roy hodgson is set to replace him. from world heavyweight champion anthonyjoshua as he prepares for his title defence next month in cardiff. huge relief tonight for west ham and especially their manager slaven billic who was under enormous pressure to beat huddersfield in the premier league with much speculation that his job was on the line after three straight defeats. 2—0 it finished, tim hague watched the action at the london stadium. slaven billic, a birthday boy under fire and not from bubbles. his west ham side rock bottom of the table thanks to start that is in complete contrast to that of their opponents. but with over 50,000 inside the london stadium the hammers had the measure of huddersfield early, andy carroll back from injury almost setting up the opener inside two minutes. before hernandez went equally close, every miss to increase the anxiety but there was no breakthrough. given the away side have gone boldly where no huddersfield team has gone before so far this season they threatened to cause another s

roy hodgson has no shortage of experience. miles than most, but the eagles are now calling. is the boy from south london finally returning to the nest. the only club below crystal palace in the premier league is west ham they're at home to huddersfield tonight, and are desperate to also avoid a fourth straight defeat themselves. manager slaven bilic says he isn't concerned about speculation suggesting he could be sacked. myjob is to raise the performance of the team and we start with a game on monday night. that is a good opportunity, a good chance for us to start winning games and the comeback on the right track, and that is where i am putting my work and concentration. the olympic stadium, 60,000, this is something very special for us. we are excited about this atmosphere. we st are excited about this atmosphere. west ham is a popular premier league clu b west ham is a popular premier league club with a big—name, big history, good manager, good quality. we are totally aware what is in front of us, even if we will not change,

have you seen any improvement under roy hodgson?ment under roy hodgson7m difficult days. have you seen any improvement under roy hodgson? it is really difficult for them because today they played without a strike. ba ca ry today they played without a strike. bacary sagna played up front for crystal palace and it was so different and difficult for him. next up is chelsea and as he says there will be more pain before it gets any better. go back up to the top quickly, i know we are not supposed to do this, do you not feel this will be a really tight season? it feels like it will be really exciting with the top four. the top four has got a familiar look. the top six will be familiar. early on it looks as though the battle will be between the two manchester clubs. john bennett, excellent as always. it's1—1 between norwich city and reading in the late kick—off in the championship. two goals in three minutes saw norwich take the lead with this perfectly placed free kick from james madison. but they weren't ahead for long after liam moore e

there's no roy of the rovers start for hodgson.e side have now lost their first five premier league games and fail to score again. scoring, not a problem for manchester city though. they go clear at the top, as sergio aguero‘s hatrick helps them to a 6—0 win at watford. and sebastien vettel is sensational in singapore. he takes pole position ahead of tomorrow's grand prix, but championship leader lewis hamilton can only manage fifth. also coming up in the programme: another huge fight night in las vegas approaches. we bring you all the build up to saul alvarez versus gennady golovkin — two of boxing's biggest punchers. we begin with the day's football and roy hodgson‘s return to management with crystal palace began in defeat to southampton. if the former england boss didn't know the size of the task facing him, he does know, as palace lost again. —— he does now. that's now five defeats from five, without scoring a goal, the first time that's ever happened in the top flight. adam wild reports. from the terraces to the top job, roy h

former england manager roy hodgson is believed to be among the favourites to succeed de boer. time for a look at the weather, with lucy martin. good afternoon. in the last few minutes, hurricane irma has been downgraded to a tropical on. it is heading northwards, as we move through the day. still plenty of rainfall to come through the next few hours. but it is a quieter story across the uk today. we do have low pressure in charge, and that means we've got a fairly brisk north—westerly breeze. and this morning, we started off with a mixture of sunny spells and showers, some of those showers fairly heavy. they will be making their way south—eastwards and in between them there will be some good sunshine. that's how it will stay as we move through this afternoon, a mixture of sunny spells and showers. the wind slightly easing on what we saw this morning, but still slightly breezy. the showers across england and wales do have the potential to be quite heavy. they could contain some lightning and thunder. in between, some spells of sunshine. for northern ireland, northern england an

former england manager roy hodgson is believed to be among the favourites to take over.rendum, which led to the creation of the scottish parliament in edinburgh. that decision altered politics in scotland. lorna gordon has been crossing the nation to see how much people's lives have changed — 20 years on. it was a year that saw many new beginnings. tony blair entered downing street. harry potter hit the shelves for the first time. by the autumn, scotland was looking towards autumn, scotland was looking towards a new era. it was raining, snowing... these people were part of what was known as the vigil for democracy. it became a focal point for the campaign for a scottish parliament. theirfive—year for the campaign for a scottish parliament. their five—year long vigil ended on the day the result came in. we were a small part of a bigger movement. a small part of the bigger movement. a small part of the bigger movement. a small part of the bigger movement. i was proud to be pa rt of bigger movement. i was proud to be part of it. there was no kind of triumphalism, even on th

