i'm gavin ramjaun.nty on the way this evening. manchester city run riot in the first half at stamford bridge with a stunning win over chelsea. keeping the pressure up — leicester go a point behind the leaders, with victory at newcastle this afternoon. and a good day for leicester rugby, too, the tigers coming back to edge a thriller against bath in the premiership. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm gavin ramjaun. they were missing five first—team players through coronavirus, but manchester city were rampant against chelsea at stamford bridge this evening. pep guardiola's side stormed to a three—goal lead at half time, before a late consolation for the blues. the loss heaps more pressure on chelsea boss frank lampard — asjoe lynsky reports. the manchester city, just getting a tea m the manchester city, just getting a team out felt like a victory. their last match was postponed and six of their players are still out with the virus. but over the years, they spent billions to have talent in reserve. ilkay

i'm gavin ramjaun. way tonight: non—league chorley beat derby. they're into the fourth round — their fa cup isn't over. # never mind, i will find someone like you! # i wish nothing but the best for you! # you've got to love it, haven't you? the dream dies for west brom and sam allardyce — his former club blackpool score upset, against their premier league opponents. and australia appear on course to win the third test against india after a sublime bowling display on day three. hello there and welcome to sportsday. i'm gavin ramjaun. we'll start with the fa cup third round, an afternoon where lower league opponents can get the better of the bigger sides they're drawn against. the headlines belong to chorley so far this weekend — the sixth tier non—league side got the better of the championship‘s derby county, who were missing their first team due to a coronavirus outbreak in their squad. jo currie reports. derby county fans would have struggled to pick anyone out of chorley‘s line—up, but also their own.

hello, i'm gavin ramjaun — and this is your wednesday sport briefing. )leicester city went top of theit's a result that puts more pressure on chelsea boss frank lampard whose side underperformed again. leicester took the lead early on through wilfried ndidi and james maddison put them two up before half time. that's how it finished — leicesterjumping above manchester united and now lead the way. chelsea drop to 8th. we are not in good form, that is clear tonight. but we could do better. we know that. i'm not going to go set up any other way. not going to go set up any other way-— not going to go set up any other way. not going to go set up any otherwa . ., ., , .,, ., other way. how do you snap out of not digging — other way. how do you snap out of not digging in _ other way. how do you snap out of not digging in good _ other way. how do you snap out of not digging in good form? - of not digging in good form? running _ of not digging in good form? running. it's important the players bounce back. this is what the younger players will really feel. this is the cutthroat nature of what is

hello there, i'm gavin ramjaun — and this is your thursday sport briefing.ver boca juniors. the brazilian team were ruthless in disposing of one of the most successful sides in the competition's history. diego pituca in the first half — then two in quick succession at the start of the second were enough, as boca struggled to get back into the match. yeferson soteldo and lucas braga with the other goals. santos now face palmeiras in the final, on the 30th of january, as they seek a fourth libertadores trophy. tottenham missed the chance to move into the top four of the english premier league on wednesday. they were held to a 1—1 draw by fulham. harry kane's header in the first half for spurs gave them the ideal start in the rearranged fixture, but fulham had other ideas. ivan cavaleiro scored a late header to earn them a point, in their fifth successive league draw. concerns about the spread of coronavirus in the uk continue to dog the premier league, here's the spurs boss, jose mourinho. do we want to finish the season or... do we want football to — to keep

hello, and welcome to sportsday — i'm gavin ramjaun. thanks forjoining us tonight. to the fourth round of the fa cup — they beat derby with a rendition to remember. # never mind, i will find someone like you! # i wish nothing but the best for you! # so their dream goes on. the dream's over for west brom and sam allardyce. his former club blackpool score an upset, against their premier league opponents. and australia appear on course to win the third test against india hello, and welcome to sportsday. non—league side chorley have written themselves another chapter of remarkable fa cup history this afternoon. they beat derby county of the championship by 2—0. derby 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.

hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm gavin ramjaun. lots in store this saturday.r city fightback puts the league two side out of the fa cup. all the action on the way. a six wicket haul in galle! james anderson stars again for england in the second test against sri lanka. and are elfyn evans's hopes of winning the monte carlo rally slipping away, as he loses the lead? hello and welcome to sportsday — plenty on the way for you. they were so close, but in the end outclassed by premier league giants. cheltenham town, of league two, conceded three late goals against manchester city. they were leading with ten minutes to go, butjust couldn't hold on to secure what could have been the most famous of fa cup upsets. for 18 used to raising the bar, changing in one would have been a new experience. the surroundings in cheltenham might have been unfamiliar, but manchester city's goal was clear, avoid an upset. chilton and's goal was, as you might expect, busy. —— cheltenham's doll. not always with the goalkeeper, either. they were holding their own, nothing fancy, no firewor

hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm gavin ramjaun. plenty on the way this evening.up — thanks to super—sub bruno fernandes. so close — but still a masterclass from england captainjoe root — who just misses another double century in sri lanka. and tyrrell hatton�*s stunning final round helps him clinch the abu dhabi championship — and with it crucial ryder cup ranking points. hello and welcome to sportsday — thanks forjoining this evening. what an fa cup tie we were treated to at old trafford — manchester united got the edge over their bitter rivals liverpool, to progress to the fifth round of the competition. it was down to their talisman — bruno fernandes — to settle the game, after liverpool had levelled at 2—all. patrick gearey was watching. the noise you hear might be recorded, the fan to see might seem a little flat, but this is a fixer that can ever feel empty. there is something on every game, every pass something on every game, every pass come every something on every game, every pass come every goal. something like that one from liverpool's mo sala come his

hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm gavin ramjaun.chester city proved why they're still very much title contenders today after a 3—0 demolition of chelsea at stamford bridge. pep guardiola was missing five first team regulars due to coronavirus with others isolating. and they were up against a strong chelsea side, also chasing the chance to move into the top four. city did the damage in the first half. ilkay gundogan got their first, with a cool finish to get them on their way. that was closely followed by phil foden, the england man with a neat strike a couple of minutes later, to put city two up. and kevin de bruyne made it three before half—time, a breakaway led by raheem sterling, who's shot cannoned off the post, and falling nicely for the belgian. chelsea, who've lost 4 of their last 6 in the league couldn't trouble guardiola's side. man city go 5th and have a game in hand on leaders liverpool and manchester united. well city and chelsea are among a very congested top half of the table. leicester are riding high in that group, t

hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm gavin ramjaun.ome this saturday. 19 points clear and cruising. rangers get the better of rivals celtic, in the old firm derby. the dream duo get spurs back on track, with a comfortable win against leeds. and a landmark goal for son heung—min. and a sting in the tail for rugby union champions exeter. they're beaten by last season's premiership finalists wasps. hello and welcome to sportsday. plenty to bring you this saturday evening. we start with the old firm derby in scotland — and could the balance of power be shifting in the scottish premiership? rangers made it three wins in a row this afternoon against rivals celtic. and with that victory, moved 19 points clear at the top of the table. it was an emotional day in glasgow, with tributes paid to fans who lost their lives in the ibrox disaster 50 years ago. our sports news correspondent chris mclaughlin reports. in a city often divided by football, unity in remembrance. in 1971, a crush on a stairway left barriers crumpled, 66 men, women and childr

hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm gavin ramjaun. lots to bring you this evening.ley town — they achieve a stunning upset, to knock out premier league leeds united in the fa cup. eighth tier marine's brave cup journey is over, as tottenham's youngest ever player scores in their 5—0 victory. and cricket australia apologise to india as they investigate claims that six spectators racially abused the tourists during the third test. hello, and welcome to sportsday. the fa cup third round is known for it's potential to throw up for its potential to throw up a huge upset or two. and this evening, crawley town will be toasting one of the most famous victories in the competition at this stage. the league two side managed to beat leeds united, of the premier league, 3—0. a result that will live long in the memory. andy swiss was watching. under cold, grey skies, a day when crawley lit up the cup, 62 league places separated them and leeds united, but from the off you'd scarcely have guessed it, as tom nicholls so nearly put the underdogs ahead. and just after the break, they

hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm gavin ramjaun. lots in store this saturday. wicket haul in galle! james anderson stars again for england, in the second test against sri lanka. history for southampton this afternoon — they knock the holders, arsenal, out of the fa cup, to progress to the 5th round. and are elfyn evans�*s hopes of winning the monte carlo rally slipping away, as he loses the lead? hello and welcome to sportsday. plenty on the way for you. we start with england in sri lanka, where they're still in contention after day two of the second test. six wickets from james anderson and an unbeaten half century from captainjoe root means england trail by 283 runs, after they finished the day 98—2 in galle. joe wilson reports. another day, another year, and who's grinning? well, england without anderson is still unthinkable. he wasn't sure about this wicket — nobody was. it took a review and replays before the spikes seemed to reveal the faint sound of bat on ball, the batsman trudging away. the next up was building his score for sri lanka. ——best score. en

hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm gavin ramjaun. here's what's coming up on this evening's show.to be a thriller at old trafford — as manchester united and liverpool battle it out, in the fa cup fourth round. so close — but still a masterclass from england captainjoe root — who just misses another double century in sri lanka. and tyrrell hatton�*s stunning final round helps him clinch the abu dhabi championship — and with it crucial ryder cup ranking points. hello and welcome to sportsday — thanks for spending your sunday evening with us. another busy day in the fa cup to start. and the big tie of the day is taking place at old trafford. manchester united and liverpool in action — the two great rivals of english football. liverpool opened the scoring after roberto firmino�*s brilliant pass found mo salah who made the finish look easy. not to be outdone, marcus rashford hit a fantastic ball into mason greenwood who ended a run of ten games without a goal. united scored again after the restart after a mistake from young defender rhys williams allowed rashford to make it 2—1. but li

i'm gavin ramjaun and this is your latest sports news, from the bbc sports centre.stuart broad were the stars for england on the opening day of the first test against sri lanka. england finished the day on top in gaul, just eight runs behind the hosts. joe wilson was watching. escape for a moment into a different world. called cricket. in his 15th year, stuart broad enjoying his year. sri lanka quickly slumped. perera improvised badly. first success for don best. the cricket ground is gloriously nestled alongside the sea, deserted for covid, almost. rob lewis has been waiting to watch england in sri lanka for ten months since their tour was suspended, but no spectators are allowed. the authorities committed rob to sing on the fort for moving him on. singing. england's players had little preparation but they were sharp. angelo matthews gone. see the ball loop to just butler, but england's luck was in. sri lanka was singled out for 135. best took five wickets. england were now batting. playing it with wonderful control. a sweep from the captain as they thrived. englan

i'm gavin ramjaun, thanks forjoining us this evening.gue two side crawley town achieve a stunning upset, knocking premier league leeds united out of the fa cup. the fairy tale appears to be over for non—league marine — tottenham too much so far, for eighth tier side. we'll have the latest. and cricket australia apologise to india as they investigate claims that six spectators racially abused the tourists during the third test. the tourists during the third test. hello, and welcome to sportsday. plenty on the way this evening. and what better place to start than with the fa cup? crawley town, of league two, produced one of the most stunning results, to live long in the memory of the competition's third round. they beat mighty leeds united. the premier league side managed by marcelo bielsa by 3—0 today... andy swiss was watching. under cold grey skies, a day when crawley town lit up the cup. 62 places separated them and leeds united, but from the off you would scarcely have guessed it, as tom nichols so nearly put the underdogs ahead. and

