watford fail to rain on manchester city's parade as the premier league leaders record their 20th winthe season... andy murray reveals his despair as he pulls out of the brisbane international admitting he may need surgery on a long term hip injury. and england prepares for the final test of the ashes series — but can they secure success at last in sydney? good evening — plenty to come in the programme, but we'll start with tonight's premier league action where even in pretty challenging weather conditions leaders manchester city rained down on watford at the etihad. a win that puts pep guardiola's side 15 points clear at the top of the table with just 16 matches remaining. it took less than a0 seconds for raheem sterling to open the scoring, while an own goaljust minutes later added to watford's woes. it was city's record goal—scorer sergio aguero who made it three after the break — his tenth goal in six appearances against watford in all competitons. the visitors pulled one back to make it 3-1, giving city their 20th win of the season. we played really good, we could have scored, i

to watford, and move 15 points clear at the top of the premier league. andy carroll scores twice, including a late winner for west ham, as they beat west brom to move out of the relegation zone. and andy murray pulls out of the brisbane international, saying he may need surgery on a persistent hip injury. hello, and welcome to the programme. we start with football news. there were four english premier league games on tuesday. league—leaders manchester city were 3—1winners at home to watford, a result that moves them 15 points clear at the top of the table. the bbc‘s guy mowbray was commmentating on the game. a new year, no botherfor manchester city, as their march towards the title goes on. pep guardiola's team unbeaten in 13 months. it all started very early for them tonight. raheem sterling scoring 39 seconds into the contest. sergio aguero made it three and that sealed the points, for sure. and only an andrei gray goal was a consolation for watford, who have lost six games in seven in the premier league. it has been easy, and at times too easy for man

watford. southampton winning that 1—0. watford, new manager, no wind. a tough start forjavi gracia.forjavi gracia. a birthday goal forjack stephens, a first win in11 for birthday goal forjack stephens, a first win in 11 for southampton. javi gracia, his priority is the premier league. a tough start for him, a tough introduction to initial ball. john, thanks for staying with us. ball. john, thanks for staying with us. i will round up the few others that we haven't managed to bring you pictures of, because it has been a busy day, huddersfield 1—1. hull city 2—1 against nottingham forest. and sheffield united came through their all championship tie against preston 1—0 with a penalty. an incredibly busy day of fa cup action. is there more to come tomorrow as well? thanks kath, there were four games in the championship this afternoon. fulham have got themselves into the playoff places with a 3—1 win at struggling barnsley. norwich won away at brentford. bristol city response to their loss in the league cup semi final with a 2—0 win at home to qpr. and wolves stretch their lead at the top

games against crystal palace, brighton and watford. west camel already suffering. survival in the premier league still a priority for west ham. let's hearfrom david moyes. you couldn't have called us a premier league team today because we didn't have enough players in the starting line—up. it was a really difficult encounter. we had a lot of young players who we gave a chance but i wouldn't say many of them.. but i wouldn't say many of them unpressed ne. i was disappointed with the senior players that they didn't help the younger players more. all in all, disappointing performance and results. but we have said before that we think we have bigger fish to fry at this time. springy up—to—date. they have taken the lead. this is the minute were newport county of league 2 went up 1-0 newport county of league 2 went up 1—0 against tottenham hotspur of the premier league. that much is still ongoing. 0ne

i went back to watford. i stopped when mccracken knows. i went back to watford. istopped boxing.sent the country. i was very unfit. when your tank is empty, it's hard to perform. the second time, the day i went up to training. i'm not going to use an excuse but david price is a puncture. and you know all in times what it taught me, it would take more than a human to stop me. joseph parker holds the wbo version of the world title. 18 of them inside the distance. he has a strong amateur pedigree. he has been monitoring joshua. i met joshua once more. he was doing quite well. i will be studying them since then. i watched him at the olympics. i watched him coming through when he first started the professional career. i feel coming through when he first started the professional career. ifeel he was a good fighter. he's got a lot of support as you can see. he has a lot of good things. i think this is my time. to be part of this major event. it is my time to put up a great challenge. i feel like event. it is my time to put up a great challenge. ifeel like i event. it is my time to put u

coming up on this programme: manchester city win 3—1 at home to watford, and move 15 points clear atleague. andy carroll scores twice, including a late winner for west ham, as they beat west brom to move out of the relegation zone. and andy murray pulls out of the brisbane international, saying he may need surgery on a persistent hip injury. hello, and welcome to the programme. we start with football news. there were four english premier league games on tuesday. league—leaders manchester city were 3—1winners at home to watford, a result that moves them 15 points clear at the top of the table. the bbc‘s guy mowbray was commmentating on the game. a new year, no botherfor manchester city, as their march towards the title goes on. pep guardiola's team unbeaten in 13 months.

