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Who will win title? The big prediction special
Image caption, Will Pep Guardiola or Mikel Arteta be lifting the Premier League trophy next month? With five games to go, Manchester City and Arsenal are only separated on goals scored at the top of the Premier League table. It's a new league now, says Gunners boss Mikel Arteta, whose side had been top of the table for 209 days until Wednesday. Manchester City's 2-1 win over Arsenal on Sunday boosted their hopes - and a 1-0 victory at Burnley on Wednesday sent them top. Who is going to win the title now?
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Sutton's predictions v Race Across the World podcast host Alfie Watts
Manchester City already hold the record for most consecutive FA Cup semi-finals - eight between 2019 and 2026 - but can they become the first team to reach four finals in a row? That is their target when they play Championship side Southampton at Wembley on Saturday at 17:15 BST, live on BBC One and Radio 5 Live. It will be interesting to see whether City boss Pep Guardiola changes his team up much, said BBC Sport football expert Chris Sutton. They don't play again until they go to Everton on 4 May, so I don't think he will. But, whoever Pep picks, he will be looking for his team to connect again, the way they were playing before they played Burnley . As well as the FA Cup, Sutton is making predictions for all 380 Premier League games this season, against AI, BBC Sport readers and a variety of guests. For all of this weekend's games, he takes on Tottenham fan Alfie Watts, co-host of the Race Across the World: The Detour visual podcast.
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Shaw hat-trick heroics 'like watching video game'
Image caption, Khadija Shaw is the top goalscorer in the Women's Super League this season If Khadija Shaw is on your team, you have a very good chance of winning. She's that good, her Manchester City team-mate Sam Coffey felt like she was watching a video game with Shaw the star of the show. I said earlier that I feel like I'm playing Fifa. You can score three goals like that in 20 minutes? the bewildered US international said after their emphatic 5-2 win over Spurs. It was actually three goals in 13 minutes - the fastest hat-trick in Women's Super League history - and City fans are so desperate to keep Shaw at the club that, each time she scored, they chanted sign her up on repeat.
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Sutton's predictions v Crookhaven stars Amari Bacchus & Genesis Lynea
Two of the teams fighting relegation meet on Sunday when Tottenham host Nottingham Forest, but are there more than just points at stake? If we do get a winner here, it is a huge boost for that team psychologically going into the international break, said BBC Sport football expert Chris Sutton. But, for the losing manager, it could mean the sack. That applies to Forest's Vitor Pereira as well as Igor Tudor at Spurs - this is a classic game where triumph or disaster awaits both clubs. Sutton is making predictions for all 380 Premier League games this season, against AI, BBC Sport readers and a variety of guests. His guests for week 31 are Amari Bacchus and Genesis Lynea, stars of new CBBC drama series Crookhaven. Crookhaven begins with a double bill on Sunday, 22 March at 15:05 GMT on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, and at 17:25 on CBBC. The full series will be available to watch on BBC iPlayer from this date.
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UK basks in sunshine ahead of snow and ice weather warnings
After days and weeks of gloomy skies and relentless rain for some, there has finally been a change to our weather in the United Kingdom. Arctic air across the UK means the weekend starts cold and frosty with some snow and ice, especially in northern parts. But, there will be lots of sunshine for most throughout Saturday. However, it will be temporary as rain with more snow and ice spreads overnight into Sunday. Further Met Office yellow warnings for ice and snow have been issued across Scotland and northern England from 21:00 GMT to 10:00 on Sunday.
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Dramatic or distracting? Olympic drone footage catches the eye
If you were watching the downhill skiing or luge at Milan-Cortina 2026 over the weekend, you will have noticed the dramatic new camera angles being provided at these Games. Drones have been used in Olympic coverage since 2014, but they have been much more prevalent at these Winter Games. Carrying cameras, the drones have been flown close behind athletes as they ski or slide, capturing dramatic footage which has never been seen at a Games before. But they have proved divisive for audiences, with social media split between admiring the footage or being put off by the noise. The whirring of the drone blades is audible in the live coverage.
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UK to get brief respite from rain, forecasts show
You would be forgiven for thinking the rain this year has been relentless - because in some parts of the UK, it actually has been. Here at BBC Weather we have been watching computer models closely for signs of when that pattern will change. These computer-generated forecasts go out about two weeks into the future - and models have often been hinting at a change to colder and drier weather on that timescale. However, they have then reverted to the familiar wet pattern as we have got closer to the time. Now though, there are stronger signals of a change for some of us - albeit perhaps only a temporary one.
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Sutton's predictions v Gladiators star Apollo
Having won only one of their past six Premier League games and drawn 2-2 at Tottenham after being 2-0 up, can second-placed Manchester City get back on track at Liverpool on Sunday? I wouldn't rule City out of anything at the moment said BBC Sport football expert Chris Sutton. But the way they folded in the second half against Tottenham was a real worry. Sutton is making predictions for all 380 Premier League games this season, against AI, BBC Sport readers and a variety of guests. His guest for week 25 is Gladiators star Apollo, real name Alex Gray, who supports Newcastle . Before becoming a Gladiator, the 6ft 6in Gray played Premiership rugby for three teams and also American Football for NFL side Atlanta Falcons.
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We'll use AI to help GB athletes win medals, says UK Sport chair
Great Britain's Olympic and Paralympic teams are going to need to harness artificial intelligence and work together more closely in order to continue their success at recent Games, says UK Sport chairman Nick Webborn. In his first interview since taking up the role, the head of the elite sport funding agency told BBC Sport: We've been a really successful nation, and to maintain that position or to even go higher, we're going to have to do things differently. It's about how we think smarter now, how we utilise things like AI appropriately in sport, how we work together as different sports bodies, rather than in silos. I think we're now in a frame of mind where we're united and moving together, that sharing of information between sports is happening much more than ever before. And we're going to need to do that to maintain ourselves in our position on the medal table.
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It's time for Wright to retire - Van Gerwen
It's time for Wright to retire - Van Gerwen Michael van Gerwen says Peter Wright should retire after his emphatic defeat in the second round of the PDC World Championship. Two-time world champion Wright won just two legs and averaged below 80 as he was surprisingly beaten by debutant Arno Merk on Tuesday. Van Gerwen, who has won the world title three times, said he was not surprised by [Wright's] performance given the Scotsman's inconsistent recent record and it's time for him to retire anyway. The 36-year-old Dutchman beat William O'Connor to reach the third round at Alexandra Palace. Another two-time world champion, Gary Anderson, said players cannot play well all the time and that Wright is having a blip.
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