it was tomas soucek who equalised with a header for west ham, before angelo 0gbonna sealed it for westh in the table. istanbul basaksehir assistant coach pierre webo says the 8th of december 2020 will forever be remembered as a watershed moment in the fight against racism. he's been speaking to bbc sport after the champions league match between his side and paris st—germain was abandoned this week, when the players walked off because of an alleged racial slur aimed at webo by the fourth official. uefa have opened an investigation into the incident, with the romanian stood down from domestic matches until disciplinary proceedings have been concluded. you show them that if you don't respect others mutually — players... as i told you, it was the first time. it means that if they come to watch the football, you know that it means those kinds of things, they will stop the game. it's not the referee who will stop it, it's the guys next to you. you know how it's going in the stadium, all the stadium. i think, as i told you, you will have the day before 8th of december and you have the day aft

west ham climb up to fifth in the table.a watershed moment in the fight against racism. he's been speaking to bbc sport after the champions league match between his side and paris st—germain was abandoned this week, when the players walked off because of an alleged racial slur aimed at webo by the fourth official. uefa have opened an investigation into the incident, with the romanian stood down from domestic matches until disciplinary proceedings have been concluded. you show them that if you don't respect others mutually — players... as i told you, it was the first time. it means that if they come to watch the football, you know that it means those kinds of things, they will stop the game. it's not the referee who will stop it, it's the guys next to you. you know how it's going in the stadium, all the stadium. i think, as i told you, you will have the day before 8th of december and you have the day after 8th of december, because people want to watch football. i saw it in england, when some of the people going into the stadi

west ham remain tenth, brighton — like burnley — just two points clear of the bottom three.anfield, the champions liverpool were on course to go five points clear at the top of the premier league tonight — only for sam allardyce‘s west brom to snatch a late equaliser — becoming only the second team in 2020 to take league points off liverpool at home. heading out to face a team with a perfect home record who won their last match 7—0 must leave you with little hope. when sadio mane got the better of west bromwich albion in the 12th minute, it looked like liverpool would be handing out another thrashing. remarkably, that was as good as it got for the champions. sam alla rdyce was as good as it got for the champions. sam allardyce knows how to frustrate them. it is the last visiting manager to win at anfield. his site defended resolutely and liverpool struggled to hit the target despite dominating possession. as the game wore on, the baggies got braver, and it's not looking good for liverpool asjoel matip became yet another defender to join the injury list. frustration was clear

west ham remain tenth, brighton — like burnley — just two points clear of the bottom three. to go five points clear at the top of the premier league tonight — only for sam allardyce's west brom to snatch a late equaliser — becoming only the second team in 2020 to take league points off liverpool at home. heading out to face a team with a perfect home record who won their last match 7—0 must leave you with little hope. when sadio mane got the better

tomas sausek with the west ham goal...elsea take on leeds united at stamford bridge... in the championship, 2,000 fans were at the madejski stadium to see reading beat nottingham forest 2—0. it was a dreadful start for forest, they went down to ten men after ryan yates handled the ball on the line. lucasjoao scored from the resulting penalty reading made it two in the second half through michael morrison's header... a quick look at some of the other results from the championship today. norwich remain top with a 2—1 win over bottom of the table sheffield wednesday. while wayne rooney claimed his first win as derby interim boss as county won 1—0 at millwall. now, millwall fans returned to the den for the first time since february and a section of them appeared to boo as the players took a knee in support of the black lives matter movement. the fa have since issued this statement saying... there were four matches in the scottish premiership... hibs go third after second—half goals from martin boyle, christian doidge and steph

later, chelsea take on west ham at stamford bridge.helsea could go fifth with a win, but a loss would mean three league defeats in a row for the first time since 2015. meanwhile, west ham have won three games on the bounce away from home. you can follow it on 5 live, kick—off is at eight. staying with football, and it's been an eventful 12 months in the job for this man, arsenal manager mikel arteta. after leading them to win the fa cup last season, this season hasn't gone as well. they've made their worst start to a premier league campaign in 46 years, are 15th in the table and haven't won any of their last seven league games. so, what's going wrong at the emirates? joe lynskey reports. arsenal used to be the team that a lwa ys arsenal used to be the team that always made the top four. this season, always made the top four. this season, as always made the top four. this season, as it stands, they're 15. the season, as it stands, they're15. the 2-1 season, as it stands, they're15. the 2—1 loss at everton was their fifth in seven games

