joshua has two potential options if he beats otto wallin on saturday — facing wilder next, or havinggainst filip hrgovic. joshua says he's up for doing both — and isn't listening to any outside noise. it's just really about me, what i do. i'm not looking at, we thought we were kids, this was over ten years ago. he has changed a lot as well. so he is not the same fighter but what i do will determine what happens and i'm game. i am looking forward to it. i'm notjust saying it, i mean it. of course i want to become champion. yes, we are all focused on what is next and i am focused on what is next and i am focused on what is next and i am focused on my opponent, i am focused on the bigger picture and i am using that as a source of motivation every day i'm in the gym. i'm using that as a source of motivation. the championship, there is much more to me. that's special. three—time heavyweight champion of the world. that's phenomenal. next to cricket — it's been a record breaking few hours in dubai, where the indian premier league action has been taking place with the world's best male crick

antonyjoshua prepares to face otto wallin.xt potential fight that has everyone talking. lou macari is helping the homeless at his shelter. welcome to the programme and to what could be a very significant day in football. the proposal of a european superleague, which horrified groups of fans across the country a few years ago, has resurfaced. today, the european court ofjustice decided that it was unlawful for uefa and fifa to threaten to ban clubs from joining breakaway competitions like the european super league. which means there's nothing to stop it from re—forming. let's take a look at how it got to this stage: it was in 2021, that a breakaway competition called the european super league was proposed, involving some of europe's biggest teams in a closed shop format. six of the twelve clubs were from the premier league, but there was fierce opposition from fans and football's governing bodies. and in the following days, all six premier league clubs pulled out, leading to the league collapsing with just barcelona and real ma

it's fight night in saudi arabia, where britain's anthonyjoshua faces otto wallin in a must—win heavyweight advantage for tonight's fight. a win over the swedish fighter in riyadh could set up a long—awaited bout with deontay wilder. i'm here to fight. i'm not here to party and get caught up in the glamour, i want to fight, perform well, put that pressure on myself. of course i am tense because i want to perform and win, i have that urge to win and i want to hurt my opponent as well. deontay wilder — one of the hardest hitting heavyweights in history — will be fighting joseph parker on the same bill tonight. wilder remains one of the biggest draws in the sport despite having boxed fewer than three minutes in over two years. victories for both him and joshua would pave the way for them to meet each other next year. i come to do what i do best, you know? that is to give the fans what they want to see. at the end of the day, nobody wants to see a 12 round fight. it is a whole bunch of heavyweights up here and we are hard hitters. at the end of the day, people have things to do and they want to

it's a big night for britain's anthonyjoshua as he gets ready to face otto wallin in a must—win heavyweight13 pounds. a win over sweden's wallin at the kingdom arena in riyadh could set up a long—awaited contest against deontay wilder who'll be fighting joseph parker on a blockbuster night of boxing. i'm not here to party and get caught up in the glamour, i want to perform well, put that pressure on myself, of course i am tense because i want to perform and win, i have that urge to win and i want to hurt my opponent as well. pure focus on saturday, that is where every cell of my body to doing what i know i can do. totte n ha m tottenham now lead everton 2—o. and that's all the sport for now. british traditions, such as panto, hogmanay and cheese rolling could be in line for united nations protected status. the government is beginning a consultation on which activities should go on an official list of the uk s cultural highlights — when it signs up to a un convention. david sillito reports. pantomime is a uniquely british and enormously popular tradition. oh, hi. didn't see you there. but sh

it's a big night for britain's anthonyjoshua as he gets ready to face otto wallin in a must—win heavyweightd muscularfigure, weighing in at 17 stone 13 pounds. a win over sweden's wallin at the kingdom arena in riyadh could set up a long—awaited contest against deontay wilder who'll be fighting joseph parker on a blockbuster night of boxing. i'm not here to party and get caught up in the glamour, i want to perform well, put that pressure on myself, of course i am tense because i want to perform and win, i have that urge to win and i want to hurt my opponent as well. pure focus on saturday, that is where every cell of my body is fully focussed to doing what i know i can do. in the nba, the defending champions the denver nuggets, held off a late surge from the brooklyn nets to get a third straight win. as is so often the case when the nuggets play, centre nicola jokic, led the way. the serbian finished the game with 29 points and also added a further 11 rebounds. team—mate jamaal murray, however, outscored him on this occasion. this three—pointer, part of his game high 32. he also had nine as

anthonyjoshua took another step back to the top of heavyweight boxing after terrific performance to stop otto wallinet, getting the better of wallin before the swede's corner pulled him out of the fight at the end of the fifth round. that bout — the headline event — alongside former heavyweight champ deontay wilder's shock defeat tojoseph parker. many were hoping for a joshua—wilder fight next year, but aj insists it might still be on the cards. i'm not too sure what can happen from here, but i'm sure that the fans will be more annoyed. for me, i understand how this game is, you never know. this is elite—level boxing. it was an amazing card. wilderjust came up short, but he will live to fight another day. me and him can still get it on, get it cracking. i believe that he is a massive threat, i'm a threat, and it could be amazing numbers if we get it on. so wilder's career, perhaps in the balance, after his loss tojoseph parker, as the co—headline fight on the bill in riyadh. the new zealander parker won on a unanimous points decision — onejudge had him winning every round. for wilder, that long awai

