rangers have moved seven points clear at the top of the scottish premiership after a convincing win over dundee. the 3—1 victory was the fourth consecutive win with giovanni van bronckhorst in charge — which puts pressure on celtic, in second who play dundee united on sunday. elsewhere the league's top scorer tony watt scored for motherwell to deny hibs a first league win at easter road since september. and it was back to back wins for aberdeen to move into the top six after their victoyr over st mirren. 13 ties in the fa cup today and there was a shock at portsmouth the 2008 winners were dumped out of the competition by league two's harrogate town. you can find all the results on the bbc sport website. and there was another cup upset in the late game — as national league side yeovil town upset league two's stevenage. charlie wakefield with a wonderful finish to win the game 1—0. to formula one now, and lewis hamilton has taken pole for tomorrow's saudi arabian grand prix following a dramatic end to qualifying which saw title rival max verstappen crash out. reginaldo rosario reports ano

struggling ross county came from behind to beat dundee, in a vital win for them. aberdeen won for their third time in a row, getting the better of bottom side stjohnstone. and hibs drew 1—all with st mirren. there was a shock defeat for last week's fa cup winners chelsea in the women's super league this afternoon. they lost 1—nil away to reading. chelsea could have gone top of the league for the first time this season but it was the royals that went ahead after four minutes deanne rose breaking away and combining with emma harries to score from their only shot on target. emma hayes' chelsea domiated the game but failed to score leaving them a point adirft of arsenal at the top of the wsl. reading move up to fifth. if the first ashes test is anything to go by, england have long few weeks ahead of them down under in australia. joe root�*s side were outclassed on the fourth day crumbling at the gabba to lose by nine wickets. joe wilson reports. this is only fancy dress, just a humorous excursion in brisbane. but who strikes back? look what happened next. gone!

hearts stay third after beating dundee. livingston scored late to draw with ross county whilst bottom side stjohnstone lost 2—0 at motherwell. bournemouth missed the chance to go top of the championship, losing 1—0 at middleborough in the lunchtime kick—off. they're now six games without a win. isiahjones was brought down byjaiden anthony early into the second half, and andraz sporar slotted home the penalty to lift boro up to eighth. wins too for blackburn, blackpool and nottingham forest. a quick round—up of some of the day's other sport. arsenal against brighton in the women's super league is off tomorrow. champ made a winning return in the day's feature race — the long walk hurdle at ascot. the horse, usually seen over fences, showed he can stay over smaller obstacles beating the favourite thyme hill. there have been two nine—darters in 2a hours at the pdc world championship. lithuania's darius labanuskas achieved the rare feat in his defeat to mike de decker today. yesterday, scotland's willie borland achie

hearts stay third after beating dundee. livingston scored late to draw with ross county whilst bottom side stjohnstone lost 2—0 at motherwell who are up to fourth. bournemouth missed the chance to go top of the championship — losing i—0 at middleborough in the lunchtime kickoff. they're now six games without a win. isiahjones was brought down byjaiden anthony early into the second half and andraz sporar slotted home the penalty to lift boro up to eighth. wins, too, for nottingham forest, blackpool and blackburn, who are up to third. arsenal against brighton in the wsl has also been called off this evening due to covid issues. elsewhere... champ made a winning return in the day's feature race — the long walk hurdle at ascot. the horse, usually seen over fences, showed he can stay over smaller obstacles beating the favourite thyme hill. there have been two 9—darters in 24 hours at the pdc world championship. lithuania's darius labanuskas achieved the rare feat in his defeat to mike de decker today. yesterday, scotla

one game in scotland, too, as the managerless hibernian hosted dundee. hibs narrowed the gap on sixth—placed aberdeen to a point with a paul mcmullan own goal the difference between the sides, leaving dundee tenth and just two points off the bottom. premier league players and staff will have to take lateral flow tests every time they want to enter their club's training ground. it's one of a number of new measures agreed by club to combat the rising numbers of coronavirus cases. twice—weekly pcr testing will also be introduced, along with increased mask—wearing and social distancing, while time in treatment rooms will be limited. in the last week, two games have been postponed, with tottenham against brighton on sunday called off and tonight's match between brentford and manchester united also cancelled. tomorrow, fans attending matches will have to show proof of double vaccination or a negative test to attend if there will be crowds of more than 10,000 people. sports minister nigel huddleston today spoke about these increased measures and also refu

