stretch to gain by southampton. 0n plan wasn't working. stretch to gain by southampton.her note redmond would have had a hat—trick. this it will have more than one call advantage to take to anfield. you can pop has never lost his cup semifinal, so far. claude makelele is the new assistant coach at swansea. the 43—year—old frenchman joins paul clement's backroom team, signing a deal until the end of the season. makelele worked with clement during his playing stint at chelsea and also as a fellow coach at paris st germain. manchester city have been charged by the football association after breaching their anti—doping regulations regarding ‘club whereabouts‘ for a third time in 12 months. all clubs have to provide, on request, accurate training schedules and players‘ overnight addresses. they have until january 19th to respond to the charge. england women's record goal—scorer kelly smith has retired. the 38—year—old scored 46 goals in 117 appearances for her country. she quit the international game two years ago. but at club level, smith scored 125 goals for arsenal ladies

southampton could be playing as many as nine games injanuary. seen his side lose three premier league games in a row, rumbles of discontent around the fa ns rumbles of discontent around the fans here. for liverpool, they have the mouthwatering prospect of a clash with manchester united which they may have half an eye on on sunday. they are looking for their first major trophy since 2012. the tea m first major trophy since 2012. the team news, jurgen klopp played a very young side against plymouth at the weekend. lots of big hitters set to return this evening. coutinho back. for southampton, they won't call for their captain who slapped ina call for their captain who slapped in a transfer request. southampton hope to make home advantage count ahead of that second leg in anfield in two weeks' time. united, southampton liverpool, radio 5 live, it's on there and text commentary on the bbc sport website. former france midfielder claude makelele has been appointed assistant coach at swansea. the 43—year—old joins paul clement's team, signing a deal un

and nojose fonte for southampton. he handed that tra nsfer for southampton.afc wimbledon, unable to overcome lower league opposition, it ended 0—0 against sutton united... i think this was one of the highlights. neighbours. two teams famous for fa cup exploits in the 80s. sutton had the better of the game with maxime biamou denied twice in the first half — dons striker tom elliott had a header cleared off the line in stoppage time, but neither side could find a winner so they'll do it all again. here's sutton captain jamie collins but first his manager paul doswell. .. you can get wrapped up in the game. but i think people thought we were the better team today. the goalkeeper made some good saves. we have done ourselves credit. good performance today. at home, we fancy ourselves against anybody. away from home we have struggled. but to be honest, we had some good chances in the first half. we will take the draw. go to their place. another good day for the lads. the lowest—ranked team in the 3rd round, stourbridge, have been knocked out by wycome. good account

southampton, back to wembley.nly their second league cup final, the only trophy they have won is the fa cup back in 1976 and their opponents? man united. they are very likely opponents in the final next week. —— next month. hull will have something to say about that tomorrow but it is southampton‘s night tonight. celtic have gone 22 points clear at the top of the scottish premiership. they beat stjohnston 1—0 in the first game in the league since the winter break. dedryck boyata heading the goal in the 72nd minute. it means they have equalled their achievement from the season they won the european cup in 1966—67 — going 26 domestic games unbeaten. in the scottish cup championship side raith rovers pushed hearts in their 11th round replay. 1—1 at full time, but the top flight side won 11—2 after extra time. leeds united are up to 3rd in the championship after beating nottingham forest 2—0 at elland road. chris wood and souleymane doo—kara scored the goals. forest stay 19th, five points above the relegation zone. a

i worked one season with him in southampton. he's really that midfield player what i like. he's a

in the late kick off it's been all about arsenal who are leading southampton. a cool the court of an hour mark with a cool, quite classy finish. then seven minutes later, danny welbeck made it 2—0. his finish is not as good but he's passes top—class. and welbeck helped out his team—mate for the third a few minutes before half—time. arsene wenger was watching from the stands. he starts his four—game touchline ban. pretty much up to date with all of the action in the fa cup. just three matches we haven't told you about. burnley beat championship bristol city to progress to round five. middlesbrough will be joining them after a one—nil win over accrington stanley. championship side huddersfield town were comfortable a—nil winners at rochdale. burton albion have given nigel clough permission to speak to nottingham forest about the vacant managerial position at the club. clough‘s father brian of course enjoyed enormous success at the city ground. burton were involved in one of the five matches in the championship this afternoon, enjoying a 2—1win at queens park rang

one of game against southampton tomorrow. 0ne ofi6 game against southampton tomorrow.een derby county and leicester. it kicked off at 7:55pm. an interesting match so far. leicester are ahead thanks to a bizarre own goal from derby's darren bent. he has made it is an act amends, he headed in to equalise. it isi—i, amends, he headed in to equalise. it isi-i, 20 amends, he headed in to equalise. it is 1—1, 20 fragments on the clock. 0ne game in the scottish premiership tonight. 7:35pm kick off tonight. aberdeen will go second in the kabul and the beat dundee at home. they've just taken the lead through a fine jack header. it is 1—0 to aberdeen. manchester city have accepted a football association and the doping charge in relation to the third violation of the club in the third month. teams are required to provide details of drug testing all times. the date when i be said for a hearing to decide their punishment, which is expected to be a fine. there is a dream line—up for started tennis fans in the australian men's open spine. rafael nadal plays roger on sunday after nada

