patrick gearey, bbc victory tomorrow may only be a dry hour away. patrick gearey, bbc news.ighlights of today's prmier league games, but here come the results, if you want them. liverpool are now 16 points clear at the top of the table after they beat manchester united 2—0 at anfield. virgil van dijk and mohamed salah scored the goals. in the day's other match, burnley beat leicester 2—1. that's your sport. that is it for us, a first look on the paper is coming up hello. this is bbc news. the prime minister has said he will raise the ‘driving habits' of us military personnel with the secretary of state, mike pompeo, after video footage emerged of another incident of a car being driven on the wrong side of the road, near the army base where harry dunn died. police also revealed details of a third incident in which a police vehicle was struck by a car being driven on the wrong side of the road in october. we are certainly raising all those issues about the driving habits of us personnel at the base and we are continuing to work forjustice for harry dunn and for his family. the

patrick gearey, bbc news.me of the days other sports stories: lee westwood survived a nervy finish at golf‘s abu dhabi championship, to win his first title for 11! months. he needed a par at the last to win — and he birdied it to make sure, finishing two shots clear. the ufc‘s conor mcgregor made his return to the octagon in style — beating his opponent donald cowboy cerrone in — just forty seconds flat. scottish championship leaders dundee united came from behind twice to earn replay at hibernian in the scottish cup — louis appere with the eqauliser. manchester city are top of the women's super league after a 2—0 win at birmingham city. as arsenal slipped to second after being thrashed 4—1 at home to chelsea. sam kerr finally got her first goal in a chelsea shirt. with the win taking them to within a point of top spot. jess softley reports. plenty at stake for these two sides, a win for chelsea would put them one point behind arsenal. with their stars ready to shine, chelsea did not take long to assert their

it's been a brilliant tournament for both, as patrick gearey reports.rhaps nothing is more unlikely than the story of nadia podoroska. behind these steps is a meandering journey of thousands of miles from rosario, argentina through battles with body and money. two or three years ago, i had too many injuries. i drop my ranking and eight months i was out of the tour. and then, i did not have money to start playing the tournament and it was a very tough moment for me. all but one of her grand slams had ended in the anonymity of qualifying, but she broke through, stunning in the quarterfinal. no qualifier has ever made it this far this event, but that is where it got complicated. opponent iga swiatek is ranked 54th in the world but clearly hurtling higher. nadia podoroska said she didn't want to wake from her french open dream, but the iga swiatek forehand was a brutal grooming alarm call. the polish woman isjust i9 and has a teenager's disregard for the speed limit. those rockets clocked 80 mph. she had already left her opponent in the dust. nadia podorosk

patrick gearey, bbc news.ave moved 19 points clear at the top of the premier league table after a 2—0 win at west ham this evening. mohammed salah scored from the spot in the first half, before alex 0xlade—chamberlain doubled their lead after the break. west ham remain one place above the relegation zone on goal difference alone. conor mcnamara has more. liverpool's relentless march towards the premier league title continues. this was their long—awaited game in hand and it has gone the way of so many liverpool matches the season, a win and three points for can co—opt‘s side. the goals came either side of hassan, most of a penalty taken down ten mins before the break and then taman minutes, alex alex 0xlade—chamberlain a brick wiggle putting them to heavens or in front and west ham were never going to get back. for dave moy‘s sigh, they remain only on goal difference was that a nervy end of the season for west ham, difficult matches. they have to go to a way to difficult opponents as well. but for liverpool at

patrick gearey, bbc news.is evening — lets take a look at some of the other football headlines. wales women are leading the faroe islands 4—0 in their latest qualifier for the european championships next year. they lost to norway last month so a win here would keep their hopes alive. glasgow city will host ireland's peamount united in the first qualifying round of the women's champions league. the single—leg match is on november the 3rd or 4th. and fifa's boss gianni infantino says he's not interested in a proposed european super league. fifa were said to support plans for a 18—team tournament worth £4.6 billion. liverpool and manchester united were among five premier league clubs set to be included. now to some shocking statistics which show 43% of premier league footballers have experienced targeted racist abuse. raheem sterling, wilfred zaha and adebayo akinfenwa were three of the 44 players whose social media accounts were analysed in the study by the professional footballers association over the final six

