quite a bit of moisture and cloud trapped under the sky as it remains today and it will remain so until the weekend. it is going to be dry for most areas with variable cloud and clear skies developing. temperatures will be dropping below freezing with a frost and a little bit of mist and fog but holding around freezing orjust above where the cloud will be thickest and the chance of a light shower across eastern areas on the far north west of scotland. saturday we start on a dry, chilly note but there will be some sunshine around. into the afternoon in the cloud could increase again so some areas will be turning grey. there is the outside chance of a shower across the east coast and across the north west of scotland it will be a chilly day. saturday night is another cold one with patchy frost, mist and fog to greet us on sunday, but again it is going to be mainly dry with an early sunshine and then the cloud building in the afternoon. a change for the north—west of scotland with a bit

more of a breeze on sunday with outbreaks of rain. temperatures higher here but another chilly day for england and wales. next week an activejet stream is for england and wales. next week an active jet stream is going to fire low pressure towards our shores and it could turn very windy with a speu it could turn very windy with a spell of gales and it will be turning milder briefly in the middle of the week with the wind and rain, so are very different week in store. that's all from the bbc news at six, so it's goodbye from me, and on bbc one, we nowjoin the bbc�*s news teams where you are. hello, and welcome to sportsday. i'm sarah mulkerins. coming up on the programme... a brilliant century from rishab pant puts india in control after day two of the fourth and final test against england.

a different story in new zealand, as england women wrap up the series win with a comfortable six wicket victory in their second t—20. gordon elliott is banned from horse racing for 12 months, with six of those suspense said for bringing this poor into disrepute desk suspended. we look at where it has gone wrong forjurgen klopp and his liverpool side, as their premier league title defence falls apart. welcome along to the programme this evening. we're going to start with a compelling second day's play in ahmedebad where, for a while early on, ben stokes looked to be making hay for england in the heat — until rishab pant stepped up to score a remarakable century that

left india in control of the fourth and final test. the hosts ended the day on 294 for seven in reply to england's first innings total of 205. joe wilson has this report. there was no rest in the fourth decisive test, not for ben stokes. friday morning, england needed wickets quick. one forjack leach. now the ball for stokes, to catch from folks. and look, no hoax. virat kohli was out for not. next, stokes flew. robert sharma had made 49. the man with the golden arm, ben stokes strikes. lbw gone, stokes was keeping england in the game. dom bess was trying his best to reboot his bowling satnav. the afternoon was still pushing a0 degrees. england sweat, rishabh pant. he accelerated as england wilted.

they had only picked two seam bowlers. stokes was one— they can't stop. the ball was flying from rishabh pant�*s bat. and stokes knew, they knew, in scott mckenna they were leading. he grew more audacious by the minute. absolutely thrilling — unless you were bowling. boxing terms attempting when an exhausted opponent is knocked out. pant to 100 like that. india 89 ahead. weekend plans? well, why move? show wilson, bbc news. ——joe weekend plans? well, why move? show wilson, bbc news. —— joe wilson. well there's been some criticism of the performance of dom bess, after his struggles with the ball today. but former england captain michael vaughan believes he hasn't been supported by the set up. ijust i just feel so sorry for him, because obviously it's a test match cricket, and you should be good enough, and people say you got to deal with a couple of weeks that havoc on your way. but this is a young kid, a young player who i

think it's just been treated so badly and management. i would say that you have to look at the person, the player looks after themselves. and i don't think they've looked after him for the last few weeks, and now they're looking at him and asking why he can't be consistent. how can he be consistent when he knows deep down that they didn't want him in the team? the only player of the rotation it was asked to stay on, get don bass... meawhile, there was more great success for england's women this morning as they beat new zealand by six wickets in their second t20 international. the win means england have an unnassailable 2—0 lead in the three match series, as their stunning form in twenty20 cricket continues. michael redford reports. rather than counting down, england's women have been critical of late. 19 wins today, and today could also see a series win. but new zealand seemed trite to make her happy to spoil the party. amy satterwhite put the home

site and a good school, until fred davies took charge. she finished with career—best figures, new zealand losing their last seven wickets. england cosmic target, one to four. a target which seem to as long as you start well. england didn't —— long as you start well. england didn't--124. long as you start well. england didn't -- 124. but this long as you start well. england didn't —— 124. but this is a side that doesn't panic. tommy beaumont top scoring, guiding england from a wobble to a win. alongside heather knight, the pair enjoyed a partnership... that fell to amy jones with 16 balls to spare. series secured with one match to go. it’s a secured with one match to go. it's a case of not — secured with one match to go. it's a case of not being _ secured with one match to go. it�*s —. case of not being complacent and trying to get 3—0 in this trip, as well as may be giving people opportunities. at that is not my role to see how that happens. i think whoever goes out will be desperate to win on sunday. ten consecutive _ desperate to win on sunday. ten consecutive twenty20 wins for

