in the premier league it is down to the premier league board and they held a meeting this afternoon taking stock of all the evidence provided by fulham, there grounds for wanting the game to be postponed and decided it was the right thing to do for the health of everyone involved to call off this fixture and rearrange it. but what is really interesting is in the premier league statement, they we re the premier league statement, they were quick to reiterate that they have full confidence in their protocols and in their ability to continue to play fixtures as scheduled which clearly does contradict some of the suggestions that perhaps it should be paused, that perhaps it should be paused, that the season should be posit the moment. let's get onto that talking point then. we know it has been discussed today. let's get the thoughts of a couple of managers on the idea of a circuit breaker. we can only do the right thing, which would be to have a circuit breaker. you know, i'm 66 year old, and the last thing i want to do is catch covid. so, if that's what we need to do, that's what we need to do

andy murray has beaten cameron norrie 6—4, 7—6 at the battle of the brits premier league event. it means murray has beaten both norrie, who's the british number three, and british number one dan evans in consecutive days at the event in roehampton. it's a warm—up ahead of tennis‘ new season. no irish trained horses orjockeys will be allowed to race in the uk until december the 31st, following the ban on uk travel by the irish government. it means the likes of monalee will miss the king george vi chase on boxing day. anthonyjoshua has been talking about the fight that everyone wants to see. a potential all—british heavyweight showdown against that man, tyson fury. it would be the first fight in history in which all four heavyweight titles were on the line and joshua has been telling our sports editor dan roan he'll fight him anytime, anywhere. i'm certain. i'm keen, i'm ready. we can do it back here in finchley if we have to do. honestly. it is about tyson fury, but at the same time it's not. it's about me challenging myself and getting my hands on that belt because i want

this is their 12 job premier league survival. this is their 12job in full—time management, he has still not been relegated, but is now spent more than two years out of the game, so does he still have the knack? i've never been so refreshed, never been so never been so refreshed, never been so ready and eager to come back, because sometimes this job can wear you down. after you realise how many yea rs you down. after you realise how many years i've been sat there as a manager through all them divisions trying to get to the top and just how much it takes ottavio, and you realise that when you actually get a break, but this break went on so long, andi break, but this break went on so long, and i had so much pent up energy come i needed to expend it as quick as i could come and this is where i could expend all the energy i've got reserved ready for this battle. he made his name taking bolton to the top. he had spells with newcastle and blackburn, keeping sunderland up earned him the biggestjob, but he was england's managerforjust a

we saw manchester city had to pull out of last night's game at everton, the premier league has recorded the highest number of positive cases since the weekly testing started at the beginning of the season. seven fixtures in league one are off tonight, including rochdale against crewe. the club doctor at spotland has questioned whether the season should be paused. having that period where people could go in see their family probably wasn't the wisest thing, not just probably wasn't the wisest thing, notjust in terms of football, but for the general spread. i have spoken to the players yesterday, a lot of them were with their families, family members who may have other comorbidities, or may be older. so obviously they are not concerned if there is a possible spread within the club. you know, has that now gone on to affect their family? so a lot of it is wider than football. these players are put under pressure to come out and perform when deep down they may have serious concerns. you perform when deep down they may have serious concerns. you know, they've got young kids and family members

this should have been premier league goal number 54 have been premier league goal number 5a marcus rashford. 20 minutes later, fernandes stretched to let rashford make amends. rashford doesn't miss this time. that's more like it. what was leicester's response? harvey barnes, from there? a brilliant shot, excellent goal. 1-1. a brilliant shot, excellent goal. 1—1.0ncea a brilliant shot, excellent goal. 1—1.0nce a guy a brilliant shot, excellent goal. 1—1. once a guy called schmeichel would save manchester united, like this. here was kasper schmeichel rescuing leicester single—handed. united sent on edinson cavani to score or create. his pass to fernandes and then the finish. that could have been the show stopper. it wasn't. 85 minutes, back came leicester. give jamie vardy an inch and he'll take a point. deflected on its way in, but the right place at the right time to keep leicester above their opponents. drew savage, bbc news. it's three wins in four for aston villa now, who are up to sixth in the premier league after beating crystal palace 3—0 despite playing with ten men. tyron

