ipswich remain in the bottom three.ed a number of little things to try to upturn our form number of little things to try to upturn ourform and i think we've looked a lot better in the last few weeks and creative players going back to what it is always been, free scoring and looking like we can create it any time and i'm delighted with the contributions of the whole team. we can be sublime one week in the next week, we can be frustrated with ourselves but i think the last three games, all we can focus on this the future in the last three games been a huge step forward. difficult day for us and the — step forward. difficult day for us and the opponent - step forward. difficult day for us and the opponent was - us and the opponent was stronger than us today and they scored — stronger than us today and they scored the goal in the first seconds _ scored the goal in the first seconds which makes it difficult and we had moments in the first— difficult and we had moments in the first half on friday with the first half on friday

can arsenal close the gap on leaders liverpool when they take on ipswich at the emirates stadium tonightmoment to rememberfor damon heta as he hits a nine—darter, but was it enough to see him through to the next round? we speak to ian bennett, one of the winners of the bbc sports personality of the year unsung hero awards. very welcome along to the programme. arsenal have the chance to go second in the premier league and move to within six points of the leaders liverpool this evening — that's if mikel arteta's side beat ipswich at the emirates. kieran mckenna's side are second from bottom and suffered a heavy defeat at home to newcastle last saturday. the gunners are the only top—flight side still unbeaten at home this season, but they will have to manage without the injured bukayo saka. i'm putting some ideas together. i haven't got it yet, but i love you. i want to speak with them as well to understand how to do and don't i generate that —— but i have a few. we're going to... we went through with five players missing, we went through a period without many players and we will continue t

ipswich next for arsenal on _ of games.riday. - next tonight to alexandra palace where it's day nine the pdc world darts championship before the usual three—day break from christmas eve to boxing day. we're approaching the half—way mark. luke humphries is hoping to defend his title after beating luke littler in that thrilling final nearly a year ago now. our reporterjames gregg is there and following the tournament for us. there won't not be a blockbuster line—up tonight — but still plenty to keep people excited — what stands out to you? i self in the crowd looking forward to seeing the 28 —— 2018 champion, the main event later on again scott williams in lincolnshire, the world number five but has in lincolnshire, the world numberfive but has not in lincolnshire, the world number five but has not quite reach the heights of five years ago when he picked up at first of his. also later on is rapid ricky evans because he throws starts really quickly, be sure to check out when out if you can did earlier on s and results as well,

wolves are second from bottom, three points behind ipswich and four points from safety. every last drop out of them to get ourselves in that position where we looked like and felt like we were going to win the game. to suffer a go that late, the nature of the two goals are crazy for the level, really, which we have said many times this year for stubs for two players not to be in the right place at home against ipswich with 30 seconds on the clock, do not stand in the right place shows that the emotion, they're not able to think clearly enough and make good decisions in those moments when they are under stress. but myjob is to help them get better at it and we'll get back to work and trying get ourselves ready for leicester. three points for us. we have missed — three points for us. we have missed out on point lady with that— missed out on point lady with that we — missed out on point lady with that we thick we could have had and should have had. so to pick up and should have had. so to pick up the — and should have had. so to pick up the three points today feels reatiy—

chelsea can go second when they travel to ipswich, while both aston villa and brighton will be aimingground at the top, as they go head to head at villa park. we'll talk more about those matches in a moment, but let's start at old trafford where manchester united are taking on newcastle with ruben amorim's side facing the potential of a third straight league defeat at home for the first time since 1979. the manager of manchester united cannot be never, comfortable. i know the reason what i mean. if we don't win, regardless every manager is in danger and i like that. i like that because that is ourjob. so i understand the question. you can say that i am a month ahead for training, but we are not winning. ruben amorim clearly aware of the size of task ahead and the pressure on him. you have to go back a quarter of a century for the last time united finished lower than seventh at the turn of the year. they are currently 14th going into this evenings match. going into this evening's match. simon stone is our chief football reporter. it is defeat after defeat at the moment. players getting

ipswich stay second from bottom.d to be first. no premier league or scottish premiership football on saturday, but the injury woes continue for tottenham, who could be without any fit centre—backs for tomorrow�*s premier league game against wolves. wales international ben davies was nearing a return from a hamstring problem, but ange postoglou says he�*ll be out for a while longer after a setback in training: we are in a tough spot. we have been _ we are in a tough spot. we have been for— we are in a tough spot. we have been for a — we are in a tough spot. we have been for a while. we're getting through— been for a while. we're getting through it _ been for a while. we're getting through it and fingers crossed we won't _ through it and fingers crossed we won't have more issues but the nature of football and that kind ofm _ the nature of football and that kind of... scheduling with had has meant that was always kind of been — has meant that was always kind of been on a fine line. it's another— of been on a fine line.

