tv Sportsday BBC News February 20, 2020 6:30pm-6:46pm GMT
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hello this is bbc news. the headlines. a suspected far right gunman kills nine people into shootings in she show bars in germany. police say they are not treating a stabbing at a london mosque is terror prorated. officers have arrested a man on suspicion of attempted murder. know what up in the flood misery. stories of emerging —— stories merging of communities coming together and a remarkable rescue. we came up and talk to her. and she gradually came round. roger stone gets a m a0 month and she gradually came round. roger stone gets a 1a a0 month prison sentence in the moore probe.
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president trump plus ila has shown no sign of her most. from billy elliot to mamma mia, julie walters has rarely been offered strings. but she said bowel cancer change oi’ or take on life. there was a huge relief. it is really strange. i have to get off this merry—go—round. it felt like rabbits stepping off something and it was wonderful. —— i was stepping off something. in a moment it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. we'll hear from someone who witnessed the stabbing at london central mosque, after eight o' clock. the man who killed british backpacker grace millane will be sentenced in auckland. we are going to bring you the weight assistant as that happens. and we will be taking our first look at tomorrow morning bonsai front pages at10:a0pm and 11:30pm tomorrow morning bonsai front pages at 10:a0pm and 11:30pm in the papers
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and the guests join at 10:a0pm and 11:30pm in the papers and the guestsjoin me tonight, i havejohn and the guestsjoin me tonight, i have john stapleton and the guestsjoin me tonight, i havejohn stapleton and catherine foster. hope you canjoin us havejohn stapleton and catherine foster. hope you can join us for that. that's all ahead on bbc news. now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello, i'm gavin ramjaun. they've had their final face off — we're live in las vegas ahead of fury vs wilder. could this trick from mercedes steer hamilton to title number seven? and how one football club's campaign has reunited families with missing children. welcome to sportsday. hello, and welcome to sportsday. not long to wait now, until what's being billed as one of the great heavyweight rematches of all time. britain's tyson fury against the wbc
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champion deontay wilder. fury‘s miraculous recovery in the final round of their draw back in 2018 has helped to build up to the showdown in las vegas on saturday night. that, and the heated head to heads we've seen this week. both men are still undefeated in their careers. we can cross live to our reporter ade adedoyin, who's there covering it all for us. let's hear what the build—up is all about. we are just over 48 hours away between the rematch. sporting dignitaries have been arriving in vegas was a next to me is david hare in that unique position of having sparred with the anti—weather. in that unique position of having sparred with the anti-weather. how powerful? very real. the first some iceberg with him back in 2011 when he was a young up—and—coming heavyweight, i said he has freakish power. he lands shot that should not hurt that much but they do. it is a gift from god. you either have it or
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you don't. i generally believe he is the hardest hitting heavyweight in history and i say that, lennox lewis is ten metres away for me and i truly believe that for someone who is not that heavy, only around 16 stone, his speed and timing is such that if he hits anybody on the chin, ed bearman a mum, you're hitting the deck. what about his technical ability? people say of tyson fury doesn't go down and uses his boxing ability, he wins, is he that good technically? on paper his technique doesn't work that effective forcible michaeljohnson project doesn't work that effective forcible michael johnson project running techie didn't look as good but that didn't stop him from the lipid. said... he would use to win his fight all by knockout. to be a knockout specialist you cannot have a tried and tested cell, you need something different from different angles and that is what wilder does.
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he throws wild angles. it's difficult to prepare with someone throwing shots from this angle and oi'ies throwing shots from this angle and ones coming down. he is so unorthodox and effective, it is difficult to beat him. the only person who could beat him is a master boxer like tyson fury. he showed in the first fight he won the majority of the rounds that he did not get knocked down it. even in the rounds he got knocked down, he emerged later in that round. he is ina emerged later in that round. he is in a position where you have a master puncher but a master boxer. i think the fear that tyson fury's has changed coach a couple mezzo and got a horrendous cut in his last fight here in vegas, i don't feel the momentum is good going into a fight against someone... he will be surpassing mohammed ali's 11 fight world title winning streak if he can win this fight. and there is so much at stake. i don't think he will fall short. i think he will land that mega shot somewhere between round one and round 12 and it will be very
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exciting. david thanks forjoining us on exciting. david thanks forjoining us on bbc news. i have spoken to a lot of journalists. you us on bbc news. i have spoken to a lot ofjournalists. you can make a strong case for either man winning by the good thing is we are just over a8 hours before we find out the a nswer to over a8 hours before we find out the answer to that question to who the better man is. thank you to both for that. i cannot wait for that fight. some other sports stories making headlines today... uefa has apologised for a technical mistake which left hundreds fans hoping to go to this summer's european football championship out of pocket. fans who thought they secured tickets, then also bought flights and accomodation were later told their ticket transactions were cancelled. great britain's alex danson has retired from international hockey, due to long—term concussion. danson, who won gold with the team at the rio olympics, missed 18 months of action after hitting her head on a wall whilst on holiday. she said it was the right time to retire. roger federer will miss the french open for the fourth time in the last five years after having knee surgery. he's confident of making a full recovery — and expects to be fit
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for the grass court season later in the year. reigning formula one world champions mercedes are making the headlines again on just the second day of preseason testing in spain. lewis hamilton and his mercedes team have revealed an innovative steering technology that could make them even faster. watch carefully at the bottom of the screen. he pulls the steering wheel towards him at the start of a straight, changing the angle of the front wheels. then, at the end of the straight, he pushes the steering wheel away, to move the wheels back. jenny gow can tell us more, about why this could be significant. have mercedes done something that will ensure once again they are going to win another constructors world championship and may be set lewis hamilton on his path to his seventh world title? everybody is talking about a new system that they
