bbc--2020-10-17--Virgil van Dijk injury is not good, says Jurgen Klopp after Liverpool draw with Everton

Last updated on .From the section Liverpool Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk 's knee injury is `` not good '' , says the champions ' manager Jurgen Klopp .
The Netherlands defender , 29 , could not continue and will have a scan , along with Thiago Alcantara , who also suffered a knee injury .
`` Virgil played I do n't know how many games in a row , he plays with pain , but he could n't play on , '' said Klopp .
Liverpool 's claims for a penalty from the incident were turned down as Van @ @ @ @ @ @ @ England number one Pickford clattered into him .
`` It was a clear penalty I saw and then we saw the flag went up .
I thought they would still look at the foul but that did n't happen , '' said Klopp .
`` I do n't want to say Jordan Pickford wanted to do it but it is not a challenge a goalie can do in the box . ''
New Liverpool signing Thiago , who was starting his first Premier League game for the champions , was injured when he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the Toffees forward sent off as a result .
Klopp added : `` When I leave the pitch , Thiago tells me that in the Richarlison red card situation , he thinks he got injured . ''
Everton 's Brazilian said he had sent a message of apology to the Liverpool midfielder , and insisted the collision was an accident .
`` I did not intend to hurt Thiago , '' he wrote in a tweet , adding that he lifted his foot out of the way when he realised there was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also apologise to my team-mates , my club and my fans for leaving them with one less player at the end of the game .
Unfortunately , there is nothing I can do to change what happened , other than to reflect , work and move on . ''

Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford escaped action over this challenge on Virgil van Dijk during the Merseyside derby
Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk's knee injury is "not good", says the champions' manager Jurgen Klopp.
Van Dijk was hurt in a rash challenge by Everton keeper Jordan Pickford in the first half of Saturday's 2-2 draw.
The Netherlands defender, 29, could not continue and will see a specialist on Sunday to discover the extent of the injury.
"Virgil played I don't know how many games in a row, he plays with pain, but he couldn't play on," said Klopp.
"That's not good."
Liverpool's claims for a penalty from the incident were turned down as Van Dijk was ruled to be offside before England number one Pickford clattered into him.
"It was a clear penalty I saw and then we saw the flag went up. I thought they would still look at the foul but that didn't happen," said Klopp.
"I don't want to say Jordan Pickford wanted to do it but it is not a challenge a goalie can do in the box."
New Liverpool signing Thiago, who was starting his first Premier League game, was injured when he was fouled by Richarlison late on, with the Toffees forward sent off as a result.
Klopp added: "When I leave the pitch, Thiago tells me that in the Richarlison red card situation, he thinks he got injured."
Thiago went for a scan along with Van Dijk and, while the club are hopeful his injury is not serious, they will see how it settles.
Everton's Brazilian said he had sent a message of apology to the Liverpool midfielder, and insisted the collision was an accident.
"I did not intend to hurt Thiago," he wrote in a tweet, external-link adding that he lifted his foot out of the way when he realised there was going to be impact.
"I also apologise to my team-mates, my club and my fans for leaving them with one less player at the end of the game. Unfortunately, there is nothing I can do to change what happened, other than to reflect, work and move on."


bbc--2020-10-17--'We never went away' - Exeter boss Baxter praises spirit that inspired climb to European glory

Last updated on .From the section Rugby Union Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter said it was a `` privilege '' to be part of a club that `` never goes away '' after his side won the Champions Cup .
Baxter , who played for Chiefs before taking over as head coach in 2009 , said the club have always `` stuck at it '' .
`` We have always just ticked along , '' Baxter told BBC Radio 5 Live .
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`` Being part of a rugby club that decides to stick at it no matter what comes at you is a real privilege .
I played in two and coached two [ Championship ] finals that we lost at Twickenham , but we never went away . ''
The game was played behind closed doors at Ashton Gate in Bristol and the 49-year-old Devonian said he became emotional while speaking to his wife on the phone after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an amazing thing , she has watched me play in some pretty dire places compared to this .
`` There were probably more tears for the lads today because people [ friends and family ] are n't here and they are removed from them . ''
The Chiefs opened up a healthy lead before Racing began to find their rhythm and eventually reduced the deficit to just one point with 10 minutes remaining .
Exeter lost replacement prop Tomas Francis to the sin-bin for a deliberate knock-on in the 71st minute , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the last kick of the game .
`` We took a lead and it felt relatively comfortable and I was thinking 'when are we going to start working ? '
, '' said Baxter .
`` I was concerned with the way we defended and I thought we defended as poorly today as we have done for a long time .
`` But finals are about winning and , by hook or by crook , you need to be in front when the scoreboard ticks over . ''
'This just does n't happen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ brother Sam , who has played for England and was named European Player of the Year after the game , said the victory was the greatest moment in his career .
`` Playing for England is huge and I 'm very proud of my achievements , but to be able to play in the top tier European final with my brother , and with him getting man-of-the-match , is unbelievable , '' said the number eight .
`` This just does n't happen to people like us .
`` It 's an unbelievable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's a journey the club has been on for over 10 years and we have achieved the goal . ''
Exeter face Wasps in the Premiership final next weekend ( 24 October ) and Sam Simmonds says the players are `` looking forward to potentially winning the double '' .
Those comments were echoed by full-back Stuart Hogg , who said he joined the club from Glasgow Warriors in 2019 `` to win trophies '' .
`` Everything about the club excited me and I 'm living the dream , '' said Scotland @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for that title next week and we have a lot to work on for the Wasps game , but we will enjoy this one now and worry about that on Monday . ''
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Last updated on .From the section Rugby Union
Exeter Chiefs won their first European title with a 31-27 win over Racing 92 at Ashton Gate
Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter said it was a "privilege" to be part of a club that "never goes away" after his side won the Champions Cup.
The Chiefs won 31-27 against French side Racing 92 in their first European final, 10 years after the club were playing in the English second tier.
Baxter, who played for Chiefs before taking over as head coach in 2009, said the club have always "stuck at it".
"We have always just ticked along," Baxter told BBC Radio 5 Live.
"It's not always been easy and there have been quite a few years in the Premiership where we have lost more games than we have won.
"Being part of a rugby club that decides to stick at it no matter what comes at you is a real privilege. I played in two and coached two [Championship] finals that we lost at Twickenham, but we never went away."
The game was played behind closed doors at Ashton Gate in Bristol and the 49-year-old Devonian said he became emotional while speaking to his wife on the phone after the full-time whistle.
"She was bawling," added Baxter.
"It's an amazing thing, she has watched me play in some pretty dire places compared to this.
"There were probably more tears for the lads today because people [friends and family] aren't here and they are removed from them."
The Chiefs opened up a healthy lead before Racing began to find their rhythm and eventually reduced the deficit to just one point with 10 minutes remaining.
Exeter lost replacement prop Tomas Francis to the sin-bin for a deliberate knock-on in the 71st minute, but Joe Simmonds' penalty sealed victory with the last kick of the game.
"We took a lead and it felt relatively comfortable and I was thinking 'when are we going to start working?'," said Baxter.
"I was concerned with the way we defended and I thought we defended as poorly today as we have done for a long time.
"But finals are about winning and, by hook or by crook, you need to be in front when the scoreboard ticks over."
'This just doesn't happen to people like us'
Simmonds' older brother Sam, who has played for England and was named European Player of the Year after the game, said the victory was the greatest moment in his career.
"Playing for England is huge and I'm very proud of my achievements, but to be able to play in the top tier European final with my brother, and with him getting man-of-the-match, is unbelievable," said the number eight.
"This just doesn't happen to people like us.
"It's an unbelievable effort by the 50-man squad. It's a journey the club has been on for over 10 years and we have achieved the goal."
Exeter face Wasps in the Premiership final next weekend (24 October) and Sam Simmonds says the players are "looking forward to potentially winning the double".
Those comments were echoed by full-back Stuart Hogg, who said he joined the club from Glasgow Warriors in 2019 "to win trophies".
"Everything about the club excited me and I'm living the dream," said Scotland captain Hogg.
"We are fighting for that title next week and we have a lot to work on for the Wasps game, but we will enjoy this one now and worry about that on Monday."


