. —— romelu lukaku. and england score another ten try victory as they defend their world cup title.inal night of these championships. we have had ten pulsating days of competition at the london stadium. we might be hard pushed to match pure theatre of last night's session — usain bolt hamstrung in his final race, as great britain's four by four relay teams raised the roof, silverfor the women and that incredible gold. they are absolutely raised the roof, the british quartet. we will hopefully bring you that medal ceremony live here on bbc news. that will be a fantastic way to start this final evening. i think it is worth looking back at last night. it was a very emotional evening. it was always going to be first sir mo farah. his final tilt at a track gold. he came up short in the 5000 metres. disappointed to miss out on an 11th track title. his six year winning run at major championships ended by ethiopias mukhtar edris. farah has kept his media commitments to a mimnumum at those championships, partly because of the continuing scrutiny and questions about his coach alberto salazar

in the english premier league romelu lukaku scored a double on his official old trafford debut as manchesterho‘s team were a constant threat against a poor hammers side, lukaku finishing smartly with a goal in each half. antony martial made it three in the 87th minute, and paul pogba rounded things off with a well taken finish from outside the box in the 90th minute. it was a good performance with confidence that was very high aikawa the kim truter the second half, winning and scoring more goals and playing to win in a more comfortable way. but it was a very positive performance, with a good reflection of the confidence levels that we have. mauricio potchettino has had some problems to deal with in the lead up to the start of the season but he saw his side win 2—0 at newly promoted newcastle united. dele alli with the opener and ben davies adding a second as they start the season with a clean sheet. the world's most expensive footballer neymar made his ligue1 debut for paris saint—germain and promptly sciored in a 3—0 win away to guingamp. the forward, who signed for over $260 million, manag

romelu lukaku debate was over quickly. romelu lu ka ku couldn't take debate was over quickly.kaku couldn't take advantage. leicester pa rs lukaku couldn't take advantage. leicester pars macro depends remained resolute until the broken by marcus rashford. the substitute baking a crucial contribution. fellini sealed all three points. naughty picture perfect goal, but it means united's started the season remains perfect. won't jose means united's started the season remains perfect. won'tjose mourinho enjoy that? books like he has got the signings in that he wanted and they are looking settled. the strength of the squad. the two goal—scorers came off the bench. rashford had only been on a few minutes when he came on. that back when he's caught. they do looks. i do feel thatjose mourinho will be happy with his squad now and delighted with the site. this was their biggest test of the season so far. leicester finished their biggest test of the season so far. leicesterfinished very their biggest test of the season so far. leicester finished very well. they have had a decent site as we

mourinho‘s philosophy has been backed with money, buying you the reliability of romelu lukaku.romelu lukaku. then partner got this one —— paul pogba got this one. i would say there was happiness in our play. it has happened with me so many times with my teens. you are winning1—0, then you get the second and you don't give the chance to the opponents. you get the feeling you can score more, so there is no reason to close the door. you let the horses run freely. they were magnificent. there were a lot of positive things. it doesn't feel like that because when you get beaten 4—0 at home, it is hard. we want to do better than that. i want to make sure the players to let this affect the confidence to match. they are against a team who will compete for the title this season. it is a strong start for them, both this week and last week. we have got to brush ourselves down and concentrate on preparing for the league cup against mk dons. then we are away from home at crystal palace on saturday. liverpool looked like they were going to be frustrated by crystal palace at anfield. after dra

romelu lukaku started well enough. that's all from sportsday.ere on bbc news throughout the evening. welcome back to the studio. we are getting amazing pictures, it has to be said, from the united states of america. this is from carbondale in illinois full stop there is a total eclipse going on, not quite total fare, as you see, but in many parts of the states, there is a 70 mile wide strip across america, from the west coast, there it goes, across from the west coast to the east coast, oh, clouds there, is it? it is going across the new united. millions of people on the ground will be seeing a most amazing total eclipse. the weather everywhere we have seen so far, clear skies, then the eclipse comes along and everything goes much darker. the temperature drops. and there is this extraordinary site which doesn't happen that often. we have just been speaking to a family, a lady from birmingham, who has gone there because she is an eclipse follower and it is her six total eclipse she has managed to see. we will be bringing you these pictures as tha

