and last on the running order this week is leeds united against arsenal.alk all about leeds and arsenal, and hopefully you will join us. and arsenal, and hopefully you will 'oin us. , , and arsenal, and hopefully you will “oinus. , , and arsenal, and hopefully you will “oinus. , ,. ., plenty of build up to the heavweight clash betweenjoseph parker and derek chisora on the bbc sport website too. that's it from sportsday. see you again soon. good evening to you. many places were rather grey and gloomy want again today. some mist an workaround. some areas saw some sunshine, scotland, northern england, wales and the south—west of england, wales and the south—west of england, but even where there was sunshine there was some unrest and fog patches around. similar story into sunday. chilly where ever you are. northern areas will have the best of the sunshine. it is all down to this blocking area of high pressure, stagnant weather pattern, very little wind to disturb it and move this cloud around. it looks like the cloud i was going to hang around areas where it w

el chelsea que se enfrentaba a leeds united. 2 final. a punta de penales el chelsea ganÓ 3 a 2 y sigue tercero del campeonato. cerramos con la visita del united al norwich. que iba a ser. pues sÍ con un penal. venÍa este centro, caÍa cr7 y el balÓn de de ronaldo era penalti. lo venÍa a cobrar Él mismo. deliberando que si era penal o no. sÍ era, cr7 lo cobraba y adentro. 1 a 0 ganÓ united en el sÁbado de los penales la premier league. >>> y los red devils ven los cuentos de champions league de siempre. vamos a tener nuevos campeones. el new york city fc levantaba el tÍtulo. hacia mucho frÍo en la fortaleza. a 5 minutos del descanso mÁximo morales encontraba la cabeza de martÍn. ponÍa 1 a 0 para new york. y al 94 cuando el tiempo morÍa, iba venir este serie rebotes en el Área. el balÓn le quedaba a el chileno felipe mora. y fuimos a los penales y los timbers fallaron marcaba el de la diferencia y new york city fc es el nuevo monarca de la mls. primer tÍtulo del manchester city de new york. pausa en la liga mx. se cosiÓ el primer r

leeds unite — leeds. you said it! the question mark, the word thatjust came out of your lips. y difficult — those were the easy ones. yeah, not that easy! let me bring you up to date because in the last few minutes joe bring you up to date because in the last few minutesjoe biden has declared that a major disaster exists in kentucky where we know that at least 80 people have been killed by the tornadoes there. he has ordered federal aid to be distributed as well. so that is the very latest news coming from the united states. you're watching bbc news. thanks for being with us. hello there. it was noticeably mild today right across the country, but particularly so for england and wales. now, we look to the north—west through this evening and overnight. this deep area of low pressure — small system but very vigorous, passing to the north—west of the uk — will bring a spell of gales to northern ireland and in towards scotland as well. stormy conditions for the hebrides and the northern isles, perhaps severe gales for a time, some blustery showers. it will turn a bit drier here by t

that leaves just one match due to take place in the premier league today, with leeds united taking on news, as demand and prices soarfor dogs, bbc wales investigates the hidden world of designer dog breeding. the hidden world of good boy, griff! you've been such a good boy! these are what are known as micro bullys. they've been bred to be really, really small. these were all seized from a breeder. there were reports of unlicensed breeding. meet griff, lined up to become a stud dog by his owner. he's actually got spinal deformity. he's dragging his hind legs, falling over probably every four or five steps. the vet report that we've got from the specialist vet said he shouldn't be bred from. the whole purpose of the breed is to try and make them as small and stocky as possible. lots of muscle and bone into a very, very small frame. their legs are splayed out, they're so muscley. it's cruelty breeding, there's no other word for it. griff and the other pups are being looked after at this south wales rescue centre. casualties of a trade in designer dogs. the local authority actually seized

manchester city have moved four points clear at the top of the premier league after a 7—0 win over leeds united doubled the advantage with his first headed goal in the premier league. kevin de bruyne and riyadh mahrez extended the lead either side of half—time before de bruyne's second was an absolute stunner from distance. john stones made it six before nathan ake added a seventh on a night pep guardiola saw his team score for the 500th time in the premier league under him. meanwhile, steven gerrard's aston villa travelled to norwich, with jacob ramsey opening the scoring at carrow road. ollie watkins added a second three minutes from time for a fourth win in six under their new manager taking them ninth, while dean smith sees his side remain bottom, three points from safety. thought it was really strong performance. first half we were outstanding and played well in pockets of the half but played our way at times was up you want the players before the game can we come here and when it came to control part of the game and deliver a clean sheet? players developed in every department and is in th

