, who has handed ina player, philippe coutinho, who has handed in a transfer request.of £90 million rejected. with or without him, the 25th premier league season kicks off in just under two hours. it is the first time it has started on a friday night. the first matches arsenal versus leicester. and britain's robbie kravitz is through to the finals at the world athletic events. more on those stories in around 15 minutes. the us is reported to be engaging in continued "back channel diplomacy" with north korea, even as president trump steps up the war of words with pyongyang. there has been fiery rhetoric from donald trump again today, with him tweeting that us military options are "locked and loaded". pyongyang is threatening to fire missiles towards the us bases on the pacific island of guam. there have been renewed international calls, including from germany and china, for calm. tom burridge reports. as the war of words between america and north korea continues, the us defence secretary this week with his vietnamese counterpart, at a time when security in asia feels mo

before you go and must ask you about philippe coutinho. liverpool don't wa nt to philippe coutinho.ll him but he's put in a tra nsfer want to sell him but he's put in a transfer request and barcelona want. what's the latest. this is turning into quite a saga. 0n what's the latest. this is turning into quite a saga. on wednesday liverpool rejected a bid of £90 million for philippe coutinho from barcelona. although now it has emerged that the player has handed ina emerged that the player has handed in a transfer request. bad news imaging just hours after liverpool issued a statement, —— that news emerging. just after the club said he wasn't for sale and they wouldn't consider any offers. liverpool have rejected that a transfer request. they insist he is not for sale but you suspect that that saga will run and run. andy, thank you very much, enjoy the opening match of the season enjoy the opening match of the season at the emirates stadium. let's take a look at how last season's promoted teams are faring ahead of their return to the top flight. we'll look at huddersfield and newcastle

is there any news on philippe coutinho's situation?ell, if he has no idea, then who knows?! what do you think will happen with philippe coutinho?m brings back memories of luis suarez, when he wanted to go. that didn't end well. they made sure he stayed for a season and then they let him go. perhaps it will be like that, a lot of pressure. it is too late before the end of the transfer window. the ball clear it —— he is not for sale. —— liverpool are clear. he was injured, he missed the game. the late kick—off... in the late kick—off, brighton have lost their first ever late kick—off, brighton have lost theirfirst ever game late kick—off, brighton have lost their first ever game in the premier league, to big spenders manchester city. two—nil it finished... not really a surprise but brighton didn't make it easy, holding them to a goalless draw for over 2/3rd of the game... ben croucher was watching this one for us. it's been a long journey for brighton to get here. 20 years ago, they nearly dropped out of the football league. now, this. t

philippe coutinho has handed in a tra nsfer philippe coutinho has handed in a transfer request. were not true and they rejected an bid of £90 million from barcelona this week and issued a statement today saying he was definitively not for sale. he signed a five—year deal in january. i cannot keep players happy, i cannot keep you happy, if you're happy you're happy, if you're not happy you will not be happy because i said be happy. that is how life is. he's not available for us at the moment and that for me is the bigger issue actually, that he's not able to play and all the rest again, it's not for you, it'sjust able to play and all the rest again, it's not for you, it's just between the and all the boys, notjust m. arsenal host leicester tonight, they have not had the title since 2004 and it has been three years since they won their opening match of the season and issue arsene wenger knows must change. it's to transform the quality of the preparation into points and that is of course pragmatic but it's what matters, winning the next game and starting ina winning the next game a

and then all the problems they have had, things like philippe coutinho, does become even bigger than would be devastating for liverpool. what do you know about hoffenheim? any german team is extremely well prepared. they give you absolutely everything, they will have looked at the way they were defensively on saturday and they are also a big tea m saturday and they are also a big team which will help as well. you do not finish where they finish in the bundesliga and not be a good side. it is one of the trickiest drawers i think that liverpool could have had. what would your prediction be questioned what i would take a drawn out with an away goal from liverpool. but you just never know. from experience as well, no two games are ever the same. you could play them tonight and a week later think they were nothing like last week. what are your thoughts on jurgen klopp? week. what are your thoughts on jurgen klopp? i think so far so good. i think he's idolised and adored by 99% of liverpool supporters. but this is a massive night, no doubt about that. and everything at the moment has been

