voiceover: is this the man to turn around the fortunes of swansea city, paul clement, 44, facing thetime today, clear to speu for the first time today, clear to spell out why he has come to the liberty stadium. i'm excited by the challenge, i could've stayed at bayern munich had a great chance to win the league there are, and advance into the further stages of the champions league, would have been great. i have done that in the last six or seven years and i want another challenge. this is going to be really exciting, ifeel good about it, i can feel it already. having enjoyed success as a non—league player, his coaching cv shows lots of experience as right—hand man to do carlo ancelotti, as a manager, he does have a blemish, derby county sacked him after five have a blemish, derby county sacked him afterfive months, despite them being this in the championship table, but it is his work alongside carlo ancelotti that has seen him work at some of the biggest clubs in europe, they worked together at chelsea, after meeting there, and he has gone on to work with him at paris st germain and

the former derby county boss paul clement has been confirmed as the new manager of the premier leagueo carlo ancellotti at bayern munich sincejune, replaces bob bradley who was sacked by the swans last week. ben price reports. the latter half of two dozen i6 the latter half of two dozen 16 has been one to forget. but for clement to become the third head coach at the club this season. i could've stayed as assistant at bayern munich and have come to a very challenging situation which excites me to do that. that is the attitude i want the players to have. it is a big task but can be done. before that the important thing is to focus on some of the smaller details regarding performances. having enjoyed moderate success as a non—league player, it is as a coach that the career of paul clement has blossomed. he was appointed assistant manager at chelsea but carlo ancelotti as they went on to win the premier league probably alts —— that also work together at some of the biggest clubs in europe. they merged the likes of gareth bale and cristiano ronaldo. his solejob merged the likes of gareth b

swansea city's new manager paul clements spoke to the media the afternoon. priority is to bring stability to the club. half way through their season, swansea have 18 premier league games to play with 54 more points available. the question s is with 54 more points available. the question sis he the man it keep them in the league? is this the man to turn swansea city's fortunes around. 44—year—old paul clements facing the media for the first time today, clear it spell out why he has come to the liberty stadium. i'm excited by the challenge. i could have stayed at bayern and had a great chance to win the league there and advance into further stages of the champions' league. it would have been great. i have done that the last six, seven yea rs have done that the last six, seven years now. i want another challenge. this is going to be really exciting. ican this is going to be really exciting. i can feel it already. i feel good about it. having enjoyed modest success as a non—league player, his coaching cv boasts plenty of experience but as right—hand man to carlo

many people have the same thing in mind for paul clement.hat a stunning win. but forjurgen klopp is he still waiting for a first win of the year. it's all about reaction, but in this moment that's not allowed. that it damaged us or whatever. but in this moment it should have and it has. it feels really bitter in this moment. of course, we analyse it, we always do. we analyse even the games we win. we will do the same, but i can already say that around the goals we defended really bad. today it was... the rest was not good enough to win the game. this team has been criticised when goals have gone in against them. confidence has gone down. they have just capitulated. but i've not seen that today. i saw the opposite. a team full of character. well organised. followed the plan absolutely how i asked them to do it. they deserved the victory, and it comes from the work we have done on the training field. brilliant result for swansea, that has changed things at the bottom of the table. sunderland now rooted to the table. sunderland now rooted to th

paul clement is looking forward to the challenge ahead. i have chosen to comment into ahead.into a challenging situation. it excites me to do that. it is a big task. it can be done. before that, the most important thing is to focus on some of the smaller details regarding performances. hull have sacked their manager mike phelan. they are bottom of the league now that swansea have moved. is this a surprise? not really. bottom of the table. a nine—game winless run. but in some respects phelan a victim of his own success. he took over from steve bruce. initially he was caretaker manager. two wins on the trot against defending champions leicester city and fellow strugglers swa nsea. leicester city and fellow strugglers swansea. he even got the august manager of the month award. but then it all started going downhill. they did not win until november. that was when they beat southampton at home. they have a nine—game winless streak. and they are now bottom after swansea beat crystal palace. no surprises. who do you think might ta ke no surprises. who do you think might take over? t

it's swansea manager, paul clement's, first match in charge. i'm really looking forward to it. it's been a big ambition of mine to manage in this league and at this level and yeah, my first home game at swansea, going up against arsene wenger and arsenal will be a very special moment for me. leeds united have moved up

