i sit united at home, not at old trafford. isit in united at home, not at old trafford.is chair with real madrid not out. i don't think it's something new for them, for the club and of course, being manchester united manager and losing a champions league tie, at home, it is not a delusion. i have no regrets. i did my best, the players did their best. we tried, we lost. and that's it. over in italy, edin dzeko scored the winner as roma won 1—0 on the night to go through on away goals with a 2—2 aggregate score. our football reporter john bennett was watching. excellent performance from roma because donetsk looked great but it was a fabulous goal. prudden edin dzeko who never misses. we know that he has proven himself as one of the best strikers around. that goal was enough to put the side through so shakhtar donetsk go out but it's all about roma, they are into the last date for the first time in ten yea rs, date for the first time in ten years, huge celebrations at the olympic stadium in rome and they will be a team that many people will wa nt to will be a team that many

that was old trafford, as manchester united beat liverpool. afterwards, the former england liverpool defender, jamie carragher has today been suspended from his pundit role with sky sports after he was filmed spitting towards a girl ina was filmed spitting towards a girl in a car while driving his own vehicle. he was returning from old trafford on saturday while filming for sky at liverpool's 2—1 defeat to united. he has been speaking to the bbc. i noticed someone was taking a picture film or whatever it may be. that carried on up the road a couple of minutes, and i lost my rag. there's no excuse for that, for what i did. no matter what happened in the lead up to that, there is no excuse there is no excuse for me, for my actions. the one thing that hit me more than anything is the 14—year—old girl being involved. so i can assure people i did not know... i knew there was someone else in the car, i knew it was a female. i didn't know it was a girl such a young age. i apologise to the family first and foremost, and also everyone who was watching

they lost the second leg at old trafford, 2—1. john watson watched the game.ll your match day scarves and souvenirs! champions league nights are special nights. once commonplace under sir alex ferguson, manchester united's current crop hoping to emulate his achievements. a return to the knockout stage of europe's top club competition a start, jose mourinho hoping to mastermind a march to the quarter—finals with victory over sevilla. after a goalless first leg, once again they were in short supply. marouane fellaini's effort the best of a poor first half. it was cautious and conservative. jesse lingard attempting to find the breakthrough. how he's seen it all before. but perhaps not quite as underwhelming and underperforming. where united couldn't, sevilla could. ben yedder putting his side in front. the complexity of the tie changed in seconds. david de gea, who saved them from defeat in the first leg, couldn't this time, as ben yedder struck again. commentator: it is in! 2-0! united now needed three goals, romelu lukaku could only get one. this, a match unite

they were beaten 2—1 at old trafford to miss out on the quarterfinals. 2—1 at old trafford to miss outo barcelona for their second leg later. manager antonio conte says his players will have to suffer for periods away against the team top of the spanish top flight... great britain's menna fitzpatrick and her guidejen kehoe have won their third medal at the winter paralympics with silver in the women's visually impaired giant slalom. it takes britain's tally in pyeongchang up to 5... buveur d'air retained his champion hurdle title on the opening day of the cheltenham festival. the 6—4 on favourite ridden by barry geraghty gave trainer nicky henderson a seventh victory in the race. that's all of the sport for now, more after 10am. good morning. the government is to spend 50 million pounds trying to create more cohesive communities, especially in five towns and cities marked by ethnic and religious divisions: bradford, blackburn, peterborough, walsall and waltham forest in london. there will also be help for people wanting to improve their spoken english and for women wanting to find jobs

they lost the second leg at old trafford, 2—i. john watson watched the game. are special nights. once commonplace under sir alex ferguson, manchester united's current crop hoping to emulate his achievements. a return to the knockout stage of europe's top club competition a start, jose mourinho hoping to mastermind a march to the quarter—finals with victory over sevilla.

it'sjose mourinho‘s side who take all three points to move two ahead of liverpool who they face at old traffordrday. i always believed, you know, i would be like this and tell my last day. always believed. at other times more than others. but, obviously, with this morning, i always felt it was possible. it was a rollercoaster on sunday as well. after working so hard together, you needed a positive result, and we conceded a goal from a corner kick. the same thing happens today. so hard trying to get a goal and then at the last minute, a goal and then at the last minute, a strike from a distance. nemanja matic struck it well. my team deserves better than that. pep guardiola says he's accepted the fa charge for wearing a yellow ribbon during matches, but insists he does not see it as an apology. the manchester city boss who wears the ribbon in support of imprisoned politicians in his native catalonia has continued to wear what the fa has described as a political symbol during league and domestic cup matches this season. he says he will observe the rules of the country but will continue to wear the

