bbc two. hi ever one— ou're watching sport today from the bbc sport centre. other headlines this evening. steal points against brighton to return to the top of the championship. after a five—week lay—off, andy murray is back with a wind in divide. jonathan and joseph. the championship title race saw the top two face each other only south coast tonight and newcastle united are back on top of the table after they beat brighton and hove albion 2-1. they beat brighton and hove albion 2—1. they came from behind with a freakish equaliser in the last ten minutes and the winner in the final minutes and the winner in the final minute of the match. brighton and newcastle separated by nearly 300 miles but only one point. they had been tussling all season so no wonder the referee was watching carefully at corners. kieran clarke marking too closely. never give a seagull easy pickings. as in the league, brighton had newcastle chasing them and the chance to catch them. david stockdale that wasn't taken. a change of ends and more defending by newcastle. somehow the miscues worked. it is courtesy newcastl

bbc sport website. for now though, that is all from me from the bbc sports centre. centre. i will be back in an hour's time. 0ur back in an hour's time. our main stories on bbc news: stefano brizzi, who was jailed for the murder of 59—year—old police officer gordon semple in london, has died in prison, the ministry ofjustice has said. i'm joined now by kathryn stanczyszyn. the name will be familiar to many people because he was only sentenced fairly recently. yes, particularly grisly case as well, stefano brizzi met 59—year—old pc gordon semple on a 93v met 59—year—old pc gordon semple on a gay dating up. they went back to stefa no a gay dating up. they went back to stefano brizzi flat in london. brizzi claimed he had died accidentally, but it was found he strangled him, dismembered his body and put it in a bath of acid. the judge said there were terrible features, in fact the prosecution experts revealed that actually brizzi had tried to cook some of the body and cannibalise it as well. and brizzi was jailed on the 12th of decemberfor brizzi was jailed on the 12th o

coming up from the bbc sport centre: sevilla's sweet form continues in the champions league. manchester united make the 16 in the europa league. but real madrid are undone in spain and their grip on the league looks a little weak. the english champions have been humbled at home in the fa cup but in europe, they live in hope. leicester scored a crucial away goal in their champions league tie on wednesday, it finished sevilla two — leicester one in spain. juventus eventually broke down porto in their tie which they won 2—0. porto did well to hold on they were down to 10 men after alex telles was sent off in the 27th minute after two fouls in quick succesion. eventually porto resistance crumbled and second—half goals by substitutes marko pjaca and dani alves mean the italians are well in control. leicester were being dominated by sevilla in their tie and were lucky to go in at half—time only 1—0 down. sevilla missing a first half penalty. pablo sarabia and joaquin correa scored in each half for the spanish club though before jamie vardy scored a crucial goal. his first of the ye

welcome to the bbc sports centre. is it isita is it a bird, is ita bird, is ita plane? no, a man on a bicycle. bangladesh are playing a test match against india could be working at amonde in the field, unless they get an early breakthrough. virat kohli not out on 111 . breakthrough. virat kohli not out on 111. india will be enjoying what they might consider a warmup for games to come. this test match is being looked upon as one for preparation of the australian matches. australia arrived in india later this month. india will then play australia. it isa india will then play australia. it is a big series. everything that has been done in the lead up to that series is looked upon as preparation. having said that, bangladesh have a very good lineup. they have very good spinners, good batsmen who are capable of scoring big runs. they have had a good series against new zealand. india have gone on to score 356 for the last three wickets. this is because of some poorfielding by bangladesh. they should be able to give india some competition in this match. milestone in the countd

bbc news. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.oals, last year‘s beaten finalists atletico madrid win a—2 away to bayer leverkusen. plus angelique kerber is just four wins away from regaining the world number one ranking. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with the ljefachampions % in the last 16 on tuesday. manchester city and atletico madrid were the winners on a night when 1a goals were scored. manchester city beat monaco 5—3 at the etihad stadium, where raheem sterling opened the scoring for city after 26 minutes. radamel falcao then scored two goals for the french league leaders, and missed a penalty, as they came from behind to lead

welcome to the bbc sports centre. is it isita is it a bird, is ita bird, is ita plane? test match against india could be working at amonde in the field, unless they get an early breakthrough. virat kohli not out on 111 . breakthrough. virat kohli not out on 111. india will be enjoying what they might consider a warmup for games to come. this test

bbc news, westminster. hi everyone, you are watching sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.ming up: the lights go out on the black stars' chances at the african cup of nations. cameroon are into the final. he doesn't want to look, and neither would you. tiger woods has that sinking feeling in dubai. and cyclist marcel kittel is punched by another rider on tour of dubai. hi there, wherever you are around the world. welcome to sport today. cameroon beat ghana 2—0 on thursday to reach the final of the africa cup of nations. they will play record seven—time champion egypt in the title decider on sunday, in the gabonese capital of libreville. piers edwards covered the match for us. cameroon are through to the final of the african cup

