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for years the constraints of old stadia, like stamford bridge here at chelsea, has been offered up as a reason for clubs failing to meet accessibility guidelines. but today's extensive report from the premier league doesn't draw any conclusions on that, it does however show that an awful lot of progress has been made in this area. however, for some, it's still not enough. and the equality and human rights commission says there'll be consequences. for those clubs where they are not meeting their responsibilities under the equalities act, the commission can and will take legal action against those clubs. but the premier league says rapid progress has been made and several clubs, including manchester united, are undertaking major structural work to improve access. for campaigners, it can't come soon enough. it's absolutely wrong that young people with disabilities haven't been to their home stadium to see their teams. it's absolutely wrong on any level and that needs sorting. it can't go on and it shouldn't. right now the wait goes on for the right result, but there is hope on the horizo

chelsea are 12 points clear at the top after beating arsenal at stamford bridge.in the programme... great britain's davis cup tie against canada has resumed with the doubles. it's i rubber all in ottawa. and bees stop play in the third one—dayer between south africa and sri lanka. good evening. so many goals to tell you about in the premier legaue today, but we're going to start with the tries and kicks in the the six nations. the championship is underway, and the first match was a classic at murrayfield, with scotland and ireland sharing six tries. but it was the boot of the scots captain greig laidlaw that made the difference. his two late penalties gave the home side a 27—22 win. it's the first time since 2006 that scotland have won their opening match in the six nations. connor mcnamara was at murrayfield. an awful lot of optimism and confidence around the start of the build—up to the six nations championship from a scottish point of view, and that hype has been justified with is very impressive opening performance against and ireland team who did so well agai

it was at stamford bridge that frank lampard hit his stride.t its crucial moments, a midfield marksman. he was regularly put strikers to shame. who needed them when you could do this? he collected 11 trophies with the blues including three premier leagues and a champions league. by the time atleti had scored 211 times, more than any other chelsea player in history. the numbers are impressive of england also. 106 caps, 29 goals. but in common with many of his peers he is what might have been stop i am proud that i played more than 100 games for england. it did not go as well as i wanted to but i had that chance to represent my country that many times. that'll have to do me know. it is done. strangely for a man known for his goal—scoring he is often known for one that was not given, the failure to award this against germany in the 2010 world cup helped lead to goal—line technology being introduced. the officials should have known that frank lampard officials should have known that frank lampa rd really officials should have known that frank lampa

not at all, 3—1 at stamford bridge, many would have backed a chelsea home win given their fantastic recorde stroke of half—time llore nte on. on the stroke of half—time llorente equalised for swansea. you thought how chelsea would react, they reacted in the best way really, goals from pedro and diego costa securing the win which sends ii points clear at the top of the premier league, and i think we can start to call them champions elect. no wonder he is celebrating, he knows his team are in fine form in pursuit of the title. let's hear from both let's hearfrom both managers. antonio conte was particularly impressed with his side's second—half performance. we showed great character to come backin we showed great character to come back in the second half, fabregas hitting the crossbar, then we scored, and we did a lot to win the game. now it is important to continue in this way. we needed 29 points to be champions. it is important to know this for me and my players and the fans. to continue with the great focus and concentration. 0ur confidence is not damaged by today. we have belief that we

at stamford bridge, he hit his stride.attack at the crucial moment. midfield marksman. regularly putting strikers to shame. this one cup final. he collected 11 trophies with blues in all. three premier league and the champions league. by the time he left, 211 goals, more than any other chelsea player in history. 106 caps for england, 29 goals. in common with peers, he is often asked about what might have been. common with peers, he is often asked about what might have beenlj common with peers, he is often asked about what might have been. i have played 100 games for england. it makes me proud. i had the chance to represent my country. that has to do me no. i can tell my grandchildren about that sort of stuff. frank lampard is also remembered for this goal which was never given. it is what led to goal—line technology. really, the officials should have known, frank lampa rd really, the officials should have known, frank lampard rarely misses. liverpool managerjurgen klopp has responded tojose mourinho's claims that he's bein

