brendan rodgers side now sit third, a point behind kilmarnock., who had been top, drop to second after they lost at home to 10—man aberdeen. elsewhere, dundee beat hamilton 4—0, and both hibs and st mirren and stjohnstone and hearts drew 2—2. ronnie 0'sullivan marked his 43rd birthday by reaching the quarter finals of the uk snooker championship in york. the defending champion racked up his 981st career century break as he beat practice partner jack lisowski by six frames to one. he'll face either ding junhui or martin 0'donnell next. it isa

something staring in the air, after kilmarnock finally made it to the summit, above celtic, somethingd about unless you are the boss. it does not mean a thing does is, it is only december. we can go to the world cup, happy to know, but for us it is back to business tomorrow. getting ready and donna with that magic and celtic next, you can forgive him for not wanting to get ahead of himself, not his style. and from where they were, but the managerjoined the and from where they were, but the manager joined the cloud, and from where they were, but the managerjoined the cloud, anything seemed possible. last october, they we re seemed possible. last october, they were at the bottom, and ended up fifth and pushed on even from there, clock himself at a point to prove having been sacked, but how has he turned things around 7 having been sacked, but how has he turned things around? he is simplifying the jobs, what to do on and off the ball, the shape of these teams and the players have responded to it, the job that's required. he is staring monochrome memories of the 60s that won the league an

kilmarnock are at the top of the premiership.head of both rangers and defending champions celtic — who were both held last night. steve clarke's side have only lost once in their last 11. so can they spring a further shock by beating celtic this weekend? patrick gearey has more... something is staring in the chilly, killie air. after victory over livingston last night, kilmarnock find themselves at a strange altitude at the summit of the scottish premiership, above rangers, above celtic, something to get excited about, unless you are the boss. yeah, but it doesn't mean anything, does it? it's only december. supporters can go to their work happy tomorrow, but for us it is back to business tomorrow, get the lads ready and a nice easy one on saturday at celtic park! with that game against celtic next coming you can forgive clarkson not wanting to get a head of himself. it's not his style. —— forgive steve clark. from where they were when the managerjohn the club, anything seems possible. last 0ctober managerjohn the club, anything s

brendan rodgers side now sit third, a point behind kilmarnock.second after they lost at home to io—man aberdeen. elsewhere... dundee beat hamilton a—nil, and both hibs and st mirren and stjohnstone and hearts drew 2—2. manchester city's women beat sheffield united 6—nil in the continental cup... but sheffield were without 6 of their first team players... the reason? they couldn't get away from work in time! the match kicked off at 7pm, but some of the part—time players who have jobs, couldn't reach manchester in time. city, who have won this cup twice before, turned down their request to delay the match. ronnie o'sullivan marked his 43rd birthday by reaching the quarter finals of the uk snooker championship in york. the defending champion racked up his 981st career century break as he beat practice partner jack lisowski by six frames to one. he'll face either ding junhui or martin o'donnell next... it was a bit like me when i first turned pro, it could be brilliant oi’ miss balls and the top guys willjust punish you. so i'm just thankful that he

rangers and kilmarnock are second — with rangers ahead on goal difference.er city beat birmingam city 1—0 to move level on points with arsenal at the top of the table. the only goal of the game came in unfortunate circumstances for the birmingham goalkeeper hannah hampton. she missed her kick allowing georgia stanway to finish from a tight angle. manchester city are still unbeaten in the league chelsea are in third after beating brighton 4—0 with substitute beth england scoring two goals. it's the defending champions fifth win in a row but they are five points off leaders arsenal and city three other games today — bristol city beat everton 2—nil, reading and liverpool shared the points and west ham won 5—0 against yeovil town two weeks late and ten thousand kilometres away from orginally planned. the copa libertadores final will be concluded in madrid on sunday. it was postponed and moved from buenos aires after river fans attacked the boca team bus as it arrived for the second leg of the final two weeks ago. the tie is level at two—all and kicks off again i

brendan rodgers side now sit third, a point behind kilmarnock. stjohnstone and hearts drew 2—2. ronnie 0'sullivan marked his 43rd birthday by reaching the quarter finals of the uk snooker championship in york. the defending champion racked up his 981st career century break as he beat practice partner jack lisowski by six frames to one. he'll face either ding junhui or martin 0'donnell next. it isa it is a bit like me when i first turned pro. ithought it is a bit like me when i first turned pro. i thought it would be relent, but you missed calls and the top guys will punish you. i was just thankful that they didn't perform the best all the time because he has been blowing away opponent all the season. it has just been leaked. —— lethal. meanwhile, reigning world champion mark williams has been knocked out. he was beaten 6—5 by stephen maguire. i'll have more for you in the next hour. hello there. wednesday resulted in a mile back across the south, temperatures in the low teens and it remained chilly across scotland. today we were spread some of th

