. the champions league and this is another failure.re in europe, ajax also out. valencia ended up topping this group. chelsea also going through. it was rodrigo who scored the only goal in the first part. ajax had plenty of ball. valencia had a player sent out. ajax out, chelsea going through. cesar azpilicueta on the score sheet. the drummer here, between leon but horrible scenes between the fans and players. across the days with some of their leon fans. a wonderful comeback and entered the last 16. excitement is building in rawalpindi on wednesday morning. we are under three hours away from the return of test cricket to pakistan. 10 years on from a gun attack on the sri lanka team bus that left eight people dead, the two teams will meetjust outside islamabad on an occasion that will be a celebration for a whole nation. rob heath has more. sri lanka's players are back in pakistan to play test cricket for the first time in ten years. the last time sri lanka played a series here, it ended in terror. the coach was attacked by gunmen. six

and it's all or nothing for chelsea in the champions league too.ide have what could be a season defining match against lille. also coming up in the programme: a deadly terror attack ten years ago stopped test cricket in pakistan, now they're getting ready to end their long wait to host matches on home soil. and patrick reed engages a bunker mentality, as he's accused of intentionally breaking the rules. if you're intentionally trying to do something, that would be cheating, but i was not intentionally trying to improve the lie or anything like that. hello and welcome to sportsday. thank you for being with us. let's kick off with the champions league liverpool are in action right now, as they look to secure their spot in the knockout stages. a point against red bull salzburg is all they need. we'll look ahead to the other crucial matches in a moment. but our football reporter john bennett is with me. good to see you. 0ur liverpool getting on? it is a great game end—to—end. two attacking teams. you mentioned liverpool need just one point. salzburg ha

winning three of the last four champions league titles. e 2016 semifinal which real madrid won. what a mouthwatering prospect that will be. reigning champions liverpool have a slightly easier draw. they are up against atletico madrid who reached the finals in 2014 and 2016. liverpool, going so well in the premier league. they are the reigning champions. they will be going into that match with plenty of confidence as it is back at the very stadium where they won the champions league title earlier this year. chelsea up against bayern munich, the five—time champions. that's a repeat of the 2012 final, which chelsea won, on penalties. bayern munich not doing so well domestically, they are only fifth in the bundesliga. that will give chelsea some encouragement. tottenham hotspur, a good draw forjose mourinho. they are up against rb leipzig. the first time leipzig have reached this stage of the champions league, but they are top of the bundesliga at the moment so that will not be entirely straightforward for tottenham, butjose mourinho with all o

—— to lift the champions league this season? minating in the premier league, it's manchester city who are the favourites with the bookmakers, liverpool are second, barcelona third, and it's worthjust liverpool are second, barcelona third, and it's worth just telling you real madrid are down at seventh at 20 have been same odds as totte n ha m. and five british teams are through to the last 32 of the europa league. manchester united, winners in 2017, will face belgian side bruges. wolves take on espanyol, celtic play copenhagen whilst their spl rivals rangers face the portuguese team braga. last years beaten finalists arsenal have been drawn against greek club 0lympiakos who dropped into the europa league after finishing behind tottenham in their champions league group. well, after an incredible 12 months, all—rounder ben stokes took the bbc‘s sports personality of the year award. he was the overwhelming favourite after setting up england's world cup victory before hitting that remarkable 135 not out to win the third ashes test ag

because well because it's a very fast season in the champions league from a campaign to get 7 points and still qualify for the 2nd division european competition which is the police is very very good for that side. and of course i just mentioned they could face dortmund in the champions league has this knack of reuniting reuniting teams and players and managers who have fantastic histories together ok i've got another round of games coming up tonight what do you think the big stories are going to be there are 2 groups the group c. and group d. group c. is matched it's a group where. that's a group to look at but closer to home in with the group d. they at one point behind of mexico madrid could qualify for next round have the upper hand in that jewel and i see it as a coping they've who isn't so it would be expected as a back and forth to make sure that you watch the climb from a sports thanks so much as this is news and these are our top stories. after months of investigations democrats in the u.s. house of representatives have announced their charges against president donald trump a

