everton's hopes of staying in the premier league are boosted after having their points deduction reduced. england's cricketers put up a fight in the fourth test but lose the series in india. and we hearfrom golf�*s supermarket delivery driver, who's just won a live—changing amount of money. welcome along to sportsday. we start with the big news from the premier league, where everton have had their points deduction for breaking spending rules reduced from 10 points to 6 by an independent commission. the club were punished back in november last year for breaches over a three—year period to the 2021—22 season. it was a significant day for the club, who started it just outside the bottom three, precariously hovering above the relegation zone.

but, after their appeal, which everton say they feel vindicated by, climbing up to 15th in the table above brentford and nottingham forest, who are, themselves, facing potential punishment for a breach of a similar nature. their case will be heard next week. everton issued a statement, where they say "while we're "still digesting the appeal board's decision, we are "satisfied our appeal has resulted in a deduction "in a points sanction." the club is also particularly pleased with the appeal board's decision to overturn the commission's original finding that the club failed to act in utmost good faith. everton fans believe the ruling could make a dig difference to their season. the team, now, it might be impetus for them for saturday against west ham. their heads have been a bit down.

it would be the same. how does it feel? vindication? a sense of relief and a sense that we were right. the rules they've got are not fit for purpose. but there are more twists and turns to come. everton still face a fresh case of breaches of the premier league's for the assessment period ending with the 2022—2023 season. it will only be when this next process is complete that they'll discover what their overspending has caused. finance lecturer christina phillipou said their breaches and the knock—on effects could impact the club for years to come. there has been a continuation of the losses which means that, you know, the breaches, their points deductions, will probably ensue as a result of that. they'll probably be happy because the points deduction could possibly be less than they could otherwise be because of what we've seen this with appeal. if the points deductions are large enough to send everton into relegation, the financial implications would be disastrous.

well, brentford could find themselves pulled into a relegation battle. they 2—0 down then were in contention untiljust after an hour gone when bowen clinched his first senior hat—trick. emerson added a fourth with a beauty, moving west ham up to eighth behind brighton on goal difference. brentford are just five points clear of the relegation zone. tonight, i think i scored two after, ithink, eight minutes or something. so you're thinking there's a lot of the game left to be played here. can you get that next chance? and then the ball comes in and i managed to put it away and i was thinking, "please don't be offside." that was my first thought. you could see with the referee that it was clear goal. you've got a lot of the game to be played left, of course, but inside i was really happy,

happy for myself to get that first hat—trick, that, you know, i've been waiting for, for many years. wales women have appointed the former canada defender wilkinson on a three—year deal. she won 183 caps and two olympic bronze medals as a player and succeeds gemma granger, who quit to take charge of norway. wilkinson says it's an incredible honour. england's cricketers put in a brave effort on the fourth day of the fourth test to almost pull off a famous victory, but india sealed the series, with a five—wicket win, meaning they have not lost a home test series since 2012. england briefly threatened, with india five down and 72 runs short of their target of 192 after lunch. but gill finished unbeaten on 52 in a first series of defeat for england under captain ben stokes. it's always disappointing being on the losing team, you know. i think the... i think, looking back on sort of when we had our chance to bat yesterday, i think, you know, cricket has always been skill against skill and i think, you know, gadeja and kohli, the conditions we found ourselves in against these bowlers in particular was very, very challenging and, you know, when india have a sniff

in conditions like that, any team will find it hard to not only keep the scoreboard ticking but also rotating the strike. you can take a lot of pride from performances like this with inexperienced players. whatever you say, test cricket throws up different kinds of challenges, different kind of pressures but some of these guys, the way they have dealt with, you know, the pressures. throughout the series, they've been superb. our chief cricket writer is covering the test series in india and he says england had missed big opportunities to put their stamp on it but feels they should come away

with some pride given how tough it is to win in india. ben stokes, after play, said he was proud of the way that his team have taken it to india and we all know how hard it is for a visiting team to win even one test match here, let alone a whole series. india are unbeaten since 2012. it looked like england were onto something remarkable after the first test. but they wasted chances in the second and third. dropped a crucial catch on the fourth morning and after that they were outplayed by an incredibly skilful india team. what we saw at the back end of the fourth. test, a lot of what we expected in this series with india's spinner coming to the fore. england should reflect on some wasted opportunities here and they should also be thinking about the series that went before this. so back this time last year, they through 1—1 in new zealand and lost a second test they should have won. we know in the home summer,

they through the ashes series, which was 2—2. england could have won 3—2 had it not rained in manchester. the question for england is for as entertaining as their cricket has been and for the upturn in results under captain ben stokes and brendan mccullum, can they improve in those crucial moments on which series hinge? because recent evidence has suggested they've shot themselves in the foot from time to time. and that's what england need to improve on if they're to become a great side. the women's super league, women's championship and the well hq have announced three new projects to support clubs across female athlete health. the well hq aims to improve women's health, fitness and sport. they say it will pave the way for what best practice looks like in the future

