let's get the rest of the sport — back to hugh ferris. hello.ular1 championship in the final lap at the abu dhabi grand prix. but away from the f1, there are just three games in the premier league today. two matches are well underway — burnley and newcastle both started in the bottom three and need a win to get out of it... in the scottish premiership, leaders rangers have moved seven points clear at the top — at least for a couple of hours. that's after they beat hearts 2—0 at tynecastle — alfredo morelos giving rangers an early lead. and they doubled it moments later — joe aribo with a superb finish. hearts did have a man sent off late on — but it didn't affect the result. six straight league wins for rangers. rangers' nearest rivals celtic are in action right now — as they aim to cut the gap back down to 4 points. celtic up against 4th place motherwell. it is 0-0 it is 0—0 there. they played about 20 minutes. if manchester united returned to winning ways in the women's super league by beating brighton 2—0 at crawley. wales international hayle

hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm hugh ferris. our headlines this evening.moment. max verstappen�*s dramatic overtake wins the race and the formula one title on the final lap. it's incredible. i am still having a cramp. it's insane. a beauty from conor gallagher helps crystal palace end a run of three premier league defeats and put the heat back on everton. and england fly—half marcus smith kicks harlequins�* european campaign off to a winning start, as they beat castres in france. hello again. it was a winner—takes—all final race of the formula one season. and with a dramatic pass on the last lap, max verstappen took it all. he controversially overtook lewis hamilton and survived a subsequent appeal from a furious mercedes team to win the world title for the first time. joe lynskey has the story of a breathless finale in abu dhabi. it is formula 1's ultimate finish, two drivers level with one race to go. lewis hamilton has the titles and max verstappen had dutch support. he started on pole position but titles can come down to a tenth of a second. lights up

hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm hugh ferris. the headlines this evening.ls on boxing day, six points clear at the top. could manchester city's advantage could be nine after tonight's games? he may well be playing tonight, but we hear from manchester city's raheem sterling about england. and how gareth southgate has made the international experience one to savour. the last couple of years, you can see the steps that we've been making as a team on the field off the field, but, of course, the most important is on the field. and the darts goes on despite another covid withdrawal and the defending champion claiming the tournament should be delayed. hello again. not only is the festive period a much—loved tradition in the premier league hidden amongst it is the half way point of the season. and manchester city have arrived there on the back of nine straight wins. if things go their way tonight, they could be nine points clear. they play at brentford and then again at arsenal on new year's day, as they attempt to negotiate this crucial part of the season, one tha

hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm hugh ferris. the headlines this evening. cricket fans have spent the last three weeks waking up to bad news, but the final nail in the ashes coffin came before they even went to bed. everyone in that dressing room is gutted. that's not a good enough performance. we all know that. we need to put some pride back into the badge. west ham swap places with spurs as they win for the first time in five premier league games to go fifth. and the three time champion becomes the third player to withdraw from the pdc world darts after testing positive for covid. hello again. in the end it took less time than the team had to quarantine on arrival in australia. england's ashes hopes turned into dust in just 12 days of cricket. the final nail — being bowled out for a measly 68 in melbourne to lose the third test by an innings. it leaves england three nil down in the series. and a significant fallout to deal with both down under and back home. joe wilson reports. what was it on the faces of the australian faces in melbourne? delight, of cou

hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm hugh ferris. the top story this evening.le season distilled down to one moment. max verstappen�*s dramatic overtake wins the race and the formula one title on the final lap. it is incredible. i am still having a cramp. it's insane. mercedes are furious with how the race ended. they have lodged appeals that are being considered by the stewards late into the night in abu dhabi. and marvellous maddison stars for leicester as they thrash newcastle 4—0 in the premier league. hello again. they had raced approaching 4,000 miles in the formula one season, and it came down to the last lap. max verstappen has become world champion for the first time after a race that he led for less than a minute. with lewis hamilton heading for a record eighth title, safety car drama and a controversial decision by the stewards led to verstappen overtaking his rival in a breathless finale. joe lynskey has the story. it is formula 1's ultimate finish, two drivers level with one race to go. lewis hamilton has the titles and max verstappen had dutch sup

hello, i'm hugh ferris.e — it means he'll miss the new year's day match against manchester city. arteta first contracted the virus in march 2020, which prompted the shutdown of football at the start of the pandemic. he's now isolating but is still expected to undertake media duties tomorrow ahead of the game. before city play arsenal, they have a game tonight at brentford. and if they win, there is a chance they could go nine points clear at the top of the league. it's one of two matches. if chelsea don't lose to brighton in the other one, they'll go above liverpool into second. formerjockey freddy tylicki has called for harsher punishments for those who ride dangerously to make horse racing safer. tylicki was paralysed from the chest down following a fall five years ago, and last week a high court judge ruled that fellowjockey graham gibbons was responsible. harder punishments for reckless riding would be much the way forward, simply because when you punish a jockey for during a manoeuvre in a race that sho

time for some sport with me, hugh ferris. hello, good evening to you.a, one of two teams hoping to take advantage of liverpool's loss to leicester last night. they�* re playing brighton, with romelu lukaku making his first start since october. if they avoid defeat, they'll move above liverpool into second. but if brighton win, that'll give manchester city the chance to extend their lead to nine points. they're at brentford in an 8.15pm kick off. city's next game after tonight is on new year's day against arsenal, who will be without their manager. mikel arteta has tested positive for covid for a second time, having first contracted the virus in march 2020, which prompted the shutdown of football at the start of the pandemic. he's now isolating but is still expected to undertake media duties ahead of the game. chris woakes has given his backing to england captainjoe root after their hopes of winning back the urn ended in melbourne. both root and coach chris silverwood are thought to be under pressure after the abject display in australia, for which woake

hello, i'm hugh ferris with some sport here on the bbc news channel.ower. that is not how things will end if they continue as they are. leicester had the lead against liverpool. there are now about 22 minutes remaining. earlier, mo salah had a penalty saved by kasper schmeichel. but at the moment, liverpool having for their second defeat of the season. earlier, west ham went up to fifth in the table after a big win over watford, who took the lead at vicarage road in the fourth minute, but lost 4—1. it's west ham's first premier league victory since december 4th. watford are just a place above the bottom three, so needed a good start, and they got it from a high—quality eighth goal of the season from emmanuel dennis. but there were plenty of holes at the other end in the watford defence — jarrod bowen spotted one and set up tomas soucek for the equalise. and the turnaround was complete two minutes later. said benrahma's deflected effort made it 2—1 to west ham. —— the equaliser. mark noble added a third from the penalty spot before bowen played the perf