to huddersfield.family and fans alike bid farewell to cyrille regis. me, it is just the person that he was. little difference in their ability. appear to be the club making the biggest statement this january. pounds. mahrez.. our football reporter john bennettjoins me now. in a bit, but first tell us a bit about their record signing. it is big money but he has a big reputation and just 23. reputation and just 23. has 19 cups for the french under 21 team. let's take a look at him in action. action. midfield, many people are big fans of him in france and in spain. of him in france and in spain. physicality but pep guardiola is a fan. fan. press conference and this is what he had to say. had to say. senses, i think he's intelligent and will read the situation. will read the situation. the premier league and that is a little bit tough. little bit tough. patient because he is not coming for months but five years. months but five years. spending like we have not seen before. before. you can understand some

huddersfield rarely threatened, and marc albrighton made it three for the hosts in stoppage time.tertaining 2—2 draw between brighton and bournemouth with the hosts twice leading through goals from anthony knockaert and glenn murray. but the cherries struck back both times, with callum wilson earning a point that lifts them three clear of the relegation zone. at the hopman cup, in australia, japan and usa get the second round of group matches under way shortly. on monday, in group a, germany's angelique kerber overcame belgium's elise mertens, 7—6, 7—6 in a thrilling match at the annual team event in perth. the german, on her hopman cup debut, won the first set on a tie—break before racing to a 4—1 lead in the second. but mertens, who has always been a tough opponent, staged a thrilling comeback, including this defence of a kerber match—point, to eventually take her to another tie—break. but by then, kerber proved too strong, winning the tie—break 7—1 to claim the match in straight sets. following kerber‘s win, belgium needed a victory to tie the match. and david goffin provided j

huddersfield.r have their eyes on a european prize after victory against montpelier. and novak djokovic comes up with a different type of service as he prepares to make his competitive comeback at the australian open, where he's going for a record 7th title. we'll get to the european champions cup in a moment but we will start with what has been an interesting day so far in the premier league with some surprising results. john bennett is with us. we will go straight to the late game of the day, from wembley stadium, where totte n ha m day, from wembley stadium, where tottenham could move into the top four with a win over everton. let's show you what has happened so far. the visitors had the ball in the first half through wayne rooney's header. but the former england captain was correctly ruled offside. he is playing alongside everton‘s new £20 million signing. minutes later, the home side opened the scoring. sonne was the —— son was on the end of the cross. we will go through the rest of the day's

who have conceded ten in their last three and huddersfield are in trouble, really worrying for them, about paul lambert‘s great start. we will look at the table ina great start. we will look at the table in a moment but let's here from paul lambert first. i thought the performance from start to finish was outstanding. we've only been in since last tuesday, three days training, trying to get as much into them as you possibly can without overloading the brain but their effort and drive and commitment along with the support he was huge. i thought we looked really good. everton and west brom, 1—1, lots to talk about not least a nasty broken leg forjames mccarthy. this was horrendous and i think he will be out for a long time and the players are devastated on the pitch. salomon rondon was in tears. it was a challenge on salomon rondon which led to the injury. 1—1, oumar niasse saving the day for everton a minute after coming on. theo walcott made his debut, difficult first half, second had a couple of chances, not his best afternoon but 1—1 was a fair result and lots of tributes to cyrill

problems. can look to us, but we are not far away to being out of the hospital. by winning 3—0 at huddersfield

west ham make it 5 matches unbeaten, as they put 4 past huddersfield.have their eyes on a european prize after victory against montpelier. and novak djokovic comes up with a different type of service as he prepares to make his competitive comeback at the australian open, where he's going for a record 7th title. we'll get to the european champions cup in a moment but we will start with what has been an interesting day so far in the premier league with some surprising results. totte n ha m tottenham beat everton 4—0, but the man of the month again was harry kane, who has become the highest scorer in the premier league. joel lynch ski has the details. spurs are making the best of wembley, where they know it is only a temporary stay. but this stadium feels more like their own place at present, going into this match ten unbeaten here. everton's upturn has seen them leave the bottom three behind, and for a moment, they thought another result was on. but wayne rooney was correctly flagged offside. the first close call of the match were decisions would make a d

