england boss gareth southgate says he has no issue with the culture of the fa and believes the manager of the women's side, mark sampson, is an excellent character. it's after eni aluko, who has 102 caps for england, accused sampson of bullying and discrimination, which he denies. sampson has been cleared by two investigations so far and southgate says there's no problem at the fa. my my feeling is that the culture is very good here. i can't talk about specific camps and age groups i'm not involved with, but i sense we are heading in a good direction with everything that's going on at saint georges park. i think this summer was a really good example of that across the men's and women's game. in cricket, england can seal the series against west indies with victory in the second test which starts later at headingley.

southgate phoned rooney to sell and sell only for rooney to sell and sell only for rooney to sell andney to relay his decision. today he paid tribute to the everton man and refused to rule out a return. he paid tribute to the everton man and refused to rule out a returnlj totally understood his reasoning. i can see him moving to everton, with the fresh opportunities he's got there, he feels a sense of loyalty to the club and what they have invested in. he has then someone that has served england brilliantly. and with with enormous pride. this was a difficult decision for him but i speak everyone when i say, congratulations on a fantastic career. for now, england must move on without rooney and plans for the future. this squad is big, 28 players, and mixes youth and experience. our team and give new faces, what the nathaniel chalobah are and leicester city player harry maguire. his performances for hull we re maguire. his performances for hull were good. he is a defender that is co mforta ble were good. he is a defender that is comfortable with the ball and that is important internatio

he convinced gareth southgate he was one of a recall, evenif southgate he was one of a recall, even if best header. no matter, everton was had control. this goal jolted the no matter, everton was had control. this goaljolted the thai public. everton's half—time team talk note altered. this was gylfi sigudsson's first goalfor everton. altered. this was gylfi sigudsson's first goal for everton. this goal wasn't about numbers, but pictures. mcilveen now needed three. the game is about gylfi sigudsson, not wayne rooney, but everton will be glad to have both an evil police. —— in the europa league. no rooney for england manager gareth southgate has announced his squad for the world cup qualifiers against malta and slovakia, he's given a first call—up to leicester city's harry maguire, whojoined from hull for £17 million in the summer. there's a recall for arsenal's danny wellbeck, but adam lallana misses out through injury. also getting his first chance at the senior level is watford's nathaniel chalobah — he who moved from chelsea in this transfer window, and makes the step up from the und

gareth southgate clearly feels the same.t everton and he can concentrate on club football now he is retired from international football. a football now he is retired from internationalfootball. a bit of surprise, many feel he has played some of his best football and so has plenty to offer and that is the feeling here. when you talk about those records, no doubt he will go down as one of the greats of english football, whether one of the all—time greats i guess only time will tell. and i wonder if he will have a statue like that one behind him! thank you very much. away from wayne rooney, celtic secured their place last night in the group stage of the champions league and liverpool will be looking to join them this evening. they have a 2—1 lead over german side hoffenheim going into the second leg at anfield which kicks off at 7.45pm. again they'll be without phillipe coutinho as he recovers from illness and injury. liverpool have turned down three bids from barcelona for the midfielder. with such a slender advantage tonight,

gareth southgate has congratulated wayne rooney, after the everton striker announced his retirement fromped to pick wayne rooney fully up he hoped to pick wayne rooney fully up coming qualifiers against malta and the bikie. i was evidently thinking of including him in the squad. his form has been brilliant. i thought there was a role he could play for the squad, but at the same timei play for the squad, but at the same time i fully understand his rationale and it would be a good moment to recognise what an outstanding player he has been for england. i've seen debate about whether he is or isn't a legend. if you are the most capped football player and record goalscorer, i'm not sure what else you have to do to bea not sure what else you have to do to be a legend. so he has been somebody that has served england brilliantly and with enormous pride. manchester united have re—signed zlatan ibrahimovic on a one—year contract. the 35—year—old former sweden striker scored 28 goals in 46 games for united last season, before it was cut short by a knee injury. ibrahimovic, who was released by the c

