anthony joshua is joseph parker. anticipated boxing matches. anthony joshua isjoseph parker. bejoined by mike costello. if you can sum up the sense of occasion tonight, how big a contest is this? would you expecting the fight? visit weren't aware that matches a significant heavyweight occasion. the first time to heavyweight unbeaten champions and met in this country. if you look globally, is the first time in more than 30 years they have met anywhere, going all they have met anywhere, going all the way back to the era of mike tyson, when he fought another american called a tony talker. that gives you an idea of the significance said —— significance here. —— tony tucker. they are expected to total 80,000 fans here this evening. across the last 11 months, that means a quarter of a million people will have watched anthonyjoshua live million people will have watched anthony joshua live in million people will have watched anthonyjoshua live in the stadium, whether at wembley stadium or for the last twice here. when my —— when mike tyson or george foreman talk about anthony joshua

deontay wilder has been criticised that he hasn't faced any opponents of the calibre of anthony joshua. deontay wilder believes he is the man that to be the man you have to beat the man and that man is anthony joshua. wilder will want to make a statement tonight by knocking out son. —— luis 0rtiz. enjoy the fight. england's women play their second game at the ‘she believes cup' tomorrow night. they're up against the world number 2 side — germany hoping to follow—up on their impressive victory over france. but since then, england have lost a key player in defender anita asante and germany will be a much tougher test as manager phil neville told our women's football repoterjo currie. we are massively disappointed. 0n we are massively disappointed. on a personal note, because she has done so well to get back into the international team with her performance for chelsea. there would have in an opportunity for her to probably play in all three games, that was my plan before the tournament because of the lack of probably ex—theories in that position but that is the point —— disappointment. sh

anthony joshua is first time two have met in a british ring. ahead of him. they all impose a threat. if i make a mistake they will capitalise. that is why i work ha rd will capitalise. that is why i work hard andl will capitalise. that is why i work hard and i want to improve because i don't want to give them a chance. i am not going to sit here and say it is not a possibility. but i make the possibilities slim to none by training, focusing, being in the best shape physically and mentally. anthonyjoshua in confident mood ad of what will be an explicit fight on saturday night. why? joseph parker has won 2a fights, 18 of them by knockout. joshua fozz record is pretty impressive too, 20 wins all by knockout. one man on saturday night will be a step closer to becoming the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. can't wait for that one. that's all from sportsday with me will perry. coming up in a moment, the papers. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the journalist and author m

we have seen that in anthony joshua's fights. you never see him ina bad joshua's fights.n a bad fight and he is still learning so at times he is vulnerable and he can get hurt, anyone can get hurt in this industry andl anyone can get hurt in this industry and i expect ups and downs in this fight but also i expect his arm to be raised at the end of the fight whether it's 12 ryan saw inside the distance, ijust whether it's 12 ryan saw inside the distance, i just can't whether it's 12 ryan saw inside the distance, ijust can't believe that parker can stand distance, ijust can't believe that parkercan stand up distance, ijust can't believe that parker can stand up to this speed and ferocity. the ferocity he will bring on saturday night because he looks better than i've ever seen him and he is ready to fight will expecting an explosive night on saturday night as will be 80,000 people that have packed into the prince about the stadium. anthony joshua, joseph parker, a huge night in both their careers and a huge night in british boxing stop can't wait for that one! andy murray ha

anthony joshua is they don‘t come a lot bigger than this.ace withjoseph parkerfor shoulders. face to face withjoseph parker for the shoulders. face to face withjoseph parkerfor the final time shoulders. face to face withjoseph parker for the final time before they become the first reigning heavy weight champions to box on british soil. never before hasjoshua fought with so much at stake. if i make a mistake, they‘re going to capitalise. that is why i work hard andi capitalise. that is why i work hard and i want to improve. i don‘t want to give them that chance. so i‘m not going to sit here and say, it is not a possibility. buti going to sit here and say, it is not a possibility. but i make the possibility slim to none by training, focussing and being in the best shape physically and mentally. although a hero in new zealand, parkeris although a hero in new zealand, parker is yet to compete on such a big stage and victory would cause a huge upset. i can't wait to walk in front of 80,000 people and give the performance of my life. if i clip him

now to the most anticipated boxing match so far this year anthony joshua takes on joseph park in cardiffwith not one but three heavyweight belts on the line and eighty thousand fans are expected inside the stadium on a fight night which brings together see unbeaten all champions. was regarded as the best heavyweight boxer in the world now anthony joshua's looking to add a third heavyweight title to the w.p.a. and i.d.f. belt c.r.'s already. standing in his way is joseph palca the w.b. out champion between them they hold all but one of boxing's major well titles the new zealander weighed in six pounds lighter than joshua and his never force on such a big stage he's the underdog but it wouldn't be boxing if he didn't at least talk the talk. other people i do this i decide what or how i want to be under saddam. this is a. shield on my heart. back in the other corner joshua has been working hard to slim down for this fight recognition he'll need poise as well as power to beat parka. and he has joshua to his confidence of landing that knockout blow as he's done in every professional bout to d