the spotlight again — questions over how the technology is used following aston villa's defeat to west hamup in the programme — qualification for the champions league knockout stages at stake for liverpool tonight. can their injury hit squad get past ajax at anfield? hello, and welcome to sportsday. i'm gavin ramjaun. first to the news coming into us this afternoon that newcastle's match away to aston villa has been postponed due to a coronavirus outbreak in newcastle's squad. it's the first in the premier league to fall victim since the summer's project restart, when the top flight resumed after an enforced break. 0ur sports correspondent andy swiss is here with more on this. how did the league arrive at their decision to we already knew that newcastle had an outbreak of covid with their training centre but today announced but there was a significant increase in the number of cases with several players now self oscillating at home after returning positive results in recent days and the training centre has been temporarily close to contain the spread of the virus. they say because the firs

west ham stay 10th.s clear of the relegation zone — hanging on to beat wolves 2—1. sean dyche's side had scored just 6 league goals all season before tonight. ashley barnes and chris wood found the target. the family of the 1966 world cup winner nobby stiles, who died earlier this year, say they have been told his dementia was caused by heading footballs. a leading expert dr willie stewart, carried out research into the former footballer‘s brain. our sports correspondent natalie pirks has this report. he was the world cup winner whose dancing stole the nation's hearts. but as dementia cruelly took hold in later life, nobby stiles' family became convinced that heading footballs was to blame. this weekend, they found out their suspicions were right. last year, neuropathologist dr willie stewart published a landmark study, concluding that footballers are more than three times more likely to develop dementia. he studied noddy‘s brain and found it to be at an advanced stage of chronic traumatic and set off th

later, chelsea take on west ham at stamford bridge.t a loss would mean three league defeats in a row for the first time since 2015. meanwhile, west ham have won three games on the bounce away from home. you can follow it on 5 live, kick—off is at eight. staying with football, and it's been an eventful 12 months in the job for this man, arsenal manager mikel arteta.

brighton and west ham also drew, while leeds beat burnley. sadio mane in the 12th minute. that is sam alla rdyce, sadio mane in the 12th minute. that is sam allardyce, partially masked but familiar, west brom's new boss. suddenly, it was will delete make liverpool with the problem is, a defender injured. juergen klopp is mike temper was the next thing to go — too much for the referee. 1—0 is never secure, there is always a chance from a cross. the header, the post, the equaliser, and for the strugglers, the new hope. forward liverpool poured... sick elsewhere, west ham have always played in a bubble, or at least near them. tradition. but brighton were forward—thinking at the london stadium, first with neil notte. west ham was my equaliser came from a young man who has been with them since boyhood, a special moment for benjohnson, but since boyhood, a special moment for ben johnson, but west since boyhood, a special moment for benjohnson, but west ham couldn't stop lewis dunk. tu— one. then brighton couldn't stop thomas celtic. 2—2 would have t

brighton were twice pegged back as graham potter's side drew 2—2 at west ham.nied all three points because of tomas soucek‘s equaliser eight minutes from time. lewis dunk had put brighton 2—1 up on 70 minutes, ten minutes earlier benjohnson scored his first goal for west ham. france's neil maupay with the opener for the visitors. the hammers stay tenth. meanwhile, the champions liverpool are looking to open up a five point lead at the top of the premier league, they need to beat west brom to do that and at half time things are going to plan. sadio mane with the opener after 12 minutes. later this evening, spurs can go third if they win at wolves. andy murray will make a playing return to the australian open in february, two years on from his emotional announcement there that he may have to finish his career due to injury. murray's been handed a wild card for the tournament in melbourne where in 2019, he held a tearful press conference outlining his plans to end his career after wimbledon that year. he subsequently underwent hip resurfacing surgery and won the a

we were at the game between west ham and manchester united. >> it's been a game changing weekend with the stadium across the country for the first time in nine months. clubs in the premier league and the championship have been breathing a sigh of relief as the game takes the first steps toward normality after the coronavirus outbreak. football without fans just isn't football. it's soulless and joyless as one manager said in midweek, a very different experience. here at west ham, they did their best to ensure the experience was as safe as possible for the fans coming back for the first time since february. temperature checks, hand sanitizer, masks and social distancing. after a thrilling game against manchester you nigunited, you'd it was worth it, but fans had mixed feelings. >> it was fantastic to be back. i nearly lost my voice. >> it was just a little bit erie. it was a little bit -- you got the sense it was empty. and the fact that i have to sit four seats away from my son is still a little bit strange, but it was nice. it was nice to get back at it. >> it felt very good to be ba

