clearly well— rested — george north gets a warm welcome from warren gatland as wales ring the changes women's day, we meet a female football coach making impressive strides in the sport. the head of world cycling's governing body — the uci — is calling for an investigation into team sky following a damning report by mps this week. david lappartient has told told our sports editor dan roan that chris froome shouldn't defend his tour de france title unless he is cleared of the overuse of an asthma drug, for which he had been given a ‘therapeutic use exemption' or tue. that would be a disaster for the image of cycling. 0n that would be a disaster for the image of cycling. on a legal point of view he has the right to ride but for the image of the sport that could be a disaster. i don't want to but our sport into trouble so i think even for him to concentrate on defending his own case, my point of view is that it would have been better for view is that it would have been betterfor him not view is that it would have been better for him not to write. back in britain the feature of sir david

coach warren gatland has made ten changes to the side that lost the last match against ireland.rlets flanker james davies will win his first cap. gareth anscombe is named at fly half with northampton's george north back on the wing. and finally, footballers can often get labelled selfish. but that tag can't be thrown at liverpool defender andrew robertson. the scotland international has thanked a young anfield fan who donated his pocket money to a local foodbank by sending him a signed shirt, but not his own because "no—one wants the left—back‘s shirt." robertson sent him a shirt signed by forward roberto firmino instead. robertson read of seven—year—old alfie radford's gesture on twitter and posted him a letter of thanks. robertson also wrote that foodbanks are a "cause close to my heart." before his 21st birthday in 2015, the former queen's park and dundee united left—back asked friends and family to donate to a foodbank rather than buy him a present.

ten changes, a big statement from warren gatland, backing his wider squad.ul because of the quality of the players that have come on, and he's right, toby falatau and liam williams back in at full—back. interested to see james davies, the scarlets open side, who has been a real nuisance around the breakdown, a quality operatorfor real nuisance around the breakdown, a quality operator for them. real nuisance around the breakdown, a quality operatorfor them. how will he go on the international stage? it'll be fascinating. wales will want to chalk a win if they can. stay with us, plenty more later. plenty to come from live here in dublin tonight. looking ahead to the women's six nations as well. 20 of action to come this weekend, with what is essentially a winner take all between england and france, both teams locked on 15 points at the top of the table. what a fascinating contest that be tomorrow. let me hand you back to salford now for the rest of the day's sport. thank you. back to dublin a little later. changing the shape of the ball and sportsday. now with

and warren gatland has brought dan biggar back at fly half for wales as they aim for a second place finishchampionship. he takes over from gareth anscombe, who drops to the bench. record super league try scorer danny maguire scored his first try for hull kr as they beat huddersfield 38—6 at kirklees stadium. ryan shaw scored two tries but it was maguire who scored the final try of the game. hull kr move up to 8th in the table with just their second win of the 2018 season. over to peongchang now where there's been disappointment for britain's wheelchair curling team at the winter paralympics. we will be hoping for medal success in the snowboard slalom. before that, the setting biathlon. earlier, disappointment for the wheelchair curling team as they missed out on a place in the semifinals. our reporter kate grey is there for us. may be snowing now, but the weather earlier today was murky and miserable, but it probably reflects the mood in the wheelchair curling tea m the mood in the wheelchair curling team camp. they had tough matches, first against the host nation korea ina tight first aga

coach warren gatland has made ten changes to the side that lost the last match against ireland.areth anscombe is named at fly—half with northampton's george north back on the wing. that's all from sportsday. a reminder of our top story... spurs have failed to make it into the champions league quarter finals after a 2—1 defeat to juventus at wembley. manchester city comfortably through. coming up in a moment, the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are caroline wheeler, the deputy political editor at the sunday times, and jane merrick, political commentator. thank you for coming in. nerve agents again. tomorrow's metro leads on the discovery that a nerve agent was used to try to murder a former russian spy and his daughter in salisbury. the financial times says the eu has ‘forcefully rebuffed' theresa may's vision for a brexit trade deal. the daily telegraph also has the story of the poisoned russian agent — it says pressure is mounting on the uk to take tough steps against the kremlin. tomorrow's daily express

warren gatland has brought dan biggar back at fly—half for wales as they aim for a second—placed finish he takes over from gareth anscombe, who drops to the bench. over to pyeongchang now, where there's been disappointment for britain's wheelchair curling team at the winter paralympics. their medal hopes are over after missing out on a place in the semi—finals after defeat to china. 0ur reporter kate grey is there for us. it may be snowing now but the weather earlier today was pretty miserable, which reflects the mood in the gb wheelchair curling camp. they have had tough matches, first against the host nation career in what was at tight game, a must win match for both teams. the pressure was on aileen nelson to get this one but korea came out with a victory and moved on to the final play—offs against canada and china, with the fourth play—off positions still to be decided. great britain needed no way to lose against slovakia beau britton worker stand any chance and it was another nail—biting match that went to an extra end and they even had to bring out a measuring device to see whose