they beat southampton 2—1. gylfi sigurdson the matchwinner again.the day is on at 10.45 in england and northern ireland, 11.10 in wales, and 11.45 in scotland. we will see how hull get on against manchester united. a good win for palace but swansea's win at home to saints keeps them two points above the relegation zone. there were two matches in the scottish premiership tonight, hamilton and inverness had been level on points at the bottom. accies 3—0 win was their first in 12 in the league. motherwell are into the top half of the table after beating ross county 2—1. hull city's ryan mason says he's "lucky to be alive" after having surgery on a fractured skull sustained in the premier league match at chelsea. mason was carried off the pitch after clashing heads with chelsea's gary cahill and underwent surgery that night. releasing a statement this evening he said "it has been an emotional roller—coaster and i feel lucky to be alive, but i'm happy to say i'm now at home resting and recovering. i would like to say a special thank you to all the medica

they beat southampton 2—1. gylfi sigurdson the matchwinner again. of the day is on at 10.45 in england and northern ireland, 11.10 in wales, and 11.45 in scotland. we will see how hull get on against

dele alli scored twice against southampton, son who scored against watford last season recalled to the line—up. troy deeney leading the line—up. troy deeney leading the line for watford, scored 15 goals last year, only one so far. former spurs players younes kaboul and etienne capoue in the line—up. arsenal will be looking to keep up with the leaders chelsea with a win against crystal palace today. they will move up to third. crystal palace hoping to turn their season around, and climb out of the relegation zone, this one kicks off at four. i'm sure in the second part of the season, when everybody is willing to go for it, it's not any more wait and see, it's go and take now. i'm confident that in the second part of the season, you will see spectacular games,

still waiting for a first premier league away win of the season — after they were beaten 3—0 by southamptone saints ended their own poor run of form, set on their way to victory midway through the first half by james ward—prowse's second goal of the season. the lead was doubled not long before the break thanks to jay rodriguez and that wasn't the end of the scoring. leicester ca pta i n wes morgan brought down shane long in the penalty area and tadic sealed the win from the spot. 3—0 the final score. great, good game, with good management. it was a pity to finish this game before. a lot of opportunities and chances for us. without leaving for them opportunity to score. it was a clean sheet. it is perfect for us. it was not good, the performance,

elsewhere burnley won 1—0 at home to southampton — the returning joey barton with the goal.are off the bottom, beating bournemouth in marco silva's first league match in charge. sunderland lost 3—1 at home to stoke city. watford and middlesbrough drew 0—0 and sam allardyce saw his crystal palace side lose 3—0 on their visit to his former club west ham. leicester's hopes of reaching the european champions cup knockout stages have ended after a heavy defeat at racing 92 in paris. the french side were runners up in last season's competition, but like leicester have had a poor run so far this time. marc andreu went over twice. this his first. one of four tries for racing. dan carter added nine points with his boot. the tigers have now lost four in a row in europe. leicester's final match will be against glasgow

they beat southampton 5—0 at the end dumb at weekend and that shows the seriousness with which arseneenger takes the competition and he has won it any time is reached the final. the young players seem to rise to the occasion for him in the fa cup. it is not easy for sutton but it's the exact draw they would have wanted, one of the big boys at their home patch. for some

they lost 3—0 at southampton. of 21 points from 22 games is the joint—worst tally for a reigning top—flight champion. they were totally outclassed by the saints, who snapped their run of four straight league defeats. southampton are up to 11th, while leicester stay 15th. the performance wasn't good. it is my fault. i wanted to change the shape of my team and the two last matches against chelsea i played with three on the back. today i played with a midfielder. and my players didn't understand my idea. a good game. the possibility to finish off this game like before, with a lot of opportunities and chances for us. without leaving for them opportunities to score. it is perfect for us. there was a seven goal thriller in spain as sevilla cut real madrid's lead at the top of the primera division tojust a point, while barcelona arejust one point further behind in third after a thumping 4—0 win over eibar. barca's msn strike force of messi, suarez and neymar were all on the scoresheet, as the catalan giants keep pace wit

southampton have reached the final of the efl cup in england...r two legs liverpool trailed by a goal going into wednesday's second leg at anfield... and had their chances to level the tie... daniel sturridge volleying over from close range.// daniel sturridge volleying over from close range. but in injury time southampton got the crucial goal on the break through shane long to win the second leg 1—0 and reach their first league cup final since 1979. real madrid have been knocked out of spain's copa del rey, beaten by celta vigo 11—3 on aggregate in the quarter finals. celta were never behind on the night with cristiano ronaldo and lucas vazquez‘s goals not enoug for real madrid who after wednesday's 2—all draw have now only won one of their last three games. daniel wass got what proved to be the winner. earlier atletico madrid had no such problems. ending a—bar‘s record run to the quarter finals with a 5—2 overall victory. wednesday's second leg finished 2—all juventus still have a chance of becoming the first team to win the coppa italia three t

