in the fixture at the seventh time of asking. martin dowdon was watching. celtic enjoyed a iii—point gap heading into the fixture. the celtic manager tasted defeatjust once in 20 outings against the rangers coming into this, and the rangers manager had not beaten celtic in six attempts. it was all about to change. setting the rangers on the way, gathering it from nico and sending a crisp low shot right to the corner from 25 yards, just evading casper to the goal. they were rampant after that. next up, the cutting inside, a shot deflecting the defender, and striking the top of the course. celtic could not muster a response but almost got level just before half time. a fire towards the goal and the standing goalkeeper kelly who produced a wonderful save to keep the rangers�* lead intact. after the break we expected a celtic response,

and itjust did not come. cutting inside, find the space on the right and cracking off the post, denied once more at the post. the second arrived with a set piece, getting a touch in the central defender to slam home the vital second. a third arriving, blocked in the box, and then came the substitute to slam home the third for the rangers. a merited victory, they could have been more. it was very much their day, although the points gap is now 11 — a sizeable one. martin dowdon, bbc news. today we took the momentum and we scored first and second, that is crucial in the game, but we did not give away anything else. it is a massive thing, but the most important thing is the rewards the team gets for their hard work, for not the last week but all these months together and that everybody can see that everybody knows what yourjob

is, even to play in a different position. the game today is a disappointment. the bigger picture, now19 games, we are halfway through the season, 11 points clear. not sure whether the 14 points took the edge off, it should not but maybe subconsciously it can do. but overall we did not play well today, the rangers deserved to win, and we will get ready for the weekend. in the premier league, everton manager sean dyche says he's got bigger issues to deal with than neal maupay�*s comments on social media. the striker is on loan from everton at marseille, but posted on x: "whenever i'm having a bad day, i just check the everton "score and smile." dyche is instead concentrating on their relegation battle and improving his team in the january transfer window whilst trying

to balance the books. there are guidelines and everyone, notjust for us, everyone will have to work with them. other clubs are probably going into that world where we were, maybe they need to look at their numbers. and that is probably the case, looking at the numbers and making sure they are in the correct position to move forward. the one thing it will not be — well, unlikely to be — is hundreds of millions of pounds, whether you've got it or not. notoriously january is a very, very tough month. so, you never know, but i'm not saying no. it is very tough, forget about the numbers. we're into january now which means the transfer window is open. speculation is likely to rumble on and on surrounding this man — trent alexander arnold. now into the final six months of his contract and being heavily linked with a move to real madrid — maybe in the summer, maybe sooner. we understand the spanish side have made an approach — rebuffed by liverpool. real boss carlo ancelotti

is remaining coy about the whole situation. translation: it is difficult to talk about it in this context. i we will see. that is all i can say, we will see. we have so many games in january and that is all we focus on right now. that is all there is, talking about the markets is not easy for me at the moment. elsewhere, former leicester city women's manager lydia bedford is set to become head coach at calgary wild, one of six teams forming the northern super league in canada. bedford is currently in charge of brentford's under—18s men's team. the world darts final will be between 17—year—old luke littler and the three—time champion michael van gerwen. littler, the runner up last year, beat stephen bunting, van gerwen brushed aside chris dobey — both winning their semifinals by 6 sets to 1. from alexandra palace in london, here's james gregg. it is the final that everybody who came to alexandra palace and certainly those who have tickets for the final on friday were hoping for. michael van gerwen first up, absolutely dismantling the man

from bedlington, chris dobey, the men's number 15. far too strong was the three—time world champion, the dutchman comprehensive, averaging a shade under 100 en route towards his seventh world final. luke littler after that with an equally dominant performance of his own, was superb. right from the off this time, no signs of nerves to begin. and stephen bunting, the world number eight, an accomplished player, a masters champion, standing absolutely no chance with the numbers, the shared dart history that luke littler demonstrated. just far too good for bunting. so a 6—1 win for both those finalists in the semifinal, it will be a difficult one to call on friday night at the palace. michael van gerwen faces the 17—year—old sensation who, remember, is in a second consecutive world championship final of his still fledgling

career on friday night. well, michael van gerwen hasn't had the best of seasons, but was in a bullish mood after his semifinal win. i have been in this position a few more times, and the moment people do not believe in me, that is the moment i have to keep fighting and keep believing in my ability, and that is what i am doing. you need to make sure you maintain your own performance and keep digging and digging and try to level up your game, and that is the only thing you can do. tennis and poland are on course for a second successive appearance in the final of the united cup. they've reached the final four of the tournament after beating great britain in the quaterfinals. hubert hurkatch got them off to a winning start, beating billy harris in straight sets though both were close. the world number two iga swiatek secured the victory, getting the better of katie boulter in the second singles match. swiatek lost the opening set but fought back to win in three

and set poland up for a semifinal tie against kazakhstan. i don't know, i am just exhausted. i am happy that i won so i don't need to play the mixed doubles. this night was crazy, so many changes of momentum. i thought i had it under control in the first set but i got tired and i did not work on it. i did not want to repeat the same mistake in the third. i had to take four painkillers because a lot hurt but i am happy that we won and for sure i will use the day off tomorrow. it's been a good day for the two number one seeds at the brisbane international. aryna sabelenka is through to the quaterfinals after beating yulia putintseva in straight sets and will face marie bouzkova next.