leeds unite — leeds. you said it! the question mark, the word thatjust came out of your lips. website — gchq.gov.uk. there are really difficult — those were the easy ones. i was going to say, if we do exactly that in the next hour, took mejust as took me just as long a second time around. one of hong kong's most popular mass sporting events, the annual swim across victoria harbour, has gone ahead. it was suspended for two years in succession because of pro—democracy protests and then a pandemic lockdown. because of covid, entry numbers were restricted to about half of the usual three thousand competitors — all of whom were fully vaccinated. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @bbcdavideades. hello there. it was noticeably mild today right across the country, but particularly so for england and wales. now, we look to the north—west through this evening and overnight. this deep area of low pressure — small system but very vigorous, passing to the north—west of the uk — will bring a spell of gales to northern ireland and in towards scotland as well. stormy conditions for the hebride

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city have moved four points clear at the top of the premier league after a thumping 7—0 win over leeds unitedstunnerfrom distance on a night pep guardiola saw his team score for the 500th time under him in the premier league. we play really well as a team. you know, ithink we play really well as a team. you know, i think we started really well. and at the right times without the openings to attack when you score the goals and punish them it gets hard for them. obviously it has been a great game for us. a lot of different guys scored a goal so it gives confidence to everybody. arsenal will play west ham later on wednesday minus their former captain pierre—emerick aubameyang who's been stripped of the armband. the 32—year—old was removed as skipper after his latest disciplinary breach and won't feature in the squad. you accepted the decision. and i think they know because they have committed to it and demanded that we want to take our culture, our demands, and we want to be as a club and how we want to be as a club and how we want to represent this club to a different level and when those stand

as city 17 know against leeds, united. it moves that he full points. clear at the top of the premier legal lo, liverpool in thick and do have a game in hand over in germany by and munich, or 9 po instead of the top of the bonus league. a thanks to a 5. know when of stuttgart, surgeon, every school hattrick, and there were 2 full rob 11 dorski who equal ged, mueller's buddhist league, a record of $42.00 goals in a single calendar year. the game was played in an empty stadium because of state level restrictions following a rise in korean of ours cases. top level americans sports. so once again, being hit by covert 19 including the nfl which reported $28.00 more positive cases on tuesday. they include adel beckham junior, who is one of 9 los angeles rams players to go on. the coven 19 las. the cleveland browns are also dealing with a major up a break with 11 players. now, out of action, combined with the $37.00 positive tests report on monday that the worst to day outbreak in the nfl since the pandemic started, kansas city chiefs quarterback, patrick mo h

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and arsenal are closing in on the top three after beating an injury—hit leeds united 4—1.isten if you want to wait for the results. rangers extended their lead at the top of the table beating a covid—hit dundee united i—o. there were also wins for hearts and motherwell. glasgow warriors beat the pandemic and fog at scotstoun for a memorable european champions cup win over holders exeter. and harlequins beat cardiff who put—up a decent fight — despite once again having to field youngsters and semi—pros — a3—i7 the score. england's alex dombrandt was the star of the game with two tries. tiger woods is back playing competitive golf ten months after nearly losing his leg in a car accident. he's taking part in the pnc family championship in florida with his i2—year—old son charlie, who looks a chip off the old block. the unique event pairs major winners with family members. and that's the sport. if you very much. that's it for now. andrew marr is presenting his last programme on the bbc tomorrow and will be joined by the health secretary, sajid javid. goodnight. good evening to

that leaves just one match due to take place in the premier league today — with leeds united facing arsenalcome to bbc news. as concern grows about the spread of the 0micron variant, in the past few minutes the mayor of london, sadiq khan, has declared a major incident in the capital. it means a greater pooling of resources between local authorities and emergency services. london is the epicentre of the uk's 0micron surge — where up to a third of the city's population is still unvaccinated. let's hear a little more of what sadiq khan has had to say. i've been meeting over the last few days on a daily basis with colleagues across the city, from the nhs to councils, from the fire service to the police. we are incredibly concerned by the huge surge in the 0micron variant. over the last 2a hors we have had the largest number of new cases since this pandemic began, more than 26,000, hospital admissions are going up, but also staff absences are going up by massive levels. so i've taken the decision, in consultation with our partners, to declare a major incident today. it's a statement of how seri

