it's all too easy for pakistan, with a crushing victory over bangladesh, but they face a long wait to wrap up a series win. and dimitrov sees off shapovalov in straight sets. to reach the second round of the rotterdam open. hello and welcome to the programme. we start with football and monday's opening round of games in the asian champions league. there were wins for the two home sides in group b, including the holders al—hilal, but both games in group a ended in1—1 draws. colm harrison reports. semifinalists are the last world cup, al—hilal were on top early but it took longer to make that superiority count. midway through the second half, scorer turned provider setting up the goal which

sealed the win. in the same group, a victory with a superb opener cancelled out by an equaliser before the goal that won it with a shot that just about trickled home on the goal that won it with a shot thatjust about trickled home on a pitch that was barely playable. and if the other game, the visitors took the lead but had to settle for a point when a penalty was awarded in the second half. also in group a, the second half. also in group a, the team from saudi arabia looking to be heading for victory. they had to be heading for victory. they had to settle for a point in the end. they were second from victory when

an equaliser was drilled home. in england, the arsenal head coach mikel arteta has been praised by a number of his players for having a positive efect at the club. arteta took over after the sacking of spanish compatriot unai emery last december, and, speaking at a trainign camp in dubai, sevaral players said arsenal is much happier place to be. you see as a team, we are much happier and everyone wants to give everything for this club so tactically we have improved a a lot andi tactically we have improved a a lot and i hope in the future we will be more successful. on the pitch and outside the pitch, we are feeling better. you're going to see a big improvement in the next few weeks. pakistan's cricketers will have to wait nearly two months, to try and complete a series victory over bangladesh after winning the ist test in rawalpindi.

the second test in karachi doesn't start until 5th april. but pakistan arei—nilup in the two—match series, after thrashing the tourists by an innings and 44 runs. they needed less than 90 minutes on monday to wrap up the victory with five sessions to spare. rob heath reports. still training by 86 runs and with four second innings wickets left, it was time for a hero. the inevitable was time for a hero. the inevitable was delayed. a breezy 29 failed to mask the harsh truth that bangladesh we re mask the harsh truth that bangladesh were woefully short on runs on a pitch that held few demons. all over

ina pitch that held few demons. all over in a less than 90 minutes but a match that would be remembered for the 16—year—old, the youngest player to ta ke the 16—year—old, the youngest player to take a test hat—trick. the 16—year—old, the youngest player to take a test hat-trick. it is not easy to get 20 wickets on the pitch so we easy to get 20 wickets on the pitch so we made sure with got enough runs to put pressure on bangladesh in the second inning. ithought to put pressure on bangladesh in the second inning. i thought when we got the hat—trick, the game was in our hand. 0ne the hat—trick, the game was in our hand. one big partnership however can change the game. pakistan were one up but theirfans can change the game. pakistan were one up but their fans will have to wait until the fifth of april before the fifth and final tess. security concerns meant the seasoned was broken up into three sections.

18 months ago, you might been forgiven for not knowing about the petro—chemicals company ineos. it's owned by britain's richest man, sirjim ratcliffe, who's company has invested millions of dollars in various sports. they sponsor the cycling team formerly known as team sky, the america's cup sailing team led by ben ainslie, and they also backed eliud kipchoge's recent sub two—hour marathon. now, they're pumping money into fi, partnering with mercedes. if cars reduce weight, they reduce their emission. the engine is the most efficient on planet earth. if they emit less carbon into the atmosphere, there are things that come out of formula one and get passed down through technology. there is quite a strong argument that one of the potential solutions to the cabin problem is a chemistry problem which is if you take the biggest fuel in the world, natural

gas, and you can remove the cupboard for that, so use hydrogen is that of methane for example, then you but thatis methane for example, then you but that is a chemistry problem. i do not see it as being a contradiction. we began cycling in the tour and did not materialise. attempts to get talked about a little bit but people who follow it are passionate about sport. i suppose it is a platform for protest but i have not bumped into it personally. you need to get the best driver in the best car with the best engineering and form a partnership thatis engineering and form a partnership that is the winning formula, in a way and lewis, today, is clearly at the peak of his game. he is one of

