it was a damp as it into goalless. it was oh so quiet. and a little too still. both sides have tentative starts. manchester united almost stretched to an opener. the city, wa ry stretched to an opener. the city, wary of the counterattack, dominated possession but failed to do much with it. any clashes between players would normally be met with cheers or boos from crowds, adding to the showcase which night like this can and should be. manchester united started to show the fatigue felt from their midweek champions league exit. bruno fernandez took a pass from anthony martial, could only shoot straight into the arms of

edison. the winner would have gone forth in the table, but both teams walked away with a point of peace. as darby ‘s go, this one wasn't the classic which many fans have been used to in the past, but it's becoming more apparent that they're the missing ingredient. in the west midlands darby, there was drama. we had the fastest we had the fastest and it's there that joe lynskey starts his report. up up to tuesday, newcastle's training ground was close. as a welcome wes braun, they put it straight behind them. —— west brom.

just getting a team out for a while was touch and go. west brom need points. they lost their last match 5-1 at points. they lost their last match 5—1 at home but drew level here. darnell furlong ran in from the back to hit a brilliant volley. i—i darnell furlong ran in from the back to hit a brilliant volley. 1—1 but newcastle called for someone both sides who could store. dwight gale was west brom's top scored two years ago. here he was to bring them again. for newcastle, a week has brought a big result. it's well documented, the problems we have. there were a few bodies out there who are just recovering from the virus, so i can't be carrying after the players. in a tough couple of weeks, they've stuck at it and got a result, which is great to. this is a tribute to an absent striker. bulls fa ns tribute to an absent striker. bulls fans raised seven and a half thousand pounds for a banner of raul

gimenez, who was at home recovering from a fractured skull. their match with aston villa was drift to a draw when it brought an unlikely climax. villa lost a key player when douglas louise wasn't sent off, but away from home and with one man less, they still went forward. that contact onjohn mcginn would change where the points went in this west midlands derby, a penalty at the end and where all ghazi scored it. where the fans were, perhaps they would ...joe the fans were, perhaps they would joe linsky, bbc news. so, we've already heard about two derbies in the premier league, while in the championship, swansea came out on top in the south wales derby — as they beat rivals cardiff 2—0. jamal lowe scored both the goals for the away side, with victory moving swansea into the automatic promotion spots. norwich remain top of the table following their 2—1 win at blackburn. hibernian are up to second in the scottish premiership after a 4—0 win at hamilton this afternoon.

hibs remain a point in front of aberdeen, who recorded a first victory in five games with a 2—0 win over bottom of the table ross county. st mirren and livingston also won. european cup rugby has returned for the new season this weekend. in the last few minutes, wasps have beaten dragons 2a—8, while leinster have won 35—14 against montpellier. earlier scarlets edged out bath, while sale were beaten away at toulon. and bristol are back in the champions cup for the first time since 2008, but opened their campaign with a loss — michael redford rounds up the action. a moment to rememberfor all associated with bristol's bears. 12 years away from the top level of european rug to be, this was the moment they returned. —— european rugby. this season's european cup is different. the standard though remains as ever.

if this is meant to be a celebration, they did not get the message. two more tries followed as the french side led 21—0 afterjust 15 minutes. bristol showed their stubborn side as well. scoring two tries of their own either side. six tries of their own either side. six tries scored in the first half and six more would follow after a restart. this half, bristol struck early. randles converted the deficit down to just eight points, but as britt up close, clement through their class. the french side easing to victory. not without a late bristol backlash, to more tries meaning they severed a bonus point —— secured a bonus point. sale's opening match also ended in defeat as they were beaten by toulon. put

them into a 26—0 lead. sale showed fight with two tries of their own in the last 15 minutes, but it was too little, too late. bath's miserable run continues as a lost at home to sca rlett‘s. run continues as a lost at home to scarlett‘s. this try from kieran hardy and a late penalty seen a 23-19 hardy and a late penalty seen a 23—19 when. ben spencer's effort was just short of the try line. eight european matches without a win now for bath, around that stretches back nearly two michael redford, bbc news. lets take a quick look at some of the other headlines. england's matt fitzpatrick tapped in this birdie on the 18th to go joint top of the leaderboard at 11 under alongside patrick reed and laurie canter at the season ending race to dubai event. reed scrambled well — some lovely touches around the greens to stay in touch and he looks determined to end

the season as the european tour's number one player. in houston at the final major of the year — the us women's open — england's charley hull is falling away after contending on day one. she's now five over through 11 holes, two double bogeys today. the lead is being held byjapan‘s hinako shibuno — winner of the british open in 2019. she's on seven under through five holes, a three shot lead. song for someone is now a contender for the champion hurdle at the cheltenham festival after winning the international hurdle at the same track today. at 6—1, he just beat silver streak in a photo finish. and world champion ronnie 0'sullivan is through to the final of the scottish 0pen snooker for the first time after beating li hang 6—4. he'll face either mark selby orjamiejones in tomorrow's final. it's taken the whole season, but finally there's a car on pole for a formula one race that isn't powered by a mercedes engine.

