sam alla rdyce but a much—needed point for everton. ally made a difference since he arrived a few weeks ago. he has lived up to his reputation as someone he has lived up to his reputation as someone who makes his teams more solid. five unbeaten under his management, six unbeaten if you can begin he was watching just before he took over. antonio will be disappointed because it was 25 shots without scoring. they needed to be more clinical. let's hearfrom without scoring. they needed to be more clinical. let's hear from the man of the moment, sam allardyce. i'm delighted with the players‘ application i‘m delighted with the players‘ application and attitude to defending, there‘s no doubt about that. to see that they have drawn and only lost one in the last ten, it‘s a terrific result, a terrific point for us. we played with great intensity, we had chances and we dominated the game, but at the same time we must be more clinical because when given the chance to score, because when given the chance to score , you because when given the chance

but i think they feel they have to do it now so maybe there could be a manager bounce like with sam allaager bounce like with sam allardyce at manager bounce like with sam alla rdyce at everton manager bounce like with sam allardyce at everton and david moyes at west ham and roy hodgson with saturday opponents crystal palace. do fingers need to be pointed at huw jenkins the chairman and the american owners? absolutely. i think the departure of paul clement and his assistants is a damning indictment of the way the hierarchy have run the club. clement had the rug pulled from the dc amid the summer when they sold the best players, gylfi sigurdsson and fernando llorente. they have plenty of money on but did not spend anywhere near that sort of money looking for new recruits and the squad does not look good enough. they will hope a new manager will get more out of the squad but january would always be vital for swa nsea january would always be vital for swansea because it is not good enough, the number of players at the moment. they need to bring in quality in january to have moment. they nee

former england manager sam alla rdyce next year's world cup. rmer england manager sam allardyce is confirmed as the new man in charge of nearly side everton. —— premier league side. and tiger woods is back on the course in the bahamas. hello, and thanks for joining on the course in the bahamas. hello, and thanks forjoining us. there is only one place to start, in russia, because we are less than 2a hours away for the draw for the 2018 world cup. the tournament will see 32 teams hosted in 11 cities across the country, with nations drawn from four pot according to their fifa rankings. almost seven years on from the moment russia were awarded the 2018 world cup, the tournament is about to ta ke world cup, the tournament is about to take shape. for the 32 teams who have, fight, friday's draw will decide who they are going to face, and were, it which could be critical in deciding the eventual winners. we've got young players, everybody is willing to play for their nation. we will play as a team, collectively and individually. everybody is working har

first defeat for sam alla rdyce. them. first defeat for sam allardyce. has had on the table. they are in ninth place. manchester city have a huge lead over chelsea. at the bottom of the table, swansea, you can see how important their win was today. west brom are bottom and they play arsenal tomorrow. swansea are off the bottom. a couple of goalless draws today. thank you forjoining us. draws today. thank you forjoining us. wolverhampton wanderers will go into the new year with a ten point lead. they beat bristol city at ashton gate in the tea—time kick—off. wills went down to ten men before bristol city took the lead. the city keeper was sent off to level things up. that was before barry douglas converted the resulting free kick. ryan bennett stole the show at the end for wolves helping them extend the gap at the top. a very good season for them so far. elsewhere in the championship, you can see the results in front of you. good win for birmingham city, bottom of the table. derby county beat ipswich. tony pulis his first defeat and bolton wanderers with

the man who began their campaign, sam alla rdyce has started who began their campaign, sam allardyce ted his newjob at everton. first game in charge is at home to huddersfield tomorrow and despite retiring in the summer, alla rdyce despite retiring in the summer, allardyce said he didn't hesitate is it thejob allardyce said he didn't hesitate is it the job with the team struggling. i got offered morejobs it the job with the team struggling. i got offered more jobs and it the job with the team struggling. i got offered morejobs and i said that under the bill offered in my life. the committed than i'd ever been offered in my life. finally everton came along, in the end, it was done within 48 hours. in the championship this evening, cardiff city move to within a point of leaders wolves with a 3—1 victory over knowledge they haven't won in eight games. it is 1—1 at elland road between leeds and aston villa. lansbury‘s late road between leeds and aston villa. la nsbury‘s late goal for the visitors cancelled out pontus ganson's header. leeds are seventh in the table. a non—league team held

