elfyn evans led, but ending _ the title again. elfyn evans led, but ending no _ the title again. evans led, but ending up finishing third. i the title again. elfyn evans led, i but ending up finishing third. when at this time would be the perfect start to his bid to become britain's first world champion for 20 years. nick parrott, bbc news. amazing stuff, the best of luck to him. let's take a quick look at some other stories making the news today. premiership rugby side bath have been forced to close their training ground after a covid outbreak at the club. all players and staff are isolating at home after a number of positive tests were returned this morning. england'sjonny bairstow and jason roy are amongst the latest internationals to be retained for this summer's rescheduled hundred competition. bairstow has re—signed with welsh fire, and roy will link up oval invincibles. and the hollywood stars ryan reynolds and rob mcelhenney have moved a step closer to taking over the national league club wrexham. they've exchanged contracts, and the deal is now awaiting approval from the

elfyn evans knows what it is like to leave this event only to then lose it.ed the day with a seven second lead. that soon disappeared as the conditions got the better of him. hat disappeared as the conditions got the better of him.— disappeared as the conditions got the better of him. not super happy with how things _ the better of him. not super happy with how things have _ the better of him. not super happy with how things have gone. - the better of him. not super happy with how things have gone. i - the better of him. not super happy with how things have gone. i think| with how things have gone. i think there was more to get out of it today. ijust did not be brave enough, really. ithink today. ijust did not be brave enough, really. i think there is potential to do a little more, but it is a balance in these conditions. you have to deal with what you're feeling tells you, but if you start to go over that, you can get caught out. i haven't quite struck the right balance.— out. i haven't quite struck the riaht balance. . , , ., ., right balance. that help is

elfyn evans knows what it is like to lead this event only to then lose it.lshman started the day with a seven second lead. that soon disappeared as the conditions got the better of him. not super happy, to be honest, with how things have gone. i think there was more to get out of it today. ijust did not be brave enough, really. i think there is potential to do a little more, but it is a balance in these conditions. you have to deal with what your feeling tells you, but if you start to go over that, you can get caught out. i haven't quite struck the right balance. that helped his toyota team—mate and world champion sebastien ogier. the frenchman is nicknamed the king of monte carlo, after winning the rally six times in a row. still fuelled by the frustration of misfortune on friday, he put on a masterclass to take the lead. barring misfortune, it will be a battle between these two to take the crown. evans won the final stage of the day, but could only cut ogier�*s advantage to 13 seconds, a number that is unlucky for some. we will find out for whom on sunday.

and are elfyn evans's hopes of winning the monte carlo rally slipping away, as he loses the lead?for you. they were so close, but in the end outclassed by premier league giants. cheltenham town, of league two, conceded three late goals against manchester city. they were leading with ten minutes to go, butjust couldn't hold on to secure what could have been the most famous of fa cup upsets. for 18 used to raising the bar, changing in one would have been a new experience. the surroundings in cheltenham might have been unfamiliar, but manchester city's goal was clear, avoid an upset. chilton and's goal was, as you might expect, busy. —— cheltenham's doll. not always with the goalkeeper, either. they were holding their own, nothing fancy, no fireworks. well, inside the stadium anyway. pyrotechnics stopped play. maybe just the thing to spark manchester city into life. in the second half jesus beat the keeper but not the post. guardiola's mood was about to get worse. this was not tiki—taka, but it did not matter. 0ne long throw, a couple of ricochets, a moment to ignite at this time. ch

and we're going rallying with britain's elfyn evans, who's got a point to prove in this year's worldhampionship. you're very welcome along to sportsday. it's been hailed as one of the greatest away wins in test history. the four match series between india and australia has proved an extraordinary roller—coaster — from india getting skittled for 36 in the first test, to then recovering to win the second. the third brought a memorable draw — but also plenty of criticism for the sledging from the australia captain, tim paine. "we can't wait to get you at the gabba," he said then. well, when india did arrive in brisbane, they ended up walking away with a 2—1 series win at the ground that australia have not lost at test at since 1988. patrick gearey has this report. ina in a scintillating series, one last glorious shot and one last indian hero. he led the storming of the gaba to walk, the great fortress of australian cricket led by a foreign power. i australian cricket led by a foreign ower. ., ., , , australian cricket led by a foreign ower. . ., , , , , power. i have tears in my eyes, b

