we look ahead to the start of the 2020 super league.flect on the life and the legacy robert archibald — the only scot to play in the nba. it's really horrible that we have lost scotland's most prolific basketball figure. the latest six nations and premier league transfer news to come too but let's bring you up to speed from melbourne where an injury hit roger federer said it was a match to forget as novak djokovic blew him away to reach the australian open finalfor the 8th time. he's won the other seven. the favourites in the women's draw though were both beaten in their semi finals. with a round up of thursday's action — including a couple of brits through to finals — here'sjohn watson. yes, hello, and welcome to a daily event of the australian open here in melbourne. temperatures a scorching 39 degrees and it said to get hotter tomorrow. plague under way though, the party is over this year. beaten by sofia kenin of the united states, and there was another upset any second women's semi final, simona halep beaten by garbine muguruza. it

both super league and the sport's governing body the rfl said it wasn't to their liking. reports. there is no argument about the ability of israel folau. still, it's his ability to provoke arguments that has come to define his career. last year, he was sacked by australia in the build—up to the rugby union world cup pro social media closed that claimed hell awaits gay people. israel folau had been warned about such views perform. that prompted legal action. he sued rugby australia arguing it was religious discrimination. his case was eventually settled before much debate around freedom of speech. the argument reignited with the news that folau is on his way to france. just days before the start of the super league season, folau have said goodbye. the rugby football league says it deplores his comments but they don't believe that under the current regulatory framework they can prevent his participation in the sport. while the super league chairman pointed to a strong feeling that the decision to sign him that's down many people connected to the sport. for israel folau, thi

super league starts this thursday. had an fa cup weekend, the league cup takes over for the next couple of nights, the second legs of the semi—finals. aston villa and leicester are all square at 1—1 going into tonight's match at villa park. to go and get to a major domestic cup final, my first full season, would be magnificent. i know, just feeling how it was last season, the play—off final, what a great place it can be to go and what to feel good factor you can lift and that last—minute winner against watford last—minute winner against watford last week has given everyone a bit ofa last week has given everyone a bit of a lift spring in their step and the players are certainly looking forward to it. you've just got to stay calm. i think there are lots of emotions around these games but you have to play with emotion, of course, but then you have to play with that calmness and not overthink it as well so it will be a great occasion to perform well and hopefully get the result we want. those the maangers ahead of tonight'

enough talking, time for the most eagerly anticipated super league season eagerly anticipated super leaguemetime. the competition turns 25 dish year and it began with the bumps courtesy of orienting's bulldozing bulldog. you see him, now you don't. or warrington certainly did not. the warriors certainly came back for more. sam powell was about to store your second try when chris hill intervened illegally. penalty try given. one look at the replay will tell you what's next. hill sent off, powell carried off. wigan had an extra man but made little reason that until warrington got in more trouble. yellow card, sin—bin. now his team only had 11 men. defendant became almost impossible. liam marshall over. though never entirely co mforta ble. marshall over. though never entirely comfortable. warrington chasing to the final second but the warriors just outside out. patrick gearey, bbc news. novak djokovic was merciless in beating roger federer as he reached yet another grand slam final. he's a step closer to a 17th major title and defending his australian open crown after winning in straight sets

we're just six day's away from the start of the new super league season in rugby league.officially launched at an event at headingly earlier and our correspondent dave woods was there. the new super league season is perhaps the most anticipated in the competitions 25 year history. a host of star names signed by a host of the top clubs, but the most compelling story, undoubtedly, that of toronto wolfpack, and their star signing, sonny bill williams. the first ever north american side to play in the top flight of a british professional sporting league, and a stellar star in their midst. yeah, a lot of talent, a lot of talent. just being here today, seeing the other men in the room, you know, seeing them in peak condition and ready to go. so the excitement is real, everyone is keen to get among the stars, and hopefully toronto wolfpack make a statement this year. the more things change, the more things stay the same. st helens will be the favourites to win the competition again at the start of this new year. they have all the same players that they had when thye won the gran

of the women's super league.vision, essentially, in the north. the final tie, number four. this is chelsea. will play... last but not least, number 15. number 15 is liverpool. well, that we have it. those are the ties for the fifth round of the women's fa cup. we will get a graphic coming up so we can run through some of those big ties. looking at some of them that came out there. you are drawn towards the bottom firstly with chelsea versus liverpool. the top three teams all drawn at home, you're welcome! chelsea against liverpool is a huge game, chelsea are rampant at the moment. liverpool have an upturn in form so they will prove to be a tough test for chelsea, i think. when you look at arsenal with such pedigree in the competition, drawn against lewes, it seemed that do lots for the women's game stock that is a great tie and the opportunity to play against some of the best players in the country, if not the world. great chance for them. and also ipswich, lowest ranked team in there, playing against manchester

