chelsea is set on thomas tuchel, a man who —— a man who one believed twice in france. and patients. paris sacked him last month. tuchel said there expectations are too high. he is used to it. he was the reserves manager 13 years ago. he got his first shot. �* , . , manager 13 years ago. he got his firstshot. �*, . , ., ., first shot. he's a very passionate cu . first shot. he's a very passionate au . he first shot. he's a very passionate guy- he has _ first shot. he's a very passionate guy- he has a — first shot. he's a very passionate guy. he has a lot _ first shot. he's a very passionate guy. he has a lot of _ first shot. he's a very passionate guy. he has a lot of fire - first shot. he's a very passionate guy. he has a lot of fire in - first shot. he's a very passionate guy. he has a lot of fire in his . guy. he has a lot of fire in his belly, but i personally have a good relationship... 0bviously, at some point, you wanted to get the best out of him, but it was only to improve myself. he understands the psychology of players. back then, he was younger than he is now

chelsea is set on thomas tuchel, a man who one chelsea is set on thomas tuchel, a man who won the leagueoo high. he is used to perspective. he was the reserves manager 13 years ago. he got his first shot with mainz. he's a very passionate guy. he has a lot of fire in his belly. but i personally think you need to have that to succeed. i have a good relationship with him. obviously, at some point, you want to get the best out of him, but it was only to improve myself. he understands the psychology of players. back then, he was younger than he is now so i think all the experience has helped him. from my point of view, he's done a greatjob everywhere. there is a blueprint for german coaches here. tuchel knows how to followjurgen klopp. he's replaced him at two bundesliga clubs before. there was that £200 million spend that didn't work for lampard. tuchel needs two negative covid tests to be in charge. back home, they call him the professor, a tactician who get the best from those around him. but for coaches at chelsea, what matters most is the view of those above. joe lynskey, bbc news. form

thomas tuchel needs to negative covid to take charge tomorrow.ut what matters is can he get results. another man under pressure, more from his own fans than the club's owner, is steve bruce. the newcastle manager did not allow questions from printjournalists at his press conference yesterday. he knows he needs to stop his side's slump in form, they haven't won in ten games, and are at home to leeds tonight: the problem with her as she repeatedly calls for action that we are already taking. she is always two steps behind and the opposition has no plans and no direction and no clarity on what is the biggest crisis facing this country in the world for nearly a century. video link, chair of the education select committee. i thank all teachers and support staff for the work they are doing to support teachers and support staff at this time. a number of paediatricians have written to the times today talking about children's anxiety and self harm and parents are showing signs of psychological stress trying to school their children and sustain the jobs an

game tonight, kick office at 8pm let's run through a few more of today's football stories. 8pm thomas tuchelre but not scared of chelsea's after frank lampard's sacking at chelsea, replacement thomas tuchel says he's aware but not scared of chelsea's ruthless streak. he becomes the 15th manager of the roman abramovich era. cristiano ronaldo is being investigated by italian police over a trip he allegedly took to celebrate his girlfriend's birthday. the juventus forward is accused of breaking covid—i9 rules by travelling to a ski resort. the three—time grand slam champion naomi osaka has invested in professional women's football team north carolina courage. it's not been revealed how much of the team she owns. today, organisers of the tokyo olympics said hosting the games without fans remains an option under consideration. ioc president thomas bach dismissing speculation yesterday the games could be pushed back again or moved to another city. we'll find out how the uncertainty�*s affecting athlete preparations in a moment — but first, here's katie shanahan. despite recent polls indicating a m

game tonight, kick office at 8pm let's run through a few more of today's football stories. 8pm thomas tuchel scared of chelsea's ruthless streak. he becomes the 15th manager of the roman abramovich era. cristiano ronaldo is being investigated by italian police over a trip he allegedly took to celebrate his girlfriend's birthday. the juventus forward is accused of breaking covid—i9 rules by travelling to a ski resort.