former england manager sam alla rdyce next year's world cup. as the new man in charge of nearly side everton. —— premier league side. and tiger woods is back on the course in the bahamas. hello, and thanks for joining on the course in the bahamas. hello, and thanks forjoining us. there is only one place to start, in russia, because we are less than 2a hours away for the draw for the 2018 world cup. the tournament will see 32 teams hosted in 11 cities across the country, with nations drawn from four pot according to their fifa rankings. almost seven years on from the moment russia were awarded the 2018 world cup, the tournament is about

coming up on this programme: everton‘s resurgence under sam alla rdyce continues with a glyfi sigurdssontunner sinking swansea in the premier league. australia target a series whitewash after regaining the ashes with a thumping victory over england in perth. and american rapper, puff daddy, is ready to pounce for the carolina panthers in the nfl. hello, and welcome to the programme. we start with the footballing news that everton have made it four wins from their last five played as they continue their resurgence in the english premier league. sam allardyce's side beat bottom placed swansea city 3—1 at goodison park and move up to ninth in the table. leroy fer had opened the scoring in the 35th minute for the visitors but dominic calvert lewin scored from the rebound after a wayne rooney penalty was saved. then gylfi sigurdsson grabbed a super goal against his former club to compound their misery before a late rooney penalty means manager alla rdyce is yet to lose since taking over at the beginning of the month. to turn around so quickly is great credit to everybody. notjust me for comin

all sam alla rdyce teams it easier, to be honest. all sam allardyce teams are difficult to play, it's no secret. they could have lost their manager to rangers but aberdeen repaid derek mcinnes for staying at the club with a 1—0 win at dundee. the win just after the break was enough to seal three points. aberdeen move three points above rangers who play tomorrow but still four points behind. late drama in the one championship match this evening, bristol city scoring in injury time winner against sheffield united to boost their chances of automatic promotion. early pressure from the home side failed to materialise. jamie paterson gave bristol the lead against the run of play. cracking goal, that. leon clarke, the championship top scorer, pulled sheffield united level, drilling homejust after pulled sheffield united level, drilling home just after the pulled sheffield united level, drilling homejust after the break. aidan flynt scored a late goal that sealed the win for leejohnson's side. the result keeps bristol third, three points behi

coming up on this programme: everton's resurgence under sam alla rdyce continues with a glyfi sigurdssonstralia target a series whitewash after regaining the ashes with a thumping victory over england in perth. and american rapper, puff daddy, is ready to pounce for the carolina panthers in the nfl. hello, and welcome to the programme. we start with the footballing news that everton have made it four wins from their last five played as they continue their resurgence in the english premier league. sam allardyce's side beat bottom placed swansea city 3—1 at goodison park and move up to ninth in the table. leroy fer had opened the scoring in the 35th minute for the visitors but dominic calvert lewin scored from the rebound after a wayne rooney penalty was saved. then gylfi sigurdsson grabbed a super goal against his former club to compound their misery before a late rooney penalty means manager alla rdyce is yet to lose since taking over at the beginning of the month.

manager sam alla rdyce is is the score at the moment. tch because of a prearranged medical appointment. craig shakespeare and duncan ferguson are in charge. arsenal boss arsene wenger will play "quite an experienced team" against bate borisov this evening, despite his side having already won europa league group h. the gunners have managed to qualify without using a number of regular first—team players, and the manager isn't feeling the pressure of being one of the favourites for the competition. i don't much worry about that. i just think we have a chance to win it. let's give it a go. it is like winning the fa cup. you go straightaway now to direct knockout. it is important we have a go and give everything to do it. it is always good in this first round to give experience to everybody. now to welsh football's disapointment that they haven't been chosen to stage any matches at euro 2020, even after brussels lost the four matches they were due to host. instead it's wembley celebrating, adding to their tally of seven games now, including th

