back then they beat psv to reach the champions league group stages.ak. rangers started brightly but the warning signs were there from psv is a schmelzer barry landed the first blow. there is no stopping those. michael beale knew once again his side would have to beat the odds as well as the dutch but in the second half, sam parry made the task even harder. fans feared the worst, so too the players. they needed a lifeline and the captain delivered. but their hold lasted all 91 seconds as luuk de jong had hold lasted all 91 seconds as luuk dejong had the stadium bouncing once again. psv would score a fourth before i would get even worse for rangers, an own goal to round off the night. it's a disasterfor rangers. psv had their reward and the revenge while rangers had little time to lick their wounds, it is celtic next. so rangers miss out on the champions league but will be in the tomorrow's europa league draw alongside liverpool, west ham and brighton, and maybe aberdeen if they beat bk haecken at pittodrie this evening. rangers boss michael beale says

psv had their reward and their revenge, while rangers have little time to lick their wounds.y rare but it has been lighting up the night sky, a blue supersuper lighting up the night sky, a blue super super medill i think sky watchers. this is it over london and this is a time—lapse of it over limit in cheshire. it's a supermoon, much larger and brighter than usual, because it's near the closest point in its orbit around earth. it's also called a blue moon, because it's the second full moon in a single month — something that doesn't happen very often. and this is a live shot of it over north london tonight — something we won't see for another decade. beat that, chris! it's a deal! take a look at this! everyone is showing the moon tonight but this was from derbyshire underneath clear skies, and actually, even though there is quite actually, even though there is quite a bit of cloud in western areas, i have seen some photos of the moon in northern ireland and parts of south—west england so this is initially high cloud working in on this front but ultimately this front is on the

psv copenhagen and antwerp are the finalists in the champions league group stage the brightest in the the playoff round was played by the dutch club psv not only confirmed the status of the favorite in the game against the scottish rangers, but literally destroyed the opponent, sending five swords to his gates for every taste. the last football players scored honor goldson from their eyes. played in this moment very clumsy 5.1 psv's victory, which pleased those who bet on total over three and a half, their bet played already in the sixty- sixth minute. tomorrow the championship starts in the continental with the match cska-ak bars hockey league before going to moscow kazan club together with its partner company winline. arranged a presentation of the composition for the new season, hockey players and coaches became special guests at the bottom of the city and the republic, who celebrated in kazan on the eve of the festival on the square near the center of the family, tens of thousands of people visited, they met ak bars newcomers, saw the main stars of the team, and also took part in

this they would, and they lost heavily to psv eindhoven.— psv eindhoven.ure. | down, it's not gone well picture. you have nailed it. celtic will be in. the last time rangers win the champions league group stage they were beating psv eindhoven so rangers on the wrong end of a revenge mission last night. a year ago they beat psv eindhoven to make the champions league group stage. but this time a 5—1 defeat on dutch soil means it's the europa league instead. our sports correspondent katie gornall reports. a humbling, sobering night for rangers. a year ago here in eindhoven, there were very different emotions for rangers. back then, they beat psv to reach the champions league group stages. this time, the dutch found their ruthless streak. rangers started brightly, but the warning signs were there from psv as ishmael saibari landed the first blow. there's no stopping those. michael beale knew once again his side would have to beat the odds, as well as the dutch. but in the second half, saibari made that task even harder. fans feared the worst. so to the players

dutch delight — psv eindhoven trash rangers to book their place in this season's champions league.iwis crushed as england cruise to victory over new zealand in the first t20 of the four—match series. hello and thanks for joining us on sportsday. no better place to start than at flushing meadows. there's been a shock result at the us open in new york. world number seven stefanos tsitsipas is out. he was beaten by switzerland's dominic stricker. the 21—year—old qualifier, on his debut at flushing meadows, showing his quality throughout the four—hour 10—minute epic to earn his second five—set win at a major. it's also stricker�*s maiden top 10 scalp, sending the australian open runner up tumbling out of the us open. tsisipas not blaming anyone else though. everything on court is under my control and under my talent and the way i can play this sport, i have shown that on the court. if i'm not able to deliver then i am not supposed to be doing well, and that is what happened this summer. i was not good enough to deliver and score good results. world number one, novak djokovic has cruise

