she became the first woman to win a grade 1 jumps race at the cheltenham festival, and described her as a "dream come true". andy swiss reports. a day when sporting magic was in the air. a rapturous reception for bryony frost after racing into the record books. no female jockey had ever won one of the big grade 1 jump races at the festival, but in the ryanair chase, frost and her horse, frodon, blazed an unstoppable trail. bryony frost, gradei winner at the festival! for frost, triumph and tears ofjoy. atjust 23 she'd made history without even realising it. i didn't even know, until i came back in and they said, "b, you know that was a grade i?" i said, "oh, god, yeah, it was!" i was still wrapped up in me and frodon, ithought, "we've had a great time." honestly, it wasjust bonkers. i said, "oh, my god, yeah", and then they said, "well, that's the first time it's ever been done. " you think, "hey, you know, that's a cool thing, isn't it?" and the next race brought another poignant moment. victory for paisley park. his owner andrew gemmell has been blind since birth, but listening to

the cheltenham festival, we have a bit of history that has been made?—year—old, is the first female jockey to win a great one raced at the cheltenham festival. a brilliant moment to see her grinning and brushing off tears, and i love the fact that apparently she learned to ride h2 on a donkey and set up a horse. that's how she began her horse. that's how she began her horse as a stellar writer —— age to stop by on a donkey, 0k. what you make of this? it always struck me that horse racing, a sport which i know nothing about, is a sport where women are very prominent. this has to bea women are very prominent. this has to be a good thing, for the first time a woman winning a grade one. are you a horse racing fan?|j time a woman winning a grade one. are you a horse racing fan? i like to have a floss or occasionally. i can't say i'm an expert. there we are, lovely. her smiling can't say i'm an expert. there we are, lovely. hersmiling face can't say i'm an expert. there we are, lovely. her smiling face of the page of the paper. thank you both for being with u

and safety will be back in the spotlight at the cheltenham festival.et the manager taking on one of the most glamorous jobs in women's football. it was an unprecendented weekend. three separate incidents of fans running onto football pitches and approaching players. the worst saw aston villa midfielder jack grealish attacked on the pitch at st andrew's. he was punched from behind in the early stages of sunday's derby with birmingham city. he was fine, and went on to score the winnerfor villa. both clubs condemnded the incident at the time. on the same day, at the emirates, manchester united defender chris smalling was confronted by an arsenal supporter. he's been charged with common assault and the club said he will be banned for life. and 48 hours earlier on friday in scotland, at easter road, james tavernier retrieving the ball for a throw—in, was confronted by a hibernian fan, in a 1—1 draw with rangers. he has admitted breach of the peace. the man who attacked jack grealish — 27—year—old paul mitchell from rubery in worcestershire — admitted assaul

i will be like from the cheltenham festival where willie mullins has finally bagged it the big one. rom cheltenham in a moment. reflecting on that champions league job today. here we are reflecting on the weekend. three teams still in the weekend. three teams still in the running to win it. the holders are ireland, england, but wales of course are in the driving seat. four out of four, still unbeaten. on the brink of a third grand slam under head coach warren gatland. it is here the fans will watch it all and tomorrow, surely whales are not going to follow the final hurdle. are they? among the voices from the valley may be wells choir has its tv connector. warren gatland has spent 12 years learning the words and shaping a tea m learning the words and shaping a team that is breaking records. in this, his final year in charge, his wales side are on a 30 team match winning streak. one more against ireland would seal this six nations and at the grand slam. pretty emotional afterwards. despite when eve ryo ne emotional afterwards. despite when everyone perceives of me, i am a guy that cri

bryony frost has become the first woman to win a grade one race at the cheltenham festival, well doneture. a lovely picture, she was clearly overwrought with the motion after winning this race in taking this fantastic record for women. great bass, started out in the lead, two miles and five furloughs, started out in the lead on her horse frodon, with whom she has built a great relationship over two seasons. i was interested to read that she learnt to ride on a donkey named nosey, at the age of two. you a fan? i am not, but it is interesting, isn't it? because horseracing is often criticised for being sort of fusty male dominated, and then yesterday we had been blind from birth, his horse triumphed in a base, and then we have a woman jockey winning a race. to see this and said on the front page of the newspaper is really, really good for sport in general, i think. newspaper is really, really good for sport in general, ithink. lovely. all right, thank you so much. -- to see this. that's it for the papers tonight. don't forget you can see the front pages of the papers online on the bbc n

