it was experimental line up for gareth southgate tonight — in england's first match of the year at wembleyom behind to win their friendly with switzerland. our reporter alex howell is there for us. alex bring us to speed with how the game went? england back at wembley after such a long time away? alex, if you can hear me in the studio it is gavin testing the line to you. can you tell us how the game went tonight? not sure alex can hear is at the moment. we will try and get back to alex at wembley to get more on that game for england. harry kane got a second goal but we will get the lowdown a bit later on in the show. let's move on. in international football and republic of ireland scored a late equaliser to hold world no.i side belgium to a 2—all draw in dublin. the visitors took the lead twice throughout the match, hans vanaken's header found it's way to the back of the net off seamus coleman to make it 2—1. but substitute alan browne came off the bench and netted home a powerful header to bring the hosts level late into the second half. it's a busy weekend in the women's super league. ch

what are the selection - issues facing gareth southgate?m down. he was in the euro 2020 team in gareth southgate city still one of the best centre backs we have in this country. he has brought in a few younger players in that position to have a look at potential options for players were playing for qatar and do not forget it happens this friday. alex howell there. scotland, northern ireland and wales are in action later too. and it's a big night for this man. goalkeeper wayne hennessy — on the left here, is set to win his 100th cap for wales — who take on the czech republic. wales are one game away from sealing a spot in the world cup, after beating austria last week. gareth bale is expected to be rested. they're due to take on scotland or ukraine in their playoff final, after that match is re—arranged. scotland are in austria this evening — they have striker lyndon dykes back fit for them. he's scored in his last four consecutive games for steve clarke's side. and northern ireland are in belfast, they face hungary. you can keep up to date,

hurricane said there's about 30 minutes and gareth southgate himself led the presentation.r them to read up on. they learn more last night and harry came himself last night and harry came himself last night and harry came himself last night said he might potentially speak to the other captains of the other nations who are playing in the world cup so they might even come up with yourfind world cup so they might even come up with your find response to this which would be interesting he said he was also going to speak to leaders in the tottenham squad because this quite a spew senior players who play for other international teams stare. he actually spoke to bbc sport auditor earlier and went into detail about whether and what he thinks if there's any issues for the players when they go to play in the world cup in qatar. obviously that decisions not ours so that's taken — obviously that decisions not ours so that's taken out of my hands. i guess it — that's taken out of my hands. i guess it is _ that's taken out of my hands. i guess it is an argument for both sides _ guess it i

gareth southgate's side have already sealed their spot in qatar.in their first match of the year at wembley. it's a friendly it's not too much riding on it. alex howelljoins me in the studio. southgate's been speaking today ahead of the game, and the question of how to handle qatar has come up again. it is come up again and again and all the way through the build—up of the qualifying campaign for england. this week, gareth southgate gave a briefing to the players about 30 minutes in length and gave them information they can pass around a research themselves about the pivotal issues and questions they might be asked about the cut heart world cup in the human rights record there. harry kane also spoke today and said this week he said he will speak to leaders in the changing room and other leaders at international level, so other captains across europe and in his own changing room, and jordan henderson actually said that today. i asked him during a press conference and he said he was going to speak to those leaders at liverpool, so virgil van dijk and

england boss gareth southgate has cold the booing of defender harry maguire in their 3—0 win over ivory". the game was part of england's preparations for the world cup. it was a good night for ollie watkins — he scored on his first england start to help them towards the 3—0 win. but difficult for maguire. liverpool captainjordan henderson took to social media to defend him after the game, and manager gareth southgate had this to say. we are either all in this together or we are not. and don't think for a minute the other players won't be looking at that thinking, that could be me one day. that's been one of the players for england. players have thought, do i want to go? because when it turns difficult, the crowd will turn on me. that happened withjohn crowd will turn on me. that happened with john barnes crowd will turn on me. that happened withjohn barnes here, with ashley cole a couple of times. now harry. they are all outstanding players, so how that is going to benefit anybody i really don't understand. tiger woods has prompted speculation he will return to competitive action at nex

