that's it for sportsday. in the six nations championship but whatever sport you're following, have a great weekend. after the heavy rain you might be hoping for dry weather. u nfortu nately, hoping for dry weather. unfortunately, that is not what we will get. there'll some rains at times pushing us outwards and eastwards a cross times pushing us outwards and eastwards across england and wales. for northern ireland and scotland, we will see some clear spells. those showers turning wintry across high ground in scotland. it will be a quite a windy night but increasingly chilly across the north. as we go into tomorrow, some cloud and rain plaguing the channel islands. sunny spells and some showering outbreaks of rain. sometimes for scotland but they will be falling as snow. blizzard conditions are likely with very brisk winds. i see stretches too. a cold day in the north. it's gotta be a wet start for the whales —— parts of wales. it should brighten up as the day wears on. this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the

many thanks for your time on sportsday.king to level the t20 series against south africa. they lost the toss at centurion and were put into bat. they lost opener joss buttler cheaply, caught by quinton de kock off lungi ngidifor2 but that was just a blip, fellow openerjason roy hit a rapid 40 off 29 deliveries, he cleared the ropes a couple of times. but that was nothing compared to a fanastic knock from moeen ali coming in at 7, he hit 39 offjust 11 balls. temba bavuma took an amazing catch to get the wicket of chrisjordan but england set south africa a tough target of 205. in reply, south africa's captain didn't hold back. heading out of the ground, the quickest t20 by south african. they are currently 101 41, needing 205 in total to win. they are currently 101 41, needing 205 in total to win. let's take you through some other stories you'll be interested in, and two european tour golf events in malaysia and china have been postponed in april due to coronavirus. the world health organization has told the international 0ly

now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello. thanks for your company on sportsday.en croucher. making the news this tuesday: 26 years since all—seater stadiums became compulsory, could standing be about to return to the premier league? coxsey climbs onto the plane for tokyo 2020 as team gb names its first competitor in the olympics' newest sport. jimmy anderson's staying at home though as england are travelling to sri lanka without their leading wicket taker. also coming up in the programme: we meet the man who helped danny ings rebuild his body and his career. hello and welcome to sportsday. thanks forjoining us. the decision by manchester united to apply to install rail seating in old trafford has been welcomed by fans both at the club and nationally. for more than 25 years, premier league club have had to be all—seater, but the government now wants to work with supporters and clubs to introduce safe standing and united, along with wolves and spurs could be the first to try it out. joe lynskey reports. for more than a century at old trafford they have looked at wa

still to come on sportsday...nd breaking rugby league world cup with some wheelchair players in south wales, who are hoping to make it there. the wheelchair participants all get paid exactly the same way. four british sides are hoping tojoin rangers in the last 16 of the champions league tonight. wolves have already kicked off in barcelona they're playing espanyol with a a—0 lead from the first leg. bulls look like they are heading through. —— wolves. celtic have a bit more work to do againat copenhagen. they drew in the danish capital a week ago. keradine idissane is at celtic park for us. hello from celtic park. could we have two scottish teams in the last 16 of european competition for the first time in over 30 years? with me to find out is the former goalkeeper

now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. good evening and welcome along to sportsday. croucher. here's what we've got lined upforyou... it's a big night in the fa cup. five fourth round replays — we'll speak to alan shearer as newcastle try to reach the fifth round for the first time in 13 years. we'll be at anfield for liverpool against shrewsbury. klopp‘s not there, so it's down to the kids to get the job done. and we'll go to cape town, where quinton de kock sent the ball into orbit and brought england's world champions back down to earth. also coming up in the programme... will we see serena williams win another grand slam title? three years and counting since her last and her coach says changes need to be made. and i will be looking into golf‘s distance debate. our longer drives than we have ever seen before taking the sport in the wrong direction? hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm ben croucher. a big night of fa cup football across the bbc tonight, so let's start at oxford united's kassam stadium, where newcastle united are hoping to avoid an upset. the league

hello and welcome to sportsday. lots to bring you on sportsday tonight.next for the new heavy weight champion of the world? we look back at an historic night for tyson fury, and british boxing. not bad for an old fat guy who can't punch, eh? also coming up in the programme: england rediscover their world cup form to end ireland's grand slam hopes in the six nations. loads of great goals in the premier league today, including at the emirates where aubameyang inspires arsenal. and favourites england stumble at the first hurdle at the women's t20 world cup in australia. good evening, welcome to tonight's programme. there's only one place to start — las vegas, where tyson fury produced an astonishing display of boxing to beat deontay wilder, and become the wbc heavyweight world champion. remember this was a rematch after their first fight in 2018, and fury now has his sights set on a mega fight with anthonyjoshua. our sports editor dan roan reports from vegas. never one for understatement, tyson fury was carried to the ring on a throne. would tonight give his

