here's the moment it was decided at old trafford.. fantastic win for them going through 8-7 fantastic win for them going through 8—7 through the fifth ground. united out. lots more reaction to that defeat on the bbc sport website. for now, that's all from us. hello there. snow featured in friday's weather story for some parts of the uk. it will continue to feature in what is a very varied weekend weather menu. snow and ice for scotland, elsewhere, rain at times. brisk winds for pretty much all of us, but amidst all of that, some spells of sunshine. so, as we go through saturday, outbreaks of rain and briefly, some hill snow in scotland, pushing southwards. the south of england, parts of east anglia staying dry for a good part of the day. brighter skies returning to northern scotland, but with increasingly frequent snow showers. windy for all — those are the gusts of up to 60 mph in exposed parts of northern scotland. temperatures through the afternoon, north to south, 3—10 degrees. through saturday night, that front will move southwa

we don't want them to go to old trafford and enjoy them to go to old trafford and enjoy the visit.or manchester united. this time, night for manchester united. this time. kick-off _ night for manchester united. this time, kick-off will— night for manchester united. this time, kick—off will be settled here this evening. no replays in the front of the fa cup and i could bode well for middlesborough. last time there and cup action here in 2015, there and cup action here in 2015, the lead cup, the one on penalties and of the same happens this evening, does not have thousand fans will be travelling back to teesside happy indeed. manchester united are looking to avoid any more setbacks tonight. english cricket is also straining to find the light after a series of disappointments. england are looking for a new assistant coach and a director of cricket after graham thorpe and ashley giles both left their roles respectively. sir andrew strauss has taken temporary charge as director and said today that change at the ecb was necessary: our ambition with english cricket is not to make up the n

take the lead in the first half, marcus rashford setting up jadon sancho for his first goal at old traffordfter the break, with che adams grabbing the equaliser. united were greeted with boos at the full time whistle. you have to see and realise where we currently are. they won 2—3 at tottenham and they expected to beat them easily and we got a point today, we desperately needed three points. but this is the situation we are in, that is why there was a change of managers and why we are here, so if anything, if it had been as everyone expected it to be —— as ever and expected it to be, i wouldn't be here. raheem sterling scored a hat—trick as manchester city beat norwich 4—0, his fifth for the club. sterling gave them the lead in the first half. phil foden scored city's second, before two more from sterling wrapped things up. that puts them 12 points clear of liverpool at the top of the premier league, although they have this played two more games. everton have ended a run of six league games without a win, as they beat leeds 3—0. it's their first premier league win since frank lampard took

manchester united are left with that familiar feeling again as southampton banish their old traffordons. still no medals for team gb in beijing — missing out in the skeleton for the first time in 20 years. welcome, thank you forjoining us. we start with the performance — and result — wales fans were hoping for in cardiff today. after the disappointment of losing to ireland on the opening weekend of the six nations, the defending champions bounced back with a much improved showing against scotland, winning by 20—17. dan biggar proving to be the man for a big game again, as our sports correspondent.joe wilson reports: i , well it is cardiff, and... the genius of darcy graham! you can dive to the line like that or you can pirouette like this. with the weight of the forwards behind him, tomas francis, half—time 14—14. now look at fin russell's army. officials decided the scottish player knocked the ball on deliberately, yellow card. scores level, so wales with the advantage. dan biggar, his 100th international try, they drop goal. scores at the point that took wales in front. ., ., ., ,

through our partnership we've essentially mapped the fans journey around old trafford to put ourselvess we can make everyone safer and healthier when going to the football. that's involved is mapping over 380,000 hijane football. that's involved is mapping over 380,000 hi jane touch football. that's involved is mapping over 380,000 hijane touch points, for example in applying the same kind of science we might apply to a hospital. so bringing that clinical experience in bringing that scientific background in to help everyone stay safe when visiting stadiums like old trafford. enland have the chance to win the arnold clark cup tonight. they're facing germany in wolverhampton as part of their preparations for this summer's euros. with draws against canada and spain, manager sarina weigman has called on her side to be more ruthless but could have arguably their toughest match against a team ranked third in the world? 0ur reporterjo currie is at molineux. jo — england and wiegman have been ticking along nicely in the last few months — still unbeaten — what can we expect from tonight's game?

