sulley muntari tells the bbc fifa and uefa don't care enough about racism.nd eugenie bouchard wins her grudge match against maria sharapova at the madrid open. hello there, and welcome to the programme. lots to get through, but we start with the news that chelsea are just one victory away from winning the english premier league title after a 3—0 defeat of middlesbrough, who are relegated. antonio conte‘s side need just to win at west bromwich albion on friday night to guarantee the title in his first season in charge at stamford bridge. our sports correspondent joe wilson was watching. this was pretty much a perfect night for chelsea. the wingback system worked perfectly. regards pulled the strings from midfield. the game was over by half—time. —— fabregas. the crowd were giving antonio conte a standing ovation. they loved him here for his passion and energy, those qualities we uses different jose mourinho. chelsea had the chance to win the title by the end of the week. —— have. if they don't do it at west brom, they have home games to win. for middlesbrough

sulley muntari tells the bbc fifa and uefa don't care enough about racism.ns her grudge match against maria sharapova at the madrid 0pen. hello there, and welcome to the programme. lots to get through, but we start with the news that chelsea are just one victory away from winning the english premier league title after a 3—0 defeat of middlesbrough, who are relegated. antonio conte's side need just to win at west bromwich albion on friday night to guarantee the title in his first season

and coming up in the sport on bbc news: fifa president gianni infantino admits criticism aimed at the body has been deserved, but has warned against "fake news" and "alternative facts". good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. a draft of labour's general election manifesto has been leaked, and it includes radical plans to renationalise the railways and royal mail, to scrap university tuition fees in england, and to end the public sector pay cap. the long document also includes plans to fund the nhs and social care through an increase in income tax for higher earners. the manifesto is due to be formally launched next week, and is being discussed today by the shadow cabinet. our political correspondent eleanor garnier reports. it wasn't meant to be like this. labour's first election launch, they had wanted to focus on attacking the tories. good morning, everyone. instead, it is their leaked ma nifesto instead, it is their leaked manifesto everyone is talking about. a d raft manifesto everyone is talking about. a draft version now out there for all to see, a whole week early. t

he was speaking to the bbc at the fifa congress in bahrain from where our sports news corrspondent richardod use. diego maradona, twice the most expensive player in the world, is he that bahrain as fifa's guest of honour. but while he helps the governing body, paul pogba ‘s tra nsfer to governing body, paul pogba ‘s transfer to manchester united is being investigated by fifa. how big is the moral issue? in my sleep a film stars and investment bankers? if you do not have much money, you look at an investment banker and film actor, you think, why do they get so much for a film? of course there is a moral issue but it is bigger than football. with fifa opting for fresh faces after corruption scandals, this man was accused of putting reform of the organisation at risk. fake news, alternative facts... these terms did not exist until some time ago. they have come into vogue in recent periods. there are a lot of fake news and told the facts about fifa. fifa bashing has become a national sport, especially in some countries. and i understand also why. and it was right. and it was right. but fifa ha

he was speaking to the bbc at a fifa conference in bahrain, where the body's president gianni infantino those who want to use football to get rich should get out of the sport. that is in contrast to clarke's view. he also spoke at the wave of criticism aimed at fifa over the past two years in the wake of various scandals engulfing the organisation. he admitted that much of it was deserved. fake news, alternative facts, these terms did not exist until some time ago. they have become en vogue in recent periods. and there are a lot of fake news and alternative facts about fifa—bas as well circulating. fifa—bashing has become a national sport, especially in some countries. and i also understand why, and it was right, and it was right, but fifa has changed now. this is a new fifa. we have new people here. and we act with facts. manchester united are just 90 minutes away from their first appearance ina minutes away from their first appearance in a final of the europa league. they will defend a 1—0 lead from the first leg of their semifinal against tonight. jose mourinho won the competition wi