even before the super league season had started, we'd already had controversy, with the signing of israelu prompting a good deal of anger, we've prepared

chelsea extended their unbeaten women's super league run to 10 matches today and their new high profileicant part to play as they beat reading by 3 goals to 1. they're now four points behind the league leaders arsenal with a game in hand. miriam walker—khan reports. two years of conversations led to this moment. a player megan rapinoe called the best in the world is making a new home at kings meadow. her first chance in the game camejust a minute in. and it was out of character. reading have been called the "comeback queens" this season, and as another strike came in, it was overshadowed seconds later at the opposite end by reading's grace maloney storming out of the net to take out sam kerr. not the warmest welcome to english football. but sam kerr wasn't dwelling on it. a cheeky back heel assist to another player, who was composed enough to get it around the keeper and equalise. it is a taster of what's to come from their new partnership. in the second half, sam kerr just missed out on finishing. chelsea annoyed with this stunner of a goal. erin cuthbert made sure she was there to cem

kerr scores herfirst goal, for chelsea moving them within a point off top spot in the women's super leagued welcome to sportsday, i'm chetan pathak. liverpool's relentless march towards their first league title in 30 years continues. as they beat manchester united 2—0 at anfield, making it 21 wins out of 22 this season. victory moves jurgen klopp‘s side 16 points clear of manchester city in second, and they have a game in hand. joe lynskey reports. around anfield, there's one team most of all they would wish to beat along the way. manchester united drew with them in october, it's liverpool's one league blemish on their season, such are their standards, they wanted dropped points avenged. virgil van dijk gave them the perfect start, a leap above the defence that reflected how these teams are poised right now. united's patched up team barely given a chance, only var stopped the first half from becoming a walkover. roberto firmino hit a brilliant strike but had to wait for the results. var eventually ruled the goalkeeper was fouled. not long later, the home side had another ruled out, wijnald

the captain of the super league came and found me and asked me to play super league, which you then playe team and get asked to play county. so, other organisations are not finding people like they found me. the bdo has a place within darts, it just needs found me. the bdo has a place within darts, itjust needs to sort the top end out, in how it progresses from the county system up, really. the cou nty the county system up, really. the county system isn't that bad. it finds players that it needs to finds, from the grassroots, which is what the organisation is all about. it is darts for all. the world championship starts tomorrow, how have preparations for you been and what are you expecting from the tournament this year?” what are you expecting from the tournament this year? i am expecting no different. i think from the players a side of things, we just go up players a side of things, we just go up there and try and do the job we have travelled all year to do. we have travelled all year to do. we have all qualified, we don't get given spots. we have to travel the world and qualify. i thi

the alliance will allow super league to put on video gaming tournaments at more than 700 movie theaters by the chinese conglomerate. league is all about bringing technology, and when you marry that up with and -- with a real estate -- livestream, and these are everyday competitive gamers. 700+e talking about their footprint, mall footprints, and all the ways we can bring competitive e-sports leagues to all gamers around the world. investors have not been too convinced on your growth story just yet. with this alliance have a material impact on your future performance? much a microcap company, and we are in a space for a life people have questions about how it monetizes. what i encourage investors to do is take away the word e-sports, because it sounds like a new word and therefore a new category. it is very much so. we are talking about the fact that 50% of gamers identify as competitive, so that is 1.3 billion. 69% says they would love to game out of home, no different than going to the arcade. i wanted the social experience and yet it is a digitally native audience. they do not have th

not a great day for defences in the women's super league either. 15 goals in four matches. whilst leaders arsenal restored their three point advantage with a 4—0 win at brighton in a match that had a real feel of deja vu. jess softely explains. arsenal and brighton met twice in 2019, both times, arsenal won 4—0. for brighton to change things in 2020, they would have to cope with arsenal's stars. but three minutes in, danielle van de donk showed how hard that can be. poor defending from brighton left jill roord unmarked and wide open, she was not going to miss. it took more than 45 minutes for brighton to finally get their first chance on goal. not one emily simkins will want to watch back. arsenal continued their onslaught in the second half, withjordan nobbs adding a third. brighton would have settled for that scoreline, but arsenal were not finished. the fourth goal finally came with ten minutes to spare. beth mead added her name to the scoresheet and completed another 4—0 victory for the champions. let's whizz through some of the other top sports stories from today. card

