nesta mcgregor has more.f england were out of tune last week, then italy are often the perfect opponents to get you back on song. the olympic stadium in rome pitch—perfect to conduct a masterpiece. a breakthrough didn't take long. marcus smith opening the scoring. the fly—half is dubbed as one for the future, but not a bad present as he turns 23 tomorrow. as expected, england produced a dominant first half. two more tries from their number two jamie george made it convincing at the break. the performance of eddiejones�*s group must have been music to his ears. england would put more points on the board, but the second half was always going to be about ben youngs — this appearance a men's record 114th cap, the joint—most alongside world cup—winning propjason leonard. hardly a classic, then, but a performance which hit a few of the right notes. nesta mcgregor, bbc news. so the second weekend is complete in the six nations. here's a look at the six nations. here's a look at the table. france are the only remaini

nesta mcgregor reports.rfect opponents to get you back on song. the olympic stadium in rome pitch—perfect to conduct a masterpiece. a breakthrough didn't take long. marcus smith opening the scoring. the fly—half is dubbed as one for the future, but not a bad present as he turns 23 tomorrow. as expected, england produced a dominant first half. two more tries from their number two jamie george made it convincing at the break. the performance of eddiejones's group must have been music to his ears. england would put more points on the board, but the second half was always going to be about ben youngs — this appearance a men's record 114th cap, thejoint—most alongside world cup—winning propjason leonard. hardly a classic, then, but a performance which hit a few of the right notes. experienced players, they are coming back into the team and they want to be part of it. they can feel there is something exciting happening and they want to be part of it and the young guys are pushing them hard. next for the england ba

here's nesta mcgregor. super bowl lvi. the location — los angeles.row of a ball from hollywood. for the two teams, there's no more rehearsing — it's time for lights, camera, action. we're going to the super bowl! on the field, the la rams have a home advantage over the cincinnati bengals. odell beckham jr could be key to any rams success. seven years ago he made this one—handed catch, said to be the greatest ever in the nfl. he now feels, though, he has given the fans something else to remember him for. there was a part of me that wanted to prove people wrong more than ijust wanted to be myself and prove myself right. so i definitely feel a weight lifted off my shoulders. the bengals will be heavily reliant on their young quarterback, joe burrow. in two years, he's taken them from being one of the worst teams in the league to potential champions. i think what separates teams at the top is the trust and the relationships that you build in that locker room that will end up carrying out onto the field, and we have great people like that, that work reall

nesta mcgregor was watching.tballing rivalry more than 100 years old, leeds united versus manchester united very rarely fails to live up to the pre—game hype. the games opening goal, harry maguire. in a week where he has had to shrug off rumours about losing the captaincy, he shrugs off his man to head home. jayden sancho picked out fernandez, the peak of picked the ball out of the net. leeads handed a lifeline. cross or shot? there was hardly any time to debate, because less than 60 seconds later, it was 2—2. manchester united clearly startled, then made adjustments. fred, a second—half sub, was on the right place with his left foot to blast the team into the front. one of the moment is to much will be remembered for, though, this bit of skill from bruno fernandes. the teenager and his team—mates keen to show outsiders they are united. at half—time we were fully aware that we have to always be on the front foot, we conceded two goals within two minutes and that change the whole game. the atmosphere was amazing o

nesta mcgregor has more.week, then italy are often the perfect opponents to get you back on song. the olympic stadium in rome pitch—perfect to conduct a masterpiece. a breakthrough didn't take long. marcus smith opening the scoring. the fly—half is dubbed as one for the future, but not a bad present as he turns 23 tomorrow. as expected, england produced a dominant first half.

nesta mcgregor was watching the action for us.ance to justify his manager's selection but from point—blank range, he shot over. better luck next time. it wouldn't be long to wait. shortly after, the german thought he had scored but the keeper had other ideas. third time is said to be a charm and that proved to be the case. from the resulting corner... much to his managers delight. lille were second best for most of the game and early in the second half it was 2—0. the ball was carried a length of the field before this core finish. his dance moves? less cool. 0ne eye on the quarterfinals. in tonight's other match, villarreal drew 1—1 at home to juventus. juventus took the lead almost from kick—off. dusan vlahovic scoring 32 seconds into his maiden outingin europe's premier competition, the quickest ever by a champions league debutant. villarreal equalised midway through the second half, dani parejo getting onto etienne capoue's fabulous pass. they pressed for a winner but 1—1 is how it finished. the bbc understands uefa are almost

the hammers miss the chance to move into the top four, as nesta mcgregor reports. but raining cats and dogs also perfectly summed up the weather in east london. category a, those who hated it, category b, those who loved it. west ham, pushing for europe, newcastle, pulling towards safety. it was the hammers who threatened first. the bar denying bowen. shortly after, they did take the lead. craig dawson using his head to score, then his knees for the celebration. on the stroke of half—time, though, newcastle were level, declan rice failed to clear, joe willock took advantage. the ball a whisker over the line. the first half was littered with chances, but after the break, the rain and the goal action both dried up. david moyes unable to hide his disappointment, as west ham waste another chance to break into the top four. in the end, a hard—fought point each, which probably best pleased at the magpies. there was a big win for arsenal, who got revenge over brentford, the team who beat them on the opening night of the premier league season. they won 2—1 at the emirates,

