5;l—.é for the europa league quarter tie. the second i will be at home.n gaired with schalkez—= and lyon welcome besiktas. that's all from us at the bbc sport centre. we'll have updates throughout the evening, but for now, let's joinjohn watson live in dublin for this year's final inside six nations. you john is in a very load dublin. the city is rocking on saint patrick's day. ireland know they can stop them winning with back—to—back grand fun titles. they would love to do that. welcome to inside six nations. welcome to dublin and welcome to the rds arena, which hosts a legends match tonight between ireland and england — are lots of familiar faces from english and irish teams. england already have the title in thebagrbutjrelad are hoping to upset the party. england arrive here to face dublin tomorrow. it would i an tomorrow. it would be an unprecedented i9 tomorrow. it would be an unprecedented 19 win in a row. ireland would love to stop them from achieving that on §§ml " ’ ' ireland would love to stop them from achieving that on 5?“ patrick ‘s achieving

could a poor pitch in rostov interrupt manchester united's europa league challenge?nd warrington are still awaiting their first win of the super league season after defeat to champions wigan. good evening, plenty to come, but first england have thrashed west indies in the third one day international, giving them a 3—0 series whitewash. centuries from alex hales, on his return from injury, and joe root, helped england to 328 all—out and they were even more dominant with the ball in hand, skittling their hosts forjust 142. henry moeran is in barbados. england came here to the kensington oval having already won this series, 2-0 oval having already won this series, 2—0 up from the first two matches in antigua, but still keen to make sure they go back to england with a 3—0 series whitewash under their belts. they got that victory and some. people come to barbados to relax, not alex hayles. after months out injured he wanted to find his rhythm. with for him is a booming bass, made to take the roof off. in that groove there is no stopping him. he sealed his century with a s

is the europa league.wo games have been disappointing draws. it has left them a little tired, is one theory. leicester in the champions league all season have been able to play the role of underdogs, as they did last season in the premier league. in leicester terms, it is easier to be the hunter than the hunted. u nless be the hunter than the hunted. unless they can bring that spirit here again tonight. live commentary on radio five live. coverage starts from 6:30pm. they are not playing monaco at all, because manchester city are playing them. the other titan isjill enters —— juventus against porto. some more fall out from last night's fractious fa cup quarterfinal at stamford bridge , manchester united have been charged by the fa for failing to control its players. it relates to this incident about 10 minutes before halftime, when they crowded around the referee michael 0liver following ander herrera's sending off. he was booked twice forfouls on eden hazard. chelsea went on to win the game 1—0. united ha

he was brought in to bring success, winning the europa league with sevilla three seasons in a row.he could have been forgiven losing against barcelona had it not been this comeback, 4—0 up in the first leg, they should have coasted through. he got his tactics totally wrong. manchester city wasted the chance to regain second spot in the english premier league. city drew 0—0 at home to mid—table stoke city. it was a game of few chances. city remain third, level on points with second placed tottenham. stoke are 9th. we did not win, but we did not lose. we played and we chatted and they did not have any chance to score a goal, but we were not brilliant in the last part of the moment, especially with the defence, but we try. i am not frustrated. it is a football game, we tried. in football you can win or lose and we fight like never before. we ran, we tried to create chances. one result for you from spain. deportivo la coruna drew 1—1 with real betis in the primera division. deportivo still hovering above the relegation places they're fourth from bottom, while betis give themselves a bi

it has retained the right to show the champions league and europa league here in the uk between 2018nd 2021. the reason i want to talk about this is how much bt paid, £1.2 billion. that is almost one and a half billion dollars. a spring in the bbc sports centre. how does this compare with how much broadcasters paid for the premier league?m compare with how much broadcasters paid for the premier league? it is 35% increase on the past the bt paid only three orfour 35% increase on the past the bt paid only three or four years ago with a contract which is currently in place. it is a massive amount of money. the biggest thing is the fact that people who watch it on terrestrial television will miss out because not only have bt picked up the right to all these matches, the champions league and europa league, they have picked up the right to the hallowed programme which was shown in itv, so that'll be one of the major problems. they say they will put some content and social media for three —— free. they paid 35% more from this, but where will the extra come from? will it be fans think more o

coming up on this programme: lyon come from behind to beat roma and take control of their europa leagueene wenger admits the fans are a factor. andre greipel sprints to victory on stage five of the paris to nice race. after all that champions league excitement on wednesday, it's the turn of the europa league to take centre stage. and there was a 6 goal thriller in france as lyon came from behind to beat roma in the first leg of the last 16 tie. the home side had taken the lead after 8 minutes but mohamed salah drew the italians level on 20 minutes, before on—loan spurs defender federico fazio put roma ahead just after the half hour — at this point all one way traffic. the second half though belonging to lyon. they scored 3 unanswered goal, including a rocket from alexander lacazette in injury time to put themselves in the driving seat to reach the quarter finals. 11—2 final score. meanwhile manchester united grabbed a vital away goal as they drew 1—1 at russian side rostov. henrikh mkhitaryan‘s close—range finish after 35 minutes giving united the lead but despite showing very little go

