celtic continues.lin, bbc news, hampden park. no stopping celtic in scotland. can anybody halt liverpool's march to the premier league? well, leicester city look the most likely right now. they've closed the gap at the top back to eight points after another impressive victory. aston villa the latest to be on the receiving end of jamie vardy and the foxes. 4—1 it finished. rhia chohan has more. leicester were bidding for a record eighth straight league win. aston villa, the latest to try and hault that incredible momentum. but villa were about to be held up in a storm. jamie vardy is the premier league's top scorer. the first half showed why. not many can match his pace so it is best not to give him any chances. a striker on great form. leicester's best were delivering the goods today. this player proving his worth and making it a comfortable second. jack grealish clawed one back before the half—time whistle but it was quickly forgotten when leicester city restored that cushion in the second half. jonny

celtic boss predominance of scottish football showing cracks.by his standards, but that changed in the final seconds, shown his second yellow for diving. but that will only be a subplot, with rangers winning at celtic for the first time in ten years. elsewhere, hearts 1—all draw against aberdeen means they'll be bottom for the winter break. livingston jumped above hibs into fifth with a 2—nil win.third placed motherwell conceded twice in the second half to lose at home to second bottom hamilton. stjohnstone drew 1—all with ross county. st mirren beat kilmarnock1—nil. what a game at st andrews this afternoon in the championship with leeds united beating birmingham city 5—4 to go top of the table. having given away the lead three times, a wes harding own goal settled the match in the fifth minute of stoppage time. coupled with west brom's defeat at home to middlesbrough, leeds are top on goal difference. fulham's one—nil win over stoke takes them third. nottingham forest have gone fifth, beating bottom side wigan by the same scoreline. preston's d

minutes later, ryan kent made celtic play, guiding his shot in. celtic play, guiding his shot in.elping hand from 0dsonne edouard to guide callum mcgregor‘s shot home. celtic boss predominance of scottish football showing cracks. alfredo morelos had a quiet game by his standards, but that changed in the final seconds, shown his second yellow for diving. but that will only be a subplot, with rangers winning at celtic for the first time in ten years. elsewhere, hearts' 1—1 draw against aberdeen means they'll be bottom for the winter break. chris long gave third—placed motherwell the lead at home to hamilton. liverpool can extend their lead in the premier league back to 13 points with victory over wolves this afternoon. that one kicks off in about ten minutes. mikel arteta is still looking for his first win as arsenal manager. they threw away a 1—0 lead to lose 2—1 to chelsea at the emirates stadium. bernd leno's howler gifted jorginho the equaliser, before tammy abraham scored the winner three minutes from time. arsenal remain in the bottom half of the table. manchester city host sh

celtic know a win will guarantee top spot ahead of the winter break. can see all of the day's fixture's online and app.

celtic comfortably beat ross county 4—1.alf, winger mikeyjohnston, completed the scoring with the pick of the goals, giving celtic their tenth win in a row in all competitions. so — it's tight at the top, rangers arejust a goal behind celtic — with the sides level on points — after they hammered hearts 5—0 at ibrox. two late goals from greg stewart there. the defeat leaves hearts joint second from bottom — with the side still searching for a new permanent manager. ten matches in the second round of the fa cup today. two former winners of the competitiion were up the competition were up against each other at st andrews — where coventry are playing their home games till the end of the season. will keane gave ipswich the lead but a stoppage time callum o'hare equaliser for coventry sets up a replay between the league one promotion rivals at portman road. here's the full list of todays fa cup results — blackpool of league one, survived a scare — against non—league maidstone united. and hartlepool have another chance to knock out

what some feel might also stand celtic in good stead. its interest celtic, it's a wonderful finish! are starting to close the gap on their old firm rivals, and a cup when would deliver a huge boost. for a rangers fan you know, pretty much means everything on sunday. and to the club as well, because you know, i think i've said for a while now, if you want to say there's been progress, that's fine, yes, we can tell that this is a better rangers side, but until they beat celtic to wina bit side, but until they beat celtic to win a bit of silverware, then you know, there's no tangible way of seeing progress, and this is a massive opportunity for them to do that. so it will gerard sven take that. so it will gerard sven take that opportunity? or will land in's celtic make it ten cup wins in a row? jane lewes, bbc news. former australian open champion caroline wozniacki has announced she's retiring from tennis after the 2020 tournament in melbourne. she was the first scandinavian player to become a women's world number one. annabel croft. she says she's giving up everything —— said she pub

celtic remain two points clear at the top of the scottish premiership after beating hibs 2—0.to keep pace with them are rangers who moved on from last week's league cup defeat to celtic by easing past motherwell 2—0 at fir park.