yeah was he's regarded as the best heavyweight boxer in the world now anthony joshua's looking to add a third heavyweight title to the w.p.a. and i.d.f. belts already. standing in his way is joseph parka the champion between them they hold one of boxing's major well titles the new zealander weighed in six pounds lighter than joshua and his never force on such a big stage he's the underdog but it wouldn't be boxing if he didn't at least talk the talk. other people on the slightest what or how to be under. decision she'll feel hot. back in the other corner joshua has been working hard to slim down for this fight recognition he'll need poise as well as power to beat parker. and he asked joshua to his confidence of landing that knockout blow as he's done in every professional doubt to date. on the park and i believe. two men three belts on the line but come saturday night just one winner. caps all well known for their curiosity on a family on safari in the serengeti in tanzania experience this first hand when the cheetah got into the vehicle the passengers kept quiet and sat as possible w

and we meet the man trying to take anthony joshua's heavyweight titles away — wbo champion joseph parkerh fighter in just under two weeks in cardiff. hello again. thanks forjoining us. jose mourinho is probably enjoying the international break. it gives him a little while out of the spotlight. following a defeat last week the manchester united manager ranted uninterrupted for 12 minutes. following a win at the weekend he criticised his own defender luke shaw. which prompted suggestions mourinho‘s style might be outdated. well united and england defender ashley young has backed his boss. our sports editor dan roan has been with the england squad at st george's park. this is when it starts to get serious full gareth southgate, just 13 weeks to go and still the start of the world cup in russia, important friendlies this week against the netherlands and then back at wembley against italy. as ever when england meet up here at st george's park the club issues to discuss and not least jose george's park the club issues to discuss and not leastjose mourinho, the manchester united manager, and hi

anthony joshua welcome the world's media into his gym as he prepares for the unification fight againstjoseph the wbc champion deontay wilder, but joshua insists he is wary of the challenge posed by his next opponent, even though he is a strong favourite going into the fight. nowadays, there's so many opinions and so many voices, if you keep on listening to everyone's opinion, how are you going to believe in yourself7 are you going to believe in yourself? if i listen to everyone else and i believe what he said, he said, she said, she said, when it's finally time for me to tell myself who i am, i won't believe in it. i'm thinking, cut it out and outwardly speak about how confident you are. not being cocky, but you have to believe in yourself more than anyone ever would. i know what i'm putting m, ever would. i know what i'm putting in, i know that i'm not being overconfident, thinking because i beatjoe bloggs last year i'm definitely going to do it against park at this year, that's not how it works. the irfu says that eddie jones maintained their support. steve brown insists that whilst the pe

see is what might be in store for anthonyjoshua one and we see is what might be in store for anthony joshuakatarina johnson thompson has one goals. —— has won the gold medal. i cannot believe it. i have dreamt of it for so long. all my family are here today. i went through a hard year last year. i wanted my family to see me achieve something, i am so happy they were here to witness the event. i still cannot believe it. this is her first event. i still cannot believe it. this is herfirst world event. i still cannot believe it. this is her first world title, event. i still cannot believe it. this is herfirst world title, it comes this is herfirst world title, it co m es after this is herfirst world title, it comes after disappointment in london at the outdoor world championships last year and much of her career has been hampered by injuries. but she will be hoping that a first world title indoors will launch outdoors medal hopes, starting with the commonwealth games in a few weeks‘ time in australia. laura muir is going for a second medal after winning bronze, she is in the final of the 1500

when mike tyson and george foreman, the great champions of the past, talk about anthony joshua beingamour of the heavyweight division, we are seeing it tonight for real. tell us the prospect facing josh wood, could joseph parker cause an upset tonight? i don't think he will, because they hit so hard, but it is the division where the most u psets it is the division where the most upsets have happened. if you look at them at the way in, in terms of size, but the wayjosh wood towers over him, i think he will be too big and too powerful for over him, i think he will be too big and too powerfulfor him. ——joshua. there will be a winner, what are you expecting for the future, whoever does come out on top? in the era stretching back three decades with four recognised world title belts, three at state denied, two held by joshua, the winner will walk away with three of the four recognised versions of the world heavyweight title, the other held by deontay wilder, that will be next for the winner. no man in history has held all four versions, and that is the stated ambition of anthonyjoshua, and

then we will see if the anthony joshua deontay wilder bout can be made. but he is not convinced about the joshua camp. his promoter doesn't want that fight and after tonight, he definitely isn't going to want it. but it's going to be up to you guys, the fans. i've spoken enough about this. i really don't want to talk about the dude any more because i've said all i need to say. and after tonight, i don't need to say no more. i don't need to prove the world that i am the best. britain's kell brook says he'll be back in the gym tomorrow, targeting a fight with compatriot amir khan after winning his first bout at light middleweight. in front of his home crowd at sheffield arena, he knocked out sergey rabchenko in the second round. it was brook's first fight since he lost his ibf world welterweight title last may. the icy weather decimated the football fixtures yesterday, the premier league was the only division that was untouched, liverpool moved up to second in the table yesterday, when they beat newcastle 2—0 at anfield — mo salah scoring for a seventh game

