gareth southgate saw great success in russia — bringing england all the way to the semi—finals — whileand northern ireland fans will be dreaming that their long waits for a world cup appearance could soon be over. austin halewood reports. this is the stuff of dreams! a fairy tale run to — this is the stuff of dreams! a fairy tale run to the _ this is the stuff of dreams! a fairy tale run to the world _ this is the stuff of dreams! a fairy tale run to the world cup - tale run to the world cup semifinals. russia 20 and brought all of england together. house parties, packed out pups and waistcoats back in fashion. it all seems like a lifetime ago. nearly three years later, the relative qatar 2022 starts now with old faces and new in english ranks. they begin their qualifying campaign at home to san marino. the strength exciting international football. any san marino. the strength exciting international football.— san marino. the strength exciting international football. any team can score at any — international football. any team can score at any time _ international football. any team ca

headache for southgate.ugal and france were savvy and going to hang back a little bit. it's as good to get that balance between the flare and those who know how to manage again because as patrick said, the next big challenge is the next competitive match and this can be on the consideration of.— match and this can be on the consideration of. ~ ., ., , consideration of. more than 'ust the 90 minutes — consideration of. more than 'ust the 90 minutes and i consideration of. more than 'ust the 90 minutes and stickh consideration of. more than 'ust the 90 minutes and stick forh consideration of. more than just the 90 minutes and stick for england. i 90 minutes and stick for england. thank you very much indeed. next to northern ireland and a big night in particular for captain steven davis. he'll make his 126th appearance for his country this evening as they face bulgaria in a world cup qualifier — making davis the uk's most capped male international — overtaking peter shilton. although having said it'll be a big

a comfortable 5—0 win then on the occasion of southgate's 50th match as england manager. france �*98. also the last time either side made it to a world cup. scotland were 1—0 down and needed a big response. but when they went behind again, the reply was even better. mcginn! sodden but spectacular, this 2—2 comeback at hamden deserved a crowd. northern ireland had the toughest task of the night, away to italy, who had never lost a home world cup qualifier. that wasn't about to change. ruthless! for northern ireland to lick their wounds, here he is reading his poem about the nhs. the faces of front line workers we've spoken to over the past year. goodnight. i'd like to read a poem about the nhs that expresses my feelings that i have for everybody who works in the nhs. for all the people who saved my life and saved the lives of thousands of others. these are the hands that touch us first, feel your head, find the pulse, and make your bed. these are the hands that tap your back, test the skin,

england are into the second half of their world cup it's currently 2—0 to gareth southgate�*s side —ader for their opener towards the end of the first half. mason mount has grabbed the second. 82 minutes gone, 2—0 england lead. well at 7.45 scotland face familiar opponents israel in tel aviv later, after their opening draw with austria. they played israel three times last year — twice in the nations league and again in their euro 2020 play—off semifinal which they won on penalties. we've not qualified, so obviously that's hard. when you're winning games of football, it's easier to be confident. we've had, as i say, relative success recently. so we should be confident. i think we did get to grips with the game after the first 20 minutes the other night and played well at times. no, we will be confident against israel. as i say, it's a game we are looking to win. northern ireland taking on usa in a friendly... the usa took the lead with their first shot on target. borussia dortmund teenager gio reyna has them one nil up. they have just doubled that advantage, thanks to a penalty. you c

gareth southgate has recalled jesse lingard, luke shaw and john stones to his squad for 2022 world cupkeeper sam johnstone have also been called up for the first time. england play san marino at home on 25 march, are away in albania on 28 march and then host poland on 31 march. well the england manager was also asked about the sheldon report into historical sexual abuse released yesterday that strongly criticised the fa over significant instiutional failings that left some children unsafe. everybody has got to reflect on a period of history where things were different and were done differently and not what the level of care that every child that play sport desires. so i think there is recognition of errors that have been made in the past, which is important to acknowledge, and i think we are in a different place now but we must never be complacent about that area because unfortunately events or activities that involve children sometimes attract the wrong sort of people and we have to make sure that not only are game but society is safe for young people. well following that review, a su

