you're talking about chris froome? yes.most interesting things about this whole ethical, moral morass that you've entered and been in for so long now is your decision to be so harsh on what we now know about bradley wiggins, but still to maintain that as far as you are concerned, and your personal knowledge of the man, that chris froome, the three—time tour de france winner, in your view is a man that you will always vouch for. you completely believe in his credibility and you will not countenance any questioning, which others do, the legitimacy of his race victories. no, i will never say i don't countenance his questioning. everyone has the right to question, that's what i do as a living. why would i say somebody doesn't have the right to question him? you co—authored his book. you have shaken hands with the man, you have said to chris froome, "i believe in you." what would you like me to do? would you like me to say, "i really believe in chris froome but it would be prudent of me to hedge my bets here." just sit on the fe

chris froome has given his support to team sky team principal sir dave brailsford, saying without himd antidote and authorities investigation into a mysterious package delivered to sub bradley wiggins. chris froome apologised for the way things had been handled, both dave brailsford and team sky deny any wrongdoing. this is some of the statement from chris froome in which she says that he completely understands why people feel let down by the way in which the situation has been handled. going forward we can do better, i know it will take time forfaith to can do better, i know it will take time for faith to be restored but i will do my utmost to ensure that happens. along with everyone else at tea m happens. along with everyone else at team sky. protests this evening by fa ns team sky. protests this evening by fans of two of the biggest clubs in french rugby union after it was announced that they are to merge. paris—based stade francais and racing 92 see they need to pool their resources to cope with the challenges of performance and education —— that's what they say. it's a big shock

"please can i ask if you're disappointed chris froome is yet to tweet a ny disappointed chris froomebrailsford? i keep checking but no reply yet. next the brazilian football club which is on its first foreign trip after a plane crash killed most of the first team. they're playing against a venezuelan team. here's their coach describing what the trip means to the club. translation: the most important thing is that we will play in copa liabertores, where the best teams of previous year always return. i hope we can be a big team in such a big competition. we know the difficulty was for us to stand again, to rebuild the team. what is at stake is much more than a simple match. what is at stake is the continuity ofa what is at stake is the continuity of a team that passed through a very difficult moment and is now standing again. i wanted to show you this. this is a clip from a game in brazil, featuring a game called commercial fc. they've just conceded a goal. if we play on the video. you'll see they're about to kick off. concentrate on this man who walks to the side and this guy who is a

today chris froome has apologised for the way things have been handled.es any wrongdoing. this is some of his statement released this morning. he says he understands why people feel let down because of the way the situation has been handled. either chelsea or manchester united will complete the draw for the fa cup later, but whichever one it is, they will have to do it without a striker. wayne rooney is injured and zlata n striker. wayne rooney is injured and zlatan ibrahimovic is suspended. anthony martial and marcus rashford are also both out. it is live on bbc one tonight. coverage starts at 7:30pm. coverage also on the bbc sport website. derby county are closing in on the appointment of their next manager, following the sacking of steve mcclaren for the second time. we understand gary rowett is the wanted man. he left birmingham in december, having led them to seventh place, and the deal could be finalised in the next hour oi’ could be finalised in the next hour or $0. could be finalised in the next hour or so. wigan sacked warrenjoyce after just four

chris froome has given his support to sir dave brailsford at tea m support to sir dave brailsford atteam sky. chris froome hasn't commented on his boss, under pressure, who said he will not resign despite the uk world anti—doping agency ‘s investigation into a mystery package delivered to sir bradley wiggins in 2011. today the three—time tour de france winner apologised for the way things had been handled, both sir dave b ra ilsfo rd been handled, both sir dave brailsford and team sky deny any wrongdoing. this is some of the statement by chris froome in which he says, i can completely understand that people feel let down by the way in which the situation has been handled, going forward we need to do better. he goes on to say, i know it will take time for faith to be restored but i will do my utmost to make sure it happens along with eve ryo ne make sure it happens along with everyone else at team sky. there have been protests tonight by fans and supporters of two of the biggest clu bs and supporters of two of the biggest clubs in french rugby union after it was announced they were to

yates finished in fourth, a minute and 31 seconds behind valverde, while chris froome had to settle forcapital of kampala. in the men's race, geoffrey kamwaror won gold, adding to his world half marathon title from last year. but for a long time, it looked like he might be denied by the home favourite. uganda's joshua cheptegei had an 11—second lead going into the final lap of the course, before breaking down with exhaustion. in the end, he needed all the encouragement he could get just to cross the finish line. the women's race was won by irene cheptai, in a kenyan 1—2—3 finish. that's all from sportsday. there'll be more sport on the bbc news channel throughout the evening. driving in india is an experience. the roads are crammed and the horn is omnipresent and the rules are... well, they're there somewhere, i'm sure. the and that's why we will not be doing a story about self driving cars in india any time soon. and despite the fact that it seems like everybody here owns a car, that's not true. many people choose to travel by train instead.