just one game in the premier league tonight, as manchester united beat brighton 2—0 at old trafford.ristiano ronaldo put united ahead after the break. albion then had captain lewis dunk given a straight red. bruno fernandez made it 2—0 in injury time. in the championship. cardiff scored twice in the last 20 minutes to beat coventry 2—nil. two second half goals saw midtable milwall beat fourth placed queens park rangers, also 2—0 in that one. and it finished goal less between sheffield united and hull. and one game to tell you about in the scottish premiership — the managerless aberdeen salvaged a point with a contentious penalty to prevent stjohnstone moving off the foot of the table. 1—1 it finised there. russian figure skater who failed a drug test in december returned to theice drug test in december returned to the ice at the winter olympics gas afternoon atop the standings in the individual short program. the 15—year—old claims that the failed test was down to contamination from her grandfathers heart medicine. the court of arbitration for sport ruled yesterday she could carry on

but brighton are the visitors to old trafford this evening — and they're the league's draw specialistsopportunity to move back into the primarily�*s top four ahead of west ham. so important of course for manchester united to be in the champions league next season, not just for their business model, but also for the status of a club whose supporters fear there is a steady decline at the moment. you go back to this time last year, the same number of games played. manchester united weren't worried about whether they would be in the top four, they were second in the table back then. this time around, even with the introduction of one of the greatest players of all time and christiana rinaldo, standards have dropped. in seven premier league games. you've got to go back 13 years for the last time rinaldo went seven club league matches without finding the back of the net. tonight, manchester united are up against a brighton team who are up against a brighton team who are very difficult to beat. a run of seven unbeaten in the league. on the last four league matches all season. tonight, graham

manchester united's interim boss ralf rangnick has admitted the decision to keepjesse lingard at old traffordard was linked with moves to newcastle and west ham, but ultimately ended up staying put. rangnick said today that lingard had been given a couple of days off to "clear his head" and would miss friday's fa cup fourth—round tie with middlesbrough. he asked me and the club if we could -ive he asked me and the club if we could give him _ he asked me and the club if we could give him a _ he asked me and the club if we could give him a couple of days offjust to clear — give him a couple of days offjust to clear up his mind, and he will be lrack— to clear up his mind, and he will be back in_ to clear up his mind, and he will be back in the group, i suppose, next monday, _ back in the group, i suppose, next monday, back fortraining, and back in the group, i suppose, next monday, back for training, and then be a regular— monday, back for training, and then be a regular part of the squad again — but tonight lingard has tweeted to say, "the club advised me to have time off due to personal reason

. or saintjames' park or old trafford. o doubt she will be embraced wherever she turns up. we appreciate how precious time is, and we will work with the team and we will work out exactly how she fits in and hopefully we will see her at some of the world cup events at the end of the year and it will give us a great lift. today gives us a great lift and it is a big day for us after weathering a couple of difficult years, which everyone has. rugby union's six nations gets under way at the weekend, but there are more injury problems for england ahead of their opener against scotland at murrayfield. forwards courtney lawes and jonny hill are both out of the game. lawes is recovering from concussion, while hill has a foot injury. skipper 0wen farrell is already out of the tournament. utility backjoe marchant recently tested positive for covid which has left him doubtful. golf's saudi arabian—funded asian tour will stage its first event in england this year, with a tug—of—war over the biggest names in men's golf under way. it's be

dan roan is at old trafford.d on sunday on suspicion of rape and assault. and he has been questioned ever since. that was after a woman posted allegations on social media. and in a statement tonight, greater manchester police said that the suspect continues to be questioned after magistrates authorised an extension until tomorrow. following inquiries so far, they said, he has since been further arrested on suspicion of sexual assault and threats to kill. greenwood has worked his way up here at the club from the academy. he made his debut in 2019, and he's become a key member of the first—team squad. he is yet to respond to these allegations. and finally, a story for the koala lovers out there. i have to admit, i am one of those. the first southern koala ever born in europe, has entered the world at longleat safari park, in wiltshire in the uk. the birth is part of a conservation drive, to learn more about the animals, which are under threat. they normally live of course, in australia. jonah fisher has that story.