twice let slip a lead as they draw 2—2 in the opening leg of their champions league qualifier against psvdhoven and owen farrell will miss the first two rugby world cup matches after being handed a four match ban on appeal hello and welcome to the programme. kenya's faith kipyegon produced a devastating turn of pace to win the women's 1500 metres at the world athletics championships in budapest. the double olympic champion, who previously won world golds in 2017 and last year in eugene, led from gun to tape. she kicked at the bell for the final lap to outstrip a loaded field to take victory ahead of ethiopian diribe weltayjee in second with dutch runner sifan hassan back in third. team gb's laura muir finished back in sixth. i was expecting to defend my title, and i've done so and i am really, really grateful and thank god for this. i was well prepared, knowing that the defending champion is me and yeah, i was really working hard for it. morocco�*s olympic champion soufiane el bakkali left ethiopia's world record holder lamecha gearma trailing as he went on to win the 3000 metres steeplec

all to play for for rangers who are drawing 2—2 with psv eindhoven heading into the second leg of tomorrow'sns league qualifier. and we bring you the world gravy wrestling championships the best gravy wrestlers in the world had to lancashire. good evening, four days after his refusal to resign, it's very difficult to see how luis rubiales can possibly return to the top of spanish football. he appeared to have some degree of support from within his own organisation but after his provisional fifa suspension over the weekend, the regional heads of spanish football have now called on the president to stand down because of his conduct at the women's world cup. and today, the spanish government exerted more pressure, with the minister for sport explaining the steps that they are taking. it's over, no more discrimination for women. it's over, no more discrimination forwomen. no more it's over, no more discrimination for women. no more obstacles for women in sports. it's over. and unfortunately, that happened because of an incident that should not have taken place. we are witnessing a real social an

they're up against dutch giants psv.ng, by beating servette. but a bigger challenge awaits, starting at ibrox for the first leg. amy irons has more. i head off her meeting at the same state of the same competition once again go head—to—head for a place at those champions league group stages. and it remains to be seen these are not too very different clubs. both have been managers, both have made a number of big summer signings in fact for the dutch side they broke their own record transfer fee with a signing from bruges for 50 million euros. and rangers may have came on top lesson with a 3—2 aggregate victory, psv come into this and find formal post that they are now 22 games and put seven past them in the last round of qualifying. as for the managers both are preparing for a tough test but know that is what they need to expect for their to truly compete at the top level of european competition.— truly compete at the top level of european competition. everyone knows that that is the — european competition. everyone knows

round, one of the most interesting is considered to be the confrontation between glaster rangers and psvs lived up to these expectations by sitting on the defensive. neither one nor the other did not become the first, success in their attacks. achieved by the hosts, the senegalese, the attackers gave themselves up, long before the break they raised the fans to their feet on the legendary players to recoup. psvs, the american of the game was not going to and tried to score more, but instead she missed this one, it fell apart. another trump card in the sleeve is the most experienced and everything will be decided in response to the match, but we will put in this meeting celebrating the victory and singing our money nothing has been decided, even in the confrontation with antwerp and the athenian aek, their first meeting ended in a minimal victory for the belgians. however, it was not easy for the owners to give it to the owners, and although to excel. they managed to open something quite quickly vinson, janson, somewhere in the second half, verpin remained at ten. rum that could not help b

