bob bradley has been sacked as manager of swansea city.he american was appointed in october, but after a heavy defeat to west ham yesterday, and with the club second—bottom of the premier league, swansea are now in search of their fourth manager of 2016. ben croucher looks back at bradley's reign at the liberty stadium. booing it sounded his final act of swansea city manager. after 70 feet in ii games bob bradley was given the sack just two days after christmas —— seven defeats. his appointment in october was a surprising as it was seismic. the first american to be handed a top job seismic. the first american to be handed a topjob in england's top—flight. handed a topjob in england's top-flight. i'm not an american manager, i'm a football manager. i'm here to give everything i have for the fans, the club, and i couldn't be more excited about the chance. the intrigue and optimism around the new man was short lived, ticking over 18 short on experience, bereft of confidence and it took him until the end of november to win a game. —— bereft of

bayern munich assistant paul clement is favourite to become the new swansea city manager...h gets ready to make his return to rugby after nearly a month off recovering from a head injury. hello and welcome to sportsday. we're starting with tennis and andy murray — has started his new season with a surprise defeat. britain's world number one lost to david goffin in the semi—finals of the world tennis championship exhibition event in abu dhabi. rob heath reports. for someone who has achieved so much, andy murray has unfinished business. he appeared in this tournament has extra preparation ahead of the australian open. a grand slam he has never won despite appearing in five finals. david goffin soon ensured that andy murray was putting in the hard yards. nothing separated them in the first set until david gough nosed ahead in the tie—break, the first time he had ever taken the set of the new world number one. andy murray justified number one. andy murrayjustified that status later, cruising into a 4—2 lead but then, david goffin hit rare heights of brilliance. this was a true e

bob bradley has been sacked as manager of swansea city.nd with the club second bottom of the premier league, swansea are now in search of their fourth manager of 2016. ben croucher looks back at bradley's reign at the liberty stadium. it sounded his final act as swansea city manager, after seven defeats in 11 games, bob bradley was given the sack just two days after 11 games, bob bradley was given the sackjust two days after christmas. his appointment in october was a surprising as it was seismic. the first american to be handed a top job in england's top flight. first american to be handed a top job in england's top flightlj first american to be handed a top job in england's top flight. i am not an american manager, i am a football manager and man, i am not an american manager, i am a football manager and man, iam here to give everything i have for the fans, for the club and i couldn't be more excited about the chance. the intrigue and optimism around the new man was short—lived, taking over a tea m man was short—lived, taking over a team

former swansea forward andre ayew put the visitors ahead.arroll ensured the win. swansea are currently second bottom of the table. it was all good. we defended with numbers, with aggression. we were close to each other. when we had the ball we looked from the beginning of the game, even before we scored the first one, we had a couple of attacks that were really promising, so attacks that were really promising, so it looked like we would hurt them. it was like that throughout them. it was like that throughout the whole game. we are our own worst enemy right now, we are in such a rut. no matter how we start a game we seem to find a way to go down immediately. you feel that it takes confidence away. you try to hang in there, we speak about that at half—time, we start the second half with a repeat. we have to find an ability to be stronger, turn fortunes around. not easy when you feel like everything is coming against us in the moment. here are the rest of the day's premier league results. andre gray's goal gave burnley a 1—0 win over middlesbro

managerless swansea went down 3—0 at home to bournemouth and are still bottom. table looks. arsenal and spurs can both move above manchester city tomorrow if they win their matches. arsenal play palace tomorrow. spurs face watford. sunderland's heavy defeat means they are still in trouble. big win for leicester, now six points off the relegation zone. burnley, back to back wins and they are up to 11th. but paul clement is set to become their third manager of the season in the next 48 hours. he's currently assistant to carlo ancelotti at bayern munich and was previously with the italian at chelsea, paris st—germain and real madrid. he was sacked by derby earlier this year with the club fifth in the championship, despite having lost only seven of his 33 games in charge. it's understood he will become the next swa nsea it's understood he will become the next swansea manager. what a big job that will be. celtic have signed off for 2016 with victory in the old firm match. they beat rangers 2—1 at ibrox, their 15th premiership win in a row. our scotland football repor

swansea have ruled ryan giggs out of the running as a successor to bob bradley.y favourite for the job but swansea have decided elsewhere. however, bbc sport understands the wales manager chris coleman remains a contender, despite his wife suggesting otherwise on twitter. bradley departed after the boxing day defeat to west ham afterjust 11 games and 85 days in charge. the hammers boss slaven bilic doesn't believe that represents a fair chance for the american, and, having been under pressure himself, certainly has sympathy for bradley. it is a short amount of time. basically, it depends totally on luck. what people are expecting from you to make something in a couple of months' time. and that's not with preseason, that is straight, you have a game in two days and you have a game in five days, you know? he did not have any chance, to be fair. but i think he was lucky to win a few games, and all that. liverpool managerjurgen klopp has dismissed claims he wants to sign arsenal's alex oxlade—chamberlain next month. the midfeilder has scored six times in all competit