now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday.land's cricketers beat south africa by two wickets to level the series 1—1 in johannesburg. sheffield united's remarkable season continues — they beat bournemouth 2—1 and are nowjust two points off the premier league's top four. france turn on the style against italy to make it two wins from two in the six nations. also coming up in the programme... an olympic place is now out of reach for great britain's we tried, some people look adult i think we should be here, but we are here and we made a statement, regardless of if we got a ticket or not, iam regardless of if we got a ticket or not, i am very proud of my team. hello and welcome along to sportsday. we'll start with the cricket, as england have drawn the one—day series against south africa, after winning the final odi by two wickets in johannesburg. england should have wrapped it more comfortably, with captain eoin morgan admitting that it was disappointing to just limp over the line. with all the details, here's adam wild. in sout

now time for sportsday. now time for sportsday. hello. this is sportsday with me ben croucher.re taking you around the world on the programme today. coming up. we'll be in dublin where ireland against italy in the six nations is postponed due to the coronavirus. we'll bring you right up to date as the global sporting schedule continues to be affected. manchester city fans enjoyed their afternoon in madrid. will they still be feeling so cheerful come 10 o'clock. i'm here at the state again but i doubt that off the field problems as they face that might drape. maria sharapova says goodbye to tennis, retiring at the age of 32. butjust how will she be remembered? also coming up in sportsday. we're in canberra as heather knight smashes england to their first win at the womens t20 world cup. thanks forjoining us. we'll be in berlin on the opening day of the track cycling world championships too but first to the latest sporting event to be affected by the coronavirus. the six nations. with the recent outbreak in italy, irish officials have decided to postpone their game against italy

welcome to sportsday. hello, and welcome to sportsday.t now, until what's being billed as one of the great heavyweight rematches of all time. britain's tyson fury against the wbc champion deontay wilder. fury‘s miraculous recovery in the final round of their draw back in 2018 has helped to build up to the showdown in las vegas on saturday night. that, and the heated head to heads we've seen this week. both men are still undefeated in their careers. we can cross live to our reporter ade adedoyin, who's there covering it all for us. let's hear what the build—up is all about. we are just over 48 hours away between the rematch. sporting dignitaries have been arriving in vegas was a next to me is david hare in that unique position of having sparred with the anti—weather. in that unique position of having sparred with the anti-weather. how powerful? very real. the first some iceberg with him back in 2011 when he was a young up—and—coming heavyweight, i said he has freakish power. he lands shot that should not hurt that much but they do. it is a

that is all head on bbc news but first, it is time for sportsday.llo and thanks forjoining us on sportsday this evening. a packed programme for you. here's what you can look forward to, including a big night in the champions league. iamat i am at stamford bridge, where we will have all of the build—up to chelsea against bayern munich in the last 16 of the champions league. organisers of tokyo 2020 insist the games will go ahead but could coronavirus cause it to be cancelled? one senior official hasn't ruled it out. and we meet the cricket minnows hoping to upset england. we have come a long way and i think this is a great test for themselves to test them against the best in the world. also coming up in the programme... with heading to be restricted in scotland, england and northern ireland, we travel to america — where a ban has been in place for years. let's start with the big night in the champions league. chelsea against bayern munich brings back happy memories for blues fans. 19th may, 2012. didier drogba's penalty wins them a first european cup

now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday.dlines this evening.... liverpool leave it late but extend their lead at the top of the premier league to 25 points with a 1—0 win over norwich and i'll reflect on a turbulant21i hours for manchester city. banned from europe for two seasons. but what happens next? also coming up in the programme... the race to the premier league takes another twist as cash earns forest a priceless point at west brom muir makes her mark in glasgow but misses out on a world record at the indoor grand prix. and we'll round up the day's rugby union news including leicester's third win of the season as the tigers try to claw their way back up the table. hello and welcome to sportsday. 25 points. that is the lead that liverpool now have at the top of the premier league table...and it is still february — storm dennis means we can't forget it's still winter. liverpool were playing the team at the bottom of the table, nowrich, the gap between them, 55 points, is the biggest between top and bottom that the premi