bbc--2020-10-17--Man Utd score three late goals to overcome Newcastle

Last updated on .From the section Premier League Manchester United scored three late goals at Newcastle to earn victory and help ease the misery inflicted by the heavy defeat against Tottenham .
United needed a positive reaction following that 6-1 thumping by Spurs before the international break , but their hopes suffered a blow when Emil Krafth 's cross came off defender Luke Shaw and beat keeper David de Gea .
Harry Maguire , who like his side has endured an unsettled period , equalised to haul the visitors back into the game .
And it looked as if the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ favour in the second half when referee Craig Pawson , after consulting the pitch-side monitor , judged Jamal Lewis to have fouled Marcus Rashford and awarded a penalty .
However , Fernandes , who previously had a 100 % record from the spot for United , saw his fierce strike brilliantly pushed away by Karl Darlow .
The Portugal midfielder was not to be denied though and with four minutes remaining he finally beat the Magpies keeper with a thumping finish , before Aaron Wan-Bissaka , with his first for the club , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the season .
There were sub-plots coming into this match , centring around how United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer would have his team set up after the defeat by Spurs , and how Maguire would perform .
The Norwegian stuck by his skipper , whose form has been inconsistent this season and who had been sent off playing for England during the recent international break .
The centre-back produced arguably his most confident display of the season and it was somewhat poetic that his precision header brought his side back into the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ United camp who experienced both bitter and sweet was Fernandes .
He had previously scored 10 out of 10 from the spot for the Red Devils but his run was brought to an emphatic stop by the flying Darlow .
But the visitors did not allow their heads to drop , unlike at Old Trafford two weeks ago , and breached the final line of defence once again when Fernandes smacked his angled strike high past the past the Magpies keeper after a glorious move down the left .
Wan-Bissaka , on his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an equally thunderous finish from the right before Rashford slotted in a well deserved goal for himself .
The England striker , 22 , without his familiar strike partners Anthony Martial and Mason Greenwood , once again produced a very mature display .
The scoreline reads 4-1 , but against one of the 'big six ' , Magpies boss Steve Bruce 's side fought fire with fire , particularly in the first half .
French winger Allan Saint-Maximin , who dazzled against Burnley in the 3-1 win , starred again - albeit in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ move that led to the opener .
He then provided the cross for striker Callum Wilson which should have resulted in Newcastle 's second , but instead resulted in one of the saves of the season from De Gea .
Darlow , 30 , made several good stops and continued until the end of the match despite appearing to be suffering from an injury in the final quarter of the game .
But even at full fitness the keeper could not have done much about the late goals though , as his team-mates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their opponents to exploits the gaps in defence .
'The defeat looks worse than it really was ' - reaction Newcastle manager Steve Bruce speaking to BBC 's Match of the Day : '' They were a handful all night .
Some of their forward players and their movement , we found it difficult .
They scored from a free-kick we had and broke away [ for the second goal ] and then towards the end we were a bit naive .
`` Darlow has been fantastic .
He was brave when we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ your goalkeeper will have to play well against the big teams , I hope he will be OK next week .
`` I thought we were a little bit too easy at times to play against .
We will go away really , really disappointed because we were 10 minutes away and it could have gone either way when it gets that late .
`` It is a work in progress for us .
We have tried to change and with that it will take time .
The defeat looks worse than it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Newcastle again - the stats • None Newcastle conceded four goals at home in the Premier League for the first time since 5 April 2014 , also against Manchester United ( 4-0 ) .
• None Manchester United enjoyed their 10th comeback win against Newcastle in the Premier League , the most by any side against a single opponent in the competition .
• None Newcastle are without a clean sheet in seven Premier League home games , their longest such run without a shut-out on home soil since February 2014 ( eight @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been awarded 17 penalties in the Premier League since the start of last season , five more than any other side in the competition ( 12 scored ) .
• None Manchester United have scored five own goals against Newcastle in the Premier League ( Henning Berg , Wes Brown , Phil Jones , Jonny Evans and Luke Shaw ) , only two sides have scored more against a single opponent ( Sunderland v Man Utd and Liverpool v Tottenham ) .
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• None Fernandes has been directly involved in 20 goals in his 18 Premier League appearances for Manchester United ( 11 goals , 9 assists ) , scoring in each of his last three games .
• None Wan-Bissaka became the 116th different player to score for Manchester United in the Premier League in what is his 38th league appearance for the club .
• None Rashford registered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ League game for the third time ( one goal , two assists ) , also doing so against Fulham in December 2018 and Arsenal in February 2016 .
Manchester United are at Paris St-Germain in the Champions League on Tuesday ( 20:00 BST ) and then host Chelsea at home next Saturday ( 17:30 BST ) .
Newcastle are Wolves next Sunday ( 16:30 GMT ) .
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Last updated on .From the section Premier League
Marcus Rashford was one of Manchester United's best players and scored their fourth deep into stoppage time
Manchester United scored three late goals at Newcastle to earn victory and help ease the misery inflicted by the heavy defeat against Tottenham.
It was an incredible final few minutes for a team who looked as if they had blown their chance of three points following Bruno Fernandes' failure from the penalty spot in the 58th minute.
United needed a positive reaction following that 6-1 thumping by Spurs before the international break, but their hopes suffered a blow when Emil Krafth's cross came off defender Luke Shaw and beat keeper David de Gea.
Harry Maguire, who like his side has endured an unsettled period, equalised to haul the visitors back into the game.
And it looked as if the match was set to turn in their favour in the second half when referee Craig Pawson, after consulting the pitch-side monitor, judged Jamal Lewis to have fouled Marcus Rashford and awarded a penalty.
However, Fernandes, who previously had a 100% record from the spot for United, saw his fierce strike brilliantly pushed away by Karl Darlow.
The Portugal midfielder was not to be denied though and with four minutes remaining he finally beat the Magpies keeper with a thumping finish, before Aaron Wan-Bissaka, with his first for the club, and Rashford ensured United's second win of the season.
Man Utd patience pays off on Tyneside
There were sub-plots coming into this match, centring around how United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer would have his team set up after the defeat by Spurs, and how Maguire would perform.
The Norwegian stuck by his skipper, whose form has been inconsistent this season and who had been sent off playing for England during the recent international break.
The centre-back produced arguably his most confident display of the season and it was somewhat poetic that his precision header brought his side back into the match.
The other person in the United camp who experienced both bitter and sweet was Fernandes. He had previously scored 10 out of 10 from the spot for the Red Devils but his run was brought to an emphatic stop by the flying Darlow.
But the visitors did not allow their heads to drop, unlike at Old Trafford two weeks ago, and breached the final line of defence once again when Fernandes smacked his angled strike high past the past the Magpies keeper after a glorious move down the left.
Wan-Bissaka, on his 50th appearance for the club, produced an equally thunderous finish from the right before Rashford slotted in a well deserved goal for himself.
The England striker, 22, without his familiar strike partners Anthony Martial and Mason Greenwood, once again produced a very mature display.
Magpies impress despite defeat
David de Gea made a remarkable save from Callum Wilson in the second half
The scoreline reads 4-1, but against one of the 'big six', Magpies boss Steve Bruce's side fought fire with fire, particularly in the first half.
French winger Allan Saint-Maximin, who dazzled against Burnley in the 3-1 win, starred again - albeit in spurts - and was integral to the move that led to the opener.
He then provided the cross for striker Callum Wilson which should have resulted in Newcastle's second, but instead resulted in one of the saves of the season from De Gea.
Darlow, 30, made several good stops and continued until the end of the match despite appearing to be suffering from an injury in the final quarter of the game.
But even at full fitness the keeper could not have done much about the late goals though, as his team-mates in front of him tired, allowing their opponents to exploits the gaps in defence.
'We showed great resilience' - Solskjaer
'The defeat looks worse than it really was' - reaction
Newcastle manager Steve Bruce speaking to BBC's Match of the Day:
"They were a handful all night. Some of their forward players and their movement, we found it difficult. They scored from a free-kick we had and broke away [for the second goal] and then towards the end we were a bit naive.
"Darlow has been fantastic. He was brave when we needed him to be. You know your goalkeeper will have to play well against the big teams, I hope he will be OK next week.
"I thought we were a little bit too easy at times to play against. We will go away really, really disappointed because we were 10 minutes away and it could have gone either way when it gets that late.
"It is a work in progress for us. We have tried to change and with that it will take time. The defeat looks worse than it really was."
Mata shines against Newcastle again - the stats
Newcastle conceded four goals at home in the Premier League for the first time since 5 April 2014, also against Manchester United (4-0).
Manchester United enjoyed their 10th comeback win against Newcastle in the Premier League, the most by any side against a single opponent in the competition.
Newcastle are without a clean sheet in seven Premier League home games, their longest such run without a shut-out on home soil since February 2014 (eight).
Manchester United have been awarded 17 penalties in the Premier League since the start of last season, five more than any other side in the competition (12 scored).
Manchester United have scored five own goals against Newcastle in the Premier League (Henning Berg, Wes Brown, Phil Jones, Jonny Evans and Luke Shaw), only two sides have scored more against a single opponent (Sunderland v Man Utd and Liverpool v Tottenham).
Mata has been directly involved in nine goals against Newcastle United in the Premier League (four goals, five assists); against no other side has he had a hand in more (also nine v Norwich).
Fernandes has been directly involved in 20 goals in his 18 Premier League appearances for Manchester United (11 goals, 9 assists), scoring in each of his last three games.
Wan-Bissaka became the 116th different player to score for Manchester United in the Premier League in what is his 38th league appearance for the club.
Rashford registered three goal involvements in a single Premier League game for the third time (one goal, two assists), also doing so against Fulham in December 2018 and Arsenal in February 2016.
What's next?
Manchester United are at Paris St-Germain in the Champions League on Tuesday (20:00 BST) and then host Chelsea at home next Saturday (17:30 BST). Newcastle are Wolves next Sunday (16:30 GMT).
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bbc--2020-10-17--Promoted Cadiz earn shock win over Real Madrid to draw level at top

