african perspective it's important for all of those nations to inspire the next generation of african football is it within. europe and best in many african players so it's normal that when they come back home to play for their country that they don't but they have the same level of commitment. with a country so i have no doubt and i really hope that that will be the case that african teams that will be really going very far in this competition how important is it for russian sport for the host nation to have a good tournament while i think what we experienced during this. twenty seventeen. configuration. very strong and what a world cup. by russia could be i really was fascinated by the level of. and more importantly about the woman well what pleased you the most from the russian welcoming in the some of the confederations cup because i was here and one of my roles i believe. to speak honestly about. seven times now i'm not a fantastic people don't look at me differently on the street people don't treat me differently. which is again some of the stereotypes that we are presented with. so tell

and he's definitely the best african footballer you're looking at the reigning african player of theear he looks good in a tux to. the award was well deserved after finishing an impressive spell at rome sally has taken the premier league by storm and become a huge hit at liverpool. he's twenty five and he's in the form of his life and the stage could have been more perfect for him to show the world what he's all about. more importantly he knows how to do the business for his country to. be scored twice to help egypt to the final of the african cup of nations last year before an agonizing defeat in the final. three more goals in twenty seventeen all in qualifiers against congo and uganda secured egypt's place at the world cup. so he's on fire and the whole sport is sure to be pumped up for the tournament because it's the first time since nine hundred ninety that they've appeared in the world cup and only the third time overall but doesn't mean they're crap in international football well enough. in fact they've won the african cup of nations seven times more than any other country. tha

african perspective it's important for all of those nations to inspire the next generation of african football is within. europe and best in many african players so. no matter that when they come back home to play for their country that they don't but they have the same level of commitment. with a country so i have no doubt. and i really hope that that will be the case that african teams will be really going very far in this competition how important is it for russian sport for the host nation to have a good tournament while i think what we experienced during this. twenty seventeen. configuration. very strong on what. by russia could be i really was fascinated by the level of. readiness and more importantly by the woman well what pleased you the most from the russian welcoming in the some of the confederations cup because i was here and one of my roles i believe. to speak honestly about. seven times now i'm not a fantastic people don't look at me differently on the street people don't treat me differently. which is again some of the stereotypes that we are presented with. so tell us what pleas

african perspective it's important for all of those nations to inspire the next generation of african football is it within. europe and best in many african players so. no matter that when they come back home to play for their country that they did what they had the same level of commitment. with a country so i have no doubt. and i really hope that that will be the case that african teams will be really going very far in this competition how important is it for russian sport for the host nation to have a good tournament while i think what we experienced during this. twenty seventeen. confederation. very strong on what. by russia could be i really was fascinated by the level of play. and more importantly by the woman well what pleased you the most from the russian welcoming in the some of the confederations cup because i was and one of my roles i believe. to speak honestly about. seven times now i'm not a fantastic people don't look at me differently on the street people don't treat me differently. which is again some of the stereotypes that we are presented with. so tell us what pleasantly sur

african perspective it's important for all of those nations to inspire the next generation of african football is it within. europe and best in many african players so. no matter that when they come back home to play for their country that they did what they had the same level of commitment. with a country so i have no doubt. and i really hope that that will be the case that african teams will be really going very far in this competition how important is it for russian sport for the host nation to have a good tournament while i think what we experienced during this. twenty seventeen. confederation. very strong and what. could be i really was fascinated by the level of. readiness and more importantly by the woman well what pleased you the most from the russian welcoming in the some of the confederations cup because i was and one of my roles i believe. to speak honestly about. seven times now i'm not a fantastic people don't look at me differently on the street people don't treat me differently. which is against some of the stereotypes that we are presented with. so tell us what what pleasantly

is a president who has been accused of being courageous who has expressed condemned for african american football players taking can be doing the national anthem so many people have told me that this is still a very poor support issue and that there are still many issues they have to fight for. tender phenomena in memphis tennessee thank you alexandra. time for some sports news now and in football the champions league quarter finals by a minute came from behind to secure an away win against sylvia byron put on an impressive performance in the second half and tiago scored the winner in the two one victory and the night's other game champions round madrid demolished host eventis christiana hernando scored twice in the three nil when the return likes will be played next wednesday. and in tonight's champions league action liverpool host manchester city in the first leg of their quarterfinal the all english clash puts together two of europe's most high profile coaches and have already all that it also promises to be full of goals. magister city's march to this season's premier league title is nearly c