website — that's at bbc.co.uk/news — and if you're on the move just follow the election via the bbc news app. fifanited. he was the world's most expensive player when he moved from juventus last summer. fifa want to know who was involved in the £89.3 million deal — and how much money they earned out of it. united say fifa have all the necessary documents from last august. well let's talk to our sports correspondent katie gornall who is at old trafford for us. the allegation is that paul pogba, his agent made a fortune from this deal. that is right. this stems from a book due to be published in germany making claims that have been widely reported in the media, the central claim is a breakdown of this £89 million world record transfer of paul pogba from juventus to manchester united in the summer, claiming that his agent received £41 million as part of this transfer. a further allegation in the book also saying that may in some weighbridge ownership rules. but at the moment no suggestion that anyone has done anything wrong, fifa said it is not anything wrong, fifa said it is not a formal investigati

clarke was speaking to the bbc at a fifa congress in bahrain where the body‘s president gianni infantinoat fifa over the past few years. in the wake of the various sandals engulfing the organisation, he admitted that much of it was deserved. fake news, alternative facts, these terms did not exist until some time ago. they have become en vogue in recent periods. there's a lot of alternative facts about fifa circulating. fifa bashing has become a national sport. especially in some countries. and i understand also why and it was right and it was right, but fifa has changed now. this is a new fifa. we have new people here. and we act with facts. ronald koeman says he‘s prepared to lose ross barkley aveda from sign a new contract soon. he still has a year left on his current deal. the clu b year left on his current deal. the club must have an answer by the end of the season in ten days‘ time, believing the longer it takes, the more doubts he must have and he prefers to work with players who wa nt to prefers to work with players who want to stay. manchester united are 90 minutes away from thei

clarke was speaking to the bbc at a fifa congress in bahrain where the body‘s president gianni infantinoimed at fifa over the past few years. in the wake of the various sandals engulfing the organisation, he admitted that much of it was deserved. fake news, alternative facts, these terms did not exist until some time ago. they have become on the vogue in recent periods. there's a lot of alternative facts about fifa circulating. fifa bashing has become a national sport. especially in some countries. and they understand also why and it was right and it was right, but fifa has changed now. this is a new fifa. we have new people here. and we act with facts. and we act with facts. manchester united are 90 minutes away from their first appearance in the final of the europa league. they‘ll defend a 1—0 lead from the first leg of their semi—final against celta vigo of spain at old trafford tonight. united managerjose mourinho won the competition with porto back in 2003 and has made it his priority in recent weeks as winning the trophy, would mean a place in next season‘s champions league. it was

fifa and uefa don't care enough about racism. he walked off during a game in italy after receiving abuse from opposition fans and he's told the bbc it again. it is not normal. we have to fight it. i'm determined. and maria sharapova is beaten by eugenie bouchard, the woman who called her a ‘cheat‘, in what was labelled a grudge match at the madrid open. in what was labelled a grudge hello again. for chelsea, it's just one more win and they'll be premier league champions. for middlesbrough, well the games have run out. the leaders‘ 3—0 win at stamford bridge tonight has sent their opponents down and taken them to within three points of the title. tim hague watched the action. it is anything but backs to the wall for chelsea, on the verge of the title as our opponents middlesbrough just wanted to stay in the league. alonso struck the bar. and chelsea continued to look the standout team. diego costa putting them ahead. and alonso‘s resistance paid off. help from the keeper. a second. that meant that middlesbrough would be going down on waste they could produce something special, but it was the hosts who had all of the chances. this

here's fifa's fatma samoura speaking to the bbc. my personal view does not matter.e disciplinary committee has to act. and the sooner, the better. i have my personalfeelings on anybody that is treated like he has been treated on the pitch, and off the pitch. but i'm not here for my personal matters. i'm here to make sure that fifa takes through the committee the appropriate action for any single discriminatory action. that story is not going anywhere. this is what chris froome's bike looke dlike after he was hit in the south of france. he put this picture on twitter telling us: "just got rammed on purpose by an impatient driver who followed me onto the pavement! thankfully, i'm okay. bike totaled. driver kept going!" he's training for the tour de france, he's won the last two. this year's starts onjuly ist. dick advocaat has been named the manager of the netherlands national football team. he isa he is a seasoned manager that has beenin he is a seasoned manager that has been in charge of many teens. he's got work to do, the team failed to qualify for last year's eur

