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john watson has more.e the first to find their flow — teddy thomas endearing himself to his team—mates, if not the scottish faithful. if much was expected before defeat to wales, having found his stride, teddy thomas made his own luck here, his kick evading greig laidlaw. a response again was needed and huthones found it, and a hole in the french defence. tries were the tale of the first half, points from penalties — the story of the second. greig laidlaw, nerveless, edging scotland in front. if errors cost them in cardiff, laidlaw punished french mistakes at murrayfield to revive their campaign, scotland proving they are happiest at home. john watson, bbc news. it felt like a bit of a long time to be honest. i am not a very good watcher, to be honest, and i'm sure my wife w in front of our people and with the rest of the boys. not just playing at scrum—half but fly— half as well? laughter yes, rolling back the years a little bit — but thankfully it turned out well. ally came on and speeded the game up. sc

john watson watched the match.european pedigree ofjuventus, few sides have and spurs‘ rattled. their big night beginning to unravel. spurs punished by higuain again. spurs, 2—0 down in turin in underten by higuain again. spurs, 2—0 down in turin in under ten minutes. but where there is harry kane, there is hope. his goal pulling tottenham back into the tide. harry kane for totte n ha m back into the tide. harry kane for tottenham hotspur. higuain should have changed its complexion further but his penalty this time bounced back off the bar. how crucial that could prove to be as christian eriksen told them level from range. he has scored! the two goals are the firstjuventus have he has scored! the two goals are the first juventus have conceded he has scored! the two goals are the firstjuventus have conceded this year and the comeback was complete, proof of tottenham‘s own european credentials with a second leg to come. john watson, bbc news. proof of those credentials for spurs, they seem to be building. most teams s

john watson, bbc news. felt like a bit of a long one to be honest.you that as well. delighted to get back on the field today and play in this jersey in front of our people and with the rest of the boys. not just playing at scrum—half but fly— half as well? laughter yes, rolling back the years a little bit — slightly surprised at that one but it turned out well. the game is speeded up. the effort it takes to win a test match is huge. when you have to do it when you have been behind most of the game, it just shows the character in the squad, the togetherness, and also the learning. things weren't working for us in the first half, credit to france, but we improved those areas, a bit more direct and we got our rewards. ireland have claimed their first win of this year's women's six nations with a 21—8 victory over italy. after a failing to score a point in theirfirst game against france the irish scored three tries including this, from winger megan willaims in what turned out to be a comfortable victory at donnybrook. it has been a while since we had a w

john watson is there, no doubt a lot warmer than we are. the sofa in the in salford this evening. back to 0lly foster shortly. plenty going on in the winter olympics, nearing its conclusion, two days of competition remaining. sadly britain's women's curlers will not get the chance to contest a gold medal as they lost today's semi final to sweden. having won a bronze in sochi four years ago, that's the best they can hope for now in pyeongchang. as david 0rnstein reports. 24 2a hours after britain's male curlers were knocked out of these winter games, it's also bitter disappointment for the women having lost in the semifinal to sweden. there were beaten by the swedes in the group stage and it was a repeat here today as sweden took control on, and although early on, and although britain fought back to level at the halfway point the asserted fought back to level at the halfway point the - asserted their point the swedes asserted their authority in the seventh end and never looked back, finishing 10—5 winners. britain can still match the perform

gregg harry ending sportsday with john watson. —— harry gregg.t powerful rocket is being launched into space tonight. the falcon heavy launcher, made by elon musk‘s spacex company, has twice the lifting capacity of any other rocket. but it is also, uniquely, intended to be re—usable. if all goes well, mr musk believes the rocket‘s payload could be in orbit for several hundred million yea rs. our science correspondent, victoria gill, is here with me now. victoria, when will it set of? that's the big question hanging over this space launch at the moment. the original window open half an hour ago, and actually we have had a delay until 8:45pm. spacex is saying the window will now open at seven 20p. but all of the correspondence that we have been keeping an eye on on the ground at cape canaveral has been saying that the delay has been pushed back, the reason for that is the weather. in the upper levels of the weather. in the upper levels of the launch profile, the arc of the rocket is going to take, the winds are too high. it needs to be absolutely p

