hello. this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme. fourth tier side plymouth force an fa cup replay against premier league giants liverpool some messi magic rescues a late point for barcelona against villarreal. and grigor dimitrov warms up for the australian open by winning the brisbane international. thanks forjoining us. there are 67 places and a gulf in riches between them but fourth tier side plymouth argyle have forced an fa cup third round replay against liverpool, following sunday's goalless draw at anfield. with an average age ofjust 21, jurgen klopp fielded the youngest team in liverpool's history, making ten changes to his side.

despite 80% possession, the reds were unable to crack plymouth‘s stubborn defence. it might not have been a classic for the neutrals but the result was worth the ten hour round trip for the travelling fans, who will now see their side host the seven—time winners at home park in south—west england later this month. frustrated. i knew before the game, actually. our line—up could have been exactly the same. it is not that way. but this is an important experience of these boys. i am happy about this. i don't know if it would have the same experience with a victory. all good, actually. unlike liverpool, premier league leaders chelsea were dominant against their lower league opposition peterborough. antonio conte made nine changes to his team, handing a first start since october

to captain john terry, who was sent off with a straight red in the second half. spanish forward pedro got two goals in chelsea's 4—1 win. when you change players it is never easy to play a good game. today i was sure that we would be a team and oui’ was sure that we would be a team and our players at the moment are playing less. i wanted them to show me good form and comment yeah... i'm satisfied with the result in the performance of my team. tottenham manager mauricio pochettino also made big changes and he was made to sweat as spurs left it late to beat second—tier aston villa 2—0 at white hart lane. it wasn't until the last 20 minutes that defender ben davies and south korea forward

son heung—min sealed a place in the fourth round for the hosts. i think it was nearly 70 minutes and we changed the system a little bit to try and change the game and it was good because we scored. and then after the second goal, i was pleased. it was difficult and i'm pleased. it was difficult and i'm pleased for the players, they did not play to other much, it is important for them to try to build their confidence. and middlesbrough are also through after beating sheffield wednesday 3—0. all of their goals come in the second half, despite being down to ten men for the last half an hour. from half—time it looked like the game looked like a friendly game. the fa cup is important and we

played the second half in the same way we would have lost the game. i told them, we have to play together we have to be more aggressive and in the second half we showed them. we are premium league, they are a championship team. lam not i am not unhappy with my players because we tried. we did ourjob and i know because it was absolutely circumstances that can happen. i never put a fault on one player because in sheffield wednesday we lose together. lionel messi rescued a point for barcelona in the 90th minute at villarreal to see the catalans five points behind spanish leaders real madrid, having played a game more. barca were behind for much of the second half after nicola sansone's 50th minute goal for the hosts but, after bruno took messi down just outside the penalty area in the dying minutes of the game,

the argentinean stepped up for a classic wonderfree kick which curled into the top corner. the draw means that barca drop to third after the weekend's fixtures, a point behind sevilla in second. tennis now and grigor dimitrov is the new brisbane international champion, after defeating kei nishikori in three sets. the bulgarian won an entertaining final to earn his first title in over two years, in what could serve as perfect preparation for next week's australian open. simon casson reports. like the toss of a coin, this was a match which proved to be quite evenly matched. if the head—to—head re cord evenly matched. if the head—to—head record was anything to go by then grigor dimitrov was not meant to win

this. try telling him. the world number17 this. try telling him. the world number 17 absorbed pressure in the early sets and then went on the attack as the brisbane crowd were treated to some great tennis. he may have stepped down the rankings over the last few years but a whole gamut of looks like the player back at his best. the second set was almost a reverse of the first as nishikori launched an attack of his own full lock the japanese player, six times finalist here, in four straight games to take it to a decider. after a medical timeout for a hip problem he lost momentum in the third set to ta ke he lost momentum in the third set to take nothing away from the bulgarian has his struggle tomic server got stronger, the challenge of nishikori faded away. dimitrov has already reached the last of a grand slam. after upsetting the odds here he will fancy his chances in melbourne full stop british double 0lympic

