everton have been hoping that dominic calvert—lewin will rediscover his best goal—scoring form — not s trying, competing for the ball. anything to see there? well, there was, once var slowed it down and replayed it, and perceived enough contact from studs for a straight red card. that is cup football in 202a. what else? well, dwight mcneil was stretchered off. berto and anderson had a kind of wrestle — no everton penalty given. and palace had the best late chance to score a goal — a goal, that's one thing this game didn't have. joe wilson, bbc news. juventus are through to the quarterfinals of the coppa italia, after a comprehensive win over salernitana. the visitors actually took the lead in the first minute, but afterjuve equalised, they never looked back, winning 6—1. they'll face frosinone in the last eight. meanwhile, over in spain, barcelona stay third in la liga, after coming from behind to beat ten—man las planas 2—1. they needed a penalty in injury time from ilkay gundogan to secure the win. athletic bilbao won 2—0 at struggling sevilla. osasuna beat bottom club almeria 1—0.

everton consider appealing the controversial red card their striker, dominic calvert—lewin, was given another var intervention. and the 15—year—old british skating champion hoping to skate his way to the very top. everton are appealling against dominic calvert—lewin�*s red card in their goalless fa cup draw at crystal palace last night. it's a decision that's reopened the debate over the efficacy of var. he was sent off ten minutes from time for this challenge on nathaniel clyne — referee chris kavanagh initially took no action, but the var officials studied the slow motion replays, which showed his studs were up, although there was minimal contact. it's the first he's been dismissed in his career and he's set to miss the next three games. the consensus is that calvert—lewin did not appear to endanger the safety of the opponent, nor was there excessive force. if you slow anything down of that nature it will look a lot worse. you slow it down, it is high, but there is minimal contact. then you go, live, then of course it is brought back. then you go, let us start slowing it down. the b

var controversy once again — dominic calvert—lewin sees red, as everton draw 0—0 at crystal palace intempts to tackle knife crime in london, ahead of their fa cup tie with liverpool. i am obviously in a fortunate position where i have become a footballer, and i was that young kid wants that look up to people like myself. it's an honour. and a smashing return to action — rafael nadal is through to the quarterfinals of the brisbane international.

coming up on bbc news: everton are considering appealing the controversial red card their striker, dominic calvert

everton�*s best chance of the first half came right at the end — dominic calvert—lewin through on goaltinez in the villa goal. after the break, villa looked the more threatening, and substitutejhon duran came close to snatching what would have been a likely winner. there was almost an everton sting in the tail though — abdoulaye doucoure running on to jarrad branthwaite's long pass and finishing expertly past martinez only to be denied by an offside flag. 0—0 at goodison park, as everton ended their run of three straight defeats, but remain 17th. we continue to be a work in progress. with come out of that with a clean sheet against a top side. arguably the best chance of the game and a couple of other chances that of course could have changed the game, but overall, we will take the clean sheet against what are proven to be a top side. the point we have achieved today is not enough for us, but i think how we played the match, how we prepared the match, how we played everton i think is the way. we conceded a few chances, a few opportunities to get our box, and we got half the game, and w

coming up on bbc news: everton are considering appealing the controversial red card their striker, dominic calvertwas given following another var intervention. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. more than 1000 homes are underwater in england this lunchtime, after storm henk brought with it a week of heavy rainfall. a major incident is still declared in nottinghamshire — there are serious delays for travellers in many counties, with roads and railway lines flooded — and about 300 flood warnings are still in place across england and wales. we'll talk more about the damaging weather in a few minutes, first let's go to our correspondent danjohnson who's in longford in gloucestershire. along the river severn... they were not expecting the start of 2024 with another dell use of flooded homes. not every property has been... i am not every property has been... i am sorry about — not every property has been... i am sorry about the _ not every property has been... i am sorry about the line, _ not every property has been... i am sorry about the line, the weather, of course, having an impact i

everton have been successful in their appeal following the red card given to dominic calvert—lewin inthird round against crystal palace. the striker was set to miss three—matches, after being sent off following a var check, for this challenge on palace defender nathaniel clyne in their fa cup clash which finished goalless. the dismissal has now been overturned by the football association. the football association says it is assessing "relevant information" around the death of sheffield united player maddy cusack before deciding if it needs to take action. the 27—year—old died in september. police did not treat the death as suspicious and an inquest was opened and adjourned in october. in december, an external investigation into the events leading up to her death found no evidence of wrongdoing by the club but the fa say "it would be appropriate to assess the relevant information of the case". at the australian open, britons billy harris and ryan peniston progressed to the second qualifying round. but in the women's draw, lily miyazaki was beaten on the first day of action in melbourne

