two years later, ancelotti had his revenge.tcome, this time ac milan would rule supreme this time ac milan would rule supreme in europe. chelsea soon came calling and success soon followed, a premier league title in 2010 became a domestic cup double as they won the fa cup as well. a sacking at sta mford the fa cup as well. a sacking at stamford bridge led him to psg. league title one mission completed. still, angela t was ambitious. next up still, angela t was ambitious. next up real madrid and that's the biggest title of all. a tenth european cup for the spanish giants. from madrid to munich and another trophy, league1 from madrid to munich and another trophy, league 1 with ease in 2017, munich finishing 17 points clear. it would prove to be his last triumph, for now. two years at napoli without any major success. his sacking led him to everton, whose fans may feel christmas has come early. to bring someone christmas has come early. to bring someone of his category is undoubtably excited. whether it is the right fit or will la

carlo ancelotti decided with the players and it has led to him losing hisjob.arted the seizing is one of the favourites to win the seria a title. they are seventh, 17 points off inter in top spot and it has cost him hisjob. inter in top spot and it has cost him his job. premier league the next destination for him? he has had a glittering career. his last two jobs, they started well and then faded. bayern munich started well, they lost the dressing room. napoli had a decent season last season and thenit had a decent season last season and then it faded. on the champions league, liverpool needed result in austria and they got it. it was and to and game. salzburg knitted a win and they attacked and in the second half they played into liverpool's benefit. salah's goal was amazing. they have had struggles but it was similar last season and they are now massive contenders. confirmation of the group. you can plop relieved and delighted by salah's goal. he played really well but did not score in situations where we would expect him to school and staying on track and ma

carlo ancelotti now adding the evertonjob caught the eye. extraordinary cv. today, he was just here to watch. and he wasn‘t the only one. mikel arteta was here as the new arsenal manager. an opportunity to impress the new bosses, or so you would think. this everton‘s best chance in a first half lacking any real meaningful chances. arsenal similarly struggling to show their best. if either new manager was inspired by what they had seen, they were not showing it. the second half was barely a little brighter. aubameyang forcing a save from pickford. at the other end, a good block got in the way of everton‘s biggest moment. other end, a good block got in the way of everton's biggest moment.” said it from day one, they will be wanting a world class manager and we have got one. i can‘t wait to start working with him. with him being in the stand, that will give us a lift. a new manager in the stands. that will give the team another ten yards and helped us. duncan ferguson steps aside as does freddie ljunberg. the new managers have learned there is

manager carlo ancelotti had an immediate effect. calvert—lewin‘s flying header. goodison park erupted, and ancelotti is starting as he means to go on. arsenal didn't get the same new—manager bounce. a lot of possession but only one point. a second—half equaliser, their first shot on target against bournemouth. no time to reflect for mikel arteta, as they play again on sunday. new arsenal boss mikel arteta said he was pleased with the way his players reacted after going a goal down at bournemouth. there are no negotiable is at this club, so many standards that have to be done in that pitch, and today i think we have done all the things that i'm going to start requiring from now on, because we have to keep improving, the reaction after they lose the ball, how they control the transitions, their spirit, their reaction at half—time, the character they showed going 1—0 down, it is tough because they are in a difficult run, i really liked all of that. in the premier league since 2011 as southampton moved three points clear of the relegati

two years later, ancelotti had his revenge.cess soon followed, a premier league title in 2010 became a domestic cup double, as they won the fa cup as well. a sacking at stamford bridge led him to paris saint—germain. league title won — mission completed. still, ancelotti remained ambitious. next stop, real madrid and perhaps the biggest title of all... la decima. a tenth european cup for the spanish giants. from madrid to munich and yet another trophy, league won with ease in 2017, bayern finishing 15 points clear. it would prove to be his last triumph, for now. two years at napoli followed, without major success. it would lead to his sacking and it would lead him to everton, whose fans may feel christmas has come early. to bring in someone of his pedigree is undoubtably getting everybody excited. whether it's the right fit, whether it's going to last in the long term is another matter entirely, but i think, for now, evertonians, after the season we've had, of toil, of disappointments, of underperformance, i think we're sort of

ancelotti axed. napoli sack their manager despite qualifying for the champions league last 16.rope. liverpool made it out of their group but some big names did not. and after a 10 years absence, we're nowjust three hours from test cricket's return to pakistan. we'll tell you who will lead the all blacks later in the programme too but first to napoli and carlo ancelotti sacked just three hours after leading his side into the champions league last 16. their 4—0 win over genk apparently little comfort for the napoli board who have taken a dim view on their previous form that saw them go nine games without a win in all competitions before tuesday night.

