west ham we re precious little to cheer. west ham were rarely a threat.ace in the league was now within reach for city. to start with, the game was... between the boxes we were clever and we were able to do that, so... clever and we were able to do that, so... are attacking, front and behind, was good as well. manchester united beat hull last month, but a goalless draw at old trafford tonight sees them four points adrift will stop hull had a keeper in inspired form, making save after save, particularly in the second half. he was revelling in it, rising to the occasion. a point for them back to 19th, with sunderland returning to the bottom. they tried to see what the referee would allow them to do. they had feedback, they we re them to do. they had feedback, they were comfortable then, comfortable to do what they did, and i am not critic with that because they are in the position they are. they are fighting relegation. every point for them is gold, and i'm not critic with them. peter crouch scored his 100th premier league goal, giving stoke the lead agains

yes, the west ham manager very angry. they look set to win back—to—back games.nd into the back of the west ham net. finished 2—2. there might be a bit of an argument that tonight. slaven village genuinely thought his tea m slaven village genuinely thought his team had managed to get what they deserved. in the second half it was all us, fantastic performance. it is not easy to turn the game around, especially against such a solid and organised team. we could and should have scored more. it is really frustrating, but i am more than pleased how the guys played. they played fantastic. when you're playing against teams like this you always need to goals, a cushion. fair play to west ham, they played very well, especially in they played very well, especially in the second half, especially in the second half they changed the system which caught us out. it was cut and mouse. entertaining game for the supporters who have come here today. not quite so entertaining at the riverside, the weather terrible as well. middlesbrough, tough at the back, cannot score goals, it fini

the west ham united manager slaven bilic has been charged with improper conduct by the football associationbion. bilic was sent off after protesting to match officials, and throwing a television microphone to the ground, after west brom's last—minute equaliser. west ham's assistant manager nikola jurcevic has also been charged for alleged misconduct following an incident in the first half of the same game. both men have until 6pm on thursday to respond to the charge. swansea city winger nathan dyer has been ruled out for the rest of the season. he lasted just seven minutes of their 2—0 win over leicester yesterday before limping off, rupturing the achilles tendon in his left ankle. former sale sharks wing tom arscott has been found guilty of passing on confidential team information to bristol by the rugby football union. arscott was suspended by sale on 11th january and then sacked 16 days later after an internal investigation by the premiership club. the rfu investigation concluded bristol were aware of sale's line—out set up and their defensive pattern. bristol won the match by a point on

it was a late goal from west ham's andreae you.e of favour. here is the top of the table. chelsea's lead could change. tottenham play stoke tomorrow, nick, which could see them leapfrog man city and close the gap somewhat. should they win that gap will be reduced to ten points. i think we can reduced to ten points. i think we ca n start reduced to ten points. i think we can start calling chelsea champions elect because their home form is so good, 11 wins out of 12 at home. 12 matches remaining. it is such a big gap, chelsea don't look like dropping any points. however chases them has to put on an incredible run as well which seems unlikely. both manchester clubs not playing this weekend, man united playing the efl cup tomorrow against southampton and west brom up to eighth. let's look at the bottom of the table, and as we said, an opportunity missed for hull who could have moved out of the bottom three with a win. perhaps more significantly is where leicester are tonight because as we know with that when crystal palace have moved u

yes, west ham looked odds—on to make it back to back wins at home to west brom.egause his team wg; jggg'gg gg so begause his team wg; jggg'gg gg so the game. until so late in the game. in the second half, it was all us. it was a fantastic performance, it is not easy to turn the game around, especially against such a solid and organised team. we could and should have scored more. it is really frustrating, but i am more than pleased how the guys played. they played fantastic. when you're playing against teams like this, you always need to goals, asa like this, you always need to goals, as a bit ofa like this, you always need to goals, as a bit of a cushion, but fair play to west ham, they played really well especially in the second half. they changed the system which caught out a little bit. we change them, so, an entertaining game for the supporters who have come here today. not in turleigh share those who went to the riverside were entertained. it finished goalless and they had to injure all manner of weather in the north—east —— not entirely sure. 0-0 the north—

watford and west ham drew 1—1. and thatis watford and west ham drew 1—1.u. you can get in touch with me through twitter. i am at alpa patel. you can get plenty more on the website. thank you for being with us for me and the team. stay tuned at the top of the hour because coming up next is lebo diseko. goodbye for now, though. hello. a very changeable weather pattern in the few days to come. colder to start the week. mild weather ahead of us for sunday. this was the rain on saturday. behind me is the next named storm racing in off the atlantic. that is storm ewan. it was named by the irish met service for the expected consequences. it will bring wet and windy weather in the north of the uk and heavy rain to be between the two weather systems, general mildness. further west, already the rain and wind is gathering. that will be a feature for northern ireland in scotla nd feature for northern ireland in scotland for the morning onwards. elsewhere, dry weather for a time. as well as rain, cold it. we have talked about that. snow to come. brightness will fade. s