anthony joshua weighs in a lot lighter than the unification fight with joseph parker. —— leaner but isugh? wolverhampton try to stay at the top of the championship. england are due outwardly two of the second test against new zealand in about half an hour's time. they are 290-8. about half an hour's time. they are 290—8. bester will be happy to com plete 290—8. bester will be happy to complete a century after saving an otherwise disappointing opening in christchurch where the top order was once again quite poor. ——jonny ba i rstow. a picture perfect place to rediscover the game's more beautiful sight. a dismal performance in the first test, england, like the sport, need to recover. this, though, not the way to go about it. alastair cook gone. in the's top batsmen for the quick succession. a painfully familiar collapse. only given a temporary halt when jonny familiar collapse. only given a temporary halt whenjonny bairstow sprung to the wicket, offering england a way to repair the damage. —— england's batsmen. the others intent on cruising through. jonny ba i rstow intent on cruising th

and onward to sports news and boxing britain's anthony joshua has beaten new zealand's joseph parker by unanimous decision in a world heavyweight fight in cardiff wales the fight went the full twelve rounds with four fighters having entered undefeated it was a world title unification fight which means that joshua becomes the w.p.a. i v f and w b o heavyweight champion. former tennis star and trainer andre agassi has announced that he is no longer part of it novak jova chad has coaching a team agassi started working with these twelve time grand slam winner prior to last year's french open joke event a former world number one tennis player has been out of the limelight from limelight for most of the past six months due to an elbow injury and he did not he did play recent tournaments at indian wells and in miami but he was knocked out of both of ends in the first round. that's a news wrap join us again at the top of the hour or you can check out our web site or follow us on twitter at t w news thanks for watching. my indorsement show good like see the bigotry which seems to be got all t

now the boxing, the huge heavyweight unification out between anthony joshua and joseph parker is less, in what was another step towards unifying the division titles. they will impose a threat. ifi titles. they will impose a threat. if i make a mistake, they are going to capitalise. that is why i want to work hard and improve because i do not want to give them that chance, so i'm not going to sit here and say it is not a possibility, but i make the possibility slim to none weighttraining, focusing, and being in the best shape physically and mentally. it did not really come to my mind how big it was going to be, but i've had 24 fights and have enjoyed them more but this is on another level, but i'm just trying to treat it as another fight, it is another fighter. it is happening in front of 80,000 people, that i am excited to be fighting in front of. does finally, a race marshall got more than he expected on friday during a cycling race in belgium. the marshall was knocked down a head—on collision that through both men involved to the ground. that was eventually run for the second succes

and we are in new york to see what may be in store for anthony joshua one—day.'s start then with athletics. katarina johnson thompson has won gold in the pentathlon. she produced a dominant display in birmingham, capitalising on the absence of a favourite. she had a two second advantage going into the final day and that she did not need it, winning the event —— the race and thus the event. i can't believe it. i have dreamt of this for so long and then to come here and do this, i'm so happy. my family are here and that does not normally happen. ijust wanted my are here and that does not normally happen. i just wanted my family to see me achieve something so i am happy they are here and witnessed this. something that i still can't believe. this is her first world title. coming after disappointment in london at the outdoor world championships last year and much of her career has been hampered by injuries but she will be hoping that a first injuries but she will be hoping that afirst in injuries but she will be hoping that a first in doors championship will launch t

new zealand boxerjoseph parker says he isn‘t the best shape possible ahead of his title with anthony joshuachampion has only recently made it public that younger when surgery on his elbow at the end of last year but says he is fit and ready for the bout with joshua, which will see says he is fit and ready for the bout withjoshua, which will see the winner holds three of the four heavyweight titles. he is currently the ibf and wbo champion. there is no excuses, you know, once we have the surgery done, we go into the match, it is whoever wins is the best man on the day. no excuses from my side, i am 100% ready. no injuries, no niggles. iam ready my side, i am 100% ready. no injuries, no niggles. i am ready to put on the best performance. with the six nations out of the way, domestic rugby takes centre stage once again, exeter have beaten west country rivals bath laid on, england back row sam simmons scored on his return for exeter but it was his younger brotherjoe who kicked the decisive penalty, six minutes from chiefs—ag chiefs—é points irrfiz '§i€!§tfifi'?fié 5—55; ema; :..::.;; w, 77 f l ,, ‘