carlo ancelotti and everton have won back to back games with a 2—1win at newcastle united.rt lewin scored both goals to make it eight for the season and lift ancelotti's men into the top half of the table. we are judged for the result. the first 20 minutes of the game were really good. we scored two goals. the second part of the first half was really difficult. we have to improve. we need to have more control. in the second part of the first half, we suffered a lot. we came back in the game in the second half, newcastle drew the game but, in the end, i think we deserved to win. we didn't deserve to get beat. we we re we didn't deserve to get beat. we were sluggish at the start but after that we gave as good as we got. we had as good a chance as everton but we we re had as good a chance as everton but we were caught on a sucker punch. we we re left bare we were caught on a sucker punch. we were left bare at the back trying to win the match. southampton came from behind to earn a point at home to crystal palace. danny ings capitalised on martin kelly's loose backpass to cance

carlo ancelotti and everton have won back to back games with a 2—1win at newcastle united. goals to make it eight for the season and lift ancelotti's men into the top half of the table. we are judged for the result. the first 20 minutes of the game were really good. we scored two goals. the second part of the first half was really difficult. we had to take into consideration everything. we have to improve. we need to have more control. in the second part of the first half, we suffered a lot. we came back in the game in the second half, newcastle drew the game, but, in the end, i think we deserved to win. elsewhere southampton came from behind to earn a point with a one all draw at home to crystal palace. the final game of the day is just about to kick off. burnley versus manchester united. paul pogba's not even in the squad for united this evening. a win would lift them to fifth. football ta ken care of. here's some of the other sports stories we've been following today: the big race of the day, the savills chase at leopardstown, was won by delta work. the savills chase at

manager carlo ancelotti had an immediate effect.ewin‘s flying header. goodison park erupted and ancelotti is starting as a means to go on. arsenal didn't get the same new manager bounce. a lot of possession but only one point. a second—half humming and equaliser, their only shot on target against bournemouth. there is no time to reflect or mikel arteta, as they play again on sunday. elsewhere there was an upset at stamford bridge. chelsea's mixed form under frank lampard continuing, as they lost 2—0 to southampton. there were wins for crystal palace and aston villa whilst sheffield united drew 1—1 with watford. manchester united currently lead newcastle 2—1. celtic maintained their lead at the top of the scottish premiership with a 2—1win over st mirren, whilst second placed rangers beat kilmarnock1—0. earlier hibs won back to back edinburgh derbies for the first time since the 19705 — two goals from martin boyle sealing a 2—0 win over hearts, who remain bottom. in one of the biggest races of the national hunt season — the king geor

a new era now awaits for an —— carlo ancelotti.pressive as his, few would relate him bringing his magic to my site. this weekend's premier league fixture list is missing the leaders, liverpool, who are in doha for the final of the club world cup. the champions of europe will play the champions of south america, flamengo, and our reporter 0lly foster is there for us. liverpool are in town. they are behind that rather wonderful skyline behind me. they have grown into this tournament. at the beginning of the week jurgen klopp said he wasn't sure why we are here, it is december, it is disrupting our winning momentum. they beat monterey wednesday night, the semifinal, the mexicans who won their champions league for central and north america. a very late winner, but it was after that that the monterey fans and the team, i thinkjurgen klopp realise the intensity that other continental champions bring to this tournament, he thought, well, they are taking it seriously. as european champions we have a responsibility to try and take this seri

ancelotti was asked what he felt needed to be done.buse racism, so the federation, all the federations around the world has to be really tough and strong against this. this was the first time carlo ancelotti faced the media, since accepting the top job at erton. one of the reasons that might have persuaded him was plans for everton‘s new stadium. images of everton‘s final design for their new stadium at bramley moore dock on liverpool‘s waterfront have been made available to fans. the club will submit a detailed planning application for the 52 thousand capacity venue today, which will cost an estimated £500 million. everton hope to move to the new stadium by 2023, and plan to re—develop their current goodison park home for the community. england netball has announced record ticket sales for a new international competition to be hosted in london, nottingham and birmingham next month. the netball nations cup will see the roses play south africa, jamaica and the world champions new zealand. the squad has been announced today and george fi

that is that we spoke about earlier on, carlo ancelotti is the new everton manager.tting in the stands at goodison park today with standard manager duncan ferguson taking charge of the tea m duncan ferguson taking charge of the team for the very last time. —— stand in manager. the appointment is sure to go down well with everton fans, he is a man with a very impressive cv. clients, titres, trophies. carlo ancelotti is a man who knows how to get success. —— triumphs, titles. next, goodison park. everton will be his tenth club in a career that spans nearly 25 years. his big success spans nearly 25 years. his big su ccess was spans nearly 25 years. his big success was in 2003, leading ac milan to champions league glory. there was also cup and league success as well. sacking at stamford bridge led him to paris saint—germain, but still absolutely remained ambitious. next up absolutely remained ambitious. next up real madrid, and perhaps the biggest title of all. from madrid to munich and yet another trophy, finishing 15 points clear. it would prove to be his last triumph

