this is bbc world news, the headlines... russia has launched another barrage of missiles at cities across ukraine. the mayor of kyiv has said that one person has been killed and 11 people have been taken to hospital in the capital. the former pope, benedict xvi, has died at the age of 95. he led the catholic church for nearly eight years until he resigned in 2013. the who says chinese officials must share more real—time information on covid in the country, as infections surge. england is the latest country to control arrivals from china.

and celebrations have begun to mark the start of 2023, with firework displays in new zealand and at sydney harbour. large fireworks events have returned in many cities after the covid pandemic. hello, i'm olly foster, here's what's coming up on sportsday. mind the gap, city slip up in their pursuit of arsenal. alarm bells for rashford — he's dropped for oversleeping, then fires manchester united into the top four. and there's a pause for applause as the premier league pays tribute to pele. also coming up in the programme... saracens are soaring at the top of the rugby union premiership after a bonus point win over exeter.

and which of the lionesses finish the year on a high, recognised in the new years honours list? hello, and welcome to sportsday. arsenal will finish 2022 on top of the premier league, but by how many points? they're playing right now and can stretch their lead after manchester city slipped up at home to struggling everton. it finished 1—1 at the etihad. erling haaland put city ahead midway through the first half. that was his 21st goal of the season. though city dominated, they failed to score again and were punished by everton. demari gray with a curling effort

from inside the box that went in off the bar. 1-1 it 1—1 it finished. the last three years, the last three games, it made me feel optimistic. there were five in the last games at home and this is always is tough. but trying to make our game good and play good, thatis make our game good and play good, that is going to help us to win. and we are going to continue to do it. i we are going to continue to do it. i thought the lads were great. it was a tough _ thought the lads were great. it was a tough match here. you understand the quality _ a tough match here. you understand the quality of the team, the quality of the _ the quality of the team, the quality of the coach, the domination that they generally have. you try to stop they generally have. you try to stop the spaces — they generally have. you try to stop the spaces and defend the box and do other things you have to do. the players — other things you have to do. the players did — other things you have to do. the players did that for 100 plus minutes, and the character and desire — minutes, and the character and desire to — minutes, and the character and desire to do that was special from us to— desire to do that was special from us to stop — desire to do that was special from us to stop them. we also stayed in the game — us to stop them. we also stayed in the game and kept believing and got a great _ the game and kept believing and got a great goal and a couple of other

little _ a great goal and a couple of other little moments. newcastle united finish the year in third despite being held to a goalless draw at home to leeds united. that ends their winning run, they were looking for their seventh victory in a row. as for leeds, the point means that they are three points above the relegation zone. i thought the desire was definitely there. the quality was there. a number of presentable moments are opportunities that on another day i think we would take. today we didn't and we paid the price for that in terms of the result. joao palhinha scored the fulham winner as they beat southampton 2—1 at craven cottage. james ward—prowse had scored an own goal, giving fulham the lead, before he redeemed himself by getting the saints' equaliser, but it was palhinha who had the last say with just minutes remaining. nathan jones has lost his first two southampton games as manager and they remain bottom. there was a good win for crystal palace, 2—0 at bournemouth.

jordan ayew and eberechi eze with their goals. they remain iith, bournemoth are three points above the relegation zone. manchester united beat wolves i—0 to move into the top four. marcus rashford was dropped from the starting 11 for disciplinary reasons but came off the bench to score the winner, as andy swiss reports. another chance for football to remember. a minute's applause for pele as manchester united and wolves paid tribute. then the focus turned to this man, marcus rashford, drop to this man, marcus rashford, drop to the bench because he was late for a meeting, he said. without him, united were wasteful. alejandro's squad squandering their best chance of a goalless first half. come the break, rashford was on. it was initially told us that threatened. equally spec tat or spectacular.

