they beat derby county of the championship by 2—0. y were missing all their first team, due to a coronavirus outbreak. but sixth tier chorley took full advantage — and are now one of the last 32 teams left in the competition. jo currie reports. derby county fans would have struggled to pick anyone out of chorley‘s line—up, but also their own. after a covid outbreak saw their first team replaced with under—23s and 18—year—olds. they kept boss wayne rooney at home. for non—league league hosts an opportunity like no other to reach the fourth round for the first time. and chorley have scored! and the label of underdogs didn't last long, a set piece county unable to clear their lines scrappy, but they won't care. will thompson with the opportunity to make it to before the break, with this audacious effort towards a goal. a change of ends, but no change of pace for the home side, derby's inexperienced defence getting caught out and one of the opposition‘s players on target again. derby were in danger of getting mullered, as chorley kept on c

after 18 years as a player, he become derby county's full—time manager today. having made such an impact on the pitch. he arrived as england's fearless teenage striker at euro 2004, scoring four times there, before going on to win the premier league with manchester united five times, as well as an fa cup and a champions league title. he left them with the ultimate personal accolade as their all—time record goal—scorer, surpassing the figure set by a united club icon, sir bobby charlton. that figure was 253 goals from more than 500 appearances. he also became england's record goal—scorer, with 53 goals from 120 caps. 0nly peter shilton appeared more times for his country. he broke that england goals record in 2015, but he never won the major titles he got with united for his country. instead, from 2017, his career drifted back to his boyhood club and then to the united states with dc united and as derby's player—coach from january. and speaking today, he says he's got no regrets. my whole life is always been playing football _ my whole life is always been playin

round of the fa cup saw the non—league lancashire side chorley up against the championship club derby county left derby without their entire first team squad, leaving chorley in with a real chance. jo currie was watching. derby county fans would have struggled to put anyone out of chorley‘s line up but also their own — after a covid outbreak saw their first team replaced with under 23s and 18—year—olds and kept boss wayne rooney at home. for the non—league hosts, an opportunity like no other to reach the fourth round for the first time. commentator: and chorley have scored! and their label of underdogs didn't last long. a set piece, county unable to clear their lines, scrappy, but connor hall won't care. will tomlinson with the opportunity to make it two before the break, hooking this audacious effort towards goal. a change of ends but no change of pace for the home side. derby's inexperienced defence getting caught out, a clever back heel and hall on target again. derby were in danger of getting mullered, as chorley kept on coming. and then the killer blow. calveley‘s close range volley bea

he says he wants to concentrate full—time on his newjob as manager of derby county. his career. wayne rooney was one of the most exciting prospects in world football. although he never quite reached the giddy heights of a ronaldo or a messi, he did enjoy an illustrious and record—breaking career. applause. but every player has to face the final whistle — which is a lot easier, of course, when new opportunities present themselves. my future, ifeel, is in management. i have had a great career, i've enjoyed every minute. some ups, some downs, but i wouldn't change anything i've done in my career as a player. hopefully, i can start now to write some history and have a successful managerial career. some ups, some downs — but mostly ups. rooney made his professional debut for his boyhood club everton at the tender age of 16. he hit the ground running and, only a year later, was called up to the international side, eventually becoming england's top goalscorer and most capped outfield player. in 2004, hejoined manchester united, where he would go on to win numerous titles. h

after a brief return to everton and a short stint in america, he ended up at derby county, initiallytime manager. at the age of 35 he might have expected to have a few more years left in him as a player. but he has been a professional for the best part of two decades and he says it is time for a younger generation. and who knows, with his eldest son recently signing two majors united, that younger generation may have a familiar face. tim allman, bbc news. the freezing blast of arctic weather sweeping across europe is causing widespread disruptions, but, for some, it's an excuse to get outside for some fun. these children in southern poland are making the most of the heavy snowfall by throwing on their winter woolies and dusting off the sleds and toboggans. it was a stunning sunrise in denmark. keen skiiers say the combination of sun and snow made for perfect conditions for a day of cross—country skiing. and the animals at this helsinki zoo in finland were a little unsure about the snowy stranger inside their enclosures. they seem to be enjoying themselves nonetheless. usually you wou

they beat derby county of the championship by 2—0. tbreak. but sixth tier chorley took full advantage — and are now one of the last 32 teams left in the competition.

