i manager at everton. i don't know why. .. i heard manager at everton. i don't know why...t about the last two seasons of everton, that maybe they were too afraid to play against liverpool. but why you need to be afraid to play against liverpool, i don't understand that. they've had a good run, didn't lose a lot of games of the last few weeks or months. good results, obviously confident, but we're liverpool, we play at anfield and nobody should underestimate us. whenever we play, we'll have to create a special atmosphere. kevin, perhaps unsurprisingly both managers wanting to build up the occasion. you have played in merseyside derbies for everton. you will appreciate ronald koeman saying they shouldn't be any fearfor koeman saying they shouldn't be any fear for everton, but alsojoe jurgen klopp is reminding everybody the anfield atmosphere is one to ta ke the anfield atmosphere is one to take reckon of. that's very true. i've played in a merseyside derby with mixed results, i have to say that. i'd like to think the everton players are trying to buy into the mindset of what

that is what we need to have in everton.time to improve, that is the next step for the club. 0k, in some aspects, we saw the difference today oi'i aspects, we saw the difference today on the pitch. in the second premier league game today manchester city moved to within a point of tottenham and eight of chelsea. pep guadiola's side 2—0 winners at sunderland, who stay rooted to the bottom of the table. hannah lupton watched this one. sometimes a pep talk goes a long way. but with david moyes' sunderland, propping up the premier league, they need more than words. jermain defoe scored eight times against manchester city and came within a whisker of his night, as sunderland limited them in the first half. the danger is, if you don't ta ke half. the danger is, if you don't take your chances against pep guardiola's site, they can do this... carved up just guardiola's site, they can do this... carved upjust before guardiola's site, they can do this... carved up just before the break, sergio aguero, i—0. his 23rd of the season. give

the last two seasons of everton that maybe they we re seasons of everton that maybe they were too afraidy against liverpool. something a bit different. schoolchildren are to get help with their numbers and letters from the favourite footballers. the premier league has launched its most ambitious community programme to date as it attempts to boost learning by linking it to football. it will provide lesson resources to 10,000 primary schools by 2019. this is a lesson you should heed. the premier league is reaching out from the pitch to primary schools as it tries to provide some learning inspiration and help children be more active. football has a power and energy and motivates people and young people in particular and because we can we should and that is what it is about. free online resources a re what it is about. free online resources are being made available for teachers to download. those in classrooms seemingly keen to combine their studies with sport. it will help me with reading because i don't really like reading but if i use football i will have lots of fun reading. you learn ab

but two late everton goals did set up a nervous finish.

easy to forget at times, but everton did have their own prolific striker.elu lukaku, but one was enough to give the travelling fans some hope. but that was momentarily nudged to one side by dele alli. even a late goal never really looked like being enough. a club record nine premier league wins in a row for spurs. harry kane and dele alli proving a winning combination. it is another fantastic achievement for that group. we feel very proud about that, to break the home record. it has made history, started to make history with that group, the young players. it is only the start of the good things that is coming in the future. in the second premier league game today manchester city moved to within a point of tottenham and eight of chelsea. pep guadiola's side 2—0 winners at sunderland, who stay rooted to the bottom of the table. hannah lupton watched this one. sometimes a pep talk goes a long way. but with david moyes‘ sunderland, propping up the premier league, they need more than words. jermain defoe's scored eight times against manchester city and came with

ajanuary signing, signed from everton, four goals in his last four home games.ing a brilliant time at hull. he has turned things around. excellent run but they did not give him a locker, they relegated him to the reserves and now he has turned into a hero. let's hear from the manager. now he has turned into a hero. let's hearfrom the manager. they now he has turned into a hero. let's hear from the manager. they have got a chance fell to stay up. he's wanting to play well, to stay with the ball. very good and after the set pieces, very good kicker as well. to control the game in the first half, you don't get a lot of chances but you have the moment, i felt, a little bit nervous. we improve our attitude as well, spirit as well, more calm and more problems for them and we scored two goals. i think it is a fair result for us. bradford turning point when he went off and knack gave them a lift, seeing their top scorer go off down the tunnel. he has been a key player for us recently and he gives a different threats, that was a loss for us. he is a good player who came

a club versus country row has emerged this evening, as everton boss ronald koeman publicly criticisesublic of ireland manager martin o'neill. only for o'neill to respond and say koeman is a "master tactician of the blame game". and charley hull remains in contention in her second round of the first women's golf major of the season. hello, thank you very much for watching. celtic will have to wait until sunday at least to secure the scottish premiership title after second—placed aberdeen thrashed dundee 7—0 at dens park this evening in a win that included a first hat—trick for centre back, andrew considine. he turns 30 tomorrow and opened the scoring for the second—placed dons inside 17 minutes. his second made it 4—0 just before half—time, and with the game effectively over, many dundee fans were leaving the ground by that point. good night for considine though. celtic are still 22 points clear at the top, but this is a night that'll live long in the memory for considine, who would get the seventh and final goal in the closing stages. 7-0 7—0 away from home, not bad! there was one gam