tonight's premier league fixture between everton now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. a covid outbreak at manchester city. their premier league match at everton tonight is postponed after the club report more cases. leicester are second in the premier league as they're held to a 1—1 draw against crystal palace. australian wickets tumble as india take the advantage and look to level the series in their second test in melbourne. welcome along to the programme. we'll start with the news that manchester city's match against everton at goodison park in the premier league has been postponed tonight because of an increase in positive covid tests at the ethiad. —— covid tests at the etihad. the city training ground will be closed for an "indeterminate period" our football reporter simon stone has the latest. manchester city had some routine tests done after they played against newcastle tests done after they played against n ewcastle o n tests done after they played against newcastle on boxing day. they had already announced on christmas d

it's the first top flight match to fall victim to coronavirus since the premier league resumed. details on the way. big boots to fill for whoever steps in for lewis hamilton. the f1 champion misses this weekend's race following a positive covid test. and var in the spotlight again — questions over how the technology is used following aston villa's defeat to west ham. also coming up 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

week suspension of football, premier league football, because la st premier league football, because last night the manchester city every ten match was postponed. —— manchester city — every ten. because of covid—19. the match tomorrow evening that will be played between fulham and tottenham hotspur, a team that ros and i love may not take place because there is a problem with a team and there have been other issues, 18, 19 to set a come up other issues, 18, 19 to set a come up in the premier league and what is also going to happen is in a week's time, he will have a third round of the fa cup which means premier league clubs are going to face clubs in the lower leagues who have been having a lot of problems with the pandemic. so it is very possible that with the premier league chairman a that with the premier league chairmana green that with the premier league chairman a green possibly to suspend the premier league, maybe football will in the next few days grind to a hall as it is during the lockdown. the third round is always the best route i find. looking at that page on the

premier league clubs will continue to be restricted to three substitutes during matches. some managers believe the number should be raised to five, in line with all major european competitions, but the premier league

the rule will be trialled in the fa cup and women's super league to begin with — with the premier league set to vote on implementing it tomorrow. here's natalie pirks. it's one of the most pressing topics in sport right now, head injuries in their long term effects on the brain. today, trials of permanent additional head injury substitutes we re additional head injury substitutes were approved from january. john stiles, who lost his father, world cup winner nobby, to dementia in late october, says it's about time. players welfare should be at the forefront. this isn'tjust a minor issue. it's not like he's done his knee, keep them out for five minutes, you were talking about the brain. it doesn't matter if you are a millionaire footballer or whatever. you get brain damage, then you get dementia, no money will fix that. former spurs defenderjan vertonghen knows this to his cost. the belgian says trying to play on after a clash of heads in the champions league semifinal last year affected his game for months. translation: i've had a lot of problems with it for a long time. headaches and diz

leicester go second in the premier league after beating spurs at white hart lane. and we'll be live at sports personality of the year ahead of this year's award ceremony. lovely to have you with us this sunday evening, where we are going to start with what they are calling ‘the quadruple treble‘ — 12 consecutive scottish trophies in a row for celtic. but they were made to wait and work for it, as hearts came from two goals down to force extra time and penalties in the scottish cup final, which should have been played in may. chris mclauglin was at hampden park for us and sent this report. on glasgow's south side, the festive cup final had flames but no fans. initially, there was familiarity and the strangest of times. celtics dominating when it mattered. the first was sensational. take a bow, ryan christie. a helping hand from christoph berra was followed by the gds of chips. —— the cheeky us. stephen kingsley given an equal dell my equaliser. game on. both teams are he did it the hard way, but it's the quadruple travel for celtic. chris mcglocklin, bbc n

there are two matches in the premier league this evening. in the early game, wolves are at burnley, burnley are currently leading 2—0 after 57 minutes. later, chelsea take on west ham at stamford bridge. chelsea 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 s

and finally, after months of wrangling and negotiations, the premier league and english football league have agreed a multi—million pound rescue package for clubs struggling because of the pandemic. they've been forced to play their matches behind closed doors, and they've suffered badly. our sports editor dan roan has more. after months of wrangling, it had gone into extra time but today, finally, the result many in the game were hoping for. commentator: a perfect start to proceedings. the premier league agreed an improved funding rescue package that means a £250 million bailout for clubs like these in the cash—strapped english football league. under the terms of the deal, the top flight have agreed to pay up to £15 million to help the efl secure a £200 million loan for championship clubs, capped at £8 million per club. a £50 million rescue package for leagues one and two is split, £30 million as an immediate grant, with a further £20 million in what's called a monitored grant that clubs can apply for based on need. here at league one rochdale, they've had no fans since marc

