in history to achieve it at the crucible and it could earn him nearly $70,000. hello there. welcome along to the program. now let s start with the champions league, because we now know the semi final line up. manchester city will play real madrid after completing thejob in germany against bayern munich in their quarterfinal. while it s inter against ac milan in the other semi after inter held off benfica while joe lynskey watched all the action unfold and joins us now. joe, good to see you. manchester city had a commanding lead to take to munich, didn t they? and they they got the job done. yeah, professionaljob from manchester city paul in an intimidating place at the allianz arena. they drew one one with bayern munich on the night. but that three nil lead they built up in manchester in the first leg more than enough to see them through this quarterfinal and into the semifinals to play real madrid, the same team who beat them at the same stage in this competition last year.
visas granted and then denied, quarantined and then released welcomed and then deported a row in the background. a racket in the foreground, one case in court. other players eventually on court. rafa nadal and ash barty both making their own moves. a tumultuous year in rugby union began with the six nations murrayfield in february. a chilling prospect. and scotland spring to life! rugby to warm scottish hearts. a victory over the old enemy. and murrayfield erupts in celebration! fireworks too, in cardiff. astonishingly, the celebrations were italian. what a moment of brilliance! what a try! after seven years without a win in the tournament, it was just a little overdue. and that s what it means for the italians! although just a side show. the long wait for the title will end tonight in paris. france, with this year s headline act. and it s antoine dupont for the try! france are crowned six nations champions again. england s women had their eyes on a rather larger prize, a wor
Fading into friday morning. Drier with sunshine further north, more showers breaking out through friday, potentially more substantial rain to the West Of Scotland and northern ireland, but feeling fairly humid in the sun. And thats bbc news at six on wednesday 31st august. You can keep up with all the latest developments on bbc website. From the six team, its goodbye. The news continues here on bbc one as now its time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. Goodnight. Hello. Thanks forjoining us on sportsday this evening. Im ben croucher. Coming up thejury in the ryan giggs Domestic Violence trial fails to reach a verdict he could face another trial. Well be live at the us open as andy murray bids for a place in the third round. One month on from that win at the womens euros, well look ahead to the lionnesses efforts to reach next yea r s womens world cup. Always amazing, but weve got a world cup now, we have world cup qualifiers. We are now mo
this is bbc news. the headlines: the former pope, benedict xvi, has died at the age of 95, almost a decade after he stood down because of ill health. world health officials call on beijing to share accurate covid data, as england becomes the latest country to control arrivals from china. queen guitarist brian may and members of england s women s football team are among over a thousand people celebrated in the uk s new year s honours list. celebrations have begun to mark the start of 2023, with firework displays in auckland, new zealand and at sydney harbour. now on bbc news, adam wild looks back on the year in sport. even before 2022 began, this looked an extraordinary year. a sporting calendar still catching up, rebuilt and rescheduled after being ravaged by covid. but as the new year began, the australian open reopened the debate. he shouldn t be allowed to come. it s his choice not to be vaccinated, which is fine. and it s, ithink, the government here has made the choice t
up to a million households in england, scotland and wales could be paid to use less electricity this evening, as part of a scheme to avoid blackouts. would you switch off your oven or avoid using the washing machine to get a discount? get in touch with me. california police say the gunman suspected of killing ten people near los angeles was a 72 year old man, who shot himself dead as they tried to apprehend him. former employees of the welsh rugby union have told the bbc about a toxic culture of sexism at the organisation. hello and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister is facing growing pressure today, over allegations about the tax affairs of the conservative party chairman nadhim zahawi, as well as a separate row about the appointment of the bbc s chairman. it s emerged that former chancellor mr zahawi paid a penalty to hm revenue & customs of around £5 million, to settle a dispute over his tax affairs. he says the error that caused it was careless and not deliberate