brexit, their photo is of bryony frost, who became the first female jockey to ride a top—level cheltenham festivalrning at cheltenham throughout the morning at cheltenham throughout the morning at cheltenham throughout the morning this morning. finally, the daily telegraph says theresa may has just "one last roll of the dice" left, adding there's "huge pressure" now being put on the dup and tory brexiteers to "fall in behind the prime minister's deal". ‘s are those of the front pages, i am looking at the time. yeah, a real mixed bargaining business pages i'm going to steer clear of the brexit stuff because clearly the business world wants to know what is happening there too, but there is available now between apple and modify, this is a story in the financial times this morning suggesting that the bosses modify is complaining that apple's app stores charging much more than rivalsjust to be able to put them on the store. you know that if you use apple products, you can only use the app store, he suggests that is because apple has its own music player, its own music app and wants people to download

paisley park has been unbeaten in his last four races, which means he goes into the cheltenham festivalwo years previous, he had a health scare that almost ended his career forever. emma rang up to tell me that he was really ill, and he had colic, and he was touch and go whether he survived, in fact, but luckily he did, and he won his novice hurdle at the end of that year. a miraculous recovery, paisley park continue to improve, and won his first grade 1 race just before christmas. commentator: paisley park is driven out from west approach, and paisley park wins the jlt hurdles! and andrew, despite his lack of sight, has found his own way to enjoy the action. well, i'll be listening on the tannoy, on the course, mainly, at least with racing you can follow the commentary without having any need for additional earphone. i think it must be nearly 50 years since i went to my first cheltenham, i've always loved it, and you always think of having a winner, you never really think it's possible, but my goodness, who knows? so with final preparations complete, the dream of a cheltenham winner ha

still to come on the final day of the festival, of course it is the cheltenham gold cup, with nativee 12 months ago. the special olympics have begun in abu dhabi, with a plea for global tolerance. the chairman of the movement spoke of "a world where everyone is on the playing field of life". the special olympics is the international games for competitors with intellectual disability. some 200 nations are involved in the abu dhabi games — more then ever before, asjoe wilson reports. this is what the opening ceremony of the biggest ever special olympics looks like. 200 nations involved in abu dhabi, this is what inclusion looks like. why should intellectual stop anyone doing sport? that is the starting point, but when you talk to some of the competitors here, more stories emerge. sport is a route to self—esteem, to self—esteem, to fund, well, to live. if you did not have the sport to do, what do you think your life would be like? totally different, i would still be stuck in my room, doing absolutely nothing. the special olympics promotes itself with some familiar sporting faces but bei

we'll start with the final day of the cheltenham festival, one which will live long in the memory ofold cup and our reporter lizzie greenwood—hughes was there to watch it. the cheltenham gold cup is always memorable, but this year even more so because 2019 is the year that the great irish trainer willie mullins finally won his very first cheltenham gold cup. he's been a runner up cheltenham gold cup. he's been a runner up six times, the most successful trainer in cheltenham festival history, and he's finally done it. he did it with a horse that not many people expected, al boum photo, 12—1, one of four horses he had in the race. written by paul tolerant, who's been with willie mullins since he was a young lad, and also do not make a wonderful result for them. the second when —— second place went went to... last yea r‘s second place went went to... last year's win, native river, came in fourth place. it was a bit bittersweet for willie mullins, because one of its other horses actually died in the race, had a fatal injury. so for him, he's going home back to ireland with one horse last

she became the first female jockey to win a grade onejumps race at the cheltenham festival last week.irmed that next year's tokyo olympics will be her last. the 22—year—old won four gold medals in rio and says the wear and tear from her gymnastics career has taken its toll on her body. she says feels as though it is falling apart". england's women's cricketers have completed a 3—0 whitewash over sri lanka in their one day series. the hosts could only manage 174 all out after winning the toss. england knocked off the runs with eight wickets and over 23 overs to spare. amyjones and tammy beaumont both made half centuries. now the inclusion of transgender athletes is under consideration at the international olympic committee amid concerns over fair play. the debate has been loudest when it comes to trans women lining up in the female category. critics argue they have an unfair advantage, but denying them the right to compete in the gender they identify with, has been described as a violation of their human rights. with next year's games in tokyo expected to feature the first ever trans a

