the former football coach bob higgins is found guilty of more than a0 counts of indecent assault against boys. bob higgins is a predaory paedophile. he thrived on controlling and manipulating the situation he found himself in. he held the careers and prospects of those young men in his hands, and he exploited that in the most disgraceful way. under growing pressure, the government delays publication of theresa may's revised brexit plans amid a backlash in her own cabinet. indian prime minister narendra modi secures another five—year term after winning a landslide general election victory. the authorjudith kerr, who delighted millions of children with her bestseller the tiger who came to tea, has died aged 95.

in a moment, it will be time for sportsday, but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. beyond 100 days will have the latest from india following that victory for narendra modi in the country's general election. after 8pm, we will be speaking to the former children's laureate about the former children's laureate about the work of the children's author, judith kerr, who has died. and later on this evening, at 10:1i0pm and 11:30pm, we will have the papers, with a columnist from the evening standard, and former labour adviser. that's all ahead on bbc news. now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. the perfect tribute to a formula i great. lewis hamilton is fastest in practice for mercedes as they mourn the loss of chairman

niki lauda. tracey neville names her netball squad 50 days ahead of a home world cup. we have two red roses live in the studio. and her twin phil organised a bit of a surprise for his squad in the lionesses camp before the football world cup. it was awful! a lot of the girls didn't have much sleep. as soon as we arrived, we had to cover ourselves in face paint so we didn't get recognised in the bushes. hello and welcome to sportsday, i'mjane dougall. it's the most glamourous race in the formula i calender but this weekend monaco will have a subdued feel about it. the death of niki lauda will overshadow sunday's race,

especially for mercedes. lauda was non—executive chairman and had an especially close relationship with driver lewis hamilton. hamilton was fastest in practice today, which was the perfect tribute to lauda. jennie gow is there for us. i'm joined by former formula i driver, alex, you havejoined us because the paddock is coming to terms with the death of a legend, niki lauda, can you sum up what he meant for the sport? he meant so much, on both sides of the sport, on the track, especially, the bbc was the track, especially, the bbc was the first tv channel to broadcast his epic battle againstjames hunt, and he has touched so many generations ever since. he had his accident and he could never lose that a significant moment in his life because of his facial scars, but he didn't care, he said, i was idly before, i am no better looking

now, but i am still the same human being. ——i now, but i am still the same human being. —— i was ugly before. that sums up niki lauda, he was always brutally honest. i remember the driver strike, he initiated that, he fought against other drivers for the rights. so even the kids running around in monaco today, they have to say a thank you to niki lauda, he really changed the sport, the rights are with them. after he retired, he remained close to the support as —— closer to the sport as a tv expert, and changed mercedes anyway, because he negotiated the concorde agreement deal, which was the basis for forming this dominant team that we have seen it today. he was an entrepreneur, at his own airlines —— had his own airlines, but overall, i was lucky to have spent time with

him. he was funny, cool at 99% of what he was so sharp and on it. and yeah, unfortunately, he is gone but will never be forgotten, not in motorsport, not in a sport, and as far as austrians, he is one of the biggest icons we have and had. as you suggested, he leaves a dominant mercedes team here, one of the teams he had to build, he was almost responsible for bringing lewis hamilton into that team. today, lewis hamilton and bottas have had positions one and two in every race, the scene they could do it again today. they have been options ahead of everyone else. you are absolutely right. you see in monaco they turned the weakness into a strength. for me, monaco is about tyre management. to bring the tyres up to front and rear to the group levels —— grip

levels that drivers feel comfortable with. they needed too long to come into play, and now they nailed it. they nailed it on the fast, permanent tracks, but also here in monaco. it is sensational to see this team, every time, lifting the performance to a new level, and it leaves the others, which are really good, ferrari, red bill, they have the same money, but they are in their own universe. it is a bit boring to watch on track, i have to be honest, i am very proud to witness that sensational performance of such a strong team. a rest day on friday and then qualifying and another practice session on a saturday. it seems like mercedes have an advantage, you never know around the streets of monaco what can happen. all coverage of the monaco grand prix is across bbc radio five live. we have a huge summer of women's sport ahead of us and there are just 50 days before the netball world cup begins in liverpool. tracey neville has named her

i2—player squad and we are joined by two of the red roses, fran williams and natalie panagarry. congratulations to you both. fran, this will be your first major tournament. how did you feel when you got the call? the weirdest moment of my life. i just burst into tears as soon as she told me, i didn't expect it, and my season told me, i didn't expect it, and my season has gone from strength to strength this year, i hadn't had much court time or exposure before, and now i have been given these opportunities and made the most of it, iam opportunities and made the most of it, i am so excited for this summer with an amazing squad. nat, you had such a great season at loughborough awarded the all—star vii award — were you hoping tracey was paying attention? yeah, a little bit. it felt like this year, every game was a bit of a trial, putting those performances out on hoping she was watching and seeing those performances and taking it in. i have really enjoyed the season this year and i want to

