stoke did show flashes of promise.e rather than brilliant, probably playing for second place. stoke, they'll be happy to avoid the premier league exit. while we are talking about manchester united goal scorers, ryan giggs has been appointed weigh manager on a four—year contract —— wales. giggs was in charge at old trafford in a caretaker role for four games after david moyes was sacked in 2014 and spent the next two seasons as lewis van gaal‘s assistant. he wants 6 —— he had 64 caps for wales. he was unpopular with some fans for missing many internationals, especially friendlies but he says he can't wait to start. i am going to give it my all. like i have always done. when i played for my country i gave it my all. i loved playing for my country and now it's probably the proudest moment of my life to lead the welsh nation into the next two to four yea rs. nation into the next two to four years. obviously with the euros and then the world cup. we haven't been ina then the world cup. we haven't been in a world cup since 1

ben stokes is set to play for england again next month. the star all—rounder found out earlier this week that he will be charged with affray after a brawl outside a night club last september. he was left out of the ashes as the police investigation took its course. now that charges have been brought by the cps, the ecb have decided that he can play for england and is set to feature in new zealand injust over five weeks' time. let's speak to our sports correspondentjoe wilson, who is at lords. the former england captain michael atherton says the ecb's decision is illogical if stokes gets a date for a court appearance, yes, andi yes, and i can't take that point because you might say what has changed? because you might say what has changed 7 there are because you might say what has changed? there are still criminal proceedings ongoing, still a presumption of innocence before guilt, a key part of our legal system. the ecb would say they are waiting to see what the cps were going to decide, so we had this decision to charge ben stokes and i thi

england's ben stokes is available for selection again, after missing the ashes series in australia. welcome along to the show. let's begin then at the australian open, where day four is under way. last year's men's champion, roger federer, will be in action in the night session. but another former champion, maria sharapova, hasjust made it through to the third round. so, to get all the details of the play so far, let's head live to melbourne. our tennis reporter gigi salmon is there. sharapova through, but there could be some shocks elsewhere. johanna konta is on courts, and she could be on her way out of the australian open in the second round. bernarda pera has just, australian open in the second round. bernarda pera hasjust, in fact, wrapped up that title. she hasjust won it in straight sets, knocking out prison‘s johanna won it in straight sets, knocking out prison‘sjohanna konta. won it in straight sets, knocking out prison‘s johanna konta. johanna konta, remember, was a semifinalist two years ago and a quarter—finalist last year, that is british number onejohanna last year, th

a replay for stoke after all, perhaps? writeback of jack grimmer then did perhaps? not so, because a writeback ofjack grimmer then did this. perhaps? not so, because a writeback ofjack grimmer then did thism perhaps? not so, because a writeback ofjack grimmer then did this. it is in! the shock is back on. he made marcuse' future look even more grim. things were looking miserable for bournemouth as well. at home and 2—0 down inside half an hour. but could the 2013 winners hold on? nearly. it was made 2—1 before bournemouth‘s blushes were saved. the scorer‘s second goal in a week. there was another draw in the black country as well. more sendings off than goals. the first was ugly, the second cynical. wilson should have won this one. the result neither the promotion hopefuls or the relegation scrap is wanted. third round, first time in our lifetime known non—league teams in there. a funny one today, with those 25 ties. but commentary, former winners back in 1987. but it was certainly their day to day against stoke. we have t

let's go back to stoke.es and he said that ultimately, queues would have saved stoke from relegation. premier league status for a club like stoke city is so important. they don't sack managers very often. they don't sack managers very often. they have had two or three managers in 20 years or something. so for them to sack him, obviously they thought it was a necessity and i do understand it. but! thought it was a necessity and i do understand it. but i still think he would have kept them up. liverpool's phillippe coutinho has agreed tojoin barcelona for a british record fee of £142 million. the brazilian, who cost less than £10 million five years ago, was close to joining the spanish side last summer, but liverpool managerjurgen klopp says they are now letting the 25—year—old leave with "great reluctance." northampton have ended their run of seven consecutive premiership defeats with a 22—19 win over gloucester at franklin's gardens. the visitors led for much of the match, but a final—minute penalty try gave

they say it is not fair or proportionate to stop ben stokes playing for england, so stop ben stokes playingt month. he has already been in new zealand playing domestic cricket in canterbury and the ecb have said they have no objection to him potentially playing cricket in the ipl in india in the spring. i think the ecb are thinking in that context, can we wait a long period before ben stokes is available to us? and in terms of practicality, it ben stokes had gone out of the ashes, he would have faced so much media scrutiny and attention in new zealand, and that level will be far less there. thank you. jo wilson, at lord‘s. it‘s one of the most famous flying teams in british history. 75 years after carrying out the daring dambusters raid, the raf‘s 617 squadron is being reformed, as the royal air force celebrates its centenary. sophie raworth has been to meet a veteran who played a major part in the dambusters raid. amazing aircraft, that, isn‘t it? absolutely. george johnnyjohnson — he‘s 96 years old and the last surviving british member of world war ii‘s famous dambusters raid. hejoined th