rooney's boyhood club this summer saw a return to form having been dropped by england boss gareth southgatet year a recall beckoned, but the offer was rejected by a player who some believe deserves more credit. it's very important to remember that the vast majority of his career, he's only really been the one england world—class player. so he's gone in at a time were we've struggled, we've had bad sides in the last few major competitions. we haven't had enough world—class players alongside him. rooney was the last of english football's faited, but ultimately unfulfilled golden generation, but his records and commitment to the cause may never be matched. dan roan, bbc news. newsnight‘s about to begin over on bbc two in a few moments, here's nick ferrari. tonight, never has america's motto of e pluribus unum — from many come one — felt less relevant. is the usa's increasingly fractious politics healthy or harmful? join me now on bbc two. here, on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. bye— bye. hello and welcome to sportsday with me, will perry. tonight's headlines... wayne rooney bow

it was unannounced, a southgate of the palace. it was unannounced, a spontaneous thing, it didn't last very long. they are not expected to be making any kind of public appearances tomorrow on the anniversary of their mother's death. they've spoken very movingly about their mother's death and the impact it had on them now and the impact it continues to have on them. but they made very clear when they did those interviews they weren't going to talk about it again. they decided after 20 yea rs talk about it again. they decided after 20 years it was right for them to put into perspective their feelings about what happened to their mother and her legacy. they said it was really a once only opportunity for people to hear those views expressed by the princes, and after that they are not going to talk in such depth about the loss of their mother. i think they are regarding this 20th anniversary as much more of a private event. in fa ct, much more of a private event. in fact, their main commemoration was in private, where their mother is b

but wayne rooney inform southgate of his desire to retire and said that visit.amount of rain ina good afternoon. a large amount of rain in a short space of time across northern ireland last night. thunderstorms edging their way

i think gareth southgate has been largely untroubled by the transfer window, really.of focus on getting his head straight for potentially playing here tomorrow night maybe increasing the caps, 27 so far for england. here tomorrow night maybe increasing the caps, 27 so farfor england. i think really, gareth southgate will be quite happy it‘s only been really one or two players that have been involved but we‘ll hear from him one or two players that have been involved but we‘ll hearfrom him in the next hour or so. i think he will be of the same opinion that most managers and most players are that really it needs to be looked at and really it needs to be looked at and really all the leagues across europe should be looking at potentially changing it, so it doesn‘t impact on staffing in the season, it should be done before the season starts. understandably, national managers don‘t want to deal with an unsettled car. these with two big names for england in four days, tomorrow night here against malta the whipping boys of group f, played six, last six. anything less than an e

he was going to be involved in that england squad under gareth southgate, how big a surprise is thisoing to speak to him, i thought there was all the right noises that he wanted to be involved, it comes not only as a surprise to me but a lot of people. when you look at his recent form at everton and still only 31, could he still do a job for england?” everton and still only 31, could he still do a job for england? i think he could have. i think definitely he could have. i mean, he has had some really long times to think about what he is going to do beyond manchester united. he made a decision to go and play for everton, coming home as he calls it. everybody can see he plays with energy, plays with a smile on his face. so, that would be very welcome to the england team, as well. i think he has had a chance to think about this decision, as well. he thought it really through. he made a decisionjust to call thought it really through. he made a decision just to call it a day. did he get the credibility he deserves on the international stage?” he get the credibility he deserves on the inte

the everton striker was asked by england boss gareth southgate to be involved for the upcoming world been described as an icon by fa chairman greg clarke. earlier i wasjoined by a man who worked with rooney as first team coach at manchester united, rene meulensteen. fir5t first and foremost he always wanted to know what we were going to do, he would come up to me and mike phelan and say, what are we doing today, every day. he wanted and out what we we re every day. he wanted and out what we were doing and if you really explain him when there were specific aspects of training that related to him and other players, he would buy into it. hejust other players, he would buy into it. he just loved football so anything you wanted him to do even after training he would stay behind, no problem. liverpool will look to book their place in the knockout stages of the champions league this evening. they have a 2—1 lead over bundesliga side hoffenheim after the first leg. jurgen klopp‘5 side conceded a late goal to give tonight‘s visitors a glimmer of hope. klopp believes the team needs to improve

