it has been a december to remember for kilmarnock, going into the game for kilmarnock, going into ther until the end of the season started, good to go. but it was, not because the most problems in the first half until declanjohns strike allowed him to celebrate his first permanent contract with rangers in style. frustrating for the home side with chad after chant, wes fotheringham being the only obstruction. blink and you‘ll miss it, two goals in two minutes, who else but kris boyd giving, nick what they deserve against his former club? it tough first game for graeme murty‘s first game as manager, a double celebration for kris boyd. celtic‘s lead is up to eight points after beating second placed aberdeen 3—0. fourth—placed hibs beat ross county who slip to the bottom of the table after partick won at home to hamilton. motherwell drew 1—1 against dundee. stjohnston and hearts was goalless. barcelona have stretched their lead at the top of la liga and what better way to do that than against real madrid in el clasico. they won 3—0 at the bernabeu. barca are nine points clear at the top h

kris boyd scored twice in three minutes to give kilmarnock that 2—1 win.p of the spanish la liga after a convincing 3—0 win away at real madrid in el clasico. after dani carvahal was sent—off for handling the ball on the line and the win was completed in the closing stages. messi on hand to set up alex vida. real are now 1a points behind their bitter rivals. there are four matches in rugby union's premiership today. champions and league leaders exeter beat northampton 35—14 at franklin's gardens, in the saints' first premiership match since the sacking of director of rugbyjim mallinder. exeter‘s will chudley opened the scoring with the best try of the match in the first half. sam simmonds, thomas waldrom and jack yeandle also scored to seal a bonus point win and put exeter 11 points clear at the top. the british sprinter, nigel levine, has failed a drugs test. he's alleged to have tested positive for the banned asthma drug, clenbuterol, levine won gold at the european championships three years ago, as part of the 400—metre relay team, he is also a european

kilmarnock thrashed partick this'll 5—1.tt has been dropped from england's tour match today for pouring a drink over the head of james anderson today for pouring a drink over the head ofjames anderson at a bar in perth. he was meant to be opening the batting. instead he has been suspended pending the outcome of an investigation. to be honest i think it is fairly trivial. but in the current climate it is just not acceptable. you know, everybody has been warned about even small things blowing out of proportion. the ecb have also been quite strict for the boys, with their message. quite simply it is unacceptable. it doesn't matter how trivial it is. in this environment, what we have had to go through already with some of these small problems, as i said, it just isn't right. not acceptable. the warmup match was intended to give england's batsmen the chance to press their case for inclusion in the remainder of the series. keaton jennings made 80, tom curren, 77. still, nobody registered the big score which england have missed so

hibs and kilmarnock also drew... and there were wins for hamilton, partick and dundee.old trafford, another draw for manchester united. more frustration, three draws in a i’ow. more frustration, three draws in a row. it finished goalless today. we can look at the action. 0vershadowed by this. and nasty head injury to romelu lukaku. he had to be carried off. monitored at the ground and did not go to hospital. we will get more details whenjose mourinho is interviewed. a penalty appeal was turned down anjose mourinho was angry. he spoke to the referee. southampton had a great chance to ta ke southampton had a great chance to take the lead. david de gea was exceptional. what a season he is having. united thought they had taken the lead late on, paul pogba finding the back of the net but it was ruled out for offside. now manchester united are 1a points behind their rivals manchester city and they are down in third place. we will talk about the team in a moment. disappointment for manchester united at home. liverpool we re manchester united at home. liverpool were at home and

hibs and kilmarnock also drew... and there were wins for hamilton, partick and dundee.ined now by our football reporter. we will look through the premier league matches, six results in so far. liverpool had a scare with their shoddy defending but came from behind against leicester. jamie vardy scored for leicester city after some bad defending byjoel matip but they fought back well, liverpool, the hero again was mohamed salah, 23 goals he has scored in all competitions, equalling a club record. liverpool deserved it. they had so many chances, salah had three good chances, salah had three good chances but jurgen chances, salah had three good chances butjurgen klopp, big celebrations, this is an important win. mortgages for liverpool, watching in the stance was their new star, virgil van dijk, signed from southampton, £75 million, a club record for a defender, he would've enjoyed the victory and so did jurgen klopp. we the game. two fantastic goals. it was a deserved win. mentality wise, it was an outstanding performance and i am really happy. the biggest win of the day w