leaders chelsea have the chance to move 12 points clear if they can beat third placed arsenal at stamford bridgeve in the 14th minute when marcus alonzo reacted fastest from diego costa's header off the bar. it is currently i—0 fastest from diego costa's header off the bar. it is currently 1—0 to chelsea, approaching half—time. in rugby union, the six nations begin this afternoon, with scotland facing ireland in the first match of the tournament. reigning champions england begin their campaign against france. 0ur sports correspondent andy swiss is at twickenham. 0ur england going to be the favourites to retain the title? well, the england fans will be hoping for a little piece of history here this afternoon, because if they beat france, it would be their 15th win ina row, france, it would be their 15th win in a row, and that would be a new national record. they should be pretty confident of doing it. they are the defending champions, the favourites for this year's championship. they have a huge injury problems, but france will only finish second bottom of the championship last year, so england w

and chelsea are a big step closer to winning the premier league, after beating arsenal 3—1 at stamford bridgest cost enough to furnish chelsea's changing room, let alone fill it. they shop at the high—end of the football market. but gold's one thing. to be champions you need granit, too. the substance that makes you win that header and, crucially, when the next one. goal to alberto moreno. edwin hazard pondered them further. the defending careless, the dribbling flawless and the finish, priceless. arsene wenger banished to the stands by the fa, and forced to radio in order to team operating on different wavelengths. 3—0, embarrassing, it seemed, for everyone. by the time 0livier giroud scored for the goners, they knew it was too late. they did not catch chelsea, but then, can anyone? —— the gunners. the six nations rugby is under way — with defending champions england playing france at twickenham. earlier scotland pulled off a surprise win against ireland at murrayfield. the hosts got off to a flying start thanks to an early try from stuart hogg before an irish fight back — but scotland secur

chelsea are 11 points clear at the top of the premier league tonight after beating swansea 3—1 at stamford bridgehen diego costa sealed the win for chelsea. we showed great character to start the second half and create chances we had. fabregas scored across the barand we had. fabregas scored across the bar and then be scored. we deserved a lot to win the game. now it is important to continue in this way. winning over 29 points to be champions. it is important to know this, for me, my players and fans. to continue with the great focus and concentration. it is looking unlikely anybody will stop chelsea. crystal palace beat middlesbrough1—0. they are out of the bottom three after the win over middlesbrough. patrick van aanholt with the goal. it isa it is a great victory and hopefully we can move on from there. i think the two—week break had a big influence on players because we could get a lot of work into the players in all aspects of their game. and today they made a lot of really good decisions. they coped with the pressure very well. the rest of the results... sunderland remain bottom of the tab

at the top of the premier league table after a convincing 3—1 win over 3rd placed arsenal at stamford bridges header saw his leading arm hit hector bellerin, forcing the arsenal defender off with concussion. eden hazard and arsenal old boy cesc fabregas got chelsea's other two. fought 1—0 win over middlesbrough in the late kick off after a goalless first half, spurs were handed their opportunity when son hueng min was fouled inside the penalty area. england striker harry kane stepped up and to score the decisive spot kick — his fourteenth league goal of the season. boro almost snatched a point at the death — they lost 2—0 at hull city. liverpool have only won one of their last 10 games in all competitions. hull are nowjust one point off safety now. there was a massive win for sunderland at crystal palace — 4-0. !—3—‘>fi3:33 gage-e eereee'eeeeelmrm in the day's other games everton beat bournemouth 6—3 — romelu lukaku got 4 of them. west ham came from behind to win at southampton, 3—1. watford beat burnley 2—1. and west brom had a 1—0 win over stoke at the hawthorns. in scotland, hearts beat te

it's another big day in the premier league with the pick of the days ties kicking off at stamford bridgelace arsenal. the gunners are looking to repeat their victory earlier in the season whilst a win for chelsea would take them twelve points clear. we play at home. we have our fans to push a lot, and we want to play a good game. we want to play to win, but for sure. we must pay great attention. a winning streak is always confidence to attain, and we've sent some of our best players, some of the best in the world. i had a fantastic team for a while, but we've changed this run by beating them at home, and we got another opportunity to do the same, a way from home. opportunity to do the same, away from home. golf's dubai desert classic is now into the third round, and that the winds have settled down. play was suspended yesterday, but sergio garcia was one of a number of players to finish his second round earlier this morning. and he teed off his third round in the last half hour with a three shot lead. great britain's davis cup tie in canada is level at one—all — heading into today's doub