and making her mark in horse racing — how 23—year—old bryony frost made history at the cheltenham festivalcoming up on sportsday on bbc news... arsenal stage a fightback over rennes in the europa league, but was it enough to join chelsea in the quarter finals? good evening from westminster where the house of commons has voted in favour of delaying brexit with just 15 days to go to the set date of the uk's departure from the european union. the prime minister will now have to ask her fellow eu leaders to approve the delay. the parliamentary motion says that if a brexit plan is agreed by mps by next wednesday then the extension to the process would be relatively brief. if there's no deal agreed, the extension would be longer and the uk might then have to take part in the european elections. our political editor laura kuenssberg reports on the series of votes taken in parliament today and why they're likely to lead to a brexit delay. speeding back to number ten with brexit going slow. the prime minister's voice that we could leave this month isolated for weeks, now drowned out. the eyes to th

now to horse racing, where the much—anticiapated cheltenham festival started in england on tuesday. ed a part on the opening day, with high winds also expected on wednesday, as our sports correspondent andy swiss reports. well, welcome to cheltenham, where we've had a real mixed bag of weather today. we've had rain, we've had sunshine, we've had some blustery wind. and the racing itself has been just as unpredictable. a big upset in the feature race of the day, the champion hurdle, the two—time winner buveur d'air going for a hat—trick. he fell early on. that left the way clear for the 16:1 shot espoir d'allen, ridden by mark walsh, to claim an emphatic victory. so a real turn—up for the bookies there. one sad piece of news, with the focus on horse welfare here at cheltenham, there was one equine fatality, the horse ballyward in the final race of the day. but earlier on, i mentioned the weather, and there is real concern about the high winds that are forecast for tomorrow, whether they could potentially disrupt, even postpone racing tomorrow. there will be an inspection early in the

one at 11:35 tomorrow night and everywhere else on the bbc iplayer. 0n the opening day of the cheltenham festivalallen, ridden by mark walsh, was the surprise winner of the champion hurdle, a first triumph at cheltenham for trainer gavin cromwell. but in the last race of the day the favourite, ballyward, had to be put down after falling. tomorrow's racing at cheltenham is under threat following warnings of strong winds. manchester city have reached the quarterfinals of the champions league after a comfortable victory over schalke. already leading after the first leg, they thrashed the german side 7—0 at the etihad tonight — 10—2 on aggregate and are now one of three english clubs already in the last eight, as patrick gearey reports. they might be reigning english champions, but manchester city's european inexperience makes them champions league teenagers, according to their manager. you wouldn't want to catch them in the wrong mood, like schalke did. this foul meant a city penalty. that meant sergio aguero and that meant one thing, this time with added style. tie effectively over, city then got b

day three of the cheltenham festival is under way...art forjockey barry geraghty who has been on board both winners, this was sire de berlais with a late surge to take the 3 mile handicap hurdle. both winners are owned byjp mcmanus. you can listen to the feature race on 5 live this afternoon from 3:15pm. the rest of the day's coverage is on 5 live sports extra right now. tributes have been paid to one of formula 1's leading figures, the race director charlie whiting, who has died suddenly. he was 66. whiting was the official race starter, but was a pioneer of improved safety regulations in the sport over a number of years. he passed away in melbourne, where he was due to officiate this weekend's season—opening australian grand prix. incredibly shocked to hear the sad news. my thoughts and prayers are with his family. what he did for the sport and his commitment... he really was a pillar. such an iconic figure within the sporting world anti—contributed so much to us. may he rest in peace. charlie whiting, a great formula 1 who has died a

