but today they have announced that they will be parting company with a claude puel. they have said they would like to thank him for his effo rts they would like to thank him for his efforts in leading the team over the past 16 months and wish him well in his future career. but actually when you think back to october 2017 when he was first given the job, there was a lot of criticism of his appointment, a lot of surprise, actually, that it was him that got thejob, given his style of football, a very different style to what we saw when leicester won the league in 2016. and in the last tra nsfer league in 2016. and in the last transfer window, he was given a lot of support by the club, £89 million he spent in the summer transfer window but couldn't find the results to back that up. i suppose the question now is, who will replace him? one name which is being bandied about this morning is brendan rodgers, as being the prime target for leicester city over the past few weeks. the issue is that he will wa nt to weeks. the issue is that he will want to remain with celtic until

he is the man who has decided to part company with claude puel.t will not come as a surprise to many who have followed the fortunes of leicester city. many will feel it could have happened earlier, however, just when it seemed puel was under most pressure, each time he pulled off a magnificent result with performances against the likes of man city and chelsea, the protagonist today at wembley, also a good performance against liverpool at anfield, and that kept claude puel in a job. the speculation will be over who takes over. a number of people see this as the most attractive job outside the top six clubs, so big names will be linked with it. a few years ago, leicester city pulled off that 5000-1 leicester city pulled off that 5000—1 medical in sporting terms to win the premier league out of nowhere. contrasting use, a difficult day for leicester city, while here at wembley, the fans of man city and chelsea will be coming here with great optimism is the first trophy of the english football league season is decided.“ first trophy of the english foo

here's claude puel‘s record at leicester. so out of 56 games played, puel goals. that gives him a win percentage ofjust 33.9%. former leicester and england striker and match of the day presenter gary lineker has tweeted to point out the following. gary liverpool could go back to the top of the premier league table this afternoon, but they'll need to get a result against rivals manchester united at old trafford. however ole gunnar solskjaer isn't concerning himself with liverpool's title race. you know the end effect that it might have, but we can't go into this game thinking like we can do someone else a favour, we have to do ourselves a favour, do man united a favour, and we can't control who is going to win the league, we can only control the games we play against the top teams. that match gets under way at 2.05, and after that manchester city look to match their women's side by winning their first piece of silverware this season. they face chelsea in the final of the league cup later. you can't help but think liverpool's fixture at old trafford won't be

leicester city have sacked manager claude puel. yesterday's 4—1 defeat at home to crystal palace. puel has been under huge pressure afterfailing to win in the premier league since beating everton away on new year's day. they were also knocked out of the fa cup by league two side newport county. the club released a statement, which said... we can get some reaction now from former leicester city defender simon grayson. simon, thank you forjoining us, gone after 16 months, another manager leaving leicester city, but this one shouldn't come as too much ofa this one shouldn't come as too much of a surprise? no, i don't think so. it is never nice to see a manager lose hisjob, but ultimately, it's something that has been hanging around the football club for a few months now. it's not as if it's just been the last couple of results, it's been going back four orfive months and when he has been under a little bit of pressure for results, he always managed to get a couple of results to keep him in thejob. but i think results to keep him in th

brendan rodgers is appointed the new manager of leicester city football club, after claude puel was sackedth the 2016 champions currently sitting at twelfth in the premier league. good evening, welcome to bbc news at eight p:m.. for the first time since she began negotiating uk's withdrawal from the european union, thersesa may has opened up the possibility that brexit could be delayed. facing pressure from some of her own ministers the prime minister has offered parliament a series of votes. first, a vote on whatever deal she negotiates by 12 march. if that's rejected, mps will then have the chance the following day to vote on whether to leave with no deal. then, if the commons votes against that too, there'll be another vote by 14 march on delaying brexit beyond the current deadline of 29 march. here's our political editor, laura kuenssberg on a major turning point in the government's brexit strategy. a smooth departure has always been the prime minister's plan. adamant we'd leave the eu by the end of this month, keeping the pace up to depart on time. but with no deal in place yet, there

