not 'ust representing wigan, ru:b means. notjust representing wigan, rugby league — means.ry as a whole, so take our hat off and hopefully they will turn up and do implode. the hopefully they will turn up and do im - lode. . , hopefully they will turn up and do imlode. . , ., , implode. the panthers have been caettin implode. the panthers have been getting around — implode. the panthers have been getting around this _ implode. the panthers have been getting around this week, - implode. the panthers have beenl getting around this week, enjoying the hospitality of manchester. guests are both city and united football clubs. this is much more than just putting tourism. tote football clubs. this is much more than just putting tourism. we lost a . ainst st than just putting tourism. we lost against st helens _ than just putting tourism. we lost against st helens last _ than just putting tourism. we lost against st helens last year - than just putting tourism. we lost against st helens last year which | against st helens last year which was a massive lesson for us. we are up was a

the wigan fans rise in triumph.at excites people at this game. i've always watched these games from many, many years ago growing up as a kid and it's a big game. you don't play for a world championship every day, do you? there is glory and revenge at stake for penrith. this time last year, they were famously beaten, dramatically, by the then super league champions st helens in their own back yard. alex walmsley was in the saints side that day and knows just what it all means. notjust representing wigan, rugby league and our country as a whole, so take my st helens hat off and hopefully hat off and hopefully they will turn up to our game proud. the panthers have been getting around this week, enjoying the hospitality of manchester, guests of both city and united football clubs. but this is much more than just sporting tourism. we lost against st helens last year, which was a massive lesson for us. we are up against a massive team as well, a good team that has been through a lot as well, so we're looking forward to th

wigan were world champions-— said no try, wigan were world champions. said no try, wigan were worldove working with, they never— champions. just a group that i love working with, they never give - champions. just a group that i love working with, they never give in i champions. just a group that i love | working with, they never give in and i think you can see in that game what means to them. the fact is we play penrith for another night, they never give in, but tonight we wanted it to be small. it is never give in, but tonight we wanted it to be small-— it to be small. it is the fifth time the warriors _ it to be small. it is the fifth time the warriors have _ it to be small. it is the fifth time the warriors have won _ it to be small. it is the fifth time the warriors have won the i it to be small. it is the fifth time i the warriors have won the prize. but it was a record. this was a victory not just for it was a record. this was a victory notjust for wigan, but it was a record. this was a victory not just for wigan, but for super league. joe lyn5key, bbc news. what a win for wig

wigan's golden age. the wigan fans rise _ in 1991. wigan's golden age.are excited about this game. i have always watch these games. — about this game. i have always watch these games, many _ about this game. i have always watch these games, many years _ about this game. i have always watch these games, many years ago - about this game. i have always watch i these games, many years ago growing up these games, many years ago growing up as a _ these games, many years ago growing up as a kid. _ these games, many years ago growing up as a kid, you know, it is a big game _ up as a kid, you know, it is a big game you — up as a kid, you know, it is a big game. you don't play for a world championship every day, do you? for penrith, championship every day, do you? penrith, there championship every day, do you? fr?" penrith, there is perth glory and revenge at stake. this time last year, they were beaten famously, dramatically, by then super league champions st helens in their own backyard. alex walmsley was in the sense' side that day, and knows what it all means.

wigan are winning a—0 at the moment to penrith.penrith, are hoping to avenge last year's defeat, when they were beaten by st helens by a dramatic golden point. i3 13 minutes on the clock there, wigan leading so far. cricket now. a stunning bowling performance from shoaib bashir has put england in control of the fourth test against india. resuming the second day in ranchi on 302 for 7, england added another half century before being bowled out, with joe root finishing unbeaten on 122. india's innings didn't start well when they lost rohit sharma tojimmy anderson early — then bashir took over the ball, taking the next four wickets with impressive figures to leave india trailing england by ba runs with three wickets remaining. day three starts in about six hours' time. at the six nations, scotland are celebrating once again, after they won the calcutta cup against england for the fourth time in a row — the first time they've done that since 1896. 30—2i was the score at murrayfield, but they had to come from behind for victory, as engl

