the formula one season draws to a close as red bull's max verstappen romps to victory in abu dhabi.ge isjust a number as lee westwood ends the season as the european tour's top player at 47 years old. and title holders exeter get their champions cup campaign off to a winning start with a dominant performance against glasgow. welcome along to sportsday this sunday evening. let's start with liverpool, as they missed out on the chance to go top of the premier league table today after failing to impress in their 1—1 draw at fulham. mohammed salah scored from the spot with just over ten minutes to go, to level things up. it was an impressive showing from fulham, who have struggled so far this season. craig templeton watched this one for us. the last time fulham fans were allowed inside craven cottage, they we re allowed inside craven cottage, they were ina allowed inside craven cottage, they were in a different division, so fitting they could be there to pay their respects to a former player who died last month aged a2. in terms of opponents, it doesn't get much tougher than the champion

the formula one season draws to a close as red bull's max verstappen romps to victory in abu dhabi.ust a number as lee westwood ends the season as the european tour's top player at 47 years old. and exeter get their european campaign off to a winning start — as the champions cup title holders inflich a crushing defeat on glasgow at sandy park. welcome along to sportsday. lots to bring you, but we start with liverpool who have just missed out on the chance to go top of the premier league table after drawing 1—1 with fulham at craven cottage. that game has just ended in the last few minutes. fulham took the lead midway through the first half — bobby decordova ried giving the hosts the deserved lead on the balance of play. they were holding on until this handball call was given and liverpool were awarded a penalty with just over ten minutes to go. and mohammed salah — just about scored to level things up. a big point for scott parker and his side — dropped points for liverpool. earlier tottenham drew 1—1 at crystal palace and now stay top on goal difference. harry kane put spurs ahead

red bull's max verstappen pulled off a surprise in qualifying in abu dhabi by beating valtteri bottast reports. with the sun setting on the strangest of formula i seasons, mercedes were probably expecting to sign off in style. with the sun setting on the strangest of formula i lewis hamilton was hoping to take pole and go on to win the third year in a row. he missed last weekend's race with coronavirus and although he said it was taking time to get back into the swing of things, he topped the time sheet in the first two sessions of qualifying. but when it mattered in the final session, his mercedes team—mate valtteri bottas got the better of him, not once but twice. the finn's joy was short lived, the red bull of max verstappen was behind him on the track but in front of them in the pecking order by the time the dutchman reached the chequered flag. i didn't really expect to fight for pole but very satisfying. yeah, very pleased with that. it has only been a difficult weekend, i would say, just getting back into a rhythm, even though it is a couple of weeks off, it felt like you'd lost

red bull's max verstappen pulled off a surprise in qualifying in abu dhabi by beating valtteri bottask parrott reports. with the sun setting on the strangest of formula 1 seasons, mercedes were probably expecting to sign off in style. they have dominated the circuit for the last six years. lewis hamilton was hoping to ta ke six years. lewis hamilton was hoping to take pole and go on to win the third year in a row. he missed last weekend's race with coronavirus and although he said it was taking time to get back into the swing of things, he topped the time sheet in the first two sessions of qualifying. but when it mattered in the final session, his mercedes team—mate valtteri bottas got the better of him, not once but twice. the finn's joy was short lived, the red bull of max verstappen was behind him on the track but in front of them in the pecking order by the time the dutchman reached the chequered flag. i didn't really expect to fight for pole but very satisfying. yeah, very pleased with that. it has only been a difficult weekend, i would say, just getting back into a rhythm, even