they beat southampton 5—0 at the end dumb at weekend and that shows the seriousness with which arseneenger takes the competition and he has won it any time is reached the final. the young players seem to rise to the occasion for him in the fa cup. it is not easy for sutton but it's the exact draw they would have wanted, one of the big boys at their home patch. for some of these plays it could be their one big chance at the big time, they will not want to let it slip by. hull city's ryan mason has been released from hospital following his horrific injury earlier this month. he suffered a fractured skull after a clash of heads he suffered a fractured skull after a clash of heads with gary cahill against chelsea. but his club have tonight said

where we start with football, and the opening leg of the english league cup semi—final, where hosts southamptonave beaten liverpool 1—0 at st mary's stadium. nathan redmond managed the only goal of the match on the 20—minute mark, and he hit the crossbar late on, as claude puel‘s side take the advantage into the return leg at anfield in a fortnight‘s time. one bright piece of news forjurgen klopp‘s side was the return of philippe coutinho, with his first appearance since the end of november. in spain's copa del rey, luis suarez became the third—fastest barcelona player to reach 100 goals, on wednesday. the uruguayan scored in their 3—1 victory over athletic bilbao, in the second leg of their copa del rey last—16 tie. it took him 120 games, with only mariano martin and laszlo kubala needing fewer appearances. holders barcelona were 4—3 aggregate winners, with lionel messi and neymar also scoring. elsewhere, alaves went through on away goals with alcorcon, and real sociedad also progressing. real madrid feature on thursday, when they travel to last year's beaten finalists, sevilla, leading 3—0 fr

coming up on this programme: southampton take a first—leg lead over liverpool in their english leaguer the 2018 event against europe in france. and stage nine of the dakar rally is cancelled, after a massive mudslide in argentina. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with football, and the opening leg of the english league cup semi—final, where hosts southampton have beaten liverpool 1—0 at st mary's stadium. nathan redmond managed the only goal of the match on the 20—minute mark, and he hit the crossbar late on, as claude puel‘s side take the advantage into the return leg at anfield in a fortnight‘s time. 0ne bright piece of news forjurgen klopp's side was the return of philippe coutinho, with his first appearance since the end of november. in spain's copa del rey, luis suarez became the third—fastest barcelona player to reach 100 goals, on wednesday. the uruguayan scored in their 3—1 victory over athletic bilbao, in the second leg of their copa del rey last—16 tie. it took him 120 games, with only mariano martin

a bit more football, the league semifinal between southampton and liverpool is well under way, they havesides for the first leg, both have had good early chances, not as good as that one, saints have the lead through nathan redmond, just onside. a really good ball through. man united be hull 2—0 in the first leg of their semifinal last night, southampton 1—0 up against liverpool. former france midfielder claude makelele has been appointed assistant coach at swansea. the 43—year—old joins paul clement's team, signing a deal until the end of the season. makelele worked with clement during his playing stint at chelsea and as a coach with paris st germain. manchester city have been charged by the football association for failing to ensure that anti—doping club whereabouts information was accurate. they breached regulations for a third time in12 they breached regulations for a third time in 12 months. all clubs have to provide, on request, the location of training, dates and times and also players' overnight addresses. city have until january city have untiljanuary the 19th to respond. englan

they're playing southampton in the second leg of the league cup semifinal. good evening.t tonight with a special report on the marked increase in knife crime. an investigation for bbc news at ten has found that, last year, a knife or blade was used in a crime every 16 minutes somewhere in the uk. the number of incidents involving machetes has risen by over 60% in the past the years. the information was provided by police forces in england and wales. and records show there were at least 2,300 victims of knife crime last year aged 18 or younger, a rise of 45% over three years in england and wales. our special correspondent ed thomas, cameraman phil edwards and producer noel titheradge have produced this extended report. a warning that it does contain some explicit images. i'm not going to run and lose my respect. i'd rather get stabbed than run. they chased him into that alleyway, and ijust seen them stab him. turned our lives upside down, and it's the ripple effect. it goes on, and on, and on. five years' time, i could be injail, i could be dead. i could be the biggest dru

southampton have ta ken southampton have taken a 1—0 lead against liverpool after the first leg of theireague cup semifinal. the second leg is in a fortnight. coming up in a moment, the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are barrister and broadcaster sophia cannon and political commentator, lance price. the ft leads with donald trump's first press conference as president—elect in which he criticised the intelligence agencies and the media for spreading what he called fake news. the president—elect also features on the cover of the metro after he denied claims russia has compromising information on him. the times leads with the accusations by donald trump that spy chiefs acted like nazis by leaking reports about him. the daily express cites new research claiming arthritis pain can be relieved by 45 minutes of exercise a week. the telegraph leads with a clash between the head of the nhs and number ten over hospitalfunding as the number of a&e patients hits a record high. the sun follows the latest trial of rolf harris as he

