super excited to be joining you guys there and you're a strong of a team as well so does the american team so it's all set for possibility the great this battle over. shohei otani the sixteenth homerun of the season but couldn't quite get the los angeles angels over well in against texas this was the jap

sergio saad garcia, henrik stenson, ian poulter who loves this competition and paul casey, those players have come to the board and blood europe in this dominant position heading into the final day tomorrow. —— put europe. time for the weather. the day of sunshine today across england and wales. for northern ireland and scotla nd and wales. for northern ireland and scotland more cloud and outbreaks of rain across the western isles and highlands. strong winds as well through the afternoon. these are average speeds but just through the afternoon. these are average speeds butjust for the western isles of scotland could be that the 55 miles per. much later winds further south than sunshine. temperatures up to 17 or 18. 12—14 for scotland and northern ireland. the receiving outbreaks of rain across scotland will gradually sink south and east. increasingly patchy as they do. a few showers behind the far north of scotland. ahead of those grey skies particularly for southern counties of england and wales. temperatures here could be two or three celsius in more rural spots. another chilling out.

announced a four wildcard picks for golds biggest team event the ryder cup sergio garcia ian poulter paul casey and henrik stenson complete the twelve man team which will take on the u.s. act lego for nasional in paris later this month it comes off to the americans announced three of their wild cards on tuesday bryson phil mickelson and tiger woods whose back often missing the last two competitions with a back injury. deep down i want to make the team really wanted to play on it now i have to start playing off really. but still i want to start. at the end of the season as to be able to make this team and as your progress to gain some traction. and i was somehow able to take my finishes are. a part of this team it's it's incredible show hey otani he's sixteen home run of the season but couldn't quite get the los angeles angels over the line against texas this was the japanese rookies first homer in the majors against a left handed pitcher and then in the seventh inning another homer would have put the angels ahead but otani grounded out a second texas winning fall to. the boston red sox or the t

a breathtaking way to seal victory, and another win followed as paul casey and debutant tyrrell hatton the occasion. hit it right at it. wonderful shot. it was the stuff of sporting dreams. the us, helpless, in the face of european brilliance. francesco molinari, winning once again with tommy fleetwood. what a pairing they've proved. the us‘s last hopes of victory lay with jordan spieth and justin thomas. but, after another remarkable morning, they have a mountain to climb. and in the last few minutesjordan speith and thomas have taken that match but europe lead 8—4. this time yesterday they were down 3— mil so an extraordinary turnaround. the match this afternoon are getting under way already, justin rose and henrik stenson against dustin johnson and brooks keopka. the us are ryder cup holders and they will need something very special indeed to turn this around. qualifying is underway for the russian grand prix. lewis hamilton will be favourite for pole after breaking the track record at sochi in final practice this morning. he was a quarter of a second quicker than his mercedes team

well my first pick is paul casey thank you only want to be a part of the ryder cup team if i felt i could be a great contributor to that which i know i can be my second biggest sergio garcia thank you know i'm going to give everything that i have like tom i will say not only on the golf course but but on a team room make sure that you know some of those rookies and some of the other guys feel as comfortable as possible well next one is probably no surprise to most people and that's the impulsion thanks when you look at the european team on paper now. you know i'm getting goose bumps just just standing here talking about it i absolutely can't wait for the last one is henrik stenson thank there it's going to be a great venue like i said super excited to be joining you guys there and you're a strong of a team as well so does the american team so it's all set for possibility the great this battle over alastair cook has been speaking ahead of his final game before retiring from international cricket england's leading run scoring and former captain city cried when he's told these teammates and

. — sergio garcia, paul casey and henrik stenson are also in the frame as expected tiger woods will beus team...he is one ofjim furyks captain's picks. he was set to repeat his non—playing vice—captain's role of two years ago when they beat europe but has returned to form phil mickelson and bryson de chambeau have also been brought in. furyk will name his last wildcard next week alastair cook has been explaining his decision to quit international cricket. friday's fifth test against india will be his last...let‘s cross live to the oval and speak to our sports correspondentjoe wilson joe, he's says he'd just lost that edge i think so. england are starting a training session and keen to maintain winning this test match. either tiles with a sense of no regrets, that he has everything out of his ability as a cricketer. he assured me there will be no tears in his eyes and skewing his view of the ball as he walks out to bat for the last time as apparently happened to don bradman in 1948. there are months of touring abroad and it ta kes months of touring abroad and it takes the tall one crick