but two late everton goals did set up a nervous finish.scored in the third and we thought the game was over. but a lack of concentration at the end came together to let a goal conceded like this. it was tough in the end. iam like this. it was tough in the end. i am disappointed. but very pleased because we played very well and it was fantastic. sergio aguero scored in the first half, and leroy sane after the interval, guiding them to victory over bottom of the table sunderland, who are now six points from safety. pep guardiola's side move to within a point of second placed tottenham and eight off the league leaders, chelsea, with 12 games of the season remaining. we made a good performance. the first few minutes were tough because we expected how aggressive they would be in terms of intensity. we we re would be in terms of intensity. we were lucky we made a very good first goal. but we got the half—time1—0. it was completely different. drawing and losing. in the second half we played very, very good. well, you cannot fault the players for

hejoined everton for a club record 28 million from chelsea 3 years ago one other football line, gary over a year. he replaces steve mcclaren, who was sacked by the club for a second time at the weekend. rowett, a former derby player, was sacked by he'll take over immediately. muirfield has voted to allow female members for the first time. the east lothian club was removed as a host venue the sports minister tracy crouch said it sends out a vital message and that is important for organisations to play their part in equality. steeped in tradition muirfield may be. but its views on women were perceived as less than honourable. in a feat of scottish perseverance, though, the board got the result it wanted at the second attempt. the rules of the club will be changed accordingly with immediate effect. and we look forward to welcoming women as members, who will enjoy and benefit from the traditions and the friendship of this remarkable club. back in may last year, the first ballot fell 14 votes short of the two thirds majority needed to allow women to become members of the honourable compan

enner valencia scored a late goal for everton but it wasn't enough.nchester city could move to a point behind spurs if they beat sunderland. this one kicked off at apm. jermain defoe had the chance to put the home side ahead when he hit the post. that was before sergio aguero scored his 23rd goal of the season. leroy sahni has grabbed another. celtic survived a scare in their scottish cup tie against st mirren before booking a semi—final place with a 4—1win at parkhead. harry davis left the home fans stunned as he put the championship‘s bottom club ahead injust the 13th minute. it took almost an hour for the runaway premiership leaders to hit back through mikael lustig. scott sinclair put them in front just 73 seconds later. that's all sport for now. we'll have much more in sportsday at 6:30pm. china's economy is predicted to slow again this year, according to the country's premier li kechang. speaking at the annual national people's congress in beijing, mr li attributed the slowdown to increasing global protectionism. he also promised to tackle the c

well bellew will be watching his beloved everton today as they face tottenham at white hart lane.aking the top four, while spurs are looking to keep the pressure up on leaders chelsea who play tomorrow. they are doing very well. they have a very good team, very good players. it will be a very competitive game for us, it is key to get the three points, keep our position in the table, keep fighting and try to reduce the gap with chelsea. but it will be tough, the game. tottenham is one of the best teams, they are really strong at home. we know. but ok, it is a challenge. to play against a strong team at home. be ourselves and then get a good result. that's the first premier league game of the day. bottom side sunderland host manchester city later, city are looking to consolidate their place in the top four. and in the scottish cup, the remainding quarterfinals take place, starting with celtic against st mirren at lunchtime. that's followed by aberdeen—partick thistle. england's women snatched a dramatic victory over the world champions usa in their second match of the she believes c

enner valencia scored a late goal for everton but it wasn't enough.t the top. the four o'clock kick off in the premier league sees bottom of the table sunderland up against man city. it is currently goalless after 16 minutes at the stadium of light. celtic survived a scare in their scottish cup tie against st mirren before booking a semifinal place with a 4—1win at parkhead. harry davis left the home fans stunned as he put the championship's bottom club ahead injust the 13th minute. it took almost an hour for the runaway premiership leaders to hit back through mikael lustig. scott sinclair put them in front just 73 seconds later. moussa dembele and leigh griffiths completed the rout to extend celtic‘s unbeaten domestic run to 3a games. the final quarter final is aberdeen against partick thistle. they kicked off at 3pm and it's1—0 to aberdeen. tony bellew has revealed he broke his hand in the second or third round of his heavyweight victory over david haye last night. bellew beat favourite haye after knocking him down in the 11th round. haye — who was

tottenham closed the gap at the top of the premier league with a 3—2 win over everton.for spurs. harry kane scored twice, dele alli got the third. romelu lukaku was also on the scoresheet. mauricio pochettino is now seven points behind the leaders, chelsea, who face west ham on monday. another fantastic achievement for that group. we feel very proud about that. they broke the club record. i think it has made history, it is starting to make history, that group. they young players. this is only the start of the good things coming in the future. we know they are strong, but they have two or three years in a row, two or three seasons in a row with the same players and they bought some better players and they bought some better players and they bought some better players and that is all about timing and that is what we need to have in everton. if we get the time, if we get to improve, that is the next step for the club and, 0k, in some aspects we saw that difference today on the pitch. manchester city move back up to third, one point behind totte n ha m back up to third, one

