adam wild, bbc news.a top—four premiership finish after a nail biting win over leicester tigers... they had been trailing 20 points to 14 with just three minutes to go, but will muir got over the line to score a try, with ben spencer's conversion sealing a late win. tom pidcock was denied the biggest win of his fledgling cycling career by the tiniest of margins at the amstel gold race in the netherlands. the 21—year—old is in his first season of road racing with ineos grenadiers. he made his move withjust under eight miles to go and with the finish in sight battled it out with wout van aert for the victory. it was so close it took several minutes for officials to award the win to the belgian. the netherlands�* marianne vos won the women's race. meanwhile, mark cavendish ended the tour of turkey in style by winning the final stage. the briton wearing blue on the left of your screen had enough energy left to pip belgium's jasper philipsen to claim his fourth stage win of the race. spain'sjose manuel diaz wa

adam wild, bbc news.umours tonight that plans for a breakaway european super league are set to be announced. at least 5 premier league clubs are said to be involved. uefa and the premier league have come out to condemn the proposals. our football reporter simon stone has been following the developments and joins me now... there's a lot of speculation out there — what do we know at the moment? basically we know that 11 of european football's major clubs, three from spain, you can imagine real madrid, barcelona, atletico madrid, three from italy, juventus and the two milan clubs, and five from england, the big six, liverpool, manchester united, arsenal, chelsea and tottenham, minus manchester city at the moment, have signed a kind of informal agreement tojoin a have signed a kind of informal agreement to join a european super league. now, we are expecting at some point this evening there will be a statement on behalf of those clubs explaining that they have agreed, it is not going there with the premier lea

adam wild, bbc news.ts earlier on today and how _ you see the results earlier on today and how tight it is beneath us. so to have _ and how tight it is beneath us. so to have seven points down to the next _ to have seven points down to the next one — to have seven points down to the next one instead of the four it could've — next one instead of the four it could've been, of course, that is bil could've been, of course, that is big for— could've been, of course, that is big for us — could've been, of course, that is big for us. and we want to see how close _ big for us. and we want to see how close we _ big for us. and we want to see how close we can — big for us. and we want to see how close we can get to the top. you know, for me, it's very difficult to analyse matches with the media, technically, because men technically commute going the direction individual qualities and then i'm always criticised when i try to analyse matches. so i prefer just to be very, very general. we lost against a very good team

adam wild, bbc news.e lingaard's brilliant form in a west ham shirt continues after his two goals helped them beat leicester city and move back into fourth place. they're nowjust a point behind leicester in third with champions league football next season very much a possiblilty asjoe wilson reports. at the london stadium, silence for the duke of edinburgh. then a thrilling football match about europe. was tampons my progress towards champions league qualification has been supercharged by one man. that's him. lester dreaming of offside here, jerrod bowen was on and guess who was alongside him? 2— 02 lynn guard. the move which brought westhampton a third was finished by bowen. lester had to respond but players were missing. hamza, james madison, dropped by the manager after covid breaches, lester described as extremely disappointing. lester did have you not show there. now, westhampton throw away another three goal lead, could they? and not show again. david told his players there was just one minute left.

it's as adam wild reports. barely a week sense ambiti( of it's barely a week sense ambitions of europeano tear the ball apart. now europe's elite are hoping to conquer the continent a little more conventional leave. tonight it's chelsea take on real madrid, two of the european super leagues original superpowers. success here to be earned. it's never guaranteed.— success here to be earned. it's never guaranteed. right now we do deserve through _ never guaranteed. right now we do deserve through the _ never guaranteed. right now we do deserve through the competition i never guaranteed. right now we do deserve through the competition to i deserve through the competition to be there and that's why we are full of confidence and looking forward to play these matches are the highest level. this is what we all dream about when we are kids. it’s level. this is what we all dream about when we are kids. it's the memory of _ about when we are kids. it's the memory of that _ about when we are kids. it's the memory of that childhood - about when we are kids. it's the i memory of that childhood ambitio

adam wild, bbc news.of another good day for mark cavendish in turkey. clive. it's nearly 180 million miles away from earth, but this small helicopter could make history tomorrow by attempting the first powered flight on another planet. these are images sent back from mars of the craft ingenuity, carrying out its final checks. rebecca morelle reports. the parachute has deployed and we are seeing... this mission has already revealed mars as never seen before, with the first ever footage of a thrilling descent, as the rover is lowered down to the martian surface. touchdown confirmed. now, nasa is ready to make history again. this time it will try to launch a helicopter. the first attempt at powered flight on another planet. this animation reveals how it might look, but with the extreme conditions on mars and the fact that there's barely any atmosphere, it won't be easy. it feels absolutely nuts! of course. we've been flying on earth forjust over 100 years and now, like, yeah, we're going to go to another pla

adam wild reports. english football's most successful clubs, but with such success comes great power and even greater wealth. creating a new league with europe's other football giants has the lure of untold riches, but at what cost? this new super league includes english football's so—called big big sticks, arsenal, tottenham, chelsea, manchester city and mattner —— magister united, including leading clubs from spain and italy. what is proposed is a mid week competition with as many as 20 clubs in total and eventually women's leak as well. but it has been met with both criticism and condemnation. it is beyond belief, actually, that they can think that they can put this idea forward and everyone accept it. that is just a complete lack of understanding of our game, our traditions, what we love about ball, what is in our hearts when we go and watch football and when we clay —— play the game. it and when we clay -- play the name. , ., ., game. it is the heart of the name, game. it is the heart of the game.