it's a winning start for the defending champion wigan warriors in the super league and we'll have actionrom the uk indoor championships — with amy hunt among the winners in birmingham. hello there, and welcome along to sportsday on saturday. a busy afternoon in the football to come. but we start with cricket. and england have a hugejob on their hands, if they're stop india winning the 3rd test in rajkot. a poor performance with the bat, coupled with india finding their rhythm, leaves ben stokes�* side needing a record pursuit in india to pull off the unthinkable. patrick geary reports. india had 11 men on the field but weren't entirely whole. star spinner ravichandran ashwin had been called away for a family emergency. by sport's ruthless logic, england had a chance. one they contrived not to take. joe root�*s scoop, the first shovel in a deepening hole. the game turned. jonny bairstow scored none. ben duckett, 153 a masterpiece, until the brush slipped. an innings ofjoy and one big regret. ben stokes leads this team by example, with hope and blue sky thinking. but there is a hitch. out

it isa it is a try. 2a—a to wigan there now as we catch that much.nst defending campions exeter chiefs at kingsholm. josh hathaway with the pick of them. chiefs responded in the second half, but gloucester held on to win17—1a and will face either championship side ealing trailfinders or leicester tigers in the final who play tomorrow. there are two games today in the celtic challenge cup women's rugby tournament. it ended all square in the top of the table clash between edinburgh and irish wolfhounds. with 20 minutes remaining at hive stadium, edinburgh were beating wolfhounds by 26—12 thanks this try by alex stewart. but the visitors mounted an incredible comeback with katie corrigan scoring with just 50 seconds of the game left. the try was converted to level the match and leaves the two teams level on points. edinburgh play their final game against clovers in a fortnight. in the day's other match welsh side brython thunder overcame glasgow warriors at scotstown stadium winning by 2a—17. let's have a quick look at some of the other stories making t

the wigan warriors start their season on saturday.ith the world cup challenge against the champions. what of st helens? they won it four times before last season for the first time in a very long time, they are not red—hot champions. they were very interesting to see that shift in mindset for them. of course, this season as a backdrop of the new rugby league system which comes into play at the end of the system. it's pretty complicated but in short, the opposition leader is fading as a backdrop of the new rugby league system which comes into play at the end of the system. it's pretty complicated but in short, the opposition leader the london broncos will almost certainly be relegated whatever happens. it will be interesting to see the effect that has a other teams around the bottom. what about the fans? in truth, they have never had it so good. for a sport that has always struggled to get eyes upon it for the first time, super league is going to be shown live on the bbc which is a really fascinating and exciting development for the sp

and were actually beaten to it by wigan in 1991. and that�*s all the sport for now.ther people in that state want donald trump or nikki haley as their republican presidential candidate. the former us president is expected to easily overpower his rival, even though ms haley served twice as south carolina�*s governor. while admitting she is well behind, ms hayley says the polls show she�*s better placed to beatjoe biden in november and that republican voters should focus on that. the french president emmanuel macron has met agricultural union leaders afterfarmers stormed an agricultural fair in the capital. there were chaotic scenes when farmers clashed with police at the fair in paris, just before president macron was due to arrive. protesters were seen being led away after confronting police officers. farmers have been demonstrating across europe, calling for better income and less bureaucracy and complaining of unfair competition from cheap ukrainian goods. macron, seen here talking to the union leaders, called for calm — telling them that scaring people away from t

and were actually beaten to it by wigan in 1991. you don't get invited this game.d this rights, and to have a sold—out stadium, and obviously the world cup challenge went quiet for a few years with covid. i think it is back in its rightful place. and that's all the sport for now. the labour party has called for conservative mp lee anderson to lose the whip — that is, to be effectively expelled from the party — over what it described as "islamophobic" comments about the mayor of london, sadiq khan. mr anderson told gb news that islamists had "got control" of mr khan and he had "given our capital city away to his mates". a conservative source told the bbc that mr anderson was "simply making the point" that mr khan had "failed to get a grip on appalling islamist marches" in london. well, in the last hour, london's mayor sadiq khan has responded to the comments made by conservative mp lee anderson these comments from a senior conservative anti—muslim and are racist. we've seen in the last two days confirmation that over the last few months there's been an increase in a

