what has paul lambert done? kept a clean sheet because they conceded ten in the last three, joe allen with the first, the second was really well ta ken, allen with the first, the second was really well taken, great team move, finished off by mame diouf, the likes of xherdan shaqiri looks like different players. paul lambert was very animated on the touchline, got into the game and got the fans behind the team. huddersfield are in bad form, have not won since mid—december but still a good win for paul lambert who was a happy man after the game. i thought the performance from start to finish was outstanding. we've only been in since last tuesday, three days training, trying to get as much into them as you possibly can without overloading the brain but their effort and drive and commitment along with the support was huge. i thought we looked really good. their next game, everton against west brom, 1—1, so many talking points but mostly, james mccarthy with a nasty broken leg. and horrendous injury, he will be o

we will look at the table in a moment but let's here from paul lambert first. i thought the performance from start to finish was outstanding. we've only been in since last tuesday, three days training, trying to get as much into them as you possibly can without overloading the brain but their effort and drive and commitment along with the support he was huge. i thought we looked really good. everton and west brom, 1—1, lots to talk about not least a nasty broken leg forjames mccarthy. this was horrendous and i think he will be out for a long time and the players are devastated on the pitch. salomon rondon was in tears. it was a challenge on salomon rondon which led to the injury. 1—1, oumar niasse saving the day for everton a minute after coming on. theo walcott made his debut, difficult first half, second had a couple of chances, not his best afternoon but 1—1 was a fair result and lots of tributes to cyrille regis. of course. a good win for leicester, 2—0 against watford, who are stuttering again. to seventh, watford with just one win in11 again. to s

new stoke manager paul lambert, who was appointed hours before the game, watched from the stands as first antonio valencia and then anthony martial scored first—half goals, both outstanding strikes from distance, in what was martial‘s 50th for the club. romelu lukaku notched a third in the final 20 minutes, and the result meansjose mourinho's side close the gap on leaders manchester city to 12 points. but can they still catch their local rivals? we know that the

new stoke manager paul lambert, who was appointed hours before the game, watched from the stands as first antonio valencia and then anthony martial scored first—half goals, both outstanding strikes from distance, in what was martial‘s 50th for the club. romelu lukaku notched a third in the final 20 minutes, and the result meansjose mourinho‘s side close the gap on leaders manchester city to 12 points. but can they still catch their local rivals? we know that the distance is a very important distance. i have been there before, and you can't control your destiny, and you play relaxed. and when you play relaxed, the best qualities are coming. sol and when you play relaxed, the best qualities are coming. so i think they have their destiny in their hands. but we want to win matches, we wa nt hands. but we want to win matches, we want to finish the best we can. meanwhile, manchester united target alexis sanchez won't be joining rivals manchester city. the club have decided not to pursue their interest in signing the arsenal forward, as the 29—year—old would be too expensive, although

as arsenal chase a spot in the top four paul lambert will attempt to lead stoke city to safety after replacing mark hughes yesterday. he faced the media today and admitted he was not the first choice for the club although he did not care. i never thought i would get the chance again to come backin would get the chance again to come back in and take a team from the championship back—up. i am honoured and privileged to be here. i never second—guessed it. i knowi and privileged to be here. i never second—guessed it. i know i was not first choice, whether i was 15th choice, it does not matter. it is a great opportunity. the fa cup takes centre stage tonight, five thirds round replays including west ham and their attempt. conor mcnamara said their attempt. conor mcnamara said the scene from the london stadium. well there has been a recent managerial merry—go—round in the premier league and i think the replacement of david moyes with slaven bilic has been welcome. five games now unbeaten in a row for west ham and they moved five points clear of the relegation zone in the premier

