frampton, but we expect carl frampton to be more clinical and accurate and possibly more hurtful. josh warrington has had 27 straight wins, but only six of them have been inside the distance, and this might well be one of those controversial nights where, at weighing up, judges at ringside and the officialjudges, how much does the greater volume of josh warrington count against the more clinical, precise but fewer punches of carl frampton? how do they decide what is better, position or volume? quality over quantity? the three judges at ringside will work that out, in theory, but it's about what you like and what you favour, if there was one judge that is their likes lots of punches, he is their likes lots of punches, he is their likes lots of punches, he is the man you want if you are in warrington's camp, and if you like somebody who fixes punches, one big shot, that is the guy you want for the net is why i am convinced, but mike isn't sure, but i think the drawn verdict is a terrific prediction. nobody wants that! let's talk about the other fight 200 miles away, at the same time

, carl frampton fightsjosh warrington for a world title. both televised in asking armchairfans to title. both televised in asking armchair fans to pay almost £20 for the privilege. two pay-per-view fights and it means is a boxing fan, then have to either pay for them both or none. no, it is not a good thing for boxing. that appears to be the view of many, the conflict faced a pie fight fans now becoming a war of words between the promoters. it's stupid, disrespectfulto of words between the promoters. it's stupid, disrespectful to the fighters and the fans, 500,000 fans and 250 thousand of them what was wanted in the other, both sides lose to which 50,000 fans. it is stupid. it isa to which 50,000 fans. it is stupid. it is a fight game, but a terrible business, but it is what it is. we are not here to disrupt people were plot people, we just get on with our business. the pay-per-view is big business. the pay-per-view is big business. his last fight was bought an estimated a70 , 000 business. his last fight was bought an estimated 470,000 ti

carl frampton is a former wo—weight world champion himself and the bookies favourite for this fight. for both, victory opens the door to even bigger contests. the desire is there definitely, i want to win this title and go on and unify my second division and i've still dreams and aspirations to become ireland's greatest ever fighter and beating guys like josh warrington and unifying the division will put me in good line to do that. knowing i could go on and go to vegas and fight another world champion and unify the division is exciting, something that drives you on during training so you don't try to block too much out of it, i have to concentrate on saturday but that can be a motivation. saturday's fight is live on bbc radio 5live and they're expecting a good one. it could be one of the fights of the year and i don't say that just because we're covering it on the bbc, i think it's a wonderful clash of styles, the clinical precise boxing of carl frampton and this all—out aggression, but not madness from josh warrington, like kind of aggression he showed in measured style against le

frampton. adam wild reports. boxing rivalries often run deep. it is what makes the sport is spectacle. it is what makes the sport a spectacle. now fans are being asked to take their side. in london the much anticipated rematch between derek and dillian, while on the same night in manchester, carl frampton fights josh warrington for a world title. both televised in asking armchair fans to pay almost £20 for the privilege. two pay—per—view fights and it means as a boxing fan, they have to either pay for them both or none. no, it is not a good thing for boxing. that appears to be the view of many, the conflict faced by fight fans now becoming a war of words between the promoters. it's stupid, disrespectful to the fighters and the fans, 500,000 fans and 250,000 of them watch one and in the other, both sides lose it is a fight game, but a terrible business, but it is what it is. we are not here to disrupt people were plot people, we just get on with our business. the pay—per—view is big bus

frampton at the manchester arena. warrington got the better of the former champion frampton from the very first round, but somehow the northern irishman managed to stay on his feet right up to the final bell. it was always obvious though that warrington had done enough. and as he told the bbc‘s boxing correspondent mike costello, it's all still sinking in. i don't know what words to say right now. my hands are a bit sore. i've got bruises on my forehead. but... i've done it! i've been doubted from the start of the air. if you've said to the boxing public thatjosh warrington would go on to beat lille —— michael lee selby and carl frampton back to back, they would have loved in your face. nobody would have believed that. what i've done it. i've shown what i'm about. the journey continues, done it. i've shown what i'm about. thejourney continues, mike! meanwhile in london, dillian whyte knocked out dereck chisroa in the battle of two british heavyweights. he had to wait until the 11th round to find the decisive blo