now it‘s time for sportsday.at‘s coming up on sportsday this evening how will manchester city respond on the pitch after last weeks uefa punishment i‘m katie shanahan, live at the etihad as manchester city play for the first time since their ban from european football also coming up in the programme. injury hit tottenham take on leipzig in the champions league a very big dealfor their a very big deal for their opponents. inducted into the hall of fame, but what has the game learned from his tragic death. and will head live to las vegas for a flavour of fight week ahead of furey versus wilder pa rt week ahead of furey versus wilder part two. evening, manchester city face west ham injust under an hour, this is the league match that was postponed ten days ago becasue of storm keera, they got special permission from uefa to play on a champions league night. last friday, the champions were informed by uefa that they were guilty of serious breaches of their financial fairplay regulations. a 25 million pound fine and th

stay with us on sportsday. lots to come, including... a look at ireland's hockey team — six months out from their first olympic games. we are there to compete, we are not a team just they are to make up the numbers so stay tuned and see what happens! we've got a bit of an olympic flavour to finish sportsday today. it was a weekend for great britain's women that started with optimism that they could qualify for an olympics for the first time. one win would likely have done it. the opening defeat to china was not the ideal start, but the real blow came saturday when they lost to south korea on saturday. a 79—69 defeat to spain yesterday ended their chances of qualifying. after months and years of toiljust to make it that part following at the final hurdle has left the squad crestfallen. very proud of my team. we fought until the very end but we did not get a ticket. i'm sorry. but i am proudly fought every game, we play ha rd proudly fought every game, we play hard together and we tried and, you know, some people look at us and think we sh

that's all from sportsday.in sportsday at 10:30pm this afternoon. you can get more in sportsday at 10:30pm. sarah mulkerrins will take you through that later on. from us, for now, we'll see you later. the government's decision to build a third runway at heathrow airport is overruled unlawful by the court of appeal. ministers have said they won't be appealing against the judgement at heathrow who have said that they will. alex veitch is the head of policy at the freight transport association. what's your reaction to what we heard today? it's bad news for all of the uk. it's also true that the sanction of heathrow has to...|j of the uk. it's also true that the sanction of heathrow has to... i do apologise. we seem to have a slight broken up connection to you. we'll try and get to you later. we apologise for that. we will be discussing this from eight o'clock here on the bbc news channel. foster ca re rs here on the bbc news channel. foster carers are operating with huge depths. the local government association sa

now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. welcome to sportsday on bbc news with me ben croucher.aptain morgan fires england to a memorable series win in south africa. nice one son. spurs stun aston villa in a late late show. and ajer and ajer. celtic continue to set the pace in the scottish premiership. england have rounded off their tour to south africa with a memorable win in the final t20 international. england's batsmen pulled off one of the highest chases in the history of the shortest format. captain eoin morgan spoke of his pride at coming from behind to take the series 2—1 — having produced a man of the match performance in centurion. it was watched by our correspondent andy swiss. another dazzling day to add to their growing collection. the one which just a few hours ago seemed almost inconceivable. after choosing to bat, south africa did so quite brilliantly, england bowlers can only grin and bear it as the host wrapped too, surely victory was in there grasp. and just set them on their way. when he and they both fell, south africa sensed a come back but not for long. wh

stay with us on sportsday. lots to come, including... their first olympic games. we are there to compete, we are not a team just they are to make up the numbers so stay tuned and see what happens! we've got a bit of an olympic flavour to finish sportsday today. it was a weekend for great britain's women that started with optimism that they could qualify for an 0lympics for the first time. one win would likely have done it. the opening defeat to china was not the ideal start, but the real blow came saturday when they lost to south korea on saturday.

now on bbc news, a look ahead to sportsday at 6:30pm tonight...ot a packed sportsday for you, this evening. huge weekend coming up of six nations rugby. so we're out and about with the very latest, the calcutta cup has been in scottish hands for the past two years. we'll be live at murrayfield, ahead of tomorrow's match against england. remember, both sides lost on the opening weekend. we'll also be live in dublin, as ireland prepare to face wales. they both won their opening matches. we've also got boxing news. a big british heavyweight bout has been confirmed, and we'll mark your card for the weekend's football, as well. limited fixture list in the premier league because of the winter break. that is all coming up in sportsday at 6:30pm, but now on bbc news, it's time for the film review. hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. 50, mark, what do we have this week? exciting week. birds of prey, the new harley quinn film. we have dolittle, he can talk to the animals, this tim

