once he had got —— jofra archer. he was...tweeted about it the cricket board apologised to him. they said they're going to look through cctv and investigate and try and find out the man responsible. they also said that there will be increased vigilance. they said at the next test, in hamilton in a few days' time. the ecb are also supporting this investigation. in a few hours we should hear from the director of cricket ashley giles he is going to be giving a press conference in new zealand. we should have an update there. the ecb are clearly wanting to get ahead of this with the next test just three days away. well, i've been speaking to the former england fast bowler devon malcolm, i was very surprised. i take it way back, i actually lived i was very surprised. i take it way back, iactually lived in i was very surprised. i take it way back, i actually lived in new zealand in the early 19805 when i first started playing cricket in new zealand. a couple of winters there andi zealand. a couple of winters there and i found the zea

the england bowlerjofra archer will be banned from future matches and referred to the police. jofra archerhe first day of their test on mount manually. the captain of new zealand says he will apologise personally. the final test done the test starts in hamilton on friday. you can get all the latest sports news at our website, that's bbc.com/sport. but from me — chetan pathak — and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. hello, once again. i don't know about you, but i'm struggling to remember the last time i saw any meaningful sunshine and there's not a great deal of difference as we lose tuesday and move into wednesday, with that low pressure very much the dominant feature, a number of attendant fronts. so really quite wet conditions right from the word go across parts of eastern england, gradually migrating towards the borders. north of it, this ribbon of cloud and rain stretching from the northern to the western isles, fringing into the north of the great glen and at the same time some blustery showersjust running along the channel coasts. still relatively mild, nine to about 12 degr

this was jofra archer's first overseas test for england. it ended with him being racially abused. hing as he left the field. afterwards, he said on twitter... it's not the first time archer has been the subject of alleged abuse. during the ashes in september, an england fan at old trafford said he heard a group singing a racist song about the barbados—born fast bowler. today, new zealand cricket responded and said... they will also... england's cricketers will travel there with plenty to ponder after a crushing defeat at the bay oval — needing to bat through the day to save themselves, it proved beyond them. the wickets tumbled, some were given away cheaply, others snatched in style. neil wagner exposing their brittle batching, as england were bowled out with more than 21 overs to spare. batching, as england were bowled out with more than 21 overs to sparem was frustrating. and especially when we thought we had chances to really push the game on. the period in their innings as well where we got for down, five down, and you thought, we have an opportunity to make good inroads. just

this was jofra archer's first overseas test for england. it ended with him being racially abused. d, archer safety against new zealand, archer made it to 30 and then heard something as he left the field. afterwards, he wrote on twitter, "a bit disturbing hearing racial insults today while battling to help save my team. the crowd has been amazing this week except for that one guy." and in the last hour, the ecb gave this reaction. we're working really closely with new zealand cricket. i've spoken to their chief exec this morning. they are obviously incredibly concerned that this has happened on their patch. it was obviously emotional. it hurts. and we are here as well to say we fully supportjof, obviously. there is no place for racism in the game, in any game. it's not the first time archer has been the subject of alleged abuse. during the ashes in september, an england fan at old trafford said he heard a group singing a racist song about the barbados—born fast bowler. in response to this latest incident, new zealand cricket said they, "will be examining cctv footage and making furt

this was jofra archer's first overseas test for england. it ended with him being racially abused. ety against new zealand, archer made it to 30 and then heard something as he left the field. afterwards, he said on twitter... i think, in 2019, was the way the world climate is at the moment, think players have to stand up, they have to speak and be honest about racial experiences that they've had, and the likes ofjofra archer being courageous and telling everybody that he did face racial abuse, it was good on him. it's not the first time archer has been the subject of alleged abuse. during the ashes in september, an england fan at old trafford said he heard a group singing a racist song about the barbados—born fast bowler. in response to this latest incident, new zealand cricket said they would be examining cctv footage and making further enquiries in an endeavour to identify the man responsible. they will also contact mr archer to apologise, and promised increased vigilance when the teams next meet in hamilton. england's cricketers will travel there with plenty to ponder after a cru