klopp will be very happy with the results as well as well because it's a very fast season in the champions league for a maiden campaign to get 7 points and still qualify for the 2nd division european competition which of the open league is very very good for that side so liverpool group winners and of course i just mentioned they could face dortmund in the champions league has his knack of reuniting reuniting teams and players and managers who have fantastic history together ok i've got another round of games coming up tonight what do you think the big stories are going to be there are 2 groups that look at group c. and group d. group c. is much since a group where 3 teams qualify that's a group to look at but closer to home in with the german team is late because in a group d. they are one point behind and i think the madrid could qualify for next round to go have the upper hand in that jewel and i see it as a coping they've accused and so it would be fun not so expected as a back and forth to make sure that you watch the mckenna climb from a sports thanks so much. a white rhino calf born last m

league. and can the defending champions reach the last 16 of the champions league? we'll tell you what liverpool and a few others need to do on tuesday. golfing news involving rory mcilroy on the way, but first, to the scandal that has rocked global sport for years and is still rumbling on. russia have been banned from all major global sporting competition for the next four years. the world anti—doping agency handed out the punishment after an investigation found russian officials had tampered with data from an anti—doping lab. as with now, those russian sportspeople who can prove they are clean can still compete, but only as neutrals. our sports editor dan roan has more. it's a sporting superpower, as both host and competitor. but today, russia found itself out in the cold. ever since hosting the winter games in 2014, the country's been mired in an unprecedented doping scandal and now it faces an unprecedented punishment. this morning at a meeting in lausanne, russia hit with a four—year ban from international sporting events. russia was afforded every opportunity

the draw for the opening knockout round of the champions league has taken place and things will be getting serious for the bundesliga clubs in the competition by and have been drawn with london club chelsea while dortmund set to face partisan agenda and leipzig will square off with last year's finalists tottenham. buying munich's to mulch us season isn't going to get any easier in february the german giants have been drawn against reigning europa league winners chelsea in the champions league round of 16 it will be a rematch of the 2012 final which biron lost on penalties to the london club after a slow start but have turned the corner in the bundesliga and their strong form has given them a boost of confidence for the clash. steps we're fairly confident. good about the draw of course chelsea have players that can hurt us. dortmund have their eyes on an equally difficult task facing down french powerhouse police. together while will welcome back former coach thomas to call for the 1st time since he left dortmund in 2017 i might see have fought their way to the top of the bonus league but.

a jesus hat trick hands manchester city an unbeaten champions league qualifying campaign.exile — test cricket returns to pakistan and big shoes to fill meet the new head coach of the all blacks. hello and welcome to sportsday. good evening. already into the last sixteen manchester city rounded off the champions league group stages unbeaten, thanks to a gabrieljesus hat trick. tottenham — also through— were hoping to avenge their humiliating defeat to bayern munich in what was the final round of group matches. we'll look at the teams who are into the last sixteen in a moment, but firstlyjoe wilson looks at how the english sides fared tonight. in the stadium where everything mattered. it began like a team aiming to qualify. almost came through but the technique would not have been lost on the former barcelona manager. the equaliser came with side rib play is lying on the ground, but the referee said to play on, so he did. with a challenge to like this, no punishment was the refereeing decision. this game became a chance to regain. throwing for a second goal and it was gone f

sensational salah: liverpool beat salzburg to reach the last 16 of the champions league.ea join them, as four british teams reach the knockout stage. and we've seen some cheating scandals in sport. find out why patrick read is at the centre of the most recent one. will come along. it was a defining night for the defending champions, liverpool defeating salzburg 2—0 to keep their hopes of defending the champions league title alive. defeat would have seen them phase out of the group phase, heading into the final round of matches. flashing red lights meant tangible to liverpool, in salzburg there has been signs everywhere of defeat. their striker should come with sirens. currently one of your a's most ruthless finishers, root liverpool consider that a warning. the first half regressed at a panicky pace, a blur of chances. blink and you miss it, as most alison howe did. and so it continued after the break, mo sala left speechless, all the while just one goal could knock liverpool out. imagine the relief when sadio mane queued up the keeper celebrations we re queued up the kee

