this is bbc news, the headlines... the head of the united nations agency for palestinian refugees says israel has told him it will no longer approve its food convoys to enter northern gaza. meanwhile, at least 1a people have been killed as israeli forces carried out ground and air attacks in northern and central gaza. president putin lights a candle for victims of the concert hall attack — where 137 people including three children were killed. large numbers of russians continue to lay flowers at a makeshift memorial near crocus city hall, as the country marks a day of official mourning. the islamic state group says it was behind the attack. and simon harris has been elected the new leader of the irish governing party, fine gael. he's set to become the republic of ireland's youngest prime minister — at the age of 37 —

after leo varadkar�*s surprise resignation. now on bbc news — sportsday. here's gavin. hello, and welcome to sportsday — i'm gavin ramjaun. coming up on the show... a dominant start for england in the women's six nations, despite a red card in their opener with italy. a monumentous collapse sees england lose the third t20 against new zealand. and max verstappen feels the melbourne heat, as carlos sainz leads a ferrari one—two in the australian grand prix. and chelsea are back on top of the women's super league after they beat west ham.

hello there, and welcome to sportsday. it will take something special to stop england in the women's six nations this year, as the defending champions cruised past italy in their opening match today. the red roses turned on the style in the second half, as they begin their campaign for sixth tournament victory in a row, with 48—0 bonus point win in parma — as jane dougall reports. for the 100th time, marley packer strode out to represent her country. the red roses have blossomed in profile and support since her debut 16 years ago. under blue skies in parma, they were given the best chance of beating england for the first time. sarah beckett's roll onto and italy play are deemed to be dangerous after just ten onto and italy play are deemed to be dangerous afterjust ten minutes, or yellow card updated to read. with just 1a players, england redoubled their efforts hannah bottom, the

workhorse of the team, getting her try. they got over again before the half—time and the seal was broken. england began to run away with the game. with a bonus point secured and packer on the scoresheet, time to save some legs. the captain went off to a standing ovation. i’zfe save some legs. the captain went off to a standing ovation.— to a standing ovation. i've got a big crowd _ to a standing ovation. i've got a big crowd out — to a standing ovation. i've got a big crowd out here, _ to a standing ovation. i've got a big crowd out here, so - to a standing ovation. i've got a big crowd out here, so for- to a standing ovation. i've got a big crowd out here, so for them to a standing ovation. i've got a i big crowd out here, so for them to make the trip makes it that much more special for make the trip makes it that much more specialfor me. make the trip makes it that much more special for me. but everyone along my rugbyjourney, everybody has a part to play and i carry them every time i wear this shirt. and to be able to say i've done it 100 times is very special.- be able to say i've done it 100 times is very special. italy through eve hinu times is very special. italy through everything at _ times is very special. italy through everything at the _ times is very special. italy through everything at the game, _ times is very special. italy through everything at the game, but - times is very special. italy through everything at the game, but even | everything at the game, but even when an extra player, their outclassed —— a convincing start of that campaign with their attempts to win the trophy for their six consecutive time. —— but even with an extra player, they were outclassed. jane dougall, bbc news. england could have wrapped up their five match t20 series against new zealand, with two games to spare.

but a remarkable batting collapse by the tourists in nelson saw the hosts win byjust three runs to keep the series alive. nick parrott reports. it's a day england captain heather knight will want to forget, and one her opposite number will treasure. the new zealand captain won the toss and after two of her team—mates had departed, she said about top scoring for the white ferns. she had a swift half—century in style — and alongside a emilio kerr, set a target of 156. what would've been the highest chase in t20 in new zealand looked within england's reach, thanks to maia's career high score of 71. but when she left the pitch, so did the tourist�*s form. england's staggered to the final over, needingjust england's staggered to the final over, needing just eight runs, but suzie bates had other ideas, taking two wickets and holding england at bay to win the day.— bay to win the day. credit to them, we not bay to win the day. credit to them, we got put — bay to win the day. credit to them, we got put under — bay to win the day. credit to them, we got put under a _ bay to win the day. credit to them, we got put under a lot _ bay to win the day. credit to them, we got put under a lot of— we got put under a lot of pressure, and today we maybe didn't come up well against it. but i think that's a big learning curve. this team is