cunha clashed with a member of ipswich�*s security team and could now face a ban for his actions. is in "complete shock" after testing positive for a banned substance. he's been provisionally suspended, after the premier league club were contacted by the football association to say there'd been an "adverse finding in a routine urine test". mudryk denies knowingly using any banned substance. chelsea's women meanwhile are in action tonight in the women's champions league as they bring their group stages to a close. they're in spain to face real madrid — aiming to make it six wins from six — and extend their perfect start to the season to 16 matches in all competitions. they have a good squad, talented squad. we expect a tough game. we focus on ourselves, we know we have a lot of experience as well. coming to this game we're top of the table so we're confident but we know the game tomorrow will be a tough game again and we will need to be 100% performance to make sure we get the three points. in the same group, celtic also round off their campaign shortly. they're in the netherlands

news of a premier league sacking, less than 24 hours after their 2—1 defeat to fellow strugglers ipswichaccusing his players of bad decision—making. frustrations came to the fore at full—time at molyneux, with rayan ait—nouri sent off for an altercation, and matheus cunha also had to be restrained after a set—to with one of the ipswich staff. wolves seemed to have turned things around last month with back to back wins, their first in the league but they have now lost four in a row and are down in 19th, 0�*neill was given a four year deal this summer after guiding them to safety last season, the club are yet to the club have confirmed that they have ended his tenure. there are four more games in the premier league in sunday, chelsea will move two points behind liverpool if they beat brentford, manchester city will be looking to pull themselves out of an uncharacteristic slump, one win in ten in all competitions, and in the next few hours it�*s the small matter of the derby, with manchester united at the etihad. i would regret leaving now. i could — i would regret leaving now. i could not_

following their 2—1 home defeat to fellow strugglers ipswich, it�*s all overfor gary 0�*neil at wolvesfull—time with wolves players rayan ait—nouri sent off for an altercation, and matheus cunha also had to be restrained after a set—to with one of the ipswich staff. 0�*neill was actually given a four year deal this summer after guiding them to safety last season, and they seemed to have turned things around last month with back to back wins, theirfirst in the league, but they have now lost four in a row and are down in 19th. four matches in the premier league today. crystal palace made a brillaint start against brighton, trevor chalobah and ismailla saar putting them 2—0 up at halftime. southampton host spurs and brentford travel to chelsea in the late kick offs. the game of the day is at the etihad, ruben amorim�*s first taste of the manchester derby as he takes his united side to struggling city. i'm really focused on the details, ijust want to improve the team. i cannot leave it like a normal derby should be, two great teams fighting for the title and it is not that at this moment.

matt doherty own goal giving ipswich the lead. that still remains 1—0.kick off with a place in the top four upfor grabs. rangers and celtic are playing the league cup final at hampden tomorrow. three matches taking place in the premiership. they're all into the second half. all square between hibernian and ross county while motherwell are 3—2 up at home to dundee united. 1—1 between stjohnstone and st mirren. around europe, serie a leaders atalanta beat cagliari 1—0 to extend their lead at the top to five points before napoli face udinese. in germany, league leaders bayern are currently being led 2—1 by mainz in the bundesliga, while defending champions bayer leverkusen are 2—0 up at augsburg. in spain, real madrid can move above barcelona in la liga with a win. barcelona are in la liga action on sunday when they take on leganes, looking to arrest an indifferent run of form. the catalans beat borussia dortmund in the champions league midweek but have only one win in their past five domestic games. i said to the team that it is up to us. we have to play 1