coming up, anthony joshua weighing in for britain's first heavyweight unification fight, the wbf federationmpion is mr stone lighter committee takes on his opponent tomorrow hoping to win his first bout. more about that story on the website. now on bbc news it's time for the film review. hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. so mark, what do we have this week? a very exciting week, we have random player one, steven spielberg adventure, stop motion from wes anderson in i love dogs, not that one! and journeyman eight paddy considine drama that really packs a punch. steven spielberg, what you make of it. the setup is that real life in the feature is squalid that people spend their time in second life as avatars in this great big computer game called the oasis where they can get possessions and accrue things but if they get killed in the game they will lose everything. easter eggs in the game are hidden within it by its designer who is a benevolent figure who has now passed on. our hero, his avatar, in the game, is look

coming up, anthony joshua weighing in for britain's first heavyweight unification fight,

now it's set to be the most significant fight of anthony joshua's career — a three belt unification clash awaits him at cardiff's principality stadium this weekend. it's a spectable he says will go down in history and earn him over 20 million pounds in the process. sara orchard has been to meet him. the people's champion, there are not many who dislike anthonyjoshua but he is yet another multi—million pound fight night approaching and once again the stakes are raised. champion versus champion, undefeated fighter versus undefeated fighter. someone's got to go. the final press conference in london before heading to the principality stadium cardiff for the showdown on saturday wbo heavyweight champion jessica parker refused to be in all of the levin. heavyweight champion jessica parker refused to be in all of the levinlj feel refused to be in all of the levin.” feel sharp, my movement is better than ever. i'm taking this back to new zealand. we put everything on mute and strip away everything people say about my opponent and current opponent. when i look at the person in general i have no fe

we'll hear from the world heavyweight boxing champion joseph had his unification battle against anthony joshua. hello and welcome to international weather forecast as we take a look at weather conditions across europe certainly seen a significant change of last few days much milder air pushing in across central parts of europe nowhere near as cold has been across eastern areas temperatures week or so ago look at most ten manas fifteen there from moscow and then we got low pressure moving in across the u.k. brings a wet and windy weather with it before another area of low pressure starts to push in from the west a movie in across the iberian peninsula through into the bay of biscay region so temperatures well up across much of france was and through into germany at that stage across the mediterranean region weather conditions not looking too bad there roma fifteen athens seventeen on the other side of the mediterranean also looks largely fine though for coastal parts of algeria maybe to be rather cloudy at times with a chance of want to showers the bridge on the coast the clouds should graduall

later this evening anthony joshua will take on new zealand's joseph parker in cardiff, with four worldthe venue and join our correspondent david ornstein. david, joshua is going to enter the ring as a very heavy favourite. he will. this is one of the most eagerly anticipated boxing matches. the stadium behind me will be any sell—out at 80,000 spectators, barely an empty seat in the house. that will take joshua's accumulative attendance for a fight to around 250,000, a quarter of a million people. that shows that he is big business. they read in yesterday. josh a while was heavier, he has a height and reach advantage. here's a couple of years older than jewels of parker. but parker is unbeaten, he is never ben beaten down in his amateur or professional career. —— jewels of parker. that should be interesting to see, how it pans out. the winner will walk away with three of the recognised heavyweight belts. no one has ever held all four of the same time. that one is perhaps for further down the line. tonight is all aboutjoshua further down the line. tonight is all about joshua parker. furt

a lot riding on it, not only the defence of his wbc title but also the possibility of facing anthony joshuashua has to get past joseph parker, who he faces later this month, and what wilder is trying to do is to get the public interested in what would be a huge bout. casual fans often judge interested in what would be a huge bout. casualfans oftenjudge boxing out what is happening in heavyweight, and we are going through a real researchers at the moment, with two big names in wilder and joshua, who could potentially face each other this year, they have to get past their next opponents. ortiz has failed drugs test in the past, and wilder has had plenty to say on this. has boxing got a problem? that's what wilder is saying. wilder has been very critical. he says, once a cheater, a lwa ys critical. he says, once a cheater, always a cheater. ortiz has failed three drugs test, the last one in november, which caused this fight to be postponed, but the wbc, they accepted the explanation that the substance was contained in medication taken for high blood pressure. he says he has been monitored sinc

a big fight and a big breakfast for anthony joshua. you feeling hungry this morning? breakfast look pathetic. this is a standard breakfast for anthony joshua, gearing up towards his fight againstjoseph barker. he often has seven eggs. he also has a quite fun, muffin, cereal, fruit. and this is a man who has lost weight. you wouldn't think that looking at this next picture, the strength of the man. i thought we had put that on screen the wrong way round. he is six at six, 17 stone, you think it is all about strength, but it is actually about flexibility. he has been training in sand. the other key thing is sleep. he have to have eight to ten hours sleep a night. he is smiling boughs well. he is smiling boughs well. he is smiling boughs well. he is using the same mattress in newport before his fight as he has been sleeping in sheffield in his training camp. how do you feel all —— how do you find all of this out? no stone is unturned. steve, have you had your breakfast this morning? we all live like champions in the boxing business. did i only counted five eggs that plat