england investigate after their fast bowler, jofra archers, says he heard racial abuse, in their defeatle has to stop" — tha's the call from real‘s manager to the fans, after the welshman‘s controversial flag stunt. we start with the news that wada, the world anti—doping agency, will recommend that russia be banned from all sports for four years. the wada committee investigating russia's violation of doping rules, have concluded the country should be punished for an alleged manipulaton of a database of test results. if the wada board agrees with the recommendations, then clean russian athletes could be forced to compete in neutral uniforms at next year's tokyo 0lympics, just as they did in rio. but the sanctions could affect other sports too. here are the main recommendations made by the wada committee: a four—year ban from all sports signed up to the wada code, which includes football. that covers the olympic games. russia will not be able to host any major events in that four—year period, which could have a significant effect on euro 2020,

meanwhile, the head of new zealand cricket says the spectator who racially abused england bowler jofra archerce. the incident happened as archer was walking off the field during england's first test defeat in mount maunganui. there's been a big boost today for women's european golf, with the tour entering into a long—term partnership with the american lpga, designed to strengthen the game in europe. in addition, the season—long order of merit is set to be rebranded as the race to costa del sol and will offer a bonus prize fund of £214,000 for the top three finishers. scottish golfer carly booth told us it's a very postitive development. —— really positive development. we spend the same amount of money no matter where we go, so every week costs similar amounts, so i think it's just nice to feel like we are working so hard for more of what we deserve financially and it gives us something more to look forward to. i think it's something that... you know, it's always been a part of the ladies tour where, you know, you see what the lpga play for every week. and ifeel like we have really good golfer

jofra archer reported this to the steward and to our security when he got back into the change rooms he was obviously emotional. it hurts. we are here as well to say we fully supportjofra. we are here as well to say we fully support jofra. there we are here as well to say we fully supportjofra. there is no place for racism in the game, in any game. jofra it's part of our team and whatever the abuse, we are absolutely right behind him and he isa absolutely right behind him and he is a very important part of our team. the world anti—doping agency will recommend that russia be banned from all sports for four years. the wada committee that has been investigating russia's violation of doping rules have concluded the country should be punished for an alleged manipulaton of a database of test results. if the wada board agrees with the recommendations then russian athletes with a clean record would have to compete in neutral uniforms at next year's tokyo olympics, as they did in rio, but the sanctions could affect other sports too. here are the main recommendations made by the wada committee

zealand cricket are conducting an investigation into racial abuse aimed towards england cricketer jofra archerve of england's defeat in the first test match at the bay oval. adam mountford has the details from mount maunganui. the incident was reported to have taken place when archer was dismissed and was walking back to the pavilion. archer has written on social media that he was subject to racial insults from a supporter. the person concerned has not yet been identified but the authorities are checking cctv footage at the ground and the investigation is ongoing. new zealand cricket say they will be contacting archer tomorrow to apologise for the unacceptable experience and have promised increased vigilance in hamilton where the second test is played from friday. jofra's allegations come after england suffered a humiliating defeat to new zealand in that first test. they lost by an innings and 65 runs after the unlikely task of batting through the day to save the match, proved beyond them. they can quickly make amends with the second and final test beginning on thursday night. we'll continue t

day for england's bowlers as their warm—up match against a new zealand xi ended in a draw. 0nly jofra archertokes back bowling after injury, it's expected to be a straight pick between chris woakes and sam curran for a starting spot in the first test next week. i would like to think i have a good chance. but there are probably a few other guys who are knocking on the door as well. myself and sam played in the last test match, so being realistic, looking at the squad make up, we are probably looking at myself and him. but it is good to have competition. i will be trying to work hard and try and get in the team. we will see what happens. andy murray feels he has a chance of beating the best players in the world again, as he continues his comeback after hip surgery. murray had an eventful 0ctober, winning his first tour title in more than two years and then becoming a father for the third time. he says he's excited about his future but now thinks that winning isn't everything. what i have learned in the last couple of years... i don't really, really care about rankings. i don't really care abou

