wolfsburg pulled one back from the spot, that may yet prove important.r, after a successful trial in rugby union players. it could mean a big breakthrough in developments dealing with head trauma in sport. it comes after rugby�*s governing bodies face a lawsuit from retired players suffering with early on—set dementia. the tests are currently being carried out in a lab, and it'll be at least two years before the pitch side version is available. i have been working on concussion and concussion diagnostics for over two decades and there hasn't been a breakthrough like this, something that is quick and accurate and is measurable, almost from the point of injury. the fact is it is noninvasive and accurate at the same time. it is quite a breakthrough for this field of work. it was a day to forget for rory mcilroy at the wgc matchplay event in texas losing six and five to ian poulter. the northern irishman found water twice, the first one into a residential swimming pool when hooking the ball left on the fifth hole in austin and then he chipped across the gree

wolfsburg pulled one back from the spot, that may yet prove important. of the quarterfinals taking place right now, gulbis and the offence type between psg and leon, bayern munich leads the swedes to have his or it will have more football for you later. a saliva test that has been trialled in rugby union to help identify whether a player is concussed has been described as "game—changing" the three year study found that samples given by elite players were 94% accurate when predicting the outcome of the traditional head injury assesment, used to diagnose concussion. here's our senior sports news reporter laura scott. last chance... physically demanding, at times brutal, rugby has become a game of collision, not invasion in the eyes of some. red cards for foul play and players taken off after blows to the head during the six nations highlighted the issue of head injuries, but the way concussion is diagnosed in future could significantly change following a medical breakthrough using a solid —based test. this a medical breakthrough using a solid -based test-—

wolfsbur: walk for a while. , wolfsburg walk for a while. they ressed wolfsburg walk for a while. but they lapsed in the fence and kur stepped in, all of which left the opposition needing four unanswered goals to win. wolfsburg had become listless. seldom threatening. this was a commanding performance from chelsea, and kirby confirmed their place in the semifinals for the second time in three seasons. jim lumsden, bbc news. manchester city had it all to do to make the semi—finals. they were 3—0 down against barcelona from their quarter final first leg. janine beckie with the last touch here for the opener as they won 2—1, but it wasn't enough to overturn the deficit. naomi osaka's impressive 23—match winning streak is over, as she was beaten by maria sakkari in the miami open quarter—finals. osaka had not lost a game since february last year, and the defeat means she stays world number two, missing the chance to regain the top ranking from australia's ash barty. england batsmanjason roy has signed for sunrisers hyderabad in the indian premier league, replacing australian all—round

wolfsburg had become listless.finals. they were 3—0 down against barcelona from their quarter final first leg. janine beckie with the last touch here for the opener as they won 2—1, but it wasn't enough to overturn the deficit. naomi osaka's impressive 23—match winning streak is over, as she was beaten by maria sakkari in the miami open quarter—finals. osaka had not lost a game since february last year, and the defeat means she stays world number two, missing the chance to regain the top ranking from australia's ash barty. england batsmanjason roy has signed for sunrisers hyderabad in the indian premier league, replacing australian all—rounder mitchell marsh. roy went unsold in the ipl auction, but will nowjoin up with international team matejonny bairstow. the surrey opener is the 14th england player to sign up for this year's tournament — that starts next friday. and finally, the son of a former england cricket captain has hinted that he might be able to follow in his dad's footsteps. 18—year—old josh de caires s

wolfsburg pulled one back from the spot, that may yet prove important.ncussion and concussion diagnostics for over two decades and there hasn't been a breakthrough like this, something that is quick and accurate and is measurable, almost from the point of injury. the fact is it is noninvasive and accurate at the same time. it is quite a breakthrough for this field of work. it was a day to forget for rory mcilroy at the wgc matchplay event in texas losing six and five to ian poulter. the northern irishman found water twice, the first one into a residential swimming pool when hooking the ball left on the fifth hole in austin and then he chipped across the green on the 13th, where it eventually ended up in the pond. the world number 11 has employed a new coach in pete cowen, who looks like he'll have plenty to work on ahead of his next group match against american lanto griffin. british number two cameron norrie is through to the second round of the miami 0pen after a final set comeback against yoshihito nishioka. the 25—year—old was five games to one down

