here's what's coming up tonight. deputy dan steps up to win britain's opening davis cup singles match in canada. stoke admit new signing saido berahino served an eight week ban at west brom last year. and the six nations get under way this weekend. but still no victory for scotland's women who haven't won since 2010. plenty coming up tonight. and we're starting with the tennis because great britain are 1—0 up in their opening davis cup tie of 2017 against canada after dan evans won the opening rubber against the 17—year—old wimbledon junior champion denis shapovalov. evans is britain's flag bearer in ottawa in the absence of world number one andy murray.

he's currently the most improved player in the world and set about showing it. he eased to the first then broke at a decisive moment in the second and again in the third. evans wrapped it up in straight sets 6—3, 6—3, 6—4 to put great britain one up with kyle edmund next to play. parliament will next week debate how english football is governed as mp's try to improve the way the sport is run. the culture, media and sport committee will bring a motion of ‘no confidence‘ in the football association's ability to restructure itself. the fa have responded saying they're committed to working with the government. here's our sports news correspondent richard conway with more. this is the culture, media and sports committee who have had their patients warned by the football

association in recent years. they have had two reports into the governance of football and as they see it, the sa needs to reform and look at how it governs itself admits to look at that make—up of its board level. —— fa. they think that there is not enough diversity within that group of decision—makers. also, throughout the organisation. the stoke city manager mark hughes says he sees ‘no reason‘ to exclude new signing saido berahino for tomorrow's premier league meeting with the striker‘s old club — west brom. it's been confirmed berahino served an eight—week fa suspension last year. it follows newspaper reports today, that he failed an ‘out of competition drugs test‘ but it's unconfirmed by either club or the fa. he served a ban here at west brom and i don't really want to comment on the reason why, but i will go back to saying what i said then, and i will say it again. saido never played for me or did not play regularly for me

because he was not fit enough, for whatever reason. it was a personal matter, and we are under strict obligations not to release any of that information, and that is an fa directive. manchester city manager pep guardiola says top scorer sergio aguero is still one of the club's key players. he dropped aguero in favour of their new brazilian striker gabrieljesus for the win at west ham on wednesday but guardiola insists aguero is still the main man in attack. the club need a lot of strikers. they are unique. our side without him it would be nothing. here, we came back from argentina against

everton. us played and played well. —— he always played. meanwhile rafa benitez has said he won't quit newcastle united despite reports this morning he could be considering his future on tyneside. the club, currently second in the championship, failed to make a signing in the january transfer window and reports suggested owner mike asshley had re—taken control of transfers instead of benitez. i would not quit. i will not leave. iam happy. i would not quit. i will not leave. i am happy. i am i would not quit. i will not leave. iam happy. iam ready to i would not quit. i will not leave. i am happy. i am ready to fight. i will try to get the three point in the next game. that's it, so simple, so the next game. that's it, so simple, so clear. sheffield wednesday are into the championship play—off places after victory over wigan athletic. the only goal of the game came from ross wallace just before half time. wigan remain in the bottom three. rugby union's six nations championships get under

way this weekend. scotland and ireland kick off the men's tournament tomorrow at 2.45. before england play france and on sunday wales take on italy. our correspondentjoe wilson looks ahead to what's being billed as one of the most hotly anticipated six nations ever. winters evening, west yorkshire. on stage the man who says he started it. joe stead first sang this in his rugby club, february 1960. # swing low sweet chariot... it reached twickenham. and the song, whatever its original meaning, is now england's celebration. in 2016 they won every match, five more wins would set a new world record. yeah, but there are five other nations with huge motivation. who can beat them? well, that remains to be seen. i think it's going to be a tight championship this year. any team that comes up against england will want to try and take their scalp.

exactly. scotland start confident but play ireland who are highly rated and buoyant, having beaten new zealand recently. wales are vastly experienced, even their new captain alun wynjones has over 100 caps. but there is something new for everybody at this year's six nations. for the first time bonus points are available in the tournament as a reward for try scoring and attacking play. but, fundamentally, rugby remains a contact sport. england's captain is just back from suspension. dylan hartley was sent off for this. and rugby is promising more red cards for dangerous tackles. if you want to win games of rugby you have to be right on the edge. you have to be confrontational, physical, because that's the abc's of rugby, is being physical, isn't it? so... yeah. look, we prepare well and, yeah. have you had to learn about where that line is, dylan, more than other players, do you think? no, i think we're always learning. if you're regarding the recent ban i had. player safety is paramount,

