ze i’o tolerance approach chelsea are taking towards this type of abuse. it follows a couple of high—profile incidents. before christmas fauna approach chelsea fans were suspended for allegedly racially abusing raheem sterling. —— four. chelsea say they are trying to eradicate this type of behaviour from their fans. a semifinal between two fierce rivals brings added attention. this time vega of the fans was also under the spotlight and the message before kick—off was clear. both teams were looking to show their strength. it was harry kane who provided early entertainment. a brilliant goal! 20 minutes later the england captain was at it again. he saw his claims for a penalty waved away but va are corrected the decision. —— var. at

1-0 corrected the decision. —— var. at 1—0 down chelsea sparked into action and a deflected cross habsburgs scrambling. the goalkeeper stretching every sinew to prevent an equaliser. in the face of almost relentless pressure tottenham held firm giving the coach the upper hand as he chases the first trophy of his managerial career. away from the football tonight the metropolitan police have arrested a 17—year—old male for a racially aggravated a offence. both clubs hoping it stays that way. newsnight is coming up on bbc two. here's emily. here on bbc one, time for the news where you are. hello, and welcome to sportsday.

i'm sarah mulkerrins. your headlines tonight... kane and abel — harry gives tottenham the advantage after the first leg of their league cup semifinal against chelsea. 6 editions as a player, 3 as vice—captain, now ireland's padraig harrington gets the nod to lead europe's ryder cup team in the usa. "i'm not a green keeper," says guardiola as he denies manchester city left the grass long deliberately against liverpool. never weed manipulatives. —— never have we manipulated it. good evening.

welcome along. it's tottenham's star man harry kane who has given his side a slender advantage after the first leg of the league cup semifinal against chelsea at wembley. his was the only goal of the game, a first half penalty scored, following a var review. so spurs winning i—0, but chelsea too had their chances, hitting the woodwork twice. 0ur correspondent katie gornall is live at wembley for us. spurs will be pleased to take a lead to stamford bridge. *concerns before the game about the behaviour of chelsea fans.... you would be very pleased with that. you would be very pleased with that. you can see that there were desperate to put on a good show for the fans. the managerfor chelsea's poor showing in november when the spurs won that game 3—1. this was

not as one—sided as that game. it was tied indeed. it was the spurs that the charge in the first half. you can see some that the charge in the first half. you can see some of that the charge in the first half. you can see some of the action now from the game. a penalty, but he had to wait for the video assistant referee to warn its. he had to check if he was inside, then they had to check if the goalkeeper filed him. eventually, making his first start. no mistake, harry came finish for the penalty. it seemed to spark them into life. england youngster talent in the foot that cross, very well saved. at second half, a little more cagey. 0n the daughter second birthday, he could not so bad

subgoal. he probably should have gone with the left foot there. one nail, there is the advantage.” gone with the left foot there. one nail, there is the advantage. i know we we re nail, there is the advantage. i know we were talking earlier about the concerns of the behaviour of of the fa ns concerns of the behaviour of of the fans of the game, were there any issues tonight? we just had one incident report that by the metropolitan police so far. they have announced that they have arrested a 17—year—old male for a racially aggravated offence before the game. they do not say any details as to whether or if he was a supporter of either team. we are not sure about that just yet. it seems to be the only incident reported so far. i think both teams will really hope it stays that way because they have taken that zero tolerance approach to race this and anti—semitic comments. they brought their own stewards of this match

after high profiles after christmas without we talked that there was a lot of tension around chelsea fans, four of them were deftly suspended. a few days afterwards, there was an incident in hungary were some chelsea fans were hurt from some anti—semitic chants. a lot of focus on the fans butjust one reports. meanwhile, tottenham midfielder mousa dembele is on the brink ofjoining the chinese super league club, beijing guoan. he's not played for the spurs since injuring his ankle against wolves in november and is out of contract this summer. chairman daniel levy is believed to be keen to trim players from the first team squad. dutch striker vincent janssen is also likely to leave during this transfer window. the deal for dembele is thought to be worth around 11 million pounds. pep guardiola has dismissed a claim he told manchester city ground staff to grow the grass longer

for the game against liverpool. city won the game 2—1 at the etihad to end jurgen klopp‘s side's unbeaten start to the season. a liverpool fans podcast suggested that city had grown the grass to hinder liverpool's counterattacking. but guardiola today denied that idea and insisted.. he's not a groundskeeper. the thing is as a manager, the better condition is for both teams. normally when this kind of happens at the end, i know it is to punish you. we have to do the best and we have to respect our game. i have a lot of issues to think about, and we put the better conditions for both teams. put the better conditions for both teams. stoke city have sacked manager

