hello, i'm 0lly foster at the bbc sport centre. these are our headlines tonight. the stage is set at stoke for manchester city. will they split up and will it be another step towards the premier league title? michael carrick has five league titles on his cv, but the manchester united captain is calling it a day at the end of the season. and the championship is theirs, but now ireland are targeting the grand slam. twickenham is the focus in the final week of the six nations. good evening. we will have the very

sport now and a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. t centre. coming up on this programme — tottenham move third in the premier league as son heung—min scores twice in a 4—1 win over bournemouth. ritzier pochettino's sign hit back. —— moritz you're in. hurricane had an injury. —— harry kane. —— moritz you're in. hurricane had an injury. -- harry kane. after a few minutes, the team managed to com plete few minutes, the team managed to complete the game. we had a victory. the extra point put us in and very good position. arsenal had a winner over watford. pierre—emerick aubameyang and henrikh mkhitaryan were amongst the scorers, on a good day for the gunners. it was a very important win after the line. we battled and we did. we had some may be tired legs but overall, the spirit in the team was good. in scotland, the old firm derby certainly lived up to its billing at ibrox. a breathless game of football saw celtic twice come from behind to beat rangers 3—2 and extend their lead at the top of the scottish premiership. rangers went ahead af

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.orld cup. victory over zimbabwe takes them to the brink of qualifying for next years extravaga nza the cleveland cavaliers are facing up to life without their coach as tyronn lue takes a break. and perhaps the greatest advert for the adoption of var technology. we'll show you why the referee really got this one wrong. thank you forjoining us. we will kick off the show talking about the west indies and at the cricket and they have finally come back from the brink and they are a step closer to the world cup after managing to defeat zimbabwe by four wickets. the shock defeat to afghanistan left the west indies with a point to prove an rre and ferocious bowling saw a player catch one in the grille in

olly foster is at the bbc sport centre. gantic, iconic figure, and tributes are coming in for sir roger bannister. absolutely and alike to celebrate in athletics, even though he himself, as andy moore was saying, he would consider his achievements in medicine as being more significant. it is worth looking back at what was going on in the early 50s. my colleaguejoe wilson in his look back at his career alluded to this. it was almost like the space race. they we re almost like the space race. they were trying to get close to the four minute mark. the race was really between he and an australian, john landy, and it was after the 1952 olympics, when roger bannisterfelt that would be his goal. he didn't do very well at the olympics in 1952 that he would set out, using his medical background as well, to hone his training to try and develop a style to break that barrier. and he certainly did on that day in may in oxford. john landy the australian was getting very close as well. roger bannister got there first but the two men will f

holly hamilton is at the bbc sport centre.is developing into one of the great sports scandals of recent times. really is truly shocking and embarrassing for cricket australia, the idea that the leadership as they say were hatching this plan with the senior players to cheat south africa by tampering the ball in that third test. ball tampering, to be fair, is not new in cricket, players have tried to manipulate the ball to make it move in unusual ways, to confuse the batters, but on this occasion, the batters, but on this occasion, the incident isjust the batters, but on this occasion, the incident is just so blatant, the batters, but on this occasion, the incident isjust so blatant, the premeditation involved, and the fact the camera has called the batsman, cameron bancroft, in front of millions of viewers, using that piece of sticky tape to rob dirt into the ball, and then the fact he tried to hide the take down his trousers... ! tried to hide the take down his trousers. . .! they tried to hide the take down his trousers...! t

good afternoon welcome to bbc sport's centre.fter a terrible first—innings by england in the first test against new zealand, head coach trevor bayliss has described his players as deer in headlights. england collapsed 258 all out, that's their sixth lowest test good afternoon welcome to bbc sport's centre. cricket first and after a terrible first—innings by england in the first test against new zealand, head coach trevor bayliss has described his players as deer in headlights. england collapsed 258 all out, as their sixth lowest test total ever. in reply and 91 took new zealand to a lead of 117 runs, dismal england performance then but one former england bowler thinks the blame lies only and 91 to new zealand to a lead of 117 runs, dismal england performance then but one former england bowler thinks the blame lies only with the can't stop it. adversely, i've been in the bowling tea m adversely, i've been in the bowling team where it's all going your way. we ball that new zealand at lord's pelle england just batted terribly, it wa

bbc news, washington. sport now, and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. to the visually imparied skier millie knighttle. kate grey reports from south korea. the downhill for millie knight and her guide, brett wild. her guide, brett wild. caught with them before they went to the medals ceremony. the medals ceremony. it is absolutely fantastic. absolutely fantastic. now cross the line as silver medallist is amazing. medallist is amazing. britain's wheelchair curlers were up against world champions norway. against world champions norway. brilliant result, great way to start their campaign. their campaign. action tomorrow, as is millie knight and many other british athletes. if results go their way, ireland will take the title. to the final weekend. game is all about experience, getting together and using it. of confidence after beating england. and victory for them would mean a whole new set of permutations. if we want to challenge for the title, we need to win this game. title, we need to win this game. going well, a very good side, so it is going to be a huge test for us. they kick off in paris. poin

