had the old players to push him, to make him feel confident. it was a real mix. the site was really impressive, lots of regularity and smart moves. very smart moves on the transfer market last summer. time now for some of the day's other sport stories. rio ferdinand and karen carney will manage a team of footballers from across the home nations in an attempt to tackle on—line abuse. a wolves fan was arrested after making a racist gesture towards ferdinand yesterday whilst he was at molineux working for tv, and carney�*s been racially abused as a player and pundit. britain's francesca jones was beaten in the first round of qualifying for the french open — she won only three games against the former world number two vera zvonreva. jones made headlines after qualifying for the australian open in february. she'd been told she'd never become a professional player because she was born without several fingers and toes. preparations are continuing for the olympic games in tokyo,

with organisers still confident they can go ahead safely and the torch relay is into its 61st day. but doctors in osaka are warning against holding them, with hospitals injapan's second largest city hit by a huge wave of new coronavirus infections. max moseley, the man credited with imporving driver safety in formula one, has died at the age of 81. we conduct our chief formula 1 writer about his life, how will max mosley be remembered? he writer about his life, how will max mosley be remembered?- writer about his life, how will max mosley be remembered? he was a controversial— mosley be remembered? he was a controversial and _ mosley be remembered? he was a controversial and sometimes - controversial and sometimes antagonistic figure and ultimately that led to his downfall, but as you say, he had a very deep impact on formula 1, particularly on safety, but also on the commercial side. he was involved with bernie ecclestone

from the 1970s, fighting for the team'swrites with the governing body, and then became president of the governing body from 1991 onwards, and his biggest role was in a sort of steadying the ship after ayrton senna was killed in the 1994 san marino grand prix. max mosley was getting phone calls from world leaders questioning the existence of formula 1 and many people in the sport were worried that it was an existential threat to it. and max mosley instigated a series of safety changes immediately, which then never stopped, and it changed the entire philosophy of the sport into something that driver safety and spectator safety were absolutely central to the way it was managed, and that was his legacy, effectively.— and that was his legacy, effectively. and that was his legacy, effectivel . ~ . effectively. we will leave it there. andrew, thank _ effectively. we will leave it there. andrew, thank you _ effectively. we will leave it there. andrew, thank you for _ effectively. we will leave it there. andrew, thank you forjoining - effectively. we will leave it there. andrew, thank you forjoining us. |

time is running out for the british riders to make a move at the giro d'italia. simon yates had a terrible day, while hugh carthy moved up to third place overall — but he's more than three and a half minutes behind the leader egan bernal, who won stage 16. drew savage reports. if you want to win the giroud italia, you've got to be able to tackle the mountain weather. anyone wanting to take a bite out of egan bernal�*s bracelet will have their work cut out, the stage cut short for safety reasons. they did try. on the one big climb left in the stage, hugh carthy, fifth this morning, sent his team on the attack. that left another british rider struggling. simon yates was left behind by the race favourites. he'd end up losing over two and a half minutes, and second place with it, as the man he'd been hoping to beat just rode away from the field. egan bernal was on unbeatable form, although the weather was so bad there were no tv pictures for most of the closing stages. his fans could only wait at the finish line, and cheer him on when he appeared to take the stage and extend his race lead. a brilliant performance

from the colombian climber, and a good day for hugh carthy, too. he's up to third overall. but not for yates, who's 4 minutes 20 adrift in fifth. and bernal is definitely the man to beat. five—time olympic medallist max whitlock will lead great britain's men's gymnastics team at tokyo 2020 after being selected today for his third games. the double rio 2016 champion heads a four—man team which includes debuts for world parallel bars championjoe fraser, british all—around winnerjames hall and european medallist giarnni regini—moran. i'm joined now by former british gymnast amy tinkler, a bronze medallist at the rio games. thanks forjoining us. what did you make of the selections, firstly, in terms of who's been picked? imean, the i mean, the british squad this year is such a strong team, they had so many to pick from and i know there will be a lot of the guys that did

