west ham remain one place above the relegation zone on goal difference alone.has more. liverpool's relentless march towards the premier league title continues. this was their long—awaited game in hand and it has gone the way of so many liverpool matches the season, a win and three points for can co—opt‘s side. the goals came either side of hassan, most of a penalty taken down ten mins before the break and then taman minutes, alex alex 0xlade—chamberlain a brick wiggle putting them to heavens or in front and west ham were never going to get back. for dave moy‘s sigh, they remain only on goal difference was that a nervy end of the season for west ham, difficult matches. they have to go to a way to difficult opponents as well. but for liverpool at this title race seems to be all over bar the shouting but their fans have got a lot of shouting to do. they certainly do. so liverpool have now got to 70 points by the end of january, putting them 19 points clear of manchester city. but managerjurgen klopp is insistent that the league title is not already done. we just h

liverpool nowhere near their best but still too good for west ham.to the spot and salah tucked away. the next goal on the counter—attack as west ham were threatening from a corner. they are the best team in the premier league by a country mile and it's not going to be too long i don't think until they clench this premier league title. 2—0 liverpool. we just have to carry on, we will carry on and 70 things can happen at last. stop it's interesting, it can catch over there but it's just not decided and that's why we don't feel like it's already done. nobody stands there, it's played that game and after the game, it's like, take and after the game, it's like, take a deep earth, saturday, southampton, that's how it is. manchester city are unlikely to hang on to their league title — but they're on course to retain the league cup. they're through to the final to face aston villa — despite losing at home to manchester united in the 2nd leg of their semi—final on wednesday. ian dennis reports. manchester city are back at wembley but in reality their passages

within the we st the descriptions —— from within the west ham camp.e to wait and see —— david myers. it is one of ones those that may not have excited the west ham fans initially, but as you say, if he keeps any streak of three goals a game and conceding none, then realistically, they have got to be happy. west ham, if they went nternet game move five points clear of the relegation zone. if a sheffield united win, they move back into the top five. you can hear more from eight o'clock on a five live. still to come on sportsday... we speak to the man made infamous when he nearly bought manchester united around 30 years ago. does he regret not completing the deal? it was a mistake not to complete on the contract. there is no question about that. it was the biggest mistake of my life. and there's always entertainment at a jurgen klopp press conference. i need to know now. google it, we have time. we'll tell you what he was dying to know in a little bit. gb boxing today officially launched the olympic boxing qualifying tournament that will be staged in lon

and whilst liverpool's ascent continues — west ham are flirting with the drop.as they meet in the premier league tonight. hello, and welcome to the programme. we start with that shock exit at the australian open. the world number one is out. rafa nadal‘s run in melbourne ended by the fifth seed, dominic thiem, in a four—set thriller. john watson is there for us. hello and welcome to le bon park on updating of the australian open, but we have seen a huge upset today. rafael nadal knocked out over half 01’ rafael nadal knocked out over half or sets about dominic thiem. it was a match that had everything. it means it is no dull‘s earliest exit from a grand slam since losing here at the stage back in 2018. with all of the big talking points from the patch, here is austin. chasing 20, rafael nadal has his sights set on a record equalling 20th grand slam title, but it's been 11 years since he has won one on this court. dominic thiem was at the latest to stand in his way, traditionally a clay—court player, he had never had beating an adult on a hard court before. right

they lead i—0 until 2024, take on west ham. they lead 1—0 with until 2024, take on west ham., take on west ham. they lead 1—0 with just over an hour played jute to oh mcburnie's goal. brighton's goalkeeper mat ryan is the latest to support australian bushfire relief efforts. he is also australia's number one. he is donating 500 dollars australian for every goal saved at the weekend. two—time marathon winner has been suspended for doping violations. he is bench sanctioned for not informing testing authorities of his whereabouts and tampering with samples. he is the sixth fastest marathon runner in history, with a personal best... he denies any wrongdoing. the dakar rally on friday has been one, finishing over a minute ahead of the spaniard. the leaders increased to nearly eight minutes. saturday is a rest day. finally, juergen klopp and jose mourinho will lock horns again on the touchline tomorrow as the league leaders liverpool take their team to turn to transit hotspot. i'm not sure if he was a better footballer thanl sure if he was a better footballer than i was, but the go

sheffield united beat west ham to move up to fifth in the premier league.m hisjob. i cannot apologise enough for it. this is not me being blase about it, andi this is not me being blase about it, and i let myself down and let a lot of people down. stress that i should not have done. and a day shy of her 19th birthday, boxer caroline dubois tells us how she feels about stepping up to the senior ranks. welcome to sportsday, thanks forjoining us. sheffield united remain this season's surprise package and are up to fifth in the premier league after beating west ham 1—0, it was thanks in part to a controversial var decision which ruled out an equaliser late on. before tonight's game the club announced manager chris wilder had extended his stay at bramall lane until 202a. adam wild reports. sheffield united's rather an expected success this season is due to chris wilder and knees of his extension was welcomed. though perhaps to celebrate properly against west ham and it would have gotten started nice and early if he kept his header down. the worries that they had