patrick gearey, bbc news.ol managerjurgen klopp said it was the best game they'd played at everton since he took over, but he was utterly baffled by that late var decision. somebody showed me the situation with the henderson goal and i don't know where the line is and where you can do offside. ijust don't understand it. so, yes, obviously we should have won this game, but we didn't. so we accept that obviously. so everton stay top, with liverpool second, but chelsea missed the chance to move into the top four this afternon, surrendering a 2—0 lead to draw 3—3 with southampton. chelsea were flying thanks to two strikes from timo werner, his first premier league goals since joining in the summer. but southampton weren't about to lay down, and theo walcott‘s shot was turned in by danish defender jannik vestergaard in injury time. and their manager was pleased with the team's resilience. arsenal also lost ground today. they were beaten by manchester city at the etihad. raheem sterling with the only goal of the gam

patrick gearey, bbc news.inals of the vienna open, as world number one novak djokovic suffered the heaviest defeat of his career. the serb was beaten in straight sets by italy's lorenzo sonego, who is ranked 42nd in the world and only came into the tournament as a lucky loser. afterwards, sonego described the win as the best of his life. it's the first time djokovic has ever been beaten by such a margin, winning just three games. waiting for sonego in the last four will be britain's dan evans, who overcame grigor dimitrov in three sets to reach his second atp 500 semifinal of the year. chris gayle has become the first batsman to hit 1,000 sixes in t20 cricket. the west indies batsman achieved the feat in the ipl for his kings 11 punjab side with some trademark huge hitting. how h ow ofte n how often have we seen that? it didn't end too well, though, as he was remarkably bowled out on 99 — you can see how frustrated he was — just one short of his century! he's hit over 300 more sixes than anybody else. and i'm

patrick gearey was watching.n park is one of the few places on merseyside that you are allowed to meet your neighbours. in the league, everton started this derby ahead. in the match, the opposite. sadio mane scored for liverpool after just two minutes, and after five, they threatened again. if the play had been offside, it would have been a penalty. as it was, it only ended the van dijk‘s match. with great defenders, you notice the most when they're not there. michael keane was there and it was 1—1. liverpool conceded seven in the last match, and for all the tactical manoeuvring, sometimes it's about pure instinct of players like mohamed salah. once everton might have folded, but in dominic calvert—lewin, they have a player reaching more improbable heights. his tenth of the season already. it seemed like henderson had won it. now there's always a cheque. sadio mane offside by an inch. this was a derby that really was that close. patrick gearey, bbc news, liverpool. liverpool managerjurgen klopp said it was the be

patrick gearey, bbc news.hind closed doors. but tomorrow, the first tentative steps towards fans returning for the first time since march will be made. ross county against celtic and aberdeen's match with kilmarnock will act as test events, with 300 fans allowed to watch both matches. our reporter tyrone smith has been to aberdeen to see the steps they have taken to ensure the safe return of supporters. got our tickets! collecting scottish football's golden tickets, the weight is on must deliver these aberdeen fans. 300 supporters, picked by ballot, will take their socially distanced seats at pittodrie. cannot wait. it is not the adversaries to most games, but it is, as long as i can be there... any opportunity to get active pittodrie. had to go to my doctor to get my blood pressure checked. kind of normal routine. are you excited? 0f of normal routine. are you excited? of course i am, yes. it's around six months since fans are back in a scottish football ground, but life in the states is going to look and fee

patrick gearey, bbc news. djokovic under contorversial circumstances. he was disquaified after hitting a lines judge with a ball. he's spoken about what happened and says he'll learn from his mistakes. of course, it's a bit of a shock to finish in that way, but it is what it is. you know, life goes on. hopefully i can, you know, learn a big lesson from that and move on. you know, i did talk with the lady, laura, and checked on her after the match to see if she was fine, she said she was fine. so, thank god no one was really hurt badly. let's round up some of the day's other sports stories now. former fifa secretary generaljerome valcke and the chairman of qatar—based media group bein sports, nasser al—khelaifi, have gone on trial over the award of television rights for the world cup and confederations cup. both men deny wrongdoing. formula one bosses are looking into whether lewes hamilton broke rules at the tuscan grand prix yesterday by wearing a t—shirt highlighting police brutality. a spokesman said the ma

patrick gearey, bbc victory tomorrow may only be a dry hour away. patrick gearey, bbc news. in the premier league, leaders liverpool are currently beating manchester united 1—nil at anfield, victory would take them 16 points clear the top. leicester are still third in the table after they lost 2—1 at burnley. ashley westwood with the winner for the home side. that's your sport. that's it for now. we're back with the late news at ten. now on bbc one it's time for the news where you are. high—pressure brought very different weather to weekend. high pressure brought very different weather to our shores this weekend. a lot of dry weather with sunshine, but it was cold with frost and fog during the mornings. monday, we start the new working week with high pressure and it will stay mainly dry with a good deal of sunshine, particularly gci’oss southern areas. further north, we've got these weatherfronts and more isobars bringing in more cloud and breeze. we start monday on a less cold note across the north and west of scotland than much of central, southern portions of the uk. a ha