bbc news, birmingham. time now for all the sports news in sport today. hello, this is sport today with me chris mitchell. coming up from the bbc sport centre6 in the europa league. but real madrid are undone in spain and their grip on the league looks a little weak. the english champions have been humbled at home in the fa cup but in europe, they live in hope. leicester scored a crucial away goal in their champions league tie on wednesday, it finished sevilla two — leicester one in spain. juventus eventually broke down porto in their tie which they won 2—0. porto did well to hold on they were down to 10 men after alex telles was sent off in the 27th minute after two fouls in quick succesion.

hi everyone, you are watching sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. i'm nick marshall—mccormack. coming up: the lights go out on the black stars' chances at the african cup of nations. cameroon are into the final. he doesn't want to look, and neither would you. tiger woods has that sinking feeling in dubai. and cyclist marcel kittel is punched by another rider on tour of dubai. hi there, wherever you are around the world. welcome to sport today. cameroon beat ghana 2—0 on thursday to reach the final of the africa cup of nations. they will play record seven—time champion egypt in the title decider on sunday, in the gabonese capital of libreville. piers edwards covered the match for us. cameroon are through to the final of the african cup of nations, and how theirfans are the african cup of nations, and how their fans are celebrating. and well they might. they beat ghana, many people's favourites before the match, 2—0, with a super display, largely restrict the black stars too few chances. the opening goal was scored after 72 minutes, and after stoppage

but sometimes that's "fit“fluqtfi hello, you are live at the bbc sport centre, with me, chris mitchell.premier league champions leicester win their fa cup replay. alaves reach their first domestic cup final in spain. south korea get their skates on. it is a year until the winter olympics in pyeongchang. leicester city are through to the last 16 of the fa cup. the english champions put their poor league form behind them to beat derby county, a side from the championship, 3—1 after extra—time. the win is a welcome distraction for the leicester boss, claudio ranieri. in, my; fez-ugh. 9—2-312— !é;5>:a.:::: . : .. .. .. . but it was closer than he would have liked, or the club's tie—owners, and the fans. nigeria's wilfred ndidi, on as a substitute at the start of extra—time, a january signing from genk, scored as they took control of the tie. demarai gray's goal earlier, captain andy king put leicester

you're watching sport today live from the bbc sport centre.irst trophy with manchester united. just millimetres in it. but goal—line technology give feyenoord another important victory and it was hairy. but bush avoids the carnage. kyle wins the daytona 500. hi, there wherever you are around the world welcome to sport today. jose mourinho has challenged his manchester united stars to use their league cup final win over southampton as a springboard to bigger prizes. mourinho lifted the first major trophy of his united reign on sunday after zlatan ibrahimovic‘s late header clinched a 3—2 victory.

hello, you are live at the bbc sport centre, with me, chris mitchell. coming up on sport today: light relief, as premier league champions leicester win their fa cup replay. alaves reach their first domestic cup final in spain. south korea get their skates on. it is a year until the winter olympics in pyeongchang. leicester city are through to the last 16 of the fa cup. the english champions put their poor league form behind them to beat derby county, a side from the championship, 3—1 after extra—time. the win is a welcome distraction for the leicester boss, claudio ranieri. in, q'h; fez-ugh, 9—2-312— !éga>:a,:,—:: , : n n ,, , but it was closer than he would have liked, or the club's tie—owners, and the fans. nigeria's wilfred ndidi, on as a substitute at the start of extra—time, a january signing from genk, scored as they took control of the tie. demarai gray's goal earlier, captain andy king put leicester in front, before derby equalised, sending the game into extra—time. this moment, everything can go wrong, everything can go right. it is ok. it is o

i will be back at the bbc sports centre tomorrow.ght up to date on bbc news as well. that's just about it for this inside six nations. next week we'll be in cardiff. but, as twickenham prepares for the french, we thought we'd leave you with one of the greatest tries scored here. 1991. england won the match. but phille saint andre stole the show. goodnight. on the counter attack. this is typical ad venture. notice how the backs anticipate this great play. they see the man galloping up. on the balance. acer ‘s facial try at twickenham. from behind his home line. that is out of this world. what a fantastic try exclamation lets hope the rain holds off at twickenham as well. there will be some close by. the isle of wight is looking quite damp earlier. we have had some turbulent conditions in the english channel. the winds have escalated to 70 miles an hour of the needles. we are getting livelier wins. that will continue. pushing its way on the eastern side of the channel, into lincolnshire and east anglia as well. with it some hefty outbr