notable by his absence was chris froome who tweeted about his steak supper and this evening he has beenweeting about a visit to a zoo but noticeably not backing dave brailsford. this is crucial. this document tries to put meat on the bones of the explanation that team sky initially came up with, but it was the simple decongestant. they have explained why there was a surplus of the corticosteroid. they have admitted that records for missing and admitted mistakes but they have rejected some of the accusations and criticisms describing them as unfair and unreasonable. he has also received backing this evening from those who bankroll his team, the chairman of tea m bankroll his team, the chairman of team sky tonight tweeting that he was giving ioo% support to dave brailsford. whether this will be enough to alleviate the pressure depends on what revelations come forward but the immediate danger seems to have passed and ultimately, if there are more negative headlines, that is dependent on that. thank you. history could be made tonight in the champions league. arsenal need to be the first tea

chris froome has given his backing to the principle of team sky, sir dave brailsford, saying withoutted on his under pressure boss — who has said he won't resign despite uk anti—doping's continuing investigation into a ‘mystery package' delivered to sir bradley wiggins in 2011 — but today the three—time tour de france winner apologised for the way things have been handled. both brailsford and team sky deny any wrongdoing. there have been protests this evening by fans and supporters of two of the biggest clubs in french rugby union — after it was announced that they are to merge. paris—based stade francais and racing 92 say they need to pool their resources "to cope with the challenges of performance and education." it's a huge shock. as our reporter chrisjones explains. this is unprecedented and bizarre. these are not to rugby clubs struggling to make ends meet. this is paris heavyweights. stade—france who won the french title in 2015 and racing 92. dan carter is potentially the world's greatest player. he plays for racing 92. they won the title in 2016. these are two powerhouses of

chris froome has given his backing to the principal of team sky, sir dave brailsford, saying without"there is no team sky." froome hadn't commented on his under pressure boss, who has said he won't resign, despite uk anti—doping's continuing investigation into a mystery package delivered to sir bradley wiggins in 2011. but today the three—time tour de france winner apologised for the way things have been handled. both brailsford and team sky deny any wrongdoing. here is some of froome's statement, in which he says, "i completely understand why people feel let down by the way in which the situation has been handled, and going forward we need to do better." he goes on to add, "i know it will take time for faith to be restored, but i will do my utmost to ensure that happens, along with everyone else at team sky." there have been protests this evening by fans and supporters of two of the biggest clubs in french rugby union, after it was announced that they are to merge. paris—based stade francais and racing 92 say they need to pool their resources to cope with the challenges of performan

chris froome has moved up from fifth place to second at the tour of catalunya, his first european raceaving broken clear at the end of the stage. froome and alberto contador finished second and third, froome is now 23 seconds behind valverde in the overall standings. fellow brit adam yates has moved up to fifth. england wicketkeeper sarah taylor still hopes to play in this summer's cricket world cup. despite not being selected fora training camp in the uae next month. taylor's taken a break from the sport because of anxiety problems. now, for armed forces personnel who suffer injuries on the field of battle, their lives can change overnight. but sport can have a unique healing power — and for many former servicemen and women, it can give them a focus for the future. as part of the bbc‘s state of sport week, the former paralympian kate grey has been to meet two ex—military sportsmen — to hear their inspirational stories. can you put some water in that? the simplest of tasks can seem challenging when life as you know it changes with the smallest of breaths. i must have breathed in at the