obviously the guy who just finished handing them 3 champions league trophies in a row no not rinaldo the dance naturally upon hearing the news of his return social media erupted. pundits offered opinions. which is. why straight away. those gold. journalists critiqued. fans rejoiced and he hadn't even gotten on the pitch. yellow to leave before i mean it is impossible for us to see where i'm going here when a manager or a coach goes back to a team that they've already been successful lot they go back almost like a savior with the expectation that they will at least do what they did the last time if their team's doing poorly bill fix it if they're doing well bill do better and anything less will be considered a failure and will probably get them sacked or mutually resigned of the reasons why people go back to clubs is because the clubs they know what you can deliver and they expect you are going to do. the same. when louis philippe scar you went back to coach brazil ahead of the world cup in 2014 it was like the 2nd coming of the messiah after leading a team that almost didn't qualify

but the champions league draw also took place in switzerland earlier today. ur english teams was austin halewood. austin, who got the toughest tie? back to the europa league. well there are lots of really tasty ties to look forward to heading into the new year, jane. i'll tell you about champions liverpool in a moment, but perhaps the toughest — certainly the standout tie — involves manchester city... they're heading here to madrid to face 13—time champions real... they're heading here to madrid to face 13—time champions real. so for pep guardiola and his side a trip to the infamous santiago bernabeu awaits. and unbelievably it'll pit these two against each other for the very first time. guardiola won the competition twice as the manager of barcelona, while zinedine zidane led real to 3—straight titles, but they've never faced each other competitively before. but despite real madrid's illustrious record in the champions league. city will be confident. the second leg will be in manchester and real did look beatable in the group stage. they drew and lost to pari

way they measure how well they do in a season is if they can win or at least advance in the champions league so also to call facing the former club is going to add a little fire on there too i like premier league team tottenham to contend with where do you see you know who do you see coming up on top here that was definitely the toughest one to call when tottenham appointed jos a merino as coach in november i think a lot of people raised their eyebrows a little bit because he seemed to not really fit tottenham's philosophy and they've won 4 of their last 5 matches they look really good meanwhile leipsic are quietly leading the been dislike by far the best attack in a really solid defense so that one could go either way i can't give anyone any betting tips there everyone is going to look into your crystal ball just yet daybreak from the abuse bortz they did. well this is v.w. news and these are our top stories and alleged former hit man has told the news that he was part of a death squad ordered to kill off politicians in the former soviet republic of villa roofs the killings took place 20 ye

concacaf champions league winners, m o nte rey of concacaf champions league winners, monterey of mexico a matter of minutes. the twin brother of the former everton player, rogelio funes mori, with the equaliser. and if it wasn‘t for a string of saves from allison, monterey would have taken the lead. liverpool were still creating more champions of their own —— chances of their own, but marcella‘s office opposite number was in fine form. there was nothing they could do about this. trent alexander arnold weaved a pass to roberto firmino, who couldn‘t miss. weaved a pass to roberto firmino, who couldn't miss. and liverpool are in the final of the club world cup. and in that final they will face flamengo of brazil for the chance to call themselves the world‘s best. relief, then, for klopp‘s liverpool. they have two days to prepare for that final against flamengo, the south american champions. that will bea south american champions. that will be a repeat of their meeting in 1981. that went brazilians‘ way, inspired by the great ziko. 3—0 then. our liverpool favourites for then. our liverpool

napoli sack their manager despite qualifying for the champions league last 16.rope. liverpool made it out of their group but some big names did not. and after a 10 years absence, we're nowjust three hours from test cricket's return to pakistan. we'll tell you who will lead the all blacks later in the programme too but first to napoli and carlo ancelotti sacked just three hours after leading his side into the champions league last 16. their 4—0 win over genk apparently little comfort for the napoli board who have taken a dim view on their previous form that saw them go nine games without a win in all competitions before tuesday night.