problems. can look to us, but we are not far away to being out of the hospital. by winning 3—0 at huddersfieldconfirming the win. that takes them level on point with third—placed chelsea. important thing, and we did that tonight. tonight. prepare, with the game against totte n ha m. prepare, with the game against tottenham. tottenham. everything to pay that back —— and open wheel. —— an open bill. at home to crystal palace in their london derby. before mark noble equalised with a penalty as half—time approached. of the english transfer window. side finding a replacement for him. the transfer deadline. but that figure falls far short of leicester's valuation. 5 million. to over $300 million. career on tuesday. having initially only been handed a booking. them score twice in the last five minutes, to make it a nervy ending. monaco or montpellier in the final. strike proved enough away to atalanta. leg in turin on 28 february. industries, there is onejob where just over 11% are women. just over 11% are women. still being given fewer opportunities. opportunities. between men and women when it come

huddersfield are in bad form, have not won since mid—december but still a good win for paul lambert who performance from start to finish was outstanding. we've only been in since last tuesday, three days training, trying to get as much into them as you possibly can without overloading the brain but their effort and drive and commitment along with the support was huge. i thought we looked really good. their next game, everton against west brom, 1—1, so many talking points but mostly, james mccarthy with a nasty broken leg. and horrendous injury, he will be out for a long time and we wish him well. most of the players were really u pset well. most of the players were really upset with the incident. salomon rondon was in tears because it wasn't his fault but he was tackled by mccarthy, very unlucky. 1-1. tackled by mccarthy, very unlucky. 1—1. rodriguez putting west brom into the lead. emotional occasion because they were remembering cyrille regis as well and then oumar niasse equalised for everton 57 seconds after coming on, fair result. leicester beat watford 2—0, a really good win for l

leicester have not scored since a 3—0 win over huddersfield.aving the best of the first half chances, one came close if you've minutes later. the difference is stretched, iheanacho kissing later. the difference is stretched, ihea nacho kissing leicester later. the difference is stretched, iheanacho kissing leicester head. but this will be his striker. who scored the first goal in english football awarded by var? the answer, iheanacho. 2—0 to leicester. the other big talking point of the night, and those replays, west ham who were taken to extra time by shrews be at the london stadium. wiesberger the winning goal as the hammers snuck through to the next round. it's emerged that arsene wenger labelled the premier league referee mike dean a disgrace and not honest, as details were released about the manager's touchline ban. the referee awarded a late penalty against his team. dean is quoted as saying he was very aggressive, leaning towards me... chelsea head coach antonio conte has this afternoon said he does not think the club have joined the rac

david moyes‘s 200th game as a premier league manager, ended with a 4—1victory over huddersfield.est brom had their first win in 21 league games beating brighton 2—0. english rugby union champions, exeter chiefs, have boosted their chance of qualifying for the quarter—inals of the european champions cup with a dominant display against montpellier. there were also wins for ulster, harlequins and northampton. while european champions saracens are currently 15—12 against 0spreys. adam wild reports. sandy park is where you find the chiefs and this certainly an occasion for leaders. top of the english league exeter against montpellier, top of the french. the cross—channel challenge with plenty at stake. for exeter, defeat would end their european hopes. dave ewers‘s first half try kept them alive. tense, tight, not much space but then when you have 0lly woodburn on the wing, you don't always need it. that was brilliant, his second perhaps was even better. this secured the bonus point that may yet prove crucial in the fight for second in their group. the chiefs are back in charge. in ul

leicester are leading against huddersfield thanks to a lovely volley from mahrez.k hughes. but their match is goalless. manchester united manager jose mourinho, says he has problems ahead of today's premier league game at everton. united have slipped to third, after a run of three draws. mourinho has to contend, with injuries to romelu lukaku, and zlatan ibrahimovic, as well as ashley young beginning a three match ban. we have problems. we have difficulty now to rotate players. the fact we don't play the league cup semifinal is a good thing for us, i think that is a good thing because we have no players to play these possible extra matches in january. now we have to cope with everton and derby county. british number one yohanna konta has started her season with a two sets to one victory over madison keys, at the brisbane international. it's her first tournament with new coach michaeljoyce. she lost the first set to the american 6—4 but broke early in the second to take that — 6—4 and level the match. keys lost her serve at the start of the deciding set and konta wa

