derby county are closer, but defeat tonight would not be fatal. there is may be a bit more on it for nottingham forest. defeat this evening for them and it really does begin to look a very long way away indeed. whatever happens, it will be intense. 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

they now meet derby county. manchester city women are into derby county.ter city women are into yet another continental cup final after a 2—0 win at chelsea. a goalfrom the final after a 2—0 win at chelsea. a goal from the penalty spot before this fine run and finish. they will play either arsenal or make manchester united in the final. in the scottish premier ship rangers move five points ahead of aberdeen following a victory this evening. it was a rather heated game with two players sent off, including morale is for the third time this season. —— morales. with rangers still ahead, aberdeen searched for a leveller but it was defoe who scored the winner. celtic did remain unbeaten in 2019. livingston have ended their run of four defeats. west ham are investigating after a video emerged ofafan investigating after a video emerged of a fan racially abusing a player. he took a corner with insults directed at his muslim background. anyone found could face a lifetime ban. the fed cup team are playing on home soil with the first of four days of competitions which

one goal enough to see off derby county.e uk basks in the record february sunshine — the carribbean clouds wash out the third one dayer in grenada. hello and welcome to sportsday. good evening — welcome along to sportsday. there were fireworks when these two went head to head in new york last week. but as boxer anthonyjoshua continues in his quest to unify all the belts in the heavyweight division, he gave some fascinating insight into the amount of research he's carried out on his next opponent, the little known americanjarrel miller. i have watched his press conferences, his face offs. i have listened to all the boxing channels‘ opinions. i have watched his fights. normally, they say, don't listen to that, it distracts you, but i will know him know that i have known any other fighter. why is that? i just don't want to slip up against him, because that is the banana skin factor. where we try to align the belts. i have also had to fight... i was called out by parker, so we are trying to negotiate when i was fighting parker.

brightener in the last eight of the fa cup after beating derby county 2-1.ore with that excellent finish. frank lampard says it is now time to turn attention on getting promotion to the premier league. we have had a nice run and two good games against southampton, difficult but interesting against accrington and now today we have shown ourselves in the second half. it sets us up quite nicely for the league, with clarity, we've had a decent run, we need to keep reproducing good form in the league to push promotion. and this goal was enough for millwall to beat wimbledon 1—0 and secure a spot in the last eight. it means the 2004 finalists are just one win away from a semifinal spot at wembley. rangers have missed out on the chance to narrow the gap on rivals celtic at the top of the scottish premiership, isa the top of the scottish premiership, is a steven gerrard's team had to settle for a goalless draw over st johnstone, that means they are now five points behind and celtic could go eight points clear at the win at kilmarnock today. third placed aberdeen wer

scholes at oldham, lampard at derby county, and gerrard with glasgow rangers in scotland. manage in the premier league one day. who will get there first? who will be most successful? only time will tell. the british horseracing authority has announced that racing in britain will resume on wednesday after a six—day shutdown following an outbreak of equine flu. a total of 174 racing stables had been placed in lockdown, but officials say a risk—managed return to racing will now take place, with four meetings set to go ahead on wednesday. next, the alpine world championships in sweden continues to provide more extraordinary stories, this time involving france's alexis pinturault in the men's combined. the olympic silver medalist looked like he would be well off the podium places, after disappointment in the downhill, only to then put in a breathtaking performance in the slalom. it was enough to win him gold. hanne davis was watching the day's action the alpine combined is such an interesting event because it is not an event that anyone excels, like you say, at both halves. it

brighton — with two extra times goals to take his side into the fifth round where they'll face derby countyough to the final of the league cup after beating chelsea 2—0 in a thrilling semi final showdown tonight that takes them a step closer to their first piece of silverware this season. jo currie was there. tonight manchester city women's reach theirfinal in tonight manchester city women's reach their final in six years. it proved to be a tight affair. at the break, nikita put city ahead early on. paris dusted herself off, stepped up and scored a penalty and put city head. city dominated the second half. paris again, late on to double the need with this individual effort. city through to the final. it was unbelievable performance from each and every one of the 11. and he steps on the the team, had so much passion to win this game and we wanted to go to the final. our game plan worked perfectly. wanted to go to the final. our game plan worked perfectlylj wanted to go to the final. our game plan worked perfectly. i think frustrated that we didn't convert when we thought we were dominant. we

