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time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. our top stories this evening: manchester city win the league cup final at wembley, retaining the trophy after a penalty shoot out win over chelsea. a missed chance for liverpool but they do head back to the top of the premier league after a draw a manchester united. and there are big wins in the scottish premiership for the old firm of rangers and celtic. also coming up in the programme: defending champions ireland turn on the afterburners late on to secure a comeback win over italy in the six nations. and what's next for two time world championjames degale after defeat to chris eubankjunior last night?

hello, it's a big day of football with the first trophy of the domestic season in the men's game handed out at wembley, where manchester city retained the league cup beating chelsea on penalties, after extra—time. it's the first time city have retained a major trophy in their history. our sports correspondent david ornstein, is at wembley for us. david, there was drama but not really in the way we might have expected. there was indeed, manchester city will hope it is the first of what could be an unprecedented quadruple of trophies this season for them. it wasn't the best match, but it ended in dramatic fashion. just two weeks on from their 6—0 thrashing of

chelsea, many people expected them to stea m chelsea, many people expected them to steam roller them again. it wasn't quite that way, in what was a slow burner, but turned into one match that will be remembered for a time to come. for chelsea to see the size of this wembley task, they just for chelsea to see the size of this wembley task, theyjust need to think back two weeks. when these sides last met, city won 6—0. but with silverware at stake, chelsea we re with silverware at stake, chelsea were braced for it. city were restricted, and though sergio aguero did find the net, check with the video replays ruled he had strayed offside. after holding firm, chelsea found the sucker punch themselves, with a best chance of the much missed. frustration for a manager fighting for validation from the blues. maurizio sarri's exasperation would boil over with this in extra time. here, his goalkeeper is refusing to be substituted with

penalty kick living. the player eventually overruled the manager. that overshadowed chelsea's efforts and left maurizio sarri furious. with a shoot out to decide it, his mood got no better, watching this happen. this meant raheem sterling could win it for city to stop sealing a trophy that could be the first of four or one season. but this cup final will be remembered for one remarkable exchange. this cup final will be remembered for one remarkable exchangem this cup final will be remembered for one remarkable exchange. it was raheem sterling who stole the show with the final penalty, but what an extraordinary moment between the goalkeeper and maurizio sarri. you suspect that is going to be a talking point for some time, because maurizio sarri was already under intense scrutiny coming into this match. we will wait to see if he keeps hisjob. match. we will wait to see if he keeps his job. chelsea match. we will wait to see if he keeps hisjob. chelsea need to focus on finishing in top now and on their europa league campaign. they lost to manchester united in the fa cup in a

disappointing fashion, it has been a season disappointing fashion, it has been a season of discord at stamford bridge. but for manchester city, they have gone slightly behind liverpool in the title race today, this will give them some added impetus to try and retain that title, like they did with this one, and then they will also hope to press on in the fa cup and in the league, too. pep guardiola's team seem to be going from good to better. they got the job done, more glory for manchester city, but the inquest starts now for chelsea. thank you forjoining us. well with city playing in that final, liverpool we're able to move 1 point clear at the top of the premier league table. usually, a draw away at their big rivals manchester united would be seen as a positive, but they never really got going against a united side that was hit by a number of injuries at old trafford. it finished goalless, as adam wild reports.

a red letter day in any football season, this remains a red—hot rivalry that refuses to cool. liverpool chasing the premier league title, yet manchester united determined still to have a hand in it some way. but all the plotting, preparation and planning counts for little when players just cannot play. three united injuries before half—time left their team and hopes depleted. the game punctuated by substitutions with only this chance to show for it. liverpool were unable to take advantage of the misfortune. for the briefest moment, they looked to have given united a helping hand, turning into their own net but the goal was ruled out for offside. an occasion that never matched the anticipation, united with the final chance in a game where chances were scarce. a goalless draw that sees liverpool return to the top of the premier league. a day dominated by injuries, when neither side could cause any real damage. we didn't create enough, 100%, that is the truth.