with the vacant manager's jobs at arsenal and everton — does the sacking of napoli manager carlo ancelottilikely now? napoli beat genk 4—0 last night to book their place in the last 16 of the champions league but less than three hours later, the italian club released a statement confirming ancelotti's departure. the former chelsea manager was in his second season in charge at napoli. test match cricket has returned to pakistan more than 10 years since a deadly attack on the sri lankan team bus. international teams haven't toured there since that attack due to security fears but sri lanka have returned for the first test series in a decade. they're playing a two test series. this match takes place in rawalpindi, at stumps sri lanka were 202 for five after they chose to bat first. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. thank you very much. more now on the election. it's the final day of campaigning before voters go to the polls tomorrow, and political leaders are dashing between key seats to try and win support ahead of thursday's vote.

partido y al minuto 68 es el segundo gol del delantero polaco y por cierto luego del partido eló carlo ancelottin compartido con sus aficionados y excelente y n adamaris mejor que ver los niños felices. >> muchas grias carlos. >> nos vamos a la pausa, el alcalde san josé presenta un programa de vivienda . a Émili le dejo el van gogh. a járrison, la colección de vinos. para creg, esta roca. las secuoyas para los pelirrojos. les dejo todas estas cosas a mis herederos, a los 39 millones de ustedes, con una condición: que harán todo por preservarlas y protegerlas. con amor, california. >> la crisis de ven al bahía continúa en la bahía y entre los estudiantes.o solo see en sus estudios si no también e donde pasará la noche. >> la ciudad de san josé podría implementar un nuevo puesto de la vivienda en la ciudad. >> en la propuesta echa por el alcalde será aplicable en propiedad de valor de más de dos millones de dólares. >;> el consejode la ciudad lo debatirán el próximo año así que estaremos pendientes. >> es algo que se enfrenta el área de san josé y el Área de la bahía. >> muchas gracias por estar

everton meanwhile have made the former chelsea manager carlo ancelotti their first choice.fer, but will now step up their efforts to bring him to goodison park. and a strange story from italy where the top league — serie a — has been heavily criticised for a new anti—racism campaign which uses pictures of monkeys. anti—discrimation group fare have called it a sickjoke. more on all of those stories in about 20 minutes. i will see you then. thank you, sally, and see you seen. back to politics, and jeremy corbyn will address labour mps today as the fallout continues over the party's catastrophic general election defeat. the shadow foreign secretary, emily thornberry, warned privately in september that labour's chances of winning the election would be hampered by taking a neutral stance on brexit. speaking to the bbc for a documentary which will be broadcast tonight, she questioned whetherjeremy corbyn could avoid taking a position. we must make sure that labour campaigns to remain and, notjust that, that we lead the campaign to remain. cheering and applause. i thinkjeremy is t

in sport, the new everton manager, carlo ancelotti, has held his first news conference.es take time to turn the club‘s fortunes around but he had a clear focus. england netball has announced record sales for an international tournament, after a successful home world cup when england won bronze. and charles leclerc said he will be staying with ferrari. he has signed a deal to stay for five more years. i‘m back with more after half past. australia‘s prime minister, scott morrison, has again defended the coal industry, despite conceding yesterday that climate change has helped fuel the country‘s bushfires. he said there was no need to impose new carbon targets. meanwhile, the leader of new south wales says ‘catastrophic‘ fire conditions have almost completely destroyed the community of a small town that‘s home to around four—hundred people. balmoral, south west of sydney, has been engulfed by flames, as emergency crews struggle to contain the situation. from there shaimaa khalil reports: from there shaimaa khalil reports. it feels like a deserted war zone, but this is the a

everton have made carlo ancelotti first choice to be their new boss after the italian was sacked by napoli the premier league and the fa cup with chelsea in 2010. meanwhile arsenal are in talks to bring in former captain mikel arteta — who is currently pep guardiola's assistant at manchester city. guardiola has said he won't stand in arteta's way. when we have any new news i will know and you will know. we will know what happened. now he is here tomorrow training with us, he trained today. and that is it. former british cyclist jess varnish has won the right to appeal against the finding of a tribunal which ruled that she wasn't an employee of british cycling. the 29—year—old was controversially dropped from the gb programme for the 2016 rio olympics. in a statement varnish said she wanted to give athletes an opportunity "to hold to account employees of governing bodies." new orleans saints quarterback drew brees has become the all—time leader in touchdown passes. he made four throws for four touchdowns in their win over the indianapolis colts last night. it took him past payton manning an