liverpool who had a comfortable 3—0 win over huddersfield. win over huddersfield.n scoring the opener from distance. scoring the opener from distance. west ham and crystal palace drew 1-1. west ham and crystal palace drew 1—1. 1—1. jose mourinho and manchester united travelling to wembley to face spurs. travelling to wembley to face spurs. what about big players signing for arsenal on transfer deadline day? arsenal on transfer deadline day? looks like they need a bit of help! fans will be waiting list expecta ntly. fans will be waiting list expectantly. expectantly. clubs have agreed terms on a £60 million deal. million deal. world cup and has agreed a move on loan to germany. loan to germany. brought things full circle with a bid for arsenal's 0livier giroud. bid for arsenal's 0livier giroud. have to sell giroud for less money than they wanted. than they wanted. handed in a transfer request yesterday. yesterday. was instrumental when they won the league in 2016. league in 2016. actually spent on their defence budgets in the last year! budgets in the last year! spe

former charlton and huddersfield boss chris powell has been appointed as the new manager of league onewas put on gardening leave following a run of seven league defeats in eight games. burnley manager sean dyche signed a new long—term contract to extend his stay at turf moor. his new deal will run until 2022, along with his backroom staff. meanwhile the club has also completed the signing of winger aaron lennon from everton for an undisclosed fee. wales' injury problems ahead of the six nations continue to grow — fly half dan biggar will miss the first three rounds of the tournament with a shoulder problem. they are missing several key players and they are now without their two first choice fly halves. rhys priestland has also been ruled out. ben stokes won'tjoin up with his england teammates in new zealand at the start of next month as originally planned. his court appearance for affray falls on the same day as his england return. he's confirmed he will attend bristol magistrates on february the 13th. it's an unlikely journey from the streets of moss side to the winter olympics. but i

leicester have beaten huddersfield three—nil at the king power.ahrez scored the first before setting up islam slimani for the second, marc albrighton then adding the third in injury time. leicester stay 8th. the first game of the day was an entertaining derby which ended in a 2—all draw between brighton and bournemouth. it was watched by maz farookhi. waiting in the new year on the south coast. for many 2018 offers a clean slate. for these sides their resolutions are as they wear, premier league survival. but after festive workload players were feeling the strain. anthony lockhart had to receive treatment in the warm up had to receive treatment in the warm up and minutes later finished sharply. brighton had a great start, bournemouth equaliser against the run of play but partially finished by steve cook. still the home side continued to dominate. they start the second half as they did the first, glenn murray this time on the end of the path. brighton ahead again. the win should have been secured by izquierdo 20 seconds from time. bournemouth hope

elsewhere, leicester beat huddersfield 3—0 to end a run of back to back defeats.ird placed bristol city. elsewhere, bolton moved out of the relegation zone with a 1—0 win over fellow strugglers hull. second placed derby were held to a 1—1 draw by shefield united. whilst middlesbrough ended preston's nine—match unbeaten run, to give tony pulis his first win as boro boss. queen's park rangers came from behind to beat fourth placed cardiff city 2—1. and hand neil warnock‘s team a 11th straight defeat. in rugby union's pro 1a, ulster had a great comeback win to take a bonus point win over munster at the kingspan stadium. munster had been comfortable, leading 17—0 before a red card for centre sam arnold changed the rhythm with 21 minutes to play ulster fought back with three late tries, the 24—17 win was sealed by robert lyttle in the final moments. in today's other game leinster strengthened their hold on second place in conference b with a narrow win over connacht. but as number one johanna but as number onejohanna konta started the season with the two sets to one vi

