our investigation which was done by iain roy, our head of integrity, has found there were only three players who knew of this plan, and we are absolutely satisfied of that. people want to use their own words, but cheating is certainly one of them that is probably appropriate in the circumstances. one of australian sport's most famous faces, david warner, was found to have concocted the plot. one of the things i look forward to when i come home is actually being able to sit on my couch... the vice captain will certainly have more time to do that now, also banned for a year. and in a shocking twist it was revealed thatjunior batsman cameron bancroft was instructed to use sandpaper to rough up one side of the ball during the cape town test — not sticky tape, as initially claimed. he gets a nine—month ban. australia were meant to be training here at the wanderers today ahead of the fourth and final test match against south africa on friday, but their session has been cancelled. their preparations in disarray. tonight, coach darren lehmann spoke publicly for the first time since being cleared to continue in his role. these are young men,

and i hope people will give them a second chance. their health and well—being is extremely important to us. but even if an outraged australian public managed to forgive, it's unlikely the players‘ moment of madness will be forgotten. dan roan, bbc news, johannesburg. newsnight is coming up on bbc two. here's kirsty wark. the barrister for one of the victims in the black cab rapist case talks to us about the high court decision to keep him injail. and should american authors be barred from the booker prize? opposite views from two award—winning writers. join me now, bbc two. here on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. hello and welcome to sports day. the headlines for you tonight. australia cricket coach darren lehmann apologises for the ball tampering scandal in which three players including his captain have been banned today. a historic night for

english women's football as both chelsea and manchester city make it two clubs through to the semifinals of the champions league for the first time. and we look ahead to saturday's first time. and we look ahead to satu rday‘s battle of first time. and we look ahead to saturday's battle of the heavyweights as anthony joshua prepares to take onjoseph parker in cardiff. it isa it is a story that keeps rambling on and on. another watershed day for australian cricket with three of their players punished, and on the way home to an uncertain reception. steve smith, david warner and cameron bancroft were today banned by cricket australia. the team's coach has apologised for the ball tampering scandal that has engraved the game, calling it a grave mistake. there is a human side of

this. they have made a mistake as eve ryo ne this. they have made a mistake as everyone including myself has made m ista kes everyone including myself has made mistakes in the past. these are young then and i hope people will give them a second chance. their health and well—being is extremely important to us. the team has been perceived quite negatively in recent times and there is a need for us to change some of the philosophies about the way and how we play. 50 what about the way and how we play. so what does this mean for australian cricket going forward? from johannesburg, dan roan. welcome to the wanderers, australia were meant to be holding a training session here today ahead of the fourth and final test match against south africa, which begins on friday of course but that session was cancelled. their preparations in disarray. this morning steve smith the captain was spotted in johannesburg airport, sent home in disgrace. he has been thrown into cricketing ex—aisle, banned for a yearfor his part in the ball

tampering scandal. david warner as well, his wife's captain also banned for a yearfrom well, his wife's captain also banned for a year from international cricket council both men have lost the right to play in the ipl, the lucrative indian premier league as well. the third player involved in the scandal, cameron bancroft, who carried out the actual cheating. he has also been banned for nine months. and earlier on todayjames sutherland the chief executive of cricket australia revealed more about the investigation into the affair. there was an element of courage of taking on i guess the point and owning up to what happened, but there was also unfortunately an element of mystery is in that process, and they were things that were taken into consideration when the board went through its process of finalising and then offering sanctions. cricket

australia insist only three players we re australia insist only three players were enormous plot of the coaching staff, including darren lehmann, we re staff, including darren lehmann, were not aware. the common to the surprise it has to be said of some crickets, remained in hisjob. there was speculation he may consider resigning but the head coach remains. he sent a message to say what in the hell is going on, he didn't use that word, but another word, that was found to be through ian's investigation found to be the fa ct. ian's investigation found to be the fact. i want to make that point very clearly. the full gory details are now emerging and it was revealed today it was in fact sandpaper bancroft had used to tamper with the ball and not sticky tape, as he and steve

smith claimed in the now infamous press c0 nfe re nce smith claimed in the now infamous press conference following the third dell —— said they's play. earlier on i spoke to the legendary australian cricket commentator james maxwell about this. it makes a lot more sense, it is a lot easier to apply sandpaperthan sense, it is a lot easier to apply sandpaper than stick something in the ground and get some soil on it that rubs off when you put it in your pocket. so it makes a lot more senseit your pocket. so it makes a lot more sense it is sandpaper. somehow australia must now prepare for the fourth and final test match at the wanderers on friday. they are guaranteed a hostile reception from the south african fans. never an easy place to play here but especially now after what has been going on the last few days. they have made a real statement, cricket australia today, there was so much pressure from cricket fans, former players, from the media, if personal pressures , players, from the media, if personal pressures, the fee by minister of australia no less making very clear he wanted decisive and tough action

and that is i'm fair to say except what has happened. the players have played a very heavy price indeed for what will go down as one of the darkest period in australian cricketing history. city into the semifinals of the women's final. they went into the game with a 2—0 lead in the first leg, improved on that in the second. jane ross heading them in front after 14 minutes. georgia sta nway heading them in front after 14 minutes. georgia stanway scored twice from outside the box. that is the second of the two, making it 3-0, the second of the two, making it 3—0, before jane beattie got a fourth for city. the swedes poured three back but it was not enough of them, it ended 5—3 to manchester city, they go through and will face lyon who beat them at the same stage last year. chelsea havejoined city in the last four after beating french side montpellier on aggregate

