just ask rangers‘ boss steven gerrard. tough week wasjoe root‘s rather understated assessment as england crumbled to defeat in their first test against south africa. chasing an unlikely 376 to win, they lost their last seven wickets for 64 runs. adding insult to the illness that has struck the squad in centurion. jo currie reports. in a year full of special moments for england cricketers, could they squeeze in one more high before the end of 2019? 376 runs would be england's highest ever successful run chase, and joe denly set about putting a dent in it. but the man that south africa really wanted, rory burns, they were not farfrom getting him. his innings yesterday had given england a chance but with a swipe and a grab he was out. no century, but still a valuable 8a. like a lot of his team, joe root has been struggling with illness, but he looked on the road to recovery. he was about to lose his fellowjoe, joe denly, trapped lbw by dwaine pretorius. that meant the arrival of ben stokes, but what was left in the tank? it t

steven gerrard spoke of building something special at rangers after extending his contract this week.ts in europe and the scottish premiership are improving. they had to come from behind to beat motherwell at home a few weeks ago, k/g but alfredo morelos was left frustrated on several occasions.

for those in blue, it was shown that under steven gerrard they are back.e out swinging, the fingertips of fraser forster denying ryan jack early on. despite almost complete rangers domination and totally against the run of play, this happens... more than a hint of offside but then the celtic end of hampden park went wild. but before the fans finished celebrating, rangers got a penalty. celtic‘sjeremy frimpong was sent packing but the spot kick was missed by alfredo morelos. old firm madness at its bonkers best. the job was done in the end for celtic, farfrom pretty, but the stranglehold over scottish football by celtic continues. chris mclaughlin, bbc news, hampden park. no stopping celtic in scotland. can anybody halt liverpool's march to the premier league? well, leicester city look the most likely right now. they've closed the gap at the top back to eight points after another impressive victory. aston villa the latest to be on the receiving end of jamie vardy and the foxes. 4—1 it finished. rhia chohan has more. leicester were bidding for a record eight

steven gerrard spoke of building something special at rangers after extending his contract this week.e scottish premiership are improving to stop they had to come behind to beat motherwell at home a few weeks ago, but were determined to avoid a defeat. rangers should have had more before half—time, but alfredo morrell boss was left frustrated on several occasions. he was denied a penalty, and are given a rough time all over the pitch. eventually, penalty, and are given a rough time all overthe pitch. eventually, his patience snapped. later booking was to prove significant, when his delight at scoring the winner got the better of him. a gesture towards the better of him. a gesture towards the home fans, some of whom had throwing objects, resulting in his first record of the season. afterwards, gerard said that he had no complaints about that. hibs will not be complaining i lied about not having to face the colombian on friday. arsenal women's lead at the top of the wsl has grown to three points after a 3—1win at everton in the last fixture of 2019. vivianne miedema scored twice, taking

steven gerrard will extend his stay as rangers manager, with a great start at ibrox, saying it will beange evening in the life of ronnie 0'sullivan who refused to shake the hand of the referee and his opponent at the scottish open choosing to fist pump instead. he says he is obsessed with germs. more on all of those stories in 20 minutes, i will see you then. the international court ofjustice will shortly begin hearing the third and final day of evidence in the case brought against myanmar for the alleged genocide of its rohingya muslim minority. myanmar s civilian leader aung san suu kyi will be back in court. on wednesday she said military action against rohingya muslims in 2017, which killed thousands and saw many more escaping the country, was "necessary operations against militants". we can speak to our correspondent anna holligan quite controversial to hear there statements, what are we expecting today? just incredible. we just saw aung sang suu kyi sweep into court, the quintessential image of a human rights icon with familiar flowers in her hair. she has gone into to defend her

steven gerrard said he had "no complaints" after alfredo morelos was sent off for gesturing to fans after have to battle their opponents, sale sharks, to win their european champions cup game. the weather caused a few problems too, with play suspended in the second half due to heavy hail. that didn't stop exeter scoring five tries as they sealed a bonus point 35—10 win over sale. also today, bath were beaten by clermont auvergne. there's more on the bbc sport website, including the women's super league. reeta. many thanks, karthi. tomorrow night, the duke and duchess of cambridge will be showing off their culinary skills for a festive bbc one show with mary berry. the special programme will see william and kate combine cooking with a tour of good causes they are supporting this christmas. 0ur royal correspondent daniela relph has had a sneak preview. baking royalty meets real loyalty. but it was the duchess of cambridge who was a super fan here. she even confessed one of prince louis's first words was mary, due to the number of mary berry cookbooks around the royal kitchen. so do you do a

steven gerrard is looking for his first major trophy as rangers boss, while celtic could win a tenth's for the team and the players, really. if we win it then it ticks another box for my career, which would be nice, but i'm hopeful, because it is on the team, the players, you know putting on a performance to get over the line. don't forget, you can go to the bbc sport website. more reaction to anthonyjoshua's sport website. more reaction to anthony joshua's fight sport website. more reaction to anthonyjoshua's fight in saudi arabia. that's all the sport for now. now on bbc news, it's time for the papers. hello and welcome to our look at the papers. with me are rosamund urwin, senior reporterfrom the sunday times and chief political commentator from the independent, john rentoul. i suppose you don't get much of a saturday night! you, at least, did get a saturday night?” saturday night! you, at least, did get a saturday night? i did, i finished my work yesterday! thank you for coming in, both of you. let's have a look at the papers. the observer leads with calls for tactical voting to

