hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. the prime minister has told mps that if her brexit deal is rejected, they'll get an opportunity to vote on ruling out a no—deal brexit, and possibly delaying brexit itself. let me be clear, i do not want to see article 50 extended. our absolute focus should be on working to get a deal and living on the 29th of march. india says it's conducted air—strikes in pakistan—administered kashmir, targetting a militant group it says killed a0 indian soldiers, in a suicide attack a fortnight ago. donald trump's former lawyer michael cohen, has begun his first day of questioning before us lawmakers. there are reports he'll present evidence of alleged criminal conduct by the president. the australian cardinal, george pell, one of the pope's former advisers, has become the most senior roman catholic to be convicted of sexually

assaulting children. and the far—right activist tommy robinson, has been banned from facebook and instagram, for violating its policies on hate speech. in a moment it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. at ten to seven, we'll be getting analysis from our business correspondent simon gompertz on the internal briefing paper which hasjust been released by the government on the impact of a no—deal brexit. we will speak about what tensions in kashmir mean for the broader relationship between india and pakistan. and we'll be taking review with anand menon, director of uk in a changing europe and caroline wheeler, deputy political editor for the sunday times. thats at ten thirty and eleven forty tonight.

now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. brendan rodgers returns to the pl — as he prepares to take over at former champions leicester city. fined, but will he play? sarri says he could drop his keeper kepa. and england's women continue the countdown to this summer's world cup. the remarkable recovery of the cyclist victoria williamson. you don't realise what you've got until it has gone so yes, just super grateful to be here and have another crack at it.

hello and welcome to sportsday. bendan rodgers has agreed to take over at leicester city. he leaves celtic midway through what could well have been another trophy laden season. he's expected to be in the stands to watch his new club in action tonight against brighton. we'll be looking ahead to tonight's pl fixtures and assessing what this means for the scottish champions — but firstjoe lynskey on rodgers‘ pl return. brendan rodgers is the manager whose style pointed the way forward, the way he sets up teams to play took him to the club that he supported as a boy and at celticjust as at swa nsea su ccess a boy and at celticjust as at swansea success has come a boy and at celticjust as at swansea success has come through that philosophy. but at liverpool it has almost brought the ultimate. steven gerrard has slipped. temple bar has scored! in 2014 two games

and two points cost liverpool the league title. the summer that followed saw luis suarez than depart and rodgers replaced the star striker was some expensive mistakes they finished sixth in the next season but steven gerrard still calls him the best motivator in the game. it was those transfer failures that brought decline. 2013 and 2014 was some of the most exhilarating foot ball was some of the most exhilarating football that liverpool have played. but his faults were in the collaborative elements of the game, such as recruitment. looking back at his time at liverpool i feel that was the downfall and it was unfortunate because i think he had a lot of things going for him. in 2016 his word back came with celtic, a tea m his word back came with celtic, a team that he said defined his youth growing up in northern ireland he took them to the longest unbeaten

run in the history but now with the clu b run in the history but now with the club on course for the treble for a third straight season, he is walking away. brendan rodgers has left a legacy notjust for the away. brendan rodgers has left a legacy not just for the first team but for the infrastructure of the club, this will be rule for the celtic fans but the achievements during his time here are remarkable. from a reputation forged in championship, rogers so nearly carved a premier league legacy. now a new chapter in this fast—moving career. well chris is in glasgow now. people will be wondering why brendan rodgers is going now on the cusp of an unprecedented triple trouble? rodgers is going now on the cusp of an unprecedented triple trouble7|j an unprecedented triple trouble?|j think an unprecedented triple trouble?” think that is the big question that the celtic fans would like answered. there has been a number of fans

around the stadium all day milling around the stadium all day milling around and asking various members of the media, in shock, is it true that he really is going midway through the season with just a few months to go until perhaps securing that third treble. he had this amazing affinity with the fans and he became the biggest name, biggest managerial name since the legendary chung steyn backin name since the legendary chung steyn back in the 19605 so there is a 5hock back in the 19605 so there is a shock and disappointment and some angerfrom 5ome shock and disappointment and some anger from some celtic fans as to why brendan rodger5 has nowjumped ship. he often spoke in the past about the fact that he has never been happier than at his time here in glasgow and with celtic so i think that that is difficult for the celtic fans to take. and a familiar face coming in, somehow who also enjoyed success at managing the club previously, we are running? the fans

