first it was tottenham's chance, if they could beat west brom. easy? not bit. so nearly put the baggies ahead but with a couple of minutes left, who else but harry kane rose to the occasion to stop his 150th premier league goal sending tote on top but as it turned out, only very briefly. minutes later, leicester were looking to lea pfrog later, leicester were looking to leapfrog them and they were soon on the way against wolves, albeit co ntroversially. the way against wolves, albeit controversially. was this handball? the referee thought it was anjamie vardy drilled them ahead. and guess what, a clumsy challenge and leicester had another penalty, so could vardy do it again? if that save was good, just watch this one. after the break, kasper schmeichel single—handedly kept the hosts in front. his sensational stop ceiling le i ceste r‘s front. his sensational stop ceiling leicester's win and sending them top of the table. but ever changing times, for long? —— in these ever—changing times. arsenal against aston villa and it is the visitors who have the lead. to s

first, it was tottenham's chance if they could beat west brom. easy? well, not a bit of it.aggies ahead, but with just two minutes left, who else but harry kane rose to the occasion. kane's 150th premier league goal sending tottenham top, but as it turned out, only very briefly. just minutes later, leicester were looking to leapfrog them, and they were soon on their way against wolves, albeit controversially. was this handball? well, the referee thought so, and jamie vardy drilled them ahead. and guess what? a clumsy challenge and leicester had another penalty, so could vardy do it again? but if that save from rui patricio was good, well, just watch this one. after the break, kasper schmeichel single—handedly kept the hosts in front, his sensational stop ceiling leicester's win and sending them top of the table. but in these ever—changing times, for how long? andy swiss, bbc news. what a save that was. meanwhile, after back—to—back defeats, aston villa are back to winning ways as they eased to a 3—0 win at arsenal. a goal from bacary sagna put villa ahead before 0llie watkin

tottenham had to travel from ludogorets in the north of bulgaria to play west brom over a similar time schedule is tough but legal, premier league rules only state that as long as there are two full days between two matches that's okay — it's then up to the broadcasters to fill their schedules, but those decisions are annoying managers at the top of the game at least. they have just been put there come out there to fail. they put out there to fail. we were in turkey on wednesday night, out in turkey and we had to play with the kick off, how can you defend that from the authorities in these times? all around the world we have this here, and in england is completely opposite. i don't understand why they took these positions. come play saturday, but that's not at 1230. this complete killer can be wake—up and play football after a complete recovery phase. the premier league has to change that, it's not possible. well one of the reasons jurgen klopp was so annoyed was because he saw full—back trent alexander—arnold go off injured, he was involved in their win in atalanta on tuesday, five da

west brom are beating sheffield united 1—0.will come out of the relegation zone. england are through to the final of rugby union autumn nations cup. they beat wales 24—13 in llanelli, to make it three wins out of three in their group and as it stands, they will play france next weekend. the french are currently beating italy 10—5 in their final group match. two weeks after winning his seventh formula one world title, lewis hamilton was straight back in the groove. a 98th career pole position, he'll start from the front in sunday's bahrain grand prix. he was a quarter of a second quicker than his teamate valterri bottas. it's the 11th time this season that mercedes have locked out the front row. in the next few hours in los angeles we are going to see mike tyson, at the age of 54, step back into the boxing ring, 15 years after he quit the sport. his oppoment, another great former world champ, is royjonesjunior, he's 51. the eight round exhibition fight has had it's critics, but both have been putting in the training, tyson weigh

it will see the defender sidelined for upcoming premier league games against west brom, southampton andampions league group matches. defending masters champion tiger woods will be one of the early starters in the opening round at augusta on thursday. woods will play alongside former open winner shane lowry. and with the masters being held in the autumn for the first time, having been postponed from it's usual start time of april, it's meant woods, has been able to enjoy being champion for longer than normal. to have it this long is not the way i want to have it. i want it to earn it back in april but we could have that but we have the opportunity to play this week which earlier in the year we play this week which earlier in the yearwe did play this week which earlier in the year we did not think we would have this opportunity. so, we are all very fortu nate this opportunity. so, we are all very fortunate to be able to compete. meanwhile, there's no par three tournament, the day before play starts this year, so instead the players have been trying something a little different in practice

fulham have their first league win after beating west brom 2—0.dova—reid heading them ahead mid—way through the first half. but the standout moment came from ola aina with this absolute rocket from outside the box. well worth another look, that is some first premier league goalfor him as fulham out of the bottom three with that win. i see iseea i see a group here that the most important thing for me like anything in life is first of all put your hand up to steaks and being brave enough to understand 0k, were not good enough in the situations that we need to get better. if you got that attitude and you've got the attitude amongst the team, you've got a chance of getting better and improving. and i see that everyday. again tonight, they'll be elements of what we do need to improve. we've got resolve and it's brilliant. if we wa nt got resolve and it's brilliant. if we want to keep moving forward as a tea m we want to keep moving forward as a team and keep getting better it's them things were going to have to keep moving forward. the former chair of

