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sportsday, but first let's look at what else is coming up tonight. we will have the latest reaction from brussels to theresa may's statement on the house of commons concerning the brexit negotiations. president trump is pushing in a cut for the number of illegal immigrants in the us as well as cutting the number of refugees allowed into america. we will get the thoughts of a former chief of staff and beyond 100 days. we will speak to the founder and editor of a popular website about harvey weinstein. that is all ahead. now it is time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. here is what is coming up tonight. all eyes are on card. wales and the republic of ireland meet in a little

over an hourfor world republic of ireland meet in a little over an hour for world cup qualification at stake. we assess england world cup squad, zak hardaker provisionally suspended after testing positive for cocaine. and the olympic hockey coach back on the pitch after a heart attack that left him fighting for his life. the pitch after a heart attack that left him fighting for his lifelj did have a particularly dark moment where i thought, you know, what will happen? will come out the other side 0k? plenty to bring you tonight. but really only one place to start, that is at the cardiff city stadium where wales and the republic of ireland are preparing to meet for their final world cup qualifying group match. plenty is at stake for both sides, a winter either and they are indeed a possible play—off spot and

a trip to russia. there are plenty of permutations who we can discuss with andy at the stadium. we will get to those possible outcomes in a moment, but with so much state for both sides, what an occasion tonight? it is a huge occasion. particularly for the wales fans here. that date of 1958, the last time that wales qualified for a world cup finals has really loomed over the team now that so many decades. they have come close on a few occasions since 1958, you may remember in 1993 when they had a chance to qualify for the 1994 world cup, they needed to beat romania in their final match. it was 1—1, they had a penalty, hit the crossbar and went on to lose. again it was more disappointment. there is a sense that this is a different wales team. what they achieved at the european championships a few years ago, reaching the semifinals. there is a sense that this team gives them a

sense that this team gives them a sense of expectation and optimism, the fans are hoping that tonight they can make the play—off. the fans are hoping that tonight they can make the play-off. we were talking about the possible permutations and outcomes. put simply, the republic of ireland win all simply, the republic of ireland win a ll wales simply, the republic of ireland win all wales win, it is an opportunity for either to get to the play—offs, isn't it? it is a little bit complicated, but i will try make it as simple as possible. from wales' perspective, if they win they are guaranteed at least a play—off place. potentially they could also top the group and qualify automatically if serbia, the current group leaders, slipped up in their final match against georgia. it is unlikely, but it is possible. a draw might be enough for wales to secure a play—off place that they will need to wait on other results and hope it goes their way. a defeat would be no good for them. they would be out of the world cup qualification process. as far as the republic of ireland are concerned, it is a little bit

simpler. they need to win tonight to guarantee a play—off spot. it could be enough offer them to qualify automatically, a draw or a defeat are no good to them whatsoever. both managers know that this is very much up managers know that this is very much upforgrabs. managers know that this is very much up for grabs. all we can do is concentrate on ourselves. looking forward we need to make sure that the players enjoy the experience. they have created this situation. where the excitement in the country is incredible. they mustn't forget to enjoy it awful. —— also. both sides have to win the game and at some stage or another whether it be after 15 minutes, 20 minutes, 25 minutes, whatever it may be, they have to go for it. at the beginning i predict it will be wide open in the second half. a lot has been made of the absence of gareth bale. but it is fair to

say that both teams are missing key players. obviously the absence of gareth bale is a real blow for the wales tea m, gareth bale is a real blow for the wales team, being without their star player. but wales will take great confidence from the way they played in georgia last week, when again they were without gareth bale and came away with a gritty 1—0 victory to keep their hopes on track. no gareth bale obviously the wales. the start for the republic of ireland, shane long is suffering from a hip injury. martin 0'neill does have a couple of players back at his disposal. they missed previous matches through suspension. she absence is the both teams. but it boils down to what happens over the 90 minutes tonight, it should be some occasion. kick—off is at 7:45pm. thank you. the future of the

scotla nd 7:45pm. thank you. the future of the scotland manager gordon strachan will be discussed by the scottish fa in the coming days following their failure to reach the world cup play—offs. 2—2 in slovenia means they finish behind slovakia on goal difference. he surprisingly said that the small stature of his side was behind the exit. genetically we are behind, we are the second smallest apart from spain. that means that we need to pick a team to combat height and strength. even that, . .. combat height and strength. even that,... but genetically we need to work on things. it is a problem for us. we have to fight harder for every ball, and jump higher because it is easierfor every ball, and jump higher because it is easier for these kind of guys. after the 2—2 draw and failure to qualify, one former international thinks it's time for a change with the manager. i think it is time to him to go. he has had two campaigns

