i'm olly foster at the bbc sport centre, these are our headlines tonight. no comment from sir bradley wiggins on a day that british cycling admits to more failings. andy murray says he's never experienced anything like it. seven match points saved in a half hour tie break as be scrapes into the dubai semi—finals. and hear the tigers roar. they have thrashed the rhinos tonight to stay top of the super league. good evening, what a terrible few days it's been for british cycling. today they apologised for ‘failings' at the conclusion of the review into a culture of bullying and discrimination at the organisation.

ok, sport now, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, let's join full round—up from the bbcround—up from the bbc sport centre, let's join jessica. rachel, thank you very much, good evening, everyone. we start with rugby. england have retained their six nations title with an emphatic 61—21win over scotland at twickenham. the victory secures them the calcutta cup and equals new zealands record of 18 straight test wins. alex gulrajanio reports on a great day for english rugby. advice twickenham just after two, any view will do. when england arrived at this match, unbeaten, as all the spectators well knew. they have won their games in the six nations by being good enough. the tea m nations by being good enough. the team which i've really excelled and found a new level in the tournament, that was scotland. passion and aggression come as standard — the challenge of rugby is control. a minute into the game, a stag lane elliot daly, sin—binned. but if there was a glimmer of space in the scotla nd there was a glimmer of space in the scotland defence, england had a man to exploit it,

ollie foster is in the bbc sports centre. it appears to bea in the bbc sports centre.s to be a damaging afternoon for a number of the parties. the reputation for british cycling is at an all—time low. doctor richard freeman was supposed to be there to date in a fascinating couple of hours at westminster. he is unwell, still employed by british cycling, the doctor who received the package, was adjusted decongestant as sir dave bra ilsford was adjusted decongestant as sir dave brailsford said, six years ago. as some suspect, one of those steroids that sir bradley wiggins had therapeutic use exemption is for, but not on the final racy won. british cycling responding to the frustrated comments in parliament. they say... british cycling saying they needed to get their house in order, and they have. at the heart of it is getting the evidence from doctor richard freeman, he said he was not well enough to appear in front of the select committee to find out what exactly was in that parcel. finally team sky has come out of a statement saying they have done no wrong. nick colsaer

that's all from us at the bbc sport centre.ning, but for now, let's joinjohn watson live in dublin for this year's final inside six nations. you john is in a very load dublin. the city is rocking on saint patrick's day. ireland know they can stop them winning with back—to—back grand fun titles. they would love to do that. welcome to inside six nations. welcome to dublin and welcome to the rds arena, which hosts a legends match tonight between ireland and england — are lots of familiar faces from english and irish teams. england already have the title in thebagrbutjrelad are hoping to upset the party. england arrive here to face dublin tomorrow. it would i an tomorrow. it would be an unprecedented i9 tomorrow. it would be an unprecedented 19 win in a row. ireland would love to stop them from achieving that on §§ml " ’ ' ireland would love to stop them from achieving that on 5?“ patrick ‘s achieving that on saint patrick ‘s weekend. before we look ahead, let's— rem md-ourseivepoihcw-e eddiejones's side secured the title — helped,

let's look at the sport now, for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here is john full round—ups hamilton believes mercedes have a fight on their hands with ferrari after watching sebastian vettel win the opening race of the formula one championship at the australian grand prix. a badly timed pit stop cost the british driver, as vettel won in melbourne. nick parrot reports. the sebastian vettel victory finger had not been seen for 18 months — until today. that's because mercedes have dominated formula one for the last three years. starting from pole in melbourne, lewis hamilton was the favourite to win the race, and when he emerged from the first corner in the lead, many might have thought all bets were off. new rules have been brought in to make the cars faster, and the sport more exciting, but this race was won thanks to a tactical error. with sebastian vettel pressuring hamilton, mercedes blinked first, bringing him in for fresh tyres. he came out in fifth and got stuck in traffic. radio: we need to get past verstappen. i don't know how you expect me to do that right now! vet

i am ollie foster at the bbc sports centre.of the most astonishing matches in the history of the champions league tonight. barcelona were 4—3 down against paris st germain, but they are through after winning 6—1 in barcelona. luis suarez got there first after a couple of minutes. paris st germain gotan couple of minutes. paris st germain got an away goal to lead barcelona needing six. neymar‘s free kick made it four. it was in the 88th minute. but they still needed a couple. surely not enough time? that they have a second penalty in injury time and it was 5—1. with the last kick of the game, sergio roberto got on the end of a beautiful through ball and sparked jubilation as you might expect. the nou camp has seen some pretty exceptional things and this is right up there. 6—5 on aggregate and they go through. the outgoing manager had joked in the pre—match conference that they could score six. he must be feeling very clever. another champions league match to bring you up to date, dortmund beat benfica. manchester city failed to

