ollie foster in cardiff. thank you very much.y things are at the moment. well, one event that has gone on over the last few days is the cheltenham festival. and al boum photo became the first horse since best mate in 2004 to win back—to—back gold cups in a thrilling finish to the feature race. and lizzie greenwood hughes is there for us. well, honestly, we feel incredibly privileged that the racing has been able to continue. ollie was talking about the clubs and bars in cardiff. i tell you, this town of cheltenham, it really does rely on this festival. it makes a huge amount of money, and it has been very good for racing that it has been able to continue this week. we have had pretty good crowds and the official figure of 68,000 today, and if you, a couple of thousand down from the average, so pretty good. very few falls and very exciting finishes, and not least the finish to the gold cup, this is the elitejumps race of the season. this is the one they all wa nt to the season. this is the one they all want to win, and as you said

relaxed atittude in the us when it comes to dealing with the outbreak there, earlier my colleague olly fostersue in america it seems that there is a difference in many respects between the west coast and the east coast. we're in florida at the east coast. we're in florida at the moment. ithink the east coast. we're in florida at the moment. i think the the east coast. we're in florida at the moment. ithink the most the east coast. we're in florida at the moment. i think the most concern is surrounding, obviously the pga championship coming up in san francisco. there are suggestions that it could be moved here where the infrastructure is in place at short notice to stage a major championship. as we know with this topic, it is a fast—moving dynamic situation and the administrators are looking to react to that. let's look ahead to the next four days of play there. it was brilliant for warring mcelroy to 12 months ago but he's looking to make history because no player has successfully defended that title. lou no, it's extraordinary, given the long history the great champions that have one that no

olly foster reports an absolute blinder here. who says sports are unlocked on?n the background, yes! they will be so proud of grandpa tonight! this is about making people laugh, it is by realising that being stuck at home does not have to be in awful experience. we have all got to get through this together and with a sense of humour and a little twist on traditional sport, we can do that. being raised by two of the greats in this is alex bennett. he even rubbed in some former olympians for his new show. he winds the battle of breakfast. he wants to make the everyday exhilarating. going out, picked it over the shoulder and they are going to get there. she does it again, three titles in three days. marks church and his daughter isabel are delivering a daily dose of the sports iconic moments. what can you tell us about this young man? well, this young man from england... it is a lot of fun it is actually a lot of fun. i think she is enjoying it a bit more now than when we started because i think when we started, she did to keep daddy and when we first stated becaus

olly foster was in cardiff earlier.ite a turnaround from the welsh rugby union this morning about half past nine they put out a statement saying the match goes ahead, they were following the guidance put out by the welsh government. rememberthis, guidance put out by the welsh government. remember this, the only fixtures still standing in the final round of six nations matches but then three orfour round of six nations matches but then three or four hour later early afternoon they put on another statement saying that whilst the medical advice remains consistent, "we decided it was in the best interest of supporters, players and staff to fall in line with recent measures taken staff to fall in line with recent measures ta ken across staff to fall in line with recent measures taken across the uk and global sports industries." what happened in between those two statements? the complete shutdown of football in the uk, the premier league, the efl, and also the scottish premiership and theyjust felt they could not be the last

hello, i'm olly foster, here's what's coming up on sportsday.s continues to have a huge impact on british sport, manchester city, arsenal and wolves all affected today. but sports does go on. we'll be live at anfield shortly and a must—win champions league match for the european champions. and it's champion chase day at the festival, we'll also head live to cheltenham. good evening, we usually like to think of sportsday as your nightly half hour escape from the news, but there is no escape for sport at the moment. the coronavirus outbreak is having a daily impact, cancellations, postponements, special measures put in place. we'll speak to our correspondent natalie pirks at anfield in just a moment for a game that does go ahead, liverpool against atletico madrid in the champions league, but let's speak to our reporter adam wild with an update on how football especially has been affected. adam, we had the first game called off in the uk today, a highly significant moment you feel. tonight's premier league match between manchester city and arsenal.

olly foster, thank you very much.e might not have anticipated even a couple of weeks ago. mother's day get togethers were advised against and church of england services didn't take place today. but faith communities, and others, are finding ways to worship, and come together, as phillip norton reports. on this mothering sunday, when many are far from family, friends or loved ones... church services like never before, on facebook, youtube, and this, broadcast on local radio stations. the temptation is to pull up the drawbridge and just look after ourselves. that is the kind of thing that leads to panic buying, to growing fear and to spiritual and emotional, as well as physical, isolation. all faiths finding new ways to celebrate and support. 13—year—old yuval‘s bar mitzvah, broadcast to his family. glory be to the omniscient... boss have been broadcasting friday prayers online. welcome to st albans cathedral. a scene repeated across the country. we are keeping our social distancing. just weeks ago in flooded yorkshire,

olly foster reports. this could be quick. the pig has gotten this could be quick.e pig has gotten off to an absolute blinder here! who says sports are not in lockdown? he is working with pictures of his grandchildren in the background and yes, they'll be so proud of grandpa tonight! this is about making people laugh and realising that being stuck at home does not have to be an awful experience. we have all got to get through this together and with a sense of humour and a little twist on traditional sport, we can do that. being graced by two of the greats, saskia and alex. rob is even roped in some of his former olympians for the new show. roped in some of his former olympians for the new showm roped in some of his former olympians for the new show. it is saskia who wins the battle of brea kfast. saskia who wins the battle of breakfast. nikki was one of the first a few weeks ago to make the everyday exhilarating. he has got a decent star and now on the outside and nowjamie decent star and now on the outside and now jamie has decent star and now on the outside and no

sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, ollie foster is with us. hello.p and three more times this evening. the last 16 inc. the winners will go through to the quarterfinals, there have to be winners and no replays of the stage, chelsea's taking on liverpool in the rafter changes for both sides. chelsea had the lead. just gives the ball away. and william lashed his shot straight there who palm to the ball into his own net. these are life pictures from stamford bridge committee can watch this one on bbc one should you choose, you can see those just under half an hour plays and it's still one have in search of the home side chelsea. reading, from the bottom half of the championship are taking on sheffield united at home. united took the lead and set a couple of minutes. david, his old first goal in his 12 months, they beat redding at home last season on the way to really promotion. west bromwich albion are top of the championship it kicks off against newcastle about 50 minutes ago. these are live pictures. no goals yet and watch this one on the bbc sport we

we can cross now to ollie foster who is in cardiff for us.nion released a statement saying they were going to go ahead with this match, they were following medical advice about large gatherings. they put the extra hand washing in place and it was all systems go. but as we saw football in the uk shutdown in england and scotland, then the welsh rugby union we nt scotland, then the welsh rugby union went back on that early statement and released another one in the last hour saying while medical advice remains constant and consistent, we have decided it is in the best interest of supporters, players and staff to fall into line with recent measures taken across the uk and global sports industries. in the next 20 minutes or so, the wru are going to hold a media conference picture side which we will attend and we will seek to find out exactly why they went back on that early statement. thank you. other sports affected include the first golf major of the year, the masters, which has been postponed. that is one of the biggest events of the golfing cal