and football arejermaine champion anthonyjoshua and football are jermaine defoe champion anthonyjoshuaor england and has been honoured for his work with his charitable foundation while playing for sunderland football club he befriended brandy who died last year at age six. it makes me humble and i think seeing bradley suffer everyday and not being able to do anything and not being able to do anything and going away from that and letting my lifestyle you do realise how lucky you are and you do appreciate and being healthy really unseen al-qaeda the age of six suffer and not really fully understand what's going on is really tough. and it makes a really humble and appreciate your loved ones around you. the british sailor was forced to abandon his bid for olympic glory after being diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2015. although he received treatment, he has decided not to return to olympic racing but he is not finished with the support yet, and he's hoping as a coach to guide some of his former team—mates took gold at tokyo 2020. selection for the squad was the proudest moment of any willis‘

including current titleholders anthony joshua and including current titleholders anthonyjoshua and deontayg that would ring next weekend more than two yea rs ring next weekend more than two years since his last fight. he admitted it has been a difficult time away from the sport. to be honest, it was very dark, very dark, very dark and lonely. grey days every day. i would wake up in the morning and, let's face it, i didn't have anything to be depressed about. i had fame, titles, a loving family, but i suppose anyone with depression who has been suffering with it can relate to where i am coming from. i have never experienced anything like this ever in my life and i would not wish it on my worst enemy. it is the most horrible thing, and if you haven't ever witnessed it, you might think i ama ever witnessed it, you might think i am a nutcase or whatever, but it is very hard, and i think now more than ever people are speaking openly about it. spurs boss mauricio pochettino says there is no clause in his new contract allowing him to succeed zinedine zidane at real madrid, despite emerging as a f

tyson fury tells us he can beat every big name in the heavyweight division — including anthonyjoshua from three—time world champion asbel kiprop as he bids to clear his name. over at the french open in paris, novak djokovic came through a gruelling four—hour match against spanish 13th seed roberto bautista agut to reach the last 16. he lost his first set of the tournament so far and broke his first racket of the week too, after what was at times a frustrating match for him. but he's through to face fernando verdasco in the fourth round, after the spaniard beat fourth seed grigor dimitrov. while the women's fourth seed elina svitolina's also out. the epsom festival started today with "the oaks", the feature race for ladies day, won by forever together. the two—day event is the biggest annual gathering of people in surrey, culminating in tomorrow's derby — the world's greatest flat race. sara orchard has more. oks day at epsom. the festival sta rts oks day at epsom. the festival starts with ladies' day with plenty of race goers arriving hours in advance. meanwhile many stars of the sho

people are talking about huge fight against anthonyjoshua, deontay wilder.e confident you can beat them. you still feel that? if i didn't, you think i'd say it?! it is a game of psychology, never let them know what that hand will do next! keep them there! to put it another way, what makes you so confident, when you look at them and you know what you can do, that you can beat them? no idea. born with confidence i believe. the cheltenham gold cup winning horse denman he was put down due to failing health. he was known as ‘the tank‘ and enjoyed a famous race—rivalry with stablemate kauto star whom he beat to claim the 2008 gold cup. trainer paul nicholls called denman a "superb" and "magic horse". just before we go, with england taking on tunisia in their first world cup match in 12 days' time, a pointer towards world cup rewind on the bbc sport website at noon tomorrow where you can see the entire re—run of the last time the countries met at the world cup. that was in france 20 years ago, when a certain match of the day commentator: well taken and it's in. doi

the other sporting names on today include anthonyjoshua, lizzy yarnold, and the premier league strikerjermainn obes. there were four gays and rugby's super league to that. hell is extended their lead to four points after thrashing hull kr elsewhere. it was attacked in warrington, but they were let down by their goalkicking. oliver holmes as seen with the final try. 3a— goalkicking. oliver holmes as seen with the final try. 311— 30 the goalkicking. oliver holmes as seen with the final try. 3a— 30 the final score. warrington statement on points with castleford. in the other gays, hull fc bids offered 45— 1a. leeds lost at home to others filled to 24- 18. that leeds lost at home to others filled to 2a— 18. that is a confirmation will be using's match as a result. now tyson fury returns to the boxing ring tomorrow for the first time in over two and a half years. he faces the little—known albanian in service vary, but the biggest talk at the way in was his shoe size. tyson fury dropped to 19 half stone, but it is still -- dropped to 19 half stone, but it is still —— but he is still a foot taller.