themselves are without a permenant manager — as continue to pursue former chelsea and napoli boss carlo ancelotticaretaker manager duncan ferguson will remain in the everton dugout on saturday. ferguson has been in temporary charge for the past 3 matches, overseeing a win against chelsea at goodison, a draw at manchester united and a defeat on penalties against leicester in the carabao cup this week. well, let's round up some of the day's other football stories liverpool have confirmed theirfirst signing of the january transfer window. winger takumi min—a—mino has joined from rb salzburg. the japan international has signed a 4—and—a—half—year deal and said it was his "dream" to become a liverpool player. macclesfield town have been deducted 6 points after pleading guilty to numerous efl charges. these include non—payment of salaries and the non—fulfilment of a league two match. a further 4 point sanction has been suspended. the punishment means macclesfield drop from 15th to 22nd in league two. and bury fans have met this evening to discuss the club's future. they've been listening to a bid from

they have got their new manager, carlo ancelotti, and they have revealed their final design for theiradium. it will sit on liverpool's waterfront. it is a 52,000 seater venue waterfront. it is a 52,000 seater venue and will cost an estimated £500 million if it gets the go—ahead. they hope to move in by 2023, and they will redevelop goodison park for the good of the community. joffre archer, stuart broad and jack leach have taken part ina net broad and jack leach have taken part in a net session today ahead of england's test series against south africa this week. archer and broad bowled five overs each after missing the warm—ups through illness. leach has been suffering with the flu but took part. joe root said he will trust the players to decide if they are fit enough to feature in the first test that starts at centurion on thursday. some of the other headlines: pakistan have won the first test series on home soil for over a decade. naseem shah became the youngest pace bowler to take five wickets in a test innings. they w011 five wickets in a test innings. they won by 223 runs in kara

it was all about the new for everton today — their new manager carlo ancelotti doing his first pre—match conference since being hired on saturday. and they've also submitted plans for a brand new stadium today, which they hope will be open by 2023. stuart pollitt reports. great pleasure to introduce our new manager. his challenge is to take everything to the top of english football. nothing is impossible in football. nothing is impossible in football. i want to bring everton in the top position of the premier league as soon as possible. everton has one of the biggest names in football management. he has won league titles in four different countries and with three champions league trophy some italian has as many as liverpool manchester city put together. attracted by the ambition here at everton to move to a new stadium. they submitted a detailed planning application for its new crowns and the arena which is set to cost £500 million could be complete by 2023. the fact that the club wants to build a new stadium, a clear idea how to improve it as success. for me, it will be good to be here

carlo ancelotti has been sacked despite his... that's all from sportsday.o, and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the political commentator and former labour party director of communications, lance price, and the assistant comment editor at the telegraph, madeline grant. welcome to you both. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in, and as we enter the final day of the campaigning, it's no surprise that all the papers centre on the election.

football italian club napoli has appointed gennaro gattuso as coach just a day after sacking carlo ancelottito a soap scene here in his days as the ac milan coach takes the reins after he was fired less than 2 hours after his side secured qualification for the champions league knockout phase spent 13 years as a player under an ace is parma on saturday in his 1st game in charge. i turning now to the music world and a budding hip hop star growing up in south london the rapper storms he said he never knew anyone who was successful well that's all changed now the 26 year old is the king of the hip hop genre notas grime his new album called heavy is the head drops on friday and yes he's wearing a crown on the cover. of the 1st. he's a big man and an even bigger musician sometimes grime red cross drums he can hardly believe his luck with. the highlight of his career so far being the 1st black solo artist to headline glastonbury's the u.k.'s most important new 6 festival. scene celebrated as to take off growing a form of rap originating from this neighborhood in london. with success comes responsib

despite napoli's win last night, they sacked carlo ancelotti — he's now a name in the frame for somesitions. it is no surprise he has been linked, had an amazing career, no massive surprise he has been sacked by natalie, because this is that they have been poor, and he seems to follow that with the club president. replaced by a former rangers player, ac milan legend. it is —— is it likely he would go to arsenal? he loves london and he would be interested. are they interested in a manager like him? part of me think c would equally fit the profile that they are after if they are looking for more of a certain coach. everton, we think they would be interested in talking to him, so it will be interesting to see other develops. i think he would properly what a club in london if he came back to england. he is one to watch, and other massive name without a job. thanks, john. staying on that managerial theme, tributes have been paid to the former manager jim smith who died yesterday at the age of 79. smith was in charge at various clubs including derby county and oxford united. he also worked

they have been hopeful of appointing carlo ancelotti as their new boss, but even if the contract fornalised, ferguson will still be in the dugout on saturday. he's galvanised the side since he took caretaker charge, but what kind of manager do everton fans want for the club? he will be a boss, he will be a proper boss. 0bviously, hopefully, good players, they can live up to it. he's got the mentality of winning, we will be happy with that man in charge. i guarantee you that. i would probably say there is no one better out there, if you can't do anything with us, and probably no one can stop what they think is good, he's getting older now, so he may not be as good as he was, but he's won a lot of trophies, so he should be good. just help the defence ops, basically. you might fix the defence. lament play more people. tried to get more young people into the team, so then they can get and try harder. they need a strong attacker play, they don't need toothpicks with with -- play they don't need toothpicks with with —— play with the likes of... they don't need toothpicks with with -- play