in sport, liverpool midfielder philippe coutinho has handed in a tra nsfer philippe coutinho has handed earlier denied this, insisting the brazilian would not be sold. barcelona have already put in a bid for £90 million that was rejected by the club. and it's back, the premier league kicking off this weekend, starting tonight with arsenal hosting leicester city. and six months ago she broke her foot, hosting leicester city. and six months ago she broke herfoot, but 110w months ago she broke herfoot, but now she has made the final of the 200 metres with dina asher—smith running a personal best to make it. i will be back with more of those stories just after 3:30pm. the pensions regulator has approved a plan by tata steel to give thousands of its workers in the uk less generous pensions but safeguard their jobs. the deal should secure the pensions of 130,000 steelworkers and stop the company becoming insolvent. finalising the pension arrangements is expected to clear the way for a possible merger with a rival german company. steve webb, director of policy at royal london joins us from bri

liverpool fans will still be nervous about possibly losing philippe coutinho.eady turned down £114 million from barcelona. it would be a very big fee indeed. there will be so much for you to keep the cross for the rest of the day at the bbc sports centre. we'll bring you the latest. that's for me for now but you can find more on the bbc sport website. i'll have the latest on all of these moves in about an hour's time. see you then. the eu's chief negotiator says no substantial breakthrough has been made at the end of the third round of brexit talks. speaking at a joint news conference, the brexit secretary urged the eu to be "more imaginative and flexible" in its approach. but michel barnier said both parties remained far apart. translation: as i said before, time is pressing if we want to get what we want, which is a global agreement. at the current state of progress, we're quite far from being able to say that sufficient progress has taken place. sufficient for me to be able to recommend to the european council that it engage in discussions on the future rela

liverpool without philippe coutinho, temporary or permanent?minutes. one down, but chin up, the jurgen inside ten minutes. one down, but chin up, thejurgen klopp way. after all, he has sadio mane. he can create and score goals. here, he did both. watford managers know that things change fast. marco silva, in three minutes his side were back ahead. clearing up for more untidy defending. this seems to have been a theme of the season's earliest days. liverpool's record signing drew her year gomes into a mistake. a penalty. roberto firmino did the mess. only a brief thank you, but that's their problem. —— did the rest. when firmino went very goal, was there to make sure? for nearly three minutes into stoppage time, the scoring finished as it started, drama from a quansah. this time, miguel britos the scorer. a game to represent a league flawed but thrilling.|j flawed but thrilling. i think it is afair flawed but thrilling. i think it is a fair result, really, like we played a very good first half. they are team with a good intensity. i prepared our

liverpool midfielder philippe coutinho is also going nowhere for the moment.he reds say he's not for sale, and right now he's still their player. but that story may not be overjust yet, as the spanish transfer window doesn't close until tomorrow. striker divock 0rigi, though, is leaving liverpool. if only temporarily. he's going on a season—long loan, to german club wolfsburg. another player who appears to be going nowhere is west bromwich albion'sjonny eva ns. he's with the northern ireland camp as they prepare to take on san marino tomorrow night. west brom turned down offers of around £25m from both leicester and arsenal yesterday. he's still leading, but chris froome has had his lead at the vuelta a espana cut by 20 seconds, after bike difficulties and a crash allowed his rivals to close the gap. with just 6km to go, froome fell on the downhill section of today's 12th stage. the tour de france champion still has a lead of 59 seconds. poland's tomasz marczynski claimed victory on the stage. the comeback is on for roger federer. the fourth set of the second

the liverpool midfielder philippe coutinho has been left out of the squad for tuesday's champions leagueheim. he put in a transfer request last week, just days after the club had rejected a $115 million bid from barcelona. he missed saturday's premier league match against watford with a back injury. i have nothing to say about it. i am really understanding that everybody is interested but at this moment, really thinking about it, and the ring question but in the car, on the way, i did not eat what can i say if they asked because i have to think about the game. i do not... i have no other answers. rafael nadal will return to world number one for the first time in three years following roger federer‘s withdrawal from this week's cincinncati masters in ohio. federer injured his back losing in the final of the montreal masters on sunday. the spaniard spent 1111 weeks in the top spot after first becoming world number one in august 2008 and he wasn't sure that he'd ever be in that position again. the 31 year—old will replace andy murray who is struggling with a hip injury he picked up at wimbl

it's philippe coutinho leaving liverpool? everyone wa nts to coutinho leaving liverpool?s to know, and jurgen klopp would have to deal with all of that tonight in the qualifier. it was tricky from the off. a penalty, and the goalkeeper saved an awful attempt. then the non—obvious choice stepped up. the road to victory is never smooth, and liverpool should have that more goals both before and after half—time. although they would get a second thanks to james milner‘s defecting —— defected ci’oss. milner‘s defecting —— defected cross. not the perfect night followed paul, but plenty to smile about. well, celtic are in champions league action tomorrow night. their play—off is against astana from kazakhstan, with the first leg at celtic park. the two sides met in the qualifying rounds last season, and the scottish champions won 3—2 overall. they went on to qualify for the group stage, and manager brendan rodgers says it's important to be there again. you have to approach it as another game. there is a huge consequence on the game, but the only way you can get through is by stay