romelu lukaku and enner valencia were on the scoresheet for everton.t is another fantastic achievement for that group. i think we feel very, very proud about that, to break that home record. i think that is making history. we are starting to make history with that group and the young players. it is only the start of the good things that are coming in the future. manchester city moved back up to third, a point behind tottenham, with a game in hand after a 2—0 win at bottom side, sunderland. sergio aguero and leroy sane with city's goals. we made a good performance. the first few minutes were tough because for sunderland it means we expected how aggressive they were in the intensity they played. we were lucky that we made a very good first goal. but we went to half—time1—0. it is com pletely but we went to half—time1—0. it is completely different to draw than losing. and we played very, very good. it will be an old firm derby in the semi—final of the scottish cup after celtic thrashed st mirren 4—1 in the last eight. aberdeen have been drawn against hibs

everton, 3—0 winners here.ey are going to win a game. since they were reached 40 points, romelu lukaku in great form. romelu lukaku has now got 19 premier league goals this season. his best ever tally and still in early march. —— march. ronald koeman happy with his team's performance. i think the second half, we control it and i think our defensive organisation, we know the strengths, outstanding today. i am really pleased by the professional way how we got the win today. 0ffe nsively way how we got the win today. 0ffensively but also defensively. conceding the two goals before half—time killed us. up until that point, we were well in the game. romelu lukaku were pretty outstanding so than today and that final third, thin lines and they are the ones who have benefited from it today but you cannot fault the players, they have worked really hard, put a lot of effort into this game. let's ta ke let's take a look at the top of the table. everton looking comfortable. they are to be hind manchester united. liverpool

tomorrow tottenham take on everton and chelsea are playing on everton and chelsea are playing on mondayifference. at the bottom crystal palace are the biggest winners because they are out of the relegation zone. swansea have not moved up position, but they are five points clear of the drop zone. middlesbrough are in big trouble because of their lack of goals. sunderland have a big game against manchester city, but they need to put some results together. sunderland play manchester city tomorrow, so that does not bode well for them. that is the premier league. after second—place brighton were beaten this afternoon, newcastle united are looking to extend their lead at the top of the championship to five points. it was a 3—1victory at huddersfield. a penalty and a goal put the magpies ahead before dwight gayle rounded off the win in injury time. and here are the rest of the day's results. brighton miss the chance to go top of the table, losing 3—0 to nottingham forest. these are the second set of results. rangers are through to the semi—finals of the scottish cup — a hat—trick from joe garn

a big loss to everton. a big loss. a big loss to everton.ht back, i hope and yeah, it puts things in prospective. he had a serious injury himself and he's a great boy. he's a cracking lad. i have not seen the challenge, but i have seen the outcome if you like. it's a bad one for seamus and that's a shame because he is someone i ri for seamus and that's a shame because he is someone i r i think he's one of the best full—backs in the premier league. it was a busy night in rugby league's superleague, and we have new leaders in hull fc, thanks to their win at wigan. but at the other end of the table, things have gone from bad to worse for warrington, who've lost every game this season — just six months after they were in the grand final, this time they were beaten 31—6 by st helens. in rugby union's premiership, gloucester comfortably, saw off local rivals bristol 32—14. england wing jonny may sealed the bonus point win for gloucester and bristol's hopes of avoiding relegation straight back to the championship look slim. they're seven points adr

liverpool host everton in the merseyside derby on saturday.i has been banned for four international matches, just before argentina's world cup qualifier against bolivia kicked off this evening. the barcelona forward was punished for directing "insulting words" at an assistant referee in thursday's 1—0 win over chile. messi, who scored the only goal in the qualifier, was angered when he was flagged for a foul, waving and shouting at the assistant in response. he's also been fined just over £8,000. argentina trailing 2—0. that kicked off at 9pm tonight. video refereeing was trialled once again in tonight's friendly between france and spain ahead of the 2018 world cup in russia. spain were 2—0 winners in paris but it was the video technology that ruled out france taking the lead at the stade de france. antoine griezman was eventually ruled offside before he headed past david de gea. david silva then put spain 1—0 up from the spot before gerard delafeaou sealed the win for the visitors. his effort was flagged offside but the referee overruled it a

o'neil expected to make several changes to his side, some enforced following the double leg break to evertoncoleman in friday's world cup qualifier with wales. he's been backed by his manager to make a full recovery. burnley‘s robbie brady will captain the side tomorrow in his absence. great players have broken their legs and come back. seamus should... obviously, it is very early for him to start considering all of those things, but he is was that of naturally, as i mentioned earlier. at the start, i mentioned he is down, as he would be. he has the realisation that he will be out of action for quite some considerable time, and that has dawned on him. those things don't take five minutes to get over. it has been disappointing, obviously, for our captain and the latter that seamus is. it is always disappointing. i sort of knew straightaway when it happened. the lads are obviously disappointed for him. we will be out there to help them as best as he can, to help him along the way. the england u2i manager aidy boothroyd said he's pleased with the way his side are developing after they beat denm