and there is the small matter of the merseyside derby with sam allardyce's merseyside derby with sam allarby with sam allardyce's everton making the trip. the whole occasion is a great test for the players that we have. it is an occasion that they need to rise to. it is a one—off. however good liverpool are playing at the moment it isa liverpool are playing at the moment it is a derby match and anything can happen. or i can ask the players to do is to give their best, play their best game. it might not be enough because of the form they are in. they have just got five at brighton and seven in the champions league. ronnie o'sullivan will look to equal steve davis' record of six uk snooker championship titles when he faces shaun murphy later today. o'sullivan beat stephen maguire whilst murphy saw off ryan day. for the a0th anniversary, it will be contested in the final my two of the game's great entertainers, ronnie o'sullivan, a five times winner, and shaun murphy, a previous winner himself. shaun murphy beat ryan day this evening and it was a good win and it showed what he is capable of

sam alla rdyce was particular was really good. sam allardyce was delighted.fatigue due to the game on wednesday and playing the same side. once we got the first goal, it settled us down. i have to say, defensively, did huddersfield have a chance today? that gave us a platform to win this game. alan pardew at west brom. his era at the hawthorns starting with a 0—0 draw against palace. how will the west brom fans feel about the start of his era? they we re about the start of his era? they were unlucky full survey had so many chances. the goalkeeper was the hero. west brom should have won this game. there were not many difficult saves. crystal palace will be a lot happier with this point. let's hear from alan pa rdew. we were really good in the second half. in terms of the application and quality here and there. going forward, a really good response from the guys. i am looking forward to with them. the first match on match of the day tonight is the big win forjurgen klopp and liverpool against brighton on the south coast. a lot to choose from. firmino and coutin

sam alla rdyce the club are linked with a number of names. omorrow's match with bournemouth but he says the side aren't as sharp as they need to be upfront. we would be actively looking for a front man in this window. i need more goals in this window. i need more goals in this side than we have at the moment if we are to just this side than we have at the moment if we are tojust maintain our position. we have started to create chances and score goals in recent matches, so it's still one of the major problems that. with another sensational performance from jamie lewis in the darts championships at ally pally. he's through to the semi—final afters whitewashing darren webster 5—0. he'd beaten peter wright to get to the quarter—finals. he'll face phil taylor or gary anderson in the last four. that is all the sport. more in an hour. a huge fire at an office and restaurant complex in india's financial capital mumbai has killed at least 1a people and injured several others. most of the victims are thought to be young women who were attending a birthd

big one and the small matter of the merseyside derby with sam allardyce's merseyside derby with sam allarby with sam allardyce's everton making the short trip across stanley park. the whole occasion is a great test for the players that we have. i think that they need to rise to the occasion. however good liverpool are playing it isa however good liverpool are playing it is a derby match, anything can happen. all i can ask the players to do is give their best, play their best game. still might not be good enough because of the form liverpool are in. they've got five at brighton and seven in the champions league. ronnie 0'sullivan will look to equal steve davis record of six uk snooker championship titles when he faces shaun murphy in this year's final later today. 0'sullivan beat stephen maguire in his semifinal yesterday 6-a. maguire in his semifinal yesterday 6—a. murphy saw off ryan day. 0'sullivan says reaching the final is all down to a positive mental attitude. tom curran has boasted his chances of a place in the england tea m chances of a place in the england team ahead of the thir

meetings with everton this season but this time they were facing a side unbeaten under new boss sam alla were missing wayne rooney through illness and faced early pressure, but the captain kept them in the game. for all their dominance, chelsea couldn't find that opening goal. pedro tried, but couldn't get pastjordan pickford. pickford kept out hazzard, the england manager watching on. but after an almost perfect defensive display, pickford was beaten by his own player, the crossbar providing relief for ashley williams. chelsea were running out of time and things could have got worse with moments to go. michael keane's header was just over. despite having no shots on target, sam allardyce‘s unbeaten run stretches to six while antonio conte will view this as two points dropped for the reigning champions. maybe two points dropped for chelsea but a much—needed point for everton. sam allardyce seems to have really made a difference since he arrived a few weeks ago. he has lived up to his reputation as someone who makes his teams more solid. five unbeaten under his management. 25 shots for ch