this is thomas tuchel. he's had plenty of success at both of those clubs.er—up in the champions league last season. he's had plenty of success but it didn't work out. he's not the manager there any more, and a large part of that is because he fell out with the people above him. but i've been speaking to a french journalist who tells me that hopefully is all behind him and he'll have learned about it and will improve for chelsea. i think ithink being i think being with those big players really— i think being with those big players really helped — i think being with those big players really helped him _ i think being with those big players really helped him and _ i think being with those big players really helped him and now - i think being with those big players really helped him and now he's - really helped him and now he's coming — really helped him and now he's coming in — really helped him and now he's coming in chelsea _ really helped him and now he's coming in chelsea with - really helped him and now he's coming in chelsea with this - really helped him

earlier, chelsea won for the first time under their new manager, thomas tuchel, beating burnley 2—0 atd bridge. their goals came from two unlikely sources — fullback cesar azpilicueta firing in for chelsea's opener in the first half. there was also first appearance since september for marcos alonso, who got their second inside the last ten minutes. so that's four points and no goals conceded in the two games since tuchel took charge. the last premier league game of the day is approaching half—time down on the south coast — brighton taking on tottenham. gareth bale has been given only his second league start since rejoining the club. it's brighton with the lead, leandro trossard finding the bottom cornerfrom inside the box. there was a heavy 4—0 defeat for tottenham's women as chelsea stayed top of the super league. german midfielder melanie leupolz opened the scoring with the pick of the goals — she also scored a penalty. they've now gone 33 games unbeaten! manchester united are level on points with chelsea but second on goal difference. they beat everton 2—0 thanks to goals from ella

pochettino's predecessor thomas tuchel won back to back league titles and reached the champions leaguell journalist sara menai what the aregentine has to do differently. mauricio has to win hearts. that's what he did not do and it's going to be the biggest challenge of his career. good luck to him because being psg manager is a really tough job. big players at the club wields a lot of power and he will be coping with huge egos. so he would have to win his changing room and he would have to gain the trust of his new payers. you talk about big egos. is winning the heart of name are key to all of this? of course but also by him back pay and he would have to convince them to stay in paris and to get a contract extension which will be a tough mission for him and he goes by winning the changing room to have them with him to go fight for him and it would be his main mission. the biggest dream is to win this first champions league but at least leading them to the final will be something very important for him. the club spent so much money on signing in the last four years with name are coming

thomas tuchel needs two negative covid tests to be in charge tomorrow.y call him the professor. for chelsea, what matters most is the view from above. another man under pressure, more from his own fans than the club's owner, is steve bruce. the newcastle manager did not allow questions from printjournalists at his press conference yesterday. he knows he needs to stop his side's slump in form, they haven't won in ten games, and are at home to leeds tonight. we have been on a poor run, and i can understand how they feel. all i can understand how they feel. all i can do is try to get the team and as good shape as i can. sometimes you have to draw on your experience. it is myjob, if i am on the floor it is myjob, if i am on the floor it is myjob to take training, be involved with training, go to work with the cultures and guest —— and get the team is best prepared as i possibly can. that's one of four games tonight. manchester city can go top with a win at west brom. next to rugby union, england are going to be without another key forward in the upcoming six

thomas tuchel has already taken his first training session as chelsea manager, having been appointed clubs. frank lampard was the exception, but now that phase is over. chelsea is set on thomas tuchel, a man who made his name in germany and won the league twice in france. he took paris st germain to august's champions league final, but he's also used to impatience. paris sacked him last month. tuchel said their expectations were too high. he is, after all, used to perspective. 13 years ago, he was augsburg's reserves manager. he got his first shot in the top flight with mainz, where lewis holtby played for him. i only have praise for him. he's a very passionate guy. he's a guy who's got a lot of fire in his belly, but i think you need that in the job to improve everyone. i personally have a good relationship. 0bviously, at some points, he wanted to get the best out of me and gave me a hard week, but that was only to improve myself, so he understands the psychology of players. and obviously, back then, he was far more younger than he is now, so i think all the experience he's gained h

thomas tuchel is set to be named chelsea's new boss.op story. in the last half an hour the vaccines minister nadhim zahawi has said he's confident the uk will get its full supply of coronavirus vaccine, after the eu warned it would tighten exports of doses. let's get more on this now, we can speak now to our chief political correspondent adam fleming. good morning. it is quite interesting, the whole background to this and what is going on in various countries across europe. yes. this and what is going on in various countries across europe.— countries across europe. yes, the reason this _ countries across europe. yes, the reason this is _ countries across europe. yes, the reason this is happening - countries across europe. yes, the reason this is happening is - countries across europe. yes, the i reason this is happening is because the vaccine roll—out in the eu is going much more slowly than they would like. they also think that astrazeneca is going to give them far fewer doses over the next few weeks and months than they were expecting