chelsea can move second with a victory at ipswich. 1—0 ipswich, liam delap's scored a penalty.n have appointed sergio conceicao as their new manager, with the serie a side confirming the news in a statement in the last couple of hours. this comes after they sacked head coach paulo fonseca after just six months in charge. milan were held to a frustrating 1—all draw with roma on sunday, a result that left them eighth in the serie a table. conceicao has signed an 18 month deal with the italian club. a few years back, there was little love lost between novak djokovic and the australian nick kyrgios, but the two have formed a friendship recently and have now teamed up to play doubles in the brisbane international. 2a time major winner djokovic and the 2022 wimbledon runner—up joined forces to defeat austria's alexander erler and germany's andreas mies. they even shared a chest bump and a warm embrace on match point! kyrgios was back on a competitive court for the first time in 18 months, following a wrist ligament injury. djokovic preparing for the australian open next month, with t

the other match between arsenal and ipswich, the second half is just getting under way.m close quarters. we'll keep you up—to—date with both of those matches. manchester united head coach ruben amorim says he won't be protected from the sack if he fails to produce a winning team just because it was expensive to bring him to old trafford. he was booed at the final whistle of the 2—0 defeat by wolves at molineux on boxing day, leaving united 14th in the league. however, sources inside the club say there is support for amorim despite his poor start. five defeats in his first ten games is the worst record of any new united manager since the 1930s. the manager of manchester united cannot be never, no matter what, comfortable. and i know the reason that i am in. so i know if we don't win, regardless if they pay it out or not, i know that every manager is in danger and i like that. i like that because that is the, ourjob. so i understand the question and you can say that i am here a month ahead for trainings but we are not winning. so i have that, that is a reality and i'm quit

a 1—0 win over ipswich moves them within six points of the leaders liverpool.fog again today across many parts of england and wales, but for some it will turn a little brighter. i will have all the details later. it's saturday, the 28th of december. our main story: airline passengers are being warned they could face further travel disruption today as the thick fog, which led to dozens of cancellations and delays yesterday, continues.

less than 24 hours after their 2—1 defeat to fellow strugglers ipswich, it's all over for gary 0'neil molyneux with o'neill accusing his players of bad decision—making. frustrations came to the fore at full—time at molyneux, with wolves players rayan ait—nouri sent off for an altercation, and matheus cunha also had to be restrained after a set—to with one of the ipswich staff. o'neill was actually given a four year deal this summer after guiding them to safety last season, and they seemed to have turned things around last month with back to back wins, theirfirst in the league, but they have now lost four in a row and are down in 19th. four matches in the premier league today. about 15 minutes gone at the amex where brighton are taking on crystal palace. it's currently goalless. southampton host spurs and brentford travel to chelsea in the late kick offs. chelsea can close the gap to leaders liverpool to just two points. the game of the day is at the etihad, ruben amorim's first taste of the manchester derby as he takes his united side to struggling city. pep guardiola is enduring his

a premier league sacking, gary 0'neil paying the price for wolves 2—1 defeat to fellow strugglers ipswichng his players of bad decision—making. frustrations came to the fore at full—time at molyneux, with rayan ait—nouri sent off for an altercation, and matheus cunha also had to be restrained after a set—to with one of the ipswich staff. wolves seemed to have turned things around last month with back to back wins, their first in the league but they have now lost four in a row and are down in 19th, 0'neil was given a four—year deal this summer after guiding them to safety last season, but now he and his backroom staff have been dismissed. celtic have won the first domestic silverware of the scottish season after a thrilling old firm league cup final at hampden against holders rangers. 3—3 at fulltime, and with no more goals in extra time, it went to penalties and celtic didn't miss a beat. ben croucher reports. inside the glaswegian cauldron bubbles a rivalry, fierce, fiery and fitting of a final. there was a spark at hampden park. madrome lit the touch paper, taylorfired back. and soon a

elsewhere, there were great celebrations at ipswich as they won theirfirst home game of the season ase been privileged to have a glut of good nights, but that�*s certainly after the first win at portman road in the premier league for 22 years, a special one for the players and the supporters and everyone involved. wolverhampton wanderers forward matheus cunha has been suspended for two games and fined £80,000 following their premier league fixture against ipswich town this month. he was charged with misconduct after it was alleged he acted in an improper manner after the final whistle. he admitted the charge and will now miss two matches, with the club themselves trying to avoid relegation. italy confirmed their place in the united cup quarterfinal after beating france 3—0 in sydney on tuesday. flavio cobolli had put italy ahead before jasmine paolini clinched the victory with a convincing win over chloe paquet, 6—0, 6—2. and a mixed doubles win made it 3—0, they will face the winner of group f, which could be decided by great britain against australia tomorrow. the usa confirmed thei