fifa saying in a statement to the bbc that they are aware of this, that they have protocols in place,s, their committee was aware of this and it has not continued on and they are committed to these big events. the world cup in russia going ahead in an ethical way and with respect to human rights. badminton‘s suddaman cup is being held on the gold coast in australia. the sport's biggest names are in town — and they've been turning it on. doubles is often where reaction is. manchester's two big clubs — city and united — havejoined forces to help the victims of monday's terror attack. the clubs have pledged to donate one million pounds to an emergency fund that will help the victims and their families. stay with us on outside source — still to come. we'll speak to bbc urdu — their reporter was the only journalist allowed inside the mosque where the manchester suicide bomber and his family were regular attendees. as details of the victims of the manchester bombing emerge, the city continues to grieve, big questions still remain. is enough being done to integrate the children of immigrants

clarke was speaking to the bbc at a fifa congress in bahrain where the body‘s president gianni infantinoe next game and although the ban was subsequently overturned, it caused outrage across the globe. we have two fights tirelessly against racism and discrimination. that is our duty. in football, the only colour that counts is the colour of the shirt of your team, no other colour. we have to fight for that. there are idiots everywhere in the world, sadly. but it doesn‘t matter, we can give strong messages, with an thanks to football. arsenalfans arsenal fans have been arsenalfans have been on a bit of arsenal fans have been on a bit of a roller—coaster. you may remember arsenal went through a dreadful run of form a couple of months ago. it prompted protest marches before home games. there were planes flying over the stadium, targeted at arsene wenger. his future still hangs in the balance. but after reaching the fa cup final the club are now three points away from a place in the top four. it would be an incredible recovery. they beat southampton 2—0 last night for a fourth win in their l

coming up in sportsday on bbc news, former premier league player sulley muntari claims fifa and uefalian league game, and he says he'd do it again. more than 7,000 migrants have been rescued in the mediterranean over the last few days. that's according to the italian coast guard. officials say as many as 200 are feared to have drowned. so far this year, numbers are 50% higher than at the same time last year. they're thought to have made the treacherous crossing from libya in search of a new life in europe. the bbc‘s reeta chakrabarti has spent the last week on a rescue ship and joins us live from vibo valentia in southern italy. reeta. george, spring is here, the seas are calmer and the migrant boats are coming again and in major numbers. the easter weekend saw over 8000 people make this lethally dangerous crossing and this weekend, similar numbers. this aid ship that i am an brought over 500 people from that rescue zone to this italian port and a charity save the children said was their biggest operation yet. seven uneventful days at sea with the rescue mission, and then suddenly, t

clarke was speaking to the bbc at a fifa congress in bahrain — where the body's president gianni infantino fifa over the past few years — in the wake of the various sandals engulfing the organisation — he admitted that much of it was deserved. who want to use football to get rich should 'get out' of the sport— in stark contrast to clarke's view. infantino also spoke about the wave of criticism aimed at fifa over the past few years — in the wake of the various scandals engulfing the organisation — he admitted that much of it was deserved. fake news, alternative facts, these terms and not exist until some time ago. they have become fashionable in recent periods. and there are a lot of alternative facts about fifa circulating. fifa— bashing has become a national sport, especially in some countries. and i understand also why, and it was right, and it was right, but fifa has changed now. this is a new fifa. the only people here. and we packed with facts. forty eight of the world's top 50 golfers tee off today in the players championship at sawgrass — with calls this week championship. leading t

