the win couldn't come at a better time for rory mcilroy as he heads to the masters next month, hopings hands on the greenjacket, the only major missing from his collection. claire thornton, bbc news. chelsea have confirmed one of their players was racially abused in their europa league tie with dynamo kiev last week. it happened in the final moments of their second leg, a match they won 5—0. having reported the incident uefa the club say they're expecting the governing body to conduct a full investigation. meanwhile cristiano ronaldo‘s been charged with improper conduct following his goal celebration in juventus‘s last 16 champions legue tie. he was seen gesturing towards fans, mimicking the actions of ateltico manager diego simeone who grabbed his crotch, in the first leg, and was fined for an obscene celebration. the draw for the semi finals of the women's fa cup was made on bbc breakfast this morning. no doubt what the stand out tie is, the holders chelsea drawn away to super league leaders manchester city in a repeat of last season's semifinal. in the other tie reading — in the la

mcilroy won on sunday by a shot from jim fuyrk.s round started badly with missed putts and his ball in the water. but perhaps this is the beginning of a new chapter in his career. my my career is hopefully going to last another 15 or 20 years, so one tournament or one day or one month in those 20 years is nothing. it's just a glimpse. so it doesn't change anything. it doesn't change who i am. it looks great on my resume, i'm very happy about that, it's another step in the right direction, but that's all it is to me. it's a huge tournament to win, i'm very proud, and very honoured, but it is just a step in the right direction. so, at last happiness for rory mcilroy. let's talk about his win with annie alvarez. hello! how's it going? it's going well, even better for rory mcilroy. what did you make of his win? obviously he has had a good year and put himself in contention already. he is proving to people once again why he is such an exceptional player, and he isjust this amazing talent, and you see him hit these shots that even the be

tiger woods will play rory mcilroy in the last 16 of golf‘s world matchplay championship in texas.antlay but played the next four holes in 5—under to win 4&2. meanwhile mcilroy continued his 100% start with four front—nine birdies in a 4&2 win over matthew fitzpatrick. there's one rugby union match to tell you about tonight, and sale are through to the semifinals of the european challenge cup. they knocked out connaught with a convincing 20—10 win at the a] bell stadium. denny solomona scoring the second try for sale who will face either la rochelle or bristol in the next round. and still with rugby because the french federation is holding a referendum of all amateur clubs in the country to decide whether they'd accept a foreigner as the next national head coach. france need to appoint a new coach after this year's world cup, but they've never had an overseas manager in charge before. each club will have one vote in the referendum which takes place next month. the result will be announced on the 12th of april. two matches in rugby league's super league tonight. leaders st helens fo

rory mcilroy was still on the course. mcilroy started the day one stroke off the lead. here's his second shot to the par 5 16 hole. he two putted from there for a birdie. mcilroy had just birdied 15. that is what he did edging him bay single stroke. john who was the third round leader fell out of contention today with a 76. >>> another glitch in the warriors dominate performance last night. on his right foot. cousins left the game in the fourth quarter when the foot was bothering him. he's listed as questionable for monday's game in san antonio. the achilles injury cousins suffered last year was on the other foot. andrew's return to the team has now been stepped up. he will be there on monday. >>> that is so great for saint mary's. didn't they beat villanova a few years back? >> yeah. that is when they got into the final 16 that year they did that. >> oh, yeah >> that will be a tough game. what do you think about that? >> villanova is not the team they were last year when they were the national champion. she were six seeds. saint mary's has the feel the way they are pla

and a win, too, for rory mcilroy — the 2015 champion.o — beat luke list of the usa 5—and—4. to football now and holders lyon are through to the last four of the women's champions league after beating wolfsburg 4—2 in the 2nd leg of their quarter—final in germany. eugenie le sommer scored twice as the defending champions completed a 6—3 aggregate win. they'll now face chelsea who beat paris saint—germain with a dramatic late winner. the french side were 2—nil down from the first leg — but kadidiatou diani reduced the deficit with the opening goal of the second leg just after the break. 10 minutes later, they scored again — courtesy of an own goal from chelsea's ann—katrin berger. that made it 2—all on aggregate. extra—time was looming until maren mjelde scored the goal that won it for chelsea in stoppage—time. the english champions go through 3—2 on aggregate. we are level now and we can get into a position where we can fight to get into the final. we are not the favourites and we are not expected to go through. there is no pressure on my

see if we can get back to him later on all right let's get you some sports news now and golfer rory mcilroy produced a late charge to take a share of the lead at the halfway point of the players' championship the tournament is considered golf's most important outside the four majors the kilroy fired three birdies and an eagle on the back nine of his second round at sawgrass that saw him go three shots clear of the rest of the field alongside england's tommy fleetwood continuing his fine recent form in five tournaments so far this year mcilroy hasn't finished worse than six. all right you're up to date now on d w news will have another update for you at the top of the hour stay tuned for d w reporter that's up next after a short break omarion evans dean thanks for watching. burress. home. of special. forces to. you those are big changes and most start with small steps and became a little want to do is tell stories of could you just people in the think it's jerks around the world. is that.

