on top of the world, rugby owners, pieter—steph du toit wins for a second time and it's a first for england'sllie kildunne. we'll start with the premier league where liverpool are now eight points clear of manchester city at the top of the table after coming from behind to beat southampton 3—2 at st mary's. russell martin's side may be in trouble, with just one league win so far this season — but they didn't make it easy for liverpool who're riding high, with their manager arne slot only five months into his reign. the visitors went ahead through dominic szoboszlai. but southampton equalised soon afterwards with a penalty from adam armstrong. mateus fernandes scored for the home side to put them 2—1 in front, but then two goals from mo salah gave liverpool the win and extended their lead at the top of the table following manchester city's defeat on saturday. it wasn't a surprise for us, because we saw how they played against city, how they played against arsenal, they played against newcastle in away games, let alone if they play a home game against a top team. so it wasn't a surprise that th

on top of the world, rugby owners, pieter—steph du toit wins for a second time and it's a first for england's

south africa's pieter—steph du toit has won world rugby�*s men's player of the year award for a secondthe england and harlequins full—back ellie kildunne has won the women's player of the year award after an impressive year where she was crowned the women's six nations player of the championship, and helped england retain their wxvi title and she scored 14 tries in nine tests for england. it doesn't sink in. it's going to sound so nonchalant, like, oh, yeah. but as soon as i'm on the flight tonight, it will probably hit me. i am incredibly honoured. i haven't even scratched the surface of my potential. genuinely, there is so much more to come. i hope to keep on being part of a successful team, and to have the personal successes as well, and work hard, i am finding new parts of my game. it does take a lot of training and a lot of hard work, and i'm dedicated to push the boundaries, go beyond the imagination of what it is to be a great rugby player. there is still a long way to go, so i'm excited. tennis, and italy have won a second consecutive davis cup title by beating the netherlands