celtic continues.hua has said hejust had to keep it simple in order to beat andy ruinunior in their multi—million pound rematch. ruiz had beatenjoshua earlier this year to take three of his heavyweight belts. our sports editor dan roan reports from saudi arabai. it was a fight he simply dare not lose. as he strode to the ring here at the edge of the desert, anthonyjoshua knew his career and credibility were on the line. 0pponent andy ruinunior, intent on proving his shock victory in theirfirst meeting earlier this year was no fluke. but after cutting the mexican inside the first round, a slimmed down joshua never looked back. using his jab to expertly control the rounds and constant movement to keep his distance from his much heavier rival. it wasn't a classic. the fight never turning into the explosive slugfest that saw ruiz stun the boxing world back in june. instead, a far more composed joshua kept to his plan, racking up the points, and gaining revenge with a unanimous victory. the british fighter

minutes later, ryan kent made celtic pay, guiding his shot in.cgregor‘s shot home. regis was put in front again ten minutes into the second health. celtic‘s dominance of scottish football showing cracks. alfredo morelos had a quiet game by his standards, but that changed in the final seconds, shown his second yellow for diving. but that will only be a subplot, with rangers winning at celtic for the first time in ten years. all of today's scores and reports can be found on our website. cricket next — and england captain joe root admitted it had been a tough week in centurion after losing the first test to south africa by 107 runs. another batting collapse, coupled with a bug that's swept through the squad, did little to help their cause. jo currie reports. in a year full of special moments for england cricketers, could they squeeze in one more high before the end of 2019? 376 runs would be england's highest ever successful run chase, and joe denly set about putting a dent in it. but the man that south africa really wanted, rory burns, they were no

. >>> jaylen brown had a monster game for the celtics as they faced the raptors.hayward grabbed the rebound and brown gets the ball and throws it down for a dunk. brown had 30 points. fourth quarter, celtics up 19, hayward hits the pass and finds brown in the corner for the three. the celtics beat the raptors 118-102. >>> joel embiid and the 76ers were in the christmas spirit hosting the top team in the league, the bucks. rie 76ers up 11, josh hrarhas a double- double with 31 points and 11 rebounds. third quarter, 76ers up 15, al finish with a dunk. eflbud anr 76ers win 121-109. the 49ers have the day off but they hope to unwrap a win sunday against the seahawks. so much is on the line on sunday including the number 1 seed in the nfc. if the 49ers win, they will get a first round bye and home- field advantage. the 49ers have had trouble beating the seahawks especially in seattle. last win came in december 2011. kyle shanahan says that has no impact on the team's mentality going into the game. >> i don't think players get caught up in that stuff much. we know the t

celtic continues. to the premier league? well, leicester city look the most likely right now. they've closed the gap at the top back to eight points after another impressive victory. aston villa the latest to be on the receiving end of jamie vardy and the foxes. 4—1 it finished. rhia chohan has more. leicester were bidding for a record eighth straight league win. aston villa, the latest to try and hault that incredible momentum. but villa were about to be held up in a storm. jamie vardy is the premier league is top scorer. the first half showed why. not many can match his pace so it is best not to give him any chances. a striker on great form. leicester's best were delivering the goods today. this player proving his worth and making it a comfortable second. jack grealish got one back before the half—time whistle but it was quickly forgotten when leicester city restored that cushion. jonny evans, 3—1. some want to convince vardy out of international retirement, and here is why. that's now 16 for him thi