romelu lukaku went to manchester united from everton in a british record deal worth up to £90 million in europe neymar has moved from barcelona to paris st germain for a staggering 200 million. huge sums of money but ahead of the new season the premier league's chief executive richard scudamore says the neymar deal is a one—off. go back to 2002 zidane was transferred for around 14% of the turnover of the premier league at that stage. so i think not saying, not justifying it but that stage. so i think not saying, notjustifying it butjust saying in context, other than the neymar situation which i do not think is the norm, you will not see that again, that was a buyout clause and statement of intent, i do not think this thing is out of control. i think we have regulations both ourselves and uefa that keeps this thing in some kind of kilter if you can generate the revenue. staying with football, the fa has announced it will bid to host the 2021 european women's championship. the bidding process for the tournament begins in september with a final decision due next year. england were knocke

europa league winners united were given hope when romelu lukaku scored with just under half an hour remaininge across southern europe this week — nicknamed lucifer — it was real madrid who were red hot getting their hands on the trophy. but the manchester united manager was happy enough heading into the domestic season. for us to come here and to do the positive things we did, i think we have to go with a good feeling, and we had to start the premier league on sunday with a positive feeling, and a great experience, and go into the champions league in september. who knows if we get real madrid ain? who knows if we get real madrid again? if we don't get real madrid again, we could get another one of the top teams in europe, one of the champions of the best leagues. and i think this super cup was a really good experience for us. the us pga championship will be played in may, rather than august, from 2019. the final major of the year, which starts on thursday at quail hollow, in north carolina, will fit in between the masters and the us open. it means the players championship will move from may t

his transfer breaks the previous everton record when they paid almost £32 million for romelu lukaku inof the key players to bring in and that was all about debt of course we knew we would lose lukaku of course we knew we would lose lu ka ku for the season of course we knew we would lose lukaku for the season and we need a productivity to the team and he's that either player, he knows the premier league and he has good seasons in swansea. he is in my opinion in his position one of the best in the premier league. time to put football to one side now because we're talking test cricket — but not as we know it. at edgbaston tomorrow, england play the west indies under floodlights and with a pink ball. it's first day—night test match to be played in england — as our sports correspondentjoe wilson reports. in birmingham this week we will start at 2pm and finish after dark. test cricket is chasing the evening, chasing the audience. schedule the match when the crowds can come to watch it, e is for entertainment as well as edgbaston. floodlights and pink balls arejust well as edgbaston. floodlig

wayne rooney turned out all right — what could romelu lukaku offer in his home debut against west hams you this. just over half an hour to open his account. rooney scored a hat—trick on his debut. the belgian got two thirds of the way there. the spearhead for united's title tilt. west ham's new signing marco arnautovic hit the woodwork. marcus rashford was inches away for united. his replacement, anthony martial, given the freedom of the west ham penalty area. goal number three. paul pogba didn't need to be that close. a strike to send united top of the table. could this be the season they finish there? it was a good performance with confidence level is very high, with the team coming into the second half winning and playing to score more goals and playing to win in a more comparable way. —— comfortable. i think it was a very positive performance with a good reflection of the confidence level we have. performance with a good reflection of the confidence level we havem was a great finish from lukaku for the first goal? yes, direct. good movement by lukaku. he can give us this, aerial t

and romelu lukaku scores twice for manchester united as they put four past a hapless west ham at oldmme, where we start with the news that justin thomas in the past couple of hours has claimed the uspga championship at quail hollow in north carolina. the american was a two stroke winner on 8—under to win his first major title. some remarkable play on the last nine holes saw the 24—year—old from kentucky fire four birdies in a seven—hole stretch with one on the 10th that hung on the edge of the hole for what seemed like an eternity, before eventually dropping in. like magic.

