motherwell beat dundee united 1—0 at a rain—soaked fir park. liverpool, arsenal and england player ray kennedy has passed away aged 70. paddy gearey reports. kennedy is up, in space! ray kennedy has given— kennedy is up, in space! ray kennedy has given liver — kennedy is up, in space! ray kennedy has given liver for— kennedy is up, in space! ray kennedy has given liver for the _ kennedy is up, in space! ray kennedy has given liver for the lead. _ kennedy is up, in space! ray kennedy has given liver for the lead. the- has given liver for the lead. the . reatest has given liver for the lead. the greatest goal — has given liver for the lead. the greatest goal of _ has given liver for the lead. greatest goal of ray kennedy's career. it sent them to the european cup final which they would go on to win, another medalfor the man who won it all. little more than three years later, he was diagnosed with parkinson's disease, the condition he would have to deal with for the rest of his life.— rest of his life. number ten, ray kenned . rest of his life. nu

it was jim from motherwell.in station on saturday relatively early in the morning and jim from motherwell said how is the cop going? i said i'm not sure, it's hard to tell at this stage. and he said, "let me tell you, cop26, the clue is in the name, they've tried 25 times before and they failed." i think that's a bit gloomy a note to end on. all right, mr optimism. they haven't succeeded, he probably said but anyway we'll come back in cop27. good news forjim, they'vejust announced cop27 is going to be in egypt and cop28 is going to be in dubai. but from me and ed it's cop out. bye, everybody. bye — bye. hello. a windy friday will bring some rain at times, heaviest and most persistent in scotland. hello. with low pressure moving right across the uk, the week is coming to a windy end and there's the chance of rain as well. there will be some heavier bursts of rain, especially in scotland. and around this area of low pressure, plenty of mild air moving in on quite a strong wind, it has to be said, particularly acro

scottish premiership hearts missed the chance to go second ahead of celtic — they lost 2— nil at motherwelleen 1—0, while the game between st mirren and livingston was drawn 1—1. celtic are up against stjohnstone in the semi it stjohnstone in the semi is over. they've been bea the it is over. they've been beaten in the semifinals tonight. where block the semifinals tonight. where block the shot by substitute james forrest firing in the rebound. celtic are through to the final to collect the trophy for the 20th time. there was just one game in the women's super league today, as manchester city thrashed aston villa 5—nil to relieve some of the pressure on their manager gareth taylor. city were frustrated in the first half but a superb second half display claimed an important win at the academy stadium. scotland international caroline weir opened the scoring just after the break. substitute hayley raso scored her first goals for the club with lauren hemp also on the score sheet. the win sees city leapfrog villa in the table, and restore some much—needed confidence as the team head off onto int

elsewhere struggling dundee beat motherwell 3—nil. salvaging a one—all draw with dundee united, and stjohnstone won 2—1 at hibs. england's women are still on course to comfortably qualify for the 2023 world cup after they beat nearest rivals austria today. ellen white scored the only goal on her 100th appearance for her country. joe lynsky reports. the next women's world cup is in australia and new zealand. to get there, england go through sunderland in a storm. so torrential was the weather, the local trains said not to travel, but england look on their way to something good. they dominated austria for the first half, and on 39 minutes found a way through the wall. ellen white is now close to a record. this was her 100th cap and 45th england goal. one more would be the joint most by any player. that was england's 33rd goal in five qualifying games, but they knew this was their biggest test. they kept their 100% record next to this stunning save. and england should have had more. england on top of course for the finals, where down und

motherwell beat aberdeen 2—0, while saintjohnstone in rugby union's autumn internationals, england hadin their first game of the series. england scored 11 tries, including two from ben youngs in a 69—3 victory at twickenham. jonny sexton celebrated his 100th cap for ireland by scoring 16 points as they thrashed japan by 60 points to five. andrew conway scored a hat trick during a nine try victory for ireland, who play new zealand next. cricket, and at the men's t20 world cup, rassie van der dussen top scored for south africa with an unbeaten 94, which included six sixes. south africa needed to restrict england to 131 runs or fewer for them to reach the semi finals, but with england now 165—4, it's confirmed that england and australia have qualified for the semi finals. there's more on the bbc sport website, including the latest on final practice at formula one's mexico city grand prix. that's it. i'll be back with the late news at five past ten. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. if you don't live here and you're not affected by it every day you forget that it's happening

motherwell beat dundee united 1—0 at a rain—soaked fir park.european cup final, which they'd go on to win, another medalfor the man who won it all. little more than three years later, he was diagnosed with parkinson's disease, the condition he'd have to deal with for the rest of his life. arsenal, too, with their own young hope, numberio, ray kennedy. i kennedy had been rejected by port vale before arsenal signed him up, and yet withjohn radford, he scored the goals which propelled the gunners to the 1970/71 league title. kennedy! and it's 3-0! he sealed it, unforgettably, at the home of their biggest rivals, spurs. kennedy and arsenal would go on to do the double, beating liverpool in the cup final, but he drifted from favour and, injuly1974, bill shankly signed him for liverpool. it would be his last act as manager. as i was driving through liverpool, i met the chairman in liverpool, and on a billboard, a newspaper stand, it had, "shankly resigns". and i was about to sign for liverpool! the new man in charge, bob paisley, switched kennedy fro