bbc news. time now for all the sports news in sport today. hi, everyone. you're watching sport today from the bbc sport centre. ted 0lympian of all time, doping cheats are ruining sport. the 2022 commonwealth games in durban is in doubt. and the aussie open title wasn't enough. serena williams has itchy feet. i tell you what, you will love this surprise appearance that shock to some park players. wherever you are around the world, welcome to sport today and michael phelps, the most decorated 0lympian of all time has told the us congress he never felt any competition outside of the united states was clea n. outside of the united states was clean. the swimmer testified in front of officials from wada and the international olympic committee. he called for an urgent overhaul of global anti—doping

i'm olly foster at the bbc sport centre, these are our headlines tonight: thrashed again by bayern munichor arsenal and perhaps au revoir for arsene wenger. german opposition too for england's women, and it's not going well in washington. "we made mistakes but we're a clean team." sir dave brailsford say‘s it's no mystery what was in that package for sir bradley wiggins. good evening. it's now seven seasons in a row that arsenal have been knocked out of the champions league in the last 16, but never in such a humiliating manner. already trailing 5—1 after the first leg against bayern munich, the germans won by the same scoreline tonight. 10—2 on aggregate is the second biggest victory over two legs in the history of the competition. let's speak to our sports correspondent natalie pirks at the emirates stadium. there was unrest before kick—off among the fans natalie, what was the mood like after that? they went away with about 20 minutes to go, they didn't stick around to see the end. they knew exactly what was coming. 0bviously see the end. they knew exactly what was coming. obviously the

i'm olly foster at the bbc sport centre, these are our headlines tonight.comment from sir bradley wiggins on a day that british cycling admits to more failings. andy murray says he's never experienced anything like it. seven match points saved in a half hour tie break as be scrapes into the dubai semi—finals. and hear the tigers roar. they have thrashed the rhinos tonight to stay top of the super league. good evening, what a terrible few days it's been for british cycling. today they apologised for ‘failings' at the conclusion of the review into a culture of bullying and discrimination at the organisation. they have promised to implement a 39 step action plan to improve athlete and staff welfare. yesterday they admitted to ‘serious failings' in their record keeping, missing medical records that has hampered a uk anti—doping investigation, that enquiry centres on sir bradley wiggins and a package hand—delivered to his doctor six years ago after he won a race in france. its contents can't be verified and sir bradley wasn't offering any answers today. more for

judah bbc sport centre now. jess has the latest sport —— to the bbc sports centre. centre, with me, jessica creighton. fifa has opened proceedings against neil taylor following the wales defender‘s tackle on the republic of ireland's seamus coleman last friday. taylor was sent off and received an automatic one—match ban for the challenge, but that could now be extended, potentially to three games. everton defender coleman needed surgery on a broken leg following the incident during the two sides' world cup qualifying match in dublin. it's not yet known when he'll be back playing. arsene wenger says his future as arsenal manager isn't completely sorted — despite saying recently he would inform everyone of his decision "very soon". arsenal's recent poorform — where they've lost six of their last nine games — means the frenchman has come under pressure from some fans to leave, when his contract expires in the summer. at his weekly press conference today, though, he wasn't giving anything away. i'm very clear in my mind, but anyway, but i stayed two months or two yea rs

bbc news. hello. this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.spanish international, fernando torres, taken to hospital after suffering a head injury against deportivo la coruna. andy murray saves seven match points, as he sneaks into the dubai championships semi—finals. and british cycling lurches further into crisis after admitting "failings" within the organisation. hello, and welcome to the programme, where it's spain's primera division where we start, and the news that atletico madrid and spain striker, fernando torres, has been taken to hospital after a heavy collision in their 1—1 draw away to deportivo la coruna. torres and deportivo's alex bergantinos went up for the ball five minutes from the end of the match. the 32—year—old appeared to lose consciousness and landed head first on the turf with players from both sides racing to his aid before medical staff attended to him and removed him from the field on a stretcher where he was taken to hospital. the club have tweeted since torres was taken to hospital, saying this. "torres suffers a

bbc news. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.gregate over two legs to move into the champions league quarterfinals. ravi ashwin helps india to victory over australia in a bad tempered second test match. and serena williams is set to relinquish her world number one ranking after pulling out of her next two tournaments with injury. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with champions league football and the news that holders real madrid and five time winners bayern munich are the first sides through to the quarter—finals this year. real won 3—1 on the night and 6—2 on aggregate against napoli while arsenal lost 5—1 for the second successive time against carlo ancelotti‘s bayern munich going down 10—2 on aggregate. the arsenal manager arsene wenger has again had his future questioned but he believes the officials were at fault. we were really unlucky tonight because it was a 100% penalty at 1—0 on walcott in the first half, i checkedit on walcott in the first half, i checked it on television. in the second half the refe

