amazing stuff from rachel blackmore. i'm i stuff from rachel blackmore.in the second half of that women's league champions league. you can find commentary on the bbc sports website. but for me and the rest of the team, had a lovely evening. goodbye. hello there. it's been a fine, dry, sunny day for most of us. we saw 21 degrees and a couple of locations. we are going to hold onto this warm, dry, sunny beam over the next few days. just an outside chance of an isolated shower here, most places will stay dry. any showers that developed essential in northern areas, will fade away this evening. mostly dry, lengthy clear skies. in and fog developing here and there. winds will remain light, it will turnjelly out and there. winds will remain light, it will turn jelly out of town, but in towns and cities, no lower than around three to 5 degrees. i find start to wednesday. plenty of sunshine around any early mist and fog will burn a quake quickly. a little bit without affecting coastal parts of northern and eastern scotland, just to the outside chance of a shower f

can rachel blackmore win. this time it will be extra special for her blackmore win.e the will be a packed grandstand, waiting for this for two years. we can get the feel of the course. we are joined years. we can get the feel of the course. we arejoined by years. we can get the feel of the course. we are joined by the clerk of the course. how special has it been? louder, more emotional because of what the country has been through? this was the last big sporting event before the first lockdown. it sporting event before the first lockdown. . , , ., sporting event before the first lockdown. , ., ., . lockdown. it has been a fantastic atmosphere- _ lockdown. it has been a fantastic atmosphere. record _ lockdown. it has been a fantastic atmosphere. record crowds. - lockdown. it has been a fantastic atmosphere. record crowds. it l lockdown. it has been a fantastic - atmosphere. record crowds. it shows people were really eager to get back to the festival and enjoy it again. it is also going on against the backdrop of the war in ukraine. you have done a lot to mark that this

not for rachel blackmore. she became a superstar yesterday by winning the gold cup. we will have that and the rest of the sport next. >>>. >>> we will start with football and chelsea, multiple bids are saving the club ahead of a 9:00 p.m. deadline. this happened by several parties, including a consortium led by the former ba chairman. current owner, abramovich was sanctioned by the uk governments earlier this month with the club currently operating on a special license. >> for a start, i am a fan. i think it's important that we have a great deal of fan involvement in this. we can bring stability and that's a golden aspect. >> in the people league, united took a big step of staying up and helped them to a 3-2 win. after trailing 2-nil, lead came back to score three goals perhaps ending what could be a crucial goal to remain in the premier leg. it's a lot of money. history was named yesterday as rachel blackmore became the first female rider to win the cup. the pair had finished second to stable mates 12 months ago but went one better this time to win the big prize. sh

rachel blackmore won the turners novices' chase, and there was a huge reception for paul townsend, winning never looked back, luke farrell with his second try of the night here and that was enough for the win despite three castleford tries in the last 20 minutes. and that's all the sport for now. we had lots of sunshine across most of england and wales and dry weather into thursday. 1a degrees in a few spots. north there is more cloud around. some sunshine but there are a passing shower crowds across scotland and the far north of england. in the forecast for the rest of this week the weekend and lead into next week you will see there is not much rain in the forecast at all. the reason it would be dry and settled in sunny days we have this big area of high pressure building in the east. by the weekend this is a big intense area of high pressure because it's so big it will not move very far. overnight we are looking at mist and fog patches forming across parts of england and wales and at somerset levels. some patchy frost here and there. a widespread frost across northern areas of the countr

perhaps she too, like others, was watching rachel - others, was watching rachel blackmore, and perhapswhiz, but gigi wishes to this extraordinary 32—year—old. i love the name — extraordinary 32—year—old. i love the name of— extraordinary 32—year—old. i love the name of the horse in french, it means— the name of the horse in french, it means "see — the name of the horse in french, it means "see you later". she could have said — means "see you later". she could have said see you later as she won comfortably by 15 lengths as she roared _ comfortably by 15 lengths as she roared home, this time in front of 70,000 _ roared home, this time in front of 70,000 people, whereas last year — and her— 70,000 people, whereas last year — and her father 70,000 people, whereas last year — and herfatherand 70,000 people, whereas last year — and her father and siblings, 70,000 people, whereas last year — and herfatherand siblings, not 70,000 people, whereas last year — and her father and siblings, not to be forgotten. well done to her, that horse. _ be forgotten. well done to her, that horse. the _ be for