less than a ses but there's already two or three songs that ok to say that he's already nine african footballer of the year and on sunday another individual ward for the play at liverpool fans call the egyptian king and the winner class player of the twenty eighty is mohamed salah live in. miami has been voted the english premier league player of the as voted for by his fellow professionals in his first season with the club the former chelsea and run the player has scored thirty one goals in thirty three the games it was always in my mind i want success here i didn't have my chance to chelsea so. it was radically to in my mind i would turn it back to the premier league and i will show you what my for the book song i'm very happy about that i would i'm very happy for my team mates for what we are doing the premier league on or so in the champions league and you know we have to carry on because it's to lose some games to go hello mo if you see that then you have obviously won the trophy nubile whatever concrete you lation. it's really rampal that you win. as an individual as an individual trophy

and the south african international football playerjanine van wyk tweeted: "what a powerful woman shegary rivers of the methodist church of southern africa, said he had been praying with her and her family earlier today. i spent some time with her this morning, around midday and with some of the family, spent some time in prayer. with mamma winnie and after that when we received a phone call saying she had passed on. we consider it a gift to have mamma winnie as part of our community. she spent good friday at our traditional service in soweto, as many of you, mamma winnie remained in soweto, even as we speak was worshipping there and on easter sunday spent the morning at a church in soweto, celebrating easter sunday. the church of southern africa extends its deepest condolences to the family. to all who know her, both her in south africa, in africa and across the world. an icon, a giant is laid to rest. we thank god for her life. let's go live to soweto and outside the home of winnie mandela. a large crowd gathered there. as the country comes to terms with the news that the mother of

and the south african international football player janine van wyk tweeted: "what a powerful woman sheace, winnie mandela, mother of the nation." with me isjohn carlin —journalist and author of the book — playing the enemy, nelson mandela and the game that made a nation. he interviewed winnie mandela shortly before nelson mandela's release from prison in 1990. thank you forjoining us. your reaction to her death first of all. like everyone else i was surprised. unlike her ex—husband nelson mandela, we knew that his death was coming but this was out of the blue. even though she was 81. her death makes me reflect about someone i got to know quite well personally as well as writing about as a journalist. although a lot of what i wrote about her was about the dark and ugly side of winnie mandela, my prevailing sentiment now reacting to her death today is a sense ofjust what a magnificent and heroic and epic personality she was. what has brought about that reflection now? the thing about winnie mandela, she was someone, the thing about winnie mandela, she was someone, for the thing about win

he has express for african american football players taking in. the national. people told me that they still have to continue right today because alexander phenomenal printing first from memphis tennessee thank you aleksandra. well as we heard there the battle for social economic equality is still going on in the u.s. and it's very interesting that mr trump really misses an opportunity to take credit for the rise in employment among black americans their economic situation has improved but studies show black workers is still chronically under represented in high salaried jobs. even the american flag is in tatters here this is a black neighborhood in memphis tennessee the city where martin luther king was assassinated fifty years after his murder black people here earn forty eight cents for every dollar a white american makes. people are working and they're spending all their lives and they're spending hours but they're not getting out of poverty they're still in poverty so i don't know that i would say it is better that people are working. it's a way slavery. d

thousands of south africans have attended a funeral service at a football stadium in soweto for the anti—apartheid mandela, who died earlier this month. in a moving eulogy, her daughter zenani said it was mama winnie who'd kept nelson mandela's memory alive during his long detention under apartheid. the bbc‘s nomsa maseko was there. there are big crowds here at orlando stadium for winnie madikizela—mandela's final send—off. the government has declared a state funeral for mama winnie complete with a gun salute. president cyril ramaphosa is giving the eulogy. all of these people are from different political parties, but mainly from the governing anc and julius malema's economic freedom fighters. they seem to have put aside their political differences to give mama winnie a send—off she deserves. they're singing liberation songs, and the sound is reverberating through the stadium. most of the songs they are singing about are about mama winnie's resilience and her fight for the liberation of black south africans. nomsa maseko in johannesburg. now on bbc news it's time for the travel show. this week on

thousands of south africans have attended a funeral service at a football stadium in soweto for the anti—apartheidnth. in a moving eulogy, her daughter zenani said it was mama winnie who'd kept nelson mandela's memory alive during his long detention under apartheid. the bbc‘s nomsa maseko was there. there are big crowds here at orlando stadium for winnie madikizela—mandela's final send—off. the government has declared a state funeral for mama winnie. it is complete with a gun salute. president cyril ramaphosa is giving the eulogy. all of these people are from different political parties, but mainly from the governing anc and julius malema's economic freedom fighters. they seem to have put aside their political differences to give mama winnie a send—off she deserves. they're singing liberation songs, and the sound is reverberating through the stadium. most of the songs they are singing about are about mama winnie's resilience and her fight for the liberation of black south africans. nomsa maseko in johannesburg. the top story: diplomats at the un from washington, paris and london have begun a new a

