hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm ben croucher.f fa cup football across the bbc tonight, so let's start at oxford united's kassam stadium, where newcastle united are hoping to avoid an upset. the league one promotion chasers earned a goalless draw at st james‘ park nine days ago — and now get a second crack in front of an expected sellout. former newcastle captain alan shearer is part of the match of the day team tonight. i chatted to him about half an hour ago. i asked him if he was impressed with thejob i asked him if he was impressed with the job steve bruce was doing? newcastle haven't been past the fourth round under mike ashley, so if they get the right result tonight and can get into the next round it isa and can get into the next round it is a decent draw with west brom and the number of points that they have got on the board in the premier league, if you put all that together then yeah i can understand exactly why he is saying that. the football at times hasn't been pretty, they certainly haven't scored as many goals as th

you're live at the bbc sport centre with me, ben croucher.hese are your top stories. they were one goal from being knocked out last year, now atalanta are favourites to reach a first champions league quarterfinal. the gloves are off in las vegas — or, they've not been put on yet. yes, this isjust the press conference for the heavyweight rematch between wilder and fury. and she won — but we'll tell you how close simona halep was from exiting the dubai championship. welcome along. cricket on the way later, too, but we'll start in europe where two clubs made their debuts in the european champions league knockouts on wednesday. that didn't hold rb leipzig or atalanta back, though. leipzig were 1—0 winners at tottenham while atalanta stunned

this is sportsday with me ben croucher. we're taking you around the world on the programme today.ing up. we'll be in dublin where ireland against italy in the six nations is postponed due to the coronavirus. we'll bring you right up to date as the global sporting schedule continues to be affected. manchester city fans enjoyed their afternoon in madrid. will they still be feeling so cheerful come 10 o'clock. i'm here at the state again but i doubt that off the field problems as they face that might drape. maria sharapova says goodbye to tennis, retiring at the age of 32. butjust how will she be remembered? also coming up in sportsday. we're in canberra as heather knight smashes england to their first win at the womens t20 world cup. thanks forjoining us. we'll be in berlin on the opening day of the track cycling world championships too but first to the latest sporting event to be affected by the coronavirus. the six nations. with the recent outbreak in italy, irish officials have decided to postpone their game against italy next weekend as well as matches in the women's and under 2

welcome to sportsday on bbc news with me ben croucher. your top stories.s england to a memorable series win in south africa. nice one son. spurs stun aston villa in a late late show. and ajer and ajer. celtic continue to set the pace in the scottish premiership. england have rounded off their tour to south africa with a memorable win in the final t20 international. england's batsmen pulled off one of the highest chases in the history of the shortest format. captain eoin morgan spoke of his pride at coming from behind to take the series 2—1 — having produced a man of the match performance in centurion. it was watched by our correspondent andy swiss. another dazzling day to add to their growing collection. the one which just a few hours ago seemed almost inconceivable. after choosing to bat, south africa did so quite brilliantly, england bowlers can only grin and bear it as the host wrapped too, surely victory was in there grasp. and just set them on their way. when he and they both fell, south africa sensed a come back but not for long. who else but ben sto

you're watching sportsday with me, ben croucher. coming up...er miami will finally play their first game this weekend. we sit down with their very excited co—owner. it's been such a long journey but i knew it would be worth it in the end, and this is the reward now, this weekend. a place in the europa league last 16 is up for grabs. wolves have a 4—0 led to protect at espanyol. we have our first semi finallist at the women's t20 world cup. india are through after being taken right down to the wire by new zealand. and that's not all. and we'll be in berlin on day two of the track cycling world championships. but what chances of a british gold medal? let's kick off stateside because the major league soccer season starts this weekend and for one englishman, it's going to be extra special. well, not just any englishman — david beckham. six years since announcing he'd be creating a new franchise, his team will finally take to the pitch for the first time. inter miami haven't had the easiest journey. trouble with their stadium for a start, that's stil

