david took huddersfield from second—tier obscurity to the premier league.nted to end. it is now temporarily up to mark hudson to help them stay in the division, but there are few more difficult than manchester city. with raheem sterling's break the champions perhaps should have had a penalty inside 12 minutes. still,, even then an opener felt inevitable. city had scored more in their previous three games than huddersfield all season. this one from daneilo though, had good fortune about it. his shot looked comfortable at the near post until that deflection. still, they all count but huddersfield would hold out at i—nil for longer than expected. it took more debatable referee calls to bring city their second. sterling this time heading in, but leroy sane in build—up looked just offside. there'll be few complaints about man city. remarkably that was their 23rd goal since their last conceded one. it was this team's and composure at its best, and for the fans of huddersfield to see that next season, this new era needs quick results. what we have done so far is i

huddersfield are bottom of the league, ten points from safety.tein, who believes it's probably too late for sieward to stop huddersfield being relegated. i think that huddersfield have looked for the new david wagner or the closest thing they can get, and of course they have gone back to the source, to borussia dortmund. unlike david wagner, of course he has to ta ke david wagner, of course he has to take over not in the championship but ina take over not in the championship but in a relegation fight with huddersfield, from a seemingly hopeless position. i can only seem that this is already very much an appointment with a view of rebuilding their cloud and rebuilding their cloud and rebuilding a premier league challenge when it comes to next season, because i think it would be very unfair on season, because i think it would be very unfairon him season, because i think it would be very unfair on him or anyone else in this position to really seem that safety ca n this position to really seem that safety can be achieved in this position. he has very

let's look at huddersfield, they are in irrigation dogfight. sure they are going to get out of it. why is he right person to take over at this time? i am not sure he is. i think huddersfield have looked for you david whitener or the closest thing they can get. they have gone back to they can get. they have gone back to the source. unlike david, he has to ta ke the source. unlike david, he has to take over not in the championship but in the relegation fight with huddersfield from the seemingly hopeless position. i can only assume that this is already very much an appointment with a view of rebuilding their club and rebuilding the premier league challenge becomes the premier league challenge becomes the next season because i think it would be very unfair on him or anyone else in this position to assume that safety can be achieved from this position. should we take the experience into account, the fa ct the experience into account, the fact he has perhaps not coached at this top—level? is that a factor that will affect his performance? recently do

still, they all count but huddersfield would hold out at 1-0 but huddersfield would hold out at 1—0 fortion. remarkably had venus was their 23rd goal since their last conceded one. it was 15‘s craft and composer at its best to come in for the fans of huddersfield to see that next season, this new era needs quick results. what we have done so far is incredible. in the champions league, we are one step to being in if i don‘t have to care incredible points. 57 or 56, don‘t have to care incredible points. 57 or56, i don‘t have to care incredible points. 57 or 56, i don‘t know. there are a lot of points. we have done that so far, but every game teaches us and shows us what we have to do to improve. totte n ha m tottenham left it to the in it entry time to wrap up in victory at fulham. the hosts had taken a first half lead thanks to an own goal from fernando llorente, but spurs came back to win 2—1 at craven cottage thanks to second half headers from dele alli and harry winks. adam wild was watching the action. art: a brighter future, art: a brighterfuture, or the sun setting on their stay in

in a statement released by huddersfield, hoyle said...tigating an allegation of racism against winger son hueng—min during yesterday's game against manchester united at wembley. the club say they are yet to determine if the alleged individual was a spurs supporter or not. the claim was made during the game by a spurs fan on social media. it's understood tottenham have spoken to the fan who made the allegation. martin o'neill is expected to become the new manager at nottingham forest. the championship club parted company with aitor karanka last week. o'neill had five years as manager of the republic of ireland, that ended in november. before that he managed wycombe, leicester, celtic, aston villa and sunderland, he enjoyed great success at forest as a player in the 70's winning the league and the european cup andy murray says he will decide in the next week if he will undergo a second hip operation following defeat in the first round to roberta bautista agut. he said he would do everything he can to play at the australian open again but wo

meanwhile in a fight for survival, bottom of the table huddersfield part company with david wagner.ay says he will decide in the next week if he will undergo a second hip operation following defeat in the first round to roberta bautista agut. he said he would do everything he can to play at the australian open again but would be happy if his dramatic five—set defeat was the final match of his career. andy swiss was watching. goodbye, perhaps, to a sporting great. but if this was andy murray's signing off, he did it in typically thrilling style. earlier his fans had flocked to melbourne, knowing they could be seeing the end of an extraordinary era. i'm just breaking my heart, and i have to be there to witness this event. fantastic player. the guy's brilliant. nobody has hit his level in british tennis before. it will be a real shame to see him bow out. by the time murray announced the sentimental support was deafening. could he defy the odds one more time? well, the early signs weren't encouraging. that troublesome hip was soon being giving the runaround — roberto bautista agut takin

