andy, good to see you. rory mcelroy coming into the masters was one of the favourites and struggled and is not looking good for him on day two, is it? ., , not looking good for him on day two, isit? ., ,, is it? no, gavin, it s been something is it? no, gavin, it s been something of is it? no, gavin, it s been something of a is it? no, gavin, it s been something of a nightmare is it? no, gavin, it s been . something of a nightmare for is it? no, gavin, it s been - something of a nightmare for rory mcelroy in round two. yesterday s run was not devastated with par. but today has been far worse. he is currently 5 over par with error after error in this round what that means he is now 17 shots behind leader brooks koepka and unless he does something really special over the closing holes in this round he was struggled to make the cut and be here for the weekend. as you say, that would be so disappointing for rory mcelroy. he came into this with high hopes of winning the on
the dutch sifan hassan and the kenyan kelvin kiptum have won the race for female and male categories in the london marathon. you re watching bbc news. here s sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i m hugh ferris. the headlines this evening. the second fa cup semifinal remains undecided. brighton against manchester united goes to extra time. 5 0 up in the blink of an eye. newcastle smash spurs at st james. and blackstenius has arsenal back in it as they fight for a first leg draw in the champions league semifinals. also coming up on sportsday. running in the rain is supposed to slow you down. not for kelvin kiptum, who wins the london marathon with a course record. hello again. manchester city are still waiting to find out who they ll be playing in the fa cup final. the second semi has gone to extra time, with the 90 minutes between brighton and manchester united finishing goalless. brighton had the better of the first half, but united had the best chance of it. bruno fer
that was the goal which took chelsea into the quarter finals 2 1 on aggregate. benfica are through to the last eight of the champions league after a 7 1 aggregate win over club brugge. rafa silva opened the scoring for the home side before goncalo ramos got himself on the scoresheet in first half stoppage time. ramos quickly added a second shortly after the break to put benfica three up on the night. a flurry of goals would follow, with bjorn meijer grabbing a late consolation for brugge with this superb finish three minutes from time. the former croatia defender slaven bilic has been sacked as manager of watford, in the championship. the side have won just once in their last 8 games, as they attempt to return to the premier league. it s a 9th manager in less than four years for the second tier club, who are now outside the playoff places, in 9th position. bilic had been there forjust over 5 months. former sheffield united and middlesbrough boss chris wilder has taken over un
snow in more areas, and more significant snow as well. there could be five centimetres to ten centimetres in places. that motorway and another area of low pressure comes in from the atlantic and pushes the wet weather northwards during thursday, this time more slowly. there may be rain across southern parts of england, but as you move into north west and north midlands, we will see more snow arriving. at this stage it is still dry in scotland and northern ireland, but it is still cold here. and we still have the met office one for thursday and into friday. it covers this area. there snow might not get so far north in scotland, but we still have the potential for heavy falls of snow in the pennines, especially as the snow develops more widely in this area on thursday night. thanks, darren. good evening. i m tt and this is your sports news where we start with football and chelsea are through yto the last eight of the champions league after beating borussa dortmund 2 0 at stamfo
Sunshine. Lots of that and it is still dry on monday. Thanks, elizabeth. And thats bbc news at six. Hello and welcome to sportsday im hugh ferris. Down to the wire the Premier League enters its final weekend with Manchester City and arsenal separated by two points. While in the wsl its just two goals that separate the top two, as emma hayes prepares for herfinal game hoping to keep the title with chelsea. People always like to pick holes in things you dont do, but obviously what we achieved here is remarkable, considering our starting point. And as liverpool prepare to say goodbye to one manager, arne slot announces hell be the next at anfield. Also coming up on sportsday. An arrest. Charges. Release. And a round of golf. One extraordinary day in the life of Scottie Scheffler. And there appears to be little between them on paper, but on the scales, tyson fury and Oleksandar Usyk could be a long way apart as they prepare to weigh in for their heavyweight unificiation fight. Hello again.