klopp says he's more concerned about tuesday's champions league play—off at hoffenheim than philippe coutinho'szilian midfielder is currently sidelined with a back injury and was left out of the squad which travelled to germany for the first leg of their champions league tie. last week liverpool rejected a bid of £90 million for coutinho from barcelona. klopp says his main priority is qualifying for the group stage of the european cup. i have nothing to say about it, i really understand everybody‘s interest but i cannot say that at this moment i'm really thinking about it. i'm here, and i will a nswer about it. i'm here, and i will answer questions, but in the car here, in the way to the press conference, i did not think about what i can say if they ask, because to be honest, i don't really think about it. i work with the players i have, i don't think about the players i don't have. if you want to ask, certainly, buti players i don't have. if you want to ask, certainly, but i have no other a nswe i’s ask, certainly, but i have no other a nswers to ask, certainly, but i have no other answers to

liverpool midfielder philippe coutinho has been left out of the squad for tomorrow's champions leagueim. he put in a transfer request last week, just days after the club had rejected a £90 million bid from barcelona. he missed saturday's premier league match against watford with a back injury. another brazilian does appear to be on his way to barcelona. after cashing in on neymar‘s £200 million transfer to paris saint germain, barcelona have spent some of it on the former tottenham midfielder paulinho. he's set to join them from chinese super league champions guangzhou evergrande, in a deal worth £36 million. he'll have a medical in spain on thursday. diego costa has been fined by chelsea after failing to return to pre—season training last month. the striker said he'd been told by antonio conte that he wasn't part of his plans for the new season. in a recent interview, costa threatened to sit out the remaining two years of his contract, unpaid if necessary, if chelsea would not allow him to move. he maintains he wants to return to atletico madrid. cristiano ronaldo has been banned for

in sport, philippe coutinho has handed in a transfer request.lona have already put in a bid for £90 put in a bid for £90 million that was rejected by the club. and six months ago she broke herfoot, but now she has made the final of the 200 metres with dina asher—smith running a personal best to make it. i will have more of those stories in around 15 minutes. returning to our main story. 11 people from the same family have been found guilty of slavery offences. we can go to reporter lindsey smith outside nottingham crown court. why is this investigation so significant? two reasons really, firstly because of the sheer number of victims rescued. there were 18 victims, all vulnerable men, many were homeless 01’ vulnerable men, many were homeless or had addiction problems or learning disabilities. some of them quite severe. those men were rescued by lincolnshire police in the biggest investigation lincolnshire police have ever undertaken. it's the first slavery case they have taken all the way to conviction. it has taken them three years and they tol

for a third time, liverpool have turned down an offer from barcelona for philippe coutinho believed tollion. liverpool say the brazilian is not for sale. barcelona consider coutinho a replacement for neymar who, left tojoin paris in a record deal earlier this month. tottenham have signed a defender davidson sanchez from ajax. the columbian will be the club's first summer signing. he will ease anxiety for fa ns signing. he will ease anxiety for fans who have been concerned about the club's lack of summer signings. the deal is subject to a medical and a work permit. chelsea boss antonio co nte a work permit. chelsea boss antonio conte has been speaking and laughing about diego costa's situation. he had told the striker he had no future at the club and since then the pair have had a bitter relationship. antonio conte has managed to see the funny side when asked about the striker, saying he would be treated like criminal. laughter. it's great. it's great. i'm not interested to continue this issue and i repeat, for me, he is the past. stop. rain stopped play on the past. stop. rain stopped

liverpool are without the injured philippe coutinho, daniel sturridge and adam lallana. is enough quality in the squad to get over the line, despite the huge challenge that lies ahead. it isa it is a big test. it is a big opportunity and that is how we have to look at it. over the two games, if we can win and qualify for the champions league that was the end last season, so we need to finish it off with these next two games. it will be a tough game because they area will be a tough game because they are a good side and they will make it difficult. i think with the quality we have got, if we perform to the level we know we can, i am confident we can get through to the stage. 0ther fixtures this evening in the first leg of first round qualifying include fk qarabag who face copenhagen at 5pm followed by apoel nicosia against slavia prague, and sporting lisbon take on steaua bucharest whilst young boys are at home to cska moscow — all at 7.45pm. the hibernian manager neil lennon will face no police action following saturday's win over rangers at ibrox. complaints were made t

