that of adam peaty.... .. he's obliterated the world record! and mo farah, to the world record! and mo farah, to the collective glory of the team effort, surpassing their 2012 medal total in some style. for the paralympians, total in some style. for the pa ralympians, those fantastic achievements followed one after the other. human endeavour, human achievement, has rarely been bettered. still, some of those performances had surprised, it was perhaps nothing compared of the premier league. leicester city's triumph will go down as one of sport's greatest upsets. that was before football's summer holiday in france. wales journey to the semifinal euro 2016 will live long in the memory. something special is happening here tonight! northern ireland enjoyed their moment in the sign as well, but england, defeat that was as humbling and humiliating as anything in living memory. for england's rugby union side it was a different story. starting with the six nations. they had been a side in crisis but a new coach, a n

adam peaty takes olympic gold by a street! obliterated the world record!it's literally down to fingernails. winning by such a way over 100 is huge. so surreal. team gb's first gold. this is a product of seven years of work. more importantly, did it for my country. so important. just to be one of those next to adam peaty who's just got gold, just lifts you. for those boys, the relay, silver, so impressive. —— medley. for me it shows the depth in british swimming. we can back it up. men's 4x200, girls equally did well. silver. jazz getting two silvers. i felt so attached, the events i used to do. so pleased. rio was her moment. siobhan as well. a tought event. the fact she pushed the competition, scared her, a sense of what's to come. they're going to have an even better tokyo olympics. inspired by the success of the british swimmers, gb divers aimed to make their own impact here at the aquatic park. from a british perspective, it's no longerjust about london bronze medallist tom daley. he was here but he has talented team—mates! so here come the brits... ja

i have already mentioned the likes of adam peaty and andy murray.he first person to win at forrester time. a huge list of people from the 0lympics who have also been nominated, the likes of nicola adams, and nick skelton. the show kicks off just before adams, and nick skelton. the show kicks offjust before seven o'clock this evening. from five o'clock, we will be live on the red carpet as the sports stars start to arrive. if thatis the sports stars start to arrive. if that is not enough. 13.1 million viewers tuned into strictly come dancing last night to see bbc sports presenter 0re 0duba and his partnerjoanne clifton take home the glitterball trophy, beating fellow competitors danny mac and louise redknapp. last night also marked len goodman's last appearance as a judge, as our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba reports. and i can now reveal the strictly come dancing champions 2016 are... 0re andjoanne! the moment that 0re 0duba was crowned strictly come dancing 2016 champion. he was voted the winner after a public vote during the evening's fi

brownlee, sophie the kristian thomas kadeena cox, mo farah, jason kenny, laura kenney, andy murray, adam peatyk skelton, dame sarah storey, jamie vardy, max whitlock and danny willett. the winner will be decided by a public vote. —— kate richardson—walsh. details of how to vote will be giving out throughout the show. it all gets underway in five minutes. plenty more awards to be announced as well as the big one. that's right. the awards for team of the year, coach of the year. we saw the year, coach of the year. we saw the leicester city team parading the premier league trophy earlier, the 5000-1 premier league trophy earlier, the 5000—1 outsiders, you would imagine they would be very much in the running for the team of the year award. there is a lifetime achievement award from michael phelps, who finally retired after the 30 olympics. he won 23 olympic titles in all, the most decorated 0lympian of all time. he will get an achievement award. we also know about the young sports personality of the year, which has gone to 15—year—old ellie robinson who won gold in the paralympics at the age of ju

from the ultimate in individual performances like that of adam peaty... he's obliterated the world record! and mo farah, to the collective glory of the team effort, surpassing their 2012 medal total in some style. for the paralympians, those fantastic achievements followed one after the other. human endeavour, human achievement, has rarely been bettered. still, some of those performances had surprised, it was perhaps nothing compared of the premier league. leicester city's triumph will go down as one of sport's greatest upsets. that was before football's summer holiday in france. wales journey to the semifinal euro 2016 will live long in the memory. something special is happening here tonight! northern ireland enjoyed their moment in the sign as well, but england, defeat that was as humbling and humiliating as anything in living memory. for england's rugby union side it was a different story. starting with the six nations. they had been a side in crisis but a new coach, a new captain and suddenly they were looking like a new team. in this tournament, no o

adam peaty takes 0lympic gold for great britain. in the pool, the best british games for over a century. above the waves, around the bays, roaming in rio was truly spectacular. and it is great britain who are men's 0lympic champions. it is carnival time for great britain. history being written and then rewritten. these were tales of triumph, passion. britain had found its golden touch. all games need their superstars, we had plenty. some catapulted themselves onto the biggest stage. for others, a final flourish before a fond farewell. there were those that arrived as superstars leave as legends. usain bolt is going what he always does, it is gold again. the triple triple. andy murray is a double olympic gold medallist. some were making history. some were doing what no brit had done before. some award no one had done, for a very long time. justin rose of great britain takes olympic gold. whilst others, well, they werejust doing what they have always done. mo farah has gone, he is away, he is going to get gold for great britain again.