their lead at the top of the premier league to 11 points after a 3—1 win over swansea city at stamford bridge his 300th premier league appearance by firing the blues ahead. fernando llorente equalised before the interval but after the break chelsea swept swansea aside with goals from pedro and diego costa. at least the goal is not two, because the other teams have to play, but for sure for us it is important to look at ourselves and to think to win. because for sure in this part of the season every win is important for us. elsewhere, crystal palace beat middlesbrough 1—0, to move out of the relegation zone, but sunderland remain bottom after losing 2—0 to everton. hull city and burnley drew i—i, as did watford and west ham. west brom beat bournemouth 2—1. celtic have maintained their 24—point lead at the top of the scottish premiership with a 2—0 win over hamilton. moussa dembele scored both goals to give the hoops their 21st league win in a row. aberdeen moved nine points clear in the race for second place, with a 1—0 win over ross county. dundee won 5—1 away at motherwell. partick thistle b

chelsea are 11 points clear at the top of the premier league after beating swansea 3—1 at stamford bridgeswansea level. cut two late goals, one from pedro and another from diego costa, sealed the win for chelsea. we showed great character to start the second half. fabregas scored across the bar. i think we deserved across the bar. i think we deserved a lot to win the game. now it is important to continue in this way. we need the 29 points to be champions. it is important to know this, for me, and for the players, and for my friends. we will continue with great focus and with great concentration. sunderland remain rooted to the bottom of the table after david moyes returned to everton, only to see his side beaten 2—0. hull city missed the chance to move out of the bottom three as they drew 1—1 with burnley. crystal palace, though, are out of the relegation zone, after beating middlesbrough1—0, a result which means the champions, leicester, are into the bottom three tonight. earlier this evening, the leicester striker, jamie vardy, released a response to suggestions the players were respons

will be a massive boost for him, the defeat of sta mford massive boost for him, the defeat of stamford bridgechampions league place. a huge improvement today. manchester united trying to get to a champions league place, they had a victory against watford today. yes, and also the assist. watford‘s goalkeeper kept them at bay. but the win moves manchester united to fifth in the premier league, 13 games in a row. they have not been in the top five since september. a big win for them. dependent on what happens at anfield. jose mourinho is insisting that it was by no means routine. people sometimes forget that these teams, like watford, stoke, many of the medium teams in the table, they have very good players. i looked at this team, these players were in italy when i was in italy. they were playing in apperley, in milan, in lazio, these are top players with topics billions. the players are good, these players are much better than in the past, so they can discuss results with the top teams. the three point very important. at the bottom of the table, sunderland, they have won 4— nil last week, this

of the premier league after beating swansea 3-1 at premier league after beating swansea 3—1 at stamford bridgensea level but it was two late goals from pedro and diego costa that sealed the win for chelsea. watford drew 1—1 with west ham. the home side came out on top the last time they met. they took the lead in the third minute. troy deeney got the third minute. troy deeney got the opportunity to level, to put them ahead from the penalty spot. west ham equalised in the second half. in the afternoon's other games, sunderland remain bottom of the table after losing 2—0 to everton. crystal palace are now out of the relegation zone. i should say it is leicester who drop in. jamie vardy took to social media to pay tribute to former manager claudio ranieri. ina tribute to former manager claudio ranieri. in a post which includes a picture of the italian, he said, claudio ranieri has and always will have my complete respect. he believed in me when many didn't and for that i owe him my eternal gratitude. there is speculation i was involved in his dismissal. this reference to a discussion the players

their lead at the top of the premier league to 11 points after a 3—1win over swansea city at stamford bridgee blues ahead. fernando llorente equalised before the interval. but after the break chelsea swept swansea aside with goals from pedro and diego costa. the other teams asked us to play, but it is important to look at ourselves and to think we will win. around this part of the season, every win is very important for us. elsewhere, crystal palace beat middlesbrough 1—0, to move out of the relegation zone, but sunderland remain bottom after losing 2—0 to everton. hull city and burnley drew 1—1, as did watford and west ham. west brom beat bournemouth 2—1. boxing now, and amir khan and manny pacquiao have confirmed they will take to the ring on april 23rd. both fighters made the announcement on social media. no venue has been given for what khan describes as the "super fight", but pacquiao has suggested earlier this month it may take place in the united arab emirates. london 2012 silver medallist michaeljamieson has retired from swimming. jamieson‘s silver medal in the 200m breaststroke was

