he may look diminutive against his british opponent, but saul canelo alvarez is a man to be feared.nt weight divisions, the mexican is one of the best paid athletes in the world. his only defeat in 56 bouts came against another than floyd mayweather. but that was seven years ago. so, smith is up against one of the best across all weights in boxing, but that doesn't seem to faze him. i know how good he is, i like his style, but i believe i'm good enough to go in there and beat him. am i going to go in and have an easy night's work? probably not. i know it's going to be tough, but at the highest level, you've got to expect it every time. and he's got a bit of inside information. his brother liam shared nine rounds with canelo back in 2016, and has provided some valuable insight. that is the combo, i told callum, he throws a lot. if you watch him through the fights, he throws right, left, right, and touches down with the left and brings the right over. i'd have bit your hand off now if i was callum's size and callum's punch power in this fight. i'm confident in me own power. he is huma

callum smith lost his unbeaten record and super—middleweight world title to saul canelo alvarez. planet, takes smiths wba belt takes smith's wba belt and the vacant wbc belt. he won on a unanimous points decision. he himself has only lost once before. i made the weight ok. there's no excuses from me. he's a good fighter. i've lost to a pound—for—pound star. i don't know, ijust think, there could have been a better version of me tonight, but it is what it is. we turned up, i performed, he performed, and he was the better man tonight. andy murray beat the current british number1 dan evans, in the latest ‘battle of the brits' event at the national tennis centre in london. murray served and moved well, after six weeks of pre—season training. he took the first set on a tie break, and won the second as dan evans called his own shot as out on match point. murray the winner, 7—6 6—4, and he'll now play cameron norrie on tuesday. that's all from sportsday. will be back again at 745 so we will see you then. now it is time for of the travel show. many of us love to travel around this time o

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with one of the best pound for pound fighters on the planet in the shape of unbeaten mexican saul ‘canelo' alvarez world champion himself at super—middleweight, the bbc‘s boxing correspondent mike costello says a win for the liverpudlian would be "one of the greatest wins by any british fighter" but as you'll see he's not overawed fighter". but as you'll see he's not overawed by the task in front of him. still the best in the world. these type of fights, it's not even about as much, fighters from britain. my name amongst them, it'sjust as much, fighters from britain. my name amongst them, it's just about being a member. it doesn't come much bigger than this. it's everything for me but it's a bit intense. it's obviously going to come with it, but i think obviously going to come with it, but ithink in obviously going to come with it, but i think in terms of lifestyle, it's life—changing for me. it's about the win. people who taste the fame, it comes to a stop at some point —— chase the fame. i've never been big on social media, i've never called people out. i'm in a position to secure the biggest fi

callum smith towered over saul canelo alvarez as the two fighters came head to head at the weigh in forhis weekend. the liverpudlian is seven inches taller than the mexican but is a big underdog when they meet in the early hours of sunday morning. both weighed in on the 168 pound limit as they put their respective super middlewight world titles on the line. sixty six—year—old paul lim came from two sets down to reach the second round of the pdc world darts championship. the singaporean, who made his debut at the original world championship in 1982, beat luke humphreys at alexandra palace in london. the slinger‘s greatest moment came in 1990 when he had the first nine dart finish in such an event. and that's all the sport for now. hello. friday brought a lot of wet weather, especially in the west, pets and flooding problems across parts of wales, western england in the skull and put through the weekend there is some in the forecast will be scattered showers with a bit of sunshine around as well. we have this band of what with the pushing across eastern england through the early part of s