i'm gavin ramjaun — and this is your latest sports news. newcastle side were comfortably beaten 3—0 by arsenal at the emirates. after a slow start, the gunners eventually broke the deadlockjust after half time. pierre emerick aubameyang with the first of his two goals to the misery of bruce — who's side also lost to arsenal in the fa cup recently. bukayo saka made it two, after good work from emile smith rowe, aubameyang made the game safe, converting cedric�*s cross late on. they move into the top half of the table, with newcastle struggling in 15th. next — to some strong words from the celtic manager neil lennon — who has criticised what he calls "a barrage of absolute hypocricy" after their trip to dubai, from which he and 13 players had to isolate following a positive coronavirus test. it's now been confirmed a second player has also tested positive following their training camp. with a depleted squad, celtic have drawn two games — including this 0—0 draw with livingston on saturday and are now 21 points behind the league leaders ranger

hello, i'm gavin ramjaun — and this is your monday sport briefing.ith rivals ac milan thanks to a 2—0 win overjuventus. arturo vidal set them on their way against the champions of italy. his first half goal, followed by nicola barella's just after half time made it 2—0. juve stay fifth — and 7 points adrift from their opponents. manchester united remain top of the english premier league after a goalless draw at anfield, against the champions liverpool. liverpool goalkeeper allison had to make some late saves to prevent united coming away with a win — but the result means jurgen klopp's side are now fourth — three points off the top. the worst thing you can face in football is playing against a side with world—class players and they all defend. they are all deep in the box. it is really difficult and a big challenge. but the way we understood the game, the way we felt the game, the way we we reacted in the moment was really good. elsewhere, manchester city are now second. they hammered crystal palace 4—0. and spurs are 5th, after beating sheffield uni

elsewhere there will be spells good afternoon — i'm gavin ramjaun...orts news. sri lanka are in the driving seat, after day two of the second test in galle — despite another brilliant he took his tally to six for the innings, adding three more today and mark wood struck twice, but sri lanka still built a big score, reaching 381. and england made a terrible start to their reply — lasith embuldeniya removing both openers cheaply, leaving them on 5—2 it was once again left tojoe root and jonny bairstow to steady things they closed on 98—2. the day's fa cup action is already under way — it's southampton against arsenal in the early kick—off southampton have taken a deserved lead, thanks to an own goal from gabriel after neat work from james ward—prowse and kyle walker—peters. wolves will be watching this match more intently than most — they play the winners in the fifth round. the manchester city squad will be getting changed in a bar later, when they visit league two cheltenham in a match live on bbc one at 5:30. city have won the fa cup six times and lea

for a full round up from the bbc sport centre, here's gavin ramjaun.here's been another outstanding innings from england captain joe root, who's kept his side in the second test against sri lanka in galle. at stumps on day three, england were 339—9 — just 42 runs behind. here's our sports correspondent, joe wilson. here is one face of england cricket's face so far. to route with a smile. here is how the captain managed to make another 100 against sri lanka. there were lots of shot like that. he see his perfect timing when you slow it down. joe route takes the ball from butler. the ball was travelling, sri lanka could have used an extra field there. a decent turn of pace, not built to catch. sri lanka grab this chance to get rid of butler. replays revealed the ball bouncing from bat to boot. it did not hit the ground, so he was out for 55. england were six down. here is anotherface out for 55. england were six down. here is another face of the series. his happy. england depended on their captain, butjoe root was feeling the wear and tear after hours in

