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antonio conte takes spurs to the san siro to face ac milan.eds of grass roots football referees in england tell us they fear for their safety on the pitch. also coming up on the programme before 7:00 — we speak to the iranian chess player who removed her headscarf at an international tournament in protest at her country. women, they were not wearing their scarf and that was the rule in the country. so i would say i was really inspired. so i would say i was really inspired. more on tonight's champions league matches to come, but we start with the continued fallout from last season's final between liverpool and real madrid. uefa now admits it bears "primary responsibility" for the chaotic scenes before kick—off in paris last may, where fans were penned an independent report found they help to avert a fatal disaster. liverpool are calling on european football's governing body to carry out all the recommendations in its report to ensure there are no more near misses. patrick geary reports. there should've been the highlight of liverpool supporters

emerson royal opened the scoring for spurs who are once again missing boss antonio conte as he recoverssurgery. son started on the bench but came on to good effect, linking up with harry kane to score his 98th premier league goalfor the club. tottenham have called the online abuse directed at him utterly reprehensible. england's lionesses survived a scare to beat italy 2—1 in the arnold clark cup in coventry, extending their unbeaten run to 28 matches. jane dougal reports. facing a far lower ranked team. this was a chance to see a different england line up. katie robinson making her debut in front of a 32,000 strong crowd, and she made an early international impact. a perfect ball in to set up england's first. defender rachel daly enjoying a spell up front. but then controversy. the ball looked to have gone out before italy crossed. then dismay as the ball clearly did bounce over the goal line. oh, the goal is given! but no var, no whistle and italy had equalised. that looks really close indeed. england's response was quick, daly and the perfect position once more. another victory for m

antonio conte though has called on his squad to come together in order to improve their results on the the last seven days we had four serious injuries. for this reason, i think, to stay together is very important and to try, in this type of situation, to create the right speed, to help each other much more than before, to overcome this difficult period. good news for paris saint—germain, with both kylian mbappe and lionel messi training ahead of their first leg match with bayern munich in the french capital. both have been carrying injuries but will be available for the match against the germans. commonwealth games 800 metres silver medallist peter bol has had his provisional suspension for doping lifted after his b sample produced a different result to his a sample. the australian returned an adverse finding at an out—of—competition test in october. he requested his b sample be tested, which returned an "atypical finding", but sport integrity australia says this is not the same as a negative result and will continue its investigation. premier league referee lee mason has been stood d

tottenham say manger antonio conte will remain at his family home in italy to "further and fully recoverll bladder surgery. it means he'll miss the london derby at home to west ham on sunday. conte went under the knife two weeks ago, but has been back on the sidelines for spurs' last two games. following what's being described as a "routine post—operation" check yesterday in italy, it's now been decided that he'll take further time away from the club. cristian stellini will assume first team responsibilities. that's all the sport for now. the shadow home affairs secretary, yvette cooper, says that the actions of lancashire police were "very unusual" after the force disclosed that nicola bulley suffered "some significant issues with alcohol", brought on by struggles with the menopause. the 45—year—old disappeared nearly three weeks ago while walking her dog in st michael's on wyre. zoe billingham is the former inspector of her majesty's constabulary. she told my colleague martine croxall that she was very surprised by the police's actions. it stops me in my tracks. i have not wanted to co

spurs boss antonio conte was absent as he recovers from surgery.edison royale opening goal at the spurs stadium. they are in fourth, a point above newcastle with west ham still in the bottom three. new zealand have kept their hopes of reaching the women's t20 world cup finals alive at the same time preventing sri lanka from reaching the last four. they won the match between the two convincingly in south africa after making hundred and 62 for three in their 20 overs in new zealand bowled sri lanka out forjust in new zealand bowled sri lanka out for just 60, in new zealand bowled sri lanka out forjust 60, winning by 102 runs. they can make the semifinals if bangladesh beat south africa in the final group one game. england were the beneficiaries of west indies dramatic win over pakistan in the other group as it means that they qualify for the semifinals. west indies do have a slim chance of joining them. they held off the pakistani chase of the hundred and 17 in the final over of the match. england test captain ben stokes says he is blessed to be lead

