and india get the better of rivals pakistan once again, as virat kohli's inspired win in dubai. on another busy packed afternoon of action, and we start with the football and that massive game stakes this year for manchester city —

despite going behind, city dominated possession, ten minutes before the break salah turned provider, returning the favour to dominik szoboszlai to double liverpool's lead. the victory moved them 11 points of arsenal. 4—3 at st james park. newcastle are up to fifth, as their dominant spell in the first half blew their opponents away. if is too at top right now, look a little lower, and you might find the real entertainment. nottingham to confound forest continuing to confound. just six expectations, just six minutes to stun newcastle. by half—time, they would be the ones down and out, from ones down, and out, though. from to ones down, and out; though. from to a ones gown, and out; though. from to a head inside three behind to a head inside three minutes. it doesn't matter what

part of the body it hits, isn't that right, jacob murphy? it that right. jessi; murphy? !t ~ , ,,. ~ when it that right. jaeah murphy? !t ~ , ,,. ~ when it an arm, though, had a penalty, and it matter 7 matter how 5 go in, doesn't matter how they go in, just that they do. for the neutral, unsurprisingly, the second could not live up second could not quite live up to it. forest found a second, and then it was for three in the 90th and that, no time for more but it was premier league entertainment you wanted, look no further than st park. —— it was 4—3 james's park. —— it was 4—3 in the 90th minute. we know we are into the business end of the season. there are not many games left, to maximise every we have to maximise every opportunity. this puts us right oooortunity. this puts us right , , in the teams above back in amongst the teams above asked. the teams are all fighting for the same outcome,

fighting for the same outcomeu our is to improve and our objective is to improve every week. it exciting for everybody exciting for everybody to it exciting for everybody to see. it - exciting for everybody to see~ first_ it exciting for everybody to see. first off, newcastle - better, _ to see. first off, newcastle better, and were better, and second half, us - the _ were better, and second half, us the goals proved = thas . s 5 aa '; ' a- a to that fisrs a we a'. g a', ”a , a - to recover that, thsrs'a a iaigg iaig gap ta to recover from, but the a—= z 2 very positive. the reaction was very positive. the boys _ reaction was very positive. the boys gave _ reaction was very positive. the boys gave it all. and we finished _ boys gave it all. and we finished the game with chances on top — finished the game with chances on top of— finished the game with chances on top of newcastle, believing that we — on top of newcastle, believing that we can achieve it and get liverpool with that huge lead at the top, ahead of arsenal forest take on arsenal this week at the city ground in the midweek round of games. luton town remain rooted to the bottom of the championship with just

12 games left to play, tom dele—bashiru put watford ahead from the penalty spot, and they doubled that lead when giorgi chakvetadze set up edo kayembe halfway through the first half. watford are up to ninth. luton remain five points adrift of cardiff who are one place above the relegation zone. hearts are up to seventh in the scottish premiership after a 2—1win at bottom side stjohnstone. hearts took the lead through elton kabangu, just after half time through adama sidibeh. to seal the win for hearts. they've lostjust one match this year and must be eyeing a top—six finish. the pre—tournament favourites,

inspired by their talisman passion and echoing the eternal city, a around the eternal city, a clash in rome that marked meeting number 50 between these two sides. , two sides. there is the first t . two sides. there is the first try. that — two sides. there is the first try. that goes _ two sides. there is the first try, that goes i italy! - two sides. there is the first try, that goes i italy! a i try, that goes to italy! a positive but not a sign positive start, but not a sign of things to come. three french tribes minutes them tribes in ten minutes put them in control. and a �*two in control. and a further two would follow before the break. and there was little respite for italy after the interval, antoine dupont once again rounding a trio of tries in rounding off a trio of tries in ten and speaking of

ten... thrallwseaillem 7 for ten... ehrgllwcnaillfim 7 for france. thins became tries for france. things became all too easy _ tries for france. things became all too easy i the _ tries for france. things became all too easy i the french - all too easy for the french attack, who left themselves time go over once more as = 7 cut the precision cut through the passion. alex bbc passion. alex fletcher, bbc news. man of the moment, double try scorer antoine dupont it was a very tough game, especially start of the especially the start of the game, _ especially the start of the game, but i think we were able to keep — game, but i think we were able to keep the intensity during _—|m _—m 22m." "77777'77'77 w ”77h. a-ainst this so we can so we can be - se can be proud. i lit;i 77 7.7l7'7 ,-,!,|;7|wl j, was a - m— - was a lot of _ litaléiaéns. so we can be proud was a lot of things thsrg was: a bait iaf gin-3d thing? ’ ’” 7, " ’ ' ’ the thsrg was: a bait iaf gin-3d thing? ’ ’” 7, " ’ " the -ame a-ainst during the game against england, when we had to england, but when we had to score — england, but when we had to score the _ england, but when we had to score the tries, we made a lot of— and _ score the tries, we made a lot of and today it of mistakes, and today it was - batten _ of mistakes, and today it was better. we scored on each much better. we scored on each occasion, — much better. we scored on each occasion, and it was important for us — occasion, and it was important