always about learning opportunities and it's all right to make mistakes, we just got to learn from them. so i guess one to learn from big—time. england will be hoping for the return of four expense players from the women's premier league in india, will see them secure the series in the next match in wellington. —— for experienced players. —— four experienced players. —— four experienced players. nick parrott, bbc news. andy murray's in third round action in miami against czech player tomas machac. it's currently on—serve. murray's a two—time champion at the tournament, and says the city is like a tennis home for him. but this is expected to be his final appearance in miami, as he plans to retire later this year. later on, cam norrie takes on number three seed daniil medvedev, for a place in the last 16. let's have a quick look at some of the other stories making the headlines today. katie boulter will play wta tour veteran victoria azarenka later after reaching the fourth round of the miami 0pen for the first time. the british number one saw off 11th—seed beatriz haddad maia in straight

sets in the early hours. england'sjudd trump thrashed ding junhui by ten frames to four to win the world open title in china, and claim his 28th ranking title. trump's victory over china's ding gave him a fifth title of the season. there was a dramatic last lap in the moto gp in portugal. maverick vinales looked destined for second place until his aprilia developed a problem and he crashed out. further ahead, jorge martin's ducati took the chequered flag, brandished by legendary football coachjose mourinho, to move to the top of the driver's standings. special appearance thereby the special one. a shock in formula one — as max verstappen failed in his attempt to equal his record of ten successive wins earlier at the australian grand prix. those plans went up in smoke — quite literally — as a brake fire put an early end to his race. and carlos sainz completed a remarkable comeback from appendix surgery two weeks ago, to come first in melbourne. ben croucher reports.

for those of you who say f1 is too predictable but there is —— that there's not enough action, allow australia to flip that perception upside down. 0k, australia to flip that perception upside down. ok, so the start was as expected, the burst staff and leading, all well behaved. dash verstappen leading. max verstappen had... a streak up in smoke with a brake issue. and he wasn't the only world champion to struggle— that turned out to be the least of lewis hamilton's close. it was very comfortable for carlos sainz and charles leclerc. for the minor point, it was a little as george discovered. but carlos sainz�*s chapter would have a happy ending. victory for carlos sainz! the spaniard — victory for carlos sainz! the spaniard on _ victory for carlos sainz! the spaniard on top _ victory for carlos sainz! the spaniard on top down under — who saw that coming? ben croucher, bbc news. so victory for sainz —

and a welcome change after two crushing max verstappen victories in the opening races, that had provided little hope for a competitive season. you start the year with bad news of a nonrenewal, and i've been thinking, what's next here in my life? then you prepare yourself, you do your training and winter testing, you arrive to your first race and, boom, a good volume that gets the season going, then suddenly the appendix. i didn't know what i would be back, but i be back in full form? how long will it take for me to get back to speed and confidence? suddenly you come back and win. laughter and itjust shows how beautiful life is in that sense, you know, what a roller coaster but life is good sometimes. chelsea are back on top of the women's super league — but they were made to work hard by a struggling west ham side. they won 2—0, thanks to goals from aggie beever—jones and a late erin cuthbert volley as they chase a famous quadruple come the end of the season. joe lynsky reports.

back on top, but by the tightest margin. him in in emma hayes�*s last yearfor margin. him in in emma hayes�*s last year for chelsea, margin. him in in emma hayes�*s last yearfor chelsea, her margin. him in in emma hayes�*s last year for chelsea, her team could still win four trophies. year for chelsea, her team could still winfourtrophies. in year for chelsea, her team could still win four trophies. in the league, each point and goal matters. a 1-0 league, each point and goal matters. a 1—0 winning margin put chelsea top on goal difference. they led manchester to buyjust a single goal. in a match with west ham, they expected to score more. the second bottom side had just three wins all season, but they should have been level. first, they hit the post, then they missed out through the flag. but replay showed hayashi was on site when she scored — no var meant a chelsea reprieve. it stayed 1-0 meant a chelsea reprieve. it stayed 1—0 until three minutes from time — chelsea had pushed and found something in fatic. —— in fatic.