and will the welsh wizard, ryan giggs, be conjuring up a spell as new manager of swansea city?ng you the latest. a good evening to you. merry christmas and a happy new year. sir bradley wiggins announced his retirement from professional cycling this afternoon after a career spanning more than 20 years. he became the first briton to win the tour de france back in 2012 and boasts eight olympic medals, including five golds, and seven world titles across track and road cycling. in a statement on his facebook page, the 36 year—old said: "i have been lucky enough to live a dream and fulfil my childhood aspiration of making a living and a career out of the sport i fell in love with at the age of 12." he went on to say "i have worked with the world's best coaches and managers, who i will always be grateful to for their support." joining me now is brendan gallagher who co—wrote bradley wiggins‘ autobiography. he says he has a unique personality. he's a little bitjekyll and hyde. he's a little bitjekyll and hyde. he can be wonderful to interview but also stonewall. he's a dreamer, very m

swansea have ruled ryan giggs out of the running to succeed bob bradley.front—runner. wales manager chris coleman has indicted he'll remain with the national team. it all means that paul clement and gary rowett are now the favourites to replace bradley who departed following the boxing day defeat to west ham after just 11 games and 85 days in—charge. the hammers boss slaven bilic doesn't believe the america got a fair chance and having been under pressure himself bilic certainly has sympathy for bradley. it is basically you depend totally on luck. people are expecting from you to make something in a couple of months time. that's not with the preseason that straightaway again in two days and then again in five days. he didn't have any chance. he was lucky to win a few games. liverpool managerjurgen klopp has dismissed claims he wants to sign arsenal's alex oxlade—chamberlain next month. the midfielder has scored six times in all competitions this season, but klopp made his position very clear following reports linking the player with a move to anfield. usua

kept leicester in the premier league two seasons ago, when they were in similar circumstances to swansea chris coleman, a local boy who used to play for the swans. his stock is high after leading wales to the semifinals of euro 16. whoever takes over the liberty stadium will inherit a side with just three wins all season, the worst defence in the premier league, and only one off the bottom of the table on goal difference. you have got to replace quality with quality, and i don't think they've done that. the january window will be absolutely crucial to them, to stay in it. coaches alan curtis and paul williams will be in temporary charge for the visit of bournemouth on new year's eve. that's all from sportsday, with me, tim hague. thanks for watching. well, the advice this evening is to ta ke well, the advice this evening is to take it steady if you are going to be an early—morning traveller. there's lots of thick fog out there right now. the temperatures are dropping as well. widespread frost across the country so the combination of both means freezing fog, and that means that not only i

another defeat for swansea sees them stay at the bottom.y are still in trouble. big win for leicester, now six points off the relegation zone. burnley, back to back wins and they are up to 11th. celtic have signed off for 2016 with victory in the old firm match. they beat rangers 2—1 at ibrox, their 15th premiership win in a row. 0ur scotland football reporter chris mclaughlin was at the match. 0ne one of the noisiest derbies in the world started with silence. in memory of the 66 fans who lost their lives in the new year ibrox disaster over 45 years ago. as the new year approached it was an old face who had ibrox rocking wants more. step forward 37—year—old kenny miller. just rewards from rangers, who had started well. but there are reasons celtic are so far ahead in the title race. 0ne celtic are so far ahead in the title race. one of those, the young french striker mousa dembele. celtic were level. at the start of the second half, only the crossbar stopped in giving celtic the lead. sinclair off target the follow—up. he made amends with 2

swa nsea swansea city's search for a manager continues today.been out of the game since being sacked by birmingham. that was after he led them to the verge of the play—offs, he was fired to make way for gianfranco zola. the second man is paul clement, currently assistant manager at bayern munich. he is believed to have impressed the swansea board in the autumn before bradley took over. swa nsea the autumn before bradley took over. swansea are currently second from bottom in the premier league. when middlesbrough play manchester united tomorrow it will be their first —— the first return to old trafford for fabiola da silva. he and his brother played under sir alex ferguson, and the brother spoke to our reporter about what kind of reception he might expect. he is hard, i try not to think in my head about how it will be. there are thousand things in my head, like how it will be, how they will react, how my reaction will be, but it might be nice. i think it will be strange if you because you have to decide who to support! i love manchester united an

ryan giggs has been linked with swansea before. he was overlooked on that occasion, but we do understand that occasion, but we do understand that swansea are still keen on the manchester united legend. he has not managed at all in his career yet, but has some coaching experience with man united. the other candidates, wales manager chris coleman, former leicester boss nigel pearson and ex—birmingham manager gary rowett. quite a few names in the frame, but ryan giggs is the early favourite. sir bradley wiggins has retired from professional cycling after more than 20 years on the saddle. he won the tour de france back in 2012 — the first briton to do so and also britain's most decorated 0lympian with eight 0lympic medals — including five golds. all that, plus seven world titles — across track and road cycling, explains the 36—year—old's statement on facebook this afternoon, saying... "i have been lucky enough to live a dream and fulfil my childhood aspiration of making a living and a career out of the sport i fell in love with at the

