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valley bank. and those are the latest headlines here on bbc news. you're watching bbc news. now its time for sportsday. officials in the german city of hamburg say the gunman, who shot dead seven people at a jehovah's witness meeting hall — was a former member of the religious group who left on bad terms. hello, and welcome to sportsday. i'm gavin ramjaun. liverpool slip up — they're beaten by bournemouth, who lift themselves out of the relegation zone. a vital win for wales — with a first victory at this year's six nations, as they hope to avoid the wooden spoon. and mikhaela shiffrin makes history in sweden, breaking a record that had stood for more than a0 years.

hello there — and welcome along to sportsday. the bbc has apologised after severe disruption to its sports programmes today, following the corporation's announcement that gary lineker was to step back from presenting match of the day. football programming across the bbc has been impacted because a number of presenters and pundits have refused to take part. it comes after lineker�*s criticism on social media of the government's language surrounding migrants. the bbc says it's working hard to resolve the situation and recognises that sports fans are disappointed. our sports editor dan roan is with me now. and dan, a lot has happened today, talk us through the events of the day. if you thought yesterday was dramatic, with a host of bbc stars and presenters pulling out in solidarity with the gary lineker, what we have seen today is effectively the collapse of much of

the bbc�*s football coverage. programmes like, for example, football focus, pulled out of the schedules because there was no want to fronted or be part of it. final score, the results service, also wiped from the schedules. the flagship itself, match of the day, it will take place later this evening, but i understand it will be a much reduced highlights programme ofjust 20 minutes because the bbc, it seems, hasn't got access to the world feed commentaries that it was relying on. so that will be far shorter than viewers are used to. as you say, the bbc earlier issued a statement in which it apologised for what it described as a limited footballing output and said that it was working hard to try and resolve this issue. beyond the bbc, we heard earlier that the premier league had told players at various clubs, managers as well, that they would not be asked to conduct post—match interviews. a statement that certain players had been in touch with them because they had been keen to show a

collective position of support for gary lineker and there is pundits that had taken the decision that they had in support of him as well. and so quite unprecedented how this is going. and on top of that, we have had the likes ofjurgen klopp come out in support of lineker. we have also had division politically, with keir starmer saying the bbc have got this badly wrong, the prime minister rishi sunak issuing a statement in which he says it is for the bbc to resolve this. that it is a matterfor them. the bbc to resolve this. that it is a matter for them.— the bbc to resolve this. that it is a matter for them. dan, thank you very much- — a matter for them. dan, thank you very much- dan — a matter for them. dan, thank you very much. dan roan _ a matter for them. dan, thank you very much. dan roan there. - so to the premier league, then. and after thumping manchester united 7—0 last sunday, liverpool were brought back down to earth in today's early kick off — losing 1—0 away to bournemouth. jurgen klopp�*s side stay fifth, now six points off the champions league places. joe lynskey reports. 0ne team won 7—0 last weekend, the other was bottom of the league. the

last time liverpool played bournemouth they beat them 9—0, but that was august and this was different. liverpool hadn't let a goal in in five straight league games and yet the bottom side broke through. just like last week at arsenal, philip billing had the opener. for bournemouth, elation on a day of emotion. 0n opener. for bournemouth, elation on a day of emotion. on their bench was david brooks, his first appearance in the squad since recovering from cancer. liverpool had time but were wasteful. virgil van dijk missed from six yards, but the second half brought an even better chance. replays showed this header was cleared with a handball. a var check brought a penalty, liverpool's first of the season. but mo salah took it like a man out of practice. a spot kick spooned towards the seats were born smith's fans now believe. liverpool had missed the chance to move into the top four. after the highs of a 7—0 win, this was back to

earth with a bump. joe lynskey, bbc news. so a great day for bournemouth. that win takes them out of the relegation zone. they're now level on points with leicester who were beaten 3—1 at home by chelsea. leicester in real trouble now, especially with everton securing a crucial 1—0 win at home to brentford. leeds are still second from bottom after coming back to draw 2—2 at home to brighton. and tottenham beat nottingham forest 3—1, harry kane scoring twice. crystal palace versus man city is currently goalless. the championships bottom club wigan athletic had issues paying their staff on time this week, and today they were hammered 3—0 by the league's top side burnley, who remain on course to win the division — 13 points clear of second—placed sheffield united. in the day's early kick—off, bristol city beat relegation—threatened blackpool 2—0, andreas weimann curling this in from the edge of the area to break the deadlock, before a first championship goal of the season for highly—rated midfielder alex scott made it 2—0.