elsewhere, there were great celebrations at ipswich as they won their first home game of the season as. whilst aston villa and brighton shared the points in a 2—2 draw. they stay ninth and tenth in a very tight middle of the table. wolverhampton wanderers forward matheus cunha has been suspended for two games and fined £80,000 following their premier league fixture against ipswich town this month. he was charged with misconduct after it was alleged he acted in an improper manner after the final whistle. he admitted the charge and will now miss two matches, with the club themselves trying to avoid relegation. world number one aryna sabalenka has started her season with a win. the belarusian, who will be defending her australian open title for a second time next month, won comfortably at the brisbane international, beating renata zarazua of mexico 6—4, 6—0. nick kyrgios continued his comeback but couldn't get past the first round in brisbane. the australian has spent 18 months out of the atp tour due to wrist and knee injuries and he looked in decent shape. however, he was beaten by fren

the words "jesus loves you" were added to the armband he wore during the game at ipswich, which was issued of their lgbtq+ rainbow laces campaign. the fa had already given the england defender and his club a formal reminder of their rules banning religious messaging on kit after he wore a similar band at the weekend. guehi has spoken in the past about his devout christian beliefs. we spoke about it, i speak to mark quite often, he is my captain. he's no child, who's 15, is a person like everyone else, his opinion and we accept and respect every opinion. this is the quote of this campaign. this, being tolerant and mark is very tolerant. everything is fine. in the match, a big win for palace. jean phillipe mateta with a lovely finish with what proved to be the winner, his first since late october. palace now, just one loss in the last six, as they look to finally put some good form together. chelsea are away at bottom club southampton on wednesday. their manager enzo maresca says his club can "dominate" the premier league in the next five to 10 years. maresca has repeatedly played down his t

bournemouth are up to eighth, after a dramatic, late comeback at ipswich.r the home side, who were winning i—o until the 87th minute and on course for their first home win in the league all season. but they went on to lose it, 2—1, and stay four points from safety in the relegation zone. there was also a stunning late comeback at leicester. 2—0 down in the 86th minute against brighton, when captainjamie vardy scored, and then assisted the equaliser in added time. the result means leicester's ruud van nistelrooy is yet to lose a game in england as a manager. we're humble. we know where we are. we know that the premiership for us as leicester city is a tremendous league to survive in and, yeah, our objective is clear and we keep fighting for that. west ham united say michail antonio, who was seriously injured in a car crash on saturday, has undergone surgery on a lower limb fracture. the striker, who's the club's all—time premier league goalscorer, had to be rescued from his car after the incident in essex. west ham have said he's due to remain in hospital ov

he was charged with misconduct following an altercation at full—time in their defeat to ipswich earlierted the charge and will now miss games against nottingham forest and bristol city in the fa cup. he's been an important player in their revival under new boss vitor pereira. they are unbeaten with seven points from their last three games. wayne rooney says that plymouth will always hold a special place in his heart. he was sacked earlier todayjust seven months into a three—year contract, leaving the club bottom of the championship. the former manchester united and england striker manged to win just five of his 25 games in charge, failing to win any of their matches away from home. it was his fourth management role after spells at derby county, birmingham city and also dc united in the mls. world number one aryna sabalenka has started her season with a win. the belarusian, who will be targeting a hat—trick of australian open titles next month, won comfortably at the brisbane international, beating renata zarazua of mexico 6—4, 6—0. first match is always a tricky one. you try to play to

