a breathless four goal thriller at stamford bridge had everything that a winner as chelsea draw with liverpool. rafa on the rocks. the pressure continues to mount on benitez as everton are beaten by brighton. at the ashes, england s head coach chris silverwood tests positive for covid 19, but his squad remain positive on the field of play. we are coming away 3 2. obviously, we have lost the series, but we are keeping our head up that we did not let them walk all over us and we pushed back a little bit. also coming up in the programme. great britain start 2022 with a win at the atp cup, but onlyjust, after getting past germany. and how cold is too cold for sport? we ll tell you why this winter classic really lived up to its name. hello and welcome to sportsday. sometimes, the games that we give the big billing to don t quite live up to the hype. not so for chelsea against liverpool in the premier league today. it was second against third in the table and they gave us a thrilli
developments on the bbc website. but the news continues here on bbc one, so let s join our colleagues for the news, where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday this tuesday night, i m chetan pathak. coming up on the programme: england s lionesses look to reach their first world cup final, australia stand in their way can they create more of these moments tomorrow? we ll have the build up to their match in sydney. already into the final are spain despite all their off field issues, their incredible run continues. can rangers edge closer to the champions league? we ll be in geneva ahead of their second leg tie against servette. also coming up on sportsday before 7 off the hook owen farrell s cleared to play from the start of the rugby world cup after saturday s red card is overturned. welcome along, thank you forjoining us. here we go then, the countdown to kick off is on. england s lionesses will be waking up in sydney in a few hours time ahead of their world cup semi f
hello, i m samantha simmonds. the us and the uk have carried out fresh strikes on more than 30 targets linked to the iran backed houthi rebels in yemen. they were supported by six other countries, as they continue attempts to stop the houthis targeting ships in the red sea. the raids in yemen follow us strikes in iraq and syria on friday 85 sites were hit in retaliation for the killing injordan of three american soldiers by iranian backed militants. hugo bachega reports. british fighterjets taking off from an raf military base in cyprus as they prepare to strike more houthi targets overnight. it s the third time uk planes have joined us operations in yemen, against what they say are a terrorist group backed by iran. the pentagon confirming hits on houthi targets across 13 locations, including an anti ship missile which they say has been destroyed. the attacks by the who these backed by iran. the the attacks by the who these backed b iran. ,, ., , the attacks by the who thes
mild weather through the weekend, highs of 12 14 but it will often be cloudy with a bit of rain at times. thanks, ben. and that s bbc news at six. now it s time to join our colleagues for the news where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday i m hugh ferris. the headlines this evening. case closed. erik ten hag attempts to move on from marcus rashford s latest indiscretion at manchester united. two of the premier league s top three play tonight. with liverpool hoping to keep manchester city at bay with a win over their cup final opponents chelsea one big purchase. now a high priced sale. chelsea recoup some of the money spent in the january transfer window on the wsl s deadline day also coming up on sportsday. just over two years since her olympic dream was taken away, we meet faye rogers on the brink of her first paralympics in the pool hello again. for erik ten hag today, it was case closed on marcus rashford. for those journalists at the manchester united manager s pres
the 69 year old will now serve another five years in office, potentially stretching his time in power to a quarter century. meanwhile, his opponent, kemal kilicdaroglu, said it was the most unfair election in years and that he felt saddened by the troubles awaiting turkey. live now to anna foster in istanbul: anna, in terms of unifying the country, does the president even want to? ~ ~ . v country, does the president even want to? ~ ~ ., , ., , want to? well i think that s a very aood want to? well i think that s a very good question. want to? well i think that s a very good question, matthew- want to? well i think that s a very good question, matthew and - want to? well i think that s a very good question, matthew and i - good question, matthew and i think that s one that s quite difficult to answer at the moment. because when he made a speech yesterday evening you saw some of the pictures of the celebration on the street here in turkey last night. he talked about bein