hello there, and welcome along to sportsday. liverpool go eight points clear at the top of the premier league thanks to a mo salah brace at st mary's. four in a row, verstappen claims formula 1's world title under the lights in las vegas. on top of the world, rugby owners, pieter—steph du toit wins for a second time and it's a first for england's ellie kildunne.

we'll start with the premier league where liverpool are now eight points clear of manchester city at the top of the table after coming from behind to beat southampton 3—2 at st mary's. russell martin's side may be in trouble, with just one league win so far this season — but they didn't make it easy for liverpool who're riding high, with their manager arne slot only five months into his reign. the visitors went ahead through dominic szoboszlai. but southampton equalised soon afterwards with a penalty from adam armstrong. mateus fernandes scored for the home side to put them 2—1 in front, but then two goals from mo salah gave liverpool the win and extended their lead at the top of the table following manchester city's defeat on saturday. it wasn't a surprise for us, because we saw how they played against city, how they played against arsenal, they played against newcastle in away games, let alone if they play a home game against a top team. so it wasn't a surprise that they made it difficult for us, but we dominated the complete game. but because of we went down

after an hour 2—1, it made it really difficult for us. we were really competitive as we have been against a lot of top—quality opposition this season, but we don't come away with anything because we concede some bad goals. we had some brilliant moment ourselves. we played some really good stuff and stuck at it the whole way through. we tried to be aggressive with the ball, changed shape a little bit, but i'm disappointed with the quality of the goals we conceded. it was his first game in charge of manchester united — after a great deal of fanfare — so there was bound to be some expectation of an impact from new head coach ruben amorim. well, it perhaps wasn't quite the match fans were anticipating. it finished as a 1—1 draw at ipswich town. marcus rashford scoring the openerjust 81 seconds into the game. however, omari hutchinson levelled for ipswich before the break and manchester united still remain in the bottom half the table. not a good result, but it is a tough league.

with high intensity. but we start very well, and we should have more goals after the first goal, but we are learning in competition, so it was really hard for them. they were thinking during all the game what to do. it was not fluid and it's normal with two trainings but they tried. i just asked to try, to run, they try to do it, we will see in future. leicester city have sacked their manager steve cooper after just five months in charge. cooper leaves with immediate cooper leaves with immediate effect, following leicester's effect, following leicester's 2—1 loss to chelsea 2—1 loss to chelsea on saturday. on saturday. the club is in 16th the club is in 16th in the premier league table. in the premier league table. in a statement, leicester in a statement, leicester thanked cooper and his backroom thanked cooper and his backroom staff for their contribution. staff for their contribution. consecutive formula one first team coach ben dawson first team coach ben dawson will take interim charge will take interim charge for their game against for their game against brentford next weekend. brentford next weekend. leicester say they have already begun the process leicester say they have already begun the process of appointing a new manager. of appointing a new manager. max verstappen has won a fourth max verstappen has won a fourth

consecutive formula one drivers championship, under the lights at the las vegas grand prix. he becomes just the sixth driver in history to win four world titles. verstappen did exactly what he needed to do, finishing in fifth place, just ahead of title rival

lando norris, who was in sixth, the obvious overriding feeling on reflection would be one of frustration. to have come so close to get the results but not able to convert them. that in the first three weeks will be one emotion. the other aspect was real positivity around some of the aspects we have seen the team play, i wanted the team to be brave with the ball and play fast. i think we've seen growth in that area. south africa's pieter—steph du toit has won world rugby�*s men's player of the year award for a second time. he first won it in 2019. and the england and harlequins full—back ellie kildunne has won the women's player of the year award after an impressive year where she was crowned the women's six nations player of the championship, and helped england

retain their wxvi title and she scored 14 tries in nine tests for england. it doesn't sink in. it's going to sound so nonchalant, like, oh, yeah. but as soon as i'm on the flight tonight, it will probably hit me. i am incredibly honoured. i haven't even scratched the surface of my potential. genuinely, there is so much more to come. i hope to keep on being part of a successful team, and to have the personal successes as well, and work hard, i am finding new parts of my game. it does take a lot of training and a lot of hard work, and i'm dedicated to push the boundaries, go beyond the imagination of what it is to be a great rugby player. there is still a long way to 90, there is still a long way to go, so i'm excited. tennis, and italy have won a second consecutive davis cup title by beating the netherlands 2—0 in malaga. matteo berrettini,

who supported the italian team from the bench when he was injured last year, defeated botic van de zandschulp in straight sets. before the world number one, jannik sinner, ended his remarkable year by beating tallon griekspoor to secure the trophy for italy. it's a team double for italy after they also won the billie jean king cup this week. you have different pressure and a different weight of having it on your shoulders but i think we all handled it really well. if it would not be important, i would not be here. for me, it means so much. also sharing this moment, especially with this moment, especially with this group. it means so much for me. i'm very happy and honoured to be part of this. in golf, america's lexi thompson has brought her professional career to an end. thompson won herfirst title at the age of 16, and became a major champion at 19 years of age.

