katie gornall reports. the rise, no longerjust good to watch, but also hard to beat. here, their new—found resilience would be tested to the limit. france have staged their own renaissance. widely considered to be the form team in world rugby, they gained an early foothold at murrayfield. but scotland would match them stride for stride, the ever reliable duncan weir kicking for the horizon in a first half dominated by the boot. 12—12 at the break but immediately after it, france would showcase their attacking flair, scything through the scottish defence and setting up vakatawa, who crashed over. the try is given. another ramos penalty would leave scotland needing a bit of magicjust to draw level, but when they needed them most, their attacking powers deserted them. the gamble has not paid off. it was an unfortunate end to scotland's five—game winning streak and with france now in pole position to make the final, their hopes of silverware in this competition look increasingly out of reach. two domestic rugby

katie gornall reports. this year, scotland have been a team on the rise.o longerjust good to watch, but hard to beat. here, their new—found resilience will be tested to the limit. france have staged their own renaissance, widely believed to be... but scotland would match them straight for stride. the ever reliable duncan we are kicking for the horizon in a first half dominated by boot. immediately after the break, france would showcase their attacking flair, sliding through the scotland defence. another penalty would leave scotland needing a bit of magic. just when they need them most, their attacking deserted them. and the gamble has not paid off. it was an unfortunate end to scotland's five game winning streak, and with france in pole position to make the final there hopes of silverware look increasingly out of reach. after a routine win for champions exeter on friday, today premiership finalists wasps faced a much tougher task at home to bristol on what's been the opening weekend in the premiership it looked like bristol were going to end their 20—year

katie gornall reports.lobal attempts to raise awareness about institutional racism in society. but not for the first time they met the domestic game is being urged to look closer to home and address its own lack of diversity. john holder spent nearly 30 years as a professional umpire before his retirement 11 years ago. since then, no non—white umpires have been elevated to the first—class umpires panel. he believes the england and wales cricket board is structurally racist. the fact that a few non—white umpires, several non—white umpires, have made enquiries about going on the first—class umpires panel and non—have progressed, that looks to me more than suspicious. in a statement, the ecb said, today's group of professional holder has beenjoined by ismail dawood, former county cricket keeper and in calling for an investigation. there are systematic blockages that have been allowed to be put in place, and will still be put and kept in place, if they are not thoroughly investigated. we are having minimal repr

our correspondent katie gornall rounds up with the action, starting in italy.l be deliverables biggest challenge yet in this champions league according to their manager. here, it was a challenge they made light of almost immediately. only joining liverpool the summer, but already he looks right at home. having been preferred to the starting line—up, he was not done there, hammering his sixth goal of the season for liverpool 2—0 up. one of europe's most potent attacks but there were no match for liverpool. using his speed and much more as a six—time champions crews clear. and they were not done yet. setting up to make it four before he rounded off a thumping victory with a hat trick in the neighbour everything he touched turned to gold. meanwhile, manchester city russell hoping to maintain their perfect record in the group stage and they got off to a classy start against them, another player who cannot stop scoring. the performance was lacking at times but never in doubt as they complete a 3—0 victory, taking a big step towards a knockout season. real madrid got

katie gornall has this exclusive report. that is what i won the series with.won the series with. that is what i won the series with. that is the second one where i won the british championship. jamie chadwick has collected acclaim throughout her young career. at tate london home is of a new that has seen the 22—year—olds become one of motor racing's rising stars. the next adventure is its weight into the unknown. she will drive in the ground—breaking extreme series. the new series backed by the likes of lewis hamilton, or all electric suvs race lewis hamilton, or all electric suvs ra ce a cross re m ote lewis hamilton, or all electric suvs race across remote territories to raise awareness of climate change. i've never had the opportunity to drive anything like this. this man of my face after the first test drive i did set it all really. i fell in love with it. i think more than anything it is such an exciting project. jamie chadwick is a way, it isa project. jamie chadwick is a way, it is a billion start. it is not the first time she has tried something new. l

here's our sport correspondent katie gornall. miss fans more than wales versus england, and with the stands silent, it was up to others to provide the soundtrack. they sing welsh national anthem a run of poor form left wales in need of a bit of luck. when the chance came, they seized it. last year, jonny williams took time out for cancer treatment. now he's back doing what he does best. the six nations champions quickly hit back, stretching the welsh defence while henry slade strolled. 0wen farrell had missed his first two kicks. his third would give england the lead before half—time. and after it, they edged further ahead, mako vunipola short on space but still finding room to twist, turn and muscle to the line. eddiejones had more muscle to turn to, and although wales kept it closer than many expected, the flow was with farrell. now england's next step is into next month's final. there were four games in the premier league today. all the goals are coming up on match of the day, but stay where you are if you want the results. li

