i think dundee united certainly not the first club| united certainly not the first club to call for thisthe last, what is different, i think, won't be the last, what is different, ithink, this won't be the last, what is different, i think, this time is they are saying to the sfa based behind me here at hampden, gather the clubs together. let us talk about the positives of vlaar what is going right —— var,let us recognise it is not quite what we expect and there are problem, the before var was implemented they said it would take three months to bed down, its might be crazy for the first three month, we have had five months of var, what i think i detect now, speaking to some sources within the sfa today, is there is a recognition this isn'tjust going to bed down, things might have to change, things like retraining referees, in scottish football, also the communication around some of the other decisions that the sfa feel var is getting right. think a change of mood from the sfa, yes, we understand that clubs are frustrated and yes, there may be things to discuss, no evidence yet of that sum

dundee united and aberdeen kicked off at six o'clock. currently 3—1.an indoor athletics championships in istanbul — where there were more british medal chances on the track. it will be the longest formula one season ever, and it's underway this weekend in bahrain. qualifying for the first of 23 races saw red bull underline their credentials as the team to beat with defending champion max verstappen taking pole position. nick parrott was watching. max verstappen was the red—hot favourite coming to bahrain, but played it cool in the desert. the former world champion fernando alonso has joined aston martin but couldn't keep up the pace. ferrari threatened, quick in the first session, his team—mate in second. it looked like the fans were in for a treat, but it turned out red bull were just keeping their powder dry. when it came to the battle for the top spot, verstappen turned things up to ii. the dutchman ended up a tenth quicker than his team—mate, and more than a quarter of a second ahead of third place. happy to come last year and again adding such a s

dundee united are a goal up against saint mirren and it is currently 0—0 between command accounts injohnstonosition for this weekend's saudi arabian grand prix after dominating final practice. the world champion was more than half a second quicker around thejeddah corniche circuit than his red bull team mate sergio perez. aston martin's fernando alonso was the best of the rest, but he was almost a second slower than the dutchman. lewis hamilton was the top british driver in fifth, but less than a tenth of a second behind alonso. and that's all the sport for now. now, a deal allowing the export of ukrainian grain from the black sea has been renewed hours before it was due to expire. the deal between ukraine and russia, which was brokered by turkey, has been extended by four months. the grain initiative was first brokered lastjuly, during fears of a global food crisis after moscow blockaded ukrainian imports. russia and ukrainejointly account for nearly a third of global wheat supplies, with ukraine's contribution nearing 10%. a fraud victim has been reimbursed over £150,000 by his bank follow

bottom of table dundee united securing a precious point away.m the women's super league for you. women's league cup winners arsenal beat liverpool 2—0 tonight while chelsea bounced back from losing that final by beating relegation—threatened brighton 3—1. the blues remain a point behind leaders manchester united at the top of the table, with brighton second from bottom. schools in england will be required to offer girls equal access to sports, including football, and deliver a minimum of two hours of physical education per week. a substantial government package which will seek to create equal school sport opportunities for girls comes after the 23 members of england's winning euro 2022 squad wrote an open letter to the government. 0ur reporter matt graveling has been speaking to england head coach sarina veegman and the fa's director of women's football, baroness sue campbell about the announcement and the impact they hope it will have. 0n international women's day these young footballers came together. still motivated by england's glory and the

goodwin could be making his return to a scottish premiership dugout he�*s being considered by dundee unitedibernian. head coach liam fox left united after saturday�*s defeat by ross county while sporting director tony asghar departed the club yesterday. the number of people playing golf in great britain and ireland last year was up more than 50 per cent on pre pandemic levels according to the uk�*s governing body, the r&a. more than five and a half million adults were playing either nine or 18 holes, the second highest figure in more than 30 years. a fifth are women, up five per cent since 2019. and the international olympic commitee have announced the details of the 2023 olympic esports series. nine sports have been named including archery, baseball and taekwondo and qualification rounds will take place before the esports finals in singapore injune. now some sad news from the world of football former france player just fontaine has died at the age of 89. fontaine is best remembered for scoring 13 goals at the 1958 world cup the most by a player at one tournament to help france reach the se