but before the protest ca m e stoke city though.as the 1987 winners who went ahead. commentator: coventry lead! jordan will as! it will as's afternoon then went downhill when he allowed charlie to score his first goal in over one year, a replay for stoke after all perhaps. not so because a right back by the name ofjack rimmer then did this. grim! it's even! the shock is back on! he ended my cues's grim recent run in charge of the club. things were looking pretty miserable for bournemouth at home and 2—0 down to league one leaders wigan inside 30 minutes, but the 2013 hang on? so nearly. they made it 2—1 before the 93rd minute, bournemouth‘s blushes we re 93rd minute, bournemouth‘s blushes were saved. by steve cox. his second goal in one week, his side's second draw ina goal in one week, his side's second draw in a week. and another draw, top of the championship balls against bottom of the premier league swa nsea, against bottom of the premier league swansea, yet there were more sendings off than goals, the first was ugly, the second

a replay for stoke after all, perhaps.his. grimmer! it's in! the shockis then did this. grimmer! it's in! the shock is back on. grimmer, making mark hughes' future look even, well, grimmer. things were looking for miserable for bournemouth as well at home. 2—0 down to leaders wigan inside half an hour. but the 2013 winners on? nearly. in the 93rd minute, bournemouth's blushes were saved. by steve cook, his second goal ina saved. by steve cook, his second goal in a week, his side's second 2-2 goal in a week, his side's second 2—2 draw in a week. and there was another draw, wolves against bottom of the league swansea, yet there we re of the league swansea, yet there were more sendings off than goals. the first was ugly, the second cynical. but whether ten against ten 01’ cynical. but whether ten against ten or 11 against 11, the wolves should have won this one. it ended 0—0, the result neither the promotion hopefuls nor the relegation scrap is wanted. northampton have ended their run of seven consecutive premiership defeats.

ben stokes was ruled out of the ashes series in australia following his arrest.ein is at lord's cricket ground. david. george, ben stokes is one of england's ‘s finest and best known cricketers but in the early hours of the 25th of september he was arrested following an incident outside a nightclub in the clifton area of bristol, where england had been playing one—day international against west indies. in november, even on somerset police past evidence to the cps and today the cps confirmed stokes and two other men in their 20s, ryan hill and ryan ali had been charged with affray, which is an offence that carries a punishment ranging from a fine to up to three years in prison. we are awaiting a date for their appearance in front of bristol magistrates‘ court, that should be confirmed shortly. in a statement stokes said he was keen to have the opportunity to clear his name. the ecb said they would be convening with him in a8 hours to decide on his availability for selection. currently he is unavailable and how england felt it when they were beaten in the ashes a-o

stokes is back in the england reckoning despite being charged with affray.e'll be live at stamford bridge for chelsea against norwich. edmund breaks new ground at the australian open. he'll play in the third round for the first time. and as the nfl season reaches its super bowl semifinal stage, we get the inside track on who will reach the biggest sporting show on earth. whatsapp, sportsday fans? i were from that denver broncos. and i'm from that denver broncos. and i'm from the washington redskins.

we got one against stoke, coventry city. they delivered.and they deserved it, coventry city. when you think of all the hardships they have gone through, they played in the championship, their on into administration, but they played so well. 111,000 in the crowd, those fans have gone through some hard times. for mark hughes, you have to feel this is the end game in terms of his time in charge of stoke. let's hear from the managers 110w. of stoke. let's hear from the managers now. an outstanding achievement, absolutely. we are third in league two, playing against a team that for the stars, international stars, who will be playing in the world cup. to come out on top in that game and not by scrapping or holding on, we would justifiably winners, and we look forward to the draw. when a premier league side goes out to a lower league decide in the third round, it is news. it is not the news we wanted prior to today, but it has happened. we need to beg ourselves up happened. we need to beg ourselves up and understand why it happened. there are keep

and ben stokes is back.d afternoon. he is. the ecb have cleared him to return to england to just two days after he was charged with affray. he is likely to be playing in their short form series against new zealand ex month. all the details later in the our. thanks, hugh. susan powell has the weather, it is in the news. lying snow and ice causing problems, buti in the news. lying snow and ice causing problems, but i think this afternoon for many, pictures like this in edinburgh, the sun is out. but it is the calm before the storm, more strong winds to come tonight and another spell of heavy snow for southern scotland and northern england. thank you very much. also coming up: could it be a french stitch—up? the grand diplomatic gesture by president macron which means the bayeux tapestry could leave france for the first time in nearly a thousand years and be loaned to britain. but why now? hello, everyone. this is afternoon live. i'm simon mccoy. if yourjob is dependant on the outcome of the carillion mess, you