onto football, west ham's troubles continue after they we re ham's troubles continue after they were ionship highflyers west from. conor townsend scored early on to send his side through to the fifth round. west ham put up little resista nce fifth round. west ham put up little resistance even when they went down to men. show vijay sent off with 18 minutes remaining. it wasn't like one player that came out of the blue, it was all planned and everything. i had, orwe had, big, big confidence in this team. and they proved us right. and as i said, this should be a big lift for us, to continue like this and to lift for this, i don't know how many against, but to lift for this month and do everything to continue to do well in the cup, and more important, well in the cup, and more important, well in the leg. manchester city are into the leg. manchester city are into the fifth round of the women's fa cup the fifth round of the women's fa cu p after the fifth round of the women's fa cup after beating neighbours united 3-2. cup after beating neighbours united 3—2. england striker ellen white was

that match is tomorrow, the liverpool, west ham game, my apologies.some of the day's other headlines. christian eriksen has left tottenham for inter milan for a fee of around £17 million. the danish midfielder joined spurs in 2013 and was out of contract in the summer. spurs have taken up the option to sign giovani lo celso on a permanent basis, the 23—year—old argentinian initiallyjoined from spanish side real betis on a loan deal in the summer. england bowler stuart broad has been fined 15 % of his match fee, for swearing at the south africa captain faf du plessis during the fourth test in johannesburg. broad has also been given a demerit point. tonight's nba match between the los angeles lakers and city rivals the clippers has been called off as a mark of respect to kobe bryant who died in a helicopter crash over the weekend. there's a shrine outside the staples centre, home of the lakers, but an online petition could see the creation of something more permanent to honour one of basketball‘s greatest players. nick parott reports. the tributes to ko

in the final moments, at the click west ham have spoiled the mood.s the final judge. handball the verdict, they will continue the run through to do. they can no longer progressed from the champions cup after defeat to larry schell in france's evening. they were in the left half—time but laura shall change the game in the second half and tries from players gave them the lead. contact with the shoulder finishing 30—23. a gave them the lead. contact with the shoulderfinishing 30—23. a prussian goalkeeper is the latest bosman two plate support to help the australian bushfire belief effort. he is from plumpton, and he is also australia's number one. he has vowed to donate $500 for every save by premier goalkeeper this weekend. several warmup condiments for the strainer but have been affected by the bushfires including an event. the british number six was due to play, by the placement able to train there because of the poor air quality. they had to be moved to melbourne. we were advised not to go outside. they told us to try and buy masks so that when we w

it was used last night as they won 1—0 over west ham. west ham are convinced they had found an equaliser through robert snodgrass in injury time, only for the var to show a handball in the build—up. it was declan rice who was penalised, and he was fuming with the decision afterwards. he agreed with jamie character, who suggested on twitter that the rule is an absolute joke. he said... novak djokovic has taken serbia into the final of the atp cup in australia, beating a rival that could challenge him at the stewing open at the first grand slam of the year. he was taken into a final set against daniel medvedev. but he won that to give his team an unassailable 2— 08. they won the doubles for another clean sweep. they will take on spain possibly in the final. serena williams needed 43 minutes to beat her fellow american and reach the final of the auckland international. shejob the final of the auckland international. she job —— the final of the auckland international. shejob —— drop to just two mac games in the process. looking for her first

championship leaders west brom beating west ham of the premier league 1—0. west ham have lost at home — to a team from a lower division — since january 1997, in the fa cup. full—back conor townsend with this rocket from the edge of the box. a brilliant finish from him — his first goal for the club. well new hammers manager david moyes clearly wasn't happy — he made a triple substitution at half—time. and mark noble had the best chance for the home side late on but he couldn't finish it. and it's fair to say moyes wasn't overly impressed. well, i think we had a lot of opportunities there. i think sometimes you can take that slightly differently, but i think we were a good position to make it happen. we didn't, and west brom were better. we were better in the second half, but we couldn't quite manufacture a good opportunity, a good cross, a good through pass, so we have to give west brom credit for that. now, before kick—off this match looked like it had a chance of causing an upset. oxford united beat west ham earlier this season and pushed manchester city cl

to celebrate g perhaps to celebrate properly against west ham and it would have gotten started nice and early if he kept his header down. the worries that they had been this season, the no prep —— more pressing goalkeeper are able to continue. one of his first contributions was to launch downfield a ball that would eventually find its way into felipe anderson and a lighter effort might have soften the blow. the next contribution, a badly misjudged in this paste pask. one that they take full advantage of and one burning with the finish of bromelain. west ham had not spoil the move, squeezing in an equaliser but wait the ar again called and a final judgement. the sheffield united celebrations before kick—off and will continue long after it tonight. 18 months ago bobby madley was one of england's top referees. a recognisable face in a premier league football ground, he was living out his dream. then, after sending a video to a friend mocking a disabled person, he was sacked, destroying his career and his reputation. now trying to rebuild his life in norway, he's been speaking to the bbc ab