bbc news, in downing street. time now for all the sports news in sport today. hello. this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre move third in the premier league as son heung—min scores twice in a 4—1win over bournemouth. close, but not close enough, as tiger woods finishes tied for second at the valspar championship in florida despite a late surge. and novak djokovic returns to the court but loses his first match against japanese qualifier, taro daniel. harry kane's ankle injury is a concern for tottenham manager, mauricio pochettino, after he was takken off during their 4—1 win away to bournemouth in the premier league. the england striker injured himself in a first half collision with bournemouth keeper asmir begovic, but it didn't stop his side coming from a goal down to move up to third place with the in form son heung—min scoring twice for spurs in the second half. it is always tough to play here. after a few minutes, the team managed to complete the

bbc news, at the old bailey. time now for all the sports news in sport today. hello, i'm holly hamilton and this is sport today live from the bbc sport centre.e quarter finals of the champions league — after coming from behind to beat tottenham. and tiger woods is ready to play this week as he warms up for a potential fifth masters title in april. hello and welcome to the programme wherever you're watching. it was a winner takes all showdown — the prize? a place in the quarterfinal of the champions league. for tottenham, they came tantalisingly close... for tottenham, they came tantalisingly close before two—time european champions juventus scored twice in the second half of their last 16 tie at wembley to book their place in the last eight. our football reporter john bennett has more. juventus know how to get the job done, their experience counted. this isa done, their experience counted. this is a site that has been into the last three champions league finals. they were up against it. top number against it. juventus had a penalty turned down but tottenham took the lead. slightly

bbc news. you can get in touch with us on facebook. time now for all the sports news in sport today. hello, i'm tulsen tollett, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centremme: no end in sight for chris froome's salbutamol case with the giro d'italia looming. as wales prepare to play in the china cup, bale—mania comes to town. and we catch up with world heavyweight champion joseph parker 11 days before his showdown with anthonyjoshua. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with the news that the head of world cycling says there's unlikely to be a resolution over chris froome's salbutamol case before the start of the giro d'italia in may. froome, who's seeking his third successive grand tour title, returned a positive test for elevated levels of the drug ahead of winning la vuelta a espana last september. the investigation has been ongoing for over six months with uci president david lappartient stating his inclusion in the race which begins injerusalem would be a disaster for the sport while the case remains open. froome continues to deny wrongdoing over the adverse drugs test. meanwhile, over the adverse drugs test. doctor richard mclars the

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme.mier league after a footballing masterclass to beat arsenal 3—0. england thump france 4—1 at that she believes gupta and phil neville the perfect start to his reign as head coach. and the great ethiopian can save a db by wins a third successive 3000 metres title at the world indoor athletics championship. hello, and welcome to the programme, where we start with a sparsley filled emirates stadium in north london where arsenal were given a first half footballing lesson by manchester city in the premier league just days after being beaten by the same team in the league cup final. three first half goals, led by german international leroy sane who scored one himself wasn't added to after the interval though, while arsenal faled to score,

got a couple of microbeads, hello, i'm tulsen tollett and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centrea double as manchester city beat stoke city to move 16 points clear at the top of the premier league. defending champion and world number one roger federer eases through to the last 16 of the indian wells masters. and kagiso rabada, the hero of south africa's second test win over australia, has been suspended for the last two matches of the series. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with the footballing news that manchester city have restored their 16 point advantage at the top of the premier league after a 2—0 win over stoke city. david silva scored both the goals and it means that with eight games of their league campaign remaining pep guardiola's side are within touching distance of the title. we are close to our we are close to our target, we are close to our target, we we are close to our target, we created enough chances. we have to try a bit in the first half to defend the long but so happy. the first time after 18 years manchester city is

this is sport today at life on tfiffiefi yifii‘i‘iéiiiii f“‘if this is sport today at life on the bbc sport centrehile cameron bancroft receives nine months of the ball tampering scandal in africa. french open champion 0stapenko in africa. french open champion ostapenko moves through to the semifinals for the fourth time. and the women's champions league semifinals. hello there and welcome to the programmer we start with the cricketing news that has been dominating world sport over the past few days and that is to do with the ball tampering that occurred during the third test against south africa last weekend. australian steve smith and david warner had been banned for and david warner had been banned for a year, having also being relieved of the indian premier league contracts. and bancroft has been suspended for nine months. with more on this, our report is in johannesburg. cast in the cricketing exile, australian captain steve smith leaving johannesburg today. the best batsmen in the world spent time in disgrace. —— sent home in disgrace. cricketing bosses got tough. do you honestly believe tha

this is sport today, live from the bbc sports centre.in notches a century as the hosts extend their advantage on day two of the opening test against england. lewis hamilton predicts a tough defence of his formula 1 world title with the new season getting this weekend. and gareth bale scores hat—trick against china in a 6—0 victory, as he becomes the record welsh goalscorer. hello there, and welcome to the programme, where we start with the cricketing news that the new zealand captain has become the new zealand captain has become the highest ever century maker for his country, notching up an 18th test century against england in auckland. having started the day with a lead of 117 runs, the black caps have moved to 197—3, a lead of 139. rain has. play in the last five minutes, coming less than an hour after resumption —— rain has stopped play. they lead on the

