sport now, and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's sally nugent. couple of updates this morning. the international olympic committee will hold talks with heads of international sports organisations tomorrow — in response to the coronavirus outbreak. that's according to reuters. there's less than five months until the start of the games onjuly 24th. the ioc say the discussions are part of regular talks with stakeholders. japan's prime minister shinzo abe and the tokyo 2020 organisers have reiterated the games will go ahead as planned. it's due to be a big day across several sports as they plan for the future amid the coronavirus pandemic. england's rugby premiership is set to postpone their league season — plus european cup competitions are also set to be put on hold. let's go now to our rugby union correspondent chris jones.

hello, i'm sarah mulkerrins at the bbc sport centre.ve the dates for the rescheduled tokyo olympics — they will now start on the 23rd ofjuly next year — and they will run until the 8th august. that after being postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic. hello, i'm sarah mulkerrins at the bbc sport centre. we have the dates for the rescheduled tokyo olympics — they will now start on the 23rd ofjuly next year — that after being postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic. the decision was made by the ioc‘s executive committee on monday. the games will still be called tokyo 2020, despite being held in 2021. and the paralympics will follow them and begin on the 24th august. the ioc president thomas bach — says he hopes the games can be the light at the end of this tunnel. we are all human kind. we are in a very dark tunnel at this moment in time. and we do not know how long this tunnel will be. but we are confident that with these olympic games and these new dates, then we can bea games and these new dates, then we can be a late at the

bbc news. it's time for sports, and a full round up from the bbc sport centre with you.u. the return of football has been further delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic, but a meeting today has determined that finishing the current season remains the priority. the fa, prmeier league, efl and women's game have all agreed on a postponement until the end of april. this is the part of the statement that explains today's developments. the fa's rules and regulations state that "the season shall terminate not bournemouth are one of the prmeier league teams desperate for the season to continue. they're in the bottom three, so if it were to end now with the current positions determining theirfate, they could be relegated. i don't think we'd be in that situation. i think that their remaining games of the season have to be played. we have to give ourselves the best chance to prove that we belong in that league. the other teams that are under us will feel the same. if you looked at the championship and to ask the teams in the playoffs, obviously, they wouldn't be happy there are on

now it's time for the letters from the bbc sports centre. hello, iam from the bbc sports centre. through to the quarterfinals of the fa cup in england. they ca ntered quarterfinals of the fa cup in england. they cantered into the last eight after meeting champion shipside darby 3—0. it was their new striker from shanghai who helped himself to two goals, now with three in his last three matches. it means united will be a to norwich in the last eight. it was a rainy day in sydney but we have our two finals for the women's g20 world cup stuff more on india qualifying without building a ball in a second, but hosted australia remain on course over a win over south africa. the australians made 124, with captain meg lanning top scoring with an unbeaten 49. they fell short of the targetjust with an unbeaten 49. they fell short of the target just as with an unbeaten 49. they fell short of the targetjust as the rain arrived at the end of the innings. as we mentioned, australia will face india with the main protagonists in their semifinal being the weather. that match was abandoned due to h

sport — and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's katie. n and this is sport today from the bbc sport centre. the international olympic committee have said they will look at a number of options over the next four weeks as they step up contingency planning for this summer's event. at an executive board meeting today, they ruled out cancelling the event, which are meant to start at the end ofjuly. ioc president thomas barch has writen to all athletes, admitting that "we are in a dilemma... cancellation of the olympic games would destroy the olympic dream of 11,000 athletes from all 206 national olympic committees, from the ioc refugee olympic team, most likely for the paralympic athletes, and for all the people who are supporting you as coaches, doctors, officials, training partners, friends and family. cancellation would not solve any problem and would help nobody. therefore, it is not on our agenda." athletes have been calling for the games to be moved, including british cycling gold—medallist, callum skinner. he told me that a decision need

everyone who's been involved hello, i'm gavin ramjaun and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre: italian sport is halted in the wake of coronavirus — one the last serie a matches saw sassuolo win, and a warning to stay upbeat. the chaos from the outbreak claims the first big sporting event in the us with indian wells cancelled, on the eve of competition. and leicester move to within touching distance of second in the english premier league after thrashing aston villa. hello and welcome along to the programme. it's been announced that all sport in italy has been suspended as quarantine measures to combat the coronavirus are extended to the whole country. in the final serie a game before the address from the italian prime minister, sassuolo beat brescia 3—0 in monday's game. sassuolo forward francesco caputo celebrated after scoring from close range just before half time in the match which was held behind closed doors. caputo then ran to the camera, and held up a piece of paper with the message — everything will be all right, stay at home. caputo then added a second just after the

bbc news, sport today. hello, i'm chetan pathak this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. port around the world — but what happens next? coming up: the italian football federation calls for the european championships to be postponed so that the serie a season can be completed. ferrari shuts down production at its formula i and road—car factories in italy for two weeks as other fi teams carry on despite not knowing when the season will start. where sport does continue — like in brazil — football players protest at having to play on through the pandemic. and coronavirus hasn't stopped all sport — we've got action to bring you as well, including from the pakistan super league. welcome to the programme, thanks forjoining us. with europe's big football leagues all suspended because of coronavirus — the question is when will all the remaining matches be played? the italian football federation is now calling for the european championship to be postponed so that the serie a season can be extended.