i think gareth southgate feels there's so much competition in that, he said that in the press conferencest football. he’s rashford is no secret, he's not playing his best football. he's in the same position _ playing his best football. he's in the same position as _ playing his best football. he's in the same position as everybody| playing his best football. he's in - the same position as everybody else. whether— the same position as everybody else. whether they're in the squad or not, they all— whether they're in the squad or not, they all have to play well over the next period of the end of this season _ next period of the end of this season. it's a difficult time for him _ season. it's a difficult time for him and — season. it's a difficult time for him and he's clearly not is best. we know_ him and he's clearly not is best. we know a _ him and he's clearly not is best. we know a lot _ him and he's clearly not is best. we know a lot about marcus anyway and we know _ know a lot about marcus anyway and we know what he can bring to us. hopefuity. — we know what he can bring to us. hopefu

tyrone mings headed home a third in injury time for gareth southgate's side.. john mcginn's fine finish from kieran tierney�*s pull—back put steve clarke's side 2—0 up, but two austrian goals in the last 15 minutes or so pegged them back. alessandro schopf with the equaliser to make it 2—2. austria were knocked out of world cup qualifying by wales last week. tonight, the welsh drew 1—1 with the czech republic to keep up their unbeaten run at home. rubin colwill�*s first international goal equalised two minutes after west ham's tomas soucek had given the czechs the lead, while northern ireland lost 1—0 to hungary in belfast. christian eriksen enjoyed a special night against serbia. it's the first time he's featured as a player at copenhagen's parken stadium since that terrible incident at the euros last summer, where he collapsed on the pitch suffering a cardiac arrest. and what a return — eriksen scoring a stunner for denmark's third goal. he also scored on saturday in the loss to the netherlands. denmark and serbia have already qualified for the world cup fin

the england manager gareth southgate has expressed his concern for fans who won't feel comfortable travellingad for two up coming friendly matches with switzerland and ivory coast, he said it's something the fa have thought about. we want a game that is inclusive. it is not a good situation that we have got certain parts of our fan base who might feel uncomfortable travelling to the world cup. there have obviously been issues with the buildings of the stadium. we can't affect that now. there are ongoing concerns about workers' rights. so i think it is important that we give the players that background, that understanding. southgate has called up uncapped crystal palace defender marc guehi and club mate conor gallagher for those matches. there's no place though for the manchester united pair of marcus rashford and jadon sancho. after the disappointmnet of the ashes, england's mens cricketers have finally found the scoring touch in west indies. an innings of brutal brilliance from ben stokes giving the tourists a fabulous platform to build on. captainjoe root kicked on from his overnight 119, h

kyle walker—peters have earned their first england call—ups after four players withdrew from gareth southgate'salexander—arnold who are out with injury. aaron ramsdale and tammy abraham have also withdrawn from england's matches with switzerland and ivory coast. they're replaced by sam johnstone of west bromwich albion and aston villa striker ollie watkins. it will be a repeat of last season's women's fa cup final in the semi—finals with arsenal facing chelsea. the draw took place this evening on the bbc news channel conducted by former arsenal player faye white. the top two teams in the wsl, arsenal and chelsea, face each other with manchester city playing west ham. former tennis champion boris becker "acted dishonestly" when he failed to hand over assets including nine trophies and awards from his tennis career to pay his debts, a court has been told. the bbc commentator was declared bankrupt in 2017 after borrowing around 5.5 million from a private bank for a property in mallorca. our senior sports news reporter laura scott has been following the story. the six—time grand slam winner arrived