last year was a record—breaking one for irish jockey rachel blackmore, who finished as top jockey — thes. she will ride the favourite in the signature race today, the champion hurdle, in a few hours' time — a race she won last year. i'll have more for you in the next hour. four people have died in overnight attacks in kyiv, as russian forces kept up their bombardment in the ukrainian capital on the 20th day of their invasion. five locations were targeted, including two large residential buildings and a metro station. there are also reports of large explosions being heard in the borshchahivka district early this morning. a 35—hour curfew has been announced by kyiv�*s mayor, vitali klitschko. it will start tonight and last until thursday morning. in the beseiged port city mariupol, 2,000 cars have, so far, been able to leave today, although that much needed aid convoy is still stuck outside the city. negotiations between russia and ukraine resume today and the polish, czech and slovenian prime ministers are travelling to kyiv to meet with volodymyr zelensky. refugee numbers continue to ri

rachel blackmore won the turners novices' chase, and there was a huge reception for paul townsend, winningespite three castleford tries in the last 20 minutes. and that's all the sport for now. there's going to be a lot of dry weather for the next week or so. on thursday, we saw more clouds. we will see less of this and more of this, blue skies over the next few days. very colourful picture there. this was the cloud that gave us the rain on wednesday as well out of the way. this cloud is not reaching our shores. with clear skies like winds, it will be a chilly start to friday. maybe a few mist and fog patches across wales, the midlands, the west country. these will lift in the morning and the sunshine comes out far and wide once again. the winds tending to freshen up a little bit in the afternoon, but it's likely to be a warmer day than it was on thursday. temperatures of 13 degrees in the central belt of scotland, and newcastle, a high of 16 celsius in the southeast of england. the weather quiets down because high pressure is building, in the centre of that strong highs going to be pushin

. >>> and history was made yesterday as rachel blackmore became the first rider to win the gold club. she was on board the pair who had finished second 12 months ago. but this time went one better and took the big prize. >>> new formula 1 season is under way and there are worrying signs for lewis hamilton who finished just ninth fastest in practice for tomorrow's grand prix. the man who picked him for the championship last season was quickest was looking very comfortable comfortable. >>> and also the cricket ters are on day three. 288-4 at the close. and they still trail england by 219 runs with two days to go. >>> and in tennis, nadal will take on the teen in the semifinals of the paribas open. and tonight's other semifinal sees rublev competing against taylor fritz. >>> and here is the action from the women's cricket world cup as india take on australia. and we'll be going live to bahrain to talk about the first grand prix of the season very shortly in the next hour. see you then. see you then >>> and after the break e'll be joined by the conservative party co-chair. joined by the c

rachel blackmore was the winning jockey last year with six wins.racing biggest events, selling around a quarter of a million tickets. but the last time crowds packed cheltenham festival in 2020, there was criticism that the event had gone ahead as normal despite rising covid cases and just days before the first national lockdown. last year, the stands fell silent due to pandemic restrictions. but now it's back to full capacity, and there's lots to look forward to. we've reacted accordingly, we've done what we've needed to do, preparations have gone really well. the team have been working exceptionally hard over this last few weeks. the course is in great condition. so we're just waiting to started. so we're just waiting to get started. we want everybody that's coming racing tomorrow, and for the rest of the week, to just have a really good time. it looks like we've got some really competitive racing ahead across the week, and we've just been looking forward to getting that first race off. rachel blackmore is hoping to win the opening day's champion

and rachel blackmore has made history by becoming the 1st female jockey to win the chelton m gold cup writing a play tie the pair beat out last year's winner manella to win the race. why this seem like the irish riders historic run began last year. and blackmore became the 1st female jockey to win both the grand national and the champion guard. okay, and that is all your sport for now. it's now back to julie in london for a thank you. that's it for me dealing with all the seas. i'll be back in just a sec with much more. ah oh, it's jealousy. she just came with a glamour. it's part of our culture to, to look our very best for a special occasion. and for that people who spend money. everything you see on the cut will they do with is going to be longevity. they don't have to come in and tell things and my, my dear on our do there for did remy this in molina families, the pain is unbearable for their relatives were killed. last week, during a military operation ordered by the venezuelan government, security forces accused him of being part of a colombian rebel group and said they died in