after nigel pearson and carlo ancelotti have revived the fortunes of watford and everton, arsenal wereould do the same at the emirates stadium. it's not quite worked out like that so far. after a boxing day draw at bournemouth, arteta saw his side blow a 1—0 lead to lose 2—1 at home to chelsea. it's their worst home run for 60 years and leaves them still languishing in the bottom half of the table. michael redford has more. the emirates have not been the most thrilling place to watch football. you have to back to october to find last time arsenal won in front of their home fans, a wake—up call very much needed. the new man in the dugout aim to provide it and asked for energy in his first programme notes. he his response. chelsea's defence were sleeping as was the rest of the team. this was the best ofa drab rest of the team. this was the best of a drab first half. but individual moments change matches. joe genio wasn't shown a second yellow card for this. it would prove key for moments later when the midfielder got a late christmas present. the genial couldn't miss. his dream had becom

now, despite seeing his napoli side progress to the last 16, former chelsea manager carlo ancelotti hasstatement confirming ancelotti's departure. he's been linked with the vacant managers' jobs at arsenal and everton. i reckon he fancies everton. i think he might also fancy everton. i think everton might fancy him stop let's see what happens there. a little bit more sports news for you. tributes have been paid to the former derby county, portsmouth and oxford united manager jim smith, who's died at the age of 79. the man known within football as the ‘bald eagle' managed nine different clubs across the football league and led derby to promotion to the premier league in 1996. in recent times, he was most well known for being harry redknapp's assistant at portsmouth. the originator of the hairdryer as well. yes. ididn't well. yes. i didn't know that. he was known for being able to do that. very effective. ronnie o'sullivan says he'll continue to take risks after a trick shot almost cost him victory at the scottish open. have a look at this. he shook his head as if to indicate... he needed

carlo ancelotti manages everton for the first time at home to burnley, whilst mikel arteta will leadite not having long to work with his new team, he's been impressed with what he's seen so far. i think we are much more committed. i think we are much more committed. i think we are much more committed. i think we have a different kind of aggression, every time we lose the ball. i think the body language was much better in the last few games. and i think they play with more passion as well in the game. 0bviously, passion as well in the game. obviously, there were things to improve but at least those have to be non—negotiable, they have to be on the table for every game, every training session, and the way we knit together. a busy day in scotland too with celtic manager neil lennon calling for focus from his side at st mirren with an old firm derby against rangers looming on sunday. celtic are five points ahead of their second—placed rivals who face kilmarnock. celtic know a win will guarantee top spot ahead of the winter break. you can see all of the day's fixture's online and app. tho

this news came too late last night for the papers, the sacking of the napoli manager carlo ancelotti through to the last 16 of the champions league. napoli beat geng 40 but less than three hours later the italian club released a statement confirming ancelotti's departure. he has been linked with the vacant managers jobs at arsenal and everton. in the championship, leeds are back on top of the table after a 20 win over hull. they left it late. both goals coming in the final 20 minutes. they are now one point head of west brom. there is an 11 point gap between them and third placed fulham. west brom will lea pfrog placed fulham. west brom will leapfrog them again and reclaim top spot if they beat wigan tonight. tributes have been paid to the former derby county portsmouth and 0xford former derby county portsmouth and oxford united managerjim smith who has died at the age of 79. the man affectionately known within football as the bald eagle led derby to promotion to the premier league in 1996. in recent times he was most well known for being harry redknapp's assistant at portsmouth. the

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everton have announced that their new manager is carlo ancelotti.rpool have become only the second british team to win the club world cup. the final against brazilian side flamengo went to extra time. 0lly foster watched the match in doha. many fans say they support the best team in the world. liverpool‘s now have a title to back them up. they questioned the timing of this tournament. would their push for the premier league be compromised by their week in the gulf? from the very first minute, the gulf between the sides looked very clear. roberto firmino should have scored. his charity towards his fellow brazilians continued in the second half. the skill was sublime. that was the easy bit. but his time would come. flamengo‘s diego alves was voted the best keeper in brazil last season, just in case jordan henderson was wondering. everyone was wondering what var was looking at in injury time. penalty, no penalty, inside, outside the box? let‘s have extra time. and it was there that liverpool found a way again. the winning groove is difficult to get out