it's 2 wins from 2 for gareth southgate and england in their world cup qualifying campaign.ia 2—0, with harry kane ending a six game scoring drought for his country. mason mount got the second to wrap up the win. ben croucher has more. expectation versus reality against albania many expected a comfortable win. the reality is rarely that simple. take this free kick from a returning harry kane. don't dwell on it. dive headfirst into the next chancellor presents itself. against a team ranked 66 in the world it was not a question of how many, more a question of how? how did he keep this effort from phil foden out? you had a helping hand from the post. when the second came, england find the albanian defence on their side. mason mount was finally able to lift england over the stubborn obstacle in front of them. vintage flowing england this was not. reality is too from two to start their world cup qualifying campaign, all you expect really. scotland are also in action tonight — they've just kicked off in israel in their second world cup qualifier. you can listen to it on 5 live and

so far, england have not been involved but manager gareth southgate says the fa are in discussion withamnesty international. we will be talking with qatar as well and amnesty don't want the tournament postponed or moved, they want to work and highlight issues that may be can be improved. in support member with organisations like that. the support member with organisations like that. , ., , , ., ., like that. the protest comes from a sto last like that. the protest comes from a story last month — like that. the protest comes from a story last month that _ like that. the protest comes from a story last month that at _ like that. the protest comes from a story last month that at least - like that. the protest comes from a story last month that at least six i story last month that at least six and a half thousand migrant workers have died since qatar was named host a decade ago. qatar disputes that figure insight and a that we deeply regret... the midfielders says any calls to boycott the competition have come ten years too late, but amnesty international believe there still plenty teens c

let's start with a busy evening of world cup qualifiers, and it's three wins out of three for gareth southgatelewood reports. walking out to an empty wimbley. perhaps for the final time. england's next max there is in the euros this summer, when fans could be allowed back. but until then, this was all about business. sterling brought down in the box, penalty. for harry kane, business as usual. but poland were the toughest opponents in their group, and they got themselves back in it. a gift from johnstone and the east allies or from the pose. from johnstone and the east allies orfrom the pose. england offered little, but late on, stones made amends. his flip back to harry maguire, the defender hammering his side to another win. three out of three for england, but in glasgow, after two draw so far, this match against the faroe islands was the one they needed to win. a combination that works so well, they did it again. before aaron's option scored the best of the loss. scotland in the and with four, —— in the end. more and belfast, it was a special night for davis. he was the most experience inte

it's a vital game for world cup qualification and the last competitive match before gareth southgateh and a lot of competition for places. but equally, if we had picked this squad this week and we would've had a 7—8 people missing with injuries. this is a slightly unique season in that regard and we have got another few weeks of the season to get through. so the depth and options might not be as plentiful as we may be so the depth and options might not be as plentiful as we may he think. five rangers players have been banned for four matches by the scottish fa after breaking lockdown rules to attend an illegal house party. the group contained three first team players, including defender nathan patterson, who's been a prominent part of the team recently as they sealed the scottish premiership title. bongani zungu and calvin bassey have also been banned for attending the party which was broken up by police in february. england hope that forward nikita parris will be able to join up with the squad at some point for their friendly matches against france and canada despite a raft of coron

england manager gar southgate says football authorities can no longer be complacent when it comes to the safeguarding of children in the sports southgate was given his reaction after an independent review into child sexual abuse allegations found the english football association did not do enough to keep young people in the game safe between 19952000 the report it described the f.a. as having a significant institutional failings for which there is no excuse and everybody's got to reflect on a period of history where things were different and were done differently and not with the level of care that every child that play sport deserves so i think there is recognition of error is being made in the past which was important to acknowledge. i think we are in a different place now. italian the gators in somalia have had all 1st team activities suspended for the next 4 days as the club deals with another 19 outbreak 2 will players have tested positive which makes it 4 in total local health officials have requested that the next is syriac and again saswata on saturday people spend interest p