huddersfield are out of the cup and bottom of the league, ten points from safety. time. he might be unfamiliarto been planning this for some time. he might be unfamiliar to many but huddersfield know where he is another name making an impression is the greek youngster stefanos tsitsipas. he has become the youngest man to reach a grand slam semi final since novak djokovic 12 yea rs semi final since novak djokovic 12 years ago. he is certainly in esteemed company what else do we know about him? he is an impressive character on and off the court. he has really lit up this tournament so far. he is part of this young rising generation of stars, in the game, john. he has really impressed along with the likes of medvedev in the last year or so, this guy tsitsipas hot on his heels. he was destined for greatness. his mum used to play for greatness. his mum used to play for russia, his dad has coached him through his whole career, on the june yar ranks, he reached the quarterfinals of the junior grand slam, won the boys title at wimbledon before becoming thejunior number one

previous three games then huddersfield all season.e heading in that leroy that build up isjust outside. there will be few complaints though about city third, this time injust complaints though about city third, this time in just the complaints though about city third, this time injust the right position. remarkably, his finish was there 23rd goal since their last conceded one. it was this teams craft and composure at its best. and for huddersfield fans to see that next season, this new area needs quick results. joe linsky, bbc news. grey and the champions league, we are one step to achieve the cup, we have incredible points, i don't know 57 or 56. so there are a lot of points, so we have done so far. every game, teaches us and shows us what you have to do to improve. in the day's other premier league game fulham and spurs are drawing one—all at craven cottage. a fernando llorente own goal gave claudio ranieri's side the lead in the first half. a headerfrom dele alli brought spurs level in the second half. hearts are into the fifth rou

in need of a lift — bottom of the table huddersfield are up against another relegation rival burnley.ndy murray's latest comeback tournament is over as the former world number one crashes out of the second round of the brisbane international. also coming up in the programme. try january — how british triathlon is trying to get all of us to get out there and give multisport a "tri". hello and welcome to sportsday. where we start with a look ahead to this evening's premier league action — and for manchester united, the chance to make it a perfect 12 points from 12. they head to rafa benitez‘s newcastle hoping to maintain their recent good run under ole gunnar solskjaer, who's enjoyed three straight wins since taking the reins at old trafford. that makes him part of a rather exclusive club — his predecessorjose mourinho was the last, also winning his first three league matches in charge, but lost his fourth. only sir matt busby, who chalked up four successive wins, has had a better start. a record solskjaer will be looking to equal this evening. both managers spoke after their matches at

all they beat huddersfield to move back within four points of leaders liverpool at the top of the english premier league. in a stunning finish. the los angeles rams beat the new orleans saints in overtime to make it to the super bowl. and a first ever masters snooker title forjudd trump — who hammers the seven time champion ronnie o'sullivan in the final. welcome to the programme, thanks forjoining us. roger federer roger all of that to come but first to the australian open where play is underway, a day after some of the biggest names — including the defending champion roger federer — went out of the tournament. he's not going to be in the quarter finals this year — but serena williams and novak djokovic will be among the players looking to seal their place in the last eight later. russell fuller is in melbourne for us. a lot to look forward to later russell but what's happening at the moment? we are watching naomi masako, the us champion from japan, who has dropped the first set. she is full-1 down. the taiwanese hsueh has an unorthodox game, including drop shots and the first set howeve

david outtake huddersfield from second legal disunity to the premier league. —— wagner.s than manchester city. with - break from this should perhaps have scored. this with the break from this should perhaps have scored. this shot from looked comfortable at the near post until this. it took more debatable until this; it'took'more'debatable calls until this; lt'took'more'debatable calls to bring city the referee calls to bring city the second. heading in that looking just offside. there could be no complaints about the third goal scored by. —— scored by. we have done incredibly in the champions league and we're one step away in the cannibal up. —— haribo cup. every game teaches us and chooses what we have to do to improve. it has been a tough week. saying goodbye to the boss after three and a bit years. what he has created here has been nigh on impossible. people had written us off their right and centre. we stayed in the premier league and played with an identity and created a togetherness and so it was a tough early week but the club moves forward. full ofjust taken the

huddersfield were one of the favourites for relegation in the last campaign but wagner kept them up withfinish. they've really struggled this season though, with just 11 points from 22 games, scoring the lowest amount of goals and are eight points adrift of safety. the coppa italia quarter—final line up is now complete after victories for atalanta and roma in the round of 16. two goals in the last two minutes for atalanta through duvan zapata and mario pasalic sealed their win at cagliari, while third tier virtus entella went down to roma who eased to a 4—0 victory in chiavali with patrick schick scoring twice. there was one game in spain's la liga, with real sociedad moving up four places to eighth after brazilian international willianjose scored twice in their 3—2 win over espanyol, who now drop to 10th. the india coach, stephen constantine, has stepped down after an injury time bahrain penalty meant his side lost 1—0 at the asian cup, and were denied a spot in the knockout stages. hosts united arab emirates cemented their place as group a winners after a 1—1 draw with thailand who als

