rings with political tension never more than on saturday when the two spanish powerhouses meet in el classico just two days after elections in catalonia farces home region it's hard to imagine that if catalonia wins independence arsal on a might be forced out of the league bringing el classico to an end but for now all eyes will be on the pitch or reale will be hungry for a way. the pressure is on for around the dritte sitting fourth in the league table and eleven points behind their arch rivals barcelona albeit with the game in hand the current league champions need victory but the madrid boss is playing down the importance of the tie. it's going to be the hardest game of the season barcelona against ritter beautiful but difficult. but. it's not a decisive game in the race for the me despite the points gap it's not the time to be thinking about that. visit down has practically a full squad to choose from with the club's all time record goalscorer cristiano ronaldo back to full fitness he's likely to join karim benzema and striker gareth bale in madrid attacking frontline. in defense raf they

now, we're used to seeing some great goals and skill when real madrid and barcelona meet in el classicothe football teams. this is the pair meeting in the euro league on thursday. and as three pointers go — this surely is one of the best. that's real madrid's luka doncic — and they went onto win 87—75. and no doubt appreciate that win a little more. you can get all the latest sports news on the website but to me in the rest of the team, goodbye for now. well, the cold snap's not quite over yet. of course, the snow has stopped, mostly that is, but it's still pretty chilly out there and in some parts of the country we still have a little bit of snow lying around here and there, presumably this is from a snowman. there's also the risk of some ice also first thing on friday morning, a really messy picture, by that i mean there's a lot of cloud, there's showers of rain, there's hail, sleet, snow falling across the hills and with temperatures freezing or below freezing outside of town there's the risk of iciness. you can see carlisle above freezing, couple of degrees above zero in manchester

they call it the biggest game in football el classico and spanish giants fossil lona have taken a big step towards winning the domestic league title by beating real madrid three mil away but reid's wastefulness in the first half proved costly louis where is grabbed the open a against the run of play lionel messi added a penalty after the madrid red card they netted a third late on crowd catalans boss and now have a fourteen point lead over their fourth placed rivals kickoff had been moved to lunchtime in order to attract more asian viewers. the winter olympics are a little over a month away and alpine skiers are busy honing their skills for the flagship discipline in south korea the latest world cup event took place with a talent ski result of madonna de completely zero but it was a different kind of men's. night race took place under floodlights. me to ask you a night race in madonna is one of the most eagerly anticipated of the ski season and it didn't disappoint switzerland's luka and he was well placed in there and after the first run of the men slot on his second run it was even

they call it the biggest club game in football el classico and spanish giants boss alona have taken a big step towards winning the spanish league title by beating ten men real madrid three nil away wire is grabbed the opener against the run of play and lionel messi out of the penalty before. scored late on this week's catalan election added to the fierce rivalry now have a fourteen point lead of a fourth placed rail kick off was moved to lunchtime in order to attract more of us . the winter olympics are just a little over a month away and all kinds skiers are busy honing their skills for the flagship discipline in south korea the latest world cup event took place and they tell us the result of madonna did come paleo but it was a different kind of men's event the night race took place on the floodlights i calculate night race and madonna is one of the most eagerly anticipated of the ski season and it didn't disappoint switzerland's luka and he was well placed in third after the first run of the men slalom his second run was even better. thanks any power down the course with perfect tec

they call it the biggest club game in football el classico and spanish giants lonna have taken a big step towards winning the domestic league title by beating rail madrid three nil away madrid's wastefulness in the first half proved costly. to the open against the run of play no messi added a penalty you have to madrid they netted a third late on proud catalans boss and now have a fourteen point lead over their fourth placed rivals kickoff had been moved to lunchtime in order to attract more. and finally strange lights have been seen in the skies over south in california and arizona we had growing visuals were captured by a standard spectators investment vehicles and posted on social media so of course many users were concerned that the plume could be an unidentified flying object an incoming north korean missile or a repeat showing of the star that led the three wise men to bethlehem and the baby jesus but disappointment or relief soon sets in the phenomenon was caused by a falcon nine rocket launch from the van to beg. for the private space x. company. so not superman well here's a