so celtic are only just ahead by a single goal on goal difference.nsured he ended the season on a high with victory at sunday's abu dhabi grand prix. the mercedes driver led away from pole position and cruised off in the distance, untroubled by anyone behind thereafter. red bull‘ max verstappen was second, charles leclerc‘s ferrari third, but the day belonged to hamilton, who dominted throughout to win the 84th grand prix of his career, moving him to within seven of michael schumacher‘s all—time record. in rugby's premiership, bristol conceded a late penalty to draw 27—27 with 1a—man london irish — a result that moves them up to second and two points behind leaders northampton. there was a close result in the day's other match too as harlequins beat gloucester 23—19 — ross chisholm with the first of their two tries to help harlequins secure just their second win of the season. don't forget, england's cricketers resume in just over an hour's time on 269—5 in their first innings in their second test against new zealand. they still trail by 106 runs. th

we'll bring you that news, wins for celtic and rangers too, but we'll start in london where manchesterst weekend's derby defeat behind them by beating arsenal 3—nil at the emirates stadium. it was another virtuoso performance from kevin de bruyne, with two goals and an assist, as city closed to within four points of second places leicester. craig templeton was watching. for his 200th game in charge, pep guardiola put his faith in youth, phil ford and given his first league start away from home. it was a man with rather more experience who would steal the show, kevin de bruyne did not hang around, scoring the first goal within two minutes, showing the kind of skill, accuracy and control of one of the worlds best. time for some vision, as the belgian picked out raheem sterling, who made it to. it wouldn't be long before the three, raheem sterling againfinding before the three, raheem sterling again finding space, i'm finding the bottom corner. 0nly again finding space, i'm finding the bottom corner. only the brilliance of the keeper denied him a first—half hat—trick. after arsenal gifted

they're still level on points with celtic after an emphatic 5—0 win over hearts.rmula one world driver's title for a sixth time — but lewis hamilton ensured he ended the season on a high with victory at sunday's abu dhabi grand prix. the mercedes driver led away from pole position, and cruised off in the distance, untroubled by anyone behind thereafter. red bull's max verstappen was second, charles leclerc‘s ferrari third, but the day belonged to hamilton who dominated throughout, to win the 84th grand prix of his career, moving him to within seven of michael schumacher‘s all time record. don't forget it's day 4 of the second and final test between new zealand and england in hamilton. a few moments ago england were 3113 for 5 — they trail. there's live commentary on radio 5 live sports extra and text commentary on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. but that's all the sport for now. politicians from seven parties have taken part in a two hour debate on itv this evening. the leaders of the snp, lib dems, plaid, greens and the brexit party have been answe

rangers won at celtic for the first time since 2010, beating them 2—1 at celtic park in the scottishof a typically explosive match. rangers are now 2 points behind celtic and have a game in hand. stephen gerrard's side haven't lost in the league since celtic beat them in september. you can see how much it meant to him. england's test cricketers finished off a dismal 2019 with another defeat. they lost by 107 runs to south africa in the first test at centruion. chasing a total of 376 for victory, england were bowled out for 268. in the year that the one day team won their first world cup, the test side have lost 6 of their 12 test matches — winning just a. they'd played through this test with illness affecting several members of the team. everything has been thrown at this group on and off the field this week. we have worked really hard to deal with that. in many ways, it feels that will stand us in good stead. hopefully, the illness is through the camp now and the guys can do is prepare for that test matched. and we can look at putting in more of a performance from yesterday night in

celtic were going for ten straight trophies.d, they're back. and it was rangers who came out swinging. fraser forster denied ryan jack early on. but despite almost com plete early on. but despite almost complete rangers domination and totally against the run of play, this happened. more than a hint of offside, but christopherjullien sent the celtic end of hampden park wild. but before the fans finished celebrating, rangers got a penalty. jeremie frimpong was sent packing, but the spot kick was missed by alfredo morelos. 0ld but the spot kick was missed by alfredo morelos. old firm madness at its bonkers best. in the end they got thejob done. its bonkers best. in the end they got the job done. it was far from pretty but celtic‘s stranglehold on the silverware of scottish football continues. all the rest of the day football results are on the bbc sport website, but that is it from me. now, you could be forgiven for thinking this isjust a banana stuck to a wall. in fact, it's a piece of work by the italian artist maurizio cattelan,

