thanks guys now former straining cricket cameron bancroft has broken his silence over the ball tampering scandal and he's getting a lot of heat on social media bancroft was the opening batsman during the series in south africa when he was caught on camera using a piece of sandpaper to scratch the surface of the ball speaking in an interview on australian television bankroll says teammate david warner made him do it and he was just an impressionable rookie wanting to fit in with the team. yeah definitely i was asked to do it. i guess i just didn't know how to be true to myself in that moment so i didn't actually know any better like at the time dives yet dive suggested to me to. carry the action out of the boat. given the situation that we're in and the guy men are just i didn't know any better i didn't know any better because yeah i just wanted to fit in and to value but perhaps not surprisingly have one is not full of sympathy for bancroft blouse says david warner is a bully but bancroft seems like he won't take much responsibility by saying he didn't know better my twelve year olds kno

the first test since the tampering scandal last year that led to david warner, steve smith and cameron bancroft being banned from international cricket. the first match in their three—test series with the world number one ranked side india is udneray in adelaide. chris mitchell is there. we will talk about what this means to the country, but what a start on the first day. absolute dream start. a few moments ago, india were 41—4, 15 minutes before lunch in adelaide. it is blisteringly hot and australia have got off to a very warm start indeed. their pace attack right on the money but the main story i have to say of this morning is virat kohli, he has been and he has gone, out for three, one of the best catches you will ever see in test match cricket, usman khawaja off the bowling of patrick cummings. superb catch, superman like. fully extended, caught 1—handed in—flight, just brilliant. what was virat kohli doing, why was he wafting at a ball and ochoa or more outside off stump? he did it perhaps because he felt so confident in adelaide ash an acre. the last time he was here he scored two centur

the first test since the tampering scandal last year that led to david warner, steve smith and cameron bancrofth in their three—test series with the world number one ranked side india is udneray in adelaide. chris mitchell is there. we will talk about what this means to the country, but what a start on the first day. absolute dream start. a few moments ago, india were 41—4, 15 minutes before lunch in adelaide. it is blisteringly hot and australia have got off to a very warm

australia opening batsman cameron bancroft has told fox sports it was david warner who told him to tamper months for attempting to manipulate the ball with sandpaper. warner and then captain steve smith were both banned for a year. bancroft was speaking to former australia wicketkeeper adam gilchrist. definitely i was asked to do it. i guess i didn't know how to be true myself in a moment so i can actually know any better. at the time dave suggested to me to carry the action out on the ball given the situation that we were in in the game, and i did not know any better. i didn't know any better because ijust wa nted know any better because ijust wanted to fit in and feel valued, really. and just before we leave you, let's see what happened when a footballing legend surprised a group of school children by dressing up as who else but santa claus. this is paris st germain goalkeeper gianluigi buffon in the big red suit and white beard — with christmas presents for the youngsters. he was joined by psg players angel di maria and thiago silva spreading some christmas cheer. you get the impressio

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former australian cricketer cameron bancroft has broken his silence over a ball tampering scandal against south africa in march was the opening batsman during the series in south africa when he was caught on camera using a piece of sandpaper it's also the surface of the ball bancroft's is teammate david warner was the instigator and he was just an impressionable rookie wanting to fit in with the team bank of span and so on december the twenty ninth. yeah there shelling always offered to do it. i guess i just didn't know how to be true to myself in that moment so i didn't actually know any better like at the time yeah type suggested to me. to carry the action out of the ball. given the situation that we were in and the gaiman i just i didn't know any better i didn't know any better beaches yeah i just wanted to fit in and chill values meanwhile bancroft's former teammates have struggled against india on day one of the third test in melbourne india won the toss and chose the better and reached two hundred fifteen for two at the close debutantes my arms are going to well scored seventy six y

