he was the assistant manager at the time at aston villa.entioned it to graham taylor, who obviously died suddenly in 2017. dave richardson has said he doesn't recall the conversation with you. but he did sack ted langford as a scout after being told about inappropriate behaviour by other parents. what message would you want to send to mr richardson? come and meet me. really? why? because i know i have told the truth. in a way i'm sorry because i haven't seen him for years and he was like a god to me. i remember when i got picked for ireland forjack charlton's first squad, dave richardson broke the news to me and gave me a hug. dave richardson was like a god to me but when i needed him, when i looked up to adults, i was let down. you mentioned a couple of other players involved in the most recent court case would have been abused after you said you first came forward to warn aston villa. had things been different, do you think the abuse of those other players could have been prevented? most definitely. if they had acted promptly. like i say,

and he was linked to leicester and aston villa? he was a part-time scout for both.ars ago now, we spoke to a man called tony brian who was a former professional who went on to play for leicester and other clubs and he told us how he was abused as a 12—year—old. other clubs and he told us how he was abused as a 12-year-old. said the recently needed a spurn sample was so the recently needed a spurn sample was so that the leicester city could examine it to see if i had a gene inside of me that would make me become a footballer. a footballer's gene? yes. and being so young, you believe anything. after that interview people started coming forward and we can report that both clu bs forward and we can report that both clubs have now paid damages to a total of five victims that scout. the financial terms of the arrangement have not been formally disclosed. were not talking about life changing amounts of money, are we? definitely not. also important to point out that this was settled quite late in the day, just a couple of weeks before we expected the case to go to the high

this is how aston villa responded.mpathies as they put it with all of those who have suffered abuse and the safeguarding standards are paramount importance and any reports will be investigated vigorously and as per leicester city they have said... thank you,jim. and our actionline website is bbc.co.uk/actionline — if you need help there are loads of organisations listed there who you can contact. coming up later in the programme. there are calls for the boss of save the children to resign after a report said the charity had made ‘serious failures' in its handling of allegations of inappropriate behaviour against staff. a leading scientist tells this programme that the government's response to testing people suspected of having coronavirus isn't fast enough and that it's not using all the resources available. flybe is no more. it's gone bust, all of its planes are grounded, passengers are stranded and 2,000 jobs are at risk. the airline narrowly avoided collapsing in january and said a drop in bookings because of corona

, and it was a contentious issue, because dean smith from aston villa's manager believe the ballor a goal kick, replay show that he was probably right, but va are, even though we have that here, doesn't check that kind of thing, so they we re check that kind of thing, so they were 2—0 up. just before half—time, they pulled himself back in with excellent diving headers, and almost equalised at the death, and it was claudia bravo with a fantastic save, just a tip onto the post from bjorn so just a tip onto the post from bjorn so they could of equalised incentive to extra time, but in truth, city looked the better side in the second half. a little testy, but i think they were good for the win in the end. but you know, villa fans here can leave with their heads held high, they really did take the game to manchester city. in the premier league, everton's manager carlo ancelotti was sent off as his side drew 1—1 with manchester united at goodison park. he wasn't happy after var disallowed a 91st minute harry maguire own goal, which would have won the match for everton. ancelotti confro

aston villa were hanging in there and with time ticking away bjorn engels came within millimetres of ght heartbreak for plucky villa, business as usual for guardiola. city might as well set up camp in the home dressing room such as their dominance at wembley, their ninth victory in a row but aston villa can live with their heads held high, premier league survival a more pressing matter. two games in the premier league today and a contraversial draw at goodison park between everton and manchester united. it had been an entertaining game from the off after a david de gea blunder gifted everton an early lead. united equalised but everton thought they'd won it in injury time only to have it ruled off for offside by var, a decision not appreciated by the everton manager, carlo ancelotti, who got sent off for remonstrating with the referee. rauljimenez struck the winner for wolves as they came from behind twice to beat spurs 3—2 at tottenham hotspur stadium. the win sends wolves sixth in the table and three points behind fourth—placed chelsea. celtic have moved a step closer to successfully

manchester city beat aston villa to win their first straight league cup.ll be live at wembley. everton boss carlo ancelotti sees red as his side are denied a late winner against manchester united in the premier league. elinor barker claims great britain's first gold medal at the track cycling world championships in berlin. also coming up in the programme: we bring you all the reaction from melbourne as england's women thrashed west indies to seal their place in the semi finals of the t20 world cup. hello and welcome to the programme — on another busy day — but we start at wembley where manchester city have got their hands on yet another bit of silverware. they beat aston villa in the final of the league cup — to win it for the third year in a row. natalie pirks is there for us this evening. there was a lot of talk about the fa ct there was a lot of talk about the fact that this was very much manchester city's for the taking, but villa did put up a fight, didn't they? they really did, and there is a sense from the fans who are streaming away towards the tub