if you'd said to the boxing public that josh warrington would go on to beat lee selby and carl frampton back to back, they would have laughed in your face. nobody would have believed that. but i've done it. i've shown what i'm about. thejourney continues, mike! liverpool will go into the festive season with a four point lead at the top of the premier league after manchester city lost to crystal palace. palace won 3—2 against the champions at the etihad stadium. that wasn't the only shock of the day. leicester city beat chelsea 1—0 thanks to a goal from jamie vardy. 0le gunnar solskjaer‘s reign as manchester united's interim manager got off to the perfect start with a 5—1victory against cardiff. and match of the day pundit alan shearer says after the departure ofjose mourino united looked like a completely different side. for the first time in a premier league game this season united out ran their opponent. you are talking about manchester united. the filing ofjose mourinho was right?m about manchester united. the filing of jose mourinho was right? it was. something had to change

and what about carl frampton what will happen to him? with the continuing boxing? it is the second time he has lost in a big world title bout. he indicated maybe he is thinking about it, in terms of the smaller fighters he is coming towards the end of his career. he has been a sensational fighter but maybe it is one fight too many. we shall see. there is a new team at the top of rugby union's premiership table this morning, as exeter beat saracens 31—13, replacing them at the summit. the chiefs put an end to sarries‘ 22—match unbeaten run. the hosts scored four tries, to earn themselves a bonus point, moving them above saracens in the table. elsewhere, there were wins for leicester and sale. leinster staged one of the most remarkable comebacks in pro1a history, scoring 21 points in the final ten minutes to deny connacht. the visitors were leading 29—12, with less than 17 minutes to play, before andrew porter burrowed over deep into injury time to snatch a 33—29 win. edinburgh got the better of glasgow, and ospreys beat scarlets. michael van gerwen is safe

in the capital dillian whyte knocked out dereck chisora, whilejosh warrington defeated carl frampton to retain his world featherweight title in manchester. let's get more on all the action from bbc sport's boxing correspondent mike costello, and gareth a davies from the telegraph. good morning. let's start with you. some people are saying this was the fight of the century, in manchester. i'm not sure about fight of the century but certainly one of the best of 2018. it had been billed likewise going on as potentially one of the fights of the year because of the clash of styles, wherejosh warrington and carl frampton are at this stage of their respective careers and virtually from the first bell, the crowd were on their feet and it was nonstop action the 36 minutes, for the 12 rounds of three minutes, for the 12 rounds of three minutes and it was just about boxing as good as it gets. it was absolutely fabulous. i've been ringside for many years and i haven't seen too many better fights than that, particularly all british affairs, ina than that, particularly all british affairs, in a br

frampton. james burford reports. boxing day may still be a few days away, but we've already had one cracker of boxing night. these all—british nights under the lights don't come around too often. for fans of the sport, it's christmas come early. they say it's better to give than to receive. josh warrington certainly agrees. but his punches are the sort of present no one wants. it was billed as a featherweight classic but with the power on show, these two are giants of the sport. frampton‘s fightback deserves credit, but his was a debt too large. warrington dominant throughout, his 28th win in succession. you always have doubts. am i really at this level? when i get into the building, changing rooms, i will not get beat. something comes over me. i will do anything to win. absolutely anything to win. and ijust get this bundle of energy from somewhere. i train hard in the gym, like a man possessed. and so to london's 02 arena, where the rematch between dillian whyte and dereck chisora served u

frampton. james burford reports. boxing day may still be a few days away, but there's a very good chance —— but we've already had one cracker of boxing night. these all—british nights under the lights don't come around too often. for fans of the sport, it's christmas come early. they say it's better to give than to receive. josh warrington certainly agrees. but his punches are the sort of present no one wants. it was billed as a featherweight classic but with the power on show, these two are giants of the sport. frampton‘s fightback deserves credit, but his was a debt too large. warrington dominant throughout, his 20th win in succession. warrington dominant throughout, his 28th win in succession. and i really at this level? when i get into the building, i get in the changing room, i will not get beat. something comes over me. i will do anything to win. absolutely anything to win. i just get this bundle of energy from somewhere. i train hard in the gym, training like a man possessed. to