welcome to sportsday with me john watson, swansea with eight goals against notts county.chester united remembers 60 years on from the munich air disaster. and wales keep the faith with their 15 heading into the second round of the six nations. three fa cup fourth round replays tonight, the question in the swansea game against notts county was which swa nsea against notts county was which swansea would turn up, the team that beat arsenal and liverpool in the premier league, their 8—1 answering that question emphatically. nick powell and reports. weeks ago swa nsea powell and reports. weeks ago swansea will bottom of the premier league and in disarray. yet the arrival of carlos carvalhal with his unique motivational talks has turned them around. with leroy fer and wilfried bony out for the rest of the season he said it was the chance for another swan to fly. tammy abraham quickly seized the opportunity against notts county. less tha n opportunity against notts county. less than a minute and a half later the 20—year—old striker turned provider setting up nathan dyerfor his f

john watson is at twickenham looking ahead to the game for us.ther or not the wales number ten rhys patchell will have the bottle as he contends with what will be a fierce called on here in twickenham tomorrow. 82,000 fans will be packed in here for the big match of the seven —— second weekend of the championship, england against wales and it will go some way to determine who will win the trophy this year. we will get the thoughts of garratt street and on release garratt, what have you made of those comments gary, from emily —— eddie jones, ramping up the pressure on rhys patchell? we hope it works, it can go either way, england need to put pressure on him, there will be pressure but if either youngster and has been playing well so far, if he gets it right tomorrow, eddie might have two mince his words. emma, if an opposing coach were saying you might not have the bottle for a big occasion, how would you feel and respond on the field? it would act asa respond on the field? it would act as a motivation, you want to prove people wrong, you want to

studio: john watson at twickenham.g england—wales match, ireland host italy at the aviva stadium at 2:15. the irish needed a brilliant jonny sexton last gasp drop kick to narrowly beat france last weekend, but they'll no doubt be hopng for a much more comprehensive scoreline against italy. on sunday, france travel to murrayfield to play scotland. onto tonight's action and bath are up to third place in the aviva premiership with a convincing win over northampton. the saints had started well and bath took a while to get going but when they did they were all over struggling saints — freddie burns kicking 17 points in the 32—9 the final score at the rec. there were four games in the guiness pro 14 tonight. conference a leaders glasgow let slip a ten point lead at the dragons to draw 15 all. jared rosser‘s try levelling the scores just before half—time, and that's how it stayed for the rest of the match. glasgow are missing several key players due to six nations duty. at the kingspan — ulster thrashed southern kings 59—10.

i'm john watson. these are our headlines tonight...growing pressure, chelsea say they are standing by manager antonio conte. the magic of the cup. can not counted cause an upset at premier league swansea tonight? we'll be looking ahead. and, dying for his sport. how a crash brought on a stroke that almost cost bobsleigher bruce task his life. i thought i'd seen these signs before on a television, what to look out for and so television, what to look out for and so on, ijust never thought it would happen to me at such a young age. welcome along. back—to—back league defeats, chelsea look a shadow of the side that antonio conte led to the title last season. but the champions will not be sacking the italian, with the club still in the top four and fighting for silverware in the fa cup and the champions league. defeat to watford last night and a 3—0 loss to bournemouth last week increasing the speculation over conte's future. i'm not worried. i'm not worried about myjob. i work every day and i give 120%. if this is enough, it's ok. otherwise

john watson, bbc news. felt like a bit of a long one to be honest.on the field today and play in this jersey in front of these people and with the rest of the boys. not just people and with the rest of the boys. notjust playing at scrum-half but fly— half as well? laughter yes, slightly surprised at that one but it turned out well. the game is speeded up. the effort it takes to wina speeded up. the effort it takes to win a test match is huge. when you have to do it when you have been behind most of the game, itjust shows the character in the squad, the togetherness, and also the learning. things weren't working for us learning. things weren't working for us in the first half, accredited france, but we improved those areas, a bit more direct and we got our rewards. ireland have claimed their first win of this year's women's six nations with a 21 points to 8 victory over italy. after a failing to score a point in their first game against france the irish scored three tries — including this, from winger megan willaims — in what turned out to be a comfor

former campaign aides admits to conspiring against the united states and lying to investigators. john watsonn who exposed the russian doping scandal has given his first international broadcast interview to the bbc. evidence from whistle—blower dr grigory rodchenkov on state—sponsored doping saw russia banned from the winter olympics and the fallout from the testimony forced him into hiding and in fear of his life. this exclusive report is by our sports editor, dan roan. he said the integrity of the olympic movement is at stake if russian athletes competing under a neutral banner impaled china can parade under the russian flag at the closing ceremony. does british sport have a problem with cheating? do you think? honestly? yes. i hear some several cases in british sport and this is the most important moment in the history of the olympic committee and it should show how they are consistent with the fight against doping. you know that russia rejects any charges. they say that i am a liar and if the flag will be allowed to appear, it will be the worst decision. the olympics could die. you can se

