bournemouth, however, are in need of a fresh start.ide's intensity and unity as watford beat aston villa 3—0 at vicarage road. after leading them from the foot of the premier league, pearson remains unbeaten as watford boss. troy deeney scored twice — he's now got five in his last three against villa. watford remain second bottom but now just three points from safety. the important thing for us all is to get our performance right. i think we played with good intensity again. we started with a really positive intent and showed incredible unity out there on the pitch, also on the bench, and i think that is something that we have to make sure remains very, very high on our agenda. another new manager is working wonders. carlo ancelotti and everton have won back to back games with a 2—1win at newcastle united. dominic calvert lewin scored both goals to make it eight for the season and lift ancelotti's men into the top half of the table. we are judged for the result. the first 20 minutes of the game were really good. we scored two goals. th

what bournemouth wouldn't give for a win right now.nother defeat leaves them on the brink of the relegation zone. northampton hang on to return to the top of rugby union's premiership. and no jackpot for adrian lewis at the world darts championship, knocked out in the last 16. welcome along to the programme. it's not been much fun for england for most of the first test against south africa. half the squad have been hit by illness, a batting collapse in the first innings and not much for the bowlers to write home about this morning. but a fightback in the evening session has created a fascinating final couple of days in centurion, led by opener rory burns. adam wild reports. wherever england travel, their barmy army follows. on this centurion morning, what they found was frustration, the england squad ravaged by sickness, south africa unsympathetic, extending their lead further and further. archer eventually found a way through but it felt more like a blip. quintin de kock getting to grips with the best to grips with the best bowling en

it lifts them above bournemouth into iith.y unlikely any of tonight's four managers will be given the boot anytime soon. it's been a busy couple of weeks at the managerial job centre, though. it could be a pivotal few days for a handful of coaches in england's top flight. some are skating on very thin ice as the winter chill hits hard in the country. it's not much fun at the top flight fair — as michael redford can tell us. gone, gone, gone through premier league managers sacked in 12 days and there might be more to come. the managerial merry—go—round is in full swing. quique sanchez flores was the most swing. quique sanchez flores was the m ost rece nt swing. quique sanchez flores was the most recent dismissal, leaving bottom of the table watford, now looking for the third manager of the season. watford were into leicester —— will head to leicester. leicester have a manager problem of their own. their bosses in demand. arsenal reportedly won brendan rodgers. he says he is not going nowhere. if no rogers, maybe nuno espirito s

bournemouth had lost their last five before today.te when dan gosling nodded the ball over the line. the assistant referee initally flagged for offside but var had a look and saw gosling wasn't the player in question. the goal was given and helps bournemouth up to 14th. and just look what it meant to eddie howe and his players. a battling performance. for chelsea boss frank lampard — a fourth league defeat in five games is one he says his young side will learn from. we have to set our own standards and the position we got ourselves in a few weeks ago going to manchester city game was can we look upwards? now it has changed, now we need to show a reaction and get results, we have tough games over christmas. this was always going to be the case as far as i saw it, i did get frustrated with people getting excited with us because i knew over the course of the season with our squad there would be tough moments and now we need to show. three other games today. chris wood's header gave burnley a 1—0 win over newcastle. their first points in

mikel arteta taking charge of arsenal for the first time away to bournemouth. despite having been in thejob less than a week, he's been impressed with what he's seen so far. i think we are much more committed. i think we have a different kind of aggression, every time we lose the ball. i think the body language was much better in the past few games. and i think they play with more passion as well in the game. obviously, there were things to improve but at least those have to be non—negotiable, they have to be on the table for every game, every training session, and the way we live together. a busy day in scotland too with celtic manager neil lennon calling for focus from his side at st mirren with an old firm derby against rangers looming on sunday. celtic are five points ahead of their second—placed rivals who face kilmarnock. celtic know a win will guarantee top spot ahead of the winter break. you can see all of the day's fixture's online and app.

games on saturday you're going club side beating bournemouth 3 now away alex. chamberlain nabby keda and mohamed salah getting the goals all right now manchester city are hosting city rivals united at the if he had stadium and it's united who are leading meanwhile tottenham are finding some real form under new manager josie marie neo maybe burnley 5 nil important important performance results goals happiness for the fans happiness in the team young boys coming from the bench doubled over 17 year old kids the clean sheet i'm really really happy. around majority have new to the top of the spanish the league are also blanco speed espanol to know on saturday french stars rafael ron and karim benzema scoring the winning moves than free points ahead of barcelona who faced mayorkas shortly got caught up at dior is today we have to be happy because