the england manager gareth southgate says he fully understands wayne rooney‘s decision to retire fromta and slovakia but took time to congratulate his former captain on "a fantastic international career." i thought it was a role he could play for in the squad, but by the same token i fully understand his rationale. a good moment to recognise what an outstanding player he has been for england. i see some debate about if he is a legend or isn‘t he, if you are the most capped outfield player and record goal—scorer, i‘m not quite sure what else you have to do to be a legend. he has been summary that has served england brilliantly. well in his squad southgate has given a first call—up to leicester city‘s harry maguire, whojoined from hull for 17 million in the summer. there‘s a recall for arsenal‘s danny wellbeck, but adam lallana misses out through injury. also getting his first chance at the senior level is watford‘s nathaniel chalobah who moved from chelsea in this transfer window. like maguire, he moves up from the under—21 level. there‘s good news for manchester united fans this after

two goals in the last two league games, but he's rejected a call—up from england manager gareth southgateatement, rooney says... it is always up to the player, the feeling of the player, what he thinks is their best to do. and i respect that. i respect if he makes a different decision about his future as a national player. i think it isa future as a national player. i think it is a good decision for him. it is a good decision for everton. because that means in the international duty he will have some days off for the family. i'm not entirely surprised wayne has called it a day internationally. i think it is a sensible decision. there is always a lot of speculation whether he should be in or not, then if he's in the squad, if he is the captain, if he plays or not. when you get to your 30s as all footballers know, the powers wane a little bit, without meaning to make the pun! i think it is a good decision at the right time, a lot of good young players coming through and wayne has had a fabulous international career. people argue about the fact that tournament wise it has never really happen

meanwhile, southgate has given his support to the manager of england's women team mark sampson. mark sampson and the fa were cleared of any wrongdoing by an independent investigation. i think the reports asi investigation. i think the reports as i have read, the independent report, has said the same. you speak as you find and mark, in my view, is an excellent character. so i have no hesitation in saying that. defending champions england are playing the hosts netherlands in the eurohockey semi—finals. the dutch went 1—0 up. the winner will face belgium, who beat germany 1—0 earlier today. ireland's women clinched a 3—1win over the czech republic in pool c of the eurohockey tournament. the victory means that ireland will remain in european hockey‘s top tier tournament if they avoid defeat against spain on saturday. scotland's women, on the other hand, suffered a setback in their campaign to remain in the top tier of european hockey after losing 2—1 to spain. england can wrap up the series against west indies with victory in the second test which starts tomorrow at headingley. it's

well, in his squad southgate has given a first call—up to leicester city‘s harry maguire, whojoined fromough injury. also getting his first chance at the senior level is watford‘s nathaniel chalobah who moved from chelsea in this transfer window. there‘s good news for manchester united fans this afternoon. zlatan ibrahimovic says he‘s "back to finish what he started." the swede has signed a new one year deal to stay at old trafford having scored 28 times in 46 appearances in his first season with the club. he‘s unlikely to return until the turn of the year, following the serious knee injury that saw him miss the club‘s europa league win back in may. will alexis sanchez be signing a new deal with arsenal? that question still lingers. buy he could make a comeback this sunday when they face liverpool at anfield. manager arsene wenger says last season‘s top scorer is available after injury at the end of last season... he works very hard, very focused, and gives absolutely everything, it‘s difficult to stop him. he looks ready. he has not played for a long time, so i will have to decide what