hello and welcome to sportsday. we've got an action packed programme for you. else to start, but the knockout stages for europe's biggest prize. holders liverpool are in spain preparing to take on athletico madrid in the champions league last 16. where they'll have fond memories, after lifting the trophy there last season. austin halewood joins me now. a big night in store for liverpool. it has been a great season so far, the winter break for european football is officially over. the champions league is back now. now, it's beenjust over 8 months since liverpool lifted the trophy in the wanda metropolitano stadium in madrid. they're back there again tonight, at the scene of their greatest triumph, underjurgen klopp so far — but the atmosphere might be a bit more hostile as they take on home side athletico. now liverpool managerjurgen klopp says this is one of the most difficult away fixtures for any professional footballer. but a huge part of this tie is all going to be about the tactical battle between the managers — they're two of the most animated coaches in

welcome to sportsday.ch city have hope again, written off by most at the bottom of the premier league — they've boosted their survival hopes tonight after a huge win over third placed leicester at carrow road. it takes them to within four points of safety as adam wild reports. it was exactly 15 years ago that smith called for norge to find their wealth man amongst the carrow rowd crowd. a decade and a half on the data hero now perhaps more than ever. rock—bottom since boxing day come a hero now perhaps more than ever. rock—bottom since boxing day, time running out for a reprieve. provided much of what little there has been for the canaries to sing about this season. but not this time. lester have also had the troubles as of late, the closest they will come in the first half, still delia waited. anxiety not held when they thundered went in and immediately after half—time, and direction were again saved by the ar. now there turns to press forward and have seen the biggest problem. it was until the ball fell

still to come on sportsday...look ahead to a re—run of last year's challenge cup final as warrington wolves take on st helen's in super league. and can football help with the issue of knife crime? we follow watford's andre grey as he meets teenagers trying to change their path in life. now, england's cricketers will have to manage withoutjofra archer until the summer. a scan has reveled the fast bowler has a stress fracture in his elbow. he was only fit for the first of the four recent tests in south africa. archer will miss the tour of sri lanka and also the whole of the indian premier league. he's hoping to return forjune's three—test series against the west indies. here's test match special commentator simon mann. joffra archer would have been here today, but he was injured during the first test match and hasn't played since. and he's likely to be out for three months. england are hopeful of him being fit for the west indies test series, which takes place in june. he did have a scan here, but it was inconclusiv

still to come on sportsday...'s basketballers — but was it enough to secure them a place in at the olympics? and we meet the former armed forces personnel finding help for their past, and hope for their future, on the golf course... all that still to come this evening. great britain's fed cup team are fighting to stay in their qualifier against slovakia. they started the day 2—0 down in the five rubber match. heather watson got them off to a good start... she beat rebecca sramkova — ranked just outside the world's top 200 in straight sets. she was due to play the slovak number one, victoria kuzmova. but she had to pull out of the match due to illness. 0n court now is harriet dart she has been fighting in the second set to stay in. it is match point. we just start set to stay in. it is match point. wejust start anna set to stay in. it is match point. we just start anna scmiedlova beating harriet dart, unfortunately a straight sets defeat. look at that, 7-5,. a straight sets defeat. look at that, 7—5,. slovakia go t

now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday.portsday, with me holly hamilton, and gavin ramjaun. the headlines this evening: a crucial win for chelsea in the london derby — as they go four points clear of spurs in the race for a top fourfinish. scotland win in rome but can wales weather the french storm in cardiff in their six nations showdown? and the countdown is on to tyson fury‘s world heavyweight rematch with deontay wilder — we'll be live in las vegas ahead of tonight's fight. hello, and thanks forjoining us here on sportsday. we begin in the premier league — where chelsea struck a significant blow in the fight for the top four places with a deserved victory over tottenham at stamford bridge. in a confrontation billed as a battle between frank lampard and his old mentor, jose mourinho — spurs were simply outplayed, and are now adrift by four points. michael redford reports. it might only be a short hop across the capital, but forjose mourinho, they return to chelsea has been quite a journey. now he arrives as spurs special

still to come on sportsday... was it enough to secure them a place in at the olympics? and we meet the former armed forces personnel finding help for their past, and hope for their future, on the golf course... great britain's fed cup team have lost their qualifier against slovakia. they started the day two nil down in the five rubber match. heather watson had got them off to a good start. she beat rebecca sramkova — ranked just outside the world's top 200 in straight sets. she was due to play the slovak number one, victoria kuzmova. but she had to pull out of the match due to illness. and that meant that harriet dart needed to beat anna scmiedlova — she lost the first set on a tie—break and saved 2 match points in the second, but went long with a backhand — so slovakia are through to the inaugralfinals in budapest, for gb its back to a qualifier for next year's competition. disappointment for the british team. great britain's hopes of qualifying a women's basketball team for this summer's olympic games look to be