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

it was for sure not a good day for bournemouth. and we had the chance to bring it over the line.ssing room at the moment is clean sheet. clean sheet, finally. everton sacked their manager in midweek after their defeat in the merseyside derby but temporary manager duncan ferguson got off to a winning start as everton beat chelsea 3—1 at goodison park. ferguson, a former everton player, was exuberant in his celebrations — embracing one of the ball boys — as that win moved everton out of the relegation zone. it was an unbelievable atmosphere and a great feeling for myself that is to is the players who need the credit. we just get the communication and back in shape. but it is difficult to get that into their players but i thought they we re their players but i thought they were fantastic. they worked really well off the ball. and tottenham beat burnley 5—0 at home, harry kane scored twice but this was the pick of the goals, perhaps goal of the season, son heung—min picked up the ball at the edge of his own area, to score the third for spurs. it moves them up to sixth position. there

a second—half equaliser, their first shot on target against bournemouth.hey play again on sunday. new arsenal boss mikel arteta said he was pleased with the way his players reacted after going a goal down at bournemouth. there are no negotiable is at this club, so many standards that have to be done in that pitch, and today i think we have done all the things that i'm going to start requiring from now on, because we have to keep improving, the reaction after they lose the ball, how they control the transitions, their spirit, their reaction at half—time, the character they showed going 1—0 down, it is tough because they are in a difficult run, i really liked all of that. in the premier league since 2011 as southampton moved three points clear of the relegation zone with a 2—0 win at stamford bridge. chelsea never got going, and it was the visitors who took the lead with this brilliant strike from michael 0bafemi just after the half—hour mark. and then, with 20 minutes remaining, a superb team move saw the ball break for nathan redmond, who wrapped up the wi

away wins at arsenal and spurs, with home defeats to southampton and bournemouth thrown into the laster, eh? our next home games we will prepare for to turn that corner but we have shown in one week of football if you forget southampton for second is a really great performance against totte n ha m. really great performance against tottenham. we need to put them together and keep doing them.“ tottenham. we need to put them together and keep doing them. if you could take you away form back, you will be laughing. yeah, that is the reality of where we are. we are in fourth position and we want more. we have to focus on that when they come around. i am pleased with a lot of things i am seeing and the things they are taking on board, but there are many things we have to improve still. one other game today. six o'clock kick off for manchester city at home to sheffield united. it's currently without goals. just 2a hours on from sacking manuel pellegrini, west ham united look set to appoint the man he replaced at the london stadium. david moyes left the club 18 months ago, after guiding the cl

bournemouth, however, i do need of a fresh start.g to do and weight of the threats but i thought the players were fantastic —— aware of the threats. the new manager bounce is doing the trick at watford. it's two wins and a draw now under nigel pearson after a 3—nil win at home to aston villa. troy deeney scored twice — 3 days after the birth of his third child. they're still second bottom but now just three points from safety. the important thing for us is to get our performance right. i think we played with good intensity. we started with a really positive intent, we've shown incredible unity out there on the pitch, also on the bench, and i think that's something we have to make sure it remains very high on our agenda. carlo ancelotti has galvanised everton too. two wins from two since he took over. the boxing day triumph over burnley was added to by a 2—1win at newcastle united. england under 21 striker dominic calvert lewin with both goals. everton are up to 10th. the first 20 minutes of the game we re the first 20 minutes of the

after the boxing day draw at bournemouth, mikel arteta watched his side blow a i—nil lead to lose 2—1straight home defeats is their worst run in 60 years. here's michael redford. the emirates have not been the most thrilling place to watch football. you have to go back to october to find last time arsenal won in front of their home fans, a wake—up call very much needed. the new man in the dugout aims to provide it and asked for energy in his first programme notes. he got his response. chelsea's defence were sleeping as was the rest of the team. this was the best of a drab first half. but individual moments change matches. joe genio wasn't shown a second yellow card for this. it would prove key for moments later when the midfielder got a late christmas present. they couldn't miss. his dream had become a nightmare, abra ham snatching victory. three successive home defeats for arsenal for the first time since 1997. arsenal's last 15 games has yielded just one victory whilst chelsea have had a win at the emirates and tottenham hotspur to show for their last fortnight but also home defeats

