rangers are away at hearts, who beat steven gerrard's side in their most recent meeting at tynecastlee, inverness will play hibernian. plenty to be decided in the other tie, with the winner of the replay between st mirren and motherwell taking on either aberdeen or kilmarnock. let's take a look at some of the other stories grabbing the headlines. there was more success for both of great britain's hockey teams in the pro league. the women beat new zealand in auckland in a dramatic shootout, 5—4. the men clinched their first win of the campaign after they beat the kiwis 3—0. neil robertson leads graeme dott 5—3 after the opening session of the world grand prix final in cheltenham. he now leads 5—4, the target for victory. and aged just 16 years old, naseem shah has become the youngest bowler to take a hat—trick in test cricket. the pakistan pace bowler achieved the feat against bangladesh in rawalpindi. france made it two wins from two so far in the six nations with a 35—22 bonus—point win over italy today in paris. three first—half tries for the home side, including this from gregory a

stevie may with the equaliser in the 80th minute to put steven gerrard's side twelve points behind celticleague as chelsea faced manchester city at the academy stadium. the top two teams battled it out end to end, when beth england scored this stunning 30—yard strike to give chelsea a brief lead just moments before lauren hemp rescued a point for the hosts. city are a point above chelsea at the top of the table, but chelsea do have a game in hand. arsenal beat lewes 2—0 to reach the quarter—finals of the women's fa cup. arsenal dominated throughout, both goals coming in the second half, danielle van de donk adding to caitlin foord's opener. next up, it's local rivals tottenham in the next round. let's take a quick look at some of the day's other stories. real madrid forward eden hazard will miss wednesday's champions league last—16 tie against manchester city after fracturing his ankle during his side's la liga defeat to leva nte. italy's top flight postponed three matches today including inter milan's home game against sampdoria following the deaths of two people infected with the corona

in scotland, steven gerrard's rangers side lost 2—i away at kilmarnock.at bottom side hearts 5—0, and they are now 10 points clear at the top of the premiership. and it's now six wsl wins in a row for leaders manchester city as they beat bristol city i—nil. they're a point clear at the top but second placed chelsea have a game in hand. all the night's results from the championship, scotland and the wsl are on the bbc sport webiste and app. the future of rugby union's championship has been thrown into doubt... after the rfu announced plans to cut the amount of money it gives to clubs by almost half. they say the second tier has failed to reach the targets they set, but the clubs have accused the rfu of a lack of understanding. james burridge reports. has the sunset on english club read the sunset on english club rugby second—tier? that's what many are thinking after the shock announcement union to cut its funding at the championship by 50%. it's left clubs like bedford and calcutta shell—shocked. it's left clubs like bedford and calcutta shell-shocked. it

steven gerrard plus my side could smell a winner and he lined up a free cake in the calm down i cometh complete. it may only be half time with si but it was a huge psychological advantage for rangers to take practical. what a night for rangers. now for a look at some of stories we're keeping across here at the bbc sport centre. and rory mcilroy has made a great start to the wgc event in mexico. the world number one is leader by one shot at five under par as he heads towards the final hole of his first round. roger federer will miss three months of the atp tour after undergoing knee surgery. it means the 20—time grand slam champion will miss the french open in may. and great britain's alex danson has retired from hockey, due to long—term concussion. she won gold with the gb team at the rio olympics in 2016. they've traded insults, promised knock out wins and nearly come to blows at the press conference, it's fair to say fight week is getting pretty lively in las vegas. wbc champion deontay wilder and britain's tyson fury have been turning up the heat ahead of their heavyweight title r

steven gerrard's side come from 2—0 down to beat braga at ibrox.been waiting for — fury — wilder 2. good evening. it's been another busy night of football across europe. 16 ties have taken place in the knockout stage of the europa league. 5 british teams in action. wolves were the biggest winners on the night — they thrashed espanyol 4—0, to take a big step towards the last 16. arsenal won 1—0 away at olympiakos — but manchester united could only manage a draw in brugge. nick parrott reports. trips to europe can be exciting and glamourous but bridget was far from a romantic getaway for manchester united. fans were trying to keep warm and the team was caught cold. the first assessed by warm and the team was caught cold. the fi europa ;sed by . four warm and the team was caught cold. the fi europa ;sed b he l four warm and the team was caught cold. the fi europa ;sed b he was ii’ warm and the team was caught cold. the fi europa ;sed b he was just a manuel dennis. but he was just a quarter of an hour gone. the nigerian proved to be a menace but sergio