the fans really showed their disappointment, the watford fans.there were a few arguments between fans and players. he has a really toughjob on fans and players. he has a really tough job on his fans and players. he has a really toughjob on his hands. fans and players. he has a really tough job on his hands. we will have tough job on his hands. we will have to keep our eyes on that. the other results, huddersfield 1—1 against birmingham. howell, 2—1 against nottingham forest. too little too late for forest to get themselves back in. sheffield united beat preston. a penalty was the difference between those two sides. the latest from rodney parade, newport county of league 2 beating totte n ha m of newport county of league 2 beating tottenham of the premier league, 1-0, at tottenham of the premier league, 1—0, at the moment. tottenham of the premier league, 1-0, at the moment. i'm not watching! a full round—up later on. there were four games in the championship this afternoon... fulham have got themselves into the playoff places with a 3 — 1win at s

to seventh, watford with just one win in11 again.ardy and riyad mahrez on the scoresheet, nervous times for leicester, they want the transfer window over so they can keep hold of riyad mahrez for the rest of the season. let's look at the result and a p pa re ntly season. let's look at the result and apparently claude puel has been moaning about having too many strikers because where are they talking about jamie va rdy strikers because where are they talking aboutjamie vardy going? strikers because where are they talking about jamie vardy going? he won't go anywhere. people have been talking about it. yes but riyad mahrez is the one who will possibly go. let's look at how this affects the tables and as i said, we talked about united but who are the movers and shakers? leicester up to seventh. yes, really good wins for chelsea, arsenal, manchester city winning, manchester united winners as well and liverpool against swa nsea as well and liverpool against swansea on monday. what of the table, the game we did not mention, west ham agains

perhaps rather surprisingly, with watford tenth.roach for his services in november as the part of the reason in their decsion. the spaniard javi gracia, who last managed russian club rubin kazan, is expected to replace him. results today have seen the holders saracens qualify for the quarterfinals of rugby union's european champions cup, with welsh side scarlets earning a home tie in the last eight. wasps had hoped to qualify, but despite victory, missed out to la rochelle. maz farroki was watching. the final weekend of the champions cup is all about puzzling permutations. but through the damp and drizzle, part of wasps verza formula for qualification was clear, and emphatic win with four tries or more was the only thing i would do. straightforward maps, symbols go. they also needed us to be kept at bay in the other matches is pulled together made. one too many distractions for christian wade, it seems, his wayward pass a gift for ulster to draw level. but that school would be asked's only of the match. after promising so much, thei

raheem sterling to less tha n watford. 2—0. manchester city the lead. 0wn goal made it 2—0. it could be a long evening for watford. and llorente scored against his old club. spurs 1-0. scored against his old club. spurs i—0. shane long has put southampton 1-0 i—0. shane long has put southampton 1—0 up against crystal palace, 18th against 19th. it is currently goalwards. i—0 west brom. apologies, do not forget, you can follow the action. meanwhile — stoke are considering the future of manager mark hughes, after their 1—0 defeat at home to newcastle. stoke currently lie i6th in the premier league table, just two points above the relegation zone, having won only two of their last 12 games. the board haven't yet met to formally discuss their manager's position and hughes is preparing the team for saturday's fa cup game at coventry. arsenal manager arsene wenger has been charged by the football association over comments he made to match officials after sunday's 1—1 draw against west brom. wenger was furious with the referee mike dea

watford are currently 10th in the premier league.rship rivals wasps, who beat ulster in the champions cup today, gifting saracens the last quarterfinal place. theyjoin scarlets as the only british teams in the last eight. and while we have been on the air, mark allen as just won sanogo's masters for the first time. he held offa masters for the first time. he held off a comeback from kyren wilson to win10—7 ina off a comeback from kyren wilson to win10—7 in a tense final at alexandra palace. that is it from me. there is more on the bbc news channel, including how tommy fleetwood stormed to the abu dhabi title. back to you. thank you. that's all from me, stay with us on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. hello. this is bbc news. people with hidden disabilities in england could soon be entitled to blue badge parking permits under government plans. the department for transport said the change would make it easier for those with conditions such as autism and dementia to get access to the services they need. helena lee reports.

watford have sacked manager marco silva after just eight months in thejob.guese in november as the "catalyst for this decision". watford's statement said that without "the unwarranted approach" they would have "continued to prosper under his leadership". the hornets have won just one of their last 11 premier league games and are 10th in the table. alexis sanchez is on the verge of joining manchester united from arsenal, after united midfielder henrikh mkhitaryan agreed to be part of a direct swap. the players will both have their medicals today. mkhitaryan's paperwork for his transfer was completed yesterday. the length of the armenian's contract at arsenal and his salary is undisclosed. sanchez missed arsenal's 4—1win over crystal palace because he was travelling to manchester. there's one premier league match today. spurs could go fourth with a win at southampton in the 4pm kick—off. spurs beat the saints 5—2 on boxing day but mauricio pochettino is bracing himself for a tough match. i don't have doubt that they are going to success because the club is so

