this is bbc news. the headlines — theresa may will appeal to parliament to support her brexit deal again tomorrow, in an effort to find a way out of the impasse. some mps suggest they would rather accept her deal than risk not leaving the european union. uefa have moved quickly after england players were racially abused in montenegro. jack shepherd will be extradited back to the uk from georgia. six teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of ransacking a mosque in newcastle, were copies of the koran we re newcastle, were copies of the koran were ripped up and windows smashed. coming up this evening on bbc news, at seven o'clock, it is beyond 100 days, where we speak to a criminal

defence attorney in the wake of prosecutors dropping all charges against american actorjason smollett —— jussie smollett. and then we will be explaining how tomorrowin parliament will work, what happens now that mps have taken control of the house of commons business. and later on, we will bring you a look at tomorrow's front pages in a the papers, with the brexit editor of the telegraph and a political commentator. all head on bbc news, but first, it's sportsday. hello, i'm 0lly foster. this is what's coming up on sportsday tonight. uefa have moved quickly after england players were racially abused in montenegro,

but can any punishment really work? the governing bodies are going to show they are challenging the situation. i think enough is enough, you cannot play in this tournament and so you sort yourself out. —— until you sort yourself out. mcgregor calls time on his mixed martial arts career, also coming up in the programme — we meet the gamers who could be premier league champions next weekend, and find out the score when i took on manchester city's best player. hello, and welcome to sportsday. last night, some of england's black players

were subjected to racist abuse from the stands during their euro 2020 qualifying victory in montenegro. uefa have acted quickly, opening disciplinary proceedings, in a moment we'll speak to our sports correspondent katie gornall about the possible sanctions that can be imposed, and also some strong reaction to last nights events in podgorica. first, let's hear from one of those players targetted last night. raheem sterling has always helped me out, saying to me, listen, don't worry about it, it's football, it is not right in the game but you've got to stay strong. and i've spoken to him and rosie about it, they have said, listen, infootball, him and rosie about it, they have said, listen, in football, you will a lwa ys said, listen, in football, you will always get stuff like that, people being rude to you and saying stuff you do not want to hear, and it's pa rt you do not want to hear, and it's part of football. sometimes you've got to block it out of your head and just keep going with the game. but at the same time, that should never happen in football, everyone should just be enjoying the game. callum hudson—0doi, who was one

of those racially abused last night. the players were praised, raheem sterling, callum hudson—0doi, coming forward quickly highlighting the abuse they faced, at gareth southgate, the manager, as well. but what is the reaction been to this story today? because i has been an awful lot of it. a huge reaction, centred around the fact this is a common issue, as was highlighted there in the clip. it is a sad fact that many of these england players have been victims of racist abuse before, danny rose who was mentioned there, the target of racist abuse in an under21 game there, the target of racist abuse in an under 21 game back in 2012 in serbia. callum hudson—0doi, part of a separate uefa investigation announced today over claims that he was racially abused playing for chelsea in the europa league in ukraine. so it has led to more people asking, is enough being done to tackle this? our referees approaching it in the right way? should players walk off the pitch if they hear it, if they are affected

by it? it is all feeding into a big debate, something i spoke to the former liverpool and england player john barnes about today. we will hear from john barnes about today. we will hearfrom him in a moment, talking about a societal issue, not a football one, and we have to look at the bigger picture. but also, kick it out have been talking about it, they say that you if i need to take stronger, decisive action on this, and fines are not enough. it's because a new stadium for a game not against england where they, or as expulsion more worthy? if we are going to show we are challenging, andl going to show we are challenging, and i say we because i am part of the football industry, if the governing bodies are going to really challenge this situation, i'm sure they are doing it, i challenge this situation, i'm sure they are doing it, lam challenge this situation, i'm sure they are doing it, i am all for enoughis they are doing it, i am all for enough is enough, you cannot play in this tournament until you sort yourself out. those supporters are pa rt of yourself out. those supporters are part of the federation, as are the players, as are the people that work for montenegro. it is a bit hypocritical of us in this country

to look at montenegrin say how terrible it is, when this happens every week in this country. so yes, something has to be done, unfortunately people are looking at the wrong solution, because the solution is not to ban people and close football grounds and do whatever they do. however, close football grounds and do whateverthey do. however, i understand that laws have to be taken, but more from the point of view of changing perceptions, of black people, women, homosexuals, once perceptions are changed, we will not see incidentlike this. try townsend and john barnes speaking there. —— troy townsend. uefa have moved very quickly — their president alexander cheferin has called it "a disaster" and that he can't believe that these people still exist, but his organisation are now under a lot of pressure to try and get on top of this. what sort of punishment could montenegro have, and when will we find out? what is happening now is uefa are

