the day's other football news and... wales manager ryan giggs will miss their upcoming world cup qualifiers against belgium and the czech republic. he'll remain on leave, with robert page continuing as caretaker. giggs was arrested on suspicion of assault last november and his bail has been extended until the 1st of may. championship side coventry city have signed a 10—year contract to return to the ricoh arena from next season. the club have agreed a deal with rugby union side wasps, who own the ground, having played home matches at birmingham since 2019. manchester city will play next week's champions league last —16 home leg against borussia monchengladbach in budapest. the game has been moved because of german quarantine rules — city lead the tie 2—0. and staying on the stadium theme — brazil's world famous maracana is to get a new name after the authorities in rio de janeiro voted to name it after the country's greatest ever player pele. after 1a months away from the court battling knee injuries — the 20 time grand slam champion roger federer finally returned to action at the qatar open today. the man in his way? britiain�*s dan evans. the pair have been training together recently — and evans forced federer all the way, before the 39—year—old won out in three sets. joe wilson reports. welcome back, roger federer! not seen on court for over a year, now in his 40th year, status, irreplaceable. right knee? under repair. it's taken two operations to get him here. dan evans ranked 20th in the world was a determined opponent, if at comeback encouragements, he would have to earn it. you will make its brilliant tennis from both men! the first set requires a tie—break to win it, federal or produced this... 0! ., , ., , ~' ., 0! now his fans might like to erceive 0! now his fans might like to perceive roger _ 0! now his fans might like to perceive roger federer - 0! now his fans might like to perceive roger federer as i 0! now his fans might like to - perceive roger federer as perfect, of course, he isn't. he wasn't. serve broken there, and the second set went to evans. 6—3. the british number one maintained and inspired level. it was late in the third when fedor was finally too good. 7—5 there. can't wait for more. —— roger fedor. from both men. joe wilson, bbc news. last year's giro d'italia winner tao geoghegan hart has crashed out of the paris—nice cycle race, on stage four. the ineos grenadiers rider was fifth in the peloton at the time, with just under 12 miles to go. geoghegan hart did get back on his bike, but had to abandon the race later on. primoz roglic broke away in the last two miles to win the stage — he now leads the race overall by 35 seconds with four stages to go. meanwhile in italy, british riders simon yates and geraint thomas finished safely in the main pack at the end of the first stage of the week—long tirreno—adriatico race. wout van aert of the netherlands sprinted clear to take the stage win, and the race lead with it. now for a quick round—up of some of the day's other sports stories. thomas bach has been re—elected unopposed as president of the international olympic committee. bach will be at the helm for the delayed tokyo games this summer, having been postponed last year. he's held the role of ioc president since 2013. tiger woods could return home in a week or so as he continues his from a fractured leg and shattered ankle suffered in a car crash last month. that's according to rory mcilroy who has told an american chat show that woods is doing better and in good spirits. and women's elite rugby league will return on april the 18th when the new super league season gets under way after 18 months away. the covid outbreak last year led to the cancellation of the whole season without a game played. england scrum—half natasha hunt says playing a shortened women's six nations this year is "gutting". the coronavirus—enforced changes mean that each team will play three fixtures in april, while the men's tournament is being played in its usualformat. i was iwas in i was in training camp for about twice a week for the last three weeks or so, since we've kind of come out of the second lockdown, but, yeah, for me as well, this is another thing, the six nations, it's not the six nations, its two games, and then a final game. we have all, loads of the girls are perhaps again loads of the girls are perhaps again loads of the girls are perhaps again loads of girls across scotland, ireland, wales, on instagram, and when the announcement came out, everyone was posting it like it was this amazing thing from oak and the six nations is here. but for me, it was gutting. this isn't the six nations as we know. this to games. us paying lip service to the fact that it's the six nations and we should be happy about this tournament and stuff like that, don't get me wrong, i completely appreciate the financial burden and how difficult it is to get these games on and stuff like that, but i just feel like for me, that's the one they've given up onto easily. now to sailing, because defender team new zealand and italian challenger won raise each on wednesday on the first day of the 36th match for sailing's. team new zealand won the first race by 3! seconds, but luna ross or cross the start line verse in the second race and held out for the win. the anticipation of the crowd was plain