celtic face hibs later.es. it does put them to the top of the legalese for a couple of hours. celtic face hibs later. the organisers of the european champions cup have launched an investigation into a mass brawl which overshadowed saracens' victory over munster yesterday. sarries head coach mark mccall claimed a comment to their hooker jamie george prompted the fight while munster say they don't know what caused it. the english side ran out winners in the match by 15 points to six. organisers say they'll speak to both sides before deciding what to do next. tiger woods led his united states side to victory 16 points to 1a in the presidents cup in melbourne. his visitors had trailed 10—8 going into the final day's play but turned it round with a dominant performance to win an 8th successive trophy. this week, as the captain and a player, it was a juggling act, but the guys understood that. we communicated that going in. there were a lot of different plans that could happen, and i trust all of them, from all th

rangers won at celtic for the first time since 2010, beating them 2—1 at celtic park in the scottishplosive match. rangers are now 2 points behind celtic and have a game in hand. stephen gerrard's side haven't lost in the league since celtic beat them in september. you can see how much it meant to him. michael van gerwen is a step closer to successfully defending his title at the world darts championship. he's through to the semi finals at alexandra palace after beating darius labanauskas 5 sets to 2. van gerwen now faces england's nathan aspinall. peter wright plays gerwyn price in today's other semi. and after her success at the world championships, fallon sherrock will be the first women play in the world series of darts next year including the us darts masters in new york, that's all the sport for now. police in sussex are into the tenth day of searching for a father of four who disappeared after a night out with friends. firefighter anthony knott hasn't been seen since the 20th of december. his fiancee says she feels numb, not knowing what's happened to him. jon ironmonger repor

celtic are away at cluj. e winners, while cluj need a point to get through to the knock out stages. neil lennon has left five first—team regulars behind for their europa league tie. after 45 minute it is still goalless in romania. now all between celtic and cluj. in the other matches later, rangers need a point against young boys of bern in order to progress, while manchester united — who're through — host az alkmaar. united have turned their form around recently after wins against tottenham and manchester city. manager ole gunner solskjaer says he knew it was coming. results always, that is the perfect in the end. but inside we have a lwa ys in the end. but inside we have always people to be doing and it is going to be ups and downs, we have said that, as well but we are on the right track, we see, i see these boys everything a day in training. the attitude and the skills and the they have got, so i have not been naturally. time for a look at the other sports news stories making the headlines today richard m

led celtic to rehire them from the year he also consent to play with other aspects like the team believe and the fans the former managers are the no with the fans want the identity of the club how the media is not a particular place and there you speak the language all things that might seem small but are definitely important for the big successful picture. more importantly they also know what to expect out of their opponents and they know the tactical and technical demands of the league that they're returning to which is one less for you to have this familiarity definitely hurt your line and when he returned to celtic right in the middle of 2900 season he was able to help start to continue their form with barely any adjustment period and led them to comply and unprecedented 3rd domestic travel not bad. and other prover returning a successful manager is. going to have more bargaining power the 2nd time around and the club is willing to give them what they want and ordered to get them back when sedan went back to real madrid it was said i was promised free rein and are big budget to bring

rangers won at celtic for the first time since 2010, beating them 2—1 at celtic park in the scottisht in the league since celtic beat them in september. watch this. you can see how much it meant to him. michael van gerwen is a step closer to successfully defending his title at the world darts championship. he‘s through to the semifinals at alexandra palace after beating darius labanauskas 5 sets to 2. van gerwen now face england‘s nathan aspinall. peter wright plays gerwyn price in today‘s other semi. and after her success at the world championships, fallon sherrock will be the first women to play in the world series of darts next year. we look forward to watching her hopefully be successful again.” we look forward to watching her hopefully be successful again. i was hearing on the radio on the weekend her going to the states to play. that is brilliant. it is fabulous. the profile she has brought to the women‘s game. the profile she has brought to the women's game. we will see you shortly. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london. two t

rangers won at celtic for the first time since 2010, beating them 2—1 at celtic park in the scottishlosive match. rangers are now two points behind celtic and have a game in hand. steven gerrard's side haven't lost in the league since celtic beat them in september. you can see how much it meant to him. michael van gerwen is a step closer to successfully defending his title at the world darts championship. he's through to the semifinals at alexandra palace after beating darius labanauskas 5 sets to 2. van gerwen now faces england's nathan aspinall. peter wright plays gerwyn price in today's other semi. and after her success at the world championships, fallon sherrock will be the first women play in the world series of darts next year. we look forward to seeing her. great news. isn't it? it is so nice to see her profile rising and bringing more attention to the women's game. she has been brilliant the last few weeks. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. we will be back with the major headlines injust a we will be back with the major headlines in just a few minute

