bbc--2020-01-26--England close in on South Africa series victory

England are closing in on a series victory after setting South Africa an unlikely 466 to win the fourth Test in Johannesburg .
Mark Wood completed a five-wicket haul as the home side were bowled out for 183 before the lunch break on day three .
England had an advantage of 217 runs , but declined to enforce the follow-on , instead opting to bat the Proteas out of the match on a pitch starting to show signs of uneven bounce .
Dom Sibley made 44 in steady progress to 92-2 , after which a cluster of wickets fell amid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tea .
Captain Joe Root played a number of one-day strokes in his 58 , sharing stands of 46 with Sam Curran and 34 with Wood .
Root was dismissed off the last ball of the day , his side 248 all out and now with two full days to take the 10 wickets that would seal a 3-1 series win - only their second overseas success in four years .
South Africa 's hopeless situation was compounded by the loss of opening bowler Vernon Philander , who pulled up with a hamstring @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Test before international retirement .
Not only that , but Philander became the latest player in this series to be sanctioned by the International Cricket Council , being handed a fine of 15 % of his match fee and one demerit point for using `` inappropriate language '' after dismissing England 's Jos Buttler on day two .
• TMS podcast : England close in on win ( and Makhaya Ntini 's singing ) In reality , England 's decision to bat again ensured much of the day would lack drama and instead @ @ @ @ @ @ @ position from which they were happy to bowl again .
With the Proteas 88-6 overnight , England may have still been entertaining the follow-on when Philander fell to Chris Woakes in the first full over of the day , only for a stand of 79 between Quinton de Kock and Dwaine Pretorius to dispel that notion .
Therefore the match continued , but the contest was put on hold .
It is to South Africa 's credit that England 's second innings was not a complete procession .
Every time Zak Crawley , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dominate the bowling , they were dismissed .
At one stage , England lost three wickets for 24 runs , but it was of little consequence as Root and Curran pushed South Africa 's target to what would be the highest successful run-chase in Test history .
Given the choice , England probably would have liked for Joe Denly and Buttler to make big scores , only for both to fall for eight .
Their long-term Test futures will continue to be the subject of debate .
Without De Kock 's classy 76 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in their first innings .
After Philander miscued Woakes to mid-off , De Kock - an untroubled spectator in South Africa 's collapse on Saturday - found a willing ally in Pretorius .
With Pretorius playing drives for his 37 and De Kock scoring through the off side , England , for a brief moment , may have been hoping they had a frontline spinner to turn to .
As usual , Stokes provided the inspiration , finding extra bounce to have Pretorius well caught by Crawley at gully .
Wood , who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ returned to bowl De Kock with a wonderful delivery that nipped back to shave the bails at 90mph .
When Dane Paterson was caught behind having a swipe , Wood had 5-46 , his second five-wicket haul in Test cricket .
With England in no hurry , the spell between lunch and tea was turgid fare , headlined by Denly being bowled through the gate by Dane Paterson .
Denly has done a steady job in England 's top order and his leg-spin will be useful on the March tour of Sri Lanka @ @ @ @ @ @ @ again there will not be room for one of Denly , Sibley and Crawley in the top three .
Stokes ' 28 came from only 24 balls , but any promise of pyrotechnics ended when he edged Beuran Hendricks to slip .
Similarly , any chance of Pope lighting up the evening was dismissed by a nick off Anrich Nortje .
The match situation was perhaps ideal for Buttler to end his barren spell , yet he looked woefully out of sorts before playing away from his body to be caught behind off @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Curran and Wood trying to swipe , flick and heave as many runs in as little time as possible , the highlight being Root 's glorious pick-up over mid-wicket for six off Pretorius .
The last action of the day was also the most impressive , Faf du Plessis flying to his right at gully to hold Root in one hand and give left-armer Hendricks a five-wicket haul on debut .
England bowler Sam Curran told the TMS podcast : `` It 's a great position to be in at the close , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been batting tomorrow , but the lead is nice .
It was nice to have a bit of fun out there with Rooty .
Woody with five wickets , what a man , the team is so happy , he 's one of the great guys in cricket .
For him to come back from injury and get five is amazing . ''
England assistant coach Paul Collingwood told the TMS podcast : `` Jos Buttler is an X-factor player .
If our batting line-up does the job , then he can go @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that 's not going to come off .
We know how much of a world-class player he is .
We know he can adapt to Test cricket and he will win games for us .
He has done in the past and players like that you have to back them to the hilt . ''
BBC cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew : `` It has been a good winter for Root .
To come through all that madness of the first Test to be in a situation where they will win this series 3-1 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a very good effort indeed .
You feel this is a team that is playing as a unit together .
They understand each other . ''
Former England batsman Michael Carberry on The Cricket Social : `` It has been a good Test match .
England have dominated .
Being hyper-critical , they would have liked someone to get three figures .
Joe Root 's tactics have been spot on .
Mark Wood has been brilliant to watch . ''
England bowler Steven Finn : `` Coming into today , you thought @ @ @ @ @ @ @ long enough to frustrate England ?
The rest of the lower order fell away meekly .
With the bat , it was important that England did n't lose early wickets .
Even though they have lost wickets , the day has been all England 's . ''

Joe Root hit five fours and a six in his 58
Fourth Test, Johannesburg, (day three of five): England 400 (Crawley 66; Nortje 5-110) & 248 (Root 58, Hendricks 5-64) South Africa 183 (De Kock 76, Wood 5-46) South Africa require 466 to win Scorecard
England are closing in on a series victory after setting South Africa an unlikely 466 to win the fourth Test in Johannesburg.
Mark Wood completed a five-wicket haul as the home side were bowled out for 183 before the lunch break on day three.
England had an advantage of 217 runs, but declined to enforce the follow-on, instead opting to bat the Proteas out of the match on a pitch starting to show signs of uneven bounce.
Dom Sibley made 44 in steady progress to 92-2, after which a cluster of wickets fell amid England's desire to push on after tea.
Captain Joe Root played a number of one-day strokes in his 58, sharing stands of 46 with Sam Curran and 34 with Wood.
Root was dismissed off the last ball of the day, his side 248 all out and now with two full days to take the 10 wickets that would seal a 3-1 series win - only their second overseas success in four years.
South Africa's hopeless situation was compounded by the loss of opening bowler Vernon Philander, who pulled up with a hamstring injury in what will be his final Test before international retirement.
Not only that, but Philander became the latest player in this series to be sanctioned by the International Cricket Council, being handed a fine of 15% of his match fee and one demerit point for using "inappropriate language" after dismissing England's Jos Buttler on day two.
England nail it down
In reality, England's decision to bat again ensured much of the day would lack drama and instead be about the tourists moving to a position from which they were happy to bowl again.
With the Proteas 88-6 overnight, England may have still been entertaining the follow-on when Philander fell to Chris Woakes in the first full over of the day, only for a stand of 79 between Quinton de Kock and Dwaine Pretorius to dispel that notion.
Therefore the match continued, but the contest was put on hold.
It is to South Africa's credit that England's second innings was not a complete procession. Every time Zak Crawley, Ben Stokes and Ollie Pope threatened to dominate the bowling, they were dismissed.
At one stage, England lost three wickets for 24 runs, but it was of little consequence as Root and Curran pushed South Africa's target to what would be the highest successful run-chase in Test history.
Given the choice, England probably would have liked for Joe Denly and Buttler to make big scores, only for both to fall for eight. Their long-term Test futures will continue to be the subject of debate.
De Kock holds up England
Without De Kock's classy 76, South Africa would have been routed in their first innings.
After Philander miscued Woakes to mid-off, De Kock - an untroubled spectator in South Africa's collapse on Saturday - found a willing ally in Pretorius.
With Pretorius playing drives for his 37 and De Kock scoring through the off side, England, for a brief moment, may have been hoping they had a frontline spinner to turn to.
As usual, Stokes provided the inspiration, finding extra bounce to have Pretorius well caught by Crawley at gully.
Wood, who took three wickets on day two, returned to bowl De Kock with a wonderful delivery that nipped back to shave the bails at 90mph.
When Dane Paterson was caught behind having a swipe, Wood had 5-46, his second five-wicket haul in Test cricket.
Extending the lead
Ben Stokes made 28 from 24 deliveries
With England in no hurry, the spell between lunch and tea was turgid fare, headlined by Denly being bowled through the gate by Dane Paterson.
Denly has done a steady job in England's top order and his leg-spin will be useful on the March tour of Sri Lanka, but when Rory Burns is fit again there will not be room for one of Denly, Sibley and Crawley in the top three.
Stokes' 28 came from only 24 balls, but any promise of pyrotechnics ended when he edged Beuran Hendricks to slip. Similarly, any chance of Pope lighting up the evening was dismissed by a nick off Anrich Nortje.
The match situation was perhaps ideal for Buttler to end his barren spell, yet he looked woefully out of sorts before playing away from his body to be caught behind off Nortje.
What followed was Root, Curran and Wood trying to swipe, flick and heave as many runs in as little time as possible, the highlight being Root's glorious pick-up over mid-wicket for six off Pretorius.
The last action of the day was also the most impressive, Faf du Plessis flying to his right at gully to hold Root in one hand and give left-armer Hendricks a five-wicket haul on debut.
'England have dominated'
England bowler Sam Curran told the TMS podcast: "It's a great position to be in at the close, maybe we would have liked to have been batting tomorrow, but the lead is nice. It was nice to have a bit of fun out there with Rooty. Woody with five wickets, what a man, the team is so happy, he's one of the great guys in cricket. For him to come back from injury and get five is amazing."
England assistant coach Paul Collingwood told the TMS podcast: "Jos Buttler is an X-factor player. If our batting line-up does the job, then he can go out there and be positive. Sometimes that's not going to come off. We know how much of a world-class player he is. We know he can adapt to Test cricket and he will win games for us. He has done in the past and players like that you have to back them to the hilt."
BBC cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew: "It has been a good winter for Root. To come through all that madness of the first Test to be in a situation where they will win this series 3-1, with a pretty young team, is a very good effort indeed. You feel this is a team that is playing as a unit together. They understand each other."
Former England batsman Michael Carberry on The Cricket Social: "It has been a good Test match. England have dominated. Being hyper-critical, they would have liked someone to get three figures. Joe Root's tactics have been spot on. Mark Wood has been brilliant to watch."
England bowler Steven Finn: "Coming into today, you thought could De Kock and Pretorius hang around long enough to frustrate England? The rest of the lower order fell away meekly. With the bat, it was important that England didn't lose early wickets. Even though they have lost wickets, the day has been all England's."


