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message that he took around the world, speaking to more than 220 million people, in 185 countries. london first felt the force of his evangelism in 195a. we've come here at the invitation of these churches to help lead you in a crusade to win intojesus christ. i want you to get up out you have your seat right now. he would lead a17 crusades, often in major sporting stadiums, from new york to nigeria. i don't believe anybody is here by accident. he was god. he was also man. it was at an earl's court rally, in 1966, that cliff richard publicly declared his christianity. # he'll do for you #. he was also a pastor to presidents, from nixon to clinton, but he never took sides. he was even invited to preach before the queen and other members of the royal family at sandringham, in 1984, and said afterwards
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that he did not change his message, but simply pointed to jesus. i don't actually think we've had somebody who simply says — the bible says, the bible says, the bible says and doesn't intrude his own ideas into the message. so he's being real on message and i don't think we've seen anybody of that character, apart from saint paul. in his hometown of charlotte, north carolina, there was shock and sadness. we just loved him and it feels like the world's going to fall apart a little with him gone. i thinkjust leaving a legacy of sharing the gospel, no matter what role you've been given, is the most important thing. his son franklin graham, who's also an evangelist, described a recent conversation. i said, "daddy, what do you want on your tombstone?" he thought, he said, "just preacher." that's it.
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god loves you. unlike so many american preachers, billy graham was never caught up in any kind of scandal and insisted that his financial affairs were transparent and audited by others. it was the simplicity of his message and the sincerity of his life that will be his legacy. the american preacher, billy graham, who's died at the age of 99. that's it. newsnight is on bbc two. now on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. yes, good evening, welcome along to sportsday. pogba on the sidelines, david de gea grabs the headlines with manchester united held in spain. time for cool heads as britain's men's curlers hope to keep their olympic medal hopes alive. and
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putting their careers on the line, haye and bellew prepare for a rematch. the champions league has provided plenty of drama so far for the english clubs involved. tonight the turn of manchester united in the first leg of their last 16 tie with sevilla in spain. the absence of record signing paul pogba from their starting line—up raised eyebrows, as did the performance of david de gea in the goalless draw. the location was certain. but best laid plans don't always work and in sevilla, jose mourinho's lasted 60 minutes. that is when ander herrera's leg let him down. anyone could feel for him. who could team turn to? how about
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the record signing, paul pogba, £89 million substitute, not trusted to start. up front, who would you rely on to make the most of this floated past? this was romelu lukaku. the most important spaniard in sevilla for united was the one in their goal. even by de gea's standards, this was good. actually unbelievable, from the header‘s perspective. could pogba produce a magic to decisively influenced the outcome of the game? well, ok... de gea remained rock—solid and the draw isjob done, maybe gea remained rock—solid and the draw is job done, maybe that is the way he planned it after all. celtic have arrived to temp dues around —15 in russia, where they are hoping to progress to the last 16 of the europa league, taking on zenit st petersburg tomorrow with a slender i—0 advantage from the first leg. kris auckland is there. this is
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because off stadium here in saint petersburg, home to zenit and one of the key stadiums to be used later this year in the world cup finals. as you can see it is absolutely freezing cold here at the moment. -15 freezing cold here at the moment. —15 degrees. by the time kick—off comes tomorrow, though, it will be significantly warmer inside the stadium, because the roof will be on. zenit have trained already here today. celtic opted to train in glasgow. they are now in the city, and crucially they bring with them that 1-0 and crucially they bring with them that 1—0 victory from celtic park last week. now, in terms of zenit, i think it is fair to say that result in glasgow took quite a lot of people here by surprise last week. they have been on an extended winter break, but they expect a very different performance tomorrow night. we have always played well at home in the year of the leak. i am confident. we need to do a good
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game, concentrate, without pressure. this is important. 50 a game, concentrate, without pressure. this is important. so a very intriguing match in prospect tomorrow, around 800 celtic fans are expected in the city by the time kick—off comes. if you haven't travelled yet and you are on your way, bring every single coat you have. absolutely coming yes, come prepared. the fa have confirmed they won't be taking any disciplinary action against liverpool's roberto firmino, after he was accused of using discriminatory language against everton‘s mason holgate in the fa cup. holgate claimed the brazilian used a discriminatory terms towards him during the match. despite using a linguistic specialists, the fa did not find sufficient evidence against the allegations made. in around 1.5 hours, the british men's curling tea m hours, the british men's curling team will attempt to keep their olympic hopes alive. they face
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switzerland in a play—off to determine which team will progress to the semifinals. this after they missed the chance to qualify outright when they were beaten by the usa. the no such problems for the women's team. skip eve muirhead's superb shot here helping them pass the olympic champions, canada, and into friday's semifinal. the women hoping to improve on them bronze medal they w011 to improve on them bronze medal they won in sochi four years ago. and finish was the best eighth place finish was the best result ever by a british bobsleigh tea m result ever by a british bobsleigh team in the history of the winter olympics, and to think that they had theirfunding cut olympics, and to think that they had their funding cut before the games even began. they had to rely on crowdfunding and public donations to get them to the start line, but it paid off in the end. they said they have been powered by the people throughout, but hopes are now that
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this result will lead to funding for the next winter olympics. we were told we were not medal potential, so it was nice yesterday to show. but we will be back in four years' time and you will see us in amongst it. will it be an interesting conversation with the performance director around funding between now and beijing 2022? i like to think so, i really hope we don't have to ask the people for more we don't wa nt to ask the people for more we don't want to be powered by the people any more, as great as it has been. we wa nt more, as great as it has been. we want them just to be to watch it and enjoy it and not have to help us out again. away from the winter olympics, castleford tigers have terminated the contract of zak hardaker, after the play at tested positive for cocaine in the lead up to the grand final in october. he was provisionally suspended prior to the defeat to leak rhinos. the club have said they will comment further when uk anti—doping confirm their case. our dekhar onlyjoined the clu b case. our dekhar onlyjoined the club injune case. our dekhar onlyjoined the club in june last case. our dekhar onlyjoined the club injune last year on a 11.5 year deal. the third round of rugby
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union's six nations championship gets underway this weekend. scotland have stuck with the same side that started against france last time out. england head coach eddiejones will name his side in the calcutta cup clash tomorrow morning. andy burke is with the scottish camp. how to topple england? the back—to—back six nations champions. that is the challenge facing this man. we know that england are a bigger challenge than france, as they have only lost one game in 24. so the expectation will be generated from within, as well as from outside. they are an excellent team. they have huge resources , excellent team. they have huge resources, they have some players playing at the top of their game, and they have got belief, having had those wins in the last couple of seasons. those wins in the last couple of seasons. much of the day date head of this announcement surrounded finn russell, and whether the fly half, off the bat of two below par performances in this championship, would start the match will study does retain his place in the team and the fate of his head coach.