it's seventh against eighth as everton welcome west brom.an swansea make it back—to—back wins, when they play hull city, who are second bottom? and after beating arsenal 3—1, jurgen klopp‘s liverpool have burnley visiting anfield, that's on sunday. liverpool looking for revenge because burnley beat them earlier in the season. there's also the small matter of the old firm derby this weekend too, as celtic look to make it four wins out of four against their city rivals rangers on sunday. brendan rodgers‘ side already have the league title all but wrapped up, but are keen to keep their unbeaten run going. rangers go into the game still without a permanent manager, as alasdair lamont reports. as glasgow's heavyweights repair for the fourth showdown of the season, the fourth showdown of the season, the tale points to one thing, odds—on favourites celtic have won all three previous meetings. the aggregate score is a dashed to in celtic‘s favour, but the supremacy is laid out more starkly in their overall points haul. this fixture has been kind to

the everton defender ramiro funes mori is likely to miss the rest of the season, after suffering a kneees mori was stretchered off with a torn meniscus in the first half of argentina's world cup—qualifying loss against bolivia in la paz earlier this week. the centre—back is unlikely to return from the injury before the end of everton‘s premier league season. now to tennis, and caroline wozniacki came from a set down to beat second seed karolina pliskova and make herfirst miami 0pen final. pliskova beat wozniacki in the doha final in february, and took the first set 7—5, before the 12th—seeded dane won the second 6—1. pliskova barely got a look in from then on, as wozniacki cruised through the deciding set again, winning 6—1 to book her place in saturday's final, against either three—time winner venus williams or great britain's johanna konta. 0n the atp tour, roger federer has fought his way into the miami masters semi—finals with a 2—1 defeat of tomas berdych. it looked plain sailing for the 18—time grand slam champion when he won the first set 6—2, but the tenth seed turned the tables

ernesto valverde of athletic bilbao and ronald koeman who manages everton.nal, eder, scored a dramatic late winner for lille on thursday, as they qualified for the quarter—finals of the french cup winning 2—1 against fourth tier bergerac perigord. lille led 1—0 before an equaliser in the third minute of stoppage time for the hosts before eder then scored the winner a minute later. that takes lille through to the last eight and a trip to high—flying monaco. football's lawmakers are to discuss the captain's role on the pitch and how it can be enhanced to increase respect for referees. the international football association board meets at wembley on friday to discuss a range of proposals but they say the focus will be on player behaviour. what we are seeing is the captain should be somebody more than someone with a piece of material on their arm who does the toss at the start of the game. can we bring them into football much more? and we consult with captains much more about how the game should be played? should we encourage relationships with the ca pta i ns e

liverpool host everton in the merseyside derby on saturday.ina‘s world cup qualifier against bolivia kicks off. the barcelona forward was punished for directing "insulting words" at an assistant referee in thursday‘s 1—0 win over chile. messi, who scored the only goal in the qualifier, was angered when he was flagged for a foul, waving and shouting at the assistant in response. he‘s also been fined just over £8,000. england women‘s head coach mark sampson will announce his 23—strong squad for euro 2017, more than three months before the tournament begins injuly. sampson came in to see us today, he says naming the squad next monday will "bring huge benefits". they were knocked out at the group stage four years ago. with every decision is good and bad bits. one bad bit is that potential for injuries. but we have a talented group of players, the players who miss out will be on the stand—by list and the good professionals, they‘ll keep himself fit and will be ready to go if they called upon. the 23 people we will trust to go to holland this summer

second placed spurs trimmed the gap to seven points with victory over everton yesterday, but as emmawith 12 games to go, the league leaders are going to take some stopping. the question is can anyone catch chelsea. they are seven points clear of totte n ha m chelsea. they are seven points clear of tottenham but also have a game in hand on the team in second place. that game in hand tonight here against west ham. west ham have beaten chelsea here in the league cup this season. that result makes the whole manager optimistic and the visiting manager wary. at least we know it is not impossible. we have done it recently. this season and we improved a lot from that game and we're playing well. it is a bonus game, it is a game we're playing at home and a game that are expecting something from knowing that we will have to be big time on top of our game. we know the difficulty of this type of game. against west ham. it is important for us to play our ideal football, to pick our philosophy and try to play, try to score and defend very well. to play with intensity. there were some ugly scenes h

everton striker romelu lukaku has turned down the most lucrative contract offer in the club's historyon were confident that he would sign a new five—year contract believed to be worth around #140£,000 a week. the sports minister says the decision by muirfield golf club to admit women as members for the first time has been a long time coming. the ladies european tour said it was extremely pleased with the vote. they believe it would begin to restore the reputation of the club. the r&a confirmed muirfield would 110w the r&a confirmed muirfield would now be eligible to host the open again after it was removed from the roster following the decision not to admit women last year. roster following the decision not to admit women last yearlj roster following the decision not to admit women last year. i hope it sends out a message that we are a friendly, welcoming club and that we will be delighted to welcome women members in the future. i think we will have to work hard to convince women that they genuinely will be welcome as members here. but we've had 498 members who voted in favour of wome

