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hoping to redeem the breaststroke, hoping to redeem the loss of the medal in the 100 metres earlier this week so another busy night at the commonwealth games. kate, thank you very much. the weather looked a bit grey but matt taylor has the details. a fairly parched landscape, and this was the view from space looking rather brown on a day that the met office, the french met office, announced it was their driestjuly on record, notjust dry but also very hot as well. the heat is there and the red colours are above where we should be this year and it could be a0 degrees in the next few days i noticed a blue colour is arriving on the uk shores. something fresher later this week compared with the weak and fresh air in the north—west slowly pushing end up at the time being, it brings outbreaks of rain and drizzle for some but staying very humid as well. the biggest changes will not be until the
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western isles first thing tomorrow. temperatures tonight sitting in the mid—if not high teens so another uncomfortable night out there but it's a warm start tomorrow and a zone of cloud and patchy rain all the way from the south—west to the wash which will work to the south—east and not much rain at all for the gardens in the south and then sunshine breaks through more widely. a few showers dotted around through scotland and northern ireland in the afternoon and the of heavy and thundery one and starting to feel fresher but a reasonably humid day across england and wales, especially east anglia and the south—east, 29 or 30 degrees but humidity dropping a little and you will notice it in birmingham tomorrow but with increasing sunshine for the commonwealth games. a fine end to tomorrow, a few showers through scotland and northern ireland and northern england to take us through the night and into thursday morning and starting to feel more comfortable out there but we still see temperatures around 16 or 17 in the far south—east, temperatures around 16 or 17 in the farsouth—east, before temperatures around 16 or 17 in the far south—east, before thursday, a lot of sunshine to come for many, starting to feel more comfortable.
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there will be showers across scotland, northern ireland, northern england, very isolated in most places dry and temperatures closer to if not a bit below the average with the exception being the south—east. that's it. i'll be back at ten, but you can of course keep up with all the latest developments on the bbc website, and the news continues here on bbc one, as we join my colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. have a very good evening. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm chetan pathak live from birmingham this tuesday evening on day five of the commonwealth games. coming up on the programme: history makerjake jarman wins a fourth gold medal — becoming england's most successful gymnast at a commonwealth games
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that is a male record. a strong start for katarina johnson—thompson. we'll be live at the alexander stadium on the first day of athletics. an emotional win for wales — who beat england to gold in a thrilling final of the men's pair bowls. two colds now, —— golds now, it'sjust beyond my wildest dreams, to be honest. and away from birmingham tonight: the online abuse received by premier league players. calls for social media companies to do more. and we askjust how big can the women's game get after england's success at the euros?
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welcome along, thank you forjoining us. you know how it rolls at this time of the night, festival square, victoria square, the music pumping behind me. 37 medals to be won today. england's medal domination continues in the gymnastics, with jake jarman making history today. victory in the vault final earned him his fourth gold medal. no english male gymnast has ever won so many at a single commonwealth games. there was also another gold forjoe fraser at his home games, and gold for alice kinsella. austin halewood reports. the final day of artistic gymnastics and arena birmingham has been how so farfor english fans. and arena birmingham has been how so far for english fans. the hosts and arena birmingham has been how so farfor english fans. the hosts had already won ten medals, and with this man competing, you got the feeling there is more to come. jake
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jarman already had three golds in the bag before the men's full final and once again he was the man to beat, with more difficulty than any other competitor. the relief on jarman's face when he landed the second boat was clear to see. that will no second boat was clear to see. that will go into — second boat was clear to see. that will go into the _ second boat was clear to see. that will go into the lead _ second boat was clear to see. twat will go into the lead without doubt. atjust will go into the lead without doubt. at just 20 years will go into the lead without doubt. atjust 20 years old, jarman became england's most successful male gymnast at a single games. i cannot uuite gymnast at a single games. i cannot quite capperhead — gymnast at a single games. i cannot quite copperhead what _ gymnast at a single games. i cannot quite copperhead what has - gymnast at a single games. i cannot quite copperhead what hasjust - quite copperhead what has just happened. i have come out here today and just wanting to do my absolute best and enjoy every moment, and the result i have come out with is... i'm over the moon, i'm absolutely ecstatic, and i couldn't have asked for a better day. but ecstatic, and i couldn't have asked for a better day.— for a better day. but england's joe fraser packs _ for a better day. but england's joe fraser packs a _ for a better day. but england's joe fraser packs a punch _ for a better day. but england's joe fraser packs a punch and - for a better day. but england's joe fraser packs a punch and he - for a better day. but england's joe| fraser packs a punch and he sealed his third title in the parallel bars final. it is an event he has been a row champion of buffer, so it was no surprise when he landed another go —— world champion of before. and once again the silver to another
