the chief executive of the scottish fa has stepped down.ger michael o'neill to take over the national side. the statement when it came announced the resignation of the scottish fa's chief executive. those headwinds was strong at times including dealing with the demise of rangers old holding company and its controversies strip it was also responsible for the recruitment of gordon strachan and after two failed qualifying campaigns the decision to let him go. reagan also presided over the appointment of malky mackay as performance director at the scottish fa, his failure to persuade the northern ireland manager michael o'neill to take over as scotland boss left him exposed to major criticism. unfortunately his time at the helm will be looked upon by the majority as being one that is negative although without wanting to there are things he has done which are positive in the permit system that has been brought in is positive for the teams at the lower end. the big decisions and the big topics i think the fans feel as if things have not been done

become the favourite after 0'neill turned it down but smith ruled himself out after talks with the scottish fapears their fallout with rama fans of leicester city, it appears theirfallout with rama —— mahrez riyadh has come to an end. he could even feature against the club he most even feature against the club he m ost wa nted even feature against the club he most wanted to john, manchester city tomorrow. that is all we have time for, but there is lots more on the bbc sport website. we will have more for you at 6:30pm when we from twickenham. we're going to talk more about the winter olympics but more about the politics behind it all. we have been watching the glorious scenes of the opening ceremony today, as lizzie was reflecting but there is a lot of politics to this and this, in itself, is fascinating. this is the two tea ms itself, is fascinating. this is the two teams coming together, north and south korea. 0ne flag, one banner and there were huge cheers when they entered the stadium for this opening ceremony. there have been political meetings that we might not have expected to see. let'

hibernian head coach neil lennon has received two charges from the scottish fa, following saturday'snon reacted angrily when the referee awarded kilmarnock a penalty, which led to their equaliser. he was sent to the stands and later described the standard of refereeing in scotland as "mickey mouse". he's facing charges of misconduct and criticising a match official. the new england women's head coach philip neville claims some people are willing him to fail in the job. england begin their campaign in the she believes cup against france in ohio on thursday. neville's appointment was criticized by some who felt he had no experience of the women's game. i don't think i should bejudged solely on this tournament. there are people at there who probably want me to lose all three games and be told, i told you so. but ultimately, i have a four—year contract and i have the backing of sue campbell and dan as hworth the backing of sue campbell and dan ashworth from the fa board so they've invested a lot in me and i see this as a long—term project, not just the next three games. the next three ga

after o'neill turned it down, but it's understood smith ruled himself out after talks with the scottish fall to leicester after training with the side for the first time since his transfer request to manchester city was turned down last month. the winger has travelled with the team for their game at city tomorrow and could even play. leicester turned down an offer of £50 million for mahrez after he'd asked to leave. there was one game in the championship at the den, where millwall and cardiff drew 1—1. but it was controversial — junior hoilett put the promotion—chasing cardiff into an early lead. millwall then equalised before half time when a sweeping move was finished off first time by lee gregory. cardiff then thought they should have won it when sol bamba scored cardiff then thought they should have won it when sol samba scored late—on but the referee hadn't played advantage so it was disallowed, leading to plenty of protests at full time. great britain's tennis players have moved a step closer to the world group elite level of the fed cup — which is like the davis cup for women's tenn

hibernian head coach neil lennon has received two charges from the scottish fa, following his behaviourangrily when the referee awarded kilmarnock a penalty, which led to their equaliser. he was sent to the stands and later described the standard of refereeing in scotland as mickey mouse. he's facing charges of misconduct and criticising a match official. the other managers gave a lot worse than saturday. even if you see the referee coming across to talk and stood there quite calmly, i disputed the decision at the time like any other manager would. there was no conversation between me and the referee and i was sent straight to the sound, hence my reaction which i already regret. the eight—time olympic gold medallist usain bolt will fulfil a dream in june, when he plays football at old trafford. he's a huge manchester united fan and he will captain of the world 11, in the soccer aid match, where he'll take on robbie williams‘ england side. scotland could be without ryan wilson for the rest of the six nations if he's found guilty of making contact with the eye of an opponent. the incident