hello, i'm tulson tollett, and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. says russia will remain suspended for august's world athletics championships in london. south african rugby union is in mourning afterjoost van der westhuizen dies age 45. and cry for me, argentina. the defending champions are knocked out of the davis cup. hello, and welcome to the programme, where we start with the news athletic‘s world governing body the iaaf have confirmed at a council meeting in monaco that the russian athletics federation will not be eligible to compete at the world championships in london later this year. some russian athletes may though be able to compete under a neutral

this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: atlanta falcons hold a 21—3 lead over the new england patriots early in the second half of super bowl 51 in houston. cameroon come from behind to beat egypt and win the africa cup of nations. and manchester united pile the misery on premier league champions leicester city. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with news from houston in texas where it's half—time in super bowl 51 between the new england patriots and the atlanta falcons with the falcons 21—3 ahead. there was no score in the first quarter before the game sprung to life shortly after with three touchdowns from the falcons. devonta freeman, matt ryan and robert alford then picked off a tom brady pass that he returned 82 yards for the touchdown before a late field goal from the pats saw them get off the mark. the largest comeback in super bowl history is ten points, a feat that has been accomplished three times. falcons looking for their first super bowl title in franchise history a

this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: arsenal are through to the fa cup quarter—finals after beating national league sutton united 2—0. england all—rounder, ben stokes, becomes the most expensive overseas player to ever be auctioned in the ipl. and 10th seed, caroline wozniacki, moves through to the second round in dubai. hello there. welcome to the programme, where we start with the footballing news that arsenal have beaten national league side, sutton united, 2—0 to progress to the quarter—finals of the english fa cup. john watson reports. a special night in the history of sutton ended if? ended by if? ended by the if? in the . theo “fléd n‘he ' fies for ' ' gilléfif 5&153 75 13351415le it could - been 104 arsenal. 104 -, e ii” nonleague side left in only nonleague side left in the competition, lincoln city. we wait to see whether we could see an fa cup giant killer when they make a trip to the emirates later this month. they did the job. it was difficult. it was not an easy game. we have to th

hello, i'm tulson tollett, and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: the iaaf says russia will remain suspended for august's world athletics championships in london. south african rugby union is in mourning afterjoost van der westhuizen dies age a5. and cry for me, argentina. the defending champions are knocked out of the davis cup. hello, and welcome to the programme, where we start with the news athletic‘s world governing body the iaaf have confirmed at a council meeting in monaco that the russian athletics federation will not be eligible to compete at the world championships in london later this year. some russian athletes may though be able to compete under a neutral banner, subject to satisfying testing criteria. russia was suspended by the iaaf in november 2015 after an undercover investigation into a state sponsored systematic doping programme meaning athletes missed the rio olympics last year. the country is now not expected to be fully reinstated until november of this year. we're not going to change the culture of

you're watching sport today live from the bbc sport centre. i'm nick marshall—mccormack — coming up: every coaching job has its silver lining. jose mourinho picks up his first trophy with manchester united. just millimetres in it. but goal—line technology give feyenoord another important victory and it was hairy. but bush avoids the carnage. kyle wins the daytona 500. hi, there wherever you are around the world welcome to sport today. jose mourinho has challenged his manchester united stars to use their league cup final win over southampton as a springboard to bigger prizes. mourinho lifted the first major trophy of his united reign on sunday after zlatan ibrahimovic‘s late header clinched a 3—2 victory. this team did fantastic or work and they deserved extra time. toulouse at the 87th minute with very little time to try to react in the first case, i think that is unfairfor them. i want to have these words to close and for southampton players and fans because they gave us a beautiful final. this is the second time we are here in the second tro

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.maria and edinson cavani score in a 4—0 champions league win over barcelona. while benfica secure an opening leg advantage, winning1—0 at home to borussia dortmund. and tempers explode at boca juniors training, with the new season due to get under way in argentina. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with news from the opening legs in the last 16 of the uefa champions league from tuesday. paris st—germain were comprehensive 4—0 winners over barcelona at parc des princes, and will go into the second leg knowing no side has managed to overturn a four—goal first—leg deficit in the history of the champions league. angel di maria, on his 29th birthday, grabbed the first and the third goals for the french side, with julian draxler also on the scoresheet. and it was another player celebrating a birthday, edinson cavani, who turned 30 grabbing a fourth.