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there is no doubt he would start. he played well a lot in the france game. he had a couple of kicking errors, but that happens. a lot of the positive play we had in both halves, first and second. finn was a pa rt halves, first and second. finn was a part of that. he is our attack leader, an outstanding stand—off, and someone who is very competitive, very determined to work on areas he needs to work on. and obviously he will be a key player for us this weekend. he doesn't dwell on things, he was not sitting at home of the week and wearing about mistakes from a year ago. he week and wearing about mistakes from a yearago. he is week and wearing about mistakes from a year ago. he is light—hearted, week and wearing about mistakes from a yearago. he is light—hearted, he gets on with it and he has always loved the defensive side of the game as well. the bigger the match, the bigger the challenge, the - he a re are to cup eke» s... s—f— 7— m cup efte a s..- u... m wait, finn russell and his 10—year wait, finn russell and his team—mates will likely have to produce a career defining performance. you can watch that on saturday, live
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on bbc one, kick—off at 4:45pm. david haye accepts retirement could beckonif david haye accepts retirement could beckon if he fails to beat tony blu in their heavyweight rematch to come in may. the fight will take place a year after bellew defeated haye with an 11th round stoppage. the original december date was postponed because ofan injury december date was postponed because of an injury to hey, now 37. it is fairto of an injury to hey, now 37. it is fair to say the careers of both fighters will be on the line when they meet on the 5th of may. he is a fantastic athlete. when you can push your body and do the things he can do, which i am sure are off the richter scale for what they can actually do physically, he will sustain injuries. ijust hope they wrap him up in cotton wool, bubble wrap him up in cotton wool, bubble wrap and everything for this camp. sing him nursery rhymes every night, because i just need sing him nursery rhymes every night, because ijust need him to turn up on the 5th of may. i have got a lot riding on it, simple as that. everything does happen for a reason. i have had more time working with my coach ishmael salas to work certain
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fight punch, nations. i believe i will be better and i can't wait for people to see it. this time round, i feel i've done a lot more that needs to be done, and in terms of my mindset, try not to focus my energies on animosity, but to focus it on training, focus, positivity, i believe gets the best out of me. expect plenty more torque from those two to come before that fight on the 5th of may. finally, if you needed proof that it is notjust britain currently gripped by curling fever, have a look at this. the south korean women's curling team have become overnight internet sensations. theirfairy become overnight internet sensations. their fairy tale become overnight internet sensations. theirfairy tale run become overnight internet sensations. their fairy tale run to the semifinals has been celebrated on social media by a whole host of parody videos, and this is our favourite. a robot vacuum cleaner being used as a stone. all five curlers have the same nickname, kim, and they are called the garlic girls because they hail from the same town
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famous for producing garlic. there isa famous for producing garlic. there is a fact for you. with the gb women's curlers into the semifinals and hopefully the final to come, let's hope we see plenty more of those videos to come. that is all from sportsday, what a way to round it all. we will be back with plenty more sport throughout the evening. goodbye. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are rachel shabi, journalist and broadcaster, and laura perrins, co—editor of the conservative woman website. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the metro says police forces could face fresh legal action
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by victims of serious crime over bungled investigations, following thejohn worboys ruling. the i has the same story, which is summed up in its headline: " landmark victory for crime victims". the mirror claims worboys received £166,000 in legal aid to defend his sex crimes. the telegraph reports that theresa may faces a backlash because senior ministers claim the cabinet didn't sign off on a brexit strategy that would limit free trade deals. the guardian carries a photo of students marching in florida, calling for tighter gun control after last week's school shooting. more people should get pills to combat depression, is the lead in the times. the financial times claims unilever could move its hq from britain to the netherlands. and finally, the express says an arctic storm is heading for the uk.
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