tiger woods going up against rory mcilroy. mcilroy has been red hot of late.s. 10th hole though. mcilroy misses the short par and goes down three. as for tiger woods...17th hole. tiger with the 15 foot par shot. he's got it. he wins over mcilroy two to one. but....in the quarterfinals lucas bjerrergaard sent woods packing. he beats him. tiger is out and won't play in the semifinals and finals on sunday. the master's though is now just a couple of weeks moving on >>there is so nice. yes, thank you. >>weiner forecast for the second up of your weekend, 5 to 10 degrees above average you're very welcome enjoy. >>i need to find my sunscreen warm

rory mcilroy.... drains the birdie putt on the 15th hole to take the lead 18th hole...mcilroy taps in for the win... he finishes 16-under for the tournament... one stroke better than furyk... it's mcilroy's first player's championship... next up... the masters 3 1/2 weeks from now... the only major rory has not won and our final story... of course it has to be in honor of saint patrick's day... the first ever "shamrock run today in san jose... runners dressed up in their most imaginative green outfits to partake in the 5k or 10k runs... it was followed by a saint patty's day festival and even included a "leprechaun kids race" for the little ones the event benefits the san jose/dublin sister city scholarship program.... a great cause... and a lot of fun to boot! (justine)there were a couple of surprises at the weekend box office -- though not which movie led the way. david daniel has the top five. "a madea family funeral" fell two spots to fifth place, on ticket sales of eight-point-one million dollars

but mcilroy is on the charge — the northern irishman was seven back overnight but he hit seven birdieshe next hour. sir cliff richard has joined a campaign demanding legal anonymity for anyone suspected of committing a sexual offence, until they're charged. the singer was named after he was accused of an offence, but never arrested or charged. our home affairs correspondent, dominic casciani has this report. vindicated by the high court, sir cliff richard after he won his landmark privacy battle against the bbc last year. it's going to take me a little time to get over the whole emotional factor, and so i hope you'll forgive me. the bbc broadcast a police search of his surrey home after being falsely accused of a sexual offence. a seniorjudge said it was a serious breach of his privacy and should never have been broadcast. now he isjoining a growing campaign to protect the anonymity of some people facing police investigation. the singer says the media's reporting of the false allegations he faced was the worst thing that had happened to him in his entire life. a stigma that's been almo

that seals it for mcilroy. he would two-putt his way to par.arks his 15th pga tour victory and his first since last year's arnold palmer invitational. >> honestly, i think it was just all the experiences that i had starting the year. you know, a good chance in hawaii. a good chance in l.a., chance in mexico last week and i think it's a culmination of just getting those experiences and i felt more and more comfortable each time and i almost liked today because it was tough. guys weren't going to get away from us. especially when i made double on 4. i just knew it was a similar start to what i had yesterday. there were chances coming up so i stayed as patient as i possibly could and any time i looked at the leader board, i was pleasantly surprised that i hadn't fallen two or three shots behind. so that gave me a little bit of encouragement to keep going and play a great back 9. >> it only makes sense that the irishman wins on st. patrick's day sunday. if you're wanting to follow along, all the march madness gets started with the first four play o

but mcilroy is on the charge — the northern irishman had been seven back overnight, but he hit seveny union and premier league games today on the bbc sport website. more on the breaking news that an ethiopian airlines plane has crashed on its way from addis ababa to nairobi, 150, more than 150 people on board in fact. we've been hearing in the last few minutes that there we re in the last few minutes that there were no survivors according to ethiopian authorities. nobody has survived the crash. let's speak now to our correspondent larry madowo. what more are you hearing? we have just heard in the last few minutes that authorities have confirmed there were no survivors of that ethiopian airlines 302 flight from nairobi to addis ababa. it was involved in an accident six minutes after ta ke—off involved in an accident six minutes after take—off at bole international airport. we don't know who was on the aircraft except there were 157 people on board, 149 passengers. it's reported that this boeing 737 max was only four months old with the airline. devastating news for family members wait

tiger woods will play rory mcilroy in the last 16.ve under, and won four and two. meanwhile, mcilroy continued his 100% start, with four front nine birdies to win by the same score against matthew fitzpatrick. it is the return of rugby union's european champions cup this weekend. we're at the quarter final stage. for the first time both scottish regions feature. glasgow travel to london to face english champions saracens, while edinburgh host two—time winners munster. in the challenge cup, sale sharks are through to the semi—finals after they knocked out, connaught, with a convincing 20—10 win at the aj bell stadium. denny solomona with the second try, and sale will face either la rochelle or bristol in the next round. in super league there were wins for the top two leaders st helens beat hull kr and second—placed warrington thrashed hull fc by 63 points to 12. blake austin scored four of their 11 tries, and there was also a hat—trick forjosh charnley after a disappointing opening race in australia, ferrari are back on top of formula