but now, it's sportsday. welcome to sportsday.e are live in edinburgh ahead of round two of the six national and at murrayfield tomorrow it is the calcutta cup, the old est tomorrow it is the calcutta cup, the oldest trophy in rugby history. both scotla nd oldest trophy in rugby history. both scotland and england are smarting from their opening losses. and i'm in dublin where the six nations grand slam is still very much on the table as ireland host wales. and i'm olly foster at the bbc sport centre, also coming up in the programme... out for weeks, manchester city's raheem sterling is in a race be fit for real madrid at the end of the month. great britain are battling to reach the fed cup finals, but they've lost their first rubber away in slovakia. and we hear from the west ham women's captain, and how talking has helped her tackle her mental health issues. hello and welcome to sportsday. we are live in edinburgh ahead of round two of the six national, the action is coming thick and fast. in this brilliant competition, we are li

now on bbc news, a look ahead to sportsday at 6.30pm tonight.rtsday at 630 on bbc news, we look at the difficulties faced by liverpool as they battle relegation, but also a preview of the premier league action. swings into mexico city, what can we expect from one of the most vibrant races on the calendar? i will also hearfrom the history making dark champion fallon sherrick. 630 here on the bbc news channel. next, it's the film review. hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. so mark, what do we have this week? award season is out of the way. sonic the hedgehog. we also have another adaptation of emma. in the new film first love, a valentine ‘s favourite. are you saying sonic the hedgehog is not up for an award? not necessarily so. did you ever play the game? i'm afraid not. i'm not good at video games. that's fine because you can go and open minded. consul game character taking out of an environment, sent to earth in order to get away from evil forces teams up with a likea

and just a reminder of our top story on sportsday.ve applied to introduce a safe standing area in old trafford — a move welcomed by supporters. you're up to date from sportsday. don't forget to join katie for our late programme at 10:30pm. lots more as always on the website and app too. from us for now, enjoy the rest of your evening. more now and the government's green light for hs2. boris johnson more now and the government's green light for hs2. borisjohnson says there is a case for high—speed rail connecting london to birmingham and eventually leads to manchester. borisjohnson eventually leads to manchester. boris johnson today eventually leads to manchester. borisjohnson today emphasised the importance of the project. this is a fantastic project for the country. it delivers massive increased capacity for rail and allows us to go forward and develop northern powerhouse rail which is exactly what is needed, you need connectivity east—west in the north, you cannot make sense of that without hs2. this is also an opportunity for us to

now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. welcome to sportsday on bbc news with me ben croucher.in's innings from eoin morgan fires england to a fine series win in south africa. nice one son. spurs stun aston villa in a late late show. and ajer and ajer. celtic continue to set the pace in the scottish premiership. england completed the fourth highest successful chase in t20 internationals to win the final match against south africa and wrap up the series 2—1. eoin morgan produced a man of the match performance to see out the win in centurion on an afternoon where the crowd were in the action almost as much as the players. more from the england captain shortly but first here's andy swiss. another dazzling day to add to their growing collection. but one which just a few hours ago seemed almost inconceivable. after choosing to bat, south africa did so quite brilliantly, england's bowlers can only grin and bear it as the host racked up 222, surely victory was in there grasp. butjosh set them on their way. when he and they both fell, south africa sensed a come back but not for long. w

that's all from sportsday. rangers score. have more on that and manchester city's champions league game in our late sportsday at 10:30. dojoin us then. goodbye. by by the warnings affecting large parts of england. i am page and structure a re parts of england. i am page and structure are being activated after slight differences were preached by rising waters on the river. there is major flooding rising waters on the river. there is majorflooding in shrewsbury rising waters on the river. there is major flooding in shrewsbury and river levels are continuing to rise with more rain forecast. severe weather warnings are in place which means it could be a threat to life. also today homes being activated in schools being closed and a village in east yorkshire, where the environment a density has just over an hourago environment a density has just over an hour ago declared a major flooding incident. let's go now to oui’ flooding incident. let's go now to our environment correspondent who is abe our environment correspondent who is a

that's all from sportsday.s in our late sportsday with katie at 10:30. dojoin us then. goodbye. hello. there is a whole lot of whether heading our way but not for a few days. in the short term it is actually going to be very quiet indeed. we have had some strong winds in the last couple of days, they have died down now. the skies are clearing, the temperature is dropping and frost is on the way. this is what the weather map look like during tuesday evening and then basically through the early hours of wednesday the skies will continue to clear. we have this cold air sitting on top of us but it will not last very long. through the early hours of wednesday, clearing skies across much of the country, mist and fog developing here and there. quite a widespread frost. not a harsh frost, in towns and to cities just above freezing but outside of town i'm sure you will have to scrape the windscreen. wednesday, the high pressure is not just windscreen. wednesday, the high pressure is notjust established across the uk but

