tv Sportsday BBC News February 25, 2020 6:30pm-6:46pm GMT
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news, the headlines... hotel in tenerife is in lockdown and guests are told to stay in their own separate guest from italy test for coronavirus. in iran, the deputy health minister, who complained of a high temperature, has now tested positive for the virus as the country deals with a major outbreak. improvements in life expectancy in england have stalled, with some people never expected to live shorter lives than a decade ago. a court has shown cctv of the manchester arena bomber leaving home with the device and then surrounded by concertgoers, seconds before he blew himself up. parts of the river severn reach record levels as severe flood warnings remain in place in shropshire. ina in a moment, it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. i will be speaking to a british expat based in milan about
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life in northern italy since the coronavirus outbreak. on the 100 days, a round—up of president trump was my first official visit to india and then the government's task of trying to get £160 million worth of unpaid congestion fees from overseas diplomats. that is all head on bbc news but first, it is time for sportsday. hello and thanks forjoining us on sportsday this evening. a packed programme for you. here's what you can look forward to, including a big night in the champions league. iamat i am at stamford bridge, where we will have all of the build—up to chelsea against bayern munich in the last 16 of the champions league. organisers of tokyo 2020 insist the games will go ahead but could coronavirus cause it to be cancelled?
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one senior official hasn't ruled it out. and we meet the cricket minnows hoping to upset england. we have come a long way and i think this is a great test for themselves to test them against the best in the world. also coming up in the programme... with heading to be restricted in scotland, england and northern ireland, we travel to america — where a ban has been in place for years. let's start with the big night in the champions league. chelsea against bayern munich brings back happy memories for blues fans. 19th may, 2012. didier drogba's penalty wins them a first european cup. a year later, they met in the super cup at the end of august. they lost on penalties this time. romelu lukaku — remember him —
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missed the decisive spot kick. lots of water under the bridge since then. no champions league success for the sides since — they've not met since, either. until tonight. frank lampard leads his young squad into the last 16 first leg at stamford bridge. our reporter chris slegg chatted to me a few moments ago. we talked about chelsea being the underdogs for this one. it is the ultimate test for them, there is one but chelsea were the underdogs, of course, back in 2012, taking on bayern munich in their own stadium, when frank lampard enjoyed the proudest moment of his glittering playing career, helping chelsea bring back the champions league trophy to london. and he will hope to go on and emulate that success as a manager and he is making a decent fist of it in his first season in charge at stamford bridge. there is very young side, they have been playing in fits and starts, really.
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one of their best performances just this saturday in the london derby against tottenham and buoyed by the return, at least, to the squad tonight, we will see how much involvement to god's, ruben loftus—cheek was back in the squad against spurs and available tonight, but they are missing n'golo kante, thatis but they are missing n'golo kante, that is a big blow, one of their most experienced players under such a key player on big nights like this and we'll have to see what impact and we'll have to see what impact and what role olivier giroud will get. he of course played a starring role against tottenham at the weekend and he has so much know—how in european competition as well. chelsea enjoyed their premier league game against tottenham at the weekend but the last time bayer munich were in london, they enjoyed their time against tottenham —— buy in munich. they are going to be formidable opponents. yes, they have a love affair with the capital city, they won the champions league for
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they won the champions league for the first time at wembley in 2013. at this stage three years ago, they beat arsenal 10—2 on aggregate, 5—1 in each leg and, as you mention, backin in each leg and, as you mention, back in october, 7—2 winners at totte n ha m , back in october, 7—2 winners at tottenham, the first team ever to score seven goals against tottenham at home, so they love their visits to the capital and in robert lewandowski, they have got one of the most feared strikers in europe. 42 goals in 38 games in all competitions this season, so frank lampard and competitions this season, so frank lampa rd and chelsea competitions this season, so frank lampard and chelsea know that they are going to have to be at their very best if, over these two legs, they are going to reach the quarterfinals of the champions league for the first time since 2014. chris at stamford bridge, thanks forjoining us. well, one of the key protagonists at the tottenham hotspur stadium in the autumn was the former arsenal player serge gnabry. despite not cutting it in the premier league as a teenager, with 15 goals this season — including four in that spurs game —
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he's flying. we've been to meet the forward and surprise fashion icon. have you got a good side? i don't know. i hope both. i'm not picky, i'm not picky. to be honest, it's always a little bit weird for me to be in front of cameras and posing because, you know, when you play matches, you just kind of forget it and when you are in a studio, it is only you and not 11 other players to focus on, so i am not really the best at it, i guess, but it is fun sometimes, yes. as a ten—year—old, i was obviously crying, not being able to join bayern, because your father says no. obviously i wanted to, because, back then, already the best club but, yeah, it took me another 12 or 13 years to come back here and i'm glad how it turned out and also the route i've taken i think made me what i am today.
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go. very exciting, for sure, but the beginning. quite anxious, as well, because it was such a big world to get into. the culture effect i think helped me a lot, and maturity—wise, i've taken a lot with me from my time in london and, you know, is a 16—year—old boy, to leave your parents, i would say leave your surroundings, it makes you grow a bit faster, i think. i knew that i needed to play again at a high level, so i thought, ok, let me take a chance on that, i'm live on air let me go back because i didn't see a lot of game time at arsenal the next season. they were the key factors why i chose to go back to germany. i didn't expect to come back to north london and then scored four goals.