leicester are back in the groove as they put four past west ham.aracens saga continues with premiership rugby is set to publish a full report into their breach of the salary cap. heather watson is confident of going even further as she reaches the second round of the australian open. hello and welcome to sportsday. we start with the thrills and spills from the premier league. manchester united supporters were left with their heads in their hands after burnley recorded a 2—1victory, their first at burnley recorded a 2—1victory, theirfirst at old burnley recorded a 2—1victory, their first at old trafford since 1962. there city have got to re—find their form from early in the season —— leicester city. west ham at home it would seem a promising chance, especially with ashley barnes opening the scoring. injury to jamie vardy could not even dampen the mood especially when ricardo pereira smashed in a second before half—time and it was no more than they deserved. west ham just really needed something to go their way, and it came immediately after the brea

one, david moyes first game in charge since he returned to west ham.months ago, save them from relegation in 2018, they have brought him back again after the failed reign of manuel pellegrini, hoping that he could do the same thing. he takes on fellow strugglers bournemouth this afternoon, really hoping that the new year brings a fresh start for both of them. of course, there is southampton, spurs, that can be an interesting one to call, and this evening, everything gets rounded off with arsenal against united. arsenal really needing a good win to boost their confidence, sitting 12th place in a table, they haven't been very good at home either, so they are desperate for a win to lift them up the table. that kicks off at 8pm. thank you for that update. eight other matches including manchester city v everton at 5.30. david moyes takes charge of west ham for the first time against bournemouth. the late match has arsenal up against manchester united at the emirates brighton 0—1 chelsea — azpilicueta with the goal. and aston villa are 2—0 up against burnley

west ham's troubles continue — after they were knocked out of the fa cup today, by championship high—fliersthrough to the fifth round. west ham put up little resistance even when the baggies went down to ten men with shemi ajayi being sent off with 18 minutes remaining. it wasn't like one player that came out of the blue. it was all planned and everything and we had to be confident in this team and they pulled us right. as i said, this should be a big lift for us to continue like this and to live for this, i don't know how many games, but to live for these three months and to do everything to continue to do well in the cup and more importantly, well in the league. england had the better of the second day of their fourth and final test against south africa injohannesburg restricting south africa to 88—6 at the close. the tourists were bowled out for 400 — thanks to half centuries from joe root and ollie pope. and a stand of 82 from stuart broad and mark wood. it was then the turn of england's bowlers — once again, wood impressed taking 3 wickets for 21. i felt today as a unit collectively we

west ham desperately needed something to go their way. and that came after the break.nal word and almost came spectacularly from james madison. instead paras finished things off. first with a penalty and then with a measured finish. leicester, back to their best. with the top four players looking more secure, manchester united remains in jeopardy. burnley beat leicester at the weekend and here they were looking to continue their good form. chris would's smart effort got them started at old trafford. j would regress's goal was brilliant. j rodriguez's goal. and they have seen enough this season to know when they have seen enough. a famous win for burnley and united's frustration goes on. tottenham won their first league game of the year, by beating bottom of the table norwich 2—1 at tottenham hotspur stadium. goals from dele alli and heung min—son sealing the three points. celtic still hold a slender lead over rangers at the top of the scottish premiership. both glasgow sides were in action this evening and both of them won. celtic were 3—1 winners at kilmarnock. a neat

it's a very happy new year for david moyes, he's started his second spell in charge of west ham with came from sebastien haller as they went into the break 3—0 up. felipe anderson also scored. moyes kept west ham up in 2018 before being replaced by manuel pellegrini who was sacked on saturday. mikel arteta has his first win as arsenal head coach, they beat manchester united 2—0 in the evening kick—off at the emirates stadium, nicolas pepe gave them the lead inside ten minutes after some good work from kolasinac. and their second came before the break, sokratis reacting quickest when the ball fell to him in the box. that was the gunners' first win in six matches. some other results for you, brighton drew 1—1 at home chelsea aston villa are a point above the relegation zone following their 2—1 win at burnleynorwich are still bottom of the table after a draw against palace. tottenham went down 1—0 at southampton. watford beat wolves 2—1. there was a huge game in the championship, leeds are still top of the table on goal difference from west bromwich albion after a 1—1 draw at the hawtho

moyes kept west ham up in 2018 before being replaced by manuel pellegrini who was sacked on saturday.ers, we have been in a day and a bit, you know, we have not been able to do set pieces, really, just because of the time, an idea what we wanted, so the credit goes to the players for their attitude, their determination, and nobody epitomised that more than mark noble, and declan rice as well, the two of them were really good today. tottenham slipped up in their pursuit of a top—four finish. they lost 1—0 at southampton, danny ings on target again, his 13th league goal of the season. the saints have picked up ten points in four matches over christmas and the new year. spurs bossjose mourinho was booked after a confrontaion with the saints goalkeeping coach in their dugout. i think the card is fair, because i was rude, but i was rude to an idiot. and for some reason, for some reason i was rude, and because of that i deserved a yellow card. they are 15 minutes into the second half at the emirates. arsenal lead manchester united 2—0. england's cricketers are having a tough time of it, jof

