fernando alonso there.lebrations following that dramatic overtime super bowl win for the kansas city chiefs. it would have further inspired hopefuls of playing in the showpiece event, including former rugby union player louis rees—zammit. the wales and gloucester wing shocked the rugby world last month when he announced he'd be leaving the sport to pursue a career in the nfljust weeks before the start of the six nations. he's since moved to florida and started on a ten week program with big ambitions ahead, as he's been telling adam samuel. i had to sit down with my family and go through everything with them. and itjust came to me that it was it was just the right time in terms of age. i think if i did this in a couple of years, it would be too late for me and i wouldn't be able to pick up the game as quick as other people. but i think now�*s the perfect time for me to give this a go. and i love challenging myself. so, i mean, why not? why not do it now? how was your transition from rugby to american footba

and fernando alonso says his priority is with aston martin as the former f1 champion talks to the bbcthin the sports. hello there and welcome along to the program. we begin in the premier league where two goals from conor gallagher helped chelsea come from behind to beat struggling crystal palace 3—0 at selhurst park. mauricio pochettino's side couldn't muster a shot until the 45th minutes as palace looked to frustrate their opponents and pick up a much needed win to ease the pressure on manager roy hodgson. palace took the lead throuthefferson lerma, but chelsea continued to push. gallagher equalised and secured the win in stoppage time with a neat first time finish for his second before enzo fernandez added a third with seconds remaining.

back at the end of 2005, fernando alonso announced he's leaving renault but then won the championshipl but entirely unprecedented in formula 1. the january transfer window for premier league and efl clubs closes at 11pm this evening and so far it's been relatively quiet. among the deals so far today, aston villa have signed forward morgan rogers from middlesbrough, for a fee of £8 million plus add—ons which may, in time, rise to 15 million. rogers has scored seven goals for championship club boro this season. and the brighton midfielder mahmoud dahoud hasjoined bundesliga side stuttgart on loan until the end of the season. the german joined the south coast club injune last year from borussia dortmund but has made just 1a appearances in all competitions. you can check out all the deals on the bbc sport website and app. there are two more premier league matches this evening. west ham host bournemouth and there's a mid—table clash between wolves and manchester united at molineux. erik ten hag's side have just one win in their previous five league matches, but he says he expects his side'

yes, the thoughts there of fernando alonso. it hasn't been or lewis hamilton...d back—to—back titles with a gritty victory in las vegas in the early hours of this morning, coming from behind to beat the san francisco 49ers 25—22. the 49ers were on the brink of victory, but the chiefs kicked this field goal to level the match and force overtime. and once again, it was patrick mahomes who led the team to victory, throwing a touchdown pass with seconds left on the clock, to beat the 49ers in the super bowl for the second time in four years. the chiefs' dominance is down to a mix of many things, but their quarterback patrick mahomes is surely the key figure. this is his third super bowl win and he becomes just the sixth quarterback to win at least three of them. in each of those victories, mahomes has helped the chiefs come from 10 points down to win. and atjust 28 years old, the prospect of adding to that total is well within his reach, with tom brady's record seven super bowl rings is not an unrealistic target. especially when the chiefs can go all the way despite

at the end of 2005 fernando alonso sign for mclaren but he wasn't starting racing there until 2007. hearting racing there until2007. he he wasn't starting racing there until 2007. he had another year with his renault team and he won the world championship in 2006. so unusual but not entirely without precedent in formula 1.- precedent in formula 1. andrew benson, precedent in formula 1. andrew benson. our — precedent in formula 1. andrew benson, our chief _ precedent in formula 1. andrew benson, our chief formula - precedent in formula 1. andrew benson, our chief formula 1 - precedent in formula 1. andrew- benson, our chief formula 1 writer, thank you so much for the update. manchester city manager pep guardiola believes that neither liverpool or arsenal will drop many points between now and the end of the season, as the title race intensifies. liverpool are five points clear at the top of the table, but have a game in hand over city, following their 4—1 win against chelsea at anfield. northern ireland's conor bradley was the star of the show, scoring a goal and assisting two more. hejo

ended the running nearly seven tenths quicker than ferrari's charles leclerc, with aston martin's fernando alonsoonly other driver within one second of verstappen. mclaren�*s oscar piastri finished fourth, while george russell was sixth for mercedes, 1.68 secs off the pace. looks like he might be the one to beat again. and that's all the sport for now. returning to our main story... the world food programme has paused "life saving" food deliveries to northern gaza, saying aid convoys have endured "complete chaos and violence" due to a collapse in civil order. the israeli military ordered 1.1 million palestinian civilians to evacuate northern gaza and seek shelter in the south at the start of its ground offensive in october. last month the un agency for palestinian refugees, unrwa, said at least 300,000 people who had remained in the area depended on its assistance for their survival. aid deliveries to the north since the ground offensive have been scarce and dependent on security clearances from the israeli military. let's speak to matthew hollingworth, a representative from the world food progra