later on there's a london derby as chelsea face west ham at stamford bridge.ars at west ham as a player — so does a win tonight mean even more to him than usual? if i'm honest, it did when i played. asa if i'm honest, it did when i played. as a manager, it doesn't. maybe i've mellowed, or something has changed, but also a focus on what is necessary for the club. maybe i took it on me personally dear a game with west ham because i played for them before but now ijust see it as a game. and we want to get back on track where we were before the two games. i've really enjoyed the season. i think we've done very well. we had a great run of games. the players have shown a got lot of good characteristics in playing well, being resilient commerce scoring goals. lots of improvements from where we were before but there is only a third of the season gone and so were going to try and keep it going. it's been announced in the last hour that this season's efl cup final‘s been rescheduled from the 28th of february and pushed back until sunday the 25th of april. the move's bee

west ham stay 10th.at wolves 2—1. sean dyche's side had scored just 6 league goals all season before tonight. ashley barnes and chris wood found the target. the family of the 1966 world cup winner nobby stiles, who died earlier this year, say they have been told his dementia was caused by heading footballs. a leading expert dr willie stewart, carried out research into the former footballer‘s brain. our sports correspondent natalie pirks has this report. he was the world cup winner whose dancing stole the nation's hearts. but as dementia cruelly took hold in later life, nobby stiles' family became convinced that heading footballs was to blame. this weekend, they found out their suspicions were right. last year, neuropathologist dr willie stewart published a landmark study, concluding that footballers are more than three times more likely to develop dementia. he studied noddy‘s brain and found it to be at an advanced stage of chronic traumatic and set off the peak, cte, for short. in circumstances where th

at west ham they did their best to ensure the experience was as safe as possible for the fans comingk for the first time since february. health declaration forms, temperature checks, hand sanitizer, masks, social distancing. after a thrilling game against manchester united, you'd think it was all worth it. but the fans we spoke to, they had mixed feelings about the experience. >> it was fantastic to be back. i nearly lost my voice. it was fantastic to be back. >> it was just a little bit eerie, really, a little bit dodgy. you got the sense it was very empty. the fact that i had to sit four seats away from my son, still a little bit strange. no, it was nice. nice to get back. >> felt very, very good to be back. didn't get the result tonight. good to be back. >> yeah, it was okay. a bit strange. gary had to sit behind me in the row behind me. yeah, and it's very empty. yeah, it was good. >> as for the game itself, west ham look set to extend their three-match winning streak. they went ahead through thomas susic in the first half but blew opportunities to put themselves out of sight. yo

3-1. from behind to beat west ham united 3—1. and marcus rashford gave manchester united the victory. with london placed in tier 2, the hammers became the first side to welcome back fans after a nine—month absence. to welcome back fans after a nine-month absence. first half, we had loads of the possession. i do not know how many, 60—65%. but we did not go anywhere with the ball. we played tippy tabby football. in the second half, we stretch them more. we ran in behind moore, created more space, and certainly the quality was much better second half. the goals were exceptional. two first—half goals were enough for manchester city to beat fulham at home and continue their return to form. raheem sterling and kevin de bruyne up where the men on target for manchester city. it was manchester city boss pep guardiola 700th game as a manager. we struggled in the season for many reasons to get results. for games, four clean sheets, it is good. especially the way we played, the way we defend. we have conceded few in all the games. today, one

they beat west ham infront of 700 fans — the first to return to the wsl.ampionship, between world number onejudd trump and australia's neil robertson. trump won the last frame of the afternoon to make it four frames all, and he'sjust gone 5—4 up. there's live coverage of the evening session on bbc two right now — first to ten wins. welsh driver elfyn evans missed out in his bid to become the first british world rally champion for 19 years, he finished 26th at rally monza after crashing in the snow yesterday. to secure his seventh world rally drivers championship. in rugby union's premiership sale won 21—13 at london irish. with the score tied at 13 all at the break, akker van der merwe‘s second half try condemned irish to a first defeat at their new home in brentford. harlequins beat gloucester by 3a points to 2a at kingsholme. alex donmbrandt scored two of their tries. england's opening one—day international against south africa has been abandoned,with two members of the touring party returning "unconfirmed" positive tests for covid—i9. the start had been

tottenham, west ham and chelsea also won. second all—ireland hurling title in three years, their ninth in total — as they beat waterford by 30 points to 19 at croke park in dublin. waterford have not won an all—ireland title since 1959. the championship unusually finishing in december with no fans present due to the coronavirus pandemic. dangerous weather suspended play at the us women's open in houston. the final round will now resume on monday. the leader, japan's hinako shibuno, had yet to tee off. she is one clear of the field, on four under. england's bronte law is the highest place brit — she's three over after two holes. well, staying with golf and there was a thrilling finish to the european tour season. all weekend it looked like patrick reed would become the first american to win the race to dubai title — for the top european golfer. but in a late twist, it went to lee westwood, after matthew fitzpatrick won the world tour championship. austin halewood has all the details. in the shadows of the dubai skyline the sta

