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evening's reviewers. that's all coming up right here on bbc news. now it sportsday. evening. i'm only foster i'm only we're live in cardiff for tonight's sportsday. we've hit the halfway point in the six nations championship, and there's a lot at stake for wales, but can they stop the french? all be live here in las vegas ahead of the way in for fury wilder two. one of the most anticipated heavyweight rematches in boxing history. and there's been an upset on the opening day of the t20 women's world cup the hosts australia beaten by india.

and also coming up in sportsday, the olympic champion forced to retire and still feeling the effects of a freak injury 18 months ago. hello and welcome to sportsday. hello, what a weekend we've got coming up. we're here in cardiff ahead of tomorrow's 6 nations match between wales and france, but we'll also get the latest from scotland as they prepare to face italy and also the england and ireland camps. they face each other at twickenham on sunday,

a really pivotal weekend ahead. we'll look at every game in detail in a couple of minutes, but first we are going to head to las vegas. a huge contest coming up tomorrow night — tyson fury‘s rematch against deontay wilder in las vegas. 15 months on for their drawl. dan roan is there. dan, fight week has been bubbling up nicely. the two men are going to be kept apart at the weigh in to stop them doing anything daft. that's right. earlier in the week there was that pushing and shoving, ugly scenes when the two men came together at a press conference. as you can see here, they had to be

separated by members of their respective entourages. it reminded me ofa respective entourages. it reminded me of a similar scene in los angeles almost 50 months ago. i was lucky enough to cover that fight. it was actually, you're right, they will be kept apart for a few hours' time when they meet at the evo fight. —— eve of the fight. this fight doesn't really need any kind of stunt if that's what it was, and of course many feel it was, to help promote it. it's big enough as it is. it is a true talking occasion. it's where two great heavyweight face off with each other in a rematch at their prime in their peak. people are saying it's the biggest heavyweight rematch since 1999 when lennox lewis fought evander holyfield having lost in the first fight. he put that right in the second here in this

very city 21 years ago. other people say it's as big of a heavyweight fight sits lewis what tyson in 2002. it is no doubt which ever way you look at it, this really does mean a great deal. we can show some of the pictures now of that. this was at the end of 2018 in los angeles when of course, fury out his opponent. miraculously, he somehow- as recover and was widely regarded as hugely unfortunate to only get a draw. many people thought he deserved a victory. since then, hill wa nted deserved a victory. since then, hill wanted to put that right and he will have this opportunity tomorrow in las vegas. my

we will have the build up to that fight tomorrow. don't forget our sportsday is at half six tomorrow. what a match we have between whales. the french who have made a fantastic start are opening without win against england in paris in a big win against the italians as well. let's bring when our guests. we got this cheating storm. it said the french are going to come here and cheat. that's spice things up. french are going to come here and cheat. that's spice things uplj think cheat. that's spice things up.|j think this is much action away from the field as there is on it. words are words and obviously the most important thing is what happens out there on the pitch tomorrow. the french say there's a lack of

respect. yeah, they want to make an impression. they don't have the experience to cheat. i think that's where they will win. it's a record, over 850 caps to the french, just 230. do you think that will be the difference? probably yes. the french had a good start in most games for england and italy. they have to stand for 80 minutes, they don't have the concentration i think. he got that bump on the head against the iris. is there a duty of care here? should he be playing? of course. that's why he goes three appropriate return to play protocols

under the full guidance of medical staff. he's cleared to play and he wa nts to staff. he's cleared to play and he wants to play. he's feeling confident. when he's confident he's dangerous. stay with us both. another fantastic subplot to this is sean edwards, a defence coats for over a decade, do you do so many of those successes. guess what he's doing now? he's on the other side doing now? he's on the other side doing the same job for the fridge. —— french. for almost a decade it was a partnership that kept whales at the forefront of world rugby. warren gatland and his defence coats sean edwards, passionate aggressive and determined. the heartbeat of the team. but now, he found a new home in paris. with two wins for two, france are a team reborn. he did very well in the competition. he knows this ground inside out. trying

