channel migrant crossings as more than three times as many people have crossed from france to the uk by boat this year compared to 2020. the women s tennis association says videos released by chinese media showing missing player pung shuai, including one at a tennis tournament, don t prove she s genuinely free. showing missing player peng shuai, including one at a tennis tournament, don t prove she s genuinely free. and the taxi driver from the liverpool terror attack has released a statement saying it s a miracle he is alive, and thanking the public for their amazing generosity. one of the biggestjobs in football management has become vacant after manchester united sacked ole gunnar solskjaer. he s been in charge for almost three years , but the team has suffered a run of poor results, with a 4 1 defeat by watford yesterday. joe lynskey looks back on solskjaer s time at manchester united. for manchester united, he was the coach with the connection, the playing icon
it was pretty straightforward. it s re it was pretty straightforward. it s pretty lonely at the front. i enjoy those races when you are battling through but we needed those points today. now on bbc news it s time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i m gavin ramjaun. no longer at the wheel. manchester united focus on life after ole gunnar solskjaer, who was was sacked today, following their poor run of form. a rocket from rodri! city are slick at the etihad they blow away everton, to keep the pressure on at the top. and dominant in the desert lewis hamilton closes in on max verstappen, as the fi season gets set for a grandstand finish. good evening, plenty to come on the programme but we start with the big news concerning manchester united who this morning sacked their manager ole gunnar solskjaer. the move follows yesterday s 4 1 defeat at watford. solskjaer had been in charge for almost three years, but the club has suffered a string of poor results , and a
but in that time, he produced no silverware and for a club with high expectations like manchester united, that was not acceptable. the dream of the super sub with a late reprieve was not to be. jane dougall reporting there. so solskjaer has gone but he won t be forgotten by the manchester united faithful, and he gave an emotional interview earlier today i have given everything for this club. it means everything to me and together we are a good match but unfortunately i couldn t get the result is that we needed and it s time for me to step aside. michael is going to be in charge. i have the utmost respect, i love michael to bits. i m becoming emotional now because it s tough and. they will because it s tough and. they will be fine, i will watch them and support them. well, for united fans, a miserable weekend was perhaps capped off by manchester city s resounding win at the etihad, against everton. pep guardiola s side are now three points off leaders chelsea in second place.