yes, it has. 50 a lot been affected. yes, it has. 50 a lot of the spots have been affected by coronavirus. you have been hearing about a basketball, but the other sport that has been majorly impacted is the football. the women's that qualifiers were moved to china —— france china to sydney. they have been held in quarantine for a week. they are due to be out of quarantine today and will take place in their first match on friday. other sports like boxing have had their qualifiers moved from china to jordan and several other sports are taking more of a watching brief about future events. and is there any suggestion at this stage that the olympics and paralympic games could be postponed or maybe even cancelled? so japan's olympics minister said there are no plans at present to cancel the games and the prime minister has said that they are going to do everything they can to ensure that preparations are u naffected. to ensure that preparations are unaffected. but obviously they are going to have to monitor this and

the next few weeks will be crucial. a lot of sports are staying saying they will take stock over the next couple of weeks and as to what they do with events, but in terms of the actual olympics, they match the message from the international olympic committee and a paralympic committee is that they are hoping the games will go ahead unaffected. away from olympic sport, the chinese grand prix in april is now a major doubt after authorities suspended all sporting events in shanghai. formula i bosses are meeting today to discuss the viability of the race. next month's formula e race in the country has already been cancelled. a packed programme today. lots more to get through, including... different generations of footballers meet to see how the game has changed since the end of the second world war. i think hearing it has given me some confidence. if i ever go through that again, i willjust carry on

playing and show them what i have got. for six and a half years, christian eriksen was producing moments like this for spurs. one of their key players under mauricio pochettino as they challenged for the premier league and came within a whisker of winning the champions league. last summer, eriksen told a danish newspaper that he fancied a new challenge, but says he felt that when spurs form slumped last year, he took the blame for it. now an inter milan player after a move in the january transfer window, he's been speaking to our reporter simon stone. in the end, i played about 30 games where it was like goodbye games. this might be my last game, this might be my last game card... so it just kept rolling, but in the end of course it is a business and that is what people read any newspapers that is just how it goes. but yeah, it was just very hectic in the newspapers and that is just how it

goes. but yeah, it was just very hectic anyway, but in the end in england you are protected from the media and stuff, but i was ready to try something new but if nothing comes up, try something new but if nothing comes up, then i'm still ready to play. there was more in and out of the team, it wasn't the same structure. of course, i think even ifi structure. of course, i think even if i did have a four—year contract this season would have been difficult. the club has been different. it seemed that the problem is that tottenham had... you have gone from getting to the champions league final two at one stage being halfway down the table... it all seemed... people seem to push it back to you and your form, and it just seem to push it back to you and your form, and itjust didn't seem fair, somehow. no, but i think that is the thing you have a short contract, you will be the black sheep and you will

leave bb guy who... and of course i was very honest in my interview and ididn't was very honest in my interview and ididn‘t want was very honest in my interview and i didn't want to hide like a lot of players do. they work in their own way, everyone is different, but i was honest and i wanted to try something new and i said that out loud. but yeah, idid something new and i said that out loud. but yeah, i did get the blame for a lot of stuff for being the bad quy- for a lot of stuff for being the bad guy. when i read... i didn't read all the bad stuff, but when i read something, it said he's said he wa nts to something, it said he's said he wants to leave and he is not good to be here, but in the end you are still the same player. a christian eriksen—less tottenham are in action tonight in their fa cup replay against southampton. the first leg at st mary's finished i—i thanks to sofiane boufal‘s late equaliser for southampton. even though it eats into their winter break, we're not expecting youth teams like liverpool fielded last night. b teams are due to be announced any second. you can b teams are due to be announced any second. you can see b teams are due to be announced any second. you can see those on the

website, and get full commentary on bbc radio five live from 7p and this evening. there's a full programme of fixtures in scotland, too. celtic could go ten points clear at the top if they beat motherwell and rangers lose at home to sixth—placed hibs. there's a big game at the bottom, too, as tenth place st mirren host bottom side hamilton. now for something a bit different on sportsday. well worth a few minutes of your time. you're going to meet tony collins. he's a veteran from the second world war and became the first manager of black heritage in the football league. tony's been marking 75 years since the end of the conflict with a special project that sees veterans and former footballers meet some of the game's youngest players to talk everything from racism to talent spotting a young alan shearer. dan walker went along. come in and meet tony. tony, thank

you so much for having us here today. do still have strong memories about that time? about living through a war as a young boy? oh, yeah. it was very difficult. the sirens would go and we would be making haste for the shelters. what was it like for you to be called up to serve in world war ii? tell us a bit about that. my dad went mad. when i got called up i was 18. he didn't want me to go to war. it seemed to spoil all his thoughts about me being a player. so football has always been a big part of your life? oh, yeah. what is the difference between football now and then. ? better players. difference between football now and thenfi better players. you weren't expecting to say that, where you? what would your advice be to players