they've sacked manager claude puel after 16 months in charge.s 4—1 defeat at home to crystal palace which means they're with a win in the premier league since new year's day. they were also knocked out of the fa cup by league two side newport county last month. theirformer player robert huth isn't surprised the decision has been made. i personally find him really hard work, obviously we have had managers before who were energetic, positive, getting you up for games, and when he came and it was pretty much the opposite. when things do not go well, you need someone to motivate you and make sure you perform, but i do not suppose there will be many disappointed players in the changing room today after they heard the news. defending champions celtic are still 8 points clear at the top of the scottish premiership, thanks to a 4—1win over motherwell. earlier, rangers briefly closed the gap with an emphatic 5—0 win at hamilton. rangers were four up by half time. ryan jack scored their first. scott arfield was among the other scorers with this cracker. t

the sacking of claude puel as leicester manager has prompted plety of debate over who will come in to replace him. with brendan rodgers, rafa benitez and roberto martinez three names in the frame. jane lewis reports. in relaxed mood on the training ground, despite renewed speculation over his celtic future. it is odsonne edouard to take it it himself. that is magnificent! brendan rodgers's move to —— link to a mate with leicester city, certainly did not have any effect on the pledge yesterday. and according to wa nt the pledge yesterday. and according to want today, it will not have as they prepare for tynecastle.|j to want today, it will not have as they prepare for tynecastle. i think if you have a top manager, there will always be speculation when jobs come up, but obviously, we would love him to be here. we have got a group of furs that are shown how focused they are over the last two yea rs focused they are over the last two years and what they are capable of, so years and what they are capable of, sol years and what they are capable of, so i think we are alljust coming in, and w

staying with the premier league, leicester city have sacked their manager claude puel after 16 monthslows saturday's 4—1 defeat at home to crystal palace which means they're without a win in the league since new year's day. they were also knocked out of the fa cup by league two side newport county last month. in italy, juventus are 13 points clear at the top of serie a, after a 1—0 win away at bologna. it wasn't convincing from juve, who only two shots on target, but they got the job done. paulo dybala steering the ball home midway through the second half to ensure his side bounced back from their mid—week champions league defeat to atletico madrid. meanwhile napoli consolidated second place in serie a following a 4—0 away win over parma. substitute adam ounas added a fourth goaljust two minutes after his introduction to complete the rout. borussia dortmund held on to get their bundesliga title challenge back on track with a 3—2 win over bayer leverkusen. mario goetze scored the all important third goal on the hour—mark to give dortmund their first victory in four league games and kee

leicester city part company with manager claude puel after only 16 months in charge.estigation finds products high in salt and saturated fats are being marketed as healthy by leading supermarkets. now on bbc news, it's dateline london. hello and welcome to dateline london. i'm carrie gracie. this week, five weeks to go till b day. some things fall apart, but can the centre hold? india looks to punish pakistan for the deadliest attack in a 30—year kashmir insurgency. and iran diagnoses "pathological obsession" as it shrugs off the latest broadside from the united states. with me today, ashis ray of ray media, david aaronovitch, columnist for the london times, nazenin ansari, managing editor of kayhan life, and american writer and broadcaster jeffrey kofman. welcome to you all. last week, brexit broke the mould again when 12 mps abandoned their parties, a life—changing thing to do among the tribes of westminster. what will get broken in british politics this week? david, you first, but before you answer the question, did we make anything new last week, or did we just br

leicester city part company with their manager claude puel after only sixteen months in charge.bbc news, the first black woman to become a headteacher in london, and the story of the south asian women who galvanised britain's trade union movement in the 1970s. in the run up to international women s day, a special edition of witness history. you may find some of the historical images shown disturbing. hello, and welcome to witness history, with me, razia iqbal, here at the royal academy in london. today, to celebrate international women's day, we present five extraordinary moments from the recent past, as told to us by women who were there. this month, we are featuring some remarkable women. we meet carmen callil, who founded the feminist publishing house, virago press, in the 1970s. we are going back to the 60s to talk to the first female black head teacher in britain. we will find out about joseph stalin's final purge, the so—called "doctors‘ plot", as experienced by a young girl whose parents were arrested in moscow. and we will head to south africa to speak to a judge who ser

