thomas tuchel man in the same team that played at spurs in a friendly a few days ago.ve more throughout the evening. goodbye for now. hello there. not that much in the way of settled summer sunshine for many as we go through thursday, as another area of low pressure really starts to dominate the story. and to the south of that low, we'll see plenty of isobars, the winds picking up, gusts in excess of 40 mph, showery outbreaks of rain to come as well. weak weather front will be sitting across the south to begin with. it drifts its way steadily northwards, allowing for some sunshine into south east england. clouding over, though, from the west as we go through the day as that front brings some showers into northern ireland, western scotland as well. here, temperatures subdued, 16—19 degrees, but in the sunnier spots in the south east, we might see highs of 24 degrees. that low pressure is still sitting there, slowly drifting its way steadily eastwards. that's going to continue to enhance some blustery showers into the far north and west. further south is where we're like

thomas tuchel has a tough job tonight because he is a game on sunday and had a you manage the playersthe players confidence going into the start of the season, winning a trophy, and that is what he will bejudged winning a trophy, and that is what he will be judged on as well. that he will be 'udged on as well. that is what he will be judged on as well. that is what he — he will be judged on as well. that is what he was _ he will be judged on as well. that is what he was saying because of this is a competitive match or could be a great springboard for the season. you were in the liverpool squad that won the 2005 super cup, beating cska. how did you view it then? it is always run the start of the season or a few games in or a few days before. �* , . or a few games in or a few days before. �*, ., .., , ., ., or a few games in or a few days before. �*, ., , ., ., before. it's a competition for so ou want before. it's a competition for so you want to _ before. it's a competition for so you want to win _ before. it's a competition for so you want to win that _ before. it's a competition for

abra ham was chelsea's joint top scorer last season but found his opportunities limited after thomas tuchelwon six england caps and scored 30 goals in 82 appearances for chelsea, having joined them at the age of seven. to tennis. johanna konta has been beaten in the first round of the cincinnati open by world number 23 karolina muchova. konta won the first set but following a rain delay, muchova came back to take the second and deciding set, winning 3—6, 7—6, 6—2. mark selby is through to the second round of the british open after beating shaun murphy. it was a tightly contested match that went to a deciding fifth frame, with selby taking it. he'll now face either ali carter or lei peifan in the next round. and dutch cyclist fabiojakobsen has won stage four of the vuelta a espana — the third and final grand tour of the year. the deceuninck-quickstep rider came out on top in a hotly—contested sprint finish. britain's adam yates remains a minute and 21 seconds behind leader rein taramae in the general classification standings after finishing safely in the peloton. and that's all the sport for

million to bring the belgian striker back to the club he left seven years ago, but head coach thomas tuchelon tuesday. miss a certain profile of attacker, and then we need to wait and see what is possible, it is not possible but we are not hectic, we are not in panic and we are happy to work with the team and to arrive with a team like this tomorrow and today there is nothing to announce. away from football, tennis�*s canada open continues, with the womens event being played in montreal and the men in toronto where the big news is that 2019 champion rafa nadal has pulled out of the tournament, citing that foot injury that kept him out of wimbledon and the tokyo olympics. meanwhile, on the court, number one seed daniil medvedev moves into the third round after coming from a set down and a long weather delay to beat alexander bublik in three sets. in the women's draw, fifth seed garbine muguruza has been knocked out by katerina siniakova in the second round. siniakova, who won gold in the women's doubles at the tokyo olympics, ousted the former wimbledon and french open champion in three sets

an academy player with chelsea, he wasn't picked by manager thomas he wasn't picked by manager thomas tuchel the champions league. he's found his opportunities limited, even more so with the big money arrival of romelu lukaku from inter milan. naomi 0saka broke down in tears at her first press conference since pulling out of teh french open for mental health reasons. the four—time grand slam winner was threatened with expulsion from roland garros after declaring she wouldn't fulfil her media duties. she missed wimbledon, competed at the olympics and in her first press conference in almost three months at the cinccinnati 0pen became emotional when asked about her difficulties in facing the media. when you say i'm not crazy about dealing with you guys, what does that refer to? well, you said you don't especially like the press conference format. yet that seems to be the, obviously, the most widely used means of communicating to the media and through the media to the public. hm, that's interesting. um, i would say the occasion, like when to do the press conferences, is what i feel is the most d

thomas tuchel�*s side continuing their 100% start to the campaign.with a goal on his debut, since re—joing the the club. and then reece james doubled chelsea's lead, to seal the win before half—time. arsenal no points and no goals yet this season. chelsea 6 points out of 6. now to golf where sweden's anna nordqvist has won her third major title with a hard—fought one—shot victory at the women's open in scotland. the 34—year—old was level with playing partner nanna koerstz madsen on 12 under going down the last, keeping her composure to par and clinch victory as she watched the dane double bogey.nordqvist finished a shot clear of three players as the championship built to a thrilling finish. i'v e i've been waiting on this one for a while, for a couple of years. there have been a lot of downs, a lot of hard times, so i think this makes it feel even sweeter. i had my husband, kevin there for me, every single year since everyone comes in someone last time. paul cormack, my caddie has been my rock on the golf course and has always been there for me. yeah