. —— to take on anthony joshua.st night. againstjoshua parker in cardiff. bout can be made. wilder wants it but he is not convinced about the joshua camp. isn't going to want it. but it's going to be up to you guys, the fans. i've spoken enough about this. said all i need to say. and after tonight, i don't need to say no more. all i want to do is prove the world that i am the best. kell brook won his bout last night. he knocked out sergey rabchenko in the second round. welterweight title last may. he might now target a fight with amir khan. newcastle are nowjust two points above the relegation zone. they are still unbeaten in 2018. they were too good for huddersfield at wembley. heung min son scored both their goals. west ham 4—1. beaten by that margin. while leaders manchester city are at home to chelsea. those matches should go ahead. beating championship side greenock morton. aberdeen will have to replay kilmarnock after they drew 1—1. turns his attention to the london marathon next month. marathon next month. no

one of them will be british fighter anthonyjoshua, who one of them will be british fighter anthony joshuashua, who if he wins his own boat later in the month will face the winner. nobody that he has faced has been like me, ready to knock his head off and do all the things i am ready to do and he knows that and when you're knocking eve ryo ne that and when you're knocking everyone off like that, you will have concerns as a fighter. australia have taken control of the first test against south africa in durban. the visitors have taken a substantial lead. a half century from opener cameron bancroft helped the tourists take that lead beyond the 400 mark. captain steve smith also chipping in south africa with a mountain to climb, australia finishing the day on 213—9, a lead of 402 runs. england have taken a 2—1 lead in their best of five odi series with new zealand after a thrilling match in wellington. the hosts set just 235 for victory and despite a century from their captain kane williamson, the black caps struggled to get on top of the run rate after a middle order collapse. game three is i

anthony joshua bases jozsef total in women's 2020 international.eight unification bout at the principality stadium in cardiff tonight. joshua is the wba and ibf champion and is lighter than he has been in his four previous fights. he remains unbeaten in his 20 professionalfight fights. he remains unbeaten in his 20 professional fight so far and he will hope he can claim the new zealanders doubly bl belt later. i'm not scared at all. let's say we put everything on mute and strip away everything on mute and strip away everything people say about my opponents and my round opponent. when i look at the person in general i have no fear. the former england captain ray wilkins is in hospital after falling ill. captain ray wilkins is in hospital afterfalling ill. senior scoring for manchester united in the 1983 fa cup final comment is reported to be ina cup final comment is reported to be in a critical condition after suffering a cardiac arrest. two wins are all that is needed for manchester city to rough up the premier league title, they could get the firs

the winner of the fight in las vegas will facejoseph parker or anthony joshua, who also fight this monthhe doesn't feel the joshua camp is ready to take on and had this criticism of the british boxefs had this criticism of the british boxer‘s promoter. like they say, anthonyjoshua is like annabel. he is being milked for every dollar. every dollar. my mind wa nts to every dollar. every dollar. my mind wants to see more with the history and what comes but i don't want to sound like that kind of person so i keep my thoughts to myself on that but eddie hearn is afraid because he knows i'm a danger, a danger to the operation that's been going on. reacting to those comments, eddie told the bbc... in the snooker, the defending champion stuart bingham has been knocked out of the welsh open snooker. he was beaten by four frames to one by welshman matthew stevens. his defeat means he will 110w stevens. his defeat means he will now miss the players championship. and these are live pictures now from cardiff. ronnie 0'sullivan is facing david grace. 0'sullivan is in front 2-0 david grace. 0'sullivan

coming up on sportsday, on bbc news: we meet the man trying to take anthony joshua's heavyweight titlesthe british fighter in just under two weeks in cardiff. now, if there's one thing that can really unite motorists and cyclists, it is potholes and the state of britain's roads. one in five roads is in a poor condition, according to new figures, and local authorities are struggling to fund improvements. the recent snow and cold has certainly not helped. the bbc‘s looked at data for roads — it doesn't include motorways — in england, scotland and wales and found that in england just 5% of them were deemed to be in a poor condition. meanwhile, 10% of the roads in wales are in a bad way. in scotland, more than a third of the roads are of poor quality or in need of inspection. lorna gordon reports from glasgow. cracking, crumbling and potholes. look familiar? you don't have to go far to come across them. as you travel on our roads. well, dreadful, aren't they? potholes everywhere. do you find yourself dodging them much? very much so, especially in the wet. my car and my van we've had broken

anthony joshua facesjoseph parker in the world unification bout.pes to claim the new zealander wbo belt later on. and that is all the sport for now. time for the weather. hello. good friday wet for many parts of the uk and it will be wet again through the rest of the day but hopefully not quite as wet as it has been. there are still rivers on flood warning at the moment. this picture sent an earlier from north yorkshire on the north sea coast. the breeze aravind throwing in those waves and more rain. snow still falling over the higher ground and the best of the brightness today will be over the north and west of scotla nd will be over the north and west of scotland and northern ireland but with sunshine and very few showers we may see, as that system slowly trundles eastwards, some brighter and drier skies materialising on the western fringes of england and wales but for most the hills, the spray and standing water, further rain to come. even though it is easing it will still be quite a damp day, not wet. cold air blowing in off the north sea. the

