Attacks. Good morning, in sport. Scotland record their first victory over england in a decade to win the calcutta cup, ireland are top of the six nations championship after they beat wales. And philip avery has the weather. Good morning. Another chilly start to the day but what a day on offer gcioss to the day but what a day on offer across many parts of the British Isles with plenty of sunshine and staying cool throughout the day. I will have more injust a staying cool throughout the day. I will have more in just a few minutes. First, our main story. The International Olympic committee has decided not to lift russias suspension for doping in time for todays closing ceremony at the winter games in south korea. But the ban could be lifted at a later date if no more of the countrys athletes test positive at pyeongchang. In a moment, well get the reaction from moscow with our correspondent steve rosenberg. First lets go to the olympic park and our correspondent stephen mcdonell. The closi
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Overnight. He is taking Anti Inflammatories and then a decision will be taken in the morning as to whether or not he will be able to tee off in the masters. He is the short odds over it for the masters. He has won the last three tournaments and has been the commanding presence on the golf tour so commanding presence on the golf tour so far this year. Well, as iain carter was saying there, dustinjohnson has won his last three tournaments and thats why hes the hot favourite to win the masters. Speaking before his fall, johnson said he wasnt taking victory for granted clearly aware that its 12 years since a world number one, or pre tournament favourite, last won the title. Golf is a funny game, you know, it doesnt matter how good you are playing, you can still not win. Its the same that goes for this week. If ito win here, everything is going to have to go well for me. Everything is going to have to be, you know, really good. I have a lot of confidence in my game right now. Especially the
Beating englandsjustin rose on the first play off hole. The spaniard and rose were tied at nine under after regulation and our reporter Tim Haguejoined Me and explained what happened towards the end. It was neck and neck for the first nine. Exciting but not super exciting but down the backstretch, both players really came into their own. Theyre good friends, ryder cup teammates, there were birdies left right and centre, garcia found himself behind two trees, in a bush on one hole, salvaged par, one got ahead, then the other, and of eagle for garcia on the final holes gave him a chance and justin rose birdied again at ten under two go into the lead and then garcia made a decent edgy putt to get down to nine, then on the 18th, both brilliant shots on the final green. Both got close and both missed. Everyone watching in despair, they were in despair, rose thought he had missed it, garcia missed an even shorter one, it went toa missed an even shorter one, it went to a play off with the sun