we'll start with the news that liverpool are on top of the premier league tonight. it's after a last—minute winner from roberto firmino earned them a 2—1win over tottenham. jose mourinho's side began the night ahead of the reigning champions on goal difference, but they fell behind as mohamed salah's shot looped in off spurs defender toby alderweireld. but spurs didn't take long to level, as son heung—min scored his 99th spurs goal from giovani lo celso's through ball. with the game looking destined for a draw, roberto firmino popped up with a fine header to clinch the win and put his side clear at the top. leeds thrashed newcastle 5—2 at elland road. the match looked set for a draw when it was made 2—2 after the hour mark, but leeds scored three goals in ten minutes, including this brilliant strike from jack harrison, securing them all three points. leicester were beaten by 2—0 at home to everton. richarlison‘s first half strike put carlo ancelotti's side ahead at the king power stadium, before mason holgate doubled the lead after the break. everton a

there have been covid—i9 cases among premier league teams and yesterday a premier league teams and yesterday a premier league match was called often everton and city. so there was the whole question of whether the premier league and the major sporting institutions would have to be stopped. and even with schools, she says we have got to look at it more carefully but the point is other countries like sweden which try to different approach have not worked there. the only country which has tried a very distinctively different approach has beenjapan, and they have tried a very different way and of course japan was much better prepared for this pandemic because of his experience with sars is so on sol because of his experience with sars is so on so i don't think there have a can be taken up. the point is that if nothing to be any alternative to having lockdowns if the infections spread and if and let's remember the priority always has been protect the nhs. we did not want and we do not wa nt to nhs. we did not want and we do not want to overwhelm the national health service. yes, this is a time of

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 making. earlier this summer it seized 1 billion euros of amphetamines. initially they thought it came from the islamic state group. they weren't right about that tonight they are taking those drugs to be incine

there have been covid—19 cases among premier league teams and yesterday a premier league teams and yesterday a premier league match was called often everton and city. so there was the whole question of whether the premier league and the major sporting institutions would have to be stopped. and even with schools, she says we have got to look at it more carefully but the point is other countries like sweden which try to different approach have not worked there. the only

manchester united were eyeing a record—equalling 11th consecutive premier league away win. with barely a minute on the clock it looked like they had cracked it. this should have been premier league goal number 50 for marcus rashford. 20 minutes later, fernandes stretched to let rashford make amends. rashford doesn't miss this time. that's more like it. what was leicester's response? harvey barnes, from there? a brilliant shot, excellent goal. 1-1. once a guy called schmeichel would save manchester united, like this. here was kasper rescuing leicester single—handed. united sent on edinson cavani to score or create. his pass to fernandes and then the finish. that could have been the show stopper. it wasn't. 85 minutes, back came leicester. givejamie vardy an inch and he'll take a point. deflected on its way in, but the right place at the right time to keep leicester above their opponents. drew savage, bbc news. it's three wins in four for aston villa now, who are up to sixth in the premier league after beating crystal palace 3—0 despite playing with ten men. tyrone mings

two evening games in the premier league. it's goalless between arsenal and burnely and leicester lead 1—0 against brighton. in scotland, rangers are 13 points clear of celtic at the top of the scottish premiership after beating dundee united 2—1. captain james tavernier was once again the key man, scoring with this superb free kick, and setting up connor goldson‘s second. champions celtic beat kilmarnock 2—0 to ease the pressure on manager neil lennon. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the headlines today. manchester united remain top of the women's super league after they beat reading 2—i. hayley ladd heading in a late winner for united, who are unbeaten in the league this season. caroline weir scored her first goal of the season in injury time to help manchester city come from behind to beat arsenal 2—1. they remain fourth in the table a point behind the gunners. tottenham, west ham and chelsea also won. limerick have won their second all—ireland hurling title in three years, their ninth i

and the day's final premier league game is currently under way at molineux, what a start for tottenham — ndombele with a goal in the first minute can go third with a win. there was one match in rugby union's premiership today and wasps held on to beat sale sharks by 26 points to 23. but there was a 12 minute delay to the match as wasps wing zach kibirigie had to be stretchered off with a head injury. the visitors were behind at the break but flew out of the blocks in the second half with two tries in less than ten minutes — this the first from charlie atkinson. that before hooker tom cruse was put through moments later. sale did score a second try late on to seal a losing bonus point. but it's now 3 defeats in a row for new director of rugby paul deacon. and there's one game under way in the pro 1a. connacht have just kicked off against ulster. glasgow warriors against edinburgh was postponed. earlier this month nigel 0wens decided to end his test rugby career. the 49—year—old referee with the most appearances in international matches hung up his boots after his 100th internati