from gareth southgate's squad. crystal palace defender mitchell and southampton's walker—peters replace reece james and trent alexander—arnold who are out with injury. our international correspondent orla guerin reports. footage of the shopping centre in kyiv released by russia appears to show a military vehicle driving up. and this was the russian attack which moscow says was targeting rocket launchers stored at the site. in the darkness, emergency services picked their way through the ruins. from the rubble, hands emerge, trembling, and a survivor is pulled to safety. but eight people were killed in this attack on the capital. here is what is left of the shopping centre. there are indications that the ukrainian military had a presence here, but russia has hit plenty of non—military targets, in kyiv and elsewhere. you can see here that the scale of the destruction is absolutely immense, and spread over a wide area, surrounded by apartment blocks. there could be a lot more of this ahead for kyiv. russian forces are

and while england manager gareth southgate says he doesn't see the benefit of boycotting this year's do to bring about change. there is power with us being able to do things together or even with some of the other european nations or whatever that might look like. there are conversations going on in the background, so it would be wrong to say that we are pushing things to one side. frankly, we're talking more about it than many other things, so i agree. i think the players have got a good voice and we should allow them to come up with their ideas, and if we can support that and help shape that, then we should also do that. onto the night's rugby union action and ospreys were soundly beaten as—is by lions in their united rugby championship visit tojohnnesburg. morne van den berg scored 2 of his side's 7 tries as they picked up a bonus point. elsewhere, munster beat benetton 51—22. the women's six nations kicks off tomorrow with scotland welcoming defending champions england, its live on bbc 2 at midday. later—on ireland take on wales, which is on the red button. england have thrashed

we've heard gareth southgate refer to the fact that he's concerned that some fans won't feel comfortableeverybody will come, everybody will feel safe. with teams set to learn their fate, the focus is now likely to shift towards the football. the scrutiny off the field, however, is unlikely to fade. dan roan, bbc news, doha. and just before we go — a reminder — if you want to keep up with the latest on the war in ukraine, just go to our website — you'll find a live page which is being updated constantly with the latest developments. that's all at bbc.com/news — or you can download the bbc app. that's all for now — stay with bbc world news. hello. spring weather can often be erratic, and we've certainly seen that play out during the past few days. march, for a good part of the time, was dry and sunny. in fact, scotland and northern ireland, according to the met office, provisionally had the sunniest march on record. it was only on sunday we saw conditions like this in aberdeenshire. the warmest parts of the country 19 degrees. fast forward to thursday afternoon, and temperatures at times o

we've heard gareth southgate refer to the fact that he's concerned that some fans won't feel comfortableensure it is a welcoming environment, everybody will come, everybody will feel safe. with teams set to learn their fate, the focus is now likely to shift towards the football. the scrutiny off the field, however, is unlikely to fade. dan roan, bbc news, doha. snow has been falling in parts of the uk. two met office weather warnings for snow and ice have been issued, it comes just a week after much of the country was basking in sunshine, as our midlands correspondent navtej johal reports. the yorkshire dales this morning, these pictures capture how the landscape turned from green to white overnight. snow was seen all over. somerset, stanmore in london... oh, my god. ..and suffolk. in the middle of the country, in leicestershire, enough of it to build a snowman. a stark contrast to just a week ago when shorts and summer dresses were the order of the day. to find out why we've seen this sudden change, an explanation from the weather presenter with the perfect name for thejob. high pressur

england are up against ivory coast at wembley, the first non—european country that gareth southgate'shave faced since november 2018, when they were comfortable winners over the usa. defender tyrone mings is relishing the challenge. i'm is relishing the challenge. really excited by it. it wi a i'm really excited by it. it will be a different test. like you said, there are a number of players who i would have played against individually in terms of playing against them at club level, but international games are still things that i am learning and this will be another test for me, another challenge to overcome. for sure, i am looking forward to getting out there and testing myself against a different style of opposition, different style of opposition, different ways of playing. i think it will be a really good battle. i think it will be a really good battle. northern ireland play hungary in belfast. elsewhere, scotland could have been playing for a spot at the world cup later. instead, they're facing austria in a friendly, with their world cup play—off semifinal with ukraine pushed back