southgate named his squad for the games against malta and slovakia.e summer. there's a recall for arsenal's danny wellbeck, but adam lallana misses out through injury. also getting his first chance at the senior level is watford's nathaniel chalobah. like maguire, he moves up from the under—21 level. zlatan ibrahimovic has signed a new one—year deal at manchester united. the swede joined the club in 2016 and scored 17 goals last season. he's yet to feature this season as he makes his recovery from a knee injury that saw him miss the europa league final. alexis sanchez could make a comeback for arsenal this sunday when the gunners face liverpool at anfield. when the gunners face liverpool at anfield. manager arsene wenger says the chilean international is available and if he is picked it will be his first start this season after being hit with injury. wenger also says he's totally unaffected by any transfer rumours and has a lot of respect for the player. he works very hard, very focused, and it is absolutely everything, it's difficult to stop him. he

southgate named his squad for the games against malta and slovakia.ll, even though gareth southgate was going to call him up. i thought there was a role for him in the squad, but by the same token we understand his rationale, and it is a good moment to recognise what an outstanding player he has been for england. i have seen some debate about whether he isa have seen some debate about whether he is a legend or not. if you are the most capped outfield player and the most capped outfield player and the record goal—scorer, i‘m not sure what else you have to do to be a legend, so he has been somebody who has served england brilliantly. zlatan ibrahimovic has signed a new one—year deal at manchester united. the swede joined the club in 2016 and scored 17 goals last season. he‘s yet to feature this season as he makes his recovery from a knee injury that saw him miss the europa league final. alexis sanchez could make a comeback for arsenal this sunday when the gunners face liverpool at anfield. manager arsene wenger says the chilean international is availabl

the national team so 14 years, he has been quite tired in the last couple of seasons but gareth southgatebecome fully qualifiers next month against malta and slovakia that he has had a rejuvenation at everton. he came back to everton in the summer and rejoined his boyhood club and scored twice in the last two games. a lot of fa ns twice in the last two games. a lot of fans were excited to see what he could bring to england but he is passing on the button to people like harry kane, who will try to emulate his feat of being a record goal—scorer but he is also the second most capped playerfor england, after peter shilton. not only a stellar career scoring for england but he has also been one of the most consistent players. he has had a phenomenal career, tributes have been pouring in from social media, players past and present. his legacy will be as somebody who tried hard, he has gone from glory but sadly has not had a major trophy but people will see him as a positive force. thank you. we will speak to gavin soon. in a few moments we will turn to angola because it is election day and the p

he linked to a statement on his website in which he talked about gareth southgate, the england manager was retiring, as he says for good, from international football. he talked about playing for england being very special to him. but he said now is the time to bow out and he wants to focus his energies on making everton his club successful. he says i will a lwa ys his club successful. he says i will always remain a passionate england fan, one of my few regrets is not being able to be part of a successful england team at tournament level. he finishes with an interesting statement, he says one day the dream will come true, england will be successful, and i look forward to being there as a fan or in any capacity. coe be opening a return in some form to the england fold? for you how much of a shock was it, was it a shock? it was a surprise in terms of the fact that his form for everton has been great and of course he was going to be recalled by gareth southgate for this squad. but in terms of the reaction today it seems that it's a fairly sound decision. most people think the time was righ

sampson and the fa deny the allegations and southgate has praised the character of his fellow coach.roups, i have got involved with, but i sense that we are heading in a good direction at saint georges parkhead. the summer was a good example of that. now, a legitimate contest or a farce ? well, the floyd mayweather and conor mcgregor fight this weekend is splitting opinion and there's no denying it's a talking point. now former boxer ricky hatton has revealed his thoughts "pure showbiz." however hatton doesn't blame the fighters for taking the money, and he's hoping there's a victory for mcgregor. iama i am a little bit disappointed in how boxing has gone a little bit lately. it wasn't so long ago when people were complaining they were too many belts and weight divisions in boxing now. i don't blame connor or floyd, but it shows you how boxing has gone these days, doesn't it? it does indeed. england can seal the series against west indies with victory in the second test which starts later at headingley. the last test finished inside three days and england are big favourites ahead of

