spell. you can find it in cinemas now and on netflix from 23 december. that's it for this week. thanks for watching the film review. next week, it'll be my round up of the year. until then, stay safe. i ain't started blues the way you're saying. blues always been there. but if they want to call me the mother of blues, that's all right with me, don't hurt none. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm sarah mulkerrins. coming up: salah saves liverpool's blushes, but their draw at fulham denies them the chance to go top of the premier league. the formula one season draws to a close as red bull's max verstappen romps to victory in abu dhabi. age isjust a number

as lee westwood ends the season as the european tour's top player at 47 years old. and title holders exeter get their champions cup campaign off to a winning start with a dominant performance against glasgow. welcome along to sportsday this sunday evening. let's start with liverpool, as they missed out on the chance to go top of the premier league table today after failing to impress in their 1—1 draw at fulham. mohammed salah scored from the spot with just over ten minutes to go, to level things up. it was an impressive showing from fulham, who have struggled so far this season. craig templeton watched this one for us.

the last time fulham fans were allowed inside craven cottage, they we re allowed inside craven cottage, they were ina allowed inside craven cottage, they were in a different division, so fitting they could be there to pay their respects to a former player who died last month aged a2. in terms of opponents, it doesn't get much tougher than the champions, but fulham started brightly. they had a shout for a penalty as well, but after a lengthy var check, it was decided the player had won the ball. whenever liverpool put attacks together, not even the captain could find a way through. but they were then handed a golden opportunity. the referee said penalty, mo salad at the rest. just. and that is how it finished as liverpool missed the chance to go top. frustration for him, delight for them.

it is just it isjust a it is just a tough end to the season for all teams, tough time in the season. for all teams, tough time in the season. we played today, but then you saw yesterday all the teams who play champions league, it was crazy results. today it hit us as well. so from now on, all the teams have the same schedule, everybody plays pretty much every three days, that's it and we will fight. earlier tottenham drew i—i at crystal palace and now stay top on goal difference. harry kane put spurs ahead midway through the first half they were hanging on for the win — butjeffrey schlupp levelled things up nine minutes from time... and then palace goalkeeper vincent guiata pulled off some great saves late on — to make sure his ended with a point. in the day's first game,

sheffield united's dismal start to the season continued as they lost 3—0 at southampton. nathan redmond wrapping up their victory, they're now third as things stand. sheffield united remain rooted to the bottom of the table, with just one point from 12 matches. two evening games in the premier league. it's goalless between arsenal and burnely and leicester lead 1—0 against brighton. in scotland, rangers are 13 points clear of celtic at the top of the scottish premiership after beating dundee united 2—1. captain james tavernier was once again the key man, scoring with this superb free kick, and setting up connor goldson‘s second. champions celtic beat kilmarnock 2—0 to ease the pressure on manager neil lennon. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the headlines today. manchester united remain top of the women's super league after they beat reading 2—i. hayley ladd heading in a late winner for united, who are unbeaten in the league this season.

caroline weir scored her first goal of the season in injury time to help manchester city come from behind to beat arsenal 2—1. they remain fourth in the table a point behind the gunners. tottenham, west ham and chelsea also won. limerick have won their second all—ireland hurling title in three years, their ninth in total — as they beat waterford by 30 points to 19 at croke park in dublin. waterford have not won an all—ireland title since 1959. the championship unusually finishing in december with no fans present due to the coronavirus pandemic. dangerous weather suspended play at the us women's open in houston. the final round will now resume on monday. the leader, japan's hinako shibuno, had yet to tee off. she is one clear of the field, on four under. england's bronte law is the highest place brit — she's three over after two holes. well, staying with golf and there was a thrilling finish

to the european tour season. all weekend it looked like patrick reed would become the first american to win the race to dubai title — for the top european golfer. but in a late twist, it went to lee westwood, after matthew fitzpatrick won the world tour championship. austin halewood has all the details. in the shadows of the dubai skyline the stage was set for the final day of the european tour, patrick reed, matthew fitzpatrick and lee westwood, all in the hunt to finish the season as european number one. overnight patrick reed was the man to catch but his round did not start well, instead it was fitzpatrick who raced out of the blocks, he birdied each of the first four holes, patrick reed was not done, chipping his way back into contention, but as patrick reed and fitzpatrick traded blows in the dubai desert, lee westwood quietly went about his business, the englishman with five birdies in a closing round of 68 and all he had to do now was wait and with patrick reed's chances going away with this putt on the seventh, it was between fitzpatrick and westwood, but with a better

ranking coming into the tournament, second was enough for westwood to clinch the overall title and this double bogey from lori kantor on the penultimate hole meant he was there. fitzpatrick, the tournament winner but lee westwood, 20 years after the first time he did it, the european tour champion. austin halewood, bbc news. a hundred and 61 days after its late start, the shortest formula one season since 1966 has come to an end. max verstappen upset the odds to finish the year on a high, beating the mercedes of valtteri bottas and lewis hamilton to win the abu dhabi grand prix. nick parrott reports. with max verstappen breaking mercedes‘ six—year stranglehold on abu dhabi, many were hoping for an interesting finale. surprisingly his red bull stayed

