the headaches only continued when wigan began the second half like the third. gildart, this year.ey fought on, attempting a comeback. the gap was too wide, even more so when burgess got a hat—trick. what an afternoon for him. four time world club champions. in rugby union, the premiership leaders wasps lost for only the third time this season. on a day of hat—tricks, denny solomona crossed over three times in the first half for sale they remain 10th in the table despite the 34—28 win. wasps are 6 points clear at the top. in today's other match newcastle beat northampton to jump above them into seventh spot. scrum—half sonatane takulua scored three tries in the 46—31 win at kingston park.

they stay in seventh, while wigan are still second from bottom, five points from safety.ged with improper conduct by the football association. the charges come after the pair were involved in a confrontation near the end of huddersfield‘s 2—1 win in the west yorkshire derby on sunday. in addition, both clubs have been charged with failing to ensure their players ‘conducted themselves in an orderly fashion‘. british number four aljaz bedene has beat croatia‘s borna coric to reach the second round of the marseille open. bedene — ranked 51 places below coric at 109 in the world — won in three sets and will face the german fourth seed alexander zverev in the last 16. after great britain‘s men made it into second round of the davis cup at the weekend, it‘s now the turn of the women as they look to progress in the fed cup. the british team — led by new captain anne keothavong — are in tallinn. they‘ll play turkey, latvia and portugal in round robin matches. every year is an opportunity but we must give credit to the other teams, it isa must give credit to the other teams, it is

the headaches only continued when wigan began the second half like the third.on and they fought on, attempting a come back. the gap was too wide, even more so when burgess got a hat—trick. what an afternoon for him. four time world clu b afternoon for him. four time world club champions. in rugby union, the premiership leaders wasps lost for only the third time this season. and on a day of hatricks, denny solomona crossed over three times in the first half for sale they remain 10th in the table despite the 34—28 win. wasps are 6 points clear at the top. in today's other match newcastle beat northampton to jump above them into seventh spot. scrum—half sonatane takulua scored three tries in the 46—31 win at kingston park. the welsh open snooker final is underway in cardiff. the world number 2 stuart bingham started very strongly againstjudd trump, who is ranked 11th in the world at the moment. bingham raced into a 4—0 lead but trump clawed his way back onto the match. bingham leads 5—3 after the afternoon session. he is looking for his first ranking title since w

wigan remain in the bottom three.ns championships get underway this weekend. scotland and ireland kick off the men's tournament tomorrow at 2.45. before england play france and on sunday wales take on italy. our correspondentjoe wilson looks ahead to what's being billed as one of the most hotly anticipated six nations ever. winters evening west yorkshire. on stage the man who says he started it. joe stead first sang this in his by it. joe stead first sang this in his rugby club february 1960. # swing low #. it reached twickenham. the song, whatever its original meaning, is 110w whatever its original meaning, is now englandengland celebrating. in 2016 they won every match. —— is now england celebrating. they have huge motivation. it remains to be seen. it is going to be a tight championship this year. anything that comes up against england will wa nt to that comes up against england will want to try and take them at chris gayle. scotland starts confidently but play ireland, highly motivated having beaten new zealand re

wigan remain in the bottom three.nder way this weekend. scotland and ireland kick off the men's tournament tomorrow at 2.45. before england play france and on sunday wales take on italy. our correspondentjoe wilson looks ahead to what's being billed as one of the most hotly anticipated six nations ever. winters evening, west yorkshire. on stage the man who says he started it. joe stead first sang this in his rugby club, february 1960. # swing low sweet chariot... it reached twickenham. and the song, whatever its original meaning, is now england's celebration. in 2016 they won every match, five more wins would set a new world record. yeah, but there are five other nations with huge motivation. who can beat them? well, that remains to be seen. i think it's going to be a tight championship this year. any team that comes up against england will want to try and take their scalp. exactly. scotland start confident but play ireland who are highly rated and buoyant, having beaten new zealand recently. wales are vastly experien