wigan are leading 16—12 in the second half. to avenge last year's dramatic golden point defeat to st helens. a stunning bowling performance from shoaib bashir has put england in control of the fourth test against india. resuming the second day in ranchi on 302—7, england added another half century before being bowled out, with joe root finishing unbeaten on 122. india's innings didn't start well when they lost rohit sharma tojimmy anderson early, then bashir took over the ball, taking the next four wickets with impressive figures to leave india trailing england by 134 runs with three wickets remaining. i think we are in for a very exciting test match. yes, it has offered something different from the first three games, definitely, but we will see how things unfold. we just have to continue keep backing up just have to continue keep backing up two very good days of cricket. at the six nations, scotland are celebrating once again, after they won the calcutta cup against england for the fourth time in a row — the first time they've

still, there is plenty more to discuss, like who can stop reigning champions wigan or current world clubp this year is london. the broncos back once again as the sports tries to crack the capital conundrum. the season, though, begins in more traditional surroundings, a hull derby — kicking off a super league commanding more attention than ever before. adam wild, bbc news. a quick recap on our top story — crystal palace have today cancelled their scheduled press conference — after the club said manager roy hodgson was taken ill during their morning training session. it comes after much speculation that the club are set to sack him. you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website — that's bbc.co.uk/sport. from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. you're watching bbc news. i'm tanya beckett. the uk's most recent gdp figures show the uk entered recession in 2023. the last time the uk's economy was in recession was 2020, during the covid pandemic. gdp shrank by 0.3% in the last three months of 2023 — october to december. that follo

wigan warriors have their eyes on a slice of rugby league history this weekend as they take on australianng to win the world club challenge and earn the accolade of the best rugby league side on the planet. the warriors earned their shot by defeating catalans dragons in last year's super league grand final to become super league champions for the first time since 2018. as soon as the grand final was won last year, all attention shifted to this. it was the first thing players were asking, could we go to australia and play penrith? they are coming to us, it is not australia, but it means we get the chance to play, you don't often get a chance to play in such a big game in front of your home crowd normally. these sort of fixtures are in neutral stadiums. it is a different challenge for both teams and it helps us to play at our home stadium in front of our home fans. they are a formidable outfit and i'm sure they will relish the challenge. the fact it will be on bbc this weekend is fantastic. there feels a lot of positivity around the sport at the moment and this is our opportunity to showcas

we saw some pictures from wigan casino. the other - hall. we saw some pictures from wigan casino.there, i don't do that much any more. a team of attendance would be waiting —— leading me away to waiting paramedics! there were a lot of young people in the audience. i'm hoping that happens again. it is a baton. it gets handed again. people here these records. they hear their mum and dad to play them. they think, what is this great music? it is impossible music to be immune to. totally. we were talking about some of the dancing yesterday on the programme because the actor vicky mcclure and her husband johnny owen are launching day discos for older people who maybe don't want to stay out at night to light, you can dance on boogie during the day? in out at night to light, you can dance on boogie during the day?- on boogie during the day? in some wa s, this on boogie during the day? in some ways. this was _ on boogie during the day? in some ways, this was the _ on boogie during the day? in some ways, this was the antithesis - on boogie during the day? in some ways, this was the antithes

the match is live from wigans dw stadium tomorrow night on bbc2 as the pair vye for the title of thee are gratefulfor their whenever the game comes around and we are grateful for their support and they are therefore any big game. i am sure it will be the same this weekend and it is going to make for an unbelievable atmosphere. so, yeah, really looking forward to it. you don't get invited to this game put up _ you don't get invited to this game put up you — you don't get invited to this game put up you have to earn it and it is so hard _ put up you have to earn it and it is so hard to— put up you have to earn it and it is so hard to win a championship that ”p so hard to win a championship that up if you _ so hard to win a championship that up if you don't play well all the way through the year and then, you know _ way through the year and then, you know, you've still got to win. knockout _ know, you've still got to win. knockout games the semifinals and final so— knockout games the semifinals and final so both of us have earned this i’ilht final so both of us have earned this right an

