and maybe a bit of snow scotland and maybe a bit of snow throughout the mountains there. also some showers in the four crest gci’oss some showers in the four crest across western some showers in the four crest gci’oss western and some showers in the four crest across western and northwestern areas through the day. —— forecast. but the southeast and lincolnshire have a very silent debacle mild sunday, iii celsius. showers sunday into monday, then we have some very rough weather on the way for monday ennahda tuesday across northern britain. stormer where weather on the ground, batten down the hatches.

hello this is bbc news with martine croxall. the headlines: the university of york says the risk of infection is low, as it emerges one of the two people in the uk to test positive for coronavirus, is one of its students. public health england says more than 200 people have now been tested — with no additional positive cases. the uk enacts its most

profound strategic change in a generation — leaving the european union, after nearly half a century. us president donald trump looks set to be acquitted in his impeachment trial — after senators vote against calling witnesses or admitting new evidence. now on bbc news it's time for sporsday. hello and welcome to sportsday, with me ollie foster and lizzie greenwood—hughes. the headlines this evening.... the six nations championship is back and the grand slam champions wales turn on the style as they take italy apart in cardiff. these reds are also unstoppable, liverpool's premier league lead now stands at 22 points. and after a fortnight of surprises in the womens‘ draw, there's been another in the final, sophia kenin is the new

australian open champion. also coming up in the programme: countdown to the superbowl...will it be the chiefs or the 49ers crowned kings of the nfl? and a change of plan for great britain's basketballers, they're heading to serbia rather than china because of the coronavirus. evening. all the football coming up for you in a couple of minutes, but we're going to start with rugby union because the six nations championship is back and the reigning champions wales have opened their campaign with a big win. after 12 years under warren gatland this was wayne pivac‘s first match as wales head—coach and it couldn't have gone much better. they thrashed italy 42—0

at the principality stadium withjosh adams, top try—scorer at the world cup last year, going over for hat trick of tries. austin halewood was at the match yes, the 2020 six nations are officially under way and it was the perfect start for wales and their new head coach, wayne pivac. they thrashed italy 42—0 in cardiff a bonus point win and wingerjosh adams was the star man with a hat trick of tries. andy swiss reports. an entrance fit for champions. passion as wales began their title defence. the emotion etched on their captain. but if the build up was rousing, so was what followed as italy were soon chasing shadows. two tries forjosh adams, the second

courtesy of an outrageous piece of skill. how often do you see this? through the legs by biggar and wales we re through the legs by biggar and wales were out of sight by the break. there was no way back for italy. especially after this, tompkins with a try on his debut. not a bad start for him orfor wales‘ new coach wayne pivac and after north rumbled over, adams rounded things off in style. a hat trick for him and for wales a comprehensive victory. style. a hat trick for him and for wales a comprehensive victorym was a great team performance. it is noo is to nice to start with a bonus win and not concede any points is a great start. tougher tests lie in wait. but they‘re off to a winning start. it was the perfect start for wayne pivac. he will have been delighted with that and picked up where warren gatland left off, with

an eighth straight win. italy‘s start was another difficult one. they have not won a match in the competition for five years now and things won‘t get easier when they travel to france next weekend. as for wales, i starts to get tougher for wales, i starts to get tougher for them now. they‘re away in ireland next weekend. ireland‘s new head coach also got—off to a winning start as andy farrell‘s team beat scotland 19—12 in dublin, but it was by means an outstanding performance. new captainjonny sexton scored the game‘s only try and all ireland‘s points, whilst scotland‘s captain wasted their best chance. alex gulrijani reports. who to spot in dublin? well, there was one famous omission on the pitch. in russell‘s place was hastings. the first job for pitch. in russell‘s place was hastings. the firstjob for him, stick scotland in front. good start. he was happy, but not for long.

phase after phase from ireland and then a bit of magic from sexton. his counter part in blue was looking to start his reign in similar style, but stuart hogg fluffed his lines. no try for him and how it would cost his team. for sexton just kept on scoring. 19 points for him. ireland‘s lead extended. scotland we re ireland‘s lead extended. scotland were not finished yet. but try as they might no, way through and that made for a happy englishman in head coach andy farrell. everything today was about the result. we would like to play better. we had some great chances to score and didn‘t take them. we made a couple of line brea ks them. we made a couple of line breaks and an interception and they we re breaks and an interception and they were around the other end of the pitch. everything was about the result and i‘m happy about how we

stuck in and fought back and we couldn‘t get that lead. if we got that two—score lead we could have opened up. all credit to scotland, they put it up to us. we had a few occasions in the first half close to the try line and obviously at the end of the game. there were opportunities for us to score points. and also we gave away two or three penalties that just eased the pressure on ireland. i felt we were good when we had ball in hand and we we re good when we had ball in hand and we were making good decision and getting behind the defence. but we didn't make must have of that —— enough of those opportunities. tomorrow is is france against england. you‘re up—to—date with the by. england. you‘re up—to—date with the rugby. now let‘s bring you all the details of todays‘ 8 matches in the premier league. in the last half an hour the final