liverpool, go into tonight's efl cup semi—final second leg against southampton needing to overturn a correspondent olly foster is at anfield for us, olly. liverpool rarely fire blanks at anfield but they were outplayed by southampton a couple of weeks ago, completely, i—0, nathan redmond, first half, he was the difference, he may have scored another couple even. jurgen klopp knows this is their second chance. always going to be over two legs, the year fell cup semifinal, their only win in the whole of january since the turn of the year was the replay against plymouth, where they had a second chance there, of holding them to a goalless draw here at anfield. that will be good enough for southampton, but you feel that liverpool will come out all guns blazing. knowing that a place at wembley probably against manchester united, who lead hull, 2-0, against manchester united, who lead hull, 2—0, after the first leg, will probably be enough, waiting for them at wembley. one other bit of good news for liverpool, they have managed to tie down their star player, philip could team you, to a five

southampton are halfway to wembley.e first leg of their efl tie with liverpool last night. the goal from their efl tie with liverpool last night. the goalfrom nathan redmond giving them an advantage. it was that poor performance from liverpool, you have to say. southampton will be frustrated they didn't score more. that poor performance riled managerjurgen klopp. we wait to see who they will face. it could be hull or manchester united in the final. explain why manchester city have been charged over anti—doping rules? manchester city have been charged over anti-doping rules? they have failed to lay out the rules. football clu bs failed to lay out the rules. football clubs have to outline where their players are at all times, be it at home, in hotels if they are travelling for matches, so that the drug travelling for matches, so that the d rug testers travelling for matches, so that the drug testers always know where they are. manchester city have failed to do this on three occasions. it has led to this charge. we wait to

southampton have reached the final of the efl cup in england.y 2 goals to 0 over two legs liverpool trailed by a goal going into wednesday's second leg at anfield. and daniel sturridge had their best chance to level the tie. but in injury time southampton got the crucial goal through shane long to win the second leg 1—0 and reach their first league cup final since 1979. in spain, real madrid have been knocked out of spain's copa del rey. cristiano ronalo was among the scorers, as they twice came from behind to draw 2—2 at celta vigo in the 2nd leg of their quarter—final but real go out 11—3 on aggregate. meanwhile, atletico madrid drew 2—2 at eibar, to go through 5—2 on aggregate. one of the comedy queens of the small screen has passed away. mary tyler moore created two iconic roles in the 1960s and 70s, and redefined the role of women on tv. peter bowes looks back at her extraordinary life and career. # how will you make it on yourown...# a darling of american television, mary tyler moore captivated audiences for more than half a century. she s

southampton captainjose fonte hands ina southampton captainjose fonte hands in a transfer request.fered to him after winning euro 2016. and, british number one johanna konta's good run of form continues. she's one win away from reaching her third wta final after winning in the shen—zen 0pen wta final after winning in the shen—zen open in china. andy murray plays his qatar 0pen quarter final shortly. i will be back with more on those stories at 4:30pm, we will see you then. people who live near main roads may be at greater risk of dementia. according to a decade—long study by scientists in canada, one in ten cases could be linked to living near a major road. the researchers say more work is now needed to understand the link. 0ur health correspondent robert pigott reports. v0|ceover: arterial roads carry the lifeblood of cities such as toronto, but are apparently the source of disease too. a study of nearly 2 million people in ontario over 11 years suggested that among people living within 50 metres of a major road, as many as 11% of dementia cases could be the result of traffic. the

against southampton and plymouth, liverpool had dominated possession in the same was true against wolvesleft them to make hay and they had a chance. it is two, this is unbelievable. the first half without a shot on target. cue coutinho, it took an hour to get that far. the championships team had absorbed all stock deal they have got one back through due book originally. but they were to be no more goals as wolves, pulled off one of the shocks of the season, the miserable month goes from bad to worse, kicked out of a second major cup competition, a second one in four days. you can imagine we think a lot before the game and then when you see the start, because of our problems it all starts again. you have the ball, give it away, foul, free kick. it is an open situation and set piece. we could have defended better. i could look for excuses, but i don't want, we should use this time to be disappointed and frustrated and angry, to make it better next time because that is obviously the target. i have dreamt all week of winning, i am a massive liverpool fan, a lot of friends and family. playing

southampton ending their own run of poor form.om the africa cup of nations. burkina faso topped the table on goal difference. cameron also qualify for the knockout stages. gabon the first host to fail to get past the first round since tunisia in 94. andy murray says it wasn't to be after he was knocked out in the fourth round of the australian open by the world number 50. murray lost the opening set and then took the second but spero won then took the second but spero won the third and fourth. a big disappointment for murray who had been hoping to win the title in melbourne for the first time. it is one of the biggest days in sport of the year in the usa and in the next few hours we know which few teams will contest the super bowl. the championship games of the nfl are taking place and the new england patriot are at home to the pittsburgh steelers in the afc, but first off the green bay packers are buying the atlanta falcons. it is currently 17—0 to the falklands with two minutes to go in the second quarter. england's cricketers h