he doesn't deserved to be hounded and in, going tyson fury says he can beat the likes of o on anthonyjoshua, now it is 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 jason solomons. so jason, what do we have this week? we have got book, sex and football this week in the cinema releases. diane keaton and jane fonda rekindle a passion for reading in book club is it dinnerfor two or room a passion for reading in book club is it dinner for two or room for more in sexy french thriller l'amant. and who is the greatest english football manager of all time. some famous cases put the case in football documentary bobby. what can possibly go wrong with this one. i did wonder. it is four old friends who have been going to a book club for 30 or a0 year, they had marriages, some have, their husbands have died, some are divorced, they have children, they have grown up, they get given a new book and it is el what's her name, 50 shades of grey, who wrote that book? any way, someone wrote it. . we know the book. whoever wrote it!

the other sporting names honoured today are the unified heavyweight boxing champion anthonyjoshua, doublen gold meddalist lizzy yarnold and the premier league striker jermaine defoe, all of whom are given obes. there were four games in rugby league's super league tonight. st helens extended their lead at the top of the table to four points after thrashing hull kr. elsewhere, it was a tight game at warrington who scored six tries to castelford's five, but they were let down by their goal kicking. oliver holmes edged the victory for cass with the final try, 34—30 the final score. warrington stay third on points with castleford. in the other games, hull fc beat salford 45—14 and leeds lost at home to huddersfield 24—18. as confirmation of all of the evening's matches. tyson fury returns to the boxing ring tomorrow for the first time in over two and a half years. he faces the little—known albanian sefer seferi in manchester. but the biggest talking point at the weigh—in was fury‘s huge size. the former world heavyweight champion has had to battle back to fitness after his lay—off dropping fro

sport he believes he can beat every major name in the division, including current title holders anthonyjoshuay returns to the ring next weekend more than two years since his last fight. he admitted it's been a difficult time away from the sport. to be honest, it was very dark, very dark, very dark and very lower. i would wake up in the morning and let's face it i had nothing to be depressed about all stop i had fame, titles, loving family, i suppose anyone with depression who suffered from a can relate to where i'm coming from. i never experienced anything like this, ever in life, and i would not worship —— we should on my worst enemy is a horrible thing, most horrible thing, if you have not ever witnessed it than you would think i'm not —— i'm a nutcase, whatever, but it's very hard now more than ever, people aren't speaking openly about it. the o'brien father and son team landed their second classic of the season as forever together won the oaks. on the feature race of ladies day at the epsom festival. jockey donnacha rode the filly home for his father, trainer aiden o'brien. but with the d

people are talking about huge fight against anthonyjoshua, deontay wilder.

can he get into good enough shape and is he good enough to fight anthonyjoshua?hat guy beats anthonyjoshua. actor was not in manchester last night. he hasn't been anywhere near lancashire for the past three years. can he get back to shape? i don't know. there we re back to shape? i don't know. there were a couple of moments where he turned serious and there was an interview he was doing on television la st interview he was doing on television last night, where he had turned serious and said i realise now after four rounds of clowning and joking, just how hard it is going to be. i think he has come back, made a few quid, entertained 18,000 people, got people talking but now he is back in the gym. he is going away on monday for training camp. i tell you what, fa ns for training camp. i tell you what, fans meet the give this fight as a bit of a show about, the fans want entertainment. if you are a boxing fan you want to see a proper fight. that was not good enough in terms of entertainment. even if you are a casual fan and coming out for that event with your partner

after months of speculation and verbal sparring, the heavyweight unification fight between anthonyjoshuayear. earlier, the wbc champion posted on social media that his team had bent over backwards to make the bout happen, but it would have to now wait until april 2019 at the earliest. in the meantime, joshua will face russia's alexander povtkin. joshua's promoter, eddie hearn, said it's up to wilder to sign the contract. it's very frustrating, for me, for fight fans. we spent three months trying to negotiate the fight. but it's not over. i see deontay wilder saying, they don't want to fight me. all you have to do is sign, and sort out those to comment that said were minuscule and everybody is happy. right now, joshua has to focus on arguably the toughest fight of his career so arguably the toughest fight of his career so far and the obvious banana skin that could even disrupt the undisputed fight. eddie hearn speaking during a press conference for another of his clients earlier, amir khan, who announced he's set to make his second appearance of 2018 against colombia 5 samuel second appea

in the long—term, he'll be hoping for an all—british showdown with anthonyjoshua.early a foot shorter and five stone lighter. for fury, a chance to pick up where he left off, and rekindle his sporting career. andy swiss, bbc news, manchester. the queen's birthday honours list has been announced. it includes damehoods for professor mary beard and the actress emma thompson. but there's controversy over a cbe for the boss of network rail. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba has more. it has been a shambles. it has been a nightmare. we are stuck because there were so many of the northern train sitting on platforms with no drivers. the decision to make network rail‘s chief executive mark carne for service to the rail industry was made many weeks ago but still being seen as controversial following network rail‘s role is controversial. they acknowledged timing was unfortunate. less controversially, player, manager and the figure who gave huge support to the hillsborough families, kenny dalglish, says he is hugely proud to receive a knighthood. everybody that made