coventry are one to watch, stoke and now mk dons as well.hton coming through against middlesbrough of the championship. the brighton fans won't mind me saying this was a lucky winner. trying to clear the ball, hit glenn murray, into the back of the net, unlucky for middlesbrough, but brighton have the priority of staying in the premier league. they also have the destruction of the fa cup, but it is good for momentum and they were able to rest plays today, chris hughton making changes to the team. one other goal to show you from the all premier league tie between southampton and watford. southampton winning that 1-0. watford. southampton winning that 1—0. watford, new manager, no wind. a tough start forjavi gracia. a birthday goalforjack a tough start forjavi gracia. a birthday goal forjack stephens, a first win in11 for birthday goal forjack stephens, a first win in 11 for southampton. javi gracia, his priority is the premier league. a tough start for him, a tough introduction to initial ball. john, thanks for staying with us. ball. john, th

3—0 at home against relegation—threatened stoke city.ia sharapova prepares for her grand slam comeback in melbourne. and former champion ding junhui is knocked out of the masters in the first round by ryan day. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with the footballing news that manchester united have beaten stoke city 3—0 at old trafford. new stoke manager paul lambert, who was appointed hours before the game, watched from the stands as first antonio valencia and then anthony martial scored first—half goals, both outstanding strikes from distance, in what was martial‘s 50th for the club. romelu lukaku notched a third in the final 20 minutes, and the result meansjose mourinho‘s side close the gap on leaders manchester city to 12 points. but can they still catch their local rivals? we know that the distance is a very important distance. i have been there before, and you can't control your destiny, and you play relaxed. and when you play relaxed, the best qualities are coming. sol and when you play relaxed, the best qualities

up on this programme: second—placed manchester united win 3—0 at home against relegation—threatened stokend slam comeback in melbourne. and former champion ding junhui is knocked out of the masters in the first round by ryan day. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with the footballing news that manchester united have beaten stoke city 3—0 at old trafford. new stoke manager paul lambert, who was appointed hours before the game, watched from the stands as first antonio valencia and then anthony martial scored first—half goals, both outstanding strikes from distance, in what was martial‘s 50th for the club. romelu lukaku notched a third in the final 20 minutes, and the result meansjose mourinho's side close the gap on leaders manchester city to 12 points. but can they still catch their local rivals? we know that the

king together sncc leader stokely and stokely said openly he used all the press came with dr. king to announce this new doctrine to make this student nonviolent coordinating to not be second fiddle. they felt that dr. king got more attention. they announce this new doctrine, we want black power. it mesmerize the to not be secod fiddle. media. to this day, it is more popular. there are a lot of nonviolent movements that are embarrassed because they were nonviolent because black power became so popular. dr. king would argue a stokely marching down the road, and there are scenes of that. ; with a reporter between them holding a microphone going back and forth. and also the inclusion of non-black activists in the movement. wanted -- thethey march was very integrated. 220march -- remember, it is something miles. it went on for almost a month. it is bigger than the selma march. it marchgnificance is to the transformation between violence and nonviolence or the opening of a debate. stokely would say, how come we have to be nonviolent? how come america in myers nonviolence only in bla

ben stokes can resume his england career next month.wing and nightclub brawl last september. he was left out of the ashes tour while a police investigation was going on. here's joe wilson. a lot of people thought the ecb would wait until criminal proceedings against ben stokes had finished before considering him for selection. we now know that ben stokes has been charged with affray and will come before magistrates at some point in the future, and in that context the ecb decided it would not be reasonable not to consider him for selection while they wait for those proceedings to reach their conclusion. the poll may ask what has changed in terms of ben sto kes‘ ask what has changed in terms of ben stokes' status, now that he is available to go to new zealand but wasn't for the ashes. maybe it is practicalities, the level of scrutiny from the media and public that he might have faced in new zealand would have been less then he would face in brisbane and england have already seen ben stokes place in domestic cricket in new zealand for cant

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for my keys' stoke, it felt like anything but.upset for which this competition is so revered, hughes out of the cup and now out of a job. for norwich, the third round was a chance to welcome the mighty chelsea, premier league champions. but in this corner of east anglia, reputation rarely cou nts of east anglia, reputation rarely counts for much. in truth, not a game famous for that magic. no goals, few real chances, but for norwich's fans, the dream got longer. liverpool's phillippe coutinho has agreed tojoin barcelona for a british record fee of £142 million. the brazilian, who cost less than £10 million five years ago, was close to joining the spanish side last summer, but liverpool managerjurgen klopp says they are now letting the 25—year—old leave with "great reluctance." it's now very unlikely that england's cricketers will be able to sign off from the ashes with a victory. the series is already lost, and after three days, australia are building a big first innings lead in the final test. patrick gearey reports from sydney.