in front for every single one. that was partly due to misfortune for racing point sergio perez. from the high of winning last weekend came the low are failing to finish. a premature end of the mexican‘s formula i career, with no team is yet for next season. the safety car that followed saw a flurry of early pit stops that led to a processional race at the front. that doesn't feel like a good strategy. verstappen went unchallenged to the chequered flag, his second win of the season, one of the easiest of his career. it was enjoyable out there, we basically did everything all right, and i think once you start up front, you can control the pace a bit more and it makes your life a bit easier. still suffering from the after—effects of coronavirus, lewis hamilton was relieved to finish third. that was a really hard race for me. all year physically i've been fine, but today i definitely wasn't, so i'm just glad it's over. the tired—looking celebrations suggest a well earned rest is needed before they go again in march. with the sun setting

on the strangest of formula i seasons, mercedes were probably expecting to sign off in style. to rugby union now — where european champions exeter began their new campaign in the champions cup in incredible style — with a a2—nil thrashing of glasgow. adam wild reports. this is the noise sandy park has missed, the first fans back since their side were crowned champions of europe. now here they were trying to conquer it all over again. glasgow warriors, the first to try, and in this case, failed to stop them. sam simmonds and then jonny this case, failed to stop them. sam simmonds and thenjonny gray powering their way over the line. by the second half, exeter were really cutting loose. this was stuart hogg against his former club. the winning mentality allowing no room for sentiment. ollie woodburn got on the end of this for yet another score, a

performance befitting the champions. exeter fa ns performance befitting the champions. exeter fans may not have been present for many of their successes last season. on this form, they may just see plenty more. last year's beaten finalists the french side racing 92 started their new campaign with a win — beating irish side connacht 26—22. connacht though get a losing bonus point. munster beat harlequins by 21 points to seven in pool two. this late try from gavin coombes sealing the win for the home side. gloucester were thrashed 55—10 by lyon. eight of gloucester‘s starting 15 were making their tournament debut and it showed as the french side scored eight tries — xavier mignot scoring a hat—trick. following anthonyjoshua's successful heavyweight title defence against kubrat pulev at wembley arena last night, all the talk is now about unifying the division what could be the biggest all british fight to date. tyson fury holds the wbc belt, whilejoshua holds the ibf, wba and wbo belts. after his win over pulev,

joshua spoke to the bbc‘s boxing correspondent mike costello its maturity now, i've been here many times before. i feel like this isn't someone i would have faced in my first ten fights, where they haven't got the will of the passion. pulev is fighting for his father, his country, the title. so i knew that it's another mountain i have to climb. i climbed a mountain in round three, i didn't get to the top but i didn't take him out, another mountain i have to climb, so i steadily climbed the next mountain until it was time to get to the top. and when i took him out, it was perfect. tyson fury has already said he is ready. has he? what did he say? it was along the lines of he will take you or three rounds. that's good to hear, at least i will get him in the ring. how do you think the dynamic around the fight has changed?

he is still bookmakers‘ favourite after your performance tonight. how do you feel the dynamic has changed 7 it's good. tyson is talented and he will bring out the best in me. i really feel like his confidence, the bookmakers, me steadying him. i have been to tyson fury's fights when he forjohn mcdermott when i was still an amateur, i saw him fight chisora, so it will be good to change those odds and put them in my favour. that's all from sportsday. it is still arsenal 0—0 burnley, and leicester have scored a second goal, leicester have scored a second goal, leicester 2—0 brighton. those games approaching half—time. from me and the rest of the team, have a lovely sunday evening. goodbye.

hello. after today's rain, we have a windy night to come. the we have a windy night to come. showers will stay v there will be a few sunny spells around. the persistent rain will clear away north and east as we go away this evening. some of these showers will be heavy and possibly thundery and accompanied by some gusty winds as well. temperatures are continuing to head up and rising overnight across parts of scotland and north—east england. it will be a mild start on monday. a day of some sunny spells. showers will affect all parts as they push eastwards during the day that they will be some spots in the east with a couple of showers. the rest of the day will be dry with sunny spells. it will be windy tomorrow with gusts around 60 mph. these are average speeds, blustery particularly as the showers move on through. it is a mild start to the week and it is looking fairly mild throughout the week but with further rain at times.

this is bbc news. the headlines at eight: another deadline extended — brexit talks will now continue as both sides agree to carry on after being unable to come to an agreement. i am afraid we are still very far apart on some key things but where there is life, there is hope. we will keep talking in the uk certainly won't be walking away from the talks. i think people expect us to go the extra mile. we have accordingly mandated our negotiators to continue the talks and see whether an agreement can be reached, even at this late stage. following the decision, the prime minister held a conference call to brief the cabinet on their options in the event