that lure of an all british clash with anthonyjoshua.w night. england captain 0wen farrell says they have a chance of a lifetime to beat south africa injohannesburg, where they haven't won since 1972. it's the first of three tests between the two tomorrow. and to look ahead let's join chris jones who's there for us. it will be emotionally charged tomorrow at the home of springbok by. tomorrow at the home of springbok rugby. they have a new captain will stop he is the first black player to captain the springboks in a test match. i have been speaking to a lot of people today injohannesburg. his former teachers, journalists and killie see himself. everyone knows this is perhaps a day which can unify a springbok nation which has been fractured in recent times. pressure on the springboks, pressure on england as well and it is all building up nicely. thank you. after more than 40,000 miles travelled... the latest section of the volvo ocean race is being contested over rather shorter distances this weekend. cardiff hosts one of the event's in p

in the long—term, he'll be hoping for an all—british showdown with anthonyjoshua.ter. for fury, a chance to pick up where he left off, and rekindle his sporting career. andy swiss, bbc news, manchester. over a million people are expected to travel to the football world cup which starts in just under a week. russia wants to put on a good show and a warm welcome which is why training is under way to teach russians how to smile, something that's often frowned upon in public. steve rosenberg has more. at the russian railways training centre, they are studying hard. today's lesson is how to smile. you see, russians don't do much of that. in public. but with more than a million foreign football fans heading here for the world cup, russia is keen to make a good impression. russian people usually don't smile. that is why when other people come to russia, they think that russian people are not friendly. we need to teach them how to smile. we need to change their attitude. he is doing well! look at his teeth, cries the teacher, they are shining. but beware. in russia, smilin

staying with boxing, and deontay wilder says he has agreed terms with anthonyjoshua's team over a unificationilder holds the wbc heavyweight belt — the only title that joshua doesn't have. british number 0ne johanna konta says she's feeling positive about the grass court season after going out in the first round at the french open. in the build—up to wimbledon she turns her attention to this week's nottingham 0pen, where she plays japan‘s kurumi nara in the first round this afternoon. heather watson's already through, having beaten american danielle lao. that's it for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. bye for now. thanks, hugh. let's return to our main story this morning — that extraordinary meeting between two leaders who only a few months ago were exchanging insults and threats of nuclear war. president trump is now speaking of having a "special bond" with the north korean leader, and described the talks as "honest, direct and productive". kim jong—un said the world is about to see "a major change", and that they were going to put the past behind them. donald trump gave a length

he said: among the other sporting honours, 0lympic skeleton champion lizzie yarnold and boxer anthonyjoshuajen key—ho are made mbes — this year they became great britain's, most decorated winter paralympians. england's women are back on top of their world cup qualifying group, after beating russia 3—1 in moscow. manchester city's jill scott, scored twice on her return from injury, taking phil neville's team two points clear of wales, with two games to play. only the top—placed teams automatically qualify for france 2019. northern ireland can't reach the finals now though, after they were thrashed 5—0, by the netherlands. the republic of ireland also lost last night, to norway. it was all about the tyres in second practice for the canadian grand prix. lewis hamilton's mercedes appeared to be quickest because although he finished fourth, he was using a slower tyre. red bull's max verstappen set the fastest time, as the teams tried to work out their best strategy for using the new hyper—soft tyres, which give greater speed but break down quicker. great britain and ireland trail the usa 11—2 go

both fighters have lost to anthonyjoshua over the last two years.e the usa. both have topped the standings with four and later this week gb's latest prodigy — teenager bethany shriever will attempt to continue that success at the world championships in azerbaijan. she's doing it though with no funding — nick hope has been to meet her? it is like no other sport, really. it is like no other sport, really. it is like no other sport, really. it is that a general inrush. when you are in front, it is that co nsta nt you are in front, it is that constant thought, is someone going to get you? i love going down that eight metre supercross, are two speeds of 30 plus miles per hour. it is absolutely amazing. that passion continually pushes rising star bethany shriever to the podium. with a bulging title and a senior success last month came across the backdrop of eight uk sport funding cup after other british riders failed to win a medal in rio 2060. although british cycling offered some continued support, the teenager decided to ta ke support, the teenager dec