or i am under of our stop story thomas tuchel says he cannot wait to meet his new steam and compete inthere. the weather has been gradually turning a little bit less cold as we've gone on through the day today as this area of cloud, this weather system has been pushing its way eastwards across the uk. we get into the cold airfor a time. there were a few flakes of snow on the forward edge of the system. the snow turned back to rain over the pennines and we've seen a bit of a wintriness there in the scottish borders as well. it's really north of the central belt where we're likely to see heavier snow over the higher ground. overnight, it stays very cloudy. we'll see another pulse of rain working across wales, southern counties of england, and for most of us, there will be a lot of low cloud around. some mist and hill fog pretty extensive, but a lot milder than it has been for a number of nights, temperatures two, maybe as much as 8 or 9 degrees celsius towards the south—west. wednesday, damp start to the day across southern england, and for most parts of the country, i suspect it's just

chelsea are expected now to turn to the former psg manager thomas tuchel, but whoever comes to stamford shock at wycombe wanderers in the fa cup — but it took until four minutes from time to book their place in the fifth round. wycombe are bottom of the second tier but took the lead thanks to fred onyedinma. they couldn't quite hang on until half time though as gareth bale beat the offside trap to prod spurs level. wycombe held firm until the 86th minute when, after a goalmouth scramble, the ball fell to harry winks to put tottenham ahead. two tanguy ndombele goals made it 4—1. a trip to everton awaits in round five forjose mourinho's men. england captainjoe root praised his spinners for stepping up to help them win the second test against sri lanka — and take the series 2—nil. after failing to take a wicket in theirfirst innings, dom bess and jack leach helped dismissed sri lanka cheaply second time around before the batsmen chased what looked like a tricky 164 to win in galle. joe wilson reports. all around galle, between every coast, the world turns. the cricket spins. first, sri lan

chelsea are expected now to turn to the former psg manager thomas tuchel, but whoever comes to stamfordidge will find more often than not that reputation counts for little in the long run. katie gornall, bbc news. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are katy balls — the deputy political editor of the spectator and the broadcaster daisy mcandrew. tomorrow's front pages starting with... the financial times leads with moderna launching trials of a new vaccine — to tackle the coronavirus strain that has emerged in south africa, after warning that its existing jab is less effective in fighting the variant. according to the guardian, borisjohnson is expected to sign off sweeping new quarantine rules for travellers in airport hotels — as cabinet ministers rebuffed pressure from tory mps to set out a timetable for the easing of lockdown. the �*i' says travellers entering the uk face a lock—up to stop new variants spreading — though it adds the cabinet

what a night it's set to be at stamford bridge and a shame there'll be no fans to see thomas tuchel take already taken training and, covid permitting, will be in the dugout for the game against wolves. taking overfrom frank lampard, tuchel said he could not wait to compete in the most exciting league in football. barcelona fans may think la liga trumps it but it's the cup that's their main concern on wednesday. they're travelling to second tier rayo vallecano for a place in the last eight, hoping to avoid the fate of real madrid in getting knocked out by lower league opposition. wednesday will also see a key meeting of officials from the international olympic committee as uncertainty continues to shrowd the toyko olympic and paralympic games. 0rganisers have vowed to press ahead with preparations for the games, due to begin injuly. add into the mix a suggestion from florida's chief financial officer that they'd be willing to host the games if tokyo can't and there'll be lots to discuss on the video call, even if we're not expecting a hard decision on whether or not toyko 2020 will go ahe

chelsea have won for the first time under their new manager thomas tuchel beating burnley 2—0 at stamford unlikely sources, full—back cesar azpilicueta firing in for chelsea's opener in the first half. there was also a first appearance for marcos alonso since september and he got their second inside the last ten minutes. a comfortable win for tuchel�*s side who've not conceded in their first two games under him. i am impressed that we never lost the control, we never lost the courage and the confidence to impose our style and to impose our match and to impose our match here. i am very happy with the energy, even now in the dressing room the guys who were on the stands were happy with everybody. this is good because it gives us a good boost for self—confidence. let's get more reaction to that racist abuse received by manchester united's marcus rashford. it's been condemned by facebook, which owns instagram, where the messages were sent. they say they have shut down a few accounts. greater manchester police says it's investigating a number of hate crimes against united players this week. th