they beat aston villa in the final of the league cup — to win it for the third year in a row.there. there is a sense from the fans who are streaming away towards the tube that they were in this game for the first 19 minutes, they really took the game to city, and they have almost set up a permanent home here, their 16th visit in ten seasons, going for the hat—trick of consecutive wins in this trophy, but villa really were in the game, and a diving header in the second minute from our ghazi almost gave them a perfect start. but it was sergio aguero, a defence splitting pass landed to phil foden, knocked down to aguero, and he really is aston villa's nemesis. his tenth goal against them in six starts. and then just ten minutes later, it was really quite poor, soft defending, really, from a corner that meant rodrigo got ahead. but really it was villa's defending that was a problem for that corner. just before half—time when that sense of inevitability was creeping in, it was city's turn to stumble, stones with the slip. that brilliant diving header to make it 2—1, and the second

if anyone told me i would be sat here as a premier league manager with aston villa leading them into ould villa leading them into a domestic trophy, iwould have villa leading them into a domestic trophy, i would have said that they we re trophy, i would have said that they were crackers. i trophy, i would have said that they were crackers. i see trophy, i would have said that they were crackers. i see it as a massive opportunity. the lads have done well to get to the final. we have always express the tradition of the cup for this football club. now we have an opportunity against one of the best teams. tommy fleetwood says winning on the tourfor the teams. tommy fleetwood says winning on the tour for the first time would bea on the tour for the first time would be a highlight of his career. he is a good chance in florida. he on five par with lee westwood and luke donald a couple of shots behind. that's all your support for now. more on those stories, including live commentary of england against the west indies in the t20 world cup, on the bbc sport website. west indies are 42—3, chasin

he started his career at aston villa, he started his career at aston villa and played for england underrand prix has been cancelled. as the effect of the coronavirus outbreak reaches deeper into the formula one season. it's the first time since 1954 the principality won't host its marquee race. the dutch and spanish grands prix were postponed today, so the season can't start until june seventh in azerbaijan at the earliest. all significant rule changes have also delayed until 2022. but moving the races could really hurt the business of the sport. they are really going there to look at itself and give most of its revenue through different places but a lot through media and tv rights and a lot to the circuits. so they do not pay that formula 1 where china for example pays £30 million. so it is going up to look at itself, it's going to have to look out what it's going to have to look out what it can do, but most of all, it's been deaf to look at the situation and respond quickly, efficiently and effectively to get racing back on as $0011 effectively to get racing back on as 50011 as effect

jamie vardy ended his nine game goal drought as leicester thrashed aston villa 4—0 to consolidate thirdpremier league. they went head after half an hour when villa keeper pepe reina ran out of his area, allowing harvey barnes a virtually free shot on goal. jamie vardy came on and soon made his presence felt. he scored a penalty to make it 2—0, and then struck again with just over ten minutes to go. leicester weren't done though — barnes scoring his second to make it 4—0. leicester are five points clear of chelsea, and eight ahead of manchester united. the continuing impact of the coronavirus outbreak is being felt across sport. tonight, italy's prime minister giusseppe conte has confirmed all sporting events in the country have been suspended until at least 3 april. it doesn't include teams playing in international competitions like the champions league. here though, the department of culture, media and sport says there is no rationale to postponing events in britain at the moment. alex gulrajani reports. for now, the lack of the pre—match handshake is the only change to life in the pre

manchester city secure their third league cup win in succession with a 2—1victory over aston villa atbley. good morning and welcome to the bbc news at 9. the prime minister will chair a meeting of the government's emergency cobra committee later this morning to discuss possible responses to the coronavirus outbreak. the official government plan will be finalised and signed off at the meeting. 36 people are now confirmed to have the disease in the uk. 13 of those were diagnosed yesterday — the biggestjump in a single day. one of the new cases is a health worker. another of the new cases is the first in scotland, meaning the virus has now reached all four parts of the uk. looking at the global picture, there have now been more than 3,000 deaths worldwide. more than 90% of those are in hubei province in china, but there have been deaths in 10 other countries. andy moore has the latest. we know the...the genome...? ahead of chairing a cobra emergency meeting, borisjohnson went to visit the health professionals in the front line of the fight against coronavirus. at the laboratories of publ

