the opponents tonight at old trafford, is this an ideal- old trafford, is this an ideal opportunity forthemselves and get a good rating with bernie down at the bottom of the table as well?— with bernie down at the bottom of the table as well? bernie have not -la ed the table as well? bernie have not played against the _ the table as well? bernie have not played against the 12th _ the table as well? bernie have not played against the 12th of - the table as well? bernie have not i played against the 12th of december because they teams have a match is called off against them because of their own covid—19 issues so it will be very interesting to see what kind of team he puts out and how battle hardened they are. over two and a half weeks it's almost unheard of in the premier league without a major break or something like that. yes, it is an opportunity for manchester united but playing at home against anybody should be an opportunity to win a game. well united's match is the last in a round of premier league fixtures that have seen manchester city stretch their lead at the top to eight poin

this a good time to be taking their side to old trafford?— side to old trafford?ide to old trafford? they have found ways of finding _ side to old trafford? they have found ways of finding momentsj side to old trafford? they have - found ways of finding moments that count, even if they are not purring. we cannot be naive enough and we wouldn't be too expect that he would turn up there and there would be at perfect time to play them. you can only decide that after the game. we have been that, beaten them during a quiet spell, and that was partly because we played well and they had a quieter game. you need that to happen sometimes against the superpowers. happen sometimes against the superpowers-— happen sometimes against the superpowers. lester's in'ury and illness superpowers. lester's in'ury and iunesswoesfi superpowers. lester's in'ury and illness woes show h superpowers. lester's in'ury and illness woes show no h superpowers. lester's injury and illness woes show no sign - superpowers. lester's injury and illness woes show no sign of- superpowers. lester's injur

they have found ways of findin: trafford? they have found ways of finding moments _ trafford?ave found ways of finding moments that count, - trafford? they have found ways of finding moments that count, even| trafford? they have found ways of i finding moments that count, even if they may be not working, but we can't be naive enough to think that you turn up at my new and there is a perfect time to play them. you can only decide that after the game. we have beaten them when they were having a quiet spell, and that was partly because we played well and partly because we played well and partly because we played well and partly because they had a quieter game, and you need that to happen sometimes against the superpowers. and west ham manager david moyes says unlike some of his fellow premier league managers he won't be complaining about fixture congestion. west ham have played three times in a week and are set to play again new year's day, and he says that is just the way it works. we have always played christmas fixtures _ we have always played christmas fixtures in — we have a

rob green is at old trafford for us. hello rob. the wrong end of some huge scorelines at old trafford in the not too distant past — but arteta says it's a difficult place to go — what are you expecting? it's going to be an interesting one. ethics difficult to call for the manchester united have made under michael carrick an immediate improvement under terms of the discipline and how they've gone about it and improve the performance. they could've gone historically in recent times and got a bit of a hiding historically in recent times and got a bit ofa hiding but historically in recent times and got a bit of a hiding but didn't. and got a very good draw out there. and then you look at arsenal who against then you look at arsenal who against the middle premier league teams have been convincing, been winning and had a long unbeaten run against that middle rack of teams. but then what you look at the likes of playing against the manchester cities and liver pools, they themselves have been on the end of some really bad results. it's to

fans at old trafford tonight will need more than a ticket from next week. elsewhere in the uk. we've experienced the implementation of covid passports in scotland and wales. we've seen a 30% drop in trade initially. additional costs of up to £600 per week. at a time when businesses are relying heavily on building their cash reserves to survive quarter one in 2022, so it is a devastating blow to business. tonight, despite business and union pleas, the government said there would be no new financial support package in the post this christmas. simon jack, bbc news. our health editor hugh pym is with me. can we talk about these measures today, what do you make of them? when people say how effective will they be, how would you answer? these they be, how would you answer? these new restrictions _ they be, how would you answer? these new restrictions for _ they be, how would you answer? these new restrictions for england _ they be, how would you answer? tire new restrictions for england which brings england in line with the other nations are being phased in. one o

he admitted it was at old trafford.bitions for the team. it's about winnin: ambitions for the team. it's about winning titles. — ambitions for the team. it's about winning titles, winning _ ambitions for the team. it's about winning titles, winning the - ambitions for the team. it's about| winning titles, winning the league, winning titles, winning the league, winning cop. being as successful as you can be in the champions laid. and this is also an issue for the new year that we are still in the champions league and depending on the draw hopefully can get further and that competition and in two and half years the dna of the team of the club is clear. you have to be as successful as you can be. but! successful as you can be. and in germany rising _ successful as you can be. and in germany rising coronavirus i successful as you can be. and in i germany rising coronavirus infection rates in bavaria mina bayern munich champion cheat lake against barcelona next week will be played behind closed doors on wednesday night for t

