despite the lustrous record, manchester city will be confident. the second leg will be in manchester and we can see real madrid's table look beatable. they drew a loss to paris saint—germain and they also could only manage a draw here. with manchester city so far off liverpool in the premier league, they will be putting emphasis in europe. michael owen thinks manchester city should have enough to beat his old club. city are not in the best of form at the moment but there is a while to go to rediscover that form. madrid are not quite at their best at the moment so, again, we will see the form and the two teams come february but it is a very, very tough draw. probably the glamour tie of the competition so far and, if i was another team, i would want to avoid manchester city. when they are on form, they are very hard to stop. the first leg here will take them back to the stadium where they first one the title. the reds will be confident in that midfielder. they posted as much on social media. of course, liverpool beat tottenham in that final in spa

an update from the manchester city's game in zagreb in a moment. but we know that all four english sides will be in the knockouts. the question is who willjoin them, and who will miss out? paul frostick reports. wednesday brings the final champions league action after 2019 as we find out the last teams to make the last 16. atletico madrid have failed to win their last three league games, which is seen this money side of slip out of the top four and in his seventh place in the la liga table. they still boast the best defence in the spanish top flight but goals are what they need on wednesday. 0nly the spanish top flight but goals are what they need on wednesday. only a win against locomotive moscow will guarantee a place in the next round. what we need in this game is to stay calm, calm comes from personality, and we have players here with so much personality. important players, most of them play with a national teams. we have a great chance to be altogether i get stronger. paris st germain will look around after a successful group stage with a home

the chinese state broadcaster refused to show arsenal's game against manchester city after ozil used social media to call uighurs "warriors who resist persecution". china's foreign ministry said he had been "deceived by fake news". our sports editor dan roan is here with more. what more can you tell us? deceived by fa ke what more can you tell us? deceived by fake news, the chinese foreign ministry has also invited him to come to china to see for himself. this dispute really centres on two versions of events. human rights groups, the united nations panels and they've all said that the population, the muslim community within china has been persecuted that they are being detained without trial, and high security prisons. chain vehemently denies the saying that rather they are simply being educated in vocational training centres, they are not being mistreated and this is all because ofan mistreated and this is all because of an attempt to combat extremism and terrorism. that is the central argument that this has led to. the question now is the fallout. what will be the cost, notjust to

don't ask manchester city — they say they don't know! what exactly is happening with arteta and arsenal? we'll bring you the latest. he led his country out more times than anyone else. but scotland captain greg laidlaw has played his last international game. he steps down after 76 caps. and, almost losing her sight forced nicola adams to give up boxing, but you'll never guess what she plans to do next. play in the movies or something, i don't know, i don't know. you will have to watch. we will. also coming up in the programme... water and anti—doping. we will be speaking to our correspondent about russia's appeal. and, is ita bird, is ita plane? no, it's ronaldo — but he's airborne. a ridiculous leap from the striker to score forjuventus! good evening. welcome to the programme. it's been up in the air since unai emery was fired last month, but arsenal still don't have a permanent manager in place, well, not officially. this man, their former captain mikel arteta, is widely expected to be announced as the new boss tomorrow. but it's b

playing for manchester city was a lwa ys playing for manchester city was always an honour but to actually bring in some silverware, the first for 30 years, was incredible and one of the best days of my life. and that was the start of everything for manchester city and put you guys on the map. look what they've achieved in the past eight years. when i first spoke to carl, he had a ten year plan and it seems to be going well, four league titles, numerous cops, going well, four league titles, numerous cops, the fa cup for the first time for so long was pivotal. yeah, i'm looking forward to the next ten years and see how far they can go because the last ten have been an enjoyable ride. an incredible treble last season, have priority slightly changed because there is obviously wanting to crack europe as well? where do you think they stand in the title race against liverpool and leicester ahead of them now after that wobble wobble at the weekend. it's going to be difficult to replicate last season which was a lwa ys replicate last season which was always going to be hard, still playing good foo

manchester city are a fantastic team, they are talking... a cup competition which they took thursday themselves in the years. it is an 0xford side fell of confidence. carl robinson has them well dreamt. even pep guardiola has said they have slight differences from last season. it is really interesting. 0ur, jake started 0xford tonight, we have teams that all the other stadiums as we find out who goes through to the semifinals tojoin aston we find out who goes through to the semifinals to join aston villa got there last night. another club waiting on a possible managerial appointment is arsenal. they've held talks with former player mikel arteta, who's the current assistant manager at manchester city. a good grounding, but he's never held the top job at a club. well, for 22 years arsene wenger was in charge at arsenal, so who better to give their opinion on arteta potentially being appointed manager and how patient the fans should be. i believe that arteta has a great future. he has learned a lot as a assistant coach and after that, he will h

