it's all eyes on paris as wales prepare for their six nations showdown against france with a second grand slam title in three years on the line. it's all india as england are beaten in their t20 series losing the final match in ahmedabad. and redmond rules in a south coast battle — as southampton secure their spot in the fa cup semi—finals with victory against bournemouth. hello and welcome to sportsday. this is the six nations saturday. it's not long to kick until kick off in the big game in paris — with wales looking to win the grand slam against france. that starts at 8 o clock. but earlier — ireland finished their campaign on a high with a convincing 32—18 win over england in dublin — ending their run of four successive defeats by their opponents. not good for eddiejones, though — his side are now set for a fifth—place finish.

michael redford has this report. for both ireland and england this feels like it has been a tournament of one step forward, one step back. two wins and two defeats for both nations, one chance to finish on a high. and one final chance for c] stander, 51 caps won, retirement now beckoning. there is still plenty of experience in this irish side, keith earls has been around for over a decade, england still didn't know how to stop him. nor could they stop jack conan, ireland's rugby was patient and progressive and finished perfectly, ireland with a 14 point lead at half—time. a lead they had to defend with 14 men. this high dangerous tackle from bundee aki resulted in red. he had barely left the field before england took advantage. ben youngs providing a glimmer of hope. hope, though, that was quickly extinguished. johnny sexton scored 22 points in total, ireland's win secured. a late try forjonny may meant little, defeat

already confirmed, for england there is work to do. for cj stander and ireland it is very much a job done. michael redford, bbc news. well, in the first match of the day — scotland returned to winning ways, as they ran in eight tries against a sorry italian side at murrayfield. our correspondentjoe wilson was watching. you know where to find murrayfield, scenic outskirts of edinburgh, but where are scotland in world rugby? it's italy in blue shirts, their captain luca bigi burrowing over to give his team the lead. what a start by italy. the game changed rapidly, remember scotland began this six nations by beating england. duhan van der merwe finishing here in his own time. when you watch scotland's quick hands and faster feet it is easy to forget they have also lost twice in the tournament, too much for italy here. inside half an hour scotland had their fourth try

and their bonus point. the second half began with scotland's hooker david cherry scoring his second try, just the performance scotland needed and the one italy feared. it has been a gruelling tournament for the new coach. in terms of points and tries conceded it is italy's was never six nations. scotland's score past 50. scotland's try number eight! thank goodness for facemasks, lip reading impossible. scotland's final game in paris may tell us more about their true global status but in the six nations, well, they have never won so thoroughly. joe wilson, bbc news. so, the attention now turns to paris — as wales are one match away from winning a grand slam. they take on the only other side in france, who are still in the running to win the title. the easiest outcome for wales is to win tonight and with it claim a fifth grand slam of the six nations era. a draw would also be enough to claim the title, as would two bonus points. france have two games left to play after their match against scotland was postponed because of a coronavirus

outbreak in the french camp. that will take place next friday. tonight's game is on bbc one and radio 5live. to cricket now — where england lost their t20 series decider against india in ahmedabad after a thrilling batting display from the hosts. virat kohli top scored with 80 not out as england were set a testing target of 225 to chase down, before falling short. patrick gearey reports. red sky at night, batsman�*s delight. for a series finale, run making stage, the kind of pitch that says go hit, rohit. rohit sharma is an expert in demolition, breathtaking, bulldozing batting. at one point england paired up,

chrisjordan brilliantly created this catch. jason royjust took it. my word, that is ridiculous! but india had already scored 143 runs and virat kohli was still at the crease. by the time he was done, england needed 225 to win, nearly two from every ball. jason roy faced two and scored none. bowled him! with so far to go, england couldn't afford to break. for a timejos buttler and dawid malan and were flying so fast that this was really on but with a target so big the margins are small. the difference between that being six and out. buttler gone, england never recovered. later this year there will be out t20 world cup here. this is a mark of england's challenge. so with the t20 world cup coming up in october, it's all about getting experience in the indian premier league. asa as a team we don't want to stand still, any opportunity in the ipl want to try and make the most of it because we are going to be playing at home all summer and go to

bangladesh and pakistan, i think. but there is limited opportunity to get our best i! in those games. so i think the experience over the next couple of months is probably the most valuable, and then having the time to work on your game after that. manchester city are into the fa cup semi—finals for the third consecutive season after a late 2—0 win over everton. they had to wait until six minutes from time for the first goal. ilkay gundogan cashing in after phil foden�*s effort came back off the bar. and with everton chasing an equaliser, kevin de bruyne was able to break through and settle to tie just before the final whistle. southampton are also through beating bournemouth 3—0. nathan redmond had a big part to play in all three goals, setting up moussa djenepo for the first.