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme. manchester city move 16 points clear at the top of the premier league after a footballing masterclass to beat arsenal 3—0. england thump france 4—1 at that she believes gupta and phil neville the perfect start to his reign as head coach. and the great ethiopian can save a db by wins a third successive 3000 metres title at the world indoor athletics championship. hello, and welcome to the programme, where we start with a sparsley filled emirates stadium in north london where arsenal were given a first half footballing lesson by manchester city in the premier league just days after being beaten by the same team in the league cup final. three first half goals, led by german international leroy sane who scored one himself wasn't added to after the interval though, while arsenal faled to score, and saw pierre emerick aubameyang have a penalty saved heaping more presure on gunners boss arsene wenger. physically, it was our highest game of the season. we played with low confidence, and you c

hello, i'm tulsen tollett, and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.gs, juventus are through to this year's final after a 2—0 aggregate win over ata la nta. a return to the olympic fold for russia, the ioc lifts its suspension for doping. and it was an impressive opening day for hosts the netherlands at the track cycling world championships. hello, and welcome to the programme, where we start with the news that holders juventus are through to the final of the coppa italia after a 2—0 aggregate win over atalanta. the seocnd leg played in the turin snow finished 1—0 with just a miralem pjanic penalty 15 minutes from the end proving the difference in the match, but it was comfortable win, which takes massimilliano allegri's side through to a fourth successive appearance in the final of this competition having won the last three. and they'll face milan who won 5—4 on penalties against last year's beaten finalists lazio after both legs and extra time of the second

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: lionel messi scores his 100th champions league goal as barcelona ease into the last eight. it's 99% effective, the fifa boss gives his backing to the video assistant referee. and lewis hamilton says he doesn't know how much longer he'll stay in f1. thanks forjoining us. barcelona and bayern munich have completed the champions league quarter—final line—up, with convincing wins against chelsea and besiktas on wednesday night. barca won 3—0 on the night and 4—1 on aggregate, while bayern won 3—1 in turkey for an 8—1 overall score. our football reporterjohn bennett was watching both matches. two landmarks four lionel messi, not only his 100th champions league goal, also his fastest ever goal as well. the worst possible start for chelsea in the second leg, the best possible start for barcelona, he scored after just two possible start for barcelona, he scored afterjust two minutes and six seconds from a tight angle, through the legs of tivo courtois, who had a n

i'm olly foster at the bbc sport centre, these are our headlines tonight.e from silva and manchester city are another step closer to more silverware, win their next two matches and the premier league is theirs. it's all about survival for southampton and they have sacked their manager mauricio pellegrino tonight in their bid to stay up. and there are big problems for the snowboarders in pyeongchang at the winter paralympics. good evening, we will get the latest on that 9th premier league sacking of the season. but at the momnent pep guardiola must have the safestjob in football because if manchester city win their next two matches they will win the premier league title with six games to spare. stoke offered very little resisitance for the champions—elect. david silva scored both their goals in the 2—0 win tonight. side by side before kick—off, manchester city head and shoulders above the rest of the premier league, how would they cope on that cold monday night at stoke (!) they did not keep us waiting, ten minutes m, did not keep us waiting, ten minutes in,

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.no ronaldo scores again as holders real madrid moved through to the champions league quarter—finals. new zealand fight back in the fourth one day international after jonny bairstow hammers 138 for england. and frenchmanjonathan ivair has won stage three of the paris—nice as luis leon sanchez took the overall lead. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with the champions league news that holders real madrid and liverpool are the first teams through to the quarter—finals, after respective aggregate wins over paris st germain and porto. real went through 5—2 on aggregate, with cristiano ronaldo scoring — making it a goal in every game he's played in the competition this year. when marco veratti was sent off it appeared all hope was lost, but minutes later edinson cavani scored to level it on the night, before casemiro made sure of the result and their place in the last eight. translation: i think it all went well, we had a good