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it was a special night for me, special night for the team. i think one of the highest wins ever, so, yeah, hopefully chelsea could be a similar scenario. that would be good for us. to start working hard at a young age. i mean, everyone has talent but i think the more serious you take it, the better results will come. i've experienced that. and just never lose the joy of playing football. play good, win titles. i don't know what else is there! chelsea versus bayern munich commentary is on bbc radio 5 live and bbc sounds from 7pm. kick off is at 8pm. there's also text commentary on the website and app. the other tie tonight is in naples, as napoli host barcelona. the home side have been improving of late — wins overjuventus and inter milan in the last month. and whilst barcelona are top
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of la liga, they've had to deal with fans protesting their president and discontent at their style of play. the game is going ahead as normal despite the coronavirus outbreak impact a number of sporting fixtures in italy. could tokyo 2020 also be hit? organisers insist preparations are continuing as usual but the former vice president of the international olympic committee hasn't ruled out the games being cancelled completely. committee hasn't ruled out the games being cancelled completely. it's the first time calling off the games has been mentioned by anyone linked to the organisation. dick pound, the longest standing member of the ioc, was speaking on bbc radio 5 live when he was asked if the games — when he was asked if the games — due to open on the 24th ofjuly — would have to be postponed or even called off. in a worst—case scenario, yes. i think it is much too early to reach that conclusion and i know the ioc is in daily contact with the who to get the best possible advice as to whether it is peaking, whether there is a vaccine in the works that might be helpful,
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all of the range of countermeasures that are available. but, at a certain point, you have to make a call and i would say over the next two or three months, it is going to be focusing sharper and sharper as you get to the point of go or no—go. we can speak to team gb race walker tom bosworth on sportsday now. time, thanks forjoining us. how concerned are you right now?|j time, thanks forjoining us. how concerned are you right now? i am not concerned at all, because i thoroughly believe that, you know, these major competitions and organisations have to prepare for all circumstances, to be honest. the tokyo games look like they should go ahead as normal, that is what the organisers say, aside from what dick poundje said there. what about your season and your race schedule, could your schedule running up to tokyo be
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affected ? your schedule running up to tokyo be affected? that is more likely. as it gets worst, it probably will do over the next few weeks or months or so, but i think if tokyo is going to be affected, we are probably going to be in affected, we are probably going to beina affected, we are probably going to be in a state, a much were state around the world and we don't need to worry about the olympics so much, thatis to worry about the olympics so much, that is how i see it. to worry about the olympics so much, that is howl see it. what communication are you receiving from tea m communication are you receiving from team gb and other organisations? and very little at the moment, to be honest. i think they are just trying to keep everybody calm and not create any unnecessary panic. i have not felt the need to message anybody 01’ not felt the need to message anybody or anything like that. i think they just want us to keep preparing as usual and obviously anyone competing in asia orany usual and obviously anyone competing in asia or any part of the world like that, trying to avoid that, which isn't easy, but as athletes, we look out for our health and what is going to be important for our performance. and, presumably, you
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ta ke performance. and, presumably, you take hygiene very seriously. we have seen take hygiene very seriously. we have seen people not even shaking hands with other competitors i'm going through your routine. do you step that up in any case at the minute?” think in an olympic year, everybody steps everything up a little bit and especially when it comes to racing and competing within those days around that, i am always very cautious on that, because you could quite easily catch a common cold or anything like that, especially when you are travelling and, so, for athletes, the advice being given out athletes, the advice being given out at the moment is just the norm that we do when we are travelling, when we do when we are travelling, when we are flying and going through airports and the like. tom, best of luck in your preparations, congratulations on the british record at the moment. thank you.
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there's been british tennis success at the mexican open. heather watson is into round two after beating coco vanderweghe while kyle edmund has carried on his winning run. he beat feliciano lopez in the first round in acapulco for his sixth straight victory. despite his match starting after midnight, he won 6—4, 6—1 to follow up his title in new york a week ago. cameron norrie lost. british number one dan evans came from a set down to beat fourth seed fabio fognini at the dubai tennis championships. evans — at the top of your screen — won it on his sixth match point — 3—6, 6—4, 7—5. britain's adam yates has taken the lead at cycling's uae tour with a fine solo victory on the third stage. he's now over a minute clear of the field in the week—long stage race in the middle east. stage race in the middle east. tyson fury has arrived back in manchester following his heavyweight title win over deontay wilder on sunday. hundreds of fans gathered to greet him after he became world champion for the first time since 2015 with the seventh round win in las vegas. wilder says he intends to exercise a rematch clause
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to try to win the belt back. as you're getting up in the morning, england will be taking on thailand in the women's twenty20 world cup. heather knight and her team are expected to win and win big against the tournament debutants. thailand haven't been playing at the top level for long but, asjo currie explains, they're ready to make an impact on the biggest stage of all. they've come a long way in a short amount of time. the thailand women because my cricket team only came into existence in 2007. just 13 yea rs later into existence in 2007. just 13 years later and they now find themselves competing on the well‘s bigger stage, with many of them recruited from softball and baseball. they are a great bunch, they are fun people, always smiling and you will rarely find anybody sitting alone or sitting quiet and they enjoy each other's company and there is a very strong, andre
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between them. they made their world cup debut against the west indies and push the 2016 champions harder than expected. next up, heavyweight england who, despite the gulf in experience, so they are taking the threat seriously. even if they are not entirely sure of what to expect. we don't know too much. i think we arejust going to we don't know too much. i think we are just going to try and focus on us asa are just going to try and focus on us as a team and that will be the same for all the other games. we do look at the opposition's strengths and weaknesses but as long as we don't focus too much on them and focus on us, that is when we play oui’ focus on us, that is when we play our best cricket. thailand insist they are notjust here to make up they are notjust here to make up the numbers but, if they did win a match, that would be one of the biggest shocks this tournament has ever seen. biggest shocks this tournament has ever seen. it rather than it being a bad result, they say it is also about legacy. everybody likes successful teams and successful teams create more interest. so if we perform well at this stage, if there isa team,
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