rounding on the boo—boys — england's players and the manager, gareth southgate, criticise fans who jeer are urging the government to rethink proposed changes to social care funding in england, which would require disabled people to pay up to £86,000 towards their care over their lifetime. ministers have defended the plans as "fair" and say that they will provide certainty and reassurance for people, but critics say they could leave some people without protection from high care costs. mps are debating the proposals today. our disability correspondent, nikki fox, reports nadia is 29 and lives with her parents. she has cerebral palsy and is profoundly deaf, and so far she's struggled to get a job. i would absolutely love to hold down a paid, long—termjob. she relies on full—time care, which is funded mainly by her local authority, but partly by nadia from her benefits. under the government's proposals, only the personal contributions from her benefits will count towards a new £86,000 cap, meaning nadia and others like her may never reach the cap and spend the rest of their lives paying tow

kyle walker—peters have earned their first england call—ups after four players withdrew from gareth southgate'soast. they're replaced by sam johnstone of west bromwich albion and aston villa striker ollie watkins. it will be a repeat of last season's women's fa cup final in the semi—finals with arsenal facing chelsea. the draw took place this evening on the bbc news channel conducted by former arsenal player faye white. the top two teams in the wsl, arsenal and chelsea, face each other with manchester city playing west ham. former tennis champion boris becker "acted dishonestly" when he failed to hand over assets including nine trophies and awards from his tennis career to pay his debts, a court has been told. the bbc commentator was declared bankrupt in 2017 after borrowing around £3.5 million from a private bank for a property in mallorca. our senior sports news reporter laura scott has been following the story. the six—time grand slam winner arrived here at the court this morning hand—in—hand with his partnerfor a trail that could last three weeks. the former world number one denies 21l char

with four players missing from gareth southgate's squad through injury, crystal palace defender mitchellers has experience at youth level, winning the under—20 world cup five years ago.they replace reece james and trent alexander—arnold. four players are missing through injury. scotland have called up two new names ahead of this week's internationals. sunderland's ross stewart has been rewarded for scoring 22 goals in 38 games this season. and craig halkett has been a key member of the hearts defence. they could both make their debuts in the friendly against poland on thursday. stjohnstone goalkeeper zander clark will alsojoin the squad, in place of the injured david marshall. after the poland game, scotland play either austria or wales next tuesday. in france, the problems continue to mount for paris saint germain and their manager mauricio pochettino. from being knocked out of the champions league, to some of their star players getting booed — all is not well in the french capital. and it got even worse this weekend when they were thrashed 3—nil by monaco, leaving them with just one wi

the england manager gareth southgate has expressed his concern for fans who won't feel comfortable travellingve thought about. we want a game that is inclusive. it is not a good situation that we have got certain parts of our fan base who might feel uncomfortable travelling to the world cup. there have obviously been issues with the buildings of the stadium. we can't affect that now. there are ongoing concerns about workers' rights. so i think it is important that we give the players that background, that understanding. southgate has called up uncapped crystal palace defender marc guehi and club mate conor gallagher for those matches. there's no place though for the manchester united pair of marcus rashford and jadon sancho. after the disappointmnet of the ashes, england's mens cricketers have finally found the scoring touch in west indies. an innings of brutal brilliance from ben stokes giving the tourists a fabulous platform to build on. captainjoe root kicked on from his overnight 119, he made 150 but the star of the day without a doubt, ben stokes hitting his 11th test century in thrillin

qualified world cup when you consider the suppression of gay rights in this country, we've heard gareth southgatet comes to women's rights? football is now very focused on inclusivity and anti—discrimination. how does one reconcile that push with coming to a country in which there are certain rules, as we've discussed?— discussed? we've always said everybody — discussed? we've always said everybody is _ discussed? we've always said everybody is welcome. - discussed? we've always said everybody is welcome. we i discussed? we've always said| everybody is welcome. we will discussed? we've always said - everybody is welcome. we will ensure a welcoming environment, everybody will come and feel safe, everybody will come and feel safe, everybody will feel secure. this is us inviting the world to come visit qatar, to visit the arab world and understand, again, for us we are... public displays of affection are not within our culture. welcoming different cultures and are country is a part of our culture. we've had people from different walks of life who've made a home for themselves in qatar. i think the n

