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meanwhile dr congo are currently in action against zambia — weve played just over half an hour, kings kangwa opened the scoring for zambia, yoane wissa with the equaliser. the ghana coach chris hughton has said his focus is entirely on the black stars�* afcon match with egypt on thursday. this come after a confrontation with an angry fan following their defeat to ivory coast at the weekend. but he thanked everyone for their good wishes and concern. something for their good wishes a...

good evening. weve had the draw for the champions league last 16. the first knockout round. at this stage, teams from the same country or who came through the same group are kept apart. the holders manchester city look to have been given an easy path to the quarters, they will face the lowest ranked team left in the competition — the danish side fc copenhagen. these are the other ties as they were drawn at uefa headquarters in nyon. premier league leaders arsenal face porto while ita...

those ties will be played over two legs in february and march the draw for the europa league last 16 takes place in the next half—an—hour. liverpool are one of the top seeds in that, but they missed out on moving to the top of the premier league. they were held to a goalless draw at home to manchester united. for united, who had lost to bournemouth in the league and been knocked out of the champions league by bayern munich in their two previous games, this was cause for celebration...

it looks like australia might have had its wettest day on record, thanks to the cyclone. back home, its not as bad as that, but its not looking particularly festive. through the week we will see further rain at times, and we will also become very windy. it may be later in the week that some of us do see some snow. but i think it will only be some of us. we are in a battle ground right now. cold air to the north, mild airto ground right now. cold air to the north, mild air to the south....

champions real madrid. those ties will be played over two legs in february and march. weve also had the draw for the europa league play—off round. all of the premier league clubs have managed to bypass this round and go straight into the last 16. this extra stage pits the teams who finished second in their europa league groups against the teams who came third in the champions league group phase. u efa uefa ready string it out, dont they—— really string it out. here are the fixtur...

of solidarity for hamas. as a result, some of the worlds biggest shipping firms have suspended services through the worlds most important route for oil and fuel shipments. with more context, heres our business reporter david waddell. lets have a look at the geography of the situation. right here is the bab al—mandab strait. its right next to yemen, from where those houthi attacks originated. its at the southern end of the red sea. at the northern end is the suez canal. now, ships can...

this is bbc news. the headlines: israeli air strikes pound the south and north of gaza. the hamas—run health ministry says at least 110 palestinians were killed injabalia, while hundreds are believed trapped inside a catholic church in gaza city. international pressure for a ceasefire intensifies, as us defence secretary lloyd austin arrives in tel aviv for talks with his israeli counterpart. this is the scene live in tel aviv where were expecting to hear the outcome of those talks i...

business reporter david waddell. lets have a look at the geography of the situation. right here is the bab al—mandab strait. its right next to yemen, from where those houthi attacks originated. its at the southern end of the red sea. at the northern end is the suez canal. now, ships cannot pass through the suez canal from the south without first passing through this choke point. a couple of days ago, the maersk shipping container company and hapag—lloyd both announced they wouldnt ...

inter milan are also through to the quarterfinals. they took a 1—0 advantage into their second leg at porto in portugal. porto has several great chances to pull level in the tie late on, but somehow inter survived to reach the last eight. in the championship, middlesbrough missed out on the chance to go one point off the automatic promotion spots, only managing a 1—1 draw at home to stoke city. michael carrick�*s side took the lead through chuba akpoms 23rd goal of the season, bu...

the week, it turns increasingly unsettled but milder, so im not sure whether you will appreciate that. the cold air being pushed out of the way and the milder air moves with a south—westerly wind but that means lots of rain around as we head towards the weekend. thanks, louise. and thats bbc news at six on tuesday its time for the news where you are. goodbye. hello and welcome to sportsday. im gavin ramjaun. constitution hill runs a rule at the cheltenham festival in the champion hur...