Last updated on .From the section European Football Newly promoted Cadiz stunned Real Madrid with a deserved victory that moves them level at the top of La Liga with the defending champions .
Zinedine Zidane 's side dominated possession but only managed two shots on target against a resilient Cadiz .
Luka Jovic had the ball in the net but Karim Benzema had strayed offside from Marcelo 's cross earlier in the move .
Benzema struck the bar with a fierce effort from outside the box with 10 minutes to go but the hosts could not extend their 15-game unbeaten @ @ @ @ @ @ @ however , continued their dream start after returning to the Spanish top flight for the first time in 14 years this season .
Lozano clipped the ball over goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois from Alvaro Negredo 's assist after 16 minutes to score what proved to be the winner .
Negredo headed wide in the first half and the 35-year-old had another effort cleared off the line by Sergio Ramos , who later had to be substituted because of injury .
Cadiz , runners-up to Huesca last season , had a chance for a second @ @ @ @ @ @ @ found Lozano and his low shot was pushed away by Courtois at the near post .
Real Madrid pushed for a leveller late on but the visitors were able to hold on for their first victory against their opponents in La Liga since March 1991 .
Zidane 's side must now regroup for their opening Champions League match against Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday , before visiting Barcelona on Saturday .

Last updated on .From the section European Football
Lozano's winner after 16 minutes secured Cadiz's first away victory over Real Madrid in La Liga
Newly promoted Cadiz stunned Real Madrid with a deserved victory that moves them level at the top of La Liga with the defending champions.
Anthony Lozano's smart first-half finish gave the visitors their first win against Real in almost 30 years.
Zinedine Zidane's side dominated possession but only managed two shots on target against a resilient Cadiz.
Luka Jovic had the ball in the net but Karim Benzema had strayed offside from Marcelo's cross earlier in the move.
Benzema struck the bar with a fierce effort from outside the box with 10 minutes to go but the hosts could not extend their 15-game unbeaten run in the competition.
Cadiz, however, continued their dream start after returning to the Spanish top flight for the first time in 14 years this season.
Lozano clipped the ball over goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois from Alvaro Negredo's assist after 16 minutes to score what proved to be the winner.
Negredo headed wide in the first half and the 35-year-old had another effort cleared off the line by Sergio Ramos, who later had to be substituted because of injury.
Cadiz, runners-up to Huesca last season, had a chance for a second after half an hour when Jose Mari found Lozano and his low shot was pushed away by Courtois at the near post.
Real Madrid pushed for a leveller late on but the visitors were able to hold on for their first victory against their opponents in La Liga since March 1991.
Zidane's side must now regroup for their opening Champions League match against Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday, before visiting Barcelona on Saturday.


