it is il 13 “a r. “a"; likely il 13 "l gt ‘llv likely that il 13 "i gt ‘ilv likely that russia was responsible for the act against sergei and yulia skripal. —— the government has concluded. a sainsbury‘s car park in salisbury city centre is the latest place to be sealed off by police as investigations continues. a life enhancing, brilliant, creative comedian — the words of sir ken dodd's wife — as she pays tribute to her husband — who's died at the age of 90 as she pays tribute to her husband — a teenager who carried out a string of acid attacks on moped riders in order to steal their scooters has beenjailed for ten and a half years. and meghan markle attends her first official event with her majesty the queen, at a service to mark commonwealth day at westminster abbey. in a moment it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. we'll be talking to reverend kelvin inglis, rector at st thomas‘ church in salisbury whose parish was center to the attack on the former russian spy sergei skripal and his daughter yulia.

he will talk about how the community there has been coping. talking to beyond 100 days, leader of the house andrea leadsom explains why new rules covering conduct in parliament will offer protection from bullying for westminster staff — you can hear that interview in full tonight at seven o'clock. not sure why we are showing you amber rudd. and with me tonight taking a look at the papers at 10.40 are the broadcaster david davies and lucy fisher, senior political correspondent at the times. that's all ahead on bbc news. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello, i'm 0lly foster at the bbc sport centre. these are our headlines tonight. the stage is set at stoke for

manchester city. will they split up and will it be another step towards the premier league title? michael carrick has five league titles on his cv, but the manchester united captain is calling it a day at the end of the season. and the championship is theirs, but now ireland are targeting the grand slam. twickenham is the focus in the final week of the six nations. good evening. we will have the very latest from stoke in a minute ahead of the final game of the weekend's premier league fixtures, but so much talk today has been the fallout from the very first match of the weekend's fixtures. that was old trafford, as manchester united beat liverpool. follow from what happened

afterwards, the former england liverpool defender, jamie carragher has today been suspended from his pundit role with sky sports after he was filmed spitting towards a girl ina was filmed spitting towards a girl in a car while driving his own vehicle. he was returning from old trafford on saturday while filming for sky at liverpool's 2—1 defeat to united. he has been speaking to the bbc. i noticed someone was taking a picture film or whatever it may be. that carried on up the road a couple of minutes, and i lost my rag. there's no excuse for that, for what i did. no matter what happened in the lead up to that, there is no excuse there is no excuse for me, for my actions. the one thing that hit me more than anything is the 14—year—old girl being involved. so i can assure people i did not know... i knew there was someone else in the car, i knew it was a female.

i didn't know it was a girl such a young age. i apologise to the family first and foremost, and also everyone who was watching and was offended, rightly so. what you think about your own behaviour? awful. it's not something i've done before. it's not something i will do again. i am sure of that. i made a huge mistake and a stain on my character, i have to accept that. a constant diet, there is video footage. —— i can't deny it. and hopefully i will have the opportunity to try and show people the real me, which is hopefully someone they have seen for the last 15 or 20 years in the public eye, and hopefully i will have the opportunity to show that again. former england liverpool defender jamie carragher there, talking about his spitting shame, really, and his

apology for spitting at that 14—year—old girl. suspended by sky sports in his pundit role. michael carrick, one of the great manchester united midfielder is, has announced he will retire at the end of the season. he has only played four games this season, he was diagnosed with an irregular heart rhythm earlier this season, in september. he won every club competition going, five premier league titles, also the champions league titles, also the champions league as well. every major trophy. but says his body has told him to stop. there comes a time when as much as you like, your body tells you it's time to stop playing football. that's pretty much where i am at. i wa nted that's pretty much where i am at. i wanted to finish my own terms, where at least i could decide and not be forced to of that, i was determined to get fit. i wouldn't be playing as

many games as may i might have done but that isn't the now understood, they have just been training hard and trying to keep fit and managed to play a few games so far, i will see what happens at the end of the season. carrick announcing his retirement plans and of the champions league tie against severe at old trafford tomorrow. —— against sevilla. it's 0—0 from their first leg in spain. but united bossjose mourinho says that if they get through to the quarterfinals they have every chance of winning the competition. i think we are not one of the best teams in the competition but i think when a team arrives in the late stage, anything can happen. when a tea m gets stage, anything can happen. when a team gets in the late stage, you start spelling semifinals. i think one thing that, the feeling is of course that you are amongst the best