tiger woods will play rory mcilroy. meanwhile, rory mcilroy continued his 100% start.lmost twice his age but roger federer still handed out a bit of a tennis lesson to his teenage opponent to make the final at the masters. it is the biggest age gap in any match roger federer has been involved in. he is 18 years old but he still thrashed the canadian 6—2, 6-4. he he still thrashed the canadian 6—2, 6—4. he will meetjohn is now in the final. that is all this sport for now. next, it is time for click. this week, we investigate the sexual exploitation of children on unencrypted messaging apps — and the undercover bot trying to catch the perpetrators. often on the show, we talk about the positive impact of tech on our lives — its power for social good bringing us together, solving pressing problems, and generally enriching our lives — but there are, of course, much darker sides to technology. we have often heard stories of exchanging material on the so—called dark web or grooming children in chat rooms, sometimes to meet up with them and physically exploit them. but in rece

mcilroy recovered from a shaky start.der that's all the sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. dozens of flood warnings are still in place across england and wales after yesterday's heavy rain. one area in north wales saw a months worth of rain injust 2a hours. and there was disruption across large parts of northern england, after train lines and roads were flooded. simon clemison reports. the speed, the volume, and there may be more rain to come today. in conway, the pumps are on but they are taking no chances. who'd have thought you would need a wheelbarrow to one day to protect your home? it's a good neighbourhood. everybody comes together in times like this. some parts of wales has seen the equivalent of a months rainfall the equivalent of a month's rainfall in the last 2a hours. in north yorkshire, the three pea ks challenge proved a challenge and a half. while in west yorkshire, the railway was wet and silent. northern said several routes were suspended yesterday. the problems, as unusual as they come, were

tiger woods will play rory mcilroy in the last 16. woods was actually down.ddies. it is the return of rugby union's european cat champions cup this weekend. the first time both scottish regions feature. glasgow travelled to london to face saracens, while edinburgh host the two—time winners, munster. any challenge cup, sale sharks are through to the semifinal after they won a game with a convincing 20—10 win. sale sharks will face either live bristol in the next round. in by live bristol in the next round. in rugby league super league, there we re rugby league super league, there were wins for the tops two. no stopping st helens. second placed warrington thrashed hull fc. austin scored a couple of tries. after a disappointing race, ferrari are back on top ahead of the bahrain grand prix. they topped the sheets in both practice sessions. despite the odd hairy moment, a bit of dizziness for sebastian vettel, but he still clocked the fastest of the day. now, almost twice his age, but roger federer still handed out a tennis lesson to his teenage opponent to reach

mcilroy recovered from a shaky start.ove to iii—under. that's all the sport for now. now on bbc news, time for the papers. how very discombobulating. sunday morning paper review. i am how very discombobulating. sunday morning paper review. iam more shocked than anybody. with me are the journalist and author shyama perera, and rosamund urwin who's financial services correspondent at the sunday times. you will use to this time of day, i am not. —— you are used to. the eu making plans for the eu to lose the third meaningful vote on taxes, says the observer. jacinda ardern on the front page of the sunday telegraph meeting grieving relatives. the mail on sunday says some tory mps are angry at the way comic relief for trade poverty in the uk. more brexit in the sunday times which says theresa may will tell conservative mps brexit might not happen at all if they do not pack her deal —— the way comic relief portrayed poverty. and a picture of the three—year—old victim of the christchurch attacks. making a stop at the front pages,

rory mcilroy has won his first golf tournament in almost a year.ole helped him finished a shot clear at the top of the leaderboard at the players championship, after a final round of 70, leaving him on 16 under par overall. it's the first time mcilroy has won the tournament, which is known as the unofficial fifth major. brighton are through to the fa cup semi finals for the first time in 33 years, but only after a surviving a scare at millwall. it was the championship side who led, alex pearce with the header. and they appeared in control when aiden 0'brien made it 2—0 with just over 10 minutes to play. but two minutes from time, a lifeline for brighton. jurgen locardia with the finish. then in the 95th minute, and just seconds remaining, millwall goalkeeper david martin dropped solly march's free kick into his own net. into extra time, millwall had shane ferguson sent off and brighton thought they'd won it but locardia's goal was ruled out for offside. brighton did win it eventually, 5—4 on penalties, afterjake cooper missed his spotkick. well, th

