and chris froome talks to us about the damage done to cycling by allegations of doping and misconductming up in sportsday on bbc news: all the day's stories, including action from the fa cup third round's opening game between west ham and manchester city. good evening. president putin did try to boost donald trump's campaign for the presidency, according to a report published tonight by us intelligence officials. the report was released shortly after intelligence chiefs had briefed mr trump on their findings. the president—elect insisted that any cyber espionage by russia, china or anyone else, had not influenced the result of the contest. but he is now ordered a plan to be delivered within 90 days of taking office of developing an aggressive reserve —— response to any cyber attacks as nick bryant tells us. american intelligence tonight released its explosive report, claiming vladimir putin personally ordered an influence campaign, to help donald trump win the presidency by denigrating hillary clinton and harming her electability. it concludes, the kremlin had a clear preference for t

chris froome tells us how he turned down the chance to use a tue in 2015 because of moral concerns.ins in a row now for andy murray. sir andy is through to the qatar open final. so lots to get through. as always, we're starting with the fa cup and manchester city are the first team through to the fourth round. they inflicted west ham's worst home defeat in their history in the competition — beating them 5—0 in the night's all—premier league tie. ollie foster reports from the london stadium. west ham fans are still waiting for a truly great night at their new home. the london stayed with the's claim to fame harks back to the olympics and the super saturday with three gold medals in 45 minutes. tonight's 90 minutes the first step towards an important piece of silverware. both managers showed their intent by fielding strong sides and it became clear that manchester city's was so much stronger. the busiest player tipped overin stronger. the busiest player tipped over in early effort and then when that a letter had his heels clipped, they could not do much about the following goal. one m

and still to come — we hear from britain's triple tour de france winner chris froome.the future of the sport. coming up on bbc news, we will look ahead to the third round of the fa cup in sportsday. it starts here with west ham against manchester city but we've also take a closer look at some of the non—league teams. as i mentioned earlier, pollution is already a problem in london just six days into the new year. but imagine leaving your house and seeing this? this is beijing — which is currently experiencing one of the worst bouts of smog to hit the city in years — reducing visibility to less than 200 metres. and it's not just china's capital that has been affected. a smog cloud 2000 miles long is now blanketing cities from beijing to chengdu to hunan province — leaving them on the highest alert for serious air pollution. 0ur china correspondent john sudworth reports from shiijazhuang in the last month has become china's most polluted city. somewhere, underneath this murky gloom, is a city of 10 million people. and for the unfortunate residents, this is normal. for th

britain's triple tour de france winner chris froome has been speaking about allegations of doping inhe says they've been bad for sport and that in 2015 he refused on moral grounds to take a substance usually banned but allowed for medical reasons — unlike his former team—mate bradley wiggins. he's been speaking to our sports correspondent natalie pirks in monaco: olympic bronze and his third tour de france victory in four years. 2016 might have been a year to forget for some, but not for chris froome. but, whilst british cycling enjoys a golden age, off the road and track it is mired in controversy, with doping's blurred lines at the heart of it. a tue, or therapeutic use exemption, allows athletes to take a banned substance for genuine medical reasons. the issue is whether some have exploited the system for competitive gain. just the fact that we're having that debate about authenticity of tues, i think there's a problem with the system. i think wada, the anti—doping authorities, need to tighten their regulations around tues, so that they're not something that we question. in those

britain's triple tour de france winner chris froome has been speaking about allegations of doping inng. he says they have been bad for sport, and that in 2015 he refused on moral grounds to take a substance usually banned but allowed for medical reasons, unlike his former teammate bradley wiggins. he has been speaking to our sports correspondent natalie pirks, in monaco. olympic bronze and his third tour de france victory in four years. 2016 might have been a year to forget for some, but not for chris froome. but, whilst british cycling enjoys a golden age, off the road and track it is mired in controversy, with doping's blurred lines at the heart of it. a tue, or therapeutic use exemption, allows athletes to take a banned substance for genuine medical reasons. the issue is whether some have exploited the system for competitive gain. just the fact that we're having that debate about authenticity of tues, i think there's a problem with the system. i think wada, the anti—doping authorities, need to tighten their regulations around tues, so that they're not something that we question. i

last week, tour de france champion, chris froome conspicuously failed to offer brailsford his backingconfident that we're going to go to the tour de france this year and give it absolutely the best shot. that's not the question i asked, do you feel you have his support? like i say, i'm proud of what i'm doing and i'm confident that we're going to go forward and do all the right things to make sure we win the right races this year, and that's what we're going to do. have you considered resigning, at any point? i'm proud of what i've done, i've been doing this a long time.

