tonight's third round replay between league 0ne's accrington stanley and boreham wood of the nationald this saturday lunchtime is the prize on offer for the winners. adam cottier reports. temperatures a little warmer than it was a week ago when the original fixture was postponed. not quite time to ditch the winter coatjust yet but this game goes ahead, 17 days on from the original third round tie that saw a 1—1 draw. accrington stanley with the lead early on and in the second half and equaliser scored which resulted in the replay. what of the 20th in the league i at the moment after a 3—1 loss, for boreham wood it is their first game in a fortnight. so they are lowest ringside, left in the competition. flying the flag for non—leak and facing accrington stanley for the right to play leeds united, the premier league side life on bbc television on saturday lunchtime. well the latest edition of the football news show is now live on the iplayer. this week ben croucher is looking at the current situation at spurs, with unrest among some supporters about how the club is being run. spurs have

accrington stanley is a league 1 outfit but you have knocked out bristol rovers in the last run. time last year we _ bristol rovers in the last run. yes, this time last year we won - bristol rovers in the last run. yes this time last year we won another ligue one club out. and we deserve it on the d., there is no pressure on us. they are not in the best of forms themselves and they have to come here. so, both clubs know what it would be meaning to win tomorrow. good luck. with domestic football now well and truly back the world cup in qatar feels like a long time ago. but could another middle eastern state host the tournament in the next few decades? john zerafa, who advised the bid for 2022, says that saudi arabia could be looking at putting their name forward and cristiano ronaldo�*s signing for al nassr would strengthen their case. you have to remember that the decision for 2030 is going to be made in 202a. for all the voters in fifa membership, qatar is going to be very much in front and centre in their minds. to take the world cup back to the middle east so it soon, that is

boreham wood took accrington stanley to extra time in their replay, before losing 1—0. until the seventh minute of extra time for league one side accrington to get the better of the national league side. accrington will now host premier league side leeds united this saturday lunchtime with the match live on bbc tv. three men have been arrested for alleged homophobic chanting during liverpool's draw with chelsea on saturday. one was arrested inside anfield and two outside the ground on suspicion of homophobic intentional harassment, alarm or distress. the fa can now also charge clubs if their fans use a homophobic chant that has been aimed at chelsea players and supporters. staying with football — chelsea manager emma hayes has called for the women's super league to be provided with the same access to undersoil heating as teams playing in the premier league and the championship. it's after chelsea's game against liverpool at the weekend was abandoned a few minutes in because of a frozen pitch. if this is the top division for women's football then we should be afforded exa

round four of the cup at accrington stanley, a noise and a stage the league one side aren't used to.istory and never progressed, but leeds united showed no sympathy. harrison, a long way out but a moment of premier league quality. they too haven't reached the fifth round since 2016, but with a flick from patrick bamford and a strike from junior firpo, they were on their way there. leeds would end up 3—1winners, a feeling they've not had in six league games. the fa cup winners of 1972 are one step closer. we didn't take accrington lightly, credit to them. they fought hard. we knew that they were going to play direct and a lot of free kicks and throw ins, so we had to dig in, early, but getting the goal was important and then i thought we came out of the dressing room second half with the right mentality and found a way to get the win. cup wins at southampton have brought sound back to the south coast. they are bottom of the premier league but still in the hunt for two trophies. that is a thumping free kick to put southampton in front. their latest march was past championship side blac

but i wanted to ask you but i just wanted to ask you about accrington stanley against leeds. of view is that as the higher ranked team going to a team in the lower reaches of the efl. what's it like? because i remember through a few remember you going through a few of yourself back of those matches yourself back in and the leeds in the charlie and the leeds days. in the charlie and the leeds days . yeah, it's never easy. days. yeah, it's never easy. your attitude has to be spot on. your attitude has to be spot on. you know, i continue to do it. okay. in league one at the moment, what you saw last time out, leeds struggled away to cardiff and luckily came through that in round three. obviously got themselves into round four, took a replay as well. franklinton to get through those . but going away from home is always a little bit more difficult . complacency, attitude difficult. complacency, attitude . if that's wrong, then you can struggle. the facilities aren't quite as good. the pitch isn't isn't quite as good. it's very, very cold again today, you know, early kick off. there