elsewhere in the premier league today, thomas tuchel got his first win as the new chelsea boss. up to seventh in the table and it's four points from two games for tuchel. i am impressed that we never lost the control, we never lost the courage and the confidence to impose our style and to impose our match here. i am very happy with the energy, even now in the dressing room the guys who were on the stands were happy with everybody. this is good because it gives us a good boost for self—confidence. leeds united fought back to end leicester city's seven—game unbeaten run with a 3—1win at king power stadium. marcelo bielsa's side stay mid table after the victory, while leicester slip to fourth. england's paul casey has won the dubai desert classic. he finished four shots ahead of south africa's brandon stone after a 2—under parfinal round. the four—time ryder cup player has now put himself in contention for a call—up when europe face the united states later this year. it's casey's 15th tour title. 15 winds is pretty good, i wanted 15. 2019 was the last, ijust wanted that to 15. it's

and coming up in sport on bbc news, after one training session, new chelsea manager thomas tuchel hasaken a point from his first match, a draw against wolves, following the sacking of frank lampard. good evening. the current lockdown restrictions in england will remain in place until at least the 8th of march, when schools in all parts of england might be allowed to reopen if the conditions are right. the prime minister, borisjohnson, said reopening schools any earlier could result in another surge in covid cases. he said data on hospital admissions and the vaccine roll—out would all need to be carefully studied before any relaxation was possible. by the end of february, the government aims to publish a road map for the gradual easing of restrictions in england. schools could then start to reopen from the 8th of march. once england's schools are back, there will be a gradual unlocking of other restrictions, as long as the data supported that. northern ireland has already extended its lockdown into march, and plans in wales and scotland are set to be reviewed in the coming days. our po

former psg boss thomas tuchel is set to be the replacement for frank lampard at stamford bridge.

the former manager of psg, thomas tuchel, is favourite to take over.

chelsea have won for the first time under new manager thomas tuchel beating burnley 2—0 at stamford bridgeo unlikely sources — fullback cesar azpilicueta firing in for chelsea's opener in the first half. there was also a rare start for marcos alonso who got their second goal with seven minutes to go. a comfortable win for tuchel�*s side who've not conceded in their first two games under him. who've not conceded in their first i who've not conceded in their first am impressed th the i am impressed that we never lost the control, we never lost the courage and the confidence to impose our style and to impose our match here. i am very happy with the energy, even now in the dressing room of the guys who are on the stands are happy with everybody will stop this is good because it gives us a good boost for self—confidence. the second of the day's matches in the premier league is underway at the kingpower stadium. two fanastic goals, leicester's harvey barnes finishing off a brilliant counter—attack for the home side and stuart dallas equalised for leeds after another impressive move. around an ho

and coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news: as thomas tuchel prepares to take charge ofhelsea, we look at the path he's taken to get to one of the toughest jobs in football. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. more than 100,000 people in the uk have now died within 28 days of testing positive for covid—i9. less than a year ago, as the pandemic took hold, the government's chief scientific adviser, patrick vallance, said 20,000 deaths would be a good outcome. but by the end of april, we'd already passed that number. the vast majoritiy of those who have died were over the age of 75 — more than 77,000 people. but this virus has taken young lives too, more than 1,000 were under a5. behind the numbers — the people. and the families still trying to come to terms with what has happened. 0ur health correspondent, catherine burns, has been talking to some of them. something really precious has been taken away from me and it's really hard. this is a life that's gone. and the impact is huge. i'm left now with a young | family who've got no dad. my life is destroyed, eve