. £75 million buys you reliability of romelu lukaku, a striker who rarely misses these. was gone. 3-0, this within minutes, the game was gone. 3—0, this time park but the scorer. swa nsea 3—0, this time park but the scorer. swansea were helpless. two games, two 4—0 wins. a pattern emerging. that's it for now from the bbc sport centre. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. we are back with the late news at 10:05pm. now on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. goodbye. readers of alan judd's readers of alanjudd's spy stories first met charles thorogood when he was in the army, then a trainee in the secret service. i few years on, he has become chief of m16. he is top dog. but whitehall doesn't work like that. in deep blue, he spent is much of his time fighting theocracy as the enemies. welcome. it might be thought by some people that when you reach the top of the tree, that the secret world, you know everything, you are in charge. the hero discovers that many of the battles he is fighting are not with the other side or some terrorist group o

moves to everton breaking their previous records. when they paid almost 32 million records. for romelu lukakuager ronald koeman. we need protective repeated the team. he‘s that type of player. he had a great season in swansea and he is, in my opinion, in this position, one of the best in the premier league. pat what do you make of the situation? what will sigurdsson bring to goodison park? i think ronald koeman is underselling him. ithink i think ronald koeman is underselling him. i think he i think ronald koeman is underselling him. ithink he is i think ronald koeman is underselling him. i think he is a fabulous player. i think he fits in perfectly. he is extra special. yes, he scores goals but he is also creative. sigurdsson row, he is special. if they're going to be somebody to create for though, because he has a great relationship with the likes of wayne rooney. i'm looking forward to this and i'm excited for this. i'm worried about swansea. he's a special talent and he would grace any team the premier league. over at arsenal, things aren‘t as clear cut with alexis sanchez. all summer ars

romelu lukaku went to manchester united from everton in a british record deal worth up to £90 millionr a staggering 200 million. huge sums of money but ahead of the new season the premier league's chief executive richard scudamore says the neymar deal is a one—off. go back to 2002 zidane was transferred for around 14% of the turnover of the premier league at that stage. so i think not saying, not justifying it but that stage. so i think not saying, notjustifying it butjust saying in context, other than the neymar situation which i do not think is the norm, you will not see that again, that was

early stages, it's 0—0, and there'll likely be league debut‘s for romelu lukaku and nemanja matic forester united at old trafford as they take on west ham. a manager in the second season knows the players better. we are in a position to do quality work better than we did in the first season. so iam than we did in the first season. so i am convinced i have that. notjust hope, iam i am convinced i have that. notjust hope, i am convinced that our second season hope, i am convinced that our second season in terms of the quality of oui’ season in terms of the quality of our team is going season in terms of the quality of ourteam is going be season in terms of the quality of our team is going be better. england head coach simon middleton has made ten changes for the women's rugby world cup match with italy in dublin this afternoon. he includes all the players that missed out on their opening victory over spain. emily scarratt captains the side. later, wales look to get the tournament back on track as they take on canada in pool a. and play isjust resuming in the us pga championship at quail

romelu lukaku was among the goal—scorers for united.erformamcne byjose mourninho's side, which could send out a strong message to their title rivals. i would say happiness in our play happened with me so many times with my teams. you are winning i—0, you are in trouble. you scored the second goal, you don't give a chance your opponent. you scored his second goal and the filly was you can score more so no reason to close the door, just let the horses run freely. and they were magnificent. liverpool beat crystal palace by one goal to nil at anfield. sadio mane earned them their their first premier league win of the season, a second straight defeat for frank de boer‘s palace. jurgen klopp's liverpool were heading for a frustrating draw, after wasting a string of chances, when mane scored his second league goal of the campaign. especially after ones— zero up, iphone, you make the ball do the work. there were good moments roberto firmino had moments. we could have closed the game earlier, but we didn't. an all—inclusive package of lse. arsen