made of events at wembley as he continues to build his reputation as a manager with championship derby county qualify for the play offs. nottingham forest are their next big test, which comes away from home tonight. colin hazelden is at the city ground as lampard and derby go for the thee

it's brighton & hove albion of the premier league against championship side derby county who've already knocked out one top—flight team, southampton in round three. seven—time fa cup winner ashley cole is on the bench for derby. brighton have made eight changes from their last premier league line—up. later on today newport county will be aiming to pull off what their manager says would be the biggest fa cup shock of all time. league two newport welcome manchester city. whatever the result it promises to be quite an occasion at rodney parade. it wasn't long ago that the club was out of business. they only made it back into the league in 2013. but they've already knocked out middlesbrough and leicester city, and today host the premier league champions, with the chance to make it through to the quarter—finals. there are exceptional, it will be a difficult evening, but we have got belief, we have got to go out there and play to the highest level we can play at, and hopefully a few of them will have a bad day, because then it will have a bad day, because then it will get interesting. they ar

brighton are also in the last eight after beating derby county 2—1.ak when yves bissouma's shot was followed up byjurgen locadia. former england defender ashley cole pulled one back — it was the 38—year—old's first fa cup goal. it's a year when of course a lot of the premier league teams are out of the competition and probably the likes of ourselves and others that are still in there, you know, had that opportunity to progress one step further and i think ultimately it's generally a premier league top six team that wins it but it opens the door a little bit more this season. we have had a nice run and two really good games against southampton, difficult but interesting against accrington, and i'iow interesting against accrington, and now today where we have shown ourselves in the second half. it sets us up quite nicely for the league, clarity and the fact the cups are done and have had a decent run, we have to keep reproducing good form in the league to try and push for promotion. this goal from murray wallace was enough for millwall to beat fellow so

it's brighton & hove albion of the premier league against championship side derby county who've alreadys on the bench for derby. brighton have made eight changes from their last premier league line—up. later on today newport county will be aiming to pull off what their manager says would be the biggest fa cup shock of all time. league two newport welcome manchester city. whatever the result it promises to be quite an occasion at rodney parade. it wasn't long ago that the club was out of business. they only made it back into the league in 2013. but they've already knocked out middlesbrough and leicester city, and today host the premier league champions, with the chance to make it through to the quarter—finals.

and brighton are also in the last eight after beating derby county 2—1.s bissouma doubled their advantage on the stroke of half time. former england defender ashley cole pulled one back — it's the 38—year—old's first fa cup goal. it isa it is a year when a lot of premier league teams are out of the competition and i think probably the likes of ourselves and others are still in there, had that opportunity to progress one step further, and i think ultimately it is generally a top six team that wins it but it opens the door a little bit this season. it will probably go down as one of the great test match innings in history. kusal perera almost single—handedly dragged sri lanka from the very edge of defeat to a sensational one—wicket win over south africa on day four of the first test in durban. defeat had looked certain for the lankans when, chasing a target of 304, they lost their ninth wicket for 226, still needing 78 runs. but the wicketkeeper batsman scored 72 of them, finishing unbeaten on 153. he and vishwa fernando set a new test record for a last wic

brighton are in the draw for the quarterfinals after they beat championship side derby county 2—1 athey might be struggling in the premier league but went ahead in the first half thanks to a great finish from anthony knockhaert. they were two up by the break when yves' bissouma's shot was followed up byjurgen locadia. but derby got back into it thanks to a familiar name...38 —year—old ashley cole heading in his first goal in england since 2012. brighton held off the fightback though and are into the last eight, it's a year when it has quite a lot of the premier league teams are out of the premier league teams are out of the premier league teams are out of the competition, and i think probably the likes of ourselves and others that are still in there, you know, they have that opportunity to progress one step further. i think ultimately, it's you know, it's generally a premier league type that wins it. but it opens the door a little bit this season. 50 a wins it. but it opens the door a little bit this season. so a list of fixtures to come then this weekend. more ties tomorrow as you c