leicester city part company with their manager claude puel after only 16 months in charge. a bbc investigation finds products high in salt and saturated fats are being marketed as healthy by leading supermarkets. we'll have more on all those stories at one o'clock, but first on the bbc news channel it's click, which this week looks at foldable mobile phones and the exo—suit helping disabled people to walk. this week, flashy folding phones. fashion face—off. and fantastic physio. back in 2016, we visited the cybathlon in zurich, a competition where people with limited mobility competed against each other with some of the most sophisticated physical augmentation devices on the planet. on trial were robotic arms, robotic prosthetics and exoskeletons, all being used to tackle some the most challenging tasks faced by people with disabilities. and a couple of years ago, we saw an exoskeleton helping workers to lift heavy items at an american hardware store. and now, one company in france is using the tech to rehabilitate and give paraplegic patients a chance to walk again. lj ric

rodgers has signed a contract untiljune 2022 and succeeds claude puel, who was sacked on sunday after managed liverpool and swansea city and he watched from the stands as his new club beat brighton 2—1 on tuesday. he has just spoke to the lads. the lads were in awe, were listening to them. and he said i've only come here — i've only left to come here for one reason, and that is to work with this group of players. because that's what he sees in these players, and i think that speaks volumes for the young players we've got here. all the top teams play in the premier league later on wednesday, with leaders liverpool having won just once in their last four matches — and they'll want to change that statistic against watford. everything is fine, but if you a lwa ys everything is fine, but if you always look at this breaks, would be dropped points or concede cole's will do this or that, the next game, we have to win that, but not like we can win that, it makes life a little bit more uncomfortable. that is the truth. wednesday also sees the first of two el clasicos in the space of four days w

leicester city are starting life without manager claude puel.1 home defeat to crystal palace. (tx 00v) the former premier league champions are back in action the —— the former premier league champions are back in action on tuesday as they face brighton at home — and after five defeats in their last six league games, they know things need to improve fast instead of giving forgiving what is happening if we did, we would have done at seven, eight days ago. the performances have been so good, this isa performances have been so good, this is a good, good team, a good, young bright good players. the former england cricket captain alastair cook will officially receive his knighthood from the queen on tuesday. cook led england in 59 test matches and is the fifth—highest run scorer of all time in test cricket. he retired from the international scene last year but will play for his county side essex this year. and before we go here's one of the best things we've seen posted by a football club on social media for a while. this is mobolaji dawodu, who plays

in the late kick off, a poor result for leicester manager claude puel, after his side were beaten 4—1angers in the scottish premiership with a win at stjohnstone. graeme shinnie scored both goals for the dons. elsewhere, hearts were held to a 1—1 draw by bottom side st mirren. and livingston got an important win overfourth placed kilmarnock. rangers and league leaders celtic play tomorrow. manchester city have won the first silverware of the women's domestic season — the continental cup — beating holders arsenal on penalties. the match finished 0—0 after extra time. karen bardsley proved key in the shootout, saving twice. and that allowed janine beckie to secure victory — as city won 11—2 on penalties. it's the third time they've won the trophy. the ibo super—middleweight title fight between the british pair ofjames degale and chris eubankjr is under way at the o2 arena in london. it's been a cagey encounter so far with eubank maybe slightly ahead after putting degale down for a count in the second round. the former world and olympic champion, degale has steadied somewhat — it's a har

leicester city part company with their manager, claude puel, after only 16 months in charge., it's the travel show. this week on the travel show: i'll be checking out how film fans here can get closer to the movies they love. simon's back with tips for luxury trains on a budget and crossing paraguay by bus. and japan in 90 minutes, it's carmen against the clock on the country's southern island. but first, we're in the movie capital of the world, los angeles. this weekend, hollywood will once again take centre stage as newsfeeds around the world buzz with word about who and what has won the biggest awards in the movie business. travellers coming to la wanting to soak up some of that movie magic can find it all over town. if you love movies, this street in la is the place to be. embedded in the walkway you can see stars of all different genres. mickey mouse, we have bruce willis, we have sharon stone and here to my right, we actually have the handprints and footprints of some of the biggest stars around. it's here at the dolby theater where all the buzz of the oscars will be ha