we will see exactly what impact roy hodgson can make.over the last 2a hours. shortest managerial reign, worst start to season, and when hodgson officially gets hisjob start to season, and when hodgson officially gets his job at palace, we think later this season, he will be the third to take charge of the premier league team —— the third septegenarian. roy hodgson, taking by palace. —— taking over at palace. and there's a significant cricket tour taking place in pakistan at the moment — what's the background ? yes, that attacked on the coach were six players were injured and eight people killed, including six policemen, and ever since then the majorforeign cricket policemen, and ever since then the major foreign cricket teams have refused to travel to pakistan on security grounds, and the team has been forced to play their home matches in exile in the united arab emirates, but starting today we will see three t20 matches this week played in lahore between pakistan and world i! that will be captained by south africa's faf du plessis, and

former england manager roy hodgson says he fully believes he can keep crystal palace in the premier league takes charge of his first match tomorrow, having replaced frank de boer, who was sacked earlier this week after opening the season with four straight league defeats. i have said to the players already, i have not given many team talks as such, but the one point i did make to them, was our focus is on may, not at the end of september, because leagues are not won at the end of september and teams are not relegated at the end of september. the weekend's premier league football begins with a friday night match on the south coast as bournemouth host newly—promoted brighton... it will mean a lot to the fans of both clubs... bournemouth are without a point yet this season — but brighton come off the back of their first top flight win, so are bournemouth feeling the pressure already? there are several ways that you can look at things. the best way to put it, if you go game for game, last year, we were one point down. as much as we do not want to panic and i think that is key, we have to be ve

roy hodgson has been given a two—year contract.ropean competition against the stars of paris st germain, while there were straight forward victories for manchester united and chelsea. our sports correspondent, natalie pirks, watched the action. when your opponents' squad is worth more than £500 million more than yours, it's a fair sign you might be in for a torrid night. psg have made big moves over the summer to mount a major champions league challenge. it tookjust 19 minutes for their headline act to show celtic how serious they are. that's what you get for nearly 200 million. brilliant finish. their other huge summer deal was monaco's wunderkind kylian mbappe. imagine being the coach with those two up front. but don't forget cavani. just minutes later, when he was felled in the box, psg's third star striker also got in the act. an own goal made it 4—0 before cavani's sublime flying header made it five and capped off a terrible night for the scottish champions. over at old trafford, champions league football is back. so too it se

in sport — roy's return. hodgson set to return to football management with crystal palace, fifteen months after resigning from the england job. this is the second time and you get the sense, i'm sweating and quite uncomfortable, to be brutally honest. they're the fighter jets at the forefront of the battle against so—called islamic state, but piloting a typhoon is no mean feat, as our defence correspondent has been finding out. and he tries to hold on to his brea kfast. and he tries to hold on to his breakfast. it looks amazing. compared to yesterday, a little bit drier brighter and a bit warmer. but there is something wet and much windier on the way tonight. all the details 15 minutes. first our main story. one of the government's key pieces of legislation on brexit has won its first vote in the commons. the european union withdrawal bill, which would end the supremacy of eu law in the uk, was passed with a majority of 36 in the early hours of this morning. theresa may welcomed the result, saying it would give solid

the talk is now roy hodgson will come in who is now roy hodgson will come in who is another ex—england rdyce, very through holloway, peerless, pardew, allardyce, very strong, pragmatic, very experienced english managers and roy would fit that bill —— tony pulis. there will be an enquiry into the england manager mark samson who was accused of making racist remarks to any aluko. the culture sport and media select committee have ta ken the culture sport and media select committee have taken into account various previous issues. there was a complaint that eniola aluko made about the england women's team's boss paul sampson. three weeks ago she told me she had been the victim of bullying and discrimination. the fa in two separate reviews cleared mark samson of those allegations and said he was guilty of no wrongdoing whatsoever but aluko told they she was upset at how the investigation had been conducted. the fa said there was nothing wrong with the two reviews. they were happy with how it was conducted. samson said last week he wanted to move on, his conscience was clear. i think this will

