and going loco in acupulco — just what made alexander zverev do this? welcome to sportsday. f1 testing in barcelona and tennis in dubai on the way too but we will start with st petersburg. currently the host of this season's champions league final. but tensions surrounding a potential invasion of ukraine. political sanctions have already been imposed but could sporting ones follow? joe lynskey reports. st petersburg is vladimir putin is home town, it's also the venue for this years champions league final. this is the gas probab arena where as it stands, two teams come out on may 28. but now those who run the game are under diplomatic pressure. i think it inconceivable that major international football tournaments can take place in russia after as i say, the invasion of a sovereign country. i say, the invasion of a sovereign count . ., �* say, the invasion of a sovereign count . , ., ., country. i don't believe that you go ahead and st _ country. i don't believe that you go ahead and st petersburg _ country. i don't believe that you go ahead and st peter

the world number three alexander zverev�*s apologised after being thrown out of the mexican open fora deciding tie—break, in which zverev argued with the umpire over a line call here. once he and his partner were beaten, zverev let his frustrations out on the umpire's chair, and the atp says zverev, who was the defending singles champion, has now been withdrawn from the tournament for unsportsmanlike conduct. well, zverev has been on social media to apologise, saying... the six nations is back this weekend, and ireland will be without iain henderson due to coronovirus. the ulster captain has returned home to isolate after testing positive as the squad assembled on monday. henderson missed ireland's opening six nations win over wales through injury before returning from the bench in the defeat to france. captainjohnny sexton has recovered from injury. and wales have left wing louis rees—zammit out of their squad to face england at twickenham. the 21—year—old damaged his ankle in the warm—up against ireland, but still played in the defeat in dublin. he's been released to play for glouc

. >>> an outbursts has one of tennis' top stars out some serious cash world number three alexander zverev $40,000 and withdrawn from the mexican open after striking the crisis in ukraine the deepening. russian forces now surrounding the capital of kyiv. the key moves president biden is now making in response. plus -- >> i want to be able to have a choice to wear a mask or not in a classroom. >> kicked out of the classroom for not wearing masks. what a north bay school did that has students protesting. >> and things are expected to warm up this weekend, but not too much. meteorologist kari hall tracking your weekend forecast as you make those plans. this is "today in the bay." >>> it's friday

thrown out of the tournament for unsportsmanlike conduct — world number three alexander zverev�*s mexicanapps that allow people to interact using virtual reality headsets. the nspcc charity says it's shocked and angry by the revelations, which have sparked concerns about children's safety in the so—called "metaverse". this report by angus crawford, and a warning that it does contain some disturbing content of a sexual nature. meetjess. she is 25, a bbcjournalist. but in virtual reality, she is pretending to be a child. enter vrchat, one of the most popular apps. the age limit is 13. some rooms look innocent enough. but there is pole dancing and strip clubs too. hello, miss. we can hang out, watch a movie or something... men chase a child, demanding she strip. oh, my god! put your clothes back on, you're14. there are rooms with condoms and sex toys. there are two people to the side of me now who are trying to get on top of each other. ok, so there's like a group of people that are like simulating sex. i want to say there's like five of them. there's avatars, right? can't go naked. someone

then world number three alexander zverev has apologised after being thrown out of the mexican open fornd of a doubles match. icy went to a deciding tie—break in which they live argued with the umpire over that line call and once the decision was made to let his frustration out on the empire's chair. he has now been withdrawn from the tournament for unsportsmanlike contact. the smack conduct. he has taken to social media to say... ——conduct. he has taken to social media to say... andy murray's bid to reach 700 wins on the atp tour will have to wait a little longer after losing to jannik sinner at the dubai tennis championships. another second round exit for andy murray who has gone out of the stage for his past four tournaments dating out to the australian open last month. the decisive break, tight first, much more dominant in the second winning four of the final five games to a 7—56— to win. emma raducanu was forced to retire in a real marathon match in mexico overnight — her first competitive outing since defeat at the australian open. the reigning us open champion was top seed at the

how about the number three ranked player in the world men's tennis alexander zverev doubles match inper get the best of them had a call . go against him. now we've seen guys throw the rackets, but never kind of like a blatant attack at the umpire right there. as you look at it again. that's uncalled for, to say the least pretty irresponsible booted out of the tournament could be facing suspension with the time we have left. why not? check this out. this is great arizona high school basketball playoffs phoenix of st mary's up to the ball. they just want to run out the clock except look at make palmiero. wow he beat it basically the distance of the court as you get another angle at you can see it better here. as the horn sounds, they win by one point and onto the championships for the state and check this out. it's a dog's life right and always love these kind of stories as a different brand of fetch here. yeah the driving range, you know, get out there and wait for it. he's coming back with it, and he will leave it at his good buddies. and then finally, who doesn't want to go out like

so a marathon for raducanu, and you'll remember yesterday we told you about alexander zverev�*s epic because he was decidedly tetchy following his defeat with partner brazilian marcelo melo, in the doubles overnight, in a long match that went to a tie break which eneded in defeat for the pair. zverev let his frsutrations out on the umpire's chair. an unsavoury incident. very close to actually hitting the umpire. as a consequence, he has been stop to play second round match in the singles, but he has been disqualified for unsportsmanlike conduct. ben, that is all from me. i always wonder, surely they damage their rackets when they do that, they cost a fortune! i presume they have a decent supply of rackets! but i have got to say, in all the times i have been watching tennis, i have never seen a player... we have seen them smash rackets, but not taking want to be in by a's chair quite like that. thank you very much indeed, john watson. following days of fast—paced developments in the ukraine crisis, the bbc�*s ros atkins has been taking a look at some of the key moments of russia's mil

next to tennis the world number 3 alexander zverev�*s apologised after being thrown out of the mexicanng tie break in which zverev argued with the umpire over a line call here. once he and his partner were beaten zverev let his frustrations out. the atp says zverev, who was the defending singles champion, has now been withdrawn from the tournament for unsportsmanlike conduct. andy murray's bid to reach 700 wins on the atp tour is going to have to wait a little longer after he was beaten by the world number 10 jannik sinner at the dubai tennis championships. it was another second round exit for murray who has gone out at this stage at his past four tournaments, dating back to the australian open last month. sinner claimed the decisive break in a tight first set but was much more dominant in the second, winning four of the final five games to seal a 7 5, 6 2 win. and there was disappointment for emma raducanu who was forced to retire in a real marathon match in mexico her first competitive outing since losing at the australian open. the reigning us open champion was top seed at the guada

so a marathon for raducanu, meanwhile a day after alexander zverev�*s epic 5am finish in acapulco — there's chair. he has now been withdrawn for unsportsmanlike conduct. finally golf and phil mickelson has apologised for comments he made over the saudi arabia backed super league. after being described as naive, selfish, egotistical and ignorant" by rory mcilroy he has admitted dealing with the kingdom to gain leverage over the pga tour but claims the comments were taken "out of context." our golf correspondent ian carter has more.... mickelson's comments were made to american golf writer alan schick knock and the publication last week was explosive. nicholson called the saudis scary but despite their human rights record he still wanted to do business with them to shake up the pga tour. murray mcavoy says the comments were selfish and ignorant now nicholson admits they were reckless. in a lengthy statement he apologises to anyone he offended claiming he spoke of the record and it was taken out of context. he admits golf needs change but admits that he has not been the best as a person ne