hearts take on dundee and ross county face kilmarnock.we'll speak to an athlete who's career has been put on hold by a devastating diagnosis at the age ofjust 19. ijust i just felt i had ijust felt i had abused myself to the point where my body did not want to continue. and northampton saints say ‘the time is right for change' as they dismiss director of rugbyjim mallinder. england's cricketers are going through their final preparations ahead of the third ashes test that starts in the early hours of thursday morning in perth. defeat at the waca would mean australia regain the urn. the tour has been marred by off—field disciplinary issues, and former captain michael vaughan has called for senior players to take more responsibility. one of those is alastair cook, he's the latest player to face tough questions about matters both on and off the pitch. here's our sports correspondent andy swiss. for all of the issues surrounding this site it will be a landmark test for one of the players. alastair cook set to win his 150th test cap for england

elsewhere there were wins for dundee, hamilton, kilmarnock and stjohnstone, who won at ibrox for theant weekend in rugby union's european champions cup as teams jostle for the quarter—final places. bath are on their way to qualifying automatically, avenging last week's late defeat to holders toulon by beating them 26—21 at the rec to top their pool. scarlets are back in contention with victory over benetton in italy, but exeter will struggle to go through after leinster did the double, and glasgow can't progress. the world's fastest swimmer, adam peaty, won his first major short—course medal today — then gave it away! racing in a 25 metre pool, britain's olympic champion took the 100 metres breaststroke gold at the european championships, then delighted the copenhagen crowds by handing his medal to a young fan. that's it, but as always there's plenty more on the bbc sport website, including the build up to february's winter olympics where british cross—country skier, andrew musgrave, took his first medal at a world cup event. back to you clive. it'sjoe and katya! cheering and applaus

there were i—0 wins for stjohnstone and hearts while kilmarnock thrashed partick thistle 5—1.her drinking—related incident. this time ben duckett dropped from england's tour match today for powering a drink over the head ofjames anderson at a bar in perth. he was meant to be opening the batting. instead he has been suspended pending an investigation.” instead he has been suspended pending an investigation. i think it's fairly trivial. in the climate it's fairly trivial. in the climate it's just not acceptable. everyone's been warned about even small things can be blown out of proportion and the ecb have also been quite strict to the boys with their message. it's simply unacceptable. doesn't matter how trivial it is in this environment and what we have had to go through already with some of the small problems. as i said, it's not right, not acceptable. today's warm—up match was intended to give england's batsmen the chance to give england's batsmen the chance to press their case for inclusion in the remainder of the series. still no one registering that big score which england

there were 1—0 wins for both stjohnstone and hearts while kilmarnock thrashed partick thistle 5—1.he champions and challenge cups. and sir bradley wiggins gives a new sport a go... we find out how he fared at the indoor rowing championships. there has been more off field problems in australia for england's cricketers. ben duckett in trouble this time for pouring a drink over the head ofjames anderson in a bar in perth. he was meant to be staking his claim for a starting place in the remainder of the ashes series, by opening the batting in today's tour match, instead he was dropped from the team and suspended pending the outcome of an investigation. our correspondent, andy swiss reports from perth. just when you thought it couldn't get any worse, ben duckett was one of the most promising batsmen, but dropped. pouring a drink overjimmy anderson's head. was this the moment england's faltering ashes tour turn two fast? it's emerged ben duckett, anderson and a group of players were out in the early hours of friday morning when this bizarre incident happened. why it happened? it's not cl