third placed kilmarnock arejust a point behind the top two. they beat st mirren two one.placed aberdeen beat livingston two one. the edinburgh derby between hibernain and hearts is the late kick off it's 0—1 to hearts at easter road. the race for the premier league title is firmly in liverpool's hands, they could be nine points clear at the top come the end of the day, as second placed tottenham lost three one to wolves at wembley. spurs had taken the lead, but three goals in the last 18 minutes summed up a poor second half showing. after victories against everton and bournmeouth had put spurs in the title race, but this unexpected result dents their own title ambitions. we were running the way that we tried to play. too much, we've got the ball, for the team. we drop a little bit because our energy dropped too much. i think, therefore, of course, we conceded therefore, of course, we conceded the way that we conceded, first of all, from our corner, and then was so difficult. fulham beat bottom of the table huddersfield 1—0, to leave the klatter langusihing at the bottom,

celtic replaced kilmarnock at the head of the scottish premiership with a 5—1 win.ey've displaced manchester city who have just kicked—off at chelsea. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. we're back with the late news at 10pm. now on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. goodbye. good afternoon evening, i'm katherine downes with the latest sports news. manchester city have just kicked off against chelsea so for now liverpool are top of the premier league. a hat—trick from mo salah gave them a four nil win over bournemouth. that's sixteen games unbeaten so far. from the first second, really in the game a, was always on the line, wanting to help what runs and behind, that is massively important. i was really happy with the performance and the three goals obviously is big for him and important for us. manchester united are up to sixth after their biggest win of the season. they beat bottom club fulham 4—1 at old trafford. it's their first win in the premier league since october. we scored the first goal and quite soon we scored the firs

third placed kilmarnock are just a point behind the top two. they beat st mirren two one.aberdeen beat livingston two one. in rugby union's premiership harlequins and wasps met with both clubs closer to the bottom of the table than the top. that didn't stop the crowds making the trip to twickenham, jim lumsden was watching. the biggest crowd for a rugby game so the biggest crowd for a rugby game so far this season. 80,000 fans flocked, and may not have found their seats before he crossed the line with less than a minute on the clock, giving the quince a perfect start. indeed wasps fans had little to write home about in the first—half save for this superb long—distance penalty. dispatched elliott davie. queens led by 13 points to three at the break, their opponents had wonjust points to three at the break, their opponents had won just one points to three at the break, their opponents had wonjust one match in the last 12. brimming with confidence, so i try with nearly an hour gone from will stewart, provided a welcome boost. but, they we re provided a welcome boost. but, the

rangers are back on top of the table on goal difference ahead of kilmarnock after a 1—0 win at home toter's hopes of reaching the champions cup knockout stages are all but over after defeat by racing 92 at welford road. the french side remain unbeaten at the top of pool four after a bonus—point win. craig templeton reports when you haven't won a game since october, the last thing you need is two games against the mighty racing. leicester were beaten by the parisians' fast up last weekend. it felt like deja vu. the feeling became a reality that's bernard larue found himself with the freedom of the stadium. george ford found the tackle, but... they found the line. this woke up the tigers, and they had an attack of their own. george worth was the man to restore some pride. but any thoughts of a fightback were taken too literally. an elbow was raised, the yellow card prompted his eyebrows to do the same. there were no tries in the second half and amos couldn't allow that. his last—minute leap secured not only the bonus point but leicester's eighth defeat in a row, and surely any hopes of e

week and moves them level on points with third—placed celtic, and just one adrift of rangers and kilmarnocker has died at the age of 91 after suffering with alzheimer's disease and illness. he made more than 300 appearances for the west midlands club, lifting the fa cup and three league titles. he also played for great britain at the olympics and england at the world cup. slater was the last amateur to play in an fa cup final and the only part—time player to be named footballer of the year. we are exactly four years away from the world cup final in qatar. it will be the first winter tournament because the middle east is simply too hot for football in the summer. there will be eight stadiums, seven of them brand new, with the final at lusail. it will be the most compact world cup, staged in a country roughly the size of yorkshire, but that hasn't made the preparations any easier. from doha, here's our sports news correspondent richard conway. for yea rs for years until the world cup final here in qatar and preparations are well under way. eight stadiums in total will be used in what will be

celtic back top, just a point above rangers, with kilmarnock and aberdeen close behind.lace in the final of the club world cup in abu dhabi. they beat the japanese side kashima antlers 3—1 and will now face al ain, who shocked river plate on tuesday. colm harrison was watching. these two sites have history in the clu b world these two sites have history in the club world cup. real madrid beat kashima to make it three in four yea rs, kashima to make it three in four years, and this was to make it four and five. a fingertip save from thibaut courtois. it took a weapon of their kinship to get going but when they did, they did so in devastating fashion. gareth bale relieves the pressure by breaking the deadlock just before relieves the pressure by breaking the deadlockjust before half—time and may be mindful of replay‘s shock exit on tuesday, they added two more in quick succession early in the second half just to in quick succession early in the second halfjust to make sure. after pouncing on wayward backpass to double real madrid's lee, bale wrote then just double real mad