brighton and hove albion from the premier league are taking on the championship side, derby county.ough anthony knockhart. around ten minutes of the first half to go there. later on, newport county will be aiming to pull off what their manager says would be the biggest fa cup shock of all time. they've already knocked out middlesbrough and leicester, and this afternoon, newport, who are in league two, host the premier league champions manchester city, with the chance to make it through to the quarterfinals. we've got to believe we've got a chance of winning. they are exceptional — the first team, the second team, or the third team. i think their under—23s would be good team as well. so it's going to be a very, very difficult evening, but we've got belief, we've got to go out there and play to the highest level that we can play at, and hopefully a few of them have an off day, because then it'll get interesting. great britain's men have suffered their first defeat in the hockey pro league. they lost 2—0 to australia in perth, to drop down to third in the table, behind belgium and the

the quarterfinals of the —— brighton and hove our vienna trip to the quarterfinals after beating derby countyhe end of their caribbean tour. he isjoining warwickshire as their new sporting director. and samuel tefera has broken the world and a record for matters —— meters at the birmingham grand prix. the previous record was set in 1997. i am back with more at 5:30pm. thousands of criminals in england and wales will be tagged with gps trackers, to allow authorities to constantly monitor their wherabouts. the current tags, which are worn by around 60,000 offenders, are linked to a fixed address, such as an offender's home, with alerts generated if they are not there at certain hours. danny shaw reports. we have gps technology in our cars and on our smartphones. now it's being used to track the movements of offenders and suspects on bail. this is a demonstration of how the satellite tags are fitted, using an expert who has helped set up the scheme. the ankle tag sends an alert if someone goes to an area they're banned from, or isn't attending a rehabilitation course when they should be. it give

brighton are also in the last eight of the fa cup after beating derby county 2—1.h. derby manager frank lampard says it is now time to turn their attention on getting promotion to the premier league. we've had a nice run. two really good games against southampton and are difficult but interesting game against accrington and today we have shown ourselves in the second half. it sets us up quite nicely in the league, its clarity, the cups are done and we've had a decent run and we have to keep producing good form in the league to try to win promotion. you'll have to wait until tomorrow night for the 5th round showpiece between manchester united and chelsea but this afternoon we've got bristol city and wolves at one o'clock, then doncaster host crystal palace at apm and the battle of the championship mid—table sides, swansea and brentford. and the women's fa cup 5th round continues this afternoon. the tie of the round though has to be the holders chelsea taking on arsenal in a repeat of last year's final, when chelsea beat the 1a—time winners 3—1. former england goalke

and brighton are also in the last eight after beating derby county 2—1.e on the stroke of half time. former england defender ashley cole pulled one back. it's the 38—year—old's first fa cup goal. norwich city are top of the championship tonight after a comprehensive 4—0 win at second from bottom bolton. teemu pooki scored twice in the win that puts them clear. they're two points ahead of sheffield united who also won 4—0, and leeds who have a game in hand. elsewhere, west brom won 2—0 at aston villa — they remain fourth, while the other matches ended in draws. rangers missed the chance to narrow the gap between themselves and celtic at the top of the premier league down to three points. (gfx) rangers had to settle for a nil—nil draw at home to stjohnstone. that means celtic could go 8 points clear with a win at kilmarnock tomorrow. third place aberdeen were also held at home by st mirren. elsewhere there were wins for hibernian and dundee. saracens remain on course for a potential treble—winning season as they returned to the top of the premiership with v

