31 January 2023

Tuesday 31 January

2023-01-31

Events

 * Chelsea FC agree a British record 121m euro (£107m) deal for Benfica's Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez (b.2001). The deal eclipses the £100m Manchester City paid for Jack Grealish in 2021. Italian Jorginho moves from Chelsea to Arsenal in £12m deal. (BBC)
 * Newcastle beat Southampton in the EFL cup semi-final and are now set for Wembley on 26 February, the club's first time since reaching the FA Cup final in 1999.

TV

 * BBC Two
 * 7.00 pm Eurovision Song Contest Handover Ceremony and Draw. Rylan and AJ Odudu launch 2023's exciting Eurovision journey, hosting the live semi-final draw and city handover to Liverpool, Scott Mills shares top Eurovision moments, and we hear what their win meant to Ukrainians.