chelsea will face the two—time winners wolfsburg in the quarterfinals of the women's champions leaguenchester city, will take on barcelona, who lead the first division in spain, having won all 18 of their matches so far this season. wsl leaders chelsea start at home against wolfsburg, who were last season's runners up, and who've them out of europe on three previous occasions. —— who've been out of. the fa has apologised for mis—timing their calls to players who hadn't made the shortlist for great britain's squad for this summer's olympics in tokyo. birmingham goalkeeper hannah hampton was devastated to hear the news just an hour and a half before their wsl game against everton last night. manager carla ward said it affected her performance in their a—0 home defeat. the fa admitted it was an error and said they took full responsibility for the upset it caused. the list of potential players has been trimmed down before the final squad is named in may. still to come on sportsday... we'll hear all about uk athletic�*s new race equality network from double paralympic champion kadeena cox.

wolfsburg pulled one back from the spot, that may yet prove important.a tests for concussion have moved a step closer, after a successful trial in rugby union players. it could mean a big breakthrough in developments dealing with head trauma in sport. it comes after rugby�*s governing bodies face a lawsuit from retired players suffering with early on—set dementia. the tests are currently being carried out in a lab and it'll be at least two years before the pitch side version is available. it was a day to forget for rory micilroy at the wgc matchplay event in texas losing 6 & 5 to ian poulter. the northern irishman found water twice, the first one into a residential swimming pool when hooking the ball left on the 5th hole in austin, and then he chipped across the green on the 13th where it eventually ended up in the pond, the world number 11 has employed a new coach in pete cowen who looks like he'll have plenty to work on ahead of his next group match against american lanto griffin. two of snooker�*s greatest names will renew a rivalry that stretches bac

boss emma hayes described their 3—nil victory over wolfsburg in budapest as �*her favourite win'. 2—1 but the resolve began to dissolve when she appeared to have been brought down. up stepped harder against her old club and the blues began to thrive. they work for a while,

and here are the standings byer narrowly leading the league just 2 points ahead of leipzig wolfsburg and frankfurt are 3rd and 4th in the 2nd half check the very bottom of the league where things look rough for minds and even worse for shell cup where the entire coaching staff has been fired as the club tries to avoid relegation. a quick reminder of the top stories we're following for you here and be a new security forces in the on mar have you used tear gas to disperse protesters in the city of hong kong demonstrators gathered there and and in other cities despite a violent crackdown by the military over the weekend that is reported to have killed at least 18 people. coming up next on the w. it is business news with my colleague see fiercely to stay with us if you can with that because there's a word on the reopening of some businesses in germany like hair salons and garden centers vocals are certainly going to want to hear a lot about that in the meantime there's always more on our website d w dot com you can also follow us on social media including twitter and instagram at me of t

boss emma hayes described their 3—nil victory over wolfsburg in budapest as �*her favourite win�*.nished 5—1 overall. as jim lumsden reports. the wall that chelsea failed to scale. they had in a goalfrom losing the first 2—1 but the resolve began to dissolve when she appeared to have been brought down. up stepped harder against her old club and the blues began to thrive. they work for a while, pressing chelsea back, almost summoning a perfect response. they desperately needed to score but they lapsed on the fence and she stepped in it which left the opposition hitting four unanswered goals to win. seldom threatening. this was a commanding performance from chelsea and frank kirby confirmed their place in the semifinals for the second time in three seasons. so chelsea are through, manchester city though couldn't overhaul their first leg deficit against barcelona this afternoon. they did win the home game 2—1. but lost 4—1 overall. maz farookhi was watching at the city academy stadium city left themselves in far too much to do after losing their first leg last week 3—0, there are chas