lambert for the first time. in the scottish cup, aberdeen eased into the fifth round with a 4—1win over championship side st mirren. gary mackay—steven with the goal of the game to seal their place in the last 16 draw. amongst the other teams through are the highland league side — brora rangers and cup holders celtic. and arsenal's alexis sanchez will move to manchester united. the quarter—final line—up for rugby union's european champions cup is still undecided as teams continue to jostle for places on the last weekend of qualification. holders saracens gave themselves a late life—line by beating northampton at the expense of ospreys. which means the only welsh team through are scarlets. they topped their pool with a narrow win over toulon, leaving bath in the cold. ade adedoyen rounds—up the action for us. for the fans the final round of pool matches is something of a mathematical maze with a host of permutations for their teams. for the defending champions, saracens, the defending champions, sar

their 2—0 win over huddersfield giving manager paul lambert a win in his first game in charge in the scottish cup, ryan christie sccored twice for aberdeen as they eased their way into the fifth round with a 4—1win over championship side st mirren. adam rooney opened the scoring from the spot before christie's double gave them a 3—1 lead at half time. then the goal of the game came two minutes into the second half — gary mackay—steven's outstanding effort to seal their place in sunday's fifth round draw. celtic, dundee united and motherwell also won. scarlets have become the first welsh side since 12 to reach the quarter—finals of the european competition. well saracens' lifeline is at the expense of 0spreys who lost 24—7 at pool leaders clermont auvergne. nick abendanon gave the hosts the lead. clermont led 13—0 at half time and although 0spreys pulled that back to 13—7 with this well—worked move finished by ashley beck, the french side had pulled clear with a couple of penalties. this try from luke mcalister finished things off. clermont auvergne finish top of poo

now, in case you missed it stoke city may have appointed a new manager in paul lambert but the result didn't improve. lambert watched monday's loss against manchester united from the stand before he takes charge on tuesday while for united the 3—0 win cuts the gap on leaders manchester city to 12 points. we know that the distance is a very important distance. i've been there before, and you can't control your destiny, and you play relaxed. and, when you play relaxed, the best qualities are coming. so i think they have their destiny in their hands, but we want to win matches, we want to finish the best we can. meanwhile, manchester united target alexis sanchez won't be joining rivals manchester city. the club have decided not to pursue their interest in signing the arsenal forward as the 29—year—old would be too expensive, although united and now chelsea are in the running to sign the chile international. tributes have been pouring in across social media for the former england footballer cyrille regis, who died on monday at the age of 59. regis scored 112 goals for west bromwich

their 2—0 win over huddersfield giving manager paul lambert a win in his first game in charge. celtic cruised into the third round. the champions have had a three—week winter break and they looked refreshed. and rogers fielded a strong 11. —— brendan. without a league win all season, aberdeen, dudley and motherwell also recorded victories. scarlets have become the first welsh side to reach the quarterfinals of rugby union's premier european club competition as they reached the knock—out stage of the champions cup. they did so with a 30 points to 27 victory over toulon, which also saw the french club reach the last eight. saracens kept their hopes alive by thrashing northampton. glasgow beat exeter to end their hopes, while clermont beat ospreys as they also drop out. england's ross fisher has a share of the lead heading into the final day of the abu dhabi international, with rory mcilroy also in contention on his return from injury. mcilroy, though, could be the one to watch heading into tomorrow's final round — he's third, one shot off the pace, after hitting eight b

stoke city are out of relegation zone, paul lambert getting a win in his first game in charge. in the scottish cup aberdeen eased their way into the next round with a 4—1 over st mirren. the goal of game came two minutes into the second half. look at this from gary mackay—steven. here are the other results in the scottish cup. three games were postponed because of the bad weather. saracens have given themselves a life line to qualify for the quart finals of the champions cup with a victory over northampton. they had to win against saints and did so running in seven tries in a dominant attacking display. they still need other results to go their way tomorrow to reach the last day of the competition. scarlets are carrying welsh hopes after becoming the first welsh side to qualify for the first welsh side to qualify for the tournament for six years. they beat toulon 30—27. the second semi—final at the masters snooker is under way in london. betweenjohn higgins and mark alan. these are not live pictures, but higgins is bidding for a third title. alan has never been further