they are playing the russian side fc rostov in the last 16 of the europa league right now.it hasn't stopped them taking the lead. zlatan ibrahimovic with the assist, with mkhitaryan getting the only goal of the game so far. there is not long until half—time now in russia. united still leading by 1—0. chris and gabby adcock are through to the quarterfinals at the all england badminton championships in birmingham. the husband and wife pair beat china's chen x zhu and yue doo 21—17 and 21—12 in the second round earlier today. they will face indonesian 0lympic champions tontowi ahmad and liliyana natsir in the next round on friday. the last british winners of the competition were nathan robertson and gail emms back in 2005. there were some more rallies in that match. i think the arena is playing quite slow, but we quite like how it is playing out there. i think we really stuck to the plan well today. asi really stuck to the plan well today. as i was saying, it's a new partnership, we had never played them before. we did a lot of video analysis, especially on her. we had played

it has cost bt, £1.2billion for a three—year deal, and includes all champions league and europa leagueh clips of both competitions. the bbc has secured the rights for the 2019 women's world cup. more than 12 million people watched on bbc tv last time round in canada, when england finished third. they will attempt to succeed the usa as champions in two years‘ time. in snooker news ronnie 0'sullivan is through to the second round of the players championship in wales after a five frames to one win over liang wenbow. the rocket who's a five time world champion was rarely troubled as he eased through to a second round clash against either judd trump or mark king in a tournament which sees the world's top 16 players take part. former heavyweight boxing champion tyson fury has suggested he could make his comeback on the 13th of may. the 28—year—old who hasn't fought since beating wladimir klitschko in november of 2015 and has twice withdrawn from rematches tweeted in the past few hours that he‘s ‘working on an opponent‘ and that more news will follow. now to cricket and the england women‘s te

bt sport has extended its tv rights for the champions league and europa league until 2021.th bt sport, it's a paid subscription service. but its now going to make clips, weekly highlights, and both finals available to watch for free on social media. the new deal gives bt sport exclusivity across all live games and highlights for the first time which means there'll be no and one of life's biggest regrets is not spending more time sorting out money and finance. that's according to new research by life insurance comparison website compare. two thousand people were quizzed about what they wish they had invested more time in and just under a third said it was money and finance. a quarter regretting not taking time to develop their careers further. let's check in with the markets, the ftse 100 let's check in with the markets, the ftse100 has edged down, a fall in mining stocks outweighing the positive impact of the merger. if it went through it with cd creation of one of the world's industry powerhouses. the backs in frankfurt is lower after it saw the shares in deutsche bank all

he has been banned after their red card during their europa league tie up with ghent. as sent off after a nasty challenge at wembley. spurs are currently second in the premier league. lewis hamilton has already -- is league. lewis hamilton has already —— is favourite to win this year's formula i world championship, and the race has not even begun. on sunday he dominated both practice sessions i heard about australian grand prix. he was a huge half a second quicker than anybody else in the second session, prompting his boss to say it was the best he'd ever seen. ferrari's from —— sebastian vettel was second fastest. this season features new cars that are bigger and quicker, with up to five seconds shaved off lap times. with the fia, to find the right solutions to make our sport as great as possible the future. by great, i mean, close racing, healthy teams, true meritocracy of drivers. and all the things we know that we would have in a perfect world. the british and irish lions coach warren gatland has already lost a couple of potential shoe—ins for this summer's tour of

we're going to try the europa league, and fourth, in the premier league. we will see what happens.re proud. the attitude was excellent. to come back into the game at 2—1 just shows you the spirit in the group. and over the balance of play, i thought that 2—1 we could have potentially got the equaliser. so here's how it looks at the top of the premier league this evening... chelsea against crystal palace next. but they still play man utd and city. celtic are just one win away from scottish premiership title. they beat dundee 2—1 at dens park and are now 25 points clear with nine games to play. they took the lead in first half stoppage time whenjozo simunovic‘s flick was deflected into the net. stuart armstrong doubled the lead for brendan rodgers‘ side six minutes into the second half when he nodded in james forrest's cross. the goal of the game belonged to dundee‘s faissal el bakhtaoui. celtic will clinch the title if they beat hearts in a fortnight. today we played some fantastic football, butjust failing to make the final pass... that might have made it more comfortable. but we k