onto football, and watford are expected to appoint javi gracia as a replacement for marco silva who wasand are blaming the change on everton for their interest in silva before christmas. southampton are playing tottenham. it was 1—0 to southampton after a very unlike the own goal from davinson sanchez, but harry kane has just made it 1—1. harry kane now only needs one more goal to have scored a hundred in the premier league in his career. in today's scottish cup 4th round action — the edinburgh derby went the way of hearts. they won 1—0 at tynecastle thanks to a scrappy 86th minute goal, christophe berra's downward header was just touched on by substitute don cowie and despite a valiant hibs effort to keep the ball out, it spun over the line. the only other game in the cup today between fraserburgh and rangers was postponed due to a frozen pitch. the quarterfinal line up for rugby union's european champions cup will be decided this afternoon... as the last few teams try to squeeze into the last 8... defending champions saracens face a nervous wait to see if results go their way.... what

watford have appointed javi gracia as their new manager following the sacking of marco silva.tford claimed everton's "unwarra nted approach" for silva as their replacement coach for ronald koeman, was the "catalyst" behind their decision to sack him. the spaniard gracia last managed russian club rubin kazan and has signed an 18—month deal. it's the final of the masters snooker with kyren wilson and mark allen gunning for a maiden title in london. wilson and allen shared the opening eight frames before allen hit the final‘s first century in frame 12. he leads 7—5 at the mid—session interval. the winner is first to 10 frames. tommy fleetwood played with some back—nine brilliance to defend his abu dhabi golf title. the european number one finished on 22—under—par, two strokes clear of ross fisher. four—times major winner rory mcilroy finished tied for third alongside matt fitzpatrick. mcilroy said fleetwood's finish was "obscene" as he carded six birdies over the closing nine holes. it was just important that we carried on going forward and it's all well and good having a great y

watford have sacked manager marco silva after just eight months in thejob.guese in november as the "catalyst for this decision". watford's statement said that without "the unwarranted approach" they would have "continued to prosper under his leadership". the hornets have won just one of their last 11 premier league games and are 10th in the table. england have won the one—day series against australia 3—0 with two matches to play after a 16 run win in sydney. england got off to a slow start butjos in sydney. england got off to a slow start but jos buttler in sydney. england got off to a slow start butjos buttler and chris woa kes gave start butjos buttler and chris woakes gave the innings impetus. jos buttler made an unbeaten century and chris woakes finished on 53 as england made 302 — six. australia seemed to be on track with captain steve smith at the crease but he was out in controversial fashion, given caught by the on field umpire, when replays seemed inconclusive but the decision stood. australia were behind the required run rate and despite having wic

watford's statement said that without "the unwarranted approach" they would have "continued to prosperremier league games. there's one premier league match today. spurs could go fourth with a win at southampton in the 4pm kick—off. spurs beat the saints 5—2 on boxing day but mauricio pochettino is bracing himself for a tough match. i don't have doubt that they are going to success because the club is so strong, great manager, great coaching staff and great players. i have no doubt that they are going to win success, but i hope after sunday because for us it is so important, the three points, but i know it will be very tough because they need three points, too. in the scottish cup fourth round, it is the edinburgh derby between hearts and hibs. rangers were due to play fraserburgh of the highland league but the match has been called off because of a frozen pitch. there will be a new name on the masters trophy this evening with mark allen taking on kyren wilson. neither player has reached this stage before. allen knocked out two—time winner john higgins in his semifinal, having already b

leicester beat watford 2—0, a really good win for leicester and watford are stuttering again.e for marco silva's men. leicester were excellent, jamie vardy with a penalty. they should have made it two lots earlier but riyad mahrez finally doubled their lead. a nerve—racking transfer window for leicester fa ns nerve—racking transfer window for leicester fans because riyad nerve—racking transfer window for leicesterfans because riyad mahrez is always linked with a move away but claude puel doing a really good job and pay up to seventh. they will keep hold of jamie job and pay up to seventh. they will keep hold ofjamie vardy, though?” think so. but they are always worried about riyad mahrez and he never goes and i'm amazed. looking at the other results, the one we have not mentioned is bournemouth. west ham against bournemouth. west ham against bournemouth. it was an even game but the funny thing is, it was two goals in two minutes, bournemouth took the lead with fraser and thenjavier hernandez equalised for west ham, again, pretty fair reflection, even david moyes admitted it. l

the robins have beaten watford, stoke, palace and united en route to the semifinal and their bold, confidentans will believe there‘s still something left in this tie. the dreamers and yet over. apparently pep guardiola was telling lee johnson the bristol city manager that premier league teams haven‘t performed as well as his team did. obviously we‘ll see what happens in a fortnight. the other semifinals between chelsea and arsenal, the first leg of that tie is at stamford bridge tomorrow night. the fa has announced a range of initiatives and policy changes to improve diversity throughout the game and their own organisation. they‘ve also said they will increase funding at grassroots. they are going to introduce their own version of the rooney rule which is used in the nfl whereby one candidate from the bame groups will be interviewed for a vacancy if they are qualified. we want to become a more inclusive organisation. i think the message it sends is the fa is for all. we talk about that. but it will say is that the opportunities to have a career beyond playing in the fa and in the wider footb

