with in the premier league. not many would have given spurs hope of coming away with a result, at the home of the premier league leaders manchester city this evening. but a famous win is theirs, inspired by two goals from harry kane, drama right to the very end here. lydia campbell reports. for a time last summer, we thought harry kane would be walking out at the etihad as a manchester city player. but instead, for spurs, he was having a hand in the opener, his ball to son was perfect. dejan kulusevski helping himself to his first premier league goal. city managed without a striker. il gueye gundogan has chipped in with his share of goals. only the woodwork stopped him. nothing could keep him out this time here and city were level. city had 90% of possession in the first 15 minutes of the second half, butjust like that, it was spurs who had the second, keenness time with the goal. with time running out, may be sitting there helping hand to get something from this game. var decided that they got that from romero

they've been on a roll recently, but can newcastle win again in the premier league? and the weir and wonderful of a manchester derby. caroline delivers the moment of the match, and not for the first time. also coming up in the programme: as the rest of beijing cowers under a blizzard, indoors, it's a good day for britain's curlers at the winter olympics. hello again. welcome to the programme. eddiejones wanted england to be ruthless in rome, and he got what he wanted. the team got what they needed too. after an opening weekend defeat to scotland, they beat italy 33—0 in the six nations, with fly half marcus smith orchestrating throughout. nesta mcgregor has more. if england were out of tune last week, then italy are often the perfect opponents to get you back on song. the olympic stadium in rome pitch—perfect to conduct a masterpiece. a breakthrough didn't take long. marcus smith opening the scoring. the fly—half is dubbed as one for the future, but not a bad present as he turns 23 tomorrow. as expected, england produced a dominant first half. two more tries from the

with two premier league wins in a row, this is a club finally united.is still a real possibility, though maybe a penalty would help. given by the referee, but var decided that chambers�* foul on willock was outside the box. but who needs a penalty when you can do this from a free kick? that's two in two now for kieran trippier. in the second half, it was the fancy footwork of saint—maximin that was causing villa more problems. but then in an instant, the away side thought they had the equaliser through ollie watkins, only for var to once again have the final say. that was cheered nearly as much as the goal in newcastle. this was just not villa's day, so no prizes for what steven gerrard was thinking here. the mood for those in black and white couldn't be more different, though. this is a newcastle side moving in the right direction. lydia campbell, bbc news. i think ithink in i think in a game like this, it was very, very tight. in weeks gone by, we probably would not have won this game, and i think that shows an evolution of the team. we are heading in

now with a heart—starting device, he is back in the premier league with brentford.an interview with bbc sports editor dan roan, he reflects on his life over the past eight months and his plans for the future. they were the shocking scenes that left football fearing the worst. the cardiac arrest suffered by christian eriksen during last summer's euros was among the most distressing moments the sport has witnessed. but with the world watching on, the denmark star survived, and eight months on, he's now been handed the chance of a remarkable return with brentford. fresh from training and in his first interview since signing for the premier league club, he told me just how much it meant to be back doing what he loves. first of all, very happy to be able to do it again, to be able to play football, obviously, and be involved and be the professional footballer that i was before that happened, so, no, i'm very happy, very pleased that it's possible now so it's, yeah, it's been some tough months, but i'm happy where i am now. how grateful are you to brentford for bringing y

that puts them 12 points clear of liverpool at the top of the premier league, although they have thisun of six league games without a win, as they beat leeds 3—0. it's their first premier league win since frank lampard took over, and it moves them five points clear of the relegation zone. captain seamus coleman put them ahead from donny van de beek�*s cross. michael keane headed in the second, and anthony gordon added the third after half time. elsewhere, brentford drew 0—0 with crystal palace, goals from neal maupay and alex webster gave brighton a 2—0 win at watford that leaves roy hodgson's side deep in relegation trouble. in scotland, aaron ramsey made his first start for rangers as they beat annan athletic 3—0 in the fifth round of the scottish cup. fashion sakala scored rangers' third with this effort, which caught the annan keeper by surprise but was it a cross or a shot? filip helander and kemar roofe the other scorers for rangers as their bid to win 34th scottish cup continues. earlier, hearts and livingston was goalless after extra time, with the hosts going through on penal

to the day's lunchtime kick off in the premier league now.continue their unbeaten run. the hammers miss the chance to move into the top four, as nesta mcgregor reports. the official forecast was adverse conditions, but raining cats and dogs also perfectly summed up the weather in east london. category a, those who hated it, category b, those who loved it. west ham, pushing for europe, newcastle, pulling towards safety. it was the hammers who threatened first. the bar denying bowen. shortly after, they did take the lead. craig dawson using his head to score, then his knees for the celebration. on the stroke of half—time, though, newcastle were level, declan rice failed to clear, joe willock took advantage. the ball a whisker over the line. the first half was littered with chances, but after the break, the rain and the goal action both dried up. david moyes unable to hide his disappointment, as west ham waste another chance to break into the top four. in the end, a hard—fought point each, which probably best pleased at the magpies. there was a