england's cricket all rounder ben stokes is charged with affray after last year's brawl outside a bristol pub. and what a great shot! tributes to cyril regis who's died. a footballing icon and a pioneer in the fight against racism in sport. i'm in the world's largest refugee camp, where british doctors are part ofan camp, where british doctors are part of an effort to try and bring an outbreak of deadly diphtheria under control. and coming up in sportsday on bbc news: manchester united legend ryan giggs speaks of his pride as he's named the new wales manager. he replaces chris coleman, who stepped down in november. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six.

stoke are third from bottom as things stand.toke manager but won't take over until his side's trip to huddersfield on saturday. he's signed a two—and—a—half year contract and takes over from mark hughes, who was sacked just over a week ago. lambert has been out of work since leaving wolves at the end of last season. before tonight's game, stoke were 18th and a point from safety. manchester united's record appearance holder ryan giggs has been appointed wales manager on a four—year contract, succeeding chris coleman, who left for sunderland in november. giggs was in charge at old trafford in a caretaker role forjust four games after david moyes was sacked in 2014 and spent the next two seasons as louis van gaal‘s assistant. giggs won 64 caps for wales between 1991 and 2007, but was unpopular with some wales fans for missing many internationals, especially friendlies. but he says he can't wait to start. iam going i am going to give it my all. like i have always done. when i played for my country, i give it my all. i love playing f

kelly's comments to congress as undermining the president, stoking mr. trump's fury. the president fired back on twitter today, quote, the wall is the wall. it has never changed or evolved from the first day i conceived of it. parts will be, of necessity, see through, and it was never intended to be built in areas where there is natural protection such as mountains, waste lands or tough rivers or water. the wall will be paid for directly or indirectly or through longer-term reimbursement by mexico, which has a ridiculous $71 billion trade surplus with the u.s.. the $20 billion wall is peanuts compared to what mexico makes from the u.s. nafta is a bad joke. >>> axios, providing the day's kicker in a piece titled, quote, john kelly risks a steve bannon moment. writing, quote, kelly is likely in for an awful day with the

stokes was charged last week after a lengthy investigation into an incident outside a nightclub lastill be in the auction for the indian premier league. around $58 million can be spent on players, and for the first timejoe root, one of the world's best, is upforgrabs. aside from the payday, he is hoping a chance to play with the best can help his development. of course, it is lucrative and all the rest of it. but it is just such a great opportunity to add to my ballgame, and to learn to play with a number of different players around the world, try and keep learning and keep improving, and you know, that is the most exciting thing about it for me. with two major white all tournaments not too far away, to get that experience and that exposure, and the chance to keep improving and those two formats, is a really great opportunity and something i am really looking forward to. despite numerous campaigns to raise awareness of homophobia in sport, there are still no openly gay footballers playing in england's top flight. ritchie anderson is a sunday league player in the west midlands. he has

the pressure is increasing on stoke manager mark hughes.s scored in the second half, and hughes will wonder how stoke failed to score after a number of missed chances and the superb goalkeeping performance. the key is everybody sticks together and we get on with it. it's no good feeling sorry for ourselves, and looking to blame people. i think we just need to take it on board, take responsibility, and don't be cowed by it. just get on with it. are you confident you can do it? who else will do it? in terms of the knowledge of this group, the time i've been here, then i'm best placed to do that. so we just need to be allowed to get on with ourjob. that's what we will do, we will get back together and we will go again. lou macatee and experience also for them was there. sometimes you have a lack, and you make mistakes, and it is always a pity when you lose a game like that, but was good, it was bad, but still both teams you could see that they were giving everything. leicester broke a run of five games without a win, after their 3—0 victory ov

stoke stay third from bottom.kes has been charged with affray over an incident outside a bristol nightclub last september, which left a man with a fractured eye socket. stokes missed the ashes series and england selectors will meet over the next couple of days to discuss his future. remember, of course, england still have all of their one—dayers, t20s, and a test in new zealand, so it remains to be seen if he can be part of that if he has been charged. ok, plenty to discuss through the morning, and your trousers are magnificence, by the way. thank you very much. you have said lots of things about them and nothing positive. laughter how is saying someone's trousers are magnificent not positive? see, this is it, right, it is impossible to give a compliment. i have said your trousers are magnificent and you have taken it as an insult! anyway. some people like them, some people don't. you address is lovely, and so is carol's. as you can tell, it is lewd tuesday. —— blue tuesday. some of us it has been snowing overnigh

manchester united play on monday in stoke. three successive 0-0 on monday in stoke.ed the second half because ben chilwell was sent off at leicester. leicester had 12 shots, great chances will stop you feel, against ten men, chelsea should have won. how much will they rue those two points missed out on the end of the season? let's look at the end of the season? let's look at the rest of the day ‘s results. a big win for crystal palace against burnley, who have been going well for most of the season butjust slipping up recently. winless in six league games. swansea drew 1—1. newcastle against swansea was dramatic. swansea could have won right at the end with a shot cleared off the line. a mention on sunday's fixtures. the big one is liverpool against manchester city. what a game that will be. many people think this is the first chance for manchester city to lose at the missed the game this season. mohamed salah is back. to attacking teams. let's look at the table to see what those results above. chelsea are level on points with manchester united. the fight for fourth