everton have appointed carlo ancelotti as their manager on a a.5 year contract.er this month. he was last in the premier league 8.5 years ago with chelsea where he added to his trophy laden cv. if you think that reversing into a tight spot can be a trickyjob, then take a look at these pictures of two cruise ships in a port, in mexico. the carnival glory, seen here on the right, was manouvering to dock, when it struck the carnival legend, which was already moored in the mexican resort of coza—mel. six guests suffered minor injuries, but the operator says both vessels are still seaworthy. it is time for the weather. lots of rain on the cards but really, any chance we could be seeing a dickensian white christmas? you know what the answer to that is. you can head to the north pole, there it is already white. but here, no chance. the rain has been relentless, the ground is soggy, it is going to be mild, they will not be a snowflake insight in the run—up to christmas. it would have been nice to have a couple of it would have been nice to have a cou ple of fla kes it wo

carlo ancelotti got his everton career off to a winning start as they beat burnley1—0 at goodison park's unbeaten league run to five matches. however, arsenal's new manager mikel arteta could only manage a draw in his first game in charge. bournemouth‘s dan gosling's first—half goal put the hosts in front but pierre—emerick aubameyang's close—range finish ensured a point for the gunners, who are now 11th in the table. elsewhere, there was an upset at stamford bridge as chelsea lost 2—0 to southampton. tottenham beat brighton 2—1. there were wins for crystal palace and aston villa. sheffield united drew 1—1 with watford. manchester united beat newcastle 4—1. celtic maintained their lead at the top of the scottish premiership with a 2—1win over st mirren, whilst second placed rangers beat kilmarnock1—0. earlier, hibs won back—to—back edinburgh derbies for the first time since the 1970s. two goals from martin boyle sealing a 2—0 win over hearts, who remain bottom. in one of the biggest races of the national hunt season, the king george vi chase, clan des 0beaux made it back—to—back wins w

carlo ancelotti leads everton against burnley and mikel arteta will try to drag arsenal into the topfficially took charge on sunday and already he's noticed an improvement from his players. i think we are much more committed. i think we are much more committed. i think we are much more committed. i think we have a different kind of aggression every time we lose the ball. i think the body language was much, much better in the past few games. and i think they play with more passion as well, in the game. 0bviously, more passion as well, in the game. obviously, there were things to improve, but those have to be non—negotiable, they have to be on the table for every game and every training session. a full programme in scotland too where celtic boss neil lennon has demanded full focus from his side against st mirren today with the old firm derby just three days away. celtic are five points ahead of second placed rangers — who face kilmarnock. celtic know a win will assure them top spot ahead of the winter break. you can see all of the day's fixture's on the website and app. another boxing

everton and arsenal played out a goalless draw at goodison park, as respective new bosses carlo ancelottihampton who beat aston villa 3—1. there were five matches in the scottish premiership on saturday. celtic survived a wobble at home to aberdeen, restoring their lead over rangers at the top of the table back to five points. 0dsonne edouard scored the winner in the 66th minute for the 2—1victory. motherwell moved back into third place as jake carroll's free—kick gave them all three points away to kilmarnock. plenty of action from rugby union's premiership today. northampton slipped to second in the table after losing at home to sale. instead, exeter are top, inflicting another defeat on leicester, 31—22 the score. the tigers were left without even the consolation of a bonus point. they remain in trouble in 11th place, one place off the bottom. that's all the sport for now. the duke of edinburgh is continuing to be treated at a hospital in london after being admitted yesterday. the queen remains at her sandringham estate in norfolk. 0ur correspondent tolu adeoye is at sandringham. all qu

everton meanwhile have made carlo ancelotti first choice to be their new manager.oli last week, but previously had great success at chelsea. everton are expected to step up their efforts to bring him in this week. it'll be a strange night for liverpool as they play aston villa in the quarter finals of the league cup, but their entire first team squad are out in doha for the club world cup. they play the mexican side monterray tomorrow live on bbc two, so their youth team will play the carabao cup game. it's the start of a very busy period of fixtures for the european champions. managerjurgen klopp says he's focussed on winning in qatar, despite the fixture congestion that the tournament has caused. i'm excited about it no because we are here. we are a huge win the tournament, we will see we can do not, but it about that. as always, we will make the best of it. in the specific moment, preparing for the next game, we are 100%. that is good you are going to see. england's women have won the first of three t20 matches against pakistan in kuala lumpur. 0pener amyjones t

winning start for another new boss, as dominic calvert—lewin's second—half header ensured carlo ancelotti's get their first win in six games. conor hourihane scored an hour into the game, just eight minutes after coming on the pitch. norwich are now six games without a win and bottom of the table. elsewhere, jordan ayew scored a last—minute winner as crystal palace beat west ham 2—1. sheffield united stay sixth, behind tottenham, after being held to a 11— draw by bottom place watford. celtic remain five points clear at the top of the scottish premiership after a 2—1win at st mirren. the opening goal came just after the 20—minute mark thanks to callum mcgregor. celtic doubled their lead ten minutes later after a good finish from james forrest. st mirren got a late consolation but it wasn't enough. in the edinburgh derby, hibs beat hearts 2—0. martin doyle scored both goals in the first half at tynecastle, volleying the first just six minutes in, with the second on the half hour mark. that makes it back to back derby wins for the first time since the 1970s. hearts remain at the bottom of the