derby county say several first—team players and staff members have tested positive for coronavirus, withr training ground. derby say they are holding discussions with the efl and the football association in relation to their upcoming fixtures. they're next due to play on saturday in an fa cup third—round tie against non—league side chorley. manchester city women are also affected. four first—team players tested positive for covid—19 and are now self isolating. it's not clear whether their wsl game against west ham on saturday will go ahead. and with the latest restrictions also impacting non—elite football — the women's fa cup will now be suspended. managerjoey barton has left fleetwood town with immediate effect after nearly three years in charge. the former manchester city and newcastle midfielder leaves the league 1 side with the club tenth in the table, just three points off the play—off places. he was initially appointed in 2018 and led fleetwood to last season's league1 play—offs. meanwhile, league 2 club port vale have parted company with managerjohn askey. they're currently 17th.

will host pep guardiola's manchester city, whilst non league chorley‘s reward for knocking out derby countyide wolves. you can see the full draw, as well as the fifth round draw which was also made tonight, on the bbc sport website. cardiff city say their defender sol bamba is being treated for cancer. the 35—year—old ivory coast international‘s been diagnosed with non—hodgkin lymphoma, and is undergoing chemotherapy. hejoined cardiff in october 2016 under former manager neil warnock. european rugby's champions cup and challenge cup have been temporarily suspended, with the remaining two rounds of matches scheduled to be played injanuary on hold. it comes after the french government said its clubs should not play in the competitions this month due to the public health risk: the french government have driven this and have advised their clubs not to play. concerns over rising coronavirus cases especially in light of the new strain in the uk. what it means now is a very good question. the french have moved very quickly. they will play some league matches over the next two weekends that had bee

when chorley against derby county came out of the hat in the draw, the non—league side would've seeney and the derby's first team are now all in isolation and miss this match because of an outbreak at their training ground — only players from their under—23s and under—18s are likely to play. that's a shame for chorley, but also an opportunity — they've already beaten efl clubs to reach the third round and have

and the fomer man utd star wayne rooney has been appointed derby county manager on a permanent basis.ens of thousands of small businesses are celebrating a supreme court ruling that means they'll receive insurance payouts for losses incurred during the first national lockdown. thejudges ruled in favour of their appeal in the £1.2 billion legal battle. insurers — who had said the cover was never intended for such unprecedented restrictions — say all valid claims will be settled as soon as possible. our business correpsondent vishala sri—pathma reports. back in march, hundreds of thousands of businesses were forced to close because of restrictions. many worried they would never open again. some were hoping that their insurance policy would cover the cost of the loss of income. much to their surprise, they were told they were not covered. one of them was daniel, who runs a patisserie in belfast and was forced to close because of restrictions. it is a really good day for thousands and thousands of insurants who were left with very little clarity until now. we are extremely proud of thisju

when chorley against derby county came out of the hat in the draw, the non—league side would've seenas a chance to welcome england's record goal—scorer to their tiny victoria ground. but wayne rooney and the derby's first team are now all in isolation and miss this match because of an outbreak at their training ground — only players from their under—23s and under—18s are likely to play. that's a shame for chorley, but also an opportunity — they've already beaten efl clubs to reach the third round and have done so while celebrating, with renditions of adele. it's a little bit bittersweet because wayne rooney is stepping up to victory park and for me to meet him and against the players, the top calibre players, that is something we're looking forward to. with this news, that might not be the case but at the same time it does give us more of an advantage even though i do still feel that we are quite clearly the underdog. we are still looking at championship players in international players. not far away from chorley is morecambe — they've had to battle against relegation from league two

future is in management, the words of wayne rooney who's been announced as the new, permanent derby countyhester united's record goalscorer took over as interim manager at derby in november last year. he's signed a two—and—half—year deal and has already started making plans. my whole life is always been playing football. so i'm very fortunate that i'm staying around football and still going into the dressing room, not with the players but honestly with the staff. it's a new chapter for me. i will miss playing of course. i think every player who stops playing misses it. but obviously time it suffers no man so i have had my time and it is time for the younger generation so i can guide those in class we better players. an unbeaten century from captainjoe root has put england in a very strong position heading into day three of their opening test match in sri lanka. england will resume on 320—1; — that's 185 runs ahead. root will start on 168 not out and there was also an impressive debut for dan lawrence, who hit a half century. because of delays for rain, play will start 15 minutes early tomo