the ashes test matches at old trafford, laker took nine wickets in the first innings, ten in the secondains a record as well and the plaudits have been coming in from all over the world. quick to congratulate patel saying, welcome to the club, a special effort to achieve it on day one and two of a test match. however, it looks like it is all going to be in vain as new zealand were skittled forjust 62 in reply. ajaz patel was zero not out in that one, so new zealand 332 runs behind heading for defeat on the third day, but regardless of the outcome, this will always be patel test match. to snooker where luca brecel has beaten kyren wilson to reach his first uk championships final. the belgian hit four centuries in the match to triumph 6—4 against the englishman. brecel will face wither barry hawkins or china's zhao xintong in sunday's final. this is the action from the first of the semifinals. you can watch that second semifinal live on bbc right now. barry hawkins v zhao xintong. the chinese player starting really well, two frames to zero up they are now against hawkins. exeter are up to

era with ralf rangnick in charge has started with victory, after beating crystal palace 1—0 at old trafford the premier league and are within three points of the top four. fred's 77th minute winner was the difference, with the brazilian midfielder hitting a superb effort from 20 yards. after a promising start to patrick vieira's time at crystal palace, the eagles have now failed to win in their past four matches, but rangnick is delighted with his debut victory. i am very happy with the way that the team performed, the way they played, especially the first half—hour was... ..exceptional, i thought. extreme high intensity and tempo. the only thing that was missing in that period of the game was 1—0 or 2—0. but the way the team defended as a team the whole game, we had control of the game, so i am very happy with the game, the performance, but also the result, a clean sheet is the most important part. in the late game, steven gerrard got one over on his old manager, brendan rodgers, as aston villa came from behind to beat leicester 2—1. ezri konsa scored both goals for villa, who now climb in

in what was a landmark night for cristiano ronaldo as manchester united beat arsenal 3—2 at old traffordng over for sunday's match against crystal palace. arsenal struck first with a bizarre goal that saw david de gea on the ground injured as emile smith rowe's shot went passed him. united equalised through bruno fernandes before ronaldo's 800th career goal put the hosts in front only to see that lead snuffed outjust a minute of so later. but the portuguese was on hand to score a third for the red devils as they move 7th in the table. tottenham are up to 6th in the table after a comfortable 2—0 win at home to brentford. the opener was an own goal from sergi canos that came from a ricochetjust12 minutes in. and the second saw son heung min put a pass from sergio reguillon in the net from just six yards out to keep the unbeaten league record for antonio conte since he took charge of the north londoners. we had many chances now to implement and improve this. but, we must be satisfied for the performance and to get two points today was important for the confidence for our fans, for ourselves

in group f — manchester united were held to a 1—1 draw at old trafford by swiss side young boys havinged side took the lead through an acrobatic effort by mason greenwood. but a lapse in concentration at the end of the first half saw fabian reeder score for the swiss side with the second half failing to provide a winner. barcelona have failed to make it into the knockout stages of the champions league for the first time in 21 years after they lost 3—0 to bayern munich. two goals in the first half from thomas muller and leroy sane were added to byjamal musiala after the break to see the germans to a sixth successive win in group e — while the catalans drop into a europa league play off game. in the women's champions league chelsea consolidated first place in group a after a goalless draw at home tojuventus. chelsea had won three of their four matches and emma haye's side hit the bar twice in the first half with sam kerr also missing a good chance. it mean�*s last year's runners up need just a point from their final game away to wolfsburg next week to qualify top. just one game in the sc

martial has told united he wants to leave old trafford.ist injury. the issue meant the austrian could not defend the us open title he won last year. but naomi 0saka has landed in melbourne to prepare for the defence of her australian open title. the japanese four—time grand slam winner hasn't played since losing in the third round of the us open and taking a break from the sport. the australian open begins in just under three weeks. premiership rugby are investigating allegations against leicester regarding historical image rights payments. tigers have confirmed they've met with representatives of the league to discuss the potential breach of salary cap rules, which the times reports relates to links between the club and a now defunct company, worldwide image management. leicester are top of the premiership with ten wins from ten. three—time champion michael van gerwen has withdrawn from the pdc world darts championship after testing positive for covid—19. he was scheduled to play his third—round match against chris dobey, who will get a b

interim boss ralf rangnick has been speaking to the press for the first time since taking over at old traffordyond his initial six months in charge. and he also spoke about his longer term ambitions for the team. it's about winning titles, winning the league, winning cop. being as successful as you can be in the champions league. and this is also an issue for the new year that we are still in the champions league and bending the draw can overly get further in that competition. and into a half years i think the dna of the team of the club is clear, you have to be as successful as you can be. the record seven time champion ronnie o'sullivan has been knocked out of the uk snooker championship by kyren wilson, following a dramatic final frame decider. in a repeat of last year's world championship final — which o'sullivan won — wilson made three half—century breaks and two centuries as he put in one of the best performances of his career. the rocket fought back from 2—0 and 5—3 down to level the match but wilson took the deciding frame to win by 6 frames to 5. obviously he's hungry to win titles. i