elsewhere carlo ancelotti made a winning start at everton boss as they beat burnley1—0.er united came from behind to beat newcastle a—1 at old trafford whilst mikel arteta's first match in charge of arsenal finished in a one all draw at bournemouth. arteta was happy afterwards with the attitude his side showed having gone behind: there are no negotiables of this clu b there are no negotiables of this club and summary standards that have to be done in that football pitch. and today i think we have done them, and all the things i want to start requiring from now on because we have to keep improving they were there on the pitch today as well. how we control the transitions and everything, this period and the reaction at half—time, the character they showed at the moment it's tough because of a difficult run. i really liked all of that. sam curran's been the star bowler on the opening day of the first test against south africa taking a wickets as the hosts were left on 277 for 9 at stumps at centurion. a promising start for england who had south africa 111 for 5 at one stage

mikel arteta officially takes charge of arsenal today, carlo ancelotti was announced as the everton boss0. sheffield united's impressive run continues — they're up to fifth, after oliver mcburnie scored the only goal of the game in their win at brighton. that's the first time in 26 years that they've won three games in a row in the top flight. southampton are out of the relegation zone, thanks to a 3—1 win at aston villa — who're now in the bottom three. danny ings scored twice for southampton in what was only their fifth win of the season — but the best goal of the game came from villa's jack grealish. it didn't help them, but it was an absolute cracker. celtic beat aberdeen 2—1 to stay five points clear of rangers at the top of the scottish premiership. and, lyndon dykes scored a hat—trick as livingston moved into the top six with an empatic 4—0 win over ross county. the woman of the moment in darts — the queen of the palace. fallon sherrock has done it again — beating another man to move into the third round at the pdc world championship. after victory in the first round made her the

the former chelsea manager ancelotti has been sacked as manager of napoli despite his side reaching their win. he has been linked to arsenal and everton. jim smith, who has died at the age of 79. he took charge of nine clubs but will be best remembered for spells in charge of oxford, and derby leading the latter to promotion in 1996. we managed a total of nine clubs across the legs ina career total of nine clubs across the legs in a career which spanned 49 years asa in a career which spanned 49 years as a player and manager. rovers and natalie are well has died at the age of 29. she was one of the club's longest serving players. in a statement they said they thoughts are with her young daughter and family at this sad time stop pakistan cricket captain has thanked sri lanka for returning to the country a decade after a fatal attack on the team bus which brought an end to tours there. government ambush the two a coach living people dead and six players injured. they have sent played in the middle east. should a complaint in an limited overs match. the security might an historic moment for

though are said to be closing in on the appointment of the former napoli and chelsea boss carlo ancelotti these include non—payment of salaries and the non—fulfilment of a league two match against crewe alexandra on december seventh. a further four—point sanction has been suspended. the punishment means macclesfield drop from 15th to 22nd in league two. now, to rugby union. scotland captain greig laidlaw has announced his retirement from the international game after nine years and 76 caps. he led the national team 39 times — more than anyone else. the 34—year—old scrum—half made his last appearance for scotland in the rugby world cup defeat to japan in october. he ends his international career, second only to chris patterson on the all—time points list for scotland with 714. he was an exceptional leader, he led in an old—fashioned way, you might say. but it works for everyone and the environment he was in. i wouldn't say that he was deficient in any area, something he focused a lot on, leadership, was what set him apart. he was one of the first names his decision—making was impeccable, hi

are in action tonight in the league cup at goodison amid reports that former chelsea manager carlo ancelottis being lined up to be their next man in charge. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the uk is facing a crisis because of the rapid rise in the number of people living with dementia. that's according to the charity, the alzheimer's society, the alzheimer's society, which says the care system is failing those with the disease and the families who often end up looking after them. the condition devastates the lives of those who get it. but it can also be devastating for their loved ones, many of whom are forced to walk away from their own careers to provide round the clock support. around 850,000 people in the uk already have dementia, but that number is set to double over the next 20 years. unless far more money is invested in the social care system, the charity is warning that, by 2035, almost three million people will find themselves, in some way, having to care for a family member who has dementia. jeremy cooke has spent time with two women, who've become full—time carers

an instant impact for carlo ancelotti at everton, though, as dominic calvert lewin's flying header earnedter united came from behind to beat newcastle 4—1. they're four points off the champions league spots now. all the premier league results and reaction can be found on the website. 0ne game later today, manchester city facebooks. not quite as one—sided in scotland, although a win in sunday's old firm derby could stretch celtic‘s lead at the top of the premiership. they're five points clear of rivals rangers after beating st mirren 2—1. callum mcgregor got the first before jamie forrest doubled their advantage. rangers beat kilmarnock. wins too for hibs, aberdeen, st johnstone and motherwell. england will be hoping their batsmen can pick up where the bowlers left off on day two of the first test against south africa in a couple of hours. the hosts will resume on 277/9 thanks largely to wicketkeeper quinton de kock‘s knock off 95. having won the toss though, england will be pretty satisfied with their effort with the ball, sam curran the pick of the bowlers taking four wickets. play gets