up the top scorers award grabbing 37 goals in sa league games and comes ahead of this saturday's el classicoeal madrid. translation: of course, it would be great for us to win the game. it is a lwa ys great for us to win the game. it is always a special match against real madrid at their stadium. winning would increase the gap between us in the table. they are fourth in the league, but there are many games to play. it would be good to finish the year with a good win so we could enjoy christmas even more. cricket news. some australians will have woken up in perth with a good look on theirface have woken up in perth with a good look on their face after winning the ashes. they are at 3—0. they got the third with his. so, with the series gone, whether england turn for solas? —— ease. gone, whether england turn for solas? -- ease. england have a high quality spinner. it has been a disappointment to see the senior core of the team, alastair cook has found no form, stuart broad, joe root, none of them have found form. so, quite different reactions between the australian and british newspapers, as y

so as ronaldo and messi prepare to lock horns once again, this weekend's el classico is as much aboutt is about the football. joe lysnkey reports. commentator: a chance for ronaldo! they are the superstars who define their era, the players on each side of footballs game. with lionel messi and ronaldo fans tend to bigger side but in spain there are no greater divisions. this is the first el clasico since october's band independence referendum and it comes just days since catalonia went to the polls again. among the voters was gerard pique a barcelona, a prized asset for both his region and for spain. translation: to be able to vote historically has not always been possible in this country. and 110w been possible in this country. and now it is, we have to defend that, always. this is not a rivalry used to bringing sides together but football can sometimes heal some of the wounds. this comes after the election yesterday, the situation was very hard on both sides, i would say more in catalonia but after this week everyone feels more released andi week everyone feels more released and i th

barcelona might be forced out of la leagua, bringing out el classico to the end. >> the pressure is onor real madrid. sitting fourth in the league, the currently champions need a victory. the madrid bosses play down the importance of the title. >> is going to be the hardest game of the season. barcelona against real madrid are beautiful but difficult games. is not a decisive game, despite the points gap. it is not the time to be thinking about that. >> he has practically a full squad to choose from with the club's full-time record. he is likely to join kareem and strike on the attacking frontline. in defense, rafael returns from injury. and the captain is in the squad again following suspension. over in balsa lona, the league leaders are feeling -- barcelona, the league leaders are feeling confident. the coach has left both attackers out, despite overcoming their injuries. the barcelona boss expect a tough match. >> this game is not just any game. it is very important. we want to play well, and our aim is to win. we know how difficult it will be. real madrid is a very powerful team pla

i time this person is great peter is here and el classico is all people are talking about one of the biggest matches in sport in the world for bragging rights in spain now belong to barcelona of they defeated better rivals real madrid three no in the latest installment of what is known as out classico cristiana rinaldo actually put the ball in the back of the made early in the first off but he was offside rail dominated much of the first forty five minutes in the second half bossa took over and luis suarez i handed them the lead then then a carvalho was saying so for making a goalkeeper like save he simply prevented the inevitable though he converted the penalty and scored another in added time to wrap up a three no win. mega spanish league actually moved the kickoff time of this classic a match to twelve g.m.t. in the hopes of attracting an even larger audience did it work well words like a bass or how are madrid and the hash tag classic oh we're certainly trending during the match a fairly good spread all over the world as you can see here but maybe not as much as they might have w

this is the first el classico since october's band independence referendum.s gerard pique from barcelona, a prize asset for brazil beaten and spain. translation: to be able to vote historically has not always been possible in this country. now it is, we have to defend that always. this isn't a rivalry used to bringing sides together but football sometimes can heal some of the wounds. this comes after the election that took place yesterday. that situation was hot in both sides, more in catalonia but at this week, everyone feels more relief and everyone wants to focus on sport. this will be common ground, at peace for everybody and of course, barcelona will want to win this game because this is a big step for la liga. with the tension now on the pitch, rail have turned to british roots. the greatest game requires the greatest aid and labour call blackpool professor paul burgess the best groundsman honour. the madrid is the dream surrey the pitch will be in great condition notjust the real madrid but for barcelona. ill bea real madrid but for barcelona. ill be a