we understand swansea are still keen on the manchester united legend. —— when bob bradley was appointedicester city boss nigel pearson, and gary rowett, former birmingham manager, quite a few names in the frame, but ryan giggs is the new favourite. we will see who hugh jenkins am is the new favourite. we will see who huthenkins am the chairman, chooses. —— huw who huthenkins am the chairman, chooses. —— hquenkins. liverpool are up to second in the premier league after a 4—1 win over stoke at anfield. they had to come from behind afterjon walters put stoke ahead but adam lallana pulled them back level before roberto firmino put them in front just before the interval. an own goal pushed liverpool further in—front before daniel sturridge added a fourth, which was liverpool's 100th league goal under managerjurgen klopp. they're now six points behind league leaders chelsea but for the manager, the important thing is keeping his players energised during the busy festive period. we need all of them, and especially daniel, of course. in four days, there is another game, hopefully they will all

in sport, swansea city sack bob bradley afterjust 11 games in charge.the swans are second bottom of the premier league. milder winters and wetter summers have caused a drop in numbers of butterflies and bees according to an audit of our wildlife by the national trust. and carol has the weather. good morning. it is a cold and frosty start to the day. there is patchy fog around, some of which will be slow to clear, if at all. we have some sunshine in the forecast and some rain coming in across the north—west. i will have more details on all of that in 15 minutes. thank you, carol. we will see you then. good morning. first, our main story. middle aged people are putting themselves at risk of serious health problems unless they take action to change their lifestyles, according to health officials. public health england says 80% of 40— to 60—year—olds are overweight, drinking too much and not getting enough exercise. it says modern life is putting middle aged people at a greater risk of developing diseases like diabetes. here's our health correspondent rober

the premier league swansea city team have sacked their manager. swansea city have sacked their manager bob bradley. more of that to come. now the weather. it is cold out there. there is a problem with fog. check out your radio station locally for the updates. a hard frost is developing across england and wales. the fog is starting to form in the early hours. temperatures in the suburbs and rural areas below freezing. milder across the west of scotland that they are there will be occasional rain. there is fog further south and east across england and wales. some sunshine towards the western coast. brightness in northern ireland and scotland. it will be cold where there is fog. all the latest and weather warnings can found online. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines. tributes begin to pour in for carrie fisher — who played the rebel alliance leader princess leia in the star wars films — who has died aged 60. voters in some parts of england are to be asked to provide proof of id before casting their ballots, as part of efforts to curb electoral fr

swansea city's search for a new manager continues today.ry rowett, who's been out of the game since he was sacked by birmingham this month. much to the anger of many fans, and after leading them to the verge of the play—offs, rowett was fired to make way for gianfranco zola. and the second man is former derby county boss paul clement — who's currently assistant manager at bayern munich. he's believed to have impressed the swansea hierarchy when interviewed for the job in the autumn, before bob bradley took over. swansea are currently second from bottom in the premier league. the arrows have been flying at alexandra palace. i'm of course talking about the pdc world darts championship in north london. peter "sna kebite" wright has booked his place in the semi—finals. he saw off the challenge of james "the machine" wade, winning their quarterfinal by five sets to three. wright averaged almost 105 from each visit to the board. and wright will play gary "the flying scotsman" anderson in the semis tomorrow. anderson beat dave "chizzy" chisnall by

swansea, who are second from bottom of the premier league, are hopeful of having bradley's replacementray has lost his last match of 2016 — and it was in straight sets to david goffin at an exhibition tournament in abu dhabi. goffin will play rafa nadal in the final after he beat milos raonic. nadal won his first match since returning from injury yesterday and carried on that form in the first set, which he took 6—1. raonic, the wimbledon finalist, came back strong in the second, breaking midway through and took the match into a decider. but nadal won the third to earn a place in the final as he hopes to put an injury—ravaged few months behind him. after trailing 12—0, they've turned itaround... after trailing 12—0, they've turned it around... they were leading, but now newcastle have scored a try, newcastle 19—14 up, the latest score. we've got around 12 minutes before half—time. that match is flying. score is going different ways. george north will return for northampton saints against gloucester on sunday. his first game since suffering head injury against leicester on december thre

bob bradley has been sacked as manager of swansea city. francisco guidolin. swansea have been on a poor run and yesterday lost 4—1 to west ham. they're currently second bottom of the premier league, level on points with bottom place hull after just three wins in 18 games this season. liverpool are up to second after a 4—1win at home to stoke. they're now six points behind chelsea. jack skelton reports. there was just one ticket in town today, the england manager had his. the manchester city boss had his. all assessing liverpool's title credentials. without a world—class goalkeeper some have questioned those credentials. simon mignolet could not prevent jon those credentials. simon mignolet could not preventjon walters giving stoke the lead. peter crouch used to delight the cop with his goal—scoring. he frustrated them with his goal stopping today. glen johnson's error gifted adam lallana it deserved equaliser. roberto firmino made it 2—1. they continued to get some help putting the ball in the goal. there was little imbula could do but def

