i am thomas partey, a player for atletico madrid and the ghana national team.the african footballer of the year. thomas partey is nominated along with medhi benatia, kalidou koulibaly, sadio mane and mohamed salah, and you can vote for your favourite right now via the bbc sport website, that is bbc.com/sport, and follow the link to the bbc african footballer of the year voting page. voting closes at 8:00pm gmt on sunday 2 december. the mclaren formula i team say the door remains open for fernando alonso, and won't rule out a return for the man who is scheduled to leave the sport after this weekend's abu dhabi grand prix. sunday's race will be alonso's 314th in formula i since making his debut back in 2001. only rubens barrichello has driven in more races than alonso, who won two world titles with renault before his first spell at mclaren. the spaniard will be taking part in the world endurance championship next year, which includes a second attempt to win the indy 500 race. but mclaren say alonso might not be finished in formula i. that's certainly a possibilit

sadio mane is nominated along with mohamed salah, medhi benatia, kalidou koulibaly and thomas partey — and you can vote for your favourite right now via the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport and follow the link to the bbc african footballer of the year voting page. voting closes at 2000 gmt on sunday 2 december. now, finally, tiger woods and phil mickelson will battle it out for $9 million when they go head—to—head in an 18—hole battle dubbed the match later this week. and like all great heavyweights, the pair squared off ahead of their winner—takes—all match in las vegas — although their slightly awkward face off only lasted a few seconds before it ended in laughs and handshakes. both could probably do with working on their trash talk too. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening. let's return now to developments in the brexit negotiations. theresa may has been meeting with eu commission's president jean—claude juncker as both sides scramble to finalise a brexit deal in time for sunday's summit of european leaders. stumbling blocks remain over uk acc

thomas partey is nominated along with medhi benatia, kalidou koulibaly, sadio mane and mohamed salah.nd you can vote for your favourite right now via the bbc sport website and app. voting closes at 8pm on sunday the 2nd of december. british gymnast ashley watson has leaped into the guinness book of world records with the longest back flip between horizontal bars. watson, who trains alongside olympian, nile wilson, sailed nearly six metres into the air at leeds gymnastics club where he's is based. that's more than 19 feet in old money! let's have another look at what we can call "one giant leap". that's all from sportsday. my colleague holly hamilton is here with more sport throughout the evening. the police officer poisoned by novichok while investigating the attempted murder of former russian spy sergei skripal and his daughter yulia in salisbury, has spoken publicly for the first time. in an exclusive bbc panorama to be broadcast later this evening, detective sergeant nick bailey described his ordeal. joining me now is jane corbin, the journalist who worked on tonight's programme. i

year. 0h, oh, well, kalidou is nominated alongside: mohamed salah, medhi benatia, sadio mane, and thomas parteyte for your favourite right now via the bbc sport website. that's bbc.com/sport, and follow the link to the bbc african footballer of the year voting page. voting closes at 2000gmt on sunday second of december. test cricket is alive and well, if events in abu dhabi are anything to go by. let me set the scene, it's day four of the first test between pakistan and new zealand. pakistan have two days to score just 139 runs to win and they've got ten wickets in hand. can the kiwis pull off mission impossible? here's sanjeev shetty with the answer. don't get too comfortable, lads. in cricket, they say there is an ball waiting for everyone. imam found that out the hard way. spin can ruin you in abu dhabi. pakistan losing another two wickets and falling to 48- another two wickets and falling to a8— three. sometimes attack is a better form of defence. a8— three. sometimes attack is a betterform of defence. shafiq a8— three. sometimes attack is a better form of defence. shafiq and ali on the mar

medhi benatia is nominated along with mohamed salah, sadio mane, kalidou koulibaly and thomas partey,ht now via the bbc sport website, that is bbc.com/sport and follow the link to the bbc african footballer of the year voting page. voting closes at 8:00pm gmt on sunday 2 december. francesco molinari has become the first italian to be crowned europe's top golfer. he took the race to dubai title after defending champion tommy fleetwood failed to win the season—ending dp world tour championship. molinari added another honour to his list of accolades this season, while team europe partner fleetwood, who needed to win the tournament to overhaul molinari, slipped out of contention with a third—round 7a. danny willett shot a four—under 68 in the final round to beat fellow englishman matt wallace and american patrick reed by two strokes. he gets his first tournament win since taking the masters in 2016. but the race to dubai title caps a fantastic year for molinari, who won his first major at the open and became the first european player to seal a perfect five points in a ryder cup. just very

sadio mane is nominated along with mohamed salah, medhi benatia, kalidou koulibaly and thomas parteyow via the bbc sport website. that's bbc.com/sport and follow the link to the bbc african footballer of the year voting page. voting closes at 2000gmt on sunday 2nd of december. major league baseball will be played at the london stadium next year as the world series champions boston red sox take on fierce rivals the new york yankees. the franchises will play each other in two regular season matches as the sport looks to get a foot hold in london and follow in the footsteps of the nba and nfl. 1a time all star and world series winner with the yankees in 2009, alex rodriguez has been speaking to our reporter seth bennett and telling him why fans will appreciate it. in many ways you have the nfl and nba and may have been here for over a decade. major—league baseball is probably the most similarities with the british people. were slow to move. were tied to history. were tied to numbers. it is an intellectual game. and while everybody moves fast, we move slow. in today's world it is not as

mohamed salah is nominated along with medhi benatia, kalidou koulibaly, sadio mane and thomas parteybc sport website. that‘s bbc.com/sport and follow the link to the bbc african footballer of the year voting page. voting closes at 2000 gmt on sunday 2nd of december. the second leg of the copa libertadores final takes place this saturday between two of argentina‘s fiercest rivals. river plate and boca juniors play in the argentine capital of buenos aires and on thursday this was the scene at the bombonera which hosted the 2—2 draw in the first leg which saw boca fans pack in to watch their heroes train. known as the superclasico whenever these team meet the second leg is at the monumental stadium across town, the only catch being that away fans have been banned from attending either leg. boca have won the libertadores, the south american equivalent of the champions league on six occasions and river have won it three, but this is the first time in the competition‘s 58—year history they‘ve met in the final. jeremy chardy will play borna coric in the opening match of the davis cup final

we will take a look at the next nominee for bbc african footballer of he year, ghana's thomas partey.r fernando alonso, despite this weekend's abu dhabi grand prix being his last. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with cricket, and the news that australia beat india byjust four runs on wednesday in the first of their twenty20 international matches in brisbane. australia were sent in to bat after india won the toss, and glenn maxwell top—scored with a8, as the home side made 158—4 in 17 overs. the match started on time, but their innings was interrupted by rain, so india were set a target that was revised upwards to 173. despite the efforts of shikhar dhawan, who made 76, india were restricted to 169—7, meaning the aussies go 1—0 up in the three—match series, with the second match to be played in melbourne on friday. we've got good memories of the team. we've got good memories of the team. we

sadio mane is nominated along with mohamed salah, medhi benatia, kalidou koulibaly and thomas parteye. that's bbc.co.uk/sport and follow the link to the bbc african footballer of the year voting page. voting closes at 2000 gmt on sunday 2 december. now, finally, tiger woods and phil mickelson will battle it out for $9 million when they go head—to—head in an 18—hole battle