and in sportsday — a roundup of all today's action including victory for west ham at huddersfield.and welcome to bbc news. the leader of the liberal democrats, sir vince cable, has warned the government not to agree to bailout of the construction company carillion with tax payers‘ money. there are fears the firm, which has debts of £1.5 billion, could collapse after creditors failed to agree a possible rescue plan. carillion employs about 20,000 people in the uk and is one of the government's main contractors. our business correspondent, joe lynam, reports this is liverpool's newest hospital under construction, it will be the biggest single—bed hospital in the uk and it's being built by carillion. now there's concern that projects like this could be affected if the company collapses. from prisons to hospitals, to schools and rail, carillion is responsible for some of the uk's largest infrastructure projects. should the government bail out the debt—laden company? i think what needs to happen in this case, the contracts have to be kept going, and supporting the supply chain and the t

the other results, huddersfield 1—1 against birmingham. howell, 2—1 against nottingham forest.ves back in. sheffield united beat preston. a penalty was the difference between those two sides. the latest from rodney parade, newport county of league 2 beating totte n ha m of newport county of league 2 beating tottenham of the premier league, 1-0, at tottenham of the premier league, 1—0, at the moment. tottenham of the premier league, 1-0, at the moment. i'm not watching! a full round—up later on. there were four games in the championship this afternoon... fulham have got themselves into the playoff places with a 3 — 1win at struggling barnsley. norwich won away at brentford. bristol city response to their loss in the league cup semi—final with a 2—nil win at home to qpr. and wolves stretch their lead at the top with a 1—nil win at ipswich. fulham have got themselves into the playoff places with a win in the championship, blackpool‘s match against charlton had to be postponed because of a waterlogged pitch — a real shame because they had been set to pay their respects to a club le

we've called family and friends from over north—east and huddersfield to come and pick us all up.ame over from northern ireland, and all my stuff — like, my suitcase and all my clothes are in it, all gone. merseyside fire and rescue service say this is one of the biggest fires they have ever dealt with, with crews working under very challenging conditions from the outside of the building because of a real fear of structural collapse. the difficulty that we have is, because this is so deep—seated, is to physically be able to get right into the middle of the building to put the fire out, which clearly, as the extent to which the fire has taken hold there, we're not going to be able to do that for quite some time, given the structural stability issues with the building as well. liverpool city council are expected to help make arrangements to get those who have been left in the city back home later. temporary parking arrangements have been made so the arena can operate as normal. 0ur correspondent danny savage has been describing the scene. he is in liverpool. it looks like some peopl

their 2—0 win over huddersfield giving manager paul lambert a win in his first game in charge in thethey eased their way into the fifth round with a 4—1win over championship side st mirren. adam rooney opened the scoring from the spot before christie's double gave them a 3—1 lead at half time. then the goal of the game came two minutes into the second half — gary mackay—steven's outstanding effort to seal their place in sunday's fifth round draw. celtic, dundee united and motherwell also won. scarlets have become the first welsh side since 12 to reach the quarter—finals of the european competition. well saracens' lifeline is at the expense of 0spreys who lost 24—7 at pool leaders clermont auvergne. nick abendanon gave the hosts the lead. clermont led 13—0 at half time and although 0spreys pulled that back to 13—7 with this well—worked move finished by ashley beck, the french side had pulled clear with a couple of penalties. this try from luke mcalister finished things off. clermont auvergne finish top of pool b, 0spreys are out. glasgow ended exeter‘s hopes of qualifying, the english

their 2—0 win over huddersfield giving manager paul lambert a win in his first game in charge.and rogers fielded a strong 11. —— brendan. without a league win all season, aberdeen, dudley and motherwell also recorded victories. scarlets have become the first welsh side to reach the quarterfinals of rugby union's premier european club competition as they reached the knock—out stage of the champions cup. they did so with a 30 points to 27 victory over toulon, which also saw the french club reach the last eight. saracens kept their hopes alive by thrashing northampton. glasgow beat exeter to end their hopes, while clermont beat ospreys as they also drop out. england's ross fisher has a share of the lead heading into the final day of the abu dhabi international, with rory mcilroy also in contention on his return from injury. mcilroy, though, could be the one to watch heading into tomorrow's final round — he's third, one shot off the pace, after hitting eight birdies in his third round. fisher produced a 7—under par round of 65 to catch the overnight leader thomas pieters, finishing