patrick gearey, bbc news.ic the professional footballers association has been telling us its seen a rise in the number of footballers — current and former — accessing its counselling services for mental health. and they fear with the financial instability in the sport at the moment, things could get worse. in 2016, they had 160 members get in touch for mental health support. by 2019 that number was up to 653. and for 2020 — that number was already at 46a in september, and could surpass last year's total by the end of this year. as part of mental health awareness week i've been speaking to former brentford player michael bennett who's director of player welfare at the pfa. i think initially it was the financial aspect of things which we re financial aspect of things which were causing anxiety and low moods that define our situation where you had players who had been caught up in the panic of buying food spending made they did not have. you had financial concerns coming to an end with their contracts particularl

patrick gearey, bbc news. was merciless in beating roger federer as he reached yet another grand slam final. he's a step closer to a 17th major title and defending his australian open crown after winning in straight sets against a man clearly struggling with injury. meanwhile, the women's final is something of a surprise. with more from melbourne, here'sjohn watson. we have the women's final complete. we'll come to that in a moment, but let's just reflect on another novak djokovic victory in the semifinals here to book his place in an eighth australian open final. it's a 26th grand slam final as he brushed the mighty roger federer aside in straight sets. federer clearly struggling as he received a medical timeout at the end of the first set — which he lost — and then it was comfortable in the end for djokovic as he moved through in straight sets. djokovic hoping to successfully defend his title here. and we await who he will face in that final. the victor will come from the winner of alex zverev and dominic th

patrick gearey reports.in doing so, frozen time a football match. you will blows his whistle, and what a landmark night for manchester city. their first ever manchester city. theirfirst ever win manchester city. their first ever win against rail madrid here in the burn about. manchester city's to win over madrid was a night in another world, so do they still have an advantage in a game where everything is changed. i don't know, it was a long time ago that we play the first leg. it's a different game, we knew it. after the game. so, we have another when we are going to play here at home. but at home. trying to do the game. across a champagne drenched decade, there have been so many glorious days and nights for city, the champions league is the final 5532125219. league is. 15524512! 7 undiscovered git? fans conquering” gift: fans send mnqueriug" gift: fans send == mnqueriug" ci’cfg fans send == tend waring" cit? fans send == tend to inf; europe, city fans send —— tend to see it as an optional extra. the champi

patrick gearey rounds up the action. has become a cold and lonely city for the british after repeated french exit, only heather watson remained at the party against fiona pharaoh, she was guiding drop shots. dodging raindrops. but there was under the peril in the air. —— fiona ferro. ferro powered back preparing the early break and then the tie—break wrestling the set from watson's grass. for now ferro must imagine the appreciative crowd. watson rate several paces before her —— pull her opponent, has failed to win... she fizzled. ferro since her chance in the game, showing me the second round here once before and advance towards it after with sleep. there will be no brits there for the first time in seven years. game, set, match from a chipper chip over and for britain, the french open is already close. —— championship over. patrick gearey, bbc news. better news for world number one novak djokovic. he took the first set six love against his opponent and the next two also went his way, 6—2, 6-3, but next two also went his

patrick gearey, bbc news. as we can expect, plenty of drama and emotion.at stake though in tomorrow's match with scotland. not least for alun wuyn jones, the wales captain who'll win his 149th cap. the most appearances by any international player. katie gornall reports. to represent your country just to represent your countryjust once as an achievement. to endure the way that alun wyn jones has is almost supernatural. for wales, he is almost more than a by for wales, he is almost more than a rugby player. lots of people out there understandably want to celebrate this incredible achievement. how are you feeling about all of this added attention? slightly uncomfortable. it does feel a bit likea slightly uncomfortable. it does feel a bit like a sideshow, if i'm honest because i just want to get out there and play. iam hugely because i just want to get out there and play. i am hugely flattered, because i just want to get out there and play. iam hugely flattered, but ultimately it is not important and i wa nt to ultimately it is not important and i want to play

patrick gearey, bbc victory tomorrow may only be a dry hour away. patrick gearey, bbc news.the top. leicester are still third in the table after they lost 2—1 at burnley. ashley westwood with the winner for the home side. that's your sport. that's it for now. we're back with the late news at ten. now on bbc one it's time for the news where you are. high—pressure brought very different weather to weekend. high pressure brought very different weather to our shores this weekend.

