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

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

hello, i‘m chetan pathak with your tuesday‘s sport briefing.a young arsenal team got thejob done against the league one side, taking the lead in first half stoppage time thanks to sokratis‘ finish. nketiah bundled in the second six minutes in to the second half to put the 13—time winners into the last eight. coach mikel arteta was positive afterwards, even if their european defeat still lingers. we are disappointed that we have to move on today, i think the players were the best in the players were the best in the evening to put the energy that the game required and they responded really well. heavyweight champion anthonyjoshua will be back in the ring to face kubrat pulev on 20 june. joshua who holds the wba, wbo and ibf belts, will fight in the uk for the first time in 18 months, at the tottenham hotspur stadium. pulev is the mandatory ibf challenger — and a former european heavyweight champion, with just one defeat in 29 bouts. liverpool managerjurgen klopp insists their fa cup fifth—round tie at chelsea on tuesday doesn‘t take on any more s

chetan: i agree that we will come back strongly whenever we do.s the duration? true and youase is do get the virus peeking out in the second half of april or may, we will come back relatively strongly. if it gets into the third quarter, then you are talking about a serious problem in terms of corporate credit losses. how we areend on held because of this coronavirus. alix: appreciate you joining us. be sticking with me. breaking news with oil prices at 24, what are certain companies doing? the view andting buyback target. it has been taking time for companies to figure out how much they will want to cut. conoco cutting the 2020 view and the buybacks target. it will cut the 2020 production guidance. they will have to reduce the with repurchase program 250 million beginning in the second quarter. conoco has always been out in front and making the sacrifices. during the last oil crash they were one of the first to cut dividends and it paid off for them. they were able to recalibrate and get on a different track faster. were capital disciplined and ot

i'm chetan pathak. coming up, liverpool are knocked out of the champions league by atletico madrid.h behind closed doors because it concerns of the car motor up doors because it concerns of the car motorup —— doors because it concerns of the car motor up —— coronavirus. political log winds the champion chase at cheltenham, giving paul nichols his first win at this year ‘s festival. liverpool's defence of their champions league title is over. they've been knocked out in the last few minutes by a letter to go madrid following extra time drama at anfield. natalie pirks was watching and joins me now. remarkable stuff because liverpool scored first and scored extra time, but they're out. we're so used to being here under the lights. it's an amazing atmosphere and in so many occasions in the past, there's absolutely spur of the moment. no one will forget what happened against barcelona, but this time to get spanish opposition, it was very different. books, atletico madrid are known for being stubborn in their resistance, they are known for their counter attack. liverpool were all over the

but from me chetan pathak and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. hello.rosty winter on record. we are going to start wednesday with the widespread frost. but there is more rain on the way, as these weather fronts head in, particularly to parts of england and wales. so even where you start with some sunshine, you will see some cloud increasing and the chance of rain pushing north. but lots of uncertainty about how far north that rain might get. we may not see too much in northern ireland or northern england, much of scotland staying dry. that's how it looks temperature—wise, first thing, that widespread frost, but notice we aren't so cold towards southwest england. that's because here we are starting the day with cloud and outbreaks of rain. and this very gradually spreads further north across the rest of southern england, wales, into the midlands during the day. but it is a slow process and you may not see too much rain towards northern england and northern ireland. cloud will slowly increase, you may get a few showers starting to break out. showers too f

but from me chetan pathak and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye.gnificant flooding around, but isn't it nice to get away from february's relentless grey and, of course, wet and see something brighter and bluer in the sky, as many of us did during monday? there were still some big showers around, no one is suggesting this week was dry. but there is some texture in the sky for the time being, things are a bit quieter than they've been. and we will get a bit of sunshine again in the day ahead, but there will also still be some showers around. the big picture showing a few disturbances moving through the uk with the showers on tuesday. but we are eyeing up another area of low pressure in the atlantic, and this looks like it will bring another spell of rain to many of us during wednesday and thursday, as we will see in a moment. tuesday starts cold and frosty for some of us, icy patches and maybe a few showers. one area of showers clearing away from northeast england, eastern scotland first thing, and another pulling away from northern ireland and wales

first tonight, the mayor has issued a stark warning hello i'm chetan pathak with your latest sports newsh the chairman of south shields football club who's asking the fa to reconsider its decision to scrap the season in england below the three national league divisions. a move that's also affected women's football below the top two tiers. there'll be no promotion or relegation, and all results expunged. south shields were 12 points clear at the top of the northern premier league. the financial the financial situation is huge. we have had to make sure we are paying the right quality football to climb up the pyramid, now, you know, that applies not just to south pyramid, now, you know, that applies notjust to south shields but to other clubs, and if you suddenly ta ke other clubs, and if you suddenly take away that reward, again, that is grossly and manifestly unfair. we have a financial model that has assumed national league north football next year with higher gates and a bigger sponsorship, football next year with higher gates and a biggersponsorship, perhaps, sponsorship revenues, host

i'm chetan pathak. coming up, all the latest on the coronavirus cancellations and postponements.h the australian grand prix reportedly off and some drivers flying home, we'll be live in melbourne for the latest. as the government says it's considering banning sporting fixtures in the uk, but not immediately, the premier league says matches will go ahead as normal this weekend with fans in attendance. and manchester united get their biggest away win in europe for nearly seven years, scoring five in austria in front of a crowd ofjust 500. hello and welcome to the programme. we will be live in melbourne with the latest from the australian grand prix in a moment but first some breaking news in the last few moments. arsenal have announced in the last few minutes that their manager mikel arteta has tested positive for the coronavirus. arsenal have said it is clear we will not be able to play some fixtures on their currently scheduled dates and they'll update supporters who have tickets forforthcoming games with more information as soon as possible. arsenal are scheduled to play at brig

