bbc iplayer. from me, and my guests, goodbye. sportsday coming up. hello. this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. we live from the bbc sport centre. have had six fa cu matches we have had six fa cup third round matches tonight. both are into the fourth round. lincoln left it late against ipswich. it looks as though we would have extra time, but in injury time, as the national league leaders set up a fourth round tie against brighton, ben croucher report. for one night only the centre of attention they added the bank, home of lincoln city, the fa cup seeming like an ancient relic. nick mccarthy said they should have won at first. though they could not have said they should not have lead after the woeful showing. the ipswich stopper was at his best. 59 places between them, you wouldn't have known it. choice words spark something better, although they ploughed on without success. the best of the game fell to lincoln players, but still 0—0, untilthe 90th minute. commentator: he plays it through, and to win the cup tie! in the dying seconds, they have knocked out the 1978 winners! arnold, the almighty

let's bring in the bbc sports centre. last time i looked, this was not going to plan. well, it is a match that lacked quality in the first half. there was much of the intensity and aggression that typified the encounter last may that saw chelsea end tottenham's title hopes, but with both teams employing three defenders at the back, the game was rarely stretched, and chances were at a real premium. that was until one minute into stoppage time at the end of the first half, when england midfielder dele alli found himself in an ocean of space in the chelsea penalty area to head past thibaut courtois and put spurs ahead. it came from an uncharacteristic lack of communication in the chelsea defence and some lovely movement from the goal—scorer. and it's now 2—0 with the second a near replica — denmark's christian eriksen floating in another lovely cross from the right which alli duly nodded in, past courtois. so after 13 games unbeaten,

the latest sports news live from the bbc sports centre. tottenham have moved up to second in the premier league, as they demonstrated their title credentials with a comfortable 4—0 win over west brom. a harry kane hat—trick lifting them above liverpool, who play on sunday. they trim the gap to league leaders chelsea to four points. azi farni reports. totte n ha m tottenham started the day looking for the sixth league win in a row, with dele alli looking to continue his rich vein of form. but it was his rich vein of form. but it was his england team—mate and a new father harry kane who opened the scoring, to a man whose spurs fans call one of the rome, celebrating his first goals and having one of his first goals and having one of his own. spurs looked capable of goals with every attack on. they soon made it 2—0, with a shot deflected off gareth mcauley into the back of his own net. the game took an unfortunate twist when totte n ha m took an unfortunate twist when tottenham defenderjan vertonghen turned his ankle. spurs are hoping it is no

hi, john watson at the bbc sport centre. john. hello there. john watson at the bbc sport centre.l, the second of two important matches today in the race for this season's premier league title. today in the race for this season's the first saw manchester city beaten a—0 by everton at goodison park. andy swiss reports. a—0 by everton at goodison park. the a—0 by everton at goodison park. latest chapter of football's the latest chapter of one of football's fiercest rivalries. liverpool versus manchester united, nowjurgen klopp againstjose mourinho. it was liverpool who were handed the initiative. paul pogba's glove work being lysed. from the spot, james milnerfired glove work being lysed. from the spot, james milner fired the visitors ahead. united did the best to fire back, not least zlatan ibrahimovic. but they trailed at the break. united pressed forward, but for all the promise, the only product seemed to be frustration. until, with seven minutes to go, the woodwork denied maran fellaini, but nothing could deny ibrahimovic. relief for united, and for the fans. for the managers,

bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. hi ever one ou're watching sport today from the bbc sport centre. what's the cost of a penalty miss, chelsea have drawn at anfield against liverpool. a shock defeat for arsenal means they have still stretched their lead at the top of the table. mps want to see lord coe again after he is accused of withholding information aboutjust how much he knew about russian doping. good evening, it's been a night of missed opportunities at the top of the premier league. it was 1—1 at anfield tonight as leaders chelsea were held by liverpool. despite missing what would have been a winning penalty and drawing for only the second time this season they have still stretched their lead in the table to nine points, as arsenal and spurs both slipped up as well. we'll head live to anfield in just a moment but first here's nick parrott with the story of the match. jurgen klopp has been making heavy weather of things at liverpool of late. defeat to chelsea would be the fourth in a row at anfield making it that worst home on the 93 years, but the men in red made the better

bbc news. time now for all the sports news in sport today. hello, i'm chris mitchell. you're live from the bbc sport centre. ardiola in a sticky situation as everton beat manchester city's a—0. sevilla end real madrid's record breaking run. they're beaten for the first time in a1 games. rory mcilroy can't handle the storm as the englishman winds this first european tour title in ten years. —— wins. the big game was liverpool and manchester united, but the big surprise was everton and manchester city. everton beat city a—0, pep guardiola's heaviest ever defeat in a league competition as a manager. ronald koeman's everton will be pleased as ademola lookman scored just minutes after coming on for his everton debut. romelu lukaku and kevin mirallas got the first two goals either side of half time, with another teenager, tom davies, getting the third on just his second league start.