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twelve months on from being eliminated by rangers at the same stage, psv eindhoven will be dining at to book their place in the champions league group stage. the two teams started the second leg all square. but a dominant display from the dutch side saw them cruise to a huge aggregate win, 5—1 on the night, so 7—3 over the two legs. in the other fixtures, belgian side royal antwerp are through to the group stage after they beat greek side aek athens 2—1, 3—1 on aggregate. while danish champions fc copenhagen squeezed past polish side rakov chestochowa, with a 2—1 aggregate win. there were five games in the english league cup on wednesday. blackburn scored 8 as they swept aside harrogate town. chelsea were a goal down against league two side wimbledon but recovered to go through. burnley left it til the 90th minute before zeki amdouni scored for a 1—0 win at nottingham forest. premier league side sheffield united and league one side lincoln city were goalless after ninety minutes, but lincoln went through 3—2 on penalties. and everton were almost on the end of a major shock at bottom

champions league group stage campaign in seven years with europa league winners, sevilla, dutch club, psv, eindhoven and french side rc lions and athletico madrid have got celtic lazio and dutch champions feyenoord, but by far the trickiest group has got to be group f, which contains paris saint—germain, borussia dortmund, ac, milan and newcastle. newcastle, incidentally, are appearing in the competition for the first time in two decades, but given that draw, progressing beyond the group stages looks a tall order. wow. i mean, whata group. i mean, it's a super grief of death, isn't it? i mean, it's three great teams along with, you know, newcastle united are excited to be playing them. but paris saint—germain, you know, borussia dortmund, the yellow wall and that obviously ac milan and sandra talley is on the team. we're really excited. i mean, 20 years is a long time not being in the champions league. and, you know, this is something that, you know, we had a great season last season and we're not here just to make up the numbers. you know, we want to be competing on all fronts. and i thi

is a genius prigozhin as presidential press secretary dmitry peskov noted, it is not known how many psv have a very busy schedule, peskov also called for a more careful attitude to emerging versions of the disaster, including yevgeny prigozhin, there are a lot of speculations as they are exclusively. e, she covers this issue based on the facts of the facts, so far not much, because they are still to come. uh, it is waiting for the results of the investigation, which will be the perfect future and we will find out details. dmitry peskov also commented on the work of the country's air defense during ukrainian drone attacks on russian cities . the military operation will continue in order to exclude the latest data from the ministry of defense on the progress of special military operators sea-based long-range precision weapons at the port infrastructure facility used in nut. in the donetsk direction, units of the southern group of forces, together with the actions of assault and army aviation, successfully zaliznyanskaya tick from old mikhailov, when several people's republics on the enemy

stuns tsisipas at the us open as the qualifier sends the 7th seed out of the tournament dutch delight — psvheir place in this season's champions league. kiwis crushed as england cruise to victory over new zealand in the first t20 of the four—match series. hello and thanks for joining us on sportsday. no better place to start than at flushing meadows. there's been a shock result at the us open in new york. world number seven stefanos tsitsipas is out. he was beaten by switzerland's dominic stricker. the 21—year—old qualifier, on his debut at flushing meadows, showing his quality throughout the four—hour io—minute epic to earn his second five—set win at a major. it's also stricker�*s maiden top 10 scalp,

they're in the netherlands to face psv eindhoven in the second leg of their play—off with the tie evenly't read too much into that. we know that we have to perform, ifeel, better than we performed last week if we want to go through. this team is due a big performance so it's there, the opportunity for us is clear. cricket, and england women's match fees for internationals have been increased to equal the men's with immediate effect. the change was recommended in the independent commission for equity in cricket report — it said women were paid 25% of men's fees for white—ball and 15% for tests by the ecb. england captain heather knight said the change was "fantastic to see". it's another really good step forward for the game. i think pta have played a huge role in that. forgiveness to this point but that is great, isn't it? its reward i guess from what's been a remarkable summer. talk about the women's game, playing a really big role in the sport. things like the 100 and the women's game on side demands i think it's all backing it up with action as well. it's all backing it up with action

