that win for burnley. .. that win for burnley... big move for them. the relegation spots and have moved out with that win. and highlights of all the games are on match of the day at 10:45pm this evening. after this bulletin, you canjoin them. well, tomorrow night, it's the big one. the league leaders against the defending champions as liverpool travel to the etihad to face manchester city. seven points separate the two, with pep guardiola's side in third following back to back defeats in december. despite that, jurgen klopp has labelled city the best in the world and insists they remain the team to beat this season. it's a really strong football team with an outstanding manager, and that's how it is. before you play them, you never know. you have to be prepared, you have to be brave, yesterday full of desire, all that stuff, like all the other games. but with the knowledge that the opponent is, for me, still the best team in the world. that's how it is. it's a big opportunity for us. the focus is the same. everybody asking me in the la st the same. ev

facing burnley, coming off victory over west ham.th a different attitude, a lot of confidence. yeah, they are still a tea m confidence. yeah, they are still a team who concede a lot of goals. they haven't been playing well before that west ham game. they know that three points for them takes them away from the relegation zone, further away from huddersfield. i'll be just as nervous. thank you for joining us. no problem. tonight you can keep up with all of the premier league action and listen to commentary of newcastle versus manchester united alongside the final score graphics and vidiprinter. to watch just click on 5 live final score on bbc iplayer, the bbc sport app or via the red button, from 7 o'clock. and highlights of all the games are on match of the day at 10:45 this evening. well, tomorrow night, it's the big one. the league leaders against the defending champions as liverpool travel to the etihad to face manchester city. seven points separate the two, with pep guardiola's side in third following back to back defeats in dece

burnley were awarded a penalty in the first half for this challenge on matej vydra.s he did so the referee cancelled the penalty, because with the help of tv‘s var, there had been off side in the build—up. it turned out it didn't matter as burnley got a second half penalty which stood this time, and chris wood despatched it for the only goal of the game. only 9 games have var this round, it's only at the premier league grounds. and although burnley manager sean dyche wasn't too pleased with how his var incident was handled, he thinks, eventually it'll be a good thing. i'm a big fan of it. the concept of it, we all know, a lot of good example today. the thing i was surprised having seen it back in our system, we decided it was offside within five seconds or so i understand they want to be sure of course. i think from what i saw today if it's going to take nearly one and a half minutes i think that i think the referee shall hold the ball, he should stand there. because we have got a penalty but the fact is we did not know what he was being given for. it might be possib

burnley up to 15th, for him still in the relegation zone. it's unbelievable in this period. critical and then they suddenly scored twice with the own goal. it's unbelievable. we had the chance to draw the match in the first half but we touch the crossbar and the second half we tried to do our best. we put them other pressure and move the ball well. we played so well. and they were just able to save the ball on the crossline. it's unbelievable. i don't think we are as good today as i were to previously performance. we go to— one up and then they had that bit of freedom that... they had more room. asked a lot of questions for us, we showed resiliency, we show the characteristics we show before to make sure we get a result. burnley bonsai season just getting going you have feeling. —— burnley‘s season just getting going. let's have a look at the rest of today's scores. and things are looking increasingly desparate for huddersfield. they're still eight points off safety after a 0—0 draw at cardiff. southampton moved out of the releation places thanks to a brilliant 2—1 win at le

manchester city have hammered burnley five nil in the f.a. cup fourth round on saturday gabrial jesu so open the scoring in the twenty third minute for the home team in the second half the floodgates open to the not a silver kevin to enter and. the back of the net with kevin long netting an own goal in between as burnley offered little resistance. ever every compazine we want to go far as possible and in the end we'll see what there's obviously we're very happy that we're in the final the league cup so it will be nice to go to the final and the f.a. cup is store sold so far when. they say the magic of the f.a. cup comes from a lower league teams knocking out opponents from a higher division well everton were eliminated by mobile and a.f.c. wimbledon defeated west them in other matches premier league clubs brighton and wolves were both held to draws by teams from lower to. twenty seventeen french champions monaco have sacked coach tyrian rian brought back the previous coach leonardo zhang dean who they had previously set in october so every la

burnley had gone 64 games without being awarded one.ggest win of the day — all five of their goals coming in the second half against peterborough. and in this evening's games — arsenal and crystal palace both won, while newcastle and blackburn drew so they'll need a replay. newcastle coming from behind in that one. all the scores, highlights and analysis over on the bbc sport website. to rugby union's premiership, and leicester tigers have continued their recent good run as they try to turn their season around. they beat gloucester by 3a points to 16 at welford road — george ford on the scoresheet for the home side, as wasjonny may who ran in a couple of tries against his old side. elsewhere leaders exeter beat bristol, worcester beat bath and harlequins saw off bottom side newcastle. in the pro 14, ospreys beat cardiff 20—ii, this pinpoint cross field kick from sam davies helped george north to one of two ospreys tries. wins too for benneton, scarlets, edinburgh, munster, and leinster. and netball‘s new super league season has started.