manchester united taking on the championship side middlesbrough at old trafford.hem and at the wide but james gave them a half—time lead with a defective effort. it�*s about half and i would to play. manchester united is meeting 1—0. the africa cup of nations comes to the clothes this weekend between egypt and senegal. we will see liverpool stars go head—to—head. they put their place in the final after beating the host cameroon on penalties. he did not need to take one. the host was very poorin need to take one. the host was very poor in the shoot—out. they will face senegal who have a manet has one of their main attacking threats. liverpool manager will be watching from afar and says he�*s looking forward to seeing his two stars come face—to—face. it forward to seeing his two stars come face-to-face-— face-to-face. it would be exciting. it's obviously _ face-to-face. it would be exciting. it's obviously not _ face-to-face. it would be exciting. it's obviously not so _ face-to-face. it would be exciting. it's obviously not so easy - face-to-face. it would be excit

dan roan is at old trafford.ally arrested on sunday on suspicion of rape and assault. and he has been questioned ever since. that was after a woman posted allegations on social media. and in a statement tonight, greater manchester police said that the suspect continues to be questioned after magistrates authorised an extension until tomorrow. following inquiries so far, they said, he has since been further arrested on suspicion of sexual assault and threats to kill. manchester united, meanwhile, have just issued a statement greenwood has worked his way up here at the club from the academy. he made his debut in 2019, and he's become a key member of the first—team squad. he is yet to respond to these allegations. let's take a look at some of the other_ let's take a look at some of the other stories in the headlines for you today — ethiopian airlines has flown a boeing 737 max plane for the first time since a fatal crash almost three years ago led to an international grounding of the aircraft. the airline had previo

happened in the first of the fa cup fourth round ties with manchester united facing middlesbrough at old traffordvening. as the winter olympics got under way in beijing, president putin of russia was the star guest, meeting president xijinping before the official opening. china and russia announced a new partnership, with china saying it'll back russia's foreign policy aims, and saying it supports russian demands that nato halt its expansion. that is seen as an implicit reference to the situation in ukraine. mr putin hailed the agreement as an unprecedented pact of cooperation. president xi and vladimir putin held their talks hours before the opening of the games, which had a relatively low—key ceremony amid concerns about covid and a diplomatic boycott over human rights abuses. from beijing, robin brant reports. china's capital city, an olympic host for the second time. the bird's nest stadium built for 2008 was still glorious. china! the red flags of the hosts still so familiar. as the president watches on. but there's a different man in charge now and it feels very different in 2022. xijinping

dan roan is at old trafford.nwood is now set to spend a third night in police custody. he was originally arrested on sunday on suspicion of rape and assault. and he has been questioned ever since. that was after a woman posted allegations on social media. and in a statement tonight, greater manchester police said that the suspect continues to be questioned after magistrates authorised an extension until tomorrow. following inquiries so far, they said, he has since been further arrested on suspicion of sexual assault and threats to kill. greenwood has worked his way up here at the club from the academy. he made his debut in 2019, and he's become a key member of the first—team squad. he is yet to respond to these allegations. the white house has condemned a spate of bomb threats against a number of historically black colleges, the scares, at more than a dozen schools in cities from baltimore to new orleans, began on the first day of black history month in the united states. a spokesperson says president biden has b

our sports editor dan roan is at old trafford with the latest.end a third night in police custody after he was initially arrested on sunday after the police became aware of allegations made by a woman on social media, video and audio recording and photographs also posted, and he was arrested on suspicion of rape and assault. this evening greater manchester police issued a statement saying that the suspect continued to be questioned after magistrates authorised an extension until tomorrow and they also said following inquiries the suspect has since been further arrested on suspicion of sexual assault and threats to kill. manchester united who on sunday said that he had effectively been suspended, repeated their strong condemnation of violence of any kind and said as previously communicated, greenwood will not train or play with the club until further notice. nike who sponsor green would have suspended their partnership with him. —— greenwood. he has come a long way through the academy, establishing himself as a key member of the manchester united

