it is just the second year a woman's ballon d'or has been awarded. coming in second place in the men's competition was liverpool defender virgil van dyck, one of the stars of the e english tea's chamampions league victory. genie: now for your business update with brian quinn. you are going to start in france. billions worth of exports are being threatened with new american tariffs. the trumpet missed ration taking aim at the french task on internet giants. -- the trump administration taking aim at the french t tax n digital joints. the propoposal for new tariffs on somomtwo $4$4 billion on frencnch goods comes on the heelels of a a section 301 investigation by the u.s. trade --epepresentativive. america's crosshairs. reporter: this 93 page report explains why the u.s. believes france's new tech tax is not consistent with international norms. texas turnover instead of profits. france plans to apply it retroactively. the u.s. is the text specifically targets u.s. tech giants. it will tax billions of euros of french exports, including andpagne, cosmetic

lionel messi pips liverpool defender virgil van dijk to the ballon d'or award, as the best football playerthe year. a merseyside derby to savour. liverpool and everton face off in the pick of the fa cup 3rd round ties. and england struggle to contain new zealand, in the final day of the second test . hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm gavin ramjaun. he's widely regarded as the goat — the greatest of all time — and tonight, lionel messi further enhanced his reputation as the best footballer on the planet. the barcelona and argentina forward won the prestigious ballon d'or for a record sixth time at a ceremony this evening in paris. the barcelona and argentina star scored 5a goals for club and country in the 2018—19 season. messi won spain 5 la liga title with barca this year and led argentina to third place at the copa america injuly. messi beat liverpool's virgil van dyck, who came 2nd in the vote by internationaljournalists. five—time winner cristiano ronaldo was third. translation: ten years ago, i was awarded my first here in paris. i remember i came with my three brothers. i was 22 y

and doing well on our website: lionel messi has won the ballon d'or for the world's outstanding male footballer of the year. it is a record sixth time for the barcelona player. the women's award was taken by team usa world cup winner megan rapinoe. that is her first title. more on our website, bbc.co.uk/news, and the news app. now on bbc news, live to singapore for asia business report. the us threatens tariffs on brazil, france and argentina, pressuring asian stock markets as investors worry about yet more trade spats. will the longest commercial passenger flight become a reality? we speak to the boss of qantas. good morning, asia. hello, world. it isa good morning, asia. hello, world. it is a tuesday. glad you could join us for another exciting addition of asia business report. i'm rico hizon. let's begin with trade spats, because over the last few hours, the us has proposed tariffs of up to 100% on certain french goods in retaliation for france's digital services tax. items which could be affected include sparkling wine, cheeses, handbags and make up product. and just yesterday, p

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meghan rapinoe and that little messy one for both prestigious ballon d'or awards after being recognized as the best female and male players of the year you know trying to after beating the united states to world cup glory argentina's messi one of record 6 time after guiding barcelona to another spanish league title but he won a head of rival christiane open although. at mackay bridge from the interview sport can fill in the details for us welcome it starts with making repeat of she always seemed like the clear favorite but why for she was always a clear choice like you say this was a women's world cup year and we often tend to see when these international tournaments happened the star performers from most wanted tend to fare well in the individual awards towards the end of the year and nobody performed better at that woke up then megan rapinoe she led the u.s. to victory in france was awarded the golden bowl for the tournament's star player and also finished top scorer so she couldn't really have done more in footballing terms to win the award in terms of the world cup but it's also pro

translation: ten years ago, i was awarded my first ballon d'or here in paris.emember i came with my three brothers. i came with my three brothers. i was 22 years old and everything that was happening to me, it was unthinkable. now, ten years later, i have received the sixth one in a totally different and special moment in my personal life, with my wife and my three sons. while megan rapinoe won the women's award in a year that saw her claim a second fifa women's world cup with the usa as they hoisted the trophy aloft in france. the 34—year—old co—captain of her country is also known for being an activist and an advocate for numerous lgbt organisations. i mean, like, i can't believe i'm actually the one winning it in this field. it's been such an incredible year and women's football is lucky to have every single one of these amazing players every year. and it pushes us and pushes me to be the best player that i can. in germany, the bundesliga table might seem unfamiliar to those who are looking for the likes of bayern munich and borussia dortmund. but it's borus