bbc news, south cumbria. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.ue leaders chelsea take another step to the title, with a 2—1win at west ham. chapecoense prepare for their first international match since the air disaster that devastated the brazilian club. and we talk to the man who believes canada can fall in love with rugby league. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with the news that chelsea have re—established a ten—point lead at the top of the english premier league, after a 2—1 victory away to west ham. eden hazard and diego costa scored in the london derby, before manuel la nzini's injury—time strike. chelsea have made it seven league matches since they last lost, as the blues continue their quest for a title in antonio conte's first season at the club. we must think that we are able to ta ke we must think that we are able to take 26 points, to win this title. but it is important to see game by game,

you're watching sport today from the bbc sport centre. coming up: strong words from the most decorated olympian of all time, doping cheats are ruining sport. the 2022 commonwealth games in durban is in doubt. and the aussie open title wasn't enough. serena williams has itchy feet. i tell you what, you will love this surprise appearance that shock to some park players. wherever you are around the world, welcome to sport today and michael phelps, the most decorated olympian of all time has told the us congress he never felt any competition outside of the united states was clea n. outside of the united states was clean. the swimmer testified in front of officials from wada and the international olympic committee. he called for an urgent overhaul of global anti—doping procedures and said athletes need to believe in fair play. throughout my career i thought that some athletes were cheating and in some athletes were cheating and in some cases those suspicions were confirmed, given all the testing i am so many confirmed, given all the testing i a

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.hird miami masters title gathers pace. india are on the verge of winning the fourth test and the series against australia. and senegal‘s friendly with ivory coast in paris is abandoned after pitch invaders rugby tackle lamine gassama. hello and welcome to the programme and we start with tennis news. 18 time grand slam winner and world number six roger federer had few difficulties negotiating a path to the fourth round of the miami masters yesterday. the big one martin del paco. —— he beat one martin del paco. —— he beat one martin del paco. —— he beat one martin del potro. the swiss who's already won the australian open and indian wells masters tournaments this year was rarely troubled against del potro, and will play spain's roberto bautista agut in the round of 16 as he searches for a third title at this event and first since 2006.

for now, from all of us at the bbc sports centre, goodbye.hat her timetable for for more triggering for more brexit negotiations by the end of the month remains on track.

forsyth, bbc news, westminster. now for so| karthi time now for some sport, let‘s joint karthi gna nasegaram at time now for some sport, let‘s joint karthi gnanasegaram at the bbc sport centrelithuania in a qualifying game for the 2018 world cup. in a qualifying game jermain defoe marked his return to international football at the age of 3a with the opening goal, and with just a few minutes remaining, england are now leading 2—0. andy swiss reports from wembley. are now leading 2—0. a are now leading 2—0. day to put football firmly in perspective. a day to put football firmly in perspective. armed police on duty as wembley struck a poignant note. outside, the flags at half—mast, inside, the team is led out by five—year—old cancer patient bradley lowry before a tribute to the victims of wednesday‘s terror attack, reid is laid in the centre circle as 80,000 fans fell silent. —— wreaths. the match itself seemed straightforward for england, it certainly began that way. the recall jermain defoe slotting them ahead. although an error from keeperjoe hart nearly gifted lithuania and equaliser, england were in control at the break. after it, they struggled for fluency at first, but

bbc news, leeds. hello. this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. after a 1—0 win over holders manchester united. through by the skin of her teeth — angelique kerber wins in indian wells after a 3 set marathon. and the 2022 commonwealth games will no longer be held in durban after failing to meet the criteria. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with the news that seven time winners chelsea have beaten holders manchester united 1—0 to progress to the fa cup semi finals. watching at stamford bridge was 0lly foster. manchester united fans have been coming to stamford bridge for ever four use with no joys. coming to stamford bridge for ever four use with nojoys. as coming to stamford bridge for ever four use with no joys. as they were frisked for offensive items, the united team bus was underjust as much scrutiny. anything offensive on there, a striker, just one will do. marcus off his sick bed. as a mourinho used to have a hold over chelsea's player of course. he remembers the good old days. the new man is not doing too badly either. the

this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.change in spain as real madrid regain top spot after barcelona slip up. liverpool come from behind to beat burnley 2—1 in the english premier league. and rafael nadal kicks off his indian wells campaign with a straight sets win. hello, and welcome to the programme. we start with football in spain, where real madrid have regained top spot in the primera division, after a 2—1win over real betis on sunday. betis took the lead in madrid after what can only be described as a calamitous own goal from goalkeeper keylor navas. cristiano ronaldo got his 19th league goal of the season just before the break with a well directed header. and after scoring against napoli in the champions league on tuesday, sergio ramos once again got his name on the scoresheet with an 81st minute winner. after their incredible comeback in the champions league mid—week, barcelona looked like a different side against deportivo. luis enrique made five changes from the team who beat psg 6—1. barcelona went behind whenjo

