storm isha is sweeping in, bringing winds of up to 90 miles per hour. planes are already having difficulty landing at heathrow airport. some have been cancelled in wales, and trains in scotland are to be suspended. a deadly blast rocks a market in the occupied city of donetsk in eastern ukraine. kremlin officials say at least least 25 people are dead. more than 25,000 people have now been killed in gaza since the war with israel began — according to the hamas—run health ministry. uk defence secretary grant shapps described comments by israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu rejecting a two—state solution as "disappointing". and fifa's president calls for stadium bans forfans, and automatic forfeits for teams, whose supporters shout racist abuse.

hello, and welcome to sportsday — i'm hugh ferris. here's the best of what's coming up on the programme. liverpool extend their lead at the top of the premier league with victory at bournemouth. three points clear after three from lauren james. chelsea win the big match of the day in the wsl. and no chance against novak. the ten—time champion hits top form as he heads to the quarter finals of the australian open. also coming up on sportsday... sale sharks slip out of the champions cup after being blown away by holders la rochelle. we will have the results from the final postage games. and england will be without harry brook for their test series in india.

the batter�*s heading home for personal reasons. hello again. with a game to go of the premier league's staggered winter break, liverpool are going to end it five points clear at the top of the table. a 4—0 win at bournemouth extends their unbeaten run to 14 games. following a goalless first half, liverpool broke the deadlock three minutes after the restart — curtis jones to diogo jota to darwin nunez who netted his sixth league goal of the season. no mo salah, currently injured at afcon, no problem as cody gakpo fed jota who made it 2—0 with just over 20 minutes remaining. and it was the portuguese international who made sure of the victory — eventually — making light of his miskick to fire home his second and liverpool's third.

nunez would take his tally to seven in the premier league in second half stoppage time, converting joe gomez�*s cross to complete a comfortable afternoon on the south coast. sheffield united taking on west ham united isn't usually a fixture that would grab the neutrals' attention. but they served up 104 minutes of drama at bramall lane this afternoon. four goals, two sendings off and two penalties, including the latest premier league goal on record all meant the teams shared the points in a 2—2 draw, as nick parrott reports. chris as nick parrott reports. wilder has added some ste since chris wilder has added some steel since he returned to manage sheffield united. before his arrival, they might have crumbled in arrival, they might have crumbled in a match like this. maxwell cornette�*s first goal for west ham gave them the lead in the first goal of the game. when brereton scored next, which looked like it brought relief rather than confidence, as he lacked a cutting edge to score.

james ward prowse restored west ham's advantage. ten minutes later, they had a man advantage, as the substitute rhian brewster was shown a red card. consulted va are at lead to added time. and vladimir koo felt was sent off. —— var. lucas fabienne ski was unable to stop mcburney from levelling the match. there was still time for a final twist. west ham's claim for another penalty were turned down, sending manager david moyes in search of an answer from the referee after the final whistle. disappointed in the end, because we should have easily, not easily, but should have easily, not easily, but should have easily, not easily, but should have comfortably got ourselves three points today. i see it as two points dropped. i'm not going to come out and say too much,

because we are the ones who get in trouble. i would like to, but we are getting to a stage now where we are seeing a level of officiating where we are alljust shrugging our shoulders and saying, this is what we're getting now. despite scoring their late equaliser, sheffield united are still bottom and seven points from safety. no team has ever survived with fewer points in the premier league at this stage of the season, but still their boss chris wilder cut a very different figure to that of the manager we've just seen. i've beena i've been a sheffield united supporter for 35, 40 years. it's never_ supporter for 35, 40 years. it's never any— supporter for 35, 40 years. it's never any different, whether it is a game, _ never any different, whether it is a game, the — never any different, whether it is a game, the bulk of games of the season — game, the bulk of games of the season it — game, the bulk of games of the season. it is interesting, because we stay— season. it is interesting, because we stay with it, and we give it a lo. we stay with it, and we give it a go it_ we stay with it, and we give it a go it isn't_ we stay with it, and we give it a go. it isn'tjust about we stay with it, and we give it a go. it isn't just about the we stay with it, and we give it a go. it isn'tjust about the effort and the — go. it isn'tjust about the effort and the application in the competitive aspects of it. i thought we played — competitive aspects of it. i thought we played well. chelsea have some breathing space at the top of the women's super league, thanks to laurenjames. the england international�*s hattrick took her team three points clear as they beat manchester united 3—1 at stamford bridge. 0ur correspondent

