hello, and welcome to sportsday with me, sarah mulkerrins.long to the programme — lots to get through and we'll start with a winning goal for manchester united after the full time whistle. yes, it happened in their dramatic encounter against brighton in the premier league today. a 3—2 win in the end — but this was a match packed full of incidents, which was eventually settled with the very final kick in the 100th minute. to explain all — here'sjim lumsden this game fizzed from the off. brighton nearly got an early lead but hit the woodwork three times. united won what they were capable of when greenwood found a way through, offside the outcome. then a penalty to the seagulls coolly dispatched by more pay. brighton went ahead for long, their defence froze and one poked the ball into his own net. ruling out a brighton penalty, united goal, but there was no dispute as marcus rashford wranglings about the albion defence. “ ran wranglings about the albion defence. —— ran rings. hit the post then hope to snatch a point for biting deep into injury t

hello, i'm sarah mulkerrins at the bbc sport centre. northern ireland were both in nations league action this evening — with varying degrees of sucess, scotland survived a nervy night to win 2—1 against a makeshift czech republic side. and it was a humbling home debut for northern ireland manager ian baraclough, as his side lost 5—1 to norway. joe wilson has the details. project team with covid—19 quarantine making their debut. in 11 minutes score. it was scotland's first team and white. but here's an opportunity, linden with the forwards instinct demand once played a surface paradise. born to scottish pa rents. a surface paradise. born to scottish parents. second—half penalty was precise and good enough. and so was scotla nd precise and good enough. and so was scotland just. a victory will always bea scotland just. a victory will always be a victory. roger 19th international for stephen davis, known as ela‘fii 7 " was no ”f‘iiz‘é. tomorrow. one down after two minutes in northern ireland equalised almost immediately, all. after six immed

sarah mulkerrins, bbc news, st helens.les. have you got it? straight ahead. hello! here! you are not meant to be this far! the dogs owner dialled 999 and spoke to the coastguard to say that his dog was swimming out to sea "chasing seagulls — and would not turn back." the dog ended up half a mile off the shore, and had to be rescued by lifeboat. hello! we now have to jog hello! we now have tojog on board. do you know where the owners are, over? the dog has now been reunited with its owner — the rnli says she was happy to get back to dry land. this dog was particularly after some seagulls out at the, the steagall was swimming happily with the dog chasing its. ithink was swimming happily with the dog chasing its. i think she was going for a marathon swim to the wind farms, iam for a marathon swim to the wind farms, i am not too sure, for a marathon swim to the wind farms, iam not too sure, she for a marathon swim to the wind farms, i am not too sure, she was quite a way off but in good spirits and very well—behaved. quite a w

sarah mulkerrins will be following the action through the night for 5 live and shejoins me now. is course — there will be plenty more twists to come. we had that wonderful scoring on day one. it was the us open, it has to be difficult. day two, it bared this teeth, this course and they found it so teeth, this course and they found it so difficult. there is less wind at the moment, there are some players who are going under part, but i think we are looking at level par. a good round for those players today. it will be interesting to see how a lot of those names fair. you mentioned patrick reed, he hasjust teed off, he has found the fairway. he has been really solid, one of these players that has a really good mental strength to deal with the toughness of this course and when it goes wrong how to recover. he is playing along with bryson dechambeau, who also found the fairway, but then went on to three—part that first. he has already gone a shot out. justin thomas is having a bad early round so thomas is having a bad early round so far. he has dropped two shots in his first two hole

i'm sarah mulkerrins.up: time penalties at the russian grand prix cost lewis hamilton a record—equalling formula 1 victory. in another day of drama in the premier league, a jamie vardy hat—trick helps leicester to a big win at manchester city. but another late penalty from the video referee costs tottenham against newcastle. and there was no fairytale return to clay for andy murray — out of the french open in the first round. hello and welcome to sportsday. welcome along to the programme this evening. tennis and football coming up on a busy sunday but we'll start with the russian grand prix. lewis hamilton started on pole, knowing one more win would have seen him draw level with michael schumacher on a record 91 race wins. but it was a frustrating afternoon in sochi for the world champion, as time penalties meant he could only finish third. here's our sports correspondent, joe wilson. these men control the russian grand prix. the stewards defining lewis hamilton's finish before he even began. they saw him