there were also wins today for saintjohnstone, hearts and kilmarnock.urn 3—2 and stay top of the championship — and move three points ahead of norwich who were held by nottingham forest. sheffield united jumped above derby county and up to fourth with a 3—1 win at bramall lane. david mcgoldrick‘s clever lop and leon clarke's late strike. manager chris wilder said the performance showed everybody what the blades are all about. there were also wins for birmingham and bolton. sheffield wednesday and millwall were both one—nil winners. confirmation too of norwich's draw with forest. 3 goals in the last 13 minutes at carrow road. also wins today for hull city, qpr, aston villa and west brom. clan des obeaux was the winner of the big boxing day race at kempton park — the king george the sixth chase. another success in the race for trainer paul nicholls as our racing correspondent cornelius lysaght reports. paul nicholls won his tenth staging of the king george is the sixth chase, jumped to midseason championship in 20 years. the horse partly owned by sir alex

there were also wins today for saintjohnstone, hearts and kilmarnock.rby county. david mcgoldrick scored the pick of the golas for the hosts at bramall lane to give chris wilder's side a 2—1 lead, before substitute leon clarke sealed the win six minutes from time. well a full programme of games in the division today. there were also wins for birmingham and bolton. leeds stay stop thanks to two injury goals to beat blackburn 3—2 — that's after blackburn had taken a two—one lead in the last minute. sheffield wednesday and millwall were both one—nil winners. second placed norwich were three goals down at home to nottingham forest before levelling with three goals in the last 13 minutes. also wins today for hull city, qpr, aston villa and west brom. clan des obeaux has won the king george the sixth chase. the horse, part owned by sir alex ferguson and trained by paul nicholls, was a 16 to one shot at the start of the race. the harry cobden ridden horse beat 2016 winner thistlecrack in a close finish. here's our racing correspondent cornelius lysaght. paul n

elsewhere among the highlights tonight, third placed kilmarnock having an excellent season and hope tog here at ibrox tonight will be wondering in this busy month of december fixtures, can rangers be wondering in this busy month of decemberfixtures, can rangers still be top of the pile when celtic come calling at the end of the month for the famous new year derby. carried didn't had a son, bbc news, glasgow. another football story for you this evening. —— carried in sheffield united women will be without six of their first team players for tonight's continental cup tie against manchester city — because they can't get away from work. kick—off is scheduled for 7pm this evening, but some of the part—time players who have other jobs, can't get to manchester in time. city turned down their request to delay the match — as they'd already sold tickets and booked staff. sheffield united accept they should have asked earlier. swimming needs to modernise — or risk constant battles with its top athletes — that's according to one of the sport's biggest names. olympic champion and world record holde

kilmarnock are back at the top of the scottish premiership after beating an in—form dundee.in the 3—1 victory at rugby park. in the day's other games — there were wins for motherwell and aberdeen. celtic and rangers play tomorrow. bath, wasps and cardiff all missed—out on reaching the quarter—finals of rugby union's european champions cup. but saracens won again to all but seal their place in the knockout stages and glasgow could also still go through as patrick gearey reports. cardiff's champions cup chances have been fast disappearing. their only path back through the fog was guarded by saracens' red giants. a formidable bunch, top of the premiership, top of their group. the likes of sean maitland, a streak of scarlet through ca rd iff's defence. faced with a rocky road, the blues got inventive, first the chip and then eventually the fish, dan fish's try once converted gave the welsh side the half—time lead. but then they were winning at the break against sarries last week and lost by 26 points. with the likes of owen farrell around, you're never really safe. he kicked 16

in scotland, celtic can go back to the top of the table with a win at home to kilmarnock, who're leading afternoon's fixtures. the england women's cricket captain, heather knight, has made her best score in the, women's big bash league, on her return for the hobart hurricanes. she hit an unbeaten 82, off 55 balls, but her side lost to the melbourne stars. after their dramatic draw last weekend, a re—match between deontay wilder and tyson fury, can go ahead, after it was sanctioned by the world boxing council. their meeting in los angeles, was controversial throughout, but the governing body says the pair produced one of best heavyweight title fights in a long time and so they've given the sequel the green light. fury would love it to be in the uk but it's more likely to be in the us again. ronnie o'sullivan is two wins away from a record seventh uk snooker championship title. he takes on tom ford in the semi—finals — you can watch it live on bbc one from one o'clock and a 7.00pm this evening, it's stuart bingham against mark allen on bbc two. that's all the sport for now. this week: can

