they had all but been awarded a world cup. there was shock, too, injanuary, after buffalo bills damar hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest during an nfl game. the world watched on, as he would eventually make a recovery. here, rugby union s six nations, well, that was all about ireland. it is time for the six nations, and no better place to start than in cardiff. james lowe, all the way! a cruel knife to the heart of wales. the number one side on the planet against the reigning grand slam champions. oh, my goodness! breathtaking! absolutely breathtaking! thunderous six nations spectacle. all eyes on ross byrne as he gets us under way in rome. the quest for the slam is still alive. and it has been many, many a long year since both scotland and ireland met at this stage of the championship with so much to play for. a slam on the line for ireland, pride on the line for england. aki for henshaw! the start of the celebrations in dublin. a fourth grand slam for ireland. england s
for the past 2 years of the original 12 super league founder members, only barcelona and real madrid have remained committed to the idea of a breakway. reacting to the ruling, the real president florentino perez said it was a great day for the history of football and that clubs were now masters of their own destiny here s the real manager. translation: i think it was an important decision for football, for all football, for all clubs. some clubs are not convinced if there is not going to be a monopoly to manage it, ithink it not going to be a monopoly to manage it, i think it will be positive for clubs and players. i think the schedule can be improved, especially the international schedule, which worries us a lot. in the end time will tell if it will be positive. but i think it will be something positive for everyone. the final of fifa s club world cup takes place later in saudi arabia. the european champions manchester city face the south american champions fluminense fro
the further east, you should see the child breaking up with sunny spells, and it will be another mild story for this time of year. we are likely to see temperatures around 12 degrees. but colder in the far north and east. as we go into christmas eve, yes, for most of us, we keep this mild air. in fact, milder still. a subtle change to a south westerly direction. christmas eve could be the warmest christmas eve could be the warmest christmas eve on record. we have to beat 15.6, eve on record. we have to beat15.6, but it will be wet and windy. gusts of 50 to 70 miles an hour. if you are off to visit friends and family, keep abreast of the forecast, keep tuned to your local weather station for traffic and travel updates. again, we could see 1a or 15 degrees, it s going to be close as to whether we beat the record, but it will be made mild. 0n to whether we beat the record, but it will be made mild. on christmas day, it stays wet and mild, but by boxing day, a bit fresher, but dr
has christmas come early for manchester united fans or not? a deal is finally agreed for british billionaire sirjim ratcliffe to buy a stake in the club. no festive joy for chelsea beaten for the eighth time in the premier league this season but it s all smiles for wolves. and rangers win at motherwell to close in on cetlic and the top of the scottish premierhship. welcome along, thank you forjoining us. so much for a quiet sporting christmas eve. it s been announced in the last few hours that british billionaire sirjim ratcliffe has agreed to buy a 25% worth a little over £1.25 billion in manchester united. the news comes over a year after the club s owners, the glazers, stated they were considering selling. ratcliffe s ineos group will take control of united s football operations and provide over £230 million in future investement into old trafford. our sports editor dan roan reports. when sirjim ratcliffe toured old trafford earlier this year, the british billion
this is the scene outside nasser hospital in khan younis we ve seen more injured taken there in the past few hours. it has been overwhelmed with numbers of casualties being taken to that hospital. further north, this is the view across the israel lebanon border in the past hour we ve seen a thick plume of black smoke in the sky there. us presidentjoe biden has told the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, that there s a critical need to protect the civilian population, including those supporting aid operations. the white house said that in a phone call between the two men, mr biden also stressed the importance of allowing civilians to move safely away from areas where there s fighting. greg mckenzie has this report. president biden told the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, that as israel continues its military campaign in gaza, there s a critical need to protect the civilian population including those supporting aid operations. but mr biden said that h