bbc--2020-10-17--Sterling hits winner as Man City beat Arsenal

Last updated on .From the section Premier League Stand-in skipper Raheem Sterling scored the only goal as Manchester City returned to winning ways in their Premier League clash with Arsenal .
Arsenal had chances to level but City keeper Ederson denied them with three excellent first-half saves and both David Luiz and Pepe were off target with free-kicks in good positions after the break .
The result extended a miserable run of away results against their fellow 'top six ' members for Arsenal .
They have now failed to win in their last 29 such meetings , since a success @ @ @ @ @ @ @ yet to drop a point against the Gunners in five encounters at Etihad Stadium since he succeeded Manuel Pellegrini as City manager in 2016 .
More importantly for his side , after picking up a single point from their last two games , they were able to claim maximum points in this one .
The three points came even without De Bruyne and with the returning Sergio Aguero restricted to an hour 's action on his first appearance since June after recovering from a knee injury .
Aguero escaped a caution after placing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ' neck as he argued against a decision .
As might have been expected from a meeting between Guardiola and the man he spent three-and-a-half years alongside in the City dug-out , Mikel Arteta , this was a tactical blitz .
At one point , Willian was operating as centre-forward and Sterling was sitting deep in midfield .
After Aguero 's exit , Bernado Silva briefly went into the false nine role as both men tried to keep the other guessing .
Arteta was able to bring on £45m new-boy Thomas Partey for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ truth is , he does n't have the strength in depth afforded to Guardiola .
Both sides suffered disruption in the build-up , although the loss of Aymeric Laporte and Mendy to injury had less of an impact on City as the delay in finding out the Premier League were prepared to allow Kieran Tierney to play had on the Gunners .
The Arsenal defender had been told to isolate by the local health authority in Scotland due to a 'close contact ' breach on international duty .
If that was n't bad @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rob Holding to a hamstring injury in the warm-up .
This all contributed to a slow start they never really recovered from as City kept their first clean sheet of the season with a defensive performance far removed from the one which saw them concede five against Leicester in their previous home game .
When it comes to debating who has been Guardiola 's best signing as City boss , for all the excellence of Kyle Walker , Bernardo Silva and - briefly - Leroy Sane , Ederson must surely come out on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after Joe Hart had been ditched and Claudio Bravo had flopped , Ederson won Premier League titles in his first two seasons and the Golden Glove last term , even though City 's only silverware was the EFL Cup .
With new signing Ruben Dias still settling in , Laporte missing and Nathan Ake only making his fifth Blues appearance , Guardiola needs the Brazilian to be a steady presence .
It may have been that Bukayo Saka 's shot from an angle was going over as the visitors tried to respond to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chances .
However , his two saves at the end of the opening period were superb .
Saka was again the man denied by a feet-first stop when the teenager found himself clean through after playing a one-two with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang .
Within minutes , Ederson was denying Aubameyang with an even better save .
As the flag immediately went up to signal offside , there appeared nothing in it .
The true value of Ederson 's work was not apparent until TV replays showed the assistant referee 's ruling was incorrect .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ would have been level .
Ederson made another save , from a Pepe header , at the start of the second period , although compared to what had gone before , that was fairly routine .
With Arsenal unable to find their range with a couple of free-kicks either , Ederson 's efforts mean the Gunners have now lost seven league matches in a row against City , the first time they have done that against any opponent since Ipswich in the 1970s .
Boss Guardiola said post-game that full-back Benjamin Mendy will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ weeks , while centre-back Aymeric Laporte could return within a week . '
I am upset ' - what they said : Man City manager Pep Guardiola : `` It was difficult but we have won 1-0 and Ederson again was incredibly active like he was against Leeds .
`` We are still a little bit away from our best performance that we are wishing but for many reasons it is not possible .
The victory helped us a lot , we defended really well deep and up front and it 's a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta : `` I am upset as I feel we deserved more .
I am extremely happy with the performance though , which we put in against a top team .
`` I can not demand more from players apart from we had three chances and had to score .
`` Every goal the opponent scores there is something we can do better , we can not change that .
We know everything has to be perfect in both boxes to beat Manchester City . ''
Asked if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ record away at the top six , Arteta said : `` Absolutely .
You want to go to every ground and win .
`` To get into the position you have to do so many good things , throughout 96 minutes , and we did a lot of them but in the end , games are decided in the boxes .
`` Against big teams , when you get there , you have to put them away . ''
City are next in action against FC Porto at the Etihad in the Champions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) before taking on West Ham at the London Stadium next Saturday , 24 October ( 12:30 ) .
Arsenal also have a European engagement , in Austria against Rapid Vienna in the Europa League on Thursday ( 17:55 BST ) .
The Gunners entertain Leicester in the league next Sunday ( 19:15 ) .
• None Manchester City are unbeaten in their last 10 Premier League encounters with Arsenal ( W8 D2 ) , since a 2-1 loss in December 2015 .
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• None Manchester City have conceded just one goal in their last six Premier League games against Arsenal , keeping a shut out v four different managers in this run ( Arsene Wenger , Unai Emery , Fredrik Ljungberg and Mikel Arteta x2 ) .
• None Arsenal have lost each of their last seven league games against Manchester City , their longest such run against an opponent since losing seven in a row v Ipswich @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has won 500 games in all competitions as a manager ( including Barcelona B ) , winning 172 as Manchester City boss .
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• None Raheem Sterling has had a hand in each of Manchester City 's last five goals in all competitions ( 4 goals , 1 assist ) .
• None Man City 's Sterling has been directly involved @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Premier League appearances against Arsenal ( 4 goals , 2 assists ) .
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Last updated on .From the section Premier League
Raheem Sterling scored his fourth goal of the season for Man City
Stand-in skipper Raheem Sterling scored the only goal as Manchester City returned to winning ways in their Premier League clash with Arsenal.
Sterling, given the armband by manager Pep Guardiola with Fernandinho on the bench and Kevin de Bruyne injured, finished off the rebound after Phil Foden's 23rd-minute shot had been saved.
Arsenal had chances to level but City keeper Ederson denied them with three excellent first-half saves and both David Luiz and Pepe were off target with free-kicks in good positions after the break.
The result extended a miserable run of away results against their fellow 'top six' members for Arsenal. They have now failed to win in their last 29 such meetings, since a success at City in 2015.
Guardiola is yet to drop a point against the Gunners in five encounters at Etihad Stadium since he succeeded Manuel Pellegrini as City manager in 2016.
More importantly for his side, after picking up a single point from their last two games, they were able to claim maximum points in this one.
The three points came even without De Bruyne and with the returning Sergio Aguero restricted to an hour's action on his first appearance since June after recovering from a knee injury.
Aguero escaped a caution after placing his arm on assistant referee Sian Massey-Ellis' neck as he argued against a decision.
Relive Man City's win over Arsenal
Master beats pupil
As might have been expected from a meeting between Guardiola and the man he spent three-and-a-half years alongside in the City dug-out, Mikel Arteta, this was a tactical blitz.
At one point, Willian was operating as centre-forward and Sterling was sitting deep in midfield. After Aguero's exit, Bernado Silva briefly went into the false nine role as both men tried to keep the other guessing.
A 'good three points' against impressive Arsenal
Arteta was able to bring on £45m new-boy Thomas Partey for his debut near the end but the truth is, he doesn't have the strength in depth afforded to Guardiola.
Both sides suffered disruption in the build-up, although the loss of Aymeric Laporte and Mendy to injury had less of an impact on City as the delay in finding out the Premier League were prepared to allow Kieran Tierney to play had on the Gunners.
The Arsenal defender had been told to isolate by the local health authority in Scotland due to a 'close contact' breach on international duty.
If that wasn't bad enough, the Gunners then lost defender Rob Holding to a hamstring injury in the warm-up.
This all contributed to a slow start they never really recovered from as City kept their first clean sheet of the season with a defensive performance far removed from the one which saw them concede five against Leicester in their previous home game.
Excellent Ederson
When it comes to debating who has been Guardiola's best signing as City boss, for all the excellence of Kyle Walker, Bernardo Silva and - briefly - Leroy Sane, Ederson must surely come out on top.
A £35m purchase from Benfica after Joe Hart had been ditched and Claudio Bravo had flopped, Ederson won Premier League titles in his first two seasons and the Golden Glove last term, even though City's only silverware was the EFL Cup.
With new signing Ruben Dias still settling in, Laporte missing and Nathan Ake only making his fifth Blues appearance, Guardiola needs the Brazilian to be a steady presence.
I hate losing - Arteta 'upset' after Arsenal defeat
It may have been that Bukayo Saka's shot from an angle was going over as the visitors tried to respond to Sterling's opener but Ederson took no chances.
However, his two saves at the end of the opening period were superb. Saka was again the man denied by a feet-first stop when the teenager found himself clean through after playing a one-two with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
Within minutes, Ederson was denying Aubameyang with an even better save. As the flag immediately went up to signal offside, there appeared nothing in it. The true value of Ederson's work was not apparent until TV replays showed the assistant referee's ruling was incorrect. Without the keeper's intervention, Arsenal would have been level.
Ederson made another save, from a Pepe header, at the start of the second period, although compared to what had gone before, that was fairly routine.
With Arsenal unable to find their range with a couple of free-kicks either, Ederson's efforts mean the Gunners have now lost seven league matches in a row against City, the first time they have done that against any opponent since Ipswich in the 1970s.
Boss Guardiola said post-game that full-back Benjamin Mendy will be out injured for three to four weeks, while centre-back Aymeric Laporte could return within a week.
Guardiola also defended striker Aguero, who put his arm on the shoulder of assistant referee Massey-Ellis after disputing a throw-in call which went against him early in the second half.
After arguing his case with Massey-Ellis, Aguero put his arm on her shoulder as she began to walk away - actions which drew attention on social media and led his former team-mate Micah Richards to say on Sky Sports that Aguero should "know better".
Players can be cautioned or sent off for touching match officials if done in an in an "aggressive, confrontational or violent manner".
In his post-match news conference, Guardiola said: "Come on, guys. Sergio is the nicest person I ever met in my life. Look for problems in other situations, not in this one."
'I am upset' - what they said:
Man City manager Pep Guardiola: "It was difficult but we have won 1-0 and Ederson again was incredibly active like he was against Leeds.
"We are still a little bit away from our best performance that we are wishing but for many reasons it is not possible. The victory helped us a lot, we defended really well deep and up front and it's a good three points against an impressive opponent."
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta: "I am upset as I feel we deserved more. I am extremely happy with the performance though, which we put in against a top team.
"I cannot demand more from players apart from we had three chances and had to score.
"Every goal the opponent scores there is something we can do better, we cannot change that. We know everything has to be perfect in both boxes to beat Manchester City."
Asked if his side need to change their dismal record away at the top six, Arteta said: "Absolutely. You want to go to every ground and win.
"To get into the position you have to do so many good things, throughout 96 minutes, and we did a lot of them but in the end, games are decided in the boxes.
"Against big teams, when you get there, you have to put them away."
What next?
City are next in action against FC Porto at the Etihad in the Champions League on Wednesday (kick-off 20:00 BST) before taking on West Ham at the London Stadium next Saturday, 24 October (12:30).
Arsenal also have a European engagement, in Austria against Rapid Vienna in the Europa League on Thursday (17:55 BST). The Gunners entertain Leicester in the league next Sunday (19:15).
Arsenal's nemesis Sterling - the stats
Manchester City are unbeaten in their last 10 Premier League encounters with Arsenal (W8 D2), since a 2-1 loss in December 2015.
Arsenal are winless in their last 29 Premier League away games against "big six" opponents (D10 L19) since a 2-0 win v Manchester City in January 2015.
Manchester City have conceded just one goal in their last six Premier League games against Arsenal, keeping a shut out v four different managers in this run (Arsene Wenger, Unai Emery, Fredrik Ljungberg and Mikel Arteta x2).
Arsenal have lost each of their last seven league games against Manchester City, their longest such run against an opponent since losing seven in a row v Ipswich between 1974-1977.
Pep Guardiola has won 500 games in all competitions as a manager (including Barcelona B), winning 172 as Manchester City boss.
Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson has kept 53 clean sheets in the Premier League since his debut in August 2017; 15 more than any other goalkeeper in this time.
Raheem Sterling has had a hand in each of Manchester City's last five goals in all competitions (4 goals, 1 assist).
Man City's Sterling has been directly involved in six goals in his last five Premier League appearances against Arsenal (4 goals, 2 assists).
Player of the match Sterling Raheem Sterling with an average of 7.45 Man City Manchester City Manchester City
Arsenal Arsenal Arsenal Manchester City Avg Squad number 7 Player name Sterling Average rating 7.45 Squad number 31 Player name Ederson Average rating 7.44 Squad number 20 Player name Bernardo Silva Average rating 7.09 Squad number 3 Player name Rúben Dias Average rating 7.03 Squad number 6 Player name Aké Average rating 6.89 Squad number 47 Player name Foden Average rating 6.80 Squad number 10 Player name Agüero Average rating 6.79 Squad number 2 Player name Walker Average rating 6.78 Squad number 27 Player name João Cancelo Average rating 6.60 Squad number 16 Player name Rodri Average rating 6.55 Squad number 26 Player name Mahrez Average rating 6.39 Squad number 25 Player name Fernandinho Average rating 6.07 Squad number 8 Player name Gündogan Average rating 5.97 Arsenal Avg Squad number 7 Player name Saka Average rating 6.54 Squad number 3 Player name Tierney Average rating 6.16 Squad number 6 Player name Gabriel Magalhães Average rating 5.90 Squad number 34 Player name Xhaka Average rating 5.65 Squad number 8 Player name Dani Ceballos Average rating 5.55 Squad number 23 Player name David Luiz Average rating 5.53 Squad number 18 Player name Partey Average rating 5.51 Squad number 1 Player name Leno Average rating 5.48 Squad number 14 Player name Aubameyang Average rating 5.41 Squad number 19 Player name Pépé Average rating 5.41 Squad number 9 Player name Lacazette Average rating 5.27 Squad number 2 Player name Bellerín Average rating 5.27 Squad number 30 Player name Nketiah Average rating 5.26 Squad number 12 Player name Willian Average rating 5.17


