Hello. We ll start with a busy evening of champions league football and a surprising loss for the five time winners of the competition. Barcelona have won theirfirst five la liga games of the season, but they were beaten 2 1 by monaco. Hansi flick s side were forced to play most of the match with 10 men, after defender eric garcia was sent off. George ileni khena scored the winner for the french side, who are back in europe s top competition for the first time in 5 years. They bring in players and it wasn t easy to defend it after ten minutes or 12 minutes, for the game change, totally, but i can see is the positive thing that we try to do first, we tried to defend as a team and also attack as a team and we had chances. But today, we have to accept that. 2 1. Elsewhere, a late header byjose maria gimenez gave atletico madrid a 2 1win over rb leipzig. The german visitors took the lead in the fourth minute but atletico dominated for the most part with 20 attempts on goal before finding t
We will have more on all of those stories coming up. First, lets cross and catch up with the sport headlines. Sarah mulkerrins is there. Matthew, good evening. Lets start at the cricket at trent bridge, where australia are Chasing 316 to beat england in the first of five one day internationals. England won the toss and decided to bat with Ben Duckettjustifying his elevation to opener with 95 off 91 balls. He set up a good platform, didnt get to his century, with groans around the ground when he fell to marnus labuschange. England then failed to really capitalise on that platform they lost the last eight wickets for 102 runs, all out for 315. It is australia at the crease despite losing mitchell marsh, Travis Head is leading the Way And Hasjust reached his half century off 50 balls. Australia currently 96 2. Chasing 316. It might be thursday, but with the new Champions League format, there are games tonight, with arsenal in action. Good news for Theirfans Bukayo Saka is available to pla
And thats bbc news at six. Now its time to join our colleagues for the news where you are goodbye. Hello and welcome to sportsday. Iam hugh i am hugh farris. The headlines this evening. Thursday night is Champions League night, for one week only, as arsenal are the final British Club to make their bow. Ben Duckett Stars before england are spun out at Trent Bridge in the first one dayer against australia. And this will be the british Teams Opponent for a place in the Americas Cup, a rematch against italy for Sir Ben Ainslies Boat. We speak to him on sportsday. Each time we learn, we get better, so weve got a better overall package and i think we can Really take it to them this time. Also coming up on the programme fresh from their Win over the world champions, england name a squad for the Wxv Tournament that could have the next World Cup very much in mind. Hello again. Welcome along to sportsday. If the seasons first week of European Football has felt pretty normal so far, it might be t
Hello, im christian fraser. Youre watching the context on bbc news. The bbc reveals the former harrods boss, the late Mohamed Al fayed, has been accused of rape by five female Ex Employees. The metropolitan police says its aware of the allegations. Five women say they were raped by the late owner of harrods, Mohamed Al fayed, when they for worked for him at the luxury department store. The bbc has now heard testimony from more than 20 female Ex Employees who say the billionaire sexually assaulted them as well as claims that harrods helped cover up those allegations of abuse. Mohamed Al Fayed owned harrods until 2010. He died last year at the age of 94. The stores current owners say they are utterly appalled by the accusations. They added it has a process available to women who say they were attacked by Mohamed Al fayed, saying it has been our priority to settle claims in the quickest way possible, avoiding lengthy legal proceedings for the women involved. This report on the documentary
degrees. in the middle part of the week, another area of low pressure is with us, some strong winds with this as well. any overnight rain clears away and again we look at sunshine and showers. those showers will be heavy with some hail and thunder and be driven in by winds gusting at about 40 50 mph. mild again for england and wales, 13 or 14, again for england and wales, 13 or 1a, closerto again for england and wales, 13 or 1a, closer to average for scotland and northern ireland but with low pressure continuing to affect the uk through the rest of the week and at the weekend, we can expect further outbreaks of rain. thanks, chris. and that s bbc news at six on monday the 20th of march. the news continues here on bbc one as now it s time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. hello and welcome along to sportsday. i m gavin ramjaun. behaviour towards referees under the spotlight, after red cards for fulham in the fa cup. questions ove