patrick gearey, bbc news. that's all from me tonight., will be on the andrew marr show tomorrow at 9am. have a very good night. hello. this is bbc news. an appeal has been made to identify a man who has urinated next to the memorial to pc keith palmer. the police officer was stabbed to death in the westminster bridge terror attack in 2017. this photograph was taken during the protests that were held in westminster this afternoon. the metropolitan police federation chairman, ken marsh, has suggested the man pictured should be sent to prison. a little earlier my colleague shaun ley spoke to the conservative mp and former defence minister tobias ellwood who was one of the first on the scene when pc palmer was killed and attempted to save his life. i'm really saddened to see this, in fact, disgusted. it's one of the most disturbing images i've seen. we're going through a very difficult period of self reflection here, quite rightly, for us to look back and have a long overdue debate about our complex past and perhaps be more aware and more cr

patrick gearey reports.nal of 2020... the grand national, turned digital. while aintree was empty today, the 40 horses most likely to have run for real in the actual grand national fought it out virtually instead. the simulated race has been run since 2017 and uses computer imagery and complex algorithms to see how it would have played out. it's been pretty true to life so far. usually, it's part of the build—up. this year, with real sports shut down, this was the main event, broadcast on itv. it is the greatest race in the calendar of racing, without question. so not to have a grand national doesn't seem right, so we've done everything we can to recreate the grand national in the best possible way. of course, it wouldn't be the national without a flutter and you could bet on the virtual result up to a maximum of £10, with all profits going to the nhs. in real life, tiger roll would have been going for a third national win in a row, but in the virtual race, he was overtaken by aso, who found out the aintree

patrick gearey reports.re you are in the wider picture, while keeping your mind clear. 0llie pope has that rare clarity. this is only his sixth test but already he seems to be on top of things — 50. he and joe root mopped up the bowling. this was getting away from south africa, fast. then, a fightback. first pope went, then root. this time he's got him! sam curran lasted one ball. three wickets for 11 runs. were things starting to swing? stuart broad certainly was. he batted the attack all around johannesburg. by the order, he's england's worst batsman. partner mark wood, second worst. and yet, watch them go, enjoy the show! england ended up on 400. surely the series now beyond south africa. after all, the local batting's not inspired too much confidence of late and england often bowl quicker. around 90 miles an hour in mark wood's case. pieter malan was the first domino down. the others toppled behind him. these the shots of beaten men and tired minds. six south africans came and went, three to wood. on a g

patrick gearey, bbc news. that's it for now. we're back with the late news at ten.ose peace talks between the afghan government and the taliban, which are under way in the gulf state of qatar. 0ur chief international corresopondent, lyse doucet, is there. the bright lights of doha seem a long way from afghanistan. they are, but today, as you have been hearing, a very first and historic step was taken in what will be a very long and very hard road towards ending four decades of a devastating war. it is also, for so many afghans who travelled here, a very emotional moment. they spoke of that today, about how emotional they feel, all of them pondering the losses that every family across afghanistan has felt in all of these years of war. after the opening ceremony, from which you heard those speeches, the two sides sat down for their first direct negotiations. the taliban on one side, the afghan government on the other. after, both sides said that they went much better than expected. they were able to agree on the formula for the talks. on a 6—member committee to facili

patrick gearey reports.n making up super league's first clad since march to 15th, and the catalan fans hadn't waited that long just to watch oliver gill thus scored for wigan warriors inside seven minutes. that was a sound we had almost forgotten, the locals booing the rest. if there we re the locals booing the rest. if there were doubts of a forward pass, no such excuses here. we can skip through south—west france as if to rub it in, there score a's name devon french. 16—0 then at the break. wigan were allowed to travel to this without quarantine, and they played without restriction. joe burgess got his second try of the game. then sam powell helped make it 28-0. the game. then sam powell helped make it 28—0. the dragons' preparation had been affected by self—isolation due toa been affected by self—isolation due to a virus outbreak. at least they gave their fans a couple of tries to watch, if not exactly celebrate. wigan enjoyed spoiling the fun. after all, who knows when they will play in front of fans aga

patrick gearey reports.y at, theirfans sing jerusalem, in hope, not always in confidence, but this time there was belief. here's why. .. commentator: it's a top catch! dean elgar expertly caught by ollie pope off the bowling of dom bess. pope's skill could only be fully appreciated on the replay. even by those with the best view. south africa's captain faf du plessis was next to fail the bess test, again caught by pope. england's spinner was only brought on this tour because of sickness in the camp, yet when he removed van der dussen, he had taken all five south african wickets. england still nearly 400 runs ahead. only the weather gave south africa sanctuary, rain ruining the afternoon session. it was still murky when they returned. perhaps the reason for this strange incident. ben stokes dropping a catch. where was the kryptonite? not long later, cape back on, he was bowling, and dismissing nortje, who had been sent in last night to block. his concentration finally broken. but it was the man stokes had mis