a second—half equaliser, their first shot on target against bournemouth.y play again on sunday. new arsenal boss mikel arteta said he was pleased with the way his players reacted after going a goal down at bournemouth: there are so many standards at this clu b there are so many standards at this club that have to be done on that football pitch. and today i think we have done them. other things that i wa nt to have done them. other things that i want to start requiring from my own because we have to keep improving, they will learn on the pitch. and they will learn on the pitch. and the reaction after every time we lost the ball, how we control transitions, their spirit and reaction at half—time, the character they showed going 1—0 down, it is tough because they are in a different —— difficult run. i really liked all of that. the top two are currently in action in the premier league. the leaders liverpool are at leicester where it's. earlier chelsea lost consecutive home games for the first time in the premier league since 2011 as southampton moved three poi

bournemouth have now lost five in a row in the premier league for the first time.guson surprised chelsea 3—1. tottenham thrashed burnley 5—0 with son hueng min scoring a goal of the season contender. watford and crystal palace was goalless. the big game in scotland takes place tomorrow with rangers and celtic meeting in the league cup final at hampden. four games, though, today in the scottish premiership. st mirren are off the bottom. they were 1—0 winners at hamilton accies, hibernian beat aberdeen 3—0, while livingston beat kilmarnock by the same scoreline. hearts lost 1—0 to motherwell, but have now appointed daniel stendel as their new manager. some sad news to bring you now and the former aston villa manager ron saunders has died at the age of 87. he guided villa to the first division title in 1981 and also won two league cups during his eight years at villa park. he also had spells in charge of birmingham and west brom. ding junhui has beaten fellow chinese player yan bing—tao by six frames to two to reach the final of the uk snooker championship in york. di

it was not a good day for bournemouth and we had to bring it over the line and the boys and the mostfinally. five goals have put tottenham up to fifth in the table after a convincing victory over burnley. captain harry kane got the first after just seven minutes with a stunning strike outside the box. lucas moura with the second, but then a fantastic individual effort from heung min son. he ran almost the full length of the pitch to score their third. kane got his second and then moussa sissoko scored their fifth. heung—min son has been directly involved in 15 goals in his 15 appearances at the tottenham hotspur stadium in all competitions, more than any other player, so managerjose mourinho should be happy with that performance. but after the game he said today wasn't about the points. i think everything today was a really perfect and we are fine and now we go to munich and, of course, the result is not important because the result is not important because the points, we do not need them, but the points, we do not need them, but the game is important because our prestige, developmen

last two players with an injury, doesn't help, it was pressure not a good day for bournemouth and wey must used word in the dressing room is a sheet, finally. and five goals have put tottenham up to fifth in the table after a victory over burnley. captain harry kane got the first after just seven minutes with a stunning strike outside the box. lucas moura with the second, but then a fantastic individual effort from heung min son... he ran amost the full length of the pitch to score their third. kane got his second and then moussa sissoko scored their fifth. it was goalless in the only other three o'clock kick—off today between the premier league's lowest—scoring teams watford and crystal palace. watford, who are without a home win this season, were being watched by new manager nigel pearson. they're six points from safety, so pearson will have a fair bit of work ahead of him. now a team that knows about managerial changes — what a week it's been for everton. beaten 5—2 in the merseyside derby, they sacked manager marco silva just 2a hours later. former player duncan ferguson stepped

bournemouth have now lost five in a row.t overly exciting again, so really had to the game. felt more and more insecure, and lost two players with an injury, doesn't help, it was for sure, not a good day for bournemouth. we had to bring it over the line and the boys, the most they are saying in dressing rooms clean sheet, finally. it's been a great start to management life for duncan ferguson as everton beat chelsea 3—1 in his first match in charge. goals from dominic calvert—lewin and richarleson gave the caretaker manager reason to jump forjoy even involving the ball boys in his celebrations! adam wild was watching. at first glance, this did not appear a club in crisis. these were fans ready to welcome a hero. at the moment they needed when most. cheering . the toughness lies any task ahead. his tenure may only be ten —— his tenure may only be temporary,... never shy of making an impact here, it was swift. heading them in front against chelsea within five minutes. the sketch i actually break it was dominic calvert learn wh

crystal palace have moved up five places to fifth beating bournemouth 1—0 at selhurst park despite mamadouho being sent off less than 20 minutes into the game for a high challenge. ghananian international jeffrey schlupp scored the winner with just under 15 minutes remaining for roy hodgson‘s side. there's no champions league football this week with our attention turning to the coppa italia and premier league. and it could be a pivotal few days for a handful of coaches in england's top flight. with a number already kicking their heels, some are skating on very thin ice as the winter chill hits hard in the country. it's not much fun — as michael redford can tell us gone, gone, gone. three premier league managers sacked in 12 days and that might be more to come. the managerial merry—go—round is in full swing. quique sanchez flores was the most recent dismissal. leaving bottom of the table watford. now looking for their third managerfor the season, watford will head to leicester hoping the only way is up. leicester are very much on the up as though mount a surprise title challenge. they have