adam wild was watching. it is the sport's grandest of competitions. leeds are the challenge cup holders, but in st helens, there is no more fearsome opposition. that point forcefully made within three minutes. leeds are a developing side with plenty of potential. it was going to take something special to stop them here. but having kept the scores tight in the first—half, they went too far. a tackle that was as high as it was late. a red card followed, and games can turn. especially when saints have such talents. this pass allowed them to wind in the gap. it seemed the cup holders were going out. but leeds were not letting go just yet. two late tries kept saints guessing. that was, until with seconds remaining, st helens finished what they started. st helens through, but onlyjust. staying with the challenge cup, things were much more simple for last years beaten finalists salford. they are comfortably into the next round after a 68—4 win over widnes. catalans are also through. it's "moving day" at the masters — and the penultimate round is under way in

adam wild is with me. and adam a lot has been discussed about how to properly address this issue.is initiative. yes, this is the latest in the series of initiatives across football or football has come together and said enough is enough. we see players still taking the need routinely before games and we saw last year the players were wearing the black lives matter movement probably displayed on shirts. those them replaced by the no room for racism campaign. but specifically as you say, online abuse and has become depressingly familiar with reports of players at all levels of the game being racially targeted online after games. there has been some unilateral action of recent weeks, we've seen clubs like swansea city that took action on social media and other clubs, like birmingham city, they have also taken a stand leasing high—profile people who took a much publicised stance on social media. but football as a whole coming together and saying enough is enough. all levels of premier league right now through the efl in this country. simone is the head of the quality and diversity adm

adam wild is with me. and adam a lot has been discussed about how to properly address this issue.he industry for this initiative. this is football once again stepping up this is football once again stepping up their campaign against racism and we still see players routinely taking the knee before games and seeing than no room for racism logos on shirts and now, this is specifically targeting online racist abuse. this is become depressingly familiar, hasn't it over recent years. players being targeted on social media because of their race. this is football as a whole. coming together, saying enough is enough. there have been repeated calls for years now for something to be done by social media companies and this is their way of unilateral movements by clubs over recent weeks, swansea cityjust by clubs over recent weeks, swansea city just a few weeks ago by clubs over recent weeks, swansea cityjust a few weeks ago at a period orfrom cityjust a few weeks ago at a period or from social media we have seen big names in the world of football, the likes of high—profile boycotts, but this

we'll speak to a european cup finallist and star of french football back in the day but first here's adam wildtie. all of the money in the world cannot always buy what you really want. for all the extravagant spending of paris and jimmy and football greatest prize has remained out of reach. at least until now. so with so much at stake, how much can they really enjoy paris in the springtime?— really enjoy paris in the s-urintime? , ., springtime? only one thing you can do is en'o springtime? only one thing you can do is enjoy the _ springtime? only one thing you can do is enjoy the game. _ springtime? only one thing you can do is enjoy the game. and - springtime? only one thing you can do is enjoy the game. and enjoy . springtime? only one thing you can| do is enjoy the game. and enjoy the responsibility and the pressure and enjoy that pressure and that responsibility and enjoy the fact that maybe you are not leaving this kind of situation. the top players enjoy the situation because they take responsibility and that's why the greatest we in this competition and the greatest clubs win the compe

well, our reporter adam wild joins me in the studio now... all 6 of the premier league clubs have spoken differently haven't they — but what have they had to say? it has been a very damaging decrepit ball. it's been very damaging for the 12 clubs who have been part of the 12 clubs who have been part of the european super league proposals as you say there are bridges to be built now. most notably the bridges between the clubs and their fans. i taught them thank you can feed them there is just a taught them thank you can feed them there isjust a couple taught them thank you can feed them there is just a couple of hours ago. they have been gathering outside the grounds this evening clearly there are plenty —— plenty of bridges to be built between the clubs and philistines. let's take a look at some of the communication and between the clubs and their fans because there are some very striking differences in tone. chelsea are the first to put out yesterday. this was their initial statement or at least part of it. they said having joined the group late last week we have time to consider the ma