stage of the season, you could argue their unstoppable at home as well, 12 points from 13 at stamford bridges not in action this weekend, man united play in the efl cup tomorrow. we talk about west brom, incredible to think they have reached 40 points and our eighth. let's look at the bottom of the table. as we know, hull missed the table. as we know, hull missed the opportunity to get out of the bottom three, marco silva will be disappointed about that, meaning they are 19th, sunderland rooted to they are 19th, sunderland rooted to the bot on 19th and after the turbulent week leicester have been true that win for crystal palace today season dropping to the bottom three and it is a huge match against liverpool for them on monday. perhaps not the opposition want after dropping to the bottom three and losing your manager. a big few days coming up. that is a big win for middlesbrough at crystal palace, swa nsea for middlesbrough at crystal palace, swansea not in the clear, bournemouth on a poor run as well. you talk about new managers, whoever leicester city appoint will be hoping they get the

for years the constraints of old stadia, like stamford bridge here at chelsea, has been offered up ases. but today's extensive report from the premier league doesn't draw any conclusions on that, it does however show that an awful lot of progress has been made in this area. however, for some, it's still not enough. and the equality and human rights commission says there'll be consequences. for those clubs where they are not meeting their responsibilities under the equalities act, the commission can and will take legal action against those clubs. but the premier league says rapid progress has been made and several clubs, including manchester united, are undertaking major structural work to improve access. for campaigners, it can't come soon enough. it's absolutely wrong that young people with disabilities haven't been to their home stadium to see their teams. it's absolutely wrong on any level and that needs sorting.

its another big day in the premier league with the pick of the days ties kicking off at stamford bridgeictory earlier in the season whilst a win for chelsea would take them twelve points clear. we play at home, we have our fans to push a lot and for this reason we want to play a good game. we want to play to win but for sure it will be a really tough game and we must play with attention. i believe the most important is turn up i believe the most important is turn up with great intention, with the same quality and show great response because what is at stake is how well we respond in a united way and in a very determined way and play our game. sheffield wednesday are into the championship play—off places after victory over wigan. the only goal of the game came from ross wallace just before half time. wigan remain in the bottom three. england cricket captain alastair cook has received his cbe from prince charles for services to the sport cook received his medal at buckingham palace after a year in which he became the first english batsman to score 10,000 test runs. there is some uncertain

their lead at the top of the premier league to 11 points after a 3—1win over swansea city at stamford bridgeahead. fernando llorente equalised before the interval but after the break chelsea swept swansea aside with goals from pedro and diego costa. this table is not true because the other teams have to play, but for sure for us it is important to look at ourselves and to think to win because for sure in this part of the season every win is very important for us. elsewhere, crystal palace beat middlesbrough 1—0, to move out of the relegation zone, but sunderland remain bottom after losing 2—0 to everton. hull city and burnley drew 1—1, as did watford and west ham. west brom beat bournemouth 2—1. celtic have maintained their 24—point lead at the top of the scottish premiership with a 2—0 win over hamilton. moussa dembele scored both goals to give the hoops their 21st league win in a row. aberdeen moved nine points clear in the race for second place, with a 1—0 win over ross county. dundee won 5—1 away at motherwell. partick thistle beat a ten—man hearts. and kilmarnock got their first away wi

it's another big day in the premier league with the pick of the day's ties kicking off at stamford bridgeepeat their victory earlier earlier in the season, whilst a win for chelsea would take them 12 points clear. we play at home, we have our fans to push a lot, and for this reason, yeah, we want to play a good game, we want to play to win, but for sure it will be a really tough game and we must pay graeat attention. i believe the most important thing is that we turn up with a positive performance. we have shown we can beat chelsea in the first game, so we want to turn up at the same quality, and show a straight response, because what is important here is to show response in a united and a very determined way and play our game. sheffield wednesday are into the championship play—off places after victory over wigan. the only goal of the game came from ross wallace just before half time. wigan remain in the bottom three. great britain's davis cup tie in canada is level at one—all — heading into today's doubles tie. dan evans is leading the side in the absence of andy murray, and he showed wh

it's another big day in the premier league with the pick of the days ties kicking off at stamford bridgetheir victory earlier in the season whilst a win for chelsea would take them twelve points clear. we play at home, we have our fans to push a lot and for this reason we want to play a good game. we want to play to win but for sure it will be a really tough game and we must play with attention. i believe the most important thing is that we turn up with a positive informant. we have shown we can beat chelsea in the first game, so we wa nt to chelsea in the first game, so we want to turn up at the same quality, and show a straight wrist response, because what is important here is to show response in a united and determined way and play our game. football focus is on later this morning on bbc one and dan is here to tell us what's on the show today. we've got eight probably packed programme. “— we've got eight probably packed programme. —— eight properly. —— a properly. we've got chelsea and middlesbrough. and a lot on leicester. still in the champions league, but they've only got 21 points