england. after the final twenty20 this weekend. michael bradford, bbc news. michael elliott has been banned from horse racing for 12 months after being found guilty of bringing the sport into disrepute. the final six months will be suspended. it followed a photograph of him sitting on a dead horse. the punishment was issued by the sport authorities in ireland. let's bring in laura scott — firstly, what does this band mean for gordon elliott? in the immediate sense, it means he is unable to train, he's been stripped of his licence for the next six months. and we expect the british horseracing authority to reciprocate that sanction so that it would apply in britain as well. that will clearly mean he would miss the cheltenham festival, the grand national festival in aintree next month and several major fixtures in ireland. in the last hour, the

international horse —— irish horse racing board has issued a lengthy judgment on this case, expounding that he had breached the rules by acting in a manner which they deemed prejudicial to the integrity and reputation of horse racing. they said that it had caused considerable public dismay and anger, and that they had received an avalanche of complaints. now in trying to decide on the sanction, given this is an unprecedented situation for a panel to be ruling on, they said the sanction had to reflect the seriousness of the incident and deter others. and that's how they came on this 12 month suspension with a second six months suspended, he'll also have to pay 15,000 euros in legal costs. in this judgment, they also talk about what they seem to be a concerted attack on michael elliott, but they haven't been able to find out exactly the reasons for that. they said that elliott had given no credible explanation for the image and that he had accepted

that his actions were disgraceful and horrific. but it is worth noting that they said this wasn't animal cruelty in the strictest sense, and that witnesses had told the panel that witnesses had told the panel that horses in gordon elliott's care are given care of the highest standards. but mainly, a major sanction has been given to elliott in the fact that he's been stripped of his training licence for the next six months. of his training licence for the next six months-_ of his training licence for the next six months-— of his training licence for the next six months. ., , ., ., ., six months. has gordon elliott made any comment? _ six months. has gordon elliott made any comment? how— six months. has gordon elliott made any comment? how difficult - six months. has gordon elliott made any comment? how difficult will- six months. has gordon elliott made any comment? how difficult will the | any comment? how difficult will the path back to be? he’s any comment? how difficult will the path back to be?— path back to be? he's issued a statement _ path back to be? he's issued a statement off _ path back to be? he's issued a statement off the _ path back to be? he's issued a statement off the back - path back to be? he's issued a statement off the back of - path back to be? he's issued a statement off the back of the l path back to be? he's issued a i statement off the back of the ihr path back to be? he's issued a - statement off the back of the ihr be judgment. he said that he accepted the sanction and the responsibilities that came with his position. he said he was paying a very heavy price for his error and that he has no complaints about that. but he did say his heart breaks for his staff, his family, friends and owners who've clearly also suffered as a result of his actions. he said he will never again disrespect a horse living or dead,

and he will vindicate the faith that his owners have shown — remember, one of his biggest owners is run by the ryanair boss michael 0'leary and his brother, eddie, and they've said they'll stand by. we haven't heard from them off the back of the decision, but clearly gordon elliott wanted to thank them for showing that initial support given there was so much public backlash and from winning the racing —— within the erasing industry itself. it will be incredibly hard for elliott to come back from this, given the reputational damage. and clearly, if he loses... but it is a temporary suspension, he should be back training within six months, provided they feel satisfied that that second six months of the band doesn't need to be served. he will not be on a resource or a meeting for the next six months, and if he chooses to do so, he will be on the road back to trying to get back to the heights he

reached in horse racing.— reached in horse racing. laura, thanks so _ reached in horse racing. laura, thanks so much _ reached in horse racing. laura, thanks so much for— reached in horse racing. laura, thanks so much for your - reached in horse racing. laura, thanks so much for your time. | there's no doubt it's not been quite the premier league title defence that liverpool and their fans were hoping for. last night, they fell to their fifth loss in a row at anfield — their worst home league run in history. jurgen klopp's side have been battling against a big injury list and also struggling to find form on the pitch. so where has it all gone wrong? here's patrick gearey. we've had a year to get used to the emptiness. the lonely and field is nothing new, but a vulnerable and field is unprecedented. mason mount deepened liverpool cosmic trough. the defeat to chelsea was there for thoreau at home — that has never happened in their history. everyone wants to know why. is there an answer in the shake of mo salah's head? the ups and downs of football gravity. head? the ups and downs of football iravi . , . head? the ups and downs of football ravi . , . ., ., gravity. football is much more a rh hm gravity. football is much more a rhythm game — gravity. football is much more a rhythm game then _ gravity. football is much more a rhythm game then people - gravity. football is much more a rhythm game then people might gravity. football is much more a - rhythm game then people might think, and we've never had that situation this year. we had to change too