only one match will be played in the top—flight today — that's leeds united v arsenal. there's a warning that tougher covid restrictions may need to be brought in "very soon" in england — to avoid hospital admissions potentially peaking at around 3,000 a day, as cases of the 0micron variant surge. the comments appear in leaked minutes from a meeting of the government's scientific advisory group for emergencies. leading infectious diseases expert, professor neil ferguson, says the situation looks precarious. in the last hour, the daily covid figures have been published there were 90,418 new daily cases — the second highest daily figure since the start of the pandemic — after yesterday. 125 new deaths with coronavirus were recorded. and 817,625 booster doses were administered in the latest 2a hour period. ealier i asked, paul hunter, professor in medicine at the university of east anglia, for his reaction to the latest numbers. we normally see case numbers fall on a saturday compared to the previous day. but comparing it with saturday last week it is still a substantial i

that leaves just one match due to take place in the premier league today, with leeds united facing arsenals a warning that tougher covid restrictions may need to be brought in "very soon" in england to avoid hospital admissions potentially peaking at around 3000 a day, as cases of the 0micron variant surge. the comments appear in leaked minutes from a meeting of the government's scientific advisory group for emergencies. leading infectious diseases expert professor neil ferguson says the situation looks precarious. here's our health correspondent, katharine da costa. there's no time to lose. jabs are now available 2a hours a day at this vaccine centre in north london, as nhs staff and volunteers across the country strive to reach 1millionjabs a day. in london, where the 0micron variant is already driving a surge of infections, hospital admissions are on the rise and staff sickness is a growing concern. i'm incredibly worried about staff absences in the nhs, in the fire brigade, in the police service, in our councils, across london. that's why it's so, so important for everybody who is elig

the sport on the bbc news channel — manchester city are back in premier league action playing leeds united look to move four points clear at the top. good evening. boris johnson suffered the biggest conservative rebellion since he became prime minister when the house of commons voted tonight on new covid rules for england. 99 conservative mps voted against the introduction of mandatory covid passes for people to enter large venues such as nightclubs. but the measure still passed as did those on wearing face coverings indoors. thanks to labour support. new rules on self isolation for people coming into contact with those who test positive and mandatory vaccination for health and care workers. the government is deeply concerned about the sharp rise in cases of the omicron variant. let's join our deputy political editor, vicki young, at westminster. it has been a very rocky few weeks for the prime minister. tonight, it got a whole lot worse. yes, he got his measures through, but certainly not in the way he would have wanted to come with a massive helping hand from his political opponents. con

norwich hosting aston villa, and league—leaders manchester city, seen training here, at home to leeds uniteds especially because they play every week in a special and unique way and we play against a special, unique wayjust two times a year and we have two just a few things because it is a completely different thing. the round of 16 draw for the european champions league was made on tuesday and succeeded at the second attempt, with the most eye—catching tie seeing paris saint germain up against 13—time winners real madrid. uefa blamed a software issue for the original draw meaning it was voided due to an error. manchester united were mistakenly left out of the possible pool of opponents for atletico madrid, which forced the redraw, they then drew the spaniards second time around. there were some errors made in the original drop caused by a malfunction of the software which went through and outside provider and which tells us which teams are eligible to be drawn against each other. after the draw, the external independent auditor informed ufr they could not guarantee the problem did not exist

that "any supporter found to be using racist language will be subject to a life time ban for all leeds unitedee of the four premier league games today are still scheduled to go ahead with the top three all in action. leaders manchester city are away at newcastle, chelsea travel to wolves but the game of the day sees spurs hosting second—placed liverpool. jurgen klopp has been having his say on players who haven't had the covid vaccine. if a player is not vaccinated at all he is a constant threat to all of us. he doesn't want to be a threat, of course, it is not that he thinks i don't care about the others, we have to find has to change in a different dressing room, eat in a different dining room, sit in a different bus, drive in a different car. from an organisational point of view it is a real mess. celtic could secure the first trophy of the ange postecoglou era in today's scottish league cup final — hibernian are their opponents at hampden park, led by interim manager david gray after the sacking ofjack ross ten days ago. in the premiership, rangers have extended their lead at the top with