an instant impact for carlo ancelotti at everton, though, as dominic calvert lewin's flying header earnedchester united came from behind to beat newcastle a—1. they're four points off the champions league spots now. all the premier league results and reaction can be found on the website. not quite as one sided in scotland although sunday's old firm derby could stretch celtic‘s lead at the top of the premiership. they're five clear of rivals rangers after beating st mirren 2—1. callum mcgregor got the first before jame forrest doubled their advantage. rangers beat kilmarnock. wins too for hibs, aberdeen, st johnstone and motherwell. he's one of the most charismatic footballers in the world. zlatan could be on his way back to europe. his old side ac milan are interested in the striker. he's 38 now but milan are having a wretched season and there's apparently growing confidence in italy that he could return to the san siro stadium. england will be hoping their batsmen can pick up where the bowlers left off on day two of the first test against south africa in a couple of hours. the hosts will

everton beat newcastle 2—1 to make it 2 from 2 under carlo ancelotti.n shared a 1—1 draw with crystal palace whilst watford are three points from safety after beating aston villa 3—0. three time grand slam winner andy murray is out of the australian open next month. having only recently returned from nearly two years blighted by hip problems, a pelvic injury troubled him towards the end of the season and although he is back on court, he's taken the decision not to travel to australia. he'll continue his rehab and preseason training instead with a view to playing an indoor event in france at the start of february. england have given themselves a fighting if not outside chance of victory in the first test against south africa in centurion. opener rory burns steered england to 121—1 at the close of day three, with 255 still needed for what would be england's highest run chase. south africa were dismissed for 272 asjofra archer taking five wickets. england, though, were hit more more illness on day three. jos buttler was replaced behind the stumps byjonny b

before that, we have breaking news in the last couple of minutes, carlo ancelotti has been named the be at goodison park for saturday's lunchtime kick—off. more on that story on the bbc sport website. scottish premiership leaders celtic host aberdeen today. rangers are just two points behind celtic, after they beat hibernian 3—0 — but hibs will be facing increased pressure to do something about the behaviour of their fans, after more crowd trouble. jermain defoe sealed the win with rangers' third goal, but things turned ugly when hibs' ryan porteous was sent off for a reckless challenge on borna barasic. objects including a glass bottle were thrown at barasic as he lay on the ground and a melee in the dugouts led to hibs assistant managerjohn potter and rangers coach tom culshaw being sent to the stands. the england cricket squad has been struck by flu — but the fit players are doing well in theirwarm—up game ahead of the first test against south africa, which starts on boxing day. 0llie pope made 132, as england declared on a56—7. in reply, south africa a are a0—1. neither pope's ce

carlo ancelotti saw his side beat burnley ten macro in his first game. a special day. mason greenwood scored the pick of the goals as manchester united came from behind to beat newcastle 4—1. all reaction to the premier league football can be found on the bbc sport website. celtic are not quite running away with it in scotland. like liverpool are. but they have maintained their advantage at the top of the premiership and five points clear of rangers after beating st mirren 2—1. callu m rangers after beating st mirren 2—1. callum mcgregor got the first reacting fastest to the rebound. jamie forrest scored his 14th of the season doubling their advantage. a couple of big welsh derbies in pro 14. the scarlets thrashed the 0spreys 44—0 and steffan evans with a couple of tries for the home side. 0spreys are bottom of the pro 14 conference and without a win since mid october. but they from the cricket, england 27-2 but they from the cricket, england 27—2 reply to south africa 284. that is everything from the bbc sport centre, more after 10am. thank you. having

mikel arteta officially takes charge of arsenal today, carlo ancelotti was announced as the everton bossto stay five points clear of rangers at the top of the scottish premiership. and, lyndon dykes scored a hat—trick as livingston moved into the top six with an empatic 4—0 win over ross county. the woman of the moment in darts — the queen of the palace. fallon sherrock has done it again — beating another man to move into the third round at the pdc world championship. after victory in the first round made her the first woman to win a match in the competition, she beat the 11th seed, mensur soljovic, by three sets to one. she said there was no reason she couldn't go on and win the tournament — and although she knows she's doing something very special — she was managing to stay relatively calm going into each match. when i went up there last night, i just forgot about all i done on tuesday and just focused on the game. like, i totally forgot about everything else, i didn't put pressure on myself. again, it is all sinking in still, it still hasn't sunk in, i'm still in disbelief about what