the everton defender needed surgery following the incident during their world cup qualifier in dublinn he'll be back playing. manchester city's women who take a 1—0 aggregate lead into their champions league quarter final second leg at home to danish side fortuna hjorring. we can go live to the manchester city academy and join our reporterjo currie. jo, a huge night for nick cushing's side a huge evening and they are hoping for a huge crowd. a couple of thousand fans are expected to turn up thousand fans are expected to turn up tonight as manchester city put in an attempt to make it to the semifinals of the women's champions league in their maiden season. as you said they come into the match with a 1—0 lead and that includes a vital away goal. so tonight's opponents fortuna vital away goal. so tonight's opponents fortu na hjorring vital away goal. so tonight's opponents fortuna hjorring will have to score twice to knock city out. 0ut. to score twice to knock city out. out. the last time they conceded two goals at home was two—and—a—half yea rs goals at home was two—and—a—half years ag

everton. the match, as i say, ended goalless.inst serbia, after receiving a yellow card. of course the main talking point though is that horrific injury to seamus coleman. neil taylor was sent off for the challenge, which left coleman with a broken leg. the manager says it is a bad break. just miss timed, a poor challenge who was sent or and taylor was distraught. he went to a apologise to the players afterwards. his manager says he is not that kind of play. a blow to him. he was having the season of a lifetime at club level. he is a big player and a great captain and a great character so it is a big loss. a big loss. a loss to everton, a loss to us and we hope he will fight back and it puts things in perspective. taylor is not that kind of player. he has had a serious injury himself. he is a great boy and i have seen the outcome, although not be challenge. it was a shame because he is someone i respect. one of the best full— backs in premier i respect. one of the best full—backs in premier league. formula 1 is back, with lewis h

everton are continuing their push towards the top six places with a 3—0 win over west brom.agues top scorer with 19 goals each. while bournemouth fnially have their first win of 2017 thanks to a hat—trick from joshua king. there is no change at the top end of the table because the top six teams are not in action. at the bottom, hull city's when that moves them above middlesbrough and the dramatic win for bournemouth relieves pressure on them. in the scottish premiership niall mcginn scored the only goal of the match as second place aberdeen beat motherwell. elsewhere hearts thrashed second from bottom hamilton academical 4—0, partick drew with bottom side inverness caledonian thistle, kiolmarnock won at ross county kilmarnock won at ross county and stjohnstone beat dundee. it's the old firm derby tomorrow and rangers' new manager will be watching from the stands. pedro caixinha has been confirmed in the role on a three—year contract. the portugeuse manager will watch his new side take on the premiership's run—away leaders and arch rivals, celtic tomorrow before starting work

in the early kick—off, harry kane scored twice for tottenham in their 3—2 win over everton. west ham tomorrow night. it will be an old firm derby in the semifinal of the scottish cup after celtic thrashed saint mirren 4—1 today. aberdeen have been drawn away at hibs after their 1—0 victory over partick thistle. shinnie with the goal putting them into the semifinals. the west indies have said the english cricket is a target of 220 62 when the one—day international in antigua. they went with seeing three match series. tips for tourist in antigua is, stay in the shade, dress appropriately, take early wickets. england got a couple. the ball was swaying. but it was a challenge. 0nly jason mohammad managed it with any conviction. he made 50, but his team—mates found in and england had a plan for everything. this catch, a two—man job. anotherjob and it would have been six. defending only 225 runs, the west indies pulled off their own relay catch, two balls into the english innings, not as deliberate but enough to remove sam billings. england studied and appeared to be cruising to t

upper 70s in everton. i'll show you the rest of the week coming up in seven minutes. >> we are a lot slow up on 680. the clocks turning ahead is later commute and different sunrise, we're looking toward the tri-valley, after that first burst, everything sorted out. over here, the traffic building over here upper east shore, 27 minutes. also on the rail, just to know h train is seven-minute delay. back to you. >>> we are learning about a water rescue in east bay. a security guard reported seeing a man around the area for seven hours. he fell off the peer in water. he was able to pull him out of the water. >>> former president back obama flu in this morning. >> here is details on the former president's trip. >> he flu in by private plane and is staying at fairmont hotel. this was the scene around the fairmont yesterday. some guests say inside of the hallway swarming with security. he flu in from omaha nebraska. you may recall trump recently accused mr. obama of ordering a wiretap on trump tower while still p

we could sit the rain easing off for the kick—off of tottenham versus everton but sunderland versus manchesteror top slightly drier conditions to the south with top temperatures of around 11 degrees. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is lebo diseko. our top stories: reports of chemical weapon attacks in the iraqi city of mosul. survivors fleeing the city describe the brutality of life under so—called islamic state. two of the security forces which freed them were killed and according these civilians many more are being kept by so called islamic state as human shields. frusration for francois fillon, the centre—right candidate in the french presidential race, after his campaign manager quits. a man appears in court accused of making eight bomb threats tojewish centres across the us. and the elusive british graffiti artist banksy opens a hotel on the west bank, with a message for the middle east.

