only sergio aguero didn't wa nt to the house. only sergio aguero didn't want to be sitting there. benched for a third game running asjesus continued upfront. you will spot jesus injuring his ankle. manchester city had already made a replacement. only a deflection and the post prevented raheem sterling opening the scoring. ball from the last, a deflection and raheem sterling couldn't miss this one. and the referee couldn't miss this foul on john stones. the game's decisive goal, itjust had to be him, doesn't it? sergio aguero slipped in and claim did even though the replay showed the other player providing the final touch. manchester city wa nted the final touch. manchester city wanted some icing on the cake, but couldn't quite find it. but in a game which started by focusing on a man on the bench, city won't mind where they are finishing the night, second in the premier league. it was a tremendous performance. iamso i am so pleased what we have done, especially the last ten to 15 minutes. it was the best way to keep the results, making lots of passes. we did it really well. this g

sergio aguero is may be one of the most important players in the squad. without him, girls would not be possible. —— goals. the other games, when he was not banned, he has played and played good. newcastle united manager rafa benitez has said he won't quit despite reports this morning he could be considering his future on tyneside. the club, currently second in the championship, failed to make a signing in the january transfer window and reports suggested owner mike asshley had re—taken control of transfers instead of benitez. i will not quit, i will not leave because i am happy. i am ready to fight and try to get three points from the next game and get promoted. it is so simple, so clear. newcastle's youngsters are in the quarter—finals of the fa youth cup, as are tottenham, chelsea and manchester city. and also broxbourne borough! an incredible run from their youth side means they're against aston villa for the right to mix it with manchester city's starlets in the last eight. chris slegg has been finding out how they've done it. they have been

pep guardiola, the manager of manchester city, says his top scorer sergio aguero is still one of the team's top players. he was dropped in favour of the new brazilian striker gabrieljesus but favour of the new brazilian striker gabriel jesus but pep favour of the new brazilian striker gabrieljesus but pep guardiola insists they still need sergio aguero in the attack. remains one of the most important players in our squad, so without him goals would not be possible. he has played all the games except once in barcelona for a tactical decision, and one here, that one against everton, but apart from that he has played all the games, and played well. the by the games, and played well. the rugby union's six nations championship begins this weekend. scotland and ireland get the men's tournament underway tomorrow at 2.115. the provision has been good. it rained in training today, which can be good, a greasy ball. it can be good. we are sharpening our act mentally. the irish will be missing key players johnny mentally. the irish will be missing key playersjohnny sexton and peter omameh with t

such was city's confidence, they left the likes of sergio aguero on the sidelines. his absence was never felt, such as their talent. amidst their attacking riches, few come with greater hopes than gabriel jesus, the olympic gold medallist fitting wayfinding is his first goal for the club in this olympic stadium. the west ham mood was sombre by half—time. when yaya toure made it fourfrom sombre by half—time. when yaya toure made it four from the spot, there we re made it four from the spot, there were plenty who had seen enough. for those that stayed, there was precious little to cheer. west ham we re precious little to cheer. west ham were rarely a threat. fourth place in the league was now within reach for city. to start with, the game was... between the boxes we were clever and we were able to do that, so... clever and we were able to do that, so... are attacking, front and behind, was good as well. manchester united beat hull last month, but a goalless draw at old trafford tonight sees them four points adrift will stop hull had a keeper in inspired form, maki

manchester city manager pep guardiola says top scorer sergio aguero is still one of the club's key players. he dropped aguero in favour of their new brazilian striker gabrieljesus for the win at west ham on wednesday but guardiola insists aguero is still the main man in attack. the club needs a lot of strikers. and sergio remains one of the most important players in our squad. going without him wouldn't be possible. he played once in an attacking position. but he always played. and played good. meanwhile his counterpart at manchester united jose mourinho has said his side deserved to win every game they've drawn this season. mourinho bemoaned his side's luck which has seen united drop several points this season. meanwhile rafa benitez has said he won't quit newcastle united despite reports this morning he could be considering his future on tyneside. the club, currently second in the championship, failed to make a signing in the january transfer window and reports suggested owner mike asshley had re—taken control of transfers instead of benitez. i will not quit, i will not leave, because

