The migrant crisis in the mediterranean has slipped off the agenda until today. And what will the weekend papers be focusing on . Well be taking a look with our paper review guests at 10 35. Thats all ahead on bbc news. Now on bbc news, its time for six nations sportsday. Good evening, im olly foster, we are live at the principality stadium in cardiff ahead of this years six nations championship. England are title favourites again, but will injury woes hurt their hat trick hopes . Warrens wounded wales kick off here against scotland, it could be gatlands toughest test after a decade in charge. Ididnt i didnt expect i was going to be ten yea rs i didnt expect i was going to be ten years here, and 100 games anyway. Its been brilliant. The womens six nations is already under way. Can englands men and women do the championship double again . Hi, im Nick Marshall mccormack with the rest of the days sport, including camerons clay Court Classic norrie levels great britains davis cup tie against spain with a fantastic five set fightback. Plus, put on the lycra and the kneepads we get physical as the roller derby world cup rumbles on in manchester. Hello there, welcome to six nations sportsday, 15 matches over the next six weeks will decide who is the best team in the northern hemisphere. Over a million fans have tickets for the matches, many many more will be watching as those National Rivalries are sharpened, renewed and ultimately settled across 80 minutes. Martyn williams is with me as we look ahead to the 2018 edition of the championship, but its well worth a reminder of what happened last year. We are underway, in the 2017 six nations. Jonathan davies in the end it was easy. What they try it is what they try. It has been one of the longest games on record. I cant say, i am the referee, im not of the judge. On record. I cant say, i am the referee, im not of thejudge. Im not the judge. And what a way to win the six nations england thatjuggernaut, england that juggernaut, stopped short by ireland. No nation has completed a hat trick of stand alone titles in the history of the home, nations, five nations or six nations. Do you think they will do it again . I do believe it, because i know how difficult it is to win, but im sure eddie jones and his coaching staff, you are always looking for little motivational talks to give the players before the term and starts, im sure they have touched upon that. That is the point of sport, to create a legacy. To go through with the injuries they have got would ta ke the injuries they have got would take some doing, but theyve got such a strong squad. England clear winners ahead of ireland, france and scotland tied for second, wales finishing fifth, a ten year low, and italy in their customary last place. Waless chances as we stand here in the principality stadium . Look, they have got a host of injuries, and not just squad player injuries, british lions, first choice players missing. But in Warren Gatland they have got a coach, i think this is his tenth six nations, and yes, it will be difficult, but if they can get off toa difficult, but if they can get off to a winning start tomorrow against scotland, we have proved wales are a difficult team once they have got momentum. But that is why tomorrows game is so important. That atmosphere and enthusiasm, passion, fervour for rugby in wales is perhaps one of the reasons why Warren Gatland has lasted so long in thejob. I think its unique because of the expectation, and everyone talks about the fishbowl of wales, and thatis about the fishbowl of wales, and that is definitely true when you realise, ive found the welsh to be incredibly passionate, but very critical of themselves and of each other as well. The welsh are so proud to be out there, favourites and what they come from. We should celebrate, celebrate them, and almost feel defensive about that in support of each other because of that. In the six nations i think weve got a 70 winning record over a ten year period, and when you think of the ten years before that, we had Something Like a0 . Warren gatland is relishing the challenge of leading the british and irish lions. His record of collecting championships with wales make him the obvious choice. Having to sabbaticals, the years off with the lions, was great for me, because i had a Different Group of players, different cultures, it kind of refreshes you. It kind of goes into macro years cycles, two years with the lions and two years with the world cup. Right now, the focus is on 2019. But i didnt expect i was going to be ten years here and 100 games anyway. But its been brilliant. Warren, it takes something for a coach at any level to be driving on a team for that long. What has he done for welsh rugby . When he arrived, the team was in turmoil. I think three grand slams, three championships, he has done a phenomenaljob. It is difficult for a coach tours keeps saying the same things week in, week out, but he has changed players, refreshed the group of players which has helped, and his record speaks for himself itself. He has done a phenomenaljob with limited resources. We are going to chat about limited resources for all coaches in this championship. Lets catch up with all the team news around the