bbc--2020-01-26--Australian Open: Roger Federer reaches quarter-finals with win over Marton Fucsovics

Six-time Australian Open champion Roger Federer came from behind to reach the quarter-finals in Melbourne with victory over Marton Fucsovics .
The Swiss , 38 , beat the Hungarian 4-6 6-1 6-2 6-2 and will play American Tennys Sandgren in the last eight .
After losing the first set , Federer breezed through the second and third , winning seven successive games .
He twice broke Fucsovics in the fourth set before serving out the win on his third match point .
Federer battled for more than four hours to see off John Millman in the third round and he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rod Laver Arena .
However , the 20-time Grand Slam champion found his footing and showed some fine touches at the net in the final two sets to reach the quarters .
`` The morning after the [ Millman ] match and this morning , I lay in bed and after an hour I was wondering how to get up , '' Federer said .
`` I 'm sure I 'm going to feel better every day that goes by .
`` I had a good start to the second set and from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ easier . ''
• Djokovic to face Raonic in last eight • Kvitova fights back to reach last eight Federer shows hints of what could be Federer breezed through his first two matches but he was punished for a sluggish start by Millman and then again by Fucsovics on Sunday .
Fucsovics has been in superb form at the Australian Open - the only set he dropped prior to facing Federer was in his first-round win against 13th seed Denis Shapovalov - and he made the first break of the match .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him down and he remained composed to serve out the first set in 37 minutes .
However , the Swiss stepped up in the next three sets , breaking Fucsovics early in each one as he grew stronger in his movements .
Federer was particularly strong at the net , winning 31 of 37 points from there , and his backhand , particularly down the line , became more fluent as the match possessed .
While his forehand could be wayward at times , particularly in the four-minute final game as he looked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was able to come through the match without any more significant problems .
`` It was a tough start - I thought Marton played clean , '' Federer said .
`` After Millman , the guy gave me a beatdown from the baseline , so maybe that took away my confidence a bit . ''
He will face Sandgren , who has come through three gruelling matches so far in Melbourne , in Tuesday 's quarter-finals , while defending champion Novak Djokovic could await in the last four .
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Six-time Australian Open champion Roger Federer came from behind to reach the quarter-finals in Melbourne with victory over Marton Fucsovics.
The Swiss, 38, beat the Hungarian 4-6 6-1 6-2 6-2 and will play American Tennys Sandgren in the last eight.
After losing the first set, Federer breezed through the second and third, winning seven successive games.
He twice broke Fucsovics in the fourth set before serving out the win on his third match point.
Federer battled for more than four hours to see off John Millman in the third round and he looked unsure of the wind conditions on Rod Laver Arena.
However, the 20-time Grand Slam champion found his footing and showed some fine touches at the net in the final two sets to reach the quarters.
"The morning after the [Millman] match and this morning, I lay in bed and after an hour I was wondering how to get up," Federer said.
"I'm sure I'm going to feel better every day that goes by.
"I had a good start to the second set and from then on it got a little bit easier."
Federer shows hints of what could be
Roger Federer will face Tennys Sandgren in the quarter-finals
Federer breezed through his first two matches but he was punished for a sluggish start by Millman and then again by Fucsovics on Sunday.
Fucsovics has been in superb form at the Australian Open - the only set he dropped prior to facing Federer was in his first-round win against 13th seed Denis Shapovalov - and he made the first break of the match.
The Hungarian capitalised as Federer's backhand let him down and he remained composed to serve out the first set in 37 minutes.
However, the Swiss stepped up in the next three sets, breaking Fucsovics early in each one as he grew stronger in his movements.
Federer was particularly strong at the net, winning 31 of 37 points from there, and his backhand, particularly down the line, became more fluent as the match possessed.
While his forehand could be wayward at times, particularly in the four-minute final game as he looked to close the set out, he was able to come through the match without any more significant problems.
"It was a tough start - I thought Marton played clean," Federer said.
"After Millman, the guy gave me a beatdown from the baseline, so maybe that took away my confidence a bit."
He will face Sandgren, who has come through three gruelling matches so far in Melbourne, in Tuesday's quarter-finals, while defending champion Novak Djokovic could await in the last four.


bbc--2020-01-26--In pictures: India marks Republic Day with military parade

India has celebrated its 71st Republic Day with a parade showing off its military might and cultural diversity .
The holiday marks the anniversary of India officially adopting its constitution .
Thousands of people gathered on a ceremonial boulevard in Delhi to watch the colourful parade amid tight security .
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the event offered `` glimpses of India 's military and security prowess '' and its many cultures .
But the day was also marked by protests over a controversial new citizenship law .
• Why India 's new citizenship bill is controversial Large crowds greeted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Delhi on Sunday , flanked by security personnel .
Fighter jets flew over the parade in an aerial display .
An anti-satellite ( ASAT ) weapon system was also paraded along the Rajpath , a ceremonial avenue .
India last year became the fourth country to carry out an ASAT test , when it destroyed one of its own satellites in low-Earth orbit .
Police personnel performed motorcycle stunts , showing off the country 's weaponry and flag .
Personnel from the Coast Guard , Sikh Light Infantry Regiment and Central Reserve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ formation at the event .
Members of the border security forces mounted camels adorned with tassels and pom-poms , carrying weapons or playing instruments as they rode along the boulevard .
Elaborate floats representing different Indian states also joined the parade .
Schoolchildren dressed in traditional outfits danced in front of cheering spectators .
Events were also held in other cities across the country .
In Noida , in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh , officers performed their last salute with historic British-era bolt-action rifles .
The Lee-Enfield .303 rifle was the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and has continued to be used by police in Uttar Pradesh .
But they are now being decommissioned and swapped for newer weapons .
In Bangalore , dogs used by the security forces marched alongside officials .
Army personnel from a daredevil bike team also performed stunts at the city 's celebrations .
An event at the Sher-i-Kashmir cricket Stadium in Srinagar included dance performances .
But the day was also marked by protests .
Many demonstrated over a controversial law that offers citizenship to non-Muslims fleeing religious persecution from three nearby countries @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a human chain in the road to show opposition to the legislation , while a large rally takes place on the outskirts of Mumbai .

An anti-satellite (ASAT) weapon system was also paraded along the Rajpath, a ceremonial avenue. India last year became the fourth country to carry out an ASAT test, when it destroyed one of its own satellites in low-Earth orbit.


bbc--2020-01-26--Memorial benches: 'People gone but not forgotten'

