kylian mbappe tells psg he's leaving at the end of the season. hello again, welcome along. the boss of the red bull formula one team, christian horner, has made his first public appearance since allegations of inappropriate and controlling behaviour were made against him by a female colleague. he admitted that the allegations — which he denies — were a distraction, but he said it was business as normal as the team focus on preparing for the new season. he was speaking to our sports news correspondent laura scott. it was planned as a celebration of 20 years of red bull racing, and the unveiling of the car they hope will help them defend their two world titles. but with the world's media

gathered, there was no escaping the fact that the man at the helm, christian horner, is under investigation following recent allegations against him — which he completely denies. for me, it's business as normal, i'm focused on the season ahead. and of course, it is a distraction for the team — but the team are very together, they're focused on the season ahead, and have been from initially supportive. —— tremendously supportive. given you've said it's a distraction, would it be better if you step aside while the investigation ran its course? well, no, becausei deny anything — any of the allegations that have been made. so for me, it's oppositely business is normal, focusing on preparing for the season ahead. —— absolutely business as normal. horner was bullish today that the working environment he's presided over here at the team's space in milton keynes is a healthy one. but this case has prompted to scrutiny over the culture within the team. over the course of several hours last week, horner was interviewed by an external

specialist barrister brought in by red bull to carry out the investigation. the bbc understands the claims relate to the allegedly inappropriate and controlling behaviour towards a female colleague. you said on stage today that you're a man of your word — can you guarantee you've never behaved in appropriately towards a colleague? i deny any accusations that have been made against me. so you're innocent? yes, as i say. cheering having steered red bull racing to record—breaking success, horner insists he's the right person to lead the team forward — but that's not up to him. and with the season fast approaching, the investigation is ongoing — and so is the speculation over his future. laura scott, bbc news, milton keynes. centuries from rohit sharma and ravindra jadeja helped india recover from a shaky start to the third test against england, in rajkot, where the home side ended day one on 326—5.

sharma struck 131 before he was caught by his opposite number, ben stokes, off the bowling of mark wood in the last session of the day. wood was responsible forfour wickets, three with the ball, and also a run—out of sarfaraz khan, after he'd made a half century on debut. jadeja was 110 not out at the close. we fought hard all the way through the day, right till the end. obviously great to see woody get that run—out, put a big smile on his face. but yeah, i thought it was a hard—fought day — and i guess we will see tomorrow, hopefully we can take some wickets in the morning, we'll see you tomorrow after the day's play what kind of day that's been. kylian mbappe has told paris saint—germain he will leave the club at the end of the season, setting up a summer transfer of one of football's biggest stars. the france forward's contract at ps6 is due to expire. he's been free to talk to other clubs since january. the terms of mbappe�*s departure have not yet agreed —

he's thought to earn around 200 million euros a year there. he's long been linked with a move to real madrid. the bbc�*s euro leagues podcast has been reflecting on the news. the french media got the memo from psg, saying — it's like unofficially official kind of story. they're basically saying, "yes, he's leaving." and a bunch of things were mentioned there, as well, which they're trying to put a positive spin on the story — we go now, we'll dig, i'm sure, into the future of kylian about his leaving, etc. they are negotiating a bunch of things, including loyalty bonuses, but we are hearing they may forgive psg. but he still might want to get some of the money that he thinks he's owed — that will take time. and of course, what will take time is for him to sign a new contract with a new club. milan were the most impressive team on the resumption

of the europa league. ruben loftus—cheek scoring twice as they beat rennes 3—0 in the first leg of the competition's playoff round. nobody bettered the italian side's 3—0 win on a night with plenty of goals. romelu lukaku has scored 21 of them in his last 18 appearances in the europa league, and helped roma to a 1—1 draw at feyenoord. there was also a draw in hamburg where shakhtar donetsk scored an injury—time equaliser against marseille. all the europa conference league results are on the bbc sport website. their 25% stake in manchester united isn't yet confirmed, but already signs that sirjim ratcliffe and ineos are making moves behind the scenes at the club. united have approached newcastle sporting director dan ashworth about moving to old trafford. ashworth onlyjoined newcastle in 2022, but has a long—standing relationship with ineos head of sport, sir dave brailsford. the new part—owners will be given control of football matters at manchester united when the deal is done. and it is understood ashworth is keen on a switch, but united boss erik ten hag says matters on the pitch are his main focus.

