this weekend's trophy was the tenth won by their coach, rob patternostro, in his ten years at the club. earlier, we caught up with him about his team's dramatic win. yeah, it was an incredible game, we had the lead most of the way, but they came fighting back and took the lead. we made some timely plays, and thatis lead. we made some timely plays, and that is what the big games are all about, making the tea plays at both ends of the floor late. it was a little nerve—racking at the end, when they took the last shot. you can't take too long, oh, oh, oh! how did it not go in?! how did it not go in?! they had a chance to send the game to overtime, but when we saw it come off the rim, the trophy was oui’s. come off the rim, the trophy was ours. ten trophies since 2008, i bet it seems like yesterday, but ten yea rs, it seems like yesterday, but ten years, and this is the third year successively, you guys are cleaning

up, the riders. we are doing a good job, yeah, it is a great organisation to be a part of, we have a new arena in the centre of town, we have wonderfulfans, wonderful people working there, a great community. but our players have been excellent. the bus ride back, a long ride back to leicester, but that is what you remember, hanging out with the guys, having a good time. it is something that... maybe not now, but in the summer, in a few yea rs' maybe not now, but in the summer, in a few years' time, we will all be talking about what a special night it was. where is the level of british basketball at the moment? what lessons can they learn in terms of going forward? it is interesting hearing from american guys who have grown up hearing from american guys who have grown up with it in your blood, to come over here, how much is it respected, british basketball? well, i think, you respected, british basketball? well, ithink, you know, the respected, british basketball? well, i think, you know, the biggest thing you have is getting it into the mainstream media, that is number one. the final was on the bbc, that

was phenomenal, bbc coverage every week, so we are on the up in that regard. now is the time for the investment, that will be the most important thing, getting the money into the game, because then you can attract the top players. funding seems to be a really spiky topic at the moment, and it has been in basketball for the last five or ten years, but evidence like the trophy in glasgow, is that another example that uk sport should be putting more money into this sport? well, i think so. money into this sport? well, i think so. obviously, i have been involved with the game for a while now, but i certainly think so. when you go to an event like that, you can see how great the atmosphere is, how talented the players are, and with basketball, it is the type of sports that, take a basketball, go outside and practice, find a group, you don't need many people to get better. kids around the country can do that easily, and i think it is a

sport, no matter what race or class you are, you can compete, and the momentum of basketball is not going to stop, it is going to keep going, no matter what. congratulations to him, another trophy for his mantelpiece. and away from the court, former nba star kobe bryant enjoyed a victory of his own last night, this time at the oscars. he won the academy award for his animated short dear basketball. he was the executive producer of the film, which was based on the poem he wrote for the players‘ tribune in 2015 as he announced his retirement. he is, of course, the first nba player in history to win an oscar. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening. you are watching bbc news. we will

continue at the coverage of the controversies rounding sir bradley wiggins and his former employers at team sky. they have been heavily criticised by mps for allegedly "crossing an ethical line" in a report on doping in the sport. the digital, culture, media and sport committee says sir bradley used drugs intended for medical purposes to enhance performance. he became the first british rider to win the tour de france in 2012, and both he and team sky say they strongly refute the allegations. well, we can speak now to tony doyle, who's a former oresident of british cycling. thanks for coming in. this is a controversy that has blighted the sport, not that long after the controversy concerning lance armstrong. can these boards survive this? the sport has been around for a long time. a lot of people who are very ingrained in the sport, particularly in britain, we have been doing very well recently at world and olympic level, so there is

a huge fan base, a huge following out there. in europe, it is massive, it is europe's number two sport, and it is europe's number two sport, and it is europe's number two sport, and it is more global than ever, and it is just it is more global than ever, and it isjust sad it is more global than ever, and it is just sad that we are talking about the sport for the wrong reasons, when yesterday we had the final day of the world track championships in holland, and team gb came away with six medals, they did better after real than they did after london. we have got some really young talent coming through, we should be talking and focusing about them. we should be talking now about them. we should be talking now about them. we should be talking now about the success of team gb going forward , about the success of team gb going forward, and we should be paying homage to sir roger bannister, rather than talking about problems within our sport. but we have to talk about it, it is a huge story, and you are saying the sport will survive. what about the reputation of its biggest ambassador in sir bradley wiggins? well, damian

collins, who chaired the select committee in westminster, he said well over six months ago that the reputation of british cycling, team sky, was in tatters. and this report has now finally come out, saying the reputation of dave brailsford and sir bradley wiggins has been torn to shreds. it is seriously damaging for cycling, for the sport which i love, and which is my livelihood. but you know, at the very elite levels, as dave bra ilsford often know, at the very elite levels, as dave brailsford often says, it is about marginal gains, about the little bits of advantage that you can get against competitors from around the world. if these drugs are not illegal, some might argue, what exactly is the problem? these drugs, only given under special circumstances, so you have got to prove to your doctor, and your

doctor has got to say that you need this medicine to take part in your sport. you then have to go to your national governing body. they then have to apply to the world governing body for these tues, so they are not handed out very easily. if you are taking it on medical grounds, that is allowed, that is permitted. but if you are taking it and using asthma or another illness as the mast to get the corticosteroids to enhance performance, you have crossed the line, you have broken the rules. tue means therapeutic use exemption, so for a medical use you can take this drug, and that is certainly what sir bradley wiggins says and team sky say, that they haven't done anything wrong, they haven't done anything wrong, they haven't crossed and ethical boundary. but is the problem for the mps, and it seems for you, and others looking at this whole case, that there aren't any medical records to back that up, or at least

the records are not enough to suggest that? the reason british cycling has been so successful over the past 20 years or so is the money that has come into the sport through the uk lottery, and they spend that money very wisely, the best coaches, warm weather training, better facilities et cetera. so their attention to detail has been very thorough. team sky was launched by dave brailsford, and they were going to do things properly. they weren't go to cross any boundaries, they weren't going to cross any lines. and that is what that team was launched on. now, if they were as good as their word when they started off, we wouldn't be having these questions now. all right, we will leave at there, thanks macro for joining us. time for a look at the weather with darren bett. it has turned a other for most of us, but not warm for this time of year, still a chance of snow in

scotland. further south, the rain has been developing, turning quite heavy, moving northwards into the colder air, so snow falling over the tops of the pennines, the cumbrian fells and the hills of scotland by the end of the night. typical temperature of three degrees, but where we see and drying up across the midlands and the west country, it could turn misty with low cloud, a great start here. wet weather in the morning across the northern half of the uk, confined to scotland, rain, sleet and snow over the hills. brightening up around the fringes of england and wales, sunshine introducing one or two showers. a range of temperatures, 3—4 in scotland, 10—12 across southern parts of england and wales. into the evening, wet across central and southern scotland, more snow likely over the hills. one or two showers in the south—west, elsewhere dry. you're watching beyond 100 days.

italy's election produces only radical options for the eurozone's third—largest economy. italian voters said no to traditional parties and yes to populist groups. where that leaves the country isn't clear. both the main anti—establishment leaders say they have won the right to govern, but actually it could take weeks to sort this out. donald trump claims the us is getting ripped off by virtually every country in the world, as he begins to outline his america first trade tariffs strategy. also on the programme: a major security incident declared in salisbury in the uk, after the poisoning of a russian man who once spied for britain. and gary oldman wins his first oscar for best actor in darkest hour, with thanks to his 99—year—old mother.