bbc news. time now for all the sports news in sport today. hello, i'm tulsen tollett and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.tralian captain steve smith for one match for his part in the ball tampering scandal as their thrashed in south africa. sebastien lataud gets a slice of luck to beat world champion lewis hamilton in the season—opening australian grand prix —— sebastian vettel. and bubba watson wins the wgc world match play title with a convincing win over kevin kisner. hello and welcome to the programmes. plenty to get through but only one place to start and that's with the weekend's big cricket story, australian captain steve smith has been banned for one match and find his entire match fee by the cricketing world governing body for his part in able tampering incident in south africa. the home side won the third test by three to two runs. andy swiss takes up the story. in the eye of a cricketing storm, steve smith glued onto the field in cape town, the world's best batsman given one of its worst receptions after a scandal which has shocked a sport and shamed a nation —— booed. smith had orchestrated a

bbc news. time now for all the sports news in sport today. hello. this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centree: nemanja matic scores a cracking goal in stoppage time, as manchester united come from two down to beat crystal palace 3—2. it's all tight in group c of the asian champions league, with three teams equal on points after three matches. and cyclist, bradley wiggins, speaks out after a parliamentary report in britain says team sky crossed an "ethical line. " hello, and welcome to the programme, where we start with the footballing news that nemanja matic score a stoppage—time winner from outside the penalty box as manchester united came from two goals down to beat crystal palace 3—2 and regain second place in the premier league. the serbian fired home a wonderful goal off his left foot to grasp the match from palace who had led 2—0 three minutes into the second half and were on the verge of moving out of the relegation zone, but it'sjose mourinho's side who take all three points to move

bbc news. time now for all the sports news in sport today. hello there. i am tulsen tollett and this is sport today at life on the bbc sport centre. while cameron bancroft receives nine months of the ball tampering scandal in africa. french open champion 0stapenko moves through to the semifinals for the fourth time. and the women's champions league semifinals. hello there and welcome to the programmer we start with the cricketing news that has been dominating world sport over the past few days and that is to do with the ball tampering that occurred during the third test against south africa last weekend. australian steve smith and david warner had been banned for and david warner had been banned for a year, having also being relieved of the indian premier league contracts. and bancroft

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.mfortable europa league first leg win at the san siro. a final farewell to davide astori, as thousands gather to pay their respects at his funeral in florence. and ferrari are in flying form, as sebastian vettel sets an unofficial track record in barcelona. hello and welcome to the programme. plenty of europa league action this evening, and we begin in italy, where arsenal ended milan's13—game unbeaten streak with a much—needed victory at the san siro. arsene wenger‘s side got off to a perfect start, when henrikh mkhitaryan opened the scoring after 15 minutes with his first goal for the club. just before half—time, aaron ramsey made to 2—0, and that sealed arsenal's first win in five games in all competitions. milan had just one shot on target in the whole game, from giacomo bonaventura early in the second half, and the seven—time european champions face an uphill battle to reach the last eight.

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.lionel messi scores his 100th champions league goal as barcelona ease into the last eight. it's 99% effective, the fifa boss gives his backing to the video assistant referee. and lewis hamilton says he doesn't know how much longer he'll stay in f1. thanks forjoining us. barcelona and bayern munich have completed the champions league quarter—final line—up, with convincing wins against chelsea and besiktas on wednesday night. barca won 3—0 on the night and 4—1 on aggregate, while bayern won 3—1 in turkey for an 8—1 overall score.

hello, i'm told some tolerate and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre —— tulsen tollett the hunt for a champions league place next season. france hold world champions usa to a 1—1 draw at the shebelieves cup. phil mickelson beats justin thomas shebelieves cup. phil mickelson beatsjustin thomas in a play—off to win the wgc mexico championship, his first victory since 2013. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with football news and the pressure has been turned up even more on arsene wenger after arsenal lost for the fourth time in a row for the first time since 2002. brighton and hove albion were 2—1winners over the gunners with lewis dunk and glenn murray scoring for the hosts while record signing pierre emerick aubameyang scored for arsenal. arsene wenger‘s side are 13 points behind tottenham in fourth place and the frenchman concedes that the race for a top four spot is over. it took us a while to get

sport now, and for a full round up from the bbc sport centre, sport centre, here's damian.nd to secure an encouraging 2—2 draw with germany in their second match of the shebelieves cup in new york. the lionesses, unbeaten in the tournament, were watched by former england captain david beckham in this one, although he won't have enjoyed germany's second. a comedy of errors leading to millie bright's own goal. but ellen white scored her second of the game late on, to give england confidence ahead of the deciding match against the hosts, usa, on thursday. i do not think an england team has probably created as many clear—cut chances against a side like germany ina long chances against a side like germany in a long time. i am pleased with the team, their attitudes, and i think that people back home will probably say we are heading in the right direction and nowjust cannot wait for the last game. it is the game we probably have all been waiting for, usa game, and it would be nice to get a little bit of sunshine because it has been freezing the last two games. manchester city have