after all that champions league excitement on wednesday, it's the turn of the europa league to take centre stage. and there was a 6 goal thriller in france as lyon came from behind to beat roma in the first leg of the last 16 tie. the home side had taken the lead after 8 minutes but mohamed salah drew the italians level on 20 minutes, before on—loan spurs defender federico fazio put roma ahead just after the half hour — at this point all one way traffic. the second half though belonging to lyon. they scored 3 unanswered goal, including a rocket from alexander lacazette in injury time to put themselves in the driving seat to reach the quarter finals. 4—2 final score. meanwhile manchester united grabbed a vital away goal as they drew 1—1 at russian side rostov. henrikh mkhitaryan‘s close—range finish after 35 minutes giving united the lead but despite showing very little going forward up to that point the hosts equalized through aleksandr bukharov. it leaves things finally poised for the return leg at old trafford next thursday. better 1—1 fan zero — zero at the game is open. the result is o

manchester united are the only british side left in the europa league, we've had the quarter—final drawregqe—reideg; . the manager was not happy with the last round having a tough tie a long trip against rostov. they have the favourites, the avoided avoided the favourites, the avoided leon. anderlecht is a very good tight. their record when was against 10-0. the 10—0. the finish top of anderlecht, 10—0. the finish top of the belgian league but manchester united will feel they can get through against them. we will look forward to those ties in just around two weeks' time. it's the final weekend of rugby union's six nations championship. england are in dublin looking to win back to back grandslams — that's never been done in the six nations. for most test wins on the bounce. fe} file? 13??? "fg‘ieflrfifi will eclipse his 1992 team if they match their achievement of back—to—back grand slams i have at will carling texting meet reminding me how great his team was, he called it his team, but i am very aware and we are not seeing it as a daunting thing to go to ireland, we're daunting thing to go

so we are going to try europa league, we are going to try the fourth position in the premier league.hat happens. tottenham overcame the absence of leading scorer harry kane to secure a hard—fought win over southampton that ensures they remain second in the table heading into the international break. dele alli made it m for the season for him though helping spurs to a 2—1win at white hart lane while southampton remain 10th iam very i am very than happy i am very- than happy with the performance of the whole team. i am very pleased than happy with the performance of the whole team. it isa the performance of the whole team. it is a difficult when you lose your main striker but i think our defensive player worked very well how offensive it alone. i think and how offensive it alone. i think we are in a fantastic position and just keep going. in spain's primera division barcelona have narrowed the gap on leaders real madrid to two points after a 4—2 win against valencia at camp nou. lionel messi scored twice as valencia were forced to play more than half the match with ten men following th

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he is still eligible to play in the europa league althouthose mourinho has called the last—16 tie againstct". apart from the travel, they are 126 miles north—east of moscow, the manchester united manager has slated the standard of the pitch. he doesn't think it's fit to play on. uefa have admitted that it isn't perfect but won't call the match off. mourinho says ibrahimovich will start but because of the poor surface, team selection is going to be tricky. it is hard for me to believe that we're going to play tomorrow with that field, if you can call it a field. and i don't know which team to play, really. i don't know which tea m to play, really. i don't know which team i am going to play. there's one match in the premier league tonight. manchester city can move above spurs to second if they beat stoke tonight, and that would also cut chelsea's lead to eight points. focusing on the next game, stoke city. what they do, how they defend, how they attack, what we have to do to create as much as possible. every game is the same, so the focus is on that, not on the points in the table. there's

draw away to bottom of the table osasuna leaving the visitors eight points adrift of a potential europa leagueson. second seed angelique kerber made hard work of securing her place in the last 16 of the indian wells tournament with a three set win over france's pauline parmentier. the german, who's assured of returning to number one in the world when the elite wta event ends, thanks to the injury withdrawal of serena williams needed two hours and 33 minutes to get past the 62nd—ranked parmentier. the temperature hit 36 degrees, an average of 20 degrees above the conditions normally expected at this time of the year. kerber next faces russian elena vesnina as she aims for a place in the quarterfinals. seven—time grand slam champion venus williams was a convincing 6—4, 6—2 victory over lucie safarova. the 12th seed is playing herfirst tournament since the australian open when she finished runner up to sister serena. she'll next play the winner of the match between sixth—seeded agnieszka radwanska of poland or china's peng shuai. 2015 champion simona halep lost in straight sets to france's kristi

it has cost bt £1.2 billion for a three—year deal, and includes all champions league and europa leaguematch clips of both competitions. the bbc has secured the rights for the 2019 women's world cup. more than 12 million people watched on bbc tv last time round in canada, when england finished third. they will attempt to succeed the usa as champions in two years' time. in the cyprus cup, wales women lost 1—0 to the republic of ireland. scotland women beat austria 3—1. jane ross, leanne ross and lisa evans with the goals. the fa have tabled a series of proposals to reform the organisation. they include reserving three places on the fa board forfemale members and adding eleven new members to the fa council to better reflect the diversity in english football. from wembley, here's our sports news correspondent, richard conway. change has not been an easy way for the football association and in the past few years efforts to drive through reforms in the fa board and council have almost universally failed whenever efforts have been attempted. they're trying to get through real change into the