elsewhere, leicester beat watford, and paul lambert enjoyed a victory in his first match in charge at stoke. celtic cruised into the scottish cup fifth round with a 5—0 thrashing of brechin city. the scottish premiership champions have had a three—week winter break, and looked refreshed at celtic park. brendan rodgers fielded a strong team, despite his opponents currently sitting bottom of scottish football's second tier, without a league win all season. saracens are still in with a chance of retaining their champions cup trophy, after beating northampton saints 62—14. the defending champions had to win against saint to have a chance of making the quarter—finals. but, they still need other results to go their way today if they are to make the last eight. scarlets have no such worries. they beat toulon to become the first welsh side to qualify for the quarter finals since 2012. bath and ospreys are out though there will be a new name on the masters trophy this evening with mark allen taking on kyren wilson. neither player has reached this stage before. allen knocked out two—t

lambert. good evening. ministers have held an emergency meeting tonight following the collapse of carillion, the major construction and services company involved in some of the biggest public building projects in the uk. carillion employs 20,000 people in the uk and it sub—contracts work to thousands of small firms. the company has a50 government contracts, from work on the h52 rail link to cleaning and maintenance contracts for schools, prisons and hospitals. but carillion has now gone into liquidation with debts of £900 million and a pension deficit of more than £500 million. our business editor simon jack reports now on the collapse of carillion and its impact. this bypass near aberdeen is scotland's biggest construction project, with a price tag of £750 million. here's another one, around lincoln, cost, 100 million. just two of a50 contracts carillion has been awarded throughout the uk, but it did a lot more than build things. through contracts to manage schools, prisons and hospitals

and stoke city responded to new manager paul lambert with their first win for nearly a month. 2—0 against huddersfield, which means they're out of the relegation zone. elsewhere, leicester are up to seventh after beating watford. everton versus west brom and west ham versus bournemouth both finished i—i. southampton host spurs at 4pm this afternoon. celtic cruised into the scottish cup fifth round with a 5—0 thrashing of brechin city. the scottish premiership champions have had a three—week winter break, and looked refreshed at celtic park. brendan rodgers fielded a strong team, despite his opponents currently sitting bottom of scottish football's second tier, without a league win all season. saracens are still in with a chance of retaining their champions cup trophy, after beating northampton saints 62—14. the defending champions had to win against saint to have a chance of making the quarter—finals. but, they still need other results to go their way today if they are to make the last eight. scarlets have no such worries. they beat toulon to become the first welsh side to quali

paul lambert is the new stoke city manager. he's signed a two—and—a—half year contract and replaces mark hughes, who was sacked just over a week ago. lambert has been out of work since leaving wolves at the end of last season. he joins a stoke side who're 18th in the premier league table, a point away from safety. west bromwich albion say they are "deeply saddened and shocked" by the death of cyrill regis. the former england striker has died at the age of 59. he was best known for his time at the hawthorns, scoring 112 goals for the club. he was one of the first black players to be capped by england and was made an mbe in 2008. well, tributes have been pouring in with fans laying tributes at the west brom ground. alongside brendan batson and the late laurie cunningham, regis formed the ‘three degrees' and helped west brom to a third placed finish in the top flight. the club said regis was one of the great symbols of the fight against racism in britain. kyle edmund is through to round two of the australian open for only

stoke are at home to huddersfield — and paul lambert will take his seat in the stoke dug—out, for the first time since he was appointed last week. with his side in the relegation zone, he says his first priority is improving their defence. as a team we have to do better. stop conceding goals. going forward, i think we are really good going forward. we could be a little bit more aggressive and close people down a little bit quicker. if we get that we've got a chance. it's the fourth round of the scottish cup today. aberdeen versus st mirren is live on bbc one scotland at 12.15. holders celtic are at home to brechin city, who are bottom of the scottish championship. three games have been called off because of frozen pitches, so do check before you travel today. it's crunch time in the champions cup, with the final weekend of pool games. exeter, saracens, bath and scarlets are among the sides looking to seal a place in the knock—outs today. it's semifinal day at the masters snooker, at london's alexandra palace. two—time championjohn higgins made the line—up with a 6—1 victory ov