west ham skipper mark noble sealed the points with a deflected free—kick in the second half.did fantastic. we had game plan, 0k, the guys did fantastic. we had game plan, ok, but we did itand the guys did fantastic. we had game plan, ok, but we did it and executed it in the best possible way. we were behind the ball, close them down, scored three goals. basically a great performance. great performance. watford followed up their surprise win at arsenal on tuesday with another three points against burnley at vicarage road. 2—1 the score. watford's m'baye niang scored one on on hsi home debut and made another for troy deeney. burnley‘s miserable away record continues. the clarets haven't won on their travels since last may, and had midfielderjeff hendrick sent off early too, for a two—footed challenge. ashley barnes scored for them. watford are back into the top half of the table. we have a couple of really good chances, we got a penalty from a good chance just before that, you know, and to be fair that one goal, the great save from tom heaton, and other than that for so much of

that's the view of his west ham boss slaven bilich.orm for west ham when fit — but he's currently sidelined with a groin strain and has only made 16 appearances for the club this season. when he's playing, when he's fit, for me, he is a top striker. but i told him, itold him in dubai and i told him, itold him in dubai and i told him, itold him in dubai and i told him yesterday that those small things that are ruining or damaging 01’ things that are ruining or damaging or affecting his rhythm are no good for him, no good for us, no good for a call—up in the england squad. a blow for arsenal this morning with the news that midfielder santi cazorla is out for the season as he recovers from ankle surgery. the spain international has been out of action since october and has undergone an operation and it was expected that his recovery would take around three months. but arsenal now believe the 32—year—old will need longer on the sidelines and expect him not to feature again this season. world champion constructors mercedes have unveiled thei

west ham equalised in the second half. crystal palace are now out of the relegation zone. i should say it is leicester who drop in. jamie vardy took to social media to pay tribute to former manager claudio ranieri. ina tribute to former manager claudio ranieri. in a post which includes a picture of the italian, he said, claudio ranieri has and always will have my complete respect. he believed in me when many didn't and for that i owe him my eternal gratitude. there is speculation i was involved in his dismissal. this reference to a discussion the players were supposed to have had with the chairman. he said it was untrue and extremely hurtful. he said the only thing they are guilty of as said the only thing they are guilty ofasa said the only thing they are guilty of as a team is underachieving and they will do their best to rectify that. leicester are now in the relegation zone and claudio ranieri made a return to say goodbye to the players today. an emotional farewell at the training ground. that is the sport. malaysian p

the west ham united manager slaven bilic has been charged with improper conduct by the football associationwing his side's 2—2 draw with west brom. bilic was sent off after protesting to match officials and throwing a television microphone to the ground, after west brom's last—minute equaliser. his assistant manager nikola jurcevic has also been charged for alleged misconduct following an incident in the first half of the same game. both men have until 6pm on thursday to respond to the charge. relegation—threatented swansea city have been dealt a blow with the news winger nathan dyer will miss the rest of the season through injury. he ruptured his achilles tendon in the early stages of his side's victory over leicester yesterday. joe root has been named as england's new test cricket captain with the the ecb chairman colin graves calling the yorkshire batsman the "perfect choice". ben stokes has been appointed vice—captain. root succeeds alastair cook, who resigned last week. his first test in charge will be against south africa at lord's in july. a tremendous performance. root has played ma

the west ham united manager slaven bilic has been charged with improper conduct by the football associationte equaliser. west ham's assistant manager nikola jurcevic has also been charged for alleged misconduct following an incident in the first half of the same game. both men have until 6pm on thursday to respond to the charge. relegation threatened swansea city have been dealt a blow with the news winger nathan dyer will miss the rest of the season through injury. he ruptured his achilles tendon in the early stages of his side's victory over leicester yesterday. ulster rugby have announced that jono gibbes willjoin the province as head coach ahead of next season. the former all black, seen here on the right, has signed a two—year contract. he's currently forwards coach at clermont auvergne. he'd previously held a similar position at leinster where he won three european cups. the former sale sharks wing tom arscott has been found guilty of passing on confidential team information to his brother, who plays for fellow premiership side bristol. arscott was suspended in early january and then

he dropped aguero in favour of their new brazilian striker gabrieljesus for the win at west ham on wednesdayts aguero is still the main man in attack. the club needs a lot of strikers. and sergio remains one of the most important players in our squad. going without him wouldn't be possible. he played once in an attacking position. but he always played. and played good. meanwhile his counterpart at manchester united jose mourinho has said his side deserved to win every game they've drawn this season. mourinho bemoaned his side's luck which has seen united drop several points this season. meanwhile rafa benitez has said he won't quit newcastle united despite reports this morning he could be considering his future on tyneside. the club, currently second in the championship, failed to make a signing in the january transfer window and reports suggested owner mike asshley had re—taken control of transfers instead of benitez. i will not quit, i will not leave, because happy. i will fight to get three points in the next game. it is so three points in the next game. it is so simple. so clear. sheffie

west ham are expected to give debuts to their new signings jose fonte eight and robert snodgrass.er had a few words of sympathy for pep guardiola after winning their first ten matches in all competitions, manchester city are fifth in the table, 13 points behind chelsea. this is a very difficult league, extremely difficult. there are no easy games and no one patent that they are playing. they are changing tactics during the games. it is really ha rd. i tactics during the games. it is really hard. i think that he knew it would be hard, but some of the games they played were amazing. long—term, it is going to be success for them. there is live commentary of that match on radio five live. keep right up match on radio five live. keep right up to date with all three matches tonight. stoke also play everton. all the bbc sport website and mobile app as well. that is where we have to leave it. we will hand you straight back to london. the shadow ex hitting the eu minister is speaking. let us hear what she is saying. as the members said in his outstanding speech, this decision is different.