in the first premier league game with fans since march, manchester united won 3—1 at west ham — unitedehind — paul pogba with the impressive equaliser mason geenwood made it 2—1 before marcus rashford added a third. so united finally turned it on — up to fourth. in the championship, 2,000 fans were at the madejski stadium to see reading beat nottingham forest 2—0. it was a dreadful start for forest, they went down to ten men after ryan yates handled the ball on the line. lucasjoao scored from the resulting penalty reading made it two in the second half through michael morrison's header. a quick look at some of the other results from the championship today. norwich remain top with a 2—1win over bottom of the table sheffield wednesday. while wayne rooney claimed his first win as derby's as county won 1—0 at millwall. millwall fans returned to the den for the first time since february and a section of them appeared to boo as the players took a knee in support of the black lives matter movement. since then, the fa have since issued this statement saying... there were four matches in the sc

in fact, a win over west ham last weekend temporarily moved united to within two points of the premiericism fair? joe lynskey‘s been finding out. the last manchester derby was march eight, 2020 — the month the city and the sport were to change. fans have not been in old trafford since. that day still left manchester united 13 points behind city. in this season's table, read his behind blue. another win on saturday could put united two points off the top, but the last nine months have veered between extremes — sometimes they're brilliant, sometimes not. and manchester united will not be competing in the champions league. instead, they are consigned to the europa league. the group was disappointed on tuesday night. it's just natural. we really wanted to go through that tournament. now the reality is we are not, and we've just got to move on. after that, the focus has been good. the focus is spent on this game and the manchester derby. that's probably the best game you can ask for after such a disappointment. in nearly all united's wins this season, they've had to come from behind. they'v

it finished 1—1 in the london derby between west ham and crystal palace. with his third goal in as many games. but a spectacular overhead kick from sebastien haller earned the hammers a point at the london stadium. sam allardyce is back in the premier league after being appointed as west brom boss following the sacking of slaven bilic. the 66—year—old has been out of the game for two and a half years after leaving everton back in 2018. allardyce has previously taken charge of seven clubs in the premier league and is yet to be relegated from the top flight. west brom are 19th in the table with just seven points. in other news, trials for concussion substitues have been approved by football's lawmakers, ifab, this afternoon. from next month, it means that clubs could get an additional substitution for incidents like this. you might remember wolves striker rauljiminez suffered a fractured skull after a clash of heads with arsenal's david luiz, who carried on playing for a while, after being treated on the touchline. it's set to be introduced by the fa for its

that is against west ham, who's manager had to manage the team from his house, basically, because heted positive and wasn't allowed to go to the training ground or go to go to the training ground or go to matches. so it's these kind of things that clubs are having to deal with almost on a daily basis. we understand they are linked up bodily and visually, we will have an update on that injust and visually, we will have an update on that in just a moment. let's get away from covert if we can. burnley, long—running saga, this, a few interesting parties. but are we closer to a takeover? yes. we expect and have been told that the takeover involving alan paes who is an american businessman owns company alk capital. that's expected to go through by the end of the week in time for burnley‘s match against fulham on sunday. and that is important because that game will be the first one in january the tra nsfer the first one in january the transfer window is open injanuary, and burnley have had huge problems in terms of recruitment. they have not been able to bring any players and. this deal wil

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with west ham and newcastle, he was of top—flight co nsta nts, newcastle, he was of top—flight constants but fewer new the work he was doing off the pitch, for 25 years now, shaka hislop has been showing racism the red card, he is now the president of the charity that works to educate people. i'm most proud of the number of kids that we've been able to interact with. through them, we've made significant impacts into how racism is seen, how racism is interpreted, how it's discussed on playgrounds up and down the country. this season, football has acted in solidarity, players have took the knee to protest racism. but on saturday, the fa ns protest racism. but on saturday, the fans returned for millwall and booed the action. instead, tonight, their players will stand arm in arm. i disagree. there should be no compromise in what action is taken. taking the knee, as much as people are trying to frame this as being political, it's not. people will ta ke political, it's not. people will take any of these calls to action and interpret them in a manner that suits their wants. continue to take the