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first four races are very different, and after that, fernando alonso said the same, we could probablyverybody else. we shall wait and see- _ or around everybody else. we shall wait and see. always _ or around everybody else. we shall wait and see. always lovely - or around everybody else. we shall wait and see. always lovely to - or around everybody else. we shall| wait and see. always lovely to have your excitement, we will hopefully catch up soon on sportsday, thanks very much. let's have a quick look at some more of the other stories making the headlines today. and katie boulter�*s reached her first wta 500 quarterfinal, after beating beatriz haddad maia at the san diego open. boulter at one stage lost 11 consecutive points, but recovered to win the match in three sets. cameron green hit an unbeaten century on day one of australia's first test in new zealand, to help his side reach a competitive total at the close of play. australia were struggling on 89—4 at one stage — but green's innings saw them close on 279—9 in wellington. wales great shoned harries has announced that she is

team—mate george russell was second with aston martin's fernando alonso third.s a shock to see us where we are, but we will take it for now. we can't get ahead of ourselves. we must keep our heads down. our long—run pace is nowhere near red bull and i think we will look closer so we have some work to do there. the career of former manchester united midfielder paul pogba could be over, after he was banned for four years for a doping offence. the france international tested positive for testosterone after a match for his current clubjuventus. pogba intends to appeal — in a statement he said "i am sad, shocked and heartbroken that everything i have built in my professional playing career has been taken away from me". it's been an excellent day for two british tennis players. jack draper's booked his place in the quarter—finals of the mexico open after beating yoshihito nishioka in straight sets, dropping just 3 games. and katie boulter is into her first wta 500 quarter—final, after an impressive win against the second seed beatriz haddad maia. boulter came from a s

team—mate george russell was second with aston martin's fernando alonso third.pen — who's aiming to win his fourth consecutive title — was down in sixth, nearly half a second off the pace. paul pogba says he's sad and shocked after being banned from football for 4 years for a doping offence. the juventus midfielder and world cup winner was provisionally suspended in september after elevated testosterone levels were found in his system. he says he'll appeal the ban — as michael redford reports: absolute best is driving manchester united from a career that always promise so much for that once the worlds most expensive footballer could now be over after his give given a 48 bed for doping. in a statement he said... the band was given after the midfielder tested positive for elevated levels of test or burn in a system back in august. the second positive sample released in october confirmed the doping violation. less than two eight return for manchester united. it move that was meant to spark his revival. in truth his career has barely flickered. the pitch he's had a

team—mate george russell was second with aston martin's fernando alonso third.n, who's aiming to win his fourth consecutive title, was down in sixth — nearly half a second off the pace. it's been an excellent day for two british tennis players. jack draper's booked his place in the quarterfinals of the mexico 0pen after beating yoshihito nishioka in straight sets, dropping just three games. and katie boulter is into herfirst wta 500 quarterfinal, after an impressive win against the second seed beatriz haddad maia. boulter came from a set down to beat a player 36 places above her in the world rankings. the president of world athletics, lord coe, says the sport has to move with the times to keep fans entertained. athletes have criticised the plans to trial a "take—off zone" in the long jump, but lord coe says they must evolve. we do have to future proof the sport, we do have to make sure that young people sitting here over the next couple of days are attracted into our sport. we want them to go out and find athletics clubs, to go off and become coaches, teachers,

that because if we see another brilliant racing driver who's two years older than him, i think fernando alonso the field. so i think we can certainly expect the same from lewis. but you know, the driving factor is that two years factor here is that two years ago, i think it's generally felt he was robbed of his eighth world championship and i guarantee you he will still be smarting from that one. he wants to put the record straight . to put the record straight. >> nothing to do with the money then that's that's not even come into it. >> no no no no no, not even >> no no no no no no, not even money is no. money is a value money is a no. money is a value thing in this is that, you know, you get to point in lewis's you get to a point in lewis's case, where certainly case, anywhere where certainly you're covered for the you're probably covered for the future. . so that's just future. you know. so that's just the value thing to just say i've signed for this. it's i will signed for this. it's not i will guarantee i'm not inside his head, but i'll guarantee it's not money driven. they'll be paying no