football club is devastated to learn of the passing of our former player, captain and assistant coach, ray wilkins, you will be dreadfully missed." carlo ancelotti has also had a say. "today is a very sad day, we have lost a fantastic person and a good friend. it was a pleasure to work with you, ray. all of my best wishes go to jackie his wife, and two childrenjade and ross, rip." ray wilkins, who has died at the age of 61. we look back at some of the great and not so great moments from the commonwealth games. former australia cricket captain steve smith and batsman cameron bancroft have both confirmed on social media today that they won't contest their ball tampering bans. smith, along with ex—vice captain david warner were both given one year bans and bancroft handed a nine month suspension by cricket australia after the incident against south africa. smith says, "i meant what i said about taking full responsibility." so as we've heard, day one starts in just a few hours' time let's have a look at the events to watch out for. 4000 athletes are competing at the australia gold coast event over the

only now and then did ray wilkins get the ball. cup final proof of the individual skill of the one of the finest team in men. for a decade he patrolled the midfield underappreciated but unerring keeping the motor running allowing the system to slow stop that was my philosophy of the game. keep the ball, make the opposition work so when they receive the ball they are tired because they have had to work hard to get it back. do not give the ball away cheaply. normally asa give the ball away cheaply. normally as a player you have one thing you can do quite well and i would like people to say i could pass the ball well, whether it was sideways or forward i'm not too sure. his leadership skills were spotted early. e b as a teenager, driving them back to the first division. after six years there it was onto united in his big part that 83 cup victory. he made his england debut eight years earlier in his first international torment doing this to belgium. for the most part he played rhythm, allowing others the flow to lead my fellows. it was

ray wilkins died at 61.eman. he is only 61, and i think a lot of people remember him playing for england and chelsea. as you say, he was a fantastic footballer because he held the team together. he was a classic midfielder. but he was also ina sky. classic midfielder. but he was also in a sky. and i think that is quite a rare thing in football to be such an all—round good person. a rare thing in football to be such an all-round good person. -- also a nice guy. the tributes that we have heard from so many people who knew him, played with him, or were coached by him. the thing is that football, there is a whole culture and industry. it is quite removed, sometimes colour from the game itself. those that turn up at school to watch games at the weekend, we would like to have more of this kind of ambassador for the sport. we hear so of ambassador for the sport. we hear so many negative stories about corruption in the industry, the foul behaviour of some of the players. it isa behaviour of some of the players. it i

commentator: ray wilkins scores for england!part. winning 84 caps over the course of a decade. his sending—off at the 1986 world cup demonstrating the passion that was always a part of his play. he lived for the game and he loved the game, ray. and he was massively passionate when he played, he had high expectations of you when you played alongside him. people genuinely loved the man. he was a great guy and a wonderful footballer. after retiring as a player, he naturally progressed to managing and coaching, assisting chelsea to a premier league and fa cup double in 2010. ray wilkins will be remembered as a gentleman of the game, who did the little things for some of the biggest clubs. perhaps the ultimate team player. ray wilkins — who has died at the age of 61. our top story this evening. the foreign secretary hits back after he's accused by labour of exaggerating evidence that russia was responsible for the salisbury nerve agent attack. and still to come: a two week festival of sport — the commonwealth games opens in australia

commentator: ray wilkins scores for england!ng 84 caps over the course of a decade. his sending—off at the 1986 world cup demonstrating the passion that was always a part of his play. he lived for the game and he loved the game, ray. and he was massively passionate when he played. he had high expectations of you when you played alongside him. people genuinely loved the man. he was a great guy and a wonderful footballer. after retiring as a player, he naturally progressed to managing and coaching, assisting chelsea to a premier league and fa cup double in 2010. ray wilkins will be remembered as a gentleman of the game, who did the little things for some of the biggest clubs. perhaps the ultimate team player. today's many tributes to the former england football captain, ray wilkins, who has died aged 61. 50 years ago today, the civil rights leader martin luther king was assassinated in memphis, tennessee. tonight, bells will ring out, followed by a moment of silence, to mark the moment he was killed. despite the decades that have

commentator: ray wilkins scores for england! h. at the 1986 world cup he launched his most infamous pass. the referee took that as dissent, and wilkins became the first englishman to be sent off in a world cup finals match. by then, he was at ac milan. wilkins went on to win the scottish title with rangers in his 30s, and he was still playing premier league football for queens park rangers not far short of his 40th birthday. wilkins had always seemed happier as an assistant than a manager. forever the team man, perhaps. he was alongside carlo ancelotti and his beloved chelsea as they won the double in 2010, and has been a regular co—commentator and pundit in the years since. at times in his life, wilkins has been troubled by physical and mental health problems. he said his battle against alcohol was tougher than any footballing opponent he had faced. he did so with much support. ray wilkins will be remembered as one of the best players of his generation — but, more profoundly, as one of the nicest in the game. ray wilkins, who ha

