the west ham manager david moyes has defended his decision to select kurt zouma against watford lastthe french international was booed by fans at the london stadium following the release of a video showing the 27—year—old hitting, dropping and kicking his cat across the floor. tim muffet reports. crowd boos boos directed towards kurt zouma. he played in last night's match against watford, despite widespread condemnation of a video shared on social media. after the game, west ham manager david moyes had this to say. i'm a human being and i'm also a great animal lover. so i understand how people feel. but again, as i said, i am the football manager here and i have to find a way of getting the results here. and kurt zouma is one of the key players to us. kurt zouma has issued an apology about the incident. "there are no excuses for my behaviour, he said, which i sincerely regret. i would also like to say how deeply sorry i am to anyone who was upset by the video. i would like to assure everyone that our two cats are perfectly fine and healthy. they are loved and cherished by our entire

zouma, who has apologised, played in tonight�*s premier league game against watford.ll has carried out her first public engagement since the queen expressed her wish that camilla should become queen consort when charles becomes king. the message for the queen�*s platinum jubilee ended years of debate and controversy over camilla�*s future title and some commentators say the public mood towards the duchess has changed in recent years. our royal correspondent daniela relph has ther story. an arrival fit for a queen... ..even a future one, at round hill primary school, in bath. a royal hand to hold as the duchess of cornwall met pupils. you can�*t really put it into words, how you�*re meeting the future queen, because they�*re a really important person. and for you meeting the future queen? l it was amazing to be able to see someone in the royal family. it's a once—in—a—lifetime thing. a school visit and a tree planting. this is the classic stuff of royal engagements but there was a time when it would have been unthinkable for camilla to be out and about like this repres

drew 0—0 with crystal palace, goals from neal maupay and alex webster gave brighton a 2—0 win at watforduble. in scotland, aaron ramsey made his first start for rangers as they beat annan athletic 3—0 in the fifth round of the scottish cup. fashion sakala scored rangers' third with this effort, which caught the annan keeper by surprise but was it a cross or a shot? filip helander and kemar roofe the other scorers for rangers as their bid to win 34th scottish cup continues. earlier, hearts and livingston was goalless after extra time, with the hosts going through on penalties. motherwell, st mirren, and dundee united are also through to the last eight. to the winter olympics in beijing — still no medals for team gb, with nothing to show in the skeleton for the first time in 20 years. there was some good news for britain's curlers though on day eight, as they beat the united states. 0ur senior sports news reporter laura scott is there for us. there is both soul—searching and head—scratching within team gb�*s skeleton squad after a dismal couple of days here at the sliding centre. skeleton

watford remain second from bottom.e scottish cup, beating annan athletic 3-0. fashion sakala scored the third — catching the league two keeper by surprise not sure whether that was a cross or a shot! details of all the day's games are on the bbc sport website. there was a terrific game in the super league, with warrington coming from behind late on to beat i2—man leeds rhinos by 22 points to 20. they drew level with six minutes left on the clock, when connor wrench crossed the line. that was converted, to secure warrington�*s victory. that's all the sport for now. now on bbc news, here's a look at the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the journalist and commentator shyama perera tomorrow's front pages, starting with... the sunday times leads with comments from the defence secretary ben wallace, who's likened western efforts to counter russian aggression against ukraine to appeasement before world war two. the sunday telegraph claims russia is pl

and a crucial win for watford, as they look to get out of the relegation zone. 1—0. storm eunice has seen off seven games in the football league today, but there was a big win, for sheffield united earlier, they beat swansea 4—0, to move into the playoff spots. fulham missed the chance to extend their lead at the top of the championship, they lost 2—1 to huddersfield. the terriers opened the scoring after half an hour at craven cottage thanks to danny ward. duane holmes doubled their advantage after marek rodak was judged to have fouled sorba thomas. bobby decordova—reid pulled one back, but fulham couldn't rescue a point. paul ince has returned to football management with reading, it's the first time since 2014 ince has been in the dugout. ince will take charge alonsgide academy director michael gilkes, after veljko paunovic was sacked today, despite their first win in 13 games. reading are currently 21st in the championship, one place above the relegation zone. in the scottish premiership aberdeen�*s new bossjim goodwin was frustrated by motherwell. his side t

the footballer was booed when he played in his team's match against watford last night.o when it _ now a sponsor pulling out. a hugely distressing video when it came - now a sponsor pulling out. a hugely distressing video when it came to i distressing video when it came to light, and west ham have been roundly criticised for his response to it, they condemned their defender puzzling actions, and they will deal with it internally. that was yesterday, that did not stretch to them dropping their player for the last night's match against watford. what did not help with the look of this was that the manager, david moyes, said, why did he pick an? he was one of their best players, and it wasn't for him to decide to drop him. that has accelerated, you're right. a couple of the clubs' sponsors have threatened to sever ties with the clubs, vitalty, the wildest partner, said they are hugely disappointed by the club is myjudgment in response to the incident. they have suspended their sponsorship, so maybe that new maccas shop at west ham's thinking in the last set somewhat. we have