he will be hoping for some glory for his beloved red everton.purs are looking to keep the pressure up on the leaders chelsea who play tomorrow. it will be a very competitive game for us. keep fighting, to try to be, try to reduce the gap on chelsea. but it will be tough, the game. tottenham is one of the best teams, they are really strong at home. we know. but ok, it is a challenge. to play against a strong team at home. be ourselves and then get a good result. that is the first premier league game of the day. manchester city are looking to consolidate their place in the top four. in the scottish cup, celtic are against st mirren at lunchtime and that is followed by aberdeen against partick thistle. england's women snatched a dramatic victory over the world champions usa in their second match of the she believes cup in newjersey. the only goal of the game came in the 89th minute, lucy bronze's strike was almost enough — that came back off the bar but substitute ellen white followed up to score, and keep alive the lionesses hopes in the tournamen

harry kane is the premier league top scorer after a brace of goals in the 3—3 win over everton.beating sunderland 2—0. celtic will face old firm rivals rangers in the semifinals of the scottish cup after thumping saint mirren and aberdeen beat partick and will face hibernian. laura meer has won an historic double at the european indoor championships in belgrade. she added the 3000 metres title to the 1500 gold from yesterday. winning by more than eight seconds for another championship record. the team—mate, as ha championship record. the team—mate, asha philip went on to win the 60 metres in the british record time. the only value has revealed he broke his hand during his surprise victory over david hague last night. the much hyped boxing showdown ended with both fighters injured and considering their futures. with both fighters injured and considering theirfutures. for considering their futures. for the man who was once in a rocky movie, it really was a hollywood ending. few had tipped to only value and soon it was the heavier, david hague, packing a punch. then a twist. in the

harry kane scores a brace at the lane as spurs lead everton 2—1 in the lunchtime premier league kick st mirren for a place in the scottish cup semi—finals. leigh griffiths scoring their final goal in the a—1win at parkhead. and tony bellew admits he broke his hand early in his surprise victory over david haye in their heavyweight fight in london last night. i'll be back with more on those stories in the next hour. government forces in iraq have renewed their assault on the city of mosul — where fighters from the islamic state group are surrounded. they are reported to be within a few hundred metres of the old city. tens of thousands of people have fled the fighting — many to temporary shelter at hamam al—alil. from there rami ruhayem sent this report. the people of mosul endure yet another round of fighting between iraqi government forces and so—called islamic state. many remain trapped within the city. 0thers decided to flee. they arrive in droves from western mosul — one bus—load after another of battered civilians. in just over two hours we saw more than five buses arriving here.

everton continued their push for a top—six place with a 3—0 win over west brom.ks to a hat trick from joshua king. the first masters 1000 tournament of the year is under way in indian wells, california. after the grand slams, these are the most prestigious events on the tour. is up against canadian vasek pospisil in the second round. he will avoid some of the top players until the latter stages of the competition. i would say, you know, i have an opportunity to do well, you know, the bottom half of the draw is unbelievably strong, you know, the bottom quarter is probably one of the toughest that you will ever see! you know, and i am playing well, i feel fresh, i had to take a decent break feel fresh, i had to take a decent brea k after feel fresh, i had to take a decent break after melbourne and, yeah, hopefully i can play some good stuff. it is a place i have struggled in the past, my results have been inconsistent, hopefully i can doa bit better this year. that is all the sport for you, back to you, al. the novels of jane austen are read all over the world. the

for the tot and everton match, it could be a soggy affair.n unsettled spell of weather. gladly but largely dry down the south. the latest headlines from bbc news: i'm alpa patel. the red cross says chemical weapons appear to have been used in the iraqi city of mosul. government forces are trying to liberate the city from so—called islamic state. it's understood that 12 people have been hospitalised but it's unclear exactly which chemical was used. the centre—right candidate in the french presidential race, francois fillon, has suffered another setback. his campaign manager has quit. mr fillon has already dismissed allegations that he misued public money to employ his wife. many within his republican party are calling for him to step aside. a former journalist, juan thompson, has been accused of making bomb threats gainstjewish centres and of cyber—stalking his ex—girlfriend. it's lso alleged thompson sent threats to a jewish school in michigan, thejewish history museum in new york and a community center in manhattan.