swansea have ruled ryan giggs out of the running to succeed bob bradley.ite, but swansea have decided to look elsewhere. bbc sport understands the wales manager chris coleman remains a contender, despite his wife suggesting otherwise on twitter. bradley departed after the boxing day defeat to west ham afterjust 11 games and 85 days in charge. the hammers boss slaven bilic doesn't believe that was fair on the american. having been under pressure himself, he certainly has sympathy for bradley: it is such a short amount of time. basically, you depend totally on luck. if the people are expecting you to make something in a couple of months‘ time, this is like you have a game in two days and then you have a game in two days and then you have a game in five days. he didn‘t have any chance, to be fair. he was lucky to wina any chance, to be fair. he was lucky to win a few games. i should warn you that we have some eye—watering figures on the way for you. argentine striker carlos tevez appears to have become one of the highest paid sportsmen in the world, after mov

swansea went down 3—0 at home to bournemouth.rican bob bradley last tuesday but paul clement is set to become their third manager of the season. he's currently the assistant to carlo ancelotti at bayern munich and was previously at chelsea, paris st germain and real madrid. he was sacked by derby earlier this year with the club fifth in the championship. he is expected to take over in the next 48 hours. the celtic manager brendan rodgers says today's old firm match was a great advert for scottish football. they beat rangers 2—1 at ibrox to move 19 points clear in the table. here's our sports correspondent andy swiss. he remains —— it remains one of football's fiercest and noisiest rifleries, amid the noise a minute's silence in memory of the 66 fan who is died in a crush at ibrox in 1971. after that reflection, time for the action. celtic, the runaway league leaders, but thanks to kenny miller's perfect timing, it was rangers that seized the initiative. celtic soon responded, though. and in thunderous fashion. a blistering volley

swansea's next match is against bournemouth on new year's eve.ehind afterjon walters put stoke ahead but adam lallana pulled them back level before roberto firmino put them in front just before the interval. an own goal pushed liverpool further in—front before daniel sturridge added a fourth, which was liverpool's 100th league goal under managerjurgen klopp. they're now six points behind league leaders chelsea but for the manager, the important thing is keeping his players energised during the busy festive period. we need all of them, and especially daniel, of course. in four days, there is another game, hopefully they will all stay healthy and fit and two days later, another game, a few days later, another game. we have enough at the tune it is for everybody who is fit, so hopefully, they are all fit. —— we have enough opportunities for everybody who is fit, so hopefully, they are all fit. tottenham have the chance to keep the pace with the top four, with a win away at southampton this evening. their captain hugo lloris believes the club need to

swansea city continue their search for a new manager. given a fair chance. the american in charge for just 11 games and 85 days before he was sacked after swansea's boxing day defeat to west ham. slaven bilic has felt the pressure of speculation over his ownjob has felt the pressure of speculation over his own job and has sympathy for bradley. how can you suggest this is so short amount of time? you depend totally on luck. the people are expecting from you to make something in a couple of months‘ time. and that‘s not through the preseason, that‘s like, straight, you have a game in two days, then in five days, you know? he didn‘t have any chance, to be fair. apart from he was lucky to win a few games. daryl gurney is through to the pdc world darts championship quarterfinals after a tense 11—3 win over mark webster at the ally pally. the northern irishman who has never been beyond the last 32, led 3—1 at one stage, missing five darts of the match only for webster to level at 3-3. match only for webster to level at 3—3. gurney prevailed in

swansea currently one place above hull, second from bottom in the premier league. side hobart hurricanes but still lost against brisbane heat by seven wickets. broad removed the opener with his first ball of the match. but after that, former new zealand captain brendon mccullum and chris lynn made light work of the run chase. look at that six. brisbane heat cruised to victory with 22 balls to spare. the arrows have been flying at alexandra palace this afternoon. i'm talking about the pvc world championship in north london. peter snakebite right has booked his place in the semifinals. he saw off the challenge of james the machine weighed winning their quarterfinal 5—3. peter wright averaged 105 in each visit to the border. that is all the sport for now, more at 5:30pm. thank you. learner drivers in britain will be allowed on to motorways for the first time, if new government plans are approved. the lessons will not be compulsory and driving instructors will decide when their students are ready. ministers hope the move will make roads in britain safer. sangita myska

bayern munich assistant paul clement is favourite to become the new swansea city manager...h off recovering from a head injury. hello and welcome to sportsday. we're starting with tennis and andy murray — has started his new season with a surprise defeat. britain's world number one lost to david goffin in the semi—finals of the world tennis championship exhibition event in abu dhabi. rob heath reports. for someone who has achieved so much, andy murray has unfinished business. he appeared in this tournament as extra preparation ahead of the australian open. a grand slam he has never won despite appearing in five finals. david goffin soon ensured that andy murray was putting in the hard yards. nothing separated them in the first set until until goffin nosed ahead the tie—break, the first time he had ever taken the set off the new world number one. andy murray justified that status later, cruising into a 11—2 lead but then, david goffin hit rare heights of brilliance. this was a true exhibition and he reeled off four games in a row. andy murray had no answer but he would put th

