championship side cardiff will visit liverpool.while brighton travel to tottenham and wolves welcome norwich city. so the fixtures coming in thick and fast. no respite at this time of year, and in the last hour, it's been announced that everton�*s premier league match against leicester on tuesday has been postponed. leicester do not have the required number of players available, due to covid—19 cases, injuries and players on international duty at the africa cup of nations. birmingham city pulled off the shock of the season in the women's super league. they beat the league leaders arsenal. libby smith put them ahead afterjust three minutes with this effort before viatriki sarri doubled that lead just before half—time. it's birmingham's first victory of the season while arsenal suffer their first defeat. birmingham are now out of the relegation zone. manchester city thrashed brighton 6—0 to secure a third consecutive victory. vicky losada had the pick of the goals. city leapfrog brighton into fifth in the table. so confirmation of th

fabinho scored it, liverpool won it. but this was far from comfortable.anagers, starting with liverpool'sjurgen klopp, his side are now nine points off the top, with a game in hand. each premier league game is and can be difficult. as we saw today. we do not take it for granted that we will win these games, but we did in the end with possession and more chances, we deserved to win it, but it made it a bit more exciting than necessary. we know that, we take that, we will work with that and then we will see what will happen in then we will see what will happen in the next few months. we then we will see what will happen in the next few months.— then we will see what will happen in the next few months. we suffer a lot in the first half, — the next few months. we suffer a lot in the first half, but _ the next few months. we suffer a lot in the first half, but we _ the next few months. we suffer a lot in the first half, but we came - the next few months. we suffer a lot in the first half, but we came back. in the first half, but we came back in the first half,

liverpool. job half done for us.d to step up and it's a very difficult one to call. i can't call rates. what do you think? we will find out when the commentary starts on bbc radio on the coverage is at seven o'clock. things have been heating up nicely at the africa cup of nations with the final group matches taking place today. shortly gambia, mali and tunisia will be in action trying to claim their spots in the last 16, but we have already had our share of drama today. algeria are the holders, but they went into their final group match with the ivory coast without a win so far in the competiton and in danger of going home early. lydia campbell was watching. things danny —— things don't get much denser than this. failed to weigh and that 2019 champions would be out but it was the ivory coast to start it with purpose and nicholas coming close within ten minutes. if that was a warning sign about the bmj it was not one that the algerians heated. soon he was setting up rank for the opener. baseless any time they needed h

that's the big difference and the fans union in liverpool did a survey of liverpool fans and i think as i say, that should be down to the incompetence of the police, but that education has taken place and there is a big support now for safe standing and hopefully we see that put in place properly at anfield in years to come. is put in place properly at anfield in years to come-— years to come. is there any advantage _ years to come. is there any advantage to _ years to come. is there any advantage to having - years to come. is there any i advantage to having standing years to come. is there any - advantage to having standing areas when people have gotten used to being in seated areas over the years? being in seated areas over the ears? �* , . ., . ~ being in seated areas over the ears? �*, ~ being in seated areas over the ears? �*, my years? it's the choice. at any other s-tortin years? it's the choice. at any other sporting event. _ years? it's the choice. at any other sporting event, you _ years? it's the choice. at any other sporting event, you have _ years? it's the choice. at an

diogojota was about to put liverpool in charge. he never lets liverpool down!n wasn't quite on the same wavelength. it didn't matter. jota's movement for his second was so fast, even the assistant couldn't keep up. he gave offside. the technology corrected him — goal. no salah, no mane, no problem for liverpool. it would get worse for arsenal when thomas partey — hours after returning from the africa cup of nations — again departed early, and there was no way back. liverpool remain on course for a record—breaking ninth league cup, although the headlines belong to one man. katie gornall, bbc news. holders algeria are out of the africa cup of nations after losing 3—1 to ivory coast. frank kessie opened the scoring for the elephants, slotting home from close range. a headerfrom ibrahim sangare made it 2—0 before this finely taken goal from nicolas pepe put ivory coast in control. if ever there was a sign it might not be algeria's day, this was probably it — riyadh mahrez crashing his penalty against the post. they did manage a late consolation, but algeria are out

