sanctions and fines go far enough. earlier, i spoke to our sports correspondent about the frequency of these incidents. it is with depressing regularity this seems to happen in football and it isa this seems to happen in football and it is a sad fact that many of the england players that we saw out there on the page against montagnais rep had been the victims of racist views in the past. danny rose was targeted and another 21 game in serbia back in 2012. in that instance, the serbian fa were fine at £55,000 and they're under 20 once had to play again behind closed doors. and also the 18—year—old who was making his first offer england against montenegrin just on tuesday, us also announced the are investigating an alleged case of it racist abuse against him when he was in the europa league in march also this happens a lot and is part of the reason why there has been such an intense debate about this in a discussion about whether the

punishment is being meted out currently a re punishment is being meted out currently are having an effect. that is the take on point from this witches developing after this because we have seen these incidents and it is not being dealt with. so how much different can they get? exactly for some and that's a big i have spoken to various people about in the game today and we heard from the charity kick it into dissemination charity, they are saying that these punishments are not working. you have a need to take a look at this and take strong and decisive action. it is closing a stadium for again that is not going to be against england worthy. owners export should more worthy? i assign it if we are going to really show that we are challenging and i say we because i'm part of the industry, so if the governing bodies have really going to show the challenge in tackling the situation, i am all for them, enough is enough to melt you cannot blame us or them until you sort yourself out. though supporters are part of the federation, as are the players and people who work for

montenegro. so that is the view of him and people share that view as well. i've also spoken to the former england and liverpool playerjohn bartlett a nd england and liverpool playerjohn bartlett and he says take a broader view of this. it is a societal issue, not just a view of this. it is a societal issue, notjust a football issue. view of this. it is a societal issue, not just a football issuem happens in this country and it is pretty critical in this country to look in montenegro and say how terrible this happens every week in this country. so, yes, it has to be done for the people are looking at the wrong solution because every solution is to ban people and to close football grounds and do whatever they do. however, close football grounds and do whateverthey do. however, i understand that loss had to be taken but the point of view of changing perceptions of black people, women, homosexuals, perceptions have to be changed and then we will not see this. and that it support was echoed by the england manager when he spoke about this in his press conference was to pay said sanctions are many lives without education. he really wa nts to lives without education. he really wants to see people educated about all of this. and it isjust

wants to see people educated about all of this. and it is just off eating into this debate about how we deal with racism in football and wa nt of deal with racism in football and want of authority should be doing about it. the republic of ireland were 1—0 winners against georgia in dublin this evening in their euro 2020 qualifier. but moments before the goal, there was a protest of sorts as fans threw tennis balls onto the pitch to show their anger at the governance of the football association of ireland and a series of revelations about former ceo john delaney, who is still involved with the fai. after the clean—up, it was aston villa's conor hourihane with a superb free kick that gave ireland the victory. that's two from two for mick mccarthy on his return as ireland manager. let's have quick look at some of the other sports stories making the headlines today. chelsea's millie bright has been recalled by england for next months‘ friendlies against canada and spain. jill scott and jade moore also return from injury.

chris froome suffered cuts and bruises in a crash on the second stage of the tour of catalunya. the team sky rider got caught up with two other riders with more than 20 miles to go. he managed to finish, but lost almost 1a minutes to the leaders. the man who stabbed tennis champion petra kvitova in her home in the czech republic has been sentenced to eight years in jail. radim zondra went to her house in december 2016 and attacked the former wimbledon champion. she suffered severe wounds to her left hand, her tennis—playing hand. she returned to the sport five months later. there's been disappointment for british number one kyle edmund. he's been knocked out of the miami 0pen, losing in the fourth round to defending champion john isner. michael redford was watching. under the beaming sun in miami,

british number one kyle ament walked onto court numbing official quarterfinal with the world number one novak djokovic was on offer. to reach the last victim he needed to beat the dipping champion in miami, jeanis beat the dipping champion in miami, jean is there. i requirement this seems unlikely early on, is there easing into a five into leaflets of the first set shortly over. admin had other ideas though. looking back too low before leading five of into in the tie—break. cute weather issues. the sun which had shown so brightly initially was now placed programmatically and causing admin problems. five successive points for is their saw him when the set. serving rules supreme in the second says where with neither player broken and another tie—break beckoning. without without controversy. admin trailing five and three camera shot from the cross of the point stopped. the empire believing the british pair and stop playing. and miss it he was distracted and was so disappointed. deja vu for is there as a 17th a secured victory and he is a step closer to defending his title.

michael redford, bbc news. england women beat sri lanka by eight wickets to take an unassailable 2—0 lead in the t20 series. that was their ninth win in a row on their tour of india and sri lanka. 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 looked to be below par, and they chased it down inside 1a overs. sri lanka again won the toss, two wickets for katherine brunt restricted them to 108—6. england reached their target in double quick time. 79 was the opening stand between 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 again a ruthless and decisive effort from mark robinson's side. the interim ceo of the rfu nigel melville has given his opinion for the first time on the controversial nations championship in rugby union.

he says the idea is good, but that he has "huge concerns" the world rugby proposal of an international league would dramatically change the structure of the game and introduce promotion and relegation to the six nations. i think it is something that is really interesting that you could marry up the global season and pull it all together north and south, and we have been trying for a number of years. we have got as close as we got for a long time, so it is quite exciting. we have to consider all of the options, and we say we are split as the six nations, we are not. we are united in our concerns and our concerns are fair play, number one, for the july window, the lions window in the regulation weekend. and how does that work with some of these games could be outside of that? a lot of concerns to bring into play. let's get the answers and move forward. one of mixed martial arts' biggest draws and most controversial figures, conor mcgregor, says he has retired from the sport. but only 2a 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 octagon. here's our sports correspondent natalie pirks. with a nickname like the notorious, it is no surprise conor mcgregor has always had a gift for publicity. i 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 martialarts, adding... fans have greeted the announcement with 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 is a mad game. to my fans, iam 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 to, floyd mayweather in 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 him 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 his mother once that he was born with his fists clenched. with his flair for the theatrical, we cannot rule out seeing his fist in action once more. natalie pirks, bbc news.

that's all from sportsday. 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 brexit editor of the telegraph asa bennett and political commentator jane merrick. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the telegraph reports conservative mps are going to demand a resignation date from theresa may in return for backing her brexit deal, next to a piece by once leadership hopeful boris johnson