hibernian head coach neil lennon has received two charges from the scottish fa, following his behaviourennon reacted angrily when the referee awarded kilmarnock a penalty, which led to their equaliser. he was sent to the stands and later described the standard of refereeing in scotland as "mickey mouse". he's facing charges of misconduct and criticising a match official. the eight—time olympic gold medallist usain bolt will fulfil a dream in june, when he plays football at old trafford. he's a huge manchester united fan and has made no secret of the fact he'd love to be a professional footballer and his first step will be as captain of the world xi, in the soccer aid match, where he'll take on robbie williams‘ england side. the teams will feature a—list stars and footballing legends and bolt says he has a special celebration planned, for when he scores. wales prop wynjones will miss the rest of the six nations because of a hamstring injury. he came off the bench in the opening three matches and was injured during the defeat to ireland last weekend. wales have chosen not to bring in a re

hibernian head coach neil lennon has received two charges from the scottish fa, following saturday'se awarded kilmarnock a penalty, which led to their equaliser. he was sent to the stands and later described the standard of refereeing in scotland as "mickey mouse". he's facing charges of misconduct and criticising a match official. tottenham are likely to request that their opening few premier league games next season are away fixtures, as they finish bulding their new ground. spurs have been playing their home matches at wembley during the redevelopment of tottenham hotspur stadium, which is still on course to be finished this summer, but the club want a contingency plan, in case of any last—minute hold—ups. the eight—time olympic gold medallist usain bolt will fulfil a life—long dream injune, when he plays football at old trafford. he's a huge manchester united fan and has made no secret of the fact he'd love to be a professional footballer, and his first step will be as captain of the world 11, in the soccer aid match, where he'll take on singer robbie williams' england side. the

mcleish has been given a deal until 2020 after discussions with the scottish fa over the past few daysld be about to win its first medal of the 2018 winter olympics, after dom parsons put himself in contention in the men's skeleton competition. he's in fourth place at the halfway stage, ahead of the final runs tomorrow. there are flashing images in this report from our sports correspondent andy swiss in pyeongchang. here he is for great britain. run two, dom parsons. he arrived an outsider, he is now a contender. dom parsons is ranked just 12th in the world but wearing team gb's much discussed new skin suit, he was out to prove his case. dom parsons is flying around this track. he looked so impressive in his training runs here, but can he back it up with a big performance when it really matters? the answer was encouraging. dom parsons goes to the front! he ended up fourth at the halfway stage, just 300th off a second off the medal places. tomorrow could be special. the medal chase for britain is on here. i hope i can sleep tonight!

said the scottish fa finally have their man.this appointment and the process out there, but ultimately, it will be judged by what happens in here. are all the fans completely behind this? no. we'll all be forgiven if alex mcleish leads scotland to euro 2020? absolutely. still to come on the programme: stepping out of his father's shadow, chris eubankjr has a world title fight tomorrow night when he takes on george groves in manchester. and age is nothing but a number — roger federer can become the oldest world number one tonight. the manchester city manager pep guardiola has spoken today about the barry bennell trial and expressed his sympathy for the victims of the former youth coach's sexual abuse. bennell, who was associated with some clubs in the north west, including city, has been convicted of 43 counts of child sex abuse between 1979 and 1990 and will be sentenced at liverpool crown court on monday. here's our sports mews correspondent richard conway. no child should suffer the way we did. for the survivors of barry benne

the 69—year—old is one of several names currently under consideration by the scottish fa.arge before returning for a second spell at ibrox. tom brady says that he will be back next season after tasting defeat in a super bowl for the third time in his career. despite being a1, he will return to try and win a six when they glittering career that has led to him being called the greatest of all time. england have called upon richard wigglesworth. this is wigglesworth, who are now provide coverfor wigglesworth, who are now provide cover for danny wigglesworth, who are now provide coverfor danny care, wigglesworth, who are now provide cover for danny care, who came on for ben youngs in rome. meanwhile... ireland will be without flankerjosh van der flier for the rest of the six nations. he injured his knee ligamentsjust before the end of the first half of their victory against france on saturday. the leinster man will also miss the rest of their club season. chris froome will begin his 2018 cycling season next week in spain, despite being under investigation for the use of his as