manchester city have hammered burnley five no in the f.a. cup fourth round on saturday jesu so open the scoring in the twenty third minute for the home team in the second half the floodgates open but not a silver kevin the brainer and sergio agüero found the back of the nets with kevin long netting an own goal in between as burnley offered little resistance in other matches what for one at newcastle and brighton were held at home everton are on the field right now against a lower division mobile west them play wimbledon in the late a cake walk. and on friday manchester united secured their eighth straight win and ole gonna solve our since he took over from josie marino this one came against fellow premier league giants arsenal in the f.a. cup alexis sanchez opened the scoring against his former club which led not making himself popular among his one time fans at the emirates stadium united really seem to have their old swagger back after a dreadful few years and a break away goal made it to no jesselyn go putting it away it in three one than

cup is the only one he hasn't won city dismantle burnley in the fourth round on saturday kevin de bruyne are putting three nil up in the second half the combined score from city's last six games is twenty eight nil helped by some creative defending from burnley's kevin long hair a penalty to city not what he originally had in mind sergio aguero would do the honors from the spot five nil to city they go through to the fifth round. the west indies wrapped up their thrashing of england with more than a day to spare in the first cricket test in barbados england had been set a target of six to eight runs and got no where near it tourists were all out for two hundred forty six rostand chase took the last seven wickets for a career best eight for sixteen england lose by three eight one must pick themselves up to play again at and t. on thursday. while sports and politics are mixing again this time in venezuela the country's opposition leader has been recognized as its president by several countries while incumbent president nicolas maduro is still in office officially and has the support of the

their season is pretty much summed up by what happened at burnley this afternoon.three minutes and that meant bernie didn't have to do anything else in order to win 2—1. burnley up to 15th, for him still in the relegation zone. it's unbelievable in this period. we started great, we scored and then they suddenly scored twice with the own goal. it's unbelievable. we had the chance to draw the match in the first half but we touch the crossbar and the second half we tried to do our best. we put them under pressure and move the ball well. we played so well. and they save the ball on the crossline. it's unbelievable. i don't think we are as good today as i were to previous performances. fair play to them. they asked a lot of questions for us, we showed resiliency, we show the characteristics we show before to make sure we get a result. claudio did not sign please but that at all. —— sound pleas at all. let's have a look at the rest of today's scores. and things are looking increasingly desparate for huddersfield. they're still eight points off safety after a 0—0 draw at

burnley striker matej vydra was brought down in the first half, but as the striker got up to take theal. the premier league side coming through 1—0, and their manager says the problems with var will eventually be sorted out. i‘m a big fan of it. the concept of it, we all know, a lot of good example today. the thing i was surprised having seen it back in our system, we decided it was offside within five seconds or so i understand they want to be sure of course. i think from what i saw today if it‘s going to take nearly one and a half minutes i think that i think the referee shall call the ball, he should stand there. because we have got a penalty but the fact is we did not know what he was being given for. it might be possible eve ryo ne given for. it might be possible everyone calms down and it does not put any pressure on the penalty either. i‘m a big fan of him and i think it will be used wisely. west ham had a much easier passage to the 4th round, beating birmingham city 2—0 at the london stadium. marco arnautovic headed west ham in front in the first half, but he went—off shortly

the next one will be a surprise, a familiar name arriving at burnley?triker from badly going to stalk. yes, crouch still scenario to everybody. scored goals wherever he has been. very popular character and suitable but difficult to see that at 38 what he will be adding to burnley but yes, that looks like it is going through. and younger men coming in for leicester city. yes, coming from monaco. it looks like he has had a medical, one of the younger players at the club. that deal looks like it has been done. eg in silver who came to leicester, this is this switch, he signed in 2013 that kidnapped the because the deal was done 14 seconds after the deadline so the new monaco manager he is a fan of silver so he wa nts manager he is a fan of silver so he wants him and to london so come solicitor online. thank you very much forjoining us. a week of dropped points for the prmeier league title contenders... this time leaders liverpool can only draw with leicester... but they still go five clear of manchester city. it was a cold night, snow on the pitch at anfie

burnley are out of the relegation zone after coming from behind to win 2—1 at bottom—of—the table huddersfeldot the winner. marco arnautovic scored twice as west ham came from 2—nil down to draw 2—all with brighton. and crystal palace scored twice in the last 7 minutes to win 2—nil at wolves. there's a huge game in england on thursday when the defending champions manchester city host the premier league leaders liverpool. a win for city would take them back up to 2nd in the table — two points ahead of spurs, and just four off the top. but a win for liverpool would give them a 9 point lead — and take them 10 clear of city. it's arguably the biggest game of the season, so far — and ahead of it both managers have called each others teams the best. it's a really strong football team. that's how it is. we have to be as prepared as possible, full of desire, angry, all that stuff. but with the knowledge of the opponent. that's how it is. denmark to me are the best team in europe, their control, the way they take care of the games was a good chance for us. focusing on what we have to do to win the gam