that's all we've time for on this edition of sportsday.p tie at the tottenham hotspur stadium at 10:30pm. dojoin us then. for now, we'll see you later. fog could cause one or two problems for some others tomorrow morning, but for the most part the weather is calm and will remain so until friday. however, after that things look set to change quite dramatically. for the time being though, high pressure is firmly in charge. that is keeping us dry as we go through tonight. quite a lot of cloud into into northern ireland, western and northern parts of scotland and that cloud perhaps enough to squeeze out the odd spot of drizzle for eastern scotland. and certainly then across england and wales, there could be some clear spells, allowing it to get a little chilly. nothing especially unusual for this time of year, a typical cold winter's night but frost for some and potentially some fog patches across parts of the midlands, wales and down towards the south of england, some of that fog could be quite dense and slow to clear. through the day tomorro

but that's all from sportsday. have a lovely evening.e evening. bye for now. let us go back to the use no, more on the flood affected parts of england and south wales in the aftermath of storm dennis. 163 flood warnings remain in place, six of them in —— severe, meaning danger to life. the meds to service our energy to be trying to rescue people from their homes. in gloucester, somewhere in the 60s was saved after being on top for part of the 211 hours. it was dragged due to a river flood. the conditions made attempts to rescue her difficult. we had a car that the lady had driven across elaine and she was not local. you got stopped and was there from eight o'clock yesterday morning. we got there today, she had been there for 204i there today, she had been there for 2041 was. it is a case of the car being submerged will be. it was lucky that she was spotted. we had to then get the boat out. it was quite a... how issue because mark she is potentially the hyperthermia there was no phone signal because she couldn't, there was no phone signal

hello and welcome to sportsday.event has been affected by the coronavirus outbreak, but the formula one chinese grand prix is the most high profile yet. organisers of the shanghai race, scheduled for april 19th, requested the postponement as chinese health authorities still try and bring the virus under control. f1 bosses say they will look at alternative dates later in the year but only if the situation improves. adam wild reports. it is not a decision taken lightly but due to the scale of the outbreak it was expected. the grand prix has been postponed due to the coronavirus‘s spread. it is more than 500 miles from wuhan, but because of fears across the globe about the speed and severity of the outbreak, organisers were left with little choice. a statement today... it went on to say... but that may prove problematic with 22 races on this year's calendar. finding space for a rescheduled race will not be easy. the only time it could happen would be in september or october time, but then you would be running four a fi

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now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday.ome to sportsday — with me, holly hamilton, and gavin ramjaun. the headlines this evening: france win in cardiff for the first time in a decade to keep their six nations grand slam hopes alive. a late goal by substitute gabriel jesus gives manchester city victory at leicester, and tightens their grip on second spot in the premier league. and the countdown is on to tyson fury‘s world heavyweight rematch with deontay wilder — we'll be in las vegas ahead of tonight's fight. hello, and thanks forjoining us here on sportsday. let's begin with the six nations which returned today with mixed scotland got their first win of the campaign, but wales hopes of defending their title have all but disappeared. they were beaten 27—23 by france — who remain on course for the grand slam. well, 0lly foster is at the principality stadium for us this evening. 0lly, another impressive french performance? yes, really, really good, so impressive, this very young french side. 600 caps fewer than the welsh side

now, though, and bbc news, it's time for sportsday. welcome to sportsday with me, holly hamilton.ing on watford looking to brea k yet and taking on watford looking to break yet another record. changing the rules. we will have the latest from belfast where football's lawmakers tackle some of the sport's most pressing issues. india's women secure top spot in their group in the t20 world cup. we look ahead to england's crucial game tomorrow. hello and welcome to sportsday. we start with the football, huge game for liverpool tonight. plenty more coming up as well. watford hosting liverpool in the premier league, and of course liverpool knowing that a win today would take them to 82 points, needing just three more wins to guarantee their first league title for 30 years. that would also equal the longest winning league run in the history of the top five leagues, and that is currently 19. it would be a new club record of nine away victories for liverpool. adam wild is here with more. it is all very well saying all this, but the win is very important. and at vicarage road at the minute, i

