categories of sports. union in france. welcome along to the programme. their 70—year wait for a major domestic trophy.

they beat arsenal 4—0 over two legs to secure their place meet either liverpool or spurs. where the hosts started the second leg with a two—goal lead. for second in three seasons, newcastle united into of the cup under eddie howe —= off to wembley. and off to wembley. were in a strong position they were in a strong position even before kick—off, from the first leg 2—0 from the first leg against although there against arsenal. although, there some nerves among newcastle 7 newcastle supporters, the newcastle supporters. given that the form especially given that the form had dipped coming into the game and beat and arsenal beat manchester city 5—1 in the league over weekend. over the weekend. but those nerves were swept — l-f just 19 minutes, just i isak iutes, free, when alexander isak broke free. the post and murphy hit the post and jacob murphy up hit the post and jacob murphy up with a feflewed up withatebeund put newcastle ahead. to put newcastle ahead. in deafening atmosphere in a deafening atmosphere at stjames�*s park, newcastle

at stlamee'e perez. newcafl'; decisive blow delivered the decisive blow midway through the second half, terrible pass out �*defence a terrible pass out of defence raya in the arsenal goal frpm’rayainthe arsenal gdal pounced by frdm’rayainlhe arsenal gdal pounced by newcastle, and pounced upon by newcastle, gordon turning in to send newcastle and their fans into dreamland. now 4—0 arsenal now 4—0 down on aggregate, never looking an. aggregate. neeer leasing they would mount like they would mount a comeback and newcastle were off now to wembley. has been 70 years it has been 70 years last won a major since they last won a major domestic trophy and they and their will hope 57: 5long 7 elongwait long wait comes to an end when they face either oi’ liverpool or tottenham in the cup final in march. chelsea women kept up their formidable form league cup final — and first under manager sonia

win over lowly local rivals, leganes, in the copa del rey quarterfinals. in the german cup, bayern leverkusen needed extra time to come through 3—2 against koln. at twickenham police station in london, where she is accused the australia captain, who denies the charge, has been giving evidence at kingston crown court today.

kerr, one of the biggest names in women's fpptball. to namresgin women's fddtball. to give arriving to give evidence on the day of her trial. 135. ifiérifiiffi e53? if he? trial. confirmed she she confirmed she called a officer "stupid a police officer "stupid white" on january 2023, denies raciallyiaggravated 7 harassment. she told the she believed she told the court she believed the officers the police officers were treating her differently because of her skin sf they were her. and they were antagonising her. the defence barrister asked her... ms kerr had been in london with her after scorin- hat trick 6 hat trick $35 club = after a dispute police station after a dispute with a taxi driver. of the taxi, the driver began

driving dangerously. when she and her partner begged him to let them out. ms kerr said she was embarrassed, watching and apologised for the way she expressed herself. the trial continues. romain ntamack will miss france's six nations match if confirmed, it will be his first test start, of full—back.

england will confirm their team on thursday. than ever in its history. of paris, to see how one club has helped to change the face of french rugby. it's the hidden jewel of french rugby. is massey essonne, a small club with a huge impact. especially for players with family backgrounds outside mainland france. been able to produce, they are of all ethnicities and cultures. it's really a group of friends.

it's really a great atmosphere. across all levels. mathieu bastareaud won more than 50 caps. massey. as a result of massey, that changed the game, i think. and i'm not from toulouse,

toulon or perpignan, the country could be represented — something massey has now helped to bring to rugby union, taking the sport beyond its traditional heartlands in the south. if you look at this place, it has nothing to do but there is a spirit. there is something here that is different. year, of course, the club was represented in 20—year—old made in massey. andy swiss, bbc news.

inafew in a few moments, i will sign a historic executive order to men from competing to ban men from competing in women's sports. it is about time. in wor the 5 sports. in worthe trumps. in wor the trump administration, we will defend the proud tradition of female athletes, and we will not men and we will not allow men to beat up, injure and cheat to beat up, injdre and cheat women and tb beat lip,— injbre and cheat women and our girls. now on, women's sports frpm now can, wpmen's sparts be only �*women. and finally, the nfl is heading

to australia as the league region, taking place from 2026. the league already has games in the uk, germany, spain, mexico and brazil. the build—up to the super bowl on the bbc website. from me and the rest of the team at the bbc hello, there.

the moment, and with clear skies, it's provided close tojupiter as we close out wednesday. is going to be a chilly start away from the far northwest. a bit more of a breeze here, but low single figures we're going to see a lot more in the way of sunshine — now, there will be a little bit of cloud and a bit more of a breeze down through the southeast — it could drive in through essex and kent. start — 7—9 degrees. of high pressure is drifting off into scandinavia and we start to see the isobars squeeze together a little. cloud.

a start on friday, maybe the frost just lingering to the far northwest, starting to develop, it will push in some showers off the north sea, impacting perhaps east anglia, south—east england and along the channel coast down towards cornwall. it will be windy with it, as well, which will take as we go through friday. so temperatures sitting at around 5—7, maybe 8 degrees, but it will feel noticeably cooler, when you factor to freezing for many on exposed east coasts. into the start of the weekend, we are likely to continue to see high pressure with us.

on the whole is likely to stay with us. hourly details here. that's it.

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