have been shocked and disappointed but the board have had to be very bu5y but the board have had to be very busy and yes, neil lennon recently left hibernian and he was here for a 5hort left hibernian and he was here for a short time as club captain and manager, leaving in 2014. he enjoyed 5ome manager, leaving in 2014. he enjoyed some real success as manager here andi some real success as manager here and i think that he will be widely accepted and welcomed by the fans and some believe perhaps they should look elsewhere after the end of the season but certainly neil lennon i5 a man who could 5teady the ship. he knows the players, he knows scottish football and he knows the club and this clap knows him and that is a big factor here in the east end of glasgow. well let's get the view from leicester, charlie slater is outside the king power stadium where they play brighton in the pl tonight. thi5 this is something that has been well received by the leicester fan5, this is something that has been well received by the leice5terfan5, all

of those i spoke to had been positive about what they think brendan rodger5 could bring to this football club. i think they see it a5 football club. i think they see it asa football club. i think they see it a5 a changing of how the club is perceived as well. back in 2000 might know neal left this place to go might know neal left this place to 9° up might know neal left this place to go up to celtic and leicester at the time did not seem to be able to do anything about it but now they see this reverse is a mark of intent going forward they're pretty much bang on mid—table the moment, the same distance away from the bottom three as the top seven. but they very much 5ee three as the top seven. but they very much see themselves as being at the top end of the table and they think that brendan rodger5 i5 the top end of the table and they think that brendan rodger5 is the man to take them there again. well leicester's match with brighton one of four games tonight, the others could have a real bearing on events at the bottom. cardiff v everton — cardiff one place above the relegation zone but a chance to pull away

against a team who're really struggling, they've lost four of their last five matches in the league. look at that for a run of results. they haven't played for 2 weeks though since they lost at watford. newcastle face burnley in the 8 o'clock kick—off and this is a crucial game for both sides — newcastle two points behind burnley — a chance to put some daylight between themselves and the teams below. and despite the uncertainty over rafa benitez‘s future, he's not letting that affect him or his team. iam i am really focusing on the next game for that i know we have to do a job and stay up. i think we just need to stay focused and i understand the issue about my contract something you have to ask about but also understand that my

main target now is to get those three points against burnley. and bottom side huddersfield ho5t wolves, desperate for a win. they haven't won for 14 matches in the league. that's 13 defeat5 and one draw since november. the last team they beat though was wolves. jan siwert unable to improve their fortune5 since his appointment. this the bottom of the table. huddersfield 14 points adrift of safety. and brighton 5till nervously looking over their 5houlder heading into that match with leicester. you can follow all the scores via 5live final score on the red button and bbc 5port website tonight. chelsea back in action tomorrow. their first match

since the league cup final lo55 on sunday in which goalkeeper kepa arizablaga refu5ed to be substituted. sports news correspondent richard conway was at maurizio sarri's pre55 conference today ahead of their match with tottenham tomorrow. and he wouldn't be drawn on whether the spanish keeper will start. after the drama of the game at wembley on sunday this was a chance for maurizio sarri to explain the circumstances and that incident with kepa, his goalkeeper of course refusing to leave the pitch when called upon. he refused to give ground for the today at their training ground maurizio sarri put a brave face on matters and talked about the misunderstanding that had happened and of course the fine that kepa never see he was helping to draw a line under the affair. he said sorry to the technical staff but that was not enough. and then he

said sorry to his team—mates and club. he made a big mistake, we need to be tolerant, we don't want to kill him. there are some consequences, if the consequence is to play then he has to be ready to play, if the consequence is the bench, he has to be ready to go to the bench. the incident with kepa overshadowed what had been a good performance by chelsea in the league cup final. he was trying to draw positives from this and look forward to the game against tottenham in the premier league on wednesday night for the it is perhaps again that he dare not lose rumours about whether his long—term job security is in doubt here at chelsea given the situation and the results. and the wider context for chelsea, they also staring at a transfer ban of two windows. so i55ues

staring at a transfer ban of two windows. so issues for maurizio sarri and for chelsea but they help at least the one with kepa has now had a line drawn under it. still to come tonight... dina asher—smith is counting down the days to the start of the london anniversary games. i'm super excited for that mainly because i love to compete in front ofa because i love to compete in front of a home crowd and they are always so warm of a home crowd and they are always so warm and knowledgeable and that makes me proud to be briti5h. england play their first match of the she believes cup tomorrow against brazil in philladelphia. the first of three matches with usa and japan to come as england continue their preparations ahead of the world cup this summer in france. jo currie is there. it is it i5a it is a significant tournament for england in what is a huge year for