i'm gavin ramjaun and this is your latest sports news, from the bbc sports centre.gainst sri lanka. england finished the day on top in gaul, just eight runs behind the hosts. joe wilson was watching. escape for a moment into a different world. called cricket. in his 15th year, stuart broad enjoying his year. sri lanka quickly slumped. perera improvised badly. first success for don best. the cricket ground is gloriously nestled alongside the sea, deserted for covid, almost. rob lewis has been waiting to watch england in sri lanka for ten months since their tour was suspended, but no spectators are allowed. the authorities committed rob to sing on the fort for moving him on. singing. england's players had little preparation but they were sharp. angelo matthews gone. see the ball loop to just butler, but england's luck was in. sri lanka was singled out for 135. best took five wickets. england were now batting. playing it with wonderful control. a bird scattering sweep from the captain as they thrived. england 127 for two and the view getting better. joe wilson, bbc new

hello, i'm gavin ramjaun and this is your tuesday sport briefing.by players and government figures in australia, over his suggestions tennis players should be given special treatment, ahead of the australian open next month. 72 players have been told not to leave their hotel rooms after positive coronavirus tests were returned by passengers on their charter flights. the head of the state of victoria, where the tournament will take place, said the rules were clearly laid out beforehand and said the notion that people weren't briefed has no integrity whatsoever. ac milan have gone three points clear at the top of italy's serie a after winning 2—nil at cagliari on monday night. and it was their star striker zlatan ibrahimovic they had to thank — his two goals putting them three points clear of city rivals inter at the top of the table. the 39 year old needs just two more goals, to reach 500 in total at club level. pierre emerick aubameyang was back on the scoresheet for arsenal — in their monday night victory over newcastle united in the english premie

i'm gavin ramjaun — and this is your latest sports news. the deadlockjust after half time. pierre emerick aubameyang with the first of his two goals to the misery of bruce — who's side also lost to arsenal in the fa cup recently. bukayo saka made it two, after good work from emile smith rowe, aubameyang made the game safe, converting cedric�*s cross late on. they move into the top half of the table, with newcastle struggling in 15th. next — to some strong words from the celtic manager neil lennon — who has criticised what he calls "a barrage of absolute hypocricy" after their trip to dubai, from which he and i3 players had to isolate following a positive coronavirus test. it's now been confirmed a second player has also tested positive following their training camp. with a depleted squad, celtic have drawn two games — including this 0—0 draw with livingston on saturday and are now 21 points behind the league leaders rangers. last week, the club's chief executive called the trip to dubai a mistake but lennon says although he's sorry some of

hello, i'm gavin ramjaun at the bbc sport centre with your latest sports news.y rains and the other one doesn't go to celebrate with them, it is weird and uncomfortable and i don't know what is going to happen. when we play football games, we have tested five or six times, so everybody is negative. it is outdoors. the virus is less aggressive. i don't know. we are going to follow with the per milik says but i don't know how we will be able to do it. —— follow what the premier league says. well, the goal celebrations were much more muted among tottenham's players as harry kane put them in front against fulham. but fulham players certainly didn't hide theirjoy after ivan cavaleiro brought them level in the second half. 1—1 the final score. celtic�*s chief executive peter lawwell has apologised for the club's controversial training camp in dubai, which he admits was a mistake. neil lennon and his squad returned from training in the middle east on friday, with defender christopherjullien subsequently testing positive for covid—19, causing lennon and 13 players to se

hello there, i'm gavin ramjaun with your latest sports news from the bbc sport centre.hey'd lead the way and they couldn't have asked for a much better start. wilfried ndidi certainly enjoyed it. leicester ahead in a flash of brilliance. and just before the break, it was 2—0. chelsea dithered, james maddison didn't, and the foxes could sense that premier league summit. and the second half soon brought them more chances. jamesjustin really should have put leicester out of sight, as chelsea struggled for any real spark, with the exception of their keeper's reflexes. edouard mendy sparing them a heavier defeat. 2—0, though, was enough for leicester to go top of the table and five years after they famously won the title, in this strange season, well, you just never know... andy swiss, bbc news. west ham's great start to 2021 continued with a win over west bromwich albion. their third win in a row took them up to seventh in the premier league. jarrod bowen put them ahead on the stroke of half—time. west brom came back though and equalised through this great strike from mathe