Veterans , friends and family come to sit on a bench in Bognor Regis to pause , reflect and remember serviceman Danny Johnston .
A simple plaque tells of his premature death , at the age of just 35 .
The rest of the Hotham Park seat is far from simple .
Unique carvings remind them of Danny 's service - for the Princess of Wales 's Royal Regiment and the Special Reconnaissance Regiment - and of his love for the music of The Rolling Stones and The Who .
`` We get comfort from it being here .
Knowing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to me , '' says his grieving mum Viv Johnston .
`` I hope this bench will be here for a long time after I am , and I hope that people will remember Danny , because he was a truly marvellous person . ''
Its legacy is important to Viv .
It is a place for others who , like her first-born son , struggle to return to civilian life after serving for years in some of the most dangerous parts of the world .
Danny had signed up at the age @ @ @ @ @ @ @ regiment , nicknamed `` The Tigers '' , and later as part of the special forces in Iraq and Afghanistan .
He took his own life in May 2018 .
`` Local veterans come here when they are feeling down .
It is a peaceful place to sit and think , '' she says , to the soundtrack of birdsong from the trees behind her .
The bench is very unusual .
Not many park benches will feature the lead characters of Danny 's favourite film , The Blues Brothers .
The story @ @ @ @ @ @ @ typical of the many thousands of memorial benches across the UK .
His brother-in-law Wesley had encouraged Danny 's friends to club together for a lasting memorial of his life .
The bench was revealed to Viv on the anniversary of his death .
She hopes it stays in Hotham Park for many years , pointing out there is no option to take it home when you live in a first-floor flat with no garden .
For other grieving families , the installation of a dedicated bench may only prove to be a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ own rules for benches and other memorials to loved ones .
Many only guarantee their position and maintenance for 10 years after which they may be taken away , replaced , or owners asked to collect them .
Some local authorities have strict guidelines on what can and can not be written on commemoration plaques .
Council websites usually have a page explaining their specific approach .
Fundraising websites are awash with appeals for money to erect benches in a loved one 's memory , but the cost can sometimes be prohibitive .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's Botanical Gardens , a bench for 10 years with a plaque displaying up to 10 words costs £2,500 .
Some councils with stretched budgets and high demand for this service have doubled prices , or closed applications for popular spots .
These benches have critics , particularly in popular coastal sites .
The head of the National Trust in Jersey sparked a furious debate in 2018 when he said it was crucial that beauty spots did not turn into graveyards with the proliferation of dedicated seats .
They also have enthusiastic supporters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ talk to tackle loneliness or as a way to highlight a particular charity or cause .
A few , like open technology enthusiasts Terence and Liz Eden , are preserving their legacy through websites and blogs .
The couple designed and built Open Benches , a mapping site that allows people to upload pictures of benches in their area .
To date , more than 15,000 have been added to the site , the vast majority of which are in the UK .
The plaques they chart are often sad , deeply personal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` There are blue plaques to commemorate the famous and influential figures of the past .
For everyone else , there are memorial benches .
A quiet reminder of the people gone , but not forgotten , '' the website says .
Terence says memorial benches are a `` low-cost , low-effort way to learn about our community '' , but admits his favourite is dedicated to a cat .
One visitor described delving into the database as `` like [ mobile treasure hunt-style game ] Pokemon but for benches '' .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be dedicated to wives and mothers than husbands and fathers .
The common phrases are : `` in loving memory '' , `` in our hearts '' and `` who loved this… [ place/view etc ] '' .
The view , and special nature of the site , are the inspiration for many families who chose to remember a loved one in this way .
Carol Kubicki , a 59-year-old travel writer , has spent much of the last decade , since retiring from the NHS , cataloguing some of the most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stories of those commemorated in her Memorial Bench Stories blog .
`` My friends thought I was nuts when I suggested it , '' she says .
`` They laughed and said I now had far too much time on my hands . ''
There are , she says , far too many to gather in a comprehensive list .
Some stories are also difficult to research , she says , but many of her favourites are those in the most spectacular sites .
There are surprises too , she says , having @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hird , and rock band Black Sabbath among others .
Ultimately , her aim is to reflect the respect that people have when they sit on a bench , read the commemoration on the plaque , and consider why it is a special place for a particular family .
The UK 's biggest bereavement charity says benches can anchor families to memories of special times they spent with a loved one during their lives , rather than only recall an often traumatic end .
`` When someone dies , your relationship with them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , something sudden or at the end of a long drawn out illness , can be at the forefront of your mind .
A bench can help someone remember the good and joyous times alongside what might have been a very difficult ending , '' says Andy Langford , chief operating officer for Cruse Bereavement Care .
`` One lady told us a bench sometimes gave her comfort - a sense of peace and closeness to her husband , but sometimes she would go there and be able to have a cry and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Both are healthy parts of the grieving process . ''
So , for anyone sitting at a beauty spot or a local park , a memorial bench offers the chance to contemplate the lives lived by those commemorated on the plaque behind us and what lies ahead for those who remain .
Here are some more pictures of benches from Carol Kubicki 's travels : ... and some pithy plaques from the Memorial Benches website :

Its legacy is important to Viv. It is a place for others who, like her first-born son, struggle to return to civilian life after serving for years in some of the most dangerous parts of the world. Danny had signed up at the age of 16 to be part of the regiment, nicknamed "The Tigers", and later as part of the special forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. He took his own life in May 2018.


bbc--2020-01-26--Para-swimmer Grace Harvey speaks about walking in a robotic suit

Para-swimmer Grace Harvey has revealed what it was like to walk for the first time in a robotic suit .
@ @ @ @ @ is in Suzuka in Japan training for Tokyo 2020 , told BBC Radio 5 Live @ @ @ @ @ '' by the experience .
She said she cried afterwards , adding `` I had @ @ @ @ @ was never destined for . ''
The Paralympic hopeful was invited to Suzuka University to @ @ @ @ @ was given the chance to try out a walking suit .
This clip was originally @ @ @ @ @ on Sunday 26 January 2020 .

Para-swimmer Grace Harvey has revealed what it was like to walk for the first time in a robotic suit.
The European medallist, who is in Suzuka in Japan training for Tokyo 2020, told BBC Radio 5 Live that she was "overwhelmed" by the experience.
She said she cried afterwards, adding "I had experienced the life that I was never destined for."
The Paralympic hopeful was invited to Suzuka University to use their cyborg technology and was given the chance to try out a walking suit.
This clip was originally broadcast on 5 Live Breakfast on Sunday 26 January 2020.


bbc--2020-01-27--Nambi Narayanan: The fake spy scandal that blew up a rocket scientist’s career

Imagine your life being changed by a single dramatic moment .
This is what happened to a top scientist in the Indian space programme , when one day , 25 years ago , police officers knocked at his door .
One winter afternoon a quarter of a century ago three policemen arrived at a house in a narrow lane in the southern Indian city of Trivandrum , the capital of the state of Kerala .
The officers were polite and respectful , Nambi Narayanan remembers .
They told the space scientist that their boss , a deputy inspector general of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` No sir , '' the officer said .
It was 30 November 1994 .
The 53-year-old scientist led the Indian space agency 's cryogenic rocket engine project , and was responsible for acquiring the technology from Russia .
Mr Narayanan walked out to the waiting police vehicle .
He asked whether he should sit in the front or the back - suspects were usually dumped in the back seat .
The policemen asked him to sit in the front , and the Jeep rolled out of the lane .
• This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on moments that drastically altered Indian lives • You can listen to Nambi Narayanan 's story on Outlook , on the BBC World Service - click here for transmission times , or to catch up online When they arrived at the police station , the boss was n't there , so Mr Narayanan was asked to wait on a bench .
Policemen gaped at him as they passed by .
`` They had that look as if they were looking at someone who had done some crime , '' Mr Narayanan says .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ did n't turn up .
As night fell , he dozed off on the bench .
When he woke up next morning , he was told he was under arrest .
A scrum of journalists had arrived , and within hours newspapers were describing him as a traitor - a man who had sold rocket technology to Pakistan , after falling into a honey trap set by two women from the Maldives .
His life was never the same again .
Nambi Narayanan was the first boy in a middle-class family , after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ businessman , trading in coconut kernel and fibre .
His mother stayed at home to look after the children .
Young Nambi was a good student and topped his senior class .
He went to an engineering school , got a degree and worked in a sugar factory for a while , before joining the Indian Space Research Organisation ( Isro ) .
`` I always had a fascination for aircrafts and flying objects , '' he says .
At the agency , he rose rapidly through the ranks until he won a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Princeton University .
He rejoined the space agency when he returned home , three years later .
At Isro Mr Narayanan worked with the stalwarts of India 's space programme : scientists like Vikram Sarabhai , its founder and first chairman , Satish Dhawan , his successor , and Abdul Kalam , who later became India 's 11th president .
`` When I began working with Isro , the space organisation was in its infancy .
We never really had a plan of developing any rocket systems .
We were planning to use @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fly our payloads , '' Mr Narayanan says .
But the plan changed , and Mr Narayanan became a key figure in the project to develop homegrown Indian rockets .
He worked diligently as a scientist until his life was turned upside down in November 1994 .
A month before his arrest , the Kerala police had arrested a Maldivian woman , Mariam Rasheeda , on charges of overstaying her visa .
Weeks later , they picked up her friend , Fauziyya Hassan , a bank worker visiting from Male , the capital @ @ @ @ @ @ @ then erupted .
Inspired by police leaks , local newspapers reported that the Maldivian women were spies stealing India 's rocket `` secrets '' and selling them to Pakistan , in cahoots with scientists at the space agency .
Mr Narayanan , it was now claimed , was one of the scientists who had succumbed to the women 's charms .
The day he was formally arrested , Mr Narayanan was produced in court .
`` The judge asked me whether I would confess to the crime .
I asked , 'What crime @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that you have transferred the technology . '
I could n't understand anything , '' he remembers .
The judge remanded him to judicial custody for 11 days .
A memorable image from that time shows the scientist walking down the steps of the court building , dressed in a dark-coloured shirt and light grey trousers , surrounded by policemen .
`` I was in a shock , and then a trance .
At one instance it appeared to me that I was watching a movie - with me as the central character @ @ @ @ @ @ @ memoirs .
Over the next few months , his dignity and reputation were torn to shreds .
He was charged with violating India 's official secrets law and corruption , among other things .
His interrogators beat him up and handcuffed him to a bed .
They forced him to stand and answer questions for 30 hours on end .
They made him take lie-detector tests even though the results are not admitted as evidence in Indian courts .
Then they took him to a high security prison , where one of his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who had bludgeoned his victims to death .
( The man told Mr Narayanan that he had been reading about the case and that could tell that the scientists were innocent . )
Mr Narayanan told the police that rocket secrets `` could not be transferred by paper '' and that he was clearly being framed .
The fact that India was still struggling to obtain cryogenic technology to make powerful rocket engines did n't cut any ice with the detectives .
In the end , Mr Narayanan spent 50 days in captivity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Whenever he was taken to a court hearing , crowds appeared shouting that he was a spy and a traitor .
But a month after his arrest India 's Central Bureau of Investigation ( CBI ) took over the case from Kerala 's Intelligence Bureau .
Mr Narayanan told federal detectives that none of the information he dealt with was classified .
`` I do n't know how this whole thing has come to this stage .
We are terribly sorry , '' one detective told him .
After finally securing bail @ @ @ @ @ @ @ home shortly before midnight .
He went upstairs to break the news to his wife .
She was sleeping on the floor in a dark room , and responded only after he called out her name twice .
`` She turned around slowly , raised her head and stayed still , staring into my eyes .
She had a strange expression , as if she was watching me doing something horrible , '' Mr Narayanan recounted later .
`` Then she let out a shriek that I had never heard - from a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cry coursed through the house .
Then she fell silent .
Her husband 's incarceration and absence had severely affected Meenakshi Ammal 's mental health .
The couple had been married for nearly three decades and had brought up two children together , but after Mr Narayanan 's arrest the austere temple-going woman had slipped into depression and stopped talking .
Apart from Mr Narayanan , five others had also been accused of espionage and transferring rocket technology to Pakistan .
One was his colleague at Isro , D Sasikumaram ; there was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ neither of whom Mr Narayanan had met , before he was arrested ) ; and two other Indian men , an employee of the Russian space agency and a contractor .
1994 - Narayanan arrested and remanded in custody , then bailed in January 1995 1996 - Exonerated by the Central Bureau of Investigation In 1996 , the CBI 's final 104-page report exonerated all of them .
Federal detectives said there was no evidence of any confidential documents being stolen from the space agency and sold , or of money being exchanged @ @ @ @ @ @ @ investigation by Isro also found that no drawings of the cryogenic engines were missing .
Mr Narayanan went back to work for Isro - though now in an admin role in Bangalore - but his travails had n't come to an end .
Even after the detectives closed the case , the local government tried to reopen it , and dragged in the Supreme Court , which finally dismissed the case in 1998 .
When Mr Narayanan sued the Kerala government for framing him , he was awarded five million rupees ( $ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the government said it would pay him an additional 13 million rupees as compensation for his illegal arrest and harassment .
But from the 78-year-old 's point of view , the story is not finished yet .
In 2018 , the Supreme Court ordered an investigation into the role of the Kerala police in the fabrication of the case against him , and Mr Narayanan is keen to see the results .
`` I want people who fabricated this case against me to be punished , '' he says .
`` One @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chapter is still there . ''
The motive for the plot against him and the five others remains a mystery .
Was it a conspiracy by a rival space power - as Mr Narayanan suspects - to scuttle India 's development cryogenic rocket technology , which eventually became the backbone of the country 's successes in space ?
Did it have to do with rivals who were nervous about India forcing its way into the commercial satellite launch market with competitive prices ?
Or was it purely a product of corruption with India @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of one conspiracy .
But the conspirators were different with different motives , and the victims were the same set of people , '' says Mr Narayanan .
`` Whatever it is , my career , honour , dignity and happiness were lost .
And the people who were responsible for this are still scot free . ''
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But from the 78-year-old's point of view, the story is not finished yet. In 2018, the Supreme Court ordered an investigation into the role of the Kerala police in the fabrication of the case against him, and Mr Narayanan is keen to see the results. "I want people who fabricated this case against me to be punished," he says. "One chapter is over, but the next chapter is still there."