louise ortiz and says he is ready for anthony joshua next.s all square in the welsh open final asjohn higgins all square in the welsh open final as john higgins and all square in the welsh open final asjohn higgins and barry hawkins have two frames each after the first session in cardiff. those other sporting headlines, more for you in an hour. more now on our top story, the death of sir roger bannister. in the last few minutes, the president of the international association of athletics federations, lord seb coe, has been paying his tribute. he never really got what he did. and it wasn't a front, he just said, i am quite lucky. i don't think the enormity of what he did came to life for me until i actually had the great privilege, and we both knew him well, of sitting in his sitting room, and we were comparing training diaries. and i think it's fair to say, you know, we were probably doing ina say, you know, we were probably doing in a day and a half, two days, what these guys were doing in a week and a half, maybe two weeks. and when you loo

anthony joshua, the the rarest sights in heavyweight boxing., the london 2012 olympic gold medallist, the face of british boxing and holder of two will title belts, against the unheralded joseph mcdonnell, the wbo champion from new zealand, looking to cause an upset. we are loving the whole journey. eight weeks, to cause an upset. we are loving the wholejourney. eight weeks, it is lovely being here and meeting people and getting our training done. it is all part of the journey. but i am try to treat it as just another fight with just another fighter. it happens to be in front of a thousand people, i'm excited to be fighting in front of them. i spoke to my coach and that i really want to improve for myself and to prove that lam improve for myself and to prove that i am better improve for myself and to prove that lam betterthan improve for myself and to prove that i am better than my last few title shots. i'm not scared at all, you know. let's say we put everything on mute and we strip away everything people say about my opponents and my current

struggling at the moment against new zealand, but anthonyjoshua at the moment against new zealand, but anthony joshuaredress the balance as cardiff gears up for another world heavyweight title defence tomorrow night. the british champion, who holds the wba and ibf titles, takes on the new zealander joseph clarke, who holds the wbo belt as he continues his quest to become the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. the fighters will weigh in later today before taking to the ring tomorrow night. in terms of preparation, that is 99%. where do you get the i%, that important i%? but in terms of the occasion, when you are matched with someone occasion, when you are matched with someone in terms of ability, those small adjustments make a big difference. it's like a race. milliseconds the difference between and silver. these things will play in my favour, for sure. it doesn't mean i'm going to win and it will be easy, but it does play in my favour. parker can only prepare for best way possible, because he hasn't experienced it. they should be in the ring no later than 10.30 tomorrow night. castleford h

he had shades of anthony joshua's victory against that amir klitschko when he was hurt and he had tot really came to life in the fifth round when he put ortiz down. we had to survive an almighty onslaught from the cuban and it is remarkable that he stayed on his feet and survived. he recuperated over the next couple of rounds and in the tenth scored that victory. he will be in cardiff for anthonyjoshua's unification bout against barca. ifjoshua get through that, he says there is no excuse and negotiations must begin for unification bout hopefully next year. the promoters don't want that fight and after tonight they definitely don't want it. it will be up definitely don't want it. it will be up to you guys, the fans. i have done enough. i have spoken enough. i don't want to talk about it any more because i said all i have to say and after tonight i don't need to say no more. i don't need to prove to the world that i am the best. kell brook has won his first bout at light middleweight. he knocked out sergey rabchenko in the second round in front of his home crowd at sheffield arena. it

heavyweight champion joseph parker says that he is in the best shape possible ahead of his fight with anthony joshuaw zealand has only recently made it public that he underwent surgery on both elbows at the end of last year, he says he is fit and ready for the bout, the winner will hold three of the four heavyweight title. he backs himself as a champion, i back myself to be the best in the world. no reason why i should be flinching, it is you ever wins is the best man on the day. no excuses from my side, i am 100% ready, no injuries, there is no niggles... i will put on the best performance. that is what everyone is hoping for, including one of the big names on the undercard, including one of the big names on the underca rd, anthony including one of the big names on the undercard, anthony crolla, former lightweight champion, he spoke with us earlier to discuss his fight in cardiff, but we started by discussing the chances ofjoseph parker in the main event. we don't know much about him, last time out, in the manchester reena, against fury, narrow points win, that was shown online, through youtube, wa

underwent surgery last year on his elbow but he says he is fit and ready for the bout against anthony joshua—— championships. of the four heavyweight champions will -- championships. there are no excuses. once we got the surgery done, going to the final in march 31, it is whoever is best to win. i'm100% ready. there were no injuries, so i'm ready to put on the best performance. england's cricketers will be waking up england's cricketers will be waking up in auckland now and peering out of the window and hoping for some more rain for the continuation of the test against new zealand. they will need the help of the weather after their miserable first day. day two was ruined by rain. afterjust 23 overs, play was abandoned when new zealand were 229 — four. the forecast is not much better over the weekend. it is a two match series there. now the six nations is over, the international are returning for their club sides. a west country affair with bath taking on exeter. bath currently lead that game ten — four. time for a quick look at the sport relief five a side going on outside here in salford qu