this morning has been quiet serene, quite beautiful in wigan, with a few bright spells. area of low pressure, that will throw in some showers today, but you can see there are some breaks in the cloud to give us some sunshine. generally speaking, it is mild as well, but in the far north of scotland we still have some pretty cold air, so this morning there has been a bit of snow, but that will generally clear away, and for many parts of scotland it will be fairly cloudy, some showers moving in. some cloud developing with rain affecting some central and south—eastern areas, heavy showers into the south—west. maximum temperatures nine to 12 degrees, but maybe three to five in the far north of scotland. tonight, this area of rain will continue to develop and move northwards into eastern scotland. still some showers affecting the far south and south west. some gusty winds to go with those showers as well. further north and west, it is quieter, some clear spells, maybe one or two fog patches, and overnight temperatures down to about 3—7 degrees. this area of low pressure is sti

this morning has been quite serene, quite beautiful in wigan, with a few bright spells.n see the swirl of cloud here. this is an area of low pressure, that will throw in some showers today, but you can see there are some breaks in the cloud to give us some sunshine. generally speaking, it is mild as well, but in the far north of scotland we still have some pretty cold air, so this morning there has been a bit of snow, but that will generally clear away, and for many parts of scotland it will be fairly cloudy, some showers moving in. some cloud developing with rain affecting some central and south—eastern areas, heavy showers into the south—west. maximum temperatures nine to 12 degrees, but maybe three to five in the far north of scotland. tonight, this area of rain will continue to develop and move northwards into eastern scotland. still some showers affecting the far south and south west. some gusty winds to go with those showers as well. further north and west, it is quieter, some clear spells, maybe one or two fog patches, and overnight temperatures down to about 3—7

the reigning super league champions, wigan, are hoping to take the title for a fifth time, while the that turn out in numbers when every big game comes around and we�*re grateful for their support. they are there for any big game so i�*m sure it�*ll be the same this weekend and it�*s going to make for an unbelievable atmosphere. so, yeah, one we�*re looking forward to. and that�*s all the sport for now. thank you. more now on one of our main stories — the suspension of mp lee anderson from the conservative party. the former tory deputy chairman refused to apologise for saying that islamists had gained control of the mayor of london, sadiq khan. during a discussion on gb news about pro—palestinian marches in westminster on friday, mr anderson said the mayor had "given away the capital city to his mates". pressure had been mounting on rishi sunak to take action over mr anderson�*s comments. let�*s speak to miqdaad versi, a spokesperson from the muslim council of britain. thank you very much forjoining us on bbc news. i wonder if i can first to get your reaction to mr anderson�*s suspen

this morning, though, has been quite serene and beautiful in wigan with the few bright spells.irl of cloud here, an area of low pressure that will throw in some showers today but you can notice there are some breaks in the cloud to give us some sunshine as well. generally speaking it is mild as well but in the far north of scotland we still have some pretty cold air, so this morning there has been a bit of snow but that is generally going to clear away and for many parts of scotland is going to be fairly cloudy, some showers moving in, some cloud developing with some rain affecting central and south—eastern areas, heavy showers into the south—west, maximum temperature is 9—12 c, but maybe 3-5 c in temperature is 9—12 c, but maybe 3—5 c in the far north of scotland. tonight this area of rain will continue to develop and move northward into eastern scotland. still some showers affecting the far south and south—west, some gusty winds to go with the showers as well. further north and west a little quieter, some clear spells, may one or two fog patches and overnight temperatures dow

they've signed a three—year deal and will show a total of 15 matches this season starting with wigan�inal. and the harry sunderland trophy for the man of the match, has been renamed the rob burrow award, after the former leeds scrum—half who won eight grand finals and was the first man to win the sunderland trophy twice. he was awarded a cbe in the new year honours list for services to motor neurone disease awareness. he was diagnosed with the disease five years ago. then mcguire former team—mate, being given the honour of presenting the first rubber row trophy, we are all really delighted that it's rob's name that's going to be on there, i think he'd be really honoured, really proud. it really shines to him as a character and we are of the moon. it'll be a new one, i the previous house of the trophy was quite modest, it was small. but it didn't lack prestige, you know, it's the value of what it means, the symbolism and i think that personifies robbie in himself as well. he was an absolute champion in his fight against mnd in recent years. his physical expression on the field which ha