but anything can happen. the manchester united midfielder scott mctominay could make his international debut this month. he's one of six new names in the scotland squad to face costa rica and hungary. mctominay qualifies for scotland through his father and has only pledged his allegaince to scotland in the past few weeks. it's alex mcleish's first squad since taking charge of scotland for a second time swansea striker 0li mcburnie, hibs midfielder dylan mcgeouch and wolves full—back barry douglas are also included, but all eyes will be on 21 year mctominay. he's a young guy, so let's not say that he is going to take us to the finals. he's got a lot of learning to do and he certainly at the age of 21 doesn't have all the answers, but the games i have seen him in, he has shown a fantastic maturity. and jose

mourinho was ecstatic with his performance at the weekend. that quebec did strike's man which in the premier league. spilker 51 points behind city. a win for pep guardiola's side would put them 16 points clear with eight games to play. at the bet365 stadium to see if they can do that is slive's conor mcnamara. stoke city certainly have a lot to aspire to this evening. they could get a victory, not many people expect them to do so, it would move them out of the relegation zone, it would be quite a turnaround for their manager, who has only had one defeat in the premier league. but manchester city are flying high at

the top of the table, last time they faced each other manchester city 17-2. we faced each other manchester city 17—2. we will hear from faced each other manchester city 17—2. we will hearfrom pep guardiola in a moment but it first committee is the stoke boss and how he thinks his team can survive.|j think resolute and not lose games. ati think resolute and not lose games. at i think if we can go and win games, that is important, if we can look strong as a team, that is important. the lads understand where i'm coming from and they know what to expect, they know the situation we're in. which is really important. i can't ask for any more commitment than they have already given. what i said before, you know, before the puzzle games, we lost 1—2, the premier league is similar. pep

guardiola's team have arrived in stoke without sergio romero. he is expected to be out for the next two weeks or so with knee injury. —— aguero. peter crouch's team—mate says he will drive to crouch's helsinki and if he can repeat his feet to nine. well that game kicks off at eight o'clock. there will be full match commentary on 5live with conor mcnamara joined by robbie savage. there will also be text commentary on the bbc sport website. you're up to date with the football, also coming up in the programme... big problems for the snowboarders in pyeongchang on the third day of the winter paralympics. and the tiger is roaring again. woods comes close to his first win in five years and now he's being tipped for the masters. what a weekend we had in the six nations, the only slight disappointemrent is that the championship won't go down to the final weekeknd.

ireland took the title with a game to spare after thrashing scotland and england unravelled in paris. irealand admitted that the celebrations were muted but they are now determined to keep the winning run going, at twickenham on the final weekeknd with the grand slam at stake time “wm left lansdowne road, tension had already turned towards england. but not everyone was showing the love. already turned towards england. but not everyone was showing the lovelj think this is ours, it's the six nations commits the grand slam wipe—out. nations commits the grand slam wipe-out. as a scotsman, with support out of mongolia before england! helpfully, ireland will stuff them. in order to set up a grand slam, and had to beat scotland, and they did. this time last year, the competition's top try

scorer had never paid in senior green will stop he also became only the second rugby player ever to score multiple tries in three consecutive games. commentator: ireland have the score in this first half. it was a tough game and i think the 20 point margin at the end suggested it wasn't, but that first half especially, they put us under a lot of pressure and we had to scramble hard at times to try and keep them out. and we got that one big momentjust keep them out. and we got that one big moment just before keep them out. and we got that one big momentjust before half—time, that really change the reflection of the half, at half time for us. we don't win that many championships, i suppose. they will just don't win that many championships, i suppose. they willjust be focused on trying to get themselves into the right frame of mind for next week and hopefully, we can do that and the finale can be entertaining for people at twickenham. hopefully at

twickenham... people at twickenham. hopefully at twickenham. .. england have people at twickenham. hopefully at twickenham... england have not lost under eddie jones and twickenham... england have not lost under eddiejones and it will be a big ask, that the side is capable of big performances. the captain will join rob kearney is one of the two irishman to have two grand slams if they do. it's a big move for the england camp, eddie jones's team it's a big move for the england camp, eddiejones's team since gone backwards as the tournament progressed. stunned by scotland and over par by the french, they will be hoping they can't lose three in a row, but it has been positive m essa g es row, but it has been positive messages coming out from jones in england. a relatively positive england head coach, eddiejones address the media today. he gave his knees in the regular england captain, dylan hartley, who missed the last away in paris with a calf injury. until eddie has read the medical report he can't be definitive but he would hope that he'll be taking part this

