toa to a rousing reception. final, to a rousing reception. cheering kevin, you have done seven ultramarathons in seven days. you said you were just going for a run for a mate. what kept you going? that exact thought. it is all about friendship. — that exact thought. it is all about friendship, and the love for rob. cheering we have met some incredible people alon- we have met some incredible people along the _ we have met some incredible people along the journey from edinburgh, but there — along the journey from edinburgh, but there is one thing for sure, that— but there is one thing for sure, that our— but there is one thing for sure, that our country cares, it cares about— that our country cares, it cares about people that need help, and that mnd community need us. i know— that mnd community need us. i know that everybody feels the same way i do _ i know that everybody feels the same way i do about rob burrow. he's an

absolute _ way i do about rob burrow. he's an absolute champion. the way the burrow — absolute champion. the way the burrow family have been so courageous and brave, we just want to be _ courageous and brave, we just want to be a _ courageous and brave, we just want to be a great friend, and if we can all be _ to be a great friend, and if we can all be a— to be a great friend, and if we can all be a bit — to be a great friend, and if we can all be a bit of a better friend from time _ all be a bit of a better friend from time to— all be a bit of a better friend from time to time, i think we would have a better— time to time, i think we would have a better place to live in. cheering applause ladies and gentlemen, please show your appreciation for kevin sinfield and his amazing support team. kevin sinfield and his team raised more than £2.25 million, butjust as important was the increased awareness of mnd, and giving a voice to those whose lives are blighted by this terrible, incurable and cruel disease. hello and welcome to sports day,

with me, hugh ferris. our headlinesz... mounting a recovery from their pre—world cup form... chelsea are on top against bournemouth. bringing their traditional festive fixture back home for a year... but harlequins are beaten at the stoop. we meet rider turned coach nicola wilson. hello again. not since the 19905 have chelsea lost four matches in a row. but that's what they're trying to avoid in the frist of the day's two premier league games. chelsea are playing bournemouth, having gone into the season break with three straight defeats, which have left them in eighth place in the table. two of england's world cup squad,

mason mount and raheem sterling, were involved in the move, which ended up in kai havertz scoring. chelsea then added to their lead when mount placed in an excellent second. they still have that lead but have just suffered a blow when reece james, who has returned after a period out with an injury in this game, has gone off with what seemed to be a muscle problem. manchester united's pre—world cup form was a lot better than chelsea's, and their place in the table reflects that. they'll be hoping to keep tabs on the top four by winning their match against nottingham forest at old trafford. we are aware the competition is tough, but it comes for all of the seven or eight clubs we are fighting for the top four, so for all the ones who follow the premier league, it is great, because they will be excited and stop you know, you have to really battle for everyjewel to

get your points, and what i am looking, and looking at the process, how we are performing, and of course we have to get the results as well, but if the process is right and we get the right progress, then i think we have a good opportunity and we have a good chance to get into the top four. that is an 8pm kick—off. so, in this unique season, the premier league has onlyjust resumed after a world cup, and already there's a transfer window around the corner. that's prompted liverpool to agree to sign netherlands international cody gakpo, according to his club psv. the fee's expected to be around £40 million. in the championship, norwich have sacked their manager dean smith. our football reporter simon stone tells me why both of these things have happened. i think with gakpo, there has been

discussion over the future of firmino. but he is injured. diego jotter is injured, lewis diaz, so that basically means we have got mo salah and darwin nunez, and looking long term, jurgen klopp feels as though he has got a hole there that he needs to fill in his forward department and it is something permanent. he was excellent during the world cup, one of the standout performers. he nearly knocked argentina out of the tournament in that penalty shoot out, so i think that penalty shoot out, so i think thatis that penalty shoot out, so i think that is whyjurgen klopp has done it. it will be interesting to see what the fallout from that is, but clearly, he thinks] and diaz are long—term absentees. and norwich in the championship are not particularly happy with their first half of the season but have decided to make a change in a different way? yes, dean smith has paid the price

for norwich's poorform. the norwich fans never really took to dean smith. they love daniel farkas and the way he played football. they did not think dean smith quite fit the bill. smith then didn't keep norwich in the premier league as he hope to do. they did start this season quite well as you would expect from a side that has just gone —— that has benefited from parachute payments, but they hit this patch of six games without a win, and that set them back a little bit, and though they are in fifth after two successive defeats against blackburn and luton, the fans are not happy, and while they are fifth, they are only three points off 16th place at the moment. simon stone. harlequins' traditaional christmas fixture has taken place in different, albeit familiar,

aurroundings this year. in the first match of a double—header, their women's team said goodbye to a store bought. their date at twickenham has been pushed back, so they welcome bristol buyers who forced their way into the tournament. bristol are bottom of the league but still with hope of the play—offs and with a pass to the ring found gabriel. a former quins player who now put bristol ten points up. harlequins went here for five league wins in a row. the team third in the league produced something. kayden merely put them back in touch but still they trailed by three. somehow late on they miss this. he still they trailed by three. somehow late on they miss this.— late on they miss this. he goes throu~h late on they miss this. he goes through the _ late on they miss this. he goes through the gap. _ late on they miss this. he goes through the gap. 0h! _ late on they miss this. he goes through the gap. 0h! that - late on they miss this. he goesj through the gap. 0h! that gave bristol through the gap. oh! that gave bristol their— through the gap. 0h! that gave bristol their first _ through the gap. 0h! that gave bristol their first league - through the gap. 0h! that gave bristol their first league win - through the gap. 0h! that gave bristol their first league win forj bristol their first league win for three months. all by the margin of one spin. in the of this fixture, harlequins women won with eight tries. midway through their season,