manchester city have moved four points clear at the top of the premier league after a 7—0 win over leeds unitedtunner from distance. john stones made it six before nathan ake added a seventh on a night pep guardiola saw his team score for the 500th time in the premier league under him. meanwhile, steven gerrard's aston villa travelled to norwich, with jacob ramsey opening the scoring at carrow road. ollie watkins added a second three minutes from time for a fourth win in six under their new manager taking them ninth, while dean smith sees his side remain bottom, three points from safety. i thought it was really strong performance. i thought first half we were outstanding. we played well in pockets of the second half but found our way at times. i asked the players before the game can we come here and and control part of the game and deliver a clean sheet? players delivered in every department and on the back of a really challenging week. one game in scotland, too, as the managerless hibernian hosted dundee. hibs narrowed the gap on sixth—placed aberdeen to a point with a paul mcmullan own goal t

patrick bamford came off the bench to score a dramatic stoppage—time equaliser for leeds united againstlays in the stands — but he was furious and can be seen here screaming at someone and having to be restrained. tottenham are still unbeaten under new boss antonio conte. lucas moura's outstanding goal sent them on their way to a 3—0 win over bottom side norwich. spurs are nowjust two points behind the top four. aston villa manager steven gerrard got one over on his former boss brendan rodgers as villa came from behind to beat leicester 2—1 — defender ezri konsa scored both their goals in the second half. celtic have trimmed the gap to rangers at the top of the scottish premiership in a game which saw tom rogic score a brilliant individual goal. he produced some lovely footwork to wind his way through dundee united's defence before finding the finish to match it. the gap down to just four points. the big clubs will be in tonight's draw for the third round of the fa cup and here's a name to look out for. national league side chesterfield, who upset league two salford city away from home

leaders manchester city ran riot in the premier league last night — hammering leeds united 7—0 at the to his brilliant best, this thunderbolt his second of the evening as city ran riot. they're four points clear at the top of the table. leeds slip to 16th. aston villa moved up to ninth with a 2—0 win over former manager dean smith's norwich at carrow road. jacob ramsey gave villa the lead before ollie watkins sealed the three points. after the game, smith said he doesn't know if he'll have enough players for their weekend fixture, with covid ruling out a number of his squad. our concerns oui’ concerns have our concerns have been, obviously, we have just played tottenham and i have had an outbreak, we have played manchester united, they have had an outbreak and we just wanted some guidance because would it be fair on aston villa, as well, as our own players of staff, we have symptomatic players around us. i have seen the new premier league protocols coming out there where we will be tested every day and pcr twice a week, so the heat is on at the moment, i think across notjust football

spread, one area affected is the premier league, which has postponed liverpool's game against leeds uniteden wolves and watford. both were due to be played this sunday. the number of positive covid cases in the league means many teams no longer have enough players to make up a full squad. 12 premier league games have been cancelled this month. let's turn to us, where there's a rush to get tests. thousands have been queueing for a limited supply. free tests were given out on wednesday in new orleans, which has a population of 390,000. but only 17,000 tests were available, and the supplies ran out within an hour. that left some people frustrated. my my friend texted me ten minutes ago and said they're giving out free covid test. i went to a party and i want to make sure my next group of people are safe. blue we were a disappointed that they were out of tests already. but disappointed that they were out of tests already-— tests already. but i understand omicron has — tests already. but i understand omicron has gotten _ tests already. but i understand omicron has gotten really - omicron has go

kevin de bruyne scores twice as they tear leeds united apart, hammering them 7—0.be a little bit of wet weather today in scotland, north—west england and northern ireland. dry conditions will dominate the days ahead. i will tell you why with the full forecast on bbc breakfast. it's wednesday, the 15th of december. our main story. the prime minister is facing further pressure this morning after he suffered the biggest rebellion of conservative mps since becoming prime minister. nearly a third of tory backbenchers last night voted against the introduction of mandatory covid passes in nightclubs and large venues in england. the new rules, which come into force today, are part of a series of plan b measures aimed at slowing the spread of the omicron variant. here's our political correspondent, ben wright. the ayes to the right, 369, the noes to the left, 126. the scale of the rebellion produced gasps in the commons. the government won the vote to introduce covid passes in england for crowded events, but 99 conservative mps voted against the policy, the biggest revolt o

