arsenal struck first with a bizarre goal that saw david de gea on the ground injured as emile smith rowe'sonaldo's 800th career goal put the hosts in front only to see that lead snuffed outjust a minute of so later. but the portuguese was on hand to score a third for the red devils as they move 7th in the table. tottenham are up to 6th in the table after a comfortable 2—0 win at home to brentford. the opener was an own goal from sergi canos that came from a ricochetjust12 minutes in. and the second saw son heung min put a pass from sergio reguillon in the net from just six yards out to keep the unbeaten league record for antonio conte since he took charge of the north londoners. we had many chances now to implement and improve this. but, we must be satisfied for the performance and to get two points today was important for the confidence for our fans, for ourselves and to believe in what we are doing and what we're doing every day. celtic have cut the gap on scottish premiership leaders rangers to four points after a 1—0 win at home to hearts. the only goal of the game came from kyogo in t

the game before half time and even though leeds pulled one back through a raphinha penalty, emile smith rowe6th after three straight defeats. there were meant to be six premier league games today. covid cancellations meant that was it. aston villa apologised to fans after their games against burnley was called off less than three hours before kick off following more covid cases at villa park. all four games in the scottish premiership went ahead. dundee united had a covid outbreak in their squad with their manager saying it was an achievement just to put a team out against leaders rangers. ajames tavernier penalty gave rangers a i—0 win and takes them seven clear at the top. hearts stay third after beating dundee. livingston scored late to draw with ross county whilst bottom side stjohnstone lost 2—0 at motherwell who are up to fourth. bournemouth missed the chance to go top of the championship — losing i—0 at middleborough in the lunchtime kickoff. they're now six games without a win. isiahjones was brought down byjaiden anthony early into the second half and andraz sporar slotted home the

ten men, arsenal, who missed a penalty, finally got the second goal late on through substitute emile smith roweide in front early through wilfred zaha, but southampton turned the game around, first through james ward—prowse's brilliant free—kick, and then armando broja drilled in from long range before half—time. but on 65 minutes, jordan ayew turned the ball in from a tight angle to earn palace a point. they're up to 11th. southampton are six points above the relegation zone. wolves have their first win in five games after roman saiss scored in first half stoppage time to earn his side a 1—0 win at brighton, who've now gone 11 games without victory. wolves are up to eighth. there was drama in the scottish premiership with celtic snatching a winner late into added time at ross county tonight. the visitors had taken a first half lead, but ross county equalised and celtic then had carl starfelt sent off for a second booking. anthony ralston headed a 97th—minute winnerfor the ten men. it was far more straightforward for rangers, who maintained their four—point lead at the top with a 2—0 win over b

the game before half time and even though leeds pulled one back through a raphinha penalty, emile smith roweare in 16th after three straight defeats. isaid to i said to the boys we were lucky that we were playing because with everything that is happening and how many games were postponed. these guys gave the maximum, because i don't know how this is going to develop, it has been a tough week but positive in terms of performances and results so to come away from home and perform the way we have done, score for micro—goals and when the game, we are happy. the bundesliga in germany is unaffected... the leaders bayern munich played and won on friday — second placed borussia dortmund lost to hertha berlin. in the other games there were wins for eintracht frankfurt, arminia belefield and fc union berlin. spain's la liga leaders real madrid play tomorrow — barcelona beat elche // second place sevilla are playing atletico madrid and it's currently i—i. in the other games there were wins for rayo vallecano and villa real. and just three games in italy's serie a on saturday — juventus won 2—0 away at

they missed a penalty as west ham had a man sent off, but emile smith rowe made sure of the three pointser—finals of the women's european champions league, but only after surviving a scare against hoffenheim. the germans had to win by a five—goal margin, and shontal hagel scored twice as they went 4—1 up with half an hour still to play. arsenal then endured a nervy last 30 minutes as they kept hoffenheim at bay, before sealing their place in the last eight. there were also wins for barcelona, bayern munich and lyon who'd all, already made it through. manchester city legend sergio aguero says he's proud of his career after having to accept what he calls the "very difficult" reality of retiring from football at the age of 33. aguero announced the news at an emotional press conference, fewer than six months afterjoining barcelona. he was taken to hospital in october after experiencing chest problems during a 1—1 draw with alaves and says he's had to take the decision for his health. translation: i want to tell everyone — translation: i want to tell everyone that _ translation: i want to tel