bbc--2020-10-17--Barcelona want Depay, Wijnaldum and Garcia - Sunday's football gossip

Last updated on .From the section Gossip Barcelona boss Ronald Koeman wants to add Lyon and Netherlands forward Memphis Depay , 26 , to his squad in January .
( AD , via Goal ) Manchester United are interested in Real Madrid and Uruguay midfielder Federico Valverde , 22 , and could use their French World Cup-winning midfielder , Paul Pogba , 27 , in a swap deal .
( Sun ) Ronald Koeman has also urged the Barcelona board to seal a move for Manchester City and Spain defender Eric Garcia , 19 , in January .
( Mirror @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he had a helicopter ready to hijack Gareth Bale 's move from Tottenham to Real Madrid in 2013 when managing Manchester United .
The Wales forward , 31 , recently returned to Spurs on loan .
( Mail ) Manchester United and England forward Marcus Rashford , 22 , says the deadline day arrival of Uruguay striker Edinson Cavani , 33 , will help the club compete for trophies .
( Sky Sports ) Juventus elected to sign Italy winger Federico Chiesa , 22 , from Fiorentina , instead of Lyon and France @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the summer transfer window .
( Sky Sport Italia , via Mail ) Middlesbrough boss Neil Warnock says Yannick Bolasie , 31 , was partly to blame for his failed move to the club .
The winger was set to join Boro from Everton on deadline day .
( Teesside Gazette ) Manchester United deleted a tweet making light of Saturday 's game at Newcastle being played in an empty stadium after former defender Gary Neville criticised the post .
( Sun ) Former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger says he managed to nip @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Danny Welbeck , now 29 , from Manchester United in 2014 , despite having to break off negotiations to meet the Pope .
( Mail ) The company hired by the Premier League to screen players for coronavirus has developed mobile centres with 15-minute tests for fans to try and speed up their return to matches .
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Last updated on .From the section Gossip
Barcelona boss Ronald Koeman wants to add Lyon and Netherlands forward Memphis Depay, 26, to his squad in January. (AD, via Goal) external-link
Liverpool and Netherlands midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum, is also a target for Barcelona. The 29-year-old is in the final year of his contract at Anfield and would be a free agent next summer. (AD, via Sky Sports) external-link
Manchester City will consider a move for Barcelona forward Lionel Messi in January and could offer the Spanish club £15m for the 33-year-old Argentine, who is out of contract next summer. (Daily Star on Sunday) external-link
Manchester United are interested in Real Madrid and Uruguay midfielder Federico Valverde, 22, and could use their French World Cup-winning midfielder, Paul Pogba, 27, in a swap deal. (Sun on Sunday) external-link
Ronald Koeman has also urged the Barcelona board to seal a move for Manchester City and Spain defender Eric Garcia, 19, in January. (Sunday Mirror) external-link
Liverpool and Tottenham are monitoring Leeds United and England midfielder Kalvin Phillips, 24. (Sunday Mirror) external-link
Burnley are keen on signing French defender Mohamed Simakan from Strasbourg and could make a move for the 20-year-old in January. (Sun on Sunday) external-link
'Everton lucky but show grit' Phil McNulty's verdict on an eventful Merseyside derby
West Ham boss David Moyes says he had a helicopter ready to hijack Gareth Bale's move from Tottenham to Real Madrid in 2013 when managing Manchester United. The Wales forward, 31, recently returned to Spurs on loan. (Mail on Sunday) external-link
Manchester United and England forward Marcus Rashford, 22, says the deadline-day arrival of Uruguay striker Edinson Cavani, 33, will help the club compete for trophies. (Sky Sports) external-link
Juventus elected to sign Italy winger Federico Chiesa, 22, from Fiorentina, instead of Lyon and France midfielder Houssem Aouar, 22, during the summer transfer window. (Sky Sport Italia, via Mail on Sunday) external-link
Middlesbrough boss Neil Warnock says Yannick Bolasie, 31, was partly to blame for his failed move to the club. The winger was set to join Boro from Everton on deadline day. (Teesside Gazette) external-link
Manchester United deleted a tweet making light of Saturday's game at Newcastle being played in an empty stadium after former defender Gary Neville criticised the post. (Sun on Sunday) external-link
Former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger says he managed to nip in front of rivals Tottenham to sign Danny Welbeck, now 29, from Manchester United in 2014, despite having to break off negotiations to meet the Pope. (Mail on Sunday) external-link
The company hired by the Premier League to screen players for coronavirus has developed mobile centres with 15-minute tests for fans to try to speed up their return to matches. (Sunday Telegraph - subscription required) external-link


bbc--2020-10-17--Barcelona suffer shock loss at Getafe

Barcelona suffer shock loss at Getafe

Last updated on .From the section European Football Getafe striker Jaime Mata 's second-half penalty condemned Barcelona to their first @ @ @ @ @ season .
Lionel Messi struck the post for Barcelona in the first half while Antoine @ @ @ @ @ range .
Juan Hernandez also hit the crossbar for Getafe with five minutes remaining .
@ @ @ @ @ suffered a shock 1-0 defeat by promoted Cadiz earlier on Saturday .
Barcelona and Real @ @ @ @ @ Camp in the first El Clasico of the season next Saturday ( 15:00 BST ) @ @ @ @ @ time since April 2003 that both Barcelona and Real have lost their respective league games @ @ @ @ @ Real sit top of La Liga despite their defeat , level on 10 points with @ @ @ @ @ .
Ronald Koeman 's Barcelona - who face Hungarian side Ferencvaros in their Champions League @ @ @ @ @ ) - are ninth , with seven points from their four games .
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Last updated on .From the section European Football
Barcelona are currently ninth in La Liga after their first league defeat of the season
Getafe striker Jaime Mata's second-half penalty condemned Barcelona to their first La Liga defeat of the season.
Mata slotted his 56th-minute spot-kick into the bottom corner following Frenkie de Jong's foul on Djene Dakonam.
Lionel Messi struck the post for Barcelona in the first half while Antoine Griezmann fired over at close range.
Juan Hernandez also hit the crossbar for Getafe with five minutes remaining.
Defending champions Real Madrid also suffered a shock 1-0 defeat by promoted Cadiz earlier on Saturday.
Barcelona and Real go head-to-head at the Nou Camp in the first El Clasico of the season next Saturday (15:00 BST).
It is the first time since April 2003 that both Barcelona and Real have lost their respective league games prior to El Clasico.
Real sit top of La Liga despite their defeat, level on 10 points with Getafe, Cadiz and Granada.
Ronald Koeman's Barcelona - who face Hungarian side Ferencvaros in their Champions League opener on Tuesday (20:00) - are ninth, with seven points from their four games.


bbc--2020-10-17--US election 2020 polls: Who is ahead - Trump or Biden?