next up for arsenal is ipswich on friday, more reaction on the sport website.all from sportsday. good night. surgeons believe that a new machine — which keeps lungs alive outside the body — could significantly boost transplant numbers and save more lives. royal papworth hospital in cambridge is the first in the uk to use the technology outside clinical trials — and it's already changed the life of one patient. our correspondent nikki fox has the story. these lungs might usually be rejected for transplantation — but because of this machine, they're being kept alive, and their health restored outside the body. the lungs have been perfused and ventilated for over an hour and a half. we're very happy with their function, and likely we will go ahead. this patient is the first in the uk to benefit — 49—year—old daniel evans—smith. there was conversations this time last year of... some of the hospitals were saying i needed to talk about palliative care, because if i didn't get the lung transplant, the likelihood was that i wouldn't survive much longer with the way thi

they host ipswich. but that is it from me in the team here on sportsday. have a lovely evening.. thanks for being with us here on bbc news. the time isjust thanks for being with us here on bbc news. the time is just past a quarter to seven. a man has been charged with the murder of a woman who was set on fire on a new york subway train on sunday. sebastian zapeta allegedly set the person's clothes alight, and then fanned the flames by waving a shirt around her. with the details, here's our north america correspondent rowan bridge. this is about 7:30am where police say this woman was apparently asleep on a subway train when someone went over to her with a lighter and set her alight. they said she was engulfed in flames within a matter of seconds in part because those flames are fanned by person holding a shirt. police became aware of what was happening and rushed to the scene. at the moment, she hasn't been identified. it's thought she may have been a homeless person, but they are now trying to use dna and fingerprint advanced fingerprint techniques to identify who she might be.

elsewhere, newcastle's alexander isak scored a hat—trick as they thrashed ipswich — who are still lookingson. and west ham drew with brighton. bottom side southampton play tomorrow, and it's been confirmed that ivanjuric is their new manager. the former croatia international hasn't managed outside of italy before and was recently sacked by roma afterjust two months. but he had success at torino and has a reputation for improving teams. southampton have just one win so far this season. in the scottish premiership, rangers are up to second, eight points behind leaders celtic. their rise though is at the expense of aberdeen who have been in freefall, losing again today, beaten by hibernian. we're about two hours away now from the big heavyweight boxing rematch where britain's tyson fury says he plans to inflict a whole lot of pain on oleksandr usyk in saudi arabia. usyk ended fury�*s unbeaten record back in may. this time, fury is at his heaviest ever fighting weight, at over 20 stone — that's four stone heavier than his ukrainian opponent. the two camps are also in dispute over the length o

premier league sacking — gary 0'neil paying the price for wolves 2—1 defeat to fellow strugglers ipswichtime, with 0'neil accusing his players of bad decision—making. frustrations came to the fore at full—time at molyneux, with rayan ait—nouri sent off for an altercation, and matheus cunha also had to be restrained after a set—to with one of the ipswich staff. wolves seemed to have turned things around last month with back to back wins, their first in the league but they have now lost four in a row and are down in 19th, 0'neill was given a four year deal this summer after guiding them to safety last season, but now he and his backroom staff have been dismissed. burnley are back upto third in the championship, they came from behind to beat norwich city 2—1 at carrow road. the canaries took the lead after 90 seconds, but substitute zian flemming scored a brilliant equaliser midway through the second half. the dutch midfielder getting the clarets back into it with a fantastic strike from outside the area. josh brownhill scored the winner for scott parker's with 15 minutes to go. the win put

kick-off against - yet, late kick—off against arsenal but earlier, newcastle scored a hat trick with ipswichory of the season, west ham drew with bryson. southampton have confirmed the new manager. not managing outside of italy before but was recently sacked by roma after two months but did have success and a reputation for improving teams and will need southampton crumb at the bottom with just one victory this season. in the scottish premiership, rangers up scottish premiership, rangers up to second, eight points behind celtic and their rights as of the expense of aberdeen who have been in freefall recently losing the game today in freefall recently losing the game today and this time,. the biggest fixture in europe on saturday that takes place in catalina where they take on second—place atletico madrid. both sides level on 38 points and not bully can move above league leaders atalanta when they face, 2—0 up at the moment and finally in germany, leverkusen are looking to squeeze the gap on byron munich going into the winter break, all matches in the bundesliga are hoarding the minute silenc