natalie pirks has more. the countdown is on, both to the end of the season and the end of emma hayes�*s era. she is looking to finish on a high, and as united dallied in the box, chelsea found lauren james dallied in the box, chelsea found laurenjames with her trademark lauren james with her trademark cool laurenjames with her trademark cool. the former man united player enjoyed that one. chelsea will have to cope without their injured talisman, sam care. someone will need to step up... commentator: lovely ball over the top, it is james! — lovely ball over the top, it is james! ., . , lovely ball over the top, it is james! ., ., , ., lovely ball over the top, it is james! ., . , ., �* , james! fortunately for the blues, the have james! fortunately for the blues, they have lauren _ james! fortunately for the blues, they have lauren james, - james! fortunately for the blues, they have lauren james, who - james! fortunately for the blues, | they have lauren james, who does james! fortunately for the blues, - they have lauren james, who does not they have laurenjames, who does not miss from there. the world's best goalkeeper was unimpressed by her team—mates, who could not get a grip. some excellent work handed united a lifeline before half—time. was that the spark they needed? with ella toone bearing down on goal, ashley laurence had to make a

crucial intervention. the momentum had swung united's way, but with big chances missed, laurenjames, of course, grabbed the reins, and when she is feeling it, good luck stopping her. she is feeling it, good luck stepping her-— she is feeling it, good luck stopping her. lauren james of another stamford _ stopping her. lauren james of another stamford bridge - stopping her. lauren james of - another stamford bridge hat-trick! a another stamford bridge hat—trick! standing ovation for the stamford bridge heroine, who keeps chelsea on track. , . ., ., , ,., , track. first half, we are absolutely su erb. track. first half, we are absolutely sunerb- we _ track. first half, we are absolutely superb. we were _ track. first half, we are absolutely superb. we were so _ track. first half, we are absolutely superb. we were so disappointed. track. first half, we are absolutely. superb. we were so disappointed to concede a goal, because i thought we were so dominant. credit to manchester united, they have had such a strong start. the players have been speaking about chelsea standards, and i thought we had that in abundance. standards, and i thought we had that in abundance-— in abundance. chelsea can take one -la er off in abundance. chelsea can take one player off and _ in abundance. chelsea can take one player off and add _ in abundance. chelsea can take one player off and add another - in abundance. chelsea can take one player off and add another 100 - in abundance. chelsea can take one player off and add another 100 caps international. they can do that. we have _ international. they can do that. we have to _ international. they can do that. we have to be — international. they can do that. we have to be better at understanding

that _ have to be better at understanding that we _ have to be better at understanding that. we are a growing team, we need to continue _ that. we are a growing team, we need to continue to invest in order to cetch— to continue to invest in order to catch up— to continue to invest in order to catch up with these and consistently be there _ catch up with these and consistently be there. but we can match them and id be there. but we can match them and go above _ be there. but we can match them and go above them. that is my frustration today. there are moments in the _ frustration today. there are moments in the genre _ frustration today. there are moments in the game that have got away from us, but _ in the game that have got away from us, but also — in the game that have got away from us, but also moments we in the game that have got away from us, but also moments we can in the game that have got away from us, but also moments we can control tletter— us, but also moments we can control better and _ us, but also moments we can control better and help us out with decisions on the field. manchester city won 5—1 at home to liverpool but it was the visitors who scored first — as taylor hinds spotted city goalkeeper khiara keating off her line. the home side equalised through a gemma booner own goal before liverpool goalie teagan micah's weak pass was intercepted by khadija shaw who made it 2—1. in the seventh minute of first half injury time, shaw outjumped the liverpool defence to score her second and city's third. and more city pressing led to shaw's hat—trick — the jamaican international following up her own shot, and showing a lot persistence before a bit of inspiration. manchester city's fifth came from the penalty spot — that puts them second in the league, three points behind chelsea.