hello, i'm chetan pathak and this is sport today from the bbc sport centre. l tell you how the coronavirus is affecting the sporting calendar, after world rugby met on monday to discuss the six nations. arsenal bounce back from their europa league exit to reach the quarter finals of the fa cup. and india captain virat kohli faces questions over his on—pitch behaviour as new zealand complete a 2—0 test series whitewash. welcome to the programme thank you forjoining us. we start with the impact of the coronavirus on sporting events around the world with olympic chiefs meeting on tuesday and wednesday in switzerland to discuss the effect of the virus on preparations for the summer games in tokyo. meanwhile 0rganisers of rugby union's six nations tournament met on monday to address the outbreak, after ireland's upcoming match against italy was postponed. they've decided that for now all other matches will go ahead as planned. 0ur sports correspondent alex capstick was in paris where talks were held earlier. the french team have

bbc news, dublin. next, it is time for sport today. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. i'm tulsen tollett.ula 1 cancel the australian grand prix but what will happen to the calendar now? the atp tour has been suspended for six weeks, with the women's tour also set to postpone events. and no end in sight as the us women's team cover the badges on their playing shirts in protest at us soccer‘s comments over equal pay. hello there, and welcome to the programme. all of that and more to come but we start with the news that this weekend's season opening australian grand prix has been called off. it comes following a day of speculation after a mclaren team member tested positive for coronavirus in melbourne. it's understood ferrari's sebastian vettel and kimi raikonnen of alfa romeo had already flown out of the country in anticipation of the race being cancelled. it took almost half a day before a decision to cancel was made and our f1 reporter jenny gow explains why. it comes down to finance and politics, to great certainties of life —— two. nobody wants to make the first move, and they —— the b

hello, i'm maz farookhi, and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. e world, we will bring you the latest on global sporting events. the men's european championship is one of the latest major tournaments to be postponed. uefa says football needs to show responsibility. there will be no play on the men's us golf tour till mid—may at the earliest. that is after the postponement of the us pga championship. and one of the biggest names in the nfl seeks a fresh start. after 20 years and six super bowls, tom brady has confirmed he is leaving the new england patriots. hello, welcome along. the global sporting calendar continues to be dominated by disruptions because of the coronavirus pandemic, with europe's major football tournament, the men's european championship, the latest to be moved. it has been postponed by a year untiljune 2021. uefa confirmed the news on tuesday, saying it wanted to avoid placing any unnecessary pressure on national public services of its 12 host nations. but it does now cause fixture congestion next year,

bbc news. hello, i'm chetan pathak and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. as real madrid beat barcelona in el classico. manchester city win their third english league cup in a row after beating aston villa at wembley. england thrash the west indies to reach the semi—finals of the t20 world cup — along with south africa, who see off pakistan. welcome to the programme. thanks forjoining us. real madrid are a point clear at the top of la liga after a 2—0 win over barcelona at the bernabeu on sunday. vinicius junior got the opener 20 minutes from the end, becoming the youngst el clasico goalscorer this century at 19. mariano then got the second in stoppage time with his first touch of the season in la liga. this was the first time barcelona failed to score away at real in the league since october 2006. sevilla threw away a 2—0 lead against ten—man 0sasuna before scoring a stoppage time winner that takes them third in la liga. atletico madrid remain two points behind in fifth

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.s liverpool knocked out of the uefa champions league losing 4—2 on aggregate to atletico madrid. it's been announced that golden state warriors will play their next nba home game with no fans allowed, due to the coronavirus pandemic. and rory mcilroy looks to become the first player to retain the players championship as he takes to the course in florida on thursday. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with the footballing news that holders liverpool are out of the uefa champions league beaten 4—2 on aggregate in their last 16 tie by atletico madrid. liverpool lost the first leg i—nil — but georginio wijnaldum's goaljust before half—time wiped out atletico's advantage, and that meant extra—time. roberto firmino's goal after 94 minutes made it 2—nil on the night, but liverpool were ahead in the tie for the first time. two goals from marcos llorente turned the tie back in atletico's favour, leaving liverpool needing to score twice. a late alvaro morata score secured a 3—2 wi