just to recap our top story on sportsday this evening.pic gold medallist — is banned for eight years after missing a doping test in 2018. many british swimmers have welcome the decision. live commentary of the primary league game involving norwich and elasticity on bbc radio five live this evening at eight p:m., there is more bbc means, that's all we have time for now. have a great evening. hello. we had some rain today. that's and the rain we are expecting overnights may be needed to further writing problems over the next few days. for a wild array may ease off a bit but then we get the spell of heavy accompanied by strong winds seeping in from the atlantic. behaviours of the rain will be hills of wales and left in england where we don't need it. after that the wings will be strengthening as we move into saturday. all from storm jorge. that band of reigning sweeps away from eastern england early on saturday and moves away from maine and scotland than the sun comes out and scotland than the sun comes out and showers excited to get packing

now it's time for sportsday. hello, and welcome to sportsday. i'm katie shanahan.the show tonight... ben youngs is out as willie heinz comes in as one of five changes for england's six nations clash with scotland. how dangerous is heading for young footballers? with the fa set to change the regulations, we speak to a former youth coach. back to square one, as the premier league switches the close of the transfer window back to the end of august. also coming up in the programme... more bad news for england as fast bowler. jofra archer will be out for three months with an elbow injury. and with five months to go, could the coronavirus cancel or postpone tokyo 0lympics and paralympic games? hello, and welcome along to the programme. the teams news is in for england, scotland, ireland, and wales ahead of the six nations this weekend. let's start with the calcutta cup match between england and scotland which is always a real battle on the six nations stage. england have won on just three of their last seven trips to murrayfield, and lost their most recent visit in 2018.

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and in sportsday at 6:30pm on bbc news — we look ahead to a big night in the champions league as chelseapions bayern munich in the last 16. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the impact of the coronavirus here and around the world is intensifying. in the canary islands hundreds of tourists have been told they can't leave their hotel after an italian doctor staying there tested positive. here, the government has told people returning to the uk from northern italy to self—isolate if they develop flu—like symptoms and people who've visited areas north of pisa that are now under quarantine have been told to stay at home — even if they feel well. two schools have closed after pupils went to affected parts of italy during half term. the vast majority of cases still remain in china — but there are significant clusters elsewhere. there are more than 77,000 cases on the chinese mainland. more than 2,600 people have died. south korea has seen a jump in cases — almost 1,000 have been infected — and ten people have died. iran is struggling to contain its outbreak — with almost 100 case

now, yesterday on sportsday, we told you how the football assocations in england, scotland and northern were introducing new guidelines, limiting children younger than 12 heading the ball in training. it's to alleviate any potential risks of brain injuries. scotland first introduced the plans in the uk — america has led the way globally in youth soccer, with a ban in place for the last four years. chris mclaughlin's been to san francisco to find out how it's been working. the alternative city in the land of the free, where the cool and the mighty sid together across the bay. here, they also pride themselves on being innovators and global leaders. back red pendulum. work it. in sport, it's no different. but this story isn't about winning or trophies. here, internationalsoccer success trophies. here, internationalsoccer success for now is beyond reach. influencing the game, though, is an entirely different story. live from studio 46, this is cbs news... concern over coi'icussioi'is studio 46, this is cbs news... concern over concussions is leading to some changes in how children play socc

hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm hugh ferris. the headlines tonight.ehind for a fleeting moment... but fabianski's fumble helps record—equalling liverpool move four wins from the title. tyson top of the world... but will it bejoshua next for the new wbc champion... we hearfrom the two men trying to make it happen. and new questions over mo farah's relationship with his banned former coach have been raised in a bbc panorama programme. hello again. the scoreline says something very familiar... a liverpool win. .. but for m second half minutes they had to contemplate something very different. in the end, sadio mane got the crucial goal in a 3—2 victory over west ham. one that puts them just four away from the premier league title. but the game turned on a fabianski fumble when a first league defeat of the season might have been on the cards. our correspondent katie gornall reports. side by side, but in the premier league, they are poles apart. while liverpool have turned the title and a one horse race, west ham are threatened with relegation and revolt. l

hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm hugh ferris. the headlines tonight.ps record—equalling liverpool move four wins from the title. tyson top of the world... but will it bejoshua next for the new wbc champion... we hearfrom the two men trying to make it happen. and new questions over mo farah‘s relationship with his banned former coach have been raised in a bbc panorama programme. hello again. the scoreline says something very familiar...