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and due to host fellow strugglers bournemouth on new year's day. jo currie, bbc news, london.or the travel show. mike corey has been travelling across malaysia's biggest state, sarawak. he's ventured deep into the bornean rainforest and explored one of the world's most remote food festivals. this week on the travel show, i'm in the jungles of borneo exploring malaysia's biggest state — sarawak. in the western corner of malaysian borneo, sarawak has some of the most spectacular and diverse ecosystems. but it can be overlooked by tourists drawn to the bright lights of kl and the resorts of its neighbour state sabah. so i'm going to discover for myself the sights and inhabitants of this remarkable state. along the way i will be hanging out with these guys... climbing jagged peaks... easily one of the most beautiful and one of the most difficult hikes i have done. and getting a taste of one of the world's most remote food festivals. sucking. laughs. i have to work on my snail sucking technique. yes, i love sarawak so much. everything very unique in sarawak. we have 26 ethnic group

and due to host fellow strugglers bournemouth on new year's day. jo currie, bbc news, london.m, writing and performing on the tv series in the seventies. he appeared in the films too, composing songs for ‘monty python and the holy grail‘ and ‘life of brian'. an award—winning musician, he was also a member of the comic band the ruttles. there‘s more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. we‘re back with the late news at ten. now on bbc one it‘s time for the news where you are. goodbye. in nigeria‘s largest city, lagos, eve ryo ne in nigeria‘s largest city, lagos, everyone is hustling their way to the top. but while most are striving to stand out, others are forced to hide. i grew up in a christian family, a very religious family, that believes same sex relationships to be demonic. this man has asked us to be demonic. this man has asked us to conceal his identity out of concern for his safety. when he told his family he had feelings for other men, his sister reacted badly. a few days later, she asked him to meet with her, but when he showed up, she and a so—called proph

at the bottom of the table, brighton beat bournemouth 2—0, but it was a hugely emotional reaction from scoring his first goalfor the club. the iranian striker was moved to tears after shooting from 16 yards out. it was his 27th appearance for brighton. elsewhere everton beat newcastle 2—1, norwich and tottenham drew 2—2. england's cricketers will resume their pursuit of the 376 runs they need to win the first test against south africa. if they do it, they'll make history — it would be their highest successful run chase in test matches. the good news isjoe root and jos buttler are feeling better after sickness in the camp. yesterday, england's bowlers struggled for control and allowed south africa to recover to 272 all out. sam curran took the final wicket. south africa eventually all out for 272. england's squad has been troubled by a sickness bug, but opener rory burns led the response. he's unbeaten on 77. they'll restart on 121 for one, in centurion. it gets back under way at eight o'clock. northampton saints are back on top of the premiership after coming through a seven try thrill

west ham are hovering one point against the relegation zone, and are due to play at bournemouth on newear's day. coming up after the headlines, what are beauty products doing to the planet? we'll be finding out in half an hour's time, in "unmasked — makeup‘s big secret". it has been another mild day across most of the uk. having said that, a touch of frost tonight in some northern parts of the country. this is where the skies are clearing, such —— temperatures dropping. whereas in the south, it is a lot milder, temperatures around 8 degrees in plymouth. so, what can we expect on tuesday? well, the northern part of the uk after their chilly start, basically sunny with light winds, a glorious end to 2019. whereas in the south—west of england, a bit more cloud and the chance of a little bit of rain. here, a rate risk of cloud in the evening there or that might actually spread into other western parts of the uk but on the whole, at the stroke of midnight, the weather gci’oss stroke of midnight, the weather across much of the uk is looking drive with some clear spells. hello, this is bbc ne

jay rodriguez with a late winner for burnley away at bournemouth. 3—0 last night. elsewhere there were wins for hamilton, motherwell and livingstone, whilst it was golless between stjohnstone and st mirren. these are live pictures from the clu b world these are live pictures from the club world cup final. liverpool are leading 1—0. they have just kicked off the second half of extra time. still 1-0 to off the second half of extra time. still 1—0 to liverpool. firmino scored the goal. and 15 minutes twoofr s between them and their second silverware this season. it is live on bbc one. but don‘t turn over yet. exeter have moved top of the rugby union‘s premiership. the chiefs edged a real thriller at welford road — beating leicester tigers 31 points to 22. it was leicester who led for most of the game. the defeat means they have just 4 points so far this season, and are in real trouble at the bottom. rhia chohan reports. you count fault the festive atmosphere, but the tigers needed to get their premiership act together. exeter had gone one over the line

what bournemouth wouldn't give for a win right now.