forget the table, focus on huddersfield now.e play against them, especially in the cup, last season we weren't in the late minutes. always been complicated. focus on what you have to do. with the start of the six nations less than a fortnight away, england head coach eddiejones, has been stoking up the rivalry with ireland. the two sides meet in dublin in their opening game. and ahead of what's likely to be a pivotal match, jones claims that irish fly—half johnny sexton gets preferential treatment from officials. he said, "sexton has the bat phone to the referee. when he talks, the referee listens." ronnie 0'sullivan will play judd trump in the final of the masters snooker at alexandra palace today. 0'sullivan was 4—0 up in his semifinal against ding junhui before ding won the next three frames. but the seven time masters champion recovered to win the match. it wouldn't have minded if i could last because i love that guy so much. ijust enjoy playing and i enjoyed the occasion. he is a special guy and a special talent. dave rydin

leroy sane scored their third goal in a 3—nil win at huddersfield — taking city‘s total to 102 for the"no, i‘m martin from wakefield". if he were huddersfield manager — he‘d play a 5—5—5 system! well, martin from wakefield is actually martin warhurst, chief executive of a hospice — and on twitter he said: 5 minutes of fame — now if i could just find a way to get some of that premier league money into martin house children‘s hospice — what do you say huddersfield? let‘s see what happens with that. england midfielder dele alli is the latest name on tottenham‘s injury list. he suffered a hamstring injury in their win at fulham. harry winks scored the winner in the last minute of stoppage time to keep them five points behind city. it was — you know, it was a frustrating night, to be fair. there was a lot of moments where we had close calls, or they defended really well. and, you know, it seemed like it was going to be a difficult night, but the belief we have in the team — we score late goals when we keep believing, and today was no different. the semi—professional side auchinleck talbot p

they are at managerless bottom club huddersfield, before spurs go to fulham, who are also in the relegationetaker, but ole gunnar solksjaer can't seem to put a foot wrong at the moment. if manchester united beat brighton at old trafford that will be seven out of seven, and six league games in a row. no united manager has done that before. what has probably helped is that solskjaer is no stranger to the city — and he says he is very settled. i have to say i look forward to getting up in the morning, and to start work again, i always do to be fair, when i work in football, you know, in mall burgh, cardiff, i lover working with people, trying to improve people and when you are here, you just want to go to bed at night and then go, get. in the the a so here but i've found a place so it won't be too long. i have mates and won't be too longrlhave n‘ratefind friends here so i have been to see a ‘of them so ‘ of them so it is not like few of them so it is not like i'm in the hotel on my own. this time last week, spygate was just building up a head of steam, leeds boss marcelo bielsa admitting that h

well, huddersfield did announce their new manager.field. yeah, the new head coach. no, no, martin from wakefield. that is in factjan siewert. no, no, martin from wakefield. that is in fact jan siewert. i am really happy to be the new head coach of huddersfield town. is that martin? they look really like. i just huddersfield town. is that martin? they look really like. ijust really love that and well done to huddersfield properly announcing that. yes, excellent, very funny. making the most of it. now, you are going to love this story, do we is. go on. finally, she might be approaching 80, but scotland's oldest female international hockey player, sheila reid, says she has no intention of retiring. the 76 year—old plays in goal for the scotland over 60s team. she says she wants to be an inspiration to other older ladies, who may be thinking about taking up a sport. you have to be a wee bit mad, yeah. at 70 years old, should you not be thinking of relaxing just chilling out on the sofa? absolutely not. they had been knocked unconscious fo

premier league survival now huddersfield's sole focus.ad the chance to score the winner against league 2 0ldham. relief! they got out of jail. this league 2 0ldham. relief! they got out ofjail. this is that boring old fa cup, remember! in comes across. look at the surge! it easier next macro what an upset this could be! what an upset it was. not bad from ca reta ker what an upset it was. not bad from caretaker boss pete while, who had bought his ticket to watch from the stand, before getting the best seat in the house to watch fulham's demise. i am the most proud man in 0ldham. demise. i am the most proud man in oldham. can you believe it? no, still can't believe it, no. you had better believe it. two points behind them in the league newport county, he knew something we didn't. they nearly knocked out tottenham last days in. leicester were not so lucky. just like last year, the premier league side equalised. unlike last year, this fairy tale had a happy ending, and leicester had a happy ending, and leicester had a happy ending, and leices

huddersfield town have appointed a new manager.ld. most of us will see some glorious pearls of sunshine at some stage, but will you see any snow? a more detailed forecast coming up in half an hour. also coming up... a good day for brits at the oscars as olivia coleman, set-leer; : geeee eee fee'ee'ee. eeée all receive nominations... hello, everyone. this is afternoon live. i'm simon mccoy. it's now been confirmed that an argentinian footballer, who'd just been signed by premier league team cardiff city, was on board a light aircraft that has vanished off the channel islands. emiliano sala finalised his £15 million move to cardiff from french club nantes at the weekend. the plane he was on disappeared from radar yesterday evening on its way from france to cardiff. two people, including the player, were on board. a search is underway but so far no trace has been found. in the past half hour, the cardiff city executive director ken choo has released this statement... our correspondentjoe wilson has this report. emiliano sala at cardif