gareth southgate said he'd be experimenting with a squad. >> there will be, definitely, we're gonna havek, so very good moments for these players. we always want to put them in with experienced players as well, so we've got good balance, and it gives them the best chance of succeeding. >> ukrainian boxer alexander sick has confirmed on social media, he has to start training for a rematch with anthony joshua. the -- six home country ukraine, as he was fighting. you sit beat joshua for us for heavyweight world titles back in september, and we will be going live to talk about that just after 9:30 this morning. and tennis, where cannery has beaten fellow brit jack layton to in straight sets, to reach the third round of the miami open. nori, at the top of your screen, took a first set tiebreak before breaking in the seventh game of the second set to win that 164, against a guy he often trails against. he'll now face francis hugo gosnell in the next round, andy mayer returns to action tonight. he will face the top seed, daniel medvedev, which should be interesting. and a curious one yesterday

but manager gareth southgate, aswell as the players, criticised a section of the fans who booed defenderre after his performances with club side manchester united this season. with a round up of that match and the world cup qualifying play—offs in europe, joe lynsky reports. ahead of kick—off at wembley, england's team is read to the crowd. for one player, there were boos. not clear on tv coverage but inside they called it loud. his name wasjeered by a small group of fans. it was just a friendly. it was just a minority. but for england's manager, it hurt. t minority. but for england's manager, it hurt. ., , minority. but for england's manager, it hurt. . , ., ., , ., it hurt. i am very aware it is not everybody _ it hurt. i am very aware it is not everybody but _ it hurt. i am very aware it is not everybody but we _ it hurt. i am very aware it is not everybody but we are _ it hurt. i am very aware it is not everybody but we are either- it hurt. i am very aware it is not everybody but we are either all| it hurt. i am very aware it is not i everybody but we are either all in this together

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record of the nation hosting the world cup continue to be questioned — and while england manager gareth southgate about what they might be able to do. aspired to be able to do some them together maybe with some of the other european nations, whatever that might look like this conversation is going on all the time in the background, and it would be wrong to say that we are just pushing things to one side. frankly, we are talking more about it than many other things. i agree. i think the players have got a good voice. we should allow them to come up with their ideas if it can support that. if we can help shape that, we also want to help do that. wales captain gareth bale has hit back at spanish newspaper marca for a column which described him as a "parasite". bale has been criticised in madrid for being perceived to be more committed to playing for wales than real madrid. the real madrid forward — who scored twice against austria says he wants to use his profile to "change the way we publicly talk and criticise people". now, the biggest shock from last night was the exit of european champions italy

tyrone mings headed home a third in injury time for gareth southgate's side.ht, the welsh drew 1—1 with the czech republic to keep up their unbeaten run at home. rubin colwill�*s first international goal equalised two minutes after west ham's tomas soucek had given the czechs the lead, while northern ireland lost 1—0 to hungary in belfast. christian eriksen enjoyed a special night against serbia. it's the first time he's featured as a player at copenhagen's parken stadium since that terrible incident at the euros last summer, where he collapsed on the pitch suffering a cardiac arrest. and what a return — eriksen scoring a stunner for denmark's third goal. he also scored on saturday in the loss to the netherlands. denmark and serbia have already qualified for the world cup finals in qatar. a coroner has concluded that the former fia boss max mosley shot himself after learning that his cancer was terminal. he died in his london home in may last year and had been in debilitating pain. westminster coroner's court heard that he shared his plans, had a final meal wi

