hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. the prime minister sets a date in the new year for mps to vote on her brexit deal, saying hers in the best on offer. i know this is not everyone‘s perfect deal. it is a compromise. but if we lead the perfect be the enemy of the good... then we risk leaving the eu with no deal. but labour'sjeremy corbyn says the commons vote should be sooner and deals a further blow to the prime minister. i'm about to table a motion which says the following. that this house has no confidence in the prime minister... due to herfailure has no confidence in the prime minister... due to her failure to allow the house of commons to have a meaningful vote straightaway on the withdrawal agreement and framework for future relationships with the uk and the european union, and that will be tabled immediately, mr

speaker. a man who stabbed to death his estranged wife and her mother in solihull in august is jailed for at least 32 years after admitting murder. shares in several leading fashion chains fall in value, after the online retailer asos issues a profits warning. in a moment, it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. at eight o'clock this evening, we'll be examining the case for a second referendum with labour mp alison mcgovern. at 8:30pm, we'll have the first of our special programmes looking back at 2018, as we examine a challenging i2 months for the british countryside in review 2018: the rural year. at 8:30pm, we'll have the first of our special programmes and in the papers tonight i'll be joined by former pensions minister, baroness ros altmann, and the broadcaster and journalist, mihir bose. that's all ahead on bbc news. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to

sportsday, i'm john watson. coming up... a german test for the english after today's champions league draw. could it be adieu forjose if he falls flat in paris? and the captains clash as the heat‘s turned up in perth. also coming up... why british boxers are dishing up a realfeast in the heavyweight division. because we get good beef and good agents. hello and welcome to sportsday. last year's beaten finalists liverpool have been drawn

to face bayern munich in the champions league last 16. they're one of three english sides to face german opposition with the premier league champions manchester city and tottenham taking on schalke and borussia dortmund. only manchester united have avoided bundesliga opponents, as they face a french examination in paris. joe lynskey‘s been looking at the draw. more and more this season, liverpool's pieces are coming together. leading the premier league, they become their priority as winter turns to spring but this isa as winter turns to spring but this is a club who don't neglect the european tradition. johnson. .. in space, and scores! the last 16 draw has brought a repeat of the 1981 semifinal, liverpool and bayern have tenure and keep —— european cups between them. they haven't met since then and the present—day bayern, there is a sense the glory is behind them. they trailed by nine points in them. they trailed by nine points in the race for a domestic title they

have held for six years. setting the pace and unbeaten at the top borussia dortmund. in a champions league, they are tottenham's problem. a knockout match somewhere in london will have jayden sancho throwing shapes. the dortmund teenager was born in camberwell. the premier league champions are now the favourites for this tournament, even more will expect them to be schalke, the third bundesliga side left in the third bundesliga side left in the league's bottom half. manchester city will be extremely confident because schalke are struggling this season, they've been talking about escaping relegation which would have been unheard of in previous seasons. borussia dortmund have impressed with their results and performances and the fans are loving the way the tea m and the fans are loving the way the team is playing, it is like the old cop days at the moment, the atmosphere, which is why it will be atmosphere, which is why it will be a very even tie. it is set for an expensive night in paris when psg's superstars take on manchester

united. the two side have never met competitively and both went out at the last 16 last year. for united, this could be their last chance to stop their season fading away. that is how the champions league draw is shaping up. europa league in a moment. water bottles have been thrown, world cup winners out of favour... so oftenjose mourinho's mood appears to reflect the malaise around old trafford. but the manchester united manager believes his side will still finish in the top four despite their worst start to a top flight season in 29 years. rory smith, chief football correspondent from the new york times. rory, just wanted to show you this stats. i guess it goes to show, comparable howjose mourinho is very against previous managers. with regards to their respective number of points after 17 matches... david moyes was sacked, united had 28 points after 17 games, the season louis van gaal was sacked, 29 points after 17 games, mourinho with 26 points after 17 games —

the worst of all three. said, i wonder, said, iwonder, is said, i wonder, is the writing on the wall forjose mourinho? strangely, no. ithink the wall forjose mourinho? strangely, no. i think there is still a way he can rescue this by winning the champions league which is very easy and i'm sure he will find very simple! i think one fine for the champions league next season is crucial, that is the final target he can have. that points total looks was because liverpool and manchester city, the two teams are setting this incredible pace, and arsenal and chelsea, they haven't been keeping up chelsea, they haven't been keeping up with them but setting a fierce pace of their own which makes united worse. to be 18 points off mike the top of the table is fairly damning forjose mourinho. top of the table is fairly damning forjose mourinho. we were saying if he falls flat in paris against paris