with all the sport, here's john watson at the bbc sport centre. bbc sport centre. there were two important matches in the premier league title race today. manchester united earned a 1—1 draw at home to rivals liverpool. but manchester city's hopes were dealt a blow, when they were beaten 4—0 by everton at goodison park. andy swiss reports. at goodison park. a at goodison park. fixture which hardly required any hype. a fixture which hardly required any hype. liverpool against manchester united. and sure enough, it delivered drama. first, liverpool we re delivered drama. first, liverpool were handed the initiative courtesy of paul pogba's glove work. from the penalty spot, james milner firing the visitors ahead. united did their best to fire back, not least zlatan ibrahimovic, as both before and after the break, they kept pressing forward. but for all after the break, they kept pressing forward. but forall their after the break, they kept pressing forward. but for all their promise, the only end product seem to be frustration. with seven minutes to

will perry is live with us from the bbc sport centre.think the thing of more interest as this is a brand—new award when we already have one that does much the same thing. yes, we should explain that, because for the past six years the world's best player has received what was called the fifa cosmic ballon d'or award. a version of that prize has been awarded from france football's magazine since 1956. fifa end of the association of that, instead —— ended their association with that. 2016, what a year for cristiano ronaldo, as well as scoring that decisive penalty in the shoot out to win the champions league, he captained portugal to euro 2016 glory and was recognised with his fourth ballon d'or in december. in has something messi doesn't, which he will enjoy, the honour of being named best fifa men's player. the former manchester united forward had been the favourite in the weeks building up to this. 44 games, 42 goals, 14 assists, the top scorer in the champions league last coracle moustache macro classes and, and he's still only 31. the

i'm olly foster at the bbc sport centre, these are our headlines tonight: another cup wobble for liverpool. it's advantage southampton in the league cup semi—final. it's the end of an era with warburton set to hand over the wales captaincy. and will it be luckyjim? the us ryder cup team turn to furyk to lead them against europe next year. it's advantage manchester united and southampton after the first legs of the league cup semi—finals. jurgen klopp admitted that southampton deserved their victory tonight. liverpool were poor at st mary's. klopp will be thankful that they only lost 1—0 and of course that they have that second leg at anfield in a fortnight. drew savage reports. if you want to know how important a matches, they get the team sheets. 15 players who started tonight it didn't in the fa cup. neither side are taking a chance when 130 minutes from wembley. 0ne are taking a chance when 130 minutes from wembley. one of the kid then brought in byjurgen klopp criticised then filling a wee decide. foster was tested early on. after a slow start it southampton and the fresh legs of natha

hello, you're watching bbc news, i'm olly foster at the bbc sport centre. are our headlines tonight: jose mourinho is doing a greatjob and has got to grips with manchester united. that's the endorsement from none other than sir alex ferguson. what now for formula one? no bernie, we hearfrom brawn and his plans for the sport. and tonight's the night. konta prepares for serena williams in the australian open quarterfinals. sir alex ferguson has given jose mourinho the thumbs up for his 8 months in charge of manchester united. they are 1a points off the top of the table in sixth, but he says they are unlucky not to be closer to the leaders chelsea. they haven't lost in the league for three months and the key to that, thinks sir alex, is mourinho keeping control of his emotions. i think that i was a is finding his way now. there was a period when he was in making decisions and his emotions boiled over. he is an emotional guy. there is no question about that. i think people from these countries, portugal, spain, italy, have that emotional part of them and it sho

hello, you're watching bbc news, i'm olly foster at the bbc sport centre, these are our headlines tonightnight in the fa cup replays. one goal against plymouth sees liverpool through to the fourth round. a legend and pioneer of women's cricket, rachel heyhoe flint has died at the age of 77. and dan evans celebrates the biggest win of his career as he knocks out the seventh seed, marin cilic, at the australian open. good evening. after 180 minutes, just the one goal separated liverpool and league two plymouth argyll. jurgen klopp‘s side survived their replay at a raucous home park and have made it into the fourth round to face wolves thanks to the unlikliest of goal—scorers. our sports correspondent katie gornall was at the match. govia is slightly stronger liverpool side in this second time around, and that just about told in the side in this second time around, and thatjust about told in the end. it did, but they were given a real scare here at home park, 15,000 plymouth argyle fans packed into this stadium, and they will all have left thinking that their team did them proud here tonight

bbc news, cardiff. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.up hands non league sutton united a home tie against arsenal. holders manchester united make the trip to championship side blackburn rovers. and the clock is ticking. the transfer window closes on tuesday. we'll round up some of the big moves. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with news of the draw for the fifth round of the english fa cup. holders manchester united have been drawn away to championship side blackburn rovers, while united's neighbours city travel to another championship side in huddersfield town. but perhaps the biggest tie of interest sees non league sutton united hosting star studded arsenal — one of the most successful teams in the competition's history. rebecca hanley reports. cheering. as cheers go they don't get much bigger than this. sutton now have premier league giants arsenalfirmly in their sights. a win against the gunners would make cup history butjust playing against them will mean a huge win for the club's finances.