they beat aston villa 2—1, in an entertaining clash at wembley. ester city's second home these days. in the winter sun, villa fans both, older, younger and royal were hoping their side wouldn't freeze. but it had been 2a years since they last won this trophy and city were going for the hat trick of consecutive wins. a defence—splitting cross was about to send them on their way. foden with the knock down to... who else? aguero! lose him at your peril! sergio aguero once again villa's nemesis. it was about to get worse. soft defending from a corner doubled their pain. put in by rodri. dean smith was furious that it should have been a goal kick. in truth, his team's defending was the bigger issue. but, just when a sense of inevitability crept in, it was city's turn to slip. stones with the stumble, samatta with the strength. samatta! game on! villa were hanging on in there and with time trickling away, bjorn engels came millimetres from achieving a legendary status. so, the final whistle brought heartbreak for plucky villa. business as usual for guard

aston villa score in the carabao cup final, but they still trail manchester city 2—1 at wembley, we'lltest in sportsday in half an hour. good evening. the prime minister has said the coronavirus is likely to spread more throughout the uk, mrjohnson comments come following a significant increase in the number of people who tested positive for the virus, with 12 new cases in england. the health secretary has said the government could take emergency powers to close schools and cancel large public events if the spread of the disease can't be contained. the total number of cases in the uk is now 35. in the past hour, health officials in italy say the number of people infected hasjumped toi,700. the virus — a respiratory disease, which causes pneumonia—like symptoms — has infected 87,161 people in 60 countries. our health editor hugh pym has the latest. one of two schools which will be closed tomorrow because members of staff have tested positive for the coronavirus. at this infant school in berkshire, parents have been told it won't open until health officials are certain it's safe. the tas

aston villa stay second from bottom, and in the relegation zone.sition, and we can only concentrate on ourselves, you know? it doesn't really matter what the teams do. we've got great spirit here, great honesty, and obviously the players have got real quality. the european champions league continues on tuesday. jose mourinho's tottenham travel to leipzig, hoping to overturn a 1—0 deficit from the first leg of their last—16 tie. star striker timo werner should be fit to start after he was injured in saturday's 0—0 draw with wolfsburg. spurs are without a win in their last six matches in all competitions. we do not think about the last games of tottenham in the legal the fa cup. we only think about the fa cup. we only think about the result of the first leg, so we know that we won the first half and we will try to win the second half as well. and the third stage of the first major stage race of the cycling season will continue on tuesday. max schachmann will wear the race leader's yellow jersey. it could be another good day for the sprinters on tuesd

let me tell you, the aston villa fans are in very good voice.fferent circumstances. there are in a relegation battle, they have lost their last three premier league matches on the spend. city coming ahead of a fantastic win in the champions league against real madrid. they have won this trophy for micro times in the last six seasons and this is their 16th visit to wembley in the last few seasons. —— this trophy for macro times. liverpool are running away with the league. they are going to take city's crown, they are 22 points ahead of them. now it is a matter of when and not if. city had just been charged by uefa for alleged breaches of financialfair charged by uefa for alleged breaches of financial fair play. they have been banned from the champions league for the next two seasons. they have launched an appeal for the court of arbitration for sport. they are very hungry to win this. they absolutely are very hungry to win this. they a bsolutely love are very hungry to win this. they absolutely love this trophy. he has absolutely love this trophy

if anyone had told me in nine years, i would be sat here as a premier league manager with aston villayou're crackers. i see it as a massive opportunity. the lads have done ever so well to get to the final. we've always expressed, you know, the tradition of the cup for this football club. now we've got an opportunity against one of the world's best teams. two premier league games under way in the next half an hour. manchester united can go to within a point of fourth by winning at everton. tottenham and wolves aren't too far behind either. holders celtic are at stjohnstone in the last eight of the scottish cup. for the first time since the summer of 2016, heather watson will be a top 50 player when the tennis rankings are confirmed tomorrow. it's after her three—set victory in the final of the mexican 0pen against ca nada's leylah annie fernandez. it's her fourth career title. it's the final day of the track cycling world championships and great britain are still hunting for a first gold medal. elinor barker is going in the points race right now. she was the world champion in this disc

aston villa have a game in hand because they're at wembley today — up against manchester city in thecompetition, but having played real madrid in the champions league in midweek, manager pep guardiola is wary of a more—rested villa. they had all week to prepare in that game. our mental and tough... game was the game against madrid. i know we will suffer from that over the next days because it's normal. it is notjust the game, it is the days and weeks before, preparing for this difficult game. how difficult and demanding it is. a drop of adrenaline or something, in your mind and your body. it's an opportunity because nine years ago, the manager at walsall in league 1, looking to keep them up. if anyone told me in nine years, i would be sat here as a premier league manager with aston villa leading them into a domestic trophy, i would have said that you were crackers. i see it as a massive opportunity. the lads have done ever so well to get to the final. we have always expressed, you know, the tradition of the cup for this football club. now we have an opportunity against one of the wor