this is just this isjust one road in southampton which has many potholes.but it is notjust the cost of repairing potholes that seems to be on the increase. today's report also finds the time taken to repair them is on the time taken to repair them is on the rise, going up from ten years in 2006 to 14 years today. devon thinks it might have one solution. it is the first county to recruit members of the public to fill the holes, creating what they call a community of road wardens. devon county council tell us they haven't got the funds to do it and so there are two ways of looking at that, you could say, or k, that is a shame, or let's do something about it. potholes pockmarked roads everywhere and midwinter is the worst time for damage. national and local governments agree there is a problem that no one, it seems, has the bottomless pit of money required to freely fix them. —— really. here's a photograph to put everything into perspective. a view of planet earth and the moon taken from nasa's most powerful telescope orbiting mars. to be precise, the high res

signed for four—and—a—half years, and will link up again with ronald koeman, whom he played for at southamptonyed 47 times for united following his move from the saints in 2015, but he only made eight appearances this season, mostly as a substitute. everton have loaned out midfielder tom cleverley to watford until the end of the season, with an option for a permanent move. cleverley is well regarded at vicarage road — he was their player of the season seven years ago, when on loan from manchester united. the chief executive of the lawn tennis association has resigned, after just three years in the role. michael downey will return to his previousjob in charge of tennis canada, but family reasons also played a part in his decision. the first tennis major of the year, the australian open, starts on monday and the british number one johanna konta looks in good form. she's into the final of the sydney international. she beat former wimbledon finalist eugenie bouchard in straight sets, to reach her third wta final. konta will now play world number three agnieszka radwa nska. konta, who is ranked at

17 match unbeaten run is over but they will not care because they are going to wembley to face southamptonnal of the efl cup, after losing 2-1 at final of the efl cup, after losing 2—1 at hull tonight. it finished 3—2 on aggregate. patrick deery reports. how hull city would love to have ryan mason in their midfield, not on their monitor. this was a collective get well soon as he recovers from a fractured skull. seconds after his appearance, his team—mates drew inspiration. one match would make it interesting. jon moss is what it a tumbling tiger. faulty. overto interesting. jon moss is what it a tumbling tiger. faulty. over to a man without the goal this season. tom huddlestone converted. the capital of culture was finally reducing the drama, one which needed a hero. here's david marshall's acrobatic audition. manchester united equalised on the night through paul pogba. hull city still bounded on. oumar niasse gave them a second goal, a second wind, just too late. former england in basher steven gerrard says he's very excited but nervous anxious about his new role as a youth coach at liver

this is just one road in southampton that is just one road in southampton that is heaving with holes,at the time it is taking appears to be on the rise as well, going up from ten years in 2006 to 14 years today. devon thinks it may have one solution. it has become the first cou nty to solution. it has become the first county to recruit members of the public to fill holes, creating what they are calling a community of road wardens. they are telling us that they don't have the funds to do it. there are two ways of doing stomach looking at that, that is a shame, let the potholes reign! will let's go and do something about it. national and local governments agree potholes are a problem, but no—one, it seems, has the bottomless pit of money required to really fix them. here's a photograph to put everything into perspective. a view of planet earth and the moon taken from nasa's most powerful telescope orbiting mars. to be precise, the high—resolution imaging science experiment camera on nasa's mars reconnaissance orbiter. the photograph was taken towards the end of last year and actually co

that was when they beat southampton at home. they have a nine—game winless streak. swansea beat crystal palace. no surprises. who do you think might ta ke no surprises. who do you think might take over? there are some usual suspects. i wouldn't be surprised to see alan pardew thrown into the mix. roy hodgson could be an interesting one. he did say recently that he was keen to perhaps get back into coaching. those are some names, but they're always the usual ones bandied about. the hunt is now on for hull to find a manager and quickly. we will watch with interest. thanks. sir andy murray has extended his winning streak to 25 matches on the atp tour as he be jeremy chardy in straight sets at the qatar open. it was his first competitive match since becoming a night in the new year is on a list. the sign writers might have a few extra letters to squeeze on, but andy murray very little has changed. as with much of 2016 he turns up and wins. he barely had a first set quite so simple as the one throwing up quite so simple as the one throwing up and tha. jeremy chardy used