other all premier league ties — tottenham will travel to crystal palace — and manchester city host burnley league will host championship side brentford. old ham will face doncaster. full details on the website — and for newport manager michael flynn, well, he's getting ready for their trip to middlesbrough. obviously the long journey, a tough game. it will be good to see tony pulis. it is a game i look forward to. hopefully we will concentrate on promotion and getting back into the premier league, and hopefully we have a good day and surprise them again. wada experts have been given access to a russian lab to claim data that could lead to the prosecution of hundreds of drugs cheats. the original deadline of new year's eve was missed but an anti doping team will now be allowed into the moscow facitily on wednedsay. our sports editor dan roan has been following the story. last year in september wada decided to reinstate russia. they had had suspension lasting several years for state—sponsored doping. there was much outcry from athletes in the west and members of the athletic community who bu

they remain level on points with fourth—from—bottom burnley.t alive their slim title hopes with victory over watford at wembley. son heung—min, back from asian cup duty with south korea, and fernando llorente scored for spurs as they came from behind to win 2—1. in spain, the holders barcelona are through to the semi—finals of the copa del rey after overturning a 2—0 deficit from the first leg of their tie against sevilla. philippe coutinho scored twice, as barca won the second leg 6—1 against last season's beaten finalists. lionel messi also scored, as barcelona went through 6—3 on aggregate. and real betis are also through. they beat espa nyol 3—1 after extra—time, to go through 4—2 overall. in italy, holdersjuventus are out of the coppa italia after a shock defeat against atalanta. duvan zapata scored twice asjuve were beaten 3—0, ending their hopes of winning the cup for the 5th year in a row. in another shock result, federico chiesa scored a hat—trick as fiorentina thrashed roma 7—1. in france, nantes played for the first time since the di

there was one at burnley when they nearly got to the penalty, taking the ball before the referee actuallyhave to except that there are going to be issues in these games, but so long as they get these games, but so long as they get the big decisions and the major decisions right, it will be a good thing. allen, many thanks. on air from half past seven. alan shearer there. plenty more later in the programme. a club legend, steve ball will bejoining me. also, many tributes being paid tonight to a great of the club, bill slater. paletta get gets of the other sports news of the day. —— but let's get some of the other sports news of the day. back to molineux surely, but we will start this section staying with football, and another incident of alleged racist abuse. there have been a number in the last few weeks, particularly involving fans, but this claim has been made by a player againstan this claim has been made by a player against an opponent. 0ur sports correspondent explains. the allegation has been made by tenee hector, who is a defenderfor totte n ha m tenee hector, who is a defenderfor

bridge and fans at burton mis match against watford were treated to a thrilling three three draw burnley and crystal palace for also able to win their games away from home and meanwhile liverpool will be in action and a high profile top of the table clash with manchester city on thursday you're going club side at lead the standings currently and could go ten points clear of city if they can win. it's to generate. its own it's a very very very important game for both teams obviously and i would use it as motivation for the other team if you are. these are these kind of six point games it's like it is to play against each other you can go and pretty much in all directions that's how it is and it's a motivation for them one hundred percent so they will be ready and we have to make sure that we already that's all. i couldn't figure out how to merge and so would help in the eyes he's going to help in the future so we tell him when we want to go to games and the means that it's going to happen in the future that the feeling in everybody can be just that to show how to feeling if we can beat ev

west ham beat arsenal and there were wins for burnley and watford.ment of the ladies european tour golf season. the 22—year—old claimed the ladies open in abu dhabi, winning by one shot after leading throughout. it's hull's second european tour title. there's more on the bbc sport website, including unseeded japanese darts player, mikuru suzuki, becoming the surprise new bdo world champion at the lakeside. kate. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. that's all from me. goodnight. hello. this is bbc news. let's get more now on the bad weather that's caused problems across europe. in austria, it's led to the deaths of seven people. bethany bell reports from the austrian alps. the little town of annaberg is blanketed in white. like many mountain regions in germany and austria, it is experiencing unusually heavy falls of snow. these sensors are there to protect houses from avalanches. the authorities are struggling to remove the snow. these volunteer firefighters are working to clear the roof of annaberg's primary school. st

burnley, though, have moved clear, having gone behind against fellow strugglers fulham, with two ownn three bizarre minutes, turning things around. it's another own goal! lightning striking twice in the lancashire gloom. fortunes can change quickly when your luck is out. huddersfield are eight points off saftey at the bottom, after a goaless draw against cardiff in 17th. watford came from a goal down to beat crystal palace, and southampton also won 2—1 at leicester, despite playing the entire second half with 10 men. there are two matches in the premier league today. everton face bournemouth, before tottenham play manchester united at wembley. it promises to be the biggest test so far for ole gunnar solskjaer, united's caretaker manager, against notjust an in—form spurs side, but also the manager who is one of those in the frame to take over at old trafford in the summer. not that mauricio pochettino is getting distracted by all the speculation. we know that we need the three points to be in that race for the premier league and the race for the top four, to finish at the end of the s