has won the ballon d'or for outstanding male footballer for the year.ime. the women's award was taken by teen usa world cup winner megan rapinoe, that is herfirst title. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter, i'm @bbcmikeembley. thank you for watching. —— team usa world cup winner. hello. monday's mildest weather was found across the far north of the uk. and it's not that often we get to say that! whereas many areas stayed chilly, just one degree there in parts of mid wales, highland scotland saw temperatures climbing all the way to ten degrees because of a feed of south—westerly winds from the atlantic, bringing a lot of cloud, bringing some outbreaks of rain, but also bringing some milder air, which stays in place across northern areas to start tuesday, while southern areas have something much colder. so nine degrees there in stornoway, compare that with freezing in london. some spots a few degrees below freezing, and with the potential for some fog. a met office yellow warning was issued for the risk of some dense fog patch

finally won a title with his national side but he has an interesting lee won the ballon bowl since 2015 so quite the gap for someone who's been so dominant in this these past few years but he as you rightly say has now want to record 6 moving want to head of christiane elder and we can take a listen to how he reacted to that you know what i mean it was unimaginable for me to think i could win one bottle never mind but it's a pleasure to have so many and be the only one with 61 and it's great to have this recognition and that makes me very proud. and it's you know it was ok there was another man who was up for this award though from liverpool virgil van dyke what can you tell us about him well you know he was kind of maybe the fans and experts popular choice because defenders get overlooked traditionally by the ballon d'or they're less flashy of course on the pitch and also the stats to read as well as for an attacking player only for defenders in the pasta have won the award and vandyke i think the outside choice for this one people were hoping that maybe he would be given the award but

she was unable to come as she did attend the fee for the best ceremony early in the year but the ballon d'or feminin has only existed for 2 years this is the 2nd time it's been awarded but she really transcended this for i mean we can see here her giving speeches that's something that she was doing a lot this year as well after that world cup triumph that she led the usa to she was the player of the tournament in that tournament and the joint top score as well with 6 goals so fantastic performance absolutely and we can see also from this win the difference here to the men's game that the the international game is valued of a club football she obviously won the world cup but for instance last year when a the hague a bad. won the champions league again this year but she only came 4th so a clear difference that's the men's game ok let's talk about the men's game lionel messi winning for the 6th time in 10 years that's incredible yes it is i mean and it's sort of business as usual for him this season which means incredible numbers but he he wasn't really necessarily everyone's favorite choi

megan rapinoe wins the ballon d'orfor the first time. and re—invented for this re—match.hua says he feels different in the lead up to facing andy ruinunior again. also coming up in the programme, the former wolves keeper carl ikeme talks about his battle with leukemia. i lost my sight and i was struggling to see anything, i could not see a face to see anything, i could not see a fa ce u nless to see anything, i could not see a face unless it was really close to me. there were moments when you think it could not get any worse thanit think it could not get any worse than it did. hello and welcome to sportsday. first — a dreadful drop, a draw and the series lost. england's visit to new zealand has been disappointing in more ways than one. their unwanted record of not winning a series in the country since 2008 remains intact — in fact — this is the first year they haven't won a test series this century. joe wilson was watching. commentator: the rain has arrived... the weather ended this test match early. yes, prepare yourself, they were coming — raindrops. beyond a cricketer‘

and not a football is fisted just ballon d'or award megan rapinoe of the u.s. and argentina as barcelona stallion and messi have been awarded best female and male players of the respectively the lax marriage from leader of the sport is here to tell a small welcome back it was quite a defeat it was quite clearly a favorite going into this award why do you think the judging panel chose well i think 1st of all as she had an amazing year with the women's national team of the usa she won the world cup becoming both being both as the player of the tournament as well as being the joint top scorer with 6 gold. but also off the pitch she's had an incredible year really becoming an icon of women's football and transcending the sport like few other you know players have we can we can see here you know she has been given lots of speeches this year becoming a real public figure and i think that might have contributed to it too but women's football the international game is valued a bit of a club football and last year's winner a hater bag only made 4th place despite winning