well that's all from me tim hague at the bbc sport centre.oin me for updates throughout the evening, but now, it's time to join katherine downes live from the principality stadium in cardiff for this week's inside six nations. has it really been two weeks since eve ryo ne has it really been two weeks since everyone was talking about the italian confusing tactics against england. since scotland got that big win over wales and ireland kept alive their title hunt with the dominant performance over france. the drama kicks off again here the night in cardiff, welcome to inside six nations. welcome to friday night rugby here in cardiff. we are under the roof of the principality stadium, the music is arm and friday night vibe isjust getting started. ireland know only a win will do to give themselves the best chance of lifting this trophy again. iamjoined best chance of lifting this trophy again. i am joined by former irish captain, keith wood who will be lending his expertise. before we speak to you, thank you for coming to talk to us, let's look at

they've also been taking on being presenters at the bbc sports centre. hello, you're watching bbc news and now on score report news day, my collea g u es now on score report news day, my colleagues peter and ryan from wyvern academy in darlington can bring you the latest sports stories. the cheltenham festival is underway. there have already been two races and our sports reporter can tell us more. the school reporters working behind the scenes and so we are literally behind—the—scenes here of bbc sport, which you will know and love and if you're paying attention, you will have a spot of the present this afternoon have been a bit younger than usual. i'm this afternoon have been a bit youngerthan usual. i'm not this afternoon have been a bit younger than usual. i'm not. rude, younger than usual. i'm not be rude, it is true, because they are here now. ryan and peter, you've just presented our afternoon bulletin, how was it for you? it was very nerve—racking building up. it how was it for you? it was very nerve—racking building up . it when nerve—racking buil

for now, from all of us at the bbc sports centre, goodbye.he headlines: theresa may has told mps that her for mps that her timetable for for more triggering for more brexit negotiations by the end of the month remains on track. aid agencies are warning that time is running out to save more than 20 million people facing famine across africa and the middle east. africa and the middle east. a crew member from a crashed irish coastguard helicopter who died after being pulled from the sea is named as captain dara fitzpatrick. here is how the london and frankfurt indexes finished. and how the american markets are getting on. remember the moment when two young children crashed their father's bbc world news interview while he was live on air? i'm sure you've seen it. it went viral. let's take a look. i would be surprised if they do. the... pardon me. pardon me... my do. the... pardon me. pardon me... my apologies. it's been described as the funniest video of the year, and now we've spoken again to professor robert kelly. he and his wife spoke to my c

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.paulinho hat—trick against uruguay sends brazil seven points clear at the top of south american world cup qualifying. iran move closer to a place at next year's world cup finals in russia after beating qatar 1—0 in doha. and the picturesque surroundings of dharamsala gears up for the final test between india and australia starting on saturday. hello and welcome to the programme, where a paulinho hat—trick has helped brazil to a 4—1 win away to uruguay in south american world cup qualifying. an edinson cavani penalty gave the hosts an early lead in montevideo but paulinho who grabbed his third on the stroke of full—time led the way for brazil with neymar also on the scoresheet. lionel messi was the lone scorer for argentina, netting from the penalty spot in the 16th minute and moving them into the automatic qualifying spots beating chile in buenos aires. james rodriguez scored for colombia in their 1—0 victory over bolivia in barranquilla, while paraguay won 2—1 over ecuador with venezu

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. year's beaten finalist kei nishikori is knocked out of the miami masters by the unseeded fabio fognini. world number one lydia ko is back to defend her title as the first women's major of the year tees off in the next 2a hours. and cristiano ronaldo is immortalised in bronze as madeira airport is renamed in his honour. hello and welcome to the programme. we start with a shock at the miami masters tennis. the un—seeded fabio fognini has knocked out the second seed kei nishikori. the japanese player was the runner—up last year but was always on the back foot in this quarter—final and lost the first set 6—4. the second set was even easier for the italian as he sent the world number four running all over the court to win it 6—2, meaning he's also the first un—seeded player to make the semi—finals in ten years, and he'll play the winner of rafael nadal and jack sock. and unique kerber is looking like

this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme. victory over azerbaijan in their world cup qualifier. dustinjohnson creates history by winning the wgc matchplay event in texas. and world number one angelique kerber is through to the last sixteen of the miami 0pen. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with football and there were three groups in european world cup qualifying on sunday including world champions germany. they were away to azerbaijan where they continued their impressive form making it five wins from five played in group c winning 4—1 in baku. lutz pfannenstiel was there and he told me that it wasn't quite as easy as the scoreline suggests for the germans. the first 25 minutes azerbaijan played very good football. they did not make it easy for germany and it was quite a challenge. at the end of the day, the will class of the players gave us a clear victory. the first time in eight games that germany have conceded a goal so that would be disappointing?