fifa investigation. but how much did his agent earn from the deal? coming up in sportsday on bbcugby world cup? well eddiejones says facing both france and argentina at the tournament injapan will be exciting. there's growing concern about the number of children in the uk being prescribed medication to combat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. adhd, as it's known, includes symptoms of anxiety, intolerance and an inability to regulate emotions. a new study has found an increase in prescriptions in the uk of almost 57% between 2005—2012. the research also found large rises in prescribing across europe and the united states. but some parents and doctors worry that drugs are being offered as a quick fix and that long—term issues behind adhd aren't being effectively addressed. 0ur correspondent, sian lloyd reports. well, my friends, they know i have adhd and they know i take medication. but i don't think they really know fully how it is to be like this. 13—year—old dylan piper was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, which is a mental health condition, when

bbc women's footballer of the year award. it's one award that brazilian icon marta is yet to win. the five—time fifacently moved to play for orlando pride in the us, after three years in sweden. and as she tells us the last 12 months have been pretty special. hi, my name is marta. i think people should vote for me because everything that i do i do with love. translation: it was an exciting time. it was a big rush, but it was worth it because it was an historic moment for me. and you can cast your vote for the bbc women's footballer of the year at our website. that's bbc.com/womensfootball, where you can see all the profile pieces on our five nominees. sebastian coe, the president of the iaaf, says it must consider european athletics' suggestion that all world records set before 2005 should be wiped. the organisations are desperate to make a clean break in athletics after recent doping scandals, and coe believes all options should be considered. these proposals actually underpinned three really important things. first of all it toughens the stamps on anti—doping. secondly it makes sure that world rec

fifa are to investigate paul pogba's world record transfer from juventus to manchester united from last summer. they have confirmed to the bbcen to united to seek clarification on the deal, how much ofa clarification on the deal, how much of a 105 million euros was paid to juventus, which the italian club claimed at the time was around 72.5 million. united say that fifa have the necessary documents from august of last year. andy murray is through to the third round of the madrid 0pen after a hard fought win over the romanian marius copil. the world number one did win in straight sets, but had to battle to eventually take the first 6—4. before improving in the second to claim it 6—3 and go through. murray is attempting to reach the final in madrid for a third year in a row. meanwhile, maria sharapova will continue her controversial return from a doping ban at the pre—wimbledon tournament in birmingham, as it's expected she'll be given a wildcard for the event by the lta. several players have criticised the number of wildcards she's received since returning from a 15 month suspension. and andy murray has been one to voice his

she was an ambassador for the fifa world cup in brazil, and she carried the olympic flag into the stadium at last year's 0lympics. but marta has yet to win the bbcaward. could this be her year? translation: i was very happy with the nomination one more time by the bbc. this shows that really what we have been doing over the years has been fruitful. she is five times world champion, a true warrior, a humble person. when you talk about women's football, you already think about marta. women's football — marta. national team — about marta. women's football — marta. nationalteam — marta. about marta. women's football — marta. nationalteam - marta. she is very important. i used to sell fruits in the public market and also wait to help my family. i also sold clothes in the streets, too. kids should be in school but u nfortu nately i should be in school but unfortunately i had no way to go to school. my mother could not take me there because of our financial situation. people would come to me and say, it's a boy ‘s‘ sport. you have to play with a doll, it's not right for a have to play with a doll, it's not rightfora girl to have to play with a doll, it

fifa world player of the year award 2016. hi, guys. i'm melanie behringer. i'm nominated for the bbcbe very happy if you vote for me because 2016 was really great. stay with us on 0utside source. still to come: just how big is the gulf between the uk and europe over brexit? we'll be speaking to the german journalist who's written that jean—claude juncker claims the probability of failure is currently more than 50%. police have revealed more details of the burglary in dorset in which the householder was shot dead. they say the men broke into the property wearing balaclavas — one of them armed with a shotgun. 61—year—old guy hedger was shot by intruders who entered his house in st ives, just after 3am on sunday. a helicopter was used to search the area following the shooting, which police believe was a planned burglary that turned violent. it's been described as one of the most exclusive residential neighbourhoods in southern england, but it's now the scene of a murder investigation. dozens of officers have been searching for clues in what's become a wide—ranging inquiry. police say gu

