and tiraspol won it in style, too.show you that winning goal again because it was just so good. a rocket of a half—volley from sebastien thill to seal a huge win for the moldovans. so, who are they? well, the city of tiraspol is just south of moldova's capital chisinau. but it's in the state of transnistria. they broke away from the rest of moldova in 1990, a year before the soviet union crumbled, so the state has its own governance and currency, but it's not recognised internationally. now, the reason why the team have done so well is because they've been backed by the company sheriff, who have a real monopoly of businesses in tiraspol. they lend their name to the team and, in exchange, fund them entirely. and all that investment has worked wonders. not only have they won the moldovan league 19 times since they were formed in 1998, but this has been their champions league story so far. theyve beaten four other teams to make the group stage, before those two huge wins over donetsk and now real madrid. well, i've been s

two of them came at the sheriff stadium in tiraspol as moldova's first representatives in the group stager arrival with a 2—0 win over shakhtar donetsk. but sheriff fc�*s achievement hasn't been celebrated by everyone in the country, asjoe lynskey explains. night one of the champions league for a former quarterfinal list but shakhtar would be rolled over by a team from moldova. you shakhtar would be rolled over by a team from moldova.— shakhtar would be rolled over by a team from moldova. you may not have heard of this — team from moldova. you may not have heard of this lobby _ team from moldova. you may not have heard of this lobby you _ team from moldova. you may not have heard of this lobby you have _ heard of this lobby you have heard of them now all right. this heard of this lobby you have heard of them now all right.— of them now all right. this was sheriff fc's _ of them now all right. this was sheriff fc's famous _ of them now all right. this was sheriff fc's famous first - of them now all right. this was sheriff fc's famous first night i of them now all right. this was l sheriff

eight games in the competition tonight, but will any beat the story of sheriff tiraspol beating realthe first briton to win a medal at the summer and winter olympics. iam very i am very excited about it. i cannot wait to actually get slotting with the guys and i think it is going to be a really special winter. also coming up in the programme — as moeen ali retires from test cricket, he talks about the

milan thanks to a red card and a late penalty, whilst real madrid were stunned by moldovan minnows tiraspols league. none top their groups. so, are we starting to see a changing of the guard in europe? maybe not quite. here's spanish jounalist ernest macia with some optimism, except if you're a barcelona fan. i think the teams are competitive in the european level. we have seen vre out last— the european level. we have seen vre out last year— the european level. we have seen vre out last year and madrid is still very— out last year and madrid is still very competitive. i think they will very competitive. ! think they will classify— very competitive. i think they will classify even to the situation now is not _ classify even to the situation now is not good. for barcelona, yes, they— is not good. for barcelona, yes, they are — is not good. for barcelona, yes, they are reflective of a financial situation — they are reflective of a financial situation in the club and also we all situation in the club and also we at! madrid — situation in the club and also we all madrid dealing with the new sta

whilst in group d, newcomes sherrif tiraspol beat shaktar donetsk. week, with all the home nations in action. scotland are away to hungary in their opening group game whilst wales' are at home to kazakhstan. england meanwhile are preparing to face north macedonia at st mary's on friday. beth mead was left out of hege rise's lionesses squad earlier this year and overlooked for the olympics too, but after scoring three goals in arsenal's first two wsl games she's been named in sarina wiegman's first england squad. she says they won't be underestimating north macedonia, despite being overwhelming favourites to win. i think these teams are always difficult to play against, they make it very hard and give us strikers minimal space. so you've got to be creative in these types of games and you want to be on the scoresheet every game but there is perhaps a little bit of added pressure against these lower teams to do that. but i'm sure we will work on what we can of them and try and exploit their weaknesses individually and as a team. so, hopefully, that'll c

sheriff tiraspol.f him dreaming of the champions league trophy. he's a step closer now. emma raducanu will make herfirst competitive appearance since that impressive us open victory. the british teenager has been given a wild card into the main draw of indian wells next week. the entry list was drawn up during the us open, when raducanu was outside the top 10, she's now world number 22. she has also entered tournaments in russia and romania in october. and andy murray is through to the second round of the san diego open, where he was a wildcard. he beat american denis kudla in straight sets but the world number 109 will now face the norwegian casper ruud, who is ranked 10th in the world. 2012 olympic long jump champion greg rutherford has moved a step closer to his dream of becoming the first british athlete to win medals at both the summer and the winter games. following his gold medal in london, rutherford now plans to swap the sandpit for the ice. he's been named in the gb bobsleigh squad, aiming to

night came in spain, as real madrid, , the 13 time winners were stunned 2—1 by debutants sheriff tiraspolssia and romania in october and has an outside chance of qualifying for the end of season tour finals in mexico. no chance of that for andy murray but he says he's getting better with every match and happy to be playing week in week out, which he hasn't been able to do for a number of years. he's through to the second round at the san diego open. he's in that draw as a wild card and beat the american denis kudla in straight sets but the world number 109 will now face the norwegian casper ruud, who is ranked 10th in the world. first and foremost, it is great to be on the court, healthy and competing week after week for the first time... cheering. yeah, for the first time since 2017, it has been a long time and i am starting to feel better with each match. greg rutherford has a chance of becoming the first british athlete to win medals at both the summer and winter olympics the 2012 long jump champion has been named in the gb bobsleigh squad for february's winter olympics in beijing. he'