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girls as human beings. now on bbc news, it's sportsday. hello, and welcome to sportsday. i'm mark edwards. lift off for the amorim era — manchester united beat arsenal on penalties despite being down to 10 men for half the match. advantage australia — the hosts take the lead in the multi—format women's ashes series. bristol keep their last 16 hopes alive as they edge past benetton in the champions cup. also coming up on sportsday... sabalenka sees off sloane stevens in style at the australian open — she's into the second round.

back from the brink, robertson stuns higgins at the masters fighting back from 5—1 down. hello, and thanks forjoining us on sportsday, we're going to start with football in what's been a dramatic day of fa cup 3rd round action — none more so than at the emirates where manchester united beat arsenal on penalties despite having diogo dalot sent off on the hour mark. dan ogunshakin watched this gripping encounter for us to date, the fa cup remains mikel arteta's only piece of managerial silverware. for ruben amorim, this was a heavyweight introduction to the world's oldest cup competition. all smiles prior to kick off, but these are two sides with a fiery and storied relationship. in the opening exchanges, there were few signs of the fireworks that would later come, the first half notable only for

a gabriel martinelli goal ruled offside and a serious—looking injury to an in—form gabrieljesus. but as darkness descended on the emirates, the game took on a new lease of life. manchester united are starting to take shape under amorim and captain bruno fernandes is their undoubted diamond. commentator: one chance, one coalfor commentator: one chance, one goal for the _ commentator: one chance, one goal for the united _ commentator: one chance, one goal for the united captain! - if fernandes was the united hero, his compatriot, diogo dalot, soon turned villain. he took a real risk, he is on a yellow— he took a real risk, he is on a yellow card _ he took a real risk, he is on a yellow card already, - he took a real risk, he is on a yellow card already, and - he took a real risk, he is on a yellow card already, and that| yellow card already, and that will now _ yellow card already, and that will now become _ yellow card already, and that will now become red. - with the man advantage, arsenal started to turn the screw and 11 minutes after going behind they drew themselves level. gabriel what the arsenal goal! pegged back and a player light, manchester united then suffered yet another blow. kai havertz down, and a penalty given! _ kai havertz down, and a penalty given! united's_ kai havertz down, and a penalty given! united's players - kai havertz down, and a penalty given! united's players can- given! united's players can believe _ given! united's players can believe it _ given! united's players can believe it. —— _ given! united's players can

believe it. —— can't - given! united's players can believe it. —— can't believe| believe it. —— can't believe it. the decision sparked a melee between the two sets of players as tempers started to boil over and perhaps the delay got the better of martin odegaard. saved! and that's how it stayed through full—time and extra time and so to penalties and the drama they bring. the nature of a shoot—out is one player must come up short and, as he had during the game, kai havertz did so again. at full stretch again for united! _ two games ago, joshua zirkee had been withdrawn to boos from the united fans — those jeers now turned to cheers as his spot kick ensured the ruben revolution continues to gather pace. dan ogunshakin, bbc news. so having had to play with 10 men for nearly an hour, manchester united's players will take pride in the efforts at the emirates. united's manager ruben amorim was delighted with his team's determination. we have to compete no matter what the situation, and we competed today. i think they had more chances, but i think

we deserve the win. it is not personal, didn't deserve the lose, we deserved the win. the way we play, the way we fight was really tough since the beginning. we didn't have the ball too much, but we controlled without the ball. i want to also say thank you to the fans. it was unbelievable. unbelievable. obviously you make — unbelievable. obviously you make sure the performance and what _ make sure the performance and what we — make sure the performance and what we did in relation to the position. _ what we did in relation to the position, you deserve to win the game _ position, you deserve to win the game by a position, you deserve to win the game bya mile, but position, you deserve to win the game by a mile, but the reality— the game by a mile, but the reality is— the game by a mile, but the reality is that we are out, the only— reality is that we are out, the only thing _ reality is that we are out, the only thing that will be judged as that — only thing that will be judged as that. internally, i can't. only thing that will be judged as that. internally, ican't. i love— as that. internally, ican't. i love my— as that. internally, ican't. i love my players, i love our team, _ love my players, i love our team, and _ love my players, i love our team, and i love how good they are and — team, and i love how good they are and what they do, because from _ are and what they do, because from a — are and what they do, because from a thousand games, you should — from a thousand games, you should lose one, and it was this— should lose one, and it was this one _ there was an early scare at st james's park for eddie howe's newcastle side who had to come from behind to beat 4th tier bromley. the league two side had never played premier league opposition before and they took the lead afterjust seven minutes, cameron congreve