and while england manager gareth southgate says he doesn't see the benefit of boycotting this year'sso it would be wrong to say that we are pushing things to one side. frankly, we're talking more about it than many other things, so i agree. i think the players have got a good voice and we should allow them to come up with their ideas, and if we can support that and help shape that, then we should also do that. onto the night's rugby union action and ospreys were soundly beaten 45—15 by lions in their united rugby championship visit tojohnnesburg. morne van den berg scored 2 of his side's 7 tries as they picked up a bonus point. elsewhere, munster beat benetton 51—22. the women's six nations kicks off tomorrow with scotland welcoming defending champions england, it's live on bbc 2 at midday. later—on ireland take on wales, which is on the red button. england have thrashed the scots in their last three six nations meetings, but scotland are on a high after qualifying for this year's world cup in new zealand. we are so passionate about taking the scotland women to as high a level as we

meanwhile, the england manager gareth southgate says he doesn't see the benefit of boycotting this year'sut what they might be able to do. there is power with us being able to do things together or even with other the european nations or whatever that might look like. there are conversations going on in the background so he will be run us that we are pushing thanks to one side. frankly we're talking more about it than many other things, so i agreed. i think the players have got a good voice and we should allow them to come up with their ideas and if we can support that and help shape that, then we should also do that. lewis hamilton says it should be "easy" for saudi arabia to make changes to improve human rights. second practice this week has been delayed due to a fire near the city ofjetta. the country's record on human rights is in the spotlight on the eve of the second saudi arabian grand prix. the mercedes driver said it was "mind—blowing" to hear some of the stories about abuses in saudi arabia. the regime has been accused of using events such as the grand prix to "sports wash" its

england are up against ivory coast at wembley, the first non—european country that gareth southgate'ss squad happy. in terms of selection. that is always a difficult conundrum because we've got players who we know have performed well in the sky to be some level of scrutiny of how people are playing with their clubs because it's going to be a factor with an it. and not so much for this week but who's the opponent and whose best to suited to play against the opponent. it is a complicated thing and i know everyone has a view on who we should be picking it in the end, we need the best players possible playing of the best level to give ourselves the best chance of winning. scotland could have been playing for a spot at the world cup later. instead they're facing austria in a friendly, with their world cup play off semi final with ukraine pushed back because of the conflict. captain andy robertson is back in the side after recovering from covid. doesn't have much except are playing for your country want to continue and the key games are still in front of us in competitive matches are in jun

we've heard gareth southgate refer to the fact that he's concerned that some fans won't feel comfortablebc news, doha. do you think these big sporting events give credibility to countries with questionable human rights records? ~ , , , , records? absolutely. these events are big soft — records? absolutely. these events are big soft power— records? absolutely. these events are big soft power exercise. - records? absolutely. these events are big soft power exercise. they i are big soft power exercise. they are big soft power exercise. they are here to basically project that countries would like to projects. their modernity, innovation, belonging to the world but underneath of course if you scratch the surface you feel these problems emerging and we have seen those problems emerging in beijing olympics and russia in 2014, massive violations of migrant workers, forced resettlement of people and discontinues happening. so where is the silver lining of all of this? we have to follow—up. the silver lining of all of this? we have to follow-up.— the silver lining of all of this? we have to follow

the england manager gareth southgate says he's worried for some fans who wont feel comfortbale travellingwho might feel uncomfortable travelling to the world cup. there have obviously been issues with the buildings of the stadium. we can't affect that now. there are ongoing concerns about workers' rights. 50 i think it is important that we give the players that background, that understanding. those matches to come are against switzerland and ivory coast. southgate has called up uncapped crystal palace defender marc guehi and his club mate conor gallagher. arsenal defender ben white has also been recalled. defender kyle walker and striker marcus rashford have been left out. the former ukranian tennis player alexandr dolgopolov believes russian players such as danil medvedev should be banned from competing as individuals. speaking to the bbc he said the authorities have been 'too passive' amid the ongoing war in ukraine and that playing as neutrals is "not changing anything". i believe russia should be blocked from any participating in any sport in any culture because what they are doing is