patrick gearey, bbc news.r match of the day, then it's time to leave the room. a poor performance from west ham saw them put out by championship side west bromwich albion. the single goal coming from the baggies' conor townsend. and no fairy tale for championship side brentford who lost 1—0 to leicester city — kelechi iheanacho scoring in the first four minutes. it was the last fa cup match at griffin park, because brentford move to a new ground in the summer. the rest of the fa cup results are on the bbc sport website. celtic are five points clear at the top of the scottish premiership after beating ross county 3—0. elsewhere, there were wins for livingston and stjohnstone. it was a goalless draw between motherwell and hibs. second—placed rangers play hearts tomorrow. manchester city are into the women's fa cup fifth round after beating local rivals manchester united 3—2. this was striker ellen white's second goal. united got one back, then thought they'd scored a second to equalise, but the goal didn't stand

patrick gearey reports.starter robbie supple gets them away for the virtual national of 2020... the grand national, turned digital. while aintree was empty today, the a0 horses most likely to have run for real in the actual grand national fought it out virtually instead. the simulated race has been run since 2017 and uses computer imagery and complex algorithms to see how it would have played out. it's been pretty true to life so far. usually, it's part of the build—up. this year, with real sports shut down, this was the main event, broadcast on itv. it is the greatest race in the calendar of racing, without question. so not to have a grand national doesn't seem right, so we've done everything we can to recreate the grand national in the best possible way. of course, it wouldn't be the national without a flatter and you could bet on the virtual result up to a maximum of £10, with all profits going to the nhs. in real life, tiger roll would have been going for a third national win in a row, but in the virtual

here's patrick gearey. on eight—day of the chiefs, there was one undoubted king. es received this bill kansas city were going nowhere. 43 yard later they were already in a different place. that pass offered a path to an incredible comeback. pass after pass coming out after ert turned it around. the chiefs scored 21 points in a sensationalfinal quarter to snatch the title from the san francisco 49ers. the super bowl and the match ball belonged to patrick mahomes, he is only 24. and the match ball belonged to patrick mahomes, he is only 24m is amazing, you dream about the stuff when you are a little kid. i go out there and try to be the best person i can, i enjoy this everyday. i enjoy going to the facility, i enjoyed the brotherhood to the team builds. in the space of eight few minutes, patrick mahomes ended the frustration of half a century. the chiefs had not won the super bowl since 1970. his dad played major league baseball and he might have followed him into the sport. he was also good on the basketball court. one former classmate wrote this about a reunion. he

patrick gearey reports. jerusalem, in hope, not always in confidence, but this time there was belief. here's why. .. commentator: it's a top catch! dean elgar expertly caught by ollie pope off the bowling of dom bess. pope's skill could only be fully appreciated on the replay. even by those with the best view. south africa's captain faf du plessis was next to fail the bess test, again caught by pope. england's spinner was only brought on this tour because of sickness in the camp, yet when he removed van der dussen, he had taken all five south african wickets. england still nearly 400 runs ahead. only the weather gave south africa sanctuary, rain ruining the afternoon session. it was still murky when they returned. perhaps the reason for this strange incident. ben stokes dropping a catch. where was the kryptonite? not long later, cape back on, he was bowling, and dismissing nortje, who had been sent in last night to block. his concentration finally broken. but it was the man stokes had missed who had become t

patrick gearey reports. once upon a time you could find wolves all over europe. in wolverhampton, they were frequent travellers, one of england's best taking on the continent. in 1972, they reach their europa cup fi

patrick gearey, bbc news.ber one novak djokovic suffered the heaviest defeat of his career. the serb was beaten in straight sets by italy's lorenzo sonego, who is ranked 42nd in the world and only came into the tournament as a lucky loser. afterwards, sonego described the win as the best of his life. it's the first time djokovic has ever been beaten by such a margin, winning just three games in the whole match. waiting for sonego in the last four will be britain's dan evans, who overcame grigor dimitrov in three sets to reach his second atp 500 semifinal of the year. chris gayle has become the first man to hit 1,000 sixes in t20 cricket. the west indies batsman achieved the feat in the ipl for his kings 11 punjab side with some trademark huge hitting. how often have we seen that? it didn't end too well, though, as he was remarkably bowled out on 99 — you can see how frustrated he was — just one short of his century! he has hit over 300 more sixes than anybody else. and i'm sure he'll hit a few more. now, it's