non—league chorley have beaten derby county of the championship. de due to a covid outbreak in the first team, and non—league chorley took advantage. connor hall scoring the opener early in the first half. and then chorley, who were playing in this stage for the first time, made it two thanks to mike calveley late on. soa so a good win for the national league north side. a really proud moment, i am emotional. we have been ona moment, i am emotional. we have been on a journey at the football club for the last ten 15 years, we have made a lot of progress and today is the pinnacle. the chairman has come in is emotional. the club has been u nsta ble in is emotional. the club has been unstable financially but this is more thanjust unstable financially but this is more than just finance, this is massive for us. we are proud of everyone for their effort and application. the way they dealt with the physicality was brilliant. it is a shame we are not standing here with the result but they will take loads from this great learning experience and no one can tak

striker wayne rooney has hung up his boots at the age of 35 to move into the manager's chair at derby county considered one of the best english players of his generation rooney school reports $53.00 goals for his country and his manchester united all time top goalscorer to join darby as player coach a year ago at his now taking the hot seat permanently in the english 2nd tier side after taking temporary control in november. go to munich has sentenced a german doctor to 4 years and 10 months in prison for his role in the years of illegal doping in sport the landmark verdict concludes the 1st major prosecution of the german anti doping legislation introduced in 2015 the doctor identified only as mark s. because of germany strict privacy laws admitted giving illegal blood doping treatment to new results leads mainly in cycling the winter sports he's also been fined 158000 euros and banned from practicing medicine for 3 years. as the trial drew to a close mark s. apologized for his doping practices blood manipulation was his modus operandi he and his accomplices would take samples from athletes

chorley‘s fa cup dream continues — as they shock derby county to move into round four.d morning, we start this morning with a few icy patches and some fog around as well, but it will be a milder day today, some much—needed milder day today, some much—needed mild air is on the way and it's a fairly mild weekend on the way. join me for all the details. it's sunday, the 10th of january. good morning. our top story: hundreds of thousands of people aged 80 and over are being invited to book their slot at one of england's mass vaccination centres. letters have been sent to those who live within 45 minutes' drive of one of the seven sites, which are due to open this week as our health correspondent, anna collinson reports. there are already more than 1000 vaccination sites across england, but the rollout is expanding further, with some of the most vulnerable now invited to receive theirjab ata vulnerable now invited to receive theirjab at a mass vaccination centre. more than a thousand let us have been sent to elderly people living near the sides. around 11 5 million people ha

non—league chorley are through to the fourth round after beating a covid—hit derby county 2—0. players. # it isn't over... chorley play in the sixth tier and, as has become customary during this season's cup run, they celebrated with a rendition of their favourite adele song. west bromwich albion were knocked out by league one blackpool on penalties. captain chris maxwell made three saves in the shootout. it was his first game back after testing positive for coronavirus over christmas. european rugby competitions could be put on hold after the french government advised their clubs not to face british opposition because of the surge in covid cases here. that would affect both exeter chiefs and bristol bears, who met in the premiership today. semi radradra scored bristol's second try against the champions, as they won 20—7 to move to the top of the table. the welsh national went ahead two weeks later than scheduled. chepstow racecourse was waterlogged over christmas, and today's race was in doubt because of the freezing conditions, but 18 runners went to post, and the heavy favou

league opposition and non—league chorley stole the headlines, after beating championship side derby countyrounds up the best of the action. # someone like you... performers on and off the pitch, chorley are making a habit of hitting all the right notes in this season's fa cup. another tie, another cup upset. this time it was derby who were knocked out, chorley on top from the very start. derby normally play four divisions higher than chorley, but a covid—i9 outbreak meant they were forced to name a starting ii with an average age ofjust i9. and in the end the lack of experience showed. non—league chorley into round four of the fa cup! chorley‘s fairytale run goes on. just a real proud moment. i feel really emotional, to be honest with you. you know, we've been on a journey, this football club, over the last 10—15 years, we've made lots of progress, and today is probably the pinnacle of that. there was a fairytale return for the backpool goalkeeper chris maxwell. after being out for ten days with covid, he saved three out of five penaties to help blackpool beat premier league side west brom

and we've heard in the last few minutes that wayne rooney has been appointed permanant derby county managerin the championship. i'll be back with more later. stricter rules for supermarkets are to be introduced in wales to help prevent the spread of the new strain of coronavirus. the first minister, mark drakeford, made the announcement at today's daily briefing, where he also said �*marginal easements' to the rules may be possible if rates of the virus continue to fall. last week, i said we would be working with major supermarkets and retailers to make sure that staff are safe and that we are safe whenever we go shopping. and that we would be strengthening protections in workplaces more generally. i want people to be able to go shopping knowing that all the measures that are needed are there in place to protect them from coronavirus. we have had a series of positive meetings this week with retailers. as a result, we will put into the well those measures into the law those measures which are currently set out in guidance. for example, all retailers will need to have signs visible to help pe