a news of record breaking ballon d'0rs. a news of record breaking ballon d'ors.scored 5a goals last season, earning him the vote from internationaljournalists. he pipped lionel messi has won the prestigious ballon d'0r for a record sixth time — a warning there's some flash photography coming up. messi scored 5a goals for barcelona and argentina last season, earning him the vote from internationaljournalists. he pipped liverpool's virgil van dijk into second place, with five—time winner cristiano ronaldo finishing third. translation: ten years ago i was awarded my first ballon d'or here in paris. i remember! awarded my first ballon d'or here in paris. i remember i came with my three brothers. i was 22 years old and everything that was happening to me, it was unthinkable. now, ten yea rs later me, it was unthinkable. now, ten years later i have received the sixth one in a totally different and special moment in my personal life with my wife and my three sons. megan rapinoe won the women's award, after leading the united states to the women's world cup title in the

you know what i mean it was only imagine a bull for me to think i could win one ballon d'or never mind 6 but it's a pleasure to have so many and be the only one with 61 and it's great to have this recognition and that makes me very proud we're going to mention it was. so despite winning the award this year lots of football fans were back in liverpool's virgil van dyke square club in the champions league as national team did well so what counted against him while he was a bit of a hipster choice verge of a dark a lot of people wanted to see him win the award because defenders very rarely do just 4 have ever won this individual award. but i think the problem is for defenders is they do a lot the dirty work they very rarely get bored it's themselves you know but nobody did the dirty work better than virgil van dyke she as you say he was the driving force behind liverpool winning the champions league and also finished runner up in the united nations makes a fantastic right to marry bridge from indeed it will shout out to the hipsters. so much of south america's most popular tourist attract

plus in football meghan the peano and lionel messi awarded the prestigious ballon d'or awards look you know caps a stallion on the pitch while messi wins the trophy for of record 6 times we've talked just sports correspondent. hello and welcome i'm the. u.s. president donald trump says united states gets the least benefits from nato trump is in london with the other one leaders to mock the military alliances 70th birthday and discuss issues like. russia and signed a security speaking alongside the nato secretary general against stoltenberg trump again accuse germany of not contributing an f. enough to defense spending. now ahead of the meeting french president money in macau criticized nato as braindead because of a lack of focus on the alliances goes speaking in london the us president donald trump said france needed nato the most most of all member countries were i would say that nobody needs they were the friends you just look back over where. nobody leaves. and frankly no one is really the least is. the police will be your or your grades of go against a common foe. so that's was pr

and the ballon d'or all goes to women's football want to megan and giuliana messi taking the trophy for a record 6th time we talked about the achievements with a sports correspondent. hello and welcome i'm good thanks. a nato leaders meeting in london to mark the alliances 70th anniversary has got off to an acrimonious stot us president donald trump declared that the united states gets the least benefit from nato he met nato secretary general against totenberg ahead of the meeting which aims to discuss issues including defense financing russia and the trench to cyber security from china. president trump also lashed out at the french president the man in the cruel after the french leader earlier comments that nato was brain dead. i would say that you know very nice day for the french you just look back over the last longer nobody leaves they don't want. and frankly the one benefit is really the least is the united states were the police were helping your or your knights of the go against a common foe. maybe not before. there are other forces out there. but nobody uses more of the french

of maybe the fans and experts popular choice because defenders get overlooked traditionally by the ballon d'or they're less flashy of course on the pitch and also the stats don't read as well as for an attacking player only for defenders in the past have won the award. van dyke i think the outside choice for this one people were hoping that maybe he would be given the award but he came 2nd which is still a very good achievement he won the champions league and the nations league with netherlands so a good year for him not capped off entirely and he's young enough to have a shot again i absolutely yes max thanks very much for coming in today. now in the northern hemisphere it's the time of year when the oceans are at their most turbulent whipped up by winter winds the british photographer rachel teleport has a love of the sea the specially the waves near her home on the southeast coast of england her photos capture the power and the mystery of the sea look. when the sea churns and whales when the tides come in and gales with the water that's when british way photographer rachel tollable spr

translation: ten years ago, i was awarded my first ballon d‘or here in paris., i have received the sixth one in a totally different and special moment in my personal life, with my wife and my three sons. while megan rapinoe won the women‘s award, in a year that saw her claim a second fifa women‘s world cup with the usa as they hoisted the trophy aloft in france. the 34—year—old co—captain of her country is also known for being an activist and an advocate for numerous lgbt organisations. i mean, like, i can‘t believe i‘m actually the one winning it while megan rapinoe won the women‘s award, in a year that saw her claim a second fifa women‘s world cup with the usa as they hoisted the trophy aloft in france. the 34—year—old co—captain of her country is also known for being an activist and an advocate for numerous lgbt organisations. i mean, like, i can‘t believe i‘m actually the one winning it in this field. it‘s been such an incredible year and women‘s football is lucky to have every single one of these amazing players every year. and it pushes us and pushes me t