celtic doubled their lead ten minutes later after a good finish from james forrest.the edinburgh derby, hibs beat hearts 2—0. martin doyle scored both goals in the first half at tynecastle, volleying the first just six minutes in, with the second on the half—hour mark. that makes it back—to—back derby wins for the first time since the 19705. hearts remain at the bottom of the scottish premiership table. meanwhile, alfredo morelos got the only goal of the game as second place rangers beat kilmarnock1—0. declan gallagher's dramatic injury—time winner got motherwell a 2—1win at ten—man ross county, they stay third. wins too for aberdeen and stjohnstone. former manchester united and sweden striker zlatan ibrahimovic is in talks with ac milan about a return to the italian side. ibrahimovic is a free agent after leaving la galaxy. other clubs are interested in the 38—year—old, but confidence is growing in italy that ibrahimovic will return to the club where he spent two seasons from 2010. the seven—times champions league winners are enduring a poor season and are 11th in t

if celtic win they'll go eight points clear.'s 1-1. after 36 minutes ryan kent put rangers 1—0 up with a volley from just inside the box. but it hadn't been going rangers way up till then. celtic were awarded a penalty but ryan christie's shot was saved by the rangers keeper allan mcgregor. not long after that steven davis had to make a clearance off the line. but then just before half—time celtic equalised through a callum mcgregor strike which deflected into the net off 0dsonne edouard. replays showing it hit his hand. no var in scotland. david moyes is meeting with west ham today and is said to be almost certain to take over after the club sacked manager manuel pellegrini. west ham are just above the relegation zone following their defeat at home to leicester city. pelligrini's dismissal ends a turbulent 18 months at the london stadium as patrick gearey reports. long before the statement was published, you could see this decision coming. you could hear it in the boos, as west ham lost their ninth match in 12. by evening, manu

celtic know a win will assure them top spot ahead of the winter break.r boxing day sporting tradition is the sydney hobart yacht race. that got under way overnight when the skies around sydney harbour were relatively clear of smoke from the bushfires, for the start. race record holders comanchie have led most of the way so far. seven hours in now. 500 miles still to go to tasmania. it's expected the best crews will take nearly two days to complete the race with calmer winds forecast this year. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website, including the cricket and build up to the day's football. lots of festive quizzes to try out with the family too. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. deborahjames, or bowel babe, as she's known to anyone who has followed the podcast, you, me and the big c, has shared every step of her cancerjourney. this time last year, she didn't think she'd be celebrating another christmas but that changed thanks to some new treatment and her medical team at the royal marsden hospital. she's been b

that has given celtic the tenth when in a row. in all competitions. on points, ebert of thought. they are playing at ibrox, they are 2—0 up. about 25 minutes left to play. things might not be not good for arsenal at the month, the man's team, but not more ofa month, the man's team, but not more of a contrast with the women's site. they recorded their biggest victory in the moment's stability today. 11-1 in the moment's stability today. 11—1 they beat bristol city. that dutch striker scored six of them, a double hat—trick. she assisted in four of the others, as well. that result ta ke four of the others, as well. that result take arsenal to the top of the table. they were champion lewis hamilton led from start to finish to ta ke hamilton led from start to finish to take the final formula 1 race of the season. he was really untroubled at the abu dhabi grand prix. finishing any 17 seconds clear of ed bill's racer. that was hamilton's11th race when of the season. the england cricket captain joe rich when of the season. the england cricket captainjoe rich

celtic know a win will guarantee top spot ahead of the winter break.ed in sydney overnight to see off the crews for the 74th sydney hobart yach race. the skies around sydney harbour were relatively clear of smoke from the bushfires, for the start. nine—time winners and defending champions wild 0ats 11 have taken the lead in the last hour too. nine hours gone. a65 miles still to go to tasmania. it's expected the best crews will take nearly two days to complete the race — compared to more than six when they first sailed it in 19a5. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. shoppers are expected to spend £200 million less in the boxing day sales this year with environmental concerns being the biggest reason for the drop. almost seven in ten consumers plan to spend less on so—called "fast fashion" because of the impact of its production on the environment. according to barclaycard, around four in ten uk adults will spend an average of £186 each today. deborah james, or bowel babe as she's known to anyone who has followed the po