manchester united will face belgian side anderlecht in the quarter finals of the europa league. two races, in the first, the triumph hurdle, the 5—2 favourite defi du seuil finished well clear forjockey after four wins yesterday, irish trainier willie mullins is back in the winners‘ enclosure. his 20/1 outsider arctic fire, coming up on the inside with paul townend in the purple silks, won the county hurdle after a photo finish. less tha n less than an hour to go until the gold cup. let‘s go live to cheltenham and now, speak to our correspondence. a good win for mullins, does that both well for him mullins, does thtitth—tta. ao, , west—hfior ut! the gold cup? in the gold cup? by in the gold cup? by the performances yesterday, four winners yesterday, a lot of money going on the course that finished second in the last two years. willie mullins has never won the gold cup. he dominated the festival in recent yea rs, never won he dominated the festival in recent years, never won the gold cup. could this finally be their year? plenty of other horses to look out for as well. the sentime

the deal includes champions league andy europa league highlights and matchplay. —— and the europa leaguey bellew says he is not sure whether he will fight again. he came through the fight again. he came through the fight which was built on pretty nasty words in the build—up. he was asked whether he would take up the option of a rematch against david haye. i don't know. option of a rematch against david haye. idon't know. iwill take option of a rematch against david haye. i don't know. i will take some time off to heal and recover and spent some time with my family. i'm not sure if i can go through this again, i'm not sure why body can deal with it. ifar again, i'm not sure why body can deal with it. i far exceeded again, i'm not sure why body can deal with it. ifar exceeded what again, i'm not sure why body can deal with it. i far exceeded what i set out to do in this business, this game, i really have, so it will take something special to draw me back out. i am something special to draw me back out. iam being something special to draw me back out. i am being totally honest now. your nex

up until now he has attacked every competition comedy said that he europa league make take preference on because it is a champions league qualification. he will want to win this tie, he will not want to lose to chelsea and he will want to win another trophy. you had been with us pretty much for every round, you have sampled the spanish football as well. we all say it is really special. you have sampled the copa del rey, in the semifinal stages in spain. do they compare, european cup competitions to this competition? no, the copa del rey is a small competition where the big clu bs a small competition where the big clubs only really get excited when they get to the semifinal stage. it is not compatible. i think the fa cup is not compatible to any fa cup competition in was trouble apart from champions league football or european football. because it is a fantastic competition and it is one where in two or three weeks' time and the semifinals on wembley, it will be an unbelievable occasion just like this is tonight. some of my best memories and football are winning the fa cup. you can nev

it has cost bt £1.2 billion for a three—year deal, and includes all champions league and europa leaguech will see them broadcast coverage of every game. england came third at the tournament in canada two years ago — after they beat germany in the play—off. that tournament reached more than 12 million people on bbc tv last time round. england will attempt to succeed the usa as champions in two years' time. after beating david haye on saturday, world cruiserweight champion tony bellew says he's not sure whether he will fight again. he came through their all—british heavyweight fight, a bout that was built on some real animosity between the pair. i don't know, ijust hope he gets healthy as soon as possible. i'm going to take some time out to heal and to spend time with my family, and then we'll see. i'm not sure if i can go through this any more, i'll be totally honest, i'm not sure my body can deal with it. i've far exceeded what i set out to do in this business and this game, i really have. so, it's going to take something special to draw me back out, i'm being totally honest now. that'

later, joanna, there is the europa league quarterfinal draw and the champions league quarterfinal drawe access to facilities seems to be a labyrinth with a geographical lottery thrown in. we are looking to buy a house, but where will be determined by local authority support availability. rafael needs 24—hour care, which we give now. as he grows, it becomes more difficult to move him around, change diapers, shower him and put him into an taken out of the car seat. we are not looking for hand—outs but help in navigating the system and find out what help is available. karen has also e—mailed, the government is co nsta ntly also e—mailed, the government is constantly targeting disability, and those cuts affect children and disabled disproportionately hard. it is always someone else's keep getting in touch if you are a pa rent of keep getting in touch if you are a parent of a disabled child and having these issues, or maybe conversely, we have had an e—mail from david saying we - in kent, from david saying we are in kent, the care and attention we receive is great. all of your views are ver

man should delete my manchester united will face anderlecht in the europa league. d beat the record held by themselves for the most test wins on the bounce a 19. for the most test wins on the bounce a19. the last for the most test wins on the bounce — 19. the last time for the most test wins on the bounce a19. the last time england for the most test wins on the bounce — 19. the last time england won back—to—back grand slams was in 1991 a 92, back—to—back grand slams was in 1991 — 92, in the old five nations. oti i have will- reminding me how have will carling reminding me how great his team was, he called his team. iam great his team was, he called his team. i am very aware of the opportunity that presents itself in ireland. it is exciting and a scary thing to do. presents itself in ireland. it is exciting and a scary thing to dolj have had a few messages from various new zealand friends and family, and they never like to be in a competition that they don't have a hand in, but the overall motivation for us is very much on, can we get a performance that can allow us

