the league cup, the premier league, the fa cup and the europa league. the manager has been credited with this revival but the spanish giants had their own plans. they were given an early penalty, and one of the best players in the world stepped up robert lewandowski fooled david de gea, but onlyjust. but manchester united are experienced at coming from behind. one touch and fred had levelled it. the roar heard around old trafford. they weren t finished. attem pt after attem pt. until, finally, the third time lucky. approval from on high. with their hopes still alive and a league cup final against newcastle for another trophy in a few daus time. this could be a reincarnation of manchester united glory days. jane dougall, bbc news. next tonight he s been decribed as the voice of football plenty of tributes today for one of the sport s most famous commentators jon motson who s died at the age of 77. in a 50 year career, jon covered ten world cups, ten european championshi
personal testimony from both sides of the conflict in a city pummelled by war. radford again. oh, what a goal! what a goal! and the voice of football for five decades john motson dies, aged 77. on bbc london: sadiq khan puts frees school meals at the heart of his budget but tories say his council tax is too much and coming up on the bbc news channel, a new independent regulator of men s football in england will be established for the first time, with the aim to make clubs more financially sustainable. good evening. three men have been arrested after an off duty police officer was shot multiple times in front of his son after a session coaching young people playing football in omagh, county tyrone. detective chief inspectorjohn caldwell remains in a critical condition in hospital and is said to be fighting for his life. northern ireland s political leaders issued a joint statement condemning the callous attack at the youth sports complex. our ireland correspondent emma v
the bbc football commentator john motson, who has died at the age of 77. also coming up in the programme. australia hold their nerve to reach their seventh consecutive women s t20 world cup final with a tense five run win over india. hello and welcome to sportsday. we start today s programme with news that a new independent regulator of men s football in england is to be established for the first time. the announcement follows a recommendation by a fan led review last year. the main purposes of the proposed new regulator will be stopping english clubs from joining european breakaway leagues, preventing financial failings at clubs, introducing more stringent owners and directors tests, giving fans more power and ensuring a fairer distribution of money down the english football pyramid. the significant move aims to protect english football s cultural heritage. here s just some of the reaction to the proposals starting with the premier league chief executive richard masters. w
so much fear, pain and tears. and also coming up on tonight s programme. the police officer still critically ill after a gun attack in omagh three men have been arrested. harvey weinstein is given another 16 year prison sentence for rape and sexual assault. and. commentator: radford again. oh, what a goal what a goal! farewell tojohn motson the fans companion to more than 2,000 matches on the bbc. and coming up on the bbc news channel. can manchester united come from behind to beat barcelona as they battle to keep their europa league dream alive? good evening from kyiv, a place i d never been to before this time last year. 0n the eve of russia s invasion, i stood in this very spot and i presented this bulletin, as restaurants and pubs all over this city did brisk business. millions of people were just getting on with their lives. i d arrived that afternoon on what turned out to be the last direct flight from london to kyiv, and there hasn t been another one since. i