there to continue to press despite the 1st listeners of trying to score against wolfsburg with even the post on the host side paul darvill i could hardly believe his eyes. this is actually when luck rather than doubled for sports lead with one of the few chances they created to millen getting on a planet. it was a reward for the team's phenomenal focus but also a kick in the teeth for a haircut who works. mohnish for the few defensive errors they made. that i now we have a horrible trip times about lynn tomorrow we have to build the lots up and get on to the next game which there will be less of as for goalkeeping beast count stones he's now gone 666 minutes without conceding 7 plus matches clean sheets is always a team and of course you need. to keep are these guys one of the best keeper in the business leader and. very good. at his. or every week uses the rare performing on a very high level and it's not just astounds the whole team is in top form and justifiably on course for a champions league place. hot for a weekend featured fake victories for byron and dortmund birds incredible r

meanwhile, chelsea won 2—1 against last year's beaten finalists wolfsburg — sam kerr with the first goalng day of the wgc match—play event in texas. england's ian poulter was a 6&5 winner over rory mcilroy, with the northern irishman mcilroy ended up in the water twice — including this one, that finished in a residential swimming pool. he'll get another chance when he plays his second group game later on thursday — as this poulter, who was more than happy with the way he hit the ball. i played well and obviously, you know, the scoreline's pretty flattering, to be honest with you, but, you know, i kept rory under pressure and i made it difficult for him. yeah, you hit a couple of loose shots, but, you know, putting the ball in pretty tight and, you know, taking control of a match... you know, i had to do that against rory. former french open champion jelena ostapenko is through to the second round of the miami open. the latvian had to come from a set down to see off the chinese wild card wang xiyu. ostapenko raced through the decider six games to one, and she'll now face belgium's kirsten

chelsea beat wolfsburg 2—1.err with the first in the opening leg of their women's champions league quarterfinal. good evening. after weeks of tension between the uk and the european union over the distribution of vaccines, a joint statement has been issued, pledging to work together to improve communications in relation to the pandemic. the statement says they want to "create a win—win situation, and expand vaccine supply for all citizens". it was a notably different tone to the one struck by the eu earlier today, when the commission proposed tougher controls on exports of vaccines, based on infection and vaccination rates in the destination countries. those plans will be presented to eu leaders tomorrow. live to brussels for the latest with our europe editor katya adler. those talks between the eu and the uk on how to cooperate better on vaccines are ongoing. as you say, thejoint statement vaccines are ongoing. as you say, the joint statement night was positive in tone but some eu leaders at the summit tomorrow

their 3—1 round of 16 second leg win, while others to go through include chelsea, barcleona, and wolfsburgd swiss hasn't played since the 2020 australian open semi—final but he was strong enough to beat britain's dan evans over three sets to move into the quarter—finals. it has been a long and tough road for me. i enjoyed no. i must say it's been a huge challenge of mine in my tennis career and to come back at my age is not something very simple, but i have had a wonderful team around myself that have always supported me throughout. and that's made it much easier. the players championship gets under way at sawgrass in florida later with rory mcilroy the defending champion. last year's event fell victim to the coronavirus pandemic with the northern irishman having won the event when last played in 2019. i guess it's just i guess it'sjust nice to be back. it's been a year since the world changed. i think everyone here, in terms of the players that are playing, are just grateful that we are back doing what we want to do, which is playing golf and trying to win tournaments. primoz roglic leads