romelu lukaku took one back for manchester united.round two and a half minutes in that match. —— currently the school. the french athlete has won the 800 metres men's final. nigel amos, the favourite at the start. that was in the last 15 or 20 seconds. we are right up to date! we have a bit more sport to bring you. the women's rugby world cup starts on wednesday taking place in dublin and belfast and holders england playing spain in the opening game. catherine downes is an island for us. england come into this world cup as defending champions and the world's number one test side. but according to these squad, none of that matters now. spain is theirfirst squad, none of that matters now. spain is their first match. squad, none of that matters now. spain is theirfirst match. it should be a straightforward match, spain not known as a 15 a—side power, but good at rugby sevens. that means that the england coach has the luxury of leaving 392 caps on the bed, giving 12 debutants their first taste of world cup action. we have come here along

so what about romelu lukaku? the forward gave this.of slack set piece defending to get two thirds of the way here. a spearhead for the united guilt. this signing gave a little warning this would not be a sunday stroll. the woodwork was against him. and another striker in marcus rashford, inches away. could jose mourinho cause problems? yes with this replacement. paul popper did not need to be that close. a strike to send united top of the table. —— pogba. with such firepower already ignited, could this be the season for them? in the earlier kick—off, newcastle's first match back in the premier league ended in defeat, they lost at home to tottenham, after their captain jonjo shelvey was sent—off. it was 0—0 at that point, early in the second half, but spurs took control after the hour mark, this goalfrom england international dele alli and another from ben davies sealed a 2—0 win. the world's most expensive footballer, neymar, made his debut for paris st germain this evening. the brazilian, who last week completed a £200 million move fr

romelu lukaku scored a double on his official old trafford debut as manchester united beat west ham 4ainst a poor hammers side, lukaku finishing smartly with a goal in each half. antony martial made it three in the 87th minute, and paul pogba rounded things off with a well taken finish from outside the box in the 90th minute. it was a good performance with confidence level is very high, with a team coming through the second half, winning1—0 and playing to win in their more comfortable way and i think it was a very positive performance with a good reflection of the confidence levels we have. so united move top of the table on goal difference courtesy of their victory while the team who finished second last year, tottenham, were also winners in their opening match as delle ali and ben davies second half goals saw them win 2—0 at newly promoted newcastle united who had jonjo shelvey sent off just after half time. the world's most expensive footballer, neymar, made his ligue un debut for paris saint—germain just over an hour ago. but it was in the relatively smaller surroundings of an awa

away from the athletics, romelu lukaku made a dream home debut for manchester united.pact at old trafford, scoring twice as united beat west ham 4—0 to go top of the premier league. jonjo shelvey was sent off for this, whatever you want to call it. a red card. paving the way for spurs to beat newcastle. that clearly cost his side. the american, justin thomas, won golf‘s final major of the year, the uspga at quail hollow. look at that. one of the shots of the round. thomas produced a final round 68 to claim his first major title, winning by two shots on a thrilling final day that saw five players level for the lead at one stage and england's women have continued the defence of their rugby world cup title with a thumping 56—13 win over italy, scoring ten tries in all. hosts, ireland, also won, they beat japan, but wales can no longer qualify for the semi—finals after they lost to canada. it is good to see england are going well at the moment in defence of their title. that is nice to see. thank you. justin thomas, 220 on a 7—iron. for anyone who plays golf, thatis 7—iron