elsewhere sam alla rdyce continued his unbeaten run as everton manager with a 0—0 draw against chelsea could face retrospective action from the football association after an incident with huddersfield goalkeeperjonas lossl which left the keeper with a suspected broken nose during their 1—1 draw at st mary's. and brighton beat watford 1—0. in the scottish premiership celtic are now eight points clear after beating second placed aberdeen 3—0 while kilmarnock came from behind to beat rangers for the first time since february 2012. kris boyd scoring twice in three minutes against his former club to secure a 2—1victory. elsewhere there were wins for hibernian and partick thistle. motherwell drew one all with dundee, it ended goalless between stjohnstone and hearts. middlesbourgh have parted company with manager garry monk hours after a 2—1win at sheffield wednesday. the former swansea and leeds united boss has been replaced by academy manager craig liddle on an interim basis. middlesbrough are ninth in the championship following ryan shotton‘s winner at hillsborough. barcelona have tightene

the top, drawing 0—0 with everton, continuing sam allardyce's drawing 0—0 with everton, continuing sam allallardyce's unbeaten run as everton manager. relief or under pressure stoke manager mark hughes as they beat west brom 3—1. managerless as they beat west brom 3—1. ma nagerless swa nsea as they beat west brom 3—1. managerless swansea drew 1—1 with crystal palace. newcastle won away at west ham 3—2 in another bottom of the table clash and brighton beat watford1—o. southampton drew 1—1 with huddersfield but the result was not the talking point, this challenge from charlie austin left huddersfield goalkeeperjonas lossl with a suspected broken nose. huddersfield manager david wagner accused austin of deliberately kicking his player and the striker may now face retrospective action from the football association. in the scottish premiership, celtic are eight points clear after beating second placed aberdeen 3—0. kilmarnock came from behind to beat rangers for the first time since february 2012. kris boyd scoring twice in three minutes against his former club to secure a 2—1victory. elsewhere,

everton manager sam alla rdyce about this. nning strike from gylfi sigurdsson against his old club put the hosts 2—1 up and wayne rooney got a second—half penalty, his tent of the season. the former england captain missed a penalty in the first half, which dominic calvert—lewin followed up. everton a re dominic calvert—lewin followed up. everton are now ninth. we have got to try and get a result against chelsea, then we will really know what we are made of. with this confidence, if we can go and get a result against chelsea, on saturday, then we are really going on the right track for finishing in the top half, as high as we can. so let's c of the lads can pull it out of the bag. we had a good amount of the ball, created some good chances, played some good football, and yes, the mood in the dressing room was very flat. you know, we're bottom of the table, 12 points, got to focus on getting to 15 at the halfway point. we know what we have got to do for the second half of the season then. this time yesterday, england's ashes hope

everton manager sam alla rdyce admitted today that his club are in desperate need of a new striker —including the turkish forward, chenk tosun of besiktas. allardyce refused to be drawn on names at his press conference before tomorow‘s match with bournemouth but says his side aren't as sharp as they need to be up front. we will be actively looking for a front man in this window because i need more goals. if we are to just maintain our position because we have started to struggle to create chances and scored goals and recent matches so it is still one of the major problems we have. novak djokovic says he is "terribly disappointed" to postpone his return to tennis on the advice of his medical team. the former world number was due to make his comeback in abu dhabi from the one hasn't played since he was forced to withdraw from his wimbledon quarter final against thomas berdych with an elbow injury. as you've probably seen from the weather forecast, snow, sleet and ice have hit the country this morning and the first sporting casualty is the racing at doncaster today which has been called

they beat swansea city 3—1 on monday night, as their recovery under manager sam alla rdyce continues. coming in, but everybody working behind the scenes and the players going onto the pitch turning what looked like a desperate situation into a comfortable one 110w. situation into a comfortable one now. some are looking up and seeing how far to any finish at the table, instead of looking down. —— how far can we finished. —— how far can we finish. now, in case you missed it. rapper puff daddy could soon be the owner of an nfl franchise! he's expressed an interest in buying the carolina panthers along with basketballer steph curry. that's after its owner jerry richardson put the franchise up for sale. it would make sean combs — p diddy — the nfl‘s first african—american majority owner. however, cindy boren from the washington post doesn't believe he'll quite have the cash. i think that he probably faces long odds of purchasing the team. even if he gets a bunch of athletes like curry and others involved, i think it is going to take a couple billion dollars and the last time i looked he wa