it has been a year to rememberfor liverpool fans, six champions league win, world club winners and a 13 point lead at the top of the premier league at the turn of the year. point lead at the top of the premier league at the turn of the yearlj know it was a good year because there were a lot of great moments but we don't count years, we count the seasons. this is only half way through. and maybe he is correct to be apprehensive. it is the fourth time that the ripple have been top of the table that the state of the season. of the table that the state of the season. but they have never been top come the month of may. teams have blown it here before, newcastle had a similar lead back in 1996. but it was manchester united who won the title that year. and what of the

semifinal what would be more important for liverpool winning the premier league a winning the champions league very famous question actually. on friday night it's winning the premier league. and then on wednesday when the germans league then on sunday said that they will hear from a leak to use the hearing visitors league and then set of the after that or sunday i think when the premier league so. becoming a decision we have to play our best football in each game but if you are some people that's. very. obvious on some form of people it would be winning the league winning have we made waiting for the last yeah but is it the kind of question people around us i just need to ask people around the stadium if you the prize for winning the league this year would be that you never ever can watch a liverpool game anymore in the stadium or would you say. there's my ticket. like 40 years going each home game and field road what's a game that shows how much it means so easy easy answer and. but what can we do now we're on in terms of semifinal i think we should still try. last year you work with very clo

the asian champions league thing the way. the former manager now in charge of flamengo.anyone knew how to turn this around it was him. the equaliser just after how to turn this around it was him. the equaliserjust after halftime. this is what they had come to see. for his generosity in providing that goal, when enrique got his reward, acro one finally heading in the right direction. if that was cool on al hilal, the third summed it up. coming off the defender and then post, and their hopes were fading. with this rather reckless tackle they disappeared altogether, reduced to ten men, the game lost. flamengo are through to the final and, for theirfans, their are through to the final and, for their fans, their remarkable journey continues. adam wild, bbc news. i think it was a tough gaim, especially in the first half. the second half we played better, it was all quiet, that is why they reached the final —— tough game. they kept the final —— tough game. they kept the concentration of media through the concentration of media through the game. flamengo will play either the eur

martinez promised to deliver champions league football when appointed. — in 2016, moshiri became a major shareholder, and one of the first things he did was give martinez his marching orders. they'd won just five league games at home that season, and were guaranteed to finish with their lowest points tally at goodison park — and the club was down to 12th in the premier league. the spaniard was replaced by ronald koeman, who guided everton to an 11th—placed finish in his first season. everton sold romelu lukaku to manchester united for £75 million in the summer of 2017. koeman spent that money on new signings, but plenty of them failed to gel and the club found themselves in the relegation zone after nine games of the new season. in came sam allardyce. everton were 13th in the premier league when he arrived and he led them to finish eighth in the table, but he'd been heavily criticised by fans for his management and everton‘s style of play. the club said the decision was part of their "longer—term plan". and that plan was marco silva. he was farhad moshir

liverpool and chelsea both win to qualify for the knockout stages of the champions league. good morning and welcome to the bbc news at 9. party leaders are preparing to make a final attempt to win the backing of undecided voters on the last day of campaigning ahead of the general election. with 2a hours to go until polls open, in what both borisjohnson and jeremy corbyn have described as the most important election for a generation, politicians will appear at rallies in target seats across the uk, to make last—ditch bids for support. our correspondent alex forsyth is on the campaign trail with the prime minister. he is the first of those political leaders off the blocks this morning. i think he's already been taking pa rt i think he's already been taking part in one event. tell us what he's been saying. yes, there's always a frenetic energy to the final day of an election campaign and i think this one more than most and mixed in with that as a healthy dose of tension because this still feels very much like an election where it's all still to play for in the final 2a hours a

liverpool 4 years ago off to 7 seasons at percy i don't mind and he guided the rights to the champions league last season hill who hasn't won an english title in 30 years but this campaign the club is hoping club can keep liverpool number one in the standings until he says. we will see what happens so if the plan is to make it the best time of our life it was not to bad times and all but we are not we don't feel really good it could not be even better so let's try to make really the best time of our lives over it and. enjoy the ride enjoy the journey. when we know women's football brazil colombia and japan have submitted formal beds to host the next women's world cup in 2023 with australia and new zealand already on the nest in a joint bet now it'll be the 1st cup to feature 32 teams the most recent women's world cup in science enjoyed record to the audiences and high attendance is with the u.s. winning a wreck the 4th title safer said in the upcoming edition of the tournament had generated quite unprecedented interest from member countries the winning bet is to be announced in june 2021 year