hard work starts now for moyes with west ham one point above the relegation zone and due to host bournemouthshouldn't be "too forensic" when it comes to offsides — and should only be used to reverse "clear and obvious" errors. lukas brud, general secretary of ifab, which sets out the laws said: "with var we see some things that are going in a direction that we may need to re—adjust." five goals in the premier league were ruled out at the weekend for marginal offsides, leading some managers and players to criticise the system. brighton manager graham potter weighed in today — suggesting referees and linesman could be replaced by drones and artificial intelligence. the next thing we are going to do is get rid of the referees, get rid of the linesmen because we want everything so correct. i don't understand why we want that. but if we want everything so correct, in the end just do away with linesmen, referees, put drones up, use computers, artificial intelligence. i am sure they will get all the decisions correct but i don't think anyone will like football any more. football at times is unfair

mikel arteta's first match in charge of arsenal ended in a 1—1 draw at bournemouth.g gave eddie howe's side the lead. but arsenal levelled in the second half through pierre—emerick aubameyang to take a point back to north london. but there was a winning start for another new boss, as dominic calvert—lewin's second—half header ensured carlo ancelotti's everton beat burnley1—0. aston villa beat norwich city 1—0 to get their first win in six games. conor hourihane scored an hour into the game, just eight minutes after coming on the pitch. norwich are now six games without a win and bottom of the table. elsewhere, jordan ayew scored a last—minute winner as crystal palace beat west ham 2—1. sheffield united stay sixth, behind tottenham, after being held to a 11— draw by bottom place watford. celtic remain five points clear at the top of the scottish premiership after a 2—1win at st mirren. the opening goal came just after the 20—minute mark thanks to callum mcgregor. celtic doubled their lead ten minutes later after a good finish from james forrest. st mirren got a late c

been reappointed on an 18—month contract and will be in charge on new year's day when they take on bournemouthe says it's feels great to be home and can't wait to get started. on to today's action then — match of the day and sportscene follows the news. so, look away for a moment if you don't want to know today's results! starting wih the premier league. and chelsea staged a late comeback to beat arsenal while manchester city ground out a 2—0 win over sheffield united. liverpool restored their 13—point lead at the top after beating wolves 1—0 — sadio mane the only name on the scoresheet after pedro neto's equaliser was disallowed by var for a marginal offside. so, liverpool's unbeaten run continues into the new year. rangers ended their long wait for victory at celtic park in the scottish premiership — claiming a 2—1 win to narrow the gap at the top. in what was another fiery old firm derby, steven gerrard's side took the lead through ryan kent before nikola katic scored the winner in the second half. it moves rangers within just two points of the league leaders with a game in hand. elsewhere,

elsewhere, burnley won at bournemouth, another away win for sheffield united.alless draw at goodison park, as respective new bosses carlo ancelotti and mikel arteta watched from the stands. a good win for southampton who beat aston villa 3—1. there were five matches in the scottish premiership on saturday. celtic survived a wobble at home to aberdeen, restoring their lead over rangers at the top of the table back to five points. 0dsonne edouard scored the winner in the 66th minute for the 2—1victory. motherwell moved back into third place as jake carroll's free—kick gave them all three points away to kilmarnock. plenty of action from rugby union's premiership today. northampton slipped to second in the table after losing at home to sale. instead, exeter are top, inflicting another defeat on leicester, 31—22 the score. the tigers were left without even the consolation of a bonus point. they remain in trouble in 11th place, one place off the bottom. that's all the sport for now. the duke of edinburgh is continuing to be treated at a hospital in london after being

a second—half humming and equaliser, their only shot on target against bournemouth.hey play again on sunday. elsewhere there was an upset at stamford bridge. chelsea's mixed form under frank lampard continuing, as they lost 2—0 to southampton. there were wins for crystal palace and aston villa whilst sheffield united drew 1—1 with watford. manchester united currently lead newcastle 2—1. celtic maintained their lead at the top of the scottish premiership with a 2—1win over st mirren, whilst second placed rangers beat kilmarnock1—0. earlier hibs won back to back edinburgh derbies for the first time since the 19705 — two goals from martin boyle sealing a 2—0 win over hearts, who remain bottom. in one of the biggest races of the national hunt season — the king george vi chase — clan des 0beaux made it back—to—back wins with a dominant victory at kempton. sam twiston—davies guided the seven—year—old, part owned by sir alex ferguson, to victory by some 21 lengths. there's plenty more on the bbc sport website, including details of cardiff blues' win in the pro 1a rugby. but