day before in the central meeting of the rangers day in glasgow at the legendary ibrox arena hosted psv by luc de jong, eminent clemanders. peng officiated the bout, which turned out to be a difficult one for the orbiters. look, what a beautiful city, but gave away scores. that's so cool. yes simana in the forty-fifth minute opened up the score of the local fans, but sangar quickly enough in the 61st minute, the reporting meeting restored parity further. more. we saw the heads of the maton again won forward long ago, but the unfading hatch deiking pulled out a draw for enformin and those. most retained a good chance of reaching the group stage of his team. after all, the return meeting will be held in the netherlands in a week. and this is already belgium, where the local twerp was founded already in the nineteenth century . here, but the fight turned out to be spectacular. 21 shots towards the goal were delivered by the guests. four of them were on target, but upset the greeks with a goal kick. it did not work out in their opponents. unlike the footballers of antwerp. the square is fil

rangers host dutch side psv eindhoven in glasgow on tuesday in the first leg of their champions leagueael beale�*s team saw off swiss side servette in the last round and stand on the verge of making it in to europe's elite competition, but he knows they face a stern test. tomorrow night is the first look of two very good teams coming up against each other. i think we're up against a formidable opponent. it's when i look at the draw of the other legs, then i think we're saying we're playing against probably the strongest side we could play right now. it's a real big opportunity for the club, for the players and the fans and everybody. and so i'm looking for us to show a real strong foot in the first leg and set up the second leg in eindhoven. on day three of the world athletics championships in budapest, america's sha'carri richardson claimed herfirst global championship gold medal, winning the women's 100m final. richardson, who struggled in the semi—finals and barely qualified for the final, claimed gold in 10.65 seconds, on the outside. the 23—year—old missed the tokyo olympics due t

el feyenoord ante el psv.go de 18 aÑos de permanecer en segunda divisiÓn. el futbolista mexicano juliana araujo, quien recientemente fue fichado en la liga de espaÑa tiene su primera convocatoria con las palmas para enfrentar al leipzig de la bundesliga. puedes vivir los octavos de leagues por univisiÓn, unimÁs y tudn. los lakers de los angeles y anthony davis llegaron a un acuerdo hasta 2028, por lo que sus ingresos se irÁn a mÁs de 270.000.000 $, si se suman los cinco aÑos que le quedan por cobrar y las subidas del 10% de cada aÑo. el mÁximo que permite el nuevo convenio colectivo. quedan bien informadas, es locutora: echamos un vistazo a las mÁximas para el domingo, que serÁ nuestro dÍa mÁs caluroso en este fin de semana. si visita el Área de el interior; en Áreas de livermore en los 100, en la costa se salvan del calor, la capa marina apenas nos dejarÁ en los 72 para nuestra Área de san francisco. recibimos la semana laboral con temperaturas en los 80. paola: esta noche acompaÑenos a las 11 porque tenemos

servette in the third qualifying round starting on wednesday and then they will need to beat either psvnce. aston villa are preparing for their first season of european football for 13 years. they've been drawn against hibernian or luzern in the europa conference league. it's after they finished seventh in the premier league last season under unai emery. manchester united defender raphael varane says players and managers are "not being heard" when it comes to new injury time and dissent rules. all but two efl fixtures went to 100 minutes over the weekend, to more accurately reflect stoppages in play, while players and managers have been warned they face tougher punishments for poor behaviour. varane says on social media that players have shared concerns for many years that there are too many games and it's at a dangerous level for players. he adds, "we just want to be in good condition on the pitch to give 100% to our club and fans. "why are our opinions not being heard?" henry slade will not be at the upcoming rugby union world cup. he has not been selected for the england squad, despi

rangers return, can they stun psv again to make it into tomorrow's champions league draw? miyazaki meets her match at the us open, we'll head live to new york. the t20 sereis against new zealand is under way. england are fielding first. we'll be live at chester le street as well. also coming up on sportsday... a more level playing field. england's women are going to get the same match fees as the men. and we meet sue king, liverpool's warrior monk tells us her inspiring a0 year story in martial arts. 0ne one class turn to two, turn to three. ifound it gave me an three. i found it gave me an escape from my reality from home. evening. it's another huge night for rangers in the netherlands, yet again psv stand in the way of a place in the champions league group stage. and just as it was 12 months ago, it's all square at 2—2 heading into the second leg at the philips stadion. and wouldn't rangers love a repeat tonight of what happened last season. paul barnes reports. chet mack a sense of deja vu for rangers fans. back 12 months own from a memorable victory but will the famili