jofra archer struggling for pace on a pitch offering england very little. think in hindsight he has been used in the wrong way. i think he is notjust someone who comes in and bowls low and bounces. i think he is better than that. he has a terrific delivery when he pitched the ball further up. there was a big appeal for lbw and as it happened the ball was going over the top of the stumps, but i want to see more balls at that length. the lta have given away almost a thousand tickets for great britain's davis cup semi—final against spain this evening. it's in madrid, so they were attempting to even up the crowd. they'll need cheering on, against rafa nadal‘s spain, that's for sure — but the big question is, will andy murray be playing today? here's our tennis correspondent russell fuller. great britain against spain in the traditional hostile davis cup environment for the british team but what an opportunity to reach the final. who is going to be on the great britain team sheet? a former davis cup player for great britain, former coach of andy murray, the sugg

and an apology from new zealand for england's jofra archer, who says he was subjected to racist abuseend of the first test. and coming up on bbc news: today is the day that we are finding out who is up for this year's bbc sports personality of the year. the six nominees for the public vote are being revealed throughout the day. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. a lorry driver who is accused of the deaths of 39 migrants — found in a refrigerated lorry in essex — has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to assist illegal immigration. maurice robinson, from craigavon, is accused of being part of a larger plot to bring people into the uk illegally. he was not asked to plead to 39 charges of manslaughter, which he also faces. the bodies of 39 people from vietnam, including children, were discovered last month in the back of a lorry in essex. daniel sandford reports. it was on the 23rd of october that police were called to an industrial park in grays in essex after 39 people had been found dead in the back of a sealed lorry trailer. this morning, mo robinson, the 25—year—old lorry

the chief of new zealand cricket says the alleged perpetator who racially abused england bowler jofra archerly to archer and says he's optimistic of catching the man responsible. women's golf in europe has been given a boost, with a bonus prize of £215,000 for the top three players on the tour's order of merit, which will be re—named the race to costa del sol from next season. whoever leads the money list at the end of the year will get an extra £107,000. and the tour has entered into a long—term partnership with the american lpga to strenthen golf in europe. that's all the sport for now. but don't forget there's more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. hello, thanks forjoining me. i'm afraid it looks as though the weather on wednesday will not be offering much relief from this relentless, wet and at times really quite windy weather as well thanks debbie gary lopez processed a p pa re ntly debbie gary lopez processed apparently close to us right from the world go —— thanks to this perilously close area of low pressure right next to us right from the word go. on into the evening co

jofra archer struggling for pace on a pitch

now, everyone knows jofra archer bold fast... talk about impact!game 209 behind, four wickets down, but another reminder why you need all the protection you can get. lets return to the election. throughout the campaign, bbc news is looking closely at the places where the election could be won and lost and visiting 10 parts of the uk where seats will be closely contested. today, we're in norwich in the east of england. the city is split into two constituencies. in the last election, one was held by the conservatives and the other by labour. one is norwich south, which was held by labour, with a big majority, at the last election, after they took the seat from the lib dems. but the main battleground is in the north of the city. two years ago, the conservatives beat labour there byjust 507 votes. martine croxall is in norwich. 0ne one of the cities with the lowest pay across the uk, norwich, so there isa pay across the uk, norwich, so there is a lot of interest in plans from political parties for big increases in the minimum wage after the election al

jofra archer struggling for pace on a pitch offering england very little.meone who used in the wrong way. i think he is notjust someone who comes in and bowls loads and bounces. i think he is better than that. he has a terrific delivery when pitched the ball further up. there was a big appealfor lbw ball further up. there was a big appeal for lbw and as it happened the ball was going over the top of the ball was going over the top of the stumps but i want to see more balls at that length. the lta have given away almost a thousand tickets for great britain's davis cup semi—final against spain this evening. it's in madrid, so they were attempting to even up the crowd. andy murray was impressed by the response, saying, "never knew there were so many tennis loving brits in madrid!" "thanks so much to everyone who has got in touch with the lta. hearing they have managed to get hold of around 900 tickets so i hope you are one of the lucky ones who manage to get one our only request is that you make as much noise as possible." iam sure i am sure they will do later

