lauren hemp, the shot never came. it was a nearly kind of afternoon.pton, their again right at the end. if you can't beat them, draw with them. let's have a quick look at some of the other stories making the sports news today. there was a dramatic finish in the extreme e, desert x grand prix. johan kristoffersson snatched victory with this late overtake in the season opener in saudi arabia. the win sees defending champions, rosberg sit top of the standings. britain's ethan hayter finished in fourth place overall at the tour of the algarve. the ineos grenadiers rider was second this morning, but was distanced on the final climb as belgium's remco evenepoel attacked, to clinch overall victory. and, a moment of history for australia's hannah green at the tps murray river event. she's become the first woman to win a mixed—gender professional golf tournament. green began the final round in a four way tie for the lead — but a round of 66 saw her secure a 4—shot win. in rugby union, exeter left it late butjoe simmonds�* penalty saw them edge past newcastle in

manchester city threatened first, lauren hemp unable to control the ball in front of an open goal — theirst half. after the break, jess park tried to spark the match into life, only to be denied by the woodwork. manchester united's chances were few and far between. martha thomas first to the ball here, but could not find the target. the match looked like it was heading for an uninspiring draw, until this. caroline weir on as a second—half substitute with a moment of magic. caroline weir undoes manchester united with a moment of sheer brilliance! a little look up, and then the audacious chip. in front of a stadium record crowd, city ahead and withjust under ten minutes to hang on. but with united unable to mount a response, the home side saw out the win. bragging rights in the bag, but far more importantly, the three points which edge city closer to the top of the table and the champions league spots. jo currie, bbc news. elsewhere, spurs have gone third above manchester united after two late goals gave them a 2—0 win at bottom side birmingham. aston villa, brighton and leicester all had

khadjia shaw made it two, before lauren hemp made absolutely sure of the result in the second half.e africa cup of nations. they beat the hosts, cameroon. the score was goalless after extra time in yaounde. egypt keeper gabaski had already saved two penalties — and clinical from the spot — putting all the pressure on clinton n'jie, who missed the target. delight for egypt then, who are on course for a record extending eighth african title, and face senegal in the final on sunday. manchester united's interim boss ralf rangnick has admitted the decision to keepjesse lingard at old trafford was partially driven by mason greenwood's current unavailability following his arrest. during the transfer window, lingard was linked with moves to newcastle and west ham, but ultimately ended up staying put. rangnick said today that lingard had been given a couple of days off to "clear his head" and would miss friday's fa cup fourth—round tie with middlesbrough. he asked me and the club if we could -ive he asked me and the club if we could give him _ he asked me and the club if we could give him a

lauren hemp sent this effort over the bar. manchester united have never beaten city in the league.ing the africa cup of nations with senegal, sadio mane could be back in liverpool colours today in their game away at burnley. mane scored the winning penalty in the shootout against egypt in the final and if that wasn�*t enough, he�*s having a stadium named after him in south—west senegal. liverpool bossjurgen klopp says that the 29 year old forward returns to merseyside on a different level. he 100% made a massive stamp, great player, outstanding world—class player, outstanding world—class player when he left for the tournament but he comes back as a leader on a different level. good for him, good for senegal but i was really impressed by the way he handled the situation. one of the features of these beijing winter olympics is the need for fake snow. not today... as the challenging conditions caused havoc... but the men�*s giant slalom did go ahead — marking the appearance of one of the games�* more unlikely competitors. andy swiss reports. and he�*s out. and he's out. a day when jus