the ashes test matches at old trafford, leica took nine wickets in the first innings, ten in the secondl and the plaudits have been coming in from all over the world. quick to congratulate patel sane, welcome to the club, a special effort to achieve it on day one and two of a test match. however, it looks like it is all going to be in vain as new zealand were skittled forjust 62 in reply. ajaz patel was zero not out in that one, so new zealand 332 runs behind heading for defeat on the third day, but regardless of the outcome, this will always be patel test match. eileen ash, the world's oldest former test cricketer, has died at the age of 110. the bowler played seven matches for england either side of the second world war and rang the lord's bell ahead of the women's world cup final in 2017. former england captain clare connor, who is now the ecb managing director of women's cricket, said ash was a "pioneer" of the sport. let's check in on the action at the uk snooker championship in york, as belguim's luca brecel has made it through the final of the event for the first time. he beat ky

holly is here with the sport and you start with goals at old trafford.d to move up to sixth in the premier league. our sports correspondent andy swiss reports on the eve of sir alex ferguson's 80th birthday, could the current manchester united give him the perfect present? seven minutes in against burnley, and scott mctominay duly obliged. he certainly enjoyed it, but he wasn't alone. burnley�*s night soon got even worse. first jadon sancho's deflected effort doubled united's lead. and when mctominay�*s shot rebounded to cristiano ronaldo, it was 3—0 and it was surely game over. not quite, as aaron lennon pulled one back for burnley at the end of a breathless first half. after the break, it was united that threatened once more. burnley keeper wayne hennessey denying first mctominay and then edison cavani — his brilliance matched only by his bravery. but united held on for a 3—1victory, which moves them up to sixth and which ends their year on a winning note. andy swiss, bbc news. it's all about energy for me. it is about passion, about energy, and if we

in the final premier league match of 2021, manchester united have been playing burnley at old trafford ferguson's 80th birthday, could the current manchester united give him the perfect present? well, just seven minutes in against burnley and scott mctominay obliged. he certainly enjoyed it, and he wasn't alone. and burnley�*s night soon got even worse. first jadon sancho's deflected effort doubled united's lead and when mctominay�*s shot rebounded to cristiano ronaldo, it was 3—0 and it will surely game over. not quite, as aaron lennon pulled one back for burnley at the end of a breathless first half. after the break, though, it was united that threatened once more. burnley keeper wayne hennessey denying first mctominay and then edinson cavani. his brilliance matched only by his bravery. but united held on for a 3—1victory which moves them up to sixth, and which ended the year on a winning note. andy swiss, bbc news. that's all from me for this evening. now on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. goodbye. hello. as we roll through the final few days of 2021, we do so on an e

a winning start to life under interim boss ralf rangnick after beating crystal palace 1—0 at old traffordzilian struck a curling shot from the edge of the box for only his second goal of the season. it means united move up to sixth place in the english premier league and they have now recorded back—to—back wins for the first time since september. iam very i am very happy with the way that the team performed, the way they played, especially in the first half. it was exceptional, i thought. extreme high intensity and tempo. the only thing missing in that period of the game was one or two nil, but the way the team defended as a team the whole game, we had control of the game, so i am very happy with performance also with the result. a clean sheet, that is the most important part. in the day�*s other games, leeds and brentford drew 2—2, while aston villa move up to 10th place after a 2—1win over leicester city. and spurs continued their positive league form under antonio conte with a 3—0 win against norwich. chelsea have won the women�*s fa cup in a delayed final against arsenal at wembley. t

as a 32 at old trafford. the victory came with a new interior, my boss, while frank nick sitting in the sense the result list united to 7th and the table arsenal, remain 5th and talking and sit one place and one point below arsenal. so your main goal on the school she to as they beat fellow london 5 brent but to no 1st remain on beaten and the league on the new coach, antonio conte. so that's all a for now our mind of our top sports toys up host, gotta have the chance to make it to and from to determine to when they faced oman late on friday, we'll be back in a few hours time for another sports update that $1345.00 gmc, but for now it's back to so rahman in the city of aah! thanks very much. sarah. outgoing at gemini leda angle immacule has been treated to a traditional sent out to mark the end of her 16 years as chancellor. now, she chose some personal favorites for a military band to play. ah, that was a 1970 full pop song by east gibbon artist. nina hagen, who later became a punk singer, chose not to stand