rodgers has signed a contract untiljune 2022, replacing claude puel who was sacked on sunday after 16harge. the opportunity to speak with leicester and find out their ambitions, where we can grow the club, the training facility. of course, the big attraction for me is the players. it's a young and dynamic squad with huge potential. like i say, you have some players with feel—good experience also. neil lennon will now take over at celtic for the rest of the season. lennon led celtic to three league titles during his first spell and says he's "returning to one of the biggest and best clubs in world football." his first game in charge will be in the scottish premiership against hearts at tynecastle tonight. he's been speaking at a press conference this morning. this is a club that means a hell of a lot to me. as a player and as a manager. i had four great years here as the manager. it is a privilege. these opportunities come round once—in—a—lifetime. for me, it has come down twice. our liberty with all the other stuff as best i can. for the short term, just focusing on game by game and m

leicester city has sacked manager claude puel afterjust 16 months in charge.o crystal palace which means they're with a win in the premier league since new year's day. they were also knocked out of the fa cup by league two side newport county last month. the holders ireland secured a bonus point victory over italy in rugby union's six nations championship, the result the holders will have wanted but probably not the perfomrance. which was laboured at times — the home side were leading at half time before ireland scored two tries to win 26—16. italy will feel frutrated having come close to securing a losing bonus point — it's now their 20th consecutive defeat in the tournament. there is a bit of frustration in our group, but nobody has got a margin on italy. they have had ten point losses for the first three games of the championship, probably reflective of a competitive unit they have got. and wales stay top of that six nations, good news for theirfans. thank you. let's return to the academy awards, in a few hours' time, hollywood a—listers will be walking dow

leicester sacked claude puel on sunday.e title. chris mclauchlin is outside celtic park. how much of a shock is this move, chris? in a word, huge, to be honest, especially here, george, in the east end of glasgow. fans have been milling around the stadium for most of the day asking various media outlets if it is true, is brendan rodgers really leaving celtic? he became a huge hero here after moving from liverpool two and a half years ago. of course, he has led celtic to seven trophies, the historic double treble and there was always a feeling that he wanted to try his luck once again in the english top flight, luck once again in the english top flight, but for the celtic fans, it is the timing. they are not happy at all, on the day that leicester city get their man, then celtic's brendan rodgers era is very much over. chris, thank you very much. this time last year, the uk was being ravaged by the beast from the east, with temperatures dropping to as low as —12. what a contrast now. for the second day in a row, parts of engl

the pressure has continued to the pressure continues to mount on leicester manager claude puel, afterhuayi put palace ahead — deflecting injames mcarthur‘s effort. his first goal for the club. leicester improved after half time though and equalised through defenderjonny evans. but the home side were level forjust six minutes. wilfried zaha making it 2—1. a penalty from palace captain luka milivojevic made it 3—1, before zaha got his second in stoppage time. a—1 it finished. palace up to 13th — and just two points behind leicester. so let's have a look at what does to the table then. here is the top half and tottenham hotspur will not be happy and of course, liverpool are five points ahead and have a game in hand against manchester united tomorrow. ahead of manchester city will be facing chelsea in the league cup final tomorrow. wolverhampton wanderers stay in eighth. bournemouth tenth after their draw. the bottom half of the table, huddersfield still rooted firmly to the bottom. they are 1a points from safety after the defeat to newcastle united, newcastle are in 15th and stay behind

leicester city has sacked manager claude puel after 16 months in charge.ch means they're with a win in the premier league since new year's day. they were also knocked out of the fa cup by league two side newport county last month. defending champions celtic are still eight points clear at the top of the scottish premiership, thanks to a 4—1win over motherwell. earlier, rangers briefly closed the gap with an emphatic 5—0 win at hamilton. rangers were 4—0 up by half time. ryan jack scored their first, scott arfield was among the other scorers with this cracker. the result leaves hamilton just four points off the bottom of the table. in rugby union, ireland survived a scare against the side bottom of the six nations table, italy, but they did emerge with a bonus—point win in rome. the italians had a lead at half—time, but the reigning champions eventually made their quality show, scoring four tries. for italy, it's now 20 consecutive six nations defeats. there is a bit of frustration in our group, but nobody has got a margin on italy. they have had ten point