burnley beat barnsley with a stoppage time penalty.lped switzerland retain the cup when they beat germany 2—1. it is federer, third title in this cup. more sport in an hour's time. donald trump says that the partial us government shutdown now entering its third week could last months or even years. democrats are refusing to agree to the funding the president needs to fulfill his promise of building a wall on the border with mexico. officials from the white house and congress will meet again this afternoon —— in a further attempt to end the budget row. mr trump says he is considering declaring a national emergency in order to build the wall — without congressional approval. joining us now is our north america correspondent, david willis. it is day 15 in the partial government shutdown here and president trump nominated his son—in—law president trump nominated his son—in—lanared kushner, president trump nominated his son—in—law jared kushner, the president trump nominated his son—in—lanared kushner, the vice president mike hands and the

that they should ta ke and talk to them, that they should take these people back because they are burnleyrce them. but i feel that they should go back to their own country. you believe it's safe for them to go back to myanmar right now? if you don't send them, then how can you? because myanmar signed an agreement with us, they are now eager to take them back. myanmar agrees that society, the unhcr, everybody can work so i think that these people can go back and we can watch. would they be then guinea pigs to figure out? it's a natural method. how can you send them? we had to push through them. where they are living, it‘s not the good conditions what i feel. they are going to earn some money. you have been watching newsday. i‘m rico hizon in singapore. i always go first—tier. i was told i was doing at first. but stood again. you have been watching newsday. i‘m babita sharma in london. i‘m rico hizon in singapore. coming up, wall street rallied for a fourth straight day after signs of progress in trade talks between the us and china. more on that in asia business report. and before we go, t

bridge and fans at burton mis match against watford were treated to a thrilling three three draw burnley and crystal palace are also able to win their games away from home and meanwhile liverpool will be in action and a high profile top of the table clash with manchester city on thursday you're going club side lead the standings currently and could go ten points clear of city if they can win. it's the third of january so really it's on it's a very very very important game for both teams obviously and i would use it as motivation for the other team if you are these are these kind of six point games it's like it is to play against each other you can go and pretty much in all directions that's how it is and it's a motivation for them one hundred percent so they will be ready and we have to make sure that we already that's all. i couldn't figure out too much so what happened in the past is going to happen in the future so we tell him when we want to go to the games and the means that it's going to happen in the future to have the feeling that everybody can beat us but also have the feeling o

only the league burnley won after a penalty decision was overturned by var.room venue in poland. the girls, all 15 years old, had been celebrating a birthday party. escape games involve players finding clues and solving puzzles — to make their way out of a locked room. this report, from monika plaha, has flashing images. what was meant to be a birthday celebration amongst friends turned into an evening of horror. the emergency services were called to this escape room on friday evening after a fire broke out at around 5pm. five girls, all aged 15, locked in a room as part of the game, were all killed in the blaze. a 25—year—old man was seriously injured. the incident happened in poland's northern city of koszalin. its mayor has declared sunday as a day of mourning. officials say they are inspecting over 1000 escape rooms across the country. translation: from tomorrow, all escape rooms, game centres and clubs will undergo fire safety inspections, with special attention paid to evacuation plans, escape routes in this type of location. there should be a moderator

brainer and sergio aguayo of the back of the net with kevin long netting an own goal in between as burnley offered little resistance. ever every compazine we want to go far as possible and in the end we'll see whether there's a similar very happy they're in the final the week up so it will be nice to go to the final and the f.a. cup a store sold so far when. they say the magic of the f.a. cup comes from a lower league teams knocking out opponents from a higher division well everton were eliminated by mobile and a.f.c. wimbledon defeated west them in other matches premier league clubs brighton and wolves were both held to draws by teams from lower to. twenty seventeen french champions monaco have sacked coach tyrian rian brought back the previous coach leonardo's john dean who they had previously set in october so every last of just three months of these three year contract with monaco who were runners up to p.s.g. last season but find themselves second bottom and threatened with relegation they were only two places better off in the league when jordan was fired but he's come back in on a t

everton lost at southampton, bournemouth won the midtable contest at home to west ham, watford — burnleyry upset in the early kick off — where the semi—pro team auchinleck talbot knocked out championship club ayr united. the only goal of the game scored by law student craig mccracken helped the semi—pro club humiliate their local rivals to earn some of the pundits before the gamer wrote us off before the game. we managed to upset. being in air for yourself, used to play for them, is it more sweet? it is. i left on good terms. it does make it a bit sweeter. the holders celtic are safely through to the fifth round after a 3—0 victory over airdrieonia. two goals from scott sinclair, either side of the break put brendan rodgers side in control before timothy weah added a third in the final ten minutes. all the day's results are on the bbc sport website. in netball‘s quad series in london, england suffered a surprise defeat to south africa, 48—45 the final score at the copperbox arena. after a strong start tracey neville's side were pegged back and were behind at the end of the third quarter.