roy hodgson has been appointed as the new manager of crystal palace, joining on a two year deal.signing as england manager following england's elimination by iceland at the last sixteen stage of the euro 2016. he replaces frank de boer who was sacked on monday after 77 days and just five matches in charge. liverpool will be without forward sadio mane for three matches after they lost their appeal against the length of his ban. the player was sent off during their match with manchester city at the weekend after catching the city goalkeeper ederson in the face with a high foot. the club argued that the ban was excessive — it means he will miss his side's next two premier league matches and their efl cup tie with leicester. the england women's manager mark sampson has told the bbc that the allegations of bullying and discrimination made against him by eni aluko have been difficult but that he's not a racist. he was cleared in two separate investigations of any wrongdoing. he's been speaking to our sports editor dan roan. did you ever belittle, victimise or believed alu ko? believed

maybe have roy hodgson and ray lewington as number two and three.see. all will be revealed. john salako, thank you for your thoughts on the news that frank de boer has been sacked by crystal palace. chris froome might attempt the grand tour trouble. yesterday he added the vuelta a espa na tour trouble. yesterday he added the vuelta a espana to his tour de france title. he is not ruling out the curator tanya —— giro d'italia next may. here's a complete athlete. he is rounded. boy oh boy is this quy he is rounded. boy oh boy is this guy a winner. he blends personality that he has got with this ability to eke out a way wins. he ekes it out all the time. i think hejust eke out a way wins. he ekes it out all the time. i think he just wears his competitors out and they do not know how to beat him. it is something to be admired. that is it. iamon something to be admired. that is it. iam on my something to be admired. that is it. i am on my bike now. will perry will be with you for the next hour and beyond. the pace will be a bit different! thank you. more

and roy hodgson has set his sights on keeping crystal palace in the premier league.e boer‘s successor yesterday. and has fond memories of time spent at selhurst park as a young boy. certainly, when i was on the terraces, i had dreams of playing for the team, and when i became a coach later on, coaching the team. but a lot has happened in between times. in someways, it's very rewarding to find myself here now. had a difficult time, of course, but it's a club that i've always loved and admired, and a club that i think has huge potential. certainly a big job on his hand to come. valtteri bottas has extended his stay with mercedes for another year, and will race for the world champions in 2018. after impressing at williams, hejoined on a one—year deal injanuary, replacing world champion nico rosberg who retired. team boss toto wolf praised the chemistry between him and team mate leiws hamilton. essex are edging closer to a first county championship title since 1992. they declared on 369 for nine on the second day of their match against warwickshire. opener varun chopra m

they said they will appoint a manager in due course, we understand that will be roy hodgson who has beeniliating defeat to iceland at euro 2016. it is understood he cannot wait to get started but he will face a tough road ahead. if you look at crystal palace's next four premier league games, after southampton may have got manchester city, united and chelsea, so the top three still to play but it looks like roy hodgson will be in charge of those games as things stand at the moment. katie, thank you very much indeed. chris froome may attempt the grand tour treble next year. yesterday, he added the vuelta a espana to his fourth tour de france title, becoming only the third man to win both races in the same year. he will prioritise the tour again next year and he will almost certainly defend his maiden vuelta title but the decision he has to make is whether to also compete in the giro d'italia in may. team sky principal sir dave brailsford says froome must now be considered one of the sports greats. he's a complete athlete. he's matured. he's rounded, but boy oh boy is this on a winner. he b

from the terraces to the top job, roy hodgson's life now comes full circle.stal palace. if that wasn't obvious before, it was soon crystal clear. southampton took the lead after a little over five minutes. if crystal palace are to rest that dismal form, crystal palace are to rest that dismalform, they crystal palace are to rest that dismal form, they need to start scoring. even with the likes of christian benteke, that is easier said than. first—time chances limited. clearly restricting. for the former england boss, these are perhaps familiar feelings. some chances were created but fraser foster was in fine form. this was no fresh start for separate part. they now become the first carbon top—flight history to their first five games without such as a call. —— the first team in top—flight history. we didn't play well enough asa history. we didn't play well enough as a team or individually to get the result we wanted to do. that's a fa ct of result we wanted to do. that's a fact of football life. would stop when new football matches, performances to. —— words do

they are hoping that roy hodgson can change that.southampton to selhurst park, and they do so, as the premier league's bottom club, having lost all four, having lost all four of their matches so far. in scotland, rangers' stand—in skipper, graham dorrans came to their rescue. he took the captain's armband, after lee wallace, was injured and kenny miller was substituted — and his goal gave them, a 2—2 draw at patrick thistle. that takes them, up to third in the table. northa m pton were totally dominant against bath in the rugby union premiership. george north secured the bonus point in a 24—6 victory. that's two wins from two at home for northampton. in the pro14, ulster beat scarlets. and in super league, st helens moved into the play—off places with victory over huddersfield. but salford's hopes were ended with a heavy defeat, leeds are guaranteed a heavy defeat, leeds are guaranteed a home semifinal. for the first time in a quarter of a century, essex are county cricket champions. they could celebrate the title after rivals lancas