coming up on sportsday later in the hour on bbc news...trick mahomes steals the super bowl show for the kansas city chiefs in miami. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. in the last hour the government has announced emergency legislation in response to the attack in south london yesterday by sudesh amman, who'd just been released early from his prison sentence for terror offences. the government intends to rush through a change to the law to end the current automatic release from prison for terror offenders half way through their sentences. and all releases will have to be approved by the parole board. but will this be enough to keep us all safe? our home editor mark easton takes a look. they easton takes a look. knew he was extremely dangerous, they knew he was extremely dangerous, but the law said they could not hold him. sudesh amman‘s sentence meant he had to be released last month despite police and security services feared he posed a very significant risk to public safety. i would like to make a statement about the sensel

and coming up on sportsday on bbc news... players from manchester united and chelsea are among those to tribute to united's former goalkeeper harry gregg, who has died aged 87. good evening. the extreme conditions created by storm dennis are still causing major problems in parts of the uk, and the environment agency has warned the disruption could last for several days. parts of south wales are badly affected, as are areas of worcestershire, shropshire and herefordshire. one woman died after being swept away by floodwater near tenbury wells, and hundreds of people have been forced to abandon their homes. there are more than 200 flood warnings in force across the uk, with around 30 each for the rivers severn and trent. of those, seven are classed as severe, meaning there's a threat to life, including one on the river wye at hereford, where we can join our correspondentjon kay tonight for the latest. jon. we have travelled right across this region to date and time and again people have said to us they have never seen the rivers

and in sportsday at 6:30pm, we'll react to the eight—year ban handed to chinese swimmer sun yang — after doping test back in 2018. good evening. a british man who was quarantined on the diamond princess cruise ship injapan has died from coronavirus. he is one of six people who were on board to have died from the virus. the respiratory disease, which causes pneumonia—like symptoms, has infected almost 84,000 people in more than 50 countries. 84,000 people in more and although the vast majority of cases remain in china, the virus is now spreading faster outside the country. the world health organization says that most, if not all countries, should expect outbreaks. here in the uk, 19 people have coronavirus, with the infection confirmed in a patient from wales for the first time. in a moment we'll look at the effect of coronavirus on the global economy, and we'll answer some of the most pressing questions on how to manage the threat the virus poses — but first our health editor hugh pym has this report. it's the first british fatality from the coronavirus. the man had been a tourist on the

and coming up on sportsday on bbc news, anthony martial scores a crucial away goal for manchester unitedt bruges in one of five europa league ties involving british sides. good evening. the authorities in germany say they're treating the killing of nine people in the city of hanau near frankfurt as a terror attack. prosecutors believe the gunman, named only as tobias r, was motivated by far—right racist ideas. his targets late last night were two shisha smoking cafes, popular with people from the city's turkish community. the killer is thought to have shot his own mother, the tenth victim, before taking his own life. our europe correspondent gavin lee is in hanau for us tonight. the forensic teams continue on one of the cafe is behind me into the night and we are getting a clearer picture this evening into the suspect, the chief federal prosecutor of germany has said after initial online analysis of the suspect‘s website and accounts, he appears deeply racist and influenced by conspiracy theories. the focus is now whether he acted alone, or whether he had help, and we've spent the day he

hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm katie shanahan. coming up tonight.bles on, but gregor townsend leaves the door open for finn russell. so will he return for scotland? and, out of the storm and into the snow. england steer through tricky conditions to beat scotland in the women's six nations good evening, we'll start the news that the former celtic captain, jackie mcnamara, is seriously ill in hospital after collapsing at home in york over the weekend. reports suggest that the 46—year—old has had brain surgery. his former celtic team—mate, john hartson, has written on social media saying that mcnamara collapsed on saturday following a bleed on the brain. mcnamara played more than 250 times for celtic, between 1995 and 2005, he managed partick thistle and dundee united as well. he also received 33 caps for scotland. well, jackie mcnamara's daughter has written a message on his twitter account. she says her dad is receiving the best care possible, and it's a difficult time for theirfamily. this is devastating news about a player who is much revered in sc

hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm katie shanahan, coming up on the programme tonight.s new move to catalan dragons pushes the super league to want more authority when it comes to controversial signings. and, how could the coronavirus affect upcoming sports events? the chinese grand prix is the latest one in real doubt. hello and welcomne to the programme, the final fa cup fourth round replay is done and dusted and what a match it was at the tottenham hotspur stadium. spurs went ahead against southampton, then went behind, before finally rallying to win 3—2 in the 87th minute. imran sidat watched the drama unfold. we may only be in february that this was already the third meeting between these two sides this year. both managers were not happy about getting a part of their winter break for this replay. he had reason to chair as both of their efforts found their way into the big diffraction. southampton had their chance to hit back immediately but he was work. the chances kept coming and he big edge they took that momentum into the second half, and when he got another cha