as head of the commonwealth. it is my sincere wish that the commonwealth will continue to offer stability and continuity for future generations. and we'll decide that one day the prince of wales should carry on the important work started by my father in 1949. the windrush controversy, new calls for an investigation, into why thousands of landing cards were destroyed. an attempt to clean up plastic pollution, as the government sets out plans to ban billions of plastic straws, cotton buds and drinks stirrers. in a moment, it will be time for sportsday, but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. in beyond 100 days, you can hear some of newsnight‘s exclusive interview with the former director of the fbi james comey, who was fired by president trump. we'll be live in salisbury, as the

decontamination of the city begins following the poisoning of the ex russian spy and his daughter. we'll have a look at tomorrow's front pages. joining me tonight — martin lipton from the sun and benedicte paviot from france 24. the papers at 22:40. that's all ahead on bbc news. now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm azi farni. coming up in the show: could we see a new format of cricket? the ecb are in talks for a new game that will be shorter than t20. burnley have their eyes set on a place in the europa league, when they face chelsea in the premier league tonight. and two of england's netball stars relive the moment they caused a huge upset to win commonwealth gold. it makes it so special because

australia were such favourites to win, i don't think anyone would have picked us to win, it was just like a fairy tale. thanks forjoining us. we could see a new form of cricket being played soon. the england and wales cricket board wants to introduce a ioo—balls format into its new eight—team, city—based tournament which will start in 2020. now, that tournament had already been announced, but this new proposal would see a new format, where innings consist of 15 traditional six—ball overs and a final ten—ball over. so it's 20 balls shorter than your traditional t20 matches. the ecb believes it will attract new, younger, audiences and be popular with broadcasters.

i think it is about simplifying the game, so i think it is about simplifying the game, so we i think it is about simplifying the game, so we will want to attract a new audience to cricket. in order to do that, we have to make them think and feel differently about the game. we think this concept is going to do that. you say simplifying, but you have just that. you say simplifying, but you havejust added that. you say simplifying, but you have just added another format to the game, test match, 20 overs, 50 overs, how do people keep up with it? it is the strength of cricket. 0ther it? it is the strength of cricket. other sports would love to have as many formats as we do, because it allows us to take the formats and talk to different people in different ways. without wanting to insult you by i different ways. without wanting to insult you byi degrees, the g word, gimmick, is this a gimmick?” insult you byi degrees, the g word, gimmick, is this a gimmick? i don't think it is, we wouldn't have done it if we thought it was a gimmick. what is important is that it still sporting integrity at the heart. joe wilson with the questions there. there are two matches

in the premier league tonight. burnley are within touching distance of a place in the europa league and a win over chelsea would see them climb above arsenal into sixth. chelsea boss antonio conte is set to make changes ahead of this weekends fa cup semifinal, but one man he won't be able to rely on is marcos alonso, the spaniard has been served a three—match ban for violent conduct, following a challenge on southampton‘s shane long. tonight's other game sees struggling southampton go to leicester. conor mcnamara is at turf moor for burnley‘s match against chelsea. well, as we approach the final stretch now of the season, perhaps a time to look back after the campaign asa time to look back after the campaign as a whole, and for burley had chelsea, it hasn't turned out like anyone would have anticipated. burnley have exceeded all expectations, a winter night would move sean dyche's side ahead of arsenal and into sixth place in the premier league, who would have anticipated that at the start of the season? contrast have had a very tame defence of their premier league crown, they now have that one bit of

silverware to fight for, the fa cup, they will be involved in the semifinal at the weekend. it will be interesting to see whether chelsea have one high on that game, whether the team selection bears that in mind for this evening, and could that maybe open the door for burnley? sean dyche says he wants no letu p burnley? sean dyche says he wants no letup from his team after all the ha rd letup from his team after all the hard work they have put in to be where they are now. to be seventh, the position we're in, is fantastic. if you can chase down arsenal, i don't think that would have been words i was using the start of the season. no, it is true, we are reality bound here, we know every season is a big challenge in the premier league, we have got two important games in a number of days, you know, the first one is chelsea, then we will re—organise and get on with stoke. that was burnley boss sean dyche. we know there won't be any marcos alonso denied for chelsea, he got that retrospective red card for the challenge on shane long at the weekend. he had appealed both the decision itself and the

