to the pope emeritus, benedict the sixteenth, whose body is lying in state at the vatican. good evening, welcome to sportsday this monday night i m chetan pathak, coming up on the programme: paying their respects to a football legend thousands of mourners gather in brazil where pele is lying in state. celtic score late to stay nine points clear, denying rangers victory in the old firm derby. and martina navratilva says she ll fight with all she s got after being diagnosed with throat and breast cancer. welcome along, thank you forjoining us. news from the premier league and an eventful old firm derby in scotland to come but we start tonight in brazil where mourners are continuing to gather to pay their respects to pele, who s lying in state at the football ground of his former club santos. the three time world cup winner died at the age of 82 last week. our south america correspondent katy watson is there for us. we know the brazilian government said there would be thre
championships in two years, simone biles twisted, flipped, and sort her way to another entry in the record books. best in the world, and back in a big way. reminding america why she is called, the greatest of all time. nailed it! with the encouragement from training mate, jordan dials, 10,000 fans erupted into a standing ovation. as she clinched her eight natural all around title. it s amazing, me and my teammates, my coaches, family, everyone. everyone. i have to start believing in myself more. she s the first president to win eight national titles. first came in 2013. so long ago, she says she can barely remember it. it feels pretty good, but it hasn t really sunk in the at. now she is the oldest national champion ever. appeared to have shaken of the twisties, from the tokyo olympics. i can t be i can t believe i m out here competing again. i can t believe it.
in a big way. reminding america why she is called, the greatest of all time. nailed it! with the encouragement from training mate, jordan dials, 10,000 fans erupted into a standing ovation. as she clinched her eight natural all around title. it s amazing, me and my teammates, my coaches, family, everyone. everyone. i have to start believing in myself more. she s the first president to win eight national titles. first came in 2013. so long ago, she says she can barely remember it. it feels pretty good, but it hasn t really sunk in the at.