hello, and welcome to sportsday. i'm paul scott at the bbc sports centre — here's what's coming up. a big moment for luke littler. the 16—year—old becomes the youngest—ever person to reach the pdc darts world championship final. a depleted west ham secure a fourth straight clean sheet as they're frustrated by brighton, in a goalless draw at the london stadium. on a different track — the retired racehorses learning fresh skills before finding new homes.

hello, welcome alone. hello, welcome along. history has been made at the pdc darts world championship at alexandra palace. 16—year—old luke littler has become the youngest person ever to reach the final, and he did it in style. that's despite losing the first set to 2018 world champion rob cross. littler, who doesn't turn 17 for another 19 days soon levelled, and then took control — including an audacious 132 check—out which contained two bulls eyes. in the end, cross had no answer, as littler came through 6—2. is just unbelievable to even think i'm in the final, like you said, just to win a game after christmas. i'm still standing. first of seven. i should be getting nervous in case i get to the end, so if i

am a way, i might be thinking. butl am a way, i might be thinking. but ijust got am a way, i might be thinking. but i just got to stay composed and composed and try and get over the line tomorrow. well, littler will take on his namesake, luke humphries, in wednesday's final. humphries was imperious as he saw of scott williams without dropping a set. the 6—0 win means humphries will go in to the final as the new world number one. brighton manager roberto de zerbi has praised his side's "very smart game" after keeping a first premier league clean sheet of the season, in a 0—0 draw at west ham, who hold on to sixth place. it's the fourth clean sheet in a row for the hammes, in a row for the hammers, while it's brighton's first shut out for 2h games. the point moves the seagulls into seventh place, above manchester united, while the hammers are three points further ahead. david moyes�*s side were without key players — the injured lucas paquetta, as well as afcon—bound mohammed kudus, who wasn't available despite the tournament still being 11 days away.

unfortunately, for some reason, we weren't— unfortunately, for some reason, we weren't allowed to play when move _ we weren't allowed to play when move sala could play for liverpool. we were actually able — liverpool. we were actually able to _ liverpool. we were actually able to play less today. —— mo salah — able to play less today. —— mo salah but _ able to play less today. —— mo salah. but overall, i'm really pleased _ salah. but overall, i'm really pleased i_ salah. but overall, i'm really pleased. i would've liked to have — pleased. i would've liked to have done better, especially the second half, but overall really— the second half, but overall really pleased. brighton made a clean sheet. i think_ brighton made a clean sheet. i think we — brighton made a clean sheet. i think we played _ brighton made a clean sheet. i think we played a _ brighton made a clean sheet. i think we played a great - brighton made a clean sheet. i think we played a great game, | think we played a great game, but football— think we played a great game, but football is _ think we played a great game, but football is a _ think we played a great game, but football is a result - but football is a result because _ but football is a result because today, - but football is a result because today, we - but football is a result - because today, we deserve to win _ real sociedad have extended their unbeaten run to 11 games, after a 96th—minute equaliser to draw 1—1 with alaves in spain's la liga. they stay sixth as a result. elsewhere, valencia beat villarreal 3—1 to move up to ninth, mainly thanks to two penalties from pepelu,

to make it back—to—back wins, while getafe had three players sent off in their 2—0 defeat to rayo vallacano. juan—mi latasa and manchester united loanee mason greenwood both saw red. greenwood for dissent, before damian suarez was dismissed from the bench. getafe stay eighth. spain'sjenni hermoso has been testifying before a judge in madrid, about the behaviour of luis rubiales, the former president of spain's football federation, who had to resign after kissing hermoso on the lips following the world cup final last summer. rubiales faces a possible trial for sexual assault. our spain correspondent guy hedgecoe is in madrid. today's hearing focused on alleged sexual assault which was which is but millions of people around the world. now, jeni hermoso, the player of the

sender, told judge in the national court here in central madrid today that the kiss that luis rubiales gave her back in august was not consensual. she did not agree to it. of course, mr rubiales contested it, saying it was consensual, that they both agrees to it. it was spontaneous moment, according to him. but thejudge investigating it has the task of deciding if there's enough evidence against mr rubiales for him to go on trial for sexual assault. this has already have a huge impact here in spain. certainly in the football world, will wear it led to the resignation of mr rubiales and the replacement of many people at the top of the football federation. there was a huge essay up there, but also a huge essay up there, but also a broader impact across the spanish society. it triggered a social movement against

perceived sexism in many other areas of spanish life. wayne rooney says he doesn't believe 13 weeks was "sufficient" to "oversee changes" at birmingham city, following his sacking by the championship club earlier today. he's been dismissed afterjust 15 games in charge, following a dismal run of form. birmingham were in the top six when rooney took over. but after just two wins, the club are now in 20th place two former grand slam champions are set to continue their return to tennis, as rafael nadal prepares for his second round match at the brisbane international against fellow wild card jason kubler. meanwhile, britain's emma raducanu is getting ready to face elina svitolina in the last 16 in auckland, after more than 250 days out injured. our tennis correspondent russell fuller watched both players return with impressive wins. two impressive comebacks by players who have been out for nearly a year in brisbane in the arena, rafael nadal is