rangers and kilmarnock are second — with rangers ahead on goal difference. at the top of the table the only goal of the game came in unfortunate circumstances for the birmingham goalkeeper hannah hampton. she missed her kick allowing georgia stanway to finish from a tight angle. manchester city are still unbeaten in the league chelsea are in third after beating brighton 4—0 with substitute beth england scoring two goals. it's the defending champions fifth win in a row but they are five points off leaders arsenal and city three other games today — bristol city beat everton 2—nil, reading and liverpool shared the points and west ham won 5—0 against yeovil town two weeks late and ten thousand kilometres away from orginally planned. the copa libertadores final will be concluded in madrid on sunday. boca juniors' last—minute attempt to suspend the second leg against river plate has been rejected by the court of arbitration for sport. boca wanted their arch rivals disqualified after an attack on their team bus by riverfans... which forced the original tie in bueno

kilmarnock lost a bit of ground with a surprising draw at hamilton. it was also i—all between hibs and up to second if they get at least a draw at stjohnstone tomorrow. it's tight at the top of the championship too. leeds, norwich, west brom all right in the mix and it's norwich. who are back at the top of the league. teemu pukki's late winner at blackburn enough to take them ahead of leeds for now, they play aston villa tomorrow. big win for west brom too — 4—0 over rotherham whilst middlesborough beat reading. the result was never really in doubt, but real madrid have added yet another piece of silverware to their collection. wood manchester united 4—1, how long that lasts going really well down in wales. united cruising towards victory at the moment, with about 25 minutes left to play. the result was never really in doubt, but real madrid have added yet another piece of silverware to their collection. this afternoon they won the club world cup. they beat al ain, from the uae 4—i. luka modric and sergio ramos were amongst the scorers. its the third time in a row real have won the tit

kilmarnock are the current leaders going into today's fixtures.which nations they will face at next yea r‘s which nations they will face at next year's women's world cup when the draw takes place in paris in a few hours' time. both nations finished top of their groups in qualifying, so top of their groups in qualifying, so willjoin 22 others —— other countries. chris mclaughlin is there and can explain how it all works. just a few miles in that direction up just a few miles in that direction up la seine, right police are facing protests by yellow vests protesters. this is the venue for the 2019 world cup draw. england find themselves in pot one, along with the likes of the us. for scotland, an exciting day, scotla nd us. for scotland, an exciting day, scotland making the world cup finals for the very first time. they find themselves in pot three. you would imagine they would be wanting to avoid england and the holders, the usa. at an exciting day for scotland in general here this afternoon. the draw itself gets under way at 5pm uk time. all update

week and moves them level on points with third—placed celtic, and just one adrift of rangers and kilmarnockir 2nd round replay. the league one club were 2—0 up after nearly 20 minutes before 2 goals from adi yusuff brough solihull back into the match. the game went to extra—time and was decided by another spot—kick as jay spearing booked blackpool‘s date with the 13—time fa cup winners. premiership club leicester tigers have appointed interim boss geordan murphy as their new head coach. the 40—year—old, who won eight league titles with tigers as a player, had been in caretaker charge since matt o'connor‘s sacking on 3 september. leicester have won only three premiership games this season and are eighth in the table, but three points off the bottom. former wolves captain bill slater has died at the age of 91 after suffering with alzheimer's disease and illness. he made more than three hundred appearances for the west midlands club, lifting the fa cup and three league titles. he also played for great britain at the olympics and england at the world cup. slater was the last amateur to play in

kilmarnock are back at the top of the scottish premiership after beating dundee.k. in the day's other games, there were wins for motherwell and aberdeen. celtic and rangers play tomorrow. onto rugby union and saracens maintained their 100% record in this year's european champions cup, beating cardiff 26—14 and ending the welsh team's hopes of reaching the knock out stages. confirmation now of todays scores: owen farrell kicked 16 of saracens points. glasgow could still make the last 8 — they're second in the pool after a 21—10 bonus point win over lyon. wasps though are out. they went down 112—27 to unbeaten toulouse. in the same pool bath's hopes of progressing were ended by defeat to leinster. elsewhere castres just edged out munster. mark allen will play shaun murphy later today in the final of snooker‘s scottish open, but allen has admitted he felt hungover during his semi—final win over daniel wells. allen wasn't at his best for the start of this match yesterday morning. these missed pots saw him go 4—0 down in the best of 11 frame match, but he did recover a

rangers are back on top of the table on goal difference ahead of kilmarnock after a 1—0 win at home to. now we'll catch up with more of today's results in a moment but the great and the good of british sport are gathered in birmingham to watch this year's bbc sports personality of the year. past winners include sir mo farah and david beckham — but who will it be in 2018? our reporter holly hamilton is live on the red carpet — and holly unusually — we don't know who the nominees are, do we? that's right. it is an unusual year. the first time, nominees are top—secret was even right now, since we have spoken to all the guests gathered here this evening, the great and good of british sport, we we re great and good of british sport, we were excited for the first time to see who would come through the door, because we don't know who is nominated. another change this year, a new award for greatest sporting moment of the year. we know the nominees for that. there are five of them, and at home, you have been voting for your favourite online. we have the england netballers. and who could forget,