psv eindhoven, the qualifying psv eindhoven, the qualifying psv for no, for psv stands for no, no forilips because philips sport. philips because philips sport. philips because philips are based in eindhoven. yeah. and so they had their own sporting club? yes and so it's psv is philips sport van reneging very nike , very reneging very nike, very vereeniging. did you know that i spoke dutch? >> double dutch. no, no, i did. yeah, yeah, yeah. >> so that's, that's what it stands for. i just thought i'd throw that in. but anyway, the champions league draw will be today. champions draw today. champions league draw today. champions league draw today. of today. celtic are in it of course manchester united are in it the different pots and it and the different pots and everything. eight groups of four. afternoon four. that's this afternoon and we'll everybody's four. that's this afternoon and we'll to everybody's four. that's this afternoon and we'll to play. everybody's going to play. >> paul appreciate it thank you. >> paul appreciate it thank you. >> pleasure. >> pleasure. >> we're going to

they face psv eindhoven at ibrox.utch giants is as tough as it gets. during the dutch giants is as tough as it nets. ~ ., ., ~' during the dutch giants is as tough as it nets. ~ ., ., as it gets. when i look at the draw ofthe as it gets. when i look at the draw of the other— as it gets. when i look at the draw of the other legs, _ as it gets. when i look at the draw of the other legs, we _ as it gets. when i look at the draw of the other legs, we are - as it gets. when i look at the draw of the other legs, we are playing l of the other legs, we are playing against probably the strongest side we can play right now. it is a big opportunity for the club, the players and the fans and everybody. i'm looking for us to show a strong footing in the first leg and set up the second leg in eindhoven. spain's world cup winners have returned home. these were the scenes in madrid last night as the team showed off trophy. thousands of fans waited for hours for the champions to arrive back on home soil. it was the first time spain ha

they started tonight's champions league qualifier at psv eindhoven with the scores tied at 2—2. greece are up against belgian side royal antwerp, and danish champions fc copenhagen take on polish side rakov chestochowa. blackburn scored eight as they swept harrogate town. chelsea were a goal down against wind lived in, but recovered. lincoln sending the premier league side out. everton's start to the season had been miserable — winless and goalless in the premier league so far, they were a goal down at bottom of the football league side doncaster, just before half time, joe ironside with the goal. doncaster, just before halftime, joe ironside with the goal. but the visitors finally got their first of the season from their new signing beto, on 73 minutes. but arnout danjuma has just given everton the lead, with just a couple of minutes injury time to go. some transfer news for you now, and monaco have completed the £35 million signing of striker folarin balogun from arsenal on a five—year deal. the 22—year—old usa forward returns to france after scoring 22 goals on loan at reims

glasgow rangers and psv eindoven's hopes of playing in this season's champions league group stages remainthe balance after a 2 all draw in the first leg of their qualification tie at ibrox. elsewhere there were two other matches taking place with copenhagen taking a one goal advantage back to denmark next week while royal antwerp will also take a slender lead to greece when they play aek athens. while the champions league is in it's qualification stages, the copa libertadores — south america's equivialent — is down to its final eight. internacional won 1—0 away at bolivar in the first leg of the quarter finals at the la paz stadium — which is 3 thousand 6 hundred metres above sea level. ecuador�*s enner valencia scored the games only goal to give them a slender advantage in the second leg. former argentina striker carlos tevez is back in coaching — taking over at struggling independiente. tevez assumes the role of head coach of one of the �*big 5�* in argentina, but el rojo currently sit in the relegation zone. his first match as head coach of independiente will be next sunday against vel

