hello, you are watching bbc news. the top there is another defeat for the government as the brexit debate resumes, mps voted to give theresa may just three days resumes, mps voted to give theresa mayjust three days to come up with a new brexit‘s plan buddy pamina stud maintains her deal is the only realistic alternative. the only way to avoid no deal is to vote for the deal. isn't the prime minister bringing back exactly the same deal she admitted would be defeated four weeks ago? police say the fatal stabbing of a 14—year—old boy in east london last night was a targeted attack. he is the youngest victim to die on london's streets in the last year. a bbc investigation has found eight men have committed suicide in the uk after being caught by so—called paedophile hunters. in a moment it'll be time for sports day, but what else is up tonight on

bbc news. we aren't 100 days brings more bbc news. we aren't100 days brings more the reaction to president trump's first television address. at 820, will be taking a look at this year ‘s bafta nominations. also the favourite which is up for 12 awards including best actress for 0livia colman. mps enter five days of debate around brexit, we will bring you analysis coming up at 8:30pm. it will take a look at the first editions of tomorrow's front pages in the papers. that is all ahead. hello and welcome to sportsday. a fairy tale league cup tie for nigel clough‘s burton albion — they're at the etihad to face manchester city for the first time in their history.

iam her i am her life by burton albion fans are being urged to paint the place yellow and black, but can it be enough against the might of manchester city? a treat for tennis fans — andy murray will play novak djokovic in a warm—up match on thursday — as the both build up to the australian open. also coming up in the programme, cautious confidence from england's new director of cricket. i believe we can win the world cup. and the ashes, but it's a different thing from well. and tackling player safety — plans are made to reduce injury lay—offs in rugby. hello and welcome to sportsday.

a dream tie in the league cup this evening for league one burton albion — a semifinal first leg against holders and premier league champions. manchester city. clearly on paper, burton are the underdogs...but here they are in the league cup semis, and they're cruising in the fa cup too. 0ur reporter adam wild is at the etihad for us this evening — no—one's writing burton off, especially with nigel clough in the dug—out? absolutely. it is a huge occasion for burton albion. it is the first time they have been this far in the league cup, is the first time they've ever face manchester city in a competitive match. it's a huge occasion but they will be under no illusion the size of the task ahead. 0ne illusion the size of the task ahead. one of the most difficult places to visit, not just one of the most difficult places to visit, notjust in british ball but in world football, let me bring in...a in world football, let me bring in... a huge occasion for. a huge

task ahead of them, but i think the occasion itself for the fans to come here and support their team, playing against the premier league side that we have seen in a long time, live against theirteam. i we have seen in a long time, live against their team. i think it's the occasion they have two enjoy. we understand they are going to bring some 3000 fans, they have hired coaches to bring their fans, they are going to enjoy what ever happens. the manager knows his football, he knows how to set his tea m football, he knows how to set his team up against the best sides in the world. he went watched to concede in the first 15 to 20 minutes, if they can keep it down. realistically, if they can keep it down to one or two mac in the first half an hour, it is a job well done. it isa half an hour, it is a job well done. it is a tough task for them, but for their players to step onto the staff and play against, how good are you

tonight? that is what they'll be saying tonight. can i play against these guys? left here now from nigel clough. quite daunting and lots of ways. everybody in the club is going to enjoy it. you could not get a bigger contrast in football, between, but in the semifinal of a major cup condition, you could not get a bigger contrast between two clubs. a huge task ahead for territory mac and his side. let's talk about manchester city, their focus is elsewhere on the hunt for the premier league to retain their title or the fa cup and the champions league. i'm pretty sure that pep guardiola will look at his squad. he will pick and choose who you want to play in this game. he's

got so many sizes. three first teams, or batches of players he can play in this game, i'm expecting at least eight or nine changes. he will wa nt to least eight or nine changes. he will want to keep a call in to get the job done and make sure they do get thejob done. there job done and make sure they do get the job done. there will be a lot of resting players as well. it won't be able to in the park for city but if they apply themselves, they should be able to get over the line. the fa ct be able to get over the line. the fact that they are the semifinal stage, they are taking it seriously. he isa stage, they are taking it seriously. he is a manager that hates losing. if there is a competition he is in, he will obviously want to win and do all he can. he will pick a side. he will pick their sides to win this game. he will have a lot of kids in the side tonight, but manchester city's kids are a lot better than other teams. they have their work cut out but if they are going to get anything, keep it tight for the