emile smith—rowe added a fifth in injury time to give them the convincing win.e side twice came from behind. however, that header from jan bednarek sealed all three points for southampton. tottenham moved up to fifth in the table after a convincing 3—0 win over crystal palace. both sides had been hit by positive covid tests in their squads, with palace even asking for the game to be postponed. harry kane scored the pick of goals for spurs to leave them unbeaten in six league games under antonio conte. brighton picked up theirfirst win since september after beating brentford 2—0. leandro trossard and neal maupay with the goals. meanwhile, all matches were effectively back being played from behind closed doors in scotland, with only 500 fans allowed in outdoor stadiums from boxing day. the lack of fans didn't put rangers off though. they're six points clear at the top of the table, going into the winter break after a 2—0 win over st mirren. scott wright and alfredo morelos with the goals. celtic beat stjohnstone 3—1. in rugby union's premiership, leicester tigers

england internationals bukayo saka and emile smith rowe also both got on the scoresheet as arsenal madeague wins in a row. they're fourth whilst leeds are struggling in 16th. arsenal have reported an alleged incident of racism during the game. gunners substitute rob holding approached the fourth official in the 33rd minute, saying he had heard racial abuse from a leeds supporter. leeds said in a statement that one arrest had been made and that "any supporter found to be using racist language will be subject to a life time ban for all leeds united games." three of the four premier league games today are still scheduled to go ahead with the top three all in action. leaders manchester city are away at newcastle, chelsea travel to wolves but the game of the day sees spurs hosting second—placed liverpool. jurgen klopp has been having his say on players who haven't had the covid vaccine. if a player is not vaccinated at all he is a constant threat to all of us. he doesn't want to be a threat, of course, it is not that he thinks i don't care about the others, we have to find has to change in a

arsenal struck first with a bizarre goal that saw david de gea on the ground injured as emile smith rowe'sham are up to 6th in the table after a comfortable 2—0 win at home to brentford. the opener was an own goal from sergi canos that came from a ricochetjust 12 minutes in. and the second saw son heung min put a pass from sergio reguillon in the net from just six yards out to keep the unbeaten league record for antonio conte since he took charge of the north londoners. we had many chances now to implement and to improve this. but we must be satisfied for the performance and to get two points today was important for the was important for the confidence, for our fans, for ourselves and to believe in what we are doing and what we're doing every day. celtic have cut the gap on scottish premiership leaders rangers to four points after a 1—0 win at home to hearts. the only goal of the game came from kyogo in the first half, his 14th of the season, to also take ange postecoglou's team five points ahead of the edinburgh side having played a game less. wigan have announced they're going to rename

ten men, arsenal, who missed a penalty, finally got the second goal late on through substitute emile smith rowehe ball in from a tight angle to earn palace a point. they're up to 11th. southampton are six points above the relegation zone. wolves have their first win in five games after roman saiss scored in first half stoppage time to earn his side a 1—0 win at brighton, who've now gone 11 games without victory. wolves are up to eighth. there was drama in the scottish premiership with celtic snatching a winner late into added time at ross county tonight. the visitors had taken a first half lead, but ross county equalised and celtic then had carl starfelt sent off for a second booking. anthony ralston headed a 97th—minute winnerfor the ten men. it was far more straightforward for rangers, who maintained their four—point lead at the top with a 2—0 win over bottom side stjohnstone. arsenal's women are through to the quarter—finals of the champions league, but they had a really nervy evening against hoffenheim in germany. 0nly defeat by five goals or more would've prevented arsenal from reaching th

england internationals bukayo saka and emile smith rowe also both got on the scoresheet as arsenal madeid—hit dundee united. james tavernier scored the only goal of the game from the penalty spot. all european rugby games involving british and french sides are off this weekend due to france's travel restrictions. three were played yesterday, with harlequins beating a cardiff side who were missing 42 players because of quarantine, injuries and suspensions. it was 17—17 at half—time, but quins ran away with it in the second half, joe marchant�*s try clinching the bonus point in their second straight win in the champions cup. and look at these pictures from a foggy scotstoun as glasgow beat exeter 22—7 to keep alive their hopes of reaching the last 16 of the champions cup. somewhere in the middle of all that isjohnny matthews. his late try made sure they won their pool a match. at least the celebrations were nice and clear. britain's derek chisora has been beaten by new zealand's joseph parker in a heavyweight classic at the ao arena in manchester. it was decided on points after a strong s