west ham's troubles continue after they were knocked out of the fa cup today by championship high—fliersis side through to the fifth round. west ham put up little resistance even when the baggies went down to ten men with shemi ajayi being sent off with 18 minutes remaining. manchester city are into the fifth round of the women's fa cup after beating neighbours united 3—2. england striker ellen white was on target twice as city became the first side to earn a place in round five. the remaining 15 ties from this round take place tomorrow afternoon. rafa nadal is through to the fourth round of the australian open tennis. he beat fellow spaniard pablo carreno busta in straight sets. he's still on course for a first title in melbourne since 2009. he will face nick kyrgios next. a couple of surprises in the women's draw though as karolina pliskova — the second seed — went out. as did the fifth seed elina svitolina. she was beaten by the two—time grand slam champion garbine muguruza. wimbledon winner simona halep is through though. in rugby union's premiership, bristol came out on top in the w

it's a very happy new year for david moyes, he's started his second spell in charge of west ham withark noble scored twice, but the pick of their goals came from sebastien haller as they went into the break 3—0 up. felipe anderson also scored moyes kept west ham up in 2018 before being replaced by manuel pellegrini who was sacked on saturday. in truth, i've not had any time to work with the players, we have been ina day work with the players, we have been in a day and a bit, you know, we have not been able to do set pieces, really, just because of the time, just a little bit to organise the tea m just a little bit to organise the team and give them an idea what we wanted, so the credit goes to the players for their attitude, their determination, and nobody epitomised at more than mark noble, and declan rice as well, the two of them were really good today. the champions, manchester city, also won. gabrieljesus scored twice in their 2—1 victory over everton, richarlison pulled one back, but that was the first defeat for carlo ancellotti as everton boss. so city stay third, tottenham's

west ham are now only above the relegation zone on goal difference.in the scottish premiership. rangers won two nil at home to ross country meaning they remain 5 points behind celtic, but have a game in hand. they won three nil away at stjohnstone. lee griffiths scored the pick of the goals which all came in the first thirty minutes, olivier ntcham and james forrest were the other names on the scoresheet. it was also semi final night in the women's league cup. arsenal are through the final after a 2—1win over manchester city. and it was two of their dutch contingent that got them there. vivianne miedema and danielle van de donk with the goals. they will meet chelsea, after they beat manchester united 1 nil. maren mjelde with the goal for their first appearance in the league cup final. the wait for a record equalling 20th grand slam title goes on for rafa nadal. the world number one is out of the australian open. the spaniard was beaten in the quarterfinals by the austrian dominic thiem in what was a four set thriller in melbourne. with news of that an

but i think west ham are hopeful to get guided bowing before the end of the deadline.ague two. luke matheson, the 17—year—old at rochdale, passed his driving test yesterday. today he's got a move to the premier league. what a year he's had. it has been a dream come true for him, this is against manchester united earlier in the season. he only turned pro in october, this is the week before that, scoring at old trafford. now, wolverhampton wanderers have come in for him a £1 million deal, then he will be loaned back to the ligue one cloud. but what a win for him, a very humble young man as well. i think a lot of people were pleased to see that he has a breakthrough deal to go to wilkes. brilliant for him. finally, any other names to keep and i on? manchester united still looking for a striker. merrimack still scrambling, still looking around. aston villa are going to sign bastogne. that looks like that will be done between now and 11 o'clock. watford are still looking for a defender, they had been heavily with burnley boss mike ben gibson. there really has it been a grea

west ham were convinced they had levelled in injury time.oming through robert snodgrass, only for var to show a handball in the build—up. so, rice was in agreement with jamie kuroda, who suggested that the rule is a joke. he headed the ball onto my arm, whatam joke. he headed the ball onto my arm, what am i supposed to do? he says he was gutted with that decision. world number one rafael adele has taken spain into the final of the atp cup in sydney, it means they will feet —— they will face serbia tomorrow. he had a tough race and had to come from a set down to win and gave his team and are 2—0 win and gave his team and are 2—0 win over hosts, after roberto bautista had to beat nick kyrigios earlier in the day. novak djokovic clinched victory for serbia, beating russia in three sets to give them a 2-0 russia in three sets to give them a 2—0 lead before they won the doubles for another clean seat as well. novak djokovic at the heart of it all. he is unbeaten in the atp cup so far. serena williams needed just 43 minutes to beat her fellow amer

west ham are onlyjust above the relegation zone on goal difference.ls, which all came in the opening half hour. title rivals rangers kept up the chase by beating ross county 2—0. and last night's football dominates this morning's back pages. the mirror say "it's all over bar the shouting", listing liverpool's impressive stats, including their 41—game unbeaten run the guardian have a great shot of manchester united's disconsolate players, after they went out of the league cup to rivals city, depsite beating them at the etihad. "so close, yet so far" they say and the sun headline is "red mist", referring to matic‘s sending off — and 0le gunnar solskjaer‘s condemnation of the attack on united executive ed woodward's house. that's all from me but don't forget sportsday at 6.30, for all the day's news. jane, thank you. one of the last surviving battle of britain pilots has died at the age of 101. wing commander paul farnes was a fighter ace — a pilot who had brought down five or more enemy aircraft. there are nowjust two raf pilots remaining who defended b

