hull fc rallied late on but despite efforts the slips to another defeat.slips to another defeat. catalans dragons are up against wakefield. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. police are appealing for help looking for a missing boy lasting only this afternoon in a designer outlet in wembley are saying it is good news, he has been found safe and well in the shopping centre and has been reunited with his family. very good news indeed. the man who exposed the russian olympic doping scandal says his country's athletes should not be allowed to parade under their national flag at the closing ceremony of the winter games this weekend. two russian athletes have tested positive for banned drugs. dr grigory rodchenkov‘s revelations of state—sponsored doping saw the country banned from the olympics, its athletes forced to compete as neutrals. in fear of his life, dr rodchenkov went into hiding. now in the united states, our sports editor dan roan travelled to interview him at a secret location. it is one of sport's greatest scandals

mcgillvary and huddersfield start against hull fc you're looking to finally ten years into super leaguessing that is what you are working towards. hull are joined by the nearest and not so dearest hull kingston rovers, returning after a brief absence but now with someone who knows what it takes to reach the top. i have really enjoyed it so far, i'm looking forward to getting out on the field. danny mcguire as a leeds player was man of the match over castleford tigers, bitter blow for them after an extraordinary year. we moved on, we focused on what is ahead of us, tough challenge, everything i have seen from the players is there but had to go. 2018 males to see major changes to the way the sport is run in this country, with the likes of saint helens and wigan also looking to return to former glories it will be on the pitch with real excitement. there's no andy murray and now kyle edmund is set to miss great britain's davis cup tie against spain in marbella which starts tomorrow. edmund sustained a hip injury during last week's australian open semifinal defeat, and he did intend to play

hull fc comfortably beat huddersfield giants 38 points to 12.ked off with a 16—12 point win over warrington wolves — that's despite losing captain chris hill, after his wife went into labour at the game. tim hague reports. february begins with the start of the super league season. champions league zawiya warrington, neither side was keen to take things easy, but beyond the rough and tumble, leeds let their quality shine through. too good in the first 30 and two tries to the good. it meant warrington needed to get up close and personal to the try and quickly, which they duly did. only for leads to go clear again. ryan hall is one of the world's finalist winners. and he showed exactly with this. warrington dominated afterwords. rowan atkinson and has scored. tom white number ended to make it a 4—point game. there wasn't enough time for the hosts. lead time on. with fiery february under way, you wouldn't bet against the rhinos creating more fireworks this season. kris helgen randomly ran off during the game and we have now found out why. he was hea

in rugby league's superleague, castleford tigers have beaten hull fc 28—18 at the jungle. in the second half, this one of two tries for captain michael shenton. hull rallied late on but despite their best efforts they slipped to their second defeat of the season. elsewhere, bottom side catalan are hosting third placed wakefield — elsewhere, bottom side catalan are hosting third placed wakefield. now, to cricket. england's one day team are back in action tomorrow. they play new zealand in the first of five one day internationals. all—rounder ben stokes is set to return to the team in hamilton after a five—month absence, having not played for england since an incident outside a bristol nightclub in september, resulted in a charge of affray. captain eoin morgan is eager to have him back. if he comes through fine today and unscathed tomorrow, with a low risk of getting injured on sunday, he will be fit to play. we did mention yesterday might be better for the mcgimpsey does play feeling comfortable coming back. this is his first game in quite a long time and he looks in good ni

earlier hull fc lost 211—18 to st george illawarra dragons.nal trial handicap at haydock by an emphatic 5a lengths. only three of the eight starters finished the race over three miles tonight, there's an all—british world title fight in manchester. the wba super—middlewight champion, george groves puts his belt on the the line against chris eubankjr. and eubankjr is looking to emulate his father's success. chris eubank senior, remember, was a two—weight world champion in the 1990's and a superstar of british sport. alex gulrajani went down to the south coast, to meet chris junior in hove. peace and tranquillity on the south english coast. the khan is interrupted by the sound of chris eubankjrat interrupted by the sound of chris eubankjr at work. this, the perfect place for him to quietly go about his business. it's london, there are distractions, but cut the sea, team—mates, family, it's a lot easier to focus on boxing. that focuses helped by having a familiar faces around, including the man that helps guide his father to the top. faces around

new south wales is one of australia's rugby league heartlands and a decent crowd watched wigan beat hull fcarry on where they left off after their 16—6 demolition of castleford last time out. jonny lomax with a try within a minute of kick—off gave them the lead of a catalan dragons. they doubled the lead midway through the first half. saints touching down in the corner. although the home side hit back early in the second half, the dragons getting their first points on the board. latest score 12—18, st helens leading. cricket news now. australia have cruised to a seven wicket win over england in the t20 tri—series to secure their place in the final. england were restricted to "137 for 7" — this spectacular throw from david warner removing dawid malan, after both openers had gone with only 11 runs on the board. australia reached their target with 33 balls to spare. england now face back—to—back matches with new zealand. lee westwood is out of the european tour event in perth, western australia, after a dreadful third round. he was joint leader overnight but two double bogeys put him out of co