neil lennon has received two charges from the scottish fa following saturday's drawer rack harmonic.and set the standard was mickey mouse. he is facing charges of misconduct and criticising a match official. wyn jones misconduct and criticising a match official. wynjones will wish the six nations because of handspring injury. -- six nations because of handspring injury. —— hamstring injury. wales have chosen not to bring in a replacement. chris farrell is set to miss the remaining of the six nations after injuring himself in training. he was named man of the match after making the six nations debut in saturday's win over wales. he had ligament damage after twisting his knee. women golfers will play an amend's to warm team event. the rider cup captain, thomas bjorn will partner catriona matthew near st albans in may. the event has a six hole matchplay format and will feature men's and women's teams. its aim is to be the coverage of cricket's 2020 competition. mark williams has the —— beaten marking to move into the second round of the welsh open snooker championship. although king man

the 69—year—old is one of several names currently under consideration by the scottish fa. years in charge before returning for a second spell at ibrox. new england quarterback tom brady sez he'll be back next season after tasting defeat in the super bowl for the third time. the patriots lost to the philadelphia eagles...with the key moment the only sack of the game on brady... who despite being 41 next year... will return to try and win a sixth ring of a glittering career that has led to him being described as the greatest of all time england have called up richard wigglesworth to replace the injured ben youngs ahead of saturday's six nations match with wales. youngs has a knee ligament injury which will definitely keep him out of the match at twickenham. .. and possibly the entire tournament. wigglesworth will now provide cover for danny care... who came on for youngs in rome. scotland wing byron mcguigan, seen here wearing number 11, has been ruled out of scotland's match against france with a hamstring injury. the wing has returned to sale for treatment after picking up

and any sport on bbc news: after talks with the scottish fa, former boss walter smith hasn't ruled out to the bbc news at 1pm. victims of two british jihadis have called for them to face justice british jihadis have called for them to facejustice in british jihadis have called for them to face justice in court. bethany haines says that they need to look the lives of those people they ruined in the eye. richard galpin has the latest. 34—year—old alexanda kotey was captured in eastern syria last month, along with 29—year—old el shafee elsheikh. the news only confirmed now by us officials. they were caught by syrian kurdish fighters like these, who are backed by the americans. us forces have been interrogating the two men. the other members of the notorious british gang of is fighters were aine davis, who's injail in turkey, and the ringleader, mohammed emwazi, known asjihadijohn, killed in a drone strike in 2015. kotey and elsheikh were the last to be found. today, the police went to the family home of el shafee elsheikh in west london. all the gang came from the same area, and were radi

it is understood smith ruled himself out after talks with the scottish fa.derstands the algeria international has drained the first time since the club rejected a number of bids from premier league leaders manchester city at the end of the january transfer window. now it's the second round of matches in by it's the second round of matches in rugby union six nations this weekend. england have been training at twickenham this morning before their meeting with wales. head coach eddiejones their meeting with wales. head coach eddie jones ramping up their meeting with wales. head coach eddiejones ramping up the mind games. he has questioned whether wales's fill in fly half rhys patchell has the bottle for the match. he hasn't played much rugby at all, he's young, he hasn't got greatly experienced players behind him and he will have chris robshaw at him, farrell, care, all people who played a lot of rugby. the pressure on him will be enormous. has he got the bottle to handle it? the westwood of england has said he needed his wits about him after a day at the europ