premier league games, manchester united fans celebrated a 4—0 win for the second week running, romelu lukakucorers against swansea. elsewhere, watford won 2—0 at bournemouth. west brom beat burnley. and brighton lost 2—0 again, this time to leicester. newly promoted sides huddersfield and newcastle play later this afternoon. newcastle will be hoping to pick up their first points of the season, while for huddersfield, who impressed in their win over crystal palace last week, it will be their first home game in the top flight for 45 years. the good thing is that we have a chance. as i said before, you play your first chance. as i said before, you play yourfirst premier chance. as i said before, you play your first premier league game at home and we have the feeling that we have a chance to be successful against newcastle. this is the only thing you want, the feeling that you have a chance. but we have to be our best on sunday. when you play a top side, you know it will be difficult to get a result. but in this case, because it will be difficult to get a result. but in this case, because it's a

romelu lukaku among the scorers against swansea. elsewhere watford won 2—0 at bournemouth. 2—0 again, this time to leicester in the scottish premiership, the champions celtic continued their amazing unbeaten domestic run, with a 2—0 win at kilmarnock. brendan rodgers made six changes to the side that won 5—0 in the champions league in midweek, but this was still business as usual for celtic. james forrest getting their first just before half time, while callum mcgregor rounded of the victory. celtic are now 52 domestic matches unbeaten. elsewhere in the scottish premiership, stjohnstone and aberdeen also have a perfect league record, with three wins from three. rangers could only draw 0—0 at home with hearts. england's cricketers took 19 wickets in a day, to beat west indies by a record margin — an innings and 209 runs in the first test, at edgbaston. stuart broad took three for 34 in their second innings, as west indies crumbled to 137 all out. it means broad moves up to second in the all—time list of england's leading test wicket takers, above sir ian botham, which broad

the summer started with the likes of romelu lu ka ku summer started with the likes of romelu lukaku joiningla cazette to negredo to chelsea, alexander lacazette to arsenal. today, the done deal so far is alex oxlade—chamberlain leaving arsenal for liverpool, the england international, an early deal worth £35 million. what's still to come in the next 9.5 hours, well, alexis sanchez also of arsenal is the key name on every body's blips because he isa name on every body's blips because he is a target for manchester city. he wants to go. manchester city wanting. it's whether arsenal will let him go and find a replacement. nine and a half hours to go, £1.2 billion already spent. david ornstein in salford, thanks. worth every penny, nick miller with the weather.

a—0 today as romelu lukaku scores twice at old trafford.table. in the early kick—off, spurs get their campaign off to a good start but a 2-0 campaign off to a good start but a 2—0 victory at newcastle. and ahead of the world athletics finale tonight, the four by 100 relay heroes of great britain will receive their gold medals. iwill heroes of great britain will receive their gold medals. i will have more sport view at 6:30pm. join us then. we will look forward to that in about 20 minutes time. the met police chief has accused goober of failing to report serious crime including sexual assaults in order to protect the company ‘s reputation. they expect has written to transport for london, the body that licenses cats in the company saying he has significant concern that officers are being kept in the dark about some offences. uber insists it works closely with police. dan freedman has more. it is quick, it is easy but is it dangerous? the senior met police officers says uber are turning a blind eye when drivers are accused of serious crimes by

romelu lukaku among the scorers against swansea.nemouth, brighton lost 2—0 to leicester. in the scottish premiership, celtic‘s 2—0 win at kilmartin and take their unbeaten domestic run to an amazing 52 games. stjohnstone and aberdeen remain hot on celtic‘s yield at the top. they also have a perfectly good record with three wins out of three. rangers could only dropped it is amazing— zero with hearts. in the's creditors took 19 wickets in a day to beat west indies by a record margin, an innings and still has nine runs in the first test at edgbaston. stuart broad took three for 34 in their second innings, as west indies crumbled to 137 all out. it means broad moves up to second in the all—time list of england's leading test wicket takers, above sir ian botham, which broad describes as a special day. he's obviously been a hero of mine, watching him bowl and play throughout my younger years, obviously playing with my dad and the influence he has had on me, his performances against australia is inspirational. so it's great to chat to him