who's currently the assistant coach at manchester city. officials from arsenal were pictured leaving arteta's house in the early hours of this morning. he's one of the favourites to take overfrom freddie ljungberg who's in caretaker charge. wilfried za ha rescued a point for crystal palace against rivals brighton in the premier league tonight. and that point takes palace above arsenal in the prmeier league. brighton dominated most of the game, neal maupay with a brilliant opener to give them a deserved lead. palace found their feet with around 20 minutes remaining. and not to be outdone, zaha scored a brilliant equaliser, and what a way to reward manager roy hodgson in what was his 100th game for the club. place positively, you represent yourself in we have been playing so well as of late, third goal, i think in four games. we always knew he could do that, working very hard and trying to improve that side of things, shooting off a lot more now than perhaps he did at one stage in his career. he wants to score goals, but there is no doubt th

manchester city's defence of their premier league crown is dangling by a thread. they start this game 1a points behind liverpool and given the circumstances pep guardiola would probably prefer a different opponent tonight, particularly when you bear in mind the last time these two sides met in october at the etihad and wolves beat manchester city 2—0, the raw speed was deployed to perfection that day, scoring both goals on the counterattack, and manchester city's defenders will not look forward to seeing him again today. i was here at molineux for wolves last home game, they were beaten by tottenham, the first time they lost at home in the premier league since september, they will wa nt to league since september, they will want to make amends tonight, there will be a great atmosphere here tonight, and a force can get three points they will leapfrog at the table, moving up ahead of manchester united and tottenham and could be in the premier league's top by tonight. former manchester united and sweden striker zlatan ibrahimovic has returned to ac milan on a shortâ

manchester city. the brazilian forward fred was also hit by a missile thrown from the crowd. the club said in a statement it was working with greater manchester police and the fa to identify any individuals involved. we seem to be speaking about it an awful lot. you know, in this past six months, eight months. and, you know, it's not something that anyone wants to do. even speaking about it now, it's not a nice thing to speak about. but, you know, the necessary departments need to do the right things to stop it in the game, because, you know, that's a big negative of the sport and just of the country, it's not something that you want to see. that was a difficult afternoon all round for manchester city. . a couple of million minutes later anthony pert marcio put them to nil up. a thrilling finale, but united held on, and another poor result for the champions. they are so fast, so quick and sometimes, when you lose the ball in some position, it is more difficult. but...we tried. we arrived in the final

manchester city power past arsenal thanks to a double from de bruyne. and, we'll be live on the red carpet in aberdeen, ahead of the bbc sports personality of the year awards. also coming up in the programme: exeter beat sale for the second time in a week to put the champions cup quarterfinals within touching distance. we'll get more on that big win for city in a second, but we'll start with the red half of manchester, where after two straight wins over tottenham and city, united were given a reality check by everton today. ah draw that seemed to delight everton‘s caretaker boss. joe lynskey has more. for the first time in six years, a man called ferguson in the old trafford dugout, but duncan ferguson is everton‘s icon, their goal—scorer of the 90s is now their caretaker manager. and having weathered early pressure from manchester united, now, the man on the touchline took on the elements himself. his side took the lead in this match, putting their bodies on the line. oh, and it's gone in! the challenge from the corner forced united's goalkeeper

manchester city chasing the elusive champions league title. they would have been hoping for a favourable draw. they didn't get it. they are up against real madrid, the 13 time european champions. winning three of the last four champions league titles. a repeat of the 2016 semifinal which real madrid won. what a mouthwatering prospect that will be. reigning champions liverpool have a slightly easier draw. they are up against atletico madrid who reached the finals in 2014 and 2016. liverpool, going so well in the premier league. they are the reigning champions. they will be going into that match with plenty of confidence as it is back at the very stadium where they won the champions league title earlier this year. chelsea up against bayern munich, the five—time champions. that's a repeat of the 2012 final, which chelsea won, on penalties. bayern munich not doing so well domestically, they are only fifth in the bundesliga. that will give chelsea some encouragement. tottenham hotspur, a good draw forjose mourinho. they are up against rb leipzig.

coming up: it's de bruyne at the double as he powers manchester city past arsenal in the premier league. manchester united can't win anything with kids today. although one of their youngsters earns them a point against everton. all the day's football to come. and we'll bring you the latest from aberdeen, where we wait to see who you will crown your bbc sports personality of the year. also coming up on sportsday: all hail exeter — the chiefs battle the elements and sale sharks to put themselves within touching distance of the champions cup quarterfinals. hello, and welcome to sportsday, i'm ben croucher. we'll bring you that news, wins for celtic and rangers too, but we'll start in london where manchester city put last weekend's derby defeat behind them by beating arsenal 3—nil at the emirates stadium. it was another virtuoso performance from kevin de bruyne, with two goals and an assist, as city closed to within four points of second places leicester. craig templeton was watching. for his 200th game in charge, pep guardiola put his faith in youth, phil ford and given his first leagu

