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an raf red arrow hawkjet flying out from raf valley in anglesey has crashed. the raf have confirmed that one engineer has been killed. the pilot survived and is currently receiving medical care. a committee of mps has written to the facebook founder, mark zuckerberg, calling on him to give evidence to them following the latest revelations about the harvesting of users‘ data. a plane carrying russian diplomats has taken off from stanstead for moscow — after being ordered to leave the uk by the prime minister, following the poisoning in salisbury. a two—year—old has died after being pulled from a car found in a river in cardigan. kiara moore was taken to hospital in cardiff but later died. in a moment it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news... at seven o'clock, beyond 100 days will assess what impact the cambridge analytica allegations will have on facebook. we'll bring you an interview from the mother of alfie dingley — who delivered a petition
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to the prime minister today — calling for him to be granted a special licence to use medical cannabis. and it's six months since hurricane maria devastated the caribbean — we visit the island of puerto rico to see how it's been recovering. that's all ahead on bbc news. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm hugh ferris. the headlines tonight. ashley young backs his under fire manager and his under—performing teammate as the manchester united defender prepares for england's friendly with the netherlands. first the analysis, and now the apologies. danny care says england let their fans down in their worst six nations campaign. and we meet the man trying to take anthony joshua's heavyweight titles away — wbo champion joseph parker takes on the british fighter in just under two weeks in cardiff. hello again.
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thanks forjoining us. jose mourinho is probably enjoying the international break. it gives him a little while out of the spotlight. following a defeat last week the manchester united manager ranted uninterrupted for 12 minutes. following a win at the weekend he criticised his own defender luke shaw. which prompted suggestions mourinho‘s style might be outdated. well united and england defender ashley young has backed his boss. our sports editor dan roan has been with the england squad at st george's park. this is when it starts to get serious full gareth southgate, just 13 weeks to go and still the start of the world cup in russia, important friendlies this week against the netherlands and then
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back at wembley against italy. as ever when england meet up here at st george's park the club issues to discuss and not least jose george's park the club issues to discuss and not leastjose mourinho, the manchester united manager, and his treatment of the young left back luke shaw who was pulled off at half—time during their fear —— luke shaw who was pulled off at half—time during theirfear —— fa cup win over brighton. as we know was very vocal in his criticism of luke shaw leading to speculation that he will be in the summer. now ashley young is the man who came on in place of luke shaw against brighton and earlier i asked him aboutjose mourinho and his management style. obviously it is between the manager and the player. but from the the manager has been successful at every club he has been at. i do not think that will be the case if he did not have the trust of
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the players. you know you go out to work hard on the pitch in training and in games. and you can have a laugh and joke so he has the both sides. ashley young himself has had to work hard to convincejudge and renewal of his worth, he struggled to get his opportunities last season but this campaign has been different, establishing himself as the first choice for the manager is left back. he was rewarded with a return to the england fold. gareth southgate fought back into his squad the last time and now he returns again and has a genuine opportunity to be the first choice for his country in russia this summer. i asked how much it meant to him to be brought back into the england fold after four years away. i think this season after four years away. i think this season i have found as a winger i have played well and i'm getting the benefits and the rewards as well. gareth southgate is handed opportunities to four uncapped
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errors in the squad. the last one in fa ct before errors in the squad. the last one in fact before he has to choose his world cup squad. so some big chances for these players and one of those is the burnley inform goalkeeper nick pope who began the season as the understudy to tom heaton. he was injured and then in came nick pope, he enjoyed a series of great performances and some clean sheets as well. up against the likes ofjoe hart, jordan pickford, for the number onejersey. hart, jordan pickford, for the number one jersey. but he hart, jordan pickford, for the number onejersey. but he has many fa ns number onejersey. but he has many fans who believed that he should be given his opportunity. just a few yea rs given his opportunity. just a few years ago he played non—league football, he has had a meteoric rise and told us just how much it meant to him. in football things change quickly and things are rarely set in stone. over any period of time. i'm not taking anything for granted at
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club level let alone england level. that is how you have to be in this profession. in the world cup there must be one goalkeeper, one slot, eight games left in the premier league season. i think it is every man for himself. wales' footballers are in naning ahead of their opening match of the china cup. star player gareth bale was given a rapturous reception from localfans — eager to catch a glimpse of the real madrid forward. here's tomos dafydd. gareth bale mania has reached china. here there is no doubting his popularity. ‘ world football ‘s biggest size this chaos is - norm. and for the organisers is the norm. and for the organisers of the china cup his presence here is invaluable. he arrived a day later than his team—mates because of clu b later than his team—mates because of club commitments but for these fans it was worth the wait. how was it to