stokes is the joint most expensive of the overseas players. bought so far. chris woakes has fetched £820,000 from royal challengers bangalore. wicketkeeperjos buttlerjoins stokes at rajasthan royals forjust under £490,000. moeen ali, who has had a poor winter for england, will be with fellow all—rounder woakes at royal challengers bangalore. he cost them £187,000. and jason roy, who hit the highest ever odi score for england earlier this month, went to delhi daredevils for £165,000. test captainjoe root is one who so far remains unsold. just to update you on that score i’u ns just to update you on that score runs at tennis, it is 5—4 to wozniacki in the decider, we will update you in the moment, but first the fa cup, where there are 12 more fourth—round ties taking place today. peterborough host leicester in the early kick—off, could be an upset there, southampton against watford kicking off at 3pm, and the late kick—off is liverpool at home to west brom. look out for giant—killing as newport county try to do what they did to leeds. beating le

stokes is the joint most expensive of the overseas players. the other english players who've been bought so far. chris woakes has fetched £820,000 from royal challengers bangalore. wicketkeeperjos buttlerjoins stokes at rajasthan royals forjust under £490,000. moeen ali, who has had a poor winter for england, will be with fellow all—rounder woa kes at royal challengers bangalore. he cost them £187,000. and jason roy, who hit the highest ever odi score for england earlier this month, went to delhi daredevils for £165,000. test captainjoe root is one who so far remains unsold. there are 12 fa cup fourth round ties taking place today. peterborough host leicester in the early kick—off. they are warming up on the pitch. southampton against watford is an all—premier league tie kicking off at three o'clock, as is the late kick—off for liverpool at home to west brom. and watch out for giantkilling when newport county of league two take on tottenham. newport very nearly went out, of the league last season, but are now pushing for a play—off place and k

stokes is the joint most expensive of the overseas players.s fetched 820 thousand pounds from royal challengers bangalore. wicketkeeperjos buttlerjoins stokes at rajasthan royals forjust under £190 thousand. moeen ali, who has had a poor winter for england, will be with fellow all—rounder woakes at royal challengers bangalore. he cost them £187 thousand pounds. and jason roy, who hit the highest ever 0di score for england earlier this month, went to delhi daredevils for £165 thousand. test captainjoe root is one who so far remains unsold. it's because he has to return to england and can't play the whole of the ipl. no one has no bought chris gayle either. there was also a big pay day for sussex's fast bowler jofra archer has snapped up for £800,000 after impressing in the big bash. he tweeted — "wow can't put this feeling into words". born in the west indies to an english father he will have to wait another five years to quality to play for england due to residency rules. staying with cricket — kevin pietersen says his playing days are nearing

but he goes to cleveland repeatedly to campaign for carl stokes, carl stokes is elected, and speaking of the disrespect king was getting in the last year of his life, carl stokes uses him to campaign for him but read in the book what carl stokes did to him his face the night that he won the election. going to break your heart. what stokes did the night after he won. so, king would campaign for obama, voted for him been glad , he won, and then became his critic on what three issues? racism, poverty, and militarism. barack obama has used more drones than george bush did. he has a drone program on steroids. hate if you want, but that's the truth. he has killed more innocent women and children than george bush did. hate if you want, but that is the truth. we are's fighting -- we say we are fighting terrorism, but we are creating more terrorists at the same time. as you kill innocent women and children, what do you think their relatives and loved ones are now vowed to do? to strike back the evil american empire. so we're creating more terrorist s even as we say we're fighting terrorism. at

stoke are at home to huddersfield — and paul lambert will take his seat in the stoke dug—out, for thehe says his first priority is improving their defence. as a team we have to do better. stop conceding goals. going forward, i think we are really good going forward. we could be a little bit more aggressive and close people down a little bit quicker. if we get that we've got a chance. it's the fourth round of the scottish cup today. aberdeen versus st mirren is live on bbc one scotland at 12.15. holders celtic are at home to brechin city, who are bottom of the scottish championship. three games have been called off because of frozen pitches, so do check before you travel today. it's crunch time in the champions cup, with the final weekend of pool games. exeter, saracens, bath and scarlets are among the sides looking to seal a place in the knock—outs today. it's semifinal day at the masters snooker, at london's alexandra palace. two—time championjohn higgins made the line—up with a 6—1 victory over ryan day — clearing up the final frame with a break of 80. he'll play ronnie 0'sullivan's

