"shocked and saddened" by the death of edward pettifer, killed in the new orleans vehicle attack. he was the son of prince william's former nanny. now on bbc news, it's sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. the headlines this evening: the angriest he's ever been in his career. we'll tell you why ange postecoglou ended spurs�* defeat to newcastle so furious, and how he got that message across. have manchetser city turned the corner? four goals, their striker firing, and the champions have won two in a row,

fortune, and his five a side team. richmond and dirk. why those? because they are just... massive! also... have a chance encounter for a young cricketer led to this month's under 19 world cup. hello again. seven games in the premier league today, and despite very little movement in the table, plenty of talking points. are manchester city back? chelsea and arsenal drop points at the top. and are southampton too far adrift at the bottom even now? meanwhile, at the tottenham hotspur stadium, an encounter that ended up confirming pre match form and feelings. and for one manager, significantly worsening them. spurs�* poor run has continued

at the hands of newcastle, whose 2—1 win was a fifth in a row. patrick gearey has more. thomas tuchel chose this is the first match he would watch as england manager, safe in the knowledge that there would be goals, ideally from englishmen. dominic solanki obliged inside four minutes for tottenham, a side stricken by injury and illness, and soon cursing the hand of fortune again. newcastle storm their man got the ball to anthony gordon to become another english scorer. but spurs asked why this wasn't handball in the build—up. not deliberate, the verdict. everything else newcastle did had purpose. tottenham were saved by brandon allston, their third choice goalkeeper making his debut. two soon became irresistible. a strike on fire. 14 irresistible. a strike on fire. 1a for alexander isa this season. spurs�* slump has been

alarming. to their credit, they never accepted their fate. johnson so close to an equaliser. but their bleak winter continues. for those from newcastle, the cold holds no fear. it's a result that was delivered by alexandar isak, but newcastle's other goal dominated the postmatch debate. scored by anthony gordon, but assisted at least in part byjoelinton�*s hand. for me, the rules are slightly unclear. i don't know where the cut—off point is. of course, it hit joe's hand, i can't deny that. but it was from that point onwards, i thought it was a really good girl. —— really good goal. that provided ange postecoglou with just one of many frustrations, who said he was the angriest he'd ever been in his career, feelings made plain by his own post match interview with the bbc during which he repeated one particular phrase nine times. here's a representative example of his exchange with mark scott, couldn't ask any more. we would

have one, if all things were equal. have one, if all things were eaual. h, , �* , have one, if all things were eaual. �*, , equal. newcastle's first goal, what was _ equal. newcastle's first goal, what was your _ equal. newcastle's first goal, what was your take? - equal. newcastle's first goal, what was your take? i - equal. newcastle's first goal, what was your take? i don't l what was your take? i don't think— what was your take? i don't think there was much happiness on the _ think there was much happiness on the bench about the manner of it _ of it. like i of it. - like i said, if of it. — like i said, if all things were equal, we would have won today. can you expand on that? what you mean_ can you expand on that? what you mean by that? yeah, _ you mean by that? yeah, just that if all things were equal in balance, we would have won today. does that mean? , �* does that mean? things weren't e . ual does that mean? things weren't euual in does that mean? things weren't equal in balance. _ equal in balance. in terms of what you had available? if - available? if all things were equal and balanced, we would have won today. can i just checked, today. can ijust checked, do you mean officiating — can ijust checked, do you mean officiating areas? you _ officiating areas? you can talk about whatever you want. you don't want an opinion. you want my opinion. my opinion. you want my opinion. my opinion is that of all things were even on balance, we would have won that game. if manchester city's run before and through christmas was historically bad, they might have started a new, ore positive one. it's two wins in a row now after a resounding 4—1 win over west ham at the etihad. erling haaland was on target twice, with both set up by savinho, who after his first city goal last weekend, also forced an own goal. that's back to back victories for the first

time since october. meanwhile chelsea have caught city's bug. second in the table just before chrismtas, but it's now four games without a win after their 1—1 draw at crystal palace. they were ahead early, and until the last 8 minutes, but were ultimately held at selhurst park and could lose more ground in a title race their manager insists they were never in anyway. iam laughing, i am laughing, because two or three weeks ago, we are in the title race, now go game by game, trying to focus on the next one. now we are there, and