this is from jofra archer. that was the original tweet.her. the statement reads, although security providers at the venue where unable to locate the perpetrator, new zealand cricket will be examining cctv footage and making further enquiries and an endeavour to identify the man responsible. it went on, new zealand cricket has zero tolerance towards abusive language and any of its venues. it will refer the case to the police. it apologise for the unacceptable experience and will increase vigilance on the matter when the teams next meet. i am sure we will get more on that in the sports bulletin. more than a million students face eight days of disruption from today when university lecturers and support staff begin a strike over pay, pensions and working conditions. around 40,000 people are expected to walk out, and lectures are being cancelled at 60 universities — that's almost half of the uk's institutions. further industrial action is threatened if agreements cannot be reached. here's our education correspondent, lisa hampele. they are taki

the chief of new zealand cricket says the alleged perpetator who racially abused england bowler jofra archerield during england‘s first test defeat in mount maunganui. women‘s golf in europe has been given a boost, with a bonus prize of £215,000 for the top three players on the tour‘s order of merit, which will be renamed the race to costa del sol from next season. whoever leads the money list at the end of the year will get an extra £107,000. by contrast, the winner of the equivalent prize in men‘s golf, john rahm, won a bonus of over one and a half million pounds at the weekend. andy murray says he is more relaxed about retiring from tennis now — as he‘s spent so much time away from the sport in the last couple of years, recovering from a hip injury. in a new documentary that premiered in london on monday night, we get an insight into the gruelling strain murray‘s rehab took out of him, his family and those close to him, before he returned to the court in september. tennis obviously has been my whole adult life but also a huge part of my childhood as well — this is what i‘ve done since i w

the cricket authorities in new zealand say they will apologise to the england fast bowler jofra archerland. it ended with him being racially abused. after scoring 30 i’u ns racially abused. after scoring 30 runs off 50 balls during england‘s attempt to salvage the match he heard something as he left the field. afterwards he said on twitter... it's it‘s not the first time archer has been the subject of alleged abuse. during the ashes in september, an england fan at old trafford said he heard this group singing a song —— racist song. england‘s cricketers will travel there with plenty to ponder after a crushing defeat. needing to bat through the day to save themselves, it proved beyond them. the wickets tumbled, some were given away cheaply. others snatched in style. the brittle batting exposed, heaping more pressure on that captain. sometimes players go through phases of their career where not as consistent and don‘t make the score is that they would like. that seems to marry with the fact that i have taken on the captaincy. i‘m not too worried about it. i know that it is frustrating but

only jofra archer took more than one wicket.tarting spot in the first test next week. i would like to think i have a good chance. but there are probably a few other guys who are knocking on the door as well. myself and sam played in the last test match, so being realistic, looking at the squad make up, we realistic, looking at the squad make up, we are realistic, looking at the squad make up, we are probably looking at myself and him. but it is good to have competition. i will be trying to work hard and try and get in the team. we will see what happens. andy murray feels he has a chance of beating the best players in the world again as he continues his comeback after hip surgery. murray had an eventful october, winning his first tour title in more than two years and then becoming a father for the third time. he says he's excited about his future, but now thinks that winning isn't everything. what i have learned in the last couple of years... i don't really, really care about rankings. i don't really care about rankings. i don't

the head of new zealand cricket says the alleged perpetator who racially abused england bowler jofra archer england's first test defeat in mount maunganui. as andy murray releases a new documentary about his battle with a hip injury, he says he's more relaxed about retirement now, having spent so much of the last two years not playing tennis. he greeted fans in london last night at the premiere, with audiences set to find outjust how hard it was for murray to comeback from hip resurfacing surgery. he told us he doesn't fear life after tennis the way he used to. tennis obviously has been my whole adult life but also a huge part of my childhood as well — this is what i've done since i was a young kid, so when you sort of get to 28, 29 and it looks like you're coming to the end, i think sport doesn't do a very good job preparing athletes for finishing and setting them up for what they're going to do when they finish. but the nice thing about these last six or seven months — when i was at home and my pain was gone, i got a glimpse into what my life would be like without tennis, and i'm so much