hello, i'm sarah mulkerrins at the bbc sportcentre.l among european nations returned for the first time in ten months with the start of a new nations league campaign behind closed doors. among the winners were wales, who earned a hard fought i—0 victory away in finland, as andy swiss reports. singing amid the silence, no fans in helsinki, but plenty of expectation. wells's first match for some ten months. they thought they made the perfect start. only for the ball to be intricately ruled out of the net. the rest of wales's first half frustrating. bail was substituted a break and after it, finland should have been ahead. the game seemed destined to stay goalless, but minutes left at last, more finally giving wales something to celebrate. as he prodded the visitors to victory. the whales won't mind that after so long away, a winning return. andy swiss, bbc news. —— wales. meanwhile, stephen kenny's first match in charge of republic of ireland ended with late drama in a 1—1 draw in bulgaria. the home side had gone in front mid—way through

hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm sarah mulkerrins a seven goal thriller to start the season, as champions. a new circuit for formula one, but the same old story, lewis hamilton is back on pole. and we look ahead to the us 0pen women's final — where the 2018 champion naomi osaka will face a rejuvinated good evening — welcome along to the programme. it's been away forjust a few short weeks — but the premier league is back — and back with a bang if you were watching liverpool against leeds united this evening. an extraordinary game, full of intensity and incidents, which eventually ended in a 4—3 win for the defending champions and alex gulrajani was watching... two title winners with different ambitions for the season ahead. jurgen klopp said liverpool will not defend their liverpool two premier league crown, they will attack it. the gained start with an early penalty from mo sala. it wasn't long till it was level. the pulsating star didn't light till it was level. the pulsating stardidn't light up till it was level. the pulsating star didn't light up with

i'm sarah mulkerrins.r australia, as england struggle through their innings in the second 0di at old trafford. is it formula one or the demolition derby? details of a chaotic tuscan grand prix coming up. and a new—look everton beat spurs, thanks to this header from dominic calvin—lewin. good evening, lovely to have you with us on this busy sunday in sport. it's at the cricket we start, as australia are chasing 232 to beat england at old trafford in their one day international, and with it clinch the series. england won the toss and elected to bat, hoping to avoid a first series defeat at home for five years. but the world champions struggled through their innings, as patrick gearey now reports. when you are world champions, you are entitled to show off, but if australians and they are always dangerous when there is something to aim at. australia kept control, thanks in pa rt australia kept control, thanks in part to a leg spinner on shame's birth date. two years ago they scored a81 against australia, but o

hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm sarah mulkerrins.er league returns — and aubameyang is back scoring for arsenal as they get off to the perfect start. a new circuit for formula one, but the same old story, lewis hamilton is back on pole. and we look ahead to the us open women's final — where the 2018 champion naomi osaka will face a rejuvinated victoria azarenka... hello and welcome to sportsday. good evening — welcome to the programme. it's been away forjust a few short weeks — but the premier league is back — and there has been lots going on. let's start with what was — on paper at least — the game of the day. champions liverpool hosting promoted leeds united... and it's lived up to that billing in the first half. five goals so far, liverpool leading 3—2. mo salah has scored twice... this cracking finish to put them in front for the third time in the match. leeds levelling the game twice before that. . . pressing football at it's best! in the early kick—off today arsenal had the perfect start to their new season with a convincing wi

i'm sarah mulkerrins.a strikes for australia, as england struggle through their innings in the second 0di at old trafford. is it formula one or the demolition derby? details of a chaotic tuscan grand prix coming up. and jamie vardy scores twice from the spot, as leicester kick off their premier league campaign with a win over west brom. good evening. so, lots to get through on this busy sunday, but it's at the cricket we start, as australia are chasing 232 to beat england at old trafford in their one day international, and with it clinch the series. england won the toss and elected to bat, hoping to avoid a first series defeat at home for five years. but the world champions struggled through their innings, as patrick gearey now reports. when you are world champions, you are entitled to show off, but if this slogan is motivationalfor enrichment, the same tries to australians and they are always dangerous when there is something to aim at. —— motivationalfor english. as in the first match, australia had a su

hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm sarah mulkerrins. coming up...0th minute winner for manchester united. excellent exeter reach their first european champions cup final after beating the four time winners toulouse. a feeling of relief in russia for lewis hamilton after what he says was one of his worst qualifying sessions. and nat sciver helps england's cricketers complete a t20 series win over the west indies. hello and welcome to sportsday. you're very welcome along to the programme — lots to get through, and we'll start with a winning goal for manchester united after the full time whistle. yes, it happened in their dramatic encounter against brighton in the premier league today. a 3—2 win in the end — but this was a match packed full of incidents, which was eventually settled with the very final kick in the 100th minute. to explain all, here'sjim lumsden. this game fizzed from the off. brighton nearly got an early lead but hit the woodwork three times. united won what they were capable of when greenwood found a way through, offside the outcome.

i'm sarah mulkerrins.stralia rally after an early wobble to set england a target of 295 for their innings in the first odi at old trafford. with the men's draw at the us open missing the big three, is alexander zverev the best placed to become the first new champion in new york since 2014? they haven't had long to wait to start their title defence. we'll look ahead to the new premier league season, with liverpool as defending champions. also coming up in the programme: and fans return to formula i, as italy's mugello circuit hosts a grand prix for the first time. welcome along to the programme. lovely to have you with us. let's begin, then, at old trafford, where england are taking on australia in the first odi of their series. australia looked to be struggling after england put them into bat — falling to 123—5 before rallying to set a decent total of 295 for england to chase. and henry moeran is at old trafford for us. henry, how are england getting on? not very well, i think is the short a nswer to not v

sarah mulkerrins is part of the commentary team on 5live.e some low scores out there. talk us through the runners and riders earlier on. out there. talk us through the runners and riders earlier onlj think we all a bit surprised. from the early start or skim a 5—under is the early start or skim a 5—under is the mark. recall back in 2006 geoff ogilvy one at 5—over. butjustin thomas is suited to the course is a long hitter but more importantly you have to be a good player with your short game so able to chip well and pump well. but you also have to be able to get that distance so that we think is going to be the winning formula. he did really well today and also who did well is patrick reed. he hit a hole—in—one at the 7th so that helps a normal sleep. take a look at this. he had double bogey a couple of holes before that so one bogey a couple of holes before that so one bounce and and and that's a pretty nice hole—in—one. she and that was not a crowd around him for patrick reed so he has moved to a—underfor his patrick reed so he has moved to

hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm sarah mulkerrins. coming up...hat is the winter going to be like for grassroots sports all around the country with the new coronavirus restrictions impacting pa rticiption those of the elite level have been speaking out with rugby league calling on the government to keep supporting them. we've got some great support for us to get us this far, but at this point, it would be a real shame to get this far and then let us die. also coming up in the programme... can england make it 2—2, we have news on how they are getting on against the west indies. hello and welcome along to sportsday. well, over the last 2a hours, sport at every level has been coming to terms with what the new government restrictions mean for their future. we've heard a lot about the impact on the elite leagues — but what about sport at grassroots level around the country — and as the weather turns and we head into the winter — what about indoor sports. a little earlier, i spoke to our senior sports news reporter, laura scott, who began by explaining

hello, i'm sarah mulkerrins at the bbc sport centre.en by australia in the first of three one day internationals in manchester. they got off to a great start taking the first five aussie wickets for just 123. but a century partnership between mitch marsh and glenn maxwell, helped the tourists to 294—9 off their 50 overs. and england struggled to get their chase going whenjos buttler was fourth man out they had just 57 on the scoreboard. jonny bairstow and sam billings did take them towards the target — billings made his first century at this level. but when he was last man out they were still 19 runs short of the australian total. it is unfortunate that we have come up it is unfortunate that we have come up short tonight and we still have some areas of improvement but huge positives, he he has been in the waiting room if you like for the last four years with his opportunities which have come few and far in between but he showed character and resilience today and isa character and resilience today and is a real positive for us. disappoin