night with champions league hopefuls hoffenheim suffering a 42 home defeat against. the away side took the lead just 11 minutes in when. philip mats for a simple tap and. back into the game but were finally killed off in the 85th minute when the brazilian defender jago to make it for 2. unbeaten in their last 5 games. liverpool coach jurgen klopp has extended his contract with the club until 2024 took over at liverpool 4 years ago after 7 seasons at the moment and he guided to france for the champions league title last season liverpool haven't won an english title in 30 years but this campaign the club is hoping club can keep liverpool number one in the standings until the season's end. we would see what happened so the plan is to make it the best time of all life. and all but. it could not be so let's try to make. the best of it. enjoy the ride enjoy the journey. in women's football brazil colombia and japan have submitted formal bids to host the next women's world comp in 2023 with australia new zealand already on the list in a joint bed it will be the 1st cup to f

liverpool 4 years ago after 7 seasons at percy a dortmund and he died of the english team to the champions league title last season liverpool currently have an 8 point lead in the premier league the club is hoping club can help help and there are 30 year domestic title drought. a 20 year long hunt for a $60000000.00 artwork might be over. a portrait of a lady was stolen from an italian art gallery in 1970 only to be found this week hidden inside the wall of the same museum police are investigating whether the thieves had intended to come back for the painting once international attention had died down but investigators believe the club's work could not have spent 2 decades in that unlikely hiding space because of the excellent condition of the canvas while the artwork has yet to be authentic aided the gallery director says he is confident it is the original. top story here on. british prime minister boris johnson has secured

this year lots of football fans were back in liverpool's virgil van dyke square club in the champions league as national team did well so what counted against him while he was a bit of a hipster choice verge of a dark a lot of people wanted to see him win the award because defenders very rarely do just 4 have ever won this individual award. but i think the problem is for defenders is they do a lot the dirty work they very rarely get bored it's themselves you know but nobody did the dirty work better than virgil van dyke she as you say he was the driving force behind liverpool winning the champions league and also finished runner up in the united nations and it's a fantastic year for him right at macquarie bridge from the deed to give it all shout out to the hipsters. i was reminded of our top stories french president emmanuel mock cross says he is standing by his remarks regarding the health of many times previously described the military alliance as brain dead i mean i have a few today from the vice president i have gone from nato leaders out and london to mark 17 yes and still can i say sh

madrid and atalanta have claimed the last two places in the knock—out stage of the european champions leagueatletico beat lokomotiv moscow 2—0 to qualify from group d, while atalanta won a three—way fight to finish second in group c. they were bottom of the table at the start of the night, but won 3—0 at shakhtar donetsk. dinamo zagreb's hopes of going through looked good when daniel olmo scored after only 10 minutes at home to manchester city. but city, who'd already qualified, turned it round, with gabrieljesus scoring a hat—trick as the english champions won 4—1. we make 75 or 70 good minutes, especially the second half, and the players regularly play incredibly well and it is good. they had zero points after three games, second in the group estate, and so this competition is weird, but hopefully we can arrive in good spirit to face the best teams in europe. these are all of the night's results. at the bottom there, confirmation of atletico madrid's win over lokomotiv moscow. kieran trippier missed a penalty beforejoao felix scored one. felipe then made it 2—0. they go through as the runn

he guided to the champions league title last season haven't won an english title in 30 years but this campaign the club is hoping can keep liverpool number one in the standings until the season. we will see what happened so the plan is to make it the best time of all i. could not be so let's try to make really the best of it. enjoy the journey. in women's football brazil colombia and japan have submitted formal bids to host the next women's world cup in 2023 with australia and new zealand already on the list in a joint bid it will be the 1st cup to feature $32.00 teams the most recent women's world cup in france enjoyed record t.v. audiences with high attendance is with the u.s. winning a record 4th title at the upcoming edition of the tournament had generated quote unprecedented interest from member countries the winning bid is to be announced in june 2020. you're watching news a live from berlin coming up next reporter with a look at modern threats to taiwan's indigenous cultures. don't forget you can get all the latest news and information around the clock on our website www dot co

the other's to seal a 40 when it gives european hopes a boost and puts a dent in hoffenheim champions league ambitions while little coach has extended his contract with the club until 2024 cop to the roof 3 years ago after 7 seasons at the mercy of dortmund and he guided the rights to the champions league last season little has a run and english title in this campaign the club is hoping that club can keep liverpool number one in the standings and till the citizens act we will see what happened so the plan is to make it the best time of our life it was not too bad of an all but we don't feel i have feeling that it could not be even better so let's try to make really the best time of our lives of it and. enjoy the ride enjoy the journey. well in women's football brazil of colombia and japan have submitted for will bids to host the next women's world cup in 2023 with australia and new zealand already on the list in a joint bid it will be the 1st cup to feature $32.00 teams now the most recent women's world cup in france and believe back or t.v. audiences and high attendance is with the u.s. win