tottenham head coach antonio conte is set to miss the game following surgery to remove his gall bladdertise, says the situation isn't ideal but they'll have to adapt. we have to accept the situation. maybe be more antonio has to accept the situation. i think it is not easy to be not here with us, but the world is more important than anything. world is more important than an hini. , , ., anything. kick-off is 'ust over ten minutes away h anything. kick-off is 'ust over ten minutes away in _ anything. kick-off isjust over ten minutes away in north _ anything. kick-off isjust over ten minutes away in north london, i anything. kick-off isjust over ten minutes away in north london, at nottingham forest have moved six points clear of the relegation zone beating leeds united at the city ground, brennanjohnson with the only goal of the game. and a surprise result in spain, the champions real madrid have been beaten 1—0 at mid table mallorca which means barcelona have the chance to open up an eight point lead at the top of la liga if they beat struggling sevilla later. australia's mens cricket t

emerson royal opened the scoring for spurs who are once again missing boss antonio conte as he recoversgoalfor the club. tottenham have called the online abuse directed at him utterly reprehensible. england's lionesses survived a scare to beat italy 2—1 in the arnold clark cup in coventry, extending their unbeaten run to 28 matches. jane dougal reports.

tottenham manager antonio conte will have surgery to remove his gall bladder later today.ll with severe abdominal pain". the club have said he'll return "following a period of recuperation". spurs' next game is at home to second placed manchester city in the premier league on sunday. conte's side are fifth in the table, 1a points behind league leaders and north london rivals arsenal. let's have a quick look at some of the other stories making the sports news today. the r and a have announced a new golf tournament for golfers with disabilities. the gad 0pen will be a 5a hole event contested by up to 80 players at woburn golf club between the tenth and 12th may. irishman brendan lawlor became the first golfer with a disability to compete on the dp world tour in 2020, and says it's "great news" for golfers. kennenisa bekele will lead the london marathon's elite men's field as four of the five fastest runners in history go head to head in april's race. ethiopian bekele, the second fastest man in history, will be joined on the start line by kelvin kiptum, birhanu legeese and mo

tottenham manager antonio conte looks set to miss this weekend's clash against manchester city.lice officers have been charged, in connection with the 29—year—old's death. the vice president kamala harris, and the family of george floyd, who was killed by a police officer in minneapolis in 2020, will attend the service. 0ur north america editor, sarah smith, has more from memphis. large crowds are expected to brave freezing temperatures in memphis to attend the funeral of 29—year—old tyre nichols. a eulogy will be delivered by the veteran civil rights campaigner the reverend al sharpton. what happened to tyre is a disgrace to this country. there's no other way to describe what has happened in this situation. nojustice, no peace. the service will also feature demands for a significant police reform — to try to avoid similar tragedies happening in future. the first black us vice president, kamala harris, will be attending, a sign ofjust how big an impact this incident has had across america. the killing of tyre nichols has shocked the nation, but people in memphis say it's not sur

antonio conte get back into it, back with a whimperfor spurs.after a three—month break, the champions league was back. but, for tottenham, what would it bring? well, not this they'd have hoped. as in an ear—splitting san siro, ac milan struck. brahim diaz, the scorer. despite two stunning saves from fraser forster, a case of third time lucky. could spurs respond ? well, so nearly it seemed. as just before the break, harry kane came oh so close. the offside flag at least spared his blushes. after the interval, milan really should have eased clear. two golden opportunities, but somehow they miss them. still a 1—0 defeat for tottenham, but with the second leg to come, it could have been far worse. in the night's other game, a certain lionel messi as his paris saint—germain side faced bayern munich. for all his flair, though, bayern held firm. and, come the second half, kingsley coman fired the german champions to a 1—0 win. messi and co still have the second leg but they have work to do. andy swift, bbc news. a huge game in the premier league tonig