translation: ten years ago, i was awarded my first ballon d‘or here in paris.h one in a totally different and special moment in my personal life, with my wife and my three sons. the usa midfielder megan rapinoe won the women‘s award after leading her country to the women‘s world cup title, scoring six goals in the process. rapinoe was co—captain at the tournament this summer where the usa lifted their fourth world cup. rapinoe took the trophy, ahead of england‘s lucy bronze in second, her fellow american alex morgan came third. imean like, i mean like, i can‘t believe i‘m actually the one winning it in this field. it‘s been such an incredible year and women‘s football is likely to have every single one of these amazing players every year. and it pushes us and pushes me to be the best player i can. the draw for the fa cup third round was made earlier. it‘s the stage when premier league teams join the competition and there is a real classic to look forward to. 16! everton! liverpool are at home to everton. so the merseyside derby is the stand out tie and of cours

in the last few moments the usa's megan rapinoe has won the women's ballon d'0r.id schizophrenic who killed three pensioners in frenzied attacks has been cleared of murder by reason of insanity. alexander lewis—ranwell, who's 28, had been arrested twice in the previous 2a hours. an officer noted that he posed a serious risk to the public but he was not seen by a mental health professional before being released. sean dilley reports. this is alexander lewis—ranwell‘s first release from custody, there was a warning from a senior officer that he could present a danger if released. devon and cornwall police said they had no choice to free him. during his time in custody, he was seen by five different health care professionals at the request of the police. as we have said earlier, we feel it is unreasonable to expect our staff to override clinical advice. he was first arrested on friday the 8th of february after breaking into a farm and freeing animals. he was charged and freed the next day. his first violent attack came within hours. he came onto another farm brandishi

harding and doha with all of your sports argentina and barcelona superstar lionel messi wins his 6th ballon d'or title it equals the number one by his great rival christiane arnaldo. police in the democratic republic of congo say 4 people were killed on monday during protests in the eastern town of banning 3 protesters and one policeman gunfire was heard as civilians marched on a un peacekeeping base in the area the call of these army has been deployed to block them from getting close the locals are protesting against what they feel is a lack of protection from the un after a recent spate of attacks by on dreadful groups at least $100.00 people were killed in november and beyond the democratic forces militia has been blamed for much of the violence well the army has issued an appeal for locals to avoid protesting as it's preventing the soldiers from carrying out security operations. it. we are calling on our populations and all other members of society in north kivu province to stop working with our enemy population should not forget about the real enemy the police is not the enemy do your

i sticking with football and they know messi has received a record 6 the ballon d'or tonight in paris it being the most prestigious award in the guy as he had already racked up a number of other boards this year but the belong to or is the most significant having a depth of life of 5 time when i 1st yana rinaldo as well as virgil van dyke of champions league winners liverpool and robert levin dusky of german champions by munich. the top women's football player is american megan rippin you know she of the world cup winning u.s. national team the outspoken rippin you know led the u.s. in scoring during the tournament and took the golden bowl as the best player of rule she also said that his status as a feminist icon and critic of u.s. president donald trump. coming up here on the w. adult film is next titled l.s.d. is back before we go it's that time of year again and christmas decorations are popping up everywhere already $100.00 always manages a lavish display is the white house and this year is no exception so we leave you with 1st lady millennia trump showing off her christmas day c

football player in the world it is no big surprise leo messi he received a record 6th ballon d'or tonightin paris the most prestigious award in the game messi had already racked up a number of other awards this year but the other door is the most significant and he beats out he beat out the likes of 5 time winner has done a run all there was well as the driven diet of champions league winners liverpool and robert levin else is a bonus league champions buyer in munich 6 times while. well the top women's football player that is also no surprises american meghan you know she is of the world cup winning u.s. national team the outspoken woman led the u.s. in scoring during the tournament and she took the golden ball as the best player overall she also furthered her status as a feminist icon and critic of president. well as temperatures in much of the northern hemisphere drop let me take you to hawaii where the temperature and the cloudless skies if you see right there are perfect for the top surfers in the world they've been taking on big waves an event called vans or world cup of surfing of t