bbc news website. mike emboli is with you in 15 minutes time but first let's catch up with sports today. —— mike emboli. i'm babita sharma. hello, from the bbc sport centres in form, but her path to third round in melbourne meets resistance. —— little resistance. liverpool keep their heads, dodge a green banana skin and go through to the fourth round of the fa cup. and the ryder cup captain get his hands on more wild cards. well, she is the in— form player in australia right now. great britain'sjohanna konta is through to the third round of the australian open in melbourne. herjapanese opponent had been tipped for greatness, having reached the last 32 in melbourne at her first attempt last year. but this was over very quickly. the number nine seed, konta, who reached the semifinals last year, beat the japanese teenager in straight sets 6—4, 6—2. it means konta will play the winner of the next match on rod laver arena between the former world number one caroline wozniacki

hello, we're live from the bbc sports centre. i'm marc edwards and this is sport today. the chelsea team, as they beat hull city to move eight points clear at the top of the premier league. it's heartbreak for the hosts. gabon are out, but cameroon and bukino faso book their place in the africa cup of nations quarter—finals. ‘rocket‘ ronnie comes roaring back to win a record seventh masters title at the ali pali, in london. hello and thanks for joining us on sport today. all of those stories still to come. first, we start down under at the australian open, as top seed serena williams continues her quest for a record breaking 23rd grand slam title. she's on court right now taking on the czech republic's ba rbora strycova. seemingly on her way to the quarter—finals. plenty of breaks of serve in the first set for both players. williams with a lot of unforced errors, but she came through when it mattered most. must be said that strycova, the world number number 16, saved seven set points, but the eighth one was the one that mattered for williams. the second set is far more s

hello, i'm john watson, and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. ia's takeover of formula 1 is complete, ending bernie ecclestone's reign at the top of the sport. tunisia book their place in the knock out stages of afcon, but algeria are heading home. and nicola adams throws the towel in on her olympic career, and turns pro. hello and welcome along to sport today, on bbc world news. play is under way on quarter—finals day at the australian open, with venus williams in action, as she and roger federer hope to prove that age is just a number, with the veterans both in action, in one of two quarter—finals in the men's and women's draw

live from the bbc sport centre, i'm chris mitchell. ho swapped the top in germany for the relegation zone in england. the bbc‘s african player of year wins again. and the world number one makes the semi—finals in doha. that was after some hard work. he had a job at one of the best clubs in europe. he left to coach one of the worst teams in the english premier league — swansea city, one off the bottom of the table. on thursday, paul clement — the former real madrid

this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme. fourth tier side plymouth force an fa cup replay against premier league giants liverpool some messi magic rescues a late point for barcelona against villarreal. and grigor dimitrov warms up for the australian open by winning the brisbane international. thanks forjoining us. there are 67 places and a gulf in riches between them but fourth tier side plymouth argyle have forced an fa cup third round replay against liverpool, following sunday's goalless draw at anfield. with an average age ofjust 21, jurgen klopp fielded the youngest team in liverpool's history, making ten changes to his side. despite 80% possession, the reds were unable to crack plymouth‘s stubborn defence. it might not have been a classic for the neutrals but the result was worth the ten hour round trip for the travelling fans, who will now see their side host the seven—time winners at home park in south—west england later this month. frustrated. i knew before the game, actually. our line—up could have been exactly the

time now for all the sports news in sport today hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centred the world cup from 32 to a8 teams. manchester united beat hull in the first leg of their english football league cup semi—final. and there's a new leader in the dakar rally. thanks forjoining us. fifa president gianni infantino has dismissed suggestions that expanding the world cup will diminish the competition. the sport's world governing body voted unanimously to increase the number of teams participating in the finals to a8 at a meeting in zurich on tuesday. the new format will consist of an initial stage of 16 groups of three teams, with the top two from each going through to the knockout stage. speaking exclusively to the bbc, infantino said the new format is not just a money making exercise. the way we presented it was very clear. we want to do something for football. when you look at the finances, and you have too, if

we are live at the bbc sport centre. coming up: triple treble trouble. but it‘s not because of anything he did. egyptjoin ghana in the quarter finals of the africa cup of nations after beating the black stars in their final group game. and tiger takes a step into the unknown. the world number 663 is back on a full schedule for the first usain bolt has been stripped of one of the nine olympic gold medals that made him unique among sprinters. it‘s the medal he won in the 4x100 metre relay at the beijing games in 2008. it‘s now emerged that one of his team—mates — nestor carter — tested positive for a banned stimulant after sa m ples were re—tested. it means bolt no longer holds the accolade of having won the triple—triple — as katie gornall reports. in a sport measured in fractions of a second, this was an astonishing feat of longevity. commentator: the triple triple!