the summer started with the likes of romelu lu ka ku summer started with the likes of romelu lukaku joiningthe manchester united for £75 million. alvaro negredo to chelsea, alexander la cazette to negredo to chelsea, alexander lacazette to arsenal. today, the done deal so far is alex oxlade—chamberlain leaving arsenal for liverpool, the england international, an early deal worth £35 million. what's still to come in the next 9.5 hours, well, alexis sanchez also of arsenal is the key name on every body's blips because he isa name on every body's blips because he is a target for manchester city. he wants to go. manchester city wanting. it's whether arsenal will let him go and find a replacement. nine and a half hours to go, £1.2 billion already spent. david ornstein in salford, thanks. worth every penny, nick miller with the weather. there's more rain around today. we are squeezing out rain before the month is done. today is the last month is done. today is the last month of what meteorologists call summer, so month of what meteorologists call summer, so provisional statistics show some overal

romelu lukaku scoring twice in the 4—0 victory over west ham. us pga trophy in america. arrests of passengers suspected of being drunk at uk airports and on flights have risen by 50% in the past year, according to an investigation carried out by bbc panorama. critics of the airline industry say a voluntary code on alcohol sales isn't working, and want the government to amend licensing laws. tina daheley reports. where in the uk can you buy alcohol at 4am seven days a week? the answer is at an international airport. and it seems that it's leaving passengers and crew with a hangover. an investigation by bbc panorama has revealed that arrests of those suspected of being drunk at uk airports and on flights have risen by 50% in the past year. half of the 4,000 cabin crew who took part in a survey carried out by panorama and unite, the union, said they had either experienced or witnessed verbal, physical, or sexual abuse by drunk passengers onboard a uk flight. people just see us as barmaids in the sky. they would touch your breasts, or they'd touch y

romelu lukaku, paul pogba, anthony martial. things looked easy. 4—0 swansea! did not have to wait long to see what their new star could do. what a moment for the new boy! he only arrived this week. this was the perfect welcome. southampton, things appeared to be going to plan. 2—0 up against a west ham side reduced to ten men. javier hernandez scored twice. it took a late charlie austin penalty to turn it back. a thrilling afternoon! it was a day when some were making things look simple. but the saints won it the hard way. adam wild, bbc news. elsewhere watford won 2—0 at bournemouth, west brom beat burnley. and brighton lost 2—0 again, this time to leicester. in the scottish premiership, the champions celtic continued their amazing unbeaten domestic run, with a 2—0 win at kilmarnock. brendan rodgers made six changes to the side that won 5—0 in the champions league in midweek, but this was still business as usual for celtic. james forrest getting their first just before half time, while callum mcgregor rounded of the victory. celtic are now 52 domestic matches

. £75 million buys you the reliability of romelu lukaku.happens with me so many times with my teams, you are winning 1-0, times with my teams, you are winning 1—0, you score the second goal, let's open the door and score more. no need to close the doors. just let the horses run freely, and they were magnificent. no such goal glut at anfield, where liverpool took on crystal palace. a scrappy game but liverpool got the goal they needed courtesy of sadio mane, who poked the ball home from close range in the 73rd minute. jurgen klopp's side are third in the premier league table. there was plenty of drama at st mary's where west ham thought they'd done enough to draw with southampton despite being reduced to ten men — only to concede a penalty in stoppage time, southampton winning 3—2. marko arnautovic was sent off for west ham after elbowing jack stephens. southampton were 2—0 up before two goals from javier hernandez brought the hammers back into the game. but they conceded a late penalty which charlie austin converted. elsewhere in the premie