philippe coutinho has been left out of the squad for the game.a $115 million bid from barcelona. he missed saturday's premier league match against watford with a back injury. i have nothing to say about it. i really understand everybody‘s interested in this but i can't say that in this moment, i'm really thinking about it. i'm here and i answer questions but in the car, on the way to this press conference, i did not think what can i say if they asked or whatever because really i have to think about the team, we have a session in a few minutes. and i always was like this. i work with the players i have, i don't think about the players i do not have... if you want to ask still, i have no other answers, sorry. andy murray's reign at the top of the world rankings is about to come to an end. he'll be replaced by rafael nadal who will reach the top for the first time since july 2014 regardless of the results at this weeks tournament in cincinnati. the spainard is the only player in the world's top six to be competing after roger federer withdrew. it al

liverpool have not started their new season but are already in a battle to keep hold of star player philippe coutinhosell him to barcelona by handing in a tra nsfer him to barcelona by handing in a transfer request. it's turning into quite a saga, on wednesday liverpool rejected and £90 million bid for coutinho from barcelona but it has emerged coutinho has handed in a tra nsfer emerged coutinho has handed in a transfer request. that news emerging just hours after liverpool issued a statement insisting he was not for sale and they would not be considering any offers. liverpool i can tell you have rejected the tra nsfer can tell you have rejected the transfer request, they insist he is not for sale but she suspected that sagais not for sale but she suspected that saga is going to run and run. brighton will be back in the top division for the first time in 3a yea rs division for the first time in 3a years and the formidable opener on saturday at home to big spending manchester city. for us some great exa m ples of manchester city. for us some great examples of teams that have gone up and stayed up and

philippe coutinho handed in a transfer request at liverpool yesterday, they began their campaign with this season it is to have a go. and to make sure that our first season in end the to have a go. and to make sure that ourfirst season in end the premier league that we give the best we can and that we‘ve had a real good go and that we‘ve had a real good go and we can have no complaints at the end of the season that we did not do enough. bad weather hampered the play at the final major of the pga championship, play delayed by storms for almost two hours which means several players will have to return to finish their rounds this lunchtime. tied at the top of the leaderboard is hideki matsuyama japan who shot a flawless second—round 64 to give him a share of the lead alongside kevin kisner. the best place to britain is paul casey who is five shots adrift. that‘s all the sport for now, don‘t forget there‘s full coverage of the world athletic championships throughout the day across the bbc and the bbc sport website. i will have the latest results and highlights from the london stadium in t

they will not accept a ny offers liverpool say they will not accept any offers for brazilian philippe coutinhoferfrom barcelona. it's just over a month since six—year—old football fan bradley lowery died after battling a rare form of cancer. the sunderland fan won a legion of supporters across the country — including the footballerjermain defoe. in his first interview since bradley died, defoe has been telling juliet ferrington how he was inspired by the litte boy who he called his ‘best mate'. it was in september last year when jermain first walked out with bradley and, from that moment on, a friendship was made. that story of brad's is just special. i've got a nice picture in the house of me and brads at the england game. i walked him out and we sang the national anthem. but, yeah, it's a special story, you know? my best friend. he was genuine. i mean, he was a kid, all he knew is... i don't know, hejust loved his football. he loved me. i loved him. but i could see in his eyes it was genuine, because as a child, there was nothing i could give him apart from just being a friend. they were bes

and for a third time liverpool say philippe coutinho is not for sale.ut team europe's women golfers are fighting back on the first day of this solheim cup. hello — welcome along tonight. let's head first to edgbaston to catch up on the cricket and the country's first day—night test match. our correspondentjoe wilson is there for us. great early start for england. absolutely, and another great day for alastair cook, england's leading test match player, and he looked relaxed and positive when i saw him, maybe he knew what was coming. double century for him today. let's show you how he got to 200. this piece of action is rather symbolic, not just of cook's piece of action is rather symbolic, notjust of cook's batting but also west indies' fielding, it went down to the boundary and it went over the boundary rope. nothing alastair cook can do about that, his job is just to smile and score runs and he does it still in test matches better than a body. we were wondering with the bowling being so invitational whether other english batsmen could ta ke whether oth

