welcome along. lionel messi says argentina's historic win over brazil at the maracana on tuesday will be marked by the repression of argentinians after the game was delayed because of crowd trouble. both sets of players tried to intervene and restore calm after clashes broke out between fans and brazilian police in rio dejaneiro, scenes messi has described as "insane" and "can't be tolerated." here's ben croucher. at one of football's most iconic arenas, the sport's darkest side was there for everyone to see. before a ball is even kicked between brazil and argentina, fighting broke out amongst rival spectators at the maracana. police intervened, players attempted to act as mediators. aston villa's emiliano martinez attempted to grab a baton. lionel messi pleaded for calm.

it came just two weeks after clashes in the same city between a club match of brazilian argentine teams. messi said this one could've been a tragedy. translation: it is obviously bad, because we saw- people being hit by the police. we saw it once again. hitting people with a pole. we had players with family in there. we played a match, but the game itself was secondary. translation: | don't know i what words to use as to not be rude, but it was very ugly for that to happen. whether you're brazilian or argentinian, it is very ugly and some of them had family members near there. they did not know if they were there or not. playing a match in those conditions is difficult. both sets of players left the field before returning with the match delayed by half—an—hour. brazil's national coach wants to see an end to these incidents. translation: it is regrettable when scenes of violence - and a lack of respect happen. what happened here in the libertadores final, i in the streets, is not isolated between brazil and argentina. .

it has not only happened - since today either, it has been happening for a long time, and with the voice we have, we have to try to get - the message across. as for the football, former manchester city defender nicolas otamendi scored the only goal of the game to take the world champions top of the south american qualifying group. brazil are sixth — eight points behind, but now with issues to resolve on and off the field. ben croucher, bbc news. another argentinian player, rodrigo de paul, says the team are shocked that, amidst the aftermath of the game, lionel scaloni suggested he might quit as argentina coach. scaloni had his contract extended to the 2026 world cup, after they won the trophy in qatar last year, but after five years in the job, he's considering resigning. holders, barcelona, came from behind to win their second match in a row in the women's champions league, beating eintracht frankfurt, 3—1, in germany. their opponents took the lead late in the first half, but barcelona equalised early in second and just after the hour mark had scored two more.

while after a 9—0 victory in their opening group game, eight—time champions, lyon, beat austrian side st polten, 2—0. brann and benfica were the night's other winners. barnsley have been kicked out of the english fa cup for fielding an ineligble player in their replay win over horsham, sending the non—league team through to the second round for only the second time in their history. barnsley won the first—round replay, 3—0, but have apologised to the club's fans for what they've described as a "regrettable error." although barnsley have not named the player, fa rules state only those who are eligible for the initial tie can feature in a replay. and forward aiden marsh was on loan at york city when the first game took place, before then starting at horsham last week for barnsley. the seventh—tier side now go on to play at sutton united in round two. we really wanted to get to the second round, but we wanted to do so by having beaten them. it has not worked out that way.

sometimes mistakes are made. this is an unfortunate one. i really do feel for the club today, but at the end of the day, we are where we are, and as a result of the fa's decision, we have been reinstated. ronnie o'sullivan says he is at a "crossroads" with snooker�*s governing body and could quit the sport if he has to reduce the time he spends competing in events in china that are not part of the official world snooker tour. the seven—time world champion is facing disciplinary action for publicly criticising the tour, who he claims doesn't appreciate him and other top players. o'sullivan made the comments during an exclusive interview with the bbc�*s amol rajan. you said about china, you could no longer speak out. is that true? what's going on? is it a legal thing or do you feel they're trying to stop talking about the game that you've done so much to promote.

done so much to promote? i mean, i have no option now. if i cannot do what i need to do, which is play a lot

so we are at a kind of crossroads now. why do you say that? there is just not enough here in the uk for me to justify

the effort that i put in. when i go to china, i play in great venues, great crowds, great prize money. just fantastic venues. just in fantastic venues. you know, iam promoting my own...doing my own events, basically, and i love it, and if that gets to the point where i am not able to do that, i'm not allowed to do that, i probably won't play, i will probably go and play chinese 8—ball, because i still want to play snooker. i still want a cue in my hand. i might play the odd few tournaments if my sponsors say that it's important for us that you play a bit of snooker. i will do what i have to do. on o'sullivan's remarks about playing in china and how the governing body doesn't appreciate him, the world snooker tour has told the bbc o'sullivan is "a legend of the sport but that we do not agree "with these comments from ronnie. "while we are delighted for him to build his profile in china "and to play in his private exhibition events, our "priority is to protect the interests of all players." novak djokovic says

the davis cup shouldn't stay in spain, with the country hosting the finals of the men's team tournament each year since its revamp in 2019. first, it was madrid, and now malaga, but the world number one claims a global competition mustn't be rooted in one country. djokovic will lead serbia's attempts to win the davis cup, with their quarterfinal on thursday against great britain. it is always the greatest honour and privilege to be part of the serbian davis cup team. davis cup, we know it is the most valuable team competition in the history of tennis. we won it back in 2010. it was the turning point for all of our individual careers. i personally had arguably the best season of my career in 2011, winning 40+ matches in a row, so it was all a credit to the davis cup win and the kind of feeling and the wave that we were riding after winning. i think ijust need to go out, be myself and obviously he has had an unbelievable year, and he is in huge form at the moment.