rangers have moved seven points clear at the top of the scottish premiership after a convincing win over dundee. the 3—0 victory was the fourth consecutive win with giovanni van bronckhorst in charge which puts pressure on celtic, in second who play dundee united on sunday. elsewhere the league's top scorer tony watt scored for motherwell to deny hibs a first league win at easter road since september. and it was back to back wins for aberdeen to move into the top six after their victoyr over st mirren. 13 ties in the fa cup today and the shock came at portsmouth — the 2008 winners were dumped out of the competition by league two's harrogate town. you can find all the results on the bbc sport website and you can follow the last of the day's ties on bbc two right now. national league side yeovil town are hosting league two's stevenage. it is all that they are at the break. it is all this, i promise, even though the live ticker isn't quite in the right place, but it is goalless and you can follow it on bbc two. to formula one now, and lewis hamilton has taken pole for tomorrow's saudi arabian

they host dundee in one of three 3 o clock kick offs. second place celtic are away at dundee united tomorrow max verstappen leads the way heading into qualifying for the saudi arabian grand prix. the red bull driver was quickest in the final practice session in jeddah, two—tenths ahead of title rival lewis hamilton and team—mate sergio perez. qualifying starts at 5 o'clock. but one thing to keep an eye on, as hamilton has been summoned to stewards for allegedly not respecting double waved yellow flags. so we'll see if there's a penalty coming his way. that is a developing story that you can follow on the website right now. there are 13 fa cup ties today and in the first of them — the teams had to battle the high winds and rain before morcambe made it through to the third round for only the fifth time in their history. they beat buxton, the lowest ranked side left, 1—0 at the silverlands ground. cole stockton with the goal. 11 games underway right now — with yeovil town hosting stevenage live on bbc two at 5:30. forjust the thir

they host dundee in one of four 3pm kick offs. second place celtic are away at dundee united tomorrow there's live football on the bbc at the moment. buxton are hoping to continue their fa cup dream. they're the lowest ranked side left in the competiton. these are live pictures from the silverlands ground... latest score 1—0 to the visitors. it's live on bbc1 right now. later, national league side yeovil host league two stevenage at 5.30pm and you can watch that on bbc two and the iplayer. there are eleven more ties that kick off at 3pm. full details on the bbc sport website. forjust the third time in the history of test cricket, a bowler has taken all 10 wickets in an innings. new zealand's ajaz patel achieved the milestone in the second test against india in mumbai. he took four wickets on the first day and then proceeded to take another six on day two. he'sjoinsjim laker and anil kumble as the only men to have achieved the feat. kumble described it as a special effort, especially as it came so early in a match, when condition

in the scottish premiership dundee united lost to livingstone. ross county are off the foot of the table after beating dundee. stjohnstone are now bottom after defeat to aberdeen. england's cricketers have lost the first ashes test by nine wickets. they started the fourth day in brisbane with high hopes, but a batting collapse left australia chasing just 20 runs for victory. here's our sports correspondentjoe wilson. it is not just it is notjust that it is not just that australia it is notjust that australia won this test match, it is that it all happened so quickly. oncejoe root was out in the first half an hour of saturday's play, england's ambitions unravelled. of course there are other good batters in the england team but there is only one ridge and the collapse to 297 all out was just what england had feared and perhaps, in truth, what australia had expected. one saturday's play began england had just opened the door, by lunch australia had slanted to close. i lunch australia had slanted to close. ~ , ., close. i think we showed good charact