after carding a final—round two—over—par 7a in the season—ending cme group tour championship with one final putt, she retires at the age of 29. the ii—time lpga tour winner bid an emotional goodbye after announcing her retirement in may. cricket, and england women have beaten south africa in theirfirst t20. they won by four wickets in east london. chasing 143, nat sciver—brunt top—scored with 59, she was out in the final over, but sophie ecclestone secured the victory with four balls to spare. england take a 1—0 lead in the series. really happy to have got over the line. having not probably done our best that day, in terms of the skill we produced. but yeah, we were asked to stand up and try and... not put things right, but yeah, i

guess, to rebound well after the world cup. wicketkeeper—batter rishabh pant has become the most expensive player in indian premier league history. pant was secured by lucknow super giants for $3.19 million after a bidding war with his former side, delhi capitals. pant is part of india's test team who look like they're going to get off to a winning start in australia. india put themselves in a dominant position, setting austraia a mammoth target of 534 in perth. they are already 12—3. india made 1187—6 before they declared. yashasvi jaiswal making 161 and virat kohli an unbeaten 100. australia trail by 522 runs at the end of day in the first of five tests. i always trust me and i always believe in me that, ok, whatever is going to come, i am going to enjoy and be fearless. i will go and take brave decisions. always this is my mindset. always i feel like

what is required for my team, i will try and do that. and finally, tickets for the las vegas grand prix were pretty expensive — even the cheapest would set you back nearly £500, that's around $630. some rather creative people managed to catch a glipse of the race for free. stopping to watch in a pedestrian area will get you in trouble, but as a way round that, some locals bypassed the rules by using escalators at a nearby shopping mall. as long as you keep moving, security will leave you alone. what a view that is. a reminder of our top story. liverpool are eight points clear of manchester city at the top of the premier league after beating southampton 3—2 at st mary's. while ruben amorim could only manage a draw in his first match in charge of manchester united. it finished 1—1 at ipswich. that's all for now, goodbye.

hello there. plenty of heavy rain through the day on sunday from storm bert, and some strong, gusty winds, too — this time, strongest across the southern half of the uk. here are some of the highest wind gusts here. gusts of wind in yeovilton, in somerset, of 76mph. that is the strongest gust recorded at this site for 3h years. and some curiously mild air, too. 19 celsius in santon downham, in suffolk. but of course, of most concern has been just how much rainfall we've been seeing. parts of south—eastern wales, of course, seeing some severe flooding. there are plenty of flood warnings in force across the uk, and that number could well rise as, of course, all of that rainfall just continues to feed into the rivers. and here's the area of low pressure associated with storm bert. it's gradually pulling its way further northwards and eastwards. still a tight squeeze on the isobars. the centre of the storm still over the north of scotland as we head through the rest of the night

and into tomorrow morning, still gales here. still a few more showers affecting some of these flood—affected areas across south—eastern wales, but it's turned a lot drier now, with that band of rain across south—east england. and that will clear as we head through the morning. now, in terms of showers, the worst of them will tend to be across north—west scotland, gradually pushing further eastwards, more organised rain here. also, for northern ireland and for north—west england, there'll be further showers, too. the winds are strong in the north, lighter in the south. towards south—eastern wales, there will be some showers on and off through the day. they'll all be blowing further eastwards on still quite a brisk westerly wind, but some dry spells in—between. drier for eastern england, and it's feeling cooler across the board. now, as we head into tuesday, it is a cooler—feeling day, there could even be a bit of fog around to start off the day in parts of the midlands and wales. the storm has now drifted off to the north and the east. still windy, with some cloud and some showers across the far north of scotland. some of those showers possibly wintry in nature. but lots of dry weather around and feeling cooler, too.

temperatures between 6—9 celsius for most of us. now, this area of low pressure needs a bit of watching as we head through wednesday. there could be some rain and some strong, gusty winds for parts of east anglia, perhaps, as we head through the day on wednesday. it's a quieter day on thursday. again, there will be some frost for some as we head through the middle of the week, as temperatures tend to dip. here's the outlook for our capital city. so a quieter week of weather ahead, with some sunshine, and feeling cooler.

live from singapore, this is bbc news. israel's cabinet prepares to meet to discuss whether to approve a ceasefire

deal with hezbollah. trump's election subversion case is dismissed, after a judge grants us special counseljack smith's request. to end his prosecution. and supporters ofjailed former prime minister imran khan clash with police during their march to the pakistan capital. welcome to newsday. i'm steve lai. there has been significant progress towards a ceasefire deal between hezbollah and israel. the israeli security cabinet is expected to meet in the next few hours to discuss approval of a draft agreement. prime minister benjamin netanyahu is said to have agreed to the deal "in principle". the latest developments are largely due to

pressure from the us, which is serving as a key mediator, in an effort