elsewhere elisabeth terland scored a 95th minute winnerfor brighton. one of two goals she got in a 3—2 victory over bristol city and west ham against spurs is a 6:45pm kick off. that is about six minutes until they get under way there. leeds kept themselves in the hunt for promotion in the championship, beating preston 2—1 with an injury time winner. the visitors took a surprise early lead at elland road — after a free kick in the second minute, will keane was quickest to react to put preston ahead. but leeds drew leveljust four minutes later — danjames, unmarked at the far post, headed the equaliser. and in the third minute of injury time, preston's andrew ledsom handled. joel piroe scored from the penalty spot to send leeds fans home happy and that'll include world darts champion luke humphreys, who's a leeds supporter — he showed off his trophy at half time. there was to be no fairy tale

at parkhead for highland league side buckie thistle, as they were brushed aside by celtic, who won 5—0 to reach the last 16 of the scottish cup. it took brendan rodgers' side 24 minutes to break buckie's resistance. they did so through paulo bernardo's cooly taken finish. eight minutes later and celtic made it 2—0. 0din holm with his first ever goalfor the club. the fifth—tier side from the north east of scotland were cheered on by around 2,500 travelling fans. but after kyogo furuhashi made it three before half—time buckie were 4—0 down, after luis palma struck spectacularly from outside the penalty area. rocco vata netted celtic�*s 5th — they also had four goals disallowed — as rodgers maintained his 100% record in the competition. police have launched an investigation into alleged racial abuse at yesterday's championship match between sheffield wednesday and coventry.

the game at hillsborough was stopped briefly, after a coventry player said fans had made racist gestures towards him. the fifa president called that. a similar incident at a match in italy. at a match in italy �*abhorrent�* and called for an automatic forfeit of games for teams whose fans commit racist abuse. here's patrick gearey. casey palmer approached the referee to say that he had received are race of gesture from a fan. he posted later saying... meanwhile, in italy, another game was suspended because of racism towards ac milan goalkeeper mike maignan. after speaking to the referee, he and his team—mates off the field for around ten minutes. he said it was not the first time it happened to him. translation: , ., , translation: this thing of racism cannot be allowed _

translation: this thing of racism cannot be allowed to _ translation: this thing of racism cannot be allowed to reach - translation: this thing of racism cannot be allowed to reach this - cannot be allowed to reach this level, and with all the cameras that are there, everything that is there, and the sanctions that are there for these things, something must be done to change things. these things, something must be done to change winge— these things, something must be done to change things-_ to change things. today, the man in charre of to change things. today, the man in charge of global _ to change things. today, the man in charge of global football _ to change things. today, the man in charge of global football said - charge of global football said punishment must be stronger than the current policy of suspending matches. jannie infantino posted on x, formerly twitter, saying you to implement an automatic forfeit for the team whose fans of committed racism. as well as worldwide stadium bans. ~ ., , ., , bans. with inviting it for years, standinr bans. with inviting it for years, standing up — bans. with inviting it for years, standing up for _ bans. with inviting it for years, standing up for it, _ bans. with inviting it for years, standing up for it, and - bans. with inviting it for years, standing up for it, and still- bans. with inviting it for years, l standing up for it, and still hangs around. w' standing up for it, and still hangs around. or ., standing up for it, and still hangs around. v ., , around. kick it out have been standin: around. kick it out have been standing up — around. kick it out have been standing up against _ around. kick it out have been standing up against racism i around. kick it out have been i standing up against racism from around. kick it out have been - standing up against racism from more than 30 years. they want action rather than words from jenny infantino. i rather than words from “enny mfamhafi rather than words from “enny infantino. ., , ., ., , infantino. i hope what he does then is to provide — infantino. i hope what he does then is to provide further _ infantino. i hope what he does then is to provide further information - is to provide further information behind what he means at as forfeit. we have been an advocate of walking off the team from players and an