meanwhile, the world heavyweight champion anthonyjoshua is close to agreeing a deal to fight russianll happen either before or after a bout with american deontay wilder who holds the only title joshua hasn't got. some cricket news for you, and jake ball has been called up to the england squad for their odi series against australia. he'll provide cover from chris woakes who will miss the first part of series after picking up a quad strain. ben stokes has also been ruled out of the early matches with a hamstring problem. the french open tennis continues this afternoon, with the likes of novak djokovic in action. it was a grand slam too early for britain's andy murray. but the two—time wimbledon champion, who's been out since 2017 with injury, says he hopes to be back in time for the grass court season. i've been now getting close to a year now, which i think is closer than me orany year now, which i think is closer than me or any of my team expected at the beginning, but i'm getting closer to playing again. i started training a few days ago, and i'm hoping to make my comeback during th

in the long—term, he'll be hoping for an all—british showdown with anthonyjoshua.e stone lighter. for fury, a chance to pick up where he left off, and rekindle his sporting career. andy swiss, bbc news, manchester. the queen has had surgery on her eye to remove a cataract. buckingham palace said the short procedure last month was a success and did not involve an overnight stay in hospital. the queen has been seen wearing sunglasses at recent events, including a palace garden party. bbc news has been investigating local, regional and national identity this week — across england, wales and scotland — and tonight our series ends in northern ireland. our northern ireland political editor, mark devenport has been talking to people from different traditions about their connection to the uk — how the past has shaped what they wish for in years to come — and whether brexit has caused a shift in their allegiances. you don't have to look far to see the symbols of clashing cultures in northern ireland. the dispute between those proud of their irish and british identities unde

yuri returns including they aren't a wild and anthonyjoshua.mits it has been a difficult time away from the sport. to be honest it was very dark, very dark and lonely, grey days every day. i would wake in the morning and on the face of it i had nothing to be depressed about, i had nothing to be depressed about, i had faith, titles, a loving family but i suppose anyone who has suffered with depression can relate to where i'm coming from, i've never experienced anything like this in life and i would not wish it on my worst enemy, it is the most horrible thing, if you haven't witnessed it you might think i'm a nutcase but it's very hard. now more than ever people speaking openly about it. from the test match pakistan 113—7, england's day so far. that's all the sport for now. thank you, damian, see you later. two police officers are being treated in hospital after being stabbed in greenock in western scotland. a man has been detained. 0ur scotland correspondent lorna gordon has more. police were called to a house in this quiet residential area of g

sport he believes he can beat every major name in the division, including current belt holders anthonyjoshuace his last fight. he admitted it's been a difficult time away from the sport. listen, it's not a secret i suffered from mental health problems, depression and all that stuff. i hit the drink right heavily. and, you know, it's all coming back. sometimes in life, you have to witness what it is like to be down, depressed and not in a good place to realise when you've got it good, how good it can be. just being back to normality is excellent for me now andi normality is excellent for me now and i enjoy life so much better the second time round. ifeel like i've almost been given a second chancellor life. i think the fight fa ns chancellor life. i think the fight fans are in for a real treat, especially in the heavyweight decision. there is so much healthy competition out there now with welder, joshua, mill. ifi competition out there now with welder, joshua, mill. if i am to go down in history as a great champion, i must beat all these on commerce and avoid nobody. despite a record play—off

sport he believes he can beat every major name in the division, including current title holders anthonyjoshuak and lonely, grey days every day, i would wake up in the morning, let‘s face it i didn‘t have anything to be depressed about. i had fame, title, a loving family but i suppose anyone with depression who has been suffering can relate to where i am coming from. i had never experienced anything like this and i wouldn‘t wish it on my worst enemy. it is a horrible thing, the most horrible thing, if you haven‘t witnessed it you might think i‘m a nut case or whatever, but it is very hard, now more than ever, people are speaking openly that is all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that‘s bbc.co.uk/sport. it has been blamed on the do shown the new timetables, well, friday evening rush hour, let us find out what is happening, let us talk to alison free monday who is at manchester piccadilly. dare i ask what it is like, can people get home? well, we have been watching the platform behind me which has a train on it at the moment. all afternoon. we

staying with boxing and deontay wilder says he has agreed terms with anthonyjoshua's team over a unificationaptain eoin morgan says his side will be trying to take the positives from their defeat by scotland at the weekend. his team take on australia at the oval tomorrow and morgan says they still have a lot to learn ahead of next years world cup. we need to expose some of our weaknesses. in order to be in contention for the world cup this time next year. we cannotjust keep cruising along and doing ok orjust about getting over the line. we want to learn as we go along between now and next year and there is still a lot to learn. british number one johanna konta says she's feeling positive about the grass court season after going out in the first round at the french open. in the build up to wimbledon she turns her attention to this week's nottingham open, where she plays japan's kurumi nara in the first round this afternoon. heather watson's already through having beaten american danielle lao. i'm definitely coming into this period of the season in a slightly different position to where i was

