i'm tulsen tollett and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: controversy in the mixed doubles curling as the winter olympics get underway. spencer o'brien looks to make up for lost time when she heads out in the slopestyle snowboarding. and defending championjordan spieth sits seven shots off the lead after the opening round of the at&t pebble beach pro am. hello and welcome to the programme. it may be nine hours until the winter olympics opening ceremony but there was already action in pyeongchang on thursday. and there was controversy at the curling round robin stage of the mixed doubles as colm harrison reports. switzerland were leading 5—4 against china went to players, one from each side, mu keystone to see which was the next closest. as they did so, a swiss stone was azhar ali nudged and had to be voided, and it went to an extra and, with switzerland securing a 7—5 victory. they let beat finland to make it two out of two. south korea went up against china. after eight ends, the host nation had evened it to 707

hello, i'm tulsen tollett and this is sport today live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: j°y joy to jamie anderson in the snowboarding. eden hazard scores twice for chelsea as they move fourth in the premier league beating bottom of the table west bromwich albion and you see an opportunity and you take it — we've got a wonder goal from the asian champions league. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with the winter olympics with tuesday's action underway in pyeonchang seeing the mixed curling bronze medal contest kicking things off. but on monday it was the outdoor events suffering with strong winds impacting on many athletes‘ performances. those winds really affected the women's slopestyle snowboarding final, an event that was run as a straight final after winds forced the cancellation of the qualifiers. nearly all the athletes tumbled at some point as brutal sidewinds made jumps almost impossible to land. the defending champion jamie anderson played it as safe as she could and won with a score that would have only been good enou

but from me, tulsen tollett, that is your thursday sport briefing. european space agency — took a group of djs and their fans up into the sky, for a set in zero gravity. the bbc‘s tim allman takes up the story. studio 5a and the ministry of sound have nothing on this — an airbus a310 called zero—g. dozens of people from around the world given the chance to get high, very high, and not an illegal substance in sight, taking off for a whole new experience. music plays # we hit turbulence... music plays # let's go. usually the testing ground for astronauts, zero—g instead became the most exclusive and unusual nightclub in the world. # we hit turbulence... a heavy beat, but the lightest of party—goers. for 90 minutes, they danced, or at least they they try to dance, they floated, they spun. what goes up must come down, but this was one high—altitude rave, that blew people's minds. it was insane. it was so crazy. just floating upside down, and then steve aoki was doing flips down... it was just insane. it was insane. it was like all your emotions at max le

hello, i'm tulsen tollett. and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.he star on day two of the winter olympics in south korea, taking gold in the slopestyle snowboarding. no joy forjose, as manchester united lose at newcastle in the english premier league. and big wave surfing in portugal as 25 to 30 foot waves pose problems for some, but not for others. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start in south korea and red gerard was the star on day two of the winter olympics in pyeongchang. the teenage snowboarder won gold in the slope style on a day when seven gold medals were at stake — as nick marshall mccormack reports. it isa it is a mark of

hello, i'm tulsen tollett. this is sport today live from the bbc sport centre.cs this time winning the giant slalom the oldest and the greatest — roger federer celebrates his world number one status with victory in rotterdam. and tottenham are forced into an fa cup replay after drawing with a team two divisions below them. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with the winter olympics and day 10 is just underway in south korea but the news that austria's marcel hirscher won a second olympic gold medal with victory in the men's giant slalom dominated day 9 on sunday. he's been a dominant figure on the world cup skiing circuit but before pyeonchang his best olympic result was slalom silver in 2014. nick marshall mccormack rounds up the action.

hello, i'm tulsen tollett. this is sport today live from the bbc sport centre. marcel hirscher picks up his second gold of the winter olympics this time winning the giant slalom the oldest and the greatest — roger federer celebrates his world number one status with victory in rotterdam. and tottenham are forced into an fa cup replay after drawing with a team two divisions below them. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with the winter olympics and day 10 is just underway in south korea but the news that austria's marcel hirscher won a second olympic gold medal with victory in the men's giant slalom dominated day 9 on sunday. he's been a dominant figure on the world cup skiing circuit but before pyeonchang his best olympic result was slalom silver in 2014. nick marshall mccormack rounds up the action. his trademark start is brilliant, and powerful. listen to the sweet sound of him carving his way down the mountain. marcel hirscher already had 55 world cup wins before today that his two gold medals here strengthened his claim to be regarded as the b