he dropped aguero in favour of their new brazilian striker gabrieljesus for the win at west ham on wednesday the main man in attack. the club need a lot of strikers. they are unique. our side without him it would be nothing. here, we came back from argentina against everton. us played and played well. —— he always played. meanwhile rafa benitez has said he won't quit newcastle united despite reports this morning he could be considering his future on tyneside. the club, currently second in the championship, failed to make a signing in the january transfer window and reports suggested owner mike asshley had re—taken control of transfers instead of benitez. i would not quit. i will not leave. iam happy. i would not quit. i will not leave. i am happy. i am i would not quit. i will not leave. iam happy. iam ready to i would not quit. i will not leave. i am happy. i am ready to fight. i will try to get the three point in the next game. that's it, so simple, so the next game. that's it, so simple, so clear. sheffield wednesday are into the championship play—off places after victory over wigan athle

was where he first played professionalfootball, on loa n played professionalfootball, on loan from west hamntually moved to chelsea in 2001. at sta mford moved to chelsea in 2001. at stamford bridge, he hit his stride. he developed a habit of appearing in attack at the crucial moment. midfield marksman. regularly putting strikers to shame. this one cup final. he collected 11 trophies with blues in all. three premier league and the champions league. by the time he left, 211 goals, more than any other chelsea player in history. 106 caps for england, 29 goals. in common with peers, he is often asked about what might have been. common with peers, he is often asked about what might have beenlj common with peers, he is often asked about what might have been. i have played 100 games for england. it makes me proud. i had the chance to represent my country. that has to do me no. i can tell my grandchildren about that sort of stuff. frank lampard is also remembered for this goal which was never given. it is what led to goal—line technology. really, the officials should have known, frank lampa rd real

he dropped aguero in favour of their new brazilian striker gabrieljesus for the win at west ham on wednesdaytill the main man in attack. big clubs need a lot of strikers. sergio aguero is may be one of the most important players in the squad. without him, girls would not be possible. —— goals. the other games, when he was not banned, he has played and played good. newcastle united manager rafa benitez has said he won't quit despite reports this morning he could be considering his future on tyneside. the club, currently second in the championship, failed to make a signing in the january transfer window and reports suggested owner mike asshley had re—taken control of transfers instead of benitez. i will not quit, i will not leave because i am happy. i am ready to fight and try to get three points from the next game and get promoted. it is so simple, so clear. newcastle's youngsters are in the quarter—finals of the fa youth cup, as are tottenham, chelsea and manchester city. and also broxbourne borough! an incredible run from their youth side means they're against aston villa for the right to m

gabriel jesus comfortable 4—0 win winners over west ham. they are now ten points off the top. but a different night for manchester united, left frustrated against hull. manager jose mourinho was incensed after the final whistle for what he feels is different treatment which he is getting from referees as opposed to other premier league managers. he said jurgen klopp in liverpool's match with chelsea was complimented for his passion that he shows on the sidelines, but after the match, jose mourinho said if he was to show similar levels of emotion, he would be sent to the stands, and you can see this double standard is certainly irritating him as he walked out of his post—match interview afterwards. what is your overall impression at night's performance? overall impression at night's performance ? we overall impression at night's performance? we didn't score. if you don't score, it isn't possible to win. their goalkeeper was in marvellous form. he was. what you feel the referee should have put them up on? if you don't know football, you shoul

in the premier league, manchester city thrash west ham.lian gabriel jesus scored his first goal for the club as they won 4—0. manchester united could only manage a goalless draw with hull city. and carol has the weather. good morning, carol. good morning. today, we are looking at a band of rain moving from west to east. some bright spells, affidavit of cloud but it will be windy wherever you are. ——a fair bit of cloud. we could even have severe gales. more details in13 even have severe gales. more details in 13 minutes. good morning. first, our main story. britain takes the first step towards leaving the european union as parliament vote overwhelmingly in favour of triggering brexit. mps voted last night for legislation which gives the prime minister the power to start negotiations with european leaders. theresa may will outline her plans for leaving the eu today, as our political correspondent iain watson reports. the eyes to the right. 498. the process of leaving the european union has now begun. last night, mps backed the principle of t

