and the dakar rally continues with carlos sainz leading the way in the car category through the saudirabian desert hello and welcome to the programme where we start with football news and holders manchester city will take a two goal lead into the second leg of the english league cup semi final later this month after they beat manchester united 3—1 at old trafford, and watching was the bbc‘s football correspondentjohn murray. after 45 minutes it look like this semi—final was nearly over. now, at the midway point of the tie, united are clinging on after marcus rashford scored the only goal. but city, tactical for rashford scored the only goal. but city, tacticalfor pep rashford scored the only goal. but city, tactical for pep guardiola. make united were all over the place as there was an own goal. they are still in it but onlyjust. manchester city manager pep guardiola expected his side's opponents to fight back despite being 3—0 down at half time. a good result tonight for us. very dangerous. hopefully our people, they can support us like manchester united and qualify again in the fina

carlos sainz has won his third dakar rally at the age of 57. the final stage kirstie and when chained to the squad for the recent series over pakistan. —— when change to the side. carlos sainz has won his third dakar rally at the age of 57. the two—time world rally champion eased through the final stage in saudi arabia to win by over six minutes. honda's ricky brabec became the first american to win the motorbike classification. a giant set of olympics rings have arrived in tokyo ahead of the summer's games. measuring over 15 metres high they arrived by barge, ahead of an official unveiling ceremony next week. there'll be four british women in the australian open tennis next week after harriet dart came through qualifying. british number one johanna konta will be there — despite a knee problem. andy murray meanwhile has had to put back his latest return from injury. from melbourne, here's our tennis correspondent russel fuller. the news andy murray is not unexpected. no australian open and 110w unexpected. no australian open and now we know he

while 15th place on the stage was enough for carlos sainz to retain his overall lead.head of the defending champion nasser al—attiyah. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. hello there. storm brendan brought some very stong winds and heavy rain to the north and the west of the uk. primarily for northern ireland and for western scotland. you can see the system here, wound itself up over the atlantic, lots of isobars on the chart, hence gales with gusts up to 80—90 miles an hour,across the north—west corner of the uk. these are severe gale storm force winds and also heavy rain. and the rain has swept its way northwards and eastwards, eventually clearing away from the south—east early on tuesday, lots of showers packing in behind across the north and west, snow will fall over the high ground. watch out for icy patches across the north of the uk to start tuesday morning. less cold the further south that you are. we look to the south—west, the next area of low pressure, moving

two—time champion carlos sainz has won the fifth stage of the dakar rally in saudi arabia.shed nearly three minutes ahead of his main rival. the defending champion, nasa al—attiyah of qatar, with 13—time winner stephane peterhansel in third. toby price won the motorbike stage, but britain's sam sunderland was forced to withdraw after what organisers called a severe fall. the 2017 winner was airlifted after suffering back and shoulder injuries. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me, katie shanahan, and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. hello there. it looks dry, with sunshine across much of the country on friday. we have seen some heavier rain for central and eastern england earlier on, but that's continuing to push away, together with that weather front. before this one arrives in from the atlantic, that ridge of high pressure means skies are clearing. it will be chilly start to friday, noticeably colder than we've seen it will be a chilly start to friday, noticeably colder than we've seen for a while across much

and the dakar rally continues with carlos sainz leading the way in the car category through the saudihere we start with football news and holders manchester city will take a two goal lead into the second leg of the english league cup semi final later this month after they beat manchester united 3—1 at old trafford, and watching was the bbc‘s football correspondentjohn murray. after 45 minutes it look like this semi—final was nearly over. now, at the midway point

stephane peterhansel won the sixth stage of the dakar rally as his mini team—mate carlos sainz retained frenchman finished one minute 35 seconds ahead of the spaniard sainz. with defending champion nasser al attiyah back in third. sainz increases his lead to nearly eight minutes. tomorrow is a rest day. and finallyjurgen klopp and jose mourinho will lock horns again on the touchline tomorrow as liverpool take their unbeaten record to tottenham hotspur. neither manager enjoyed a glittering playing career, which got klopp thinking earlier today. in this case i am not sure if he was better off the ball than i was but the good news is we do not play. does anyone know whatjose mourinho played? do does anyone know whatjose mourinho played 7 do not does anyone know whatjose mourinho played? do not blame me if he did not know it. does anyone know the position ofjose mourinho? i think he was a goalkeeper. i want to know it now, google it! we have time. and? sorryjose. there is more on the liverpool totte n ha m there is more on the liverpool tottenham build—up on the bbc sport website. that's al