tiger woods will play rory mcilroy in the last 16 of golf‘s world matchplay championships in texas.our holes in five under and won 4&2. meanwhile mcilroy continued his 100% start with four front—nine birdies in a 4&2 win over matthew fitzpatrick. ferrari have dominated today's practice at the bahrain grand prix. sebastian vettel headed team—mate charles leclerc for a one—two in the second session, with world champion lewis hamilton's mercedes in third. hamilton's team—mate valtterri bottas, who won the season opener in australia, was fourth quickest, with renault‘s nico hulkenburg fifth and max verstappen sixth in the red bull. the top two in super league are in action this evening, with second—placed warrington already dominating at hull fc. blake austin opening the scoring with this try and they now lead by 32 points to nil. league leaders st helens, who boast a 100 % record this season, are leading 16—12 against hull kingston rovers in the night's other game. paula radcliffe wants the court of arbitration for sport to allow the iaaf to limit testosterone levels in female athletes

but mcilroy is on the charge — the northern irishman had been seven back overnight, but he hit sevenention. that is all the support for now. you can that is all the support for now. you ca n follow that is all the support for now. you can follow the big half on the sport website or app. but now, ben brown with the papers. hello and welcome to our sunday morning paper review. with me are business commentator josie cox and education editor at the sunday times sian griffiths. welcome to both and thank you being with us. let's take a look at the front pages. the mail on sunday says a nurse who took care of renowned scientist stephen hawking is the subject of a tribunal. the sunday telegraph leads with an opinion poll suggesting public support for a no—deal brexit is currently at 44%. staying with brexit, the sunday times says cabinet ministers have warned theresa may she might have to quit if she wants to pass her brexit deal this week. also going with brexit, the sunday express carries a call by conservative backbencher jacob rees—mogg, describing the prime minister's deal as "rotten".

mcilroy recovered from a shaky start, both he and tommy fleetwood making two under 70‘s to move to 14ers have become law. the crime survey for england and wales says more than one in five women and nearly one in ten men have been victims of stalking. the new law will allow officers to intervene sooner. anisa kadri explains. in many cases, people find they‘re being stalked by an ex or current partner, but campaigners say if they‘re targeted by a stranger, there hasn‘t been the same ability to protect the victim before the stalker‘s prosecuted. stalking isn‘t how it used to be perceived which is kind of somebody following you in the street or looking at you from behind a bush. it might be more now that they sit for hours looking at your things online, finding out who you are, what you do, looking at all your pictures, and then they know where to find you in the street. the new stalking protection orders would allow police to stop a stalker approaching the victim or contacting them online earlier than ever before and if they ignore it, there‘ll be a criminal penalty. figures for england

rory mcilroy is closing—in on a place in the last 16 at the wgc match play in austin.from two matches thanks in part, to a pair of eagles on the back nine, beating justin harding three and two. england's women thrashed sri lanka by 96 runs to complete a 3—0 whitewash in their 20/20 series, danni wyatt and amyjones both made half centuries as they reached 204—2, england's second highest t20 total. there was one game in rugby league's super league tonight. bottom of the table leeds rhinos just beating castleford 21—20 at headingley, brad dwyer kicked the winning drop goal in golden point extra—time. britain's adam yates is still second overall after day four of the volta de catalunya in spain. yates finished fourth in a bunch finish, although they were all well behind colombia's migeul angel lopez who became the new overall leader. yates isjust 111 seconds behind him. after the success of e sports football — cycling is getting in on the act with the first british e—racing championships. competitors use an app to race as virtual versions of themselves. almost 400 people t

golf now and spain's john ramsey has a one shot lead over rory mcilroy and tommy fleetwood going into the final round of the players' championship astray jason days two shots for the back of day wins group of players to win the tournament multiple times biggest prize for majors shot of the day at sawgrass went to seamus power take a look at this. that was the first. hole in one of history. today march seventeenth is st patrick's day in ireland and throughout the irish diaspora that's reason to celebrate the country's patron saint. recessions featuring plenty of traditional music and lots of the color green are the order of the day food in beer some impressions and now from new york and chicago way where they even change the color of the river in honor of st patrick's . course you don't have to be irish to join in the fun. and reminder the top stories we're following for you new zealanders have been paying tribute to the fifty people killed by a gunman at two mosques in christ church on friday authorities are preparing to return the bodies of the victims to their families for burial th

in golf staines john iran has a one shot lead over rory mcilroy and tommy fleetwood going into the final round of the players' championship australia's jason day is two shots for their back if day wins he'll join a small group of players to win the tournament multiple times golf's biggest prize outside the four majors shot of the day at sawgrass went to seamus tower. have a look at the. that was the first polar one of his career. well today march seventeenth is st patrick's day and in ireland and throughout the irish diaspora that's reason to celebrate the country's patron saint the sessions featuring plenty of traditional music and lots of the color green are the order of the day leave you with impressions from new york and chicago thanks for watching. them. players. table. state. patrol base in a poker game of power and money the competition is.