patrick gearey, bbc news. five other games taking place today.een across them all. liverpool flying at the top of the league and the surprise for second—place leicester city. leicester city are 16 points behind liverpool. earlier in the season that would be the gap between first and fifth, but it is the gap between the top two as it stands. an interesting fixture for leicester city today. back in october leicester city beat southampton 9—0. in the leicester club shop they sell that match in full on dvd. the saints despite that humiliation kept faith with their manager ralph hassenhutl, and today, look at the turnaround. they've beaten leicester 2—1. and this result is yet more good news for liverpool, their closest title rivals beaten at home. beaten for just the second time beaten forjust the second time this season. leicester had taken the lead but southampton pegged them back through stuart armstrong and in the second half there was then var contention when leicester thought they had a penalty, but the decision was overruled because of offside

patrick gearey, bbc news.england cricketer, vikram solanki, who's spent the day on the bbc‘s cricket social, joined me in the studio after stumps to give his take on day two. almost a perfect day for england really. it was a slightly tricky situation for them to start with and pope and route needed to put together a partnership to post a good total, but unfortunately for pope, he got out and lack one followed soon after. they were probably aspiring to... but then the final wicket partnership between broad and word was exceptional. 82 injust over eight broad and word was exceptional. 82 in just over eight overs, which was quite brilliant and got england to 400, which is a good score in any game and any test match and it allowed england to put south africa under pressure. to have them 88 — six for the close is impressive. what did you make of england's performance in batting? throughout the series, they have improved, certainly in batting. you have got some young guys, certainly in batting. you have got some you

it‘s been a brilliant tournament for both, as patrick gearey reports.rosario, argentina through battles with body and money. two or three years ago, i had too many injuries. i drop my ranking and eight months i was out of the tour. and then, i did not have money to start playing the tournament and it was a very tough moment for me. all but one of her grand slams had ended in the anonymity of qualifying, but she broke through, stunning in the quarterfinal. no qualifier has ever made it this far this event, but that is where it got complicated. opponent iga swiatek is ranked 54th in the world but clearly hurtling higher. nadia podoroska said she didn‘t want to wake from her french open dream, but the iga swiatek forehand was a brutal grooming alarm call. the polish woman isjust 19 and has a teenager‘s disregard for the speed limit. those rockets clocked 80 mph. she had already left her opponent in the dust. nadia podoroska was left little choice but to load the catapult. the girl from rosario had never won two matches in a row on the women‘s tour before t

patrick gearey, bbc news. it's another busy week for england's men's cricketers. side begin a three match series against pakistan at old trafford, today the one day team face ireland in southampton with an unassailable two nil lead. the bio bubbles that have had to be created to get the matches on mean there can be no crossover between the squads. sam billings is one player who's taken advantage of that to get into a world cup winning side. it has been probably the hardest sporting team to get into, probably in world sport at this time, so look, i'vejust got to keep doing what i do, and keep enjoying my cricket and putting some scores on the board when i can, and thankfully i've done it, this series. there is one game to go, and hopefully i can do the same. ireland have won the toss and will bowl. that games starts at two o'clock and there's coverage and commentary on five live sports extra and the bbc sport website. there's also in—play video highlights and a highlights programme at half past eleven on bbc two. former winner shaun murphy has become the biggest ca

patrick gearey, bbc news. in for a treat as snooker‘s world championship final resumes in 15 minutes, with ronnie o'sullivan on track to claim a sixth title. he leads against kyren wilson who came from 8—2 down, but missed this chance to close that gap to 9—8. nd o'sullivan took advantage. he's now 10—7 ahead. o'sullivan had voiced his concerns about crowds being back in attendance in sheffield, describing it as irresponsible! well, here's what world snooker chairman barry hearn made of those comments. we have to get the whole country back on theirfeet we have to get the whole country back on their feet or the recession that will follow if we don't get back to some type of normality will affect our children and our children's children. so let's keep it in context, this is a game of snooker, it's no more, it's no less. it's important for the sport that we have the showpiece and it's important for the players as they 99.9% understand we are doing an amazing job keeping their livelihoods going and ronnie should p