to build up the confidence, they are good side that we've seen. the results indicate there's nothing between the two teams. edwards journey began in a different sports. backin journey began in a different sports. back in his playing days, he was one of the most listed attackers rug believed had ever seen. —— gifted. it was rubbery union where he began coaching. —— rugby union. it was rubbery union where he began coaching. -- rugby union. that kind of rubs off on the players. if you didn't do what you're supposed to do, then you would know that everyone else would know. the edwards mantra is simple. get out of the blocks quit and tackle hard. his message never get complacent. the blocks quit and tackle hard. his message never get complacentlj the blocks quit and tackle hard. his message never get complacent. i feel a lot of regret to the players. i

reminded that one of the targets is intersection, so. so far wales is where he's been happiest. is this fa ke where he's been happiest. is this fake massive structure of the cornerstone of their titles. they accepted me as one of their own and the support i had for them was fantastic. it was definitely a home away from home for me. in sport, there's no time for sentiment and edwards knows this all too well. as he returns to cardiff desperate to dismantle the stronghold he helped build. austin hillwood, bbc news. sean edwards calling this place home away from home. he's got a get a great welcome back, isn't he? absolutely. everyone here are rugby fa ns absolutely. everyone here are rugby fans and what he brought to rugby, it's something to be admired. he will definitely get around of applause as long as the result is on

the bright side. we will see in a year or the bright side. we will see in a year 01’ so the bright side. we will see in a year or so if wales misses him. what do you think france is getting out of him? it's hard to say, because the french players are sometimes —— they have to be collected for a long time and he made a good impression for sure. but then in the long—term, we will have to see really.|j for sure. but then in the long—term, we will have to see really. i will say goodbye to you for now. stay with us. thank you very much. he's off to enjoy the cardiff nightlife. let's get into those other matches. it's the scots against the italians in rome and no wins for either side could be losing bonus points for the scott's. they will be desperate to get my like kick—start their six

nations. we have to concentrate on oui’ nations. we have to concentrate on our self, make sure we know our detailed attack and try —— we are coming off the back of two defeats. if we turn up tomorrow we can get the right result. it's gotta be a huge challenge for us. will that decide? we will see how they get on in rome on sunday. what a match this will be. england against ireland. ireland unbeaten as well and are by ireland unbeaten as well and are rugby union correspondent chris jones has been at the camp. where there's been a lot more reshuffling going on here with england back over. all change of the factory,

jonathanjosephs over. all change of the factory, jonathan josephs moving onto over. all change of the factory, jonathanjosephs moving onto the wing and a daily coming back. eddie jones is also making changes in the back row while being young returns at half. jones has been an audit mood this week. he's been playing a game with of cat and mouse with the media and making jokes that have fallen flat. he's been his old self at penny hill park today. arlen had coach eoin, the england captain of course butjones feels both men will ta ke course butjones feels both men will take this situation truly in their stride. is quite unique is in it? if you look at the tree of the family and the influences of that, it's a unique family. their ability to be professional and play for their team and not get involved in that other

stuff is brilliant. the important of sunday's game can't be underestimated. if england when there six nations title, ireland victory would line up a final showdown for the grand slam potentially away in paris. it's a game you feel england needs to win, especially after the up—and—down performance since the rugby world cup. the players have been adamant they are in the perfect place to make a winning return. this is the weekend when the championship could be blown wide open. chrisjones there from the england team. we'll see who actually look lifts the title. let's hear from see who actually look lifts the title. let's hearfrom ireland now. with their grand slam hopes intact, here is their captain. were to be preparing for the best game that we've seen in the championship. they

played two games in pretty poor conditions. we prepare for the best by watching the game they played against us last year, watching the new zealand game so it's been a good prep. there are the men's matches across the region. —— weekend. the women six nation championship running in tandem with the men's all on sunday. italy are playing scotla nd on sunday. italy are playing scotland just outside malan. let's talk a little bit about the women's championship. we had some filthy weather. we've got neck and neck at