manchester city are top of the women's super league after a 2—0 win at birmingham city.rashed 4—1 at home to chelsea. sam kerr finally got her first goal in a chelsea shirt. with the win taking them to within a point of top spot. jess softley reports. plenty at stake for these two sides, a win for chelsea would put them one point behind arsenal, out of that room is ready shine, chelsea did not take long to assert their domination. only fitting that their top scorer, beth england, should give them the lead. star signing, sam kerr, finally got her goal in a chelsea shirt, the sun playing a part in that one. arsenal struggled to get a hold of the match. sophi ingell unlikely to score a goal like that again. much like the first half, chelsea were fully in control, a fourth a lapse in concentration allowed arsenal to grab the first arsenal to grab their first goal of the game, but the goal was in no doubt. the title race back on, and it's anyone to take. england's netball team will be hoping to avenge their defeat to new zealand in the world cup semi—finals last summer, when

australian women's captain sam kerr made her chelsea debut in the women's super league on sunday helpingfter going behind early the 26—year—old set up the hosts' equaliser with the victory extending their unbeaten women's super league run to 10 matches. they remain third, four points behind leaders arsenal and just one adrift of second placed manchester city who've both played a game more. day 4 of the third and final test between australia and new zealand is into the second hour, with the hosts in a commanding position looking for a 3—0 series whitewash. they started the day a0 without loss and a lead of 215 in their second innings in sydney with david warner and joe burns at the crease. david warner is on 89. marnus labuschagne is looking for a fifth test century in five matches. the lead currently 375. dom sibley will resume on 85 when england return to the crease on day 4 of the second test against south africa in cape town. the tourists took control on day 3 as the opener brought up his maiden test 50 to help the tourists close on 218 for 4, a lead of 264 runs. england captain joe r

and as we said this feels like an important watershed moment for super league. winter stand where we're at as a sport and as a game. the signings in the clubs are promoting themselves in marketing themselves, it's very important for themselves, it's very important for the future broadcasting deals so it's a very important season and exciting season and a very unpredictable season. i tried to write down this and it cannot do it. i think write down this and it cannot do it. ithink we're write down this and it cannot do it. i think we're in for a thrilling layer. super league never disappoints, and wonderful product that this year feels better than ever. what are your hopes for wigan this season, what would success look like for you? i'm not going to lie, we finished second in the table last year but driving away from here after hours semi final defeat was a painful experience and i felt really disappointed with the season. and we expect big things, so we need to get to finals and we need to win trophies. if we don't, ultimately that a disappointing season. it's go

sacked by rugby australia for making homophobic comments, has signed a one—year deal with the super leagueragons. the rugby football league say that it was a difficult decision to allow him to play, but they can't prevent him because he hasn't been found guilty of any criminal offence. super league boss robert elstone says he is disppointed that one of their clubs has signed him and deplores his comments. folau says he will keep his religious beliefs private. in response to the signing, wigan warriors say that their match against dragons will be a pride day in support of lgbt groups. keegan hirst, who plays for championship side halifax, the first openly gay rugby league player, posted this on social media: "i'm shocked and disappointed at the signing of folau. our great game is tasked with fighting against homophobia and standing up for the values it puts such high stock in. it shows none of the bravery, cameraderie or integrity the rfl expects from its players, staff and fans. " tennis australia says that martina navratilova and john mcenroe have breached tournament protocols after they

was sacked by rugby australia for making homophobic comments, has signed a one—year deal with super leaguebecause he has not been found guilty of any because he has not been found guilty ofany criminal because he has not been found guilty of any criminal offence. super league boss says he is disappointed and applaud his comments. the player says he will keep his religious police private. in response to the signing, wigan warriors say they match against dragons will be a pride day in support of lgbt groups. keegan harris plays for chap shipside halifax, the first openly 93v shipside halifax, the first openly gay mgby shipside halifax, the first openly gay rugby league player posted this on to his social media. he says... tennis australia says that martina navratilova and john mcenroe have breached two and protocols after they staged a protest calling for they staged a protest calling for the margaret court arena to be renamed. the court who has the record for most grand slam titles singles has been criticised for her homophobic views. navratilova says she wants a conversation about the rena

enough talking, time for the most eagerly anticipated super league season in some time.he bumps, courtesy of warrington's bulldozing time, ben murdoch—masila. try. but wigan had players of the character of bevan french. now you see him, now you don't, or warrington certainly didn't. the warriors soon came back for more. sam powell was about to score their second try when chris hill intervened illegally. penalty try given. one look at the replay will tell you what is next. hill sent off, sam powell carried on. we can have an extra man but made little use of that until warrington got themselves in more trouble, mike cooper on the right guilty of a professional foul. yellow card, sin—bin. now his team had only i! men. defending became almost impossible. liam marshall over, we can clear, they never entirely co mforta ble. can clear, they never entirely comfortable. they chase this to the final second, but the warriors just about saw it out. this season promises to be eventful. novak djokovic was merciless in beating roger federer as he reached another australian open final,