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english 1—2. once again the silver to another english 1-2-_ once again the silver to another enulish1-2. �* , . ., .,, english 1-2. being in this arena has filled me with — english 1-2. being in this arena has filled me with so _ english 1-2. being in this arena has filled me with so much _ english 1-2. being in this arena has filled me with so much joy - english 1-2. being in this arena has filled me with so much joy and - english 1-2. being in this arena has filled me with so much joy and i - filled me with so muchjoy and i have wanted to give so much more in my training — have wanted to give so much more in my training. and being in my home countered — my training. and being in my home countered with a home crowd, performing out here has been amazing _ performing out here has been amazinu. ., performing out here has been amazinu. . ., performing out here has been amazin.. . . . ., ., ~' performing out here has been amazin.. . . . . amazing. that meant england took all but one event — amazing. that meant england took all but one event goal... _ amazing. that meant england took all but one event goal... alice _ amazing. that meant england took all but one event goal... alice kinsella i but one event goal... alice kinsella in the last discipline taking gold in the last discipline taking gold in the last discipline taking gold in the women's floor. england's 16th in the women's floor. england's16th gymnastics medal of the games, and after nearly missing out on some silverware in two other events, kinsella saved her best for last, but how it was worth the wait. austin halewood, bbc news. what an insured in every few days. todayis what an insured in every few days. today is the first day of athletics, with the heats taking place earlier —— what an extraordinary. it is all
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taking place at the alexander stadium. kate grey is there for us. plenty of interest for the home nations on day one and we have seen katarina johnson—thompson get her p9p katarina johnson—thompson get her pep talk lunn under way. katarina johnson-thompson get her pep talk lunn under way.— pep talk lunn under way. that's riaht, pep talk lunn under way. that's right. the _ pep talk lunn under way. that's right, the excitement _ pep talk lunn under way. that's right, the excitement is - pep talk lunn under way. that's right, the excitement is kicking | pep talk lunn under way. that's i right, the excitement is kicking off at 7pm and we saw plenty of interesting stories this morning. we saw the likes of katarina johnson—thompson get her habitat along campaign under way. she has had a difficult campaign, and she looked a little bit rusty in the hurdles, but certainly made up for it in the highjump to put hurdles, but certainly made up for it in the high jump to put yourself in a leading position by 17 points, so not a big in a leading position by 17 points, so nota big margin in a leading position by 17 points, so not a big margin but she is in the lead and she goes, the 200 metres and the shot put. it was a great event, so she will be feeling confident off the back of that. this
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crowd was also welcomed by the silver medallist from the world championships, keely hodgkinson, going in the end hundred metres heats. she looked really comfortable and controlled her race from start to finish, wanted to make sure she comfortably made it through to the final that will take place on saturday later on this week, and she will bejoined by her saturday later on this week, and she will be joined by her team—mate alex bell, along with scotland's or a mere, and interesting 800 metres —— laura muir. also there was the 100 metres on the track. it is worth mentioning many of the big names were not featured in this event, decided not to compete here, many of the jamaican athletes, but that allowed many of the home nation runners to feature in the semifinals. we had in the women's mate the fastest english qualifier... asher phillips making entry to the semifinal, and in the men's event, we saw nethaneel mitchell—blake along with this
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team—mate making it through for england and scotland's adam thomas and jeremiah from wales making it through to the semifinals of this 100 metres. it will happen over the next few days. a busy morning, lots going on. next few days. a busy morning, lots auoin on. �* , next few days. a busy morning, lots auoin on. �* _ ., next few days. a busy morning, lots uuoinon. �* , ., ., ., next few days. a busy morning, lots auoin on. �* _ ., ., .,, _ going on. busy morning at a busy niuht to going on. busy morning at a busy night to look— going on. busy morning at a busy night to look forward _ going on. busy morning at a busy night to look forward to - going on. busy morning at a busy night to look forward to as - going on. busy morning at a busy night to look forward to as well, | night to look forward to as well, the first night where medals will be won in athletics. what is taking reifer later, kate? it is won in athletics. what is taking reifer later, kate?— reifer later, kate? it is likely man of reifer later, kate? it is likely many of the _ reifer later, kate? it is likely many of the para-athletes i reifer later, kate? it is likelyl many of the para-athletes will reifer later, kate? it is likely - many of the para-athletes will be many of the para—athletes will be favourites for the medals. a number of para 0vince look forward to. we have the likes of england's sophie hahn taking on wales's 0livia read in the t38100 metres. it is quite a well—known rivalry within the para sport world, but this will be sophie hahn defend her title and she is surly behind fitted for that race. we will also see hannah cockroft take on local girl kare adenegan in england had to head on the 23a100