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meet gareth bale? translation: very emotional. cristiano ronaldo, lionel messi and gareth bale. christian bale made it to the dash gareth bale made it to the training session and it is feared that his tea m session and it is feared that his team will take on china on thursday. but the players admit they do not know much about the house. we're starting to look at some clips and i'm sure we will do that in training today, how to play against them. organisers of the china cup say having a site like wales can only raise the profile of their national team. having the likes of gareth bale and ryan giggs here has certainly caught the public imagination. with all 60,000 tickets sold for the match on thursday. tomos daffyd reporting. in an exclusive interview professor
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mclaren has said that he believes the doping system is being abused. there is abuse for sure and it needs correction on the medical side in terms of how it is provided and it needs correction on the athletes side in terms of do not use material thatis side in terms of do not use material that is prescribed beyond what the prescription provides for. so if it is three puffs on an inhaler, any more than that is the doping infraction. in an emergency situation it is acceptable but otherwise i think it is a necessary
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pa rt otherwise i think it is a necessary part of the system and what we need to do is be more rigorous in how it is used. england scrum half danny care admits the team "let the fans down" in their dismal six nations campaign. england finished fifth in the table after losing their final three matches, compounded at twickenham on saturday as ireland won the grand slam. pundits have called for widespread changes within the england setup, but speaking on 5 live's rugby union weekly, care said the situation is a positive wake up call for the team. if we had one another six nations and all the games maybe we would still be in this cloud cover everything is great and as players it has been a tough last eight weeks. we have trained incredibly ha rd weeks. we have trained incredibly hard and not to see the results we have been seeing, we have probably been spoilt with whom manner of the winds we've had and probably in the last couple of years decisions have
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gone our way and this year for whatever reason it did not. and now we have to have a look at yourselves and work out how we get better for the one thing we must do is to stick together. ireland's grand slam winning captain rory best has signed a contract extension, taking him up to the end of next year's world cup injapan. best took over as skipper ahead of the 2016 six nations... and led the side for this year's clean sweep, sealed on saturday with victory over england at twickenham. he's played 111 times for his country, making him ireland's third—most capped player. full back rob kearney and lock iain henderson have also extended their contracts. wales wing george north has been "disciplined" by his club northampton for missing a training session. coach alan gaffney suggested after their defeat to sale on 3rd march that north did not want to play. the 25—year—old is leaving saints to return to wales in the summer, but the club say he is available to play in northamptons final five fixtures. olympic champion katie archibald says adding commonwealth gold to her recent medal haul, is a "realistic hope". archibald is one of 15 cyclists heading to next month's commonwealth games on australia's gold coast
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as part of team scotland. and as jane lewis reports she'sjoined by someone who knows her better than most. sibling rivalry, not a bit of it. this big brother is more than happy to take tips from little sister. and who could blame him. the golden girls have done it again. she's a current olympic, world and european champion. as part of the family you just learn a lot watching. it is great. i cannot turn off the dynamic of being a little sister. i have memories my whole life of asking my brother how to do this. i eventually found google! but itjust does not turn up overnight. having siblings on a cycling team is the first for scotla nd on a cycling team is the first for scotland at the commonwealth games. john is making his debut. katie has been there before. representing
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scotland... i want a gold medal but so does everyone else. i do have a realistic hope in the track events. we will see what happens. i'm going to focus on getting the best times. i would love to come away and say i'm going for medals, that would be lovely but whether it is reality, i'm still new to it. despite being new to it fast showing just what he can do on the track. at the recent british championships they took seven medals between them, both cheering each other on from the sidelines. it seems brotherly and sisterly love shines through in the velodrome, even passed family pranks are forgiven. although maybe not quite forgotten. he has got boils sweets and i took one and it was de rigueur. he said i'm sorry, i'm
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crying my eyes out! he said have a real boiled sweet to say sorry. vinegaragain! fourtimes! also coming up in the programme... will ben stokes be fit to play in the first test against new zealand? and how long do you think this badminton rally will last? spoiler alert. it's longer than this... we're less than two weeks away from one of the biggest boxing bouts in recent history. a heavyweight unification fight between two unbeaten world champions. anthonyjoshua... holder of the ibf and wba titles — againstjoseph parker... the new zealander who has the wbo title. joshua's profile of course famously rose after he beat wladimir klitsckho at wembley stadium last year — but what do we know about the man in the other corner? our reporter alex gulrajani spent some time withjoseph parker