hibs and kilmarnock also drew. elsewhere, there were wins for hamilton, partick and dundee.wo exeter and wasps weren't playing, and that's seen saracens move up to second after a bonus point win over worcester. there were also wins for gloucester and newcastle, while harlequins hammered northampton at twickenham. in the pro 14 the match between glasgow and edinburgh was suspended was suspended for half an hour because of a security alert. it re—started at 4.30 and glasgow ran out 17—nil winners earlier treviso won at zebre. england's cricketers have avoided a whitewash. but victory was beyond them in melbourne. they had a chance of victory but it was snuffed out by another century from steve smith, the adrenaline captain. on a day in which england would have hoped to com plete which england would have hoped to complete a dramatic and exciting first victory of this series ended ina first victory of this series ended in a somewhat anti—climactic drawl. the reason, the familiar obstacle of steve smith, the australian captain, who scored his third century in this series. he has

there were also wins for dundee and kilmarnock, whilst hamilton drew with hearts.pegged back the league two side, oxford conceded this goal in the last minute of injury time, jorge grant scoring the winner to send the magpies into round three. hereford earned a replay with league one fleetwood. four divisions separated these two teams but calvin dinsley put the southern league side in front in the first half. fleetwood later equalised, so the two teams will meet again at edgar street. the rest of the results from today's fa cup games are on the bbc sport website. before we move on from the football, isaid before we move on from the football, i said that was the match to keep an eye on for the manchester united, a two goal lead once again. lingard with his second of the match was a bailey 3—1 at arsenal. we will leave the football to one side now. in rugby union, drama in cardiff as wales just about survived an incredible comeback against south africa. wales' 2a—22 win brought their autumn international series to a nail—biting end. two tries by hadleigh parkes on hi

elsewhere there were away wins for hibernian, dundee and kilmarnock. hearts drew 1—1 with hamilton.ffered an agonising 6—0 defeat to australia in the final of the world cup. the hosts scored the only try of the game in the first half through boyd cordner and despite a valiant effort england couldn't find a reply. england players clearly devastated by the result as australia were crowned champions for the 11th time. frustration. failed to execute on a couple of occasions, had a couple of chances and didn't get them. what we've got is a massive team effort. a real good cohesive unit. how does the side move on from here? is then a fantastic two years from my point of view working with wayne bennett and this group of men. is a fantastic core of outstanding players. in the british game. we now have to build on that, keep them together, put on and realise that it's no good being close if you're not willing to take the next step forward. it's advantage australia at the end of day one of the second ashes test in adelaide. joe root won the toss and surprisingly put australia in to bat but en

hibs and kilmarnock also drew. there were wins for hamilton, partick and dundee.d up to second after a bonus point win over worcester. there were also wins for gloucester and newcastle, while harlequins hammered northampton 50 points to 21 at twickenham. in the pro 14, the match between glasgow and edinburgh was suspended for half an hour because of a security alert. when it re—started, glasgow ran out 17—0 winners. earlier, treviso won at zebre. phil taylor has reached the final of the pdc check digit, he beatjamie lewis six sets to one. in what is his last ever tournament before retiring, he easily saw off challenge of the 26—year—old welshman at alexandra palace to make it to the final for the 21st time. he will play defending it championed michael van gerwen or rob cross in the showpiece. —— defending champion. finally, serena williams has made her return to tennis for the first time since having her first child. the 23—time grand slam winner showed glimpses of her best form, against french open champion jelena ostapenko. but it was the latvian who prevailed i

there were 1—0 wins for both stjohnstone and hearts while kilmarnock thrashed partick thistle 5—1.y union returns — we'll have the latest from the champions and challenge cups and sir bradley wiggins gives a new sport a go...we find out how he fared at the indoor rowing championships. and that it has been suspended after pouring a drink over the head of james anderson in a bar. he was dropped from the team and suspended pending the outcome of an investigation. just when you thought it couldn't get any worse. ben ducat is one of english‘s cricket most promising batsmen but dropped for a remarkable reason. pouring a drink overjimmy anderson's head. was this the moment england's faltering ashes tour turn two farce ? england's faltering ashes tour turn two farce? it has emerged ben ducat, anderson and a group of players were out in perth on the early hours of friday morning when this bizarre incident happened. why it happened is unclear, the ecb say no members of public were involved and neither we re of public were involved and neither were the police. but this is another embarrassmen