martial has told united he wants to leave old trafford.�*embarrassing' and the captain himself called it �*gut—wrenching'. this is the fall out from yet another heavy defeat down under. they're 3—0 down in the series after australia won the melbourne test by an innings, bowling england out forjust 68. our sports correspondentjoe wilson was watching. 100,000 seats at the melbourne cricket ground. did one person give england half a chance? ben stokes can defy all the odds — sometimes. 0h, he's got him, there's the comeback. the bowling here was just too good — stokes knew it — gone for 11. england's collective collapse was so painful because it was so predictable. bairstow — lbw — given. a bowler playing in his very first test match, scott boland took over — joe root out for 28. well, that's one to celebrate — and the catcher, david warner, certainly did. england's resistance vanished. never mind making australia bat again — england couldn't even keep going until lunch. boland — six wickets for seven runs. and it was australia's future who w

martial has told united he wants to leave old trafford.looking on have described it as "embarrassing". their hopes of reclaiming the urn from australia ended emphatically as they lost the third test in melbourne by an innings. england were bowled out forjust 68 on day three at the mcg. that's their lowest score in australia in 117 years. and it brought about a ninth test defeat this year. they're 3—0 down in the series with two to play. and questions will now be asked of how england turn their fotunes around in the longer format of the game. we knew that going into today, we were more than capable of getting ourselves to a score with the players that were to come in at the crease. and it's bitterly disappointing that we didn't manage to do that. but, like i say, you've got to make sure that you stay strong, you keep looking to improve all areas of the game, individually and collectively, and you have to have a really strong belief to be able to come back. we need to put some pride back into the badge. and premiership rugby are investigatin

they beat burnley 3—1 at old trafford last night, extending their unbeaten run under new manager ralfoss ahead of his 80th birthday. 0ur sports correspondent andy swiss reports. 0n the eve of sir alex ferguson's 80th birthday, could the current manchester united give him the perfect present? seven minutes in against burnley, and scott mctominay duly obliged. he certainly enjoyed it, but he wasn't alone. burnley�*s night soon got even worse. first jadon sancho's deflected effort doubled united's lead. and when mctominay�*s shot rebounded to cristiano ronaldo, it was 3—0 and it was surely game over. not quite, as aaron lennon pulled one back for burnley at the end of a breathless first half. after the break, it was united that threatened once more. burnley keeper wayne hennessey denying first mctominay and then edison cavani, his brilliance matched only by his bravery. but united held on for a 3—1 victory, which moves them up to sixth and which ends their year on a winning note. andy swiss, bbc news. manchester city defender joao cancelo says he suffered cuts to the face after attemptin

but as charles trafford reports now from eastern ukraine, nato's helping hand doesn't extend to a highly effective fighting unit described by critics as a neo nazi movement. that the soldiers are members of what used to be a pro ukrainian government. a paramilitary group called the as of battalion, critics said, as of was a neo nazi group unit, started in 2014 as a volunteer organization and quickly developed a fierce reputation for fighting pro russia separatists. defending the court city of murray, awful. in december that year as off was incorporated into the ukrainian national guard. it now has over a 1000 soldiers. you recruit must pass a 5 week basic training course that instructors say you so grueling. only around half get through walkers offered fairly though. granted, i am proud to be a member. we are an elite regiment. we have proven ourselves as number one and all the armed services. we are very motivated engine. the enemy knows who we are and is afraid of us on the government supplies weapons, ammunition tanks and armored personnel. carriers like this one would around 80 perce

ralf rangnick was given a huge ovation prior to the match at old trafford and on the field his team provided. the first half—hour was exceptional, i thought. the first half—hour was exceptional, ithought. extreme high intensity and tempo. the only thing that was missing at that period of the game was the one or two nil. but we defender, had control of the game. i am defender, had control of the game. iam happy defender, had control of the game. i am happy with the performance but also the result. tottenham were 3—0 winners over norwich as antonio conte continues his revival of the north londoners since taking over. son heung min was among the scorers as spurs move 5th for at least 24 hours, while elsewhere aston villa beat leicester city 2—1 and leeds scored a late equaliser to draw 2—2 at home to brentford. everton host arsenal at goodison park later on monday as they attempt to halt their poor run of form that has seen them fail to win in their last eight games in the league. rafael benitez�*s side are coming off the back of a 4—1 home defeat to liverpool. while mikel arteta returns to his

and because the only rinaldo, the majesty united fans with a magical performance at old trafford, will action coming up and i hey, they're getting going on your weather forecasts for europe in africa. we've got a lot of activity around that central med and the area to see. i think we may power up some thunderstorms for southern areas of italy. and to give you an idea of the moisture we're working with. sorry. if i could see more than 10 centimeters of snow, but go closer to the adria attic, see will call it most star to, to profit around 70 millimeters. so, flooding will be a concern here. dose with rain as well for that west coast of grease. and we've also got some disturbed weather for western areas of turkey. this includes, is mere at 19 degrees water logged areas of northern spain. finally, a reprieve. come in just a few scattered showers. here we've been coming in at a height of 14 on friday or it's western europe right now. our next batch ship it by and take re moves in to the south west of england, western areas of france and speaking of france, we may see some severe flooding t