premier league players at clubs in tier a areas will soon be tested for coronavirus twice a week. top flight players have only been tested weekly since the start of this season. but with cases increasing in london and the south east of england, testing in those areas is stepping up to the same levels used during ‘project restart‘ in the summer. it'll happen as soon as it's practically possible. the efl have also confirmed they'll review and strengthen coronavirus protocols over the christmas period to help minimise the risk of transmission. one side currently impacted is league 0ne's ipswich town. their next two games are off after seven positive tests within the first team squad and staff. manager paul lambert is one of them and while the football league say they're looking at increasing protocols, lambert is critical of the measures currently in place. i think we've been left out there to fend for ourselves. i think everybody should follow suit with that protocol. this one thing of completeness but not being tested at all. it doesn't really matter what team it is. we deserve

this weekend's premier league match between newcastle united and aston villa has been postponed after several newcastle players and staff members tested positive for coronavirus. the club says the decision has been made following a "significant increase" in covid—i9 cases at the training ground. those affected are self—isolating, whilst the club's training ground has been closed since yesterday. friday's match will now be rescheduled. in a statement, newcastle say... "the club introduced comprehensive covid—i9 protocols in line with premier league and government guidance to protect its players and staff ahead of project restart." the england manager gareth southgate has told the bbc that he thinks the introduction of concussion substitutions could be coming into football soon. it follows a serious head collision in the premier league on sunday that left wolves' rauljimenez with a fractured skull. the issue of dementia of football has also made headlines again in recent weeks and southgate has been telling us that's something else he has concerns about. we just don't have the res

alexandre lacazette grateful for his first premier league goal since september. if that was a surprise, league goal since september. if that was a surprise, so was league goal since september. if that was a surprise, so was this. chelsea, sloppy for a second time and granit xhaka giving arsenal a two goal lead at the interval for the first time this season. that prompted tactical changes from lampard prompted tactical changes from lampa rd but they prompted tactical changes from lampard but they didn't make much difference. the fate seems to be against him. bukayo saka struck soon after. it must have felt too good to be true for the gunners and almost was as tammy abraham pulled one back with chelsea's first effort on target. chelsea sensed an improbable comeback when mason mount was brought down, but bernd leno saved the day leaving arsenal hopeful of a happier new year. chelsea missing the chance to close the gap at the top of the table. earlier today, an entertaining game at the king power stadium between second and third in the table. in the end manchester un

and premier league football fans are back watching live matches this weekend. coming up in sport on bbc news, bournemouth are top of the championship after thrashing barnsley 4—0, as they look to bounce back to the premier league. good evening. talks about a post—brexit trade deal have been paused this evening without an agreement, less than a month before the transition period comes to an end. the uk's lead negotiator, david frost, and his eu counterpart, michel barnier, have said that "significant divergences" remain — and that boris johnson and the president of the eu commission, ursula von der leyen, will meet tomorrow, to discuss the next steps. our deputy political editor, vicki young, reports. everything will soon be changing for this distribution company and thousands of others. injust four weeks, goods going back and forth across the border with the eu will need extra paperwork and checks. some fear that could lead to widespread disruption and congestion. it's difficult enough getting in and out of the uk at the moment with the delays at the bord

the efl and premier league agree a £250 million package to help those struggling as a result of the pandemic. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. more than 60,000 people have now died in the uk with coronavirus. the grim milestone was reached on the day that the first doses of the newly approved pfizer vaccines are expected to arrive in the uk from belgium. the first phase of the roll out should begin next week. england's deputy chief medical 0fficer, professorjonathan van tam, says 99% of covid—19 deaths could be prevented, if there's a very high uptake ofjabs in the most vulnerable groups. here's our health editor, hugh pym. he was a cell—mate to my grandmother, he was my best friend. he put a smile on everyone‘s faces he met. —— soulmate. he put a smile on everyone‘s faces he met. -- soulmate. olivia remembers happy times with her grandad, gary. he died in hospital with covid. he had underlying health issues that he was just 61. it was his funeral on tuesday. before he passed away, we were able to say goodbye on facetime. although it was lovely, i wish we were abl

we'll start in the premier league, where, after back to back defeats, chelsea climbed back up to fifth in the table with a 3—nil win over west ham. manager frank lampard said he hoped theirform had been a wake up call for his side and they took 10 minutes to find the perfect tonic through thiago silva. it wasn't easy going however, until two goals in three minutes from tammy abraham settled things on a soggy evening at stamford bridge. recalled in place of olivier giroud, the england frontman is now up to five for the season in the league. west ham stay 10th. burnley moved three points 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 worl