equals the record 6 ballon d'or titles won by his great rival christian oren although. the bottom dollar lost with both $1019.00. the 32 year old helped his club win their 4th league title in 5 seasons earlier this year he scored 54 times for club and country over the last year. more. who i am aware of how old i am and you enjoy these moments because the time of retirement is coming and it is difficult i want to repeat that i still have many years left but time passes boy and everything happened so quickly what is a good while qatar have won a politically charged match against the u.a.e. but qatar is came out on top for 2 and now qualify for the arabian gulf cup semifinals on home soil this was particularly tense because the u.a.e. are one of the countries currently blockading qatar a thief scored the 1st 2 goals for qatar in the match that happened to be on the emirates independence day that morality is then scored one only to have the 2 goal lead restored thanks to captain has on a hay those again the u.a.e. reduced the lead before he finished it off with a late heade

awards absolutely no guess argentina and barcelona style you know messi is celebrating a record 6 ballon d'or title a day after scoring his 614th goal for balsa the 32 year old reclaim the trophy the last one in 2015 at a ceremony in paris messi beating rivals virgil van dyke and christiane are not go to the awards very much you know but i mean to get up inside and it was unimaginable for me to think i could win one even less 6 but it is a pleasure to have 6 panel door wards and to be the only one it is a beautiful recognition that makes me very proud. so as i mentioned it so reckless 6 title for bessie he 1st won the award 10 years ago at the age of 22 years old messi has now moved want to head this man christian or an elder who has won the ballon d'or 5 times his last when coming in 2017 and it's a 3 way tie for 31 croix pictured here michel platini a mark of a bastion or winning 3 times each meanwhile meghan rypien 0 took the women's award old midfielder led the united states the world cup title in july rypien it was named player of the tournament and finished joint top scorer with 6

second ballon d'or football awards will crown the best players in the game place on monday in the women'scategory u.s. world cup when american pina is a front runner while things are less certain for the male players among senior favorites are little messing christiane of the no don't both currently tied on a record tally of 5 dogs also in the mix is them neverland said defend virgil van dyke above the champions league in chile eyes that liverpool coach you can clock believes there are 2 schools of thought when it comes to defense deciding who should win this year. if you talk about if you give the ball dogs the best player of this generation ok give it always to you know best that's how it is. best play of the last season. i don't know exactly but that's the best play of the best players all and all. is well received. this is d.w. news these are our top stories delegates from nearly 200 countries have begun a climate summit in madrid but a growing sense of crisis negotiators will spend the next 2 weeks awning out the rules for implementing the 2015 paris climate a code. 300000 people hav

and doing well on our website is lionel messi who has one the ballon d'or, the sixth time. the women's was taken by megan rapinoe, the first of many no doubt. that's all. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news: hardtalk. (drumming) patients are dying, people are dying, the current situation in the healthcare system in zimbabwe is collapsed. zimbabwe was for so many years defined by robert mugabe and a struggle for independence. now he's gone. but this country has yet to emerge from his shadow. should do do you trust president mnangagwa to make things better? crowd: no! there's nojobs, there's no money, there's no food stamps. millions of zimbabweans go to bed hungry, dependent on handouts for survival. this country is on the brink of catastrophe. who or what will save it? more than half a million people living mba re, a sprawling slum on the outskirts of harare. this is where zimbabweans come to escape crushing rural poverty. many find themselves in a different sort of trap. in the last month it has been difficult to obtain cash. 27—year—old richard fanne is desperate to

i'll have more on the ballon d'or in football.start for many of us. with a hard frost around. how long is it set to last? keep watching, i will tell you later in the programme. well, keep watching anyway. also coming up... so people can get emergency contraceptive without having to ask for the pharmacist. hello, everyone — this is afternoon live — i'm ben brown. the two young victims of the london bridge attack have been remembered at vigils in the capital and in cambridge, where they'd both been students. there was a minute's silence for 25—year—old jack merritt and saskia jones who was 23 — both stabbed to death by usman khan — a convicted terrrorist who'd been released from prison on licence. the bishop of london said the vigils remembered academics who came to celebrate rehabilitation — but found only danger. andy moore reports. at the guildhall in london, friends of saskia jones and jack merritt came with flowers to remember theirfriends. britain's political leaders also came to pay tribute. we stand in silence once more, fol