in the sport, chris froome breaks his silence on his embattled boss, dave brailsford, saying that thereld be no team sky without him. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. scotland's first minister has announced that she plans to trigger another referendum on scottish independence. nicola sturgoen said she would seek permission to hold a second referendum between autumn next year and the spring of 2019, when the terms of the uk's exit from the eu are clearer. two and a half years after the first independence referendum, ms sturgeon said the vote to leave the eu meant the situation was now very different, and it was important for scotland to choose its own future before it was too late. a short time ago downing street said another referendum would be divisive and cause huge economic uncertainty at the worst possible time. from edinburgh, lorna gordon reports. sturgeon has long signalled a second independence referendum was highly likely. today, she said that time had come. i believe it would be wrong for scotland to be taken down a path that it had no control over regardless

chris froome's hopes of victory at the volta a catalunya were destroyed this afternoon as the team skyrst european race of 2017, had moved second yesterday, but alejandro valverde left him well beaten today and extended his overall lead. but the stage victory was snatched from him by daryl impey in a sprint to the line. britain's adam yates is in fourth, froome now 31st. that's all sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. tens thousands of people have taken part in a protest in london against the uk leaving the european union. the unite for europe march saw many people carrying bright blue eu flags. earlier the labour mp david lammy explained why people still wanted to protest ahead of theresa may triggering article 50 next week. i think ithinka i think a lot of people here are very concerned about the position for eu nationals across the country, usually concerned about leaving the single market. a lot of people here are small business owners, very worried about the future prospects of the country, many expect the economy to downturn significantly over the coming months and yea

chris froome's hopes of victory at the volta a catalunya were ruined yesterday as he lost 26 minutesate stage. froome was in second place but he and team sky failed to latch on to an early breakaway and he was well beaten as alejandro valverde extended his overall lead. daryl impey won the stage in this sprint to the line. britain's adam yates is fourth overall. froome is now down in 31st. that's all the sport. now on bbc news, here's rita with the papers. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are ian birrell, assistant editor at the mail on sunday and shyama perera, journalist and broadcaster. today's front pages: the sunday times claims eu migrants living in britain will continue to get child benefits after britain leaves the eu. the observer leads with the coalition air strikes in mosul, which it says have killed at least 150 civilians and caused international outrage. the sunday express's front page features the conservative mp tobias ellwood and says he's spoken for the first time after trying to save pc keith palmer in wed

coming up in the sport on bbc news, chris froome says sorry for team sky's handling of questions aboutder—pressure boss, sir dave brailsford. aid agencies are warning that time is running out to save more than 20 million people who are facing famine across africa and the middle east. the united nations says the crisis in nigeria, south sudan, yemen and somalia threatens to be the worst in 60 years. in somalia, conflict has made the effect of a two year drought even worse. it's left nearly three million people without enough water, food and vulnerable to disease. our correspondent andrew harding is in baidoa in the country's south—west, you may find some of the pictures in his report distressing. this is baidoa, a town besieged by two unforgiving enemies. the soldiers are here to guard against al—shabab, the militant islamists controlling the countryside in this corner of somalia. but it's the second enemy, drought, that is now far more dangerous. nine—year old ali has just been carried into the local hospital. he is unconscious. but it's not from hunger. not yet. after three years of f

chris froome says that without sir dave brailsford "there is no team sky."essure boss for the first time — but also apologised for the way the team had handled questions over its record on doping. finally, sir chris breaks his silence over how the team was run. lot to take in. thank you. carol is he now with the weather. i will be speaking about that later in the programme. some dreadful weather in parts of the us. today, weather in parts of the us. today, we have a mild day in prospect. some of us could hit 16, 17, possibly even 19. it will be mostly cloudy with some sunshine. we have gales and even severe gales across the far north of scotland, accompanied by some showers. those showers will be heavy and thundery with some hail and sleet as we go through the day. the strongest winds have not arrived yet across the far north of scotland. they will peak in the early afternoon. moving away from that, a mild start in scotland. same from northern ireland and northern england. a cold front sinking south. here it is, producing this cloud and murk, and behind it t

three—time tour de france winner chris froome has given his backing to team sky principle sir dave brailsfordfroome has so far been silent on his embattled boss, who has said he won't resign as uk anti—doping continue their investigation into a ‘mystery package' from 2011. but today froome has apologised for the way it's been handled. both brailsford and team sky deny any wrongdoing. here is some of froome's statement, in which he says, "i completely understand why people feel let down by the way in which the situation has been handled, and going forward we need to do better." he goes on to say, "i know it will take time for faith to be restored, but i will do my utmost to ensure that happens, along with everyone else at team sky." either chelsea or manchester united will complete the semifinal draw for the fa cup later. but if it's to be united, they'll have to do it without a striker. wayne rooney is the latest of the club's forwards to be ruled out of the quarterfinal tonight at stamford bridge. he's injured, while zlatan ibrahimovic is suspended, and anthony martial and marcus rashford ar