liverpool will pay an initial £37—and—a—half million fee for a five—and—a—half year contract.on loan. van de beek is targeting more minutes after only being given four premier league starts since joining united from ajax for 35 million pounds in 2020. brighton have agreed a £13 milion deal with newcastle for defender dan burn to return to his native north east. the seagulls had previously rejected a £7 milion bid from the magpies for the 6ft seven player. rugby union now, and premiership leaders leicester have been stunned this afternoon after a second—half fightback from sale, who clinched a 35—26 victory at the a] bell stadium. the hosts found themselves struggling after a lackluster struggling after a lacklustre first—half performance but managed to complete the comeback by way of a dan du preez interception and sealed the victory with a tom roebuck try. there was also a surprise in the other game — second placed saracens beaten by wasps. viktor hovland has won the dubai desert classic after a play—off with england's richard bland bland missed his birdie putt on the first p

i stood on the old cop and liverpool could score a goal and you could end up anywhere else.rward, you cannot move backwards in this situation, it's a safe standing area. it's long been said that "laughter is the best medicine" — and it seems that's being taken quite literally. trauma patients are being —invited to free comedy sessions to try to boost their wellbeing in a scheme backed by the nhs in bristol this month. the new approach has been developed by health experts and professional comedians to give people a new perspective. angie belcher is comedian in residence at bristol university and has helped develop the course— shejoins me now from bristol. how did all this come about? just from the live _ how did all this come about? just from the live circuit, being a comedian and realising that we have a special place that we can have horrible things happen in our lives and then we can write about them and perform them and it makes us feel better. i realised, wouldn't it be great if everyone had that opportunity to process their trauma, learn how to do it in a comedic way an

arsenal play liverpool— our club really strongly.rpool in the _ our club really strongly. arsenal play liverpool in the league - our club really strongly. arsenan play liverpool in the league cup tomorrow night. tottenham do get to play tonight, they're away at leicester. spurs are currently four points off west ham in fourth, but have four games in hand. in the other game manchester united, with just one win in their last four league games, are at brentford. united's interim coach ralph rangnick has been speaking about his england forward jadon sancho, who missed out on first team action yet again at aston villa on saturday, while one of united's academy graduates started. the manager says sancho, who moved from borussia dortmund in the summer, is still getting used to new expectations. it isa it is a difference if you come as an 18—year—old unknown english talented boy to the rosia dortmund, from then on you can only improve, you can only make a success —— to the rescheduled mentor. the level of success and expectation was low. com

championship side cardiff will visit liverpool.elcome norwich city. birmingham city pulled off the shock of the season the women's super league. —— in the women's super league. they beat the league leaders arsenal. libby smith put them ahead afterjust three minutes with this effort here before viatriki sarri doubled that lead just before half—time. it's birmingham's first victory of the season while arsenal suffer their first defeat. birmingham are now out of the relegation zone. manchester city thrashed brighton 6—0 to secure a third consecutive victory. vicky losada had the pick of the goals. city leapfrog brighton into fifth in the table. so confirmation of those results, then, and that loss for leicester at reading means they prop up the table this evening. the african cup of nations got under way this afternoon with the hosts cameroon opening the tournament with a win. they had to fight hard for it, though, after going behind to burkina faso. gustavo sangare with the first goal. what a goal it was. but two penalties in a frant

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a full choice band was only because 3 other bands from liverpool couldn't make it with a beetle. send to hamburg as a quick fix. look, a ship ship sooner. food. i have fighters with me. all of them still had elvis hair, des moines here, of their shewn target and then uh, from goes through the group when i show them this picking 18 year old pool of tim highland guys, folks would a dorm stud for murder, then we have 17 year old george harrison, george harris. i really liked this fighter because folks always said he was the youngest lad with the biggest hair diverse, the taller they played. at the end rav for 3 months from 7 pm to 5 pm. they hadn't composed their own me as a get saudi played rock and roll songs from the fifty's. and they lived here this month. this used to be a movie theater. i'm the kilowatt. and the old, bumpy cinema. was the beatles 1st residence is climate come on. they lived in little rooms without windows or he sings, and they were here until the end of november. so it was really calling due to the new building. they had to bathe in the men's room, wouldn't as