and roy hodgson has set his sights on keeping crystal palace in the premier league.successor yesterday. and has fond memories of time spent at selhurst park as a young boy. certainly when i was on the terraces i had dreams of playing for the team i suppose when i became a coach later on coaching the team, a lot has happened between times. in some ways it's very rewarding to find myself here now, at a difficult time, of course, but at a club i've a lwa ys time, of course, but at a club i've always loved and admired and a club i think has huge potential and represents so many people. huge potential but he has a big job on his hands, hasn't he? the international olympic committee has been criticised by member dick pound for its failure to tackle the corruption crisis gripping the organisation. last week, police raided the home of carlos nuzman, the head of the brazilian olympic committee — as they investigate "strong evidence" of vote—buying to secure rio's 2016 bid. we have taken a severe hit in terms of credibility. that hasn't got any better. every time another ioc i

he's expected to be replaced by the former england coach roy hodgson, as our correspondent richard conwayace to the worst start of any top division team since 192a. frank de boer was only appointed injune, but knew he was a man under pressure. the only thing that i can control, you know, is to work very hard with the boys.

and just finally, roy hodgson says he didn't want his managerial career to be remembered for england'sll the sport for now. i will have more later on. the foreign secretary borisjohnson will visit the british virgin islands today where hurricane irma has destroyed communities, and left at least five people dead. the british government has faced criticism for its slow response to the disaster but insists that it's there for the long term and on top of £32 million pledged in aid it says it will match all public donations made via the red cross. in a moment we'll speak to brigadierjohn bridge. he's the most senior member of the british army in the caribbean and he is in charge of the relief operation. and on the worst hit island, tortola, we're speaking to both locals and expats to ask what they need from the government. kennedy banda is a local tortolan who says he wants the british government to evacuate his wife and four children, giles cadman runs his business from tortola and has been instrumental in getting much needed supplies to the islands, and charlotte caulfield who was evacuat

former england manager roy hodgson suffered a defeat on his return to football.se their opening five league matches without scoring a goal. sergio aguero grabbed a hat—trick as manchester city a hat—trick as manchester city beat watford 6—0, to move to the top of the table. they've scored a total of 15 goals in their past three matches. newcastle moved into the top four with their third successive league win, beating stoke 2—1. philippe coutinho made his first start of the season but couldn't prevent liverpool from being held at home to burnley. the remaining matches also finished in draws. celtic moved clear at the top of the scottish premiership with a a—0 win over ross county. second placed aberdeen were held at home to bottom of the table kilmarnock. while there were wins for dundee and hearts. and the 3—1 favourite capri, ridden by ryan moore, has won the world's oldest classic, the st leger. the grey battled down the straight ahead of crystal 0cean and stradivarius to give trainer aiden 0'brien his fifth triumph in the race. the victory means jockey ryan mo

roy hodgson, their new manager, got a warm welcome, but their first new manager, got a warm welcome,t their first call, for southampton, it came within six minutes. they are still winning 1—0 at selhurst park after 38 minutes. red bull's max verstappen will be hoping to claim the first pole position of his career for the singapore grand prix. which is tomorrow. in final practice at the spectacular marina bay street circuit, the dutch teenager was seven hundredths of a second quicker than the ferrari of sebastian vettel. championship leader lewis hamilton was third, just a tenth of a second off verstappen. in rugby union, world champions new zealand have completed a record victory over south africa in auckland, thumping them 57—0. the all blacks were ruthless, running in eight tries. scott barrett was among the scorers, while his older brother beauden kicked 17 points. it was new zealand's biggest winning margin over the springboks. the wait is nearly over for one of the most eagerly anticipated boxing matches of the last decade. unified middleweight champion gannady golovkin defends

roy hodgson was speaking to a few of his old england players, john stones and raheem sterling., the last few games, 5—0, 6—0 and again 5-0. we were not good enough with the ball. the ball should move and we did not move it. we have to move it better. the last ten minutes of the first half, we started again to play well and that helped us a lot to score the first goaljust before half—time. in the second half we we re half—time. in the second half we were at the level of the last few weeks. today was a harsh lesson. edward had been better had the legend not been so harsh but even if we had lost the game 1—0 we might have felt better about ourselves but we did not create enough chances. certainly any second half, to come back at them. the goals will fall when that happens. —— follow. manchester united are keeping pace with their city rivals at the top of the table. a tougher afternoon for them at southampton, but another three points. and again, romelu lukaku was the hero, six premier league goals already for manchester united but this was the definition of winning ugly. this was