that was detected in september, and it's expected he'lljoin jose mourinho‘s coaching staff at old traffordseason. there comes a time when as much as you like it or you don't like it, your body tells you it's time to stop playing football. that's pretty much where i'm at. i wanted to finish on my own terms were at least i could decide and not be forced because of that, so i was determined to get back fit. i understood and i would be getting back fit and i probably wouldn't be playing as many games as probably i might have done that that's all been understood, i've just been that that's all been understood, i'vejust been training that that's all been understood, i've just been training hard and trying to keep fit and i've managed to play a few games and so far and we'll see what happens towards the end of the season. southampton who are just a point and one place above the relegation zone have confirmed in the past couple of hours they've sacked manager mauricio pellegrino. the argentine was appointed at the start of the season and saints have won just one of their past 17 league matches los

ofjune, the striker has struggled to recover from a serious knee injury since extending his stay at old traffordt up a senior women's team for the first time since 2005. they have submitted an application to the super league and if they are successful, they will play in the second tier from next season. what is important is, that lying in manchester united's statement about the quality of setup. when the women start playing for manchester united, let's make sure they do have that quality. across the community setup, the girls teams did not have the same platform as the boys teams, there were stories about being kicked off training pitches and not having the same equipment, so it is important that they live up to that. some of the day's other sports news 110w some of the day's other sports news now and ireland will qualify for the 2019 cricket world cup if they beat afghanistan tomorrow following a surprise defeat for the hosts zimbabwe in harare. they would have secured a top two spot, but they fell just three runs secured a top two spot, but they felljust three runs short of their target. and i

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still 0—0 at old trafford. that's all from sportsday.ast. not only do we have snow showers, but we have this lump of more persistence and working its way westwards through the night. could give 20 centimetres of snow over high ground and the south—west. where ever you are, it will be a cold night with widespread frost and the potential for some ice. this area of snow will be very slow moving. a lot of snow piling up over parts of south east england —— south—west england. some showers elsewhere but these increasingly easy through the day and they will be drier through the day —— free afternoon. highs ofjust one orfour celsius. this is bbc news. i'm nicholas 0wen. the headlines at 8pm: russia is expelling 23 british diplomats — in the row over the nerve agent attack on a former spy. the prime minister insists the kremlin must account for its actions. were never tolerate a threat to the lives of british citizens and others on british soilfrom lives of british citizens and others on british soil from the lives of british citizens and others

the spanish side beat man u 2—1 at old trafford, with two second—half goals from wissam ben yedderjustulation of 1,700. australia decided three years ago to end norfolk island's autonomy. but the islanders — some of whom are descendants of sailors involved in the mutiny on the bounty in 1789 — are having none of it. i asked our sydney correspondent hywel griffith what the islanders‘ claim for independence is based on: essentially, it is based on what they say is a breach of their human rights. although they are an australian territory and under australian territory and under australian law, they claimed they have no real right to vote under the state elections in new south wales so they are disenfranchised, don't have control in the say about their policies about their health, education and the infrastructure on the island. they also say of the indigenous population, at least those with the links back to the mutiny on the bounty, that they have distinct culture is their road, not australian. there is a norfolk language, they say, which is distinct from english. there are different musi

it'sjose mourinho's side who take all three points to move ahead of liverpool who they face at old traffordmy last day. other times, some more than others but obviously with this morning, with chris smalling ‘s goal, i always thought this was possible. now there's only one story that has been dominating on social media and that's the champions league. millions of you have been posting about the second leg of real madrid's tie with paris saint—germain and so have the players. real‘s stars were taking plenty of photos on their flight over to france from the spanish capital. lucas vasquez was one of them. so was cristiano ronaldo, who scored twice in the first leg. he simply put "lets go". while captain sergio ramos said he and defensive partner marcelo were ready for takeoff. that is handy, because they wouldn't make it otherwise. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me, that's your tuesday sport briefing. the inventor of the wind—up radio, trevor baylis, has died after a long illness at the age of eighty. the british scientist invented more t

