in a little while jane hill will have a look at the films coming out over christmas but before that it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday, with me hugh woozencroft. the headlines this evening. the longest unbeaten run in scottish football history is over as hearts thrash celtic in the premiership. another "fantastic four" for liverpool as they go into the champions league spots with victory over bournemouth. and they're calling it the "wicket of the century" — mitchell starc leaves england's ashes hopes hanging by the finest of threads. good evening. to come, we'll cast our eye over this year's sports personality contenders and take a look at the ashes latest. but first, celtic‘s 69—game domestic unbeaten run has come to a dramatic end, after being hammered 4—0 by hearts in the scottish premiership. the last time celtic lost in the league was a incredible 585 days ago. holly hamilton has more. it's been a long time since anyone got the better off celtic in scotland. they travelled to tynecastle and beaten in a record—breaking 69 domestic games. but records are made to be broken. after 26 minutes a schoolboy error led to harry cochrane firing hearts into the lead. no champagne celebrations him. minutes later craig gordon prevented the hopes of making it a double but only a temporary reprieve as kyle lafferty drove in this shot. after the break milinkovic capitalised on more poor celtic defending to make it 3—0. new territory for brendan rodgers' side. the french winger compounded the visitors' misery slotting home a late penalty as they are invincible strea k late penalty as they are invincible streak came to a grinding halt. celtic top the table byjust streak came to a grinding halt. celtic top the table by just two points. time for the champions to regroup and hit the reset button. liverpool's attacking line was in sensational form once again asjurgen klopp‘s side beat bournemouth to move into the premier league's top four places. the 4—0 victory was the perect response after two games without a win. nick parrott has more. liverpool have been generous of late teens in need of points. jurgen klopp was criticised for rotating his squad after draws at home to everton and west brom, but he said to his beliefs at bournemouth making for changes and this time he was rewarded. philippe coutinho‘s fitfully goal of the season underlined wide rumours persist barcelona will renew their bid to sign him in thejanuary barcelona will renew their bid to sign him in the january transfer window. bournemouth dazzled by his touch. so much so they still hadn't recovered when roberto firmino stretched every sinew to set up lovren. bournemouth couldn't make the most of their chances. had jermain defoe pulled one back it might have led to a different outcome. instead liverpool went further ahead before the break. mo salah had spurned chances given to him but when he relied on his initiative there was no stopping the premier league top scorer from claiming his 14th of the season. a year ago bournemouth came from 3—1 down to beat liverpool, but lightning wasn't going to strike twice. when philippe coutinho setup firmino to make it for, it was effectively game over even with 25 minutes still to go. romelu lukaku was in amongst the goals as manchester united closed the gap on leaders manchester city in the premier league to 11 points. as james burford reports, it came thanks to a 2—1 victory at west brom at the hawthorns. united have made their best start to a season united have made their best start to a season since they won the title in 2013, but such is the quality of manchester city it already feels like a manchester city it already feels likea mountain manchester city it already feels like a mountain to climb. the event started well. romelu lukaku has had his fair share of criticism lately and is responding with goals. his 14th strike the united so far this campaign. no team has scored more in the premier league against west brom than manchester united. that trend continuing with jesse than manchester united. that trend continuing withjesse lingard fortuitously adding the second. jose mourinho's side had only conceded 11 league goals before today. you'll be frustrated at how they gave away the 12th. west brom weight mind, gareth barry's strike is the first and alan pa rd ew‘s barry's strike is the first and alan pardew‘s rain and the home side could have levelled. jay rodriguez going agonisingly close to what would have been an important point. back to an 11 point gap with city's continuing dominance, united can ill avoid any missed chances. you do your best, you try to win matches and play the best possible, you try to develop as a team the more you can. you try to give kids a big chance to become an important player at manchester united and at the end of the season we will see what happens, not just the end of the season we will see what happens, notjust in the premier league but in the other competitions. i think ithinkl i think i made a mistake picking the team. ithink i think i made a mistake picking the team. i think the effort of liverpool boss at but i wanted to show faith but in honesty i should have had a couple of fresh pair of legs in. the energy wasn't there that we had liverpool. i'm going to have to accept some of that blame. i was also disappointed in our conviction in what we were doing. england forward fran kirby hit a hat—trick