the london is 32 at old trafford, result lift united to 7 and table in the end to be honest, if a club like majesty united contact you for such a role, you cannot possibly turn it on the major target for me in the next couple of weeks days, weeks is just to to bring more balance into the team. um, even yesterday we conceded 2 goals. we needed 3 goals in yet to win the game was exciting for to friends. but even for myself as the future coach, those are not the kind of games that you need every day. so that's oh for now remind of our top schools foyce. post an action at the fee for our cup. they're looking to make it to and from to i say face of mine will be back in a few hours time for another school. it's up day that $1545.00 pm to ah december on and just either guitar hose, the fever, arab cup, a momentous event for the region, and a glimpse of what's in store for the 2022 wildcat. people in power invest the gates, the use and abuse of power across the globe. a world exclusive interview with joint nobel peace. lori is recognized by safeguarding freedom of expression as a pre condition

premier league and are within three points of the top four after beating crystal palace 1—0 at old traffordge for new interim boss ralph rangnick and he would have been delighted with fred's 77th minute winner, the brazilian midfielder hitting a superb effort from 20 yards. the victory means that rangnick emulated three of united's otherfour new managers since sir alex ferguson retired by winning his first match at the helm. after a promising start to patrick vieira's time at crystal palace, the eagles have now failed to win in their past four matches. let's have a look at some of the other results so far today. leeds scored a late _ other results so far today. leeds scored a late goal— other results so far today. leeds scored a late goal to _ other results so far today. leeds scored a late goal to end - other results so far today. leeds scored a late goal to end 2-2 - scored a late goal to end 2—2 against brentford and a dominant performance by tottenham against norwich, and aston villa against leicester city will kick off in about 15 minutes. celtic have moved back to within four points o

separatists in ukraine's east, in a conflict that's cool. thousands of people since 2014 charles trafford has the latest from north trotsky in ukraine. the defense minister citing intelligent sources, both ukraine animals described as ukraine's partners. with that information, it is being speculated that one of the reasons maybe because we haven't seen any snow any solid snow on the ground yet in this region. and of course, when there is snow and the temperature dropped, the ground is a lot harder, which makes it a lot easier to move heavy machinery and weaponry around. but as i say, that is speculation. some of the other things, the defense minister said, also very interesting. he said that there be no provocation on the ukrainian side, but we are ready for war. and he said that making a decision on ukraine's entry into nato will be a political, one of a political nature. there is no consensus in the alliance yet. so one could argue tentatively that this is the beginnings possibly of a little bit more of a conciliatory tone. by the ukrainians, considering the very kind of bella, cose and

is going down to the wire. plaza majesty united new manager wins his 1st match in charge at old trafford. $750.00 and counting another goal, scoring milestone for one of the greatest any child players of all time. i will take a look around the fire academy here in dough. how the sport school where it all started for the catch our national team. ah, we'll have more from the arab cup later, but 1st there's been a dramatic start to the ultimate race of the formula, one season mix schumacher crashing heavily on land, bringing on to safety cars with hamilton, who started on hold took the opportunity with all his title rival match for shop and stayed out on the track moving into 1st place, a race was briefly stopped so that the barrier can be repaired for staff and can win the title if he finishes 2nd or better. heeds hamilton fails to score any point . striving to earlier, there was a big crash at the start of the formula to raise the pre share stall. this car from 3rd place was then a hit by and so for the pal deed, both drivers were conscious when they were pulled from their cars. they've b

manchester united are on course for their third win in four league games. 3—1 up against burnley at old traffordtime, ben mee's own goal deflected off a sancho effort and ronaldo putting them out offside before aaron lennon pulled one back. still 3—1 and into the second half. leicester might be relieved somewhat to learn their match on new year's day against norwich is off due to covid cases. the foxes have jamie vardy to add to the injury list, his top scorer this season suffered a hamstring injury in their win over liverpool on tuesday and faces one month on the sidelines. the leicester bus says the actor demands placed on players in the festive period played a big part in his setback. west ham manager david moyes says unlike some of his fellow premier league managers, he won't complain about fixture congestion. west ham have played three times in the week and are set to play again on new year's day. he insists that is just the way the premier league works. we isjust the way the premier league works. ~ ., ., , , works. we have always played christmas _ works. we have always played christmas fi

christiana, rinaldo lists the glue for men to be an active found for the magical performers at old trafford. all that football action coming up in schools ah told people are reported to have been killed in the tub. coney village net bill in northern iraq. the kurdish regional government is blaming iso and says most of those killed was security force members who were trying to protect civilians in 2017 or on declared victory of isaac. but the group has continued to load. sporadic attacks, lebanon's information minister has announced his resignation in an attempt to resolve a spat between saudi arabia and other gulf states. now the defeat was called by comments made by george cor, die who was appointed less than 3 months ago. about the war in yemen. could i said the who the rebels were defending themselves in the fight against the saudi led coalition? in response, 3, a band all lebanese imports and recalled it's sam baset. and let's bring in our correspondent in david's and how he's been following events for us. are we surprised by the resignation? ah, well for weeks now, kodachi, along with