but he can say before this game, we have no chance to win at old trafford? he cannot say that.u feel that, do you think you can say that? looks like west brom's time in the top flight could be coming to an end. if he lost 2—1 and they are ten points away from safety now. stanislas was the hero for bournemouth, scoring with an minute to go. 13 minutes from time, they equalise. west brom didn't do too badly. ben foster will be feeling so unlucky tonight, but eight successive defeats for west brom. surely they are doomed. here is the boss. it's just so hurtful for our fans and our players, because we have almost done on most things really well today and any other day, if we weren't we we wear, we would have got a win. as it was,, the e. weren't we we wear, we would have gota win. as it was,, the e. a weren't we we wear, we would have got a win. as it was,, the e. a good time and then to stick it in the top corner was from that free kick, it really hurts. we knew today was good to be a difficult game. west brom that a lot of men behind the ball, defended deep. we struggled to break

old trafford plays host to sevilla later with a champions league quarter final spot up for grabs.e hoping for a more entertaining game — the first leg in spain finished 0—0. history isn't on sevilla's side — they've never won a champions league game in england. i think when you're in the last 16, it looks really, really far. but when they can get in the last eight, you start smelling semifinals, and i think when a team gets into the last eight, the billing is you are, of course, amongst the best. but anything can — can happen. simona halep will be breathing a sigh of relief as she prepares for herfourth round match at indian wells on tuesday. the world number one survived a scare against 19—year—old american caroline dolehide. the romanian lost the first set and was taken to a tie—break in the second and now faces china's qiang wang laterfor a place in the quarterfinals. for the brooklyn nets the stats don't lie. they've lost 17 of their last 20 games — a run of form which leaves them 3rd from bottom in the eastern conference. next up on tuesday is the team at the top — the toront

they have just kicked off at old trafford, second against third, manchester city versus liverpool.date you on that later. but now it is time for click. this week: the app that helps record and report sexual assault. the ai going after cancer. and the man who wants us all to live forever. as international women's day was marked this week, it brought with it further focus on the many issues still to be faced in bringing about true gender equality in all walks of life. the technology industry, of course, has its own issues, as we'll hear later. silicon valley's culture and its treatment of women raises a lot of questions. but tech can also be a force for good. it's beenjust six months or so since the me too movement gave a voice to so many women around the world, who used social media to expose just how widespread sexual harassment and assault is. many women feel that reporting sexual assault can also be really traumatic, and the experiences of some women in silicon valley have spurred them to create something that may make thatjust a little bit easier. sumi das has travelled to stanf

let's start at old trafford where manchester united are looking to join manchester city and liverpooltaking on spanish side sevilla, and in the last few minutes sevilla have gone 2—0 up. that was the first goal and know they have to very important away goals. manchester united no lead at least three in response. “— united no lead at least three in response. —— they now need at least three. earlier lingard came close to scoring but it's 2— 02 sevilla on the night and on aggregate. roma up bidding for a place in the last eight, playing shakhtar donetsk. they did hold an advantage that it is roma who scored on the night by the former manchester city player is edin dzeko. a lot happening in the championship at both ends of the table, cardiff could go level on points with wolves at the top, they are currently winning away at brentford, with a 3—1 advantage. they are currently three points above them. they are also winning 2-0 at above them. they are also winning 2—0 at home to reading. further calls today for england to consider a boycott of the football world cup in russia in the summer.

it is still goalless at old trafford. hearts beat partick thistle 3—0 at tynecastle.e to within two points of second place. there was something of a shock at ibrox as second—placed rangers went down 1—0 to kilmarnock. ross county and hamilton drew 2—2. leaders celtic play tomorrow. mark cavendish‘s hopes of winning the prestigious milan—san remo one—day race were ended by a spectacular crash. the briton couldn't avoid hitting a bollard which sent him flying over his handle bars, landing on his back. he was racing despite a broken rib but was in contention when the crash happened. italy's vincenzo nibali took the victory. that is all the sport for now. i'll have more throughout the evening here on bbc news. the attorney general in the us state of massachusetts, is to begin an investigation into claims that information from millions of facebook users may have been used by a data company, the attorney general in the us state of massachusetts, during the 2016 us presidential election. a former employee of cambridge analytica claims that 50 million profiles were accessed.

