sparks fly in sharjah as england blaze into the final four at the t20 world cup despite defeat to southry—fest at twickenham as england are off to a flier in the autumn internationals. hello and welcome to sportsday. not at the standards they need to be at — that's the assessment from manchester united boss 0le gunnar solskjaer. his side lost a crucial manchester derby to rivals man city 2—0 earlier, falling further off the pace at the top, with more pressure heaped on the manager. joe lynsky reports. for manchester united he's the coach with the connection, the manager who knows the club in the city but now only gonna show shower is under fire and this was a derby day after his darker state —— 0le gunnar solskjaer. manchester city were here and inside seven minutes were in front. city had started this match with just three points front. city had started this match withjust three points more front. city had started this match with just three points more than united but their first—half felt in a different leave. were it not for david it might�*ve been five again. on his own, united's ke

as cricket in yorkshire undergoes the most serious scrutiny an england team in sharjah based, the captain which was south africa's plan. hitting 6/2 dozen is in an unstoppable 94 helped south africa to 189. when england batted the chase ended like this forjason roy, that searing pain from his leg tough to watch. whenjoss butler mis—hit the ball — yes, really — south africa had a wicket priced above any in world cricket. but there's ali and 100 metres for the spell they hit six consecutive sixes. then in the final over took three consecutive wickets. but is england going through? net run rate ensures that, jason roy helped that. a cruel time to be injured. joe wilson, bbc news. we saw jason roy struggling there following that match. and england captain eoin morgan says he'll be a big miss if he's ruled out of the rest of the tournament. he is unbelievably important. he is a guy who epitomises everything that we are about in the changing room and the way that we play. you see how commanding he is in the top of the order in not only t20 cricket but 50 over cricket as well. obviously, two dif

as cricket in yorkshire undergoes the most serious scrutiny, an england team in sharjah, based, the captain. rassie van der dussen hit six half—dozens in an unstoppable 94. he helped south africa to 189. when england batted, look at the man running away from the camera and stopping suddenly. the chase ended like that forjason roy. that searing pain from his leg, tough to watch. whenjos buttler mis—hit the ball, yep, really, south africa had a wicket prized above any in world cricket. ah, but there's moeen ali. 100 metres for this ball with usain bolt ease. england were in touch when liam livingstone hit three consecutive sixes. in the final over, with 1a needed, kagiso rabada took three consecutive wickets. ah, but it's england going through. net run rate ensures that. jason roy helped that. a cruel time to be injured. joe wilson, bbc news. it's time to pop out of the room if you don't want to know today's football results as match of the day and in scotland, sportscene, follow soon on bbc one. manchester city dominated their match against local rivals manchester united with a 2—0 win at ol

affair that needed an outstanding performance from jos buttler, who smashed a sensational century in sharjahbowlers then doing what they needed to do, sri lanka all out for 137. england with one foot in the last four. 0bviously obviously i am delighted to win the game. fourfrom porto is exactly what we want. we want to win every game we play in. the format is tough, there is not a lot of room for error so every game is massive. we had to bat first today and still come through and win a game and obviously we are really happy. meanwhile south africa are preparing to play bangladesh in group 1 in abu dhabi. the proteas sit second in the group behind england. they've recovered from an opening defeat by australia and gone on to beat west indies and sri lanka. south africa are also unbeaten in six t20 is against their opponents. not good omens for bangladesh, who have already lost all three matches and star all rounder shakib al hasan through injury. to football now and tottenham are in advanced negotiations with former chelsea boss antonio conte about becoming their new manager. the club sacked n

at the t20 world cup, new zealand will take on namibia in their penultimate group two match in sharjah making the semi—finals. while in the same group, india who lost their first two before winning their last match against afghanistan go up against scotland in dubai knowing nothing less than a win will suffice. it's falling short of what we could achieve in the first two games and we find ourselves where we find ourselves, a very great country to come back into a tournament like this when you have had games like that, you want to finish the tournament. defending champion daniil medvedev reached the quarter—finals of the paris masters, but was taken the distance by american sebastian korda. medvedev had to fight back from a set down then appeared to be coasting after taking the second set 6—1 and going a double—break up in the decider. the game fluctuated back and forth for a time before the russian world number two won it 4—6, 6—1, 6—3 and he'll now face french qualifier hugo gaston. top seed and world number one novak djokovic will play american taylor fritz in the quarter finals on f

strengthened their chances of reaching the semi—finals after eliminating namibia, beating them by 52 runs in sharjahheir final group game on sunday. still to come on sportsday... we hear from the new spurs boss antonio conte on what he describes as his �*big challenge'. i have seen in these few days that we need to work. we need to work a lot. now it's always a huge fixture, but this weekend's manchester derby will be particularly significant. it's tight at the top of the table, so city need a win to stay in the race, especially after a loss last weekend. while for united, their manager 0le gunnar solskjaer earned a reprieve after beating tottenham, but his coat�*s still on a shaky nail. earlier i spoke to gaz drinkwater and natalie pike from bbc radio manchesters' "talking balls". and began by asking gaz what would happen if there was the same embarassing scoreline as the one against liverpool? i think the manager would be gone with another embarrassment to the scale of the liverpool game. he said it was his darkest day at manchester united. it was my darkest day as a manchester united fan. to be h

they fell short byjust ten runs in sharjah, rassie van der dussen topscoring with 94 to help set england ali did his best to get his side over the line, but they lost three wickets in quick sucession so just couldn't get there. and jason roy is a doubt for the rest of the tournament after injuring his calf. in rugby union, england thrashed tonga 69—3 in their opening match of the autumn internationals. and they did it without captain owen farrell who'd tested positive for coronavirus. but england's new—look side didn't have any issues, running in ii tries against the islanders. 22—year—old marcus smith came on in the second—half to impress the sold out stadium. his first time in an england shirt, but probably not his last. a very bizarre and cruel moment in the wales south africa game in cardiff as a pitch invader got in the way of liam williams when he had a chance to score. it may well have cost wales, because the springboks went on to get the only try of the match late on. 23—18 it finished at the principality stadium. andrew conway starred for ireland as they eased past japan. he got