gathering evidence, their disciplinary body will look at this on the 16th of may, so before the next round of qualifiers injune. now, if montenegrin are found guilty, then the very least they can expect is a partial stadium closure further fire against kosovo on the 7th ofjune, the minimum punishment, the usual punishment. it is a second offence —— if it is a second offence, you if i would usually force the team to play a game behind closed doors, a fine of 50,000 euros it's quite common. the sanctions are steeper from a stadium closure, it's quite common. the sanctions are steeperfrom a stadium closure, a deduction of points, to disqualification from a competition altogether. but the more serious sanctions are very rare. in fact, we have looked into this command since 2014, there have been 13 cases of racist behaviour dealt with by uefa. croatia have been involved in three of those, and they are the only team of those, and they are the only team of those, and they are the only team of those 13 instances to have been

hit with a points deduction. the word deducted a point for their 2016 euros qualifying group. but clearly, u efa euros qualifying group. but clearly, uefa are under pressure to act, because people are asking of these sanctions are doing enough and if they are working. absolutely, thanks very much indeed. one of mixed martial arts' biggest draws and most controversial figures, conor mcgregor, says he has retired from the sport. but only 24 hours ago, he was telling his fans on prime—time american television that he was targeting a fight in july. he also said that he was retiring three years ago, only to return to the 0ctagon. here's our sports correspondent natalie pirks. with a nickname like the notorious, it is no surprise conor mcgregor has a lwa ys it is no surprise conor mcgregor has always had a gift for publicity. it is no surprise conor mcgregor has always had a gift for publicitylj will truly love putting a bad beating on this little glass jaw rat. this morning, he has been talking again, telling his 7.5 million twitter followers that he

was quitting mixed martial arts, adding... fans have greeted the announcement ofa fans have greeted the announcement of a healthy dollop of cynicism. after all, he retired once before, three years ago, and just last night, he was on thejimmy fallon show talking about his next big fight. we are in talks forjuly, a lot of politics going on. the fight game isa lot of politics going on. the fight game is a mad game. to my fans, i am in shape and i am ready. he is a complicated character with a turbulent recent history. a world champion in two weight divisions, conor mcgregor turned his hand to boxing in 2016 to fight, and ultimately lose two, floyd mayweather, and one of the most watched bouts in history. he was then charged with assault after

attacking a bus in brooklyn. his last fight ended in defeat and a post—fight brawl which saw suspended for six months. and this month, he was arrested again, after a row with a selfie—seeking fan. with his flair for the theatrical, we cannot rule out seeing his fist in action once more. let's get more on this from former mma fighter, dan hardy, whojoins us live. dan, we've heard this before, do you think he really is going to turn his back on the sport? absolutely not. he is getting exactly what he wanted, he cast that pebble out early hours this morning, and ripples are still going through social media. this is exactly what he wanted. 0nce social media. this is exactly what he wanted. once i turned my phone and today, it was like i was on a fruit machine, the messages coming through. this is the kind of thing that conor mcgregor does. he did the same thing the last time there was a

title fight on, and he wasn't involved, that was when he attacked the boss. a lot of talk about international fighter week in the next fight, and how he wants equity in the company and all these kind of things. i think it is a power play, and atypical thing for him to do. you talked about the incident with the bass, getting involved with the police for that, and arrested earlier this month after a fracas with a fan. —— the incident with the bus. does the sport new to this aggro, or is it all part of the boss of ufc has been criticised for not doing enough to stamp down on this sort of bad boy behaviour. what is the balance between how much the sport needs mcgregor, who has been at the face of mma for the past three orfour years? at the face of mma for the past three or four years? absolutely. he has changed the game and a lot of different ways, for good and for bad. if you speak to other fighters, it is absolutely a benefit that he has come in and raised the stakes

and raised the passes and all those kind of things. but he is now casting a bad light on the spot now, especially with the bus attack and theissues especially with the bus attack and the issues with the law. this is not what we need, and i think there is an illusion that we don't have a sport without mcgregor, which... nobody knew who conor mcgregor was a few years ago. the sport will continue on. ijust think because he garnered so much interest, and he can create such a reaction from a simple tweet, that is what he is trying to do, trying to prove to the ufc that he has still got a lot of power in this world. then, thanks for joining power in this world. then, thanks forjoining us. we will chat again when he comes out of retirement! absolutely, won't be long. many thanks indeed, dan. let's have a quick look at some of the headlines. chelsea's millie bright has been recalled by england for next month's friendlies against canada and spain. jill scott and jade moore also return from injury. kyle edmund is out