started strongly and despite seat sin—binning is an being reduced to 13 players at one point warren gatlandlians who have lost 16ina reserve the italians who have lost 16 in a row. novak djokovic is uncorked in indian wells. he has lost a first set. some of the stories coming in, we are hearing the syrian government assault on the rebel held on clove of east and ginter is continuing as our strikes and fierce fighting on the ground and fierce fighting on the ground and the red cross say conditions the civilians are dire with the bodies of the dead left to rot under the rubble as the army tightens its grip on the region. a private turkish plane flying from united arab emirates to istanbul bus crashed near the arabian city. all eight passengers and three crew on board have been killed. turkish media are reporting the passengers were a group of friends returning from a hen party in dubai. the french far right leader marine le pen has proposed a new name for our national front party as she seeks to distance it from its racist past. she wants to change it to national you in. party members have ag

and warren gatland has brought dan biggar back at fly—half for wales as they aim for a second—place finishe, who drops to the bench. it was a good day for the irish trainers at cheltenham, winning six of the seven races. penhill — ridden by paul townend — won the big race of the day, the stayers hurdle. the 12—to—1 shot saw off the challenge of supasundae to become the sixth win at this year's festival for trainer willie mullins. mullins later had another success to become the leading cheltenham festival trainer overall with 61 victories. when you start training in ireland you want to get one winner in cheltenham and you don't ever dream you will become the leading horse trainer at cheltenham ever so this comes as a huge surprise but i'm delighted. tiger woods has continued his comeback today at the arnold palmer invitational. woods has been in fine form and this putt on the 7th was one of a number of highlights from his li—under par 68. it leaves him joint second behind the overall leaderjimmy walker. but it's been a while since we've seen a smile like that from the former world number on

coming up on sportsday on bbc news: the wales head coach warren gatland has made ten changes to his sideeting with italy. taulupe faletau returns at no.8 to captain the side. the head of world cycling's governing body, the uci, is calling for an investigation into team sky following a damning report by mps this week. david lappartient has told the bbc that the findings of the inquiry into doping in sport were "u na cce pta ble" and "could affect the global credibility" cycling. the report accused team sky and sir bradley wiggins of having "crossed an ethical line" by using drugs allowed under anti—doping rules to enhance performance, instead of just for medical purposes. from switzerland, here's our sports editor dan roan. they may be the dominant force in cycling but the pressure is on team sky. today, they tried to focus on their latest race in italy, but it's the way they've won in the past that's under scrutiny. team sky have admitted mistakes following this week's damning report by a parliamentary committee, but today the most powerful figure in the sport told me that wasn't good en

coach warren gatland has made ten changes to the side that lost the last match to ireland.vies will win his first cap. gareth anscombe is named at fly—half with northampton's george north selected on the right wing. sir bradley wiggins and former team sky doctor richard freeman need to "come forward and tell the truth" according to the team's ex—coach shane sutton. an mps‘ report says team sky "crossed an ethical line" by using drugs allowed under anti—doping rules to enhance performance instead of just for medical purposes. wiggins was named but has told the bbc he's done nothing wrong. sutton, who gave evidence to the digital, culture, media and sport select committee last year, says wiggins and dr freeman "need to explain it all to everybody." liverpool cantered into the champions league quarter finals last night and it should be equally plain sailing for manchester city this eveing. pep guardiola's side have a 4—0 advantage over swiss team basel heading into their second leg at the etihad. city could still potentially win the treble of champions league, premier league a

warren gatland has brought dan biggar back at fly—half for wales as they aim for a second—placed finish happening today. in chelmsford pupils have been filming in the city centre, filming with homeless people. particularly poignant in that city because it was just last month in the severe whether that a rough sleeper died. they have interviewing some people on the streets and in their words, they want to put a face to the crisis of homelessness. in a high school in norfolk they have been looking at what life is like in a rural school, looking at transport, the environment, and that mental health. in suffolk we have westerly middle school, and this sounds like fun, the pupils there have been interviewing one of the parents who has just bought themselves a brand—new electric car. a snapshot of the schools across the region. and some older students have been producing their own reports. that's what i was mentioning with the bbc sports team who have been working with two students in norwich. one student decided he wanted to make a film about the safety of school by film about the safety of

warren gatland has made ten changes to the side that lost against ireland.s people queuing up, to use his taxis. it isa it is a great story. be with you in a moment. victoria, these potholes seem to be causing misery. you make it sound as if we are the pothole region in the country, not every region in the country, not every region has a reg. reg windsor is a man on a mission, he has filled in 200 potholes suffer and he isn‘t going to stop, the self—styled vigilantes has going to stop, the self—styled vigila ntes has been going to stop, the self—styled vigilantes has been out and about fixing potholes all over it and abbott and demand on his services are sure to increase. he is a former builder, works out of his smart card, as all the gear, says even has sponsors who provide him with tarmac and other materials. he says he started because he had a pothole, 17 months later it was still not filled in so he do matters into his own hands. what is the reaction been? mixed reaction, many people are thrilled that the potholes are being thrilled. the council is less