britain's elfyn evans in in third place after a dramatic day at the monte carlo rally, the traditional a spectacular crash, as nick parrott reports. for changeable weather it makes monte carlo one of the most unpredictable events on the calendar. the drivers can be faced with snow and ice and wet and dry roads, all on the same page. britain's alvin at the mall is all the tricky conditions after crashing last month costing him the title. fortunately for him he did not get caught out this time. but that slip still proved costly at the end of the opening day with a gap of more than eight seconds to lead and 2019 world champion. it than eight seconds to lead and 2019 world champion.— world champion. it was a difficult state world champion. it was a difficult sta . e to world champion. it was a difficult stage to be _ world champion. it was a difficult stage to be honest. _ world champion. it was a difficult stage to be honest. quite - world champion. it was a difficult stage to be honest. quite right. world champion. it was a difficult l stage to be honest. quite right and we are using the

elfyn evans suffered a frustrating day at the monte carlo rally, losing his lead to sebastien 0gier.o careful during the first stage and struggled on the second. he won the last one of the day but not by enough to retake the lead from his toyota team—mate and world champion 0gier. the frenchman is now 13 seconds ahead with just four stages to go tomorrow. not super—happy with how things have gone, to be honest. ijust wasn't brave enough, really. there was the potential to do a little more, but it's balance in these conditions. you have to do what your feelings tell you, if you start to go over, you get caught out. it is a balance and i haven't quite struck it. and ben ainslie's hopes of becoming the first british skipper to win the america's cup, have been given a major boost. his team ineos beat the italians to win their qualifying competition so they now go on to take on either italy again or the usa next month for the right to face new zealand for the one of sport's oldest trophies in march. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories, including the latest

elfyn evans was unable to end britain's 53—year wait for a monte carlo rally winner.oyota team mate and world champion sebastien 0hzhey. and the frenchman ran away with it today, winning three of the four stages to claim a record eighth victory in the event. evans finished runner up, 32 seconds behind. england's tyrrell hatton produced a stunning final round, to win the abu dhabi championship. it was extremely tight at the top of the leaderboard at the start of the day but hatton surged ahead with a six—under—par 66. 0vernight leader rory mcilroy finished five shots back. hatton said it was a big boost to win so early in the season, especially with ryder cup points at stake. three of today's women's super league games have fallen foul of the weather. but manchester united against birmingham is under way — united leading 1—0 — you can follow it on the bbc sport website. i'll be back with more later. thank you very much, gavin. the snp will present its national assembly with what it's calling a roadmap to a new referendum on scottish independence. the plan sets up the p

elfyn evans was unable to end britain's 53—year wait for a monte carlo rally winner.d runner—up, 32 seconds behind. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories, including the latest from the women's super league, on the bbc sport website. earlier, manchester united went top. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. see you a on. —— see you later on. four vaccination centres in wales have been closed after heavy snow as wintry conditions sweep across much of the uk this was the scene in sutton coldfield this morning — south west england and the midlands saw some early snowfall before it moved east to london and surrounding areas. the snow has been welcomed with delight by many on social media, but there are weather warnings in place for much of the midlands and south of england, as well as wales, scotland and northern ireland, until the end of the day. 0ur correspondent simonjones is at newlands corner near guildford, where it has been snowing heavily. when the snow came down, it came down quickly and heavily. it has stopped snowing now, but there is a big blan

britain's elfyn evans will be hoping he can improve on last year's third place.that's all the sport for now, but. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. including the latest on the abu dhabi championship, rory mcilroy is top of the leaderboard by one shot after his first round. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. thank you very much indeed. the time now is 2.37. we are going to talk about glastonbury. the glastonbury festival has been cancelled for the second consecutive year because of the coronavirus pandemic. anyone who has tickets will be able to use them next year. the organisers say they've taken the decision to cancel with great regret, and that they'd moved heaven and earth to try to make it happen. let's speak now to our arts editor will gompertz. it is sad, but i'd be more surprised if they said it was going ahead! i know, it does seem like that, but june is months away. it is a reality check, isn't it? where we are and what we can hope for and what is realistic to expect, and the vaccination programme and all the rest of it all rolls into