they were beaten 22 points to 15 at murrayfield as katie gornall reports. this year, scotland have been a team on the rise, no longerjust good to watch, but also hard to beat. here, their new—found resilience would be tested to the limit. france have staged their own renaissance. widely considered to be the form team in world rugby, they gained an early foothold at murrayfield. but scotland would match them stride for stride, the ever reliable duncan weir kicking for the horizon in a first half dominated by the boot. 12—12 at the break but immediately after it, france would showcase their attacking flair, scything through the scottish defence and setting up vakatawa, who crashed over. the try is given. another ramos penalty would leave scotland needing a bit of magicjust to draw level, but when they needed them most, their attacking powers deserted them. the gamble has not paid off. it was an unfortunate end to scotland's five—game winning streak and with france now in pole position to make the final, their hopes of silverware in this competition look incre

katie gornall reports. sport has been struggling.tiles closed since march many clubs around the country have been facing financial ruin but help is on the way with the government unveiling a rescue package worth hundreds of millions of pounds. today the sports minister announced we know the vast majority of sports, many of which operate on tight financial margins, i've been making serious cost reductions. the funding will target 11 sports, largely in the form of loans. horse racing will receive £40 million but by racing will receive £40 million but rugby union will be the main beneficiary and receive 135 million, reflecting the huge impact the closure of twickenham stadium to spectators has had on its income. there is also another 12 million for by there is also another 12 million for rugby league, which will come as a huge relief to hear at salford devils who played in the challenge cup last month but missed out on the usual financial windfall. we have a big community fan base. to keep going in light of covid, we have no gate money,

katie gornall reports.nal racism in society. not for the first time, the domestic game is being urged to look closer to home and address its own lack of diversity. john holder spent almost 30 years as a professional umpire before his retirement 11 years ago. no non—white umpires have been elevated to the first—class umpires panel since then. he believes the england and wales cricket board are structurally racist. the fact that several non—white umpires have made inquiries about going on the first—class umpires panel and none have progressed, that looks to me more than suspicious. in a statement, the ecb said today's with a professional players do not reflect the diverse ecb we are determined to be. we want to see more bme representation amongst officials and recognises to have a long way to go to achieve this. holder has beenjoined by former tragic wicketkeeper and umpire ismail dawood in calling for an independent investigation. there are systematic blockages that have been allowed to be put in place and w

katie gornall reports.land and with stand silent, it was up to others to provide the soundtrack. a run of poor form left wales in provide the soundtrack. a run of poorform left wales in need provide the soundtrack. a run of poor form left wales in need for provide the soundtrack. a run of poorform left wales in need for a bit of luck. when the chance came, they seized it. lastly, johnny williams took time out for cancer treatment, now he's doing what he does best. the six nations champions quickly hit back, stretching the welsh defence while while henry slade strolled. owen farrell had missed his first two kicks. his third would give england the lead before halftime and after it, they edged further ahead. the covid to polar, short on space but still finding room to twist, turn and muscle to the line. eddiejones had more muscle to turn to and although wales kept closer than many expected, the flow was with farrell. for us it is more a chance to get better again. we don't feel like we've played a beckstrom ——

their current list of umpires doesn't reflect their ambitions to be a more diverse organisation katie gornallout institutional racism in society. but not for the first time they met the domestic game is being urged to look closer to home and address its own lack of diversity. john holder spent nearly 30 years as a professional umpire before his retirement 11 yea rs umpire before his retirement 11 years ago. since then, no non—white umpires have been elevated to the first—class umpires panel. he believes the england and wales cricket board is structurally racist. the fact that a few non—white umpires, several non—white umpires, have made enquiries about going on the first—class umpires panel and non—have progressed, that looks to me more than suspicious. panel and non—have progressed, that looks to me more than suspiciousm a statement, the ecb said, today's group of professional umpires don't reflect the diverse ecb were determined to be. holder has beenjoined by ismail dawood, former county cricket keeper and in calling for an investigation. there are systematic blockages that have been allow