patrick gearey, bbc news. the latest from the totte n ha m let's get the latest from the tottenham hotspur stadium and a round—up of all of the rest of today's premier league action. what have you got? we start with the standard fixture of the weekend at the tottenham hotspur stadium produce a mourinho is trying to plot this —— the end of this long unbeaten run for liverpool. it would be 38 games if they do not lose today. in the league, spurs have lost 15 times since liverpool were last beaten around this time last year. at half—time it is 1—0 to the away side, the league leaders. roberto firmino with the only goal of the game on 37 minutes. it was a low finish, not great defending from spurs, their achilles‘ heel in the last few weeks. they have no harry kanein last few weeks. they have no harry kane in the spurs squad this afternoon. he is injured. their comeback inspiration will have to comeback inspiration will have to come from elsewhere in the second half. it has just got under way, liverpool leading i—

patrick gearey looks at what has gone wrong. 2019 feels like a very different world for everyone, butar for those with rugby close to their heart. this was march of last year, no one at the time was thinking of the hangover. the perfect ending has become a difficult start. new coaches first nation finished with over one win over italy. they gone from the grand slam. i think it's the toughest job to ta ke slam. i think it's the toughest job to take over from warren gatlin. it's like taking over for... when you are following someone as good as gatlin, it's always likely to happen. the transition between regimes is often tricky and sport. gatlin 13 grand slam ‘s for whales by coding them in steel, making them physical and ferocious. and not the source of side this would have too often. the scotland certainly now, we've put a line in the sand and we know how to look forward. we have to make sure that in the next game, we get a much better performance. where that is coming from is not yet clear. to understand, you need to look at his ca rless understand, you need to look at his carless gui

we'll hear from anfield in just a moment, but first patrick gearey takes a look at what a year it couldnce once upon 0nce upona once upon a time, this was normal. predictable, even. between 1975 and 1990, liverpool's trophies and parades came around in a carousel of celebration. ten league title is up to 15 available, then the party stopped. it has been 30 years since.

patrick gearey was watching.he british after a repeated french exit heather watson remained at the party. she began brightly, guiding drop shots. perfect. dodging raindrops. but there was another peril in the air. powering back. rappelling in the dominating the tie—breaker, rappelling in the dominating the tie—brea ker, wrestling the rappelling in the dominating the tie—breaker, wrestling the set on the grasp, french for now, she was to mash and the appreciative cloud. and yet to win this since tennis restarted. she fears that she sensed a chance in the seventh game. she's only made the second round here once before but seem to advance towards it effortlessly. there will be no brits there for the first time in seven yea rs. brits there for the first time in seven years. game set match, championship over and for britain, the french open is already closed. after the match watson admitted she couldn't see where future british success would come from. for me, as far as the next generation goes, like, 29, i for me, as

we'll hear from anfield in just a moment, but first patrick gearey takes a look at what a year it could be for the red half of liverpool. once upona once upon a time, this was normal. predictable, even. between 1975 and 1990, liverpool's trophies and parades came around in a carousel of celebration. ten league title is up to 15 available, then the party stopped. it has been 30 years since. liverpool's lead at the top now seems beyond any footballing gravity. nobody can catch these now. we may as well give them the trophy. we can't lose. it's going to be a royal red procession. the man in charge is concerned only with points. we have really to fight with all we have to win football games. we are not the team with every kind of playing the other team pretty much from their own stadium so we have to work and we are ok with that. the caution comes from psychology but also, perhaps, from history. three times in 11 seasons, liverpool have led at christmas but melted by spring. six months ago it was steven gerard's slip. wanting moments. if you slips, famously, and a few times when we haven't

patrick gearey reports. many rivalries come from geography. this one is rooted in history.s is a different age. one where barely noticed challenges can be punished with penalties. i—o, palace. the eagles ke pt with penalties. i—o, palace. the eagles kept lapping at the wrong moment. in the 90th minute, lucky number 17 smashed home. brighton sensed they could still win it. a red card. even in these strange times, this is still a derby. this season times, this is still a derby. this season has been frequently punctuated by penalties. here is one for fulham against sheffield united. that rather sums up their start. what a time to take charge of things. perhaps the turning point that fulham needed. but it was about to pivot against them again. the ar spotted in other misdirected kick. a pipe was snatched for sheffield united. burnley, who play at west brom tomorrow, are the only team still awaiting their first points of the season. the result there could see both fulham and sheffield united drop down again but both managers are pleased to get their teams off the mark. the playe