it's max powerfor red bull as verstappen pips the mercedes drivers to pole for the season ending abu grand prix. and the countdown is on to the heavyweight fight of the year betweenjoshua and pulev at wembley later. welcome along to sportsday. let's start with the marquee fixture in the premier league this weekend. the manchester derby is underway at old trafford with united hosting city. less of a marquee first half. it's goalless at the break. kevin de bruyne with the best chance of the first half for city. earlier in the west midlands derby, there was late drama as aston villa snatched a stoppage time winner at wolves, while at stjames park, we had the fastest goal scored all season by miguel almiron in newcastle's win against west brom. it's there thatjoe lynskey starts his report. this has been a week in football only 2020 could bring. a covid outbreak postponed newcastle's last match up to tuesday their training ground was still close —— training ground. as they welcome west brom, they put it straight behind him. it's the best possible start! that was my gal are moron scoring a

max verstappen has won the final formula one race of the season in abu dhabi.y the second time this season. mercedes valtteri bottas and lewis hamilton didn't seem to mind too much about finishing second and third. and mclaren claimed third in the constructors' championship on the day they sold off a third of their team. there was a thrilling finish to golf‘s european tour season. all weekend it looked like patrick reed would become the first american to win the race to dubai title, but he was overhauled in the final round by lee westwood. his second place finish, behind the winner matthew fitzpatrick, at the season ending tour championship was enough to secure westwodd the overall title. austin halewood reports. in the shadows of the dubai skyline the stage was set for the final day of the european tour, patrick reed, matthew fitzpatrick and lee westwood, all in the hunt to finish the season as european number one. overnight patrick reed was the man to catch but his round did not start well, instead it was fitzpatrick who raced out of the blocks, he birdied ea

the formula one season draws to a close as red bull's max verstappen romps to victory in abu dhabi.

max verstappen was second to russell in both sessions.e semi—finals of the uk snooker championship. the world number one was pushed all the way in his quarterfinal by kyren wilson. it went to a deciding frame, which trump won to make it 6—5. he's looking for his second title at the event which he last won nine years ago. trump will play the winner ofjoe perry and lu ning who are still playing. this is live on the bbc sport website. highlights from both of tonight's games are on bbc two at 20 past 11. earlier, neil roberston beat mark selby. the australian finished with his 750th professional century to win 6—2. he'll play china's zhou yuelong who beat jack lisowski 6—4. and that's all the sport for now. just boxing news and, billyjoe saunders has defended his wbo separate title, hippie martin murray ona separate title, hippie martin murray on a points decision, but that's all the support for now. to me hello there. it's been a very wet day across some central rank in the also some sleet and snow mainly over the high ground, the strong whi

max verstappen took full possession in abu dhabi. mercedes team—mate valtteri bottas. i didn't expect to fight for pole but to sit there is really satisfying and with the dominance they have, very pleased with that. the young japanese golfer to stow it in front at the us women's open approaching the end of the third round in houston. she leads by two shots at the cyprus creek course, but quite a few bogeys going on today. i think that those will change significantly as the third round progresses. rugby union's european champions cup is backin union's european champions cup is back in the way the season this weekend with bristol making a return to the competition after a 12 year absence. but their big day ended in defeat, beaten 51—38 and a pool to come up with bristol earning a losing bonus point. bath lost 23—19 ina losing bonus point. bath lost 23—19 in a thrilling match. also wins for wasps and leinster. edinburgh currently losing 30—8. the countdown is on for one of the biggest fights of the year in just over an hour's time. anth

max verstappen will be hoping he can claim pole for tomorrow's sakhir grand prix after topping the times stand in driver george russell yesterday. but he found his form today claiming the top spot by two tenths of a second from valtteri bottas. russell could only manage seventh, more than half a second off the pace. that's all the sport for now. a busy afternoon ahead, so i will be back with more later on. the mayor of liverpool, joe anderson, has been released on bailfollowing his arrest, as part of a fraud inquiry. he and four other people were detained as part of a year—long investigation into bribery allegations — linked to the awarding of building contracts in the city. in a statement this afternoon, joe anderson says he "will be talking with cabinet colleagues to ensure the challenges our city faces with the covid pandemic continue to receive the focus they deserve." he went on to say, he supported the labour party's decision to suspend him while the investigaion continues. three people have been taken to hospital following an explosion at a house in west yorkshire. the extent of