african perspective it's important for all of those nations to inspire the next generation of african football is within. europe and best in many african players so. no matter when they come back home to play for their country that they did what they had the same level of commitment and. with a country so i have no doubt. and i really hope that that will be the case that african teams that will be really going very far in this competition how important is it for russian sport for the host nation to have a good tournament while i think what we experienced during this. twenty seventeen. configuration. very strong on what. by russia could be i really was fascinated by the level of. readiness and more importantly by the woman well what pleased you the most from the russian welcoming in the some of the confederations cup because i was here and one of my roles i believe. to speak honestly about. six or seven times now i'm not a fantastic people don't look at me differently on the street people don't treat me differently. which is again some of the stereotypes that we are presented with. so tell us w

african rugby star brian hardliner. two of the most decorative teams in european football meet in germany.id, zinedine zidane will be looking to look for a second consecutive crown. the minnesota timberwolves need a victory over houston on wednesday to stay alive in the nba play—offs. the rockets are just one win away from reaching the second round. last time out, houston made history by scoring 50 points in a single quarter. the first time in the nba in 56 years. but still, the timberwolves reveal the key is simple. play with more energy, more physical. we have got to pay with more energy. i don't know how much more i can say. it has been the thing, you know, last game i think we played with such great energy that it was contagious and it carried us to the finish line. are going to do that tonight. —— we are. liverpool were 5—2 winners in the opening leg of their champions league lake against roma, who believe they are still in the thai. mohamed salah scored twice for the reds at anfield, making it 43 goals for the season but late away goals to roma lease it all to play for. for the seaso

back at boulder speech hopes are high that the african penguins will be spared new infections to. football now. when met in germany's famous roar derby on sunday with just one point separating the two teams in the bundesliga table in their last meeting the produced a stunning comeback from four goals down to earn a draw all this time another and trolling match up was in store for doormen and shaka fans were looking to secure the bragging rights in the latest installment of germany's most famous dobby it was the first rodolphe for peter and the first half out to the pass in an exciting you'd expect i but there was little in the way of quality throughout a scrappy for us hard shelters alessandro show quite close in the fifth minute but roman becky tonight. dormant only threatened shot first set pieces. testing round them and. no no the break. but only in the second half the deadlock was broken down you were kind of curious and you haven't come up the young and the ukraine bring a school of his third goal of the season. dortmund with stood further shock of pressure and with desperate for a fo

african in much of the country could never vote, but deeply interested. old, 14 year ears olds, politics is public ulture, central entertainment culture. no football, no movies, people get together and argue in the schoolyard, e politics, about parties that are roaring publicly. parties work to get young people involved and young people find a way to turn out. have entertainment, torch-literallys they would have hundreds of ith people marching in uniform, yelling whiskey, slogans, if you are 12 years old, hard to ignore that. party affiliation very important in that period? >> yes, crucial. live in a partisan era. from all available evidence that partisan era. 19th century, young people raise friday early childhood to party or hate another person. ove lincoln or hate jackson, they fold that into their personal identity. politics are something you can way the economic system might be difficult to engage in or education might be difficult to get. at rallies and yell and holler for your guy, you know. you write about how politics, political party family thing, a passed down to generation, people recruitable by the other party? they trying to bring th

and the top generating sports are football and basketball and they have the most african-americans. brian: why is that? why are african-americans not more interested in country club sports? is it because they don't have parents in country clubs? etan: we have outliers of people that are dominating in tenants -- in tennis and golf and things of that nature. we look at the ncaa, march madness right now or the nfl, they are predominantly black sports. his book, which is great, "the $40 million slave," we will be speaking at harvard. i think the category of the $40 billion slave is the category of not knowing where you are and not having a voice and being muted. it is a very good book. i had a debate with him a couple of years ago here at georgetown. i have a lot of respect for him. brian: when i was a freshman in high school, in indiana, our team played in the finals of a 1956 state championship in indianapolis. and the star of the indianapolis team was a man named oscar robertson. here he is. he is 79 years old. [video clip] >> we were just like anyone else. >> we went to school, play