stokes is the joint most expensive of the overseas players.en bought so far. chris woakes has fetched £820,000 from royal challengers bangalore. wicketkeeperjos buttlerjoins stokes at rajasthan royals forjust under a90,000. moeen ali, who has had a poor winter for england, will be with fellow all—rounder woakes at royal challengers bangalore. he cost them £187,000. and jason roy, who hit the highest ever odi score for england earlier this month, went to delhi daredevils for £165,000. test captainjoe root is one who so far remains unsold. now we are talking about the fa cup, and alexis sanchez, the most expensive player in terms of wages in premier league history has shown he is worth the money as he ran the show against yeovil. he set up marcus rashford, bursting through to open the scoring for manchester united. sanchez, on paper, is worth 18 yeovil towns in terms of wages each year. romelu lukaku made it a—o late on. i tell you what, he had to put up with some rough and tumble. taken out put up with some rough and tumble. ta ken out by put u

that was the fourth premier league scalp, already beaten stoke and watford and crystal palace.r has given us a tour. this is the manchester city dressing i’ooiti. this is the manchester city dressing room. wow. some quality players. i like the design. it is special. de bruyne. .. like the design. it is special. de bruyne... sane. fernandinho. iwas numberten. bruyne... sane. fernandinho. iwas number ten. just about get in there! the famous song, feed the goat, he will score! all the time. i go to the supermarket. and some people say feed the goat! 0k! the supermarket. and some people say feed the goat! ok! i'm just getting some items. but it is enjoyable. you are on the wall! the tunnel. it is pretty unique at every ground. and this is unique. the restaurant. this isa this is unique. the restaurant. this is a nice touch. it is unique. would you ever look across at who you are against? manchester city ten. bristol city are going to be exceeded. sergio aguero. going to wa nt exceeded. sergio aguero. going to want to score against them. but the advice i would give them, do not look

we look at stoke city, they may look ata we look at stoke city, they may look at a new manager?this was going to be andy murray‘s year. it doesn‘t seem so now? we feel we hear that quite a lot. we‘ve all been aware of andy murray‘s problems for some time. he‘s been suffering with an ongoing hip injury which means he hasn‘t played competitively since july last year. he had been supposed to be competing in the brisbane international. same problem yet again, but he may have to consider surgery. you can see how frustrated he put on instagram. a photo of him as a young boy. here‘s our tennis correspondent, russell fulller. this instagram post gives us a real insight into how he is feeling and how traumatised he has been by the whole experience, this inability to do what he loves most, compete against the other best players in the world on the tennis court. the frustration for murray is the advice he was given seems to have been very much rehab is his best option and he would always work incredibly hard in making sure he has done everything in his power to recover as quickly as possib

paul lambert is the new stoke city manager.been out of work since leaving wolves at the end of last season. he joins a stoke side who're 18th in the premier league table, a point away from safety. tributes are being paid to the former west bromwich albion footballer, cyrille regis, who has died at the age of 59. he led the way for black footballers in britain in the 70s and 80s, facing racial abuse from the terraces before going on to play for england. honoured by the queen for services to football ten years ago, he is thought to have suffered a heart attack last night. here's our sports correspondent andy swiss. we just taking it well on the chest. a lovely piece of control by regis. what a great shot! 0ne a lovely piece of control by regis. what a great shot! one of the goals of the season. when it comes to making an impact, few can match cyrille regis. his talent emerged at west brom in the 1970s, a time when there were a few high—profile black players. with team—mates brendan braxton and laurie cunningham, regis set about c

stoke out of the relegation zone, 2-0, stoke out of the relegation zone, 2—0, paul lambert‘s first gamehn for his wonderful round—up as always. cardiff will look to maintain their push for automatic promotion with victory over sheffield wednesday in the late kick—off in the championship. victory and they will pull level with second placed derby who trail the league leaders wolves. at the moment the game is still goalless. sheffield wednesday had the best chance of the game so far when adam reach lasted over after jordan rhodes' effort was well saved. he should have done better. the initial saved by neil etheridge. that was just before half—time. about 35 minutes remaining at hillsborough. the league leaders missed the chance to go 12 points clear as they suffered an upset at home, beaten 2—0 by nottimgham forest. aston villa are third, they beat barnsley 3—1. fulham thrashed bottom of the table burton 6—0, to maintain their push for promotion. while millwall won a seven—goal thriller at 10—man leeds. sunderland, now under the guidance of manager chris coleman, gave their hopes of surviv

stoke are at home to huddersfield — and paul lambert will take his seat in the stoke dug—out for theion zone, he says his first priority is improving their defence. as a team we have to do better to stop conceding goals. going forward, i think we are really good, really good going forward. we could be a little bit more aggressive and close people down a little bit quicker. if we get that we've got a chance. a controversial penalty decision, was the talking point of the game between, two of the promotion rivals in the championship. derby could perhaps feel hard done by, against bristol city, when striker cameron jerome was booked for diving inside the box late on. the replays showed the derby player had a good case for a penalty, but it finished goalless. rather similar to what happened in the norwich— chelsea game the other night and all of the talk about var. it's the fourth round of the scottish cup today — aberdeen versus st mirren is live on bbc one scotland at 12:15pm. football focus is on bbc two there. holders celtic are at home to brechin city, who are bottom of the scottish