swansea city hope to have a new manager in place by monday — with manchester united legend ryan giggsof 2016 and giggs has been linked with the club before. ryan giggs was interviewed for the job and bradley was appointed in 0ctober so was overlooked on that occasion and we do understand that swa nsea occasion and we do understand that swansea still occasion and we do understand that swa nsea still clea n occasion and we do understand that swansea still clean on the manchester united legend. he has not managed in his career yet but he has some coaching experience with manchester united. the other candidates and wales manager chris coleman and former leicester boss nigel pearson and the x birmingham boss. ryan giggs is the early favourite. crystal palace za ha crystal palace zaha has been named in the new squad. the fifa president gianni infantino says the world‘s football federations are "overwhelmingly in favour" of plans for a 48—team world cup. earlier this month, the head of the sport‘s governing body outlined his vision for an expanded tournament comprising of 16 groups of three

swansea city continue their search for a new manager.air chance. the american was in charge forjust 11 games and 85 days before he was sacked after swansea's 11 games and 85 days before he was sacked after swa nsea's boxing 11 games and 85 days before he was sacked after swansea's boxing day defeat to west ham. slaven bilic has felt the pressure of speculation over his ownjob felt the pressure of speculation over his own job so says he has sympathy for bradley. so short amount of time, basically you depend totally on luck. the people are expecting from you to make something ina expecting from you to make something in a couple of months‘ time. with the preseason, that‘s like, straight you have a game in two days, then a game in five days. he didn‘t have any chance, to be fair, apart from he was lucky to win a few games. former world champion ricky hatton has called for more support for boxes when their career has ended. he says if there is some kind of union in place others may be able to avoid the depression he suffered in retirement. he

and west ham are up to 11th after a 4—1 win over swansea.t bristol rugby have their first win of the season, beating worcester 28—20. the issue of head injuries was once again a talking point in the 13th minute with bristol's tusi pisi sent off for this challenge on fly half jamie shillcock. despite being reduced to 14—men tom varndell‘s hattrick gave bristol the victory but they remain bottom of the premiership, two points behind worcester. all three matches in the pro12 on boxing day were derbies. glasgow beat scottish rivals edinburgh 25—12 at murrayfield to end a run of three straight defeats. these two contest the annual 1872 cup across the two matches they play in the domestic season, and glasgow went ahead towards the end of the first half whenjosh strauss bundled over. and the visitors sealed the victory with their third try of the game after the break, finished off byjosh dunbar. no bonus point for glasgow though so they remain in sixth in the table, a point behind ulster and scarlets. edinburgh stay third from bottom. cardiff blues

talking about swansea city's continued search for a manager.ball and you think ryan giggs and kris commons. you were talking earlier that his wife has macro —— his wife has text to say that she is after a move away from cloudy wales to some foreign sunshine. ryan giggs has been ruled out of the running as a successor to bob bradley at swansea. giggs had been the early favourite, alongside wales manager chris coleman, who has indicated he'll remain with the national team. jonathan kodjia's late penalty earned aston villa a 1—1 draw with leeds united and maintained their unbeaten home record in the championship this season. in tennis, rafael nadal makes a winning return from his latest injury setback with a straight sets victory over tomas berdych in abu dhabi. andy murray plays david goffin later today. and in darts, 16—time world champion phil taylor sets up a quarter—final against raymond van barneveld in the pdc world championship at alexandra palace. it wouldn't be christmas, would it, without some darts on the telly. that is a good point, a

swansea, went down 3—0 at home to bournemouth. paul clement is set to become their manager.he american bob bradley last tuesday but paul clement is set to become their third manager of the season. he's currently assistant to carlo ancelotti at bayern munich and was previously with the italian at chelsea, paris st—germain and real madrid. he was sacked by derby earlier this year with the club fifth in the championship. he's expected to take over at the premier league's bottom club in the next 48 hours. in today's only match in the aviva rugby union premiership, exeter beat bath to jump above them into third place in the table. they staged a stunning second half comeback at the rec. they were 11—0 down at half time but two tries from james short in the final ten minutes saw them grab an unlikely win — 17 points to 11. in the pro 12, leinster are up to second after beating ulster 22—7. rory 0'loughlin went over twice. there were also wins for the leaders munster, glasgow and edinburgh. andy murray has been given a knighthood in the new year ‘s honours list. he hasjust knighthoo

we do understand that swansea are still keen on the manchester united legend.ger, but some names in the frame, but ryan giggs, the favourite. the everton manager ronald koeman says he is looking to do business in the january transfer window. reports have linked the club with a move for teenage charlton forward ademola lookman and they've also been linked with manchester united's morgan schneiderlin. at his press conference, the dutchman was asked if he'd be active in the window. yes, of course. we are working on that, and we have some certain interest in some players. ok. but that's what we need to keep inside. some names are through, and some names are not through, but that all speculations. the fifa president gianni infantino says the world's football federations are "overwhelmingly in favour" of plans for a a8—team world cup. earlier this month, the head of the sport's governing body outlined his vision for an expanded tournament comprising of 16 groups of three teams. the top two in each group would progress to the knockout stages. a decision is expected in