the late game sees manchester united at home to west brom. kick off their is 8pm.eat middlesbrough 1—0 to move to top of the championship. they leapfrogged bournemouth who briefly occupied top sport after beating reading 11—2 thanks to a stunning second—half comeback. two goals in the space of three minutes in the second half drew them level. then the pick of the goals from lewis cook put them in front and helped preserve their unbeaten home record this season. after a briliant start to the season, reading now on a dreadful ruin, their fourth defeat in a row. let's take a quick look at some other stories. a special day for portuguese rider miguel oliveira who set a new all—time lap record to claim pole at his home grand prix on what is the final race of the motogp season. britain's cal crutchlow will start from fourth in what could be his final race. joan mir secured the title in spain last weekend. ronnie o'sullivan is through to the final of the northern ireland open after beating ali carter by six frames to three. he'll face eitherjudd trump or david grace who m

the late game sees manchester united at home to west brom.oint for celtic at hibernian. that means they are eight piunts behind leaders rangers with a game in hand. there were wins for dundee united, kilmarnock and st mirren. and stjohnstone drew with motherwell. let's take a quick look at some other stories. a special day for portuguese rider miguel oliveira who set a new all time lap record to claim pole at his home grand prix on what is the final race of the motogp season. britain's cal crutchlow will start from fourth in what could be his final race. joan mir secured the title in spain last weekend. ronnie o'sullivan is through to the final of the northern ireland open after beating ali carter by six frames to three. he'll face eitherjudd trump or david grace who meet in the other semi final tonight. and bristol de may, ridden by darleacob, won the betfair chase at haydock park for the third time in four years. defending champion and favourite lostintranslation struggled into third. austria's dominic thiem ended novak djokovic's hopes of

it will see the defender sidelined for upcoming premier league games against west brom, southampton ands champion tiger woods will be one of the early starters in the opening round at augusta on thursday. woods will play alongside former 0pen winner shane lowry. and with the masters being held in the autumn for the first time, having been postponed from it's usual start time of april, having been postponed from its usual start time of april, it's meant woods, has been able to enjoy being champion it's meant woods has been able to enjoy being champion for longer than normal. to have it this long is not the way i wanted to have it. i wanted to earn it back in april but we couldn't have that. but we have the opportunity to play this week which earlier in the year, we did not think we would have this opportunity. so, we are all very fortunate to be able to compete. meanwhile, there's no par three tournament, the day before play starts this year, so instead the players have been trying something a little different in practice. this was spain'sjohn rahm attempting a shot with the help of the

for 88 minutes, it looked like spurs would draw at west brom.ce again. every team wants to have a good position in the table. it doesn't matter what are the objectives, it needs to win matches like this. that is what we have to do. sometimes it's possible to play beautiful, other times it's more difficult. it was kane's 150th more difficult. it was kane's150th top—flight goal. he is stilljust 27. that said spurs top, but for just another hour or so, when another england striker took his side to the summit. butjamie vardy‘s goal came through controversy. wolves thought this handball was harsh. the referee had a second look said penalty. and vardy scores! leicester protected their win with extraordinary goalkeeping. this team have experience and form they —— they have now won six games in a row. great record over this period. my admiration for the players goes by the day. liverpoolwould admiration for the players goes by the day. liverpool would have gone back top with a win at man city. they were on course to do that when mo salah scored this pen

aston villa lost to brighton and manchester united are into the second half of their game against west brom spain, villa real missed out on going top of la liga, held to a 1—1 draw at home to real madrid who stay 4th. atletico could still go top on goal difference if they can beat barcelona in the late kick off. they lead 1—0. elsewhere — leva nte/elche also finished 1—1. and sevilla v celta vigo is currently 11—2 to sevilla. in italy, defending championsjuventus are two nil up in the second half against cagliari. earlier, atalanta against spezia was goalless. and lazio beat crotone. it's tight at the top of the bundesliga in germany as well — bayern munich are still leading but only by a point after a draw at home to werder bremen. leverkusen stay second — beating arminia bielefeld. leipzig drew at frankfurt. and borussia dortmund have come from behind to lead at hertha berlin thanks to hat—trick from erling haaland. rafael nadal has won the first set of his semi—final with danniil medvedevat the world tour finals. the spaniard, who has never won the event, won it 6—3. the second set is un