hello, i'm 0lly foster at the bbc sport centre. these are our headlines tonight. for manchester city. will they split up and will it be another step towards the premier league title? michael carrick has five league titles on his cv, but the manchester united captain is calling it a day at the end of the season. and the championship is theirs, but now ireland are targeting the grand slam. twickenham is the focus in the final week of the six nations. good evening. we will have the very latest from stoke in a minute ahead of the final game of the weekend's premier league fixtures, but so much talk today has been the fallout from the very first match of the weekend's fixtures. that was old trafford, as manchester united beat liverpool. follow from what happened afterwards, the former england liverpool defender, jamie carragher has today been suspended from his pundit role with sky sports after he was filmed spitting towards a girl ina was filmed spitting towards a girl in a car while driving his own vehicle. he was returning from old trafford on saturday while filming

now it's time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. hello. mpions germany host brazil and the pick of the friendly. international reaction continues to flood in after australia's cricketers admit to tampering with the ball during the third test against south africa. there is less than three months to go to the start of the world cup and this week is the last round of international friendlies. this week is the last round of internationalfriendlies. the this week is the last round of international friendlies. the chance for a lot of the major teams to play each other. the defending champions germany played brazil since the first time they beat them in the semi—final in 2014, and while supporters of the south american tea m supporters of the south american team may be looking for revenge, the german coach who oversaw the wind doesn't think it will affect their opponents. translation: i expect three players in the starting squad that played in 2014. i don't think these players are still traumatised. they all have their ups are still traumatised. t

now it's time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. s after losing to manchester city in the league cup final, arsenal host the table toppers in the premier league. the portland trailblazers go in search ofa portland trailblazers go in search of a fifth successive nba win and snowmen are of a fifth successive nba win and snowmen are the flavour of the day in barcelona, replacing the formula 1 testing. arsene wenger is that a man under pressure but try telling him that. reports this week suggest the club are already seeking a replacement after the defeat to manchester city in the league cup final. arsenalface manchester city in the league cup final. arsenal face city in the premier league on thursday. another arsenal defeat will pile on the pressure and leads to more questions about arsene wenger‘s future. pressure and leads to more questions about arsene wenger's future.|j pressure and leads to more questions about arsene wenger's future. i am just amazed that i always have to a nswer just amazed that i always have to answer things that

with all the sport, here's olly foster at the bbc sport centre.ld firm matches today. celtic came from behind twice against rangers and they also had a man sent off before winning 3—2 at ibrox to stretch their premiership lead to nine points. here's our scotland football correspondent chris mclaughlin. afamiliar a familiar noise and the usual colour but for the first time in yea rs, colour but for the first time in years, a resurgent rangers fancied their chances. with fewer than three minutes gone, they showed why. windass i—0, cue mayhem. when the equaliser came, it showed celtic‘s quality. there was another for rangers but dembele cancelled it out. was this a red card? the assistant thought so. simunovic off but celtic showed fighting spirit. ina but celtic showed fighting spirit. in a titanic struggle, they got their reward. a delightfulfinish, deserving a double fist pump. drama to come, minutes left, great save left a terrible mess. it wasn't to be for the home side and celtic edge closer to seven in a row. there were two games in the premie

now it's time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. hello. i'm tulsen tollett. ties continues. serena williams is due to come back, and fever start the countdown to the world cup in russia. the champions league matches come thick and fast at this time of year, and there are two more to you on wednesday night. all eyes will be on wednesday night. all eyes will be on london as tottenham, led by this man, harry kane, will try to reach the finals for the second time in their history. the italian champions who have reached two of the last three finals took a 2—0 lead in the first leg, but were pulled back to happen to, thanks to harry kane, and a freekick from hans chris erickson. they play well. they play well. we're going to try to compete. again, we will try to enjoy this. i think it is fantastic. but look, we need to think that we could win. manchester city should have a much easier task ahead of them in wesley's are the last 16 tie, at home to basel with a four point buffer. after more than a year than await from the game for the birth of await from the game for

now it's time to get the rest of the sport from the bbc sports centre.is team looked to win their next game. the last clash in the miami open and steve smith banned for the final test in south africa. wales, said by this man, gareth bale, will look to beat uruguay and win the china cup. it would be the first success under the new manager. gareth bale is says winning a trophy for wales would be more significant than winning one for real madrid. i have seen him score some incredible goals for liverpool and now since he has moved on to barcelona, we have seen how important he is in world for all. european champions portugal take on the netherlands in geneva as chris huhne ronaldo looks to continue his stunning form. —— cristiano ronaldo. he is third on the all—time goalscoring list. in case you missed it, the formula one season got under way on sunday with sebastian vettel beating off the challenge of reigning world champion, lewis hamilton. the pitstop seems to be the difference in the race. kimi raikkonen picked up third place. afghanistan have beaten wes