across all sports for women. england's manager sarina weigman says it's good news. it's really good. it's also very necessary because, look, as has been said all the time, there needs more research about women in sport and more support too and this is exactly another step in the right direction in that case. it's really good and we have to keep going and keep doing research which will take time with the outcomes of course. and keep supporting too, to make it the best for women in sport. how about this for a story? what a weekend for the golfing supermarket delivery man called joe dean. only a week ago, the world number 2,930 was dropping off orders for morrisons, the supermarket. on sunday, it was a very different type of driving that proved much more lucrative. he landed himself a £170,000 cheque finishing runner—up at the kenya 0pen. everyone was being really supportive. can't — can't thank everyone enough, close

friends and family. everyone has been fantastic and if anything they're more happy than me. ijust feel like i've played another golf tournament and luckily this one had a slightly bigger payday than the few before. but, yeah, to me, it's not real. one of my managers dropped me a message yesterday afternoon saying "well done" and "that were great" and then a few co—workers at morrisons said "well done and congratulations" so that's nice to receive from them. i've got another two or three weeks before my next event so i might pick up a few shifts. the season will get more busy start of april, i think, around that time. it should start picking up. maybe at that point i'll consider handing my notice in. but, no, ithink i'm not... i'm quite stuck in my own ways. to me, maybe going back and doing the odd shift here and there is not too out of the ordinary. congratulations to joe. just enough time to

recap our top story. everton have had their points penalty for breaching financial rules reduced from ten points to six. it means that they've moved up from 17th in the premier league table to 15th. they are possibly facing another points deduction as well. it will only be when the next process is complete that they'll discover the damage of their overspending and what it's ultimately caused. as it stands, they've five points above the relegation zone. you can get all the latest news from our website and app. but from me and the rest of the team, it's goodbye for now. bye bye. hello there. it does look like the rest of this week will remain very changeable. things are set to turn a bit more unsettled now for the next few days.

we've got this first frontal system, one of many, pushing its way southwards and eastwards during the course of tuesday. so a wet and windy start across scotland, northern ireland, some snow on the hills briefly. england and wales starts cold and frosty, some mist and fog, some early brightness, but the cloud will build as this front pushes southwards and eastwards. as it weakens, there will be barely anything on it. but brightening up for scotland and northern ireland through the afternoon with sunny spells, scattered, blustery showers, these wintry on the hills. winds will be quite a feature in the north and the west, lighter winds further south and east, so we've lost that cold, raw feel that we had on monday across southern and eastern areas. temperature—wise, i think around 6—9 celsius. now, as we head through tuesday night, that weather front clears away from southern areas. it turns drier with clearer skies, light winds, so another chilly night to come across central and eastern areas. but the next frontal system will be working to the west later on. but a chilly start to wednesday, some areas of frost and fog likely. but for the middle part of the week, things will turn a bit milder across the whole

country, but wetter and windier with it. now, the milder air will be in this wedge between the warm and the cold front, but it will bring stronger winds and outbreaks of rain as it pushes across the country during the course of wednesday. so this is how wednesday starts — chilly, early brightness, a bit of mist and fog. the clouds build up, the rain and the wind splash their way northwards and eastward through the course of the day, with those temperatures beginning to lift somewhat, particularly across southern and western areas. so we're looking at around 10 to maybe 13 degrees for wednesday afternoon. it doesn't last, though, because cooler air will be moving in behind this area of low pressure. thursday, the last day of february, looks unsettled, very blustery across the northern half of the country. weather fronts across england and wales will bring outbreaks of rain. scotland and northern ireland seeing the brightest of the conditions, with lots of showers here, but they will be turning increasingly wintry as things turn cooler in the north and the west,

the last of the double figures across the south—east. and then as we head into the first four days of march, things remain unsettled with low pressure nearby. we'll see showers or longer spells of rain, there will be some sunshine around, but it will be chilly both by day and by night.

live from washington, this is bbc news. french president emmanuel macron does not rule out the west sending troops to ukraine, as european leaders agree to increase aid to kyiv. us president biden says he's

hopeful there will be a gaza ceasefire by this time next week. his comments, at an ice cream shop in new york, come despite ongoing violence. and the us supreme court hears arguments in two landmark cases about social media censure, that could affect freedom of speech online for millions. hello, i'm caitriona perry. france's president emmanual macron signaled he isn't ruling out sending western troops to ukraine, after meeting european leaders in paris. macron declined to provide details about which nations were considering sending troops, saying he prefers to maintain some strategic ambiguity. it's the first time there has been such an open discussion of western nations collectively looking at providing troops to support the ukrainian military — which has struggled on the battlefield in recent months. mr macron warned russia is looking to take more terrority and presents a danger beyond ukraine.