that goal difference cushion doubled up that goal difference cushion doubled up ijy that goal difference cushion doubled up by a cracker as chelsea go for the title — these two goals take them one step closer. —— emphatic. joe lynskey, bbc news. everton and liverpool played out a goalless draw in the merseyside derby, in an uneventful afternoon at goodison park. bethany england scored her first women's super league goal of the season to earn tottenham victory over bottom—side bristol city, at ashton gate. and possibly an argument for game of the weekend at the king power stadium, as brighton came from behind to beat leicester 3—2. 0ne game going on at the moment, with aston villa taking on arsenal. what a day for rangers as they beat debutants partick thistle 4—1 to retain the scottish women's premier league cup. mia mcaulay broke the deadlock in the first half, the 17—year—old firing the ibrox side into an early lead. then rachel donaldson scored a screamer from outside the box to level the scores, as thistle started impressively. however, rangers went full—throttle

from then on and were able to comfortably secure their victory — 0livia mcloughlin adding their fourth of the day. this their second success in a row in this competition. airdrie won the scottish challenge cup for first time in 15 years, beating welsh champions, the new saints, 2—1 in the final. tns had been looking to become the first non—spfl club to win the trophy — and extend their 26—game winning run in all competitions. ben clark put the welsh side ahead and gave them an early lead at the falkirk stadium. halfway through the first half, liam mcstravick found the net and with it the equaliser. and it was nikolay todorov with the winning penalty, afterjosh 0'connor was fouled in the box — 2—1 it finished. to rugby union now — and finn russell kicked 17 points, as bath beat sale a2—24 to move up to second in the premiership. the sides were tied approaching

the hour mark, with this converted try from sam dugdale making it 2a points each. bath then turned to the boot of russell, who put the home side back in front with a penalty and a drop goal. tom dunn's score sealed the bonus—point victory, before 0llie lawrence added a fifth try to see bath move above saracens. sale remain eighth. fresh from winning four gold medals at the british championships, aylesbury gymnast 0ndine achampong now has her sights set on making the gb team for the upcoming paris 0lympics, taking inspiration from club team—matesjessica and jennifer gadirova, who won bronze in tokyo. lewis coombes reports you can hear the support from the crowd, whip, whip, triple twist. what an outstanding start of this routine. fix, what an outstanding start of this routine. ~ , ., ., ., routine. a combination of power, a . ili routine. a combination of power, agility and _ routine. a combination of power, agility and style- _ routine. a combination of power, agility and style. a _ routine. a combination of power, agility and style. a smile - routine. a combination of power, agility and style. a smile on - routine. a combination of power, agility and style. a smile on her. agility and style. a smile on her face like she's _ agility and style. a smile on her face like she's enjoying - agility and style. a smile on her face like she's enjoying it. - agility and style. a smile on herj

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nice and if it gave me —— happened at the _ nice and if it gave me —— happened at the europeans, it would give me a lot of— at the europeans, it would give me a lot of confidence. lewis coombes, bbc news. tadej pogacar wrapped up the 2024 volta a catalunya in style on sunday, winning the seventh and final stage in a sprint finish in barcelona. it was the 25—year—old slovenian's maiden victory in the event and marked the 12th stage race title of his career. pogocar finished three minutes and 41 seconds ahead of spain's mikel landa in the general classification and more than five minutes clear of colombia's egan bernal in third. meanwhile, the danish rider mads pedersen was faster to the line than the world champion mathieu van der poel to win ghent—wevelgem, in belgium. the rider from the lidl—trek team won the 253 kilometre classic for the second time. belgianjordi meeus finished third, 16 seconds further back. finally — a tradition dating back to 1914 has been revived by local authorities, as paris is gets ready to welcome the summer olympics games in a few months. the waiter�*s race is open to the staff of all parisian

bistros, and was organised in front of the paris town hall.