the history of wigan, there has been a few wins in this competition.. the final of snookers welsh open is later today with judd trump playing stuart bingham. trump beat scott donaldson six frames to three. a break of 60 in the 9th frame gave him the win. stuart bingham, the 2015 world champion, he was in destructive form last night — thrashing robert milkins by six frames to nil. the final starts at 1 o'clock on bbc two wales, on the red button and on the bbc sport website. cue card won his second betfair ascot chase, four years after winning his first. the 11—year—old was in impressive form winning by 15 lengths to claim his ninth grade 0ne victory. cue card will now head to the cheltenham gold cup nxt month. that's all the sport. now on bbc news here's maxine with the papers. hello and welcome to our sunday morning paper review. with me are the sun's deputy head of sport, martin lipton and journalist and broadcaster rachel shabi. let's have a look at the front pages. the front page of the sunday times plot by islamic extremists to take control of her

wigan wingerjoe burgess scored a hat—trick as his side became the first super league club to win the first quarter, the east leading in the game. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. hello there, good morning. 12 or 13 degrees quite widely on sunday. the north—east of scotland reached 1a degrees, air has come in from the middle of the atlantic and will continue to do so although we will see temperatures drop away from the north as we get to the latter part of the week. a lot of cloud out there. overnight tonight it will spill its way in from the west. some of the cloud will be quite low across western areas and there will be at least some rain to be had in the far north and west first thing in the morning. it will be a mild night. nine or 10 degrees, fairly typical for most major towns and cities. those sort of temperatures we should see in the daytime at this time of year. a grey start for many. the weather front is not particularly intense in terms of rainfall but there is wetter weather to be had and windy conditions in the far north—west.

joe burgess ran in three tries for wigan.t 5—3 down to bingham. the first to nine wins the title. i will be back with more at 6:30pm. i will see you then. the us defence secretary has said he doesn't have any issues with the press nor does he consider journalists the enemy of the american people. his comments come after president trump used the phrase to describe some us media organisations, which he accuses of broadcasting fake news. i've had some rather contentious times with the press, but no, the press as far as i'm concerned are a constituency that we deal with, and i don't have any issues with the press myself. the president's chief of staff reince priebus has been defending mr trump's comments about the media — but told nbc that he believed in a free press. ican i can assure you the president believes in the first amendment, he believes in the first amendment, he believes in the free press, i believes in the free press, i believe in those things. we don't believe in those things. we don't believe everyone is lousy in t

wigan warriors are facing cronulla sharks in the world club challenge.d the australian nrl champions. wigan are looking for a record fourth win in this match and it's going well so far at the dw stadium. they lead to 10—0. joe burgess scored both their tries. the first half tries which makes them top of the table over wasps. a close one between newcastle and the saints. there are by 32 points to... it is straight after half—time. that's all sport for now. you can keep up to date with all those stories on the bbc sport website. and i'll have more in the next hour. greater manchester police has launched a criminal investigation after claims that hundreds of forensic test results issued by a laboratory in manchester were "doctored". two men have been arrested on suspicion of perverting the course of justice. randox testing services in blackley analyses samples of saliva, blood and hair, looking for traces of drugs and alcohol. let's talk to our reporter philipi norton who's in manchester. randox provide scientific analysis of samples to be used in criminal

wigan the first english team to lift this trophy in five years.hing staff, the players have so much desire and guts and determination to get these winds. this win is all for them. in rugby union, the premiership leaders wasps lost for only the third time this season. and on a day of hatricks, denny solomona crossed over three times in the first half for sale. they remain 10th in the table despite the 34—28 win. wasps are 6 points clear at the top. in today's other match newcastle beat northampton to jump above them into seventh. there's a high quality welsh 0pen final with world number 2 stuart bingham facing judd trump, the world number 4. we can go live to cardiff. bingham started very strongly, he raced to a 4—0 lead, trump as you can see has fought back to make it 6-5, it is can see has fought back to make it 6—5, it is the first 29 victory, you can watch that much on the red button, bbc two wales on the bbc sport website. that's all from me for now. i'll have more in the next hour. thank you very much, i'm now being let loose on a football st

in the other game of the day, wigan warriors.res today into the next round of the challenge cup at haydock, rochdale, mayfield and egremont rangers. danny willett is well placed to win golf‘s may back championships. he will head into the lead with a three shot lead, after shooting his second successive 67. he made six birdies, including one on each of the final two holes. but it from sportsday, and if you have missed anything it is on the bbc sport website. that mac goodbye for now. good evening. for many of us, it has been a cold and raw day, still some snow in some places as we head into the night. quite low levels across eastern counties of england, and further snow on the peak district in the pennines. temperatures close to freezing, icy stretches around as we head into sunday morning. the best of the sunshine on sunday, reserved for the far north—west of scotland. a lot of cloud around come rain, sleet and snow and the focus for disruptive snow will be in the peak district and pennines. rain and sleet further down the hills.