well that's all from me tim hague at the bbc sport centre.ng, but now, it's time to join katherine downes live from the principality stadium in cardiff for this week's inside six nations. has it really been two weeks since eve ryo ne has it really been two weeks since everyone was talking about the italian confusing tactics against england. since scotland got that big win over wales and ireland kept alive their title hunt with the dominant performance over france. the drama kicks off again here the

this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.t everton and celebrate harry kane's two goals with some unique handshakes. world number one, dustinjohnson, wins the wgc event in mexico city. and fans of peshawar zalmi celebrate after winning cricket's pakistan super league title. hello, and welcome to the programme, where we start with english premier league football. tottenham have trimmed the gap to seven points between themselves and english premier league league leaders chelsea, who play west ham on monday, after spurs scored a 3—2 win over everton. the england forward harry kane scored twice moving him to 19 league goals for the season and also taking him top of the goalscoring charts. dele alli got tottenham's third late on. impressive handshakes all—round. but two late everton goals did set up a nervous finish.

bbc news, westminster. time now for all the sports news in sport today. hello. this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centrehind to beat roma and take control of their europa league last 16 tie. should i stay or should i go — arsene wenger admits the fans are a factor. andre greipel sprints to victory on stage five of the paris to nice race. after all that champions league excitement on wednesday, it's the turn of the europa league to take centre stage. and there was a 6 goal thriller in france as lyon came from behind to beat roma in the first leg of the last 16 tie. the home side had taken the lead after 8 minutes but mohamed salah drew the italians level on 20 minutes, before on—loan spurs defender federico fazio put roma ahead just after the half hour — at this point all one way traffic. the second half though belonging to lyon. they scored 3 unanswered goal, including a rocket from alexander lacazette in injury time to put themselves in the driving seat to reach the quarter finals. 11—2 final score. meanwhile manchester united grabbed a vital away goal as they drew 1—1 at russian side rostov. henrikh m

bbc news. time now for all the sports news in sport today. hello, i'm marc edwards. this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.three goals in seven minutes as barcelona beat psg in a champions league thriller. manchester city miss the chance to go second in the premier league with a 0—0 draw against stoke. it'll be a yellowjersey for france's julian alaphilippe as he takes the overall lead in the paris—nice cycle race. hello, thanks for joining us on sport today. there's only one place we could possibly start our show, that's with the champions league. an extraordinary night of drama and heartbreak. one of the greatest comebacks in european football, if not the history of the sport. barcelona are through to the quarter finals after beating paris st germain 6—5 on aggregate, that's after having lost the first leg 4—0. they won 6—1 on the night. in tuesday‘s other champions league tie, it was wham—bam aubamayang, pierre emerick aubamayang with a hat—trick to send borussia dortmund through to the last eight at the expense of benfica. but the headlines will be dominated by that historic result at the camp now.

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: honours even as manchester city and liverpool finish 1—1 in the premier league. australia's marc leishman wins the arnold palmer invitational earnigg an invite to themasters! and roger federer wins a record equalling fifth indian wells masters title. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with football and in the english premier league manchester city and liverpool had to settle for a point apiece as they battled out a thrilling 1—1 draw at the etihad stadium. it was a hugely entertaining game with controversy throughout. james milner put liverpool ahead against his former club six minutes after the break — sergio aguero then scored against liverpool for the fifth successive premier league game at the etihad stadium after 69 minutes — before both sides wasted opportunities to secure a vital win in the race for top—four places. media career as a manager. ——i have had a medium career stop it's one of the more special days of my life because after

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.rge of barcelona next season. manchester city book their place in the quarterfinal of the fa cup. and it‘s a second round exit for roger federer at the dubai championships. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with the news that barcelona head coach luis enrique has confirmed that he won‘t be at the club next season. the 46—year—old is in his third season at camp nou and won the champions league as part of the treble in his first year at barca, and led them to the domestic double last season but this campaign has been more problematic including a 4—0 loss in the opening leg of their champions league last 16 match against paris st germain. earlier i spoke to radio catalunya‘s ernest macia who believes now is the right time. probably this is a good moment because in canberra present a relapse for the team and a stimulation and a release for the team. now there‘s tension, today they won easily 6—1. it was against sporting

lebo diseko is here next and sport today is on hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centrelifiers before argentina lose to bolivia. china's hopes are dealt a major blow after a 1—0 defeat to iran. and roger federer beats roberto bautista agut to make the quarter—finals of the miami masters. hello and welcome to the programme. lots to get through. we start with the news that argentina have been beaten 2—0 away to bolivia in their south american world cup qualifier, dropping them into the play off position. it all comes on the back of what was a bad day when their star player and captain lionel messi was banned for four international matches for abusing an assistant referee. the incident took place during argentina's1—0 win over chile on friday, when the barcelona forward was caught on camera swearing at the official after flagging him for a fou, but the ban was put in place just hours before the match which was played in la paz. messi has also been fined just over $10,000 and will miss the next three matches after this one, although both messi and the argentine football fede