focus on huddersfield now, on the conditions that we are facing, and every time you play against them the cup, first season last season, so in the cup, first season last season, so always in the cup, first season last season, so always had been and will be copied it. so focus on what we have to do. with the start of the 6 nations less than a fortnight away, eddiejones has been soaking up the rivalry with alan. and ahead of that huge game in dublin, the england head coach has been stoking up the rivalry with ireland, claiming again that fly—half johnny sexton gets preferential treatment from officials. jones said this. "sexton has the bat phone to the referee. when he talks, the referee listens." ronnie 0'sullivan will play judd trump in the final of the masters snooker at alexandra palace today. 0'sullivan was 4—0 up in his semifinal against ding jun—hui, before ding won the next three frames. (“would ding jun—hui, before ding (“would nothun—hui, before ding (“would nothun been jefore ding w i 1 the next three frames. (“would nothun been jefore ding w i 1 the because leframes. (“would

but huddersfield have struggled this term, with just 11 points from 22 games. the next league game against manchester city on sunday. chairman dean hoyle said he had no intention of sacking wagner. former team sky and british cycling doctor richard freeman will face a charge that he ordered testosterone to enhance the performance of an athlete. freeman is alleged to have lied to "conceal his motive" for the order of 30 sachets of testogel to the national cycling centre in manchester in 2011. the use of testosterone by athletes is banned at all times. his case will be heard at an independent medical practitioners tribunal in manchester starting on 6 february. wales number taulupe faletau is set to miss the six nations after again breaking his arm. faletau suffered a fractured forearm playing for bath in october and missed the autumn international series. he made a return in his side's champions cup win over wasps on saturday but has suffered another break. he has a slim chance of making the final round of matches on the 16th of march. andy murray says he will de

focus is huddersfield now in weather conditions that are freezing.us on what you have to do. it's the scottish cup fourth round weekend and there was an extraordinary upset where the semi—professional team auchinleck talbot knocked out championship club ayr united. the only goal of the game was scored by law student craig mccracken and helped the junior club humiliate their local rivals to earn a first win over senior opposition. 22‘2 ié': 5&1? ::5 if ! ‘eflt‘d make it a bit sweeter. the holders celtic are safely through to the fifth round after a 3—0 victory over airdrie. two goals from scott sinclair, either side of the break put brendan rodgers side in control before timothy weah the son of former ac milan legend george added a third in the final ten minutes giving them a convincing win. wimbledon champion angelique kerber is out of the australian open after suffering a stunning defeat in the fourth round. she was beaten in straight sets, 6—0, 6—2 by the world number 35 danielle collins. the american, who's making her debut in melbourne this year,

focus is huddersfield now in what conditions are freezing.ere in the cup, first season, last season when we won in the later minutes, always have been and will be complicated. so focus on what you have to do. chelsea head coach maurizio sarri says his players are "extremely difficult to motivate" following their defeat at arsenal. the gunners closed the gap on chelsea to three points in the race for the top four thanks to first half goals from alexandre lacazette and laurent koscielny. sarri made his displeasure known afterwards, and he did so in his native language of his italian so, he said, to make his message to his players "very'gleer? te§e§§ti§e- to our mentality more than anything else. 0ur mental approach. because we played against a team which mentally was far more determined than we were. i'm not happy. i'm not happy at all because because i prefer to come into the press room and indeed the changing room and speak to the players and speaking to you now as well and talk about the tactics and why we lost, perhaps, from a tactical and

a lifelong huddersfield fan was mistaken forjan siewert, who is tipped to be their new manager.e alli is the latest name on tottenham's injury list. he suffered a hamstring injury in their win at fulham. harry winks scored the winner in the last minute of stoppage—time to keep them five points behind city. it was — you know, it was a frustrating night, to be fair. there was a lot of moments where we had close calls, or they defended really well. and, you know, it seemed like it was going to be a difficult night, but the belief we have in the team — we score late goals when we keep believing, and today was no different. the semi—professional side auchinleck talbot produced the shock of the weekend in the scottish cup, knocking out ayr united, and their reward is an away tie at hearts in the fifth round. they beat livingston 1—0, sean clare with the goal. holders celtic will be at home to stjohnstone. the full draw is on the bbc sport website. england beat australia in a repeat of their historic commonwealth games final victory, but they didn't quite get the winning margin they ne

huddersfield have goal—scoring problems.miura will still be playing for second division side yokohama fc, at the grand old age of 52. miura started his career back in 1986, at the age of 18. he won the last of his international caps forjapan some 19 years ago. two years ago, aged 50, miura became the oldest professional to score a goal, breaking the record held, since 1965, by sir stanley matthews. i played over christmas in an 11 aside game. i didn't score. how many days did it take you to recover? how old are you? 53. playing is not the word associated with what i did on the pitch that day. now you know the fun toddlers have in their baby bouncers? have you ever thought that looks like fun? not really. i have always thought it was fun. now there's a version for all of us and it's the latest keep fit craze to come from the us. it was the idea of a bungee jumper in america and is called ‘bungee fitness'. i've been to pembrokeshire in west wales this week to one of the first centres in the uk, to release my inner child. flyin