harry inherited wealth and status and having a villain southgate this people they don't give a damn about me but they wanted no doubt someone being made to cry on the feels that way because that's just who we are. if the royal family needs the media then the feeling is mutual the relationship symbiotic journalists require access to the palace for news contact piers morgan a tabloid editor turned broadcaster is the embodiment of that conflict morgan newmark he said they went for drinks once that he liked but he found himself rebuffed. never ever married so whatever. she goes to me right after the wedding was announced morgan used social media to lobby for an invitation which he never got. after. he eventually grew more critical of mark and when she spoke this week of having mental health issues thoughts of suicide which she said the palace disregarded morgan accused her of lying i'm sorry i don't believe a word she says about in the bank she's fired up there's this onslaught against our royal family i think is contemptible things the next morning one of his co-anchor said morgan had a pers

platforms failure to tackle racist abuse and bullying anonymous account holders into manager gareth southgate has encouraged his team to do the same on me said on twitter that the problem was too toxic to ignore highlighting the impact harassment on social media can have on people's mental health and as politicians across the political divide in america slam the c.e.o.'s of facebook twitter and google for a lack of accountability platforms and said they plan to deal with harmful content former footballer mickey ambrose said that the sites need to do more to protect people from abuse so if you look what's going on the world you have to say to yourself. that there are people out there like everybody so. that i have enjoyed rush that uses you know as well as a former professional footballer must have been coached and mentor young well as tutor to them to become professionals you know you go look at their mental health if you keep reading negative things that being said about you obviously that is going to affect your mental health i think it is possible to do something there's enough money that

southgate's named a 26—man squad for the qualification triple header against san marino, albania andiding the willie mullins—trained favourite alla—ho, coming home 12 lengths blackmore led the race from start to finish, coming home 12 lengths ahead of the rest of the field. fakir finished a long way back in second with tornado flyer in third. it's the irish jockey blackmore's fourth winner this week. meanwhile, flooring porter stayed the longest in the stayer�*s hurdle, coming home well ahead of the field. sire doo berlay was second, whilst the 2019 winner paisley park finished in third. it was jockey danny mullins's first win at the festival after five second—place finishes. wimbledon is likely to go ahead this summer with reduced crowds, organisers have announced today. it's due to start on the 28th ofjune — a week after covid restrictions are set to end in england. there won't be any scenes like this, because there'll be no ticket resales within the grounds. and the traditional ballot won't take place — instead, all tickets will be sold on—line, although there's no word on how man

they're away to albania, kick off�*s at 5 o'clock, where gareth southgate's side can expect a much tougherto make sure that our mentality is like that. so i thought the mentality the other night was very good and we have to be exactly the same. we have got a good opportunity in the next two games to put ourselves in a really good position in the group and we need to make the most of that. after opening with a draw against austria, scotland face familiar opponents israel in tel aviv later. they played them three times last year — twice in the nations league and again in their euro 2020 play—off semifinal, which they won on penalties. we've not qualified, so obviously that's hard. when you're winning games of football, it's easier to be confident. we've had, as i say, relative success recently. so we should be confident. i think we did get to grips with the game after the first 20 minutes the other night and played well at times. no, we will be confident against israel. as i say, it's a game we are looking to win. in the wsl, chelsea look like they're about to return to the top of the table.

manager gareth southgate knows that all of his selection decisions will always be scrutinised and hetion from jack grealish and phil foden, among others, for that attacking midfielder role, but he says he's always been sure of mount�*s quality. i always been sure of mount�*s quality. was saying th suppose i was saying this in the autumn, i suppose now thomas tuchel picks him, probably everyone will agree, so it was frank it did not count, for some reason. but no, here is an exceptional player. he finds space intelligently. he manipulates the ball very well, he creates chances, he can score goals. i thought his performance was excellent. england's next qualifier is on wednesday against poland at wembley and england's defenders can breathe a sigh of relief, because they won't be facing striker robert lewandowski. he's out of action for up to ten days with a knee injury. he scored two goals in their 3—0 win over andorra yesterday, before limping off with ligament damage. he's returned to germany for treatment in the hope he'll be fit for bayern munich's champions league quarter—final fi