caution gone, 3—3, sergio aguero, john stones, four, and then in a light blue blur, it was five, incredible game, simple finish. night of quite ridiculous drama, not one for the defensive purists at massively entertaining for the neutrals. -- sane. manchester city have some work to do in the second leg, because a 2—0 win would be enough for monaco. they have the three away goals, who knows, that could turn out to be crucial. the fa ns could turn out to be crucial. the fans here, as they leave the etihad stadium, in the rain, they will not be worrying about that, they can celebrate what has been an unforgettable night for them and for manchester city. not even the rain can dull that. there were plenty of goals in tonight's other game aswell as atletico madrid won 4—2 away at bayer leveurkusen. last year's beaten finallists were two up inside 25 minutes, antoine grieezman grabbing the second. bayer fought back to 3—2 but fernando torres' header has given atletico a strong advantage going into the second leg in the spanish capital. a day after one of the biggest games in the history of n

some bad news though for city saw gabriel jesus replaced early on by sergio aguero, after the brazilian injured his ankle.

manchester city manager pep guardiola says top scorer sergio aguero is still one of the club's key players. he dropped aguero in favour of their new brazilian striker gabrieljesus for the win at west ham on wednesday but guardiola insists aguero is still the main man in attack. the club need a lot of strikers. they are unique. our side without him it would be nothing. here, we came back from argentina against everton. us played and played well. —— he always played. meanwhile rafa benitez has said he won't quit newcastle united despite reports this morning he could be considering his future on tyneside. the club, currently second in the championship, failed to make a signing in the january transfer window and reports suggested owner mike asshley had re—taken control of transfers instead of benitez. i would not quit. i will not leave. iam happy. i would not quit. i will not leave. i am happy. i am i would not quit. i will not leave. iam happy. iam ready to i would not quit. i will not leave. i am happy. i am ready to fight. i will try to get the three point in the next game. that's it,

some bad news though for city saw gabriel jesus replaced early on by sergio aguero, after the brazilian injured his ankle. he put in a real performance. bournemouth pushed a lot, but that is normal in this stadium with these players. i am so pleased with what we have done, and especially the last ten or 15 minutes, the best way to keep their resolve is to make 1000 million passes, so we did it really well. this game was all about winning and getting results. in terms of changing team selections and formation, we did that tonight within the game. we are always looking for more ways to get results. ultimately i don't think we are judged by the night's game. results. ultimately i don't think we arejudged by the night's game. our season will be judged by what happens from this point. in italy's serie a, lazio and milan played out a 1—1 draw, with a late suso goal for milan handing them a point at the stadio olimpico in rome. the hosts were ahead on the stroke of half—time when lucas biglia slotted home a penalty. but the final result means lazio miss a chance to climb two places to four

sergei remains one of the most important players in our squad —— sergio aguero. it was a tactical decision. the other games when he was not found he played and played good. newcastle united manager rafael dias has said he won't quit despite reports this morning he could be considering his future on tyneside. the club failed to make a single signing in the january tra nsfer single signing in the january transfer window. reports suggested that mike ashley had retaking control of transfers, instead of rafael dias. i will not leave because i am happy. —— bonito. iam ready to fight and get three points in the next game. so simple, so clear. dan evans will lead great britain in the first davis cup tie at 2017. they are taking on canada in ottawa. no andy murray, who is having a rest. canada will also be without their main man. evans plays the opening match. he is the most improved man in men's tennis and up to a5 in the world. improved man in men's tennis and up to as in the world. we have really good players who have a tonne of confidence. they are all playing rea