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metres. we know hannah is a seasoned professional when it comes to meddling at these major games and i'm sure she will be favourite for that gold in that event, and we will also see holly bratcher get under way in the whole vault. she has had such a difficult season with illness and injury and having to do with missing out on competing nero championships two weeks ago because her pole broke in the warm up and she ended up being injured and unable to compete, but she has been finding it tough to get it into her fitness to compete here, but she is determined to give it a go and will be hoping to try make it onto the podium and put on a good show for the home crowd a really exciting first night of finals here at the track and field and we will keep you updated on how we get on. absolutely. so much look forward to. kate grey at the alexander stadium, thank you. it feels like he busiest day so far. next to one of the most emotional gold medal
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finals we saw today — where wales picked up their second gold of these games. jarred breen and daniel salmon came out on top against england, in what was a tense lawn bowls encounter in the men's pairs. tomos dafydd was there for us. it was dramatic, entertaining epic encounter. ~ ., ., it was dramatic, entertaining epic encounter-— it was dramatic, entertaining epicl encounter._ wales it was dramatic, entertaining epic- encounter._ wales at encounter. what a beauty... wales at one state encounter. what a beauty... wales at one stage were _ encounter. what a beauty... wales at one stage were nine _ encounter. what a beauty... wales at one stage were nine points _ encounter. what a beauty... wales at one stage were nine points ahead, i one stage were nine points ahead, only for england to claw their way back. , ., ., ., , ., , back. there you go, two shots, 16-16. back. there you go, two shots, 16-16- it _ back. there you go, two shots, 16-16. it came _ back. there you go, two shots, 16-16. it came down _ back. there you go, two shots, 16-16. it came down to - back. there you go, two shots, | 16-16. it came down to the final bowl, 16-16. it came down to the final bowl. this _ 16-16. it came down to the final bowl, this sparking _ 16-16. it came down to the final bowl, this sparking welsh - bowl, this sparking welsh celebrations. i5 bowl, this sparking welsh celebrations.— bowl, this sparking welsh celebrations. , , celebrations. is he close? is he kiddin: celebrations. is he close? is he kidding on _ celebrations. is he close? is he kidding on the _ celebrations. is he close? is he kidding on the ball? _ celebrations. is he close? is he kidding on the ball? and - celebrations. is he close? is he kidding on the ball? and for . celebrations. is he close? is he| kidding on the ball? and for one half of the _ kidding on the ball? and for one half of the winning _ kidding on the ball? and for one half of the winning team, - kidding on the ball? and for one half of the winning team, jarred | half of the winning team, jarred breen, success at his first commonwealth games. his mother tina waiting fora... he commonwealth games. his mother tina waiting for a... he was introduced to the sport by his grandfather eddie when he was 11, practising with apples and oranges. i’zre eddie when he was 11, practising with apples and oranges. i've got to
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be honest. — with apples and oranges. i've got to be honest. i — with apples and oranges. i've got to be honest, i bowl— with apples and oranges. i've got to be honest, i bowl every _ with apples and oranges. i've got to be honest, i bowl every bowl- with apples and oranges. i've got to be honest, i bowl every bowl with i be honest, i bowl every bowl with him, _ be honest, i bowl every bowl with him. and — be honest, i bowl every bowl with him, and this is amazing, absolutely amazing _ him, and this is amazing, absolutely amazing an — him, and this is amazing, absolutely amazinu. �* ., ., ., him, and this is amazing, absolutely amazin.. �* ., ., ., him, and this is amazing, absolutely amazinu. �* ., ., ., ., amazing. an emotional day for you, i can see. i amazing. an emotional day for you, i can see- i have _ amazing. an emotional day for you, i can see. i have got _ amazing. an emotional day for you, i can see. i have got to _ amazing. an emotional day for you, i can see. i have got to be _ amazing. an emotional day for you, i can see. i have got to be honest, - amazing. an emotional day for you, i can see. i have got to be honest, it l can see. i have got to be honest, it is emotional. _ can see. i have got to be honest, it is emotional, but _ can see. i have got to be honest, it is emotional, but in _ can see. i have got to be honest, it is emotional, but in my _ can see. i have got to be honest, it is emotional, but in my heart - can see. i have got to be honest, it is emotional, but in my heart apartj is emotional, but in my heart apart i knew he _ is emotional, but in my heart apart i knew he would through it. take us back. how i knew he would through it. take us back- how did _ i knew he would through it. take us back. how did you _ i knew he would through it. take