max verstappen has upset the odds to claim pole position for the formula one season ending abu dhabind quicker around the yas marina circuit than valtteri bottas. it's the first time this year that a mercedes powered car hasn't been on pole and the first time in abu dhabi since 2013. lewis hamilton, who missed last weekend's race because of coronavirus, was third. after 12 years away, bristol's return to european cup rugby has ended in defeat. they were beaten 51—38 by clermont auvergne in their opening pool match. kotaro matsushima with a hat—trick for the french side. bristol did run in five tries of their own though — so do pick up a bonus point. to dubai, where patrick reed remains on course to become the first american to win the european tour's race to dubai title. he's alongside england's matthew fitzpatrick who birdied the 18th to move to 11 under along with reed and laurie canter at the top of the leaderboard. reed scrambled well with some lovely touches around the greens in dubai to stay in touch and he looks determined to end the season as the european tour's number one pl

max verstappen finished the f1 season on a high by winning the abu dhabi grand prix.re on the bbc sport website, including how lee westwood became the oldest winner of europe's race to dubai title. back to you, mishal. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. now on bbc one it's time for the news where you are. goodbye. hello there. well, today was certainly a day to forget. lots of cloud around, lots of rain, too. an inch of rain or more in some parts of the country, leaving us with some very soggy scenes today. the weather did change later on across the far west of england and wales, and here in northern ireland,

red bull's max verstappen started from pole, you can follow it live via the bbc sport website and theow the prme minister's reaction to that news that he and european commission president ursula von der leyen have agreed to coninue talks om let's get more now on our main news — they have agreed that they will go the extra mile. let's listen again to the full statement from boris johnson, i have updated the cabinet about the contents i have updated the cabinet about the co nte nts of i have updated the cabinet about the contents of the call with ursula von der leyen and the idea was that when we went out on wednesday, the hope was that we were going to be able to finish things off today if there was a deal to be done. as things stand, and this is basically what are schuyler and i agreed, i am afraid we are still very far apart on some key things, but where there is life, there is hope, and we will keep talking to see what we can do. the uk certainly will not be walking away from the talks, they would expect us to go the extra mile and i repeated my offer, which is if it is necessary to

qualifying for the sakhir grand prix gets under way from five o'clock with max verstappen hoping he canmercedes stand in driver george russell in bahrain yesterday. but he found his form today claiming the top spot by two tenths of a second from valtteri bottas. russell could only manage seventh, more than half a second off the pace. just about to get under way with qualifying in bahrain. we will keep you up—to—date with the afternoon's football and rugby union. stay tuned, i will be back with more at 6:30pm. see you then. families forced to separate over christmas are being encouraged to check in with loved ones remotely — after worrying signs that more people are at a higher risk of going missing. the charity missing people say they have seen the number of vulnerable adults contacting its helpline rise by a third since march, with the impact of lockdown being blamed for the rise in the number of people thinking about disappearing. we can speak tojo youle, who is the chief executive of missing people and also to stella harding, whose son owen went missing in march. a big thank you to b

max verstappen finished the f1 season on a high by winning the abu dhabi grand prix.ewly crowned seven—time world champion, lewis hamilton, was third. lee westwood has become the oldest player to win the race to dubai title for europe's most successful golfer. the 47—year—old only needed second place at the final event of the season to secure the prize for the third time in his career. you can read more about that and the final round of the us women's open on the bbc sport website. but that's it from me. back to you... that's it foe now. we're back with the late news at 10.05pm. now on bbc one it's time for the news where you are. goodbye. hello. this is bbc news. more now on the news that the uk and the eu are pledging to go "the extra mile" to try to reach a post—brexit trade deal. borisjohnson and the president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, announced this morning that negotiations would continue, despite setting today as a deadline for a decision. earlier, my colleague, tim willcox spoke to alastair campbell who was labour's former director of c