severity of the ban, but the appeals have both been rejected, he will not be involved tonight. the brazilian emerson is expected to make his first premier league start. 7:45pm kick off, commentary on bbc radio 5 live. southampton manager mark hughes is desperate for points for his side tonight. a win against leicester won't lift saints out of the bottom three but would see them within two points of safety with four games to play. you have to get them in a positive frame of mind, focus on what they need to do, and i have to say, the last two performances have been really good, we have made mistakes, clearly, and that has been prevalent previous to me coming here. but for the most part, the intention and the application of the group has been really good. it was one of the biggest moments of the commonwealth games — the netball final, where england beat host nation and favourites australia in the last second of the match.

two members of that gold medal winning team came to visit us here at bbc sport. jade clarke and natalie haythornthwaite relived theirjourney to the top of the commonwealth podium. ina way, in a way, the semi was more nerve—wracking than the final, because if we won the semi, we had done something we had never done before, guaranteed silver medal. if we have lost it, there was a chance of nothing, so there was so much pressure on that game. and we were down by six goals to jamaica at one point, who played incredible on the day, and for us to be able to make a comeback, winning by one, you can't write that type of stuff, really exciting, so glad it happened that way that we got to the final and wofi. way that we got to the final and won. you can't really write that type of stuff in the final either! in the dying seconds, a win over the favourites as well. yeah. how do you really have that now? it makes it so

special, because australia are so dominant, they were the favourites, i don't think anyone would have picked us to win, it was like a fairy tale, and the way it happened, jo missing a shot, then helen, then the penalty at the end, so much drama, we were surprised at how many people watched at home. all the support we have been getting, people getting about liam, men texting us, saying they were weeping at the end of the game, brilliant. absolutely incredible, i was on the train on the way down, people were like, where you on the netball team? i was like, yeah! it is incredible, hopefully inspiring some young girls, ultimately that is what we wa nt girls, ultimately that is what we want to do, we want to inspire people and just keep playing netball at the highest level, because we love it, such a thrill from this. i don't want to come down from this high now, i want to keep going. don't want to come down from this high now, i want to keep goingm is one of the fastest—growing participation sports in the uk, what makes netball so accessible?

participation sports in the uk, what makes netball so accessible ?m participation sports in the uk, what makes netball so accessible? it is played in every school, it is easy, you can go out and play with your friends, it really is the sport for all and played in every school. have got a programme which has really taken got a programme which has really ta ke n off got a programme which has really ta ken off recently, got a programme which has really taken off recently, over the last few years, so anyone who has not played for a long time can come back into the sport, and it isjust incredible. there is walking netball, if you are not up to running around, just to get so many people back playing netball, we get to share the enjoyment we have. let's talk about funding, because your coach, tracey neville, has said that it your coach, tracey neville, has said thatitis your coach, tracey neville, has said that it is a noose around your neck, even though you have had this success. i mean, what would you like to see as a platform now? after 2019, of funding situation is uncertain, we are not sure what it is going to be like, we have had great support from the national lottery, sport england, and we're hoping the model means that more sponsors will come in. there is plenty of us that can play