gabriel martinelli and england youngster emile smith rowe, scoring for mikel arteta's side.on, withjordan aye—oo getting palace an equaliser in the second half. a goal from roman saiss, in first half stoppage time was enough for wolves to win at brighton, enough to move wolves up to eighth in the table, but it's now 11 games without a win for brighton, who had attemped to get the game postponed, after losing some players to covid. in the scottish premiership, celtic�*s sixth win in a row, keeps them just four points behind rangers. they didn't make it easy for themselves, against ross county though. anthony ralston's 97th minute header, gave them a 2—1win — and sparked a pitch invasion. rangers themselves, were comfortable 2—nil winners over stjohnstone. last season's beaten finalists chelsea will look to confirm their spot in the last eight of the women's champions league later. they need a point away at wolfsburg — although a couple of key players will be missing after positive covid tests. arsenal women scraped through their group. they were thrashed 4—1 in hoffenheim, bu

united's keeper david de gea had been trodden on by one of his team mates and was down injured, so emile smith rowe's player in history to score more than 800 top level goals for club and country. then, minutes after the final whistle, there was an emotional farewell for caretaker manager michael carrick, who announced he's leaving the club after 15 years as a player and brief caretaker coach, during which he has won two games and drawn one. as a player, carrick won the premier league five times. i told my family when i finished playing, i'd have some time for them and retire and have a breather. because obviously, playing here is tough enough, and thene coming into coaching, i think i owe them a bit of time. i'm really looking forward to that. yeah, itjust feels the right time. sometimes life takes you in certain ways. that good feeling i had over recent days, it's the perfect night, really, to finish on. i couldn't have hoped for anything more. antonio conte says he's not worried about striker harry kane's lack of goals after seeing his tottenham team beat brentford 2—0 last night. kane hasjust one

united's fred treads on his goalkeeper�*s foot, david de gea falls to the ground, which meant emile smith—rowe'sted, 12 as a player, winning the premier league five times. i told my family when i finished playing, i'd have some time off, i'd never retire and have a breather because obviously playing here is tough enough and then coming into coaching is... i think i owe them a bit of time and i'm really looking forward to that. yeah, itjust feels the right time. sometimes life takes you in certain ways. a gut feeling i had over recent days, it's the perfect night really to finish on. you know, i couldn't have hoped for anything more. tottenham stay unbeaten in the league under their new boss, antonio conte, after beating brentford 2—0 at home. the visitors gifted spurs the lead as sergi canos scored an own goal before son heung min doubled that lead in the second half as spurs climb up to 6th in the table. but it's another game without a goal for england striker harry kane. he hasn't scored in his last five league games. celtic moved to within four points of premiership leaders rangers after beat

emile smith—rowe added a fifth in injury time to give them the convincing win.s for southampton. elsewhere, wins the spurs and brighton. meanwhile, all matches were effectively back behind closed doors in scotland, with only 500 fans allowed in outdoor stadiums from boxing day. the lack of fans didn't put rangers off though. they're six points clear at the top of the table, going into the winter break after a 2—0 win over st mirren. wright and morelos with the goals. celtic had a comfortable 3—1win over bottom side stjohnstone. liel abada scored twice in the first half to put celtic in control, before nir bitton added a third to seal the win. all the support and a good day in the ashes today. i all the support and a good day in the ashes today.— the ashes today. i always en'oy talkin: to the ashes today. i always en'oy talking to adam, d the ashes today. i always en'oy talking to adam, especially h the ashes today. i always enjoy. talking to adam, especially when the ashes today. i always enjoy - talking to adam, especially when he says you better believe it! no

gabriel martinelli and england youngster emile smith rowe, scoring for mikel arteta's side. it's now 11 games without a win for brighton, who had attemped to get the game postponed after losing some players to covid. the old firm derby in the new year is looking increasingly like a cracker after celtic�*s sixth win in a row keeps them just four points behind rangers. they didn't make it easy for themselves against ross county though. anthony ralston's 97th minute header gave them a 2—1win — and sparked a pitch invasion. rangers were comfortable 2—0 winners over stjohnstone. christmas is nearly upon us — which means the world darts championship is back. gerwyn price began the defence of his title with a 3—1win over ritchie edhouse. the welshman — nicknamed the iceman — lost the first set but kept his cool to seal his place in round 3. there's a repeat of the 2016 final tonight as gary anderson faces adrian �*jackpot�* lewis. i will go get ready for the witching hour. i i will go get ready for the witching hour. ., . ., , ., i will go get ready for the witching hour. ., . ., y