the late game sees manchester united at home to west brom.irst semifinal of the atp world tour finals in london. the us open champion thiem took the first set 7—5. the austrian is going for a first title at the event in london. djokovic is aiming for a record equalling sixth and took the second set on a tie—break with thiem squandering three match points. thiem will need to regroup after missing those three opportunities to reach the final. these live pictures over on bbc two at the moment. bbc one, i should say, at the moment. it is 1—1. whoever comes out on top will meet the winner of rafael nadal and daniil medvedev, who meet in their semi—final tonight. we will have plenty more for you later on. the chancellor, rishi sunak, is to change the way the government assesses big spending projects, to remove the longstanding bias that has affected northern england and other regions outside the south east. the reforms are due to be unveiled in parliament at next week's spending review. our business correspondent katy austin has been giving us more

elsewhere, brighton won at aston villa, manchester united beat west brom, nd chelsea are second after the scottish premiership, but they're still a long way behind leaders rangers, who play tomorrow. elsewhere, there were wins for dundee united, kilmarnock and st mirren. dominic thiem battled for nearly three hours to beat the world number one novak djokovic to book a place in the final at the atp tour finals. the us open champion had to come back from 4—0 down in the deciding set tie—break to complete the victory at the 02. he'll play either rafael nadal or daniil medvedev tomorrow. it's been a day for the history books at the finale to this year's international swimming league. several records have been broken in budapest, including two by the us superstar caeleb dressel, who became the first person to swim the 100m shortcourse butterfly in under 48 seconds. and you can watch dressel‘s record breaking swims on the bbc sport website but that's it from me. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. that's all from me. have a very good night. north—east england

and fulham have theirfirst league win after beating west brom 2—0, bobby decordova—reid heading themandout moment — have a look at this — from ola aina, with an absolute rocket from outside the box. it is going to be well worth another look. some first premier league goal for him as fulham out of the bottom three with that win. i see a group here that... the most important thing for me, like anything in life, is, first of all, putting your hand up to a mistake or being brave enough to understand, "ok, we're not good enough in these situations and we need to get better." and if you adopt that attitude and you've got that attitude amongst the team, you've got a chance of getting better and improving, and i see that every day. again, tonight, there will be elements we do need to improve. we've got a result and it's brilliant, but if we want to keep moving forward as a team and want to keep getting better, it's them things we're going to have to keep moving with. the former chair of the dcms select committee, damian collins, and five other mps, together with the former fa chair lord trie

kane headed in the late winner to earn spurs a 1—0 win at west brom.ek for kane, having scored goal number 200 for tottenham in the europa league on thursday night. some other players, they can have an incredible goal record but then after that, what they did. and this guy does much more than scoring goals. as an example, the last five minutes, he was playing as number six and winning goals in front of our defensive line, he is special. premier league players from sweden won't bejoining up with the national team for theirfriendly in denmark on wednesday due to quarantine rules. the players include manchester united defender victor lindelof. under the new guidelines, people returning from denmark have to isolate for 1h days, with no exemption for elite sportspeople. it could also impact england's nations league game with iceland. they are due to play in copenhagen three days before facing england at wembley next week. the usa world cup winner megan rapinoe says her country needs to embrace change as it welcomes in its new president. speaking at the star

tottenham are 2nd in the table hurricanes scored his 150th premier league goal in this when against west brom and 2727 same title winners lestat there a point clear now at the top jamie volleys penalty so then beat wolves one male incredible story and so happy for the players you know in any season it's important your 1st steps are positive steps and. with you know the summit with all the players to be able to start this year would have been would have been really really good to have the pleasure harder for the guys to still. not quality and resilience of course as a manager is what you want that world number 5 down on medvedev has won the paris mass just a claim his 1st title of the season the russian against alexander their affair in the final ever beaten rafael nadal in the last full day and he got a great start taking the 1st set but the german couldn't quite keep that momentum going medvedev fighting back to win the title in 3 sets he took the decider 6 warmed up. think so by the way are vastly were. first our 1st are going for us 1st final in france i mean. just super happy and i'll bel

they beat west brom 2—0 at craven cottage internet‘s early kick—off.a header midway through the first half, but the standout moment, this absolute rocket from outside the box. it is going to be well worth another look. not a bad first premier league goal for him. good win for fulham. leicester city could go second tonight with a win at leeds. they have made a good start, just over a quarter of an hour into the game, they are 1—0 quarter of an hour into the game, they arei—0 up. quarter of an hour into the game, they are 1—0 up. harvey barnes, live commentary on that match. you can follow it on the bbc sport website. the former chair of dcms select committee damian collins, and five other mps together with the former fa chair lord triesman have written to the culture secretary oliver dowden asking for outdoor youth sports to be allowed to continue despite the start of another 4 week national lockdown from thursday. they've also said elite sports should include under 18s training in elite development centres. the letter argues that, "the risks to the spr

