i'm hugh ferris. the headlines this evening: marcus smith pulls the strings as england sting italy in rome, setting their six nations campaign back on course. they've been on a roll recently, but can newcastle win again in the premier league? and the weir and wonderful of a manchester derby. caroline delivers the moment of the match, and not for the first time. also coming up in the programme: as the rest of beijing cowers under a blizzard, indoors, it's a good day for britain's curlers at the winter olympics. hello again. welcome to the programme. eddiejones wanted england to be ruthless in rome, and he got what he wanted. the team got what they needed too. after an opening weekend defeat to scotland, they beat italy 33—0 in the six nations, with fly half marcus smith orchestrating throughout. nesta mcgregor has more. if england were out of tune last week, then italy are often the perfect opponents to get you back on song. the olympic stadium in rome pitch—perfect to conduct a masterpiece. a breakthr

hello, this is sportsday — i'm hugh ferris.arcus smith pulls the strings as england sting italy in rome, setting their six nations campaign back on course. as kurt zouma pulls out of west ham's game in the warm—up, another of the team's centre backs scores in injury time to win a point. and the weir and wonderful of a manchester derby. caroline delivers the moment of the match, and not for the first time. also coming up in the programme: as the rest of beijing cowers under a blizzard, indoors, it's a good day for britain's curlers at the winter olympics. hello again. welcome along. eddiejones wanted england to be ruthless in rome and he got what he wanted. the team got what they needed, too. after an opening weekend defeat to scotland, they beat italy 33—0 in the six nations, with fly half marcus smith orchestrating throughout. nesta mcgregor has more. if england were out of tune last week, then italy are often the perfect opponents to get you back on song. the olympic stadium in rome pitch—perfect to conduct a masterpiece. a b

sport and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's hugh ferris. good afternoon.of the fa - together. prince william and david beckham were part of the fa was l together. prince william and david i beckham were part of the fa was my campaign to host the 2018 tournament but that went to russia. with a 2030 in mind, the hope was a joint uk bid may be seen by fifa as a more attractive proposal. however, after spending £11 million looking into the impact of hosting a world cup, the impact of hosting a world cup, the fa released the statement on behalf of the five associations. turning their attention to a joint bid for euro 2028, citing a smaller tournament would cost less to deliver and the benefits realised sooner. it deliver and the benefits realised sooner. ., , ., sooner. it would be great if we get it and backing _ sooner. it would be great if we get it and backing away _ sooner. it would be great if we get it and backing away from _ sooner. it would be great if we get it and backing away from the - sooner. it would be great if we get| it and backing away from t

sport and for a full round up from the bbc sport centre, here's hugh ferris. good morning.0 series defeat in the caribbean last month. the test squad will be announced later this week. the uk and republic of ireland football associations will not bid to host the 2030 world cup. but instead focus on a joint bid for euro 2028. it comes after a feasibility study into the bid, looking at the economic impact and costs of hosting the two tournaments. the republic of ireland, england, northern ireland, wales and scotland have decided to make an official bid for the continental tournament. this is just months after england hosted the euro 2020 final at wembley stadium, where there was serious issues with fan trouble as england lost to italy. it was a dramatic weekend of fa cup action culminating in the the biggest shock of the competition so far. borehamwood beat bournemouth 1—0. the game's only goal came from their captain mark ricketts in the first half, finding the net from the edge of the box. 1,400 fans had travelled — that's 500 more than their average home attendance — and t

so it's our hugh williams and then this or francis drake statue that stood by the larkspur ferry terminal a long time that went down in the overnight hours 2 years ago after much debate as well. so that's gone. the name sir francis drake boulevard that still remains mostly the reason i say mostly it's because it stretches for 43 miles. there are many areas, many cities and counties. so they left it up each city to the side and the city of fairfax. they decided to take that name down. change your still be walking trail on in people live there hundreds of years ago. for the most part, presser, fresh district boulevard to tracked for now, as far as daria, you and i were talking about this so little bit earlier this morning. will there door open right at the front to greet you. and that's almost synonymous with oppressive, striking all the hospitality. answer is i don't know that still have talk about think about it. but more than likely you and i've been around us and many times more than likely when read of a of things go away. >> i like the way you put that. we've been around the sun many