greig laidlaw, captain, is out. he has been replaced by ali price on the wing.comes in forjosh strauss. with captain laidler out, john barclay at six assumes captaincy duties. my family is very proud. it is a huge honourfor me. vern family is very proud. it is a huge honour for me. vern alluded to it. there is a group of guys that are working hard. they make myjob as captain easier. he added the wales camper, there has just captain easier. he added the wales camper, there hasjust been one change to the side. alex cuthbert has been replaced on the wing. wales arrived in edinburgh having a —— having enjoyed a decade of wins against scots. but it is now said that they must expect the unexpected. it's a different scottish team than what we have seen before. we are focused on the squad that we have right now and what really to do. you are only good as your next one on your last one. we will focus on that. —— your next one or is your last one. the big talking point at the ireland team hotel in te nta cled point at the ireland team hotel in tentacled is whether coachjo

scotland were the other winners on the tournament's opening weekend and their captain, greig laidlaw,ave learned how to handle pressure since coach vern cotter took over. after holding off a late comeback from ireland last saturday,

jackson's conversion put ireland at head but there was still time for scotland captain greig laidlaw r pressure. with less than ten minutes to go, penalty gave scotland a two—point cushion. this time they held on. laidlaw took his time with the last penalty, ensuring it was the final kick of the match that gave his side their first win in the opening week of the championship for over ten years. great celebration from the scotland camp at the end. this was the reaction from the scotland coach vern cotter. the guys managed to prove themselves and we could claw oui’ prove themselves and we could claw our way back in at the end so i think it is a great win for them and will validate a lot of the work they have been doing, so i am just really happy and, yes, quite a nice feeling, to be honest. we got very close to getting away from them but when you do not get away from a team playing at home with a much to play for, you know, you are always at risk of them coming back and perhaps getting something in the end. saw a really good start for scotland and something they will hope to build on no

scotland captain greig laidlaw will miss the rest of the six nations with an ankle injury.d in the first half of sunday's defeat against france in paris. our rugby union reporter, chrisjones, told us how big a blow will this be to scotland's championship, which started so well, with a win over ireland. laidlaw went back to his club gloucester for further assessment at the start of this week. it has shown out ankle ligament damage, ruling him out of the rest of the six nations championship. it is a big blow for scotland and for laidlaw. the back—up scrum halves may offer a bit more pace and spark than laidlaw from number nine, but laidlaw‘s experience, composure and world —class experience, composure and world—class kicking will be sorely missed by the scots going forward. now he got the call to lead his country during a nappy change, butjoe root says he's ready to go from being a dad to being the boss. england's new test cricket captain has barely done the job before, and insists he'll be asking for help from his team—mates and predecessors, before leading the team for the

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the scarlets, has been chosen to captain scotland siilii—h ssilii iii he replaces the injured, greig laidlawce at scrum half. scotland coach vern cotter, who makes five changes, says barclay is the right man to lead out his country. he was involved with others and it was obvious she had something about him and he has come through and it isa him and he has come through and it is a credit to him from getting back m, is a credit to him from getting back in, forcing his way back in and now he will run out as captain of the tea m he will run out as captain of the team against wales, where he plays his club rugby, is it is a great day. fly halfjohnny sexton will return to the ireland side, for their match against france in dublin on saturday. sexton missed ireland's first two games with a calf injury, but has been named in the starting 15, with paddy jackson, dropping to the bench. captain rory best, also returns at hooker — having missed the win over italy, through illness. rob kearney is fit, and will start at full back. it's an exciting time getting the keys to your new car. especially if you b

and their captain greig laidlaw, says his team, have learned, how to handle pressure since coach vernover. two wins out of two, when they play france this weekend... even though it's 18 years, since they last won in paris. when you travel away to france, the first instance in the game, the first instance in the game, the first thing you do in the game is very important psychologically for them as it is for us. we need to stay in the game, play in the right areas and not muck about for the first 20 minutes then we'll put them under pressure and upset their crowd a little bit. donnacha ryan and cian healy have been drafted into the ireland pack for their game against italy in rome on saturday. healy takes over from jack mcgrath while lock ryan replaces iain henderson, who's got a tight hamstring. johnny sexton is still suffering with his calf muscle so paddy jackson remains at fly—half. the super league starts tonight. the first game of the new season sees leeds rhinos at st helens. and there's a new team, leigh centurions, they are the first team to win automatic promotion for ten year