second say west brom not south west ham of the premier league a goal from qana townsend deciding thisone a winning return to london stated for west ham west brom manager sorry 7 village he was fired by west ham in 27 saying and leicester held off a spirited challenge from 2nd tier brant fit not sure scoring the only goal of this game after just 4 minutes i did have some chances to equalise but it finished one mail to the league's. boss alone as the new manager k.k. said suffered his 1st defeat since taking charge of the spanish champions beaten to neil away of valencia there was some fighting between the 2 sets of fans outside the mistah stadium before kickoff lanceolata issuing a statement saying those involved had nothing to do with the values of their club australia's men's football team of qualified for the olympic games for the 1st time since 2008 the australians beating defending champions is back a stand in the 3rd place player for the under $23.00 asian championships the only goal of the game coming from nick the augustine are strongly joint host japan saudi arabia and south k

and west ham celebrated the return of david moyes as boss with a 4—0 thumping of bournemouth.ion zone with bournemouth replacing them. more on all of those stories and about 20 minutes. see you then. a study involving nearly 29,000 women, has found artificial intelligence software is just as accurate as doctors at spotting breast cancer. it's the result of work by researchers at google health and imperial college london. cancer experts say it could eventually mean faster and more accurate diagnosis. here's our medical correspondent, fergus walsh. reading a mammogram is highly skilled work, done by specialist doctors. two radiologists analyse every woman's x—rays but now artificial intelligence, a machine learning computer designed by google health can do itjust as well as humans. compared to a single radiologist working alone, artificial intelligence was actually more accurate at detecting breast cancer. ai produced 1.2% fewer false positives, where a healthy mammogram is incorrectly diagnosed as cancerous. and there were 2.7% fewer false negatives where a cancer is missed. th

david moyes made a winning return to west ham as they thrashed bournemouth 4—0 in london, taking themgation zone. moyes replaced the sacked manuel pellegrini on sunday, returning to the club he led to premier league safety at the end of the 2017—18 season. three first—half goals, including a double to captain mark noble, means bournemouth drop in to the bottom three. tottenham slipped up in their pursuit of a top—four finish, losing 1—0 at southampton as ralph hassenhuttl‘s side made it ten points from four matches over the festive period. danny ings on target again for his 13th league goal of the season while spurs boss jose mourinho was booked after a confrontation with the saints' goalkeeping coach in their dugout. i think it was fair. i was rude, but i was rude to a limit. and for some reason, for some reason i i was rude to a limit. and for some reason, for some reason i was i was rude to a limit. and for some reason, for some reason i was rude. because i was rude i deserve it. elsewhere, leicester city remain a point ahead of manchester city in second position after a 3—0 win at

previous week so they wa nted chelsea the previous week so they wanted a result and they played west hamm and also chelsea and they are the teams to look out for. lets get on with it. we have the balls in front of us. we will give the go —— gboly goalkeeper‘s —— we will give the goalkeeper the back to hold. number nine. bristol city were taken to extra time by durham yesterday. numberfive. to extra time by durham yesterday. number five. everton in to extra time by durham yesterday. numberfive. everton in the to extra time by durham yesterday. number five. everton in the women's super league. number 12. coventry united ladies. they are in the championship. we'll play number ten. that is totte n ha m , we'll play number ten. that is tottenham, seventh in the women's super league. for the third tie... number six. leicester. they beat burnley. number eight. redding. number eight. redding. number 13. this is the match that was abandoned and has to be replayed, will now be replayed the sunday between southampton women's fc and crystal palace, on sunday that will be replayed. playing number 16.

and arsenal got the better of west ham, winning 2—0.port website. there's been a big surprise in the scottish premiership with bottom club hearts beating rangers 2—1 at tynecastle. second—placed rangers were looking to close the gap on leaders celtic to just two points and took the lead just after the break through ryan kent. but the home side equalised through steven naismith before liam boyce snatched the winner with just seven minutes to go. the game between st mirren and aberdeen finished goalless. let's start with the cricket in johannesburg. and england have set south africa a record test run chase, to claim victory in the fourth and final match. at the end of day three, england were ahead by a65 runs, with captainjoe root‘s half—century the pick of the performances with the bat. patrick geary reports. this is trumpeter billy cooper's last test after 16 years of playing for england. was he soundtracking the end credits already? this is vernon philander's last test for south africa, and he didn't last long this morning, more than 3

back as west ham boss and back with a very impressive victory.rini this week and his side looked very comfortable as they beat comfortable as they beat bournemouth 4—0. two goals from captain mark noble and this terrific goal from sebatian haller. that helps them pull away from the relegation zone. two players in particular were singled out for praise after the match by the new boss. in truth, i've not had any time to work with the players, we have been in a day and a bit, you know, we have not been able to do set pieces, really, just because of the time, but we had a little bit to organise the team and give them an idea of what we wanted, so the credit goes to the players for their attitude, their determination, and nobody epitomised that more than mark noble, and declan rice as well, the two of them were really good today. elsewhere, aanother distinctly average performance from jose mourinho's spurs side as they went down to a 1—0 defeat to southampton. contrast that with the brilliant form of saints striker danny ings. nine goals in the past t