liverpool play chelsea tomorrow, but their managerjurgen klopp won't be with them.est for covid—i9 and will miss the game. yesterday klopp said three players had tested positive. a liverpool statement says there has been no further cases among the playing squad but three backroom staff have also returned suspected positive tests. assistant pep lijnders will take charge for the visit to stamford bridge. well, that match tomorrow will see a little bit of history made as it'll be the first in england to have legal standing areas since a ban was introduced in 1994, following the taylor report into the hillsbrough disaster. there's been a long campaign to allow "safe standing" to return — and the chelsea boss hopes it will give his side a lift. hopefully, honestly, it will give us the extra boost and to our supporters because we absolutely need them on their best level in this moment and right at the very first game in the new year against liverpool. away from football, let's take a quick look at more of the day's sport. after australia batsman travis head was ruled out

fabinho scored from the spot, liverpool are now nine points behind city, who dropped points yesterday hand. each premier league game is incredibly difficult, as we saw today, so we do not take it for granted that we will win these games, but we did in the end with possession and all the things, more chances, we deserved to win it, but we made it a bit more exciting than necessary. we know that, we take that, we will work with that and then we will see what will happen in the next few months. arsenal could have moved into the top four with a win at home to burnley but they were held to a goaless draw. the gunners had enough chances to win it, but burnley keeper nick pope had a good game for the bottom side. they remain four points off safety but do have four games in hand. that's five games without a win for arsenal in all competitions. one other result in the premier league — patson daka gave leicester the lead straight after the break at home to brighton, but danny welbeck scored an equlaiser in the last five minutes. 1—1 at the king power. chelsea slipped up in the women's super lea

not so for chelsea against liverpool in the premier league today. it was second against third in the table and they gave us a thrilling encounter at stamford bridge. the final score was 2—2, which doesn't help either side's title hopes — but that doesn't tell half of the story. so with a full match report, here's craig templeton. romelu lukaku was on the banners but not in the squad, dropped for an explosive interview which thomas tuchel said created "noise we don't need." part of the noise they did need came from a section of standing fans, allowed at a top—flight game for the first time in a quarter of a century. soon, they would be silenced atfter sadio mane spotted a mistake, and rounded the man on the line, 1—0. the stand—in manager celebrated with similar gusto. it wasn't long before he celebrated again as mo salah found a gap only he seems capable of finding. a gift before he departs for the africa cup of nations. chelsea were far from beaten, and their start back came in style. n'golo kante found pulisic. 2—2 in a breathless half of premier

liverpool's league cup semifinal against arsenal, scheduled for tomorrow, has been postponed becauseger, pep lijnders, who was in the dugout at chelsea at the weekend, had tested positive. he was in temporarily charge as managerjurgen klopp was isolating. following further numbers of positive cases, liverpool have closed their first team training centre. the first leg of the semifinal will now be played at anfield next week, with the return at the emirates on 20 january. a month before the start of the six nations, and the welsh rugby union is considering playing home matches in england because of crowd restrictions in cardiff. wales currently have limited numbers of spectators allowed at sporting events, while across the border in england, there are no restrictions. scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon says she hopes matches at murrayfield will "go ahead to crowds of supporters" next month. daffyd pritchard has more on the situation in cardiff. as things stand, the welsh rugby union are still planning to host its games in front of a full capacity crowd at the principality stadi

so while chelsea will be without lukaku, liverpool will be without their manager.han ten minutes. there'll also be a moment of history at stamford bridge — as some fans will be legally standing — as part of a trial. all—seater stadiums became the law following the 1989 hillsborough disaster but several premier league clubs are now trialling safe standing. the ashes resumes on tuesday evening uk time but ahead of the match, it's been confirmed that england's head coach chris silverwood has tested positive for covid—19. silverwood has been isolating in melbourne since late december following a positive test from one of his family members. he will remain in isolation until saturday. england's squad have also undergone another round of routine pcr tests after a local bowler tested positive for covid in sydney where the fourth test is being played. england are 3—0 down and have already lost the series. great britain have began their atp cup campaign off to a winning start. they beat germany 2—1 in sydney. dan evans gave great britain the perfect start, beating jan—lenna