the premier league hopes to start the plans from january, after the approval of trials was given the green light for the new year. the new rule means that permanent substitutions can be made if a player suffers a head injury, even if all of the replacements have already been used. to avoid potential abuse of the rule, opposition teams will also be able to make a change at the same time. in other news, more former rugby union players have joined the legal process against the game's authorities for alleged negligence. it means there are now nine players preparing to face the rugby football union, wales rugby union and world rugby. a letter highlighting their claims, including their intention to sue, was delivered today. the former wales under—20 center adam hughes, who is now aged 30 and seen on the ball here, is the youngest to claim that he's suffered permanent brain damage through playing the sport. the law firm representing the group say more than 100 players have come forward. the ban on russia competing at major sporting events after a doping scandal has been upheld. but it's b

meanwhile honours were even in the premier league's early kick—off. wilfried zaha thought he had sealed all three points for crystal palace, but a late equaliser from harvery barnes salvaged a point for leicester. and that point was enough for the foxes to move up lionel messi says he's yet to decide whether he'll stay at barcelona beyond the end of the season when his contract expires, having expressed his desire earlier this year to leave the club he's been at for two decades. the club's record goalscorer has told a spanish tv network that he'll leave any decision over his long term future until the end of the season. messi also says that he'd like to play in the united states "and experience life and the league there." six—time champion roger federer will miss february's australian open for the first time in his career at the age of 39. he's continuing his recovery from knee surgery. federer‘s last competitive match was against novak djokovic in last year's semifinals in melbourne. the 20—time grand slam winner says being fit for wimbledon an

we'll start with the news that liverpool are on top of the premier league tonight. it's after a last—minute winner from roberto firmino earned them a 2—1win over tottenham. jose mourinho's side began the night ahead of the reigning champions on goal difference, but they fell behind as mohamed salah's shot looped in off spurs defender toby alderweireld. but spurs didn't take long to level, as son heung—min scored his 99th spurs goal from giovani lo celso's through ball. with the game looking destined for a draw, roberto firmino popped up with a fine header to clinch the win and put his side clear at the top. leeds thrashed newcastle 5—2 at elland road. the match looked set for a draw when it was made 2—2 after the hour mark, but leeds scored three goals in ten minutes, including this brilliant strike from jack harrison, securing them all three points. leicester were beaten by 2—0 at home to everton. richarlison's first half strike put carlo ancelotti's side ahead at the king power stadium, before mason holgate doubled the lead after the break. everton are

the premier league will convene an emergency club meeting tomorrow. all english and scottish football matches are suspended because of the impact of coronavirus. england have cancelled their two test cricket matches... the f1 season suspended until may at the earliest. the marathon is the next sporting match to be postponed. a complete write—off. what you have seen over the last 48 hours or so in effect is the collapse of the global sporting calendar. within a fortnight, the country was locked down, and with much of the world also under restrictions, the final dominoes were bound to fall. wimbledon was cancelled for the first time in peacetime, while euro 2020 was shifted to 2021. the women's euros moved to 2022. and having cost at least £10 billion, the biggest event of all finally accepted the inevitable. we came to the conclusion that we have to postpone the olympic and paralympic games tokyo 2020 to the year 2021. i feel relieved because we were getting more and more feedback from athletes and from sports saying they have to be postponed this y

they hadn't won in the premier league since the beginning of october. drew savage rounds up the boxing day action. relief for mikel arteta exactly one year after he took charge of the gunners, engineering a necessary turnaround in arsenal's fortunes. five months after beating chelsea in the fa cup final, they needed to end a run of seven games without a premier league win and did it in style. granit xhaka put them 2—0 up by half—time. bukayo saka made it three. he claimed on purpose. arsenal could have scored more, although a lacklustre chelsea did pull one back. bernd leno kept a smile on arsenal's faces with an injury time penalty save. i'm really pleased, first of all for the players, because they are the ones that had to come out here and win the game, and then for our supporters, because we have let them down for many weeks with results and i think it is a good day to give them something to cheer about. everton also have something to cheer about. they were heading for a goalless draw in the rain at bottom club sheffield united but it all change

we know it can be effective, or effective enough in the premier league. we are getting fitter, we are getting stronger. we do obviously have to turn draws into wins, etc. there have been some good signs over the last five or six games. lam i am positive because they showed good spirit. good spirit from my team. of course it will be a difficult game, but every game is difficult. there is no easy game in the premier league. we did not think before this game that it was easy. to play here is really tough, to play against burnley is really tough. elsewhere in the premier league — the second half is under way at the etihad where manchester city lead fulham 2—0. goals from raheem stirling and kevin de bruyne — that makes 400 goals for city under pep guardiola. chelsea face leeds at 8 o'clock. and before that there'll be fans back in the ground as west ham take on manchester united. 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 ry