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involved sure the leading score in african qualifying i think is a real culture around him now where football fans around the world just want to see him play this so excited by what they're seeing every way from the money doesn't seem to have lets up at any stage this season pretty. little late but what sort of atmosphere around the stadium and how much of an advantage is that feel of a pull in the home games. or not the site for the second consecutive champions league i end of a poll has been a bit of unpleasantness around the ground now in the i'm going to manchester city because two weeks ago we saw the mansion city team boss being attacked by liverpool fans that's use a new coach to drop them off there was a little we're in trouble with you i perform in the hour before kick off that was what seems to be an isolated incident but a video where level five is injured we don't know about his condition. from what. there's no confirmation of. collars but that's certainly how it looks from the around the grounds i'm from speaking to the place it seems that that's the most my should come from. so

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despite suffering from a side strain south africans needing seven more wickets on the final day to secure the historic series win the asian champions league is a football tournament as found itself on the political front line earlier said hosted u e's and walsall and group a game ball was a large the second team from a blockade in country to play in qatar since the gulf crisis began in june of two and scoring in each hall for the hosts as they won two one to advance to the knockout stage all said to our at the top of group c. with twelve points from five. tuesday's champions league quarter final between away on the deed and you ventus is a repeat of last year's final the spanish club claimed the trophy in cardiff with a four one win event to say they are not focused on or event manager is an idiot sit down say last year's result is in the past. what we are going to try to do is play a good game a good football game because it is what we know how to do it is being prepared we are ready but it has nothing to do with what happened ten months ago what happened is in the past we need to think about this qualifying round and try to play a great game tomorrow

one of europe's most successful football teams has a night to remember in the champions league peter will be here with details in sports. demonstrators in the central african republic have laid bodies outside the u.n. mission building in the capital bongi they were some of those killed during a un operation in the mainly muslim neighborhood called p.k. find that peacekeepers and the army targeted our troops on sunday two people including a peacekeeper died when fighters attacked the un troops near the president's residence it's. now the central african republic has been struggling to return to stability since violence erupted in twenty team that was after longtime leader francois busy was overthrown by this armed group a coalition of largely muslim factions in response to the coup christian fighters form groups known as the anti blacker to carry out range killings adding a religious element to the violence despite the election of a new president in twenty sixteen the crisis has intensified with the groups splitting into multiple factions all vying for control so far more than a million people have been displaced with the majority seeking refuge in neighbor

side strain while the south africans needing seven more wickets on the final day to secure the historic series win. well the problem now in the asian champions league is a football tournament that found itself on the political front line earlier qatar all said hosted you ease in a group game on the second team from the blockading country to play in qatar since the gulf crisis began in june bug the scoring in each hall for the hosts as they want to one said to our at the top of group c. with twelve points from five matches by munich have arrived in spain ahead of the champions the quarter final clash with their own tuesday on the dogs sylvia who are playing in the last eight for the first time in sixty years have never met by a now but haven't lost at home in eleven matches against german opponents they say they will look to control the game by force in the legal leaders to chase the ball to him but there he must you know you always pick she was so qualifying for the next round them and we know how hard it will be in that we are favorites but we won't make it easy for them we will play with our style and try to take advantage of our strengths if that's enough to

african americans is a huge problem, their words are meaningless. they're not backing them up. >> you were laughing. >> it's laughable. the nfl has murderers that play footballn that beat their wives, drug addicts. but a man who knelt in protest -- the mistake the nfl is making they think the ratings were down because white people were upset black people were protesting. it was just as much down because plaque people were saying -- i know for me, i would not watch the nfl game until he is given a fair opportunity to play. so, it's just not white people who are in control of this. the bottom line, if black people didn't play football, it would be rugby. that's what it would be. >> not just colin kaepernick either. there is a whole generation of protesting players. eric reid, colin kaepernick's teammate, very good defensive back, played safety, five year starter, free agent now. there is no question he's good enough to be a starting defensive back or certainly a playing defensive back in the nfl. he's not getting touched. and there is a reason. he knelt. he is colin kaepernick's best friend. >> why is the nfl so weak? here's my question. coach kerr -- i'm an u

and in football anything can happen world an olympic eight hundred meter champion caster semenya has been adding to her medal collection at the commonwealth games and australia the south african won the fifteen hundred meter title in a fraction over four minutes it was a personal best and games record the menu will be aiming for another gold in the eight hundred meters on friday. it made for a good forty eight hours on the track for south africa as after a canny simba nay won the men's one hundred meters somebody upset jamaica's yohan blake and says he's ready to stake his claim as the world's best sprinter replacing you saying it's no use saying there's a really great the great sprinter to live and. to be put in a sentence with him is really great and motivating and i believe in myself to go out there and put the best i can in you know always make sure that i'm the best it can be and the bits that got me in that can be on the track and that brings out you know the best times they're taken but i know that i'll be working hard to be you know number one sprint to work hard to be the top and just you know for that boy that he has lived. botswana's i think of my quality of gold i