whistle blew at old trafford between manchester united and wolves. it was goalless. )united showed off their new signing bruno fernandes, an impressive debut for the portuguese, bruno fernandes, an impressive debut for the portuguese, but the result won‘t do very much for their slim hopes of qualifying for the champions league. nick parrot reports. what a week for manchester united. drama surrounding united used to revolve around success. eight years ago they scored five without reply against wolves. but they struggled to beat them now. and it shows how wolves have grown. fernandes showed plenty of potential and had more attem pts plenty of potential and had more attempts on target than any other player and in time he will make them count. david de gea had little to do, but did well when called upon.

the main beneficiary of this result is sheffield united who are now fifth. so no goals there but plenty elsewhere, liverpool go marching on at the top and the bottom of the table is getting really interesting now, rhia chohan has all the details. yes, ollie, we‘ll start with liverpool. soaring at the top of the table, they now sit 22 points clear after a 4—0 win over southampton. tthere were no goals in the first half, but alex oxlade—chamberlain made it 1—0 after the break. captainjordan henderson made it two, before mohammed salah delivered the goods, scoring twice. they equal manchester city‘s record of 20 consecutive wins at home in the premier league. so itjust seems business as usual for liverpool. but it was a huge day for the teams on the lower end of the table, with the bottom seven all in action. brighton stood in the way of west ham escaping the relegation zone.

it started well for the hammers. issa diop scored from a robert snodgrass free kick to put them in front. snodgrass then made it 2—0, but they threw away that lead. it ended 3—3, which included an own goal from angelo ogbonna. the result leaves west ham in the relegation zone whilst brighton stay 15th. we had to recover from their third goal and we did and pushed and pushed and deservedly got the equaliser and fabianski has pulled off some good saves. i‘m delighted with the character shown by the players. and there was a potentially big win for bournemouth. they had a 2—1 victory over the league cup finalists, aston villa. two first—half goals in six minutes from philip billing, and nathan ake proved enough to secure all three points — even though a bournemouth player was sent off in the second half. so that means they‘re out of the bottom three. villa are 17th.

very pleased with today‘s effort that the lads have given. it was a great start, i thought we played well. ii—vii and then the sending off and we battled well. our attitude was set from early in the match and we started well and we created chances even with ten we created chances even with ten we created chances. that was a good sign for us with and without the ball. there were also crucial games at watford and newcastle. watford started the day 19th in the table and were 2—0 up against everton but lost 3—2. bottom side norwich went to st james‘s park six points adrift of watford — and failed to score — though newcastle couldn‘t score either. so they walk away with a point apiece. so as you can see, norwich remain bottom, now five points behind watford.

everton now up to ninth after coming from behind to beat watford 3—2. if we go to the top of the table, you‘ll see sheffield united are up to fifth after a 1—0 win at crystal palace. and at the very top, liverpool 22 points clear of manchester city who are away at spurs tomorrow. the first match today was 3rd against lith at the king power stadium. and they remain that way after an antonio rudiger double saw it finish 2—all, but it could have gone either way really. joe lynskey was watching. leicester can see the prize ahead. the foxes are set to reach the champions league next season. heading for continent‘s elite with the top striker. vardy was denied an 18th of the season by chelsea‘s

keeper. they too willjudge success on a place in the top four and took the lead through rudiger. it set up a second half. just the stage for harvey barnes, one of leicester‘s home—grown stars, showing why he belongs at this level. then the home side ascended further. leicester kept calm and set up chilwell. 2—1 and they hoped the finishing touch. but chelsea were poised for one more intervention. rudiger with a headerfrom distance. last season he scored once all year. now he had two in a match. leicester still have a is—point cushion on fifth place, but they will feel like this match slipped away. their boss, brendan rodgers, has still never beaten chelsea as a manager. this was the day he was denied by their unlikely hero.

so, plenty of entertainment in leicester. burnley—arsenal and spurs—man city to look forward to tomorrow. i‘m only looking forward to one of those matches. it should be a cracker. spurs against manchester city, yes. west bromwich albion are back on top of the championship. they beat bottom side luton 2—0 and havejumped above leeds who lost at home to wigan. brentford are still fifth, said benrahma‘s hat—trick helped them beat hull. it was a game that saw some calamitous goals scored by both sides. hull defender reece burke scoring an own goal as he attempted to head the ball clear. and then there was a moment for brentford keeper david raya to forget, as he miscontrolled this inocuous looking through—ball. they led 2—1 at half—time, but benrahma, who scored the first of the match, completed his hattrick after the break. 5—1 to brentford.