bbc--2020-01-26--Kobe Bryant's poem 'Dear Basketball'

Kobe Bryant's poem 'Dear Basketball'

Watch Kobe Bryant 's poem entitled 'Dear Basketball ' , written when the five-time NBA champion retired in 2016 .
@ @ @ @ @ 41 , was killed in a helicopter crash in California on Sunday .
READ MORE @ @ @ @ @ helicopter crash - US media

Watch Kobe Bryant's poem entitled 'Dear Basketball', written when the five-time NBA champion retired in 2016.
The US basketball legend, 41, died in a helicopter crash in California on Sunday.
READ MORE: Kobe Bryant dies in helicopter crash - US media


bbc--2020-01-26--'One of the most extraordinary players in history' - world pays tribute to Bryant

Kobe Bryant was `` one of the most extraordinary players '' in the history of basketball who `` inspired people around the world '' to play the game .
The 41-year-old died in a helicopter crash in California on Sunday along with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna .
Bryant , who retired in 2016 after a 20-year career with the LA Lakers , was a five-time NBA champion and was named an NBA All-Star 18 times .
`` The NBA family is devastated by the tragic passing of Kobe Bryant and his daughter , Gianna , '' said NBA commissioner Adam @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kobe showed us what is possible when remarkable talent blends with an absolute devotion to winning .
He was one of the most extraordinary players in the history of our game with accomplishments that are legendary .
`` But he will be remembered most for inspiring people around the world to pick up a basketball and compete to the very best of their ability .
`` He was generous with the wisdom he acquired and saw it as his mission to share it with future generations of players , taking special delight in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Gianna . ''
Shaquille O'Neal , who won three NBA titles with Bryant for the LA Lakers , said : `` There 's no words to express the pain I 'm going through with this tragedy of losing my niece Gigi & my brother , my partner in winning championships , my dude and my homie .
`` I love you and you will be missed .
My condolences goes out to the Bryant family and the families of the other passengers on board .
I 'm sick right now . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Abdul-Jabbar , who played for the Lakers from 1975-1989 , said : `` It 's very difficult for me to put in words how I feel .
Kobe was an incredible family man , he loved his wife and daughters , he was an incredible athlete , he inspired a whole generation .
This loss is hard to comprehend . ''
Former US President Barack Obama wrote on Twitter : `` Kobe was a legend on the court and just getting started in what would have been just as meaningful a second act @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said it was `` terrible news '' .
Former LA Lakers president Magic Johnson , a five-time NBA champion in the 1980s , tweeted : `` Kobe was a leader of our game , a mentor to both male and female players .
Words ca n't express the impact that he had on the game of basketball . ''
Six-time NBA champion Michael Jordan added : `` I loved Kobe - he was like a little brother to me .
We used to talk often , and I will miss those conversations very @ @ @ @ @ @ @ competitor , one of the greats of the game and a creative force .
Kobe was also an amazing dad who loved his family deeply - and took great pride in his daughter 's love for the game of basketball . ''
Bryant finished his playing career as the Lakers ' all-time leading points scorer , and is fourth on the NBA 's all-time list with 33,643 points .
In his 1,566th and final game for the Lakers in April 2016 he scored 60 points for the sixth time .
Some in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ $ 25,000 ( £17,580 ) to be in the crowd to see the two-time Olympic gold medallist .
The Lakers retired both Bryant 's number eight and 24 jerseys in September 2017 .
In 2018 he won an Oscar for his five-minute film Dear Basketball , based on a love letter to the sport he had written in 2015 .
Golf great Tiger Woods , a 15-time major winner , said he heard the news after completing his final round at the Farmers Insurance Open in California .
`` [ Caddie ] Joey @ @ @ @ @ @ @ off the 18th green .
I did n't understand why the crowd was saying 'beautiful Mamba ' , now I know , '' he said .
`` It 's unbelievably sad and the reality is sinking in because I was told about five minutes ago .
`` He brought a desire to win every night on both ends of the floor , not too many guys can say that .
Any time he was in the game he 'd take on their best player . ''
Barcelona forward Lionel Messi wrote on Instagram @ @ @ @ @ @ @ All my love for Kobe 's family and friends .
It was a pleasure to meet you and share good times together .
You were a genius like few others . ''
Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo said the news was `` heartbreaking '' , adding Bryant was `` a true legend and inspiration to so many '' , while Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba added : `` Heroes come and go , legends are for ever . ''
Britain 's six-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton said : `` I 'm so sad @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our greats .
Bryant was one of the greatest athletes and was such an inspiration to so many , including myself . ''
Brazil and Paris St-Germain forward Neymar paid tribute with a goal celebration in Sunday evening 's win at Lille .
After scoring a second-half penalty , he held up two fingers on one hand and four on the other , marking Bryant 's Lakers shirt number 24 .
The Brazil international , a basketball fan who had met Bryant , also bowed and pointed to the sky .