with fourth place chelsea at home at southampton huddersfield host a bottom of the table battle with burnley while the team of the moment red hot manchester united under caretaker manager ole gunnar sol shire they travel to newcastle. three of the english premier league stars have been shortlisted for the african player of the year award winner pool super striker mohamed salah who holds the honor has been nominated again alongside teammate side the main the pair of help liverpool take the top spot in the premier league table arsenal's peer emerick obama being completes the list obama has been in red hot goal scoring form for his club this season the winner will be announced on the eighth of january in dakar. quite literate had a career high forty five points as he led the toronto raptors to a one twenty two one sixteen when over the utah jazz on tuesday for the n.b.a. the portland trailblazers rallied from nine points down with three minutes left of the fourth quarter to pull off an overtime win over the sacramento kings damian lillard made twenty five point six rebounds and six assists. joe

fulham lost to burnley. that doesn't help either side. southampton‘s 2—1win over leicester city takes them out of the relegation zone. and watford came from behind to beat crystal palace 2—1. iran's quest to end a 15—year title drought since last winning the asian cup are on track. they are through to the last 16 of this year's competition after a 2—0 victory over vietnam on saturday. they took the lead in the 38th minute through sardar azmoun, who came out of international retirement for this tournament. his side were barely troubled by vietnam but did have their keeper to thank for this save early in the second half to keep out an equaliser. iran could have scored four or five more but for some poor finishing in abu dhabi. in the end, azmoun made it two in the 69th minute to send the iranians top of group d with six points. iraq are also through to the last 16 after they beat yemen 3—0. the iraqis were 2—0 up at half—time and alaa abbas made it 3—0 with his first international goal in injury time. it means

burnley, though, have moved clear, having gone behind against fellow strugglers fulham, with two ownoal! lightning striking twice in the lancashire gloom. fortunes can change quickly when your luck is out. all the other results... huddersfield off safety with only one point, card ofjust above the relegation zone. what came from behind to beat crystal palace. southampton 12—1 against leicester despite playing the second half only ten men. everton face one of the day before tottenham play manchester united at wembley, the biggest test so united at wembley, the biggest test so farfor the united at wembley, the biggest test so far for the new manchester united ca reta ker so far for the new manchester united caretaker manager against an inform spurs side and a manager he is facing in someone who is leading the race for managers manchester united are looking to replace him any summer. are looking to replace him any summer. we know we are in the race in the top four, the need to be there, the end of the season. all that happens, all the rumours, all the things that happened, it is going to

stamford bridge fans at bournemouth match against watford were treated to a thrilling three three draw burnley and crystal palace were also able to win their game away from home and meanwhile liverpool will be in action and a high profile top of the table clash with manchester city on thursday you're going club side leave the standings currently and could go ten points clear of city if they can win. it's that of january so really it's on it's a very very very important game for both teams obviously and i would use it as motivation for the other team if you are that these are these kind of six point games it's like it is to play against each other you can go it pretty much in all directions that's how it is and it's a motivation for them one hundred percent so they will be ready and we have to make sure that we already that's all i can figure out to imagine so what happened in the pies is going to happen in the future so let me tell him when we won a lot of games and the end of the means that it's going to happen in the future to have the feeling that everybody can beat us but also have the fee

fourth place chelsea at home to southampton how does field host a bottom of the table battle with burnley while the team at the moment red hot manchester united under kate's a can manage are only going to salsa travel to new castle three of the english premier league inform stars have been shortlisted for the african player of the year award liverpool superstar i come home and salo holds the honor has been nominated again alongside teammate sonny and money the pair have helped to take top spot in the premier league table also appear and are at a balmy and completes the list the winner will be announced on the eighth of january in dhaka. co i learned how to create high forty five points as he led the toronto raptors to one hundred twenty two two hundred sixteen win over you taunt jazz on tuesday the portland trail blazers ready for nine points down with three minutes left of the fourth quarter to pull off an overtime win over the sacramento kings damian lillard might twenty five point six rebounds and six assists. joel embiid was back with a seventy six as i'm sure covering for so on me an

and a big win for burnley, they came from one down to beat huddersfield, moving that outside the relegation boss pep guardiola says no—one trust his team as they set up to face liverpool tomorrow. they have lost two of three and are seven points behind jurgen klopp's team, and pep guardiola things that undermine their confidence and they believe they are coming up against the best team around right now. for me the best team in europe, the way they play, the consistency, the control, the details in their game, it isa control, the details in their game, it is a good challenge for us, so we are going to produce this, focus on what we have to do to win the game. everybody is asking what happens if we lose. what happens if we win? we are going to try, it is a football game, what we have to do. andy murray suffers another site —— setback. he is playing in his first tournament since september and he lost against medvedev. he said yesterday he doesn't know how much longer he can continue to play at the top level. his next scheduled tournament is the australian open which starts on 1a january. there

