i'm sarah mulkerrins. your headlines tonight... securing a dream move to cardiff, hopes fade of finding striker emiliano sala alive as the search for his missing plane is suspended overnight. we expect that he read a ride last night and cried at and today was his first day with the team. we look at why the dortmund managerial production line is having such a big impact on english football. and, the world anti—doping agency says russia will face no punishment hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm sarah mulkerrins. good evening. afterfinalising his move from french cloud nantes three days ago, emiliano sala was meant to link up with his new cloud today. but cardiff cancelled training this morning as authorities continued their search for the missing plane which was carrying the argentine forward from france to cardiff which disappeard last night. the search has been suspended for the night. joe wilson has this report. he is still missing, with every passing hour, there is only grub that he and the pilot are dead. sala became their reco

i'm sarah mulkerrins. your headlines tonight...ives tottenham the advantage after the first leg of their league cup semifinal against chelsea. 6 editions as a player, 3 as vice—captain, now ireland's padraig harrington gets the nod to lead europe's ryder cup team in the usa. "i'm not a green keeper," says guardiola as he denies manchester city left the grass long deliberately against liverpool. never weed manipulatives. —— never have we manipulated it. good evening. welcome along. it's tottenham's star man harry kane who has given his side a slender advantage after the first leg of the league cup semifinal against chelsea at wembley. his was the only goal of the game, a first half penalty scored, following a var review. so spurs winning i—0, but chelsea too had their chances, hitting the woodwork twice. 0ur correspondent katie gornall is live at wembley for us. spurs will be pleased to take a lead to stamford bridge. *concerns before the game about the behaviour of chelsea fans.... you would be very pleased with that. you would be

hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm sarah mulkerrins — your headlines tonight.m rueben neves sends wolves through to the fourth round of the fa cup — as liverpool are knocked out. the draw has been made — and unai emery‘s arsenal will host ole gunner solksjaer‘s manchester united in the pick of the ties. nine days late — the world anti doping agency will now gain access to a russian lab to assess its data. good evening — welcome along. after a weekend of shocks in the fa cup — tonight premier league leaders liverpool were dumped out by wolves — the home side winning 2—1 at molineaux. a brilliant second half strike from ruben neves was the difference — asjurgen klopp made nine changes to his team — including giving three teenagers their full debuts. ben croucher watched the action. if you are going to go out of the fa cup go out with a bang. plenty of changes from both teams. it started to go wrong for liverpool win the june lovren —— with this injury. even the experienced ones are capable of errors. that was as good as the first half got. it did not take long to

i'm sarah mulkerrins. coming up, four wins on the spin — marcus rashford makes sure ole gunner solksaer‘s perfect record remains as manchester united manager. ahead of tomorrow's big game, liverpool bossjurgen klopp claims manchester city are still the best team in the world. ita it a really strong football team with an outstanding manager, and that's how it is. and andy murray's latest comeback tournament is over, as the former world number one crashes out of the brisbane international. yes, you're very welcome along this evening. it seems there's no stopping the perfect return to manchester united for ole gunner solksjaer as interim manager. it's four wins from four as his side beat newcastle united 2—0 at stjames park tonight. romelu lukaku came off the bench and opened the scoring with his first touch, before marcus rashford added the second. ben croucher watched this one. maybe it's not so tough being a manchester united manager after all. for games, solksjaer has joined manchester united manager afte

hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm sarah mulkerrins. your headlines tonight.erena williams turns on the style to knock out simona halep and reach the australian open quarter final. men's world number one novak djokovic is also through. bolton fans protest about the club's owner before their championship match this evening. on the pitch things don't improve as they lose to west brom. {3 £554} “32 9-355??? we'll hear from all rounder moeen ali and one day captain eoin morgan. good evening — welcome along. we start with the australian open, where the quarter final line—up is now complete. seven—time champion serena williams and top seed novak djokovic were among those to secure their places in the last eight. there were a few tantrums on court today, but williams, kept her cool, showed her class and proved that even after 23 grand slam titles, she's still very much the one to beat. ben croucher reports. welcome to the court, the world number one. not you any more, serena, but simona halep had that honour. you would have been forgiven for thinking that williams wa

hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm sarah mulkerrins, your headlines tonight.ap at the top of the premier league is down to four — as manchester city beat wolves at the etihad. city's next match is against bottom side huddersfield who today parted company with manager david wagner. and he will he or won't he? there's uncertainty over whether andy murray really will retire from tennis. there is a bit of me that, obviously, i love playing and i want to keep playing tennis but i can't do it with the hit i have just now. -- hip. hello and welcome to sportsday. gabrieljesus scored twice as manchester city eased past 10 man wolves with a 3—0 win at the etihad. that cuts liverpool's lead at the top of the table to four points. it was easy work, really, austin halewood has the details after a christmas to forget, the new year has brought a renewed ruthlessness to manchester city. 16 goals in two cup matches, a statement of intent for 2019 but back to the premier league means back to the premier league means back to the real business with liverpool still out in front, c

hello, and welcome to sportsday, i'm sarah mulkerrins. your headlines tonight.ght turns into a nightmare at the etihad. how can rugby union tackle the injury toll on its players? cautious confidence from england's new director of cricket. i believe we can win the world cup. and the ashes, but it's a different thing from well. good evening, or maybe should i say a bad evening for burton albion. the league one side, in their first appearance in the final four of a competition at the top level, they were hammered 9—0 by title holders manchester city in the first leg of their league cup semifinal. a great evening though for pep guardiola and his side, they were sensational, in their biggest win in 21 years. our correspondent david ornstein watched the goals rain in. the kind of away trip lowly clubs tend to dream and get test dream about, but for burton albion, that dream became reality. the biggest game in their history, and i did regardless of the result. he won this competition for times, though beating pat guardiola to get a shot at emulating him what always be

hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm sarah mulkerrins — your headlines tonight.es an england fightback on day one of the first test against west indies in barbados. there was delight forjermain defoe scoring on his rangers debut, but it wasn't enough to beat kilmarnock in the scottish premiership. and serena williams loses four match points as karolina pliskova advances england's cricketers have begun their test series with the west indies in barbados — the home side—are battingf‘rst and started well on day one, % pulled things around for england. david ornstein was watching for us. kensington barbados, a better place to escape when turned back home you will struggle for the give way to the ! year iay to who got here. and it was knowing ali who got them going, how key a role he could bat ball bat - ball in the coming play with bat and ball in the coming months. so to ben stokes, l 2018 months. so to ben stokes, in 2018 less forgettable for the all around her, he seems intent on making headlines from the right reasons this time around. although west indies are not

it was a tale of an injury, squandered match points and a stirring third set comeback as sarah mulkerrinsnt favourite coming into this quarterfinal against carolina pliskova, her opponent has been enjoying a solid week or so and wasn't daunted by her american opponent. she consolidated an early break to serve out the opening set. serena was toiling in the aussie heat but write off williams at of your peril. she came storming back despite being a break down. this tussle was all square but not for long. williams upping the ante to a 5-1 long. williams upping the ante to a 5—1 lead. hang on, on herfirst match point, the american seemed to injure her ankle. from there on, she squandered another three match points and pliskova sealed her spot in herfirst points and pliskova sealed her spot in her first australian open semifinal. for williams the wait for a record equalling 24th grand slam title goes on. i literally did everything i could on the match point, it is not like i... yeah, i can't say thati on the match point, it is not like i... yeah, i can't say that i choked on those match point,

i'm sarah mulkerrins at the bbc sport centre.coming from 2—0 down to force extra time. austin halewood watched the action. after weeks in the footballing wilderness, rolfo sport optimism back to st mary is. the premier league might be the priority, but the fa cup isn't time to take your foot off the gas. because under frank lampard derby county are a different team. his side played brave attacking football. the finishing, though, not what he is used. but when another chance came, this one they wouldn't miss. craig bryson the man to finish another sweeping attack, until the ar had a say. martin wagg chord adjudged offside, millimetres at most —— martyn waghorn. as derby missed out ona martyn waghorn. as derby missed out on a deserved lead comedy thank them backin on a deserved lead comedy thank them back in the second row. shane long with a golden chance. stuart armstrong on hand to make sure. this only deadlock is broken. now the now the premier were showing premier league side were showing their class. nathan eeeie eleeeeeeeee e

