the toronto wolfpack is the brainchild of this man.k is the brainchild of this manli like? better. the toronto wolfpack is the brainchild of this man. i was living in birmingham, looking through the tv, landed on the super league match and i was blown away by the action, what is this? then, as i was watching, i realised this is the most canadian sport that had never been to canada, so i left birmingham, icame been to canada, so i left birmingham, i came home and started a dream. despite starting in the third and bottom tier, there is a record team on board, and here is the stadium, the home turf, the pitch is covered in the harsh canadian winter. it is currently minus eight degrees. because of the weather they won't play any home games here until may. meanwhile they are training on the other side of the atlantic under the former great britain boss ray —— brian noble. unique, interesting, challenging. imagine the first conversations to recruit the first group of players. you know, approaching them and saying, there is a new team, come a

have you heard of a rugby league team called toronto wolfpack? no. no, i have not. ple ask me about getting tickets for it. i think it's going to be very difficult for the wolfpack to become part of the mainstream, especially right away. they are not going to play at a point when there is no other toronto sports teams playing. it's a pioneering project that will take not only rugby league to another level, another stratosphere, it will also change the way world sport is done on a professional level. the rugby football league have conformed to the bbc they are in talks with other countries about similar ventures. a sport long criticised for failed expansion could now become a trailblazer. that is at one o'clock tomorrow. it will be on the bbc news website. britain's mark cavendish has retained the overall lead after the second stage of the tour of abu dhabi. 0rica—scott rider caleb ewan thought he'd won the stage and raised his arms a little early in celebration. before realising he'd been pipped at the line by germany's marcel kittel. dimension data's cavendish came

have you heard of toronto wolfpack. people have asked me how to i get tickets. i think it is going to be very difficult for the wolfpack to become part of the mainstream especially right away, they are not going to play at a point where there is no other toronto sports team playing. point where there is no other toronto sports team playingm point where there is no other toronto sports team playing. it is a pioneer project that will take not only rugby league to another level, another stratosphere, it will also change the way that world sport is done on a professional level. the rugby football league have confirmed to the bbc that they are in talks with other countries about similar ventures, a sport long criticised forfailed expansion ventures, a sport long criticised for failed expansion could ventures, a sport long criticised forfailed expansion could now become a trailblazer. just time for some skeleton news, britain's lizzie arnold is fourth after the first day of skeleton world championships in germany. olympic cha

toronto wolfpack play siddal in the challenge cup tomorrow, live on the bbc sport website.s one of the markets that is tailor—made for our game. both canadians and americans will love it. free trial people last season down as far as jamaica so we are looking everywhere for talent and we will go everywhere for that talent. the limitations are the ones that they gain places on itself. if we are bit more courageous, we can certainly succeed in north america. that's all sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. some newsjust in: the woman who died yesterday after being hit by debris in wolverhampton city centre was 29—year—old tahnie martin from stafford. in another development, business secretary greg clark has been speaking about his meeting with the ceo of peugeot. he said the meeting has been constructive, and peugeot made clear their "approach is to increase market share and expand production, " rather than close pla nts". he was also told members of the vauxhall pension fund will be no worse off. plenty more to come in our business update. theresa may has hailed an

he is now coach of the toronto wolfpack, a canadian team who have begun life in the third tier of britishgland before playing the remainder in canada. they will have to fund their opposition‘s travel and accommodation. they play in the challenge cup tomorrow live on the bbc sport website. back to you. thank you. thousands of workers in japan had the chance to go home early today in the country's first ever premium friday, part of a drive to tackle japan's notoriously long working hours. all offices are being encouraged to close early on the last friday of every month. people dying from overwork injapan is such a long—standing problem that it even has its own words... a long—standing problem that it even has its own word... translation: extraordinary! i will not tell you what we are all saying in the newsroom here. it is of course 24/7 here at the bbc, and we don't mind! all very happy to be here. carry on watching, because bbc news continues in the coming hours, and i am on twitter, @ geeta guru—murthy. i will see you soon. twitter, @ geeta guru—murthy. i will see you soon. hello there. g