when you don't win this, when you don't win three or four games and the rest win games, it is normal that they want to be the gap is close now, but there are still 18 games, so there are still 18 games, so there are still 18 games, so there are many, many points champion. only two teams will end the day higher than they started. we'll come to aston villa in a moment, but brentford dished out another punishing defeat for bottom club southampton, more boos at st mary's as the home side lost 5—0 to brentford thanks to two goals from bryan mbeumo, and two more in stoppage time to make the score particularly ugly. remarkably it's brentford's first away win of the season, but southampton remain 10 points from safety. aston villa inflicted similar pain on leicester, who have now lost five in a row under new boss ruud van nistelrooy, beaten this afternoon 2—1 at villa park. after a first half without a shot on target, two goals arrived in the space of five second half minutes before leon bailey's winner. while everton won't be feeling much better than leicester

or southampton after another defeat left them just above the relegation zone. david brooks scored the only goal in bournemouth�*s 1—0 win at the vitality stadium. brighton can't stop drawing at the moment, but their fourth in a row could mean more to arsenal, who dropped two points in this evening's meeting at the amex. it'll be liverpool who perhaps benefit most, with arsenal now four points behind the leaders having played two games more. craig templeton reports. remarkably, arsenal haven't played outside of london since november the 26. since then, they have won seven times, but can they do it a bit further afield? bukayo saka was key to most of those winds, but he is out injured until march. luckily for arsenal, this is his replacement. 17 years old, second premier league start. 1-0, second premier league start. 1-0, second premier league start. 1—0, arsenal. living a teenage second premier league start. 1—0, arsenal. living a teenage dream. unlike their opponents, dream. unlike their opponents,

brighton have no winds since brighton have no winds since november. with finishing like november. with finishing like this, it is not hard to see this, it is not hard to see why. but they were handed a why. but they were handed a lifeline in the second half. lifeline in the second half. penalty was given away an penalty was given away an unusualfashion. ezra made no unusualfashion. ezra made no mistake. 1—1. brighton came mistake. 1—1. brighton came closest to winning, but the closest to winning, but the strike was dragged agonisingly strike was dragged agonisingly wide. so, and happy travels for wide. so, and happy travels for arsenal, that could mean more arsenal, that could mean more ground lost in the title race. ground lost in the title race. —— unhappy. leeds' lead at the top —— unhappy. leeds' lead at the top of the championship has been of the championship has been cut to one point after they let cut to one point after they let a 3—1 lead slip away a 3—1 lead slip away at hull city, drawing 3—3. at hull city, drawing 3—3. burnley had put themselves burnley had put themselves level on points with level on points with leeds at lunchtime, beating leeds at lunchtime, beating local rivals blackburn rovers 1—0 at ewood park. local rivals blackburn rovers 1—0 at ewood park. zian flemming's diving header zian flemming's diving header the difference as blackburn's the difference as blackburn's 15—year wait for victory 15—year wait for victory over burnley goes on. over burnley goes on. scott parker's side nowjust scott parker's side nowjust a point behind leeds in second. a point behind leeds in second. third—placed sheffield united third—placed sheffield united are also a point off the top after ending a three are also a point off the top after ending a three game winless run with a 2—1 game winless run with a 2—1 victory away at watford. victory away at watford.

middlesbrough missed the chance to close the gap on the top four as they drew 1—1 with struggling cardiff, while norwich were 1—0 down in the 90th minute but staged a remarkable comeback to beat coventry city 2—1. you're watching sportsday. let's have a quick look at some of the day's other stories. poland will face the united states in the mixed—team united cup final tomorrow with world number two iga swiatek helping them through the semi—finals. the final is made up of three matches, and will see swiatek take on world number three coco gauff in sydney. meanwhile, world number one aryna sabalenka made it through to the final of the brisbane international, beating teenager mirra andreeva comfortably in straight sets. polina kudermetovaa awaits her in the final in the morning our time. and lebronjames overtook basketball legend michael jordan for the most 30—point

games in nba history,

it has changed massively. i can now buy things that i couldn't have a few years ago but the biggest thing is helping my family out. talk to me about last night. you've played so many games and had higher averages. given the scale of the event last night, the competition, was that the best match you have ever played? it might go down as one of the best i have been involved with. but to get a win over the player who michael is, he has been around for years and he was hoping for another title. but i so wanted my first, and i got it. we keep talking about the littler effect in darts. are you aware of the impact it's having on the sport?