the top. england against ireland, so that match has an awful lots running off of it. this is really a drastic improvement in really important for them to be doing it because they have a qualified for the winner world cup in 2021. they need to go to repertoires in september and it all comes from how they do the six nations. so the very big one for him. they are doing so well. they are fantastic, full rounded team that are currently hungry to get better. big game, great crowd, it should be a good performance. we will be keeping an eye on that. many thanks forjoining us on sportsday. you're right up to date with the rugby now. the women's t20 world cup is underway in australia and there was a shock in the opening match. the hosts lost their opener

against india in sydney. england are in perth ahead of their first match on sunday against south africa. joe currie is there for us. putting on a show for the biggest women's sports event of twenty20. host australia hoping to perform on the big stage. the defending champions and favourites won the task. but india tore up the scripts early on. however, herteam—mate couldn't keep up the pace and can only make 132 runs, leaving australia with an easy target. india threw themselves no matter the cost. australia's player was removed first ball, and it was game on. they did

not last long. a famous victory for india, but australia's journey is a little more difficult. the attention turned from sydney to hear. tomorrow the west indies will make their debut in the world cup in any form of cricket before new zealand take on sri lanka. we been here for four 01’ on sri lanka. we been here for four or five weeks now and we are really close to starting so i think all the girls can't wait for sunday to come around to client —— i wish it was tomorrow but it's one of those things we can't wait to get out there. with one match down, there are another 21 games to go before the final on the 8th of march. organisers are hoping to fill the stadium and break the record for a crowd at a women's sports event. a

sign that the sport is moving in the right direction. with australia stumbling, the ambition remains to be seen. jo currie, bbc news. it's freezing here in cardiff! they will shut the roof for tomorrow's match between wales and france. let's have a wizard between wales and france. let's have a wiza rd through between wales and france. let's have a wizard through some of the day's other headlines. the liverpool captain jordan henderson is out for up to three weeks with a hamstring injury sustained during their champions league defeat to atletico madrid this week. he could now miss three league games and the fa cup tie against chelsea mercedes‘ new steering system that can change the angle of the front wheels will be banned under new f1 regulations next season, but they can use it this year. an athlete wearing nike's controversial vaporfly shoe has smashed the women's world record for the half marathon. ethiopia's ababel yeshaneh took 20 seconds off the previous record at a race in the

united arab emirates. yesterday we told you about alex danson bennett being forced to retire, failing to recover from a freak injury that left her with severe concussion. she's never been able to get back to 100%. her hopes of defending her title have gone. she spoke to my colleague katie sha na han today about how she is still feeling the effects 18 months on. very emotional. it's a dad never really thought about and i been almost overwhelmed by how kind people have been. it's challenging every day. but it's just a different

perspective. life isjust a bit different. can you explain to our viewers what happened ?|j different. can you explain to our viewers what happened? i was in kenya with my now husband and he told a joke. i was sitting on a brick wall and i flung told a joke. i was sitting on a brick wall and iflung my head backwards and hit it on the back of the wall. i knew pretty much straightaway something wasn't right. ididn't straightaway something wasn't right. i didn't feel good, it was hard. u nfortu nately, i didn't feel good, it was hard. unfortunately, with the next six weeks, he got aggressively works until i started having seizures. i can hardly hold a conversation, i couldn't deal with any light or any sound. i still have trouble tolerating bright lights. my ability tolerating bright lights. my ability to even stay in touch with people who i've been so connected to my

whole life, it was very hard. ijust couldn't do it. i didn't have the capacity. i couldn't walk very far, i was really back to basis. everything had to be done for me. but i've gotten so much better. i'm a different person. for other people living with concussions, just explain what it's like, this invisible illness that a lot of people don't know a lot about. every head injury is different. any invisible battle is difficult. i'm a good though. if this can be a lesson for anybody who is dealing with a head injury or anybody in their family, and you can't see it but it's hard to understand, but the support is immeasurable and i'm so thankful i had it. how support is immeasurable and i'm so thankfull had it. how much support is immeasurable and i'm so thankful i had it. how much are you going to miss the girls and hockey in general? i have been amazed at how right the timing has felt, but

my goodness, even this morning i miss it. the girls are in training andi miss it. the girls are in training and i miss that. they are striving for excellence every day. but i will be forever connected and i feel very lucky. it was a relief special day for me yesterday and we ended up celebrating. it's been such a fabulous 18 years and 18 years i've had so muchjoy fabulous 18 years and 18 years i've had so much joy from. all the very best to her. she had to retire. all this week, we've been going through the 5 contenders for the bbc women's footabbler of the year award. it's been an incredible 12 months for megan rapinoe, world cup winner with the usa again, and she also won the balon d'or. in the beginning it was like a touch of arrogance.