australian women's captain sam kerr made her chelsea debut in the women's super league on sunday, helpingng behind early, the 26—year—old set up the hosts' equaliser with the victory extending their unbeaten women's super league run to 10 matches. they remain third — four points behind leaders arsenal and just one adrift of second placed manchester city who've both played a game more. arsenal have progressed from the fa cup third round in 22 of the past 23 seasons, but they have a tough test on monday when they face leeds united who are currently top of the english championship. new manager mikel arteta secured a first win in charge of the gunners on new year's day with a 2—0 victory over manchester united in the premier league. the north london outfit are the most successful side in the fa cup, having lifted the trophy on 13 occasions. leeds won the fa cup for the only time in 1972 by beating arsenal 1—0 in the final. the competition that is very attached to this football club in recent yea rs, attached to this football club in recent years, and we have to take very seriously and we have

europe's rugby league bosses say they were powerless to stop israel folau signing for super league team dragons allow a conservative christian was sacked by australian rugby union last year posting homophobic comments on social media rival clubs has protested his arrival in super league including 28. who announced measures to support the gay community. sports correspondent lee wellings joins us from london. taking a bit of a risque assigning fellow what's the justification or consequence dragons not exactly what they're doing with this in the control of a c. it will cause it's a calculated risk designed for them to win move rugby matches whether it's one way or another sport is a hard nosed business and this is not for them about offering full out some kind of redemption this is about getting a player that still has possibly some years of one ahead of him into that. scoring tries winning matches that chairman bernard go sure they don't support or agree with what fellow previously expressed and don't share or condone those views which are of course homophobic but many people who say well

whilst the super league chairman pointed to a strong feeling that...ere it all began having first made his name with melbourne and then brisbane, his switch to rugby union which made him one of australians best paid and high—profile sportsmen but the decision to bring him back to rugby league is too much for some. keegan hirst tweeted of his shock and disappointment saying it shows none of the bravery, camaraderie or integrity... catalan have called this a new opportunity to shine but many within the game feel that isn't an opportunity he deserves. adam wild, bbc news. well, news of folau's deal came shortly after an announcement by english side wigan warriors that their match against catalans in march will be "pride day" in support of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community. let's hear more now from wigan chairman and owner ian lenegan. in wigan making this our pride day on march the 22nd, let's do something positive to show our support for this environment but also more positively that rugby league is a respect based organisation that v

had more money also shows notjust the ambition of this club but also the continued growth of the super leagueearch on chelsea, i research the girls andl research on chelsea, i research the girls and i did a lot of research on the league and it is felt that the team best for me. i thought they we re team best for me. i thought they were on the brink of something special in the disputed a few extra pieces and deck so that i can help bea pieces and deck so that i can help be a part of that and help take them back to where they had been previous years. born and raised, she is auctioning off her current memorabilia to help the current victims of the bushfires a subject close to her heart. ijust think something has to change and obviously with the amount of people that have died, the amount of animals lives and habitats that have been lost, it is either now or never for us. we have to change something before it is too late. arsenal manchester city for ws of title and its touches like this from her that could make all the difference. that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers. bye

he will be playing for catalan dragons in the new super league season that starts this week. goodbye for now. it has been a chilly day but today a contest. many were greeted by a dust of snow, even several centimetres to higher ground as you can see in this weather watcher picture in the island. further east, fewer showers, plenty of sunny spells, it was a beautiful afternoon in leicester. most of the show were out along the west facing coast with a bit of exposure to the wind and then continue through the night tonight. elsewhere we will see some clearer skies and temperatures are likely to follow a set temperature is get down to just below freezing in the north. again, we could see further snow showers around. if you get some showers around. if you get some shower through the night, that could lead to some icy stretches as well first thing. that is certainly worth bearing in mind if you are up and almost everywhere is at risk of seeing some icy stretches, picking on minor rural roads. there is a brief ridge of high pressure to start the day. it is still noticeably breezy, w

also coming up: we hear from the player who could be giving defenders in the women's super league sleeplessights for the next couple of years. idida i did a lot of research on chelsea. i watched the girls. i didn't other research on the lead. i honestly just thought the team best fit me. —— i did some research on the league. welcome to the programme. more on saracens rugby to come, too, but first to the australian open where, four days ago, we started with seven brits in the singles. and now there are none. heather watson and harriet dart saw their challenges ended in the second round this morning. it means for the second year running, they'll be no british interest in round three. john watson can tell us all. yes, welcome to melbourne on day four of the championships on what has been a disappointing day for the two remaining british players. harriet dart was up against simona holub, against the simona holub. earlier in the day, we saw heather watson about her second round match. she played elise mertens, a player she had beaten weeks earlier, but less in straight sets. it means here at the

