new american owners, but an all—too—familiar sense of turbulence at stamford bridge.sists this makes sense. but at a time when the public are feeling the pinch, many will find it hard to comprehend the money spent on sacking managers and on a record transfer window. chelsea are set for talks with graham potter, and if they do recruit him, no doubt his club, brighton, will want millions of pounds in compensation. it's time tojoin chris with of pounds in compensation. it's time to join chris with the latest on the weather. lots of storms in recent days. look at the weather watcher picture sent in the last 30 minutes. a lightning bolt flashing across the skies of liverpool. there is the lighter building. quite often, storms are quite localised. what we have seen over recent days and nights is storms that have been stretching for hundreds of miles. these have been more organised, coming in on troughs, caused by this area of low pressure that continues to spin to the south of the republic of ireland, throwing these features across the country. right now, we have another cl

a familiar sense of turbulence here at stamford bridge.evious owner of chelsea didn't sack a managerjust 33 days into a new season. i think even by this club standards it does seem particularly ruthless. after all this we've heard this is a manager who just last year led chelsea to champions league glory, just a few months after taking up the job. there were other trophies are followed as well with super and the club world cup, messick finals last season. chelsea finishing third of course. thomas tuchel also gained a lot of credit for the way that he led the club during those difficult times when it was for sale after the uk government sanctioned the russian oligarch roman abramovich. on top of that they spent of course more than a quarter of the billion pounds or new players in the transfer window. thomas tuchel we know is heavily involved in some of those decisions. we know the new owners relied on his opinion to some extent for the therefore it does seem somewhat strange that's just six day after the window closes they decide for him to

the 49—year—old former borussia dortmund and paris saint—germain boss leaves stamford bridge afterjustotball reporter alistair magowan is with us. bring us up to speed with everything that has been happening. some would sa this has that has been happening. some would say this has come _ that has been happening. some would say this has come as _ that has been happening. some would say this has come as a _ that has been happening. some would say this has come as a surprise - that has been happening. some would say this has come as a surprise as - say this has come as a surprise as thomas tuchel won the champions league a couple of years ago. i'm told that the new ownership at chelsea, which only came in in may, has been assessing thomas tuchel since he came in and it has been 100 days since they came in and took over the club. there was a feeling that even though the results were not great, they have lost as many as they have won this season, there was a feeling that he had lost the confidence of some of the players and crucially had lost the confidence of some of the board as well. obvi

the money they've spent, it's been the most proactive summer window in terms of their outlay at stamford bridger the update. moving onto tennis now — and things may not have worked out for emma raducanu at this year's us open, but it could be a bumper yearfor britain's men. our sports news correspondent laura scott is in new york, following the action from flushing meadows. laura, it's two through to the third round of the men's singles, and potentially two more. first of all, how is dan evans getting on? while he looked on because for a pretty convincing straight sets win, two sets to love up, then all went wrong for him at the end of the third set and he lost that to australia's james duckworth. he then went down an early break in the fourth set, wondering where it was going, could this be a marathon match which he really doesn't need in the second round? i can tell you in the second round? i can tell you in the second round? i can tell you in the last few minutes, he's got that break back in the fourth set, they are all square at 3—3, you'll obviously hope to get this done in this for a set

chelsea came from behind to beat west ham 2—1 at stamford bridge, kai havertz scoring the winning goalrsy towards the end, maxwell cornet�*s equaliser ruled out by var for a foul on goalkeeper edouard mendy, which left west ham manager david moyes in disbelief. it was a scandalous decision. incredible. the goalkeeper spilled it, it comes out of his hands at five or six yards, he couldn't recover the ball and the referee gave the goal. they should get well looked at. cameron norrie�*s the last british player standing in the singles at the us open, as he made it through to the second week in new york for the first time in his career. the wimbledon semi—finalist, seeded seventh, beat denmark's holger rune in straight sets and will now play the russian ninth seed andrey rublev in the last 16. laura scott reports. cameron norrie wasn't leaving anything to chance, whether in his suncream application or his approach to his third round match. keeping his cool was key. rising above the antics of young rune. the dane accusing him of gamesmanship for doing this. deliberate? cameron norrie said no

and a big move set for stamford bridge — chelsea have agreed a deal in principle worth £12 million plusng. that's according to spanish football journalist guillem balague. aubameyang scored 13 goals in 2a appearances for the catalan club afterjoining them from arsenal injanuary he had a buyout clause of 100 million euros in his contract, but has only played eight minutes for them so far this season. a dealfor aubameyang would mean chelsea chairman todd boehly will have spent almost £250 million in his first transfer window since buying the club from roman abramovich. manchester united have signed brazilian winger antony from ajax for an initialfee £82 million. the deal is the fourth most expensive signing in premier league history. the 22—year—old has signed a contract until 2027, with the option of an additional year. leicester city have signed vout fas from french club reims. the defender has joined on a five—year contract for an undisclosed fee, with the move subject to international clearance. earlier, football reporter simon stone explained what the premier league's bottom side can