they're in the netherlands to face psv eindhoven in the second leg of their play—off with the tie evenly—2. the winner will get a place in the champions league group stages and rangers manager michael beale says he's not worried about being labelled as underdogs. listen, we expect it, the other team needs to be confident, they're in their home stadium. and the first game was a draw, we don't read too much into that. we know that we have to perform, ifeel, better than we performed last week if we want to go through. this team is due a big performance so it's there, the opportunity for us is clear. paul barnes is in eindhoven for us and says it's a challenge the team and fans are relishing... the group stage of the champions league is the top table of the champions league. a cash offer of £20 million. the rangers are only 90 minutes away from winning a second yearin minutes away from winning a second year in a row. it will be a tough arsenal, they drew with p53 to all. the dutch team are certainly the favourites to go through. that want to turn —— that won't deter the rangers manager. p5p

the match for the super cup on friday will open the season in the netherlands for trophies , psv whoeady owned it 13 times and the four-time owner of the fairy will compete for trophies. nord is played by dutch clubs traditionally productive, so the bet that two teams will score four goals or more looks quite reasonable. winline is launching a large-scale drawing for its new customers; prize fund unprecedented conditions , as simple as possible; register for winline with the promo code win and deposit any amount into your account ; these were match tv news especially for ntv. see you soon. join the win win mission, register for winline with make a deposit with the promo code win and get a chance to win one of the many prizes from a laptop to a console. have time to participate before august 7th. when it can save, only a large portion of tenderness. it's hard not to notice the legendary alfa bank credit card with new benefits. order a credit card for a year without interest. now with cashback on all purchases and free cash withdrawals alpha bank is the best mobile bank, when you need

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rabbi matondo's effort was levelled by psv captain luuk dejong.ainst sheffield united and fulham. it was a day of mixed results for a couple of britain's tennis players in us open qualifying. harriet dart survived a scare to reach the second round after coming from a set down to beat chloe paquet. but heather watson is out. she was beaten in straight sets by dayana yastremska — with the ukrainian winning 6—3, 6—2. there are three rounds of qualifying before the main draw gets underway next monday. england's harry brook produced a stunning performance with bat and ball for the northern supercharges — for the northern supercharges but still ended up on the losing side in the men's hundred. brook hit the fastest ever century in the tournament's history finishing unbeaten on 105 offjust 42 balls as his team set the welsh fire 159 to win. and then in the field, he played a huge part in a stunning catch and showed some quick thinking — to get england teammate jonny bairstow out. but it counted for nothing as the fire won by eight wickets to keep alive t

rangers will now play psv eindhoven. out of white ball retirement in time to help his nation retain their one—day world cup title. stokes is included in the 15—man squad for the series against new zealand which will also play in the world cup. england will try to defend the trophy in india in october and november having won it on home soilfour years ago. so here is that squad then for the new zealand series that's expected to form the world cup squad as well. batters harry brook and ben duckett have been left out, while pace bowlerjofra archer will not be fit in time. uncapped surrey fast bowler gus atkinson is included in a group which will be led byjos buttler. former captain stuart mcinally has been left out of scotland's squad for the rugby union world cup. head coach gregor townsend had already trimmed his pool of players to 37 before this morning's announcement. mcinally who plays for edinburgh, led scotland at the 2019 world cup injapan and is now due to retire to become an airline pilot. he scored 11 tries in his

later in the hour on bbc news, can history repeat itself in the netherlands — as rangers have to beat psvindhoven to reach the champions league group stage. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the government has announced that the inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the murders and attempted murders of babies by the neonatal nurse lucy letby will now be a statutory inquiry rather than an independent one. it means it will have greater legal powers to force the people who might have been able to stop the nurse from attacking babies to give evidence. our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan reports. hello, lucy, is it? can i step in for two seconds?— for two seconds? yes. thank _ for two seconds? yes. thank you. _ for two seconds? yes. thank you. lucy - for two seconds? yes. thank you. lucy letby| for two seconds? yes. - thank you. lucy letby seemed bewildered _ thank you. lucy letby seemed bewildered by _ thank you. lucy letby seemed bewildered by her _ thank you. lucy letby seemed bewildered by her arrest, - thank you. lucy letby seemed bewildered by her arrest