the country's football association has postponed all games, including the start of the chinese super leagueapril's chinese grand prix near shanghai is also at risk. the fia says it is monitoring the evolving situation and will take any action necessary, with the race due to be held on 19 to 21 april. before that, formula e is also scheduled to hold an event in sanya, around 300 miles from wuhan, which is the city at the centre of the outbreak. golf, and gavin green of malaysia and northern ireland's graeme mcdowell are the joint leaders ahead of the second round of the saudi international. both players shot six—under—par rounds of 64 on thursday. the former us open champion mcdowell, who has slipped outside the world's top 100, is chasing a first tour title since 2014. he and green lead by one shot from a group of five players that includes the former open champion from sweden, henrik stenson. the world number one, brooks koepka, is six shots behind the leaders after opening up with a level—par round of 70. cricket, and zimbabwe were frustrated by the rain as they tried to push for victory

st helen's have become the latest super league side to condemn catalans over the signing of israel folauby rugby australia last year for posting homophobic comments on social media, and yesterday signed a one—year deal with the french side. saints say his comments go against the core values of the club and the sport of rugby league. let's speak now to emily rudge who plays for st helen's women's team. we have heard from so many people, adding to this condemnation, gareth thomas, keegan hurst. how did you feel about this decision?” thomas, keegan hurst. how did you feel about this decision? i was very surprised to hear he had been signed, and disappointed, to be honest. i agree with comments already mentioned, it does kind of go against what rugby league stand for, it is a brown sport, promoting inclusivity and equality amongst everybody. i think that went against this. yeah, disappointed and surprised with the signing. tell me, asa surprised with the signing. tell me, as a gay play at yourself, have you a lwa ys as a gay play at yourself, have you always felt supported by the league? def

there are also two all—women's super league ties — liverpool travel to chelsea while bristol city hosthose ties on the bbc sport website and app. england cricketers surged to big victory over south africa today — they won the final test by 191 runs with a day to spare to win the series, 3—1. chasing an unlikely 466 to win, south africa started the day solidly, with rassie van der dussen leading the way. he eventually fell just two runs short of his century off the bowling of mark wood. two more wickets fell, before wood got vernon philander out, in what was his final test match for south africa. the tail didn't put up much resistance, wood with the last wicket, his ninth of the match. it is only england's second test win away from home in four years and the first time they have won three matches in south africa in over 100 years. we have had a lot to deal with on and off the field as a group. we've stayed very tight as a unit, and we showed a huge amount of courage as well, for a young set of players to ta ke well, for a young set of players to take opportunities like they have and for

spent 11 years with the blues and was central to their success lifting both fa cup and women's super leagueea. now retired from professional football, former england player claire rafferty is lewes football club's newest board member. for me it was an absolute no—brainer to accept the invitation. i've been admiring from afar, i love the stance on quality and pay parity. introduced for the first time at lewes this week, the sport star and business woman to the club's on the club's under—16s about her path to success so far. having played football at the highest level, i've had the exposure and equally i did an economic degree, worked for deutsche bank for years, made investment bank and now i'm full time at chelsea working with the commercial team. i still have the football input but now i'm learning about how the business is run as well. the board of directors as lewes fc is 33% female, the premier league says 50% of club boards have women on them, but the total number of female board members in the top flight amounts to around 11%. those working to increase diversity on boards so it is cri

manchester city are top of the women's super league after a 2-0 of the women's super league after a 2by chelsea. plenty at stake for these two sides, it winnerfor plenty at stake for these two sides, it winner for chelsea would put them at one point behind arsenal, out of that room is ready shine, chelsea did not take long to assert their domination. only fitting that their top scorer, beth england, should give them the lead. star signing, sam kerr, finally got her goal in a chelsea shirt, the son playing a pa rt chelsea shirt, the son playing a part in that one. arsenal struggled to get a hold of the match. unlikely you to score a goal like that again. much like the first half, chelsea we re much like the first half, chelsea were fully in control, a fourth game. a lapse in concentration allowed arsenal to grab the first goal of the game, but the goal was in no doubt. the title race back on, and as anyone to take. quick look at some of the days sports stories. dundee united came from behind twice at hibernian in the scottish cup. lee westwood survived an early finish out golf‘s abu dh