and the subsequent rematch last year — and wants to continue his winning streak against sweden's otto wallinjoseph parker. if both win, they could finally get in the ring together next year. butjoshua's focussed on the prize of winning back a title. it's hard to switch off from the opportunities. i transform that pressure and what could be a distraction into motivation. of course i want to become champion. i'm not focusing on that right now. yes, we are all focused on what's next and focused on my opponent, the bigger picture and i'm using it as a source of motivation as every day i'm in the gym. i would love to fight wilder and more, so i'm using it as motivation. nobody wants to get knocked out. i hit different. understand me? i can end your career. i say he's 100% afraid, but i think he's a 75%. now his promoter and his management are 1000% afraid. that's what he does all the talking. that's why he has to have him winning all occasions and times, because the ones that don't have to get in the ring, of course they're going to have the biggest... and that's all the sport for now. here in th

himself took another step back to the top of heavyweight boxing, after a terrific performance to stop otto wallinhe headline event. but former heavyweight champion deontay wilder suffered defeat tojoseph parker, who won on a unanimous points decision. wilder, who's 38 now, saying he came up short, but doesn't believe it's the end. and anthonyjoshua insists their fight against each other could still be on the cards. i'm not too sure what can happen from here, but i'm sure that the fans will be more annoyed. for me, i understand how this game is, you never know. this is elite—level boxing. it was an amazing card. wilderjust came up short, but he will live to fight another day. me and him can still get it on, get it cracking. i believe that he is a massive threat, i'm a threat, and it could be amazing numbers if we get it on. in cricket, india's women have made history, getting their first test win over the number one side, australia, in a one—off match in mumbai. the tourists began the final day with five second innings wickets in hand and a lead of a6, but india ruthlessly dismissed them for 261.

another step towards the top of the heavyweight division after eight horrific performance stopping otto wallin parker, a former champion as well. parker winning on a unanimous points decision. wilder, who is 38, now, admitted he came up short but he doesn't believe is the end of his career. joshua says a fight against wild can still happen. i'm not too sure what can happen from here. but i'm sure from a fan perspective they will be more annoyed. for me, i understand how this game is. you never know. this is a elite level boxing. it was an amazing card. wilder came up short but he'll live to fight another day. me and him could still get it on, could still get it cracking. i still think it does amazing numbers if we get it on. in cricket, india's women have made history with a first test win over the number one side australia. the tourists began the final day in mumbai with five second innings wickets in hand and a lead of a6, but india dismissed them for 261, leaving a modest target of 75 to chase. smriti mandhana's unbeaten 38 helped them get there easily. india's win is their first in 11 wome

joshua, now 34, faces sweden's otto wallin and on the same bill — is deontay wilder — who'll be fightingen he lost to oleksander usyk for a second time some people were saying he was finished — how do you sum up his rebuild across the past year and a half and his challenge tomorrow night? the rebuild has been gradual, slow and methodical and i have liked it because they have notjumped straight back in. he has had two wins since that particular loss and they were not spectacular. just nice and slow. and in the build up here, i have seen an old dj. in a day i saw five or six years ago and when i use the word that people don't like musing about boxing, i have seen a nasty anthonyjoshua and that is the macro and i like. it's also a contradiction in terms, no more kissing babies heads, at this time for a nasty anthonyjoshua to re—emerge. for a nasty anthony joshua to re-emerge-— for a nasty anthony joshua to re-emerue. , ~ ., , re-emerge. sounds like mentally usina re-emerge. sounds like mentally usin: a re-emerge. sounds like mentally using a different _ re-emerge. sounds like mentally using

anthonyjoshua has weighed in 13 pounds heavier than his opponant otto wallin ahead of this saturday'sfight. -- his opponent. the brit was 17st, 13lbs at the weigh—in in riyadh. a win over sweden's wallin at the kingdom arena, in saudi arabia could set up a long—awaited contest against deontay wilder. american wilder will face fellow former world championjoseph parker in saturday's co—main event. i'm not here to party and get caught up i'm not here to party and get caught up in the glitz and glamour, i'm here to fight. of course i'm tense because i want to fight and win. i got an urge to win and i want to hurt my opponent, as well. saturday is where my heart and soul, every cell on my body is fully focused words and doing what i know i can do. and that's all the sport for now. staying with sport and to india. india's top wrestler, who won an olympic bronze in 2016, has quit the sport as a row over accusations of sexual harrassment at the top of the country's wrestling federation continues. sakshi malik, along with other female wrestlers, protested in central delhi for weeks earlier in

anthonyjoshua has weighed in 13lbs heavier than his opponant otto wallin ahead of this saturday's must—winrday's co—main event. i'm not here to party and get caught up in the glitz and glamour, i'm want to fight and perform well. of course i'm tense because i want to perform and win. i got an urge to win and i want to hurt my opponent, as well. saturday's where my heart and soul, every cell in my body is fully focused towards and doing what i know i can do. time to bring you a quick update on the match at villa park — villa have equalised in the dying moments of added time, it is now 1—1 against sheffield united, meaning they would be second in the table, level on points with arsenal still a few minutes to go in that game. you can keep up—to—date with it on the bbc sport website, but that's all the support for now. hello there. full christmas forecast coming up in just a moment, first of all, i thought we'd start off with these rare nacreous clouds that are once again being spotted overhead in the uk. these form really high in the earth's atmosphere — between 13—19 miles above the ground.