gary rowett, only eight months after he took charge. they're mid—table in the championship and the final straw seems to have been the draw with league one side shrewsbury in the fa cup at the weekend. all members of his coaching staff have also left. stoke hope to make an appointment "as swiftly as possible" but it won't be former fulham boss slavisa jokanovic — he's turned down the opportunity of an interview. ireland's padraig harrington will captain europe's ryder cup team when they defend their title at whistling straights in the usa in 2020. the three time major winner was announced today as successor to denmark's thomas bjorn. he played in six successive ryder cups, was a vice—captain on three occasions and feels now is the right time for him to take on the top job. i know what it really does to reflect on my legacy weather on the success reflect on my legacy weather on the success of the captain or not. even though the time it looks like it was right, right person, right place,

right, right person, right place, right time for my career, but i had to think about that i really wanted? that i really want to put myself out there? had to make sure i was doing good for the right reasons because i wa nted good for the right reasons because i wanted to be a success. well earlier today i spoke to former tour player andrew murray, who was at brookline when harrington made his ryder cup debut — and he believes the irishman will make a great captain. he is very popular with the players, he is very popular with the media, he is very popular with the media, he is very popular with the media, he is experienced. he is one of there. he has won over here. you cannot get a better captain i do not howley cannot get a better captain i do not h owley co pe cannot get a better captain i do not howley cope with the level of detail that comes —— how will he cope with the level of detail that comes with the level of detail that comes with thejob? the level of detail that comes with the job? he is best that is to the extreme. his preparation and golf game and everything he does. there has probably not been a cap then no more suited than him. he is

terrifically popular with everybody, players and media alike. what kind of captain will he be, when you say he is popular with the players, how do you think he is going to work with them? i think he has learned from the best captains that we have had especially in recent years. i was at his debut when he was playing james. he has been assisting captain to it three times as well. he has a lot of experience of what works and what does not. i think it's out of anybody, he will be picking all the good bits of the captain. he is going to be really popular. is he going to be really popular. is he going to be ruthless? because he is going to be ruthless? because he is going to be ruthless? because he is going to have to be...” going to be ruthless? because he is going to have to be... i think you will be good at making decisions. do not worry about that. wales full—back leigh halfpenny is likely to miss the start

of the six nations. he's already missed two months with concussion after suffering a blow to the head against australia in november. now scarlets' coach wayne pivac has revealed halfpenny has been ruled out for a further three to five weeks after seeing a specialist. wales's first match in the six nations is against france in paris on the first of february. let's have a quick look at some of the days other stories. the fa is looking into claims that the wales and crystal palace goalkeeper wayne hennessey made a nazi salute at a team meal. he says that "frozen in a moment" it looked as though he was making a completely inappropriate gesture but that he was waving at the person taking the picture and shouting to them. birmingham city striker ellen white has recovered from a back problem and is in england squad for the upcoming training camp in qatar. white was england's player of the year last season and the league's top scorer. finally, let's get back to football and last night's fa cup tie

at molineux which liverpool lost to wolves. ask any liverpool fan what they think ofjurgen klopp a fair few will say he's magic. well, we might have proof now you see him, now you don't. klopps slight of hand, makes xherden shaqiri disappear he's not very big, but it's still impressive. how did he do that...just a trick of the camera. that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers. good night. hello there. welcome to the look

ahead to the papers will stop here are two fine gentlemen in the room. the film book tom sulman of view. the film book tom sulman of view. the former trade minister but happy new year gentlemen, nice to be here. let's have a look at tomorrow morning headlines in the pages. a little bit late on the trigger tonight so get your act together down there. the papers as 9000 passengers were affected when all we re passengers were affected when all were halted. delays have continued long into the evening. the guardian has more on this saying

the prime minister is facing a concerted campaign from powerful cross—party alliance of mps determined to use every lever at their disposal to prevent britain leaving the eu without a deal. the daily mail carries claims about one of the protesters accused of hounding the anti—brexit mp, anna soubry. and the times reports that the drone shutdown at heathrow has prompted new fears about airport security. the telegraph says 20 tory rebels have begun a ‘guerrilla war‘ to block a no—deal brexit — by helping to defeat theresa may — in a vote that resticts her powers if britain leaves without an agreement in place. the guardian has more on this saying the prime minister is facing a concerted campaign from powerful cross—party alliance of mps determined to use every lever at their disposal to prevent britain leaving the eu without a deal. the daily mail carries claims about one of the protesters accused of hounding the anti—brexit mp, anna soubry. and the times reports that the drone shutdown at heathrow has prompted new fears about airport security.

we are going to start with the telegraph. rebels draw first blood in battle to start no deal. no deal, bit more off the table than it was before? what i do not understand about this country is that it is sort of strange, we are negotiating with the european union and all they had to do over two years and say no. then they watched them destroyed the country. it is amazing. so what you are doing with this, what they are doing with this now is saying that we do not want a deal. so we are going to basically make an announcement of the world that there