after three weeks of fantastic cricket in oman, sharjah, abu dhabi and dubai we are down to the lastat the t20 world cup. tomorrow, england take on new zealand in the first of the semifinals before pakistan face australia on thursday. england are the reigning one day world champions, but the captain eoin morgan has been playing down their label as strong favourites to become t20 kings as well. ben croucher reports. behind the skyscrapers in the persian gulf lies the tallest of cricket challengers. four teams trying to scale the height of the sport. england's wealth of talent has been depleted. jason roy out with a string. has been depleted. jason roy out with a string-— has been depleted. jason roy out with a strinu. ~ ., _, , with a string. whoever comes in will brina a lot with a string. whoever comes in will bring a lot of— with a string. whoever comes in will bring a lot of experience _ with a string. whoever comes in will bring a lot of experience and - with a string. whoever comes in will bring a lot of experience and a - with a string. whoever comes in will bring a lot of expe

affair that needed an outstanding performance from jos buttler, who smashed a sensational century in sharjahson reports england's invincible batters, where is this going? their. world cup as shelling, desperate to win this match. here is another. early wickets made it spirit soar in those seats, he was left? jos buttler. nobody hits a cricket ball better. you posted this innings. by the time he had finished, england's total was 163. sri lanka's shock. how did they get that far? facing the last ball, butler needed a six to reach his personal 100. butler needed a six to reach his personal100. it butler needed a six to reach his personal 100. it is so hard to make it look that easy. but sri lanka had their big hitters too. they kept the chase on. england's fastest bowler went off and had wretched luck with injuries. sri lanka still hunting, jos buttler had the ball. watch this run out. sri lanka soon 137 all out. jos buttlerjust perfect. i'm obviously delighted to win the game. i think fourfrom i'm obviously delighted to win the game. i think four from four was exactly what we want, we want to

england are in action at the t20 men's world cup right now, taking on sri lanka in sharjah.reply, sri lanka are currently 50 for three in the eighth over. so that's wrapped up, england play south africa next on saturday. tottenham are in advanced negotiations with former chelsea boss antonio conte about becoming their new manager. the club sacked nuno espirito santo this morning, afterjust four months in charge. conte was due to hold face—to—face talks in london today, with an announcement possible as early as tomorrow. chairman daniel levy and managing director fabio paratici are moving quickly to secure a new manager for spurs, who lie eight in the table, afterjust two wins in the last seven league games. conte left inter milan in may after winning the serie a title. here's how spurs fans have been reacting to the news. should've got rid of pochettino. it should've backed them up 100%, unfortunately the chairman didn't back them up. unfortunately the chairman didn't back them op— unfortunately the chairman didn't back them u. ., ., , , back them up. needed to go. deftly ne

mills sustained a right thigh strain while bowling in the win over sri lanka on monday in sharjah, pullingcision to end it with immediate effect. david lloyd clubs have also cut ties, saying the partnership was on a local level and was put on hold a few weeks ago. in light of recent reports, it will not be reinstated. and emerald group publishing said they have taken the decision to remove our brand association with yccc and headingley stadium. rafiq and members of yorkshire will give evidence in person to mp5 into a report which found he had been a victim of racial harrassment and bullying at the club. sprinters adam gemili and daryll neita have been ordered by uk athletics to "cease all association" with american coach rana reider after "multiple complaints of sexual misconduct" were made against him. uka has acted after receiving information from the us center for safesport about the conduct of reider, with an investigation is imminent. gemili and neita are currently coached by reider and both have been told that it is inappropriate for them to continue to be associated with him. the we

they lost by 10 runs in sharjah with rassie van der dussen doing the damage as england were set a targetham. without captain owen farrell who�*d tested positive for coronavirus. but england�*s new—look side didn�*t have any issues against the islanders. 22—year—old marcus smith coming on in the second—half to light up twickenham for the first time in an england shirt, and it surely won�*t be the last. we put in the effort when it probably wasn�*t needed which is good. 2nd half is1 probably wasn�*t needed which is good. 2nd half is 1 of those tricky 40 minutes. you know the results. i thought we played harder in the 2nd half than we did in the 1st half. it's half than we did in the 1st half. it�*s a good sign for the team. there was a bizarre moment in the wales south africa game in cardiff as a pitch invader got in the way of liam williams when he had a chance to score. it may well have cost wales, because the springboks went on to score the only try of the match late on. 23—18 it finished at the principality stadium. andrew conway starred for ireland as they eased past japan. he got a h

england are in action at the t20 men's world cup right now, taking on sri lanka in sharjah.he conference, and members of the public. jane dougall reports ms is designed to hit home. as wellesley —— as well do leaders gather in glasgow, sportspeople have joined together to send this message. the environment has become a concern for many athletes who see the impact first hand. double olympic gold medallist hannah mills started campaigning after the rio olympics in 2016. ., , a' ., in 2016. nowhere struck me as much as rio had in — in 2016. nowhere struck me as much as rio had in terms _ in 2016. nowhere struck me as much as rio had in terms of _ in 2016. nowhere struck me as much as rio had in terms of how— in 2016. nowhere struck me as much as rio had in terms of how bad - in 2016. nowhere struck me as much as rio had in terms of how bad the i as rio had in terms of how bad the plastic pollution problem was. there were a number of reasons why it was so stark and so apparent in rio. it got to me. cop26 could stage discussions on how sport could rest its own carbon footprint. h