to see. the two cruz nervously checking every last detail before heading out into the water. this was team new zealand's chance to impress a nation hooked on sailing and defend the america's cup. but they are facing a confident and aggressive italian team, the home favourites couldn't afford any slip—ups. the start is all important, and in race one from a team new zealand showed their ruthless edge, taking a commanding lead from which the italians could never recover. given that this was their first competitive race never recover. given that this was theirfirst competitive race in three months, it sends an ominous sign that a possible 7—0 clean sweep was on the cards. really happy with the start and the way the whole team has come out in good shape. the way the whole team has come out in good shape-— way the whole team has come out in good shape. the purpose of the boat seems to be — good shape. the purpose of the boat seems to be pretty _ good shape. the purpose of the boat seems to be pretty close. _ good shape. the purpose of the boat seems to be pretty close. so - good shape. the purpose of the boat seems to be pretty close. so it's - seems to be pretty close. so it's exciting — seems to be pretty close. so it's exciting time ahead. the italians weren't wrong- _ exciting time ahead. the italians weren't wrong. race _ exciting time ahead. the italians weren't wrong. race two - exciting time ahead. the italiansj weren't wrong. race two showed exciting time ahead. the italians - weren't wrong. race two showed the immense character of the crew. they found the start they wanted and at one stage, were over 300 metres ahead of new zealand. 0nly one stage, were over 300 metres ahead of new zealand. only for the home team to edge back, but that wasn't enough, italy won the race by seven seconds to level up the series after day one. the boys had a great race. we had quite a lot of manoeuvres, quite a lot of tact, yakima kept the boat going well. so it was a good sign of strength, i thought. going well. so it was a good sign of strength, ithought. the going well. so it was a good sign of strength, i thought. the bounce back after that first one.— after that first one. definitely looked a little _ after that first one. definitely looked a little bit _ after that first one. definitely looked a little bit rusty - after that first one. definitely looked a little bit rusty there | after that first one. definitely i looked a little bit rusty there on that one. — looked a little bit rusty there on that one, but it was good to get irack— that one, but it was good to get back into — that one, but it was good to get back into them on that last speed. really— back into them on that last speed. really shows that we have good downwind. yeah, a good size, i'm pretty— downwind. yeah, a good size, i'm pretty happy that we've got a team here that _ pretty happy that we've got a team here that we can win this thing with _ here that we can win this thing with. �* ., here that we can win this thing with. 1, u, , here that we can win this thing with. i, .., , ., here that we can win this thing with. 1, ,. , here that we can win this thing with. ,. , with. both cams are still confident of overall success _ with. both cams are still confident of overall success with _ with. both cams are still confident of overall success with races - with. both cams are still confident of overall success with races three and four in this best of 13 series on friday. seth bennetts, bbc news. para swimmer ellie challis was just 16 months old when she developed meningitis — and it resulted in her having all four limbs amputated. but after winning bronze at the 2019 world championships, she's heading to tokyo this year, for the paralympics. challis is 16 now — and says sport transformed her life. i think sport definitely for me was the way— i think sport definitely for me was the way to— i think sport definitely for me was the way to come alike, just be involved — the way to come alike, just be involved with people. it's definitely helped me make friends, be social, _ definitely helped me make friends, be social, i— definitely helped me make friends, be social, i went to do things that everyone — be social, i went to do things that everyone says i can't. just to prove them _ everyone says i can't. just to prove them wrong. — everyone says i can't. just to prove them wrong. hopefully, like, more people— them wrong. hopefully, like, more people like me can see this and think. _ people like me can see this and think. oh. — people like me can see this and think, oh, they can do it. any sports. — think, oh, they can do it. any sports. it— think, oh, they can do it. any sports, it doesn't have to be swimming, any sports, because it's definitely— swimming, any sports, because it's definitely harder for disability athletes to get involved, but i think— athletes to get involved, but i think once you're involved, you do really— think once you're involved, you do really enjoy — think once you're involved, you do really enjoy it. i saw someone like me do— really enjoy it. i saw someone like me do and — really enjoy it. i saw someone like me do and i— really enjoy it. i saw someone like me do and i was like, oh, i can do it. me do and i was like, oh, i can do it and— me do and i was like, oh, i can do it and it— me do and i was like, oh, i