shootings in new zealand and asking how a global network of far right activists used social media to stay in touch. in newswatch, hearing the respondents about bbc news coverage. to help review the papers later on, i will bejoined by to help review the papers later on, i will be joined by the political correspondent at the evening standard and political correspondent at the times. stay with us for that. that is all a hit on bbc news. now it is time for sports day. hello. a warm welcome to sportsday. iam hello. a warm welcome to sportsday. i am live in cardiff. the headlines tonight. wales stand on the cusp of another six nations grand slam — but they must beat ireland here tomorrow. for english sites featured in today's champions league quarterfinal draw. which of those has the favourable draw? i will be like from the cheltenham festival where willie mullins has finally bagged it the big one. more from cheltenham in a moment. reflecting on that champions league job today. here we are reflecting on the weekend. three teams still in the weekend. three teams still in the running to win it. the holders are ireland, england, but wales of course are in the driving seat. four out of four, still unbeaten. on the brink of a third grand slam under head coach warren gatland. it is here the fans will watch it all and tomorrow, surely whales are not going to follow the final hurdle. are they? among the voices from the valley may be wells choir has its tv connector. warren gatland has spent 12 years learning the words and shaping a tea m learning the words and shaping a team that is breaking records. in this, his final year in charge, his wales side are on a 30 team match winning streak. one more against ireland would seal this six nations and at the grand slam. pretty emotional afterwards. despite when eve ryo ne emotional afterwards. despite when everyone perceives of me, i am a guy that cries inside movies and stuff. iama that cries inside movies and stuff. i am a pretty emotional person. i think afterwards, if we can secure that grand slam, i think there will be some celebrations all over wales. if this is his tenth and final six nations as wales coach. he will help to finish in the way it has all started. wales won the grand slam in his first full season, a second one followed four years later. one more perfect campaign would make tournament history. no modern culture has done the grand slam three times. but to get there, he must outsmart another culture from new zealand. this also isjoe smith last six nations with ireland. a win for them in wales cardiff lipsey whales to the top. that opens the door across the seven. by saturday evening, england that have a real route to the title. they have not lost to scotland at twickenham since the 805. lost to scotland at twickenham since the 80s. we have got a good neck of a team, second best team in the world ireland. i've had to battle through. now they have had the opportunity to salvage something. we started off well, had a bit of a mishap for 30 minutes against wales. now we are back in contention. this is the weekend rightly reaches its crescendo. beyond that, it could shape the mood for september's world cup. for three coaches in three adopted nations, this year the super saturday has even more at stake. what a match it is going to be. former welsh international is with me. and offering me the irish perspective. in partial tomorrow, me. and offering me the irish perspective. in partialtomorrow, of course. commenting on bbc radio five live. warren gatland called it, he said before the match if they were to beat france they looked on him lengthy grand slam. they are one wing away. he's not afraid to put it out there. he never has been since he took it in 2008. full of confidence for the wells team. you think of half time in paris, and this could be a disaster. it hasn't been pretty and it hasn't been sensational rugby. they have got such a knack at winning games. one of the most difficult teams in the world to play against, wales, defensively and standing. world to play against, wales, defensively and standingm world to play against, wales, defensively and standing. it will be some game tomorrow. strongest defence of far in the six nations. wells on his record to find jon run of 13 matches, it was ireland the last thing they lost to before they went on that run. that might count for something. warren gatland in the la st for something. warren gatland in the last six nations game for him, big sendoff, wants to go off with a grand slam. i think he would choose any of the other teams besides ireland. he had a history with them in the past, enjoys trash talk with their fans. iris has probably looked at their flights before they knew that would be in the better chance at the championship themselves. a lot of coming down the road from cheltenham tonight. ireland are going to be up for this because they started this championship badly but they want to peek at the right time, they want to peek at the right time, the fear is the last year, 12 months ago ireland ran for it. they wish that they could get it there in them. did they peek a year too early? we will find out tomorrow if they are on the downward slope, if wales can take them to the cleaners here. or if ireland went tomorrow everyone will say here we go, revving up for the world cup. for some team really will be up for it. and on saint patrick weekend as well. we know england could still upset the party as well. they need to do their business. interested to hear from to do their business. interested to hearfrom eddiejones to do their business. interested to hear from eddiejones this week. he loves mind games. he's been saying he feels ireland have to peek to see him and that in may not have the bottle