liverpool due to be playing their semifinalfirst leg at arsenal on thursday but liverpool have requestederpool squad. they have had to cancel training today. they have requested that game is postponed. that's going to cause all sorts of issues. remember, there was some talk that these league cup semifinals should be reduced to one leg because of the fixture pile—up over christmas. well, livable now wanting that game postponed against arsenal on thursday. —— liverpool. more information on the bbc sport website on that story. that's all from sportsday. today came as a shock to the system after that exceptionally warm start of the year. temperatures were in the mid teens. this afternoon, barely a few degrees above freezing. that said, closer to how it should feel injanuary. cold conditions continue tonight. most snow showers across the north of scotland. more sleet and snow showers for northern ireland, wales, may be into north west midlands. certainly a much colder start with widespread frost as we begin wednesday for the cold and frosty out there will be a sunny start in a sunny day heade

liverpoolare liverpool's match against chelsea on sunday.to do so without their manager on the sidelines. newcastle's match away to southampton on sunday has been postponed because of the number of covid—19 cases and injuries within the magpies' squad. rafa nadal took to the courts in melbourne on saturday in preparation for this month's australian open. the 20 time grand slam champion tested positive for covid last month following an exhibition event in a dhabi. the atp cup started on saturday but he signed up for an eventin saturday but he signed up for an event in melbourne ahead of the first grand slam of the year. the spaniard aiming for what would be a record 21st grand slam at an event that won't feature roger federer and doubts remaining as well over novak djokovic's participation in the tournament. jaden brown and marcus mark helped the boston celtic stopper three—game slide by beating the phoenix suns 123—120, grabbed 11 rebounds, smart finishing, eight assists helping the celtic�*s bounce back from a 91—82 home loss to the la clip

liverpool have had to cancel training today. mogul, dragan solak. the telecoms magnate's sport republic business is buying chinese businessman gaojisheng 80% stake in the club. gao took over at st mary's in august 2017. the former majority owner, katharina liebherr, is retaining her 20% stake. newcastle united have agreed a deal to sign kieran trippier from atletico madrid. the signing is set to be the first since the saudi—backed takeover at st james�* park. newcastle have agreed to pay £12 million for the 31—year—old england international. for an initialfee of £10 million. everton have signed rangers right back nathan patterson for an initialfee of £10 million. patterson, seen here on the right training with scotland, has signed a five—and—a—half—year deal at goodison park. the 20—year—old is everton's second signing of the january transfer window, after ukrainian left back vitalyii myko—lenko. novak djokovic says he will be defending his australian open title, ending months of speculation. he'd refused to reveal his vaccinati

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for places like liverpool and hull, a relatively bright day on tuesday.atures for wednesday. goodbye. this is bbc news. i'm ben boulos. the headlines at 4: facemasks will be required in classrooms for secondary school pupils in england, as coronavirus cases continue to surge across europe. fears that a quarter of uk public sector workers could be off due to covid as firms are warned to make contingency plans. government minsiters say there's nothing in the current covid data to suggest more restrictions are required in england. the widespread use of testing is an illustration of the fact that the british public are taking sensible steps to keep themselves safe, to keep their friends and family safe. in the next half hour, fans will be allowed to stand to watch chelsea play liverpool for the first time in 28 years as a safe—standing trial begins in england. and how climate change is affecting the scottish ski industry. that's in weather world, coming up later in the hour here on bbc news.

david fitzgerald — who's from liverpool — was inspired to do it after a family friend was stabbed to365 days, with no days off. it has been amazing, a hell of a journey that i have been on. the highlight was running with jamie carragher, one of my heroes. every type of weather you can think of. snow, rain, storms. christmas day? yes, it was really good and i deserved my christmas dinner afterwards. he started his running challenge after hearing adam ellison's family talk about the devastating impact of knife crime. adam was fatally stabbed in the neck in 2017, and a foundation was set up in his memory. just so proud of him and what he is doing. he really is wonderful. in all weathers, he has been ill as well and still gone out. i am just so pleased that he is on with us, our adam foundation. we are in awe. it takes some doing, you know? you think, "could i do something like that? n°_" he's amazing, what he has achieved over the last 365 days. we are super, super proud of him. there is still more to do because it is still happening in this city and other cities around the country, so