advocate of deducting points. 0therwise, advocate of deducting points. otherwise, we will be going to have the same conversations time and time again. the same conversations time and time aaain. ., ., . ., again. south yorkshire police are investigating _ again. south yorkshire police are investigating yesterday's - again. south yorkshire police arej investigating yesterday's incident at sheffield wednesday. despite cameras and potential consequences, this is a problem that is not going away. we'll return to football before the end of the programme. but after a series of shocks yesterday at the austrlaian 0pen, normal service was pretty much resumed in melbourne today. certainly in the case of novak djokovic, who barely broke sweat as he cruised into the quarter finals. reigning women's champion aryna sabalenka is also safely through. tennis correspondent russell fuller joined me at the end of the day's play to relfect on what he'd seen, including djokovic appearing to reach top gear. yes, adri and mannarino lost the first 13 games of this match, with novak djokovic. we were desperately checking how many times a player had inflicted a triple bagel and another

inflicted a triple bagel and another in a grand slam, and the answer is not very many, but mannarino won the 13th game of the match. djokovic seems to be feeling better, and he is playing better and betterfor the tougher challenges that will come later in the week. taylor fritz for him in the quarterfinals. perhaps the one upset, although it was properly a 50—50 match, he beat stefanos tsitsipas, last year's running up. aryna sabalenka continues her dominant form, and coco gauff an easy winner today. tram coco gauff an easy winner today. two stories we've — coco gauff an easy winner today. two stories we've been following with particular interest, as have the home crowd, it must be said, have been that of mirror and driver and alex de minaur, but the stories came to an end today.

alex de minaur, but the stories came to an and today-— to an end today. yes, she won auainst to an end today. yes, she won against barbora _ to an end today. yes, she won against barbora krejcikova - to an end today. yes, she won against barbora krejcikova in l to an end today. yes, she won i against barbora krejcikova in the first set, but she tired understandably after that, and barbora krejcikova one in the third set. she has made such an impact in the last month. she is making progress, had her ranking is already inside the top 50 in the world. great disappointment at night for the australian crowd, alex de minaur, the last australian in the singles, first time in the fourth round of the austrian open, light andre rublev by two sets to one, but he lost the decider by six games to love. it was a blistering final set tjy love. it was a blistering final set by andre reply. he is out in the fourth round. can

norrie managed to beat a player he had never beaten before, but he faces a similar challenge in the forefront?— faces a similar challenge in the forefront? , ., ., ., forefront? yes, he has not managed to beat alexander _ forefront? yes, he has not managed to beat alexander zverev _ forefront? yes, he has not managed to beat alexander zverev in - forefront? yes, he has not managed to beat alexander zverev in the - forefront? yes, he has not managed to beat alexander zverev in the last| to beat alexander zverev in the last four matches they previously played. this is another step up from casper ruud, who had been in three grand slam finals. zverev has been at the top of his game for a longer period of time. it is a five—game start in the uk, so it could be quite a bit worse, and cameron norrie played with such freedom and aggression, coming regularly to the net, which we don't normally associate with him, but it is another step up from alex zverev. he will come forward as much as he can. she was watching the match against casper ruud, and commented on how familiar it looks, because they practice together and monte carlo in december, and even then zverev was struck by how determined norrie was to play in a different way the season and come forward to the net at any opportunity.

russell fuller reporting. if you're up for cameron norrie's match in the morning, it appears you'll be in good company. andy murray's now home after losing in the first round in melbourne. this was him on social media this morning, saying one of the advantages is getting to play harry potter dress up at 5:30am with his daughters. "dumbledad , " he says. do that again tomorrow and it'd be perfect timing for his british team—mate. you're watching sportsday. let's have a quick look at some of the other stories making the headlines today. rory mcilroy successfully defended his title at the dubai desert classic — shooting a final round of 70 to clinch a record fourth win in the tournament. it's 15 years since he first lifted that trophy back in 2009 which was his first win as a professional. ronnie 0'sullivan trailsjudd trump by five frames to three after the first session of the world grand prix final in leicester. they'll play to a finish this evening with ten the target for victory.