third—placed wolfsburg thrashed bottom side schalke 5—0. won two and lost two with their final game next weekend against ireland in dublin. the title is beyond them but the victory scuppered france's grand slam ambitions. 0nly wales can do that now after they thrashed italy 48—7 in rome, scoring seven tries for their fourth win out of four. they now go to paris next weeeknd to see if they can complete the clean sweep by beating the french. sunday to enjoy with the families hopefully when we get back. we will get into the focus, shifting pretty quickly. it is cliched but there is plenty to work on because test weeks are special but next week is going to be special for a are special but next week is going to be specialfor a different reason. murray walker has died at the age of 97. affectionately known as the voice of formula 1, walker worked for the bbc and other broadcasters for over a0 years. world champion lewis hamilton has tweeted: "i remember growing up hearing your voice over the races. "you made the sport so much more exciting and ca

they won the first leg against wolfsburg 2—1.n playing about 30 minutes in the second leg in budapest. and it's advantage chelsea. sam kerr was brought down right on the edge of the penalty area. pernille harder stepped up and added to her goal from the first leg. kerr has just added a second herself. it's an uphill task for manchester city. they host barcelona looking to overturn a 3—0 deficit. i to overturn a 3—0 deficit. think we proved that we 1 goals i think we proved that we can score goals this season. we are right up there in goals scored and we are the first team in the league 250 goals so we are more than capable. we created a lot of chances against barcelona. we have given ourselves an uphill task but in terms of me being confident enough to say that we can achieve it, yeah. is it going to be difficult? of course, but we will be going for it. arsenal women will be on the hunt for a new manager after it was announced joe montemurro will step down at the end of the season. the australian took over in november 2017, winni

the ceo spoke from wolfsburg germany during the power day. >> our goal is to secure a bold position inlobal scaling of batteries. we will make charging as easy as fueling by strengthening our charging network in europe, the united states, and china. annmarie: joining us from berlin is matt miller, knows a thing or two about cars. this is a big expansion in ev's. are they trying to battle tesla and on the european market or is this more of a global push? matt: they are aiming to double tesla sales this year. it looks like they want the crown now. there is a lot of emphasis on the speed of this rollout. herbert diess is spending about $200 billion in total on technology, software, batteries, electric vehicle development and sales, so he's really serious about this pivot. he's got the most concrete plan of any major automaker in terms of the ev buildout, looking to build and sell 50 different models by 2030, but 2030 is a long way off. they are doing a lot right now in terms of ev, as they shared yesterday at their power day. annmarie: the question really is , you are obsessed with cars.

news channel, chelsea reach the women's champions league semifinals with a comprehensive win over wolfsburgd in the last four. the uk's new trading relationship with the european union might only be a few months old, but some businesses, particularly those that export to the eu, are struggling to adjust to the new commercial landscape, outside the customs union and single market. our business editor, simonjack, has been investigating the impact of brexit three months on. it's three months since the uk and eu went their separate ways. exports immediately plunged 40% in january as covid compounded difficulties with the new trade rules. three months on, were these just teething problems or something more permanent? meet exporters to the eu sarah and scott. over half of scott's sales of specialist gifts are to eu customers. complications with people, customs and logistics saw multiple shipments turned back in a chaoticjanuary. although things have stabilised, he's still facing extra costs and delays. there were teething issues, certainly. but they were just part of the underlying problems which

they take a 2—1 advantage from the first leg against wolfsburg but manager emma hayes expects the german three months after returning to full—time training. she stopped competiting after rio 2016 to start a family but made the decision to come back during lockdown last year. she'll partner polly swann in the women's pair in italy next weekend. that's it from the bbc sport centre. more ati:30. the health secretary matt hancock has warned people not to "blow it", as the uk enjoys another day of hot temperatures. yesterday was the country's hottest march day in more than half a century. mr hancock said people should enjoy the sun, but they should do it safely, and remember coronavirus restrictions. andy moore reports. it was enough to make you dance with joy. a wonderful spring day with some of the highest temperatures in more than half a century. and with lockdown easing, the freedom to go out and enjoy it. beaches were busy in many locations. this was rhyl in north wales. there's more good weather forecast in many parts of the uk today. but the health secretary is warning us not to abuse