. >>> y el chelsea recibe al west ham united en duelo londinense, es todo, vamos a una pausa y regresamosinco años de relación y siempre han disfrutado este parque desde que se conocieron. así que qué mejor lugar para este momento, la novia dijo que sí. los futuros esposos llegaron a san josé. recuerde que una buena semana comienza con un domingo bien informado. gracias por hacerlo con nosotros . buenas noches . (musica) >>> noticias telemundo >>> buenas noches, soy nicole suÁrez por vanessa, estas son las noticias que debe saber antes de que se acabe el dÍa, l ayuda se acerca, los lÍderes de la cÁmara y el senado finalment se ponen de acuerdo para dar paso al paquete de estÍmulo econÓmico >>> crece el temor ante la nueva mutaciÓn del virus de la covid-19 que surgiÓ en el reino unido, s

at half time, brighton lead 1—0 at west ham, maupay with the goaljust before the break. t the top if they beat west brom in the ii.30pm kick off, the late game sees wolves take on tottenham. next to one of the great test innings. a magnificent unbeaten century from india's stand—in captain ajinkya rahane has put them in a strong position after two days of the second test against australia in melbourne. the hosts looked to have the upper hand after pat cummins removed opener shubman gill and cheteshwar pujara, leaving india on 64 for three. but rahane rebuilt the tourists response, by taking them past australia's first innings total and then bringing up his century, as india's lead grew and grew. and with the dangerous ravindra jadeja at the crease, the tourists, who trail the four test series 1—0, will aim to turn their overnight total of 277 forfive into something even more substatntial on day three. they currently lead by 82 runs. we were so patient. this was all about patient. when you have such a high quality ball on the bat, sometimes you pull, and when not you must

league while it doesn't apply to all games fans in london were able to watch manchester united beat west ham 31 it's because of a change in lockdown rules which allows up to 2000 people to watch outdoor sports everybody i know my for support from drill for exactly so it's a cracking back. room. on its way to get some more throws yeah. we talk about it more because i do get more emotional i'm so pleased with. what you have is there who have missed the whole romney reminder of our top stories in his 1st post-election rally president trump has again falsely claimed to have won the election in georgia now he's in the state campaigning for 2 republican senators ahead of runoffs that will decide which party controls the u.s. senate this is something that's very important and you have to get out you have to vote you have to make sure you have every vote counted everybody has to. because it's taken this election is control of the u.s. senate and that really means control of this country the voters of georgia will determine which party runs every committee right every piece of legislation controls ev

the southampton manager, ralph hasenhuttl, will miss tonight's match against west ham.of his family has tested positive for coronavirus so he is having to self—isolate. the club say he will watch from home and will remain in contact with the team and coaching staff at st mary's throughout the game via a video and audio link. that's one of five premier league games this evening. manchester united will move up to second in the table if they beat wolves. edinson cavani could be involved from the start for only the second time in a league game since joining the club. definitely a starter. you don't classify a player of that quality is anything else. we have got plenty of starters. more than 11 starters. and that's the thing when you're at man united. you should believe in yourself, trust yourself. i trust him, i trust my players, and we have got good competition for places. and he will probably start more games than he will not start. welsh forward jake ball will leave scarlets at the end of the season to be his family in australia. that will also rule him out of playing fo

it wasn't such a good day for the 2,000 west ham fans at the london stadium, who saw their side losehem, capped off by marcus rashford. united are now up to fourth. there were no fans at the etihad, but manchester city boss pep guardiola celebrated 700 games in charge with victory over fulham. raheem sterling setting them on their way to a 2—0 win. turf moor wasn't an altogether happy place for burnley, who were held to a 1—1 draw by everton. the premier league's top scorer, dominic calvert—lewin, with the equaliser. just five points separate the top 10 in the league. the top two in the scottish premiership play this afternoon. rangers going in with an 11—point lead over celtic. hibs are nowjust a point behind them after a 3—0 win at motherwell. stephen mcginn with their third. you can find more on all yesteday‘s fixtures on the bbc sport website. millwall players have described their "hurt" and "anger" at the behaviour of some of their fans yesterday after a section booed when players took the knee to protest against discrimination. the fa and derby manager wayne rooney also condemn

sam kerr scored a hat—trick for chelsea women as they beat west ham 3—2, to set a record of 12 consecutiveter the opening match was abandoned for the second time in three days. two unnamed members of the england touring party tested positive for coronavirus — following the news that some of their hotel staff had it. a decision on the remaining games is expected later. that's it, back to you, rita. the bbc commentator peter alliss, who became known as the voice of golf, has died. he was 89. he won more than 20 tournaments during his career as a golfer, and played on eight ryder cup teams before becoming a commentator. katherine downes looks back at his life. his was the voice that brought the game of golf to life for millions. 0h! i think he enjoyed that one. for a sport defined by its quirks and characters, peter alliss was the perfect match. hello, what have you been doing? what a day i've had. the people and the noise, i've never had a moment to sit down. golf was in his blood, his father percy had been a professional and under his guidance, young peter flourished. even when he was still