kilmarnock went a point clear of celtic with their win over dundee yesterday, but the scottish champions lunchtime, where they are a goal down, 1—0 the score there. should the scoreline stay the same, a win for rangers over hamilton would see them go top. edinburgh are hoping to do the double over newcastle falcons today and boost their chances of finishing top of their group and guarantee a place in the champions cup quarterfinals. in the same pool, fourth placed toulon travel to montpellier. already underway, leicester tigers host group leaders racing 92, who remain unbeaten in this year's competition. katie taylor produced a dominant display in new york to beat eva wahlstrom and successfully defend her ibf and wba world lightweight titles. taylor won each of the 10 rounds at madison square garden to beat her finnish opponent, who is a world champion in a different weight division. meanwhile, canelo alvarez is now world champion in three weight divisions. that's after he beat liverpool's rocky fielding at madison square gardens earlier this morning. fielding was knocked down 4 times be

to scotland, where kilmarnock fans dreamed of ‘doing a leicester‘ as their side sat top of the premiershipforrest putting his second away after the break to put the champions back at the top. elsewhere in the scottish premiership. livingston's great season continues as they beat st mirren. they're now comfortably mid—table after being promoted last season. aberdeen can't keep any kind of consistency, they lost to stjohnstone. hibs and hearts both won as well. it's tight at the top of the championship. norwich still lead after they beat bolton. but leeds are still hot on their heels after they came from behind to beat queen's park rangers. the finals of all finals, between two of the world's biggest rivals is set to finally take place tomorrow — two weeks after it was supposed to. it is of course the second leg of the copa libatadores final between boca juniors and river plate. after weeks of uncertainty, it's moved to the other side of the world in madrid — depite plenty of protestation.. perhaps now the attention can turn to football. craig templeton reports. 10,000 km from home. it was n

there were also wins today for hearts, kilmarnock and stjohnstone. that's all the sport for now.olls in the king george at kempton park. 16—1 shot clan des 0beaux victorious earlier on. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. more for you in the next hour. and, thank you very much indeed. see you later on. sister wendy beckett — the nun whose passion for art made her an unexpected television star — has died at the age of 88. her broadcasting career began in the early 1990s and she went to appear in several bbc series. each time filming was over, sister wendy returned to her life as a hermit at the carmelite monastery in norfolk, where she died this afternoon. david sillito looks back at her life. the sculpture tells us that the angel gabriel was sent by god to a virgin in the town of nazareth. sister wendy beckett — a nun talking about paintings. who would have guessed that this would have been such a hit? god became man and it happened like this. there was never a rehearsal or written script. she simply stood and spoke. and millions in britain, america and around the world sat and listened. and

celtic went back to the top of the scottish premiership yesterday with a 5—1 victory over kilmarnockig win at bottom club dundee later. kell brook said he was feeling rusty after his first fight since march. his points victory over the australian michael zerafa means he is now the mandatory challenger for the wba light—middleweight title but he may not take up that option. brook won a unanimous points decison in his hometown of sheffield but he says his preferred next fight would be against amir khan, rather than the wba championjarrett hurd — brook said "i want the khan fight — it's now or never". louis 0osthuizen doubled his overnight led to win the south african 0pen by 6 strokes that equalled the record for the biggest winning margin. he actually dropped three shots in a closing round of 67 — but he more than made up for it with this eagle at the 14th hole. that's his first tournament victory for almost three years and the first time he has won his home open. the final of the uk snooker championship is just getting underway let's take you to the barbican in york where defending c

just three games in the scottish premiership today to tell you about and it's kilmarnock back on topover dundee. aberdeen were 2—1winners at saint mirren and motherwell also won 2—1 at saintjohnstone. celtic and rangers both play tomorrow. plenty more to come but let's quickly round up some of the day's other stories now and justin rose is on course to finish the year as world number one. he needs to finish in the top 12 at the indonesian masters. all the players had to contend with strong winds today but rose finished the third round one under, nine under overall to put him fourth and on for the end of season top spot. virat kholi helps india recover in the second test against australia. the captain hit an unbeaten 82 in perth as they closed on 172 for three, trailing by 154 runs. five british fighters, are going for gold tomorrow at the taekwondo world grand slam in china. double olympic champion jade jones was the first to make it through beating croatia's marija stetic by golden point. all the action is being streamed live on the bbc sport website and red button. england men's ho