the cheltenham festival begins today with the champion hurdle the big race.s year on safety, with major welfare reforms brought in after seven horses died as a result of their injuries sustained in races last year. all of the team here absolutely concentrate on equine welfare, as it is of paramount importance. we do everything we can to minimise the risk to horses, and to ensure the surfaces, the fences, the hurdles, are all the best possible way can be. and finally, many sports can be cancelled by bad weather, but one taking place on the northwest coast of the republic of ireland needs a perfect storm. this is windsurfing at its most extreme. the storm chase only takes place when a suitable storm develops to make the conditions difficult for the eight riders. i don't like the look of that. you could do yourself an injury. i don't like the look of that. you could do yourself an injurym looks fun until you lose it. and looks fun until you lose it. and look how cold it is. you'd love that, louise. i think i would. look how cold it is. you'd love that, louise. i

the outsider espoir d'allen won the big race of the day on the first day of the cheltenham festival. our correspondent andy swiss was at the course for us. well, welcome to cheltenham where we have had a real mixed bag of the weather today. we have had rain, we have had sunshine, we have had some lottery win. and the racing itself has been just as unpredictable. lottery win. and the racing itself has beenjust as unpredictable. a big upset in the feature race of the day, the champion hurdle, the two—time winner going for a hat—trick. he fell early on. that left the weekly for these 16—1 shot, espoir d'allen, ridden by mark walsh to claim an emphatic victory. a real turn up before the bookies there. one sad piece of news, with the focus on horse welfare here at cheltenham, there was one equine fatality, the horse valley water in the final race of the day. earlier oni the final race of the day. earlier on i mentioned the weather. there is a real concern about the high winds that are forecast for tomorrow, whether they could potentially disrupt or even postpone it racing tomorrow. there w

paisley park has been unbeaten in his last four races, which means he goes into the cheltenham festival that almost ended his career forever. emma rang to tell me that he was really ill and he had a colic and it was touch and go whether he survived, in fact. and it was touch and go whether he survived, infact. but luckily, he did and he won his novice hurdle at the end of that year. a miraculous recovery. paisley park continued to improve and won his first grade one race just before christmas. paisley parkis race just before christmas. paisley park is given out... and paisley park is given out... and paisley park wins the jail tea hurdle. and andrew, despite his lack of site, has found his own way to enjoy the action. i will be listening over the tannoy. at least with racing, you can tannoy. at least with racing, you ca n follow tannoy. at least with racing, you can follow the commentary without having any need for an additional earphone. i think he must be, it must be 50 years since i went to my face cheltenham, i have always loved it and you always think of having a win but you never

she's become the first woman to win a grade onejumps race at the cheltenham festival — and described y being made. well, what a memorable day we have had here at cheltenham and a little bit of history from one of the big races of the day, which was won by bryony frost on her horse, frodon. frost, in the process, became the first female jockey to grade one race over thejumps in the history of the festival. it was some ride by her and she got a wonderful reception when she came back here afterwards. honestly, it was just bonkers. i said, "oh, my god, yeah", and then they said, "well, that's the first time it's ever been done." they say fairytales only come true in very, very rare occasions. well, i guess i have flipped the coin and landed on a rare occasion today. another victory for paisley park. his owner andrew gemmell has been blind since birth. he follows the racing via the on course commentary, via the radio, and was able to share all of the celebrations. he later said it was a day come true. still to come on the final day of the gestival, of course, it is the cheltenham gold cup,

after finishing runner—up six times, cheltenham festival's all—time leading trainer willie mullins hasto, ridden by jockey paul townend, was the 12—1 winner. he had some anxious moments with hisjumping, but raced away to win by two and a half lengths. fellow irish challenger anibale fly was second, with the grey bristol de mai back in third. it is unbelievable, to be honest, i have never felt anything like it. it is unbelievable, to be honest, i have neverfelt anything like it. my whole body was shaking when i went over the line and it is starting to sink in now and it is incredible. yeah, i left home when i was 15 and moved up to willie mullins's, and he has guided me and to repay him for the trust and faith in the opportunities he has given me in the gold cup, you dream of doing things like that. —— and the opportunity. there'll be at least one english team in the semi—finals of the champions league. the stand out quarterfinal draw sees manchester united take on five time winners barcelona, with the first leg taking place on the 9th of april. last year's beaten finalsits liverpool go