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.as berdych, to seal his place in the miami masters semi—finals. gale—force winds cause the first round of the ana inspiration golf to be suspended for the day. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with the footballing news that fifa has announced how the expanded 48—team world cup will be divided up in 2026. all football regions will see their slots increased, with africa the biggest winner. the plan to expand the competition beyond its current 32—team format is subject to approval in may. each confederation is guaranteed increased places, with oceania granted an automatic place for the first time. fifa are also proposing a six—nation play—off tournament to decide the last two slots at the 48—team world cup in 2026, as our sports news correspondent richard conway reports. europe richard conway reports. get 60 places, that is the price europe get 60 places, that is the price that they put on their support for this tournament being taken

of the evening, that is it for sports day, from now for all of us —— from all of us from the bbc sports centre coming up to a quarter to seven. the police watchdog has warned that there will be cutbacks to the forces in england and wales and they are putting the public at risk because services are having to be rationed. there are calls for the us attorney generaljeff sessions, to resign after undeclared talks with russian officials. accusations of bullying and sex is at the highest levels of the sport. and an update for you on the sport. and an update for you on the financial markets, the fts seat the financial markets, the fts seat the dax down slightly. a lot in trading to, the dow and the nasdaq down as well. the race for the presidency in france is hotting up, with all the candidates on the campaign trail. the centre—right republican francois fillon has already confirmed he'll fight on, despite being under investigation over his wife's working arrangements, while today the candidate many see as the front—runner emmanuel macron, unveiled his manifesto. he's promised to ban nepotism in parli

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.r league. australia's marc leishman wins the arnold palmer invitational earnigg an invite to themasters! and roger federer wins a record equalling fifth indian wells masters title. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with football and in the english premier league manchester city and liverpool had to settle for a point apiece as they battled out a thrilling 1—1 draw at the etihad stadium. it was a hugely entertaining game with controversy throughout. james milner put liverpool ahead against his former club six minutes

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme.e in the fa cup semi finals after a 1—0 win over holders manchester united. and the 2022 commonwealth games will no longer be held in durban after failing to meet the criteria. might they be in birmingham or liverpool instead? might they be in birmingham or liverpool instead ? protests might they be in birmingham or liverpool instead? protests in france after two of the biggest clu bs france after two of the biggest clubs stunned supporters by announcing they are to merge. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with the news that seven time winners chelsea have beaten holders manchester united 1—0 to progress to the fa cup semi finals. watching at stamford bridge was olly foster. manchester united fans have been coming here forfour years manchester united fans have been coming here for four years without anyjoy. as they were coming here for four years without any joy. as they were frisked for expensive items at the shed end, the united team at bus were underjust as much scru

sport now and for a full round up, let's go to the bbc sport centre.uld be a very special night at the king power stadium. they are playing sevilla in the second leg of their last 16 knockout tie in the champions league. they trailed 2—1. but leicester are winning 2—0 on the night. there's been a goal in each half. the captain morgan bundling in the opener. ten minutes after the break, albrighton hit their second. so it's 3—2 as it stands and that would see the foxes through to the quarter finals with 15 minutes to go. sevilla are down to ten men. nasri, on loan from manchester city, has been sent off for a head—butt on jamie vardy. both their heads came together. there wasn't much in it. both were booked. but it was nasri's second booking. leicester, as it stands, going through to the quarter finals. one other second—leg tie being played in the last 16. juventus, already two up against porto from the first leg, a penalty‘s made it 3—0 on aggregate. porto down to ten men as well. couple of other football lines. encouraging news for tottenham hotspur. h

with all the sport, here's lizzi greenwood—hughes at the bbc sport centre. red and considering their futures in the sport. for the man who was once in a rocky movie, it really was a hollywood ending. few had tipped tony bellew and soon it was the heavier david haye packing a punch. but then a twist. in the sixth round, haye stumbled, injuring his ankle. suddenly he could hardly move and bellew sensed his chance and then he was down. but not yet out. somehow he hobbled on, but in the 11th, his hopes went through the ropes. as the cameras snapped around him, haye tried to scramble back to his feet. the count is at nine. but his team decided enough was enough. bellew had done it and after a build—up full of threats and insults, the warmest of embraces. the fight took its toll, haye liver surgery on his achilles while bellew revealed he had broken his hand. but the trash talking, turned to respect. had broken his hand. but the trash talking, turned to respectlj had broken his hand. but the trash talking, turned to respect. i said, thank you you have helped me sec

