next, to the man who's gone from basingstoke to buffalo.n the league's international player pathway whose roots are in rugby. selected by the buffalo bills in the nfl's draft at the weekend, clayton now begins another tough journey to try and make the bills' regular season roster. but the basingstoke rugby club coach richard cheetham told me his former player is following a long—held ambition. the composition we had when we met two years ago in trenton, his dream was to be an nfl player not being familiar with the process, i thought they recruited from within america, and i didn't know how he would follow that journey through, but it was a dream, as long as i've known him, and he never give up on it. you don't mind — him, and he never give up on it. you don't mind the _ him, and he never give up on it. you don't mind the eighth tear in rugby in england being a stepping stone to another sport in another country? i inc. it's a compliment, i think basingstoke is doing well, i hope more plays they're attracted to this as a pathway. more plays t

the basingstoke rugby club coach richard cheetham told the bbc�*s hugh ferris, that his former playere first met two years ago, that that was his dream, to be an nfl player, not being familiar with the process i thought they were recruited from within america and i did not know how he would follow that journey through. but it was a dream as long as i have known him and he never gave up on it. his character, discipline, his focus on what he did on the from the start and his attributes physically on the pitch. they would him in good stead. he has psychological strength and physical strength that will definitely work together. i called him yesterday and reminded him when he was sitting in basingstoke about his injury and his dedication to rehabilitation, there is no question about his mindset whatsoever, about being able to adapt to the new environment and apply himself. the mindset that he showed to overcome his injury and never give up on his dream. finally — to a bmx rider taking �*defying the laws of gravity�* to another level. greek bmx�*er george ntavoutian has made history by comp

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he's a former rugby player from basingstoke who took part in the league's international player pathwaypounds. and will now battle for a spot on the bills regular season roster. ronnie 0'sullivan has taken a 5—3 lead from the first session of his second round match at the world snooker championship in sheffield. 0'sullivan is looking to win a record breaking eighth title at the crucible and only lost one frame in his frst round match. he quickly won the first two against welshman ryan day who rallied back to 2—2 before 0'sullivan won three of the next four. first to 13 will reach the quarter finals... elsewhere stephen maguire beat shaun murphy. follow all the live sport on our website or on the app. the tesla chief, elon musk, has met government officials in beijing. chinese state media is reporting the tech entrepreneur is there by invitation, for the promotion of international trade. they have discussed data and technology relating to electric vehicles. tesla has been facing a price war with chinese brands in the electric vehicle market. it has recently said it will lay—off 10% of it

he's a former rugby player from basingstoke who, like louis rees zammit, took part in the league's internationalen and weighs more than 21 stone. and clayton now battle for a spot on the bills regular season roster. i don't think it's really sunk in yet. but at the moment, it's a world of emotions. it's just crazy. and i think it shows that there is talent out there all over the world, not just in the uk and the nfl, it shows that if you have done previous sports, you can put those skills together and turn into something positive. now you might have noticed that this has been an edition of sportday where in the premier league at least there's been little mention of var, something of a rarity in recent weeks, certainly when you consider last weekend, which included the furious reaction from nottingham forest after they experienced more controversy at everton. well, on one of this week's editions of the football news show, it was all about var and i spoke to former premier league referee keith hackett about whether the protocol is working. we all want quality to aid the communication. we all want

he's a former rugby player from basingstoke who took part in the league's international player pathway300 pounds. he will now battle for a spot on the bills�* regular season roster. world numberfour elena rybakina eased to a straight sets victory over mayar sherif to reach the last 16 of the madrid open. the kazakh player, who has a tour—leading three titles this season, broke twice in the first set to move 5—0 ahead. sherif battled harder in the second set, surviving four match points to hold for 5—4 down. rybakina proved too good taking the victory on her serve. she'll face teenager sara bejlek in the next round. pakistan have appointed former australia pace bowler jason gillespie as coach of their test side. gillespie has had success in englnad's county championship with yorkshire. he signed a two year contract. while the former south africa batter gary kirsten will take charge of pakistan's 0di and t20 teams. ronnie o'sullivan has taken a 5—3 lead from the first session of his second round match at the world snooker championship in sheffield. o'sullivan is looking to win a record—b

he's a former rugby player from basingstoke who took part in the league's international player pathway than 300 pounds, and will now battle for a spot on the bills' regular season roster. pakistan have appointed former australia pace bowler jason gillespie as coach of their test side. gillespie has had success in englnad's county championship with yorkshire. he's signed a two year contract, while the former south africa batter gary kirsten will take charge of pakistan's white ball teams. ronnie 0'sullivan has taken a 5—3 lead from the first session of his second round match at the world snooker championship in sheffield. 0'sullivan is looking to win a record—breaking eighth title at the crucible and only lost one frame in his frst round match. he quickly won the first two against welshman ryan day, who rallied back to 2—2 before 0'sullivan won three of the next four. first to 13 will reach the quarterfinals elsewhere, stephen maguire beat shaun murphy. and these are live pictures of one of the afternoon session games. it involves the championjohn higgins who leads world number three ma

he's a former rugby player from basingstoke who took part in the league's international player pathwaywill now battle for a spot on the bills' regular season roster. there is an own goal that is given arsenal the lead. you can follow it on the website. the un security council has expressed deep concern over an imminent attack on the sudanese city of al—fashir, by the paramilitary rapid support forces. al—fashir is the last major city in the darfur region, where sudan's army is still holding out against the rsf, which is accused of carrying out a wave of violence against non—arab ethnic groups. people in al—fashir are said to be too scared to leave the city. let's speak to claire nicolet, emergency co—ordinator at msf — which is one of the only international humanitarian organisations operating in north darfur. thank you for coming on the programme. how concerned are you by this? irate programme. how concerned are you by this? ~ ., ., programme. how concerned are you by this? ., ., . , this? we do have concerns. the situation already _ this? we do have concerns. the situation already de