he replaces the injured greig laidlaw, who is replaced by ali price at scrum half.rn cotter, who makes five changes, says barclay is the right man to lead out his country. it was obvious that he had something about him and he's just come through and it's a credit to him for getting back and forcing his way back in. now he will sign out as captain of oui’ now he will sign out as captain of our team against wales. he plays in wales for local rugby. johnny sexton returns to the team for the game against france. he has been named in the starting 15, paddy jackson dropping to the bench. rob kearney is fit and will start at full—back. there could be another big, big fight on the way for boxing fans, as a deal is being negotiated for the world famous star manny pacquiao to take on britain's own amir khan. pacquiao's twitter followers recently voted khan as the opponent they would like to see him fight next. khan hasn't boxed since a defeat, to saul alvarez last may, and was eyeing a fight with fellow briton kell brook but it seems, pacquiao, a former multiple world champio

but two nerveless penalties from greig laidlaw saw scotland home. of something special? england meanwhile were looking to continue something special. a 11; match winning streak. but what followed against france was not exactly pretty. this tackle earning jonny may a spell in the sin bin. 9—9 at the break, england were strangely stuttering. elliot daly thought he'd snuck over but watch that left boot. just in touch. it was that sort of day. it soon got a whole lot worse. rabah slimani rumbling over. france in front. but with just ten minutes left replacement ben te'o came to england's rescue. their 15th victory in a row, a new record for them. but this was a lesson in winning ugly. you could almost sense the relief among those england players and the england fans here at twickenham. their six nations campaign is off to a winning start — but onlyjust. andy swiss, bbc news, twickenham. the first round of matches in the women's six nations has been completed with victories for england and wales today. the welsh were in ancona, where they beat italy 20—8

but two late penalties from scotland captain greig laidlaw ensured his side got the win — 27—22 the finalekend takes place in rome this afternoon when italy face wales. it gets under way at 2pm, with commentary on 5 live and highlights later on on bbc two. the women's six nations has also started this weekend. straight after england's win at twickenham, the english women did the same — they came from 13—0 down at half—time to win 26—13. amy wilson—hardy's late try sealed it for the home side. wales' women got their campaign off to a winning start. they beat italy 20—8. captain carys phillips secured the 12—point lead in the final ten minutes. they face england next saturday. liverpool's terrible start to 2017 continues with a fourth defeat, this time at the hands of hull city. alfred n'diaye scored the first during his debut for hull. oumar niasse, on loan from everton, scored the second and secured victory. final score 2—0. bottom club sunderland scored four first—half goals as they thrashed crystal palace at selhurst park. didier ndong's goal was the pick of the bunch as david moyes' si

scotland captain greig laidlaw says his team have learned how to handle pressure since coach vern cotterr holding off a late comeback from ireland last saturday, laidlaw feels his team have an excellent chance of making it two wins out of two when they play france this weekend even though it's 18 years since they last won in paris. the start of the game is massively important, the first instances in the game, our kick—off for us receiving, the first thing we do in the game is psychologically important for them, as it is for us, and if we can stay in the game for the first 20 minutes, and the whole half, if we can do that then it will put them under pressure. what is important for me is that arsenal football club goes well and i dedicate my energy for the club to do well. the future of the football association is set to be debated this afternoon in parliament after it's "failure to reform". it follows a motion of no confidence in the governing body. parliament will examine whether the fa is fit for purpose. lastjuly, sports minister tracey crouch said the governing body would lose its 50—

scotland will be without their captain greig laidlaw for the rest of the six nations.the weekend. the gloucester scrum—half sustained ligament damage. and england's new test captain joe root says he'll seek the advice of his predecessors before taking charge of the team for the first time injuly. he's only been skipper in a handful of first class games before, but is promising to be an instinctive captain. and he said he was changing his ba by‘s nappy when and he said he was changing his baby's nappy when he got the phone call, which isjust so baby's nappy when he got the phone call, which is just so sweet, baby's nappy when he got the phone call, which isjust so sweet, isn't it? i feel old when i look at him and think, are you old enough to be the england captain? he looks so young. we are going to catch up with the weather. good morning, this morning, for many of us, it is a mild start, mostly dry but, as ever, there are exceptions to the rule, it is chilly with frost in the west, with patchy fog as well. you can see we have some clear skies. so, for some we will wak