leicester city have sacked manager claude puel. yesterday's 4—1 defeat at home to crystal palace. puel‘s been under huge pressure afterfailing to win in the premier league since beating everton away on new year's day. they were also knocked out of the fa cup by league two side newport county. i personally find him really hard work, obviously we have had managers before who were energetic, positive, getting you up for games, and when she came and it was pretty much the opposite. when things do not go well, you need someone to motivate you and make sure you perform, but i do not suppose there will be many disappointed players in the changing room today after they heard the news. rangers have narrowed the gap at he top of the scottish premiership with an emphatic 5—0 win at hamilton. although celtic could re—establish their 8—point advantage by beating motherwell. rangers were four up by half—time. ryan jack scored their first, scott arfield was among the other scorers with this cracker. the result leaves hamilton just four points off

leicester city have sacked their manager claude puel.to crystal palace. puel was their third manager since they won the title three years ago. it follows a topsy turvy season with leicester, 12th in the premier league. ireland survived a scare to beat italy in rugby union's six nations championship. they had to fight—back from 16—12 down at half time in rome. looking unconvincing despite scoring four tries for the bonus point — 26—16 victory. it keeps alive ireland's slim hopes of defending the title they won last year. meanwhile in cardiff, england made up for some of yesterday's disappointment by thrashing wales in the women's six nations. they scored nine tries in the 51—12 victory to go bck to the top of the table, and are still on for the grand slam. there's more on the bbc sport website, but from me for now. back to you, mishal. the stars of the film world have begun arriving on the red carpet for this year's oscars, with a global audience in the millions expected to watch the famous statuettes being handed out. but this year, the

rodgers has signed a contract untiljune 2022 and succeeds claude puel, who was sacked on sunday afteranaged liverpool and swansea city. celtic have appointed former manager neil lennon until the end of the season. he had been without a club since leaving hibernian last month. lennon led celtic to three league titles during his first spell and says he's "returning to one of the biggest and best clubs in world football." huddersfield ended their 14 game winless run with a late winner against wolves. steve mounie scored in the 91st minute to give jan siewert his first victory as terriers manager. huddersfield remain bottom, still 11 points from safety, but have their first win since beating wolves at molineux in november. my my thoughts are just with the boys because they me so proud today and there was so much, notjust them, there was so much, notjust them, the staff and everyone who is working in the club. i think we all can be proud to be huddersfield this evening. burnley suffered their first premier league defeat of 2019, beaten 2—0 at newcastle both goals came in the first half. fa

leicester city part company with their manager claude puel after only sixteen months in charge.ow on bbc news a closer look at those 11 mp resignations in the week in parliament. hello there and welcome to the week in parliament where the splits in westminster‘s biggest parties finally burst into the open. this place is at war with itself. the tories and the labour party are imploding. the home secretary's praised by his own mps for stripping is runaway shamima begum of her british citizenship. but opposition mps condemn the move. in removing british citizenship, the home secretary is essentially saying she's somebody else's problem. we hear from the clerk of the commons as he says farewell after more than a0 years of westminster and makes a prediction for a forthcoming report on bullying. there will be stories, which will reflect badly both on individual members who will not be named, but on the fact that this sort of behaviour has, in the past, taken place. and mps call for a complete ban on eating cats and dogs. amazingly, it is still legal to personally slaughter your dog or