nations. Well start with ireland, they lost here last year, finished on a high against england, they are in paris for tomorrows match against the french, niall foster is there for us. Historically, paris has not been kind to irish teams. The men in green have only won three times in the competition in france since 1952, and hosts have failed to lose on the opening day at home since thatis on the opening day at home since that is to five. Despite those records, and having lost the british and irons irish lions threesome, the Team Approach tomorrows game as favourites. Yes, england are missing one or two key men, but the strength in depth in english rugby is huge, and a number of influential players have come back to six fitness atjust the right time. One of them, ben teo, has come from nowhere. The back row is worth keeping an eye on, with sam simmons at number eight and Chris Robshaw and Courtney Lawes on the flanks. Jones have been saying that england are underdogs given the form of scotla nd are underdogs given the form of scotland and ireland, but the expectation on england is significant, and they should surely win on sunday as they try to make history and win the title for a third time in succession. Scotlands front row injury crisis has dominated the build up to this international, but Gregor Townsend has been able to call on the experience of gordon greig and john welsh. The selection of cornell caprice at number eight raised some eyebrows, while ali price retains the number nine joe eyebrows, while ali price retains the number ninejoe root jersey, and Greig Laidlaw is on the bench. Perhaps the Biggest Surprise is the selection of newcastles chris harris for his first international. But with the likes of finn rosol, Tommy Seymour and stuart hogg in the back line, scotland or showing they are ready, willing and able to cause some damage in cardiff. Warren gatland will be hoping to get his 50th win here tomorrow afternoon against scotland. But he is facing an unprecedented list of injuries. 12 players are out, seven of them british lions. So it means some new faces have come into the mix. Worcester wing josh adams is an exciting prospect. Scotland have not w011 exciting prospect. Scotland have not won here since 2002, wales will be hoping tomorrow afternoon, home advantage is a big advantage. Martyn, every team is really struggling with injuries. But Warren Gatland, Something Like 500 caps not at his disposal. You can go into a match like this and have any realistic chances . This quality when you look at the scotla nd quality when you look at the scotland is, those players the scarlets. But when you look at that, 500 caps is a lot of experience and quality. He needs to try to try and replace that will be difficult. But it is a physical, brutal, contact game. 0n the back of a british lions year, there seem to have been more injuries than in the past. You hope things will even themselves out, but it has definitely be unkind to wales this year. It has definitely been. It isa year. It has definitely been. It is a brutal game by nature, and underworld rugby have tried to change certain rules and what have you. But it is a big talking point. Open world rugby. Lots more from martyn later in six nations sportsday, and also coming up in the programme well also hear from the womens champions england, and how they plan to defend their title we head to the borders and we head to the borders and speak to peter dodds, the man at the heart of scotlands 1984 grand slam side. Thats all coming up in the next few minutes, but lets head back to the bbc sport centre and the rest of the days news with Nick Marshall mccormack. Thanks, 0lly. Lets start with that fantastic fightback from Cameron Norrie on the Marbella Clay this afternoon. To level great britains davis cup tie with spain, at one apiece. No andy murray, no carl edmund. Kyle. After liam broady lost the opening singles rubber, norrie looked like he was heading the same way. But a gutsy performance saw him win the last three sets to beat Roberto Bautista agut. Patrick gearey was watching. Liam brodie, facing and manuel used to both surfaces. Co mforta ble to both surfaces. Comfortable in the shade of a palm trees. But he was never allowed to fully retreat to a hammock, the competition on occasion inspiring him to levels far above what was expected. He broke, but then folded with one set at stake, and so again in the third. The match placed agonisingly out of his reach. This was simply too much of a stretch. Straight sets, to spain. Now for another new boy, cameron murray, who came via south africa and new zealand. He set about Roberto Bautista agut. The caution was well founded. It took ten minutes for bautista to hold the set around. None of Cameron Norries frenzied energy, but instead he seemed to have the crucial weapon of tomorrow. The world number 23 always gave himself just the world number 23 always gave himselfjust enough time, but Cameron Norrie is just himselfjust enough time, but Cameron Norrie isjust 22, and the player he could become started to emerge. This time he was rewarded, taking the third. The brits had towels on most of the marvellous sunbeds, and bautistas body started to pounce. On mob as sunbeds. The spanish team, massive