Kobe Bryant was "one of the most extraordinary players" in the history of basketball who "inspired people around the world" to play the game.
The 41-year-old died in a helicopter crash in California on Sunday along with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna.
Bryant, who retired in 2016 after a 20-year career with the LA Lakers, was a five-time NBA champion and was named an NBA All-Star 18 times.
He and his wife, Vanessa, have three other daughters - Natalia, Bianca and Capri.
"The NBA family is devastated by the tragic passing of Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna," said NBA commissioner Adam Silver.
"For 20 seasons, Kobe showed us what is possible when remarkable talent blends with an absolute devotion to winning. He was one of the most extraordinary players in the history of our game with accomplishments that are legendary.
"But he will be remembered most for inspiring people around the world to pick up a basketball and compete to the very best of their ability.
"He was generous with the wisdom he acquired and saw it as his mission to share it with future generations of players, taking special delight in passing down his love of the game to Gianna."
Shaquille O'Neal, who won three NBA titles alongside Bryant for the LA Lakers, said: "There's no words to express the pain I'm going through with this tragedy of losing my niece Gigi & my brother, my partner in winning championships, my dude and my homie.
"I love you and you will be missed. My condolences goes out to the Bryant family and the families of the other passengers on board. I'm sick right now."
'Rest in peace young man' Abdul-Jabbar pays tribute to Bryant
The NBA's all-time leading scorer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who played for the Lakers from 1975-1989, said: "It's very difficult for me to put in words how I feel. Kobe was an incredible family man, he loved his wife and daughters, he was an incredible athlete, he inspired a whole generation. This loss is hard to comprehend."
Former US President Barack Obama wrote on Twitter: "Kobe was a legend on the court and just getting started in what would have been just as meaningful a second act. To lose Gianna is even more heartbreaking to us as parents. Michelle and I send love and prayers to Vanessa and the entire Bryant family on an unthinkable day."
US President Donald Trump said: "Kobe Bryant, despite being one of the truly great basketball players of all time, was just getting started in life. He loved his family so much, and had such strong passion for the future. The loss of his beautiful daughter, Gianna, makes this moment even more devastating."
Former LA Lakers president Magic Johnson, a five-time NBA champion in the 1980s, tweeted: "Kobe was a leader of our game, a mentor to both male and female players. Words can't express the impact that he had on the game of basketball."
Six-time NBA champion Michael Jordan added: "I loved Kobe - he was like a little brother to me. We used to talk often, and I will miss those conversations very much.
"He was a fierce competitor, one of the greats of the game and a creative force. Kobe was also an amazing dad who loved his family deeply - and took great pride in his daughter's love for the game of basketball."
LeBron James surpassed Bryant to become the NBA's third-highest scorer of all time on Saturday.
Speaking after the game, which was the day before Bryant's death, he said: "I'm happy just to be in any conversation with Kobe Bryant.
"One of the all-time greatest basketball players to ever play, one of the all-time greatest Lakers."
Bryant finished his playing career as the Lakers' all-time leading points scorer, and is fourth on the NBA's all-time list with 33,643 points.
In his 1,566th and final game for the Lakers in April 2016 he scored 60 points for the sixth time.
Some in the 18,000 sell-out crowd had paid upwards of $25,000 (£17,580) to be in the crowd to see the two-time Olympic gold medallist.
The Lakers retired both Bryant's number eight and 24 jerseys in September 2017.
In 2018 he won an Oscar for his five-minute film Dear Basketball, based on a love letter to the sport he had written in 2015.
Ronaldo, Messi, Tyson and Woods pay tribute
Iconic golfer Tiger Woods, a 15-time major winner, said he heard the news after completing his final round at the Farmers Insurance Open in California.
"[Caddie] Joey La Cava told me coming off the 18th green. I didn't understand why the crowd was saying 'beautiful Mamba', now I know," he said.
"It's unbelievably sad and the reality is sinking in because I was told about five minutes ago.
"He brought a desire to win every night on both ends of the floor, not too many guys can say that. Any time he was in the game, he'd take on their best player."
Former England captain David Beckham, who also played for LA Galaxy, posted on Instagram: "This was one special athlete, husband, father and friend. Having to write these words is hard enough but also knowing we have lost an amazing human being and his beautiful and talented daughter Gianna is heartbreaking.
"The commitment Kobe showed to his sport was inspiring, to go through the pain and to finish a game off like only he could inspired me to try to be better.
"Kobe always talked about Vanessa and his beautiful girls and how proud he was of them. Kobe's passion was his family and basketball. He was determined to inspire the next generation of boys and girls to embrace the sport that he loved. His legacy will live on."
Former world heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson wrote on Twitter: "I mourn with the world. Lost a legend. No words. I'm messed up. RIP Kobe Bryant, Gianna and the rest of the passengers."
Barcelona forward Lionel Messi wrote on Instagram: "I have no words... All my love for Kobe's family and friends. It was a pleasure to meet you and share good times together. You were a genius like few others."
Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo said the news was "heartbreaking", adding Bryant was "a true legend and inspiration to so many", while Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba added: "Heroes come and go, legends are for ever."
Britain's six-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton said: "I'm so sad to hear that we lost one of our greats. Bryant was one of the greatest athletes and was such an inspiration to so many, including myself."
Brazil and Paris St-Germain forward Neymar paid tribute with a goal celebration in Sunday evening's win at Lille.
After scoring a second-half penalty, he held up two fingers on one hand and four on the other, marking Bryant's Lakers shirt number of 24.
The Brazil striker, a basketball fan who had met Bryant, also bowed and pointed to the sky.
World number one tennis player Rafael Nadal tweeted: "I woke up this morning with the horrible news of the tragic death of one of the greatest sportsmen in the world. Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and other passengers. My condolences to his wife and families. I am in shock."
Manchester United and England forward Marcus Rashford tweeted: "A true inspiration in the sporting industry. RIP legend." And Manchester City's Raheem Sterling added: "Rest easy Legend."
Two-time Grand Slam tennis champion Naomi Osaka posted this letter to Bryant on Twitter.
Nick Kyrgios wore an La Lakers shirt with Bryant's name and number on it as he warmed up before his fourth-round match against Nadal at the Australian Open.
NBA teams honour Bryant
A moment of silence was held before the Toronto Raptors' game against the San Antonio Spurs in Texas.
The two teams also let the 24-second shot clock run out at the start of their game to honour Bryant.
The New Orleans Pelicans and the Boston Celtics also started their game by each taking 24-second shot-clock violations.
Music and celebrities remember Bryant
At the Grammy Awards held at the Staples Arena, where Bryant played, many recipients paid tribute to the former Lakers superstar.
Hundreds of fans gathered outside the venue after his death; while his image was projected on screens around the arena.
Kim Kardashian and husband and rapper Kanye West, US singers Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift and Oscar-winning Leonardo DiCaprio were among those to tweet their tributes.


bbc--2020-01-26--Neymar remembers Bryant with goal celebration

Neymar paid tribute to late basketball legend Kobe Bryant with a goal celebration in Paris St-Germain 's win at Lille @ @ @ @ @ NBA champion 's death in a helicopter crash came during the Ligue 1 game .
@ @ @ @ @ with a 20-yard curling effort in the first half .
After scoring a second-half penalty @ @ @ @ @ fingers on one hand and four on the other , marking Bryant 's Los Angeles @ @ @ @ @ The Brazil international , who is a basketball fan and had met Bryant , also @ @ @ @ @ sky .
He also wrote an Instagram post after the game calling Bryant , who @ @ @ @ @ .

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Neymar met Kobe Bryant in a training session in 2017
Neymar paid tribute to late basketball legend Kobe Bryant with a goal celebration in Paris St-Germain's win at Lille.
Confirmation of the five-time NBA champion's death in a helicopter crash came during the Ligue 1 game.
Neymar gave PSG the lead with a 20-yard curling effort in the first half.
After scoring a second-half penalty, he held up two fingers on one hand and four on the other, marking Bryant's Los Angeles Lakers shirt number 24.
The Brazil international, who is a basketball fan and had met Bryant, also bowed and pointed to the sky.
He also wrote an Instagram post after the game calling Bryant, who was 41, a legend.


bbc--2020-01-26--'We are having a winter break, we won't be there' - Liverpool to play 'kids' in Shrewsbury replay

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp and his first-team players will not be involved in the FA Cup fourth-round replay against Shrewsbury Town , the Reds manager has said .
The Premier League leaders surrendered a two-goal advantage against the League One side on Sunday after Klopp had made nine changes to the starting line-up .
At least four Premier League teams will need replays , which are scheduled for Tuesday 4 and Wednesday 5 February , meaning they will cut into the new mid-season break which runs between 2 and 16 February .
`` I said to the boys already two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ winter break , which means we will not be there , '' said Klopp .
`` You can not deal with us like nobody cares about it .
I know that it 's not very popular but that 's the way I see it .
`` The Premier League asked us to respect the winter break .
That 's what we do .
If the FA does n't respect that , then we can not change it .
We will not be there . ''
Klopp said it `` will be the kids @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reserve coach Neil Critchley , who took charge of the Carabao Cup quarter-final loss to Aston Villa in December while the first team were playing the World Club Cup , will again be in the dugout .
`` We have to respect the players ' welfare .
They need a rest .
They need a mental rest , a physical rest , and that 's what the winter break is all about , '' said Klopp .
`` We had to make these decisions beforehand because these boys have families . ''
As @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Newcastle will travel to Oxford after a 0-0 draw at St James ' Park .
Tottenham and Southampton will have to meet again after drawing 1-1 on the south coast , with the date currently set for Wednesday , 5 February .
All replays could be moved for TV coverage .
What and when is the winter break ?
This is the first season the Premier League has scheduled a winter break , albeit with a different format to leagues on the continent who take a few weeks off over Christmas .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Premier League in March , teams were told they were `` expected to honour and respect the underlining rationale for the mid-season player break , namely to provide their players with a break from the physical and mental rigours of playing matches during the season '' .
`` Clubs should not arrange competitive or friendly matches with other clubs during the mid-season player break , '' the letter continued .
In the winter break , four Premier League matches will take place on the weekend of 8 February , with the other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the games on at different times and televised .
This means that every team should have 13-16 days between games .
But it may not pan out like that ... Whose winter break is most affected by FA Cup replays ?
Southampton are the worst affected and will only have 10 days between their replay against Spurs , if it is played on 5 February , and a home game against Burnley in the league .
`` Because the rules are not the best , we have another game , in a break @ @ @ @ @ @ @ manager Ralph Hasenhuttl , who has managed in the German Bundesliga .
`` I do n't understand this but , OK , we have to do it .
It 's for us not perfect but we must accept it . ''
Spurs and Liverpool will have 11 days off instead of two weeks .
If Newcastle have to play their replay at Oxford on 4 February , three days after a Premier League game against Norwich , they will only have 12 days off before their trip to Arsenal .
Had any of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the first weekend of the winter break , they would have had two full weeks off .
`` It 's a ridiculous situation , '' said Bruce .
`` You 're supposed to have a week off then all of a sudden they 've shoved replays in there .
What 's the point ? ''
When else could the replays be ?
It is understood the FA is committed to working with clubs to maintain a winter break for Premier League teams .
But it is unclear where any rearranged games could be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the week starting Monday , 2 March - scheduled for midweek for the first time to help free up Premier League teams for the winter break - so replays would clearly need to be played before then .
Oxford play nine games in February - on every Saturday and Tuesday ( subject to the final date of the Newcastle game ) so there are no free dates for their replay .
The midweek after the replays are scheduled would fall in between the two rounds of winter-break Premier League games so make @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after that ( starting 17 February ) sees Spurs and Liverpool play in the Champions League .
Spurs and Southampton are free on the Tuesday and Wednesday before the fifth-round ties , although the game would have to be played on the same night as Champions League ties .