antonio conte though has called on his squad to come together, despite their many injuries.f situation, to create the right speed, to help each other much more than before, to overcome this difficult period. the bowler missed against pakistan in december because he was on paternity leave. james anderson will get the chance to eclipse their most prolific bowling partnership in history this week. 0pening match of the two test series it's been an eventful day for ronnie 0'sullivan, his tip has come off twice in his match against ross muir .. 0'sullivan booked his place in the third round with a 4—3 win. 0'sullivan booked his place in the third round with a 4—3 win. will even the crowd of the people, it's just not fair. so we'll have to just wait and see and just, yeah. it never happened to me before. first time for everything. there's been a big shock at snooker�*s welsh 0pen with the two—time champion neil robertson crashing out. the australian failed to get on the board as he lost 4—0 to wales' own dominic dale in llandudno. another former winner, china's ding junhui, has als

antonio conte though has called on his squad to come together, despite their many injuries. shane warne and glenn mcgrath as the most prolific bowling parterniship in test history this week. ollie robinsonjoins the pair in the pace attack for the day—night opening match of the two—test series. there's been a big shock at snooker�*s welsh open with the two—time champion neil robertson crashing out. the australian failed to get on the board as he lost 4—0 to wales' own dominic dale in llandudno. another former winner, china's ding junhui, has also been knocked out. world number one ronnie o'sullivan is also in action this afternoon, you can watch him take on scotland's ross muir on bbc iplayer. in the last few minutes he has beaten ross muir 4—2. that is him making it to the last round of the welsh open in at llandudno. you can watch that on the bbc sport website. that's all the sports for now, i will be back at 5:30pm. buckingham palace says the koh—i—noor diamond will not be used in the coronation on may the 6th. camilla, the queen consort, will wear queen mary's crown, whic

tottenham manager antonio conte will remain in italy to "fully recover" from his recent gall bladder operation, but a sudden and serious emergency". he admits he's now been forced to stop until his entire recovery and that it is a "burden" but a "necessary" one. "sadly, i underestimated the procedure, which wasn't a routine operation, but a sudden and serious emergency. my body has suffered my impatience, and now i am forced to stop that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport let's go back to the story about the owner of british gas — centrica — which has announced profits of £3.3 billion for last year, more than triple the amount it made in 2021. british gas has been criticised for using debt agencies to break into homes and impose prepayment meters on vulnerable customers. kathryn porter is an energy consultant and founder of watt—logic. thanks very much forjoining us. many will look at these numbers and think more windfall tax but is that just a rather simplistic answer? yes, unfortunately it is. i think a lo

tottenham have work to do if they are to progress to the quarterfinals of the champions league, antonio conters respond ? well, so nearly it seemed, as just before the break, harry kane came oh so close. the offside flag at least spared his blushes. after the interval, milan really should have eased clear. two golden opportunities, but somehow they miss them. still a 1—0 defeat for tottenham, but with the second leg to come, it could have been far worse. in the night�*s other game, a certain lionel messi as his paris saint—germain side faced bayern munich. for all his flair, though, bayern held firm. and, come the second half, kingsley coman fired the german champions to a 1—0 win. messi and co still have the second leg but they have work to do. andy swiss, bbc news. england will "look to entertain" in the two—test series in new zealand insists captain ben stokes, who says that has been key to their recent successes. england have won nine of their past ten test matches in thrilling fashion, including a historic 3—0 series success against pakistan in december, but it�*s worth noting they have

tottenham says manager antonio conte will return, following a period of recuperation after his surgeryame is at home to second placed manchester city in the premier league on sunday. chelsea has confirmed they have signed benfica's argentina midfielder enzo fernandez for a british record £107 million. fernandez�*s arrival takes chelsea's january spending to around £289 million and their total spend under new american owner todd boehly to more than half £1 billion. but can manager graham potter get these players to gel? how exciting can it be, when you see the players come out on a big pitch, how is he going to do it? playing today, you look at him and you go, how is it going to fit them all in? it is nearly impossible to keep all of the _ it is nearly impossible to keep all of the players happy. you try to keep _ of the players happy. you try to keep as — of the players happy. you try to keep as many players happy as you can because you are going to try to use them _ can because you are going to try to use them throughout the squad. the more _ use them throughout the squad. the more ga