professionally and spent all of our time, and we want more people doing it, we want the league to be professional, like it is in australia and new zealand, so we can keep competing. are england the favourites, the team others will wa nt to favourites, the team others will want to beat going forward? we are definitely the team to beat, we beat australia in their own backyard. next year, the world cup in liverpool, australia will be coming back at us, it will be feisty. still to come on the programme... the fleetwood town chairman tells us whyjoey barton the fleetwood town chairman tells us why joey barton is the fleetwood town chairman tells us whyjoey barton is the right man to manage his club. i am sure he has made mistakes in the past, but we all have, it doesn't concern me in the slightest. i am looking forward, rather than backwards. and we meet the man running the london marathon running the london marathon at the age of 87. let's have a quick look at a few stories around today. replays of incidents reviewed by video assistant referees will be shown on big screens at this summer's world cup in russia. up until now, fans haven't been able to see the same replays on tv that

referees use to make their decision. but this summer the fans in the stadium will be told when a decision is being reviewed and why it's been reached, but they'll only see it after the referee has made a decision. defender bradley wood has been banned from playing for six years for match—fixing offences. the fa found he deliberately tried to get yellow—carded twice during lincoln city's fa cup run last year in order to "influence a football betting market", here against ipswich town and also against burnley. wood, who now plays for alfreton town, denied the charges. britain's chris froome finished tenth on stage four of the tour des alpes. the 134km stage was won by spain's luis leon sanchez. froome remains fourth overall. five times winner and favourite ronnie 0'sullivan faces

a difficult first round match against stephen maguire at the world championship in sheffield. the draw was made earlier today. 0'sullivan is chasing a record sixth ranking title of the season, and his match against maguire is the standout tie of the opening round. defending champion mark selby plays joe perry. you can see the full draw on the bbc sport website. the 2015 world champion, stuart bingham, will face world number 30 jack lizouwski in his first round match. bingham was banned from snooker for six months last october after breaking betting rules. he gambled on himself and other players, but there was no suggestion that he aimed to "influence matches or engage in any corrupt activity". three months of the ban were suspended. he has been speaking to tom williams. there you go! stuart bingham, after

20 years... he is regarded as a journeyman, now forever a world champion. memories to cherish, the crowd, the applause, thejubilation. in fact, he liked it so much he bought the table. i didn't realise i could purchase it at that time, but i remember coming out the back door, andi i remember coming out the back door, and i bumped into one of the table fitters, and i said, what happens with the table? he said, you get first refusal. something flashed in my head, i said, yeah, first refusal. something flashed in my head, isaid, yeah, i first refusal. something flashed in my head, i said, yeah, i will have it. it costing £7,000, not the only reminder of the day of his life. it is tough to recreate the unique atmosphere of the crucible, the pressure, the tension, the intimacy, but as you can see, he has done his best. for stuart, a stunning 17 days in sheffield, but after the greater

highs, an all—time low. last year, band for six months and ordered to pay £20,000 in costs after breaching bedding rules. he insists he never bet on his own matches or engaged in any corrupt activity, but the damage was done. there will always be that black cloud over me, that obviously with some people, but it is what it is, obviously i regret it, i have saidi is, obviously i regret it, i have said i will never do it again, but i just got carried away in the moment, soi just got carried away in the moment, so i have been punished. you returned in january. so i have been punished. you returned injanuary. he is ranked 12th in the world. i am getting butterflies thinking about it, it is every player's dream to finally play at the crucible, i am not sure if it is my tenth or 11th time, but i can't wait, can't wait to get back there. he has said he is sorry, he says he is feeling fresh and on form

in his bid to bring the world title back to basildon. tom williams, bbc news. fleetwood town chairman andy pilley has backed joey barton to join as the club's new head coach. the former burnley and manchester city midfielder will start his first role in management onjune 2nd, a day after his ban for betting offences ends. he says he fully expects fleetwood that! road to get behind barden. he says he fully expects fleetwood that! road to get behind bardenlj know him as an individual, and i know him as an individual, and i know the image that is perceived by the media is not an accurate image of the joe that i the media is not an accurate image of thejoe that i know. it doesn't concern me. i'm sure he has made m ista kes concern me. i'm sure he has made mistakes in the past, but we all have, and it doesn't concern me in the slightest, we are looking forwards, rather than backwards. the slightest, we are looking forwards, ratherthan backwards. i think what will happen is the same as what happened at burnley, the same as when he signed there. their fa ns same as when he signed there. their fans where concerned when he first

