jo currie there. well, at the other end of the international football scale, you'll find nauru.ian island isn't even on a scale given they've never played a game. off the coast of australia, it has a population of 12,500, but they now have a former premier league player as their national team manager. dave kitson has gone from reading and portsmouth to a place with only one pitch, as lewis combes reports. an island about as remote as they come. known primarily for its lucrative phosphate mines, it's used as an immigration centre, and now, dave kitson. i knew a little bit about the history of the island and what it's been through, and it's an incredible story. it made a fortune from selling phosphate, billions and billions of dollars. but it's had a bit of an issue in terms of distributing that wealth and, of course, a lot of people stopped working. that led to an importation of food and has led directly to an obesity crisis. and this is part of the reason for trying to start up the island's first ever football team. the brainchild of dave and a long—time friend, the pair know th

jo currie was there. for the chelsea! all right, that's - what we do round here!ridge lights they could take a big step forward towards one of them. it is the champions league title that has always eluded them, though, but with a 3—0 lead from the first leg, surely they could start dreaming of a place in the semifinals. from the moment they stepped out, chelsea had a sense of calmness. this was theirs to lose, after all. a few minutes in, erin cuthbert almost put the tie out of sight. but calmness can lead to complacency. and complacency to calamity. a lucky escape and a reminder, this wasn't a done deal. commentator: goodness gracious me. until a cool finish from mayra ramirez gave chelsea that extra breathing space before the break. ajax, though, hit back after the restart to keep things interesting. a great through ball and a cool finish. commentator: she scores! and they almost made it two, had it not been for the quick reactions of the chelsea goalkeeper. but the tie was never really in doubt. the final whistle confirming chelsea's place in the semifinals whe

molly packer there speaking to jo currie. that is it from sportsday.ratures are expected to rise a little further as we head into thursday — quite breezy too, particularly in scotland. we've had some gales here. anyway, here's the satellite picture, and you can see the rain—bearing clouds streaming across the uk. that cloud produced the heavier rain around snowdonia, the north—west of england. and through the course of the evening, the weather front will be moving northwards. so where we had the clearer skies in the north, well, it's going to turn cloudy through the night. the outbreaks of rain will reach northern ireland, parts of southern scotland, too. but to the north, it will stay clear and chilly. so northern scotland, only around five degrees underneath the clear skies. further south, it's closer to about 8—10 celsius, and of course, we've got that rain, too. so let's have a look at the forecast for thursday — mild south—westerlies, that rain continues to make its journey northward, so quite a soggy picture here in scotland. out towards the west

jo currie reports. crowds out in force and in full voice for a celtic clash that had more than points and pride on the line. a new generation of fans are eager to see their new heroes on the pitch. both these teams have had struggles in recent campaigns so is this year that one of these sides finally starts to bloom? whisper it quietly but the sun was out in wales and not even the overzealous smoke machine could take away from the emotion as the players made themselves heard. when it was down to business, wales were first on the scoreboard but it was scotland's the claim to the opening try. carine grant dodging her way to touchline and headed nelson with the impressive extras. moments later, grant looked in again, this time denied by the speedsterjasmine joyce. wills push with all their might to find the line before the break but found no way through the visitors�* to p. after the break, scotland showed their pace to push further ahead, scotland showed their pace to push furtherahead, lloyd scotland sho

it'sjust finished in cardiff a few moments ago, and our reporter, jo currie, is there for us. tight finish. a very tight finish, but in the end it is _ a tight finish. a very tight finish, but in the end it is frustration - a tight finish. a very tight finish, but in the end it is frustration for wales but it will be a very happy journey home for scotland, as so often has been the case between these two sides, there was very little between them. scotland edging it 20 points to 18, as i say, there was read at all between them particularly in the first half with scotland's grant claiming that only try of the opening 40 minutes as she dodged her way to the line and moments later she looked like she would be there again but this time denied by the pouncing joys of wales. they did everything they could but couldn't get the ball down. after half—time, scotland punished them again as road took off down the half wing into the corner and finally wales got their reward as cecilia rammed the ball home to set up a nervy finish. wells then got another try thanks to the review referee and t