10 minutes from time. it moves the robins into the top half of the championship table for the first time since october. celtic have joined second—tier inverness in the scottish cup semifinals, after putting three goals past hearts for the second time in four days. aaron mooy and cameron carter—vickers scored either side of this wonderful finish by kyogo furuhashi just before half—time. that's 13 successive wins in all competitions for ange postecoglu's side. rangers host raith rovers tomorrow, while falkirk play ayr united on monday. now let's turn to rugby union — and the six nations. wales are off the mark in this year's championship, with a much needed victory over italy. they ended up winning in rome 29—17. ben croucher reports. a chance in rome for recovery. sometimes you just need the luck to bounce your way. it is

sometimes you just need the luck to bounce your way-— bounce your way. it is going to be a t for bounce your way. it is going to be a try for wales- _ bounce your way. it is going to be a try for wales. liam _ bounce your way. it is going to be a try for wales. liam wilson - bounce your way. it is going to be a try for wales. liam wilson made i bounce your way. it is going to be a| try for wales. liam wilson made the most out of — try for wales. liam wilson made the most out of not _ try for wales. liam wilson made the most out of not very _ try for wales. liam wilson made the most out of not very much. - try for wales. liam wilson made the most out of not very much. sheer i most out of not very much. sheer strength of will seeing him passed five defenders, forcing wales further ahead. their first five defenders, forcing wales further ahead. theirfirst win in over a decade at home, sebastien offered some roman redemption, but there was a clear gap between these two teams. 0n there was a clear gap between these two teams. on his first start in years, rees picked out for a bonus point try. game over? not quite. and the last ten minutes would keep wales on their toes, but the final pass evaded italian fingertips. 29-17 pass evaded italian fingertips. 29—17 might not be a giant step for wales, but it is a good spring forward. ben croucher, bbc news. so relief for wales, and head coach warren gatland — who says the win can be attributed to fewer distractions behind the scenes. the team have been dealing with

an ongoing dispute over contracts with the welsh rugby union. it was the first week we have had in this campaign where we didn't have things going on behind the scenes. and sojust to things going on behind the scenes. and so just to have a week of proper preparation where everyone was just concentrating on the rugby i think made a big difference. we are off to neath tomorrow and have a a few days down there before we go to paris, and i think that will be great for the whole squad and continue to work hard and go there with some more expectations to do well. it is a good french team but i think we will get a lot of confidence out of today. —— nice. italy's 10—year wait for a home six nations win continues — after the match head coach kieran crowley criticised the officiating. they come down the other end to get a penalty— they come down the other end to get a penalty try. i don't know. you have _ a penalty try. i don't know. you have got— a penalty try. i don't know. you have got to _ a penalty try. i don't know. you have got to go through the right channels, — have got to go through the right channels, but i'm sick of going through— channels, but i'm sick of going through the right channels are getting — through the right channels are getting response we got it wrong. because _ getting response we got it wrong. because thatjust wasn't getting response we got it wrong. because that just wasn't good enough

today _ the big match at twickenham between england and france hasjust come to a conclusion, and it has been an awful day for england. they've suffered their heaviest ever defeat in the six nations, losing 53—10 at twickenham. the french scored their first try inside the opening two minutes. thomas ramos finishing off a brilliant move and that really was just the start of one—way traffic for the visitors. chasing theirfirst win at twickenham since 2005, they got two more tries in the first half to lead 27—3 at half—time. a bad day for ellis genge in his first game as captain, and though england did score one second—half try, the french just didn't stop. in total, they scored seven tries. a dominant win and the most points conceded by an england side at twickenham. france can't win the grand slam after their defeat to ireland, but they could still win the championship, should results go their way. it's day three at the players�* championship in florida, with mixed fortunes for the top three going into it. rory mcilroy had hopes of returning to world number one. he's now out, after missing the cut. scottie scheffler is still in the hunt, at the top