deportivo, aunque arrancamos con lo mejor de la informaciÓn, jornada 29 y el lester derrota 4 0 al aston villajimÉnez delantero mexicano subiÓ un 20% su valor, pasÓ de costar 40,000,000, ahora cuesta 50, hoy ya vale una millonada, sube como la espuma. y alan pulido con segundo gol y segunda jornada, ahÍ estÁ en la goleada otro por cero en el houston dynamo. y golazo frente al philadelphia y uniÓn. y goles del cabecita rodrÍguez, ocho goles en la actual temporada. y en la apertura de 2018 de momento es el lÍder de goleo de la liga mx. ni el valencia frente al atalanta, el camino hacia estambul es la champions league. y luego de la confirmaciÓn de un caso de coronavirus en la ciudad no se iba a realizar el torneo, se confirman la cancelaciÓn del certamen debido a la preocupaciÓn evidente por el tema de la seguridad de los asistentes y tenistas. muchas veces pero de los acompaÑado, hasta la prÓxima con mÁs de contacto deportivo. >> y maÑana en sÓlo las 11 tendremos todos los detalles desde condado de santa clara, a la espera de que las autoridades hablen sÓlo la primera muerte por coronavirus en

if anyone had told me in nine years, i would be sat here as a premier league manager with aston villaaid that you were crackers. i see it as a massive opportunity. the lads have done ever so well to get to the final. we have always expressed, you know, the tradition of the cup for this football club. now we have an opportunity against one of the world's best teams. after 44 games and 422 days, liverpool's unbeaten premier league run is over. they fell just short of winning 19 straight games, too. that would have been a league record. it's after they were beaten 3—0 at watford yesterday evening. managerjurgen klopp is trying not to be too disheartened. i see it rather positive. because the closer you come to these records... i'm not bothered but i'm not sure how other people think about that. so, from now on, we can play free football again, we don't have to defend or try to get a record, we just cant try to win football games again and that is what we will try to do. —— we can just try. two games in the premier league this afternoon — manchester united travel to everton looking to clo

if anybody had told me in nine years i would be sat here, as a premier league manager with aston villac cup trophy, trophy, i would have said, "you are crackers. " so, you know, i see it as a massive opportunity. the lads have done ever so well to get to the final and we have always expressed, you know, the tradition of the cup for this football club. and now we have got an opportunity against one of the world's best teams. david beckham's new major league soccer side, inter miami, will finally play their first match today. beckham had a huge impact on the mls when hejoined la galaxy as a player back in 2007, and was the catalyst for other big name european players to move to america. he now co—owns inter miami and they face los angeles fc later — six years after the former england captain bought into the franchise. britain's heather watson has won her fourth tour tennis title and her first since 2016, after victory at the mexico open. she wasted nine match points, but eventually came through in three sets against canada's leylah annie fernandez. she'll move into the world's top 50 aga

leicester move to within touching distance of second in the english premier league after thrashing aston villae programme. it's been announced that all sport in italy has been suspended as quarantine measures to combat the coronavirus are extended to the whole country. in the final serie a game before the address from the italian prime minister, sassuolo beat brescia 3—0 in monday's game. sassuolo forward francesco caputo celebrated after scoring from close range just before half time in the match which was held behind closed doors. caputo then ran to the camera, and held up a piece of paper with the message — everything will be all right, stay at home. caputo then added a second just after the hour and thenjeremie boga completed the scoring after 75 minutes in the sixth serie a match to be played in an empty stadium. also cancelled is the tennis tournament at indian wells, sometimes known as the sport's fifth grand slam. it was a last—minute decision by the organisers, with some players saying they only found out on social media. it's the first major sporting event in the us to go because of

manchester city have won the league cup for the third year in a row after beating aston villa 2—1 at for pep guardiola's side. natalie pirks has this report. league cup final day or groundhog day? these are scenes of glory now oh so familiar for manchester city fans. it had been 24 years since opponents aston villa had won this trophy, but despite a strong start, their nemesis was about to send city on their way. aguero! and then it would get worse. soft defending from a corner doubled their pain. headed in cheaply by rodri. dean smith was furious that it should have been a goal kick. in truth his team's defending was the biggest issue. just as a sense of inevitability crept in, it was city's turn to slip. stones. stones with the stumble, samatta with the strength. samatta! game on. villa were hanging in there and with time trickling away, bjorn engels came mere millimetres from achieving legendary status. so the final whistle brought heartbreak for plucky villa, business as usual for guardiola. such is city's dominance at wembley, they might has well set up camp in the home dressing