stoke are at home to huddersfield — and paul lambert will take his seat in the stoke dug—out for the first time since he was appointed last week. with his side in the relegation zone, he says his first priority is improving their defence. as a team we have to do better to stop conceding goals. going forward, i think we are really good, really good going forward. we could be a little bit more aggressive and close people down a little bit quicker. if we get that we've got a chance. a controversial penalty decision, was the talking point of the game between, two of the promotion rivals in the championship. derby could perhaps feel hard done by, against bristol city, when striker cameron jerome was booked for diving inside the box late on. the replays showed the derby player had a good case for a penalty, but it finished goalless. rather similar to what happened in the norwich— chelsea game the other night and all of the talk about var. it's the fourth round of the scottish cup today — aberdeen versus st mirren is live on bbc one scotland at 12:15pm. football focus is on bbc two ther

new stoke manager paul lambert was watching from the stands. his opposite numberjose mourinho insists united aren't giving up on the title race yet. we know that the distance is a very important distance. i have been there before and you can control your distiny when you play relaxed and when you play relaxed the best qualities are company coming. i think they have their destiny in their hands. we want to win matches and finish the best we can. mourinho and manchester united are a lot closer to making a major signing. manchester city have pulled out of the race for arsenal's alexis sanchez. it's understood the wages being demanded by sanchez would have made him the top earner at the etihad, something that pep guardiola and the club's hierarchy were not willing to do. manchester united and chelsea are rumoured to be interested in the chilean. england cricketer ben stokes says he's keen to clear his name in court after he was charged with affray. it relates to an incident outside a bristol nightclub in september. stokes missed the ashes series an

and stoke city responded to new manager paul lambert with their first win for nearly a month. 2—0 against huddersfield, which means they're out of the relegation zone. elsewhere, leicester are up to seventh after beating watford, everton versus west brom and west ham versus bournemouth both finished 1—1. southampton hosts spurs later today. celtic cruised into the scottish cup fifth round with a 5—0 thrashing of brechin city. the scottish premiership champions have had a three—week winter break, and looked refreshed at celtic park. brendan rodgers fielded a strong team, despite his opponents currently sitting bottom of scottish football's second tier, without a league win all season. saracens are still in with a chance of retaining their champions cup trophy, after beating northampton saints 62—1a. the defending champions had to win against saint to have a chance of making the quarter—finals. but, they still need other results to go their way today if they are to make the last eight. scarlets have no such worries. they beat toulon to become the first welsh side to qualify for th

paul lambert is the new manager of stoke city. he sang 2.5 year contract and replaces marcuse who was sacked just over a week ago. lambert has been out of work since leaving walls at the end of last season. hejoins us leaving walls at the end of last season. he joins us to examine who are 18th in the premier league table, a point away from safety. britain's karl eichmann has held the best win of his career, beating the 11th seed kevin anderson in the australian open. he twice came from a set banner was trailing by a break in the deciding set before fighting back to reach round to in melbourne for only the second time with a five set victory. he will face dennis next. just overall, personal satisfaction, the hours you put in, the training, so the hours you put in, the training, so many things like that. those types of results just make it really, really feel good and worth it, basically. iam it, basically. i am really happy. there are a couple of surprises in the women's drawer, venus williams has been knocked out, beaten in straig

lambert won his first game in charge of stoke 2—0 and west ham and bournemouth drew 1—1. in the scottish cup, ryan christie sccored twice for aberdeen as they eased their way into the fifth round with a 4—1win over championship side st mirren. adam rooney opened the scoring from the spot before christie's double gave them a 3—1 lead at half time. then the goal of the game came two minutes into the second half. gary mackay—steven's outstanding effort to seal their place in sunday's fifth round darw. —— fifth round draw. we had to work harder it. it wasn't all straightforward. there were moments of sloppiness in our game and we gave them a bit of encouragement, disappointing with the goal we lost but i want to talk about positives in the performance and very good goals, i thought we we re and very good goals, i thought we were clinical in the first half and i thought we scored very good goals. here are the other results in the scottish cup, not as many as it should be as three more games were postponed due to bad weather but a couple of others note for holders cel