beating was one nil taught him a 2nd hurricane scoring is 100 and 58th premier league goal in win over west brom spurs now unbeaten since the opening day of the season this is the. could be genuine. european countries. in the very league is the most difficult one to be. because in the premier league you can you can do a good season you can have a lot of points but in the end. you know liverpool mansi shows men who are less arsenal so you can have a good season. and not be too. now with them or far down on medvedev won the paris masters to claim his 1st title of the year the russian was up against alex verify in the final deserve a beaten rafa nadal in the last fall and he got off to a great start here taking the 1st sets but the german couldn't keep that momentum going and for their fighting back to win the title in 3 sets he took the decider 61 it is his 1st championship ever so he's won this championship thanks not so curious been testing its ability to host a safe olympic games next year the city has held its 1st international event at a games venue since event was postponed in march 2 to cor

they've just one point from ten games, after losing 1—0 at west brom. quiz question for you.ed in 1930. there was a great game at goodison park, but despite lots of chances there was only one goal. raphinha's strike for leeds was enough to beat everton. chorley pulled off the biggest win in their 137—year history by knocking peterborough out of the fa cup and reaching round three for the first time. having already dispatched wigan, they came from behind to stun the league one side and they thoroughly deserve their place in monday's draw — when the premier league sides come in. chorley have developed a tradition of celebrating their victories with a rousing rendition of adele. and they didn't let the side down last night. it's a familiar story in the f1 in bahrain as lewis hamilton continues to extend his own records by qualifying on pole for the 98th time. fresh from clinching a seventh world title two weeks ago in turkey, he set the pace in bahrain ahead of teammate valtteri bottas and max verstappen. the race starts just after 2:00. it was a big night for british boxing, as

tottenham are just a point behind leicester following their 1—0 victory at west brom.ur defensive line, he is special. after back to back defeats, aston villa have returned to winning ways. they beat arsenal 3—0 at the emirates, ollie watkins scoring twice against the club he supported growing up. premier league players from sweden won't bejoining up with the national team for theirfriendly in denmark on wednesday due to quarantine rules. the players include manchester united defender victor lindelof. under the new rules, people returning from denmark have to isolate for 1h days, with no exemption for elite sportspeople. it could also impact england's nations league game with iceland. they are due to play in copenhagen three days before facing england at wembley next week. rangers manager steven gerrard says he wasn't surprised by the 8—0 thrashing of hamilton in scottish premiership, a victory which saw his side remain nine points clear at the top. kemar roofe, joe aribo and james tavernier all scored twice for rangers, who have won their last six league matches. the

and fulham have theirfirst win since returning to the premier league — it came at the expense of west bromng they're unable to field a team for their last three games. three players have tested positive and two more received inconclusive results, with another five forced to self—isolate, in line with track and trace protocols. they already had nine players sidelined by injury and they're at the bottom of the table. leinster‘s remarkable run in rugby union's pro 14 continues. they've now won 23 matches in a row in the competition, the latest a 32—19 victory at glasgow. that takes them ahead of ulster to the top of the table. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. thank you very much, john. see you later. the prime minister has warned that the nhs in england could be overwhelmed if the country does not go back into lockdown for four weeks. some hospitals have already seen a huge increase in the number of coronavirus patients. liverpool university hospitals foundation trust is treating around 450 people with covid — that's more than at the peak of the pandemic

meanwhile fulham have theirfirst win since returning to the premier league — it came at the expense of west bromleinster‘s remarkable run in rugby union's pro 1a continues. they've now won 23 matches in a row in the competition — the latest a 32—19 victory at glasgow. that takes them ahead of ulster to the top of the table. rugby league side toronto wolfpack will not be returning to super league. the league's other clubs voted against letting the canadian side back in, after they resigned from this year's competition in july. they had climbed from league one to the top tier in just three seasons since starting up, but their owner at the time said he could no longer fund the club. and castleford tigers' next two super league matches — against leeds and salford — are off after four more players tested positive for covid—19. the tigers' game last friday against huddersfield was cancelled after 13 positive tests. much more on the situation regarding grassroots sport coming up throughout the programme this morning. and we speak to robertjenrick later and we will see if we can get some a nswe rs. and

for 88 minutes, it looks like spurs would draw at west brom.m wants to have a good position in the table. it wants to reach objectives, it doesn't matter which objectives. it needs to win, also, matches like this. that's what we have to do. sometimes it's possible to play beautiful, other times it is more difficult. it was kane's 150th top—flight goal. he's still just 27. that sent spurs top, but for just an hour or so, when another english striker took his side to the summit. but jamie vardy‘s chance for leicester came through controversy. wolves thought this handball was harsh. the referee had a second look and said penalty. and vardy scores! leicester protected their win with extraordinary goalkeeping. this team have experience and form. they have now won six games in a row. a big, big three points. and an amazing record over the course of this period. my admiration for the players grows by the day. liverpool would have gone back top with a win at man city. they were on course to do that when mo salah scored this penalty. city are in mid—tab