laughter kalidou koulibaly is nominated along with mohamed salah, medhi benatia,sadio mane, and thomass bbc.com/sport and follow the link to the bbc african footballer of the year voting page. voting closes on sunday, december 2nd. sticking with football, who was football's first superstar? stanley matthews? george best? david beckham ? well you may not have heard of fred spiksley but even in the 19th century, he had the skills and the lifestyle to rival even the most notorious names of the game. now a plaque to honour his life has been unveiled in lincolnshire, as shirley henry reports: this time i am going to demonstrate some further aspect of the game. football legend with a colourful lifestyle, this 1930s footage shows what is thought to be the first football tutorial by fred spike sleep. now he's showing you how a ball should be backheel, but who was he? —— fred spiksley. ball should be backheel, but who was he? -- fred spiksley. three lines on his chest. they would that be? is ea compared? he was captured by the germans during the first world war but he escaped, arguably, he is t

one of those newcomers is senegal‘s kalidou koulibaly.year old was a key figure in the napoli defence as they finished runners—up in serie a. he also played in all three group matches at the world cup, before senegal were knocked out. my my most important thing is that i a lwa ys my most important thing is that i always improve and show everybody that i can be one of the best defenders in the world. for me, when i scored this goal, i was really happy. i scored this goal, i was really happy- i i scored this goal, i was really happy. i really, really want to win something with napoli. they gave me a lot of love, a lot of confidence, andi a lot of love, a lot of confidence, and i want to give them back something. and i hope it will be the scudetto. last year, we were not in the end. juventus was ahead of us. i am very grateful. i like this sensation. i was born in france, but i have two cultures. i have the french culture, i also have another french culture, i also have another french culture, i also have another french culture at home, that

sadio mane is nominated along with mohamed salah, medhi benatia, kalidou koulibaly and thomas partey — and you can vote for your favourite right now via the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport and follow the link to the bbc african footballer of the year voting page. voting closes at 2000 gmt on sunday 2 december. now, finally, tiger woods and phil mickelson will battle it out for $9 million when they go head—to—head in an 18—hole battle dubbed the match later this week. and like all great heavyweights, the pair squared off ahead of their winner—takes—all match in las vegas — although their slightly awkward face off only lasted a few seconds before it ended in laughs and handshakes. both could probably do with working on their trash talk too. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening. let's return now to developments in the brexit negotiations. theresa may has been meeting with eu commission's president jean—claude juncker as both sides scramble to finalise a brexit deal in time for sunday's summit of european leaders. stumbling blocks remain over uk acc

thomas partey is nominated along with medhi benatia, kalidou koulibaly, sadio mane and mohamed salah.nd you can vote for your favourite right now via the bbc sport website and app. voting closes at 8pm on sunday the 2nd of december. british gymnast ashley watson has leaped into the guinness book of world records with the longest back flip between horizontal bars. watson, who trains alongside olympian, nile wilson, sailed nearly six metres into the air at leeds gymnastics club where he's is based. that's more than 19 feet in old money! let's have another look at what we can call "one giant leap". that's all from sportsday. my colleague holly hamilton is here with more sport throughout the evening. the police officer poisoned by novichok while investigating the attempted murder of former russian spy sergei skripal and his daughter yulia in salisbury, has spoken publicly for the first time. in an exclusive bbc panorama to be broadcast later this evening, detective sergeant nick bailey described his ordeal. joining me now is jane corbin, the journalist who worked on tonight's programme. i

mohamed salah is nominated along with medhi benatia, kalidou koulibaly, sadio mane and thomas parteybc sport website. that‘s bbc.com/sport and follow the link to the bbc african footballer of the year voting page. voting closes at 2000 gmt on sunday 2nd of december. the second leg of the copa libertadores final takes place this saturday between two of argentina‘s fiercest rivals. river plate and boca juniors play in the argentine capital of buenos aires and on thursday this was the scene at the bombonera which hosted the 2—2 draw in the first leg which saw boca fans pack in to watch their heroes train. known as the superclasico whenever these team meet the second leg is at the monumental stadium across town, the only catch being that away fans have been banned from attending either leg. boca have won the libertadores, the south american equivalent of the champions league on six occasions and river have won it three, but this is the first time in the competition‘s 58—year history they‘ve met in the final. jeremy chardy will play borna coric in the opening match of the davis cup final