so is this a good time for sean dyche to be taking his side to old trafford? if they may be are not purring, but we cannot be naive enough, and we would not be, to think there is to a perfect time to play them, you can only say that after the time. they had a quite small, partly it was that we had a better game, sometimes you need to against the superpowers. england's crickters will fly to sydney for the fourth ashes test without head coach chris silverwood. he's in isolation after one of his family tested positive for covid. they'll have to stay in melbourne for ten days. that's the seventh positive test in the touring party — three support staff and four family members have all contracted the virus. the match is due to start next wednesday. clearly, it is very disruptive for the players, who, as yet, none of them has tested positive, but they are being tested daily. we should not forget that the coach was in contact with some of them yesterday during net practice. so it will be an anxious wait for the next few days to see if any of the england players actual

last night, united's new interim manager ralf rangnick has given his first press conference at old traffordy to say including admitting "it was a job offer he couldn't turn down" and saying that he's "not ruling staying—on as manager" beyond his initial six months in charge. imean, at i mean, at the time when chelsea contacted me last year or this year, in february, they only spoke about the option to become interim manager forfour months. so, it was in february, without any perspective to work in the long term together and here, now we're talking about six and a half months. we've also agreed upon a two—year advisory role after those six and a half months and in the end, to be honest, if a club like manchester united contact you for such a role, you cannot possibly turnit for such a role, you cannot possibly turn it down. right now, i'm fully aware that they might be looking for aware that they might be looking for a new manager. if they will then speak with me about that, we will see. it if they ask me for my opinion, and as you said, everything goes well with the development team, i migh

who's been in charge since ole gunnar solskjaer left the club, announced he'll be leaving the old trafford time before i retire and have a breather because coming into coaching is tough. i am really looking forward to, itjust really looking forward to, it just feels, really looking forward to, itjust feels, like the right time. life sometimes takes you in certain ways. a good feeling i had over recent days was that it is the perfect night to finish on. i could not have hope for anything more. tottenham are up to sixth in the table after a comfortable 2—0 win at home to brentford. the opener was an own goal from sergi canos that came from a ricochetjust 12 minutes in and the second saw son heung min put a pass from sergio reguillon in the net from just six yards out to keep the unbeaten league record for antonio conte since he took charge of the north londoners. major league baseball has entered its first work stoppage in 26 years after it imposed a lockout on its players. the collective bargaining agreement between mlb and the major league baseball players association, which had run forfou

coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel, manchester united's interim manager watches on at old traffordon arsenal in the premier league. good evening. germany has announced major restrictions on anyone who's not vaccinated against covid—19, banning them from restaurants, bars, cinemas and many shops, in an attempt to fend off a fourth wave of the virus. and the chancellor angela merkel says vaccines may become compulsory from february. here, as it emerged that a covid jab may be needed every year, the government confirmed it's ordered 114 million more doses from pfizer and moderna. the deal allows for vaccines to be modified to tackle new variants, if necessary. cases of omicron have now been confirmed in 2a countries. another ten cases were reported in the uk today, taking the total to a2. here's our medical editor, fergus walsh. red alert in germany. intensive care staff at this bavarian hospital lit the wards read to warn germans of the wards read to warn germans of the threat from covid at its worst wave of infections so far. the government has announced a ban on the unvaccinated en

the game at old trafford kicks off in less than an hour., but they've scored just once in each of their last three league games — against crystal palace, norwich, and most recently newcastle on tuesday. i spoke to our reporter simon stone, who's at the game later, and he told me united's tactics and ideas under rangnick are yet to bed in. manchester united are run on unbeaten run, which is their best of this season. if they manage to avoid defeat against burnley tonight, that will take them to eight, obviously, and that will be as good as they have managed since the middle of last season. i think there is a bit of head scratching going on about what he has brought to the table, given that there has been a couple of unconvincing victories against crystal palace and norwich city, and then that disappointing performance against newcastle on the 27th of december. i think people are still trying to work out what his style of play will be. and what improvements, if any, he will bring to manchester united. as ever, with manchester united, there is

fans at old trafford tonight will need more than a ticket from next week. needed in england, something already required elsewhere in the uk. we�*ve experienced the implementation of covid passports in scotland and wales. we�*ve seen a 30% drop in trade initially. additional costs of up to £600 per week. at a time when businesses are relying heavily on building their cash reserves to survive quarter one in 2022, so it is a devastating blow to business. tonight, despite business and union pleas, the government said there would be no new financial support package in the post this christmas. simon jack, bbc news. well lets now get reaction from the institute of directors, dr roger barker is director of policy at the uk employers�* group. good to talk to you again. what is the iod saying about plan b being in place?— being in place? there is no doubt this— being in place? there is no doubt this is _ being in place? there is no doubt this is gonna - being in place? there is no doubt this is gonna be - doubt this is gonna be particularly damaging to sectors of the