it finished 2—2 between west ham and brighton.x. in rugby union, wasps held on to beat sale sharks, but there was a lengthy delay as wasps wing zach kibirige had to be stretchered off with a head injury. wasps trailed at the break, but in the second half, youngster charlie atkinson burst through to score his first premiership try for the visitors. it finished 26—23. the welsh grand national was abandoned because of a waterlogged course. it's been rescheduled for the 9th of january. but racing at kempton did go ahead, with a shock winner in the desert orchid chase. the two—time champion chase winner altior had been favourite, but 20—1 outsider nube negra took victory by three—and—a—half lengths. andy murray is to be given a wildcard for the australian open, two years after he made an emotional announcement at the same tournament that he was to retire from tennis. murray subsequently underwent hip resurfacing surgery and won the antwerp open seven months later. he's a five—time finalist in melbourne and will compete at the delayed t

we'll tell you about a win for burnley and how chelsea fared at home to west ham united. good evening. borisjohnson‘s government is now under intense pressure on three fronts. the new variant of coronavirus is spreading rapidly, dozens of countries have banned travel from the uk, and britain is still set to leave the eu without a deal in 11 days‘ time. during the day, more than a0 countries banned flights from the uk, or imposed greater restrictions, and a french ban on some freight lorries is due to last 48 hours, leading to long queues on the roads of kent to the port of dover. but the government points out that most freight is getting through, although accompanied freight through dover, about a fifth of the total, is being interrupted. so far, retailers say their stocks are sufficient. talks to find a solution are continuing, as our political editor laura kuenssberg reports. you shall not pass. travel is blocked. instead of trucks flowing, stuffed with christmas parcels and supplies, the motorway is a car park with truckers stuck. this is my home, my bed. gordon's cab

chelsea, west ham and tottenham have also won today.n started from pole and his red bull lead every lap of the race to win for only the second time this season. mercedes valtteri bottas and lewis hamilton didn't seem to mind too much about finishing second and third. and mclaren claimed third in the constructors' championship on the day they sold off a third of their team. there was a thrilling finish to golf‘s european tour season. all weekend it looked like patrick reed would become the first american to win the race to dubai title, but he was overhauled in the final round by lee westwood. his second place finish, behind the winner matthew fitzpatrick, at the season ending tour championship was enough to secure westwodd the overall title. austin halewood reports. in the shadows of the dubai skyline the stage was set for the final day of the european tour, patrick reed, matthew fitzpatrick and lee westwood, all in the hunt to finish the season as european number one. overnight patrick reed was the man to catch but his round did not sta

league while it doesn't apply to all games fans in london were able to watch manchester united beat west ham 31 a change in knock down goals now allows up to 2000 people to watch outdoor sports stadiums will remain closed in areas still classified as high risk. everybody i know more of the courtroom through for exactly so you're just going to grab. her bows from. me come on just be quiet i guess you must throw yeah. but if you talk about it more emotional really i'm so pleased to. know again i'm fully back to go with the headlines on in his 1st post-election bonnie u.s. prison donald trump has again falsely claimed to have won the georgia election is campaigning for 2 republican senators ahead of runoffs in january that will decide which party controls the senate our white house correspondent kimberly hockett has more from georgia. it's his 1st probably since joe biden was declared the winner of the nov 3rd presidential election still donald trump says that he is not giving up on challenging and trying to overturn those results and win that a 2nd term in the white house donald trump is also.

sam kerr scored a hatrick for chelsea women as they beat west ham 3—2 to set a record of 12 consecutiveas abandoned twice — and tomorrow's scheduled second match has also been postponed. the latest delay is for officials to check two unconfirmed positive tests in the england team bubble. the final two games could still take place before the players fly home on thursday. lewis hamilton's coronavirus stand—in — george russell — missed—out on glory at aa dramatic sakhir grand prix. the young briton was scuppered by a mercedes tyre mix—up and then a puncture in the closing laps in bahrain. instead, racing point's sergio perez won his first formula one race. there's more on the bbc sport website including the latest from the final of the uk snooker championship. but that's it from me. 2020 has been an exceptional year, with a global pandemic and an international campaign for racial justice following the death of george floyd. as part of a bbc series called our lives, our correspondents have been looking at how people have been coping with the year's challenges. tonight, ashleyjohn—baptiste c

the southampton manager ralf hasenhuttl will miss tonight's match against west ham.elf—isolate. the club say he will watch from home and will remain in contact with the team and coaching staff at st mary's throughout the game via a video and audio link. that's one of five premier league games this evening. manchester united will move up to second in the table if they beat wolves. edinson cavani could be involved from the start for only the second time in a league game since joining the club. definitely a starter, you don't classify a player of that quality as anything else. we've got plenty of starters, more than 11 starters, and that's the thing when you're at man united. you should believe in yourself, trust yourself. i trust them, i trust my players. we've got good competition for places and he will probably start more games than he will not start. india thrashed australia by eight wickets in melbourne with a day to spare to level their test series at 1—1 with two to play. after bowling the hosts out for 200, they easily chased down the 70 runs required. it's a re