wigan the first english team to lift this trophy in five years. guts and determination to get these winds. to get these winds. jo—wilfried tsonga won the rotterdam open on sunday with a 4—6, 6—4, 6—1 win over david goffin. it's also a first ever title for the french sixth seed at this event, having lost the 2011 final to robin soderling. the victory against the belgian third seed who was playing his second final in as many weeks took just under two hours handing tsonga a 13th career title... that is all of the sport for now. now let's just show you some wonderfulfootage of some now let's just show you some wonderful footage of some blokes. this is japan. 10,000 were wearing nothing but soon most i'll staff. to ta ke nothing but soon most i'll staff. to take part in a 500—year—old tradition. the naked man festival ta kes pla ce tradition. the naked man festival takes place every year, at a temple. these men have two scramble for sacred sticks thrown into the crowd in darkness. the winners who find the sticks are considered lucky men. not too sure a

fulham scored a 94th minute winner in their 3—2 victory over wigan.ve to third in the 2—1 away win at qpr. celtic are having a season to remember — runaway leaders in the league, and today they scored six against inverness callie thistle make it through to the quarter finals of the scottish cup. mikael lustig put celtic ahead before moussa dembele scored three — it‘s now hat—tricks in back—to—back games for the young french striker. kieran tierney added a fifth then captain scott brown rounded off the rout in injury time. also through to the quarterfinals by st mirren, aberdeen and partick thistle. ed united and clyde drew, as did dunfermline and hamilton. in the scottish premiership, dundee and kilmarnock drew 1—1. some more reaction from cardiff, let‘s hear from the losing wales captain, alun wyn jones. disappointed with the result, but people wanted to see us change and try to change, we have done that. the performance was there for 76 minutes, unfortunately, those four minutes, unfortunately, those four minutes eluded us this week. now to tennis.

champions wigan made a winning start to their super league title defence england's danny willett blewd to settle for share of fifth place in the maybank championship in malaysia last year's us masters champion had five bogies and finished with a one over par final round 73. the tournament was won by paraguay‘s fabrizio zanotti who carded a stunning final round 63 to win by a shot from america's david lipsky. champions wigan made a winning start to their super league title defence with a 26—16 win over salford. in the day's other game. last year's runners up warrington were beaten away at catalans. this try with the final play of the game saw it end 20—12 in favour of the french side. now, before we go have a look at these pictures. they're from the opening round of the air race world championship in abu dhabi. the objective is to navigate an aerial racetrack featuring air—filled pylons in the fastest possible time, incurring as few penalties as possible. you have to say it's quite a breathtaking spectacle. martin sonka of the czech republic won the opening round that's all the sport.

wigan the first english team to lift this trophy in five years.ossed over three times in the first half for sale. they remain 10th in the table despite the 3a—28 win. wasps are six points clear at the top. in today's other match, newcastle beat northampton to jump above them into seventh. that's all the sport for now. we'll have a full review of the papers at 11:30 but let's have a quick look at some of the front pages. the ft leads with the news that kraft heinz is abandoning its £115 billion takeover offerfor unilever, just two days after it made the approach. the is front cover focuses on this week's brexit debate in the house of lords, where some of the new labour grandees could resist the government's plans for withdrawing form the eu. the express also picks up the story, urging the lords not to weaken or delay the government's brexit approach. the nhs has cut 15,000 beds in six years — that's what the mail is leading with. the guardian reports that eu leaders are telling theresa may that, what they call, "blackmail tactics" will backfire on