focus is huddersfield now in what conditions are freezing.s the scottish cup fourth round weekend and there was an extraordinary upset, where the semi—professional team auchinleck talbot knocked out championship club ayr united. a first win over senior opposition. the holders celtic are safely through to the fifth round after a 3—0 victory over airdrie. two goals from scott sinclair either side of the break put brendan rodgers' side in control before timothy weah — the son of former ac milan legend george — added a third in the final ten minutes, giving them a convincing win. munster claimed a narrow win to eliminate exeter and confirm their place in the european champions cup quarter—finals. exeter had a point lead at half—time but the visitors couldn't open up the 7—point winning margin they needed to progress. instead, joey carbery‘s kicking ensured a 12th straight european home win for munster. ulster produced a second—half comeback, coming from 13—0 down, to defeat leicester 1a—13 to book their place in the quarter—finals for the first t

they came from a goal down to beat bottom side huddersfield, who went down to ten men before the breakd twice to rescue a draw for west ham at home to brighton. and wolves, after toppling tottenham on saturday, lost 2—0 at home to crystal palace. let's take a look at where that leaves the table. manchester united stay sixth, but they are up to 38 points. just six points off chelsea in that champions league spot. maurizzo sarri's side with just a single point. wovles and watford have swapped places. at the bottom of the table... that win for burnley. .. that win for burnley... big move for them. they started the night in the relegation spots and have moved out with that win. and highlights of all the games are on match of the day at 10:45pm this evening. after this bulletin, you canjoin them. well, tomorrow night, it's the big one. the league leaders against the defending champions as liverpool travel to the etihad to face manchester city. seven points separate the two, with pep guardiola's side in third following back to back defeats in december. despite that, jurgen klopp has labelled

jay rodriguez opened up huddersfield town have named borussia dortmund second team coach the club areague ten points adrift of 17th place newcastle. adrift of 17th place newca for the new david weinberger or the closest thing that they can get and they have gone back to the source had borussia dortmund. but he has to ta ke borussia dortmund. but he has to take over the relegation fight from a seemingly hopeless position. i can only assume this is already very much an appointment with a view of rebuilding. let's get a quick round—up of the day's other news. ashley cole has reunited with frank lampard — joining derby county. the former england defender has signed a deal until the end of the season with the championship side. cole has until recently been playing for la galaxy in the mls. wolves manager nuno espirito santo has been charged with misconduct by the fa after he was sent off in his side's dramatic 4—3 victory against leicester on saturday. he ran on to the pitch to celebrate with his players following their last minute winner — he has until thursday evening to respond. ulster

there was a mixed penalty against huddersfield, make it 2—1.sey as a substitute on the day that he is officially allowed to talk to other clubs about the move at the end of the season, it did see the game run away from the visitors. —— alexandre lacazette. finally found the net with two minutes to play. this is an important ounce back for the coach. they have beaten fulham by four goals to one. we spoke before the match, we need to win for we spoke before the match, we need to winfor our we spoke before the match, we need to win for our confidence and also to win for our confidence and also to play consistently, and i think we are doing that at the day i think is important for our side and also i think the team worked very well in the 90 minutes. earlier in the day, in the first game of the new year, leicester city won at everton to move up to seventh in the table. jamie vardy scoring the only goal of the game early in the second half. staying with football, the shortlist has been announced for the confederation of african football players's da

he may have followed the same path as his predecessor, but huddersfield's new manager jan seevert hasthings his own way, starting with keeping the club in the premier league. he replaces david wagner who was also in charge of borussia dortmunds u23‘s before taking over, continuing the long and successful line of german coaches to come out of the club. patrick gearey reports. meetjan, a man selling known to most british football fans, i was most british football fans, he was mistaken ina most british football fans, he was mistaken in a - for someone miste ken in e cleud'for someone miste ken in e clood'for someone martin. mists ken in s slood'for someone martin. who then in his own it's in factjan, has in fact jan, has been a martin. in fact jan, has been a second team manager just like martin. in fact jan, has been a second team managerjust like the man he replaces, david wagoner, meet the new boss same as the old boss or not. i always did it my way so i cannot be compared to him he is fantastic, but now it's my new role of new chapter and i think i'm —— the most important thing is i'

all they beat huddersfield to move back within four points of leaders liverpool at the top of the englishrtime to make it to the super bowl. and a first ever masters snooker title forjudd trump — who hammers the seven time champion ronnie 0‘sullivan in the final. welcome to the programme, thanks forjoining us. roger federer roger all of that to come but first to the australian open where play

some snow present already this morning, as side huddersfield this morning, as side huddersfield thisnd in heavy showers that could be snow even down at low levels. much of the snow will be falling over higher ground, maximum temperatures 4—6d. the key things for the rush—hour

