arrested following clashes with police outside a hotel providing refuge for asylum seekers in merseyside in northwest england. you re watching bbc news. now its time for sportsday. hello, and welcome to sportsday. i m hugh ferris. 0ur headlines this evening putting themselves into six nations pole position. ireland win what could be an early tournament decider against france. it s been a rare thing this season. but now it s twice in a row. leaders arsenal drop points in the premier league england off the mark as they beat west indies by seven wickets in the women s t20 world cup opener. also coming up in the programme and from the streets of scotland to the red carpet in hollywood we ll being you the remarkable story of how this triathlete helped make an oscar nominated movie. hello and welcome to sportsday. a match between the top two teams in the world to potentially decide the northern hemisphere s big rugby tournament. and it was ireland. top of the pile in the rank
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who went ahead through solly march before james tomkins equalised for the home side, heading in after an error from brighton keeper robert sanchez. that gift was also palace s only shot on target in the entire game. and in the late game, bournemouth hosting newcastle. whose boss eddie howe goes back to his former club for the first time since he left in 2020. newcastle could take advantage of spurs defeat by solidifying their place in the top four. while bournemouth can move out of the bottom three with a victory. marcos senesi scored the opener before miguel almiron s equaliser in first half injury time. it is 1-1 it is 1 1 at the vitality stadium. two premiership sides were knocked out of the scottish cup by lower league opposition in the fifth round today. motherwell lost 3 1 at championship side raith. who are into the quarter finals for the first time since 2015. while inverness, also from the second tier, beat livingston 3 0. kilmarnock won at dundee united, and league two elgin
celtic are into the quarter finals of the scottish cup after comfortably beating st mirren 5 1. matt o riley hit their fourth with this cracker from the edge of the area. st mirren were down to 10 men after var awarded a penalty for a handball in the area in the second half, from which the home side made it 2 0 thanks to reo hatate.. he then added his second, and celtic s fifth, moments before the final whistle. two premiership sides were knocked out of the scottish cup by lower league opposition. motherwell lost 3 1 at championship side raith, who are into the quarter finals for the first time since 2015. while inverness, also from the second tier, beat livingston 3 0. kilmarnock won at dundee united, and league two elgin s run is over. they went ahead before losing 4 1 at championship side ayr. manchester city gained revenge for their league cup semi final defeat to arsenal earlier this week by winning their women s super league match 2 1 this afternoon. city s england internationals