rangers can go second in the scottish premiership with a win at kilmarnock but it's still goalless thereof the chances so far. the british sprinter nigel le—vyne, has failed a drugs test. he's alleged to have tested positive for the banned asthma drug, clen—buterol, and is reported to be waiting for the result of his b sample. le—vyne won gold at the european championships three years ago, as part of the 400—metre relay team. he broke his pelvis in a motorbike crash injanuary and although he's returned to training, he hasn't competed since. england wicketkeeper jonny bairstow has defended captainjoe root after comments made by the former australia skipper ricky ponting. he said root looked like a "little boy" and had been a "bit soft" during the ashes defeat. everyone is going to have an opinion. i think he's doing a really good job as captain. the ability he has shown will only grow and you will learn by doing it. england all—rounder ben stokes is returning home to the uk for what he called "family reasons", after a month—long spell with the new zealand side canterbury. he joined them j

behind to beat ross county 2-1 came from behind to beat ross county 2—1while stjohnstone, hearts and kilmarnocklets registered their first victories. but leicester were thrashsed by munster and bath lost their top of the group game against toulon 24—20, as adam wild reports. the welcome in toulon may be a familiar one. but still it remains and no less formidable place to visit. few teams in recent years have managed to silence those cries, here anthony watson from bath find the perfect way to start trying. suchis the perfect way to start trying. such is the talent at toulon there was plenty to shout about. staying within touching distance before the break. afterwards, the noise levels we re break. afterwards, the noise levels were raised further. for bafta make themselves heard, it took a huge slice of fortune and a huge slice off the boot of chris ashton, that letting former england team—mate jonathanjoseph letting former england team—mate jonathan joseph in bizarre letting former england team—mate jonathanjoseph in bizarre fashion. roared on by the home crowd, anthony bello of toulon, with al

meawhile hamilton academical‘s match with kilmarnock has been postponed with the pitch deemed unplayable—0 at ross county. dennyjohnston with the only goal of the game so far, that one coming afterjust 2 minutes. liverpool have finally got their man after announcing this evening that southampton's virgil van dijk is joining the club at the beginning of the year in what will be a world record dealfor a defender at £75 million. the dutch international was expected to make the move to anfield last summer after he handed in a transfer request. but a move eventually collapsed when liverpool had to apologise for making an alleged illegal approach for the 26—year—old. finally a bit of christmas cheer for england as former captain alastair cook made his first ashes century for almost seven years. the visitors finishing on top after day two of the fourth test. cook's knock helping england close on 192—2, after stuart broad had earlier returned his best figures of 2017 taking 4—51 to spark an australia collapse. patrick gearey was in melbourne for us. this wasn't the day we were expecting. we thou

elsewhere, there were wins for dundee, hamilton, kilmarnock and stjohnstone who won in the league at pivotal weekend in rugby union's champions cup with the second of the pool stage double headers going some way to decide who will make the quarterfinals. bath got revenge for their late defeat to toulon last weekend by beating the french side 26—21 in a thrilling game at the rec. that win moves bath above their opponents to the top of pool 5. scarlets are back in contention to qualify from the same pool. they sit third, a point behind toulon, after beating benneton 31—12 in italy. premiership champions exeter have their work cut out to qualify after dropping to third in pool 3 after letting a 14—point lead slip at leinster. at one stage, the chiefs led 17—3, but luke mcgrath‘s late try sealed a comeback for the home side in dublin. leinster stay top of the group and look sure to go through. britain's olympic and world champion adam peaty has won his fair share of medals in his time, and it would appear he's got so many he's happy to give a few away. after winning gold in the 100 metre