hello, and welcome to the programme and what a match to start with in the premier league.purs hope of coming away with a result, at the home of the premier league leaders manchester city this evening. but a famous win is theirs, inspired by two goals from harry kane, drama right to the very end here. lydia campbell reports. for a time last summer, we thought harry kane would be walking out at the etihad as a manchester city player. but instead, for spurs, he was having a hand in the opener, his ball to son was perfect. dejan kulusevski helping himself to his first premier league goal. city managed without a striker. il gueye gundogan has chipped in with his share of goals. 0nly gundogan has chipped in with his share of goals. only the woodwork

to football now, and there are four games in the premier league tonight. top to 12 points over liverpool. brentford are on a miserable run, five defeats in a row in all competitions. seb hutchinson is with former city midfielder michael brown ahead of the game. we are at the etihad this evening to see if manchester city can move 12 points clear of liverpool in the premier leaguejust up points clear of liverpool in the premier league just up to do that they have to beat brentford. michael brown alongside me for this one, would you say there was a chink in the armour at southampton? i think ou have the armour at southampton? i think you have to — the armour at southampton? i think you have to respect _ the armour at southampton? i think you have to respect in _ the armour at southampton? i think you have to respect in the _ the armour at southampton? i think you have to respect in the premier | you have to respect in the premier league you're going to drop points occasion a little to when manchester city do it it's a big talking point but i think the rest wi

patrick gary has been looking at some of those ends and outs in the premier league.e to grab attention in the jungle of social media. it's where football needs show business but also more conventional business. this january saw £295 million spent by premier league clubs, the second—highest splurge in the winter window. and the spending gets higher the lower down the table you go. the amount the lower down the table you go. tue: amount we've seen the lower down the table you go. ti2 amount we've seen spent injanuary is very consistent and even slightly above the five pre—covid windows we've had. the bottom five teams in the premier league combined spent more money than any other division in europe. so serie out was second to the premier league, the whole of serie a spent less than the bottom five teams in the league combined. though everton have been active bringing in delhi alley on a permanent deal, the bulk of that spending is come from newcastle united. they are still in the bottom three and have brought in five new players to try and get them out of it using cash

oh, oh, no. 40 years ago he scored a goal of the season and premier league rod. question oh oh. and early 2020 he was inducted to the english football hall of fame. bbc video. it's 6 o'clock. the news with clerical field, the former football i just in fashion, it has been found dead in the carrollton east. london. it's understood question you who was 37, died from strangulation 9 years after fashion, who had come out of the closet in 1990 aged 29. he was the 1st male professional footballers to openly say i am gay. 1990 the year when his english compatriots missed out on the welcome final. after losing to west germany the year emma watson was born, damned 20th when music and the chart sounded like this with an like moon. ah ah, but back to fashion and being homosexual in football for 30 years now a precious view of professional male footballers have come out as gay. there are only a handful and most of them not household names. they include former u. s. international robbie rogers and australian, and he brennan come on, pittsburgh you say, sure, but after finishing his career an

leicester's next game — is away at anfield on thursday in the premier league.re was no cup upset there today asjurgen klopp named a strong side, and watched liverpool beat cardiff city liverpool took the lead in the second half, when diogojota headed in trent alexander—arnold's free kick. new signing luiz diaz, on his debut, won the ball and then set up takumi minamino to make it 2—0. on his debut, won the ball and then set up takumi minamino to make it 2—0. before substitute harvey elliott made it 3—0 in style, happy to be back after five months on the sidelines with a dislocated ankle. cardiff did pull one back, through substitute rubin colwill giving their travelling support something to celebrate but it finished 3—1 with liverpool safely through. thus the games are coming thick and fast and we need to see how we can deal with fast and we need to see how we can deal with all fast and we need to see how we can deal with all these fast and we need to see how we can deal with all these different fast and we need to see how we can deal with all these different t

it's their first premier league win since frank lampard took over.on zone. captain seamus coleman put them ahead from donny van de beek�*s beek�*s cross. michael keane headed in the second, and anthony gordon added the third after half time. elsewhere, brentford drew 0—0 with crystal palace, goals from neal maupay and alex webster gave brighton a 2—0 win at watford that leaves the roy hodgson�*s side deep in relegation trouble, and in the evening kick—off league leaders manchester city are two goals up at norwich, thanks to raheem sterling and phil foden. in scotland, aaron ramsey is making his first start for rangers against annan athletic in the fifth round of the scottish cup. and it's fair to say that he is being eased into life in scotland with rangers 3—0 up early in the second half against their league two opponents. earlier, hearts and livingston was goalless after extra time, with the hosts going through on penalties. motherwell, st mirren and dundee united are also through to the last eight. this further afield, there's a huge game currentl