they approach new era. brown is retiring at 32. a domestic title winner and a world cup runner—up. this is the day the steep stop to say goodbye to an influential figure for club, country and her support. novak djokovic has arrived in adelaide ahead of the australian open, almost 12 months after he was deported for refusing to be vaccinated against covid—i9. the nine—time champion was initialy banned from entering the country for three years after losing a legal battle. despite still being unvaccinated, the australian government confirmed last month that he would be granted a visa. the first grand slam of the year gets under way in melbourne on 16th january, and tournament director craig tiley hopes fans will give him a warm welcome. i have a great deal of confidence in the australian public. i think we are very well educated as a sporting public, particularly when it comes to tennis. they love tennis, they love seeing greatness, they love seeing great tennis players in

matches and i have a lot of confidence that the fans will react like we hope they would react and have respect for that. welshman david prichard said he felt "absolutely incredible" after riding the winner of the welsh grand national. prichard was on board the two amigos and burst clear on the final straight to see off competition from the big breakaway. it's also the biggest victory of trainer nicky martin's career, particularly after admitting last year she forgot to enter the horse in the race! australia opener david warner made 200 in his 100th test, but then had to be helped from the field on the second day of the second test against south africa. warner has struggled in the melbourne heat but still went to his double century after tea. during the celebrations, however, he was struck by cramp and he had to retire hurt. australia ended the day on 386 for 3. that's already 197 ahead. england's re—arranged white ball series in bangladesh is now confirmed to start on the 1st of march next year after the original tour was postponed because of the pandemic.

led by captainjos buttler, there'll be three one—day matches and three t20 internationals. tha will host most of them. when european eventing champion nicola wilson fell at a jump at badminton horse trials in may, it was touch and go that she'd even survive. now, months later, she is not only able to walk again, she's now looking forward to starting a new chapter as a coach. tanya arnold's been to see nicola at her yard. apparently, alistair was by my side and gave me a kiss on the forehead, thinking i had gone, which is pretty horrific, isn't it? but i am still here. thanks to everyone at badminton, i popped up and here we are and tried to make the best of our next life, and it'sjust are and tried to make the best of our next life, and it's just amazing that we have that progression and i can now stand and get around with the help of a stick but i am getting stronger and stronger all of the time and i am incredibly grateful for that, time and i am incredibly grateful forthat, i time and i am incredibly grateful for that, i really am. you have always been a glass half

full person, definitely not half empty. do you think that positive thinking has been key to your recovery? i think being quite a positive person definitely has helped me sort of dig deep and drive on through and try and push out all those negative feelings or those... you know, when you are feeling a bit overwhelmed, it is getting on top of you, really just think about those that are far worse off than you are. the athlete in her is pushing her through her rehab. the tack room is now a gym, and on top of that, there is physio and her weekly hydrotherapy sessions. it will be better than you are, what quicker than you are, be able to do everything faster and better, so i think that definitely, that underlying determination and willpower hopefully will help me along the way. the yard is quiet, the horses all gone to other elite riders, but in the new year, it will start to fill up the new year, it will start to fill up again as the next chapter of her career begins. i'm looking forward to hopefully having some riders that would like

to base themselves here. i have always enjoyed coaching, and we have had a lot of experiences, a lot of horses competing at top level, and i would love to be part of someone else's journey to try and fulfil and achieve their dreams and dreams and goals. i have had some amazing horses and amazing moments and memories to think on. you have to look back and, as you say, be proud of that, very grateful to everyone that has helped you achieve those goals and those dreams. and, yes, just move on to the next chapter, being happy about the first. that's all from sportsday. thanks ever so much for watching. goodbye.

hello. it has been a wet day for many of us, blustery too, particularly in the later this evening, most of that rain should clear towards the east, but i don't think it will dry out along the south coast. in fact, the next weather system arrives early in the morning and should engulf the south west of england and way is. it will remain mild here with south—westerly winds, whereas farther north, with some cold spells, a touch of frost and eastern scotland. early morning sunshine across the very far north—east of the uk but very quickly this next weather front arise and you can see how it spreads northwards and eastwards across the uk. come the afternoon, we could get a little bit of sunshine here and there, late sunshine, that is. but even after that, the winds will remain strong and blustery showers will follow. top temperatures tomorrow typically around 11—12. it will be a bit colder further north. and this is the evening. you can see a blustery evening under way tomorrow. goodbye.

this is bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world . i'm christian fraser. the headlines at least 60 people have been killed in winter storms across the united states and canada. president biden has approved emergency federal help for new york state, as the arctic freeze continues. serbia has put troops on high alert over rising tensions with kosovo. taiwan says all men will now be required to serve one year's military service — after china launches one of its biggest incursions into taiwanese airspace. police name the victim of a stabbing on the dance floor of a nightclub in birmingham as 23—year—old cody fisher and — another unexplained death involving russian oligarchs: the sausage tycoon pavel antov has been found dead at an indian hotel.