Central typically only 8 or 9 degrees. It is a similar day on friday. Again, a lot of dry weather. More sunshine by friday across the southern half of the british isles, but more of a breeze as well. Cloudier in the north and cool around Eastern Scotland and north east england, but double figures further south. What about the weekend . Things turn more unsettled, so some spots of rain moving north, particularly for england and wales. You will notice the breeze at the weekend, but it wont be a wash out. There will be some sunshine and temperatures are typicalfor this stage in some sunshine and temperatures are typical for this stage in march. I will hello, welcome along to sportsday. Im molly foster. Manchester city continue the defence of their european crown, get Past Copenhagen and theyre into the quarterfinals. Well head to riyadh two days out from a fight that antonyjoshua cant afford to lose. And another step forward in Womens Rugby League saints will pay their players match fees for the first time. Also coming up on sportsday youve come a long way, brighton. We catch up with the seagulls fan fatboy slim ahead of their Europa League trip to rome. This whole europe thing and talk 16, that wasnt even in our dream, that was just like. Theyre the kind of dreams you have when youve eaten too much cheese before you went to bed. Welcome along. By about 10 oclock this evening, Manchester City should be the first british side into the Champions League quarterfinals. Its seven years since they failed to reach the last eight and they have a two goal cushion going into the second leg of their tie against Fc Copenhagen. Their Managerjacob Neestrup summed it up nicely last night, it is close to impossible, it might be a miracle. Lets cross live to the etihad and speak to our correspondent nesta macgregor. Evening to you, nesta. It looks like a foregone conclusion. There could be a chance of city to rest a few players tonight. Good evening. We are expecting the team in about 15 minutes, but it would be no great surprise if a few regulars are watching from the bench or even the warmth of their own homes. Manchester city are 3 1 up. It will be a huge shock if Fc Copenhagen were to win tonight. We can only speculate, possibly repo lewis. One player we are expecting to start is erling haaland. When it comes to the 23 year old norwegian, his Champions League record looks like stats from a computer game. Hes played 36 games in the Champions League and he is scored a0 goals. Hes returned from a foot injury, so still getting back from fitness. Olly, if we could talk about another player 27 year old rodri. Some people have lucky socks, some have lucky boxer shorts, Manchester City have a lucky spaniard. Its been 59 games of 395 days since rodri lost a match in the blue of Manchester City. He plays, they win. This is professional football and anything could happen. Pep guardiola hasnt been this successful by being complacent, and he knows that no game is ever won in the first leg. We won in leipzig after 20 minutes, two mistakes. When we concede another two mistakes. When we concede another goal, we are second in the table. The draw should have been second in the table. The draw should have been roderigo my not copenhagen. Have been roderigo my not cepenhagen have been roderigo my not copenhagen. Have been roderigo my not coenhauen. ~. ,. , copenhagen. Whatever team he feels hes t in copenhagen. Whatever team he feels hes trying to copenhagen. Whatever team he feels hes trying to keep copenhagen. Whatever team he feels hes trying to keep those copenhagen. Whatever team he feels hes trying to keep those players copenhagen. Whatever team he feels hes trying to keep those players on | hes trying to keep those players on their toes. Hes trying to keep those players on theirtoes. But hes trying to keep those players on their toes. But this match against copenhagen looks to be the easiest task in what is a huge month for city. Task in what is a huge month for ci. ,. ,. , city. Yeah, and this would be the first time weve city. Yeah, and this would be the first time weve heard city. Yeah, and this would be the first time weve heard managersl city. Yeah, and this would be the. First time weve heard managers talk about fixture or fatigue. You want to be involved at the competition at the latter stages. The next three games after this one could really define their season. On sunday, they play liverpool, who are top of the Premier League. They then post Newcastle United post. Arsenal are also in the hunt for the Premier League title. They host. They have the squad and the academy to deal with these big games. Pep guardiola will see as a challenge, but when he will relish. Look, olly, i know a lot of Football Fans who can only dream of a headache of having big games back to back and to be in the run in with winning trophies. In my right . Imilli be in the run in with winning trophies. In my right . Will be nice, wouldnt it. Trophies. In my right . Will be nice, wouldnt it, nesta . Trophies. In my right . Will be nice, wouldnt it, nesta . Many trophies. In my right . Will be nice, wouldnt it, nesta . Many thanks i wouldnt it, nesta . Many thanks indeed. Many thanks. In the other Champions League tie, real madrid host rb leipzig with a 1 0 lead