more on the bbc sport website — including an unspectacular return for the australian cricketer cameron bancrofty good night. this is bbc news. a british couple whose son was murdered by his chinese wife have won custody of one of their grandchildren after a long legal battle. ian and linda simpson are due to return to the uk later this week after reaching a deal during a court hearing over christmas in china. but they've been forced to leave their other grandchild behind. laura westbrook reports. eight—year—old jack and six—year—old alice have been at the centre of a long international custody battle. their british father, michael, seen here with them, was stabbed to death in his apartment in shanghai by his estranged chinese wife last year. weiwei fu is now serving a life sentence for murder. since their dad's death, jack and alice have been living with their chinese grandparents. they haven't been told what's happened to their parents. their english grandparents want to raise them in the uk. in a heartbreaking decision, they agreed to a custody deal to bring just their granddaughter alice bac

cameron bancroft took sandpaper to the ball. david warner and captain steve smith were sent home and banned in disgrace. think about who you're affecting. you're affecting your parents, and to see the way my old man's been... at glasgow's world indoors, genzebe dibaba held off laura muir in the 1500 metres, whilst katarina johnson—thompson conquered five events, pentathlon gold her first global title. adding another to his collection, anthonyjoshua edged joseph parker to take his wbo heavyweight belt. shoulder to shoulder, 2018 was the year the six nations heard ireland's call. a grand slam that was almost over before it began. ireland have stolen the game! a late win over france. wales and england started strongly, until the welsh challenge slipped away at twickenham. predictably, ireland saw off italy. less predictable in edinburgh. watson, but it'sjones! what a score! a first drink from the calcutta cup in a decade. once again, ireland and the free—scoring jacob stockdale left it to the dying moments to sink wales. and it wil

staying with cricket, asutralia's cameron bancroft could manage only two on his competitve return toe of three players banned for ball tampering during a test match against south africa last march. he's playing for perth scorchers against hobart hurricanes this morning, but was out after facing just three balls. in rugby union, saracens narrowed the gap on premiership league leaders exeter to one point after they came from behind to beat worcester. sale pulled off a shock away win at gloucester. and harlequins scored the fastest premiership try of the season, as they beat wasps by 20—13 at twickenham. however, hooker dave ward could face disciplinary action after appearing to spit at wasps‘ thomas young. in the pro 1a, edinburgh beat glasgow warriors 16—8 at scotstoun. edinburgh ran in two tries including this one from stuart mcinally. cardiff blues thrashed scarlets by 3a points to 5. gareth anscombe scoring the bonus point 11th try. scarlets have now lost their last five games. two—time champions gary anderson and michael van gerwen will meet in the pdc world championship semi—fina

australia opening batsman cameron bancroft has david warner was the one to suggest he should tamper withca. bancroft was caught on camera trying to manipulate the ball, with sandpaper, and was later suspended for 9 months. now he's told former australia wicketkeeper adam gilchrist on fox sports that warner had asked him to manipulate the ball and he had readily agreed. bancroft says he did not know any better, and just wanted to fit in, and feel valued. warner and australia test captain steve smith received 12 month suspensions. as for the current christmas test match, india closed the first day of their third test against australia on 215—2. the tourists had the better of the opening days play in melbourne. cheteshwar pujara 68 not out and virat kohli unbeaten on a7. after the two built, on an impressive 76 from the debutant opener, mayank agarwal. iam happy i am happy but i would want more. i would take 76. i would have liked to have go on and scored runs. rarely has a horse been more suitably named than waiting patiently. the seven year old is making his comeback at boxing day's big r

australian cricketer cameron bancroft says he almost quit the game to become a yoga teacher, after heek and he'll play in the big bash on december the 30th. and fifth seed daryl gurney is out of pdc world darts championships after losing 11—3 to jamie lewis at alexandra palace. gurney missed a match—winning dart, before lewis won four legs in a row to claim a thrilling win. to the 0lympia horse show in london, where britain's william whitaker won the world cup jump—off. whittaker and his horse, utamaro decaussine, finished the course in a time of 37.02 seconds which proved to be too fast for the other riders in one of showjumpings biggest competitions. william's uncle michael finished fourth. i've been coming here ever since i was two or three years old, so it is a lwa ys was two or three years old, so it is always been a family tradition and it was kind of, ever since i was young it was the thing that spurred me on. i want to win the world cup at olympia and it happened. christian wade is the third highest try—scorer in premiership history. he's played for england and toured with the