the 49—year—old former borussia dortmund and paris st—germain boss leaves stamford bridge afterjust 20ooking for, maybe a club or a title but also the tactically flexible football that may be the club is looking for. the tactics under thomas oogle became a little bit confused and the end and potter has been tipped as a potential england manager as well. very highly regarded in the likes of pep guardiola and senior places as well. 0ther pep guardiola and senior places as well. other names have been mentioned pochettino, the former linked with hma. there is a tottenham on the board jonathan goldstein so that's quite interesting. another one is a former real madrid manager who was 13, maybe that would be a proactive approach in the new chelsea offer for a new approach was that someone they feel can maybe claim a dynasty as part manchester city or even liverpool. brightons against crystal palace this weekend has been postponed due to rail strikes. they say the fixture has been read credibly postpone as action on the rail work means of be no public transport for supporters. any dates at the

a spokesperson for the stamford bridge club confirmed willoughby�*s contract have been terminated withn the board in the first inning. he was instrumental in gb�*s response as the score was tied at 9—9 and 22 in extra innings. despite more spanish pressure, it was britain who found the winning run to reach the world baseball classic which will be held next march. and one last line to bring you, it has been confirmed that england's women will play a home ashes test against australia over five days for the first time next year. previously, tests have been held over four days next year. previously, tests have been held overfour days and next year. previously, tests have been held over four days and the captain says it will be a special moment for the team. that is all the sport for now. thank you. a man sentenced for carrying a knife at a protest in leicester at the weekend said he was influenced by social media. adam yusuf, 21, received a suspended jail sentence in court yesterday after admitting possessing a knife at a march on sunday. the protest followed unrest on saturday in which 25

chelsea have indeed sacked head coach thomas tuchel, the german, 49 years old, has left stamford bridges league last night. he joined the club on 26th of january 2021, he signed an 18 month contract with the option for an extra year, with the option for an extra year, with the option for an extra year, with the premier league side, replacing flatt lampard. not the best run of results they have had, and last night was a shock against dinamo zagreb, losing 1—0. in the statement released by the club they thanked him for his service and said they will not be releasing any more information on who may succeed him yet, but last night as you heard, thomas tuchel was pretty damning about their performance and his own performance for the club. that news just coming in, in the last hour, that chelsea have parted ways with thomas tuchel. we will bring you more throughout the day on the bbc news channel. just more throughout the day on the bbc news channel-— news channel. just quickly, football management _ news channel. just quickly, football management always _ news channel. just quickly, football

the 49—year—old former borussia dortmund and paris st—germain boss leaves stamford bridge afterjust 20n a different direction now and get someone on board who can take the club to what they see as a new level. ~ ., , . , ., ., level. who is that person going to be because _ level. who is that person going to be because it _ level. who is that person going to be because it is _ level. who is that person going to be because it is a _ level. who is that person going to be because it is a big _ level. who is that person going to be because it is a big job, - level. who is that person going to be because it is a big job, as- level. who is that person going to be because it is a big job, as you | be because it is a big job, as you are saying? you are the early candidates got a few names bandied around but the key one is graham potter, the brighton manager who is set to hold talks with chelsea later this evening and he would maybe fit the profile of the manager they are looking for, may be playing a collaborative approach. but looking for, may be playing a collaborative approach. but also the

chelsea came from behind to beat west ham 2—1 at stamford bridge, kai havertz scoring the winning goal a scandalous decision. incredible. the goalkeeper spills, comes out of his hand at five or six yards. he couldn't recover the ball. and the referee gave the goal. i don't know who sent him to ba are, but whoever it is should be well looked at as well is the referee. a gap is already growing between celtic and rangers at the top of the scottish premiership after celtic thrashed their arch rivals in the first old firm derby of the season. leil abada scored twice and david turnbull was gifted the fourth in a a—0 win at parkhead. it takes celtic five points clear at the top afterjust six games. britain's cameron norrie is through to the fourth round at tennis's us open. norrie beat the 28th seed holger rune in straight sets. wimbledon semifinalist norrie has not dropped a set yet and this is the first time he's reached the last 16 of the us open. i was able to feel a loss more relaxed today and kind of use the momentum from those matches to get through those tough ones that you didn't rea