she became the first woman to win a grade onejumps race at the cheltenham festival, and described herwiss reports. applause a day when sporting magic was in the air. a rapturous reception for bryony frost after racing into the record books. no female jockey had ever won one of the big grade 1 jump races at the festival, but in the ryanair chase, frost and her horse, frodon, blazed an unstoppable trail. bryony frost, grade1 winner at the festival! for frost, triumph and tears ofjoy. atjust 23, she'd made history, without even realising it. i didn't even know, until i came back in and they said, "b, you know that was a grade 1er?" isaid, "oh, god, yeah, it was!" i was still wrapped up in me and frodon, ithought, "we've had a great time." honestly, it was just bonkers. i was like, "oh, my god, yeah", and then they said, "well, that's the first time it's ever been done." you think, "hey, you know, that's a cool thing, isn't it?" and the next race brought another poignant moment. victory for paisley park. his owner andrew gemmell has been blind since birth, but listening to the commentary

the cheltenham festival continues this afternoon.e feature race on day three. the favourite is paisley park, a horse that almost died a couple of years ago with colic, but he has won four races this year. it would also be a special win for one of the most popularfigures in racing, owner andrew gemmell, who has been blind since birth. you can hear how paisley park gets on in the stayer‘s hurdle on 5 live this afternoon from 3:15. the rest of the day's coverage is on 5 live sports extra from a 1:15 this afternoon. we've just had the first race of the day, the favourite won that one. finally, there was an important win for west bromwich albion in the championship last night. they beat swansea 3—0 in their first match since sacking darren moore, but the main talking point was this. swansea had the perfect opportunity to equalise. up stepped bersa nt selina. . .and this happened. not quite sure what he did there. his lips, we know that. it was an awful penalty. bits like laughing at someone's misfortune, but it is funny. they lost 3—0. th

she became the first female jockey to win a grade i jumps race at the cheltenham festival last week.ast year, although she hadn't yet secured a ride in the big race. a second—string wales side laboured to a 1—0 win against trinidad and tobago in a friendly last night. ryan giggs rested his senior players, including gareth bale, ahead of their opening euro qualifier against slovakia on sunday. that diappointed a lot of the crowd at wrexham's racecourse ground, which was hosting the national side for the time in 11 years. liverpool teenager ben woodburn scored the winner in injury time i wanted to keep a lot of the lads fresh. yeah, everyone is available for the weekend, so that's good. we gave players minutes you needed minutes and gave rest to a few who needed a rest, so overall, we are in good shape and everyone will be available for sunday. northern ireland host estonia tonight and scotland are in kazakhstan, as both start their qualifying campaigns. the scots kick off at three this afternoon on the artifical turf at the astana arena. the manager believes his young squad can finall

altior joined the greats at the cheltenham festival.—trained horse recorded a record—equalling 18th straight win in the queen mother champion chase. that is a rockstar of a horse. the two—time olympic champion james cracknell is set to become the oldest person to compete in the boat race, when the crews are announced later this morning. he is due to be racing for cambridge and at this point, i would like to tell you i am not entirely sure how old he is. i think he is 48. i think he is 46. ok. you know what, should we get that confirmed? he is significantly older than the previous elders, by a long way, here's something like eight to ten yea rs here's something like eight to ten years older. and he has been training quietly for a long old—time. 46. training quietly for a long old-time. 46. see you of ice and charlie was wrong. don't dwell on that. i would have been the most wrong because i threw out 38.|j that. i would have been the most wrong because i threw out 38. i was thinking is at 36 of 46? you can't still be going. thank you very

after finishing runner up six times, cheltenham festival's all—time leading trainer willie mullins winad of anibale fly and bristol de mai. we can take you life to the course. finally for trainer william mumblings. that's willie mullings. six times the bridesmaid, he finally has a gold cup to his name. he has had so many empty spaces. it was also a first for the taki. someone who knows exactly what it is like killing a cheltenham gold cup if wa nt killing a cheltenham gold cup if want in 1999. killing a cheltenham gold cup if want ini999. fairto killing a cheltenham gold cup if want in 1999. fair to say this is not the gold cup result we were expecting. no, but i think it is funny that normally when you look to a horse's farm you see reasons why you probably shouldn't impacted. he won a great one at the punch down festival. in monumental error as far speakjackie is festival. in monumental error as far speak jackie is concerned, festival. in monumental error as far speakjackie is concerned, he went to bypass the defence and thought what am i doing. he missed out on a big price. ithink w