they'll be hoping new manager roy hodgson, can change that when he takes charge today for the visit ofayers can get theirfirst goal of the he believes that the players can get their first goal of the season today. he has previously managed teams like phil. he has not won his opening game either of those clubs, but he is hoping to some effect. i certainly get the feeling that there is no doubt in the players‘ minds about the importance of this game, there is no doubt in our minds about how much it will be a good game to win and it's really up to them now, these people are selected to show they are on the field of play. watford could find themselves top of the league tonight — they're unbeaten this season in 11th — but today they host free in scotland, celtic and aberdeen could be separated this afternoon — aberdeen are behind only on goal difference — they take on kilmarnock, with celtic at home to ross county. england captain eoin morgan says it was the right decision to rest ben stokes for the t20 match against west indies today. many fans bought their tickets to watch stokes at his h

roy hodgson takes charge of crystal palace, for the first time later today. doubt in the players' minds about the importance of this game, there is no doubt in their minds about how much it will be a good game to win and it's really up to them now, these 11 selected, to show they are on the field of play. that is the kick—off today. in scotland, rangers' stand—in skipper, graham dorrans came to their rescue. he took the captain's armband after lee wallace was injured and kenny miller was substituted — and his goal gave them, a 2—all draw at patrick thistle. that takes them up to third in the table. northa m pton were totally dominant against bath in the rugby union premiership. george north secured the bonus point in a 24—6 victory. that's two wins from two at home for northampton. in the proi4, ulster beat scarlets. and in super league, st helens moved into the play—off places, with victory over huddersfield, but salford's hopes were ended with a heavy defeat to leeds. and they are guaranteed a home semifinal in the play—offs. for the first time in a quarter

roy hodgson was speaking to a few of his old england players, john stones and raheem sterling.p guardiola, and great day, the last few games, 5—0, 6—0 and again 5—0. we were not good enough with the ball. the ball should move and we did not move it. we have to move it better. the last ten minutes of the first half, we started again to play well and that helped us a lot to score the first goaljust before half—time. in the second half we were at the level of the last few weeks. today was a harsh lesson. it would have been better had the lesson not been so harsh but even if we had lost the game 1—0, we might have felt better about ourselves, but we did not create enough chances, certainly in the second half, to come back at them. the goals will follow when that happens. for most of the main title contenders today it was all about goals but let us speak of another rival who did not score so many goals but a very good defensive performance. manchester united are keeping pace with their city rivals at the top of the table. a tougher afternoon for them at southampton, but another thre

they'll be hoping new manager roy hodgson, can change that when he takes charge today for the visit ofe scoring manchester city, who also could jump above city rivals united, who host rooney's return with everton tomorrow. they are two points behind us. making an impressive start. it was impressive. he dominated completely the game. it is so physical. the team. he has won more games against a great team. and we need someone to look at our game with city, it is a big test to others. we started very well, we got an important a points. we stay in the fourth position on the table. it is important not to lose focus. in scotland, celtic and aberdeen could be separated this afternoon — aberdeen are behind only on goal difference — they take on kilmarnock, with celtic at home to ross county. max verstappen, will be hoping to claim the first pole position, of his career, after topping the timesheets in final practice, ahead of qualifying for the singapore grand prix. red bull have been the quickest team in all three practice sessions at the marina bay street circuit. the dutch teenager was seve

former england manager roy hodgson says he believes he can keep crystal palace in the english premierving replaced frank de boer, who was sacked earlier this week after opening the season with four straight league defeats. i've said to the players already, though i haven't given many talks as such, buti.i though i haven't given many talks as such, but i.i made though i haven't given many talks as such, buti.i made when though i haven't given many talks as such, but i.i made when they met them was that our focus is on may, not the end of september because lea ks and not the end of september because leaks and one at the end of september and are not relegated at the end of september. there is one match in the premier league this evening. it's a south coast derby which sees bournemouth aim for their first points of the season at home to newly promoted brighton. it's currently 1—0 to brighton — solly march gane them the lead a short time ago against the run of play. rangers can go level on points with leaders celtic with victory at partick thistle in the scottish premiership. they did take

this is roy hodgson after signing his contract with crystal palace yesterday. look at him!ystal palace scarf. may be feeling slightly awkward. i just thought that was a cute little picture. 0ne awkward. i just thought that was a cute little picture. one more story. we mentioned the england women's manager short time ago. lots of the papers have this picture. an awkward moment between mark sampson and lucy bronze at training yesterday. it looks like he is trying to direct her and she quite clearly doesn't wa nt her and she quite clearly doesn't want him to do that and is not happy about it at all. you can see she com pletely about it at all. you can see she completely shrugs him. this is the sort of scrutiny that the england women's team will have to get used to at the moment because of the situation mark sampson has been in. it interesting with photos. you can pick the moment that tells a story that may not be what happened. but everyone is watching closely. he has been asked about it and he says he doesn't even remember the incident. grandparents who take their names chose