for this month. they have a bottle, there is no doubt about that. three weeks it all they beat england when england was self—confident coming to cardiff. emotionally, it is a little bit of a worry. they've been through a bit last week of the field off the news some of the regions might be merging the players, not too sure about their futures. the players, not too sure about theirfutures. emotionally it the players, not too sure about their futures. emotionally it will be difficult. they have got to go to the world one more time. i think you have got a master in charge in warren gatland and shannon edwards. they have done this on vacations time and time again. one more game they need to go for. it will be fascinating. we will hear from martin again later in the programme. it has been a big day and sport all around with the champions league child that was made for the quarterfinals. four english teams will feature and there are some fascinating ties with liverpool perhaps the team that has fared best when the balls were drawn. there 5 also an all—english tie, as olly foster can tell us. it just itjust had to happen. half a quart finalists from the premier league, so it would have been really strange if there was not an all english tie johnin if there was not an all english tie john in switzerland today. this is it, spurs against manchester city. city actually beats verse 1—0 at wembley earlier this season. the first leg will take place at tottenham's new stadium, that is if the test events over the next few weeks. and uefa sign off final approval. that will be the first of three matches between two in the space of 11 days, with a league fixture a couple days after the second leg. let's hearfrom both camps. we are going to have to play with high intensity. i think a great thing is, we are playing in our new stadium. iam helping thing is, we are playing in our new stadium. i am helping that will get the team a big lift. of course she need to play well and a bit of luck on your side over the two legs. to bea on your side over the two legs. to be a very good cyclic manchester city. tottenham, huge respect, of course, because i know them quite well. a different system can use, play five in the back. dining and four, two, three, one. how they are in front with their strikers, quality. how could they run behind. experience in all departments. if you talk about any other team in the champions league, it would be the same. that is the all english time. if they get to that, they will face a tax orjuventus in the semifinal. liverpool and manchester united had avoided each otherfor liverpool and manchester united had avoided each other for now. what chanceis avoided each other for now. what chance is united to get past barcelona ? chance is united to get past barcelona? they chance is united to get past barcelona ? they lost chance is united to get past barcelona? they lost to the spanish champions in 2009. in 2011 in the final. united will be at home in the first leg. even though they were drawn away, that has been switched toa drawn away, that has been switched to a clash with manchester city. you likely did not want them playing inside and two days back to back. it is going to be really emotional for ole gunnar solskjaer who is the match winner for the 99 final against the bayern munich. at the same stadium. he came on as a late substitute for called, who was at today's draw talking about the time. two tea ms today's draw talking about the time. two teams that left to play football. barcelona play fantastic brand of football and manchester united have a history of playing a fantastic brand of football. the games i've played in against barcelona, always loads of gold. no doubt expecting the same kind of thing. manchester united against barcelona. no argument that liverpool have had the easiestjob, they beat 5—0 on aggregate in the last 16. last season on their run to the final. sadio mane actually scored a hat—trick in that match, late in porto, he is on farm economic, team goals since the turn of the year. scored twice to help liverpool qualify for the quarter. they could face manchester united in the semifinals. let's get reaction to all these fantastic times to look forward to. manchester city defendant kyle walker... he posted a picture of himself just defendant kyle walker... he posted a picture of himselfjust in case it makes forgot what he look like. harry kane, the first stryker document very short and sweet from him.james document very short and sweet from him. james milner, the liverpool midfielder liverpool could have had it so much harder, to be fair. you're a quarterfinals was also made it today. here it is for you. naturally against arsenal. arsenal withdrawn at home in the first leg. he left i wa nted at home in the first leg. he left i wanted that switch to avoid playing in london at the same time as chelsea. uefa wanted that switch. so many great european ties to look forward to. all the reaction on the bbc sport website. you can recap who is paying him. thank you for writing us through all those big european ties. liverpool was certainly fancy their chances now. it has also been a huge stay at cheltenham today. lizzie greenwood hughes is there. gold cup date. a huge win today. al boum foto in the cheltenham gold cup race today. a huge day for trainer willie mullins. bring us up to speed with all the big talking points from jump with all the big talking points from jump ratings festival. cheltenham gold cup is always memorable. if you're even more so because 2019 is the year that the great irish trainer willie mullins finally landed the big time. six runners up in this race. the most successful trainer and cheltenham festival history. he has finally done it. he did it with al boum