sadio mane is nominated along with mohamed salah, medhi benatia, kalidou koulibaly and thomas parteyow via the bbc sport website. that's bbc.com/sport and follow the link to the bbc african footballer of the year voting page. voting closes at 2000gmt on sunday 2nd of december. major league baseball will be played at the london stadium next year as the world series champions boston red sox take on fierce rivals the new york yankees. the franchises will play each other in two regular season matches as the sport looks to get a foot hold in london and follow in the footsteps of the nba and nfl. 1a time all star and world series winner with the yankees in 2009, alex rodriguez has been speaking to our reporter seth bennett and telling him why fans will appreciate it. in many ways you have the nfl and nba and may have been here for over a decade. major—league baseball is probably the most similarities with the british people. were slow to move. were tied to history. were tied to numbers. it is an intellectual game. and while everybody moves fast, we move slow. in today's world it is not as

medhi benatia is nominated along with mohamed salah, sadio mane, kalidou koulibaly and thomas partey,ht now via the bbc sport website, that is bbc.com/sport and follow the link to the bbc african footballer of the year voting page. voting closes at 8:00pm gmt on sunday 2 december. francesco molinari has become the first italian to be crowned europe's top golfer. he took the race to dubai title after defending champion tommy fleetwood failed to win the season—ending dp world tour championship. molinari added another honour to his list of accolades this season, while team europe partner fleetwood, who needed to win the tournament to overhaul molinari, slipped out of contention with a third—round 7a. danny willett shot a four—under 68 in the final round to beat fellow englishman matt wallace and american patrick reed by two strokes. he gets his first tournament win since taking the masters in 2016. but the race to dubai title caps a fantastic year for molinari, who won his first major at the open and became the first european player to seal a perfect five points in a ryder cup. just very

thomas partey is nominated along with medhi benatia, kalidou koulibaly, sadio mane and mohamed salah,r your favourite right now via the bbc sport website, that is bbc.com/sport, and follow the link to the bbc african footballer of the year voting page. voting closes at 8:00pm gmt on sunday 2 december. the mclaren formula i team say the door remains open for fernando alonso, and won't rule out a return for the man who is scheduled to leave the sport after this weekend's abu dhabi grand prix. sunday's race will be alonso's 314th in formula i since making his debut back in 2001. only rubens barrichello has driven in more races than alonso, who won two world titles with renault before his first spell at mclaren. the spaniard will be taking part in the world endurance championship next year, which includes a second attempt to win the indy 500 race. but mclaren say alonso might not be finished in formula i. that's certainly a possibility, if something happened and we needed a driver, he would certainly be on our speed dial. it just driver, he would certainly be on our speed dial. itjust dep

medhi benatia is nominated along with mohamed salah, sadio mane, kalidou koulibaly and thomas pa rteyn sunday 2nd of december, the winner will be announced on the 14th. here are some of the days other sports headlines: danny care has been dropped by england for next saturday‘s test against australia. the scrum—half started and scored againstjapan but hasn‘t made the squad for their final match of the autumn series. dina asher—smith is on the shortlist for the iaaf female athlete of the year award. the 22—year—old became the first british woman to win triple gold at the european championships. the winner will be announced in monaco next month. five—time world darts champion raymond van barneveld is going to retire at the end of next year. the dutchman says that after playing for 35 years at the top, he can no longer keep up with other players. last year, racing driver billy monger had a horrendous crash at donnington park. then 17, he drove into the back of a stationary car during a formula 4 race and lost both his legs. a documentary, driven — the billy monger story, on bbc2 tonight,

sadio mane is nominated along with mohamed salah, medhi benatia, kalidou koulibaly and thomas parteye. that's bbc.co.uk/sport and follow the link to the bbc african footballer of the year voting page. voting closes at 2000 gmt on sunday 2 december. now, finally, tiger woods and phil mickelson will battle it out for $9 million when they go head—to—head in an 18—hole battle