this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.ray is in action in the third round of the australian open. we will be looking ahead. sadio mane helps senegal to reach the quarter finals at the africa cup of nations. victory in the vendee for france and armel le cleac‘h. play is underway on day 5 of the australian open in melbourne and among those in action later will be the men's top seed and world number one andy murray. he's now the clear favourite to win the title, following novak djokovic's shock exit on thursday. murray plays on hisense arena against the american sam querrey and, after novak djokovic's defeat on thursday, murray doesn't want to be on the wrong end of another shock. yes, i haven't played for quite a while, it is obviously —— he is obviously a dangerous player, big serve, goes for it. he had a big win against novak djokovic in the third round not long ago.

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme.er beating rafael nadal to win the australian open in a five set thriller. holders manchester united into the last 16 of the fa cup after a 4—0 win over wigan. and, john rahm gets his first win on the pga tour with two eagles on the back nine. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with tennis news. roger federer and rafael nadal, playing each other for the first time in a grand slam final since 2011 rolled back the years at the australian open. the swiss prevailed in the final over five sets to become, at the age of 35, the oldest man in the open era to win a major final since 1972, and victory also notches up his record—extending 18th grand slam title. rafa has been particular in my career. he and some of other players have been the most to do

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: real madrid create a new spanish record of a0 games unbeaten with a late karim benzema equaliser against sevilla. tributes are paid to the former england manager graham taylor, who's died at the age of 72. and the 10th stage of the dakar rally is on, but could good sportsmanship see the trophy awarded toa sportsmanship see the trophy awarded to a rival? hello and welcome to the programme. we start with the news that real madrid have created a new spanish record of a0 matches unbeaten. that was after a late goal in a 3—3 draw in the last leg of the copa del rey. the match was finely poised at 1—1shortly after half time, it then went to 3—1. goals from new recruit stevanjovetic on loan from inter on debut and another from vicente iborra looked to have sealed the match. a sergio ramos penalty and benzema's late showing coming on as a substitute saw real madrid win 6—3 on aggregate and progress to the quarterfinals. real madrid now go through to the last eight

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. united lose on the night, but are heading to wembley. they beat hull on aggregate to reach the english league cup final. who will face roger federer in the australian open final, rafa nadal or grigor dimitrov? we hear from the two players ahead of their semi—final. and tiger woods makes his long—awaited return to the pga tour, with a round of two halves. hello, and thanks forjoining us here on sport today. we are going to kick off the show in the english league cup, where manchester united are through to the final after beating hull city over two legs in the semis. united led 2—0 from the first leg at old trafford, but tom huddlestone reduced the deficit with the opening goal

you're watching bbc news, i'm 0lly foster at the bbc sport centre.e had five results in the premier league. with leaders chelsea playing tomorrow, second placed liverpool could have closed the gap to three points with a win at sunderland, but they could only draw. they twice took the lead through daniel sturridge and then sadio mane at the stadium of light, but twice jermain defoe equalised from the penalty spot. they're still in the relegation zone, butjust one point off safety. liverpool are still second, but if chelsea beat spurs on wednesday they could stretch their lead to eight points. we matched liverpool's energy, and we deserved a draw today. we hung m, we deserved a draw today. we hung in, they had some opportunities, we made some good saves but we had some big chances as well. you need a little bit of luck, i thought, when you work so hard. but it doesn't feel too good of course, it's a little bit of coincidence in situations like this. manchester city have returned to third in the table after beating burnley 2—1 at the etihad stadium, but

hello, i'm chris mitchell and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: not an ace start in melbourne for murray but his hunt for a first title there continues. he faces jeremy chardy in the second round. he is 2—0 up. and ghana get their africa cup of nations campaign off to a winning start. the action is under way on day three of the australian open. the world number one andy murray plays andrey rublev in round two on later on wednesday. the russian teenager, the son of a former professional boxer, is known as one of the most promising young players on the circuit. he came from a set down to make the second round and now faces the biggest game of his career so far. it'll be a challenge facing a player he know little about... he's a clear ball start her, he really hates it well, i'll get an idea of how good he is when i play against him but he's one of the better up—and—coming youngsters. he's obviously got a bright future. i'll need to be really aware as he goes for it. in the women's draw, the world number one and defending