i'm ben croucher.g the news this tuesday: 26 years since all—seater stadiums became compulsory, could standing be about to return to the premier league? coxsey climbs onto the plane for tokyo 2020 as team gb names its first competitor in the olympics' newest sport. jimmy anderson's staying at home though as england are travelling to sri lanka without their leading wicket taker. also coming up in the programme: we meet the man who helped danny ings rebuild his body and his career. hello and welcome to sportsday. thanks forjoining us. the decision by manchester united to apply to install rail seating in old trafford has been welcomed by fans both at the club and nationally. for more than 25 years, premier league club have had to be all—seater, but the government now wants to work with supporters and clubs to introduce safe standing and united, along with wolves and spurs could be the first to try it out. joe lynskey reports. for more than a century at old trafford they have looked at ways for keeping up

i'm ben croucher. coming up: scotland in february?problem for england in the women's six nations. there's divisions in the scotland men's camp though. can the relationship between finn russell and gregor townsend by repaired? cycling, sailing and running. find out why britain's richest man is now investing in formula one. also coming up in the programme... gb basketball‘s 0lympic dreams are over. but what does the future hold for the players and the sport? politics if you went outside over the weekend, or even looked out of the window, you'd probably have seen the effect of storm ciara. sport wasn't immune. at the etihad stadium, flooding nearby caused manchester city's premier league game with west ham to be called off along with wsl, super league games and racing meets. in the women's six nations — scotland — england in glasgow was also hit with conditions at scotstoun in glasgow unsafe. they did manage to get the game on today, with the wind and rain replaced by freezing conditions and snow — and it was played behind closed doors a

welcome to sportsday on bbc news with me ben croucher. your top stories.eoin morgan fires england to a fine series win in south africa. nice one son. spurs stun aston villa in a late late show. and ajer and ajer. celtic continue to set the pace in the scottish premiership. england completed the fourth highest successful chase in t20 internationals to win the final match against south africa and wrap up the series 2—1. eoin morgan produced a man of the match performance to see out the win in centurion on an afternoon where the crowd were in the action almost as much as the players. more from the england captain shortly but first here's andy swiss. another dazzling day to add to their growing collection. but one which just a few hours ago seemed almost inconceivable. after choosing to bat, south africa did so quite brilliantly, england's bowlers can only grin and bear it as the host racked up 222, surely victory was in there grasp. butjosh set them on their way. when he and they both fell, south africa sensed a come back but not for long. who else but ben st

ben croucher reports on what this latest setback could mean for british basketball.e for the squad, they lost their lottery money after london 2012 from both the men's and women's team events picked gripping by minimalfund if the women's team events picked gripping by minimal fund if the last few yea rs. by minimal fund if the last few years. failing to reach the olympics he was big? for the future. to put these figures into context cycling receives nearly £30 million in uk casework funding. while growing car that gets more than 30 million. 30.5 to be exact. as we will sit out of the world—class programme and as such, as they were not predicted to win medals in tokyo they received just and hundred £30,000. they finished fourth and then push them into the qualifiers over the weekend. the money to get is similar to sports like archery, karate and climbing which can speaking up the journalists than he, many thanks for joining us on sports day. this tells how hard this is for the team and with the future now holds. is extreme the hardest person for the girls because for

you're live at the bbc sport centre with me, ben croucher. this is sportsday, and these are your headlines. could super league soon have the power to ban controversial signings? we'll bring you up to speed from their meeting with clubs in salford today. iam here i am here in belgrade, where the great britain basketball team are hoping to make history this week. with the chinese grand prix the latest sporting event in doubt due to the coronavirus, the international olympic committee tries to calm fears that toyko 2020 could be cancelled. also coming up in the programme: he's walked out of north london and moved to milan, but does christian eriksen feel like he was made a scapegoat during the end of his time at tottenham? yeah, i was honest. yeah, iwas honest. i yeah, i was honest. i wanted to try something new and i said that. but i did get the blame for a lot of stuff, for being the bad one. the super league is less than a week old, and already there have been several headlines on and off the pitch, mainly involving israel folau. he's the aus