after losing more ground in the title race at the weekend, manchester city had the chance to claw back some of the deficit — for 2h hours at least — at burnley this evening. with sergio aguero still out injured, gabrieljesus stepped up to fire city to victory at turf moor. stay tuned for a belter from rodri too. adam wild watched this one. if manchester city are feeling the heat, a lancashire night in december is perhaps an unfamiliar place to do so. is perhaps an unfamiliar place to do so. but for pep guardiola's side committees are unfamiliar moments. much has been made of their recent drop points but here was gabriel jesus with a reminder ofjust how brilliant the champions can be. this their opening goal in the first half, where it felt like it could have been the first of many. another only a matter of time. it came in the second half with perfect precision byjesus the second half with perfect precision by jesus once the second half with perfect precision byjesus once more. early for their part, struggling to get close to city. there was little anyone could do to stop this effo

so a bad day for manchester city, but liverpool keep going? yes, after the 3pm kick—offs, liverpool have moved 11 points clear at the top of the premier league with a 3—0 win over bournemouth. alex oxlade—chamberlain, who was one of seven changes for the reds, started off the scoring. naby keita made it 2—0 before the break after mo salah set him up with a lovely backheel. and keita was sure to return the favour... he set up salah for liverpool's third goal. liverpool have now won 15 of 16 premier league games this season. but it was that clean sheet that jurgen klopp was happy about because it's liverpool's first in 1a games. it was, professionally, controlled, scoring wonderful goals. we did not wa nt to scoring wonderful goals. we did not want to do it of an exciting again, so had to really control the game. it was not really that were insecure. last two players with an injury, doesn't help, it was pressure not a good day for bournemouth and we had to bring over the line. and the boys are now saying they must used word in the dressi

arsenal are three points clear of manchester city in second. that's after city thrashed brighton 5—0 at home and chelsea could only draw at liverpool. there were five different scorers for city including england captain steph houghton, ellen white and georgia stanway but the pick of the goals was the final one from pauline bremer. rangers are temporarily top of the scottish premiership after beating motherwell 2—0 at fir park. rangers bounced back from losing their last domestic game — the league cup final to celtic. nikola katic opening the scoring just before the half hour mark. alfredo morelos completed the comfortable victory, but was then sent off after gesturing to motherwell fans during his celebrations. he'll now miss next friday's match against hibernian. celtic will return to the top of the table with a win or a draw against hibernian today. they kicked off at 3pm — so around 15 minutes into the second half it's1—0 at celtic park, jeremie frimpong with the goal. exeter are on the verge of qualification to the quarter finals

arsenal's premier league match against manchester city, yesterday, was watched around the world. except in china. coverage of the game there cancelled, after comments by mesut ozil about the plight of fellow muslims in the country sparked what could prove a damaging dispute. in a social media post to his millions of followers, arsenal's german midfielder criticised the treatment of china's uigher population, referring to persecutors and details of an alleged crackdown. but if ozil, who was substituted during his teen‘s 3—0 defeat at the emirates, thought he would have the backing of his club, he was mistaken. in a statement, arsenal distancing themselves from what they called their player's personal opinion. "as a football club, arsenal has always adhered to the principle of not involving itself in politics." rights groups sayi million people, mostly from the uigher community, are thought to have been detained without trial in high security prison camps. the bbc was given rare access inside one of these facilities earlier this year. china has denied mistreatment, insisting th

china's state broadcaster drops its plan to show arsenal's match against manchester city this afternoon, in the wake of comments by mesut ozil, criticising the country's treatment of the uighurs. and in half an hour here on bbc news, click looks at social media innovation made in china, and why its setting nerves jangling in silicon valley. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. jeremy corbyn and john mcdonnell have apologised over labour's defeat in thursday's election, which saw them lose 59 seats. mr corbyn said he was sorry that they "came up short", while mr mcdonnell told the bbc he "owns this disaster". speaking to the bbc‘s andrew marr, he said it was unfortunate the party hadn't been able to articulate its message more effectively. he also blamed the media's portrayal ofjeremy corbyn, insisting that he'd been demonised "for four years solid". here's our political correspondent. three days on and labour is still trying to work out what went so catastrophically wrong. i'm just sorry that we've let some people down. in today's observer, jeremy corbyn offered an apology. we have

city v manchester united match at the etihad stadium yesterday. the chairman of the football anti—racism campaign kick it out, sanjay bhandari, told me that racism is notjust a problem for football. this is a social and societal challenge and football obviously has its part to play. i think, as we have seen last night, manchester city have acted very swiftly and we applaud that. and actually the supporters acted swiftly. we were inundated with complaints last night, which we passed on. so i think football is taking action. obviously, it is difficult to say we are really effective as an entire industry because we keep on having incidents but they also reflect the fact that we keep on having discriminatory incidents in society at large and hate crime has been on the rise in the last few years. and of course, it is on the rise in society so it is on the rise in football. and in terms of how it is handled by the clubs, i mean, we've had, as i say, a series of incidents, we had one almost a year ago now, which was a very serious incident. some are qu