everton have been successful in their appeal following the red card given to dominic calvert—lewin ina cup third round against crystal palace. the striker was set to miss three matches after being sent off following a var check for this challenge on palace defender nathaniel clyne in their fa cup clash, which finished goalless. the dismissal has now been overturned by the football association. the former president of a turkish top division team told a court in ankara on tuesday that he regretted attacking a referee at the end of a league game but denied having threatened him with death. faruk koca, who has resigned as president of mke ankaragucu after punching referee halil umut meler, has been charged with causing wilful injury to a public official, threatening an official and violating a law relating to the prevention of violence in sports. koca, who said he regrets his actions, faces up to 13 years in prison if found guilty of the charges. girona defender david lopez will miss four matches after he was suspended by the spanish football federation tuesday for saying a referee "lacke

for everton, they rely on goals from dominic calvert lewin, but with both of these managers, if you aske team or eight hodgson team, they will tell you they are very solid defensively and organise. so although fans and supporters will want goals to document both of these managers will be looking at a safety first approach. mex. managers will be looking at a safety first approach-— first approach. alex howell, that ou ve first approach. alex howell, that you very much — first approach. alex howell, that you very much indeed, _ first approach. alex howell, that you very much indeed, much - you very much indeed, much appreciated. that match kicking off at 8pm. on sunday, arguably the tie of the round sees arsenal look to turn around their form against premier league—leaders liverpool. it's a match which will see the gunners play in an all—white kit at the emirates as part of their ongoing campaign to tackle knife crime in london called no more red. 18 teenagers were killed last year in london as a result of being stabbed, and arsenal's star signing declan rice feels the initiative can have

everton have appealed against the red card given to dominic calvert—lewin in yesterday's goalless faked to review the tackle by var officials, he changed his decision. champion trainer paul nicholls says floodwater at his stables in somerset has subsided. none of the horses were hurt and were led to safety. josh hazlewood took three wickets in an over for australia to end day three of the third test with pakistan in sydney. saad shakeel was followed by sajid khan and salman agha as the tourists were left on 68—7 in their second innings, a lead of 82 runs. england will start the defence of their world t20 title with a match against scotland. australia, namibia and 0man are also in group a. the tournament is being co—hosted this summer by the usa and the west indies. laura muir has retrospectively been awarded a european indoor bronze medal after russian yelena korobkina was found guilty of doping offences. had she recieved it in prague back in 2015, it would have been herfirst senior international medal. she says that missing out on that special moment was very difficult, but looking

dominic calvert lewin has had his red card overturned after everton appealed against his sending offnow free to play. tottenham are close to completing a dealfor the romanian defender radu dragusin from genoa. the fee for 21—year—old is believed to be around 22 million pounds. chelsea full back ian maatsen has joined borussia dortmund on loan for the rest of the season. the 21—year—old dutch defender has only made three starts this season. the football association says it is assessing "relevant information" around the death of sheffield united player maddy cusack before deciding if it needs to take action. the 27—year—old died in september. police did not treat the death as suspicious and an inquest was opened and adjourned in october. in december, an external investigation into the events leading up to her death found no evidence of wrongdoing by the club but the fa say "it would be appropriate to assess the relevant information of the case." the sports minister stuart andrew has condemned joey barton's recent comments on social media, calling them �*dangerous'. the former mancheste

in the fa cup as the third round gets under way and is dominated by a controversial red card, dominic calverthis boss says he is really losing patience with var. it's friday the 5th of january. flood warnings remain in parts of england and wales as hundreds of people have been forced to leave their homes due to heavy rainfall. areas in southern and central england are most affected. it comes just days after disruption caused by strong winds and rain from storm henk. 0ur reporter mairead smyth has the latest. yet more heavy rain on already sodden ground. in nottinghamshire, a major incident has been declared as the river trent continued to rise, as high as it's been in more than 20 years. the peak expected today. hundreds of people have been evacuated from their flooded homes. and a few miles south in loughborough, this flat ruined by floodwater. darren�*s father had to be rescued in the early hours of yesterday morning. there was three feet of water whereas today i'm looking at it and there's no water. the river severn also expected to peak today. belongings piled high in this cottage in worc