lambert started life as stoke city's manager of the two know one of one hundred failed defending champions chelsea off third after a foreigner win over brights in their manager in combative mood after that game. the best i do to see the negatives bit and don't see it was that there was bitter but these demons with many problems. from move fourteen games in the you know every competition. and julie kavner looks to be a strong consented to win the australian open title the twenty sixteen champion overwhelming maria sharapova in the third round encounter in melbourne tatyana sanchez has more. former champion maria sharapova the comeback run at the australian open is over. i the russian was back in melbourne after testing positive for a banned substance hit in twenty sixteen the sharp over was no match for former champion angele kapur the german winning in straight sets six one six three there's a lot of things any temper of and as i said this is a process and this is. a lot of things that take time to be able to get these matches and players that are playing this well and i'm going to face a

stoke are at home to huddersfield and paul lambert will take his seat in the dug—out for the first time since he was appointed last week. with his side in the relegation zone, he says his first priority is improving their defence. asa as a team we have to do better. stop conceding goals. going forward, i think we are really good. we could bea think we are really good. we could be a little bit more aggressive and close people down a little bit quicker. if we get that we've got a chance. the brazil legend pele is resting at home and has not been taken to hospital with exhaustion, according to his spokesman. pele is 77 and had been due to travel to london this weekend for a dinner held in his honour by the football writers association, but the spokesman said he didn't want to make the long journey. there's bad news for the wales rugby union side ahead of next month's six nations. rhys priestland is going to miss most of tournament with injury. the bath fly—half had been carrying a hamstring injury and has now withdrawn from the squad to continue his rehabilitation. wales's first game is

paul lambert will be an interested spectator as his new club take on manchester united this evening. he is the new stoke manager but won't take over until his side's trip to huddersfield on saturday. he's signed a two—and—a—half year contract and takes over from mark hughes, who was sacked just over a week ago. lambert has been out of work since leaving wolves at the end of last season. before tonight's game, stoke were 18th and a point from safety. manchester united's record appearance holder ryan giggs has been appointed wales manager on a four—year contract, succeeding chris coleman, who left for sunderland in november. giggs was in charge at old trafford in a caretaker role forjust four games after david moyes was sacked in 2014 and spent the next two seasons as louis van gaal‘s assistant. giggs won 64 caps for wales between 1991 and 2007, but was unpopular with some wales fans for missing many internationals, especially friendlies. but he says he can't wait to start. iam going i am going to give it my all. like i have always done. when i played for my country, i give i

stoke are at home to huddersfield and paul lambert will take his seat in the dug—out for the first time since he was appointed last week. with his side in the relegation zone, he says his first priority is improving their defence. as a team we have to do better. stop conceding goals. going forward, i think we are really good going forward. we could be a little bit more aggressive and close people down a little bit quicker. if we get that we've got a chance. it's the fourth round of the scottish cup today. aberdeen versus st mirren is live on bbc one scotland at 12:15. holders celtic are at home to brechin city who are bottom of the scottish championship. the brazil legend pele is resting at home and has not been taken to hospital with exhaustion, according to his spokesman. pele is 77 and had been due to travel to london this weekend for a dinner held in his honour by the football writers association, but the spokesman said he didn't want to make the long journey. there's bad news for the wales rugby union side ahead of next month's six nations. rhys priestland is going to miss most of

