that is where xabi alonso could go next. when is a different matter.— alonso could go next. _ different matter. excellent value on today's show. the _ different matter. excellent value on today's show. the german - different matter. excellent value on today's show. the german view- different matter. excellent value on today's show. the german view as i today's show. the german view as well, liverpool fans tell us why they want him at anfield and we were joined in copenhagen, talking about the differences betweenjurgen klopp and xabi alonso. join me after sportsday. i reckon 11 minutes, if you can wait that long. you can watch the full episode on the iplayer — "xabi alonso: world's most wanted manager?" i? , —— a question mark seck, i imagine, will suggest there will be a answer coming from the team. scottish rugby have called on the sport's governing body, the world rugby union, to publicly acknowledge that a game—defining mistake was made in the last seconds of scotland's six nations loss to france. scottish rugby say the integrity of the tournament was compromised, when sa

one of those was an emphatic 3—0 loss to leverkusen — whose manager xabi alonso is one of the leadingdelicate because they are still in a fight over who was winning the title but within a point gap may be who was winning the title but with an 8—point gap may be that is not that acute at the moment. leverkusen are in pole position and maybe xabi alonso would be willing to entertain this more than he would otherwise but he is the number one preferred option but by and understand that they will not have a clear run at him. laverkusen want to keep him and there is the added complication of anotherformer club interested and that is liverpool. and there's some good news for england ahead of the fourth test against india, which starts on friday. captain, ben stokes, could bowl as long as he recovers well after wednesday's net session. the all rounder hasn't bowled competitively since earlyjuly last year and had an operation on his knee in november. i think there is definitely a chance. he is not confirmed yet so he will probably bowl in the batters today so he will see how it holds up tomorr

out by watching the arena program, the latest episode is already up to... 3:00 from the buyer, xabi alonso’sad is unstoppable this season and hardly anyone has already will be able to stop it at least in the bundesliga; real madrid also easily coped with girona in the battle between the leaders of la liga. all the details are in the story by stanislav lipsky. last time in the german championship bayern lost on the twenty-seventh. as a result, bayer's lead over neuger and company is already five points; third -placed stuttgart defeated minds 3:1 on sunday. and this is la liga and the main game of the twenty -fourth round, where real hosted girona. for the catalans in the first round it was 3:0. this time the cream scored four goals for the opponents, belingen scored a double 4:0. the royal club is stronger. and in the spanish championship, the season leader is five points ahead of the second club. barcelona is still in third place, despite a 3:3 draw with granada. at the end of the first roma won 2:1 at half time against inter, but the romans were unable to maintain this advantage in the game

xabi alonso's team is left with no time to repeat the absolute record of the same bayern.

the future of xabi alonso remains one of the biggest unanswered questions in european football, with bayer leverkusen manager is set to replace jurgen klopp at liverpool. if he does come to the premier league, he's already got one big admirer. manchester city manager pep guardiola, who alonso played under at bayern munich, says the job the spaniard is doing at leverkusen is nothing short of remarkable. the german side are unbeaten in their 33 games in all competitions this season. if you ask me, thejob if you ask me, the job what he is doing, honestly? wow! the only team in the modern football that's unbeaten in all competitions and fighting in the way with bayern munich there, the way he plays. in europa league, in germany, in the bundesliga, and the way they are playing. it's being called formula one's ultra marathon season — the longest yet — and it's very nearly upon us. after what's been an eventful and unpredictable few weeks, the new cars are revving up for their competitive debuts ahead of the bahrain grand prix this weekend. practice begins on thursday. once again, max verst

xabi alonso's team equaled bayern munich's record of 32 unbeaten games by winning against heidenheim yesterday. wolverhampton club has announced the price of portuguese striker pedronto at 60 million pounds. being held for completion and selection the players of the 7-man national football team have been competing for the national championship for several days in the shahid chiroudi football field in tehran . they selected 23 players. these 23 are not the national team and the 14 players are the motivation to wear the national team jersey. on the one hand, the participation in the world cup has made the team and players with more strength and effort in the competitions. the level of this year's competition has gone up a lot with the presence of a new staff . the team has become very strong. mr. mazandaran is the claimant of qom, the claimant of kermansheh, the claimant of iraq, the claimant after many problems in the discussion of the classification of 7-player football players. in recent years, with the planning of the officials, the problem of classification has been solved forever