the defending champion rory mcilroy couldn't get going and had to settle for par in an ordinary openingacted to his shot at the par three 7th as if it was just another iron. anything but... an ace! but back to back bogeys afterwards meant his round was just par for the course, he's seven shots off the lead too. phil mickelson had the highlight of the round. playing right handed he thinks it's good but in reality the ball was at his feet. still he ended the day 4—under. the man is a genius steel! the english premier league champions manchester city are being investigated by european football's governing body for alleged financial fair play violations. uefa says they'll focus on recent claims made by the german news magazine der spiegel which include the accusations city have decieved uefa over the value of their sponsorship deal with etihad airways. city have described the claims as "entirely false." city, meanwhile, remain on course to win five trophies this season. they've already picked up the community shield and the league cup, they're top of the premier league table by a point from

in golf spain's john rama has a one shot lead over rory mcilroy and tommy fleetwood going into the final round of the players' championship australia is jason day is two shots for their back a day when he'll join a small for the players to win the tournament multiple times golf biggest prize outside the four major is shot of the day at sawgrass went to seamus power. take a look at this. that was the first hole in one of his career. well today march seventeenth is st patrick's day in ireland and throughout the irish diaspora that's reason to celebrate the country's patron saint for sessions featuring plenty of traditional music and lots of the color green are the order of the day here are some impressions from new york city and chicago where they even change the color of the river in honor of st patrick and of course you don't have to be irish necessarily to join in the fun. rather one. a quick reminder now our top story. new zealanders have been paying tribute to the fifty people killed by gunmen at two mosques in christ church on friday authorities have begun returning the bodies of the

rory mcilroy is three shots off the pace.of last season's grand final in super league, where warrington made up for that old trafford defeat in october by beating champions wigan. josh charnley‘s spectacular finish here was the difference in a 25—12 win for the wolves. elsewhere tonight, london broncos won at leeds and wakefield beat hull fc. and lewis hamilton headed a mercedes one—two in second practise at the season—opening australian grand prix. the reigning world champion edged team mate valtteri bottas with red bull's max verstappen third. ferrari, who appeared to have the quickest car in preseason testing, were fourth with sebastian vettel. amongst the drives this weekend are two rookies from the uk. george russell is 21 and racing for williams. 19—year—old lando norris becomes britain's youngest ever formula one driver. just before they flew to australia, radio 1 newsbeat s christian hugh—gill caught up with them it is still very surreal. i remember my first f1 race. just seeing the ca i’s my first f1 race. just seein

northern ireland's four—time major winner rory mcilroy is a shot further back on 5 under. super league season continued with another emphatic win tonight. they thrashed huddersfield 110—12 at stjohn‘s stadium. regan grace scored in the corner during the second half, as st helens built on their lead. a flurry of second half tries followed, as a high kick from theo fages found tomy mak, who impressively set up dominique peyroux. st helens have won six out of six, and are top with 12 points. the final weekend of the six nations championship is almost upon us and three teams can technically still win the title. however wales are the only ones left who can claim the grand slam. theyjust have to beat ireland in cardiff. and warren gatland has named an unchanged side. full back liam williams was a doubt but is fit to play. if wales lose, then england would win the title with a win over scotland, but if they lose as well, then ireland will retain the title. the irish have made three changes, including bringing rob kearney back in at full back. meanwhile, ireland coachjoe schmidt h

up the gulf now and spain's john rom has a one shot lead over rory mcilroy and tommy fleetwood going into the final round of the players championship australia's jason day is two shots further back if day wins he'll join a small group of players to win that tournaments multiple times of golf's biggest prize outside the four majors but the shot of the day at sawgrass has to go to seamus power take a look at this couple hops a roll and right in there that was the first hole and one of is. you're watching news live from berlin coming up next it's d.w. world stories with airports on this week's key topics and offering as you can all the latest news and information around the clock on our web site that's d.w. dot com i'm carl aspen thanks for watching. i'm secure that while you were not tired and in the end this to me you're not allowed to stay here we will send you back. are you familiar with this. with the smugglers would lie and say. what's your story.

tiger woods played well, tied for 30th, 6 under par, 10 shots behind mcilroy.. happy st. patrick's day to mike scott. dove into the crowd and look at that, he goes and he takes a sip of the old milwaukee. cheryl: was it a beer? jared: he actually didn't sip, no drinking on the job, a great acting job and the sixer's beat the bucs. nice work. lauren: that's a nice video. cheryl: i was wondering if he doing -- sometimes when you do a half marathon, people take a drink of beer. lauren: did you do that yesterday? cheryl: not yesterday. like maybe i'll take a sip, you know. lauren: it looks like he did. cheryl: thank you very much. jared max, catch sports reports on fox news headlines 24/7, sirius xm channel 115. lauren: will you tell your kids how much money you make to teach them about future financial decisions in and how about this, until honeymoon do us part, there's a new trend among newlyweds going their separate ways a after they tie the knot. ♪ come and get your love. ♪ come and get your love. ♪ come and get your love. s deci. it's screening technology that