year for posting homophobic comments on social media rival clubs have protested his arrival in super leagueincluding 2800 champions wakin here announced measures to support the gay community our sports correspondent lee wellings has more. dragons died zach what they're doing with this is the control over see it will cause it's a calculated risk designed for them to win move rugby matches this is not for them about offering full out some kind of redemption that chairman ago showed they don't support or agree with what the law and previously expressed and don't share or condone those views which were of course homophobic but many people who say well they are condoned in the views by employing him wiccan you thought that when they came out and said it's on 22nd of march they'll be a proud day for their much against catalans at the stadium then of course it became clear that that done this exactly for that date to make a stand shouted i don't approve i don't want in. that is very interesting to say how quickly that stand was my and it's going to not be the last case i think we see like this whe

let's take a look the rest of today's women's super league games.bony salmon gave bristol the lead against man united. at 2pm, leaders arsenal play birmingham. and man city are at tottenham. west ham v everton has been postponed after a flu outbreak in the hammers camp. britain have won their deciding rubber against belgium in the group stage of the atp cup, jamie murray and joe salisbury taking their doubles match two sets to one on a tie break. cameron norrie lost the first match of the day. but british number one dan evans pulled them back into the tie. evans produced and inpired display to beat world number 11 david goffin, winning 6—4, 6—4. tim henman‘s squad lost their first group game to bulgaria, so victory over belgium keeps them in the hunt still in australia. they play modlova next on tuesday. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. i think ithinki i think i need some fresh air so i'm hoping that ben has some good news for me. it is a bit gloomy out there and r

arsenal are set to go clear again at the top of the women's super league — they're playing brighton andlead 2—nil at half time, jill roord with their second. it's tight at the top with manchester city winning yestreday to pull level. this match is live on the bbc sport website. where you can also follow the build up to the lunchtime kick off in the premier league, bournemouth taking on watford, both sides in the relegation zone. that's all the sport for now. time for the weather forecast with sarah. after a fair bit of fine and dry weather on sunday, stormy weather on the cards. strong, disruptive winds on monday and into tuesday and some heavy rain around at times as well. as we head through the rest of sunday, largely clear skies with a few showers in scotland. into this evening and overnight, some rain showers working across england and wales but generally clear skies. a cold night with temperatures close to freezing in the north. frost free towards the south first thing on monday. starting off on a dry note but there is a storm approaching from the west with lots of isobars indicati

manchester city are level on points with arsenal at the top of the women's super league.cond after conceding a late goal. arsenal could re—establish their lead at the top of the table when they travel to brighton tomorrow. zlatan ibrahimovic said his first goal since returning to ac milan made him feel alive. the veteran striker scored the second in milan's 2—0 win at cagliari. given it was away from home, there was no elaborate celebration. he said, when he scores at home, he will celebrate like a god. exeter chiefs have qualified for the quarter—finals of the european champions cup after their game with glasgow finished 31—31 at scotstoun. gloucester are still in with a chance of reaching the last eight after a 29—6 thumping of montpellier at kingsholm, four tries and what could be a vital bonus point, although there are injury concerns to influential fly—half danny cipriani. reigning champions saracens also won to keep their chances alive. serena williams is warming up nicely for australian open in just over a week, too. she is into the final of the auckland internatio

manchester city are level on points with arsenal at the top of the women's super league german internationaly stay second after considing a late goal. arsenal could re—estabilish their lead at the top of the table when they travel to brighton tomorrow. exeter chiefs have qualified for the quarterfinals of the european champions cup after an incredible game with glasgow with a remarkable finish. it ended 31—31. glasgow started the strongest at scotstoun with scottish internationals tommy seymour and hquones scoring. the premiership leaders capitalised in glasgow's ill discpline to take a 22—17 lead whilst the warriors were short—handed. glasgow twice levelled the match to create a tense finale. exeter almost won it when former glasgow full—back stuart hogg launched a long—range penalty with the clock dead only to see it hit the crossbar. glasgow's qualification prospects look all but over. saracens boosted their chances of reaching the quarterfinals, beating ospreys 22—15 in swansea. they had to do it the hard way too after welsh prop rhys carray was sent off after just five minutes for a hig

chelsea extended their unbeaten women's super league run to ten matches today with a 3—1 win over reading and was involved in the build up to this excellent goal from guro ryeten. england's cricketers have taken control of the second test against south africa after some intelligent batting performances on day three, including dom sibley hitting an unbeaten 85. england were 2i8—a in their second innings — that's a lead of 26a. adam wild reports. when the clouds descend over table mountain, there seems a look menace and magic. there if you carry both on the pitch quite likejimmy anderson, already england's greatest wicket taker, this is how he began the day. the quickest start and a rapid end for the south african innings, the helping hands once more ben stokes. five wickets for anderson, the applause generous and deserve to. the first time he did that for england, zak crawley was just five years old. now here he was, leading the england response. clearly not exciting enough for some but even the wary as to what shows would have woken at the moment his wicket fell. to de so rabada up with t

let's take a look the rest of today's women's super league games.ders arsenal play birmingham. and man city are at tottenham. west ham v everton has been postponed after a flu outbreak in the hammers camp. britain have won their deciding rubber against belgium in the group stage of the atp cup, jamie murray and joe salisbury taking their doubles match two sets to one on a tie break.