liverpool say reports that their brazilian midfielder philippe coutinho has put in a transfer request bid of 90—million pounds from barcelona this week and they issued a statement today saying he was "definitively" not for sale. coutinho signed a new five—year deal with liverpool injanuary. that's all of the sport, you can get more on those stories on the bbc sport website. we will have more in the next hour. all of the business news coming up in the next 30 minutes. before we get to the other stories, it's worth telling you, a couple of comments coming in from berlin in the last few moments from the german chancellor angela merkel, she has been talking about the ratcheting up of words between the us and north korea. what is interesting to see is that angela merkel is saying, in essence, trying to dampen tensions and rhetoric, really. angela merkel saying, iam and rhetoric, really. angela merkel saying, i am fully convinced that there cannot be a military solution in the career conflict. it can only be brought about by the permanent work of the un security council and the close co—ope

liverpool midfielder philippe coutinho will miss tonight‘s champions league play—off against hoffenheimbirmingham have obtained what they‘re calling landmark court injunctions against suspected members of two criminal gangs, thought to be involved in gun and drugs offences. 17 people have been served with a legal order banning them from entering large parts of the city and mixing with one another. 0ur midlands correspondent sima kotecha sent this report. early morning and police in birmingham are getting ready to issue several men with gang injunctions. we are on our way to serve a final gang injunction on a man by the name ofjeromejones. for the next two years the men won‘t be able to go to certain parts of the city, they won‘t be able to meet one another, and they won‘t be allowed to post material online. well we are driving through handsworth, one of the areas where the men will no longer be able to go to. and it is in what is called the exclusion zone and that area stretches from the centre of the city to its outskirts. here are the 18 men, 12 of whom are already in prison. they‘re

we have seen ursula's interest in philippe coutinho. —— barcelona's have an impact on europe. —— ba rcelona's interest. have an impact on europe. —— barcelona's interest. whilst english premier league clubs can have an agreement amongst themselves, it is unenforceable across europe unless the whole window changed. so you could not stop barcelona targeting philippe coutinho, as they have done this summer. you couldn't stop philippe coutinho going to ursula, as he evidently wants to do. the question is, if you have decided, the premier league clubs have decided that they don't wish to buy any players after this artificial deadline at the start of the season, and coutinho left, then liverpool, for instance, would have a major problem, or a major hole in the squad. so there is if you are issues that need to be resolved there, but the key issue is that england clubs wa nt the key issue is that england clubs want this deadline because it is affecting the start of the season. things will rumble on, still a few weeks to discuss this one. thank

season starts tomorrow at watford but they are already in a battle to keep hold of star player philippe coutinhob saying they will not sell him to barcelona by handing in a tra nsfer him to barcelona by handing in a transfer request. earlier today liverpool denied reports he had put in the request and already rejected an bid of £90 million saying he was definitely not for sale. rory mcilroy is ten shots off the pace at the us pga championship with kevin kisner heading the field, mackerel roy had a topsy—turvy day with three birdies and four bogeys, should make the cut, out in front kevin kisner followed up yesterday's round of 67 with another including this eagle on the seventh, he leads by four shots. another busy night at the world athletics championship, ollie foster following the action, i hear we have already had some controversy for britain's lynsey sharp? yes indeed, in the last 20 minutes, she is one of three british women in the three semifinals in the 800 metres, all have gone out but lynsey sharp would have gone out but lynsey sharp would have qualified for the final, she finished fou

liverpool say their brazilian midfielder philippe coutinho is "definitively" not for sale. offers will be considered", coutinho signed a new five—year deal with liverpool injanuary. the new premier league season begins tonight, with arsenal hosting leicester, the 2016 champions. arsenal haven't taken the title since 2004 and it's been three years since they won their opening match of the season — something manager arsene wenger knows must change. the preparation of the squad looks good, the aim is to transform the quality of the preparation into points. of course, it's a pragmatic view but what matters is viewing the next game and starting in a strong way, what we did not do last year. that is what you want to achieve. that's all of the sport for now, ben, back to you. studio: leah, thank you. the electoral commission in kenya has called claims by the opposition — that their candidate won the presidential election — as unconstitutional. the opposition published its own results which gave raila odinga a quarter of a million more votes than the incumbent uhuru kenyatta. they

liverpool are without the injured philippe coutinho, daniel sturridge and adam lallana.huge challenge that lies ahead. it's a big test, but it's a big opportunity as well, i think that's how we've got to look at that. 0ver the two games, if we can win, we will qualify for the champions league and that was the aim last season so we need to finish it off the next two games. it will be a tough time, they are a good side, they will make it difficult for us but i feel the quality we have, if we perform to the level we know we can, then! we perform to the level we know we can, then i am very confident we can get through the group stage. 0ther fixtures this evening in the first leg of the play—offs include fk qarabag versus copenhagen at 5pm — followed by apoel nicosia against slavia prague, sporting lisbon take on steaua bucharest whilst young boys are at home to cska moscow — all at 7.45pm india spinner ravichandran ashwin has signed for worcestershire for the remainder of the 2017 county season. ashwin — who's ranked third in the test bowling rankings — took 17 wickets in th