it has been crazy, the family section, all the kids with my shirts on, the 180 cards that they want signed. it is good to see. it was absolutely rocking. you have won so much so young, the first professional year, trophy cabinet is rammed. how do you stay hungry for more when you have already won everything? i haven't won everything on the tour yet. that is what i want to do, win every major, i have picked up a euro tour, the world series and a pro tour. i am hungry for the other majors that i haven't picked up yet. darts keeps you busy, but what are your non—darting ambitions? i don't know. driving test? hundred percent, before it gets too late. i definitely want to pass. this month is a big birthday, what is planned? not much, it is my brother's

birthday today, so after this i will probably go see him and see what he's doing, go for some nice food. but for myself, i don't know what will happen on tuesday the 21st. anything could happen. five—a—side time. i want you to feel me a five—a—side team of darts players. nathan aspinall in goal, boris krishna at the back, just massive. and then humphreys on top. and then i will sit behind. in the engine room. what is the team name? pdc all—stars. he is the biggest star of them all. saracens have moved up to third after beating brits to do with bristol bears. the hosts bounced back after claiming two

tries. bristol secured a losing bonus point, going down 25—36. elsewhere, this mistake cost sale sharks any hope of a comeback against gloucester. it ended with the winger max llewellyn scoring a bonus point try. they won by 36—20. it was the welshman because microsecond of the match, taking second the scoring chart this far. the win leaves gloucester six on sale fifth. and leicester twice came from behind to beat exeter chiefs by 28 points to 15 at welford road. ben youngs' quick thinking saw him secure the bonus point try to leave tigers fourth in the table. exeter are ninth. a superb innings from rishabh pant brought india back into the fifth and final test match against australia. the aussies started the day trailing by 176 runs and lost early wickets, mohamed siraj taking two of them in the same over to put australia 39—4. debutant beau webster was a bright spark, having been brought

in for the out—of form mitchell marsh he top—scored for his side with 57. but australia were bowled all out for 181, 3 runs shy of india's total. the tourists started strongly but then lost three wickets in quick succession, scott boland taking all of them, including virat kohli, in what is likely to be his final test innings down under. but then pant came to the crease and produced an explosive innings, firing 61 runs from just 33 balls to put india in the driving seat. they finished day two 1a! for 6, leading by 145 runs. i think both attacks were blessed with some probably generational talent that we are witnessing. the surfaces have been like this for a period of time, so they've been difficult to bat on, there's been more seem, the bowling and batting averages have come down. it has made for interesting cricket. i don't think it is necessarily brought india back into the

series. i think low scoring games like thisjust series. i think low scoring games like this just heightens the pressure, so a long way still to go. there will be plenty of cricket, so let's see what happens. as many runs as possible would be great — as many runs as possible would be great for us, because we don't — be great for us, because we don't necessarily know what the wicket _ don't necessarily know what the wicket is — don't necessarily know what the wicket is behaving like. it is going — wicket is behaving like. it is going up. _ wicket is behaving like. it is going up, going down. if you can be — going up, going down. if you can be aggressive, there is rist— can be aggressive, there is risk and _ can be aggressive, there is risk and reward. you get a reward _ risk and reward. you get a reward of— risk and reward. you get a reward of runs. but definitely the team _ reward of runs. but definitely the team is really pumped up. you could _ the team is really pumped up. you could see how we were going after _ you could see how we were going after them — you could see how we were going after them when they were bowling, how we were moving between — bowling, how we were moving between overs. i think we are between overs. ! think we are really— between overs. i think we are really confident about the plans _ really confident about the plans we have in mind and the skiii— plans we have in mind and the skill set — plans we have in mind and the skill set that we have, so we're _ skill set that we have, so we're really here for the fight and make sure we get it out. south africa have a massive lead over pakistan in the final match of their two test series. it was the partnership of kyle verreynne and ryan rickleton that did the damage on day two. whilst rickleton added to his 176 from day one making a huge 259 as south africa were all out for 615. pakistan struggled in reply, losing captain shan masood in the first over.

babar azam attempted to steady the ship but pakistan were still trailing by 551 runs at stumps. south afica have a 1—0 lead in the series. in two weeks time the under—19 cricket world cup gets under way in malaysia, and it'll feature a player whose route to the tournament has been more than a little unusual. pippa sproul has been playing club cricket in hampshire since the age of 8 and will be part of the scotland team at the tournament, but her story of how she came to represent the country is one of pure chance. lewis coombes reports. pippa sproul will always remember the last—minute call-up— remember the last—minute call—up to play for hursley ladies. it play for hursley ladies. it is _ play for hursley ladies. it is a _ play for hursley ladies. it is a day that's unexpectedly launched her international career. quite a lucky story, to be honest, one that i didn't really think would happen. i was playing against a scotland