in the women's super league, manchester city have moved joint top after they beat everton. with arsenal for the moment. they play brighton and hove albion tomorrow. as the race for the final eight continues in rugby union's european champions cup, ulster suffered a set—back, while gloucester kept their quarterfinal hopes alive with victory over montpellier. but for exeter chiefs, a draw in glasgow was enough, while defending champions saracens overcame adversity once again to beat ospreys 22—15. patrick gearey reports. it has been a season of punishment for saracens, find and docked points for saracens, find and docked points for breaching the salary cap, their squad may soon be scattered. after five minutes against ospreys they we re five minutes against ospreys they were in trouble again. the shoulder met the head, and it was a red card offence for rhys carre. saracens had only 13 on the field when evans went overfor his only 13 on the field when evans went over for his second try. the welsh side were finally ahead. but despite the comments on their past and doubts about

there are also two all—women's super league ties — liverpool travel to chelsea while bristol city hostebsite and app. england cricketers surged to a big victory over south africa today — they won the final test by 191 runs with a day to spare to win the series, 3—1. chasing an unlikely 466 to win, south africa started the day solidly, with rassie van der dussen leading the way. he eventually fell just two runs short of his century off the bowling of mark wood. two more wickets fell, before wood got vernon philander out, in what was his final test match for south africa. the tail didn't put up much resistance. wood with the last wicket, his ninth of the match. it is only england's second test win away from home in four years and the first time they have won three matches in south africa that is all your support for now. good night. hello, there. wintry weather could cause one or two headaches if you are travelling early on tuesday morning. there is a combination of snow and ice in the forecast affecting some northern and western parts of the uk. showers have already been rattling in fro

one of the most enduring and endearing double act that super league has seen. d had is overwhelming. i can't really describe it. the it's quite embarrassing to the point where people will do anything for you. that's really humbling. i suppose after this, life goes on normally, which is how i like it, you know? i feel pretty good at the moment, apart from the voice. after all these events, we are going to have a great time and it's just back to normal being a dad. an amazing story and so much credit goes to him for the way he's handling this amazing, challenging situation. —— challenging situation. and rob will bejoining us here on the bbc breakfast sofa tomorrow morning after 8:30am. here is matt with a look at this morning's weather. and at this morning's weather. you were telling us yest not and you were telling us yesterday, not as cold but certainly as wet as it has been lately. yes indeed, and today compared with yesterday a today compared with yesterday a little bit drier than it has been. temperatures dropping a little bit. through today it will be gettin

bremer helped manchester city women move level on points with arsenal at the top of the women's super leaguents the pdc to double the number of places available to women at the world darts championship. she became the first female player to beat a man at the tournament in december. and jockey bryony frost and frodon have won their first race together since making history at last year's cheltenham festival. they won the silviniaco conti chase at kempton park. it's another massive weekend in the nfl. eight teams are left in the race to super bowl 5a and they're all in action over the next 48 hours. anthony wootton is an nfl reporter, and says there's plenty to look forward to. i don't think you could look much further from the number one seed i don't think you could look much furtherfrom the number one seed in the nfc, the san francisco 49ers, finishing with a 13 and 3 francisco 49ers, record. on the other side of the afc, the baltimore ravens are at home tonight, they are the number one seed against that titans team who beat the new england patriots. it is going to be in the rain. so expect t

the womens super league also returns from its winter break today. now on bbc news, it's the papers.s. with me are the journalist josie cox and the sun on sunday's political editor david wooding. the shadow brexit secretary sir keir starmerjoins i hope you both had a great break over christmas. let us take a look at what the front pages are saying. the observer says that doubts are growing over the united states case for killing qassem suleimani. it says that donald trumps decision has driven a wedge between washington's relations with its allies. the sunday times says that british troops in iraq are trapped in a tinderbox after the assasination of qassem suleimani. it reports that they're going to be given more firepower to combat any possible attack. the mail on sunday says the prime minister is jetting back to the uk to deal with the iran crisis. the paper says a number of ministers are angry that president trump didn't give the uk prior warning before the attack. the sunday express leads with the foreign office's advice that british tourists in the united arab emirates and israel