nesta mcgregor reports.a masterpiece. a breakthrough didn't take long. marcus smith opening the scoring. the fly—half is dubbed as one for the future but not a bad present as he turns 23 tomorrow. as expected, england produced a dominant first half, two more tries from their number two jamie george made it convincing at the break. the performance of eddiejones's group must have been music to his ears. england would put more points on the board but the second half was always going to be about ben youngs. a men's record 114th cap, the joint most alongside world cup winning p"°p most alongside world cup winning propjason leonard. hardly a classic but a performance which hit a few of the right notes. nesta mcgregor, bbc news. liverpool have cut manchester city's lead in the premier league to nine points again. they won 1—0 at burnley. three weeks ago, newcastle united had only won once all season. they have now won three in a row to pull themselves four points clear of the relegation zone. kieran trippier with t

nesta mcgregor was watching the action for us.ge, he shot over. better luck next time. it wouldn't be long to wait. shortly after, the german thought he had scored but the keeper had other ideas. third time is said to be a charm and that proved to be the case. from the resulting corner... much to his managers delight. lille were second best for most of the game and early in the second half it was 2—0. the ball was carried a length of the field before this core finish. his dance moves? less cool. one eye on the quarterfinals. in tonight's other match, villarreal drew 1—1 at home to juventus. juventus took the lead almost from kick—off. dusan vlahovic scoring 32 seconds into his maiden outingin europe's premier competition, the quickest ever by a champions league debutant. villarreal equalised midway through the second half, dani parejo getting onto etienne capoue's fabulous pass. they pressed for a winner but 1—1 is how it finished. the bbc understands uefa are almost certain to move the venue for this year's champions league final

the hammers miss the chance to move into the top four — as nesta mcgregor reports.cats and dogs also perfectly summed up the weather in east london. category a, those who hated it, category b and those who hated it, category b and those who hated it, category b and those who loved it. west ham are pushing for europe, newcastle pulling towards safety. it was the hammers who threatened first. the bar denying jarrod bowen. shortly after, they did take the lead with craig dawson using his head to score, then his knees for the celebration. 0n the stroke of half—time, newcastle were level, declan rice failed to clear and joe willock took advantage. the ball a whisker over the line. the first half was littered with chances, but after the break, the rain and the goal action both dried up. david moyes unable to hide his disappointment as west ham wasted another chance to break into the top four stop in the end, a hard—fought point each, which probably best pleased at the magpies. eight games in total, across the premier league. leaders manchester city host spurs later. liver

nesta mcgregor reports.up in the uk, england, 1966, and we all know how that went. ., ,., england, 1966, and we all know how that went. ., , ., , that went. there are some people in the its, that went. there are some people in the pits. they _ that went. there are some people in the pits, they think _ that went. there are some people in the pits, they think it _ that went. there are some people in the pits, they think it is _ that went. there are some people in the pits, they think it is all - the pits, they think it is all over... ,, . ., , over... since then there have been efforts to bring _ over... since then there have been efforts to bring the _ over... since then there have been efforts to bring the world - over... since then there have been efforts to bring the world cup - efforts to bring the world cup "home". prince william and david beckham are part of the fa campaign to host the 2018 tournament. but, that went to russia. so, with 2030 in mind, the hope was that a joint uk bid might be seen by fif

no place in the side last night for their star striker as nesta mcgregor reports.'t be long to wait. shortly after, the german thought he'd scored — the lille keeper had other ideas. they say third time's the charm, and that proved to be the case. from the resulting corner, havertz nodded in hakim ziyech's cross, much to his relief and his manager's delight. lille were second—best for most of the game, and early in the second half it was 2—0. n'golo kante — as he often does — carried the ball the length of the field. christian pulisic applied the cool finish. his dance moves perhaps less cool. chelsea comfortable winners at home and surely one eye already on the quarterfinals. nesta mcgregor, bbc news. he certainly enjoyed it. i am not sure romelu lukaku did. here was thomas tuchel�*s reasoning for not including their £97 million striker. not only mentally tired, but also physically tired, which i can understand — he played, i think, since the liverpool game and he started every match for us and then there were some extra times in it, as well. and for sunday, we ha

nesta mcgregor reports. on a joint bid for euro 2028. behalf of the five associations. turning their attention to a joint bid for euro 2028, citing a smaller tournament would cost less to deliver and the benefits realised sooner. it deliver and the benefits realised sooner. ., , ., sooner. it would be great if we get it and backing _ sooner. it would be great if we get it and backing away _ sooner. it would be great if we get it and backing away from _ sooner. it would be great if we get it and backing away from the - sooner. it would be great if we get| it and backing away from the world cup makes it more possible for us to get the euros in 2028 and i shall be more than happy with that. the get the euros in 2028 and i shall be more than happy with that.- more than happy with that. the fa hasn't ruled _ more than happy with that. the fa hasn't ruled out _ more than happy with that. the fa hasn't ruled out bidding _ more than happy with that. the fa hasn't ruled out bidding for - more than happy with that. the fa hasn't ruled out bidding