the much anticipated rematch while on the same night in manchester, carl frampton fights josh warrington for a walk title, both televised in both asking fans to pay £20 for the privilege. having two lights on, it means boxing fans will have to get one or the other or both. it is not a good thing. that appears to be the view for many, a conflict faced by fans becoming a war of words between promoters. it's disrespectful, yeah 500,000 fans and 251 march one in 250,000 watch the other both have lost to its 50,000 fans, it is stupid. this is a terrible thing, but it is what it is. we are not here to disrupt people or block people, the diskette on with our business. paper review is big business, his last fight was bought an estimated a70,000 times, but british boxing's success comes ata but british boxing's success comes at a price. boxing is really flourishing at the moment, there so many good fighters in big fights that the number of free weekends where television companies can put the fights on those weekends and when there are arenas big enough to house the expected turnout, they are fre

frampton. i'll be back with more on those stories later. a british warship has arrived in the black sea in response to russia's seizure of three ukrainian navy vessels and their crew last month. the defence secretary, gavin williamson, says the presence of the royal navy will send a strong message to moscow. our defence correspondent, jonathan beale has more. these are the increasingly volatile and contested waters of the black sea. and navigating his way through them, britain's defence secretary steering a ukrainian gunboat. just a month ago, russia seized three sister boats nearby off the coast of crimea, land now also occupied by russia. but he's here to visit a royal navy warship docked in ukraine's port of odessa — hms echo, a lightly armed survey vessel, or what moscow calls a spy ship. it's meant to send a clear message. what we are saying to russia, what we are saying to president putin, they cannot continue to act with no regard or care for international laws or international norms.

frampton for the ibf featherweight title. both fights are expected to be very close and the clash of timings has irritated many boxing fans and in particular the warrington—frampton promoter frank warren. it is disrespectful to the sport and disrespectful to the fans. it is the time of year when people maybe can't afford to pay for two events. it is ridiculous. there is no sense to it. i have no problem with competition, but it is stupid competition. you will not put on man city and man united, playing 3pm, saturday, on the same day. it does not happen, in the same town. they split the teams up to make it work to make sure you have a maximum audience. you need a maximum audience for your sport because he want to grow your sport. every christmas, the world's top show—jumpers travel to the centre of london for the olympia international horse show. it's a week long event and this afternoon is the one they all want to win — the world cup qualifier. britain's ben maher is one of the big names competing, not only for the huge

josh warrington defends his title against former champion carl frampton. an update in the next hour. a sixth consecutive saturday of protests by the yellow vest movement is beginning in france. in paris, which has seen violence in recent weekends, some demonstrators are gathering along the champs—elysees and other locations in the city. the number of people turning out has fallen recently — in part because of concessions made by president emmanuel macron. a tenth person has died after a driver crashed into the back near the southern city of perpignan. rail workers at two companies are staging fresh strikes today in the long—running dispute over guards on trains. members of the rail, maritime and transport union on south western railway and arriva rail north have walked out for 24 hours. northern said very few of its services would run after 5 o'clock this afternoon, and south western said a reduced service would operate. a british warship has arrived in the black sea in response to russia's seizure of three ukrainian navy vessels and their crew last

it was a thrilling points win over carl frampton. warrington got the better of the former two weight champion frampton from the very first round but somehow the northern irishman managed to stay on his feet right up to the end. and have no pressure. don't get me wrong. everyone has doubts but once i get into the building, i won't get beat. something comes over me and i'll do anything to win, absolutely anything to win. i get this energy from somewhere. i train hard in the gym, itrain from somewhere. i train hard in the gym, i train like a man possessed. it's still goalless at goodison park between everton and spurs. more now on the tsunami which has hit the coast of indonesia — killing more than 220 people and injuring hundreds of others. the tsunami waves struck at night without any warning, destroying hundreds of buildings. the tsunami is believed to have been caused by an undersea landslide following eruptions from the anak krakatoa volcano — striking coastal towns on either side of the sunda strait. 0ur correspondent rebecca