plays his rugby in wales with the scarlets and will captain the team in the absence of the injured greig laidlawwith prop gordon reid, back rowsjohn hardie and ryan wilson, and wing tim visser also starting. manny pacquiao and britain's amir khan have announced that terms are being negotiated for a possible fight between the pair. pacquaio's twitter followers recently voted khan as the opponent they would most like to see him fight next. khan hasn't boxed since a defeat to saul alvarez last may. that is all your sport now. i will have more for you in the next hour. now, let's get more on storm doris which has hit the united kingdom with gusts of up to 100 mph. in the last hour or so we have had reports that a woman has been killed in wolverhampton city centre in weather—related incident. let's get more that. alex ross is on the phone from wolverhampton‘s express and star. what more do we know about this? good afternoon. tragic news coming out of wolverhampton this afternoon. this morning at 11:a3am the ambulance service received 15 and 999 calls to wolverhampton city centre to dudley street. the

his rugby in wales with the scarlets, and will captain the team in the absence of the injured greig laidlawsed ireland's first two games with a calf injury, but is back with paddy jackson dropping to the bench. catalans dragons beat hull fc16—14 to go top of rugby league's super league. luke walsh kicked six out of six in a scrappy game and his last penalty confirmed victory for catalans. they've now played two and won two. i love the feeling when you get the keys to your new car, and that was the feeling for lewis hamilton yesterday. world champion constructors mercedes have unveiled their new car for the upcoming formula one season. it will be going a lot faster than this when the season starts next month in australia. but for now lewis hamilton, who was joined by new team—mate valtteri bottas, took the car for a few laps around a very blustery silverstone. hamilton said the car felt incredible. that is a good sign, then. it is, yeah, he is happy. thank you. police in malaysia say a powerful nerve agent called vx appears to have been used in last week's killing of kimjong nam, the half br

scotland were the other winners, on the tournament's opening weekend, and their captain greig laidlawate comeback, from ireland last saturday laidlaw feels his team have an excellent chance, of making it of two when they play france this weekend — even though it's 18 years, since they last won in paris. it's massively important when you travel away to france, the first insta nces travel away to france, the first instances in the game, the first thing you do in the game is psychologicallyjust as important for them as it is for us. we need to stay in the game, play in the right areas and not muck about too much for the first 20 minutes then we'll put them under pressure and upset their crowd a little bit. donnacha ryan and cian healy, have been drafted into the ireland pack for their game against italy, in rome on saturday. healy takes over from jack mcgrath, while lock, ryan, replaces iain henderson, who's got a tight hamstring. johnny sexton is still suffering with his calf muscle problem, so paddy jackson remains at fly—half. the scottish fa are appealing against the fine, they recei

captain greig laidlaw has been ruled out for the rest of the tournament. confirmed the scrum half sustained ligament damage. defending champion ronnie o'sullivan is out of snooker‘s welsh open, after losing 11—3 to mark davis in the second round. meanwhile, a 15—year—old schoolboy will have to take more time off his studies, after winning again. jackson page had to get permission to be off school to playjohn astley and now he is into the third round in cardiff. social care for elderly people is on the brink of collapse in some parts of england, according to the charity, age uk. it says more than 50,000 people are now not receiving any help, despite struggling with essential daily tasks, such as washing, eating and getting out of bed. our health correspondent sophie hutchinson reports. push. that's it. for ten years, elaine yates has cared for her husband. they managed to get some social care, but elaine, who runs a social group for carers, says it is much harder to get now. when michael first came into the system, it was a lot easier then, because we had o