liverpool's preparations have been hit by their star player philippe coutinho handing in a transfer requestottish champions celtic maintained their 100% start to the season with a one—nil win over partick thistle. brendan rodgers' side have now gone 51 domestic games unbeaten. bad weather in north carolina hampered play at golf‘s final major of the year, the pga championship at quail holllow. but not before japan's hideki matsuyama shot a brilliant second round 64 to give him a share of the lead. the best placed briton is paul casey, who is five shots adrift. but storms delayed play meaning several players will have to return to finish their rounds later today. the pa system is in full flow here, but later tonight, 50,000 fans will be here, eager to see one final glimpse of legends of the sport, usain bolt and mo farah, on the track. it is sure to be a bit — sweet moment, charlie. about an hour or so before they get into action there, because there is an early morning session this you. dan's here to tell us what's coming up on football focus. i have stolen your football! i wa nted i have st

liverpool's preparations have been hit by their star player philippe coutinho handing in a transfer requestson—opening trip to watford — one of seven premier league fixtures today: scottish champions celtic maintained their 100% start to the season with a one—nil win over partick thistle. brendan rodgers' side have now gone 51 domestic games unbeaten. the fans are beginning to file into the stadium and take their seats, quite a few british flags in the crowd. the morning session gets underway in about 30 minutes, the 110 metres hurdles being first up. and we have british representation with ashley bryant, sir richard dea rlove with ashley bryant, sir richard dearlove one. lovely to see those blue skies, and the stadium looking fantastic. jessica, thank you very much. —— so that should be a good one. could you paint us a picture of what is happening? there is not a problem with british eggs, is that? absolutely right. the eggs you buy from a supermarket are perfectly safe. look for the british lion mark on the shell and you know it is u naffected. on the shell and you know it is unaffected.

liverpool have rejected a bid of 90 million pounds from barcelona for philippe coutinho.lace neymar, who moved to paris saint germain for a world record fee. the english football association say they're planning to enter a british women's team for the tokyo olympics in 2020. even if the other home nations don't support the idea. that's why there wasn't a team at rio last summer. but the fa chief executive says talks about the games in three years' time have gone well. we have worked really hard with the other home nations to get them behind the idea that a british team would be good for football, both behind the idea that a british team would be good forfootball, both in england but also in scotland, wales and northern ireland. they will not stand in the way, they will not actively supported either but they will not stand in the way. on that basis, we will make an application to the olympic authorities for us to coordinate a british team and we feel confident that, once the details sorted out, we will have a british team competing for medals in tokyo 2020. that's all spor

liverpool's preparations have been hit by their star player, philippe coutinho, handing in a transfer seven premier league fixtures today. scottish champions celtic maintained their 100% start to the season with a 1—0 win over partick thistle. brendan rodgers's side have now gone 51 domestic games unbeaten. bad weather in north carolina hampered play at golf‘s final major of the year, the pga championship at quail hollow, but not before japan's hideki matsuyama shot a brilliant second—round 64, to give him a share of the lead. the best—placed briton is paul casey, who is five shots adrift. but storms delayed play, meaning several players will have to return to finish their rounds later today. i mention, obviously, usain bolt on the track tonight, and mo farah. i have already done the mo—bot, so it is time for a usain bolt lightning strike. and imagine the scene tonight when that is packed full of people. what a final night it will be. can't wait. so if those lucky people in the stadium and all the people in the stadium and all the people are watching on tv, there is lots of action. le

liverpool are without philippe coutinho, daniel sturridge and adam lallana who are all injured, but captainjordanwe can win and qualify for the champions league, that was the end of last season. we need to finish it off with these next two games. it will be tough, because hoffenheim are a very good side and will make it difficult for us. but if we perform to the level we know we can, i am confident we can get through to the group stage. 0ther fixtures this evening in the first leg of the play—offs include fk qarabag versus copenhagen at 5pm, followed by apoel nicosia against slavia prague. sporting lisbon take on steaua bucharest, whilst young boys are at home to cska moscow — all at 7.45pm. india spinner ravichandran ashwin has signed for worcestershire for the remainder of the 2017 county season. ashwin, who‘s ranked third in the test bowling rankings, took 17 wickets in three tests as india completed a whitewash in sri lanka on monday. the 30—year—old has joined as a replacement for injured australia all—rounder john hastings. tiger woods had five different drugs in his system when he was arre