weekend if you set. we've also told that the wing has a protective boot that the wing has a protective boot that he is wearing at the moment committee will be going for a scan but for the time being it is thought to be proportionate. the big message from eddiejones to be proportionate. the big message from eddie jones is to be proportionate. the big message from eddiejones is one of positivity. he said that any good teams, to hard times and england will be the better for the two losses. disappointing in terms of results, there is no doubt about in of learning to over % £55.93: j’j’ : ::-:5’;*55f " iii; 'and fit: £55.93: j’j’ : ::-:5’;*55f " iii; 'and a fit: ‘on 7? 7 sledgehammer on it to get real g sledgehammer on it to get real change.and.. ll ,-.- sledgehammer on it to get real changefand.. this - 7 been sledgehammer on it to get real % ar it's m been been the results have - and exeter

the results have been. and exeter player has been brought into the english camp. back row players who are injured will take no further pa rt are injured will take no further part in the england campaign. he was described at burlington coat is a good, solid player and benny will be delighted with his inclusion, wanting and add to the single cap he won on the tour for argentina last summer. eddie jones is won on the tour for argentina last summer. eddiejones is also keen to praise today england's opponents coming up at twickenham, ireland, who have already won the six nations title. ireland are very good team, smarting, play gét structured . fi" ’ play hard %” t play hard for hard players that relay hard for the ~ ~ ~ so, hare relayere that relay hare fer the ~ ~ ~ so, yes, it is the sort country. so, yes, it is the sort of test we want. exactly the sort of test we want. exactly the sort of test we want. ireland will be arriving at twickenham on st patrick's day, hoping to win their first grand slam since 2009.

england, and the other hand, have other manchester tends to, hoping that they don't lose three matches in16 that they don't lose three matches in 16 nations, something they haven't done since 2006. —— in one six nations. sara 0rchard for us there. and you'll be able to hear much more from eddiejones in this week's and you'll be able to hear much more “edits" fa the eu“ he e there are in all sorts of problems here are the snowboarding. first, the event was moved forward due to increasing temperatures. they had to move the event earlier. 0nce increasing temperatures. they had to move the event earlier. once the event started, they had to move the start gate, they were not falling down and athletes were tripping over them. they had to replace it with a

rope, obviously not ideal for paralympic games. britain did have three athletes competing in the events, none of them made it through to the final stages and when i spoke to the final stages and when i spoke to britain's flag bearer, he told me that he was not happy with how the event had unfolded. that he was not happy with how the event had unfoldedlj that he was not happy with how the event had unfolded. i was talking to them, they were going to cancel it and do it the other day, i was like, come on, it's the paralympics, we wa nt to come on, it's the paralympics, we want to race. it was really tough. and it's a shame that today has gone the way it has gone in general, because we put on a good show. no medals for great britain today but the snowboarders will get a another chance during the grand slam later on in the week. and the alpine skiers will be going as well, so hopefully more medals to come. james whitaker is standing down. but

it has been said that it will allow the qualifiers for next year's one—day world cup continue in zimbabwe. scotland tied with zimbabwe in their final world cup qualifier group game in bulawayo. scotland needed two runs from the final over to win but tail—ender brad wheal was caught behind for a duck, leaving both sides 210 all out. both scotland and zimbabwe had already sealed progress to the super sixes stage of the tournament. let's round up some of the day's other sport now and the trial of the england all—rounder ben stokes will begin on august the 6th at bristol crown court. he'll miss the second test against india. stokes has today pleaded not guilty to a charge of affray, following an incident outside a bristol nightclub in september last year. team sky are aiming to put recent controversy behind them,

they've got a great chance of winning the tirreno—adriatico race in italy. geraint thomas is fourth while team—mate michal kwiat—kowski leads. chris froome among those who helped thomas keep his place, after a puncture. german sprinter marcel kittel won the penultimate stage six. the leading contenders all finished in the main bunch so thomas has 29 seconds to make up on kwiatkowski in tomorrow's time trial. south africa have beaten australia by six wickets in the second test in port elizabeth. kagiso rabada ending the match with 11 wickets. they level the four match series one all. he has been suspended for the last two tests, his inappropriate contact triggering a ban. we saw glimpses of the tiger woods of old over the weekend, he hasn't won in over five years following back problems that needed surgery, however he came second in the championship in florida. earlier, i spoke to our golf correspondence

about woods' return. i think the thing that was really impressive was the fact that this at the markets legit»? iaezi has been shifted to third committee has been shifted to third favourite, behind the likes of dustinjohnson

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