manchester united's £75 million signing romelu lukaku scored twice on his debut for the club.ctory at the women's rugby world cup. they have beaten italy 56—13 in dublin. there were ten changes from the team that beat spain on wednesday. daniel waterman was one of the changes. she scored two of the ten tries. wales and ireland have just started their latest games. that is all the sport for now. plenty more to come from here, including at 9:30pm, usain bolt will doa including at 9:30pm, usain bolt will do a walking lap of honour to say goodbye. there are some metal opportunities for britain. there are two medals short of their target of six. could they pull off something remarkable? find out at 6:30pm across the bbc. that is it from us for now. more news throughout the evening. we are back at ten o'clock. no time for the news where you are. hello again. you are watching bbc news. it is seven minutes to six. despite the tensions on the peninsula, some south koreans say the war of words between president donald trump and pyongyang makes them laugh. this weekend, thousands are att

the serbia midfielder becomes united's third summer signing after victor lindelof and romelu lukaku.ster is one of the biggest clubs in the world and i'm very happy because i'm now part of this great club, part of this great group. i'm looking forward to start to train with the team and to start to train with the team and to start to train with the team and to start to play the games. maria sharapova made her return to hard court tennis last night, with a three set victory over american jennifer brady. following her 15 month drugs ban, a hip injury also forced sharapova to withdraw from wimbledon qualifying in june. but the russian broke several times on her comeback in california, to take the first set 6—1. and while she lost the second, the former world number one was at her very best in the decider, winning it six games to love. sharapova hadn't played in the us for over two years until last night. the world athletics championships get underway at the weekend, but one of the star attractions on the track won't be there. david rudisha, the world and olympic 800m champion — and worl

romelu lukaku scored twice on his home debut to give his team a 4—0 win over west ham at old traffordd of fixtures. it was a good performance with dean coming into the second half to score more goals and when a more co mforta ble more goals and when a more comfortable way. i think it was a very positive performance with a good reflection of the confidence levels. good reflection of the confidence levels. tottenham's two nil win over newcastle, marked byjonjo shelvey‘s decision to stand on the ankle of dele alli. that's aw him sent off four minutes into the second half. the match was goalless then, and the dismissal proved costly as ali then went on to score the opening goal in a 2—0 win for tottenham. meanwhile the world's most expensive player also made an immediate impact. neymar cost paris saint germain £200 million and scored in their 3—nil league win over guingamp. he also set up one of the other goals... cristiano ronaldo helped real madrid to beat barcelona in the first leg of the spanish super cup. but that wasn't the half of it at camp nou. good goal... understated celebratio

manchester united signed the striker romelu lukaku from everton for £75 million.ping £212 million pounds on players, and the transfer window hasn't even closed yet! so will the money make any difference to the quality of football? and away from the biggest spenders there are two clubs who've never played in the premier league before. brighton and huddersfield town are the newcomers to the league, how are they likely to fare? to discuss all of this and more pat nevin, the former chelsea player and pundit, rory smith, who writes for the new york times, akhil vyas from the arsenal supporters trust and paul hollas, a huddersfield town fan who's got tickets to the game against crystal palace tomorrow. thank you all very much forjoining asked, paul we will start with you because it is a big deal. echoes, the biggest season for the club in probably a0 years, 50 years. we have done, we have got no expectations, a lot of pundits have us as relegation fodder and that puts no pressure on us, we have got no limits, we will go and have a go. a comfortable position to be in but

real took a deserved 2—0 lead early into the second half and, although romelu lukaku pulled a goal back the medals. so imagine when i lose! you know? for me, the medal would go to some place in my house and for that kid it is the moon. for that kid it is for sure something that will keep and remember. the women's rugby world cup gets under way in ireland today. defending champions england will be hoping for a win against spain in their opening fixture, the hosts take on australia while wales face a tough task against new zealand. to start the world cup against new zealand is bubbly the best position we can key in the showcase ourselves. they are the second best in the world, but as you've seen recently they have been beaten. they we re recently they have been beaten. they were beaten in last world cup i island. citing the prep we've put in and the buildup we've had coming up to this world cup, we are really cool place. now of course the athletes here at the championships have been taking centre stage, but there's someone who's been trying to get into the limelight. hero the hedgehog, th