foto, a horse not many people tipped to win this. came home at 12—1 just ahead of last yea r‘s came home at 12—1 just ahead of last year's winner in fourth place. it was also a first gold cup win for what martin —— willie mullins long—timejackie. what martin —— willie mullins long—time jackie. i caught what martin —— willie mullins long—timejackie. i caught up with both of them after the race. it was brilliant. i thought it would never happen. it has been fantastic. they like it for them as well. a big day all around. you think with a willie, since you started out at that sport. how special is it for you to have given him the one that has got away until now? it might put me waiting for another a while anyway. i left school and went to him, he took me under his wing. i was a princess there. it was brilliant to re pay was a princess there. it was brilliant to repay him at cup. you are not particularly gregarious about this. what is in your heart that you have done this? i'm just worried about my liver for the next week. i think that is going to be the biggest worry. it is tremendous because we have lots of owners who give us huge commitment into the arc. a victory for them as well. their commitment that they put into out their commitment that they put into ouryard. it gives their commitment that they put into our yard. it gives us a wonderful living, actually. it is a great way of life. we are in a likely position. we know it. so we are very thankful for it. what was going through your mind when you are coming up the hill? to be honest, when i land at the back of the left, the winning horses, just get the thought away from me. just get my head down, i had a very willing partner to get up to the top of the hill. bittersweet for you that you won the gold cup but it looks like he may have lost one of your runners in the race. yes. unfortunately invitation only, i don't think he has made it. 18 do best. unfortunately the news is that there. as willie mullins says, invitation only didn't make it. he is one of three fatalities this week at the festival. that event last year, where seven horses lost their lives. the british horseracing authority are continually striving to make the sport better in terms of welfare and safety. they have done huge amounts of work to share in the last three yea rs of work to share in the last three years to try and make it safer by changing the profile of the fences, reducing the size of the field. but this is a dangerous sport. we would be reminded about that this week and today. hopefully this week's festival will be remembered for the good stories, like lily mullins finally winning his first cheltenham gold cup. frost making history as the first woman to win a great one overjumps the first woman to win a great one over jumps at the festival. like the hurdle winner paisley park winning after nearly dying a year ago with an illness, and his owner blind from birth. those are the stories that hopefully will be remembered from this year. we have had a record crowds all week. it is a wonderful event. absolutely. many thanks for that. what a day there today for trainer willie mullins. we will be talking about the women's six nations in a moment and reflecting on what next as well for the six nations tournament. elsewhere today in the world of sport. the third test between new zealand and bangladesh has been cancelled after the deadly attacks at two mosques in christchurch. members of the bangladeshi team were "minutes" from being in one of the mosques at the time of the shootings according to their team manager. formula one is back, the australian grand prix takes place this weekend — and world champion lewis hamilton was fastest in both practice sessions earlier this morning. ferrari's sebastian vettel was in fourth, although there's a suspicion that they're saving their real pace for qualifying which happens in the early hours of tomorrow morning in melbourne. tommy fleetwood's having a brilliant time at the players championship in florida. he was the overnight leader, and that's where he remains after going four under through the first three holes of his second round. fifa say var will be used at the women's world cup this summer the technology will be used to assist referees and overturn any clear and obvious errors on the field of play england will be hoping to win the tournmanet for the first time boosted by their recent success at the she believes cup in the usa. staying with women's sport — nobody can deny the huge strides england 5 women s rugby team have made. they stand on the cusp of the grand slam. they play scotland — england with a points difference of +153, scotland —71. scotla nd scotland has not won a single mansion so far and this championship. where does the next challenge him for england? some suggest england's dominance is due to the fact the 28 full—time contracts were awarded to their leading players at the start of the year, but full back sarah mckenna told me that's not the case. i had ihada i had a really good time. i will let them speak for themselves. i think them speak for themselves. i think the way we are playing in scoring tries shows that we are enjoying the tournament so far. we have made big progression throughout the tournament, so they have not been given to us. we have worked really ha rd given to us. we have worked really hard for those victories. not every game was built on built on that. i think we are getting better and better. do you have some sympathy for the other nations? you go into it as professionals, the other nations don't have that luxury. if that something you are sympathetic towards ? that something you are sympathetic towards? i think as the six nations has gone, we were only six weeks into professional contracts at that