frampton, josh warrington is now eyeing up a unification bout against one of the division's other belt holders. warrington has now taken his professional record to 28 wins and no defeats including six knockouts. these big events are really good for you, and when i'm have my back against the wall that's when i'm a good fighter. you note there is a belt to go alongside good fighter. you note there is a belt to go along side this would be lovely, and talks of oscar ballots, and to take defensive followed made, and to take defensive followed made, and can stay stateside —— and to ta ke and can stay stateside —— and to take the fans who followed made... there was plenty of domestic interest as the sydney thunder beat rivals sydney sixers by 21 runs in australia's big bash a little earlier. jos buttler top scored for thunder, hitting 63 runs as his side went on to reach 169 for 9. steve o'keefe took the wicket of buttler, and also that of england captain joe root, who scored just nine. tom curran was facing his england team—mates and he top scored for the sixers with 62. their tota

in other boxing news, josh warrington retained his world featherweight title by beating carl frampton on a unanimous decision. a full update in the next hour. more now on the tsunami which has hit the coast of indonesia — killing more than 220 people and injuring hundreds of others. the tsunami waves struck at night without any warning, destroying hundreds of buildings. the tsunami is believed to have been caused by an undersea landslide following eruptions from the anak krakatoa volcano — striking coastal towns on either side of the sunda strait. our correspondent rebecca henschke sent us this report from carita beach in westjava. this popular local tourist destination has been turned into a disaster area at a time when holiday—makers flock to these beautiful beaches here to celebrate christmas and the end of the year. all along this road that runs along the coast, we've seen devastation. on this side, the stalls and houses made out of bamboo and wood, all set up to receive visitors, have been completely reduced to rubble. their owners devastated that at a time when they were h

frampton at the manchester arena. warrington got the better of the former champion frampton from the very first round but somehow the northern irishman managed to stay on his feet right up to the end. virtually from the first bell the crowd were on their feet and it was nonstop action for 36 minutes for the 12 three—minute rounds and it was just about boxing as good as it gets. it was absolutely fabulous. i have been ringside for many years and i have not seen too many better fights than that, particularly all british affairs in a british ring. he went in as the underdog, as he did when he won the world title at elland road in may this year. he produced yet another performance of his life. liverpool will go into the festive season with a four point lead at the top of the premier league after manchester city lost to crystal palace. palace won 3—2 against the champions at the etihad stadium. that wasn't the only shock of the day. leicester city beat chelsea 1—0 thanks to a goal from jamie vardy. ole gunnar solskja

frampton on saturday, josh warrington is now eyeing up a unification bout against one of the division's other belt holders. warrington has now taken his professional record to 28 wins and no defeats including six knockouts. these big nights that get me up for it. when i am the underdog on my backis it. when i am the underdog on my back is against the wall, that is when i get fired up for the training sessions. another belt to go alongside this one would be lovely, all the boys, they whet my appetite and to the fans that have followed me through thick and thin stateside for a crazy way date would be something special. —— weigh day. there was plenty of domestic interest as the sydney thunder beat rivals sydney sixers by 21 runs in australia's big bash. josh buttler top scored for thunder, hitting 63 runs as his side went on to reach 169 for 9. steve 0'keefe took the wicket of buttler, as he did with england captain joe root, who contributed just nine of those runs. tom curran was facing his england team—mates as he top scored for the sixers with 62 runs, their total of 148 though me