they sent those observers to the lazio—celtic game, one of 150 matches attended every season to helps hands. in the last month alone, top players have protested against racism in italy and the netherlands and, in ukraine, midfielder taison was left in tears after monkey chants from the crowd. this is what he'd heard. monkey chants from crowd. in england recently, an fa cup match was abandoned after alleged racism from away fans, and when the national team faced bulgaria, there were monkey chants and nazi salutes. bulgaria's punishment from uefa was a fine and a one—match stadium closure. i don't think anyone's in agreement with the punishment that was handed out. they have to diversify, and i hope that happens, sooner rather than later. currently, an all—white male panel decides what's racist and what isn't. ceferin is committed to changing that. we need more diversity in the disciplinary committee. you have to have people who felt that abuse, because they look at it differently. that could help fare's work enormously. really clearly doing nazi salutes. uefa first saw this video of l

rangers, celtic ad will cite manchester united already through. knockout stage of the roper league. despite napoli's win last night, they sacked carlo ancelotti — he's now a name in the frame for some vacant premier league managerial positions. it is no surprise he has been linked, had an amazing career, no massive surprise he has been sacked by natalie, because this is that they have been poor, and he seems to follow that with the club president. replaced by a former rangers player, ac milan legend. it is —— is it likely he would go to arsenal? he loves london and he would be interested. are they interested in a manager like him? part of me think c would equally fit the profile that they are after if they are looking for more of a certain coach. everton, we think they would be interested in talking to him, so it will be interesting to see other develops. i think he would properly what a club in london if he came back to england. he is one to watch, and other massive name without a job. thanks, john. staying on that managerial theme, tributes have

celtic stay top after a 2—0 win at home to hibs, whilst rangers beat fourth—placed motherwell by therard spoke of building something special at rangers after extending his contract this week. he is yet to lead to a trophy but results in europe at the scottish premiership are improving to stop they had to come behind to beat motherwell at home a few weeks ago, but were determined to avoid a defeat. rangers should have had more before half—time, but alfredo morrell boss was left frustrated on several occasions. he was denied a penalty, and are given a rough time all over the pitch. eventually, penalty, and are given a rough time all overthe pitch. eventually, his patience snapped. later booking was to prove significant, when his delight at scoring the winner got the better of him. a gesture towards the better of him. a gesture towards the home fans, some of whom had throwing objects, resulting in his first record of the season. afterwards, gerard said that he had no complaints about that. hibs will not be complaining i lied about not having to face the colombian on friday. arsenal wome

the old firm derby, celtic and rangers. first versus second.uld be a 12th league victory in a row and take them eight points clear. i'm really delighted. no matter who we play, no matter what the context has been, conditions, it's been a heavy month. they played absolutely brilliantly at times and they are the spotlight all the time. everyone is looking for a chink in the armour but in the main, they have won the games really well which is a big plus for the players. let's have a look at some of the other stories catching our eye today. the big race of the day, the savills chase at leopardstown, was won by delta work.the11—2 shot ridden byjack kennedy produced a strong finish in the final straight to over take monatee with rachael blackmore on board. delta work could now be a contender for march's cheltenham gold cup. kennedy also won the day's other feature race on apple's jade. winter olympic medallist dom parsons has announced his retirement from skeleton. parsons won bronze in the event in pyeongchang last year — becoming britain's first ma

they sent those observers to the lazio—celtic game, one of 150 matches attended every season to help alone, top players have protested against racism in italy and the netherlands, and in ukraine midfielder taison was left in tears after monkey chants from the crowd. this is what he'd heard. monkey chants in england recently, an fa cup match was abandoned after alleged racism from away fans, and when the national team faced bulgaria, there were monkey chants and nazi salutes. bulgaria's punishment from uefa was a fine and a one—match stadium closure. i don't think anyone's in agreement with the punishment that was handed out. they have to diversify, and i hope that happens, sooner rather than later. currently, an all—white male panel decides what's racist and what isn't. ceferin is committed to changing that. we need more diversity in the disciplinary committee. you have to have people who felt that abuse, because they look at it differently. that could help fare's work enormously. really clearly doing nazi salutes. uefa charges in 60% of cases fare brings to them but not with this vi