a brilliant solo run and finish put the premier league side firmly in control before half time. redmond then made the game safe with his second goal, reacting well to seal saints�* place at wembley. in the championship, brentford's hopes of automatic promotion have suffered a setback — after dropping points at home to nottingham forest. brentford did lead through a penalty from ivan toney — but forest grabbed a point thanks to this goal from filip krovinovic. the draw leaves brentford fourth — now seven points off the top two. cardiff's hopes of reaching the playoffs have been boosted with a 1—0 win over swansea at the liberty stadium. they're now eighth in the table. aden flint scored the bluebirds�* goal in just the eighth minute. second—placed watford beat birmingham 3—0 this afternoon. elsewhere blackburn drew 1—1 at runaway leaders norwich city. in—form barnsley lost 2—1 to relegation—threatened sheffield wednesday. to the scottish premership now where it was the final game

before the league splits for ten of the teams. and there was disappointment for st mirren, who lost their grip on sixth place in the final moments of their match against hamilton. a late equaliser for hamilton means st mirren dropped to seventh in the table. a late winner from glenn middleton gave stjohnstone the win and moved them to sixth place. kilmarnock moved off the bottom of the table — beating motherwell 4—1. and hibs extend their lead in third over aberdeen to seven points after a 1—1 draw against livingstone. dundee beat aberdeen. peter lorimer, one of leeds united's greatest players, has died at the age of 7a, after a long illness. he was famed as a ferocious striker of the ball, and after making his debut aged just 15, he became their leading scorer with 238 goals — a record that stands to this day. he was part of the team that won two league titles, the fa cup and league cup under legendary manager don revie in the late �*60s and early �*70s. lorimer also won 21 caps for scotland and played in all three of their matches at the 1974 world

cup. the club said his passing left a huge hole in the leeds united family and his legacy at elland road would live on. peter lorimer, who has died at the age of 7a. there will be no overseas fans at this summer's delayed tokyo olympics and paralympics after organisers announced they would not be permitted. the decision comes amid widespread concerns among the japanese public, with continuing uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus pandemic. the british olympic association said it would be very sad if family and friends of athletes weren't allowed to travel. i really feel sorry for this situation. but it is a necessary decision because we have to respect the safety of all the participants, and they were told right from the very beginning that organising this postponed olympic games in this situation, of a still ongoing

pandemic, will require sacrifices from everybody. in rugby union closer to home. exeter closed the gap to premiership leaders bristol to two points by beating iii—man leicester in a cracking i2—try encounter. the tigers looked like they'd be easily tamed when winger kobus van wyk was sent off for this clash with jack maunder, the exeter scrum—half was ok. harvey skinner's converted try put the reigning champions 28 points clear with just half an hour gone. leicester managed five tries to pick up a bonus point as they lost by 10—31. you can find all the details of all

the premiership rugby results on the bbc sport website today. britain's tom pidcockjust missed out on winning one of cycling's most prestigious one day races, milan—san remo — a distance of 299 kilometres — that's around 185 miles. the ineos grenadiers rider was battling for the lead untiljust three kilometres to go whenjasper stuyven surged away. pidcock and the chasing pack caught up towards the finish line, but the belgian held on after more than six and a half hours in the saddle to claim victory. pidcock came 15th. that's all from sportsday. from me and the rest of the team, hope you have a very lovely saturday evening. bye—bye.

hello. sunday should be a dry day for most of us, there will be sunshine from time to time as well. today where we had the best sunshine across parts of eastern scotland, the north—east of england down to lincolnshire, we saw temperatures up to 16, even 17 degrees. that was ahead of this weather front here. it is a very weak weather front and may produce a little drizzle over night. as it heads southwards, mind you, it starts to change the air mass, so it brings in slightly cooler air in time for sunday so i don't think we will see temperatures as high as 16 or 17 degrees even with some sunshine. here is where our weather front is and that is bringing in a few spots of drizzle as it moves down towards the south—west overnight, some clearer skies following for a while, although more cloud will arrive into the north—west of scotland. where we have the clearest skies for longer, around lothian, tayside and fife, temperatures could get close to freezing, it should be a milder night than last night across south—eastern parts of england. the south—west, still quite cloudy in the morning, few spots of drizzle,

the morning, few spots of drizzle, the north—west of scotland sees more cloud coming in from the line pick, a bit misty in the hills but elsewhere dry, there will be some sunshine and the weather should brighten up in the south—west as well. the winds should be fairly light but as i say the area should be slightly cooler, and temperatures will be ten or 12 degrees, a bit chillier perhaps in norfolk, it also in the north—west of scotland. high pressure, there is in charge, still, as we head into the start of the new week and it is keeping these weather fronts at bay for the time being. they will be more of a breeze in the north—west of scotland, could be a few spots of drizzle here with more in the way of crowd but otherwise the wind should be fairly light and it should be dry and there will be sunshine at times. those temperatures aren't really changing much, they are near—normal really for this time of year. moving ahead into tuesday, it is a similar sort of picture for many parts of the country, probably more of a breeze picking up through the day on tuesday, mind you, and this band of

rain on a weather front is not far away from the north—west of scotland, so those temperatures again, 12, may be 13 degrees or so. the high pressure is keeping it quiet for the start of the week but it slips away into continental europe, allowing this band of rain to move across the country, opening the door to more atlantic air and lower pressure as well. so that means the weather is going to turn more unsettled as we head further into next week. most of the rain and stronger winds in the north—west, and it will always be dry and brighter towards the south—east.

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