in the dugout for their premier league match against arsenal tonight, although he will be at old traffordrick will fulfil his caretaker role for a final time. he says he's learned a lot during his spell as the boss. a lot has happened in the last week to ten days, and i've had to adapt and take on that challenge and a different skill set and things out of my comfort zone that i've never had to tackle before. you don't know until you're in this situation. sometimes you have to learn on the and that's been the case, but i have to say, for the most part, i've enjoyed it. the big golf news this week has been tiger woods' plan to return to the pga tour next year. he gave that very honest assessment of what he can achieve after he was seriously injured in a car crash nine months ago. he says that he can only realistically play part—time and will pick and choose which tournaments he plays in. the open at st andrews is on his list, and he would be welcomed back by one fellow pro. he has been through the wars. he has put his body through a lot. and, yeah, i think, put his body through a lot. and,

they beat burnley 3—1 at old trafford.ed the win. it puts united into the top six, while burnley stay in the relegation zone. it's all about energy for me, it's about passion, about energy, and if we show that, especially if we play at home, i think we have a good team, it's not so easy to play against us. but this is about sustainably delivering that kind of performance. manchester city defender joao cancelo says he suffered cuts to the face after attempting to fight off a gang of robbers at his home. cancelo posted an image of his injuries on instagram, claiming "four cowards" took all his jewellery and left him with a facial injury. in a club statement manchester city said... watford's emmanuel dennis will no longer be in the nigeria squad for the africa cup of nations. the reason for dennis' absence hasn't been confirmed. he's one of four changes to the original 28—man squad. the tournament kicks off in cameroon on sunday 9january after being delayed a year by the coronavirus pandemic. some quick transfer news for you

in what was a landmark night for cristiano ronaldo as manchester united beat arsenal 3—2 at old traffordnandes before ronaldo's 800th career goal put the hosts in front only to see that lead snuffed outjust a minute of so later. but the portuguese was on hand to score a third for the red devils as they move 7th in the table. tottenham are up to 6th in the table after a comfortable 2—0 win at home to brentford. the opener was an own goal from sergi canos that came from a ricochetjust 12 minutes in. and the second saw son heung min put a pass from sergio reguillon in the net from just six yards out to keep the unbeaten league record for antonio conte since he took charge of the north londoners. we had many chances now to implement and to improve this. but we must be satisfied for the performance and to get two points today was important for the was important for the confidence, for our fans, for ourselves and to believe in what we are doing and what we're doing every day. celtic have cut the gap on scottish premiership leaders rangers to four points after a 1—0 win at home to hearts. the o

interim boss ralf rangnick has been speaking to the press for the first time since taking over at old traffords you can be in the champions league. and this is also an issue for the new year that we the draw can overly get further in that competition. and into a half years i think the dna of the team of the club is clear, you have to be as successful as you can be. the record seven time champion ronnie o'sullivan has been knocked out of the uk snooker championship by kyren wilson, following a dramatic final frame decider. in a repeat of last year's world championship final — which o'sullivan won — wilson made three half—century breaks and two centuries as he put in one of the best performances of his career. the rocket fought back from 2—0 and 5—3 down to level the match but wilson took the deciding frame to win by 6 frames to 5. obviously, he's hungry to win titles. he wantsto do what i've done in the game you know so i was like that when i hadn't won a major and stuff like that. you have all the desire at that stage and it's great to see. it shows that he's got a real passion for the game. a

at his first press conference since taking over at old trafford, rangnick�*s also been asked about how stages as group winners, with barca and benfica battling it out for the second spot in the last 16. it's the inaugral saudi arabian grand prix this weekend and the drivers have never driven the street track in jeddah before. it's also the penultimate race of the season withjust eight points separating championship leader max verstappen and lewis hamilton. hamilton just edged verstappen in first practice earlier. hamilton has been critical of saudi arabia hosting a grand prix saying he's not comfortable there because of the country's human rights record. second practice starts just before 5pm. the quarter—finals are underway at snooker�*s uk championship in york. barry hawkins will play the world number 102 and fellow englishman andy hicks and another england playerjack lisowski faces china's zhao xintong. but right now... these are live pictures that we can bring you. seven time champion ronnie o'sullivan is in action against fellow englishman and 5th seed kyren wilson. it's a repeat