matheus cunha has been suspended for two games and fined £80,000 following their fixture against ipswichnduct after it was alleged he acted in an improper manner after the final whistle. he admitted the charge and will now miss two matches, with the club trying to avoid relegation. to tennis, where world number one aryna sabalenka has started her season with a win. the belarusian, who will be defending her australian open title for a second time next month, won comfortably at the brisbane international, beating renata zarazua of mexico 6—4, 6—love. it was a tricky one, trying to see where your tennis is at. it was a tricky start but i am glad that i closed the first set and in the second set, if i like whatever i would do would work for me. i am really happy with the first win of the season. novak djokovic comfortably reached the second round in brisbane. the top seed and 24—time grand slam winner beat australian wild—card entry rinky hijikata, 6-3, 6-3. djokovic will next face frenchman gael monfils for a place in the quarter—finals and he's looking forward to being joined soon by his n

arsenal next play on friday, at home to ipswich, and go into christmas six points behind the league leadersne. he is a big playerfor us. you yeah, it's a huge one. he is a big player for us. you just have to see the impact he has on the team. it will be a really good exercise for all of us to think about ways to overcome another challenge because we already have a lot in the season. back from injury, fast bowler kate cross has been named in the england squad for the women's ashes which starts in australia next month. cross, who has been included in the odi and test squads for the series, will be joined by heather knight, who captains the side across all formats during the series that features three odis, three t20s and a four—day test match. all—rounder freya kemp, spinner linsey smith and wicketkeeper—batter bess heath are part of an ashes squad for the first time. kate has probably got a little way to go to be fully fit at this point. but hopefully over the course of christmas, the work they will do off the field with her now, and we have quite a short turnaround, maybe ten days or so bef

chelsea can move to second with a victory at ipswich but they are losing there.nd felix did have one goal disallowed. ac milan have appointed a new manager, confirming the statement in the last few hours. this comes after they sacked their former head coach after six months in charge. milan were held to a frustrating 1-1 draw over the weekend. a few years back, there was little love lost between novak djokovic and nick kyrgios, but the two have formed a friendship recently and have teamed up to play doubles in the brisbane international. they defeated their opponents and even shared a chest bump and warm members on matchpoint. djokovic preparing for the australian open next month with the help of the recently retired andy murray. >> being on the same side of the net is actually great for a change because he has been one of my greatest rivals. in a way, it was strange for me to share all of this insight about how i feel on the court, sharing some of the secrets of what i'm going through, thinking about, how i see my game with somebody that has always been one of t

brentford and arsenal can take advantage of chelsea slipping up against fulham yesterday if they beat ipswichind nottingham forest, but can overtake both them and chelsea with a win against kieran mckenna's side at the emirates. that would take them to within six points of leaders liverpool. however, arsenal will have to manage without the injured bukayo sa ka. take it in a positive way, because that's going to mean that we are going to be different. we went through the period with martin, we went through the period with five, six defenders missing, and we went through the period without many other players, and we will continue to do that, finding ways, and taking it with positive energy, that's it. the injury crisis has also worsened at tottenham. they could be without a fit centre back for their game against wolves on sunday. spurs finished their loss yesterday at nottingham forest with midfielders archie gray and yves bissouma at the heart of defence after radu dragushin was injured. ben davies has reportedly suffered a setback in training. postecoglou has said this is the worst injury sit

matheus cunha has been charged with misconduct by the fa for an altercation with members of ipswich�*at on saturday at molyneux. tottenham have lost their appeal against the length of rodrigo bentacur�*s ban for using a racial slur in a tv interview. the seven match suspension stands which means that the uruguayan midfielder still has two more games to serve, the league cup quarterfinal on thursday against manchester united and liverpool on sunday. now, every football fan knows about kenilworth road. luton town's119—year—old stadium is surrounded by terraced houses. it's showing its age. but they've now been given the go—ahead for a a 25,000 capacity stadium complete with music venue and hotel. connor bennett has the story. kenilworth road has been the home forjust shy of 120 years that but money and up and down for the pollutant counseling 25,000 seater stadium has gone from an orange light to a cream. this week it was given final planning approval for the what now looks like this will soon look like this. it’s the what now looks like this will soon look like this.— soon look like th

