a volley from shaqiri which was locked by evans.verybody in the ground that the referee decided there was anything wrong with that. when we saw replays we saw that evans when we saw replays we saw that eva ns ha d when we saw replays we saw that evans had turned his back and it seemed to hit his shoulder. penalty given and goal scored. 1—0. i think theissueis given and goal scored. 1—0. i think the issue is that it is very hard for the northern ireland fans to accept, the ones in the ground will have seen replays by now, but there isa have seen replays by now, but there is a broader issue about the credibility of the sport. if everybody seen the replay can insta ntly tell that everybody seen the replay can instantly tell that that was not a penalty, how come the man in the middle does not get the opportunity to change his mind or is top to change his mind. if it can happen in by, change his mind. if it can happen in rugby, cricket or tennis, why can't it happen in football? that was a desperately unfortunate incident, but overall sw

they have talented players, shaqiri example from stoke city, one of the most talented attackers in theo him after their training session last night and certainly in terms of northern ireland, he is very respectful. i was not surprised it took second place, because i saw them before, many times, if you games against germany and other games. i saw the quality of the team, a very tough team to play, especially here, windsor park is tough to play in. i think they now, have a 50—50 chance for them. you really think so? yeah, it's only two games. 50-50 50—50 says shaqiri, it may be 18,000 here at windsor park but they have the ability to sound like 100,000. they have been many big players and big teams who found the atmosphere too much over the years. with the second leg in basel at the weekend, 0-0 second leg in basel at the weekend, 0—0 would not be a bad result tonight. should be great. there is full coverage of that match on bbc radio five live, colin murray presenting, as you can imagine, he is very excited about that one. it's been confirmed by the scottish fa that malky mackay is not

when i met him after training last night shaqiri had only had respect for northern ireland.o play. but i think now it's a 50—50 chance for them. really, you think so? yeah, it's only two games. northern ireland's players have the home leg here tonight. swiss fans will welcome them to basel for the second leg. today, they've been enjoying belfast in a football renaissance. after all the titanic experience was that size doesn't always equate with success. joe wilson, bbc news, in belfast. twenty years ago today bbc news 24 — as the news channel was then called — went on air for the first time. it was a big shift in broadcasting for the bbc and it meant that for the first time viewers no longer had to wait for the daily news bulletins to learn about latest news developments. it was also the day that the bbc news website was launched. in 1997 there were fewer than eight million people online in the uk. now around 60 million have access to the internet. nick higham reports on two decades of rolling news. hello and welcome for the first time to bbc news 24. i'm gavin esler. and i'

the swiss have had their chances too with a xherdan shaqiri cross from the right, haris seferovic failing few minutes, northern ireland have had a few more chances, jamie ward's cross headed wide. i will keep you updated during the programme. england and australia have drawn the women's ashes test, a result which keeps the series alive. georgia elwiss and heather knight steered their team home, with captain knight making a crucial half century. the series will now be decided by the three twenty20 matches still to come. from sydney, our correspondent andy swiss reports. a day which began with australia with a real chance of winning both england's batters emerged with their hopes hanging in the balance. their challenge to win the day and salvage a draw. tammy beaumont‘s stylish start steamed to bode well, but then she was bamboozled by david wellington and england suddenly had problems. lauren winfield not so much labour before as toe before wicket, konta 34. and australia sensed that the ashes could be in sight. but come the second session, england knuckled down, heather knight with a capt

it didn't take long for stoke to respond though, as moments later shaqiri rifled home the equaliser.k from riyad mahrez. but stoke pulled themselves level for a second time, thanks to peter crouch who is the only player to score over 50 headed goals in the premier league. he had a chance right at the end and could have won it. seven premier league appearances this season. three goals. we can hear from the managers. pleased with the attitude of my placers, it —— players, it was a good game with passion and fight and it was interesting. it is difficult to acceptjust it was interesting. it is difficult to accept just one point away. we have had a lot of chances. it is a good season. i think it is an educating game for us. we showed character. we came back twice against a side like leicester, who obviously want to get their noses in front, because that is their ideal scenario, they can play counter attack with the threats they have got a attack with the threats they have gota and attack with the threats they have got a and you're going to be at risk. so we understood that, but we showed

it didn't take long for stoke to respond though, as moments later shaqiri rifled home the equaliser.ter crouch who is the only player to score over 50 headed goals in the premier league. he might have got a late stoke winner as well, but the draw means leicester are unbeaten under new manager claude puel. i thought we showed great character. we came back twice against a side like leicester, who obviously want to get their noses in front, because thatis to get their noses in front, because that is their ideal scenario, they can play counter attack and with the threats they have got, you're at risk. so we understood that but we showed character to go at them and change things around a bit in that second half and obviously big pete's come on and had an impact. elsewhere in the premier league huddersfield beat west brom 1—0 and brighton are up to 8th in the table after beating swansea 1—0. the swans have dropped into the bottom three. there are 27 fa cup first round ties today and three league sides have come unstuck against non—league opposition. oxford city and maidstone are celebratin

the swiss have had their chances too, with a xherdan shaqiri cross from the right, haris seferovic failings ashes test, a result which keeps the series alive. georgia elwiss and heather knight steered their team home, with captain knight making a crucial half century. from sydney, our correspondent andy swiss reports. a day which began with australia with a real chance of winning both the match and the ashes ended with england securing a draw ultimately fairly comfortably, although they did have a few scares in the first session, when they lost two wickets, both openers out. tammy beaumont was bamboozled by wellington for 37. a few moments later, lauren winfield was trapped lbw. at that stage, australia must have felt as if they were in with a chance of securing the ashes. but from there, england managed to come back thanks to a captain's innings from heather knight. she knuckled down and she and georgia elwiss guided england to safety, heather knight finishing unbeaten on 79. elwiss was on 41 and the captains shook hands for a draw with an hour of scheduled play still remaining. so englan

stoke forward, shaqiri's second half volley was blocked by corry evans and the referee pointed to theis in basle on sunday. it is staggering in this day and age when the stakes are so high at this level of the game that something like that, it is obviously a game changer, but dwelling on it isn't going to help us. whether it is the worst, whatever it is, whatever label you want to put on it is irrelevant. the most important thing is that we use it in the right way and overcome it. we channel it into the game on sunday night. lots of people on social media were reaching for what the laws of the game say about handball. first thing they say is that the contact has to be deliberate. how do referees decide if it is deliberate? well it's only a handball if the hand moves towards the ball. the referee must also consider the distance between the opponent and the ball to assess if the handball was unavoidable or not and the laws also say the position of the hand does not necessarily mean that there is an infringement, you have to take all of these factors into consideration. and so of course

shaqiry coming in. corry evans under way. they are saying hamble. are you kidding me?houlder. cannot believe that. let's speak to dermot gallagher. was it a penalty? not for me, simon. is there an element of doubt? there is no doubt in my mind. i don't think it isa doubt in my mind. i don't think it is a penalty. what i was going to explain, when you look at the criteria, he is too close, not moved his hand to the ball, arms not outstretched, not making himself bigger. debatable whether it hit him on the hand, looks like it hit him on the hand, looks like it hit him on the hand, looks like it hit him on the shoulder. not a penalty. do you think the referee saw it? here seen you think the referee saw it? here seen it, made an error ofjudgment. to balance things out. it is a terribly unfortunate decision for northern ireland. it will be a terribly ‘s gerry mccann fortunate decision for the referee, there will be ramifications. what sort? are you talking in future games in the crowd, or professionally? every referee is accountable, you referee at that level you under such