drew 0—0 with crystal palace, goals from neal maupay and alex webster gave brighton a 2—0 win at watfordtrouble, and in the evening kick—off league leaders manchester city are two goals up at norwich, thanks to raheem sterling and phil foden. in scotland, aaron ramsey is making his first start for rangers against annan athletic in the fifth round of the scottish cup. and it's fair to say that he is being eased into life in scotland with rangers 3—0 up early in the second half against their league two opponents. earlier, hearts and livingston was goalless after extra time, with the hosts going through on penalties. motherwell, st mirren and dundee united are also through to the last eight. this further afield, there's a huge game currently being played in abu dhabi — the final of the club world cup between chelsea has gone to extra—time. it's the only trophy chelsea haven't won since roman abramovich took over nearly 20 years ago. romelu lukaku scored the only goal of chelsea's semifinal victory over al hilal, and the belgian put his side ahead in the second half. but they only led for a

third bottom watford play crystal palace whilst liverpool can close to within 3 points of manchesteree versus st mirren in scotland meanwhile is off due to a waterlogged pitch. it's almost two years since that controversial champions league game between liverpool and atletico madrid. it was the last football match before the first covid lockdown in the uk and since then both the sport and society has changed. clubs have had to adapt to live with the threat of the virus and manchester united have done that by hiring the sport's first hygiene director. george olden's been telling the bbc�*s football news show exactly he's been doing. through our partnership we've essentially mapped the fans journey around old trafford to put ourselves in the fans shoes and identify areas we can make everyone safer and healthier when going to the football. that's involved is mapping over 380,000 hijane football. that's involved is mapping over 380,000 hi jane touch football. that's involved is mapping over 380,000 hijane touch points, for example in applying the same kind of science we might apply to a

watford are in trouble though, they're currently second from bottom, two points from safety. an effect. but the proof in the pudding will always be in the eating, it is very important for the players to act well, and what they are asking me to do and for the level of performance, it is necessary because particularly in terms of relegation, it is a dog fight. in their bid to secure promotion back to the premier league, west bromwich albion have sacked boss valerien ismael. they've taken just five points from their last seven league games and they're in danger of slipping out of the play—off spots. steve bruce has emerged as the favourite to take over. he's been out of work since he was sacked by newcastle united in october, following their saudi take over. west brom have a week before their next game against sheffield united at bramall lane. liverpool's sadio mane could become his countries' all time record goal scorer later when senegal take on burkina faso at the africa cup of nations. it's the first of the semi—finals in cameroon. the second takes place tomorrow when the ho

the hard work starts now for roy hodgson, who�*s taking charge of his first match as watford manager today, and a big one as they take on fellow relegation strugglers burnley. dundee remain rooted to the bottom of the scottish premiership after they lost to ross county. hibernian�*s wait for their first top—flight win this year goes on, losing at home to st mirren. celtic, who moved above rangers with victory over their rivals this week, both play tomorrow. in the wsl today, arsenal missed the chance to extend their lead at the top of the table as their game with manchester united ended i—i. alessio russo�*s header gave united the lead after ten minutes. in the second half, arsenal�*s kate mccabe was sent off for a second yellow but that didn�*t stop the home side from grabbing an equaliser. a brilliant vivianne miedema pass found stina blackstenius who scored her first arsenal goal, and on her 26th birthday too. the result leaves arsenal five points clear of united and chelsea, whose games against manchester city is live on bbc two tomorrow at 12.30. let�*s have a quick look at some

any investigation, but have been heavily criticised for not dropping zouma from the side that beat watfordd their own association with zouma, saying he is no longer a contracted athlete with them. the manager, david moyes, said zouma played because he's one of their better players. it makes it hard because footballers are commodities that can be bought and sold. so therefore, that has to be taken into consideration. and also, if a footballer is good — and there's no doubting that zouma is a good footballer — the rewards they can bring to a football club. west him are trying hard to qualify for champions league — if they do that, it's worth a minimum of £30 million. if they proceed in the tournament, he could be worth up to £100 million, and that is something that the owners of the club in senior management have to take into consideration. andy murray has made a winning return to action after his second round exit at the australian open. the three—time grand slam champion has beaten alexander bublik, of kazakhstan in the first round of the rotterdam open. murray won in straight sets. the br

zouma was booed by both sets of supporters when he played in his team's match against watford last nights such a serious case of animal cruelty. it was a man kicking and slapping a defenceless, fragile animal. - the chorus of condemnation grows ever louder for west ham. fans in the london stadium made their feelings known from the moment kurt zouma touched the ball last night. booing. but with the defender playing, west ham won the match and kept a clean sheet. i'm a human being and i'm also a great animal lover, so i understand how people feel. but again, as i said, i'm the football manager here, and i have to find a way of getting the results here. and kurt zouma is one of the key players to us. the video, which we've decided not to fully show, is upsetting. zouma can be seen kicking his cat across the kitchen while his brotherfilms, laughing. zouma also slaps the cat in the face in front of one of his children. in a statement, zouma apologised, saying, "there are no excuses for my behaviour, which i sincerely regret. i also want to say how deeply sorry i am to anyone who was upset by