fifa and uefa don't care enough about racism. he walked off during a game in italy after receiving abuse from opposition fans. and he's told the bbcdo it again. it's not normal but we have to fight it. iam it's not normal but we have to fight it. i am determined to do that. and dan evans claims aljaz bedene is ‘not british‘. after being knocked out of the madrid 0pen, evans says he should be the country's number three player, not the slovenian—born bedene. hello again. it could be quite the week for chelsea and for middlesbrough. .. quite the night, although not for the right reasons. both teams in tonight's premier league match have contrasting aims. and in furthering their own, the leaders could consign their opponents to relegation. 0ur correspondentjoe wilson is at stamford bridge. it feels more genuine than spring here this evening but also the need en marche more wins and they will get the league title wrapped up before spurs even play. they can relax and plan for the fa cup final. there is some wear and tear to the chelsea squad, ka nte, there is some wear and tear to the chelsea squad, kante, core to our for conte, this wo

he says it's a new fifa and fifa has changed but fifa will be judged on its actions in the coming weeks, months and years. over the last few weeks bbcball stories from around the world. here's the final instalment — from nigeria. lagos is the best most populated city in the world and it has 21 million residents and the men's national team, the super eagles, are flourishing with big—name players playing week in, week out in the premier league and the women's team just won the africa cup of nations last year in cameroon. but at the grassroots level, there's just small group of people who are trying to grow the women's game.|j group of people who are trying to grow the women's game. i am the coach and owner of the greens. i was sitting in my office in the school one day and some girls came to me and they said, we are sisters and we wa nt to and they said, we are sisters and we want to play for school. so i looked at them, i felt very sorry. because i saw they had no place. they needed someone i saw they had no place. they needed someone to i saw they had no place. they needed someone to encourage i saw they had no place. they needed so

fifa have all the necessary documents from last august. that is all we sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website.iew in the next hour. we are speaking to the media. they arejust we are speaking to the media. they are just starting. have their discussions and sergei lavrov said you kidding? tv journalist had asked that question. that just journalist had asked that question. thatjust happening journalist had asked that question. that just happening in journalist had asked that question. thatjust happening in washington. more now on the general election campaign. and the labour leaderjeremy corbyn has been speaking to supporters in leeds. the party has pledged nearly 5 billion pounds for its education plan to keep up with rising costs and said it will be paid the party has pledged nearly £5 billion pounds for its education plan to keep up with rising costs and said it will be paid for by raising corporation tax. asi as i mentioned, here speaking in leeds, let's just listening. as i mentioned, here speaking in leeds, let'sjust listening. it is not necessary it is morally wrong that we accept the idea

matters but to make sure that fifa takes through the committee the appropriate action for any single discriminatory action. that is all the sport for now, much more on the bbcmore on the bbc sport website, a few more details of chris froome's rather alarming prang on his bike. i will be back with much more in the next hour on bbc news. you are watching bbc news, with me, simon mccoy. a multi—million—pound trial launches today to assess whether statins — taken by millions of people every year to reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes — may also help those those with multiple sclerosis. ms affects the central nervous system and can cause mobility problems. it's thought statins could help slow the progression of the condition, as sarah smith reports. statins — prescribed to six million of us every year to lower cholesterol. but in the coming months, a major new trial will test whether they could help tackle a condition which can wreak devastation on sufferers. multiple sclerosis causes the immune system to attack the lining of the nerves, disrupting messages travelling along nerve fibres. it can mean increasing levels of disability. more than 100,000 peo

fifa and uefa don't care enough about racism. he walked off during a game in italy after receiving abuse from opposition fans... and he's told the bbccalled her a cheater, in what was labelled a grudge match at the madrid 0pen. the two players did shake hands at the end though. interesting, eugenie duscher said she had loads of support. interesting. lots of people coming up interesting. lots of people coming up to say good luck. you know, you need to beat maria sharapova, after what she did. we are talking about a dry winter causing water shortages. tell us about that. good morning. yes. the first chart i will show you shows april rainfall we have had. this shows a huge swathes of the british isles have had less rainfall than we would expect in april. an example, 2 places here have had the driest april recorded. 3 millimetres. in edinburgh we would normally expect 40.5 during april. 3. only 6 in these places. we are far down on what we would expect. may has been dry as well. is their rainfall on the horizon? yes. the latter part of the horizon? yes. the latter part of the week, thursday and friday, heavy downpours. some thundery. be