watford have appointed javi gracia as their new manager following the sacking of marco silva.er league sacking of the season after the club blamed a run of one win on 11 matches and everton‘s unwarranted approach for silva in november. javi gracia last managed rubin kazan and his signed an 18 month deal. results today have seen the holders saracens qualify for the quarterfinals of rugby union's european champions cup, with welsh side scarlets earning a home tie in the last eight. wasps had hoped to qualify, but despite victory, missed out to la rochelle. maz farroki was watching. the final weekend of the champions cup is all about puzzling permutations. but through the damp and drizzle, part of wasps‘ formula for qualification was clear, an emphatic win with four tries or more was the only thing that would do. straightforward maths, simple score. they also needed to keep ulster to at bay and the other match in the pool to go their way. one too many distractions for christian wade, it seems. his wayward pass a gift for ulster to draw level. but that score would be ulster‘s only

they beat watford 3—1 at etihad stadium.f the game. then sergio aguero scored his 16th of the season and pep guardiola's tea m of the season and pep guardiola's team 15 points clear at the top of the table. we played really good. we could have scored i don't know how many goals. after dropping two points we spoke about what would be our reaction, because the big teams drop points not too much. and since the beginning we had a good performance and we won the game. victories for tottenham and crystal palace. and there was also a big win for west ham, as andy carroll scored his first two goals of the season — the second a 94th—minute winner — to give them victory over fellow strugglers west brom at the london stadium. west brom are now four points from safety. it could have gone either way, the game, especially the first half, we were not good, but the second half we were much more like it. and in recent games we felt hard done by, with a decision against newcastle, we were certainly against bournemouth in the last game, and we

that was the fourth premier league scalp, already beaten stoke and watford and crystal palace.r has given us a tour. this is the manchester city dressing i’ooiti. this is the manchester city dressing room. wow. some quality players. i like the design. it is special. de bruyne. .. like the design. it is special. de bruyne... sane. fernandinho. iwas numberten. bruyne... sane. fernandinho. iwas number ten. just about get in there! the famous song, feed the goat, he will score! all the time. i go to the supermarket. and some people say feed the goat! 0k! the supermarket. and some people say feed the goat! ok! i'm just getting some items. but it is enjoyable. you are on the wall! the tunnel. it is pretty unique at every ground. and this is unique. the restaurant. this isa this is unique. the restaurant. this is a nice touch. it is unique. would you ever look across at who you are against? manchester city ten. bristol city are going to be exceeded. sergio aguero. going to wa nt exceeded. sergio aguero. going to want to score against them. but the advice i would give them, do not look

the former watford manager — quique sanchez flores — has met representatives from stoke city, who arees. after leaving vicarage road, sanchez flores moved to espanyol in spain's la liga — but he has a release clause tied into his deal there. you stoke sacked hughes after last saturday's fa cup defeat — by league two side coventry city. republic of ireland manager, martin o'neill, is also believed to be in the running for thejob. now, if life begins at 40, nobody told the yokohama striker — kazuyoshi miura. because — he hasjust signed a new contract, a month short of his 51st birthday. miura began his career in brazil, way back in 1986 and his new contract means he will enter the 33rd year of his career. miura won 89 caps forjapan and said today that he hopes to continue to grow as a player! miyura is way ahead of the premier league's top five oldest out—field players. that list, is headed by former england striker teddy sheringham — who was a0 when he played for west ham — a few months older than ryan giggs, former sunderland and southampton striker kevin phillips is the third oldest.

i went back to watford, i stopped boxing and two weeks before that the european championship, i was calledy. i was very unfit i did not even get dropped but stop. when you tank is empty it is hard to perform. the second time was david price, i'd come out of a police cell and the day i went up to training are not using that as an excuse but david price is a puncher, and with wladimir klitschko and all those times, it taught me it would take more than a human to stop me from what i'm destined to be. while joseph parker holds the wbo version of the world title, he is unbeaten in 24 fights. 18 of those inside the distance. and he has a strong amateur pedigree like anthonyjoshua and says he has been monitoring him since those days back in the unpaid ranks. i met john shaw once back in azerbaijan when we were amateurs and he was doing quite well. —— i met anthonyjoshua. i turned professional before him, i watched him at the olympics coming through when he first started his professional career. i feel he is a good fighter and has a lot of support as you can see. he does a lot of good things and s

after last night's win over watford, manchester city manager pep guardiola was very critical of the peoplelish game over the fixture congestion. it was city's 10th match in a month. and gabrieljesus to injury. i know that here in england is the show must go on. but that is not normal, to play two games in 48 hours. the big bosses should reflect. we a re hours. the big bosses should reflect. we are going to kill the players. i don't know how many injuries there are in that period for all of the teams, but, for the big federations, does not matter, because the show must go on. they don't think about the players. we have to start to think about the players. there is a bit of evidence to back up pep‘s grievance — which have been echoed by other premier league managers. this season, which was made shorter in order to help england prepare for the world cup this summer in russia. there were five rounds of matches between saturday the 16th and the 4th of january, that's spanning 14 separate match days. compare that to last season where there were four rounds of fixtures for each club in roughly th