jo currie is in cardiff for us.ady had torrential rain, bright sunshine and just

jo currie is in cardiff for us.and looking to cement their status as one of the most improved sides in the competition? yes, we have already had torrential rain, bright sunshine and just about everything in between here in cardiff already this afternoon. you can bet that this game between wales and scotland will be just as unpredictable. these encounters are always very tight, always very hard for it. these two sides finished third and fourth respectively last year and you can imagine that with the world cup next year the two dominant forces in this petition, england and france, have already booked their spots, but the other nations have not. there is one more automatic guaranteed qualification spot on for grabs in this women's six nations so there is plenty on the line. could any team close the gap on dominate england you are looking for their sixth consecutive title? we will find out very soon. they begin the defence of their championship tomorrow away in italy with captain molly parker set to make her 100th engla

jo currie is in cardiff for us.n dominant england who are going after an incredible sixth consecutive title? for france once again, expected to be snapping at their heels. but it is not all about who lifts the trophy this year. that is because the world cup which is being held in england is nowjust one year away, and well england and france have already booked their spots, the other nations haven't. the teams like ireland to kick off the championship with that tricky trip to france or wales and scotland who then play here later this afternoon, it is all to play for. but england as you mentioned begin the defence of their title away in italy tomorrow. captain marlie packer when she steps out onto the pitch will make her 100th cap for england. what a moment that will be for her! max verstappen has maintained his perfect start to the formula one season by claiming pole for the australian grand prix. the world champion's two laps in the final session were both good enough for pole. the dutchman ended up quarter of a sec

jo currie, bbc news. bonus point winning fourth score. bristol move up to 6th. elsewhere, gloucester won at leicester for the first time in 16 years. they beat them at home last week. on to football. and it's not exactly the ideal build—up to the euros, for scotland, who have now, gone six games without a win, after being thrashed 4—0 by netherlands in a friendly in amsterdam, ahead of euro 2024. both sides have qualified for the tournament in germany. and scotland had been doing well until this thunderbolt from tijjani reijnders just before half—time. scotland did have a host of chances but missed them and were punished, conceding three more. the scots next host northern ireland in another friendly on tuesday. all the boys in there are angry — they're disappointed. they're, you know, embarrassed at the fact that we played... you know. you look at it, large parts we played relatively well. and, you know, you look at the score line that's 4—0, which, you know, when you play as well as that for 60, 70 minut

jo currie, bbc news.players in the singles. katie boulter is through to the fourth round there for the first time in her career — beating brazil's beatriz haddaj maia in straight sets. cam norrie is through to the third round after beating italy's flavio cobolli in three. and — he's done it too...andy murray is into round three — after an impressive win over argentina's tomas martin etcheverry. the man who beat him in the opening round of the australian open. murray, a two—time winner in miami, winning 7—6, 6—3 and he'll play the czech player thomas mahac next. notjust tennis in miami this morning, we've had the austalian open grand prix in f1. awarning... i'm going to tell you the result... it was an eventful race. max verstappen's bid to win a record—equalling tenth successive race went up in smoke as ferrari's carlos sainz completed a remarkable comeback to win it a fortnight after having his appendix removed. sainz started alongside world champion verstappen who was on pole. but the dutchman handed hi

jo currie, bbc news, stamford bridge. and has been capped 121 times, by england and won eight major trophies with manchester city, but a long injury lay—off, kept her out of the england euros—winning side in 2022. houghton is married to the former liverpool defender stephen darby, and helped him complete a one hundred and 78 mile march, for former players with motor neurone disease, earlier this week. well on x, previously twitter, the lionesses posted: rob page will stay on as wales manager, despite their failure to qualify for this summer's euros after that defeat on penalties to poland on tuesday. he's been in charge for nearly three and a half years. he led them to their first world cup since 1958 when they qualified for qatar in 2022. wales start their nations league campaign against turkey in september. page is under contract to lead the team through to the next world cup finals. competitors in this weekend's university boat race have been warned to keep out of the water after new safety guidance was issued for satu

and jo, it's a game which could have big consequences, isn't it?in place for their players but the big question once again will be can any team close the gap on dominant england who are going after an incredible six consecutive title. france are once again expected to be snapping at their heels, but it is not all about who lifts the trophy this year. that is because the world cup, being held in england, is now just one year away and whilst england and france have already booked their spots, the other nations haven't. so for teams like ireland to kick of the championship with that tricky trip to france or wales and scotland who then play here later this afternoon, it is all to play for. but england, as you mention, begin the defence of their title away in italy tomorrow and the captain, when she steps out onto the pitch, will make her 100th cap for england and what a moment that will be for her. ., ~ england and what a moment that will be for her. ., ,, , ., , england and what a moment that will be for her. ., ~' ,, , . be for her. thank you very mu