so we are going to try europa league, we are going to try the fourth position in the premier league.was deflected into the net. stuart armstrong doubled the lead for brendan rodgers's side six minutes into the second half when he nodded the goal of the game belonged to dundee's faissal el bakhtoui. celtic will clinch the title if they beat hearts in a fortnight. six nations chiefs have opened a n investigation intetheeventsi at the end of wales' defeat to france in paris yesterday. they played 20 minutes beyond the 80 in a chaotic finale. the wales interim head coach flagged up what he felt to be underhand tactics by the french and questioned their integrity. the first incdient that will be looked at is the head injury assessment for prop uini antonio, that allowed the scrummaging specialist ragbah slimani to return to the field and help the french score the late pushover try for the win. george north also claimed that he had been bitten during that 20 minutes of play. the six nations is awaiting a report from the citing commissioner. there was no clear video evidence of the alleged

so we are going to try europa league, we're going to try the fourth position in the premier league andck of the ties is barcelona against valencia, which is under way at the nou camp. there's about 20 minutes to play, and what an eventful game it's been. barca have come from behind, they're currently winning 3—2. in the other games, atletico madrid increased their chances of champions league football next season, beating sevilla 3—1 to consolidate fourth place. towards the bottom of the table, sporting gijon beat granada 3—1. it's 0—0 between leganes and malaga. deportivo couldn't follow up their shock win over barcelona. they lost 1—0 to celta vigo. looks set to be a tight finish it looks set to be a tight finish to the arnold palmer invitational in florida, with no fewer than six players within two shots of the lead. 0vernight leaders charley hoffman and kevin kisner have both dropped shots today, but are one clear of the field on ten under par. they've just been joined by four—time major winner rory mcilroy. marc leishman has just made an incredible eagle on the 16th to move to 11 u

bt sport has paid £1.1 billion to retain the rights to show champions league and europa league games.—21 season gives the broadcaster exclusive rights to show all games and highlights. the culture secretary, karen bradley is to make a statement in the house this afternoon on the proposed merger between sky and 21st century fox. that's expected some time after 3.30 with tom watson, the deputy labour leader, responding to the statement. there's been international condemnation of the test launch of four ballistic missiles by north korea. the japanese prime minister, shinzo abe, said three landed in waters close to the country's north—west coast. south korea's acting president has asked for the swifter deployment of a us—made missile defence system due to be installed later this year. joining me now from seoul is a fellow in north korean studies. thank you very much forjoining us, how do you read what's happened? you know, it's never great to wake up to news that there are more ballistic missile launches from north korea. what is surprising about this one is that there were four that were

bt sport has paid £1.1 billion to retain the rights to show champions league and europa league games.of the 2020—21 season gives the broadcaster exclusive rights to show all games and highlights. president trump is expected to sign a new travel ban today to prevent citizens from six predominantly muslim countries from entering the united states. iraq has been taken off the list, after mr trump's controversial first attempt was blocked by the courts. our correspondent gary o'donoghue is in washington. i'm guessing people are waking up to this and the wheels are being put in motion now, gary. if we are right, i guess there'll be a large scrum to sort this out? part of the justification originally for rushing the thing out was that they didn't wa nt to the thing out was that they didn't want to give people time to try and work out ways to get around it. now, if it is march 16th we are looking at for the introduction of this, i think that is a criticism they will have to deal with. but clearly this time around, what they're desperate to do is make sure all the ducks are ina row to do is m

tottenham's dele alli has been banned for three european club games after his red card during the europa leagueelder was sent off for a nasty challenge in the first half of the second leg at wembley, and the suspension will be served if spurs get into europe next season — which looks likely, with the team second in the premier league. england's attempts to arrange a fixture against new zealand later this year came from head coach eddiejones, and weren't motivated by commercial reasons. the rfu's chief executive insists the opportunity to play the world champions was something he had to look into. the all blacks declined the offer to play at twickenham in november. i think every rugby supporters around the country would want to see england playing the all blacks in 2017, so i felt absolutely on a bound to see if we could achieve that. although it wasn't easy and there were potentially difficult is about trying to do it, but it was worth having a go to see if we could get will be a great game. the all blacks were very straightforward and decent about it and after some discussions and deliberation