the two—time formula 1 world champion was able to dust himself down and continue to stop carlos sainzof a mixed day for the australian open qualifying for the tournament continued to be affected. first it was delayed because of the poor air quality from the bushfires that continue to rage, then it was cancelled altogether because of heavy rain. former world number one can cloisters desk in clusters, who was set to make her return to the sport at the age of 36, says she has spoken out. ifi had been there, i would've been very vocal about, or at least tried to talk with the board and the board of directors to see “— board and the board of directors to see —— to think about solutions. they need it... i read different stories of people advising them to boycott the tournament, but at the same time, you don't know really what to do. it is obvious he not possible to play, then what's the point? what's the point if you can't play and bring good tennis, and be fit enough to play two hours, or for the guys, for having five hours in this heat and environment? so it is a very, very tough situatio

carlos sainz leads the way in the car category heading into wednesday's stage 4 of the dakar rally.covered after being almost five minutes back in second overall at the end of stage two, with defending champion nasser al—attiyah finishing second in tuesday's third stage to move up to second overall. six games in the nba. the raptors hosting portland. later the lakers play. until next time, by by. the winds have been a real feature across the northern parts of the uk, particularly scotland still pretty blustery but not as windy as it has been. how about wednesday for most of us? there is sunshine and rain in the forecast, so here is the big nature, across our neck of the woods. there is a big picture, pushing some clouds in our direction, and it looks like it is going to be pretty cloudy across southern parts of the uk but this is also where we have the milder air, so to areas of whether the uk on wednesday. the mild, cloudy weather in the south, the more brisk weather with fresh atlanticare north stopping those snow showers across the hills of scotland, giving a little covering here

his fellow spaniard carlos sainz won the stage and has a lead of more than eighteen minutes with justbetween south africa and england gets underway in port elizabeth in the coming hours. the series is level at one game apiece after south africa took the opening test, but then lost the second in cape town with a young squad which included five players aged 2a or under. england captain joe root says its important that his side aren't complacent after their win. gives us nothing going into this game other than momentum. we got to make sure that we follow that up from a young team, it is really important that we don't live off of that when for the rest of the tour. we sort of try and exceed it and ta ke we sort of try and exceed it and take this opportunity to get in front of the game and drive it home. the draw for the 2021 rugby league world cup will be made at buckingham palace later this thursday. the duke of sussex — patron of the rugby football league will be in charge of the draws, which — as well as deciding the men's competition — will also feature the women's and wheelchair even

we're just a few hours away from the final stage of the dakar rally with carlos sainz leading the way defending champion nasser al attiyah. two—time formula one world champion, fernando alonso, is 13th overall. 0n the bikes, ricky brabec is the man to catch. the honda rider is nearly 14 minutes clear of pablo quintanilla. as roma legend francesco totti showed that he is still a wizard with the ball at his feet after the 43—year—old scored a stunning free—kick in an eight—a—side league match. named after himself, the totti sporting club play in a local league and the former roma captain proved he still has what it takes after scoring a thunderbolt in one of their recent matches. totti smashed a sublime free—kick with the outside of his foot into the top corner of the goal from a tight angle out on the right—wing. still very much got it. you can get all the latest sports news at our website, that's bbc.com/sport. but from me, gavin ramjaun, and the rest of the sport team, that's your friday sport briefing. 0n the streets of the swiss city of geneva, a project to increase the representat

carlos sainz has won his third dakar rally at the age of 57.h the final stage in saudi arabia to win by over six minutes. honda's ricky brabec became the first american to win the motorbike classification that means there will be four british women in the first round. joanne is still nursing a knee problem even though she is going to be taking part. no andy murray who has had to put back the start of his season with a pelvic injury. the news on andy berry is not unexpected. no australian open and now we know he will not play in february. the big concern is that if this injury is related to his hip surgery, which seems entirely possible, it may not be quite such a straightforward problem to fix. he does not appear to be spending much time on the tennis court, it is a gym work and yoga which has stood him in good stead throughout his career. as forjohanna konta, she says her injury, the picture last year, is not serious. she once to be able to play the sport for as long as humanly possible. able to play the sport for as long as humanly possiblelj

battery warrants there's one day to go up the 1st dakar rally to be staged in the middle east with carlos sainz and ricky brodbeck poised to take the main titles barring a surprise saints looks set to claim his 3rd success in the car category the spaniard holds a 10 minute lead on the field after the 11th stage in the bytes race american brodrick has an advantage of nearly 14 minutes as the looks for his 1st dakar title the drivers and riders have just 447 kilometers left to negotiate before the final stage and on friday. founder storms have helped clear the air in melbourne ahead of tennis its 1st grand slam of the year which starts on monday smoke from bushfires that badly affected some players taking part in the australian open qualifiers earlier this week defending men's champion novak djokovic has been drawn against germany xian leonard stross trans am is the reigning women's champion the 22 year old admitting she still gets nervous at the sight of serena williams before work to talk to serena she talks to me and i get surprised that she talks to me and that i don't talk that. this is a se

