and at 46 years old double olympic champion james cracknell helps cambridge to victory over oxford in the men s boat race. also coming up in the programme. three goals and three points for scott arfield and rangers as they beat motherwell in the scottish premiership. and we catch up on the ipl wherejoss buttler, steve smith and ben stokes were on the end of a big defeat with the rajastan royals. hello, and welcome to sportsday. well, what an afternoon for those watching at wembley today. wolves and watford played out a wonderful, enthralling fa cup semi final, which went all the way to extra time. and it was watford who made it through to face manchester city in next month s showpiece, coming from 2 goals down to win 3 2 in dramatic style. james burford has more. take a tour around wembley on semifinal day and there s a sense of optimism, neither watford nor wolves have been to the cup final in a generation and neither may get a better chance. but two mid table premier leag
facebook. for second year in the row, the river thames is light blue. cambridge beat oxford in both the men s and women s races. watford produced a stunning comeback to win the fa cup final, their first in 35 years. and coming up in half an hour, the travel show is in tokyo as the city cou nts travel show is in tokyo as the city counts down to hosting the 2020 paralympics. good evening. welcome to bbc news. theresa may says there s a risk brexit won t happen unless a deal can be agreed with labour. cross party talks have been taking place to try to break the stalemate on getting the eu withdrawal agreement through parliament. labour says further talks are planned but that there hasn t been any movement on the government s so called red lines . here s our chief political correspondent, vicki young. if she had had her way, we would have left the eu nine days ago, but it is not going to plan for theresa may. another brexit deadline is approaching and there is little sign of a
800,000 people dead. marks 25 yea rs. in libya, fighting is intensifying between rebel forces and those of the internationally recognised governments around tripoli. there are reports of both sides using x rays. officials say the campus is 20 when people have died and another 27 have been injured. the united nations is called for an urgent troop. libya has been torn by violence and incivility since moma cannot be was deposed and killed in 2011. dozens of militias now operate against the un backed government and the prime minister but has struggled to assert any control. all the rebel libyan national army, led by general haftar. since thursday the rebels who advanced on tripoli and 90 fears ofan who advanced on tripoli and 90 fears of an all out warm. since thursday, the rebels have advanced on the capital tripoli, igniting fears of an all out war. our diplomatic correspondent james landale has more. this is a battle fought largely by pick up truck. makeshift armoured vehic
the headlines this evening.. an historic win for wales against england in what may have been the 6 nations decider. there s no love for scotland in paris as their 20 year wait for a win in france continues. and burnley put a big dent in spurs title hopes beating them 2 1 in the premier league. also coming up in the programme. manchester city win the first silverware of the women s domestic season the league cup beating holders arsenal on penalties.. and britain sjonny brownlee wins the men s eliminator race at the super league triathlon event in singapore. good evening, welcome to sportsday where the players are still on the pitch at the principality stadium after that huge win for wales over england. it ended 21 13 in cardiff after wales produced a second half comeback to win a record breaking 12th consecutive test match. we thought we were going live to cardiff, that is not happening at the moment that we re going to have a look at the match now and see what happen
theresa may has said she won t try to get the so called irish backstop plan removed from her brexit withdrawal deal with the eu when she holds new talks with european officials later this week. the backstop, under which northern ireland would still follow some eu rules even after brexit, is meant to be a last resort to avoid a return to a hard border between the irish republic and northern ireland if nothing else can be agreed. speaking in belfast, the prime minister re affirmed her commitment to keeping the border open. she said any brexit deal would have to contain a backstop, but that she would try to negotiate changes to the existing proposals. the eu says it won t re negotiate the agreement. here s our deputy political editorjohn pienaar. it s complicated, but you can make anything work, almost anything, if you try hard enough. search for any opportunity. so why not a brexit deal? at this electronics firm in belfast, they re saying uncertainty is bad for business, here