mourinho says the rostov pitch isn't good enough to play on, but uefa says manchester united's europa leaguehat the intelligence agencies can listen to your conversations? that's the extraordinary suggestion in documents — apparently from the cia — released last night by the organisation wikileaks. today the companies which make the devices say they're urgently investigating the claims. here's our security correspondent gordon corera. could your tv be spying on you? if you've got an internet connected tv, that might be possible. secret documents show how the cia have turned tvs into bugging devices, giving the capability a codename, weeping angel, named it seems after characters in the doctor who tv series. a team of security researchers showed me how they've replicated the cia's capability. so how is it possible to turn a tv like this into a bugging device? modern tvs are basically powerful computers. they've got lots of processes on there. but most importantly they have microphones and interanet access. so we have written an application here, the screen is almost blank, it listens to every

so we are going to try europa league, we are going to try the fourth position in the premier league.ee 2—1 at den park and are now 25 points clear with nine games to play. they took the lead in first—half stoppage time whenjozo simunovic‘s flick was deflected into the net. stuart armstrong doubled the lead for brendan rodgers' side six minutes into the second half when he nodded in james forrest's cross. the goal of the game belonged to dundee's faissal el bakhtaoui. celtic will clinch the title if they beat hearts in a fortnight. all change at the top of the super league. salford have ended castleford's unbeaten start to the season. the red devils came from behind to win13—12. it's wigan that replace castleford at the top after drawing 16—16 with huddersfield. six nations chiefs have opened an investigation into the events at the end of wales' defeat to france in paris yesterday. they played 20 minutes beyond the 80 in a chaotic finale. the wales interim head coach flagged up what he felt to be underhand tactics by the french, and questioned their integrity. the first incdient that

he has been banned after their red card during their europa league tie up with ghent. lready -- is league. lewis hamilton has already —— is favourite to win this year's formula 1 world championship, and the race has not even begun. 0n sunday he dominated both practice sessions i heard about australian grand prix. he was a huge half a second quicker than anybody else in the second session, prompting his boss to say it was the best he'd ever seen.

and tottenham's dele alli is banned for three european club games after his red card during the europa leaguege in the first half of the second leg at wembley. and the suspension will be served if spurs get into europe next season. which looks likely with the team currently second in the premier league. formula one returns this weekend. lewis hamilton will be looking to win the title once again. here's our formula one reporter tom clarkson. today was the day of the first practice sessions at albert park circuit behind me here in melbourne australia, is a very different formula i this season, with wider tyres and wider cars and much faster lap times, and the fastest time today was five seconds faster than here last year and that is a lifetime in formula i. if you were hoping that these new rules would shake up the order at the front i'm afraid your hopes have been —— because it is still lewis hamilton dominating proceedings. fastest this morning in the first practice session, fastest this afternoon in the second practice session and not bya the second practice session and not by a small margin

and coming up in sportsday on bbc news: there's an away goal for manchester united in their europa leaguet they're held to a draw by russians fc rostov. good evening. the prime minister has insisted that the controversial change announced in the budget to increase national insurance for self—employed workers is "simpler, fairer and more progressive". theresa may refused to accept that the government had broken a manifesto pledge, saying the promise had only extended to one kind of national insurance. but the move has angered a number of conservative backbenchers and been roundly criticised by labour. our political editor laura kuenssberg reports. brussels is rarely a place where british prime ministers can find a retreat, but theresa may entered discreetly into the summit, in a hurry for the talks. not for her the grand arrivals of her other eu colleagues. not the day for number ten to stop and chat. but after a domestic debacle over her budget, she knew there was explaining to do. as the chancellor made clear yesterday, we will use this moment of change to build a stronger economy and a

live football this evening and manchester united are hoping to reach the quarterfinals of the europa leaguee middle of his domestic suspension. he had to chances to put united ahead. his shot came off the post. then he had the same post. look at this, this is later in the first half. they are into the second half now. still no goals. sunderland's jermaine defoe received an unexpected england has received an unexpected england call—up for games against lithuania. he has been in great form since returning from a spill in toronto at has scored 14 goals this season so far. with injuries to england's other strikers he is named as one of three strikers. ruby walsh rode in three strikers. ruby walsh rode in three races to date including the feature race. walsh won the hurdle on board the ten to one shot. walsh also one on let's dance later in the afternoon. warrington walls hope the first point of the super league season tonight. they got off to the worst possible start. 6—0 after ten minutes before ben crookes added a second try for the home side to make it10-0. second try for the home side to ma

bt sport has paid £1.1 billion to retain the rights to show champions league and europa league games.end of the 2020 — 2021 season — gives the broadcaster exclusive rights to show all games and highlights police say thirteen potential terror attacks have been thwarted in the last four years. the uk's most senior counter—terrorism police officer has also revealed that more than 500 investigations are being carried out at any one time. he disclosed the figures as he launched an appeal that aims to get members of the public to report any suspicious behaviour. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports. checking on a huge bag of fertiliser he planned to use for an al-qaeda bombing campaign against nightclubs and shopping centres. kiam in 2000 unaware he was being watched by police. a woman working at the storage warehouse had tipped off detectives. potentially saving hundreds of lives. if you have a concern about something you have seen or heard that could identify a terrorist threat, report it. a new police campaign reminds the public of the important role but they have in fi

