we'll be getting more on the damage and disruption caused by storm doris, which swept has been sweeping across the uk today. of state rex tillerson meets with his mexican opposite number, after weeks of strained relations between the two countries. and we'll be speaking to a nutritional scientist about the study that claims we should all now be eating 10 now it is sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm mike bushell, on a night when wayne rooney has made up his mind. he's not going the chinese way, and has announced this evening that he's staying put at manchester united. spurs have some work to do at wembley tonight. they must overturn a 1—0 deficit in the second leg of their europa cup tie against gent of belgium. stepping into the captain's shoes — jon barclay will skipper scotland and nice car f lewis hémiltfifi‘é 55,54"? thanks forjoining us. we start tonight with the news that will silence the frenzy of speculation about wayne rooney's future. negotiating for the england and manchester united captain to latest big name to join the chinese super league. but, no, hold the front page. richard conway, our sports news correspondent, is here to tell us more. we had a statement from wayne was in the past hour in which she, as she put it, - to end the as she put it, plans to end the speculation. "despite the interest which has been shown from other clubs, for which i'm grateful, i want to end recent speculation and say that i am staying at man united. i hope i'll play a full part in helping the team in its fight for success on four fronts. it's an exciting time at the club and i want to remain a part of it. she is making it very clear after that speculation for the past few days whether he would move away from manchester united, possibly to china, making it clear there was interest but for the time being he is committed to staying at manchester united. it'll be interesting to see what happens between now and the end of the season. between now and the end of the season. wayne rooney has been a peripheral member of the manchester united squad this season and he would like to see his playing time increased otherwise we may be back here again, the summer transfer window, wondering whether or wayne rooney will be departing 0ld trafford, possibly to china, possibly to america or perhaps everton, which is the only other clu b everton, which is the only other club he has said he would play for the premier league. it settles in the premier league. it settles the matter for this season but wayne rooney's long term future, there is still some uncertainty when it comes to his playing days at manchester united. next to wembley, which is sold out, as tottenham try to reach the last 16 of the europa cup. they are hoping to make home advantage count as they look to overcome, the i—0 deficit, after gent from belgium, won the first game on their own turf. nevertheless spurs start as favourites to go through out the day. few people expected mauricio pochettino to feel such a strong tea m pochettino to feel such a strong team in gent last week where they slipped to a surprise i—0 team in gent last week where they slipped to a surprise 1—0 defeat or on sunday when kane hat—trick secured a 3—1 awful. with chelsea now ten points clear at the top of the week the title seems improbable and it seems mauricio pochettino is ready to embrace the cup competitions. 2008 was the last time they won anything. another season without silverware would equal the post war trophy drought. longest post war trophy drought. star striker harry kane says the need to win a trophy soon. we are moving in the right direction and i have said before a trophy is the next step. we are taking over the competition seriously and try and use competition seriously and try and use the experience of last year to help us. it is about staying focused and trying to win every game.“ help us. it is about staying focused and trying to win every game. if the europa league is to be the competition ready in the hunt for a corporate level have to improve on the form. it remains to be seen how the form. it remains to be seen how the weather will affect things but even on a good day they really do well here, having lost six of the eight visits here. it is likely they will play every home match here next season will play every home match here next season in the league and the need to find a way to improve the consistency here and a run in the europa league would certainly help them to do that. we're gearing up for the next round of the 6 nations, after their little break.and scotland vs wales is a crunch match on saturday with both having lost their last games, es? isinhis sffsflési‘sshss ' , s with the scarlets, has been chosen to captain scotland siilii—h ssilii iii he replaces the injured, greig laidlaw — and barlcay is replaced by ali price at scrum half. scotland coach vern cotter, who makes five changes, says barclay is the right man to lead out his country. he was involved with others and it was obvious she had something about him and he has come through and it isa him and he has come through and it is a credit to him from getting back m, is a credit to him from getting back in, forcing his way back in and now he will run out as captain of the tea m he will run out as captain of the team against wales, where he plays his club rugby, is it is a great day. fly halfjohnny sexton will return to the ireland side, for their match against france in dublin on saturday. sexton missed ireland's first two games with a calf injury, but has been named in the starting 15, with paddy jackson, dropping to the bench. captain rory best, also returns at hooker — having missed the win over italy, through illness. rob kearney is fit, and will start at full back. it's an exciting time getting the keys to your new car. especially if you believe it can make you world champion again. that was why lewis hamilton was so excited as he took his mercedes team's new formula one car, for a spin around silvertone today. 