anthony joshua 5000 calories. eddie hall, 12,000. his body 2.5 times what anthonyjoshua puts puts in his body 2.5 times what anthony joshua puts in. puts in his body 2.5 times what anthonyjoshua puts in. bloom at the time it takes! sign me up. --. the time it takes! sign me up. --. the time it takes! sign me up. --. the time it takes. while students around the uk are looking forward to their easter holidays starting later this week, for those of you with gcses and nationals this summer it means one thing: revision! and the same goes for us here at breakfast where naga, jayne and tim are getting ready to resit their maths gcse. so what is the secret to retaining all those important facts and figures? john maguire has been finding out. all is quiet in the library at this school in cheshire but when the schools go for test with hydrogen, quadratic equations or shamed —— shakespearean quotes, there is a filled with ed sheeran and eminem. —— their ears. this is an independent school that also specialises in teaching children with learning

the british champion, anthony joshua is back now the sport.faces the current bwo champion joseph parker. our correspondent reports from cardiff. cardiff, a city steeped in history. but more recently renowned for hosting major sporting events and they don't come a lot bigger than this. anthonyjoshua againstjoseph parker, the first reigning heavy weight boxers to fight on british soil. if i make weight boxers to fight on british soil. ifi make a mistake, they're going to capitalise. that is why i like, i work hard and i want to improve, because i don't want to give them that chance. i'm not going to sit here and say, you know, it is not a possibility. but i make the possibility you know slim to none by training, foe cussing and being in the best shape. it is here in front ofa the best shape. it is here in front of a full house that both men will put their unbeaten records on the line. the winner walking away with three of the four recognised world titles. although a hero in his home land of new zealand, parker is yet to compete on a stage of suc

says he is relishing being the underdog in the world heavyweight title unification fight against anthony joshua later this month eighty thousand people are expected in cardiff for the bout which sees both champions put their undefeated streaks on the line a few seconds go no there's no more pressure on there's a lot of pressure on him but he's don't pressure i'd easily been able to show that he and you can come back from being on the ground also. it's. i know it's going to be a tough i'm going to go back and forth you know it's going this way for me that was for this one but i feel like it's. like it's a good time to be of those who would. little league. the rules. six north korean athletes have arrived in south korea as the country prepares to take part in the winter paralympics for the first time last month north korea took part in the pyung chang winter games this latest news comes a day after north and south korea unveiled a landmark agreement to ease political tensions on the peninsula and october two thousand and fourteen australian shaun pollarded was attacked by two great white sharks w

and i is on the prize, anthony joshua and budgets?ht tomorrow. good evening. in a day of tit—for—tat diplomatic expulsions after the salisbury nerve agent attack russia has toured britain and has to cut the number of staff there to the number russia has in the uk. ina to the number russia has in the uk. in a series of core donated moves, moscow expelled stuff from countries including croatia and norway. the foreign office described the demand is regrettable that said it did not detract from what it called russia's fragrant breach of international law. from moscow, this report. it was quite a sight. a stream of ambassadors summoned to russia's foreign ministry. they came from more than 20 countries to cure their punishment. each one had backed britain and accused them of the nerve agent attack in salisbury. moscow still has questions to answer over the poisoning, said one ambassador, although his country is 110w ambassador, although his country is now losing four diplomats, over 100 willjoin a mass exodus from moscow. there have been e

anthony joshua has away game against bosnia on the tenth.n in place if he has ta ken the distance contingency plan in place if he has taken the distance for the very first time. the pairfight taken the distance for the very first time. the pair fight this saturday with the wba, ibf, ibm, and wbo heavyweight titles on the line, and joshua says he deftly prepared for a 12 round fight, which is not a problem. but parker believes he has the tools to win. i can't walk -- way to walk in front of people and put in the best performance of my life. we love challenges, the challenge of defeating an undefeated fighter, the challenge of fighting away from our home, and the challenge of fighting other people. it‘ll be a great experience to embrace and make the most of. who knows what you‘ll be able to express it again? i am prepared for £12 —— 12 rounds, but he is going down. and if he doesn‘t go down, i will chase them until i get him out of your. that‘s all the spore for now, i will have more for you at sports day at 10:30pm. a hospital has temporarily

joseph parker and anthony joshua faisal before saturday's heavyweight boxing fight we'll have all that and more very shortly. business updates brought to you by qatar airways going places together. business updates. going places together. thank you very much marian while the fourth and final cricket test between south africa and australia has begun and john spoke with the visitors looking to put the ball tampering scandal behind them absent from the team is the trio of former captain steve smith and his deputy david warner and cameron bancroft all of whom were sent home and disgrace and fans for their involvement in the incident during the test they might be gone but it is still very much on the minds of the fans as katherine sawyer reports. we are right outside the wonderous cricket stadium and thousands of fans are here in johannesburg to cheer on their teams cricket is a game that is very much respected and loved as well as australia and people who are here are very much aware about the candle the ball tampering scandal the hopman last saturday and they tell us that they are angry t

