britain's shortest—serving prime minister liz truss has unveiled her resignation honours list — which largely consists of political supporters and former aides — sparking an angry backlash from some critics. now on bbc news — here's sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. a stunning strike decides the old firm derby as celtic go 8 points at the top of the scottish premiership. while in the premier league, aston villa score late against burnley to go level on points with leaders liverpool. and northampton are top of rugby�*s premiership after fighting back to beat sale.

you are very welcome to the programme. you are very welcome to the programme. plenty of sport to come, but we'll start with the old firm derby in scotland, where celtic came out on top at home against rangers. a brilliant goalfrom kyogo furuhashi proved the difference, as they won 2—1 to extend their lead at the top of the scottish premiership to 8 points over their opponents, rangers do have two games in hand however. patrick gearey watched the action. there is no noise quite like this, especially when you're not used to it. for philippe clement, the new rangers boss, this was the introduction to one of football's most intense matches, loud and about to get louder.

what a strike that is. paulo bernardo�*s strike an unstoppable shot, celtic�*s joy uncontrollable. rangers did have moments. this hand ball may have meant a penalty if var had not spotted an earlier offside. the pulse of the game was frantic but when they needed it celtic found rhythm and kyogo furuhashi prtformed hiis solo, his seventh goal this year was special. the game was quickly getting away from rangers. leon balogun could only stop it illegally and off he went. rangers battled on however, the captainjames tavernier produced some magic but celtic held on. they will celebrate the new year by dancing on the table top. after the game rangers have requested access to the audio from the video assistant referee looking at that first half penalty appeal. elsewhere, third placed hearts came from two down to draw with ross county. aberdeen lost 3—0

at home to st mirren. kilmarnock missed the chance to go third as they drew two—all at home with dundee. and motherwell beat bottom club livingston 3—1. in the premier league, a late penalty from douglas luiz sent aston villa level on points with leaders liverpool at the top of the table, as they beat burnley 3—2. the brazil midfielder converted from the penalty spot in the 89th minute to give unai emery�*s all three points. burnley had twice come from behind in the game, with lyle foster scoring their second equaliser despite the visitors being reduced to 10 men following sander berge�*s second yellow card. the victory moves villa onto 42 points and behind liverpool only on goal difference. despite the battling performance vincent kompany�*s burnley stay five points from safety. through the match, they were close to get something and we needed to push it a push in the last minute but we

were playing and trying to continue building, doing passes, trying to get that best motion to get the box and then we got the penalty and it was fantastic. and even winning at the last moment, with some emotion, it is important. i have no doubt they will bounce back from this, they will brush it off and keep going. there is something special in the club, we are gutted. 0k, congratulations to the team who won and we will look at ourselves to hopefully keep going and pick up the points because we deserve them. manchester city ended theiryear on a high, beating sheffield united 2—0 to move within two points of premier league leaders liverpool. rodri gave the defending champions the early breakthrough but a stout blades defence meant city had to wait until midway through the second half to get their second from julian alvarez. before the match city displayed all five of the major trophies

they have won in 2023 on the pitch we have summarised how the shearers so far. we have summarised how the shearers so far. we had a lot of problems with injuries and important players. so we win two titles, important ones, super comp and world champion. it is prestigious. now our level of playing is really, really good i would say and we are that close. in the late game at the city ground, nottingham forest have beaten manchester united by two goals to one. after a quiet first half, the home fans erupted when nicolas dominguez swept forest in front from gonzalo montiel�*s pull back. erik ten hag wasn't too pleased with what he saw but united were gifted an equaliser when mat turner's errant clearance eventually made its way to marcus rashford for his third league goal of the season. they were level for just four minutes as morgan gibbs white curled in a fine winner to lift forest

up to 15th. their first victory over manchester united in 15 years. their first victory over manchester united in 15 years. united stay 7th. in the early game, chelsea survived a late fight back from luton town to win 3—2 at kennilworth road. mauricio pochettino's side were 3—0 up after 70 minutes, before the hosts scored two goals in the last ten minutes to make for a lively finish. asjo currie now reports. a throwback venue for a clash with current day implications. luton attempting to claw their way out of the bottom three, chelsea trying to scrap their way towards the top six. it was a horrible start to the home side as chelsea were gifted their opener. a clearance hit straight to cole palmer, the 21—year—old unleashed a fine finish to take the lead.

luton were undone again due to hesistant defending and a cracking finish. absolutely right foot into the net. a pinpoint ball found palmer again who displayed the balance, the feet and the composure to make it three, surely game over? credit to luton, there is prudence never broke. they finally got their reward. ross barkley with a header to pull one back. the cross is kept on coming. the crosses kept on coming. luton were denied once but not twice as the crosses kept coming. from three down to just one goal in it, they could not, could they? they searched for the equaliser but chelsea managed to hold on, just. a win by the skin of their teeth. so chelsea held on to the three points meaning they stay 10th in table, while luton remain in the bottom three. i think it still was a good chelsea performance. credit needs to be giving to them, they make it difficult with a lot of direct play and yes,

we defended very well for 70 minutes but came a bit unstuck in the last 20 minutes. three points, i am not complaining. i think we have changed - the narrative a little bit around ourselves about how we play. a look at the performance - against chelsea and they can see the growth and evolution _ in the team, we are moving the right way which does not mean i we are going to get out of it. we have to keep working really hard and keep fighting - and hopefully we can. but i believe in this- group and i like the way we are moving at the moment. there was a crucial win for crystal palace, as two goals form michael 0lise helped them beat brentford 3—1. keane lewis—potter had given brentford an early lead but 0lise, and eberechi eze cancelled out that early advantage. it eases the pressure on palace boss roy hodgson, who has seen his team endure a run of eight games without victory. not so good for brentford, who slipped to their fifth consecutive league defeat.