former england manager roy hodgson says he believes he can keep crystal palace in the premier league.having replaced frank de boer, who was sacked earlier this week after opening the season with four straight league defeats. i have said to the players already. 1.i made to them when i met them is that our focus really is on may, not on the end of september. things aren't one at the end of september, 01’ aren't one at the end of september, or relegated at the end of september. there is one match in the premier league this evening. it's a south coast derby which sees bournemouth aim for their first points of the season at home to newly promoted brighton. it's currently goalless a quarter of an hour into the first half — full commentary of the on bbc radio 5live. rangers can go level on points with celtic against partick thistle tonight. rangers are leading 1—0 in that one. just a warning of some flashing images coming up now. german side cologne have criticised what they call ‘inadequate security‘ at arsenal, after both clubs werecharged by uefa, following fan problems during last night'

roy hodgson is set to become crystal palace's manager.o was sacked yesterday after five games in charge. the northern ireland manager has been arrested and charged in conjunction with drink—driving. he was stopped in edinburgh on sunday when. and the world 11 will face pakistan in the first of 3t20 matches. it is the first. i'll be back with a full update on the next 15 minutes. the government's attempt to extract the uk from eu law in time for brexit has passed its first parliamentary test. mps backed the eu withdrawal bill by 326 votes to 290 despite critics warning that it represented a "power grab" by ministers. mps concerned about the legislation have already tabled a number of amendments to —as they one put it — "remove the excesses of the bill". 0ur assistant political editor norman smith is in westminster. i think it was a pretty late night. an early morning. but the government cruised to fairly comfortable victory. that is far from the end of the story, though. after the end of that vote mps pile into the vote office to table a w

and obviously the talk is that roy hodgson is going to come in, another ex—england manager, vastly experiencedy holloway, neil warnock, sam allardyce, very experienced english managers and roy would fit that bill. plenty of reaction to the sacking from the world of soccer macro, jose mourinho has said that it did not come as a huge shock to him. that is not surprising. i was sacked as a champion, claudio ranieri was sacked as a champion, frank de boer is sacked after four matches. and next season something incredible will happen again. nothing surprises me. the only club below palace in the premier league is west ham, who face huddersfield tonight and they are desperate to avoid a fourth straight defeat themselves. manager slaven bilic isn't concerned about speculation that he could be sacked. my job is to raise the performance of the team and we start with a game on monday night. that is a good opportunity, a good chance for us to start winning games and the comeback on the right track, and that is where i am putting my work and concentration. senior fa executives will face questions about th

a manager surely a season who know how good he works in the early match former england manager roy hodgsonbegan his crystal palace career with a one zero home loss to southampton liverpool drew one one with burnley newcastle moved into the top four with a win over stoke and taught them were held little at home by swanzy. europe and south america had matches in their continental club competitions earlier in the week on saturday and sunday it's africa's turn for the champions league quarter final first legs eight times winners are actually of egypt were held to two at home by two museums esperance in borg are all but in the early match mozambique's affair of rio de berra scored late to secure a one one draw against us same of algeria. new zealand have recorded their biggest ever rugby victory over traditional rival south africa in auckland the all blacks ran in eight tries to crush the springboks fifty seven mil in this rugby championship game seven different new zealanders cross the trial and well now he momus scott scored twice the all blacks recorded their previous biggest win against the

roy hodgson takes charge of crystal palace, for the first time later today.n the table. that is the night race setting for the singapore grand prix. there's something special about the singapore grand prix — but championship leader lewis hamilton will need to warm things up a bit — he was more than half a second slower than daniel ricciardo, who led yesterday's practice sessions. britain's 0lympic skeleton champion, lizzy yarnold, says, she now knows, why she has been suffering from dizziness problems, over the last few years. she has a kind of travel sickness. the 28—year—old won gold at sochi three years ago, and she's preparing for next year's winter olympics in pyeong—chang. when i'm going down the track, sometimes i can become disorientated but i've seen the best specialists and my team knows what's going on and to know how to recover and compete still. i absolutely have the will to compete in every race regardless of those issues. it was an iconic sporting moment, when britain'sjohnny brownlea, was helped over the line by brother alistair, at the end of