live from the bbc sport centre, i'm chris mitchell. coming up on sport today: the man who swapped the top in germany for the relegation zone in england. the bbc‘s african player of year wins again. and the world number one makes the semi—finals in doha. that was after some hard work. he had a job at one of the best clubs in europe. he left to coach one of the worst teams in the english premier league — swansea city, one off the bottom of the table. on thursday, paul clement — the former real madrid and bayern munich assistant — held his first news conference since taking overfrom bob bradley, and the bbc‘s claire summers was there. is this the man to ten swansea city's fortunes around 7 is this the man to ten swansea city's fortunes around? 44—year—old paul clement facing the media for the first time today, clear to spell out why he has come to the liberty stadium. i'm excited by the challenge. i could have stayed at bayern munich and had a great chance to win the league there, and advance into the further stages of the champions leagu

from all of us at the bbc sport centre, goodnight.nd wales with widespread frost forming. the clear skies have allowed some beautiful pictures to be sent in, of things like the moon. venus and mars have also been visible. this from mr hsa from one of our weather watchers. if you are to go out for a spot of astronomy, freezing cold start to tuesday. across england and wales, the risk of icy stretches first thing in the morning. further north it does not get that cold. across scotland, windy with outbreaks of rain across the north and west but hopefully staying clear of the central belt. cloudy start full northern ireland and parts of north—west england and northern wales as well. much of eastern england, southern england and southern wales, a fine sunny start stop cold and frosty with plenty of sunshine. one to fog patches possible but they will not last long and will not be widespread. rest of the day on tuesday, the sunshine increasingly becoming confined to southern england and the southern wales. further north and west, quite cloud

hello, i'm john watson, and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: liberty media's takeover of formula 1 is complete, ending bernie ecclestone‘s reign at the top of the sport. tunisia book their place in the knock out stages of afcon, but algeria are heading home. and nicola adams throws the towel in on her olympic career, and turns pro. hello and welcome along to sport today, on bbc world news. play is under way on quarter—finals day at the australian open, with venus williams in action, as she and roger federer hope to prove that age is just a number, with the veterans both in action, in one of two quarter—finals in the men's and women's draw being played on tuesday. venus is up first, in her match with russia's anastasia pavlyuchenkova, hoping to reach a 20th grand slam semi—final at the age of 36. venus took the early advantage, taking the first set. 4—1; in the second. the 35—year—old roger federer is in action against mischa zverev, who beat the world number one, andy murray, later. bernie ecclestone‘s face is one fa

this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme.na against villarreal. and grigor dimitrov warms up for the australian open by winning the brisbane international. thanks forjoining us. there are 67 places and a gulf in riches between them but fourth tier side plymouth argyle have forced an fa cup third round replay against liverpool, following sunday‘s goalless draw at anfield.

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.s ready to go for another australian open. the action is under way in melbourne. pliskova is through in underan melbourne. pliskova is through in under an hour. and the cubs have a new fan. maybe they will offer him a job. the world number two, maybe, but he is very much the favourite in melbourne. novak djokovic begins the defence of his australian open title on day two. he will play spain's fernando verdasco in the rod laver arena. a tough opening assignment — djokovic had to save five match points against verdasco in a tournament in doha recently. djokovic has been busy in the run—up to the tournament at promotional events, but he says he is determined to kick—start 2017 with a record seventh title in melbourne. the question everyone has been asking him is whether he will reclaim his world number one ranking. asa as a consequence of the results,

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.gramme: real madrid create a new spanish record of ao games unbeaten with a late karim benzema equaliser against sevilla. tributes are paid to the former england manager graham taylor, who's died at the age of 72. and the 10th stage of the dakar rally is on, but could good sportsmanship see the trophy awarded toa sportsmanship see the trophy awarded to a rival? hello and welcome to the programme. we start with the news that real madrid have created a new spanish record of ao matches unbeaten. that was after a late goal in a 3—3 draw in the last leg of the copa del rey. the match was finely poised at 1—1shortly after half time,

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. lead over liverpool in their english league cup semi—final. jim furyk named as usa ryder cup captain for the 2018 event against europe in france. and stage nine of the dakar rally is cancelled, after a massive mudslide in argentina. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with football, and the opening leg of the english league cup semi—final, where hosts southampton have beaten liverpool 1—0 at st mary's stadium. nathan redmond managed the only goal of the match on the 20—minute mark, and he hit the crossbar late on, as claude puel‘s side take the advantage into the return leg at anfield in a fortnight‘s time. 0ne bright piece of news forjurgen klopp's side was the return of philippe coutinho, with his first appearance since the end of november. in spain's copa del rey, luis suarez became the third—fastest barcelona player to reach 100 goals, on wednesday. the uruguayan scored in their 3—1 victory over athletic bilbao, in the second leg of their copa del rey last—16 tie. i