quedan atras y conjuntos como el arsenal, manchester united, newcastle, crystal palace, everton, watford mostrado interes segun diferentes medios de la prensa britanica. ahora lo interesante es que el entrenador david moyes dijo que a el le encataria quedarse con el chicharito en el equipo... el seÑor se contradice solo.. no es nigun secreto que el real madrid no anda bien. estan en cuarto lugar de la liga y se encuentran a 16 puntos del barcelona. el dia de hoy en rueda de prensa zidane se canso de las preguntas de la mala racha y se fue sobre el periodista. que lo cuestiono. se acuerdan que el gobernador de flodira declaro a la universidad central de florida campeon nacional. ahora sus aficionados juntaron dinero y rentaron espacio en un espectacular para retar al campeon colegial alabama. los golden knights terminaron la temporada invicta pero por el sistema de compentencia que existe no entraron a los playoffs por el titulo de nacional. el dia de hoy arranca la jornada dos de la liga mx con doble cartelera. tijuana ante nexaca y morelia ante puebla. le tendre el resumen completo de e

premier league they watch for it at home sterling started off the scoring inside the minute mark watford then gifted men city their second through christian cab assailing sergio guerra put the home side three no lock before watford pulled one back in the final minutes of the match it finished three one to man city for games played on choose day west ham scored in injury time against west brom to get themselves out of the relegation zone crystal palace also out after beating southampton and taught them accounted for swanzy to know that result has lifted top name above arsenal into fifth place on the ladder as for man city their lead over nearest rival man united now sits at fifteen points their place chelsea face arsenal on wednesday. armada have booked a surprise appearance in the final of the gulf cup it's a bi annual football tournament for eight teams in the gulf region and their money is paid bahrain to set up a date with the u.a.e. at least helen reports was scenes of joy and happiness for my mom's football fans after players as they celebrated applies in the final of the gulf come

city beat watford in what was their tenth game in a month.e, it took just 39 seconds for raheem sterling to put city ahead at the etihad. an own goal and then sergio aguero's 16th of the season put them three up before a late watford consolation. so city have won 20 of their 22 league games so far, but guardiola says the premier league should be about quality not quantity. they know that here in england the show must go on and you have to play, but that's not normal guys, to play again in less than 48 hours. the big bosses should reflect. so we're going to kill the players. i don't know how many injuries there are in period for all the teams, but for the big federations it doesn't matter because the show must go on. the players are not here. they don't think about the players and we have to start to think about the players. west brom also had two games in just over 48 hours and actually wanted to postpone last night's match at west ham who hadn't played since boxing day and perhaps unsurprisingly it was a late goal that won it for west ham. i

watford if you notice that's how much the moment you need longer thing is the mine most are new things i have long fingers. but that's right this is a bamboo saxophone. i'm the. only one has won a lot of prizes but she can barely support herself with her music she can no longer afford her rent in hamburg so she's moving in with her boyfriend and also brooke she figure she makes three year olds an hour i saw him once also it would be nice to be able to choose where to live it would also be great to be able to make a living from music and to be able to afford basic things like a rehearsal space. to really relax without these accidental feel is fine if i achieve that some day i'll be extremely happy and if i make it through the piss. on alina schnabel it's always searching for new sounds and her lover jazz is her inspiration to keep on playing. that's all we have time for today you can find more information on the european culture and lifestyle on our website or join us on facebook on of them for me and the entire year max team him by then thanks for watching by. next time you're in the m

perhaps rather surprisingly, with watford tenth.ed just one victory in his last 11 league games. the spaniard javi gracia, who last managed russian club rubin kazan, is expected to replace him. in today's scottish cup fourth round action, the edinburgh derby went the way of hearts. they won 1—0 at tynecastle thanks to a scrappy 86th—minute goal, christophe berra's downward header was just touched on by substitute don cowie and despite a valiant hibs effort to keep the ball out, it spun over the line. the only other game in the cup today between fraserburgh and rangers was postponed due to a frozen pitch. after today's final round of pool matches, the eight teams through to the quarterfinals of rugby union's european champions cup will be finalised. scarlets are through with a home tie. saracens have scraped in but will play away. hoping to join the party were wasps and ulster who played each other. wasps needed a bonus—point win to remain in the running, as well as relying on results elsewhere going their way. they secured a bonus p

it has been 24 hours of chaos for watford.he premier league, four points avoid the relegation zone. the club, blaming the need for change on everton for their interest in silva before christmas. spaniard javi gracia is his replacement, his last club was russian side rubin kazan. silva is the eighth premier league manager to lose his job this season. harry kane struck his 99th premier league goal for tottenham, but couldn't prevent them from losing ground in the race for the top four as his spurs side drew 1—1 at southampton. the home side made a fast start. an own goal from davinson sanchez gave saints the lead in the opening quarter of an hour. then came kane's equaliser. spurs miss out on the chance to go level with fourth—placed liverpool who take on swansea tonight. southampton, meanwhile, are still in the relegation zone. you know, you watch everyone else play and win, and you have to decide. that makes it more difficult. obviously, there is still a long way to go and many ups and downs, iam a long way to go and many ups