motherwell won away at aberdeen. and it was goalless between stjohnstone and st mirren.kept up the pressure on league leaders arsenal in the women�* super league. they beat aston villa 1—0, jessie fleming's close range strike proving the difference. and brighton climb the table after beating everton. let's have a quick look at some of the day's other sports news. novak djokovic will finish as the men's tour year end number one for a record seventh time. he made sure by beating poland's hubert hurkacz in three sets to reach the final of the paris masters, where he'll face daniil medvedev. the win means djokovic overhauled pete sampras' record. john higgins is into the final of the english open — after fighting back against ronnie o'sullivan. higgins trailed 4—2 and 5—3 before winning the match six frames to five. he'll play mark king or neil robertson in tomorrow's final. and sergio perez delighted the crowd at the aut dromo hermanos rodr guez as he clocked the quickest time in final practice ahead of qualifying for the mexico city grand prix. red bull team mate and champ

motherwell scoring early to hold a one — zero lead.liverpool, arsenal and england player ray kennedy has passed away aged 70. he won everything there was to win with liverpool in the seventies and eighties, including five first division titles and three european cups. kennedy had been living with parkinson's disease since 1984. there's been another shock exit in the uk snooker championship with 2011 championjudd trump being knocked out. the world number two was one of the favourites going into the tournament, but was beaten in the third round by fellow englishman matthew selt, losing six frames to three. he's the latest big name to crash out with last year's winner neil robertson and world champion mark selby both knocked out earlier in the tournament. number 11 seed mark allen is also out after he was beaten by david gilbert. gilbert recovered from 5 frames to 2 down against the northern irishman to win 6—5. tiger woods has said he was lucky not to lose his leg in the horrific car crash he was involved in earlier this year and that he

motherwell won away at aberdeen, and it was goalless between stjohnstone and st mirren.rsenal in the womens super league. they beat aston villa i—0, jessie fleming's close—range strike proving the difference. england's place in the final four of the t20 world cup is confirmed — despite losing their first match of the tournament to south africa in sharjah. an explosive batting performance from their opponents playing for their place in the latter stages proved a thrilling watch but ultimately wasn't enough for them. joe wilson reports. as cricket in yorkshire undergoes the most serious scrutiny in the england team in sharjah based, the captain says, and inclusivity and diversity. internationally they have a team to beat, which was south africa's plan. hitting 6/2 dozen is in an unstoppable 94 helped south africa to 189. when england batted the chase ended like this forjason roy, that searing pain from his leg tough to watch. whenjoss butler mis—hit the ball yet, really, south africa had eight wicket priced above any in world cricket. but there is ali and 100 metres for th

while in the scottish premiership there were wins for dundee united and motherwell.'s qatar grand prix, after an impressive final lap in qualifying. the mercedes driver was nearly half a second faster than title rival, max verstappen, who is 14 points ahead of hamilton with just three races remaining. rory mcilroy is back at the top of the leaderboard at the season—ending tournament on the european tour, the dp world tour championship. mcilroy re—gained the lead after a third round of 67 put him one shot ahead of england's sam horsfield. if he wins, mcilroy would become the first golfer to win the prestigious dubai event three times. tennis, and joe salisbury has become the first british man in history to reach the doubles final of the end of season, atp finals. salisbury and his partner rajeev ram are the reigning us open champions. they beat the world number one pair, in a match tie—break in their turin semifinal. there's more on the bbc sport website. that's it for now, but before we go the health secretary, sajid javid, willjoin andrew marr at 9 o'clock tomorrow

two for dundee against motherwell so far. and stjohnstone lead hibs1—0.n in women's world cup qualifying. they secured a 1—nil victory over austria at the stadium of light. england have now won all five of their qualifying matches without conceding. joe lynskey reports. the next women's world cup is in australia and new zealand. to get their england go through sunderland in a storm. so torrential was the weather, the local train said not to travel but england look on their way to something good. they dominated austria in the first half and on 39 minutes found a way through the wall. ellen white is now close to a record. this was her 100 england goal. one more would be thejoint most by any player. that was england's 33rd goal in five qualifying games but they knew this was their biggest test. they kept their 100% record thanks to mary earps's stunning save but that was the closest austria came. and england should have had more. this win keeps them top and on course for the finals were down on that they will hope for even brighter days on the pitch and with