club not country, after he scores his 200th premier league goal in front of england coach gareth southgatefternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. president trump has announced that more us troops will be be sent to afghanistan to fight the taliban. he said that a rapid exit from the country would create a vacuum for terrorists to fill. during the presidential campaign, donald trump said he wanted a speedy withdrawal from a conflict that he described as a total disaster. but last night, he said he'd changed his mind. here's our north america correspondent, aleem maqbool. the man who always said he didn't want to intervene abroad, came to announce the intervention in afghanistan he's going to ratchet up. but said it was for the right reasons. we are a partner and a friend, but we will not dictate to the afghan people how to live or how to govern their own complex society. we are not nation—building again. we are killing terrorists. he announced the lifting of a cap on the number of us troops in afghanistan, and that there would be no time limit on them staying there. my original instinc

sampson has been cleared by two investigations so far and southgate says there's no problem at the faark. i think this summer was a really good example of that across the men's and women's game. in cricket, england can seal the series against west indies with victory in the second test which starts later at headingley. the last test finished inside three days and england will start as big favourites ahead of the match. it's one of two tests to take place before this winter's ashes and will seejoe root lead england out at his home ground. i'm lost for words a little bit on how to describe it! it's a great opportunity, to do that here at headingley where i have watched a lot of cricket played. to get the opportunity to captain england here is very exciting and a proud day for me. whether you think it's a real or not the floyd mayweather and conor mcgregor fight in las vegas this weekend is completely splitting opinion. the former boxer ricky hatton has labelled it "pure showbiz." mcgregor himself though challenges anyone who doubts it's a genuine contest. this is two men swinging blows

i'm at the southgate of kensington palace. you can see the gates over my shoulder.s, much as was the case 20 years ago after the announcement of her death. there was announcement of her death. there was a sea announcement of her death. there was a sea of flowers. many people have come to remember that moment and many people are hopeful of seeing the princes themselves though we've heard nothing confirmed from the palace. to talk about diana's charitable legacy i'm joined by juliet lion, former director of the prison reform trust and involved in childline. give us a sense, particularly recently, how the prison reform trust benefited from the fundraising juggernaut that was diana princess of wales. as you know, after her death a lot of money was raised in her honour, in her name, and we were lucky at that point to obtain a grant, a lasting legacy grant, from the diana princess of wales memorial fund. it was specifically to reduce child imprisonment. to what extent was it successful? that is the good story. after five years working from 2007-2012, we after five years w

he linked to a statement on his website in which he talked about how it came about, gareth southgateriendly matches, sorry world cup qualifiers. it was at that point rooney told him his decision was final and he is going to be retiring. it was a classy statement in which he talks about how playing for england has a lwa ys about how playing for england has always been very special to him and he finishes with a little nice line about how one day the dream of england possibly doing well at a major tournament will come true and i look forward to being there as a fan or in any capacity, perhaps he is leaving the door open for a return albeit not as a playing return albeit not as a playing return for england. exciting prospect for england in the future. was it much of a shock this came out? it was a surprise in that he had returned to form with his club everton. he scored two goals in their first two games this season. really without a goal since the euro 2016 goal against iceland he has not even played for england since world cup qualifier against scotland in november. perhaps not a great

the everton striker was asked by england boss gareth southgate to be involved for the world cup qualifiersht time to bow out. and what an international career it was. 53 goals in 119 appearences there's no question he is one of the all—time great english players. his record speaks for itself. he has so many caps, sony golds, record goal—scorer of course. people argue about the fact that, tournament rise, it has never really happened for him apart from when he burst onto the scene in portugal, where he was so good. you have to remember, it is important to remember, that the vast majority of his career, he has only really been the one england world —class has only really been the one england world—class player. he has gone in ata time world—class player. he has gone in at a time where we have struggled, had bad times in the last few major conditions. we have not had enough world —class conditions. we have not had enough world—class players alongside him. i think he is under and undervalued in the sense that he has played in an era where, apart from when he burst onto the scene, he has not pl