despite the early welcomes at selhurst park, roy hodgson's start as crystal palace manager did not go defeat for palace. the criticisms will mount up. it's another game where we haven't won. and it's going to be a long, a long road, a long haul. and there will be more pain, perhaps, along the way, before we can actually start to see some light at the end of the tunnel. hodgson's old stadium is tottenham's temporary home, not that they are overly set on leaving just yet. it wasn't this goalkeeper‘s day against swansea. his side dominated, but after a goalless draw, they are still waiting for their first league win. elsewhere, huddersfield and leicester drew 1—1, while west brom and west ham played out a 0—0 draw. later today, manchester united host everton, and arsenal travel to london rivals chelsea. the draw means golovkin retains his three major middleweight titles, and remains unbeaten in 38 fights. our reporter ade adedoyin watched the contest, and joins us now live from las vegas. reaction to this fight is coming in, and people seem a little bit shocked that perhaps gennady golov

and roy hodgson has set his sights on keeping crystal palace in the premier league.nd has fond memories of time spent at selhurst park as a young boy. when i was on the terraces, i had dreams of playing for the team, and when i became a coach, playing for the team. a lot has happened in between times. in some ways it is rewarding to find myself here now, a difficult time, of course, but at a clu b difficult time, of course, but at a club i have always loved and admired and a club i feel has huge potential and a club i feel has huge potential and represents so many people. valtteri bottas has extended his stay with mercedes for another year, and will race for the world champions in 2018. after impressing at williams, hejoined on a one—year deal injanuary, replacing world champion nico rosberg who retired. team boss toto wolf praised the chemistry between him and team mate leiws hamilton. and essex are edging closer to a first county championship title since 1992. they declared on 369 for nine on the second day of their match against warwickshire. 0pener varun chopra m

roy hodgson has been appointed as the new manager of crystal palace, joining on a two—year deal.o 2016. he replaces frank de boer, who was sacked on monday after 77 days and just five matches in charge. liverpool will be without forward sadio mane for three matches after they lost their appeal against the length of his ban. the player was sent off during their match with manchester city at the weekend after catching the city goalkeeper ederson in the face with a high foot. the club argued that the ban was excessive — it means he will miss his side‘s next two premier league matches and their efl cup tie with leicester. the england women‘s manager mark sampson has told the bbc that he‘s not a racist. it follows allegations of discrimination and bullying made against him by striker eni aluko. he was cleared in two separate investigations of any wrongdoing. he‘s been speaking to our sports editor dan roan. did you ever belittle, victimise all bully her which was a member of your squad? absolutely not. my intention of working with my players was to support them, give them the best cha

former england manager roy hodgson is believed to be among the favourites to succeed him. you're watching beyond 100 days. let's get more now on our top story — the trail of destruction left by hurricane irma. it has since been downgraded to a tropical storm, but forecasters warn winds still remain powerful. millions of people are without power across florida, but much of the relief effort is, of course, focussed on the caribbean islands. in particular cuba, from where our correspondent will grant reports. as irma moves away from cuba's coast, the full extent of the devastation she left behind is becoming clear. cuba remains an island without power. the electricity knocked out when the storm hit havana. thousands of families have been left without homes after storm surge waters engulfed whole neighbourhoods. translation: it has been a huge catastrophe. my home and my business, everything is ruined. we lost everything. the refrigerator, the televisions. we have no food, we have the drinking water. and they were the lucky ones. the cuban government announced that ten people

crystal palace have a new manager, roy hodgson, we will talk about him on the programme again.eturns to the first team. we will talk to him, but coming back from injury and him fearing his career was over at some stage. is that a technical medical term? maybe a broken leg...? what's more acceptable? it was a horrible injury but the good news he is on his way back. snap or break, he is on his way back. also, the newcastle captain scored an important win for the team over swansea, lascelles talks about the importance of family and what makes him tick, as the 22—year—old captain of newcastle, he's really highly rated. they've always been tough on me, my father would make me do 20 press ups a night from 13 or 14, they are my parents, they know what is best. i'm a young kid and even now, you see a lot of kids now with a lot of talent. and the world at their feet. because they haven't had the guidance and somebody telling them what to do or what not to do from a young age, they have fallen off it. although it can be hard for teenagers, always listen axel! teenagers, always listen do