with all the sport now, here's sarah mulkerrins at the bbc sport centre. good afternoon, sarah.the new premier league season is under way, with promoted side fulham hosting arsenal in the campaign opener. and there were some early nerves on show in the fulham box. alexandre lacazette was there to pounce and prod the ball into the net, to put arsenal 1—0 up with just nine minutes on the clock. and that's still the score with ten minutes to go until half—time. liverpool will begin the defence of their title at home against leeds united at 5:30 this afternoon. liverpool were top flight champions last season for the first time since 1990. they'll start this campaign against a side who, under highly rated manager marcelo bielsa, are back in the premier league for the first time in 16 years. we don't have to think at this moment about the whole season, we have to think about leeds united, thatis have to think about leeds united, that is enough to think about. honestly, because it is a premier league team, new in the premier league team, new in the premier league this season, but reall

with all the sport now, here's sarah mulkerrins at the bbc sport centre. hello, sarah.e into a huge day of live sport on the bbc — and england's women are bidding to wrap up the t20 series against west indies. the third match has just started in derby england are already 2—0 in derby, england are already 2—0 the third match has just started in derby, england are already 2—0 up in the five—match series. heather knight won the toss and opted to bat first. it's live on bbc two and the bbc sport website. great britain's lizzie deignan is seeking a second title in the road race at the road world championships in italy. she won it back in 2015. let's go live to the course now. the british riders are near the front of the pack. deignan is in good form after a couple of recent victories and this is a course that really suits her. it starts and ends at the famous motor racing circuit in imola. you can watch the race on the red button and the bbc sport website. there's more to come, with the women's fa cup quarterfinal between arsenal and tottenham live on bbc two at 5:15pm. and

hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm sarah mulkerrins. coming up... country with the new coronavirus restrictions impacting pa rticiption those of the elite level have

hello, i'm sarah mulkerrins with the bbc sports centre.the world number one and i7—times grand slam champion novak djokovic in the second round of the us open. edmund started well and produced an ace to take the first set on a tie break. djokovic though rediscovered his touch and took the next two sets 6—3, 6—4. he broke edmund straightaway at the start of the fourth and duly wrapped the match. djokovic will face germany's jan—lenna rd struff in the third round. in the women's draw, the number six seed petra kvitova came through against ukraine's kateryna kozlova in straight sets, while the 2016 champion and 17th seed angelique kerber beat fellow german anna lena friedsam 6—3, 7—6. great britain's adam yates has taken the overall lead at the tour de france in controversial circumstances. this morning's leader, julian alaphilippe, was penalised 20 seconds for illegally taking a water bottle in the last 20 kilometres of stage five, and slips to 16th overall. drew savage reports. adam yates says it is not the way he imagine himself taking the

good afternoon, i'm sarah mulkerrins on the news channel with the latest from bbc sport.y in their must—win one day international against australia at old trafford, following the aussies' win in the first match on friday. it's the second of three matches. england won the toss and decided to bat. they've brought in the curran brothers and left out mark wood and moeen ali. australia have left out steve smith despite the batsman having passed concussion tests after a knock on the head in training. very early days there. there are two more games in the premier league today, starting with newly promoted west bromwich albion at home against leicester city. that kicks off at 2. west brom have been relegated in 4 of their previous 12 premier league campaigns. we wa nt we want to compete as a team, not as a championship side. we are going to try to do something in the premier league, but as a very confident team thatis league, but as a very confident team that is going to expect to stay in the league for a long time. that is our objective. it is the first task, of course, like for

sport, and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's sarah mulkerrins. good afternoon.ared that, without that support, many lower league football clubs will go out of business. the managing director of dagenham and redbridge said the news hit them hard. it was really, really horrible. we're small club. we rely on a small band of people, a lot of volunteers, and we've been preparing the ground for the last two months, ready to start playing in front of spectators from october three. last night, we had a test, a pilot event, and we had a test, a pilot event, and we had just over 600 people here, and everybody worked well, public health, local public health where here, and they were very impressed with what we had done and what we had set up, so not to be able to do that on 3rd of october puts in jeopardy, my opinion, 67 national league clubs across the country. in the last few hours — the efl has issued a statement — saying it's disappointed at yesterday's decision to suspend plans for the return of fans to matches. as a matter of urgency we now need to understand what th