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

ryan giggs and chris coleman have both been ruled out but former birmingham city boss gary rowett remains in contention. swanseaom of the premier league, are hopeful of having bradley's replacement in place before the trip to crystal palace on january the 3rd. the team bottom of the table, hull city, are in action against everton tonight at the k—com stadium. tigers‘ manager mike phelan says 2016 has lived up to expectations, being "turbulent and difficult". we are we a re pretty we are pretty open as staff, and honest with the players at the club. they understand that we need to do better, when it comes to winning football matches. i think what they have shown is a great appetite and passion for playing in the premier league, it is difficult but i do not think that for one instance, they have dropped away from the challenge andi have dropped away from the challenge and i think they are already and willing to take it home in the new year. it is a difficult one. they lost we st year. it is a difficult one. they lost west ham away. 1—0. but hull was the better team in that, for five times they hit the post. it me

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

kept leicester in the premier league two seasons ago, when they were in similar circumstances to swansea citys 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 is the

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

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

united assistant manager ryan giggs is being heavily linked with the vacant head coach's job at swansea cityey was sacked last night. the club are second bottom of the premier league, with bradley having wonjust premier league, with bradley having won just two of his 11 games premier league, with bradley having wonjust two of his 11 games in charge. win now going to speak with david pritchard, bbc wales sports reporter, on the phone. bob bratina says that football can be cruel, but surely he will not be surprised by this decision? dafydd pritchard ——. he really cannot have many complaints, losing seven of the ten games in charge, experienced international manager but something ofa international manager but something of a rookie at club level, he had not managed in any viewer of‘s top divisions and when you look at the stats, swansea city conceding 29 goals in 11 games, the fans turned on bradley, they wanted him out of the club and that left the board with no other choice. -- dafydd pritchard. now there will be a number of names linked to the va ca ncy number of names linked to the vacancy i

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

ryan giggs and chris coleman have both been ruled out but former birmingham city boss gary rowett remains in contention. swanseaplacement in place before the trip to crystal palace on january the 3rd. the team bottom of the table, hull city, are in action against everton tonight at the k—com stadium. tigers' manager mike phelan says 2016 has lived up to expectations, being "turbulent and difficult". we are pretty open as staff, and honest with the players at the club. they understand that we need to do better, when it comes to winning football matches. i think what they have shown is a great appetite and passion for playing in the premier league, it is difficult but i do not think that for one instance, they have dropped away from the challenge and i think they are ready and willing to take it home in the new year. it is a difficult one. they lost west ham away. 1-0. but hull was the better team in that, four or five times they hit the post. it means you don't focus on positions in the table, it is tough and difficult, we need to be at our best to get a good result. championship leaders brighton and hove albion

giggs and the current wales manager chris coleman are among the favourites for the vacant job at swansea cityth 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 his it

bayern munich assistant manager paul clement is the leading candidate to become swansea city's new manager before bob bradley replaced coach francesco guidolin. ryan giggs and chris coleman have both been ruled out but former birmingham city boss gary rowett remains in contention. swansea, who are second from bottom of the premier league, are hopeful of having bradley's replacement in place before the trip to crystal palace on january the 3rd. andy murray 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..

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 defl

swansea city hope to have a new manager in place by monday — with manchester united legend ryan giggshe sacking of bob bradley last night. the new manager will be the club's fourth of 2016 and giggs has been linked with the club before. ryan giggs was interviewed for the job and bradley was appointed in october so was overlooked on that occasion and we do understand that swa nsea still clea n 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. 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 injanuary but even if approved is unlikely to t

swa nsea swansea city hope to have a new manager in place soon, following the sacking of bob bradley.he job when bradley was appointed in 0ctober. so 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 car

nigel pearson and ryan giggs are all names being linked this morning with the manager's job at swansea city just two games since bradley's appointment in october. they're now looking for their fourth manager of 2016, with ryan giggs, who missed out on the job last time among those being linked with the the role. swansea's next match is against bournemouth on new year's eve. liverpool are up to second in the premier league after a a—i 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 stay healthy and fit and two days later, anot

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

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

the team just above hull, swansea city's search for a new manager continues today.s have emerge. gary rowett, who has been out of the game since he was sacked by birmingham earlier this month. he was fired to make way for gianfranco zola. the second man is former derby cou nty zola. the second man is former derby county boss paul clement, currently assistant boss at bayern munich. swa nsea assistant boss at bayern munich. swansea currently one place above hull, second from bottom in the premier league. stuart broad took an early wicket for his australian big bash 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

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

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

cash as swansea city continue their search for a new manager, west ham boss slaven bilic says bob bradley11 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. it isa 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 is not 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. 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 had never been beyond the last 32, led 3—1 at one stage and missed five darts for the match — only for webster to level at 3—all. gurney prevailed in the deciding set and could meet world number one michael van gerwen in the next round. that's all the sport for now. keep up—to—date w

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 city hope to have a new manager in place by monday — with manchester united legend ryan giggsh of 2016 and giggs has been linked with the club before. giggs was interviewed for the job went bradley was appointed, though he was overlooked on that occasion. we do understand that swansea are still keen on the manchester united legend. he's not managed at all in his career, but he does have some coaching experience with man united. chris coleman, nigel pearson, and the ex—birmingham manager, 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 tha

swansea city hope to have a new manager in place by monday — with manchester united legend ryan giggs the sacking of bob bradley last night. the new manager will be the club‘s fourth of 2016 and giggs has been linked with the club before. giggs was interviewed for the dog when bradley was appointed in 0ctober. —— for the job. when bradley was appointed in 0ctober. —— for thejob. we understand that swansea are still keen on him, he has not managed in his career yet. but he has coaching experience with man united. the other candidates, wales manager, 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 hav

swansea city continue their search for a new manager. ir 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

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

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

city. 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

swansea. pep guardiola's manchester city go to a hull side who are currently bottom.ained stars cue card and thistlecrack took place in the big race of the christmas period, the king george vi chase at kempton. it was the younger of the two, the 11—10 favourite thistlecrack, with jockey tom scudamore on board, who took it, ahead of last year's winner cue card. john hunt describes the closing stages. he is over safely. a brilliant hurdler. a brilliant chaser. what a win! tom scudamore waving at the crowd. meanwhile, the other top—class horses in behind him, fighting desperately for second. fantastic win for tom scudamore. that's all sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. russia has recovered some fragments of a military plane, which crashed in the black sea with 92 people on board. a huge search operation has been taking place near sochi where the aircraft had taken off from. the first of the bodies have this morning been airlifted to the russian capital. 0ur moscow correspondent, steve rosenberg reports. across russia, they prayed for the dead — for the 92 vi

city to be easy, for example. my feeling here is quite similar. elsewhere 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

at home leicester are at home to everton relegation—threatened swansea host west ham and in the late kick off pep guardiola's manchester citytom 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 nurses. millions of bargain hunters are expected to head to the boxing

swansea went down 3—0 at home to bournemouth and are still bottom. that's how the top of the table looks. arsenal and spurs can both move above manchester cityr 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 reporter chris mclaughlin was at the match. one of the noisiest derbies in the world started with

swansea went down 3—0 at home to bournemouth. chelsea's lead will be cut, because it is second against third in that tea time kick off, liverpool against manchester cityth 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 clear and it is not even january, but the title celtic are 19 points clear and it is not evenjanuary, but the title is alre

city to be easel, for example. my feeling here is quite similar. elsewhere, 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

city, it will be easy. they are teams at the top of the league. it is quite similar. elsewhere 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