1win at crystal palace moved swansea city off the bottom of the table on the day they appointed paul clementtheir new head coach. hull city are now bottom, and last night they parted company with their manager mike phelan. the 54—year—old was appointed full time in october. sir andy murray has got his year off to a winning start. the world number one beat france'sjeremy chardy in straight sets to reach the second round of the qatar 0pen. you will notice, did anyone notice anything unusual about what i said at the start? andy murray. not calling him sir. why, 'cause...? he is... totally! i am not so sure he is... totally! i am not so sure he is desperate to be called it yet. is... totally! i am not so sure he is desperate to be called it yetlj think occasionally... if he is wearing a suit. 0k, sire andy. he spoke about it, he said when at

on thursday, paul clement — the former real madrid and bayern munich assistant — held his first newse since taking overfrom bob bradley, and the bbc‘s claire summers was there. is this the man to ten swansea city's fortunes around 7 is this the man to ten swansea city's fortunes around? 44—year—old paul clement facing the media for the first time today, clear to spell out why he has come to the liberty stadium. i'm excited by the challenge. i could have stayed at bayern munich and had a great chance to win the league there, and advance into the further stages of the champions league, and it would've been great. but i have done that the last six or seven years now and i wa nt last six or seven years now and i want another challenge. this will be really exciting. i can fill it already. i feel good about it. having enjoyed modest success as a big player, is coaching cv boasts plenty of experience, and is writing to —— by tcb as a bonus. he was sacked after eight months despite being fifth in the challenger table. his connection with an italian coaches seen him work at some of the bigges

swansea are managerless at the moment paul clement is expected to be in the stands at selhurst park for match against palace tomoprrow bayern munich, for their match against palace tomorrow bayern munich, where he is assistant to carlo ancelotti, have given him permisson to talk to the club. and it's understood that he has already agreed a 2.5 year deal to at the swans to become their third manager of the season. clement was sacked by championship club derby in february.

in sport, swansea city have appointed paul clement as their new manjerks appointed paul clement as theirceeding bob bradley appointed paul clement as their new man jerks succeeding bob bradley who was stacked last week. and bradford bulls have been lick which dated after the club‘s administrator rejected a bid to save them. and sir andy murray is on the brink of a first—round win at the qatar—open. has fis hirst ranking event since being knighted. more on those stories at 5.30pm. — his first ranking event. kurdish militants say a british man has been killed fighting with them against so—called islamic state in syria. they‘ve told the bbc that ryan lock, who was 20 and from west sussex, died during an assault on the is stronghold of raqqa. at least two other british men are known to have died while fighting against is in syria. 0ur correspondent duncan kennedy reports. ryan lock went to join kurdish forces last summer but a kurdish military group the ypg say he was killed four days before christmas during a battle with is. there has been no official confirmation of the death but in a stat

a tough introduction for paul clement, having just taken over at swa nsea. en over at swansea. chelsea were up against the champions, leicester city. and without diego costa, which is the biggest surprise of all, of course. the leading goal—scorer of the chelsea. a lot of talk about potential interest from china, whether or not there is a potential tra nsfers. whether or not there is a potential transfers. he is clearly unsettled, otherwise you would not be leaving him out of the starting line—up. antonio conte is saying it is a back injury which kept costa out of the game. of course there is the rumours of the fallout. chelsea are leading in this game. marcos alonso with the goal. right footed finish. and, yeah, decent finish. leicester city playing with the new formation, three upper back to match the aussie. it didn't work in the first half of the first half, if you know what i mean —— to matched chelsea. alonso scoring the only goal so far. leicester did improve and they are still in this game. it is 1—0. but diego costa. marcos alonso with the goal so po

their manager paul clement was happy, and not long after the interval, ecstatic.n the right place to put swansea ahead. celebrations had barely got started when he popped up again. merseyside was in shock. but not for long. roberto firmino got anfield going again. and he wasn't finished there. an equaliser showing his skill and ability. made in brazil, delivered to a mersey beat. the response they needed. now to go on and win. swansea had other ideas. they are battling at the other end of the table. any break isjumped on. sigurdsson wouldn't let this one get away. a famous first premier league win for paul clement, they move closer to their target as liverpool slip further away from their peers. the defeat leaves liverpool seven points behind leaders chelsea, who now have a game in hand, at home against hull on sunday. got thejob on got the job on january got the job onjanuary three. lots of people doubted clement, saying he is young and has not worked in the premier league as a manager. worked with carlo ancelotti at some big clu bs, with carlo ancelotti at some

