brighton go top of the championship with a 3—0 win over qpr.s a second win in two days for trainer colin tizzard as native river wins the welsh grand national. good evening and welcome to sportsday. we start in anfield. stoke took a surprise lead at anfield whenjonathan walters — born on merseyside — nodded thomas pieters crossed past simon minolet in the liverpool goal. that sparked the reds into action and roberto fermino thought he'd equalised only to find peter crouch‘s outstretched leg in the way. the goal did come through adam lallana — capitalising on glenjohnson‘s error to fire home from an acute angle. and fermino had his goal just before half time, allowed space to turn in the box before striking an inch perfect effort to putjurgen klopp‘s side 2—1 up at half time. liverpool then extended their lead on the hour mark with 65 minutes gone, leading 3—1 at the minute. so as liverpool hope to close the gap on chelsea tonight, tottenham will be looking to keep in touch with the top four when they travel to southampton tomorrow. spurs are fi

they brought full confidence to qpr.s tend to come. this strike turned out to be unstoppable. while brighton have all the momentum, rangers are not having such luck. they conceded a penalty with this bunch. a gift that glenn murray would not pass up on. that sort of rash decision making has seen sort of rash decision making has seen qpr slide towards trouble. they will miss their captain for three games now. he was sent off for a professional foul. the defendant's absence left the door open to brand of brighton's scoring. he dedicated the goal to his late father. with eight points between them and third place, brighton have a clear path to promotion. derby county started the season sluggishly, but often momentum in the new year is what determines promotion. i do steve mclaren, that is what they have. but chasing an eighth win in nine matches against birmingham city, chances were at a premium —— under steve mclaren. one second—half tangle was all that separated the two sides. penalty. when such a chance to sink birmingham

it was all going wrong for qpr, who had defender nedum 0nuoha sent off.e by two points. they are under way in the other game in the championship. it is currently scoreless between derby county and birmingham city. there are two games in the scottish premiership today. amber rudd —— aberdeen against hamilton academical still goalless. later, hearts host kilmarnock. lancashire director of cricket and head coach ashley giles has been released from his contract to allow him to rejoin warwickshire. giles — who steered lancashire to promotion to division one of the county championship, and the t20 blast title during his time at old trafford — takes up the role of sport director with his home county in the new year. england forward chris robshaw has withdrawn from the harlequins team to play gloucester today at twickenham, due to injury. that's the only fixture in the premiership. in the pro12 there's an all welsh encounter as 0spreys play scarlets. it is currently 3—3. trainer colin tizzard has claimed his second major victory in as many days after native river

struggling qpr are looking to end a five—game losing run in the league.by are targeting a club record seventh consecutive home clean—sheet when they face birmingham. lancashire director of cricket and head coach ashley giles has been released from his contract to allow him to rejoin warwickshire. giles — who steered lancashire to promotion to division one of the county championship and the t20 blast title during his time at old trafford — takes up the role of sport director with his home county in the new year. england forward chris robshaw has withdrawn from the harlequins team to play gloucester today at twickenham due to injury. that's the only fixture in the premiership. in the pro12 there's an all welsh encounter as 0spreys play scarlets. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on our website. rescue teams have recovered one of the flight recorders from a russian military plane that crashed into the black sea shortly after takeoff on sunday. the russian defence ministry said an engine, landing gearand parts of the fuselage had also been found

they brought confidence into the visit of qpr. have all the momentum, rangers aren't having such luck. they conceded a penalty. a gift glen murray wouldn't pass up on. that sort of rash decision—making has seen qpr slide to trouble. they'll now miss their captain for three games, sent off for a professional foul. the defenders' absence left the door open for brighton to round off their scoring. a goal he dedicated to his late father. now with eight points between them and third place, brighton have a clear path to promotion. derby county started the season sluggishly but often momentum in the new year is what determines promotion. under steve mclaren that's exactly what they have. but chasing an 8th win in nine matches against birmingham city chances were ata premium. all against birmingham city chances were at a premium. all it took to separate these sides was one second half tangle. a penalty. when such a chance to sink birmingham city comes along, who best to turn to but a former aston villa man. darren bent converting to send

brighton are back on top of the championship after an emphatic 3—0 win over qpr.ast night presented brighton with the opportunity, and they went ahead thanks to that wonderful sam baldock strike. not so sure about the celebration! brighton were then awarded a penalty early in the second half for this foul on dale stephens, and baldock‘s strike partner glenn murray stepped up to make it 2—0. it was all going wrong for rangers who had defender nedum onouha sent off shortly before anthony knockaert rounded off the scoring for the seagulls — dedicating the goal to his late father who passed away earlier this year. so brighton two points clear at the top — but it's a sixth straight defeat for qpr. it's about getting better, because football is turned into this insta nt because football is turned into this instant coffee, which is a load of baloney. i'm going to keep going because i know what i'm doing. i've done it before and hopefully i'll be given that trust to build a club, a tea m given that trust to build a club, a team and a spirit, because what we don't have at

brighton are back on top of the championship after an emphatic 3—0 win over qpr in the first of two gamesp up at home last night and went ahead thanks to a cracker from sam baldock. brighton were then awarded a penalty early in the second half, for this foul on dale stephens, and baldock‘s strike partner glenn murray stepped up to make it 2—0. it was all going wrong for rangers, who had defender nedum 0nouha sent off shortly before anthony knockaert rounded off the scoring for the seagulls — dedicating the goal to his late father who passed away earlier this year. brighton lead newcastle by two points. they are a displaced —— eight points better off than reading. it is still derby county and birmingham scoreless. they have played an hour. it has not been the best game so far. there are two games in the scottish premiership today. as taylor gave aberdeen lead over hamilton. —— abbey —— ash taylor. dougie imrie equalised for hamilton. lancashire director of cricket and head coach ashley giles has been released from his contract to allow him to rejoin warwickshire. giles — who steered lancas

qpr have lost their last five league games.runs for perth scorchers as they set sydney sixers a target of 131 in australia's big bash league. in reply his compatriot sam billings is currently on 39 runs with the sixers 48 for one after seven overs. ashley giles has been released from his contract to allow him to join warwickshire. giles, who steered lancashire to promotion to division one of the county championship and to the g20 title, willjoin his home county in the new year. england forward chris robshaw has withdrawn from the harlequins team to play gloucester today at twickenham due to injury. that's the only fixture in the premiership. in the pro12 there's an all welsh encounter as 0spreys play scarlets. that's all the sport for now. details are emerging of george michael's charity work, as tributes continue to pour in since his death on christmas day. for years the singer had donated money to organisations, and worked undercover at a homeless shelter. nick quraishi reports. he was a huge personality, whose life played ou