this year but i think the team is really, really strong and i think they are our best chance of getting a medal, so i am so happy for them all and congratulations to them all, too. . , , , all and congratulations to them all, too. , , ..,, too. never easy, these selections, as ou too. never easy, these selections, as you say- — too. never easy, these selections, as you say- who — too. never easy, these selections, as you say. who will _ too. never easy, these selections, as you say. who will be _ too. never easy, these selections, as you say. who will be most - as you say. who will be most disappointed, do you think, at missing out?— missing out? personally, i've already watched _ missing out? personally, i've already watched don - missing out? personally, i've - already watched don cunningham's video and i completely get his so gutted. it is a higher position to be in but as i said, there are so many people trialling this year and i know a lot of them will be gutted. it's a hard position to be in. but they are all such a strong team and i can't imagine what it would be like for the selectors. fist i can't imagine what it would be like for the selectors.— i can't imagine what it would be like for the selectors. at 28, max whitlock is _ like for the selectors. at 28, max whitlock is the _ like for the selectors. at 28, max whitlock is the oldest _ like for the selectors. at 28, max whitlock is the oldest member i like for the selectors. at 28, max whitlock is the oldest member ofi like for the selectors. at 28, max - whitlock is the oldest member of the team, the one we know best, it will be his third olympics. what did you make of him saying he wants to go until la in 2028, if you can? i mean, he is an incredible gymnast

and is one of the most successful gymnast we've ever had. and if you love the sport, why not? i would dream to go on for that long. i wish him all the luck in the world. it will be important for the other three members of the team to have him there as they make their first olympic appearances, we are seeing max whitlock get one of his gold medals on the screen at the moment, but i think about the others that are there for the first time, like joe fraser, for example, the real power valves champion, how are you feeling about the other three guys and britten's medal chances? i think they've got a great chance at winning a few medals. i know obviously for winning a few medals. i know obviously ., ., winning a few medals. i know obviousl ., ., �* w winning a few medals. i know obviousl ., ., �* ., obviously for me, having becky and the team he _ obviously for me, having becky and the team he was _ obviously for me, having becky and the team he was an _ obviously for me, having becky and the team he was an experienced i the team he was an experienced gymnast helped combi down a lot, so i think they will feel better having max there for them. i think obviously max has a chance at medal,

pommel horse champion again, for champion again because of the other guys have won international medals at numerous competitions so i think we've got a really strong chance this year. we've got a really strong chance this ear. . , this year. finally, with the pandemic. _ this year. finally, with the pandemic, there's - this year. finally, with the pandemic, there's been i this year. finally, with the | pandemic, there's been so this year. finally, with the i pandemic, there's been so much uncertainty about these olympics and still is put up how do you think you would have dealt with it if this was all happening in the lead up to rio when you were competing? honestly, i am so proud — when you were competing? honestly, i am so proud and _ when you were competing? honestly, i am so proud and so _ when you were competing? honestly, i am so proud and so impressed - when you were competing? honestly, i am so proud and so impressed at i when you were competing? honestly, i am so proud and so impressed at howl am so proud and so impressed at how every single gymnast has pushed through and stayed motivated. i can't imagine being involved in sport while all this has gone on. i so uncertainty. and had soft every single one of them, i think they've done an incrediblejob single one of them, i think they've done an incredible job and should all be really proud is of themselves. —— hats off to every single one of them. themselves. -- hats off to every single one of them.— themselves. -- hats off to every single one of them. thank you so much forjoining _ single one of them. thank you so much forjoining us _ single one of them. thank you so much forjoining us on _ single one of them. thank you so much forjoining us on sports i single one of them. thank you so | much forjoining us on sports day. three former sportsmen, all living with motor neurone disease, have met up for the first time since the start of the pandemic. doddie weir, rob burrow and stephen darby have been supporting each other through the many challenges of mnd — and they've been

talking to sally nugent. live life, keep smiling and wake up every day fighting mnd. you can always find love and happiness and laughter even through the most difficult of situations. i only have to look- at what i have to live for. i need to be a husband, _ a daddy and that reassures me of why i have too many reasons to live. it's amazing to see you all again. thank you very much indeed for coming to talk to us today. lovely to catch up with the boys. thank you so much for putting us together last year. stephen, what about you? what is it like to see the lads again? it's great to see them. i've been looking forward to seeing them but also tough as well. it's been a tough

old year, hasn't it? lindsay, you are here to help rob use his machine, which is an eye scanner, normally, but you're going to help him. rob, what is it like for you to see the lads again? doddie and stephen have become great friends through us - all being in the same position. they have become uncle doddie and my brother stephen. - i can't thank them enough through sharing advice i and showing me the path to go down. stephen texts me often and checks in on me. i i he has been amazing with the tipsi he has given me and i am in a much better position for it. without these two, i i think i would be bitter and feeling sorry for myself. a year ago, the thing that you told me was really clear was that you wanted to use your situation to help other people who had a similar diagnosis, who perhaps didn't have the profile or the platform that you all have. sitting here together, a year and a bit on from that, you must know how much