the hammers have been heavily criticised after zouma played in the win over watford last night.tswear giant adidas. more than 150,000 people have signed an online petition calling for zouma to be prosecuted. the bbc�*s football news show has more — here's austin halewood. the french international has been fined does not weeks wages by the club after video appeared in social media and kicking his pet cat. —— two weak�*s' wages was up in a statement west ham united says the club fully understands that depth of feeling surrounding the incident and the need for action to be taken. they also went on to say that kurt zouma has been fined the maximum amount possible following his actions. they also reiterated their condemnation for those actions of kurt zouma. however, they did say that before the game against watford on tuesday night, but still decided to pick him in the team. he was booed by both sets of fans every time he touched the ball, and here's what his manager david moyes had to say at full—time. i’m what his manager david moyes had to say at full-time.— say at full-time. i'm

elsewhere, crystal palace won 4—1 at watford, who stay second from bottom. spurs 1—0 at turf moor. ben mee with the goal for them. england's lionesses have won the inaugural arnold clark cup. they beat germany 3—1 in wolverhampton. they needed to win the match against the world number three side to take the trophy. and got off to a flyer thanks to ellen white's goal after 15 minutes. but germany came back thanks to this cracker from their captain, lina magull. free kicks don't come much better than that. england left it late to seal the win. millie bright inside the last ten minutes, and later fran kirby made the sure the hosts won their competition. england remain unbeaten in nine under sarina wiegman as they warm up for this summer's european championship on home soil. earlier, alexia putellas scored the winner for spain as they edged olympic champions canada. the victory caps off a good tournament for them, unbeaten by all the sides in the tournament who are in next to tennis, and novak djokovic is through to the quarterfinals of his first tournament sinc

moyes has already been heavily criticised for playing zouma against watford on tuesday but he says he fined him maximum wages and i'm not condoning him. they were diabolical. but he is cleared to play and will stand by that. it's been a mixed day for team gb at the winter olympics. the men's curlers bounced back to beat norway in the round robin stages but there was disappointment in the sliding — as for the first time in the history of the games — there won't be a skeleton medal for great britain. our correspondent andy swiss rounds—up day 7 in beijing. she's the olympic bronze medallist. can she find a little bit of magic here? another day when british hopes seems slide away. laura deas won bronze four years ago in the skillet in which britain has ——skeleton dominated in recent years but not here. she is on 21 place. for the first time this century, britain's skeleton athletes set to leave an winter olympics empty—handed. hopes in cross—country skiing also fails to materialise. andrew musgrave came 46th in the classic, an event won by finland. once again, nojoy on the cross—country.

kurt zouma played for west ham against watford tonight, depite a video having emerged of the france defenderce are liaising with the rspca and say "urgent enquiries are ongoing". zouma was booed by some fans at the london stadium tomight as soon as he received the ball. both sides created little until west ham went ahead mid way through the second half when jarrod bowen's shot was deflected in. it proved to be the winning goal, lifting west ham back into the top four. manchester united drop to fifth place tonight. they went ahead at burnley when paul pogba scored in the first half. but the league's bottom side fought back and jay rodriguez earned them a precious point in theirfight against the drop. they're four points from safety with two games in hand over the teams immediately above them. frank lampard's first premier league game in charge of everton has ended in defeat — as newcastle moved out of the relegation zone. everton took the lead through an own goal — jamal lascelles turning into his own net. but he was involved in the equlaiser that followed just a minute later, another own goa

there was one game in the premier league this evening — burnley hosting watford with roy hodgson in charger to talk about this weekend. rain for many, strong winds and also snow, particularly across scotland. it's all tied in with this frontal system. we have a cold front pushing its way southwards across the uk, colder air behind it, snow showers piling into scotland. notice the squeeze in the isobars as well. we keep those strong winds as we head through tonight and into sunday. we'll see more frequent showers passing into scotland overnight. coupled with those strong and gusty winds brings a risk of blizzards. further south, we have that band of rain continuing on its journey southwards, popping up through parts of wales, the midlands, south west england, some heavier rain here towards the end of the night, but much milder compared to last night, away from scotland, where we'll see temperatures close to if not below freezing, so a risk of ice here. also, we had a yellow warning from the met office across parts of northern and western scotland and through central belt for snow. 10—15 cen

watford remain second from bottom.tails of all the day's games are on the bbc sport website. there was a terrific game in the super league, with warrington coming from behind late on to beat 12—man leeds rhinos by 22 points to 20. they drew level with six minutes left on the clock, when connor wrench crossed the line. that was converted, to secure warrington's victory. a busy day and i know we were talking about it but it's the super bowl tonight. t talking about it but it's the super bowl tonight-— bowl tonight. i was going to say we will stay with _ bowl tonight. i was going to say we will stay with sport _ bowl tonight. i was going to say we will stay with sport but _ bowl tonight. i was going to say we will stay with sport but i _ bowl tonight. i was going to say we will stay with sport but i argued - will stay with sport but i argued the soup about the showbiz, entertainment and a bit of sport. everybody loves it but even if you don't _ everybody loves it but even if you don't like — everybody loves it but even if