we're live from the bbc sport centre.derland hold them to a 2—2 draw. jermain defoe the hero once again. it's six consecutive league wins for manchester united, who see off ten—man west ham. and he's back — the fed express rushes through his return after a six—month break from tennis. hello, and thanks for joining us on sport today. we're going to kick things off in the north—east of england, where sunderland fans can celebrate the start of 2017 with a precious point against in form liverpool. two penalties from jermain defoe saw the black cats draw 2—2 withjurgen klopp's side. sunderland's top scorer making no mistake from the spot on 25 minutes after daniel sturridge had given liverpool an early lead. he would later be taken off with an ankle injury. sadio mane restored the visitors' lead, but it was the senegalese who was at fault for the equaliser when he handled the ball to give the hosts a second spot—kick. it means liverpool are five points behind leaders chelsea, who play on wednesday.

such is this is sport today, with me chris mitchell, at the bbc sport centre.lane. chelsea's record breaking run is over. dhoni is out. —— down but not out. the world cup winner says his time as skipper is done, but he'll play on. and andy murray wins in qatar to make the quarter finals. all things have to come to an end, especially good things. chelsea's winning run has come to an end. the english premier league leaders lost 2—nil at tottenham on wednesday night. chelsea had already matched arsenal's record of 13—wins in a row when they beat stoke last week, but they were hoping to break that record with a 14th victory. it wasn't to be and spurs have this man to thank for the win. dele alli, getting both goals for the home side who are now seven—points behind chelsea. conte's blues had been unbeatable in october, november and december, but they came undone at white hart lane. chelsea are still five points clear at the top, but their defeat will give spurs, now in third,

this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.ty manager claudio ranieri is fifa's coach of the year, while cristiano ronaldo picks up the award for world's best male player. and reigning champion stephane petterha nsel extends his lead in the dakar rally. thanks forjoining us. you all know the story by now — despite starting the season as 5000—1 outsiders to win the premier league, leicester city stunned the football world by taking the english league title last season. and on monday their manager claudio ranieri was rewarded again, by being named fifa coach of the year. as expected, cristiano ronaldo was men's player of the year, with american carli lloyd picking up the women's award. 0ur sports correspondent richard conway was at the ceremony in zurich. what a night for claudio ranieri and what a year as leicester city manager, named best coat of 2016, in recognition of leicester city's premier league title. he thanked fa ns premier league title. he thanked fans and players and

hello, i'm chris mitchell and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.tart in melbourne for murray but his hunt for a first title there continues. he faces jeremy chardy in the second round. he is 2—0 up. and ghana get their africa cup of nations campaign off to a winning start. the action is under way on day three of the australian open. the world number one andy murray plays andrey rublev in round two on later on wednesday. the russian teenager, the son of a former professional

hello, i'm marc edwards and this is sport today, from the bbc sport centre.e: arsenal move up to third in the english premier league, after a giroud wonder strike against crystal palace. mourinho is not happy. the special one slams the ivory coast for wanting to take one of his players early for the africa cup of nations. and world number one andy murray still rates novak djokovic as the biggest threat this year. hello, and thanks forjoining us here on sport today. we are going to kick off the show in the english premier league, where arsenal are up to third after a 2—0 win over crystal palace at the emirates, 0liver giroud grabbing all the headlines with an outrageous scorpion back—heel to open the scoring in the first half. he will be thinking he has got one of the contenders for goal of the season. alex iwobi added another in the second half, but all the post—match talk centred on giroud's moment of magic. i think i needed god's help to score this goal. so yeah, thanks, god. it was...i was a bit lucky, but it was the only thing i could do.

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: manchester united lose on the night, but are heading to wembley. they beat hull on aggregate to reach the english league cup final. who will face roger federer in the australian open final, rafa nadal or grigor dimitrov? we hear from the two players ahead of their semi—final. and tiger woods makes his long—awaited return to the pga tour, with a round of two halves. hello, and thanks forjoining us here on sport today. we are going to kick off the show in the english league cup, where manchester united are through to the final after beating hull city over two legs in the semis. united led 2—0 from the first leg at old trafford, but tom huddlestone reduced the deficit with the opening goal of the second leg, a penalty ten minutes before half—time. midway through the second half, paul pogba equalised for united, and restored their two—goal cushion overall. five minutes from time, oumar niasse gave the home side hope, to make it 2—1 to hull on the night. but it

this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.ers as they come from 3—0 down to draw with bournemouth. another one bites the dust. mike phelan is the fourth premier league manager to be sacked this season. he leaves hull city less than three months into thejob. matt renshaw goes for 184, but australia are dominant. we‘ll bring you up to date with the third and final test against pakistan. hello and thanks forjoining us, there was a six—goal thriller on the south coast as bournemouth and arsenal played out an enthralling 3—3 draw in the english premier league on tuesday. incredibly the cherries were 3—0 up with 20 minutes to go — when alexis sanchez pulled one back to launch arsenal‘s revival. lucas perez made it 3—2 a few minutes later. after bournemouth‘s captain simon francis was sent off with seven minutes left, olivier giroud scored in the second minute of stoppage time to earn the gunners a point. before the game, we wanted the three points, but on the other hand, some big teams have dropped points here,