at a construction site manchester united have though i only place in the quarterfinals of the europa leaguend out if they get past ross dolph at old trafford. —— ross dolph. good evening. theresa may has signalled that she would refuse permission for a referendum on scottish independence before the uk leaves the european union. the prime minister said the current focus needed to be on securing the best brexit deal for all of the the uk. scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, said it was democratically unacceptable to block scotland's right to choose and that history might look back on today as "the day the fate of the union was sealed". our political editor laura kuenssberg reports on the growing tensions between the two leaders. no to this. and even no to talks about a referendum. at least, not now. we should be working together, not pulling apart. together to get that right deal for scotland, that rights deal for the uk. so i say that's myjob as prime minister, and so for that reason i say to the snp, now is not the time. the prime minister's westminster message deliberately timed to

henrikh mkitaryan scored the away goal in a 1—1 draw at rostov in the first leg of their europa leagueional in barbados secures a 3—0 series whitewash. that's it for now. it's emerged that some detainees at an immigration removal centre near gatwick airport have been held there for as long as two—and—a—half years. let's get more on this from our home affairs correspondent, danny shaw. two—and—a—half years without charge? yes. because these are people who include foreign offenders, people who are asylum seekers who are waiting for their claims to be processed and people who are illegally in the country. it doesn't mean they have broken any law, but they have been detained at brooke house immigration centre near gatwick airport. it holds 400 men and what we learn from this inspection report into brooke house is that the average stay for detainees there has increased substantially. it is now a couple of months, two or three months the average stay and 23 people were held for over a year. of whom four were held for longer than two years. and the longest stay was over two—and—a—half years.

manchester united face belden league leaders anderlecht in the last eight of the europa league. the lestt of the europe leego‘e: will be back with more sports i will be back with more sports stories just after half past five. the nobel prize winning poet and playwright sir derek walcott has died at his home in st lucia at the age of 87. sir derek first gained international attention in the 1960s, with poems that explored the history e and culture of the caribbean. he was considered one of the key voices of west indian literature heritage of st lucia. lets talk to our arts correspondent lizo mzimba. he had very wide ranging interests and was prolific. absolutely, he wrote dozens of plays but it is his poetry that he is best rememberee: but it is his poetry that he is best rememberee for, it brought the but it is his poetry that he is best rememberge for, it brought the most remembered for, it brought the most attention during that prolific career. he started early, he's published his first poetry aged 18, it was called 25 poems. his big break, the one he will be remembered for, is omeros,

manchester united are in russia for tonight's europa league match. of the pitch. manchester city were knocked back in the title race last night when they drew 0—0 at home with stoke city. it means chelsea are smiling ten points clear of both city and tottenham. it finished goalless there against stoke. and both wales and ireland name unchanged sides for their 6 nations match in cardiff tomorrow night. wales coach rob howley says it's a chance for his side to earn redemption after defeat to scotland in their last match. a little more on that rostov pitch in the papers for you in a moment. thanks, mike. time fora in the papers for you in a moment. thanks, mike. time for a first look at the weather with carol. good morning. this morning it is a cloudy start, a damp one for some as well but most of us will end up like this, a beautiful weather watchers picture from port ballantrae in northern ireland from yesterday. what we have this morning will be sunny spells developing particularly through the middle part of the morning, late morning into the afterno

dele alli has been banned for three european club games after the europa league tie against gent.st gent. he was sent off for in st challenge in the first half of the second leg at wembley and the suspension will be served if spurs get in next season which looks likely with the team second in the premier league. wales manager kris commons says that crucial world cup qualifier against republic of ireland tonight is not a must win game but says there is a desperation to reach another major tournament. ireland are top of group d after four matches unbeaten, with wales only winning one of their qualifiers so far, four points behind in third. ina campaign, in a campaign, you get halfway and see where you are and you fight at the wrong end of the wrong end, so all this pressure on us is what we have always wanted. i have wished for it, jumped about it. being halfway in the campaign and still having a say in who finishes top, who comes second. we are right in that. england women have reached fourth in the fever rankings. they got a famous one and two over the usa and they have gone above