it is the only game in the premier league today, and a big one as they take on fellow relegation strugglerser they lost to ross county. hibernian�*s wait for their first top—flight win this year goes on, losing at home to st mirren. celtic, who moved above rangers with victory over their rivals this week, both play tomorrow. in the wsl today, arsenal missed the chance to extend their lead at the top of the table as their game with manchester united ended i—i. alessio russo�*s header gave united the lead after ten minutes. in the second half, arsenal�*s kate mccabe was sent off for a second yellow but that didn�*t stop the home side from grabbing an equaliser. a brilliant vivianne miedema pass found stina blackstenius who scored her first arsenal goal, and on her 26th birthday too. the result leaves arsenal five points clear of united and chelsea, whose games against manchester city is live on bbc two tomorrow at 12.30. let�*s have a quick look at some the sports news today. denmark�*s nicolai hojgaard leads going into the final round of the ras al khaimah championship on the dp world tour.

mentally, is it hard to not worry about the physical contact in a full premier league match?a physical league. how easy is it going to be sort of overcome that nervousness when you resume? i mean, are you getting those challenges already in training? yeah, easy. i don't really have any scared feelings about it. i don't feel my icd, so i don't really... if i get hit, i know it's safe enough. and yeah, i don't... no, idon�*t, really. i'm not scared of the challenges ahead and the touches and the volleys in the game, no. and is there some risk, inevitably, to try what you are doing? because obviously in italy, they didn't allow you to resume your career and they must have concerns about that. are you prepared to have some risk here? i don't see any risk, no. i have an icd. if anything would happen, then i'm safe. are there, at times, however, christian, where it almost feels like something of a miracle that you're in this position able to resume your career? yeah, definitely. i think it'll get more and more obvious the closer we get to a real game, being in the stadium and being

three other premier league games kicked off at three o'clock.ue, they're taking on palace. everton have been dropping down the table too, starting the dayjust two points off the relegation zone, they're playing leeds. frank lampard looking for his first league win with everton. they've got a girl. seamus coleman got that. roy hodgson's hoping for the same with watford, they're also fighting for survival. there was a terrific game at headingley in rugby league's superleague, with warrington coming from behind late in the game to beat i2—man leeds rhinos by 22 points to 20. warrington trailed for much of the match but drew level when connor wrench crossed the line with six minutes left on the clock. stefan ratchford's conversion secured wolves victory. next to the winter olympics, where there's still no medal for team gb but they've kept their play off hopes on track in the women's curling after the british team won an important match against the united states. the americans went into this unbeaten but despite losing two of their three matches so

they did lead against chelsea but the premier league side havejust against chelsea but the premier league on the sidelines today who has tested positive for covid. there's two ties, one of 12 being played in the fourth round today. in the women's super league arsenal are hoping to extend their lead at the top of the table hosting manchester united at meadow park. united, who are enjoying a great season themselves, could move up to second with a win and, as you can see, they are leading at the moment. a headerfrom a corner proving the difference. if they can hold on, they will be just two points behind the league leaders, arsenal. to beijing, then, with a first official day of the winter olympics has got under way and it has been a mix today of results so far, then, for team gb. curling the mixed doubles team are in action right now up against italy have topped the table in this they are unbeaten so far. italy are leading 4—2. they have one win today after beating the czech republic 8—3 this morning. elsewhere, the second run. starting his first run left on 22nd in the standings and there

in the other premier league matches this afternoon, frank lampard got off to a good start in his firstaten 2—0 at home by brighton, whilst brentford and palace finished goalless. norwich against manchester city kicks off shortly. next to the winter olympics — where there's still no medal for team gb, but they've kept their play off hopes on track in the women's curling, after the british team won an important match against the united states. the americans went into this unbeaten, but despite losing two of their three matches so far, eve muirhead here, vicky wright, jen dodds, and hailey duff held off a fightback to win10—5. that means they're back on track in the round robin phase and return to the ice against denmark tomorrow. team gb though, have missed out on a skeleton medal for the first time since 2002, as laura deas finished second to last in the final, despite recording herfastest time when she went first in heat four. germany's hannah neise took gold with the last run of the heat. that's all the sport for now. i promise we will show you wales versus scotland on sportsday at 6:

bruce left premier league newcastle in october after their saudi arabia—backed takeover.red and courtney lawes suffering concussion, the sale back row will lead england for the first time at murrayfield. at 23, he's the youngest england captain since will carling. kind of when you grow up, you want to play for england, and to be captain, it's really special. got to make sure we lead by example. and at the winter olympics in beijing, after two wins from two, great britain's mixed doubles team have suffered their first defeat in the curling — losing 8—7 to switzerland. with the match level, it all came down to the final end. throwing second, the swiss had the advantage — and they made it count, getting the one stone they needed to secure the win over jen dodds and bruce mouat. they are back in action tomorrow against australia, when they'll try to secure a semifinal spot. and in the women's moguls, it was a day to forget for team gb�*s leonie gerken schofield. she failed to finish her first qualification run after falling during her attempt. a better run for her sister maka