warrington are up against defending champions leeds, while hull fc are playing against huddersfield.y at 10:30pm. thank you. the prime minister has held talks with china's president xijinping in beijing. on the second day of her trade mission, theresa may said she hoped her visit would strengthen the "global strategic partnership" between the uk and china. downing street says the issues of north korea, protecting the environment and human rights were also discussed. from beijing here's our political editor, laura kuenssberg. watch what i do, not what others say. theresa may wants you to judge her actions, not her critics words. taking tea with her husband and one of the most powerful men in the world. lapsang souchong, no less. maybe that's what they drink in numberten. herjourney of thousands of miles has been for more than a cup of tea, but a shake on billions‘ worth of business deals. despite frank talk on hong kong and north korea too. i've been pleased to bring a very large business delegation here. we've had a very successful visit. the convoy held up the traffic, a big charm o

elsewhere hull fc began their campaign with a six—try win over huddersfield.britain's men begin their davis cup campaign with a tie against spain in marbella. they'll be without the british number two kyle edmund, who misses out after picking up a hip injury in the semi—final at the australian open. andy murray is a long term injury casualty, and with dan evans suspended it means liam broady and cameron norrie will be flying the flag. broady will take on albert ramos—vinolas, who's ranked 144 places higher. there's no pressure on ulcer, and i'm just going to focus solely on myself and see of albert can handle what i have to offer —— no pressure on us, and i'm just going to focus. he will have to play has a game because i'm not going anywhere. great opportunity to play in spain away on the clay. i couldn't be more thankful for the opportunity and just pumped to show the world what i can do. a big day to come for both of those men. you can follow the action on the bbc red button from 9:45, orfrom1pm on bbc two. back to you, chloe. thanks, hugh. we will carry on

rugby league history today, with the first super league game held outside europe, wigan will play hull fcd won by 14-12. just wide — so wakefield won by 14—12. now, amy william's seat on the sofa has been taken by dan walker, who can tell us all about today's football focus. spurs against arsenal is going to get a lot of attention. jan vertonghen, we will be talking with him about where spurs are and where he hopes they will be. as well as talking about today's game, he has reflected upon the fact that he is belgian and will be taking on quite a lot of his spurs team—mates in the world cup when they play each other. this is what he has said about that. first time in my career that i will face mike tottenham team—mates, it is going to be something very special. i watched the draw with eric dier. 0h i watched the draw with eric dier. oh my god! no! we spoke about it the next day but ever since, no one ever mentioned it again. plenty more from jan vertonghen, talking to us. he watched it with eric dier, who plays for england, they will be heading off against each other. not very happy, made

south wales is one of australia's rugby league heartlands and a decent crowd, watched wigan beat hull fcevents in pyeongchang that north and south korea created a combined ice hockey team. well they lost their opening match 8—nil, but it was the north korean cheerleaders who stole the show in the arena. people had to change seat in the venue so that they could all sit together, and this was the result... incredible synchronisation. it is called the army of beauties. i have got some translations for you. they're singing, go for it, players, go for it. or alternatively, victory, our players, win, win. it sounds like they're shouting it. victory, our players, win, win. it sounds like they're shouting itm is not an option! what i love about it is that most of its is sitting down. it's really hard to courtney. if you try and start talking, and then standing up, it's really hard. —— had to coordinate. i am making then standing up, it's really hard. —— had to coordinate. iam making no qualms about that, it's quite tough. so much going on. you are really good at cheerleading! nice try. there is

wigan play hull fc, in new south wales, thrilling finish closer to home last night, after a last—minute0—12. —— land this kick. the big match today, arsenal taking on tottenham hotspur, arsenal are four behind spurs. for us, this is an opportunity to come back in the table, closer to the champions league spot. that is the priority. last season, we were above them. it is not right to focus on them. for me, there is no one favourite, both teams have equality and are powerful and have the quality to win games. lunchtime today. celtic's defence of the scottish cup continues today — they take on partick thistle in the fifth round. celtic mourning the passing of former midfielder liam miller. he has died of cancer aged just 36. fans across the country are in shock with this news, i certainly was, as a leeds van, he play for manchester united and sunderland as well, winning 21 caps with the republic of ireland. a lot of memories coming out about liam miller at various grounds. stop what you are doing, watch this, the accuracy, it has put england in trouble. a spectacular throw. england openers

there were victories for hull fc and the champions leeds.—12 loss to leeds because his wife went into labour. so he missed a great try from england teammate ryan hall, although he had more important things to worry about last night. kyle edmund is set to miss great britain's davis cup tie against spain, which gets under way today. he developed a hip injury during last week's australian open semi—final defeat by marin cilic and wasn't able to get over it in time. he's in marbella to support his team—mates though and could be drafted into play should his injury situation improve. i'm out here because i want to be pa rt i'm out here because i want to be part of it. it's not like... trying to put davis cup second, i always try to be ready when i can. but in one way it was a good prong because i made a deep run into the australian open. so it was a quick turnaround. they had done so well i might have been ready for here. so disappointment for edmund, but opportunity knocks for liam broady and cameron norrie. but who are they? well, liam broady, w