the big question is for manchester city at the moment, do they play sergio aguero. he scored 18 goals this season. he's got a terrific record for them. a terrific record in his last couple of years. what is his future? he doesn't play tonight against a side that has shipped so many goals recently, then does he have a long—term future at manchester city? what do you think pep guardiola's thinking will be with regards to aguero tonight? will he start? i think he will. the fact bournemouth have been conceding so many goals this season, they conceded 3—4 goals too many times this campaign. they are leaking like a sieve at the moment. although he has sane, he won't win the title race with the youngsters. i think he needs the old head of aguero. i think ill play aguero tonight. if he doesn't, then i can't see what long—term future he has at manchester city. thank you. the west ham united manager slaven bilic has been charged with improper conduct by the football association. it follows saturday's 2—2 draw with west bromwich albion. bilic was sent off after protest

all eyes will be on sergio aguero who had a tricky few weeks. monaco will be looking to radamel falcao for their goals. he had a pretty grim season at manchester united a few years ago. he will be hoping his return to this city goes slightly better at kick—off is at 7:45pm. city goes slightly better at kick-off is at 7:45pm. many thanks. there has also been a high—profile departure in the championship this afternoon. blackburn rovers manager 0wen coyle has left the club by ‘mutual consent‘. he has been in charge for eight months and his side have only won ii of their 37 games. blackburn are second from bottom in the table, three points from safety and they say the search for a new manager is already underway. the england women's head coach mark sampson has made seven changes to his squad for the she believes cup in america next month. liverpool defender casey stoney is named in the squad of 28. england recently lost to norway and drew to sweden in two friendlies. they will play the three top—ranked teams in the world — the usa, germa

jesus has kept sergio aguero out of the team recently but city boss pep guardiola says he fully appreciates the argentine's talent. we know how important he is. i did it yesterday, the day before and the last week and the last month. he is an important player. in the last game he didn't play because the three guys in front were amazing. now the cap cup is next week and the premier league is still there to fight to qualify for the champions league next season will be a tough battle for everybody. so that's why, that's why, of course, we need to concentrate. leicester tigers have re—signed england fly—half george ford for next season with freddie burns moving in the opposite direction as part of the deal. leicester agreed a deal to buy ford out of the final year of his contact at bath. he came through the tigers‘ academy before moving to the rec in 2013. his return to welford road means he'll play alongside england scrum—half, ben youngs. it was about this financial agreement between leicester and bath and bruce craig the bath owner being able to let ford go. 0nce and bruce craig the

tyrone mings getting the final touch on sergio aguero's effort to turn it past his own goalkeeper. city are now eight points behind chelsea with 13 games to play, but their manager pep guardiola is playing down city's title chances. they have to lose three games, because the goal average is in front of them. you have to win all of the games. you know how difficult it is to win all the games in the premier league. game by game, now the cup, and after we will see. we are happy to be second and to reduce the lead. but still, the gap is massive. this game is all about winning and getting results. we changed the team and formation, we are always looking for new ways to get results. we are notjudged by tonight, our season will be defined by what happens from this point. ronnie o'sullivan has just started his title defence at the welsh open snooker, he's playing tom ford, and these are the live pictures right now from the motorpoint arena. the first to four frames will make it into the next round. this is also live over on bbc two wales and on the red button. banned cyclist lance armstron

aguero's second made it three—all//john stones sergio aguero's second made it three—all. john stones addded a fourth then leroy sane tapped in numberfive to cap an astonishing match we love to play in that way. i think it is a good — sopmething is specia lfor for the footbal when two teams want to play in that way — attack and attack — then the football is marvelous. i think everybody has to congratulate... today i am happier than my colleague, than monaco but of course tuesday we are out and of course that team, if one team can score a thousand million goals, it is monaco. in the night's other tie, atletico madrid won 4—2 at bayer leverkusen. another blast from the past, former liverpool and chelsea striker fernando torres scored the final goal to give last year's beaten finalists a foothold in the tie. leicester are playing tonight in spain against sevilla in their first champions league knockout tie. manchester united are in france with a 3—0 lead ahead of the second leg of their europa league tie we play without the weight of the premier league, we play ligh