with a great finish. but newcastle had won their previous seven games and would make it eight in a row, coming back to win 3—1 — william osula's first goal for the club in the second half allowing them to breathe a bit easier. they'll play at birmingham next. the magic of the fa cup was so very nearly alive. possibly one of the biggest upsets in the competition's history was narrowly avoided with non league tamworth losing in extra time to premier league giants tottenham hotspur. tottenham's chaotic, fluctuating form this season is such that it appears anything is possible anywhere they play. at tamworth, kick—off was delayed for a while, with a broken goal needing some impromptu diy. spurs manager ange postecoglou appeared in good spirits at the home of a part—time team 96 places below his side in the football league pyramid. with the netting

fixed, tamworth sounded an early warning sign to ange postecoglou and spurs but things would be far from uncomfortable —— far from comfortable for them on an artificial playing surface. when a serious opportunity presented itself in the second half, tamworth's goalkeeper stood in the way of timo werner. the national league side maintained a steely determination, more than plucky underdogs. they almost of the fairy tale, coming close at the end. from the subsequent corner, tottenham's goalkeepers were worked. that might goalkeeper was worked. spurs introduced some heung—min and dejan kulusevski on a period where they might have otherwise had a rest, and they finally broke the resistance with an unfortunate own goal. asian kulusevski drove in a classy

second, and spurs made sure of their place in round four with brennanjohnson making it 3—0. tamworth were left beaten but unbound after a fascinating contest in the midlands. here are all of sunday's results, then. championship side hull are out of the competition, beaten by league two doncaster rovers on penalties after a 1—1 draw. no further shocks though, as premier league sides ipswich town and southampton both saw off lower tier opposition, as did crystal palace who had eberechi eze to thank as they beat stockport county 1—0. so, we've had the draw for the 4th round and here's some of the fixtures to look forward to. united's reward is

hosting leicester city managed by united legend ruud van nisterlooy. see the full draw on the bbc sport website. in the women's fa cup, vivianne miedema scored on her return from injury as her manchester city side beat ipswich town 3—0 in the fourth round of the competition. in the day's early game, london city lionesses hammered fulham 5—0 at craven cottage to put themselves in the hat for the next round. chantelle boye—hlorkah with a nine—minute hat—trick for the championship side, which was completed just over half an hour into the game. several matches postponed due to adverse weather today, but of those that went ahead, there were plenty of goals. chelsea into the next round after beating charlton 4—0. also wins for aston villa, manchester city and sudnerland. rugby borough also into the fifth round, after beating london bees 6—0. in the scottish premiership, rangers reduced the gap to leaders celtic to 15 points, after beating bottom side stjohnstone 3—1 at ibrox. it was goalless between

aberdeen and hearts despite a penalty being given in added time. jorge grant had never missed one for the visitors before this. that cost hearts a chance of a victory at pittodrie for the first time in nine years. aberdeen's winless streak is now 11 games in a row. disappointment for aberdeen's women too. they were beaten 6—1 by glasgow city, who remain five points clear at the top of the scottish women's premier league. second—placed rangers are still five points behind the leaders, despite them winning 14—0 against queens park. rangers had 10 different scorers, including lizzie arnot here. celtic beat partick thistle 4—2. elsewhere in the division, there were big wins for hibernian and motherwell. to cricket now, and england's women were comfortably beaten in the first meeting of the 2025 women's ashes in australia. they lost by four wickets in the first of three one—day internationals, which mean the hosts have a 2—0 lead in the multi—format series. with more on that, here's our

reporterjoe lynskey. the first day of the ashes went the same way as the last decade. england's women haven't won it since 2014, and this was not the start they wanted. commentator: there's the nick and there is the wicket! - england's key batters couldn't score more than a0. the captain, heather knight, was one of many soft dismissals. this was australia at their best in the field and when england cleared the ropes, the crowd kept up the performance. commentator: 0h, commentator: oh, you beauty! this is how the home side will look to hold on to the ashes. england were all out for just 204. and when they took the field, the catching pattern didn't stick. this was england's problem at last year's world cup. they now have two more odis, three t20s and a test to somehow find a way to stop the aussie rise. they take two points to start the multiformat series and england need to change a ten—year ashes trend. joe lynsky, bbc news.