gareth southgate says he's considering a social media blackout during this summer's euros.f action by social media companies in tackling abuse. ahead of tonight's world cup qualifier with albania the england manager says he'll leave it to his players to decide. i made a conscious decision to come off the social media when i took the under 21 job. i didn't think it was probably the right platform, and i didn't really want to read the sorts of messages that i know would be landing in my box. so, similarly, when i'm in camp, i tried to switch off from all external media, which is not great for keeping up with what's going on in the world, but the world is a happier place if i'm not getting that negativity. so, i think that is something absolutely for our players to consider. after opening with a draw against austria, scotland face familiar opponents israel in tel aviv later. they played them three times last year — twice in the nations league and again in their euro 2020 play—off semifinal which they won on penalties. we've not qualified, so obviously that's hard. when you're

gareth southgate will be leading england into the euros this summer.night will be keeping england on track to reach next year's world cup. they've won two from two in qualifying so far and face poland at wembley, who'll be without leading striker robert lewandowski. they will be highly motivated, there is an opportunity for other players coming in, and if we think of taking our foot off the gas for one minute, then we will get hurt, so we have got to be ready for the game, which i believe we are. for the public, they want to see all of those star names, but a team is notjust about one player and we have got to prepare to the very highest level. stephen davis will become the most capped international player from the united kingdom tonight when northern ireland host bulgaria. scotland, after two draws from their opening two games, will start as favourites against the faroe islands. all under way at 7:45pm. two—time olympic champion helen glover says she wants to return from next week's european rowing championships with some success to share with her chi

it's a landmark match for manager gareth southgate, his 50th in charge of the national side, but he saystask at hand. it's been an absolute honour and i suppose something i will think about more than anything is finished, really, but the numbers upon the board somewhere. it will be there. so, yes, it's a nice landmark, but of course my focus is with the team and making sure that we get this world cup qualifier occasion up to start. fifa have confirmed that norway won't face disciplinary action, following last night's protest ahead of their win in gibraltar. the players all wore t—shirts with the slogan "human rights, on and off the pitch". fifa say they believe in the "freedom of speech, and in the power of football as a force for good." norway have discussed whether they should boycott the 2022 tournament because of poor working conditions for migrant workers in qatar. crewe alexandra chairman, john bowler, is standing down, following the sheldon report into child sexual abuse in football. in a statement bowler said... "i am satisfied with the findings of the review that found that the

two wins from two, the least gareth southgate would expect, you suspect.s vaccine roll—out success, 5,000 were allowed to watch in tel aviv. this was dor peretz scoring from quite the social distance. the same couldn't be said for the jubilant fans though. ryan fraser had the antidote to scotland's troubles. a 1—1 draw not a bad result, but the harsh reality is they'll need wins if they are to reach qatar next year. ben croucher, bbc news. after defeat to italy in their opening world cup qualifier, northern ireland were beaten again, this time in a friendly. they lost 2—1 to the usa in belfast — giovanni reyna and christian pulisic scoring for the americans, before a great strike from niall mcginn — but it was too late. chelsea are back on top in the women's super league. they won 2—0 at home to aston villa — sam kerr with both their goals — to move back above manchester city. and what a title race it's turning into, they're 2 points clear — with four games to go. we could be in for a thrilling title race in formula one if the first grand prix is anything

gareth southgate says he's considering a social media blackout during this summer's euros.y henry cancelled his accounts in response to the lack of action by social media companies in tackling abuse. ahead of tonight's world cup qualifier with albania the england manager says he'll leave it to his players to decide. i made a conscious decision to come off social media when i took the under—21 job, i didn't think it was probably the right platform and i didn't really want to read the sorts of messages that i know would be landing in my box. and similarly when i'm in camp i try to switch off from all the external media, which is not great for keeping up with what's going on in the world, but the world's a happier place if i'm not getting that negativity so i think that's something absolutely for our players to consider. after opening with a draw against austria, scotland face familiar opponents israel in tel aviv later. they played them three times last year — twice in the nations league and again in their euro 2020 play—off semifinal which they won on penalties. we've no�* q