antonio conte has called on his squad to come together in order to improve their results on the pitche match against the germans. it's not been the best year for liverpool so far, with defeats to brentford, brighton and wolves in the premier leauge, but could this be the turning point? they beat everton comfortably in the merseyside derby 2—0 in what is their first leauge win of 2023. perhaps still not at their best, but mo salah back on the scoresheet will be a relief for the manager. another plus — there was a first goal for their £45 million january signing cody gakpo. that's all the sport for now. european football's governing body uefa has been told by an independent review they bear "primary responsibility" for the chaotic scenes that "almost led to disaster" before last year's champions league final between liverpool and real madrid. the report into overcrowding, ticketing issues, and heavy—handed policing was commissioned by uefa, which at one stage had blamed liverpool fans for the disorder outside the stadium. our paris correspondent lucy williamson reports. liverpool footba

tottenham say manger antonio conte will remain at his family home in italy to "further and fully recovercs' broadcast partner for their 2023 major events series. it means fans will be able to watch the likes of laura muir compete in this weekend's uk athletics indoor championships in birmingham as well as the world indoor tour final, uk athletics championships and the london diamond league injuly, across the bbc. that's tv, the bbc iplayer, as well as the bbc sport website and app. that is over now. the shadow home affairs secretary, yvette cooper, says that the actions of lancashire police were "very unusual", after the force disclosed that nicola bulley suffered "some significant issues with alcohol" — brought on by struggles with the menopause. the 45—year—old disappeared nearly three weeks ago while walking her dog in st michael's—on—wyre. zoe billingham is the former inspector of her majesty's constabulary. this was truly unprecedented to give out private, personal information 20 days into an investigation, most people would be wondering how on earth is this going to help the police

their manager, antonio conte, is going to have to have surgery to remove his gall bladder later.nfirmed they spent £107 million on enzo fernandez, taking their spending to over half £1 billion since the new owner has taken over. but with strict rules around how much clubs can actually spend, how is it all above board? dan roan has been taking a look. he may bejust 22 but enzo fernandez is already a world cup winner. the argentine midfielder emerging as one of the stars of the tournament. the youngster played just a handful of matches for benfica, who signed him for what now appears a bargain £8 million. but chelsea have just made him the most expensive signing in the history of british football. the fee a new record of more than £100 million. well, it is an extraordinary amount of money. but, then again, that is not new for chelsea. certainly for 20 years. the current owners, i mean, that is getting towards half a billion pounds spent in a very short period of time. if chelsea fans thought the departure of the club's former owner russian oligarch roman abramovich last year would

to leicester beat man city lose to leicester in the week you've antonio in the week you've got antonio conteplayers, you know, whether the players, you know, whether the players, you know, whether actually got the whether they've actually got the stomach for whether they stomach for it, whether they think under think they buckle under pressure. know whether pressure. i don't know whether it's games his it's him playing games with his players he's telling players or whether he's telling the we stand it. the truth of where we stand it. but could one way or the but it could go one way or the other pulls by munich as well. playing psg tonight, of course, my friend. thank you very much indeed. to you, indeed. good talking to you, paul indeed. good talking to you, paul. quite what's paul. quite with what's happening the happening sports wise. after the break, more rishi break, we'll have more on rishi sunak that's about to protect break, we'll have more on rishi sun ukthat's about to protect break, we'll have more on rishi sun uk from about to protect break, we'll have more on rishi sunuk from chi

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antonio conte recovering from surgery in italy, he said hurricane made him proud. —— hurricane.he relegation zone. brennanjohnson with the goal. and that surge all the more remarkable when you consider forest have made 29 signings this season. imagine being the manager and trying to knit all that together. celtic restored their nine point lead at the top of the scottish premiership, as we saw one of the more bizarre moments of the season. they beat stjohnstone 4—1 to re—establish that gap, the league's top scorer, kyogo furuhashi, among the scorers. but have you ever seen this? stjohnstone players taking to a game of rock paper, scissors to decide who takes the free kick. these things need to be settled and if you need something to do it, rock, paper, scissors. from the bizarre to the brilliant. chelsea back on top of the women's superleague, 3—2 winners over tottenham, the goal of the game coming from laurenjames, her mazy run producing a goal to match it. that leaves them two points ahead of manchester united. i thought it was a scrappy game. the pitch made the conditions like