hello, i'm marc edwards, and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: horse racing in great britain on lockdown until next wednesday after an outbreak of equine flu. aleksander ceferin has been re—elected as uefa president after running unopposed. and with mikaela shiffrin not competing, we'll assess the contenders for the women's combined at the world ski championships in sweden. hello, and thanks for joining us on sport today. all horse racing in great britain has been suspended due to an outbreak of equine flu. more than 100 training stables, including those of leading trainers paul nicholls and nicky henderson, have been placed in lockdown as the british horseracing authority seeks to contain the outbreak. there were supposed to be four meetings on thursday, but they were called off after three horses, which had all been vaccinated against the disease, tested positive. there are now concerns for next month's world famous cheltenham festival. our sports correspondent andy swiss reports. it was supposed to be raced a hero

i'm marc edwards, and here is your tuesday sport briefing.some football, and manchester united have booked their place in the quarterfinals of the fa cup with 2—0 win over chelsea at stamford bridge to pile the pressure on blues boss mauricio sarri. united made the breakthrough on the half—hour mark when paul pogba's inch—perfect cross was headed in by ander herrera. and from provider to goal scorer, pogba doubled the lead on the stroke of half—time. this time, marcus rashford with a pinpoint cross. united will take on wolves in the last eight of the competition. they're the oscars of the sporting world. the laureus world sport awards took place in monaco on monday with novak djokovic winning the sportsman of the year for the third time in five years. in the women's category, it was gymnast simone biles taking top prize after wining four gold medals, one silver and one bronze at the 2018 world championships. always find strength and belief and motivation to get me going. thank you very much for this wonderful evening. thank you very much. you

hello, i'm marc edwards, and here's your thursday sport briefing.tyle finished 1—1 as barcelona and real madrid cancelled each other out in the 1st leg of their spanish cup semi final. lucas vazquez gave real an early lead in the sixth minute, to quieten the crowds at the camp nou, but brazilian summer signing malcolm drew the hosts leveljust before the hour mark. real madrid with a precious away goal. the second leg will be played at the bernabeu on the 27th. in england, champions manchester city returned to the top of the premier league on wednesday night after winning 2—0 at everton. aymeric laporte broke the deadlock at goodison park on the stroke of halftime. and the win was wrapped up by when gabrieljesus added the second in the 90th minute. city to move ahead of liverpool on goal difference. the holders paris saint—germain are through to the quarter—finals of the french cup. they beat third tier side villefranche beaujolais 3—0, but all the goals were scored in extra—time, and bayern munich needed extra—time to recah the quarter—finals of the

hello, i'm marc edwards, and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.next wednesday after an outbreak of equine flu. aleksander ceferin has been re—elected as uefa president after running unopposed. and with mikaela shiffrin not competing, we'll assess the contenders for the women's combined at the world ski championships in sweden. hello, and thanks for joining us on sport today. all horse racing in great britain has been suspended due to an outbreak of equine flu. more than 100 training stables, including those of leading trainers paul nicholls and nicky henderson, have been placed in lockdown as the british horseracing authority seeks to contain the outbreak. there were supposed to be four meetings on thursday, but they were called off after three horses, which had all been vaccinated against the disease, tested positive. there are now concerns for next month's world famous cheltenham festival.

now on bbc news sport today with marc edwards. hello.p on this programme... it's a record equalling gold for marcel hirscher in what could be his last world championships. ramos sees red as real lose ground in la liga's title race with a home defeat to girona. the sweet taste of victory,gael monfils winds his first tournament in over a year with victory in rotterdam. hello and thanks for joining us on sport today. could this be the perfect ending to a stellar career? the austrian marcel hirscher said this year's world championships might be his last. in which case, he's gone out with a bang. he won the final event of this year's games in sweden by taking gold in the men's slalom — and that was a record—equalling seventh world title. nick parrot reports... if you want to see a master

hello, i'm marc edwards and here is your friday sport briefing.that's exactly what's happened to horse racing in the uk. there were supposed to be four meetings on thursday, but they've all been called off due to an outbreak of equine flu. three horses — which had been vaccinated against the disease — tested positive. there are now concerns for next month's cheltenham festival. aleksander cheferin has been re—elected as uefa president after running unopposed. he'll now serve a further four year term as the man in charge of european football's governing body. there are meant the items on our agenda, starting with international calendar. national associations, we will vigorously defend your interests so that you can continue playing the same number of matches every year. europe's clubs will rigourous —— rigourously defend your interests so the calendar meets high level requirements and we will rigourously defend the interests of players who are many times forgotten in these discussions. bayer leverkusen can climb to 5th in the bundesliga on friday w

hello, i'm marc edwards and here's your wednesday sport briefing.ir to say that the goodbye to the sport she's dominated hasn't quite gone to plan. the american was competing in the superg at the world championships in sweden when she suffered a heavy fall after clipping a gate. fellow american mikaela shiffrin went on to take gold. vonn is also due to compete in the downhill on sunday, her final event before retiring. i feel like i've been hit by an 18—wheeler, but other than that, i'm great. my knees are the same as they were before the race, so that's good, and i'm just going to be sore. i think my neck‘s going to be sore, and i got the wind knocked out of me, so i don't know, my ribs are oddly sore, so... but i'll be fine, sunday will be great. there was a dramatic night of action in germany as bundesliga leaders borussia dortmund were sent tumbling out of the german cup at the round of 16, losing to weder bremen on penalties. let me paint the picture — 1—1 after normal time, then 2—2 in extra time. dortmund then looked to have booked their plac