we heard from jurgen klopp today ahead of their match against west ham tomorrow night.r league which could see them go 19 points clear. he was also asked about his decision to field his under23‘s against shrewsbury next week and the fact that he'll miss the fa cup replay himself. people say it's lazy or disrespect of all, it is not true but it is not important because everyone is right to have an opinion but i'm responsible for my players and i decide for them, for us, for the whole group. this is the mid—season break and it has been because that what everybody needs. and if you justice what everybody needs. and if you just ice working same way, nothing will change. —— and if you just remained working in the same way. last may, israel folau, was kicked out of australian rugby. the wallabies star and super rugby‘s record try scorer had already been warned about making homophobic comments but was sacked when he repeated them in an online post. now, he's switched back to rugby league and has signed for catalan dragons. adam wild reports there is no argument about the abili

keen on playing in the background, but we will see. 11110 champions arsenal will be travelling to west ham taking place on the 26th ofjanuary until details are on the bbc sports website. when italy became's biggest shocks, locket of crystal palace. michael oliver was the first referee to go to the var. it cannot be a coincidence that has not happened in the premier league. we have started in august, now not ones reverie has been to the pitch side. we are not saying that the referee should go there five or six times a referee should go there five or six timesa game, referee should go there five or six times a game, but in terms of making and getting the correct decision, and getting the correct decision, and his on field decision from the referee, i think it is key and hopefully that is the first of many. let's round up some of the day's other sports stories now. cristinao ronaldo scored his first hat—trick in the italian league this afternoon. the former world player of the year helped juventus to a 4 nil win over cagliari in series a. exeter have donated their share of saracens' fine for

it is also a very important match for west ham, they are only above the relegation zone on goal difference alone. anything david moyes difference alone. anything david m oyes ca n difference alone. anything david moyes ca n ta ke difference alone. anything david moyes can take from this game could be the difference for them moyes can take from this game could be thi relegated 5 for them moyes can take from this game could be thi relegated or)r them moyes can take from this game could be thi relegated or staying up. the being relegated or staying up. the clu b being relegated or staying up. the club released a financial report earlier on this week, they say it is a necessity they stay in the top flight. a necessity they stay in the top flight. some because for hammers fans, they have and are stacked joined the club on loan, with the addition to make that may pay event from a slab via prag in the summer. formula 1 says it's "monitoring" the effects this of the coronavirus outbreak in china ahead of the country's grand prix in april. it's not the only sportnig event to have been affected by th

and arsenal got the better of west ham, winning 2—0.he other games on the bbc sport website. there's been a big surprise in the scottish premiership, with bottom club hearts beating rangers 2—1 at tynecastle. second—placed rangers were looking to close the gap on leaders celtic to just two points, and took the lead just after the break through ryan kent. but the home side equalised through steven naismith before debutant liam boyce snatched the winner with just seven minutes to go. the game between st mirren and aberdeen finished goalless. over to the australian open now, where 15—year—old coco gauff‘s fairytale run at the tournament is over. ashleigh barty, though, is still carrying the hopes of the home crowd, while roger federer and novak djokovic are both into the last eight. john watson is in melbourne. roger federer is into another australian open quarterfinal, not the most straightforward, once again, as he came through in four sets. we know that roger federer was given a real test in the previous round against the australian joh

iii—time cup winners arsenal are away to west ham. on the bbc sport website. tottenham say they have found no evidence to support allegations of racism towards chelsea's antonio rudiger. the claims were made during the premier league match between the sides at spurs last month. play was stopped after the defender said he heard monkey noises. spurs responded by launching a full investigation alongside the police who say that they have "now exhausted all avenues of investigation". chelsea have released a statement saying that a lack evidence doen't mean that an incident didn't occur, and "it is vitally important that we continue to encourage all players, whatever shirt they wear, to report racist abuse without fear of doubt or reprisal". celtic midfielder ryan christie has been banned for two matches for violent conduct during their defeat to rangers last month. he grabbed rangers alfredo morelos in the groin, an incident that wasn't spotted by the referee. he'll miss a cup match against partick thistle and the premiership match against

elsewhere, ayoze perez scored twice as third—placed leicester city beat west ham 4—1.f with a leg injury in the first—half — but it's not thought to be serious. and south korean striker son heung—min scored tottenham's winner in a 2—1victory over norwich — who remain six points adrift at the foot of the table. spurs are up to sixth. 13—time winners juventus are through to the coppa italia semi—finals after a 3—1win over roma. cristiano ronaldo opened the scoring for the home side in turin as he made it 13 goals in his last 10 games. rodrigo bentancur and leonardo bonucci added further goals before the half time interval and despite an own goal from juve keeper gianluigi buffon after the break his team made it through to a semi—final against either milan or torino. in spain, barcelona are through to the last 16 of the copa del rey — but only after surviving a scare against third tier side ibiza. antoine griezmann scored both goals for barca — including their stoppage—time winner — as they came from behind to win 2-1. elsewhere, holders valencia are through while gareth