hello, i'm sarah mulkerrins at the bbc sport centre.ue leaders liverpool were dumped out by wolves. the home side winning 2—1 at molineaux. a brilliant second—half strike from ruben neves was the difference, asjurgen klopp made nine changes to his team, including giving three teenagers their full debuts. ben croucher watched the action. if you are going out of the fa cup, do it with a ruben neves. molineaux provided the spectacle. walls and liverpool had a first half befitting qualifying rounds. plenty of changes for both teams. it started going wrong for liverpool when this night ended with a ruben neves for a hamstring. the debut for the 16—year—old hauver at centre half alongside a plea from midfield. he is dutch, by the way. still, experienced ones are capable of errors. this from jimenez. that was as good as the first half got. it didn't take long to improve. this powerful strike was the best of the game. nevez, might have a go, he did have a go. nevez for wolverhampton! it moved and it beat mignolet! they we re it moved and it bea

hello, i'm sarah mulkerrins at the bbc sport centre.urton albion of league one in the first leg of their semi—final. david ornstein watched the goals rain in. the kind of away trip lower league clu bs the kind of away trip lower league clubs tend only to dream about, at the burton albion, that dream became a reality. the biggest game in their history, a night to enjoy regardless of the result. nigel‘s late father, brian, won this competition four times, though beating guardiola to get a shot at emulating him was a lwa ys get a shot at emulating him was always unlikely and kevin de bruyne soon set city on their way. separated by 51 places in the football league, the gulf and quality was clear and underlined as gabrieljesus scored twice in four minutes. clough's expression said it all, although worse was to follow for his side. even when they didn't mean to shoot, they found the for his side. even when they didn't meé a to shoot, they found the for his side. even when they didn't meé a basketballhey found the for his side. even when they

train in surrey in front of his teenage son, has appeared in court charged with murder. here's sarah mulkerrinslayed in the final third round fa cup tie this evening with wolves hosting premier league leaders liverpool at molineux, not a huge amount of action just yet despite the fireworks and light extravaganza. the most notable action has seen dijon lover and go off injured with 16—year—old replacing him at the centre half alongside the beanie. this game is live now on bbc one where you can watch it with live text updates on the bbc sport website and the draw for the fourth round is going to be made after this. goal so far. what do experts have been given access to a russian lap to take data which could lead to the prosecution of hundreds of drug cheats. the original deadline of new year's eve was messed but an anti—doping team will now be allowed into the moscow facility on wednesday. our sports editor is dan rowan. last year in september wada decided to reinstate russia, they had had a suspension lasting several years, there was much outcry from those who believed why dart should have remai

sport, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's sarah mulkerrins.s michael smith to win the pdc world championships darts final. this was the dutchman's third title in four finals. he won seven sets to three at alexandra palace. he enjoyed it, too. his trademark celebration there. it was smith's first appearance in the final, but he missed too many chances and was punished by van gerwen. it's been a good day for spurs in the premier league. they're back up to second after a convincing 3—0 win over cardiff. there were victories, too, for arsenal and leicester, asjoe lynskey reports. in the premier league, there is no time for reflection. cardiff city's approach is the same as their mascot, picking up form to beat the drop. it would be difficult against tottenham. january is about building on what they have. the transfer window is unlucky to stop harry kane from scoring but the top of his 122 premier league goals, few as scruffy as this one. more flair and they finished with a ride from christian eriksen, only i! minutes on the clock when his quick fe