katie, good night for manchester city. hello and thanks forjoining us. manchester city have the chance to go above leicester and into second in the premier league with a win at wolves tonight — a team they lost to at the etihad earlier in the season. less tha n less than 20 minutes to go, and there has been plenty of drama already. currently 2—1, city are down to ten men. goalkeeper utterson was showing a straight red card in the 12 minute for a professional foul. sterling with both of cities goals, pulling back for the wolves. some transfer news to bring you, as the former manchester united and sweden striker, zlatan ibra—himovic has returned to ac milan on a short—term deal until the end of the season. the 38—year—old was a free agent after leaving la galaxy. he spent two seasons at milan from 20—10 and will have his medical on the 2nd january. but, the seven—time champions league winners are having a poor season. they are currently 11th in the table after losing their last match 5—nil at atlanta. england midfielder, izzy christiansen

she scored five goals in 26 games for the french side, since making the move from manchester city. christiansen actually began her career at everton, before moving to birmingham ten years ago. 0nto cricket and another england batting collapse in the first test against south africa in centurion. the hosts ended day two with a lead of 175 — helped byjoe root‘s side losing the final seven wickets of their first innings forjust 39. england international alex hartley from the bbc‘s cricket social spoke to my colleague chetan par—tack and believes the hosts are now very much in command. they have had the day that they wanted. you know? they would've been disappointed not to get 300 with about, however, after they were 115-5, about, however, after they were 115—5, they would've been really happy with their start. 0bviously, with the classic england batting collapse, they finished on top. you talk about that classic batting collapse, where do you think it's going wrong time and again?|j collapse, where do you think it's going wrong time and again? i don't, i don't know if it's ne

chamberlain nabby keda and mohamed salah getting the goals all right now manchester city are hosting city rivals united at the if he had stadium and it's united who are leading meanwhile tottenham are finding some real form under new manager josie marie neo maybe burnley 5 nil important important performance results goals happiness for the fans happiness in the team young boys coming from the bench doubled over 17 year old kids the clean sheet i'm really really happy. around majority have new to the top of the spanish the league are also blanco speed espanol to know on saturday french stars rafael ron and karim benzema scoring the winning moves than free points ahead of barcelona who faced mayorkas shortly got caught up at dior is today we have to be happy because

io—man manchester city threw away a two goal lead to lose at wolves, in the premier league. that leaves them 14 points behind leaders liverpool, who also have a game in hand. a very avery mild a very mild weekend i had with temperatures up into the mid teens for some of us. how mild will it stay as we approach new year? more details coming up. it's saturday the 28th of december. our top story: d—day veteran, harry billinge, has received an mbe in the annual d—day veteran, harry billinge, has received an mba in the annual new year honours list. the 94 year—old was recognised for his fund—raising efforts around this summer's d—day commemorations. he's one of nearly 1100 people to have received an award, including singer and actor, olivia newton—john. this report from our entertainment correspondent, lizo mzimba, contains flashing images. # you're the one i want...!# olivia newton—john says she's honoured and grateful to be made a dame for services to charity, cancer research and entertainment. a damehood, too, for floella benjamin for her life—long work with ch

holders manchester city are at home to league two side port vale. chelsea are at home to nottingham forest, whilejose mourinho's spurs travel to championship middlesbrough. full details of all the ties are over on the bbc sport website. meanwhile, there was a shock in tonight's tie in the fa cup second round. solihull moors looked like they were cruising, 3—0 up with less than half an hour to go against rotherham. but the league one side staged an incredible comeback — michael smith with the equaliser and then the winner in stoppage time. 4—3, it finished to rotherham. they'll face hull city next. after a controversial 1—0 win over preston north end at deepdale. the game looked destined for a draw, until kyle edwards went down in the box in the 89th minute. substitute charlie austin made no mistake from the spot, sending goalkeeper declan rudd the wrong way to seal the win. it's a fifth successive victory for west brom — and sends them back to the top of the championship above leeds united. brendan rodgers has distanced himself from the va

a tough draw for english clubs in the champions league — manchester city and liverpool take on madrid rivals real and atletico, while chelsea and spurs face german opposition. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the former director general of the cbi lord digbyjones and the journalist and author rachel shabi. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the telegraph leads with a photo of borisjohnson welcoming the new conservative mps to parliament today — and says the prime minister will use his brexit bill to ensure britain leaves the eu with or without a trade deal by the end of 2020. the financial times leads with the same story — saying borisjohnson‘s approach is raising fears of a ‘cliff edge‘ next year if there is no trade deal in place. and the story also dominates the front page of the times — which says the prime minister's plans will put him in direct conflict with brussels. the metro headlines the theft of millions of pounds worth ofjewellery from tamara eccleston‘s home — with herfather be