one of those was an emphatic 3—0 loss to leverkusen — whose manager xabi alonso is one of the leadinge willing to entertain this more than he would otherwise force that is the number one option but bayern munich understand they will not have a clear run at him. leverkusen want to keep him and there is the added complication of another former club in liverpool. and there's some good news for england ahead of the fourth test against india, which starts on friday. captain, ben stokes, could bowl as long as he recovers well after wednesdays net session. the all rounder hasn't bowled competitively since earlyjuly last year and had an operation on his knee in november. definitely a i think there is definitely a chance, he not confirmed it yet. they are going to see how he is doing tomorrow, see how he goes. if that's good then hopefully you can see a ball on the other side of the game. carlos alcaraz is confident he will be fit to play indian wells after saying he will be "out of work for a few days" with an ankle injury suffered at the rio 0pen. the world number two was forced to retire tw

well, in stoppage time, xabi alonso's team brought the matter to a rout.me. 3:0. bayer is already five points ahead of bayern in the championship race. the success rate of aspirin was 2.45. in italy , inter are moving full speed towards the title. in the event of an away victory over roma, simon inzaghi's team increased their lead over juventus to seven points. the milanese managed to lead at the beginning of the game thanks to ocherbi's goal. only now inter went into the break as the losing side. mancheni and sharavi ensured roma's lead in the score and gave hope that the team's winning streak under the leadership of danieli de rossi would extend to four meetings. but after a pause, all the expectations of the capital’s public went to waste. inter showed who was the boss by scoring three unanswered goals during the half. they were scored by thuram and bostoni, while angeleno hit his own goal. 4:2, inter wins. aderosi loses for the first time at the head of roma. by betting on milantsev you can was to almost double the bank. alexey miranchuk took part in a

with this decision , xabi alonso is now the head coach of bayern.nish bayer leverkusen, who has taken the top of the bundesliga with his invincible team , has been mentioned as one of the main options to replace tuchel, especially since he has been in bayern for many years. germany's sport one mentioned zinedine zidane and antonio conte as other options for the munich bench for the next season in the premier league, but liverpool is another option for the reds after sporting portugal . in the italian series, even though juventus has a contract with allegri until the end of 2025, it is said that t. he has decided to change and for a stronger presence in the next season of european football , he considers antonio conte as the main option, of course, juve is not the only one to attract conte, and milan is also trying to replace this coach with a track record, stefan and pioli, who at the same time the fact that dezerbi has been mentioned as pioli's replacement, and finally, after the announcement of xavi's departure at the end of the season, the barcel

xabi alonso's side move eight points clear at the top of the table ahead of bayern�*s match with bochuma week that included losses to both leverkusen and then lazio in the champions league. translation: it has been a very bad week for us so _ translation: it has been a very bad week for us so far. _ translation: it has been a very bad week for us so far. we _ translation: it has been a very bad week for us so far. we had _ translation: it has been a very bad week for us so far. we had imagined l week for us so far. we had imagined it to be completely different with the three away games, but there is still one game left and giving up is not an option. neither for us still one game left and giving up is not an option. neitherfor us in still one game left and giving up is not an option. neither for us in the title race or in the champions league. it is still on and you have to prove yourself as a coach and as a player. iga swiatek has won the wta qatar open title for the third straight year. the world number one beat elena rybakina in straight sets, although it wasn't straightforward. the

their manager — xabi alonso — perhaps one of the most in demand at the moment...l. he's the subject of this week's episode of the football news show too... in the week of valentine's day, it's always nice to be wanted. alonso is a man in demand right now and it's easy to see why. second bottom of the bundesliga and given them a makeover. he's won nearly two thirds of his games and has yet to lose a game in a competition this year. what is his secret? i don't think alonso wants to reveal his secret but what he told me and others over the past couple of months is that during the summer, he basically changed playing style because when he came in, they were in second to last and he tried at first to secure a team and bring them up to qualify for europa league but then he changed most of it during the summer and now they are one of the more sophisticated sides in not just germany but europe. also just a great group of players, starting with the midfielder. taking on the alonso role in the team, and just playing the best football right now. people just fall in love with

