was watched by 2.58 million tv viewers on bbc one. today, in coverage of the women s super league, there was no bbc in house commentary and there were no pundits to talk about the game either. this report from steffan powell. here now is the best of the day s action. a match of the day like no other, not even a theme tune. just football and fan noise. i am going to walk my dog and do my shopping. would you mind letting me do it on my own? but this disagreement between gary lineker and bbc bosses is now much more than one programme. he went on to say that he could not comment on decisions about his future just yet. and one former director general is calling for calm. we have lost a couple of sports programmes so far, which is obviously disappointing for match of the day fans who got a much truncated version of match of the day, but walking into the bbc this morning, for a place which is meant to be in complete crisis, is its usual rather boring, solid self. for others, though,
is working on a plan. leaders from the uk, us and australia will meet for talks on defence, including the plan for australia to get us nuclear submarines. and the countdown to the oscars begins but who will be smiling at the end of hollywood s biggest event of the year? the impact of bbc sports presenter gary lineker s removal from match of the day is continuing to affect the bbc s sports output today. the controversy over the broadcaster and his tweets criticising the uk government s policy on asylum seekers shows no sign of abating. on saturday, it led to widespread disruption of the corporation s football coverage as fellow presenters and commentators pulled out in support of the former england international. he d been told by the bbc to step back from presenting its flagship football show match of the day. there will be reduced coverage on the live broadcast of the women s super league clash between chelsea and manchester united on sunday. simon jones has more. no