of the 2018 winter olympics, after dom parsons put himself in contention in the men's skeleton competition. he's in fourth place at the halfway stage, ahead of the final runs tomorrow. there are flashing images in this report from our sports correspondent andy swiss in pyeongchang. here he is for great britain. run two, dom parsons. he arrived an outsider, he is now a contender. dom parsons is ranked just 12th in the world but wearing team gb's much discussed new skin suit, he was out to prove his case. dom parsons is flying around this track. he looked so impressive in his training runs here, but can he back it up with a big performance when it really matters? the answer was encouraging. dom parsons goes to the front! he ended up fourth at the halfway stage, just 300th off a second off the medal places. tomorrow could be special. the medal chase for britain is on here. i hope i can sleep tonight! the last four years have been aiming for this moment. so, going to make the most of it.

from the ice to the snow, it was a day for speed. norway's aksel lund svindal making history in the men's downhill, at 35, the oldest ever champion. in the women's giant slalom meanwhile, the photographers got an unexpected close—up. both they and switzerland's lara gut thankfully unscathed. by the end, they had a new focus, america's mikaela shiffrin winning the first of potentially several golds here. but for sheer thrills and spills, today's medal goes to snowboard cross. in particular, france's pierre vaultier who crashed in his semifinal, got up, scraped through and then only went and won it. rarely has persistence paid off quite so perfectly. it is now early morning here in

pyeongchang, and there could be plenty more drama over the next few hours. can dom parsons win team gb their first hours. can dom parsons win team gb theirfirst medal of hours. can dom parsons win team gb their first medal of these games? we will also see lizzy yarnold begin the defence of her skeleton title. andrew musgrave has a chance of winning a medal at cross—country skiing. team gb are targeting their best ever winter olympics. no medals so best ever winter olympics. no medals so far. this might be the day they get off the mark. looking forward good evening, welcome to sports day.

our main headlines this evening. alex mcleish agrees deal to become the scotland manager for the second time. the bhoys are buoyant. going downhill fast. parsons slides his way into contention for a team gb‘s first medal at the winter olympics. good evening. plenty to come but we start with the big story and

football. bbc sport understands that alex mcleish has agreed a deal with the scottish football association to become their manager for a second time in” years become their manager for a second time in 11 years after leaving the post. the former rangers and aston villa boss will sign a deal until 2020. he was the unanimous choice and will replace gordon strachan who left the post last october after failing to reach the world cup. after a busy week in the champions league the europa league returns this evening with all 32 teams in action. for scottish champions celtic, a very good result beating saint petersburg 1—0. the russians hadn't played for over two months due to their winter break and the second half well meant the scottish champions capitalised on the lack of match practice. the second leg will be back in russia next thursday. earlier arsenal took another step towards the last 16 with the

comfortable wind in sweden. for arsenal it was very much a step argenal it was very much a stgg qt; start.

pyeongchang at. winter olympics. pyeongchang at the winter olympics. both the men and women's carling teams in good positions to qualify from their round—robin groups. the men beat japan while from their round—robin groups. the men beatjapan while the women snatch the sudden—death victory against china and other good news for team against china and other good news forteam gb against china and other good news for team gb with don parsons put himself in contention to win a medal on the mend's skeleton. the sprint and the slide that puts britain in contention for their first medal of the games. while rivals are questioning the high—tech skins that, parsons maintained as impressive form to put him within touching distance of the podium. goes to the front! what a finish that was! two down, two to go. hope

ican that was! two down, two to go. hope i can sleep tonight, like the last four years aiming for this one moment. got to make the most of it. downhill skiing is seen as the game's marquee event, the showcase of the slopes. only fitting that norway's svindal marked it with a glorious moment at the age of 35 becoming the oldest gold—medal winner in winter olympics history. in the slalom sums struggled on the slopes but no problem for the american sensation mikaela shiffrin c00 american sensation mikaela shiffrin coo at the age of 22 claimed her second gold medal and it is unlikely to be her last that these games. for excitement look no further than snowboard cross for many skills and thrills, the wacky races of winter

