temperature 17 or 18 degrees tomorrow afternoon. we have that line of rain moving down from the north west tomorrow. it will continue down into england and wales on friday. this could give us not just more cloud, but it could pop off a few more sharp showers into england and wales. to the north, we have more sunshine this time in scotland and northern ireland, although the cloud will build up a bit and spread out. it should be dry in scotland and northern ireland. 18 degrees will be very quiet in the central belt. 16 or 17 towards the south east where we have the showers. the weekend looking quite promising. for many places it will be dry. some warm spells of sunshine. more cloud in the north, may be a little rain into northern scotland. hello and welcome to sportsday. i m jane dougall. it s the stage for one of footballs epic battles. etihad close the showdown between manchester city and real madrid with the winner getting a chance to lift the winner getting a chance to lift
And in edinburgh, a warning that the decision not to require the approval of the Scottish Parliament is proof that the Devolution Settlement is worthless. With every day that passes right now, it is becoming clear that scotlands voice cannot and is not able to be heard within the uk on this question. Well have the latest on this landmark ruling by the Supreme Court and what it could mean for the brexit process. Also tonight a record fall in bts share price, after news that its italian subsidiary tried to cover up huge losses. More Executive Orders signed by President Trump this time he revives plans to build two Oil Pipelines, despite environmental concerns. Sta rs stars are you shining just for me. And leading the oscars race is la la land with a record equalling 1a nominations, including for best picture. And coming up in sportsday later on bbc news, sir Alex Ferguson gives us his Progress Report onjose mourinho. He says the portugese is learning to control his emotions. Good evening
The holders ivory coast are out of the africa cup of nations, beaten in their last match of the group stage by morocco, the defeat means they exit the tournament before the knock out phase. Their Oponents Progress along with dr congo who beat togo 3 1. We can get some reaction from oyem, our reporter Piers Edwards was at the match. Surrounded by Tropical Rainforest in northern gabon, this is the elephants graveyard, the nickname of ivory coast, who were until tonight the reigning African Champions, but their crown slipped tonight as, in a game they needed to win they were beaten i o game they needed to win they were beaten 1 0 by morocco courtesy of a goalfrom rashid ali beaten 1 0 by morocco courtesy of a goal from rashid ali as they march into their First Quarter final since 2004. The into their First Quarter final since 200a. The big story is ivory coast going out. Many will point to the lost generation, the likes of toures, and the captain having quit since the title in 2015. Atten
winning it back in 2018. now, the board of english county cricket side yorkshire has approved a controversial takeover for the club from a consortium by collin graves. the 75 year old was chair of yorkshire from 2012 to 2015. that was part of the period where the club was fined for failing to address the use of discriminatory or racist language. let s have a quick look at some of the other stories making headlines. steve smith will replace dave warner as australia s test opener despite having never batted in the position during his career. he ll open alongside usman khawaja. one of the most charismatic bossesin one of the most charismatic bosses in f1 has left his stole. steiner who has been with the team since 2016 as been replaced by the former director of engineering. and royal and ancient chief executive martins is to step down from the role after nine years as one of golf s leading
during his career. he ll open alongside usman khawaja. one of the most charismatic bosses in f1 has left his stole. gunter steiner who has been with the team since 2016 as been replaced by the former director of engineering. and royal and ancient chief executive martin slumbers is to step down from the role after nine years as one of golf s leading administrators. he succeeded peter dawson as boss of the rna after joining the st andrews based organisation in 2015. staying with golf, rory mcilroy says a world tour is his dream scenario amid ongoing talks aimed at ending the split that has dominated men s golf in recent years. golf s future remains uncertain with merger talks between the pga tour and the public investment fund which bank rolls liv golf.