stephen gerard set up his liverpool team—mate.en continue with the equaliser finished 2-2. continue with the equaliser finished 2—2. villa up a place. united are seventh. at the opposite end of the table was heartbreak for newcastle. at the opposite end of the table, there was heartbreak for newcastle as watford snatached a late point at stjames' park. where boos rang out at the end — claudio ranieri the more relieved man with both sides battling for premier league survival, joao pedro got the equaliser two minutes from the end which keeps watford out of the relegation zone. allan saint—maximin had given newcastle the lead, but the point sees them remain in the bottom three. and norwich are now above newcastle after beating everton. michael keane sliced a clearance past his own goalkeeper and adam idah doubled norwich's lead two minutes later with his first premier league goal. they held on to win 2—1 and are just a point from safety. wolves' good run continues as they beat southampton 3—1 at molineaux. goals from rauljimenez and

in the english premier league, liverpool coach juergen clop will miss his size class with chelsea after a suspected positive corona virus. test. liverpool says the german manager is isolating was mild symptoms. club earlier confirmed that 3 players have tested positive and we'll also miss the game. several coven! 198 outbreaks have hit the english league in recent weeks. back here in germany in the boonies sleva byron unit, captain manuel lawyer and 3 of his team mates have also tested positive germany. goalkeeper will sit out the start of training before the season kicks off. later this month, byron or the bonus league, a champion, say all their players and staff will take pcr tests. after the parties and fireworks of the night before january, the 1st was a public holiday for much of the world offering some welcome relaxation. near stay also brings its own traditions, many involving water. but god, oh wow. many swear by it, the dip in the ocean to kickstart your new year swimmers near the portuguese capital. lisbon was suddenly up for the challenge. so i'm told the so brings good energ

steve rudder and they are the labour mayor of liverpool region.r will turn milder over the next few days but until thenit over the next few days but until then it is still a spell of wintry weather over the next few hours and i think of the course of the evening into night, some icy patches around but by morning, certainly by around sunrise, we expect the temperatures to rise quite rapidly so around about now and over the next few hours there will be an air frost developing. icy patches possible with a bit of sleet here and there is well but through the course of the night this front will arrive. so rain and wind for many of us by the end of the night and i think across the east of the country, temperatures at 4am still could be below freezing but you can see out towards the west, they are generally well above and in fact 7 degrees in plymouth. through tomorrow morning and into the afternoon there will be and into the afternoon there will be a spell a very blustery and wet weather before things turn a little bit brighter in the afternoon and you c

. class with chelsea after suspected positive corona virus. test. liverpool is saying that the german manager is isolating with mild symptoms club earlier confirmed that 3 players have tested positive and also miss the game. several coven! 19 out brakes have hit the english league in recent weeks. back here in germany and the bonus league of byron unit captain and manuel lawyer and 3 of his teammates have also tested positive the germany goalkeeper will sit out the start of training before the season kicks off. later this month, buyer and the bonus league champions say all their players and stuff will take p c r tests. and in russia, the new year marks the beginning of the holiday season with christmas coming a week later. and people have been celebrating without major corona virus restrictions, despite a surge in case numbers, there are plenty of public attractions to keep the mood positive, including spectacular, like installations around moscow. a 17 meter high globe outside moscow state circus. workers put it together weeks ago in the snow and cold, just one of the many light inst

diogojota was about to put liverpool in charge. he never lets liverpool down!rpool remain on course for a record—breaking ninth league cup, although the headlines belong to one man. katie gornall, bbc news. holders algeria are out of the africa cup of nations after losing 3—1 to ivory coast. frank kessie opened the scoring for the elephants, slotting home from close range. a headerfrom ibrahim sangare made it 2—0 before this finely taken goal from nicolas pepe put ivory coast in control. if ever there was a sign it might not be algeria's day, this was probably it — riyadh mahrez crashing his penalty against the post. they did manage a late consolation, but algeria are out. and equatorial guinea willjoin ivory coast in the knockout stages after beating ten—man sierra leone 1—0 in the other group e game. pablo ganea with the only goal of the game to send equatorial guinea through in second place. in group f, mali ensured top spot in the group with a comfortable 2—0 win against mauritania. in the other game, gambia beat tunisia 1—0 to finish second, with tunisia a