been a fairly low—key kind of day, the princes came out to meet people who were gathered at the southgatesee a small pile of them growing but they're not due to make any kind of public appearance tomorrow, there will be reflecting quietly. prince charles will also be very much marking the moment, the anniversary of the death of his former wife in private. quite different from ten yea rs private. quite different from ten years ago when of course there was that remembrance service that the queen attended. this time it seems that the princes want a more personal fave reflection. —— that the princes want a more personalfave reflection. —— day of reflection. kezia dugdale has resigned as leader of scottish labour saying it is time to pass the buck on to someone else. she said it was time for a new leader with fresh energy, drive and a new mandate. she was previously criticised —— a pproves was previously criticised —— approves the criticised jeremy corbyn but denied that she was under pressure to leave. simple question. why? why are you going, why stand down? most political leaders quit at a m

first—team football is increasingly important and here in the guardian is gareth southgate talking aboutore games there. philip keating you or the entire shopping chain? —— coutinho. the co—op are after £140 million. co—op have now got exclusive talks with them now. it sounds very tranferry, doesn't it? it does. there are lots of these stores dominating the landscape. it is putting my story into perspective now, talking about a £500 million aston martin deal, to .5 neymars. isn't it mad? two raccoons on the loose! they have escaped from a wildlife park. they have a nasty bite. the raccy horror show, says the sun. lonely chum left behind. they look cute! i know people who have woken up some mornings with bite and you don't want to go down that road. it is better than a skunk. i always say. much better. thank you for now. throughout the programme this morning we will have the latest on the political story from downing street as theresa may continues a trip from japan, getting more analysis and reaction from her pledge to stay on until the next general election. but of of course we are mark

that's after turning down a call—up from gareth southgate.gland side but says playing for his country was a real privilege. the record speaks for itself. he's got so many caps, goals, he's a record goalscorer. tournament wise, it has never really happened for him, apartfrom it has never really happened for him, apart from when he burst onto the scene in portugal. he was so good. you have to remember that the vast majority of his career, he's only really been the one england world —class only really been the one england world—class player. there have been plenty of tributes to rooney on social media — this from michael owen, "brilliant timing — always great to go out on top. well done wayne rooney, an international career to be proud of." from harry kane, wayne rooney an amazing player and goalscorer for england, a three lions legend." and tributes not just from the world of football. golferjustin rose says, "what an amazing england international career. all the best, mate." liverpool will be in today's champions league group stage draw after

there is a whole range of practice in prison in southgate, including on the eu side. —— practice andlet‘s find out what happening with the weather. it‘s lovely and sunny, but not for everyone? that‘s right. good morning. what we have at the moment is a line of heavy and thundery rain. it has crossed northern ireland and western scotla nd crossed northern ireland and western scotland and is pushing north—eastwards. it is particularly heavy and extending into northern england. we‘ve got a few thunderstorms in the north—east of england and east anglia. they will push into the north sea. it still is a warm start to the day for many areas. in the uk, widely15— 18 celsius. in northern ireland its12— 13. a cold front is going through. the forecast for today is that band of rain moving north—eastwards, clearing most of scotland and all of northern england. behind it we have sunny spells and a few showers. looking at the charts you can see where by 9am we‘ve got the brain. it's where by 9am we‘ve got the brain. it‘s across the central area of scotland, northern england, heading eastwards and

but wayne rooney inform southgate of his desire to retire and said that visit. he retires, his international career is over. thank you. time for a look at the weather. here's lucy martin. good afternoon. a large amount of rain ina good afternoon. a large amount of rain in a short space of time across northern ireland last night. thunderstorms edging their way north east into west of scotland. we have also seen some heavy and thundery showers in the north of england today. this photograph sent in from barnsley. further south it is drier and brighter. a little bit less in the way of rain in suffolk. the band of rain in the north and cloud further south edges slowly eased as we move through the day. pushing up the humid air towards the east and bringing in some fresh air from the west. with some brightness in there as well. so for northern ireland and throw the rest of the day sunny spells and showers, some of those could be quite heavy. and it starts to brighten up in the west of scotland, a little more cloud around in the east. just some showers around for englan