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yesterday have tested positive for coronavirus, and are transferred to specialist infection centres. the virus has spread to 21 countries — six people have now died in south korea and a third death has been confirmed in italy. in las vegas, tyson fury produces the best performance of his boxing career against deontay wilder — to become the new wbc heavyweight world champion. with house prices in england hitting record highs, we report on the struggle to make homes affordable, forfirst time buyers. lukwessa is coming up at 7. the film review is in 15 minutes‘ time. but first it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. lots to bring you on
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sportsday tonight. what next for the new heavy weight champion of the world? we look back at an historic night for british boxing. but you know, not bad for an old fat guy who can't punch, eh? also coming up in the programme: england rediscover their world cup form to end ireland's grand slam loads of great goals in the premier league today, not least at the emirates where aubanyang inspires arsenal. and a disappointing start for england as they begin their campaign at the women's t20 world cup in australia. hello and welcome to sportsday.
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good evening — welcome to tonight's programme. there's only one place to start — las vegas, where tyson fury produced an astonishing display of boxing to beat deontay wilder, and become the wbc heavyweight world champion. remember this was a rematch after their first fight in 2018, and fury now has his sights set on a mega fight with anthonyjoshua. our sports editor dan roan reports from vegas. never reports from vegas. one for understatement, tyso fury never one for understatement, tyson fury was carried to the ring on a throne. clad in armourand his trademark mask, deontay wilder was a dominating present but in a defining performance it was the british fighter he seized the initiative, knocking down his american opponent in the third round and then again in the fifth. a bit welded and battered wild i had no response, his corner
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throwing in the towel of this one—sided rematch, the first to defeat he had tasted. in the biggest heavyweight fight in a generation, fury had delivered one of british sport's most memorable performances, they heavyweight title his. thank you very much. how does it feel? it feels good, tonight i got lucky. the gypsy feels good, tonight i got lucky. the gypsy king is back. while that was absent after being taken to hospital asa absent after being taken to hospital as a precaution and they must now consider a third fight. he has 30 days and we will see what happens after that. i would advise him not to take it. it would be the same outcome. if it doesn't take it, what would that mean for tyson if it wasn't deontay wilder? joshua. it wasn't deontay wilder? joshua. it was the best performance i've seen from a british fighter. fans
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travelled here to see the rematch knowing they had witnessed a piece of boxing history. the fact that he got the stoppage is unbelievable. he's made everyone in the room very proud tonight. his comeback from the well—documented issues with drew, drugs and depression is now complete. —— make a drink. one of the great performances from a british boxer on american soil shows he could dominate in years to come. it's fair to say there's been a huge reaction to the fight across social media today, with plenty of speculation around what's next for fury. well, his former trainer ben davison, who was with him for the first fight, wants the celebrations to continue on home soil, he tweeted... and anthony joshua's promoter eddie hearn has made it clear what he wants — a super fight between
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fury and joshua. so this is the latest chapter in what is already a colourful careerfor tyson fury, and there's much more to come. here's the analysis of our sports editor, dan roan. tyson fury‘s story is a compelling one but it is also controversial and complicated, too. in the past he has had to apologise for causing offence with some of his remarks about homosexuals and women. he had to serve a drugs ban after failing a test for a steroid but he has also grained great credit for beating his demons and for campaigning for mental health. he is also an iconic figure amongst the community but here in las vegas he let his fist do the talking and in doing so he was elevated to a status which very few british sport stars enjoy. what next? well, deontay wilder has just a month to decide whether or not he wa nts a month to decide whether or not he wants another rematch. the
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completion of a potential trilogy against tyson fury. given the beating that he has suffered here, it would be no surprise perhaps if you chose not to do so and fury‘s promoter once his next fight to be against anthonyjoshua. fury holds the most prestigious heavyweight title and if that fight could be arranged it would surpass anything seen arranged it would surpass anything seenin arranged it would surpass anything seen in sporting terms in britain for more than half a century. that is for the future. for now, tyson fury can bask in the glory of an unforgettable fury can bask in the glory of an u nforg etta ble victory fury can bask in the glory of an unforgettable victory and one that evokes memories of the glory days of heavyweight division. back home, it was england who came out swinging in the six nations this afternoon. they were taking on an irish side with two wins from two under their belt but eddiejones side finally found the form that took them to the final of the world cup in november, beating ireland 24—12 at twickenham.