favourites to win, tried to rouse bautista, but Cameron Norrie, the 114th best tennis player in the world, squared the tie. Ijust tennis player in the world, squared the tie. I just thought i was tougher than the match, and physically he had some problems in the end but i was just really, really pumped with my efforts. Its given me lots of confidence, im stoked. In a weekend when british tennis has had to fall back on its supporting actors, the leading man isa supporting actors, the leading man is a young man named Cameron Norrie. If you missed it, im about to show you some extraordinary batting from david willey in australia, as he nearly became the first englishman, to hit six, sixes, in an over. England easily beat the Prime Ministers xi, in their twenty20 in canberra. Willey smacked 3a runs off an over, bowled by australian spinner nathan lyon. Willey hit the first five balls for six. But he could only manage a four from the last ball. Still he finished with 79 from 36 balls. England comfortably won this one, a t20 tri series, co hosted by australia and new zealand, begins on saturday. The new England Patriots will try to add to what is the nfls greatest dynasty, when they seek a super bowl victory on sunday. Weve got our tea m victory on sunday. Weve got our team from bbc sport to give you a flavour of super bowl l two. Hello, everybody we are going to give you the top reasons why you should be checking out this years super bowl on bbc. We have the dynasty very versus the underdog. The new England Patriots, against the philadelphia eagles, who have woii zero the philadelphia eagles, who have won zero super bowls. This is the philadelphia fans pupils opportunity to get that super bowl win. The phyllida philadelphias opportunity. The half time show this year, they have justin timberlake, last year it was lady gaga. I love justin was lady gaga. I lovejustin timberlake. You are going to show some dance moves . Bring your sexy back this guy right here, tom brady, he is the oldest non kicker to play in a super bowl. That is a tough thing to do, you are going to see so many other tremendous athletes on the football field doing things. Things we can only dream of right now and last but not least, it is all about friends and family in the super bowl. Everybody coming together to watch the game, any everybody in americas going to be glued to the television, good eating, good drinking, good laughs, everything. And where should they watch us . Bbc, check it out, 11 20pm. Going to be great. The roller derby world cup is currently under way in manchester. Womens teams from 38 countries are competiting. Competing. Its one of the Fastest Growing participation sports for women but what is roller derby . We invited the captains of scotland and england in to explain all to my colleague mike bushell. Its more like the adrenaline, its really fast paced, and there is also the sense of community, you can be any shape, size, age, whatever, and you can come in and play derby it is something else. And play roller derby. You have got to go through the packed past the opponent players, basically. Yes, you have five from five skaters from each team at anyone time. The jama can score points, the rest of your team are trying to get through and stop her. Jammer. Trying to get through and stop her. Jammer. What do you love about it . By thick as a sport as i was saying it is really intrusive, i think. It is all about how you Work Together to bring out everybodys strength. In terms of the world cup, bit of pressure on england, in previous world cups you have been third, second, is there a pressure to win it now, even over and above the americans . That is the goal, it is going to be really hard obviously, usa obviously have won the last couple in a row. Australia are coming on very strongly as well. But, you know, home crowd advantage. We have never had that before. They certainly dont hold back on the big hits. Lets go back to 0lly foster in cardiff. Youre counting down to some big hits in the six nations. Welcome back. Also, the womens six nations championship is again running alongside the mens, playing the same fixtures across each weekend. England finished top of the lot, streets clear really last season, last year. And they took the grand slam as well. Sarah hunter, the england captain, doesnt like to get ahead of herself, it is about one game ata ahead of herself, it is about one game at a time. They have got italy on sunday, but yes, she thinks that the french game in with four, that could be one that could be crucial to their title aspirations. |j could be one that could be crucial to their title aspirations. I think you can never look away from first and foremost the first game, it doesnt matter what games come next. If we dont get the game against italy right, and get a win there, that makes the rest of the six nations is truly difficult. So i know it is very much a cliche, but ourtime know it is very much a cliche, but our time here, all ourfocus is, what do we need to be to be the best tea m what do we need to be to be the best team against italy . Wales women are playing scotland women up in colwyn bay right now, it is half time, going very well for wales, they have 130 going very well for