sport now, and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, sport centre, here's olly.nd tottenham are thrashing watford 4—0 at vicarage road. they are almost into injury time. spurs ended 2015 with a win here. more of the same needed to keep pace at the top of the league. dele alli's chance was a warning shot of things to come. 30 seconds later, kieran trippier setup harry kane. 1-0. the kieran trippier setup harry kane. 1—0. the filthy they combine beautifully, and they would do it again. spurs had time and opportunities to share the goals around. dele alli added his name to the scoresheet. this match was almost over at half—time. overwhelmed so far, watford hope for improvement after the break. another goalfor dele improvement after the break. another goal for dele alli just seconds in wasn't the restart they were hoping for. spurs failed to keep clean sheet. younis kabul eventually managed something from a set piece. no hat—trick for either of tottenham's goal—scorers today. they we re tottenham's goal—scorers today. they were substituted early to save them for the

to the bbc sports centre and to john to the sport. to the bbc sports centre and tojohn watson.marchenko in straight sets although the world number one was made to work hard by the world number 95. nick parrott reports. will this be the year andy murray finally steps out of the shadows at the australian open? he has reached five final, but has yet to win it. top seed for the first time at a grand slam, on the other side of the net was world number 95, illya marchenko. if anyone thought this would be a gentle broodduction to the first big tournament of the year, they were wrong. murray was given a good work—out in the 31 celsius heat, made to sweat for almost an hour before he could take the first set. the ukrainian was determined not to give the world number one an easy ride, breaking at the first opportunity in the second. the briton need add tie—break to ove rco m e the briton need add tie—break to overcome his opponent's stubborn resistance. but after that, overcome his opponent's stubborn resistance. but afterthat, it overcome his opponent's stubborn resistance. but after th

from all of us at the bbc sports centre, for now, good night.ur look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow morning. —— welcomes our look ahead. i have the business editor of the independent here as well as caroline wheeler, political editor of the sunday express. we will look to the papers ina sunday express. we will look to the papers in a moment, but first, let's have a look at the front pages. the daily telegraph reporting a warning from public health england that children are eating half their recommended daily allowance before they even leave for school. —— daily allowa nce they even leave for school. —— daily allowance of sugar. the istanbul terror attack is the lead on the independent. is has declared war on turkey, it says. it is the same lead for its sister paper which carries a striking image of the funeral of one of the victims. meanwhile, the times leads with the rail price hike, saying that rail fares are six times higher than those in europe. one study says commuters now pay 27p for every minute they are on a train.

i bet ibeti i bet i haven't got those pronunciations right and i bet even the bbc sports centre wouldhere is a man whose name i can get right. tomasz, how are you? even the surname? everybody knows, i've been here for years. northern parts, the far north—east of england and scotla nd far north—east of england and scotland has had some sunshine today so scotland has had some sunshine today so great, you have won today. beautiful weather there. spells of rain and it should be turning windy towards the end of the week. most of the range should be clearing out of the range should be clearing out of the way, but it is leaving a legacy of cloud and drizzle, misty in places as well, but a huge temperature contrast. the south, io degrees. some iciness around first thing in the morning in scotland, then another band of rain crossing then another band of rain crossing the country tomorrow. essentially it is another great, drizzly one. 11 in plymouth. a cold start across parts of scotland, temperatures only reaching 6 degrees. wednesday probably the best day of the week but there will be periods

it's goodbye from me, and on bbc one, we nowjoin now on bbc news, the latest from the bbc sport centreching bbc news. to begin this half an hour, let's talk about the main story here today, the nhs. more now on our top story and the nhs has released figures which show nearly half of hospitals in england declared a major alert in the first week of this year, as large numbers of patients experienced trolley waits and delays in a&e. so is this reflected in the united kingdom's other national health services? 0ur scotland health correspondent lisa summers explains how the health service there differs from the the health service in england. bakerin baker in scotland is collected in similar ways but it would be fair to say that the nhs is performing better here —— data in scotland. but it is not that huge challenges. if you look at accident and emergency waiting times here in scotland, the figures show that we are conforming better than england, 10% better, but the scottish government targets of seeing 95% of patients within four hours have not been met in september last year. that goes for