sports, but the defending champion avoided the dastardly antics behind him, a more sedate affair but no less tense, the coddling, which has been attracting the most unlikely of fans including the actor mr t who has been providing his own commentary on social media. the british men's campaign continued with the narrow win overjapan while the women recovered from their first defeat at the hands of the usa to claim victory over china. eve muirhead staying cool as ice as a nail—biting clash pits on course to progress from the group stages. team gb could get a carling medal and might come in the skeleton or even come from elise christie who says she is focusing on the next attempt to win gold after another dramatic tumble in the final of the 500 metres. you might remember she was disqualified in her event back in 2014 and was

clearly emotional after that clash on tuesday leaving her spell without a medal. her next discipline is the 1500 metres which starts on saturday. for me, i am focusing mainly on the 1000 now and i have the 1501st but i am just seeing what ican do the 1501st but i am just seeing what i can do with that and the 1000 is the one i am going for the gold in. so my focus is back on that moving forward and seeing what i can do. there are still the world champions to try to become world champion in the 500, so there are a lot of chances still. more news from pyeongchang, adam pengelly has been told to leave immediately after an incident. no details were given on that incident, he is a former skeleton racer and he has since apologised, and there is plenty of action to come on day seven. you can see the men's final, can parsons do

it, but the results of the women's slalom and plenty to look forward to, you can find it all on the bbc sport website and up. tennis and johanna konta is out of the qatar open. the german closed out the match and will play the current world number one caroline wozniacki in the last eight. tiger woods has continued his comeback from injury on the opening day of the genesis openin on the opening day of the genesis open in california. he was paired with rory mcilroy who had an excellent start when he produced this shot for the birdie on his opening hole. tiger woods ended his day one over after four bogeys and one double bogey. the american tom hawley is one of three players with the clubhouse lead, four under. hull

kingston rovers secured their first victory since their return to super league this evening with a 23—4 win over the catalan dragons. three tries in the first half that rovers firmly in control and left the french side without a win from their first three games, and finally, the swiss freestyle skier is due to take pa rt swiss freestyle skier is due to take part in the aerial competition. that happened on saturday, but his two biggest fans have got some nerves as well. babel be there to cheer him on after cycling 17,000 miles. the journey has taken them a year, and the biggest hurdle came in his father was refused a visa to pass through china because of the length of the beard. we feel really moved to arrive here and see my son waiting for us and we were really touched. most important thing is that my son is here that he can live his dream. and not listen to anybody

who tells you some stories about what you have to do or how you should be good or bad. what ever you do, do only for your dream. should be good or bad. what ever you do, do only foryour dream. stay strong. that is all from sport and the top story, alex mcleish is set to be named as the new scotland managerfor a second time, but coming up injust a moment, the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the former trade minister, lord digbyjones, and the broadcaster and campaigner, henry bonsu. many of tomorrow's front

pages are already in. tomorrow's front pages, starting with the metro which leads on the news that the fbi was tipped off about the florida shooter nikolas cruz — months before the teenager carried out one of america's deadliest school attacks. that story is also covered by the independent which carries pictures of most of the 17 victims who were mainly teenagers. the mirror says police investigating football coach barry bennell — who was convicted of abusing boys in his care asked gary speed if he was a victim. the telegraph leads on report which suggests that young professionals are half as likely to be home owners as they were 20 years ago. the i focuses on a warning that many household chemicals are a risk to health. scientists say cleaning products, cosmetics and perfumes are releasing harmful particles into air. the times reports that thousands more prisoners are to be released early under a government drive to relieve pressure on overcrowded jails.

and the daily express carries the story that eating two yoghurts a week could significantly reduce the chances of having a heart attack. that is a quick run through of the newspaper front pages. that is a quick run through of the newspaperfront pages. the florida shooting dominating, and a striking picture on the front of the telegraph and raising yet again, we say this every time, the question of gun control. they think anything will change? it raises the question of gun control in the minds of people who have lost loved ones, in the minds of those usually on the left in the united states, the democrats, but not in the minds of those who are paid by the national rifle association and the gun lobby, nor in the mind of president trump

who has treated and said, people of america are you should not be scared going to school, and there are people there to protect you, and everything apart from introducing background checks which would make it more difficult fight and alienate a teenager to get his hands only of war. if sandy hook wasn't able to move the dial in 2012, and it is a great shame and says a lot about modern america. president trump's remarks didn't mention gun control at all and you talked about mental health, and he is a big supporter of the nra and the gun lobby in the united states, and it is a big supporter of him. the telegraph, this headline about the grieving pa rent this headline about the grieving parent and it says a nation mourns again. from our point of view, how many more