rangers will be in the hat — but manager steven gerrard said he had to "rattle a few cages" at half—time scott arfield with this one in injury time. details of all yesterday's games are on the bbc sport website. great britain's ice hockey team are still on track to reach the winter olympics for the first time since 19118. they thrashed estonia 7—1 to go top of their group in pre—qualifying for beijing 2022 — so victory against hungary this evening would earn them a place in the final qualifiers in august. there was more success for great britain in hockey‘s pro league with the men claiming theirfirst win of the campaign — beating new zealand 3—0. the women meanwhile drew 2—2 in their second tie in auckland, before winning the shootout 5—4 to claim the bonus point and move to fifth in the standings. great britain are hoping to persuade johanna konta to return to the team, after they lost to slovakia and failed to reach the finals. heather watson got them back to 2—1 down, but harriet dart couldn't follow suit. she lost in straight sets to anna schmiedlova. britain now face a play—off om a

scott arfield's second half winner leaves steven gerrard's side with a glimmer of hope of catching their leaderboard on the final day of the pga tour event in california. he was tied for the lead at the start of the day but a triple bogey on the fifth saw him drop from contention. australian adam scott is the leader right now on. he is on ten under par with two holes still to play. british number two kyle edmund has won only his second tour title — beating andreas seppi in the final of the new york 0pen. he won 7—5, 6—1 and 81 minutes. it's his first victory since october 2018. dom inglot won the doubles title too. shaun murphy thrashed kyren wilson 9—1 to win the welsh 0pen — his second title of the season. he raced into a 7—1 lead in the afternoon session and knocked in his third century in the first frame this evening too. it comes 14 years too after he was beaten in the final by stephen lee. that's all the sport for now. you can get plenty more reaction to the english win over south africa on oui’ the english win over south africa on our website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. plenty more f

in scotland, steven gerrard's rangers side lost 2—1 away at kilmarnock.n's super league leaders manchester city made it six wins in a row, as they beat bottom side bristol city 1—0. it was man city's first match under interim manager alan mahon, and gemma bonner scored the only goal. they're now a point clear of chelsea, who have a game in hand. all the night's results from the championship, scotland and the wsl are on the bbc sport website and app. the chinese grand prix has been postponed because of the coronavirus outbreak. it was supposed to be held on the 19th of april in shanghai which is 500 miles from wuhan where the outbreak started. the request to delay the race actually came from the chinese government and was accepted by formula 0ne's governing body. the fia and the teams now have to look at re—scheduling the race, in what is already a very busy race calendar. the future of rugby union's championship has been thrown into doubt after the rfu announced plans to cut the amount of money it gives to clubs by almost half. rugby‘s governing body incr

rangers manager steven gerrard says the abuse that striker alfredo morelos has been receiving is proofs away from ibrox recently. gerrard says he‘ll always give him his full support and he hopes the racism isn‘t a factor when he decides on his future. serena williams‘ coach has admitted that she has to change her game to return to the top of tennis. it follows her third round exit at the australian open and comes off the back of defeat in her last four grand slam finals. since the birth of her daughter, the american has yet to add to her tally of 23 major titles and patrick mouratoglou told john watson it‘s disappointing. we have to understand what is going on and why she has not been able to win one, because maybe we have to change if you things about the strategy. we have to accept the fact that it strategy. we have to accept the fact thatitis strategy. we have to accept the fact that it is not working and maybe come back with a different angle, a different strategy, a different goal, so she can make it. great britain‘s double paralympic champion georgie hermitage has announced her r