khadjia shaw made it two, before lauren hemp made absolutely sure of the result in the second half.they were clinical from the spot — putting all the pressure on clinton n'jie, who missed the target. delight for egypt, then, who are on course for a record extending eighth african title, and face senegal in the final on sunday. manchester united's interim boss ralf rangnick has admitted the decision to keepjesse lingard at old trafford was partially driven by mason greenwood's current unavailability following his arrest. during the transfer window, lingard was linked with moves to newcastle and west ham, but ultimately ended up staying put. rangnick said today that lingard had been given a couple of days off to "clear his head" and would miss friday's fa cup fourth—round tie with middlesbrough. he asked me and the club if we could give him a couple of days offjust to clear up his mind, and he will be back in the group, i suppose, next monday, back for training, and then be a regular part of the squad again. but tonight, lingard has tweeted to say, "the club advised me to have time of

england's best chance of the game came just after half—time when lauren hemp hit the post. after the men won a silver. the games have now closed with thousands of athletes parading through the bird's nest olympic stadium in beijing, with the british flag carried by the curling silver medallist, bruce mouat. andy swiss reports. it is curling gold! saving the best till last — a glittering finale to britain's games, as eve muirhead's team delivered the perfect ending. this could be the most important stone of the match. curling is so often a sport of cliffhangers. not this time. britain led japan from the off, and a moment of muirhead magic took them out of sight. it is four for great britain. triumph was now only a matter of time, and when britain extended their lead to a massive 10—3, enough was enough. that's it! and so a team which onlyjust squeaked into the semifinals were now olympic champions. for muirhead, at herfourth games, it was particularly sweet. it is a dream come true for myself and for the rest of the girls as well. it has been a journey to get here. we are ol

lauren hemp are coming closest to breaking the deadlock. the effort bouncing off the post.gs. after winning in florida. winning his third career title, beating his american rival in straight sets. built on a tie—break. this time last year he was the world number 65. he has credited his rise to being more aggressive on the court. novak djokovic is playing competitive tennis for the first time in three months. preparing for the first round of the dubai tennis championship. he could not play in the australian open last month because he has not been vaccinated against coronavirus and could face difficulties playing another tournament this year. daniil medvedev could overtake him at the top of the world rankings if the russian wins the tournament he is playing in mexico. that is all your sport. back to you. thank you. let's return now to the news that the prime minister is due to unveil plans to bring an end to covid restrictions in england. borisjohnson said the end to restrictions was "a moment of pride, as we begin to learn to live with covid." but some scientists urged cauti

ellen white scored city�*s second — with lauren hemp, caroline weir and khadija shaw also on the scoresheetathe weeks' time, they are big ones. . . , , ., ., ones. france still unbeaten. ireland and england — ones. france still unbeaten. ireland and england not— ones. france still unbeaten. ireland and england not quite _ ones. france still unbeaten. ireland and england not quite there - ones. france still unbeaten. ireland and england not quite there yet. i opposition mps are calling for a more "generous scheme" for ukrainian refugees, after the government announced it would only be relaxing visa restrictions for those with immediate family in the uk. labour is also calling for more cultural and sporting sanctions to be imposed on russia. let�*s speak now to the shadow culture media and sport secretary, lucy powell. good morning. nice to spend a bit of time with you this morning. can we start with the visa process changes? the government says it is trying to simplify rings, is that something you welcome? latte simplify rings, is that something you welcome?— simplify rings, is that somethin

their unbeaten run under manager sarina wiegman as they drew 0—0 with an in—form spanish side, lauren hempr the years, and that's what you can see, and i'm also very happy that we played germany and that we already played canada, because we need these games to develop and to be experts at the highest level. team gb are on their way home from beijing, due to land later this evening, after a winter olympics that saw them pick up just two medals. the curlers — who won gold and silver — got to show off their bling in the closing ceremony at the bird's nest stadium. gb won five medals in sochi and pyeongchang, and fell short of their uk sport target in beijing — so can these games be considered a success? i've heard brilliant stories over the last couple of weeks of ice rinks and snow domes being packed to the rafters, and people desperate to get in the doors. and for us at uk sport, success is more thanjust the medal. the medal moments make us feel fantastic and we are so thrilled that we've got, you know, so many athletes — ten athletes going home with medals around their necks that are from