the belgium striker�*s expected to re—sign for the club he left seven years ago, but head coach thomas tuchelpeculation. we missa we miss a certain profile. then we need _ we miss a certain profile. then we need to— we miss a certain profile. then we need to wait and see what is possible. _ need to wait and see what is possible, what isn't possible. we are not— possible, what isn't possible. we are not in— possible, what isn't possible. we are not in a — possible, what isn't possible. we are not in a panic, and we are happy to work_ are not in a panic, and we are happy to work with — are not in a panic, and we are happy to work with the team and today there _ to work with the team and today there is— to work with the team and today there is nothing to announce. england could be without james anderson and stuart broad for the second test against india at lord's, which starts tomorrow. the boyfriend of a british woman who went missing while hiking in the pyrenees last november, has found her body. esther dingley, who was 37 and from durham, had been walking solo in the mountains near the spanis

abraham was chelsea's joint top scorer last season but found his opportunities limited after thomas tuchel first set but following a rain delay, muchova came back to take the second and deciding set, winning 3—6, 7—6, 6—2. mark selby is through to the second round of the british open after beating shaun murphy. it was a tightly contested match that went to a deciding fifth frame, with selby taking it. he'll now face either ali carter or lei peifan in the next round. and dutch cyclist fabiojakobsen has won stage four of the vuelta a espana — the third and final grand tour of the year. the deceuninck-quickstep rider came out on top in a hotly—contested sprint finish. britain's adam yates remains a minute and 21 seconds behind leader rein taramae in the general classification standings after finishing safely in the peloton. and that's all the sport for now. from me, mark edwards, and the rest of the team, bye—bye. hello there. sunshine was very limited on tuesday, but we did see some good spells of sunshine across southeastern—central parts of scotland, where temperatures reached close to mid

thomas tuchel only took over at the start of the year, but in that time led chelsea to european successfully it's going to be a long journey. so, the courage there is to face the challenge. does anybody have a recipe to do better after the champions league victory? i don't know. i don't have it. personally it was my first champions league win, so i think the courage is to face the challenges and to step up and to keep on demanding. and the most important is that we don't lose sight by thinking too much about pressure and about expectations. like psg, manchester city are desperate to win the champions league for the first time, too. they begin the defence of their premier league title against spurs on sunday. phil foden is out with a foot injury but says he and his team—mates are ready for the challenge ahead. to be primarily champions, it's going _ to be primarily champions, it's going to — to be primarily champions, it's going to he _ to be primarily champions, it's going to be even _ to be primarily champions, it's going to be even harder- to be primarily champions, it's going to be e

thomas tuchel only took over at the start of the year, but in that time lead chelsea to european successe do not lose sight by thinking too much about pressure and about expectations. england will be without bowler stuart broad for the rest of the series against india and james anderson is also a doubt for the second test which starts tomorrow at lord's. a scan has revealed broad sustained a tear to his right calf in a warm—up session yesterday, while anderson missed practice today with a quad muscle problem. saqib mahmood here has been called up as cover. moeen ali's also been brought back into the squad, posing another challenge to virat kohli's side. we will have to be at our best going up we will have to be at our best going up against moeen. it is always mutual respect and very nice environment when he is playing on the field, whether with or against he has always been a pleasure to share the field with. that's all the sport for now. i will be back in another. president biden says he does not regret withdrawing troops from afghanistan after 20 years, urging afghan leaders to unite a

abraham was an academy player with chelsea, but wasn't picked by thomas tuchel for the champions leagueoved into the second round of the cincinnati open. he completed a straight sets victory over richard gasquet in what was his first singles match since his third round defeat at wimbledon six weeks ago. when he returned to competition following his resurfacing operation at this event two years ago, he lost to gasquet in the opening round. i thought i did well. i think i moved pretty well for my first singles match in a while, on the hard courts. certainly, a little bit more confidence in my movement than i did when i played him here a couple of years ago. it was the first match i'd played since i had, singles match, since i've had the metal hip put in, so i was a bit apprehensive. and he... you know, he uses all of the angles on the court really well and makes you move a lot. so you need to move well against him and i did that tonight. heather watson is also through to the second round of the women's event. she won in three sets against belarusian aliaksandra sasnovich and plays world n