rangers can go seven points clear at the top if they beat fourth placed dundee united — who themselves have had a covid outbreak. their manager said it was an achievementjust to field a team. four teenagers starting. elsewhere, it's dundee 0, hearts 0, livingston ross county is 0—0, whilst bottom side stjohnstone currently 0—1 at motherwell. five games in the championship today, five games off. bournemouth missed the chance to go top in the early kick—off after they lost 1—0 at middlesborough. isiahjones was brought down byjaiden anthony early into the second half, and andraz sporar slotted home the penalty to lift boro up to eighth. bournemouth have now gone six games without a win. all european rugby games involving french and british sides are off this weekend, due to french travel restrictions. that's left three matches today. cardiff were without 42 players due to covid quarantine and injuries against harlequins. it was 17—17 at half time, but quins ran away with it in the second half withjoe marchant going over to clinch the bonus point. that's all the sport for now. yo

they host dundee in one of three 3 o clock kick offs. second place celtic are away at dundee united tomorrow. morcambe are through to the third round of the fa cup for only the fifth time in their history after beating buxton, the lowest ranked side left, i—0. the weather made good football difficult at the silverlands ground. the league one side made the breakthrough on the half hour mark thanks to cole stockton. forjust the third time in the history of test cricket, a bowler has taken all 10 wickets in an innings. new zealand's ajaz patel achieved the milestone in the second test against india in mumbai. he took four wickets on the first day and then proceeded to take another six on day two. he'sjoinsjim laker and anil kumble as the only men to have achieved the feat. kumble described it as a special effort, especially as it came so early in a match when conditions are normally harder for spinners. not so good for patel�*s side, though, they're staring at defeat after being bowled out forjust 62. these things don't sink in until la

dundee united have an outbreak in their squad — with four teenagers starting against leaders rangers. it's currently goalless. elsewhere, it's dundee 0, hearts 0, livingston—ross county is 0—1, whilst bottom side stjohnstone currently trail 2—0 at motherwell. half the games in the championship are off today. bournemouth are now six without a win, though, and missed the chance to go top after they lost 1—0 at middlesborough. isiahjones was brought down byjaiden anthony early into the second half, and andraz sporar slotted home the penalty to lift boro up to eighth. bournemouth have now gone six games without a win. all european rugby games involving british and french sides are off this weekend due to french travel restrictions. that's left three matches today. cardiff were without 42 players due to covid quarantine and injuries and injuries against harlequins. it was 17—17 at half time but quins ran away with it in the second half withjoe marchant going clinching the bonus point in their second straight win in the champions cup. nine dart finishes are like the proverbial red

back to within four points of rangers at the top of the scottish premiership, following a 3—0 win at dundee united. tom rogic and david turnbull put celtic into a commanding lead before young defender liam scales finished the scoring on what was only his fourth appearance as a substitute since moving from shamrock rovers in august. and hearts have a five—point cushion in third place after beating livingston. a fiercely contested game, liam boyce with the winner in the second half. let's ta ke let's take a quick look at some other stories making the news today. great britain and serbia have been awarded wildcards into next year's davis cup finals. great britain were knocked out at the quarter—final stage of this year's competition. the russian tennis federation have just won that in the last hour, beating croatia. despite losing 53—63 today, england roses have wrapped up a series win againstjamaica, having won the first two of the three match series in nottingham. the contest was rearranged after coronavirus travel restrictions meant it was postponed back in january. england will defen

one game in scotland, too, as the managerless hibernian hosted dundee. hibs narrowed the gap on sixth—placed aberdeen to a point with a paul mcmullan own goal the difference between the sides, leaving dundee tenth and just two points off the bottom. premier league players and staff will have to take lateral flow tests every time they want to enter their club's training ground. it's one of a number of new measures agreed by clubs to combat the rising numbers of coronavirus cases. twice—weekly pcr testing will also be introduced, along with increased mask—wearing and social distancing, while time in treatment rooms will be limited. in the last week, two games have been postponed, with tottenham against brighton on sunday called off and tonight's match between brentford and manchester united also cancelled. tomorrow, fans attending matches will have to show proof of double vaccination or a negative test to attend if there will be crowds of more than 10,000 people. sports minister nigel huddleston today spoke about these increased measures and also ref

