is surprise. and the red carpet is ready to welcome the stars for the 42nd golden globes which take place in los angeles later. hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm hugh ferris. our headlines this evening... not many gave manchester united a chance at anfield, but amad is on hand to hold liverpool to a 2—2 draw in the premier league. a hat trick for hamza igamane, but he couldn't give rangers a win as celtic�*s lead in the scottish premiership grows again. and australia seal a series win in sydney, beating india for the first time in a decade.

hello again. there's barely been a wider gap between two of english football's fiercest rivals, but the game has a habit of confounding expectations. it finished liverpool, two manchester united two at anfield in the premier league this evening with the leaders held by a team who started the day 13 places below them in the table. nick parrott reports. snow bringsjoy to snow brings joy to many but this fixture was in doubt up until 4.5 hours before kick—off, the conditions outside anfield saw two safety inspections and inside a team effort to get the pitch ready but the weather was far from

conducive to good football. despite 60,000 fans and a raucous atmosphere, this was a slow burn, ruben amorim said his manchester united players are too anxious, too afraid, but they did not have enough trouble keeping liverpool at bay. mcallister sped the league leaders�* only shot on target in the first half and manchester united managed to say. if the first half was tame, the second made up for that, united have not scored in their last five visits to anfield, but martyna soon ended that drought with his first goal in almost two years. liverpool took less than seven minutes to respond through gakpo, and before long they were in front. mo salah has scored more goals against manchester united than anyone else. he was another. if that was not a surprise, this was, diallo has been one of the few positives and united�*s

difficult season and delivered their equaliser, both sides could have won it but after three defeats in a row this draw will feel like a victory for united and more likely defeat for liverpool. we�*ll bring you any reaction we get before the end of this edition of sportsday. meanwhile, at craven cottage, also four goals, three of them penalties, two scored by rauljimenez to secure a point for fulham in a 2—2 draw against ipswich. natalie pirks has the story. ata at a drizzly craven cottage, ipswich were looking to rein in fulham�*s push for europe, but the visitors were living dangerously, davis took one for the team, fulham unwanted read, but for all fulham�*s dominance they�*re defending here left a lot to be desired. it was ipswich�*s defending under scrutiny in the second half, though. scrutiny in the second half, thou~h. . ., ., ., though. fulham are about to get a penalty- _

though. fulham are about to get a penalty- but— though. fulham are about to get a penalty. but right _ though. fulham are about to get a penalty. but right from - though. fulham are about to get a penalty. but right from the - a penalty. but right from the restart, drama, _ a penalty. but right from the restart, drama, minimal- restart, drama, minimal contact, but maximum punishment.— contact, but maximum l punishment.- an punishment. penalty! an emphatic _ punishment. penalty! an emphatic eighth - punishment. penalty! an emphatic eighth league i punishment. penalty! an . emphatic eighth league goal punishment. penalty! an - emphatic eighth league goal to restore ipswich�*s lead, ipswich hit the post, then conceded another penalty 25 seconds later, fulham drew level right at the death, after an absorbing second half, the visitors clung on for a point that keeps them just in the relegation zone. so, for fulham boss marco silva, who was furious ipswich weren�*t down to ten men in the first half, his mood changed umpteen times in the second with a penalty awarded to then against then to his team again to get the point. it is difficult to understand where we are. like last week, we had the situation with christian as well, it was not a red card. it was not the red

card, either the first penalty for us, it was a clear penalty, it was not in that moment, and the referee decided straightaway, it is difficult to understand. the officials tried to give us the balance we needed at the moment and sometimes emotions are there. it is my obligation to not do it, just emotions. celtic�*s advantage at the top of the scottish premiership is now 13 points after they won again, but rangers, who�*d reduced their rivals lead by beating them in the old firm on thursday, dropped points for the eighth time in the league this season, drawing 3—3 against hibs. drew savage has more. another thriller involving rangers, but theirfaces another thriller involving rangers, but their faces say it all. it�*s not often you score a hat—trick and end the game feeling like this. the site had got off to fly, they were ahead inside four minutes, then 2—0 up inside four minutes, then 2—0 up before the game was even 20

minutes old, the marvellous moroccan�*s tenth of the season, it was all rangers until this happened. martin boyle struck, to the delight of the easter road crowd. rangers are vulnerable away from home, though. a penalty was conceded with half an hour to go, hibs were level, boil again the man on the spot. rangers decided attack was the best the defence, the hat—trick gave them the lead they should have held, but hibs were to get up off the canvas one last time. it became then three each. there was a chance to have the last word, the goal gaped, then he wanted the ground to swallow him up. motherwell beat aberdeen 2—0 — they were a goal up at fir park when motherwell�*s tony watt felt aberdeen�*s slobodan rubezic had dived and said so. rubezic got up and reacted. maybe watt made the most of it but rubezic was sent off. and from the free kick that

followed, motherwell punted the ball forward and tawanda maswanhise promptly made it 2—0. aberdeen haven�*t won in ten games now. after both those games celtic wrapped up a comfortable 3—0 victory over st mirren. third—placed dundee united were beaten 1—0 by hearts. dundee and ross county both picking up three points as well. sunderland kept pace with the top of the championship, beating ten—man portsmouth 1—0 to end the weekend fourth, three points off leaders leeds. wilson isidor�*s eighth goal of the season after seven minutes was the difference at the stadium of light, where the black cats remain unbeaten this season. it�*s a fourth consecutive away defeat for portsmouth, who only stay above hull, out of the relegation zone, on goals scored. given the competitive nature and recent successes of the two teams, it�*s strange to think that australia ended a period of india dominance in test series between them.