bottom side partick lost at dundee, and there were also wins for hamilton and kilmarnock.he quarter—final places in the second of back—to—back group games. bath avenged last weekend's defeat in france with victory over toulon to move top of their pool. in dublin, leaders leinster did the double over exeter. exeter are third in their pool and up against it. scarlets re—invigorated their campaign with a dominant win against benetton in treviso. glasgow have lost all four of their pool matches. two of the tournament's surprise packages will contest snooker‘s scottish 0pen final tomorrow. neil robertson beat the home favouritejohn higgins 6—3 to set up a meeting with the world number 67 china's cao yupeng who stunned judd trump earlier in the day. robertson has fallen outside the world's top 16 and hasn't been at his best since winning the uk championship in 2015, but he's looking in much betterform in glasgow this week and could now go on to seal a first ranking title sincejuly. gary anderson is into the second round of darts pdc world championship. the 2015 and 2016 winner e

that gave rangers the opportunity to jump up to second but they lost 2—1 to kilmarnock.l and stjohnstone were drawn. the reigning champions exeter chiefs have opened up a big lead in the rugby union premiership. they ran in four tries against northampton saints. will chudley with the first of them at franklin‘s gardens. the 35—14 bonus point win see them move 11 clear of wasps who also won today, as did sale and newcastle. glasgow have lost for the first time in the pro14 this season. fourteen man edinburgh came from behind to win 18—17 with a chris dean try in the final minute at murrayfield. elsewhere, connacht had a big win against ulster. horse racing now has a mini—break, but will return with eight meetings up and down the country on boxing day. not that the work stops, especially for the grooms. here‘s our sports correspondentjoe wilson. the unsung human heroes of christmas board. for thousands of grooms like jacob and lily, christmas day will always be another working day. start off anywhere between 5:00 and 6:30. i muck out five horses. we love the animals and my

scottish premiership celtic are now eight points clear after beating second placed aberdeen 3—0 while kilmarnockthe first time since february 2012. kris boyd scoring twice in three minutes against his former club to secure a 2—1victory. elsewhere there were wins for hibernian and partick thistle. motherwell drew one all with dundee, it ended goalless between stjohnstone and hearts. middlesbourgh have parted company with manager garry monk hours after a 2—1win at sheffield wednesday. the former swansea and leeds united boss has been replaced by academy manager craig liddle on an interim basis. middlesbrough are ninth in the championship following ryan shotton‘s winner at hillsborough. barcelona have tightened their grip on the la liga title with a 3—0 win over real madrid in el clasico. after a goal—less first half, luis suarez scored the game's opening goalfrom a typical flowing move. lionel messi added a second from the penalty spot before barcelona made it three in injury time. they're now nine points clear at the top with real madrid lying in fourth place. in rugby union's aviva premiership,

eight points clear in the scottish premiership after beating second—placed aberdeen 3—0, while kilmarnocksecure a 2—1victory. elsewhere, there were wins for hibernian and partick thistle. motherwell drew 1—1 with dundee. it ended goalless between stjohnstone and hearts. barcelona have tightened their grip on the la liga title with a 3—0 win over real madrid in el clasico. after a goalless first half, luis suarez scored the game's opening goal, from a typical flowing move. lionel messi added a second from the penalty spot, before barcelona made it three in injury time. they are now nine points clear at the top, with real madrid lying in fourth place. in rugby union's aviva premiership, champions exeter chiefs went 11 points clear at the top with a 35—1a victory over northampton saints at franklin's gardens. it was the saints' first premiership match since the sacking of director of rugbyjim mallinder. exeter‘s will chudley opened the scoring with the best try of the match in the first half. exeter scored three more tries to seal a bonus—point win and put exeter 11 points clear at the top.

there were 1—0 wins for both saintjohnstone and hearts while kilmarnock thrashed partick thistle 5—1.ions cup a toulon try in the closing stages condemned bath to their first defeat of the group stage. the two sides were level at the top of pool five the start of the day. bath had led twice, but anthony bellow went over for toulon with four minutes left on the clock. they play each other again next week. elsewhere there were wins for the welsh sides — scarlets and 0spreys. ronnie 0'sullivan remains on course to equal steve davis's record of six uk championships — he's through to the final against shaun murphy later today. the rocket held off a late fightback from stephen maguire to win 6—4 after taking a 4—frames—to—nil lead. meanwhile 2008 winner murphy beat welshman ryan day 6—3 in the other semifinal. get me there. i was lucky to be 4—0 up. stephen didn't capitalise on the chances are i got away with it really amber tried to stay ahead after that, but pleased to be in another uk final. james degale lost his ibf super middleweight title in london last night, after being beaten by bi

