hello and welcome to sportsday from the bbc sport centre with me, chetan pathak.ottenham share the points in a breathless british derby in the europa league — one of 17 matches played. hojlund the hero: his late winner gives manchester united victory as they come from behind to beat viktoria plzen. and former australia fast bowlerjason gillespie resigns as head coach of pakistan's test side afterjust eight months in charge. welcome along. thank you forjoining us. so, 17 matches in the uefa europa league on thursday. one of the best was at ibrox, where the scottish premiership faced the english premier league as rangers took on tottenham hotspur. in the end, both had to settle for a point — it finished 1—1. jane dougall was watching in glasgow. this was the first time that tottenham and rangers had met competitively in more than 60 years. but notjust for that reason was that a huge build up to this game. ange postecoglou, the former celtic manager, of course,

hello and welcome to sportsday from the bbc sport centre with me chetan pathak. ten matches. manchester city's hopes of progressing in the champions league hang in the balance. but no problems for arsenal as bukayo saka edges them closer to the knockout stages. and as fifa confirms the 2034 world cup is heading to saudi arabia, we'll bring you all the reaction to a contentious decision. welcome along. thank you forjoining us. we start with the uefa champions league and more problems for manchester city — pep guardiola's side now have just one win in their last ten matches in all competitions after a 2—0 defeat tojuventus in turin. both goals coming in the second half — dusan vlahovic heading the home side in front — they've had their struggles this season themselves juve but secured all three points with weston mckennie�*s volley a quarter of an hour from the end.

i'm chetan pathak, coming up on tonight's programme...next for marcus rashford and manchester united — they're not the only club with problems to solve — we look ahead to a big boxing day in the premier league. we'll also be at brighton and hear about their big plans for their home stadium — and why they want to move the away supporters. and from playing football to playing santa — fulham's alex iwobi spreads some festive cheer by opening up his own temporary shop to help those in need. welcome along, thank you forjoining us. most sport takes a christmas break for a night or two, but on boxing day, football will return with a bang as it always does. for now it looks to be a three horse title race in the premier league — liverpool and chelsea both play at home on thursday whilst the champions manchester city will be hoping for a change in fortune and the teams at the bottom will be hoping for some festive cheer too. alex fletcher reports: liverpool, top of the premier league at christmas. festive cheer for all around and field, just one de

more on that and all of the rest of the sports news here's chetan pathak. we start with the uefa champions league — with seven matches currently underay and two results to bring you. those results are at the top. a stunning strike from julian alvarez and an antoine griezmann double has helped atletico madrid to a comfortable 3—1win over slovan bratislava. lille have moved closer to the champions league knockouts with a 3—2 win over sturm graz. elsewhere... not a lot of goals, but the final 2—0 up. stood guard one, young boys won, manchester city just one in all competitions for them. goalless as i speak at the moment and you vent us, where arsenal is 0—0 at home to monaco. all of those matches, roughly half an hour played. the men's football world cup will be held in saudi arabia in ten years time — while spain, portugal and morocco will be joint hosts for the tournament before that in 2030. football's world governing body made the announcement at a congress meeting earlier. the decision to allow saudi to host in 2034 is a contentious one. fifa says it coul

hello and welcome to sportsday this monday night with me chetan pathak, coming up on the programme. a big blow for arsenal's title hopes — as it's confirmed they'll be without bukayo saka for several weeks following his injury at the weekend. the fight to be pdc world champion contiunes. we'll be live at alexandra palace on day nine of the tournament. and a chip off the old block, playing alongside his dad. tiger woods�* 15—year—old son hits his first hole in one. welcome along, thank you forjoining us. this time last year arsenal were top of the premier league. this christmas they're third, trying to catch liverpool who are six points ahead with a game in hand. today came the frustrating news that winger bukayo saka will be out for several weeks following the hamstring injury he suffered at crystal palace on saturday. here's what manager mikel arteta had to say. yes, mikel arteta had to say. it's a huge one and obviously yes, it's a huge one and obviously he is a big player for us and we will see the impact it will have on the team. it will be a good exercise for all of us to think

hello, good evening, welcome to sportsday this saturday night with me, chetan pathak.late to rescue a draw against fulham

now it's time for a look at today's sport with chetan pathak. hello from the bbc sport centre.ys marcus rashford does want to play for the club — amid speculation the striker wants to leave old trafford. rashford's missed united's last three games after saying he was ready for a new challenge. after their 3—0 defeat to bournmouth, united are i3th in the premier league and go to wolves on boxing day. amorim says he wants rashford and all his players to meet the challenge ahead. like any other player, the best that they can be, if you have big talent, big performance, big responsibility, big engagement, push forward everybody in this moment and some guys have big responsibility here because they are here for a long time so this is maybe one of the lowest moments in our club. so we have to face it and be strong in this moment and that is what i want for every player on the team. manchester city also play on thursday. they're at home to everton in the early kick off. their 2—1 loss at aston villa was their ninth defeat in 12 matches in all competitions. manager pep guardioa says th

hello, good evening, welcome to sportsday this saturday night with me, chetan pathak. coming up on the programme: ten—man liverpool leave it late to rescue a draw against fulham as arsenal drop points, too, on a day of missed opportunities at the top of the premier league. england's bowlers recover from a bad start to take nine wickets on the opening day of the final test in new zealand. northampton saints show their spirit in the champions cup — battling the altitude and heat to get a bonus—point win over bulls in south africa. also coming up on sportsday before 7pm: british tennis number one jack draper tells us about his grandmother's alzheimer's and the memory walk he hopes will raise awareness. and we hear from the black triathlete hoping to break stereotypes and encouraging everyone to take to the pool. welcome along, thank you forjoining us. chelsea may well be the happiest team in the premier league title race tonight — and they don't play brentford until tomorrow. that's because the team above them and the one below them have both dropped points. the leaders l

let's cross over to chetan pathak. thank you.tball world cup announcement — it's a big night in the uefa champions league with nine matches to come, including pep guardiola's manchester city who will be hoping to strenghthen their position — they've won just once in their last nine games in all competitions and travel tojuventus who've also struggled this season. the city manager says his faith in his players is unwavering ahead of a testing month both in europe and domestically. your low back i love them and we can do better and we have to find something do better and we have to find somethin— do better and we have to find somethin: , , , something with the results, but i will not be _ something with the results, but i will not be the _ something with the results, but i will not be the right _ something with the results, but i will not be the right person - something with the results, but i will not be the right person to . something with the results, but i | will not be the right person to say any wrong words about the team for

join our colleagues for the news where hello and welcome to sportsday this monday night with me, chetan pathak. coming up on the programme... ..it�*s liverpool's to lose. they're the runaway premier league leaders after beating manchester city, who's best placed to stop them now. a bright start or a ruud awakening — what's in store for leicester's new manager? van nistelrooy prepares for his first game in charge. hoping to make history — can wales women reach their first major tournament? we'll be with the team ahead of their all—or—nothing match in ireland. also coming up on sportsday before seven... ..the rise and rise of britain's abbi pulling. we speak to the newly crowned f1 academy champion hoping to be the first woman to make it on to a formula one starting grid in 50 years. and from postman to world champion — tributes are paid to snooker great terry griffiths, who's died at the age of 77. welcome along, thank you forjoining us, as we look ahead to what could be another pivotal week in the premier league title race with all the contenders playing twice across the next few days or so. f