joe lynskey, bbc news. so england already behind in their bid to win the women's ashes for the first time in a decade. let's get reaction to that result then with our reporter henry moeran, alongside former england spinner alex hartley who are covering the series for the bbc�*s test match special podcast. australia take a 2—0 lead in the series, winning at the north sydney oval, quite comfortably chasing down a target of 205. alex hartley was watching for us, what do you make of the performance of a from? both sides made _ performance of a from? both sides made mistake - performance of a from? both sides made mistake throughout the innings. when you look at the innings. when you look at the scorecard, it looks like australia _ the scorecard, it looks like australia hammered england, but watching — australia hammered england, but watching it live, i don't necessarily think that was the case — necessarily think that was the case yes. _ necessarily think that was the case. yes, australia won by four— case. yes, australia won by four wickets with 57 balls to spare. _ four wickets with 57 balls to spare, but england created opportunities, dropped a couple of catches, but the game was lost when _ of catches, but the game was lost when they were bowled out with seven overs to spare. this

is a problem — with seven overs to spare. this is a problem you _ with seven overs to spare. this is a problem you face - with seven overs to spare. this is a problem you face in - with seven overs to spare. ti 3 is a problem you face in a 50 over match up if you fail to use them all up, you are asking for trouble. 50 more runs, it's a very different game. ext} for trouble. 50 more runs, it's a very different game. 50 more and they are — a very different game. 50 more and they are in _ a very different game. 50 more and they are in the _ a very different game. 50 more and they are in the game. - a very different game. 50 more and they are in the game. you | and they are in the game. you thought— and they are in the game. you thought that wicket of asch gardner, if england take that, if they— gardner, if england take that, if they took that catch, anything could have happened. you're — anything could have happened. you're into the tale. england or australia, there at the back end of— or australia, there at the back end of the _ or australia, there at the back end of the innings for a reason _ end of the innings for a reason. england and play enough, but neither did australia. i don't then we can write — australia. i don't then we can write them off because they have — write them off because they have lost this game.- write them off because they have lost this game. 2-0 is the lead, have lost this game. 2-0 is the lead. and _ have lost this game. 2-0 is the lead, and they _ have lost this game. 2-0 is the lead, and they only _ have lost this game. 2-0 is the lead, and they only need - have lost this game. 2-0 is the lead, and they only need to - lead, and they only need to draw the series to maintain the ashes. there isn't much time for england to turn it around. they travel to melbourne tomorrow and play on tuesday, but for— tomorrow and play on tuesday, but for australia, they have that — but for australia, they have that winning momentum behind them _ that winning momentum behind them. they can talk about today and what —

them. they can talk about today and what they did well, where they— and what they did well, where they want to improve, but both teams — they want to improve, but both teams have to recover quickly and move _ teams have to recover quickly and move onto the next one. brilliant _ and move onto the next one. brilliant atmosphere. these stands were packed, the grass bank of america not at peace of room for anyone to put down a picnic blanket by mid—morning, and they ran out of the drinks as well here! record proud, brilliant atmosphere. so good. one of the _ brilliant atmosphere. so good. one of the best _ brilliant atmosphere. so good. one of the best i _ brilliant atmosphere. so good. one of the best i have - brilliant atmosphere. so good. one of the best i have seen . one of the best i have seen here — one of the best i have seen here in— one of the best i have seen here in australia. people were queueing _ here in australia. people were queueing up outside to get in, and as— queueing up outside to get in, and as they were leaving, it was — and as they were leaving, it was almost one in one out, like you do— was almost one in one out, like you do in— was almost one in one out, like you do in a _ was almost one in one out, like you do in a nightclub! so many people — you do in a nightclub! so many people wanted to come down and watch _ people wanted to come down and watch. want to see more crowds and bigger— watch. want to see more crowds and bigger crowds moving forward. it and bigger crowds moving forward. , ., , , forward. it will be a series that no doubt _ forward. it will be a series that no doubt will- forward. it will be a series that no doubt will have . forward. it will be a series - that no doubt will have plenty of ebbs and flows stop australia take the first points of the series, leading 2—0 going into the second one day international and melbourne on tuesday. to rugby union and there