john watson has more. murrayfield roused for the first time in this year's six nations.ish faithful but endearing himself to his team—mates. if much was expected before defeat to wales, much was now demanded, sean maitland answering the call. having found his stride, thomas collected his kick. greig laidlaw didn't. a response again was needed. hquones found it, and a hole in the french defence. tries were the tale of the first half, points from penalties the story in the second. greig laidlaw nerveless, edging scotland in front. if errors cost them in cardiff, laidlaw punished french mistakes at murrayfield to revive their campaign, scotland proving that they're happiest at home. ireland have claimed their first win of this year's women's six nations with a 21 points to eight victory over italy. this score from winger megan williams the first of three irish tries. elsewhere, huddersfield beat bournemouth, and southampton lost to liverpool. at the winter olympics, andrew musgrave recorded the best result by a british cross—country skier with a seventh—place finish in the

john watson, bbc news. ireland beat italy in the women's 6 nations... and first points of the tournament in the 21—8 win in dublin. newcastle stunned second—placed manchester united in the premier league for... theirfirst home win in the league since october... theirfirst home win matt ritchie scored the only goal of the game in the second half. the result means united are still 16 points behind leaders manchester city. are still 16 points behind elsewhere huddesfield beat bournemouth 4—1 and liverpool are 2 — 0 against southampton. bournemouth 4—1 and liverpool are 2 rangers recovered from a poor start in the scottish cup to thrash ayr united 6—1 and reach the quarter—finals. josh windass scoring twice in the snow at somerset park. aberdeen are also through. in the snow at somerset park. now on a freezing—cold day 2 of the winter oympics in south korea, cross country skier andrew musgrave very nearly gave team gb its first medal of the games... the scotsman, who learnt his sport on roller—skis, finished 7th in the ski—athlon after helping set the pace

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thank you, john watson. we have some news coming through in the last few moments. been talking a lot about the summit in brussels going on. the british cabinet talking about britain not being part ofa talking about britain not being part of a customs union when britain leaves the eu, lots ofjostling around, and all of that, sojust leaves the eu, lots ofjostling around, and all of that, so just one line at the moment that donald tusk will meet theresa may on thursday 1st of march, does not say where the meeting will take place but that has just come through. we will keep you up—to—date with that. now, let's talk about zimbabwe. after dominating zimbabwean politics for almost four decades, president mugabe finally stepped down and the country is now scheduled to have elections later in the year. one man who has campaigned for change for many years is evan mawarire — who founded the #thisflag movement, demanding the end of corruption and economic mismanagement. he is with me in the studio and i will talk to him in a moment. but first let's remind ourselves what's been

favourite, but not any more, having seen the way that injury hit wales played scotland last week. john watsonere this morning but i tell you what, things will get heated up inside a little later on, 82,000 fans packing in for the big one and if england are met by a wall of welsh resistance later, i tell you what, that welsh defence will feel as big as that. it is set up beautifully, a win for both on the opening weekend, england getting past italy, scoring seven tries. two for anthony watson and two for sam sumyk is, coming in for two changes. eddiejones has sumyk is, coming in for two changes. eddie jones has masterminded sumyk is, coming in for two changes. eddiejones has masterminded this superb run for england, 23 wins out of 20. —— superb run for england, 23 wins out of 20. -- 23 superb run for england, 23 wins out of 20. —— 23 wins out of 25. england looking to get another win under their belt. —— sam simmons. ten wins in ten years since he has been in charge of wales, played so well against scotland, every talking about how the injuries will affect wales, and changed side, unsurprising

to build on winning sta rts sides looking, to build on winning starts t this year ‘s tournament. john watsonor wales over scotland, for the welsh perspective, michael owen, grand slam winner with wales, 2005, and mike tindall, england perspective, grand slam winner in 2003, if it gets heated, i am not stepping in! laughter last week and wales were very impressive. people writing them off a little bit but i think we always knew that the llanelli scarlets guys have got verve and confidence, they brought it through, no fear, do the same today. hoping they can do the same today. hoping they can do the same again today. talking about those guys from the llanelli scarlets, built on the bedrock of that team, ten of them starting, unchanged, perhaps unsurprising that warren gatland has stuck with the side that got past scotland. an players coming back, george north, euan williams, george north involved on the bench. —— 80 few players coming back. —— a few. i hope those quys coming back. —— a few. i hope those guys can coming back. —— a few. i hope those guys can rise up to it and see them perform as