this is for today and live in the bbc sport centre. sport in italy to be played behind closed doors as they try to contain the spread of the coronavirus cancellations as well in the asian champions league but one game does go ahead as sydney and jeonbuk draw 2—2. krul ending for spurs... they're out of the fa cup, as keeper tim krul keeps his cool to send norwich into the quarter finals. we start with the news that italian officials have taken the decision that all sport in the country will be played behind closed doors until the fourth april due to the spread of the coronavirus. that includes the six nations rugby union international against england, in rome, on the 14th march. rugby chiefs will meet on thursday to discuss the possibility of postponing the game completely. italy's match away to ireland this weekend has already been called off. italy is the worst—hit european country with over 3,000 cases of coronavirus and over 100 deaths. serie a matches will also be played behind closed doors —

bbc news, it is time for sport today. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. i marcus edwards.ngland vs italy in the six nations is postponed due coronavirus outbreak. —— marc edwards. and if it's not the virus, it's the weather. india go through to the final of the womens t20 world cup at england's expense without a ball bowled. and joining them in the showpiece will be australia, who defied the rain to beat south africa. 0dion ighalo on the money as united thump derby in the fa cup. hello, thanks for joining hello, thanks forjoining us on sport today. we start with the news that the six nations matches between italy and england — schduled for 1a—15 march — have all been postponed because of the coronavirus outbreak. but organisers say the men's, women's and under—20's matches will all be re—scheduled. this comes hot off the heels of italy's match away to ireland this weekend which has already been called off while it also opens up the possibility that unless france, who are the only unbeaten team in the tournament, win both their remaining matches

bbc news, bewdley. let us crossover to get all the sports news in the sport today. hello this is sport today live from the bbc sport centres over the rivals — manchester united are celebrating, after their big derby day victory, over man city. the usa extend their long unbeaten streak — in the shebelieves cup and england are off the mark with a win too. and victory is clenched in the bay hill invitational by one shot. hello — and thanks forjoining us here on sport today. it's been a decade since manchester united beat rivals manchester city home and away, in the english premier league. but fans at old trafford were given a taste of what used to be — in their 2—0 win in the manchester derby. there were jubilant scenes at the final whistle. anthony martial opened the scoring, becoming the first united player to score in both derbies, in a premier league season since cristiano ronaldo 13 years ago. scott mctominay made the game safe, deep into second—half stoppage time. the defeat for second—placed city means league leaders liverpool only need two more wins, to clinch the title. for united, they're back up to fifth, and chas

hello, i'm chetan pathak and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. international olympic commitee tells athletes to keep preparing for the tokyo games as planned — amid growing concerns over the coronavirus. chelsea are through to the quarterfinals of the fa cup — as liverpool are beaten for the second game in succession. and rain could wash away australia and england's hopes at the women's t20 world cup. welcome to the programme, thanks forjoining us. the coronavirus continues to impact global sport... but the president of the international olympic committee says it's still full steam ahead for the scheduled start of the tokyo games in july. thomas bach's been speaking at an executive committee meeting in switzerland on tuesday. 12 people have died injapan with almost a thousand cases of the virus identified. japan's 0lympics minister says the games could be postponed until later in the year if neccesary, but bach says that isn't being considered at the moment: there is a task force in place since

i‘m tulsen tollett and mrs sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. celebrate victory in valencia as they move through to the champions league quarter—finals for the first time ever. —— atalanta. champions league quarter—finals for the first time ever. —— atalantam was great to see. two win here! and ata la nta was great to see. two win here! and atalanta is in the champions league, yes! it is great. manchester city's premier league game at home to arsenal on wednesday is off after an —— after it emerged an arsenal star came into contact with the 0lympia cross owner, who tested positive for coronavirus. but coronavirus fears don‘t stop fans flocking to cheltenham as day festival gets under way with 60,000 in attendance. hello and welcome to the programme where it‘s been another day of postponements, cancellations and matches forced behind closed doors due to the coronavirus epidemic sweeping the world. there were two uefa champions league last 16 second leg matches with rb leipzig cruising through 3—0 on the night against tottenham in germany, and 4—0

sport, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's holly hamilton. from the bbc sport centre thereof. another major sporting event has been postponed. snooker‘s world championship won't take place next month now, with organisers hoping to reschedule the tournament injuly or august. judd trump had been due to defend his title at the tournament, which was scheduled to take place from 18th april to 11th may. world snooker tour chairman barry hearn joins me now. why the change of heart to close doors? we never really considered closing the doors for the championships itself. it was a question of either cancelling the event is completely this year or postponing to a time when we feel hopefully the situation has improved and our broadcast partners find the way to rearrange states that are acceptable. that is where we are now. ince is a horrible situation, but in the context of what is happening in the world it is just another thing and we have to stage it as quickly as possible with the consent of all our partners in the event, the broadcasters and sponsors. so it wasn't a difficul