a jesus hat trick hands manchester city an unbeaten champions league qualifying campaign. ten years in exile — test cricket returns to pakistan and big shoes to fill meet the new head coach of the all blacks. hello and welcome to sportsday. good evening. already into the last sixteen manchester city rounded off the champions league group stages unbeaten, thanks to a gabrieljesus hat trick. tottenham — also through— were hoping to avenge their humiliating defeat to bayern munich in what was the final round of group matches. we'll look at the teams who are into the last sixteen in a moment, but firstlyjoe wilson looks at how the english sides fared tonight. in the stadium where everything mattered. it began like a team aiming to qualify. almost came through but the technique would not have been lost on the former barcelona manager. the equaliser came with side rib play is lying on the ground, but the referee said to play on, so he did. with a challenge to like this, no punishment was the refereeing decision. this game became a chance to regain. throwing for a second go

he knows the club well but he's only ever been an assistant at manchester city up to this point. our football reporter simon stone has more. it is an interesting one because he is not a manager. he went straight from playing for arsenal and now he is assisting. yet imagine some of the star dust of working with him has rubbed off but he worked with guardiloa for many years and he was not, successful, he was sacked at the end and there's no guarantee with any managerial man going to work but having said that penned their colours to the mast, they are trained to stick with them and they hope it pays off. well arteta's first match in charge could be against everton on saturday. they themselves are without a permenant manager — as continue to pursue former chelsea and napoli boss carlo ancelotti. but caretaker manager duncan ferguson will remain in the everton dugout on saturday. ferguson has been in temporary charge for the past 3 matches, overseeing a win against chelsea at goodison, a draw at manchester united and a defeat on penalties against leicester in the carabao cup this we

it is understood the mikael arteta has said his goodbye to staff at manchester city ahead of expectations that he will be revealed tomorrow as the new man in charge of arsenal. thanks, katie. and chris fawkes has all the weather. it has been a wet start to december gci’oss it has been a wet start to december across parts of southern england and we have two batches of heavy rain on the wane. we could see localised flooding not just across the wane. we could see localised flooding notjust across the south but elsewhere as well. a full forecast coming up later on. thanks. also coming up, after stepping out of the ring — a dramatic change of career

it's all coming to manchester city. ..and loss... since the news broke, every one of us in floods of tears. the greatest stage. this is the 2019 review of the year in sport. when you're the last man out to bat... monty panesar coming out. beautifully played. ..it is cricket on a cliff edge. will it take a catcher? will it go for six? you can never plan how the scores will look. the first ball of the super over to decide the world cup final. lose your wicket and it is all over. yourjob is to stay in. watch every ball closely. and every run you score... well, that is a bonus. but being the last man out to bat means you're there at the end. i think he's run out! and that's when cricket can be its most dramatic. i'm monty panesar, the former england spin bowler. england needed 2112 to beat new zealand and win the world cup on home soil. cricket is about momentum shift, key passages of play that go your way. suddenly, the whole summer becomes a memorable summer. if stokes was out, i think new zealand would have won the world cup. for it t

league cup, premier league, fa cup — it's all coming to manchester city. and loss. we've been in floods of tears out here since the news broke, every single one of us. this is a look back on the moments. told by those who know the greatest stage. this is the 2019 review of the year in sport. when you're the last man out to bat... as we see monty panesar coming out. siddle to panesar. beautifully played! ..it‘s cricket on the cliff edge. will he take the catch or will it go for six? you can never plan how the scores will look. here's the first ball of the super over to decide the world cup final. lose your wicket and it's all over. yourjob is to stay in, watch every ball closely. and every run you score... yes! cheering and applause. ..well, that's a bonus. go! go, go, go! but being the last man out to bat means you're there at the end. he's run out, is he? i think he's run out! cheering and applause. and that's when cricket can be its most dramatic. i'm monty panesar, former england spin bowler. england needed 2112 to beat new zealand and win the world cup on home

and coming up on sportsday on bbc news, manchester city assistant manager mikel arteta is expected to be named as arsenal's new boss on friday. good evening. the queen has opened a new session of parliament — for the second time in the space of two months. but this time there was less pageantry and far more politics, following the conservative victory in last week's election. some 30 bills were announced in the speech, advertised as an "ambitious programme of domestic reform", as well as delivering brexit. top of the list was the commitment to take the uk out of the eu by the end of january. there'll be increases in the nhs budget in england, and those will be enshrined in law. there was confirmation of the conservative campaign pledge to impose longer sentences for violent offenders, but also a major review of the criminaljustice system. in a moment, we'll look at some of those pledges and assess how realistic they are, but first here's our political editor laura kuenssberg on the events of the day at westminster. even the crown gets its very own rolls—royce. the trappings of wes

arsenal's premier league match against manchester city, yesterday, was watched around the world. except in china. coverage of the game there cancelled, after comments by mesut ozil about the plight of fellow muslims in the country sparked what could prove a damaging dispute. in a social media post to his millions of followers, arsenal's german midfielder criticised the treatment of china's uigher population, referring to persecutors and details