tottenham beat swansea, while united saw off brighton 2—0 at old trafford.econd — in what has been a difficult week forjose mourinho, who didn't hold back in criticising his players, even though they're through to the last four... when the sun is shining its easy to play football, juno tamim? when you win matches, everything goes in your direction. even myself, i can play when the sun is shining, but when it is dark, amid the top ones can do it, and today we did not have many top ones. liverpool managerjurgen klopp believes forward mohamed salah is "on the way" to being mentioned in the same breath as lionel messi. that's after the egyptian played another starring role in his side's 5—0 win over watford last night. salah scored four of his team's goals, with roberto firmino scoring the other, assited by salah, who now takes his goal tally to 28 in the premier league, four clear of spurs' harry kane. liverpool leapfrog tottenham into third place. he's 36 years old, but world number one roger federer has not only reached the final at indian wells, it's also hi

and i could get at old trafford. that and more in the sports briefing. and wounded defied belief. this, the worst terrorist atrocity on european soil in modern times. in less than 2a hours then, the soviet union lost an elderly sick leader and replaced him with a dynamic figure 20 years hisjunior. we heard these gunshots in the gym. then he came out through a fire exit and started firing at our huts. god, we were all petrified. james earl ray, aged 41, sentenced to 99 years and due for parole when he's 90, travelled from memphis jail to nashville state prison in an 8—car convoy. paul, what's it feel like to be married at last? it feels fine, thank you. what are you going to do now? is it going to change your life much, do you think? i don't know, really. i've never been married before. you're watching the briefing. 0ur headlines: professor stephen hawking — world famous physicist and author of a brief history of time — has died at the age of 76. within the past few minutes the democrat candidate conor lamb has claimed victory in the election in pennsylva

manchester united have made it through to the semi—finals of the fa cup, beating brighton 2—0 at old trafford, and nemanja matic hit the second — in what has been a difficult week forjose mourinho, who didn't hold back in criticising his players even though they're through to the last four. when the sun is shining, it's easy to play football, you know what i mean? when you win matches, everything goes in your direction and even myself i can play when the sun is shining, but when it's dark, and when you are under pressure, only the top ones can do it and today we did not have many top ones. christian eriksen stole the show at the liberty stadium as tottenham also eased into the semi—finals with a comfortable 3—0 win over swansea. the dane scored in each half, with erik lamela providing the other goal. they'll now have a home' match in the semi final at wembley. liverpool's mo salah has been making headlines all season, his outstanding performances, but perhaps this was his best yet. he scored 4 goals, as they won 5—0. against watford. he now takes his goal tally to 28. liverpool leap frog tott

the lunchtime match was at old trafford, where manchester united beat their great rivals, liverpool,ed goals in his first league start since late december. that made the trip worthwhile for the england manager, gareth southgate, who was at the match. united stay second, 13 points behind manchester city, who play on monday. liverpool are still third but could drop to fourth if spurs win tomorrow. patrick gearey reports. from the age of industry to the age of the selfie, manchester and liverpool have quarrelled. the row started about trade. these days, these teams rely on imports, butjose mourinho opted for some local produce. marcus rashford of northern moor, look what it meant for him to score! rashford is england's great hope but had not started a league game for his club this year. you can consider this a chance taken, 2—0. after the break liverpool fought back and felt they should given a hand but no penalty. they got a bit of luck though. an own goal, a mix—up to set up a big finish. the pressure mounted. liverpool corner, 13 minutes and 96, their top scorer, rosette. united know

manchester united goals as they beat liverpool 2-1 at united goals as they beat liverpool 2—1 at old traffordt a mere 13 points behind the leaders manchester city who don't play until monday night. patrick reports. from the age of industry to be a to b selfie, manchester and liverpool have quarrelled. the row started about trade. these days these teams rely on imports, butjose mourinho, united's manager, opted for some local birders. marcus rashford of northern, look what it meant for him to score. rashford is england's great hope but haven't started a lead game for his club this year. he can consider this a chance taken 2-0. can consider this a chance taken 2—0. after the break, liverpool starting to fight back and felt they should have been given a hand. no penalty though. they did get a bit of luck. at eric's expense. 0n goal, a mix to set up a big finish. the pressure mounted, liverpool corner, 13 minutes, 96. their top scorer, mosehle. united no heading across town to city this evening, and this was a day for their bit of manchester. great britain had their first medal at the winter para

united have also made it through to the semi—finals, thanks to a laboured 2—0 win over brighton at old traffordek forjose mourinho, who didn't hold back in criticising his players despite the victory. in the scottish premiership, hearts beat partick thistle 3—0 to end a run of five games without victory. all goals came in the first half at tynecastle. kyle lafferty scored the opener to claim his 10th league strike of the season. aberdeen beat dundee 1—0 at pittodrie. there was something of a shock at ibrox as second placed rangers went down 1—0 to kilmarnock. ross county and hamilton drew 2—2. he's 36 years old, but world number one roger federer has now made his best ever start to a season and reached the final at indian wells in the process. he beat croatia's borna coric 5—7 6—4 6—4 and will face argentina's juan martin del potro in the final. it was federer‘s 17th consecutive win since the beginning of the year, surpassing his previous career best of 16 back in 2006. that's all the sport for now. james, thank you very much. the former deputy director of the fbi, andrew mccabe, has accused th