yes, paul casey is that man. he played in three successive ryder cup, 2003, 2006 and 2008.leman comedy in 2010, despite being one number nine. but he is back in the ryder cup team after a 10—year absence, and she is clearly delighted to be here this week. it is obviously the goal to make that team, but now the goal is to win pines, which i believe i can do, andl win pines, which i believe i can do, and i am super excited for this week. i have seen all the images of what it is going to be like, and to get a taste of the last couple of days, i cannot wait for tomorrow. we wait to see whether he will be on the team sheet tomorrow morning. we will know those pairings for the opening matches. babel be made by knitting captains take to the stage for the opening ceremony, which gets up for the opening ceremony, which gets up to under way at 4pm tomorrow. it at it days of action. 14.5 pints, the all important figure. weather reaches that, will be ryder cup champion. and babel be back after four o'clock but those pairings in paris. talks between arsenal and midfielder aaron ramsey o

the other two wildcard picks are henrik stenson and paul casey.oney list and the top four europeans in the world rankings of. and five rookies to the ryder cup as well. alastair cook has admitted he cried when he told his teammates last weekend of his decision to retire from international cricket after the oval test match, which starts on friday. but he revealed that he has been mulling it overfor the past six months. england have already won the series india, but he has been well below par throughout. he says he had just lost his edge but always said —— said there will always be a star of the future to replace him. iam i am definitely not irreplaceable. there will be another good player coming on, i am sure. with the same attributes as you? that is not for me to say. or like and say, it is ha rd me to say. or like and say, it is hard for me to talk about this, i still have one game to play and i am determined that play well. is very nice the kind words everybody said, ifi nice the kind words everybody said, if i died and it never would be a round

that qualified by achieving the requisite points. of those four, sergio garcia, henrik stenson, paul caseyhis has been a big advantage for europe, and as we know the course being played here in paris, the first time that the ryder cup has been staged here, when it is played in europe and give the home tea m played in europe and give the home team the advantage to set up the cause as they would like and that is what thomas bjorn has done, very tight, america has so far struggled. a lot of straight key shots from them, struggling to find the fairways, and that has seen an end up fairways, and that has seen an end up in the thick rough which is really ha rd to up in the thick rough which is really hard to get out of. certainly the united states are paying for it at the moment. kightly in this afternoon paul spike foursomes, europe up in two, downing two, if they can hold back to that advantage, it would set up things beautifully for the final singles to comment. all 12 players from both european and united states will face each other. all eyes on tiger woods, because as we know he had the big

he's one of the european wildcard picks, alongside sergio garcia, paul casey and henrik stenson.evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. two russian military intelligence officers have been accused of carrying out the novichok attacks in salisbury. alexander petrov and ruslan boshirov have been named as the suspects in the attempted murder of the former russian spy sergei skripal and his daughter yulia. police say the two men arrived at gatwick airport, from moscow, in march. they stayed at a hotel in london before travelling to salisbury. they've released images of the two men after going through 11,000 hours of cctv footage. but the russian foreign ministry says the names and photographs of the men "do not mean anything to moscow". 0ur security correspondent, gordon corera, reports. these two russians now stand accused of the salisbury nerve agent attack. police say they entered the country as alexander petrov and was done boshirov but those are thought to be false names used by undercover operatives —— ruslan boshirov. false names used by undercover operatives -- ruslan bos

the other two pics i henrik stenson and paul caseyjoining the other two pics i henrik stenson and paul caseyim furyk revealed three of his captain ‘s picks, and tiger woods is in there in what is a very, very strong american team. alistair cook preparing to play his very last test match for england against india, starting on friday. he announced his retirement a couple of days ago. he says he's been mulling it overfor 6 months, england won the series against india but alistair cook was well below par and he has lost his edge somewhat but the leading run scorer says he knew the time was right and said he cried when he told his team—mates down in hampshire after they sealed the series victory. he says there would always be another alistair cook. i am definitely replaceable. there will be another very good player coming along, i'm sure. with the same attributes as you? that's not for me to say. all i can say is, it's very hard when you still have another game to play and i'm determined to play that in the game. and it's summer will be never be around again, but it has been a surreal couple of d

teams gone by, ian poult ser back i back on the team again this year paul casey is back involved as wellof six men to get a ryder cup hole-in-one in the past. and henrik stenson making up the four add to that the eight men already qualified automatically. france molinari, already winning a title this past year five rookies are among the eight. back on the subject of garcia, during the revealing of those four captains picks, he knew he was going for experience when it came to picking garcia, it was a no-brainer. >> the one thing about sergio, he's the heartbeat of the team i always said this about him it's like a football team going without their captain. that's what he is. he comes in that team room, people who have experienced sergio in the team room realize how much he brings to it >> i have to ask you, you mentioned five rookies on the european team we saw there what does this mean for the average age of the team? i'm always intrigued by that, that mix, that blend of experience and youthful vigor on the course >> yes the youngest man on the team is jon rahm, he's 23. he's gone very we