and in cricket that's go back to march when cameron bancroft was asked to temple with the ball there in australia series against south africa how much of the sport any indeed the australian team managed to move forward since then i think the sport of the whole was was amazed at how the australians over reacted to the whole situation reacted and also how made it you know every normal strode in cricket that it was going you didn't know your guys were the most unpleasant team against and i think that being part of the world's reaction to the australians they still seem to be reading you know what they're taking as a personal assault it seems to me that they think cricket defines them in the world and that both of these men are going in particular encountered bankrupt or somehow robbed them of their national identity or their national or get in the world and so many of these it's ok calm down and just quickly telford australia currently in a series against india taking place in twenty eighteen the year isn't over yet boxing day in melbourne how do you see that one playing out. it's hard

the former australian cricketer cameron bancroft has broken his silence over a bold tampering scandal against south africa in march bancroft was the opening batsman during the series in south africa when he was caught on camera using a piece of sandpaper to alter the surface of the ball bancroft's his teammate david warner was the instigator and he was just an impressionable rookie wanting to fit in with the teen bancroft's ban ends on december the twenty ninth. yeah they're showing i was off to do it. i guess i just didn't know how to be true to myself in that moment so i didn't actually know any better like at the time dives dive suggested to me to. carry the action out of the boat. given the situation that we were in the gaiman i just i didn't know any better i didn't know any better beaches yeah i just wanted to fit in and feel valued for dale steyn has become south africa's highest wicket taker in taste match cricket on the first day of the first test against pakistan on wednesday steyn dismissed. for he's a four hundred twenty second career wickets overtake the record he held jo

australia opening batsmen cameron ba ncroft australia opening batsmen cameron bancroft has confirmedlier this year. bancroft was caught on camera trying to manipulate the ball with sandpaper and suspended for nine months. he told adam gilchrist on fox sports that warner had asked him to manipulate the ball. he readily agreed. bancroft said he did not know any better and just wanted to fit in and feel valued. warner and steve smith received a 12 month suspension each. back home, waiting patiently, the seven—year—old, is making his comeback at the big boxing day race, the king george vi race at kempton. he beat a cue card in february. he is finally getting the chance to compete again and is relishing been back in the spotlight. brian hughes is on board. the big favourites will be thistlecrack, it might bite and native river. the race gets under wayjust after three o‘clock. finally, most footballers had to train on christmas day ahead of today‘s matters. —— matches. but some still found time to party a little bit. the tunes were turned up in paul pogba‘s house. he and his brothers dance

australia opening batsman cameron bancroft has told fox sports it was david warner who told him to tamperlater banned for nine months for attempting to manipulate the ball with sandpaper. warner and then captain steve smith were both banned for a year. bancroft was speaking to former australia wicketkeeper adam gilchrist definitely i was asked to do it. i did not know how to be true to myself in that moment. i did not know any better. dave suggested to me to carry the action out on the ball. given the situation we were in in the game, i did not know any better. i did not know any better because i just wanted better. i did not know any better because ijust wanted to better. i did not know any better because i just wanted to fit better. i did not know any better because ijust wanted to fit in and feel valued, really. on the field, india took early control of the third test against australia in melbourne. the tourists won the toss and decided to bat first. the home side took only two wickets — both thanks to pat cummins. debuta nts agarwal and cheteshwar pujara both made half centuries to ta

australia opening batsman cameron bancroft has confirmed that david warner was the one to suggest hech in south africa. bancroft was caught on camera trying to manipulate the ball with sandpaper and was later suspended for nine months. now he's told former australia wicketkeeper adam gilchrist on fox sports that warner had asked him to manipulate the ball and he had readily agreed. bancroft says he did not know any better, and just wanted to fit in, and feel valued. warner and australia test captain steve smith received 12 month suspensions. on the field, india took early control of the third test against australia in melbourne. the tourists won the toss and decided to bat first. the home side took only two wickets — both thanks to pat cummins. debuta nt mayank agarwal and cheteshwar pujara both made half centuries to take india's total to 215—2 at the close with pujara not out on 68. the series is tied at one test all. in christchurch, 1a wickets fell on the opening day of the second test between sri lanka and new zealand. the tourists bowling out new zealand for 178. tim southee to