let's get a full round—up from the bbc sport centre now. good evening. i'm katie shanahan.tie shanahan. tottenham striker harry kane has revealed he could leave spas if the clu b revealed he could leave spas if the club does not progress in the right direction as he wants to win trophies sooner rather than later. england captain is to win a major trophy at tottenham if slipped to eighth in the suspended table. he also believes the current season should be scrapped if it can't be completed by the end ofjune, adding we need to try to finish the season but there needs to be a point where enough is enough. italy's sports minister is planning to extend the country's panel matches and competitions until the end of april. lockdown is due to expire friday but italian health experts say they need to continue to reduce spread of the virus which will probably last weeks beyond that. he said talks about restarting serie a on the third of to week. to 1: f; f; i. i; q week. juventus ’j,-:, e: l: j; l: i week. juventus plays ’j,,:, e: l: j; l: i week. juventus plays including l: l: j; l:

bbc iplayer. thank you again to lance and anna, and to you for watching. goodbye. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre has been postponed by one year because of the pandemic. european football plasma governing body made the decision during an emergency conference tuesday. joe wilson has more. wembley reality. football for now was empty. sport has stopped. so this stage prepares for euro 2021, one of the biggest sporting events in the world postponed for a year. uefa's concept was a new style of tournament. the euros would joyfully hop across the continent, 12 cities as hosts, dublin to st petersburg. but imagine that happening injune, as europe right now closes down? impossible. we knew we had to stop the competitions. we think that postponing the euros is the only chance to get a chance to the national leagues and the club competition to finish the competition. in other words, there is now a window of opportunity. june could be a time when domestic leagues could try to resume and fulfil their fixtures, and clubs would welcome that. but let's be clear, there are consequences, knock—on effects of movin

bbc news, rome. now, more sporting cancellations seem to be happening all the time, so let's get the latest on them from the bbc sports centre's sport briefing. one of the most famous global horseracing meets of the calendar — the grand national at aintree in the north—west of england — is one of the latest sporting events to be cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic. over $180 million us is bet on the race annually, which attracts an audience worldwide of 500 million. on monday, the uk prime minister borisjohnson advised against mass gatherings in the country — effectively cancelling all remaining sporting fixtures. the olympic european boxing qualifying event in london has also been suspended, with the ioc boxing task force saying "safeguarding the wellbeing of the athletes, officials and all other participants is a top priority". the event at the copper box arena took place without spectators from sunday, with great britain's peter mcgrail one of the last to secure his spot at tokyo 2020 with a unanimous points decision win. he admitted afterwards, though, that it was hard in the current climate to focus on his spo

let's get an update from the bbc sports centre. men's football's european championship is one of the latest major sporting events to be disrupted because of the coronavirus pandemic. it has been postponed by a year untiljune 2021. uefa confirmed the news on tuesday, saying it wanted to avoid placing any unnecessary pressure on national public services of its 12 host nations. it will give domestic european leagues a chance to be completed, but does now cause fixture congestion next year, with the women's and under—21s euros also due to be played in 2021. we think that postponing euro the only chance to get a chance for the national legs and for all the club competitions to finish their competition. and also that is not sure for now, but we should now think about the health, the fans and the players, and of course, we have to think about football as a whole, the whole ecosystem of football. it has also been confirmed that the 2020 copa america will also move to next year. that will enable south american players based in europe to fin

but let's head over now to the bbc sports centre. real madrid are a point clear at the top of la liga after a 2—0 win over barcelona at the bernabeu. viniciusjunior got the opener twenty minutes from the end, becoming the youngst el clasico goalscorer this century at 19. mariano then got the second in stoppage time with his first touch of the season in la liga. it's the first time barcelona failed to score away at real in the league since october 2006. in germany rb leipzig are three points behind the leaders bayern munich after a 1—1 draw at home to bayer leverkusen. leon bailey gave leverkusen the lead. their advantage lasted only three minutes though, with patrik shick heading in from a free kick. world number two rafa nadal won his third mexican open title with a straight sets win over 22—year—old taylor fritz. the spaniard — at the bottom of the screen — didn't drop a set all week in acapulco and took the first 6—3 against the unseeded american. and he sealed his first title of the season by taking the next 6—2. it's the 85th sin

with the latest developments on that, and the sport which has taken place, with our team at the bbc sports centree start with the italian football federation which is now calling for uefa's euro 2020, set to be played from the middle ofjune, to be postponed so that the serie a season can be extended. like all major european football leagues, matches are currently suspended because of coronavirus. the federation president says the idea will be put to uefa on tuesday, when an emergency video conference is being held with 55 member associations to try and figure out a way forward. ferrari has suspended it's formula 1 team operations and closed its car factory until 27 march as a result of coronavirus. it's part of a wider lockdown that began last week across italy. ferrari says the decision's been made for its employees' wellbeing. 0ther f1 teams are still working for now, despite the uncertainty over when the season will actually start. an unbeaten century by australian chris lynn took lahore qalandars into the semifinals of the pakistan super league in lahore. multan sultans, who've already qualif