they got back to winning ways on tuesday, defeating watford 3—1.8 game winning streak halted by crystal palace weekend when they failed to score for the first time in the season. city are still unbeaten. they are now 15th clear at the top of the table with 16 matches remaining. after we dropped two points we spoke about what our reaction would be. because they are big teams. they took points but not too much. since the beginning we had a good performance and were better in the opening game. west ham at crystal palace came from behind to pick up 2-1 palace came from behind to pick up 2—1victories and tottenham had a win over swansea city. this is what's been catching our eye on social media. the three—time grand slam winner andy murray posted an injury update from tuesday. this has been shed thousands of times. the former world number one haven't played competitively since delayed because of an injury and he posted this picture of himself as a young schoolboy, along with the news that he is pulling out of this week's tournament in brisbane. he said

been saying this much, but pep guardiola's side will hope to get back to winning ways when they play watfordk in the premier league was ended when they drew nil—nil with crystal palace on sunday. they are still well ahead of their nearest rivals and unbeaten in the league, so still plenty to aim for. when we win we focus on the next, when we don't win we focus on the next. i said when we don't win we focus on the next. isaid many when we don't win we focus on the next. i said many times it will be a long road and anything can happen in full also we need to prepare our. —— prepared. can harry kane possibly have as good a 2018 as he did 2017? it may not start well — he's an injury doubt for tottenham's game at bottom—of—the—table swa nsea. the semi—finals of the gulf cup take place on tuesday in kuwait city. they've never won it but bahrain start as favorites against 2009 winners oman. the other semi is the united arab emirates against iraq. the uae have won the tournament twice before, most recently in 2013. their opponents iraq last won it — for the third time — in 1988. now in case you miss

watford drew 2—2 with southampton. what was coming back from 2—0 down.ittle controversial, shall we say? very controversial! a clear handball. if we had video referees in this game, it would have been ruled out. you can see the players surrounding the referee. they're not happy, are they? watch match of the day, i'm they will analyse this. southampton, leading 2—0, looked like they had in the bag. the core —— the cory... like they had in the bag. the core -- the cory... the premier league is really tight, every single tie is important. i never in the premier league so this type of mistake before. we are surprised, because the level of referee is good. it is really hard. chelsea and lester was 0-0, really hard. chelsea and lester was 0—0, and chelsea will be disappointed, chasing second place. they could have gone into second had a won here. manchester united play on monday in stoke. three successive 0-0 on monday in stoke. three successive 0—0 draw for who dominated the second half because ben chilwell was sent off at leicester. leicester had 12 shots, g

watford came from 2—0 down and then their match. this is the reason to watch match of the day.ampton were 2—0 up. doucoure ray scored an equaliser in the 90th minute. i have seen it back and i think... southampton were devastated to lose two important points. we will look at the table, and it could have a big impact on their season. you are used to seeing southampton mid—table, but with the change of managers over the last few seasons, and the changes of personnel, they seem and the changes of personnel, they seem to be paying the price. pellegrino was under pressure, which is why he is very angry with the goal at the end. let's hear from him. the premier league is really tight. it is important. i never in the premier league see this type of thing before, for the reason we are surprised. for me, the referee are good. this is really hard. confirmation of those results, john. newcastle, swansea, 1—1 there. swa nsea, newcastle, swansea, 1—1 there. swansea, bottom of the table, what hope that they have? swansea had a chance but it was saved off the line at the end. newcastle's form

peterborough host leicester in the early kick—off, could be an upset there, southampton against watfordme to west brom. look out for giant—killing as newport county try to do what they did to leeds. beating leeds was my highlight because i could enjoy that game and it was due to our hard work of getting in that position. and what happened at the end of last season was obviously more important for the football club. you only have to see the struggles hartlepool are going through and it could quite easily have been us. we're fortunate. we're working hard to keep improving and that's what we always do here. apologies if i was a bit distracted but she has done, caroline wozniacki has won the australian open, so after never winning a set in a grand slam final before, she has beaten simona halep in the deciding set 6—4 to ta ke simona halep in the deciding set 6—4 to take the australian open title. it means she now replaces simona halep as the world number one. that has just happened in melbourne so we will bring you a full report in an hour's time. that's all the sport for now. now for the w

southampton against watford is an all—premier league tie kicking off at three o'clock, as is the latepool at home to west brom. and watch out for giantkilling when newport county of league two take on tottenham. newport very nearly went out, of the league last season, but are now pushing for a play—off place and knocked out leeds united in the last round. beating leeds was my highlight because i could enjoy that game and it was due to our hard work of getting in that position. and what happened at the end of last season was obviously more important for the football club. you only have to see the struggles hartlepool are going through and it could quite easily have been us. we're fortunate. we're working hard to keep improving and that's what we always do here. rory mcilroy went into the third round of the the dubai desert classic with five birdies in his last seven holes. he started the day on 15 under. an eagle took to 16 under par. andy sullivan is also 16 under par. andy sullivan is also 16 under after shooting 63. it is goalless in the early stages between peter browne leicester.