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

but from me — chetan pathak — and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. hello. for many parts of england and wales. and it really was a sparkler of a day, finishing with glorious colours in the sunset, as captured here across great yarmouth. it wasn't like that everywhere, because for scotland, for northern ireland, after a decent start to monday, so that weather front spread some cloud, some wind, some rain quite widely. now, that front drags its way a little bit further south, but you'll notice there's a kink in it. and that's going to be quite an important kink, because it thickens the cloud after a bright enought start in northern ireland and the rain is soon in here. quite a bit of it, as well. and it spreads across the good part of rain in scotland on into the afternoon, some of it getting across the border. further south, wee bit of brightness. the south—westerly breeze will usher in some really mild airs. and if you get a wee bit of sunshine, to the eastern side of the pennines, east anglia, down towards the south—east, i3, 14, 15 could well be yours. a

but from me chetan pathak and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. hello. little bit of better weather news. and to a certain degree, we will get that this week. no, it's not going to be completely dry, but certainly compared with recent weeks, it won't be anywhere near as wet or as windy. the jet stream is taking a more southerly track but what that does mean is we are into slightly cooler air. it will certainly be chillier, particularly by night, with frost more likely. and that is how we start the monday morning commute, with more in the way of frost and even some ice around where showers continue in the north and west through the night. not quite as frosty toward southern counties of england. outbreaks of rain here and a bit of sleet and wet snow first thing in the morning, clearing away from east anglia and the southeast quite smartly but then brightening up. showers in the west. a mixture of rain, hail, sleet and snow. few in number to begin with, becoming a bit more abundant during the afternoon, but not as many as we saw through the weekend. more of

hello, i'm chetan pathak and this is sport today from the bbcsport centre. as coronavirus grinds sport to a halt, will football's european championship have to be postponed 7 the powerbrokers will talk on tuesday to consider their options with anything possible. and what about this year's olympics? there's an emergency meeting on tuesday for that too, with boxing qualifications now suspended. one thing that's definite is there'll be no grand national — as one of the biggest horse races in the world is cancelled. welcome to the programme, thanks forjoining us. bbc sport has been told that nothing will be off the table when european football's decision makers have their emergency meeting via video conference on tuesday. that's to try and figure out a way forward amidst the coronavirus crisis. all major sport around the world is in shutdown —

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

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

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

i'm chetan pathak. returns to get leicester back to winning ways, as they beat aston villa to strengthen their hold on third place in the premier league. wolves europa league game in greece against olympiakos will be played behind closed doors because of the coronavirus, but the government says in britain it's business as usual for now. that as the italian prime minister confirms tonight that all sport in italy is suspended until april, but it doesn't include international competitions like the champions league. and the egyptian footballer looking to break records at the age of 75. the latest on how coronavirus is affecting sport in a moment. but we begin with the monday night match from the premier league where after two weeks out with injury. jamie vardy ended his nine game goal drought as leicester thrashed aston villa 4—0 to consolidate third place in the premier league. they went head after half an hour when villa keeper pepe reina ran out of his area, allowing harvey barnes a virtually free shot o

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

good evening, i'm chetan pathak with your latest sports news.jury, jamie vardy ended his nine game goal drought as leicester thrashed aston villa 4—0 to consolidate third place in the premier league. they went head after half—an—hour when villa keeper pepe reina ran out of his area, allowing harvey barnes a virtually free shot on goal. jamie vardy came on and soon made his presence felt. he scored a penalty to make it 2—0, and then struck again with just over ten minutes to go. leicester weren't done though, barnes scored his second to make it 4—0. leicester are five points clear of chelsea, and eight ahead of manchester united. the continuing impact of the coronavirus outbreak is being felt across sport. tonight italy's prime minister giuseppe conte has confirmed all sporting events in the country have been suspended until at least the third of april. it doesn't include teams playing in international competitions like the champions league. here though, the department of culture, media and sport says there is no rationale to postponing events in

in herfirst event on the ladies european tour, she won by a shot and my colleague chetan pathak caughtdream come true. growing up as a kid, all i could dream of was playing on the ladies european tour, and for my first event, to come and win, the feeling is indescribable. you truned pro last year, has this happened quicker than you thought? it definitely has happened quicker than i thought, i was hoping to get to a nice steady start, but this is definitely a good thing. golf is, like most major sports, being shut down now. what is your reaction to that? i think it's the right decision. the health of all the players, that ultimately comes first. and to try and contain corona, i think, is very important. it's unfortunate that we're not going to get to play for few weeks, but we will come back again. it shouldn't be too difficult, i will have a few unexpected weeks with both my family and coach, so i think that will be nice to get back into the swing of things, have a check—up on my swing and get ready to go again. it means i can be fully prepared for the next tournament we do play. you'r