where he failed to take is to world cup finals, which was he to be remit and his statement that is down to genetics is completely nonsensical. still to come we hear from hockey head coach danny carey after he suffered a heart attack. and we will hear from boxer chantelle suffered a heart attack. and we will hear from boxer cha ntelle cameron suffered a heart attack. and we will hear from boxer chantelle cameron as she takes for the world title. before that castleford tigers full—back that hard acre has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for cocaine and will miss england's world cup. he was left out of the tigers squad against saturday and wasn't named in england's squad on saturday. to discuss this now, we hearfrom our by discuss this now, we hearfrom our rugby league correspondent. 20 of big stories in rugby league today, and dave woods is here to help go

through them. —— plenty of big stories. bad news for zak hardaker. tell us the details. the respect election about why he had been left out of castleford on the weekend and we have confirmation today that it was because he failed a drugs test in septemberaftera game was because he failed a drugs test in september after a game against leeds. nothing official but we understand the drug in question was cocaine. depending on mitigating circumstances which he may or may not present, we are looking at a two—year ban for zak hardaker. not present, we are looking at a two-year ban for zak hardaker. that would be bad news, here's a very talented player, but his career been marred by several discussions. yes, right after he moved from featherstone to leeds, we realised what a talented was. young player of the year in 2012. but he missed out on the world cup in 2013 because of off field indiscretions on the eve off field indiscretions on the eve of the tournament. he received several warnings from his previous club, and effectively sacked by

leeds because of several issues that he had on and off the field. this latest one that rules him out of this world cup as well. it is a great shame for a very talented player. the world cup squad has been named. zak hardaker is not in it of course, but shorn of lockean will be leading the 24 men party to australia. other notable inclusions? yes. this is a squad that could potentially take england to the final. he has only appeared couple of times with an acl injury, he has huge potential, likely to see him in the centres. johnny lomax is another interesting inclusion. they believe in him an awful lot. we see the return to the international fold of james roby, and the big—name sam burgess. but only one of his twin

brothers tom. big hopes there. but one they have left out is sam tomkins, they have left him out. he has had a lot of injuries over the la st has had a lot of injuries over the last couple of years and have missed international because of that. he is back for wigan this year and has played a good chunk of the season, but obviously not at the level that wayne bennett, the english coach wants to see. the aye he will travel to his home country with very high hopes indeed. the england women's by hopes indeed. the england women's rugby league squad has also been named. you can get all the details on the bbc sport website. less than three months after suffering a heart attack in south africa, the olympic gold medal winning head coach danny carey has returned to full—time work with the england women's squad. the 36—year—old who was in south africa with the team at the time, said he never considered walking away from

the sport, it is now determined to lead the sport, it is now determined to lea d tea m the sport, it is now determined to lead team gb to the defence of their 0lympic crown in tokyo 2020. he is been speaking to our 0lympic reporter, nick. i woke been speaking to our 0lympic reporter, nick. iwoke up been speaking to our 0lympic reporter, nick. i woke up one morning with a pain in my chest, the critically a pain down my left arm, leaving me with a feeling that not on about to die, that i think i will just go back to sleep, try to get back to sleep till anyway. at 3am i phoned the team doctor, went straight to hospital and they confirmed that i had a blocked artery in my heart. anyone prior to having heart surgery will find it pretty scary. i did have a particularly dark moment where i thought, you know, what will happen? will i get out of this the other side 0k? will i get out of this the other side ok? i was concerned about my immediate family and my children, and whether they would have a dad, that was the worst bit. the following morning the consultant saw me and said urs fit as a fiddle, you

have come through this really well and discharge me from the hospital. from that point onwards it is been about recovery. how has your family been with you since? they have been amazing. they know that i am diligent about what i need now, they will tuck into sausages and i will look on enviously. my seven—year—old will say sorry daddy, i know you like sausages but you can't eat them. there are funny moments. it is been wonderful to have the backing of the athlete and the staff as well. since coming back to work this week, they have presented me with a vegetarian cookbook! that is their humour coming out there, it is great to be back. scores! that is the golden goal! does what you have been through make you appreciate the moment you've had in the sport more now on reflection? i'm sure you celebrated rio golf, but knowing you your probably thinking quickly about what you need to do so tokyo 2020.