of the biggest games in club football with barcelona and real madrid preparing to do battle in el classico it's estimated six hundred fifty million people in one hundred eighty countries watch the last league encounter and with this one having an earlier kickoff of twelve g.m.t. on saturday the spanish league is hoping to better that heading into the two hundred and thirty sixth edition of the fixture on the pitch the pressure is all well and truly on rail they currently set just fourth in the league standings and trail leaders boss by eleven points the clash also pits two of the world's best footballers against each other in christiania rinaldo and lee and now messi rinaldo has struggled to find his form in the league this season he's needed just four times macey meanwhile has scored fourteen league olds for boss and they are unbeaten in twenty four games in all competitions momenta there's a log in as well as an aspiration but it's a very important game and what we want is to seize that moment and play a good game we know how difficult it will be because we're playing a very powerful tea

well lima stay right with us we'll be back at the unabomber to talk about germany's version of el classico byron munich versus dortmund because the to meet in the german top last night last sixteen tonight rather when the remaining four ties take place holders dortmund have regained their form under their new coach. but host byron of won the cup more than any other side nobody looking for revenge as dortmund sent them crashing out of the competition last season. a change of fortune brought on by this man. has laid dormant to back to back wins since taking over in the space of a week he went from being sacked by the league's bottom club a man to coaching the heavyweights of german football. so to see france use chances of silverware. you'd like headlines when you go want to trade fate. of course you have a chance of winning it with a team i told many so when you do with a team like. this is it this is a. button in form by and munich us standing in the way of don't mince cup defense the record holders have won fourteen of the last fifteen games since your pint has returned as coach in octobe

eliminated defending champions around madrid from the spanish title race barcelona beat three nil in el classico on saturday to move fourteen points clear of their arch rivals in the league standings nil nil at how time it was luis suarez who opened the scoring in madrid burned about a stadium and after danny was sent off for handling the ball on the goal line alina last seen double the lead from the penalty spot late substitute elected al then made sure of the three points for barr said. we had a few counterattacks and we knew had a purpose of year and that's what we did in the second half and thanks to that perseverance we managed to play closer to their game and score goals and finish off the game. it's a loss that hurts a lot but nothing else is what we're going to do is look forward and everyone thinks it's finished but i don't think so i don't think the other managers think so either we're going to continue with our work because it wasn't a bad year confirmation of barcelona's dominance there nine second place outlet acoma dreda who lost on friday to espanyol valencia missed chance to go s

named the most valuable player of spain's national team both are gearing up to play real madrid in el classicoon saturday. special to play real madrid at home the one we have a big advantage over the second in the league at the moment so it would mean we would have a significant lead there is of course still a lot of the season left obviously it would be fantastic to end the year with a victory how to make a happy christmas for us. meanwhile the suspended president of the spanish football federation has tried to stare up fears that fifa could ban spain from taking part in next year's world cup. who is currently under investigation for corruption was speaking three days after football's governing body expressed concerns over political meddling in the spanish federation believes they need to play by the rules or to avoid putting spain's place russia twenty eighteen at risk. what does the government do with this spain's participation in the world cup at risk when the players have earned it on the field they know it's not for and against the for regulations well for me is simple the main cause of

limited defending champions real madrid from the spanish title race barcelona beat rail three mil in el classico on saturday to move fourteen points clear of the arch rivals in the league standings milborough at half time it was luis suarez who opened the scoring in madrid's bernabeu stadium then after danny carvalho was saints all for handling the ball on the goal line doubled the lead from the penalty spot late substitute alex video then made sure of the three points for. well confirmation now of barcelona as a lead in the standings you can see here that they are nine points clear of second placed after let it go madrid who lost on friday to espanyol valencia missed the chance to go second with defeat to via rail earlier they are in sixth position and real madrid you can see there they're down in fourth fourteen points behind the bar so low now although they do have one game in hand now the match itself kicked off twelve g.m.t. as the leader bosses were hoping to increase its asian viewership spanish football writer simon harrison says that is something that will happen gradually rather than i

most valuable player of spring's national team both are gearing up to play around with jared in el classico on saturday. with the. special two player we have a good at home and the one we have a big advantage with that is not second in the league of the moment so it would mean we would have a significant lead there is of course still a lot of the season left obviously it would be fantastic to end the year with a weekly how to make a happy christmas for us meanwhile the suspended president of the spanish football federation has tried to stir up fears that fifa could ban spain from taking part in next year's world cup angle maria vilar who is currently under investigation for corruption was speaking three days after football's governing body expressed concerns over political meddling in the spanish federation vapor are said to be concerned about the government pushing the for elections to replace bill are a large believes they need to play by the rules to avoid putting spain's place at russia twenty eight team at risk. what does the government do this spring's participation in the world cup a