bbc team. i am @lebo?diseko. time now for sport today. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.ve second in the english premier league, winning 2—0 at bournemouth. joe root becomes england test cricket's 80th captain, after being appointed on monday. and move over uncle toni. his time as rafael nadal‘s coach has come to an end. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with english premier league football, and the news that manchester city have moved second on the table after a 2—0 win at bournemouth on monday. pep guardiola's side have also cut chelsea's lead at the top to eight points, with the goals coming from raheem sterling in the first half, and the second a tyrone mings own—goal. some bad news though for city saw gabriel jesus replaced early on by sergio aguero, after the brazilian injured his ankle.

bbc news. time now for all the sports news in sport today. hi everyone. you are watching sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. ranieri, but it is time for the sequel. leicester write a new script to save themselves. not all the fans are singing leicester's praises. they have still got a soft spot for claudio. and catch us if you can. mercedes send a warning to their rivals, as lewis hamilton makes the fastest lap at formula 1 testing. hi there, wherever you are around the world. welcome to sport today. i would love to be a fly on the wall at claudio ranieri's home tonight. what must he be thinking? leicester have started playing football again. the foxes beat liverpool 3—1, just five days after sacking claudio ranieri.

bbc news. time now for all the sports news in sport today. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centrer united qualify for the fa cup quarterfinals beating blackburn 2-1, as zlatan makes it 2a for the season. lionel messi's late penalty saves barcelona in a 2—1win over leganes. and jo—wilifried tsonga wins the rotterdam open beating david goffin in three sets. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with football and the last 16 of the english fa cup saw holders manchester united win 2—1 away to championship side blackburn rovers on sunday. and it was the hosts who got on the scoresheet first when a beautifully worked pass gave danny graham the chance which he thundered home past sergio romero, just minutes later the score was level when marcus rashford went round the goalkeeper

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: manchester united qualify for the fa cup quarterfinals beating blackburn 2-1, as zlatan makes it 2a for the season. lionel messi's late penalty saves barcelona in a 2—1win over leganes. and jo—wilifried tsonga wins the rotterdam open beating david goffin in three sets. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with football and the last 16 of the english fa cup saw holders manchester united win 2—1 away to championship side blackburn rovers on sunday. and it was the hosts who got on the scoresheet first when a beautifully worked pass gave danny graham the chance which he thundered home past sergio romero, just minutes later the score was level when marcus rashford went round the goalkeeper slotting in from henrikh mkhitaryan‘s precise pass and it took a substitute of class to win the match and who else but zlatan ibrahimovic when he beat the offside trap to guide the ball into the net and hand jose mourinho‘s side a quarterfinal berth. they gave us

hello, i'm here again, and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: antonio conte‘s chelsea are held to a 1—1 draw by burnley but extend their premier league lead to 10 points. jordan spieth wins his first tournament in over a year claining the pebble beach pro—am in california. —— claiming. and beat feuz wins gold in the men's downhill at the world alpine ski championships. hello and welcome lto the programme. —— hello and welcome to the programme. we start with the english premier league, and leaders chelsea may have been held to a 1—1 draw at burnley on sunday, but they've still extended their lead at the top of the table to 10 points. they looked set to record their 20th league win of the season after pedro but the republic of ireland international robbie brady, making his full debut for burnley, warmed up the crowd at a chilly turf moor by rifling in a free—kick in the 24th minute. despite that draw though, chelsea remain very much on course to regain the league title. we all know that it is not easy. but at home, we

you are watching sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. i'm nick marshall—mccormack.oming up: thank you for the memories, ranieri, but it is time for the sequel. leicester write a new script to save themselves. not all the fans are singing leicester's praises. they have still got a soft spot for claudio. and catch us if you can. mercedes send a warning to their rivals, as lewis hamilton makes the fastest lap at formula 1 testing. hi there, wherever you are around the world. welcome to sport today. i would love to be a fly on the wall at claudio ranieri's home tonight. what must he be thinking? leicester have started playing football again. the foxes beat liverpool 3—1, just five days after sacking claudio ranieri. it is their first win in 2017, and gets them away from the bottom three for now. jamie vardy scored twice, with danny drinkwater also on target, as they snapped a run of five straight defeats. the club's thai owners were in the stands to watch as caretaker boss craig shakespeare, who had told his players to emulate their great escape from 2015. that was a ye

up with all the sport and sport hello, i'm here again, and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre a 1—1 draw by burnley but extend their premier league lead to 10 points. jordan spieth wins his first tournament in over a year claining the pebble beach pro—am in california. —— claiming. and beat feuz wins gold in the men's downhill at the world alpine ski championships. hello and welcome lto the programme. —— hello and welcome to the programme. we start with the english premier league, and leaders chelsea may have been held to a 1—1 draw at burnley on sunday, but they've still extended their lead at the top of the table to 10 points. they looked set to record their 20th league win of the season after pedro

this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. a 21—3 lead over the new england patriots early in the second half of super bowl 51 in houston. cameroon come from behind to beat egypt and win the africa cup of nations. and manchester united pile the misery on premier league champions leicester city. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with news from houston in texas where it's half—time in super bowl 51 between the new england patriots and the atlanta falcons with the falcons 21—3 ahead. there was no score in the first quarter before the game sprung to life shortly after with three touchdowns from the falcons. devonta freeman, matt ryan and robert alford then picked off a tom brady pass that he returned 82 yards for the touchdown before