centre of the latest row about anti—semitism. sport now...and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here'sjohn watson. that were sent home following that ball tampering scandal in south africa that erupted during the previous test match. the search for a new head coach will begin after darren lehman steps down. the culture has not been right for some time, it is said. i am disappointed for the players and the knock australian cricket has taken. and world cricket. i happen disappointed with the behaviour of the australian team over the past couple of years, they have felt they are almost above everybody else and that is disappointing because they are a good enough and skilled enough cricket team without having to resort to the tactics they had. solid start from the home side. unbeaten half—century. without david warner, cameron bancroft and steve smith have all returned home after the cheating scandal. early wickets in christchurch. 97 not out with england 290—8 at the close. after the week of sordid scandal, a picture perfect place to discover the game's more beautiful site. a dismal performance in th

now it's time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. lcome to your sports briefing for wednesday — where we'll look ahead to barcelona's champions league match against chelsea, reflect on victories for sevilla and roma and have the latest from indian wells — the biggest tennis tournament away from the grand slams. chelsea have it all to do if they are to make it through to the quarter finals of the champions league. antonio conte's men are in barcelona, with the score tied at 1—all after the first leg. the catalans have only lost one home tie in europe in the last nine years. but it's notjust history on their side — it's form too. barca are still undefeated in the league and have only lost once in the regular season. translation: i expect another difficult game like the first leg. they are a difficult team to face. it is true the first leg benefits but we can't focus on what they do, we need to remain focused on our game. things are much more comfortable for bayern munich in wednesday's other tie. the germans — who have a 20—point advant

for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's james pearce. at twickenham and a brilliant victory for ireland over england in the six nations which gives them the grand slam. the 24—15 win was the perfect end to the irish campaign, winning their third grand slam on st patrick's day. joe wilson was watching for us at twickenham. first the response, the new crush italy, go on the boys! and then ireland beat wales in dublin! we scored four tries to beat scotland, four tries! and here we are at twickenham. and here we were, aiming for the grand slam, i hoofing the ball towards the england snowflakes. whose hands put pressure on the board to the turf? another try for ireland followed. 14—0 down, england had to respond and there was a finish from daily. the home side had something. but watch jacob stockdale, the island superkick. he had to reach the ball before the blue line. england had extended the pitch, perfect for this. his seventh try of the six nations. that is a record. eddiejones would see his first twickenham defeat of england coming. engla

now it's time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. hello, i'm tulsen tollett. manchester united's match later at crystal palace. phil mickelson wins his first title in almost five years. and the cameraman who got more than he bargained for at a basketball game. it's the beginning of a potentially pivotal eight days forjose mourinho and his manchester united side. they play crystal palace later on monday, hoping to reclaim second place from liverpool, who they play on saturday. and then next week, it's the second leg of their champions league last 16 tie against sevilla. second is better than third and bird is better than fourth, so we are going to try the best possible of course. “— going to try the best possible of course. —— and third. of course, at this moment, that is the main target for us. manchester city have extended their lead at the top of the english premier league with a 1—0 win over chelsea. bernardo silva scored the only goal. chelsea only managed three attempts on goal and none of those were on target, as city move 18 points clear at the top. beat

bbc news. sport now and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre.gue action from the emirates as arsenal look to take their place in the quarter finals — they host ac milan in their second leg of their last 16 tie. arsenal had a 2—0 lead. ac milan took the lead. danny welbeck equalised from the penalty spot. it is still 1—1. aaron ramsey is in the arsenal side tonight for that match against milan but he was a notable absentee in ryan giggs' first squad as wales manager. ramsey will undergo minor surgery during the international break. there were a number of surprise names in gareth southgate's squad for england's upcoming friendlies against the netherlands and italy. burnley‘s solid season has been rewarded with call ups for defender james tarkowski and keeper nick pope. bournemouth midfielder cook has been called up for the second time — you may remember he helped england's u20 squad lift the world cup last year. manchester united's ashley young and arsenal midfielderjack wilshere return to the fold as southgate takes another look at his options ah

bbc news, afghanistan. with all the sport, here's lizzie greenwood—hughes at the bbc sport centre. thank you very much.n cricket after a player was caught blatantly cheating in a test match today, encouraged by his captain. cameron ba ncroft encouraged by his captain. cameron bancroft was seen using a piece of tape to rob the poor in the third test against south africa in cape town. he then hid it in his trousers before being questioned by the umpires. captain steve smith, who led australia to their ashes win against england a few months ago, confessed to being part of the plan. ba ncroft confessed to being part of the plan. bancroft has been charged with ball tampering. i saw an opportunity to potentially use some tape, get some granules from the rough patches on the wicket and try to, i guess, change the ball condition. we spoke about it at lunch, and i'm not proud of what happened, you know, it's not within the spirit of the game, my integrity, the team's integrity, the leadership group's integrity has come into question and rightfully so. come into question and rightfully so. meanwhile, england's o