rangers manager michael beale has full confidence that his players can move past psv eindhoven and ine group stage of the champions league. the sides clash at ibrox in the opening leg of their qualifying match this evening and beale believes his players can replicate what they did at the same stage last year. we knew we would have to overcome two tough ties we have done one, now we have a big challenge the next ten days or so. look, we have a big challenge the next ten days orso. look, i we have a big challenge the next ten days or so. look, i think everyone knows that that is the competition the players want to play in, you want to put it to yourself against the best and i think ourfans want to put it to yourself against the best and i think our fans went to see the big nights here in europe. if it is not that, then we will go for the europa league, a competition we have been in but at this moment in time are full focus is trying to qualify of course. owen farrell and billy vunipola will discover sometime today if they can play at the rugby world cup. both face disciplinary panels ov

they've travelled to psv eindhoven, with the scores level from the first leg.r fixtures, aek athens of greece are up against belgian side royal antwerp and danish champions fc copenhagen take on polish side rakov chestochowa. that one also 0—0. not many goals to tell you about, but that means the danes will go through if it stays. some transfer news for you now, and monaco have completed the £35 million signing of striker folarin balogun from arsenal on a five—year deal. the 22—year—old usa forward returns to france after scoring 22 goals on loan at reims last season. balogun had not featured for arsenal in the premier league so far this season despite first—choice striker gabrieljesus being out injured. manchester city have reached a verbal agreement with wolves over a £473 million deal to sign midfielder matheus nunes. the deal for the 25—year—old hasn't been formally agreed yet, but if completed, there will be no add—ons. city had a previous bid for the portugal international rejected last week, with wolves believed to be wanting in excess of £60 million. bu

james tavernier�*s strike sealed rangers victory, four days on from drawing 2—2 with psv at ibrox inue leaders celtic is just a point after brendan rodgers side were held to a 0—0 draw by stjohnstone. hibs remain bottom, its three defeats from three for them after they lost 3—2 at home to livingston. motherwell in second beat kilmarnock 2—1. england's preparations for the rugby world cup have gone from bad to worse today — with fiji beating them for the first time ever. it finished 30—22 to the pacific islanders at twickenham, meaning england go into next months world cup having lost five of their last six matches. ben croucher was watching. there's not been much for england to smile about before the world cup. defeats, suspensions and injuries but against fiji, one last chance to head to france with some form. with the rain falling, it felt more like autumn or spring than summer. england in blue, quite like may though. commentator: jonny may! england 8—0 fiji. a first try by an england back in more than six hours of rugby. the heavens opened but the scoring dried up — for england an

the first legs are being played with rangers at home to psv eindhoven in a repeat of last year at thecluding the rangers match, head to bbc sport website.

but a tough task as ahead against dutch giants psv, who have a rich history in the competition. in a year has fallen to its lowest level in five years, and there are hopes that it could be the start of a downward trend. last year, more than a thousand people died from drug misuse in scotland. that is down by 279 from the year before. scottish government ministers have welcomed the fall, which comes after decades of rising deaths. stretching right back to the 1990s. but they say that every life lost is a tragedy. and you can see here how the number of drug deaths in scotland, given the size of its population, dwarfs other countries in europe. let's speak to our scotland editor, james cook. what has the reaction there been, james? well, ithink what has the reaction there been, james? well, i think the reaction first of all has been at last perhaps, there is some hope. because as you say, this is a problem that goes back a long time. in 2020, there were 1339 drug deaths in scotland. and this ball in the previous year last year suggest that perhaps, that was the peak —— this fall. t

a big defeat by psv eindhoven has them heading for the europa league instead. and what a view!ntral and eastern parts of the uk. starting with sunshine. in the west and south expect rain, some of it will be heavy and thundery. all of the details later on in the programme. it's thursday, 31st august.