of the leaderboard. towards the top of the leaderboard at least. let's get some more now, with our golf correspondent iain carter, who's there for us. what went wrong for mcilroy? i think it's been a very difficult week for him because of the politics going on in golf at the moment, and he is at the forefront of that. potentially distractions there. and then the storms came last night, leaving him with eight holes to play today. it was i was going to be an uphill battle to make the cut from the position he was in. he did pick up the position he was in. he did pick up a couple of birdies. it all added up up a couple of birdies. it all added up to a 73 finish and five over par, comfortably missing the cut by five shots. a big disappointment for mcilroy. he would have wanted to play all four rounds. now he turns his attention towards the masters in april. he will be heading to augusta

for a recce there next week. one more tournament to play, the match plate the week after the next. and he hopes that he will be in good shape when he gets to augusta in aprilfor that masters, shape when he gets to augusta in april for that masters, but certainly not the week he wanted here. who else should we keep our eye on? scheffler is the world number two at the moment. yet a strong start this morning and he started his third round in fashion. morning and he started his third round infashion. chipping in morning and he started his third round in fashion. chipping in for an eagle at the second. he is at the top of the leaderboard at ten under par. the canadian halfway leader, thatis par. the canadian halfway leader, that is adam, who not many people will be familiar with but is playing some lovely stuff at the moment. he opened up with a birdie in this round, dropped a shot at the second.

currently at nine under, which is one shot behind.— currently at nine under, which is one shot behind. ., ,, , ., , . one shot behind. thank you very much indeed for that _ one shot behind. thank you very much indeed for that update. _ skier mikaela shiffrin has overtaken ingemar stenmark�*s 86 world cup victories with her win in the giant slalom in sweden. the 27—year—old american surpassed stenmark�*s record earlier, for her 13th world cup win of the season, after also securing the season—long world cup giant slalom title. shriffrin had already secured the overall world cup title for a fifth time, as well as the slalom crystal globe, and has now won seven out of ten giant slaloms this season — as well as world championship gold. she breaks the record stenmark set with his victories in the 1970s and 1980s — and to make it all the more sweet does it two days before her 28th birthday on monday. a warning of flash photography in this next clip. i think that she has got so many amazing — i think that she has got so many amazing years ahead of her. she has come _ amazing years ahead of her. she has come back— amazing years ahead of her. she has come back from tragedy, she has come back from _

come back from tragedy, she has come back from a _ come back from tragedy, she has come back from a really dark place. although _ back from a really dark place. although it wasn't a physical wound, her father— although it wasn't a physical wound, her father dying, although it wasn't a physical wound, herfather dying, it although it wasn't a physical wound, her father dying, it was definitely something mentally that took a long time _ something mentally that took a long time i_ something mentally that took a long time. i interviewed herthis year and she — time. i interviewed herthis year and she said that she could not focus _ and she said that she could not focus on — and she said that she could not focus on a _ and she said that she could not focus on a race. her head was not in the game _ focus on a race. her head was not in the game and — focus on a race. her head was not in the game and what we have seen is her back— the game and what we have seen is her back to — the game and what we have seen is her back to her best. there are no boundaries — her back to her best. there are no boundaries to where she can go. she is talented, — boundaries to where she can go. she is talented, injury free and has a lot of— is talented, injury free and has a lot of years _ is talented, injury free and has a lot of years ahead of her. but our support _ lot of years ahead of her. but our support on— lot of years ahead of her. but our support on the map because he was an incredible _ support on the map because he was an incredible talent that delivered again— incredible talent that delivered again and again. he was the person that we _ again and again. he was the person that we all— again and again. he was the person that we all veer back to when we talk about— that we all veer back to when we talk about how amazing our support was when _ talk about how amazing our support was when it — talk about how amazing our support was when it was created and how he took it _ was when it was created and how he took it to _ was when it was created and how he took it to an— was when it was created and how he took it to an elite level. so for her to— took it to an elite level. so for her to come along ten years after she won — her to come along ten years after she won to— her to come along ten years after she won to match his record in such a humbling — she won to match his record in such a humbling and supportive way, from both sides _ a humbling and supportive way, from both sides actually, denmark has been _ both sides actually, denmark has been quoted in saying that she is far better— been quoted in saying that she is far better than he was, which i do not agree — far better than he was, which i do not agree on. it is different era, different— not agree on. it is different era, different standards, but she is an incredible — different standards, but she is an incredible talent and she herself