elsewhere, sheffield united beat non—league fylde, west ham were 2—0 winners over third tier gillinghame side is out after crystal palace lost at home to derby county. racism has again reared it's head in italy's serie a with mario ballotelli accusing lazio supporters of racially abusing him during brescia's 2—1 loss. the 29—year—old scored the home side's only goal of the game to put them ahead but later a stadium announcement was made urging fans not to sing discriminatory songs. it comes less than a month after italian authorities launched a campaign against racism in the country's football stadiums. balotelli took to social media afterwards writing: "is a lost that hurt but we will come back stronger and we are on the right way! lazio fans that were today at the stadium shame on you!" elsewhere, fourth—placed roma lost ground on their city rivals after losing 2—0 at home against torino. two goals from andrea belotti sealing the victory. there were also wins for hellas verona and genoa climb off the bottom of the league after beating sassuolo 2—1 at home. in portugal, porto kept pace

manchester city host everton, crystal palace are at norwich, and west ham — with david moyes back inthis evening, arsenal versus manchester united at the emirates. there are plenty of matches in the football league too, including 10 matches in the championship. millwall beat luton 3—1 in the early kick. they went behind, but three goals in a quick—fire spell in the second half — including this cracker from connor mahoney — moves them into the playoffs. luton lose their fifth match in six games. and finish the day bottom of the table. elsewhere in the championship, loads of goals to get 2020 off with a bang. brentford won 4—0 away at bristol city. stoke gain valuable points down at the bottom, with a 5—2 victory at huddersfield. and qpr hammered cardiff 6 goals to 1. sheffield wednesday and preston failed to move into the top 6, after both lost their matches today. the one to watch now is leeds, against west brom. both level on points at the top, leed ahead on goal difference, that match just kicked off. joffre archer is a doubt for england's second test against south africa which sta

it seems — they go 19 points clear in the english premier league, after victory over strugglers west hamat stunning upset in the men's quarter finals at the australian open. the top seed rafa nadal is out — beaten by dominic thiem, in four sets. the austrian reaching a first semifinal in melbourne and gaining revenge somewhat for defeat to nadal, in last year's french open final. nadal‘s chase for that record—equalling 20th grand slam goes on — as austin halewood reports. it's been 11 years since raphel found a dull one here. traditionally a clay—court player, never

speu moyes' first match of his second speuin moyes' first match of his second spell in charge of west hamo far. 3—0 at home to bournemouth, two for captain mark noble, a bicycle kick, another one, from sebastien haller. you can see that match coming up a little bit later. and arsenal against manchester united, we might have something from there for you. there's also a full programme in the football league, a huge game at the top of the championship is into the second half. west brom and leeds had been level on points. still level, it's i—i. send me aj had put the baggies ahead and has now put into his own net. —— semi ajayi had put the baggies ahead. millwall are into the playoffs after beating bottom club luton. they were trailing at halftime but three goals in 12 minutes saw them win 3—1. in the other championship matches, wigan stay in the bottom three despite their win at birmingham. brentford are up to third after a big win at bristol city, they've moved above fulham who lost at home to reading. huge win for stoke — 5—2 at huddersfield. wins for forest, boro and hull and the result o

david moyes takes charge of west ham first time against bournemouth.ome good news for england's cricketers ahead of their second test against south africa which starts in cape town on friday, every member of the touring party is expected to train this morning. england lost the opening test in pretoria, as illness swept through the squad with 11 players and six backroom staff affected. the bbc dance champion has launched an attack on the organisation. the bdo announced monday the prize money would be reduced somewhat after only 1596 would be reduced somewhat after only 15% of tickets were sold. fallon sherrock — who became the first woman to win a match at the pdc tournament, withdrew from the bdo event yesterday due to ‘unexpected changes' at the event they are poor, they really have got to get their act together. we've offered to help many times but they have an arrogance that they can do as well as we are. they are an amateur body, with amateur resources . amateur body, with amateur resources. we have always been there to help but it is a disappointm

lester at two and up against west ham. ) shot puts them in front, totte n ha m r ham. ) shot puts them— zero up against the bottom of the table. with the goal, manchester united have this kicked off in the hosts are six points on the top four. scottish premiership tonight, ranchers will be looking to close the two points that so to calve at the top of the lead and at currently goalless in 1-0 lead and at currently goalless in 1—0 up and elsewhere they are trailing 1—0. to tennis, heather watson is into the second round of the australian open for only the third time in her career. she was up against christina from the czech republic losing the first set in melbourne despite being nervous at first but she loosened up. melbourne despite being nervous at first but she loosened uplj melbourne despite being nervous at first but she loosened up. ijust feel very happy and confident in myself and i am really enjoying my tennis of the moment of being out there competing, especially when it's very tough moments and, you know, even after the first set when i lost it in the past, i may have led the