leicester city has sacked manager claude puel afterjust 16 months in charge.home to crystal palace which means they're without a win in the premier league since new year's day. they were also knocked out of the fa cup by league two side newport county last month. defending champions celtic are still 8 points clear at the top of the scottish premiership, thanks to a 4—1win over motherwell. midfielder odsonne eduoard scored twice, including that stylish free—kick. it's the first time celtic have conceded a league goal in 2019. rangers are still second, five points clear of third placed aberdeen, after a 5—0 win at hamilton. rangers were four up by half time. the result leaves hamilton just 4 points ahead of bottom side, st mirren. ireland survived a scare against the side bottom of the six nations table, italy, but they did emerge with a bonus—point win in rome. the italians had a lead at half—time, but the reigning champions eventually made their quality show, scoring four tries. for italy, it's now 20 consecutive six nations defeats. england's women remain on

leicester sacked claude puel over the weekend, after they lost five of their last six league games.rs permission to speak to leicester. and they've given rodgers permission most celtic fans who believe that he would be eventually enticed away from so take back to the top flight in england believed he would do it after securing a triple table, which he is well on their way to do. i think for brendan rodgers, he realises that opportunities like this do not come around very often. he was making noises 18 months ago about perhaps not getting a new backing from the celtic board that he may have wanted. so, this doesn't come as a massive surprise, but the timing perhaps does. that is down to the fact that brendan rodgers knows these opportunities don't come up very often, he is a very ambitious manager and perhaps felt it was now or never. there is a full programme of midweek premier league fixtures ahead. there are four mathes coming up tonight while manchester united travel to crystal palace tomorrow. united will be without nine players, including jesse lingard, with ole gunnar solskjae

leicester city have sacked their manager claude puel. season with leicester, 12th in the premier league. ireland survived a scare to beat italy in rugby union's six nations championship. they had to fight—back from 16—12 down at half—time in rome. looking unconvincing despite scoring four tries for the bonus point. the 26—16 victory keeps alive ireland's slim hopes of defending the title they won last year. but italy have now lost their last 20 games in the tournament. meanwhile in cardiff, england made up for some of yesterday's disappointment by thrashing wales in the women's six nations. they scored 9 tries in the 51—12 victory to go back to the top of the table and still on for the grand slam. that's it from me, there's much more on the bbc sport website, where you can follow all the action from the league cup final, where chelsea are playing manchester city at wembley. it's goalless with around half an hour to play. back to you, mishal. that's it. we're back with the news at 10. now on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are.

rodgers has signed a contract untiljune 2022 after claude puel was sacked on sunday after 16 months ineat of brighton at the king power stadium. newcastle uniited move further away from the relegation zone with a fourth win in six league games. they beat burnley 2—0 at stjames' park. there are also wins for huddersfield and everton. there will be no fury—wilder part 2. as tyson opts to take another fight first. double 0lympic silver medallist jazmin carlin has ruled out racing at tokyo 2020, and will retire from swimming at the age of 28. just 28? it's a tough sport. we are going to look at how lots of people we re going to look at how lots of people were enjoying the sunshine. temperatures in the coastal town of port madog in north wales, 20 degrees. at the announced that wrong. it's porthmadog. you are forgiven. —— i pronounced that wrong. kew gardens in london. you know where that is. 21 degrees there. in bristol, the second consecutive day. these people are walking in bristol. no, there you go. look at that. that's the way it's done. use a walking, that was nordic walking. i haven'

a deal to replace the sacked claude puel is believed to be close, with neil lennon set to take over atn. this has come as a huge shock to the club and that is that brendan rodgers held talks with leicester city last night. sources close to him and celtic have confirmed to me they expect the switch to happen. a massive shock to fans because brendan rodgers was simply the most successful manager at this football club since the legendaryjock steen, he swept aside all before him domestically, winning a double treble and on the way to a triple treble. what next for the club? once confirmation comes through, i expect that neil lennon the former manager will take control, at least until the end of the season. he had a successful spell here already, he left in 2014. but for this club and for the fans, especially, its going to take a while for the news to sink in that the brendan rodgers era here is over. chelsea manager maurizio sarri said today that goalkeeper kepa arrizabalaga had made a big mistake in refusing to be substituted during the league cup final — but he was young and the club's i