and a crucial win for watford, as they look to get out of the relegation zone. just one day to go in beijing and on the penultimate first medal. they were pipped to gold by sweden in the men's curling. sweden went one better than in 2018, where they won silver. it went to an extra end in a tense affair but britain couldn't find the winning moment, leaving them agonising close to ending their 98—year wait for gold in the men's event. new zealand's nico porteous, meanwhile, won gold in a thrilling men's skiing halfpipe final to cap off their most successful ever games. so this is how the medal table looks with one more day of action and five more golds to be won. norway lead the way with fifteen gold medals, 25 in total ahead of germany and the home nation china who have 11 and 9 golds respectively. and, shortly, a long—standing feud in british boxing will be settled in the ring between two former world champions — 35—year—olds kell brook and amir khan. both have achieved plenty in their professional careers, but this will be the first time they've gone head to he

west ham have named kurt zouma in their starting line— up for their match against watford tonight.condemn" zouma's behaviour. essex police are liaising with the rspca and say "urgent inquiries are ongoing". asked before the match why zouma is starting this evening and for his thoughts on the incident — west ham boss david moyess said "he's one of our better players. it's ongoing and the club are dealing with it, so that is a separate matter." that match at the london stadium is one of three games tonight in the premier league. west ham can potentially move into the top four depending on what happens elsewhere. like watford, newcastle are looking to move out of the bottom three — if they can get something at home to everton in frank lampard's first premier league game as everton boss. manchester united are at burnley knowing a win keeps them fourth. ronaldo on the bench, cavani starts. manchester united are at burnley knowing a win keeps them fourth. england women manager sarina wiegman's named her squad for the arnold clark cup later this month. captain steph houghton won't play a

norwich remain in the bottom three, as do watford, who lost to brighton.e league win since he took charge. elsewhere, manchester united drew 1—1 with southampton. the game between brentford and crystal palace was goalless. it's the fifth round of the scottish cup this weekend. no upsets in the five ties today. hearts needed penalties to get past livingstone, motherwell, dundee united and st mirren are into the quarterfinals, as are rangers, who eased past fourth—tier annan athletic. warrington wolves have started their super league season with a win over leeds rhinos at headingley. they came from behind against i2—man leeds to win by 22—20. connor wrench's late converted try sealed the win. in the day's other game, huddersfield beat toulouse. it was a big race day at newbury, with a surprise winner in europe's richest handicap hurdle. there was a photo finish, with victory in the betfair hurdle given to the 20—1 shot "glory and fortune", ridden by stan sheppard. trainer tom lacey is now targetring the champion hurdle at next trainer tom lacey is now target

the west ham manager david moyes has defended his decision to play kurt zouma in their victory over watforddespite the club condemning their french defender for hitting and kicking his pet cat. zouma apologised for what he called an isolated incident that was videoed by his brother and ended up on social media. essex police and the rspca are investigating. he was booed and jeered by both sets of fans throughout the game. west ham boss david moyes said he is "human being and an animal lover" but "responsible for getting results". he should be prosecuted, sacked. i am absolutely amazed that west ham paid him last night. it is basically condoning what he is done and saying, we will let you off, that is fine. if he assaulted someone in the street, he would not have played, so why is he playing just because it is an an animal? i am amazed at west ham, ithought an an animal? i am amazed at west ham, i thought they had a chance to make a stand and it is irrelevant that he is a footballer, this is about a human being and for him to play at last night in front of people, it is shocking. formula one

the west ham footballer kurt zouma was booed by fans during a match against watford last night, afterhis selection of the player, saying hisjob is to pick the best team available. essex police said they were aware of the incident and enquiries are ongoing. our sports correspondent natalie pirks reports. it baffles me, the decision to play him. this is such a serious case of animal cruelty. it was a man kicking and slapping a defenceless, fragile animal. - the chorus of condemnation grows ever louder for west ham. fans in the london stadium made their feelings known from the moment kurt zouma touched the ball last night. bo0ing. but with the defender playing, west ham won the match and kept a clean sheet. i'm a human being and also a great animal lover, so i understand how people feel. but again, as i said, i'm the football manager here, and i have to find a way of getting the results here. and kurt zouma is one of the key players to us. the video, which we've decided not to fully show, decided not to fully show, is upsetting. zouma can be seen kicking his cat across the kitchen while

moyes has already been heavily criticised for playing zouma against watford on tuesday and faces moreuicker than when i learned at the moment. the maximum wages and i'm not condoning him. they were diabolical. but he is cleared to play and will stand by that. the england and wales cricket board has lifted yorkshire's ban on international matches at headingley. the county was was stripped of the right to host england games after the allegations of racism at the club made by former player azeem rafiq. the ecb today said it would now overturn the decision subject to the club meeting the remaining key requirements — by the end of march. headingley will host a test against new zealand and a one—day game against south africa this summer. that's all the sport for now. here in the uk, the duchess of cambridge, has recorded a bedtime story for the bbc. she's chosen to read the owl who was afraid of the dark — which follows the story of plop, a baby barn owl who is encouraged by others to face his fears. the duchess described it as one of her favourite books as a child which she now reads to he