high roaming is then turned on sergio aguero's shot to make it two. they are now eight points behind chelsea with 13 games to play. anthony watson is in the training squad for england's match against italy next sunday. he missed the victories over france and wales with a hamstring injury. lance armstrong has lost his bid to block a £79 million lawsuit by the us government. it is alleged he defrauded the government while doping, riding for the publicly funded team. he was stripped of his seven tour de france titles and banned for life in 2012. it clears for the way —— it clears the way for the case to go to trial. the price we pay for goods and services went up last month, inflation was 1.8% in january, compared to 1.6% inflation was 1.8% in january, compared to1.6% in inflation was 1.8% in january, compared to 1.6% in december. is that a significant jump? compared to 1.6% in december. is that a significantjump? it is more significant that we have seen for nearly three years. 1.8% for a long time —— nearly three years. 1.8% for a long time “

staying with football pep guardiola said today the top scorer sergio aguero is still one of the club's key players. he dropped in favour of gabrielle jesus club's key players. he dropped in favour of gabriellejesus but he insists aguero is still the main man in attack. a big club needs a lot of strikers and you need, of course sergio remains one of the most if not the most important players. winning without him would not be possible. he played all the games apart from one of barcelona and another one here he came back from argentina and the other games he was played. and played good. mark hughes says he sees no reason to exclude saido berahino for tomorrow's premier league meeting with west brom. it has been confirmed he served an eight—week fa suspension last year and our newspaper reports today that he failed and out of competition drugs test that this is unconfirmed by either club or the fa, hejoined stoke last month unconfirmed by either club or the fa, he joined stoke last month from west brom. he served the band when he was here at west brom, i don't wa nt to he was here at wes

good afternoon, pep guardiola has fears over sergio aguero exiting. the argentine was dropped in favour of gabrielle in the win over west ham on wednesday and speaking to the media he said although he understands why aguero's future has been discussed, he remains one of the key players. guardiola also says that they can play alongside one another. jose mourinho has said that his side deserved to win every game they've drawn the season. the portuguese manager has seen his side dropped several places the season. every drop we deserved victory. —— drawer. we never had a drawer where we could say we were lucky, we got more than we deserve. it is less than we deserve and play for. but the reality is the reality of the points and we lost. mark hughes says he sees no reason to exclude saido berahino tomorrow against west brom. it has been confirmed that he served an eight—week fa suspension last year. they're also newspaper reports that he failed and out of competition drugs test. this though is only confirmed by either club or the fa. hejoined stoke l

sergio aguero started on the bench and manchester city tonight while pep guardiola picked rahane sterling, gabrieljesus. while pep guardiola picked rahane sterling, gabriel jesus. but while pep guardiola picked rahane sterling, gabrieljesus. buta while pep guardiola picked rahane sterling, gabrieljesus. but a glow has come unto to replace gabriel jesus who has limped off with a the west ham united manager slaven bilic has been charged sore ankle. with improper conduct by the football association following his sides two all draw with west brom. bilic was sent off after protesting to match officials — and throwing a television microphone to the ground — after west brom's last—minute equaliser. his assistant manager, nikola jurcevic has also been charged for alleged misconduct following an incident in the first half of the same game. both men have until 6pm on thursday to respond to the charge. relegation threatented swansea city have been dealt a blow with te news winger nathan dyer will miss the rest of the season through injury. he ruptured his achilles tendon in the early stages of

aguero. leicester tigers sign fly—half george ford for next season after agreeing a deal to buy him out of his a final year of the a contract ap bath. we will talk more about our main story today, the resignation of donald trump's national security advisor michael flynn. resigning because of conversations he had with russia and various russian diplomats. let's get the latest from washington and our correspondent. he was a controversial character but he was a controversial character but he was very loyal, so what does this mean for the trump administration? he was very loyal. he was one of donald trump's early supporters, he brought donald trump a certain kind of military credibility, if you like, during the campaign. he was very ha rd like, during the campaign. he was very hard core. he was very strong on the threat of islamic terrorism, that got him into trouble a bit. but this was a huge blow. this is a huge blow for donald trump. not only the loyalty issue but this is one of his inner ci