frank lampard won his opening match as everton manager, beating fellow premier league side brentford.h over wolves. one more match to play today which is tottenham against brighton. that kicks off at eight o'clock tonight. dundee remain rooted to the bottom of the scottish premiership after they lost to ross county. hibernian's wait for their first top flight win this year goes on, losing at hope to st mirren. celtic who moved above rangers with victory over their rivals this week, both play tomorrow. in the wsl today, arsenal missed the chance to extend their lead at the top of the table as their game with manchester united ended one all. alessio russo's header gave united the lead after ten minutes. in the second half, arsenal's kate mccabe was sent off for a second yellow but that didn't stop the home side from grabbing an equaliser. a brilliant vivianne miedema pass found stina blackstenius who scored her first arsenal goal, and on her 26th birthday too. the result leaves arsenal five points clear of united and chelsea, whose games against manchester city is live on bbc two tomorr

they have won five premier league titles, two champions league, to europa league, five fa cups, threeould be for because chelsea tomorrow are playing liverpool in the league cup final at wembley and it will be interesting to see what the players where because there have been several shows of solidarity today in the premier league with players with placards, ukrainian players hugging before the game with opposing teams and well those chelsea players wear anything with regards to what is going on in ukraine? we can assume not what it is very difficult to give you any actual facts because we just don't know at this stage and it is a very rare thing to hear from abramovich and we haven't seen him at chelsea for months, we very rarely hear from at chelsea for months, we very rarely hearfrom him, so to have at chelsea for months, we very rarely hear from him, so to have the statement in itself was a surprise to all of us and doesn't really tell as much at this stage. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. iamjoined i am joined this evening b

sadio mane and mo salah both getting two in their sixth premier league win in a row.where, crystal palace won 4—1 at watford, who stay second from bottom. and vital points for burnley, who beat champions league—chasing spurs 1—0 at turf moor. ben mee with the goal for them. england's lionesses have won the inaugural arnold clark cup. they beat germany 3—1 in wolverhampton. they needed to win the match against the world number three side to take the trophy. and got off to a flyer thanks to ellen white's goal after 15 minutes. but germany came back thanks to this cracker from their captain, lina magull. free kicks don't come much better than that. england left it late to seal the win. millie bright inside the last ten minutes, and later fran kirby made the sure the hosts won their competition. england remain unbeaten in nine under sarina wiegman as they warm up for this summer's european championship on home soil. earlier, alexia putellas scored the winner for spain as they edged olympic champions canada. the victory caps off a good tournament for them, unbeaten by all

and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel, we'll have a round—up of all the premier league actionverpool host leicester looking to cut man city's lead at the top. good evening. the uk's most senior police officer, dame cressida dick, has resigned as head of the metropolitan police. in a statement she said it was clear the mayor of london no longer had sufficient confidence in her leadership. and she was left with no choice but to step aside. she had been in thejob since 2017, and had only recently been given a contract extension. but her time as commissioner involved several scandals, including the murder of sarah everard by a serving officer. in the recent report into sexist, racist and homophobic message is being shared between officers at charing cross police station. tonight, london's mayor, sadiq khan, said he wasn't satisfied with the commission a's response to the need to rebuild the trust and confidence of londoners in the met, and the scale of change required meant new leadership right at the top. here is our home affairs correspondentjune kelly, and this report contains

how big of an impact will this have on newcastle's fight to stay in the premier league? significant impression sincejoining from atletico madrid injanuary, scoring free—kicks in successive wins over everton and villa. four premier league players who play for argentina have been given two match international bans, following the abandoned world cup qualifier against brazil last september. the fixture was sensationally stopped by brazilian health officials walking onto the pitch afterjust five minutes of play, covid rules at the time stated that any person who had been in uk within14 days of arriving in brazil had to quarantine for two weeks upon arrival. tottenham's cristian romero and giovani lo celso — who joined villarreal on loan in january and aston villa pair emiliano martinez and emiliano buendia were accused of giving false information on their covid—19 declarations when entering brazil for the game. european football's governing body uefa says it'll give away 30 thousand free tickets to fans of the teams involved in this season's major european club finals this ye

start with football, and diogojota scored twice as liverpool beat leiceister city 2—0 in the premier leaguee the six yard box. that was the 100th career goal for the portuguese forward, and number 101 came in the second half when reds defenderjoel matip cooly slotted in forjota to finish in front of the kop. the win means the reds remained nine points behind leaders man city in the table, and jurgen klopp says his team know they have to keep on winning. we have to win games. to keep everyone away from us from behind and to keep kind of distance to man city, which is the results anyway, really difficult if it's possible. we will see. but it's not pressure. we will see. but it's not pressure. we see it as an opportunity. it's an absolutely oks ok season so far and we have to use that. arsenal boosted their hopes of champions league football with a 1—0 victory at wolves. the win puts them within a point of the top four. gabriel put the gunners ahead after 25 minutes with his side's first goal since new year's day. they then had gabriel martinelli sent off a bit bizzarely.... first booked for p