we will have all of the results from the champions league to come in sportsday. —— just equalised.tical leader of myanmar, aung san suu kyi, has been defending her country against accusations of genocide at the international court ofjustice in the netherlands. the nobel peace prize winner said military operations against rohingya muslims in 2017 — in which thousands were killed and hundreds of thousands fled the country — was the fault of rohingya militants. 0ur myanmar correspondent nick beake reports from the hague. many have given up on aung san suu kyi. not these loyal supporters. they told us they had travelled 5000 miles from myanmar to be with her today. she had come to tell the world there had been no rohingya genocide on her watch. 0ur three quarters of a million rohingya lying, must itchy? rohingya lying, ms suu kyi? do you have any sympathy for them? could it be that the harrowing evidence that she had yesterday of me and my‘s army trying to eradicate the rohingya muslim people had shaken her, change the mind of someone once famous for her defence of human rights? no. re

we have some sports for you know the draw for the opening knockout round of the champions league is taking place things will be getting very serious for the but mostly go clubs in that competition by him have been drawn with london club chelsea while dortmund will face parasol germaine leipzig squares off against last year's finalists thought not. buying munich's to mulch us season isn't going to get any easier in february the german giants have been drawn against reigning europa league winners chelsea in the champions league round of 16 it will be a rematch of the 2012 final which biron lost on penalties to the london club after a slow start but have turned the corner in the fullness week and their strong form has given them a boost of confidence for the clash. visit of steps where fairly confident. feel good about the draw of course chelsea have players that can hurt us. dortmund have their eyes on an equally difficult task facing down french powerhouse police on the yellow wall welcome back former coach thomas to call for the 1st time since he left dortmund in 27 teeth i might say have

wednesday brings the final champions league action after 2019 as we find out the last teams to make therid have failed to win their last three league games, which is seen this money side of slip out of the top four and in his seventh place in the la liga table. they still boast the best defence in the spanish top flight but goals are what they need on wednesday. 0nly the spanish top flight but goals are what they need on wednesday. only a win against locomotive moscow will guarantee a place in the next round. what we need in this game is to stay calm, calm comes from personality, and we have players here with so much personality. important players, most of them play with a national teams. we have a great chance to be altogether i get stronger. paris st germain will look around after a successful group stage with a home win after galatasaray. thomas took all‘s men are guaranteed to top a group containing real madrid, while the spanish giants will finish below them. for a team whose success is based on performance in europe, psg will be very happy with how the campaign has gone. with manc

coming up on this programme: atalanta qualify for the last 16 of the champions league despite losingn qatar but they needed extra time to do it. and pakistan take to the field in a home test match for the first time since the terror attacks of 2009 hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with the footballing news that atletico madrid and atalanta have claimed the last two places in the knock—out stage of the european champions league. atletico beat lokomotiv moscow 2—0 to qualify from group d, while atalanta won a three—way fight to finish second in group c. they were bottom of the table at the start of the night, but won 3—0 at shakhtar donetsk. dinamo zagreb‘s hopes of going through looked good when daniel olmo scored after only 10 minutes at home to manchester city. but city, who‘d already qualified, turned it round, with gabrieljesus scoring a hat—trick as the english champions won 4—1. we make 75 or 70 good minutes, especially the second half, and the players regularly play

champions league, i cannot say that with, we may not get it this season or the next, but with him here the aim and i think of are the best managers and i think of are the best managers and i think that is when everything starts and we have a top—drawer manager and they have big names in the best towns in the club. we have a few, i feel like this project and everton in the club, the people's project have delivered something really good andi have delivered something really good and i think people in the city are in favour of it, and when you look at the fact that it is going to apparently, the 15,000 jobs a year contributing so much to the economy, it's also such a good deal for everyone, not just it's also such a good deal for everyone, notjust everton. i think we will get it over the line. 0ne game in the championship tonight and it ended goalless in the lancashire derby between blackburn and wigan at ewood park. the best chance of the game fell to rovers striker danny graham who saw his header strike the cross bar in the second half. wigan move off bottom with the point whilst rovers