frenchman 3rd in the standings behind defending champion nasser alex you have kept our race leader carlos sainz of spain but her hand so was one minute 35 seconds ahead of saints on friday race resumes on sunday. former major league baseball player alex romero has been finding new uses for his bat and r.t. ill temper game in venezuela escalated to a whole new level when remeron was hit by a pitch and struck out at the nearest target the benches cleared to join in the fights romero was one of the players a jacketed from the game. and that's all your support for now more later. last more news on the website the address you know al-jazeera dot com was used i'm back in a couple of minutes on the other side of the break with 30 minutes about just i will use all 3 of them. across europe immigration is high on the agenda and in hungary it's presented as a pressing issue we didn't have immigrants' at all 0 in the race but this is the one political topic anybody and everybody is discussing the far right is preparing for battle and their opponents or anyone who is different. prejudice some pride in hunga

frenchman 3rd in the standings behind defending champion nasser alex you have kept our race leader carlos sainz of spain but her hand so was one minute 35 seconds ahead of saints on friday race resumes on sunday. former major league baseball player alex romero has been finding new uses for his bat and already ill temper game in venezuela escalated to a whole new level when remeron was hit by a pitch and struck out at the nearest target that just cleared to join in the fight romero was one of the players objected from the game. and that's all your support for now more later. that's it for me and the 2 g. news team here in doha on the stand so you will have more for you from oman on the other side of the break from 3 g. also use of a. versatile problem is something which is a geopolitical issue that's for governments international institutions to manage on their $1000.00 refugees don't have the right to walk freely on the other boards and will freely as far and as much as they want it's a national colonialism this is a v i'm not and over the democratic process these companies they just want the m

his fellow spaniard carlos sainz won it and has a lead of more than 18 minutes with just two days too dust himself down and continue. kyren wilson is through to the quarter—finals of the masters, but there was a sting in the tail during his win over jack lisowski at ally pally. as you can see here, a wasp made its way onto wilson's collar, which he had to take evasive action from. referee ben williams then intervened to remove it from the table, but was stung for his efforts despite his gloves being on. at least he was able to see the funny side. well, the snooker is continuing this evening. mark williams is taking on barry hawkins, a match you can watch via the bbc sport website and app. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in sportsday at 10:30pm. there is no exactly a week after the duke and duchess of sussex took the world by surprise by announcing their plans for the future, there's no sign of the controversy surrounding them abating. the latest twist is because of legal action she's taking against the mail on sunday. meghan is suing the paper for publishing a le

his fellow spaniard carlos sainz won the stage and has a lead of more than 18 minutes with just two dayssive stuff. do you reckon you could do a handstand, simon? i have enough trouble walking normally, kt. you are lucky to have me here at all, to be honest. we will leave it there. at least 60 people, many of them children, have been treated for breathing problems and skin irritation, after a passenger plane dumped fuel over a number of schools as it made an emergency landing in los angeles. an investigation has been launched — although fuel is allowed to be released in an emergency, it is meant to be done over designated areas and at high altitude. richard galpin reports. you can hear schoolchildren playing outside as this delta air lines passenger jet flies directly over them, dumping thousands of litres of aviation fuel. eventually, an adult realises it‘s dangerous. that can‘t be good, right? the emergency services were soon called out to several schools in the region. more than 60 people, many of them children, needed treatment for minor injuries. worried parents rushed to find their

carlos sens has extended his overall lead of the dakar rally sainz became the 1st repeat stage winnerat this year's event which is being held in saudi arabia the 2 time dakar and world reli champion is now almost 6 minutes clear at the top of the standings. well syria's footballers have taken a small step towards qualification for this year's tokyo's olympics they had been to nail down to katherine their asian under $23.00 championship group match a competition doubling as an olympic qualifier but they grabbed a last gasp equaliser in their group the match in bangkok all around were playing defending champions is back stan lee rainie and not helping their cause with this early miss ali should jari with a moment to forget the match finished in a 11 draw. now if they do get to tokyo the players will be sleeping on these cardboard beds olympic organizers are installing eco friendly furniture in the athletes' village frames are good for any size of competitor as long as they weigh less than 200 kilograms. and that is all your sport for now back to you photo many thanks dude that's it so t

what the 1st stacker rally to be staged in middle east with carlos saints and ricky bra back poised to take the main titles bearing us surprise sainz look set to claim his 3rd success and the car category the spaniard holds a 10 minute lead on the field after the 11th stage all thursday and the bikes race american bra beck has an advantage of nearly 14 minutes izzy looks for a his 1st stack our title the drivers in riders have just 447 kilometers left to negotiate before the final stage and so on friday and defending champion nasr who was in 2nd plays says all bit conceded his title and to stay he made on wednesdays 10 stage was getting lost and losing valuable time we may come it's their guess that it day in the it's goes the load but the gate now we've thought you know do be to be 2nd you know of a fight with this be a fun but the be good we are to hear the law of the the lou we have one day i'm would see the modem under saw arms have helped clear the air in melbourne ahead of tennis's 1st grand slam of the year which starts on monday smoke from bushfires had badly affected some players taking part in the australian open qualifie