in saturday's win at crystal palace, the lowest number any player has managed in a 90—minute premier leagues of course know we want and of course not what he wants, but it's also not like... it's not a time to laugh about him and makejokes like... it's not a time to laugh about him and make jokes about like... it's not a time to laugh about him and makejokes about him. he is in the spotlight of course we will protect him because he is our player. now, at the peak of his career, jack wilshere was seen as one of the best midfielders in england. but his career has been heavily affected by injuries, and he had been without a club for eight months. but now the former arsenal player has found a new home in denmark. wilshere has joined aarhus, who play in the danish super league. the midfielder has signed a deal until the summer with an option to extend and will wear the number ten shirt. if you would asked me ten years ago would _ if you would asked me ten years ago would i_ if you would asked me ten years ago would i be _ if you would asked me ten years ago would i be in denmark, probably a note

a packed schedule _ premier league is back with a packed schedule of— premier league is back with aity at anfield and the foxes are heading to merseyside in a bit of a crossroads — heading to merseyside in a bit of a crossroads after a brilliant first two full — crossroads after a brilliant first two full seasons under brendan rodgers, — two full seasons under brendan rodgers, this campaign to be fair has been — rodgers, this campaign to be fair has been a — rodgers, this campaign to be fair has been a bit of a struggle. they are currently down in tenth in the league _ are currently down in tenth in the league table, ten points behind arsenat— league table, ten points behind arsenal who are in sixth. it got a lot worse — arsenal who are in sixth. it got a lot worse this weekend in the fa cup _ lot worse this weekend in the fa cup. they— lot worse this weekend in the fa cup. they were thrashed 4—1 by lot worse this weekend in the fa cup. they were thrashed 4—1byjimmy cheapside _ cup. they were thrashed 4—1byjimmy cheapside nottingham forest and it brought— cheapside nottingham forest

five premier league titles. fifa club world cup winners too.h releasing a statement which reads in part, i have always viewed my role as a custodian of the club whose job it is ensuring that wearing a successful as we can be today, as well as build for the future, while also playing a positive role in our communities. i have always taken decisions with the club's best interests at heart. i remain committed to these values. that is why i am today giving trustees of chelsea's charitable foundation the stewardship and care of chelsea fc. meantime, a source close to the club clarifying to cnn the 55-year-old's decision was to protect the club's reputation after his 20-year commitment and does not want to damage it. although some british parliamentarians have called for abramovich to give up ownership due to russia's invasion of ukraine, the russian national will stay on as owner of the english premier league side, according to that source. abramovich himself has not been sanctioned by the united kingdom. according to the uk sanctions list website.

leeds— great day for the premier league. leeds played _ great day for the premier league.es, a i fantastic goals. a fantastic game . but not a game for coaches, a game for fans _ but not a game for coaches, a game for fans. �* .,, ., ., . ., for fans. almost as dramatic at celtic as they _ for fans. almost as dramatic at celtic as they showed - for fans. almost as dramatic at celtic as they showed great - celtic as they showed great character to survive a fightback at aberdeen— character to survive a fightback at aberdeen and to cling onto spot in the scottish premier league and they were 2-0 _ the scottish premier league and they were 2—0 and then it was 2—2 and then— were 2—0 and then it was 2—2 and thenjota — were 2—0 and then it was 2—2 and thenjota scored his second to extend — thenjota scored his second to extend their unbeaten run to 20 games — extend their unbeaten run to 20 games. rangers are just a point behind — games. rangers are just a point behind after beating hibernian. chelsea are playing somewhere a little warmer right now. they're in abu dhabi for the cl

the premier league title race is back on with liverpool believing again.up their chances of catching manchester city. and what next for amir khan and kell brook? after theirfeud was finally amir khan and kell brook? after their feud was finally settled in manchester. got excited they are with all of thatjurgen klopp fist pumping! welcome along, thank you forjoining us. 2a hours on from the closing ceremony, as team gb's athletes continue to return home from beijing, the focus shifts to what can be learnt from these games. the weekend finally provided medals — thanks to the curling teams — including gold for the women on the final day — but that doesn't take away from the fact that a total of two medals is fewer than the minimum target set before the olympics. patrick geary reports. in the end, eve delivered. the long wait for a british gold in beijing was over, eventually. that wait for a british gold in bei'ing was over, eventuallyfi wait for a british gold in bei'ing was over, eventually. that it, the handshakes _ was over, eventually. that it, the handsh

meanwhile liverpool's rivals everton have written to the premier league — demanding an apology for theeir 1—0 defeat to manchester city. the incident caused outrage for all associated with everton — including manager frank lampard — after they were not given a penalty, when rodri appeared to handle the ball. the incident is part of a formal complaint made the everton�*s chief executive's denise barrett baxendale — about the standard of refereeing in recent matches. for the first time since november 2016, tennis has a new world number one today. russia's daniil medvedev now tops the rankings — replacing novak djokovic — who has held top spot for a record 361 weeks in total. it's also the first time since 2004 — that the world number one hasn't been one of djokovic, roger federer, rafael nadal or andy murray. i'll have more for you in the next hour. let's return to our top story. delegates from ukraine and russia have begun their first talks since vladimir putin ordered his troops to invade last week. the two sides are meeting at the border with belarus, but hopes for progress are not hi

british police initially arrested the 20—year—old premier league star on sunday afternoon on suspicion coup.