you're live at the bbc sport centre with me ben croucher. to a halt — for the next four months anyway as knee surgery rules roger federer out of the french open. from denmark to catlunya via bordeaux and middlesbrough. we'll introduce barcelona's new front man. and leading from the front, the world number one is the man to beat in mexico. roger federer says he expects to make a full recovery from knee surgery after being ruled out of tennis for the next four months. he's opted to treat the longstanding problem to give him a better chance at competing in some big events later in the year. now 38, he's been managing his workload around the clay court season for the last five years or so — but this operation means he'll definitely miss the french open. commentator gigi salmon believes the timing is deliberately planned. i think

with all the details here's ben croucher. now, england's tour in south africa isn't over yet.u their first t20 and sports day tomorrow, but they are off to sri lanka next month, and the test squad has been announced today. the notable emissions are these three, james anderson, johnny and condition in the in and for that friendly or for fast bowlers, and will focus on recovering from a cracked but my cracked rib. johnny has been in poor form, he's also left out. moen remains unavailable for selection. so who is back in? well, keeton jennings, the opening batsman, he comes into the fold. england seemed to have a couple of reliable openers and the injured worry burns, jennings is a good player, crucial in sri lanka, and after much clamour, ben vokes, the wicketkeeper is recalled, he was in goods leading run square in sri lanka last year, and could well replacejoss butler as wicketkeeper, here is the squad then, the usual suspects as you would suspect. joe gently keeps his place in the squad, three spinners for sri lanka, mark wood is england's bowler with jeffrey archer injured,

i'm ben croucher with a round up of the day's news from the bbc sport centre.s told the bbc that israel folau deserves a second chance as the australian gears up for his super league debut this weekend. folau was sacked by rugby australia last year after homophobic comments posted on social media. he's been given the opportunity to continue his career in europe, starting against castleford on saturday, and mcnamara says a fresh start is deserved. he isa he is a person completely. as a coach my decision was based on his leg ability, to be positive in the dressing room, to increase our opportunities of winning and it is based around that and being a good person. i have met him over a number of occasions and i thought he deserved the opportunity. it should not have been a life sentence whatever is given an egg is an opportunity here in the south of france. wigan ran in six tries in a convincing win over toronto wolfpack, without sonny bill williams. the kiwi superstar returned back to new zealand for the birth of his fourth child and how his team—mates missed him

im ben croucher with a round up of the day's sports news.gland have just kicked off their women's six nations match — rescheduled after storm keera caused it to be postponed in glasgow yesterday. it's being played behind closed doors in edinburgh with england heavy favourites having not lost to the scots this century. 0fficials yesterday decided not to sell tickets for the game with the forecast still unsettled in the scottish capital. it is looking a little calmer in the scottish capital. currently one minute and a half on the clock. no score at the moment. the weather affected the premier league yesterday with manchester city's game against west ham postponed, mainly due to flooding around the etihad stadium. with city still in the league cup, fa cup and champions league, they could be looking at two games a week until the end of the season as a result. mercedes f1 boss toto wolff has reiterated his desire to keep six time world champion lewis hamilton with the team. the briton is out of contract at the end of the season and although merce

this is your friday sport briefing with me, ben croucher.ul for ajax. last season's champions league semi finalist were beaten 2—0 in getafe. arsenal and wolves were both winners. manchester united drew in bruges, whilst inter milan won 3—0 at ludogorets razgrad. christian eriksen's first goal for the club and romelu lukaku gave them the advantage ahead of the last 32 second leg next week. eriksen still has a bit of work to do to fully win over his manager though. i think he is another player who needs to play. —— today it was the right opportunity for him to play from the start and to play for the whole game and it is ok. he continued to work very hard to prove his physical condition and he has to continue this way. simona halep says she's expecting a tough match when she plays american jennifer brady in the semi final of the dubai tennis championship in friday. it's a repeat of their first round match at the australian open. brady had to qualifyjust to make it into the tournament and has now dumped out two top ten seeds. melbourne finalist

hello — i'm ben croucher with a round up of the day's sports news.ll performing at his best as he leads and england team as 50—over world champions for the first time. they're playing south africa in the first of three one dayers — starting in the morning in cape town. morgan admitted he had considered his future after that world cup win but isn't sure if he'll still be in charge for the next tournament in 2023. we have 2t20 world cup that i am firmly focused on. i think once i've made the decision to continue on, a lot of the time certainly history suggests that the decision whether you like it or not is taken out of your hands given performance, individual performance or team performance so certainly my mind is set on the next two to 20 world cup 's. if i make it to the 50 other world cup, that would be great. there's still no place for finn russell in scotland's six nations squad. he was sent home before the tournament for breaching team protocol during a drinking session. he's been left out of the squad to face england at murrayfield this saturda