i bought it on my wedding day at old trafford.in my garter and the guy said flashes your you get 10% off and! guy said flashes your you get 10% off and i did and i wore my evening reception. when it is the shirt, not just a shirt, fans are willing to pay big. let me introduce ben and dax, who are doing the floss. in not just the latest england strip but the most expensive england strip ever. what you think of the new strip? think it's really nice. i think it will be a lot better thing than do well at the world cup. think it will be a lot better thing than do well at the world cupm think it will be a lot better thing than do well at the world cup. is it a strip eyes? no, i think that's a bit expensive. far too expensive. especially when they've got the club that they support, the kit for the team play for, so it all adds to £200 a year. i think it's high-tech. it was tango roo and ed tech back then. today, nike refer to drive fits and faith in its innovation. it's 100% fits and faith in its innovation. it's100% polyester. so most i

well, what jamie carragher did on his way home from the match at old trafford has been strongly condemnedlow the standards they expect. the question now is whether his apology will be enough to save his job. carragher was supposed to be on sky's coverage tonight but won't now take his customary place in the studio. his transition to tough—talking pundit from tough—tackling player had seemed seamless but after retiring on the pitch, his new career could yet face an early farewell. next month a tax on sugary drinks will be introduced for the first time in the uk in a bid to tackle obesity. you'll be paying between 18 and 2a pence extra per litre for many drinks depending on how much extra sugar has been added. our health editor hugh pym has been to norway where a sugar tax has been in place for years. and recently the tax was almost doubled with some unintended consequences. there are sweet and lots of them in this shop favoured by some norwegians, but it is not in their own country, it is just over the border in sweden. the store owner is offering all of this at half the price as norwegian

it's approaching half time at old trafford — 2—0 still the score. 41 minutes played.er liverpool like a rash! you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. hello, you're watching the bbc news channel with me, shaun ley. president trump has posted a message on twitter saying a deal with north korea is very much in the making and, if completed, would be very good for the world. mr trump said the time and place of the deal were still to be determined. earlier, his white house press secretary said the summit with kim jong—un would not happen unless washington saw concrete steps or actions by pyongyang. 0ur correspondent robin brant is following the story for us in the south korean capital, seoul. he gave me his assessment of the mixed messages coming from the trump administration. first, we had that startling revelation that the president was ready to accept the meeting with kim jong—un with no conditions, with no preparatory talks that we know of. and then sarah sanders, the press secretary, said there was the need for concrete steps, and it looked

well, what jamie carragher did on his way home from the match at old trafford has been strongly condemnedhe question now is whether his apology will be enough to save his job. carragher was supposed to be on sky‘s coverage tonight but won‘t now take his customary place in the studio. his transition to tough—talking pundit from tough—tackling player had seemed seamless, but after retiring on the pitch, his new career could yet face an early farewell. andy swiss, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news. the prime minister says the nerve agent used to poison a former russian spy in salisbury was a type produced by russia — and it‘s highly likely moscow was responsible. a teenager has been jailed for ten—and—a—half years for his part in a string of acid attacks on moped drivers in london. and, as we‘ve just heard, sky sports suspends tv football pundit jamie carragher — after he was seen spitting towards a 14—year—old girl. tributes have been pouring in all day for sir ken dodd, who‘s died at the age of ninety. stars from the world of entertainment have hailed him as a "professor of comedy" and a

two of the contenders meet at lunchtime, with manchester united facing liverpool at old trafford. defensive game and jurgen klopp won't be afraid to do likewise. it is not a battle of systems or philosophies. it's two very good football teams who face each other. when united will attack, i hope all my players are involved in defending, to be honest. if somebody says we are parking the bus in that moment, then we park the bus, i have no problem with that. in the scottish premiership, we have rangers against celtic in the old firm derby tomorrow. last night, hibernian moved 12 points clear of neighbours hearts with a 2—0 win at easter road. hibs are nowjust a point behind third—placed aberdeen. jonny bairstow hit a century as england beat new zealand by 7 wickets in christchurch to win the one—day series, 3—2. chris woakes bowled brilliantly, taking 3—32. adil rashid also claimed three wickets as the black caps were bowled out for 223 and england reached their target with the loss ofjust three wickets. they've won the last six odi series. our short—term plans to learn as much as we