luke littler�*s done it again — he's hit a nine dart finish at the players championship in wigan.nst nathan aspinall at the bahrain masters. neil robertson is through to the second round of the welsh 0pen. he beatjackson page by four frames to one. elsewhere, there were also wins for ding junhui and mark williams. next on the programme, fernando alonso says he has no advice for his one—time team—mate lewis hamilton — but reckons his move to ferrari after next season could turn the italian team into championship contenders. alonso, the two—time world champion who's 43 now, hasn't ruled out interest in what will be a spare seat at mercedez, but says his priority is aston martin going into this preseason. ahead of their new car launch he's been speaking to ben croucher. how excited are you then for the new season? the new car? yeah, it is also very exciting time of the year when you discover the new car and you drive it for the first time and you have the first feeling. this is going to be very, very competitive, there are a lot of teams in contention for the podium. until you put th

in rugby league super league wigan warriors got their campaign off to full advantage over a first—half, the first the maximum break of the tournament. martin o'donnell reach the final having had a terrific break of 126 to reach his first ranking final, stay across that final on the bbc sport website and iplayer from 12:45 this afternoon. the opening day of the new netball super league season saw wins for severn stars and team bath, while saracens mavericks drew 48—a8 with cardiff dragons. manchester thunder, semifinalists last season, beat london pulse 56—40. some clever play, led by imogen alisson on her debut, led to this basket by lois pearson. thunder second in the table, behind severn stars after the first matches. defending champions loughborough lightning are third after also starting with a win over surrey storm, 63—50. lightning held a slender 2—point lead at half—time, but made their dominance count in the second half. keep in the second half. across the net for on bbc sport. keep across the net for on bbc sport. thank you, we will speak to you later this morning. we will be

wigan warriors have their eyes on more rugby league glory this weekend.potentially thundery in scotland. temperatures are going to change in the next few days but i will have more on that later in the programme. it's tuesday the 20th february. a row has deepened between the business secretary, kemi badenoch, and the former post office chair, henry staunton, after he claimed he'd been told to stall compensation payments to victims of the horizon it scandal. ms badenoch, who sacked mr staunton last month, said the claims were completely false, but last night he said he's standing by his statements. aruna iyengar has the latest. it's another installment in the post office drama, this time starring henry staunton, the recently sacked chairman, and kemi badenoch, the business secretary. here he was being questioned by mps. he became chair of the post office only at the end of 2022, but was sacked by ms badenoch last month in the aftermath of the horizon scandal. he's not going down without a fight. he says ms badenoch told him someone had to take the rap for t

sam burgess is the new warrington coach. —— super league champions wigan.th lots of sport going on but of course it's the weekend so why wouldn't they be? it 745 and everyone has all of the weather details.— 745 and everyone has all of the weather details. ,., ., ., ~ , weather details. good morning. a bit of a mixed bag _ weather details. good morning. a bit of a mixed bag over _ weather details. good morning. a bit of a mixed bag over the _ weather details. good morning. a bit of a mixed bag over the next - weather details. good morning. a bit of a mixed bag over the next couple l of a mixed bag over the next couple of a mixed bag over the next couple of days. this morning is actually not looking too bad for most of us with these clouds thickening through the course of the morning into the afternoon and then i think on the evening, a lot of us are in for rain and really, it will be quite heavy. this weather front is approaching us right now so ahead of it, the skies are still clear or at least the clouds are pretty thin so we're not getting much rainfall