in group f — manchester united were held to a 1—1 draw at old trafford by swiss side young boys havingor the first time in 21 years after they lost 3—0 to bayern munich. two goals in the first half from thomas muller and leroy sane were added to byjamal musiala after the break to see the germans to a sixth successive win in group e — while the catalans drop into a europa league play off game. in the women�*s champions league chelsea consolidated first place in group a after a goalless draw at home tojuventus. chelsea had won three of their four matches and emma haye�*s side hit the bar twice in the first half with sam kerr also missing a good chance. it mean�*s last year�*s runners up need just a point from their final game away to wolfsburg next week to qualify top. just one game in the scottish premier league tonight with livingston picking up a vital 1—0 win at home against hibernian. jack mcmillan with the only goal which came a quarter of an hour in, martin boyle missed a penalty for hibs shortly after while paul mcginn and paul hanlon were both shown a second yellow card for the

at his first press conference since taking over at old trafford, rangnick�*s also been asked about howng coronavirus infection rates in bavaria mean that bayern munich�*s champions league game against barcelona next week will be played behind closed doors at the allianz arena on wednesday night. bayern have already qualified for the knockout stages as group winners, with barca and benfica battling it out for the second spot in the last 16. it�*s the inaugral saudi arabian grand prix this weekend and second practice is under way. the drivers have never driven the street track injeddah before. just eight points separate championship leader max verstappen and lewis hamilton going into the penultimate race of the season and hamilton just edged verstappen in first practice earlier. hamilton�*s been critical of saudi arabia hosting the race saying he�*s not comfortable there because of the country�*s human rights record. he�*s chosen to wear his rainbow helmet in support of lgbtq+ rights. that�*s all the sport for now. head to the bbc sport website where you can read about mercedes f1 boss t

manchester united were held to a 1—1 draw by young boys at old trafford.ghlights for the home fans. the debuts for zidane iqbal, the first british—born player of south—asian heritage to make a senior appearance for the club, and charlie savage, the son of former wales international robbie. for the first time in 21 years, barcelona have failed to make the knockout stage. they lost 3—0 at group winners bayern munich and drop down, into the europa league play—offs. now, have a look at these pictures taken at chelsea's game, at home tojuventus in the women's champions league last night. they show the chelsea striker sam kerr knocking over a pitch invader — and she was punished with a yellow card. the match ended goalless and chelsea remain top of their group but after the game, chelsea boss emma hayes talked about player security. i don't know why he didn't wait until the end. he could have had a photograph if he really wanted one. but, jokes aside, you know, you have to do think about player safety. i think we have seen it. there is this sense that the player

it was due to take place at brentford community stadium but there's a covid outbreak at the old traffordes secure jobs. unemployment levels amoung young people with learning disabilites is extremely high with 94% out of work. now the travel situation. onto the weather now with elizabeth rizzini. good morning. if we take a look at some of our weather watchers pictures captured yesterday, you get a fairly good idea of what is going to happen again today. it is looking very similar. plenty of cloud in stoke newington. cloudy skies in richmond. a bit of brightness on offer here in twickenham. we could see some brighter spells perhaps develop today. it is a very mild start to the morning, temperatures in high single figures. it is grey, misty, murky. we could see some spots of light, patchy drizzle. other than that, it will stay dry. the cloud never too far away. hints of something brighter through the afternoon encouraged by that south—westerly wind. top temperatures of 12 or 13 degrees. similar to yesterday. above the average for the time of the year. overnight tonight we do the whole thing

before taking over for saturday's match against crystal palace...that match is just under way at old trafforddon that is 1—0 to the spurs at half—time. and just one in the scottish premiership, as celtic hosts hearts. the hoops went into this game seven points behind leaders rangers, while a win for hearts would take them above their hosts and up to second. wigan have announced they're going to rename their south stand after manager leam richardson after he helped save the 28—year—old striker charlie wyke's life when he suffered a cardiac arrest in training last month. 0n social media, the club's owner tweeted... wyke left hospital after being fitted with a defibrillator. lewis hamilton says he's not comfortable racing in saudi arabia this weekend as a result of the country's human rights record. saudi arabia is hosting its inaugural race on a new street track in jeddah. the world champion says... "it's not my choice to be here. the sport has taken a choice to be here." he also confirmed he would again be wearing the helmet he wore at the last race in qatar, which is painted with the rainbow

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no matches at old trafford, southampton, watford or west ham.nd british teams this weekend, have been postponed because of france's new travel rules in response, to the 0micron variant. the match between ulster and northampton saints did get played last night, though. ulster came out on top and clinched the bonus point through, craig gilroy�*s try. the final score was 27—22 in belfast. heavy weightsjoseph parker and derek chisora will meet again tonight in their much antipicated rematch. chisora lost the first fight in may, on a split decision, and so is aiming for revenge against the former world champion, in parker. the pair weighed in yesterday ahead of tonight's showdown in manchester. now, what a way to make your mark, on your debut, in the world darts championship. scotland's willy borland, managed a historic, nine dart finish. this is when a player, gets all the way from the starting score of 501, with the fewest throws. and while there are over 3 thousand ways of doing this mathmatically, he did it in the traditional way — starting with