paul casey, another wild card.dustinjohnson. wayward shots. incredible approach at 13. support play from both. the one shining light for america, jordan spieth and justin thomas. justin thomas has been whipping up the crowd. some people will say that is what the ryder cup is all about, some will not want to see that. that american pairing looking solid. that was the shining light from the morning session for america. europe came out on top three have won. even this afternoon, two points —— 2—2, is this the start of a fightback for the united states? you wonder. the united states team will be buoyed by the fact they have, to head into following the foursomes. yesterday, let's not forget, in the afternoon they suffered at the whitewash. the first time in ryder cup history team europe had won all four of the foursomes matches. looking ominous for the united states going into this afternoon's session so 2—2, they will be pleased. dream combination, combination is working so combination, combination is working so well f

the other two wildcard picks are henrik stenson and paul casey, joining the 8 who have qualified by right and 5 rookies to the ryder cup in there as well. former england captain alastair cook has admitted he cried when he told his teammates last weekend of his decision to retire from international cricket after the oval test match which starts on friday. but he revealed that he's been mulling it over for the past six months. england have already won the series against india but cook has been well below par throughout. he says he had just lost his edge, but he says there will always be a star of the future to replace him. i definitely am replaceable. i think there will be another very good player coming on, i'm sure. with the same attributes as you? it's not for me to say. all i can say is that it's very hard we talk about, i still got into the game to play and determined to play hard in this game. it's very nice on the client -- all game. it's very nice on the client —— all the kind words people upset. it has been a surreal couple of days, but let's play well in this game and try and win

and paul casey combined to see off dustin johnson and rickie fowler i'm francesco molinari and tommy fleetwood continued their successful partnership beating tiger woods and patrick reed for the second time jordan speed than justin thomas gave the americans their solitary point but the usa have work to do in the afternoon for some stuff there to keep alive their hopes of retaining the ryder cup matches united sweet has gone from bad to worse they've just been beaten three one by west ham in the english primarily with ten points from seven games this is now their eight ball worst start to a season a loss also follows their defeat to second tier side darby and league cup on choose to end well there are seven other games to be played in the premier league this saturday champions man city kicking off against brighton just a few minutes time and then later on the leaders liverpool take on chelsea it's a team second meeting in just four days after chelsea knocked liverpool out of the league cup i don't we were affecting the mood. of course of the game and the mood is not good for two days.

so in today's singles matches, rory mcilroy will open againstjustin thomas with paul casey out secondatch tees off at 11:05 and you can follow all the action on the bbc website and radio 5 live. liverpool's100% winning start to the season may be over but they're still undefeated in the premier league after daniel sturridge's spectacular late goal rescued a 1—1 draw at chelsea. the league's top scorer eden hazard took his tally to six, and chelsea held on to the lead until a minute from time, when sturridge let fly to ensure jurgen klopp's side came away with a point. outstanding finish. daniel had three days ago a similar finish in the last game when he hit the crossbar and so obviously he thought next time when i am in that position, i might do it a bit better and he did. fantastical and might do it a bit better and he did. fa ntastical and so deserve might do it a bit better and he did. fantastical and so deserve to him. it is really nice. champions manchester city have gone to the top of the table for the first time this season. they're above liverpool on goal difference after rahe

the other two wild card picks are henrik stenson and paul casey, joining the eight who have qualifiedmoney list, then the top four europeans in the world rankings and five rookies to the ryder cup in there as well. former england captain, alastair cook, has admitted he cried when he told his team—mates last weekend of his decision to retire from international cricket after the oval test match which starts on friday. but revealed that he's been mulling it over for the past six months. england have already won the series against india but cook has been well below par throughout. he says he had just lost his edge, but he says there will always be a star of the future to replace him. iam i am definitely not irreplaceable. there will be another very good player come along, i am sure. but with the same attributes as you?m is not for me to say. i have still got another game to play and i am determined to go and play well in this game. it is very nice for the kind words everyone has said, it is as ifi kind words everyone has said, it is as if i have died and never will be around again. but it