elsewhere aberdeen were 2—0 winners over livingston, dundee beat stjohnstone by a goal to nil while st. mirren and ross county played out a goalless draw. johanna konta has said she's very grateful for her career in tennis after announcing her retirement from the sport. the 30 year old won four titles on the wta tour and holds the record for the longest time as women's british number one. konta reached the semi—finals at wimbledon in 2017, eventually losing to simona halep. she moved to the position of world number four that year — the highest ranking by a british woman since virginia wade in 1978. however, konta has struggled with her fitness. an abdominal injury, then contracting covid, meant she missed both wimbledon and the olympics this year. she said whatever she does next, it will involve tennis. i definitely see myself staying in this sport to a certain extent. i don't know to what capacity, but i love the sport and the sport has given so much to me, so i would definitely love to share that with other people. scottish swimmer hannah miley has also announced her retirement.

back to within four points of rangers at the top of the scottish premiership following a 3—0 win at dundee united. tom rogic and david turnbull put celtic into a commanding lead before young defender liam scales finished the scoring on what was only his fourth appearance as a substitute since moving from shamrock rovers in august. and hearts have a five—point cushion in third place after beating livingston. a fiercely contested game, liam boyce with the winner in the second half. the saudi arabian grand prix is underway right now injeddah. a huge race in the title battle between lewis hamilton and max verstappen. hamilton in his mercedes started from pole, navigated the opening well to maintain his lead. however, following a crash, the race was red flagged and suspended to repair a barrier. so and suspended to repair a barrier. much drama. verstappen hadn't made a pit stop, unlike the two mercedes cars had, and so the red bull drive was leading the race. and with it suspended, the cars made their way back to the pit lane, where verstappen, could essentially where verstappen could essenti

back to within four points of rangers at the top of the scottish premiership following a 3—nil win at dundee united. tom rogic and david turnbull put celtic into a commanding lead before young defender liam scales finished the scoring on what was only his fourth appearance as a substitute since moving from shamrock rovers in august. one other game in the spl today, with livingston hosting hearts and liam boyce has put the away side 1—0 up in the second half. it is a huge day in the formula 1 title fight, as contenders lewis hamilton and max verstappen battle it out at the saudi arabian grand prix. hamilton starts the penultimate race of the season on pole but if verstappen manages to outscore hamilton by 18 points today he will win his maiden title. but the bbc�*s f1 reporterjennie gow says hamilton is taking the pressure in his stride. he has been very clear in the fact he is the elder statesman of formula 1, he has done this, he said on thursday it is not my first rodeo so he is trying to draw on that and use this on a psychological battle between himself and max verstappen. but i thin

rangers extended their lead at the top of the table beating a covid—hit dundee united i—o. there were also wins for hearts and motherwell. glasgow warriors beat the pandemic and fog at scotstoun for a memorable european champions cup win over holders exeter. and harlequins beat cardiff who put—up a decent fight — despite once again having to field youngsters and semi—pros — a3—i7 the score. england's alex dombrandt was the star of the game with two tries. tiger woods is back playing competitive golf ten months after nearly losing his leg in a car accident. he's taking part in the pnc family championship in florida with his i2—year—old son charlie, who looks a chip off the old block. the unique event pairs major winners with family members. and that's the sport. if you very much. that's it for now. andrew marr is presenting his last programme on the bbc tomorrow and will be joined by the health secretary, sajid javid. goodnight. good evening to you. it was another gloomy hello, there. we have seen some huge contrast in weather conditions again today. some parts

rangers are seven points clear at the top of the scottish premiership table after a 3—0 win over dundee. aberdeen beat st mirren. while hibernian and motherwell drew. england's netballers beat jamaica to win their three test series, as they prepare to defend their commonwealth games title next year. england followed up last week's win with a 66 points to 47 victory in nottingham today, in the second of the three—match series which had been postponed due to the pandemic. the world's oldest former test cricketer, eileen ash, has died at the age of 110. the bowler made her debut for england in 1937, and played seven tests either side of world war ii. ash rang the bell at lord's ahead of the women's world cup final in 2017. and the new zealand spinner ajaz patel has become only the third bowler in cricket history to take all ten wickets in one test match innings. he achieved the feat against india. that's all from may. a reminder dominic raab willjoin andrew marr 9am tomorrow on bbc one. good night. hello, this is bbc news with me, lukwesa burak. one person has died and dozens have been i