now it's time to get the rest of the sport from the bbc sports centre. hello there. as both look for a champions league quarterfinal spot, roger federer moves through to the last 16 at indian wells and we take you up close and personal in the sport of kitesurfing. no wonder he's smiling. jose mourinho's manchester united are a team full of confidence after their 2—1 win over liverpool at the weekend. old trafford plays host to sevilla later with a champions league quarter final spot up for grabs. it will be united's first champions league knockout game in four years. fans of both sides will be hoping for a more entertaining game — the first leg in spain finished 0—0. history isn't on sevilla's side — they've never won a champions league game in england. i think when you're in the last 16, it looks really, really far. but when they can get in the last eight, you start smelling semifinals, and i think when a team gets into the last eight, the billing is you are, of course, amongst the best. but anything can — can happen. simona halep will be breathing a sigh of relief a

centre of the latest row about anti—semitism. sport now, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here'sjohn watson.us the three players that were sent home following that ball tampering scandal in south africa that erupted during the previous test match. the search for a new head coach will begin after darren lim and steps down. the culture has not been right for some time, it is said. down. the culture has not been right for some time, it is saidlj down. the culture has not been right for some time, it is said. i am disappointed for the players and the knock australian cricket has taken. i happen disappointed with the behaviour of the australian team over the past couple of years, they have felt they are almost above everybody else and that is disappointing because they are a good enough and skilled enough cricket team without having to resort to the tactics they had. cricket team without having to resort to the tactics they hadm is lunch. solid start. thusjolie are taking to the field without steve smith, cameron bancroft. england have slumped. cook with nine i’u ns england have slumped. cook wit

now it's time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. hello. i'm tulsen tollett.riefing: the world's best golfers are gathering in texas for the wgc matchplay. it's winner—takes—all between west indies and scotland as they bid for a place at next year's cricket world cup. and ashley young defends his manchester united manager, jose mourinho. 64 of the world's best golfers are in austin, texas, for the wgc match play tournament. the round—robin matches get under way on wednesday, before two single—elimination rounds at the weekend. four—time major champion rory mcilroy won his first title for 18 months last weekend and former world number one jordan spieth says he'll be a favourite for the masters in two weeks' time. whether he won last week or not, he is always a force and needs to be healthy. just being rested and healthy. just being rested and healthy and on the right path, going forward , healthy and on the right path, going forward, rory is rory, and so he should always be a favourite at any event. it's winner—takes—all between west indies and scotland in hara

now it's time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre.efing consecutive year, having fallen well behind barcelona in the league. but while it's all to play for in paris, tuesday's other tie looks like it's already dead and buried. liverpool thrashed porto 5—0 on home soil thanks to goals from roberto firmino, mo salah and a hat—trick from sadio mane. and with the reds still undefeated at home in the premier league this season, it could be a long night for porto at anfield! you don't rotate to avoid something. you don't rotate to avoid something. you only use the players which are in the best shape and if there will bea in the best shape and if there will be a different line up to saturday, i don't know, but if it will be a different lineup than any because —— only because we want to win it's safe to say the houston rockets led byjames harden have been unstoppable of late in the nba. riding high on a 15—game winning streak, the rockets sit at the top of the western conference and look like the team to beat in the league. next up they're on

now it's time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. hello.cluding a look ahead to the champions league draw and a look back at the europa league last 16 matches. after months of matches across europe, the champions league is now down to the last eight. the line—up was completed on wednesday night in barcelona, when lionel messi powered the catalans past chelsea. and the draw for the quarter—finals will be made, along with the europa league, at uefa's headquarters in switzerland in just a few hours time. barcelona are joined by holders real madrid, bayern munich, manchester city, juventus, liverpool, roma and sevilla. away from football, it's semi—final time at indian wells in california. the women's world number one simona halep is in action, looking to win her second title of the year. she'll face japan's naomi osaka later on friday for a place in the final. and even though she's ranked at 44 in the world, osaka's become a bit of a giant killer, having already beaten maria sharapova, agnieska radwanska and mostly recently former world number

now it's time to get all the latest from the bbc sport centre. hello. i am tulsen tollett.evens continues her run of good form in miami as she moves through to the quarter—finals. —— three australian cricket players. dressed ratten cricketers, including the now former captain and vice captain will learn of their fate in the coming hours with significant gains from the game expected follow the ball tampering scenes which marred the third test against south africa on saturday. steve smith, cameron bancroft, and david warner, have all of the party—goer with glenn maxwell, joe boyle is, and that the ritual quarter. darren lehmann will not be resigning, says cricket australia. lengthy absences have been predicted for the 3—set home, once the investigation is concluded once the investigation is concluded on wednesday. in regard to the three players on report, i want to stress that we are contemplating significant sanctions in each case. the sanctions will reflect the gravity with which we view what has occurred, and the damage it has done to the standing of australian cricket. fo