stoke are at home to huddersfield — and paul lambert will take his seat in the stoke dug—out, for thehe says his first priority is improving their defence. as a team we have to do better. stop conceding goals. going forward, i think we are really good going forward. we could be a little bit more aggressive and close people down a little bit quicker. if we get that we've got a chance. it's the fourth round of the scottish cup today. aberdeen versus st mirren is live on bbc one scotland at 12.15. holders celtic are at home to brechin city, who are bottom of the scottish championship. three games have been called off because of frozen pitches, so do check before you travel today. it's crunch time in the champions cup, with the final weekend of pool games. exeter, saracens, bath and scarlets are among the sides looking to seal a place in the knock—outs today. it's semifinal day at the masters snooker, at london's alexandra palace. two—time championjohn higgins made the line—up with a 6—1 victory over ryan day — clearing up the final frame with a break of 80. he'll play ronnie 0'sullivan's

the david moyes revival of west ham continues — they‘re 11 after a 4—1 win at huddersfield.joe root is fit to play in tomorrow‘s first one—day international against australia after recovering from a viral illness. he was taken to hospital with gastroenteritis on the final day of the fifth ashes test. root, of course, captained the test side as they suffered a 4—0 ashes series defeat. the players left in australia now have a big point to prove in the shorter format of the game. 0ne—day captain eoin morgan is confident they can do that starting in melbourne. understandably, they have been i suppose down with the defeat of the test tour which is disappointing but i think with the energy a lot of the quys i think with the energy a lot of the guys have brought in from, coming from the big bash, playing against bangladesh previously, think it is important to the squad and series and it always has been, given you play on the back of such a significant test match series and eyes know the responsibility that they carry, to feel fresh, to pick up they carry, to feel fresh, to pick up

the david moyes revival of west ham continues — they're11th after a 4—1 win at huddersfield.tford and southampton shared four goals, while west brom beat brighton 2—0. with the world cup in russia just a few months away, one of the country's biggest football teams has been accused of racism following a tweet sent out, while a player had taken over the club's offical twitter account. the message from spartak moscow earlier today showed a video, of some black players training in sunny conditions, with a message translating as "see how the chocolates melt in the sun." several anti—discrimatory bodies have highglighted their concerns. the chief executive of the campaign group football against racism in europe says... he went on to say that spartak were sanctioned for islamophobic chanting recently, but clearly the message has not reached the players or the club management." spartak‘s tweet stayed up for a few hours before being taken down. a later video uploaded on the club's twitter account saw midfielder fernando make the following rather short announcement. translation: at spa

city responded to new manager paul lambert with their first win for nearly a month. 2—0 against huddersfieldcester are up to seventh after beating watford. everton versus west brom and west ham versus bournemouth both finished i—i. southampton host spurs at 4pm this afternoon. celtic cruised into the scottish cup fifth round with a 5—0 thrashing of brechin city. the scottish premiership champions have had a three—week winter break, and looked refreshed at celtic park. brendan rodgers fielded a strong team, despite his opponents currently sitting bottom of scottish football's second tier, without a league win all season. saracens are still in with a chance of retaining their champions cup trophy, after beating northampton saints 62—14. the defending champions had to win against saint to have a chance of making the quarter—finals. but, they still need other results to go their way today if they are to make the last eight. scarlets have no such worries. they beat toulon to become the first welsh side to qualify for the quarter finals since 2012. bath and ospreys are out, though. there will be a

the few others that we haven't managed to bring you pictures of, because it has been a busy day, huddersfield forest. and sheffield united came through their all championship tie against preston 1—0 with a penalty. an incredibly busy day of fa cup action. is there more to come tomorrow as well? thanks kath, there were four games in the championship this afternoon. fulham have got themselves into the playoff places with a 3—1 win at struggling barnsley. norwich won away at brentford. bristol city response to their loss in the league cup semi final with a 2—0 win at home to qpr. and wolves stretch their lead at the top with a 1—0 win at ipswich. in league one, blackpool‘s match against charlton had to be postponed because of a waterlogged pitch, a real shame because they had been set to pay their respects to a club legend, jimmy armfield who died earlier this week, that didn't stop the fans though. the former england captain died at the age of 82. fans who had been on their way to the game instead applauded in the street to pay their respects. he spent his entire career at blackpool before beco