the england women's football team? absolutely, it is all about re5ult5 on the pitch and building confidence ahead of the world cup this summer. over the next eight days the lione55e5 take on three of the best teams in the world. it all starts in philadelphia tomorrow night where they take on brazil, and they have they take on brazil, and they have the six times world fifa player of the six times world fifa player of the year. then they go to tennessee and take on the world number one and defending world champions and hosts, psa before ending up in florida where they take on japan psa before ending up in florida where they take onjapan whose cour5e where they take onjapan whose course where a world cup winners in 2011 and runners—up in 2015. so a ma55ive benchmark for where they are ahead of the world cup this summer for that this is the fourth time that they have played in the country cup tournament they've never won it but phil neville says that they are not here to make up the numbers but

to win it. everyone wants to win and if you do not get the right result theyjust say we are preparing for theyjust say we are preparing for the world cup but i'm not going to ta ke the world cup but i'm not going to take that stance. last year we got close to winning the tournament, we got four points and three beer before so there has been progression year. what we want to do this year is play better than last year. we are so is play better than last year. we are so close and i made them watch the usa get the trophy last year because i wanted them to hurt and feel the emptiness of losing. because we do not want to feel that again. there is no better preparation than standing in florida next week than standing with the country trophy in our hands because we've never done it before and when you went you get used to it and you wa nt you went you get used to it and you want it again and that drive takes you forward. so for me that would be key, we have players back home that we will be missing but is it a chance for the younger players to

sta ke chance for the younger players to stake theirclaim. chance for the younger players to stake their claim. it will be a marker a5 stake their claim. it will be a marker as to where they are at currently with those games to come. we know that the squad has been hit by significant injuries. i guess he will also want to see his best player5 escaped without any major injurie5 throughout the tournament. absolutely, we had more players pulling out just before absolutely, we had more players pulling outjust before the tournament started. jill scott is not here, the lastjordan and many bright and early in the year it's quite an inexperienced squad but with the world cup a few months away they cannot afford to lose more player5 they cannot afford to lose more players to injury against brazil, they played them at home in october, not the greatest game for the england the winners thanks to a goal from fran kirby. i think the fans tomorrow night will be hoping to see the players walking off in one piece and will also be helping i think for

better football and warmer weather! you can switch that had for a stetson! now for a look at some of today's other sports news. .. former sri lanka captain sanath jayasuriya has been banned from cricket for two years after admitting two breaches of the icc‘s anti—corruption code. he admitted failing to co—operate with an investigation into corruption in sri lankan cricket. former england centre matthew tait has announced his retirement at the age of 33 — he was the last member of england's starting fifteen at the 2007 world cup final still playing the game. wales lock cory hill will miss the rest of the six nations after injuring an ankle in saturday's win against england. the dragons' second row was hurt as he scored the second—half try which gave wales the lead. britain's katie boulter has won herfirst round match at the wta event in mexico. she beat swiss qualifier conny

perrin in straight sets in acapulco. joanna konta play5 tonight. last year saw dina asher—smith enjoy the most successful year of her career. she won the european 100 and 200 metre titles with british records to boot and also won gold in the 4x100 metre relay in berlin, adding to a gold and bronze from the commonwealth games earlier in the year. she's been talking to us about her plans for the year ahead as she looks to build on the success from the european championsip5. the season is going to be great this year, the world competition in september and october and also one of the pit stops i5 september and october and also one of the pit stops is the anniversary games on the 20th and 21st ofjuly in the london stadium i'm super excited because i love to compete in front of a home crowd and they're a lwa y5 front of a home crowd and they're always so warm and knowledgeable. they treat every single athletes are

well. dina asher-smith, surely she can chase them down! dina asher—smith coming away by distance. asher—smith coming away by distance. a wonderful gold and the hat—trick for dina asher—smith. a wonderful gold and the hat—trick for dina asher-smith. it felt really good to when triple european gold because i went out with the aim of coming back with three gold medals but as we know with track and field and the championships and elite 5port and the championships and elite sport in general you never can truly predict what is going to happen for that you can forecast it and hope you do well but you never know if thatis you do well but you never know if that is going to happen so i was proud that all my hard work and that of my coach and phy5ios had done i was able to produce that in the championships. well 5imply competing for medals

let alone winning them was something cycli5t vicky williamson thought might never happen again. after a horror crash in rotterdam three years ago, left her with a broken neck, back and pevi5. but this week at the track cycling world championships in poland she's not only back on bike, but 5he5 back competing at the top of her sport.