bbc news. now, with all the sport, here's karthi gna nasegaram at the bbc sport centre. good evening, kate.nations title after an emphatic 61 points to 21 win over scotland. the victory for eddiejones‘ side also means they have equaleed new zealand's world record for consecutive test wins. joe wilson reports from twickenham. twickenham just after two. any view will do. england arrived at this match unbeaten as all these spectators well knew. but they have won their games in the six nations by being good enough. the team which has really excelled and found a new level in the tournament, that was scotland. so much can change once the anthems have been sung. a minute into the game, bottom of the screen, a dangerous tackle on elliot daly by fraser brown. the sin bin for him and daly‘s game was soon over. if there was a glimmer of space in the scotland defence, england had a man to exploit it, jonathan joseph, gone. scotland were stretched, worse when they lost players to injury, even worse whenjonathanjoseph got the ball again. now, finally, says the coach, this is what i told you we could do.

a bbc investigation finds a link between skin creams containing paraffin and dozens offirerr—rr , deaths in england. sport now and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centreddiejones after a 13—9 defeat to ireland ended their unbeaten run and stopped them winning back to back grand slams. they did still pick up the overall title — dan roan reports from dublin. they're arrived here as champions, now england aimed to be record—brea kers. this team chasing history, rather than a trophy. ireland, however, had other ideas. the mood in dublin one of defiance. at the end of a disappointing campaign, the hosts had a point to prove, especially here, in a city still celebrating st patrick's day. in a game of shuddering intensity, the tone was set early on. english hopes of grand slams have been dashed here before, and sustained irish pressure ended with ian henderson stretching over. england 10—3 down at half—time, and lucky not to be further behind. all of england's points came from the boot of owen farrell. the deficit was cut to just four soon after the restart. but it was the irish who continued to pose the greater that. jared payne broke through, and thenjohnn

bbc news throughout the rest of the evening. whatever you are doing this weekend, however you are watching sport, have a great weekend. from all of us at the bbc sport centret, and at some stage we will all season, a fair bit working north across much of england, wales and northern ireland. lots of showers falling behind, and that will continue northwards over the next few hours, really quite wet in northern ireland, and once that rain gets into the eastern side of scotland, it will be there for quite some time. with a lot of cloud, most places four to six degrees, so no real places with frost. through tomorrow, a pretty miserable day on eastern side of scotland, cold, wet and windy. northern ireland and rise up and windy. northern ireland and rise up from the south. any rain in eastern england doesn't last long, central and eastern england, a decent day, top temperatures in double figures across much of england and wales. sunday, a bit of a role reversal, england and wales seeing wetter weather followed by sunshine and scattered showers. this is bbc news. the headlines at seven o'clock. results are flooding in as the first members of the new northern irel

with all the sport, here's lizzie greenwood hughes at the bbc sport centre. good evening.ped up the series against the west indies early winning the second match in antigua. tips for tourists in antigua, stay in the shade, dressed appropriately, take early wickets. england got to come up early wickets. england got to come up with the steven finn, leaving him to 101—day internationals. the ball was swaying. still, batting for the challenge. only jason mohammad managed it with any conviction. he hit 50, but his team—mates found in the plan for everything. this catch, a two—man job. another step that would have been six. england made the impressive look simple. that is how jason roy bats, the impressive look simple. that is howjason roy bats, chasing the impressive look simple. that is how jason roy bats, chasing 225 seemed destroyed. what happens when the reassuring smile disappears? a familiarfailure the reassuring smile disappears? a familiar failure against spin bowling there for all to see. suddenly, six men were out, butjoe root was still in. the test captain merely a n

a bbc investigation finds taxi drivers still on the road, despite being banned, prompting calls for a central database. sport now...and for a full roundup, from the bbc sport centred a qualifier, but he is much better than that ranking suggests, as carl edwards and dan edmond found out when he beat them in the davis cup at the start of last month. his serve volley game very, very effective. he break murray's serve four times in a row. murray also threw in seven double faults. he took victory 6—4, 7—6. andy murray's world number one ranking not remotely under threat, but real frustration for him having won his first title of the year only a week ago. there's an all london clash in the fa cup quarter finals at white hart lane this lunchtime. you can watch tottenham against millwall from half past one on bbc one. it's the last fa cup tie to be played at the stadium. spurs are having a new ground built right next door. they are unbeaten at home since may, but millwall, from league one, are the only team in the top four divisions who are yet to lose a game this year. we know we will find this a very tough game, because the fa cup is special, it's tough game, because t

