manchester united liverpool against manchester united is just as big liverpool against manchester united isjust as big of liverpool against manchester united is just as big of an occasion, liverpool against manchester united isjust as big of an occasion, and this season, it means that little bit more. almost a year ago to the day, liverpool were 30 points ahead of their red rivals, but right now, united are the team to catch. bruno fernandes has been one of their standout players all season, and he was inches away from giving his side the lead at anfield. that free kick slid just outside of the post. but against this liverpool team, you can't sit back and relax. the break from mo until late in the second half, fernandes had the best chance so far. united just kept out. a few minutes later, they were in again. the moment they had waited for. the rejuvenated paul pogba over it. alison keeping the scores level.

perhaps an opportunity missed for both sides. the biggest game of the season so far, never really out of first gear. it is only a good result if we win the next game, because you feel it is an opportunity missed with the chances we have had, but again, we have played against a very good side, so, disappointed, but still, a point is ok if you win the next one. 0k point is ok if you win the next one. ok if you win the next one. as it stands, tottenham are inside the top four, after a 3—1victory at bottom sheffield united. the pick of their goals came with this sublime flick over aaron ramsdale in the second half. we played very, very well. we should have scored more goals in the first half. we were very dominant, and should have killed the game then. then second half, very basic mistake, very basic mistake, again

punished with a goal that brought them to life. but we were then lucky to materialise an incredible action and go back again to a two—goal advantage. rangers�* winning run a 15 successive scottish premiership matches has come to a surprise end. they were held to a 1—1 draw by struggling motherwell. bottom against top, with the runaway premiership leaders looking to widen the gap over celtic to 23 points. motherwell took a surprise early lead at ibrox in december before eventually losing, and after 20 minutes today, give cole put his side ahead. the perfect start to a first home game in charge for a new manager graham alexander. but that shocked steven gerard�*s side into action. alfredo morales close to an 11th goal of the season. just

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elsewhere in the women�*s super league, manchester city thrashed aston villa 7—0. player of the match lauren hemp scored two. city are now fourth in the table. third placed arsenal came from behind to draw at reading in their first match after a four—week long lay—off due to positive coronavirus test. and england�*s midfielder izzy christiansen scored twice as everton beat bristol city 4—0, their first win in six wsl games. away from the football and england, a fascinating date�*s cricket between england and sri lanka on the fourth day of the first test. it looks like england would coast towards a straightforward victory, but there was a sting in the tail for them. what stood in galle between england and victory? first, sri lanka�*s batting, the story of the morning.

they made it to 100. here is a significant moment, notjust because the ball squeeze through safely to the ball squeeze through safely to the boundary. those four runs took sri lanka into the lead, a five wickets down. there is england�*s bowler, there is sri lanka�*s dressing room. was there much turning? hang on, sharp catch from butler. yes. dickwella was gone. now leach deceived shana care. azaranga was the eighth to fourth. the match, with an england�*s grass, wasn�*t finished yet. angelo mathews, experienced, defiant and scoring. while he remained, sri lanka�*s lead increased. leach allured him to the edge. his fifth wicket, and england were all out. sri lanka now needed just 7a to win. hold your nerve, win the test. 0h, just 7a to win. hold your nerve, win the test. oh, dear. sibley gone, 341. next, crawley court, 12—2. still, there was the captain. 0h, 341. next, crawley court, 12—2. still, there was the captain. oh, no there wasn�*t. joe root in a

scrambling, tangling —— for a there wasn�*t. joe root in a scrambling, tangling —— fora run that he did not make. check the mood. faces of stone, there is in tatters. what comes next? the umpire saw bad light. england remain at just three down, just 36 to win, the end close. staying with cricket, india fought back on day three of the fourth test against australia. india were bowled out for 366. australia lead by 54 runs. 0ne australia lead by 54 runs. one of the teams competing alongside sir ben ainslie in the qualification races for the america�*s cup in march had real trouble, as you can see, earlier. the american boat was caught by a strong gust of wind and over it went, capsizing. thankfully, all the crew were 0k. the british boat has now won four out of four races. and live pictures from the final of the masters snooker here. john higgins leads 5—4. first to ten

frames will win the title. watch that match on bbc two right now. finally, there are now 72 tennis players confined to their hotel rooms ahead of next month�*s australian open following a positive coronavirus test result on a third charter flight bound for melbourne, though some players have expressed their frustration at the confinement, there is concern for from the thousands of australians who have not been able to return home because of travel restrictions. tennis training in hotel quarantine. this is how many of the world�*s greatest players are having to prepare for the first grand slam of the year. everyone arriving into australia has to isolate in hotels for 14 days. that includes all 1200 players and coaches. but they were given special dispensation to leave for five hours training a day. given special dispensation to leave forfive hours training a day. but after three flights arrived with someone who tested positive, all 72