to the premier league, and burnley have a new owner. the american investment group alk capital has completed its takeover of the club by buying an 84% stake. alk managing director alan pace has replaced mike garlick as club chairman, and he says the takeover marks a new era for burnley. the premier league says it hasn't even discussed the idea of pausing the season after a rise in coronavirus cases at clubs. new cases at fulham meant that their game against tottenham was postponed last nightjust three hours before kick off. premier league bosses say they're confident that their coronavirus protocols will allow fixtures to be played as planned. 0ne match did go ahead last night, but it was a bit of a damp squib. champions liverpool held to a goalless draw by newcastle. jurgen klopp's side finish the year top of the premier league table. rangers also finish the year top of the scottish premiership. they're 16 points clear of celtic after beating st mirren 2—0. boss steven gerrard will be hoping that 2021 brings them their first league t

six goals for manchester united takes them to third in the premier league. and celtic will lead scottish cup on penalties to complete a historic 12th domestic trophy in a row. history makers again. lovely to have you with us this sunday evening, it is not long until one of the biggest knights of the year, the 67th bbc sports personality of the year gets under way at eight o'clock. a public vote will decide who wins. andy swiss has a lucky an exclusive ticket to be here. there would be an awful lot of anticipation, but it's quite different this year. yes, i suppose for obvious reasons, it's a very different sports personality of the year to normal. usually, this goes out to a crowd of thousands of thousands of people in some vast arena, but not this time. there'll be an audience ofjust a few contenders, a few award winners, although there will be a virtual audience as well, around 700 people. that should make things interesting. six contenders, as you say, for the main award. they are and how alphabetical order, stuart broad, holly doyle, lewis hamilton, ronn

premier league players at clubs in tier 4 areas will soon be tested for coronavirus twice a week. top flight players have only been tested weekly since the start of this season. but with cases increasing in london and the south east of england, testing in those areas is stepping up to the same levels used during ‘project restart‘ in the summer. it‘ll happen as soon as it‘s practically possible. the efl have also confirmed they‘ll review and strengthen coronavirus protocols over the christmas period to help minimise the risk of transmission. one side currently impacted is league 0ne‘s ipswich town. their next two games are off after seven positive tests within the first team squad and staff. manager paul lambert is one of them and while the football league say they‘re looking at increasing protocols, lambert is critical of the measures currently in place. i think we've been left out there to fend for ourselves. i think everybody should follow suit with that protocol. it doesn't really matter what team it is. we deserve to be treated the same with the testing, which if

the premier league has agreed a 250 million pound rescue package for lower league clubs in england — to stop them from going out of business — due to the pandemic. welcome. the grim milestone was reached on the day that the first doses more than 60,000 people have now died in the uk with coronavirus. the grim milestone was reached on the day that the first doses of the newly approved pfizer vaccine are expected to arrive in the uk from belgium. the first phase of the roll out should begin next week. england's deputy chief medical 0fficer, professorjonathan van tam, says 99% of covid—19 deaths could be prevented, if there's a very high uptake ofjabs in the most vulnerable groups. here's our health editor, hugh pym. he was the soulmate to my grandmother, he was my best friend. he put a smile on anyone's faces he met and he brought sunshine on the rainy days. 0livia remembers happier times with her grandad, gary. he died in hospital with covid. he did have underlying health issues but he was just 61. it was his funeral on tuesday. before he passed away, we were able to say goodbye o

league . >>> la jornada 14 de la premier league cierra mañana . >>> y el chelsea recibe al west ham united en duelo londinense, es todo, vamos a una pausa y regresamos ( comerciales ) (♪ música ) >>> 11 de la noche con 29 minutos, así luce el aeropuerto internacional de san francisco finalizando este domingo listos para recibir una nueva semana, nos vamos despidiendo y le contamos que bien dicen que la navidad trae magia, una pareja de la bahía inolvidable, anoche en san josé, le pidió matrimonio a su novia casandra, la pareja tiene cinco 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 acu