i'm ben croucher with an update from the bbc sport centre. battle for england with the bat in their first one—day international since becoming world champions last year. they're playing south africa in cape town and after being put into bat, jason roy and jonny bairstow put on 51 for the first wicket before falling quickly through expansive shots down the ground. joe root and eoin morgan both went in the same over too. you can follow it via live text commentary on the bbc sport website and app. manu tuilagi will miss england's six nations match against scotland at murrayfield on saturday. he hobbled off with a groin strain in england's defeat to france on sunday, but coach eddiejones expects him to be fit to face ireland in the third round of matches. he'd only played one match in six weeks before the six nations because of another groin issue. scotland defence coach steve tandy says head coach gregor townsend and fly—half finn russell are now talking, but no timeframe has been agreed for his return to the squad. russell was dropped for their

hello, you're watching sportsday on bbc news with me ben croucher. coming up...rt in rugby league. new cars for the new f1 season. they'll not be heading to china though and sporting events across asia have now been affected by the coronavirus too. and another history making night for fallon sherrock. but could the first woman in darts' premier league cap it off with a win? we'll start the programme with one of rugby's most divisive figures. israel folau. last year, following homophobic comments, he was sacked by rugby australia — his career in union seemingly at a dead end just ahead of the world cup. now he's been given another chance in rugby league, playing for french side catalan dragons. and after months on the sidelines, he could take to the pitch again this weekend for his superleague debut. our correspondent natalie pirks sent us this report from perpignan. his athletic ability is not up for debate but his personal views sparked a huge one around free speech and discrimination. perpignan is where the deeply religious folau will attempt to resurrect a car

i'm ben croucher with an update from the bbc sport centre.s arrived back in manchester following his heavyweight title win over deyontay wilder on sunday. hundreds of fans gathered to greet him after he became world champion for the first time since 2015 with the seventh—round win in las vegas. wilder says he intends to exercise a rematch clause to try to win the belt back but if that doesn't happen, could we finally see fury fighting anthony joshua, a bout that would see all four heavyweight belts on line the line. here's joshua's promoter eddie hearn. from our point of view, the fight we want more than anything is the undisputed fight. the person that holds the key to that is tyson fury. if we can get that next, we are absolutely all in on the fight. you have a guy in tyson fury and you have a guy in anthonyjoshua. he has already called me asking can we make this fight happen. i believe there is genuine, genuine want for this fight to happen. wales full back liam williams has been released by saracens early and could make his debut for scar

i'm ben croucher with a round up from the bbc sport centre.ther knight has called on her side to keep the momentum going after crushing thailand for their first win at the women's t20 world cup. knight hit her maiden t20 hundred as england posted 176 for 2 against the tournament debutants. thailand could only manage 78 for 7. anya shrubsole taking 23 for 21 but the player of the match was knight — the first woman and first england player to hit centuries in all three international formats. really pleasing. i'm enjoying being a bit further up the order. i'm very pleased and pleased it's going to work at a key time for us. we've got a long way to go in this competition. another game in a day or so to win again, so it is important that we take the momentum from today. england are top of their group, just ahead of pakistan, who shocked the former champions west indies, beating them by eight wickets in canberra. chasing 125 to win, they raced to their target with 10 balls to spare, captain bismah maroof leading the way with 38. it's one of the bigg

hello and welcome to sportsday with me ben croucher on a dramatic friday. expelled from europe.ter city are punished for financial fair play breaches... after a couple of weeks off, wolves and leicester were a little rusty in a goalless premier league draw. a bit more thrilling in durban where england took it to the final ball. and won this time. anything it's one of biggest stories to hit european football in years. manchester city — banned from european football for the next two seasons. uefa say they've broken rules around financial fair play and kicked them out of the champions league from the 2020—21 season in a move that could have far reaching consequences on and off the field. olly foster is at the etihad stadium. olly, how did we get to this stage? we got back six years and there was an investigation into manchester city financial fair play, at their finances. they were fined £49 million. there were either sanctioned around you may fax european about lay down. but they went back into that investigation and for the 12 to 18 months. looking at particular on the same name,

sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's ben croucher. good evening.imit to what his side can achieve winning the deciding t20 against south africa in stunning fashion. south africa batted first and flayed england's bowlers around centurion, heinrich klassen making 66 from 33 balls as england were set 223 to win. they were always up with the run rate remarkably with jonny bairstow and jos buttler making half centuries. morgan reached his 50 offjust 21 balls and was there in the final over as england won by 5 wickets. morgan won player of the match and the series. there is a lot of cricket to be played and particularly with a lot of tests, t20, one—day games and our main focus again will be on the t20 world cup, with experiences like this getting them out of the guys and being on top of teams and trying to replicate a little bit of what we will be exposed to in australia. it will be exposed to in australia. it will be exposed to in australia. it will be difficult at times that mind is fully focused on that. in the premier league, arsenal climbed up to 1

that's all from the bbc news at one good afternoon — it's 1:30pm, and i'm ben croucher with your latestengland have won their second game in three days to put themselves in a good position to qualify for the semi finals of the women's t20 world cup. they beat pakistan by 42 runs in canberra. after making 158, with captain heather knight top scoring with 62, england bowled pakistan out for 116 with anya shrubsole and world cup debutant sarah glenn both picking up three wickets. their final group game is against west indies on sunday in sydney. it was just a bit overwhelming, this is all kind of knew to me as well. it was just a bit overwhelming, this is all kind of knew to me as welllj think it's really special to get the win with the girls, to share that with them, and getting 100 wicket as well. a brilliant achievement. south africa's win over thailand was even more impressive. they won by 113 runs, and that took them to the top of england's group. lizelle lee hit 101 runs from just 60 balls as south africa posted a hefty total of 195. thailand were bundled out forjust 82 in reply. sou

ben croucher has all the sport.emier league following a 1—0 win at norwich city. jurgen klopp's side now have 76 points after 26 games — that's more than when manchester united won the league in 1997. sadio mane scored the game's only goal 12 minutes from time. well after the game klopp offered his sympathy to his opposite number at manchester city pep guardiola and his players. on friday, city were handed a two year ban from european football for breaking financial fair play rules by inflating sponsorship deals to cover their expenditure. to be honest, ifeel for pep and to be honest, i feel for pep and the players because they did nothing wrong, they just played players because they did nothing wrong, theyjust played sensational football and he helped each league to improve football but then in the end we all have to respect the rules andi end we all have to respect the rules and i have no idea if they did or not but we will see what happens. so the implications of the ban for city could be huge. is there any chanc

i'm ben croucher with a round up of the day's sports news. just one place to start.tball for the next two seasons after being found to have breached licensing and financial fair play rules. the club say they are disappointed but not surprised by the ruling and intend to appeal. sam lee is the athletic‘s manchester city correspondent. the information coming our way towards the end of last year was that a decision was coming in december and that manchester city would not get a champions league and, potentially not even a fine. pa rt and, potentially not even a fine. part of that was there was confidence at the highest levels of the club that even if they did get a ban from the champions league they would be able to overturn it on appeal and i think that will be potentially hard to three and four of this situation. what surprises me, everything. everything. it did not seem towards the end of last year that city would be banned but now they have been and for two seasons. it is a huge case. city are on their winter break right now. wolves and leicester have just come back

i'm ben croucher with a round up from the bbc sport centre.locating or cancelling tokyo 2020 according to the world health organization. with a number of sporting events across asia being affected by the coronavirus, there were fears the olympics and paralympics could also be hit. the ioc has been told it should be able to be held as planned. itjust reinforced our confidence that the measures being taken by the relevant authorities are properly addressing the situation along with china and that we will be able to ensure that the games go ahead, and they go ahead in a way that is safe for the athletes and the spectators. staying with the olympics, and mo salah could be playing in them. he's been included in egypt's provisional squad — the final of which is on 8th august — when the 2020—21 premier league gets underway. a dilemma maybe for his manager at liverpooljurgen klopp, who wants more information before deciding if they'll let him play. doi do i want to lose a player in the preseason? of course not, that is clear. but we have two consider