and fifa investigates paul pogba's £89 million transfer from juventus to manchester united last summer. welcome to bbcevidence from 14 police forces and concluded "there is insufficient evidence to prove to the criminal standard that any candidate or agent was dishonest." it goes on to say "we have concluded it is not in the public interest to charge anyone referred to us with this offence". 0ne file from kent, which was submitted late, is still being considered. the conservative party chairman patrick mclaughlin said "these were politically motivated and unfounded complaints that have wasted police time. we are glad that this matter is finally resolved." the labour leaderjeremy corbyn said he was "interested and surprised" by the cps decision. home correspondent explained the background to the situation. there is something called the electoral commission which decides whether the selection expenses and returns are properly put in and the commission has already decided by defining the conservative party £70,000 but there we re conservative party £70,000 but there were inaccuracies and bits left out of

in a bbc interview muntari, who played in the premier league for portsmouth and sunderland, claims racism is "everywhere and getting worse". .. and he's accused fifaould be the first people to jump on football here, we are under fever, we are under uefa. —— under fifa. probably, they didn't have tv on their side or they would be under internet. that is why they didn't come in. but this is a big deal. this is really a big deal. racism is a big deal. sheffield united have re—signed striker ched evans, five years after he was released by the club after being found guilty of rape. that conviction was quashed and at a retrial last year evans was found not guilty. he joins the club who have been promoted to the championship this seaon from chesterfield on a three year deal. lancashire have signed sri lankan batsman mahela jayawardene for their t20 blast campaign. the 39—year—old is available for the whole of the competition and will link up with the squad in july. lancashire won the tournament two years ago but failed to get out of the group stage in the defence of their title last season. that's all sport for now. you can keep up to date with all those

fifa ambassador trying to keep the focus on the game. as with the governing body, when he's involved, events often feel more like theatre than football. richard conway, bbcst. tomasz schafernaker let's see how long it's going to last. tomasz schaferna ker can let's see how long it's going to last. tomasz schafernaker can tell us. we have got a beautiful day as promised today. that's for sure. it will last for the rest of the day. for most of the uk, not necessarily across western and northern scotland, a bit more cloud, but it's stunning out there. so the next 2a hours, change on the way, 2a to 48 hours, change on the way, 2a to 48 hours we will feel the humidity increasing and there is a risk of thunder. it won't happen this evening. maybe later in the night we'll evening. maybe later in the night we' ll start evening. maybe later in the night we'll start to see some showers developing across southern areas and that's very difficult to predict exactly where the showers will fall. they could be almost anywhere. i think we're confident that northern areas during the course of thursday will stay dry and sunny, beautiful weather there, but across the south

bbc news — more at 9.30am. thank you. you're getting in touch, you're very welcome. you can e—mail as well. let's get some sport now with jessica. what's going on at fifa, jess?rought in to oversee their reform programme. the two men in question have been at the fore front of fifa's independent ethics committee for a number of yea rs. ethics committee for a number of years. they've held multiple investigations including of the previous fifa president seb blatter who was banned from the game for six yea rs who was banned from the game for six years and even the current president. they say that the decision not to reappoint them is politically motivated and jeopardises the future of the game. now they've spoken to the media this morning. here is what one had to say. the removal of the ethics committee is not in fifa's best interest. it's against good governance. and it's a setback for the fight against corruption. the ethics committee is weakened and incapacitated. well, strong words there. victoria, we have seen year after year allegations against fifa of corruption and scandal and calls for reform and once again, their integrity has been called into question.