celtic went back to the top of the scottish premiership yesterday with a 5—1 victory over kilmarnock mark allen in the final of the uk snooker championship in york this afternoon . 0‘sullivan breezed past tom ford 6 frames to 1. allen beat stuart bingham in the other semifinal. 0‘sullivan is on course for a record seventh title. just as long as you play well, competing. you know, in one tournament hopefully your name will be written on it. that‘s how i look at it. you can play brilliantly and lose sometimes but that‘s just snooker. i have just got to try and be consistent, competitive, enjoying it, and when a win comes, you‘re over the moon. and that final is on bbc two — it starts at 1pm. kell brook said he was feeling rusty after his first fight since march. his points victory over the australian michael zerafa means he is now the mandatory challenger for the wba light middleweight title but he may not take up that option. brook won a unanimous points decison in his hometown of sheffield but he says his preferred next fight would be against amir khan, rather than the wba championja

and in scotland, celtic can go back to the top of the table with a win at home to kilmarnock, who‘rehe world boxing council. their meeting in los angeles, was controversial throughout, but the governing body says the pair produced one of best heavyweight title fights in a long time, and so they‘ve given the sequel the green light. fury would love it to be in the uk but it‘s more likely to be in the us again. defending champion ronnie 0‘sullivan, is two wins away from a record seventh uk championship title. he takes on tom ford in the semi—finals, after beating martin 0‘donnell 6—1, though 0‘sullivan said it took him a while to settle into the match. i was just i wasjust a i was just a bit on edge, just trying to feel my way into it and you‘ve got to try and compose yourself as much as you can but it was probably a really good match for me. sometimes i don‘t take for but i‘m finding my feet, i know my game is there, it‘s nice to get it from the off. and 0‘sullivan‘s match against ford is live on bbc one from one o‘clock, with stuart bingham against mark allen on bbc two at 7. there wa

the three points were enough to move them above kilmarnock on goal difference.ke it might be taking its toll. the champions are down in third after their shock 2—0 defeat at hibernian. florian kamberi sealed the win for 8th placed hibs tour de france winner geraint thomas was voted bbc sports personality of the year last night. the first welshman to win cycling's greatest prize, he beat harry kane who came third, and lewis hamilton in second. his surprise at the announcement was obvious — but he later said it was a huge honour. you dream of winning races and the aftermath, and you don't think about what is going to happen to you, but then obviously to win things like this for sure is probably the biggest thing i could win outside of a bike race, you know? it is a public vote and everything, and that is humbling, and i'm really grateful to everyone. and you can find more about what happened at sports personality as well as the champions league draws, on the website. that's all the sport for now. thank you, katherine, see you later on. chester zoo says £125,000 po

well kilmarnock shone in the scottish premiership as they moved up to second but they weren't helpedrugby park... as they beat hibs 3—0 and moving up to second in the table. as they beat hibernian 3—0... eamon brophy scored two of the goals, including this one in the sixth minute... and a penalty half an hour later.. it was all wrapped up by a greg stewart goal in the final minute... elsewhere in scotland, livingston scored for the first time in 5 games to beat motherwell and move up to sixth, and hamilton won 3—1at10—man motherwell to move 5 points clear of their relegation threatened hosts. that's all from here for now. more details on the premier league results and the stories from the championship, coming up in a few minutes' time. karthi... well we're staying with football as it's fa cup second round weekend, with teams looking to earn the chance of a tie against the premier league's elite when theyjoin the competiton in the third round. one such team was conference side maidstone united but it wasn't to be, as they were beaten 2—0 by old ham athletic. joe lynskey has the detail

the floodlights went off twice in the scottish premiership game between kilmarnock and hibernian butn 3—0 . eamon brophy scored two of the goals. elsewhere, there were wins for livingston and hamilton. rangers play hearts later and rangers play hearts later and rangers can go top of the table with a win. a ninth straight rugby union premiership win sent saracens back to the top of the table. the unbeaten champions beat wasps 29—6 at allianz park, the match was close for an hour before late tries from jamie george and then this interception from nick isekwa made the scoreline more comfortable. bristol, gloucester and newcastle were also winners yesterderday the four—time world champion john higgins has hinted that he might retire from snooker, after losing to fellow scot alan mcmanus in the second round of the uk championship in york. mcmanus came from 5—3 down to win the match 6—5. higgins failed to make a break over 50. he said it was the wost he had ever felt in his career. he said it was the worst he had ever felt in his career. you can follow the sticker today on the bbc sport we

kilmarnock back on top of the table after e3— one victory over dundee, aberdeen 2—1 winners at st mirrenir 100% record in this yea rs maintained their 100% record in this years european champions cup beating cardiff 26—14 and ending the welsh teams hopes of reaching the knockout stages. confirmation of the decent scores. one final kicking 16 of saracens points, glasgow could still make the last eight, they are second in the pool after a bonus point win over lyon but wasps are out. lei nster over lyon but wasps are out. leinster claimed a bonus point victory over bath prevailing 112—15 in their match at the aviva cvm, lei nster in their match at the aviva cvm, leinster with the bonus point try, four and the first half. johnny sexton with five successful conversion as leinster narrowed the gap on leaders toulouse to two points. munster fell to a 13—12 defeat against french side castro is in the champions cup match, it might be defeat but they gain a losing bonus point so stay top of the pool. the final day of the track cycling world cup in london, britain's main winning the silver medal in