. >>> tiger woods beat rory mcilroy to advance to the quarterfinal round of match play. it's the in a turn ooournament in a deca. he sinks a birdie putt, but check out this long distance putt, for eagle. now though are all tied up heading to the 17th hole. on 18, woods makes a critical mistake. he'll need a par to extend the match. and lucas bow bow bow bow bow bw woods. >>> oh, my gosh. what are the odds. now his only crypto night appears to the mini hoop. he's been in there twice, and he's 0- 2. i think abc sports needs to take that show on the road. >> it's the >>> at 6:00, a break in and a hoax? the elaborate lengths a man went to to cover up the theft of his daughter's girl scout cookie sales. >>> a recent lion cub birth in n crimea has people overjoyed. all right, what they lack in fierceness, they make up in adorability. meet the youngest white lions. they haven't been named yet. >>> we'll see you right back at 6:00. >>> tonight, several developing stories as we come on the air. severe storms strike. high winds leaving a trail of damage, the reported tornado. and

excellent news for rory mcilroy on st patrick's day. scare yesterday with nervous moments, but they are back on top of the premier league. they were given a real scare though by lowly fulham, and needed a late james milner penalty to win 2—1. that takes them a couple of points clear of manchester city at the top of the premier league, although city have a game in hand. look at that wobbly camera! spare a thought for the millwall goalkeeper david martin. his side were on the verge of an fa cup semi—final at wembley, before this in the 95th minute took their quarter—final with brighton to extra time. brighton then won on penalties. horrible. manchester city remain on course for the treble after easing past liverpool in the quarter finals of the women's fa cup. we'll have the draw for the semis live for you after 8:30am on breakfast. can't wait for that. are you ready for that, louise? yes, ijust want the simplestjob. for that, louise? yes, ijust want the simplest job. you've got the most important job. 0h, the simplest job. you've got the

rory mcilroy made a move up the leader board late with three birdies. the defending champio

. >>> down we go to rory mcilroy putting for birdie for the lead it was tied with jim furyk at 15 ole beautifully placed on the green. he would two-putt for birdie and take the lead at 16 under, as we take you to the 18th hole. rather than playing it safe, rory, take a look what he does, drives right for the hole, right over the stick and that secures it forcilroy. he plays it for par and that it's his first victory on the pga tour since the arnold palmer invitational. >> i think it was the experience is had starting the year. good chance in hawaii and mexico and last week and the culmination of getting those experiences. i felt more and more comfortable each time. i almost liked today because it was tough. i knew guys weren't going to get away from us, especially when i made a double on 4. i knew it was similar start to yesterday and chances coming up. i stayed as patient as i possibly could. any time i looked at thesed i hr three shots behind and that gave me a little encouragement to keep going and play a great back nine. >> it only makes sense that the irishman wins the players ch

the 43-year-old is going to the round of 16, where he will face rory mcilroy. signs of rebirth in the devastated community of paradise. we'll show you the people who are among the first to get permits to rebuild. >>following last november's deadly camp fire. >>today a second we building permit was given to a couple who lost their home in that fire. the first permit was issued just yesterday to jason and megan buzzard they are town was destroyed in the fire... 85 people were killed. the buzzards have been living in a rental home in chico since january. (pam) and a third property owner who has had their lot cleared and inspected, is now eligible to recieve a permit. another 20 applications have been filed and are awaiting inspections. the buzzard family says, they hope to start rebuilding in april. (ken) california has long been kno

rory mcilroy last week at the player's from northern ireland. the last time eopeans won pga tour events in three consecutive weeks, seven years ago. paul casey from england wraps up the deal at the valspar championship with a plus one round of 72 good enough for aot one in over oosthuizen and kokrak. so paul case moves deep into the top ten, 12 spots up with his fed ex cup points for the y. vict dustin johnson a couple of matches up, as well. we go dow to steve with the winner. >> it took you nine years to get win number two on the pga tour and just 12 months to add to that total. how difficult is it to win out here against the best player >> obviously, i'm finding ittizier. although today wasn't. ea i felt very different since winning last ye. st year's win was so big. that feltikmy first victory as a professional. i felt so different since then. new confidence. m getting older but i feel like i'm getting better. great playing with dustin. ihea gentleman. this is so cool. i'm so happy. valspar isuch an awesome sponsor. to ce back here to defend

playing right in front of him was rory mcilroy. missed an eagle putt but made birdie for the out right lead. all he needed to do was hit fair ways and greens to par out. boy he zeroed in on that one. two putt par to win it. his 15th pga win and his first at the player's championship. makes him one of the favorites to win the masters in april. the only major he hasn't won. >>> appointment television tonight, folks. if you love the a's and the giants, a once beloved member of the a's is hoping to continue his big league career in the bay area with the giants. >> there is something a little off right now. obviously i'm just honored to be here. excited for this opportunity. haven't spent four and a half, five years on the other side of this rivalry of the bay. this is a little different when you look in the mirror and the see the orange and black. >> he is trying to overcome major shoulder surgery. >>> plus a's top prospect, the 21-year-old might force the a's hand and crack the opening day rotation. stories dennis bricks you on game d