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have come out with which is enabling the drivers to move the steering wheel forward and backward. it is a highly technical solution to a problem which is all about the compromise between going really fast on the streets and having a nimble car around the bends. and it looks like at the moment, mercedes and their technical director have come up their technical director have come up with something that could be revolutionary. talking to some of the other teams, they reckon it could take up to six months to develop its similar system and get it onto a car. so have mercedes on the second day of testing in 2020 already pulled out a trump card? it is the question everyone will want to know the answer to and could make this season i don't want to say boring but certainly another dominant yearfor boring but certainly another dominant year for mercedes. we will wait and find out. football now and the latest from the europa league in a moment
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where several british clubs who are in action tonight but first, to a signing by la liga champions barcelona that's raising a few eyebrows, and ruffling a few feathers. they've just been given permission to bring in a danish striker called martin braithwaite who'll be familiar to fans of championship side middlesbrough. rhia chohan is here to explain. rhia bit of an odd signing this. yes, gavin — well barcelona have made this signing weeks after the january transfer window closed. and on top of that it's not one you'd expect — martin braithwaite. he's 28, a danish international. and not a stranger to the english game — he played in the championship for middlesborough, where his record wasn't amazing, nine goals in two years. he was loaned out and joined spanish side leganes in last yea r‘s january window. and it's leganes who are not happy. and who can blame them? they sit 19th in la liga. they're fighting against relegation, and braithwaite just happens to be their top scorer. they sold their other star
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striker youssef en—nesyri in the transfer window. and the spanish fa won't allow them to sign their own emergency replacement. their director general has said it's "unfair" and "hugely damaging" for the club. and someone who agrees with him is spanish football journalist ernest macia. we spoke to him earlier. i think it is unfair because in this case, barcelona have appointed a player coming from a team in relegation zone. they have lost the two most important players in just one zone. they have lost the two most important players injust one month and a half and now they cannot sign. barcelona by signing this pair has transferred a problem to a team that really has a big problem to keep in
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the first division. —— by signing this player. now, barca haven't broken any regulations. they've met the £15 million release clause. dembele was ruled out long—term with an injury after the transfer window closed and so la liga rules allow clubs to apply for new signings if an injured player is out for more than five months. the signing must be a free agent or already playing in spain. they wouldn't be allowed to play in uefa competition. so, in barca's case, braithwaite won't play in the champions league. but you can't help but think leganes have got a pretty raw deal here. some final thoughts here. journalist ben haywood...
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and the player at the centre of it all, here's what he had to say. ijust want i just want to say hi out to eve ryo ne i just want to say hi out to everyone of you. i am really excited to be here at your club and i can't wait for the future and all the trophies were going to win and moments we are going to share together. i cannot wait to see all of you. enjoy. so, martin braithwaite — he's gone from second bottom in la liga to second top. so, gavin, one person in this situation who is happy. i think he is doing well out of the deal. thank you. so, as promised let's get a check on the latest in the europa league now. five british clubs are in action, in the first legs of their knockout ties. manchester united and celtic underway as we speak. you do not cut off to a slow start. he put the belgian side and front. five minutes before half—time,. this
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could be a crucial away goal for some better news for us other fans, 1-0 some better news for us other fans, 1—0 in copenhagen. this early goal in the first half and the... arsenal, wolves and rangers kick off at eight o'clock, in their first leg games. the gunners facing greek side olympiacos. wolves are home to la liga's espa nyol. and rangers host braga of portugal, at ibrox. the second legs for all the ties take place next week, to determine the last 16. back to boxing now. and while all eyes will be on the rematch between deontay wilder, and tyson fury this weekend, one man who might be hoping to follow in their footsteps to the bright lights of vegas, is european cruiserweight champion lawrence okolie. the londoner, who's won all 1a of his bouts, caught up with the bbc‘s sumbal syed, to talk about how chance meetings with his role models have helped shape him into the fighter he is today. iam here i am here in wanted to speak to the european cruise weight champion and one of the biggest boxing personalities, lawrence okolie.
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it's good, my family still live in the area, good memories here. it wasn't the best. i had to deal with... once that was all done, school, more of a fun place where got to grow as a person. i watched at the other day. that one is another one where i did not tell many people. my mum and dad were not really keen on me boxing at the time. i said i was doing for training, soi time. i said i was doing for training, so i was going to have a fight in secret and come back hopefully with the win and say i did it, sorry. i got the win. but that was a great experience. just because
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i happen to see him, still an amateur, i'm not... sat down on the table, andi amateur, i'm not... sat down on the table, and i just amateur, i'm not... sat down on the table, and ijust sat down and... and they probably thought i was a fan with a picture. i was like i know who you are, bro boxer, i am an amateur, so if you need sparring, let me know and i can handle myself. then they contact me later on that day. —— a boxer. as much as i enjoy the big occasions, i always have a sense of awareness as i am working out when i touch gloves, everything i'm doing with lights and cameras, through all of it i am aware of what is going on. will everyone watching you, they have a lot of opinion especially on the internet. do you
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