sport now, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's sarah mulkerrins.as on a light aircraft which went missing over the channel islands on monday night. the 28—year—old argentine had signed for the club for a record fee of £15 million from ligue 1 side nantes on saturday — he had been due to begin training with his new team—mates today. he went to france to say goodbye to his former team—mates. nantes were due to play a cup game away tomorrow evening which has been postponed. fans held a rally this evening at place royale, dropping a yellow tulip at the foot of the fountain and have been using the hashtag #prayforsala. as for cardiff, their executive director and ceo ken choo says the club are in shock and they "continue to pray for positive news." we expected emiliano to arrive last night from cardiff, and for today to be his first day with the team. when we heard about the plane which had gone missing, we were very shocked, and it caught all of us off—guard. huddersfield town's new managerjan siewert has been presented to the media today. he moved fro

sport now, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's sarah mulkerrins.the west indies and england is drawing to a close in barbados. joe root lost the toss, with windies choosing to bat first. the host started strongly but two wickets from ben stokes before tea and james anderson removing shai hope for 57 has slightly checked the west indies on what looks like a good batting wicket. west indies are currently 218—4 with play due to finish around 9:15pm. after their 9—0 demolition of burton albion at the etihad, the league cup holders manchester city have fielded a strong team in the return leg. sergio aguero, riyad mahrez and kevin de bruyne all start despite the lead. it is already 1—0 with aguero on the scoresheet. that is 10—0 on aggregate. 11 goals is the record and several teams have that. juventus striker gonzalo higuain was just "a few hours away" from completing his loan move to chelsea this afternoon, that's according to their manager maurizio sarri. the 31—year—old argentine has been on loan at ac milan and has scored eight goals this season. th

time for a round up of the day's sport — here's sarah mulkerrins.a. patisserie valerie. in patisserie valerie. he had signed for the club for a record fee of £15 million from na ntes record fee of £15 million from nantes on saturday. he had been due to be gain training with his team—mates today. he went to france to see goodbye to his former team—mates. —mates. he had 13 goals so far this season. nantes were due to play a cup game tomorrow evening which has been postponed. fans will be holding a rally this evening, to dropa be holding a rally this evening, to drop a yellow tulip at the foot of the fountain using the - pray director ken choo ' ’ " , club are in shock. they confirmed the training perfect today was his first day with the team, when we heard about the plane, which has gone missing, we were very shocked, and it caught all of us off guard. huddersfield town's new manager has been presented to the media today. he moved from boroughsia dorlt mund's second team to tread the same route as the outgoing manager but the new man says he is his ow

sport now, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's sarah mulkerrins.osting league one's burton albion in the first leg of their league cup semifinal at the etihad this evening. and the title holders are already a goal up, thanks to kevin de bruyne just five minutes into the game. marcus harness missed a good chance to equalise for burton. commentary on radio 5live and updates on the bbc sport website. west ham have received a bid of 35 million pounds from an unnamed chinese club for striker marko arnautovic. the austrian is the hammers' joint—top scorer this season with eight goals in 17 games in all competitions. it is understood west ham have no desire to sell arnautovic, who is under contract with the club until 2022. wembley is going to be tottenham's temporary home for at least another six weeks. they have confirmed that their new 62,000 seater stadium, which is on the site of the old white hart lane, won't be ready to move into until at least march. the club say that building tests need to be carried out and trial events need to be organised. the

sarah mulkerrins will more for you in the next hour.ople are getting upset about the rising prices? plenty of coverage today on the on average 3.1% increase on train fares. 2018 was not a great year for train travel in the north of england. hull trains operating to london, and virgin trains, they have carriages damaged by snow. hull trains operate between leeds and london and london and hull, and they have had a bad few months, with severe problems with their trains breaking. it‘s been very frustrating for travellers. they are getting new trains by december of this year. they are increasing their fares by 3.1%. lner, operating on these first mainline, are introducing new trains sometime this year, they are increasing their fares by an average of 3.a%, which is slightly above the industry average of 3.1%. it‘s a popular route for business people and commuters, the hull to leeds line, a journey of about an hour. the season ticket is going to cost £a176. it is going up to £a308, an increase of £132. a season ticket from lincoln to ground t