hull city and burnley drew i—i, as did watford and west ham. west brom beat bournemouth 2—1.24—point lead at the top of the scottish premiership with a 2—0 win over hamilton. moussa dembele scored both goals to give the hoops their 21st league win in a row. aberdeen moved nine points clear in the race for second place, with a 1—0 win over ross county. dundee won 5—1 away at motherwell. partick thistle beat a ten—man hearts. and kilmarnock got their first away win since october at stjohnstone. it's the first major cup final of the english domestic season this afternoon, manchester united take on southampton at wembley in the efl cup. southampton haven't won a major trophy since 1976. jose mourniho has never lost a domestic cup final in england. it would be good for the group, it would be good for the club and it would be good for me, obviously. but, um...you know, the beginning of my career i was looking more to myself and to my personal achievements, if you can say that. i am in a period where i am more and more a club man. the most important is to put in the ground all the e

there were wins also for west ham, watford and west brom.ted are at champions leicester. in the scottish premiership, rangers slipped to third after being held to a 1—1 draw against ross county. meanwhile at fir park, hearts overcame ten—man motherwell 3—0. esmael gonsalvez scored twice, his first goals for the club. elsewhere aberdeen beat patrick thistle 2—0 to move up to second in the table. leaders celtic move 27 points clear if they beat stjohnstone later today. great britain have taken a 2—1 lead in their davis cup tie against canada after winning yesterday's doubles. jamie murray and dom inglot beat daniel nestor and vashek pospisil in four sets in ottawa. dan evans could also clinch a tie in the first singles rubber of this afternoon. the winners face france in the quarterfinals. it's been a good weekend for british athletes in germany. laura muir has continued her recent record—breaking form by setting a european 3,000 metre indoor record. muir broke the british indoor 5,000 metre indoor record in glasgow last month, and took kelly

hull city and burnley drew 1—1, as did watford and west ham. west brom beat bournemouth 2—1.the ring on april 23rd. both fighters made the announcement on social media. no venue has been given for what khan describes as the "super fight", but pacquiao has suggested earlier this month it may take place in the united arab emirates. london 2012 silver medallist michaeljamieson has retired from swimming. jamieson‘s silver medal in the 200m breaststroke was the best british performance in the pool in the home olympics. he struggled with depression after injuries and was disappointed with his silver two years later at the glasgow commonwealth games. he's now heading to guatemala to learn about yoga and meditation. i will have more sport for you in the next hour. back now to our top story, jeremy corbyn‘s assertion that he is determined to stay on as labour leader, despite defeat in the copeland by—election. he claims the boat was the rejection of the establishment. andrew marr spoke to baroness jakubowski and asked her why the vote for the parliament could ever be considered a reje

the striker has been in great form for west ham when fit.he club this season. when he is playing, fit, for me he isa when he is playing, fit, for me he is a top striker. but i told him in dubai and yesterday that the small things ruling, damaging his return are no good for him, us, a call up for the england squad. manny pacquiao and britain's amir khan have announced a deal is being negotiated for a possible fight. pacquaio's twitter followers recently voted khan as the opponent they would most like to see him take—on next. khan hasn't boxed since a defeat to saul alvarez last may. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. the murderer of the children's author helen bailey has been sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of her killing. the judge said ian stewart would have to spend at least 34 years behind bars, saying it was "difficult to imagine a more heinous crime". stewart drugged and suffocated helen bailey before throwing her body in a cesspit, hidden under the garage of their hertfordshire home. 0ur co

the striker has been in great form for west ham when fit., fit, he is one of the top strikers. but i have told him in dubai and yesterday, the small things that have been damaging his retirement are not good for him or good for us. it is not good if he wa nts to or good for us. it is not good if he wants to get called up to the england squad. vern cotter has made five changes to scotland's side that will face wales in the six nations at murrayfield on saturday. flankerjon barclay plays his rugby in wales with the scarlets and will captain the team in the absence of the injured greig laidlaw. ali price will play at scrum half. prop gordon reid, back rows john hardie and ryan wilson, and wing tim visser will also start. manny pacquiao and britain's amir khan have announced a deal is being negotiated for a possible fight. pacquaio's twitter followers recently voted khan as the opponent they would most like to see him take on next. khan hasn't boxed since a defeat to saul alvarez last may. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more in the next

west ham came from behind to win at southampton, 3—1. watford beat burnley 2—1. ay fourth in the table while motherwell drop down to ninth. elsewhere aberdeen beat patrick thistle two nil to move above rangers into 2nd. rangers drew 1—1 with ross county. celtic are 2a points clear and play stjohnstone tomorrow. great britain are 2—1 up in the davis cup tie against canada after winning their doubles rubber today. jamie murray and dom inglot beat daniel nestor and vasek pospisil in 4 sets in ottawa. evans could clinch the tie against pospisil in the first singles rubber tomorrow. the winners will travel to france in the quarter—finals in april. that's all the sport for now. let's have a quick look at some of the front pages: the front page of the sunday telegraph leads on the government's 60 million pound investigation into historic allegations of abuse in iraq — the paper says mps are due to conclude that it's unfit for purpose. the observer reports that theresa may's government is going to make a major shift in housing policy — away from promoting home ownership —