after finishing runner up six times, cheltenham festival's all—time leading trainer willie mullins hasphoto, ridden byjockey paul townend was a 12—1 winner. he had some anxious moments with his jumping but raced away to win by two—and—a—half lengths. fellow irish challenger anibale fly was second with the grey like it it's unbelievable, but never felt anything like it. my whole body was shaking and it's starting to sink in. left home at 15 gone off to willy's and it's great, with all the trust and opportunities it's given with a gold cup you dream of doing things like that. there'll be at least one english team in the semi—finals of the champions league. the stand out quarter final draw sees manchester united take on five times winners barcelona with the first les taking place on the 9th of april. last year's beaten finalsits liverpool got the draw they were hoping for, they take on porto and it's tottenham up against pep guardiola's quadruple chasing manchester city in the last 8. totte n ha m i tottenham i will respect of course. i know them quite well. had they are in front, how did

the cheltenham festival begins today with the champion hurdle the big race.es sustained in races last year. all of the team here absolutely concentrate on equine welfare as it is of paramount importance. we do everything we can to minimise the risk to horses and to ensure the surfaces, defences, the hurdles are all the best possible way can be. and the festival going for the rest of this week and mike will be there on friday. and finally, many sports can be cancelled by bad weather, but one taking place on the north—west coast of the republic of ireland needs a perfect storm. watch this. this is windsurfing at its most extreme. 0h oh my goodness. the red bull storm chase only takes place when a suitable storm develops to make the conditions difficult for the eight riders. say they all have to be ready for the weather to be bad enough. —— so they all have to be ready for the weather to be bad enough. they earn points forjumps, tricks and wave riding. the competition is due to finish today in donegal. some of them landed the most incrediblejumps some of them la

the cheltenham festival is underway, national hunt racing's showpeice four day meeting, but tomorrow'ser threat because of the weather. and now the weather forecast. heavy rain in london, and heavy rain in other parts of the uk, it has all been because of storm gareth which is going to bring more heavy rain but also severe gales, there is the risk of disruption in the next 24—hour is and i will have the low down later on. thanks forjoining us. stay with us this afternoon as we'll be bringing you all the latest in the run up to this evening's vote. hello, everyone — this is afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy. ata at a rather miserable westminster but it is quite warm in the building behind me. the government's most senior lawyer, the attorney—general, has said the risk of britain being stuck in the so—called irish backstop after brexit still remains, despite an agreement struck by theresa may in strasbourg last night. mrs may said she had secured ‘legally—binding' assurances on the backstop, designed to avoid a hard border in ireland. in his advice, geoffrey cox said the changes still mea

it has been another excited day at the cheltenham festival where briny frost made history by becomingone of the big races of the day, ryanair won by briny frost on her horse. frost became the first female jockey to win a grade one race over thejumps in the history jockey to win a grade one race over the jumps in the history of the festival. it was some ride by her, she got a wonderful reception when she got a wonderful reception when she came back here afterwards. honestly it was bonkers. i was like, oh my god. they said that was the first time it's ever been happened, andl first time it's ever been happened, and i thought it was cool. they say fairy tales don't come true, only on very rare occasions. i fairy tales don't come true, only on very rare occasions. i guess fairy tales don't come true, only on very rare occasions. i guess i flipped a coin and i've landed on a rare occasion today. that was followed by in that area next race hurdle, another poignant victory, this time for the horse paisley park. paisley park is owned by andrew gammel who has been blind since he was born. he f

the cheltenham festival starts today. jump racing‘s blue riband four day meeting.n horses died last year as a result of their injuries sustained in races all of the team here absolutely concentrate on equine welfare, as it is of paramount importance. we do everything we can to minimise the risk to horses, and to ensure the surfaces, the fences, the hurdles, are all the best possible way can be. there‘s full commentary of the whole day‘s racing from cheltenham across bbc radio, starting at 1:15 on sports extra. with the champion hurdle, on radio 5 live — that‘s off at 3.30. and this evening, back on sports extra, there‘s commentary from the etihad, manchester city against schalke in the champions league — city with a 3—2 lead from the first leg. that‘s all the sport for now. more from the bbc sport centre at 11:15am. thank you very much. manchester city have announced they‘re setting up a compensation scheme for victims of historical child sexual abuse. the redress scheme will offer damages totalling millions of pounds to victims of the former youth coach barry benn