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: birthday delight, as angel di maria and edinson cavani score in a 4—0 champions league win over barcelona. while benfica secure an opening leg advantage, winning1—0 at home to borussia dortmund. and tempers explode at boca juniors training, with the new season due to get under way in argentina. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with news from the opening legs in the last 16 of the uefa champions league from tuesday. paris st—germain were comprehensive 4—0 winners over barcelona at parc des princes, and will go into the second leg knowing no side has managed to overturn a four—goal first—leg deficit in the history of the champions league. angel di maria, on his 29th birthday, grabbed the first and the third goals for the french side, with julian draxler also on the scoresheet. and it was another player celebrating a birthday, edinson cavani, who turned 30 grabbing a fourth. but, as our football reporter john bennett explains, the head coach

live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: bayern munich add to arsenal's woes with a 5—1 champions league victory in germany. holders real madrid hit back to win their last 16 opening leg tie 3—1 against napoli. and jamaican sprinter nesta carter files an appeal to the court of arbitration for sport for a retrospective doping offence from the 2008 olympics in beijing. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with two more opening leg ties from the last 16 of the uefa champions league. holders real madrid were one of the teams in action on wednesday as they continue their quest to retain the title but it was bayern munich who stole the show with a 5—1victory over arsenal in germany. arjen robben got the scoring under way with a lovely left footed curled effort. arsenal responded before laurent kolscielny was forced off injured but robert lewandowski scored and then two goals from, thiago in the space of seven minutes wrapped the match up before thomas muller added a fifth and arsene wenge

this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.ng national league sutton united 2—0. england all—rounder, ben stokes, becomes the most expensive overseas player to ever be auctioned in the ipl. and 10th seed, caroline wozniacki, moves through to the second round in dubai. hello there. welcome to the programme, where we start with the footballing news that arsenal have beaten national league side, sutton united, 2—0 to progress to the quarter—finals of the english fa cup. john watson reports. a special night in the history of sutton ended 5? ended by 5? ended by the 5?

sport now, and for a full round up from the bbc sport centre, here's karthi. fulham host tottenham in 30 minutes time in the fifth round of the fa cup, whle blackburn rovers entertain manchestert united later this afternoon. those sides are all aiming tojoin non league club, lincoln city in the draw for the quarter finals of the fa cup, which takes place at 6:30 today. it's the first time in over a century a team outside the football league has made it to this stage of the competiion. alex gulrajani reports. lincoln have made history! this is one of the great shocks of the competition. burnley, the latest team to be upset by national conference side lincoln city. a first fa cup quarterfinal for them awaits and it's all down to sean raggett. 89 minutes on the clock when he popped up to keep lincoln's fa cup dream well and truly alive. who next? i would like to be at home, or a really big club where there is a big capacity and we are able to take all the supporters we would like to take. joining them in the quarterfinal draw later today will be millwall. they ad

now with all the sport, at the bbc sport centre. clive, good evening.o stay in the premier league. they are just one place and one point above the relegation zone after a 2—0 defeat to swansea city. patrick gearey reports. ferry tales do not tend to have sequels. after the title win which shook up football, there has been no happy ever after for leicester. a fifth straight defeat and in the relegation fight yet still in the champions league, an honour or a distraction? we want to play well but we want to be safe in the premier league. 0ur target and aim is to stay in the premier league. no wonder, look at the numbers. they are on 21 points, one above the bottom three. this time last year they were on top of the leak and on their way to the title. whatever happened? this their way to the title. whatever happened 7 this was their way to the title. whatever happened? this was after alljust last may. the juggernaut has lost its engine, golkar date was sold in the summer —— kante. the onus will be wary of the struggle they were in before the incredible rise.