it's a bumper day in the premier league — eight games in total. anchester city host spurs later, so liverpool have a chance to put some pressure on them — and close the gap to six points at the top. they're at home to norwich. storm eunice has seen off seven games in the football league today, but fulham missed the chance to extend their lead at the top of the championship by losing 2—1 to huddersfield. the terriers opened the scoring after half an hour at craven cottage thanks to danny ward. duane holmes doubled their advantage after marek rodak was judged to have fouled sorba thomas. bobby decordova—reid pulled one back, but fulham couldn't rescue a point. no matches for rangers or celtic in the scottish premiership, butjim goodwin takes charge of aberdeen for the first time, after making the switch from st mirren. it's a tough opening game too for the man who was only appointed last night, away to mothewell. st mirren have put an interim coaching team in place. they're in charge for the trip to livingstone. in rugby league, defending champions s

the premier league title race is back on after a harry kane inspired tottenham beat the league leaderse points clear at the start of the day, looking to maintain their significant advantage at the top. of the night for tottenham, won it for them, when it looked as though the win had slipped away after riyad mahrez equalised from the penalty spot minutes earlier. it's just city's third defeat of the season, as tottenham reignite their push for a top fourfinish. 0bviously, with the line—up, that would have been the ultimate game, but we are playing against one of the best teams in the world and i thought everyone from hugo all the way through work so hard for the team. we did have a game plan and executed it really well and in football, things can happen. considering the last minute penalty, it was tough to take but to get the goal at the end was really second—placed liverpool the greatest beneficiaries, moving to within six points of city after they beat norwich 3—1. mohamed salah scored his 150th goalfor the club. sadio mane also got on the scoresheet and there was a first goal for new

the 20 year—old premier league star was initially arrested on sunday afternoon on suspicion of the rapeold trafford with the latest. england and manchester united star mason greenwood is set to spend a third night in police custody after he was initially arrested on sunday after the police became aware of allegations made by a woman on social media, video and audio recording and photographs also posted, and he was arrested on suspicion of rape and assault. this evening greater manchester police issued a statement saying that the suspect continued to be questioned after magistrates authorised an extension until tomorrow and they also said following inquiries the suspect has since been further arrested on suspicion of sexual assault and threats to kill. manchester united who on sunday said that he had effectively been suspended, repeated their strong condemnation of violence of any kind and said as previously communicated, greenwood will not train or play with the club until further notice. nike who sponsor green would have suspended their partnership with him. —— greenwood. he has come a

manchester city have stretched their lead at the top of the premier league to 12 points.t to brighton. everton beat leeds 3—0 at goodsion park to move five points clear of the relegation zone, that's frank lampard's first home league win since he took charge. elsewhere, manchester united drew 1—1 with southampton. the game between brentford and crystal palace was goalless. it's the fifth round of the scottish cup this weekend. no upsets in the five ties today. hearts needed penalties to get past livingstone, motherwell, dundee united and st mirren are into the quarterfinals, as are rangers, who eased past fourth—tier annan athletic. warrington wolves have started their super league season with a win over leeds rhinos at headingley. they came from behind against i2—man leeds to win by 22—20. connor wrench's late converted try sealed the win. in the day's other game, huddersfield beat toulouse. it was a big race day at newbury, with a surprise winner in europe's richest handicap hurdle. there was a photo finish, with victory in the betfair hurdle given to the 20—1 shot "glo

city showed their support for ukraine before their premier league match. city war t shirts with the ukrainian flag while everton emerged drape draped in the flag of ukraine. cities ukrainian player alexander's jenko was visibly moved by that display, having earlier embraced his countrymen vitale, michel ankle. who plays for evert, ah, and our reminder of the top stories on al jazeera, russia is closing in on ukraine's capital cave. it's missiles here to residential apartment block overnight, while people are preparing to spend another night in shelters. the president followed me. zalinski says he'll stay in the city and fight to defend it. the u. k . and usa, the largest part of russia's military, is 30 kilometers from the center. while another large convoy of russian trucks has crossed the border into ukraine. moscow says it's not targeting residential areas but says it's using precision.