it's all coming to manchester city. ..and loss... we have been in floods of tears out here since the news broke, every single one of us. the greatest stage. this is the 2019 review of the year in sport. when you're the last man out to bat... as we see monty panesar coming out. beautifully played. ..it is cricket on a cliff edge. will he take the catch? will it go for six? you can never plan how the scores will look. here's the first ball of the super over to decide the world cup final. lose your wicket and it is all over. yourjob is to stay in. watch every ball closely. and every run you score... yes! ..well, that is a bonus. but being the last man out to bat means you're there at the end. i think he's run out! cheering and applause. and that's when cricket can be its most dramatic. i'm monty panesar, the former england spin bowler. england needed 2112 to beat new zealand and win the world cup on home soil. cricket is about momentum shift, key passages of play that go your way. suddenly, the whole summer becomes a memorable summer. i

manchester city won the title again. they won the fa cup 6—0 in the final. club legends got their chance in the hot seats and var changed football's whole conversation. england's new faces emerged. a young side lost to the netherlands in the semifinals of the nations league. then in october they stood up to racist abuse in bulgaria. they won the qualifier 6—0 and reached euro 2020. wales made it, a famous win in cardiff and sealing a place at another major tournament. and it is in europe where two english teams made their mark. the champions league brought two miracle semifinals. and one familiar name on the trophy. i'm chris millar, host of the tottenham podcast. i am a presenter at the liverpool fan channel. i travelled to barcelona for the first leg and i had seen that liverpool put in one of the better performances i have seen that season and somehow came away 3—0 down. to anfield we were so downhearted. then the coaches turn up and the songs come out. being inside the ground for that game is an experience. it is something i will never forget. if you

it's all coming to manchester city. ..and loss... since the news broke, every one of us in floods of tears. the greatest stage. this is the 2019 review of the year in sport. when you're the last man out to bat... monty panesar coming out. beautifully played. ..it is cricket on a cliff edge. will it take a catcher? will it go for six? you can never plan how the scores will look. the first ball of the super over to decide the world cup final. lose your wicket and it is all over. yourjob is to stay in. watch every ball closely. and every run you score... ..well, that is a bonus. but being the last man out to bat means you're there at the end. i think he's run out! and that's when cricket can be its most dramatic. i'm monty panesar, the former england spin bowler. england needed 2112 to beat new zealand and win the world cup on home soil. cricket is about momentum shift, key passages of play that go your way. suddenly, the whole summer becomes a memorable summer. if stokes was out, i think new zealand would have won the world cup. for it

manchester city promise to give a lifetime ban to anyone found guilty of racist abuse after manchester united players said they were targeted during the derby. redemption for anthonyjoshua, as the british boxer reclaims the world heavyweight titles with victory over andy ruinr in saudi arabia. dame helen mirrenjoins crowds in trafalgar square, as thousands of people in cities around the world camp out overnight to raise cash to tackle homelessness. i don't have the change to give them something everyday. it's something like this that on the skills you can help in some way or another. our sunday morning edition of the papers is at 9.35am. this morning's reviewers are rosamund urwin and john rentoul. with less than a week to go until polls open, the main political party leaders are continuing to push their election pledges to voters. conservative leader borisjohnson says thursday's poll is "historic" and a choice to "move forwards" after brexit. labour leaderjeremy corbyn says he has "the most ambitious plan to transform our country in decades". our political correspondent susana mendonc

after pep guardiola said the title race was over after manchester city lost to wolves last night, saturday's premier league action has been mainly about those in the bottom half of the table. it could be a bit of a bleak midwinter for bournemouth. just one win in nine now. today's 2—nil defeat at brighton leaves them still preciouslyjust above the relegation zone. michael redford has more. christmas may have come and gone but there was still plenty of festive cheer at the amex stadium ahead of the fixtures in 2019 and is a new year draws closer, so does a sense of optimism. nearly 18 months after signing for brighton, he finally had his first goal which tookjust three minutes to arrive although bournemouth were nearly level moments later. after a frantic start, chances became limited, the second goal now crucial. brighton thought they had it thanks to dan burn before technology intervened. var deemed it offside. brighton continued to push. they came close twice. the second goal did arrive and in some style, a moment of magic. brighton's first win against bournemouth in 11 attempts, they he

coming up on this programme: gabrieljesus scores a double as champions manchester city beat burnley 4—1 closing the gap on premier league leaders liverpool to eight points. after a seismic shock in heavyweight boxing, can andy ruinunior upset anthonyjoshua again? we'll be in saudi arabia ahead of the weekend's blockbuster. and defending champion ronnie o'sullivan is through to a last 16 clash against china's ding junhui at the uk championship. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with the footballing news that manchester city have narrowed the gap on premier league leaders liverpool to eight points after a crushing 4—1 win over burnley at turf moor. pep guardiola's side can ill afford to lose anymore ground on their title rivals and it was a double to brazilian international gabrieljesus that set them on their way to the victory. isaid, the i said, the last