coming up on sportsday on the bbc news channel: a friday night showdown at old trafford — the fourthnited? this sunday the queen will become the first british monarch to celebrate a platinum jubilee, marking a 70—year reign. a series of events to mark the occasion will take place throughout the year. for the queen, sunday — accession day — is always spent in quiet reflection. it is the day her father, george vi, passed away and she acceded immediately to the throne. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. the letters, the newest one. she's nearly 96 now, not quite as robust physically as before. a monarch looking back over 70 years and three previous jubilees. simple, but ingenious. they've been decades during which she's given much, but one thing above all. stability in times of war and peace, in times of social calm and social disruption. stability in times of pandemic. and increasingly, across the world, she has become, i think, a world symbol of stability and strength. and according to the archbishop of canterbury, she has provided leadership by example. at the funeral

manchester united host middlesbrough on friday night at old trafford.ity following his arrest. lingard was linked with a move but ultimately ended up staying put. rangnick says that lingard had been given a couple of days off "to clear his head". he asked me in the club if we could give him a couple of days off to clear up his mind and he will be back in the group next monday, back fortraining will be back in the group next monday, back for training and then be a regular part of the squad again. it's called the world's most—unreachable wreck, sir ernest shackleton�*s endurance sank more than a hundred years ago as the explorer led an expedition to cross antarctica. scientists hope the same icy conditions that befell the boat, may have preserved it and have deployed a team using the latest tech to try and find the wreck. our science editor rebecca morelle reports. caught on camera more than 100 years ago. the final moments of the endurance. this footage restored and released by the bfi show sir ernest shackleton�*s famous ship as it was lost to the antar

take the lead in the first half, marcus rashford setting upjadon sancho for his first goal at old trafforde whistle — that's the second premier league game in a row were they have let a lead slip. in the other premier league matches this afternoon, frank lampard got off to a good start in his first home league match in charge with everton with a comfortable 3—0 win over leeds. the problems continue to mount at watford as they were beaten 2—0 at home by brighton, whilst brentford and palace finished goalless. norwich against manchester city kicks off shortly. next to the winter olympics — where there's still no medal for team gb, but they've kept their play off hopes on track in the women's curling, after the british team won an important match against the united states. the americans went into this unbeaten, but despite losing two of their three matches so far, eve muirhead here, vicky wright, jen dodds, and hailey duff held off a fightback to win10—5. that means they're back on track in the round robin phase and return to the ice against denmark tomorrow. team gb though, have missed out o

take the lead in the first half, marcus rashford setting upjadon sancho for his first goal at old trafforde break, with che adams grabbing the equaliser. united were greeted with boos at the full time whistle — that's the second premier league game in a row were they have let a lead slip. three other premier league games kicked off at three o'clock. brentford have lost their last five in the league, they're taking on palace. everton have been dropping down the table too, starting the dayjust two points off the relegation zone, they're playing leeds. frank lampard looking for his first league win with everton. they've got a girl. seamus coleman got that. roy hodgson's hoping for the same with watford, they're also fighting for survival. there was a terrific game at headingley in rugby league's superleague, with warrington coming from behind late in the game to beat i2—man leeds rhinos by 22 points to 20. warrington trailed for much of the match but drew level when connor wrench crossed the line with six minutes left on the clock. stefan ratchford's conversion secured wolves victory. next to

leaders manchester city recently and got an impressive win at tottenham mid—week, ensured they left old traffordch for southampton to improve on their last result here. that was a 9—0 defeat. if ronaldo had put this away after six minutes, you would forgive those in yellow for fearing the worst. it was said it was obvious united needed a new striker in the summer but the wingers were combining. 1—0 to united. but soon after the break, southampton pulled level. with a precise finish. united had the ball on the net next but ronaldo, cader was ruled out for offside and harry maguire was fortunate not to concede a penalty here, vir decided this was accidental. there was just about enough time for one last chance but maguire couldn't grab the winner. the final whistle was met with boos from the home faithful as united were back top four hopes suffered another blow. three other premier league games kicked off at 3 o clock. brentford have lost their last five in the league, they're taking on palace. everton have been dropping down the table too, starting the dayjust two points off the relegation zone,