sport now and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon.laudio ranieri, has been at the leicester city training ground this morning to say his goodbyes to the players and staff. he was joined by the club's thai owners, who flew in by helicopter to help with the goodbyes, after they sacked the italian on thursday. speaking to the media afterwards, ranieri said he hoped that leicester could one day repeat their title success, but that it i don't speak with anybody. just to say thank you to the fans. how do you feel? i feel good now. because of what we achieved in leicester. i hope it will happen again. was it emotional with the players in there? no, it was normal. do you feel badly treated? do you feel stabbed in the back? a lot of love for —— from the journalists for him as well. onto a crucial day in the six nations, with scotland hosting wales in the first match at murrayfield. it's ten years since the scots last beat the welsh and even though their form has been good this year the coach vern cotter has had to make five changes. france are

sport now and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre.s beat italy 33—7 to move top of the six nations standings but they actually trailed at half—time. they turned it around with 30 unanswered points but a couple of points of concern, ahead of their game against england next weekend, are injuries to george north and dan biggar. patrick gearey reports the italian national anthem asks — where is victory? something the by where is victory? something the rugby team's often had to pondser. the place of europe's 7th best side in the six nations has been under question. that may well have formed their team talk. this try was a robust response. you can, of course be too robust and giving away penalties be meant giving away penalties be meant giving up the lead. for wales' lee haf approximate enny their fullback fullback. what was begun with his reassuring boot continued. jonathan davies went over. and seven minutes later, liam williams could take the bow a new tournament rule means teams get a bonus point for scoring four tries. george north set

bbc news, bucharest. now, with news of rugby's six nations and the rest of the day's sport, here's 0lly foster at the bbc sport centreas they edged past france 19—16 at twickenham. but there was joy for scotland at murrayfield after a thrilling victory by 27 points to 22 against ireland. here's our sports correspondent, andy swiss. as curtain raisers go, it'll take some beating. the blossoming of the flower of scotland. against an ireland side many had tipped for the title, they raced out of the blocks. two tries from the twinkling toes of stuart hogg. ireland responded in equally fleetfooted style. keith earls charging over. but scotland had brains as well as brawn. what was centre alex dunbar doing at a line—out? well this, and they led 21—5. come the second half though, ireland reeled them in. when paddy jackson's try edged the visitors ahead, there seemed only one winner. but two nerveless penalties from greig laidlaw saw scotland home. the first time in 11 years they've won their opening match. could it be the start of something special? england meanwhile were looking to continue something special. a 11; match w

let's get more from azi farni in the bbc sport centre. how is it going? not good.s's second comeback after nearly one year and second comeback after nearly one yearand a second comeback after nearly one year and a half out of competitive goal. last week he missed the cut for the sixth time in his last 12 events. he will have two pull something very big out of the bag tomorrow to avoid making it seven and 13. he posted a five over par round of 77 which included shots like this. going into the water there. he had a bad day with the putter. he needed 33 putts, that is a lot for a professional golfer. he feels to card a single birdie in that opening round. the 1a time major winner said he was not in any pain but admitted he was not doing a very good job. the statistics do not lie. only seven players were below tiger woods in a field of 132. he was 12 shots behind the winner. he was 12 shots behind the winner. he has got to be wondering if he can reca ptu re he has got to be wondering if he can recapture that former glory. tiger woods still thinks that he can be competi

sport now and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre.itle as they edged past france 19—16 at twickenham but there was joy for scotland at murrayfield after a thrilling victory by 27 points to 22 against ireland here's our sports correspondent, andy swiss as fi . as c i: 5 wi? i c iz r 1 first in ii first - in 11 years ‘ “fit! it ‘ief-jjg it the eéfifif w continue daly l i itiririic li il irir "ill ie li iiririm ie "iicf symbian. daly thought he snuck over baht watch the left boot. it got worse. slimani rumbling over in front in front. teo'o came to england's rescue. their 15th win in a row but this was a lesson in winning ugly. you can almost sense the relief in the england players and fans. their six nations campaign is off to a winning start... but only just. chelsea have maintained their nine point lead at the top of the premier league table after a convincing 3—1 win over 3rd placed arsenal at stamford bridge. the arsenal manager said chelsea's opening goal shouldn't have stood as marco alonso's header saw his leading arm hit hector bell

but first, time for all the sport, and john watson is at the bbc sport centre. good evening. of rugby union's six nations championship with a 33 points to seven victory over italy. despite the comfortable looking scoreline, the visitors made a sluggish start in rome. patrick gearey reports. the italian national anthem asks — where is victory? something the rugby team's often had to ponder. the place of europe's 7th best side in the six nations has been under question. that may well have formed their team talk. this try was a robust response. you can, of course, be too robust and giving away penalties meant giving up the lead. for wales' lee halfpenny theirfullback, what was begun with his reassuring boot continued. jonathan davies went over. and seven minutes later, liam williams could take the bow. a new tournament rule means teams get a bonus point for scoring four tries. george north set off after number three. he has had hamstring troubles in the past. this was some fitness test. he had just enough fuel. italy were by now running on empty. that extra point was within wale