for chelsea ladies as they reached the semi—finals of the fa wsl cup. thrashing liverpool 5—1. defending champions manchester city made the last four wwith a 2—0 win at bristol city. and beth mead scored against her former club to help arsenal beat sunderland 3—1. england's fight to save the ashes will go to a final day in the third test after rain stopped play in perth. england are 132—11, still 127 short of making australia bat again. the day witnessed what some have described "as the wicket of the century" from mitchell starc. andy swiss reports. a day when english cricket was rescued by some very english weather, but for how long? it had started out a damage limitation exercise to restrict australia's gargantuan total. the video umpire helped, finally dislodging steve smith. but some hefty lower order hitting took australia's total way out of sight. for england's batsmen, it was now all about survival. josh hazlewood's brilliance did for alastair cook and worse was to follow. joe root, the captain, remember, what was he thinking? but as his team—mates fell around him, james vince stood tall, a fluent 50 starting a recovery until the ball of this, or perhaps any summer, mitchell sta rc, the stumped destroyer, just watched this zigzag of the pitch at 90 mph. unplayable. dawid malan and jonny bairstow helped calm the nerves with an unbeaten partnership, until a deluge sparked delight among the barmy army. but their team need something very special. two guys at the crease spent a lot of time there in the first innings. it's slightly differing conditions but we've got to have believe we can get over the line tomorrow. england are still hanging on. more rain is forecast but only that and some determined batting can save england's hopes. andy swiss, bbc news, perth. my my invite must have been lost in the post. tonight, the 2017 sports personality of the year will be crowned in front of a live audience in liverpool. once again it's set to be fiercely contested but there's no andy murray on the list. our reporter adam wild is on the red carpet. so much to look forward to. yes, absolutely. welcome back to liverpool. as you can see an increasingly sparse red carpet. all the great and good of british sport have filed past us over the last hour. they are all for the most part safely inside. 11,000 people be here this evening to see that award for sports personality of the year. the show gets underway in about five or six minutes timer over on bbc one. you'll be familiar with many of the contenders on the short list. let me just remind you who you can vote for this evening. there are eight men and four women. elise christie, mo farah, chris froome, jonnie peacock, lewis hamilton, anthonyjoshua, harry kane, johanna konta, jonnie peacock, adam peaty, johnny ray, anya shrubsole peacock, adam peaty, johnny ray, anya shru bsole and peacock, adam peaty, johnny ray, anya shrubsole and bianca walkden —— jonathan rea. those are your contenders for sports personality of the year 2017. that's not the only event happening this evening. we've got acts such as noel gallagher and rag n bone man playing this evening. we'll see the coach of the year, the tea m we'll see the coach of the year, the team of the year. and of course what will be the most poignant moment, the helen roberson award for sporting achievement in the face of adversity. we already know who's going to win that, that award is going to win that, that award is going in tribute to bradley lowery. many of you will be familiar with his story. he died earlier this year, he was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer at 18 months. what he achieved in his short life was quite extraordinary. i've been speaking to his parents on the red carpet. it's amazing, he was six years old and he brought people together from all over the country. he brought foot ball over the country. he brought football together. he raised so much awareness for childhood cancer. for being six years old and being so bubbly and personality and that big smile, i was so proud of him. of course, a night of very mixed emotions for them. the ceremony for sports personality of the year gets underway on bbc one in the next few moments. thank you. european champions cup holders saracens look like they'll now need to try to reach the quarterfinals as one of three best pool runners—up after losing 24—21 to group leaders clemont auvergne in france. sarries were keen to avoid a repeat of the home thrashing in the reverse fixture and helped by ben spencer's try, they soon built a 13—0 lead. but clermont chipped away at the advantage and although they managed no tries to sarries' two, scott spedding's late penalty earned a 24—21 victory. saracens, did at least pick up a losing bonus point. wasps have kept their hopes alive with a 21—3 victory over la rochelle. dai young's side came close to scoring the four tries they needed for a five—point win as they produced a commanding performance to reduce the gap before the final two pool games. wasps remain third in pool one, but are now only three points behind ulster in second. munster currently leading leicester tigers at welford road. earlier northampton lost their first match after the dismissal ofjim mallinder. they were beaten 32—15 by the ospreys. showjumper scott brash just missed out on winning the uk's most prestigious indoor event at olympia. the defending champion was the only briton