they take the lead at premier league burnley! can they shock again?and into wales where newport on the lookout for a premier league ceased. but for harry kane, what fate could befall leicester? to the no doubt to return some silverware in this most difficult of seasons. recent wins over chelsea and man city suggest they could surprise a few. from the girls to the guild. two decades on from their finest feet, seeing off premier league strugglers to reach the last eight. where can i find one of those? cardiff perhaps, or will be bluebirds be singing like 2008? unlikely finalists on the championship before portsmouth had the final word. chelsea's final word is often in the final. 1-0 to chelsea. fa cup winners 2018. the defending champions facing nottingham forest. deja vu. last year arsenal went down to the woods that day, they can be sure of the big surprise. going for another! forest caught them unawares and hoping for similar success at sta mford hoping for similar success at stamford bridge. if there is an upset on the cards, how about the cards aka

fourth place chelsea at home to southampton huddersfield but host a bottom of the table battle with burnley while the team of the moment manchester united under caretaker manager ole gunnar sol shire travel to newcastle and meanwhile liverpool will be in action and high profile top of the table clash with manchester city on thursday jurgen klopp side leads the standings currently and could go ten points clear of city if they win. it's the third of january so really it's an it's a very very very important game for both teams obviously and i would use it as motivation for the other team if you are that these are these kind of six point games it's like it is to play against each other you can go it pretty much in all directions that's how it is and it's a motivation for them one hundred percent so they will be ready and we have to make sure that we already that's all i can figure out imagine so what happened in the pies is going to happen in the future so live in time when we want a lot of games and that doesn't of the means that it's going to happen in the future have the feeling everybody ca

cup losing to lowly wigan last year city played burnley on saturday. of course if it is a prestigious cup a prestigious title not just in this country so. they're one of those who would like to you know two for zero in some finals international we could not reach the final and. in this last season was a week and australia's defense of the asian cup title has been ended by the tournament hosts the united arab emirates it was a tight quarter final match in our lane the emirates got a lucky break in the second half. terrible back toss from the last stage iniquitous picked up by early at the edge of the box easily went around keeper matthew ryan the goal was the only one of the game and put the u.a.e. into the semifinals l. now play regional rivals qatar for a place in the final cut of we're up against asian power south korea abilities our team at the breakthrough in a one win. i think one of the keys of this team is that as a group. they're outstanding and they know what it means to win the game in this competition show that they shall read every game bec

other all—premier league ties, tottenham will travel to crystal palace, and manchester city host burnleyip side brentford. 0ld ham will face doncaster. full details on the website. and for newport manager michael flynn, well he's getting ready for their trip to middlesbrough. yes, it is a long journey, a tough game. it would be good to see tony pulis, the newport man, in charge. it is again we will look forward to. hopefully they are concentrating on going for promotion and getting into the premier league. they are a big clu b the premier league. they are a big club and they take their eye off the ball and we have a very good and surprise them again. world anti—doping experts are to be given access to the russian lab data that could lead to the prosecution of hundreds of drugs cheats. the original deadline of new year's eve was missed, but an anti—doping team will now be allowed into the moscow facility tomorrow. a three—year suspension of russian athletes was ended in september. that's all the sport for now. good night it is time for a quick look at the weather before you head to bed. t

the premier league for this man. 38—year—old peter crouch is on his way back to the big time with burnleyeep an eye on everything that's happening on the bbc sport website. wolves signing jonny otto on a permanent contract is the biggest financial deal to be done so far. also details of a new contract signed by manchester united's anthony marital. head to the website. eddiejones hasjust named his side to play ireland in their opening six nations match this weekend in dublin. and there's a first start in the competition in six years for this man — manu tuilagi. he'll play at centre in the absence of ben te'o who's injured. elliot daly will start at fullback, with mike brown left out of the matchday squad entirely. england's second test against the west indies starts in less than half an hour's time. england are one—nil down of course after being heavily beaten in the first test. andy zaltzman is part of the cricket social team — income to first and they will want to do better this time? they will. the last time test match was on the ground the team was bowled out for 43 which was banglades

burnley host fulham, while cardiff welcome huddersfield. leaders liverpool are at brighton.ster united's trip to spurs. we heard about that already. while manchester city host wolves on monday night... the defending champions, manchester city. now the united kingdom has been struck by another spy scandal. don't worry it's nothing too serious, but it seems ahead of the championship meeting between leeds and derby this evening, there were some prying eyes at derby training, yesterday. conor mcnamara is at elland road for us. big game at the top of the championship tonight, leeds united top of the pile that derby in hot pursuit, a game that doesn't need to be hyped up and get spy gate has been on everyone's lips in the build—up. police were called to derby‘s training ground yesterday, somebody was acting suspiciously around the perimeter fence, was acting suspiciously around the perimeterfence, he was acting suspiciously around the perimeter fence, he was spoken to and no arrests were made but it has become very espionage. have leeds united been spying on derby county looking f