women's player who was playing for the opposition and at the end of the game, my dad was talking to me and everyone could overhear his scottish accent, and the scotland women player picked up on it and asked whether i wanted to go and try out for scotland. hat and try out for scotland. not onl did and try out for scotland. not only did she _ and try out for scotland. not only did she go _ and try out for scotland. not only did she go for— and try out for scotland. not only did she go for the trial, she was soon top scoring, helping scotland qualify for the under 19 world cup. irate the under 19 world cup. we couldn't really _ the under 19 world cup. - couldn't really believe in. we were just also so excited for each other. i didn't really think it would be possible for me to play for scotland, not having lived there, my family not having lived there for 30 years, but i'm definitely proud to be half scottish, so we're just really excited to get out there. it's just a third ever world cup for scottish female cricket, where they have been grouped with australia, bangladesh and nepal. i grouped with australia, bangladesh and nepal. i feel like when — bangladesh and nepal. i feel like when you _ bangladesh and nepal. i feel like when you go _ bangladesh and nepal. i feel like when you go out - bangladesh and nepal. i feel like when you go out there, l bangladesh and nepal. i feel. like when you go out there, you want to try and play against the best teams you can, and definitely we really want to win and get to the super sixes, get out of our group and show

what scottish cricketers building. if it is also part of the hampshire academy and team—mates abby nor grogan eve o'neill will also be at the tournament, representing england, alongside seri's charlotte lambert and charlotte charlotte la m bert a nd charlotte stu bbs. stubbs. it's so weird when you think about it. i have grown up mainly playing cricket in and around southampton, so to have the experience of being able to go and see another culture and try playing in different conditions, i have never been abroad that far away, so it's really exciting and an opportunity i probably didn't think would be possible. thanks to a moment in life where the stars aligned, pepper now has an opportunity to show she's a cricket star in the making. you never know who is listening! particularly if you are talking about your achievements. before we go just a reminder of today's premier league results a day where liverpool will be the happiest team despite not playing. extraordinarily, everybody below them decided not to take

advantage of their absence from the fixture list until tomorrow. arsenal's draw against brighton leaves them five points off the leaders after that h scoreline at the amex. chelsea stay fourth. they miss their chance to climb above nottingham forest and play wolves on monday. newcastle just a point from the top four after beating spurs who are in the bottom half of the table, 12th. everton could be in the bottom three on monday night if wolves and ipswich win their games this weekend. manchester united are in the bottom half of the table, fourteenth, and face a trip to anfield tomorrow to take on league leaders liverpool for what is the biggest match of the weekend. there's a huge gap between them in the table. but the rivalry between the two most successful clubs in english football means these fans told the latest edition of the football news show they consider the current

league position irrelevant. excited. excited and ever so slightly unnecessarily nervous in equal measure, i'd probably describe it as, because as much as the league table is the league table and the form is the form heading into this one, and anfield has become a bit of a fortress again despite one particular result, liverpool and manchester united always comes with that slight sense of fear, trepidation, because as much as the disparity in quality between the two teams now and the confidence levels is what it is, it is still manchester united, and it still fills me with anxiety and dread that they are going to turn up and do a job somehow, but ultimately, there are no two ways about it, given what has gone on in recent years, given where we are both are, given some of the joys we have had recently, i am very, very optimistic that we can do a bit of a job on them again. for me, it is always the worst game of the season. the nerves are always there, no matter how well the team is doing, whether through the fergie years or the ones before that. it is a game i hate. you can't enjoy it until

the final whistle has gone and you have won it, which in recent years hasn't been a good record. we haven't won at anfield since about 2016 but it's going to be interesting, what manchester united team turns up this weekend. we have had a record of five defeats in december, which surprisingly includes a win at the etihad, which i don't think any manchester united supporter would have foreseen us going there and winning. probably shows how bad manchester city are more than anything on that one, but it's almost going to be a siege mentality for manchester united. you're almost going back to what it was if you look at january 1989, when liverpool were top of the league, manchester united were in 14th position and we came to old trafford and won 3—1 that day, and that's almost the way we are perceiving it at the moment. we have got nothing to lose. everything is for liverpool to lose, really. talk this week has been of a relegation battle. i don't think any manchester united fan believes that and i don't think any

of the players believe that as well, but once that first goal goes in, it is how manchester united react, whether that is for us or against us. is this still the biggest game in english football? i think so, when you consider the rich history of both football clubs, and there's modern history when you look at some of the others, namely manchester city, of course, but this is the biggest one. these are the two most successful teams in english football in terms of what they mean around the globe, in terms of what the match means, in terms of the eyes on it, it transcends the premier league, it transcends english football, so without a shadow of a doubt, for me, i spent my entire childhood cursing manchester united for their entire existence, because itjust felt like every year they were picking up the entirety of the available silverware whilst liverpool had some joys and some success along the way but itjust wasn't the case at all, so for the table to be turned in the way they are and the complete reverse be true, that it is