bbc news. now, with the day's sport, here's lizzie greenwood—hughes, at the bbc sport centre.d evening. scotland have stunned the six nations favourites, france, by beating them 28—17 at murrayfield. the result keeps england's title hopes alive. joe wilson reports. bravery, that is expected at murrayfield, wherever you are standing. just a gentle breeze. but rugby requires control. france began with it, from the boot of dupont to the wing, perfect. penaud for the try! so, to the brawl. if you are a match official, you see everything with replays. they don't mind grabbing, overlook pushing, but a punch? that is different. that is mohamed haouas and that is a first—half red card. with one man missing, there were gaps in the french defence, if scotland could find them. like this. and now the wise heads were smiling, they were watching a confident scotland, a rampant scotland, a winning scotland. the second half brought two more scottish tries to seal the victory. remember, france had arrived in edinburgh unbeaten. who knows how or when this six nations will end? but scotland have

sport now, and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. ost professional sporting events postponed or cancelled across the world, pressure is continuing to grow on the organisers of the olympic games. as it stands, the games are still set to begin injuly in tokyo but brazil, norway and slovenia's olympic committees have urged them to be postponed. as have the usa's athletics governing body. they've written a letter to the us olympic and paralympic committee asking for the games to be held at a different time. olympic hopeful and usa track and field board member wallace spearmom says the issue of the disease spreading is much more important than sport. so this is my last chance to make an olympic games. and still it doesn't change any thoughts i have. i would never look back on this moment and say i wish something else could have happened. if we can save lives and i don't get a chance to redeem myself at the games, then it's still worth it. i don't care. it's bigger than me. i had my chances. i should have done a betterjob. everything happen

bbc news. sport now. holly hamilton has a full round up from the bbc sport centre. good evening.to take action — this time from athletics us governing body who want this summer's games to be postponed. usa track and field chief executive max siegel has written a letter to the us olympic and paralympic committee saying: "we certainly understand the ramifications of this request. but the alternative of moving forward in light of the current global situation would not be in the best interest of our athletes as difficult as that decision might be." well, earlier i spoke 0lympic hopeful and usa track and field board member wallace spearmon who says this pandemic is bigger than sport. i had my first chance of making the 0lympic i had my first chance of making the olympic team in 200a. they made the tea m olympic team in 200a. they made the team in 2008, i got third and got disqualified at the limbic games. after finishing, disqualified at the limbic games. afterfinishing, lacazette, with the bronze medal, taken away. 2012 are finished fourth place, 2016 i got hurt. so this is my last c

and later in the hour, we will have sport on the bbc news channel with the latest reports, results, interviews and features from the bbc sport centreod evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the government is considering further restrctions as coronavirus continues to spread in the uk. the usual afternoon briefing from the prime minister was cancelled as mrjohnson is chairing a cobra meeting. he's expected to give a statement later this evening. among a number of potential measures, the government is considering closing all nonessential retail stores and introducing fines for people who ignore the current coronavirus advice. the uk now has more than 6000 confirmed cases , though as only a fraction of the population is being tested, the true number is likely to be much, much higher. and 335 people have died so far from coronavirus. that's six times more than this time last week. 0ur political editor laura kuenssberg has the latest. life is not as we know it. the same spring sun, the same part of the coast, almost deserted this morning. but this was yesterday. when the government's plea did not persuade enough of us to stay at h

bbc news app. sport, and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's... katy. sporting events called off over the weekend due to the coronavirus, it's understood that premiership rugby are considering a number of options. including a 12—week suspension of top—flight matches because of the pandemic. the pro 1a — that includes clubs from wales, scotland and ireland — have already postponed fixtures. a meeting will take place tomorrow with premiership clubs to discuss what to do next. how long the postponement is for is up how long the postponement is for is up in the air. it will be discussed on monday. it could be four weeks, it could be as many as ten or 12 weeks, but there is a feeling in premiership rugby that continuing to play in the current climate is simply unfeasible. so that coal will be made in the next day or two and i am also hearing that european cup by am also hearing that european cup rugby will also be postponed. the quarter final weekend rugby will also be postponed. the quarterfinal weekend is rugby will also be postponed. the quarter final week

before the papers, a full round up on sport from the bbc sport centre. here's richard ascomb. orning. with most professional sporting events postponed or cancelled across the world, pressure is continuing to grow on the organisers of the olympic games. as it stands, the games are still set to begin injuly in tokyo but brazil, norway and slovenia's olympic committees have urged them to be postponed. as have the usa's athletics governing body. they've written a letter to the us olympic and paralympic committee asking for the games to be held at a different time. olympic hopeful and usa track and field board member wallace spearmom says the issue of the disease spreading is much more important than sport. i had my first chance of making the olympic team in 200a. i made the team in 2008, i got third and got disqualified at the olympic games. afterfinishing, like i said, with the bronze medal taken away. 2012, ifinished fourth place. 2016, i got hurt. so this is my last chance to make an olympic games. and still it doesn't change any thoughts i have. i would never look back on this

sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's richard. due to the coronavirus outbreak. a special meeting will take place tomorrow when clubs will discuss a range of potential next steps, including a four—week suspension and continuing to play until government advice on mass gatherings changes. the pro14 competition has already been suspended ferrari has suspended it's formula one team operations and closed its car factory until the 27th march as a result of coronavirus. in a statement the company said it's taken the decision

sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's ben croucher.ayed theirfinal group game against the west indies. after nine overs, it looks like they have just taken after nine overs, it looks like they have just ta ken another over as well. nat silver was the top scorer for england. amyjones doing some big hitting at the end. 23, not out. west indies have also stephanie taylor, their top scorer, who has gone off injured. they are struggling to chase down the target of 144. earlier, south africa beat pakistan to top the group. jurgen klopp says liverpool can play freely again after losing their first premier league game of the season. they were thumped 3—0 at watford, although they still have a 22 point lead at the top of the table. she admitted they simply were not good enough. you have to lose like a man. it's not acceptable, but let's carry on. this is how it squares up at the top of the —— bottom of the table. aston villa into the relegation places. brighton arejust villa into the relegation places. brighton are just a point above the drop z

sport and for a full round up from the bbc sport centre, here's chetan. how though. good evening.beat aston villa 2—1 to win the league cup title for the third year in a row. 0urs corrrespondent natalie pirks was watching at wembley. wembley is manchester city's second home these days. in the winter sun, aston villa fans, both young, older and royal were hoping their side would not freeze but it had been 2a years since they last won this trophy and city were going for the hat—trick of consecutive victories. a defence splitting cross was about to send them on their way, foden with the knock down to... who else? aguero! lose him at your peril! sergio aguero once again villa's nemesis. it was about to get worse. soft defending from a corner doubled their pain. put in by rodri. dean smith was furious that it should have been a goal kick. in truth, his team's defending was the bigger issue. but, just when a sense of inevitability crept in, it was city's turn to slip. stones with the stumble, samatta with the strength. samatta! game on! villa were hanging on in there and with time trick

sport and now for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. good morning. the women's six nations match between scotland and france in glasgow today has been postponed because of a scottish players has the coronavirus. the men's match in edinburgh goes ahead as planned tomorrow, but the women's match in glasgow this afternoon is off. scottish rugby say the player is being treated in a healthcare facility but is otherwise well. seven members of the scotland playing and management staff are in self—isolation. scotland's women were in milan for their last game against italy two weeks ago when it was called off over coronavirus fears a few hours before kick—off. england vs wales in the women's and men's tournament are the only fixtures that remain this weekend in the six nations. england boss mike woman are building... this match will be england's last six nations games for a while because the next trip to italy is off because of the coronavirus, and the hosts will be looking to enter their spring campaign ona looking to enter their spring campaign on a high to

now it's time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre.efing where we start with the news that manchester united have one foot in the europa league quarter—finals after a 5—0 win over linz. despite playing in front of an empty stadium in austria due to the coronavirus pandemic, united led 1—0 at half time thanks to odiaon ighalo's fourth goal in his last five games. after the interval ole gunnar solksjaer‘s team pressed home the advantage and will take a sizeable lead back to old trafford next thursday. the boys were fantastic. they deserve a lot of credit and praise for the way they went about thejob. praise for the way they went about the job. there was loads of quality now finishing. fantastic goals. in some football we should be proud of. now to horse racing where 50—1 shot lisnagar oscar won the featured stayers' hurdle at cheltenham on thursday. hot favourite paisley park, who has been such a dominant force, including in this race last year, never threatened as jockey adam wedge claimed his first festival winner. this weekend's austr

now it's time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre.ursday sport briefing. in the english fa cup, manchester city and leicester city are through to the quarter finals after wins over championship sides but theres a shock result of sorts, last season's champions league runners up tottenham hotspur are out after losing at home to the premier league's bottom side norwich city in the 5th round. tottenham looked to be heading for a routine victory when they took the lead after only 13 minutes — through belgian defenderjan vertongen. spurs held on to that lead until 12 minutes from time whenjosip drmic equalised for norwich, sending the game into extra—time — and then penalties. tim krul keeping his cool the norwich hero in the shoot—out, with two saves, as they won 3—2 on penalties. they'll be at home to derby or manchester united in the quarter—finals. bayer leverkusen are through to the semi—finals of the german cup — but they had to come from a goal down at home against 10—man union berlin. the visitors took the lead just before half—time

i'm ben croucher with an update from the bbc sport centre.anager phil neville believes his side are still making progress, despite another damaging defeat — as he described it — losing 2—0 to the usa in the opening game of their shebelievescup defence in orlando. it was goalless at half time but the world champions scored twice in three second—half minutes. christen press' fine finish was added to by carli lloyd. the defeat was england's sixth in their last nine games. didn't in their last nine games. have enough quality at th top didn't have enough quality at the top end way that matters, and they did. they had two chances and they are going to punish you. carli lloyd, a world—class player, give her space in the 18 yard box and she is going to cause you some trouble. you are talking about retaining our trophy and this is the first game and it could happen in the next two games. well, the bbc pundits last night were critical of england's display. former striker lianne sanderson said they were going backwards and feels the infrastructure in th