fulham lost to burnley.s 2—1win over leicester city takes them out of the relegation zone. and watford came from behind to beat crystal palace 2—1. second—tier manchester united will travel to women‘s super league leaders, arsenal in the continental league cup semi—finals. the draw was made earlier. arsenal are the current holders, while women‘s championship leaders united are making their debut in the competition. chelsea host manchester city in the other tie. the games will be played on the 5th and 6th of february, with the final at sheffield united‘s bramall lane later that month. it‘s been an excellent day for irish rugby in the european champions cup with ulster beating racing 92 to put them on the brink of a quarter final place after a 26 points to 22 win. leinster also beat toulouse while edinburgh had an historic win over toulon. newcastle though are out of the competition — patrick gearey reports. they used to call this the ravenhill raw but now ulster stadium is officially known as the king span. w

today's results, from the early kick offs brighton beat bournmouth in an all premier league tie, and burnley, whilst newcastle and blackburn drew. all the scores, highlights and analysis over on the bbc sport website. to rugby‘s premiership, and leicester tigers have continued their recent good run as they try to turn their season around. they beat gloucester by 3a points to 16 at welford road — george ford on the scoresheet for the home side, as wasjonny may who ran in a couple of tries against his old side. elsewhere leaders exeter beat bristol and harlequins saw off bottom side newcastle. in the pro 1a, ospreys beat cardiff 20—11, this pinpoint cross field kick from sam davies helped george north to one of two ospreys tries. wins too for benneton, scarlets and leinster. and it's the first day of the new netball super league season... all of the first round matches have been played on the same day, in the same place — the birmingham arena. and in a repeat of last season's final — wasps beat loughborough lightning by 72 points to a2 in what had been expected to be a much closer tie. there w

fulham lost to burnley. either side. southampton‘s 2—1win over leicester city takes them out of the relegation zone. and watford came from behind to beat crystal palace 2—1. the pick of today's ties in rugby union's champions cup saw defending champions leinster welcome toulouse to dublin. both clubs are battling to finish top of pool1 and guarantee a quarter—final spot. toulouse arrived unbeaten in europe this season but leinster were out for revenge after losing to the french club back in october. jack conan, dave kearney and sean cronin set them up with the chance of a try bonus point, and adam byrne made that happen to put leinster beyond reach with a 29—13 point victory and they leapfrog toulouse to top the pool. elsewhere, it was a great day for the irish clubs as ulster took a huge step towards the last eight by holding off a fightback from racing 92 to secure victory in belfast. also, in pool4, scarlets beat leicester 33—10. in the all—premiership clash between bath and wasps, both clubs were in sear

unlike christian fraser who was in the car listening to burnley last night.lose. it was a big one, we won. i will see you on monday from washington. be nice having you this week. thank you. been another day when from any part of the uk the skies have been cloudy. the cloud is trapped under an area of high pressure which has taken up residence across the british isles and is showing no real signs of moving for the next couple of days. pretty cloudy and as we go through tonight we see these large areas of cloud floating aimlessly around the centre of the area of high pressure. there will be some brea ks high pressure. there will be some breaks in the cloud and where the cloud does break up there is the potential for frost and freezing frog. fog. maybe the odd spot of drizzle from any thicker cloud across parts of western scotland. it looks most likely we will see cloud brea ks looks most likely we will see cloud breaks across eastern scotland, but the the midlands, wales and the south of england it could be a particularly cold night if it stays clear for any le

fulham lost to burnley.ton's 2—1win over leicester city takes them out of the relegation zone. and watford beat crystal palace 2—1. leeds united say they will remind head coach, marcelo bielsa, "of the integrity and honesty" of the club after he admitted sending a staff member to spy on a derby county training session. bielsa said he was responsible after a man was seen outside derby's training ground the previous day. leeds subsequently won last night's game by two goals to nil and have "formally apologised" for bielsa's pre—match conduct. the football association has said it is investigating the incident. second—tier manchester united will face women's super league leaders arsenal at home in the continental league cup semi—finals. arsenal are the current holders, while women's championship leaders united are making their debut in the competition. chelsea host manchester city in the other tie. the games will be played on the 5th and 6th of february, with the final at sheffield united's bramall lane later th

arsenal travel to west ham in the early game, while at the bottom, burnley welcome fulham to turf moorunnar solskjaer‘s arrival. ironically, it's the current tottenham manager, mauricio pochettino, who's favourite to take over at united long term, and he has nothing but admiration for solskjaer. he was even present for arguably the norwegian's most famous moment in football. i have good memories because also i remember when he scored after 90 minutes in norway, with tonyjimenez, my old coach, we were there in 1999. i remember him when he scored the second goal in injury time and how i shouted the goal of manchester united, that was unbelievable, because we were neutral. people watching a fantastic game, and yes, of course, yes, i have good memories of him. liverpool's virgil van dijk has become the first defender for almost six years to be named premier league player of the month. the reds were unbeaten throughout december, with the dutchman playing in all eight of their matches, scoring in their 2—0 win against wolves. his boss, jurgen klopp, earned the manager of the month award. liv