wolves threatened to run against southampton had dominated —— dominated possession.nated possession. the same was true the mickey when they got the had the chance. this is unbelievable. the first half without a shot on target. it took one hour to get this far. the championship team had absorbed all that had been thrown at them. but the fee —— with a few —— uk made he will they had the chance. this is unbelievable. the first half without a shot on target. it took one hour to get this far. the championship tea m to get this far. the championship team had absorbed all that had been thrown at them. but the fee —— with a few minutes to go but there could be no more goals, as wolves pulled off one of the shocks of the season. liverpool pars miserable month goes from bad to worse, kicked out of the certain major cup competition in the space but there could be no more goals, as wolves pulled off one of the shocks of the season. liverpool pa rs the shocks of the season. liverpool pars miserable month goes from bad to worse, kicked out of the certain major cup competition in t

the two worked together at southampton. he joined from saints 18 months ago for around £25 million.this season. most of them as a substitute. 48 teams will take part in the 2026 world cup. fifa confirmed today that 16 extra nations will take part. it's yet to be decided which continental federations will fill those extra slots but we know that the tournament format will begin with 16 groups of three with the top two entering the knockout phase. teams reaching the final will still only play seven matches. though broadly supported, critics say the change has no sporting merit. the fifa president gianni infantino spoke exclusively to our sports news correspondent richard conway. it's time to open to the world a competition like the world cup, a celebration of football like the world cup. the competition that makes the world stand still and focus on an event. if we look at how football has developed in the last decade and last few years, we can see the quality of football has become higher and higher, all over the world. there are many other teams who can make it, who could make it, to

the defending champions lost 3—0 at southampton.gning top—division champion in england. southampton are up to 11th, while leicester stay in 15th place. when the film trainspotting came out in the 1990s, its blend of drugs and petty crime in edinburgh became an unlikely global hit. more than two decades later, the original cast and director have reunited for a sequel, catching up with the characters as they reach middle age. the film had its world premiere in edinburgh on sunday evening, and colin patterson was there. after more than 20 years, the trainspotting gang back together, on the orange carpet of the long—awaited sequel. how does this compare to 1996 premiere? i don't remember the 1996 premiere! i really don't, i mean... yeah, for probably a very good reason! aside from all the fun stuff in the first movie, i think people found it relatable. even though it was maybe about subjects they weren't involved in, it was still relatable in some way. this is carrying such a cultural weight, associated with it, that it feels like no ev

southampton? wild. surprisingly wild. the far north of southampton is suburbia.loads of children playing out. that's unusual, is it? having walked across all the cities in the uk, it is unusual to see children playing out. birmingham? far greener than you would imagine. i loved dudley. dudley? have a look at this map, the green space in and around wolverhampton and dudley. this is swansea. and this, the six towns of stoke—on—trent where we met up with some ramblers to see if they were feeling what dan was feeling. we are starting to do more urban walks. people who live in the area are proud of being here. for me, what's brilliant about walking across a city, especially like stoke, from the bricks to the graffiti, to the bridges, to the trees, to the lichen, to the flats, there is so much interest going on, so much to enjoy every step of the way. do you agree? oh yes, the diversity is of the place is tremendous. the ambition is to add other people's emotional responses to create a mood map of our cities. so far we have dan's data which reveals that things like thi

jurgen klopp is preparing to recall his big name liverpool players at southampton this evening.lding a weakened team in the fa cup, but a more familiar looking line—up is expected for the first leg of the efl cup semi—final. as long as you are involved, it is the most important cup, as you can imagine. that is how we see it and so, southampton, for example, if you want to talk about intensity, they had a more intense time than we had, so there is no advantage for one side. we have to find a line—up, a way of playing. it isa it is a strong challenge and exciting. i think we are not the favourites for this game. on the other hand, away, it is difficult, also. but we have nothing to lose. we understand sam warburton is preparing to stand down as the wales captain ahead of the six nations. warburton is expected to be part of the squad, which is named on tuesday, but is ready to relinquish a role he's held since 2011. no player has captained wales more often than the 28—year—old, but his focus is thought to be on producing his top form and securing a place in the starting 15. alun wy

there were two other fa cup replays tonight, premier legaue southampton looked to be heading for extrach at st mary's. goaless after 90 minutes. shane long got the final touch after a goalmouth scramble in injury time. the reward for saints, if you can call it that, is arsenal at home in the fourth round. newcastle are also through to the fourth round after beating fellow championship side birmingham 3—1 at stjames' park. matt ritchie put them ahead from the penalty spot, before yoan gouffran doubled their lead just after the half—hour mark. birmingham are still without a win under new manager gianfranco zola, they did manage to pull one back in the second half through david cotterill. but it wasn't enough, as matt ritchie added his second of the night and newcastle's third. they travel to league one oxford in the next round. baroness rachael heyhoe flint has died at the age of 77. one of the finest women's cricketers in a 22—year england career, 12 of them as captain. she was the first woman to be elected onto the full mcc committee. the ecb says "cricket was hugely enhanced by her fe