st germain, do you think that will be the line in the sand for manchester united 7 be the line in the sand for manchester united? it could be. i think it would be more likely when qualifying for the champions league next season is mathematically impossible, which is when they got rid of louis van gaal. i think it was the same for david moyes as well. that will be when manchester united will have to make the decision. i have to ask you, writing for the new york times, what is the perception globally of manchester united? how much their performances on the pitch or the poor performances on the pitch, are affecting the brand? financially, they do because the commercial contract have a clause written into them that they have to pay less if they are not in the champions league. funnily enough, in terms of exposure and people talking about them, it doesn't make any difference. crisis sells well, your fa ns difference. crisis sells well, your fans are still engaged, you'll see a similar number of interactions on twitter and people wanting manchester united to win so, in a

sense, i'm not sure in football anymore, strange as sense, i'm not sure in football anymore, strange as it sounds... if you're as big as manchester united, doesn't matter what happens on the pitch, you asked on manchester united and people care which is ultimately what they want. fascinating stuff! we wait to see how it plays out forjose mourinho. for the moment, thank you very much for joining for the moment, thank you very much forjoining us tonight. the champions league wasn't the only draw made today. we also know who the three british clubs left in the europa league will be facing in the last 32. arsenal are away first to bate borisov of belarus, celtic take on valencia and chelsea face malmo, with the first leg in the swedish city. from those three, you have to say celtic‘s draw looks most interesting. manager brendan rodgers says he'll be strengthening his squad next month and they'll be in a really strong position by the time they come to face valencia. kherredine idessane has more. celtic... so, celtic fc. the club says it is delighted to be in europe after christmas again, so how do

they feel about their next opponents? valencia. it is a club i studied a locked from when i was a young coach, the last time i was there was with chelsea. that was my la st there was with chelsea. that was my last time there. but pretty famous stadium. a wonderful atmosphere. would you be keen to stress this is a spanish side havejust would you be keen to stress this is a spanish side have just come out of the champions league rib, so would you say let's be realistic here or...?itis you say let's be realistic here or...? it isvery you say let's be realistic here or. . . ? it is very difficult here to present reality. there are other very good teams and nations. listen, it isa very good teams and nations. listen, it is a game that will be exciting when it comes around. like i say... you know, they are a good side. it is valencia on valentine's day for celtic with the return match in spain the following week. the side are managed by this man and they had are managed by this man and they had a tough season so far domestically, lying down in 14th place in the

league but they have fond memories of their last place match in parkhead when they knocked martin o'neill's side out of the uefa cup. that night, a henrik larsson goal brought the tie level after celtic had lost the first leg 1—0. the tie was settled on penalties in the spaniard's favour. ack in the here and now, so that's form has started of late but those in the pundits' chair expect them to improve. the january window in terms of players coming in and out is vitally important. if they want to want to stand a chance against valencia, they will have to get some extra firepower. by the time the europa league comes around again in february, the celtic manager hopes to have done three things. sign some new players next month, rested his squad during the winter break, and got some important players back from injury. all of which, according to

brendan rodgers, would put celtic in a very strong position for two huge games against valencia. there's a huge prize on offerfor the winners of tonight's fa cup replay, a meeting with tottenham in the third round. southport of national league north are up against the league two side tranmere rovers and richard askham will be watching. this is a match that means so much to both of these sites because, of course, the prospect of facing totte n ha m course, the prospect of facing tottenham hotspur in round three, harry kane and all the superstars, particularly perhaps for southpaw to have been through some very tough times and the chance to play spurs here at their home ground is something everybody here is extremely excited about. not many people inside at the moment but it isa people inside at the moment but it is a sell—out tonight which shows you what it means to both of these teams. tranmere rovers of course going pretty well under micky mellon, they will be desperate to

get there as well to face tottenham in round three. the original tie finished 1—1, so i suppose if southport did show they could live with tranmere in a one—off game, maybe they've had their chance, who knows. they will both be going for tonight. just as an idea of exactly what it means to the fans, just chatting to a family of southport fans, there was a young fan of eight or nine, he said to me, if southport can get through tonight, it'll be the best christmas present he could hope for. it'll be for the channel as well! they will win an awful lot of money if they face spurs in the next round, £54,000 in prize money tonight alone but they know they would earn a lot more if they could face spurs in round three. kick—off here is at 7:45pm. what a night,! still to come on sportsday... the london international horse show welcomes an olympic champion. and we hearfrom one of the winners at last night's bbc sports personality of the year awards. this weekend, heavyweight boxer

dillian whyte faces derek chisora at london's 02 arena. now these two british fighters had one of the most brutal heavyweight fights two years ago, and though they may still be relatively little known names beyond the sport, victory for one of them in this rematch could set up an opportunity to join the top table of heavyweight fighters and the multi—million pound fights that brings. most of us know by now that anthonyjoshua and his matchroom promotion team have wembley stadium booked for a fight on april 13th next year. whyte or chisora may even find themselves in contention for that date if they can win this weekend's fight. and that's because deontay wilder and tyson fury right now seem more interested in a rematch with each