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp and his first-team players will not be involved in the FA Cup fourth-round replay against Shrewsbury Town, the Reds manager has said.
The Premier League leaders surrendered a two-goal advantage against the League One side on Sunday after Klopp had made nine changes to the starting line-up.
At least four Premier League teams will need replays, which are scheduled for Tuesday 4 and Wednesday 5 February, meaning they will cut into the new mid-season break which runs between 2 and 16 February.
"I said to the boys already two weeks ago that we will have a winter break, which means we will not be there," said Klopp.
"You cannot deal with us like nobody cares about it. I know that it's not very popular but that's the way I see it.
"The Premier League asked us to respect the winter break. That's what we do. If the FA doesn't respect that, then we cannot change it. We will not be there."
Klopp said it "will be the kids who play" and also confirmed that reserve coach Neil Critchley, who took charge of the Carabao Cup quarter-final loss to Aston Villa in December while the first team were playing the World Club Cup, will again be in the dugout.
"We have to respect the players' welfare. They need a rest. They need a mental rest, a physical rest, and that's what the winter break is all about," said Klopp.
"We had to make these decisions beforehand because these boys have families."
As well as Shrewsbury's visit to Anfield, Newcastle will travel to Oxford after a 0-0 draw at St James' Park.
Tottenham and Southampton will have to meet again after drawing 1-1 on the south coast, with the date currently set for Wednesday, 5 February.
All replays could be moved for TV coverage.
What and when is the winter break?
This is the first season the Premier League has scheduled a winter break, albeit with a different format to leagues on the continent who take a few weeks off over Christmas.
In a letter sent to clubs from the Premier League in March, teams were told they were "expected to honour and respect the underlining rationale for the mid-season player break, namely to provide their players with a break from the physical and mental rigours of playing matches during the season".
"Clubs should not arrange competitive or friendly matches with other clubs during the mid-season player break," the letter continued.
In the winter break, four Premier League matches will take place on the weekend of 8 February, with the other six the following weekend - with all the games on at different times and televised.
This means that every team should have 13-16 days between games.
But it may not pan out like that...
Whose winter break is most affected by FA Cup replays?
Team Winter break without replay Winter break with replay Newcastle 15 days 12 days Liverpool 14 days 11 days Tottenham 14 days 11 days Southampton 14 days 10 days
Southampton are the worst affected and will only have 10 days between their replay against Spurs, if it is played on 5 February, and a home game against Burnley in the league.
"Because the rules are not the best, we have another game, in a break in the season," said Saints manager Ralph Hasenhuttl, who has managed in the German Bundesliga. "I don't understand this but, OK, we have to do it. It's for us not perfect but we must accept it."
Spurs and Liverpool will have 11 days off instead of two weeks.
If Newcastle have to play their replay at Oxford on 4 February, three days after a Premier League game against Norwich, they will only have 12 days off before their trip to Arsenal.
Had any of those sides been scheduled to play in the first weekend of the winter break, they would have had two full weeks off.
"It's a ridiculous situation," said Bruce. "You're supposed to have a week off then all of a sudden they've shoved replays in there. What's the point?"
When else could the replays be?
It is understood the FA is committed to working with clubs to maintain a winter break for Premier League teams. But it is unclear where any rearranged games could be moved to.
The fifth-round games are on the week starting Monday, 2 March - scheduled for midweek for the first time to help free up Premier League teams for the winter break - so replays would clearly need to be played before then.
Oxford play nine games in February - on every Saturday and Tuesday (subject to the final date of the Newcastle game) so there are no free dates for their replay.
The midweek after the replays are scheduled would fall in between the two rounds of winter-break Premier League games so make even less sense, and the week after that (starting 17 February) sees Spurs and Liverpool play in the Champions League.
Spurs and Southampton are free on the Tuesday and Wednesday before the fifth-round ties, although the game would have to be played on the same night as Champions League ties.


bbc--2020-01-26--Tranmere 0-6 Manchester United: Reds' fans voice anger during FA Cup win

Manchester United supporters used an FA Cup fourth-round hammering of League One Tranmere Rovers to again voice their frustration with the club 's owners and executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward .
United scored five times in an amazing first-half at Prenton Park , with skipper Harry Maguire and Diogo Dalot claiming their first goals for the club and Phil Jones getting his first since March 2014 under David Moyes .
Jesse Lingard and Anthony Martial were also on target in the first period to give the 2,000-strong visiting support a high point in an otherwise tortuous season and end any thoughts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would heap further pressure on manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer .
But they also spent five minutes chanting against the Glazer family and Woodward , who was not at the game .
The chants appeared to be sung by the vast majority of United fans and ended with `` We 're Man Utd , we 'll sing what we want '' .
United 's fans are annoyed at what they view as a lack of investment in the team , a long-held belief that has grown during the current transfer window with the team @ @ @ @ @ @ @ obvious need of reinforcements yet with no signings having been made so far .
The team did not need additional assistance today though , with Mason Greenwood adding a second-half penalty as United scored six for the first time since 2011 , when Sir Alex Ferguson was in charge .
When asked about the chants after the game , Solskjaer said : `` We are just going to keep on working and trying to get the results right and move the club forward .
`` Supporters are always happier when you win games @ @ @ @ @ @ @ keep working to get this right . ''
The visitors made their first trip to Tranmere against the backdrop of fan disenchantment , a dispiriting home defeat in the Premier League and knowing they must overcome a sticky pitch in addition to opponents who were responsible for knocking Watford out three days ago .
When the covers on the pitch were removed an hour before kick-off they revealed a heavily rolled but patchy surface that was part sand , part mud and part grass .
United assistant manager Mike Phelan went for a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trepidation before the visitors began their warm-up and the players ' pre-match preparations cut the pitch up further .
Once the match began , it was clearly going to be a difficult surface , with one strip down the touchline in front of the dug-outs a spongy mess and it was n't long before the front of Jones ' shirt was covered in mud .
United were not daunted by the unfamiliar surface though , going ahead when Maguire powered home a shot from outside the box and doubling the lead three minutes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ effort across keeper Scott Davies .
Lingard added to the one he scored in Astana in the Europa League as the visitors took total control within 16 minutes .
When Martial 's deflected effort went in , it was the first time United had scored five goals in a first half since the 6-1 hammering of Arsenal in 2001 - when Solskjaer was among the scorers .
Few players in the game are currently ridiculed as much as Jones .
He was a member of England 's World Cup squad in 2018 but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ then it has been suggested the 27-year-old turned down the offer of a testimonial because he felt no-one would turn up .
His propensity for pulling amusing faces or finding himself in strange positions means he is a rich source of content for social media .
And in the first five minutes today he managed to get booked , get his shirt covered in mud and get himself on the wrong end of a nasty challenge from Corey Blackett-Taylor .
For a while it looked as though Jones might not be able to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some manic arm-waving and a couple of last-ditch challenges , he also managed to score his first goal since the short-lived Moyes era .
It reminded us that the former Blackburn defender - at one point compared to legendary United and England midfielder Duncan Edwards - had gone through the entire Louis van Gaal and Jose Mourinho reigns without scoring .
His goal was well received by the visiting supporters , who sang a rare song in his honour .
There has been plenty of debate about the songs heard during Wednesday 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ United 's owners the Glazer family and Woodward .
The supporters who made the short journey to Merseyside took half an hour to identify their target again .
Prior to that , they sang repeatedly in honour of Solskjaer , who it is clear will remain a hero to the fans no matter how his managerial stint works out .
First , they sang the chant about Woodward that caused most of Wednesday 's controversy before turning on the Glazers with a succession of songs including `` We want the Glazers out '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chant involved most of the United fans and was followed by another round of songs backing the club and vowing to continue supporting it .
There was no repeat until the final five minutes , when the Woodward chant was voiced again , although it soon disappeared .
'Everyone wanted us to fail ' - what the managers said Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer , speaking to BBC Sport : `` A lot has been said and written about this pitch .
We played it well .
We did n't want to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ got the ball down and scored nice goals .
`` We have good footballers .
They give everything in every game .
`` It 's important we spread goals through the team .
We 've lost Marcus [ Rashford ] for a little while .
Our two strikers scored - it is a confidence boost for everyone .
`` You can see everyone wanted us to fail but it does n't bother me .
I ca n't be up and down [ emotionally ] .
I 'm happy but wo n't relax .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''
Tranmere manager Micky Mellon , speaking to BBC Sport : `` You can see the quality they have .
It was no surprise to us .
Some of the goals they scored , we would n't face that kind of quality [ in League One ] .
`` We got everything we needed out of this cup run .
We knew we were up against a fantastic team - the players gave everything .
We can draw a line under it and get back to the bread and butter [ of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were undone by a centre-back shooting from 25 yards into the top corner , that 's the quality we were up against .
The quality was a level above what you 're used to . ''
• Manchester United recorded their biggest away win any competition since beating Nottingham Forest 8-1 in February 1999 , a game in which Solskjaer scored four goals .
• They had six different scorers in a match for only the second time in their history - the other occasion was a 10-1 win against Wolves in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ United have lost just one of their last 53 FA Cup matches against teams from outside the top flight ( W45 D7 L1 ) , a 1-0 home defeat to Leeds United in January 2010 - they have won their last 12 games of this type .
• Manchester United scored five goals in the first half of a match for the first time since February 2001 , when they were 5-1 up against Arsenal ; Solskjaer scored the fifth that day .
• Manchester United scored with each of their first six @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conceded 32 goals in their last nine home FA Cup games against Premier League opponents , letting in six goals in three of their last four ( 6-2 vs Swansea and 7-0 vs Spurs ) .
• Lingard scored only his second goal in his last 42 appearances for United in all competitions , and only his fifth in 49 under Solskjaer .
• This was the first time United had scored six goals in a game since Sir Alex Ferguson retired - they last scored six in an 8-2 win over Arsenal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Manchester City for the second leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final on Wednesday ( 19:45 GMT ) while Tranmere host Sunderland on the same night in League One ( 19:45 GMT ) .