and there's a big night of boxing in manchester as well, where carl frampton faces josh warrington for the ibf featherweight title. warrington, who's from leeds, is unbeaten in his 27 professional fights. northern irishman — frampton is looking to win back a world title — he previously held the wba version before his first career defeat last year. every christmas, the world's top show—jumpers travel to the centre of london for the olympia international horse show. it's a week long event — and this afternoon is the one they all want to win — the world cup qualifier. britain's ben maher is one of the big names competing — not only for the huge prize money but also for the points which count towards a place in the world cup final next year. the olympic gold—medallist in 2012 has had a great year and a win at olympia would be a nice christmas present. it is olympia, it is one of the best horse roadshows in the world. for many reasons riders like riding here. london is a great city. i dumped many shows this year and you still don't get the atmosphere like you do in this buildi

these guys, josh and carl frampton, they are professionals. they are edgy because they are fighting each other but they have great respect for each other. the other stuff, the previous dillian whyte and dereck chisora fight, i think it was eddie hearn who gave him a watch for throwing over the table. it is all pantomime. whoever wins from the dillian whyte dereck chisora fight, will they get to fight anthonyjoshua? chisora fight, will they get to fight anthony joshua? it is their intention. he has beaten dillian whyte in seven rounds, a couple of yea rs whyte in seven rounds, a couple of years ago so that is a pointless fight and as for dereck chisora, i do not think that is an attraction. we spoke about the renaissance of boxing. why is that? it is competitive. heavyweight division, the standard—bearer of the sport, anthonyjoshua did the standard—bearer of the sport, anthony joshua did well the standard—bearer of the sport, anthonyjoshua did well in the 0lympics anthonyjoshua did well in the olympics and is a professional. tyson fury ha

frampton fights josh warrington for a world title. both televised, both asking armchairfans a world title. both televised, both asking armchair fans to pay almost £20 for the privilege. it's not a good thing for boxing to have two pay—per—view fights on, it means boxing fans have to fork out for both all one or zero. it's very close to christmas as well. it's not a good time for axing. that appear to be the view of many. the conflict faced by fight fans now becoming a war of words between the promoters. it's stupid, it's this respectful to the fighters, the fans. you have got £500,000 and 251 watch one and 250 lost the other, both sides have lost 250,000 fans, it's stupid. this is the fight game in and out of the ring, it's a terrible business but it is what it is. when not here to disrupt people or property. we just get on with our business. the attraction of both contest is not in doubt. pay per view is big business. dillian whyte's last fight was bought an estimated 470,000 times. but british boxing success comes at a price.

frampton for the ibf featherweight title. both fights are expected to be very close and the clash of timings has irritated many boxing fans and in particular the warrington—frampton promoter frank warren. it is disrespectful to the sport and disrespectful to the fans. it is the time of year when people maybe can't afford to pay for two events. it is ridiculous. there is no sense to it. i have no problem with competition, but it is stupid competition. you will not put on man city and man united, playing 3pm, saturday, on the same day. it does not happen, in the same town. they split the teams up to make it work to make sure you have a maximum audience. you need a maximum audience for your sport because he want to grow your sport. every christmas, the world's top showjumpers travel to the centre of london for the 0lympia international horse show. it's a week long event — and this afternoon is the one they all want to win — the world cup qualifier. britain's ben maher is one of the big names competing, not only for the hug

frampton at the manchester arena. warrington got the better of the former champion frampton from the very first round but somehow the northern irishman managed to stay on his feet right up to the final bell. it was always obvious though that warrington had done enough. he brought a huge following across the pennines from his home city of leeds. meanwhile in london dillian whyte knocked out dereck chisora in the battle of two british heavyweights. he had to wait until the 11th round to find the decisive blow. afterwards whyte called for a rematch with world champion anthonyjoshua who he hopes to face at wembley next year butjoshua says whyte is third on the list. just you are talking rubbish, man. talking rubbish. iam not going just you are talking rubbish, man. talking rubbish. i am not going to sit around and wait for him. they are not going to waste four months of my career waiting for him, seeing what he is doing. i haven't got time to that. my career needs to progress. weight to back the years, wait for the call,