and the world heavyweight champion anthonyjoshua is close to agreeing a deal to fight a russian opponentr a bout with american deontay wilder, who holds the only title joshua has not got. more sport at half past. if you fill up your car today, you may well wince at the cost. petrol prices rose by 6p a litre in may — the biggest monthly increase since the rac began recording prices 18 years ago. in what it called a "hellish" month for drivers in the uk.. for drivers in the uk, the average price of diesel increased by more than 6p a litre from april. petrol almost hit £1.30 a litre, the biggest monthly increase since 2000. the hike at the pumps mean a 55—litre family car now costs around £3.30 more to fill up than it did last month. nicholas lyes is from the rac. the cause of this has been as a result of a double whammy, effectively. so, we've seen the cost of a barrel of oil go above $80 in may. what we've also seen is the weakening of the pound. now, that double whammy as oil is traded in dollars has meant that the wholesale cost is increased, which translates to higher prices at the pum

it is like me going up against anthonyjoshua, dan walker or tyson fury! and it is tyson's return. it's not a title fight but a chance for him to show that he's back. one more question, is anyone betting on the little guy winning? i'm sure there are, yeah, it's not all about size in this life! that's true, mike, that's true! never underestimate the little guy, 0k? as we know! in formula 1, which is in canada this weekend, the cars hit speeds of 200mph. but in formula 2a, it's a very different story. it's called greenpower racing and encourages high school students to combine sport with science and engineering. there are 42 finals around the country and this week i went to the one at mallory park in leicestershire. there on the starting grid reading their motors. if this was formula 1 you wouldn't be able to hear me now but it's green power. not to say the racing might be any less intense once the lights go out at the start of this huge test of speed and endurance. and the lights are out and their off! what a moment for these 1a drivers and in all each year

he said: among the other sporting honours, 0lympic skeleton champion lizzie yarnold and boxer anthonyjoshua are back on top of their world cup qualifying group after beating russia 3—1 in moscow. manchester city's jill scott scored twice on her return from injury, taking phil neville's team two points clear of wales with two games to play. only the top placed teams automatically qualify for france 2019. northern ireland can't reach the finals now though after they were thrashed 5—0 by the netherlands. the republic of ireland also lost last night to norway. it was all about the tyres in second practice for the canadian grand prix. lewis hamilton's mercedes appeared to be quickest because although he finished fourth, he was using a slower tyre. red bull's max verstappen set the fastest time as the teams tried to work out their best strategy for using the new hyper—soft tyres, which give greater speed but break down quicker. world number one simona halep says she'll stay chilled in today's french open final, even though it's her fourth attempt to win a maiden grand slam. she faces the american

anthonyjoshua's plaid heavyweight unification fight could be in doubt. next hour. thank you. var had its most controversial night at the world cup yesterday. on four occasions across two games of football the referee stared at a pitchside camera to decide whether he made the right decision or not — with mixed results. two referees made simultaneous decisions in the 92nd minute of two games — spain won group b thanks to an injury—time equaliser against morocco and iran secured a draw against portugal after a late penalty award. so how has var fared so far? joining me now is dermot gallagher, who is a former premier league referee. first of all, that penalty, was it? not for me. this is why we are talking about var. there are a number of things that it has corrected so far in the world cup which would not be corrected. last night, a spanish goal was corrected for offside. what we have to be careful of is with var we embrace how good it has been to get us there. we know it is not perfect, not going to be 100%. but don't forget those decisions would have bee

deontay wilder says he's agreed terms with anthonyjoshua's representatives of a unification boutin representatives. that's the only title thatjoshua doesn't have. deontay wilder's manager, shelley finkel, is reported to have officially accepted terms for a fight to have officially accepted terms forafight in to have officially accepted terms for a fight in the uk. novak djokovic has had another down season so far, but he's looking to get himself back into top form. the former world number one suggested that he might skip the grass court season altogether after he was knocked out of the french open last week. but now he has confirmed that he will play at queens. it's the first time in eight years that djokovic has been at queens. it means that 17 of the world 30 will compete their ahead of wimbledon. meanwhile, british number one yuan konta says she's feeling positive about the grass court season after she went out on the first round of roland garros. in the build—up to wimbledon, she turns her attention to this week's nottingham open, which starts today. i'm definitely coming into this period of t