players are being released back to their clubs to play this weekend including mako vunipola and anthony watsonns, england fly—half katy mclean will miss the rest of the tournament after being sent off against italy for this dangerous tackle. she's been given a three—week ban as a result. the ban was cut from six weeks as mclean pleaded guilty to the offence. she was part of the england team that won the world cup in 2014. tom curran has been called up by england for their one day series in the west indies. it's the surrey fast bowler‘s first senior call up after impressing with the england lions over the winter. he'll provide cover for the injured jake ball. the first of england's three matches is in antigua on friday. just over a year agojames taylor was playing for england but at the age of 26, after the discovery of a rare heart condition, he had to retire from all cricket. he almost died after falling ill at the start of last season. he has had an internal defibrillator fitted which produces an electric shock if his heart stops. he's told the bbc that the device has already done it's job.

anthony watson on the outside. watson for england.o, that was the story of last year's championship. five wins for england. and they would win another eight on the bounce before the year was out. a whitewash against australia in the summer, another impeccable autumn series. chris robshaw was a key figure in all about. many thought they would not see him in an england shirt again. he was such a strong player for eddiejones, again. he was such a strong player for eddie jones, one again. he was such a strong player for eddiejones, one of the first names on the team sheet. i have just nipped across the road to the ha rlequins nipped across the road to the harlequins do. he has had shoulder surgery harlequins do. he has had shoulder surgery and will play no part in the six nations. you tommy about being —— he told me about being in that squad under eddie jones. —— he told me about being in that squad under eddie jones. they always wa nt to squad under eddie jones. they always want to get better and improve. they are never satisfied. you ha

anthony watson on the outside. watson for england.ive wins for england. and they would win another eight on the bounce before the year was out. a whitewash against australia in the summer, another impeccable autumn series. chris robshaw was a key figure in all about. many thought they would not see him in an england shirt again. he was such a strong player for eddiejones, again. he was such a strong player for eddie jones, one again. he was such a strong player for eddiejones, one of the first names on the team sheet. i have just nipped across the road to the ha rlequins nipped across the road to the harlequins do. he has had shoulder surgery and will play no part

elliot daly replaces anthony watson on the wing.itain coach brian noble says he's certain rugby league can be a success in north america. noble is now coach of the a new canadian team — toronto wolfpack — that has begun life in the third tier of british rugby league and they intend, in time, to reach the super league. the team will play and train for the early part of the season in the uk, before starting home matches in the spring. they'll have to fund their opposition's travel and accommodation. toronto wolfpack play siddal in the challenge cup tomorrow, live on the bbc sport website. i think north america is one of the markets that is tailor—made for our game. both canadians and americans will love it. free trial people last season down as far as jamaica so we are looking everywhere for talent and we will go everywhere for that talent. the limitations are the ones that they gain places on itself. if we are bit more courageous, we can certainly succeed in north america. that's all sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. so

anthony watson is in england's squad for their six nations match against italy.. he was stripped of his seven tour de france titles. it clears the way for the case to go to trial. we have just heard that the fed cup tea m we have just heard that the fed cup team will be a way to romania in their play—off tie in april. more on the bbc news channel through the day. an afghan interpreter who fought alongside british troops says if the government sends him home, it will be a death sentence. javed hokta is applying for asylum here in the uk. he says he was sent death threats by the taliban and fears for his life. he's currently living illegally in birmingham while he makes a fresh claim to stay. he's already had one claim rejected because the threatening letters he received hadn't been signed or dated by the taliban. javed has been talking to bbc midlands today. this is his story. theyjust use us and leave us. you call them heroes. we saved your heroes. now i feel ashamed and i regret my time being with them. this wasn't the life that javed hokta imagined after spendi

while elliot daly replaces anthony watson on the wing. that is all the sport for now.come of yesterday's twin by—elections in copeland and stoke—on—trent — the former, a safe labour seat seized by the conservatives, the latter a labour hold which saw off a challenge from the ukip leader paul nuttall. but both results have raised more questions about jeremy corbyn's leadership of labour, after copeland was lost for the first time in 80 years. earlier, a triumphant theresa may addressed supporters in the cumbria constituency. this is an astounding victory for the conservative party, but also for the conservative party, but also for the people of coal plant. labour have helped the seat since the 19305. a have helped the seat since the 1930s. a party in government has not won a by—election from the opposition for 35 years. you know what people were saying about this election? labour said they were going to win it. experts were saying that labour would increase their majority. all of you, the volunteers who went out there every day and campaigned, you had made sure that did

danny care makes his first england start in a year at scrum—half, while elliott daly replaces anthony watson on australia's caleb ewan to snatch victory in the second stage of the tour of abu dhabi. as expected the stage came to down to the usual bunch sprint, with kittel, ewan and mark cavendish all fighting for the win but it was the german who prevailed and took the stage byjust a wheel leaving the australian ewan slightly embarrassed as he started his celebrations just a tad early. more now on the by—elections. the conservatives have described it as truly remarkable event. they took the seat from labour, the first time a governing party has won a seat from the incumbent party for 35 yea rs. from the incumbent party for 35 years. here are the results. labour won the other by—election which was held in stoke central. these are the results. the prime minister arrived in copeland earlier to congratulate her new mp and this is what she said. labour were saying, we are going to win it. experts were saying labour would increase their majority, but all of you, the volunteers who went out day m,

danny care makes his first england start in a year at scrum—half, while elliot daly replaces anthony watson after 6pm on thursday to reports of a man with a gun at albert road in levenshulme. armed officers attended, a 43—year—old man was detained. they later discovered he was in possession of a folding cane and was subsequently released. police established there was no threat and enquiries are continuing to understand the circumstances, but it seems this was a blind man who was in possession of a folding cane. he was tasered. the police are continuing to look into what happened. let's get more now on the by—elections last night. the conservatives have described their win in copeland as a "truly historic event". they took the seat from labour by more than 2,000 votes, the first time a governing party has won a seat from another party in a by—election for 35 years. here's the result in full. labour leaderjeremy corbyn says the result is "disappointing" but insists he won't step down. labour won the other by—election in stoke central. here are the results. the prime minister arrived in copela

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