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some of the biggest names in world football will be in paris later for the ballon d'or ceremony.this year's awards. messi is fancied by many to pick up the prestigious prize for a 6th time. juventus' cristiano ronaldo and liverpool defender virgil van dijk are also shortlisted. megan rapinoe is the strong frontrunner to win the women's award. while they roll the red carpet out in paris, the draw for the third round of the fa cup will take place in manchester. this is the point where premier league and championship clubs join the competition. manchester city are the current holders, after beating watford 6—0 in the 2019 final. it capped an incredible season for pep guardiola's team, helping them clinch an historic domestic treble. arsenal are the most successful club in the cups history with 13 titles. the milwaukee bucks have the chance to win their 12th straight nba game when they host the new york knicks later. giannis antetokounmpo was one of nine bucks' players who reached double figures in their victory over the charlotte hornets at the weekend. the win strengthened their po

and doing well on our website: lionel messi has won the ballon d'or for the world's outstanding malee barcelona player. the women's award was taken by team usa world cup winner megan rapinoe.

and doing well on our website is lionel messi who has one the ballon d'or, the sixth time.

lionel messi was the winner of the men's ballon d'orfor a record sixth time.e rankings in an international league table on educational achievement. the so—called pisa tests compare how 15—year—olds across the globe do in science, maths and reading. so there's progress, but we still lag behind the top three performers — china, singapore and macau. in reading, the uk is 1ath, up from being 22nd three years ago. we're14th in science too, up one place from 15th last time. and in maths, the uk is 18th up from 27th. but alongside those improvements the uk's teenagers were also found to have among the lowest levels of "life satisfaction". here's our education editor bra nwen jeffreys. every lesson starts with reading in this school. a science class exploring the words for crop circles. phenomenal. make sure you understand what that means. like one big book club, everybody also reads for pleasure. the idea, turning relu cta nt for pleasure. the idea, turning reluctant readers into booklovers. in primaryi reluctant readers into booklovers. in primary i never thought in

barcelona and argentina forward lionel messi has won the ballon d'or for a record sixth time. us midfielder megan rapinoe took the women's award. good evening. three days after the attack on london bridge, vigils have been held for the victims, 23—year—old saskia jones and 25—year—old jack merritt. they'd both been helping to run a programme for educating offenders when one of those attending, usman khan, attacked people with a knife. mr merritt‘s father has criticised some of the response to the attack, including political pledges to review the early release of convicted terrorists. he said his son had given his everything to fight against an agenda of hate. the prime minister borisjohnson and the labour leaderjeremy corbyn were among those attending a vigil near london bridge, as our special correspondent lucy manning reports. in the city where recently jack merritt and saskia jones had proudly held their degree certificates, hundreds stood silent. his girlfriend, his mum and dad, held on to each other as they were surrounded by support. this was what cambridge had meant to

he's been praising virgil van dijk after the dutch defender was narrowly pipped to the ballon d'0r bympions league victory — including a fine comeback over messi's barcelona in the semi final. he's also been part of the defence that has pushed liverpool eight points clear at the top of the table this season last season it was actually, if you really go for, i cannot remember a more impressive season of a defender ever. honestly. it would've been to write as well. i heard it was pretty close. that's it would've been right as well if virgil had wanted. former arsenal manager arsene wenger was at the annual meeting of the international football association board in belfast. wenger was appointed fifa's new chief of global football development last month. despite the new role, wenger said he's more than happy to advise arsenal's new caretaker manager freddie ljungberg. i'm always happy to help my former players in former coaches. if he is aof players in former coaches. if he is a of course i will be ready. it's billed as the clash on the dunes. diriyah in saudi arabia hosts the biggest hea

he may have missed out on this year's ballon d'or but cristiano ronaldo has finished 2019 with anotherwas also a first—ever women's award and it went to england and lyon right—back lucy bronze. scrum—half rhys webb could play for wales again, after toulon agreed to release him early from his contract. the 31—year—old left ospreys last year to join the french side, ruling him out of test selection for wales. he'll leave france at the end of the season . ospreys, cardiff blues, scarlets and dragons are possible destinations for his return. after defeat in the first test against south africa, england's cricketers are preparing for the second test in cape town which starts on friday. but the sickness which has affected the camp is still having an impact. here's adam mountford. open are is the latest player to develop symptoms, making it 11 members who have suffered illness on the tour plus six backroom staff. it is worrying for england that new cases continue to develop with the cape town test only four days away. there is some better news with chris woa kes and jack looked there is some b