dewberry‘s head coach neil lennon has received two charges from the scottish fa following his behaviourdard of refereeing in scotland asa standard of refereeing in scotland as a mickey mouse. he faces charges of misconduct and of criticising a match official. the eight time olympic medallist usain bolt will fulfil a dream in june olympic medallist usain bolt will fulfil a dream injune when he plays football at old trafford. he is a huge manchester united fan and has made no secret of the fact that he would love to be a professional footballer and his first there will be as captain of the world 11 in the soccer aid match when they take on sanghera's robbie williams england side. usain bolt has said that he had a special celebration planned for when he scores. boxer curtis woodhouse is considering his future in the sport after the death of a boxer at the weekend. he was due to headline in a new bout coming up. he has said it questions whether the sport is justifiable. women golfers will play in the men's european golf tour event for the first time later this year. ryder cup captain thomas

michael 0'neill turned the job down, but it's understood smith ruled himself out after talks with the scottish fae bbc understands that the algeria international plans to train for the first time since the club rejected a number of bids from premier league leaders manchester city at the end of the january transfer window. it's the second round of matches in rugby union's six nations this weekend. england have been training at twickenham this morning, ahead of their meeting with wales, and head coach eddiejones has been ramping up the mind games, questioning whether wales's "fill—in" fly—half rhys patchell has the "bottle" for the match at twickenham. it isa it is a massive step up. you know, he has not played much test rugby at all, young guy, has not what greatly experienced players around him. chris robshaw, danny care, all guys going out to him, george ford, so much experience, so the pressure on him will be enormous. it is whether he has the bottle to handle it. the former ireland internationaljoy neville will make more rugby union history tonight, when she'll become the first woman to refere

michael o'neill turned the job down, but it's understood smith ruled himself out after talks with the scottish famier league leaders manchester city at the end of the january transfer window. it's the second round of matches in rugby union's six nations this weekend. england's head coach eddiejones has ramped up the mind games ahead of their meeting with wales. he's questioned whether wales's ‘fill—in' fly—half rhys patchell has the "bottle" for the match at twickenham. it isa it is a massive step up. he hasn't played much test rugby at all. he is a young guy. he is going to have rob shaw and farrell at him. all guys who have played a lot of test rugby. the pressure on him will be enormous. it is whether he has the bottle to handle it. the former ireland international joy neville will make more rugby union history tonight, when she'll become the first woman to referee a pro 1a rugby match — ulster versus southern kings. neville is already the first woman to take charge of a men's european club fixture — but despite the landmarks, she says she still encounters negativity. often, the little stories

fa cup campaigns. stewart regan has stepped down as scottish football association chief executive after eight years ingnised the need for change. scotland missed out on qualification for the world cup and have so far failed to find a replacement for previous manager gordon strachan. which a former sfa chief executive described as an embarrassment. gary caldwell, a former wigan boss and scotland defender, applied for the job earlier today. west ham united have suspended their director of player recruitment after a national newspaper reported he had said that they wanted to limit the number of african players at the club because they have a bad attitude and cause mayhem when not selected. in a statement today the club confirmed that director of player recruitment tony henry has been suspended pending a full and thorough investigation. west ham united will not tolerate any type of discrimination and has, therefore, acted swiftly due to the serious nature of these claims. ben stokes has been named in england's15—man squad for the five—match odi series against new zealand, but his involvement is subject to

fa cup in 54 years, will tonight be their night? you can watch the mtch now live over on bbc1 or on the bbc sport website. there are two matches in the scottish on celtic with a win at stjohnstone. rangers are two up at stjohnstone. rangers are two up at stjohnstone. rangers are two up at stjohnstone, the other game is 1-1 at stjohnstone, the other game is 1—1 between hearts and, like. —— and kilmarnock. new england women's manager phil neville says some people would like to see him lose all three of his first matches in charge of the side. england begin their campaign in the ‘she believes‘ cup against france in ohio on thursday. they then face germany on sunday, and hosts unitede states next wednesday. neville's appointment was criticized by some who felt he had no experience of the women's game... i don't think they should be judged solely on this tournament. there are probably people out there who want me to lose all three games. ultimately, i have got a four—year contract and have the backing of sue campbell, and dan ashworth. they have invested a lot it in me and i see this as a long—term project. the next three games is where i see us a