fortunately he got a good trainer, angelo dundee who , realized he was really generous and he would just have to strengthen these things. he moved around, he was very quick. he is an amazing boxer. i made a film on jack johnson, the first african-american heavyweight champion back in the decade of the 20th century. firstand they share similar traits. the difference was is that jack johnson was just for himself , and muhammad ali seemed to be for everybody. he seemed to want to carry everyone with him and to love everybody. i think in the end, david, it's a hard thing to talk about. this is a film about freedom, which is a classic american theme, it's about courage which , is not just true in the ring but also in the stance with vietnam. it also about love. this guy died five years ago in 2016 the most beloved and known person on the planet. something happened from that reviled, hated person refusing the draft to then. and that is a pretty interesting story that, in many ways, has nothing to do with boxing. ♪ ♪ david: so let's go back to how you became a documentary filmmaker. everybo

it is 1—1 with aberdeen and dundee. a big shock at kempton in the king george six chase this afternoon, what a story this is, 28-1, this afternoon, what a story this is, 28—1, the winnerfor willie mullins, thejoint favourite. and second. more reaction to that over on the bbc sport website and you can keep up with the latest scores on this busy boxing day, some big games in rugby union's premiership, too, with leeds and leicester tigers at bristol bears but from me in the team, that is alljust what for now, goodbye. this is bbc news. the headlines: tributes have been pouring in for archbishop desmond tutu —

it is 1—1 with aberdeen and dundee. a big shock at kempton in the king george six chase this afternoon, what a story this is, 28-1, this afternoon, what a story this is, 28—1, the winnerfor willie mullins, thejoint favourite. and second. more reaction to that over on the bbc sport website and you can keep up with the latest scores on this busy boxing day, some big games in rugby union's premiership, too, with leeds and leicester tigers at bristol bears but from me in the team, that is alljust what for now, goodbye. this is bbc news. the headlines: tributes have been pouring in for archbishop desmond tutu — the nobel peace laureate and veteran of south africa's struggle against apartheid, who has died at the age of 90. the president of south africa, cyril ramaphosa, has said that the passing of desmond tutu is another chapter of bereavement in south africa's "farewell to a generation of outstanding people who have bequeathed us a liberated country". new coronavirus restrictions have come into force in scotland, wales

back to within four points of rangers at the top of the scottish premiership following a 3—0 win at dundee united. tom rogic and david turnbull put celtic into a commanding lead before young defender liam scales finished the scoring on what was only his fourth appearance as a substitute since moving from shamrock rovers in august. one other game in the spl today, with livingston hosting hearts. and it is goalless there. it is a huge day in the formula i title fight, as contenders lewis hamilton and max verstappen battle it out at saudi arabian grand prix. hamilton starts the penultimate race of the season on pole but if verstappen manages to outscore hamilton by 18 points today he will win his maiden title. but the bbc�*s fi reporterjennie gow says hamilton is taking the pressure in his stride. he has been very clear in the fact he is the elder statesman of formula i, he has done this, he said on thursday it is not my first rodeo so he is trying to draw on that and use this on a psychological battle between himself and max verstappen. but i think when it comes to it, both are very calm,

in the premiership, rangers have extended their lead at the top with a 1—0 win over covid—hit dundee united. james tavernier scored the only goal of the game from the penalty spot. all european rugby games involving british and french sides are off this weekend, due to france's travel restrictions. three were played yesterday with harlequins beating a cardiff side who were missing 42 players because of quarantine, injuries and suspensions. it was 17—all at half time but quins ran away with it in the second half — joe marchant�*s try clinching the bonus point. in their second straight win in the champions cup. britain's derek chisora has been beaten by new zealand's joseph parker in a heavyweight classic at the a0 arena in manchester. it was decided on points after a strong start from parker who had chisora down taking a count in round four. chisora was down again in the seventh and eighth, but managed to continue and made it to the final bell, but parker took the victory as he looks to get back to world title level. three—time champion michael van gerwen is through to the thi