six o'clock kick off for manchester city at home to sheffield united. it's currently without goals. just 2a hours on from sacking manuel pellegrini, west ham united look set to appoint the man he replaced at the london stadium. david moyes left the club 18 months ago, after guiding the club to safety in 2018 — with west ham's hierarchy saying they wanted to go in a different direction. it's believed moyes could be appointed as early as tomorrow, with the hammers just a point and a place above the premier league relegation zone. 2010 was the last time rangers won an old firm derby at celtic park. before today that is. their 2—1 victory has breathed fresh life into the scottish premiership title race with steven gerrard's side heading into the winter break just two points behind their glasgow rivals — with a game in hand — after a predictably lively encounter. it was watched by lydia campbell. it's been nearly a decade of domination for celtic but their eight titles in a row mean nothing on derby day. rangers are here to keep a hold on their own t

it's all coming to manchester city. and loss. since the news broke, every one of us. the greatest stage. this is the 2019 review of the year in sport. when you're the last man out to bat mike monty panels are coming out. beautifully played. it is cricket on the cliff edge. will it take a catcher will it go over six? you can never plan how the scores will look. the first ball of the super over to decide the world cup final. lose your wicket and it is all over. your job is to stay in. watch every ball closely. and every run you score. that is a bonus. but being the last man out to bat means you're there at the end. i think he's run out! and that's when cricket can be its most dramatic. i'm monty panels are, the former england spin bowler. england needed 2112 to beat new zealand and win the world cup on home soil. cricket is about momentum shifts, key passages of play that go your way. suddenly the whole summer becomes a memorable summer. if stokes was out i think new zealand would have won the world cup. for it to go down to the wire like that was something amazing to b

he's been poached from manchester city, where he's been working as an assistant coach, ending weeks of speculation as to who would succeed unai emery. arsenal is tenth in the leak and the seven points off the champions league places. i fell back home and feel very happy and proud to have been given the chance to be manager of this football club. and i am preparing for a few years for this challenge to come. i know the expectations, i know the level and i know the nature of this club and what it deserves. so i am ready for that challenge and i cannot wait to start working with the players and everybody here at the club. so, obviously, arteta is best known by english fans for his time in the arsenal midfield, but he's been a star player for quite a few clubs. adam wild looks back on his playing career. as an arsenal player, arteta lifted trophies. now he returns to lift the club. success and silverware in the past, his future is to lead arsenal towards more. since leaving the club three years ago, he has served a short yet fruitful apprenticeship with manchester city. pep guardiola passi

start with manchester city. yes, we were talking in the last 20 minutes also, because kick it out have said they have reports week on week about this. but they breathed life into the city, denting manchester city‘s title hopes but this racist incident midway through the second half, just make united players reported it to their referee and their club. we‘ve heard how manchester city are working with the police after alleged racist abuse from supporters at the etihad yesterday, but they are also 14 points behind liverpool following defeat in the manchester derby — united winning 2—1. marcus rashford opened the scoring for united from the penalty spot. anthony martial doubled that lead minutes later, to put them 2—up at the break. nicolas otamendi‘s pulled one back in the last ten minutes to set up a thrilling finale, but the visitors held on for what was arguably ole gunnar solskjaer‘s most impressive victory since taking charge. but another poor result from pep guardiola‘s champions. they are so

liverpool's lead now 10 points over leicester who play manchester city next. chelsea will be looking over their shoulder — 20 points behind liverpool — as close to the top as they are to watford at the bottom. and just look at sheffield united flying high in fifth. wolves spurs and arsenal versus manchester city could shake all that up tomorrow karthi. but it looks like liverpool's title to lose. back to october 30th 1937, the likes of grimsby, bolton and blackpool were enjoying life in english football's top tier. manchester united had only won two league titles and were playing in the old second division. their game against fulham at craven cottage started a remarakble sequence that is still continuing to this day. tomorrow, their match against everton will be the 4000th straight game featuring a home grown player in their matchday squad. one of their most successful recent academy graduates marcus rashford told us how important it is for united's identity. the way the academy is set up and the way that they breed players it is no shock to me at all beca

raheem sterling was nominated after outstanding performances for manchester city this year. lewis hamilton was f1 world champion for a six time. ben stokes start for england in the cricket world cup in the summer. alun wynjones was part of the welsh rugby grand slam winning team. it will focus on the broader, deeper significance of sport. the trophy is being transported by bike from cardiff by gareth thomas who played 100 rugby internationals for wales and is hiv positive. whilst for the 10,000 people in the arena will be thinking, will gareth get here on time? it has been a huge test of his personal stamina. all we have to do is sit back and watch. oh, yes, and vote. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. the next news on bbc one is at 5:35pm. bye for now. hello. it is1:10 p it is 1:10 p m. this is bbc news with ben brown. let's get more now on the fallout from last week's general election. as we've been hearing, jeremy corbyn has apologised for his part in labour's worst defeat since the 1930s. immediately after the vote, he faced criticism for