british cyclist chris froome says he turned down the chance to use a therapeutic use exemption in 2015concerns. the three—time tour de france winner has twice previously used medications under the tue rule but when given the option during a race two years ago, he chose not to. they basically said, "your condition is severe enough that you need medication, and medication you need would require a tue." that didn't sit well with me at the time. i didn't feel as if having a tue in the last week of the tour de france was something i was prepared to... it just didn't sit well with me morally. do you think therefore it is right, for example, it is right, for example, we are asking questions of why sir bradley wiggins had three corticosteroids in the lead up to big races? it is only healthy to ask those questions, but, yes, obviously everyone, i am not making negative commentary on his situation, that is something he will have to address himself. that was our sports correspondent natalie pirks asking the questions. it's important to add there's no suggestion sir bradley wiggins has done anythi

chris froome when he was asked whether he still supported you on friday he did not give his explicityou and doesn't undermine your readership? he was put in a difficult situation by the questions he was asked. we're not talking about performance here and in many respects he does not need to be put in that situation. those questions are not for him to answer but for me. i was saddened by the fact that especially with bradley wiggins retiring, the fact that this has cast a cloud over his achievements and those of team sky? it is reg retta ble. and those of team sky? it is regrettable. but equally i think over the test of time that is the key thing and overtime he will continue to perform at the highest level and continue to give people a reason to get behind team sky and feel proud of our achievements. kempton park is to be closed after almost 100 years of racing to make way for a housing project. many people in racing would say kempton park has had a horse racing since the 1870s and it is part of the fabric of the sport in the uk. every boxing day the king george is run their and it h

last week, tour de france champion, chris froome, conspicuously failed to offer brailsford his backingthat we're going to go to the tour de france this year and give it absolutely the best shot. that's not the question i asked, do you feel you have his support? like i say, i'm proud of what i'm doing and i'm confident that we're going to go forward and do all the right things to make sure we win the right races this year, and that's what we're going to do. have you considered resigning at any point? no. i'm proud of what i've done, i've been doing this a long time. you know, i've been doing it for 20 years and i'm very much focused on the season coming ahead. brailsford insists there's been no wrong—doing, but admits the current process is uncomfortable. restoring his team's reputation could be another uphill struggle. andy swiss, bbc news, majorca. tennis world number one angelique keber‘s build up to the australian open has suffered a setback. the german was beaten in straight sets at the sydney international by russian teenager daria kasatkina. kerber, who is looking to defend her t

a third tour de france title for chris froome, it feels amazing, i mean, it really could be the firstal, it is a combination of months of hard work, all the support of the team, and what it symbolises, standing in this final podium, on the champs elysees here in paris, it isjust,... it is monumental, such an amazing feeling. but being the first to cross the line is not always everything. getting to the finish can be a triumph also. 2016 was the year of the 1,000,000th finisher of the london marathon. getting to the end, just, was johnny brownlee. the heat of cozumel taking its toll, even on one of sport's very best. being helped toward the line by his brother, alistair, one of the defining images of the. —— the year. second place, and second place overall in the world triathlon series. but there are some who won't mind being put to the line. just 13 minutes after leicester city won the premier league, another of the city's sons, mark selby, became the world snooker champion. quite a double celebration. even in this crowded year of sport of this corner of south west london remains cent

last week, tour de france champion, chris froome conspicuously failed to offer brailsford his backing. do you still feel you have his support? i'm confident that we're going to go to the tour de france this year and give it absolutely the best shot. that's not the question i asked, do you feel you have his support? like i say, i'm proud of what i'm doing and i'm confident that we're going to go forward and do all the right things to make sure we win the right races this year, and that's what we're going to do. have you considered resigning, at any point? i'm proud of what i've done, i've been doing this a long time. you know, i've been doing it for 20 years and i'm very much focused on the season coming ahead. brailsford insists there's been no wrong—doing, but admits the current process is uncomfortable. restoring his team's reputation could be another uphill struggle. andy swiss, bbc news, majorca. the international cycling union has given paralympic athletes seven weeks to prepare for their world championships in los angeles. the march date was only confirmed today. for it to be su