three other premier league games kicked off at 3 o clock. been dropping down the table too, starting the dayjust two points off the relegation zone, they're playing leeds. frank lampard looking for his first league win with everton. seamus coleman. keane with the second. roy hodgson�*s hoping for the same with watford, they're also fighting for survival but losing 0—1 against brighton. later the leaders manchester city are at norwich. next to the winter olympics, where there's still no medal for team gb but they've kept their play off hopes on track in the women's curling after the british team won an important match against the united states. the americans went into this unbeaten but despite losing two of their three matches so far — eve muirhead here, vicky wright, jen dodds and hailey duff held off a fightback to win10—5. that means they're back on track in the round robin phase and return to the ice against denmark tomorrow. job done. an impressive win for the scottish quartet. team gb, though, have missed out on a skeleton medal for the

wolves won 2—1 at tottenham to move above them in the table and inflict a third successive premier leaguee up to seventh and just four points off west ham in fourth — with two games in hand. these guys are working well. but i said to them that only commitment is not good enough, if we want to try to fight for something important. in this moment for me is not realistic, the whole environment has to understand this. because otherwise, we create this potential and it's not good if in this moment, we fall below these expectations. the feel—good factor continues at newcastle — they moved four points clear of the relegation zone with a third straight win. kieran trippier with the only goal against aston villa. craig dawson scored a 90th—minute equaliser for west ham to deny leicester city victory. 2—2 there. it is so tight at the top of serie a in italy, ac milan beat sampdoria 1—0 on sunday and they have moved to the top of the table. it didn't take milan long to take the lead — eight minutes in, in—form winger rafael leao scored his tenth goal of the season in all competitions. stefano pioli'

to the premier league then, and a six goal thriller as manchester united saw off leeds 4—2 in a dramaticalf time, united were two goals up, thanks to captain harry maguire and bruno fernandes. leeds managed to pull things level with quick goals from rodrigo and raphina after the break. but manchester united restored their two goal lead through fred and anthony elanga. united consolidating fourth place. they're 4 points clear of west ham in 5th. at half time we were fully aware that we have to be always aware and always on the front foot and then we conceded two goals within four minutes and change the whole game. the atmosphere was amazing in those five minutes but we kept our heads up five minutes but we kept our heads up and showed some maturity and unity on the pitch and that was the only way to achieve the turnaround once again. the only way to achieve the turnaround once again-— once again. the quality of the bench, once again. the quality of the bench. the — once again. the quality of the bench, the lads _ once again. the quality of the bench, the lads coming - once again. the qual

one more game in the premier league today, with leicester city going to wolves.angers missed the chance to move top of the premiership after they were held 1—1 by dundee united. that means they stay second behind celtic who are in action at the moment against dundee where it's 2—2. elsewhere this afternoon, ahead of hosting this year's euros, england are in action in a four—team tournament. they're playing spain in norwich where its currently goalless at half time. later, the other two sides in the competition, canada and germany are in action. amir khan has admitted his loss to kell brook could well be his last fight, saying he fears taking more "harmful punishment" and wants to spend more time with his family. khan was sensationally stopped by brook to settle one of british boxing's most bitter rivalries. brook was superior throughout the fight in manchester, which was eventually stopped in the sixth round. both fighters are now 35 years old. i was telling them i will retire from boxing stop like i said, i took some big shots. too much of that can be sometimes

chelsea have won five premier league titles, two europa league titles, five champion lease, and it couldembley final and it will be interesting to see what the players wear because they have been several shows of solidarity today in the premier league with players with placards, ukrainian players with placards, ukrainian players hugging before the game from opposing teams, will the chelsea players wear anything with regard to what is going on in ukraine again we can assume not but it is very difficult to give you any actual facts because we just don't know at this stage. it is a very rare thing to hearfrom abramovich, we haven't seen at chelsea for months, we very rarely hear from seen at chelsea for months, we very rarely hearfrom him seen at chelsea for months, we very rarely hear from him so to have their statement in itself was a surprise to all of us and doesn't really tell us that much at this stage. president biden has been speaking at the ukraine crisis, saying that bellamy putin has deeply miscalculated and that his actions have only served to unify opinion against him. earlier

liverpool are hoping to reduce manchester city's 12 point lead in the premier league.mes for a tpm kick—off. it is for pino that has the goal for them. newcastle lead, hoping to make it three wins in a row. leicesteragainst hoping to make it three wins in a row. leicester against west ham is the fourth 30 kick—off in the premier league this afternoon. caroline weir has a habit of doing what she did again in the wsl manchester derby this afternoon. her superb goal was the difference between her team city and united. as jo currie reports. not even the manchester rain could dampen this highly anticipated derby clash. manchester city is threatened first, lauren hempel unable to control the ball in front of an open goal. the highlight of an otherwise underwhelming first hand. after the break, just park tried to start the match into to life only to be denied by the woodwork. manchester united's chances were few and far between. the match looked like it was heading for an uninspiring drawer until this. caroline weir known as a second—half substitute with a moment of magic. se