manchester united dropped more points at old trafford — jadon sancho's first home goal gave them theon after half time, thanks to che adams. that's the second league game in a row united have let slip after going ahead. everton manager frank lampard said their performance made him "really happy", after they beat leeds 3—0 — that's their first league win since he took over. captain seamus coleman set them on their way to victory, which moves them five points clear of the relegation zone. roy hodgson is yet to see watford score in his three games in charge— they were comfortably beaten by brighton yesterday — neal maupay�*s excellent finish helping the seagulls to a 2—nil win. watford remain second from bottom. rangers had little trouble in reaching the last eight of the scottish cup, beating annan athletic 3-0. fashion sakala scored the third — catching the league two keeper by surprise not sure whether that was a cross or a shot! details of all the day's games are on the bbc sport website. there was a terrific game in the super league, with warrington coming from behind late on to be

as ray, manchester united were booed off by some sections of the old trafford cloud after they were heldth the wind, saints remained ten. ahtpp the wind, saints remained ten. app to see and the wind, saints remained ten. fin“? to see and realise where we currently are and where we stand. they won 2—3 at tottenham and have expected to beat them easily and we got a point. today we desperately needed three points, but this is the situation we are in. that's why there was a change of managers and why we are here. if anything, it would've been as everybody expected to be, i wouldn't even be here. everton have ended a run of six league games without a win. first primarily glenn since frank lampert took over. the five points clear of the relegation zone. second round of matches and rugby union's six nations championship this weekend, france are top of the table. they beat ireland, a pulsating game in paris, they outscored them by three tries to two. the french fullback punished irish's ill disciplined and kicked five penalties the french winning 30 points to 24. ireland at least securing what co

from grass roots, right through to the marquee events that run at wembley or saintjames' park or old traffordand i have no doubt she will be embraced wherever she turns up. we appreciate how precious her time is, and we will work with the team and we will work out exactly how she fits in and hopefully we will see her at some of the world cup events at the end of the year and it will give us a great lift. today gives us a great lift and it is a big day for us after weathering a couple of difficult years, which everyone has. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories — as well as how england's under—19 cricketers reached their first world cup final in 2a years — on the bbc sport website. you can follow the curlers and that mixed event, as well. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. let's get more now on one of our top stories this lunchtime. long—promised plans to close the gap between rich and poor parts of the country have been announced by the government. it includes improvements to transport, providing 5g broadband for a majority of households, and a pledge to refocus education

manchester united's interim boss ralf rangnick has admitted the decision to keepjesse lingard at old traffords head" and would miss friday's fa cup fourth—round tie with middlesbrough. he asked me and the club if we could give him a couple of days offjust to clear up his mind, and he will be back in the group, i suppose, next monday, back for training, and then be a regular part of the squad again. but tonight, lingard has tweeted to say, "the club advised me to have time off due to personal reasons! "but my headspace is clear and i'll always be professional when "called upon and give 100%." new everton manager frank lampard has called on his squad to prove they're good enough to win matches in the premier league. his former chelsea teammate ashley cole hasjoined his coaching team, with everton 16th in the table, having only won five matches all season. lampard believes the players are up to the task. the job will be the players'. when i found of the last three days is that— when i found of the last three days is that they— when i found of the last three days is that they are _ when i found o

i was sports editor dan rowan is at old trafford now. third night in police custody. he was originally arrested on sunday on suspicion of rape and assault. he has been questioned ever since. that was after a woman posted allegations on social media and in a statement tonight, greater manchester police said the suspect continues to be questioned after magistrates authorised an extension until tomorrow following inquiries so far, they said, he has since been further arrested on suspicion of sexual assault and threats to kill. manchester united meanwhile have just issued a statement of their own saying it reiterates its strong condemnation of violence of any kind and they say that has previously communicated mason greenwood will neither train or play for the club step is sponsor nike yesterday also said they would suspending their relationship with him. greenwood has worked his way up here at the club from the academy. he made his debut in 2019 and has become a key member of the first—team squad. he is yet to respond to these allegations. t