first 15. let's hear from pep guardiola. winning is important. 0ne winning is important. one step closer to going back to wembley. that is why we take that game seriously. it is a thing... everybody is happy to win as nobody is sad if they go out in that competition. once we are here, we are going to try. just a final word on barton, it is that night. he had been involved in these ties before. what you think the players be feeling? get a free hat. i played against arsenal in the quarterfinal and semifinal of the fa cup, palace as well. cover your head held high, win or lose. he will be summarising

for bbc radio five live this evening. bringing the match live from 7:45pm. wembley is going to be tottenham's temporary home for at least another 6 weeks . they have confirmed that their new 62,000 seater stadium , which is on the site of the old white hart lane, is still some way off being ready. they say that building tests need to be carried out and test events need to be organised. their next 4 home matches, including their champions league game against borussia dortmund next month will take place at the national stadium. so would a potential fa cup fifth round tie if spurs are drawn at home. stoke city said they wanted to replace gary rowett quickly, after sacking him yesterday, and they were true to their word. they've appointed nathanjones, who'd been in charge at luton town for three years — and he leaves them in second place in league one. stoke were relegated from the premier league last season, and they‘ re currently 14th in the championship, afterjust eight wins in 26 league games. as the scottish premiership

enjoys its winter break, celtic manager brendan rodgers says this year's title race will go right to the wire. his two previous league titles with celtic have been secured with games to spare but he's expecting a much stiffer test this time around, with rangers, and others, breathing down his neck. kheredine idessane reports. another day in the dubai sunshine for the celtic manager. overseeing the club's winter training camp in front of some unusual onlookers, the champions left scotland for the mid—season break, who have played a game more. behind them, a fascinating few months lie ahead. it'll go down to is very end but i can only concentrate on ourselves. i think other teams are improved, it

doesn't mean we have got worse. it means that no matter how well you do, success is the main target and you need to keep moving. the second half of the season will be really exciting. ultimately, we want to come at us champions in the end. the strength of the team has got better this year. we need to be at it every game. you seen a couple of times this season. celtic's new year defeat means rangers are right on their tails. they have brought in some experience new players adding extra spice to an ready intriguing tussle for the title. let's head to the heat of the australian summer wear tennis fans are infora australian summer wear tennis fans are in for a bit of a treat. that is because andy murray has confirmed he will play a warm up match against novak djokovic. he has lost four times and this will be a test of his

fitness before the first grand slam of the year gets under way. he lost in the second round of his warm up tournament in brisbane in this match against djokovic is open to the public also. a tasty starter to the main event. as with the other brits in action, quite a few in qualifying for the australian open with mixed results. james ward, through to the second round, he fought back against the australian maverick bains, what an amazing name, dan evans also went through and —— and easy win for him. you may and evans went as far as the fourth round in melbourne in 2017.j clark and katie is one lost their first round match. she left in a wheelchair but it is not thought to be serious. 0ver wheelchair but it is not thought to be serious. over in auckland, usually cause a finals of the asb classic, he had a straight sets win.

some good news for nadal fans, they we re some good news for nadal fans, they were worried he may not make it to the first grand slam of the year but here he is arising in melbourne. people out of the brisbane tournament with a thigh strain, before that he had not played since he withdrew from the us in september. he says he is feeling confident going into the australian open on monday. not so good for halep, she may need a dose of confidence. the romanian was returning to action after a back injury, beaten in straight sets by the world number 15. runner—up at last yea r‘s the world number 15. runner—up at last year's australian open, she is currently without a coach and that will be her only game before the grand slam gets under way next week. will she... we will have to find out

on monday. still to come on sportsday. the other torres — we meet sergio, not fernando — the argentinian who went from the factory floor to the theatre of dreams. and making the ultimate switch from scotland to england for kirsty gordon, as she chases her ashes ambition. for the second year in a row, there's been an increase in the average time premiership rugby players are out injured. whereas the number of concussions has fallen slightly, tackling remains the biggest risk. 0wen farrell escaped punishment for this challenge during the autumn internationals — rule—makers now say they'll look to improve safety in the tackle. it's not necessarily the person carrying the ball that is going to be injured, it is the person making the tackle, it comes down to the technique, height of tackle, head on contact, within the tackle. also the speed of the collision, how the ball