the 43—year—old frenchman joins paul clement's backroom team, signing a deal until the end of the seasonked with clement during his playing stint at chelsea and also as a fellow coach at paris st germain. manchester city have been charged by the football association after breaching their anti—doping regulations regarding ‘club whereabouts‘ for a third time in 12 months. all clubs have to provide, on request, accurate training schedules and players‘ overnight addresses. they have until january 19th to respond to the charge. england women's record goal—scorer kelly smith has retired. the 38—year—old scored 46 goals in 117 appearances for her country. she quit the international game two years ago. but at club level, smith scored 125 goals for arsenal ladies across three spells. she was a champions league winner in 2007 and also won the fa cup five times. she became the first english professional player when she went to play in the us in 1999. she has been given a coaching role with arsenal. i want to see where my coaching career goes. i would love to see how fari career goes. i would love t

it had been feared the 62 year old would be eased—out with the appointment of paul clement as full timertman hquenkins wants to keep curtis and use his experience with the younger players. british cyclist chris froome says he turned down the chance to use a therapeutic use exemption in 2015 because of moral concerns. the three—time tour de france winner has twice previously used medications under the tue rule but when given the option during a race two years ago, he chose not to. they basically said, "your condition is severe enough that you need medication, and medication you need would require a tue." that didn't sit well with me at the time. i didn't feel as if having a tue in the last week of the tour de france was something i was prepared to... it just didn't sit well with me morally. do you think therefore it is right, for example, it is right, for example, we are asking questions of why sir bradley wiggins had three corticosteroids in the lead up to big races? it is only healthy to ask those questions, but, yes, obviously everyone, i am not making negative commentary on his situa

paul clement's appointment as swansea city's new manager has moved a step closer, it's understood he'shis current club bayern munich gave him permission to talk to the club. it's thought that clement will be at selhurst park tomorrow for swansea's match against crystal palace, before officially taking charge of the team. he'll become swansea's third manager of the season, and will face the task of lifting them from the foot of the table. clement is currently carlo ancelotti's assistant at bayern, having also worked with him at chelsea, paris saint—germain and real madrid richard cockerill has been sacked as director of rugby at leicester tigers. cockerill has been on the coaching staff for over a decade, but tigers have struggled to contest major trophies in recent years, and currently sit fifth in the premiership table. the 46—year—old said he still believed he was the right person to lead the team, but respected the board's decision. leicester tigers are the manchester united of rugby in england, they are expected to win trophies. the crowd expected to win trophies. the crowd expect

swansea are managerless at the moment paul clement is expected to be in the stands at selhurst park forrow bayern munich, for their match against palace tomorrow bayern munich, where he is assistant to carlo ancelotti, have given him permisson to talk to the club. and it's understood that he has already agreed a 2.5 year deal to at the swans to become their third manager of the season. clement was sacked by championship club derby in february. there's been a high profile sacking in rugby union. leicester have got rid of their director of rugby richard cockerill. he's been on the coaching staff for over a decade, and played over 250 times for the tigers in 2 spells. they are 5th in the premiership table. the 46 year old said he still believed he was the right person to lead the team, but respected the board's decision. leicester tigers are the manchester united of rugby in england. they are expected to win trophies. the crowd expected to win trophies. the crowd expect the very best and this is one of the biggest rugby managerial sackings that has taken place over the past ten years. wher

swansea city made a winning start in front of their new head coach paul clement on his first day in theid and bayern munich assistant coach saw his new team win 2—1 at crystal palace where alfie mawson put the visitors in front just before half—time. palace must have thought they'd got a point when wilfried zaha equalised with seven minutes to go, but angel rangel won it for swansea two minutes from time. the result means that palace remain one point above the relegation zone — and swansea are only a point behind them. we were brilliant and started doing what we should be doing at home, giving the crowd a bit of excitement. then we won the goal that should have at least got a set point. but then the downside is the switch of four there were no when virtually everybody was behind the ball and didn't deal with it. massively disappointing tonight. massively disappointing tonight. massively disappointing. but a lot of it was out of our control. because, like i said, the fatigue levels were obviously there for all to see. one more game in the english premier league on tuesday. stoke city are

it had been feared the 62—year—old would be eased out with the appointment of paul clement as full timeants to keep curtis and use his experience with the younger players. british cyclist chris froome says he turned down the chance to use a therapeutic use exemption in 2015 because of moral concerns. the 3—time tour de france winner has twice previously used medications under the tue rule but when given the option during a race two years ago, he chose not to. i basically said, i was told my condition was severe enough that i needed medication and the medication you need would require a tue. that did not sit well with me at the time. ifelt did not sit well with me at the time. i felt that having a tue in the last week of the tour to france was something that did not sit well morally with me. did you think it is right as questions about why people like bradley wiggins had three scored a cool steroid injections question might of course it is right to ask questions but i am not going to ask questions but i am not going to make comment on a situation he will need to address himself. that was