with a convincing 3—1 win on aggregate to mud. chelsea opened with quick thinking from fran kirby. ramona bachmann got the second before kirby scored a second from the penalty spot to secure that victory, the first time chelsea have made the last four and the first time two english clubs have reached the semifinals. emma hayes‘s side will face wolfsburg in the next round keeping alive the possibility ofan all round keeping alive the possibility of an all in the champions league final. it has been 13 years since england with a host of the uefa european women's championships but in 2021 will football becoming home once again? a bid was submitted by the fa to host the event last summer and in december the host nation will be announced, but it's notjust england in the hunt as baroness campbell explains. we know there are two other countries, austria and hungary bidding as well we are working with uk sport, they are very much with

massive experience. so that'll help us. massive experience. so that'll help us. we have put out a tender to cities, who are really excited. they are putting in their written bids 110w are putting in their written bids now and we will identify the cities. there was one game in the scottish premiership this evening stjohnstone have beaten hamilton 1—0. an own goalfrom scott mcmann gave st johnstone the 3 points which moves them up to 7th ahead of motherwell fifa are looking into alleged racist abuse directed at france players during their 3—1win over russia last night. manchester united's paul pogba who scored in the game and barcelona's ousmane dembele are said to be among those subjected to taunts. the world governing body say they're gathering different reports and looking at potential evidence of discrimination. the game took place at the stadium in saint petersburg, a host venue for this summer's world cup. the huge heavyweight unification bout between anthonyjoshua and joseph parker is just three days away. on saturday night

80,000 people watch on at cardiff's principality stadium with world titles on the line. our reporter alex gulrijani is in the welsh capital for us. fight week is well and truly under way here in cardiff. all of the factors involved on the undercard and the main event have been in the ring behind me entertaining the fans behind me at saint davids hall in cardiff. the main event anthony joshua againstjoseph parker, the first time two have met in a british ring. anthonyjoshua first time two have met in a british ring. anthony joshua is first time two have met in a british ring. anthonyjoshua is wary of the task ahead of him. they all impose a threat. if i make a mistake they will capitalise. that is why i work ha rd will capitalise. that is why i work hard andl will capitalise. that is why i work hard and i want to improve because i don't want to give them a chance. i am not going to sit here and say it is not a possibility. but i make the possibilities slim to none by training, focusing, being in the best shape physically and mentally. anthonyjoshua in confident mood ad of what will be an explicit fight on

saturday night. why? joseph parker has won 2a fights, 18 of them by knockout. joshua fozz record is pretty impressive too, 20 wins all by knockout. one man on saturday night will be a step closer to becoming the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. can't wait for that one. that's all from sportsday with me will perry. coming up in a moment, the papers. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the journalist and author mihir bose and the former pensions minister, baroness ros altmann. welcome to you both.

many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the i leads with the quashing of the parole boards decision to release rapistjohn worboys. the telegraph goes with the same story, adding that the justice secretary is under pressure from worboys‘ victims. the ft reports on a record number of takeovers this quarter, along with a striking shot of coastline, the express front page has foreign secretary borisjohnson quoted as saying britain's future outside the eu will be ‘glorious'. the times front page has a large image of the french president emmanuel macron at the coughing of arnaud beltrame, the police officer who died in an islamist attack. it also has the news that the head of labour's internal disputes panel has quit over an e—mail she wrote on sunday, revealing her opposition to the suspension of a council

candidate who posted an article on facebook which called the holocaust a hoax. and the mirror has an image of ken dodd's funeral, as well as a story about a man who has won £9 million on the lottery. so that is what is on the front pages tomorrow morning, let's now take a closer look. the daily telegraph starts with the story, warboys's victims accuse minister of disgusting attempt to shift blame. this is a story on the front of most of the newspapers today —— worboys. it raises a lot of questions about how the entire system works. it does raise those kind of questions, the fa ct raise those kind of questions, the fact that victims have to take the pa role fact that victims have to take the parole board to court and had to crowdfu nd parole board to court and had to crowdfund to get justice parole board to court and had to crowdfund to getjustice when actually worboys is in prison and has been through all of the due process , has been through all of the due process, and yet the due process

failed, failed these system, failed the victims, and both the parole board and the department ofjustice have coming for criticism. it has been confirmed they made errors at the parole hearing, basically what the parole hearing, basically what the high court have said, and there have been systemic failings at the pa role have been systemic failings at the parole board. so we will you do have a serious issue because the public must have confidence that people who are in prison are going to stay there until it is safe to release them, rather than being released too early. and the question is transparency. you have a trial, a person is accused, he or she stands trial and is convicted, but how the pa role trial and is convicted, but how the parole board takes its decision we don't know. 25,000 cases of parole board considered every year and there are some thing called rule 25. under rule 25, neither the victims fioi’ under rule 25, neither the victims nor the public are told. canada and

new zealand have a summary system, whereby a reason is given, why was worboys meant to be released, on what ground ? worboys meant to be released, on what ground? had we known that, we could have said ok, the victims could have said ok, the victims could have said ok, the victims could have had some assessment.