time. i cannot imagine many people would say that would make a big difference, six weeks of being professional. at that time we were with our clubs. we went together, we can and recap. training with our clu bs. can and recap. training with our clubs. i cannot imagine it would be different. not much in that time. of course time goes on, that time to the world cup is pretty sharp. it is up the world cup is pretty sharp. it is up to other nations to change what they are doing to compete. for this week and going into this final match? it will be a really fantastic occasion. back at twickenham. we have been on the road the past few weeks. we were in doncaster, at sandy park and exeter. it has been great to return to twickenham to place cotton. —— to play scotland. a lot of players know each other very well. it will be interesting how that pans out on the pitch. it must be exciting for you guys, it's actually been at the forefront of growing the women's game. actually been at the forefront of growing the women's gamem actually been at the forefront of growing the women's game. it really is important to us. we can see week in and week out at the game is growing. as we can't do this start of of the crowd has got bigger every week. it is nice that we get to spend time with friends afterwards. if we can stand on the pitch for two hours signing autographs, we went. connecting with the fans, we see young girls there in their club shirts. supporting us. the parents i really thankful that we get that chance to talk to them and hear their stories and they obviously know that our stories. the fact that we see these young girls coming along playing rugby from a young age, we can really connect with them. that was the england full-back speaking to me this week ahead of their game with scotland this weekend. victory would see them when the grand slam just as they did two yea rs the grand slam just as they did two years ago. well it could be said during this six nations there 5 been as many talking points off the field as on it. talk of a merger between welsh regions scarlets and ospreys and now a decisive moment for the future of this competition. safeguard it by accepting a multi—million—pound cash injection from a private investment company or pursue the option of it forming part of a new global league from world rugby which could come in next year. patrick gearey assesses what it all means for the six nations. the big talking points around promotion and relegation, potentially from that championship. a real talking point and a great deal of debate about whether or not thatis deal of debate about whether or not that is a good or a bad thing. moving forward is the essence of by, moving forward is the essence of rugby, the sport where direction and momentum are everything. the international games confronting a big and complicated question. which way is forward? the games governing body has its mission. world rugby wa nts to body has its mission. world rugby wants to bring in a new nations championship. that was 86 nations, plus the six of the top southern hemisphere teams playing each other once a year with the top teams in the north taking on the top team from the south and a final. the bottom from the south and a final. the botto m tea m from the south and a final. the bottom team from each hemisphere but play the winners of a second division. potentially giving the likes of georgia a chance to play in the six nations. promotion and relegation are sticking points. scotla nd relegation are sticking points. scotland and ireland are thought to not be team, and world rugby half admitted it is divisive. but £5 billion might help a few engaged. that is what is on the table for the tournament. south africa and france have given it the thumbs up. on the other side of the scrum is another offer from other side of the scrum is another offerfrom an other side of the scrum is another offer from an investment firm which would be worth £100 million in each of the northern six nations. that wouldn't dump at the new global politician into touch. —— that would dump into touch. the players are already worried about workload and travel. the government bodies removed a semifinalfrom travel. the government bodies removed a semifinal from their plans to make things a little less relentless. still there are plenty of determined opponents in the way. world rugby will need to go around after a few to get the best of the line. patrick gary, bbc news. interesting that promotion and relegation would only happen in non—world cup and lions years. why is the suggested a promotion and relegation from the six nations in such a hot debated subject? everybody wants to protect themselves. imagine some refusing, maybe scotland or wales and finished bottom and are relegated out of the six nations. those major nations, it will be a disaster for them. it's really arty talking point because they were probably better when they first came into the competition. 15 or16 first came into the competition. 