should xabi alonso's side avoid defeat, they will equal bayern�*s 32—game record for the longest unbeaten for me right now. my thoughts are on preparing. it's a consequence of the top season we've had but it's not a concern for me. and that's all the sport for now. many sub—postmasters who were wrongly accused of theft and fraud are still fighting for compensation — despite the scandal now being recognised as one of the biggest miscarriages ofjustice in uk history. the cases taking the longest to solve, involve the victims who were forced to declare bankruptcy in order to pay back the losses they were accused of making. our business correspondent, emma simpson has more. tony downey is finally heading back to his old home in the lake district. it has taken him 15 years to have the courage to return. tony bought the hawkshead post office in 2001. he said it was buzzing and a dream come true. it's a childcare centre now. what's it like to be back? 0verwhelming, to be honest. a lot of emotions after 15 years of not coming back here. now i live in spain in a rented apartment with no career, no

one of those was an emphatic 3—0 loss to leverkusen, whose manager, xabi alonso, is one of the leading replace tuchel. it's delicate because they are still in a fight with live cruising for his winning the title. —— they are still in a fight with leverkusen. maybe xabi would be willing to entertain this more than he would otherwise force that is the number one option but bayern munich understand they will not have a clear run at him. leverkusen want to keep him and there is the added complication of another former club in liverpool. complication of another former club in liverpool-— liverpool are of course aiming to win the premier league injurgen klopp's last season in charge, and they can extend their lead at the top later, when they host luton — a game rearranged due to liverpool reaching sunday's league cup final. they have a lengthy injury list, but klopp has faith in his younger players. we are where we are because of them, thatis we are where we are because of them, that is how it is, because the boys really delivered. you will see how many of them we will have to use and will g

in germany — the man some expect to replace jurgen klopp at liverpool next season — xabi alonso — has unbeaten after a 2—1 win at heidenheim. alonso's side can break the record if they avoid defeat at home to mainz on friday. they were coming in great eight games without losing. to come here is never easy. you feel the intensity they have, the crowd to push really hard, they deserve where they are in the table. but we have done quite well, we play with a lot of control, emotional and in the game, forsure, of control, emotional and in the game, for sure, the first was very important but overall the performance was good, really happy, and we need to keep going. so bayern munich head to bochum — eight points now behind leverkusen with thomas tuchel�*s side hoping to bounce back from their champions league defeat to lazio on wednesday. the roman club are currently in action against bologna — it's — as are real madrid who made the short trip to face rayo vallecano — they need i—0 also in la liga, almeria are still looking for their first win as isjordan henderson in the eredivisis with aja

this side blazing a trail under xabi alonso in germany at the moment.anager thomas tuchel says they want to put that defeat behind them and says they are looking forward to this game, against a team he knows will be tough to beat. we are not going to talk about weaknesses, certainly not publicly. there are very disciplined, structured and clear on how they do things. they are clearing their pressing and deep defending and as ever with their coach, they keep things tight. they are very attuned to each other and very interesting and tough to beat. i think it will be a very emotional game with the fans and they will try to use that to their advantage. we are for that. killian mbappe is set to return for paris saint—germain. he was an unused substitute in their league win against lille but is back in the picture later. he was rested due to an ankle injury. he has scored 20 game —— goals in the league. indian spinner ravinderjadeja has announced himself fit for the third test against england which starts on thursday. england will have mark wood in their star

who is xabi alonso? >> xabi alonso , xabi, xabi >> xabi alonso, xabi, xabi alonso?ayed for liverpool. excellent player. i'm sure paul would tell you lots about, uh, xabi alonso. he's actually the favourite to be the next liverpool manager. oh is it. >> oh all right. >> oh all right. >> he's a big cheese . >> he's a big cheese. >> he's a big cheese. >> he's a big cheese. >> he is a big cheese with lots of money. with lots of money. he's very very good looking chap as actually. as well actually. >> him. >> and of him. >> and of him. >> oh he is. >> oh there he is. >> oh there he is. >> let's see him. >> let's see him. >> there he is. yeah. he's a very handsome man. um, and he has been the victim of a quite smart instagram related fraud. well they've cloned his account. >> that's right. >> that's right. >> and instagram and asked people for. i think it's £6. 73. please give me £6.70 a go and, uh, you can imagine that if xabi alonso is asking you for that, then a few people are going to say, okay then. yeah. >> and i imagine he has a heck of a lot of followers. >> yeah,