sport now on afternoon live with chetan — and we've had the draw for the champions league and the europaering ties... absolutely has. we have tr it absolutely has. we have the draw in neon in switzerland. —— nyon. manchester city desperate to win the champions league trophy, the only one pep guardiola hasn't won at manchester city. they have another tough test, having been drawn to play real madrid, a repeat of the 2017 final, which city lost, and they are at home for the first game. as for the holders, liverpool, they have the other madrid side, atletico. tricky opponents too but they will play the first leg in the same stadium where they won the final, before bringing atletico back to anfield. chelsea have bayern munich, and classes in ‘s beaten finalists, tottenham with two—time winnerjose mourinho in charge, they will face the german side rb leipzig. arsenal currently without a permanent manager after the sacking of nayar emery. they have met with man city coach mikel arteta about the vacancy. they have been drawn against the greek club, olympiacos, who dropped into the europa league

he's scored 16 goals in 1a games in the austrian top flight and another eight in the champions leagues illness hit side were comfortably beaten in the first test by south africa. a second straight batting collapse saw them slip to a 107 run defeat. with players and staff struggling with a flu like bug, captainjoe root described it as a tough week. 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 not farfrom getting him. his innings yesterday had given england a chance but with a swipe and a grab he was out. no century, but still a valuable 8a. like a lot of his team, joe root has been struggling with illness, but he looked on the road to recovery. he was about to lose his fellowjoe, joe denly, trapped lbw by dwaine pretorius. that meant the arrival of ben stokes, but what was left in the tank? it turns out just fumes. from th

this year lots of football fans were back in liverpool's virgil van dyke square club in the champions league is national team did well so it counted against him while he was a bit of a hipster's choice virgil van dyke a lot of people wanted to see him win the award because defenders very rarely do just 4 have ever won this individual award. but i think the problem is for defenders is they do a lot the dirty work they very rarely get plaudits themselves you know but nobody did the dirty work better than virgil van dyke she as you say he was the driving force behind liverpool winning the champions league and also finished runner up in the united nations and it's a fantastic year for him right ed mcmahon bridge from the deed of useful to give a little shout out to the hipsters. it was temperatures in much of the northern hemisphere draw let me take you to hawaii where conditions are just about perfect for the world's top surface and i've been taking on the big waves in the fans world cup of surfing and you're looking at veterans kelly slater who last won the event 21 years ago now is 47 years o

napoli beat genk 4—0 last night to book their place in the last 16 of the champions league but less than, the italian club released a statement confirming ancelotti's departure. the former chelsea manager was in his second season in charge at napoli. test match cricket has returned to pakistan more than 10 years since a deadly attack on the sri lankan team bus. international teams haven't toured there since that attack due to security fears but sri lanka have returned for the first test series in a decade. they're playing a two test series. this match takes place in rawalpindi, at stumps sri lanka were 202 for five after they chose to bat first. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. thank you very much. more now on the election. it's the final day of campaigning before voters go to the polls tomorrow, and political leaders are dashing between key seats to try and win support ahead of thursday's vote. the bbc‘s poll tracker suggests the conservatives have a consistent lead over labour. research by yougov — which consisted of about 1

it was a great night for the english clubs in the champions league. booked their place in the last 16. look at that! mo salah with this exquisite finish for his side's second goal. jurgen klopp‘s team beat salzburg 2—0 as they made it through to the knockout stages as group winners. chelsea joined them after a 2—1win over lille at stamford bridge. tammy abraham on the score sheet again. less than three hours after guiding his napoli side into the champions league knockout stages, the italians sacked their manager, carlo ancelotti. the former chelsea boss has been linked with the vacant roles at arsenal and everton. and ronnie o'sullivan says he'll carry on taking risks — that's after a trick shot almost cost him victory at the scottish open. he appeared to have a simple pot to win the frame, but caused the white ball to jump off the table. that is a kind of shot i would do. he won the match which is all that matters. let's see it again. he missed! you have lost the news! sorry, everyone. i pressed the wrong button. thank you. see you later. we will tr