everton manager sam alla rdyce admitted today that his club are in desperate need of a new striker.including the turkish forward chenk tosun of besiktas. allardyce refused to be drawn on names at his press conference before tomorow‘s match with bournemouth, but says his side aren't as sharp as they need to be up front. we would be actively looking for a front man, because i need more goals than we have at the moment if we are to just than we have at the moment if we are tojust maintain our than we have at the moment if we are to just maintain our position. as we can all see, we have started to struggle to create chances and score goals in recent matches. so it is still one of the major problems. novak djokovic says he is "terribly disappointed" to postpone his return to tennis on the advice of his medical team. the former world number one was due to make his comeback at an exhibition match in abu dhabi this afternoon, and he will be replaced at the event by none other than andy murray, who is also making his long—awaited comeback from a hip injury. djokovic hasn't played since pulli

elsewhere sam alla rdyce continued his unbeaten run as everton manager with a 0—0 draw against chelseaent with huddersfield goalkeeperjonas lossl which left the keeper with a suspected broken nose during their 1—1 draw at st mary's. and brighton beat watford 1—0. in the scottish premiership, celtic are eight points clear after beating second placed aberdeen 3—0. kilmarnock came from behind to beat rangers that the first time since every 2012. kris boyd scoring twice in three minutes against his former clu b to in three minutes against his former club to secure a 2—1victory. elsewhere, wins for hibs and partick thistle, motherwell drew 1—1 with dundee and it was goalless between stjohnstone and hearts. in rugby union's aviva premiership, champions exeter g sweatt 11 points clear at the top with a 35—14 victory over northampton saints at franklin ‘s gardens. it was saint ‘s first premiership match since sacking ofjim mallinder. will chudley opened the scoring for exeter with the best try of the match in the first half, exeter scored three more to seal a bonus point win which means they a

because all sam alla rdyce teams to be honest. re. o‘sullivan is the clear favourite with the bookies to claim a his sixth uk title. o‘sullivan plays stephen maguire for a place in the final tomorrow. he reached the semi—finals after beating joe perry 6—3. a break of 75 clinched it for maguire, who‘s aiming to win this tournament for the first time in 13 years. that‘s all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that‘s bbc.co.uk/sport. and we‘ll have more for you in sportsday at 6:30pm. studio: thanks, gavin. nice to see you again, welcome back! as promised, we will of course talk more about the deal that has finally been struck in the brexit negotiations. chris morris from our reality check team has been scrutinising the small print, and explaining why the agreement is being described as such a big moment. a breakthrough which allows the process to move forward, as long as the other 27 member states approve it next week. but it is worth emphasising it is only an agreement that sufficient

because all sam alla rdyce teams it easier, to be honest. ive pictures from bbc two. ronnie o'sullivan with a commanding 5—0 lead, just one frame away from a place in the last four. is also the clear favourite with the bookies. but a little bit of a resurgence in the sixth frame from martin gould. stephen maguire also made a good start in his quarterfinal, going 5—1 ahead againstjoe perry. quarterfinal, going 5—1 ahead against joe perry. that quarterfinal, going 5—1 ahead againstjoe perry. that one is available on the red button and also on the bbc sport website. england's charley hull has shot herself into contention after round three of golf‘s dubai ladies classic. she furnished on nine under par, just three shots off the lead of and vandamme of the netherlands going into tomorrow's final round. laura davies and florentyna parker are just one shot behind. that's the sport for now. gavin will have more for you in the next hour if let's return now to the deal that's finally been struck in the brexit negotiations. chris morris from our reality

victory over huddersfield getting sam alla rdyce season. ther new man in charge yesterday, alan pardew backin in charge yesterday, alan pardew back in the dugout at west brom and facing old side crystal palace in his first match. no goals but to struggling sides in need of a few more points. tim hague, bbc news. no major shocks in the fa cup second round yesterday. the best performance came from famous giant—killers hereford. they took the lead at fleetwood through calvin dinsley but were held to a 1—1 draw. look out for them to see if they get any of the premier league giants in the third round draw on monday night. in the scottish premiership, celtic have extended their unbeaten domestic run to 67 games. they thumped motherwell 5—1 thanks to a stunning hattrick by 0dsonne edwar. meanwhile, hamilton salvaged a point against hearts at tynecastle. hearts playing for over an hour with ten men in the match, managing to score after the break through jamie walker, but hamilton cancelled that out in the 69th minute to keep it level. a frustrating