united finally broke the deadlock and itjust happened to be him. —— itjust had to be him. rashford firing his team in front, and moments later he seem to have a second. the celebrations were cut short as var ruled it out for handball. and was so nearly snatched a late equaliser. but it was ultimately a victory for united, and for rashford some redemption. and swiss, bbc news. after the win, rashford revealed that he had started as a substitute because of a timekeeping issue, he missed a meeting after oversleeping, but understood manager erik ten haags decision. no complaints from me. it is non—negotiable to be on time for team meetings, so i don't have any complaints, really. i'mjust pleased that we managed to get the win. that was the reason. _ that we managed to get the win. that was the reason, was it? 0versleeping?_

was the reason, was it? i oversleeping?- even was the reason, was it? - oversleeping?- even at your oversleeping? yeah. even at your stare, oversleeping? yeah. even at your stage. 25. — oversleeping? yeah. even at your stage. 25. you _ oversleeping? yeah. even at your stage, 25, you were _ oversleeping? yeah. even at your stage, 25, you were learning? - oversleeping? yeah. even at your stage, 25, you were learning? i. oversleeping? yeah. even at your i stage, 25, you were learning? i woke u . stage, 25, you were learning? i woke u- and fell stage, 25, you were learning? i woke up and fell back— stage, 25, you were learning? i woke up and fell back to _ stage, 25, you were learning? i woke up and fell back to sleep. _ stage, 25, you were learning? i woke up and fell back to sleep. like - stage, 25, you were learning? i woke up and fell back to sleep. like i - up and fell back to sleep. like i said, it can happen. but it is important to draw a line under it. i don't have any complaints. i don't want to make a thing out of it. and definitely winning helps that process. we can just move on to the next game now and full concentration on that. he next game now and full concentration on that. , , ., ., on that. he will set his alarm next time. so to the late game, league leaders arsenal are at brighton. the gunners strated the game four points clear of city. bukayo saka put the gunners ahead after just two minutes their captain martin 0degaard then doubled their lead before the break. that third goaljust going in now. as we saw, there has been a minute's

applause before all of today's premier league matches, a tribute to pele who died on thursday. brazilian players marked the moment in their own way, manchester united's antony had a personal message on his t—shirt. newcastle united's bruno guimares wore a brazil number 10 shirt with pele's name on the back. looked like it had been signed by pele as well. fifa had requested that all games around the world this weekend would be preceded by a minute's silence but the premier league had already instructed their clubs to have a minute's applause. let's have a quick look at some of the other headlines. alex hales was the star man as sydney thunder beat hobart hurricanes in the big bash. hales scored 77 runs, as the team reached 228. the hurricanes were all out for 166. hermes allen, co—owned by sir alex ferguson and ridden by harry cobden, was a comfortable winner of the coral novices' hurdle at newbury. ..it�*s a third win in a row in this

race for trainer paul nicholls lebronjames scored a season—high 47 points on his 38th birthday with many of the sellout crowd at state farm arena cheering his every move as the los angeles lakers beat the atlanta hawks 130—121. exeter we re exeter were already in danger of being blown away, before marco rich only closed a satisfying first half for the hosts. exeter cosmic cause

wasn't helped by a lack of discipline. they leapt penalties and were punished by the boot of 0wen farrell. next on the to—do list, secure the bonus point winning fourth try, a glorious past paving the way through. nick tomkins added another, and it finished 35—3, as saracens finish with their biggest win over exeter. britain's cameron norrie has beated rafa nadal for the first time in the inaugral mixed team united cup — which is taking place in australia norrie hadn't won a set in his four previous meetings against nadal but the world no. 1a came from a set down to give great britain a 1—0 lead against spain in sydney. britain currently top their group after beating australia in their first tie