On his own health , 72 % of respondents said that Mr Trump did not take the `` risk of @ @ @ @ @ , '' while the same number said he failed to take `` the appropriate precautions @ @ @ @ @ personal health '' .

On his own health, 72% of respondents said that Mr Trump did not take the "risk of contracting the virus seriously enough," while the same number said he failed to take "the appropriate precautions when it came to his personal health".


bbc--2020-10-18--Nagorno-Karabakh: Armenia-Azerbaijan truce broken minutes after deal

A statement from Armenia 's foreign ministry on Sunday said it was the second time Azerbaijan had broken a ceasefire @ @ @ @ @ take all `` necessary measures '' to bring about a ceasefire and ways of enforcing @ @ @ @ @ '' .

Azerbaijan's foreign ministry said the decision was based on statements by the presidents of the US, France and Russia, representing the OSCE Minsk Group - a body set up in 1992 and chaired by the three countries to mediate the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.


bbc--2020-10-18--Coronavirus: Empty streets in France as curfew enforced

In a statement , King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima said : `` We see people 's reactions to media reports @ @ @ @ @ and they affect us .
We do not want to leave any doubt about it @ @ @ @ @ virus under control , it is necessary to follow the guidelines .
The discussion of @ @ @ @ @ to that . ''

In a statement, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima said: "We see people's reactions to media reports. They are intense, and they affect us. We do not want to leave any doubt about it: to get the Covid-19 virus under control, it is necessary to follow the guidelines. The discussion of our holiday does not contribute to that."


bbc--2020-10-17--US election 2020: Lives that could be reshaped by Supreme Court

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But @ @ @ @ @ enactment , prices for many marketplace plans have risen to hundreds of dollars per month @ @ @ @ @ aged off her parents ' coverage in December , she could n't afford to pay @ @ @ @ @ for under the ACA .

It's the same story for gig workers, restaurant staff and those in hospitality across the country. But in the years since its enactment, prices for many marketplace plans have risen to hundreds of dollars per month. Marotta says when she aged off her parents' coverage in December, she couldn't afford to pay for the plans she qualified for under the ACA.


bbc--2020-10-18--The election may decide the climate change battle

Who occupies the White House for the next four years could play a critical role in the fight against dangerous climate change , experts say .
Matt McGrath weighs the likely environmental consequences of the US election .
Scientists studying climate change say that the re-election of Donald Trump could make it `` impossible '' to keep global temperatures in check .
They 're worried another four years of Trump would `` lock in '' the use of fossil fuels for decades to come - securing and enhancing the infrastructure for oil and gas production rather than phasing them out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement - the international pact designed to avoid dangerous warming of the Earth - President Trump 's team has worked hard to remove what they see as obstacles to efficient energy production .
Over the past three years , researchers at Columbia University in New York have tracked more than 160 significant rollbacks of environmental regulations .
These cover everything from car fuel standards , to methane emissions , to light bulbs .
This bonfire of red tape has occurred at the same time that the US is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ severe wildfires in western states .
Many scientists have linked these fires to climate change .
So where are we after four years of Donald Trump - and where are things likely to go after the election on 3 November ?
What is Trump 's position on climate change ?
`` Trump believes that regulations are all cost and no benefit , '' says Prof Michael Gerrard from Columbia University in New York .
`` He denies that there really is such a thing as anthropogenic climate change , or at least that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if you cut back on regulations of all kinds , not just environmental , but also occupational and labour and everything else , it 'll create more jobs . ''
Critics say the rollbacks on environmental regulations are part of an agenda to remove any reference to climate change across the federal government .
`` The Trump administration has done everything they can to deny the science and denigrate scientists , '' says Gina McCarthy , the former head of the Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) and now the president of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have really done everything humanly possible to try to convince people that what they see and feel and taste just is n't happening in front of them . ''
What effect have the rollbacks had ?
President Trump 's supporters will say that his strong support for fossil fuels has been a success .
Thanks to fracking , the US briefly became the world 's biggest oil exporter late last year .
Fracking is a set of techniques for recovering oil and gas from shale rock .
But when it comes to coal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the administration 's efforts to undo regulations , mining has continued to decline with around 5,000 fewer coal-related jobs now than when Donald Trump was elected .
For many of those backing Trump , his actions on the climate are consistent with boosting energy production and keeping the economy growing .
Others argue that Trump 's war on environmental regulations has nothing to do with economics at all .
`` Trump is convinced that climate change is a culture war issue that ignites the resentment of his far right base , '' says @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Clinton administration and is now an adviser to the Democrat think tank , the Progressive Policy Institute .
`` So he sees this as a cultural effort to ignite grievance among his base .
It has no other function for him .
He does n't care about anything else . ''
How will leaving the Paris deal affect things ?
Pulling out of the Paris agreement was a strong message to the rest of the world that the US no longer shared the international consensus on climate change .
When announcing the pull-out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ agreement , but nothing has come of that idea .
Some observers believe that US actions have made it easier for other nations , like Brazil and Saudi Arabia , to stymie progress on cutting carbon emissions .
`` Right now , we 're a pariah , And this is the most embarrassing and shockingly bad time that I could ever imagine for the United States , '' says Gina McCarthy .
`` And it 's all because we have a president who simply does n't give a damn about people .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ base , and how it feeds his own ego . ''
If Joe Biden wins , it is likely he will reverse the pull-out from Paris as soon as possible .
Re-joining the pact requires only a month 's notice .
Is Trump in tune with his base on climate change ?
The president 's decision to pull the US out of the Paris agreement will take effect on 4 November , one day after the election .
However , opinion polls show that growing numbers of young Republicans and conservatives are taking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ climate change .
But many still support his decision to leave the Paris pact .
`` What I 've found is that really big goals and really high targets do n't really mean anything if you do n't actually have a plan to achieve that goal , '' says Danielle Butcher who describes herself as a young conservative with the American Conservation Coalition .
`` We 've got China saying that they 're going to reduce their emissions by this year .
And they 're financing coal plants all around the world .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ may sound good , there has to be follow through , right ? ''
What happens if Trump is re-elected ?
As well as confirming America 's departure from the Paris deal , a win for Trump will likely see further efforts to step up fossil fuel production .
This could have serious consequences for global temperatures .
`` The 1.5C temperature target is very difficult to achieve right now , although it is theoretically possible , '' says Michael Gerrard .
He 's referring to one of the goals of the Paris @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of 1.5C is regarded as a kind of gateway to dangerous levels of warming .
Two years ago , a scientific review of the target concluded that keeping the temperature rise under this threshold would make a huge difference to people and to nature , compared to letting them increase by 2C ( which previously regarded as this threshold for many years ) .
`` If Trump is re-elected , I think it goes into the realm of physical impossibility , '' says Prof Gerrard .
`` We 'd have to wait another @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to rectify that .
But by then , a lot more fossil fuel infrastructure will have been locked in and a lot more greenhouse gases will have gone into the atmosphere .
So , it would be very bad news for the climate indeed . ''
How are US cities and regions responding ?
In some parts of the US , the lack of action from the White House on climate change has served as a call to action .
For residents in the coastal city of Charleston , South Carolina , questions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ high on the list of political issues .
Water levels in Charleston harbour used to rise about 2.5cm every decade - now they 're going up by that amount every two years .
With a pressing need for new sea defences , the local authority has decided to sue 24 fossil fuel companies for their role in producing the carbon that is linked to the rising waters .
`` Flooding is at this point an issue on 100 days of the year , '' said local climate activist Belvin Olasov .
`` This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ currently a huge vacuum , because of the President that we have . ''
`` So you have a city government taking on a giant conglomeration of oil corporations because nothing is being done on the federal level . ''
`` It is an unusual situation that we 've been pushed into . ''
Many states and regions have pushed ahead with climate action , but this has its limits .
For example , road transportation is responsible for around one third of US carbon emissions but car fuel standards are set by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ administration sought to strengthen them significantly , President Trump has watered them down .
How does Biden differ from Trump ?
Joe Biden says that his plan for climate change would see the US energy sector go carbon-free by 2035 .
This would allow the country to become a net zero emitter by 2050 .
Achieving net zero means that any carbon emitted by industry , transport or other sources is balanced out by removing an equivalent amount from the atmosphere , through , for example , planting forests .
President Trump has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fracking .
But Biden says it should continue as the US transitions to a green economy .
The oil and gas boom opened up by fracking - including in battleground states such as Pennsylvania - means thousands of jobs hang in the balance .
The candidates are aware of the need to tread carefully - irrespective of their more general positions on climate change .
Where do religious groups stand on the climate ?
Evangelical Christians are among the religious groups to have strongly supported President Trump .
Polling shows that they will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ overwhelming numbers .
But younger members of the faith are less enchanted with the president , especially on the topic of climate change .
Emily Robertson is a 21-year-old student at Covenant College in Lookout Mountain , Georgia , and a first time voter in this election .
She says that if she could have voted last time round she would probably have voted for Trump , like her parents did .
But her growing awareness of the climate change issue has persuaded her to vote for Joe Biden this time .
Despite @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she believes that most of her fellow young Christians will still back President Trump .
`` On social media platforms , I have seen a lot of young evangelicals move toward voting for Biden , but those are in select circles , '' she says .
`` So for some people , perhaps , but honestly , just based on some people I have talked to , even though they care about climate change , I do n't believe they care enough to still vote for Biden rather than Trump . ''