after his thrilling victory over carl frampton last weekend, josh warrington says he wants his next fight to be a unification bout in the united states. the leeds boxer defended his ibf featherwight title on points at the manchester arena, and he says he can't wait for the challenges that lie ahead. iam about i am about to go alongside —— another bill to go alongside the sun would be absolutely lovely. it doesn't half whet my appetite, and to ta ke doesn't half whet my appetite, and to take the fans who have followed me through thick and thin stateside for one of them big crazy bouts would be something special. now, the 2020 olympics will have some new sports. climbing, skateboarding and karate are just some that will be appearing in tokyo, and there are also new events trying to get into the next winter olympics. how about this — volleyball, but not as you will have seen it before. this is the snow volleyball european tour, which was in moscow. it was presented at pyeongchang earlier this year. most of the rules are the same as classic volleyball, but in the snow, there are three p

frampton at the manchester arena. warrington got the better of the former champion frampton from the very first round, but somehow the northern irishman managed to stay on his feet right up to the final bell. it was always obvious, though, that warrington had done enough. he brought a huge following across the pennines from his home town of leeds. meanwhile, in london, dillian whyte knocked out dereck chisora in the battle of two british heavyweights. he had to wait until the 11th round to find the decisive blow. afterwards whyte called for a rematch with world champion anthonyjoshua, who he hopes to face at wembley next year. to the olympia horse show in london, where britain's william whitaker won the world cup jump—off. whitaker and his horse proved to be too fast for the other riders, in one of showjumping's biggest competitions. william's uncle michael finished fourth. quite a dynasty, the whitaker family. he also has a cousin, john, who competes at the highest level. that was quite a christmas tradition for me

after his thrilling victory over carl frampton last weekend, josh warrington says he wants his next fight to be a unification bout in the united states. the leeds boxer defended his ibf featherwight title on points at the manchester arena, and he says he can't wait for the challenges that lie ahead. another belt to go alongside this one would be absolutely lovely. all them boys, it don't half whet my appetite, and to take the fans who have followed me through thick and thin stateside for one of them big crazy days would be something special. now, the 2020 olympics will have some new sports. climbing, skateboarding and karate are just some that will be appearing in tokyo, and there are also new events trying to get into the next winter olympics. how about this — volleyball, but not as you will have seen it before. this is the snow volleyball european tour, which was in moscow. it was presented at pyeongchang earlier this year. most of the rules are the same as classic volleyball, but in the snow, there are three players in a team instead of two, and a special snow volleyball is used, whi

frampton in manchester. james burford reports. boxing day may still be a few days away, but is a very good chance we have already had it. these all british nights under the lights don‘t come around too often. the fa ns don‘t come around too often. the fans of the sport and its christmas come early. they say it‘s better to give than to receive. you sure can certainly agrees. but his punches are the sort of present no one wa nts. are the sort of present no one wants. it was billed as a featherweight classic but with the power on show, these two are giants of the sport. brandon‘s fireback deserves credit that his was a debt too large. warrington dominant throughout, his 20th win in succession. want to get into the building, iget succession. want to get into the building, i get in a changing room, i would do anything to win. absolutely anything to win. i disco this bundle of energy from somewhere. i train hard in training like a somewhere. i train hard in training likea man somewhere. i train hard in tra

and we have predictions today, you talk about boxing, josh warrington takes on carl frampton in 20 days' time. about 15 days' time. does he mention leads? i think you might. it is on at midday today. before you go and distracted by your socks. i got dressed in the dark. i had a pink or red? i think they are red. i got dressed in the dark, with my hand in the sock drawer. listen, was trying to sneak out the house without waking anyone up. at least they match. they are both pink. do you have a drawer that is only socks? just part of a draw. pants and socks. backed curious, checking the details. do you have a spare pairorare they on the details. do you have a spare pair or are they on football focus? i have the shirt. the shirt and these socks. you will enjoy this next study. there was an all, or nothing game, in the hockey world cup in india yesterday, and it went england's way. they beat ireland 4—2, knocking them out of the competition in the process. and as patrick gearey reports, it could make for an awkward christmas, for one family in particular. the gleghorne brothers, paul and m