thomas tuchel, the former paris saint germain and borrusia dortmund manager, is expected to replace him here's ourfootball reporter, simon stone. i think the team have gone from top of the premier league to ninth. they are five points of the top four, they are 11 points off the top of they are 11 points off the top of the premier league and they think the premier league and they think the trajectories down. his first season he qualified for the champions league, when the club were under a transfer embargo, so you have to say he did very well then. he reached the fa cup final, so that was all the boxes ticked for them, but then chelsea spent huge amounts of money, £200 million, on new players in the summer transfer window and they have just not played out, and as i say when the results turn against any manager in charge of the team at stamford bridge, they still find —— but they soon find that roma abramovich is absolutely ruthless when it comes to making big decisions he thinks are in the best short—term interests of his football club. it is really, really interesting in the season wher

taking charge for the first time since frank lampard's sacking — thomas tuchel�*s chelsea take on wolvess evening to remember the millions of victims. purple lights will also being shone on national landmarks across britain. a special ceremony will be streamed online to mark the genocide ofjews and other minorities at the hands of the nazis. our correspondent fergal keane has been speaking to survivors about their experiences. for holocaust memorial day, a special visit. so for me, this is a very personal mission because both my grandparents were holocaust survivors. sarah—jane burstein brings memorial candles to a survivor living in accommodation run by thejewish care group. how are you? so, so. nice to see your face in person. this is a day of great absences. it took me 50 years, 5—0. i kept on and on, i want to see a photograph of my mother. i didn't ask about my father. it was always my mother. stenka husselova's mother was murdered by the nazis. she survived and was just six when she was brought to britain as an orphan in 1945. i looked at this photo. um, and then i said, who is thi

and coming up in sport on bbc news: chelsea are set to name former psg and dortmund coach thomas tucheleir new manager, following the sacking of frank lampard. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at 0ne. the supply of coronavirus vaccines is now a critical issue as countires try to stem high infection rates. and the eu is angry because it says it's not getting its fair share. it's threatened to impose controls on the export of vaccines made within the bloc, and that could affect the uk's supply of the pfizer—biontech jab. the eu's health commissioner has criticised astrazeneca, saying the company hasn't delivered the number of vaccines it promised. the company says it's because of supply problems. what does it mean for us? well, the british government says supplies of vaccines are "tight" — but is confident it will receive enough doses to meet its targets. 0ur europe correspondent nick beake reports. the lorries leaving the main pfizer factory this morning bringing hope to the world. laden with one of the vaccines that will help transport us out of the covid—i9 nightmare. with su

thomas tuchel needs to negative covid to take charge tomorrow.points from safety. but allardyce's never been relegated and saved sunderland and blackburn from similar positions in the past: sam allardyce is a genius to take these teams when everybody believes it's over and get results and it happened, once, twice, three times, you can say ok, he's lucky but it's not the case because he has done, i don't know,how many times. sport england says it'll invest another £50 million to help get people engaged and active again. the main focus will be grassroots organisations hit hard by the pandemic. chief executive tim hollingsworth says it'll be a vital part of the recovery. one thing sport and physical activity can be is part of the solution. it can be there for people's physical and mental health, and we think the strategy aids the opportunity to create a real improvement in public health. and most important, what do we need to make sure it is in place for people over the next decade so when they want to play sport there is an opportunity in their com

the former manager of p56, thomas tuchel, is favourite to take over.ello and welcome to our paper review. ijust want hello and welcome to our paper review. i just want to remind hello and welcome to our paper review. ijust want to remind you, we will be looking at our paper review in a moment, looking at international and national papers, but we will come out of the early two special coverage of the start of the impeachment trial in the senate. that is the only time a president would have been impeached twice and the first time a former president would have been impeached as waffles we will have our correspondence there and constitutional experts to take us through the process and we expect that to begin in about 15 minutes�* time, so we will cross direct to that when that starts before that, though, as i say, some of the national and international papers with katy balls, deputy political editor of the spectator, and the broadcaster daisy mcandrew. i'll come back to both of you. —— welcome back. the international edition of the financial times leads wi

german manager thomas tuchel is set to take over.ople to work together as a group, as a unit _ people to work together as a group, as a unit. they are all very good, the ones — as a unit. they are all very good, the ones who have come through from chelsea _ the ones who have come through from chelsea and _ the ones who have come through from chelsea and once you have been brought — chelsea and once you have been brought in, particularly ones like timo _ brought in, particularly ones like timo wernerand brought in, particularly ones like timo werner and havertz, they have not been _ timo werner and havertz, they have not been playing well, no hiding that whatsoever, but it takes a little _ that whatsoever, but it takes a little while to get yourself into a new club, — little while to get yourself into a new club, a new country, a new style. _ new club, a new country, a new style. a — new club, a new country, a new style. a new _ new club, a new country, a new style, a new system, a new manager, and they— style, a new system, a new man

