hello, and welcome along to the programme. we'll start with the english league cup, where tottenham just about survived a manchester united comeback to win 4—3 and progress to the semi—finals. spurs were 3—0 up at half—time and cruising, before united got themselves back into the game. the bbc�*s football correspondentjohn murray was watching. this was the second consecutive 4—3 in this stadium as, here, tottenham reach their first semifinal under ange postecoglou. on a bad night for the goalkeepers, manchester united's altay bayindir parried out a shot only for solanke to fire in the first, and an already exciting match swung spurs�* way early in the second half — as first kulusevski made it 2—0, and the crowd were singing ange postecoglou's name after solanke sent through his second of the night. then, fraser foster presented two goals through zirkzee and diallo. 3—2 and wobbling became 4—2 when a corner led

to son heun min scoring. a late header from jonny evans meant it wasn't over until right at the end. so, spursjoined liverpool, arsenal and newcastle in the draw for the semi—finals, and the names came out of the hat like this — newcastle will travel to the emirates to play arsenal, while tottenham will host liverpool. the first legs will be played in the week commencing january 6. there were 18 games in the last round of the group stage matches in the europa conference league. chelsea finish top with a 100% record after beating shamrock rovers 5—1 thanks to a hat—trick from spanish teenager marc guiu. slovenian champions celje also progress after a 3—2 victory over the new saints, despite the welsh side

taking the lead twice. and — both fiorentina and victoria guimaraes go through after sharing the spoils 1—1. you can find all the other results on the bbc sport website and app. now to the news that everton fans have been waiting to hear for a while: the deal has been done, and the friedkin group have been handed the keys as the new owners of everton. and after the last few years, supporters will certainly be hoping for some long—awaited optimism. joe lynskey has more. for the last three seasons, it's been the same outcome on repeat... singing commentator: everton survive again! _ whenever everton beat the drop, it comes late in the day. each time at the end, they've looked to move forward. we've got to demand more. we've got to work for more. you know, obviously we've got to recruit as well. there is a lot of work that needs to be done. but long—term progress has come down to this man — farhad moshiri. and the fans have turned against him. in his eight years at everton, there's been eight full—time

coaches, and big—figure transfers that haven't worked out. psr breaches brought a premier league deduction. it's been a turbulent tenure, but it's now at an end. moshiri sold his stake to american investors. certainly the last eight years have been an absolute roller—coaster. quite chaotic, to be honest with you. psr has probably become more important than the fixture list. i'd want to be looking at team sheets, not spreadsheets. moshiri's legacy lies on the banks of the mersey. everton moving into their new ground next season and now can set course for the future. the new owners are the friedkin group, whose chairman said they take immense pride in welcoming one of england's most historic football clubs to their global football family. friedkin also own roma in italy's serie a. everton are now the tenth

premier league club with us cash behind them. the friedkin group seemed the best qualified to take the club on in terms of the stadium, in terms of developing that brand, moving that forward. itjust seemed to be people who were quiet were going to come in and let the board run the football club without much interference. this season for everton may still feel the same — they're three points above the drop zone and restricted by psr. but for most fans, it feels like the breakthrough — the end of moshiri and everton�*s new era. joe lynskey, bbc news. the international cricket council has attempted to solve the problems brought about by the political tensions between india and pakistan, with both countries due to host some of the sport's global tournaments in the next few years. neither wants to play in the other�*s country, and so the icc has announced they won't have to. it'll be the same for

all their events until 2027 so, starting with the champions trophy early next year, india will play their matches on neutral territory rather than in pakistan, where the event is being staged. but the solution doesn't come without further problems, as our cricket reporter henry morean explains. it's going to be a logistical nightmare. let's make no mistakes about it. you're going to reach a position where it'll likely hurt — india are one of the strongest sides in the world. they'll be well in line for a position in the semifinals and, indeed, the final. what do you do in that situation? do you have two venues prepared for two closing ceremonies prepared? and all of the different logistical headaches that come with setting up major events at the back end of a sporting tournament... you're going to see the potential that two venues are going to have to be prepared. do you sell two sets of tickets for a potentialfinal? and it is all going to be part of the headache for the icc in organising the latter stage notjust of this upcoming champions trophy, but also you look at what's to come in the next couple of years as well — there's a women's world cup

to be played in india in 2025. that is a round—robin competition involving eight different teams. that means seven fixtures — all of pakistan's fixtures, they'll have to find somewhere else for that. and it's the host country which will propose where that neutral venue will be. so there are so many logistical headaches. the good news today is that we are getting some sense of clarification that the champions trophy is going to take place, because that was a lit bit up in the air. what we still haven't got is a schedule for a competition which starts in less than two months from now. world athletics chief lord coe says he would shake up the olympics if he were to become the new president of the international olympic committee. coe published his manifesto on thursday, alongside those of the other six candidates in the running to succeed thomas bach. coe pledged to boost youth sport and introduce "clear, science—based policies" to protect the female category amid continuing debate in sport over gender eligibility rules. in an interview with bbc sports editor dan roan, he also said he would be open to moving some indoor sports from the summer olympics

to the winter games. climate change is going to, fundamentally, make us have to think about the global calendar, where we take our events, and what times of the year that we take our events. and some people have even suggested that we might want to look at the balance between the olympic winter and summer games. you have venues where some sports are indoors. you could, in theory, take them into another time of the year. that may be a winter games. now to the big fight happening in saudi arabia on saturday — and you may have noticed how little tyson fury has said ahead of his rematch with oleksandr usyk. his total contribution to the pre—fight press conference in saudi arabia — 30 seconds. here it is in full — with bleeps. i'm gonna dish out a whole lot of pain. expletive the hurt