a historic moment in the history of everton football club.h of liverpool. everton have played their football at goodison park for the past 125 years, since leaving anfield in 1892, but want a bigger ground that can hold more fans. rory mcilroy is out of the wgc matchplay in texas, after his scheduled opponent, gary woodland, pulled out of the event. that left denmark's soren kjeldsen, who beat mcilroy on wednesday, needing only a half in his match against argentine emiliano grillo, to eliminate the northern irishman. england's tyrrell hatton and paul casey won, to maintain their 100% records, but masters champion danny willett is out. david haye has been called before boxing authorities to explain his comments in the build—up to his heavyweight defeat to tony bellew last month. haye had graphically described the injuries that he hoped to inflict on his opponent. the former world heavyweight champion will appear before the british boxing board of control next month. there may be doubts over the future of their home ground, but wakefield gave t

at the other end of the table, everton narrowed the gap on 6th placed manchester united with a 3—0 winkaku all scoring for ronald koeman‘s side. it's the old firm clash at midday today and new rangers manager pedro caixinha will be watching from the stands. brendan rodgers's celtic will re—establish a 27 point lead at the top with victory as they close in on yet another title. it's a real intense affair. the supporters are very passionate and of course the celtic part game was a great start, it being the first one for us. if we can play to that level and play to how we have been for most of the season, then we hope that can get us a result. second placed aberdeen beat motherwell yesterday and fourth placed hearts narrowed the gap on third place rangers to five points with a 4—0 thrashing of hamilton academical. there were also wins for kilmarnock and stjohnstone. partick drew with inverness. elise christie has become the first british woman to win a title at the world short track speed skating championships. christie claimed gold in the 1500 metres, finishing just ahead of her nearest

a big loss to everton.hings in prospective. he had a serious injury himself and he's a great boy. he's a cracking lad. i have not seen the challenge, but i have seen the outcome if you like. it's a bad one for seamus and that's a shame because i think he's one of the best full— backs in the premier league. england's tyrrell hatton‘s campaign at the wgc match play in texas came to an unfortunate end, when he was given a two—shot penalty in a play—off. he was up against rafa cabrera bello and charles howell, chasing a place in the last 16, when he accidentally touched his ball as he prepared to tap in — and failed to replace it before holing out. the penalty meant hatton was out — and howell eventually went through. that's all sport for now. now the weather with chris fawkes. high pressure is firmly in charge of oui’ high pressure is firmly in charge of our weather this weekend, and that means whether‘s going to stay fine and dryfor means whether‘s going to stay fine and dry for the majority of us, with sunsh

swansea got a goal back but remain in 16th place everton continued their push for a top six place, withnemouth finally have their first league win of 2017, thanks to a hat—trick from josh king. in the scottish premiership, niall mcginn scored the only goal of the match as second place aberdeen beat motherwell. fourth placed hearts narrowed the gap on third place rangers to five points, with a four nil thrashing of hamilton. there were also wins for kilmarnock and stjohnstone. partick drew with inverness. elise christie has become the first british woman to win a title at the world short track speed skating championships. christie claimed gold in the 1500 metres, finishing just 0.12 seconds ahead of her nearest rival. the win represents an excellent comeback for christie who was contemplating leaving the sport after being disqualified from all three of her events at the 2014 winter olympics. to badminton and after victory against the olympic champions yesterday, chris and gabby adcock suffered a narrow defeat in the mixed doubles semi finals of the all england 0pen. the couple had a matc

there was a great goal too from the everton striker romelu lukaku and a late one at that, his equaliser the 89th minute as belgium salvaged a draw against greece to remain top of their group. and if we're talking good goals, this morning. this one is going to take some topping as dundee united lifted the scottish challenge cup for the first time. tony andreu's strike, and what a strike, helping them to a 2—1win over st mirren. this competition for the under—20 teams from the scottish premiership, as well as the lower divisions and sides from northern ireland and wales. anthony crolla was outclassed in his bid to regain the wba lightweight title in manchester last night. he lost his rematch withjorge linares on points. in front of a home crowd, crolla went down in the seventh round, after a quick uppercut. and though he responded well, linares retained the belt on a unanimous decision. leicester took a big stride towards the play—offs in rugby union's premiership, beating local rivals northampton by 36 points to 31. 0wen williams' huge penalty in the last minute of the game sealed the wi

everton midfielder tom cleverley‘s loan spell at watford will be made into a permanent move at the endrley has signed a five—year deal moving for an undisclosed fee. the england international joined watford injanuary and has made eight appearances so far. he also had a successful loan spell at vicarage road during the 2009—10 campaign while on manchester united's books johanna konta will climb to a career high seventh in the world tennis rankings if she beats caroline wozniacki in the miami open final this weekend. konta beat venus williams to become the first british woman to reach the final. amazing to think, konta was just six years old when williams first won this tournament 19 years ago. konta has said venus is one of her all time heroes, but dispatched of her opponent in straight sets. i was very happy to have come through that. i wasn't able to serve it out the first time that the second time around i was able to soak it is relief and excitement that i get to be part of the last day of the tournament. in the men's tournament roger federer‘s great run of form continued with a thr