england's record goal—scorer wayne rooney, who today was appointed derby county's new manager, says enforcing give the message to the players to obviously be aware of the goal celebrations, but on the other hand we all understand if players do hug each other because i know what it's like when you score a goal. a lot of the time your mind goes blank. are we taking the fun out of the game by asking players not to celebrate together as they always have? this isn't forever. this is hopefully until the end of the season, and i think under the circumstances we can make those small adjustments, get to the end of the season and then hopefully things will return to normal. with a host of matches already postponed, the main goal is to complete the season and how players celebrate after scoring could now be decisive. dan roan, bbc news. it's one of the oldest tricks in the book — sawing someone in half. this sunday marks 100 years since a magician called percy thomas tibbles performed the illusion in london. david sillito has more. ok, so here we go. michaelj fitch, who is this weekend just one of many

full swing and we saw some giant—killing this lunchtime with the non—league side knocking out derby countyue to a covid outbreak in the first team. the national league north team took full advantage and chile playing for the first time managed to win. we have made a lot of progress and todayis we have made a lot of progress and today is the pinnacle of that. the clu b today is the pinnacle of that. the club has been unstable financially but this is more than just finance, this is massive for us. we are proud of everyone for their effort and application. the way they dealt with the physicality was brilliant. it is a shame we are not standing here with the result but they will take loads from this great learning experience and no one can take it away from them. 00:22:01,257 --> 2147483051:47:45,343 to play in the fa cup third 2147483051:47:45,343 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 round is a dream for those 00:00:00,000 --> 2147483051:36:44,715 young boys and they 2147483051:36:44,715 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 did the club proud. championship side millwall did manage to avoid a cup shock. so to england

greats hangs up his boots — wayne rooney announces his retirement as he's named the new manager of derby countyit's time for odyssey— i have had my time. it's time for odyssey of— i have had my time. it's time for odyssey of the younger generation to have theirs_ odyssey of the younger generation to have theirs and for me to try and gather— have theirs and for me to try and gather young players to be better players _ hello, and welcome to sportsday. good evening. coming up for you on the programme this evening, an exploration of english football at this point in the pandemic. we'll take a look at the situation facing non—league and grassroots clubs, but first let's turn our attention to the premier league. five premier league matches have been postponed due to positive coronavirus tests so far. 36 players and club staff tested positive in the latest round of testing, just a slight decrease on a0 from the previous round. and pressure has been growing on clubs and players to send a more cautious message. they're being reminded to observe social distancing guidlines, especially around celebrations

derby county, 0. leader of the house, thank you.late you as well. jacob rees—mogg. clearly over the moon there. that's the final whistle for this edition of the week in parliament. thank you for watching. alicia mccarthy will be back on bbc parliament at 11 o'clock on monday evening with the latest from the commons and the lords. but from me, david cornock, bye for now. hello there. after the snow that some of us had last week, this week, the weather focus shifts to rain, enough rain in a few places over the next few days to give the very real risk of some flooding. now, having said that, monday morning is getting off to a decent start, a lot of dry weather around. one band of rain across the north coast of northern ireland, the far south of scotland. that will drift up towards the central belt. some wintry showers in northern scotland. eastern counties of england holding onto some brightness, but further west across england and wales as well, we'll see thickening clouds, some mist and hill fog and some outbreaks of rain through the

villa have taken the same option that derby county have taken as far as their match with chorley on saturdayurday lunchtime, is concerned, in the fact that they will use their under—23 and under—18 squads to fulfil these matches. they have been training in a different part of the training ground so they are unaffected by the same covid issues that the first team have been affected by, and that could have an impact on next week's premier league games. for now, those two matches are going ahead. a match that is not is shrewsbury‘s game against southampton tomorrow, which has been called off. that is being investigated or looked at by the fa and they will decide what to do about that. as you say, it is a number of issues now affecting football. football is not immune from the problems in society, and these are the things that they are having to deal with now. and increasing infection rates could see more games affected in the coming weeks. with the beggining of the vaccine roll—out, the burnley manager sean dyche has proposed a shift from testing to vaccinating players should come at the earlie