southgate's named a 26—man squad for the qualification triple header against san marino, albania andp qualifiers, despite concerns over his fitness. he was forced off with a knee problem in middlesbrough's win over preston in the championship on tuesday night but he still makes the 26—strong international party. they're away to italy on the 25th, and at home to bulgaria six days later. there was a big shock in the first race on the penultimate day of the cheltenham festival — the novices' chase. the odds on favourite envoi allen fell early on, leaving nico de boinville to ride the 8—1 shot chantry house to victory. that's a historic moment for nicky henderson. he's the first uk trainer to reach 70 winners at cheltenham. now to the six nations, and lock adam beard is back in the side for wales's bid to complete a six nations grand slam on saturday when they face france in paris. he was rested for last weekend's win over italy, after starting in their three previous victories. he'll partner captain alun wynjones in the second row. that's coach wayne pivac�*s only change to the line—up.

let's start with a busy evening of world cup qualifiers, and its three wins out of three for gareth southgatesummer when fans could be allowed back. but until then, this one was all about business. her heme sterling brought down in the box, penalty, and for harry kane, business as usual. at poland and the toughest opponents in their group. and even without some of their best players, they got themselves back in it. a gift from john stones and the equaliser from the polls. for much of the second half, england offered little, but late on, stones made in men's, his flick back to harry mcguire to defend their hammering his side to another win. defend their hammering his side to anotherwin. so defend their hammering his side to another win. so three out of three for england, but during glascow, after two draws so far, this match against the faroe islands was the one they needed to info —— glasgow. two aston villa'sjohn mcginn, a combination that worked so well, they did it again. mcginn with his second before aaron scored the best of the lot. scotland in the end finished with four, their hopes bac

it's a vital game for world cup qualification and the last competitive match before gareth southgateplentiful as we maybe think. five rangers players have been banned for four matches by the scottish fa after breaking lockdown rules to attend an illegal house party. the group contained three first team players, including defender nathan patterson, who's been a prominent part of the team recently as they sealed the scottish premiership title. bongani zungu and calvin bassey have also been banned for attending the party which was broken up by police in february. england hope that forward nikita parris will be able to join up with the squad at some point for their friendly matches against france and canada despite a raft of coronavirus cases at her club side. the fa say the situation involving parris is being regularly assessed after lyon were also forced to postpone their champions league quarter final second leg. injured captain steph houghton has also been left out as the remaining players attempt to impress the interim boss hege riise who will also be in charge of the gb olympic tea

they're away to albania this evening where gareth southgate's side can expect a much tougher test.he other night was very good we have to be exactly the same. we have a good opportunity in the next two games to put ourselves in a really strong position in the group and we have got to make sure we make the most of that. , ., after opening with a draw against austria, scotland face israel in tel aviv later. familiar opponents, having played them three times last year — twice in the nations league and again in their euro 2020 play—off semi—final which they won on penalties. 0bviously obviously it is hard when you are winning games of football so you have to be confident and as i say relative success recently so we should be confident. to get to grips with the game after the first 20 minutes the other night and played well. we will be confident. we are looking to win the game. not a great result for the republic of ireland, beaten at home by luxembourg. gerson rodrigues scoring the only goal of the game 5 minutes from time. it means that stephen kenny is still winless as ireland boss a

ktvu southgate, reporter azenith smith tells us about the police search. that jose police want everyone to take a good look at this home surveillance video. do you recognize this? bmw three. syriza's police say it was the getaway car for two suspects responsible for a brazen murder the victim to new n a 55, year old vietnamese father and husband. obviously you know, we want to bring justice to this victim and his family were asking for the public's help. the crime happened last friday morning on glen cates court in east san jose. a family contact says the victim saw the suspect stealing something from his toyota prius. he confronted them. the victim's son was about to go follow him, but by the time he got to his dad, he'd already been shot. this happened in front of the victimsfamilies, his son was out there trying to render aid the worst part. police found the victim in the arms of his wife and daughter. it's terrible, you know? i understand the frustration when we see our vehicles being tampered with, but, you know, our recommendation is not to confront