you stoke sacked hughes after last saturday's fa cup defeat — by league two side coventry city., is also believed to be in the running for thejob. now, if life begins at 40, nobody told the yokohama striker — kazuyoshi miura. because — he hasjust signed a new contract, a month short of his 51st birthday. miura began his career in brazil, way back in 1986 and his new contract means he will enter the 33rd year of his career. miura won 89 caps forjapan and said today that he hopes to continue to grow as a player! miyura is way ahead of the premier league's top five oldest out—field players. that list, is headed by former england striker teddy sheringham — who was a0 when he played for west ham — a few months older than ryan giggs, former sunderland and southampton striker kevin phillips is the third oldest. gordon strachan and bryan robson complete the list. all five though are older than gareth mcauley. the west brom and northern ireland defender is the oldest out—field player currently still in action, he celebrated his 38th birthday a month ago — still 13 years to go to reach mi

ben stokes will be back in the reckoning, playing for england next month on their tour of new zealand. we will be across all those on bbc news. for now, from us, that's all for this sportsday. good night. thousands of people working on private sector contracts for carillion have been told they will continue to be paid. they have been told that suppliers will provide funding so staff can be kept on. with me is brian berry for the federation of master builders. they explained to me and our viewers how some of your members have been affected. i represent small building companies across the uk and they are at the tail end of the supply chain, it's not just carillion at the tail end of the supply chain, it's notjust carillion but hundreds of other companies affected. one of oui’ of other companies affected. one of our companies is owed £230,000 and their tools are a lot on site so they cannot get the tools to work on other sites. another company is owed £20,000 but the real tragedy is that there are a number of apprentices who now find themselves not knowing what to do and we will have a m

a p pa re ntly apparently chelsea and stoke have beenin apparently chelsea and stoke have been in contacttoday's early premier league kick—off. stoke are at home to huddersfield and paul lambert will take his seat in the dug—out for the first time since he was appointed last week. with his side in the relegation zone, he says his first priority is improving their defence. asa as a team we have to do better. stop conceding goals. going forward, i think we are really good. we could bea think we are really good. we could be a little bit more aggressive and close people down a little bit quicker. if we get that we've got a chance. the brazil legend pele is resting at home and has not been taken to hospital with exhaustion, according to his spokesman. pele is 77 and had been due to travel to london this weekend for a dinner held in his honour by the football writers association, but the spokesman said he didn't want to make the long journey. there's bad news for the wales rugby union side ahead of next month's six nations. rhys priestland is going to miss most of tournament with injury. the ba

new stoke manager paul lambert was watching from the stands.elaxed the best qualities are company coming. i think they have their destiny in their hands. we want to win matches and finish the best we can. mourinho and manchester united are a lot closer to making a major signing. manchester city have pulled out of the race for arsenal's alexis sanchez. it's understood the wages being demanded by sanchez would have made him the top earner at the etihad, something that pep guardiola and the club's hierarchy were not willing to do. manchester united and chelsea are rumoured to be interested in the chilean. england cricketer ben stokes says he's keen to clear his name in court after he was charged with affray. it relates to an incident outside a bristol nightclub in september. stokes missed the ashes series and the selectors will be meeting over the next couple of days to discuss his future. he's been charged along with two other men. that's all the sport for now. headlinesjust that's all the sport for now. headlines just after 10.30am. 13 siblings

this result meant the inevitable for the stoke city manager.e in the third round is news. it is not the jews we wanted to create. it has happened. in football then this can lead a bitter taste —— it is not the news we wanted. style is what defined manchester city this season. they are going for glory on all fronts. even after falling behind against burnley, the comeback was coming. sergio aguero, two into mcmanus have turned the tie around. manchester city the giants no one wants to take on. there was clearly a n u pset no one wants to take on. there was clearly an upset at bournemouth. wigan won the cup five years ago and are now in the third tier. they led 2-0 are now in the third tier. they led 2—0 before things slipped away. bournemouth battled back to force a replay. extra games at this time of year can feel like a headache. the linesman at aston villa did a cover and so did the underdog. from one goal down, peterborough battled back to win 3—1. this was a january day for the blues in the cup and proof that the magic still matters. shrewsb