but first, the big story, really, in football, the departure of david wagner, as the manager of huddersfieldhe premier league in 2017, kept them up last season with a 16th place finish but they have struggled this season, just 11 points from 22 games, they are eight points from 22 games, they are eight points adrift of safety. head coach mark hudson will take charge of the next league game against manchester city on sunday. the chairman has said he had no intention of sacking david wagner, ina intention of sacking david wagner, in a statement released he said: former huddersfield goalkeeper matt glennon feels that the new manager will need to try and lift the club. it has gone a bit stale, we need someone, it has gone a bit stale, we need someone, like the man who has gone into southampton, he has brought real life to them, we knew they had them in them, but he needed somebody to bring them out. we need somebody to bring them out. we need somebody to get a tune out of these players which has not been right the last few weeks. manchester city can narrow the gap between themselves and league l

parted company with david wagner and city boss pep guardiola says his side cannot underestimate huddersfielde freezing and every time we play against them, especially there in the cup, first season, last season, always have been and will be compensated. so focus on what you have to do. it's the scottish cup fourth round weekend and there was an extraordinary upset where the semi—professional team auchinleck talbot knocked out championship club ayr united. the only goal of the game was scored by law student craig mccracken and helped the junior club humiliate their local rivals to earn a first win over senior opposition. a lot of the points before the game broke a soft but the fans believed and so did the boys and we have managed to have the upset. different class. and being a boy from ayr, was even more sweet? it was but a lift on good terms so if a left on bad terms but it does make it a bit sweeter. the holders celtic are safely through to the fifth round after a 3—0 victory over airdrie. two goals from scott sinclair either side of the break put brendan rodgers' side in control before tim

huddersfield town's new manager has been presented to the media today.says he is his own man. i have do my work like david did it his way, we should not compare us two because it is not possible, the most important thing now is the familiarity of the club made me proud, it was one of the reasons i signed here. the fa have expressed severe concerns about the quality of stewa rd i ng after west severe concerns about the quality of stewarding after west ham were fined for pitch invasions after their premier league defeat by burnley at the london stadium last march. the hammers were charged after fans repeatedly went on to the pitch with one approaching captain mark noble. 0thers threw coins and other objects. west ham gave several fans lifetime bans following the trouble. positive news for england head coach eddiejones positive news for england head coach eddie jones ahead of positive news for england head coach eddiejones ahead of the six nation, they are going to portugal tomorrow to prepare and jonathan joseph they are going to portugal tomorrow to prepa

and a big win for burnley, they came from one down to beat huddersfield, moving that outside the relegation boss pep guardiola says no—one trust his team as they set up to face liverpool tomorrow. they have lost two of three and are seven points behind jurgen klopp's team, and pep guardiola things that undermine their confidence and they believe they are coming up against the best team around right now. for me the best team in europe, the way they play, the consistency, the control, the details in their game, it isa control, the details in their game, it is a good challenge for us, so we are going to produce this, focus on what we have to do to win the game. everybody is asking what happens if we lose. what happens if we win? we are going to try, it is a football game, what we have to do. andy murray suffers another site —— setback. he is playing in his first tournament since september and he lost against medvedev. he said yesterday he doesn't know how much longer he can continue to play at the top level. his next scheduled tournament is the australian open which starts on 1a january. there

the english premier league on a wednesday night with fourth place chelsea at home to southampton huddersfield but host a bottom of the table battle with burnley while the team of the moment manchester united under caretaker manager ole gunnar sol shire travel to newcastle and meanwhile liverpool will be in action and high profile top of the table clash with manchester city on thursday jurgen klopp side leads the standings currently and could go ten points clear of city if they win. it's the third of january so really it's an it's a very very very important game for both teams obviously and i would use it as motivation for the other team if you are that these are these kind of six point games it's like it is to play against each other you can go it pretty much in all directions that's how it is and it's a motivation for them one hundred percent so they will be ready and we have to make sure that we already that's all i can figure out imagine so what happened in the pies is going to happen in the future so live in time when we want a lot of games and that doesn't of the means that it's going to

he left huddersfield by mutual consent last week.bion. fans are unhappy at the way the club is being run. bolton have struggled with financial problems this season and they are second from bottom in the championship. ireland have suffered too much injury blues ahead of the start of this year ‘s tournament. iain henderson will be out for several weeks after he injured a finger in ulster‘s win over leicester at the weekend and earlier today, ireland confirmed another forward will also miss the ; two m weeks with a miss the first two m weeks with a knee injury. england cricketers are preparing for the first test against west indies which starts on wednesday. selectors will have half an eye on the big bash in australia. will is ve half an eye on the big will isjust lf an eye on the big will isjust lf an i it: on the big will isjust lf an i it for the big will isjust lf an i it for now. |ig will is just lf an i it for now. derby have signed former england county have signed former england back ashley cole on a deal left back ashley cole o