after making the semi—finals in russia, gareth southgate and his england side get their world cup campaign022 under way against san marino. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. mps have voted to extend till the autumn the government's power in england to impose covid restrictions — that's months after we're supposed to have returned to something like normal life. the debate has raised questions about what kinds of restrictions we shoud tolerate — none more so than borisjohnson�*s suggestion that you might need a vaccine passport to go for pint in the pub. he did say it couldn't happen till all adults have had the jab but there's still been a backlash from the hospitality industry. here's our political editor laura kuenssberg. eager to get to the bar? forget approving your age, what about proving you had a jackson mac low negative test to get a point? the bell and kross has already spent thousands to get ready to serve outside. i thousands to get ready to serve outside. ~ , ., ., , thousands to get ready to serve outside. ~ , . ., , outside. i think it is a really bad idea. outs

ktvu southgate reporter jesse gary's live in san jose. with that story, jesse this county and 57.s were slated to be under the auspices of blue shield sometime around next week to the end of the month. what? there is a revolt as some are negotiating to cut their own deals, and others are saying no thanks altogether and i have concerns about it on does their concerns have also raised at a at a state level, the uneasy feeling and a loss of control over vaccine distribution, has led santa clara county officials to say they will not sign a contract with the state administrator. blue shield of california under the my turn plan advanced by governor gavin newsom blue shield will be in charge of who gets vaccinated and when some experts say a coordinated approach has been problematic locally and nationally, so i could see a rationale for getting some centralized authority to try and take over. but a takeover is exactly what's giving many county executives a bad case of nerves. so far, only kern county has signed with blue shield, that county's public health director says leadership felt p

it took until almost a quarter of an hour in for gareth southgate's team to get on the scoresheet, and england two up heading towards half time. elsewhere in group f — scotland are hosting austria, it's goalless at the moment with just over half an hour played. in group c northern ireland are away to italy. italy lead 1—0 in that one. for all the latest, head to the bbc sport website. earlier, england's under—21's lost their opening match at the european championship when they were beaten 1—0 by switzerland. the match that was played in slovenia was decided thanks to a deflected goalfrom dan n'doye. aidy boothroyd's side still have portugal and croatia to play in group d. fifa have confirmed that norway won't face disciplinary action following last night's protest ahead of their win over gibraltar. the players all wore t—shirts with the slogan "human rights — on and off the pitch". fifa say they believe in the "freedom of speech, and in the power of football as a force for good." norway have discussed whether they should boycott next year's tournament because of poor working conditions

the match is a milestone for manager gareth southgate — his 50th in charge of the national side.4 years with celtic. brown has played more than 600 times for celtic and won ten league titles in 12 domestic cups. crewe alexandra chairman, john bowler, is standing down, following the sheldon report into child sexual abuse in football. in a statement, bowler said, "i am satisfied with the findings of the review that found that the club did not have any knowledge of barry bennell�*s heinous crimes. i will always be deeply appalled and sorry that those young players and their families suffered at the hands of this evil predator." well, in a statement, the offside trust, the organisation founded and run by survivors of child sexual abuse in sport, said: this was the very least that should have been expected, and hopefully it clears the path for a new chapter." ben stokes insists the team are focused purely on winning — rather than worrying where they are in the world rankings. they play india tomorrow — without captain eoin morgan, who'll miss the final two one—day internationals with

two wins from two, the least gareth southgate would expect, you suspect.h. ryan fraser had the antidote to scotland's troubles. a 1—1 draw not a bad result, but the harsh reality is they'll need wins if they are to reach qatar next year. ben croucher, bbc news. not helped by denmark winning both of their games. northern ireland were beaten for the second time in four days, this time in a friendly against the usa in belfast. giovanni reyna and christian pulisic put the americans ahead. a great strike from niall mcginn got northern ireland back in the game, but it finished 2—1. they face bulgaria in a world cup qualifier on wednesday. chelsea are back on top in the women's super league. they won 2—0 at home to aston villa — sam kerr with both their goals — to move back above manchester city. and what a title race it's turning into — they're two points clear with four games to go. we could be in for a thrilling title race in formula one if the first grand prix is anything to go by. lewis hamilton pushed all the way for his win in bahrain. max verstappen, who

