aryna sabalenka is beaten. and rory mcllroy urges golf to come together for the sake of the fans ahead of the players�* championship. i think if you just unify the game, that would be great for the fans. hello there and welcome along to sportsday. the quarter final line—up for the champions league is complete after more late drama saw atletico madrid seal their spot in the last eight, after beating inter on penalties. inter went 1—0 up, thanks to federico dimarco�*s first—half goal. but atletico levelled and went ahead on the night, thanks to memphis depay�*s brilliant late finish. that made the score 2—2 on aggregate, and it was still level

after extra—time. and from the resulting spot—kicks, it was argentinian lautaro martinez who skied the crucial one for inter. atletico winning 3—2 on penalties. and dortmund are into the quarterfinals for the first time in three years. they beat dutch side psv 2—0. they got off the mark early, thanks to jadon sancho — his early goal settling any nerves for the home side — marco reus wrapped up the victory in stoppage time, as the germans won 3—1 on aggregate to go through. so, confirmation then of the last eight teams standing in europe's top tier competition. atletico and dortmund joining arsenal and barcelona, who sealed their spots on tuesday. they alljoin bayern munich, holders manchester city, paris saint—germain, and real madrid in the draw — which takes place on friday. let's stay with football — and there was an amazing comeback in the premier league on wednesday, as luton town were beaten 4—3 by bournemouth despite leading 3—0 at half time. this game was a rearranged

fixture after tom lockyer had collapsed on the pitch in december. before the match, he met the medical personnel who he says saved his life. luton were looking like they were climbing out of the relegation zone, but bournemouth�*s stunning comeback leaves them in the bottom three. we've got no other option but to pick ourselves up and go again. it's the same going into the next game. it's still a long way to go after this game. we're not out of this fight. we're at a situation with three points behind the tv above us, and ourjob is to try and win the game on saturday. the european football continues on thursday, as the last—16 second legs in the europa league take place. liverpool are one of the teams in action. jurgen klopp says the return of michael edwards to the club won't mean he changes his mind over leaving this summer. liverpool host sparta prague in the europa league on thursday, and klopp was asked during his pre—match press conference if he may change his mind. the liverpool boss said edwards coming back was top news,

and the pair have spoken since, but there was no attempt to persuade the german to stay on at anfield. can you imagine i change my mind? of course not. i cannot say what i said. it would be like if i never signed for next year. whoever needs a coach, they were completely crazy. i don't say these things without thinking before. i trust the club to do as good as somehow possible, and i'm really sure we create a good basis with the right people in charge, and michael is a top choice. to tennis — and a round—up from indian wells in a moment. before that, the wta have come under pressure to introduce maternity pay for female players on the tour. the former world number one and four—time major winner naomi osaka backed up comments from victoria azarenka, saying the introduction of maternity pay would be "life—changing". our tennis correspondent russell fuller told us whether the wta will act.

i think in time, it's something i could definitely see happening. what the wta say is they are reviewing their maternity provision. players are pushing increasingly hard. when naomi osaka said it could be life—changing and victoria azarenka said that it could be a huge win for women in general, they accept when they interrupted their careers to have a baby, they didn't need the money because they were both very wealthy and grand slam champions. but they point out there are many women are choosing to have children while they are professional tennis players. some in their mid—20s who do not have vast earnings behind them, it can be very difficult to stop for a year, 18 months, two years, who knows — when no income. it's one of those things that is being looked at and another thing these players are pushing for is greater childcare facilities on tour.

you get it at the grand slams were it is excellent. you get a couple of wta tours and madrid, but not elsewhere. it's actually quite hard to implement a universal childcare policy because they're different regulations in place in different countries. russell fuller there. on the court at indian wells — a shock to bring you in the women's draw. the world number two aryna sabalenka is out. she was beaten by the american emma navarro in the fourth round. the home crowd in california was fully behind navarro, who took the first set — but was pegged back in the second by sabalenka. navarro was clinical in the decider, winning that 6—2 to make her first wta 1,000 quarterfinal. in the men's singles, casper ruud battled back from a set down to beat gael monfils and secure a place in the last eight. ruud will face american tommy paul next, after he beat italian lucky loser luca nardi — conqueror of top seed novak djokovic.

we've the finale of the men's six nations in rugby union this weekend — but the following week sees the start of the women's tournament. england are the defending champions, but they'll expect a tough contest with france for the trophy this year. scotland, wales, and ireland have ground to make up still. our women's sports reporterjo currie spoke to some of the captains. welcome to the launch of the women six nation. hosted in an edgy art gallery in london. it kicks off when ireland travelled to france, one of the most hostile fixture there is. they are hoping to improve on last year. where they finished bottom. i personally love playing against france. i think we were to talk about the clout, the atmosphere, the very passionate fans even that side of rugby that fans like to play. i think i'm quite excited to play france, you know. they're a good team. it's quite a clean game of rugby to an extent.