sport and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre.rganisers to take action — this time from athletics us governing body, who want this summer's games to be postponed. usa track and field chief executive max siegel has written a letter to the us olympic and paralympic committee, saying, "we certainly understand the ramifications of this request. but the alternative of moving forward in light of the current global situation would not be in the best interest of our athletes as difficult as that decision might be." well, earlier, i spoke to olympic hopeful and usa track and field board member wallace spearmon, who says this pandemic is bigger than sport. i had my first chance of making the olympic team in 200a. i made the team in 2008, i got disqualified at the olympic games. afterfinishing with a bronze medal, 2012, i finished fourth, 2016, i got hurt so this was my last chance to make the games and still it does not change any thoughts i have. i would never look back on this moment and wish something else could happen. if we can save li

sport, and now a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre. the sporting calendar, premier league clubs will hold a second emergency meeting on thursday to discuss the creamery and a virus pandemic. after every elite football game is finished until release the 3rd of april, liverpool were hoping to ta ke 3rd of april, liverpool were hoping to take giant step towards winning their first league title in 30 years with the game against their local rivals against everton on monday. they are 25 points clear at the top of the premier league but now they are real questions about what will happen to the rest of the season. liverpool's manager was keen to put things in perspective, saying of course we do not want to play in front of an empty stadium and we do not want games or competitions suspended, but if doing so helps one invitation to stay healthy, just one, we do it no questions asked. —— one, we do it no questions asked. —— one individual. if it is question between football and the wider society, it is no contest. i think there are dark forces ar

sport now, and a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. good evening.ns favourites france, by beating them 28 points to 17 at murrayfield. the result keeps england's title hopes alive. joe wilson reports. bravery, that is expected at murrayfield, wherever you stand. just a gentle breeze. but rugby requires control. france began with it. from the boot to the wing, perfect. so to the brawl. if you are a match official you see everything with replays but a punch, that cannot be overlooked. that is the first half red card with one man missing there were gaps in the french defence, if scotland could find them. like this to now the wise heads were smiling to they were watching a confident scotland, rampant scotland, a winning scotland to the second half or two more scottish tries to seal the victory. france arrived unbeaten into edinburgh. who knows how or when the six nations will and that scotland have their performance to remember. manchester is red after united beat their rivals city in the premier league for the second time this season. two cracking goal

sport, and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon.m around the world have added their voice to calls for the olympics and paralympics to be postponed, because of the coronavirus pandemic. global athlete, fronted by the british olympic cycling champion callum skinner, say the games should be put back. in a statement they say "asking athletes to carry on as normal and continue to train for these games, clearly puts their physical and mental health at risk." the governing body of usa athletics, as well as several national 0lympic commitees, have also asked for a postponement. the olympics are scheduled to take place in tokyo from the 24th ofjuly, the paralympics from august the 25th. southampton's chief executive has told the bbc that premier league matches could be televised every day while people are still confined to their homes because of the coronavirus outbreak. all football is currently suspended until the end of april, but martin semmens believes football returning could be "good thing" for the country if it was safe to do so. se

bbc news. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, tottenham striker harry kane has revealed thatogress in the right direction, as he wants to win trophies "sooner rather than later." the england captain is yet to win a trophy at tottenham, who have slipped to eigth in the suspended premier league table. kane also believes that the current season should be scrapped, if it can't be completed by the end ofjune. adding that "we need to try to finish the season, but there needs to be a point where enough is enough." italy's sports minister is planning to extend the country's ban on all matches and competitions until the end of april. the lockdown currently taking place is due to expire on friday. but italian health experts say, they still need to continue to reduce the spread of the virus, which will probably last weeks beyond that. vinchenzo spadafora said that talks about restarting serie a on 3rd may were unrealistic, with some clubs like lazio and napoli pushing to restart training as soon as this week. the sports minister says that he's hoping serie a officials will show "a serio

we've compiled a full list on the bbc sport website — it's being updated all the time so do keep checking — that's at bbc.co.uk/sport. and more from the bbc sport centrenks, holly. the government is facing questions over whether its latest health measures will do enough to slow the spread of coronavirus. from today, people with a new persistent cough or high temperature are being told to self—isolate for seven days. unlike many countries, the uk hasn't closed schools or banned large gatherings of people. earlier carrie gracie spoke to saffron cordery, the director of policy and strategy at nhs providers, which represent nhs trusts, about how prepared the health service was for the outbreak. trust leaders are telling us about the preparations that they are making. we know that the nhs plans for situations like this, although we are in uncharted territory. but this is about how we make sure that hospitals are ready to receive more patients, how our community services are ready to go out and help people who are stuck at home. and also how ambulances are really managing with that extra demand in quite difficult circumstances. so people really are making p