we are looking ahead to the cheltenham festival and the guardian and the return of one of the best femalepetkovic to reach the second round at indian wells. looking back to her best. playing just her seventh match of the year, williams took just under two hours, to advance in three sets. williams‘ sister, serena, received a first—round bye, and will play victoria azarenka overnight and britain‘s dan evans and johanna konta both play later today. it‘s international women‘s day and the children‘s sports charity chance to shine is marking a major milestone. nine—year—old keira mcdermott from staffordshire has become the two millionth girl to pick up a cricket bat and ball, through the chance to shine programme, that has been going since 2005. the former england captain charlotte edwards awarded keira, with a certificate to celebrate the achievement at a special school assembly, and charlottejoins us from our london studio. what a moment that must have been. why is the milestone so important? it was such a special moment, going to keira‘s school. a huge thanks to the england and wales cricket

the weather is also affecting the cheltenham festival.ay. yesterday, there was a shock fall for the favourite in the day's headline race — this was buveur d'air falling in the champion hurdle — a race that the horse had won twice in a row. it meant a clear run for the line for espoir d'allen to give trainer gavin cromwell his first win at cheltenham. there was a fall for the favourite too in the mares hurdle, where the odds—on favourite benie des dieux went at the last fence. that left the 20 to one shot roksana to come through for a shock win. benie des dieux was unharmed, but there was a first fatality of the festival in the final race of the day when the willie mullins trained ballyward fell at the 17th. and how about this for a prank? david beckham was left — bewildered — shall we say, after he was set up byjames corden at an official reveal event for a statue of him at la galaxy. corden even brought a fake sculptor along. beckham told the sculptor he looked like stretch armstrong. i want to show a bit more of that. shall we do it aga

it is the cheltenham festival —— next week. after her shoulder kept popping out —— harriet taka. she has been rebuilt by the recovery ce ntre taka. she has been rebuilt by the recovery centre by the jockeys rehabilitation fund and will be riding again. look out for her. the other nice bit about this issue will be riding paul nicholls blue poles force in its last race. talking of medical things, to remedy film in space, he was reduced to tiny and was travelling around the body —— remember the film? a miniature submarine was injected into a body. i think that it was a remake.|j think i was talking about the remake in the 1980s. that was the 1980s. what thinking about?” in the 1980s. that was the 1980s. what thinking about? i think it was the 1960s. riddell welch. these are about micro— robots. tiny crawly things. it is the smallest one to carry its own computer circuitry. it can fit into blood vessels in the rain. it can carry things like antibacterial medicines and things like that and a quick one. if you're worried about your b

the cheltenham festival has beaten the weather. the big race isjust half an hour away.ds young player of the year is in line for a first cap. thanks 0lly, and ben rich has all the weather. storm gareth brought wind gusts of 75 mph across areas. it is still windy and will stay windy over the next few days. more rain in the forecast as well. the details later on. thanks, ben. also coming up, later this afternoon we'll be answering your questions on the no—deal debate and the announcement on tariffs on goods in a bbc ask this at 4:30pm. hello, everyone. this is afternoon live. after the house of commons rejected theresa may's brexit agreement for a second time last night — it's another big day in parliament. mps are preparing for another important vote this evening at 7pm on whether to leave the eu without a deal on 29 march. meanwhile, a new tariff regime has been announced by the government that would be imposed in the event of a no—deal brexit. also today, the chancellor philip hammond has been delivering his spring statement on the state of the government's finances. i

on the eve of racing's biggest jump festival — horse safety falls under the microscope at cheltenham.guarantees on long term funding. they argue that nursery schools, funded by local authorities, support children in some of the most deprived parts of the country and help to provide care for thousands of children with special educational needs. as part of a week of stories from bradford across the bbc, shabnam mahmood from the asian network reports his speech wasn't that good, and he wasn't that confident, but since he's been at nursery, he's really come along. every day, three—year—old levi looks forward to going to nursery school with his mum. how useful is this nursery for you? it's really, really useful, because it's not too far, and they've got so many facilities, like, on a wednesday, i take the baby to baby clinic, and get her weighed and stuff, and he loves nursery. it's in the heart of the canterbury estate in bradford, one of the most deprived areas in england, so children here are offered free places, from the age of two. we have a much, much higher percentage of children wh