rory mcilroy one back of the lead entering the final round. this is on number 12. 12 foot put for birdie. that moves him t into lead. 8 golfers have the lead on thed. final roun including on 18. co-leader at this point. second shot. you have to be kidding me. matchthis, it's going to land right near the cup. he's bning the hole to move into the top spot at 10 but rory stands strong. back to back birdie. they call it march madness because usually the person that wins bases it on the team's wins bases it on the team's colors or ♪ not all water is created equal. there are over 326 million trillion gallons of water on earth. but only one billionth of one per cent is filtered naturally beneath the earth, with a distinct balance of minerals, and emerges crisp and refreshing enough to be called deer park®. deer park® 100% natural spring water. born better®. >>> st. patrick's day prechaun chase. every hour racers lined up to try to beat the leprechaun around the track. they got to choose from a magic pot of gold. sure. whatever floats your boat. okay.

mcilroy recovered from a shaky start.ra—cycling track world championships in the netherlands. storey regained her title in the 3km individual pursuit. the 1a—time paralympic champion was dominant as she beat poland's anna harkowska in the wc5 final. she also claimed gold in the scratch race. her teammate, sophie thornhill, and pilot helen scott won the 1km time trial before james ball and pete mitchell claimed a surprise gold in the equivalent men's event, and katie toft won c1 scratch race gold. they're one of the most famous rock bands in the world, and pack out arenas wherever they go. but can you believe the who haven't played a gig at wembley in a0 years? thisjuly, pete townshend and roger daltrey are looking to change that with a massive concert, and there's some new music too. they've been speaking to our reporter, matt everitt. the who, one of the most famous and loudest bands of all time. now, some a0 yea rs loudest bands of all time. now, some a0 years after they last played the home of english football, they ar

he shot a 1-under 71, nine back of the leaders, tommy fleetwood and rory mcilroy. >>> and oh, man, lookper. philly fans' heartbeat might have skipped as harper was writhing in pain. the $330 million man drilled by a 96 mile-per-hour wayward pitch thrown by trent thornton if you're scoring at home with the toronto blue jays. he left the game and avoided serious injury. it is just a bone bruise, but, baby, that hurt and if you're writing those checks to bryce harper, you're like please get up. get up. rub some dirt on it. you'll be fine. >> right. a bone bruise probably looks a lot worse than it -- feels a lot worse than it is. >> scary when it happens. >> oh, no question. >> thanks, vern. >>> this bay area pup may have lost a leg but not her spirit. tonight she has a new leash on cay. after surviving a vicious >>> a young chihuahua has a new leash on life tonight after she was left for dead in a san francisco dumpster. >> this is rocky. isn't she just amazing? a black and white chihuahua mix happy to be playing ball at the animal shelter. this is a far cry from three weeks ago when she w

two up, two to play and this shot finished off rory mcilroy. that's your boy. it's on to the quarterfinals. it came down to this putt to extend his match. no. his putter failed him. biergard to the semifinals. soccer still rooking for a win. they hosted l.a. fc in white and the wake continues. belez saw to that with his third goal of the match and they won it 5-0. san jose's record has dropped to 0-4. we have scoring updates. we have scoring updates. texas tech has defeated the top seed gonzaga in ncaa men's ball 75-69. stanford still ahead with seven or so seconds to play over missouri state. shout out cal rugby winners 29- 19 over top-ranked st. mary's. >> nice. well done. thank you, vern. we'll be right back. >> we will like she said. ♪ >>> rolling stones are canceling their upcoming north american tour blaming an unspecified health problem effecting mick jagger. the 17-date tour was set to start next month in miami, but the 75-year-old jagger's doctor advised against it. jagger personally apologized to fans on twitter saying "i really hate letting you down

mcilroy recovered from a shaky start.of the paracycling track world championships in the netherlands. storey regained her title in the 3km individual pursuit. the 14—time paralympic champion was dominant, as she beat poland's anna harkowska in the wc5 final. she also claimed gold in the scratch race. her team—mate, sophie thornhill, and pilot helen scott won the 1km time trial, before james ball and pete mitchell claimed a surprise gold in the equivalent men s event and katie toft won c1 scratch race gold. more than 120 british athletes are currently taking part in the special olympics in abu dhabi. the games are for competitors with intellectual disabilities and bring together people from 200 countries. 0ur reporter, stuart pollitt, caught up with the gb football team, ahead of a crucial match. a footballing clash with germany is always a fierce contest and it's no different in special olympics. but at this sporting spectacle, winning is not everything. instead, what's important is the capacity of sport to change lives.