for us, it was clear that today, if united plays with the team over the last couple of weeks, they play everything and can win at the ball, that is all we had, but we didn't do well with that, to be honest. that was the thing. we will take that, that is how it is and it is a one—point game, because we had won more than before. but it doesn't feel 100% like that. anything that could have gone wrong in if our staff did go wrong, three injuries in a short space of time, four injuries, we had to take three off and we had to keep the fourth injury on. it seemed like it would be a tough afternoon, but they worked hard, we kept them away, can't remember liverpool having a chance, even though they had possession, i can't remember having to make any saves. that result sees manchester united slip out of the top four as arsenal won 2—0 at home to southampton. the gunners were quick off the mark with alexandre lacazette opening

the scoring in just the sixth minute and henrikh mkhitaryan adding the second just 11 minutes later. they're now a point above united. so, as you can see liverpool go 1 point clear of manchester city at the top. arsenal are into the champions league spots, a point ahead of manchester united and 3 clear of sixth—placed chelsea, who have a game in hand. no change at the bottom of the table but there will be a managerial change at 12th—placed leicester city. they've sacked manager claude puel after 16 months in charge. it follows yesterday's 4—1 defeat at home to crystal palace which means they're with a win in the premier league since new year's day. they were also knocked out of the fa cup by league two side newport county last month. theirformer player robert huth isn't surprised the decision has been made. i personally find him really hard work, obviously we have had managers before who were energetic, positive, getting you up for games, and when he came and it was pretty

much the opposite. when things do not go well, you need someone to motivate you and make sure you perform, but i do not suppose there will be many disappointed players in the changing room today after they heard the news. defending champions celtic are still 8 points clear at the top of the scottish premiership, thanks to a 4—1win over motherwell. earlier, rangers briefly closed the gap with an emphatic 5—0 win at hamilton. rangers were four up by half time. ryan jack scored their first. scott arfield was among the other scorers with this cracker. the result leaves hamilton just 4 points off the bottom of the table. in the six nations, holders ireland were given a fright against italy in rome. the italians had threatened a first win in the tournament since 2015, as they led at half—time but ireland showed their resolve after the break, to earn a bonus point, 26—16 win. james burford has more. when in rome, do as they romans do. italy want a piece of the action,

and you cannot afford to take your eyes off them. the same can be said of ireland, particularly of jacob stockdale. last year's top scorer sent his chance and pounced. he has scored nine tries in only eight tries in only eight matches. italy started to ask questions and started to find space. it is a try. lift off in the capital. if this was good, morisi tried to ensure they had a half—time lead over the reigning champions. so far, a golden performance in the stadio olimpico. ireland are a side flush with talent, keith earls, the ace in the hole, a player you can always count on. lead restored, now depress their advantage. rugby is a game based on territory, right down to the last inch. ireland just had more in the tank. this is a 20th 6 nations defeat for italy in a row. there can be plenty of encouragement. this, for ireland, is a banana skin avoided.

there is frustration in our group, but at the same time, no one has actually got a margin on italy that has been particularly comfortable. they have had ten point losses for the first three games of the championship, and probably reflective of a pretty competitive unit that they have got. so here's how the six nations table currently stacks up... wales top after that win over england but they travel to scotland in two weeks before hosting ireland at the principality on march 16th. still a long way to go in the championship but a welsh grand slam could be on the cards. no such joy for the welsh women. england remain on course for a grand slam in their six nations championship after a massive 51—12 win in cardiff, making up for some of yesterday's disappointment for england fans by scoring 9 tries. prop sarah bern and wing jess breach scored two each as england claimed a bonus point afterjust 26 minutes. they go back to the top

of the table but play the only other unbeaten side, italy, next on the 9th of march. let's round up some of today's other sports news — starting with some of the other rugby union played today on the domestic front. tom howe scored a last minute try to claim a 17—13 victory over leicester in the english premiership to ease some of the relegation fears at the club. they're up to 10th. in the pro1li, scarlets beat cheetahs 113—21 in wales. the home side scored six tries, and wales fullback leigh halfpenny made his return to action after suffering concussion. and the clock keeps ticking in the ‘snooker shoot 0ut‘. rory mcleod got a big win againstjimmy white, sweeping him into the last 16 draw in watford. great britain'sjonny brownlee finished third overall at the superleague triathlon in singapore. brownlee won the men's eliminator race yesterday, and came second today in the enduro. it featured three back to back

triathlons of swim—bike—run. france's vincent luis was first in the final standings, with the south african henry skooman in second. two—time world champion james degale says he'll consider his future in boxing. after a unanimous points defeat to chris eubankjunior in their ibo super middelweight bout last night. degale saw the referee's countdown twice in london — once in the second round and then in the tenth — as eubankjunior produced one of the most impressive performances of his career. eubank says this victory can set him up for more world titles in the division. while degale will now speak to his family to work out his next move. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening but now it's time for click.

back in 2016, we visited the cybathlon in zurich, a competition where people with limited mobility competed against each other with some of the most sophisticated augmented motion devices on the planet. 0n trial were robotic arms, prosthetics and exoskeletons, all being used to help with some the most challenging tasks faced by people with disabilities. and a couple of years ago we saw an exoskeleton helping people lift heavy items in a hardware store in america. and now one french company

is using the tech to rehabilitate