proves the difference for tottenham against chelsea in the first leg of their english league cup semi—final. a late iraq stunner wins their opening match at the asian cup as they twice come from behind to beat vietnam. and while others almost disappear into the sand dunes during the second stage of the dakar rally — it's nine—time world rally champion sebastian loeb who wins out on tuesday. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with football and the news that tottenham will have the advantage heading into the second leg of their english league cup semi—final in a fortnight‘s time. they beat chelsea 1—0 in the opening leg at wembley stadium thanks to a controversial var ruling and our sports correspondent katie gornall was watching. a semifinal between two fierce rivals always both managers are teasing because silverware of their career and they

have two strong starting lineups. harry kane scored the only goal from the sport. it was not straightforward. initially the claim for a penalty was waved away for offside before the var corrected the decision. one nil down was when chelsea sparked into life. they deflected across and forced a great save. and hot none, despite pressure, held firm. —— tottenham. the day was massive. how we ran, ford and competed. i am pleased and proud to have this squad. they're going to win titles. and i am proud of the players we have 18 shots against seven, i think. of the players we have 18 shots against seven, ithink. five opportunities against two. we deserve better. i

opportunities against two. we deserve better. lam opportunities against two. we deserve better. i am disappointed opportunities against two. we deserve better. lam disappointed i am happy with the performance. spearheaded the game on the behaviour of fans, particularly for chelsea fans after a couple of high—profile instances of alleged racist and anti—semitic and use. the metropolitan police announced here this evening that they had arrested a 17—year—old male for racially aggravated public order, that was before the match, no details yet as to whether he is a supporter of either team. there were two more matches in the asian cup on tuesday with plenty of goals to tell you about as iraq and saudi arabia won their opening group games. but it wasn't all down to great finishing as ben croucher reports. after the success of the 2015 asian cup in australia, the uae has a lot to live up to. the early signs are that organisers are struggling to fill seats. those who attended the match saw an entertaining one, even

if the quality of football left plenty to be desired. the opening goal is not pretty viewing. the goalkeeper seemed to panic under pressure. ten minutes later, a mistake at the other end let in our lead. —— arlie. vietnam regained the lead. —— arlie. vietnam regained the lead before the break before running out of steam afterwards. woeful defending with their downfall. a scrappy defending with their downfall. a scrappy goal made it to all. vietnam, more misery was to come. a careless challenge on the edge of the penalty area resulted in a 90th minute freekick for iraqi and it was one of the more impressive moments in the game. it was not pretty to watch bites 12 years on from their fairytale run, they are off to a winning start. there was more class on show in dubai as saudi arabia got the lead against north korea. they

went on to tether opponent apart. this goal completed a 4—0 win. they are already showing they will be one of the more difficult teams to beat in the competition this year. egypt's mo salah has added to his bbc african footballer of the year award after he was named player of the year by the confederation of african football. the liverpool forward has now won it two years in a row and is going to go for a third. it is difficult when you win an award like african player of the year. there was pressure last year andi year. there was pressure last year and i put it in my mind that i have to be here again this year. i am happy to win a gain a second time. i am proud of that i am not complaining but something pushes me to work as hard as i can to be here again next year. and salah will have a chance to shine at home on the international stage later this year because egypt will now host the africa cup of nations injune and july. cameroon was stripped of its duties last month amid security

and construction concerns. it'll be a record fifth time that egypt will stage the biennial event — but with it being just 6 months away — how ready are they? austin halewood reports. iam happy i am happy to announce that the jet will host the 2019 africa cup of nations. a time to celebrate egyptian football fans. africa's showpiece sporting event back on their soil for a showpiece sporting event back on their soilfor a record showpiece sporting event back on their soil for a record fifth time. translation: this is fantastic news for eejit to host this event. egypt is safe and can accommodate such championships and thousands of football fans. but the seven time winners were not always down to be hosts. back in 2014, the confederation of african football announced that come arun would stage the 2019 tournament. with a co mforta ble the 2019 tournament. with a comfortable five years left to prepare. but in november last year they were stripped of that right

because of construction delays and security concerns. on tuesday, the vote for a replacement was almost a clea n vote for a replacement was almost a clean sweep. eejit defeating south africa by 16 votes— one. at a time to party will soon be over. not only is there just five months to go until kick—off, egypt also must prepare for the biggest one in history with 24 teams, rather than 16. everything is ready. the stadiums, the grounds, we have good ways to get to the competition. it is not difficult for eejit to manage this competition. the tournament will be staged across the country in five different cities. even with tuesday's announcement, that talk on the streets of the capital cairo was all about one man. translation: this is huge news for eejit. a dream . mohamed salleh is