thomas bjorn has also picked ian poulter, paul casey and henrik stenson. talk about european team rooms, we talk about what they are, and it is really difficult to pinpoint, but for some reason he is right at the centre every time. he just has this ability to make other people better. novak djokovic was up againstjohn millman in the quarter—finals of the us open tennis, the man who knocked out roger federer, but he came through in straight sets. the scoreline didn't tell the full story, though, with the match lasting almost three hours. djokovic faces kei nishikori next. he came through a five—setter against marin cilic, who beat him in the final at flushing meadows four years ago. and it was an historic day forjapan, who have a man and a woman in the semi—finals of the same grand slam for the first time, thanks to naomi 0saka's victory over lesia tsurenko. she will take on madison keys next. and it was a mixed day forjamie murray. he and bruno soares are out of the men's doubles, but he is through to the mixed doubles final with bethanie mattek—sands. wal

paul casey is one of thomas bjorn‘s wildcards but he hasn‘t played in the ryder cup for 10 years, he finally be here and see the images of the first tee and get a taste of it the last few days i can't wait for tomorrow. eden hazard was the difference as chelsea came from behind in the league cup to beat liverpool 2—1 at anfield . a first defeat of the season forjurgen klopp‘s side (00v) liverpool had taken the lead through daniel sturridge but 2 goals in 6 minutes, from the vistiors including hazard‘s surging run intio the box and blistering finish saw chelsea go through to the fourth round .. the sides meet again in the premier league on saturday at stamford bridge .. tottenham will also be in the next round as they beat watford on penalties. the match finished 2—all but two saves from paolo gazzaniga set up the chance for dele alli to win it. spurs were playing the game in dele‘s hometown of milton keynes because their new ground isn‘t ready and wembley was unavailable. west ham thumped league two side macclesfield 8—nil at the london stadium to reach the last 16... the visitors ar

the ryder cup captain has picked his team, ian poulter is a veteran, sergio garcia, paul casey and henrik mickelson and bryson dechambeau as three of his four wild card picks for the united states team to face europe in this month's competition. i have not been part of the team playing for six years, served as vice i have not been part of the team playing for six years, served as vice captain i have not been part of the team playing for six years, served as vice captain and i have not been part of the team playing for six years, served as vice captain and that i have not been part of the team playing for six years, served as vice captain and that was i have not been part of the team playing for six years, served as vice captain and that was incredible to be part of the team and these young guys and to try and help them in any way shape or form i could whether it was worth pairing is, spikes or summonses on what whatever they needed i was there and this year to beat have the honour to be able to play again is beyond special. rafa nadal failed to win a single game in the opening set of his

alongside each other, they are two up alongside each other, they are two up at the moment against paul caseys in the european team. four of them already out on the course this morning, so thomas bjorn clearly feels that it is important for those players to get a flavour of it on the first morning. and you can stay updated on bbc radio 5 live and follow on the website an app as well. more sport later on. from cornwall to cumbria, more than 1000 headteachers are today heading to down street to protest about a lack offunding. down street to protest about a lack of funding. they say it is leading toa of funding. they say it is leading to a bigger class sizes, is offering cuts, reduced subject choices and a loss of support for pupils with special needs. the department for education says there is more money going into schools than ever before. so what is the truth? joining us now are three headteachers who will be heading to the march this morning. clem coady is from stoneraise school in carlisle. he says they are so short of staff, because of funding cuts, he is also now the school ca reta ker. c

paul casey and former 0pen champion henrik stenson were expected, as was ian poulter.s causing most consternation is actually the most experienced of the lot — sergio garcia. he is the world number 30. he's been in pretty wretched form this year. missed the cut in all of the majors. failed to qualify for the end of year playoffs in america for the first time. you'll remember back at easter he had a meltdown at the masters defending his title. he went into the water five times on a single hole. but with 5 rookies automatically qualifying, captain thomas bjorn said without sergio, it would be like a football team playing without their skipper. it meant the likes of in—form matt wallace and rafa cabrera—bello missed out. bjorn said he felt sick having to tell them. it was not an easy decision because so it was not an easy decision because so many guys have played well and tried hard and put effort into them. they deserved that we sit down and consider them and take everything into account. but in the end, this was the decision that was reached. and yes, making those phone

paul casey's back in team europe for the first time in a decade.ommy fleetwood, they face the returning tiger woods, who's fresh from winning his first title win in five years last weekend. what do you reckon? i am so excited. i think it will be really close, europe will edge it. you know they are all sponsored why certain brands of balls? howl are all sponsored why certain brands of balls? how i beat deciding when they take ultimate shots thomas foods ball they use? can you find that out? i will find that out. they have been practising with each other's balls. very important issue. a must be governing committee has something to say, we will find out. so which of the 24 players in action will be the ones to make ryder cup memories this weekend? europe have been fairly dominant since the turn of the century, but they're looking for redemption this time round after being convincingly beaten at hazeltine, where patrick reed and rory mcilroy had one of the all—time great singles matches. one of the all—time great ryder cups came six years ago when ian

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