Manchester United supporters used an FA Cup fourth-round hammering of League One Tranmere Rovers to again voice their frustration with the club's owners and executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward.
United scored five times in an amazing first-half at Prenton Park, with skipper Harry Maguire and Diogo Dalot claiming their first goals for the club and Phil Jones getting his first since March 2014 under David Moyes.
Jesse Lingard and Anthony Martial were also on target in the first period to give the 2,000-strong visiting support a high point in an otherwise tortuous season and end any thoughts of a shock FA Cup defeat that would heap further pressure on manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
But they also spent five minutes chanting against the Glazer family and Woodward, who was not at the game. The chants appeared to be sung by the vast majority of United fans and ended with "We're Man Utd, we'll sing what we want".
United's fans are annoyed at what they view as a lack of investment in the team, a long-held belief that has grown during the current transfer window with the team fifth in the Premier League and in obvious need of reinforcements yet with no signings having been made so far.
The team did not need additional assistance today though, with Mason Greenwood adding a second-half penalty as United scored six for the first time since 2011, when Sir Alex Ferguson was in charge.
When asked about the chants after the game, Solskjaer said: "We are just going to keep on working and trying to get the results right and move the club forward.
"Supporters are always happier when you win games and are successful. We will just keep working to get this right."
Man Utd's flying start
The visitors made their first trip to Tranmere against the backdrop of fan disenchantment, a dispiriting home defeat in the Premier League and knowing they must overcome a sticky pitch in addition to opponents who were responsible for knocking Watford out three days ago.
When the covers on the pitch were removed an hour before kick-off they revealed a heavily rolled but patchy surface that was part sand, part mud and part grass.
United assistant manager Mike Phelan went for a walk along the worst areas with some trepidation before the visitors began their warm-up and the players' pre-match preparations cut the pitch up further.
Once the match began, it was clearly going to be a difficult surface, with one strip down the touchline in front of the dug-outs a spongy mess and it wasn't long before the front of Jones' shirt was covered in mud.
United were not daunted by the unfamiliar surface though, going ahead when Maguire powered home a shot from outside the box and doubling the lead three minutes later when Dalot drilled in a right-footed effort across keeper Scott Davies.
Lingard added to the one he scored in Astana in the Europa League as the visitors took total control within 16 minutes.
When Martial's deflected effort went in, it was the first time United had scored five goals in a first half since the 6-1 hammering of Arsenal in 2001 - when Solskjaer was among the scorers.
A positive day for Jones
Few players in the game are currently ridiculed as much as Jones.
He was a member of England's World Cup squad in 2018 but his star has waned so much since then it has been suggested the 27-year-old turned down the offer of a testimonial because he felt no-one would turn up.
His propensity for pulling amusing faces or finding himself in strange positions means he is a rich source of content for social media.
And in the first five minutes today he managed to get booked, get his shirt covered in mud and get himself on the wrong end of a nasty challenge from Corey Blackett-Taylor.
For a while it looked as though Jones might not be able to continue but he carried on and amid some manic arm-waving and a couple of last-ditch challenges, he also managed to score his first goal since the short-lived Moyes era.
It reminded us that the former Blackburn defender - at one point compared to legendary United and England midfielder Duncan Edwards - had gone through the entire Louis van Gaal and Jose Mourinho reigns without scoring.
His goal was well received by the visiting supporters, who sang a rare song in his honour.
Internal dissent at Old Trafford
There has been plenty of debate about the songs heard during Wednesday's Premier League home defeat by Burnley against United's owners the Glazer family and Woodward.
The supporters who made the short journey to Merseyside took half an hour to identify their target again.
Prior to that, they sang repeatedly in honour of Solskjaer, who it is clear will remain a hero to the fans no matter how his managerial stint works out.
First, they sang the chant about Woodward that caused most of Wednesday's controversy before turning on the Glazers with a succession of songs including "We want the Glazers out".
The last - and longest - chant involved most of the United fans and was followed by another round of songs backing the club and vowing to continue supporting it.
There was no repeat until the final five minutes, when the Woodward chant was voiced again, although it soon disappeared.
Man of the match - Harry Maguire (Manchester United)
Maguire produced a classic captain's display, scoring and assisting on a tricky pitch
'Everyone wanted us to fail' - what the managers said
Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, speaking to BBC Sport: "A lot has been said and written about this pitch. We played it well. We didn't want to make it a long-ball fight - we got the ball down and scored nice goals.
"We have good footballers. They give everything in every game.
"It's important we spread goals through the team. We've lost Marcus [Rashford] for a little while. Our two strikers scored - it is a confidence boost for everyone.
"You can see everyone wanted us to fail but it doesn't bother me. I can't be up and down [emotionally]. I'm happy but won't relax. There are two big games coming up."
Tranmere manager Micky Mellon, speaking to BBC Sport: "You can see the quality they have. It was no surprise to us. Some of the goals they scored, we wouldn't face that kind of quality [in League One].
"We got everything we needed out of this cup run. We knew we were up against a fantastic team - the players gave everything. We can draw a line under it and get back to the bread and butter [of their relegation battle].
"We were undone by a centre-back shooting from 25 yards into the top corner, that's the quality we were up against. The quality was a level above what you're used to."
Rampant Reds - the stats
Manchester United recorded their biggest away win any competition since beating Nottingham Forest 8-1 in February 1999, a game in which Solskjaer scored four goals.
They had six different scorers in a match for only the second time in their history - the other occasion was a 10-1 win against Wolves in the top flight in October 1892.
United have lost just one of their last 53 FA Cup matches against teams from outside the top flight (W45 D7 L1), a 1-0 home defeat to Leeds United in January 2010 - they have won their last 12 games of this type.
Manchester United scored five goals in the first half of a match for the first time since February 2001, when they were 5-1 up against Arsenal; Solskjaer scored the fifth that day.
Manchester United scored with each of their first six shots on target.
Tranmere have conceded 32 goals in their last nine home FA Cup games against Premier League opponents, letting in six goals in three of their last four (6-2 vs Swansea and 7-0 vs Spurs).
Lingard scored only his second goal in his last 42 appearances for United in all competitions, and only his fifth in 49 under Solskjaer.
This was the first time United had scored six goals in a game since Sir Alex Ferguson retired - they last scored six in an 8-2 win over Arsenal in August 2011.
What next?
Manchester United travel to Manchester City for the second leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final on Wednesday (19:45 GMT) while Tranmere host Sunderland on the same night in League One (19:45 GMT).


bbc--2020-01-26--Real Valladolid 0-1 Real Madrid: Nacho header sends Madrid top of La Liga

Real Madrid went three points clear of Barcelona at the top of La Liga with a hard-fought win at Real @ @ @ @ @ the only goal with a header from Toni Kroos ' cross , his first La @ @ @ @ @ .
Casemiro thought he had given Madrid the lead earlier on but his header from @ @ @ @ @ by the video assistant referee for offside .
Lowly Valladolid had the ball in the @ @ @ @ @ Guardiola was offside when he hooked home .
Champions Barcelona lost 2-0 at Valencia on @ @ @ @ @ 's side the chance to go clear at the top .
Valladolid , who are @ @ @ @ @ zone , battled hard but did not manage a shot on target .

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Nacho's goal was his seventh La Liga effort and his first away from home
Real Madrid went three points clear of Barcelona at the top of La Liga with a hard-fought win at Real Valladolid.
Defender Nacho scored the only goal with a header from Toni Kroos' cross, his first La Liga goal in two years.
Casemiro thought he had given Madrid the lead earlier on but his header from Kroos' free-kick was disallowed by the video assistant referee for offside.
Lowly Valladolid had the ball in the net late on but Sergi Guardiola was offside when he hooked home.
Champions Barcelona lost 2-0 at Valencia on Saturday to give Zinedine Zidane's side the chance to go clear at the top.
Valladolid, who are five points above the relegation zone, battled hard but did not manage a shot on target.


bbc--2020-01-27--Kobe Bryant: US mourns basketball legend killed in helicopter crash