welsh cyclist steve williams has claimed the biggest victory of his career — not only breaking away to win the final stage of the first major race of the world tour season, the tour down under, but that also ensured he won the race overall. another record—extending day for american skiier mikaela shiffrin — she already holds the record for the most world cup race wins and that's now up to 95, after her latest victory — in the slalom in yasna, in slovakia. it was also a landmark 150th appearance on the podium for shiffrin. surrey�*s dan lawrence has been draughted into the england's test squad for their tour of india that begins this week after batter harry brook withdrew for personal reasons. his family have asked for privacy. brook was expected to be in england's 11 for the opening test in hyderabad on thursday but has left the squad's training camp in dubai with immediate effect. he's scored four centuries in his 12 test matches for england, including three in the historic series victory in pakistan in 2022

and isn't expected to travel to india during the five match series. with a spot at the paris 0lympics already confirmed, great britain's men completed their qualifying campaign with a 1—0 defeat to germany in the tournament's final. the game was scoreless through three quarters until germany finally broke the deadlock from a penalty corner four minutes from time. martin zwicker with the all important final touch. team gb had a series of penalty corners at the death but were unable to find the equaliser. to netball, and england, hoping to build on that narrow victory against uganda yesterday, have been taking on their old rivals australia once again, as the nations cup continues at wembley arena. this a repeat of last year's world cup final when it was australia who got the better of the red roses. england couldn't avoid another defeat, losing by 59 goals to 61. their next match will be against new zealand in leeds on saturday. sale sharks are out of rugby union's champions cup after losing a winner—takes—all

encounter with la rochelle 37—24 in pool 4. victory for ronan 0'gara's defending champions means they will play an away tie in the last 16 and progress alongside leicester tigers. sale drop into the challenge cup despite a spirited effort in the blustery conditions. there was also defeat for bath away at toulouse. adam cottier was watching. in need of victory to go through, but up against a la rochelle site hoping to win the champions cup for a third year running, a sizeable challenge for sale sharks, and so it proved, left chasing their tails from the moment still ablaze benefited from certain fortune to get clear. the razor—sharp kicking meant an unanswered 16 point lead for the french team. they ended the —— the kicker ended their game with 20 points all on his own, scoring a

try. furthertries 20 points all on his own, scoring a try. further tries blow away any nerves, with an error from try. further tries blow away any nerves, with an errorfrom england fly—half george ford sealing the bonus point try. amidst their opponents bonus point try. amidst their opponent's ruthlessness, sale did manage four tries of themselves for a bonus point. but la rochelle, coached by former ireland fly—half ronan 0'gara, were too strong. better weather conditions in southern france where bath also produced a valiant effort. they lost out to do to lose 31—19. toulouse will be top seeds, after winning pool too. bath, who had already qualified for the next phase, needed a point to avoid an away tie. they managed three tries, but it wasn't enough for a losing bonus point as

toulouse rallied in the final 20 minutes. toulouse will have home advantage until the final, and like la rochelle, they may take some stopping. the full seedings for the champions cup last 16 will be determined after the final pool match which is taking place right now — that's between exeter and bayonne. exeter are also one of the six english sides to have already qualified before today. they are losing 26—17 in this away game in bayonne, that's despite this try from dan frost. newcastle falcons' run of 14 successive defeats is over after they beat perpignan in the challenge cup. teenager ben redshaw scored the best of the newcastle tries as they ended their european campaign on a high. forwards coach micky ward was in interim charge of the team after head coach alex codling stepped down on friday. newcastle had lost all 11 of their of their premiership matches and three european games prior to this win by 32—23. elsewhere, 0spreys scored three

late tries to edge past the lions in south africa. 0spreys were 28—17 down with 10 minutes to go, but tries for keelan giles, cameronjones and this one from morgan morse saw them run out 38—28 winners. 0spreys had already booked their place in the challenge cup knockout phase. staying with rugby union, and scotland have named rory barge and finn russell as their co—captains for the six nations replacing jamie ritchie. darge, who made his international debut in 2022, captained scotland to victory over italy in the summer. russell won his 75th cap for scotland during the world cup and also captained scotland to victory over france last year. so as promised we'll return to football, and later the second round of group games at the africa cup of nations will finish with 1996 champions south africa against namibia, who were surprise winners against tunisia in their opening fixture. that's the third of three games today. in the first, dr congo came from a goal down