aston villa footballer jack grealish says he is deeply embarrassed and has apologised on social mediaat the weekend, breaking government guidance on staying at home. pictures emerged online on sunday that appeared to show the villa skipper following an incident in which a range rover crashed into parked cars. he has since been fined by the club. hi, everybody. i just hi, everybody. ijust want to do a quick video message to talk about how embarrassed i am over what happened this weekend. i know it is a tough time for everyone at the moment, being locked into us for so long and i just moment, being locked into us for so long and ijust got a call from a friend and i agreed to do something. ido friend and i agreed to do something. i do not want anyone to make the same mistake i made it so i want eve ryo ne same mistake i made it so i want everyone to stay at home and follow the rules and the guidelines of what we have been asked to do and i know for fact that i will be doing that in the future now and like i said, i wa nt in the future now and like i said, i want everyone to do the same.

manchester city win their third english league cup in a row after beating aston villa at wembley.ls of the t20 world cup — along with south africa, who see off pakistan. welcome to the programme. thanks forjoining us. real madrid are a point clear at the top of la liga after a 2—0 win over barcelona at the bernabeu on sunday. vinicius junior got the opener 20 minutes from the end, becoming the youngst el clasico goalscorer this century at 19. mariano then got the second in stoppage time with his first touch of the season in la liga. this was the first time barcelona failed to score away at real in the league since october 2006. sevilla threw away a 2—0 lead against ten—man 0sasuna before scoring a stoppage time winner that takes them third in la liga. atletico madrid remain two points behind in fifth

he started his career at aston villa, and played for the england under 21s.cancelled, as the effect of the coronavirus outbreak reaches deeper into the formula one season. it's the first time since 1954 the principality won't host its marquee race. the dutch and spanish grands prix have also been postponed today. so the season can't start until june seventh in azerbaijan at the earliest. the sport has also delayed all its significant rule changes, due to come into effect next year, until 2022. the british olympic association says it will not "endanger the health" of athletes by encouraging them to prepare for tokyo 2020 if it's not safe to do so. criticism is growing of the organisers' determination not to postpone the event, due to start injuly. the traditional handing over of the olympic flame to representatives of the host city has taken place in athens today. although, normally, a crowd would be present for the ceremony. many athletes are in limbo, as they're unable to train or qualify for the games while restrictions remain because of the coronavirus out

pep guardiola's men see off aston villa to win the league cup for the third successive year. after the wettest february on record, march is a starting off on a quieter note. still showers around but not the relentless heavy rains and strong winds we have seen recently. i will keep you up—to—date. it's monday, march 2nd. our top story. the prime minister will chair his first meeting of the government's emergency cobra committee this morning, as the number of cases of coronavirus in the uk rises to 36. 13 of those were diagnosed yesterday — the biggestjump in a single day. 0vernight, the united states reported its second death. more than 3,000 people are now known to have died worldwide. andy moore has the latest. ahead of chairing a cobra emergency meeting, borisjohnson went to visit the health professionals in the front line of the fight against coronavirus. at the laboratories of public health england in london, he expressed every confidence in the people around him. coronavirus is a concern. it is a novel illness, but it's something that this country really amply has the re

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he started his career at aston villa and played for england under 21s.f the coronavirus outbreak reaches deeper into the formula one season. it's the first time since 1954 the principality won't host its marquee race. the dutch and spanish grands prix were postponed today so the season can't start untiljune 7th in azerbaijan at the earliest. the sport has also delayed all its significant rule changes, due to come into effect next year until 2022. the british olympic association says it will not endanger the health of athletes by encouraging them to prepare for tokyo 2020 if it's not safe to do so. criticism is growing of the organisers' determination not to postpone the event due to start injuly. the traditional handing over of the olympic flame to representatives of the host city has taken place in athens today although normally a crowd would be present for the ceremony. many athletes are in limbo as they're unable to train or qualify for the games while restrictions remain because of the coronavirus outbreak. in the current climate, with the olympics i

and finally — plenty of celebratory reaction on social media to manchester city's 2—1 win over aston villaster city defender benjamin mendy decided to celebrate with one of city's most famous fans — noel gallagher from oasis. the rest of the city players were able to provide great backing vocals as a rendition of the song wonderwall broke out. noel no match for mendy‘s dance moves. managed to escape to the back in the end! you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me chetan pathak and the rest of the sport team, that's your monday sport briefing. a rare piano that's been described as ‘immortal‘ goes up that is a great song at karaoke, people always seem to know the words. a rare piano that's been described as ‘immortal‘ goes up for auction in israel next week. the piano of sienna — which is more than 220 years old — has spent its life at a world's fair, in a second world war battlefield, has travelled the world — and is expected to fetch more than a million dollars. stay tuned for this story, from gail maclellan. with an unusually ornate design,