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you can find more on all those stories, aswell the chelsea women champions league game with wolfsburgan commission has announced plans to tighten controls on covid vaccine exports. the move comes amid a row with astrazeneca over vaccine supplies. brussels has accused it of breaching its contract with the eu by delivering tens of millions fewer doses than promised. the trade commissioner valdis dombrovskis said europe had taken every step to act "fairly and responsibly" since the start of the pandemic. he said today's move was needed to help protect eu citizens we have today adapted to adjust the existing mechanisms. these are necessary to achieve our objective of ensuring family access of covid—i9 vaccines for eu citizens. going forward, member states and commissions should now consider two additional elements when assessing the impact of plant exports. first, reciprocity — is the country a destination which has a large production capacity, restricts its own exports of vaccines or substances? is it by law or other means? it may be appropriate to consider whether exports of this countr

chelsea's women will play both legs of their champions league quarter—final against wolfsburg in budapestf march. there'll be no crowd for the rest of england's t20 series in india. over 60,000 fans were allowed in for the first two but there's been a covid—19 outbreak in the area. it's1—1 going into today's game. jason roy has top—scored for england in both matches so far — but he's still searching for his first international t20 century. to score 100 in t20 format you have to be ultra—aggressive. you are looking at facing a maximum of 60 balls, really, and to score 100 you have to be pretty aggressive but more often than not you have to go up the gears, start in sixth gear up to the sixth over, then go down the gears and then go up a gear. so it's safe mixture of aggression and pretty calculated stuff, really, if you want to get those big scores. whisper it quietly but we could finally have the big fight between anthonyjoshua and tyson fury. joshua's promoter eddie hearn says they've signed a two—fight deal. when and where are yet to be determined but boxing commentator steve bunce beli

and chelsea women are into the second half of their game against wolfsburg ladies.reaching the tournament in qatar would mean he's achieved everything he wanted too in football. only the top team qualify automatically from the group, so it will be tough. wales have a good recent record against the belgians — but they haven't made it to a world cup since 1958 and bale says he is determined to help change that. it's massive for us. we want to try and take this opportunity to...yeah, to qualify for a world cup. obviously, we haven't done that for a long time and it's something that all us players dream of doing is playing in the world cup for wales. and, yeah, we'll give everything we can this campaign to do that. to one of the biggest shocks in scottish cup history now — brora, of the highland league knocked out last season's finalists, in one of the most incredible results in the competition. the part—timers, who haven't played a game sincejanuary, beat hearts 2—1 last night, causing these celebrations. hearts have reached the final for the past two seasons with bror

barcelona, with the away leg first, while wsl leaders chelsea start at home against the two—time winners wolfsburg world tennis tournament. he�*s still on the comeback trail following hip surgery and his next event is likely to be the miami 0pen, which starts in 10 days�* time — he�*s expected to receive a wild card. that�*s all the sport for now but there�*s more on the bbc sport website, including the latest from the first day of f1 testing, ahead of the new season. it's it�*s not all been going to plan for mercedes. back to you. thank you. the export of goods from the uk to the eu fell sharply in the first month of trading under new, post—brexit arrangements. figures from the office for national statistics also revealed a drop in imports from the eu. to crunch the numbers, i�*m joined by our reality check correspondent, chris morris. where shall we start, i guess with the figures themselves? it�*s where shall we start, i guess with the figures themselves?— the figures themselves? it's the first month _ the figures themselves? it's the first month of _ the figures themselves? it's the first mont