their match against ipswich is one of the two today.orest... but can overtake both them and chelsea with a win at the emirates. arsenal will have to manage without the injured bukayo saka you will have to manage without any other players but we will do it with positive energy, thatis do it with positive energy, that is it. a late flurry of wickets has given australia control of the boxing day test in melbourne with india more than 300 runs behind after day two. replying to the home side's first innings score of a74 built on the back of steve smith's 34th test century. india started well, a chaotic run out then the wicket of virat kohli started a mini collapse in which the tourists lost three batters for just six runs leaving them in trouble at 164 for 5. it was celebrated particularly by australian teenager sam konstas who was barged into by kohli when he was batting on debut yesterday leading to a fine for the indian player. meanwhile day two in centurion as well for the opening test between south africa and pakistan. the home side are

their match against ipswich is one of the two later.ngham forest but can overtake both them and chelsea with a win at the emirates, taking them to within six points of leaders liverpool. but arsenal will have to manage without the injured bukayo saka. we will take it in a positive way. that doesn't mean that we are going to be defensive because we went through a period with martin, we went through a period with five or six defenders missing, we went through a period without many other players and we will continue to do that, find new ways and taking it with positive energy. that's it. a late flurry of wickets has given australia control of the boxing day test in melbourne, with india more than 300 runs behind after day two. replying to the home side's first innings score of a74 built on the back of steve smith's 34th test century. india started well but a chaotic run out and then the wicket of virat kohli started a mini collapse in which the tourists lost three batters forjust six runs — leaving them in trouble at 164 forfive. it was ce

they were beaten 2—1 by ipswich — jack taylor with a late winner in the 94th minute.rest have beaten aston villa in the day's late game — 2—1 the final score, anthony elanga with an injury time winner. there were plenty of goals in the scottish premiership. motherwell moving up to fourth place after an eventful 4—3 win over dundee united. hibs defeated ross county 2—1. and saint mirren are in the top 6 — they had a 3—2 win over saintjohnstone elsewhere in europe, serie a leaders, atalanta beat cagliari i—0. second placed napoli had a 3—1 win over udinese. in germany, the bundesliga leaders bayern munich were beaten 2—1 by mainz. jae—sung lee with both goals for the home side. defending champions bayer leverkusen won 2—0 at augsburg. in spain, real madrid can move to the top of la liga, above barcelona. that is if they win away at rayo vallecano. that match kicked off about 15 minutes ago. vallecano have the lead at the moment — 1—0 the latest score. to cricket, where england have already won their test series in new zealand but they are hoping to make it a 3—0 clean s

the game of the day in the premier league, in terms of pressure is the one between wolves and ipswichretains the support of the club, despite his side being second bottom in the table with only two wins so far, with 0'neil admitting circumstances at the club, that have helped keep him in hisjob. ifi if i were cherry picking premier league players, and i hadn't won three games, i would have lost myjob a while ago. that is not the situation that we are in. of course, i understand the question of results. and that's all the sport for now. syrians rejoiced late into the night on friday to celebrate their new found freedoms five days after a lightning rebel advance ended over 50 years of rule under the assad family. thousands of people packed into the main square in damascus setting off fireworks, sounding their car horns, and waving a new nationalflag — that of the rebel forces. in aleppo, residents danced in the streets and set fire to a huge billboard depicting the assads. diplomatic moves are gathering pace to stabilise the country. jordan is due to host a series of meetings later brin

he was charged with misconduct following an altercation at fulltime in their defeat to ipswich earlierrevival under new boss vitor pereira, with seven points from their last three games. he admitted the charge and will now miss games against nottingham forest and bristol city in the fa cup. world number one aryna sabalenka has started her season with a win. the belarusian, who will be targeting a hatrick of australian open titles next month, won comfortably at the brisbane international, beating renata zarazua of mexico 6—a, 6—0. it was a tricky one. you try to see where your tennis is at and, yeah, it was a tricky start. but i'm glad i closed that first set and in the second set it felt like whatever i would do would work well. so i'm happy with the first win of season. the men's tour is also in brisbane, and novak djokovic is into the second round the top seed and 2a—time grand slam winner beat wild—card rinky hijikata in straight sets, he'll now face frenchman gael monfils for a place in the quarterfinals. djokovic will have andy murray as part of his coaching set up for the first g