can do it and it kind _ me do and i was like, oh, i can do it. and it kind of changed my like, mihd _ it. and it kind of changed my like, mind a _ it. and it kind of changed my like, mind a lrit— it. and it kind of changed my like, mind a bit to learning to do it, not are we— mind a bit to learning to do it, not are we going to try and do this, because — are we going to try and do this, because i— are we going to try and do this, because i knew it could actually happen — because i knew it could actually happen then. i'm just going into tokyo— happen then. i'm just going into tokyo with no pressure, just looking to swim _ tokyo with no pressure, just looking to swim my— tokyo with no pressure, just looking to swim my best race, obviously. and 'ust to swim my best race, obviously. and just see _ to swim my best race, obviously. and just see what — to swim my best race, obviously. and just see what the games are like, see what— just see what the games are like, see what the villages like, see how everything — see what the villages like, see how everything works, and then i can go into paris— everything works, and then i can go into paris with more experience, more _ into paris with more experience, more knowledge, and know what i want to do _ i'm sure we will be following her journey there. just before we go, half—time in the early primarily kick off, six o'clock, they start between manchester city in southampton, manchester city, the leaders, they are leading 3—1 at the break. so work to do for southampton. remember as welcome lots of champions league football this evening, liverpool looking try and resurrect their little bits of form at the moment, they are facing leipzig. you can follow that on the bc sport website. all our country on radio five live, but that's it for me and the rest of the team here on sports day. have a lovely evening. hello. some very strong winds on the way for the uk in the next few days, but potentially a peak overnight tonight, with gales around western coasts and across the hills. the seas will turn stormy, particularly the i receive this is the area of low pressure and talking about. it's part of a bigger low, and its centre to the north of uk. we will stay driven by high—pressure and we can, rain will remain a big part of our story. 0vernight from the heavy drinkers, commoner than in the heavy drinkers, commoner than in the northern england. rather more shari further south, the northern england. rather more shari furthersouth, but the northern england. rather more shari further south, but i think it will be england and wales that gets the winds, in terms of gusts reaching their peak, probably summer between 3—6 in the morning. 0ur overnight temperatures hold up well because of the wind and rain falling no lower than typically 7—9 celsius. in a very windy start for some of these western coasts i'm very rough seas as well. around the coast of wales, the winds could gust up to 18 mph. i will stress it will be windy in land as well. some heavier rain pushing its way across england first thing, but actually, thursday, a drier and brighter day for many, although, we will see some fairly potential hours getting question from the west on the wind as the day pans out. frequent for western coastal some getting driven quite the way eastwards. a little cooler than wednesday, a wintry to the way eastwards. a little cooler than wednesday, a wintry- than wednesday, a wintry to the showers to _ than wednesday, a wintry to the showers to the _ than wednesday, a wintry to the showers to the north _ than wednesday, a wintry to the showers to the north of - than wednesday, a wintry to the showers to the north of the - than wednesday, a wintry to the showers to the north of the uk | showers to the north of the uk across the higher ground of scotland. here are those costs, though, those numbers in the black circles that are our primary concern. why do we talk about those so much? because they tend to be the gust of wind that really calls don't cause the damage. and thursday, the risk of damage. and thursday, the risk of damage and disruption. there is the low to the north, still with us into friday. still windy, just perhaps not quite as windy, although this line of showers heading across and go in and wales on friday morning could be quite squally with the risk of hail and thunder. a bit brighter for the afternoon, but some are showers drifting into the west on the wind, showers further north pushing into western scotland, likely to be wintry across the highlands, you can see those temperatures sliding for many there in single figures. a cooler feel i think, generally through the weekend. still pretty windy with some showers, particularly for england and wales on saturday, beginning to calm on sunday. hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. president biden�*s giant stimulus plan for the us economy is about to be approved by congress. these are the live pictures. the package is worth $1.9 trillion. the house of representatives is voting now. also, we'll go to brazil. brazil's former president describes brazil's current president as "an imbecile" for his record on coronavirus. lula da silva said jair bolsanaro was "failing to act like a president". we'll look at england's test and trace system for coronavirus, which cost nearly £40 billion but mps says "hasn't