after two weeks out with injury, jamie vardy ended his nine game goal drought as leicester thrashed aston villalla keeper pepe reina ran out of his area, allowing harvey barnes a virtually free shot on goal. jamie vardy came on and soon made his presence felt. he scored a penalty to make it 2—0, and then struck again with just over ten minutes to go. leicester weren't done though, barnes scored his second to make it 4—0. leicester are five points clear of chelsea, and eight ahead of manchester united. the continuing impact of the coronavirus outbreak is being felt across sport. tonight italy's prime minister giuseppe conte has confirmed all sporting events in the country have been suspended until at least the third of april. it doesn't include teams playing in international competitions like the champions league. here though, the department of culture, media and sport says there is no rationale to postponing events in britain at the moment. alex gulrajani reports. for now, the only changed to life in the premier league is the lack of handshake. the crowds packed in in manchester and london. dif

leicester city take on aston villa as they look to consolidate third place in the premier league.ening. within the past couple of hours the italian prime minister has announced restrictions on movement across the entire country in the most drastic response yet to the spread of coronavirus. the measures include a ban on all public gatherings and all schools and universities will be closed. giuseppe conte said the measures were necessary to defend the most fragile members of the community and declared that the best thing for italians to do was to stay at home. in italy, the death toll has risen by nearly 100 in the past 2a hours. there are more than 9,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus. 0ur correspondent mark lowen has the latest from bologna. tonight, italy, a founding member of the eu and one of the world's most visited countries is facing the most dramatic restrictions it has faced in peacetime. two days since much of the north was quarantined, coronavirus cases continue to soar and now the restrictions have been extended to cover the whole of the country, covering cities like he

manchester city has won the league cup for a third straight season, beating aston villa 2—1 at wembleyix starts against villa. rodri doubled city's lead from a corner. villa's tanzanian striker mbwana samatta got a goal back on the stroke of half—time, but an equalizer proved elusive. the opening race of the motogp season in qatar has been cancelled because of travel restrictions imposed on passengers from italy due to the coronavirus. moto gp issued a statement this evening referring to italy's crucial role in the competition, both on track and off. the moto2 and moto3 categories will still race due to those teams and riders already being in qatar for testing there last week. despite being kept in isolation for 3h hours as a precaution over coronavirus, denmark's michael morkov has won world championship madison gold in berlin. morkov and his partner, lasse norman hansen, gained a lap on the rest of the field to claim the title. he was only cleared to complete by cycling's governing body on saturday after taking part in the first four days of the uae tour before it was cancelled becau

brendan rodgers' side are home to second bottom aston villa on monday, and could have jamie vardy back villa losing all of them. olympiakos and wolves will hold talks on monday with the prospect of their europa league round of 16 first leg match being played behind closed doors in greece. it's set to take place on thursday at the karaiskakis stadium. the greek government announced all professional sports events for the next two weeks will take place without supporters due to the coronavirus. there are 73 cases of the coronavirus in greece. and we'll finish where were started, with the coronvirus and its effect on the sporting world, but good news this time as several members of the groupama fdj team have been holed up in a hotel in abu dhabi for 10 days after the uae tour was abandoned, this is the moment arnaud demare discovered that he and his teammate roman sinkledam were released from their quarantine on the fourth floor of the w abu dhabi hotel where they've been since 27 february. cue the celebrations. pop music plays. that is one way to celebrate isn't it. all the business stori

reaction to manchester city winning the carabao cup for the third consecutive season — they beat aston villay. good evening. the prime minister has said the coronavirus is likely to spread more throughout the uk, mrjohnson comments come following a significant increase in the number of people who tested positive for the virus, with 12 new cases in england. the health secretary has said the government could take emergency powers to close schools and cancel large public events if the spread of the disease can't be contained. the total number of cases in the uk is now 35. in the past hour, health officials in italy say the number of people infected hasjumped toi,700. the virus, a respiratory disease, which causes pneumonia—like symptoms has infected 87,161 people in 60 countries. on a visit to public health england, the prime minister said that the virus is likely to spread here in the uk, and spoke about the government's preparations. it is vital that people understand that we do have a great plan, a plan to tackle the spread of coronavirus. iam very to tackle the spread of coronavirus. i am v