beat liverpool 2—1 in the premier league lunchtime game, marcus rashford scoring both goals at old traffordy who do not play until monday. and great britain has their first until monday. and great britain has theirfirst medal at until monday. and great britain has their first medal at the winter paralympics, taking silver in the downhill. the row over america‘s gun laws has resurfaced after the state of florida signed new gun control measures into law. it raised the age limit for buying a gun from 18 to 21, following the school shooting at parkland, in which 17 students and staff were killed. but the lobby group the national rifle association, has mounted a legal challenge, saying the new law goes against the constitutional right to bear arms. 0ur washington correspondent chris buckler reports. standing side by side with the families of some of those killed inside a school, florida‘s governor signed new laws, legislation designed to try to prevent such shootings by restricting access to guns. the common—sense things as a father, as a grandfather, as a governor, is we need to have law enforc

well, what jamie carragher did on his way home from the match here at old trafford has been stronglythe standards they expect. the question now is whether his apology will be enough to save his job. before this, carragher had proved a success in the sky studios. his transition to tough—talking pundit from tough—tackling player had seemed seamless, but after retiring on the pitch, his new career could yet face an early farewell. andy swiss, bbc news. the cost of getting the civil service ready for brexit is running into billions of pounds. thousands of extra civil servants are being employed to cope with the challenges. new research suggests that in some key government departments, six years of austerity cuts have been reversed, less than two years since the brexit referendum took place. the cost of getting the civil service ready for brexit runs into billions of pounds. chris morris from our reality check team explains. at the time of the eu referendum after years of austerity, the size of the civil service here in westminster was at its smallest since the second world war, and 20% s

they face sevilla at old trafford tonight after a goalless first leg.ond, has delivered an upbeat assessment of the uk economy, claiming there's "light at the end of the tunnel" and hinting at possible public spending increases in the autumn. mr hammond delivered his spring statement to mp5, saying growth and employment were up and inflation was set to fall. he's also given the clearest hint yet, to the bbc, that he's prepared to increase spending on health. but labour accused the chancellor of ignoring a public sector funding crisis. here's our political editor, laura kuennsberg. is there anybody out there? number eleven didn't want us to pay that much attention. no fuss, no frills. reporter: do you have good news today, chancellor? only the chancellor slipping off to work. the speaker: statement, the chancellor of the exchequer. but what was this, a cheery philip hammond rushing to his place? if there are any eeyores in the chamber, they're over there. i, meanwhile, am at my most positively tigger—like today. not much has changed from the world outsid

average, we win the game. but the fight for second place is warming up nicely. facing liverpool at old traffordolved in defending. i have no problem with that. in the old firm derby tomorrow. win at easter road. hibs are nowjust a point behind third—placed aberdeen. round at indian wells was one of the tougher losses of her career. ranked 54th in the world. at wimbledon last summer. poor round at the valspar championship in florida. on five over par. meanwhile tiger woods is two shots off the pace after a round of 68. canada‘s corey conners leads on six under par. commonwealth games begin in australia. australia. sending out their teams to the gold coast. are you going? yes. i know. very lucky. will be doing the sports bulletins from the beach? from the beach? you the sport bulletins from the beach of the gold coast. beach of the gold coast. presenting a bulletin from the beach? linen, apparently. lots of linen. pastelshades, ithink. anyway, look. of the athletes and the medal hopes from some of the home nations. from some of the home nations. —— all of the home nations. who‘s only 11. your fir

he was speaking ahead of manchester united's fa cup quarterfinal tie with brighton at old trafford tomorrowea ta ke on tottenha m in the lunchtime kick—off at the liberty stadium. both games on sunday are live on bbc one. first up, it's wigan against southampton, and that's followed by leicester against chelsea. great britain's snowboarders all missed out on medals in their winter paralympic banked slalom events this morning. another day to forget for ben moore, james barnes—miller and owen pick, after they failed to make the podium in the boarder cross earlier in the week. paralympics gb have five medals in pyeongchang, behind the uk sport target of 6—12 with just two days of competiton left. i'm gutted, you know. this was kind of my event. i came here to do well. i'm upset. but there's nothing i can do about it now. i can't change what happened. i did whatever i could. it just wasn't enough this time. not long left of the paralympics, and also not long left of the six nations. that's joined and also not long left of the six nations. that'sjoined by foster.l triple bill to round things off

let's start at old trafford where manchester united are looking to join manchester city and liverpoole taking on spanish side sevilla, it was 0—0 in the first leg. sevilla have come closest to scoring, which would leave manchester united having to score one goal. but it remains goalless at the minute. roma and shakhtar donetsk are under way at the study of olympic coach with shakhtar donetsk holding a 2—1 advantage from the first leg, it is still goalless in the italian capital. there have been further calls today for england to consider a boycott of the football world cup in russia in the summer, that's if vladimir putin and the russian state are found to be involved in the poisoning of a former russian spy and his daughter in salisbury at the weekend. the labour mpjohn woodcock has told the bbc that england's participation "ought to be in question" the fa's position is that international relations are a matter for the government. the more likely option is the dignitaries, the suits not going to moscow, saint petersburg and the rest. but that affect the russians? not really. will it