into the premier league �*s top four this afternoon and they are currently playing southampton at old traffordg line—up. approaching half—time, 1—0, as you can see. later, manchester city will look to re—establish their 12 point lead at the top of the table when they go to norwich. and that is all from me. there's more on the winter olympics on the bbc sport website. before we go, environmental campaigners say nearly 100 endangered species in england have seen their prospects of survival improved, thanks to a nationwide rescue effort. the black tail godwit, the barbary carpet moth, and the little whirlpool snail are among those helped by the back from the brink project. nearly 60,000 volunteers took part in the campaign, helping to monitor the species and plant shops to help create more habitats. the barbary carpet moth isn't called that because it eats carpets, it is called that because it eats the barbary plant. you can see more on all of those stories on the bbc news channel. the next news on bbc one is at 6:10pm. goodbye for now. hello, you're watching the bbc news channel. president biden

under 16 is right through to the level, the marquee events at wembley and st james's park are old traffordhow precious time is, there are lots of calls on your time and time is, there are lots of calls on yourtime and we time is, there are lots of calls on your time and we will work with her team and speak with them today and see how she fits in, we would hopefully see her at some of the world cup events towards the end of the year, that would give us a great lift as it does today so it is a big day for us after a couple of very difficult years which everyone has had. the former olympic and five—time world champion cyclist elinor barker says she hopes it becomes increasingly normal for female athletes to have children in the middle of their careers. barker was pregnant when she won olympic silver in tokyo last summer. her baby is due in early spring and she's been telling tom brown how she's already planning for her return to the sport. the journey to balancing life as a professional cyclist with that as a mum has already begun for elinor barker but then the little boy she is expecting has

the first of the weekend's fourth round ties went the distance at old trafford.re for an accidental handball, before he picked out matt crooks for the equaliser. bruno fernandes had a great chance to put win it in normal time, but gifted an open goal, he hit a post. 1—1 at fulltime, it went to extra time. no goals in that. here's the moment it was decided anthony elanga firing over the bar for manchester united, middlesbrough from the championship winning 8—7 on penalties and they are through to the fifth round. gloucester are up to second in the rugby union premiership with a comfortable win over london irish. only three tries for them — no bonus point, but they are now four points off leaders leicester. ruan ackerman went over twice as they beat irish by 24 points to seven at kingsholm. ulster are the new leaders in the united rugby championship after a bonus point win over connacht. robert baloucoune scored two of their four tries. this was the best of them. it finished 32—12 in belfast. ulster go to two points clear of edinburgh at the top of the table. the w

just one game in the premier league tonight, as manchester united beat brighton 2—0 at old trafford.inished goal less between sheffield united and hull. and one game to tell you about in the scottish premiership — the managerless aberdeen salvaged a point with a contentious penalty to prevent stjohnstone moving off the foot of the table. 0ne—all it finised there. the russian figure skater kamila valieva, who failed a drugs test in december, returned to the ice at the winter olympics this afternoon and topped the standings in the individual short programme. the 15 year old claims that the failed test was down to contamination from her grandfather�*s heart medicine. the court of arbitration for sport ruled yesterday that she could carry on competing in beijing. she has already won team gold for the russian olympic committee last week, but the medals for that have been withheld, as will any in this competition should she make it onto the podium, as investigations into the circumstances of her positive test continue. she fought back tears at the end of her routine as she was cheered on b

at the fourth round stage and the first tie is actually tonight, it's an 8 o'clock kick—off at old traffordll. i want the players to play well and i want to give a good account of ourselves and they could with a competitive, make it a dangerous night for manchester united. it's a great weekend for sports fans, it's also the start of rugby union's six nations championship. wales will begin their title defence tomorrow in dublin against ireland after that, it's the calcutta cup at murrayfield. scotland won at twickenham last year for the first time since 1983 but only finished 4th in the table. albeit above england. they are being atipped as dark horse in this years tournament off the back of a strong autumn series that included a victory over australia. we have the backing of our or defence and we give them a lot to cheer about. confidence levels, we are confident in what we are going to do and we are confident that the challenges that england are going to check it is that we can deal with them orjust want check it is that we can deal with them or just want to check it is that we can deal wi

sanchez gave united the late as his 1st goal at old trafford, south hampton. it found an equalizer early in the 2nd half thanks to scotland, international shea adams, which means united remain fit in the table. but they're likely to sit further down once awesome and talking to that play that games in hand. i don't think that anyone out there should believe that the players don't care that they don't, that they like to do experience things like that today. consecutively, this is definitely not the case. the question is with the group of players that we have, how can we get more compact mode aggressive and even more nasty when it's about defending a lead, that this is the major issue. but the small question of play of mult wanting to do that when a decision on the russian teenagers fight to stay at the winter olympics, despite of failed drugs, test is expected. on monday, camilla valley ava has been training in beijing ahead of the individual and figure skating competition, which he hopes to compete in a fight though is in the hands of the course of arbitration