i'm tulsen tollett. this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: david de gea helps rescue manchester united with a string of saves against sevilla as the opening leg of their last 16 champions league tie finishes goalless in spain. sofia "the samurai" goggia cuts through the snow and her opponents to win a first women's downhill gold for italy at the winter olympics. and defending champion, elina svitolina, is through to the quarter finals of the dubai tennis championships. hello, and welcome to the programme, where we start with the footballing news from spain that sevilla and manchester united have played out a goalless draw in the first leg of their last 16 uefa champions league tie despite numerous chances for a goal. club record signing, paul pogba, was left out ofjose mourinho‘s starting line—up, but an early injury to ander herrera meant the french international came on afterjust 17 minutes. but it was david de gea who spared united's blushes just before half time with a miraculous save at close range from a lui

hello, i'm tulsen tollett. and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme... 17—year—old american red gerard is the star on day two of the winter olympics in south korea, taking gold in the slopestyle snowboarding. no joy forjose, as manchester united lose at newcastle in the english premier league. and big wave surfing in portugal as 25 to 30 foot waves pose problems for some, but not for others. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start in south korea and red gerard was the star on day two of the winter olympics in pyeongchang. the teenage snowboarder won gold in the slope style on a day when seven gold medals were at stake — as nick marshall mccormack reports. it isa it is a mark of redmond gerard's standing in slopestyle snowboarding that at the age of 17, he was regarded as a favourite. when the moment of glory had passed and he was at the centre of the world's media, the youth was what struck. was at the centre of the world's media, the youth was what struckm was crazy, it was really wild to me that i got first pla

i'm tulsen tollett and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.ics get underway. spencer 0'brien looks to make up for lost time when she heads out in the slopestyle snowboarding. and defending championjordan spieth sits seven shots off the lead after the opening round of the at&t pebble beach pro am. hello and welcome to the programme. it may be nine hours until the winter olympics 0pening ceremony but there was already action in pyeongchang on thursday. and there was controversy at the curling round robin stage of the mixed doubles as colm harrison reports. switzerland were leading 5—4 against china went to players, one from each side, mu keystone to see which was the next closest.

i'm tulsen tollett. this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. manchester united with a string of saves against sevilla as the opening leg of their last 16 champions league tie finishes goalless in spain. sofia "the samurai" goggia cuts through the snow and her opponents to win a first women's downhill gold for italy at the winter olympics. and defending champion, elina svitolina, is through to the quarter finals of the dubai tennis championships. hello, and welcome to the programme, where we start with the footballing news from spain that sevilla and manchester united have played out a goalless draw in the first leg of their last 16 uefa champions league tie despite numerous chances for a goal. club record signing, paul pogba, was left out ofjose mourinho's starting line—up, but an early injury to ander herrera meant the french international came on afterjust 17 minutes.

hello, i'm tulsen tollett and this is sport today live from the bbc sport centre.j°y joy to jamie anderson in the snowboarding. eden hazard scores twice for chelsea as they move fourth in the premier league beating bottom of the table west bromwich albion and you see an opportunity and you take it — we've got a wonder goal from the asian champions league. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with the winter olympics with tuesday's action underway in pyeonchang seeing the mixed curling bronze medal contest kicking things off. but on monday it was the outdoor events suffering with strong winds impacting on many athletes‘ performances. those winds really affected the women's slopestyle snowboarding final, an event that was run as a straight final after winds forced the cancellation of the qualifiers.

hello there, i'm tulsen tollett. and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme... incredible crowd scenes, as wigan athletic win1—0 to knock premier league leaders manchester city out of the fa cup at the last 16 stage. why monday night football in germany is not going down well with the fans. and a dead heat, as germany and canada tie for gold in the two man bobsleigh at the winter olympics. hello there and welcome to the programme, where we start with the football news that english premier league leaders manchester city have been knocked out of the fa cup at the last 16 stage by third tier, wigan athletic. a flashpoint came at the half time interval as city manager, pep guardiola, got into a heated tunnel row after fabien delph was sent off for a poor tackle minutes before the break. and despite having the weight of possession and shots, ten man city saw northern ireland international will grigg strike in the 79th minute to repeat the huge upset, which saw wigan win the fa cup final against the same opponents in 2013. pure delight f

hello there, i'm tulsen tollett. and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.cenes, as wigan athletic win1—0 to knock premier league leaders manchester city out of the fa cup at the last 16 stage. why monday night football in germany is not going down well with the fans. and a dead heat, as germany and canada tie for gold in the two man bobsleigh at the winter olympics. hello there and welcome to the programme, where we start with the football news that english premier league leaders manchester city have been knocked out of the fa cup at the last 16 stage by third tier, wigan athletic. a flashpoint came at the half time interval as city manager, pep guardiola, got into a heated tunnel row after fabien delph was sent off for a poor tackle minutes before the break. and despite having the weight of possession and shots, ten man city saw northern ireland international will grigg strike