a reminder of our top story with the cheltenham gold cup with history in the making for rachel blackmore the year so far. temperatures reached 17.5 degrees celsius earlier this afternoon across wiggonholt in west sussex. most of us had sunny skies like these, but there was one exception. across eastern counties of northern ireland, for a time, we had some low cloud and mist invade from the irish sea, making things a little bit cooler here for a time. our weather, though, is going to be dry for an extended run thanks to this big area of high pressure that's going to be dominating our weather picture through the weekend and into next week as well. so, you can see the extent of the dry conditions we're expecting over the next several days. and it will become a good deal milder as well. temperatures could reach the high teens in both london and cardiff towards the middle of next week. now, before we get there, overnight tonight, we're going to keep clear skies, but there's a difference compared with last night. the winds are going to be a little bit stronger, and that will have two effects.

howjockey rachel blackmore fulfilled what she called an impossible dream by becoming the first female rider to win jump racing's prestigious cheltenham gold cup cup good morning, all. it is a beautiful start to the weekend. dry, settled and sunny weather out there. there is, however, a keen easterly breeze which will make it feel that little bit colder on exposed coasts. i will have all the details shortly. good morning. it's saturday 19th march. our top story. fighting has reached the centre of the besieged ukrainian city of mariupol where around 300,000 people remain without electricity, gas or running water. it comes as the president of ukraine, volodymyr zelensky, called for comprehensive peace talks with russia, saying the time had come for a meeting to end the war. jon donnison has this report. 0nce once a thriving port city, mariupol has been hollowed out. around 300,000 people are trapped with no electricity, gas or running water. 0fficials there say more than 80% of residential buildings are either damaged or destroyed. after weeks under siege and heavy russian bombardment, f

it's the final day of the cheltenham festival, on gold cup day, where all eyes are on rachel blackmoreer league survival. they went down to ten men in the second half against newcastle but alex iwobi's goal in the 99th minute sealed a massive victory. everton are 17th, three points from the relegation zone but frank lampard admitted he may have over—celebrated a bit. i think i have broken a bone in my hand. after the goal, i realised as the game settled, sort of settled, i was shaken, but so, for the three points we got in the end, not a problem. i won't complain too much. part of the reason there was so much added time in the game was because a protester tied himself by the neck to the goalpost. he was wearing a t—shirt that said "just stop oil" and was, after around eight minutes cut loose and taken away by the stewards. west ham also left it late to make it into their first european quarterfinal since 1981. ukrainian winger andriy yarmolenko scored an emotional winner in extra—time as they knocked out sevilla in the europa league. also in the europa league, rangers lost on the night

last year was a record breaking one for irish jockey rachel blackmore, who finished as top jockey — theer second placed finish in the gold cup on friday. in the english premier league manchester city dropped crucial points last night, which could be significant in their title bid. they drew away to crystal palace, meaning their gap at the top of the league is four points. city also hit the post twice, but it finished goalless. and that means liverpool can cut their lead to one point if they beat arsenal tomorrow. city had been nine points clear in december, and they next play in the premier league on the second of april. so now we have four points and one game more. international break, we are going to be leader, that we know, so we have to win a lot of games, with nine to go. there will be two derbies in the scottish cup semi—finals. hibernian have been drawn against edinburgh rivals hearts, while celtic go up against rangers after getting through to the last four with a 3—0 win against dundee united. callum mcgregor put celtic ahead before two more goals sealed it. more details on all

the - discussion from some of the pundits after the race, and they were saying that maybe the rachel blackmorehought process was _ came to you? i think my thought process was i — came to you? i think my thought process was i did _ came to you? i think my thought process was i did not _ came to you? i think my thought process was i did not want - came to you? i think my thought process was i did not want to - came to you? i think my thought process was i did not want to do | came to you? i think my thought i process was i did not want to do the same thing as last year, so head on down to the second last, i did not want to be in front of the horse, so i was kind of happyjust to sit and suffer and hope that a gap would come, and you are probablyjust working on your instinct at the time, and 50% of the time it doesn't work out, so you are lucky when it does. ! work out, so you are lucky when it does. ., ., work out, so you are lucky when it does. ., ._ , ., work out, so you are lucky when it does. ., i. does. i love the way you say 'ust sit and suffer. i does. i love the way you say 'ust sit and s

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