i'm the sporting director of aston villa women football club i used to be a striker at one time well the shots. and i'm also a media commentator. i have worked in human rights and development i've worked as a barrister a journalist an academic and a writer if always hard is the diagnoses of the impolite furcal in britain because we covered it my name is for her. i grew up in london but my mother's family is originally from ghana i was born in nigeria but came to the u.k. as a baby and grew up in birmingham i've read any memoir about her passion for football since she was a young girl. she was at the top of her career as a successful striker when she was dropped from the england national team after speaking out against racism. into a male player we don't 102 comes from their country after 11 years of playing i don't think you know it takes a lot of courage and determination to do that i know that africa has struggled with her through an identity because she's of mixed heritage i spent my whole life wondering if this is really my country she's even moved to africa twice to connect with

aston villa's jack grealish says he is deeply embarrassed and has apologised for going to a friend'suse at the weekend, breaking government guidance on staying at home. les mis for the lockdown generation — the family song that sums up the experiences of millions up and down the country. good morning. it is a fairly cloudy day once again today. there will be a future was around. best of the sunshine in the south and south—east of england, and it is going to be less windy than yesterday, so not feeling as cold. i will have all the details and about 25 minutes. it's tuesday, the 31st of march. our top story. police forces in the uk have been told to be "consistent" in their use of emergency lockdown powers, after concerns some are being too heavy—handed. guidance to officers calls for a "co—ordinated" effort and emphasises the importance of professionalism. keith doyle has more. you shouldn't be driving... in weston—super—mare, police are reminding people of the rules about only undertaking essential travel. just come out walking the dog? right, 0k. the only thing we'll say is please r

manchester city will kick off against aston villa in around a quarter of an hour, bidding for the firstp final. city are the huge favourites to win at wembley, aiming for a third successive win against a side struggling in the relegation zone. they had all week to prepare in that game. 0ur mental and tough... ..game was the game against madrid. i know we are going to suffer from that over the next days because it's normal. it is notjust the game, it's the days and weeks before, preparing mentally for this difficult game. how difficult and demanding it is. a drop of adrenaline or something, in your mind and your body. two games in the premier league today and a controversial draw at goodison park between everton and manchester united. it had been an entertaining game from the off after a david de gea blunder had gifted everton an early lead. united equalised but everton thought they'd won it in injury time, only to have it ruled off for offside by var, a decision not appreciated by the everton manager, carlo ancelotti, who was sent off for remonstrating with the referee. rauljimenez stru

third placed leicester city ensured aston villa stay in the relegation zone by thrashing them 4—0. enalty to make it 2 nil; then struck again to make it 3. barnes scored his second in the 85th minute. leicester are five points clear of fourth place chelsea. finally for any of you who think you're over the hill, it's never too late to fulfil your sporting dreams. this is 75—year—old ezzeldin bahader. over the weekend he scored on his debut for the bizarrely named egyptian third division club 6th october. that made him the oldest goalscorer in worldwide professional leagues. if he plays another 90 minutes he'll be recognised as the world's oldest professional footballer by guinness world records. 75! are we shocked? he does not look 75. are you saying he might be fibbing. i'm saying he looks in great neck. was he brought onto the penalty? so in order to qualify for the olympics, the guinness world records, he asked to play two matches consisting of 90 minutes. he isa matches consisting of 90 minutes. he is a father of four, of six. i want to know what he eats. that is inspirational. y

its way in‘ 0.04‘sergio aguero scores for manchester city in the carabao cup final — they lead aston villawembley 12 more people have tested positive for coronavirus in the uk, the chief medical officer, chris whitty gave an update on those cases. saying that. three of the patients were close contacts of a previously known case. one of the patients had no known contacts. and the others travelled from countries where the virus had been identified. that means the total number of cases in the uk stands at 35. this morning the health secretary matt hancock said the government could take emergency powers to close schools and cancel public events, in its efforts to tackle the corona virus, but he added he wanted to mininise the social and economic impact of any measures. and this afternoon, its been confirmed that a member of staff at st mary's school in tetbury has tested positive for the virus, the school will close until at least wednesday. a school in reading is also closed after a teacher there was admitted to hospital with the virus. here's our health editor, hugh pym. parents with childre

guardiola has made six changes to the side that won in the league cup at wembley on sunday against aston villaague tie between tottenham and norwich. younger tongan heading in a free kick inside 15 minutes ——jan vertonghen. we can go to the totte n ha m vertonghen. we can go to the tottenham stadium. this is on the red button or the bbc sport website. michel vorm playing his first game since rejoining the club. norwich on the front foot but still 1—0 to spurs. leicester against birmingham, no goals in that one. five matches in the scottish premiership. callu m callum mcgregor putting celtic 1—0 up. livingston equalising not long after through up. livingston equalising not long after throuthon up. livingston equalising not long after through jon guthrie. west bromich albion midfielderjonathan leko has criticised football's governing bodies over their response to his accusation of racism towards leeds united's kiko casilla. the goalkeeper was banned for eight matches and fined £60,000 after being found guilty of racially abusing leko in a match in september when he was on loan at charlton. he ha