take a slender advantage into the second leg of the womens champions league quarter final against wolfsburgi—finals a good win overnight for britains's katie boulter in the miami open. she's through to the second round after beating czech player kristyna pliskova. heathe watson is out though. in the men's draw british number two cameron norrie is through to the second round after a stunning comeback to beatjapan's yoshihito nishioka. norrie was 5—1 down in the deciding third set but then won six games in a row to set up a meeting against ninth seeded bulgarian grigor dimitrov. if there was ever a competition for hitting golf balls into unusual places, rory mclroy is the master. it was a day to forget for rory mcilroy, at the w.g.c matchplay event in texas. in his opening match defeat to ian poulter, the former world number one, hit one ball so far off line, he even managed to find a swimming pool in someone's back—garden. and shortly after his ball was in the water again. this time chipping completely off the green. in 2014 he got the ball into a fan's pocket, and last year he managed to ge

barcelona, with the away leg first, while wsl leaders chelsea start at home against the two—time winners wolfsburgpset it caused. the list of potential players has been trimmed down before the final squad is named in may. england's cricketers begin their t—20 series against india in two hours' time in ahmedabad. the home side came out on top in the test series, but these five matches will be a crucial run—through ahead of the twenty20 world cup, also be in india, later this year. this is almost the perfect preparation to try and replicate what we're going to come up against at the world cup in seven months' time. i think, i suppose the one addition to that is, i think we'll play at more grounds. we do play the five games at the same ground here. testing is under way ahead of the new formula one season, which starts with the bahrain grand prix in two week's time. it's the first chance the ten teams have had to try out their new cars together. seven—time world champion lewis hamilton is due on the track later. but mercedes didn't have a great start, with valtteri bottas sidelined for most of the ear

chelsea's women will play both legs of their champions league quarter—final against wolfsburg in budapestoing into today's game. jason roy has top scored for england in both matches so far but he's still searching for his first international t20 century. to score 120 20 format you have two address, you are facing 60 balls really. you have to be pretty aggressive to score 100. but you've got to go up gears and start in sixth gear and go down the gears and then you've got to go up a gear. it is a mixture of aggression and calculated stuff if you want those big scores. a venue for anthonyjoshua and tyson fury�*s world heavyweight unification bout will be confirmed within the next month, that's according tojoshua's promoter, eddie hearn, after the pair signed a two—fight deal to meet in an all—british showdown this year with all four of the division's major titles on the line. according to boxing commentator steve bunce, saudi arabia, wherejoshua won a rematch against andy ruinunior, is the front runner. the venue is going to be outside of great _ the venue is going to be outside of great bri

they took a 2—1 lead into their second leg against wolfsburg and were 2—0 up by half time thanks to a—0 from the first leg. that match kicks off at 4pm and manager gareth taylor isn't phased by the task at hand. i think we proved that we can score goals this season. we are right up there in goals scored and we are the first team in the league to 50 goals so we are more than capable. we created a lot of chances against barcelona. we have given ourselves an uphill task but in terms of me being confident enough to say that we can achieve it, yeah. is it going to be difficult? of course, but we will be going for it. after three and a half years in charge of arsenal women, joe montemurro will step down at the end of the season to spend more time with his family. the australian took over in november 2017, winning the women's super league 18 months later. he said it was the hardest professional decision of his life and said the focus was ensuring arsenalfinish in as high a position as possible. they're currently 11th in the wsl. gareth southgate will be leading england into the euros this su

more on all those stories — as well all the build up to chelsea women's champions league game with wolfsburgr at—home stores at ashford, basingstoke, cheshire and tunbridge wells and four of their large development stores in aberdeen, peterborough, sheffield and york. the company says that for all of those a little over 1400 jobs at risk huge efforts will be made to find those employees held employment elsewhere in the company. they also say that all of those eight locations were struggling before the pandemic hit but, yes, they will not be reopening after restrictions lift as per government guidelines on april the 12th but what the company says they are going to be doing instead is investing in smallerjohn lewis outlets on our high streets around the country to reflect our changing shopping habits. they have conducted a huge amount of research which they say shows that up to 70% of us are choosing to do ourjohn lewis shopping online. 50% of us like to make and match so they will also be investing in their click and collect service through waitrose shops and other third parties. and other th