hello, and welcome to sportsday. 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. from the bbc sports centre, this is sportsday. the bbc has apologised after severe disruption to its sports programmes today, following the corporation's announcement that gary lineker was to 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. in an an interview today, the bbc�*s director—general tim davie says he wouldn't resign over the matter — and says he'd like to see lineker back on air soon. our sports editor dan roanjoined me earlier — and explained how events have unfolded. 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. is effectively the collapse of much programmes like, for example, football focus, pulled out of the schedules because there was no—one it 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. the pfa then issued a statement that certain players had been in touch with them because they had been keen to show a collective position for gary lineker and those 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've 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's a matter for them. 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. one 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. 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 where bournemouth�*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. manchester city have narrowed the gap on leaders erling haaland scored the only goal

of the match from the penalty spot, after ilkay gundogan was brought down in the box. leaders arsenal travel to fulham tomorrow, but can restore the lead back up to 5 points. 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. 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 for the first time since october. celtic willjoin inverness, of the second tier, in the scottish cup semi—finals

after putting three goals past hearts for the second time in four days. aaron mooy and cameron carter—vickers scored either side of this wonderfulfinish 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. it's been an awful day for england's rugby union players. they've suffered their heaviest ever defeat in the six nations, losing 53—10 to france at twickenham. our correspondent andy swiss was watching. andy, was this a case france being that good, or more about a bad performance from england. where do you start with that match? it was a pretty extraordinary game. it was a pretty extraordinary game. it seems strange to think theyjust a few hours ago when the england fans were arriving here, they were arriving with quite a lot of optimism because they had a new captain, a new fly—half, marcus smith, who was going to play a more adventurous and expansive style of rugby. there was a lot of optimism but it lasted barely two minutes. from the moment france went over for their opening score, which was a thrilling move, the length of the

pitch. ultimately scored by thomas ramos. from the member that try was scored, you sense it was going to be a long afternoon for england. it was a long afternoon for england. it was a devastating performance from france. they were 27—3 up by the break. england were being outmuscled in the pack, there was a little glimmer of hope for england just after the break when freddie steward went over. that gave the twickenham fans something to cheer. but it didn't last long. france were utterly ruthless and by the time of the seventh try of the afternoon, as you say, it was england's heaviest defeat at home in history. quite extraordinary. what that means is that france still have a chance of winning the six nations championship, although they will need ireland to slip up. as for england, they now travel to ireland, the world number ones, remember, in dublin to play their final match next weekend. it is going to be very

tough for them to bounce back from this. and of course, with the world cup rapidly approaching, later in the year, it is fair to say that steve borthwick has some serious work to do, gavin.— work to do, gavin. andy swiss at twickenham _ work to do, gavin. andy swiss at twickenham there _ work to do, gavin. andy swiss at twickenham there for _ work to do, gavin. andy swiss at twickenham there for us. - 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 in rome. ben croucher reports. warren gatland's side were yet to score, but sometimes you need luck to bounce your way. if rio dyer made the most of good fortune, rhea williams made the most out of not very much. sheer strength of will seeing him passed five defenders. searching for their first win in a decade at home, sebastian negri offered some roman redemption but there was a clear gap between these two teams. on his first start in

years, rees then found it. a bonus point try. game over? not quite. ensured the last ten minutes with keep wales on their toes, but the final 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. it's day 3 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. let's get some more now,

with our golf correspondent iain carter, who's there for us. how disappointed you think will feel? he how disappointed you think will feel? . , ., ., , , how disappointed you think will feel? . , ., , , how disappointed you think will feel? ., ., , feel? he was always up against it after that first _ feel? he was always up against it after that first round, _ feel? he was always up against it after that first round, 76. - feel? he was always up against it after that first round, 76. he - after that first round, 76. he resumed this morning with eight holes to play. he knew he had to go extremely low in the course of those eight holes to make the cut. he picked up a couple of birdies, dropped a shot at the last. added up to a 73 and five over par. he missed the cut by three shots, which won't have come as a great surprise to him. i think that the toll of all the political work that he is doing in the world of golf at the moment probably took its toll, if you like, in terms of his preparation this week. he was struggling with his drive and perhaps not able to give that issue as much time as he would have liked. �* ., ,., ., , ., that issue as much time as he would have liked. �* ., ., , ., , have liked. and also, who should be aaivin our have liked. and also, who should be giving our eye _ have liked. and also, who should be giving our eye on? _ have liked. and also, who should be giving our eye on? scottie _ have liked. and also, who should be giving our eye on? scottie schefflerl giving our eye on? scottie scheffler is going to be amongst it and could return to world number one as well? very much so. he was out in front after a spectacular start to his