there was a first game in charge, for the new chelsea boss, thomas tuchel.kovacic, among those who went close, but the blues couldn't conjure up a goal. from now on we can go and every day we will help. i don't want to set myself a target to which time, how much time we need to adapt, because we have too as quick as possible. if we have too as quick as possible. if we go on at the speed it will be very quick. leicester came from behind to get a point against everton. youri tielemans, with the goal. that game finished 1—1 with leicester staying third. burnley scored three premier league goals, in a match for the first time in nearly a year as they came from behind to beat aston villa 3—2, at turf moor. chris wood scored the winner, they're now nine points clear, of the relegation places. below them, fulham drew at brighton. rangers maintain their 23—point lead, at the top of the scottish premiership thanks to a win over hibs. steven gerrard's side dominated the game, with alfredo morelos scoring the only goal in the second half at easter road. second—placed c

thomas tuchel has already taken his first training session as chelsea manager, having been appointedmanaged paris st—germain and borussia dortmund, said he couldn't wait to compete in the most exciting league in football. clubs below the national league in england will get ten million in england will get £10 million in government grants to help them survive. the money will help around 850 non—league clubs such as marine who play in the eighth tier of the english league system. the announcement will be made later today. long term, low interest loans will be made available to clubs in the national league steps 1 and 2, with the possibility of grants in exceptional cases. there are significant doubts over whether the tokyo 0lympics will go ahead this summer. the international olympic committee meets virtually today with the games, which were first postponed last summer, less than six months away. the ioc president thomas bach insist there's no plan b, butjapanese public opinion is reportedly swinging against the event being held. double 0lympic triple jump champion christian taylor is t

chelsea are - expected now to turn to the former psg manager thomas tuchel, but whoever comes to stamforded by chelsea — twice. he's now in charge of tottenham and they're in fa cup fourth round action tonight against championship strugglers wycombe wanderers. about half an hour gone and we could have a shock on our hands. wycombe have just taken the lead in the last ten minutes. fred 0nyedinma putting wycombe ahead. you can listen to commentary right now on bbc radio 5 live. england captainjoe root has urged his side to continue chasing improvements after an impressive victory in the second test against sri lanka in galle. their six wicket win wrapped up the series 2—0 on a fourth day where england's spinners turned the game in their favour. joe wilson reports. all around galle, between every coast, the world turns. the cricket spins. first, sri lanka were bowled out, partly by donbass. partly by jack leach. there were some fine shots and catches, he was under that one? relax, it is james anderson. great reactions here by jack crawley, the catcher. great reactions from the bowler. but wa

thomas tuchel has already taken his first training session as chelsea manager, having been appointed after frank lampard was sacked on sunday, with chelsea ninth in the premier league. tuchel, who's previously managed paris st—germain and borussia dortmund, said he couldn't wait to compete in the most exciting league in football. there are significant doubts over whether the tokyo 0lympics will go ahead this summer. the international olympic committee meets virtually today, with the games, which were first postoned last summer, less than six months away. the ioc president thomas bach insist there's no �*plan b', butjapanese public opinion is reportedly swinging against the event being held. there are also concerns over whether spectators will be allowed, and whether athletes have to quarantine or be vaccinated. these games are going to be different, and the ioc has accepted and cleared its own minds that they would be different. the question is, how different? spectators is one of them, testing is one of them, control of access, social distancing — it's not going to be easy, but it's

new chelsea manager thomas tuchel says he's not fearful of the club's reputation for sacking managersoint everybody expects results. _ that at some point everybody expects results, but honestly, iam that at some point everybody expects results, but honestly, i am doing that of— results, but honestly, i am doing that of myself all the time. there's a big game tonight, the champions liverpool go to tottenham looking for their first win in five games in the premier league. jurgen klopp's side have slipped to fifth in the table, only a point above spurs, and have scored just once in the league since that 7—0 win at crystal palace before christmas. the challenge is absolutely fine, always a challenge. it's all about how you approach it, and we are in it, and we are not happy about the situation but we think we can sort it, whatever you would say. and that's what we do. we will fight. england's cricketers are locked down in quarantine in india as they get ready for their test series. they arrived in chennai from sri lanka yesterday and players immediately went into four days of isolating on