the 43—year—old joins paul clement's team, signing a deal until the end of the season.t during his playing stint at chelsea and as a coach with paris st germain. manchester city have been charged by the football association for failing to ensure that anti—doping club whereabouts information was accurate. all clubs have to provide, on request, the location of training, dates and times and also players‘ overnight addresses. city have breached the fa regulations they failed to update details. and have until january 19th to respond to the charge. england women's record goalscorer kelly smith has announced her retirement. the 38—year—old scored 46 goals in 117 appearances for her country. she became the first english professional player when she went to play in america in 1999. that's the record—breaking goal. nobody has scored more goals for their country than kelly smith. for club, country and for women's football, there's never been anyone quite like kelly smith. britain's first female professional who now is finally time to stop. it feels like the time is right now. i've

on thursday, paul clement — the former real madrid

their manager paul clement was happy, and not long after the interval, ecstatic. barely got started when he p°pped had barely got started when he normed up had barely got started when he popped up again. merseyside was in shock. but not for long. roberto firmino got anfield going again. and he wasn't finished there. an equaliser showing his skill and ability. made in brazil, delivered toa ability. made in brazil, delivered to a mersey beat. a response they needed. now to go on and win. swa nsea ha d needed. now to go on and win. swansea had other ideas. they are battling at the other end of the table. any break isjumped on. you'll be sigurdsson wouldn't let this one get away. a famous first premier league win for paul clement, they moved closer to their target as liverpool slip further away from bears. it's all about reaction, but in this moment that's not allowed. —— from bears. —— from theirs. in this moment that's not allowed. -- from bears. -- from theirs. it feels really bitter in this moment. of course, we analyse it, we always do. we analyse even the games

in the last few minutes, paul clement has been confirmed as the new manager of swansea city. ed a two and a half year deal at swansea. the club are currently bottom of the premier league and play crystal palace tonight. he takes overfrom bob bradley who was sacked last week. west ham have confirmed they're appealing against the red card given to by sofiane ferghouli in their 2—0 defeat yesterday. referee mike dean gave him a straight red after a collision with united defender philjones. west ham manager slaven bilic said jones "made a meal" of the tackle by the algerian. ferghouli is the fifth player to be dismissed by dean in the premier league this season. ahead of his side's premier league match at bournemouth tonight arsenal manager arsene wenger says this season's festive fixture list is the most "uneven" he's seen in 20 years. wenger‘s team are playing just two days after hosting crystal palace, but leaders chelsea aren't in action until wednesday following their 11—2 victory over stoke on saturday. we have sold the rights to television for a lot of money. we have to acc

paul clement in charge of swansea city. but not least. some premier league teams who have gone out. west bromich albion, strong team against derby. tom ince scored the winner. sunderland going to need the replay. and stoke city. also, equaliserfor arsenal. aaron ramsey. 1—1. that is the fa cup round—up. and you have the fa cup round—up. and you have the rest of the sport? couldn't have asked for a better match to start the 2017 tennis season. the world's number one and two, sir andy myrray and noavk djokiovic spent hours on court in the final of the qatar open with djokovic the eventual winner. anti—us broke andy murray's 28 match winning streak to an end. sir andy murray walked out of these are familiar opponent, on the other side of the net it was novak djokovic, who he has played 35 teams previously. and they both started where they left off. the number one could not capitalise and djokovic then forced his way into the match. taking the opening set 6—3. good start to the up a break again. second, quickly serving for the

bottom club swansea face crystal palace tomorrow and paul clement is expected to be on the stands atto have given him permission to talk to the club. it is understood he has already signed a two and a half year deal to become the swansea manager. leicester tigers have sacked their director of by, tigers have sacked their director of rugby, richard cockerill. he has been on the coaching staff for more than a decade and also played more than a decade and also played more than 250 times for the tigers come across two spells. they are currently fifth in the premiership table. the 46—year—old, who won everything as a player at the club, said he respects the decision but believes he is still the man for the club. his assistant has been put in charge temporarily. that is all the sport for now, more in the next hour. the first 14 areas in england to be selected for so—called "garden villages" have been announced, in a bid to create tens of thousands of new homes. three larger garden towns have also been approved for buckinghamshire, somerset and the essex—hertfordshire border. the new villag