and brighton are also in the last eight after beating derby county 2—1.vantage. former england defender ashley cole pulled one back. he has won the cup seven times. this was his first fa cup goal. rangers missed the chance to narrow the gap between themselves and celtic at the top of the premier league down to three points. rangers had to settle for a 0—0 draw at home to stjohnstone. that means celtic could go eight points clear with a win at kilmarnock tomorrow. third—place aberdeen were also held at home by st mirren. elsewhere, there were wins for hibernian and dundee. to rugby union's premiership, and saracens are back at the top of the table, dislodging exeter chiefs after an impressive 33—10 win over leicester. the defending champions had to come from behind, though, to get their bonus—point victory over tigers, as david strettle scored their fourth, keeping their hopes of an unprecedented treble alive. britain's laura muir set a new national indoor record over the mile at the birmingham indoor athletics. she won in a time of four minutes 18.75 seco

brighton are also in the last eight after beating derby county 2—1. up byjurgen locadia. former england defender ashley cole pulled one back — it was the 38—year—old's first fa cup goal. it's a year when of course a lot of the premier league teams are out of the competition and probably the likes of ourselves and others that are still in there, you know, had that opportunity to progress one step further and i think ultimately it's generally a premier league top six team that wins it but it opens the door little bit more this season. this goalfrom murray wallace was enough for millwall to beat fellow south london club wimbledon 1—0 and secure a spot in the last eight. it means the 2004 finalists are now one win away from a semi—final spot at wembley. rangers have missed out on the chance to narrow the gap on rivals celtic at the top of the scottish premiership. steven gerrard's team had to settle for a goalless draw at home to stjohnstone and are now 5 points behind in second. that means celtic could go 8 points clear at the top with a win at kilmarnoc

brighton are in the draw for the quarterfinals after they beat championship side derby county 2—1 atboost, they went ahead in the first half thanks to this sharp finish by anthony knockhaert. they were 2—nil up by half time when yves' bissouma's shot was followed up byjurgen locadia. but derby got back into it thanks to a familiar name, 38 year old ashley cole who has won seven fa cups, heading in his first goal in england since 2012. brighton held on for a 2—1win and are into the last eight. it isa it is a year when avenue cuesta light of the premier league teams are out of the competition, and i think probably the likes of ourselves and others that are in there, you know, have that opportunity to progress one step further, and i think ultimately, you know, it's generally a premier league top six team that wins it. but it opens the door a little bit more this season. constant change at the top of the championship recently (gfx) and it is norwich who are back at the top of the table after a 4—0 win over struggling bolton. that scoreline was matched by sheffield united who move up to

more than just three points you feel in the east midlands derby between nottingham forest and derby countyd. yohan benalouane prodding home. they're without a league win in their last six games..... whilst derby know a win will take them back into the playoff places. live text commentary is online. it's been a long running saga for blackpool fans but owner 0wen 0yston has been removed from the club's board. 0yston has long been subject of fan protests over his running of the league one club. they went into receivership two weeks ago. the 85—year—old and his daughter have both been removed from the club with four new directors appointed to take over. england's cricketers may have been wishing they were enjoying the weather back home, after rain washed out their third one—dayer against west indies. persistent showers in grenada prevented any play — despite the covers coming on and off for most of the afternoon. it leave the series tied at 1—1 ahead of the fourth 0di on wednesday. england's women have lost the one day series against india after defeat in mumbia. nat sciver top scored with 85,

a home tied against derby county, and the replay between west brom and brighton and the home site ofainst brighton and that game isjust game is just around 18 game isjust around 18 or 19 minutes and and no goals at the hawthorns just yet. watch that game on bbc one right now. and it's double manchester city action tonight — with the women facing chelsea thsi evening — for a place in the final of the continental cup. city s hopes of bringing any silverware back to manchester this season could be defined by a double header with the blues this week... the two sides meet again in the wsl on sunday. hannah england has gone close for chelsea in the last couple of minutes but it remains goalless at half time. there's a full round of fixtures in the scottish premiership this evening in what could be a crucial night in the title race. six matches under way. leaders celtic should win against managerless hibs — celtic leading 1—0, a huge game at pittodrie. third placed aberdeen against second placed rangers they're leading 2-1. celtic currently six points clear of rangers, aberdeen a couple of