when chris froome was asked whether he still supported you on friday didn't give you his explicit backingleadership? he was put in a difficult situation but the questions he was asked. we're not talking about performance. he does not need to be put in that situation because it is not for him to answer, those questions are not for him to answer, they offered me to answer. how much does this add a new, updated with sir bradley wiggins retiring over the festive period, the fact that this has cast a cloud over his achievements. —— how much does this sad anew. his achievements and team sky. does that saddam knew? it is regrettable. but equally, the test of time is the key thing. 0ver time, we will continue to perform at the highest level and continue to do it at the right level and give people the reasons to feel proud of oui’ people the reasons to feel proud of our achievements. give them a team they can believe in and support. you can find that on the bbc sport at 110w. “— can find that on the bbc sport at now. —— sport app. here's a sport that's just been officially registered as a sport in

british cyclist chris froome says he turned down the chance to use a therapeutic use exemption in 2015three times tour de france winner has twice previously used medications under the rule, but when given the option during a race two years ago, he chose not to. they basically said, your condition is severe enough that you need medication and the medication you need would require a tue. and that didn't sit well with me at the time. ididn't didn't sit well with me at the time. i didn't feel as if having a tue in the last week of the tour de france was something i was prepared to... didn't sit well morally with me that that was something i was going to do. you think therefore it is right we are asking questions of things like bradley wiggins having three corticosteroids in the run—up to the races ? corticosteroids in the run—up to the races? i think it is healthy to ask those questions but yeah, i am not giving commentary on his situation, thatis giving commentary on his situation, that is something he is going to have to address himself. that was natalie perks asking the questions and it

britain's triple tour de france winner chris froome has been speaking about allegations of doping in

let's move on because british cyclist chris froome says he turned down the chance to use of therapeutics. the three—time tour de france winner has twice previously used medications under the tue rule but when given the option during a race two years ago, he chose not to. they basically said your condition is severe enough that you need medication, and medication you need would require a tue. that didn't sit well with me at the time. i didn't feel as if having a tue in the last week of the tour de france was something i was prepared to, it didn't sit well with me morally. do you think therefore it is right we are asking questions of, for example, why sir bradley wiggins had three corticosteroids in the lead up to big races? it is only healthy to ask those questions, but, yes, obviously everyone, i am not making negative commentary on his situation, that is something he will have to address himself. that was our sports correspondent natalie pirks asking the questions. it's important to add, there's no suggestion sir bradley wiggins has done anything wrong. he was prescribed the tue for hi

british cyclist chris froome says he turned down the chance to use a therapeutic use exemption in 2015 the tue rule but when given the option during a race two years ago, he chose not to. they basically said, your condition is severe enough that you need medication and the medication you need would require a tue and that did not sit well with me at the time, idid did not sit well with me at the time, i did not feel that having a tue in the last week of the tour de france was something that i was prepared... it did not sit well with me, morally, that that was something i was going to do. do you think it is right that we are asking questions, three critical steroids in the run—up to big races? questions, three critical steroids in the run-up to big races? it is only healthy to ask those questions, but obviously, i am not going to give a commentary on his situation, thatis give a commentary on his situation, that is something that he will have two a d dress that is something that he will have two address himself. —— have to. that was our sports correspondent natalie pirks asking the quest

tour de france champion chris froome says he turned down the chance, to use a therapeutic use exemptionoome had used them twice in the past, when given the option two years ago, he chose not to. they basically said that your condition is severe enough that you could use one, and i didn't feel as if having a tue in the last week of the tour de france was something that i was prepared to... itjust didn't sit well morally with me, but that was something i was going to do. earlier we saw how sir andy murray got on. this afternoon sir mo farah is in action at the edinburgh cross country. the four—time olympic champion, who insists he's happyjust to be called mo, was surprisingly beaten into second place last year. he is using the event as part of his preparation, for the track world championships, in london later this year, and admits he'll have his work cut out against some cross country specialists this afternoon. it is going to be tough, they will try and put me down and beat me as quick as possible. i am not going to come out there and go i am not going to...i come out there and go i am