i'm ben croucher, it'sjust after 1.30pm and here's your latest sports news.ar—old man has been arrested after the emails of manchester city manager pep guardiola were allegedly hacked. it's also claimed he then tried to sell details for £100,000. a city spokeswoman said they were unaware of the serious crimes the it consultant is alleged to have commited whilst working with them. the individual has been released under investigation whilst inquiries are ongoing. on the pitch, guardiola says he's wary of the threat still posed by real madrid after beating them 2—1 in their champions league last 16 first leg. they came back from a goal down to win at the bernabeu, kevin de bruyne with the winning penalty after raheem sterling was fouled. there was also another red card last night for the real madrid captain sergio ramos, the 26th of his career. he's third on the all—time list, well short a chap called geraldo bedoya, a columbian with 46. david beckham admits he didn't realise what a challenge it would be to start his own football team, as inter miami prepare to

i'm ben croucher with an update from bbc sport.been meeting today to discuss catalan dragons signing of controversial austrlaian player israel folau. they've come together in salford with several clubs, backing a letter from hull krs owner to the dragons, warning them of potential legal action if they suffer financially as a result of the signing. catalans owner bernard gausch was not in attendance. folau was sacked by rugby australia for his homophobic comments. england winger anthony watson will miss saturday's six nations match with scotland. he was forced out of the opening defeat in paris with a calf problem but suffered a setback in training and missed today's session. former tottenham playmaker christian eriksen feels that he was blamed for their slump in recent months and paid the price for being honest about his desire to leave the club. he told a danish newspaper last summer that he wanted a new challenge elsewhere and after being linked with real madrid and manchester united, completed a £17 million move to inter milan a

sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, ben croucher has that big night and big newsews you have been covering in london, news that the premier league champions manchester city banned from european cup competition for the next two seasons. they are fun to have committed serious breaches of uefa's clu b committed serious breaches of uefa's club licencing and financial fairplay regulations. they have also been fined around £25 million. adam give us the background. this is based around the rule of financial fair play. this is what you've introduced to ensure football clubs spend within their means. it also meant they have to keep up with all their financial commitments. basically ensure it means you have to balance the books. all your football related income has got to match up with your football related expenditure and your streams of revenue. you are not allowed to spend more than you are bringing in insured. it basically is to ensure that you can your losses. uefa launch this investigation after a german newspaper back in 2018 der spiegel made the allegations that cit

sport now, here's ben croucher.afe. all the stadium was deemed unsafe. all the top matches in women's football we re the top matches in women's football were also postponed, as were horse race meetings and a super league games. sheffield united managed to beat the weather and bournemouth to maintain their chances of qualifying for europe. chris wilder? child are now just two for europe. chris wilder? child are nowjust two points of for europe. chris wilder? child are now just two points of the for europe. chris wilder? child are nowjust two points of the champions league places after their victory. one side whose major dreams are over rgb one side whose major dreams are over r gb women's basketball team, they have missed out on qualification for tokyo 2020. they have gotten this far despite major funding problem since the last olympics. they could not get the win they needed against spain, spain to reach this years olympics. they eventually lost 79-69. i am proud. we thought every game, we played hard together, we t

been deported. anything sport now, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's ben croucherundred spectators at old trafford. all premier league grounds have to be all—seater as a result of the hillsborough disaster but the government has stated it will work with fans and clubs on safe standing. united made a request to introduce rail seating in december and a trial is likely to take place later this season. this is one further step in the process and clubs are, as we've seen what they are not allowed to do yet is operate those areas is free standing areas. it is a bit of a sherrard at the moment and we would like to see that swept away. i have been told by my expert that these seats make spectators safer. jurgen klinsmann has stepped down as hertha berlin's interim head coach after just 10 weeks in charge. the former united states manager was named hertha's boss until the end of the season back in november, but they've won just three of klinsmann's nine league matches in charge and are 14th in the german bundesliga. one of the greatest footballers of all time — pele — is re