sport now, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's mike bushell. we have just been watching your antics in snowdonia. amazing fun in the end. lots of fun ahead in the rugby union, one of the biggest days in the six nations calendar, as wales try to take england down to size, and our correspondent is at the municipality stadium. so much in this build—up has been about eddiejones and his comments, but it is a massive occasion for wales, isn't it? really good point. we have got the trophy here. i thought we would use that to point out that it is a six sided redesigns trophy, and all six sides do have a chance of lifting it. if ireland lose in italy this afternoon, their chances have gone. eddiejones, so afternoon, their chances have gone. eddie jones, so much afternoon, their chances have gone. eddiejones, so much the talking point in the build—up. he knows what he's doing, he is so experienced. he makes his comments to take the pressure off his players. rob howley, far less experienced. this is an experience for him to show that he is the permanent w

sport now, a full round—up from the bbc sports centre, hello. hello, good evening.ty after that giant—killing against premier league side burnley yesterday. they could face arsenal at the emirates stadium if they can beat another non—league side, sutton united, tomorrow. well, here's the draw in full — jose mourinho and manchester united return to the scene of a 4—0 trouncing earlier this season as they visit premier league leaders chelsea. middlesbrough host the winner of the replay between championship side huddersfield and manchester city. there's another london derby for spurs, who host millwall and confirmation of what could be in prospect a trip to sutton or arsenal for lincoln city. so, time for a look at the games from today. holders manchester united had zlatan ibrahimovic as a substitute in their visit to blackburn rovers. in the end his introduction was the difference as they came from behind to beat the championship side by 2 goals to 1. patrick gearey watched the action. 0nce once upon 0nce upona once upon a time not so very long ago blackburn rovers we

and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's richard askam.eland at the top of the table if they beat italy at twickenham this afternoon. eddie jones' men have won their first two matches and are red hot favourites to rack up a third victory against the italians. joe wilson is at twickenham for us. england have made several changes to their 15. what sort of impact do you expect them to make? yes, it is interesting. if england we re yes, it is interesting. if england were to lose it would be the biggest shockin were to lose it would be the biggest shock in the history of the six nations. it will not happen in this match is interesting in devell amount of both teams and england. it isa amount of both teams and england. it is a chance to experiment and little bit with selection. remember we have seen ben t 0 make an impact before against france with the late try. he isa against france with the late try. he is a fascinating character. in 2008 he was playing for samoa in a rugby league world cup. he spent time playing rugby league in australia, rug

before the papers — sport and for a full round up, round up, from the bbc sport centre with karthi. lincoln city waiting for their name to be drawn out of the bowl for the quarter finals of the fa cup. it is the first time in over a century that a non—league side has made it through to the last eight. they beat burnley1—0 at turf moor thanks to this goal from sean raggat in the 89th minute. the quarter final draw is live in sportsday at 6.30 this evening, and manager danny cowley says he doesn't mind who they get. all you would like is asked to be told a big club it is big capacity where we could take 15,000. we took 5000 to ipswich. we have premier league support. millwall will also be in the qaurter final draw after they beat the premier league champions, leicester city, 1—0. and that was despite millwall being reduced to ten men for much of the second half, shaun cummings scored the 90th minute winner to put the league one side into the next round, adding to leicester's problems. you have to see why in react as soon as possible. they are maybe better than us. no, we are better th

sport now, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre.es today and tottenham have made it into the quarterfinals thanks to a harry kane hatrick against championship side fulham. mauricio pochettino made five changes to the team that lost in the europa league on thursday night but it was still a strong line—up, kane's first came after 16 minutes he was captaining the side with hugo lloris one of the players rested. his second came soon after the break, spurs dominated possession and could have scored more, kane's second hatrick of the season was completed with just under 20 minutes to play. that takes him up to 19 goals in all competitions. very good. we have had some great results recently, so one kid to come in today and when, and be done that. we played very well, comfortable. should have had a fume girls, but it was a great game around. —— ghouls. blackburn and manchester united have just kicked off in the day's other tie. and you can watch the draw for the quarterfinals here on the bbc news at 6.30. in the scottish premiership today,

sport now and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's holly hamilton.ternoon. manchester city's game against swansea city is just about to get underway in the next few minutes. a win for city would take them up to fourth in the premier league. later this afternoon sixth—placed manchester united travel to leicester city, with the reigning champions just two points clear of the relegation zone. i think the pressure is split to everybody because all my players wa nt to everybody because all my players want to win. the pressure of course is about the manager always. but it is about the manager always. but it is not my first year as a manager. every draw, we deserve a victory. we have never had a drawer where we could say we were lucky. we got more than we deserved, always less than what we deserve and play for. but the reality is the reality of the points and we lost the points. in the scottish premiership, stjohnstone lead celtic 2—1 in perth this lunchtime. liam henderson opened the scoring with his first goal for celtic for over two years. keith watson s