after a suspected positive groan of virus. dest, liverpool say their german manager is isolating with mild symptoms. club earlier confirmed that 3 players have tested positive, and we'll also miss the game. several coven 19 outbreaks have hit the english league in recent weeks. now to parties, and fireworks are done from the night before. january 1st was a public holiday for much of the world, which offered many, some much needed are in our new year's day, also brings its own traditions, many involving some water, but got a little ha, many's way by it. the dip in the ocean to kickstart your new year swimmers near the portuguese capital. lisbon was certainly not for the challenge. so until the so brings good energy. we'll see if it works at bear ira. c across the atlantic, swimmers in boston took to the water to, oh see they we even serenaded my pipes on the beach. a sporty start to the in russia to of to the excesses of the festive season. locals in the city of yara level, turned out for the unused sobriety run for it. by games in the snow or anything to keep boom in room. the new yea

pen has complained about an e u flag flying on the octave triumph in the english premier league. liverpool coat . your crop will miss his side's class with chelsea after a suspected positive corona virus. test. liverpool say the german manager is isolating with mild symptoms cloth earlier confirmed that 3 players tested positive and we'll also miss the game. several cove in 1000 outbreaks. i've hit the english league in recent weeks. in the bonus league by our munich captain manuel lawyer and 3 of his teammates have also tested positive jeremy goalkeeper will sit out the start of training before the season kicks off. later this month, by on the buddhist league, a champion say all their players and staff will take the c r t s and the entertainment world is morning, the passing of american comedy legend, betty white, best known as one of the golden girls, she died on new year's eve white made her television debut way back in 1939. she planned to celebrate her $100.00 birthday this month. the grand dame of american television had the longest career of any woman in the entertainment industry s

the win moves liverpool above chelsea, 11 points behind the leaders manchester city with a game in hand beat brighton i—o — shannon o'brien the scorer. tottenham can go third and just two points behind the leaders arsenal if they can beat west ham in the late game. it's scoreless at half—time there. four games in the africa cup of nations today. defending champions algeria drawing with equitorial guinea in their second group game right now — ivory coast are still on course for the knockouts. arsenal's nicolas pepe thought he'd won it with that stike, but a bizarre equaliser gifted sierra leone a point. badra ali sangare got his knee caught on the pitch and allowed alhaji kamara to score, as sierra leone twice came from behind to draw 2—2. elsewhere, tunisia beat mauritania whilst gambia and mali played out a 1—1 draw. joe root says he wants to continue as england captain, despite their 4—0 hammering in the ashes. england were put out of their misery earlier, after an all—too—familiar batting collapse brought an end to the fifth and final test in hobart, as australia won by 146 runs. our

in the english premier league, liverpool coach young club will miss his side's class with chelsea after a suspected positive ground virus test. liverpool say the german manager is isolating with mild symptoms. club earlier confirmed at 3 players have tested positive and we'll also miss the game. several cove in 1900 outbreaks have hit the english league in recent weeks. in the bonus league of iron munich, captain manuel noir and 3 of his teammates have also tested positive germany. goalkeeper will sit out the start of training before the season kicks off later this month, by iron, the buddhist champions say all their players and staff will take bcr tests. and now that the parties and the fireworks are over from that i before january 1st was a public holiday for much of the world offering a lot of people, some well reserved, our and our new year's day also brings his own traditions, many involving water. the guy little ha, many's way by it. the dip in the ocean to kickstart your new year swim is near the portuguese capital. lisbon was suddenly up for the challenge, leaving. so until the

fabinho scored it and liverpool won it, but this was far from comfortable.ster united are up to second in the womens super league. they comfortably beat tottenham 3—0 to leapfrog champions chelsea — who could only manage a goalless draw at brighton. the leaders arsenal play later. it's the last weekend of rugby union's european champions cup pool stages. as it stands, wasps are heading out. they're losing 31—7 at munster. no problems for sale sharks, already through — they'll go into the knock—out phase full of confidence after thumping a depleted ospreys 49—10, including seven tries. world number one — ashleigh barty is on course to become the australian open's first home champion for 44 years. she's through to the quarter finals, along with another favourite in melbourne, rafa nadal, who's still searching for that record breaking 21st grand slam tennis title. joe wilson reports. it is all australia's expectations, and it's all for ashleigh barty. her job was to serve and to play and ignore everything but the ball. cool as you like, first set, 6—4. ok, aust