having seen the size of anthony joshua, i think it is unlikely he is running scared from anybody. friday, ahead of the next round of talks, questions about the border are still being asked. michel barnier, the eu's chief negotiator, will meet with sinn fein and the dup on tuesday to hear what they want. to discuss this, we're joined byjon tonge, professor of politics at the university of liverpool. an expert in irish politics. it's a tricky one, this, isn't it? it seems to be becoming a bit of a defining issue in this whole brexit conversation. it's enormously difficult and the line from the dup that will be offered to michel barnier this week will be exactly the same as that from theresa may, that it the same as that from theresa may, thatitis the same as that from theresa may, that it is not acceptable. basically what the eu has proposed is that northern ireland should have special status within the european union said that they were still part of the single market and the customs union. the big fearfrom the conservatives are beholden at westminster, is that that basically shove

anthony, age 17. terrel, age three. joshua alberts, age 15. alicia, age 17. jesse, age 18. frederick, age 18. rian joseph, age 15. justin danielle, age 17. jennifer allen age 17. david entrÉe, age 17. -- age 16. terrence age 16. anthony michael, age three. thank you. i yield the floor. >> mr. president. >> congress does not have the courage to act on gun violence. but young people across this country are showing the way there speaking up and demanding action. i honor them and commit to fighting alongside them. i will read the names for some of those lost in massachusetts. they did not get a chance to join the fight before they died from gun violence. i take the opportunity to join them for fighting today for sensible gun reform. jared, 16, anthony, six years old. -- 16 years old all hundred, 11 years old. -- 16 years old. a 9-year-old. chantel, 16 years old. latoya, 15 years old. brian, 12 years old. another 12-year-old. the kari, eight years old. thank you. i yield the floor. [inaudible] >> today is so momentous one in the capital because the students of america are giving us a real life less

anthony joshua is going to be offered an enormous sum of money, £350 million, to switch over to ufc, that is brutal. whether he will go for it, boxing is his being, is revitalised heavyweight boxing, but ufc love his appeal, his character. they think you would make a brilliant transition. £350 million, how much for him? probably around $50 million, 35 million per fight with the prospect of a multi— fighter deal taking him over $500 million in earnings. would that tempt you? million in earnings. would that tempt you ? absolutely million in earnings. would that tempt you? absolutely not. i can't think of anything worse than being a ufc fighter. you just can't take your eyes off it. another interesting story, chris froome might be barred from riding in the two to france. the case about the asthma, he failed a drugs test and the organisers say they want that case resolved before he is allowed to ride in the race. facebook‘s founder has said he's sorry that his company allowed the political consultancy firm cambridge analytica to exploit the data of fifty—million facebook users. in his fi

i said joshua anthony pike. she's like, no. she was on pissed off mode then so i don't know. i feel bad. i really do. i feel bad i left her out there like that. she knew. you know what i mean? she knew that i had warrants. i met her with warrants. it wasn't like i was this great, wonderful person, met her, started a good relationship then became a jackass. this was an ongoing problem, me being a jackass. >> as much as he would joke around and be funny every now and then you'd get a glimpse to where he was at inside jail and you could tell there was a sad person inside who, you know, really felt bad for his family and what he's put everybody through due to his addiction. >> i got ahold of my family from back east. i haven't heard nothing from them in three months, you know? and it was good. a lot of, like, stress and weight lifted off my shoulders to finally hear from my mom and grandma and find out everybody's batting for me and are going to send money for a lawyer to fight these cases a little bit better. >> how come you couldn't get ahold of them? >> i asked my mom that on

anthony, age 17. terrell, age 3. joshua albert, age 15. alyssa, age 17. jesse, age 18. cedric, age 18. darion geoff, age 15. justin daniel, age 17. jennifer allen, age 17. david andre, age 17. tibeba lee, age 16. terrance, age 16. anthony michael, age 3. thank you, mr. president. i yield the floor. ms. warren: mr. president, congress does not have the courage to act on gun violence, but young people across this country are showing the way. they are speaking up and they are demanding action. i honor them and i commit to fight alongside them. i'm going to read the names of some of those lost from massachusetts. they didn't get a chance to join this fight before they died from gun violence, so i take this opportunity to join them to the young people who are fighting today for sensible gun reforms. jared brown, 16 years old. anthony skarita, 6 years old. angel swazzo, 16 years old. al hando laurente, 11 years old. tenzin kakian, 16 years old. marcos pena, 9 years old. chantelle matiosis, 16 years old. latoy graham, 15 years old. brian croyle, 12 years old. lacare jefferson, 8 years old. th