the table and in a bid to improve their predicament, they're set to appoint former derby boss paul clementhe's likely to be at their match against crystal palace on tuesday. wins for both arsenal and tottenham today would push manchester city out of the top four. tottenham are at watford in the 1.30 kick off, while arsenal host crystal palace at a. i'm sure in the second part of the season, when everybody is willing to go for it, it's not any more wait and see, it's go and take now. i'm confident that in the second part of the season, you will see spectacular games, but we have not completely produced. celtic start the new year with a 19 point lead at the top of the scottish premiership after coming from behind to beat rangers 2—1 in the old firm derby. scott sinclair with the winner. elsewhere, hamilton and motherwell drew. dundee are up to eighth after beating stjohnstone 3—0. partick and kilmarnock drew 0—0 but liam boyce scored twice as ross county beat bottom side inverness 3—2. there was a remarkable comeback in rugby union's premiership, exeter were losing 11—nil at half time agains

swansea city made a winning start in front of their new head coach, paul clement.beat watford 2—0. england's rugby union coach eddiejones has confirmed that dylan hartley will captain the side in the forthcoming six nations championship, if he's fit. he's currently serving a six week ban for striking an opponent while playing for his club northampton. hartley, who captained england to the six nations title last year, has been banned for a total of 54 weeks during his career butjones say says if fit he'll be skipper. he is doing everything right at the moment. he has worked hard. the prerequisite is to be fit and not playing games means he needs to undergo an unbelievably stringent fitness programme over the next five or six weeks. he is doing that and put himself in the best position to continue as captain. when will you name your england captain? well, we will name the squad before the court —— the portugal camp. then we will name the actual captain when we named the team. is it in mind to let dyla n named the team. is it in mind to let dylan hartley continue? 100

the table — and in a bid to improve their predicament, they're set to appoint former derby boss paul clementikely to be at their match against crystal palace on tuesday. wins for both arsenal and tottenham today would push manchester city out of the top four. tottenham are at watford in the 1.30 kick off, while arsenal host crystal palace at a. iam sure i am sure in the second part of the season, when everybody is ready to go for it, it is not any more weight and seek it is go and take now. i am confident that in the second part of the season you will see spectacular games. but we have not completely produced. celtic start the year with a 19 point lead in the scottish premier ship, after coming from behind to beat rangers 2—1 in the old firm derby. scott sinclair with the winner. hammett william boyce scored twice as ross cou nty william boyce scored twice as ross county beat inverness. —— liam boyce. a remarkable comeback in by boyce. a remarkable comeback in rugby union's premier ship, exeter we re rugby union's premier ship, exeter were losing 11 now at half—time at day then scored 17 una

also tonight, paul clement is likely to be watching from the stands as swansea city take on crystal palacere looking to tie up the deal, which will see clement become manager of the club, to replace bob bradley who was sacked last week. clement's present club, bayern munich, have this morning named a successor to the englishman as assistant to coach carlo ancelotti. tonight's other game sees stoke take on watford. west ham are appealing against a red ca rd west ham are appealing against a red card against manchester united in their 2—0 defeat yesterday. card against manchester united in their 2-0 defeat yesterday. referee mike dean gave a player a straight red card mike dean gave a player a straight red ca rd after mike dean gave a player a straight red card after a collision with united defender philjones. red card after a collision with united defender philjones. world number 10 johanna konta has continued her winning start to the season. she's through to the quarter—finals of the shenchen open in china. the briton recovered from a set down, and being a break down in the second, to beat

paul clement's appointment as swansea city's new manager has moved a step closer after his current club's thought that clement will be at selhurst park tomorrow for swansea's match against crystal palace, before oficially taking charge of the team. he'll become swansea's third manager of the season, and will face the task of liting them from the foot of the table. clement is currently carlo ancelotti's assistant at bayern, having also worked with him at chelsea, paris st german and real madrid. bournemouth striker benik afobe has pulled out of the africa cup of nations with the dr congo, releasing a statement simply saying that "afobe has forfeited from the tournament". afobe has scored twice in his last three games for bournemouth. there's been reports that he has decided to stay in the premier league to keep his place in the starting line—up, and is likely to face arsenal tomorrow. former chelsea forward 0scar has arrived in china to a hero's welcome, following his £60 million move to shanghai. there was plenty of flash photography to greet him. 0scar arrived at the airport and was ch

paul clement, what a difficult job. his first league match in charge.that‘s expected, he is desperate for new signings. alexis sanchez came off 4—0, and he sulked in the dugout. another player who is potentially moving away from the club. i'm sure there will be headlines about that on sunday. but arsene wenger is happy. maybe we were a bit fortunate. you can see that they had more problems to contain us. we we re we were dominating the game afterwards. it‘s not an eye opener. i know what this level of football is like. we have some good players, we are looking to do some other things soon. i also believe there are games we are not expected to win, and games we are going to have to win. maybe that was not one we were expected to win today. swansea‘s defensive frailties exposed once again today. west ham we re exposed once again today. west ham were in action. a comfortable win over crystal palace. a great goal from this man. but the build—up was about the player not in the starting line—up. about the player not in the starting line-up. didn't need him or