the david moyes revival of west ham continues — they‘re 11 after a 4—1 win at huddersfield.ile west brom beat brighton 2—0. it‘s an important day for teams involved in rugby union‘s euopean champions cup. english premiership champoins, exexter chiefs have kept their european champions cup hopes alive with a crushing 41—10 bonus—point win over montpellier. whle ulster top pool 0ne after victory over french side la rochelle. three tries earned the home side a 20—13 victory. adam wild reports. sandy park is where you find the chiefs and this is certainly an occasion for leaders. top of the english league exeter against montpellier, top of the french. the cross—channel challenge with plenty of state. exeter, defeat would invade hopes. the first half try kept them alive. terence, tight, not much space but then when you have woodburn on the wing, you don‘t a lwa ys woodburn on the wing, you don‘t always need it. that was brilliant, his second perhaps was even better. this secured the bonus point that may yet prove crucial in the fight to the second in their group. the cheats are b

west ham got lucky to go in front at huddersfield. but after good fortune came star quality. at the start of the second half he has scored for west ham! it has been a while since things have come together for david moyes. now he is leading a resurgence. we've got a long way to go. the players have done brilliantly well since we've come in. they have done so well. much praise goes to them. i thought they were terrific today. they did so well. a bounce off the bottom's exactly what west brom need. they took their first step to safety, beating brighton 2—0. this has been a barren season for the baggies. but a first league win since august has them on the right track. they'll hope to climb the table as others tumble down it. watford and southampton are looking over their shoulders. that looked like the body part doucoure used for this equaliser. but on closer inspection, perhaps not. he stoops to head it and it hits his fist, i think. southampton are left in deep trouble. the goal stood and it finished 2—2. more matches like this will decide who stays up, but those pivotal moment

there are seven fixtures in the premier league tomorrow: the 3pm matches at crystal palace, huddersfieldcant in the battle to stay up, with tottenham playing everton in the 5.30 kick off at wembley. there are seven fixtures in the premier league tomorrow. ahead of the champions chelsea's home game with leicester, manager antonio conte has cast further doubt on his long—term future at stamford bridge. conte led chelsea to the title last may but his position has been the subject of speculation for much of this season. at his news conference today, he wouldn't confirm that he is staying at the club. i have another year of contract with this club. but as you know very well, in the football, everything is possible. in one moment you stay here, another moment you stay in another place. 0r neither person replaces you in yourjob. there are three more fixtures over the weekend and on monday with sunday's clash between fourth placed liverpool and top of the table manchester city the highlight. it doesn't matter how they play, if they make a good performance, they put everything on the field and th

stoke are at home to huddersfield — and paul lambert will take his seat in the stoke dug—out for theion zone, he says his first priority is improving their defence. as a team we have to do better to stop conceding goals. going forward, i think we are really good, really good going forward. we could be a little bit more aggressive and close people down a little bit quicker. if we get that we've got a chance. a controversial penalty decision, was the talking point of the game between, two of the promotion rivals in the championship. derby could perhaps feel hard done by, against bristol city, when striker cameron jerome was booked for diving inside the box late on. the replays showed the derby player had a good case for a penalty, but it finished goalless. rather similar to what happened in the norwich— chelsea game the other night and all of the talk about var. it's the fourth round of the scottish cup today — aberdeen versus st mirren is live on bbc one scotland at 12:15pm. football focus is on bbc two there. holders celtic are at home to brechin city, who are bottom of the scottish