. >>> plus, a site many premiere-league stadiums haven't seen in months. football fans. we'll have the latest from london. >>> hello, and welcome to our viewers here, in the united states, and all around the world. appreciate your company. i'm michael holmes. a you're watching cnn "newsroom." >>> well, it took only the u.s. the first five days of december to log more than a million new coronavirus cases. a million, in five days. the nation has, now, reported more than 14.5 million, total, cases. and the growth rate, it just keeps on climbing. we saw more than 200,000 new cases, for the fourth day, in a row. hospitals, just about at full capacity. more than 100,000 patients with covid-19 are in hospitals, for the past four days. medical workers, across the country, sick, tired, burning out. the cdc, tweeting out, in all caps, just wear a mask. it's the same message, but with new desperation, perhaps. as many americans continue to refuse to do that. here's a prime example. a trump rally, in georgia, on saturday night. there is no social distancing, very few masks. presiden

for championship clubs — £200 million of loans will be available, partly secured by the premier league, who will help cover 15 million pounds of interest. while for league i and 2 — there is the option of grants totalling £50 million. but, the chief executive of rochdale thinks that clubs will need more. it is good to have but please put it in context. for a club like rochdale, it is probably less than two months of their normal regular outgoing. it is a great thing to have, we are not appearing to be ungrateful but it is a great injection all clubs need at this time but on its own it will not be enough to ensure the survival of all clu bs enough to ensure the survival of all clubs in league 2. champion jockey, uhsheen murphy has spoken for the first time after being banned for testing positive for cocaine. in an exclusive interview with bbc sport, the irishman admits that his reputation has been damanged. he's serving a three month ban and says that investigators had accepted that he hadn't taken the drug. i became aware of a situation where cocaine was present in my environment. i

this weekend's premier league match between newcastle united and aston villa has been postponed after several newcastle players and staff members tested positive for coronavirus. the club says the decision has been made following a "significant increase" in covid—i9 cases at the training ground. those affected are self—isolating, whilst the club's training ground has been closed since yesterday. friday's match will now be rescheduled. in a statement, newcastle say... "the club introduced comprehensive covid—i9 protocols in line with premier league and government guidance to protect its players and staff ahead of project restart." the england manager gareth southgate has told the bbc that he thinks the introduction of concussion substitutions could be coming into football soon. it follows a serious head collision in the premier league on sunday that left wolves‘ rauljimenez with a fractured skull. the issue of dementia in football has also made headlines again in recent weeks and southgate has been telling us that's something else he has concerns about. we just don't have the r

the sport now and in football an english premier league clash has been called off because of a corona virus outbreak at manchester city football club 2 positive tests in the squad were announced on christmas day and more have since been detected city's match with everton was the only current premier league fixture which was jews to be played with bands in the study. back here in germany and haven't won a game since january and they're on target to sit an unwanted record that being the longest when the streak in bundesliga history the current holders are team by the name of tasmania believe in their set of record right back in the 1960 s. and despite the negative connotations tasmania believe it or not came to relinquish their place in history. does money a bellina known throughout germany for $1.00 thing that disastrous $96566.00 season the cup when $31.00 matches without a win in the campaign a bonus league or record they also hold the record for the fewest goals scored in a season and the most goals conceded i but former player that's a becca's says the small club is still proud to

some football news now manchester city's premier league game with everton has been called off just hours before kick off because of a corona virus outbreak in manchester city's squad the call that previously reported to covert cases on christmas day and now say more players are affected the premier league will require further testing on tuesday and the game will be played at a later date. this is g.w. news we're back with more headlines at the top of the hour until then check out our web site www dot com and of course follow us on instagram and twitter actually w news. thanks very much for watching. the stories that. are going through. whatever it takes to get a running. back you. know that. you made for my.

a leap up the table from 11th to 4th for manchester city — as they fly past fulham in the premier league. ireland score three second—half tries to see off a scotland challenge and claim third place in the autumn nations cup. and with lewis hamilton away valterri bottas gets to play as he claims pole position for the sakhir grand prix in bahrain. hello and welcome to sportsday. a landmark match for pep guardiola — 700 now in his managerial career — and his side scored their 400th goal for him too. hello and welcome to sportsday. a landmark match for pep guardiola — 700 now in his managerial career — and his side scored their 400th goal for him too. some nice round numbers — and a comfortable win for city, 2—0 over fulham. craig templeton reports: pep guardiola has made it clear recently that he will not pick players on reputation alone. raheem sterling, like city, has had a slow start to the season but he was back in the side and looking to speed things up. this was inside three minutes, sterling and immediately but could only find the fulham keeper. this was inside five min