we understand that swansea are still keen on him, he has not managed in his career yet. chris coleman, nigel pearson and x birmingham manager. why a few names in the frame but ryan giggs is the early favourite. —— with a few names in the frame. the everton manager ronald koeman says he is looking to do business in the january transfer window. reports have linked the club with a move for teenage charlton forward ademola lookman and they‘ve also been linked with manchester united‘s morgan schneiderlin. at his press conference, the dutchman was asked if he‘d be active in the window. yes, of course we're working on that and we have certain interests in some players. 0k. and we have certain interests in some players. ok. but that is what we need to keep inside. some names up we need to keep inside. some names up through and some names are not through. that is all speculations. crystal palace winger wilfried zaha has been named in the provisional squad for the ivory coast for next month‘s africa cup of nations. zaha has played two friendly matches for england but last month he

swansea have ruled ryan giggs out of the running to succeed bob bradley.lace bradley — who departed after the boxing day defeat to west ham afterjust 11 games and 85 days in—charge. the hammers boss slaven bilic doesn't believe that represented a fair opportunity for the american. having been under pressure himself bilic certainly has sympathy for bradley. it is such a short amount of time. basically, you depend totally on mark. —— on luck. he would be expected to do something in a couple of months, and that is not preseason. that's one game in two days, another in five days... he did not have a chance to be fair. i thought he was lucky to win a few games, in all of that. liverpool managerjurgen klopp has dismissed claims he wants to sign arsenal's alex oxlade—chamberlain next month. the midfielder has scored six times in all competitions this season, but klopp made his position very clear following reports linking the player with a move to anfield. usually, i don't say anything about tra nsfer usually, i don't say anything about transfer rumours but i can

giggs and the current wales manager chris coleman are among the favourites for the vacant job at swanseait with more. despite making history when he was appointed in october is the first american to manage in the premier league, under bob bradley, the swans have had a dire record. a wonjust two out of 11 games and conceded 29 goals. after another humiliating defeat to west ham here on boxing day, fans were chanting for bradley to be sacked, with half the premier league season remaining. last night, the club did that. chairman huw jenkins said, with the club going through such a tough time, they would have to try and find the a nswe i’s would have to try and find the answers and get ourselves out of trouble. bradley himself believes the contentious way the new american owners took over control of the club, angering some supporters, did not help his situation. the way things were done after bad taste. in that regard, i knew i was going to be caught between a rock and a hard place. but in life, you've got to be willing to take chances and go for it. at the club shop, there was approvalfor h

swansea city are on the hunt for a new manager with alan pardew, nigel pearson and ryan giggs all names manager of 2016 — with giggs, amongst the early favourites to help turn around the fortunes of the premier league‘s second bottom side. russian officials have admitted for the first time, the existence of a doping operation which affected some of the world‘s we understand that he is interviewed at the time that bradley was interviewed by not chosen but we understand swansea are still keen on ryan giggs. the other candidates are wales manager chris coleman and former leicester boss nigel pearson and the ex—birmingham manager. ryan giggs is the early favourite. liverpool have closed the gap on leaders chelsea to six points after a 4—1win over stoke at anfield. they came from behind as well afterjon walters put the visitors ahead adam lallana, roberto firmino and daniel sturridge all scored for liverpool. sturridge‘s goal was the side‘s 100th league goal under managerjurgen klopp. for the manager, the important thing now is keeping his players energised for the coming fixtures. we need l

burnley take on middlesbrough champions leicester are at home to everton relegation—threatened swanseao a hull side who are currently bottom of the table. as you saw there, chelsea, who have a six—point lead at the top of the premier league, are at home to bournemouth. victory would mean a new club record, of 12 straight league wins, although they'll have to do it without the influential diego costa and n'golo kante, who are both suspended. we are working very well this week to find a solution to play good football and to continue to win. to ta ke football and to continue to win. to take the extra points. we know that against bournemouth it won't be easy because it is a very good team with great organisation. there are ten games in the championship today — the lunchtime kick off — sees brentford take on cardiff — cardiff have won just one of their last five championship games. they've played a quarter of an hour. it's currently goalless. england bowler stuart broad, has taken his first wickets in australia's big bash tournament, but couldn't stop his hobart hurricanes side, from losing

swansea city's quest for a new manager continues.ary rowett has been out of the game since he was sacked by birmingham this month. despite leading them to the verge of the play—off places, rowett was dismissed to make way for gianfranco zola. and former derby county boss paul clement is currently assistant manager at bayern munich. he's believed to have impressed the swansea hierarchy when he was interviewed for the job in the autumn before bob bradley took over. whoever does come in will inherit a club second from bottom in the premier league. when middlesbrough play manchester united tomorrow, it'll be a first return to old trafford for the brazil defender fabio da silva. he and his twin brother rafael both played under sir alex ferguson — they spoke to our reporter steve crossman about what kind of reception fabio might expect. it's hard. i try stuff, and i go think about what it's going to be, how it will be, a thousand things in my head, like how can it be? how are they going to reaction, like, how i'm going to react? but think