motherwell beat aberdeen 2—0, while it was 0—0 between stjohnstone and st mirren. twickenham. while wales led world champions south africa for the majority of their match but eventually lost 23—18. joe lynskey reports. the sound of test match rugby is back in cardiff and in the autumn darkness, wales faced the very best. last week it was new zealand. now, south africa, rugby's world champions. but wales kicked their way to a first half lead. without alun wyn jones, they looked for bravery from elsewhere. with this game poised, wales thought they were in, but liam williams checked his run for something no one expected. commentator: that guy has ruined a try scoring opportunity. _ the figure sprawled on the ground wasn't from either team. he was from the crowd. a pitch invader that might have stopped a wales try. instead, south africa stayed in touch and broke the resistance. commentator: that was a springboks special. - their first win in cardiff since 2013, sealed with a single try. that would never be enough for england at twickenham, and against tonga they went f

scottish premiership hearts missed the chance to go second ahead of celtic — they lost 2— nil at motherwell semi final of the league cup. lewis hamilton will start tomorrow's qatar grand prix from pole. he was almost half a second quicker than the red bull of his title rival max verstappen. his mercedes team mate valtteri bottas was third. it's the 102nd pole of hamilton's career, but his first since the hungarian grand prix back in august. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc. c0. uk/sport hundreds of tesla drivers have been locked out of their vehicles following a technical problem. the company's founder elon musk has apologised after a fault with the app stopped customers connecting to their car. tesla said the problem should now be resolved. a record number of people died while detained under the mental health act in england during the coronavirus pandemic. that's according to early estimates from the independent regulator, the care quality commission. the figures come amid concerns that staffing shortages are compromi

motherwell won away at aberdeen and it was goalless between stjohnstone and st mirren.semi—finals of the men's t20 cricket world cup, despite losing to south africa. they fell short byjust ten runs in sharjah, rassie van der dussen topscoring with 94 to help set england a target of 190 to win. moeen ali did his best to get his side over the line, but they lost three wickets in quick sucession so just couldn't get there. and jason roy is a doubt for the rest of the tournament after injuring his calf. in rugby union, england thrashed tonga 69—3 in their opening match of the autumn internationals. and they did it without captain owen farrell who'd tested positive for coronavirus. but england's new—look side didn't have any issues, running in ii tries against the islanders. 22—year—old marcus smith came on in the second—half to impress the sold out stadium. his first time in an england shirt, but probably not his last. a very bizarre and cruel moment in the wales south africa game in cardiff as a pitch invader got in the way of liam williams when he had a chance to score. i

motherwell won away at aberdeen and it was goalless between stjohnstone and st mirren.usly 2 different partners in the 2 formats. he is as close as we get. in rugby union, england got their autumn internationals off to the perfect start as they ran in 11 tries, in a 69 points to 3 win over tonga at twickenham. without captain owen farrell who�*d tested positive for coronavirus. but england�*s new—look side didn�*t have any issues against the islanders. 22—year—old marcus smith coming on in the second—half to light up twickenham for the first time in an england shirt, and it surely won�*t be the last. we put in the effort when it probably wasn�*t needed which is good. 2nd half is1 probably wasn�*t needed which is good. 2nd half is 1 of those tricky 40 minutes. you know the results. i thought we played harder in the 2nd half than we did in the 1st half. it's half than we did in the 1st half. it�*s a good sign for the team. there was a bizarre moment in the wales south africa game in cardiff as a pitch invader got in the way of liam williams when he had a chance to score.

great of course when you're winning, rangers thrashing motherwell 6—1, to extend their lead in the scottishch away" from perfection. now, england's women celebrated their biggest ever win over world champions new zealand and in doing so finished the day as the world's number one ranked team. 43—12 it finished in exeter as they ran in seven tries, the last from player—of—the—match zoe harrison. the black ferns were meant to be hosting the world cup this month, pushed back because of covid, and reminded here of the challenge ahead if they're to retain their title. the sides meet again next weekend. we know in ourselves what we can do when we're firing. and i think we showed at times some real excellence, some real clinicalness. obviously, we'll celebrate that win. like you say, it's the highest points scored over new zealand that we've ever had. and you've got to enjoy these moments. two years ago we lost to new zealand, four years ago, we lost in the world cup final. so, you know, these moments are very precious. england will look to contiue their brilliant run. they face sri lanka in the t—

in the scottish premiership, hearts remain third despite losing 2—0 to motherwell, but the main dramae being pushed by the fan. ojo then confronted the fan before being pulled away by teammates and received a second yellow for his troubles. united's ian harkes then put his side ahead with just 10 minutes to go to send then to fourth in the table. now, what a day of rugby union matches we had yesterday as the autumn internationals draw to a close. england got a last minute win over south africa to avenge their 2019 world cup final defeat. wales won by a single point against australia and scotland beat japan. patrick gearey was watching. on another continent on the other side of a pandemic, england and south africa met in the world cup final. south africa one, england failed to score a try. so what a start they got from me to a lonely after just six start they got from me to a lonely afterjust six minutes. against the springboks, you hope your points outnumber the bruises. it is a test of strength. freddie stewart muscled on 11 points clear, but you are never safe from andre pollard's b