us back. how did you get involved - i knew he would through it. take us back. how did you get involved in l back. how did you get involved in the sport? mr; back. how did you get involved in the sort? g . ., ., the sport? my grandfather. yeah. he would have loved _ the sport? my grandfather. yeah. he would have loved to _ the sport? my grandfather. yeah. he would have loved to have _ the sport? my grandfather. yeah. he would have loved to have been - the sport? my grandfather. yeah. he would have loved to have been herel would have loved to have been here today, _ would have loved to have been here today, to _ would have loved to have been here today. to watch _ would have loved to have been here today, to watch it _ would have loved to have been here today, to watch it go _ would have loved to have been here today, to watch it go over _ would have loved to have been here today, to watch it go over the - would have loved to have been here today, to watch it go over the line, i today, to watch it go over the line, so, you _ today, to watch it go over the line, so, you know. _ today, to watch it go over the line, so, you know. i_ today, to watch it go over the line, so, you know, iwas _ today, to watch it go over the line, so, you know, i was in _ today, to watch it go over the line, so, you know, i was in my- today, to watch it go over the line, so, you know, i was in my head allj so, you know, i was in my head all the way along _ so, you know, i was in my head all the way along this _ so, you know, i was in my head all the way along this week— so, you know, i was in my head all the way along this week as - so, you know, i was in my head all the way along this week as well, . so, you know, i was in my head all the way along this week as well, i i the way along this week as well, i am going — the way along this week as well, i am going to — the way along this week as well, i am going to do _ the way along this week as well, i am going to do it— the way along this week as well, i am going to do it for— the way along this week as well, i am going to do it for him. - the way along this week as well, i am going to do it for him. it- the way along this week as well, i am going to do it for him.- am going to do it for him. it was back to back— am going to do it for him. it was back to back golds _ am going to do it for him. it was back to back golds for _ am going to do it for him. it was back to back golds for daniel - back to back golds for daniel selman, who won this event clutch made years ago. it is selman, who won this event clutch made years ago-— made years ago. it is so nerve-racking, - made years ago. it is so nerve-racking, and - made years ago. it is so nerve-racking, and it i made years ago. it is so nerve-racking, and it is| made years ago. it is so -
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nerve-racking, and it is probably nerve—racking, and it is probably easier playing than watching, i think! ., ., ., ., think! you want to get down there, be there and _ think! you want to get down there, be there and help, _ think! you want to get down there, be there and help, but _ think! you want to get down there, be there and help, but you - think! you want to get down there, be there and help, but you cannot. | be there and help, but you cannot. but i _ be there and help, but you cannot. but i am _ be there and help, but you cannot. but i am so — be there and help, but you cannot. but i am so proud, it is unbelievable.— but i am so proud, it is unbelievable. , , ., unbelievable. the support over the ears has unbelievable. the support over the years has been _ unbelievable. the support over the years has been amazing, _ unbelievable. the support over the years has been amazing, so - unbelievable. the support over the years has been amazing, so just i unbelievable. the support over the years has been amazing, so just so years has been amazing, sojust so happy to repay them with a gold medal — happy to repay them with a gold medal. _, . happy to repay them with a gold medal._ wales. - happy to repay them with a gold medal._ wales. a i happy to repay them with a gold - medal._ wales. a second medal. gold-medal! wales. a second . old medal. gold-medal! wales. a second old medal medal. gold-medal! wales. a second gold medalfor— medal. gold-medal! wales. a second gold medal for at _ medal. gold-medal! wales. a second gold medal for at these _ medal. gold-medal! wales. a second gold medal for at these games - medal. gold-medal! wales. a second gold medal for at these games and i medal. gold-medal! wales. a secondj gold medal for at these games and an emotional day forjarred breen and his family, while daniel salmon says it is the best day of his life. tomos dafydd, bbc news. andy golds keep coming. and there's just been gold for scotland in the para men's pairs b6—b8 final. they've beaten australia. gary brown and kevin wallace securing a 16 points to seven victory. let's bring you some more gold—medal
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news. so much coming in the last or so! daniel powell has won judo gold for team england. powell is from walsall, so you can imagine the noise inside the coventry arena as he beat gambia's faye njie by ippon in the golden score period. that was in the men's 73 kilogram division. a very popular victory and you can see what it meant. he took that moment in. let's round up some of the other action in this day five of commonwealth games action. and there was a good win for england's women hockey players as they beat india in their pool a match. having scraped past canada on saturday, england needed a better performance. they were under pressure for large parts of the match, but goals from giselle anthony, tess howard and hannah martin helped them to a 3—1win. wales and scotland suffered heavy defeats in the netball competition at the nec.
