that's all ahead on bbc news. let's return to the pledge to build a wall on the us border with mexico. the white house secretary has been speaking to reporters in the last hour. the first order is the order of security for immigration improvements and it addresses long overdue border issues and it is the first order to build a large physical barrier on the southern border. building it is more than just a border. building it is more than justa campaign border. building it is more than just a campaign promise, it is a common sense first step to securing oui’ poi’ous common sense first step to securing our porous border. it will stem the flow of drugs, crime, and illegal immigration. one way or another, as the president said, mexico will pay for it. the executive order also provides the executive men and women in the department of homeland

security with the tools they need to stop illegal immigration from the other side of the border. the american people get the final say as to who can and cannot enter our nation and they spoke loud and clearly. we will create more detention space for illegal immigrants on the southern border to make it easier to detain them and return them to their country of origin. the dangerous catch and release policy of the last administration led to the deaths of many americans. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm jessica creighton. lots coming up this evening, including: the athletics world rocked after usain bolt is stripped of one of his nine olympic gold medals. konta can't contain serena, but the tennis great backs konta to win a grand slam in the future. and, eyes on the prize for eddiejones as he announces

his six nations squad. well, one eye at least. good evening and thanks forjoining us. as you can see, it's been a busy day of sport. we'll be looking back atjoanna konta's australian open defeat, but also ahead to this evening's efl cup semi—final at anfield. but let's start with the big news in athletics. sprint legend usain bolt will be stripped of one of his nine olympic gold medals because his relay teammate nesta carter has been found guilty of a doping violation from the 2008 games. our sports news correspondent, alex capstick, joins me live from our london studio. bolt has one a fair few gold medals in his time, how much will losing this one dent his legacy?

we have to make it crystal clear that he has done nothing wrong here. the reason the relay squad from 2008 has been stripped of the medal is because nesta carter returned a positive sample as a result of the tests ta ke n positive sample as a result of the tests ta ken by positive sample as a result of the tests taken by the ioc. they took hundreds and looked at the frozen samples. in nesta carter's case it contained a banned substance and so he's been disqualified. that means the whole team has been disqualified so the whole team has been disqualified so they must hand back their gold medals. when this story first surfaced in the summer, boat said it would be upsetting, or heartbreaking was the word he used, if he lost his medal. but he said if he was told to hand it back he would do just that. we know athletics has been through a turftime in we know athletics has been through a

turf time in the last few years with doping. how much will this dent athletics' already tarnished reputation? it has been a rough period for the sports governing body and we know russia was banned from the sport and the olympics and still banned from international athletics because of its history with the taking and kenny is a dominant country in distance running and it has a problem as well. dan —— tenure. —— tenure. one of the stars of athletics in recent years, boat, has had a model —— medal taken a break so that isn't good news but i must make it clear he has done nothing wrong. other jamaicans must make it clear he has done nothing wrong. otherjamaicans have tested positive for the stimulant in the past but it is not the most serious stimulant. to lose an

olympic medal over this might be described by some as a bit harsh. thank you very much forjoining us. she might have lost in straight sets, butjohanna konta has described her quarter—final defeat by serena williams at the australian open as the best experience of her life. konta was playing the 22—time grand slam champion for the first time, and said she would come back even stronger. tim hague watched the match. johanna konta managed to avoid the legends on the wall but there was no escaping the one behind her. here she was spacing —— facing her toughest test. serena williams has won 22 grand slam titles and age has not dulled her title. woman—macro has already seen of big names but williams is on another level and claimed the opening set 6—2 but

johanna konta did not flinch from the challenge and she wasn't about to be overawed. in a match of big hitting and small margins, williams was rarely under pressure. here she took the set and the bigotry and tipped johanna konta to be a future champion. all i tipped johanna konta to be a future champion. alll can tipped johanna konta to be a future champion. all i can focus on the work and look to getting better and hopefully one day i'll get my chance. next up for williams, a player enjoying a remarkable and emotional renaissance. as a teenager, she was a tennis prodigy but personal problems saw her career disintegrate. now, 19 years after her previous win at a major tournament she's back on the big stage. this year ‘s aussie open has a throwback field. time may be against these players but they show no signs of fading. habitat do you think the match will

be tonight? well, it shouldn't be that tough but it has been an awful january. -- how tough will it be? it will be a massive 90 minutes for both teams with a place at wembley at stake. talking about the record for liveable, they haven't been beaten at anfield for over a year. —— for liverpool. swansea was the bottom —— for liverpool. swansea was the botto m tea m —— for liverpool. swansea was the bottom team in the premier league and won here 3—2. dreadful stuff from liverpool. ithink and won here 3—2. dreadful stuff from liverpool. i think they have missed phillipe coutinho but the

