— next for wayne rooney? i think it does raise — next for wayne rooney?es raise a _ next for wayne rooney? i think it does raise a question _ next for wayne rooney? i think it does raise a question about - next for wayne rooney? i think it i does raise a question about whether he has a future in management, because unlike his playing cv, his managerial cv is hardly glittering. at derby county he did win praise for leading through a difficult period when they had few resources and few blowers to call on and little or no money, but after that he went to dc united in america, he left there by mutual consent after failing to get them into the play—offs last year, and before he arrived at home park, he was sacked at birmingham city after less than three months in charge, so that was a pretty disastrous spell. so he has had four goes it being a manager, and each spell at a club has been fairly fraught, so you would have to say in the short term at least it is difficult to see where another opportunity might come from, particularly in the uk. i think it is proba

wayne rooney says that plymouth will always hold a special place in his heart.r todayjust seven months into a three—year contract, leaving the club bottom of the championship. the former manchester united and england striker manged to win just five of his 25 games in charge, failing to win any of their matches away from home. it was his fourth management role after spells at derby county, birmingham city and also dc united in the mls. world number one aryna sabalenka has started her season with a win. the belarusian, who will be targeting a hat—trick of australian open titles next month, won comfortably at the brisbane international, beating renata zarazua of mexico 6—4, 6—0. first match is always a tricky one. you try to play to see where your tennis is at, and, yeah, it was a tricky start. but i'm glad i closed that first set, and in the second set, it felt like whatever i would do, it would work for me well. so i'm really happy with the first win of season. the men's tour is also in brisbane, and novak djokovic is into the second round. the top seed and 24—ti

the pressure mounts on plymouth argyle manager wayne rooney — their 2—0 defeat leaves them firmly rootedir lead at the top of the scottish premiership to ia points after a 4—0 win at home to stjohnstone. kyogo furuhashi scored twice for brendan rodgers' side. second—placed rangers had to come from behind to draw 2—2 at motherwell, a great individual goal from ta—wanda mas—wan—hee—say put the home side 2—0 up. but while motherwell had two second half goals disallowed, rangers substitute hamza igamane scored twice to ensure it finished all. aberdeen blew their chance to leapfrog rangers into second place. kevin holt scored a 94th minute winner as dundee united beat them 1—0 at tannardyce. the dons haven't won in eight games. united are three points behind them. elsewhere, ross county and hearts also drew, while there were wins for hibs and dundee. in the rugby premiership, exeter chiefs got their first win of the season as they beat gloucester 22 points to 15. they're now off the bottom of the table, as patrick geary reports. for exeter�*s young side, it must of felt like the walls were cl

we begin with news of wayne rooney — the former manchester united and england player — has been sackedpointed as the head coach of the championship side in may on a three year deal, but after leading the side for 25 matches, managed only five wins. it was his third stint managing a side in english football's second tier following spells with derby and birmingham city. the club are currently rooted to the bottom of the table and facing relegation. there's been a warning from the current manchester united manager ruben amorim that the club could face relegation from the premier league this season. the portuguese coach has overseen five league defeats since joining the club, with in—form newcastle united inflicting their most recent, winning 2—0 at old trafford. it means manchester united will end the year 14th in the premier league, seven points above the relegation zone, with a warning things could get even worse for the club. the worst moments in the history of our club. and we have to accept that. another loss in front of our supporters, and newcastle were better. what was looking at

wayne rooney says that plymouth will always hold a special place in his heart.into a three year contract, leaving the club bottom of the championship. the former manchester united and england striker was in charge for 25 games, and managed just five wins in that time, failing to win any of their matches away from home. it was his third stint managing a side in english football's second tier following spells with derby and birmingham city. first team coach kevin nancekivill and club captain joe edwards will be in charge for their new year's day game at home to bristol city. it's an almost unthinkable statement from a manchester united manager, but ruben amorim says that there's every posssibilty that they face a battle to stay in the premier league. his gloomy outlook follows their latest defeat. 2—0 at home to newcastle united. they've lost five of their last six in the league, and end the year 1ath in the table, seven points above the relegation zone, 23 points off the top of the table. the portuguese admitted that he needs to change things quickly if they're n

the british footballer wayne rooney, he waited till he was 20. you, 8a. why the wait?nough has happened to me that it could possibly be interesting for someone to read, i thought. it was fun once i started it. i enjoyed thinking about things that had happened to me and my childhood and stuff, and that sort of was spurring me on. they called me sonny and paci, their nickname for pacino. they also called me pistachio. i liked pistachio ice cream, so they called me that. the autobiography deals a lot with family and fatherhood, obviously. he's still, you know, too young. everything he does is real. everything he does is interesting to me, you know? so, we...we talk. i play the harmonica with him, and we made this kind of contact, so it's fun. it's fun to have, like, four kids now. and you realise how much fun it is to have children. there is a certain fascination with you being a dad at 83. did you have any reservations about the age? i'd want to be around for this child. of course i did. and i hope i am. i hope i stay healthy and he knows who his dad is, of course. somet