transfer those performances onto the bigger stage and against the worlds best. what a stage, in liverpool, a home world cup, how special will that be? so special, i'm so excited it is our home and a first, initial great moment for me, i will be able to share that with my friends and family. at the moment, netball is going from strength to strength since the commonwealth games, to be able to put that on a stage at home for all of ourfans able to put that on a stage at home for all of our fans who have supported us since will be a nice award for them, too. a few injuries — ama out but serena guthrie your captain and beth cobden who did her acl. how disappointing will it be for them? i think so, how disappointing will it be for them? ithink so, and how disappointing will it be for them? i think so, and we were not in those 12 for the commonwealth games, so some those 12 for the commonwealth games, so some of the girls are not involved. there is a massive squad, we are all competing for the position we are in for england

netball, we are making it harder for tracy to make those decisions. we are ina tracy to make those decisions. we are in a better position than we have ever been before, so we are still a full squad and team, we have a great culture, so the girls are backing us and egging us on to get that gold. rachel dunn is the oldest in the squad at 36 but fran, she's your wasps team—mate — she's been on fire this season. it shows that tracey doesn't take those things into account, it is about form. 100%, this those things into account, it is about form. 10096, this squad selected has been about the form people have had this season. rachel is playing some of the best netball at her age, it is great for her and ask about being a young player for me now, i will be able to utilise that experience in the squad and help me reduce the pressure, calm my nerves around such an amazing and major tournament, knowing i have older players with experience. you play scotland second, dan ryan is northern ireland head

coach — how will they get on? it is great for the home nations, anyone can push these top teams. we know it some of the girls within the superleague as well, especially in scotland, so there is a lot of familiarity there as well, a lot of competitiveness. it will be great to see how they do and will be a great push for those top teams. we know that through tracey you've got a close relationship with the england lionesses — training with them last year — has tracey said at any point, we must do better than phil? i definitely think there is some rivalry there. this summer, we will just use each other‘s competitions to bounce off each other and push women's sport forward for some it is great it is at the same time and we can support each other. look at us and there, training altogether, we shared dinner and thoughts about our

culture and team environment, and we had a go at each other‘s sport. it was great to meet other female athletes who are inspiring. they we re athletes who are inspiring. they were definitely better at netball than we were at football. may be just stick to netball! good luck and congratulations for being involved in the squad. let's take a look at some of the other sports news stories today. britain's katie swan is one win away from reaching the main draw of the french open for the first time, but heather watson won't be in paris. she threw away two match points in a three sets loss to greek player valentini grammatikopoulou 5-7, 7-6, 6-7. the pinkjersey has changed hands after stage 12 of the giro d'italia. cesare benedetti took a maiden professional victory on the first mountainous stage in his home country. jan polanc took the overall lead from his team—mate valerio conti after making it into the day's main breakaway. three englishmen are tied at the top of the leaderboard

at the end of the first round of the made in denmark. paul waring, matthew southgate and tom murray all on five under in the clubhouse after rounds of 66. now, if you think international footballers are pampered... well, in some instances, you might be right, but it's not the case for the england lionesses. phil neville's squad were taken to a boot camp by the british marines and put through their paces in preperation for next month's world cup in france. it was awful! a lot of the girls didn't have much sleep. as soon as we arrived, we had to cover ourselves in face paint so we didn't get recognised in the bushes. everyone was scrubbing it off this morning, everybody has spots. but it was funny, it was good team building. we had to cook our own meals on the stoves and we had marshmallows on the campfire. we just chilled and chatted and it was good to get that in a different environment. you heard from georgia stanway there — did she remind you of anyone?

well her captain thinks she's a dead ringer for someone quite scary. it will be a fun game, i swear she looks like someone, and then me and stephen were watching, and we said, it is george! someone has tweeted it andi it is george! someone has tweeted it and i said, i told you, it isn't just me saying that. she is a little bit crazy, to be honest, so i'll give her that one. i do watch a game of thrones, but i've never noticed. and then steph watched it and said, you look like her. and i said, i don't. somebody inserted my head onto hers, and it does look like me a bit. and apparently yesterday, i had all the face paint on, it had died down by the end of the night, i looked like a chimney sweeper, and everyone was saying, it's anya stark! its not a bad comparison,

i'll take that, she is a warrior. that is uncanny. reading midfielderjade moore is part of the england squad travelling to france. it'll be her second world cup and her rise to the national side is inspirational. ten years ago, moore was diagnosed with having two holes in her heart during a routine cardiac screening. lewis coombes has been to meet her. commentator: to break the deadlock and give england the lead. cool as you like, she has done it again. four years ago, they got a bronze in canada. now, the lioness is head to france as one of the favourites. among them, a midfielder with a bite. it was a turn for women's football, the success of going there and winning a bronze medal, with the world cup being so close to home, with a generation that will grow, watching the game and access the game, fly over if they want to, this time round, it will be more

exciting. the sport willjust keep growing. does that increase the exposure and put extra pressure on you as players? a little bit, we have to step up. for us, it is every thing we have dreamt of. you want to be on the same page as the men, you we wa nt be on the same page as the men, you we want to be looked at as role models and elite athletes. if you wa nt to models and elite athletes. if you want to be a role model and elite athlete, there has to be a level of expectation. after two years plagued by injury, jade moore has timed her return to fitness well. but having been diagnosed with two holes in her heart at the age of 16, she is used to coming back stronger. that did put a different spin on my outlook of football. i sit back and think, things could have been very different. i