good news is that he has signed a five—year deal with liverpool today on about £150,000 a week. he is expected to start. expect them to come out all guns blazing. they have to score and they know that they really wa nt to score and they know that they really want to reach the wembley final. here's their manager, klopp. it was only 1—0 and that's no different for us. if it was 3—0 then we would have to think about a few things. but this is only 1—0 and still everything is possible for us. and southampton are probably the underdogs, but they do have momentum in theirfavour underdogs, but they do have momentum in their favour after they won the last two matches? yes, they won in the cup replay against norwich and beat champions leicester at the

weekend but you have to go back a long time to their success, the league cup in 2009 will be their first majorfinal if league cup in 2009 will be their first major final if they go through. they won the fa cup in 1976. they really should have this tie out of sight because they had them any chances. klopp was mentioned there and liverpool now have a second chance as they were let off the hook. the big moment will be the team news in the next 25 minutes or so to see if van dyke starts. he is a key man. here is their manager on their chances of making it to wembley. it would be a mistake to think about the final and to dream to go to wembley because for the moment we are nothing, just this one leg and one goal up. so, it

will be his first premier league taste of anfield. you have to go back just over seven years taste of anfield. you have to go backjust over seven years when he brought his french side here in the champions league. they won that night and he said it was one of the greatest nights of his career when he was in charge of that team who made it all the way to the semifinals that year in the champions league. so he has some good memories of anfield. thank you very much for keeping us up—to—date and enjoy the match. the scottish premiership, resumes tonight after the winter break. celtic host stjohnstone knowing that a win would put them a huge 22 points clear of their nearest rivals rangers. one other match to tell you about in scotland tonight, it's a scottish cup fourth round replay. hearts, who've won just once in the last six games since ian cathro took over as head coach, are at home to championship side raith rovers. dylan hartley has been confirmed as england's captain for next

month's six nations. it comes just two days after his return from a six week suspension for striking. he led england to the grand slam last year, but his career has been tarnished by a number of disciplinary issues, and he's spent over a year out of the game because of bans. hartley won't have played for nine weeks by the time england run out for their opening match against france, but he insists he is ready. i feel fresh and fit and focused. i think in any walk of life, but especially in sport with things like injuries or setbacks like i've just had an time out of the game, especially in a contact sport, it has given me a chance to get some good work done. england's head coach was there. he

said he had a fall in his hotel bathroom but is expected to make a full recovery. i will be fit for the opening game. i've had good medical treatment. it is just one of those things. did the shallow get a red card? i'm not sure yet i'll have to look at the video of. -- shower. britain's millie knight and guide brett wild, have won downhill gold on the opening day of the world para alpine skiing championships. the 18—year—old visually impaired skier completed the course in italy in one minute 13.42 seconds, beating five—time paralympic champion henrieta far—karsova of slovakia. knight was britain's youngest athlete at the sochi paralympics in 2014, and has dominated the world cup circuit in recent months winning 11 medals — seven of them gold. when we came into this we thought we

just wanted to be pleased with our brands, finish the line and think we'd done our best and couldn't have gone any faster and the result will look after it self. but we got both of those feelings today so... so chuffed. a fantastic result. that's all from sportsday. there'll be more sport here on bbc news throughout the evening. the best of british television is being celebrated tonight at the national tv awards. stars of the small screen are arriving in central london and we are there as well. sophie, hello there. good evening. it is chilly here. as you will recognise, that there ——

fabulous mary berry is with me. you will recognise, that there —— fabulous mary berry is with melj you will recognise, that there —— fabulous mary berry is with me. i am here by myself! how does it feel to be here? i'm terribly honoured to be nominated. len is retiring and i'm not. i'm glad you're not. we haven't spoken you says the decision to move it off the bbc. has it made you feel sad? i'm delighted to stay with the bbc. authors of exciting projects and i'm looking forward to that. i've got a new series which will be out in debris so that's good. on the bbc. you get on dash—macro you get on so bbc. you get on dash—macro you get on so well with mel and sue and i wrapped the best presenters this year. they are indeed. that would be lovely if we all win. we had that

very well viewed programme and it was very exciting. how does it feel that you've basically inspired a new generation who get into the gideon and really enjoy it because of you? della mac i love it because it's all ages. -- get into the kitchen. i love it. perhaps the victoria sponge... they are always so proud. you always find something so positive to say. you need to. there's always something good about it. it may not be quite cooked but it. it may not be quite cooked but it may have a good texture and people need encouragement. you have your lovely daughter here tonight who said she doesn't like sharing it with a nation but she loves it when eve ryo ne with a nation but she loves it when everyone says how lucky she