staying with cricket, asutralia's cameron bancroft could manage only two on his competitve return to tampering during a test match against south africa last march. he's playing for perth scorchers against hobart hurricanes this morning, but was out after facing just three balls. two—time champions gary anderson and michael van gerwen will meet in the pdc world championship semi—finals later. anderson beat dave chisnall 5—2 in his quarterfinal while number one seed van gerwen beat world number 7a ryan joyce 5—1. the other semi this evening will be between michael smith and nathan aspinall. that's all the sport for now. i will have more for you in the next hour. but for the moment, i will have more for you in the next hour. but forthe moment, back i will have more for you in the next hour. but for the moment, back to you. great stuff, thank you. anti—government demonstrations have continued across france for a seventh weekend, with the so—called yellow vest protesters taking to the streets. police fired tear gas in paris and barricades were set alight in bordeaux. georgina smythe has t

australia opening batsman cameron bancroft has told fox sports it was david warner who told him to tamperch. bancroft was later banned for nine months for attempting to manipulate the ball with sandpaper. warner and then captain steve smith were both banned for a year. bancroft was speaking to former australia wicketkeeper adam gilchrist. definitely, i was asked to do it. i guess i didn't know how to be true myself in that moment, so i didn't actually know any better. at the time, dave suggested to me to carry the action out on the ball, given the situation that we were in in the game, and i didn't know any better. i didn't know any better, because, yeah, i just wanted to fit in and feel valued, really. that is all your sport for now. thank you very much. sister wendy beckett — the nun whose passion for art made her an unexpected television star — has died at the age of 88. her broadcasting career began in the early 1990s and she went to appear in several bbc series. i'm joined now by xinran xue, a close friend of sister wendy's. xinran's late husband, toby eady, was sister wendy's lifelo

one other cricket line for you — cameron bancroft, one of three australian players banned for ball tamperingtitive cricket this morning. he played for perth scorchers' against the hobart hurricanes in the australian big bash but could only manage two runs. hobart won the match by six wickets. two—time champions gary anderson and michael van gerwen will meet in the pdc world championship semi—finals later. anderson beat dave chisnall 5—2 in his quarterfinal while number one seed van gerwen beat world number 7a ryan joyce 5—1. the other semi this evening will be between michael smith and nathan aspinall. still goalless at selhurst park. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. a british couple whose son was murdered by his chinese wife have won custody of one of their grandchildren after a long legal battle. ian and linda simpson are due to return to the uk later this week after reaching a deal during a court hearing over christmas in rural china. but they have been forced to leave their other grandchild behind. robin brant is in shanghai. torque is through the history of

staying with cricket, australia's cameron bancroft could manage only two on his competitve return toplayers banned for ball tampering during that test match against south africa, last march. he was playing for perth scorchers against hobart hurricanes this morning, but was out after facing just three balls. hobart easily chased down their target of 108 with six wickets and 15 balls to spare. two—time champions gary anderson and michael van gerwen will meet in the pdc world championship semi—finals later. anderson beat dave chisnall 5—2 in his quarterfinal, while number one seed van gerwen beat world number 74 ryan joyce 5—1. the other semi this evening will be between michael smith and nathan aspinall. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. clashes between supporters of rival political parties in bangladesh have left ten people dead, as people vote in a general election marred by claims of vote rigging. reports said three were shot dead by police. the prime minister, sheikh hasina, is seeking a third successive term. the opposition alliance has complained of i

staying with cricket — australia's cameron bancroft could manage only two, on his competitve return to a test match against south africa, last march. he was playing for perth scorchers against hobart hurricanes this morning, but was out after facing just three balls. hobart easily chased down their target of 108 with six wickets and 15 balls to spare. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. a british couple whose son was murdered by his chinese wife have won custody of one of their grandchildren after a long legal battle. ian and linda simpson are due to return to the uk later this week, after reaching a deal during a court hearing over christmas in rural china. but they've been forced to leave their other grandchild behind. robin brant in shanghai has the latest on the family's struggle. they have been campaigning for almost two years now, since their son, michael, was murdered by weiwei fu, she was his wife at the time and the mother of the children. she stabbed him to death in an attack in an apartment here in shanghai. the simpsons have been trying to