and before that there'll be fans back in the ground as west ham take on manchester united.ng beat nottingham forest 2—0. it was a dreadful start for forest, they went down to ten men after ryan yates handled the ball on the line. lucasjoao scored from the resulting penalty. reading made it two in the second half through michael morrison's header. they are now second on the same points as leaders bournemouth but can be overtaken this afternoon. to rugby union now — and the autumn nations cup reaches its climax this weekend. ireland have beaten scotland by 31 points to 16 to claim third place in the tournament. two tries from keith earls and one from cian healy — the difference between the sides. duhan van der merwe scoring scotland's try. meanwhile wales take on italy later. they've made nine changes from the side that lost to england. we want to keep giving guys opportunities. i think we have had probably eight guys have starts now. eight debutants who have had a opportunity across the competition. it is a tournament we have seen from the outset we want to build some depth.

later this afternoon, west ham take on brighton, while tottenham can move back into the top four withhe champions liverpool are also in action at 4.30pm against second—from—bottom west brom. jurgen klopp's side top once again at christmas — not that they've gone to win the title every time they've been in that position, something the manager was reminded of in his pre—match press conference. the last 11 to have been top, only twice has that team not gone on to win the title. and we were one of them! iam here win the title. and we were one of them! i am here already now... we can't blame you for that. look, it's the best position to be in at the moment but that's it, that's all. we know how tough it is, how tough it will be. andy murray will make a playing return to the australian open in february, two years on from his emotional announcement there that he may have to finish his career due to injury. murray's been handed a wildcard for the tournament in melbourne where, in 2019, he held a tearful press conference outlining his plans to end his career after wimbledon that year. he subse

was full of praise for their character after bouncing back from two straight defeats by beating west hamd bridge, thanks to goals from thiago silva and two from tammy abraham. it lifts them up to fifth in the table ahead of a trip to arsenal on saturday. we were looking upwards and we dropped off slightly, and it was important to note that we came back and i didn't necessarily think it would be beautiful but there was a lot of character coming back six points off stop we have to keep improving and pushing. but we must want more. i doubt lee westwood could have asked for more from his 2020 race to dubai champion and european tour golfer of the year. he won the latter for the fourth time following an impressive season that saw him win the abu dhabi championship injanuary and finish runner—up in the season—ending tour championship to top the overall money list. surfing and hawaii are synonymous with each other. the waves are pretty challenging, though, but that hasn't stopped australia's tyler wright winning the first world surf league event to be held on the famous pipeline on the north sh

their match at home to west ham is one of two in the premier league later on. criticism of new signings kai havertz and timo werner. we must have huge perspective has to be a mention some of the greatest players of premier league seem to have taken time to succeed and premier league. some have gone away and come back to the premier league and become great players and we all know who those examples are, so iam not know who those examples are, so i am not saying that it will ta ke i am not saying that it will take a long, long time for kai but we have to give him a bit of time to settle in on and off the pitch. a co—ordinated effort against a trade and lucrative narcotics likely to be run by the syrian regime and its allies. it is used recreationally across the middle east had also taken by militants fighting on the front lines. 0ur correspondence gained exclusive access to the operation in naples. 3's war may seem operation in naples. 3's war may seem 1 million miles away. is's financial crimes police are on a night time mission that has been months in the makin

and before that there'll be fans back in the ground as west ham take on manchester united.n stranger only having 2000 and a 60,000 plus stadium. ican having 2000 and a 60,000 plus stadium. i can tell you exactly, but overall it is great to have football supporters. i am sure there will be some people out there disappointed they cannot get a ticketjust now, but there will be others out there who are really excited to get back to coming to a game. in the championship, 2,000 fans were at the madejski stadium to see reading beat nottingham forest 2—0. it was a dreadful start for forest, they went down to ten men after ryan yates handled the ball on the line. lucasjoao scored from the resulting penalty. reading made it two in the second half through michael morrison's header. they are now second on the same points as leaders bournemouth but can be overtaken later this afternoon. to rugby union now — and the autumn nations cup reaches its climax this weekend. ireland are in action against scotland at the moment in the third placed play—off. ireland lead by 11 points to nine at ha