celtic are back on top of the table but onlyjust ahead of rangers and kilmarnock.es a look at what could be an exciting weekend's action. usually by the time the christmas lights go up here at celtic park, the writing is usually on the wall, with regards to the likely destination of the scottish premiership title. not this year though. in fact, premiership title. not this year though. infact, last premiership title. not this year though. in fact, last weekend, the name at the top of the table changed three times injust name at the top of the table changed three times in just two days. let's look at what's happening. just six points separating the top five clubs at the moment. this weekend at celtic park, the champions take on bottom of the table dundee, there is fourth against fifth, aberdeen hosting hearts, rangers are way to johnstone on sunday. it's the turn of the year and there is a long way to go, but given what's happened here in scottish football recently, with celtic dominating at the moment, in a competitive sense, because it's so close, it is giving scot

celtic back top, just a point above rangers, with kilmarnock and aberdeen close behind. club world cup. they beat the japanese side kashima antlers 3—1. bale got his firstjust before half time before adding two more. real madrid are hoping to win the tournament for the third year in a row. they'll face abu dhabi side al ain in the final on saturday. and he wraps it up there. ole gunnar solskjaer says it's brilliant to return to manchester united as the club's interim manager. he'll take charge until the end of the season following jose mourinho's sacking. solskjaer is a legend at the club after his last—gasp winner secured the champions league in 1999. former united team—mate henning berg believes he can have a positive effect on the current squad. i think we will see some of the players happy, smiling, and back to more energy, playing closer to their best level, but again they have to find the best way of playing together with this team. the way gunnar likes to play is different to what it has been and is closer to what it has been and is closer to what united are used

we take a look at kilmarnock, who currently lead the titans of celtic and rangers in the scottish premiership wake of a bbc investigation into how essay—writing companies are promoting and advertising academic cheating on social media platforms. writing essays for cash isn't illegal, but students who submit work that's not their own face serious penalties. a higher education watchdog has written to facebook and google to ask them to stop accepting paid advertising from essay writing companies. 0ur education editor bra nwen jeffreys reports. yeah, i know what's goin' down. they're entertainers, digital stars. youtubers, followed by millions. they will write your essay for you. writing isjust easier with edubirdie. pushing companies writing essays for cash. stress—free! the grossest, ugliest slime... let's go. nick was asked by edubirdie to shout out in slime videos. they're popular with young children. i know an amazing website which helps you at school. two have now been taken down. by the way, it's a secret. it's morally wrong, and i'm not sad that my videos got deleted. i think it was just

there were also wins for third placed kilmarnock, motherwell, aberdeen.3 at twickenham. dombrandt crossed the line after just 50 seconds. quins‘ victory ensured they'll finish the year in the top four. wasps have now won just once in 13 matches. in the pro 1a, edinburgh beat glasgow warriors 16—8 at scotstoun. edinburgh led 6—3 at half—time, before captain stuart mcinally scored the opening try early in the second half. glasgow responded and pulled one back late on but it was too little too late. it means that edinburgh retain the 1872 cup, the oldest inter—district rugby series in the world. in the day's other games, cardiff blues thrashed scarlets 311—5. munster beat conference b leaders leinster 26—17. and in italy benneton beat zebre. scotland's gary anderson has reached his fifth world championship darts semi—final. the two—time world champion beat england's dave chisnall 5—2 in the quarterfinal to book his place in the finalfour. nathan aspinall also sealed his place in semi—finals during the afternoon session at alexandra palace. that's all the spo

that would mean celtic slip down to third in the table behind kilmarnock.ford road. the french side remain unbeaten at the top of pool 4 after a bonus—point win including four tries. the result means leicester are affectivley out of europe, eight points behind second—placed ulster with two pool games left to play. and two matches currently being played. newcastle falcons could go to the top of pool five if they beat edinburgh — that's currently 8—6. montpellier15—6 toulon. england's hockey players have had to settle for fourth again at the world cup in india. they played australia in the bronze medal match — and were totally outclassed. it finished 8—1. tom craig scored a hat trick for the aussies. belgium won the gold after beationg the netherlands 3—2 on penalties after the finla finished goalless. 0lympic bronze medallist bianca walkden successfully defended her title at the taekwondo world grand slam. the two—time world champion says she'll spend her prize money on buying another pizzeria — while lauren williams, who also won gold in her weight division