adam wild, bbc news.ere's the former manchester united and england defender. it's pure greed. they're imposters. they're nothing to do... the owners of this club, the owners of liverpool, the owners of chelsea, the owners of manchester city — they're nothing to do with football in this country. there are ioo—odd years of history in this country from fans that have lived and loved these clubs, and they need protecting — the fans need protecting. let's talk to the shadow sports minister, alison mcgovern. what do you think of these ideas? i think gary neville hit the nail on the head. the supporters need protecting. unfortunately this is not a new thing. for years and years we have seen plenty of examples of where interests of supporters have been ridden roughshod over. one of the reasons why people are so mad and angry about this, it comes off the back of the year where football supporters up and down the country have been serving their community, taking part in efforts to deliver food parcels, keeping in t

adam wild, bbc news.ken to the red planet as part of the perseverance rover mission, which landed in february. the hope is to capture some spectacular views of the planet�*s surface. that�*s it. i�*ll be back with the late news at 10pm. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. bye for now. hello. this is bbc news with ben mundy. it�*s the first weekend since lockdown eased in england... and restaurant and pub gardens up and down the country have been filling up. adam mcclean was in manchester speaking to people about their first saturday night out in 2021. one group representing the industry says in parts of london, up to 40% of bookings are no—shows. with so many businesses closed, so little footfall being generated, it has been electric. we could be out in _ it has been electric. we could be out in a — it has been electric. we could be out in a garden somewhere, but we are not _ out in a garden somewhere, but we are not we — out in a garden somewhere, but we are not. we are here giving local bus

adam wild, bbc news.former manchester united and england defender. it's pure greed, they're impostors. they're impostors. they have nothing to do... the owners of this club, the owners of liverpool, the owners of chelsea, the owners of manchester city, they are nothing to do with football in this country. there are 100 and odd years of history in this country from fans that have lived and loved these clubs, and they need protecting, the fans need protecting. let's speak to tim payton, a board member of the arsenal supporters�* trust. how are you? very well, good morning- _ how are you? very well, good morning. what _ how are you? very well, good morning. what do _ how are you? very well, good morning. what do you - how are you? very well, good morning. what do you think . how are you? very well, good | morning. what do you think of how are you? very well, good - morning. what do you think of this? it's deplorable _ morning. what do you think of this? it's deplorable and _ morning. what do you think of thi

adam wild, bbc news.t to tell you why it is at the top of the news this morning. sally, you are going to be with us talking to a number of guests today. it hasn't gone down well with so many elements of those who love this game and have been such an important part of the game for so long?— for so long? yes, i think the important — for so long? yes, i think the important thing _ for so long? yes, i think the important thing is _ for so long? yes, i think the important thing is it - for so long? yes, i think the important thing is it is - for so long? yes, i think the important thing is it is a - for so long? yes, i think the l important thing is it is a stark reminder_ important thing is it is a stark reminder that if you are lucky enough — reminder that if you are lucky enough to go and what your football team, _ enough to go and what your football team, you _ enough to go and what your football team, you have a season ticket, i think_ team, you have a season ticket, i think we — team, you have a season t

year old home at fairyhouse racecourse ahead of run wild fred to land the biggest win of his career. the favourite latest exhibition came fourth. adamrider recently won the tour of catalonia. he was the top british rider on the opening time trial in bilbao finishing in sixth place. he's 28 seconds behind stage winner and overall leader primoz roglic. it's masters week, and the countdown is on to the biggest event in golf which begins on thursday. the fans, or patrons as they're known, will be allowed back in, although organisers won't reveal how many. and it's ten years ago since rory mcilroy�*s meltdown cost him victory. one man back in form is 2015 winnerjordan spieth, who won his first title in nearly four years in texas yesterday. i like the progress that i am making. i don't feel that i have the control of all facets of my game that i want to have yet. but i feel like i'm working the right direction. would that make a difference this week? don't know, but i'm going to work atjust trying to be a little better than i was last week. more reaction to those stories over on the bbc sport website. but more reaction to those stories ov

wild conspiracy theories. i won't be intimidated by a lying media. >> reporter: still, the accusations against gaetz have at least one member of his own party calling for him to resign. why does rep adamnger think he should go? the accusations are stacking up. the daily beast reporting gaetz sent two late night venmo transactions in may 2019 for $900 to joel greenberg a former seminole florida county tax collector and accused sex offender. the next morning in an eight-minute span, greenberg used the same app to send three young women money totaling the same amount. >> all of these women are extremely young. >> meaning what? >> one turned 18 six months before that happened. >> reporter: cnn has not independently confirmed the report or what the money was used for. from the start, gaetz denied doing anything wrong. >> it's a horrible allegation and lie. >> reporter: and there is more, separate from the allegations of sex crimes, "the new york times" is also reporting investigators have been told of a conversation where gaetz and a former prominent lobbyist arranged a sham candidate to siphon votes from an ally's opponent. they cautioned that aspect of the inquiry was in its early stages