it finished 1—1 in the london derby between west ham and crystal palace.lace ahead with his third goal in as many games. but a spectacular overhead kick from sebastien haller earned the hammers a point at the london stadium. sam allardyce is back in the premier league after being appointed as west brom boss following the sacking of slaven bilic. the 66—year—old has been out of the game for two and a half years after leaving everton back in 2018. allardyce has previously taken charge of seven clubs in the premier league and is yet to be relegated from the top flight. west brom are 19th in the table with just seven points. in other news, trials for concussion substitues have been approved by football's lawmakers, ifab, this afternoon. from next month, it means that clubs could get an additional substitution for incidents like this. you might remember wolves striker rauljiminez suffered a fractured skull after a clash of heads with arsenal's david luiz, who carried on playing for a while, after being treated on the touchline. it's set to be introduced by the

and coming up in sport on bbc news, can west ham bounce back from defeat to manchester united as theyeeds in tonight's premier league match. good evening. the likelihood of a post—brexit trade deal is deeply uncertain tonight, with both borisjohnson and the president of the european commission speaking in gloomy terms about the chances of success. but ministers in ireland and germany struck a more optimistic note, saying that a deal was still feasible. the uk and the eu have agreed that a decision on the future of the negotiations will be made by the end of the weekend. deadlines in this process have come and gone without a firm outcome — but with less than three weeks to go before the new arrangements start, time is fast running out. so, ahead of a crucial 48 hours, we'll bring you the latest from brussels, and we'll compare the economic consequences of deal and no deal. but first here's our political correspondent alex forsyth. it was a covid welcome for the prime minister today at a firm providing energy for the future. more immediate trade talks, though, must be on his mind. negot

league while it doesn't apply to all games fans in london were able to watch manchester united beat west ham 31 it's because of a change in lockdown rules which allows up to 2000 people to watch outdoor sports everybody i know my for support from drill for exactly so it was actually grabbing . the most room for me on his way to get some more throws yeah but if you talk about it you know because i did get more emotional really i'm so pleased with. watching others there who have missed the whole rama reminder of our top stories in his 1st post-election rally president trump has again falsely claimed to have won the election in georgia now he's in the state campaigning for 2 republican senators ahead of runoffs little decide which party controls the u.s. senate this is something that's very in.

you might remember there was an addict penalty across west ham a few doing a couple of weeks ago that shown at the end of the 1960s. 30.6 million. the apollo 13 mission was at number four, 20 8.6 million. the fifth most watched tv event ever was the fa cup final replay of 1978 between chelsea and leeds, watched by 28.4 million people. a bit of needle between these two which goes way back. frank lampard was in charge of derby and leeds, you have to that throw back in. dion dublin will be back to cambridge, one of the teams where he made his name many years ago and he has been speaking to the manager. have a look. wednesday night, fans were back in, what was it like? what was the feeling like? it took a little bit of adjusting to and it added a little bit of pressure, you know? we've set some standards that gives us some expectation. that's a good thing but we've now got to handle that and deal with that and in a way i'm glad that that occasions's out of the way so that we can knuckle down and get back to being the team we know we're capable of being. but lovely to have an atmosphere, g

supporters will be allowed at two of the four top flight games today, starting with west ham's home gameat one kicks off at 5:30pm this evening. there's loads of extra checks for the fans to go through, as you'd expect, and there'll be no away supporters either. there's one premier league game underway already, burnley hosting everton. and there was an early goal at turf moor, robbie brady putting burnley ahead, after just a couple of minutes. coming up to half—time, it remains 1—0 to burnley. football's relationship with betting will form part of a wide—ranging review of gambling laws, which starts next week. the former england international steven caulker is a reformed gambling addict and says adverts on football shirts and in stadiums normalises betting. he's now helping other footballers deal with addiction and has been speaking to alistair magowan. there a saying that addiction is a family sport. you know, it's not just individual sufferers, it is the whole family. great block, brilliant, caulker got a caress and defended admirably. 20 years ago, steven caulker was at the peak of hi

controversy over the use of the video assistant referee continues, following aston villa's defeat to west ham and their education, particularly during the first lockdown when schools were closed for many months. england's chief inspector of schools says the lack of monitoring and support of vulnerable children during the pandemic should be a matter of national concern. the warning is highlighted in 0fsted's annual report and warns of a legacy of neglect for children who have become invisible to services because they are not at school. but the department for education says the safety and well—being of vulnerable children has been a priority — and that nurseries, schools, and colleges were kept open for those children during the pandemic. here's our education correspondent elaine dunkley. the children at 0ldham and bolton primary in warrington are glad to be backin primary in warrington are glad to be back in school. considering everyone used to say we don't like school, you can tell they do, because it's really nice and they know that we all love it. and for some of the most vulnerable, it is