the border/gavaskar trophy has been elusive for a decade, but their six wicket win in the final test in sydney saw them take the series 3—1, as dan 0gunshakin reports. sunny skies in sydney as india sunny skies in sydney as india had to look to push on and had to look to push on and australia were hoping for a australia were hoping for a sprint to the finish line, sprint to the finish line, india�*s prospects of setting a india�*s prospects of setting a challenging total. australia challenging total. australia would want to get out cheaply. would want to get out cheaply. 0ne down, three to go, pat 0ne down, three to go, cummings intent on wrapping things up for the hosts. would want to get out cheaply. 0ne dow1 for|ree to go, would want to get out cheaply. 0ne dow1 for the to go, would want to get out cheaply. 0ne dow1 for the hosts. defending a modest 162, india things up for the hosts. defending a modest 162, india needed wickets and they needed needed wickets and they needed them early. from staring defeat them early. from staring defeat in the face, suddenly, india in the face, suddenly, india believed. believed. in the face, suddenly, india believed-— in the face, suddenly, india believed-— in the face, suddenly, india believed. ., ., , , believed. virat kohli is trying in the face, suddenly, india believed. ., ., , , believed. virat kohli is trying to find this — to find this — believed. virat kohli is trying to find this crud _ believed. virat kohli is trying to find this crud up. - believed. virat kohli is trying to find this crud up. four- believed. virat kohli is trying | to find this crud up. four runs believed. virat kohli is trying to find this crud _ believed. virat kohli is trying to find this crud up. - believed. virat kohli is trying to find this crud up. four- believed. virat kohli is trying | to find this crud up. four runs took steven _ took steven _ to find this crud up. four runs took steven smith _ to find this crud up. four runs took steven smith to - to find this crud up. four runs took steven smith to one - to find this crud up. four runs to find this crud up. four runs took steven smith _ to find this crud up. four runs took steven smith to - to find this crud up. four runs took steven smith to one - to find this crud up. four runs took steven smith to one in l took steven smith to one in thousand within test match took steven smith to one in l took steven smith to one in thousand within test match cricket but that would have to cricket but that would have to wait a little longer. wait a little longer.

while apart from a century in perth virat kohli could barely muster a score. prakash wakankar followed the series in australia and told me it could be time for some fairly seismic decisions to be made. even the way indian cricket has functioned in the recent past, this whole idea that players who have delivered so much over the years have a right to almost choose when they choose to depart is the narrative that will have to be counted, and i think that will be a matter for the selectors, particularly the chairman of selectors and coach, along with the rest of the team administration that will have to make those calls, whether there will be nudges to these two, whether they will decide on own or whether there will be more than just a nudge needed we will have to wait and see, india played no test match

cricket at all between now and the tour to england, which poses another set of issues in terms of whether or not any of these players will go back and play domestic cricket, the first—class tournament is in its second phase, beginning this 23rd of january, its second phase, beginning this 23rd ofjanuary, but its second phase, beginning this 23rd of january, but then we have england coming overfor one—day cricket, some players will participate in the 0d! series as well, i am sure, then the champions�* trophy not too far away, a messy situation to sort out but if you think of it logically nothing that the selectors and management cannot or will not if they do decide to do so. or will not if they do decide to do 50-— or will not if they do decide to do so. ., ., to do so. you mentioned the india coach _ to do so. you mentioned the india coach there, _ to do so. you mentioned the india coach there, there - to do so. you mentioned the india coach there, there was| to do so. you mentioned the. india coach there, there was a bit of needle between both coaches after andrew mcdonald the other day mentioned that perhaps his teenage opener needed a little care and attention after the attention he had got from the indian players. and then saying that

australia is essentially soft for the thinking that some constants might need that attention, this needle, it�*s wonderfulfrom attention, this needle, it�*s wonderful from the outside, but what does it suggest about those two camps on the inside? two thoughts here. both coaches are feeling left out that only the people in the middle have had some fun, but on a more serious plane, i do think that it was a conscious effort by the team management because talking to some of the people who have played or seen sam play, they have said that while he is a confident young man, as many of these youngsters are, he is not as abrasive or as in yourface as we he is not as abrasive or as in your face as we saw when he played against india at melbourne and sydney, and this may have well been a plan to get it going, when it came back or got a backlash from the indians, then i suspect they

will talk about intimidation, i think it is fair to say the australians above all have no right to talk about intimidation, there was enough of that, the virat kohli incident at melbourne was unforgivable, any sane thinking cricketing enthusiast would agree that it was uncalled for, but what happened on day two of the last over was that sam konstas got involved in a conversation involved between the umpire and bumrah about taking a bit longer than he may have been allowed to, and bumrah is not somebody ruffled easily, when he gets upset, watch out! it was a game of nine tries in rugby�*s prmeiership this afternoon between northampton and leaders bath, but it was the boot of fin smith that gave the saints a last minute win by 35 points to 34. this was the winning moment, withjust two points in the game, smith held his

nerve to clinch a thrilling victory in what was a repeat of last season�*s premiership final. bath remain top, six points ahead of bristol, while northampton stay eighth. in the women�*s rugby premiership, there was a rerun of last year�*s title game. bristol bears took on gloucester hartpury, but it also marked the debut of ilona maher — an american tiktok sensation who is transforming the world of women�*s rugby. elizabeth conway was at ashton gate. this game had already broken records, the snow here in bristol cleared to make way for a record attendance here for a bristol bears women�*s game with 9000 fans coming to the stadium to witness a rematch of last year�*s title game. i to witness a rematch of last year's title game.— year's title game. i was shocked _ year's title game. i was shocked when - year's title game. i was shocked when she - year's title game. i was l shocked when she signed year's title game. i was - shocked when she signed for the bears but very excited about it, i was hoping when she said she wanted to play for the premiership she would sign for the bears, very happy about that. , ., .,

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