cheltenham. lizzie greenwood—hughes is there for us. can the festival'sate even more drama, after bryo ny frost made history yesterday? i sincerely hope so. yesterday was a wonderful day. thursday not generally seen to be the best day of the festival, but yesterday at clips that week so far. wonderful stories, bryo ny frost that week so far. wonderful stories, bryony frost winning the ryanair chase. real fairy tale, bryony frost winning the ryanair chase. realfairy tale, we're bryony frost winning the ryanair chase. real fairy tale, we're used to seeing female jockeys win big races, but not win great one jump races, but not win great one jump races at the festival. she made history. other great stories yesterday, paisley park, a horse that nearly died, winning for his owner. we had a wonderful day yesterday, wonderful stories, hoping for the same today. the sport needed it, because it was a less than ideal build—up with the equine flu and other issues. the big race, the gold cup, is the excitement building? people still coming in, actually. it's not longe

and history at cheltenham, as bryony frost becomes the first female jockey to ever ride a grade one winner at the festival start with the news that five—time champions sevilla have been knocked out of the europa league, losing in extra time to a late slavia prague goal in the czech republic. colm harrison looks back on a night of late drama. all square at 2—2 from the first leg, slavia prague struck first in the return sue a cameroonian defender. the two players then traded penalties either side of half—time, with wissam ben yedder equalising for sevilla, only for slavia prague to head back in front in the second half.

and the cheltenham festival is under way.tter weather next week but before then things will get worse and i will have the full weekend forecast later. also coming up — school's out. back just backjust in time. good afternoon. at least a9 people have been killed, and more than 20 others seriously wounded, after a gunman opened fire on worshippers during friday prayers at two mosques in the city of christchurch in new zealand. explosive devices were also found strapped to a vehicle. a 28—year—old man has been charged with murder after what new zealand's prime minister, jacinda ardern, said was a planned terrorist attack, describing it as the country's darkest day. our first report is from paul adams. drama on a quiet street in christchurch. wheels still spinning on a car rammed by police, a suspect wrestled to the ground by armed officers. the police dealing with events without parallel in new zealand's history. outside a mosque in linwood, east of the city centre, more frantic police action. officers called to the scene of a s

bryony frost made history in the ryanair chase on day three of jump racing's cheltenham festival.—level grade one winner over jumps at the festival. victory came on the 9—2 chance, trained by paul nicholls. idid not i did not even know until i came backin i did not even know until i came back in and said you know that was a great winner. i was still wrapped up and being followed, we had a great time. i was like oh my god. this is the first time it has either been done, i say that physical thing. they say fairy tales do not come true but only on rare occasions, but i guess i flip a coin and i landed ona i guess i flip a coin and i landed on a rare occasion today. paisley park, priced at 11—8, won the day's feature race, the stayers' hurdle. victory never really looked in doubt, despite a slight mistake at the last flight. aiden coleman brought him home a couple of lengths clear of the outsdier sam spinner. his owner is andrew gemmell, who has been blind since birth but that hasn't hampered his participation in the sport, so this was a hugely popular win. tommy fletwood is the clubh

bryony frost was the toast of the cheltenham festival, fantastic wind, but she is going to miss next. it ta kes to collarbone this week in a fall. it takes to four weeks to fix so she has gone to the caribbean to recuperate. she became the first female jockey to wind a grade one jumps race at the festival. she also came fifth at the national last year as well although she had not secured as well although she had not secured a ride in the big race. the horse she rode last year, but has missed the cut anyway so is unlikely to raise. she can console herself that her new heart isn't going to aintree either but they have won three massive races together, quite a partnership so a real shame the aintree crowd will not see bryony frost because she has broken the collarbone. qualification for the european championship begins today and two of the home nations are in action later? we wait for the football to get going, we see wales wind in a friendly last week against trinidad and tobago, but these are proper competitive matches. in arvind... the scots kick off in half an hour on the artifical