united host stoke looking to move within 12 points following city's first defeat of the season against jen and in the relegation zone —— are in the relegationjen and will be paying for the second time from the regulation of mark hughes. every clu b regulation of mark hughes. every club that is on that line, they ask yet and they try to do different things. —— resignation. and generally they change the manager. manchester city were beaten in the premier league for the first time. joyous scenes at anfield as liverpool 14—3, they were 4—1 up but nearly threw it away. i am pretty sure they if you people watched this game tonight on television in the whole world and that is the reason why everybody loves this game. a lot of leagues and a lot of titles and always i drop points and with gains of. —— always i drop points and with gains of. — — lose always i drop points and with gains of. —— lose games. that is normal, you have to leave that and realise how difficult it is that we have done so far and how difficult it will be in the future. in spain, barcelona came from 2—0 down to win for — tw

hughes though, won't quite believe stoke failed to score after a number of missed chances and a superb darlow. we were working hard, you could see that the team spirit for them was also there. sometimes you have m ista kes also there. sometimes you have mistakes but they were working very ha rd mistakes but they were working very hard and it is always a pity when you lose a game like that. for us it was good, for them it was bad but both teams were giving everything. leicester have beaten huddersfield three—nil at the king power. all the goals came in the second half — riyad mahrez scored the first before setting up islam slimani for the second, marc albrighton then adding the third in injury time. leicester stay 8th. the first game of the day was an entertaining derby which ended in a 2—all draw between brighton and bournemouth. it was watched by maz farookhi. waiting in the new year on the south coast. for many 2018 offers a clean slate. for these sides their resolutions are as they wear, premier league survival. but after festive workload players were feeling the strain. anthony loc

stoke a re stoke are considering the future of their manager mark hughes, they 16th in the premier league above the relegation zone, having won only two of their last 12 games. the board haven't yet met formally, to discuss the manager's position, and hughes is preparing the team for saturday's fa cup game at coventry as usual. 16—time darts world champion phil taylor says rob cross has a big future in the sport, after losing to him in the final of the pdc world championships last night. it was taylor's last match before he retired, but cross, who was working as an electrician this time last year, looked unfazed by the momentous occassion, landing this 153 checkout early on. and there was no let—up from cross, he took the title by seven sets to two. cross only made his pro debut in february last year. now, ahead of the fifth and final ashes test, starting on wednesday evening, fast bowler mitchell starc is confident of making the australian starting 11. starc is the leading wicket—taker in the series, but missed the fourth test with a bruised heel. meanwhile, england opener marc stoneman

it's a new manager for stoke city but it's not enough to stop them losing at manchester united, whileromote their upcoming heavyweight bout. the games come thick and fast in the fa cup at this time of the year. there are five third round replays on tuesday night with leicester city of the premier league hosting fleetwood town of the third tier. at home last time out, fleetwood managed to hold leicester to a goalless draw. it was their first competitive match against top—flight opposition in the club's history and they even had a few chances to win the game. they'll be hoping they can go one better and win at the king power later. it was a good team. they have good potential. powerful. strong. but now we play, as i said, we have a chance to play at home in the second leg. it's important to put it right for the second leg. anthonyjoshua and joseph parker will go head to head later on tuesday as they formally annnounce the details of their heavyweight title unification bout. the pair will brawl for it all on march the 31st in the welsh capital, cardiff, forjoshua's wba and ibf belts as w

stoke drop to 16th, 2 points above the relegation zone — having won only two of their last 12 games. ourselves and looking to blame people. wejust ta ke looking to blame people. wejust take it on board, take responsibility for what we are doing and do not be cowed by it, get on with it. are you confident you can do it? who else is going to do it? in terms of the knowledge of this group, the timei the knowledge of this group, the time i have been here, i am best place to do that so we just need to be allowed to get on with the job and that is what we will do, we will go again. elsewhere, leicester beat huddersfield 3—0 to end a run of back to back defeats. in the championship, aston villa moved into the play—off spots with a rampant 5—0 win over third placed bristol city. elsewhere, bolton moved out of the relegation zone with a 1—0 win over fellow strugglers hull. second placed derby were held to a 1—1 draw by shefield united. whilst middlesbrough ended preston's nine—match unbeaten run, to give tony pulis his first win as boro boss. queen's park rangers came from behind to beat four

ben stokes has been cleared to play cricket for england again.utside a nightlcub. 0ur sports news reporter ade adedoyin is here with more on this. how have the ecb come to this decision? 0n on monday ben stokes and two other men were charged with affray following an incident at a bristol nightclub in the early hours of the 25th of september last year. after that it was confirmed that over the next a8 hours they would convene to determine whether he would be able to play for england, he hasn't played for them since september. he was included in the ashes squad but the ecb said he wouldn't be available for selection for the foreseeable future. he was allowed to play county cricket which he did in new zealand for canterbury. he was allowed to play in the indian premier league as well. we have said we fully respect the legal process and the player's decision to defend himself against the charge. they have agreed it would not be fair, reasonable or proportionate for ben stokes to remain unavailable for a further indeterminate period. he is effectively