locker, for sure. i've got nothing to say apart from there's gonna be a whole lot of hurt and pain in this fight. you watch. that's all i've got to say. talking's been done. the first fight, i talked, ijoked. all me career. this time, i'm serious. i'm gonna expletive here on saturday night. watch me go to work expletive. can't wait for saturday night. thank you, everybody involved. god bless. the two stared at each other for about 11 minutes in what was a pretty astonishing face—off. five live�*s boxing expert steve bunce has been following the careers of both — he says this is a slightly different fury we are witnessing. he's under a lot of pressure. he's no longer unbeaten. he's no longer secured that place on the top table, the elite table. his legacy needs a victory on saturday. so perhaps at some point in the last seven months, that's dawned on him — that, you know what? why don't you cut out thejoking notjust in the ring, but maybe outside the ring? all that nervous energy. my argument would be that's

part of what tyson needs. he needs to be able to surround himself with people that suddenly break into song. he needs to be able to surround himself with people that say, "you know what? let's get 30 milkshakes and ice—creams." he needs that. i'm not sure i really like this tyson fury. and we don't know if tyson fury likes this tyson fury. he seems to just have oleksandr usyk — let's not beat about the bush — inside his head, and he just wants to get rid of him. british number one jack draper will miss the first event of the 2025 season with a hip injury, but hopes to compete at the australian open. he cancelled a training camp with four—time major champion carlos alcaraz in spain this week because of a niggle. draper says he's been advised not to play for great britain in the united cup team competition, and will also sit out the davis cup tie injapan in january. the australian open starts in melbourne next month. you can get all the latest sports news from the bbc sport app,

orfrom our website — that's bbc.com/sport. from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. hello there. some very blustery weather over the next few days, and it is looking particularly windy, wherever you are, through the weekend, and a whole range of temperatures, too. milder again on friday and saturday, briefly colder on sunday, then temperatures are set to rise as we head into christmas itself, which is not looking white at all. but until then, a lot of weather to get through, including tonight. there is an approaching couple of weather fronts, bringing some outbreaks of rain and plenty of cloud. also, milder—feeling air, as well, marked in yellow. so, rising temperatures for many for the rest of the night, but still a chilly start across eastern areas of england. here, some early brightness, but it's not set to last. it will cloud over, as our fronts continue to push their way further southwards and eastwards

into england and wales by the afternoon. blustery showers, brighter conditions following on behind, but brisk, westerly winds, particularly for western coasts, but because the winds are westerly, the air is going to feel a little milder. again, 8—11 degrees celsius — higher temperatures than on thursday. that front clears away, as we head through friday night, to be followed in quick succession by more. the winds will really pick up, particularly for the north and the west. this is how we'll start off the day on saturday, but what you'll really notice about saturday is just how blustery it is, wherever you are across the uk. a tight squeeze on the isobars here, especially out towards the northern isles, the western isles, parts of caithness and sutherland. here, we could be looking at gusts of wind of up to 80mph. it's enough to cause some disruption and some damage. gusts widely of 50—60mph across northern ireland, north—west england and into north—west scotland. there will be blustery showers, some sunshine in the north, more sunshine across northern england but staying cloudy with outbreaks of rain further south, but here, it's mild — 12 or 13 degrees. however, this is sunday. notice that the winds are now

coming down from the northwest — cold, arctic air — and there will be some wintriness in those showers, especially over the higher ground, and this time, it's windy, too, in the south, with gusts of wind of 60mph, perhaps across western wales and down through south—west england, too. there are met office weather warnings in place. also here, the air is cold. there will be some sunshine, however, butjust 6—8 degrees celsius temperature—wise, and it's still rather chilly on monday, but a pretty nice day of weather, with lighter winds and some sunshine, and then, it all turns milder again on christmas eve and christmas day. bye— bye.

live from london, this is bbc news. lord mandelson, a veteran labour politician in britain, is expected to be named as the uk's next ambassador to the united states. justice at last for gisele pelicot as her ex—husband is jailed for 20 years after france's largest ever rape trial that sent shockwaves across the world. and unveiling the ugly side of the uk's beauty industry. a bbc investigation looks at how vietnamese migrants continue to arrive and work illegally in places like nail bars.

hello. i'm mark lobel. the bbc understands that the veteran labour politician, lord mandelson, is to be announced as the new uk ambassador to the united states. peter mandelson was a former cabinet minister in the governments of tony blair and gordon brown and is seen as the architect of labour's landslide victory in 1997. he'll take up his new role as donald trump enters the white house. here's our political correspondent helen catt. peter mandelson has been a familiarface in peter mandelson has been a familiar face in the peter mandelson has been a familiarface in the labour party for decades. it was one of the driving forces behind the creation of new labour in the creation of new labour in the 1990s. the creation of new labour in the 19905. a the creation of new labour in the 1990s. a trusted advisor to tony blair with a reputation as a master of spin. he had been rumoured as a potential candidate for a while, but had been cagey when asked about being the ambassador.- been cagey when asked about being the ambassador. would you being the ambassador. would you

be interested _ being the ambassador. would you be interested if _ being the ambassador. would you be interested if you _ being the ambassador. would you be interested if you were - be interested if you were asked?