let‘s speak to olly foster live in the bbc sports centre. what did they do wrong? ng like a third of a billion pounds every four years to all these olympic sports, it‘s a brutal business there. what they‘ve done wrong is that they cannot guarantee more than one medal at the tokyo olympics in 2020 or paralympics. this from uk sport, they say, "we have to prioritise to protect and enhance the medal potential in the system. if we underinvest, we will underperform at the games. the rest of the world will catch us up and medal success will be put at risk." the argument for those seven sports, para power lifting only has a small amountand are para power lifting only has a small amount and are appealing as well for more. if they don‘t get the funding that they require, for seven sports no funding at all, it‘s their sports that will be put at risk. table tennis say this will be a tipping point. you have to feel for badminton because they exceeded their expectations in rio. they got a bronze medalfor the men‘s doubles. they got no funding whatsoever. table tennis, they wa nt

from all of us at the bbc sports centre, good night. coming up in a moment, the papers.me to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us, tomorrow. with me are laura hughes, political correspondent at the daily telegraph and jack blanchard, political editor at the daily mirror. tomorrow's front pages, starting with: the daily telegraph says that labour's immigration policy is in "disarray" after a rapid u—turn on free movement byjeremy corbyn. the i focuses on the labour leader's comments on capping wages. "corbyn‘s fat cat attack" is the headline. mr corbyn is pictured on the ft‘s front page, but the paper leads on a call by city bosses to delay full brexit so companies can get used to new trading arrangements. the guard in pictures claire hollingworth, the veterinary war correspondence he broke the news of the nazi invasion of poland, who has died at the age of 105. theresa may's senior aides have privately criticised the senior aides at the nhs. the death of 7—year—old katie rough in york is the lead story for the metro. and finally the mirror has the la

sport now, and for a full round—up from the bbc round—up from the bbc sport centre. fireworks in hull. he is chris. hello. we had some fireworks of our own. "a lucky strike" says giroud but a very early contender for goal of the year. and three points for arsenal as they go third in the premier league. the gunners beat crystal palace 2—0. tim hague was watching. what a way to welcome in the new year. wet and wild at the emirates, but arsenal supporters would soon have something to remember 2017 buy from the man who should have put them ahead against crystal palace, 0livier giroud somehow missing the before giving us something so special. we had already seen a scorpion kickjust six days ago, but this was from another world. audacious from all angles. the goal of the year, you could say, yet agree viewing for the opposition manager. sam alla rdyce's agree viewing for the opposition manager. sam allardyce's second game in charge dampened disappointing, a bit like his fashion sense. it would only get worse. dos— zero down extra alex iwobi. —— 2—0 down. they offered more

that was live from the bbc sports centre. another great sports story.s best known woman boxer — she's a two time olympic boxing champion — and today she announced she turned professional. she's signed with promoter frank warren. that's worthy of note because as katie gornall notes — frank warren admits he's not been an advocate of women's boxing in the past and he's now "eating humble pie." it is interesting because you have you ever see and mixed martial arts long putting women and men on a relatively equal footing and boxing is behind on that. let's see if this goes some way towards fixing it. nicola adams explains the decision. it was a very difficult decision, the thought of making history again, becoming triple olympic champion, we have never had one before in britain so it was tough but there are also goals in the professional ranks to achieve, becoming a world champion and european champion, there are so many goals to achieve in the professional ranks, raising the game again and just hopefully trying to make women's boxing on a par with the men's

live at the bbc sport centre. i'm chris mitchell. coming up in sportsday. the year... as the gunners go third in the table. tottenham are back in the top four after a win at watford. and his england comeback is in the balance as manu goes down injured again. a wonder strike and three points for arsenal and they're are up to third in the premier league. the gunners beat crystal palace 2—nil. tim hague was watching. what a way to welcome in the new year. wet and wild at the emirates. but arsenal supporters would soon have something to remember 2017 by. the man who should have put them ahead against crystal palace would provide it. olivier giroud somehow missing there before giving us something so special. we had already seen a scorpion kickjust six days ago. but this was from another world. audacious from all angles, the goal of the year, you could say, yet ugly viewing for the opposition manager. sam allardyce's second game in charge. disappointing. a bit like his fashion sense, and it would only get worse after half—time. palace were 2—0 down. they offered

for now, that is all from the bbc sports centre. we are going to talk to pat murphy now.he did at lincoln, completely transformed the club. he did magnificently at aston villa. they were second in the table, completely transformed the club. when he went to watford for the second time after the disappointment at england, he made a brilliant achievement of getting them to the premier league on a shoestring. for those of us who worked with him in the media we never forgot he was the son of a football reporter in scunthorpe and graham always understood our trade and the vilification he received from some sections of the tabloid press didn't go well when he was england manager. that was striking because graham never bore a grudge publicly. he told politely, courteously and with humour when he met is denigrated. he neverforgot but he never showed that it hurt him. i thought that was a measure of the man. he had great integrity and he never let you down. he would a lwa ys he never let you down. he would always keep you in the loop. he was always keep you in the loop. he was a jo