everton continued their push for a top—six place with a 3—0 win over west brom.trick from joshua king. in the scottish premiership, niall mcginn scored the only goal of the match as second place aberdeen beat motherwell. hearts thrashed second from bottom hamilton academical 4—0. partick drew with the side at the bottom of the table, inverness caledonian thistle. kilmarnock won at ross county, and stjohnstone beat dundee. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. jess, thank you very much indeed. more than 60 prisoners were moved out of a jail in dorset last night after a major fire was started by an inmate. it's believed the prisoner climbed onto the roof of hmp guys marsh near shaftesbury, after complaining about a change of regime at the prison. fiona lamdin reports. flames and thick smoke filled the night sky above hmp guys marsh. after an inmate, thought to be drunk, set light to them on top of the prison roofjust after eight o'clock last night. as firefighters controlled what they described as the large fire outside, inside 64 prisoners

ended a week in which he turned down a lucrative new contract offer with two injury time goals as evertonl on points with. flfffizfiilécefi semi there were also wins for crystal palace and bournemouth. and finally — andy murray has pulled out of the miami 0pen with an elbow injury. the world number one has said sorry to his fans that he'll miss one of his favourite events on the american hard—court circuit. he ease he is new gassing ti: ffiiui = of the clay court season. the first big tournament is the monte carlo masters in the middle of next month. that's all of this board for now, now maxine mawhinney has a look at the papers... —— that is all of the sport. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us. eitfi mitt a??? hakim“; lee: a. at the sun and rosamund urwin from the london evening standard. let's have a look at the sunday papers. the express features the duke and duchess of cambridge who saw their visit to paris overshadowed by the 0rly airport attack: the royals "continued defiantly with their programme," the paper says. the sunday times also pictures th

harry kane scored two more goals in their win over everton.t we can go in the same way. —— we can feel that. manchester city are one point behind spurs after winning 2—0 at bottom—of—the—table sunderland. sergio aguero scored his 23rd goal of the season and leroy sane added a second. it's a fourth league win in a row for pep guardiola's side. there will be an old firm derby in the semi—finals of the scottish cup after celtic thrashed st mirren 4—1 in the last eight. scott sinclair scored the pick of celtic‘s goals to give them the lead as they came back from a goal down at home. aberdeen will face hibs after their 1—0 victory over partick thistle. and finally, the wife—carrying championship has taken place in dorking. lots of people taking part. there is one kind of hole that is very popular. it is thought of upsidedown and over the shoulder. 0ver popular. it is thought of upsidedown and over the shoulder. over the hay bales. and the winners were in fact jack and kirsty from north wales. we will see the end of the course is actually upheld. th

everton welcome west brom. at the bottom swansea play hull city, who are second bottom.coast. anthony knockaert got the brighton party going, as the seagulls moved level on points with newcastle, at the top of the championship. crucially, they're nine clear of huddersfield in third. derby have slipped to ten points off the play—offs. british rider simon yates won the sixth stage of cycling's paris to nice race. the 24—year—old from bury pulled clear of the peloton on the penultimate climb — and held on to win the stage, by 17 seconds. he moves up to 8th overall, with two stages remaining. pretty easy getting over the line. johanna konta has won the battle of the brits, at the indian wells tournament in america. it's the first time konta has met her fed cup team—mate, heather watson in a wta tournament — konta struggled at times in the hot california sun but took the first set 6—4. the second set was easier for konta, frustrating for watson. and there are now 97 places between them in the world rankings. so konta, the world number 11, moves into round 3. in the men's draw

everton striker romelu lukaku to rescue them against greece. scottish challenge cup for the first time. they beat st mirren 2—1 in the final at fir park, this competition is for the under—20 teams from the scottish premiership, as well as the lower divisions and sides from northern ireland and wales. anthony crolla was outclassed in his bid to regain the wba lightweight title in manchester last night. he lost his rematch withjorge linares on points. in front of a home crowd, crolla went down in the seventh round after a quick uppercut. and though he responded well, linares retained the belt on a unanimous decision. leicester took a big stride towards the play—offs in rugby union's premiership, beating local rivals northampton by 36—31. 0wen williams‘ huge penalty in the last minute of the game sealed the win for leicester and took them into that all—importa nt fourth place. elsewhere there were wins for harlequins and exeter. and leinster strengthened their position at the top of the pro—12 after beating cardiff blues 22—21. ross moloneyjust ma

no official timescale on his recovery but it is thought he could miss five games, liverpool host evertonbeen banned forfour international matches just before argentina play against bolivia. the barcelona forward was punished for directing insulting words that assistant repertory in the win against chile. messi scored the only goal and was angered when he was flagged for a foul waving and shouting at the assistant referee in response. he has been fined over £8,000. argentina kick off against bolivia at 9pm. the republic of ireland playing iceland in a friendly this evening. iceland have taken an early lead at the aviva stadium, robbie brady is going to captain ireland in dublin in the absence of seamus coleman. 0ne captain ireland in dublin in the absence of seamus coleman. one of the biggest fixtures tonight is between france and spain in paris, they are playing a friendly and france had the best chance of the game with arsenal defender laurent koscielny shooting which was cleared off the line. greg laidlaw will delete mac hopes to be back to play before the summer tour of australia. he