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british boxer, callum smith, was well beaten in his super middleweight clash with saul canelo alvarezicted the liverpudlian‘s first defeat. alvarez, widely regarded as one of the best pound—for—pound boxers on the planet, takes smiths wba belt and the vacant wbc belt. he won on a unanimous points decision. he himself has only lost once before. i made the weight 0k. no excuses from me, he is a good fighter, i have lost. we could have been a better version of me tonight. it is what it is, he turned up and performed and he is the better man today. rugby union's champions cup's been hit hard by covid outbreaks in four squads this weekend, but gloucester kept up their hopes in the competition with a dramatic win over ulster. a try from george barton with the final play of the match turned defeat into victory for gloucester, who were cheered on by 2,000 delighted fans. ulster are now close to elimination after two losses from two. elsewhere in pool 2 munster beat clermont auvergne. northampton have now lost 12 matches in a row after another champions cup defeat, this time to leinster. it fi

coming up in sport on bbc news, callum smith towers over saul canelo alvarez as the two fighters go head—to—headigh—in ahead of their world title bout in texas this weekend. good evening. hospitals across the south east of england have begun cancelling non—urgent operations, with some struggling to cope with double the number of covid patients than they had in the spring. it comes as government sources confirmed tonight that there is concern about the new variant of covid—19, amid fears it could be making the virus more infectious and harder to contain. today, the prime minister said he was hoping to avoid a third national lockdown in england, but acknowledged that rates of infection had increased very much over recent weeks. new data suggests the uk's r number — or reproduction rate of coronavirus — is on the rise again. last week, it was thought to be between 0.9 and 1.0. it is now estimated to be between1.1 and 1.2. anything above one means the virus is growing. here's our health editor, hugh pym. routine operations were going ahead at this hospital in the south of england today, but increasi

callum smith lost his unbeaten record and super—middleweight world title to saul canelo alvarez.planet — takes smiths wba belt, and the vacant wbc belt. he won on a unanimous points decision. he himself has only lost once before. i made the weight 0k. there's no excuses from me. he's a good fighter. i've lost to a pound—for—pound star. i don't know, ijust think, there could have been a better version of me tonight, but it is what it is. we turned up, i performed, he performed, and he was the better man tonight. it's sports personality of the year later — favourite at on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. it is still too— two in celtic and hearts final. the market research company yougov say there is "0verwhelming public support" for tier 4 and christmas changes but say that public opinion is that the government has badly handled christmas covid rules. a snap poll, carried out as soon as the prime minister's press conference finished, highlights the publics continued concern as they support both the introduction of a new tier four and the changes to christmas mixing ru

british boxer callum smith was well beaten in his super middleweight clash with saul canelo alvarez thishter from liverpool his first defeat, alvarez — widely regarded as one of the best pound for pound boxers on the planet — takes smith's wba belt, and the vacant wbc belt. he won on a unanimous points decision. he himself has only lost once before. there is no excuses from me. he is a good fighter. i have lost to a pound for pound star. i don't know, ijust think i could have been a better version of me night. it is what it is. he was the better man tonight. he was the better man tonight. there are four more games in the premier league today. the first of those is already under way, with brighton up against a sheffield united side who are still looking for theirfirst win. it's 0—0, but united had john lundstram sent off just before half time. then there's three games with commentary available on radio five live. it's spurs v leicester at 2:15, manchester united take on leeds at 4:30, and sam allardyce takes charge of west bromwich albion for the first time when they host aston villa in t

callum smith lost his unbeaten record and super—middleweight world title to saul canelo alvarez. on the planet — takes smith's wba belt and the vacant wbc belt. he won on a unanimous points decision. he himself has only lost once before. and you can find all the details of how to vote for your favourite for the bbc sports personality of the year award. that's on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. that's all from me for now. now it is your questions answered. welcome to your questions answered. with me to answer your questions is our health correspondentjim reed. also, i'm joined by nicola stonehouse — professor in molecular virology at the university of leeds. welcome to you though. can i start with you,jim? welcome to you though. can i start with you, jim? let's just look at this one from twitter. it says the prime minister hasjust this one from twitter. it says the prime minister has just announced that tier 3 can meet on christmas day. can another day be planned, such as boxing day? i'm afraid the a nswer such as boxing day? i'm afraid the answer is no, the rules a