everton manager sam alla rdyce admitted today that his club are in desperate need of a new striker — chenk tosun of besiktas. we will be actively looking for a front man in this window because i need more goals. if we are tojust maintain our position because we have started to struggle to create chances and scored goals in recent matches so it is still one of the major problems we have. novak djokovic says he is "terribly disappointed" to postpone his return to tennis on the advice of his medical team. the former world number was due to make his comeback at an exhibition match in abu dhabi this afternoon — and he will be replaced at the event by none other than andy murray, who is also making his long—awaited comeback from a hip injury. djokovic hasn't played since pulling out of his wimbledon quarterfinal against tomas berdych with an elbow injury — and his participation in next month's australian open is now in doubt. muray will take on spain's roberto bautista agut in abu dhabi at 3pm uk time. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. a huge fire at an

sam alla rdyce continues to work his magic at everton.the top half. elsewhere, leicester enjoyed a comprehensive win at southampton, tottenham beat brighton. but liverpool were left frustrated by west brom, and it finished goal—less too between west ham and arsenal. in scotland, celtic have stretched their unbeaten domestic run to 69 matches after beating hamilton academical 3—1. they're five points clear of rangers who came from a goal down to beat hibernian 2—1 at easter road. alfredo morelos scored the winner in first—half stoppage time. the cricket, 160—a. we have not lost another wicket in the last five minutes. you have to take the good news. a woman's place is in the kitchen and it's down to the man to provide for his family. just two gender stereotypes that still, all too often, appear in literature and on our tv screens. so, are companies doing enough to tackle this kind of sexism? the body that writes the uk code of advertising will implement a new rule next year to tackle the issue. let's ta ke let's take a look at the kind of

nothing average about the point for sam alla rdyce and nothing average about the point for sam allardycehester united. let's look at their season so far. a total of 46 out of a possible 48 points this season. they remain unbeaten. yesterday's victory was their 14th ina row, yesterday's victory was their 14th in a row, the most by a team in a single english top—flight season. 46 points was enough to secure eighth position in the premier league at the end of last season. so, eight in the end of last season. so, eight in the premier league. unbelievable. there was a third premier league game yesterday, as charlie austin put southampton ahead against arsenal injust the put southampton ahead against arsenal in just the third minute at st mary ‘s, but his side couldn't hold on. olivier giroud came off the bench to rescue the gunners with an 88th minute equaliser. hibernian staged a great fightback against scottish premiership leaders celtic, scoring twice in the last 15 minutes to draw 2—2. scott sinclair scored both of celtic‘s goals, his sixth and seventh strikes in the league. but the home

we have an interesting interview with sam alla rdyce. interesting interview with sam allardyce.rts next weekend. it‘s in his blood. he loves motor sport. his uncle did it twice. he‘s taking a break entirely. he‘s coming back next year some time. he‘s going to race the rally. something else of great interest, we talk a lot about mental health on bbc breakfast, one infour mental health on bbc breakfast, one in four people struggle with mental health issues. footballers aren‘t divided from that either. 400 either current or former footballers have gone to the pfa with a mental health issue just this year. chris kirkland and his wife are on the programme today talking about a situation that he personally went through, and in real detail as well. he was on a pre—season tour a few years ago, on the top of a hotel, thinking about throwing himself off. his wife talked him down and got him home as quickly as possible. i know they earn a lot of money and how can you be affected by this. but it‘s a big issue in all sports and right across society as well. also, virgil van dijk, £75 million

manager, sam allardyce, says he's confident the club can finish in the top half of the premier league this season — after they made it four wins in five games with victory over swansea last night. allat chelsea and then we'll really know what we're made of. if we can, with this confidence can get a result against chelsea on saturday, then we'll really, really are going on the right track for finishing in the top half, as high as we can. so, let's see if the lads can pull one out of the bag. we had a good amount of the ball. created chances, played some good football. the mood in the dressing room was very flat. you know, we are bottom of the table, we have got 12 points. we have to focus on getting to 15 at the half way point and then we know what we have to do for the second half of the season. that is he a all the sport for now, more for you in the sport for now, more for you in the next hour. —— that's all the sport for now. news coming into us, saudi arabia say authorities have intercepted a missile fired towards the capital, riyadh this morning. there were reports of an explosion in the city, and earlier the huety rebels in neighbouring yemen have said they had fired a rocket.