in what was another fiery old firm derby, steven gerrard's side took the lead through ryan kent beforeh a game in hand. elsewhere, there were wins for livingston, hamilton and st mirren, while aberdeen drew at hearts, as did ross county at stjohnstone. exeter returned to the top of the english premiership after beating champions saracens with a superb defensive effort. two converted tries either side of the break — including this from nic white who won the race to the line in the first half — gave the hosts an early advantage. sarries were awarded a penalty try in the final moments of the game to finish 14—7 — a result that moves exeter back above northampton. the semifinal lineup for the pdc world darts championship is complete. the defending champion michael van gerwen confirmed his place with a hard—fought 5—2 win over darius labanauskas this evening. he'll face nathan aspinall who'd earlier beaten dimitri van den bergh in his quarterfinal. the last spot went to gerwyn price who beat glen durrant in the last few minutes — he'll face peter wright. there's more on that and all today's

just ask rangers' boss steven gerrard. to win, they lost their last seven wickets for 64 runs. adding insult to the illness that has struck the squad in centurion. jo currie reports.

steven gerrard's side beat motherwell 2—0 at fir park.e was then sent off in the aftermath for an offensive gesture towards motherwell fans in his celebration. four wins from four have pushed exeter to the verge of the quarter finals of rugby union's champions cup for the first time since 2016. the chiefs had to battle against the sharks and the weather, with play briefly suspended in the second half due to heavy hailstones. but five tries in the match sealed a bonus—point win. bath's qualification hopes are done after they were heavily beaten in clermont. just time to tell you mark selby won the scottish open snooker tonight, beating jack lisowski in the final. that, though, is all your sport for now. it is 20 years since vladimir putin came to power, first as prime minister and then as president of russia. in that time, he has built a system of power which revolves around him, resulting in all major decisions being taken by the kremlin. that is why many russians feel they have to go directly to him to solve their problems, sometimes wit

their 2—1 victory has breathed fresh life into the scottish premiership title race, with steven gerrard'sints behind their glasgow rivals with a game in hand, after a predictably lively encounter. it was watched by lydia campbell. it's been nearly a decade of domination for celtic but their eight titles in a row mean nothing on derby day. rangers are here to keep a hold on their own title bid, but instead make a copy took a hold of christopherjullien, penalty to celtic. up stepped ryan christie and injumped allan celtic. up stepped ryan christie and in jumped allan mcgregor to celtic. up stepped ryan christie and injumped allan mcgregor to make celtic. up stepped ryan christie and in jumped allan mcgregor to make the save. minutes later, ryan kent made celtic play, guiding his shot in. celtic play, guiding his shot in. celtic levelled shortly after, but it took a helping hand from 0dsonne edouard to guide callum mcgregor‘s shot home. celtic boss predominance of scottish football showing cracks. alfredo morelos had a quiet game by his standards, but that changed in the final seconds, shown

a trophy at stake as well, an old firm cup final no less with rangers wanting to hand manager steven gerrardup, desperate to keep their stranglehold on scotland's‘s domestic competitions. here's jane lewis. a hand in head to head on different sides, but eyeing the same price. it's a prize neither have one as a manager. both will be determined to change that on sunday. celtic have dominated this competition in recent yea rs, dominated this competition in recent years, winning a four times in the last five seasons, while rangers lifted the trophy in 2011. the last time the old firm met in a cup final. those big games come along a lot this season already, whether it be in the league, or europa. this is just the next one. you know, we are excited about it, obviously. it's the first cup final, the boys are defending the trophy, you know, and it's a quiet motivation with them to keep up with it. it's very difficult to predict how the derbies going to go, because it's all in the day. so, the advantage is, we have had great experiences winning and playing here a lot, hopefully, hopefully, that will

and you might call this a coincidence, but liverpool legend steven gerrard has also signed a contracts manager. that'll keep him in charge until, you guessed it, 2024 — the same year as klopp. maybe a bit of succession planning there? gerrard had originally signed a four year deal when he was appointed in 2018. rangers have qualified for the europa league knockout stages. in golf, patrick reed's caddie has been thrown out of the presidents cup in melbourne after he "shoved" a fan who verbally abused his player. it happened when reed suffered his third defeat against the international team. kassler karain, who is also reed's brother—in—law, had defended his actions. chris mitchell reports. this isn't the kind of drama that the pga would have wanted on day three of the president's cup but it is the kind of drama a lot of us saw coming. i have been amongst the crowds at the royal melbourne golf clu b crowds at the royal melbourne golf club this weekend and they are pretty boisterous. their focal point is patrick reed. everywhere he goes he is followed by chance of "cheat". it can be wors