there were also wins for hearts, kilmarnock and stjohnstone.en narrowly beat veteran thistlecrack in a dramatic finish, giving trainer paul nicholls his tenth win at the boxing day showpiece. the gold cup winner native river came in third. india remain in a strong position on day two of the third test against australia in melbourne. the tourists resumed on 215—2. cheteshwar pujara hit 106, while skipper virat kohli added 82 to maintain their control of the match. however, the australians have fought back to take three wickets since lunch, including those of pujara and kohli, to leave india on 432—5. the series is currently tied at 1—1. and, just before we leave you, let's see what happened when a footballing legend surprised a group of schoolchildren by dressing up as who else but santa claus. this is paris st—germain goalkeeper gianluigi buffon donning the big red suit and white beard, joined by psg players angel di maria and thiago silva, spreading some christmas cheer and presents for the youngsters. they looked delighted. they got some pres

kilmarnock drop down to fourth after being held 1—1 at hamilton.st johnstone tomorrow. hibernian and livingston shared the spoils at easter road. livingston took the lead through ryan hardie. hibs had a penalty saved before ryan porteous headed an equaliser. the result means livingston stay sixth — one point ahead of hibs. in rugby union, exeter beat saracens and replaced them at the top of the premiership. saracens had been on a 22 match unbeaten run but exeter were too good for them at sandy park running out 31—13 winners. elsewhere today there was a big win for leicester over harlequins, whilst sale comfortably beat bristol. in the pro 1a leinster produced a stunning comeback to beat connacht and establish a 16 point lead at the top of conference b leinster scored 21 points in a dramatic closing ten minutes and andrew porter burrowed over for a try deep into injury time to snatch a 33—29 win. edinburgh are up to fourth in conference b after a comprehensive 23—7 win over derby rivals glasgow warriors at murrayfield. duhan van der merwe scored two

in the scottish premiership, the match between kilmarnock and hibs was affected by the floodlights failing to second. livingston scored for the first time in five games to beat motherwell and move to sixth place in the table. goals from steven lawless and craig halkett gave them a 2—0 victory. hamilton came past 10—man st mirren 3—1. the win takes them five points clear of st mirren, who are second from bottom in the table. mark williams breezed into the third round of the uk snooker championship in york with a six frames to nil win over daniel wells. the welshman is the current world champion and he was in good form as he looks to win a third uk championship title. he managed two century breaks on his way to three—time winnerjohn higgins was put out by fellow scot alan mcmanus. that's all the sport for now. labour's kate 0samor, the shadow international development secretary, has resigned from her front bench role. it comes after a report that she verbally abused a journalist from the times who was looking into controversy surrounding her son's conviction for drug possession. in a stateme

in the scottish premiership — the match between kilmarnock and hibernian was affected by the floodlightsd. livingston scored for the first time in five games to beat motherwell 2—nil — they're now sixth place in the table.. hamilton came past 10—man st mirren by 3 goals to 1 — the win takes them 5 points clear of st mirren, who are second from bottom in the table. john higgins has hinted that he might retire from snooker, after losing to fellow scot alan mcmanus in the third round of the uk championship in york. the three—time champion led 5—3, but was far from his best and failed to make a single break over 50. mcmanus calmly came from behind to win the next three to take the match. higgins said the defeat was the wost he had everfelt in his career. that's all the sport for now. a series of aftershocks have rocked the us state of alaska after a devastating earthquake struck its biggest city damaging buildings and forcing people to run into the streets. the quake was centred about 7 miles north of the city of anchorage but there are no reports of any serious injuries. 0ur north america c

they move ahead of kilmarnock on goal difference.to slip past the celtic defence and make it 1—0. then in the second half, celtic were caught on the counter attack and florian kamberi sealed the win for eighth placed hibs... celtic‘s busy schedule perhaps taking its toll. leicester's hopes of reaching the champions cup knockout stages are all but over following defeat by racing 92 at welford road. the french side remain unbeaten at the top of pool four after a bonus—point win including four tries. the result means leicester are affectivley out of europe, eight points behind second—placed ulster with two pool games left to play. in pool five, edinburgh remain top after victory over newcastle falcons at kingston park. two second—half tries from james johnstone and this from duhan van der merve sealed the win, 21 points to eight the final score. that leaves newcastle third in the table but they can still qualify for the quarterfinals. montpellier beat toulon in the days other game. there were two gold—medal winning performances for grea

kilmarnock went a point clear of celtic with their win over dundee yesterday, but the scottish championsing away at hibernian this lunchtime. should they lose though, a win for rangers over hamilton would see them go top. liverpool ladies will be hoping to make up for their league defeat to local rivals everton earlier this motnh, with a win the women's continental cup today. the tie, postponed earlier this month because of a waterlogged pitch at prenton park, is due to kick off at 12. edinburgh are hoping to do the double over newcastle falcons today and boost their chances of finishing top of their group and guarantee a place in the champions cup quarter—finals. in the same pool, fourth placed toulon travel to montpellier. and in the earlier kick off, leicester tigers host group leaders racing 92 at welford road who remain unbeaten in this year's competition. justin rose needed to finish in the top 12 of the indonesian masters to finish the year as the world's number one golfer. but he had a bit of a nightmare final round. he started the day tied in fourth place, but in the end it all