a massive asteroid is expected to pass between the earth and the moon this evening. experts say it will pass by safely and can be seen through binoculars and telescopes you re watching bbc news. now it s time for sportsday. hello, i m olly foster, here s what s coming up on sportsday. the red roses run riot. the champions sink the scots in the six nations. there s a strong start for wales too, they are too good for the irish in cardiff. qualifying campaign with a win. also coming up on sportsday: the wait goes on for a british medal at the world figure sakting championships, as gibson and fear just miss out injapan from the bbc sports centre, this is sportsday. hello. we ll start with rugby union because the women s six nations championship is under way. details of a big win for wales in a moment but the grand slam champions england are playing scotland right now and racking up a huge score at kingston park in newcastle england have hit the ground running. it took them just
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and the british fashion designer vivienne westwood, a key figure in the rebellious punk movement of the 1970s, has died in london. hello and welcome to bbc news. we begin with news of the death of pele, widely regarded as the greatest person ever to play what he himself described as the beautiful game . he passed away in hospital in sao paulo surrounded by his family at the age of 82, having suffered from cancer. during his career he became the first and so far only player to win three world cups, and scored over 1,000 goals. he spent almost all of his club career playing in his native brazil after the government declared him a national treasure and blocked moves overseas, but was also a key part in the short lived north american soccer league, playing for the new york cosmos. during his life, he was also a charity fundraiser, a campaigner and a politician. joe wilson reports on the life of a true sporting great. the greatest. it s opinion. but pele led, others stand on
and that s bbc news at six on wednesday the 18th of january , you can keep up with all the latest hello and welcome to sportsday. coming up on tonight s programme. a dark day for snooker ten chinese players are charged in relation to alleged match fixing. and the night shift for norrie who makes it through to the third round of the australian open. also coming up in the programme. leeds united will be looking for their first win since november tonight, when they take on managerless cardiff city in their fa cup third round replay at elland road. good evening and welcome to tonight s programme. today, the world professional billiards and snooker association confirmed that ten chinese players have a case to answer in relation to alleged match fixing. among the players charged are some big names in the sport. liang wenbo, a finallist in the uk championship in 2015, has been charged with being concerned in fixing matches on the world snooker tour and approaching players to fix