coming on bbc news, arsenal have held talks manchester city assistant mikel arteta. the former arsenal midfielder is favourite to take over from freddie ljungberg, who is in caretaker charge. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. newly—elected mps have been arriving in westminster for the start of a new parliamentary session after the conservatives' decisive victory in last week's general election. the tories have 109 new mps, including from areas usually held by labour, like the north east. wales' first female conservative mps — among them a micro—brewery owner and former dolphin trainer — have arrived for their first day at work at parliament. 0thers tweeted that their victories still haven't sunk in. the new intake will be asked to vote on borisjohnson‘s brexit deal this friday — and all conservatives have already pledged to support it. 0ur political editor laura kuenssberg has the latest. cheering the early hours of friday. boris! boris! not only pictures captured by a staffer at tory hq. an early start today. work to do. the tories now hav

holders manchester city are at home to league two side port vale. chelsea are at home to nottingham forest whilejose mourinho's spurs travel to championship middlesbrough. full details of all the ties are over on the bbc sport website. meanwhile there's a shock in the making in the final tie of the fa cup second round. solihull moors — from the national league— are beating rotherham 2—0. rotherham of course are a league one side. the winner of this tie will face hull city next. both preston and west brom are in that third round draw — and west brom could go top of the championship this evening if they beat preston at deepdale. they come into this match on the back of four straight wins and will regain top spot from leeds united with a win. preston have lost their past two matches and are struggling with injuries. they've played around half an hour, latest score is 0—0. we mentioned arsenal in the fa cup there — they of course sacked manager unai emery last week and one of those linked with the job is leicester manager brendan rodgers. bu

andy swiss, let's start with manchester city. that with manchester city. is going to be a good match. yes, that is going to be a good match. yes, manchester city chasing the elusive champions league title. they would have been hoping for a favourable draw. they didn't get it. they are up against real madrid, the 13 time european champions. winning three of the last four champions league titles. a repeat of the 2016 semifinal which real madrid won. but —— what a mouthwatering prospect that will be. reigning champions liverpool have a slightly easier draw. they are up against atletico madrid he reached the finals in 2013 and 2016. liverpool, going so well in the premier league. they are the reigning champions. they will be going into that match with plenty of confidence as it is back at the very stadium where they won the champions league title earlier this year. chelsea have got a tough draw. yes, they are up against bayern munich, they are up against bayern munich, the five—time champions. that's a repeat of the 2012 final,

manchester city also won a 4—1. steven gerrard will extend his stay as rangers manager, with a great start at ibrox, saying it will be a simple decision to sign the new deal on offer. another strange evening in the life of ronnie 0'sullivan who refused to shake the hand of the referee and his opponent at the scottish open choosing to fist pump instead. he says he is obsessed with germs. more on all of those stories in 20 minutes, i will see you then. the international court ofjustice will shortly begin hearing the third and final day of evidence in the case brought against myanmar for the alleged genocide of its rohingya muslim minority. myanmar s civilian leader aung san suu kyi will be back in court. on wednesday she said military action against rohingya muslims in 2017, which killed thousands and saw many more escaping the country, was "necessary operations against militants". we can speak to our correspondent anna holligan quite controversial to hear there statements, what are we expecting today? just incredible

the champions manchester city in third are at home everton. can they make up some ground on liverpool who don't play until thursday? even if they do, what difference will it make? jurgen klopp's side currently 13 points clear with a game in hand. it's been a brilliant year for them and this will surely be their season. lydia campbell reports. it has been a year to rememberfor liverpool fans, six champions league win, world club winners and a 13 point lead at the top of the premier league at the turn of the year. point lead at the top of the premier league at the turn of the yearlj know it was a good year because there were a lot of great moments but we don't count years, we count the seasons. this is only half way through. and maybe he is correct to be apprehensive. it is the fourth time that the ripple have been top of the table that the state of the season. of the table that the state of the season. but they have never been top come the month of may. teams have blown it here before, newcastle had a similar lead back in 1996. but it was manch

as for the europa league, manchester city united one back in 2017 against belgian side brewers, wolves taking on espanola, their rivals, rangers, facing portuguese team braga, last yea r‘s facing portuguese team braga, last year's winners have been drawn against greek club 0lympia coast. those ties both in competitions played from mid february onwards. full details over on the bbc sport website tonight. arsenal have held talks with their former player mikael arteta as they look to name a new permanent manager following the sacking of it when officials from arsenal were pictured leaving his house. he's one of the favourites to ta ke house. he's one of the favourites to take over from lumber, house. he's one of the favourites to take overfrom lumber, who is in ca reta ker take overfrom lumber, who is in caretaker charge. meanwhile he's been invited over to china after criticising the reader move sums. he used social media to call them warriors who resist persecution. china's foreign ministry said he had been deceived by fake news. fifa's launched legal action against former president s