just tell us first of all how you first got to know ray wilkins? days. ray being of a similar age and the same year in school, we became quite close friends, having played a lot of matches together the following couple of seasons. i think the first time that i really got to know him on the ability side of how he could play but also well was when we play for england schoolboys together. he was just so good. so for england schoolboys together. he wasjust so good. so much better than everybody else. probably a couple of years advanced of his yea rs couple of years advanced of his years at that particular time, and you look at him and he suddenly thought this guy is good. this guy will go on and on and on, and he most certainly did playing wise and coaching. we are looking at some pictures of him in action and he clearly was a really, one of the most talented players of his generation. certainly was, and i think in those younger years up to the age of 18 when he became captain of chelsea, a lot was expected of him ongoing, and i think chelsea do that.

ray wilkins, dale wintoni did not realise he had gone away.only been a couple of years since he stopped presenting the national lottery but maybe students can national lottery but maybe students ca n start national lottery but maybe students can start a campaign for some reruns of supermarket sweep. there is nothing more fun than supermarket sweep! incredibly popular man and a real loss to the television industry. mr nice guy, apparently, according to some other tabloids. the times, bovis homes. buyers in despair at badly build new homes, underhand bovis delaying repairs. investigative journalism from the times. we have this crisis of house building in the country so i think as people are speeding up finally the rate at which homes are built, we do need to keep a grip on quality and make sure people who buy new homes, built in the hundreds of thousands, are not being stiffed. really troubling allegations. it says that they have been misusing, apparently, some of the claims about the number of stars they get from the number of stars they get fr

before the game, the blues paid tribute to former captain and assistant manager ray wilkins, who passedthe first half and deservedly led at the interval — cesar azpilicueta prodding home from close range. they thought they'd doubled their lead in the second half, but alvaro morta was ruled offiside. within minutes of entering the action, javier hernandez earned west ham a priceless point in their bid for survival. chelsea remain ten points off fourth—placed tottenham. with this game you can see our season. with this game you can see our season. this season is this. in every game you are able to create a lot of chances but not able to take them. we are not clinical. then you can see two shots and you concede a goal. i think this is our... with this game we can explain our season. they got the first goal which was diabolical for us. the corner was terrible. chelsea can score goals in other ways but to do it without wilbur ross was really bad, then there was a period ten minutes before half—time we can't afford to lose a goal here and chelsea were very good at times. but we stuck at it, ho

pensioner story we were discussing earlier but it does have room for a banner across the top about ray wilkinsry, very warm tributes today. it's a real find. have been lots of very, very warm tributes today. it's a realfind. he was so young at 61 years old to die andi was so young at 61 years old to die and i think the tributes that have come forward as you say is notjust asa come forward as you say is notjust as a brilliant footballer he was, he would hold a team together, the classic midfield general but also the fact he was such a nice guy and that people have said he set himself bea that people have said he set himself be a nice person, be a great person and you can get along in life. i think... not necessarily true of all footballers. no. i have to say across the top year it describes him as an absolute gent and a class act andl as an absolute gent and a class act and i think these are the kind of role models that certainly as a mother of a football mad son and i would like to see a few more of them in theircurrent would like to see a few more of them in their current generation of player

tributes continue to be paid from the world of football to former england captain ray wilkins, who hasheart attack. alan shearer described him as a true gentleman. former england striker gary lineker said wilkins was a genuinely lovely man. and the legendary jack nicklaus took part in the par—three competition that traditionally preceeds the masters at augusta, but it was his grandson and caddie gary who stole the show. judging by this, golfing talent is in his genes. hole—in—one. the masters begins this afternoon. back here on broadbeach, this will be our base for the next 11 days for the commonwealth games. it is a fantastic spot. let me show you around. you have the city of the gold coast, this beach stretching for some 40 miles either side of me, which is completely amazing. it is famous for its surf, there is the surfers paradise beach there but there is a price to pay for that surf in the huge waves, sometimes it gets too rough. no one in the sea between the red and yellow flags. but i have spoken to one of the lifeguards who says it should clear up lifeguards who says it should

well players and fans across europe paying tribute to former england player ray wilkins he's died at the age of sixty one well had been treated at a london hospital off to suffering a cardiac arrest last month he won eighty four caps for england captain the side ten times he also played for chelsea munches united ranges and throughout the club career that spanned three decades former england player and pundit gary lineker called him a wonderful football and for man it was a pleasure to have played alongside him with england nineteen mate was more helpful and supportive i will be forever grateful his former club manchester united posted this picture of him saying that thoughts and prayers are with his family friends and colleagues will have more support at eight hundred g.m.t. but for now back to phone joe thank you very nice that will do it for today's show remember to get in touch with us on social media all times hashtag as ever a.j. these great from me for the back to the home team here in doha thank you for watching and we'll see you again tomorrow at three fifteen hundred hours