a reallyjoyous time to be heading into this game from a liverpool standpoint. iam sure i am sure united fans won't thank me for saying it. we are polar opposite right now in terms of where we are at but make no bones about it, these are the two biggest football clubs in english football, whatever people say and whatever sort of the last decade tells you. this is it. this is the creme de la creme, really. it definitely is the biggest game, notjust in english football. it is pretty much up there with the top derby games across the world. people might say it is not a derby, but there are only 30 miles between the cities. most manchester united fans, because of how we have grown up and success has been over years, notjust recent years, it is always a bigger game for us then it is against manchester city. you just have to look at the scramble for tickets, particularly for the manchester united end. pretty much impossible for most people to get hold of. and also the media attention on it. and i saw people yesterday saying rangers versus celtic was the biggest game

in british football. it is not. it is not comparable with anything you see between manchester united and liverpool, and that's one of the reasons why the result means so much to fans of both teams. great stuff. dan, andrew, appreciate you joining us. cheers. no problem at all. they were speaking to ben croucher on the latest episode of the football news show, which looks ahead to that game at anfield and much more. watch it on iplayer right now. and you have to wonder where that camp 6:30pm tomorrow evening, at anfield, that the facial expressions you see there on the big screen are other indicative of how things have gone, but manchester united have surprised before, particularly recently against a big rival under their new manager. it is on the radio, radio five live, four 30p and you will of course be able to see all the goals right here on

sports day, 6:30pm and 7:30pm tomorrow night. that's it. thanks for watching. goodbye. hello there. our quiet but cold weather is being replaced as we speak. there's a weather front pushing in from the southwest. as it bumps into the bitterly cold air that we've been experiencing just recently, there will be a spell of snow and ice. so the met office has issued amber warnings. it's because of this warmer air mass moving in from the southwest. now, on the leading edge of that, as it bumps into that cold air, that's where we're likely to see some significant and disruptive snow for a time. it then changes back to rain quite readily behind it, with much noticeably milder air. so snow and ice an issue through wales and the midlands until tomorrow lunchtime. snow potentially a disruptive issue across northern england. and that amber weather warning remains in force until the end of sunday,

so you can see how readily the snow is turning back to rain across the southeast. we'll see a spell of potentially freezing rain possible in the midlands and north wales, snow to higher ground and accumulations starting to really gather across the pennines, where we could have as much as 40cm of snow before the system eases through. it's going to stay cold to the north, but look at the difference. milder air tucking in behind double, digits first thing tomorrow morning. so it's a showery, mild mess first thing in the morning across the far south east, our snow lingers to higher ground, but it will turn readily back to rain at lower levels, the far north of scotland staying in the sunshine, but in that colder air as well. so two degrees the high here. we're looking at around four or five degrees at lower levels. obviously, higher ground will still stay cold, but further south that mild air stays in place. it is not going to last, though. the northerly wind

pushes the mild air over to the near continent, that cooler air source is set to return as we move through the week ahead. so some early morning rain and a mild start on monday, but then colder air kicking in behind, temperatures falling away through the day. a rash of showers, some of them wintry in nature, draped along the coast, but sunny spells further inland. two or three degrees just in scotland, four to six elsewhere. now, as we look further ahead, that colder air is going to stay with us. that means that some of the showers could continue to be wintry. but that quieter story as well. take care.

live from london. this is bbc news. former us president jimmy carter's six—day state funeral starts with a procession through georgia. it follows his death at age 100 last sunday. these are the live pictures of the funeral procession making its way to the carter centre in atlanta. and i'm carl nasman in... live at the carter centre here in atlanta, georgia as the family says goodbye to the

resident. weather warnings for snow and ice have been issued for parts of the uk. the met office says heavy snow over the weekend could affect travel. the most severe warnings cover northern england, the midlands and much of wales. i am nicky schiller in leeds. among many other places in england, west yorkshire is bracing itself for severe snow. the prince and princess of wales say they are �*shocked and saddened' by the death of edward pettifer — killed in the new orleans vehicle attack. he was the son of prince william's former nanny. and there's been a star—studded event at the white house — with bono, michaelj fox and hillary clinton among those honoured with the presidential medal of freedom. hello, you are alive with bbc news. the six—day state funeral

of america's 39th president, jimmy carter has began in his native georgia.