marco fu. it's the first time in ten years that fu has beaten o'sullivan. rugby union club chiefs say they need ‘crucial talks' with the rugby football union over whether to end relegation from and promotion to the the top division. they met today to find what they're calling a ‘long term solution‘ for elite rugby. we had a fantastic opening weeknd to the six nations championship, but there have been a few casualties, the latest is maro itoje who‘ll miss england 5 next two matches against france and wales with a knee injury. here‘s sara orchard. after seeing those tv pictures of maro itoje on crutches at the end of the england match when they beat ireland last weekend, it will come as little surprise that he has been diagnosed now with a medial ligament injury. out for two to four weeks, confirmed by specialist. however, he

could still play a part of the championship. he is renowned for being a quick healer. during the autumn internationals, he damage the same knee where he chipped part of it, playing throughout the rest of the autumn games but then were subsequently sidelined for five weeks. these the thoughts of the england forward‘s approach. weeks. these the thoughts of the england forward's approach. he is a fantastic player and a great personality on the pitch. that is a loss because he is such a good player. we have also got fantastic competition for places in that position. he saw a player of the calibre he wasn‘t at 23 at the weekend so we have got some good players there and right now is about making sure we get the combination is right and we tested, nations and trained this week. it is actually maro itoje‘s team—mate has been called in as cover made here at the england camp this week. however, he is not necessarily expected to form

pa rt is not necessarily expected to form part of that 23 that will take on france this weekend. as mentioned, waspjoe france this weekend. as mentioned, wasp joe laundry is france this weekend. as mentioned, waspjoe laundry is one of the main contenders alongside the man who came on for england, courtney laws of the northampton saints. this won‘t really be an issue that will be worrying the head coach to much because the second row is seen as a real area of strength for england. it was also confirmed today that there is good news for layers recovering from injury, including brad shields has been returned for training will be selection available this weekend. following that defeat to england, ireland must ‘go back to basics‘ — according to their scrum coach greg feek. they play scotland at murrayfield on saturday — and will be without devin toner and cj stander, centre garry ringrose is also out. feek says the team must show character to bounce back from the loss in dublin. talk about a loss can be a good thing that you still have two focus.

you cannot be getting overworked and overemotional. you have to come back to like icarus, get your preparation right. i think... to like icarus, get your preparation right. ithink... we to like icarus, get your preparation right. i think... we have done it before so were we talking about confidence, i think it is about being on that edge of confident but also knowing that if you don‘t get it right you will get nailed so it is tricky. at this level especially, it can be 5% difference from one which the other and that can the difference. to the wales camp now, ‘we mustn‘t be complacent‘. that‘s the message from forwards coach robin mcbryde ahead of their match against italy. wales began the tournament with a gutsy win in paris — afterfighting back from 16—0 down to beat france. now they travel to rome to face an italian side who lost against scotland in their opening match — and have finished bottom of the table on 13 previous occasions. amy truesdale could effectively secure her place in tokyo tomorrow.

she heads into these world championships as the defending champion, and would be virtually uncatchable in the global standings if she can claim another gold. nick hope has been to meet her. amy says she has always been a fighter in every aspect of her life but as of last year, she is now a professional, en route to the paralympics. to become a full-time air, in chester, teaching in schools and travelling up so now i don‘t have to commute and i can just put my focus into being here five days a week. over £500,000 is being invested in pa ra— week. over £500,000 is being invested in para— tae kwon do, which allows her to train against olympic gold medallist. they have been massive inspiration to everyone. they are taken tae kwon do to the next level and because i‘ve seen how well supported they are and how much they love their training, that is what i want to do as well. things

have changed full gym and nutrition work. tell me how those help you as a fighter. since going full time, the importance of the nutrition for example, that is been really beneficial. because i‘m on a plus weight category, the main thing for me was to reduce the body fat, muscle increase, so it‘sjust been me was to reduce the body fat, muscle increase, so it‘s just been a high increase in protein. nothing that you miss? no cookies? my downfall is mayonnaise. that‘s the worst thing that i eat. but i love it! but a little mayonnaise hasn't stopped her from securing a generous helping of titles, worlds and european goals, giving her near unassailable lead in the world rankings. this means she can effectively secure her place for tokyo 2020 paralympics with a medal at the world championships. but she knows it won‘t be straightforward.

the strength in the sport improving all the time. each year, more competitors see you cannot get complacent because you don‘t know where these people have been hiding what training they have been doing. tokyois what training they have been doing. tokyo is the main thing i want to do, iam tokyo is the main thing i want to do, i am thinking of the outcome long—term but obviously i do need to just focus on the world championships and what my medleys. i have all the attributes to do it and i think that it is a possibility and i really would like to be the face of para tae kwon do and represent power athletes. that‘s all from sportsday. for many across southern england it is been a cloudy day. some fog

patches over the hills and the foggy weather will continue well into the evening. wet weather moving in, rain turning heavy across wales and pushing into northern england. another pulse spreading across northern ireland that will head to western scotland. it is this area of cloud in the mid—atlantic that needs watching carefully. for the time being, through this evening and overnight, our rain band will clear away from most areas but could loiter across the far south—east of england, with rain here by the end of the night. that is where the mildest weather will be. clearing skies elsewhere, temperatures will ta ke skies elsewhere, temperatures will take a bit of a dip. we will see further showers for western scotland and perhaps the north of northern ireland as well. that takes this into wednesday, for many, a bright start but rain never too far away from the south—east and east anglia. some rain returning here at times. showers for western scotland and may

bea showers for western scotland and may be a spell of rain developing through the afternoon in northern ireland. temperatures reaching double north further south. uncertainty in the forecast for thursday, caused by how much these two weather fronts interact with each other. the most likely scenario on thursday is that we will see areas of rain moving away northwards and eastwards across the country. theiraim and eastwards across the country. their aim will tend to ease to a mix of sunshine and showers through the afternoon. it will be fairly blustery. ten which are wise, on the mild side for most. a little bit cooler than that further north. there is a different scenario that could develop an area of low pressure if those two fronts interact with each other a bit more. could see a swathe across south—west england, arriving across the north—east of england and east anglia area. we could cease in strong winds. there is a degree of uncertainty about that. that system will work away but friday, left with

a more general area of low pressure that brings wet and windy weather to end the week for most parts the country. winds up to 70 mph, with heavy rain at times. you‘re watching beyond one hundred days. president trump is putting the finishing touches to his state of the union address. aides say the theme is national unity, which was slightly undermined by his critical tweet of a top democratjust hours before hand. the speech will be carried live on all us tv networks and watched by millions of american voters. the prime minister has been in northern ireland promising

there will be no return to borders of the past — whatever happens in the brexit negotiotions. lam determined i am determined to work towards a solution that can command brother support across the community in northern ireland. also on the programme. actor liam neeson denies being a racist, after telling a reporter he‘d wanted to kill a black person because someone close to him had been raped, by a black man.