will host pep guardiola's manchester city, whilst non league chorley‘s reward for knocking out derby countyee the full draw, as well as the fifth round draw which was also made tonight, on the bbc sport website. cardiff city say their defender sol bamba is being treated for cancer. the 35—year—old ivory coast international‘s been diagnosed with non—hodgkin lymphoma, and is undergoing chemotherapy. hejoined cardiff in october 2016 under former manager neil warnock. european rugby's champions cup and challenge cup have been temporarily suspended, with the remaining two rounds of matches scheduled to be played injanuary on hold. it comes after the french government said its clubs should not play in the competitions this month due to the public health risk: the french government have driven this and have advised their clubs not to play. concerns over rising coronavirus cases especially in light of the new strain in the uk. what it means now is a very good question. the french have moved very quickly. they will play some league matches over the next two weekends that had been scheduled for europ

england's record goal—scorer wayne rooney, who today was appointed derby county's new manager, says enforcingrules will not be straightforward. there's many people losing their lives from this disease, so i will give the message to the players to obviously be aware of the goal celebrations, but on the other hand we all understand if players do hug each other, because i know what it's like when you score a goal. a lot of the time your mind goes blank. are we taking the fun out of the game by asking players not to celebrate together as they always have? this isn't forever. this is hopefully until the end of the season, and i think under the circumstances we can make those small adjustments, get to the end of the season, and then hopefully things will return to normal. with a host of matches already postponed, the main goal is to complete the season and how players celebrate after scoring could now be decisive. dan roan, bbc news. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what's in tomorrow's papers. with me are the

chorley, 2, derby county, 0. leader of the house, thank you.ulate you as well. jacob rees—mogg. clearly over the moon there. that's the final whistle for this edition of the week in parliament. thank you for watching. alicia mccarthy will be back on bbc parliament at 11 o'clock on monday evening with the latest from the commons and the lords. but from me, david cornock, bye for now. hello. after a sunny morning for england and wales, we have seen cloud increasing from the west. this evening we had wetter weather for a while affecting scotland and northern ireland before turning more showery. a bit of a breeze overnight, so it should not get too cold. the risk of one or two icy patches and needs east of the uk. we are left with this line of rain. to the north, sunshine and showers, wintry over the hills. it will cloud over from the south—west was reigning to south west england in the morning, into wales, their west country in the afternoon. temperatures making 10 degrees. elsewhere the chilly air and around five to seven celsius. wet weather wil

league north club, chorley, who are in round three for the first time. against championship club derby county a youth side due to a covid outbreak in the first team. forward connor hall putting them ahead afterjust ten minutes. it's 1—0 at half time. national league club boreham wood are also in the third round for the first time. in the third round for the first time, but their hopes of causing a shock against millwall have taken a blow as kenneth zohore put the championship side ahead. the second half just getting under way there. as it is at goodison park where everton will be hoping to avoid an upset. they're also 1—0 up against rotherham of the championship. cenk tosun with the goal. elsewhere, nottingham forest are in front against cardiff city thanks to this from lyle taylor. a great strike. luton and norwich also lead in their games. you can follow it all on our website. birmingham city have pulled out of tomorrow's wsl match at tottenham, because of a shortage of players. the club say they had just ten players fit, due to injuries and one positive covid—i9 result. the football associ

derby county, 0. leader of the house, thank you.ou as well. jacob rees—mogg. clearly over the moon there. that's the final whistle for this edition of the week in parliament. thank you for watching. alicia mccarthy will be back on bbc parliament at 11 o'clock on monday evening with the latest from the commons and the lords. but from me, david cornock, bye for now. hello. the snow that some of us had to start saturday mainly turned back to rain before clearing away, and i think rain will be a bigger concern than snow for most of us through the coming week. but not just yet. sunday actually a decent—looking day, dry for many with some spells of sunshine. 0n the earlier satellite picture, you can see this stripe of cloud brought the snow initially, replaced by rain. that then cleared away to leave a mix of sunshine and showers during saturday, the air turning a little bit milder. it is quite a cold start to sunday morning, not as cold as some mornings lately, but there could still be a little bit of ice around and, through the day, ple

derby county, 0. leader of the house, thank you.well. jacob rees—mogg. clearly over the moon there. that's the final whistle for this edition of the week in parliament. thank you for watching. alicia mccarthy will be back on bbc parliament at 11 o'clock on monday evening with the latest from the commons and the lords. but from me, david cornock, bye for now. hello. friday turned out to be quite a quiet weather day across many parts of the british isles. perhaps you had the opportunity to enjoy some of the beauty that's widely available across the north of england and up into parts of scotland. and we're not quite done with this wintry weather scenario just yet. because as we start the weekend, a new set of weather fronts will drive their way in from the atlantic. and some of this atlantic moisture is going to fall into really quite cold air across the eastern side of the british isles. so we're going to see further accumulations, and not just where we already have significant amount of lying snow. as we creep away towards the higher