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joe wilson was there. the parallel farrells. ireland's coach, england's captain, andy and owen, father and son, arch opponents here. third round of the six nations, england finally had a home game. so, for them, could twickenham make the difference? sometimes the ball decides. unpredictable by design. there and gone. and england have scored. johnny sexton'sjob was to gather up the danger. george ford followed the ball. in the end, it found him. the game was fierce. the ball sometimes irrelevant. the referee had a look at this. one shirt, no cards. england had their tactic now. sweep forward and trust in fate, in the bounce. elliot daly won this race and at half england lead, 17—0. next for the referee,
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ireland's stander trying to break free using the palm of his hand. england's farrell was penalised for illegally holding on. while now some short range tries. henshaw kept ireland in the game. watch the ball, there. but england's energy was unrelenting. luke cowan—dickie's underneath all that. he's the one looking happy. quickly followed by the coach. porter's reach for ireland was the final moment but by then the match had already gone. one farrell had won but he knows there are challenges to come. keepin keep in mind this was a match that england had to win at all costs and their victory just keep england had to win at all costs and their victoryjust keep them in with a chance of winning the six nations. this was ireland's's first defeat of the tournament but there were elements to ireland's performance which i think were off—colour. johnny sexton's mistaken defence and also missed two kicks. no surprise for england that their man of the match was courtney lawes, another
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performance playing in england's flanks. it was a victory perhaps for brute force rather than brilliance but if you are england's coach, you don't mind about that. six nations is different rugby. people want to see this high—flying, high floating, passing game but it is just not like that. the conditions don't make it like that and the intensity of the rivalry make it a tight game and i thought we handled that tight game brilliantly. let's finish with a view of the broader picture of the six nations was that there is now just one team with a perfect record. it is france's tournament toulouse. joe wilson, bbc news, twickenham. in the the women's six nations today, england's women beat ireland 27—0 in doncaster. they scored five tries and are still on for the grand slam. earlier in the day france absolutely thumped wales by 50 points to nil in cardiff. scotland's game away against italy was postponed because of the coronavirus outbreak there.
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premiership leaders exeter chiefs thrashed northampton saints by 57 points to 7, sam simmonds with the final of their eight tries. exeter are now eight points clear at the top of the league. elsewhere bristol beat worcester. and race walker tom bosworth broke his own british record in the 5000m walk at the national indoor championships in glasgow. he did it injust under 18 minutes and 21 seconds — that's eight seconds faster than his previous best. loads of goals in the premier league today — you can watch them all on match of the day two on bbc one at 10:30 tonight. we're going to take you to the emirates, where pierre emerick aubameyang was the difference in a five goal thriller against everton. rhia chohan was watching. arsenal were going on with three consecutive clean sheets but everton
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we re consecutive clean sheets but everton were looking for their first win at arsenal since 1996 and one going to let them continue that fall. within the first minute, calvert—lewin sorry opportunity. an acrobatic finish but everton in the driving seat. when nketiah came on, he gifted this. they called for the taciturn and they answered. aubameyang soon made it to— one a but the comeback was short lived. it was levelled at half—time, firing everton at into the game. 23 seconds into the second half, aubameyang restored the lead. half—time talk seemingly up in smoke. they danced right until the final minutes but everton just couldn't get in. the win means arsenal remain unbeaten in 2020 and everton are a point worse off than the gunners.
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earlier today in the premier league there were big wins for manchester united and wolves. bruno fernandes scored his first goal for united as they beat watford 3—0 and january signing odion ighalo also made his debut for united off the bench. they are up to fifth. elsewhere wolves beat norwich again by 3 goals to nil. diogojota scored twice and rauljimenez got the other. celtic have moved 12 points clear at the top of the scottish premiership with a 3—1win over kilmarnock. they recovered from losing an early killie goal, as kristoffer ajer equalised for the hosts and was soon followed up by odsounne edouard to put celtic ahead before the break. the third came in the second half courtesy of leigh griffiths, his fifth in eight games. the champions have now won 15 of their last 16 home games, with 32 goals scored since the winter break. well that leaves rangers with a huge task to reel them in after they dropped another two points after drawing
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2—2 at stjohnstone. stevie may with the equaliser in the 80th minute to put steven gerrard's side twelve points behind celtic. there was a thrilling 3—3 draw in the women's super league as chelsea faced manchester city at the academy stadium. the top two teams battled it out end to end, when beth england scored this stunning 30—yard strike to give chelsea a brief lead just moments before lauren hemp rescued a point for the hosts. city are a point above chelsea at the top of the table, but chelsea do have a game in hand. arsenal beat lewes 2—0 to reach the quarter—finals of the women's fa cup. arsenal dominated throughout, both goals coming in the second half, danielle van de donk adding to caitlin foord's opener. next up, it's local rivals tottenham in the next round. let's take a quick look at some of the day's other stories. real madrid forward eden hazard will miss wednesday's champions league last—16
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tie against manchester city after fracturing his ankle during his side's la liga defeat to leva nte. italy's top flight postponed three matches today including inter milan's home game against sampdoria following the deaths of two people infected with the coronavirus. chris froome has made his return to racing for the first time since breaking his leg lastjune. the four time tour de france winner completed stage one of the uae tour in dubai. england's women have begun their t20 world cup campaign with a narrow defeat to south africa, who chased down 124 with two balls remaining to claim a six—wicket win in perth. jo currie was there. when a world cup rolls into town, ex pats when a world cup rolls into town, expats old and young show their colours. england have had a long build—up to this world cup. they
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arrived in australia over a month ago and have had to wait till day three to get this tournament started. under the lights here in perth. one of the favourite to become world champions, they lost the toss. early wickets cut them out and when captain heather knight fell, there were 43 for three. the wickets kept falling. causing more south african delight. some resista nce south african delight. some resistance was offered with a half—ce ntu ry resistance was offered with a half—century before she succumbed. south africans took control from the start. more big hitting followed leaving them at nine of the final six balls. two boundaries were enough to seal the victory. south africa elated, england to and needing to reassess. this world cup is proving it is difficult to live up is proving it is difficult to live up to the tag of favourites. another
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