they�*re at dundee unted, who can go third with a win. livingston against hearts, kick—off 3pm. it is a huge day in the formula one title fight as contenders lewis hamilton and max verstappen battle it out at saudi arabian grand prix. hamilton starts the penultimate race of the season on pole but if verstappen manages to outscore hamilton by 18 points today, he will win his maiden title. earlier, my colleague chetan pathak spoke to the bbc�*s f1 reporterjennie gow, and started by asking her whether the pressure is getting to verstappen. he was on the most incredible lab, it would have been one of the pole positions of our generation, for sure. rivalling that of lewis hamilton in singapore some years ago. world—class but it meant he was pushing it to the absolute limit and unfortunately, when you do that, sometimes it goes wrong and that is what happened. it was just a ragged lock up towards the end of the lap which saw him hit the barrier and unfortunately that was the end of qualifying. otherwise he would have been on pole position by a healthy margin. been on pole position

elsewhere aberdeen were 2—0 winners over livingston, dundee beat stjohnstone by a goal to nil while st. mirren and ross county played out a goalless draw. johanna konta has said she�*s very grateful for her career in tennis after announcing her retirement from the sport. the 30 year old won four titles on the wta tour and holds the record for the longest time as women�*s british number one. konta reached the semi—finals at wimbledon in 2017, eventually losing to simona halep. she moved to the position of world number four that year — the highest ranking by a british woman since virginia wade in 1978. however, konta has struggled with her fitness. an abdominal injury, then contracting covid, meant she missed both wimbledon and the olympics this year. she said whatever she does next, it will involve tennis. i definitely see myself staying in this sport to a certain extent. i don�*t know to what capacity, but i love the sport and the sport has given so much to me, so i would definitely love to share that with other people. scottish swimmer hannah miley has also announced her ret

after their 3—0 win was a fifth straight league victory — which puts pressure on celtic, who are at dundee united today. alfredo morelos got rangers�* third. elsewhere hibs drew with motherwell and aberdeen beat st mirren. australia have named their team for the first test of the ashes which starts at midnight on tuesday evening our time. travis head is included in the batting line up ahead of usman khawaja, while left—arm fast bowler mitchell starc keeps his place in the side despite competition from fellow seamerjhye richardson. here's the reaction of england captainjoe root. we have tried not to focus too much on what their exact 11 was going to be, making sure we prepare for the whole squad. and ultimately looking after ourselves as well, making sure we are readying ourselves and we are clear on how we want to approach the series and the test match individually. we know what to expect now and we have two days to it is a huge day in the formula 1 title fight as contenders lewis hamilton and max verstappen battle it out at saudi arabian grand prix. hamilton starts the penultimate rac

ah dundee, immediately during the month of december, there were very important celebrations in rome. saturnalia festivities, people gave feasts and parties in honor of the gods, saturn, the god of agriculture, because he thought that you, lima employee, he cared felicia during this period of transition. people would celebrate chaos. they would challenge the natural order of things, a waste of in this particular mood. a king was elected the key of saturnalia. yet he litany. they said to hulu. the king of saturnalia is doomed to disappear yet to be reborn the next year. but in time such pagan rites would fade away as a new god rises. the god of the christians 2000 years ago in palestine, a little baby was born, whom some followers came to regard as god. and over a period of time, they agreed that it would be a good idea to celebrate his birthday. in 354, a de the roman catholic church decided to place jesus christ's birthday on december 25th. during the pagan celebration of the winter solstice, the rebirth of the undefeated son. this was a very smart move by the christians, leading mor

interested in history, very interested in books, very interested in the civil war and he really wanted major dundee to be his civil war movie and he was disappointed that it turned out to not be. it's not on a civil war channel, it's on the western channel all the time. >> i really didn't think he was going to have an answer for that. [ laughter ] >> you should have known better. >> john, what are you working on? >> you know what i'm working on front burner with hunter davidson, sketched out four of seven chapters, more trying to kind of get an idea of how thorough the research is and what holes still remain. that's front burner. i put on the back burner a project that i begun in 2013. i've been riding my bike across bell isle for the past 17 years to go to work. and it dawned on me that, hey, maybe this would be a good subject for research. but about bell isle where the prison camp was union-enlisted men, in its entire history. it was an important industrial site. a site of a lot of grizzly deaths before and after the war. it was a major industrial site in the century up to the war, and is today t