against southampton and plymouth liverpool had dominated and the same was true against wolves again tod to do. —— to make hay when they got the chance. the first half without a shot on target. q coutinho. the championship team had absorbed all that had been thrown at them. and within a few minutes to go. they have got one back. but there was to be no more goals as wolves pulled off one of the shocks of the season. liverpool's miserable month goes from bad to worse, kicked out of a second major cup competition in the space of four days. i have been dreaming all week about winning, iam i have been dreaming all week about winning, i am a massive liverpool fan, so to go and do what we did was a real heat. playing top—class players. fantastic result for everyone. your manager was saying after the game that you left absolutely everything on the pitch? we knew what we had to do here. whoever we would play. we had a game plan, and we went into it. it was one of those games, wet it didn't come on top. you can imagine we think a lot during a game and when you don't see the start, have the ball,

they beat southampton 5—0 at the end dumb at weekend and that shows the seriousness with which arseneetition and he has won it any time is reached the final. the young players seem to rise to the occasion for him in the fa cup. it is not easy for sutton but it's the exact draw they would have wanted, one of the big boys at their home patch. for some of these plays it could be their one big chance at the big time, they will not want to let it slip by. hull city's ryan mason has been released from hospital following his horrific injury earlier this month. he suffered a fractured skull after a clash of heads he suffered a fractured skull after a clash of heads with gary cahill against chelsea. but his club have tonight said he's been discharged from st mary's hospital in london and will continue his recovery at home. with the transfer window closing tomorrow, sunderland have had a busy day, bringing in bryan oviedo and darron gibson. the pair team up with manager david moyes once again, after working together at everton. oviedo has signed until 2020, while gibson's is an 18—month contrac

that means he will miss matches against southampton in the fa cup, watford at home on the sist the fa at home on the 31st of january, chelsea away on the 4th of february and hull city at home on the 11th of february. the match he will return for is arsenal's trip to anfield to face liverpool on the 4th of march. arsenal have decided to accept this and not appeal against the decision. he can speak to his arsenal players before and after the match and at half—time and he can also communicate with the bench, so we might see finger with a —— might arsene wenger with a earpiece from the stands. there's a dream line—up for nostalgic tennis fans in the australian open men's final. rafael nadal will play his old rival roger federer in melbourne on sunday after nadal fought—off grigor dmitrov in an epic semi today 14 grand slam titles to his name but nothing since the french open back in 2014. with roger federer waiting in the final, rafael nadal and his many fans were hoping he too could turn back the clock. no problems in the first set. it was 6—3. but the bulgarian aiming for his first gran

in sport, southampton take a step towards wembley.ew hours, the us director of national intelligence has rejected suggestions made by donald trump that official agencies leaked claims russia had compromising material on him. in a statement, james clapper said he had called the president—elect to say the information had not come from the security services. 0ur washington reporter laura bicker has the story. donald trump‘s not a huge fan of the press corps, but he had a message to send to the media and to us intelligence agencies. he believes they leaked unsubstantiated allegations that his election team colluded with russia. it is all fake news, it is phoney stuff, it didn‘t happen. there are also claims russian spies have compiled material to blackmail mr trump, including salacious videos of his private life. does anyone really believe that story? i‘m also very much of a germaphobe, by the way, believe me. the bbc understands the russian memos on mr trump were compiled by a former member of mi6, christopher steele. the director of nat

in sport, a wembley final for southampton. they knock liverpool out of the league cup with an injury time winner. it has taken tim peake to space and back. now the soyuz capsule is going to be landing in london. we'll be finding out why. and carol has the weather. good morning. today is a cold start to the day. we've also got a fair bit of cloud around. some of it will break to see some sunshine and a few of us will see some snow. wherever you are it will feel raw in the wind. more details in 15 minutes or so. good morning. first, our main story: the us president donald trump has said he believes that torture can work to get information out of suspected terrorists. but he said he would seek further advice before deciding whether to bring back techniques such as water—boarding. speaking to the american abc network in his first televised interview since becoming president, he also repeated claims he'd make mexico pay for a wall along its border with the united states. here's our washington correspondent, david willis. could amer

and southampton are probably the underdogs, but they do have momentum in theirfavour underdogs, but they two matches? yes, they won in the cup replay against norwich and beat champions leicester at the weekend but you have to go back a long time to their success, the league cup in 2009 will be their first majorfinal if league cup in 2009 will be their first major final if they go through. they won the fa cup in 1976. they really should have this tie out of sight because they had them any chances. klopp was mentioned there and liverpool now have a second chance as they were let off the hook. the big moment will be the team news in the next 25 minutes or so to see if van dyke starts. he is a key man. here is their manager on their chances of making it to wembley. it would be a mistake to think about the final and to dream to go to wembley because for the moment we are nothing, just this one leg and one goal up. so, it will be his first premier league taste of anfield. you have to go back just over seven years taste of anfield. you have to go backjust over seven years when he brought his fr