he was speaking after they ran riot last night — hammering leeds united 7—0 at the etihad. £100 million the best football we have played since _ the best football we have played since i_ the best football we have played since i was here. in terms of consistency, it is always one day, another— consistency, it is always one day, another one, another one. we are solid _ another one, another one. we are solid and — another one, another one. we are solid and behind, we create chances, solid and behind, we create chances, so the _ solid and behind, we create chances, so the team — solid and behind, we create chances, so the team is performing really welt _ there are four premier league matches tonight and these will be the first big sporting events where spectators will need to show a covid pass or negative lateral flow test for entry into the stadium. fans are also being asked to complete a covid status declaration before attending, and shuld not go to the games if they are feeling unwell meanwhile newcastle manager eddie howe says covid protocols could even impact on transfer business they

patrick bamford came off the bench to score a dramatic stoppage—time equaliser for leeds united againstsionate displays — but he was furious here and can be seen here screaming at someone and having to be restrained. we've seen some impressive dancing feet alreay this weekend. tom rogic showing off his twinkle toes — some lovely footwork to score this brilliant goal for celtic as they beat dundee united to trim ranger's lead at the top of the scottish premiership. the big clubs will be in tonight's draw for the third round of the fa cup and here's a name to look out for. national league side chesterfield, who upset league two salford city away from home yesterday. liam manderville with a stunning strike, as they won 2—0. they'll be watching closelt for an exciting draw tonight.. for an exciting draw tonight. what a game at wembley as chelsea beat arsenal in the women's fa cup final, to claim a domestic treble for the first time. the final was played exactly 100 years after the fa banned women from playing football, a ban that lasted for nearly 50 years. jo currie reports from wembley. m

leeds. a penalty for them. norwich city host manchester united in the late kick—off.hey lost 1—0 away. chelsea could have gone top of the league for the first time this season but the royals went ahead afterjust time this season but the royals went ahead after just four time this season but the royals went ahead afterjust four minutes. they scored from their only shot on target. the defeat leaves chelsea one point adrift of the leaders, arsenal. redding move up to fifth. cardiff lost in the first weekend of the european champion defence. cardiff were first to cross the line that spent the rest of the first have trying to stay ahead. tries from these players. the champions scored three more with a superb kick from the world player of the year. a simple task for the bonus point winning fourth try. and that is all the spot from us for now. we are going to stay

leeds. they were missing their captain for disciplinary reasons and manchester united won thanks to a cristianoir lead to six points after coming from behind to win that match. australia have won the first ashes test by nine wickets. england were hoping to build on a brilliant partnership between malan and joe root but both were gone in the matter of a few overs. england added just 77 for the last eight wickets. they were bowled out for 297, leaving australia needed just 20 runs to win reach that with ease to go one up in the series. exceptionally proud. so many different stories within the game. i thought nathan lyon, i told him he would never get his 400th, i said maybe next summer, but really happy for him. he bowled really well yesterday, without luck. bitterly disappointed because we put a lot of good work in last night, building a big partnership and it was really on me and dawid malan to make most of the opportunity but credit to australia. that is all your sport for now. the eldest daughter of america's first astronaut — alan shephard — has made a trip to the edge of space at the age of

united against arsenal tonight after the news on bbc one. and i will have martin keown and danny murphy to talk about leeds and arsenal, and hopefully you will leeds and arsenal, and hopefully you willjoin us. an talk about leeds and arsenal, and hopefully you willjoin us.- hopefully you will 'oin us. an hour one, hopefully you will 'oin us. an hour gone. leeds — hopefully you will 'oin us. an hour gone, leeds still_ hopefully you willjoin us. an hour gone, leeds still trailing - hopefully you willjoin us. an hour gone, leeds still trailing 3-0. - that's all from sportsday. next on bbc news, ros atkins looks at how the covid pandemic has evolved and what we've learned. christmas is coming, and so is omicron — at speed. the covid variant was first reported in south africa in november. it's already spread to dozens of countries. and the who has this message for us. omicron�*s very emergence is another reminder that, although many of us might think we're done with covid—19, it's not done with us. to put it mildly — this is not where we hoped we'd be. ifeel like we're... it's 2020 all over again, in a way, you know? we're back where we were. i w