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welcoming thousands of foreign tennis players in.— tennis players in. despite the controversy. _ tennis players in. despite the controversy, the _ tennis players in. despite the controversy, the tournament | tennis players in. despite the i controversy, the tournament is tennis players in. despite the - controversy, the tournament is still scheduled to begin on time, players just having to train as best they can. necessity breeds innovation. time to quickly recap the score at the etihad. 1—0 to manchester city over crystal palace at the moment as it stands. they will be moving to second in the premier league behind manchester united, and ahead of champions liverpool. thanks forjoining us this sunday evening. that�*s all from us. have a very good end to your weekend. goodbye. hello. the weather will be making the headlines this week. some snow later in the week, but before that, lots of rain to come. we see the first signs are that pushing in from the south—west across south—west england and wales in the west country during monday. ahead of that, some sunshine and if few showers,

particularly in scotland, which could be a little heavy and wintry over the hills in the north too. 5—7 for many, milder in the south—west, where it turns misty together with that reign. overnight, continuing into tuesday and wednesday, the rain willjust mount up. heavy rain developing across england and in particular, especially in the hills. the risk of flooding as well. at the moment, we have an amber met office warning for heavy rain. this area, which is not particularly large, but it will impact a lot of people. you have snow melt as well as heavy rain on top of that. that heavy rain is certainly there across northern england on tuesday. also northern ireland and turning wetter in wales and the south—west. it�*s drier, windier, very mild in the south—east. we could get some snow in the southern uplands as we just butt into that cold air, whether northern areas it will be dry. ten, 11, 12 degrees across england and wales. very mild there, but it comes with a lot of rain, and we have got this stream of weather fronts, areas

of low pressure, bringing the rain back in again. more rain for england and wales overnight, continuing into wednesday. again, heavier and more persistent for northern england and wales. drier for scotland and northern ireland, some sunshine around here, but the air is much colder. by contrast, as you head to the south of that rain band, towards the midlands and south—east of england again, quite windy, but it will be very mild, 11—12. the cold air in the north will be significant. that will push southwards overnight into thursday, and getting colder, but also bringing the risk of some more snow. we have still got the same weather front end area of low pressure bringing wet weather, but as it gets further north and into the cold air, so the rain will start to turn to snow. some wet weather overnight, some snow beginning to fall, and that colder air starts to push down across more of the country. most of the snow will be for scotland and northern england. perhaps some heavy falls early in the morning across the hills, but snow to lower levels too.

wetter weather tends to move away into the north sea, so it becomes drier, but we will have wintry showers blown in on very strong winds. it will be windy for a while in eastern scotland and the north—east of england, around that area of low pressure. and not only is it chilly in scotland and northern ireland, but colder air is moving into england and wales. that area of low pressure is pulling away on thursday. it continues to pull away overnight into friday. we are still left in the chilly air, mind you, on friday. there will be more snow showers in northern scotland. elsewhere, the odd shower, but they will be rain, and many places will have a dry day on friday. some sunshine, not as windy, three in the central belt, seven in the south—west of england. let�*s look further ahead, and we�*re still in chilly air as we head towards the weekend. we looked at areas of low pressure into the south of the uk, and eventually coming back in from the atlantic, but slowing down, it feels like there will be a lot of dry weather into the outlook. we will keep pushing weather systems, areas of rain, to the south of the uk,

struggling to get the mild air back in. it looks like it will be quite chilly. not a lot falling from the sky in the outlook. it will be cold, and there may be some frost and a few icy patches.

this is bbc news. the headlines at 8pm. a stark warning from the head of the nhs in england, on the intense pressures, caused by coronavirus. staggeringly, every 30 seconds across england, another patient is being admitted to hospital with coronavirus. mass vaccinations begin at another ten centres in england from tomorrow — as the foreign secretary lays out the government�*s targets for the roll—out. the anti—kremlin activist alexei navalny is detained in moscow, afterflying back to russia for the first time since he was nearly killed by a nerve agent attack last year. the american music producer, phil spector, who helped define the sound of the 60s — and the creator of the �*wall of sound�* has died in prison — aged 81, while serving a sentence for murder.