derby county, 0. leader of the house, thank you.iation football, so i congratulate you as well. jacob rees—mogg. clearly over the moon there. that's the final whistle for this edition of the week in parliament. thank you for watching. alicia mccarthy will be back on bbc parliament at 11 o'clock on monday evening with the latest from the commons and the lords. but from me, david cornock, bye for now. hello. the rain and snow that fell across many parts of the uk during thursday has been petering out. temperatures have been dropping away. surfaces are really wet out there. so with those wet surfaces and some cold conditions, ice could be a big problem on friday morning — fog patches as well. here's the frontal system that brought the rain and snow during thursday, but it has been squeezed out by high pressure. the winds have been falling light — that's allowed temperatures to drop. we've got some fog patches out there, quite widely scattered, actually, across the country, and some ice — especially for scotland, northern england, the m

fourth round of the fa cup for the first time in their history, after knocking out wayne rooney's derby countye details in sportsday at 6:30. good evening and welcome to bbc news. scientists and senior public health officials are warning that, despite the lockdown, even tougher restrictions are needed in england to curb the surge in coronavirus cases, hospital admissions and deaths. government figures show that since the pandemic began, in march last year, more than 80,000 people in the uk have died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test. our health correspondent katharine da costa reports. the race is on to protect the most vulnerable. this the home of bristol city football club, now one of seven mass vaccination centres. final preparations are being made ahead of monday, when it willjoin hundreds of gp sites and hospital hubs across the country. they have been working genuinely day and night and they're working all through weekends as well, to make sure that their populations get vaccinated. it's not like flu clinics — this has been hugely complex. more than 32,000 patients are currently

he cut his teeth at derby county for a season before the homecoming 18 months ago.that covid—disrupted first season at chelsea, they qualified for the champions league and were fa cup runners—up. they are still in both those competitions this season, but they have faded in the league, and two wins from the last ten has led to the thumbs down from the owner roman abramovich. this the killer line from their statement, "recent results and performances have not met the club's expectations, leaving the club mid—table without any clear path to sustained improvement," something i asked former blues favourite and bbc pundit pat nevin about earlier. frank was building something that wasn't built for next week or next month. he was trying to build something that was for the ages, the years. from chelsea's academy they've done quite well, and then some of the players that have been brought in, they are still quite young. they are very young to come into another country and take it by storm. this is a team in a group that could be ready in about a year or two, that could be rea

derby county say several first—team players and staff members have tested positive for coronavirus, with efl and the football association in relation to their upcoming fixtures. they're next due to play on saturday in the fa cup third—round tie against non—league side chorley. and manchester city women are also affected. four first—team players tested positive for covid—19 and they are now self—isolating. it's not clear whether their wsl game against west ham on saturday will go ahead. and also with the latest restrictions impacting non—elite football, it means that the women's fa cup will now be suspended. managerjoey barton has left fleetwood town with immediate effect after nearly three years in charge. the former manchester city and newcastle midfielder leaves the league 1 side with the club tenth in the table, just three points off the play—off places. he was initially appointed in 2018 and led fleetwood to last season's league1 play—offs. meanwhile, league 2 club port vale have parted company with managerjohn askey. they are currently 17th. england all—rounder moeen ali is likely t

when frank lampard got the job injuly 2019, following just one managerial role, with derby county, heer thomas tickell is the favourite to take the role after leaving psg in september. chelsea �*s next game is on wednesday but it's not clear whether a deal will be done by there are other quarantine rules would allow an overseas manager to take charge in time for the fixture. for some, the club �*s move today has come as a shock, symbolic of a lack of patience. but the club �*s trust in lampard to bring them the same glory as a manager as he did as a player had run out. laura scott, bbc news. time for a look at the weather, here is tomasz schafernaker. simon, thank you, freezing cold last night in northern ireland, —10 degrees, not far of that in parts of england as well, for most of us not quite as cold. in terms of the snow which we had yesterday, it looks as though shropshire and staffordshire had the most amount of snow in one go, up to around 20 centimetres in a few areas but with southern counties, basically further south and east you 90, basically further south and east you go,

