Im steven wyeth. Late drama in the championship as aston villa deny leeds third place in the table. Ryan giggs is out of the running to become the next swansea manager with Chris Coleman appearing to rule himself out too. And an impressive return for rafa nadal winning his first match since injury emphatically. There was a meeting of two of the championships most prestigious clubs at villa park this evening. Aston villa and leeds share plenty of top flight experience, and both covet a return. As Patrick Gearey reports it took late drama to deny leeds a place in the top three. By by headcount by history, these two clu bs A Re By Headcount by history, these two clubs are among englands biggest. Aston villa were banished from the Premier League only this year. It will be a long past back path. Near misses, will had plenty of those. Villa. There were as a moment seized 53 minutes in although the header was hardly an stop at all. The header was hardly an stop at all. Unstoppable. The ball c
Im steven wyeth. Late drama in the championship as aston villa deny leeds third place in the table. Ryan giggs is out of the running to become the next swansea manager with Chris Coleman appearing to rule himself out too. And an impressive return for rafa nadal winning his first match since injury emphatically. There was a meeting of two of the championships most prestigious clubs at villa park this evening. Aston villa and leeds share plenty of top flight experience, and both covet a return. As Patrick Gearey reports it took late drama to deny leeds a place in the top three. By by headcount by history, these two clu bs A Re By Headcount by history, these two clubs are among englands biggest. Aston villa were banished from the Premier League only this year. It will be a long past back path. Near misses, will had plenty of those. Villa. There were as a moment seized 53 minutes in although the header was hardly an stop at all. The header was hardly an stop at all. Unstoppable. The ball c
Have won in hospital is quite nice. It is reckoned we are using 300,000 tonnes of card over the christmas period. I am at a Recycling Plant to see what happens to all the stuff we have been chucking into the bin. Good morning. In sport swanseas citys search for a new manager continues, with ryan giggs the latest name to be ruled out of the running. Wales boss Chris Coleman also appears to be out of reach. And the challenge of filming series three of sherlock in front of the fans, Benedict Cumberbatch tells us how he copes with his ever growing crowd of admirers on set. It is kind of peculiar because there is this excitement and expectation and if you raise an eyebrow you get and if you raise an eyebrow you get a cheer. And matt has the weather. Yes, iam yes, i am at the Tower Of London, and it wont be me on ice only this morning, frosty to the south and east with dense patches of fog. Much more mild elsewhere, and all other details to come with the forecast to the end of the year and t
Buenos aires, to begin the new year in shanghai, apparently becoming the worlds highest paid footballer. £32 million a season in the csl, its rumoured. Trevor watkins, a sports lawyer whos worked in china, told me these deals will force the world to pay attention. We have a situation where the csl is commanding the way in which the Transfer Market is moving. They are the ones with the big money, the ones prepared to put it down on the table. They have a slightly different Transfer Window to european football, and arguably they are distorting, or actually advancing the european market. Consider oscar, 25, at his peak, and leaving chelsea tojoin a different shanghai side. So, are chinese clubs now a threat to the Premier League . Sam allardyce said today hed rejected a chance to manage in china, but thinks more players will go there. With their population and the fact that the people will go out and watch football at that level, only time will tell whether its the right thing to do or n
Going to stoop to the level of irresponsible diplomacy. He wasnt going to expel any americans. He even invited the children of all us diplomats in moscow to a new years party, here in the kremlin. That was a surprise, but it didnt change what americas top Intelligence Agencies believe to be true that state sponsored hackers, backed by the highest levels of the russian government, had interfered in the us president ial election w a cyberattack on the democratic party. Was President Putin behind it . Last week, i got a chance to ask him myself. Mr president , Ourwhy Country has been accused your country has been accused your country has been accused your country has been accused of state sponsored hacking with the aim of influencing the result of the us president ial election, and president obama revealed that he told you personally to cut it out. So what did you tell him in response . The kremlin leader refused to tell me, dismissing all the talk of hacking as soui dismissing all the ta