gold—medallist mo farah has his sights set on one more season on the track before concentrating on running marathons. with the world championships in london later this year the 5,000 and 10,000 metre champion is hoping his success will continue where it started. by last year on the track, that is what i aimed for. 2017, london, what a great way if everything goes to plan. and amazingly to finish. i guess that is where it began. it needs to end at some point and you a lwa ys needs to end at some point and you always wa nt needs to end at some point and you always want to end year career at the top i'd like to see what i can do in london and hopefully come with a great result. both of them still in the summer? i would like to, it just depends on my body. i am been saying the same the last four years. huge congratulations, sir mohd. what

an honour that must be. that was an amazing honour to be called sir is just unbelievable and it shows how far i've come from. i never imagined this in my life will tell so when you sign an autograph, what you right now? mad mo. corey anderson hit ten sixes in his unbeaten 94 as new zealand completed a 3—0 sweep of their twenty20 series against bangladesh on sunday. the hosts won by 27 runs in the final match at mount manganui. new zealand were reduced to 41—3 in the seventh over, but anderson then added 124 with kane williamson for the fourth wicket, to set up their total of 194—4. in reply, bangladesh could only reach 167—6. we have been out in the wilderness a little bit with international

cricket but it is nice, after two low scores to cricket but it is nice, after two low scores to come cricket but it is nice, after two low scores to come back in and hit a decent total and get it on the board. i was part of the one—day setup. the 20 20s have been clinical, a clinical series. it ta kes a clinical, a clinical series. it takes a lot of confidence going into the test just to have that takes a lot of confidence going into the testjust to have that high of what we have done in the last few days with different players putting their hands up at different times, but is probably the most pleasing thing. and finally, bono house from the netherlands is $200,000 richer after winning the biggest prize in esports racing history. but what is esport you might ask? well, take a look at this. it may look like a racetrack but take a closer look and you'll see that it's actually a computer game. downtown las vegas played host to the virtual ‘erace' between 20 formula e drivers and ten gamers. they all wore flame—proof race suits to make it feel all the more real. the event boasted a total

prize pot of $1 million. that is all we have time for. thank you forjoining us here on sport today. hello. i hope you enjoyed the weekend. for many it has been grey and murky. we have some wind this week to stir things up, so i hope you have sunshine. but there'll be colder air later on this week, where some of us could see a bit of the white stuff. we have a cold front pushing into the north—western parts of the uk at the moment. the air behind that isn't desperately chilly, but the front itself will bring heavy burst of rain through scotland and northern ireland. behind that showers beginning to turn wintry at breakfast time and a strong, cold wind. some sunshine in between. this band of heavy rain, with squally winds, heading into north—western parts of england and wales at breakfast time. ahead of that it is still dry and still a bit of fog over high ground. the winds are still light.

that will clear as winds freshen. the rain will then push in from the north—west. some wet weather arriving later in the day across southern and eastern areas. further north and west it brightens up. showers again heavy in northern ireland, scotland. wintry over high ground. 4—6 degrees. but ahead of that, nine, possibly 10. the rain will clear overnight and then we have brisk west or north—westerly winds. chilly, but not desperately cold. there could be some frost around, but not too widespread or too sharp. then towards tuesday, we start to see things clouding up from the north—west. so limited brightness. the best of that in north—eastern areas. some showery bursts coming in off the atlantic. but because it's coming in from the west, temperatures

if anything will start to pick up again. 9—10, a milderfeel late on tuesday. that mild theme continues into wednesday, where temperatures could get up to 11—12 in the south—east, but only briefly. cold air returns from the north with a vengeance and from midweek onwards temperatures will fall sharply. a shock to the system for many after what's been a relatively mild winter so far. the showers will turn increasingly wintry, notjust over high ground but down to lower levels. snow could cause issues in some places. rain along the south coast perhaps for a time. but the arctic air wins out as we end the week. cold, northerly winds flooding down and although we have some sunshine it will feel very cold in the wind and further wintry showers are expected. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. i'm ben bland. our top stories. four israeli soldiers are killed after a lorry is driven into them

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