they stay in seventh, while wigan are still second from bottom, five points from safety.rges come after the pair were involved in a confrontation near the end of huddersfield's 2—1 win in the west yorkshire derby on sunday. in addition, both clubs have been charged with failing to ensure their players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion. british numberfour aljaz bedene has beat croatia's borna coric to reach the second round of the marseille 0pen. bedene, ranked 51 places below coric, at 109 in the world, won in three sets, and will face the german fourth seed alexander zverev in the last 16. after great britain's men made it into second round of the davis cup at the weekend, it is now the turn of the women, as they look to progress in the fed cup. the british team, led by new captain anne keothavong, are in tallinn. they will play turkey, latvia and portugal in round—robin matches. every year is an opportunity, but we've also got to give credit to the other teams. it's an incredibly tough zone, and the way our format is, it's very taxing. it's days and days and da

the history of wigan, there has been a few wins in this competition.000 metre title at the birmingham grand prix. farah set a new european record, winning injust over 13 minutes. he says he is going to focus on road racing after the world championships in london this summer. i can't quite believe it is my last race. i have had a great career, great indoors. something must come to an end. it is weird thinking about it, thinking about saying goodbye, because i have had great support from everyone. particular this track, breaking so many records, and it has been amazing over the years. -- particularly this track. laura muir broke the british record, taking the title in the women's 1000 metres. she beat the previous best, held by kelly holmes. it was also the second—fastest indoor 1,000 metres of all time. we will put you out of your misery and stop talking sport and the fa cup and all that. we have the manager of lincoln city coming in later. it is all about the league, anyway. good, right. this is a serious weather story. four people have died as a resul

the history of wigan, there has been a few wins in this competition. or is any contact too much? according to the neurologist professor francis mcglone, educators who are too scared to even give children a reassuring pat on the shoulder are guilty of abuse. he joins us in the studio, along with executive headteacher of the education and leadership trust, patsy kane. this is quite a statement to make. if you were dealing with the teacher who was very cautious about potentially false allegations being made against them could unknown to them and say this is child abuse because you're not that you people? i think -- because you're not that you people? ithink —— a because you're not that you people? i think —— a people? —— pupil?|j i think —— a people? —— pupil?” think it is in a rational feel and touchis think it is in a rational feel and touch is very rewarding and reassuring for the child. now you are loving in a society where it has been demonised and our research and others have shown that the nerves in the skin that have evolved to respond specificall

wigan remain in the bottom three.dan evans is leading the side in the absence of andy murray, and he showed why he's currently the most improved player in the world. evans saw off the 17 year old wimbledon junior champion denis shapovalov in straight sets. but kyle edmund couldn't back up evans' success. he was beaten in straight sets by world number 133, vasek pospisil to level the tie at 1—1. the doubles rubber featuring jamie murray and dom inglot is on bbc 2 from 6 o'clock tonight. england cricket captain alastair cook has received his cbe from prince charles for services to the sport. cook received his medal at buckingham palace after a year in which he became the first english batsman to score 10,000 test runs. there is some uncertainty as to whether he will continue as captain after losing the test series to india. the british national cup diving is going on in plymouth this weekend — and olympic champions jack laugher and chris mears marked their return to action for the first time since rio, with synchronised

wigan are hosting norwich. wigan have only won six league matches this season.ss. british number four ali is better net has reached the second round of the marseille open. ranked 109 in the world, he in three sets and will face the germ and fourth seed, alexander zverev. after great britain's men made it into the second round of the davis cup at the weekend, it is now the turn of the women as they look to progress in the fed cup. the british team, led by anne keothavong, aaron tallin today turkey, latvia and portugal in round—robin matches. today turkey, latvia and portugal in round-robin matches. every year is an opportunity but we've also give —— got to give credit to the other teams. it is an incredibly tough zone. it is very taxing. it is days and days and days. it is not quite the same as a weekend home or away tie. it gives a different dimension, a different talents. but we have got a different talents. but we have got a great group of girls and a great support system around us. i'm really looking forward to be a part of that tea m looking forward to be a

elsewhere, world champions wigan avoided a similar slump after their world club series success — theys 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 yarnold has had an indifferent season since returning after a year out. she failed to improve on fourth place in her second run yesterday before the heat was cancelled due to heavy snow. germany's jaqueline loelling leads. the third heat gets underway later this morning. it's live on the bbc sport website and red button. britain's mark cavendish has retained the overall lead after the second stage of the tour of abu dhabi. australian 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. cavendish came in third to keep hold of the overall leader's red jersey. probably he was fortunately in the right positio