liverpool slipped to a 2—0 defeat at hull city, west ham won 3—1 at southampton. e also wins for watford and west bromwich albion. in the scottish premiership, rangers slipped to third after being held to a 1—1 draw against ross county. aberdeen are now second after beating partick. the day's only other victory was at fir park as hearts overcame ten—man motherwell 3—0. esmael goncalves scored twice, his first goals for the club. celtic could move 27 points clear at the top with a win — they face saintjohnstone tomorrow. jamie murray and dom inglot put great britain 2—1 up against canada with victory in saturday's davis cup doubles contest in ottawa. and that's all the sport for now. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. that's all from me. goodnight. the weather on sunday across most of the uk is not looking too bad. there will be a lot of cloud around and one or two will be a lot of cloud around and one oi’ two showers will be a lot of cloud around and one or two showers but on balance, not a bad day. this is what the satellite looks

the striker has been in great form for west ham when fit.en he is playing and that he is a top striker but i told him that it is those small things that are ruining or damaging or affecting his return and they are no good for him, nor good for us, no good for a cull up nor good for us, no good for a cull up to the england squad. —— col up. for the britain's mark cavendish won the first stage of the tour of abu dhabi. the 189 kilometre course runs entirely through the desert, and cavendish took over four and half hours to get through todays stage. he won a sprint finish ahead of germany's andre greipel and italy's niccolo bonifazio. that's all sport for now. you can keep up to date with all those stories on the bbc sport website. mike bushell will have more in sportsday at half past 6. let's get more on the continuing travel problems caused by storm doris. storm doris has been causing widespread travel disruption. here to tell us more is our reporter kathryn stanczyszyn. it is affecting everything, isn't it? it was travel chaos across the cou

city remain a considerable way off the league leaders chelsea despite a comfortable 4—0 win over west hamt was mixed night for the manchester clubs in the premier league. kevin du bruyne and new signing gabrieljesus with his first goal for the club. they remain ten points off the top however and outside of the all—importa nt champions league places. we scored the second time. we were able to score. that didn't happen, it didn't happen. between the box we we re it didn't happen. between the box we were clever. jose mourinho complaining afterwards that referees apply different rules to him than other managers. he said whilstjurgen klopp was complimented for his passion on the sidelines, mourinho was told he'd be sent to the stands if he showed similar levels of emotion. and that irritation prompted him to walk out of his post—match interview. what's your impression of tonight‘ performance? what‘s your impression of tonight‘ performance? we didn't score. don't score, not possible to win. their goalkeeper was in marvellous form when you did get through?m goalkeeper was in marvellous form when

two months ago, west ham were in that dog fight — they're now up into the top half thanks to their 3—one at goodison park. where everton beat bournemouth 6—3. there was only 30 seconds before the first one. ross barkley completed the entertainment, complete with the celebrate—before—you—score routine. in the day's other matches watford beat burnley 2—1. and west brom had a 1—0 win over stoke at the hawthorns. today manchester city play swansea city and manchester united are at champions leicester. in the scottish premiership, rangers slipped to third after being held to a 1—1 draw against ross county. meanwhile at fir park, hearts overcame 10—man motherwell 3—0. esmael goncalves scored twice, his first goals for the club. elsewhere aberdeen beat patrick thistle 2—0 to move up to second in the table. leaders celtic move 27 points clear if they beat stjohnstone later today. great britain have taken a 2—1 lead in their davis cup tie against canada after winning yesterday's doubles. jamie murray and dom inglot beat daniel nestor and vashek pospisil in four sets in ottawa. dan evans could

after losing 4 nil at southampton and west brom scored a late equaliser to share the points with west hamtoday they scored six against inverness callie thistle make it through to the quarter finals of the scottish cup. that's all the sport for now. another two—hundred—and—forty pilot whales have become stranded in a remote bay in new zealand — in what conservationists say is the country's biggest beaching for 100 years. the pod is thought to include some of the one hundred whales who were rescued from the same area yesterday. some scenes are distressing. doing whatever they can to help before it's too late. these volunteers have been working for many hours, trying to keep the whales cool as they lie stranded. some say singing also helps to keep them calm, but what they really need is high tide. very quickly this tide has come racing in, and now we're all up to our knees, some people are up to their waists in water, and we're starting to get a bit of floating, and we're just helping assist the whales with their breathing until the water gets deep enough they can swim. this is one of the wo

bottom after losing 4—0 to southampton and west brom scored a late equaliser to share the points with west hamadium. there are two matches later today. chelsea can go 12 points clear at the top of the table with victory at burnley. there's a big game at the bottom where swansea host leicester. both sides are just one point above the relegation zone. rangers go into their fifth round scottish cup game with greenock morton later with under—20 coach graeme murty in temporary charge. there's an edinburgh derby in the early kick off with hearts hosting hibernian celtic scored six against inverness callie thistle yesterday to reach the quarterfinals. mikael lustig put celtic ahead before moussa dembele scored three, it's now hat—tricks in back—to—back games for the young french striker. kieran tierney added a fifth then captain scott brown rounded off the rout in injury time. also through to the quarter finals are st mirren, aberdeen and partick thistle. ayr united and clyde drew as did dunfermline and hamilton, so they'll replay. and there was one match in the scottish premiership, dundee and kilma