hugh woozencroft at bbc sport centre.is achievements for those who are not aware of them?m is devastating to hear of his death, he was a hero turned both many on and off the field, he was a member of the famous springbok side that won the world cup in 1995, playing ina won the world cup in 1995, playing in a total of 89 tests, scoring 38 tries, a record for his nation at the time, captain of his country for four 2: the 1a": sis; eiéggiif‘igfi cup in1999 and 1a": sis; eiéggiif‘igfi cup in 1999 and ended his world cup in 1999 and ended his 10—year array in 2003. then he was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2011, sparing him to start his foundation which raises awareness of the illness, providing care and support to sufferers as well. the presidentjacob support to sufferers as well. the president jacob zuma said support to sufferers as well. the presidentjacob zuma said that the country has lost a legend. further tributes from some of the biggest names in rugby union on social media. south africa and leicester tigers wi

sport now, and for a full round up from the bbc sport centre, here's karthi.ert united later this afternoon.

before the papers, sport — and, for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's holly hamilton.ing. defending six nations champions england beat france by 19 points to 16 at twickenham. head coach eddie jones said his side won ugly, and admitted there was work to do ahead of their next match against wales. meanwhile, scotland beat ireland 27—22 in their opening match of the campaign at murrayfield, as andy swiss reports. as curtain—raisers go, it'll take some beating. the blossoming of the flower of scotland. against an ireland side many had tipped for the title, they raced out of the blocks. two tries from the twinkling toes of stuart hogg. two chances, two scores... ireland responded in equally fleet—footed style. keith earls charging over. but scotland had brains as well as brawn. what was centre alex dunbar doing at a line—out? well, this, and they led 21—5. come the second half, ireland reeled them in. when paddy jackson's try edged the visitors ahead, there seemed only one winner. but two nerveless penalties from greg laidlaw saw scotland home. the first time in 11 years t

now to hugh woozencroft, at the bbc sport centre.cess this is still a sizeable leap up? yes, hello. it is a sizeable leap. well, it's interesting, isn't it, the rise of mixed martial arts in recent years has included women's fights? and that popularity, led by the likes of ronda rousey, looks set to increase. following that extra attention in women's bouts come more sponsorship and more money and quality. now the quality in women's boxing has been there for a long long time, so could the rise in professional female boxers spur a boom in the sport? american claressa shields headlines when she takes on hungary's szilvia szabados for north american boxing federation title in detroit on the 10th of march. shields is just 21, but took 0lympic middleweight gold in 2008 and 2012 and with the likes of olympic champion katie taylor of ireland and great britain's nicola adams also leaving amateur boxing in favour of the professional ranks, i think we can expect to see much more prime—time women's boxing. a good start. and just ask you about th

and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here'sjohn watson. victory over wales in ten years following a 29 points to 13 victory at murrayfield. after an opening round victory over ireland, scotland's good form continues despite that narrow defeat to france in round two. patrick gearey was in edinburgh. you can lose yourself in edinburgh, in the city of alleys it takes just one wrong turn. so, too, the six nations. blown off course last time, scotland in paris. brilliant clear by the french. wales in cardiff. and scores! one further false move for either and their championship hits a dead end. so, much hanging over this. for 20 minutes, so little ground given. until wales set off on the open road. liam williams, the fast lane. too quick to be stopped by any of scotland's barriers. so they tried to catch them another way. finn russell kicked scotland closer. but leigh halfpenny can kick to the horizon. consider russell trumped. for now. scotland flew out after the break. tommy seymour for the line. in a city of train—spotting, try—spotting. was

time for a full round up from the bbc sport centre. hello. good morning to you.waiting for their name to be drawn out of the bowl for the quarter finals of the fa cup. it is the first time in over a century that a non—league side has made it through to the last eight. they beat burnley1—0 at turf moor thanks to this goal from sean raggat in the 89th minute. the quarter final draw is live in sportsday at 6.30 this evening, and manager danny cowley says he doesn't mind who they get. all i would like is to be at home or ata all i would like is to be at home or at a really big club where there is at a really big club where there is a big capacity and we can take other supporters we would like to take. i think we could probably have taken 15,000 to burnley. 5000 to switch. 0ur 15,000 to burnley. 5000 to switch. our support is incredible. we have premier league support, no doubt. millwall will also be in the qaurter final draw after they beat the premier league champions, leicester city, 1—0. and that was despite millwall being reduced to ten men for much of the second