elsewhere, leicester beat watford, and paul lambert enjoyed a victory in his first match in charge atcottish premiership champions have had a three—week winter break, and looked refreshed at celtic park. brendan rodgers fielded a strong team, despite his opponents currently sitting bottom of scottish football's second tier, without a league win all season. saracens are still in with a chance of retaining their champions cup trophy, after beating northampton saints 62—14. the defending champions had to win against saint to have a chance of making the quarter—finals. but, they still need other results to go their way today if they are to make the last eight. scarlets have no such worries. they beat toulon to become the first welsh side to qualify for the quarter finals since 2012. bath and ospreys are out though there will be a new name on the masters trophy this evening with mark allen taking on kyren wilson. neither player has reached this stage before. allen knocked out two—time winner john higgins in his semi—final, having already beaten ronnie o'sullivan. wilson defeated world numb

watford have sacked that manager this morning. two reaches 100 premier league goal. one late goal at tynecastle got hearts into the fifth round of the scottish cup. the rangers game was postponed. plenty more sport on the bbc sport website including how saracens scraped into the quarterfinals of the european champions cup. for me, goodbye. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel, we are back with the late news at ten o'clock now on bbc1 its time for the news where you are. goodbye. hello. this is bbc news. i'm martine croxall. theresa may has said she'll set out plans in the coming weeks to crack down on company executives who enrich themselves while jeopardising their workers' pensions. writing in the observer newspaper, mrs may describes the practice as an unacceptable abuse that will be ended. earlier i spoke to the former pensions minister, baroness altmann. she explained what powers the pension regulator have to make companies keep their schemes in good order. the pensions regulator already has the power t

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watford and southampton shared four goals, while west brom beat brighton 2—0.xter chiefs have kept their european champions cup hopes alive with a crushing 41—10 bonus—point win over montpellier. whle ulster top pool 0ne after victory over french side la rochelle. three tries earned the home side a 20—13 victory. adam wild reports. sandy park is where you find the chiefs and this is certainly an occasion for leaders. top of the english league exeter against montpellier, top of the french. the cross—channel challenge with plenty of state. exeter, defeat would invade hopes. the first half try kept them alive. terence, tight, not much space but then when you have woodburn on the wing, you don‘t a lwa ys woodburn on the wing, you don‘t always need it. that was brilliant, his second perhaps was even better. this secured the bonus point that may yet prove crucial in the fight to the second in their group. the cheats are back in charge. in ulster, a battle to lead, that is where la rochelle have been for most of the condition. the french side once appearing unbeatable

watford and southampton are looking over their shoulders. body part doucoure used for this equaliser. but on closer inspection, perhaps not. he stoops to head it and it hits his fist, i think. southampton are left in deep trouble. the goal stood and it finished 2—2. more matches like this will decide who stays up, but those pivotal moments can make all the difference. joe lynskey, bbc news. there was also a win for crystal palace against burnley yesterday, whilst bottom side swansea drew 1—1 at newcastle. let's turn attentions to rugby union now, and english champions exeter chiefs have boosted their chance of qualifying for the quarterfinals of the european champions cup with a dominant display against montpellier. there were also wins for ulster, harlequins and northampton, while european champions saracens drew 15—15 with 0spreys. adam wild reports. sandy park is where you find the chiefs. and this, certainly an occassion for leaders. top of the english league, exeter, against montpellier, top of the french. a cross—channel challenge with

the bbc understands watford will appoint a former malaga manager after sacking their manager.s the england golfer tommy fleetwood retains his abu dhabi championship title. that is the sport, more in an hour. theresa may has said she's to set out plans in coming weeks to crack down on company executives who enrich themselves while jeopardising their workers' pensions. writing in the observer newspaper, she describes the practice as an unacceptable abuse that will be ended. rose all and joins us from north london, pensions minister. what powers does the pensions regulator already have the stock dividend is being paid before pensions are put in good order? in fact, as you say, the pensions regulator already has the pensions regulator already has the power to stop a company paying dividends, if it believes that will jeopardise the pension scheme. but the pensions regulator would only do that if the trustees call it in, and the regulator looks at the scheme and decides that the company should be putting money into the pension scheme, rather than into the dividends payments. that al

watford and southampton shared four goals, while west brom beat brighton 2—0.with gastroenteritis on the final day of the fifth ashes test. root, of course, captained the test side as they suffered a 4—0 ashes series defeat. the players left in australia now have a big point to prove in the shorter format of the game. 0ne—day captain eoin morgan is confident they can do that starting in melbourne. understandably, they have been i suppose down with the defeat of the test tour which is disappointing but i think with the energy a lot of the quys i think with the energy a lot of the guys have brought in from, coming from the big bash, playing against bangladesh previously, think it is important to the squad and series and it always has been, given you play on the back of such a significant test match series and eyes know the responsibility that they carry, to feel fresh, to pick up they carry, to feel fresh, to pick up guys they carry, to feel fresh, to pick up guys along the way, so i think everybody within the group has sort of come together quite well in the las