the problems continue to mount at watford as they were beaten 2—0 at home by brighton, whilst brentfordor team gb, but they've kept their play off hopes on track in the women's curling, after the british team won an important match against the united states. the americans went into this unbeaten, but despite losing two of their three matches so far, eve muirhead here, vicky wright, jen dodds, and hailey duff held off a fightback to win10—5. that means they're back on track in the round robin phase and return to the ice against denmark tomorrow. team gb though, have missed out on a skeleton medal for the first time since 2002, as laura deas finished second to last in the final, despite recording herfastest time when she went first in heat four. germany's hannah neise took gold with the last run of the heat. that's all the sport for now. i promise we will show you wales versus scotland on sportsday at 6:30pm, join us if you can. it is 0-0 at 6:30pm, join us if you can. it is 0—0 at half—time. see you in an hour. the nhs has launched a new campaign to encourage people to dial 999 if they s

him a " coward" and some players have questioned why zouma was allowed to play in the game against watfordhas its no ended its relationship with kurt zouma after an investigation. west ham have now fined the player two weeks' wages. that's worth £250,000. joining us now is footballjournalist, marcela mora y araujo. good to see you. what is your reading of how west ham thought this through? 50 reading of how west ham thought this throuuh? h reading of how west ham thought this throuuh? �*, ., , , through? so it's really interesting, i think, because _ through? so it's really interesting, i think, because outside _ through? so it's really interesting, i think, because outside england, | i think, because outside england, the story hasn't had as much cut through. i was talking to some people in south america, which is the patch i usually cover, and they were just full ofjokes and were just full of jokes and surprise. were just full ofjokes and surprise. but there is clearly... this expression we have now become quite used to here in england, which is cut through, i think the club perhaps didn'

roy hodgson�*s hoping for the same with watford, they're also fighting for survival but losing 0—1 againste there's still no medal for team gb but they've kept their play off hopes on track in the women's curling after the british team won an important match against the united states. the americans went into this unbeaten but despite losing two of their three matches so far — eve muirhead here, vicky wright, jen dodds and hailey duff held off a fightback to win10—5. that means they're back on track in the round robin phase and return to the ice against denmark tomorrow. job done. an impressive win for the scottish quartet. team gb, though, have missed out on a skeleton medal for the first time since 2002 as laura deas finished second to last in the final, despite recording herfastest time when she went first in heat four. germany's hannah neise took gold with the last run of the heat. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. according to the nhs england thousands of lives could be saved if people knew how to spot the early signs of a he

roy hodgson's hoping for the same with watford, they're also fighting for survival.y league's superleague, with warrington coming from behind late in the game to beat i2—man leeds rhinos by 22 points to 20. warrington trailed for much of the match but drew level when connor wrench crossed the line with six minutes left on the clock. stefan ratchford's conversion secured wolves victory. next to the winter olympics, where there's still no medal for team gb but they've kept their play off hopes on track in the women's curling after the british team won an important match against the united states. the americans went into this unbeaten but despite losing two of their three matches so far — eve muirhead here, vicky wright, jen dodds and hailey duff held off a fightback to win10—5. that means they're back on track in the round robin phase and return to the ice against denmark tomorrow. job done. an impressive win for the scottish quartet. team gb though, have missed out on a skeleton medal for the first time since 2002 as laura deas finished second to last in the final, de

former watford striker troy deeney telling me he wants more diversity to be mandatory in the school curriculumth period where kids are at school, we can learn a little bit about everybody and keep doing that from a younger age. i think a lot of what is going on in the school curriculum right across the board is very much a horse racing mentality, the blinkers are on and we are looking here. troy deeney was a key figure behind the premier league players' decision to take the knee before matches in support of racial equality and he has now written an open letter to the education secretary claiming the current system is failing children from ethnic minorities. i always find it quite disheartening really that the only representation we have from a black perspective is always one of what i would consider negative. we always learn about the slave trade and how things were. it's like, well, there is a lot more. ijust realised that everyone has a different lens on the world. as well as launching a petition, deeney has commissioned a yougov survey of a thousand teachers which he says showed 54% of thos

west ham manager david moyes has defended his decision to select kurt zouma against watford last night police are investigating footage of him kicking his pet cat. booing. the french international was booed by fans at the london stadium, following the release of a video showing the 27—year—old hitting, dropping and kicking his cat across the floor. the club says it unreservedly condemns him for his actions, but said it was a matter separate from the match. i'm a human being and i'm also a great animal lover. so i understand how people feel. but again, as i said, i am the football manager here and i have to find a way of getting the results here. and kurt zouma is one of the key players to us. a conservative party donor has told bbc news that borisjohnson�*s leadership is "past the point of no return". john armitage — a billionaire financier — said the current situation in government was tremendously upsetting and that the tory party needed to remake itself. we're joined now by political correspondent iain watson. this is a question i have asked a few times. how damaging is this for the