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wales lost to top seeds australia by 79—33. and it was a similar scoreline for the scots as they lost 78—3a to jamaica. defending champions england are currently in action against uganda. you can watch that live on the bbc iplayer. and england have won bronze in the women's wheelchair three by three basketball competition. they edged out scotland 12—10 in an enthralling contest. the event at smithfield market has really drawn in the crowds this week, and it's produced a pulsating atmosphere. and one of the most exciting additions to these commonwealth games. let's take a closer look at that venue. the basketball and volleyball events both taking place at smithfield market, a pop up venue in the city centre. the courts have been built on one of the most historic sites in birmingham, and asjoe lynskey now reports as part of our legacy series,
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the games are notjust about these 11 days — but they are part of a bigger plan for the future. this week, take a left from the bullring and you get to the beach, birmingham's volleyball venues at smithfield market. and there's basketball here too. it's not the gold coast, but this place has its own history. archive: the bullring has been birmingham's shopping centre | for a thousand years. the temporary venues are built on birmingham's old market. now spectators will watch from what was recently the fruit stands. this site has been important to the people of birmingham for hundreds of years. it's for the first charted market in the 12th century was set up, and later on in the 19th century, the police were trying to control the peaky blinders, only around the corner from here. but this has also been a site of leisure and recreation, all the way from bull baiting in the mediaeval bullring to basketball and
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beach volleyball today. the games are part of a plan for this place. smithfield was set for huge regeneration, but a gap was found to put sport here. next year, the building goes on, to make a new home for the markets, with housing and offices. these major events — let's not kid anyone — they are expensive, so being innovative in the way you deliver the event and, as we've done here with the smithfield site, using a site that at the moment isjust empty, with nothing on it, and utilising that opportunity to ensure the games are located in the heart of the centre of birmingham has been very, very important. it's somewhere i used to come as a child with my grandparents and stuff, shopping, and to have the games in the middle of the city is going to have a lot of people just walking past it, maybe not even having tickets, but it should be a great experience for everyone. the shape of this city has changed through the years. archive: the bullring's multistorey car park can store away _ more than 500 vehicles.