he looked very fresh, compared to a lot of the other players in the tour finals. and the way he is serving was unbelievable, especially against sinner in the final there, and no greater challenge in tennis at the moment to go out and play him. meanwhile, australia are the latest team through to the semifinals of the davis cup, where they'll play finland. the doubles match decided the tie against the czech republic, with matthew ebden and max purcell beating jiri lehecka and adam pavlasek in straight sets, helping last yaer�*s beaten finalists through to the last four in malaga. finally, to more victorious australians — their men's cricketers have arrived home, after the world cup win that ended a year of almost unparalleled success for the team. and one that captain pat cummins has called a career highlight. there have been plenty of famous australian sides over the years, but cummins says his has created its own legacy, after their win over india

on sunday gave them a sixth cricket world cup trophy. and that, after becoming world test champions, and retaining the ashes, too. yeah, really proud, it has been a big year. ifeel like we've spent more time... we have spent about six months on the road, basically, and, yeah, to top it off with this has been amazing, and as captain, there are things you do that don't always pay off, pretty pumped to win the other day, but, yeah, career highlight. playing with these boys, doesn't get any better than that. i think they have created their own legacy. the world cup, you only get one chance every four years, and especially playing someone like india, it is hard. to be pitted against the rest of the world and come away with a medal... it does not get any better than that. the ashes series, test championship, we could not have planned for much better, so pretty satisfied group. you can get all the latest

sports news at from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website — that's bbc.com/sport. or if you're in the uk, bbc.co.uk/sport. from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. hello. we're all under the influence of mild atlantic air at the moment. so temperatures were higher on wednesday than they were tuesday. around the moray firth, actually, we had 15 degrees celsius, well above average. but it's all about to change. by the end of the day ahead, the cold air�*s established across northern scotland, and across all parts, that arctic air is with us for the start of friday. in fact, it's sitting behind this weather front here. so some wetter weather rolling south across scotland

through the remainder of the night towards the central belt. really mild and murky to the south of that, some drizzle around the coasts and hills in the west, some hill fog as well. so a fairly unpleasant rush hour for central parts of scotland, southern scotland. that rain pushes its way southwards through the day. further south, though, after a little bit of a grey and murky start, some dampness around, perhaps a little bit more optimistic of getting some sunshine through those clouds during the course of the afternoon because it gets windier. the wind helps to break up the cloud. it's mild, though. wetter for the afternoon across parts of northern ireland and northern england. windier as well here — gusts of about 50 miles an hour — but gusts of perhaps 60, 65 miles an hour picking up across scotland, pushing those heavy frequent showers and turning to snow by the end of the day across the northern isles and continuing to blow southwards through the night, blowing that rain out of the way. not much rain left on that weather front by the time it gets to the south and temperatures should still hold up, but it will be far colder further north to start friday morning.

and those snow showers, initially at lower levels, probably lifting onto the hills through the day, but it will feel a lot colder. we'll really notice that, even where we keep some cloud around, ithink, but particularly for scotland and for eastern parts of england — these are maximums. but, i think, add on the effect of that wind, still blowing a gale across northern and eastern areas, potentially it will feel much, much colder than we've become used to. and, actually, by saturday morning, a widespread frost to greet us, but that means plenty of sunshine. and just a few showers, still, as we see on friday, pestering eastern coastal counties. still that keen breeze here and a wind chill, but i think the winds easing elsewhere. fewer showers around, and we should see not as high temperatures as friday, but actually, without the wind, probably not feeling quite as bitter. still another cold start on sunday, but a question mark as to how quickly the rain comes in from the west. it does look as though we'll still see a good deal of dry, bright weather. the best of the sunshine in the morning.

live from washington, this is bbc news. a delay in the deal — israel says hostages in gaza won't be freed before friday under the terms of a temporary truce. two people are dead after a car explosion at a border crossing between the us and canada — authorities are investigating. there is no sign of terrorist activity with respect to this crash. and, rescue could be near for the workers trapped in an indian tunnel — we'll have the latest from the scene. hello, i'm caitriona perry.

you are very welcome. we begin in the middle east, where there's been a delay in the deal to release hostages from gaza. the israeli government now says no hostages will be released before friday, after earlier indications that it could happen as soon as thursday morning. it's not known what's causing the hold—up in the agreement with hamas to release 50 captives, in exchange for a temporary pause in fighting. under the deal, women and children held inside gaza are set to be released, palestinian prisoners will be freed from israeli jails, and more aid will be allowed into gaza. hamas, which is designated a terrorist organisation by the us, uk and several other countries, says the deal will also allow hundreds of trucks carrying humanitarian aid, medical supplies and fuel to enter. meanwile the israeli prime minister