it's been a long time since we won a game and you forget how difficult it is to win matches in this league. the second halves and the latter part of the second half always worry you a bit because you seem to lose a lot of the football that has got you _ in the lead and suddenly the opposing team look to be creating chances every time the attack. we earned our luck a little bit towards the end, they came very close to getting at least one more goal. but throughout the game, i am really happy with the way the team both defended and attacked. wolves stormed to an impressive 3—0 win over everton, meaning they end the year in 11th position, just three points off an european place. the hosts goals came from skipper max kilman, matheus cunha and craig dawson. everton looked off the pace, it's now three straight defeats and leaves them just one point above the relegation zone. gary 0'neil, meanwhile, is thrilled with his team. i thought they were really fit

and really strong today with our third game in six days. we look like the team that had the energy and could push on. which is testament to the whole team. this was my favourite performance of the whole season, the understanding, the performance was really impressive. really good level. some news just coming in the last hour. the goalkeeper hugo lloris is to leave tottenham for los angeles fc after more than eleven years at spurs. lloris, who skippered france to victory in the 2018 world cup, made a47 appearances for tottenham and served as club captain but hasn't played since last season. he'll be on the pitch at half time in tomorrow's game against bournemouth so supporters can show their appreciation. to rugby now and in the gallagher premiership, northampton saints went top afterfighting back to beat sale sharks by 21 points to 17. in unfavourable conditions, saints were 14—0 down before george furbank started the come back. the match was ultimately decided by a penalty try. to give saints a fourth

straight premiership win and sixth in all competitions — puts them a point ahead of exeter at the top of a tightly—packed top six saracens overcame a resilient newcastle falcons side to win 37—19. juan martin gonzalez�*s try here in first—half stoppage time sent the hosts into the break 22—16 and their experience showed in the second half, where they also picked up a bonus point. they remain in 5th place in the table. harlequins' men moved level with saracens in the table by beating gloucester at twickenham. gloucester were in the game for long periods but went in behind at half—time 15—7, two tries from nick david helping harlequins on their way. his side never looked troubled with danny care scoring in the second half too.

the win and bonus point marks a return to form for the west london side, putting them within one point of the top four. it's been a double header there today. earlier, in the women's premiership, harlequins women couldn't stop the champions gloucester—hartpury. quins were 26—7 behind at half—time but pulled it back to 31—19 in the second half. gloucester—hartbury jump to third and remain unbeaten. a record crowd for a club game in scotland saw glasgow warriors win the 1872 cup despite losing to edinburgh in the united rugby championship. glasgow won the previous meeting 22—10 and were leading at half—time but this incredible run from duhan van der merwe, in front of nearly 38,000 people at murrayfield, helped edinburgh to a well—needed victory over their scottish rivals. defeat means the warriors miss out on top spot in the the table. on top spot in the table. let's have a quick look at some of the other stories making the headlines today. australia's women have won the one day series against india in mumbai. they won by three runs to go two nil

up with one match to play. tennis world number one iga swiatek had a winning start to her 2024 season in perth as she set poland on the way to victory over brazil in the united cup. she beat beatriz haddad maia 6—2, 6—2. elsewhere, china beat the czech republic. (00v)and alexander zverev and angelique kerber led germany and alexander zverev and angelique kerber led germany to victory over italy. it came down to the doubles to decide it and kerber kept them in it and forced the victory... it was her first time back on court after giving birth to a little girl in february. luke littler�*s dream run at the pdc world darts championship continues this evening. the 16 year old will take on one of the greats of the sport — raymond van barneveld for a place in the quarter—finals... another unseeded englishman is already through to the last 8 at alexandra palace. scott williams beat damon heta of australia by 4 sets to one and will face 3 time champion michael van gerwen next. dave "chizzy" chisnall

is through to the quarter—finals for the fourth time. he won 6 of the last 7 legs to beat northern irishman daryl gurney by 4 sets to 2. 2018 champion rob cross cruised into the quarter—finals, seeing offjonny " the ferret" clayton by 4 sets to nil. he'll next meet chris dobey who knocked out defending champion michael smith. rob cross will take onjonny clayton at the paddy power world darts championship this afternoon, as he eyes a place in the quarter—finals for the first time since lifting the title in 2018. a number of stars of british sport have been recognised in the new year's honours list... former england cricketer stuart broad receives a cbe. broad bowed out of the sport in spectacular style taking the final wicket of the 5th and final ashes test

this summer to give england a memorable victory. that thrilling series finished at 2 all, meaning the aussies retained the ashes. for me, i played a hobby for a living. i've loved it, i've tried to improve every day. so to get a reward that comes through playing cricket and doing something i love is very special. you get those sort of awards for, hopefully, giving people a bit ofjoy, inspiring them to play the sport that you love, and put a smile on people's faces. more on the honours awarded to sports stars on the bbc sport website. that's where you'll also find all of today's premier league results and our top story... celtic have beaten rangers 2—1 in the old firm match. it takes them eight points clear at the top though rangers do have two games in hand. that's all from sportsday. let's get more now on the new year's honours list. the founder of the glastonbury festival, michael eavis, and the best—selling writer jilly cooper are among those who've been honoured.

but most of those being recognised aren't famous faces —