its another big day in the premier league with the pick of the days ties kicking off at stamford bridgery earlier in the season whilst a win for chelsea would take them twelve points clear. we play at home. we have our fans to push a lot and for this reason we wa nt to push a lot and for this reason we want to play a good game. we want to play for a win for sure it will be a really tough game and we must play with attention. the british national cup diving is going on in plymouth this weekend — and olympic champions jack laugher and chris mears marked their return to action — for the first time since rio — with synchronised 3m springboard gold. the pair comfortably won on their first appearance back while laugher also won the individual one metre title. another 0lympic medallist tom daley won the 3 metres springboard synchronised gold with grace reid but was suprisingly beaten in the mixed platform event, partnering tonia couch. i love watching diving. i did not know they did a mixed diving events. yes. thank you very much. mixed doubles in tennis is well established.. you might remembe

after nine years at stamford bridge, chelsea defender branislav ivanovic hasjoined russian premier leaguer deal. 376 appearances he made in all competitions for chelsea. he won the premier league twice, the fa cup three times and scored the winner in the europa league final. chelsea captainjohn terry paid tribute to his now former team—mate, premier league spending in the january transfer window reached a 16 year high. for the first time they made a net profit. a large part of that has been down to the financial power of the chinese super league. they bought oscar for around £50 million from chelsea, and even watford's odion ighalo commanded £20 million for his move to china. never heard of the club? neither had he. when the offer came in, i googled the team, it said some things about the team, it said some things about the team. i said why not? it is a small town in china, they have a museum and all that, good places, restau ra nts, museum and all that, good places, restaurants, i said ok. museum and all that, good places, restaurants, isaid ok. i museum and all that, good places, restau

sojose mourinho is heading back to stamford bridge where he had two spells.ponent in the europa league. i had to fight for a top four position in the premiership. so i have so many things to think about. probably chelsea can only think about that because i think they are champions and they have nothing else to play for. so the fa cup is something i believe important to them. ben stokes has become the most expensive foreign player in the indian premier league. pune rising giants paid £1.7 million for him in the auction this morning . stokes surpasses the £1 million that was paid for kevin pietersen three years ago. eoin morgan was a snip at £240,000. former leicester director of rugby richard cockerill has a newjob. he's been appointed head coach of edinburgh from the start of next season. he was sacked by the tigers in january and is currently a consultant at french club toulon. donald trump's deputy — the american vice—president mike pence — is in brussels meeting eu and nato leaders. both organistions mr trump has been critical of in the past. he's due to b

so, jose mourinho is heading back to stamford bridge where he had two spells he thinks his old club wille final, i have to play in the europa league, hopefully another opponent in the europa league. i have to fight for a top four position in the premier league, so i have so many things to think about. probably chelsea can only think about that because i think they are champions and they have nothing else to play for, say the fa cup is something i believe is important for them. more on that tied the night that will be live on bbc one this evening. sutton are the lowest ranked team left in the competition, they are 17th in the national league, over 100 places below the gunners. sutton knocked out leeds in the fourth round. arsenal have done a lot of soul seraching in the past week, a thrashing against bayern munich and the manager admitting that his 21 years reign at the club may be coming to the end. the england all rounder ben stokes has become the most expensive foreign player in the indian premier league. pune rising giants paid £1.7 million for him in the auction this morning. stokes

and ryan mason was stretchered off to applause at sta mford was stretchered off to applause at stamford bridget mary's hospital in london and that led to quite a few worrying moments. there were reports on the night that it might even be life threatening. thank goodness that's not the case. we don't know if ryan mason will play football again, that's not been confirmed. his manager said that he's confident he will make that full recovery to actually go on and resume his career. such an important playerfor hull as well. he's 25 years old, an england international and he is their record club signing and hull bottom of the pra0k, they've sold jake livermore, i would be amazed if he plays football this season. there has been no official confirmation or anything to contradict that. he will play, but the main thing, victoria, he's out of hospital and he made this statement saying that he's lucky to be alive and he's all good. a group of mps who make up the sport committee want to talk to lord coe again about the russian doping scandal. remind us why and what are the odds on him turning up again? wel