and west ham won away at relegation—threatened swansea a—1.st game in charge of crystal palace ended in a 1—1 draw at watford. later today, liverpool take on stoke. the favourite thistlecrack claimed an impressive win in the big boxing day race at kempton park — the king george vi chase. ridden by tom scudamore, thistlecrack charged clear on the final circuit to ease to victory ahead of cue card and silviniaco conti. it was only thistlecrack‘s fourth race over fences. it took them until boxing day, but bristol rugby have their first win of the premiership season, beating worcester 28—20. the table's bottom side played much of the match with ten men, but a hat—trick from tom varndell helped them close the gap on their opponents at the foot of the table to just two points. there were three derby matches in the pro12. glasgow ended a run of three straight defeats by beating rivals edinburgh 25—12 at murrayfield. cardiff blues beat newport and munster beat leinster in the day's other games. that is all of the sport for now. i'll be back at 0700, b

west ham won away at relegation—threatened swansea, 4—1.ce's first game in charge of crystal palace ended in a 1—1 draw at watford. liverpool could move into second and close the gap on chelsea to six points if they beat stoke in today's only premier league match. liverpool bossjurgen klopp‘s hoping his team and supporters are recharged after waiting an extra day for their christmas football. atmosphere changes everything, so hopefully all our supporters are recharged after the 25th and the 26th, full of good food and in the best mood for this game, and give everything you can! it took them until boxing day, but bristol rugby have their first win of the season, beating worcester by 28—20. it took them until boxing day, but bristol rugby have their first win of the season, beating worcester by 28—20. the premiership‘s bottom side played much of the match with 1a men but a hat—trick from tom varndell helped them close the gap on their opponents at the foot of the table to just two points. there were three derby matches in the pro12. glasgow e

west ham won at swansea, a—1 and sam allardyce‘s first draw in charge at crystal palace ended in a draws if they beat stoke in today‘s only premier league match. liverpool bossjurgen klopp‘s hoping his team and supporters are recharged after waiting an extra day for their christmas football. atmosphere changes everything, so hopefully all our supporters are recharged after the 25th and the 26th, full of good food and in the best mood for this game, and give everything you can! it took them until boxing day, but bristol rugby have their first win of the season, beating worcester by 28—20. the premiership‘s bottom side played much of the match with 1a men but a hat—trick from tom varndell helped them close the gap on their opponents at the foot of the table to just two points. there were three derby matches in the pro12. glasgow ended a run of three straight defeats by beating edinburgh 25—12 at murrayfield. cardiff blues beat newport and munster beat leinster in the day‘s other games. that‘s all the sport for now. you can keep up—to—date with all of the day‘s sports news on the bbc sport

swa nsea we nt swansea went down 3—0 at home to bournemouth. it is second against third in that tea time kick off, liverpool against manchester city. celtic have signed off for 2016 with victory in the old firm match, beating rangers 2—1 at ibrox. their 15th premiership win in a row. it is one of football's noisiest rivalries. but a minute's silence in memory of the 66 fans who died in a crush at ibrox in 1971. after that reflection, time for the action. celtic the runaway league leaders, but thanks to miller, rangers seized the initiative. celtic soon responded though and in thunderous fashion. dembele's volley levelling it at the break. and after it, celtic should have been ahead. dembele denied by the bar, sinclair the side netting. would it be one of those days? with 20 minutes left, their pressure paid off. for sinclair unmissable and celtic seemingly unstoppable. rangers nearly equalised through miller. but celtic are 19 points clear and it is not even january, celtic are 19 points clear and it is not evenjanuary, but celtic are 19 points

burnley take on middlesbrough, champions leicester are at home to everton, relegation—threatened swanseaame manchester city are away at hull city. you can keep right up to date with the action on final score on the red button, as well as on five live and the bbc sport website. the first day of the second test between australia and pakistan in melbourne has been abandoned due to rain — pakistan are 142—4. the half century saw this player moved past the mark for this year. she helped pakistan reach 142—4. to make up to the time, data will get up make up to the time, data will get up on the go earlier than planned. play will start on day two at 11:00pm ourtime. australia won the first test. and it's one of the highlights of the racing calendar, steeplechasing's mid—season championship, the king george vi chase at kempton. last year's winner, cue card, one of the sport's long—term stars, faces his up and coming stablemate thistlecrack for the first time. i love the way you've built up to that. oh, yes. it's like this time of year. thistlecrack. this kind of makes you. there are only five hor

west ham won away at relegation—threatened swansea 4—1.e ended in a 1—1 draw at watford. liverpool could move into second and close the gap on chelsea to six points if they beat stoke in today's only premier league match. liverpool bossjurgen klopp is hoping his team and supporters are recharged after waiting an extra day for their christmas football. atmosphere changes everything, so hopefully all our supporters are recharged after the 25th and the 26th, full of good food and in the best mood for this game, and give everything you can! it might be summer in australia, but the weather is not helping their cricketers take on pakistan in the second test in melbourne. 0pening batsman azhar ali scored an unbeaten century to lead pakistan to 310—6 as rain wiped out the entire middle session. australia's bowlers could only manage two wickets before the bad weather curtailed the day's play. azhar is 139 not out with mohammad amir on 28. england batsman ian bell could only manage 21 runs for perth scorchers as they set sydney sixers a target of 13