the 43—year—old joins paul clement's team, signing a deal until the end of the season. with paris st germain. manchester city have been charged by the football association for failing to ensure that anti—doping club whereabouts information was accurate. they breached regulations for a third time in12 they breached regulations for a third time in 12 months. all clubs have to provide, on request, the location of training, dates and times and also players' overnight addresses. city have until january city have untiljanuary the 19th to respond. england women's record goalscorer kelly smith has announced her retirement. the 38—year—old scored 46 goals in 117 appearances for her country. she quit the international game two years ago. but at club level, smith scored 81 goals for arsenal ladies across three spells, was a champions league winner in 2007 and lifted the fa cup five times. she became the first english professional player when she went to play in america in 1999. she has been given a coaching role with arsenal. i want to see how my coaching career goes. i would love

it's swansea manager, paul clement's, first match in charge. i'm really looking forward to it.age in this league and at this level and yeah, my first home game at swansea, going up against arsene wenger and arsenal will be a very special moment for me. leeds united have moved up to third in the championship after a 1—0 win, over derby at elland road. they're now, four points off the automatic promotion places. chris woods' headerjust before the break, was enough to seal a fifth home win in a row, for garry monks‘ side. it was an unhappy to return to his former club for derby's bradleyjohnson, who was sent off late on. it's a potentially decisive weekend in european club rugby union. irish side leinster are through to the quarter—finals of the champions cup, after a big win over montpellier last night. the french side had a man sent off in the first half, and leinster took full advantage. jack conan, scored 3 of their eight tries in a 57—3 victory. bath also scored eight tries in their victory, over local rivals, bristol, in the second—tier challenge cup competition. england's,

coming up in the sport on bbc news, swansea city have apointed bayern munich‘s assistant coach paul clementw manager, succeeding bob bradley, who was sacked last week. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. britain's top diplomat to the european union has resigned. sir ivan rogers leaves hisjob just months before the government is due to kick off formal brexit talks. sir ivan found himself at the centre of a political storm recently when he told ministers a brexit deal could take up to ten years. leave campaigners accused him of being unduly pessimistic, while others said he was simply reporting sentiment in brussels. carole walker's in downing street. carole. thank you, well, sir ivan rogers' resignation caught downing street and the foreign office by surprise. he was due to be our man at the eu until november to see through the first opening phase of those crucial brexit negotiations. but not eve ryo ne brexit negotiations. but not everyone is disappointed at his badge. —— his departure. behind the darkened windows, at the prime minister's side, as she arrived at last month's eu

the new boss, paul clement, needs some answers, fast.should look to marco silva for inspiration. hull city's latest appointment marked his first league match in charge with victory against bournemouth. the tigers revitalised and had their first win since november. burnley has been surprising people, not least by bringing joey barton back. five minutes into his return, he's back to making headlines on the pitch. this is fast becoming a season known for its breathtaking goals, after mkhitaryan‘s scorpion kick at west ham added a third take on stu ntman football. that is tremendous! on a weekend of speculation, there is still plenty of star quality left in this division. elsewhere, watford and middlesbrough drew 0—0, but the match started with a minute's applause for watford's former manager, graham taylor, who died this week, aged 72. taylor, who also managed england, took watford from the fourth division to a second—place finish in the top flight in just five seasons. he also guided the club to the only fa cup final of their history. trib

1win at crystal palace moved swansea city off the bottom of the table on the day they appointed paul clementttom, and last night they parted company with their manager mike phelan. the 54—year—old was appointed full time in october. sir andy murray has got his year off to a winning start. the world number one beat france'sjeremy chardy in straight sets to reach the second round of the qatar 0pen. you will notice, did anyone notice anything unusual about what i said at the start? andy murray. not calling him sir. why, 'cause...? he is... totally! i am not so sure he is... totally! i am not so sure he is desperate to be called it yet. is... totally! i am not so sure he is desperate to be called it yetlj think occasionally... if he is wearing a suit. 0k, sire andy. he spoke about it, he said when at wimbledon he doesn't want to be known as sir andy, because they might have to put on the scoreboard sir andy murray. he is only 29. laughter i think that's great. are you done? i am done. i think what i was doing is in the technical term "filling in". just walk in, it is fine. 0h, they you go. very