5—point lead in the race for 2nd place in the premier league after they beat liverpool 2—1 at old trafford of the table after a 4—1 defeat at home to leicester city. the result means the pressue continues to pile up on manager alan pardew having lost the last five premier league games and the club has only one league win since august. we have to kind of still believe and still fight, and it was just that last ten or 15 minutes that were painful for us, because last ten or 15 minutes that were painfulfor us, because it kind of knocked us. we had played so well in that period. it is difficult for players, sometimes. i'm not going to make excuses for them, because we've got to fight to the end in every game. they got that message after the game. in the scottish premiership rangers can close the gap on celtic to just three points this afternoon when the two teams meet in the old firm match at ibrox. third place aberdeen were held to a goalless draw at partick thistle after only managing this one shot on target in the whole match. elsewhere stjohnstone, hamilton and kilmarnock won. now whether

well, what jamie carragher did on his way home from the match at old trafford has been strongly condemnedthey expect. the question now is whether his apology will be enough to save his job. carragher was supposed to be on sky's coverage tonight but won't now take his customary place in the studio. his transition to tough—talking pundit from tough—tackling player had seemed seamless, but after retiring on the pitch, his new career could yet face an early farewell. sir ken dodd, one of the most popular entertainers of his time, has died at the age of 90. he was a man who brought happiness and tears of laughter to thousands of people with his legendary live performances during a career which spanned more than 60 years. david sillito looks back at his colourful life. the tickling sticks, the wild hair and surreal flights of fancy were only a part of it. ken dodd was a torrent ofjokes. his shows would often end in the early hours of the morning. geronimo! thank you very much! what a beautiful day for going up to count von zeppelin and saying, "you'll never sell a sausage that size!" offstage,

away from cheltenham, there‘s a huge night at old trafford. o‘s side were held to a goalless draw in spain three weeks ago. despite the tie still being very much in the balance, giggs believes united‘s impressive home record will be enough to see them through to the last eight. there is always a danger in that score, we had that a few times at real madrid. but you‘re always susceptible to that away goal. which would count as double. so it is not over but i think you see the strength of united at home. we do not get beaten very often. i think they will go through. i think quite co mforta bly they will go through. i think quite comfortably as well. a labour mp has told the bbc that england‘s participation in the world cup ought to be in question, in response to the poisoning of a former russian agent and his daughter. john woodcock also wants all nato members not to send any dignitaries to the tournament this summer as a show of solidarity. but, the former england goalkeeper peter shilton says he is against a boycott by england. the fans would su

manchester united have made it through to the semifinals of the fa cup, beating brighton 2—0 at old traffordtic hit the second in what has been a difficult week forjose mourinho, who didn't hold back in criticising his players even though they're through to the last four. when the sun is shining, it's easy to play football, you know what i mean? when you win matches, everything goes in your direction and even myself i can play when the sun is shining, but when it's dark, and when you are under pressure, only the top ones can do it and today we did not have many top ones. christian eriksen stole the show at the liberty stadium as tottenham also eased into the semifinals with a comfortable 3—0 win over swansea. the dane scored in each half, with erik lamela providing the other goal. liverpool's mohamed salah has been making headlines all season long for his outstanding performances, but perhaps this was his best yet. he scored four goals as liverpool ran riot against watford, winning 5—0. roberto firmino scored the other, assited by salah, who now takes his goal tally to 28 in the premier leag

first time in their history with some bad been yet a doubles secured the spanish side victory at old traffordramallah carcass scored a late consolation goal for united but it finished two one is just the second time they've lost at home in all competitions this season or roma have also made it through to the last eight they be checked doesn't yet one know it inject her getting the goal as they progress for the first time in ten years and there is a huge game in the champions league on wednesday as barcelona host chelsea in the last sixteen it's one one after the first leg in london chelsea are unbeaten in their last eight matches against barcelona so the catalans know they'll be in for a tough encounter. i expect a similar rival to the one we faced during the first leg with all of their virtues and with all the danger attached to them they are a rival capable of scoring at any moment a very different situation and wednesday's other champions league game by munich would need a disastrous outing against us to prevent them from making the quarterfinals that's because they already lead five nil f