bournemouth champions leicester are at home leicester are at home to everton relegation—threatened swanseapep guardiola's manchester city go to a hull side who are currently bottom of the table. they all have quality, the difference is a personality, how they react in the bad moments. i don't have any doubts. frenchman toma coville, has knocked 12 days off the world record, for singlehandedly sailing around the planet, without stopping. it took him, 49 days, 3 hours, 7 minutes and 38 seconds. the previous record was set by fellow frenchman francis joyon, who took it from britain's ellen macarthur in 2008. coville set off from brest in france on, the 6th november, and will rarely have slept for more than three hours at a time. that is all the sport for now. we will be back in the next hour. 50,000 people in england at risk of type—2 diabetes could be helped by an nhs programme that's being extended from today. the advice on better nutrition and exercise has already helped 20,000 people. it forms part of a package of new measures to curb type—2 diabetes, including funding for more specialist

managerless swansea went down 3—0 at home to bournemouth.e next 48 hours. he's currently assistant to carlo ancelotti at bayern munich and was previously with the italian at chelsea, paris st—germain and real madrid. he was sacked by derby earlier this year with the club fifth in the championship, despite having lost only seven of his 33 games in charge. there was one match in the aviva rugby union premiership. exeter have jumped above bath into third in the table after a stunning second half comeback at the rec. they were 11—0 down at half time, but two tries from james short in the final 10 minutes saw them win17—11. in the pro 12 munster won 16—9 against connacht to strengthen their position at the top of the table. leinster beat ulster to move into second place. 22—7 the final score. glasgow and edinburgh were both given tough matches in italy agaoinst treviso and zebre, but both won. andy murray has been given a knighthood in the new year's honours list. he's also just finished third at the world tennis championship in abu dhabi. he bea

chelsea face stoke while bottom side swansea take on bournemouth. the new year ‘s honours list. he is celebrating by playing in the play—offs in abu dhabi. he suffered a defeat to david goffin yesterday having won their previous five meetings, but he is a set against milos raonic of canada today and serving for the much as i speak as he prepares for the first grand slam of the year. the australian open in a couple of weeks. we keep you updated on the morning. darts and raymond van barneveld knocked out of phil taylor in the quarterfinals of the world darts championship. in what was billed as the bell classico of darts, the dutchman sort of killer by 5—3 at alexandra palace. he will play michael van gerwen, world number one, in the semis. george north will return for northampton saints in the premiership match at gloucester tomorrow. it will be the first game for the welshman since suffering a head injury against leicester on december the 3rd. that was his fifth concussion in two yea rs, was his fifth concussion in two years, including two in the mat

burnley take on middlesbrough, champions leicester are at home to everton and relegation—threatened swanseath the action on final score on the red button, as well as on five live and the bbc sport website. and of course it is also one of the highlights of the racing calendar. the mid—season championship, the king george v race. what a matchup. we have the defending champion against the young contender, thistlecrack. the young horse to watch out for. he has won all three races he has been in, unbeaten. and of course a big contender for the cheltenham gold cup. is it unusual there are only five? i think that is quite a low number, yes. it is a keenly contested race. iam yes. it is a keenly contested race. i am watching out for the stars of nxt! 0nly i am watching out for the stars of nxt! only one week away. thanks very much. train travellers are facing significant disruptions this week as 200 sets of engineering works planned by network rail take place. many people will be travelling by coach instead. graham satchell is at victoria coach station this morning, they imagine it is getting very

burnley take on middlesbrough, champions leicester are at home to everton, relegation—threatened swanseah the action on final score on the red button, as well as on five live and the bbc sport website. rain cut short the opening day of the second test between australia and pakistan in melbourne. before the weather intervened, a milestone for azhar ali. a half century saw him past the 1000 run mark for the year. his unbeaten 66 helped pakistan to reach 142—4. to make up for time lost to the rain, day two will get under way earlier than planned at 11 o'clock tonight our time. australia won the first test. and it's one of the highlights of the racing calendar — steeplechasing's mid—season championship, the king george vi chase at kempton. last year's winner, cue card, one of the sport's long—term stars, faces his up—and—coming stablemate thistlecrack for the first time. that's all the sport for now. thanks very much. see you later. 50,000 people in england at risk of type 2 diabetes could be helped by an nhs programme that's being extended from today. the advice on better nutrition and exer

as swansea city continue their search for a new manager, west ham boss slaven bilic says bob bradley the american was in charge forjust 11 games and 85 days, before he was sacked after swa nsea's boxing day defeat to west ham. bilic has felt the pressure of speculation over his own job, so has sympathy for bradley. andy murray is in abu dhabi for his first event of the new season — he'll face the winner of the match between david goffin and jo—wilfried tsonga, which is underway now. the first grand slam is only a couple of weeks away too — the australian open — and while murray has lost in the final five times, he goes in as world number one this time. i played really well there in the past and it hasn't happened for me, so i need to do something a little bit different this year. but i love the conditions there, i enjoy the tournament a lot. i'll be going in hopefully playing well with a lot of confidence, because of the way i finished 2016. that's all sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport and i'll have more in the next