you have achieved? yes, hopefully that isjust the start. as doddie said, the support has been absolutely amazing and we can't thank everyone enough. but seeing how the disease has progressed and affected rob and doddie in the last 12 months is hard. you can see within a year how brutal the disease is because last year, we were all able to walk into the filming set. this year, two of us needed a little bit of help. i want to say that, as i sit- here with limited use of my legs, arms and neck, can't speak, i want people to know- i feel as mentally strong as i have ever done. i rob, i know that you have thought about legacy. yeah, i think that legacy means to have played i a role in finding a cure. i only hope it is in my lifetime

but i will be equally _ as pleased if it was not. i hope i leave a lasting impression on this horrible disease. _ sally nugent, bbc news. if you have been affected by any of the issues raised in that interview, you can contact the bbc action line. let's return to football, because for the first time in their 123—year history, sutton united will start next season as an english football league club. that's after they eased past hartlepool united 3—0 to win the national league title. all the more impressive when you consider they finished 15th last season and this is boss matt gray's first managerial role. i caught up with him earlier. don't owned my wildest dreams, really. we had really. we —— don't owned my wildest dreams, really. we —— beyond my wildest dreams. we had a good second half of

the last season, started the season well and just managed to keep it going. just thought if we could challenge for the play—offs it would be a great season, but end up champions with a game to go, is beyond i think everyone's wildest dreams. ., ., . , who dreams. how far can the club go? who knows? you — dreams. how far can the club go? who knows? you know, _ dreams. how far can the club go? who knows? you know, first _ dreams. how far can the club go? who knows? you know, first of _ dreams. how far can the club go? who knows? you know, first of all, - dreams. how far can the club go? who knows? you know, first of all, this i knows? you know, first of all, this is a massive achievement, i didn't think we could get this far, and to say that sutton united is a football league club is just amazing. say that sutton united is a football league club isjust amazing. but say that sutton united is a football league club is just amazing. but now we are here, we won't be there just to make the numbers up, there will be so much hard work going on to make sure we can make that step up and find the right players and make sure we can keep ourselves as a football league club. it’s sure we can keep ourselves as a football league club.— football league club. it's been a tou~h football league club. it's been a tough time _ football league club. it's been a tough time for _ football league club. it's been a tough time for obvious - football league club. it's been a| tough time for obvious reasons, football league club. it's been a i tough time for obvious reasons, with the pandemic is that how would you sum up the personal achievement for yourself? sum up the personal achievement for ourself? ., , , .,, �* sum up the personal achievement for ourself? , �* , ~ yourself? probably hasn't sunk in et. you yourself? probably hasn't sunk in yet- you know. — yourself? probably hasn't sunk in yet. you know, you _ yourself? probably hasn't sunk in yet. you know, youjust - yourself? probably hasn't sunk in yet. you know, you just work i yourself? probably hasn't sunk in yet. you know, you just work so l yourself? probably hasn't sunk in i yet. you know, you just work so hard with your staff and your players, and just in your day—to—day sort of treadmill, if you like on your treadmill, if you like on your treadmill, just trying to grind out the next result, you get wrapped up

in what you're doing, it probably hasn't really sunk in exec to what we have done. and i'm sure it will of the next week or two, i think the fixtures list is always a big day for me, is welcome see the fixtures for me, is welcome see the fixtures for the new season, i'm sure there will be many days coming up of the next month or so that it will really hit home what we have done. matt gray there, fantastic achievement. we are out of time. thanks for watching. good night. hello. the umbrella, the essential may accessor we've all needed so far this month, will be out again for some of you tomorrow. but for some we will be able to leave it at home. into the night, will continue to see epics of rain across parts of scotland, northern england, north wales and the midlands. drier, clear

to the south and for some in the west, chilly, temperatures and at the low single figures, but it's here we start with the best of the morning sunshine. cloud are some parts of northern england, north wales, midlands and scotland, and here we are more likely to see dampers developed through the morning and into the afternoon, some becoming heavy and thundery. chiefly southern scotland in london for another scholar, brighter than on monday, warmer, showers across the south and into wales and northern ireland. in devon and cornwall and the isles of scilly, some wet weather in the afternoon and into the evening it spreads its way into the evening it spreads its way into the channel islands before fading. while we'll still see a few showers to the next few days, the end of the week looks drier and warmer. good news at last.

hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. eu leaders are meeting to discuss sanctions against belarus after it intercepts a flight carrying a dissidentjournalist and arrests him. that would be a very strong answer, because it is outrageous behaviour and lukashenko's regime have to understand that this will have severe consequences. belarus forced the ryanair flight to land in its own capital minsk — claiming a bomb threat which turned out to be fake. and there's concern about its target — a critic of the belarussian president. translation: when you find out that your son has been _ seized in such a vile, terrorist manner and they say "we will put him away for a long time, and he will even get the death penalty", that's really hard.