a host of sports men and women have been recognised in the new year's honours list, four of england's victorious lionesses from the summer's euros received awards along with head coach sarina wiegman. 2000 olympic hepathlon champion denise lewis has been made a dame. here's our sports news correspondent laura scott has more. england! european champions. they roared their — england! european champions. they roared their way _ england! european champions. they roared their way to _ england! european champions. they roared their way to a _ england! european champions. they roared their way to a memorable victory in the euros, bringing pride to english football. now some of the leaders of the lionesses have been honoured. captain leah williamson is becoming an 0be. play of the tournament, beth mead, has been made an mbe, along with team—mates ellen white and lucy bronze. and an mbe, along with team-mates ellen white and lucy bronze.— white and lucy bronze. and mbe is somethin: white and lucy bronze. and mbe is something highly — white and lucy bronze. and mbe is something highly recognised - white and lucy bronze. and mbe is something highly recognised in - something highly recognised in england, by many people like my grandma, she probably understands it a lot more than when i won the best player. it has got a different

feeling and it will make my family are very proud. the feeling and it will make my family are very proud-— feeling and it will make my family are very proud. the sum of sporting celebrations — are very proud. the sum of sporting celebrations on _ are very proud. the sum of sporting celebrations on home _ are very proud. the sum of sporting celebrations on home soil— are very proud. the sum of sporting celebrations on home soil didn't - celebrations on home soil didn't stop there, as the commonwealth games lit up birmingham. many of those who helped organise the games had been recognised, including 0lympic heptathlon champion, and president of commonwealth games england, denise lewis, who has been made a dame for services to sport. i am beside myself i'm overwhelmed, delighted and immensely proud. i did believe that it is my duty to behave and act and inspire. sport has taught me some of the most amazing values and given me the most amazing values. those are the things i try to impart when i am representing my sport and the sporting community. it is what i believe in, and it has changed my life. two of scotland's footballers have been made mbes for their charity work, as well as their

on field success. liverpool defender andy robinson has been... then beattie has been honoured for her work around raising awareness for breast cancer. it is work around raising awareness for breast cancer-— work around raising awareness for breast cancer. it is something that i knew breast cancer. it is something that i knew was — breast cancer. it is something that i knew was the _ breast cancer. it is something that i knew was the right _ breast cancer. it is something that i knew was the right thing - breast cancer. it is something that i knew was the right thing to - breast cancer. it is something that i knew was the right thing to do i breast cancer. it is something that i knew was the right thing to do at| i knew was the right thing to do at the time and i am so proud i did that. i raised big awareness for something that really matters, so to be recognised in that respect is really special.— be recognised in that respect is really special. be recognised in that respect is reall secial. ., ., ., , ., really special. there are honours to four england's _ really special. there are honours to four england's most _ really special. there are honours to four england's most capped - really special. there are honours to four england's most capped netball| four england's most capped netball and will champion cyclist, lizzie di glynn, who have both become mbes. it is football that dominates the sporting honours to cap off 2022, the year of the lionesses. an update from the arsenal match, they still lead 3—0 so i still clear at the top

of the league. now on bbc news —— it's time for three dads — united by the loss of their daughters to suicide, they set out to save young lives. after you've been through something like we've been through and ourfamilies have been through, you've got to try and get something positive out of it. you've... it's a mind—set. you've just got to. you've just got to keep going, keep going as a human being. but if you can make it slightly better for another person, that gives you hope and it gives them hope, as well. when it happens to you — you know, this thing that doesn't happen, doesn't come into your lives suddenly has — one of the very first things that you discover off the back

of that is that suicide is the biggest killer of young people in the uk. if that's the case, why aren't we doing something about it? what are we? we're three dads. i suppose you get the male. stereotype that doesn't talk. we do talk. we will talk about what's happened to us and how we feel. _ we believe we can prevent so many young suicides. . you know, if the government really want to and they debate this, - if we can push it, it'll make a massive difference. - right, let's try as though we mean it. 0k. look like three old men. in september 2022, these three dads set out on a mission. it was the second time they'd put on their walking boots to try to bring about change, having each lost a daughter to suicide. raising money and awareness was not enough.