first round. chipped in for an eagle at the second. but he has just dropped a shot, and that means that he is brought back into a share of the lead. ten under par with the australian from perth. he has got it to ten under. he had an eagle, too, and has picked up a couple more birdies since then and is currently playing the part 5—9. those two are one or ian carter, 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 sweeter does it two days before her 28th birthday on monday. a warning of flash photography in this next clip. she has come back from tragedy, from a really dark place. although it was in physical wound, herfather dying, in physical wound, her father dying, it in physical wound, herfather dying, it was definitely something mentally that took a long time. i interviewed her earlier this year and she said that she could not focus on her race, her head was not in the last year we have seen her back to her best. there's no boundaries to where she can go, she is talented, injury free and she has got a lot of years ahead of her. stenmark put our sport on the map because he was an incredible talent that delivered again and again. he is the person we all kind of the back to when we talk about how amazing our sport was when it was created and how he took it to

an elite level. so for her to come along ten years after she won her first podium glory, to match his record, in such a humbling and supportive way, stenmark has been quoted as saying she is far better than he was a map which i don't agree on. it is a different era with different standards, but she is an incredible talent and she herself said that she achieved this because of his achievement and him 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 win 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 game between bristol bears and harlequins. both sides had scored

four tries each and the score was 26 all 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. elsewhere today, there were convincing wins for saracens women and loughborough ligntning. a good win too for gloucester hartpury women who beat worcester warriors 50—12. 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. 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. and 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. we will have more throughout the evening. see you soon.

hi, and welcome to paris, where i am soaking up the sun on the banks of the river seine. it's lovely. both the left bank and right banks are unesco world heritage sites. it's the perfect setting to take an ample down memory lane and revisit some of our favourite historical journeys. and let's 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. vincent takes guided tours around paris.

now where is the gear stick? it is there. so you just turn that. if you want to press 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's a very active experience. there's no sitting back and letting the car do its work. exactly. on the left, this

is the louvre museum. is there something... do you think this is part of the french identity? yes, of course, with the baguette and the stripes. oh, 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. now you're making me nervous! there are no airbags, the windows are not electric and as 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 on 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 siq 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 siq 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 here 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 the 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. i like what you have done with it. this is a beautiful place. glenn is in charge of the site and started by telling me 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 earth out of the ground to reveal it and the earlier project dumped a 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 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'v e i've got some skills, man. 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 the dust and looking for the valuabl pieces? can i have a go? we don't need to keep these stones. so it would be the original people who live here? so that would be very, very old? 2,000 years old. 2,000 years old? let's see if i can find any treasures. ok, 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 an orphaned 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 elsa would have been doing here in the national park. george had this lovely call. never had to— george had this lovely call. never had to shout. just shouted, "come, boy! _ had to shout. just shouted, "come, boy! " _ 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 this 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.

we had a bit of fresh snow fulfilling across north wales. associated with the next weather system as it started to bump into some of that cold air that has been across the country today will stop overnight tonight, the committee will be rising, it will become quite mild and most of us was heaving for a time. across the hills of northern england and scotland, a few are centimetres of snow are possible above 200 metres elevation. some of our highest hills could see 5—10 centimetres. that is quite high up, so the risk of disruption is more limited and as the milder air which is in the frost becomes restricted to northern scotland by the end of the night. tomorrow morning should be a reasonable start with some spells of sunshine coming through, but into the afternoon claudia with some outbreaks of rain arriving. it will be a multi—day, cabbages up to 14 will be a multi—day, cabbages up to 1a degrees. that is going to thaw any lying snow pretty quickly.

hello and welcome to bbc world news. the bbc�*s director—general, tim davie over the ongoing row with top sports presenter gary lineker. lineker, for tweeting criticism of the government's migration policy. in an interview with our north america correspondent, tim davey