west brom scored an injury time equaliser to get a point at west ham.r. runaway leaders in the league, and today they scored six against inverness callie thistle to make it through to the quarter finals of the scottish cup. mikael lustig put celtic ahead before moussa dembele scored three. it's now hat—tricks in back—to—back games for the young french striker. kieran tierney added a fifth, then captain scott brown rounded off the rout in injury time. also through to the quarter finals are st mirren, aberdeen and partick thistle. ayr united and clyde drew as did dunfermline and hamilton both those matches ended in 1—1. and in the scottish premiership dundee and kilmarnock drew 1—1. ryan day is through to the final of snooker‘s world grand prix in preston. he beat marco fu by six frames to four, winning the decisive frame by a point on the black. he'll play barry hawkins in the final tomorrow. that's all the sport for now. let's have a look at some of the front pages. the observer reports what it calls "unprecedented criticism" from a group of leading ret

premier league matches as manchester city looked to close the gap on the top four with a win at west ham. good evening. members of parliament at westminster have taken the first step towards invoking article 50 of the lisbon treaty — the start of the process of leaving the european union. the house of commons voted by an overwhelming majority — 498 to 114 — in favour of the bill drawn up by ministers, and the parliamentary process is meant to be completed early next month. among those who voted against were 47 labour mps, who defied the orders of their leaderjeremy corbyn. our political editor laura kuenssberg has the latest. feeling confident, prime minister question that she didn't really need to worry. having fought against having the vote, the government ministers never really worried about winning it. in the end, a much bigger proportion of mps voted to begin brexit from the proportion of us begin brexit from the proportion of us that chose to leave. the ayes to the right, 498. the noes to the left, 114. huge cheers. that was one mp mattering suicide. the ayes habit. dozens of labou

in the late kick off watford are hosting west ham united. in september, and are threatening to sting the hammers again. they took the lead in just the third minute after cheikhou kouyate brought down mauro zarate. troy deeney claimed his eighth goal of the season as a result. in the early stages of the second half and it remains i—0 in the early stages of the second half and it remains 1—0 to watford. that penalty the only thing separating them at the moment. here is the top of the table. totte n ha m here is the top of the table. tottenham play stoke tomorrow, nick, which could see them leapfrog man city and close the gap somewhat. yes, but only to ten points. not enough! you have to call chelsea champions elect at the moment. i! points clear at this stage of the season, you could argue their unstoppable at home as well, 12 points from 13 at stamford bridge but spurs can just keep winning. both manchester club is not in action this weekend, man united play in the efl cup tomorrow. we talk about west brom, incredible to think they have reach

hull city and burnley drew 1—1, as did watford and west ham. west brom beat bournemouth 2—1.hoops their 21st league win in a row. aberdeen moved nine points clear in the race for second place, with a 1—0 win over ross county. dundee won 5—1 away at motherwell. partick thistle beat a ten—man hearts. and kilmarnock got their first away win since october at stjohnstone. england's one—day cricket captain eoin morgan top—scored with 95, as his side eased to a win in the first warm—up game of their west indies tour. morgan was joined by jason roy, new test captain joe root and ben stokes in scoring half—centuries, as they beat the vice chancellor's 11 by 117 runs. the first 0di of the three—match series is on friday. boxing now, and amir khan and manny pacquiao have confirmed they will take to the ring on april the 23rd. both fighters made the announcement on social media a few hours ago. no venue has been given for what khan describes as the "super fight", but pacquiao has suggested earlier this month it may take place in the united arab emirates. meanwhile, britain's gavin mcdonn

hull city and burnley drew 1—1, as did watford and west ham. west brom beat bournemouth 2—1. a 2—0 win over hamilton. moussa dembele scored both goals to give the hoops their 21st league win in a row. aberdeen moved nine points clear in the race for second place, with a 1—0 win over ross county. dundee won 5—1 away at motherwell. partick thistle beat a ten—man hearts. and kilmarnock got their first away win since october at stjohnstone. southampton have not won a major trophy since 1976. jose mourinho has never lost a domestic cup final in england. it will be good for the group and club, and also for me obviously. but at the beginning of my career i was looking more to myself and my personal achievements if you can say that. i am in a period when i am more a club man. we have to put in the ground all the experience to win this game this year, so it is the best opportunity to play again for the european games next season. it is most important for me. it is most important for me. england's one—day cricket captain eoin morgan top—scored with 95 as his side eased to a win in the

sergio aguero was dropped in the win against west ham on wednesday that pep guardiola insists he is stillplayers in our squad —— sergio aguero. it was a tactical decision. the other games when he was not found he played and played good. newcastle united manager rafael dias has said he won't quit despite reports this morning he could be considering his future on tyneside. the club failed to make a single signing in the january tra nsfer single signing in the january transfer window. reports suggested that mike ashley had retaking control of transfers, instead of rafael dias. i will not leave because i am happy. —— bonito. iam ready to fight and get three points in the next game. so simple, so clear. dan evans will lead great britain in the first davis cup tie at 2017. they are taking on canada in ottawa. no andy murray, who is having a rest. canada will also be without their main man. evans plays the opening match. he is the most improved man in men's tennis and up to a5 in the world. improved man in men's tennis and up to as in the world. we have really good players who have a tonne of co