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and you don't have to worry about finding a space - to fit your car into. now, smithfield is part of its new image — an urban space made to work for a games — and two sports on the fringe are at the heart of it. he is ice cold, he is the man of the hour! joe lynskey, bbc news, birmingham. let's ta ke let's take a moment to move away from the, wealth _ let's take a moment to move away from the, wealth games, - let's take a moment to move away from the, wealth games, bring - let's take a moment to move away from the, wealth games, bring to i let's take a moment to move away i from the, wealth games, bring to you this. —— the commonwealth games. england's women will take on world champions usa in october. it'll be at wembley, scene of their euros triumph on sunday, and will be the first time the two teams have met at the national stadium. england will be hoping to put down a marker ahead of challenging the americans for the world cup next year. as you understand, we have been focusing on england's historic
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success at the european championships in the past couple of days. premier league chairman richard masters says there's no limit to how far the women's game can grow. he's been speaking to our sports editor dan roan ahead of the new season, which starts this friday. 17 million people watching it on the bbc, just shows you that, there is an appetite and interest for football about women's football, in this country, and i think it will breed participation, more revenue coming into the game the more interest and investment as well for subsidising it is a great moment for the women's game, and loads of people response before it and organising it, need to be congratulated. d0 organising it, need to be congratulated.— organising it, need to be congratulated. organising it, need to be conuratulated. , ., , ., congratulated. do you ever see a time it could _ congratulated. do you ever see a time it could be _ congratulated. do you ever see a time it could be is _ congratulated. do you ever see a time it could be is feasibly - congratulated. do you ever see a time it could be is feasibly big i congratulated. do you ever see a time it could be is feasibly big asj time it could be is feasibly big as men's football? i time it could be is feasibly big as men's football?— time it could be is feasibly big as men's football? i would not want to ut a limit men's football? i would not want to put a limit on _ men's football? i would not want to put a limit on it, _ men's football? i would not want to put a limit on it, it _ men's football? i would not want to put a limit on it, it is _ men's football? i would not want to put a limit on it, it is a _ men's football? i would not want to put a limit on it, it is a really - put a limit on it, it is a really difficultjudgment to make. we are for the first time investing in the women's and girls game for the next three years, we are helping the fa
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fund in early childhood centre, which will hopefully track and develop the likenesses of the future. —— ly annexes of the future. it has been reported we might be scaling back how much it happens... we went with the captains last week, i think obviously they committed to theissue i think obviously they committed to the issue of the knee, and for two years the taking of the knee has been part of the pre—match ritual and players fear it is losing its momentum and you will probably see it taking place in a different format. in the next few days we will make sure what the captains decision hour, because it is up to the players themselves, and whatever decision they make we will support. i must ask about the preseason tours, the amount of travel clubs have conducted. i appreciate after covid trying to make up lost time,
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but with the omissions and the carbon footprint, is it something you can lead on and do less of that? is a discussion we need to have. because as these issues become more prevalent, football, the premier league, want to close — grow —— grow the game globally, but he comes with a cost, so we have to work out what the balance is and have that discussion. we are going to stay with football. a report out today has found that more than two thirds of premier league footballers were subjected to abuse on social media last season. cristiano ronaldo and harry maguire of manchester united were targeted the most. there are increasing calls for the premier league and the government to do more to stamp out such behaviour. ben croucher has more. as 0fcom prepares to oversee online safety, it commissioned the alan turing institute to analyse more than 2.3 million tweets directed at premier league players.
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it found that more than half were positive, praising, encouraging or wishing them well. however, one in eight were critical of players actions either on or off the pitch — mentioning their skill, value or attitude. 3.5% of tweets were abusive, what it describes as a tweet that threatens, insults, dehumanises, mocks or belittles a player, including attacks aganst their identity. two thirds of players receive abuse, 7% receive abuse every single day. so what can be done? look, social media, you created the problem, you are monetising this kind of behaviour, it is your responsibility to solve it, and you have the technology to solve it. it is your job to have the technology to solve it. it is yourjob to do it. you need to get on with it. do not wait for legislation, but we need to also do
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is lobby the government for legislation which is what we have been doing for the last three or five years. we know that legislation alone won't solve it, but we also know that social media on their own won't solve it, and it's going to take the two in combination. the report also found that eight out of ten of the most abused players play for manchester united — cristiano ronaldo and harry maguire the most common targets. the day after they lost at home to manchester city in november, maguire put out this tweet, apologising for the performance. this day saw the second highest number of abusive tweets — nearly 11%. the report also found a duplicated tweet — using the same exact phrase — was sent to maguire 69 times by different users within two hours. so although the majority of interactions on social media are positive, can the negative side overshadow it? i think the ones who are abusive,