nottingham forest have slipped to fourth after losing 2—1 at birmingham. barnsley are still in the bottom three, they lost 2—1 at charlton. fulham are up to third, they beat huddersfield 3—2. leed‘s pablo hernandez scored an own goal in that 1—0 defeat to wigan. middlesbrough and blackburn drew 1—1, as did preston and swansea. bristol city stay sixth after a 1—0 win at qpr. sheffield wednesday and millwall was goaless and there that win for west brom. rangers have slipped up again in the scottish premiership, drawing 0—0 at home to aberdeen — which means celtic will go seven points clear if they beat hamilton tomorrow. in the other matches, hibs drew 2—2 at home to st mirren. kilmarnock beat ross county 3—1. motherwell are still hanging on to third, despite losing 1—0 at livingstone. sean clare scored a brilliant equaliser in injury time for hearts against stjohnstone to move them

off the bottom of the table. we are done with the football. there was a lot of it about. there was always going to be a new name on the australian open women‘s trophy and it‘s the 21—year—old american sophia kenin. she came from a set down to beat the spaniard garbine muguruza there the spaniard garbine muguruza. there was british interest in the mixed doubles but jamie murray and his partner bettanie matthek—sands were beaten. from melbourne, here‘sjohn watson. yes, a very warm welcome to melbourne mark, where we have a new first—time winner in the shape of sophia kenin, who beat garbine muguruza to become the youngest first—time winner since maria sharapova in 2008. she is a first—time winner here in melbourne. with the story of the day here is our correspondent. it was experience

again st youth as garbine muguruza was out to deny sophia kenin. the spaniard has been unseeded and produced some of the form that has brought her to the final, as she took the opening set. wow! how good was that? kenin has been tipped for stardom from a young age and showed why in the second as she found her feet. the american producing some of her best tennis to send the match into a decider. garbine muguruza tried to take the initiative with some big hitting, but the 21—year—old stood firm to save three break points. it seemed to inspire the 14th seed. the former wimbledon champion looked like she had run out of gas a double fault on match point

and the celebrations could begin. for the past two weeks i have had a lot of emotions, you could see after the match how much it meant to me. it was such an hour, i‘m so proud of myself and my dad and my team and eve ryo ne myself and my dad and my team and everyone around me. we worked so ha rd everyone around me. we worked so hard and we did it and we fought and you know i‘m just like on cloud 9 right now. so a first grand slam for kenin. will it signal the start of a new era in women‘s tennis. sophia is doing some press, but the trophy is with us, as our correspondent russell fuller. i‘m sure it is still probably sinking in that her name will be on that trophy soon.|j probably sinking in that her name will be on that trophy soon. i was looking to see if the name has sunk in yet. but it has not been engraved yet. it will go below naomi osaka. and i‘m sure when you achieve it and

just at 21, ill it will take you a time to realise. and osaka won at the us open in 2018 and andreescu doing the same at the us open. so a change in the way the women‘s game is panning out. i guess, as we saw with naomi osaka, it has not been easy to kick on from that.|j with naomi osaka, it has not been easy to kick on from that. i think she will have a lot of competition. we can see how consistent she is and that extraordinary fighting spirit and that amazing defence that was illustrated in the final with garbine muguruza. but at the same time she will have competition from those existing players that have won grand slams like osaka and barty and then there is coco gauff, who is only 15, but will only get better

and bianca andreescu, who won the us open in september. so we shall see. i don‘t she she is going to find it easy to keep winning them regularly, because there will be so much competition. it won't be easy if she plans on putting her name on that trophy again with a successful defence next year. for britain, we saw defence next year. for britain, we sanamie defence next year. for britain, we saw jamie murray in defence next year. for britain, we sanamie murray in action in another mixed doubles final, but he and his partner fell short. they we re and his partner fell short. they were hoping, at least jamie and his partner fell short. they were hoping, at leastjamie murray was hoping to win eight doubles titles, that would have been a new british record in the open era. currently tied with virginia wade. it ended in frustration. they were a lwa ys it ended in frustration. they were always chasing the match against the no5 always chasing the match against the no 5 seeds. the match tie—break, it did split the deadlock. it was 10—1 in favour of the other pair. we gear

up in favour of the other pair. we gear upfor in favour of the other pair. we gear up for that big final tomorrow, novak djokovic in action agains dominic thiem. all the reaction to come tomorrow. who will it be? with jump racing‘s cheltenham festival less than 6 weeks away — all eyes are on leopardstown this weekend and the dublin racing festival to see what the irish might have in store when they come over next month. today‘s big race the irish champion hurdle was won by the 8—11 favourite honeysuckle, who continued her unbeaten record, despite this being her toughest test with a drop in distance. the mare, trained by henry de bromhead was ridden by rachel blackmore and is now expected to be aimed at cheltenham‘s champion hurdle in march. )sandown also hosted a classy day ofjumps action and the big race — the scilly isles novices‘ chase — was won by itchy feet at 7—1, giving trainer olly murphy his first grade 1 winner, ridden by gavin sheehan. the favourite laurina was very