went in because of this reputation, which i think is somewhat unfair, and they love him now, absolutely, every single burnley fan thinks he is superb, and i'm sure the fleetwood fans will come to the conclusion he is a good guy. britain is enjoying lots of success in motor racing at the moment. we've got cal crutchlow in motogp, the first brit to lead the championship since 1979, jonathan rea becoming the first rider to clinch three successive world superbike titles, and young bradley ray winning the opening round of the british superbikes. but how far can they go? one person who knows a thing or two about two wheeled sport is four time world superbike champion carl fogarty. he says the future looks good for british riders. looking pretty healthy in all three of them, some good young talent in british superbikes, won the first round, bradley ray, which is fantastic. he looks like the milky bar kid! jonathan rea, world champion in world superbikes, and

cal and motogp, very healthy. let's talk about jonathan, three cal and motogp, very healthy. let's talk aboutjonathan, three wins away from your record number of wins, one championship away from your record number of championships, do you see him breaking it? absolutely, yeah, andi him breaking it? absolutely, yeah, and i wish him all the... i am a big fan, he and cal have been the top riders for the last five or six yea rs, riders for the last five or six years, and records are meant for breaking. i look at my own records and think! breaking. i look at my own records and think i should have done better than what i did anyway, i should have won seven, eight, nine world titles and you expect he will break it, no question of that. he could go on and set a really respectable kind of, you know, seven world titles? he could go that far, here is that good. do you think him being so successful, runner—up in bbc sport personality, is that helping to bring superbikes back to the mainstream in the way that it was

when you were racing? yeah, i would like to say yeah, but i think it is still struggling. when i was in it, it was the biggest championship in the world, which motogp is now, and once that was created in 2003, all the top teams and riders went to motogp. it has never really recovered. all the riders in the series are brilliant riders, a lot of talent there. it doesn't get the recognition, really. withjonathan doing the sports personality, it can only help the sport, he is a good quy- only help the sport, he is a good guy. three wins already for cal crutchlow in motogp, do you think he can compete at the top level with the likes of marc marquez, valentino rossi? no doubt he can compete with them, he has shown signs of that over the last four, five years, you know? it is consistency that is not there, but you need to stay with the same team and bike to get that consistency, and he has finally done that after a few years, and the

results are showing. if you get consistency for the next three or four rounds, it will be really exciting. the london marathon takes place this sunday, and it could be one of the warmest on record. around 40,000 people of all ages and abilities will be on the start line. the oldest, at 87, will be john starbrook. emma jones has been to meet him. half marathon, to: 15. a mass of medals and great memories of the ru ns medals and great memories of the runs thatjohn starbrook has done so far. i had two let shoes, so i had to cut a hole in the one on my right foot so that the tote could get through, had to do that again. he was 53 when he ran his first london marathon. this sunday, at the age of 87, he will take part for the 33rd time. it might have been more but for illnesses and a few unfortunate injuries. on the saturday, i took my alsatian is out, and they decided to

trip me up, so the night before the marathon might angle was doubled up andi marathon might angle was doubled up and i couldn't walk, so i had to drop out. you had to miss out on london last year after having a minor stroke and following a few recent health scares, he started running with one of his friends from the local club. such a strong mind, his determination keeps him going, keeps on running, and i like that he keeps on running, and i like that he keeps going, it keeps him strong in his mind and physically. you can't beat london for the atmosphere, and every time we are there, the whole crowd keeps going, everyone shouting john, just to see him smiling. john will run a bit and walk a bit of the 26.2 miles this weekend. the big question is, will it be his last ever london marathon? a lot of my friends or think i am a bit mad. i did say! friends or think i am a bit mad. i did say i was going to back up