red bull's max verstappen pulled off a surprise in qualifying in abu dhabi by beating valtteri bottas and lewis hamilton to the top spot on the grid. nick parrott reports. with the sun setting on the strangest of formula i seasons, mercedes were probably expecting to sign off in style. with the sun setting on the strangest of formula i lewis hamilton was hoping to take pole and go on to win the third year in a row. he missed last weekend's race with coronavirus and although he said it was taking time to get back into the swing of things, he topped the time sheet in the first two sessions of qualifying. but when it mattered in the final session, his mercedes team—mate valtteri bottas got the better of him, not once but twice. the finn's joy was short lived, the red bull of max verstappen was behind him on the track but in front of them in the pecking order by the time the dutchman reached the chequered flag. i didn't really expect to fight

for pole but very satisfying. yeah, very pleased with that. it has only been a difficult weekend, i would say, just getting back into a rhythm, even though it is a couple of weeks off, it felt like you'd lost that momentum, and i really struggled with the balance this weekend but i gave it my all and congratulations to max. the third pole of max verstappen‘s career and the first of the season should help set up a thrilling finale. nick parrott, bbc news. and silverstone is renaming its main straight in honour lewis hamilton's seventh world championship win. the section of the circuit where the starting grid and finish line are for formula one, will become "hamilton straight". it's the first time part of the track has been named after any individual. now finally, after all the build up,

the big night is here for boxer anthonyjoshua, as he gets back into the ring for the first time in more than a year. he'll put his world heavyweight titles on the line when he fights the bulgarian kubrat pulev at wembley arena. there's a lot riding on this bout. a win forjoshua could pave the way for an all—british fight with tyson fury, where all four world heavyweight titles would be up for grabs for the first time in history. there's also a big incentive for pulev, who could become the first bulgarian heavyweight champion. it it's important to be respectful, that's where humble comes from, but that's where humble comes from, but that doesn't mean having a level —— not having a level of confidence. when i look at kubrat pulev, i'm saying that weight can't beat me. i'm too good, i'm too strong and i've developed too much skills. i'm not hungry for fighting. very. so,

my head is fighter head. i like fights. and when i'm not in the reading, i feel... fights. and when i'm not in the reading, ifeel... and now i'm happy because this fight is now a fact and i'm happy —— when i'm not in the ring. because sadly, we must fight. there is coverage of that fight on radio five live tonight from ten o'clock, so you can follow it all they are. you can also get all the latest sports news at the bbc sport website. for me on the rest of the tea m website. for me on the rest of the team on sportsday, have a lovely evening. bye—bye. hello. tomorrow, we've got some rain to come in from the atlantic that will affect more than of the uk. today,

some lovely winter sunshine across many western areas. it wasn't a bad day at all. further east, the skies look very different. there was rain and drizzle and it was grey and misty. that was on that weatherfronts there, which is slowly pushing away into the north sea. the next weather system to bring them more rain tomorrow, moving into the atla ntic more rain tomorrow, moving into the atlantic with the winds picking up the cloud. some rain also. for a while, some clear skies, even across eastern part of england. that damp weather will move away and we'll see temperatures dropping. the northeast of gotland will see some rain persisting and then later than the night, the temperatures will rise —— northeast of scotland. ahead of it, temperatures not far away from freezing and those clearer skies, so the risk of some frost and one or two mist and fog patches. but cloud increases very quickly from the west and we get these outbreaks of rain, the heaviest of the rain over the hills across the western areas pushing northwards into scotland. showers and maybe some sunshine

returning. stronger when tomorrow as well coming in from the south or southwest, fresh to strong winds around coastal areas and temperatures are still like today, around seven or 8 degrees across much of the northeast of england. possibly making 14 degrees in the southwest. that winter weather continues to push its way eastwards during sunday evening, some heavier rainfora time during sunday evening, some heavier rain for a time —— that wetter weather. 0ur weather system moves away on sunday night into monday morning, stays very mild and low pressure sits towards the northwest of the uk. feeding and those brisk, south to south—westerly winds and essentially, sunshine and bands of showers. quite a few showers running through the english channel, so drier weather not completely dry, may well be across the midlands and eastern england. temperatures of 11-12 eastern england. temperatures of 11—12 for much of the country. still very mixed through the rest of

the week. the winds not quite as strong, but wet and windy weather and probably returning on friday as well. there is a look like it should bea well. there is a look like it should be a bit drier and brighter with some sunshine. —— thursday looks like.

this is bbc news, the headlines at eight. talks between the uk and the eu have continued with both sides warning they're unlikely to reach a post—brexit agreement by tomorrow's deadline. four royal navy patrol ships are being put on standby, to help protect britain's fishing waters, in the event of a no—deal brexit. the uk, china and india are among the countries to make pledges to cut carbon emissions at a virtual climate summit. borisjohnson laid out his priorities in renewable energy. we are putting our foot to the accelerator in a carbon friendly way, with a ten point plan for a green industrial revolution. the us regulator authorises the pfizer biontech coronavirus vaccine — donald trump says it'll be

rolled out immediately.