at home in leverkusen, the team of spanish coach xabi alonso beat bayern were led away 3:0.s interesting that the defender is on loan from bayer until the end of the season, but he was loaned from bayern. at the beginning of the second half, alejandro grimaldo's powerful shot into the top corner left visiting goalkeeper manuel noer unlucky, which delighted the head coach of the german national team , julian nagelsmann, and the sporting director of the german national team and bayer leverkusen legend, rudi föhler. toward the end of the match, noer for some reason. ran into someone else's penalty area to save bayern, and the guests conceded for the third time. jeremy frimpong put an end to this match. by the way, in terms of shots on target, the hosts outscored their opponents with a crushing score of 8:1. forward of borussia dortmund and the german national team nicolas fühlkruk celebrated his thirtieth birthday in a big way. before the home match with auksburg, his teammates presented him with a piece of cake right on the sideline, which inspired borussia’s best player to ne

their manager — xabi alonso — perhaps one of the most in demand at the moment... this week's episode of the football news show too... earlier in the week on valentine's day, it's always nice to be wanted. alonso is a man in demand right now and it's easy to see why. second bottom of the bundesliga and given them a makeover. he's won nearly two thirds of his games and has yet to lose a game in a competition. what is his secret? i lose a game in a competition. what is his secret?— is his secret? i don't think alonso wants to reveal _ is his secret? i don't think alonso wants to reveal his _ is his secret? i don't think alonso wants to reveal his secret - is his secret? i don't think alonso wants to reveal his secret but - is his secret? i don't think alonso l wants to reveal his secret but what he told me and others over the past couple of months is that during the summer, he basically changed playing style when he came in, they were in second to last and he tried at first to secure a team and bring them up to secure a team and bring them up to qualify for europa le

alex grimaldo and jeremy frimpong, finished here into an empty net to seal a statement win for xabi alonso's. girona had been top until last month but a viniciusjunior goal preceded twojude bellingham strikes to help real ease past girona. rodrygo added a fourth on the hour mark but bellingham was the star, scoring two goals to extend the galacticos lead at the top of the table. a hatttrick of penalties from akram afif gave qatar their second asian cup title in a row beating 3—1 jordan in the final. the holders were also the hosts. afif gave qatar the lead from the spot in the first half — celebrating with a little sleight of hand. but they were pegged back in the second half. yazan al—naimat equalising. afif then stepped up again to hand qatar the lead for the second time before completing a rare hat—trick in stoppage time. qatar are the first side to successfully defend the asian cup since japan in 200a. after a record number of goals unrelenting shocks and quite a bit of ridiculous late drama, the africa cup of nations will finish tomorrow when either hosts ivory coast or fellow former ch

one of those was an emphatic 3 0 loss to leverkusen whose manager xabi alonso is one of the leading candidatesel. and there's some good news for england ahead of the fourth test against india, which starts on friday. captain, ben stokes, could bowl as long as he recovers well after today's net session. the all rounder hasn't bowled in a match since last summer and had an operation on his knee in november. i think there is definitely a chance, he not confirmed it yet. they are going to see how he is doing tomorrow, see how he goes. if that's good then hopefully you can see a ball on the other side of the game. and that's all the sport for now. now to ukraine where at least 60 russian troops have been killed after a training area in the occupied eastern region was hit by two missiles. sources have told the bbc forces had been gathered for the arrival of a senior commander. it comes as this week marks the second anniversary of russia's full—scale invasion of ukraine. this map shows ukraine right before the invasion where crimea in red has been annexed by russia. and parts of eastern ukraine in ye

should xabi alonso's side avoid defeat, they will equal bayern�*s 32—game record for the longest unbeateny happy. but _ translation: if we do it, i'll be very happy. but it's _ translation: if we do it, i'll be very happy, but it's not - translation: if we do it, i'll be very happy, but it's not a - translation: if we do it, 111 be| very happy, but it's not a thought for me right now. my thoughts are on preparing. it's a consequence of the top season we've had but it's not a concern for me. gfx borussia dortmund are also in action on saturday at wolfsburg in la liga, atletico madrid are in currently in action at home to las palmas — it's1—0 to madrid. barcelona later travel to celta vigo. juventus will look to close the gap on inter — who won 4—0 last night at verona — while in france leaders psg are at nantes. to cricket where it's undoubtedly been india's day in the third test in rajkot. england resumed overnight on 207 for two, but slumped to 319 all out, to trail india by 126. ben duckett eventually out for 153. in reply, england got rohit sharma early on but a century from yashasvi j