standing on the podium getting to lick the trophy —— lift the trophy. you can transcend sport in such a big way, this really isn't about the world cup being amazing, it's about why it was so amazing. why so many people tuned in, why so many people we re people tuned in, why so many people were inspired and motivated and touched by the world cup. ten years of my career, in a particular way, growing every year and whatever but there's just like being growing every year and whatever but there'sjust like being put on growing every year and whatever but there's just like being put on a rocket ship. like whoa! this is insane, this is crazy! and she scores! rapinoe finds the corner! she's behind the ball and look to

find the defending shot.|j she's behind the ball and look to find the defending shot. i can go places but it's like, so much more. evenif places but it's like, so much more. even if people don't say anything you still get glances. it's been totally insane and the best way, and the most exhausting way. tilda swinton. i like her hair. she's got an interesting look. i guess in a footballing sense, no one has ever gone world cup olympics back to back and it's very difficult for a reason. equal pay would be a very nice one. that would be a nice little cherry on top. in general, continuing to push the game forward, continuing to push the game forward, continuing to push the game forward, continuing to grow the game and challenge and i don't think any female professional footballer has

anything left to prove. don't get in your comments ever! it's a made up world. lean on the people that are actually real, tangible, your friends. there's an opportunity for you to be exactly who you are and whatever you want to be, so don't let anyone ever tell you what that is. in the beginning it was kind of like a touch of arrogance. like i know you're entertained in this moment. i'm entertained. are you not entertained? in the world cup, there was much more of a defiance and like, this is what you get, this is what you asked for, this is what you really wa nt. what you asked for, this is what you really want. i'm giving it to you and this team is giving it to you and this team is giving it to you and you kind of like it. buy lucy bronze, julie ertz, vivianne miedema and sam kerr are the other nominees and you decide who wins. voting on the bbc sport website closes on march the 2nd.

finally a young manchester united fan who made a bid to stop liverpool winning the premier league title has received a personal reply from jurgen klopp. 10—year—old daragh cu rley from county donegal wrote to the liverpool manager for a school assignment and asked if it would be possible for the team to lose some games. klopp wrote back, praising daragh‘s passion, but explained they could not drop points on his behalf. if you win nine more games then you have the best unbeaten run in english football. being a united fan, that is very sad. so next time liverpool play, please make them lose. you should just let the other team score. i hope i convinced you to not win the league or win another match ever again. bless him. that's it for sportsday. i'll be here tomorrow across the day on bbc news as wales and france meet

in the six nations championship but whatever sport you're following, have a great weekend. after the heavy rain you might be hoping for dry weather. u nfortu nately, hoping for dry weather. unfortunately, that is not what we will get. there'll some rains at times pushing us outwards and eastwards a cross times pushing us outwards and eastwards across england and wales. for northern ireland and scotland, we will see some clear spells. those showers turning wintry across high ground in scotland. it will be a quite a windy night but increasingly chilly across the north. as we go into tomorrow, some cloud and rain plaguing the channel islands. sunny spells and some showering outbreaks of rain. sometimes for scotland but they will be falling as snow. blizzard conditions are likely with very brisk winds. i see stretches too. a cold day in the north. it's gotta be a wet start for the whales —— parts of wales. it should

brighten up as the day wears on. this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 7pm: back on firm ground — dozens of passengers leave the diamond princess cruise ship after spending more than two weeks quarantined off the coast of japan. we are coming home. we are seeing our family and we can't wait. but also in a way, it's strange. it feels like it has been our home for that time. this is the scene live in tokyo, where a plane is waiting to take those passengers back to britain. also tonight, an islamic state supporter admits plotting to blow up st paul's cathedral. safiyya shaikh tried to buy bombs from undercover police officers.