both clubs also have basketball franchises who compete in the year only and they match they met in el classico on the day roma trades luka dunn showed off some of his skills that even christan are renowned i couldn't match the eighteen year olds with the union nailed this twenty one me to basco israel one eighty seven to seventy five so it's coming up next saturday. very impressive outsold a sport that if i could see how you were which is pretty good was that that is it for this news hour so we will be back a little bit of our news if you like for the. a new poll ranks mexico city is the pool with worst in the world for sexual violence many women are attacked while moving in the crowded spaces of the metro buses and even at the hands of taxi drivers the conversation starts with do you have a boyfriend you're very pretty and young you feel unsafe threatened you think about how to react what do i do if this gets was no money on the uses a new service it's called loyal droid it's for women passages only and drawn by women drivers. to some extra features like a panic button and twenty fourth's of

trail three nil in el classico on saturday to move fourteen points clear of the arch rivals in the leaguetandings they'll know at half time it was luis suarez who opened the scoring in madrid's abene both stadium and off then he carvalho it was saying so for handling the ball on the goal line little missy doubled the lead from the penalty spot late substitute alex of adel then made sure of the three points for both. us. they had a few counterattacks and we knew had a person here and that's what we did in the second half and thanks to that perseverance we managed to play closer to their goal and score goals and finish off the game. it's a loss that hurts a lot but nothing else is what we're going to do is look forward to everyone thinks lego is finished but i don't think so that i don't think the other managers think so either we're going to continue with our work because it wasn't a bad year. let's take a look at the top of the league standings now and confirmation of barcelona's dominance you can see there after seventeen games they got forty five points that is nine clear of the second

in club football has just finished in madrid with boss alone abating real madrid three nil and el classico luis suarez opened the scoring with lennon messi adding a second from the penalty spot after dani cabell sending off a for a handle on the goal line of the doll made sure of the when injury time it means ball for the fourteen points ahead of rail in the league as a title race now finally in the n.b.a. the houston rockets james harden has become the fast player in more than a decade to score at least a fifty points in back to back games since kobe bryant laughed at that in two thousand and seven meanwhile the detroit pistons got their fourth straight went on friday with victory over the new york knicks tobias harris scored twenty four points for detroit while andre drummond added eighteen points and fifteen rebounds one hundred four to one hundred one was the final call. and i thought of now more later thousand thanks. now one of the victims of washington's decision to stop issuing travel visas from its embassy in cuba is a unique dance company that is no stranger to restrictions both

have basketball franchises who competes in the europa league and they made it in their very own el classico real madrid's look at the entry showed some skills that even christiane or another couldn't match the haiti new road civilian nailed this twenty one was a basket israel won eighty seven seventy five footballs classico is coming up next saturday. and that's all the sport for me for now back to you in london. thank you very much and that's it for main are entirely for this news hour but judy macdonald will be here to manage with another full round of the day's news thanks for watching passionate. a new era in television news. it doesn't say that he's a tall stator sings in secret he had actual victims who had survived torture detention and saying this was the cause of my arrest if you could. just stay but we do have stood by this conviction that everyone has a deep reservoir of talent but if you can give them the opportunity that wonderful thing stopped to look at the actual distance there's at least twenty thousand or hinder refugees who live here we badly need at this moment leadershi

him luis suarez and pauline yobo scored twice to seal the win barsa will face around madrid in an el classico match next saturday. but. i know everybody is looking at the points we have in real madrid but athletico is just six points behind whatever happens next saturday there will still be a lot to be decided at least we are in a good moment and i hope it will be a good match here's a look at the top of the table barcelona extend their really six points over athletico madrid defending champions realm of dread weren't legal action over the weekend after their club world cup victory there are eleven points adrift in fourth place with a game in hand algerian football fans have stage a protest against the decision of u.s. president donald trump to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel fans of the end team held up a banner that translated to kill king solomon saudi arabia and trump are two sides of the same point saudi ambassador to algeria is to officially protest the poster. there are two new world champions in squash and they're both from egypt for the first time two siblings contest in