elsewhere leicester city beat huddersfield 3— nil to end a run of back—to—back defeats. and everton at goodison park at half time. in the championship queens park rangers came from behind to beat cardiff city 2—1. that gave milbourne nick and his team a fourth straight defeat. elsewhere bolton moved out of the relegation zone with a win over hull city. and tony pulis got his first win as boro boss. a couple of big matches in the pro 1a rugby union today. leinster strengthened their hold with a narrow win. two tries from mal scanlon help to give munster lead over ulster. and that is all the sport for now. more on all those stories on the bbc website and we will be back with more in the next hour. more protesters have been killed in anti—government demonstrations in iran. a police spokesman said today on state television that a protester has killed one policeman and injured three. president rouhani says people have the right to protest, but violence is unacceptable. rana rahimpourfrom the bbc‘s persian service is here. reuters has quoted intelligence officials say at least

west ham got lucky to go in front at huddersfield. but after good fortune came star quality.ether for david moyes. now he is leading a resurgence. they have done so well. much praise goes to them. they did so well. a bounce off the bottom's exactly what west brom need. they took their first step to safety, beating brighton 2—0. this has been a barren season for the baggies. but a first league win since august has them on the right track. they'll hope to climb the table as others climb down it. watford and southampton are looking over their shoulders. that looked like the body part used for this equaliser. but on closer inspection, perhaps not. stoops to head it and it hits his fist, i think. southampton are left in deep trouble. more matches like this will decide who stays up, but those pivotal moments can make all the difference. joe, bbc news. there was also a win for crystal palace against burnley yesterday while bottom side swansea drew 1—1 at newcastle. let's turn attention to rugby union now. english champions exeter chiefs, have boosted their chance of qualifying for t

cup exit at the weekend beating huddersfield three nil what it all means is that they draw level on points on the table with chelsea now five time super bowl win is the new england patriots have arrived in minneapolis ahead of sunday's season finale against the philadelphia eagles the patriots are looking to equal the pittsburgh steelers record of six super bowl wins star quarterback tom brady is keen to avoid a repeat scenario from last year when new england had to overturn a twenty five point deficit to win the vince lombardi trophy. well i think there's a there's a you know a great belief you know no matter what the circumstance that we have enough to overcome it i don't think we want to try to overcome that again this year that was pretty tough to do. hopefully we can get a lead by from a head play on our terms proud of what our players have done this year that worked extremely hard on all of the all season program april through training camp we've been out for a long time. this guys work hard every day and they've earned everything that they've accomplished this year and for sunday. i

the new year's day results so less the city beat huddersfield three in nail newcastle down stoke while brighton drew with bournemouth. this is how the top six is looking after those results than just this it is lead at the top has been trimmed to twelve points by their city rivals chelsea drop to third that a further two points back at liverpool all four followed by arsenal and tottenham is the semifinal stage of the gold cup tournament in kuwait on tuesday with rain facing off in the first match followed by the united arab emirates in iraq the hurricane are the only team left in the tournament to have not ever won the trophy before they are aiming for their third title in ten years that they take on two thousand and seven agent champion walk in a repeat of the twenty thirteen final where u.a.e. won in extra time while iraq have yet to win the gulf cup following their return to the competition in two thousand and four. since the first game against bahrain i have spoken often ambition on the reality of the iraqi streets after the recent fairly is an iraqi football we have to compete for

city responded to new manager paul lambert with their first win for nearly a month. 2—0 against huddersfieldon versus west brom and west ham versus bournemouth both finished 1—1. southampton hosts spurs later today. celtic cruised into the scottish cup fifth round with a 5—0 thrashing of brechin city. the scottish premiership champions have had a three—week winter break, and looked refreshed at celtic park. brendan rodgers fielded a strong team, despite his opponents currently sitting bottom of scottish football's second tier, without a league win all season. saracens are still in with a chance of retaining their champions cup trophy, after beating northampton saints 62—1a. the defending champions had to win against saint to have a chance of making the quarter—finals. but, they still need other results to go their way today if they are to make the last eight. scarlets have no such worries. they beat toulon to become the first welsh side to qualify for the quarter finals since 2012. bath and 0spreys are out, though. england's ross fisher is tied for the lead heading into the final day of the