elsewhere, crystal palace won 4—1 at watford, who stay second from bottom.he match against the world number three side to take the trophy and got off to a flyer thanks to ellen white's goal after 15 minutes. but germany came back thanks to this cracker from their captain, lina magull. free kicks don't come much better than that. england left it late to seal the win. millie bright inside the last ten minutes, and later fran kirby made the sure the hosts won the competition. england remain unbeaten in nine under sarina wiegman as they warm up for this summer's european championship on home soil. earlier, alexia putellas scored the winner for spain as they edged 0lympic champions canada. the victory caps off a good tournament for them, unbeaten by all the sides in the tournament. next to tennis, and novak djokovic is through to the quarterfinals of his first tournament since the controversy at the australian open. for the second match in a row, the world number one was cheered onto the court at the dubai tennis championships. the serbian beat russia's karen kha

the club was heavily criticised for not dropping him for the game against watford earlier this week,a has taken both his cats into care while they investigate the incident. zouma has been fined two weeks' wages by his club, but his manager says he stands by his decision to play him and he'll be available to face leicester on sunday. i don't think a club could have taken more action any quicker than what they have done. what time of done a really good job but fining the maximum wages, and i'm not condoning him, his actions were terrible. we'll accept they were diabolical. but we have chosen to play him and we stand by that. we are going to get him some help, just like i think with people who maybe have a drink—driving offences, most of them have to go to classes, and the learn of the damages it can be done. i think the rspca are going to provide us with some courses for kurt, on animals, and how to treat them. there's a huge game in the women's super league tonight. chelsea boss emma hayes is playing down its significance, but if they can beat arsenal at home, they will move to the to

any investigation, but have been heavily criticised for not dropping zouma from the side that beat watfordht and sold. so therefore, that has to be taken into consideration. and also, if a footballer is good — and there's no doubting that kurt zouma is a good footballer — the rewards they can bring to a football club. west ham are trying hard to qualify for champions league — if they do that, it's worth a minimum of £30 million. if they proceed in the tournament, it could be worth up to £100 million. and that is something that the owners of the club and senior management have to take into consideration. andy murray has made a winning return to action after his second round exit at the australian open. the three—time grand slam champion has beaten alexander bublik, of kazakhstan in the first round of the rotterdam open. murray won in straight sets. the british formula one driver lando norris has signed a new deal that will see him stay at mclaren until the end of 2025. the 22—year—old finished sixth in last seasons standings with four podium finishes, and he also claimed his first pole posi

kurt zouma played for west ham against watford tonight, depite a video having emerged of the france defenderved to be the winning goal, lifting west ham back into the top four. manchester united drop to fifth place tonight. they went ahead at burnley when paul pogba scored in the first half. but the league�*s bottom side fought back and jay rodriguez earned them a precious point in theirfight against the drop. they�*re four points from safety with two games in hand over the teams immediately above them. frank lampard�*s first premier league game in charge of everton has ended in defeat — as newcastle moved out of the relegation zone. everton took the lead through an own goal — jamal lascelles turning into his own net. but he was involved in the equlaiser that followed just a minute later, another own goal, this time from mason holgate but the second half belonged to eddie howe�*s side — ryan fraser put them in the lead before kieran trippier settled it with a stunning free—kick. newcastle are two points clear of the drop zone, and just a point behind everton. fulham are eight points clear at

one no win against watford west. i manage a david moiz says he's decision not to drop the frenchman. was because it is his job to pick the best team to win matches for the club, where he says he cannot condone the defenders actions, but accepts his apology. i understand that a lot of people will not be just exception an apology. understand got but to me he came out he said, got very honestly and i, as i said before, had to do my job then in not job tonight was was pick the best him or possibly could africa, cup of nations champion senegal had been honored by the country's presidents victoria seam, arrived home after their triumph in cameroon, and were awarded middles of honor from president mackey. so a national holiday was also decayed in honor of the team's achievement. and so we'll leave it for now. most sports news on the way later. funny peter, thank you very much. we'll see you at a 13 gmc, that's it for this news hour on al jazeera and from me fully back to bill rob matheson will have more the days news for yo

moyes has already been heavily criticised for playing zouma against watford on tuesday and faces morehim and we stand by that. cricket�*s governing body has lifted a ban on international matches being held at yorkshire�*s headingley ground. the county side was stripped of the right to host england games after the allegations of racism at the club made by former player azeem rafiq. the ecb today said it would now overturn the decision, subject to the club meeting the remaining key requirements by the end of march. headingley will host a test against new zealand and a one—day game against south africa this summer. that�*s just about it from me. all the weekend�*s six nations build—up is on the bbc sport website, including news of england�*s new line—up for their game in italy. that�*s... and olly foster will have a full round—up in sportsday at 6.30pm here on the bbc news channel. thanks, lizzie. the time is 5:37 p:m.. we have the film review coming up, and we are going to talk about koalas coming up. the uk economy continued to rebound from the pandemic last year, growing by 7.5% in to

we'll see if kurt zouma is involved tonight in west's match at home to watford.vening, and there's a big match at newcastle. a win against everton would lift them out of the bottom three. coverage on 5live sport from 7pm. there's been a big rise in the numbers of people watching domestic women's sport on tv. last year saw a record british broadcast audience of nearly 33 million. the new hundred cricket tournament and the fa women's super league were the two biggest drivers. people just turn the tv and it's right there. it is so accessible and for us i feel like that's what really helps grow our game is that is so accessible and easy to find an easy to watch and people would actually choose football may maybe over coronation street one day which is really nice. so in that sense, having visibility of it notjust women's sport but in general has been phenomenal women's game. you know, bbc is so easy to be able to just switch the tv on and be able to watch it and i think that growth has been phenomenalfor us as been phenomenal for us as footballers and been phenomenal