to rugby league, and the transatlantic adventure of toronto wolfpack started with a muddy success, as the full time pros of the wolfpack, recruited from three continents, were in west yorkshire to face amateur side siddal. and this try by adam sidlow made a little bit of history with the winning try as the canadian side won by “pg. london 2012 silver medallist michaeljamieson has retired from swimming. jamieson‘s silver medal in the 200m breaststroke was the best british performance in the pool in the home olympics. he struggled with depression after injuries and was disappointed with his silver two years later at the glasgow commonwealth games. he's now heading to guatamala to learn about yoga and meditation. there was a hairy moment for great britain's men's four bobsleigh team at the world championships in germany. the team crashed out in their second run. they ended up going head first into the wall, finishing on their side. thankfully everyone was ok. they won't feature in the remaining heats though, because their sled failed to make it to the finish line. that's all the sport, n

the toronto wolfpack have become the first canadian side to make it through to the fourth round.tive match against the west yorkshire amateur club siddal. and the sport's first transatlantic professional team did a professional job against spirited opposition, adam sidlow, who was playing for bradford bulls last season, going into the record books with the final try as toronto won 14—6. elsewhere, there were wins for whitehaven, haydock and keighly cougars. workington town are leading 16—6 away to newcastle thunder — that kicked offjust over half an hour ago. you feel for whoever was washing the kit! a proper yorkshire mud bath. lizzie yarnold has won bronze at the skeleton world championships in germany. before the weekend, 0lympic champion yarnold had been having an indifferent season since returning after a year out. she began the day's two heats in fourth place, and improved to take bronze. germany's jaqueline loelling won gold, with silver going to her compatriot tina hermann. this is what the whole two years has been about, coming back, and this major stepping stone of top

toronto wolfpack will compete in domestic english rugby league, starting today. of the sport this season, and their aim is to become a super league side inside five years. you can watch their first game on the bbc sport website at 1pm. meanwhile it was a busy night in super league, with five games. warrington were hoping for another win, after their victory over the brisbane broncos in the world club series, but they were left red—faced by castleford whose man of the match, zak hardaker, gave them the lead, and they never looked back. 30—22 the score. castleford are now top of the table. elsewhere, world champions wigan avoided a similar slump after their world club series success — they were 14 points down at one stage in the second half against widnes, but wigan won 28—26 in the end. leeds also left it late to beat salford, and there were also wins for huddersfield and leigh centurions — that was their first win back super league. lizzie yarnold lies fourth, going into today's, two heats, of the skeleton world championship, meeting in germany. olympic champion

to rugby league, and the transatlantic adventure of toronto wolfpack started with a muddy success, asthis try by adam sidlow made a little bit of history with the winning try as the canadian side won by 1a—6. there was a hairy moment for great britain's men's four bobsleigh team at the world championships in germany. the team crashed out in their second run. they ended up going head first into the wall, finishing on their side. thankfully everyone was ok. they won't feature in the remaining heats, though, because their sled failed to make it to the finish line. look at that. it looks pretty dodgy. painfully everyone was okayed. they we re painfully everyone was okayed. they were pretty inconsolable about not finishing as well. 0bviously were pretty inconsolable about not finishing as well. obviously the main thing is they are all 0k. it is like a pinball machine. that's a great description. what sort of speeds do they go? very, very fast! really quick. something that caught my eye, england are playing italy in the six nations. the commentaries on 5 live as ever. a little piece in the

the toronto wolfpack have become the first canadian side to make it through to the fourth round.club siddal. and the sport's first transatlantic professional team did a professional job against spirited opposition — adam sidlow, who was playing for bradford bulls last season, going into the record books with the final try as toronto won 1a—6. elsewhere, wins for whitehaven, haydock and keighley cougars. workington town are winning away at newcastle under, that kicked off just over half an hour ago. lizzie yarnold has won bronze at the skeleton world championships in germany. before the weekend they 0lympic germany. before the weekend they olympic champion had an indifferent season since returning after a year out. she began the day's two heats in fourth place and moved up the table to take bronze in the end. this is what the whole two years has been about, coming back, and this major stepping stone of top three. i am feeling really strange at the moment, on the verge of crying, but it means more than i can ever explain. gb men's four didn't fare quite as well though — they crashe