see also lots of deprivation in the outer london, uh, outer manchester boroughs like wigan and oldhamway to and rochdale. uh, but the way to bnng and rochdale. uh, but the way to bring uh, to, you know, uh, level up, uh, the north is not to invest money into manchester united. i mean, you know, my fellow fans will be annoyed with me when i go to the game at villa tomorrow . uh, but i think villa tomorrow. uh, but i think they, uh, they well, some of them will pretend to be annoyed. i they'll recognise i think they'll all recognise that it's just just barmy that to the government to pay to expect the government to pay for, the renovation of for, uh, the renovation of united's ground. i mean, if money's going to go into football, it should be grassroots football and it should be a proper fund to deal with the scandal of all the footballers, former footballers who are dying of dementia because of all the heading they used to do when they were professionals . professionals. >> that's a very, very important point that you've made. listen, if you want to see a wonderful, brand new spanking

he pulled out of the players championship in wigan whilst trailing 4—2 in his last 16 match because ofoo cold. but people quick to point out with a nickname the iceman perhaps that would be ok! and we brought you all the action from the super bowl yesterday, and the celebrations continued way into the night after the kansas city chiefs clinched the super bowl in las vegas. travis kelce with much to celebrate after his third super bowl victory dancing the night away with his pop star girlfriend taylor swift. the chiefs beat the san francisco 49ers 25—22 in overtime to become the first back—to—back super bowl champions in 19 years. we were saying yesterday, it is a team sport, but there really was the focus on two people and that focus continues. aha, focus on two people and that focus continues. �* ., ., , ~ ., focus on two people and that focus continues. �* ., ., x ., ., ., continues. a lot of fda, a lot of fda. continues. a lot of fda, a lot of pm peeple — continues. a lot of fda, a lot of pda. people love _ continues. a lot of fda, a lot of pda. people love it. _ continues. a lot of

. —— wigan.that moment?— the trip for us. talk us through that moment? ., ., �* ., ., , ., that moment? you don't have to be an exert in that moment? you don't have to be an exaert in rugby — that moment? you don't have to be an expert in rugby league, _ that moment? you don't have to be an expert in rugby league, you _ that moment? you don't have to be an expert in rugby league, you don't - expert in rugby league, you don't have to know anything in rugby league to appreciate the physical ability that went into that, the genius. that is what he personified. i remember playing in that game. it was a grand final, 2011. rob burrow won the harry sunderland trophy. he was the first player to have won it the second time, having won it in 2007. that physical ability there, and he tells the story a lot better, he's seen them looking a bit tired, and thought, i am going to take them on. i will either get knocked into next week or i will burn him. to me that personifies him. only rob burrow can do that. he

still, there is plenty more to discuss, like who can stop reigning champions wigan or current world club you can watch all of the highlights on the bbc sport website so you _ highlights on the bbc sport website so you don't need to miss a kick and if you've _ so you don't need to miss a kick and if you've never really got into rugby — if you've never really got into rugby league before, it's fast, furious — rugby league before, it's fast, furious on _ rugby league before, it's fast, furious on the hits are huge and i remember— furious on the hits are huge and i remember brian noble, the former gb coach _ remember brian noble, the former gb coach describing it as 13 players on each _ coach describing it as 13 players on each side — coach describing it as 13 players on each side running hundred metres but then being _ each side running hundred metres but then being hit by a baseball bat at then being hit by a baseball bat at the end _ then being hit by a baseball bat at the end because you are building up such speed — the end because you are building up such speed but then the hits are hum

>> i remember winning a winning deposit in wigan in about 2006. wow.and the incentive, of course, in those days come and have drink days was come and have a drink with know, i mean, with nigel, you know, i mean, you know, i didn't have a drink with all of them, but you need to get bodies. you you need data. if you're a punter living in a by—election seat, you will have 150 leaflet knock. i mean, 30 leaflets through your door. mm you're so hacked off with the whole thing to get people out on monday to vote. you've got to knock on the door and have personal persuasion. you need a machine. i build a machine. i raise money for by—election raise money for each by—election i who understood i got experts in who understood polling, focus, grouping . i made polling, focus, grouping. i made it a massive, massive enterprise and in the barnsley and in 2011, in the barnsley by—election, we came second and we never, ever came less than second in any other by—election. dufing second in any other by—election. during my leadership . it doesn't during my leadership. it d