on creating several chances before jayden sanchez gave united the late that was his 1st goal at old trafford, south hampton, and found an equalizer early in the 2nd half. thanks to scotland. international say, adams. the jewel means united remain 5th in the table, but i like to slip further down. once osland, tottenham, i that games in hand. that was high drama at the end of porthos at 2 porch. easily . jo, his 14 has been on friday for red cards, were handed out by the referee after peppy. took a kick to the head and players from both sides, including those on the bench, then took matters into their own hands. port site with top of the standings, 8 points clear of supporting the biggest events sporting events i should say on the u. s. calendar. american footballs receivable is less than 48 hours away. the cincinnati bengals aiming for that 1st title as recently as 2019. it was statistically the was team in the league. their opponents, the los angeles rounds will have the rare honor of playing the championship game in the home stadium. the rams, if not one, the super boss is relocating from

that was his 1st goal at old trafford, south hampton. i found an equalizer, though early in the 2nd half, the fall into the national se, adams, the drop means united remain fit in the table, but not likely to sit further down once also and then play that games in hand. i don't think that anyone out there should believe that the players don't care that they don't like to do experience things like that today. consecutively, this is definitely not the case. the question is, with a group of players that we have, how can we get more compact and more aggressive and even more nasty when it's about defending a leave. and this is the major issue, but it's not a question of players not wanting to do that. a decision on a russian teenagers fight to stay at the winter olympics despite of file drugs test is expected. on monday, camilla valley ava has been training in begging ahead of the individual in figure skating competition, where she hopes to be able to compete in her fight though is in the hands of the court of arbitration for support. he will

our sports editor dan roan is at old trafford.nues to be questioned after magistrates authorised an extension until tomorrow. following inquiries so far, they said, he has since been further arrested on suspicion of sexual assault and threats to kill. manchester united, meanwhile, have just issued a statement of their own, saying that it reiterates its strong condemnation of violence of any kind. and they say that, as previously communicated, mason greenwood will neither train or play for the club. his sponsor nike yesterday also said that they were suspending their relationship with him. greenwood has worked his way up here at the club from the academy. he made his debut in 2019, and he's become a key member of the first—team squad. he is yet to respond to these allegations. next we go to wiltshire in the west country of england. the first southern koala ever born in europe has entered the world. the birth is part of a conservation drive to learn more about the animals, which are under threat. they normally live, of course, in au

our reporter dave guest is at old trafford for us this morning. morning.ester police announced he had been for arrested — police announced he had been for arrested on suspicion of making threats— arrested on suspicion of making threats to — arrested on suspicion of making threats to kill and a sexual assault _ threats to kill and a sexual assault. when the allegations against — assault. when the allegations against him first became public at the weekend, manchester united said he would _ the weekend, manchester united said he would not be training with or playing — he would not be training with or playing for the club until further notice — playing for the club until further notice it— playing for the club until further notice. it said it did not condone violence — notice. it said it did not condone violence of— notice. it said it did not condone violence of any kind. a position it reiterated — violence of any kind. a position it reiterated yesterday in a brief statement. now, on monday, the sportswear firm nike said it was suspending its relationship with

on suspicion of the rape and assault of a young woman. 0ur sports editor dan roan reports from old traffordon sunday on suspicion of rape and assault. and he has been questioned ever since. that was after a woman posted allegations on social media. and in a statement tonight, greater manchester police said that the suspect continues to be questioned after magistrates authorised an extension until tomorrow. following inquiries so far, they said, he has since been further arrested on suspicion of sexual assault and threats to kill. manchester united, meanwhile, have just issued a statement of their own, saying that it reiterates its strong condemnation of violence of any kind. and they say that, as previously communicated, mason greenwood will neither train or play for the club. his sponsor nike yesterday also said that they were suspending their relationship with him. greenwood has worked his way up here at the club from the academy. he made his debut in 2019, and he's become a key member of the first—team squad. he is yet to respond to these allegations. the police watchdog says it's found