15 or 16 years ago. i can see why it is an area of trepidation. if you want to go globally, give me likes to georgia, romania, spain. do you think world rugby will encourage the six nations involved in the championship? do you think they will be convinced this is a good idea? championship? do you think they will be convinced this is a good idea7m will be interesting at the end of the day. seven hemisphere but this competition, it is jealous. the day. seven hemisphere but this competition, it isjealous. the greatest rugby competition in the world. i hope they protect the six nations. at the end of the day, by nations. at the end of the day, rugby is not awash with money like football is. it will be at the every possible pound and dollar they can get. i think the game all around the world is on the cost of some big changes. we cannot go tonight without talking about to lift the great six nations coaches. we will see them here tomorrow and joe schmidt and warren gatland. they bow out from their respective nations. at the end of the world cup. this will be the last six nations for both. what an impact they have had. world —class both. what an impact they have had. world—class cultures. they have done so much for nations. ireland and wales. joe mastermind to lead ireland twice to the grand slam. warren gatland, his final home game. they will be pretty emotional for him. there are not many cultists sticking around. he is changing mentality and the site of welsh by mentality and the site of welsh rugby particularly in the national team. he has done an incrediblejob. mention him as captain of england. so many side stories tomorrow. what could be a potential 12 grand slam for whales in the history of this competition. warren gatland could have potentially won three of them, a quarter of those titles. that said something about his calibre. he is a winner and he has proven it with several teams before. he's got that mentality that rubs off. a great tea m mentality that rubs off. a great team around him. he has got this magic. it is not pretty sometime, but you know working is the most important thing. tblisi will have a blessed left him tomorrow. and sign up blessed left him tomorrow. and sign up to six nations in style. the atmosphere we saw three weeks ago in english talks a lot. i think it wales would just get over the line, they have always had the grand slam deciding game at home. in 2005, 2008, 2012. this is the best a team that has come to cardiff to spoil the party. it will be very tight, but i think wales will win just by one score. we know how effective that resolute defence has been so farfor that resolute defence has been so far for this championship. many thanks for your time on the programme tonight. great to get your thoughts on the possible changes to the six nations championship. what a weekend we have in store. this big game to come tomorrow. what a match it will be. not least for warren gatland and the players, but of course the stadium here and the fans. they will be trying to lunch tomorrow. finally getting on sports day. that is tomorrow at 630 and 7:30 p:m.. day. that is tomorrow at 630 and 7:30 p: m.. tonight day. that is tomorrow at 630 and 7:30 p:m.. tonight from the principality stadium here in cardiff. good night. our very unsettled mid—march weather continues. it has been another wet and windy day for many of us across the uk. we have had rain and hail smoke. this is the same in scotland. big showers, there has been hail. some sleet and snow over the highest ground. over the next few basic things are looking pretty unsettled. a developing area of low pressure. you can see this from the system across southern parts of the uk. we will be seeing that low pressure brings some windy weather across the country with for the rain through the weekend. back to this evening and tonight, patchy rain across the bulk of england and wales. rain for northern ireland will start to turn to snow over the higher ground. more mountains for instance. temperature is getting below freezing in the countryside. further south, much milder air. looking at double figures overnight. in london. south is not looking pretty. a deep area of low pressure moving across northern parts of the uk with the trailing weather fronts. a lot of isobars on the map. we will see a real contrast and temperature with mild and windy air towards the south and east, colder conditions with sleet and snow over the hills towards northwest. saturday we start with rain and hills now particularly across scotland. 10—15 cm across the highest parts of highland scotland. a few centimetres in the noun at some lower levels. windy conditions across england and wales. gusts of wind around about 50 or even 60 mph. enough to cause some disruption on saturday. it will be mild across england and wales. around 10—12d. we are looking at mid to single figures, northern ireland and for scotland. hills now set to continue that much of the day. eventually through saturday night and into sunday, we lose low into the north sea. the cold front pushes much of the rain out of the way. still another windy day to come on sunday. strongest across parts of scotland in northeast england. further showers but on and on that blustery land. some falling to sleet and snow over the highest mountain in the north. dryerfor the over the highest mountain in the north. dryer for the south across the country where we are just about getting to double figures. it will bea getting to double figures. it will be a chilly day particularly with where you are exposed to brisk winds. you will delete pleased to hear that things look dryer, more settled into next week. this is bbc news, i'm julian worricker. the headlines at 7: new zealand in mourning as 48 people die and dozens are wounded in a mass shooting at two mosques. everybody just ran towards everybodyjust ran towards the back doors save themselves. everybodyjust ran towards the back doors save themselveslj everybodyjust ran towards the back doors save themselves. i said to her on the phone, your husband has been shot outside the mosque. don't come through here but go to the hospital and wait for him. much of christchurch has been in lockdown with a heavy police presence — new zealand's prime minister called it the country's darkest day. they have chosen to make new zealand their home. they are as. the person who has perpetuated this violence against us is not. the suspect‘s been identified as brenton tarrant,

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