before the game, the blues played tribute to former captain and assistant manager ray wilkins, who passedy we re passed away earlier this week. they were the better side during the first half and deservedly lead at the interval. they thought they had doubled their lead in the second half, that's alvaro morata was ruled offside. javier hernandez earned west ham at priceless point in their bid for survival. chelsea remain ten points of fourth placed tottenham. chelsea remain ten points of fourth placed tottenham. celtic are just one win away from the scottish premiership title. they beat hamilton 2—1 at new douglas park and are 13 points clear of rangers in the table. it was 1—1 at half—time, but hamilton also had a mild sent off. brendan rodgers brought on leigh griffiths at the start of the second half and he scored the winner within a minute of coming on. celtic will clinch their seventh title in a row with one more win from their remaining five matches. sebastien battled made it back to back grand prix wins with victory at the rain grand prix. lewis hamilton, who started down a night, m

west ham united, before the game, the blues paid tribute to former captain and assistant manager ray wilkinssides during the first half, and deservedly lead at the interval, says azpilicueta prodding home from close range. they thought they had doubled their lead in the second half but alvaro robles was ruled offside, and within minutes of entering the action, javier hernandez and west ham united a priceless point in their bid for survival. chelsea remained ten points of full placed tottenham hotspur. —— cesar azpilicueta. points of full placed tottenham hotspur. —— cesarazpilicueta. gold medals for england, wales, scotland and northern ireland on day four of the commonwealth games. —— chelsea remain ten points off fourth placed totte n ha m remain ten points off fourth placed tottenham hotspur. max whitlock was beaten to gold on the pommel horse, first gold of the games for northern ireland. i honestly have no words, i know that is cliched, but i have no words. sensationalfeeling know that is cliched, but i have no words. sensational feeling i have at the minute is unbelievable. have you ev

the former chelsea and england football captain, ray wilkins, has died at the age of 61.r the ‘goodwill messages‘ they've received. this is beyond 100 days. still to come: memories of dr martin luther king, 50 years after he was killed. this is the view of commemorations right now in memphis, we'll be live there shortly. here in the uk, a pensioner from south east london has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a suspected burglar was fatally stabbed. 0ur correspondent jessica parker reports. residents watch on as emergency crews try to revive a man in the early hours of this morning. police say a 38—year—old suspected burglar was stabbed after a struggle with a 78—year—old homeowner. earlier reports said a suspect had forced the pensioner into the kitchen with claims that the intruder was armed with a screwdriver. the neighbour who filmed the footage says she saw one suspect flee the scene in a van, leaving the other, injured, behind on the road. we ran over to him and he was just staring at us going... imitates gasping and i knew he was going to go because of his

england football captain ray wilkinson is in critical condition in a london hospital sixty one year old who played for his country eighty four times suffered cardiac arrest wilkins played for some of europe's biggest clubs including ac milan chelsea and manchester united he has had a long coaching career including a stint as jordan's national team coach now u.s. open champion sloane stephens has won the miami open for the first title since her success at flushing meadows the american no was taking on another grand slam when the world number five now stepping co stevens was just too good for the french open champion or stripping gold beating her in two sets seven six six home. eight time grand slam champion and the i guess here has announced he's ending his coaching relationship with novak djokovic the two started working together head of last year's french open agassi says that differences in opinion was behind the split with the former world number one djokovic who reached the quarterfinals of all angles on wimbledon but had to pull out from the rest of the season because of an elbow injury and has struggled to regain form this year south africa have dominated

a reminder of the sad breaking news this evening, ray wilkins has died in hospital at the age of 61. t georges hospital in london following a cardiac arrest. a chelsea statement this afternoon said they were devastated to hear of his death. he battled several health issues recently, but was given the all issues recently, but was given the a ll clear issues recently, but was given the all clear following an operation lastjuly. sadly, all clear following an operation last july. sadly, ray all clear following an operation lastjuly. sadly, ray wilkins has died this afternoon at the age of 61. i'm sure he would have loved the prospect that tonight's gain, the world will be watching anfield as liverpool take on manchester united —— manchester city in the champions league. city will wrap up the premier league title on sunday if they beat manchester united, with liverpool the only sent out to beat them in the league. jurgen klopp knows they will have to be at their best. i meet people over the day, they can tell me each goal liverpool scored 37 years ago in the 56th minute. and i think there