let's start with the marquee fixture in the premier league this weekend. the manchester derby is underway at old trafford with united hosting city. less of a marquee first half. it's goalless at the break. kevin de bruyne with the best chance of the first half for city. earlier in the west midlands derby, there was late drama as aston villa snatched a stoppage time winner at wolves, while at stjames park, we had the fastest goal scored all season by miguel almiron in newcastle's win against west brom. it's there thatjoe lynskey starts his report. this has been a week in football only 2020 could bring. a covid outbreak postponed newcastle's last match up to tuesday their training ground was still close —— training ground. as they welcome west brom, they put it straight behind him. it's the best possible start! that was my gal are moron scoring and 20 seconds, i start predicted —— miguel. west brom need points. they lost their last match at home, but they drew level here. darnell ran in from the back post. 1—1, but newcastle called for someone both

some news from the football world manchester city's premier league game with everton has been called off just hours before kick off because of a coronavirus outbreak in manchester city's squad the club had previously reported to covert cases on christmas day and now say more players are affected the premier league will require further testing on tuesday the game will be played at a later date. swiss tennis star roger federer will miss the australian open for the 1st time in his career as he continues to recover from 2 rounds of knee surgery the 39 year old hasn't played competitively since the last australian open in january training at his off season base in dubai the australian open has been delayed until february 8th because of the pandemic federer hopes to return to competitive tennis at the end of that month. a reminder of the top story we're following for you u.s. president donald trump has signed into law $2.00 trillion dollars worth of democrat leaf and other public spending after a delay of nearly a week decision will restore delayed unemployment benefits and millions and a

and the impact of empty stadiums during the pandemic — the premier league and english football league agree a multi—million pound rescue package for struggling clubs. and coming up in sport on bbc news, arsenal become the first premier league club to welcome back fans for a competitive fixture, as they take on rapid vienna in the europa league at the emirates. good evening. the first doses of the newly approved szier coronavirus vaccine have arrived in the uk. they've been taken to a secret location from where they'll be distributed to hospitals all over the uk over the next few days. the first phase of the role out programme is expected to begin on tuesday. england's deputy chief medical 0fficer, professorjonathan van tam, says 99% of covid—19 deaths could be prevented, if there's a very high uptake ofjabs in the most vulnerable groups. it comes on the day that the uk recorded the deaths of more than 60,000 people with coronavirus. here's our health editor, hugh pym. he was the soulmate to my grandmother, he was my best friend. he put a smile on anyone‘s faces he met and he bro

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 condemned their actions. rooney said he was pleased with the way his players dealt with it. manchester united's women are still unbeaten in the wsl they are four points clear at the top of the table after goals from leah galton and ella toone gave them a 2—0 win over aston villa, who are second from bottom. you can catch up with all the action on the women's football show on bbc one at 11.50pm tonight. england take on

league. they went behind early on when mateusz klich retook his penalty, which was initially saved by lucasz fabianski, after he was adjudged to be off his line. it was tomas soucek who equalised with a header at the far post for west ham, before angelo 0gbonna's powerful effort late on won it. west ham climb up to fifth in the table. istanbul basaksehir assistant coach pierre webo says 8 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 players... as i told you, it was the first time. it means that if they come to watch the football

leicester moved up to second in the premier league table, but they dropped points in their pursuit of leaders liverpool, following a 1—1 draw at crystal palace. jo currie reports. selhurst park hasn't been much of a fortress lately. last time hair crystal palace conceded seven to liverpool but are hot on the hills, leicester with a chance to move to second. giving away a penalty, less than idealfor the second. giving away a penalty, less than ideal for the hosts. second. giving away a penalty, less than idealfor the hosts. the simplest of vowels. kelechi iheanacho stalled, keita with the save. after the break, the hosts finally found some festive form. first wilfried zaha sent this one a shot, his frustration clearly to see. in andros townsend whipped in a cross on the pinpoint timing and accuracy, zaha cross on the pinpoint timing and accuracy, za ha found cross on the pinpoint timing and accuracy, zaha found the net. palace ahead. but leicester were not done. harvey barnes created a chance out of seemingly nothing, his finish beyond the fingertips of the goalkeeper. and so it stay

but only half of the 20 premier league clubs are in tier 2. it means everton and liverpool are the only northern clubs which can welcome fans back. football without fans is not the football that we want to play, that we want to watch. football is more difficult without supporters. that's how it is, and it's not even half as enjoyable. football is finally getting its soul back. natalie pirks, bbc news, tottenham. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are deputy political editor at the sunday times, caroline wheeler and author and journalist rachel shabi. tomorrow's front pages, starting with. .. the i leads on the news that brexit trade talks have been paused for the weekend in effort to get all sides to hammer out a deal — the paper also points out that the pound hits its highest level against the dollar since 2018 as hopes rise for an eu trade agreement. that story also top for the ft — which notes