meanwhile dr congo are currently in action against zambia we ve played just over half an hour, kings kangwa opened the scoring for zambia, yoane wissa with the equaliser. the ghana coach chris hughton has said his focus is entirely on the black stars afcon match with egypt on thursday. this come after a confrontation with an angry fan following their defeat to ivory coast at the weekend. but he thanked everyone for their good wishes and concern. something for their good wishes and concern. that is very mut past something that is very much in the past and it has a lot of media coverage and i think everyone for the messages of support but i think probably today s the day to very much look forward to and a very competitive game that we have tomorrow and again, i understand the question and he thanked everyone for them. akram afif struck again as holders and hosts qatar became the first team into the asian cup last 16 with a 1 nil win over tajikistan. afif, who scored twice in
start with fooball on another big night of european action, with the semi finals of both the europa league and the europa conference league underway. in turin, juventus left it very, very late to snatch a draw at home to four time europa league champions sevilla. the spanish side had led through youssef en nesyri in the first half, but they couldn t hang on for victory federico gatti withjuve s equaliser in the 7th minute of stoppage time. in the night s other semifinal, roma have the advantage, after beating bayer leverkusen 1 0. edoardo bove with the only goal midway through the second half forjose mourinho s side. the second leg for both ties, are next thursday. in the europa conference league, it was a night of fightbacks. fc basel scored a stoppage time winner to come from behind to beat fiorentina 2 1 in italy. whilst west ham scored two second half goals to see off az alkmaar meaning they can head to the netherlands next week in confident style. our reporterjoe wil
this, after youssef en nesyri had put the visitors ahead in the 26th minute. sevilla, who knocked out manchester united in the quarter finals, have won the europa league a record six times, most recently in 2020. i m optimistic for the second leg, because this team has shown during the whole season they are able to surmount difficulties. i think the lads deserve this draw, and above all, the chance to play in the finals, so i am happy for them. was they did tonight, they are a truly great team. in the other tie, edoardo bove fired roma to a win over bayer leverkusen in their semi final first leg match. he scored the only goal of the game in the 63rd minute at the stadio olimpico, allowing jose mourinho s side to take a slender lead into next week s second leg in germany. the win gives mourinho the chance to reach his second european final in as many years as roma coach after winning the europa conference league last season. semifinals are never emotionally easy. they are neve
hello, welcome to the program. lots to get through but we ll start with fooball on another big night of european action, with the semi finals of both the europa league and the europa conference league underway. in turin, juventus left it very, very late to snatch a draw at home to four time europa league champions sevilla. the spanish side had led through youssef en nesyri in the first half, but they couldn t hang on for victory federico gatti withjuve s equaliser in the 7th minute of stoppage time. in the night s other semifinal, roma have the advantage, after beating bayer leverkusen 1 0. edoardo bove with the only goal midway through the second half forjose mourinho s side. the second leg for both ties, are next thursday. in the europa conference league, it was a night of fightbacks. fc basel scored a stoppage time winner to come from behind to beat fiorentina 2 1 in italy. whilst west ham scored two second half goals to see off az alkmaar meaning they can head to the
i ll try to give you a fascinating snapshot of all the world of business and money. let s start here in the uk, where the economy in the first three months of this year recorded growth ofjust 0.1%. output in consumer facing services fell by 0.8% in march underscoring the impact of ongoing strikes and the cost of living crisis. hardly booming but a far cry from the record breaking recession that the bank of england was predicting six months ago. on thursday, the bank announced a major rethink of its forecasts saying the uk will now avoid going into recession. of course, talking about interest rates. the bank also raised its main interest rate again by a quarter of a percent to 4.5%. that s the 12th rate rise in a row and it puts the cost of borrowing here in the uk at a 15 year high. here s dr steve nolan, senior lecturer in economics at liverpool john moores university. good to see you. hardly the doom and gloom of the recession that was predicted, but let s be fr