rangers manager steven gerrard has questioned the mentality of his players following their 2—1 defeatk they had the mindset to challenge for the title. they're ten points behind leaders celtic. and former champion ding junhui is in action at the welsh open. he leads england's jimmy robertson 2—1 in cardiff. i'll be back with more on those stories after half—past. china has sacked two of the most senior communist party officials in hubei province amid accusations the extent of the coronavirus epidemic has been suppressed. the pair were fired after authorities revealed yesterday was the deadliest day of the outbreak — with 254 people dying from coronavirus in china. there was also a big increase in the number of new cases, although doctors have changed the way they diagnose people. here, the number of people who've officially contracted the virus has now reached nine. but the group of britons quarantined at a hospital on the wirral will leave today after an all—clear from doctors. they arrived back on january 31st, before being moved to accommodation at arrowe park hospital on the wirra

rangers are away at hearts, who beat steven gerrard's side in their most recent meeting at tynecastlet—half tries for the home side, including this from gregory alldritt, helped them to a 13—point lead at half—time. france further extended that lead in the second half with two more tries. baptiste seran with a fantastic individual effort. italy did score three tries of their own, but not enough to stop a 2ath consecutive six nations defeat. the women's six nations match between scotland and england was postponed because of storm ciara, but keira griffin led ireland to victory in their game against wales in dublin. they won by 31 points to 12 with some pretty blustery conditions. ireland with four different try scorers and a penlty try, as they battled though the worst of the conditions in the second half. that now moves ireland to the top of the table with two wins out of two and smiles all around. great britain will not have a basketball team at the tokyo olympic games this summer after defeat to spain today. a win against the european champions would have seen them qualify outright

manager steven gerrard afterwards said he is being "proven wrong" in thinking his squad have the mentalityere held to a 1—1 draw away at millwall although there was a strong case for the equaliser being offside. elsewhere leaders west brom won 2—1 away from home at reading. it's now six women's super league wins in a row for leaders manchester city as they beat bristol city 1—0. gemma bonner scored the only goal of the game and that was in the first two minutes. they are a point clear at the top but chelsea have a game in hand in second. british number one johanna konta is still waiting for her first win of 2020. she was the fourth seed in st petersburg but lost in straight sets to qualifier oceane dodin who's ranked 159 in the world. konta has only had three singles matches since last september's us open due to a knee injury. ronnie o'sullivan is safely through to the third round of the welsh open. he produced a strong finish and some quality shots to beat stuart carrington by four frames to two. up next for the 'rocket‘ is anthony hamilton. ido i do enjoy the nicknames sometimes both in

rangers manager steven gerrard says the abuse that striker alfredo morelos has been receiving is proofth on and off the pitch during his two—and—a—half years with rangers, and he's been linked with moves away from ibrox recently. gerrard says he'll always give him his full support and he hopes the racism isn't a factor when he decides on his future. scotland defence coach steve tandy says fly—half finn russell and head coach gregor townsend are now talking — but there's no date set for his return to the side. russell is still paying the price for missing training after a drinking session. he's been left out of their six nations squad for a second week, so he won't be facing england in the calcutta cup at murrayfield on saturday, after missing the defeat to ireland at the weekend. for scotland, the focus is on togetherness. through this period we have been after cohesion, and doing as many training sessions as we can. the boys have really responded. it is more about what is happening now. greg is having dialogue. do you expect centre play any part in the six nations? i have no idea. tha

rangers will be in the hat, but manager steven gerrard said he had to rattle a few cages at half—timein injury time. details of all yesterday's games are on the bbc sport website. there was huge disappointment for the great britain women's basketball team as they tried to qualify for the olympic games for the first time. they lost 82—79 to south korea. it means they now have to beat the olympic silver medallists, spain, today, and hope that china beat south korea, to have a chance of making it. iamjust i am just disappointed. like, we only played with urgency with five minutes ago or however long was left and we started to make a run and make a comeback and we started to believe we could win. we just ran out of time and i think we made some crucial errors, like me in the last minute or something. but you can't play like that. we are playing for an olympic ticket, we're not playing at the ymca. everyone is fighting. you have to play with urgency from the start, not with five minutes to 90, the start, not with five minutes to go, when you realise it almost over. -- it is go, when you re