avoided his first losses manchester united boss his side coming back from two no down to draw with burnley however they fall two points behind fifth place arsenal beat cardiff city to whine i had a bad match there was a minute's silence for a million it was cardiff first game since the disappearance of the plane carrying the argentinian to wales last week so i had just signed for the welsh club from not the official search was called off on thursday but celis family have raised funds for it to resume. conor mcgregor and can be but near my gold medals have been suspended and fined for the brawl that followed their u.f.c. title fight in october after the russian won the highly anticipated bout in los vegas m l a broke out between both corners and even spilled into the crowd mcgregor has been fined fifty thousand dollars and banned for six months while can be received a five hundred thousand dollars fine and suspended for nine months and that's all you sport for now more later and that's it for the news for me has him seek it thanks for your company clark is here in a moment with more the day

burnley, though, have moved clear, having gone behind against fellow strugglers fulham, with two ownuickly when your luck is out. huddersfield are eight points off saftey at the bottom, after a goaless draw against cardiff in 17th. watford came from a goal down to beat crystal palace, and southampton also won 2—1 at leicester, despite playing the entire second half with 10 men. there are two matches in the premier league today. everton face bournemouth, before tottenham play manchester united at wembley. it promises to be the biggest test so far for 0le gunnar solskjaer, united's caretaker manager, against notjust a form spurs side, but also the manager who is one of those in the frame to take over at old trafford in the summer. not that mauricio pochettino is getting distracted by all the speculation. we know that we need the three points to be in that race for the premier league and the race for the top four, to finish at the end of the season. all of that happening around all the rumours, all the things that, you know, that is going to happen because that is football. you need, yo

the former england striker is on his way back to the top flight with burnley. he‘ll play at centre in the absence of ben te‘o, who‘s injured. elliot daly will start at fullback, with mike brown left out of the matchday squad entirely. they are very good at contesting everything. they are very good at great building, getting hold of the ball. we have got to make sure that we are sharp, and there is an aerial contest as well as they are pretty good at. so, if we look after a run house, like you said, in terms of those areas, we will look to put our game onto them. that‘s all the sport for now. welcome to ask this. it‘s just under two months to go now until the 29th march — the date on which the uk is due to leave the eu. the prime minister‘s official spokesman says the government remains committed to leaving the eu on the 29th of march. we‘ll be answering your questions about how life might look after brexit with the clock ticking down. given the current uncertainty, is there anything you can do to get ready, whether you‘re a business, or a private individual? an

for 38—year—old peter crouch — the former england striker is on his way back to the top flight with burnley he has never bothered with any buddy else's opinion of a cell. that is important. i have never been worried too much about people's age. we had a michael duff and also i think myself and the premier league at 37. that is not an issue. i know about his fitness and distance covered. there is a desire to still make a mark on football from him. all the transfer deadline day news on the bbc sport website. including news of youri tielemans joining leicester on loan from monaco, wolves making the signing ofjonny permanent and details too of a new contract signed by manchester united's anthony marital. bbc.co.uk/sport. england's world number one justin rose is seven shots off the lead after day one of the european tour's first saudi international event. the belgian thomas pieters leads by two shots ahead of a group of six which includes two englishmen alfie plant and ross fisher who are five under par after their first round. the tournament has attracted a top—class field despite scrutiny ove

of stewarding after west ham were fined for pitch invasions after their premier league defeat by burnleyroaching captain mark noble. 0thers threw coins and other objects. west ham gave several fans lifetime bans following the trouble. positive news for england head coach eddiejones positive news for england head coach eddie jones ahead of positive news for england head coach eddiejones ahead of the six nation, they are going to portugal tomorrow to prepare and jonathan joseph they are going to portugal tomorrow to prepare and jonathanjoseph will be on the plane. he hasn't plan played for england in almost a year, he returned for his club bath at the weekend after a long—term ankle injury. england remain hopeful over the fitness of captain 0wen farrell who is recovering from thumb surgery and england face ireland in dublin on 2nd february. ulster rugby spectator has been handed a lifetime ban over abuse against a former international. it happened during a fixture against racing 92. in a statement ulster thanked sporters who came forward after cctv footage proved inconclusive. following th

the premier league for this man. 38—year—old peter crouch is on his way back to the big time with burnley eye on everything that's happening on the bbc sport website. arsenal have just confirmed the signing of denis suarez on loan from barcelona. that's bbc.coc.uk/sport. liverpool extended their lead at the top of the premier league table. but it could have been more after they were held to a 1—1 draw by leicester city. it was a cold night, snow on the pitch at anfield, sadio mane opened the scoring after a couple of minutes to give liverpool the perfect start. but england defender harry maguire levelled for leicester to mean that liverpool are five points clear. all last night's results are on the bbc sport website. the leaders extended their advantage in the scottish premiership as well last night as celtic moved six points clear with a 2—0 win over stjohnstone. there were a couple of lovely goals for fans at celtic park to admire — the first came from callum mcgregor. before his fellow midfielder ryan christie impressed with a little bit of skill and a finish to match. away from footba