kilmarnock came from behind to beat rangers for the first time since february 2012.2—1victory. elsewhere, wins for hibs and partick thistle, motherwell drew 1—1 with dundee and it was goalless between stjohnstone and hearts. there's some injury news out of both the australian and england camps this morning ahead of the boxing day ashes test in melbourne. australia's fast bowler mitchell starc will miss out with a heel injury, while england bowler craig overton also misses out because of a broken rib. the ashes of course have already been lost with england trailing 3—0 in the series. there's been plenty of talk about sledging but australian bastman david warner says their success has quietened the tourists down. it's test cricket, you know, it's hard—fought out there. sometimes you pick times when you want to go at people, and sometimes you go in your shell like a turtle. you know, we've probably shut them up a little bit at the moment. hopefully this gets them up and going, and firing some barbs, because i love that. i love whenever we're in a contest, and i feel lik

rangers are away to kilmarnock today and the big one is between the top two. confident they can like hearts did last week also cause an upset. there are couple of players that can do that. we have a squad we will call upon and we will make sure we give our best chance to win the game. we've done a lot of work and we will make sure we use that confidence that the boys have got from the last two performances and go into the game to get the win. it was a record—breaking brae in the cricket —— day. it was a record—breaking brae in the cricket -- day. he made it injust 35 balls against sri lanka. the same feat as david miller. a record high twe nty20 feat as david miller. a record high twenty20 school for india as well. michael van gerwen is in fine form in the dark. if wilson was hoping that mike would crumble he would be disappointed, as michael van gerwen won it 4—0. sixteen—times champion phil ‘the power‘ taylor plays tonight. this is his last championship before he retires. and so to look back on his record—breaking career, hejoined me here in salford with a f

rangers could have jumped up to second but let a 1—0 lead slip at kilmarnock. elsewhere, hibs beat bottom club ross county 2—1, motherwell drew with dundee, partick thistle beat hamilton 1—0, and it was goalless between stjohnston and hearts. there were four matches in rugby union's premiership today. champions and league leaders exeter beat northampton 35—14 at franklin's gardens in the saints' first premiership match since the sacking of director of rugbyjim mallinder. exeter‘s will chudley opened the scoring with the best try of the match in the first half. sam simmonds, thomas waldrom and jack yeandle also scored to seal a bonus point win and put exeter 11 points clear at the top. there were also wins for newcastle, sale, and wasps. in the pro 1a, edinburgh beat glasgow 18—17 with this last minute try at murrayfield, despite only have 1a men for the majority of the match. —— try at murrayfield, despite only having 1a men for the majority of the match. elsewhere, connacht beat ulster 44—16. australian fast bowler mitchell starc has been ruled out of fourth a

could have jumped up to second but let a 1-0 have jumped up to second but let a 1—0 lead slip at kilmarnocktches in rugby union‘s premiership today. champions and league leaders exeter beat northampton 35—14 at franklin‘s gardens in the saints first premiership match since the sacking of director of rugbyjim mallinder. exeter‘s will chudley opened the scoring with the best try of the match. sam simmonds, thomas waldrom and jack yeandle also scored to seal and jack yeandle also scored to seal a bonus point. there were also wins for newcastle, sale and wasps. in the pro—iii edinburgh beat glasgow 18-17 with this in the pro—iii edinburgh beat glasgow 18—17 with this last—minute try at murrayfield despite having 14 men for the majority of the match. else why, connacht are beating ulster 17-3. that's why, connacht are beating ulster 17—3. that‘s all the sport. we will be back on all those latest rugby scores in about an hour‘s time. thank you very much. when it comes to streets full of expensive house, you might have heard of millionaire‘s row. but now there are 73 million—pound streets across e

