eye and around the middle of your screens and around an hour s time we are expecting some of the lights to go out as part of earth day. we will have that in a moment but now it is time for a check on the sport with sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i m gavin ramjaun. a tense finish to a tie with lots riding on it, as scotland edge wales in their women s six nations opener. city do the double over united in the manchester derby, and are back on top of the wsl. and carlos sainz bounced back from recent appendix surgery, but wasn t quite quick enough in qualifying to stop max verstappen from pole in australia. hello there and welcome along to the programme. the women s six nations got under way today, and while attention will turn to stopping england s dominance as the tournament progresses, there was late drama in cardiff, as scotland survived a late wales comeback to secure a vital victory that could prove the difference when it comes to world cup qualification. jo cu
from pole in australia. hello and welcome along to the programme. all the latest from the women s six nations coming up, with wales and scotland in action. but first to wembley, and the first of england s friendlies in the international break and they take on brazil. several big name players missing from both sides, including captain harry kane who s injured, with england on a 10 match unbeaten run stretching back to their loss to france in the quarters of the world cup in 2022. their opponents have form on their side in this fixture, so gareth southgate knows the players have to perform. we don t need to build these games up. the quality of the opponent does that. the timing in the year does that. the timing in the year does that. what i ve seen our new players that. what i ve seen our new players that have come in, fitted in brilliantly, more regular players and our senior players make that as comfortable as possible. i think if you talk to any of the boys who have come i
arrived in birmingham for the conservative party conference, as she admits that there has been disruption in the uk economy following the mini budget. the ukrainian military says it has regained control of the strategic eastern town of lyman in the donetsk region from russian troops just a day after moscow annexed the area. now on bbc news, it s time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i m gavin ramjaun. who can catch arsenal at the top? mikel arteta s side are too good for tottenham in the north london derby. keeping the pressure on rangers hit four past hearts, but rivals celtic end the day top. it s pole for leclerc in singapore and a spanner in the works for verstappen as he chases a second f1 title. welcome to the programme. arsenal s superb start to the season goes on, after a dominant performance in the north london derby to beat rivals tottenham 3 1 this lunchtime. spurs weren t helped by a red card as they missed the chance to leapfrog their riva