US basketball legend Kobe Bryant has died in a helicopter crash in California , sparking an outpouring of grief from fans around the world .
Bryant , 41 , and his daughter Gianna , 13 , were among the nine killed when the aircraft came down in Calabasas .
There were no survivors from Sunday 's crash which happened in foggy weather .
Bryant , a five-time NBA champion , played for the LA Lakers throughout his career and is considered one of the greatest players in the game 's history .
Tributes from celebrities , politicians and fellow sports @ @ @ @ @ @ @ expressing shock at his sudden death .
Moments of silence have been observed at basketball games across the US .
Fans gathered at a makeshift memorial for Bryant in front of the Los Angeles Lakers ' stadium at the Staples Center on Sunday , laying flowers and basketballs in memory of the star .
 Bryant was also remembered at the Grammy Awards which were held at the Staples Center .
`` We 're all feeling crazy sadness right now , '' said Grammys host Alicia Keys .
`` Because earlier today Los @ @ @ @ @ @ @ world lost a hero .
We 're literally standing here heartbroken in the house that Kobe Bryant built . ''
The NBA issued a statement saying it was `` devastated by the tragic passing of Kobe Bryant and his daughter , Gianna '' .
`` For 20 seasons , Kobe showed us what is possible when remarkable talent blends with an absolute devotion to winning , '' it said .
There been tributes from as far away as the Philippines - where a new basketball centre named after Bryant opened just hours before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bryant spent part of his childhood .
Luca Vecchi - mayor of Reggio Emilia , the town where Bryant lived - paid tribute to the star on Facebook , writing that the city will remember him forever .
What do we know about the crash ?
Sheriff Alex Villanueva said the helicopter 's manifest indicated that nine people were on board when it crashed , raising the number from five in earlier statements by officials .
Coroners have not officially named the victims .
Family members and colleagues however said John Altobelli , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ team , was among the passengers , along with his wife Keri and their 13-year-old daughter Alyssa - who played with Bryant 's daughter , Gianna .
Christina Mauser , a basketball coach at Gianna 's school , was also on board , her husband wrote on Facebook .
In a statement on Sunday afternoon , the City of Calabasas said it heard the news `` with great sadness '' .
`` The aircraft went down in a remote field off Las Virgenes around 10:00 this morning .
Nobody on the ground was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are still trying to find out the cause of the crash .
But conditions were foggy , and local police had grounded their helicopters due to the poor weather .
Kurt Deetz , who has flown helicopters carrying Bryant in the past , told the Los Angeles Times that weather was a more likely cause of the accident than a mechanical issue .
`` The likelihood of a catastrophic twin engine failure on that aircraft - it just does n't happen , '' he said .
Gavin Masak , who lives nearby , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ helicopter crashed .
`` It was n't exactly like an explosion sound but it was like a loud boom .
It sounded like a helicopter , but it sounded like a jet , like it was loud , so I went inside and told my dad what was happening .
So when I came out I saw smoke on the hill but it was n't like a big , black cloud of smoke , it was just grey , '' he said .
Other eyewitnesses told celebrity news site TMZ they heard the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ down .
The LA County Sheriff 's Department shared pictures from the scene of the accident , showing a fire truck and smoke emerging from the hills .
The National Transportation Safety Board identified the crashed helicopter as a Sikorsky S-76B and said it was sending a team to investigate the crash .
Officers closed roads in the area to stop people trying to get to the crash site .
Bryant was known for taking his helicopter to beat traffic in Los Angeles .
Why was Kobe Bryant so famous ?
Bryant played @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Angeles Lakers .
He retired in April 2016 .
His achievements include being the 2008 NBA Most Valuable Player ( MVP ) and two-time NBA Finals MVP .
He was also NBA scoring champion twice and a two-time Olympic champion .
He famously scored 81 points against the Toronto Raptors in 2006 , the second-highest single-game total in NBA history .
He also won an Oscar for best short animated film in 2018 for Dear Basketball , a five-minute film based on a love letter to the sport he had written in 2015 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , have three other daughters , Natalia , Bianca and Capri .
Bryant was accused of sexual assault in 2003 by a 19-year-old woman working at a Colorado resort .
He denied the allegation , saying the two had consensual sex .
The case was dropped after the accuser refused to testify in court .
He later apologised , saying he recognised that `` she did not and does not view this incident the same way I did '' .
A subsequent civil suit was settled out of court .
What 's been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the sports star poured in on social media following news of the crash - from fellow players , but also from politicians and entertainers .
`` Terrible news , '' tweeted US President Donald Trump .
`` He loved his family so much , and had such strong passion for the future .
The loss of his beautiful daughter , Gianna , makes this moment even more devastating . ''
Former US President Barack Obama described Bryant as `` a legend on the court '' and said he was `` just getting started @ @ @ @ @ @ @ meaningful a second act '' .
Pop star Mariah Carey said she was in shock , while rapper Kanye West tweeted his appreciation for `` the life you 've lived and all the inspiration you gave '' .
`` This is absolutely terrible .
Everyone is numb , '' American actress and model Chrissy Teigen tweeted .
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Kobe Bryant: US mourns basketball legend killed in helicopter crash Published 27 January 2020
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US basketball legend Kobe Bryant has died in a helicopter crash in California, sparking an outpouring of grief from fans around the world.
Bryant, 41, and his daughter Gianna, 13, were among the nine killed when the aircraft came down in Calabasas.
There were no survivors from Sunday's crash which happened in foggy weather.
Bryant, a five-time NBA champion, played for the LA Lakers throughout his career and is considered one of the greatest players in the game's history.
Tributes from celebrities, politicians and fellow sports stars have been pouring in, many expressing shock at his sudden death. Moments of silence have been observed at basketball games across the US.
Fans gathered at a makeshift memorial for Bryant in front of the Staples Center - where the Lakers play - on Sunday, laying flowers and basketballs in memory of the star.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Mourners left flowers and wrote tributes to Bryant on the wall of the new hall
Bryant was also remembered at the Grammy Awards which were held at the same venue on Sunday evening.
"We're all feeling crazy sadness right now," said Grammys host Alicia Keys.
"Because earlier today Los Angeles, America and the whole wide world lost a hero. We're literally standing here heartbroken in the house that Kobe Bryant built."
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Media caption, Alicia Keys and Lizzo lead tributes to Kobe Bryant at the Grammys
The NBA issued a statement saying it was "devastated by the tragic passing of Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna".
"For 20 seasons, Kobe showed us what is possible when remarkable talent blends with an absolute devotion to winning," it said.
There have been tributes from as far away as the Philippines - where a new basketball centre named after Bryant opened just hours before his death - and Italy, where Bryant spent part of his childhood as his father played in the Italian basketball league.
A minute's silence would be observed at all basketball games "in every category for the entire week", the Italian basketball federation (Fip) said on Monday.
Fip president Giovanni Petrucci said Bryant "has been and will always be linked to Italy".
What do we know about the crash?
Sheriff Alex Villanueva said the helicopter's manifest indicated that nine people were on board when it crashed, raising the number from five in earlier statements by officials.
Coroners have not officially named the victims. Family members and colleagues however said John Altobelli, coach of the Orange Coast College baseball team, was among the passengers, along with his wife Keri and their 13-year-old daughter Alyssa - who played with Bryant's daughter, Gianna.
Christina Mauser, a basketball coach at Gianna's school, was also on board, her husband wrote on Facebook.
In a statement on Sunday afternoon, the City of Calabasas said it heard the news "with great sadness".
"The aircraft went down in a remote field off Las Virgenes around 10:00 this morning. Nobody on the ground was hurt," it added.
Investigators are still trying to find out the cause of the crash. But conditions were foggy, and local police had grounded their helicopters due to the poor weather.
Kurt Deetz, who has flown helicopters carrying Bryant in the past, told the Los Angeles Times that weather was a more likely cause of the accident than a mechanical issue.
"The likelihood of a catastrophic twin engine failure on that aircraft - it just doesn't happen," he said.
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Media caption, Site where basketball legend Kobe Bryant was killed in a helicopter crash
Gavin Masak, who lives nearby, told CBS News of the moment the helicopter crashed.
"It wasn't exactly like an explosion sound but it was like a loud boom. It sounded like a helicopter, but it sounded like a jet, like it was loud, so I went inside and told my dad what was happening. So when I came out I saw smoke on the hill but it wasn't like a big, black cloud of smoke, it was just grey," he said.
Other eyewitnesses told celebrity news site TMZ they heard the helicopter's engine sputtering before it went down.
Roads in the area have been closed to stop people trying to get to the crash site.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) identified the crashed helicopter as a Sikorsky S-76B.
Bryant was known for taking his helicopter to beat traffic in Los Angeles.
Why was Kobe Bryant so famous?
Bryant played his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers. He retired in April 2016.
His achievements include being the 2008 NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) and two-time NBA Finals MVP. He was also NBA scoring champion twice and a two-time Olympic champion.
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Media caption, When Bryant scored 60 points in his final LA Lakers game
He famously scored 81 points against the Toronto Raptors in 2006, the second-highest single-game total in NBA history.
He also won an Oscar for best short animated film in 2018 for Dear Basketball, a five-minute film based on a love letter to the sport he had written in 2015.
Bryant and his wife, Vanessa, have three other daughters, Natalia, Bianca and Capri.
Bryant was accused of sexual assault in 2003 by a 19-year-old woman working at a Colorado resort. He denied the allegation, saying the two had consensual sex. The case was dropped after the accuser refused to testify in court.
He later apologised, saying he recognised that "she did not and does not view this incident the same way I did". A subsequent civil suit was settled out of court.
What's been the reaction outside sport?
Tributes for the sports star poured in on social media following news of the crash - from fellow players, but also from politicians and entertainers.
"Terrible news," tweeted US President Donald Trump. "He loved his family so much, and had such strong passion for the future. The loss of his beautiful daughter, Gianna, makes this moment even more devastating."
Former US President Barack Obama described Bryant as "a legend on the court" and said he was "just getting started in what would have been just as meaningful a second act".
Pop star Mariah Carey said she was in shock, while rapper Kanye West tweeted his appreciation for "the life you've lived and all the inspiration you gave".
"This is absolutely terrible. Everyone is numb," American actress and model Chrissy Teigen tweeted.
Image source, Reuters
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