liverpool are without philippe coutinho, daniel sturridge and adam lallana, who are all injured, but result. it's a big test, but it's a big opportunity as well. that's how we've got to look at it. over the two games, if we can win and qualify for the champions league, that was the aim last season. we need to finish it off with these next two games. it will be tough, because hoffenheim are a very good side and will make it difficult for us. but if we perform to the level we know we can, i am confident we can get through to the group stage. after their series win over south africa, england are back in action tomorrow as they take on the west indies at edgbaston in the first day—night test in this country. and mark stoneman will make his debut opening the batting with alastair cook. he becomes the 12th man to open with cook in the last five years, after keatonjennings was dropped for a lack of runs in the south africa series. there's plenty of talk too about the pink ball being used for the first time, and whether it will help the bowlers? i haven't experienced it yet, apart from in tr

he made it clear that night's matches the only thing on his mind of the future of midfielder philippe coutinhorpool rejected two bids for other highly influential playmaker before continues admitted a transfer request last week which the club dismissed. he did not feature in the draw at watford because of a back injury, jurgen klopp admitting why he no speculation surrounding continual is rife, his sole focus is on the game ahead. i really understand everybody is interested in this but i can say in this moment iam in this but i can say in this moment i am really inking about it. —— i can't say. i am here and i will a nswer can't say. i am here and i will answer questions but in the car, on the way to this conference, i did not think what can i say because i have to think of other things. honest and animated as ever. chelsea have a battle on the hands trying to get diego costa to report for training, he is still in brazil? the chelsea striker rarely far from the headlines. his —— he is more notable because of his absence, understood he has been ordered to return to the premier league champions

another player whose future is undecided is philippe coutinho of liverpool.nd it liverpool have stood firm and it looks like they will until the 11th pm deadline. but the window for barcelona doesn't shut for another 24 hours, so they could get him later. but i think liverpool will resist all temptation to sell coutinho. we don't think there has beena coutinho. we don't think there has been a fourth bid. but they have got alex oxlade—chamberlain. he has been posting on social media as a liverpool player. yes, we saw that coming. he turned down a move to chelsea despite arsenal are agreeing a fee with them. liverpool became his preferred option. he was going to be given the central role there, whereas at chelsea, he had played as right wingback, which he wanted to leave. arsenal, the same reason. liverpool have got him the £35 million. he has undergone a medical and they seem happy. arsenal seemed pleased with the fee. so alex oxlade—chamberlain is the biggest deal of the day so far. players are arriving in tottenham who could be busyin arriving in tottenham w

philippe coutinho is left out of liverpool's squad.elona hoping to sign him. rory mcilroy says he might not play again this year because of a rib injury. he finished tied for 22nd at the us pga championship. more on those stories just after 3:30pm. a man has been remanded in custody charged with the murder of a grandfather who was attacked as he walked his dogs in norfolk. 0ur correspondent, kim riley, was outside norwich magistrates‘ court with this update. 23—year—old alexander palmer appeared via video link from police custody suite at wyndham, some miles away from here, his first court appearance, after being charged in the early hours of this morning with the murder of peter righton, 83—year—old, out walking his dog, on saturday, 5th of august, when he was attacked, a retired bt engineer, from a local village and his body was found in heathland, very close to a path. in a very brief hearing, no more than two minutes, alexander palmer, wearing what appeared to be a blue sweatshirt and grey trousers, he seems to have some stubble, u

liverpool are without philippe coutinho, daniel sturridge and adam lallana — who are all injured, but the two games, if we can win and qualify for the champions league, that was the end last season. so we need to finish it with these next couple of games. it will be tough for us as hoffenheim are side. but i feel with the quality we have got, if we perform to the level we know we can, iam very perform to the level we know we can, i am very confident of getting through to the group stages. after their series win over south africa, england are back in action thursday as they take on the west indies at edgbaston in the first day—night test in this country. and mark stoneman will make his debut opening the batting with alastair cook. he becomes the 12th man to open with cook in the last five years, after keatonjennings was dropped for a lack of runs in the south africa series. there‘s plenty of talk, too, about the pink ball being used for the first time — and whether it will help the bowlers. i have not experienced it yet apart from in training last night and it did move around that twil

philippe coutinho left out of liverpool‘s squad for the champions league qualifier in germany againstt week with barcelona hoping to sign him. rory mcilroy says he may not play again this year because of a rib injury plaguing him all year, he finished tied for 22nd at the us pga. returning to the news that the us vice president, mike pence, has specifically condemned far right groups when asked to respond to the violence over the weekend in virginia. richard cohen is the president of the southern poverty law centre, which has been compiling figures on hate incidents across the us, hejoins me from alabama, thank you forjoining us. mike pence has specifically condemned white supremacists, the attorney general jeff sessions has also been speaking on the media there are, in the us, saying too much has been read into donald trump‘s initial statement about the violence, are we getting mixed messages from the administration? the statement of the vice president, the statement of the speaker, paul ryan, stand in stark contrast to what the president said. quite frankly, at this point, it is not