city have closed the gap behind leaders liverpool to just four points they crushed bottom side huddersfield three now away earlier daniel lower him sterling and lee rossana with the goal city have some tricky task in the title race coming up their next three e.p.l. games include trips to arsenal and chelsea. here's how the table looks with fifteen games to go liverpool they're leading the pack tottenham also winning on sunday they beat fullam two one thanks to an injury time winner by harry winks. two time defending champion roger federer has suffered a shock defeat at the australian open the swiss crashing out in the fourth round on the day also saw a huge upset in the women struck home out like has more. it was the day of major casualties that the australian open. if you would have expected twenty time grand slam winner roger federer to crush. but the swiss went down to twenty year old greek fourteenth seeds defying the states across. the defeat and sped response for a third straight title. of massive regrets you know tonight. i might not look the part but. more predictable is rafael nada

city kept the pressure on premier league leaders liverpool by comfortably beating the bottom side huddersfield harry winks scoring the winner in the 93rd minute. hearts will face the part time — giant killers auchinleck talbot in the fifth round of the scottsh cup. they‘re through after narrowly beating fellow premiership side — livingston. cup holders celtic will face stjohnstone. roger federer has been knocked—out of the australian open in the fourth round. the defending champion and six time winner was surprisingly beaten by the young greek player stefanos tsitsipas. our correspondent david ornstein reports. the utter disbelief of achieving something you have barely dream to is even possible. stefanos tsitsipas, a name view beyond the world of tennis would have heard of until now. most expected him to be sent tumbling by roger federer and despite an encouraging first set, stefa nos despite an encouraging first set, stefanos tsitsipas was marginally second—best. then came the start of something special, having grown up idolising federer, stefanos tsitsipas singh began emulating him, levellin

matches in the premier league on wednesday night with fourth place chelsea at home at southampton huddersfield host a bottom of the table battle with burnley while the team of the moment red hot manchester united under caretaker manager ole gunnar sol shire they travel to newcastle. three of the english premier league stars have been shortlisted for the african player of the year award winner pool super striker mohamed salah who holds the honor has been nominated again alongside teammate side the main the pair of help liverpool take the top spot in the premier league table arsenal's peer emerick obama being completes the list obama has been in red hot goal scoring form for his club this season the winner will be announced on the eighth of january in dakar. quite literate had a career high forty five points as he led the toronto raptors to a one twenty two one sixteen when over the utah jazz on tuesday for the n.b.a. the portland trailblazers rallied from nine points down with three minutes left of the fourth quarter to pull off an overtime win over the sacramento kings damian lillard made twen

cardiff and huddersfield played out a goalless draw that doesn't help either side. out of the relegation zone. and watford came from behind to beat crystal palace 2—1. iran's quest to end a 15—year title drought since last winning the asian cup are on track. they are through to the last 16 of this year's competition after a 2—0 victory over vietnam on saturday. they took the lead in the 38th minute through sardar azmoun, who came out of international retirement for this tournament. his side were barely troubled by vietnam but did have their keeper to thank for this save early in the second half to keep out an equaliser. iran could have scored four or five more but for some poor finishing in abu dhabi. in the end, azmoun made it two in the 69th minute to send the iranians top of group d with six points. iraq are also through to the last 16 after they beat yemen 3—0. the iraqis were 2—0 up at half—time and alaa abbas made it 3—0 with his first international goal in injury time. it means that the final group match between bitter rivals iran and iraq will decide who top

huddersfield were another premier league side to go today, they lost at bristol city, from the championshipr manchester united, both comfortably through to the fourth round. exeter are back on top of rugby union's premiership table. worcester and harlequins were also winners, today. and at welford road, jonny may became the league's top points scorer, helping a resurgent leicester beat gloucester, as adam wild reports. the too much of the season, the tigers have appeared toothless. now, against gloucester, a moment for leicester to rediscover their roar. quick to attack, england'sjonny may the 1st to pounce against his former club. with so much talent, many might wonder quite why a club of le i ceste r‘s might wonder quite why a club of leicester's side have struggled this season. leicester's side have struggled this season. international team—mate george ford extending their lead. just one win in ten before today that now the returning confidence was clear for all to see. even if some chose not to look. here playing and jonah holmes without a backwards glance. too much power and too much p

manchester city punish the managerless huddersfield...th round. the defending champion was beaten in four sets by stefanos tsitsipas. and judd trump is four frames to one up in the final of the masters snooker against the seven time winner — ronnie o'sullivan. the first to ten frames wins. we%i we 3.14777 —*e£ more we g % more sport for we % —*e£ more sport for you we g % more sport for you in an hour. a spokesman for the zimbabwean president, emmerson mnangagwa, has described the security forces‘ response to last week's protests as a foretaste of things to come. george charamba told the state— controlled sunday mail that the opposition mdc was using the recent rise in fuel prices as an excuse to bring violence onto the streets. he said the aim was to overturn mr mnangagwa's election victory last year. joining us now from kent is political analyst, alex magaisa who advised morgan tsvangirai, prime minister of zimbabwe from 2009—13. we are very grateful for your time. i wonder if you can enlighten us and tell us what you are hearing about