the first legs are being played with rangers at home to psv eindhoven in a repeat of last year at the same stage. that one is currently goalless. i'll have all the very latest on the other two matches including the rangers match, head to bbc sport website. winners of the champions league last year, manchester city, will have to do without manager pep guardiola until after the international break following surgery on his back. the club confirmed their manager has had a routine operation and will complete his rehab in barcelona. assistant managerjuanma lillo will take control of the first team for city's games against sheffield united and fulham. before taking leave it seems pep was busy securing a new signing. manchester city have agreed to deal for belgium wingerjeremy doku from rennes for over £55 million. the 21—year—old is set to become city's third major signing of the summer, after mateo kovacic and josko gvardiol. 0wen farrell and billy vunipola will discover sometime today if they can play at the rugby world cup. both face disciplinary panels over their recent red cards. for fa

task not only tonight, the first of two legs for them and the winner of this tie, who will play either psvnd they endured on saturday. their premiership campaign got off to a losing start against kilmarnock. they'll be hoping their fortunes can turn around. one thing that was different from saturday was they will be rode on by a packed ibrox crowd. a lot of grounds have an incredible in her atmosphere, thatis an incredible in her atmosphere, that is very much true here. not far away, as rangers host servette in the champions league. it's the final day of the cycling world championships in glasgow, and it's been a very good one so far for great britain. they've been the country to catch and are well clear at the top of the both the cycling and para cycling medal tables. so let's go to glasgow and join our sports correspondent nesta mcgregor. what prospects ahead on this final night on the track for great britain? ., ., , ., , britain? sarah, would you believe it's already _ britain? sarah, would you believe it's already day — britain? sarah, would you believe it's already day seven _ britai

champions coming from pop one in actually finishing 12th in the la liga so as well as the french site of psv qualifier last night. thank you very much, joe. you must be delighted to face those big teams in one sentence. thanks joe, newcastle fan kendall rowan joins us now. in terms of the quality opposition it is a tough one? i in terms of the quality opposition it is a tough one?— it is a tough one? i think this is what they _ it is a tough one? i think this is what they would _ it is a tough one? i think this is what they would call _ it is a tough one? i think this is what they would call in - it is a tough one? i think this is i what they would call in champions league terms the grip of death. is the hardest group, i think it definitely is. some huge ties and some fantastic away days and i don't think any of those teams will be expecting a win and at scene changes parked now under the new owners and the atmosphere and the fans out think it is a really come a difficult place to come so i am really, really looking forward to it. in really, really looking forward to it. , ., really, really

champions league group stage campaign in seven years, are with europa league—winners sevilla, dutch club psvindhoven and rc lens of france. atetico madrid have got celtic, lazio and dutch champions feyenoord. but by far the trickiest group is group f, which contains newcastle, paris saint—germain, borussia dortmund and ac milan. well, there's ten games going on tonight in the europa league qualifying play—offs and a further 22 in the europa conference league qualifying play—offs. to keep up to date with all of them, head to the bbc sport website. uefa president aleksander ceferin has described the behaviour of spanish football federation president luis rubiales as "inappropriate", but he's called for fifa's investigation to be allowed to run its course. rubiales has said he won't resign after he kissed spanish player jenni hermoso on the lips after their world cup win over england. a video has since emerged of hermoso and her team—mates laughing and discussing the kiss on the team bus following the game, but chelsea women's manager, emma hayes, says such a reaction isn't unnatural. we all do

champions league group stage campaign in seven years, are with europa league—winners sevilla, dutch club psvight in the europa league qualifying play—offs and a further 22 in the europa conference league qualifying play—offs. to keep up to date with all of them, head to the bbc sport website.