on suspicion of sexual assault and making threats to kill. 0ur reporter dave guest has been at old traffordhree days of questioning by detectives. he was arrested on sunday on suspicion of rape and assault. his arrest followed social media postings by a woman who claimed that she had been assaulted by the 20—year—old footballer. and yesterday came that further development when greater manchester police said that he had been further arrested on suspicion of making threats to kill and sexual assault. when the allegations against him first became public on sunday, manchester united said that he would not be training with or playing for the club until further notice. at the time, it issued a statement saying it did not condone any sort of violence and it reiterated that in a brief statement yesterday. on monday, the sportswear manufacturer nike said it was suspending its relationship with the player because it was deeply concerned about these allegations. and yesterday, the computer video games developer ea sports said that it was removing mason greenwood from its products, including fifa 2022.

before kick—off at manchester united's goalless draw with watford, at old trafford, players from bothring from ukranaian and russian athletes and sports stars, hearing about their experiences and concerns over the crisis. tennis player elina svitolina has told the bbc that she is praying every day for her family and friends who are living through this "nightmare." svitolina said that ukrainians around the world, who are not in the country right now, should raise awarness in any way they can. for people who are, ukrainians around the world, i think we should do as much as possible, and try to communicate with the people, explain what is really happening, so everyone is aware and can do, can do something from their social media or out on the streets, as we can see in different countries, when people unite and go out. this is important, you know, in europe or around the world, they see that this is something really important, what matters for people, so when you have many people united, that is where governments start to wake up a bit and start to pay more attention to what is happening,

i don't want people to go into old trafford and enjoy their visit, i want them to play well and i want the normal expectation, go out there, take them on, young players can be themselves and we will play a game that is appropriate conditions. that's all the sport for now. four people have died and another is missing after an avalanche in austria. it happened in the tyrol region of the country which straddles the border between austria and switzerland. a spokesman for the rescue service said conditions in the alps were especially dangerous due to recent heavy snowfall after a period of relatively warmer weather. an expedition is setting off this weekend to try to find the shipwreck of the antartic explorer sir ernest shackleton. his vessel the endurance sank more than 100 years ago and is believed to be nearly two miles below sea level. our science editor rebecca morelle has been to meet the team hoping to find the wreck. caught on camera more than 100 years ago. the final moments of the endurance. this footage restored and released by the bfi show sir ernest shackleton's famous ship as

manchester united dropped more points at old trafford — jadon sancho's first home goal gave them thee made him "really happy", after they beat leeds 3—0 — that's their first league win since he took over. captain seamus coleman set them on their way to victory, which moves them five points clear of the relegation zone. roy hodgson is yet to see watford score in his three games in charge. they were comfortably beaten by brighton yesterday — neal maupay�*s excellent finish helping the seagulls to a 2—0 win. watford remain second from bottom. rangers had little trouble in reaching the last eight of the scottish cup, beating annan athletic 3—0. fashion sakala scored the third — catching the league two keeper by surprise — not sure whether that was a cross or a shot! details of all the day's games are on the bbc sport website. there was a terrific game in the super league, with warrington coming from behind late on to beat 12—man leeds rhinos by 22 points to 20. they drew level with six minutes left on the clock, when connor wrench crossed the line. that was converted, to secure warringto

big focus on the burger in the report, last night at old trafford they was a big problem, you couldn'tra borealis visiting our shores. the greens and reds are caused by charged particles flying off the sun, hitting our upper atmosphere and colliding with oxygen molecules and atoms. releasing these photons of light. for this weekend, in mixed picture, try and write about some rain across the north and west increasingly spreading, as it gets cold at some of that rainbow turn to snow in parts of scotland. this is the picture today, a cold front bringing rain across northern ireland, scotland, northern england and wales, behind it called air, starting to see the rain turning to snow. especially overnight and into sunday across parts of scotland, but mainly rain moving in. tickling its way into parts of northern england and north wales right now. after a cold and frosty start further south, plenty of sunshine to come, a tendency for the weather to turn cloudier as the rain works in across northern england, wales, reaching the north and west midlands, heaviest across southern scotland and no