roy hodgson takes charge of crystal palace, for the first time later today.ar: i certainly get the feeling that there is no doubt in the players minds about the important of this game, there is no doubt in our minds about how much it will be a good game to win and it's really up to them now, these people are selected to show they are on the field of play. in scotland, rangers' stand—in skipper, graham dorrans came to their rescue. he took the captain's armband, when lee wallace, was injured early in the game and his goal gave them, a 2—all draw at patrick thistle. that takes them, up to third in the table. the crowd at chester le street have been disappointed, even before the start of england's t20 game against west indies. many of them bought tickets to watch local favourite ben stokes at his home ground — durham used him to market the match but he's been left out. england say he needs a rest. guys want to see him play. if there wasn't an injury risk down the line ora wasn't an injury risk down the line or a huge ashes tour coming up, potentially might be ab

former england manger roy hodgson is expected to succeed de boer on a 2 year contract. leaving west brom to become england manager in 2012. this would be his first job since stepping down from the national side after euro 2016, when england were knocked out by iceland. senior fa executives are to be summoned to a parliamentary inquiry to face questions about the two investigations that cleared england women's manager mark sampson of making allegedly racist remarks to former player eni aluko. the fa, into separate reviews, cleared mark sampson of those allegations and said he was guilty of no wrongdoing whatsoever. but aluko said investigations were flawed because key witnesses had not been interviewed. this makes it hard for the fa to move on because, as i say commons select committee does not tend to collett aids editors to explain themselves. i understand that aluko explain themselves. i understand that alu ko and explain themselves. i understand that aluko and a former player will also be asked to give evidence in at over “— also be asked to give evidence in at over

we understand the new manager will be the former england boss roy hodgson and that he cannot wait toadded the vuelta a espana to his fourth tour de france title, becoming only the third man to win both races in the same year. he will prioritise the tour again next year and he will almost certainly defend his maiden vuelta title but the decision he has to make is whether to also compete in the giro d'italia in may. two titles in one season still sees him join the greats of the sport. that's all sport for now. you can go to the bbc sport site for plenty more, inclduing nadal‘s us open win, his 16th grand slam title. let's return to hurricane irma because there has been criticism of the speed with which the government has responded to the hurricane in the british virgin islands. priti patel, you have seen some of the headlines and her family speaking on the radio, including geoffrey scott martin who says it seems everyone can bear left their citizens out except for the uk. he talks about incompetence and disregard for british citizens. i think that criticism is unjustified. the fact we

crystal palace got their first win under new boss roy hodgson, but liverpool were beaten by leicestertheir last four games. jonny bairstow took advantage of his chance as an opener to help england win the first one day international against west indies with his first 0di century. bairstow reached 100 as england easily chased down 205 to win the match at old trafford by seven wickets. ben stokes hitting the winning runs with more than ten overs to spare to take a 1—0 lead in the five match series — the second game is tomorrow at trent bridge. that is it for now. more a little bit later. thank you. the latest in a line of devastating caribbean storms — hurricane maria — has developed overnight into one of the most powerful atlantic hurricanes of all time. after battering the islands of martinique and dominica yesterday, the storm is due to hit the us virgin islands and puerto rico today. it's also set to wreak havoc on the british virgin islands, not with a direct hit, but with dangerous storm surges. in puerto rico, residents are bracing themselves for maria to arrive in the next few h

crystal palace got their first win under new boss roy hodgson.mani rounding off a 2—0 win after shinji okazaki got the first. liverpool haven't won any of their last four games england will take a 1—0 lead into the second one—day international against the west indies afterjonny bairstow took advantage of his chance as an opener to score his first odi century. bairstow reached 100 as england easily chased down 205 to win the match at old trafford by seven wickets. ben stokes hitting the winning runs with more than ten overs to spare. the second game is tomorrow at trent bridge with england hoping to maintain this winning momentum. something you always strive for as a site, you want to back up good wins and we want to go into the third game having won two on the bounce, and move forward all the time. i think we are getting better at that, and it is just making sure that you are looking all the time to improve and work out situations and get wickets as quickly as possible and go out there under pressure. finally, having covered a combined distance o

there's no roy of the rovers start for hodgson.ost their first five premier league games and fail to score again. and sebastien vettel is sensational in singapore. he takes pole position ahead of tomorrow's grand prix, but championship leader lewis hamilton can only manage fifth. also coming up in the programme: another huge fight night in las vegas approaches. we bring you all the build up to alvarez versus gennady golovkin — two of boxing's biggest punchers. we begin with the day's football, and manchester city just can't stop scoring — 6—0 they beat watford this afternoon. now topping the premier league table on their own, with manchester united not playing until tomorrow. sergio got itjust cheering away from the all—time manchester city goal—scoring record. much of the day for a third goal. he is likely on messy. raheem sterling with the penalty. gabriellejesus. maybe controversial offside calls but they thoroughly deserved this. manchester city. they can't stop scoring. 15 goals in the last three games, if you include champion