you know, there have been issues in the past where, you know, former solicitor general paul clement whenfense of marriage act, you know, his firm at the time, king and spaulding, backed out of that, and he ended up having to resign in order to continue to represent his clients. so, you know, there there was a bit of a double standard where the conservative cause was not as easily embraced by, you know, big law. paul: all right. what do you make of the double standard point, dan? >> well, you know, it's a good point, and it makes it look as though political parties are hiring law firms essentially as mercenaries. they're holding and sitting there in case they want to fight via the courts which is what the democrats have been doing for many years now; using the courts, using litigation to kneecap their opposition. they're taking on the president of the united states out there in california -- paul: i do love the idea, though, that californians and progressives are discovering that the states really do have a role -- >> you think they have? paul: they're going to try. they're going to try t

also tonight, paul clements is likely to be watching from the stands sas swa nsea be watching from theto the head coach. tonight's other game see stoke head coach. tonight's other game see sto ke ta ke head coach. tonight's other game see stoke take on watford. johanna konta wins through to the quarter—finals of the shenzhen open in china. world number 10 konta recovered from losing the first set to beat america's varnia king. and david warner has become the fifth batsman to score a century in the very first session of a test, as his side australia dominated pakistan on the first day of the third test in sydney. he tookjust 78 balls to get to three figures. 0nly he tookjust 78 balls to get to three figures. only four ever players have managed to score a century in the very first session of a test. he was eventually out for 113. max are enschool ramped home australia's advantage. he is playing in his fourth test. he was born in middlesbrough but lived in australia since he was 10. he was 167 not out on close of play with australia on 165-3. that's all the sport for now. more in the next

and new boss paul clement needs some answers fast.ictory against bournemouth. the tigers revitalised, had their first win since november. burnley have been surprising people all season, not least by bringing joey barton back to the club. five minutes into his return to action, he's back to making headlines on the pitch. this is fast becoming a season known for its breathtaking goals, after giroud and mkhitaryan's scorpion kicks, west ham added a third take on stu ntman football. that is tremendous! on a weekend of speculation, there is still plenty of star quality left in this division. elsewhere, watford and middlesbrough drew 0—0, but the match started with a minute's applause for watford's former manager graham taylor, who died this week aged 72. taylor, who also managed england, took watford from the fourth division to a second—placed finish in the top flight in just five seasons. he also guided the club to the only fa cup final of their history. tributes were paid to graham taylor at several grounds across the country. today's ga

paul clement's appointment as swansea city's new manager has moved a step closer, it's understood thatark tomorrow for swansea's match against crystal palace, before oficially taking charge of the team. he'll become swansea's third manager of the season, and will face the task of lifting them from the foot of the table. clement is currently carlo ancelotti's assistant at bayern, having also worked with him at chelsea, paris st germain and real madrid. richerd cockerill has been sacked as director of rugby at leicester tigers. cockerill has been on the coaching staff for over a decade, but tigers have struggled to contest major trophies in recent years, and currently sit fifth in the premiership table. the 46 year old said he still believed he was the right person to lead the team, but respected the board's decision. they are the manchester united of by, they are the manchester united of rugby, the crowd expects the very best from the tigers and this is one of the biggest managerial sackings that has taken place over the past five, ten years. where last ago next is interesting, they do

it's swansea manager, paul clement's, first match in charge, and his rather longer—serving counterpartgame is different. you have to fight not to stay down. but it is an opportunity for him to be responsible in the premier league. i think when you have an opportunity like that, at his age, you do not turn it down. lam i am really looking forward to it. it has been a big ambition of mine to manage in this lead at this level. the first home game at swansea, going up against arsene wengerand swansea, going up against arsene wenger and arsenal, it will be a very special moment for me. leeds united, have moved up to third in the championship, after a 1—0 win, over derby at elland road. they're now, four points off the automatic promotion places. chris woods' headerjust before the break, was enough to seal a fifth home win in a row, for garry monks‘ side. it was an unhappy to return to his former club for derby's bradleyjohnson, who was sent off late on. it's a potentially decisive weekend in european club rugby union. irish side leinster, are through to the quarter finals of the champions c

and holding on for a 3—2 win, paul clements's first as swansea manager.m to go two goals up, only for spurs to then score with their only two shots on target. gabrieljesus thwarted one with his first shot in a city shirt. one slight problem. it is not easy being a football manager, is it? look at the agony. if it is tough near the top, try being at the bottom. that is where david moyes's sunderland find themselves, after losing 2—0 at west brom. chris brunt scored the pick of the goals. if the moyes magic hasn't rubbed off on sunderland, sam's sorcery is lacking at little palace as well. allardyce is still without a premier league win sam's sorcery is lacking at little palace as well. allardyce is still without a premier league win at his new club. seamus coleman's late strikes for everton relegate palace into the bottom three. one man on the upper right now is andy carroll. he followed up his wonder goal last weekend with two more in west ham's 3—1victory at middlesbrough. elsewhere bournemouth came from behind twice to salvage a draw against watford. an