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russian oligarch. romana brockovich has announced his handing over stewardship of the english premier league team. chelsea to its trustees. abramivitch bought the club in 2003, set off a wave of foreign billionaires snapping up teams as investments. it's thought he wants to shield chelsea as he could face the sanctions following the russian invasion. and you're up to date with the news coming up. our news special. what's driving prudent? there's complete coverage of russia's war against ukraine on our website. that's d, w dot com. you can also follows on twitter and instagram or handled. there is at d. w. news for me and all the team here. thanks for watching. ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah. with who a bad road in austria changed quite a bit during the time. it wasn't like winter sports in a former towel with next to d w. o. in good shape, ah strong, beautiful, healthy. your head says all this about what does with head of hair read what, how to know what to do if you want to the grid parity with on d. w or people in trucks injured, one trying to flee the city center. more and more refugees are bein

you are a former midfielder returns for the premier league as a free agent. he left into milan because rules and italy bound him from playing with an i. c d. the fibrillation device, the the beijing now where chinese at tennessee punctual has made a rare public appearance at the winter olympics. the 3 time a summer olympian was seen speaking to the see president thomas back at the freestyle scheme competition in beijing. hong's wellbeing has been a global concert and also she accused a senior chinese official of sexually assaulting her in a social media post in november. but in an interview with a french newspaper this week, she denied making such allegations. palm was that as the china is eileen gay, in golden, women's free ski big competition. the 18 year old with born in the united states. and this is her 1st olympics. she saved her best jump for loss with a full rotation. 16. 20 complete with a perfect landing, any frenchman that had pulled that move off in competition before, but it didn't have to settle this time. you have more chances for gold and the

attack is having in sports chelsea's russian, ona roman abramivitch transposed control of the premier league club to its trustees on take a look at what that means for the future of the european football giants. ah, russian troops are closing in on the capital key as part of their land, the sea, and the air and military action in ukraine. loud, heavy gunfire was heard on the streets late on saturday. people have been ordered to stay inside. an extended curfew was in place and any one outside will be considered the enemy and the fight antiquarian president. meanwhile, has made another public address. we will fight, as long as it takes to liberate the country. for lot of me is lends he said in a short video message, and they will soon have some further assistance. the german chancellor all of shawl says this country will provide ukraine with 1000 anti tank weapons and 500 surface to air missiles. promises of weapons to from the netherlands. ne barker begins our coverage. ah, the moment missiles slammed into an apartment block in the south of the ukrainian capital kid and the attacks evidence.

i'm devin ash with sport. manchester, and i said friend often leads fight back in the premier league and beijing's winter olympics comes to a close. i'll have the best of the action from the final day in the chinese capital . ah prison, go to miss zalinski is calling for an immediate cease fire in easton ukraine, where more artillery fire has been reported in disputed regions. in recent days, hundreds of shells have exploded in the conflict zone between ukrainian soldiers and russian backed separatists. more explosions were heard in the rebel held city of 2 nets on sunday and in new hands. a separatist of accused government forces of crossing the front line. both sides blame each other for the escalation in violence to civilians were reportedly killed in an assault near the russian border. thousands of people continued to be evacuated from eastern regions into russia, or frantic diplomatic efforts continue to stop russia invading ukraine. fraud says, talks between ukraine, russia and the organization for security and cooperation in europe will take place on monday. the summit was agr

they've closed the gap on manchester city in the premier league side to raise as after the leaders left against talking. ah, ukraine's president has vowed not to respond to russian provocations in the east of his country. the ukrainian military says separatists backed by moscow have opened fire on more than 30 settlements. ah, walter shells of exploded close to ukraine's interior minister as he and other politicians toward the front line of the conflict in the east than his monastery sky was forced to seat cover. the government says no one was hurt, but at least 2 soldiers were killed elsewhere on saturday, both kiff and separatist forces of accused each other of provocative actions in recent days. ukraine's military says mercenaries have arrived in separatist rando, netscape, to carry out what it calls provocations alongside russian special services. meanwhile, separatist leaders in easton, ukraine have ordered a full military mobilization, less amid a spike of violence in the region which its fed russia will use as a pretext for an invasion. and a russian president vladimir putin has

in the premier league, newcastle's hopes of avoiding relegation from the premier league have been setbackppier�*s fractured his foot. the defender scored the only goal in their win against aston villa yesterday and has played a key role in their recent run of three successive wins. european football's governing body uefa says it'll give away 30,000 free tickets to fans of the teams involved in this season's major european club finals. this year's champions league final is at the gazprom stadium in russia and each finalist will receive 5,000 tickets per club, with 4,000 going to both sides in the europa league final. finalists in the europa conference league and the women's champions league will get 3000 tickets each. uefa says the offer is a reward for support during the pandemic. and finally to golf in arizona, where players had to take cover at the latest event on the pga tour. after hitting a hole in one, carlos ortiz says he was hit with a beer can with numerous cans being thrown onto the course. it is allowed though — fans are renowed for throwing drinks here on the 16th — to reward