still waiting for a first premier league away win of the season — after they were beaten 3—0 by southamptoned their own poor run of form, set on their way to victory midway through the first half by james ward—prowse's second goal of the season. the lead was doubled not long before the break thanks to jay rodriguez and that wasn't the end of the scoring. leicester ca pta i n wes morgan brought down shane long in the penalty area and tadic sealed the win from the spot. 3—0 the final score. great, good game, with good management. it was a pity to finish this game before. a lot of opportunities and chances for us. without leaving for them opportunity to score. it was a clean sheet. it is perfect for us. it was not good, the performance, it's my fault. i wanted to change the shape of my teams. in the two la st the shape of my teams. in the two last matches against chelsea i played with three in the back. today i played with a diamond in midfield. maybe, not maybe, my players didn't understand my idea very well. a late goal in the scottish cup earned championship side raith rovers a one all draw

southampton boss has stretched the importance of playing in europe.g the eu. norman smith is at westminster. we are beginning to get a clearer idea of what brexit will look like. it will get published shortly. this bill will kick—start the whole process. later this morning, the government will tell us how quickly they want it through the commons. and in the next few days we expect to get this white paper setting out mrs may's approach to negotiations. a good time to step back and see mrs may is doing in delivering brexit. well, this week she may have been a bit down in the dumps. because of firstly the judges, the supreme court ruling saying that mps had to have a vote before we can begin the process to leave the eu, not what mrs may wanted. and then we have the brexit plan. she was forced to climb down over her opposition to a white paper, the paper setting out the goverment‘s formal approach to the negotiations. lastly, tory rebels. the signs are there maybe 12, maybe up the signs are there maybe 12, maybe up to 20 tory mps who are quite happy to ca

the french midfielder, who joined the club from southampton in 2015, has made just eight appearancesinho took over from louis van gaal as manager last july. over in italy, napoli became the first team to book their place in the quarter—finals of the coppa italia, after beating spezia 3—1. and in spain, two late goals couldn't save las palmas in the copa del rey. they came from behind to beat atletico madrid 3—2 in the dying minutes of the match, but lost 4—3 on aggregate, as atletico secured their place in the quarter—finals. a statue of lionel messi has been vandalised in buenos aires. the head, torso and arms of the barcelona and argentina forward have all been removed, leaving only the legs and a football on display. the statue was installed in late june, shortly after argentina and messi lost the final of the copa america against chile. messi's monument is among several others in the area, all dedicated to argentine sports stars. iaaf president sebastian coe is to be re—called to a british parliamentry committee's inquiry into doping in sport. this comes after former athlete davi

it has been a terrible festive period for southampton. all their goals in the final 20 minutes against his former club, but the saints on a terrible run of form — they drop to 10th. first half, not good. i think we missed some tempo in the game and every time when the tempo was higher, we create opportunities to score and that was the problem in the first half. it was not that intensity in the game, and we brought that in after half—time and then you see the final result. west brom had to come from behind to beat hull 3—1 and record back—to—back premier league wins for just the second time this season. chris brunt and gareth mcauley cashed in on errors before james morrison clinched the win for the baggies at the hawthorns. robert snodgrass had given hull a first—half lead, but the tigers really with only themselves to blame in an error—strewn second half with some costly defensive mistakes. we are taking nothing for granted. it is such a tough week. you have seen it again today. you would think a whole would come here, and no disrespect,

everton are starting to hit form, they are unbeaten over christmas and new year; they beat southamptongoals from enner valencia, leighton baines and romelu lukaku gave manager ronald koeman a win over his former club. saints' third straight defeat in the premier league is their worst run in two years. first half, not good. i think we missed some tempo in the game, and every time when the tempo was higher, we created opportunities to score, and that was the problem in the first half. it was not really that intensity in the game, and we brought that in after half—time. and you see the final result. west bromwich albion came from behind to beat hull city 3—1. it's only the second time this season that they've had back—to—back premier league wins. albion fell behind to a robert snodgrass goal, but hit back after the break — chris brunt, gareth mcauley and james morrison securing all three points for tony pulis's side at the hawthorns. we are taking nothing for granted, this is such a tough league. you think it would be a stroll in the park today, but mike and their players were fantastic a

arsenal face a potentially tricky away trip to either southampton or norwich city, while tottenham willfourth tier side wycombe wanderers. there was an own goal, a missed penalty and a 90th minute equaliser as bottom side 0sasuna rescued a point by drawing 3—3 with valencia in the spanish league. valencia went ahead after just two minutes before 0riol riera levelled the game within five minutes, but the spaniard then put the visitors ahead again with an own goal on the stroke of half time. and after valencia had a penalty saved in the 87th minute, carlos clerc equalised for 0sasuna just before the end of normal time. valenica are one place off the relegation zone. final preparations are under way in gabon's capital, libreville, as the country prepares to host the 2017 africa cup of nations. with less than a week to go before the tournament kicks off, authorities are putting the finishing touches to the four stadiums due to host the tournament. this is the second time that gabon has welcomed afcon, having co—hosted in 2012 with equatorial guinea. libya were originally scheduled to host t