henrikh mkitaryan scored the away goal in a 1—1 draw at rostov in the first leg of their europa leaguemanchester city. eavesdrop by pep guardiola when he took over as manager at the start of the season and then sent on loan to intervene in italy. he bears no grudge against city. a love bat, i always said, is no they wanted me, i would be there. but i was always cautious when he said that because i'm aware that at the big clubs, stuff can change quickly and opinions on people in charge, not everyone can like you, not everyone can want to play you, that is the business side of it. eoin morgan described alex hales as unbelievable, as they reached a 3—0 victory over the west indies. he recovered from a broken hand to score a century in barbados. joe root also made a hundred, making a record total of 328, and england in the end winning by 186 runs. that's all the sport. thank you. let's get more now on the eu summit taking place in brussels. and that suggestion that britons may if they wish retain eu citizenship rights after the uk leads the union. —— leaves the union. with me is seb dance,

it has cost bt £1.2 billion for a three year deal, and includes all champions league and europa league—match clips of both competitions. the bbc has secured the rights for the 2019 women's world cup. more than 12 million people watched on bbc tv last time round in canada, when england finished third. they'll attempt to succeed the usa as champions in two years. now to cricket and the england women's team will make history when they play the first ever day—night ashes test against australia in november. the match will be played in sydney starting on the 9th of november and the series will also feature three one day internationals and three twenty20 matches. the winner of the multi—format series will again be decided by a points accumulation system as england look to reclaim the trophy they lost in 2015. 23 minutes played. west ham 0—0 chelsea. chelsea looking to go ten clear at the top. police say 13 potential terror attacks have been thwarted in the last four years. the uk's most senior counter—terrorism police officer has also revealed that more than 500 investigations are being carri

manchester united play russian side fc rostov in the last 16 of the europa league — the tie involvesry aspect" mourinho doesn't think the pitch is fit to play on. uefa have admitted that it isn't perfect but they won't call the match off. after seeing the playing service, mourinho says "i don't know which team to play." andy murray has been handed a very favourable draw of the indian wells atp masters. the briton has avoided roger federer, rafa nadal, del potro, kei nishikori and novak djokovic. his first match will be against either hensen lu or a qualifier. i feel fresh, against either hensen lu or a qualifier. i feelfresh, i against either hensen lu or a qualifier. ifeelfresh, i knew against either hensen lu or a qualifier. i feel fresh, i knew i had to take a decent break after melbourne. hopefully i can play some good stuff. my results have been a bit inconsistent so hopefully i can doa bit inconsistent so hopefully i can do a bit better this year. british freestyle snowboarder katie ormerod has posted on social media that she has suffered a broken back while training. british f

united face a 5,000—mile round trip to russia this evening to play fc rostov in the last 16 of the europa leaguet to play on. uefa have admitted that it isn't perfect but they won't call the match off. after seeing the playing service, mourinho says "i don't know which team to play." and heather watson and johanna konta will play each other for the first time on the wta tour, when they meet in the second round of the event at indian wells in california. konta was already through when watson came from a set down to beat the american nicole gibbs. konta will be the strong favourite, at number 11 in the world, she's way ahead of watson, who dropped to 108th this week. that's all the sport for now. your questions about the budget and what it means for you have been flowing in to the bbc, not least from people who are self—employed. they've been flooding in! here to provide some answers is jasmine birtles from the personal finance website, moneymagpie.com, and our personal finance correspondent, simon gompertz. welcome. we'll start with this one. iam welcome. we'll start with this one. i am self—empl

manchester united were held to a 1—1 draw by fc rostov in russia in the first leg of their last 16 europa leagueerrible state of the pitch and it seemed to even things up on the night. united managed to score in the first half with zlatan ibrahimovic setting up henrikh mkhitariyan. but the home side were level not long after the half time break. aleksandr bukharov with a fantastic finish. the second leg is next thursday at old trafford. england are closing in on a 3—0 one—day series victory against west indies. england set the hosts a daunting 329 to win in barbados. they are currently 101—8 of 33 of their 50 overs. they are currently 101—8 of 33 of their 50 overs. england were put in and batted well. 0pener alex hales scored a century on his return from injury, and joe root also scored a hundred. the west indies never looked likely to chase down what is a record total for a one—day international on this ground. and there has been some revenge for ben stokes, who trapped carlos brathwaite lbw with the first ball he's bowled to him since being hit forfour sixes in the final over of the world t20.

it has cost bt £1.2 billion for a three—year deal, and includes all champions league and europa leaguery game. england came third at the tournament in canada two years ago — after they beat germany in the play—off. that tournament reached more than 12 million people on bbc tv last time round. england will attempt to succeed the usa as champions in two years' time. and tony bellew says he's not sure whether he'll fight again. after victory in the all—british heavyweight bout against david haye on saturday, a rematch had been talked about. but bellew said he's not sure he could put his body through it. i don't know. i hope he gets healthy as soon as possible. i will take some time out to recover and spend time with my family. and then we will see. i'm not sure if i can go through this any more, i will be totally honest, i'm not sure if my body can go through with it. i have far exceeded what i set out to do in business and game. i really have. so, it will take take something special to bring me back out. i am being totally honest. that's all sport for now. you can keep up to date with al