leeds 3—2. arsenal beat southampton 3—0, even though they were missing their captain. manchester unitedaldo penalty. in the german bundesliga: in la liga: australia have won the first ashes test by nine wickets. they snuffed out england's faint hopes by lunch on the fourth day in brisbane. england were hoping to build on a brilliant partnership between dawid malan and captainjoe root. both were gone in a matter of a few overs from the start. england added just 77 runs for the last eight wickets before they were bowled out for 297. that left australia needing just 20 runs to win. they reached that with ease to go one up in the series. yeah, exceptionally proud. i thought, nathan lyon, i said last night, forget about it, you are never going to get your 400. so it was nice he got that done this morning. i said maybe next summer. but really happy for him, i think he bowled really well yesterday. bitterly disappointing, because we put a lot of work in last night, built up that big partnership, and that was really on me and dawid malan to make the most of that opportunity this morning. credit

leeds is the right one so you found the word which is, you said it. united. there is more at the christmas challenge, - exactly. there is more at the christmas challenge, gchq. | exactly. there is more at the | christmas challenge, gchq. i failed miserably. iwill christmas challenge, gchq. i failed miserably. i will be back with the business stories, i can do that. i will see you soon. hello there. it was noticeably mild today right across the country, but particularly so for england and wales. now, we look to the north—west through this evening and overnight. this deep area of low pressure — small system but very vigorous, passing to the north—west of the uk — will bring a spell of gales to northern ireland and in towards scotland as well. stormy conditions for the hebrides and the northern isles, perhaps severe gales for a time, some blustery showers. it will turn a bit drier here by the end of the night but for england and wales, it'll stay cloudy with outbreaks of rain, certainly through wales and into the midlands. mild in the south — double figure valu

leeds 3—2. arsenal were missing their captain. left out of the squad for disciplinary reasons. manchester united a munich extended lead at the top to six points after coming from behind to win. the second phase dropped points during one all game. in spain, these are the results. we are madrid's lead is down to five points. australia have won the first ashes test by nine wickets. they snuffed out england's faint hopes by lunch on the day in brisbane. england were hoping to build on a brilliant partnership. both players were gone in a matter of a few overs from the start. england added just 77 runs before they were bowled out for 297 that left australia needing just 20 runs to win. they reach that with these to win. they reach that with these to go one up in the series. exceptionally proud. so many different stories within the game. i said, make, forget about it, you never get your a00 so it was nice he got that done this morning. i said maybe make some about really happy for him. he bowled really well yesterday. bitterly disappointing because we had put a lot of good work in last night and built

southampton lost at arsenal, chelsea's late winner against leeds also came from the spot and a cristiano ronaldo penalty won the game for manchester unitedy are off the foot of the table after beating dundee. stjohnstone are now bottom after defeat to aberdeen. england's cricketers have lost the first ashes test by nine wickets. they started the fourth day in brisbane with high hopes, but a batting collapse left australia chasing just 20 runs for victory. here's our sports correspondentjoe wilson. it is not just it is notjust that it is not just that australia it is notjust that australia won this test match, it is that it all happened so quickly. oncejoe root was out in the first half an hour of saturday's play, england's ambitions unravelled. of course there are other good batters in the england team but there is only one ridge and the collapse to 297 all out was just what england had feared and perhaps, in truth, what australia had expected. one saturday's play began england had just opened the door, by lunch australia had slanted to close. i lunch australia had slanted to close. ~ , ., close. i think we showed good character. _ close

leeds 3—2. arsenal beat southampton 3—0, even though they were missing the captain. manchester uniteds to a cristiano ronaldo penalty. in the german bundesliga, bound munich extended their lead to six points after coming from behind to beat nights. jemima cielo with the winner. second—place borussia dortmund dropped points during one happen one at bottom. in la liga, espanyol beat the dante 4—3. australia have won the first ashes test by nine wickets. they snuffed out england's faint hopes by lunch. that was on the fourth day in brisbane. england were hoping to build in a brilliant partnership between dawid malan and captainjoe root. both were gone in a matter of a few overs from the start. england added just 77 runs for the last eight wickets before they were bowled out for 297. that left australia needing just 20 runs to wind. they reached that with ease to go one up in the series.- go one up in the series. yeah, exceptionally _ go one up in the series. yeah, exceptionally proud, - go one up in the series. yeah, exceptionally proud, i- go one up in the series. yeah, exceptionally pr