before repeating the absolute record of the same bayern, the team of xabi alonso left. hold only threein-win meetings. darm state was the last to suffer from the buyer, losing at home 0:2. the first double in the bundesliga was scored by the national team player of nigeria, nathantella. spanish defender alejandro grimaldo recorded his asset as an assist, in the list of the best assists of the championship, he ranks second with nine assists to player zane from bayern, there are 11 of them. in the portuguese premiere, after twenty rounds , benfica is in the lead. the lisbon team defeated gil vicente 3:0 at home. they really distinguished themselves arthur cabral. neves and rafa silva. countrymen from sporting are two points behind the eagles, but have a game in hand. in the dutch championship , psv took another step towards the title, even despite the draw in the twentieth round with ajax. the amsterdam team opened the scoring in the nineteenth minute through the efforts of steven berghuis, but the indhoven team quickly restored parity thanks to a precise strike from luke deong. 1:1 psv

at home in leverkusen , the team of spanish coach xabi alonso beat bayern 3:0 and increased the leadr the second munich team to 5 points. the defeat was started by josip stanisic. interesting, that the defender is on loan from baer until the end of the season, and they borrowed him from bayern. at the beginning of the second half, alejandra grimaldo was brilliant. the goalkeeper of the visiting team, manuel noer, was left out of the top nine , which delighted the head coach of the german national team, julian nagelsmann, and the sporting director of the german national team and bayer leverkusen legend, rudi föhler. towards the end of the match , noer for some reason ran into someone else's penalty area to save bayern and the guests conceded for the third time. jeremy frimpong put an end to this match. by the way, regarding shots on target the hosts outscored their opponents with a crushing score of 8:1. forward for borussia dortmund and the german national team. nicholas füllkrug celebrated his thirtieth birthday on a grand scale before the home match with auxburg; his partners prese

xabi alonso's side move eight points clear at the top of the table ahead of bayern's match with bochumeek that included losses to both leverkusen and then lazio in the champions league. translation: it's been a very bad week for us so far. - we imagined it to be completely different with the three away games, but there's still one game left and giving up is not an option. neither for us in the title race or in the champions league. it's still on, and you have to prove yourself as a coach and as a player. iga swiatek has won the wta qatar open title for the third straight year. the world number one beat elena rybakina in straight sets, although it wasn't straightforward. the first set took almost 90 minutes! it was the first title of the year for swiatek and the 18th of her career. alex de minaur remains on course to win his first atp tour title in almost a year. that's after a straight—sets win over grigor dimitrov in the semifinals of the rotterdam 0pen. fifth seed de minaur broke dimitrov in the opening game of the match and went on to win 6—4, 6—3. but he'll face top seed and austra

jeremie frimpong's goal in stoppage time putting the cherry on top of a stunning performance by xabi alonso's top of la liga with a 4—0 win over fellow title challengers girona at home. bellingham's two goals takes him to 20 in all competitions for the season, although he was taken off with an apparent ankle injury shortly after the second. qatar have defended their asian cup trophy with a 3—1victory over jordan in the final and all the headlines were taken by akram afif, his hat—trick of penalties leading his country to victory and his first one was accompanied by a magical celebration. yes, you saw that correctly, pulling out a trading card of himself before performing a little sleight of hand. qatar are the first side to defend their title since japan in 2004. ronnie o'sullivan has withdrawn from next week's welsh open to protect his mental health. o'sullivan has been in scintilating form this season winning both the uk championship and the masters but says he'll be unable to compete in wales because of stage fright. the world number one withdrew from the german masters in berlin last week

xabi alonso's bayer leverkusen have become just the second team in german football history to go 30 gamestrailing to an 11th—minute walder anton goal, leverkusen drew level in stunning fashion four minutes into the second half courtesy of robert andrich's pin—point strike. stuttgart, who are enjoying an excellent season domestically, went back in front through chris fuhrich eight minutes later. but leverkusen levelled through amine adli before jonathan tah scored a last minute winner. alonso's side face bayern munich on saturday in the bundesliga knowing victory would open up a five point lead at the top. the former world number one suspended after an independent tribunal say she committed several anti—doping violations. that's all the spot from us. you're watching bbc news. it's now more than a month since the post office horizon scandal. 0ffice horizon scandal was brought into sharp focus by an itv drama series, and still the individual stories of suffering by subpostmasters keep coming. they include two sisters who were pursued by post office investigators even after a criminal trial a