disappointing back in 4th. the nfl season comes to it‘s usually glitzy end tomorrow night with super bowl 5a. the san francisco 49ers facing the kansas city chiefs in miami. a huge night for both sides and for their influential quarter—backs, who are both making their super bowl debuts, but has it sunk in yet for either player? i haven‘t had it yet. i‘m sure you know it will probably come at some moment. usually the national anthem is when i start to get locked in and just everything starts to settle down. so it is... kind of one of those things, we will see how it goes. i'm going to be hype up, i will manage it with the long pregame and the ceremonies. but i'm definitely going to be ready to play. it is about managing my

emotions and going out with a clear head to play my best football. he was pretty pumped up. so who will come out on top? san francisco 49ers v kansas city chiefs. live coverage on bbc one tomorrow night from 11:25pm. great britain‘s women‘s basketball players are making an unexpected trip to serbia, hoping to qualify for the olympics on merit for the first time. next week‘s tournament was supposed to be in china, but was moved due to concerns over the coronavirus. success in belgrade could also breathe new life into their sport. david mcdaid has more. for elite athletes, preparation is key and last minute preparations shunned. so having to scrap their trip to china was more than welcome. my mum was like, you‘re not going. this is a great opportunity we have and i didn't want this virus to stop us from... our goals. the goal was to qualify for the olympics, something no gb

team has managed before. after london 2012, gb basketball had their funding cut. we haven‘t got the support we deserve. just coaches in and out, changing different players, not getting paid at all. not having the right preparation time we need, due to funding. but we have always found a way and that is the gb way and that is doing what we have to do on the court. the brits have already tasted success and last year enjoyed their best ever euro—basket. next week, they feel their fighting for their sport‘s future in this country. their fighting for their sport‘s we just want to keep gb alive and not just for the players come through now, but for the younger generation.

they can i play professional and go to the olympics with gb and these are dreams that kids should have and we want them to have this. staying with basketball and kobe bryant‘s former team, the los angeles lakers, have played their first game since his death. every seat was lined with his retired number 2a and eight jerseys. and there was an emotional minutes silence was held for the basketball legend who died in a helicopter crash in california last sunday, along with his 13—year—old daughter gianna and seven other people. boys—ii—men then sang the national anthem ahead of the game, which the lakers lost 127 points to 119 against the portland trail blazers. that‘s all from sportsday. a recap on the main story, wales had a huge win over italy in the six

nations. ireland beat scotland. in the premier league liverpool 22 points clear at the top after they beat southampton. i‘m back in the next 20 minutes or. so. good night. hello, we have got some soggy weather on the way. the rain isjust about reaching south western parts of england at the moment. some wet weather on the way for cornwall. through sunday many of us will catch some rain. some will get it early in the morning, others later on. so this is the sequence of events as we go through the night. here is the rain in the south west. it notice it is try in scotland where there is a

frost tonight. here is that rain across the central part of the uk and notice how it moves north through the early morning. by mid morning into the lowlandses and at this stage the weather is improving in the south. for the early birds it might be wet, but then it will be dry and bright. but there could be some showers on way in the afternoon as well. south—westerly winds, so very mild in the south at 1a. but colder in northern scotland around five. that could mean some snow across the mountains. through tomorrow evening, some further showers and this is a nasty area of low pressure for monday. through monday and tuesday we are expecting some stormy weather across some parts of scotland. the western isles could see gales, severe gales in excess of 80mph. but this is what it

looks like monday lunchtime. windy elsewhere. just a tad cooler. still above average at 11 in the south. those winds gusting 75mph or 80 or more. the stronger winds will tra nsfer to more. the stronger winds will transfer to eastern parts of scotla nd transfer to eastern parts of scotland and the north—east of england later on. that is the early hours of tuesday. gales of around 70mph. it will remain windy through tuesday across many parts of the uk and even the midlands and the south east there will be some strong gusts whipping around the trees. so a speu whipping around the trees. so a spell of very unsettled weather on way through monday and into tuesday. and then it does look as though things are going to quieten down for the second half of the weekend. there you go, i have been blown away by the wind! bye—bye.

this is bbc news, i‘m martine croxall. the headlines at eight. the university of york says risk of infection is low, after it revealed one of its students is one of two people in the uk to test positive for coronavirus i want to reassure our students, staff and the wider community that we are working closely with the lead agency, public health england, and other agency, to manage this situation. public health england says 203 people have now been tested — with no additional positive cases. the uk enacts its most profound strategic change in a generation — leaving the european union, after nearly half a century. the acquittal of president trump becomes all but certain,