wild things, pretty crazy commercials. so, is there -- if there's anyone who could handle the pressure of trying to stop a heavily indebted movie theater from going under, it was adam ceo of i max and a bit of an escape artist himself with this 500 million share, again, dribbled out offering, aron is showing you how a real professional uses the capital markets to his company's advantage. just three months ago, amc was trading below $2 i mean, that's just incredible look at just -- look at this this is the pandemic right and then it comes down to here with the company on the ropes, because they can't do much business thanks to covid, right? as he described it this morning on "squawk on the street," short sellers were leaning all over his stock right here, hoping to pressure it down to zero i mean, literally. i mean, they would -- that, of course, would have made it much harder for the company to raise stocks or in the bond market, it would have been lethal because amc desperately needed the money right here but then the wall street bets crowd started hunting for short sellers. so they swooped in right here and busted the hedge funds that were gunning for amc, just l

wild conspiracy theories. i won't be intimidated by a lying media. >> reporter: still, the accusations against gaetz has one part of his party calling for him to resign. why does adamshould go? saying gaetz send two venmo transactions for $900 a former seminole county tax collector and accused sex offender. the next morning, in an eight-minute span, greenberg used the same app to send young women money. >> all of these women are extremely young. >> extremely young meaning what? >> one just turned 18 before that happened. >> reporter: cnn hasn't independently confirmed the report or what the money was used for. from the start, gaetz denied anything was wrong. >> it's a horrible allegation and a lie. >> reporter: and there's more, separate from allegations of sex crimes, "the new york times" is reporting that investigators have been told of a conversation where gaetz and a prominent florida lobbyist discussed arranging a so-called sham candidate if a state senate race next year to siphon votes from an ally. they cautioned that part of the inquiry was in its early stages. all of this starting to hit closer to home for the congressman in an unavoidable way. a liberal a

wild, conspiracy theories. i won't be intimidated by a lying media. >> reporter: still, the accusations against gaetz have at least one member of his own party calling for him to resign. why does rep adaminzinger think he should go, the daily beast reporting that gaetz sent two late night venmo transactions in may, 2018, for $900 to his friend joel greenberg, a former seminole tax collector and accused sex offender. in the eight-minute span greenberg used the same app to send three young women men totaling the same amount. >> all of these women are extremely young. >> extremely young meaning what? >> well, one just turned 18 about six months before that happened. >> reporter: cnn hasn't independently confirmed this report of what the money was used for. from the start, gaetz has denied doing anything wrong. >> it is a horrible allegation and it is a lie. >> reporter: and there's more, separate from the allegations of sex crimes, the new york city times is also reporting investigators have been told of a conversation where gaetz and a prominent florida lobbyist discussed arranging a so-called sham candidate in a state senate race last year to siphon votes from an ally's opponent. they c

wild, conspiracy theories. i won't be intimidated by a lying media. >> reporter: still, the accusations against gaetz have at-least-one member of his own party calling for him to resign. why does rep adaming he should go? the accusations are stacking up. "the daily beast" now reporting that gaetz sent two late-night venmo transactions, in may, 2018, for $900, to his friend joel greenberg. a former-seminole county, florida, tax collector, and accused sex offender. the next morning, according to the outlet, in an eight-minute span, greenberg used the same app to send three young women money, totaling the same amount. >> all of these women are extremely young. >> extremely young, meaning what? >> well, one just turned 18 about six-months before that happened. >> cnn hasn't independently confirmed this report or what the money was used for. from the start, gaetz has denied doing anything wrong. >> it is a horrible allegation, and it is a lie. >> reporter: and, there's more. separate from the allegations of sex crimes, "the new york times" is also reporting investigators have been told of a conversation, where gaetz and a prominent-florida lobbyist discussed arranging a so-called sham candi

wild conspiracy theories. i won't be intimidated by a lying media. i won't be extorted by a former doj official and the crooks he's working with. the truth will prevail. >> it comes as congressman adam kinsinger is calling for him to resign. and reports say a second gaetz aid has resigned. joining me now is katie benner, part of the "new york times" team breaking the gaetz story and the surprising details. her latest piece has more on joel greenberg, a trip to the bahamas, and a ghost scheme running for the florida state senate. you and i talked so regularly this week, i want to bring some of our viewers who maybe haven't followed every detail about this up to speed and where this is going. joel greenberg, the associate of matt gaetz, apparently is working towards a deal. his lawyer has said so. a deal with prosecutors, tell us what that might involve. >> joel greenberg who is friend with matt gaetz, he was a tax collector in seminole county, he's been charged with a lot of crimes including child sex trafficking. his lawyer said in court they're working towards a deal. a deal would allow mr. greenberg to serve a lesser sentence than he's facing. he's facing at least 12 years in pris