wigan remain in the bottom three.k received his medal at buckingham palace after a year in which he became the first english batsman to score 10,000 test runs. there is some uncertainty as to whether he will continue as captain after losing the test series to india. the british national cup diving is going on in plymouth this weekend — and olympic champions jack laugher and chris mears marked their return to action — for the first time since rio — with synchronised 3m springboard gold. the pair comfortably won on their first appearance back while laugher also won the individual one metre title. another 0lympic medallist tom daley won the 3 metres springboard synchronised gold with grace reid but was suprisingly beaten in the mixed platform event, partnering tonia couch. they make it look effortless. difficult sport made to look easy. the news that someone close to you has cancer is always difficult to hear, but it can be even harder to know how to act or what you can do to help. almost half of people in this position

wigan have won the world club challenge series for a record fourth time.the players have so much desire and shown such guts and determination to get these wins. this win is all for them. there was a surprise result in rugby union's premiership yesterday as leaders wasps lost to tenth place sale sharks. denny solomona scored a hat—trick for the sharks who inflicted wasps' third league defeat of the season. wasps remain six points clear at the top. elsewhere, newcastle beat northampton. late last night stuart bingham won the welsh open. he beatjudd trump 9—8 in the final frame to win the tournament for the first time. bingham had led 4—0 in the early stages before trump battled back to lead 8—7 in the evening session. but bingham held his nerve to take the final two frames, sealing his first welsh open win with a break of 55. i alluded to this in the last hour! at those world biathlon championship they had one of those anthem issues. this time it was for the russian national anthem. anthem starts. they all look a little bit confused. one of the tv commentato

the wigan warriors have made dance classes are regular feature of training for the 16 and 19—year—oldbout, i did not know. the boys probably thought it was going to be fun. but a lot of american football teams have done this. we get a lot of ankle injuries and this is one we that we are trying to prevent that. so have they enjoyed swapping the rugby boots for ballet? i was shocked and hesitant, but when we were told it was not a joke, we just had tojump in. but when we were told it was not a joke, we just had tojump inm actually gives us a break from rugby when we are training, it is good for your mindset knees. and everybody has noticed that ankle injuries strengthening. despite what a lot of people think, it is tough training. i have never had sore legs leaked after doing this. i am enjoying it. lam after doing this. i am enjoying it. i am always talking to my sister who does this as well. she has been teaching me things. it is good. and the ballet teacher hopes that more teams will eventually see the benefits. i have been working hard to try to look at how we have been getting inju

wigan, who won the grand final back in october, face reigning australian champions cronulla sharks.ester city, kevin cooke, and his girlfriend, jo ticehurst. we will speak to them in a moment. but first, let's take a look at how the team made their remarkable run. 0ver over the top for theo robinson. lincoln city through! in the dying seconds. a full out of possession, max arnold. it is a dangerous looking ball. it is an own goal. unbelievable. sean raggett! it was in! it is in, and lincoln city take the lead at burnley. joining us as one of the men who made that happen, in amongst the throng of celebrating people there. the managing director and the club's managing director, great to have you with us on the sofa this morning. met christian, a lifelong, devoted burnley fan. i know he wants to shake your hand. well done, mate. it isa shake your hand. well done, mate. it is a brilliant effort. if they were my team, i would be really excited. it is over 100 years since they have beenin it is over 100 years since they have been in the quarterfinal. a fantastic day football club, incredi

the wigan warriors academy team have turned to ballet training to help improve their performance on theasing their strength and reducing injuries. classical music plays. moves often choreographed in training characterised by light, graceful technique. moves like this are also choreographed in training and characterised by light, gracefultechnique. yes, there are more similarities between ballet and rugby league than you might think. and peel the foot off the floor and do the pas. of course it is easier if you are not wearing a suit. as soon as we got told told it wasn't a joke and we were actually going to be doing this, i just jumped right in. i thought it was for girls, but when i tried it, it was really hard. just like on the pitch the under 19s' hard work has paid off away from it. the improvement in such a short time, they're sports people and theyjust want to be good at everything, including ballet. this is alan, pianist and pioneer, the brainchild behind the ballet. we set it up with warriors. surprisingly they agreed which was incredible. we are off to see the royal ballet on th