the winner of tonight's match will face derby county next.—up to that match on sportsday on bbc news at 6:30 this evening, we'll also be live at goodison park ahead of the game between everton and manchester city. finally a very cute story from the world of horse racing. fans are celebrating the arrival of a boy, a foal born to annie power and galileo. how cute is he! now mum annie power is a champion hurdle winner over the jumps while dad galileo won the derby at epsom on the flat. galileo is twice the age of the new arrival‘s mother and a super stud who commands a fee thought to top at least £300,000. that's all the sport for now. more from the bbc sport centre at 11.15. he isa he is a beauty! thank you, sally. the headlines on bbc news. in his annual state of the union address, president trump has made an appeal to the democrats to co—operate with him for the good of the american people and insisted the wall on the border with mexico would be built. mr trump also used the address to announce that he will hold a second nuclear summit with n

josh mullin was the hero for county — scoring in injury time to earn another highland derby, back ateday. there are the championship clash against dundee united and the winner of that replay as the draw was made earlierfor of that replay as the draw was made earlier for the quarterfinals of the scottish cup. defending champion celtic will face premiership side hibernian away at easter road. arsenal midfielder aaron ramsey has agreed tojoin italian giants juventus this summer. the wales international has signed a four—year deal to move to the serie a champions as a free agent — after 11 years in london. ramsey passed a medical last month, and it's understood he'll earn a basic salary of more than 400,ooo pounds per week. paul scholes has become the new manager at 0ldham atheltic, the club he supported as a boy. the former manchester united and england midfielder has signed a deal until the end of next season. richard askam has more. i can see in your eyes you are so excited. how much are you looking forward to what is quite a challenge for you? looking forward to it. it will be a chal

josh mullin was the hero for county, scoring in injury—time to earn another highland derby back at victoria the winner of that replay, as the draw was made earlier for the quarter—finals of the scottish cup. defending champions celtic will face fellow premiership side hibernian away at easter road. arsenal midfielder aaron ramsey has agreed tojoin italian giants juventus this summer. the wales international has signed a four—year deal to move to the serie a champions as a free agent after 11 years in london. ramsey passed a medical last month, and it is understood he will become the highest—paid british player of all time, earning a basic salary of more than £a00,000 per week. paul scholes is the new manager at oldham athletic, the club he supported as a boy. the former manchester united and england midfielder has signed a deal until the end of next season. the former premier league club are currently mid—table in league 2, the fourth tier. it is his first managerial appointment, but he is a co—owner of national league salford city. scholes will have plenty of old contacts to help him on hi

cup, we have one more match tonight. it's ross county against inverness — and the draw for the sixth round will be made straight after the highland derbyin a little over half an hour's time. still to come on sportsday. england'sjordan nobbs on the day her world cup dream ended. i knew straightaway my first words we re i knew straightaway my first words were i'm going to miss the world cup. idid were i'm going to miss the world cup. i did my knee and that was it, really. despite an early stutter, england's cricketers have stretched their lead over the west indies on day three of the third test. let's have a look at the day's play so far with former england captain michael vaughan thank you forjoining us. it was all about mark yesterday and it was made in five and it will be pleased to make it through without using the wicked but it's a pretty poor start in the end. rory got first ball of the day on day three today. england have been held for the injury and rory burns missed a great opportunity to get the big score to establish himself at the top of the order. it was an innocuous first delivery. probably a little bit more loose than that

have moved to three points off the championship play—off spots after a big win over local rivals derby countynt up to eighth with that win, just a point behind derby. tottenham manager mauricio pochettino has been charged with improper conduct by the fa. it's following this clash with referee mike dean following his sides 2—1 defeat at burnley. pochettino did admit he crossed the line and might apologise. earlier dean was moved from fourth official duties for spurs' game at chelsea tomorrow. anthony joshua has issued a somewhat stern warning to his next opponent jarrell miller. the two met in london to promote their heavyweight title fight in new york thisjune. there's no love lost between them after an altercation at their last head to head. he is the first fighter that i know what he sees. how he operates, how he feels, i watch his press conferences, his face—offs, i have listened to all the boxing channels opinions, i watched his fights. normally i say i do not listen to none of it but i know more than any other player. he has been hurt every fight since winning the title. i am a bigger, s