now cameron bancroft has revealed that david warner was the one to suggest he should tamper with theh adam gilchrist, bancroft said he didn't know any better, he just wanted to fit in and felt valued. bancroft was caught on camera trying to manipulate the ball with sandpaper. he was given a nine—month ban, while warner and steve smith received 12 months expenses. back home, waiting patiently, the seven—year—old, is making his comeback at the big boxing day race, the king george vi race at kempton. he beat a cue card in february. he is finally getting the chance to compete again and is rising been backin compete again and is rising been back in the spotlight. brian hughes is on board. the big favourites will be thistlecrack, it might bite and native river. the race gets under way just after three o'clock. finally, most footballers had to train on christmas day ahead of today's matters. but some still found time to party a little bit. the tunes were turned up in paul pogba's house. he shared this clip on social media. keeping up the fitness levels ahead of the game this afternoon. his

it's been a year dominated down under by the ball tampering scandal and now cameron bancroft has revealed he should tamper with the ball, during australia's test match in south africa. bancroft was caught on camera trying to manipulate the ball, with sandpaper, and was later suspended for 9 months. now he's told former australia wicketkeeper adam gilchrist on fox sports that warner had asked him to manipulate the ball and he had readily agreed. bancroft says he did not know any better, and just wanted to fit in, and feel valued. warner and australia test captain steve smith received 12 month suspensions. rarely has a horse been more suitably named than waiting patiently. the seven—year—old is making his comeback at boxing day's big race, the king george the sixth chase, at kempton. he's not raced since he beat cue card at ascot in february. but he's now got his chance to finally compete again. brian hughes will be on board, trying to guide him to victory, over the horse's first attempt at the three mile distance. the big favourites though will be former winners thistlecrack, and might bit

an australian cricketer cameron bancroft breaks his silence on a ball tampering scandal we'll tell you who his pointing the finger at. russia is accusing israel of endangering two passenger planes when it launched missiles into syria syrian state media reporting that several missiles were downed by ed defenses near damascus before they hit their targets stephanie dowrick has been following developments from jerusalem. russia's accused israel of a gross violation of syria's sovereignty it also says that israeli aircraft in danger to civilian aircraft one of them that was coming into land and beirut airport and the other one in damascus this is according to a foreign ministry statement what we understand is that israeli aircraft fired from lebanese airspace is according to syrian state television targeting a weapons warehouse west of damascus now israel will act has acted extensively throughout the war when it believes either has is going to be receiving weapons shipments or any clue of. weapons capabilities to go to hezbollah we haven't had any official reaction we've reached out to the

and australian cricketer cameron bancroft breaks his silence on a bomb tampering scandal we'll tell you who he's pointing the finger at. the long awaited presidential election in the democratic republic of congo has been postponed in some parts of the country sparking concern about upsurge in opposition protests the vote delayed in beni and tembo in the east which have been dealing with an ebola outbreak since august and you may be in the west where would one hundred people were killed in ethnic violence last week the electoral commission says that the vote will be held in those areas in march instead affecting more than a million people have been several delays in the last two years provoking demonstrations across the country and i just was earlier this month after more than eight thousand voting machines were destroyed in a fire in the capital kinshasa the opposition says it won't accept any further postponements own desires malcolm webb is in contrast with this report. the democratic republic of congo's the election is already here as a video. and the electoral commission has announc

clubs will still get a winter break only it will be in january the former australian cricketer cameron bancroft has broken his silence over a ball tampering scandal which took place against south africa in march bancroft's was the opening batsman during the series in south africa when he was caught on camera using a piece of sandpaper to alter the surface of the ball bancroft's says teammate david warner was the instigator and he was just an impressionable rookie wanting to fit in with the team and half span ends on december twenty ninth. yeah there shelling always os to do it. i guess i just didn't know i had to be true to myself in that moment so i didn't actually know any better like at the time dives yet type suggested to me to. carry the action out of the book. given the situation that we're in the gaiman i just i didn't know any better i didn't know any better beaches yeah i just wanted to fit in and feel valued. meanwhile bancroft's former teammates have struggled against india on day one of the third safest in melbourne india won the toss and chose to bat in reach two hundred fifteen fo