time to cross to the bbc sport centre now for sportsday. and welcome to sportsday, with karthi gna nasegaram and james pearce. the headlines this evening. it's an irish grand slam, as england are beaten at twickenham. a last—gasp penalty for scotland as they come from behind to beat italy. spurs cruise into the fa cup semi—finals. christian eriksen scores twice as tottenham target premier league, mtg es leevee them elieing'e and there was a horrible crash for mark cavendish in italy. good evening. we'll get to the fa cup and the premier league a little later but we start with a brilliant victory for ireland over england in the six nations which gives ireland the grand slam. the 2a points to 15 win was the perfect end to the irish campaign, winning their third grand slam on st patrick's day. joe wilson was watching for us at twickenham. ireland's rugby players on the pitch at twickenham, surrounded by photographers and the media, reflecting an outstanding performance. they are grand slam winners, 6—nation champions and they have won away in

with all the sport, here's karthi at the bbc sport centre. good evening.games today, with implications for the teams at the top and bottom of the table, but it is time to pop out of the room if you don't want to know the results — as match of the day follows soon on bbc one. manchester city beat everton 3—1, which means they are nowjust one win away from being crowned premier league champions. their next game is against manchester united on saturday. at the other end of the table, west ham moved away from trouble and up to 14th place, with a 3—0 win over southampton, who are in the relegation zone. romelu lukaku scored his 100th premier league goal, as manchester united, who are in second, beat swansea city. bottom of the table west brom edge closer to relegation with defeat to burnley. celtic are within nine points of winning the scottish premiership title for a seventh successive season. brendan rodgers' side beat ross county. rangers are 12 points behind them in second place. they came back from two goals down against motherwell to draw 2—2. jamie murph

now it's time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre.y wilder has his eyes on andyjoshua, despite his wbc heavyweight title defence in new york this weekend against luis 0rtiz. the world indoor athletics continues and cliff diving in the azores sounds nice. but you may want to think again when you see what it involves. deontay wilder will defend his wbc heavyweight title against cuban, luiz 0rtiz on saturday when they meet in new york. the american holds one of the four heavyweight titles and is already talking about a potential unification fight against briton, andyjoshua. but speaking to the bbc, obstacles are being put up byjoshua's promoter, eddie hearn. i don't believe they want it. and when i say they, i mean eddie. eddie hearn, i don't believe eddie hearn wants this fight at all. why not? because, like i say, joshua is like annabel the cow, eddie hearn is milking him. milking him, every dollar. every dollar. the world indoor aathletics championships are underway in birmingham and there is plenty to feast your eyes on later. the so

sport now and for a full round up from the bbc sport centre, here's holly.his afternoon there isa weekend end of this afternoon there is a boat race. plenty of news to come on a boat race. let us start with formula 1. it is back and lewis hamilton is getting better. he starts tomorrow on pole position after producing a lap he says is as close as he can get to perfection. the reigning champion clocked the quickest time ever seen in qualifying at albert park. the gap to the ferrari cars of sebastien fettle and someone else is more than1.5 sebastien fettle and someone else is more than 1.5 seconds. the rain cleared in time for formula 1 but overin cleared in time for formula 1 but over in auckland the bad weather wiped out virtually the entire third day ‘s play. only 17 bowls world bowls and the hosts increased their lead. there was time for henry nicholls too reaches of secretary of the bowls. it was a successful actor gareth southgate in amsterdam as his england team showed enough to beat the netherlands 1—0. jesse linegard scored his first international goal

sport now...and for a full round up from the bbc sport centre, here's john acres.the climax of this year's six nations championship, three matches today and a huge afternoon ahead at twickenham. ireland have already taken the title but they're looking to complete the grand slam with victory over england, who've yet to lose at twickenham under eddiejones. here's olly foster. jose mourinho gave a 12 minute answer to a question at his press conference ahead of manchester united's fa cup quarter final against brighton this evening. he spoke with passion following united's defeat to sevilla in the champions league in midweek. we are having a few technical problems, so i will bring you the rest of the sports news now. tennis — and world number one simona halep said she just lost her concentration after being knocked out of the indian wells event in startling fashion. she won just three games against naomi osaka ofjapan, losing the second set 2—0. osaka is unseeded, ranked 44th in the world and had never beaten halep before. and it'll be a battle of the 20—year—olds in th

sport now, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. captain steve smith's admission on saturday that the team had a premeditated plan to tamper with the ball during the third test in south africa. smith today stood down as captain of his team in india. the inquest had begun, australian cricket investigators arriving at the team hotel this morning sent to get to the bottom of a scandal that stunned the sport. a warm welcome from spinner nathan lyon, potentially implicated in the scandal which could be painful for both players and management. australia's plan to get cameron bancroft to deliberately tamper with the ball using sticky tape quickly unravelled in the full glare of the tv cameras. the man known as the voice of australian cricket telling me how much damage had been done by his compatriots. as it settled into my brain over night, i felt a sense of outrage that they should dare to perpetrate such a crime on the field. this was so blatant. ok, premeditated as well. i think that's what sticks in the craw of most australian fans. su