zealand cricket are conducting an investigation into racial abuse aimed towards england cricketer jofra archerace when archer was dismissed and was walking back to the pavilion. aja has written on social media that he was subject to racial insults from supporters. the person concerned has not yet been identified but the authorities are checking cctv footage at the ground and the investigation is ongoing. new zealand cricket say they will be contacting archer tomorrow to apologise for the unacceptable experience and have promised increased vigilance in hamilton where the second test is played from friday. jofra‘s allegations come after england suffered a humiliating defeat to new zealand in the first test at the bay oval. they lost by an innings and 65 runs after the unlikely task of batting through the day to save the match proved beyond them. they can quickly make amends with the second and final test beginning on thursday. we‘ll continue to keep trying to find ways of making inroads on surfaces like this. but again, credit has to go to two guys who played really well and it just highlights t

jofra is part of our team, whatever the abuse we would be absolutely right behind him and he is a very important part of our team. so, england say they're fully supportive of archerdformer spinner monty panesar, himself the subject of racist abuse in the past, is hopeful archer will come through this. i thinkjofra is quite a you know, he likes playing under pressure situations. you saw him join the world cup, he took that super over, he is not shy of expressing his tale nt he is not shy of expressing his talent at international level and he bowls fa st. talent at international level and he bowls fast. so, for him, i do not think it will affect a much. but if anything, the players around him and both ecb and new zealand cricket will be happy that he is actually gone out and really kind of shown to the world that he was face but they racial comment on this is not on. the world anti doping agency will recommend that russia be banned from all sports for four years. the wada committee that has been investigating russia's violation of doping rules have concluded the country should be punished for an alleged manipulaton of a database of test results. if the wada board a

i know you mentioned the story about jofra archer, to them. rcher, suffering racist abuse. it was a disappointing night for steve bruce on his return to aston villa. his newcastle side were beaten 2—0 at villa park — a result that sees them move out of the bottom three. it's a big night in the champions league. a win for spurs injose mourinho's first home game would see them qualify for the last 16. manchester city can also progress with a draw. and, wada's committee has recommended that russia serve a 4 year ban from all major international sports competitions. it puts their hopes of hosting matches at euro 2020 in jeopardy as it has also been recommended they are banned from hosting major events. great britain hockey player sam ward says he's confident of returning to the game despite losing the sight in his left eye. he sustained a crushed retina and facial fractures after he was struck in the face by the ball during an olympic qualifying play—off win against malaysia earlier this month. it isa it is a gruesome scar but he is determined he c

jofra "not fit and proper". archerted by a spectator during england's first test against new zealand. new zealand cricket have apologised and will try to find the individual responsible. as for the cricket, england were thrashed by an innings of 65 runs. they go one down in the two test series and the contenders followed garin joins series and the contenders followed garinjoins as bbc series and the contenders followed garin joins as bbc sports personality of the year. i will be back with more just after 230. the party leaders are out campaigning in the general election again today. labour has announced plans to improve conditions for tenants in privately—owned accommodation. but the residential landlords association is warning that this could see landlords stepping away from the private rental market. announcing the policy pledge, the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, says he wants all tenants to have somewhere safe and secure to live. the very opposite. i can't imagine why they would say such a thing. what we are doing i

day for england's bowlers as their warm—up match against a new zealand xi ended in a draw. 0nly jofra archerut at the same time, there are probably a few other guys who are knocking on the door as well. obviously myself and sam played in the last test match so i suppose, i mean being realistic, looking at the side and the squad make up, we are looking at myself and him, really. but it's good to have that competition. i will be coming out here and looking to do what i've always done, which is work ha rd what i've always done, which is work hard and try and knock the door down to get into the team but we will see what happens. andy murray feels he has a chance of beating the best players in the world again as he continues his comeback after hip surgery. murray had an eventful 0ctober — winning his first tour title in more than two years and then becoming a father for the third time. he says he's excited about his future but now thinks that winning isn't everything. what i have learned the last couple of years, i don't really care about rankings. i don't really care about winning tennis competi