spectacularly good as he beat dominic thiem 75—61. it was an exceptionally good performance, one nadal has said he knows it's about matching it up. as for emma raducanu, that was very encouraging. she won a very encouraging. she won a very tight match having served for the match at 5—2 against alayna russo. she managed to win that 7—5. she was on court for two and a half hours and served pretty well for much of the match. it was a very encouraging return for a woman who used to be the british number one, but returned that 301 in the world rankings after nearly nine months out. a couple who have been re—homing retired and injured race horses say the animals can have meaningful lives after they've finished competing. pam and kevin atkinson run a charity near york, in england, that takes horses

that others find too challenging and retrain them for a variety of purposes, including offering comfort to patients in hospices. 0livia richwald reports. good boy. i just love horses. i love thoroughbreds in particular. they're just so intelligent, they're just so astute. they're just so aware, so sensitive. they're just so willing to learn. and once they trust you, you can build a really strong relationship with them. this is new beginnings, a home for racehorses. at the end of their careers, the animals come here to learn new skills before they've found new homes. they've finished their racing career. they've been an athlete at the top of the game. they're racing—fit. so, when they're no longer a racehorse, they'rejust a horse that used to race, then they need to learn to slow down a little bit and to use the body differently and to learn new skills. we do specialise in quirky, difficult horses. if a horse is, when it finishes racing, straight forward, there's plenty of places that can take that that horse and retrain it. but if it's quirky and it's difficult, then you need

the expertise to be able to turn that horse around and give it the time and space that it needs to adapt to a new life. in 1a years, new beginnings have helped hundreds of former racehorses find new homes. first, they go back to basics, then slowly build from there. different horses are suited to different roles. this is remi. he was a successful high speed sprinting horse who won big he proves the versatility of race horses and what they can do when they've had the opportunity to come down from one job to do the next. it's a perfect example of what is an exceptional example, but it's also a perfect example. remy has made it to the final of a prestigious national competition to find the horse who's had the most significant community impact. the charity also has high hopes for this very special grey. it's burrow seven, named after rob burrow, and now retired from racing after an injury. do you like riding this one? yeah, absolutely. he's real calm and he's a gentleman. 0livia richwald, bbc look north, york.

cricket south africa says it has the "utmost respect" for test cricket, after they were criticised for naming a weakened squad for an upcoming tour of new zealand. the two—test series takes place while south africa's t20 competition is ongoing. their squad contains seven uncapped players. a cricket south africa statement says it "notes the concerns about the composition of the squad," it went on to say... and that's pretty much all from the world of sport. don't prove get plenty more details on the bbc sport website. —— don't forget. from my and the team, thanks for watching. from myself and the team, thanks for watching.

hello there. the weather should be calming down a bit now. it'll take a while for the flood waters to recede, but the winds have dropped. earlier on tuesday, we had a gust of 81mph at exeter airport, then the strong winds moved into the southeast with a gust of 69mph at heathrow airport. well, that's storm henk, and it's now tracking its way into europe. it'll bring some snow in scandinavia — it's very cold here. this low pressure is not a storm, but it will bring some showers. the more persistent rain has cleared away, mind you, but we have seen a lot of flooding just recently. the heaviest rain actually fell over the hills of wales — that's fed into the river systems in the west midlands and, a short while ago, there were over 200 flood warnings on rivers in england. these are the temperatures we're looking at for the start of wednesday — not too cold out there, typically 5—6 celsius. we've still got some more persistent rain in the far northeast of scotland, could be a bit wintry up in shetland,

some strong winds for a while here. some strong winds, too, blowing through the english channel, in the southwest of england. not as windy as it was on tuesday. and elsewhere, it'll be a mixture of be a mixture of sunshine and showers, maybe some more frequent showers coming back into scotland, pegging the temperatures back a bit here. those numbers a little bit lower than we had on tuesday, but not by a great deal. now, this low pressure will still sit to the west of scotland as we head into thursday. this feature here is causing us a few headaches, the track seems to be changing a little — it's now moving a little further south, more into northern parts of france. there is the threat of some rain coming through the channel islands and into the far southeast of england. otherwise, a fairly quiet day, more in the way of sunshine, fewer showers, still some cloudy, damp, and breezy weather into the far northeast of scotland. temperature—wise, we're looking at around 8—9 celsius typically, so it is beginning to get a little bit cooler, and that trend will continue as we head towards the weekend. we are going to find, instead of low pressure around, though, pressure will rise — now its low pressure that's

brought all the wet weather recently and all the flooding, but high pressure will build in in time for the weekend. that'll bring in some colder air, may get a northeasterly breeze for a while, but certainly a change in weather type is on the way eventually. some much—needed dry weather to come as we head towards the weekend and into next week. it does mean, however, it will be colder, generally dry with some sunshine, but we're likely to have some frost at night. goodbye.

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