0ur sports correspondent, joe wilson was watching. at silverstone everyone waited and eve ryo ne at silverstone everyone waited and everyone had the camera, everyone. well, mr hamilton, your new car has arrived. 0bserve well, mr hamilton, your new car has arrived. observe the wider wheels, you can take corners faster. cars change and here is how it looked in 2015, last time he won the world title with mercedes. what concerns him is whether the sport is reaching its audience. if the purpose of motor racing is overtaking he doubts that will be happening. from what that will be happeningg engineers tell me, and that they the engineers tell me, and that they are super smart guys, they do not think there will be more overtaking so how does that reflect for the fans? i was hoping that all the rule changes make that better for the fa ns changes make that better for the fans this year and it is more overtaking. you one notice there are two drivers with mercedes and lewis hamilton has a new team—mate this year and that must be one of the most interesting jobs in world mast interestfigjfibs—mfirlé nico rosberg won the world sport. nico rosberg won the world title last year as mercedes' the driver and suddenly retired. his relationship with hamilton was strained and now his team—mate is va ltteri bottas strained and now his team—mate is valtteri bottas from finland and the have a car each. do you think your calmness will be tested this season? in formula 1 it is tested many planes and if we are fighting for the winds you may see some sparks, you never know, but i. i am you never know, but i feel i am quite a relaxed - about it and quite a relaxed guy about it and happy to keep things professional. plenty of people are part of formula 1. plenty of people are part of formula 1, but bernie ecclestone has finally said farewell, so who replaces his influence? changed cars and regulations, there is still lewis hamilton, and without him, who sells in this sport? it could be harderfor scottish athletes to win medals on the world stage, in the future, after they were dealt a blow, in the form of funding cuts. sport—scotland, will see their funds slashed by around 20 per—cent, due to uk funding reductions and less lottery money. a memorable moments from the commonwealth games in glasgow two and a half years ago lindsay sharp winning silver against the odds. 0rganisers and politicians promised a legacy and sport would build on its success. but since then funding to the body sport—scotland has fallen. here is how it is funded. is from scottish government 60% is from scottish government funding of lottery sales making up the rest. the year ending 2015 total revenue was £65.1 million and that is divided to 52 sports but due to spending reductions and a drop in lottery takings by the end of next year that figure will be around £51.8 million, a cut to the scottish budget of over 20% in just sporting budget of over 20% in just three years. the man in charge of awarding the cash to sport says there are top decisions ahead. to me it is heartbreaking because i know the effort of the governing bodies and the community around it, volunteers, the parents who put into this and to say we are cutting money back is, i believe, not the right way to go. one with scottish athletes are going is down under, there are funding is more less secure for the common wealth games in australia's gold coast next year. beyond that... this will have a huge impact for me and for the future that means scotland will constantly be playing catch—up and it is almost impossible to catch up if you fall too far behind the leading nations. the government respond this is —— government responded by saying, now focused protecting or raising investment to increase health and equality and improve life charges. —— life chances. this will stop the's laura muir breaking records in the's laura muir breaking records in the 100 metres and perhaps proving why the current system has been in terms of government working. in terms of government cuts... clearly it is not a priority in the do not follow the role of sport. the need to address that and we need to look at other countries' funding where they are increasing their sport funding. the pain is real but because is not entirely political, as lottery cash dries up. sport—scotland will hope the medals do not follow. that is all for now but, like wayne rooney, i can confirm i am staying put and there would be more sport here throughout the evening. doris has stormed her way across the uk leaving havoc in her wake. disruption on the roads, rail and in the air. a woman died in wolverhampton after suffering serious head injuries when a piece of debris, believed to be a piece of roof, fell on to the street. there's been problems on the rail networks with nearly all operators reporting delays. when virgin trains suspended its service nationwide. there's still a limited service in place and passengers are being advised not to travel. a driving instructor in spalding lincolnshire had this lucky escape when a large tree fell into the road in front of him. as a result of heavy snow. this was an iceland air plane struggling to land at manchester airport this morning. elsewhere ten percent of heathrow‘s schedule was reduced because of the poor conditions. more than 40,000 people are without power in east angler. —— east anglia. 0ur correspondent danny savage is in nottinghamshire for us. this is the east coast main line behind me and for much of the day version code —— virgin trains put a 50 mph speed limit in place to try and keep services moving but there we re and keep services moving but there were blockages in various locations as storm boris swept through and by mid afternoon virgin trains had to give up and say do not travel to the, delay your journey give up and say do not travel to the, delay yourjourney until tomorrow. it is like a plug has been on the slime in the past released on the slime in the past half hour as lots of trees were left