paul clement replaces bob bradley at swansea and has confirmed alan curtis won't be part of the first—teamstadium, over his previous job with bayern munich. i'm absolutely up to the challenge. isaid to i'm absolutely up to the challenge. i said to the players, i'm with you, i'm excited by the challenge. i could have stayed at bayern munich and had a great chance to win the league there. and advanced to the further stages of the champions league. it would have been great but i've done that for the last six or seven years. i feel good about it. everton have signed the charlton forward ademola lookman for eleven million pounds the 19—year—old, who's played for the england's u20's only broke into the charlton first tea m only broke into the charlton first team last season. he described it as a dream move insisting he was ready to make the step up from league one to make the step up from league one to the premier league it's a play of the future. he is involved in training with the first—team. how long it takes if he gets a chance. it's good signing. we need that kind of player. he is 19. we ex

it's swansea manager paul clement's first match in charge, iam i am really looking forward to it.e a special moment for me. leeds united have moved up to third in the championship, after a 1—0 win over derby at elland road. they're now four points off the automatic promotion places. chris woods' headerjust before the break was enough to seal a fifth home win in a row for garry monks‘ side. it was an unhappy to return to his former club for derby's bradleyjohnson, who was sent off late on. britain's dan evans is on court playing in his first atp tour final. he's up against gilles muller. it has been a very close first set, with evans saving two set points. it has gone to a tie—break, but i am just hearing that miller has one that tie—break. —— has won that tie—break. it's a potentially decisive weekend in european club rugby union. irish side leinster are through to the quarter finals of the champions cup after a big win over montpellier last night. the french side had a man sent off in the first half, and leinster took full advantage — jack conan scored three of their eight tries

league match in charge, swansea's defensive frailities again all too clear for new head coach paul clementdo some other things soon. looking to do some other things soon. i also believe there are games we are not expected to win, and games were going to have to win. maybe that was not one we were expected to win today. in the second half, our paste the code. maybe we we re half, our paste the code. maybe we were a bit fortunate not to give it as well. but you could see that they had more problems to contain us. they were dominating the game. west ham's andy carroll scored one of the goals of the season. his acrobatic overhead kick helping the london club to a 2—0 win over crystal palace. his goal in the second half in a 2—0 win, a remarkable effort from 12—yards out. and west ham move up to 12th. sam allardyce still after his first win since taking over at palace as he came up against his former club. but carroll's goal giving manager slaven bilic something to savour. your concentration and the way that you play has the last of the whole period of the game. unfortunately for us, we didn't

it's swansea manager paul clement's first match in charge, and his rather longer—serving counterpart,ard to it. it has been a big ambition of mine to manage in this league at this level. the first home game with swansea, going up against arsenal is going to bea going up against arsenal is going to be a special moment for me. ahead of football focus, dan walker is here with us. now, look, if it's true that the premier league's top scorer has had his head turned by the great call of china and £30 million a year — 600,000 a week — where does this end? we have been saying for years that china will be able to attract the biggest names. in china, it is state sponsored football fandom. they are trying to produce a brilliant standard of football, and they've got money. i think this is going to continue to happen. if someone came to you and offered you an awful lot of money to do the same job somewhere else... you wouldn't go because you love the bbc, but it is something that will turn a lot of people's heads. i don't want to rule things out entirely, that's all i'm saying! charlie leaves the

the new boss paul clement means some answers fast.ainst bournemouth. the tigers beat a lot —— revitalised and had their first the tigers beat a lot —— revitalised and had theirfirst win the tigers beat a lot —— revitalised and had their first win since december. burnley has been surprising people, not least bringing joey barton back. five minutes into his return he is back to making headlines on the pitch. this is fast becoming a season known for its breathtaking goals, after one of these scorpion kicks at west ham added a third take on stockman football. —— stu ntman ham added a third take on stockman football. —— stuntman football. ham added a third take on stockman football. -- stuntman football. that is tremendous! on a weekend of speculation there is still plenty of star quality left in this division. elsewhere, watford and middlesbrough drew 0—0, but the match started with a minute's applause for watford's former manager graham taylor, who died this week aged 72. taylor, who also managed england, took watford from the fourth div