elsewhere in the english premiership, chelsea suffered a surprise defeat to bournemouth.eard earlier about the effo rts now we heard earlier about the efforts to reach a deal at the latest climate summit which is taking place in madrid. parts of australia are bracing for an extreme heatwave which could break records dating back to the 1960s. the weather is causing headaches for firefighters who are now dealing with a bushfire emergency in western australia. freya cole has more. western australia is known for its pristine beaches, butjust two weeks into summer, parts have been inundated by fire and thick smoke. strong winds are fuelling the flames, which are proving difficult for firefighters to get under control. just a short distance separates the frontline of the blaze and dozens of homes. in scorching heat, residents are forced to do what they can while firefighters use heavy machinery to build a natural barrier. one of the challenges for this fire is being able to complete an earth break using bulldozers and machinery. to work against them, we have energy that yet bec

elsewhere in the english premier league, chelsea suffered a surprise defeat to bournemouth.his holiday many children and adults will have game consoles on top of their wish list. parents may worry that playing video games is a waste of time, but in the united states it has become big business. e—sports can be a route to university and even a lucrative career. here's our north america correspondent, chris buckler. in the us, college sports are big business. at the largest universities, basketball and american football are worth tens of millions of dollars. but you'll find the newest college athletes not in helmets but in headsets. soldier 76: i've got you in my sights. so i'm sitting here with one of the overwatch players at harrisburg university. he is currently playing overwatch, which is a competitive team—based game. watching every strike of the keyboard and moves of the mouse. these are on full university scholarships, these competitors. my my mum, it was a sigh of relief, she said all the time you wasted in your bedroom was actually for something. some might be cynical,

chelsea have lost four of their last five league games — surprised by bournemouth i—0.n manager manuel pellgrini has been lifted slightly after his west ham side won 1—0 at southampton. onto that club world cup, then, where mexico's concacaf champions league winners monterray will be waiting for liverpool on wednesday. they beat qatari side al sadd 3—2 in their quarterfinal. they took the lead, and how. watch this. left—back leonel vangioni with a real contender for goal of the tournament. al sadd will now contest the fifth—placed play—off against esperance sportive de tunis on tuesday. earlier the asian champions al hilal were 1—0 winners over african champions esperance of tunis. bafetimbi gomis with the goal putting them through to a semi final against brazilian side flamengo. mohammed kano was sent off with five minutes remaining meaning. he'll miss that match but the al hilal coach took time after the game to respond to criticism his team only won as they had more money. money gives quality but at the same time it is a team, a group, motivation. the way that this t

a new manager but same old problems for arsenal, mikel arteta's first game in charge at bournemouth.me defeats southampton lead 1—0 thanks to michael 0bafemi's goal. sheffield united 1, watford 1. boxing day's biggest game is the one that comes tonight. top of the table liverpool against second placed leicester. jurgen klopp‘s side were in qatar a few days lifting the club world cup and now — like all teams — face a packed festive schedule. something the liverpool manager isn't impressed with. none of us managers have a problem with boxing day. but playing the 26th in the 28th is a crime. it is absolutely not ok. and we still have it. every year the managers, this year we don't have the 26 and 29 it is like holiday, but i understand all the others who are moaning, not moaning, telling itjust should not happen. in the edinburgh derby, hibs beat hearts 2—0. martin doyle scored both goals for hibs in the first half at tynecastle, volleying the first just six minutes in, with the second on the half hour mark. that makes it back to back derby wins for the first time since the 1970s. heart

we really had to control the game, obviously bournemouth felt more and more secure and lost two playersad to bring it over the line so... everton — under caretaker boss duncan ferguson — surprised chelsea 3—1. tottenham thrashed burnley 5—nil with son hueng min scoring a goal of the season contender. watford and crystal palace was goalless. in europe on saturday, bundesliga leaders borrissua moenchenglabach beat bayern munich 2—1. bayern are 7th. jadon sancho scored twice as dortmund were fortuna dusseldorf. in spain, real madrid were 2—0 winners over espa nyol. barcelona are currently 4—1 against mallorca. world player of the year lionel messi has already scored twice. in italy, juventus can return to the top if they beat third place lazio. currently 2—1. ding junhui has beaten fellow chinese player yan bingtao 6—2 to reach the final of the uk snooker championship in york. ding hasn't won a major title since 2011 but raced into the lead against yan, building a 3—0 lead. yan managed to fight back to trail 4—2, but that was as close as he got and ding wrapped up a 6—2 victory. he'll play

