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tv   Sportsday  BBC News  February 28, 2017 10:30pm-10:41pm GMT

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he spelled out a startling vision of travel beyond earth. i think we're really entering a new era of space travel that's very exciting. there's a history of spacex promises running late, but eventually being delivered. 10 days ago, it landed a huge rocket, significant because reusing spacecraft will make launches cheaper. last year, one of its rockets blew up, but spacex quickly got back to its key business of launching satellites and this week its dragon capsule delivered cargo to the international space station. a trip to the moon is obviously harder, but critics say it would just be a joyride. well, it's going to give two rich people a thrill of a lifetime. this is not going to do any science, it's not really exploration, it's repeating missions that have been done a0 plus years before. so it is mainly, basically, an adventure. a thrill ride that demonstrates a new capability. i love space. so how much will it cost?
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well, tourists visiting the international space station have paid at least $20 million each. a moon trip would be much more. we don't know who the two passengers are, but if they do get there, they may pave the way for others to follow. david shukman, bbc news. quick reminder. a few hours before president trump delivers that speech. newsnight is coming up on bbc two. here's evan davis. there is some special coverage of behind—the—scenes in the white house. tonight, the president versus the press. we have a film of life behind—the—scenes in the white house briefing room, footage documenting a turbulent week in the fraught relationship between president trump and the media. join me for that now on the bbc two. hi ever one— ou're
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watching sport today from the bbc sport centre. other headlines this evening. newcastle steal points against brighton to return to the top of the championship. after a five—week lay—off, andy murray is back with a wind in divide. jonathan and joseph. the championship title race saw the
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top two face each other only south coast tonight and newcastle united are back on top of the table after they beat brighton and hove albion 2-1. they beat brighton and hove albion 2—1. they came from behind with a freakish equaliser in the last ten minutes and the winner in the final minutes and the winner in the final minute of the match. brighton and newcastle separated by nearly 300 miles but only one point. they had been tussling all season so no wonder the referee was watching carefully at corners. kieran clarke marking too closely. never give a seagull easy pickings. as in the league, brighton had newcastle chasing them and the chance to catch
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them. david stockdale that wasn't taken. a change of ends and more defending by newcastle. somehow the miscues worked. it is courtesy newcastle didn't plan this. the ricochet and a freak of a goal. nerveless and ruthless. the goal that takes newcastle close to the premier league and the result that makes a statement and asks the question. couple of other matches in the championship with implications at the bottom. aston villa are up to fifteenth after betaing struggling bristol city 2—0. city are now only above the relegation zone on goal difference. blackburn the team below them who got a much needed win against derby who havent won a match since the end of january here's a look at the top in the championship table. so newcastle two points clear now, but both sides some way clear
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of the chasing pack. huddersfield would proabbaly have wanted a brighton win. the terriers six points off second are on a great run and they face newcastle on saturday. mark mcghee used to play for newcastle and managed brighton, he's been sacked by motherwell today with the club 10th in the scottish premiership. he's got his job as scotland assistant manager to fall back on but his second stint at fir park has come to an end after he won just two of his last 13 games in the league. the 5—1 defeat at home to dundee on saturday wass the final straw. coach stephen robinson takes temporary charge hamilton takes temporary charge also got a wind, the bottoi clu b hamilton also got a wind, the bottom club today. andy murray had five weeks off after his early exit
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at the australian open injanuary. partly due to a bout of shingles. there wasn't too much rustiness in his first match back. he's playing at the dubai open and swept aside the world number 51 malekjaziri in the first round the world number one had a slight wobble against the tunisian, dropping his serve in the first but still won it 6—4 and he romped through the second 6—1. next up is the spaniard guillermo garcia—lopez who actually beat murray in their last meeting five years ago. eddiejones has named his training squad england's next match in the six nations. the calcutta cup against scotland a week on saturday. jonathan joseph is back after being dropped for that controversial match against italy at the weekend. the bath centre given a chance to feature at twickenham. henry slade has been omitted from the 27 man squad. several players are being released back to their clubs to play this weekend including mako vunipola and anthony watson. in the women's six nations, england fly—half katy mclean
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will miss the rest of the tournament after being sent off against italy for this dangerous tackle. she's been given a three—week ban as a result. the ban was cut from six weeks as mclean pleaded guilty to the offence. she was part of the england team that won the world cup in 2014. tom curran has been called up by england for their one day series in the west indies. it's the surrey fast bowler‘s first senior call up after impressing with the england lions over the winter. he'll provide cover for the injured jake ball. the first of england's three matches is in antigua on friday. just over a year agojames taylor was playing for england but at the age of 26, after the discovery of a rare heart condition, he had to retire from all cricket. he almost died after falling ill at the start of last season. he has had an internal defibrillator fitted which produces an electric shock if his heart stops. he's told the bbc that the device has already done it's job. it has worked and it has kicked in
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and it kicked in with a real force, and it kicked in with a real force, a lot of voltage going through my body. it shocked me a few yards across the room, probably because i'm small! that's scary and that's probably why i've got the anxiety i have now and i am a little bit more scared of exerting myself pushing myself, because i know the feeling when it goes of and things aren't quite right, it is scary and it hurts. when it does itsjob, that is the most important thing. if something goes wrong,. that wraps it up something goes wrong,. that wraps it upfor something goes wrong,. that wraps it up for this sports day and coming up next the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead
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to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the chairman of the political arm of bell pottinger and former conservative mp, tim collins and the deputy editor of the guardian, pauljohnson. good to have you. the ft leads on the story that sir philip green has agreed to pay £363m into the bhs pension fund. the i also picks up the story, saying the news is better late than never. the telegraph claims that children as young as four could be given sex education to warn them about the dangers of the internet, under new government plans. the times reports at the inquest into attack on tourists in tunisia, with a former tunisian minister telling the paper the attack had devastated the nation. also picking up on that story, the guardian reports that families of the deceased vow to sue the holiday company
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they hold responsible. a new study linking obesity to 11 types of cancer makes the daily express's front page. the metro reports on a trial into whether a cancer surgeon removed women's breasts unnecessarily. claims that the government is revisiting changes that would see drivers insurance premiums go up by several hundred pounds. he says sorry and pays £363 million, thatis he says sorry and pays £363 million, that is 10% of his net worth. it is also worth bearing in mind the 500 million that he took out of the business ten years ago. it was making a profit and that he had stuck that into a

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