said she — incredible talent and she herself said she achieved this because of his achievement and laying that bar down _ his achievement and laying that bar down for— his achievement and laying that bar down for her. exeter ensured newcastle falcons have a miserable trip back home — after a late surge to win 2a points to 5 at sandy park, in the premiership. tries from dan frost and jack nowell helped them over the line. sam simmonds crossed for their bonus—point try in the last 10 minutes. exeter up to fourth, with newcastle second from bottom. there was a thrilling finish in the women's premier 15s between bristol bears and harlequins. both sides had scored four tries each, and the score was 26—26 with just a few minutes left on the clock when sarah bern went over to secure a 31—26 victory for bristol. the victory means bristol stay in the final play—off place and go four points clear of quins with four games to go. and these are the rest of the scores. you can see wasps, a big hammering for them. and gloucester winning against worcester warriors.

india's batsmen hit back on day three of the fourth and final test against in ahmedabad to dent australia's hopes of levelling the series. virat kohli is going well on 59 not out, and opener shubman gill starred for the hosts. he scored his fifth international century of the year — before finally falling for 128. india closed on 289 for 3 — still 191 runs behind. india lead the series 2—1. south africa completed a 2—0 series whitewash over west indies with a comprehensive 284 run victory injohannesburg. needing 391 to win, the windies slumped to a miserable 106 all out. gerald coetzee and simon harmer each took three wickets. and matt henry's 72 runs off 75 balls from number nine in the order helped new zealand take control of the first test against sri lanka in christchurch before he was bowled out. darryl mitchell also scored a tonne as the hosts closed on 373. blair tickner aided their advantage by taking three wickets as the visitors ended

the day on 83—3. britain's tao geoghegan hart tied for second place on stage six of the tirreno adriatico in italy. slovenia's primoz roglic is almost assured of victory after winning his third consecutive stage. geoghegan hart has moved up to third place overall. the race finishes tomorrow. tadej pogacar has extended his lead on stage 7 of the paris—nice race. the slovenian rider was first over the line. david gaudu of france is 12 seconds behind pogacha. the race ends in nice tomorrow. that's all from sportsday. thank you very much indeed for watching. much appreciated. we will have more for you throughout the evening. see you soon.

welcome to paris where i am soaking up welcome to paris where i am soaking up the sun on the banks of the river centre. it is lovely. it's the perfect setting to take an amble down memory lane and visit some of ourfavourite amble down memory lane and visit some of our favourite historical journeys, and let us begin right here in paris.

in 2018 one of the classics of the french car industry turned 70. and kristin managed to get behind the wheel to give it a spin. i will definitely need a lesson. guided tours around paris. now where is the gear stick? it is there. so you just turn that. if you want to get into the first one, full and that is first. push and that is second. this is very unusual. this might take... please excuse me if we bunny—hop up the street. driving a 2cv feels very different to any kind of modern car. you can feel the engine under your foot. and the noise of the car and it's very physical. and it's not a car that goes very fast, but that's not the goal. it is a very active experience.

