heatwave of the very hot days in this current heatwave. we have some showers and thunderstorms in the forecast on the north thunderstorms in the forecast on the north and thunderstorms in the forecast on the north and west and they will become more widespread over the next few days days. good days. - good morning, t good morning, he worst start for a manchester- united manager for more than 100 years. - erik ten hag s side lose against. they re humiliated and drop - to bottom of the premier league, as brilliant brentford hit four. it s sunday the 14th of august. our main story: the author sir salman rushdie has reportedly been taken off a ventilator and is able to talk again. the 75 year old was stabbed while speaking at an event in new york state on friday. his agent confirmed the news to us media, after previously saying the author may lose an eye. our north america correspondent nomia iqbal is in pennsylvania where mr rushdie is in hospital. a day after sir salman r
Christopher ruddy will be on the programme, a close friend of donald trump and editor of the website newsmax media. Afterjean Claude Junckers speech in the european parliament, well talk to iceands foreign minister, about life outside the eu, and getting the view from greece and germany. And there are three first time authors on this years booker prize short list, including one who still works in a book shop, whos now selling her own work. Now it is time for sportsday. Hello and welcome to sportsday imjohn watson. Coming up tonight. Can tottenham get their Champions League campaign off to a winning start, at wembley . Liverpool take on sevilla with want away forward phillipe with want away forward phillipe coutinho expected to feature. And well look ahead to the big fight in vegas at the weekend between two of boxings best pound for pound fighters Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin. Hello there and welcome to the Programme European footballs top Club Competition dominates the sporting
Two points behind united also ending the visitors record 25 match unbeaten run in the league we needed to be patient. Ifelt if we went in at half time, we had good chance to win, because we were under pressure. And slowly, i think we became better in the second half, controlling it quite well, the game. I think we did not deserve to lose. I think we did not deserve to lose. I think the game was under control. I think the game was under control. Ithink in i think the game was under control. I think in the first half, we had a couple of chances, but our chances we nt couple of chances, but our chances went the big chances of the match. And i am very happy with the players. The surprise me in a positive way. Players. The surprise me in a positive way. Werent the big. Liverpool played out a goalless draw at home to southampton. Their best chance a penalty from james milner, which was superbly saved by that man, fraser forster, in the saints goal. The point though is enough to see the reds
Beating englandsjustin rose on the first play off hole. The spaniard and rose were tied at nine under after regulation and our reporter Tim Haguejoined Me and explained what happened towards the end. It was neck and neck for the first nine. Exciting but not super exciting but down the backstretch, both players really came into their own. Theyre good friends, ryder cup teammates, there were birdies left right and centre, garcia found himself behind two trees, in a bush on one hole, salvaged par, one got ahead, then the other, and of eagle for garcia on the final holes gave him a chance and justin rose birdied again at ten under two go into the lead and then garcia made a decent edgy putt to get down to nine, then on the 18th, both brilliant shots on the final green. Both got close and both missed. Everyone watching in despair, they were in despair, rose thought he had missed it, garcia missed an even shorter one, it went toa missed an even shorter one, it went to a play off with the sun