whilst in the men's draw, novak djokovic is also into the last eight. he beat the frenchman gael monfils in straight sets and will now play america's reilly opelka. the brisbane international is one of the very few titles djokovic has never won. some great competitors for a long time and the other veterans at this point. we have been playing for many years, the first time for me to have my family down under. it is a very long trip but they came here to be with me to support me and we are spending a lot of great quality time together off the court so my heart is full and allows me to play my best. agnes keleti, who was the world's oldest living olympic champion, has died at the age of 103. the hungarian gymnast won gold at the 1952 games at the age of 31, and got four more in melbourne in 1956 to become the oldest female gymnast to win gold. she also escaped deportation to the nazi concentration camps

during the second world war. she died in hospital in budapest. a reminder of our top story. rangers have thumped celtic 3—0 in the old firm derby but still trail them by 11 points in the scottish premiership. it's the first old firm victory for rangers manager philippe clement, and celtic�*s first loss of the domestic season. you can follow the fifth and final test match between australia and india on the bbc sport website and app. india trail the 5—match series 2—1, and defeat would mean they lose the border—gavaskar trophy — something they've held since 2018. head to bbc.co.uk/sport for news on that and all the rest of the sports news. but from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye.

hello there. as the wet and windy weather cleared south on new year's day, it opened the door for cold arctic air to spill right across the country and it's going to stay bitterly cold as we head into the weekend. overnight frost and ice could be a risk for some, and there's a potential for some disruptive snow. so we're under this, clearer skies at the moment, showers feeding in across the far north and west, that cold air descending right across the country. so ice could be an issue first thing, particularly along those exposed coasts where we've seen a rash of showers falling. elsewhere, a frosty start, a cold start, but lots of sunshine to look out for — just like we had this thursday. there will continue to be a feed of showers, particularly down through the irish sea, and some showers of snow in scotland again. temperatures struggling to climb above freezing in some places — generally around 2—4 degrees. now, as we move through the evening, once again, those showers will continue to tuck in along those exposed north and west coasts, so icy stretches again at risk. another cold night to come, with temperatures falling below freezing. so a frosty start to saturday. but it's saturday, or the beginning of the weekend, that we really start to see the first signs of this change,

so a frosty start to saturday. but it's saturday, or the beginning of the weekend, that we really start to see the first signs of this change, and we could see some significant snow developing late on saturday, into the early hours of sunday morning. so a cold, crisp, frosty start, some sunshine around, a few scattered showers into the far northwest. during the afternoon, though, this veil of cloud is spilling across the south—west, the first signs of this weather front, and that is going to trap that cold air, really making it feel quite bitter. just a couple of degrees above freezing for some of us through saturday afternoon. and so as this weather front through the evening on saturday pushes into that cold air, on the leading edge, we'll see snow. it should turn readily back to rain across central and southern england. but areas like the peak district, the pennines, northern ireland, southern uplands of scotland could see some significant snow, and with strong winds, blizzard—like drifting conditions from time to time as well.

look at the difference with the temperatures on sunday — double digits down to the southeast, single figures remain in force across scotland. so it's these areas, particularly to higher ground, where there is the potential for some disruptive snow as we move through the weekend. keep watching the forecast.

live from london, this is bbc news. south korean investigators say they halted the attempt to arrest impeached president yoon, describing it practically impossible due to a sustained stand—off. these are live pictures from seoul, where that stand—off outside the presidential palace and supporters of yoon suk yeol are gathered.

new orleans reopens the street where1li people were killed in an attack on new year's day, as president biden pledges to relentlessly pursue terrorist organisations wherever they are. health warnings for vulnerable and elderly people well below as temperatures across the uk are set to drop well below freezing. hello. i'm tadhg enright. we start with breaking news from south korea, where a team of police officers and investigators trying to arrest the impeached president yoon suk yeol have just called off the operation. in a statement, they said the arrest is practically impossible to carry out due to the sustained stand—off. these are live pictures from the scene. the team had earlier entered the presidential compound in seoul,