they had all but been awarded a world cup. there was shock, too, injanuary, after buffalo bills damar hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest during an nfl game. the world watched on, as he would eventually make a recovery. here, rugby union s six nations, well, that was all about ireland. it is time for the six nations, and no better place to start than in cardiff. james lowe, all the way! a cruel knife to the heart of wales. the number one side on the planet against the reigning grand slam champions. oh, my goodness! breathtaking! absolutely breathtaking! thunderous six nations spectacle. all eyes on ross byrne, - as he gets us under way in rome. the quest for the slam is still alive. and it has been many, many a long year since both scotland and ireland met at this stage of the championship with so much to play for. a slam on the line for ireland, pride on the line for england. aki for henshaw! the start of the celebrations in dublin. a fourth grand slam for ireland. england s
year for sport. up here, an historic treble. down under, a women s world cup. england and australia couldn t be separated in the ashes, whilst cricket, rugby union and netball all had world cups of their own. golf came togetherfor the solheim and ryder cups. but the start of this sporting year was, for some, less a beginning and more a resumption. football had onlyjust returned after its unprecedented winter world cup break. also resuming, returning, the australian open once more welcomed novak djokovic, a year on from his deportation over his covid vaccination status. still no vax for novak but here he was, back and unbeatable. his was a 22nd grand slam title. for irina sabalenka, a first. saudi arabia s bid to become a major player in global sport was laid bare. cristiano ronaldo becoming a figurehead for the fledgling football league. before the end of the year, they had all but been awarded a world cup. there was shock, too, injanuary, after buffalo bills damar hamlin su
currently in the lead. hello there and welcome along to the programme celtic are champions of scotland retaining their title with a 2 0 win at hearts this afternoon. it puts ange postacoglou s men on track for a treble having already won the league cup. chris mclauglin was watching. they had come from a party knowing it was a case when and not if. they had not lived up to expectation, today was to be no different. the ar helped, they denied an obvious goal scoring opportunity, after a look at the monitor, hearts, after a feisty first up, down to ten. they were almost down on a manager too, thank thankfully he saw the funny side. the man who broke the deadlock, who else? the 30th goal of the season and are fitting that he should be the man to get the party started. the title was confirmed ten minutes before the end, oh what a season for celtic and an 11 title in 12 years, the league cup secured and the scottish cup final to come. celtic s unwavering dominance of scotti
the programme. arsenal have kept the premier league title race alive, after they beat newcastle, 2 0, and, with it, closed in to within a point of leaders, manchester city. martin odegaard scored in the first half, and a fabian schar own goal wrapped up the victory. city have a game in hand, on top of their one point lead, as the gunners continue to fight for a first league title in 19 years. newcastle s defeat stalls their charge towards champions league football next season, as their lead over fifth placed liverpool remains three points. we have to continue we ve done for ten months, we have to keep digging every single day. the demands are incredibly high. we are doing what we have to do, when football matches again, performing really well, competing really well, and three games to go and we are still there. we have performed so well through the majority of the season, the players have been incredible for us, the consistency has been there, the attitude and mentality has b
the pressure on leaders manchester city. world champion max verstappen charges through the field after starting ninth on the grid to win the miami grand prix. and the dominance of carlos alcaraz continues, as he defends his madrid open title. you re very welcome along to the programme. let s with arsenal, who have start kept their premier league title race alive after they beat newcastle 2 0, and with it, closed within a point of leaders manchester city. martin odegaard scored in the first half, and a fabian schar own goal wrapped up the victory. city have a game in hand on top of their one point cushion, as the gunners continue to fight for a first league title in 19 years. newcastle s defeat stalls their charge towards champions league football next season, as their lead over fifth placed liverpool remains three points. you have to continue. we ve done it for ten months, we have to keep digging in every single day. the demands are incredibly high, we know that. but we are d