to draw with morocco. stuttgart forward silas katompa grabbed the equaliser in the second half, cancelling out achraf hakimi's sixth—minute opener. in the second match of the day, tanzania are currently being held 1—1 by10—man zambia. simon msuva put his side ahead in the 11th minute as they seek a first ever afcon win. roderick kabwe was sent off before half time before leicester's patson daka grabbed an equaliser in the 88th minute. there's one game going on at the asian cup — in group f, saudi arabia are a goal up at against kyrgyzstan who've had two men sent off. there's about half an hour to go there. a win for the saudis would mean they qualify for the knockout stages before they play their final group game. that'll be against thailand, who currently top the group on 4 points after drawing 0—0 with 0man — whose goalkeeper ibrahim al mukhaini made a great save in the first half. this was 0man's best chance which came after half time. they secured their first

point of the tournament, and play kyrgyzstan next. head to the website for more reaction from liverpool's 4—0 win at bournemouth, a tricky game that might have given the leaders much more problems than they encountered at the end on the south coast. liverpool are now five points clear after four goals, liverpool are now five points clear afterfour goals, including liverpool are now five points clear after four goals, including two from darwin nunez and two from diogo jota, sharing them nicely. much more reaction on the bbc sport website. we will be back at 7:30pm with more on all the stories. that's all from sportsday. thank you so much for watching, goodbye. hello there. storm isha looks to be one of the strongest storms we've seen this �*23—24 season. met office amber weather warnings have been issued for the vast

majority of the uk — typical gusts 60—70mph. but we are going to see some stronger gusts than that. we've already had a gust of 90mph in capel curig, in snowdonia, and the winds will continue to strengthen here. the strongest winds generally, though, are going to form around this hook in the cloud — you can see just to the west of the republic of ireland — that's where the most damaging winds are generally going to be. take a look at the different gusts, then, we'll see around the country. 60—70 quite widely. i think into snowdonia, we'll probably get some gusts of wind of 100mph or so. further north, generally, this is where the strongest winds will go. for northern ireland, 60—70 is very likely, but we could see some stronger winds go across northern counties. 80—90mph gusts are possible here, some 90mph gusts possible for western and northern areas of scotland. winds this strong will blow down some trees, so we're talking about transport disruption. power networks are likely to be damaged, so power cuts are very likely.

and, as well as all that, those stronger gusts of wind could result in structural damage, with some roofs getting ripped off buildings. by the time we get to monday, the weather will be calming down. it's a blustery day, a day of sunshine and showers. some of the showers will have hail and thunder mixed in across northern areas and it will be cold enough for a bit of snow up over the tops of the scottish mountains. a colder—feeling day for many of us. 0n into tuesday, we've got another area of low pressure that'll be racing in off the atlantic. this one bringing a return of heavy rain widely — so we are likely to see some further flood warnings get issued across england and scotland in particular. still an ongoing thaw of the lying snow here, given the mild weather conditions. and, as the rain band clears through, we'll see showers follow. gusty winds for the northern half of the uk, as well. gusts on tuesday reaching around 60—70mph. we can breathe a sigh of relief as we head into wednesday, thanks to this ridge of high pressure building in from the west. 0k, there'll be a few showers around across northwestern areas — otherwise it's a dry day with some spells of sunshine. the winds certainly a lot calmer. still on the mild side, temperatures 10—12 celsius. beyond that, high pressure

often staying close by across england and wales. so a dryer spelljust around the corner, but rain never far away from scotland and northern ireland. in the short term, though, it's all about storm isha.

live from london, this is bbc news. widespread weather warnings

are in place across the uk. storm isha is sweeping in, bringing winds of up to 90mph. all bringing winds of up to 90mph. the emergency ser warning all the emergency services are warning those right across the uk of problems on the roads, problems with trains — and we've already seen some problems with planes. a deadly blast rocks a market in the occupied city of donetsk, in eastern ukraine. the kremlin says at least least 25 people are dead. and more than 25,000 people have now been killed in gaza since the war with israel began, according to the hamas—run health ministry. welcome to the programme. an amber warning for wind has come into force, as storm isha moves in — affecting most of the uk. 90mph winds have already been recorded in snowdonia in wales.

the storm is affecting transport — avanti trains have stopped services