the australian rugby star, sacked because of homophobic comments, will be playing in the super leagueseason. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the government has decided — despite strong objections from the white house — to maintain the chinese technology company huawei's involvement in the uk's 5g networks. there will, however, be restrictions. the firm will be banned from supplying parts to "sensitive areas" of the infrastructure known as "the core", and it will be excluded from sites near military bases and nuclear installations. but america has warned that granting huawei access to the network could allow the chinese government to spy. here's our security correspondent, gordon corera. sg 5g offers the promise of the connected future. more than just faster speeds, it will allow billions of devices to talk to each other. from self driving cars to automated factories, to smart homes filled with sensors. unlocking economic potential, but perhaps leaving us vulnerable. and today, we learnt that in the uk commit this feature, at least in part, will be made in china. the s

after nearly 18 months with the serie a champions and had been tipped to return to the women's super leaguereas the chance to draw breath after what has been a storming start to the week and we're seeing some emerging spells of sunshine. it has been quite a lot of cloud around this morning and looking at the atlantic we have this bank of cloud wringing wet and windy weather on thursday. back

and if the women's super league, women's arsenal lost to chelsea and manchester city will move to the5pm with an update. see you then. borisjohnson hasjoined the german chancellor angela merkel and the presidents of russia, france and turkey at a summit in berlin aimed at bringing peace to libya. the united nations wants to halt the flow of foreign weapons and troops into the country, where libya's internationally recognised government is being challenged by general khalifa haftar and his libyan national army. arriving in berlin, mrjohnson urged an end to the fighting. we are saying, "look, folks, this has gone on long enough. it's a disgrace." yes, we got rid of gaddafi back in 2011, but it's time now to move on and to bring libya together under the un, that's what we want to do, we want to have a un led peace process. and stop this jockeying for position. the people of libya have suffered enough. it's time for the country to move forward. earlier, i spoke to our correspondent in berlin, jenny hill. she said getting the warring factions around the table is significant, but expectatio

united hosting their rivals, the current women's super league leaders city.ite scoring two to help her side through to the next round, as rhia chohan reports. in the season's third manchester derby, both rivals marched in with a win apiece, but this tie would decide who would be ousted out of the fa cup. it was a first half of mistakes and some proved more costly than others. of all players to get it to, ellen white! you can't be gifting goals like that to one of the top goal—scorers in the league,. ellen white looking for a second! united needed their substitute to make an impact and 18—year—old laurenjames smashed this in, unexpectedly shaking up the momentum. and after a scramble in the box, the reds thought they would equalise before it was disallowed as not over the line. and of course, there is no goal—lying technology to help us out. perhaps time for var in the women's game. the moment proved pivotal, as they went on to extend their lead just minutes later and the reds continued to put on the pressure, the corners posing problems again. even the own go

arsenal women have gone three points clear at the top of the women's super league after thrashing brightono finish. beth mead's late goal completed the scoring. they stay clear of second—placed manchester city and four points in front of chelsea, who beat bristol city 6—1. after a three—year wait, serena williams is a winner again, taking the title at the auckland classic. the 6—3, 6—4 win over jessica pegula was herfirst since the australian open in 2017 and her first since giving birth to her first child. she donated her prize money to the australian bushfire relief efforts. it also ends a run of five straight final defeats. in the zone a few times, playing pretty well in new york, just not in the final. again, in wimbledon, just not in the final. yes, i am getting there. it isjust putting it together for the whole tournament. i am feeling pretty good, i am feeling fit, good matches, long rallies, short rallies, power players, elements, and this is exactly what i needed going into melbourne. it is good. former leeds rhinos legend rob burrow said he was overwhelmed and humbled as rugby le

man city have gone top of the women super league after beating birmingham 2—0.alian star sam kerr scored her first goalfor the australian star sam kerr scored her first goal for the club after joining at the end of december. scored chelsea's fourth in the afternoon to consign arsenal to only the second defeat of the season. chelsea are one point behind but have a game in hand. stuart bingham has become snooker‘s oldest champion at the masters, winning a tournament at the masters, winning a tournament at the masters, winning a tournament at the age of 43. the former world champion out of the second of the school's three major titles to his collection by beating ali carter ten frames to eight in a final which swing both ways. at one stage, bingham was 705 down. the kansas city chiefs will play their first super bowl in 50 years after beating the tennessee titans 35—24 to clinch the tennessee titans 35—24 to clinch the afc championship. they had to come from behind for the second week ina row come from behind for the second week in a row but quarterback patrick com