it isa what you need to do so tokyo 2020. it is a challenge in this job, what you need to do so tokyo 2020. it is a challenge in thisjob, you a lwa ys it is a challenge in thisjob, you always need to think about the future and not enjoy the moment. taking time off and reflecting on all we've achieved is a very nice feeling. how are you excited about the potential here and continuing that success going forward? personally, the next challenge after winning a gold medal is to do some thing even more special again. i have a really great life and the opportunity to try that. that is amazing, an incredible story. we have another tale of determination to bring you in a moment. first but today's main stories. no surprise, harry kane has been named on the short list for the 2017 ballon d'or a award. 0thers included on the list we re a award. 0thers included on the list were leaked to kenya and de bruyne,

the full list be announced later. kyle edmonds suffered an early break in the first set before composing himself and cruised to a 6—3, 6—2 win. it sets up a match with the marin cilic tomorrow. great britain had finished the championships with two goals. it is her second world gold following the team event in 2015. to the boxing ring, chantelle cameron failed to make the really rio 0lympics. but she is now professional and beat her french opponent on the weekend. we had exclusive behind—the—scenes access. east london on a saturday night. if

you dream of being a professional boxer, this is what it is all about, for cha ntelle cameron. boxer, this is what it is all about, for chantelle cameron.|j boxer, this is what it is all about, for chantelle cameron. i go to sleep at night thinking about fighting, andi at night thinking about fighting, and i wake up thinking about fighting. the cameras, the crowd, the lights, the show of it. a tiny changing room, delhi space for throwing a punch, but this is where she sends those nervous pre—fight moments. but her promoter arrives to give a confidence building pep talk. cha ntelle was give a confidence building pep talk. chantelle was a give a confidence building pep talk. cha ntelle was a stellar give a confidence building pep talk. chantelle was a stellar amateur and she has very good power, speed, she is gracious, she is so perfect for the professional game. she has a very great future aid of her. —— ahead of her. chantelle did not

disappoint in front of a raucous crowd. no sinner was she in the ring, she was landing some serious blows —— no sooner. it lasted just over a minute. knowing everyone was there to watch me, my family, friends, they've never seen me fight, i friends, they've never seen me fight, i wanted to show them what i can do. it was in here that i was a nervous, as soon as i saw can do. it was in here that i was a nervous, as soon as i saw the lights and the ring, i was fine, bit in here i felt sick. and you believe it was over as early as it was?|j here i felt sick. and you believe it was over as early as it was? i was a bit shocked. women's boxing might not have the depth, but chantelle cameron has proved she is the one to

watch. a world title fight is surely only months away. nights like this is just the start. yeovil ladled is —— ladies football club have only a few months to keep the club alive. supporters arrived yesterday to discuss plans rate fully professional league next season. discuss plans rate fully professional league next seasonm isa professional league next seasonm is a great adventure, it has been fantastic for the last three or four yea rs, fantastic for the last three or four years, and we suddenly don't want it to end, and these girls don't want it to end. a heartfelt message from the chairman to the club's fans. 12 months ago they were celebrating a motion to women's super league 1, having come from relative obscurity. in the last month their place in that division has come under serious threat. yeovil town maybe only one of two part—time clubs in the top flight, of two part—time clubs in the top flight, but they have been told they

must be full—time to stay there. the clu b must be full—time to stay there. the club saying that paying for that will mean an extra £350,000 a year. that is money that they currently don't have. of course it is frustrating, but i can't change the fa rules. i had campaigned against it but we are where we are. now we have to see if we can actually adapt and change. we have done it before, so the fight still goes on. from next season each club will have to offer a next season each club will have to offera minimum of16 next season each club will have to offer a minimum of 16 contact hours per week for players, dedicated strength and conditioning staff and programme, and an academy. we need to do programme, and an academy. we need todoa programme, and an academy. we need to do a few more things to make sure we are in that right place. everyone behind the scenes and in front of the scenes are doing everything they can to make that happen. 0bviously being yeovil we are the smallest clu b being yeovil we are the smallest club in the league. but we had the biggest heart. we had a lot of work to do to make sure we get ourselves there, but there is no doubt in me and my mind we can get there. but the biggest challenge is raising the

money they need in less than a month. 24—hour end they are yet to reach £1000 on the crowdfunding page. yeovil town ladies are currently bottom of women's super league 1, it will be a challenge on and off the pitch to keep them there. around an hour to go before wales crucial world cup qualifier against republic of ireland in wales tonight. it is worth reminding ourselves what it means to the fans. this clip was doing the rounds on social media as an egypt fan celebrated. his celebration reflective of the fact of the first world cup they have reached in 27 yea rs. world cup they have reached in 27 years. it is nice to remind ourselves what it means to the fans. whatever the outcome we will be witnessing scenes like that