to europe each year that's double the current amount of political analyst at stanford university ballon alric bruckner says the sanctions point to strained ties between germany and the us he explains why this project has become so contentious well it is not something that pops up in the last year or so it is a project that has been ongoing for a long time and there's a reason why it's called north stream 2 there's a north korean one already and they just double the capacity of what is used as a pipeline to bring gas directly from russia to germany which makes a number of actors in the 2 political scene upset 1st and foremost the transit countries don't get revenues from acting as transit countries secondly it's against the european union's in present of an integrated energy policy and 1st and foremost and that's the main reason for the united states to impose sanctions on this was company that builds the pipeline is that the u.s. wants to sell gas from fracking from the united states it can be shipped as liquefied gas to ports in europe and so russia is just a competitor and the united

rinaldo and messy are as usual among the favorites for the ballon d'or award which is announced later on tonight messi scored the winner against athletico madrid to send barsa top of the league barcelona made a statement in madrid by wearing their new away kit with the colors of the cuts on flag this after 9 cuts one separatist leaders were jailed in october organizers of the southeast asian games are preparing venues for the arrival of typhoon kemarre the storm is expected to make landfall early tuesday morning there are contended c. plans for those outdoor sports affected by the storm including windsurfing which not surprisingly has been postponed until further notice some people were asking if we would be extended see if they said no there's no extension there's always a solution on by the technical data delegate. all the participating on the bus people realignment. the weather though did not affect the dance sport competition where host philippines picked up 10 golds wilbert own zo and pearl mary were the standout couple winning 3 titles on their own in the cha cha cha and rumba c

he may have missed out on this year's ballon d'0r but cristiano ronaldo has finished 2019 with anotherhe year award. there was also a first—ever women's award and it went to england and lyon right—back lucy bronze. to the nfl now, as the regular season is all done and dusted — we're heading into the playoffs for a spot in super bowl 5a and the champions last season — the new england patriots have missed the chance to earn a bye for the first round. they were upset at home by the miami dolphins — it's the first time in 10 seasons they'll have to play a wild card game. lydia campbell reports. these are not the scenes at the patriots were expecting at the end of the season. they were defeated by a team who they bought —— beat a0—0 earlier in the air. a touchdown with less tha n earlier in the air. a touchdown with less than 30 seconds left is what earlier in the air. a touchdown with less than 3c fate. 1ds left is what earlier in the air. a touchdown with less than 3c fate. now, it is what earlier in the air. a touchdown with less than 3c fate. now, the what earlier in the air. a touchdow

liverpool managerjurgen klopp says he believes virgil van dijk would have been a worthy winner of the ballonhe honour. that's despite the dutch captain playing such a major role for liverpool as they won the champions league last season, beating messi's barcelona in the semi final and pushing manchester city close in the premier league title race. the last season was, if you really go for only that season i cannot remember a more impressive season of a defender ever, honestly. so it would have been right as well but i heard it was pretty close. it's also the time of year that talk turns to the january transfer window — but when questioned about possible purchases, manchester city manager pep guardiola was very quick to say he had no plans to buy anyone. looking ahead to january, do you think... nope. so you definitely won't spend any money? i don't want any players in january. is that because it kind of disrupts the team at mid—season? i don't want any players. we cannot do it in summer, we cannot do injanuary. now to cricket and the worst dropped catch you're likely to see. this was the sec

ronaldo lino messi are as usual among the favorites for the ballon d'or award which is announced later messi schooled the winner against atletico madrid to send boss the top of the league or barcelona made a statement in madrid by wearing their new away kid with the colors of the capped land flag this after 9 catalan separatist leaders were jailed in october. it was hamilton did nothing to quash reports he's met with for ariz chairman about a possible move away from a sadie's in 2021 the 6 time formula one champion won the season ending race in abu dhabi on sunday his 11th win over the campaign his contract runs out next season the reports initially suggest ferrari aligning him up to replace sebastian vettel hamilton appears happy at sadie's for now. what a great year team team teamwork team effort. and i like to think that i've been out to raise the bar again this year i've had to because i've got all these these younger drivers about 3 step in their game up so i had to come with and i next race this year after running up a 10 game winning streak the l.a. lakers have finally been brou