max verstappen finished the f1 season on a high. by winning the abu dhabi grand prix. newly crowned seven—time world champion lewis hamilton was third on his return after missing last weekend's race due to coronavirus. it was a really hard to race for me. physically, failure, physically i've been fine but today i wasn't, so i'm glad it is over. englishman lee westwood has become the oldest player to win ‘the race to dubai' title for europe's most successful golfer. the 47 year finished in second place at the final event of the season to secure the prize for the third time in his career ahead of matt fitzpatrick and former masters champion patrick reed. fitzpatrick did when that particular tournament. ididn't i didn't know what to expect at the side of the year because i did and play a lot. i came out and went. i had them played 8—ball for more than half an hour before this week, i've had a bad back. —— i had not played more than a balls. i only played practice. i'm a little bit better when there is no kind of goal and anticipation there. the final round of the us women

dhabi grand prix in third after qualifying behind his mercedes team—mate valtteri bottas and max verstappen., it's definitely been a difficult weekend, i would say, just getting back into a rhythm. even though it's only a couple of weeks off, itjust felt like you've lost that momentum, and i've really struggled so far with the balance this weekend, but still, i gave it my all, and congratulations to max. less than two months after winning the trophy, exeter will begin the defence of their champions cup title when they face glasgow warriors today. that's one of four matches. yesterday, after 12 years away, bristol made their return to top european rugby. it didn't go to plan, though, as they lost 51—38 to french side clermont auvergne. elsewhere, there were wins for scarlets, wasps and leinster. england's matt fitzpatrick is making a late charge to try and win the european tour's race to dubai title. he's leading the season—ending tour championship, and is currently far enough ahead of american patrick reed to win the overall title. there's still plenty of golf to be played today, though. th

and in formula one, max verstappen wins the abu dhabi grand prix for red bull in the final race of the and coming up at 5.30 — with the promise of a covid—19 vaccine, global questions examines whether it could really be the silver bullet to end the pandemic? good afternoon. borisjohnson and the european commission president, ursula von der leyen have agreed to continue talks to try to break the deadlock over a post—brexit trade deal. after speaking on the phone this morning, they issued a joint statement saying they had agreed to go the extra mile to try to find a solution. the prime minister said the two sides remained far apart on key areas but they wouldn't be walking away while there was still hope of a deal. today had been given as a deadline to decide whether negotiations should continue. our political correspondent, helen catt, reports. it was supposed to be the call that would make the call. was there enough chance of a deal to keep talking? the answer? despite the exhaustion after almost one year of negotiations, and despite the fact that deadlines have been missed over and ov

and in formula one, max verstappen wins the abu dhabi grand prix for red bull in the final race of theand coming up in 30 minutes... the latest from the world of cinema and home viewing, in the film review with mark kermode. good evening. if you have just joined if you havejustjoined is if you have justjoined is welcome to bbc news. the brexit trade talks will continue beyond the deadline set for today — after the uk and the eu agreed their negotiators should keep talking. major issues are still unresolved but after a telephone call this morning — boris johnson and ursula von der leyen they said they would ‘go the extra mile‘. the prime minister repeated that a no deal scenario was most likely. our political correspondent, iain watson, reports. are there still barriers in the way of a trade deal with brussels? today the latest deadline was discarded. but the prime minister says some distance still remains between the two sides. as things stand, i'm afraid we are still very far apart on some key things. but where there is life, there is hope. we are going to see what we can do. the uk c