from the first leg. Jude bellingham is available tonight, but he will miss the next two in the league after his red card last weekend. He was sent off after hed scored what he thought was the winning goal against valencia. The referee had blown the full time whistle and bellingham was sent off for protesting a bit too much. Perhaps of more concern for real, spanish prosecutors have called for head coach Carlo Ancelott to be jailed for four years and nine months. They claim that he cost spains treasury more than one Million Euros in taxes on undeclared earnings from image rights in 201a and 2015 during his first spell at the club. Theres been no reaction to this so far from ancelotti or real. Brightons european adventures continue tomorrow away at roma. Its the first leg in the last 16 of the Europa League and what a coincidence that seagulls superfan, dj fatboy slim just happens to have a gig in a top nightclub in the italian capital after the game. Weve come a long, long way today weve come a long, long way today the weve come a long, long way today the whole weve come a long, long way today the whole time the whole time i the whole time i have to celebrate. Im norman cook, you might know me as fatboy slim. I am brightons biggest supporterfor a0 as fatboy slim. I am brightons biggest supporter for a0 years. Is that 0a . Being a brighton fan has been traditionally been quite a painful and arduous experience, and we have been through hell, but right now, its living the dream. We went there having no ground, no money, being that the bottom of the league. Things like that make you stronger and they bring you together, i think thats where the heart and the soul of the club came from and thats what were building on. We have a lot of soul and heart because weve been through the hard times. The lyrics weve come a long way is good. It kind of feels like were all in it together. When i got financially involved, that felt even stronger. Ijust felt part of it and still do feel very part of the team. Im notjust the celebrity and it is European Competition next season and it is European Competition next season for and it is European Competition next season for brighton and it is European Competition next season for Brighton Hove and it is European Competition next season for Brighton Hove albion. | season for Brighton Hove albion. This is season for Brighton Hove albion. This is a season for Brighton Hove albion. This is a magical season for Brighton Hove albion. This is a magical moment. The dream was to get into the Premier League. When we got there, the dream was not to get relegated immediately. Thats about as far as my dream went, i think. This whole europe thing and talk 16, that wasnt even in our dream. That was just like. Theyre the kind of dream when youve eaten too much cheese before you went to bed. Ive used my gigs to get to various world cups and euros over the years but i never drink it would be brighton. For us, its new. Weve never travelled into europe before, so other teams take it for granted, but thats the whole booking of flights and things. Its tremendously exciting. To book a gig in athens, and we won it, and i have a big party in athens with the fans was brilliant. With rome this week, we literally had ten days, which is normally three months to put on a show. Thats all part of the fun. It meant a lot to us, winning the group, notjust getting through, but actually winning. It was a bit scrappy, but we got the results. Thats kind of what im hoping will happen on thursday, because we have been looking a little bit ropey in the fa cup. But its raising your game and its using tactics to win a game. Not necessarily the most beautiful way. Game. Not necessarily the most beautifulway. Im game. Not necessarily the most beautiful way. Im not expecting to see our fluid games so beautiful way. Im not expecting to see Ourfluid Games so much beautiful way. Im not expecting to see our fluid games so much as just grinding out. That fatboy slim interview is one of the features in the latest episode of the football news show, Focussing On Brighton and the road to roma. To the Womens League cup semi finals. Holders arsenal kick off against aston villa in the next half an hour. Manchester city play chelsea tomorrow. Emma hayes, the chelsea head coach, gave her support to sam kerr today. We learnt yesterday that the striker, who is injured at the moment, will stand trial next year after being charged with racially aggravated harassment of a police officer. Shes pleaded not guilty to the offence. She has her full support and she knows she has her full support and she knows that and its really important i knows that and its really important | et knows that and its really important i get that knows that and its really important i get that across a something i really i get that across a something i really value. Theres difficult moments, theres tough times. Thats what my moments, theres tough times. Thats what my role moments, theres tough times. Thats what my role is in this football club, what my role is in this football club, to what my role is in this football club, to make sure i look after our people club, to make sure i look after our people i club, to make sure i look after our people. Ijust want to be clear that sam wiii people. Ijust want to be clear that sam will be fully supported by me and everyone else at chelsea. Its really tight at the top of the championship all of the top three won last night, with Leaders Leicester leaving it late to beat sunderland to maintain their three point cushion at the top of the table. Southamptons game with preston tonight is off, after a fire broke out close to their stadium early this afternoon. The blaze is in the industrial units on Marine Parade just yards from the ground. 