he did his bit last saturday winning the winning the match against otto wallin in saudi. didn't otto ney opponent for next year john suffered a john wilder, was suffered a shock loss to joseph parker of new zealand. and it looks as if anthony joshua is going to seek the b route in terms of regaining his heavyweight title , regaining his heavyweight title, as it looks like march to ninth against, hrgovic , the against, uh, filip hrgovic, the very talented croatian £100 million fight and the winner of that should be in a position to take on the winner and take on the winner of usyk and fury. but we have more on that as goes as the day goes on. >> joshua didn't >> i bet anthony joshua didn't have day lunch, have a big christmas day lunch, did he? >> t-n >> i've spent christmas day with anthony joshua once and he has a massive christmas dinner. i was ianed massive christmas dinner. i was invited in. i had a look, his mum invited me in to sit down and six in morning. and it was six in the morning. i had appointments with had appointments later on with at know my at home. of course, you kno

anthonyjoshua put in a terrific performance to beat otto wallin in the boxing's heavyweight showdown ile just boxing. that was an amazing card. whilejust came up boxing. that was an amazing card. while just came up short but he will live to another day. me and him can still get it on, get it cracking. i believe that he is a massive threat, i'm a thread, and it could be amazing numbers if we get it on. so, wilder's career perhaps in the balance after his loss tojoseph parker as the co—headline fight on the bill in riyadh. the new zealander parker won on a unanimous points decision. onejudge had him winning every round. for wilder, that long—awaited clash withjoshua might be gone and, at the age of 38, it looks as though it could be the end of wilder's career. he said he was unsure of his boxing future after this, his third defeat of his professional career. and another brit makin a statement, daniel dubois, who has reignited his career by stopping jarrell miller with just 10 seconds to go. the fight looking destined to go the distance, but dubois went all in in another thrilling heavyw

that's where my heart, my soul, every cell in my body is fully focused towards, otto wallin, and doingdrizzly at times towards the west. brightest in the east. temperatures 12-13, but brightest in the east. temperatures 12—13, but cold in the cooler air across the north—east of scotland. tonight, the weather front pushes south. patchy rain spreading across parts of england and wales with blustery showers returning to the north—west. wendy and really mild with temperatures around 13 celsius to start christmas eve. temperatures won't change much for the day because we have a bulk of miles out with us. no pressure to the north, but brisk winds. gusts up to 70 mph across the north west of scotland, and to the east on higher ground. east of the pennines will be very windy. so a blustery day. some outbreaks of rain, but very mild for most of us. stay mild and unsettled into christmas day, but if you are hoping for quieter weather, you might have to wait until boxing day. following the pandemic, charities training guide dogs have faced a shortage of volunteers to raise puppies — a story we've

well, okay, he wasn't fighting an elite opponent last night in otto wallin but finished him otto wallin years. forget he lost to years. don't forget he lost to a couple as well. he's couple of times as well. he's roundly beaten. i still would question the question whether he's got the got really mix it got the chops to really mix it with the really elite ones, like like usyk again or fury. if that fight happens. good fight ever happens. but good performance and performance by him. and i suppose by the suppose it's tempered by the fact deontay wilder, as you fact that deontay wilder, as you mentioned earlier on, suffered a shock loss to joseph parker. joseph who's joseph parker is somebody who's lost anthony lost to dillian whyte, anthony joshua joyce in the last joshua and joe joyce in the last 2 3 years and but he beat him 2 or 3 years and but he beat him quite comfortably was a unanimous decision against deontay wilder. and what the reason i it's disappointing reason i say it's disappointing for as wilder forjoshua is because as wilder we've been digging into him calling mentally frag

on the proposed european super league and in boxing we look ahead to anthony joshua's clash with otto wallin. festive weather forecast. >> good morning. we have warnings for wind, rain and snow which could cause some problems, particularly if you're travelling in the run up to christmas. i'll have more details shortly, so do join the gb news breakfast conversation. >> send us your views by emailing gb views at gb news. com or tweet us at gb news. >> yeah, we're getting . i was >> yeah, we're getting. i was going to say we are getting lots of your comments in this morning. thank you so, so much. lots of very naff christmas jokes. i have to say. >> yeah, but that's this is the time year for naff christmas time of year for naff christmas jokes, isn't it. sort of. it's a christmas tradition. we were asking , is christmas tradition. we were asking, is there a particular tradition that reflects the midlands ? because all four of midlands? because all four of us, that's with susan and noddy holder earlier. we all come from the west midlands and can't think of one. well, i've been doing, of course,