at the stadium of light sunderland play southampton whilst west ham take on west brom.h the at least the play offs in the championship after a 3—nil win over birmingham city. their opening goal was scored by new signing jordan rhodes afterjust nine minutes of his home debut. great britain will play croatia later in a promotion play—off in the fedex cup. that's the equivalent of the davis cup in women's tennis. the british team won all three of their group games. in their latest tie against turkey a singles victory forjohanna konta put great britain on their way to a 3—0 win. tiger woods has withdrawn from the next two events on the pga tour with "ongoing back spasms". the 14 time major winner pulled out of this month's dubai desert classic before the second round with the injury. he only returned to action in december after two back operations. for years now, snowdonia in north wales has been establishing itself as a centre for extreme adventure sports, with europe's longest and fastest zipwire — and a unique surfing lake. now, former slate mines have been brought back

manchester city were 4—0 winners over west ham. manchester united we re over west ham.goalless draw, which leads them 14 points of the leaders chelsea. and the side to face child france in the six nations has been announced. there is an absence of chris robshaw. elliot daly will start on the run. eddie jones robshaw. elliot daly will start on the run. eddiejones is hoping to get their 15th straight victory. more on that later. australia's prime minister, has denied president trump hung up on him during a fiery telephone conversation over a refugee resettlement deal. mr trump has described the current deal as "dumb" on twitter. the arrangement allows vulnerable asylum seekers held in offshore detention centres in australia to be resettled in the us. let's speak to our correspondent in sydney, phil mercer. so, did he hang up on him or not? we are not sure. we don't know. malcolm turnbull, the australian prime minister, says that the conversation ended courteously and that donald trump didn't hang up on him. it seems what has infuriated mrtrump is the on him. it seems what

also tonight west ham minus dimitri payet welcome manchester city, and therre‘s a midtable clash betweenpremier league side zenit st petersburg for an undisclosed fee on a two—and—a—half year deal. chelsea captainjohn terry paid tribute to his now former team—mate, describing ivanovic as a "legend", going on to call him" an "unbelievable defender for us over the years and a great and big character and presence in the dressing room. premier league spending reached £250 million, but for the first time, they made a net profit and a large pa rt they made a net profit and a large part of that has been down to the financial power of the chinese super league. they bought oscar for around £50 million and even a playerfrom watford commanded £25 million. he had not heard of the team. when the offer came in, i had to google the team. i say why not, it is a small town in china. i thought why not. let me go and try and do my best there. the funeral of the former england manager graham taylor has taken place in watford,where he had his greatest success at club level. taylor died of a suspected heart a

the argentine was dropped in favour of gabrielle in the win over west ham on wednesday and speaking toen discussed, he remains one of the key players. guardiola also says that they can play alongside one another. jose mourinho has said that his side deserved to win every game they've drawn the season. the portuguese manager has seen his side dropped several places the season. every drop we deserved victory. —— drawer. we never had a drawer where we could say we were lucky, we got more than we deserve. it is less than we deserve and play for. but the reality is the reality of the points and we lost. mark hughes says he sees no reason to exclude saido berahino tomorrow against west brom. it has been confirmed that he served an eight—week fa suspension last year. they're also newspaper reports that he failed and out of competition drugs test. this though is only confirmed by either club or the fa. hejoined stoke last month from west brom. he served the ban when he was at west brom, i don't wa nt when he was at west brom, i don't want to comment on why. i will go back to say what i said th

but a glow has come unto to replace gabriel jesus who has limped off with a the west ham united managerion following his sides two all draw with west brom. bilic was sent off after protesting to match officials — and throwing a television microphone to the ground — after west brom's last—minute equaliser. his assistant manager, nikola jurcevic has also been charged for alleged misconduct following an incident in the first half of the same game. both men have until 6pm on thursday to respond to the charge. relegation threatented swansea city have been dealt a blow with te news winger nathan dyer will miss the rest of the season through injury. he ruptured his achilles tendon in the early stages of his side's victory over leicester yesterday. joe root has been named as england's new test captain. the ecb chairman colin graves said the yorkshire batsman is the "perfect choice" to replace alistair cook. ben stokes has been appointed as his vice—captain. his first test in charge will be against south africa at lord's in july. martyn moxon, the director of cricket at root‘s club side believes