celtic know a win will guarantee top spot ahead of the winter break.he sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website, including the cricket. south africa now 79—3. and there's build up to the day's football. lots of festive quizzes to try out with the family too. india s national human rights commission, has asked police in the northern state of uttar pradesh, to respond to allegations they violated protesters' civil rights during recent demonstrations against the controversial citizenship law. the legislation has been criticised as being anti—muslim. at least 2a people have been killed, and hundreds injured, in clashes in cities across the country, over the past two weeks. ari behn, the former son—in—law of norway's king, has died, aged a7. ari behn, the author of several novels and plays, married princess martha louise in 2002 and the couple had three daughters together but divorced two years ago. his spokesman told norway's ntb agency that ari behn had taken his own life. lebanon is ending 2019 in its worst economic

there was drama at celtic park as scottish premiership celtic leaders conceded an last minute equaliserto grab the winner two minutes into stoppage time. it puts them two points clear now at the top after rangers could only draw 2—2 with aberdeen. despite trailing 2—0 aberdeen hit back either side of half time, with andrew considine scoring their second. hearts are down to 11th, despite a late equaliser against livingston. kilmarnock and st johnstone was goalless. ross county beat hibs 2—1 and st mirren are now bottom after a 3—0 reversal at home to motherwell. birmingham city picked up only their fourth point of the women's super league season but had to settle for a 1—1 draw at home to tottenham. kit graham scored the equaliser for the wsl‘s newcomers 17 minutes from time. spurs remain in 7th ahead of brighton's visit on sunday. a dearfriend. an icon of british sport. a man with a sense of humour as sharp as his bowling. just some of the many tributes to bob willis — the former england captain and fast bowler — who has died. he was 70. his greatest moment probably came in the third te

celtic know a win will guarantee top spot ahead of the winter break. overnight to see off the crews for the 74th sydney hobart yacht race. the skies around sydney harbour were relatively clear of smoke from the bushfires, for the start. nine—time winners and defending champions wild oats 11 are in the lead — just. ten hours gone. a70 miles still to go to tasmania. it's expected the best crews will take nearly two days to complete the race — compared to more than six when they first sailed it in 19a5. you're up—to—date. we'll have more after 1pm. india s national human rights commission has asked police in the northern state of uttar pradesh to respond to allegations they violated protesters‘ civil rights during recent demonstrations against the controversial citizenship law. the legislation has been criticised as being anti—muslim. at least 2a people have been killed and hundreds injured in clashes in cities across the country over the past weeks. ari behn, the former son—in—law of norway's king, has died aged a7. ari behn, the author of several novels

celtic will return to the top of the table with a win or a draw against hibernian today.'s1—0 at celtic park, jeremie frimpong with the goal. exeter are on the verge of qualification to the quarter finals of rugby union's champions cup — after beating sale 35 points to 10. the chiefs had to battle against the sharks and the weather... with play briefly suspended in the second half due to heavy hailstone. but five tries in the match sealed a bonus point win — it's the first time the chiefs have won their first four matches in european competition. tiger woods led his united states side to a 16 poitns to 1a victory in the presidents cup in melbourne. his team had trailed 10—8 going into the final day's play but turned it round with a dominant performance to win an eighth successive trophy. this week, as the captain and a player, it was a juggling act, but the guys understood that. we communicated that going in. there were a lot of different plans that could happen, and i trust all of them, from all the 11 players, with sticks and coups and zach as our vices. it was trust in

celtic face hibs later.tury on both his odi and test cricket debut. he reached a century on the fifth final day of the test against sri lanka in rawalpindi. it follows his 112 against australia on his odi debut in march this year. the match itself — which was the first test match for pakistan on home soil since 2009 — ended in a draw. in golf, tiger woods led his united states side in the presidents cup in melbourne. tiger woods led his united states side to victory 16 points to 14 in the presidents cup in melbourne. his visitors had trailed 10—8 going into the final day's play but turned it round with a dominant performance to win an 8th successive trophy. this way, as a captain and a player, the guys understood that and it was communicated going in. there was a lot of different plans that could happen. i trusted all of them. all 11 players, it was trust in each other and that is what ultimately won us other and that is what ultimately won us the cup. in rugby, saracens' champions cup win over munster was m