the british footballer wayne rooney, he waited till he was 20. you, 8a. why the wait?ut things that happened to be in my childhood in my childhood and that spurred me on. i enjoyed thinking about things that had happened to me and my childhood and stuff, and that sort of was spurring me on, in a way. i thought, this is, uh... ..this is something to get into and think about. they called me sonny and paci, their nickname for pacino. they also called me pistachio. i liked pistachio ice cream, so they called me that. the autobiography deals a lot with family and fatherhood, obviously. and you became a father again last year. oh, yeah. how have you reacted to that? well, it's extraordinary. i've reacted to it as many ways as you could possibly react to it. it was... it's wonderful. you know, i have this little person who's talking to me, but he's not... he's still, you know, too young. everything he does is real. everything he does is interesting to me, you know? so, we...we talk. i play the harmonica with him, and we made this kind of contact, so it's fun. it's fun to have

sheffield united remain top after beating wayne rooney's plymouth i—o.on to all of those results over on the bbc sport website. next tonight to cricket, where england have already won their test series in new zealand, but they are hoping to make it a 3—0 clean sweep. on the opening day of the final test in hamilton, their bowlers have been chipping away, leaving the hosts hanging on in theirfirst innings, asjoe lynskey reports. at 2—0 up in a three—match series, england now can take things at their own pace. they put new zealand into bat, but it brought a quiet morning. on a flat pitch, the home side went past 100 without a wicket without a wicket by the lunch break, england tried to find the answers. commentator: it's gone! gus atkinson got the first, and then new zealand couldn't stop them. 0h! kane williamson was out despite a lunge towards the stumps. the mood of a test match had turned on the breakthrough. now, england looked to set up the clean sweep. just two away teams have won 3—0 in new zealand, and right now, it's the tourists who look most at

and more problems at plymouth for wayne rooney — his side still bottom, after a heavy loss to frank lampard's at ewood park.... to watch his younger brother jobe as sunderland faced blackburn. and the black cats looked like they were going back to the north east with all three points when they went 2—1 up through wilson isidor. but rovers equalised in the last minute through substitute harry leonard. sunderland stay 4th. .. with blackburn one place behind in fifth. —— with blackburn at one point behind in fifth. derby are facing west brom at pride park, the baggies are managerless after carlos coberan left to join spanish side valencia. they're into the second half there and it's derby who lead 1—o thanks to this goal from jerry yates. plenty of drama in the rest of the championship... sheffield wednesday came back from three goals down — to draw 3—3 with middlesborough.. oxford united pulled away from the bottom three, including cardiff, by winning 3—2 today... there was late drama at watford, who scored a stoppage time winner, to beat portsmouth and go 6th... elsewhere, wins for bristol cit

wayne rooney has left plymouth argyle by mutual consent, seven months after being appointed head coachin in his last 14 games as manager, with the team now bottom of the championship table. the former england captain thanked fans for their support and said argyle would always hold a special place in his heart. notable names have been reacting after being recognised in the new year honours list. stephen fry said he was "startled and enchanted" to receive a knighthood, while the happy valley actor sarah lancashire said being made a cbe was an "unexpected delight". more than 1,200 people have been recognised in the list. you're live with bbc news. the world is still remembering the former presidentjimmy carter here in the us postal much ofjimmy carter's legacy was built after he left the white house through his humanitarian work. he and his wife rosalynn helped to build, renovate and repair more than 4,000 homes through their partnership with habitat for humanity, an organisation that provides affordable housing to disadvantaged families. they also established the nonprofit carter center,

wayne rooney has left his job as head coach of championship strugglers plymouth argyle.ooney and plymouth have mutually agreed to part ways with immediate effect after a nine game winless run. the 39 year old former england captain oversaw just four league wins and suffered 13 defeats in 23 championship games. after taking charge of the pilgrims in may. now, teenage girls in the uk are more likely to get repeatedly drunk than their peers from almost anywhere else in europe. that's according to a new study. research by the oecd, cited in the times newspaper, shows that only those in hungary and denmark out drink british girls. the oecd report said that historically, teenage boys drank more than girls, but the reverse was now true in 12 european countries. experts say it could be down to a cultural shift. it is also thought that teenage girls are mirroring their parents, as uk women binge drink more than their counterparts on the continent. and after eight years in one of the longest and most bitter divorces in hollywood history, brad pitt and angeuna hollywood history, br