the quarter finals of the champions league is at stake when manchester united welcome severe to old trafford in about an hour from now the first leg of the last sixteen clash finished male male but just hearing your side will be feeling quietly confident they've only lost once at home this season in all competitions while their opponents have never won a champions league game in england and never reach the last eight united a bidding to reach their first quarter final since two thousand and fourteen. i think we're not one of the best teams in the competition but those seeing where a team arrives in the list. and this is going to help them sink when you are in the last sixteen. looks really really for when the team gets in the list you start smelling some of the finals tuesday's of a champions league game against the sea is checked as yet scrum travel to roma shakhtar to one after the first leg if they go on to win it will be their first quarter final in the competition since two thousand and eleven. the it. up day four of the winter paralympic games has been a successful one for the neutral

through to the twenty eighteen semifinals after a two nil win over brighton and hove albion at old traffordn sunday romelu lukaku handed the home team the leave before pneumonia matter double the advantage and united are yet to concede a goal in the season's f.a. cup but boss shows a merino says he's players looked scared of their opponents when. is dark. call and that in food will mean. or a period of bad results or a bad result like happened was a couple of days ago not everybody has the confidence and the personality to play really two games on saturday another two coming up on sunday four teams fighting to join manchester united and tottenham hotspur in sunday's semifinal draw third tier side we're going to face southampton in the days first kick off and a later game sees chelsea travel to leicester city muhammad is now the leading goalscorer in europe's top five leagues he's overtaken barcelona as a leo messi and taught them how to harry kane this after he scored four goals in liverpool's thrashing of what food in the english premier league on saturday the egypt striker also provided t

and liverpool after a marcus rush the double in the first half of the school at the moment at old trafford to no in favor of the home team who ever wins will in the day in second place in the premier league table there are six games taking place in the premier league on saturday the late take place chelsea take on crystal palace at stamford bridge chelsea are looking to avoid their fifth defeat in six league games former world number one novak djokovic is looking to put injury plagued twelve months behind him at indian wells and elbow injury during wimbledon last year twelve times grand slam winner out of action for the rest of twenty seventeen and he had to undergo more surgery after a brief comeback at january's australian open he'll play his first match since then against japan's title daniel on sunday obviously expectations wise it's different you know it's not like coming in last year or two years ago this serious is really different not just because the rankings but because of the fact that i haven't played matches at all i mean last nine months and so for me you know the goals are b

two of the contenders meet at lunchtime, with manchester united facing liverpool at old trafford. premiership, we have rangers against celtic in the old firm derby tomorrow. last night, hibernian moved 12 points clear of hearts with a 2—0 win at easter road. hibs are nowjust a point behind third—placed aberdeen. british number one johanna konta said defeat in the second round at indian wells was one of the tougher losses of her career. she lost in straight sets to 18—year—old marketa vondrousova, ranked 54th in the world. konta has won only eight matches since she reached the semi—finals at wimbledon last summer. rory mcilroy‘s masters preparations suffered a setback after another poor round at the valspar championship in florida. he won‘t be back for the weekend after carding a 73 to finish on five over par. meanwhile tiger woods is two shots off the pace after a round of 68. canada‘s corey conners leads on six under par. the continuing controversy surrounding team sky doesn‘t seem to be affecting their race performances after geraint thomas took the lead in the tirreno adriatico

united under mourinho, with the manager publicly criticising the full—back during his time at old traffordre. it seems that barinia has an agenda against luke shaw. if you have an agenda, play. —— jose mourinho. well, the controversial var technology was available in manchester united's fa cup win against brighton over the weekend but it wasn't required. no such luxuries available in the chiliean top flight... have a look at this... withjust five minutes remaining and the score finally poised at 1—1, penalty... can't believe the rectory at ward had a penalty for that. maybe they do need the ae are in chile. —— ar. the way he throws his head back! tv presenter, ant mcpartlin says he will seek further treatment after he was arrested on suspicion of drink driving. his publicist said the presenter, who spent time in rehab last year, was taking time off "for the foreseeable future". we can speak now to dr yasir abbasi, clinical director of addiction services at mersey care nhs foundation trust. thank you forjoining us. tell us a little bit about the general situation. when somebody has had issu