so all eyes on sergio aguero after a difficult few weeks for him. monaco will look to radamel falcao for their goals. he had a pretty grim season at manchester united a few years ago. he will hope to make a better impression on his return to the city. many thanks. sutton united have accepted the resignation of reserve goalkeeper wayne shaw who was filmed eating a pie during last night's match with arsenal. he's now being investigated for potentially breaching betting rules. patrick gearey has been following the story. i understand it was over 2000 bets on this particular betting situation. we have to find out if any of those involved me or ian baird orany of any of those involved me or ian baird or any of the players. the implications of it are wide reaching. we did not realise it had been staged for a bet. and u nfortu nately been staged for a bet. and unfortunately as you know from fa rules in particular, we are not able to even consider that. i think wayne made a bad error ofjudgment. and u nfortu nately made a bad error ofjudgment. and unfortuna

manager pep guardiola says sergio aguero is a more than useful replacement though. we know how important he is. i did it yesterday the day before and the last week and the last month. he is an important player. in the last game he didn't play because the three guys in front were amazing. now the cup is next week and the champions league is there and the premier league is still there to fight to qualify for the champions league next season will be a tough battle for everybody. so that's why, of course, we need him. he's important for us. leicester tigers have re—signed england fly—half george ford for next season with freddie burns moving in the opposite direction as part of the deal. leicester have agreed to buy ford out of the final year of his contact at bath. he came through the tigers‘ academy, before moving to bath in 2013. his return to welford road means he'll play alongside england scrum—half, ben youngs. it was about this financial agreement between leicester and bath and bruce craig the bath owner being willing to let ford go with a year left of hi

tyrone mings getting the final touch on sergio aguero's effort to turn it past his own goalkeeper. city are now eight points behind chelsea with 13 games to play but their manager pep guardiola is playing down city's title chances. they have to lose three games, because the goal average is in front of them. you have to win all of the games. you know how difficult it is to win all the games in the premier league. we have to do game by game, now the cup, and after we will see. we are happy to be second and to reduce the lead. but still, the gap is massive. this game is all about winning and getting results. we changed the team and formation, we are always looking for new ways to get results. we are notjudged by tonight, our season will be defined by what happens from this point. banned cyclist lance armstrong has lost his bid to block a £79 million lawsuit by the us government. it's alleged armstrong defrauded the government by doping while riding for the publicly funded us postal service team. he was stripped of his seven tour de france titles and banned for life in august 2012. it

and then sergio aguero of city said, "anything you can do, i can match you." a brilliant match by city. two attacking teams going all—out. 5—3 was the final score and they take that valuable, valuable lead to monaco in three weeks time. it will be an interesting match—up that one. wayne rooney, he's not really going to china, is he? well, it seems unthinkable, if you think a few weeks back when he became manchester united's record goal scorer. this is a person, a legend of the club, so synonymous with manchester united, butjose mourinho yesterday said he can't guarantee that wayne rooney will still be in the squad in the coming seasons. wayne rooney has previously said he will fulfil his contract up until 2019, but when china, the chinese super league come calling there is a big financial incentive for him to leave. we understand he won't go in the next week when the chinese super league tra nsfer week when the chinese super league transfer window is opened, but possibly, possibly in the summer. it does make you wonder about wayne rooney's long—term fu

but each time monaco went in front they were pegged back by two goals from city's sergio aguero. it was 3—3 with 13 minutes to go, but late goals from john stones and leroy sane secured a 5—3 win for the english premier league side. we're still alive, especially for the performance, for the guys, for most of them the first experience in champions league. this kind of thing's champions league. this kind of things very hard for this club to achieve another step. because you know my opinion about that, monaco has more history in the champions league than us and you have to live these sorts of situations to be in trouble, to get better, to be a better club, to be a better team. huge compliment for the players to be there. don't give up never and to be there. don't give up never and to be there. don't give up never and to be there. that's why we're still alive. meanwhile, atletico madrid look well—placed to reach the quarter—finals. antoine griezmann was among the scorers as last season's runners—up beat bayer leverkusen in germany. fernando torres completed the scoring in a