of the miami 0pen. the british tennis number one was beaten in the fourth round in straight sets by the defending champion john isner. edmund lost 7—6, 7—6. chris froome suffered cuts and bruises after a nasty fall in the second stage in catalunya. he got to the end, but was almost 14 minutes down on the leaders. and in his first innings since retiring from international cricket last year, the former england captain alastair cook scored an unbeaten 150 for essex in a pre—season friendly against cambridge university. england women beat sri lanka by eight wickets to win their t20 series. the hosts could only manage 108—6 in their 20 overs in colombo. henry moeran is there for us. this match followed the pattern of the first t20 in the three match series here in colombo. england's target of 109 always looks to be below par, but the chased it down

inside 14 overs. sri lanka again won the toss, two wickets for katherine brunt restricted them to 108—6. england reach their target in double quick time, 79 the opening stand between a new look opening partnership, danielle wyatt and amy jones. that broke the back of the innings, eventually tammy beaumont getting england home. nine on the bounce for england now on this tour of the indian subcontinent, and againa of the indian subcontinent, and again a ruthless and decisive from a mark robinson's site. we have worked really hard this tour, really buzzing to get nine wins on the bounce. 0ddly get to ten in the next game we've got. how has this england side made it look so straightforward? we have tried to be quite ruthless. we set our plans in place, and we are in good form at the moment, just trying to get the job done every time. still to come on sportsday — there's a surprising result from a bbc survey in scottish football when asked whether clubs should be punished for fan behaviour.

why would we punish a club who are doing everything they can to try to mitigate a position on one person, because of a societal issue, decides to throw a bottle or a punch, or indeed worse? the rugby football union's interim chief executive nigel melville says the idea of a global nations championship is "very good" but he says there are still questions that need to be answered. world rugby have called on the home nations to embrace what would be a big change in the structure of the game, including promotion and relegation in 6 nations. i think it is something really interesting, you can marry up the global season, south and north. we have been trying for a number of yea rs, have been trying for a number of years , we have been trying for a number of yea rs, we have have been trying for a number of years, we have got as close as we have for a long time, so that is quite exciting. we have to consider all the options, and when you say we

are split as the six nations, we are certainly not. for thejuly are split as the six nations, we are certainly not. for the july window, the release weekends for international rugby, how does that work? some of these games could be outside that. let's get those concerns answered and move forward accordingly. a bbc scotland survey has revealed only 3 of the country's 42 senior sides are in favour of so—called "strict liability," where clubs are punished for the misbehaviour of their fans. in a season blighted by missile—throwing and offensive chanting, the former aberdeen player and director willie miller says it's shameful scotland's clubs won't accept responsibility. kheredine idessane has the story. a bottle thrown by a fan narrowly misses a player. a coin thrown by a fan enters an assistant referee. a fan enters an assistant referee. a fan comes onto the pitch to confront a player. this season, scottish football has been in the dock, and

for some, anti—social behaviour can only be stopped by strict liability. in my opinion, it is shame on the clu bs in my opinion, it is shame on the clubs if they don't accept strict liability. if you are licensed to host an event, you should be responsible for what happens at your ground. and whatever sanctions the authorities want to place upon any incident that happens, they should be able to do that. until clubs are penalised for what it is that their fans are doing wrong, it is not going to stop. you can't really blame the clubs, the clubs are probably doing all they can with the security. when you are in the ground, they ultimately become responsibility for the safety of the people. the more strict, the better, as faras i'm people. the more strict, the better, as far as i'm concerned. the punishment for a fan must behaviour at football can range from fines to stadium closure is a point deductions, but crucially, scottish clu bs deductions, but crucially, scottish clubs don't want to strict liability. bbc scotland approached

all 42 senior sides. 25 gave no comment or no response, only three are in favour, and 14, like hamilton accies, are against. it doesn't work. we have watched it abroad, fifa and uefa applying these fines to fans, and we have watched fans in our country be fined, it doesn't change anything. for me, forfan throws a bottle that threatens somebody‘s life, you could give them a brain damage, they should and be jailed for 12 months. why would we punish a club doing everything they can to try and mitigate a position, when one person, because of a societal issue, decides to throw a bottle, a punch, or indeed, worse? we asked the scottish government for an interview, but got a statement instead, saint...

a1, then, to football. sort out fan must behaviour before the politicians get involved. now, you do not have to worry about all the negative issues in football. all 20 clubs are sending players to the inaugural epremier league games in london. i was given the opportunity to play against the manchester city representative, talking up his chances, but i'm not so sure. especially when this happened... i think he needs to go and practice! did absolutely brilliant there to get harry kane into the box and beat his marker. not really, i didn't have a clue what i was doing. egaming has become a massive global business, and clubs will see this as a way of tapping into a younger market. i asked a

couple of the representatives about taking part in these epremier league finals. for me, it feels like writing history, the first epremier league ever, and people will remember it for sure. and i'm sure it will not be the last one. it is very special, because it is the first epremier league, so if you are the first person to win it, you will always go down in history as the first person to win it. so yeah, it is very