the other relegation zone but not going to of them, and they have leveled for watford afterjohn got therpool and their 3—0 moment. scoring two for liverpool and their3—0 up moment. scoring two for liverpool and their 3—0 up against leads. scoring two penalties another side of the goal of the. liverpool going well and that matched their against leads. 3—0 up as they chased the top spot. and in the women's international. trying to win the club cup against germany and wolverhampton as part of their euros. it is 1—1 at half—time. putting england ahead but it is an absolute cracker to equalise for germany. earlier, scoring the victory for spain is they etched 0lympic champions canada. athletes at the commonwealth games in birmingham later this year, will be able to use the podium to support socialjustice causes. guidelines issues by the commonwealth games federation will allow athletes to protest in favour of racial equality, wave pride flags for lgbtq+ rights and wear clothing, badges or symbols. such behaviour is banned at the olympics. depending on what the issue is, that is ok. the games

raised quite a few eyebrows when 24 hours later, here at the london stadium, with the club taking on watfordanager david moyes said he will let the police take on the investigation and he will deal with team selection and football matters. well, the police have told us an investigation is still ongoing. the rspca are also doing their own investigation and have taken away kurt zouma's cats. but the decision to field the player has been criticised by the wildlife presenter chris packham, who called it an absolute disgrace, and the football presenter gary lineker said it was a tone deaf decision, and now, more than 250,000 people have gone online to sign a petition calling for a prosecution. but it is notjust hurting the player's reputation, it is also costing him, too, and the club, because sponsors have been dropping out. west ham have an american travel firm who have now dropped the club and also another sponsor, vitality, has suspended their sponsorship. kurt zouma himself has lost his sponsorship deal with adidas. now, with the club pushing for champions league places, whether he will be i

premier league side, west ham, david moyes, has defended his decision to select kurt zouma against watfordench international was booed by fans at the london stadium, following the release of a video showing the 27—year—old, hitting, dropping and kicking the animal across the floor. we aren't broadcasting the footage. the club says it "unreservedly condemns" him for his actions, but said it was a separate matter from the match. i'm a human being and i'm also a great animal lover. so i understand how people feel. but again, as i said, i am the football manager here and i have to find a way of getting the results here. and kurt zouma is one of the key players to us. kurt zouma has issued an apology about the incident. he said "there are no excuses for my behaviour which i sincerely regret. i also want to say how deeply sorry i am to anyone who was upset by the video. "i would like to assure everyone that our two cats are perfectly fine and healthy. it was an isolated incident which will never happen again." jamesjones is the co—host of the we are west ham podcast — i asked for his reaction to

but was selected for their game against watford on tuesday.eanwhile, hamstring injury has written him out of the rest of the competition. you will be replaced by sam and wells on saturday and that's one of five changes they have made, including bringing in an entirely new front row. making for changes to as well team in cardiff, including jack morgan, the defending champion lost their opening match, it was to ireland. that is all for me and much more sports day. much later in the day. a record number of patients are facing long waits for a bed when they're admitted to hospital, according to new nhs figures for england. it's the latest sign of pressure on accident and emergency units. 0ur health editor hugh pym is with me. what are these figures and what do you tell us about the winter pressures on the nhs? the real strain on hospitals _ pressures on the nhs? the real strain on hospitals is _ pressures on the nhs? the real strain on hospitals is not - pressures on the nhs? the real strain on hospitals is notjust i strain on hospitals is notjust

the overground has minor delays between euston and watford. for the first half of the day for us, good spells of sunshine. it will be windy and it will be incredibly mild as well. temperatures somewhere between 15 and 17 degrees. but we have got rain pushing into the second half of the afternoon into the evening. it falls away later, wind gusts 45 miles an hour. slowly easing overnight tonight into tomorrow morning. slightly cooler to start us off and the wins will have eased. and the winds will have eased. just a chance to catch our breath before the next named storm comes in for friday, storm eunice. and you can see it stays wet and windy into the weekend with yet more spells of particularly windy weather. we have got a met office weather warning across london and the south—east on friday for the strength of the winds coming through with eunice. and the temperature the next couple of days above average for the time of year, particularly so for today. at the weekend as you can see, it will stay wet and windy at times. you i'm back in half an

roy hodgson says it will be a dogfight as he prepares to keep watford in the premier league.ng past the right ship if you would like. mermaid going past the right ship if you would like-— you would like. clearly excited about getting _ you would like. clearly excited about getting going, _ you would like. clearly excited about getting going, isn't - you would like. clearly excited about getting going, isn't he? | west bromwich albion have sacked boss valerien ismael. he had taken them to fifth in the championship — but fans voiced concerns over his style of football. steve bruce has emerged as the favourite to take over. he's been out of work since being sacked by newcastle united in october 2021, after their saudi take over. the baggies have a week before their next game against sheffield united at bramall lane. as plans for a super golf league pick up pace, six—time major winner phil mickelson says "pretty much all of the top 100" players have been approached by saudia arabia to take part in a proposed formula one style competition. earlier, britain's lee westwood revealed