steven gerrard's side haven't lost in the league since celtic beat them in september.essfully defending his title at the world darts championship. he's through to the semifinals at alexandra palace after beating darius labanauskas 5 sets to 2. van gerwen now faces england's nathan aspinall. peter wright plays gerwyn price in today's other semi. and after her success at the world championships, fallon sherrock will be the first women play in the world series of darts next year. we look forward to seeing her. great news. isn't it? it is so nice to see her profile rising and bringing more attention to the women's game. she has been brilliant the last few weeks. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. we will be back with the major headlines injust a we will be back with the major headlines in just a few minutes time. good morning from bbc london. two teenagers are in hospital after a double shooting in walthamstow last night. here's greg mckenzie. the police were called here to st james ‘s street just the police were called here to st james ‘s streetju

it looks like steven gerrard is going to extend his stay as rangers manager. since joining them in may last year, and says it will be a pretty simple decision to sign the new deal that he has been offered. and it was yet another strange evening in the life of ronnie 0'sullivan. here he is refusing to shake the hand of his opponent and the referee at the scottish 0pen, choosing to fist—pump instaead. he said it is because he is a bit 0cd with germs. i understand that. has that not arisen before? not that i am aware, but more bizarrely, in the end he did actually shake james cahill‘s hand. but the refereejust did actually shake james cahill‘s hand. but the referee just got a fist bump. doesn't the referee where a glove? —— where a —— wear a glove. i understand that. it is all about the hygiene. but you couldjust i understand that. it is all about the hygiene. but you could just have some antibacterial gel. every time i have said hello to you, sally! we're almost halfway through december, which means the christmas party season and hangover season is in full swing

and you might call this a coincidence, but liverpool legend steven gerrard has also signed a contractklopp. maybe a bit of succession planning there? gerrard had originally signed a a—year deal when he was appointed in may 2018 but has been rewarded for recent success, qualifying for the europa league knockout stages. manchester city head coach pep guardiola's future is less certain. he's denied there's a clause in his contract that allows him to leave the club next summer. guardiola won the treble with city last season, but they now find themselves 1a points behind liverpool in the title race. it is not true. it is not true, so you are definitely going to be here... i talked about that a few weeks ago, a week ago, about my intentions with the club. marcus rashford is one of the current homegrown stars having come through the club's academy. my mum did not know much about football so obviously we supported man united and the final decision came down to which club do you love and want to play for and, once i went to united, it was perfect. the sort of thing you wish for as a kid. peopl

and you might call this a coincidence, but liverpool legend steven gerrard has also signed a contractthe same year as klopp. maybe a bit of succession planning there? gerrard had originally signed a four year deal when he was appointed in 2018. rangers have qualified for the europa league knockout stages. michael van gerwen has moved a step closer to defending his world championship darts title. the world number one is through to the third round after beating fellow dutchman jelle klaasen. van gerwen is looking to win the tournament for a fourth time. there was an upset in the quarter finals of snooker‘s scottish open where world number onejudd trump was knocked out by david gilbert. the world number 12 won by five frames to two in glasgow. he'll now face mark selby who beat ronnie o'sullivan five four in his quarterfinal. defending champion mark allen is also through. and finally doddie weir has won this year's hellen rollanson award which recognises outstanding achievement in sport in the face of adversity. the scottish rugby legend was diagnosed with motor neuron disease in 2016. h

we'll start at hampden where celtic are looking for a 10th successive domestic trophy, while steven gerrard each other in the scottish league cup final. the second half is under way, and after 55 minutes it is still goalless between the two sides. the best chance came from a ryanjack strike outside the box, but an incredible save from fraser forster kept celtic in the match. we will keep you up—to—date with that one. four games in the premier league this afternoon. leicester are up to second in the table after beating aston villa. rhia chohan was watching. leicester were bidding for a record eighth straight lee nguyen. aston villa, the latest to try and hold that incredible momentum. but villa we re that incredible momentum. but villa were about to be held up in a storm. jamie vardy is the premier league is top scorer. not many can match his pace so it is best not to give him any chances. a strike on great form. le i ceste r‘s any chances. a strike on great form. leicester's best were delivering the goods today. ian acheson proving his worth and making it a comfortable second. jack grealish

steven gerrard is looking for his first trophy as rangers manager while celtic could win a 10th consecutive it is on the team, the players, you know putting on a pair performance to get over the line. let's get more on the big fight last night in saudi arabia. anthonyjoshua reclaiming his world titles from andy ruinunior. he says it's the second best fight of his career after his win over vladimir klitchsko. it wasn't the greatest spectacle, discipline was the key to his victory as he won on points after 12 rounds. there was times that a look in anti's eyes anai wanted to put my fist through his head, but then a thought myself, this is boxing, i need to win for myself, i need to show people that this is the sweet science of this board as well. so i had to box my game plan. and my coaches, they devised a great strategy and a trusted in them and i've followed it through. lam not i am not scared of any of my opponents, you know, and if violet may hands go located on june opponents, you know, and if violet may hands go located onjune one, i think i would have won this fight. and maybe i shouldn