west ham v everton has been postponed after a flu outbreak in the hammers camp.ritain have won their deciding rubber against belgium in the group stage of the atp cup, jamie murray and joe salisbury taking their doubles match two sets to one on a tie break. cameron norrie lost the first match of the day. but british number one dan evans pulled them back into the tie. evans produced and inpired display to beat world number 11 david goffin, winning 6—4, 6—4. tim henman‘s squad lost their first group game to bulgaria, so victory over belgium keeps them in the hunt still in australia. they play modlova next on tuesday. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. i think ithinki i think i need some fresh air so i'm hoping that ben has some good news for me. it is a bit gloomy out there and relatively mild as well. there is a lot of cloud across the uk but it is certainly quieter than some of what is to come later this week. but as things go, a lot of cloud on the map. the cloud is thick enough

a poor performance from west ham saw them put out by championship side west bromwich albion.ionship side brentford who lost 1—0 to leicester city — kelechi iheanacho scoring in the first four minutes. it was the last fa cup match at griffin park, because brentford move to a new ground in the summer. the rest of the fa cup results are on the bbc sport website. celtic are five points clear at the top of the scottish premiership after beating ross county 3—0. elsewhere, there were wins for livingston and stjohnstone. it was a goalless draw between motherwell and hibs. second—placed rangers play hearts tomorrow. manchester city are into the women's fa cup fifth round after beating local rivals manchester united 3—2. this was striker ellen white's second goal. united got one back, then thought they'd scored a second to equalise, but the goal didn't stand. no goal—line technology in the women's game. nick kyrgios will face top seed rafael nadal in the last 16 of the australian open after a five—set win over karen khachanov. the match lasted for four hours and 26 minutes, with kyrgi

david moyes enjoyed a winning return as to west ham. his side thrashed bournemouth 4—0.new year is overseen as a time for making changes. west ham make the biggest by signing david moyes to save them again from the threat of relegation and he got off to the perfect start, guiding them to a 4—0 win after fellow strugglers burma. captain noble lead by example scoring tries. the big of the goal from haller. it has moved them out of the bottom three. we have not even been able to do set pieces because of the time but we had it to organise a team an idea of what we wa nted organise a team an idea of what we wanted so the credit goes to the players for their attitude and determination and no—one epitomise that more than mark noble. things are looking up. aston villa out of the relegation zone. watford's revival under new boss nigel pearson continues. unbeaten in their last four matches after overcoming wolves despite going down to ten men. no changes at the top of the table. leicester beat newcastle with james maddison and chowdhury scoring spectacular goals to stay ahead of m

west ham are out of the fa cup after a poor performance against championship side west brom.n when the baggies went down to ten men with shemi ajayi being sent off with 18 minutes remaining. well, i think we had a lot of opportunities there. i think sometimes you can see that slightly differently, but i think we were in a good position to make it happen. we didn't, and west brom were better. we were better in the second half, but we couldn't quite manufacture a good opportunity, a good cross, a good through pass, so we have to give west brom credit for that. there was no fairy tale for brentford as they played their last ever fa cup game at griffin park before they move to a new stadium in the summer. leicester took the lead just four minutes in against the championship side through kelechi iheanacho. and that goal turned out to be the only difference between the two sides as brendan rodger‘s team secured their place in monday's fifth round draw. it turned out very well, good intent in the game. played with nice control, that fast. had a few chances. i thought it there is 20

west ham are now only above the relegation zone on goal difference.ch, it's just not decided and that's why we don't feel like it's already done. nobody stands there, it's "play that game and after the game, it's like, take a deep breath, saturday, southampton, that's how it is. celtic maintained their five point lead at the top of the scottish premiership with a 3—0 win over stjohnstone. lee griffiths with the pick of the goals, which all came in the opening half—hour. title rivals rangers kept up the chase by beating ross county 2—0. american sofia kenin has stunned top seed and home favourite ash barty at the australian open to reach herfirst grand slam final. in sweltering conditions in melbourne, kenin took advantage of barty‘s nerves to win in straight sets and she'll move into the world's top 10 whatever happens on saturday. who she'll face in the final is being decided right now. unseeded garbine muguruza is looking to reach her first grand slam final since winning wimbledon three years ago. she's facing the number four seed and current wimble

west ham biggest team to be knocked out as west brom beat them 1— 0. only goal in the 9th minute.er. 0xford minute. it made the the sweeter. oxford united have probably the result of the day, goalless draw at st james's park, lucrative result of the day, goalless draw at stjames's park, lucrative replay next month. england gearing up for the netball world cup this afternoon. defeat to jamaica in the final group game means they miss out on the final, beating 70— 66 in london. england play south africa for the bronze medal with jamaica playing world champions new zealand in the final. that is all the support for now. thank you, see you later. emergency teams in turkey are continuing to search for survivors of friday's earthquake. at least 29 people are known to have been killed and more than 1,400 injured after the quake in the east of the country. our world affairs correspondent, richard galpin, has the latest. she is just five years old, and covered in blood, but this girl is now safe. the rescue team pulling her out from under the smashed blocks of concrete and other debris broug