but mcilroy is on the charge.snooker‘s players championship. the five—time world champion whitewashed northern ireland's mark allen by six frames to nil in preston. o'sullivan faces another former world champion, neil robertson, in today's final. thank you very much, follow it all during the course of the day, premier league nip and tap! some breaking news to bring you, and ethiopian airlines plane has come down on its way to the kenya capital nairobi. no details of prime minister but the ethiopian prime minister but the ethiopian prime minister has tweeted condolences to those who have lost their loved ones. we will keep you up—to—date with developments here on the bbc news channel. most of us wouldn't fancy going for an outside dip at this time of year. but for some the colder the better. ice swimming is becoming more and more popular and its supporters hope it'll get olympic recognition soon. following months of preparation and freezing ice baths, a group of british swimmers will travel to russia to take part i

tiger woods will play rory mcilroy in the last sixteen showdown at the w g c match play in texas later woods came back from two down against can't help by the sioux purp second shots only thirteen. three time champion winning his match foreign to michael ware continued his one hundred percent start with full birdies on the front lines be a matthew fitzpatrick for him too as well and he will now play tiger in the knockout round. and look like. you know like it's exciting it's exciting for succeeding for both of us it's exciting for the tournament especially you know i think i read somewhere else is that you know tiger doesn't play in texas and thirteen years fourteen years so. you know like it's going to create for the tournaments. you know we're looking forward to it . we've played tournaments together battle each other down the stretch and events but never in a magical situation ferrari will look to turn their practice pace into pole position for the bahrain grand prix shortly sebastian vettel was fastest on friday and teammate charlotte clerk topped the time sheets in a final practic

we have some golf now rory mcilroy continued his fine form to win the players the sport's biggest tournament outside the four major he's off the challenge. in the final round that florida sawgrass course he finishes shot ahead of the american veteran holding his nerve on the course was tricky last two holes. has placed in the top six of every tournaments he's played this year and that form put some among the favorites for next month's masters at augusta. if your modern. our new zealand's prime minister says proposals to tight control laws will be announced in ten days meanwhile students have performed the traditional merry haka to honor the fifty victims of the attack on two mosques in the city of christ. coming up business with stephen we're looking at more details on a possible megaman. birger of germany's two largest banks stephen what you can have for us going to have that's all we're going to that they're also going to have a look at how much less women earn in at on average compared to men in the e.u. and in germany so mentioning to topics ok all that straight ahead here did up. the to

tiger woods has beaten rory mcilroy to a place in the quarterfinals of the world golf matchplay.eld his nerve in texas, while mcilroy‘s putting fell apart. that's it from me but there's much more on the bbc sport website including how a british heavyweight boxing fight ending in disqualification for biting. back to you, kate. and before we go, landmarks around the world have turned off their lights for 60 minutes this evening to mark this year's earth hour. world famous attractions in greece, france, russia, germany and spain and here in the uk were all plunged into darkness. the event has been organised by the environmental group wwf, and aims to raise awareness of climate change and other man—made threats to the planet. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. that's all from me. goodnight. hello, it isn't start to much england and wales. —— a decent start. it was warm and that spring sunshine. temperatures reached 20 celsius in kew in london, warmest the place in the country. change as we had and descended. this temperatures dropping by nine celsius.

rory mcilroy believes his best golf is still to come after winning his first tournament in a year, theorida, heading into the masters next month. theresa may is continuing attempts to persuade the democratic unionists and dozens of conservative mps to support her brexit deal this week. but she has to overturn a huge majority opposed to her withdrawal agreement. borisjohnson, a key leave campaigner, has said it would be "absurd" to hold a third vote on the deal before securing concessions from eu leaders. chris mason reports. the prime minister returned to downing street this morning with one question to answer. can she persuade enough mps to finally back her deal? i think the mood in my constituency is changing very quickly. they voted for brexit, they are worried that if this issue is protracted, if there is a major extension to article 50 we could lose brexit. so there is one who has changed his mind. here just maybe is another. so no deal is better than a bad deal? no deal is better than a bad deal but a bad deal is better than remaining in the european union in the hierarchy of dea

rory mcilroy has won his first tournament in a year. florida. he collects a winner's cheque for £1.7 million. golf's first major of the year, the masters, is next month. formula 1 world champion lewis hamilton came second in the first race of the season — the australian grand prix in melbourne. hamilton, on the right there, made a sluggish start from pole and was overtaken by his mercedes team—mate, valtteri bottas, who went on to take the chequered flag. red bull's max verstappen was third. the last matches in the women's six nations were played today. england had already won the grand slam, but wales ensured a fourth—place finish by beating ireland 211—5. jasminejoyce with the pick of their tries. italy also beat france today to finish second in the table. there's more on the bbc sport website, including details of the final day's competition at the british gymnastics championships. , for great britain on the final day of competition at the world para cycling championships. that's it, time for the news where you are on bbc one. hello.