plays his rugby in wales with the scarlets and will captain the team in the absence of the injured greig laidlaw start. manny pacquiao and britain's amir khan have announced a deal is being negotiated for a possible fight. pacquaio's twitter followers recently voted khan as the opponent they would most like to see him take on next. khan hasn't boxed since a defeat to saul alvarez last may. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. thank you. and we can get the latest on storm doris. we had told you that the woman had died in wolverhampton, after being hit by debris. this was close to star box —— starbucks in the city centre. you can see the emergency services. apparently, a piece of roofing, the size of a coffee table, hit a pedestrian. confirmed dead outside after suffering very serious head injuries. yes, they received about 15 999 calls at 11:45. that was when the incident happened. dudley street outside starbucks, but on arrival they had found that this woman had suffered serious head injuries. these pictures just coming to us from wolverhampton. in a week's time, the pe

plays his rugby in wales with the scarlets and will captain the team in the absence of the injured greig laidlawie and ryan wilson, and wing tim visser will also start. tottenham are hoping to secure a place in the last 16 of the europa league, when they host gent in front of a sell—out crowd at wembley tonight. mauricio pochettino's side are looking to overturn a 1—0 deficit from the first leg in belgium last week. we were poor. they were better. but that has not surprised me because we we were poor. they were better. but that iabout surprised me because we we were poor. they were better. but that iabout sui quality, e because we we were poor. they were better. but that iabout sui quality, and cause we we were poor. they were better. but that iabout sui quality, and we se we we were poor. they were better. but that iabout sui quality, and we now ‘e know about the quality, and we now how they play. up to us to be better. too sure that we deserve to go to the next round. jose mourinho isn't happy with the fa. manchester united's fa cup quarterfinal has been scheduled for a monday night, three day

scotland and ireland sharing six tries, but it was the boot of the scots captain greig laidlaw that madee into points. this had been billed as the battle between ireland's forwards and scotland's backs. no question who made the impact early on. stuart hogg, last year's player of the tournament, he began this one in the same form. after the initialflurry scotla nd same form. after the initialflurry scotland had to weather the irish storm, but hogg could still show some individual skill... two chances, two max kruse, two tries for scropton! but ireland did not panic. keith earls taking advantage of this interception to make sure his side stayed in contention. scotla nd his side stayed in contention. scotland knew they had to take their and move straight over, fax-zfief—x— w . . .. .. . touched down to [m touched down to [m underi with under with less coolness under pressure. with less than ten minutes to go, penalty gave scotla nd than ten minutes to go, penalty gave scotland a cushion. this time they held on. laidlaw took his time with the last penalty, ensuring it was the last penalty, en

scotland captain greig laidlaw will miss the rest of the six nations with an ankle injury.s. earlier i spoke to our rugby union reporter chrisjones, about how big a blow will this be to scotland's championship which started so well with a win over ireland. he was instrumental in the win over ireland. it is a significant setback, he's out for the rest of the championship. he has an ankle ligament injury. the void will have to be filled at scrum—half. his composure, his experience, his leadership and his outstanding goal—kicking will be sorely missed by the scots. the welsh open confused today. a0 new welshman, lee walker has knocked out last year ‘s runner—up coming back from free frames to two down against the former world champion. he clinched the match with a break the hundred 30. great result for the man who was 9a the world. and the fairytale continues for 15—year—old jackson page — he got a wildcard entry to play in his first tournament, had to get permission to be off school, and now he's into the third round after a a—3 win overjohn astley. that's all sport for now.

scotland captain greig laidlaw will miss the rest of the six nations with an ankle injury.er i spoke to our rugby union reporter chrisjones, about how big a blow will this be to scotland's championship which started so well with a win over ireland. he was instrumental in the win over ireland. it is a significant setback, he's out for the rest of the championship. he has an ankle ligament injury. the board will have to be filled at scrum—half. ——— the void. his composure, his experience, his leadership and his outstanding goal—kicking will be sorely missed by the scots. and snooker‘s welsh 0pen continues today at the motorpoint arena in cardiff. neil robertson, who was beaten by ronnie 0'sullivan in last years final, has compiled a break 143, the highest of the tournament. robertson leads his second round match against lee walker by 3 frames to 2. you can follow it all on bbc two wales and your red button. that's all sport for now. the court of appeal has been hearing a case involving a severely disabled man born from incestuous rape. the criminal injuries compensation autho