they were beaten 1—0 at home by bournemouth.led out for offside. the video assistant referee took another look and overruled the onfield officials. it's bournemouth‘s first points in six matches. elsewhere, burnley beat newcastle 1—0. sheffield united are into fifth beating aston villa. west ham moved to 15th with a 1—0 win at southampton. in the scottish premiership leaders celtic and second place rangers — who arejust two points behind don't play until tomorrow. today, st mirren drew with livingston, while there were wins for stjohnstone, ross county and aberdeen, who moved up to third in the table after a 1—0 home win over hamilton academical. sam cosgrove got the crucial goal and it means hamilton slip to the bottom of the table. last season's runners—up leinster have qualified for the european champions cup quarterfinals with two games to spare by thrashing premiership leaders northampton saints for the second week running. 50—21 the final score. elsewhere glasgow lost to la rochelle, gloucester lost to a last minute connac

we have to get from manchester to bournemouth, but so what, people have lost their jobs.ery lucky, considering all of the staff who have lost their jobs and people who have lost their holidays. we managed to finish hours so holidays. we managed to finish hours so you cannot say more than that really. then, the flight back and the paper cups a reminder about who was supposed to fly them home. but, some did travel in style for the first time. never thought i would see the day that we would be sat in business class, i think it is ace! you can believe it when we came up the steps, we are in business class, aren't we? brilliant, we've never flown like this before! the civil aviation authority had to operate a complicated flight schedule over two weeks. overall, it was a job well done. the planning had paid off, some problems werejust done. the planning had paid off, some problems were just hard to foresee. silly things, anyway, would go wrong. for example, there were four airports in go wrong. for example, there were fourairports in cuba. go wrong. for example, there were four

they're away at bournemouth.an improvement from his players. i think we are much more committed. i think we are much more committed. i think we are much more committed. i think we have a different kind of aggression every time we lose the ball. i think the body language was much, much better in the past few games. and i think they play with more passion as well, in the game. 0bviously, more passion as well, in the game. obviously, there were things to improve, but those have to be non—negotiable, they have to be on the table for every game and every training session. a full programme in scotland too where celtic boss neil lennon has demanded full focus from his side against st mirren today with the old firm derby just three days away. celtic are five points ahead of second placed rangers — who face kilmarnock. celtic know a win will assure them top spot ahead of the winter break. you can see all of the day's fixture's on the website and app. another boxing day sporting tradition is the sydney hobart yacht race. t

it was for sure not a good day for bournemouth. and we had the chance to bring it over the line.l length of the pitch to score the third for spurs. they are up to sixth. there are four matches in the premier league — among them, second placed leicester travel to aston villa. there‘ll be tributes paid there to one of villas greatest managers ron saunders, who‘s died at the age of 87. he was the only manager to have taken charge of the three of the second city clubs, aston villa, west brom and birmingham. he guided villa to the first division title in 1981 and also won two league cups during his eight years at the club. there were wins for st mirren, hibernian, livingston and hearts yesterday in the scottish premiership. all eyes today though will be on hampden park as celtic and rangers meet in the league cup final. steven gerrard is looking for his first trophy as rangers manager while celtic coould win a tenth consecutive domestic trophy. not for me, it‘s for the team and the players, really. if we win it then it ticks another box for my career, which would be nice, but i‘m hope

they're still in the bottom half of the table after drawing at bournemouth. calvert lewin's flying header earned them a 1—0 win over burnley. and anthony martial scored twice as manchester united came from behind to beat newcastle a—1. they're four points off the champions league spots now. all the premier league results and reaction can be found on the website. not quite as one sided in scotland although sunday's old firm derby could stretch celtic‘s lead at the top of the premiership. they're five clear of rivals rangers after beating st mirren 2—1. callum mcgregor got the first before jame forrest doubled their advantage. rangers beat kilmarnock. wins too for hibs, aberdeen, st johnstone and motherwell. he's one of the most charismatic footballers in the world. zlatan could be on his way back to europe. his old side ac milan are interested in the striker. he's 38 now but milan are having a wretched season and there's apparently growing confidence in italy that he could return to the san siro stadium. england will be hoping their batsmen can pick up where t