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during his training camp. one of new zealand's weakest sporting stars is about to go global and that has been the plan since joseph parkerfirst and that has been the plan since joseph parker first put on a pair of boxing gloves. it was punched, punch, all the time, probably my first memory. i always wanted it to bea first memory. i always wanted it to be a career. beat up on some people, released the anger. and he has done just that, working his way to world champion status. but the work is now done away from home, his base is in the united states, living with his trainer kevin barry and his family. moving out of new zealand was lova bly moving out of new zealand was lovably the hardest part. it was made easier because kevin and his family treated me like family. that is important to keep you relaxed and
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calm. we know what they have to achieve. but told it is fun and games and a of laughter. — but at home it is fun and games. here in henderson in nevada does parker is preparing for the biggest fight of his life. just tenants miles away from las vegas bull fight capital of the world. but his attention is on the world. but his attention is on the uk and unifying the heavyweight division. here the walls of the gym are adorned with special times gone by but now the focus is on the future and anthony joshua. i'm looking forward to it, it is going to bea to be a great atmosphere and a great experience. just so excited, not nervous or scared. just looking forward to fighting a great challenge like anthonyjoshua and hopefully putting in the best performance of my life. this is a
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big fight for heavyweight boxing, this is the fight we need, to see champions fighting champion. this is what boxing world needs. this is an exciting fight against two really exciting young prospects who are getting better and better. both of them have titles, both of them prepared to put it all on the line. after training it is another short journey and this time to the cryotherapy centre, the only place to find snow in the desert. parker hopes all this preparation will come together perfectly in the ring.|j think i can cause a lot of trouble. i think think i can cause a lot of trouble. ithinki think i can cause a lot of trouble. i think i can cause trouble with my speed and angles and combination punches. but the most important thing for me is to just execute that, if i execute the plan i know i can win. i can be victorious. and
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get a great result. billyjoe saunders' wbo middleweight title defence against fellow englishman martin murray has been postponed untiljune champion saunders injured his hand while training. the fight — which was scheduled for 1h april at london's 02 arena — is now set to take place on 23june at the same venue. england all—rounder ben stokes has played a full part in training ahead of the first test against new zealand, which starts on thursday. he was unable to bowl in last week's warm—up match in hamilton because of a stiff back, but if he isn't fit for the test, craig overton could be called up in his place. it will be an interesting couple of days. i need to put in the preparation to be ready for the first game if the call comes. i am fit, i missed out a couple of days, that was just unfortunate. i played the last two days and it has been really good since then. uncapped teenager katie george took a hat—trick on her first appearance
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for england's women, as they easily beat india a in their second warm—up match ahead of the twenty20 tri—series. george ripped through the middle order, taking four wickets for six runs, as the hosts limped to 85—9 in mumbai. england cruised to their target injust 8.3 overs, winning by nine wickets, but they batted on for practice, making 210—4. three british players — cameron norrie, liam broady and katie boulter — are through to the second round of qualifying at the miami open. they face two more matches to reach the first round proper. already in round one, heather watson is playing her opening match right now — against brazilian beatriz haddad maia, who is ranked 64th in the world. she lost the first set on a tie—break. johanna konta has by into the second round. the new formula one season is only days away but the possibility
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of a breakaway championship is a "realistic" possibility, according to mercedes boss toto wolff. he's the first team principal to admit that a rebel series could be on the cards, although ferrari chairman has threatened to quit f1 over the proposed re—distrubution of prize money and the concept of a simpler engine. now normally when we say and finally, we mean it. but this time our final story is so long... we'll have to start it early. we're going to show you a rally from the all england badminton championships. it's the women's doubles match between pairs from japan and denmark. now bear in mind the average badminton rally lasts around 13 shots. well this one allows me to bring you some other news during it. so... ready... go. so while they're playing, we've got time for this. american sprinter christian coleman will return to london this summer, to run at the anniversary games. coleman holds the world record over 60—metres indoors, but he rose to prominence last year, when he beat the great usain bolt to a silver medal in the 100—metres at the world championships. after a false start last year,
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is looks likely that baseball will be coming to london next summer. the new york yankees and boston red sox are "very close" to agreeing a deal to play two regular season major league games at the london stadium, west ham's home ground. plans to host 2019 cricket world cup matches there won't be affected. ryan day's impressive form shows no signs of slowing down — he beat the world number one mark sellby 6—3 in the first round of snooker‘s players championship in llandudno. the welshman has won the last two tournaments in gibraltar and romania, and ended the match with this total clearance of 133 to book a quarter—final meeting with countryman mark williams. so how are we getting on with the badminton? up up to 80 now, pretty

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