their 3—0 win a fifth straight league victory — which puts pressure on celtic, who are at dundee united today. alfredo morelos got rangers' third. elsewhere, hibs drew with motherwell and aberdeen beat st mirren. lewis hamilton will start on pole for today's saudi arabian grand prix after a dramatic end to qualifying. his title rival max verstappen was on course to take pole with his final lap but crashed his red bull at the final corner, securing hamilton's place at the front of the grid. hamilton's team—mate valtteri bottas starts second with verstappen in third. it is ona it is on a knife edge. thank you. it is 8:46am. you are watching breakfast. hundreds of people have attended a vigil for ava white, the 12—year—old girl who was fatally stabbed in the centre of liverpool last month. ava was with friends for the christmas lights switch—on when she was attacked ten days ago. her family were among those who gathered to remember her. josh parry was there. she was just she wasjust a she was just a child, 12—year—old girl out with friends to see a lights switch on when she was

he produced some lovely footwork to wind his way through dundee united's defence before finding the finish to match it. the gap down to just four points. the big clubs will be in tonight's draw for the third round of the fa cup and here's a name to look out for. national league side chesterfield, who upset league two salford city away from home yesterday — liam manderville with a stunning strike, as they won 2—0. they'll be watching closely for an exciting draw later on. could it be liverpool or manchester united even? talking of stunning goals — have a look at sam kerr's for chelsea as they beat arsenal to win the delayed women's fa cup in front of 40,000 at wembley. it was fran kirby who put chelsea ahead afterjust three minutes. but look at this from kerr, signing off their 3—0 win in style. and that wrapped up the domestic treble for the blues. meanwhile, celtic beat glasgow city 1—0 to win the scottish women's premier league cup — caitlin hayes' header enough to clinch it. the first silverware that celtic women have won for 11 years. and china's zhao xintong said he'd be c

and there was one game in scotland last night, hibs beating dundee 1—0 thanks to a spectacular paul mcmullan own goal. but hibs did lose kevin nisbet and chris cadden to injury and the pair are now doubts for the league cup final this weekend. golden state warriors star steph curry became the nba's all—time three—point scorer when he overtook ray allen's previous mark of 2973. the 33—year—old surpassed the mark in the opening quarter against the new york knicks at madison square garden and it all came to a standstill as the two—time league mvp was immediately embraced by his team mates, coaches and ray allen, whose record stood for ten years. former world champion speed skater elise christie says she will never feel whole after retiring from the sport without an olympic medal. the 31—year—old struggled with injuries and mental illness in her career but still won more than 70 medals. her olympic medal dream might not be overjust yet though. she's planning to move into another winter sport — though she's not saying which one yet. iam i am excited, because, iam excited, because,

tom rogic dancing his way through the dundee united defence to score for celtic as they won 3—0 to trim rangers' lead at the top of the scottish premiership. watch out for chesterfield, one of the non—league sides in the draw for the thrid round of the fa cup tonight, which sees the big hitters enter the competition. the national league side upset league two salford city yesterday. liam manderville with a great goal, as they won 2—0. could they get liverpool or manchester united? talking of stunning goals — have a look at sam kerr's for chelsea as they beat arsenal to win the delayed women's fa cup in front of a0,000 at wembley. it was fran kirby who put chelsea ahead early on. but the goal of the game came from the australian. kerr signing off their 3—0 win in style. that wraps up the domestic treble for the blues, who also won the super league title and league cup last season. i mean, to think we are treble winners, that's an amazing achievement, it really is. you can't ask for any more from the players. i am extremely proud of them, the staff, the club. we built this team ove