"We'd have to wait another four years for another election to try to rectify that. But by then, a lot more fossil fuel infrastructure will have been locked in and a lot more greenhouse gases will have gone into the atmosphere. So, it would be very bad news for the climate indeed."


bbc--2020-10-18--London Bridge attack: Steven Gallant up for early release after confronting knifeman

Mr Jackson 's student son Jack , 21 , told the Mirror : `` In my mind , Gallant has @ @ @ @ @ if someone has undergone rehabilitation and change , which it seems he has , then @ @ @ @ @ ''

Mr Jackson's student son Jack, 21, told the Mirror: "In my mind, Gallant has nearly done his time and if someone has undergone rehabilitation and change, which it seems he has, then it's fair enough."


bbc--2020-10-18--Egypt releases satirical blogger Shadi Abu Zeid

He will still be on probation and have to go to a police station every week .

He will still be on probation and have to go to a police station every week.


bbc--2020-10-18--Brexit: Door 'still ajar' for EU trade talks, says Gove

Asked by Andrew Marr whether the UK was engaging in sabre-rattling or the door was still ajar to further discussions @ @ @ @ @ `` It is still ajar .
We hope the EU will change their position and @ @ @ @ @ if they do change their position we ca n't talk to them . ''

Asked by Andrew Marr whether the UK was engaging in sabre-rattling or the door was still ajar to further discussions, Mr Gove replied: "It is still ajar. We hope the EU will change their position and we are certainly not saying if they do change their position we can't talk to them."


bbc--2020-10-18--Vietnam landslide: Rescuers search for survivors at barracks

`` From 2am , there have been four to five landslides , exploding like bombs and it feels like the @ @ @ @ @ collapse , '' local official Ha Ngoc Duong was quoted by the VnExpress news site @ @ @

"From 2am, there have been four to five landslides, exploding like bombs and it feels like the whole mountain is about to collapse," local official Ha Ngoc Duong was quoted by the VnExpress news site as saying.


bbc--2020-10-17--I won't give up - Hong Kong activist 'Grandma Wong'

A prominent Hong Kong protester has made her first public appearance in 14 months , telling reporters she had been @ @ @ @ @ Alexandra Wong , 64 , nicknamed `` Grandma Wong , '' said she was detained @ @ @ @ @ city of Shenzhen , and forced to renounce her activism in writing .

A prominent Hong Kong protester has made her first public appearance in 14 months, telling reporters she had been held in mainland China.
Alexandra Wong, 64, nicknamed "Grandma Wong," said she was detained last August in the border city of Shenzhen, and forced to renounce her activism in writing.


bbc--2020-10-18--ICYMI: Robot dolphins and a skeleton worth millions

Some of the stories you may have missed this week .

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bbc--2020-10-18--Champions Cup: Does dynasty beckon for Exeter after historic European win?

Last updated on .From the section Rugby Union There was a moment when Exeter head coach Rob Baxter was waiting to do his post-match television interview on the touchline at Ashton Gate .
Baxter wo n't be looking back for long .
• None Chiefs 'never go away ' says emotional Baxter Much of the build-up to the final , won in nerve-jangling fashion against Parisians Racing 92 , focused on his team 's decade-long climb from second-tier wannabes to European royalty .
But that steady rise , splintering English club rugby 's hierarchy , has been built on chairman @ @ @ @ @ @ @ looking ahead at how far still to climb , rather than stopping to admire the view .
Next weekend , and the chance to complete the second half of the Double in the Premiership final against Wasps , looms large .
But , as they travel home back down the M5 , Baxter , Rowe and the rest might already be allowing their minds to wander a little longer term .
The recent history of the Champions Cup has been dominated by dynasties .
Leinster won it three times in four seasons from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ row from 2013 .
Exeter are only too aware of Saracens ' streak of success that included three of the past four titles .
For Baxter that is the challenge .
But also the opportunity .
His mix , combining sons of the south-west - seven of the starting XV came through the club 's academy - with a pinch of stardust in Scotland internationals Stuart Hogg and Jonny Gray is potent stuff .
With Saracens ' past achievements called into question and their future thrown into doubt by the salary-cap scandal , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ side .
Having seen off a star-studded Racing in the final and Top 14 champions Toulouse in the semi-finals , they will come into next season 's title defence knowing they can turn over the best from across the Channel .
Off the pitch , they seem a distance clear of the rest as well .
Last season , they were the only club in the Premiership to return a profit .
As coronavirus corrodes the games ' finances , they are more stable than most .
The biggest threat to Exeter might @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Baxter has already said that the 2020-21 rugby calendar , compressed by coronavirus and clogged with a backlog of international action , will make next season `` very challenging '' .
His squad , several of whom were sat in the ticker tape phoning absent family after the trophy presentation , can expect England head coach Eddie Jones to be dialling their number and taking them away from Sandy Park for long stretches .
With George Kruis packing his bags for Japan and Courtney Lawes ruled out of the autumn with injury @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be close to making an England squad for the first time since he toured South Africa in 2018 .
Fly-half Joe Simmonds ' intelligent kicking from hand , accuracy off the tee and captaincy at just 23 years of age marked him out as a game manager of quality .
Brother Sam Simmonds , who scored his 19th try of the season during the win over Racing and won the European Player of the Year award after , has the impetus that has gone missing from Billy Vunipola 's game recently .
Luke @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mastery of time and space in midfield , Jack Nowell 's bottomless appetite for work - all stood out in the rarefied air of a European final .
Of course , Exeter have been here before .
Don Armand and Matt Kvesic were championed by Chiefs fans , only to be largely ignored by England .
Jones is not moved by public sentiment , his squad selections hard to second-guess .
But Exeter 's cohesion at club level may add to all their players ' cases for international inclusion .
But while Owen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Jamie George , Billy Vunipola and brother Mako have signed on to stay together , they are unlikely to play together for their club next season .
With Saracens relegated to the Championship , some have been linked with loans away .
Others are using the time to rest up and stay fresh for international action .
Will it keep them sharp ?
Or dull their edge ?
The Chiefs are first in line if the latter .
And maybe , Jones will conduct some surgery , if not a full transplant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ None Is it time for a national 'circuit-breaker ' ?
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Last updated on .From the section Rugby Union
Exeter were only promoted to the Premiership for the first time in 2010
There was a moment when Exeter head coach Rob Baxter was waiting to do his post-match television interview on the touchline at Ashton Gate.
When the television director cut to him, he was still turned over his shoulder, his back to the microphone, to gaze adoringly at his team as they posed with their first Heineken Champions Cup trophy and sprayed the sponsor's best.
Baxter won't be looking back for long.
Much of the build-up to the final, won in nerve-jangling fashion against Parisians Racing 92, focused on his team's decade-long climb from second-tier wannabes to European royalty.
But that steady rise, splintering English club rugby's hierarchy, has been built on chairman Tony Rowe's season-by-season plans. Always looking ahead at how far still to climb, rather than stopping to admire the view.
Next weekend, and the chance to complete the second half of the Double in the Premiership final against Wasps, looms large.
But, as they travel home back down the M5, Baxter, Rowe and the rest might already be allowing their minds to wander a little longer term.
The recent history of the Champions Cup has been dominated by dynasties.
Leinster won it three times in four seasons from 2009.
Toulon won three in a row from 2013. Exeter are only too aware of Saracens' streak of success that included three of the past four titles.
For Baxter that is the challenge. But also the opportunity.
His mix, combining sons of the south-west - seven of the starting XV came through the club's academy - with a pinch of stardust in Scotland internationals Stuart Hogg and Jonny Gray is potent stuff.
With Saracens' past achievements called into question and their future thrown into doubt by the salary-cap scandal, Exeter are undoubtedly England's dominant club side.
Having seen off a star-studded Racing in the final and Top 14 champions Toulouse in the semi-finals, they will come into next season's title defence knowing they can turn over the best from across the Channel.
Off the pitch, they seem a distance clear of the rest as well.
Last season, they were the only club in the Premiership to return a profit. As coronavirus corrodes the games' finances, they are more stable than most.
The biggest threat to Exeter might, indeed, be their own success.
Baxter has already said that the 2020-21 rugby calendar, compressed by coronavirus and clogged with a backlog of international action, will make next season "very challenging".
Nowell phones home from the pitch after beating Racing 92 in the Champions Cup final
His squad, several of whom were sat in the ticker tape phoning absent family after the trophy presentation, can expect England head coach Eddie Jones to be dialling their number and taking them away from Sandy Park for long stretches.
With George Kruis packing his bags for Japan and Courtney Lawes ruled out of the autumn with injury, uncapped second row Jonny Hill must be close to making an England squad for the first time since he toured South Africa in 2018.
Fly-half Joe Simmonds' intelligent kicking from hand, accuracy off the tee and captaincy at just 23 years of age marked him out as a game manager of quality.
Brother Sam Simmonds, who scored his 19th try of the season during the win over Racing and won the European Player of the Year award after, has the impetus that has gone missing from Billy Vunipola's game recently.
Luke Cowan-Dickie's relentlessness, Henry Slade's mastery of time and space in midfield, Jack Nowell's bottomless appetite for work - all stood out in the rarefied air of a European final.
Of course, Exeter have been here before. Don Armand and Matt Kvesic were championed by Chiefs fans, only to be largely ignored by England. Jones is not moved by public sentiment, his squad selections hard to second-guess.
But Exeter's cohesion at club level may add to all their players' cases for international inclusion.
Saracens have supplied England's spine in recent years.
But while Owen Farrell, Elliot Daly, Maro Itoje, Jamie George, Billy Vunipola and brother Mako have signed on to stay together, they are unlikely to play together for their club next season.
With Saracens relegated to the Championship, some have been linked with loans away. Others are using the time to rest up and stay fresh for international action.
Will it keep them sharp? Or dull their edge?
The Chiefs are first in line if the latter. And maybe, Jones will conduct some surgery, if not a full transplant, on that spine regardless.