was anotherfull day of champions cup action on saturday, with the bristol bears keeping their hopes of qualifying for the knock out stages alive with a nervy win at home to benneton. the premiership high—flyers holding off a late fightback from their italian opponents to secure and bonus point win as ben croucher reports. the french fans find their voice, and find their player getting off on the right note. harlequins fell for the trap, and by half—time the french side led 27—0. jack walker crossed again some responsibility —— respectability, gaining so much as a point would be a long shot, especially with their defence being carved open like this again. there was still time for a consolation... commentator:- time for a consolation... commentator: �* , ., ., commentator: but it will be too little too late. — commentator: but it will be too little too late. they _

commentator: but it will be too little too late. they will _ commentator: but it will be too little too late. they will need - little too late. they will need oints in little too late. they will need points in glasgow _ little too late. they will need points in glasgow next - little too late. they will need - points in glasgow next weekend, but to one on song and into the lassie can —— into the last 16. against the bears, benneton came up against a rhino. it was going so well, until it bears clawed their way back in front. harry thacker, try scorer and creator. a lead of 18. stay with us for the next bit. benneton scored twice, and when smith crossed with less than a minute to play, it was looking bleak. a big barge in the build—up and... i bleak. a big barge in the build-up and. . .- bleak. a big barge in the build-up and... i will disallow thet . build-up and... i will disallow the try- they _ build-up and... i will disallow the try. they are _ build-up and... i will disallow the try. they are not - build-up and... i will disallow the try. they are not to - build-up and... i will disallow the try. they are not to be . the try. they are not to be discounted _ the try. they are not to be discounted in _ the try. they are not to be discounted in the -

the try. they are not to be i discounted in the champions the try. they are not to be - discounted in the champions cup just yet. in bristol's pool, premiership leaders bath are on course for theirfirst win too. they lead clermont auvergne 21—14 at the rec — the french side down to 1a men. just the one game involving a british side in the challenge cup. dragons and pau shared two tries each at rodney parade but 1a points from the boot of axel desperes earned the french side a 24—15 win. dragons must win at lions in south africa next weekend to progress. the first tennis major of the year — the australian open — is under way, but heavy rain impacted several matches on the first day's play in melbourne. already a briton is out of the tournament — with sonay kartal beaten in the first round by spain'sjessica bouzas maneiro, who'll now go on to face reigning champion aryna sabalenka, after she stormed into the second round. reginaldo rosario reports.

love the work of champions, a reminder of the past and present for aryna sabalenka. aiming to make it three in a row in melbourne, she raced into a lead in the opening set against sloane stevens. a slight wobble, but sabalenka came back. her sustained slight wobble, but sabalenka came back. her sustained shotmaking came too much to shotmaking came too much to handle, even though stevens was handle, even though stevens was throwing everything at the throwing everything at the defending champion. the world defending champion. the world number one cruised to victory number one cruised to victory 6-2 number one cruised to victory 6-2 number one cruised to victory 6—2 in the second, the perfect 6—2 in the second, the perfect start celebrated with a viral start celebrated with a viral moment. in contrast, grand slam moment. in contrast, grand slam who wobble, but sabalenka success has evaded alexander success has evaded alexander zverev, but ranked a zverev, but ranked a career—high second in the career—high second in the world, he is once again one of world, he is once again one of the favourites in the men's the favourites in the men's troll. a former semifinalist troll. a former semifinalist here could have proved a tricky here could have proved a tricky opponent, but alexander zverev opponent, but alexander zverev made light work of him. a made light work of him. a

confident start for a player confident start for a player who is looking to turn his form into our major grand slam. so zverev chasing a first grand slam, sabalenka looking for a third straight australian open title. that win was her 15th straight at the tournament,

it's day one of the masters snooker at alexandra palace. shortly, shaun murphy takes on gary wilson. but first, there's been an extraordinary battle between two—time winners john higgins and neil robertson. hazel irvine sits down with steve davis and mark allen to talk us through this nailbiter. well, a golden start to the golden anniversary edition of the masters tournament here at alexandra palace, and for all the world, a book byjohn higgins, making his 31st appearance in this event, would stride into the quarterfinals. neil robertson, the reserve, the man who replaced rob neil sullivan, had very different ideas? be, it was a game of two halves. ideas? be, it