confirmation of all those premier league results for you — the late kick off sees watford take on west ham2a point lead at the top of the premiership with a 2—0 win over hamilton, dembele scoring both to give celtic their 21st league win in a row. aberdeen nine points clear in the race for second with a win over ross county, adam rooney with the goal there. dundee one away at motherwell, partick thistle beating ten man hearts at firhill and kilmarnock got their first win away since october at saintjohnstone. leicester city play liverpool on monday but after today's premier league results, last year's champions have fallen into the relegation zone. sacked manager claudio ranieri has been at the training ground this morning to say his goodbyes to the staff. the club's owners flew in after he'd left. adam wilde reports. the thoughts of many leicester fans didn't need spelling out. but outside the training ground today here they were. the players arriving for a final goodbye to claudio ranieri, the man who guided them to one ranieri, the man who guided them to or the game's history, but also n

bottom after losing 4—0 to southampton and west brom scored a late equaliser to share the points with west hamput celtic ahead before moussa dembele scored three, it's now hat—tricks in back—to—back games for the young french striker. kieran tierney added a fifth then captain scott brown rounded off the rout in injury time. also through to the quarter finals are st mirren, aberdeen and partick thistle. ayr united and clyde drew as did dunfermline and hamilton, so they'll replay. and there was one match in the scottish premiership, dundee and kilmarnock drew 1—1. champions wigan made a winning start to their super league title defence with a 26—16 win over salford. in the days other game. last year's runners up warrington were beaten away at catalans. this try with the final play of the game saw it end 20—12 in favour of the french side. england's danny willett blew a three shot overnight lead and eventually had to settle for share of fifth place in the maybank championship in malaysia. last year's us masters champion had five bogies and finished with a one over par final round 73. the tourname

two months ago, west ham was in that dog fight and they are now up into the top half thanks to theironly 30 seconds before the first one. ross barkley completed the entertainment, complete with the celebrate—before—you—score routine. in the day's other matches watford beat burnley 2—1. and west brom had a 1—0 win over stoke at the hawthorns. today manchester city play swansea city and manchester united are at champions leicester. in the scottish premiership, rangers slipped to third after being held to a 1—1 draw against ross county. meanwhile at fir park, hearts overcame 10—man motherwell 3—0. esmael goncalves scored twice, his first goals for the club. elsewhere aberdeen beat patrick thistle 2—0 to move up to 2nd in the table. leaders celtic move 27 points clear if they beat stjohnstone later today. great britain have taken a 2—1 lead in their davis cup tie against canada after winning yesterday's doubles. jamie murray and dom inglot beat daniel nestor and vashek pospisil in four sets in ottawa. dan evans could also clinch a tie in the first singles rubber of this afternoon. the wi

west brom scored a late equaliser to share the points with west ham. 2— to the score, and it was goallessledonian thistle. hat tricks in back—to—back games for celtic‘s young french striker. captain scott brown rounded off the rout in injury time. also through to the quarterfinals are st mirren, aberdeen and partick thistle, and in the scottish premiership, dundee and kilmarnock drew1—1. wigan warriors have got the defence of their super league title off to a winning start. catalan dragons are playing warrington wolves in the day's of the fixture —— other fixture. warrington currently leading 6—4 in that game. it is the second round of rugby league's challenge cup, amongst the teams whose names will be on the next round at sale. they beat pilkington wrecks. also through from the fixtures today at rochdale warriors, and egremont warriors. in tennis, at i was decided by a final doubles match. watson had given britain the lead, konta lost, meaning the doubles match was a decider. britain are hoping for the first win in four years, but that depends on the other ties over this weekend, with th

in the day's other games, west ham came from behind to win at southampton, 2-1. from behind to win atn, 2—1.0nly had a sending off in the sixth minute, straight red for it two footed challenge, and an early goalfrom james two footed challenge, and an early goal from james morrison gave west brom a 1—0 when against stoke. totte n ha m brom a 1—0 when against stoke. tottenham was a half—life kick—off and it has been all spires, but no goal so far. in the day's early game, hearts beat ten—man motherwell 3—0. the home side had carl mchugh sent off early in the second half for this lunge on don cowie. and just six minutes later hearts made the advantage count, they went in front through alexandros tziolis' deflected strike. two goals in the final five minutes sealed it for the away side, both scored by esmael goncalves — his first goals for the club. hearts stay fourth. motherwell drop down to ninth. aberdeen beat partick thistle 2—0 and are up to second in the premiership now. bottom of the table inverness drew with dundee. you can see the results here. celtic are 2a points clear and play

he has been in talismanic form for west ham when fit but has only made 16 appearances this season.ubai and told yesterday that the small things that are ruining or damaging or affecting his fitness in all before him or us, no good friday, and england squad. firm carter has made five changes to the scotland side to face wales in the six nations at murrayfield on saturday. john barclay plays rugby in wales with skylights and will captain the in the absence of greg laidlaw who is replaced by ali price at scrum—half, the back rows john replaced by ali price at scrum—half, the back rowsjohn hardy and brian wilson also starred. boxing and many patio and tania tallon have announced that terms are being negotiated in a fight between the pair. can has not boxed since a defeat last may. that is all a sport for now. the fiancee of a children's author whose body was found in a cesspit has beenjailed for a minimum of 34 years. ian stewart, 56, spent weeks poisoning helen bailey before smothering her. earlier i spoke to our correspondent mike cartwright, who was in court at st albans when the se