much, and it was clearly difficult for us in a specific point in the season from then on. but then of course, thejob season from then on. but then of course, the job we season from then on. but then of course, thejob we have season from then on. but then of course, the job we have to do then is fight with all we have and get the results anyways.— the results anyways. that's not happening _ the results anyways. that's not happening at — the results anyways. that's not happening at the _ the results anyways. that's not happening at the moment. - the results anyways. that's not - happening at the moment. liverpool are seventh in the table, 22 points of manchester city at the summit. they've already lost eight matches — double the amounts of defeats they've suffered in the last two seasons. 20 liverpool players have missed at least one match their injury — notably their star defender, virgil van dijk. that was due to bad luck or a bad tackle, but summer asking if something in liverpool's aggressive style is responsible. it’s liverpool's aggressive style is responsible.— liverpool's aggressive style is resonsible. �* , ., responsible. it's full of running. they haven't — responsible. it's full of running. they haven't had _ responsible. it's full of running. they haven't had that _ responsible. it's full of running. i they haven't had that postseason break they would normally have to recover, between last season and the season. and ultimately, though small types of fatigued injury, muscle injury, when you're playing such a

stressful game at such a high rate, they can take their tolls on the body stop by if that's true, liverpool's struggles could be unique by the pandemic�*s calendar. but maybe there are clues in the past. borussia dortmund have had a speu past. borussia dortmund have had a spell of incredible... by the end of it, klopp had gone. so are there similarities to here and now? injuries have been fell liverpool quite _ injuries have been fell liverpool quite a — injuries have been fell liverpool quite a lot, especially at the back. it quite a lot, especially at the back. it wasn't _ quite a lot, especially at the back. it wasn't the same. they had a couple — it wasn't the same. they had a couple defenders and midfielders being _ couple defenders and midfielders being injured, and there was some criticisms— being injured, and there was some criticisms to klopp that his style was too — criticisms to klopp that his style was too intense, he didn't give some of his— was too intense, he didn't give some of his players enough breaks, so they are — of his players enough breaks, so they are more prone to injuries. klopp— they are more prone to injuries. ktopp use — they are more prone to injuries. klopp use to describe his style is heavy metal football and, perhaps when you turn up to 11, it's not impossible to break a speaker. but given all he's achieved for liverpool, his fans may think he's earned the right to fix it.

patrick gearey, bbc news. now rangers are on the verge of winning the scottish premiership for the first time in a decade. if results go their way this weekend, they'll end celtic�*s ten—year dominance of football in scotland. jane dougall is in glasgow for us. it's been a long time since fans were permitted to go to the other side of the walls to watch their team play. and particularly cool for rangers fans that they haven't been able to watch their side clock up when after wind to eventually come within touching distance of the premiership title. if rangers when here on saturday and celtic drop points on sunday, then the trophy will be coming back to i products for the first time in a decade. it was 20—11 —— for the first time in a decade. it was 20-11 -- 2011... for the first time in a decade. it was 20—11 —— 2011... debut we are was 20—11 —— 2011... debut we are was the captain and he looks back on that day with great pride secular it was the last day of the season,

celtic or at home. we know if we got a better result from celtic. we celtic or at home. we know if we got a better result from celtic.— a better result from celtic. we had an unbelievable _ a better result from celtic. we had an unbelievable start, _ a better result from celtic. we had an unbelievable start, three - a better result from celtic. we had an unbelievable start, three goals| an unbelievable start, three goals up an unbelievable start, three goals up within 15 minutes. all of a sudden, it was almost to the point of being enjoyable, so it was unusual. rangers will win hopefully soon, and then they'll have a period of time where they could enjoy that as well. so our period was slightly different, we went from very stressful to very enjoyable very quickly. stressful to very en'oyable very iuickl . ,, . ., stressful to very en'oyable very iuickl . ,, i i, �*, quickly. since that title win, it's fair to say _ quickly. since that title win, it's fair to say red _ quickly. since that title win, it's fair to say red jurors _ quickly. since that title win, it's fair to say red jurors have - quickly. since that title win, it's fair to say red jurors have had l fair to say red jurors have had severe financial difficulty, having to be liquidated and... dashed rangers. in the meantime while, celtic dominated scottish football, winning nine premiership titles in a row. this season they've lost their manager and are 18 points behind their bitter rivals, rangers, and it has been very problematic for the other half of the old firm. if rangers were to win the title on sunday, then a great part of the joy

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