>> it just happened that, all of a sudden, hundreds of rock groups all from liverpool made records, andll than the stuff they've had over the last few months. ♪ >> initially, there was no tradition of great british bands conquering america. that had not happened, but it's that moment where everything turns. ♪ >> there's no single moment that more embodies the moment when rock 'n' roll became the province of teenagers. that's something that you would not just love but that you would go crazy for. >> there's the beatles! ♪ can't buy me love ♪ ♪ love ♪ ♪ can't buy me love ♪ >> the beatles have come to this country and taken all the women away and everybody's going crazy about them. ♪ i'll get you anything ♪ >> it was like aliens landed. look at how they look and how they act, and wow! ♪ i don't care too much for money ♪ ♪ money can't buy me love ♪ >> i came here at 6:00 in the morning to see them and all they do is push them farther and farther away. and then they don't even let you see them! >> i've got every beatle record at home, and we didn't get to see them! what kind of police protec

and of a sudden you're thinking, well it is corona those cases on top of that, at liverpool. can they actually feel the t? well, it's really going to hit their title aspirations. let's turn to tennis. we've got the australian open starting on january 17th. we still don't know if will number one know that joke, which will actually be there. organizer said you've got to be jab to come. he isn't saying his vaccination or not wrapping it out is there, he's been training today. he is recovered from cove it. and when we look at the big, sort of cor, jenny, or sporting events, winter olympics better to be held in china. united states is leading a diplomatic boycott is begging even bother, not at all, as long as the athletes turn up, they don't care. i mean channels also said who, who said we were going to invite joe biden anyway, especially given the corona virus. strict controls have got for beijing. vladimir putin is invited, which is interesting because russia officially can't compete at the games because of a doping band. but yet, beijing, the using fake snow machines to make th

liverpool had to cancel training on tuesday.trippier. trippier is set to be newcastle's first signing under their new saudi owners, and the first for new manager eddie howe since he took charge in november. trippier will be reunited with howe, who signed the defender while he was at burnley. hejoined the spanish side in 2019. a reminder, you can get all the latest sports news at our website, bbc.com/sport, including the latest from the fourth ashes test, between australia and england in sydney. but from me, and the rest of the sport team, we'll see you soon. we will, and our thanks to gavin and the team. thailand has reopened maya bay, a white sandy beach made famous by the film "the beach" starring leonardo dicaprio. the authorities closed down the picturesque area more than three years ago to allow its ecosystem to recover from the impact of thousands of daily visitors. the beach lies on an island in the andaman sea, and is only accessible by boats. under strict covid—19 conditions, visitor numbers are limited to no more than

chelsea are ten points behind city, liverpool 11.d recent comments that were critical of manager thomas tuchel�*s tactics. tuchel is set to meet with lukaku later today: if the decision is he is good to go for wednesday, that is the decision, if it is not, it is not but i cannot tell you right now because we need to talk and understand the situation better and from there we go and once the situation is clear, there was no doubt we will stay our player and we will protect our player. the january transfer window is open and the rumor mill is back up and running. at manchester united, edison cavani is out of contract at the end of this season and has been linked with barcelona and juventus. however, interim manager ralph rangnick says that the uruguyan striker is highly important to him and that united will definitely need him for the coming months. his professionalism, his work ethic is just amazing and i told him that i desperately want him to stay and stay until the end of the season, and he knows that, he also knows how highly irate

liverpool beat crystal palace 3—1 at selhurst park.the scorers for liverpoolwho are now nine points behind leaders manchester city with a game in hand. two other results in the premier league, arsenal were held to a goalless draw at home to bottom side burnley. and leicester v brighton was 1—1. next, to a big shock in the africa cup of nations, because after winning all of their group games, the three—time winners nigeria are out — losing in the last 16 to tunisia who beat them i—0 — the goal coming from youssef msakni in the second half. burkina faso were the first team to reach the quarter finals. they beat gabon on penalties after it finished 1—1 after extra time. gabon scored an injury time equaliser but burkina faso managed to edge through with a 7—6 shoot—out win. in women's football, barcelona are celebrating as they won the spanish super cup — beating atletico madrid 7—0 in the final. but the match will be remembered for the return of atletico's midfielder virginia torrecilla — who made herfirst appearance since having surgery