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the abusive — i think the ones who are abusive, the abusive few, the nasty few, are the ones _ the abusive few, the nasty few, are the ones that ruin it for everybody else _ the ones that ruin it for everybody else. because most people, the vast majority, _ else. because most people, the vast majority, are kind and considerate and thoughtful and funny, but the nasty— and thoughtful and funny, but the nasty ones... and if you c100 tweets and one _ nasty ones... and if you c100 tweets and one of— nasty ones... and if you c100 tweets and one of them is really horrible, you will— and one of them is really horrible, you will rent that one. so what now? well, the uk is introducing new laws aimed at making online users safer. twitter themselves say they are committed to combating abuse, they do not tolerate the abuse or harassment of people on the basis of race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or sexual orientation. we know there is still work to be done. and with the new season upon us this weekend, the players union the pfa have joined calls to match this analysis with action. ben croucher there. lots more sport to tell you about. american basketball player brittney griner�*s trial
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in moscow continues. she's charged with possession of cannabis, which was found in vapes in her luggage, when she was arrested at moscow airport in february. if convicted, the two—time olympic gold medallist could face ten years in prison. liv golf's greg norman says tiger woods turned down an offer woods has been opposed to the saudi—backed breakaway league, saying players who signed up had "turned their back" on the pga tour that made them famous. and chelsea are set to sign aston villa teenager carney chukwuemeka for £20 million. the 18—year—old midfielder�*s contract was due to expire next summer. chukwuemeka starred for england in their under—19 european championship triumph last month and had also been linked with barcelona, ac milan and borussia dortmund. back, then, to tonight's focus on
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the commonwealth games, heading up to a big night in athletics, with six medals up for grabs. let's take a look at the medal table at the moment. we have gotten use to england and australia dominate at the top, england with ten gymnastic golds, strongly in position there. wales up to eight, doubling their total of gold medals, behind scotland. northern ireland still waiting to appear on the top step of the podium. a big night of swimming. you are not going to want to miss that coverage over on bbc one, and adam peaty after that loss, trying to get himself back to where he belongs, where he feels he belongs, on the
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top of the podium. the 50 metre breaststroke tonight. but from us are victorious where in birmingham, thatis are victorious where in birmingham, that is all from us tonight. thanks for watching. that is all from us tonight. thanks forwatching. —— that is all from us tonight. thanks for watching. —— us at victoria square. good evening. we've had some much—needed rainfall in the past 2a hours, not for all, but across north wales, northern england, northern ireland and scotland. we've seen some significant falls. the wettest place i saw, just over 117 mm in cumbria. and it's all brought by this area of low pressure here. tightly packed isobars, so it's also been a windier day today, and those brisk winds will continue to carry yet further cloud and showery bursts of rain into the north and west of scotland. 0ur weather front across england and wales is going to continue to slip southwards through the night. it is humid air, so we've got lots of mist and drizzle around the hills and coasts in the south
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and the west, and as a result of all that cloud, it's going to be another warm night, quite humid and uncomfortable for sleeping, i think. and it'll be another warm day tomorrow, particularly across england and wales, the remnants of that weather front still leaving a few showers around, showers following as well across scotland, into possibly northern ireland, northern england as well, but some sunshine in between. but we've changed the wind direction tomorrow. still quite brisk, but it's northwesterly, so it will feel fresher across northern ireland, scotland. but for england and wales, we keep that higher humidity, so once again, we're looking into the mid to high 20s celsius, similarly so across birmingham for the commonwealth games. it should be a dry day here and we should, by thursday, be losing that humid air. in fact, through wednesday evening and overnight, hopefully we'll see that ease away from the south, so a more comfortable night for sleeping here as well. still some fairly high temperatures further north, but as i say, we've lost the humidity. still a few showers around here. so that is the tail end of that really warm and moist air here, this cold weather front,
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so thursday looks as if it'll be bright skies, we'll have lost the mist and low cloud around some of the coasts and hills in the south and west as well. 16, 17, scotland and northern ireland, so a cooler day here and a fresher—feeling day for england and wales. so if anything, temperatures be a little bit below average through thursday and friday, and into the weekend, across scotland and northern ireland, but it will feel pleasant enough with the winds falling light by that stage in that strong sunshine. again, in the south as well, really dipping back. but high pressure is set to stay with us through the weekend. weather fronts will bring some rain on saturday, particularly to scotland, but for many, the dry spell continues. yes, not as warm or as humid over the weekend, but still dry for most.
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hello, i'm kasia madera. this is 0utside source. nancy pelosi has arrived in taiwan — on a collision course with china. the speaker of the us house of representatives is the most senior american to visit the territory for a quarter of a century. chinese planes cross into taiwan's air defence zone — with beijing promising a firm response. translation: we are closely i following the itinerary of speaker pelosi, and if the us continues down the wrong path, we will take strong and resolute measures. president biden says "justice has been delivered" with the drone strike that killed the 9/11 terrorist ayman al—zawahiri
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