and australian critic cameron bancroft breaks his silence on a bomb tampering scandal we'll tell you who he's pointing the finger at. the long awaited presidential election in the democratic republic of congo has been postponed in some parts of the country sparking concern about upsurge in opposition protests the vote delayed in beni and tembo in the east which have been dealing with an ebola outbreak since august and you may be in the west where would one hundred people were killed in ethnic violence last week electoral commission says that the vote will be held in those areas in march instead affecting more than a million people have been several delays in the last two years provoking demonstrations across the country and i just was earlier this month after more than eight thousand.

one other cricket line for you — cameron bancroft, one of three australian players banned for ball tampering return to competitive cricket this morning. he played for perth scorchers' against the hobart hurricanes in the australian big bash but could only manage two runs. hobart won the match by six wickets. tonight sees the semi finals of this year's pdc world championships with two—time champions gary anderson and michael van gerwen set to battle it out for a place in the final. anderson beat dave chisnall 5—2 in his quarterfinal while number one seed van gerwen beat world number 7a ryan joyce 5—1. the other semi this evening will be between michael smith and nathan aspinall. that's all the sport — bye for now. see you later, holly. thank you very much indeed. another group of illegal migrants have turned up in kent today. the home secretary, sajid javid has cut short his holiday to deal with the crisis. let's talk letter to ramsgate now. is this a problem that is going to continue and keep growing? to be fairwe continue and keep growing? to be fair we have seen people trying to use small

more on the bbc sport website, including an unspectacular return for the australian cricketer cameron bancroftuvian capital, lima, have destroyed a mausoleum housing the remains of eight left—wing shining path rebel fighters. the controversy over the grave site began two years ago when a video circulated on social media allegedly showed family members celebrating the achievements of the guerillas. candace piette reports. the eight shining path rebels had been killed during prison massacres more than three decades ago. their remains had been relocated to the grave, which was built in 2016 by their relatives. groups of supporters protested as the structure was destroyed, saying their rights were being ignored. but the mayor insisted the removal had treated the bodies respectfully. translation: we respect the families and the family members of those whose remains were inside this illegal structure. we have proceeded one by one. it was verified by a prosecutor‘s office for crime prevention, one by one. the bodies have been exhumed, following every established health protocol and they have been res

former australian cricketer cameron bancroft has broken his silence over the ball tampering scandal was the opening batsman during the series in south africa when he was caught on camera using a piece of sandpaper so on to the surface of the ball speaking in an interview on australian television bancroft says teammate david warner was the instigator and he was just an impressionable rookie wanting to fit in with the team bancroft span ends on december the twenty ninth while those of warner and former captain steve smith will be lifted at the end of march meanwhile bancroft former teammates have struggled against india on day one of the third test in melbourne india won the toss and chose to bat cummins was the only one who managed to break through to india's line up but the vistas reach two hundred fifteen for two at the close with joris still going strong having made a half century. there on the way at the sydney to hobart yacht race australian super maxi black jack was first around sydney heads as the team took an early lead ahead of nine time line on his way to wild oats eleven there

one other cricket line for you — cameron bancroft, one of three australian players banned for ball tamperingt this morning. he's been named in the perth scorchers team to face hobart hurricanes in the australian big bash. in rugby union, saracens narrowed the gap on premiership league leaders exeter to one point after they came from behind to beat worcester. sale pulled off a shock away win at gloucester. and harlequins scored the fastest premiership try of the season as they beat wasps by 20—13 at twickenham. however, hooker dave ward could face disciplinary action after appearing to spit at wasps' thomas young. in the pro 1a, edinburgh beat glasgow warriors 16—8 at scotstoun. edinburgh ran in two tries, including this one from stuart mcinally. cardiff blues thrashed scarlets by 3a—5. gareth anscombe scoring the bonus point 11th try. scarlets have now lost their last five games. two—time champions gary anderson and michael van gerwen will meet in the pdc world championship semi—finals after winning their last—eight ties. number—one seed van gerwen beat world number 7a ryanjoyce 5—1. while a