don't see that some big games you know there's wrexham are playing sheffield united tomorrow accrington stanleygue grounds to try and get through to the next round . it's very to the next round. it's very difficult because when you play at a big club like say leeds united at the facilities are much different than at lower league clubs. i mean, i remember once that leeds united, when we had to play a lower league club, we actually changed at elland road , went on the bus and just road, went on the bus and just went straight on the pitch and played the game. it's very difficult. you've got to focus because they are difficult games and you know , you if you're not and you know, you if you're not prepared and you're fully focussed and, you meet a side that, you know, if you if playing the sheffield united, if you're playing burnley or somebody like that, banging form, can end up form, then you can end up getting knocked out . and what do getting knocked out. and what do you remember about that that day at wembley in 1993? i mean i mean, the thing is, that was all i think is quite sad is that the fa

non—league boreham wood were holding league 1 accrington stanley, when in the seventh minute of extramier league side leeds this saturday live on the bbc. england say the door is open for ben stokes to come out of 50—over retirement to play at the world cup in india later this year. stokes retired from one—day internationals last summer to manage his workload. but the all—rounder didn't rule out a u—turn last year amid calls for him to do so after he led england to victory in the t20 world cup final. england's netballers missed out on a place at the final of the quad series in cape town. the roses lost to new zealand's silver ferns 55—45, despite leading until the final quarter. it means australia will play new zealand in the final of the series today. that's all the sport for now. you can keep up—to—date with the australian open on the bbc sport website. back to you. thank you, see you later. scientists have found that vulnerable people who've had a third covid vaccine have significantly more protection against the virus than if they'd had just one or two jabs. it's hoped the researc

first up it's accrington stanley of league one mixing it with premier league side leeds united on bbcg up against manchester united, whose manager is taking nothing for granted. we have to be very file, every opponent will be tough, and especially any cup for them is very tense. we have to be aware of that. so we have to be front foot, full focus, and full of energy. england fell to a 27—run defeat in the first one—day international against south africa despite jason roy's century in bloemfontein. set a total of 299 to win, england were eventually skittled out for 271. roy had made 113 before falling. the second of three matches is tomorrow. ben stokes is not playing and has strongly hinted on social media this morning that the schedule is the big problem. matt weston has become the first skeleton champion in 15 years for great britain. he is 25 and becomes only the second british man to win a world skeleton title, joining kristan bromley, doctor eyes himself, who triumphed in 2008. back to the fa cup as we try to find the giant killers who will be crowned that on over the weekend, we

accrington stanley play in league one, two divisions above boreham wood.he falcons 28—5 ahead before the break. in the united rugby championship, ulster�*s woes continue. it is now five losses in six games after a late penalty for benetton's rhyno smith grabbed a 31—29 home win, the first time the italian side have beaten an irish province since 2017. and good news for scarlets fans, as their side held on forjust their third win of the urc season as they beat cardiff in a thrilling welsh derby. jonathan davies scored the third try as they won 28—22 the masters snooker gets underway at alexandra palace this afternoon, with the sport dealing with a match—fixing investigation. former masters champion yan bingtao and 2021 uk championship winner zhao xintong are two of ten chinese players suspended while the governing body investigates. a decision on whether to bring charges will be made in the coming weeks. australia's neil robertson is the defending champion, and he kicks off proceedings against another former champion, shaun murphy. and only the top 16 playe

non league borehamwood were holding league one accrington stanley, when in the seventh minute of extrave on the bbc. three men have been arrested for alleged homophobic chanting during liverpool's draw with chelsea on saturday. one was arrested inside anfield and two outside the ground on suspicion of homophobic intentional harassment, alarm or distress. the fa can now also charge clubs if their fans use a homophobic chant that has been aimed at chelsea players and supporters. england say the door is open for ben stokes to come out of 50 over retirement to play at the world cup in india later this year. stokes retired from one—day internationals last summer to manage his workload. but the all—rounder didn't rule out a u—turn last year amid calls for him to do so after he led england to victory in the t20 world cup final. england's netballers missed out on a place at the final of the quad series in cape town. the roses lost to new zealand's silver ferns 55—45 — despite leading until the final quarter. it means australia will play new zealand in the final of the series today. now the mem