covid outbreak in the liverpool squad.econd leg onjanuary 20th. let's get to some live football this evening now, as it's the first leg of the efl cup semifinal between chelsea and tottenham at stamford bridge, which sees the return of antonio conte to his old side chelsea. and we also have the possible return of romelu lukaku to the home side after apologising for an interview saying he wasn't happy at the club. former england international karen carney is part of the 5live team covering the game and joins us now. how do you think he's going be feeling this evening? i how do you think he's going be feeling this evening?— feeling this evening? i think you'll be fine going _ feeling this evening? i think you'll be fine going back _ feeling this evening? i think you'll be fine going back to _ feeling this evening? i think you'll be fine going back to chelsea. - feeling this evening? i think you'll| be fine going back to chelsea. and really get fa cup and over the end, it was not the one that he wanted but with the spur side

chelsea are ten points behind city, liverpool 11.llowed recent comments that were critical of manager thomas tuchel�*s tactics. tuchel is set to meet with lukaku later today. when we do decisions like this, first we need to evaluate the situation, and not listen to the media, not listen to the pressure, but understand what he said, why he said it and this is the meeting tomorrow and from there we will take the decision. if the decision is, he is good to go for wednesday, this is the decision. if it's not that, i cannot tell you right now, because we need to talk and understand the situation better and from there, on we go. and then once the situation is clear, it's no doubt that he will stay our player and we will also protect our player. the pressure's increased on everton manager rafa benitez after his side were beaten 3—2 at home by brighton. alexis macallister scored twice. brighton are up to eighth with everton just three places above the relegation zone. brentford boss thomas frank called his side "incredible" after they came f

el chelsi contra liverpool. la zona del festejo por el touchdown lo ganaban 10 a 7 en el último cuarto lanza el misil de pared y 5 yardas hombre to 16 de 23 pases para 240 y 9 yardas y 2 anotaciones. finalizamos hemos sido testigo de como la frustración se podrá de los jugadores con el resultado siempre está esto fue lo que le ocurrió al jugador de tampa bay el equipo perdía con heredia un ataque de locura antes de que finalizara el tercer cuarto se quitó el uniforme en pleno partido el receptor salió corriendo y saludando ante el asombro del público presente ocurrió en el partido de los jets de nueva york el entrenador dijo que el jugador no era parte del equipo, quien mensaje es muy claro, nunca tomes decisiones en caliente porque después te puedes arrepentir como fue un gusto haberlos informado, que pasen todos muy buenas tardes. (comerciales) hola sis, ¿que paso? ¿todo bien con mis hijos? no te preocupes. estamos super bien... ¡julián no toques eso...! ¿pao que tocó? paola! si tus lentas velocidades de carga

it is a hugely| significant moment and today 12,000 chelsea and liverpool fans became the first sinceand for the duration of a top—flight game. in reality many fans have been consistently standing for a number of years but they have done so against a law introduced in the wake of the hillsborough tragedy. a real mix of opinion from fans on their way in today. some say there is a better atmosphere when fans are standing but others voicing safety concerns. we know there are reservations from police about fans migrating into standing areas and a deterioration in fan behaviour but those behind the pilot programme which runs for the rest of the season are confident it can be done safely with barriers between the rows of seats designed to prevent fan collapses and fans having the choice to set if they wish. unlike the result on the pitch we want no the result on the pitch we want no the outcome at the final whistle today but it has brought a new era in football. , , ., today but it has brought a new era in football-— in football. chelsea's game one of four today- _ in football. chelsea's ga

not so for chelsea against liverpool in the premier league today., which doesn't help either side's title hopes — but that doesn't tell half of the story. so with a full match report, here's craig templeton. romelu lukaku was on the banners but not in the squad, dropped for an explosive interview which thomas tuchel said created "noise we don't need." part of the noise they did need came from a section of standing fans, allowed at a top—flight game for the first time in a quarter of a century. soon, they would be silenced atfter sadio mane spotted a mistake, and rounded the man on the line, i—o.