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invasion of ukraine, which took place exactly a year ago. the motion, which calls for the withdrawal of troops from ukraine and a halt to fighting, was backed by 1m nations with 32 abstaining and seven, including russia, voting against. let s speak now to our ukraine correspondent, james waterhouse, in kyiv. james, the russians thought this would be a short invasion and kyiv would be a short invasion and kyiv would be a short invasion and kyiv would be on their hands by now. he we are, year on. is would be on their hands by now. he we are. year om we are, year on. is right. on that morning. we are, year on. is right. on that morning. this we are, year on. is right. on that morning, this time we are, year on. is right. on that morning, this time last we are, year on. is right. on that morning, this time last year, - we are, year on. is right. on that morning, this time last year, the | morning, this time last year, the once unthinkable happened. so many ukrainians tho ....
the bbc football commentator john motson, who has died at the age of 77. also coming up in the programme. australia hold their nerve to reach their seventh consecutive women s t20 world cup final with a tense five run win over india. hello and welcome to sportsday. we start today s programme with news that a new independent regulator of men s football in england is to be established for the first time. the announcement follows a recommendation by a fan led review last year. the main purposes of the proposed new regulator will be stopping english clubs from joining european breakaway leagues, preventing financial failings at clubs, introducing more stringent owners and directors tests, giving fans more power and ensuring a fairer distribution of money down the english football pyramid. the significant move aims to protect english football s cultural heritage. here s just some of the reaction to the proposals starting with the premier league chief executive richard mast ....
odsonne edouard couldn t believe he hadn t put crystal palace ahead, and captain bruno fernandes continued to lead his united side by example, scoring in successive games. a second goal would have secured the win, but for the first time in eight matches, marcus rashford couldn t score. sunday s trip to league leaders arsenal will be trickier after casemiro s booking means he ll be suspended. and palace rubbed salt into those wounds in time added on michael olisa, equalising to send the home fans delirious and united home furious. nick parrott, bbc news. leeds hammered cardiff city of the championship in their fa cup third round replay and what a goal to get them off the mark. wilfried gnonto scissor kicked a stunning volley in off the crossbar after just 26 seconds, the first of two goals for the 21 year old italian, a real contenderfor one of the best in the competition. rodrigo and patrick bamford got in on the act in the 5 2 victory, bamford with two goals. continu ....
The rovers in the new superleague season as hull kr made it two wins from two with a 24 10 victory at salford red devils. running in four tries with sam wood crossing the line twice as the home side were left cursing themselves for making too many errors. andy murray has continued his eventful start to the season with a win over alexandre muller to reach the qatar open semi finals. as is tradition, he fought back from a set down and played some brilliant tennis in the process too, winning 4 6, 6 1, 6 2 against muller, nine years hisjunior. the scot will playjiri lehecka in the last four after the 21 year old czech beat top seed andrey rublev. back to all the reflections onjohn motson and the tributes, i enjoyed listening to them on the radio yesterday especially yesterday. he was so influential on all of our lives going up in football, playing ....
England goalkeeperjordan pickford has agreed a new deal with everton. he was approaching the final year of his contract at goodison park and had been linked with a move to tottenham. andy murray has continued his eventful start to the season with a win over alexandre muller to reach the qatar open semifinals. the scot will playjiri lehecka in the last four after the 21 year old czech beat top seed andrey rublev. and two time defending champion max verstappen set the pace on the first day of formula 1 preseason testing in bahrain. the red bull driver was zero point zero two nine seconds quicker than aston martin s fernando alonso. with ferrari s carlos sainz completing the top three. australia reached their seventh consecutive women s t20 world cup final with a tense five run win over india earlier. the defending champions proved their class to hold their nerve with ash gardner defending 16 from the last over to close out a thrilling victory. it means australia remain unbeaten ....