dundee host st johnstone. and a long journey for ross county from dingwall to play st mirren in paisley. johanna konta has said she's very grateful for her career in tennis after announcing her retirement from the sport. the thirty year old won four titles on the wta tour and holds the record for the longest time as women's british number one. konta reached the semi—finals at wimbledon in 2017, eventually losing to simona halep. but that took her to the position of world number four that year — the highest ranking by a british woman since virginia wade in 1978. however, konta has struggled with her fitness. an abdominal injury, then contracting covid, meant she missed both wimbledon and the olympics this year. she's also been sufferring from heart palpitations. konta said whatever she does next, it will involve tennis. i definitely see myself staying in this sport, to a certain extent. i don't know to what capacity but i love the sport on this board ——sport has given so much to me so i would definitely

you had "crocodile dundee." it was an enormous hit or "three men and a baby" and the other story of the decade is the rise of "saturday night live" on the influence of film. >> it's 106 miles to chicago. we have a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark and we're wearing sunglasses. hit it. >> john belushi and dan aykroyd made up these characters with a hat and dark glasses. they did "the blues brother" on "saturday night live" and got a huge response. so we got to make the movie. >> "saturday night live" is such a specific place. people started realizing, this is where you are going to get your quality comedy. so then you started wanting to see those people in movies. >> i tell you what, i'm going to clean this up. >> you clean up a little bit. it looks fine to me. thanks for the dope. >> comedy is a precious commodity. when you shake the pan looking for the nuggets, when they shine out like that, then you love them forever. people who understood how to be funny, they can be funny anywhere. ♪ s

there were also victories for aberdeen and dundee, while it finished goalless between st mirren and ross county. the ongoing concern over the freedom and safety of chinese tennis star peng shaui means the women's tennis association, has now suspended all tournaments in china. peng disappeared from public view for three weeks last month, after accusing a top chinese official of sexual assault. since then chinese state media has released photos and videos appearing to show peng and the player did say in a video call with the international olympic committee president, that she was safe and well but the wta have said the video was "insufficient evidence" of her freedom and safety, and have now decided to pull tournaments out of china because they say, pung's case is "bigger than the business". this is something we simply cannot walk away from. if we walk away from what we have requested and reflecting the domestic abuse or abuse issues, what we are telling the world is that not addressing sexual assault with the respect and seriousness it requires, because it is difficult, is ok. and it is n

in the premiership, rangers have extended their lead at the top with a 1—0 win over covid—hit dundee united. james tavernier scored the only goal of the game from the penalty spot. all european rugby games involving british and french sides are off this weekend due to france's travel restrictions. three were played yesterday, with harlequins beating a cardiff side who were missing 42 players because of quarantine, injuries and suspensions. it was 17—17 at half—time, but quins ran away with it in the second half, joe marchant�*s try clinching the bonus point in their second straight win in the champions cup. and look at these pictures from a foggy scotstoun as glasgow beat exeter 22—7 to keep alive their hopes of reaching the last 16 of the champions cup. somewhere in the middle of all that isjohnny matthews. his late try made sure they won their pool a match. at least the celebrations were nice and clear. britain's derek chisora has been beaten by new zealand's joseph parker in a heavyweight classic at the ao arena in manchester. it was decided on points after a strong start

one game in the scottish premiership — motherwell beat dundee united 1—nil at a rain—soaked fir park. a stunning strike from tony watt after 10 minutes gave motherwell the win. they're nowjust a point behind fourth—placed united. tributes have been paid to the former arsenal and liverpool player ray kennedy, who's died at the age of 70. kennedy played for england as well as winning league titles with the gunners and at anfield. he was diagnosed with parkinson's disease in 1984. kennedy's former captain phil thompson called him a great player and wonderful teammate. great britain have been knocked out of the davis cup by germany. dan evans was the only british winner in the quarterfinal tie as cameron norrie was beaten in his singles match, before joe salisbury and neal skupski lost the deciding doubles match in straight sets in austria. and that is the sport for now. interesting on the women's football. there is debate over the competitiveness of it. sarina wiegman said it is not a competitive game for them and there is more to do next year. it is definitely something federations wi