scotland at murrayfield on saturday — and will be without devin toner and cj stander, centre garry ringroseteam must show character to bounce back from the loss in dublin. talk about a loss can be a good thing that you still have two focus. you cannot be getting overworked and overemotional. you have to come back to like icarus, get your preparation right. i think... to like icarus, get your preparation right. ithink... we to like icarus, get your preparation right. i think... we have done it before so were we talking about confidence, i think it is about being on that edge of confident but also knowing that if you don‘t get it right you will get nailed so it is tricky. at this level especially, it can be 5% difference from one which the other and that can the difference. to the wales camp now, ‘we mustn‘t be complacent‘. that‘s the message from forwards coach robin mcbryde ahead of their match against italy. wales began the tournament with a gutsy win in paris — afterfighting back from 16—0 down to beat france. now they travel to rome to face an italian side who lost against scotland in th

robbie henshaw, who picked up a knock in training, while chris farrell is in for injured centre garry ringrose changes for their team against ettore. —— wales also made several changes for their tea m also made several changes for their team against italy. britain's fed cup tennis team is doing well at the round—robin tournament in bath with victory over greece today, following up on their 3—0 win over slovenia yesterday. so far they've won all five rubbers. tonight'sjo konta fought back to beat maria sakkari. after losing the first set, konta pulled it back to win it a—6, 6—2 6—3 and give gb and unassailable 2—0 lead in the tie. earlier katie boulter had put gb ahead winning her singles rubber in three sets. there are eight teams taking place in two groups with the group winners facing each other in a playoff on saturday. the winner of that will then get a chance to play off for a place in the world group ii. there was one game in rugby league's super league tonight — and castleford tigers are top of the table after beating hull fc 26—18. cass scored five tries in the match including two from

once garry ringrose was ruled out, it was going to be trying to keep a little bit of continuity as bestiod of time. we did not have the cohesion we would like to have the cohesion we would like to have had last weekend. and wales have made 10 changes to their team for the six nations match against italy on saturday. centrejonathan davies will captain the team for the frist time as normal skipper alun wyn jones is on the bench. four players will make their six nations debut as coach warren gatland rests several of those who helped them to a winning start in france last weekend. northern irish snooker player mark allen could land a big fine after conceding his second round match mid frame at the world grand prix. allen was trailing ali carter by three frames to one in cheltenham and after he missed this yellow early on in the fifth frame, frustration got the better of him and he conceded the frame and match. it‘s against snooker rules to forfeit a frame whilst it‘s still mathematically possible to win. we‘ll have more for you in sportsday at half past six. thank you very much. parents are

. 0nce garry ringrose was ruled out, it was trying to keep a bit of continuity as best we can from pastsix nations debut as coach warren gatland rests several of those who helped him to a winning start france last week. alexander shevlin has been re—elected as uefa president. he will now serve another four years in charge. meanwhile fa chairman tim clark has been elected as a fifa vice president. clark beat the irish and the bass for the role and will replace david gill. that —— beat the irish boss. mark allen could land a big fine after conceding his second—round match mid frame at the world grand prix. the northern irishman was trailing ali carter by three frames to one in cheltenham and after he missed this yellow early on in the fifth frame, frustration got the better of him and he conceded the frame and match in the best—of—7 contest. it is against the rules to forfeit a frame while it is still mathematically possible to win. and that is all your support for now. now on afternoon live, let's go nationwide and see what is happening around the country in our daily visits to bbc newsr

the fitness of keith earls, devin toner and garry ringrose will be monitored before saturday's trip tosays it's the right time to seek a new challenge after the rugby world cup this autumn. he joins a number of players leaving the coventry baed side, including willie le roux and nathan hughes england pace bowler mark wood has defended west indies captain jason holder, after he was banned from the third test due to a slow over rate. that despite the match finishing two days early... to win in three days to be penalised for overrate. he cold have got more overs this, it is sightly harsh, thatis overs this, it is sightly harsh, that is my personal opinion, if it was flipped round that he's strict on making sure we get our overs in, so on making sure we get our overs in, soi on making sure we get our overs in, so i sort of see both sides. i sit on that fence nicely there. sophie bray — who won an olympic hockey gold medal in rio in 2016 has announced her international retierment. bray scored 44 goals in 134 appearances for england and great britain. the 28—year—old is also a former europea