a tense day in the battle for supremacy in the premier league liverpool did go top. but are they still there? it took a while, but arsenal found the winning moment at molinuex late on against chelsea to clinch the women s league cup and celtic are back on the top of the scottish premiership, as livingston s problems deepen. also coming up on sportsday. italy are off the mark in the women s six nations as they spoil ireland s day in dublin. hello and welcome along to the programme. rivalries resuming in the tense battle at the top of the premier league following the international break. arsenal started the day top, taking on champions manchester city at the etihad. more on that game in a moment. but it was liverpool who held their nerve first of all in the early game coming from behind to beat brighton at anfield. andy swiss was watching that one. nervy times for liverpool, but finally it was job done. so, nervy times for liverpool, but finally it wasjob done. so, while
hello and welcome to sportsday. there s a barnes stormer at stjames. harvey s the hero for newcastle as they beat west ham. scotland make a fight of it in the women s six nations, pushing france all the way in edinburgh. and the light blues lead the way, but they have to forgo a famous boat race tradition. the premier league is back with a bang, the top three might all be playing tomorrow but we ve had some great games today, seven results so far and so many late goals, there were a couple at st james park as newcastle united came from 3 1 down to beat west ham 4 3. craig templeton reports. st james s park hosted the return of premier league football after a two week post for the international break. it would prove worth the wait. anthony gordon made his england debut in that time, and was lively early on, drawing a challenge from vladimir coufal. just two minutes in, a penalty. alexander isak kept his cool from the spot. his 17th goal of the season. whenjamaal lascelles lim
loss against sweden. three us players, inlcuding theirstar, megan rapinoe, missed in the deciding penalty shootout. now on bbc news: sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday, i m paul scott at the bbc sport centre here s what s coming up. not to be: england fall short in their bid for netball world cup glory. over and out: megan rapinoe s dream of further world cup success comes to an end, as sweden book their place in the last 8. and bouncing back: mathieu van der poel recovers from this crash to become world road champion. we start with disappointment for england s netballers. they have fallen just short in their quest for world cup glory, after losing to australia 61 45 in the final in cape town. ben croucher reports. in cape town, if you try to take on all the dramatic scenery, you could miss what is right in front of you. cut out the distractions, remove the noise for england s roses, their sights were set on one thing. a step into the unknown in a first world cup final
no question about it. playing for what he has announced his last season and hopefully he is going to be able to do that. djokovic is on course to meet top seed carlos alcaraz in the semi finals. he s seen as djokovic s main rival for the title in the absence of the injured 14 time champion rafa nadal. here s our tennis correspondent russell fuller. the semi final has been anticipated in the top half of the draw since that draw was made and they will both be delighted with the way they played today. djokovic a much more solid match, this is typical djokovic in a grand slam, he might have a few injury problems in the first week, he might be struggling for a bit of form, but as you move your way through the draw he becomes more and more threatening and it wasn t much of a contest, really, straight sets over varillas who had played three set matches to earn the right to play djokovic in the last 16. and then carlos alcaraz in terrific form again, looks i wouldn t is a unbeatabl