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we speak to american superstar ilona maher as she makes her women's premiership debut for bristol bearshelp the united states to victory over poland in the united cup final in sydney. welcome along. thank you for being with us. despite overnight snow, both of sunday's premier league games went ahead, including at craven cottage, where fulham drew 2—2 with ipswich, and at anfield, where manchester united put in an improved performance to draw 2—2 with the league leaders, liverpool. ruben amorim's side went into the game having lost their last four in all competitions, but were the first to score through lisandro martinez early in the second half. mohammed salah's penalty saw liverpool turn the game around, 2—1 they led with 20 minutes to go, only for amad diallo to snatch an equaliser ten minutes later. top—of—the—table liverpool are six points clear of arsenal with a game in hand. united are 13th. i think it is really clear, when we are focused and fight

american rugby superstar ilona maher made her debut, but couldn't stop her new side bristol bears frompremiership. maher is the most followed rugby union player in the world on social media with over 8 million followers. and this match was moved to a bigger ground because of demand for tickets. elizabeth conway was at ashton gate. this game had already broken records before a tackle had been made, before a ball had been played. the snow here in bristol cleared. 9,000 fans came to watch a rematch of last year's title game. i was shocked when she signed but i was excited. i was hoping she wanted to play for the premiership that she would sign for bears. it is in the numbers. her impact on women'sl sport since the olympics is incredible. you look at the instagram and her impact on the sport since the olympics is incredible to see. �* . the olympics is incredible to see. ., ,, ., see. bag from the state, when don't actually _ see. bag from the state, when don't actually watch _ see. bag from the state, when don't actually watch rugby - see. bag from the state, when don't actually watch rug

american rugby superstar ilona maher made her debut, but couldn't stop her new side bristol bears fromlowed rugby union player in the world on social media with over 8 million followers. and this match was moved to a bigger ground because of demand for tickets. elizabeth conway was at ashton gate. this game had already broken records before a tackle had been made, before a ball had been made, before a ball had been played. the snow in bristol cleared and there was a rematch of last year's title game. i there was a rematch of last year's title game.— year's title game. i was shocked _ year's title game. i was shocked when - year's title game. i was shocked when she i year's title game. i was l shocked when she signed year's title game. i was i shocked when she signed but i was excited. i was hoping that you said — was excited. i was hoping that you said she wanted to play for the premiership that she would si-n the premiership that she would sign for— the premiership that she would sign for bears. it is the premiership that she would sign for bears.— sign for bears. it is in the numbers

american rugby superstar ilona maher made her debut, but couldn t stop her new side bristol bears fromr 8 million followers. and this match was moved to a bigger ground because of demand for tickets, with over 9,000 fans watching, the club's highest attendance in the competition and doubling their previous record. i was really ready for it and i was excited for it because i've been doing a lot of promotion for this game and i wanted to. i think we had what 9100 fans or something like that. that's so cool. i hope they came to watch this game in the next game in the next game, and become true crystal bears fans. and that's all the sport for now, katherine. chetan, thank you. authorities in new orleans have been giving an update on their investigation into the car—ramming attack which killed 1a people in the city in the early hours of new year's day. the fbi officer leading the investigation said his team still believe 42—year—old shamsud—dinjabbar acted alone, but they were still working to determine if any other domestic or foreign actors were involved in the planning of the attack. the

ilona maher will make her bristol bears debut off the bench on sunday, when they play champions gloucester—hartpuryn, who won sevens bronze at the paris olympics, is quite possibly the most recognised player in the world because of her huge social media profile. she's signed a three—month contract with bristol, and has already made a big impression on her teamates. doing really well. you say superstar, but she's just here to play rugby. and she's a very, very good rugby player, and i think she'll add a lot to the squad — not just because of her rugby, but because she's experienced, she's played at a very high level. there's plenty of leaders around, and shall add to that too, so looking forward to playing on saturday and training alongside her. and that's all the sport for now. adult social care in england is unlikely to be reformed for at least three years. the government has confirmed that an independent commission on long—term funding will start work in april, but won't deliver its report until 2028. the health and social care secretary wes streeting has promised "to finally grasp the nettle on

ilona maher will make her bristol bears debut off the bench on sunday when they play champions gloucester—hartpury but she's just here to play rugby. and she's a very, very good rugby player, and i think she will add a lot to the squad, notjust because of her rugby, but because she's experienced, she's played at a very high level. so, for me, as one of the leaders, there's plenty of leaders around, she's going to add to that, too. so looking forward to playing on saturday and training alongside her. and in the last few seconds, luke littler has become the new world darts champion. the 17—year—old beat the three time world champion to bite seven sets to three. he becomes the youngest ever world champion. the sport has surged since he came to the fore. you can get all the details in the reaction on the bbc sport centre website. for now, goodbye. hello, plenty of wintry weather hazards this weekend. noticeably in these amber weather warning area. the amber warning second highest level of alert issued by the met office from late saturday into sunday for snow across northern england and then further so

ilona maher will make her bristol bears debut off the bench on sunday when they play champions gloucester—hartpurycan, who won sevens bronze at the paris olympics, is quite possibly the most recognised player in the world because of her huge social media profile. she's signed a three—month contract with bristol and has already made a big impression on her teammates. she's doing really well. you say "superstar," but she's just here to play rugby. and she's a very, very good rugby player, and i think she will add a lot to the squad, notjust because of her rugby, but because she's experienced, she's played at a very high level. so, for me, as one of the leaders, there's plenty of leaders around, she's going to add to that, too. so looking forward to playing on saturday and training alongside her. and luke littler havejust claimed the second set. we are keeping an eye as we like the arrows in this studio. sir nick clegg is standing down from the board of the us tech giant meta after six years in one of the top jobs at the company. the former deputy leader of the liberal democrats joined the company in

the hottest ticket in rugby — it's a big weekend for ilona maher and her millions of followers, as sherepares for her bristol bears debut. and more skeleton success for british sliders, as matt weston wins in winterberg to move to the top of the world cup rankings. evening. in the next few hours, we will have our first world champion of the year — that's what the darts always delivers, and it should be a fantastic occasion. 12 months after storming alexandra palace as a 16—year—old, luke littler is back in the final — and what a year he's had, the teenager taking title after title on tour, but now he has a second crack at the greatest prize of all. standing in his way one of the big beasts on the oche, dutchman michael van gerwen — twice littlers�* age, a three—time world champion — in what will be his seventh final. we'll get the latest from north london in a moment — but first, here's patrick gearey on a sport that has really hit the bullseye with the rise of luke littler. and so, to the final double. littler is through- — and so, to the final double. littler is through. one _ and so