while in the other match of the night, bottom of the table dundee united secured a precious point awayresults from the women's super league for you. women's league cup winners arsenal beat liverpool 2—0 tonight while chelsea bounced back from losing that final by beating relegation—threatened brighton 3—1. the blues remain a point behind leaders manchester united at the top of the table, with brighton second from bottom. lewis hamilton says mercedes "didn't listen" to him over the development of their 2023 formula 1 car. the seven—time champion finished fifth in the season—opening bahrain gp as the team made another poor start. hamilton was talking to the latest edition of bbc radio 5 live�*s chequered flag podcast. last year there were things that i told them were issues, like i have driven so many cars in my life so i know what it needs what a car does not need. and i think it is about accountability. about owning up and saying, yeah, we did not listening to you it's not where it needs to be and you will look into the balance through the corners, look at all of the weak points and ju

that win for celtic, as well as victories for aberdeen and livingston, while the matches between dundee unitedre suggesting it could be max verstappen's for the taking again. but he won't be on pole for tomorrow's saudi arabia grand prix. the dutchman, had to pull out of qualifying today injeddah. nick parrott reports. the fastest street track in formula 1. the fastest street track in formula 1, max verstappen was streets ahead of his rivals. he dominated practice on the circuit, poll for the saudi arabian grand prix was surely a foregone conclusion. the dutchman was flying until the second session of qualifying, but then there was an uncharacteristic loss of control. followed by a loss of power. i uncharacteristic loss of control. followed by a loss of power. i have a problem. — followed by a loss of power. i have a problem, engine _ followed by a loss of power. i have a problem, engine problem. - followed by a loss of power. i have a problem, engine problem. a - followed by a loss of power. i have a problem, engine problem. a red| a problem, engine problem. a red bull that a problem, engine

before he was sacked and he had a month to get the disappointment out of the system and he is with dundee unitedbeing a good team and working hard for each other and digging out of a hole from time to time. �* , ,., ., digging out of a hole from time to time. �*, ., time. it's potential cross the line is we have _ time. it's potential cross the line is we have to _ time. it's potential cross the line is we have to do _ time. it's potential cross the line is we have to do for _ time. it's potential cross the line is we have to do for your- time. it's potential cross the line is we have to do for your own - time. it's potential cross the line i is we have to do for your own end, it's a lot of the time but that's not the time to talk about football philosophies and style of play is about getting back to basics and rolling up your sleeves, getting a of players that have got that aggression and desire to put things right. let's have a quick look at some of the other stories making the sports news today. from three to 14 groups as early as this month. expanding 40 team competitions and 16 groups and k

are on a run of four straight defeats in all competitions while they face bottom of the table dundee unitedsea will be hoping to overcome that final defeat — they face struggling brighton. jens scheuer left the club by mutual consent after only two months in charge this week. cheshire police have launched an investigation after kyle walker allegedly and decently exposed himself in a bar. please say they were aware of a video circulating on social media and that inquiries are in the early stages and no arrests have been made at this time. manchester city and mr walker's he can have both declined to comment. the players championship tees off at sawgrass on thursday with defending champion cameron smith not competing, after he joined golf�*s controversial liv tour, and was subsequently banned from playing at this tournament. world number three and former winner rory mcilroy will be playing though, and has the chance to move back to the top of the rankings. he's admitted that despite not being in favour of the saudi backed liv tour, he believes it's helped those on the pga tour. there is no dou

in the night's other game livingston and dundee united drew 1—1.sea were crusing. some unselfish teamwork to set up, johanna ryting kanya, for a simple tap in. it finished 3—1, with emma hayes' side, now one point behind leaders manchester united. elsewhere the league cup winners arsenal, beat liverpool 2—0. cheshire police have launched an investigation, after a newspaper alleged that the england and manchester city footballer, kyle walker, indecently exposed himself in a bar. police said it was, "aware of a video circulating on social media" and that "enquiries. .. are in the early stages and no arrests have been made at this time". manchester city and walker's agent, have both declined to comment. lewis hamilton says his mercedes team, "didn't listen" to him over the development, of their formula 1 car, for this year. the seven—time champion, came fifth in the, season—opening, bahrain race on sunday, as the team, made another poor start. hamilton, has been talking to the latest edition of, bbc radio 5 live's, chequered flag podcast, and says les