but the world champions struggled through their innings, as patrick gearey now reports.ou are entitled to show off, but if australians and they are always dangerous when there is something to aim at. australia kept control, thanks in pa rt australia kept control, thanks in part to a leg spinner on shame's birth date. two years ago they scored a81 against australia, but on a tricky pitch, it took the late hitting it to clear 200. chasing 232, they needed to pace themselves, so 232, they needed to pace themselves, so england brought on someone to hurry harry dunn. jofra archer west away at david warner and then marcus, who may only have seen this. —— someone marcus, who may only have seen this. —— someone to hurry england along. a series when it is that for the taking. well this is how australia's run chase is going... joffra archer was pretty devastating with his pace bowling early on in the innings — taking two wickets. removing david warner for 6 and marcus stoinus for nine. captain aaron finch and marnus labushane steadied things — finch with an unbeaten 70. australia

patrick gearey has more.an unpredictable business. of the outcome back, why not the series? 131 runs ahead at the end of their first innings and in the mood to ta ke first innings and in the mood to take revenge. firstjoe burns extinguished quickly. the triumphant bowler soon limped off injured but that brought others to the fore. in comes that brought others to the fore. in co m es steve that brought others to the fore. in comes steve smith. english bowlers in recent years, an impenetrable wall. impenetrable wall. that prompted the fall of four aussie wickets with just 28 runs. a tiny white line on a blue box enough evidence to convicted. australia's great their way to a small lead but india have time. the end to this one is unlikely to be long. new zealand were left frustrated by faheem ashraf on day three of their first test against pakistan but remain firmly in control in mount maunganui. pakistan were struggling on 80 for 6 in theirfirst innings — but faheem scored 91 to help his side to 239 all out. tha

patrick gearey reports. the first frost is forecast and cricket nearing the end of it spell.ot them! but now the dreaded walk from the wicket, is accompanied by more doubt than usual. cricket‘s finances are precarious. next spring, some players may not have jobs. it's not fixed. there's always that anxiety around that, but obviously with the state of finances and the unknown of what lies ahead, i think that's certainly heightened this year. if thoughts are gloomy now, it was worse in may when there was talk of english cricket losing £280 million this year. they got through the storm in a bubble. the bya through the storm in a bubble. the by a secure return of international cricket was in cash, and of the overall —— fans even got to watch cou nty overall —— fans even got to watch county cricket. now the government has slammed the gate shut. they warned about the consequences of counties not being able to hose conferences. keeps the lights on and keeps the towns running during the winter, and i can't overstate the importance thatis i can't overstate the importance that is being

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patrick gearey was watching.ng spurs could have done without — a replay squeezed in after a relentless run of games. still, as good hosts, they put on the mood lighting and sent out a strong team. and middlesbrough came with a gift — a stray pass from tomas mejias, and the perfect chance for giovani lo celso to settle any early spurs nerves. there has been criticism of tottenham this season for lacking energy, for not doing often enough what erik lamela did here. his recent career has been punctuated by injury frustration, evident in the celebration. there really ought to have been more. what a moment this would have been for 20—year—old japhet tanganga. his first tottenham goal flashed before his eyes. maybe next time. he is a centre—back by trade, but a right—back by command, and here he did everything he could to set up ryan sessegnon, who will never have been more thankful that he was offside. middlesbrough were somehow still in this. they hadn't lost a game in a month, and you could see that belief personifi

and adds to the challenges facing premier league managers as patrick gearey reports.gue footballers are used to being monitored, so having the coronavirus status check before each match is all part of life. to keep a multi—million pound assets in the bubble, and hoping that there is no break in the control. seven tribute players of tested positive swallowing with their countries and on social media, shows mourinho talked about tess coming back after match are played with what you called random to players of return for national duty with the virus. this is a tough time to manage risk. for some countries, it's more difficult than others, the more expose the ardent flights, they're going to different flights and the rates are increasing constantly and it is not ideal but we need to go through this we are learning about it and there's not much that we as masters can do as well. —— managers can do. there are 16 positive tests, the most since the league started in june. but distance does allow players more freedom, while awake, most cell intended his brothers wedding, enthu

patrick gearey looks ahead for us.reatest beauties in a new season, autumn one of sport's greatest beauties in a new season, autumn in augusta and a new season, autumn in augusta and a masters that has changed colour and foreign quiet, ripped from its springtime home. among the flowers and fans. a stage made for hollywood and fans. a stage made for hollywood and 18 months ago, they got a storyline to match. tiger woods consigned to history, back to glory. since then, like for many in 2020, things have not gone to plan. this has been an unprecedented circumstances that we are all dealing with. i was hesitant to come back and start playing. i have not put all the pieces together. hopefully that'll be this week. augusta national sees itself as a century from the outside world but thatis century from the outside world but that is not always possible. sergio garcia has tested positive for coronavirus and will not play this time. also missing, the crowds. the fa i rwa ys time. also missing, the crowds. the fairways will eith