manager gareth southgate is aware that his selection decisions will always be scrutinised and he knows to the miami open, british number two cameron norrie has been knocked out in the third round in florida. he's beaten two top—20 opponents this season, including grigor dimitrov in the previous round, but he couldn't get past taylor fritz, despite taking the match to a final set. the american comfortably taking it 6—1. neil robertson has caught the eye again, and notjust because of his snooker, but his hairstyle as well, as he won the tour championship. the australian said his lockdown locks were the inspiration behind his performance, as he won every frame in the evening session to beat ronnie o'sullivan10—4. that's the fifth final ronnie's lost this season since he won the world championship last august. so robertson will start as one of the favourites to take the title at the crucible next month, when he bids to regain the crown he won 11 years ago. as some restrictions are eased on outdoor sports in england today, the government still intends to bring fans back into stadiums from t

a comfortable 5—0 win then on the occasion of southgate's 50th match as england manager.n and needed a big response. hanley is there! but when they went behind again, the reply was even better. and john mcginn! sodden but spectacular, this 2—2 comeback at hampden deserved a crowd. northern ireland had the toughest task of the night, away to italy who had never lost a home world cup qualifier. that wasn't about to change. ruthless! 2—0 italy, the final score in parma, but there is no time for northern ireland to lick their wounds as football's relentless schedule ploughs on. natalie pirks, bbc news. now after the agony of losing out on the six nations grand slam last week, wales could also see this season's trophy snatched off them tonight. it's the final match as scotland's trip to france was postponed last month due to a covid—19 outbreak in the french camp. after beating wales last saturday, france players have been telling the media they're aiming to snatch the title off them by scoring at least four tries against scotland and winning by 21 points or more. now that tal

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england manager gareth southgate said he would discuss the decision with his players before making thel as a force for good." norway have discussed whether they should boycott the 2022 tournament because of poor working conditions for migrant workers in qatar. crewe alexandra chairman john bowler is standing down following sheldon report into child sexual abuse in football. in a statement, bowler said "i am satisfied with the findings of the review that found that the club did not have any knowledge of barry bennell�*s heinous crimes. i will always be deeply appalled and sorry that those young players and their families suffered at the hands of this evil predator." well, in a statement the offside trust — the organisation founded and run by survivors of child sexual abuse in sport said: the official countdown to the postponed 2020 toyko games is under way — after the olympic torch was lit during a scaled—down event this morning. after a brief opening ceremony, members of the japan, women's football team began the torch's, 120—dayjourney through 859 locations — it ends with the opening

gareth southgate will be leading england into the euros this summer.ifying so far and face poland at wembley. they have rotated players for games against san marino and albania so will they do the same tonight? they are all available as far as we are concerned. we have managed the team not only through the matches but also the training sessions and we've been very cautious with the load they've had, so we have got to balance the freshness, most countries have taken a similar slot on the games. we have got to look at the best team to win this game and we are well prepared for it. scotland take on the faroe islands looking for their first win after two draws so far. stephen davis meanwhile will overtake peter shilton as the uk's most capped international when northern ireland host bulgaria. it'll be the 126th time he's represented his country. helen glover says she hopes to come back from next week's european rowing championships with some success to share with her children after being named in the british team. glover only returned to full time training

including crystal palace's wilfried zaha stopped the gesture by saying it has lost it's meaning, gareth southgatetephen hendry — who has has returned to the sport after retiring in 2012 — facing none other thanjimmy white! hendry beat white in four crucible finals in the 1990s, and ended up with a record seven titles in the modern era. white, reached six world finals and lost them all, but was always the crowd favourite. those pictures from 1994. it takes you back. i always look to see what was number one at the time and i was a bit underwhelmed. it was the real thing, by tony depart. i didn't know that one. you might not expect an environmental campaigner to celebrate nearly 60 acres of trees being cut down. but that's what's happening in northumberland right now — because the forest clearance is going to save an ancient peat bog, which traps far more carbon than trees ever could. our chief environment correspondentjustin rowlatt has the story. this machine can take down a 20 metre tree in seconds. four of them have been working for days in this forest. it is one of the final stages in a 50 year

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