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Emillia Hawkins kickstarts the weekend’s football programme with our unmissable rolling blog that rises early to provide all the breaking news from around the grounds as the FA Cup hoves into view. Expect followup from Friday’s two ties – Hull v Chelsea and Wrexham v Ipswich – plus news and buildup to Saturday’s eight fourth-round matches, bookended with West Ham’s lunchtime trip to Burton and Liverpool hosting Brighton at 8pm. There are five Championship matches and a full programme in Leagues One and Two. In Europe, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich are in action, while in Serie A Inter meet Juventus in the evening’s derby d’Italia. Why not join the conversation by sending your thoughts to matchday.live@theguardian.com?
Twelve hours of entertaining live coverage from day eight in Italy begins early as our team of Tanya Aldred, Billy Munday and James Wallace keep the updates flowing. Saturday’s highlights include Marco Odermatt going for gold in the men’s giant slalom (9am & 12:30pm), the Swiss attempting to emulate Alberto Tomba in Calgary 1988 and Albertville 1992 with back-to-back Olympic titles. In the women’s skeleton, Tabby Stoecker, Amelia Coltman and Freya Tarbit compete in the event in which Britain enjoys a rich record of success (5pm-7.50pm). Then attention turns to the women’s big air (6.30pm-8.45pm), where Britain’s Kirsty Muir launches her campaign.