to make the jump—off in a tough london leg of the world cup series and riding his experienced mare ursula brash looked like he'd gone fast enough to win it again, until the final rider julian eppaillard from francejust pipped his time by four tenths of a second. that's all from sportsday. a big night ahead in liverpool over on bbc one, you can watch the 2017 sports personality of the year. i'll be back with more throughout the evening. hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news. taking us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. what have you been watching, mark? very, very interesting week. we have bingo: the king of the mornings, a film about the dark side of clowning. we have, of course, star wars: the lastjedi, you might have noticed that this is opening in cinemas! and the unseen, a low—key british chiller. bingo: the king of the mornings, this is a really curious looking one. very interesting film, submitted for the foreign—language oscar although it has not made it through to the short list. it comes on like an episode of the chuckle brothers crossed with the last third of goodfellas. it is inspired by a real—life story of a kids' tv icon, this is a fictionalised version in which there is struggling actor who has made his name in soft—core sex films and manages to get a break as bingo, this clown on morning television. and realises that he may actually have found something for which he can become celebrated and famous. the downside is, he's not allowed to say who he is, he has to be completely anonymous, so he's caught between fame and anonymity. however, he wants to stretch his wings and see what he can do with the role. here's a clip. now, you can see from that, it has got a strange, slightly cracked tone to it, it is a fantastic performance from vladimir brichta as bingo. what i like about it is that it has a bit of the backstage madness of live television, something like network. it also has that... i talked before about goodfellas, that sense as it accelerates, that what happens is success goes to his head, he falls into drink and drugs and reckless behaviour, but he is tortured because he can't tell anyone who he is. it becomes that classic tale of someone who is famous in one area and completely anonymous and another. it is not without flaws, there are certain moments when the drama oversteps itself somewhat, but i didn't know this story at all. as i said, it's inspired by a true story, and ifound it gripping and weirdly enjoyable, not least because there's something... i mean, clowns are a strange presence anyway... yes. could go either way! can be funny, can be sinister. and we saw the success of it, which has now become the biggest selling horror movie of all time. so, this is something a little bit different, it is not entirely successful but when it works, it has a kind of crazed energy, which is down to the central performance largely, which is very, very magnetic. ok, a curious one. yes. so apparently there's a new star wars film out! who knew? they should do some publicity, really. are you a star wars fan? to a degree. i've seen some of them. i lived with someone who really, really is, so it is on the list. this picks up almost immediately where force awa kens left off. rey arrives at the island where luke skywalker now lurks, and she is looking for her true self. the thing with any star wars film is that there is a balancing act. light and the shade, between the action and the introspection and also between satisfying the fans and the first timers. i think that rianjohnson who is helming this, who's come from films like looper, has done a fantasticjob. you get all the stuff that you want from a star wars film, the sabre battles, the deep space explosions, the dogfights, but you also get an awful lot of internal character development. what i liked most about this is that it has a number of disparate narrative strands, as they all do, but each character arc is followed through properly. it is a film in which characters do what that character would do. it's a film in which action is character, characters are defined not by what they say but by their actions. now, i saw it with a home crowd, i saw it at the premiere and in the final act of it, people were laughing, cheering, bursting into spontaneous applause. my suspicion is that that will be matched around the country, because it's very well—made, very confident, there is a little bagginess in it, there is one section on a casino planet, which i think is perhaps somewhat overstretched, but i think it works really well as a film. that said, all star wars films have a divisive element. and nothing is going to satisfy everybody. i have never been a hard—core star wars fan, but i did enjoy this very much. i thought as a piece of masterful storytelling in which it obeys the rules of the characters, the characters make sense. it may be fantastical and inventive but the characters make sense, and that, for me, is the key. and does it look fantastic? oh, yes, it looks fantastic. in a way we sort of take that for granted. it looks really great, but it also feels really solid. it feels like a proper, you know, well—made, stand—alone film. that's excellent. the unseen. look, it's nearly christmas — have you brought me another horrorfilm, is this what you're doing here? this is a psychological chiller. not really horror. what is the distinction? stick with me.