other after their draw earlier this month than a meeting withjoshua. but there are also rumours that jarrell miller, a new heavyweight on the scene, could also affect which fights come up in the next few months too. he's a huge name right now in the united states, he's 30 years old and unbeaten in 24 fights. there's talk now thatjoshua could even be tempted to abandon his april date and instead go to new york to fight this man. so, for dillian whyte, this fight on saturday gives him an opportunity to showjust why he deserves to be the man in the spotlight for that wembley date. earlier, i spoke to him and why he thinks his time is long overdue. my my name is already, to be honest, look at my resume. look at my last three orfourfights, look at my resume. look at my last three or four fights, no look at my resume. look at my last three orfourfights, no one look at my resume. look at my last three or four fights, no one else has done bad. no one else done that

lead up to the title fight so my name should be up there. it's fine, i'm are not going to be bothered. let's speculate and let's say you win this weekend at the 02 let's speculate and let's say you win this weekend at the o2 arena, do you want that fight with anthony joshua? that you want that fight with anthony joshua ? that is you want that fight with anthony joshua? that is the one defeat you have againstjoshua. would you like to try to rectify that? he has that date in april booked next year. to try to rectify that? he has that date in april booked next yearlj think that date is going to be given to amir khan and i thinkjoshua walsh fight at a later date. i don't think they will want this fight because the word is they are already talking about fighting miller in america. i don't think they want to fight me. they're not really up for doing it. what about tyson fury? i'd love to fight tyson fury. i'd love to fight all of these guys but they are otherwise engaged. looks like

joshua walsh fight miller so we will see what happens. finally, ijust wa nt to see what happens. finally, ijust want to get your feelings as to why you think this british heavyweight division, the heavyweight division and the british prospects, why are they so strong? why is it this side of the atlantic, we have so many big names in that division doing so well? because we get good beef and good potatoes. is that what you are having this week? yeah, before the fight, we will have some nice spuds and a nice bit of beef. plenty of beef in the second test between australia and india. australia are on course to win their first test match since the ball—tampering scandal in march, and captains tim paine and virat kohli clashed in perth. the two squared up to each other, with paine overheard saying to kohli's team mate murali vijay "i know he's your captain but you can't seriously like him as a bloke." well, kohli was caught off the bowling of nathan lyon, to leave india on 112—5, they need another 175 runs to win. ireland will be without forward ian henderson when they begin

the defence of their six nations title in february. he's had surgery on his thumb and is expected to be out for around ten to 12 weeks. as well as most of the six nations, he'll miss a host of games for ulster but he wants the injury cleared up before next year's world cup. it's one of the biggest events in the equestrian calendar, attracting the world's best horsemen and women. the london international horse show will welcome the return of three—time 0lympic champion charlotte dujardin to the dressage world cup, as well as the return of fans‘ favourite, the shetland pony grand national. from 0lympia, sara 0rchard reports. charlotte dujardin and herfamous dancing horse, allegro, one third 0lympic dancing horse, allegro, one third olympic gold at rio. two years on, her horses retired which means charlotte dujardin's return address search world cup at the london international horse show is on one

of her new horses. we are doing the new grand prix format. i am first to go tonight. and, also, with my horse, my expectations are he goes in there and has a nice time. i am not going to put the pressure on to win. it would be great to win but he isa win. it would be great to win but he is a young horse and i don't know how he's going to cope in that environment. temp on mac's very presence in the competition has attracted some of the well‘s best riders although some need no persuading. particularly the british, they love to be here, and it is the home crowd. the international guys, they say we've got to compete but they are also slightly scared because they know how good charlotte is. the show is for everyone and that includes these little guys. this is the rehearsal for the shetland pony grand national. they are actually the ten best young jockeys in the country competing all year to get to this point. we have to be aged between eight and 14 to take part. as you's

youngest jockey is just nine eight and 14 to take part. as you's youngestjockey is just nine years old and there is one other criteria, you have to be under five foot tall. 0ne you have to be under five foot tall. one of the jockeys as 14—year—old p°ppy one of the jockeys as 14—year—old poppy from in gates to an, who's been riding ponies and she was three and will be racing this year. we worked so hard and we have done it england, and i didn't think i'd get here! it is amazing, such a good atmosphere. i am so excited to be here. if anyone is thinking this grand national isn't taking seriously, many have been trained by championjockey seriously, many have been trained by champion jockey up and down the country, including ap mccoy. amazing stuff! love those pictures! let's finish by hearing from a young man whose incredible positivity after a shocking injury has been an inspiration to many. formula three driver billy monger lost both legs in an horrific crash — and after winning an honour at last night's bbc sports personality of the year award, he told our reporter

holly hamilton the people around him have been invaluable in his recovery. i'd like to think if you surround yourself with good people, good things will happen and i definitely had that after my accident. the outpouring of support i had was unbelievable. so, yeah, i can't thank everyone enough for being so positive and for showing me the right way to go. 0fficer, positive and for showing me the right way to go. officer, i had to figure it out for myself but