bbc--2020-10-18--Virgil van Dijk injury is not good, says Jurgen Klopp after Liverpool draw with Everton

Last updated on .From the section Liverpool Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk 's knee injury is `` not good '' , says the champions ' manager Jurgen Klopp .
The Netherlands defender , 29 , could not continue and will see a specialist on Sunday to discover the extent of the injury .
`` Virgil played I do n't know how many games in a row , he plays with pain , but he could n't play on , '' said Klopp .
Liverpool 's claims for a penalty from the incident were turned down as Van Dijk was ruled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pickford clattered into him .
`` It was a clear penalty I saw and then we saw the flag went up .
I thought they would still look at the foul but that did n't happen , '' said Klopp .
`` I do n't want to say Jordan Pickford wanted to do it but it is not a challenge a goalie can do in the box . ''
New Liverpool signing Thiago , who was starting his first Premier League game , was injured when he was fouled by Richarlison late on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as a result .
Klopp added : `` When I leave the pitch , Thiago tells me that in the Richarlison red card situation , he thinks he got injured . ''
Thiago went for a scan along with Van Dijk and , while the club are hopeful his injury is not serious , they will see how it settles .
Everton 's Brazilian said he had sent a message of apology to the Liverpool midfielder , and insisted the collision was an accident .
`` I did not intend to hurt Thiago @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , adding that he lifted his foot out of the way when he realised there was going to be impact .
`` I also apologise to my team-mates , my club and my fans for leaving them with one less player at the end of the game .
Unfortunately , there is nothing I can do to change what happened , other than to reflect , work and move on . ''

Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford escaped action over this challenge on Virgil van Dijk during the Merseyside derby
Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk's knee injury is "not good", says the champions' manager Jurgen Klopp.
Van Dijk was hurt in a rash challenge by Everton keeper Jordan Pickford in the first half of Saturday's 2-2 draw.
The Netherlands defender, 29, could not continue and will see a specialist on Sunday to discover the extent of the injury.
"Virgil played I don't know how many games in a row, he plays with pain, but he couldn't play on," said Klopp.
"That's not good."
Liverpool's claims for a penalty from the incident were turned down as Van Dijk was ruled to be offside before England number one Pickford clattered into him.
"It was a clear penalty I saw and then we saw the flag went up. I thought they would still look at the foul but that didn't happen," said Klopp.
"I don't want to say Jordan Pickford wanted to do it but it is not a challenge a goalie can do in the box."
New Liverpool signing Thiago, who was starting his first Premier League game, was injured when he was fouled by Richarlison late on, with the Toffees forward sent off as a result.
Klopp added: "When I leave the pitch, Thiago tells me that in the Richarlison red card situation, he thinks he got injured."
Thiago went for a scan along with Van Dijk and, while the club are hopeful his injury is not serious, they will see how it settles.
Everton's Brazilian said he had sent a message of apology to the Liverpool midfielder, and insisted the collision was an accident.
"I did not intend to hurt Thiago," he wrote in a tweet, external-link adding that he lifted his foot out of the way when he realised there was going to be impact.
"I also apologise to my team-mates, my club and my fans for leaving them with one less player at the end of the game. Unfortunately, there is nothing I can do to change what happened, other than to reflect, work and move on."


bbc--2020-10-18--Tampa Bay Rays beat Houston Astros to reach World Series for second time

Last updated on .From the section Baseball The Tampa Bay Rays reached the World Series for only the second time @ @ @ @ @ over the Houston Astros .
Houston would have been just the second team in Major @ @ @ @ @ back from a 3-0 deficit .
Tampa Bay will play either the Atlanta Braves or @ @ @ @ @ World Series , which begins on Tuesday .
The Dodgers forced a game seven with @ @ @ @ @ Saturday .
Randy Arozarena hit a two-run homer in the first inning for Tampa and @ @ @ @ @ early home run in the game , which was taking place at the neutral venue @ @ @ @ @ Diego .
Rays starter Morton allowed just two hits , struck out six batters and @ @ @ @ @ held their nerve to clinch game seven of the American League Championship Series .
Tampa @ @ @ @ @ in 2008 before losing to the Philadelphia Phillies .
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Last updated on .From the section Baseball
Tampa Bay are now aiming for a first World Series victory after losing 4-1 in 2008 to Philadelphia
The Tampa Bay Rays reached the World Series for only the second time with a 4-2 game-seven win over the Houston Astros.
It was relief for the Rays, who had won the first three games in the series before letting that advantage slip.
Houston would have been just the second team in Major League Baseball history to come back from a 3-0 deficit.
Tampa Bay will play either the Atlanta Braves or Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series, which begins on Tuesday.
The Dodgers forced a game seven with a 3-1 win earlier on Saturday.
Randy Arozarena hit a two-run homer in the first inning for Tampa and Mike Zunino also scored an early home run in the game, which was taking place at the neutral venue of Petco Park in San Diego.
Rays starter Morton allowed just two hits, struck out six batters and walked one in as they held their nerve to clinch game seven of the American League Championship Series.
Tampa Bay reached the World Series in 2008 before losing to the Philadelphia Phillies.