wales, they have 13 0 up. Jess kavanagh williams and hannah burke with tries. England italy on sunday. That could bea england italy on sunday. That could be a good omen for wales, going very well in common colwyn bay. You think you just feel like england, france and ireland are doing better than scotland and italy. The world cup was a Great Success last yea r, italy. The world cup was a Great Success last year, so i think those three teams would be ahead of wales, scotla nd three teams would be ahead of wales, scotland and italy, but it is a great start for wales, and hopefully that will be a sign of things to come for the rest of the weekend. There has been a lot of chat about the scots, could it be their year . A long time since they had a big win away from home, 16 years since they last won here. But do you sense a real resurgence in the scottish team, what Gregor Townsend is doing for them . I think whenever you play scotla nd for them . I think whenever you play scotland in the past they were well drilled, now they have a six serious x factor. They have got lots of confidence, they come down to wales with huge confidence after a fantastic autumn series. The question is, can you win a big six nations game away from home, scotla nd nations game away from home, scotland have not since 2010 apart from beating the italians. So itll be interesting to see how they handle the expectations, they are usually underdogs and nobody gives them a chance. It really is fascinating. 28 in could be a very good yearfor them, fascinating. 28 in could be a very good year for them, legislative force certainly was. That was a very good yearfor them, force certainly was. That was a very good year for them, motivator for certainly was. That was the side that won the game one the grand slam for the scots. 0ur correspondent has been to the border town that dodds came from, to work out just why so many internationals have come from that neck of the wood. Gala, scottish borders, perhaps more than anywhere else on the planet, this is rugby country. When the flood lights come on, the players come out. A tonne of 15,000 has produced 46 full scottish internationals, photographic evidence on the top has walls. This man is better known in another pose. Thats peter dods. Back in 1984, scotland won the grand slam, dods kicked the shot. You could put us into a dogfight and the strongest dog wins, and i think that culture is still there. I think mcgregor, townsend, being there as coach, he will bring that culture into the national team. Gregor townsend is perhaps galas most famous son. As coach of scotland, townsend has beaten australia tries since the last six nations. I think scotlands unpredictable. And i think that is a great thing, because too many games now predictable. These current players are amateurs, just like they we re players are amateurs, just like they were in peter dodss day. Dods was back to work on the monday, he was a joiner. And he still is. |j back to work on the monday, he was a joiner. And he still is. I went to the bakers on the monday, got my roles. Got my roles. The bakers on the monday, got my roles. Got my roles. What he would dearly love is a professional tea m would dearly love is a professional team to return to the borders. It would give the slides a chance to fulfil their rugby dreams, at home. These lads. The sprinklers are on, martin. Who is going to be a six nations champion . England. You will hear lots more across the next six weeks on bbc television. From all of us here in cardiff, good night from us and the rest of the team at the bbc Sports Centre as well. Whatever sport you are watching across the weekend, have a great one, but if you are a by have a great one, but if you are a rugbyfan, it have a great one, but if you are a rugby fan, it is going to be a terrific weekend. Good night. In the but things are changing as we speak. Towards the rest, we got a weather front coming in from the atlantic. Through the heart of wales, so that rain falling onto frozen surfaces, so watch out for the eyes first thing if you are on the eyes first thing if you are on the move on saturday morning. Saturday is one of those days, im afraid that frankly not moving very far. The eastern fringes of east anglia drive for the most part, perhaps a bit of brightness bricking out of the west of scotland. Look at those temperatures, three, four, five, 6 degrees only. As we move on into sunday, the front is still there, but weakening all the while. The best of the centre, scotland and all valid. Look at the number of ice baths in the south, and a called the wind. It will feel much older. This is bbc news. The headlines at 7. 00pm. President trump has approved the release of a memo, thought to reveal bias on the part of the fbi in its handling of the inquiry in to alleged russian meddling in the us election. The memo was sent to congress, it was declassified, congress will do what they are going to do. But i think it is a disgrace what is happening in our country. Darren 0sborne the man who drove a van in to a crowd of muslim worshippers in north london, is jailed for a minimum of 43 years with the judge describing his actions as a suicide mission. 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