i'm chetan pathak with your latest sports news.sitive for coronavirus. the premier league has said tonight it will hold "an emergency club meeting" tomorrow to discuss future fixtures. arsenal says it's clear they will not be able to play some fixtures on their currently scheduled dates. they're supposed to play at brighton on saturday. the club's london colney training centre has been closed. those who had recent close contact with arteta are now self—isolating. the government said earlier it's considering banning sporting fixtures in the uk because of the coronavirus outbreak but that it won't happen immediately. 0ne football match is definitely off next week. it's the big one in the champions league — manchester city's second leg tie against real madrid at the etihad on tuesday has been postponed. it's because real madrid's players are in quarantine because of concerns over coronavirus. a basketball player who shares the same facilities as the footballers tested positive for the virus. spain's top division — la liga — has been s

chetan pathak from bbc sport had more.ish premier league saying it would be business as usual this weekend, but the big turning point came late on thursday when arsenal released a statement saying their head coach, mikel arteta, tested positive for the coronavirus. they really had no choice but on friday, the premier league, to say that matches are now suspended until early april. we know that arsenal, chelsea and everton are in isolation at the moment. callum hudson is the chelsea winger who's the first premier league player to test positive for coronavirus. all elite football in britain is off. the major leagues across europe as well, the bundesliga followed suit. there was some matches that were going to be played behind closed doors but that is no longer the case. the big question now is when these games will be played. they were supposed to resume in april. think about the sorts of stories that are building. liverpool winning the first english premier league title in 30 years, there is some talk about perhaps having t

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

2 days ago — has also tested positive — and the government's chief scientific adviser hello, i'm chetan. we start with, the chairman of south shields football club who's asking the fa to reconsider its decision to scrap the season in england below the three national league divisions. it's a move that's also affected women's football below the top two tiers. there'll be no promotion or relegation, and all results expunged. south shields were 12 points clear at the top of the northern premier league. i'm very upset and angry about the decision. the financial implications for a club like ours is huge. we have invested heavily to get to the clu b have invested heavily to get to the club to this position. it has been an ongoing process over a number of years to get the right investment at the right time to ensure we have got the right time to ensure we have got the right time to ensure we have got the right infrastructure. and, of course, that we are playing the right quality of football in order for us to climb up the pyramid. that applies notjust for us to climb up the pyramid. that applie

i'm chetan pathak.ague or scottish football until april at least — as sport is overtaken by coronavirus. the green jacket won't be passed as scheduled in april — as the masters is one of many global events postponed. but there is some sport still taking place — for now — al boum photo retained the gold cup on a well attended final day at the cheltenham festival. welcome to the programme — it's the day coronavirus changed the sporting landscape. football in the uk has nowjoined other major sports around the world by suspending play. the premier league, the efl, the scottish premiership are all on hold as well as leagues in wales and northern ireland. there've been big announcements impacting golf, formula one and rugby union's six nations too. asjoe wilson reports. it all seems to matter so much and it all seems routine, whatever else occurred there would be champions, football and sport. today england potluck football 30s and asa today england potluck football 30s and as a suspension of

sport now and let's get a round up on how coronavirus has been impacting fixtures and events here's chetannsidering banning sporting fixtures and the uk because the coronavirus outbreak but it will not happen immediately. 0ne football match is off next weekend, it's the big one and it's the champions league. manchester city second against real madrid on tuesday and it has been postponed because real metrics player is in quarantine over concerns over coronavirus. 0ne tested positive, one is been suspended for two rounds of matches. the premier league continues as normalfor the premier league continues as normal for now but the leicester city manager says that three of his players of self isolated after showing symptoms of coronavirus and roger says the clubs follow procedures of the players being kept away from the rest of the squad. we do not know which players have been quarantined and there due to play watford on saturday. this is more than football, this is about health, players and their families and children. so when those risks are there for their health and everyone else's, we have

in her first event on the ladies european tour, she won by a shot and my colleague chetan pathak caught true. growing up as a kid, all i could dream of was playing on the european ladies tour, and for my first event, to come and win, the feeling is indescribable. u—turn per boat last year, as this happened quicker than you thought? it definitely has happened quicker than i thought, i was hoping to get toa than i thought, i was hoping to get to a nice steady start, but this is definitely a good thing. we saw the players championship stopped after the first round, where there are any concerns there that you may not get to finish the tournament?” concerns there that you may not get to finish the tournament? i do at think that any concerns here during the week. i was in abu dhabi last week and that tournaments got cancelled, so you're sure what was going to happen. but south africa is a low risk area, especially because of the heat. so everything has been perfectly fine here. golf is what most major sports by being shut down now. what is your reaction to that? i think it's the right decisio