andy murray, swimmer adam peaty and hockey captain kate richardson walsh.footballerjamie vardy, gymnast max whitlock or golfer danny willett? viewers will decide tonight. one thing is already settled, michael phelps will receive a lifetime achievement award, the american swimmer finishing his career in rio with a record 23 olympic titles. but the main trophy is very much up for grabs. after andy murray's triumph told months ago, whose name will be etched on this special sporting year? a rare asian elephant calf has been born at chester zoo. the baby, who is yet to be named, was born to 12—year—old mother sundara after a 22—month gestation. she's the 19th elephant to be born at the zoo in its 85—year history. keepers say both mother and daughter were doing well. asian elephants are officially listed as endangered, and calves are born into captivity in the uk only once or twice a year. 13.1 million viewers tuned into strictly come dancing last night to see bbc sports presenter ore oduba and his partnerjoanne clifton take home the glitterball trophy in — beati

adam peaty takes a olympic gold by an absolute street. he has obliterated the world record.y. history makers! kate richardson—walsh has led them to the gold medal. nick skelton, a big star, takes the gold for great britain. one wonders whether dreams come true but they have today. a super ride from sarah storey! yes, 12 gold medals now in paralympic sport. jamie vardy, nobody has done more than him. leicester city are the premier league champions! max whitlock has done everything he can. double olympic champion! and a huge smile across the face of danny willett. at five under par, what a performance. who will it be? you can have your say later. and join us on the red carpet for the bbc sports personality of the year tonight on the bbc news channel from 5 pm. now, the weather. the quiet spell continues but there are still problems the herds —— to be had because of the fog. there will be the odd bit of brightness coming and going, a lot of cloud around, a lot of the fog lingering through the afternoon. the best temperatures will be across northern britain, 11—13dc. through the

adam peaty takes 0lympic gold for great britain. tokyo has a lot to live up to.s eight—year pathway programmes. —— was unique. not only does it invest in athletes with what it calls "podium potential" for the next 0lympics, but also for the athletes coming up behind them, like diver kat torrance, with two golds at the recent world junior championships she's an olympic hopeful learning her trade alongside 0lympic champions. an olympic medal, a gold one for team gb had never happened, so it did almost seem impossible, but now they've done it, it's like ok, maybe it's not impossible, maybe it could be repeated in the next 0lympics. so, they're a big inspiration to us. it's kind of weird to think we are role models for them, but i think they were hugely inspired by watching the olympics and seeing the success that we got. we've got such talent, just here, and its young talent as well, which is really exciting. so looking forward to 2020 and onwards, it's going to be amazing. another sport to exceed expectations in rio, with seven medals, was gymnastics. everybody‘s l

commentator: adam peaty takes olympic gold for great britain. tokyo has a lot to live up to.ht—year pathway programme. not only does it invest in athletes with what it calls ‘podium potential‘ for the next olympics, but also for the athletes coming up behind them, like diver kat torrance. with two golds at the recent world junior championships, she's an olympic hopeful, learning her trade alongside olympic champions. an olympic medal, a gold one, from team gb, had never happened, so it did almost seem impossible, but now that they've done it, it's like, "ok, maybe it's not impossible, maybe it could be repeated in the next olympics." so, you know, they're a big inspiration to us. it's kind of weird to think that we are role models for them, but i think that they were hugely inspired by, you know, watching the olympics and seeing the success that we got. we've got such talentjust here, and it's young talent as well, which is really exciting. so, you know, looking forward to 2020 and onwards. it's going to be amazing. another sport to exceed expectations in rio, with seven meda

adam peaty, no less. this is great to see you, no stranger to the red carpet.er to the red carpet. each year i keep coming back, hoping to win. it is great to be here and to show it with the rest of the country and hopefully give back as much as possible. such a fabulous night, exciting, new in particular have to feel you are a strong, strong candidate. you kick started the gold rush for team gb. yes, but at the same timei rush for team gb. yes, but at the same time i am very young, so you're up same time i am very young, so you're up against people who are 30, 40, 50, up against people who are 30,40, 50,60, up against people who are 30,40, 50, 60,i up against people who are 30,40, 50, 60, i think up against people who are 30,40, 50,60, i think some of them. i have plenty of years to come back and hopefully build a profile again. tonight is all about giving back to the family and the british swimming and to those people who have given so and to those people who have given so much to me. it is not really for me tonight, hopefully to give back to those kids who w