leeds are withouth eight first team players through injury and suspension. they've got 15—year—old archie gray on the bench. all four games in the scottish premiership went ahead. dundee unitedith their manager saying it was an achievement just to put a team out against leaders rangers. ajames tavernier penalty gave rangers a 1—0 win and takes them seven clear at the top. hearts stay third after beating dundee. livingston scored late to draw with ross county whilst bottom side stjohnstone lost 2—0 at motherwell. bournemouth missed the chance to go top of the championship, losing 1—0 at middleborough in the lunchtime kick—off. they're now six games without a win. isiahjones was brought down byjaiden anthony early into the second half, and andraz sporar slotted home the penalty to lift boro up to eighth. wins too for blackburn, blackpool and nottingham forest. a quick round—up of some of the day's other sport. arsenal against brighton in the women's super league is off tomorrow. champ made a winning return in the day's feature race — the long walk hurdle at ascot. the horse, usually seen over fences, showed he can stay over smaller obstacles beating the favourite thyme hill. t

united, brentford, watford, norwich and leicester all have covid outbreaks in their squads and so their games this weekend are off. as it stands, four of tomorrow's six matches have been postponed, leaving leedshings. one, we need much more clarity. why those schemes are getting not played and what do you need not to play a game? we are playing in the same league, because at the end, the most important thing is that we are able to maintain within the context, the fairness of the competition, and for me, this is a big thing now. in terms of being in my shoes and what _ in terms of being in my shoes and whatl_ in terms of being in my shoes and what i have — in terms of being in my shoes and what i have to do, i have to have the team — what i have to do, i have to have the team ready in the best way i can in a game _ the team ready in the best way i can in a game to— the team ready in the best way i can in a game to game situation. if i am told anything different, we will follow — told anything different, we will follow them instructions. we have had some — follow them instructions. we have had some cases and the players, we have had _ had some cases and the players, we have had some cases in th

so as i was saying, manchester united against brentford is off — but two games are going ahead in the premier league. leaders manchester city host leedspecial and unique way ofjust two times a year. we have tojust unique way ofjust two times a year. we have to just a few things, play a little differently against those opponents. bottom side norwich host aston villa, which sees former villa boss dean smith welcome his old club to carrow road. he insists it�*sjust like any other game — and the new villa boss steven gerrad can see the improvements smith has brought to norwich. i think he's gotten here, he certainly— i think he's gotten here, he certainly looked like a player with more _ certainly looked like a player with more possession. ithink certainly looked like a player with more possession. i think performance has certainly — more possession. i think performance has certainly improved. yeah, we know— has certainly improved. yeah, we know it's — has certainly improved. yeah, we know it's going to be a tough game under— know it's going to be a tough game under the _ know it's going to be a tough game under the lights at caro road. t

leeds. jorginho's penalty in stoppage time, his second of the game, giving his side a 3—2 win. it was a day of penalty winners — in the late game — cristiano ronaldo stepped up to give manchester unitedble norwich. united are level on points with fourth—placed west ham. and after back—to—back defeats, arsenal returned to winning ways with a convincing 3—0 win over southampton — alexandre lacazette with the opener. next to scotland, where stjohnstone have dropped to the bottom of the scottish premiership after losing 1—0 at home to aberdeen. but the saints were livid about aberdeens late winner as it looked to have struck the arm of teddyjenks before he sent the ball beyond the keeper. but the goal stood, comdemning stjohnstone to the bottom of the table. reading pulled off a big shock in the women's super league after beating the fa cup winners chelsea by a goal to nil. chelsea could have gone top but deanne rose broke away and combined with emma harries to score from their only shot on target. chelsea are a point adrift of the leaders arsenal, reading move up to fifth. leicester tigers got their european champions cup campaign off to a great start, winning 16—13 away at bordeuax. ge

united had already closed their training ground and delayed their trip to london. another match going ahead. also tonight, leaders manchester city take on leedsurned late from a trip to france. the club said: "we expect all our players, particularly our captain, to work to the rules and standards we have all set and agreed". we have made this decision that unfortunately is a tough one. obviously, if i had to choose, i wouldn't like to be sitting here talking about it. but we had to do it. and the next one is that for now, he is not involved in sport. we want to take our culture and demands to a different level and were no standards are not met, you know, you cannot participate in our daily basics. former yorkshire head coach andrew gale will not return to his position as assistant coach of men's hundred side northern superchargers in 2022. gale was one of 16 people sacked by yorkshire in the aftermath of racism allegations made by azeem rafiq. he was on a one—year contract with the superchargers for the 2021 season, which will not be renewed. three—time work gold medallist, elise christie, has announced her retirement from short track speed s