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we are playing aston villa on saturday and i'm in two minds whether to go or not.ly attend! at the end of the day i would probably go. but a lot of people have these decisions to make and that is obviously a personal decision. but literally nobody knows where we will be in two days time let alone a week's time. so if the government moves to the delay phase, what will happen to people in care homes? we can speak to ruth desden, head of health influencing at age uk. good afternoon. what are the chief concerns you have at the moment about people in care homes, both the people who are resident there or visiting, and certainly the staff?” think we know that people living in ca re think we know that people living in care homes are obviously going to be older and living with many long—term health conditions, so we really do wa nt to health conditions, so we really do want to be sure we safeguard older people living in care homes as an at—risk population. i think it is really important that people follow the advice and think carefully about how we prevent and mitigate any

in the premier league where leicester can try and strengthen their hold on third—place taking on aston villath a quarter of the bottom three with a quarter ofan hour of the bottom three with a quarter of an hour plate, you see it is still goalless. leicester have not one infour still goalless. leicester have not one in four league games jamie vardy one in four league games jamie vardy on the bench after two weeks out with a calf injury. the continuing impact of the coronavirus outbreak is being felt across sport, the @ 0lympic is being felt across sport, the @ olympic committee is calling for all sport at all levels in the country to be suspended under at least the 3rd of april. —— the italian a lipid committee. they are expected to confirm the decision. here the department of culture, media and sports says there is no rationale of postponing events in britain for now. now this report. for now, the lack of the pre—match handshake is the only change to life in the premier league. some took precautions but still the crowds packed in both in manchester and in london. different sports, same mess

, leicester look about to consolidate third place in the premier league with a a—0 thrashing of aston villaon and soon made his presence felt. he scored a penalty to make it 2—0, and then struck again with just over ten minutes to go. leicester weren't done though. barnes scored his second to make it a—0. leicester will be five points clear of chelsea, and eight ahead of manchester united. the continuing impact of the coronavirus outbreak is being felt across sport. tonight italy's prime minister giusseppe conte has confirmed all sporting events in the country have been suspended until at least the 3rd of april. it doesn't include italian clubs or national teams participating in international competitions. here though, the department of culture, media and sport says there is no rationale to postponing events in britain at the moment. alex gulrajani reports. for now, the lack of the pre—match handshake is the only change to life in the premier league. some took precautions, that still clouds packed in, but in manchester and in london. different sports, same message. the show will go on, for

joining so we understand, most of whom will bejoining on a conference call but we've just seen the aston villan on whether they suspend or whether they play behind closed doors but with now a quarter of premier league clubs affected in some way by the coronavirus, either with players having tested positive or self isolating because of symptoms, it seems almost inevitable that there will be some form of a suspension of fixtures. but quite when those would be played, wejust don't know and it's having a big impact now on english football. laura, thank you ever so much for that update. we will of course keep you updated on any outcome from that premier league meeting. should schools be closing in the uk? ireland, france, portugal and belgium have become the latest european countries to close their schools in a bid to stop the spread of infection. here school trips abroad have been cancelled — but schools will stay open. the prime minister said closing them "could do more harm than good". head teachers are meeting today at the association of school and college leaders' conference to discuss the cur

kelsey was scheduled to play aston villa tomorrow but that mass will have to be cancelled.nited, they thrust lask 5—0, no coward in attendance in this last 16 tie. securing the biggest away win in europe in years. now wolves also playing behind closed doors in greece, but renato scored what could bea greece, but renato scored what could be a vital away goal for them as they came to a 1—1 goal against 0lympiacos. and here at ibrox, leon bailey scoring the final goal in the 87th minute, the second leg of that i will be played in germany behind closed jaws — doors, due to the coronavirus outbreak. the players championship was cancelled with immediate effect. it was going to have spectators for the next three days, that is now off and the next three events on the pga tour schedule have been taken off as well. so putting the plan for the masters in april— may injeopardy. as they say, the show does go on and iamjoined by as they say, the show does go on and i am joined by a senior writer with the racing post. lee, you have been all week, i only got here this morning. what has it