we wait to see if zouma will feature tonight in west ham's premier league clash with watford, who areenders in the january transfer window. their boss eddie howe is excited to see what new signing bruno guimaraes can deliver. he's got that calmness, composure, certainly a creative eye, he's a very intelligent footballer, his positioning is very good, he wants the ball continually. there will be a period of adjustment for the pace of the premier league, there always is when you come from a different league, so i think he'll have to get up to speed with that very quickly, but given his intelligence, i think he will and i think he will be an outstanding player for us. no medals for team gb at the winter olympics as yet, but there really was a debut at the games to remember for teenager kirsty muir. muir, who isjust 17 years old, was in sensational form and finished an impressive fifth in a brilliant big—air ski final. she said she couldn't have skied better in an event won, in some fashion, by chinese skier eileen gu. and there was bitter disapointment for the mixed curlers bruce mouat a

moyes has already been heavily criticised for playing zouma against watford on tuesday and faces moreear for british cyclist mark cavendish who's leading the tour of oman. i'll have more for you in an hour. more now on our lead story — that dame cressida dick has stepped down as commissioner after the mayor of london, sadiq khan, said he no longer had confidence in her. the home secretary, priti patel, says the next head of the metropolitan police must tackle the conduct of officers and the "culture" within the force. zoe billingham served as her majesty's inspector of constabulary and fire and rescue for 12 years. she's spoken to the bbc�*s callum may, who started by asking her that very question, what are the actual cultural changes that the metropolitan police needs? the trouble with culture changes it takes a long time and also the trouble with culture is, as a word, it covers a whole range of things. it sounds like a really cosy word but actually at the met needs to be tackling racism, misogyny, abuse, discrimination and homophobia head on. it needs to do so in a really transpare

we wait to see if zouma will feature tonight in west ham's premier league clash with watford, who arell continually, there will be a period of adjustment with a premier league, there always is when you come from a different league. he will have to get up to speed with that very quickly but given his intelligence i think you will. and i think you will be an outstanding playerfor will. and i think you will be an outstanding player for us. and manchester city pair ellie roebuck and lucy bronze are back in sarina wiegman�*s england squad for the upcoming and inaugural arnold clark cup later this month, but their city team—mate, steph houghton, misses out. you can find more on that and on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. canada's prime minister, justin trudeau, says the protests in the capital ottawa against covid restrictions have to stop. for nearly two weeks, hundreds of lorries have brought ottawa's center to a standstill, forcing many local businesses to close. a state of emergency has been declared. ottawa police say they are investigating more than

roy hodgson says it will be a dogfight as he prepares to keep watford in the premier league.ry quick turnaround of two days, one day in training session then off you go, but it is the same in both teams and hopefully we can continue to put the pressure on them and take that momentum from the go. us open tennis champion emma raducanu is one of six uk nominees for the laureus world sports awards. the i9—year—old, who was named bbc sports personality of the year in december, has been nominated for the world breakthrough of the year award. there are also nominations for skateboarder sky brown, diver tom daley, bmx rider bethany shriever, paralympic cyclist dame sarah storey and another cyclist, mark cavendish. the winners will be announced in april. in american football, the washington dc—based team have announced they will now be known as the commanders. the franchise retired its former name, the redskins, injuly 2020. the name and logo, which was introduced back in 1933, has long been criticised for its racist connotations, with sponsors and fans pushing for a change. pressure

before kick—off at manchester united's goalless draw with watford, at old trafford, players from bothring from ukranaian and russian athletes and sports stars, hearing about their experiences and concerns over the crisis. tennis player elina svitolina has told the bbc that she is praying every day for her family and friends who are living through this "nightmare." svitolina said that ukrainians around the world, who are not in the country right now, should raise awarness in any way they can. for people who are, ukrainians around the world, i think we should do as much as possible, and try to communicate with the people, explain what is really happening, so everyone is aware and can do, can do something from their social media or out on the streets, as we can see in different countries, when people unite and go out. this is important, you know, in europe or around the world, they see that this is something really important, what matters for people, so when you have many people united, that is where governments start to wake up a bit and start to pay more attention to what is happening,

there was huge public outcry on this and then the following day, tuesday, here against watford, it raisedows when kurt zouma was in the team sheet and played the whole 90 minutes in the 1—0 win, gary lineker saying it was a tone deaf decision and chris packham, the wildlife expert, saying it was a disgrace. since the rspca has taken the cats away, two cats from kurt zouma and there is an investigation being carried out by the police. but there is a petition of more than quarter of a million people asking for a prosecution for kurt zouma and it is hitting the club and the player in the pocket. the vitality have decided to suspend the sponsorship of the club and an american travel firm have dropped the club, and kurt zouma has lost his deal with adidas. it remains to see whether he will be on the team sheet when they visit leicester away on sunday. now, if you were watching yesterday you might remember we brought you the story of 5—year—old beau, who is living with an aggressive form of cancer, known as a neuroblastoma. beau, who has been undergoing treatment, joined us on the sofa alongsid