rangers are away to kilmarnock today, and the big one is between the top two.confident they can — like hearts, did last week — also cause an upset. we know we've got to be our best. we know that. but we've got players who can do that. we've got a squad that we'll call upon and we will make sure we are putting in our best chance to win the game. we've done a lot of work and we will make sure we use that confidence that the boys have got from the last two performances and go into the game looking to get that win. england all—rounder ben stokes is returning home to the uk for what he called "family reasons", after a month—long spell with the new zealand side canterbury. he signed as an overseas player and flew outjust after england had lost the first ashes test, sparking speculation he could be about to return to the side, but he's still suspended following his arrest in september. the british sprinter nigel le—vyne, has failed a drugs test. he's alleged to have tested positive for the banned asthma drug, clen—buterol, and according to the daily mail, he is waitin

motherwell continued their poor run of form — they have lost four in a row, losing 1—0 away at kilmarnockhe league there since 1971. the final of the world club cup is underway with european cup holders real madrid looking for their second straight title. they face the south american champions gremio, of brazil. so far 1—0 up, thanks to a free—kick from world player of the year cristiano ronaldo in abu dhabi. victory for madrid would mean they match the record of three titles held by domestic rivals barcelona. coming up in the programme... adam peaty wins a gold medal, but gives it away... moving on to rugby union. exeter chiefs' gave away a half—time lead as their chances of reaching the knockout stages in the rugby champions cup were dealt a blow with defeat to leinster. the irish side scored 13 unanswered points in the second half, as it finished 22—17 at the aviva stadium. it was watched byjoe lynskey. december is when exeter‘s champions cup dreams could be defined. six days ago, leinster were sandy park winners but from defeat in devon, now to dublin. the premiership leaders got the

kilmarnock came from behind to beat rangers that the first time since every 2012. secure a 2—1victory. elsewhere, wins for hibs and partick thistle, motherwell drew 1—1 with dundee and it was goalless between stjohnstone and hearts. in rugby union's aviva premiership, champions exeter g sweatt 11 points clear at the top with a 35—14 victory over northampton saints at franklin ‘s gardens. it was saint ‘s first premiership match since sacking ofjim mallinder. will chudley opened the scoring for exeter with the best try of the match in the first half, exeter scored three more to seal a bonus point win which means they are 11 points clear at the top. elsewhere, wins for newcastle, sale and wasps. there's some injury news out of both the australian and england camps this morning ahead of the boxing day ashes test in melbourne. australia's fast bowler mitchell starc will miss out with a heel injury, while england bowler craig 0verton also misses out because of a broken rib. the ashes of course have already been lost with england trailing 3—0 in the series. there's been p

rangers are away to kilmarnock today and the big one is between the top two.ast week, also cause an upset. we know we've got to be our best. we know that. but we've got a couple of players who can do that. we've got a squad that we'll call upon and we will make sure we are putting in our best chance to win the game. we've done a lot of work and we will make sure we use that confidence that the boys have got from the last two performances and go into the game looking to get that win. england all—rounder ben stokes is returning home to the uk for what he called "family reasons", after a month—long spell with the new zealand side canterbury. he signed as an overseas player and flew out just after england had lost the first ashes test, sparking speculation he could be about to return to the side, but he's still suspended following his arrest in september. it was a record—breaking day for rohit sharma yesterday as he equalled the fastest century in t20 international history. he made it injust 35 balls against sri lanka — the same feat as south africa's david miller

elsewhere there were wins for dundee, hamilton, kilmarnock and stjohnstone who won in the league at ibroxill make the quarterfinals. bath got revenge for their late defeat to toulon last weekend by beating the french side 26—21 in a thrilling game at the rec. that win moves bath above their opponents to the top of pool five. scarlets are back in contention to qualify from the same pool. they sit third, a point behind toulon after beating benneton 31—12 in italy. premiership champions exeter have their work cut out to qualify though after dropping to third in pool three after letting a 14—point lead slip at leinster. at one stage the chiefs led 17—3 but luke mcgrath's late try sealed a comeback for the home side in dublin. leinster stay top of the group and look sure to go through. two of the tournament's surprise packages will contest snooker‘s scottish 0pen final this afternoon. neil robertson beat the home favouritejohn higgins 6—3 to set up a meeting with the world number 67 china's cao yupeng who stunned judd trump earlier in the day. robertson has fallen outside the world's top 16 re