leeds. jorginho's penalty in stoppage time, his second of the game, giving his side a 3—2 win. it was a day of penalty winners. in the late game, cristiano ronaldo stepped up to give manchester unitedre lacazette with the opener. stjohnstone dropped to the bottom of the scottish premiership after losing 1—0 at home to aberdeen. but the saints were livid about aberdeen's late winner as it looked to have struck the arm of teddyjenks' before he sent the ball beyond the keeper. but the goal stood, comdemning stjohnstone to the bottom of the table. top two rangers and celtic are both in action today. reading pulled off a big shock in the women's super league after beating the fa cup winners chelsea by 1—0. chelsea could have gone top, but deanne rose broke away and combined with emma harries to score from their only shot on target. chelsea are a point adrift of the leaders arsenal, reading move up to fifth. and just before i go, it's a big big day for lewis hamilton. here's a message from one sportsman at the top of his game, to another. hi, lewis. just want to wish you a massive good luck, going into this weekend, you know, demanding how sport is, ijust want weekend, you know, demandin

where manchester united were supposed to be hosting brighton, and watford's vicarage road, are among those cancelled. aston villa's game with burnley is still on before arsenal visit leedsenal's mikel arteta wants clarity on the rules for calling off games. lewis hamilton could be in trouble with the sports bosses at the fia. the mercedes driver, alongside team principle toto wolff, boycotted thursday evenings formula 1 awards ceremony in protest at the handling of the abu dhabi grand prix on sunday. rules state that the top three drivers must attend, and the new fia president mohammed ben sulayem has refused to rule out punishing hamilton for missing the event. 0ld rivals came together once again as andy murray beat rafael nadal at an exhibition event in abu dhabi. murray looked very sharp, against the 20—time major winner, as he won in straight sets. murray will now face world number five, andrey rublev in the final later today. and what about this for a way to make your debut at the world darts championship? scotland's willy borland threw a perfect nine—dart finish in his opening match at the championships. this is when a player, gets all the way from the starting sc

united, brentford, watford, norwich and leicester all have covid outbreaks in their squads and so their games this weekend are off. as it stands, four of tomorrow's six matches have been postponed, leaving leedsfrom the uk amid concerns over the omicron variant. it's impacting both the champions cup and the second—tier challenge cup. tournament organisers hope the games can be played at a later date. two other games had been already been cancelled because of covid outbreaks in squads. so only eight games go ahead. finally, inter milan have announced christian eriksen's contract has been terminated by mutual consent. eriksen hasn't played since he collapsed during denmark's euros match against finland injune. it was recently revealed that he'd started training again on his own, at a local club in denmark, but there's been no confirmation over whether or where eriksen will resume his career. hejoined interfrom tottenham injanuary last year. that's all the sport for now. we'll have more for you in an hour. a quick update on the talks that have been taking place between prime minister borisjohnson and scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon. my colleagues at bbc scotland are reporting the talks

leeds got a crucial win — raphinha scoring an injury time penalty to beat crystal palace 1—0 at elland road to pull clear of the bottom three. one game in the scottish premiership — motherwell beat dundee united arsenal and liverpool player ray kennedy, who's died at the age of 70. kennedy played for england as well as winning league titles with the gunners and at anfield. he was diagnosed with parkinson's disease in 1984. kennedy's former captain phil thompson called him a great player and wonderful teammate. great britain have been knocked out of the davis cup by germany. dan evans was the only british winner in the quarterfinal tie as cameron norrie was beaten in his singles match, before joe salisbury and neal skupski lost the deciding doubles match in straight sets in austria. and that is the sport for now. interesting on the women's football. there is debate over the competitiveness of it. sarina wiegman said it is not a competitive game for them and there is more to do next year. it is definitely something federations will look at. that scoreline is great. i wonder what odds you could have. a 20—0 victory. i do not think anyone predicted that could be possible. thank you. here's carol