thomas tuchel will take charge of chelsea for the first time, just a day after he was confirmed as frankoach to racial discrimination. the player education programme's being introduced by the professional cricketers association. in a survey last year, it found ia of its 2a black, asian and minority ethnic members had witnessed or experienced racism. former england player and nottinghamshire all—rounder samit patel says he's had to deal with it in the past. opportunities for other cricketers were going to be easier to come by than for me as an asian cricketer growing up. in my head, it was like i had to be twice as good as anybody else. i always had to put a lot of price on my wicket and i would have to score the runs on a consistent basis, otherwise i don't think it would have gone my way. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. analysis of the government's two main economic support schemes during the pandemic has found one—and—half million people who missed out on help could be included at a relatively cheap cost. the study — carried out for bbc news by th

following his first game in charge of chelsea, thomas tuchel says he believes his side can learn his and this gives me a very good feeling for the future. from now on we can go and every day will help. i don't want to set myself a target to which time we need to adapt. we have too as quick as possible. if we go on at the speak, it will be very quick. england's paul casey has got off to a flying start at the dubai desert classic this morning. he birdied the first, four holes of his opening round to go straight to the top of the leaderboard. even when he was in trouble, he managed to rescue himself and was five under after seven holes. but, just a birdie and a bogey followed which means he lies third, a shot off the leaders. england's cricketers are locked down in quarantine in india as they get ready for their test series. they arrived in chennai from sri lanka yesterday and players immediately went into four days of isolating on their own. the first of four tests starts a week on friday so players have been given work—out regimes to do on their own in their hotel rooms. jimmy anderso

thomas tuchel takes charge of chelsea for the first time this evening.you can see the work of the manager is coming through and teams improving their performances. but it's a realisation that this is football. manchester city are a point clear at the top of the premier league after their win over west brom last night but manchester united can recplace them if they beat bottom of the table sheffield united this evening. but their manager 0le gunnar solskjaer isn't getting carried away and reckons united still have a lot to do if they are to match the accomplishments of their rivals city and liverpool. we are not getting carried away, we know we have to get consistency and the results, performances. the two teams that have been top of the league the last three seasons, they have been amazing in many other seasons you would have won the league with 15, almost 20 points less than what they have had. so we know this is the start of something, we just want to be competitive and keep on improving. clubs below the national league in england will get £10 million

. —— thomas tuchel.rd. simon, thank you so _ over from frank lampard. simon, thank you so much _ over from frank lampard. simon, thank you so much for— over from frank lampard. simon, thank you so much for that. i over from frank lampard. simon, | thank you so much for that. simon stone, a football reporter there and there will be lots more on the bbc sport website about that story throughout the day. elsewhere... england's cricketers are on course to reach the 164 they need to win their second and final test against sri lanka. sri lanka collapsed dramatically in their second innings earlier this morning. spinners dom bess and jack leach did most of the damage. but it was captainjoe root who took the last two wickets. it's been far from straightforward for england, though, and they were struggling on 89—4 at one stage. but dominic sibley and jos buttler have held firm. a few moments ago england were 151—4, needing 13 runs to win. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. than

there was a first game in charge for the new chelsea boss, thomas tuchel.s morning. he birdied the first 11 holes of his opening round to go straight to the top of the leaderboard. even when he was in trouble, he managed to rescue himself. a few holes still to play but he's five under along with sergio garcia. the vendee globe, round—the—world sailing race, has been won by the man, who finshed third, but was given a bonus of more than 10 hours, for his role in rescuing a fellow competitor. yannick bestaven was declared the winner when he arrived in france this morning. he had gone out of his way to help a fellow frenchman whose boat eventually sank off the cape of good hope during the race in november. the leading british sailor pip hare is expected to finish around 11th february. it's time now for our regular "lockdown life" series — where we enlist the help of some familiar faces for advice and ideas on how to get through lockdown. today it's the turn of england's greatest ever bowler, jimmy anderson. he's currently quarantined in a hotel room in india af