watford and southampton shared four goals, while west brom beat brighton 2—0. biggest football teams has been accused of racism following a tweet sent out, while a player had taken over the club's offical twitter account. the message from spartak moscow earlier today showed a video, of some black players training in sunny conditions, with a message translating as "see how the chocolates melt in the sun." several anti—discrimatory bodies have highglighted their concerns. the chief executive of the campaign group football against racism in europe says... he went on to say that spartak were sanctioned for islamophobic chanting recently, but clearly the message has not reached the players or the club management." spartak‘s tweet stayed up for a few hours before being taken down. a later video uploaded on the club's twitter account saw midfielder fernando make the following rather short announcement. translation: at spartak there is no racism, we are a friendly family. james haskell‘s six nations comeback has been thrown into doubt after he was sent off in the final

elsewhere, leicester are up to seventh after beating watford.inished i—i. southampton host spurs at 4pm this afternoon. celtic cruised into the scottish cup fifth round with a 5—0 thrashing of brechin city. the scottish premiership champions have had a three—week winter break, and looked refreshed at celtic park. brendan rodgers fielded a strong team, despite his opponents currently sitting bottom of scottish football's second tier, without a league win all season. saracens are still in with a chance of retaining their champions cup trophy, after beating northampton saints 62—14. the defending champions had to win against saint to have a chance of making the quarter—finals. but, they still need other results to go their way today if they are to make the last eight. scarlets have no such worries. they beat toulon to become the first welsh side to qualify for the quarter finals since 2012. bath and ospreys are out, though. there will be a new name on the masters trophy this evening with mark allen taking on kyren wilson. neither player has reached

ray watford is the head of the overseas private corporation, the u.s.finance institution, and he recently was return from a trip to india with a ivanka trump and has turned his attention to south america. ray: thank you for having me. kevin: where are your priorities as we enter into this new year? and what can the private sector do to help opec? ray: well, our priorities going pretty much the western hemisphere, the northern triangle of central america. we are looking in the indo pacific region, middle east, and many of the former soviet countries as well as sub-saharan africa, where we have been very active. opec is open in 108 countries. we are looking worldwide, but giving it a specific emphasis on central and the western hemisphere. shery: the company's vision at one point envision closing down your agency. how much support are you know getting from the white house? -- now getting from the white house? ray: taken to that question because i am getting it all the time. the question i had to the administration is, how do you look at development agenci

minor delays on the metropolitan line, between harrow—on—the—hill and watford, because of a signal failurelier start today, compared to yesterday. we‘ve had some showers overnight, and those showers likely to continue as we head through the course of the day. but they‘re becoming fewer and further between, so it‘s not a bad day. we should get some sunshine. now, if you do get the showers, could be quite heavy, but they‘ll blow through quite quickly, that westerly wind fairly brisk through the course of the day. it is going to feel cold, though, in the wind — maximum temperature around five celsius. now, overnight, those showers will continue to blow through. could fall a little bit wintry over higher ground, a bit of hail mixed in there, potentially, but to lower levels they will fall as rain. and many places staying dry overnight. the minimum temperature two or three celsius, the breeze helping to keep the frost at bay. so, for tomorrow, looking at lots of sunshine. a cold, crisp start, the breeze still fairly chilly. a dry day, though. still the chance for one or two isolated showers, te

watford and southampton are looking over their shoulders.d it and it hits his fist, i think. southampton are left in deep trouble. more matches like this will decide who stays up, but those pivotal moments can make all the difference. joe, bbc news. there was also a win for crystal palace against burnley yesterday while bottom side swansea drew 1—1 at newcastle. let's turn attention to rugby union now. english champions exeter chiefs, have boosted their chance of qualifying for the quarter—finals of the european champions cup with a dominant display against montpellier. there were also wins for ulster, harlequins and northampton, while european champions saracens drew 15—15 with ospreys. adam wild reports. sandy park is where you find the chiefs. and this, certainly an occassion for leaders. top of the english league, exeter, against montpellier, top of the french. a cross—channel challenge with plenty at stake. for exeter, defeat would end their dream. dave's first—half try, keeping it alive. tense, tight, not much space. but with ollie on

city beat watford in what was their 10th game in a month. eve. it took just 39 seconds for raheem sterling to put city ahead at the etihad. an own goal and then sergio aguero's 16th of the season put them three up before a late watford consolation. so city have won 20 of their 22 league games so far. but guardiola sez the premier league should be about quality not quantity. i know that here in england the show must go on. and you have to play, but that is not normal, guys. to play in less than 2a hours. it is a way to kill the players. i do not know how many there are in that category for older teams. but with a big federation it doesn't matter. the show must go on. but they do not think about the players and we have to start to think about the players. reports in spain claim barcelona are preparing to make another bid for philippe coutinho. although liverpool haven't yet received a renewed offer. now the january transfer window has opened it's thought a bid will be made imminently after three were turned down by liverpool in the summer the