rugby league champions wigan made a winning start to their super league title defence with a 26—16 winlans. this try with the final play of the game saw it end 20—12 in favour of the french side. ryan day will play barry hawkins in the final of snooker‘s world grand prix later today. day beat marco fu by 6—4, after coming back from 11—2 down. hong kong's fu hit two century breaks in the match, but day held his nerve with a clearance of 27 to seal the match. now before we go have a look at these pictures. they're from the opening round of the air race world championship in abu dhabi. the objective is to navigate an aerial racetrack featuring air—filled pylons in the fastest possible time, incurring as few penalties as possible. you have to say it's quite a breathtaking spectacle. martin sonka of the czech republic won the opening round. that's all sport for now. you can keep up—to—date on the website, and i will have for you any next hour. 1a retired bishops have written an open letter to church of england leaders accusing them of failing to fully reflect the views of gay christians in

he had no idea that bradley wigan ‘s was given these.trary to the sport. i think it is more correct to say it may not have been illegal. if you get an exemption by exaggerating your symptoms, that is not legal. we do not know that. it may be that bradley wiggins was entitled. would it have been different if a bradley wiggins and the team had been transparent at the time? he took it before the race because i had a problem. of course, that would have been much better but they would have drawn criticism. people would say, why did he needed four days before the race? they did not tell chris froome on any of the other riders, they did not tell some of the doctors. we touched this earlier in the conversation, the degree to which you as a journalist have the right without it the most powerful evidence to trash the careers of elite sports people. in the last six months, and very consciously trashed bradley wiggins. you said you do not wa nt to bradley wiggins. you said you do not want to hear any more about the tour de france victory because it

champions, wigan, made a winning start to their super league title defence with a 26—16 win over salfordf the french side. england's danny willett blew a three shot overnight lead and eventually had to settle for share of fifth place in the maybank championship in malaysia. last year's us masters champion had five bogies and finished with a one over par final round 73. the tournament was won by paraguay‘s fabrizio zanotti who carded a stunning final round 63 to win by a shot from america's david lipsky. ryan day is through to the final of snooker‘s world grand prix in preston. he beat marco fu by six frames to four, after coming back from 4—2 down. hong kong's fu hit two century breaks in the match, but day held his nerve with a clearance of 27 to seal the match. he'll play barry hawkins in the final later today. now, before we go, have a look at these pictures. they're from the opening round of the air race world championship in abu dhabi. the objective is to navigate an aerial racetrack featuring air—filled pylons in the fastest possible time, incurring as few penalties as possible. yo

wigan warriors have got the defence of their super league title off to a winning start.round of rugby league's challenge cup, amongst the teams whose names will be on the next round at sale. they beat pilkington wrecks. also through from the fixtures today at rochdale warriors, and egremont warriors. in tennis, at i was decided by a final doubles match. watson had given britain the lead, konta lost, meaning the doubles match was a decider. britain are hoping for the first win in four years, but that depends on the other ties over this weekend, with the draw taking place on tuesday. danny willett is well placed to win golf‘s championship in malaysia. last yea r‘s golf‘s championship in malaysia. last year's masters champion moves to the next round after shooting a second successive six to seven. he made six birdies including one on each of his final two holes. native river has beaten two rivals at newbury this afternoon. he was a co mforta ble at newbury this afternoon. he was a comfortable victor in what was an unusually small field of just three horses. the gold cup tak

champions, wigan, made a winning start to their super league title defence with a 26—16 win over salfordit end 2012 in favour of the french side. great britain have qualified for the fed cup world group two play—offs after beating coatia 2—1. johanna konta and heather watson secured the win in tallin by winning their doubles rubber. it means anne keothavong's team progress to a further play—off in april, which could see them reach the competition's second tier, world group two. gb fell at the same stage in 2012 and 2013. keothavong was part of that squad and desperately wants a home tie. i was just i wasjust thinking, i was just thinking, is there any way we can fix it so that we have a home tie? because i know as part of the team, two times previously, when we we re the team, two times previously, when we were able to get out of this group but we never got that home tie, soi group but we never got that home tie, so i am desperate to get this. hopefully that, you know, the draw works in our favour. hopefully that, you know, the draw works in ourfavour. i know all the girls want to perfor