callum smith towered over saul canelo alvarez as the two fighters came head to head at the weigh in fornches taller than the mexican but is a big underdog when they meet in the early hours of sunday morning. both weighed in on the 168 pound limit as they put their respective super middlewight world titles on the line. sixty six—year—old paul lim came from two sets down to reach the second round of the pdc world darts championship. the singaporean, who made his debut at the original world championship in 1982, beat luke humphreys at alexandra palace in london. the slinger‘s greatest moment came in 1990 when he had the first nine dart finish in such an event. and that's all the sport for now. hello. friday brought us another wet and windy day. the rainfall was particularly heavy and persistent in the west. river levels have been rising across parts of wales, south west england, scotland, too. this was the picture in ceredigion. we've had plenty of flood warnings around, and there could still be a bit of disruption with flooding as we head into the weekend because there's a bit more rain i

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british boxer callum smith was well beaten in his super middleweight clash with saul ‘canelo' alvarezund boxers on the planet, takes smiths wba belt and the vacant wbc belt. he won on a unanimous points decision. he himself has only lost once before. what a fighter he is. rugby union's champions cup's been hit hard by covid outbreaks in four squads this weekend, but gloucester kept up their hopes in the competition with a dramatic win over ulster. a try from george barton with the final play of the match turned defeat into victory for gloucester, who were cheered on by 2,000 delighted fans. ulster are now close to elimination after two losses from two. northampton have now lost 12 matches in a row after another champions cup defeat — this time to leinster. it finished 35—19 to the 2018 champions which puts them on the verge of the knockouts in a shortened competition this season. each team plays just four group matches. deta hedman lost on her pdc darts debut yesterday, but her delight in qualifying clear to see. she said she cried like a baby when she found out she would be playing.

asalto y aunque sabe que tiene mucho que comprobar, su meta es derrotar a la leyenda del boxeo saÚl canelo Álvareztonces ellos se estÁn enfocando todo eso, estÁn creando albergues en donde los niÑos pueden estar y tener un lugar en donde dormir. >> primordialmente lo mÁs importante es la comida y obviamente en donde estar y los kit de higiene porque ahora contÓ del agua estÁ todo muy contaminado. reportera: la entrega de los vÍveres serÁ documentado y mostrado a travÉs de las redes sociales y a la prÓxima semana estrenarÁn una canciÓn con la que buscan recaudar fondos, servirÁ de antesala para lo que viene musicalmente hablando de ha ash en 2021. >> cosas positivas de estar en la pandemia, utilizamos ese tiempo para escribir las canciones del disco y entonces para el 2021 tendremos mÚsica nueva. reportera: este tiempo de pandemia les ha ayudado para hacer un balance. >> extraÑo no poder abrazar a la gente y entonces ha sido un aÑo muy difÍcil. hemos aprendido a valorar lo importante, ha sido un aÑo en donde tienes que agradecer lo que tienes y no fijarte en lo que no tienes. adriana flores para te

his brother liam shared nine rounds with saul canelo alvarez backin nine rounds with saul canelo alvarezhim clean, i believe i can have an effect. given the pandemic, fight week in texas is a little bit more low—key than you would usually expect, when two of the very best meet. but that may just suit the quiet man of british boxing in his quest for global recognition. a fascinating contest ahead, when you consider the big man is the underdog. the difference really staggered me, seven inches, is like me fighting dan walker, not that proposing to do that. he is here in an hour, yes. people would probably play good money for that, for sport relief. he wants beat me and think adjusting, that was enough. there we are. not allowed at the minute, not even think adjusting. no, of course not. certainly, all those things not allowed at the moment. mike, thank you. it is just approaching 7:40am. shall we have a look at the weather? well, we have a look at the weather? well, we will in a minute. i don't know what he is doing. he has gone off i thinkjust, i think. what he is doing. he has gone off i