carrier approaches things. as they await for mitigating these things. it's a a big yearfor england's cricketers. they begin their tour of the west indies in the next week or so, but they'll host the world cup this summer before the ashes series starts in august. 0ur sports correspondentjoe wilson was at lord's today, where ashley giles was speaking publicly for the first time since taking over as the ecb‘s director of cricket. well as england was mad men for the caribbean, lords awaits the summer. potentially of course, this could be english cricket's biggest ever year with the world cup and the ashes being staged in england and wales. ashley giles told me that essentially, his job is to steer england's ship as managing director. he played tribute to the work that andrew strauss had done in that role, in particular the way that strauss had overseen a step change in the way that england use white ball cricket, of course the pinnacle of white ball cricket is the 50 over world cup, staged this year in england and wales, so the question for ashley giles, as we sit here now, do you believe that england

will win the world cup this year? i believe we can win the world cup. i believe we can win that and the ashes, but it's a very different thing from will. should? this year creates probably the best opportunity for how we're playing our cricket. i think we found ourselves in the past running in two world cups with suddenly a bit of a meltdown, going on and change. that's not the case this time around and if you talk about my role again, as much as anything, that train is moving quickly along the tracks for the world cup. i need to make sure that down the line, it is clear, there is no interference that is going to derail us. now, one of the keyjobs that are giles has is to get a new england coach come september, 0ctobertime. he told me today, he was open to the idea of the role being split between test matches and white ball cricket, even though when england had tried that before, ashley giles had been the white ball coach, it had ended in giles losing hisjob. last year kirstie gordon

turned her back on scotland to further her cricket career. was it a risk worth taking? well she was called up by england shortly after taking up a contract with loughborough lightning and she hopes to play in the ashes this summer. tyrone smith went to meet her.... ki rsty kirsty gordon, back at huntly cricket club, if she represented. now, she is one of the ladies game ‘stop prospect. now, she is one of the ladies game 's top prospect. when i think about it, it does seem quite surreal still, only a few months ago i might have been watching england play on the sleeve v. it is really surreal. prior to making her debut at the event, she reported in scotland but she was forced to is swap the

thistles for the lion to pursue her professional ambition. my professional ambition. my professional career is short and i had to make that decision for my career to try and become a professional athlete. but hopefully, in the future scotland are making brilliant moves forward and they can keep making these moves, it would be long until they have got their own professional tea m long until they have got their own professional team and players like myself will stay at cricket scotland because they can see a career there in the future. she has plenty of natural ability, at three years old she was looking pretty handy with a cricket bat. she hopes her success south of the border can inspire others. if they want to take up cricket, that is fantastic. hopefully, what i have done what inspire young girls in scotland to ta ke inspire young girls in scotland to take up cricket and if scotland keeps going the way it's going, that can only be positive. there is every chancejohnny can only be positive. there is every chance johnny to fight a

can only be positive. there is every chancejohnny to fight a bit more room if she can recover from a back injury in time. time for a quick look at the rest of the stories making the sports news today. former hull kr centre thomas minns has been banned from rugby league for 16 months after testing positive for cocaine. he's currently without a club. he'd admitted taking the drug shortly after his mother died. this year's cheltenham gold cup could have its biggest ever line—up — 43 entries have been announced, the biggest field for 12 years. last year's winner native river, and 2 other former champions sizing john and coneygree, are all in the mix. and the former england women's manager mark sampson and the fa have settled their dispute over the termination of his contract. sampson was sacked in september 2017 for inappropriate behaviour in his former role at bristol academy. he came to england at the age of 22 with no money and nojob, just dreams of becoming a professional footballer. now sergio torres' remarkable journey from a brick

factory in argentina, via crawley town, to playing at old trafford has been documented in a film about his life. he says he hopes the film, called ‘the unknown torres', will inspire young players to follow their own dreams. 0ur sports reporter juliette parkin has the story. i have just a little i havejust a little bit i have just a little bit of hope. this is about a man who came to these shores 15 years ago with nothing but a dream. thousands of miles from home and i was thinking, what am i doing here, miles from home and i was thinking, whatam i doing here, i miles from home and i was thinking, what am i doing here, i was flying back back home, i have family, a job with my dad in a brick factory but i couldn't do what i loved which was to play professionally, to play football every day. it was his move to crawley town end 2010 when the dream really came alive. he was one

of crawley‘s most popular and respected players taking them through promotion to the league to league 1, the raw highlight of his professional career was playing alongside wayne rooney in the fifth round of the fa cup at old trafford. asa round of the fa cup at old trafford. as a player you always want to play in the biggest v is the biggest players and that fifth round against 0ld players and that fifth round against old trafford was a dream country for everyone. he worked very hard at his game. he was always the last person of the training ground. he was always the first