have dropped behind nottingham forest, but can overtake both them and chelsea with a win against ipswichthin six points of leaders liverpool. however, arsenal will have to manage without the injured bukayo saka. take it in a positive way, because that's going to mean that we are going to be different. we went through the period with martin, we went through the period with five, six defenders missing, and we went through the period without many other players, and we will continue to do that, finding ways, and taking it with positive energy, that's it. the injury crisis has worsened at tottenham. they could be without a fit centre—back for their game against wolves on sunday, as ben davies has suffered a setback in training. spurs finished their loss yesterday at nottingham forest with midfielders archie gray and yves bissouma at the heart of defence after radu dragasin was injured. postecoglou has acknowledged this period is the worst he has faced in his lengthy managerial career. my my motivation to do what i do is to try and create teams that win with things and have success and make an

wolves and ipswich are both in the bottom three — and have both lost their last three — they go headpace at the top when they face everton. the league leaders liverpool are currently six points ahead of them with a game in hand. fulham are the visitors to anfield — they took a point off arsenal in their last game — which is why liverpool boss arne slot is wary of the threat they pose: you can only take away points on this team is if you have quality yourself. you have to have a good game plan. they work very hard even when they don't have the ball. that is one of the reasons not to concede goals. that is what they have dead against arsenal. celtic and rangers are preparing for sunday's league cup final but in the scottish premiership. there are three games to come later — including fourth place dundee united at fifth place motherwell. hibernian are at home to ross county whilst stjohnstone face st mirren. naoya inoue's planned christmas eve defence of his world super—bantamweight titles has been postponed after australian challenger sam goodman suffered an injury in training. goodman

he was charged with misconduct following an altercation at fulltime in their defeat to ipswich earlieren points from their last three games, but cunha who admitted the charge will now miss games against nottingham forest and bristol city in the fa cup. world number one aryna sabalenka has started her season with a win. the belarusian, who will be defending her australian open title for a second time next month, won comfortably at the brisbane international, beating renata zarazua of mexico 6—4, 6—love. the first match is always a tricky one, you are trying to see where your tennis is at. it was a tricky start but i am glad that i closed the first set and in the second set, it felt like whatever i would do would work for me. i am really happy with the first win of the season. the main store is also in brisbane. —— and the men's is also in brisbane. novak djokovic comfortably reached the second round in brisbane. the top seed and 24—time grand slam winner beat australian wild—card entry rinky hijikata, 6—3, 6—3. djokovic will next face frenchman gael monfils for a place in the quarterfin

elsewhere, newcastle's alexander isak scored a hat—trick as they thrashed ipswich — who are still lookingt ham drew with brighton. bottom side southampton play tomorrow, and it's been confirmed that ivanjuric is their new manager. the former croatia international hasn't managed outside of italy before and was recently sacked by roma afterjust two months. but he had success at torino and has a reputation for improving teams. southampton have just one win so far this season. in the scottish premiership, rangers are up to second, eight points behind leaders celtic. their rise though is at the expense of aberdeen who have been in freefall, losing again today, beaten by hibernian. we're about two hours away now from the big heavyweight boxing rematch where britain's tyson fury says he plans to inflict a whole lot of pain on oleksandr usyk in saudi arabia. usyk ended fury�*s unbeaten record back in may. this time, fury is at his heaviest ever fighting weight, at over 20 stone — that's four stone heavier than his ukrainian opponent. the two camps are also in dispute over the length of fury�*s be

chelsea travel to ipswich. the blues can go back into second with a win.. ruben amorim's lost half of his ten games since take charge at old trafford, and they're facing the potential of a third straight league defeat at home for the first time since 1979. the manager of manchester united cannot be ever comfortable. i know that if we do not win, regardless if they pay the buyout or not, i know that every manager is in danger and i like that. i like that because that is ourjob. so i understand the question, and you can say that i am here a month, i had four trainings but we are not winning. ac milan have appointed sergio conceicao as their new manager, with the serie a side confirming the news in a statement in the last couple of hours. this comes after they sacked head coach paulo fonseca after just six months in charge. milan were held to a frustrating 1—1 draw with roma on sunday, a result that left them eighth in the serie a table. conceicao has signed an 18—month deal with the italian club. a few years back, there was little love lost between novak djo

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