kyle walker—peters have earned their first england call—ups after four players withdrew from gareth southgate's and tammy abraham have also withdrawn from england's matches with switzerland and ivory coast. they're replaced by west brom's sam jonstone and aston villa striker 0llie watkins. england's interim head coach paul collingwood says he'll "wait and see" before making a decision on whether to go for the job on a more permanent basis. collingwood is currently in chage of the team for the tour of the west indies. it depends whatjobs are up for offer, we do not know until a managing director comes in. but i love being involved, i have always loved working for england, and as long as i make a difference, i will be happy. boris becker's trial in london continues. the former tennis start is accused of failing to hand over assets to settle his bankrupty debts. becker was declared bankrupt in 2017 and is alleged to have been hiding assets and transactions worth over £4.5 million. the 54—year—old's failed to hand over his trophies, including his 1985 wimbledon title, as well as silverware from his

and no, john terry hasn't replaced gareth southgate.d is now level with sir bobby charlton on a9 england goals. wayne rooney the only player ahead of him on 53. but will he get a chance to add to that tally tonight? if he had his way he'd play 90 minutes of every fixture, which is a brilliant quality to have, because if your captain wants to be at every camp and play every minute of every game, that sets the tone for everything. the fact is we've got a good squad. we want to keep people involved and give people opportunities. we need to see certain things across the week, to see how people can play at the level. scotland could have been playing for a spot at the world cup later. istead they're facing austria in a friendly, with their world cup play—off semi final with ukraine pushed back because of the conflict in the war torn country. a chance to prepare for bigger challenges. it doesn't have much riding on it, except that you're playing for your country and you want to win. we want to continue the run that we're on, and obviously the

england manager gareth southgate says he doesn't see the benefit of boycotting this year's world cupare talking more about it than many other things so... that i agree. i think the players have got agree. i think the players have got a good voice. we should allow them to come up with their ideas if we can support that and help shape that then we also want to do that. the football association will be laying on 100 free buses for liverpool and manchester city fans going to the fa cup semifinal at wembley on the 16th of april. they will carry up to 5—thousand supporters, who are struggling to make the trip to london, with no trains running from the north—west. highways england have also agreed to put roadworks on hold. there had been pleas for the match to be moved to a more accessible ground, but the fa confirmed today that the game would kick off as planned at wembley stadium at 3.30. sebastian vettel will miss sunday's saudi arabian, grand prix — he's failed to recover from covid—19 in time. he missed the season—opener in bahrain last weekend, but his aston martin team, expect him to

manager gareth southgate led a meeting with the squad on tuesday night to discuss the controversies,saturday. kane was asked yesterday whether he thought qatar should have been chosen to host the world cup obviously, that decision is not asked me to taken out of our hands. i guess there is an argument for both sides, of it being somewhere else and being in another country. the important thing is it will be in qatar. it is shining a light on that country and hopefully that will definitely help make change. as a player and as a nation, we can only try and move that forward in the right direction. elsewhere, there was late drama at the emirates as hosts arsenal drew 1—1 with wolfsburg in the women's champions league. the german side took the lead but lotte wuben—moy scored the equaliser with two minutes left, to leave the tie level going into the second leg next thursday. england's women move closer to a place in the cricket quarterfinals. katherine dunn took three wickets as pakistan were swept aside. danny wyatt with a brilliant 76 not out. it moves them into the top four of the round

england boss gareth southgate has called the booing of defender harry maguire in their 3—0 win over ivoryism when his name was read out at the start of the match. liverpool captainjordan henderson took to social media to defend him after the game and jack grealish says it's unfair. he has been a fantastic servant for this country and yeah, he has been brilliant, so i think it was ridiculous for him to get booed and it was not something that the team liked. scotland have extended their unbeaten run to eight games — that's despite letting slip a two—goal lead in austria. this goalfrom john mcginn had given steve clarke's side a comfortable advantage before conceding late on. scotland still have their postponed world cup play—off semi—final against ukraine and a potential final to come. tiger woods has prompted speculation he will return to competitive action at next week's masters by completing a practice round at augusta. the former world number one has been recovering from leg injuries suffered in a car crash 14 months ago. social media reported he walked 18 holes with his son, charlie, a