argentine has launched his latest pair of football boots and talked about how proud he is of all of his ballond'or trophies he picked up a record 6th earlier this month. in truth all of us in the special all of them a different each one has something special attached to them as i've said before this one is special because of the moment i'm living in right now most personally and as a footballer it is very special but all of the special each one of them with their little elements and this one has to. gennaro got tussaud's back in management and italy's serry are he has been named as the new head coach of not believe the club made the appointment less than 24 hours after sacking carlo and shell lotty gattuso left ac milan at the end of last season. all right to the thief a club world cup now it's qatar's 1st major football test event ahead of the 2022 world cup and it started in doha with a great night for the local side qatar's national champions of the are one of the 7 teams taking part and one wednesday's opening match against the oceanic continental champions in sport goals from baghdad and

argentina barcelona starlin on messi is celebrating a record 6th ballon d'or title a day after scoring his 614th goal for boss or the 32 year old reclaim the trophy he lost one in 2015 at a ceremony in paris messi beating rivals virgil van dyke and christiane and i will go to the award. it's alan striker mario balotelli can leave his current club pressure on a free transfer in january that's according to the club owner must see most chile no balotelli returns to his hometown pub back in august but he's only scored twice in the 8 league matches he's played a bottom of city hour last month he was racially abused by his frona fans just over a week ago chile no claim fellas wholly quote needed to whiten himself comments the club said were misunderstood now the owners said he wouldn't stand by the saudis way if he wanted to leave in january claim the 29 year old was not best suited to a relegation battle. more brushes struggle at the bottom of the table it's a very different story for 4th place cannery there now just 3 points behind last c.e.o. in 3rd after this incredible come from behind

and lionel messi won the ballon d'or yet again but liverpool managerjurgen klopp thinks one of his players season. they actually beat messi's barcelona in the semi final. the last season was, i cannot remember a more impressive season of a defender ever, honestly. so it would have been right as well but i had it was pretty close. now to cricket and the worst dropped catch you're likely to see. this was the second test against new zealand — england battling not to end it with another defeat. in the end they settled for a draw but it will probably be remembered for this. joe denly had the chance to remove kane williamson. straight—forward, you'd have thought. bowlerjoffra archer could only laugh. england failed to take a single wicket on the final day, with williamson and ross taylor both on unbeaten centuries when rain brought an early end to the match which means new zealand won it 1—0. which also means for the first time this century, england's cricketers have gone through the year without winning a single test series. anthonyjoshua said he has reinvented himself since losing his three wo

the woman's ballon d'or award. she led the u.s. to a record win in france.onal's lucy brauns came in second. >> that is good to know. we didn't even come in second in the world cup. i think we came third or fourth. >> and she was a fantastic player >> sue, thanks so much >> you got it. >> rubbing it in there no, you weren't. >> i know, i know. sue, thank you >>> housing stocks taking a leg lower today with the home construction etf falling for the third straight day however, recent housing data beat expectations with october new home sales up more than 31% from one year ago and total mortgage application volume up 153% from a year ago joining us now, san jeep da. so good to see you talk to us about the pace of growth you guys have seen personally and where you think it's coming from relative to the traditional players. >> well, staggering growth in the last quarter i think q3 to q2, we grew about 70%. just to give you a sense of the growth, about six months ago, we do about $3.5 billion worth of mortgages a month and we are now doing $7 billion of mortgages

barcelona's lionel messi wins six ballon d'or award pipping cristiano ronaldo. and virgil van dijk.he honours. and anthonyjoshua says he has reinvented himself as he prepares for his rematch with andy ruiz prepares for his rematch with andy ruinr who took his three heavyweight titles in the summer. i will be back with more on those stories after her past. —— half past. essex police have arrested a man on suspicion of murder and attempted murder after a car hit a group of schoolchildren, killing a 12—year—old boy. a group of schoolchildren, five other pupils from debden park high school and a woman were injured in the crash in loughton yesterday afternoon. this morning, the school has paid tribute to the boy. on behalf of the school and the trust, we send our heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of this young man. a young life so tragically lost. this young man has made his mark on the school, and was liked and loved by staff and students. we will consult with the family and our community to decide how best to commemorate his life. as we continue to work with the police in