red bull's max verstappen led from start to finish, taking the flag ahead of mercedes‘ valtteri bottasll year, physically all year fine, but today, i wasn't so i'm glad it's over. there was an extraordinary finish to the european golf season, with lee westwood winning the race to dubai — that's the title given to the best player on the tour. another englishman, matt fitzpatrick, won the final tournament — but westwood did what he needed to do, finishing second to take the prize for the third time — 20 years after he first won it. and the us women's open will be played to a finish today, after round four was suspended due to dangerous weather in houston. the leader, japan's hinako shibuno, had yet to tee off. she is one shot clear of the field, on 4 under. that's all the sport for now. thank you. more now on our top story — that doctors' surgeries across england will begin coronavirus vaccinations today. 0ur reporter geeta pendse has been outside a gp practice in the west midlands that will begin giving the jabs to patients later today. this practice is one of the first surgeries in eng

grand prix in third, after qualifying third behind his mercedes team—mate valtteri bottas and max verstappen only a couple of weeks off, i feel like i have lost the momentum andi feel like i have lost the momentum and i really struggled so far with the balance this weekend but still i gaveit the balance this weekend but still i gave it my all and congratulations to max. and silverstone is renaming its main straight in honour lewis hamilton's of lewis hamilton's seventh world championship win. the section of the circuit where the starting grid and finish line are for formula 1 will become the ‘hamilton straight‘ and is the only part of the track to be named after a driver. less than two months after winning the trophy, exeter will begin the defence of their champions cup title when they face glasgow warriors today. that's one of four matches. yesterday, after 12 years away, bristol made their return to top european rugby. it didn't go to plan, though, as they lost 51—38 to french side clermont auvergne. elsewhere, there were wins for scarlets, wasps and leinster. patrick reed is just one roun

red bull's max verstappen led from start to finish, taking the flag ahead of mercedes' valtteri bottas'm just glad it's over. ronnie 0'sullivan said he had no complaints, after being well beaten by mark selby in the final of the scottish 0pen. there's always a bit of needle between these two, but selby was never behind and he eased to victory by nine frames to three in milton keynes, to retain his title. there was an extraordinary finish to the european golf season, with lee westwood winning the race to dubai — that's the title given to the best player on the tour. another englishman, matt fitzpatrick, won the final tournament, but westwood finished second to take the prize for the first time in 20 years. i didn't know what to expect at the start of the year because i hadn't played a lot, and i came out and won. and coming into this week, i hadn't hit balls for more than half an hour, 45 minutes because i've had a bad back. i only played nine holes practice. so, you know, i'm a little bit better when there's no, kind of, goal and anticipation there. and the us women's open will be play

it's max powerfor red bull as verstappen pips the mercedes drivers to pole for the season ending abuheavyweight fight of the year betweenjoshua and pulev at wembley later. welcome along to sportsday. let's start with the marquee fixture in the premier league this weekend. the manchester derby is underway at old trafford with united hosting city. less of a marquee first half. it was a damp as it into goalless. it was oh so quiet. and a little too still. both sides have tentative starts. manchester united almost stretched to an opener. the city, wa ry stretched to an opener. the city, wary of the counterattack, dominated possession but failed to do much with it. any clashes between players would normally be met with cheers or boos from crowds, adding to the showcase which night like this can and should be. manchester united started to show the fatigue felt from their midweek champions league exit. bruno fernandez took a pass from anthony martial, could only shoot straight into the arms of edison. the winner would have

red bull's max verstappen was quickest, just ahead of valtteri bottas, whose team—mate hamilton is backfor lewis hamilton's team in the new extreme e off—road electric series. loeb was world champion nine times in a row in a career including 79 rally wins up until 2012. he's 46 now, and said he was really impressed by what hamilton was doing. the first race is in saudi arabia next march. the series aims to raise awareness of climate change and will visit affected areas, including the arctic and the amazon and the environmental focus prompted hamilton to set up his team, which will also feature cristina gutierrez, an up—and—coming spanish driver. paris saint germain are set to make another bid for dele alli in next month's transfer window. they want to sign him on loan from tottenham. alli is becoming increasingly frustrated at spurs — he's only started one premier league game this season and hasn't played at all in the league for over two months. he was clearly unhappy at being left on the bench for last night's europa league win over royal antwerp. psg tried to sign him in the summer b