so as players we have to change. rugby knows its image is crucial. but the six nations is defined by tradition as much as change. so cue seven weeks of sporting folk music. # coming forth to carry me home #. joe wilson, bbc news. meanwhile the women's tournament got going tonight but scotland were denied their first six nations point in nearly seven years when ireland scored in the final seconds of their match in cumbernauld. scotland lost all their matches in last year's tournament but jade konkel, their first full time player, scored two tries to give them the half time lead. they didn't add any points after the break though, and ireland completed the comeback on 82 minutes whenjenny murphy crashed over for the decisive try. it finished 22—15 to the irish. munster have gone top of the pro 12 table tonight after a hard—fought victory away at edinburgh. just one try in the game, scored in the first half by ronan 0'mahony.

10—9 the final score with edinburgh picking up a losing bonus point. the british national cup diving is going on in plymouth this weekend — and olympic champions jack laugher and chris mears marked their return to action — for the first time since rio — with synchronised 3m springboard gold. the pair comfortably won on their first appearance back, using the same sequence of dives which took them to gold in rio. laugher also won the individual one metre title came he knowing that everyone is thinking this is a competition. some people have been diving for one or two weeks together. if we don't win this its, it's not embarrassing, but we have a reputation to uphold. i think we have a really good job to do. some struggles in the off—season but back now. another 0lympic medallist tom daley won the three metres springboard synchronised gold with grace reid but was suprisingly beaten in the mixed platform event, partnering tonia couch.

finally, england cricket captain alasatir cook received his cbe from prince charles today for services to the sport. cook received his medal at buckingham palace after a year in which he became the first english batsman to score 10,000 test runs. there is some uncertainty as to whether he will continue as captain after losing the test series to india. that's all from sportsday. from all of us, good night. good evening. the weather probably coming down at touch through this weekend. mixed fortunes, mind you. some of the best weather today was across northern scotland. we have a weather watch a picture taken in the highlands here and we had some sunshine. tomorrow, things look very different. further south, we had some very strong

different. further south, we had some very strong winds, big waves, some very strong winds, big waves, some rough seas here along the south coast of england. that's where we have the strongest winds, dust of 60 or even 70 mph. —— gusts. we have had snow over the hills across the eastern side of northern ireland. this is the picture over the past few hours. we see the wet weather moving up towards the north just on the edge of snow. low pressure is responsible for that and that is heading up towards scotland overnight. behind it, skies were clear and temperatures will drop. possibly lower in the countryside for a touch of frost. if you are going to be travelling in the early hours of the morning orfirst going to be travelling in the early hours of the morning or first thing on saturday, there could be icy patches around. not a widespread problem, by any means. another area of low pressure on the scene. this time we are missing the worst of it and it is going to pound the day of biscay. potentially making it difficult for travellers heading up

to twickenham. improving weather at murrayfield. it should be fine and dry by the early evening in london. we might start with some cloud in the south—west of england from the same low the south—west of england from the same low pressure the south—west of england from the same low pressure that is heading into france. sunshine across other parts of england and wales. as we had northwards, more showers and they may well have cleared up for northern ireland. a poor day to come for the central belt of scotland. close to the low pressure. we will find rain and hill snow and close to the low pressure. we will find rain and hillsnow and it close to the low pressure. we will find rain and hill snow and it will feel cold. 0ne find rain and hill snow and it will feel cold. one or two showers developing to the south of that but developing to the south of that but developing in other parts of scotland. for most of england and wales, at dry and sunny day but a cold. seven or eight degrees. later, some showers in the south—west that organises into a rant of rain that organises into a rant of rain that organises into a rant of rain that organises into tomorrow night. maybe some snow. a touch of frost, icy patches and maybe some freezing fog. that is mainly across southern england and northern ireland. the wet weather through central areas of

peters out and we are left with a few showers across the northern half of the uk on sunday. a dry and bright day, for the most part, away from the freezing fog. they will be sunshine as well. it could start frosty early on on monday with freezing fog. then things changed and we get more mobility back in off the atlantic. these weather fronts are heading their way across the uk with behind it, somewhat milder conditions. the weather front could get stuck on the eastern part of the uk. this is a feature we need to keep an eye on. a big blocking area of scandinavian high pressure. its top things moving through and it could be that cold air could move back to the uk from the east later next week. that's it. goodbye. hello, i'm kasia madera with bbc news. our top stories: the us imposes new sanctions on iran following a recent ballistic missile test. tehran says they breached the deal to curb its nuclear programme. a man shot and injured after trying to attack french security forces in

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