the capture of bakhmut would be the first russian victory of note in more than six months of fighting. our diplomatic correspondent, james landale, sent this report from the capital, kyiv. this is bakhmut, or at least what is left of it, after some of the fiercest fighting since russia invaded ukraine. for more than six months, russian shells and missiles have rained down on the city. thousands of russian soldiers have died trying to seize it and now their commanders are growing increasingly confident. translation: we have - almost surrounded bakhmut. there is only one road that remains in and out of the city. the pincers are closing. before we were fighting a professional ukrainian army but now we fight against old men and boys. ukrainian forces are still defending the city street by street and reports suggest reinforcements are being sent in. but these russian troops say the ukrainian army is destroying bridges like these, potentially to prepare for what western analysts ca
treaty to protect the high seas, the area of the ocean not controlled by any one country, after years of talks. you re watching bbc news. now it s time for sportsday. hello, and welcome to sportsday. is this the way the league is won? arsenal come from 2 0 down to beat bournemouth in an incredible game at the emirates. a win for manchester city, too two cracking goals but they re still five points behind arsenal. and a hattrick of european indoor 1,500m titles now for the incomprable laura muir. i m experience, i can deal with different things. ultimately to come away with the wind, and i ve done that. yes, i m so happy. also coming up in the programme: formula one is back, and it s business as usual for red bull, as world champion max verstappen claims pole for the bahrain grand prix. and heaven is a halfpipe for gb s zoe atkins at the freestyle ski and snowboarding world championships. hello, and welcome to sportsday. reiss nelson was the hero for arsenal as they produc
newspaper show. police in australia say they ve made one of their biggest ever drug busts, seizing cocaine worth one billion us dollars. you re watching bbc news. now it s time for sportsday. hello, good evening. arsenal come from 2 0 down to beat bournemouth in an incredible game at the emirates. a win for manchester city, too two cracking goals but they re still five points behind arsenal. and a hattrick of european indoor 1,500m titles now for the incomprable laura muir. iam i am experience, i can deal worth things. to come with a win, and i ve done. i am so happy. also coming up in the programme: formula one is back, and it s business as usual for red bull, as world champion max verstappen claims pole for the bahrain grand prix. and heaven is a halfpipe for gb s zoe atkins at the freestyle ski and snowboarding world championships. hello, and welcome to sportsday. reiss nelson was the hero for arsenal as they produced a stunning comeback to restore their five point lea
zoe atkin took the silver in halfpipe in georgia. she was looking good for gold but was eventuallyjust pipped by american hanna faulhaber. atkin, who isjust 20, won bronze at the event last year. the united states tennis association and the us open say they re hopeful that novak djokovic will be able to enter the country soon. the world number one who s not vaccinated against covid 19 has asked for special permission to enter the us to compete in this month s indian wells and miami masters events. under current vaccine rules, he s unable to travel there which means he ll miss out on competing for a second straight year. in a statement on twitter, the us open say that. novak djokovic is one the greatest champions our sport has ever seen the usta and us open are hopeful that novak is successful in his petition to enter the country, and that the fans will be able to see him back in action at indian wells and miami. indian wells tournament director
next. despite a revival from the ospreys, they had a chance to bounce back against the dragons. six games in total, these are the current scores. let s have a quick look at some of the other stories making the sports news today. zoe atkin took the silver in halfpipe at the freestyle ski and snowboarding world championshipsin georgia. she was looking good for gold but was eventuallyjust pipped by american hanna faulhaber. atkin, who isjust 20, won bronze at the event last year. tom pidcock has become the first briton to win the prestigious one day cycling race strada bianche in italy. after more than four and a half hours in the saddle, he crossed the finish line in siena 20 seconds ahead of his nearest rival.