liverpool will be without injured philippe coutinho again, as they face hoffenheim in the second leganfield. jurgen klopp's side have a 2-1 anfield. jurgen klopp's side have a 2—1 advantage. and the circus has begun. mcgregor and mayweather start the pre—match hype in las vegas, ahead of the fight at the weekend. i will be back with more just after half past. the transport secretary, chris grayling, says politicians in the north of england should find their own solutions to the region's transport problems , not central government. we heard earlier from we heard earlierfrom dan whitworth in leeds. there is a meeting going on here in leeds, dozens of political leaders and from right across the north of england meeting just behind me here at the cloth fall in leeds. they have been coming together to speak with one views, —— one voice, unity very much the theme, when they are demanding more commitment and indeed more money from the government when it comes to helping improve and build public transport networks here across the north of england. as you said in your introduction, this comes

how significant is it for philippe coutinho and liverpool that the spanish window does not close until this window. watch in january. adjusting to talk to you. it will be interesting for the next few hours. thank you. you can follow all of the deals on the bbc sport website. there will be a live page until the window closes at 11pm in england and 12 at night in scotland. there is a special football focus on bbc one with dan. orjust go to your nearest service station and see a deal. go in a website and see where people are going to be you can follow them through the sky to see where they land. can you? yes! kyle edmund is the last british hope at the us open. he beat american stevejohnson in straight sets to get into the third round. aljaz bedene and cameron norrie both went out though. rain meant they were still completing the first round in new york yesterday. nick kyrios was a casualty. he injured his shoulder losing to fellow australian john millman. it didn't seem to hamper him though when he smashed his racket beyond repair after losing the third set. kyrios is one of a number of

liverpool will be without injured philippe coutinho again as they face hoffenheim in the second leg ofjurgen klopp's side have a 2-1 anfield. jurgen klopp's side have a 2—1 advantage. and the circus has begun. mcgregor and mayweather start their pre—match hype in las vegas ahead of their fight at the weekend. i will be back with more on those stories just after half past. the transport secretary, chris grayling, says politicians in the north of england should find their own solutions to the region's transport problems , not central government. writing in the yorkshire post, mrgrayling said... the article comes as northern leaders are meeting in leeds calling for more money and a commitment from central government to help improve transport links in the region. our correspondent dan whitworth is in leeds for us. good afternoon, julian. as you say, there has been a meeting going on here in leeds today, dozens of political leaders and business leaders from right across the north of england, meeting just behind me here at the cloth hall in leeds. they have been coming together to speak with

another saga that can come to an end today, philippe coutinho currently away with brazil, you can seena for a huge fee. liverpool have already turned down £114 million for him. so much going on. chelsea have had bids rejected for ross barkley and danny drinkwater. i could go on and on, and to be honest, i will probably have to today. you keep your ion the app. it will be a very busy day indeed. and breathe! thank you, see later. next: what happens when politicians come out? former scottish labour leader kezia dugdale has exclusively told this programme she had to come out as gay after being outed by a magazine. the member of scottish parliament — who quit as leader this week — says when she asked for her quotes on her sexuality not to be included in an interview with the fabian review, her request was ignored. the fabian society says it's "very sorry" she was upset by the interview. the first ever conservative mp to come out — sir alan duncan — has told us his sexuality prevented him from getting a role in former prime minister sirjohn major's government. they've been speaking to snp

she is doing so without his star man, philippe coutinho. —— he. it has unsettled the player. different to what he planned because his star player is leaving one week into the season. you can see his frustration. liverpool will play in the champions league tonight for the first time in three seasons when they travel to german side hoffenheim for their first leg qualifying play—off. not with the squad though is phillipe coutinho. the brazilian midfielder missed their match at the weekend with a back injury and last week put in a transfer request, just days after barcelona has a 90 million pound bid for him rejected. managerjurgen klopp says he has "nothing to say" on coutinho's future. i really understand everyone's interest, but i cannot say in this moment i am thinking about it. i am just here and i will answer questions. but on the way to the press c0 nfe re nce questions. but on the way to the press conference in the car, i did not think about it. diego costa has been told by chelsea that he must return to the club before they will grant his wish for a transfer. the striker