the peak of his game. he is one of the best drivers and going forward it is about identifying the young tale nt it is about identifying the young talent and it is not a static situation. formula one is something dynamic that develops. on to tennis and there was a surprise defeat for the number 8 seed denis shapovalov in the first round of the rotterdam 0pen. the canadian was beaten in straight sets by a resurgent grigor dimitrov. the former world number 3 from bulgaria is working his way back up the rankings, after a couple of seasons blighted by a loss of form and then a shoulder injury. dimitrov won in straight sets — 6—3, 7—6. the number 6 seed — roberto bautista agut — is also through to the 2nd round — but he had to come from a set down to beat the hungarian qualifier marton fucsovics. after taking the second set on a tie—break, the spaniard raced through the decider 6—1 — the reach the last 16. he'll now face compatriot pablo carreno busta who needed three hard —fought sets to see off the frenchman adrian mannarino.

it was only the second time they'd ever played each other and, in a match lasting nearly three hours, the spaniard, who's ranked 30 in the world, won 7—5, 6—7, 6—4 to seal his place in round 2. among those in action on tuesday will be the number 2 seed, stefanos tsitsipas. he begins his campaign against poland's hubert hurkacz. the greek says he always enjoys playing in rotterdam because it was in this tournament in 2017 that he made his debut on the main atp tour. yes, idid yes, i did feel kind of like a superstar going in and playing that tournament but i also can say i saw myself more as a junior because i just finish playing juniors that year and just finish playing juniors that yearandi just finish playing juniors that year and i was just excited, trying to catch up and get the realisation,

the understanding of how these players play because i understand the level is different. it was first good experience. rory mcilroy has returned to the top of golf‘s world rankings, for the first time since september 2015. mcilroy‘s run to the top has seen him only finish outside the top 6, just twice, from the last 11 tournaments he's played. it puts an end to brooks koepka's 38—week reign in the number one spot. the northern irishman moved back into the top spot, due to the two—year rolling format of the ranking system. a phenomenal season so far from rory mcilroy. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport.but from me, gavin ramjaun — and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye.

hello. sunday was very much all about the windy weather, thanks to ciara. monday things took a turn for the more wintry, and for today, well, we're left with a combination of the two really. strong chilly winds, gales for some, and some wintry showers feeding in. there is ciara now, sitting across scandinavia. but we've still got lots of isobars on our charts, still noticeable winds and the showers getting blown in with the colder air sitting across us, are likely to be wintry. just follow the arrows back across the atlantic, and you can see basically that air spilling out of greenland, all the way down from the poles. so a cold start to tuesday and, where we have the wintry showers, there will be the risk of ice around for the first few hours of the day, at least. there will be a lot of sunshine

away from the showers. but some of the showers are going to feed in thick and fast and that will mea accumulations of snow, maybe even as far south as the moors of the south—west, across parts of shropshire the mountains of north wales, and the winds still very gusty too. so that will mean blizzards and the possibility of drifting snow. so some dangerous conditions to be found across particularly the northern half of the uk and it is cold. factor in the wind, it will feel a little bit chillier than these highs ofjust 6—8 degrees would imply. through the evening and overnight, things change just subtly. the wind will ease a little but still plenty of showers feeding into the northern half of the uk. to the south, largely clear skies, again, temperatures in the towns and cities dipping down a degree or so above freezing. but in rural areas there will be a frost. so again, especially where we have had showers, the risk of ice first thing on wednesday. wednesday the winds are a little light right the way across the uk but still a threat of some showers in the north. perhaps a few outbreaks of rain further south. still quite gusty winds but nothing in comparison to sunday, monday and tuesday.

but you can probablyjust see it creeping in there, to the south—west of the uk, we have another area of low pressure waiting to come wing its way across us, on thursday. so for thursday, we are back into another spell of strong winds as this low winds its way in from the atlantic, and then, hot on its heels, looks like there will be another one pushing in through friday. perhaps a little break in the weather first thing on friday but again it is setting us up for what looks like will be a potentially even a stormy weekend ahead. so the weather still set to bring us some challenges, i think, in the next few days but for today, it's a cold wind and wintry showers to look out for.

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