18 fire engines called to the blaze. Theres been major disruption. The matches. Anthonyjoshua returns to the ring this week for the First Time Since december. Hes fighting the former ufc star Francis Ngannou on friday night in riyadh. Ngannou went the distance with tyson fury last year, knocking down the World Champion but controversially but controversially losing on points. Joshua say that display has convinced him that the cameroonian born frenchman can box and his crossover from Mixed Martial Arts isntjust a gimmick. His first dream was to be a boxer, which people forget. He started mma, i think it was 26, that was in the first time. Was not. His dream was always to be a boxer. I know who im up against. I look at all the small details. But i spar, i keep a professional. On the night, its different. All that Text Book Stuff goes out the window. You just got to be relentless, give your best. Its already written in the stars. Im just going to follow my destiny. Verstappen said he would stand by his father after horner was cleared of inappropriate call and talked with a female at red bull. Thats led to speculation about verstappen junior� s future. Could you be the man to replace Lewis Hamilton next season . I welcome anybody, welcome a challenge. You always want to go against challenge. You always want to go against the best, but for me, just focus against the best, but for me, just focus on against the best, but for me, just focus on yourself. You just have to have that mentality. Having lewis as my benchmark has been pretty good. Englands benchmark has been pretty good. Englands cricketers already lost against india, but they made one change. To end the tour on a high. Theyve made one change for the match in daramsala seven weeks on tour, and england find themselves at the summit of the cricketing world. Topographically. The territory of daramsala offers all sorts of different perspectives. Some met the speeches spiritual leader of buddhism. We expect the dalai lama remains neutral. Englands captain has � S Perspective on that. I englands captain has S Perspective on that. ~. , � , englands captain has S Perspective on that. ~. , � ,. , on that. I think thats not. I look at it on that. I think thats not. I look at it differently on that. I think thats not. I look at it differently with look at it differently with completely different angles. I think weve definitely progressed as a team. Although weve not got the results we wanted. But you know, 32, results we wanted. But you know, 3 2, sounds better than 3 1 or a i. We look to win a game we go about and play. Its not work out that way in terms of results, but weve got one last push here. India always is when you play five games. We got one last big push here. Yeah, theyre excited for this week. For last big push here. Yeah, theyre excited for this week. Excited for this week. For india, its been the excited for this week. For india, its been the series excited for this week. For india, its been the series of excited for this week. For india, its been the series of the excited for this week. For india, its been the series of the 655 i its been the series of the 655 runner already. Ashwin approaches 100 test match just a number he says. Thousands may look at the mountains, but the players, its always the ball. Joel wilson, bbc news. Joe wilson, bbc news. The six nations is back this weekend. Wales face france in cardiff on sunday and have made four changes in personnel to the side that lost to ireland. Theres a new Centre Pairing with owen watkin and joe roberts there, making his first tournament start. George north and Nick Tompkins drop out of the match day squad. Masters Championjon Rahm has criticised the world Golf Rankings as not being fit for purpose. The spaniard joined the Rival Liv Series last december, the Saudi Backed Tour formally withdrew its application to be recognised in the World Rankings yesterday. Liv players pathway to playing in the majors relies on invites and exemptions as it stands. Tom pidcock� s hopes of winning stage three of Tirenno Adriatico were ended on the penultimate corner after the briton got caught behind this crash. Germanys phil bauhaus took the victory in italy. Spains juan ayuso retained the overall lead. The Womens Rugby League season, starts in a week the Womens Rugby League season starts in a week or so with the challenge cup, before the super League Starts next month, and st helens are going to pay their women match fees for the first time. It follows the lead of champions york, wigan and leeds. The saints and england Captainjodie Cunningham told me how important it is for the womens game. Its a huge step for the club, a huge step for us personally as players. 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