everton have made the journey to fellow top flight club crystal palace — the toffees had dominic calvert—lewinn. the spaniard breezed into the last eight in brisbane, while in auckland, a promising performance from emma raducanu — asjoe lynskey reports. emma raducanu left the court in auckland. she just lost a match for there was so much good at take from it. this was her first event since april and she had gone toe to toe with the former world number three. raducanu faced last years wimbledon semifinalist svitolina but yet the brit did lead after winning the first set. svitilina did force the tie—breaker while her last year did feature to surgery she still has to touches. but one set up, she almost went on to win it but svitolina saved break points and won a tie—break in the second. by then this match was two hours long and raducanu's just back from eight months off court. she tired in the third, svitolina went through. but in defeat, there had been huge strides forward. to be back up at this speed after so little is a great sign, and of course i'm disappointed about today because i was a few

everton have been successful in their appeal following the red card given to dominic calvert—lewin inoins from rb leipzig. tottenham have an option to make the signing permanent. former wycombe wanderers and millwall defender daniel senda has been banned from football for four years after he sexually assaulted two women while on a coaching course abroad. senda, who is now 42, was on charlton's coaching staff when the incidents happened lastjune. the football association said it was "deeply sorry" to the women and "hope that the very lengthy ban serves as a strong deterrent, and a clear signal that women in football will be supported and protected". bayern munich lit their stadium up with "thank you, franz" this evening in tribute to the late franz beckenbauer. he passed away on monday aged 78. he's been credited with being the beginning of the modern—day bayern munich. many people say the club would not be one of world football's greats without the foundations laid by the teams beckenbauer led to domestic and european success in the 19605 and 19705. he won the world cup with germany a

dominic calvert—lewin has never been sent off, but there was a tackle here and i don't know whether younk of this. if you were var now have look . there's dominic have a look. there's dominic there sliding that's him there sliding in. now that's him in the grey with the ball. it looks like he's made a perfect tackle doesn't looks very tackle doesn't it. it looks very good. doesn't look like good. it doesn't look like there's problem. then now there's any problem. then now there's any problem. then now the see this is the feet are up and see this is what var they at it what var do. they look at it very slowly and they go hang on. his feet are up. did he actually catch the player? he was sent off. which is the most bizarre bizarre you were bizarre thing. so if you were var what would you have done. >> you just would have said, i think that just looks pretty standard to me. >> i agree, i don't think there's any malice in that. i agree, no, i think it's just someone ran into his foot over analysing again. >> it's still quite subjective isn't >> it's still quite subjective isn'with is. it st

dominic calvert—lewin has had his red card overturned after everton appealed against his sending offhis career. he was facing a three match ban but is now free to play. fran kirby says the issue of body—shaming isn'tjust a women's football problem. the england and chelsea midfielder is speaking out about the issue after receiving criticism over her body on social media. kirby — who says she covers up because she gets called "fat", in her words — is concerned that younger players need to be protected. you don't become accustomed to it. of course, you know, there's still things that you read. i read things about myself and i'm like, oh, really, is that what people think about me or is that how i look? you know, and it still impacts me. but, you know, i'm kind of a bit more better with dealing with that, whereas a younger player maybe coming through that gets a comment like that could end up, you know, not eating. i've had comments where people go, oh, fran played really, really well today, what a game, but she looks a little bit big today. and i'm like, but why is the comment necessary

yesterday morning we were discussing var and the red card shown to everton's dominic calvert—lewin in foot pole. -- football- _ rafael nadal has onlyjust returned to the tennis tour after almost a year out with injury. but there are fresh concerns after his defeat in the quarter—finals of the brisbane open. he had three match points, but he failed to convert and lost tojordan thompson in three sets. nadal said he had pain in his left hip in a similar place to the injury that required an operation lastjune. the question now is whether nadal, will be fit in time for the australian open, which begins a week on sunday. if something is worse than what we want, then it is not that positive, but let's wait. it is not the day to talk about this kind of stuff. it is the day to be happy and to congratulate the opponent and then the next couple of days, let's see how i feel. the next couple of days, let's see how i feel-— the next couple of days, let's see how i feel. . ., ., ., , how i feel. and a boxing data finish with. anthonyjoshua will fight the former ufc star francis ngannou in saudi ara