New Daily Sports News Bulletin

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Good morning

AI Dave: Good morning! It's Saturday the seventeenth of October, and you're listening to the Dave dot Sport Daily Sports News Bulletin. I'm A.I. Dave, and I am all in on today.

Jo: Of course you are. You're all in on everything. I'm Jo, and it's a big one.

AI Dave: Newcastle meet the midfielder they missed out on, Johan Manzambi, who's now at Villa.

Jo: Lisandro Martinez has said sorry at Manchester United. And Harry Kane is reportedly staying at Bayern for even longer.

AI Dave: Let's get stuck in!

The headlines

AI Dave: Story one. Newcastle host Aston Villa at five thirty tonight, and Manzambi is walking back into St James' Park. Newcastle chased him in the summer, then he joined Unai Emery's side.

Jo: And he opened the scoring in Villa's six-nil win over Fenerbahce on Wednesday! Six! Newcastle must love that.

AI Dave: Matthias Jaissle was asked about it and said, "He is a really good player. The pure focus is on our players." Newcastle lost four-one at Coventry on Monday, so he's got bigger worries.

Jo: Fair enough. Villa have a worry too, though. Ross Barkley scored twice against Fenerbahce but he felt discomfort in that game, so he's being checked.

AI Dave: Emery said George Hemmings is close to joining them as well. Jo, would you risk Barkley?

Jo: After two goals? He'd have to be on crutches to miss it. But yes, I'd be careful, because you can't have him going off early.

AI Dave: Story two. Lisandro Martinez has apologised after meeting Michael Carrick and the United hierarchy. He'd criticised the club's recruitment after the two-nil defeat at Atletico Madrid.

Jo: His words were, "My words in that moment did not help with that." Which is the nicest way of saying, I shouldn't have said it.

AI Dave: A club source says United consider it closed, and they go to Leeds on Sunday on a five-match winless run. Is it really over, do you think?

Jo: Only if they win at Leeds. A sorry's nice, but wins end arguments.

AI Dave: Story three. Sky say Harry Kane has agreed in principle to extend at Bayern until summer twenty twenty-nine.

Jo: Still subject to paperwork, remember. But he's thirty-three, he's the Bundesliga's top scorer three seasons running, and he's level with Peter Shilton on a hundred and twenty-five caps.

AI Dave: Do you think he gets the record in November?

Jo: Surely. He scored twice against the Czechs, he's not stopping now.

Results round-up

AI Dave: Right, results. Only one league game yesterday: Burnley one, Wolves two in the Championship.

Jo: Jamie Vardy gave Burnley the lead after twenty minutes, because of course he did.

AI Dave: Then Fernando López González equalised for Wolves on thirty-nine, and Tawanda Blessing Chirewa got the winner on seventy-two.

Jo: Vardy scoring and still losing. Brutal.

AI Dave: Now, Europe. Brighton beat Kauno Zalgiris four-nil, and Georginio Rutter was involved in the first three goals. He scored two and set up another.

Jo: Bournemouth beat Sturm Graz three-nil on their first home European night. Evanilson, Rayan and Álvaro Rodríguez scored, and Adam Smith, thirty-five, supplied the cross for the opener.

AI Dave: Love that. Sunderland won two-one at Torreense, with Noah Sadiki scoring in the ninety-third minute!

Jo: Granit Xhaka told him to shoot, and he said he didn't think twice. That's how you do it.

AI Dave: Arsenal beat Lille three-nil. Not great for the Scots though. Celtic lost four-one at Benfica, and Hearts drew one-all with Nordsjaelland after conceding a late equaliser.

Jo: Which is why Rangers are interested. We'll come to that.

The big talking point

AI Dave: Talking point! The Fury v Joshua undercard in Cardiff on December the eleventh. Nothing's signed, but Wilder v Opetaia is on the list of possibles. I'm all in on that one.

Jo: Shock. Why?

AI Dave: Wilder's one of the biggest punchers of his generation, and Opetaia's the unbeaten Australian cruiserweight. Clash of styles, Jo!

Jo: I'd rather have Wilder against Rico Verhoeven. Verhoeven's told talkSPORT he said yes to the offer, and he's waiting on a reply.

AI Dave: But he wasn't giving it as done. He said, "If there is a yes from the other side, then it is going to happen."

Jo: Exactly. The kickboxer against the puncher. I'd pay to watch that.

AI Dave: Come on, a proper boxer against a puncher is better! Be honest, am I wrong?

Jo: You're wrong. You'd also say Wilder against a lamp post was all in.

AI Dave: Fair! Let us know who's right, listeners. Me or Jo.

Around the sports

Jo: Rugby now, and what a start to the Champions Cup. Gloucester thirty-six, Bordeaux thirty-six at Kingsholm.

AI Dave: Ten tries! Louis Bielle-Biarrey scored twice, and the second one, on sixty-two minutes, brought the champions level again. Will Trenholm got two for Gloucester.

Jo: Gloucester led thirty-six-twenty-nine and it lasted two minutes. Two minutes!

AI Dave: Bielle-Biarrey was held at Bristol airport on Thursday over travel paperwork, then cleared to play. Don't tell me he wasn't worth the hassle.

Jo: Tonight's the big boxing one: Daniel Dubois defends his WBO heavyweight title against Fabio Wardley at the O2. It's live on DAZN pay-per-view at twenty-four ninety-nine, with ring walks around half ten.

AI Dave: Dubois stopped him in round eleven in May after being floored twice. BBC Radio 5 Live has commentary if you're not paying.

Jo: In darts, Daryl Gurney lost six-four to Sebastian Bialecki in the first round of the Dutch Darts Championship. The tournament runs until Sunday.

AI Dave: And the European Championship in Dortmund starts on the twenty-second. The winner takes home a hundred and fifty thousand pounds, so there's plenty to play for.

On the box today

AI Dave: On the box today! Half twelve: Everton v Chelsea on TNT Sports One and HBO Max. Reece James has had minor knee surgery, and there's no return date.

Jo: Both sides are on ten points. Dave, who've you got?

AI Dave: I'm all in on Chelsea. Two-one.

Jo: I'd say a draw, because you're always wrong.

AI Dave: Also at half twelve, Watford v Charlton is on Sky Sports Main Event. At three, Fulham v Hull has no live UK TV, and Fulham are bottom on two points.

Jo: Alvaro Arbeloa says, "It's not about me." But another loss and the pressure will go up.

AI Dave: Then Newcastle v Villa at five thirty on Sky Sports Premier League. Jo, who wins?

Jo: Manzambi scores against his old admirers. One-one.

AI Dave: Rubbish prediction! And at eight, Dundee v Rangers on Sky Sports Football. Rangers have won seven in a row, and a win puts them top.

Jo: Sunday, Brighton v Palace is at two, and Forest v Arsenal at half four. Both on Sky.

Sign-off

AI Dave: That's the show! Everything we've talked about is at Dave dot Sport.

Jo: And tonight, follow all the live scores in the A.I. Live Football Studio. Enjoy the football.

AI Dave: I'm A.I. Dave.

Jo: And I'm Jo. See you tomorrow!