rodgers has signed a contract until june 2022 replacing claude puel, who was sacked on sunday after 16te to start work. the lads were in or listening to him and he said i've only come here... i've only left to come here for one reason and that's to work with these group of players and that's what he sees in these players. that speaks volumes for the young players we've got here. so the mood is generally upbeat in leicester, but back at celtic the fans aren't so happy. absolutely disgusted. the timing is shocking. two months left of the season. i was just shocking. two months left of the season. i wasjust told the news, that's why i drove down. i'm shocked, actually, the devastation has not set in yet. i'm still trying to get over him actually leaving. neil lennon will now take over at celtic for the rest of the season, after leaving hibernian last month. lennon led celtic to three league titles during his first spell and says he's "returning to one of the biggest and best clubs in world football." his first game in charge will be tonight's scottish premiership game against hearts at ty

celtic manager brendan rodgers is the favourite to replace the sacked claude puel at leicester city puelce new year's day. leicester were also knocked out of the fa cup by league two side newport county. defending champions celtic are still eight points clear at the top of the scottish premiership, thanks to a 4—1 win over motherwell. midfielder odsonne eduoard scored twice including that stylish free kick. it's the first time celtic have conceded a league goal in 2019. rangers are still second, five points clear of third placed aberdeen, after a 5—0 win at hamilton. rangers were four up by half—time. the result leaves hamilton just four points ahead of bottom side st mirren. ireland survived a scare against the side bottom of the six nations table, italy — but they did emerge with a bonus—point win in rome. the italians had a lead at half—time, but the reigning champions eventually made their quality show — scoring four tries. it's two wins out of three for ireland. for italy, it's now 20 consecutive six nations defeats. in cardiff, england's women made—up for the disappointment of engl

he replaces claude puel, who was sacked on sunday after 16 months in charge, and that victory was niceal. some other players with a really good experience also. meanwhile, neil lennon who replaces rodgers at celtic says he is returning to one of the biggest and best clubs in world football. he led them to three league titles. tennis now, british number two cameron areas through to the second round of the mexican open after a 3—5et win overjapan's yoshi heated mediocre. johanna conte also threw in the women's draw. shoot —— johanna konta. she beat her doubles partner in straight sets. double 0lympic silver medallist jazz carlin has ruled out racing at tokyo 2020. she has decided to retire from swimming at the age of 28. now taking ona swimming at the age of 28. now taking on a roll with sperm whales to mental some of their young talent and will also front they learn to swim programme. she won 1a major international honours including those two 0lympic silver medals from rio. she is one of the most successful welsh swimmers in history. that is all your support for now. thank you very much

from claude puel‘s sacking at leicester, and the players have no time to feel sorry for their former boss — they're preparing to face brighton tomorrow evening. after a winless run of 6 matches, puel denied the players were unhappy with the frenchman's style of football, the players are disappointed with the results. they are angry with themselves, as a group. they manage themselves, as a group. they manage themselves really well. they are a tight grip, and then everybody who comes and says, wow, what a tight grip this is. so, they are only angry with themselves, really. they are not angry with themselves, really. they a re not really angry with themselves, really. they are not really angry with the boss. england's women have lost the one day series against india after defeat in the second match in mumbai. their batters really struggled. nat sivver top scored with 85, but the target of 162 was always too low, and the hosts had no problems getting the runs with seven wickets and 53 balls to spare. they'll play the final match of the series on thursday before three t20 games. she was outstanding today. the way she played it, it wasn't an innings where she deserved to be on the losin

brendan rodgers is appointed the new manager of leicester city football club, after claude puel was sackedd at 11:30pm, we will be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers, anand menon, director of uk in a changing europe, and caroline wheeler, deputy political editor at the sunday times. stay with us for that. good evening. the prime minister has acknowledged the possibility that the uk's departure from the european union could be delayed. following pressure from some colleagues, the prime minister has offered the house of commons a series of votes. first, another vote on her own deal to take place by 12 march. if that is rejected, mps would then have the opportunity to vote on leaving without a formal deal. and then, if mps voted against that, there would be a vote on 14 march on delaying the brexit process beyond the current set date of 29 march. that would also need the agreement of the eu's other 27 states. our political editor laura kuenssberg reports on what is being seen as a major change in the government's brexit strategy. a smooth departure has always been the pr