john? >> we'll watch it very closely. ivan watson, thank you very much. >>> happening today, congress will vote on a spending deal that will keep the government open and funded for two full years. what we have been hearing a lot of members on both sides saying they are no votes. where is this headed? we have a key senator joining us next. hey! we didn't have a homeowners claim last year so allstate is giving us money back on our bill. well, that seems fair. we didn't use it. wish we got money back on gym memberships. get money back hilarious. with claim-free rewards. switching to allstate is worth it. i thought i was managing my moderate to severe ulcerative colitis. but i realized something was missing... me. the thought of my symptoms returning was keeping me from being there for the people and things i love most. so, i talked to my doctor and learned humira can help get, and keep,uc under control when other medications haven't worked well enough. and it helps people achieve control that lasts so you could experience few or no symp

watson joins us now. ivan? >> reporter: good morning, john. the government here in south korea call this the peace games.s always going to overshadow these games is north korea. the demille tearized zone is 60 miles away from here, the land mines, the bashrbed wire. the sister of the north korean leader arrived on a private plane that landed at the airport. she shook hands with moon jae-in. they have a lunch scheduled together saturday. meanwhile, they are most likely in the stadium behind me where this light show is taking place among 40,000 other plus spectators there also believed to be the u.s. vice president mike pence who, from what we understand, has not met face-to-face with the north koreans thus far. not everybody is happy with this olympic diplomacy here in south korea. there have been consistent noisy, usually quite small protests. you may be able to hear them off camera. this loud speaker in the background. some south koreans view the invitation to north korea as appeasement to a country that was firing missiles just last november. but, again, the government is calling this the peace games.

john manny, the manufacturer of a competing reaper. manny's legal team included george harding, peter watson, edwin stanton, and abraham lincoln. stanton was at the time 40 years old, burley, bearded, intense. he was one of the leading lawyers of pittsburgh and had argued a few issues at the united states supreme court. but he was not yet a nationally famous lawyer. lincoln was somewhat older, 46 to be precise, tall, gaunt, clean-shaven. he was the leading lawyers illinois. but like stanton, not yet a national lawyer. he served one term as a whig member of congress. he recently tried and failed to secure the senate seat of illinois. stanton was a democrat and politics, an ardent obstinate democrat. although he had given some multiple speeches and chaired many a meeting, he was far less of a political figure than lincoln. stanton was at this time engaged to ellen hutchison, who became his wife a few months later. ellen saved the letters which stanton wrote to her during their engagement. but we have in stanton's own writing the week in cincinnati. he was worried about his collie harding, so worried that he stayed up all night to

john many of illinois. the manufacturer of vacant eating -- the team include george harding of philadelphia. peter watson of washington. edwin stanton of pittsburgh. abraham lincoln of illinois. stanton was 40 years old, early, bearded. he was one of the leading lawyers of pittsburgh and argued a few issues and the united states supreme court. he was not yet a nationally famous lawyer. 46.oln was somewhat older, he was a leading lawyer of illinois. like stanton, not a national lawyer. via -- he had served one term as a whig member of congress. stanton was a democrat in politics. an obstinate democrat. although he had given some local speeches and shared many a less of ae was far political figure in van lincoln. -- then lincoln. stanton was engaged to ellen hutchinson. she saved the letters that stanton wrote to her. we have in stanton's own words, his account of this weeks in cincinnati. and one letter, he wrote that he had been worried about the health of his colleague, harding. kids stayed up all night to prepare the scientific side of the case -- he had stayed up all night to prepare the scientific si

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john watson is live at twickenham for us this morning. doesn't need much more buildup, really. really. a classic match between two proud rugby playing nations. proud rugby playing nations. england against wales. against wales. will be some incendiary comments thrown in by eddiejones. thrown in by eddiejones. the least experienced players in the welsh side, the fly half. welsh side, the fly half. 82,000 fans warming this place up later. later. mind games to sow the seed of doubt in his mind. in his mind. professional and i'm sure he would be put off his stride. be put off his stride. field as well and it is set up beautifully. beautifully. running in seven tries, but wales played very well against scotland. played very well against scotland. autumn internationals, but wales blew them away. blew them away. leigh halfpenny was instrumental, with 34 points. instrumental, with 34 points. interesting to see how this one will go. go. eddiejones on this incredible run with england. 21 wins out of 24. has won three times here in ten yea rs. has won