like me and my friend? concentration. when people watch match of the gay these days, they watch a fellow called alan shearer on there. and he tried to sign you, didn't he? i saw alan shearer play at southampton in the reserve team andi at southampton in the reserve team and i thought then... he looks something special. i'm going to come over and show you a video that they need for you, that is all right. allen was on much of the day at the weekend and i told me he was —— i was going to come and see you he has a message for you. was going to come and see you he has a message for you. tony, i hope you are well and a message for you. tony, i hope you are welland a a message for you. tony, i hope you are well and a little less hurt than when you try to get into manchester united. i know you have loved working into —— in football for many years and i was sorry i can't be there today. all the best today,

thanks you could always tell shearer had a big heart as well as being a good player. how do you feel about being the first black manager?” never thought of it. ijust wanted to play. have you experienced racism yourself? it is not a good feeling for me to get stick that my skin and there is nothing i can do about it. just ruins the game of football, doesn't it? is that people you are playing with people on the sidelinespeople i was playing against. it does give you a little bit of a knock it does give you a little bit of the knock. . if you experienced racism again, would you think about it differently? yeah, i think about it differently? yeah, i think hearing from tony has given me some confidence and if i ever go through that again, i willjust keep

oi'i through that again, i willjust keep on playing and show them what i have got. if i can show then my ability for football... got. if i can show then my ability for football. .. we are all playing football for the love of the game so i don't think that is acceptable. we had got to unite as a team and stand against it as one. what do you like to feel you have learnt from meeting tony and listening to some of the things that he experienced and went through? the sacrifices he made was just... not many people can say they have done that, so it was good to listen to his story. i did a much, tony. and the lads. thank you. just before we go — we're able to bring you some live pictures from the superbowl winners parade in kansas city. the chiefs won the american football title at the weekend after a 31—20 win over the san francisco 49ers. this is union square in kansas city, where fans are gathering to welcome their heroes. snow has been falling

there today, but look how many fans had turned up to cheer their team! the first time in 50 years that they have won the super bowl. their talisman was patrick mahomes, the quarterback so intrumental in leading them from 10 points behind in the final quarter. coach andy reid won the superbowl for the first time having won more regular season games than any other coach in history without winning the super bowl. some schools in the city have closed early for the parade — its about 1 o'clock local time. thousands of fans are gathering at union station in kansas city. don't forget, we have plenty more are available on our website. a reminder of our top storyjust before we go. super league club have said they will look into ways of preventing controversial signings in the future, after israel folau signed with the catalans with ten months of being sacked for making homophobic comments on social media.

that's all we've time for on this edition of sportsday. katie will have more on the fa cup tie at the tottenham hotspur stadium at 10:30pm. dojoin us then. for now, we'll see you later. fog could cause one or two problems for some others tomorrow morning, but for the most part the weather is calm and will remain so until friday. however, after that things look set to change quite dramatically. for the time being though, high pressure is firmly in charge. that is keeping us dry as we go through tonight. quite a lot of cloud into into northern ireland, western and northern parts of scotland and that cloud perhaps enough to squeeze out the odd spot of drizzle for eastern scotland. and certainly then across england

and wales, there could be some clear spells, allowing it to get a little chilly. nothing especially unusual for this time of year, a typical cold winter's night but frost for some and potentially some fog patches across parts of the midlands, wales and down towards the south of england, some of that fog could be quite dense and slow to clear. through the day tomorrow, lots of dry weather with some sunny breaks and a fair amount of cloud around generally, especially for northern ireland and western scotland. temperatures between 7—9 degrees, it may be a little lower than that if you are stuck with fog for any length of time. friday expected to bring a stronger wind, which means not as much fog in the morning and not as much cloud for the day, so we should see some sunny spells, but two other systems are approaching. the first brings some showers and then some more persistent rain later in the day. as we go through friday night, we are going to push that rain band eastwards across many parts of the uk. behind it, a window of dry weather. it's not a bad looking start of the weekend, but then here comes a more meaningful band of rain. and with it especially for the latter part of saturday, a spell of gales initially in northern and western parts of the uk.

and that is not the end of it. the weather for the second half of the weekend is currently in development across the south of the usa. rain and snow expected to be picked up by an incredibly powerful jet stream. the jet stream winds high up in the atmosphere expected to blow up to 270 mph for a time. that essentially supercharges the atmosphere and brings unsettled weather our way, but really deepens this area of low pressure. this is an exceptionally deep looking low, which has been named by the met office storm ciara. still a few days away and the details may change, but wherever you are across the uk, there is the risk of damaging winds.