a spring in the bbc sports centre.w does this compare with how much broadcasters paid for the premier league?m compare with how much broadcasters paid for the premier league? it is 35% increase on the past the bt paid only three orfour 35% increase on the past the bt paid only three or four years ago with a contract which is currently in place. it is a massive amount of money. the biggest thing is the fact that people who watch it on terrestrial television will miss out because not only have bt picked up the right to all these matches, the champions league and europa league, they have picked up the right to the hallowed programme which was shown in itv, so that'll be one of the major problems. they say they will put some content and social media for three —— free. they paid 35% more from this, but where will the extra come from? will it be fans think more on their subscription or will they behave more at the turnstiles? that would be key. bt, it is come to light, instead of the matches kicking out at a quarter to eight

a full round up from the bbc sport centre withjessica. good evening.t the reds in front in the second half, before sergio aguero equalised. both teams missed clear chances to win the game late—on, it's one of the more special days of my life because after the defeat on tuesday, wednesday, it was so tough for us. we recovered, how we recover today and with this mentality to play and attack and attack, we could not attack more often because liverpool is a top team. i want to stay with these guys for a long, long time. i do not want to change anything, i want to stay here and help this club to make a step forward. between 15 and 65 we could have decided the game and we didn't. so that's maybe then our fault. but how can you speak today about faults and mistakes? a point at city, ok. i would not take it immediately but you would take it. and today we have to take it and that's what we do. that draw keeps tottenham safe in second place. and they've reduced chelsea's lead to 10 points, after beating southampton 2—1 at white hart lane. there was much talk bef

sport now, and for a full round up, the bbc sport centre.re through to the quarterfinals, sorry, the semifinals of the fa cup after beating millwall 6-0. a of the fa cup after beating millwall 6—0. a hat—trick for son. harry kane limped off after seven minutes, he may have injured the same ankle that kept him out earlier in the season. theyjoin kept him out earlier in the season. they join manchester kept him out earlier in the season. theyjoin manchester city kept him out earlier in the season. they join manchester city and arsenal in the last four. chelsea or manchester united will play tomorrow for the final place. it was important for us to play well and score goals and show we are set to go to wembley. we are very pleased and happy. now we need to prepare this week for the premier league game against southampton, but very pleased, very happy, the performance was fantastic. liverpool have strengthened their grip on fourth place in the premier league, with a hard —fought 2—1win over burnley. liverpool were far from their best, but the vic

now, let's go to the bbc sports centre and get the latest from well.hletics championships, taking tally to ten as they finished second overall behind polling. boroughmuir became the second briton to win to individual events at the indoors event after adding 3000 metres gold to the title she won yesterday. she stormed to victory in belgrade in a championship record and ahead of the turkish competitor. her achievements match those of colinjackson said in paris 23 years ago before she was even born. i didn't know what i could do and i hung in there and i am feeling tired but i am glad i did that today. what was the plan at the outset? it went well. i tagged along and used my speed at the end and crossed the line first. there was also a goalfor asha phillips. she broke the british record on her way to winning the 60 metres. it is her first individual medal at a major senior championships.” first individual medal at a major senior championships. i am so happy. i was not doubting myself. i knew it was in me and the confidence took me through the race but eve

i'm olly foster at the bbc sport centre.murray won't be fit to play in great britain's davis cup quarterfinal against france that starts a week on friday. he has a tear in his elbow and needs rest and no decision has been made about when he'll be able to return to action. the davis cup captain leon smith says the world number one's absence will be a "big loss" to the team. kyle edmund, dan evans, jamie murray and dom inglot will head to rouen without him next week. the winners will play serbia or spain in the semis. johanna konta is into the quarter finals of the miami open for a second successive year.the british number one beat spain's lara arruabarrena in straight sets overnight to set up a last eight meeting with simona halep. the england and wales cricket board are pushing ahead with their plans for a city based t20 tournement to be launched in the summer of 2020. eight franchises will operate outside the county structure. the ecb are looking to attract new younger audiences. cricket does need to change, i think that s

with all the sport, here's lizzie greenwood—hughes at the bbc sport centre. thanks very much.nt of 2017. he beat fernando verdasco in straight sets to win the dubai championship and extend his lead at the top of the world rankings. patrick gearey has the details. the dubai tennis championships trophy is certainly one for a collector of andy murray's distinction, competed for under the gaze of the local royalty, and first of all fernando verdasco force things his way and then murray steadied himself, adjusted and heaved the set more decisively in his direction. it became clear that verdasco had lost something he wouldn't find. the first set went to murray injust over wouldn't find. the first set went to murray in just over half an hour, but yet he had very been at his best, apart from the odd flourish rostock just as the best, apart from the odd flourish rostockjust as the spanish study have the point, murray whipped it away from him —— the spanish thought he had a point. the persian gulf between the players was clear to say, but for murray's coaches, victory comes as a cost wi