huddersfield rock bottom of the table are the only team who have scored fewer goals.s native argentina, he went to france and played for a range of clubs, including bordeaux and then that nantes, that sort of effect would help cardiff city. it was a big announcement, no mistake about that. will ho there that cardiff might be able to survive relegation but of course, no wonder‘s mine is really on football today when the news first emerged that the light aircraft had gone missing. police say the search of course at the moment has been suspended with no —— sign ofa moment has been suspended with no —— sign of a light aircraft. —— minds. indeed, the transition of emiliano sala to the front lines would have been a big signing for cardiff city and this was a cloud record for the cloud owners, £15 million. it was, i think there is some understanding that vincent tan, who of course took over cardiff city, had learned from 2013, 2014, when he said by his own admission they did not quite manage the money rightly, they paid a little too high wages, they were little too high wage

huddersfield off safety with only one point, card ofjust above the relegation zone.icester despite playing the second half only ten men. everton face one of the day before tottenham play manchester united at wembley, the biggest test so united at wembley, the biggest test so farfor the united at wembley, the biggest test so far for the new manchester united ca reta ker so far for the new manchester united caretaker manager against an inform spurs side and a manager he is facing in someone who is leading the race for managers manchester united are looking to replace him any summer. are looking to replace him any summer. we know we are in the race in the top four, the need to be there, the end of the season. all that happens, all the rumours, all the things that happened, it is going to happen because that is football and you do your shop, i need to do my shop and we accept business is how it is. of course. my focus is to try to find their way to wind the game. the former leeds united and south africa forward phil masinga has died. hejoined leeds in 1994, was capped 58

huddersfield are eight points off saftey at the bottom, after a goaless draw against cardiff in 17th. came from a goal down to beat crystal palace, and southampton also won 2—1 at leicester, despite playing the entire second half with 10 men. there are two matches in the premier league today. everton face bournemouth, before tottenham play manchester united at wembley. it promises to be the biggest test so far for ole gunnar solskjaer, united's caretaker manager, against notjust an in—form spurs side, but also the manager who is one of those in the frame to take over at old trafford in the summer. not that mauricio pochettino is getting distracted by all the speculation. we know that we need the three points to be in that race for the premier league and the race for the top four, to finish at the end of the season. all of that happening around all the rumours, all the things that, you know, that is going to happen because that is football. you do yourjob, i need to do myjob, and we accept the business, of course. but my focus is to try to find a way to win the game. you get tested eve

i—0 winners over huddersfield town, who will be disappointed to go out, but realistically have premierd. they are safely through to the next round. a fifth win in a row for new caretaker manager ole gunnar solksjear as adam wild reports. in this famous old competition, these two sides of history. manchester united and reading first met in the fa cup more than a century ago. times may have changed, but this is a united side beginning to remind everyone of what they've once had. they went ahead, thanks to a very modern twist. the ball went in, but a video replay here gave them a penalty instead. juan mata keeping his cards. despite their stuttering season in the championship, reading to create enough chances to keep this a contest. opportunities though theyjust could not take. united could. their lead was doubled before the break, romelu lukaku squeezing into second. winning one and the extent of five. not bad to the glory days quite yet at old trafford but for manchester united things continue to look brighter. and wild, bbc news. here are the rest of today's results, from the early kic

city have closed the gap behind leaders liverpool to just four points they crushed bottom side huddersfield three male away danielle zero redeem sterling and leroy sana with the goals city have some tricky tasks in the title race coming up their next three e.p.l. games include trips to arsenal and chelsea. lifting the first fifty twenty minutes. was the best minutes we played today and that's a good result of the season we suffer a lot here and today we will make a better result but. hopefully we can improve in exams. and here's how the table looks with fifteen games to go liverpool they're leading the pack tottenham also winning on sunday they beat fullam two one thanks to an injury time winner by harry winks. teatime defending champion roger federer has suffered a shock to seat at the australian open the swiss crashing out in the fourth round on a day that also saw a huge upset in the women's strong so hell malik has more was it was the day of major casualties that the australian open. if you would have expected twenty time grand slam winner roger federer to crush out was. but the swiss w

huddersfield town have appointed jan siewert as their new manager.eetering on the edge of safety. the royal college of emergency medicine says that after a quieter start to the year, the pressure has intensified this month and if there's a severe cold spell patients will endure even longer waits. nhs england says fewer people than last year are spending long periods in hospital. our health editor hugh pym has had unrestricted access to royal bournemouth hospital, which serves one of the largest elderly populations in england. we have had 19 ambulances since midnight last night. what's your eta, please? i have a phone that rings constantly. i did hear them say they don't have any beds... i've got staffing issues throughout. are you still comfortable? i don't know how long i've got to wait. the longest wait to be seen is three hours and eight minutes. feeling frustration. it's busy, but there is flow today, which is quite nice. theirjob is to treat the sick, butjust as important is what they call flow... at the current time we have one patient in resus