bbc news. with all the sport now, here's mike bushell at the bbc sport centre. thank you and good afternoon. glasgow between scotland and france postponed, as you heard, because of a scotland player contracting the coronavirus, the only games in the competition this afternoon are involving england in london. england's swimmingly by welsh opponents 26—0 at half—time, england's men are hoping to avenge last yea r‘s defeat to england's men are hoping to avenge last year's defeat to the welsh last year. our correspondent is there. i guess coronavirus will be on the minds of the 82,000 fans arriving? nominally this was the penultimate weekend of this year's six nations, but such is the competition it is mired in uncertainty. there were 92 games in the men's tournament this afternoon but ireland against italy has been postponed, as has england's gain in rome next weekend, all over concerns and precautions over the spread of coronavirus. fans arriving at twickenham in the next few hours, they will be greeted by extra health officials and extra hand sanitiser is and warnings around the stadium this

sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's mike bushell. h has been postponed because a scottish player has it confirmed that they have the coronavirus. the men's match does go ahead as planned. they are being treated in a health care facility but are otherwise well. the both teams were in italy a couple of weeks ago when it was called off over coronavirus fears just if few hours before kick—off. the statement said... there are only a few fixtures remaining in the six nations. we can cross over to twickenham. just as the coronavirus has taken the edge of the tournament, it will be in eve ryo ne of the tournament, it will be in everyone was like mine. there are medical supplies on hand, hand sanitiser. even the details you've just been describing of a strange week building up to the combination of a strange tournament that may well never even end. you've just got to ask the people involved in england versus wales this afternoon about how important it is. eddiejones talking afternoon about how important it is. eddie jones talking about afterno

bbc news app. sport and time for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre., we round up all the twists and turns from the days football. but with the widespread cancellation of matches due to the coronavirus until next month, many clubs are now coming to terms with the devastating impact this will have on them. one of those clubs is league one side, tranmere rovers, who should have been hosting lincoln city at prenton park this afternoon. owner and former fa chief executive, mark palios has been telling mike bushell the postponement of fixtures was no surprise. to me, it was the next logical step, and as soon as players started —— for us, it is the thick end of £300,000. we have got the international and the college, so we might lose another 150, depending how long it goes on for, if it goes on to the summer. it will be about 500,000. you have been telling us that they want to re—lay the pitch this summer. it is notjust financial things but practical things. financially, having to relay your pitch is financially costly. we had not planned for that, practical

bbc look north, hull. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's chetan patak. good evening.nchester city have handed over the use of their etihad stadium to the nhs to help in the fight against coronavirus. it's understood the conference rooms and executive boxes will be used to train doctors and nurses. a temporary hospital's already being built at the manchester central convention complex in the centre of the city. raheem sterling is amongst the premier league footballers appealing to fans to respect the current lockdown. we need to stay at home. let's help oui’ we need to stay at home. let's help our nhs buy, you know, staying at home. 0nly leave your house for essential food, home. 0nly leave your house for essentialfood, medicine or exercise. the nhs have been doing a fantastic job so exercise. the nhs have been doing a fantasticjob so let's help them continue their wonderful work by staying at home and protecting the nhs and saving lives. you save lives by staying at home. come on, guys. in italy, juventus' players have agreed to the club stopping their salaries for fo

sport, and a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon.t the track cycling world cup. elinor barker was crowned world points race champion in berlin, the only rider to gain two laps, on her way to a winning total of 50 points. barker adds the gold to her silver from the team pursuit earlier in the championships. england are into the semi—finals of the women's t20 world cup. they thrashed west indies by 46 runs in their final group game in australia. jo currie reports from sydney. we now know three of the four semifinalists for this t20 world cup. india were already through and of the two matches —— after two matches at the sydney showground, we can add england and south africa to the last four. in the later match, england came through against the west indies, winning the toss and put themselves into bat. danni wyatt made 29, amyjones made 23 but nat sciver once again it making another half—century. a third half—century in four matches. she is cementing her place as one of the in—form players at the tournament and that score makes her the t

before the papers — sport and for a full round up, the bbc sport centre, here's holly hamilton.y hamilton. almost didn't have her at al because we almost didn't have her at all because she was stranded on the ru nway because she was stranded on the runway at manchester four hours. did you go to belfast? you yes, last time we spoke, at we will stop talking as i was sitting on a flight, talking as i was sitting on a flight, that was for three hours. they did eventually take off and i got back again, thank goodness. business as normal now. that whole fiasco with flybe did come down to coronavirus, and it is something that has been affecting a major number of sporting events as well. there are question marks hanging over a number of major sporting events due to the coronavirus and this morning it's been announced that formula 1's bahrain grand prix will be staged dehind closed doors. organisers issued a statement to say it was halting ticket sales for the event later this month. they say they know how disappointed many fans will be but safety is their priority. next weekend's season