yeah, i think it's actually quite exciting to head away for the first campaign. both have already qualified for next year there's one more automatic altercations put up for grabs in six nations. it means that teams like wales and scotland begin their six nations against each other in cardiff. it is all to play for. we can take confidence from last year. we just keep building towards those little wins, against england. if we put a performance in the first half and put the second half of france together. i think you might be pushing france. that's where we want to be. we knew we were building something exciting and we knew what we were capable of. we really have to drive that because we obviously were on the back of a record number of losses at one point, and i think you do start to doubt yourself, and i think now having been to a tournament and dominated, we've proven to ourselves that we're not crazy! we have got that potential

to go to a tournament, perform and go out with the result. england will once again start the six nations as favourite as they chase a sixth consecutive title. for one player in particular the opening game will be very special as the captain is aligned to make her 100th international. now it's come round to it, it's a bit crazy. i think of the players before me that have got 100 caps and i'm just like, wow! laughter it's pretty amazing. i look forward to that when it gets going. rory mcilroy is concerned that "fans are losing interest" in watching golf because of the current fragmented nature of the men's professional game. liv golf has attracted dozens of players to move from the pga tour — and the split means several of the world's best aren't competing at the players championship, in florida, which starts on thursday. if i were a fan, i would want to watch the best players compete

against each other week in, week out. to me, that seems like the lowest hanging fruit. not the lowest hanging fruit, but basically, ok, i think if you just unify the game and brought us all back together as a way, that would be great for the fans. the start of the new nfl league year is upon us, and that means teams across the league are confirming signings made in free agency. amongst the biggest is the baltimore ravens signing former tennessee titans running back derrick henry. hejoins the reigning afc north champions as they aim to go a step further in their super bowl hopes. they were beaten in the afc championship game by eventual champions the kansas city chiefs. a reminder of our top story on sportsday — the last eight of the champions league are set, after inter and borussia dortmund made it through to

the quarter—finals on wednesday. the quarter—final draw is to come on friday, when arsenal and manchester city learn their fate. but that's all the sport for now. thanks very much indeed for watching. get more on the bbc sport website, bbc.com/sport. from me and the rest of the team. thanks very much indeed for watching. we'll see you again next time. hello there. the rain has been pouring down on wednesday in snowdonia, in wales — there was about a third of a month's worth of rain injust 12 hours. things are not looking quite so dramatic over the next few days. there will be some further wet weather, rain or showers, and for many parts of the country, it's going to be mild — particularly across england and wales, where we've seen

the milder air coming from a long way south. things are a little bit chillier to the north, in northern scotland. in between, we've got the weather front — that's been bringing the rain, but that's moving northwards, taking wet weather into scotland and northern ireland. there's the wet weather that we've got in northern ireland and southern scotland — that moves its way northwards. for england and wales, there may be a bit more sunshine arriving in a southerly breeze before those showers push across from the west. but we're introducing some slightly drier airfrom france — hence the cloud breaking up more than it did on wednesday. and so, temperatures could reach 16, even 17 celsius. quite chilly underneath that rain, though, in the central belt of scotland. and that wet weather is still around as we head into thursday evening. that low pressure will slowly pull away — we've got another one waiting in the wings here as we head towards the weekend. but this is how friday looks — and we've got wet weather in scotland sinking into northern england, a bit of snow over the mountains. we see some heavier showers developing further south, particularly in the south—east of england, with the risk of thunder. drier, though,

for northern ireland are becoming drier in scotland, but we're getting a northerly wind here — hence the temperatures will be dropping a bit through the day. won't be quite as warm in the south—east, but still temperatures of 13—14 celsius. as that area of low pressure moves away, things will calm down just for a while before the next weather system pushes in from the atlantic. but ahead of that, we'll have clear skies and light winds, so it's going to be cold. and there may be a frost around as well, particularly in scotland, with temperatures down as low as —3 or so. and there may be 1—2 mist and fog patches, too — but those will lift. we'll have some sunshine for a while, but we've got the weather system coming in from the atlantic — the cloud will tend to increase, rain for northern ireland coming into south west scotland, wales, and the south—west of england. eastern areas still generally dry, but after that cold start, it'll only be around seven celsius in north east scotland. most of the rain over the weekend will actually be on saturday night. and then, as we head into the early part of next week, it looks like it could be a bit drier, and it should

stay on the mild side.

live from washington, this is bbc news. the ceo of tiktok warns of the impact of a potential us ban on the platform,

after us lawmakers pass an initial bill on the future of the app. our correspondent in jerusalem investigates the shooting of a 12—year—old palestinian boy, accused by israel of being a terrorist. and, we look at equality in the work—place — or lack thereof — as the disparities between men and women grow further. hello, i'm helena humphrey. us presidentjoe biden says he wants the senate to take swift action to pass a bill that could force tiktok�*s chinese owner to sell their stake in the platform orface a nationwide ban. this comes after the us house voted overwhelmingly in favor of the bill on wednesday. lawmakers say the app poses a national security threat as its parent company, bytedance, is based in beijing and is subject to a law requiring it to share data

with the chinese government. tiktok has told lawmakers that it has taken steps