the fourth pyramid, he honours our name. he is a national hero back home in eejit. the liverpool forward has inspired a generation in his country and without doubt he will be the star attraction at the tournament this year. whether egypt will be ready to host, only time can tell. ireland's padraig harrington has been handed the task of defending europe's ryder cup title in the united states next year. he succeeds denmark's thomas bjorn, who led the team to victory in paris last september. harrington had received high profile support from the likes of rory mcilroy in the lead up — and harrington in return heaped the praise on mcilroy and his importance to the team. he loves it. he has morphed into being the playing captain in the tea m being the playing captain in the team room. he is a leader in that tea m

team room. he is a leader in that team room. he is a leader in that team room. nothing gives back to rory like the right of cup. he loves the adrenaline, it is made for him, as it is for a not the europeans, it is made for him. he will not miss out. he will be there, front and centre, one of the leading lights of ourteam. nine times world rally champion sebastien loeb won tuesday's second stage of the dakar rally from pisco to sanjuan de marcona in peru. it was a day of near misses for some while overnight leader nasser al—attiyah plunged to eighth in the overall standings, with south africa's giniel de villiers, the 2009 champion, now out in front with the event running until the 17th of january when it ends in the peruvian capital of lima. mikaela shiffrin was denied a record—equaling eighth consecutive fis world cup slalom win by petra vlhova on tuesday. shiffrin had led after the first run but vlhova set a testing target — the slovakian was more than second faster than the rest of the field. and when it came to the double olympic champion's final run, the american‘s advantage gradually slipped away and she was beaten for the first time in eight events by fifteen hundredths of a second.

vlhova had finished runner—up to shiffrin in each of the previous five slaloms this season, and is the only skier other than the american to have won a women's slalom since the start of last season. forty—five—year—old claudia riegler showed the youngsters how it's done at the parallel slalom snowboard world cup in austria on tuesday. in front of home support at bad gastine, the austrian veteran led poland's aleksandra krol from start to finish in the final to win by nought point six three seconds. and in the men's event, germany's stefan baumeister was quickest down the slope. he beat swiss boarder dario caveetzel in their final. the winning margin was just four tenths of a second. a snowboard world cup parallel slalom team event takes place in salzburg on wednesday. it makes you want to get out there on the slopes.

you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. hello there. high tides combined with brisk winds to give a little bit of coastal flooding across some parts of eastern england on tuesday. there were some showers as well, you can see the way these speckled shower clouds were racing from north to south, blown along on those strong winds. and the winds will still be quite brisk across the east on wednesday, still quite a few isobars, white lines on the chart. further west, high pressure builds in, the winds fall lighter. but we do have a weak frontal system into the north—west. that'll bring some cloud and some patchy rain, but it will also usher in some slightly milder air. so this is how we start wednesday morning. quite windy, particularly in the east. those winds feeding some showers into eastern coasts of england. for many places, we're looking at a dry day, with some good spells of sunshine. but cloud will be thickening all the while for northern ireland

and the western side of scotland, and here, we will see some patchy rain as that warm front starts to push its way in, but temperatures will start to rise. nine degrees there in stornoway. a little bit chillier from aberdeen down to glasgow, but here, we'll hold onto some brightness. northern ireland clouding over as the day wears on. and then across england and wales, many places fine with some sunshine. temperatures of five to eight degrees but it will be quite windy, particularly in the east. that wind feeding some showers into eastern coastal areas, and also making it feel a little bit colder than those temperatures suggest. but as we go through wednesday night, you can see on the map more cloud toppling south eastwards, but also milder air with it. so a frost on thursday morning, likely to be confined to north—west england, the midlands, wales, and down towards the south—west. most other places will be starting thursday above freezing, but it will be pretty cloudy for most of us. where we have that chilly start in the south, that's where we're likely to have the best of the sunshine through the day. north—east england and north—east scotland also doing quite well for brightness and sunshine. but elsewhere, a lot of cloud, maybe the odd spot of drizzle, still quite chilly in the south,

but those temperatures climbing across north—western parts of the uk. and more and more of us see that milder air spreading in as we get on into friday. still large slabs of cloud floating around, some spells of sunshine as well, and temperature wise, we're looking at highs of eight to 10 degrees. now, as we head towards the start of the weekend, an area of low pressure is going to pass just to the north of the british isles. this frontal system bringing some outbreaks of rain in northern areas on friday night, into the first part of saturday, but that will tend to clear away, actually, leaving us with a lot of dry weather through the weekend. it will be fairly mild, fairly windy as well, and there is the chance of some rain at times in the north. welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. and we're bringing you special coverage of donald trump's address to the nation. the president is expected to appeal

directly to the american people — seeking support for his controversial border wall. afterwards, the democrats will give their response, calling for the us government to get back to work. yet the shutdown continues — it's been in effect for 17 days, with no end in sight. president trump is about to address the nation to make his case for why