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

duncan ferguson welcomes chelsea to goodison park, the leaders liverpool are at bournemouth, spurs take— may or may not have a new manager in time for that, and finally the big one at the end for manchester derby at 5:30pm. both clubs coming off the back of arguably their best performances of the season in midweek. it is a fascinating weekend ahead. thank you very much indeed, adam wilde. yes, so, from the biggest game in england this weekend to the one that won't even be happening. macclesfield town's match against crewe in league two tomorrow has been called off because the team are refusing to play until they're paid. patrick gearey has been following the story. now the english football league is to meet with the players. they actually haven't had been able to play it. limit they have been paid, and in a statement saying... emotional and mental well— being is at rock bottom. this town is about 20 miles from the it had stadium, 22 from old trafford. this is another football world. a place where the players want to turn out to play crew tomorrow, because they have not been paid, and ha

west ham are hovering one point against the relegation zone, and are due to play at bournemouth on newd — makeup‘s big secret". it has been another mild day across most of the uk. having said that, a touch of frost tonight in some northern parts of the country. this is where the skies are

starts now for moyes with a mass time over one point above the relegation zone and due to host bournemoutho forensic" when it comes to offsides and should only be used to reverse "clear and obvious" errors. lukas brud, general secretary of ifab, which sets out the laws said, "with var, we see some things that are going in a direction that we may need to re—adjust." five goals in the premier league were ruled out at the weekend for marginal offsides, leading some managers and players to criticise the system. brighton manager, graham potter, weighed in today, suggesting referees and linesman could be replaced by drones and artificial intelligence. the next thing we are going to do is get rid of the referees, get rid of the linesmen because we want everything so correct. i don't understand why we want that. but if we wa nt understand why we want that. but if we want everything so correct, in the end just do away with linesmen, referees, put drones up, use computers, artificial intelligence. iam sure computers, artificial intelligence. i am sure they will get all the decisions correct but i do

crystal palace produced a resiliant display to beat bournemouth.pp scored his second goal is as many games to seal the three points for palace. it lifts them up to fifth, five points off the champions league places. it's billed as the clash on the dunes. diriyah in saudi arabia hosts the biggest heavyweight fight of 2019. andy ruinunior and anthonyjoshua head to head afterjoshua's shock defeat in new york injuly. the former world champion says he's fully prepared this time. it was an unknown test, i give the man his credit, he was victorious, well done to him for that. now it's my turn to kind of right my wrongs. he thinks he is probably going to do the same thing and get the same result, but i have had to check myself, reinvent myself to a certain degree. not physically, i have always been dedicated to the gym. mentally, understanding exactly what i'm doing as soon as i step into that boxing ring. snooker‘s uk championship is continuing at the york barbican with seven time champion ronnie o'sullivan safely into the last 16, after a 6—2 win over th

she claims worboys tried to drug her when he worked in bournemouth. was interviewed by the police but prosecutors decided, although they didn't disbelieve her, there wasn't enough evidence to get a conviction. really, it needs to be used as a benchmark example of how the justice system is failing — particularly women and the sentencing for sex crimes. you think this is a massive failure by the justice system? yes, absolutely. and, you know, no victims should be having to come together in numbers to get criminal proceedings against someone who's proven to be a multiple offender. today, worboys sat in the dock, guilty of another four attacks, as the judge jailed him for life but said that he could apply for parole in six years. the judge told john worboys, "i am satisfied you are a continuing risk. "you are currently dangerous." she said, "i do not know when, if ever, "you will cease to be a risk. "you may never be released." the tools of a rapist. but a lawyer for some of worboys' victims is worried he could still leave prison. after the sentencing tod

she claims worboys tried to drug her when he worked in bournemouth.cutors decided, although they didn't disbelieve her, there wasn't enough evidence to get a conviction. really, it needs to be used as a benchmark example of how the justice system is failing particularly women and the sentencing for sex crimes. you think this is a massive failure by the justice system? yes, absolutely. and, you know, no victims should be having to come together in numbers to get criminal proceedings against someone who's proven to be a multiple offender. today, worboys sat in the dock, guilty of another four attacks, as the judge jailed him for life but said he could apply for parole in six years. the judge told john worboys, "i am satisfied you are a continuing risk. "you are currently dangerous." she said, "i do not know when, if ever, "you will cease to be a risk. "you may never be released." but a lawyerfor some of worboys‘ victims is worried he could still leave prison. while we welcome the life sentence today, the real concern is that he could be out after only a