england's record goal—scorer wayne rooney, who today was appointed derby county's new manager, says enforcingions, but on the other hand will understand if players do hug each other because i know what it's like when you score a goal. a lot of the time your mind goes blank. are we taking the fun out of the game by asking players not to celebrate as they always have? this isn't forever. this is hopefully until the end of the season, and i think under the circumstances we can make those small adjustments, get to the end of the season and then hopefully things will return to normal. with a host of matches already postponed the main goal is to complete the season and how players celebrate after scoring could now be decisive. dan roan, bbc news. captain joe root scored his first test century for over a year, as england's cricketers tightened their grip on the first test against sri lanka in galle. root reached 168 not out on a rain—affected day two. his stand of 173 with dan lawrence helped the tourists to 320/4 — a lead of 185. a charity is calling on children and young volunteers to help cheer u

future is in management, the words of wayne rooney who's been announced as the new, permanent derby countyootball and still going into the dressing room, not with the players but honestly with the staff. it's a new chapter for me. i will miss playing of course. i think every player who stops playing misses it. but obviously time it stops for no man so i have had my time and it is time for the younger generation so i can guide those to be better players. an unbeaten century from captainjoe root has put england in a very strong position heading into day three of their opening test match in sri lanka. england will resume on 320—4 — that's 185 runs ahead. root will start on 168 not out and there was also an impressive debut for dan lawrence, who hit a half century. because of delays for rain, play will start 15 minutes early tomorrow. joe wilson reports from sri lanka to everywhere, the world hopes this year might be better than the last. well, forjoe root, it already is. sublime, 100 number 18 forjoe root. in 2020, he never got to 100. in his first test innings of 2021, the captain made it. i

and derby county will play their under—23 and under—i8 squad players, to ensure their third round matchf positive tests at the club, which led to their training ground being shut down. and some transfer news before we go. mesut ozil could leave arsenal this month according to his agent. the 32 year old — who earns 350,000 pounds a week — hasn't played for the club since march and was left out of arsenal's premier league and europa league squads. he's in the final six months of his contract — meaning he can talk to other clubs. and a reminder it's manchester united v manchester city in the league cup semi final tonight. city have had more positive covid tests but the game goes ahead. we'll be live at old trafford in sportsday looking ahead to that and more — join 0lly foster for that if you can. that's all your sport for now. we've seen record uk coronavirus infection figures today — la ke lets remind ourselves of the numbers. and over a thousand new deaths have been reported. 1,01” deaths were recorded within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test. that is the highest level of deaths re

villa have taken the same option that derby county have taken as far as their match with chorley on saturday under 18 squads to fulfil these matches and they've been training in a different part of the training grounds so they are not affected by the same covid issues that the first tea m the same covid issues that the first team have been affected by and that could have an impact on next week's premier league games but for now most of the matches are going ahead. the mat that isn't going ahead is shrewsbury‘s game against southampton tomorrow, which has been called off. that is being investigated, i suppose, called off. that is being investigated, isuppose, or looked at, by the football association. they are going to decide what to do about that. as you say, it is a number of issues now affecting football and football is not immune from the problems in society and these are the things that they are having to deal with now. the premier league's introducing stronger coronavirus protocols in response to rising infection rates and has reminded players and managers to avoid unneccesary contact.

championship side derby county have been forced to close their training ground after several playersfixtures — the first one is on saturday, an fa cup tie against non—league side chorley. manchester city women are also affected, with four first—team players testing positive. they're due to play west ham on saturday. the women's fa cup has been suspended, as it's classed as non—elite at this stage of the competition. england's cricketers and the rest of the touring party in sri lanka have all been tested again for coronavirus. all being well, they hope to train for the first time tomorrow afternoon. until then, they have to stay in their rooms. after he tested positive, moeen ali will leave the england base this afternoon and head to the quarantine hotel near galle, where the two test matches will be played. world number one novak djokovic will lead the field at next month's atp cup, ahead of the australian open. djokovic and the serbia team are the defending champions, with the event halved in size and reduced to 12 teams, because of the coronavirus. it'll take place in the first fiv

they take on championship club derby county.nd it shows i togetherness, i suppose, together, and it shows i togetherness, isuppose, especially the fa cup is a bit special. it's something that we should enjoy, and make it last as long as possible. and much more build—up to that with dan walker on football focus starting at 12. now we reported on breakfastjust yesterday the fresh doubts, over the already delayed tokyo olympics. they're set to go ahead injuly this year, despite a third wave of cases in the japanese capital. so how are athletes coping with the uncertainty? they are still allowed to train in this lockdown, but doing that is one of many challenges, asjoe lynskey reports. you've won, kelly, you've won! mo farah, gold for great britain again. tokyo still waits to make olympic memories. the 2020 games are on hold, and british athletes have to reach their peak in a lockdown. so, dai greene's way to the far east is through a farm in the east midlands. he has turned it into his own gym. we have got a shed here, i was doing