bottom side partick lost to dundee and there were also wins for hamilton and kilmarnock.or quarterfinal places. in dublin, pool 3 leaders leinster did the double over exeter — althought it was a little closer this time 22—17 the final score. a famous turnaround for the home side who had trailed by 1a points in the first half. the defeat leaves exeter in third place in their group and up against it to qualify. scarlets re—invigorated their champions cup campaign with a dominant 31—12 win against benetton in treviso. a week after struggling to beat a 1a—man benetton side, they scored four tries in the wintry italian sun. a try each forjohnny mcnicholl and paul asquith as well, as two touchdowns by gareth davies secured the bonus point inside 44 minutes. so confirmation of those scores and the other results... also in pool 3 glasgow stay bottom after losing to montpelier, and the late kick off is between the top two in pool 5 — toulon and bath. last week it went the way of toulon, this time bath are hosting. and they are winning13—5 and they are winning 13—5 the latest score

elsewhere there were away wins for hibernian, dundee and kilmarnock. hearts drew 1—1 with hamilton.r autumn series with a narrow win. two tries by hadleigh parkes on his debut helpes wales lead 21—3 after 30 minutes. warrick gelant‘s try before half—time changed the momentum and handre pollard and jesse kriel‘s touchdowns after the break edged the springboks ahead by a point but leigh halfpenny's 66th—minute penalty clinched a nervy 2a—22 win for wales, just their fourth over south africa. leaders exeter beat south west rivals bath in a high scoring clash in the premiership. the chiefs ran in six tries including this one from wingerjames short. bath battled back to gain a bonus point late on. elsewhere there was also a win for gloucester over london irish while leicester lead wasps in the late game. a major shock this evening at the uk championship snooker in york, where world champion and top seed mark selby was knocked out by world number 66 scott donaldson. donaldson, who came into the tournament on a 10—match losing streak, made breaks of 90, 87 and 77 to go 5—3 up. the scot the

hibs and kilmarnock also drew. elsewhere, there were wins for hamilton, partick and dundee.stards are not playing. that sees saracens made up the second in the table after a win over worcester. juan is still ongoing, actually. very early in the second—half, we can see that ha rlequins second—half, we can see that harlequins are absolutely thumping northampton saints. harlequins running away with that 36—7 at the moment. in the matt ritchie glasgow and edinburgh, it was halted for a while after a security alert, a false fire alarm, it is thought. they have restarted in the last 45 minutes, and you can see that glasgow and eating tell— zero. now the good news for england's cricketers is that the ashes series won't be a whitewash — the bad news is that what had looked like an opportunity for an england victory, turned, once again, into the steve smith show — the australian captain forcing a draw in the fourth test. patrick gearey was watching. with the weather can after yesterday's ring, england were now up yesterday's ring, england were now up against two batsmen in anything b

there were 1—0 wins for both saintjohnstone and hearts while kilmarnock thrashed partick thistle 5—1.had led twice, but anthony bellow went over for toulon with four minutes left on the clock. they play each other again next week. elsewhere there were wins for the welsh sides — scarlets and ospreys. ronnie o'sullivan remains on course to equal steve davis's record of six uk championships — he's through to the final against shaun murphy later today. the rocket held off a late fightback from stephen maguire to win 6—4 after taking a 4—frames—to—nil lead. meanwhile 2008 winner murphy beat welshman ryan day 6—3 in the other semi—final. james degale lost his ibf super middleweight title in london last night, after being beaten by big underdog caleb truax on a split decision. the former olympic champion was clearly not at his best, and took a barrage of punches in the fifth round. and while he hung on, the american unsettled de gale — and was the victor on 2 of the 3 judges scorecards. now you might remember billy monger, the teenage racing car driver who had to have his lower legs amputate