they're taking on huddersfield this weekend.decided to mark clemmit about why he decided to ta ke to mark clemmit about why he decided to take the job and here is some of that interview. this has been a bolt from the blue for me, i was up in scotland when i got the call to come down. whether it was 15th or 50th it was totally irrelevant, i knew it was totally irrelevant, i knew it was a great club with a great fan base and a talented group. it never entered my mind —— my frame of mind that another few people had turned it down. plenty more of that later on. and he came down from scotland but great divine, the hearts boss. and also we will discuss what is going on at arsenal, the future of alexis sanchez. and also we will be speaking to francis coquelin who left arsenal to go to valencia. we get his version of events as to what is going on there at the moment. and we are honoured midday. -- were on at midday. up part from viewers in scotla nd at midday. up part from viewers in scotland because there is a cup match. cracking being

stoke are at home to huddersfield — and paul lambert will take his seat in the stoke dug—out for thes improving their defence. as a team we have to do better. stop conceding goals. going forward, i think we are really good going forward. we could be a little bit more aggressive and close people down a little bit quicker. if we get that we've got a chance. it's the fourth round of the scottish cup today — aberdeen versus st mirren is live on bbc one scotland at quarter past twelve. football focus is on bbc two there. holders celtic are at home to brechin city, who are bottom of the scottish championship. there's bad news for the wales rugby union side ahead of next month's 6 nations — rhys priestland is going to miss most of tournament. the bath fly—half has been carrying a hamstring injury, and he's now withdrawn from the squad, to continue his rehabilitation. wales' first game is at home to scotland in a fortnight. it's crunch time in the champions cup, with the final weekend of pool games. exeter, saracens, bath and scarlets are among the sides looking to seal a place in the knocko

stoke are at home to huddersfield and paul lambert will take his seat in the dug—out for the first time improving their defence. as a team we have to do better. stop conceding goals. going forward, i think we are really good going forward. we could be a little bit more aggressive and close people down a little bit quicker. if we get that we've got a chance. it's the fourth round of the scottish cup today. aberdeen versus st mirren is live on bbc one scotland at 12:15. holders celtic are at home to brechin city who are bottom of the scottish championship. the brazil legend pele is resting at home and has not been taken to hospital with exhaustion, according to his spokesman. pele is 77 and had been due to travel to london this weekend for a dinner held in his honour by the football writers association, but the spokesman said he didn't want to make the long journey. there's bad news for the wales rugby union side ahead of next month's six nations. rhys priestland is going to miss most of tournament with injury. the bath fly—half had been carrying a hamstring injury and has now withdrawn f

victory over the tin they need one male other new year's day results i have seen less to be at huddersfield it's three nail newcastle down stoke while bright and with form this. it's the semifinal stage of the gold cup tournament in kuwait to own queues day with. facing off in the first mad to followed by the united arab emirates and iraq by her own are the only team left in the tournament to have not ever won the trophy before the u.a.e. are aiming for their third title in ten years they take on two thousand and seven aging champions iraq in a repeat of twenty thirteen final where u.a.e. won an extra time iraq have yet to win the gold following their return to the competition back in two thousand and four. since the postgame inspiring and i have spoken often ambition on the reality of the iraqi streets after the recent clearly as an iraqi football we have to compete for the strong but i am missions go beyond competing for this title every match is different and we will play against the u.a.e. team in a way that's appropriate to the level required. iraq has a great history they are a strong

he is the new stoke manager but won't take over until his side's trip to huddersfield on saturday.bert has been out of work since leaving wolves at the end of last season. before tonight's game, stoke were 18th and a point from safety. manchester united's record appearance holder ryan giggs has been appointed wales manager on a four—year contract, succeeding chris coleman, who left for sunderland in november. giggs was in charge at old trafford in a caretaker role forjust four games after david moyes was sacked in 2014 and spent the next two seasons as louis van gaal‘s assistant. giggs won 64 caps for wales between 1991 and 2007, but was unpopular with some wales fans for missing many internationals, especially friendlies. but he says he can't wait to start. iam going i am going to give it my all. like i have always done. when i played for my country, i give it my all. i love playing for my country. and now is probably the proudest moment of my life, to lead the welsh nation into the next two to four years will stop the next two to four years will stop the euros, then the world cup