i don't know anything about changes. i talked with the new or foreseeable sporting organisation, but it's not up to me. i'm working, and it is my focus point in this moment on this team. and, yeah, we plan in this construction what we have now in the club, in this organisation for the future. former england manager roy hodgson is in a stable condition in hostpital after being taken ill during his club, crystal palace�*s, morning training session on thursday. the day started with speculation he was about to lose his job after with just three wins for the premier league side in their last 19 games. hodgson is now 76, and took charge of his 200th palace match in monday's home defeat to chelsea. despite the increase in coverage and investment in women's sport, the same doesn't appear to be the case in sports science. as recently as 2021, only 6% of research

focussed solely on women. campaigners argue the gender gap isjeopardising player welfare, particularly brain health. our correspondent katie gornall has been spending time with those trying to understand more about these issues. who wants to go first? it's a chilly tuesday evening and the west brom women's football team, it's time to hit the training pitch. but this is not your average drill — they are taking part in a ground—breaking study using smart mouthguards looking at how heading a ball influences brain function, and also whether the player's menstrual cycle affects the results. what we have is an instrumented mouthguard — so what it does is it communicates with our receiver here, and it feeds back data about the impacts that the athlete is exposed to during theirtraining, or during their matches. after the drill, it's back to the classroom for further tests. there is a lot of concern about safeguarding athletes' brain health later in life, after retirement.

and this is notjust concussion injuries, but also impact by heading the ball. females are fantastically complicated creatures, and we have these hormones that change throughout the cycle every month. and these hormones may have an impact on brain function, and on how we recover from head impacts. historically, women have been overlooked when it comes to research. up until 2021, only 6% of sport science research focused solely on female athletes. for west brom, this study — funded by fifa — is about seeing the picture. —— the bigger picture. it's been really eye—opening, to be fair. there's not much research around it, so it's really good to be an important part of that journey to improve women's sport. so, how important do you think it is that we learn more about it? as the game's growing and there's more focus around player care, i think the research is getting better. in 10—15 years when they're not playing any more, we'll have done our best

to support them. campaigners argue that the gender gap in sports science and brain—health research has held women back. here is how to address it. what i would like to see is funding, i want to see money. i want to see money going into supporting female athletes in the same way that we support the male teams — that their locker rooms, their medical facilities, their access to experts, the care all around for women is equal to that of men. as women's sport developing develops, the science supporting it is gradually catching up — and not a moment too soon. katie gornall, bbc news, west brom. finally — how do you give a suitable welcome to your club team—mate after he's scored the winning goal in the final of a major tournament for his country? this is how sebastian haller returned to borussia dortmund after helping ivory coast win the africa cup of nations. it's only a year since he resumed his career after recovering from cancer — so some understandable love being shown, although i'm not

sure the person who had to clean it up felt the same. head to our website for more on all those stories, but that's it from the bbc sport centre. goodbye for now. hello there. we're certainly seeing quite a lot of rain so far this february, but it's also been incredibly mild with it at times. and this warmer and wet story is perfect growing ingredients for those early spring bulbs out there. now, temperatures at this time of year should be sitting around 8—9 celsius as an average, butjust take a look at what happened during thursday. we saw temperatures widely into the mid—teens, and for some as high as 18 celsius. so, yes, it was incredibly mild. the mild theme is set to continue, perhaps not quite as mild, but nevertheless pleasant enough. and on friday, we should

start the day with some sunshine coming through. a westerly wind just feeding in a few isolated showers across wales and northern england, but on the whole, pleasant enough. bit more of a breeze down towards the south, and the cooler northerly breeze across the far north of scotland. so here, a little bit cooler, but generally temperatures between 12—14 celsius. now, into the start of the weekend, we've still got that little ridge of high pressure with us to begin with, but this weather front starting to push in from the atlantic. so, first thing on saturday, some early brightness in eastern areas, clouding over quite quickly and it will be quite drizzly with it as well. the further west you go, we'll start to see some rain, some of it heavy by the end of the afternoon. but still the wind direction coming from a southerly, so still those temperatures above where they should be for the time of year, 9—11; celsius the high. that rain will sweep its way steadily south and east overnight saturday into sunday morning, so a bit of a contrast first thing on sunday morning.

we could see some rain lingering for a time through the east midlands and down into south—east england, but it will slowly improve, brightening up across the far north in scotland, northern ireland, northern england, eventually western areas by the end of the afternoon. and in the sunshine, well, it'll still feel pleasant enough, but it could stay rather grey in the south—east through much of sunday. into the early half of next week, it's a similar weather story. we'll have one frontal system easing away, a ridge of high pressure building, but not lasting, another front pushing in. and the isobars squeezing together, the winds could be a feature. so it's not a wash—out by any means. there will be some sunnier moments. it stays relatively mild, but also some rain at times.

hello. it is three o'clock in the morning and you are watching bbc news. i'm nicky schiller with continuing coverage of the by—election results. labour have won kingswood in gloucestershire, overturning a majority of 11,000 from the last election. newly elected mp damien egan will take up the seat after getting 2501 more votes than the conservative candidate. the labour leader sir keir starmer called it a fantastic result,

saying it showed people are ready to put their trust in a labour government. now, we are still waiting for the wellingborough result. this is the scene live in kettering, where that result will be declared. final counting going on there. hopefully we will have that result in the next hour. but this is the moment that the kingswood result was announced. damien egan, labour party, 11,176... 11,176. .. cheering that was 11,176. .. that was 11,176... and i do hereby declare that damien egan is duly elected. thank you. well, in his acceptance speech, labour�*s newest mp said the

country needed a change.