celtic are top, just!gers are level on points with just one goal fewer scored than their city rivals. there's a full fixture list tonight, celtic host hamilton accies, while rangers travel to aberdeen. uefa president aleksander ceferin says he'll black members and women on to the body's disciplinary panel, in a bid to get tougher on racism. theres been an escalation of reports of racist incidents across europe recently. ceferin plans to end the all—white, all male ethics committee. he's been speaking to our sports correspondent natalie pirks. i don't think that anybody is doing enough about the racism. we are trying to do us much as we can. i don't say we cannot improve, and we are trying to improve. but it's a problem that is more than just football. it's a societal problem. football is always the reflection of society. and in europe i would say things are worse and worse every year. do you think that's a rise of right—wing politics that's kind of spreading across europe? right—wing politics that's kind o

the boston celtics taking on dallas live with how to live the sales in sports. but we are going to take a look at what's happening in australia right now 1st of all on the satellite imagery not a lot of clouds as so much sun so much heat across much of this area i want to show you the temperatures that we have been dealing with across the area but 1st yesterday of course $41.00 that is a whole degree higher than tuesday's record of $40.00 so very significant to actually be able to hit this on wednesday here on thursday the use of the high temperature that we did see we saw adelaide 43. $49.00 degrees this is well above average actually 1st and that was $21.00 degrees above average for this time of year for adelaide 15 degrees above average now we do have a break that is coming it's going to be a slight break for several areas of the country we're going to be seeing this frontal boundary pushing through so on friday it's still going to quite hot natalie very hot melbourne very close to breaking a record in hobart even getting to $33.00 degrees but it is this fron

celtic comfortably beat ross county a—1.hnston, completed the scoring with the pick of the goals, giving celtic their tenth win in a row in all competitions. so it's tight at the top, rangers arejust a goal behind celtic — with the sides level on points — after they hammered hearts 5—0 at ibrox. two late goals from greg stewart there. the defeat leaves hearts joint second from bottom — with the side still searching or a new permanant manager. ten matches in the second round of the fa cup today. two former winners of the competitiion were up against each other at st andrews. will keane gave ipswich the lead but a stoppage time callum o'hare equaliser for coventry sets up a replay between the league one promotion rivals at portman road. 23—year—old peterborough striker ivan toney scored arguably the pick of the day's goals with this stunning a0—yard volley. peterborough beat national league dover athletic 3—0. and the lowest ranked side left in the competiton before today — chichester city — who play in the isthmian league sou

6 scotland are touring with the ideal seceding from the quay while celtic fans are of no single mind on the issue most rangers supporters want to remain in the united states this is a good goal that the eurozone unlikely to be able to bring. to go will be rolling in the netherlands in the johan cruyff arena. at a recent dutch 2nd division match between den bosch and excel c o n d's were rare i was subjected to racist abuse from the stands the game had to be interrupted. but i. think. that itself. if so. yeah that's a good shot evolution in football reacts. the next match day dutch teams from the top 2 divisions stood still during the 1st minute of their matches to take a stand against racist. yet more proof that can bring about political change. and honestly something like this is worth more than any politician speak. romanian looks forward to hosting at bucharest some national arena to remain ian's . missed their chance for direct what if occasion but could still make it through the playoffs to do so would be a milestone for this country all for nothing. for years there have been pr

. >>> how about the celtics, raptors, canadian holiday spirit.ear. the jump fresh the elbow put them up by 17. and then, final seconds of the third, brown, had 30 today. celtics cruising, fourth quarter, just kind of a strange controversy. jason tatem. the ball bounces out. it was a dunk that went out of the hoop. initially, they said no basket. then they said wait a minute, interference. the former warrior poked his hand up through the hoop. can't do that. count the bucket. celtics win 118-102. >>> we are building slowly to the nfl's game of the year. seattle seahawks with enormous ramifications for the playoff picture. niners win, they are in number one seed in the conference meeting the road to super bowl 54 goes to santa clara. if they lose, they have to play a road wild game card. you know emotions will be through the roof come kickoff. >> this is definitely a week you don't have to try it all to get your team up for the game. it will be the same thing for them. the times i have been in this situation in the past. you have everyone's attenti