for us to— occasion, and it was important for us to score and be pragmatic. today we were against a great french team. we knew it before the game, and the difference was too big. i think they the game, and the difference was too l the think they the game, and the difference was too l the win. < they the game, and the difference was too l the win. they! deserved the win. they dominated contact zone, dominated the contact zone. had dominated the cantact acme. had good dominated the contact zone. had good momentum, they had good momentum, good on the front foot, and we couldn't stop that momentum. we a bit in defence. weekend of matches. france's bonus point win moves them into second ahead of england. italy stay second from bottom ahead of wales. superleague. huddersfield held a narrow 8—6 lead at the break after oliver wilson crossed the line. they move up to second.

huddersfield are still looking for their first victory. in cricket's champions trophy. after taking government advice, and will be playing all their matches in dubai. these are pakistan's cricketers. this a cricketers. this is a tournament pakistan is hosting, except this match was played in different country. yes, that to 7 to buy. 5 to buy. india 5 to buy. india will not ieto buy. india will not to ieto buy. india will not to pakistan. india's travel to pakistan. india's influence is so influence is considerable, so india play here. both teams had fervent support in the stadium. fervent support in'theetadidr’n. directed ! fewentsuppufi' ifi'thest - ' - . trouble. directed! anyone could understand _ trouble. directed! anyone could understand this _ trouble. directed! anyone could understand this reaction. - rizwan mohammad rizwan tried to accelerate. some success, but wickets kept falling. 241 all

when india 77 out when india finished pakistan's turn. just bowlingo pakistanfsrtdrn. jdst virat kohli, as distinctively, virat kohli, india again. this leading india home again. this match became a kohli. with overs to spare, this shot won it, and took virat kohli to 100. delight in 100. indian delight in pakistan's tournament 1000 miles from home. joe wilson, news. who shared a stand of 114 with him, shreyas iyer. i have never thought of virat struggling for runs. it is just a mindset that possesses. i a mindset that he possesses. i remember yesterday, a mindset that he possesses. i rememberyesterday, he a mindset that he possesses. i remember yesterday, he had gemggjber yesterday. he had come,,,,,,,,, before us for almost an hour before us for the practice session, he played a few balls, looking from a few balls, and looking from outside, he looked as crisp as

7: he looks all the time. sol never feel that it struggling for runs, to be honest. opening match against australia yesterday. fixtures against afghanistan on wednesday and south africa next saturday, if they are to finish in the top two of their group and reach the semifinals. we did a hell of a lot really and i don't personally well, and i don't personally think that performance deserved thinlcthat�*perfonance deserved lose yesterday. thinlcthat�*performance deserved lose yesterday. yeah, there a couple 7 a couple of 7 a couple of moments in the was a couple of moments in the game that we probably lost, but i felt like we were ahead of the game, but at end of the z- if you come 7if you come out if you come out on {if you come out on the £2 side of result, hose horse got two horse got too more games in champions 7 champions ins... " ' the champions trophy group stage, we know we have to win both games, and it is pretty it both games, and it is pretty % e

% w % afghanistan as a potential skin, one of those games banana skin, one of those games that could produce a bad result, for a team that ' that confidence, that is of that confidence, that is low on confidence, which presumably, if you are being honest, england from we are at the ., the moment e————e;jifif 7 a lot matchwinners in got a lot of matchwinners in their team. it is a their team. yeah, it is a different challenge. they have got a lot of obviously got a lot of spinners, but like i said, it is a challenge. . feel like, is a challenge. . ifeel like, as long as we... we feel like is a challenge. . ifeel like, as have is we... we feel like is a challenge. . ifeel like, as have gote... we feel like is a challenge. . ifeel like, as have got high ale feel like is a challenge. . ifeel like, as have got high pace, llike we have got high pace, which work really well against a may work really well against a team like afghanistan. they are not all used to facing the net att deed te faeina the 7 of net att deed te faeina the '* ofjofra het ett eeed te feeiha the '* ofjofra archer likes of jofra archer every day, likes ofjofra archer every day, so we feel like that is a weapon we have got. we massive weapon we have got. we did well the bat did well with the bat so the are yesterday, so the lads are they have got a lot confident, they have got a lot of confidence each other, of confidence in each other, and ultimately that all you of confidence in each other, and ultimat believing all you need. keep believingjneach let's