and villa have taken the same option that derby cou nty taken the same option that derby county haveeir under 23 and under 18 squads to fulfil these matches and they have been training in a different part of the training ground. they are unaffected by the same covid—19 issues that the first tea m same covid—19 issues that the first team have been affected by, and that could have an impact on the sweet‘s premier league games. for now, those two matches are going ahead. a match thatis two matches are going ahead. a match that is not is shrewsbury‘s home game against southampton tomorrow, which has been called off. that is being investigated or looked at by the fa and they will decide what to do about that. as you say, it is a number of issues now affecting football. football is not immune from the problems in society, and these are the things that they are having to with now. you talk about the impact on squads and matches, and when you're organising the fa cup and premier league at the moment, the organisers do not want match being postponed because it can create something of a backlo

when lampard got the job injuly 2019, following just one managerial role with derby county, he becameg left paris st germain in december. chelsea's next game is on wednesday but it's not clear if a deal will have been done by then and whether quarantine rules would allow an overseas manager to take charge in time for that fixture. for some, comedy club's move today has come as a shock, symbolic of a lack of patients, but the club's trust in lampard to bring them the same glory as a manager that he did as a player had run out. laura scott, bbc news. elsewhere, there was a thrilling win for england against sri lanka in the second and final test in goal. sri lanka dramatically collapsed in their second innings earlier this morning, all out for 126, with spinners dom bess and jack leach doing well as well as captainjoe root doing most of the damage. that left england a tricky target of 164 to win the series, and they did have a bit of a wobble. they were 89—4 at one stage, but simpson and jos buttler steadied the ship with the former getting a half—century to help england win six wickets.

and derby county will play their under—23 and under—18 squad players to ensure their third round matchver will still go ahead. they're playing rivals manchester united at old trafford who are on a brilliant run of form in the league. they're level on points with leaders liverpool. they did however lose to city at the same stage of the competition last year.. and just some breaking news before we go — the english football league and professional footballers' association have just announced that they will be introducing twice—weekly covid—19 testing for all 72 efl clubs from monday. the will be funded by the pfa. more on that in the next hour. the democratic party of president—elect, joe biden, is on the verge of taking control of the senate as results come in from elections for two seats in georgia. with 98% of votes counted, raphael warnock, a pastor from atlanta, is projected to have secured one of the seats. a joint session of congress will start in just over an hour's time in washington to confirm mr biden's victory in the presidential election, though a number of republican politic

championship side derby county have been forced to close their training ground after several playersde chorley. manchester city women are also affected, with four first—team players testing positive. they're due to play west ham on saturday. the women's fa cup has been suspended, as it's classed as non—elite at this stage of the competition. despite strict coronavirus protocols, england cricketer moeen ali has tested positive for the virus, just a day after the squad landed in sri lanka for two test matches. the entire travelling party tested negative before they boarded their flight, but moeen then returned a positive result on arrival. he's likely to miss the first match, which starts on the 14th. his team—mate chris woakes has been deemed as a possible close contact, so he'll now have to self—isolate before a further test. not much concern about that series. england have travelled with seven reserves just in case they were positive tests. fingers crossed it can go ahead. it should do. then there will be test cricket to watch. it's not all doom and gloom are. seven reserves, that i

he's been made the boss of derby county in the championship on a permanent basis, a job he's been doingo "roll his sleeves up" and get stuck into management. there are five matches in the premier league today, and all eyes will be on goal celebrations this weekend. there's been concern that players haven't been following the league's covid protocls during matches, and they've been reminded that "handshakes, high fives and hugs must be avoided". this is forever. —— this isn't forever. this is hopefullyjust the season. and i think we can make those small adjustments, get to the end of the season and hopefully things will return to normal. the rules are there to give everybody safe and i think if we're in the public eye, we should be demonstrating adherence as best as we can under the circumstances so i think it is a justifiable request. let's get a player's perspective on this. some of them have expressed their frustration with the scrutiny they're under, and say that it's very difficult not to break the rules. let's hear from charlie austin, who's on loan at the championship side qpr. pr