an academy player with chelsea, he wasn't picked by manager thomas tuchel for the final as chelsea won has given herfirst press conference in three months. having received a bye into the second round at the cincinnati masters she reiterated the difficulty in facing tough questions so soon after competing. she refused to speak to the media at french open, and when faced with expulsion withdrew before taking some time away from the game. when you say i'm not crazy about dealing with you guys, what does that refer to? well, you said you don't especially like the press conference format. yet that seems to be the, obviously, the most widely used means of communicating to the media and through the media to the public. hm, that's interesting. conferences, is what i feel is the most difficult. andy murray is into the second round in cincinnati, he withdrew from the singles at the tokyo 0lympics. murray, who has won the tournament twice, completed a straight sets victory over richard gasquet. it's the first singles match he's played since his third round defeat at wimbledon six weeks ago and a

chelsea manager thomas tuchel believes romelu lukaku has proved his worth to the squad already, aftert up some other chances, he was always dangerous, and, yeah, it gives something to our game that we can play very, very direct and to the last line he can protect balls. it's very, very good. there were some really ugly scenes in the ligue one match between nice and marseilles, which had to be abandoned. marseille and former west ham midfielder dmitri payet was hit by a bottle, but then threw it back into the crowd. supporters then stormed onto the pitch with stewards and police struggling to restrain them. the players tried to leave and marseilles coachjorge sampaoli had to be held back by his staff. after a long delay, the nice players came out to finish the game, but the marseilles players refused to do so. andy murray beat american noah rubin in the winston—salem open first round. he was due to be playing nick kyrgios, but the australian pulled out with a knee injury. murray won in straight sets 6—2, 6—0 and took victory by winning ten successive games. the final tennis major of th

chelsea boss thomas tuchel has confirmed that christian pulisic is out after testing positive for covidthat, great. job done. so now we can carry on because it is obviously an important to talk about and we will talk about that. newcastle manager steve bruce has continued to advise his players to stay off social media after new signing joe willock received racial abuse online on thursday. the midfielder — who's just signed permanently from arsenal — said he was thinking about quitting social media. bruce said, "people should be made accountable for what they're "writing, and my advice to them all is to stay off it." and the first of the eliminators is underway in cricket's hundred tournament. the winners of both games will go through to tomorrow's final. this evening southern brave play trent rockets in the men's competition. but right now the oval invincibles are hosting the birmingham phoenix. the phoenix won the toss and chose to bowl first. and they removed the invincibles openers injust 17 balls. dane van niekerk caught by marie kelly. and then fran wilson, who had been going prett

chelsea manager thomas tuchel made a big call to swap his keepers, kepa arrizabalaga coming on for edouardeeded to start. chelsea fans are still waiting for confirmation of romelu lukaku's move back to stamford bridge. we understand that deal is done forjust under £100 million. and they could recoup some of that money by selling tammy abraham to roma. their general manager, tiago pinto, is in london, hoping to negotiate that move for the england striker. james anderson will have a fitness test this morning to see if he can play in the second test against india at lord's later. england have already lost stuart broad, who has been ruled out of the remainder of the series because of a calf injury. anderson is struggling with a quad muscle problem so there could be a number of changes to the side — that are already under pressure, following a number of disappointing batting performances — butjonny bairstow says that criticism is unfair. over the last four years in england, the average scores throughout potentially not making the 500s and 1100s as consistently due to conditions. and that's notj

boss thomas tuchel said afterwards they hadn't wanted to go past 90 minutes...four weeks. this was the moment when we needed to start _ this was the moment when we needed to start and _ this was the moment when we needed to start and that's why we choose this line—up. we didn't want to break— this line—up. we didn't want to break our— this line—up. we didn't want to break our heads and share minutes. we had _ break our heads and share minutes. we had all— break our heads and share minutes. we had all these discussions and all these _ we had all these discussions and all these thoughts, do we share minutes, do we _ these thoughts, do we share minutes, do we continue preparation phase and use this _ do we continue preparation phase and use this match to be saturday? and then we decided no, we use this _ saturday? and then we decided no, we use this match to win it and nothing else so— use this match to win it and nothing else so we — use this match to win it and nothing else so we went with the team who played _ else so we went with the team who played already aga

it was 1—1 after extra time and chelsea manager thomas tuchel made a big call to swap his keepers, butctions have been lifted, but richard masters, the premier league chief executive, says fans should be prepared for some changes. we've got no clear guidance from government yet. we're obviously working the possibility that covid certification will be brought in at some point during the autumn. so that's what's going on in our clubs now. we're trying to prepare for that in stages. so fans should be expecting some sort of differences to normal procedures. but the main thing is they come back, we have a raucous premier league atmosphere in a safe environment. great to see the premier league starting back this weekend, looking forward to it. that is your sport. i bet you are, thank you very much. we're going to speak to will young in a moment. his new album, crying on the bathroom floor, is currently at number one in the chart. it's a selection of cover versions which were all originally recorded by female artists. let's hear one of them now. # and i won't feel a thing # promise i won't fe

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