there's no sitting back and letting the car doing its work. exactly. 0n the left this is the louvre museum. is there something that you think is part of the french identity? yes, of course, with the baguette and the stripes. 0h, we'll have to stop for a baguette. you're very brave because driving a 2cv car is not easy. driving in paris is not easy. driving in paris for the first time in a 2cv car in paris is really brave of you. there are no airbags at the windows are not electric and for ac, let's just say it is pretty rudimentary. but for some reason the french really seem to love the 2cv. as long as that remains the case, the car that is called the tin snail will keep ploughing its own furrow

in slow lanes everywhere. right, let's cross over to a completely different part of the world now as we transport you from the brisk northern coastlines of europe to the dust and sand of southern jordan. petra is one of the world's most famous archaeological sites, carved out of the desert 2,000 years ago, it was built by a local tribe. in 2016, i went to see efforts to protect this ancient site from the elements — and from tourists like me. this split in the rocks is called the sink and was the only entrance or way in and out of the city, and it would have been heavily guarded from stopping anyone sneaking in and taking over. it's just breathtaking.

at the end of the sink is the most famous part of petra, the treasury. an elaborate temple carved from the sandstone. just take a look around and you can see how popular this place is. it's the most visited in all ofjordan. but having all of these people can bring problems. the delicate rocks are easily damaged by tourists touching the monuments or walking off the designated trails, especially in places where excavations are under way. but now, there's a project aiming at getting tourists themselves involved with conservation of the monuments to help protect one

of the most threatened sites in the whole of petra. this is the temple of winged lions, a religious complex built in around 27 ad. i like your office. this is a beautiful place. he is in charge of the site and started by telling unit of the problems when the temple was first excavated. they recovered this place but did not do a wonderful job of preserving it forfuture generations. whenever you excavate a monument, you have to pull a lot of dirt out of the ground to reveal itself as the earlier project on the lot of the earth and as you see we are trying to re—excavate those earlier archaeological dumps. the dumps are huge mounds of compressed earth which will take years to sort through. at the moment, there's a team of local people tackling this mammoth task.

we have a specialists who come and actually work and train with the local community and not just have them help with the labour but giving them tangible skills to help them preserve the site in the years to come. the idea is that the locals then train tourists to have them help out, too. working out on soil dumps looking for pottery and coins that the original excavation missed. to actually have the experience doing archaeology for the day. i'm ready to test my skills. ready? this is an interesting route to get down here! so tell me what you're doing. these two both grew up in petra and have become experts at sorting through the material here.

so you're basically sieving all of the dust and looking for things. can i have a go? i was honestly enjoying tasting the dust but now... he shows me the sort of thing that they are looking for. we don't need to keep these stones. this is a part of the original people. so that would be very, very old? 2,000 years old. 2000 years old? let's see if i can find any treasures. stand back. let the master get to work. is that cool? let's look. that's stone. i'm terrible. i can't find anything. i might not be having much luck, but over the last few years, they've found all sorts here.

painted pottery, coins, lamps and decorations from the temple. now, as more pieces are retrieved and catalogued, it's hoped we can learn more about the everyday lives of the people who built this incredible city more than 2,000 years ago. we're off on safari in memory of one of history's most famous lions. elsa was made a star in the movie born free which hit the big screens in 1966. it was based on a book byjoy adamson about her and her husband's attempt to rescue a lion cub and train it for life in the wild. so back in 2015 we sent henry, our very own hollywood movie star,

to the national park to find out more. this park is virtually unchanged since they were here. really lucky because we've come across a lioness and her cub. they've just feasted and have just nestled under a tree for some shade. reminds me of what else i would have been doing here in the national park. she was lovely, never have to see us shout. just yell, come! j°y joy and george needed helpers, and one of those was george's godson. he helped return the born free lions to the wild but used to come back out to their favourite haunts for regular visits. never felt in any danger?

never. we knew very well that they would walk up to us and greet us in the most amazing way. the pair used to sit under the tree with warm beers. it does not take long for the memories to come flooding back. just being with him and being able to work with him and see how he absolutely handled his lions. and how relaxed he was. he had this amazing rapport with his environment. he was totally in harmony with his environment. this is the born free country, where it all happened.

this is where elsa was found and where elsa died.

let's bring you some breaking news — the director general of the bbc, tim davie, has been responding to the row over gary lineker, who was pulled off air for tweeting about the government's new migration law. let's listen to that interview in full now. well, i'm very sorry for the disruption today. it has been a

difficult day and i am sorry that audiences have been affected and they have not got the