and paul lambert on the programme, the news stoke manager and his team lost on monday night. they're manager and his team lost on monday night. they‘ re taking manager and his team lost on monday night. they're taking on huddersfield this weekend. they have conceded more goals than anyone else in the premier league. and he talks to mark clemmit about why he decided to mark clemmit about why he decided to ta ke to mark clemmit about why he decided to take the job and here is some of that interview. this has been a bolt from the blue for me, i was up in scotland when i got the call to come down. whether it was 15th or 50th it was totally irrelevant, i knew it was totally irrelevant, i knew it was a great club with a great fan base and a talented group. it never entered my mind —— my frame of mind that another few people had turned it down. plenty more of that later on. and he came down from scotland but great divine, the hearts boss. and also we will discuss what is going on at arsenal, the future of alexis sanchez. and also we will be speaking to francis coquelin who lef

paul lambert is the new stoke city manager. he's signed a two—and—a—half year contract and takes over from mark hughes, who was sacked just over a week ago. lambert has been out of work since leaving wolves at the end of last season. he joins a stoke side who're 18th in the premier league table, a point away from safety. tributes are being paid to the former west bromwich albion footballer, cyrille regis, who has died at the age of 59. he led the way for black footballers in britain in the 70s and 80s, facing racial abuse from the terraces before going on to play for england. honoured by the queen for services to football ten years ago, he is thought to have suffered a heart attack last night. here's our sports correspondent andy swiss. we just taking it well on the chest. a lovely piece of control by regis. what a great shot! 0ne a lovely piece of control by regis. what a great shot! one of the goals of the season. when it comes to making an impact, few can match cyrille regis. his talent emerged at west brom in the 1970

stoke are at home to huddersfield — and paul lambert will take his seat in the stoke dug—out for the first time since he was appointed last week. with his side in the relegation zone, he says his first priority is improving their defence. as a team we have to do better. stop conceding goals. going forward, i think we are really good going forward. we could be a little bit more aggressive and close people down a little bit quicker. if we get that we've got a chance. it's the fourth round of the scottish cup today — aberdeen versus st mirren is live on bbc one scotland at quarter past twelve. football focus is on bbc two there. holders celtic are at home to brechin city, who are bottom of the scottish championship. there's bad news for the wales rugby union side ahead of next month's 6 nations — rhys priestland is going to miss most of tournament. the bath fly—half has been carrying a hamstring injury, and he's now withdrawn from the squad, to continue his rehabilitation. wales' first game is at home to scotland in a fortnight. it's crunch time in the champions cup, with the fina

they beat stoke 3—0 last night, with new stoke manager paul lambert watching from the stands. and jose mourinho isn‘t quite giving up the title race yet. we know that the distance is a very important distance. i‘ve been there before, and you can control your destiny, and you play relaxed. and, when you play relaxed, the best qualities are coming. so i think they have their destiny in their hands, but we want to win matches, we want to finish the best we can. ryan giggs has been confirmed as the new manager of the wales national side. he‘s agreed a four—year deal, and he says he‘s been unfairly criticised by fans, who questioned his commitment. giggs says a desire to reach a major tournament with his country burns inside him. it was just an opportunity that i couldn‘t turn down. you know, i had the assistant manager role at manchester united after i finished playing, which i have enjoyed. i haven‘t done that for 18 months now andi haven‘t done that for 18 months now and i am itching to get back to football, because that is where i feel comfortable, that is where

new stoke manager paul lambert was watching from the stands. while his opposite number jose mourinho insists united aren't giving up on the title race yet. we know that the distance is a very important distance. i've been there before, and you can control your destiny, and you play relaxed. and, when you play relaxed, the best qualities are coming. so i think they have their destiny in their hands, but we want to win matches, we want to finish the best we can. well mourinho and manchester united are a lot closer to making a major signing and we understand they've agreed personal terms with alexis sanchez. manchester city have ended their interest in the arsenalforward because they're not prepared to meet the fee and wage demands of the player, with chelsea now joining united in the race. the chances of united being successful could rest on whether henrikh mkhitaryan agrees to move in the other direction. we understand there's no agreement yet on an exchange deal with the armenian who's fallen out of favour at old trafford... considering his opt