chris froome's hopes of victory at the volta a catalunya were ruined yesterday as the team sky rideris team failed to latch on to an early breakaway and he was well beaten. alejandro valverde extended his overall lead. the stage was won by daryl impey in a sprint to the line. britain's adam yates is in fourth, froome is now 31st. there were all around golds for ellie downie and joe fraser at the british gymnastics championships in liverpool. downie was part of the hugely successful g b tea m at last year's olympics in rio and took the title for the first time with a string of confident performances. and 18—year old fraser was a surprise winner in the men's competition, in his first senior year. great for them to compete in front ofa great for them to compete in front of a home crowd and medals as well. the bar is so high in british gymnastics! thanks very much indeed! after king henry viii severed ties with the catholic church, he attended a latin mass at a tudor chapel in hampshire. that visit was actually a pivotal point in the reformation and therefore in british history. now that

chris froome's hopes of victory at the volta a catalunya were ruined yesterday as the team sky riderlatch on to an early breakaway and he was well beaten. alejandro valverde extended his overall lead. the stage was won by daryl impey in a sprint to the line. britain's adam yates is in fourth, froome is now 31st. tea m team sky getting their plans badly wrong yesterday, but i guess they have biggerfish to wrong yesterday, but i guess they have bigger fish to fry! lots coming up have bigger fish to fry! lots coming up later in the year! thanks very much, john. fifa's former medical director has spoken out about the abuse of legal painkillers by elite footballers, something he says could have life—threatening implications. jiri dvorak claims around half of players involved in the past three world cups regularly took non—steroidal, anti—inflammatory drugs. he spoke to david 0rnstein as part of the bbc‘s state of sport week. it's known as the beautiful game but the pursuit of glory can be ugly. when injury occurs there is pressure to play through the pain and now a leading doctor says the

chris froome says he is sorry for the way team sky have handled questions on his record on doping.estions on his record on doping. dave brailsford said without him there is no team sky. and chelsea and jose mourinho's manchester united compete for the final fa cup semifinal place tonight. royals led by the queen and prince philip are at westminster abbey for the commonwealth service. it's the annual celebration of the commonwealth of nations held in march each year. they are now processing out of the abbey. there will be a procession of commonwealth flags, where the queen and other members of the royal family will meet people involved in the service, but the service which started at about quarter past three this afternoon is the largest annual interfaith gathering in the united kingdom. the commonwealth of course 52 countries, and comprises 52 billion people. each year there is a theme, and this year the theme is at peace building commonwealth. 0ur correspondent has also been watching the service. the commonwealth of course very important to her majesty the queen, daniela, but she

chris froome's hopes of victory at the volta a catalunya were destroyed this afternoon as the team skyay, but alejandro valverde left him well beaten today and extended his overall lead. the stage victory though was snatched from him by daryl impey in a sprint to the line. britain's adam yates is in fourth, froome now 31st. boxer anthony crolla is looking for revenge tonight. he lost his wba lightweight world title last september to jorge linares — but gets the chance to win that title back, along with the wbc title and ring magazine crown in a huge unification fight in manchester. a warning there is some flash photography in this report from alex gulrajani. anthony crolla wants his world title back. in september champion met champion. crolla againstjorge linares. i honestly believe he took over. he had a fantastic shot which buzzed me. is that the hardest to have been hit in your career? buzzed me. is that the hardest to have been hit in your career7m buzzed me. is that the hardest to have been hit in your career? it was up have been hit in your career? it was up there, certainly up t

in saying they are completely behind dave brailsford. 0ne rider is conspicuous by his absence, chris froomerequest, which does not look good for team sky. this response to something so serious as well. there have been plenty of questions and calling for brailsford to resign, we will see if he can survive in the coming weeks. and a massive task facing arsenal in the champions league tonight. it'll be interesting to gauge the atmosphere between arsene wenger and various players? we might see a different side to arsene wenger, he has asked for lucid rage from his against bayern munich, who are looking to achieve the miraculous results, 5—1 down in the first leg from the champions league last 16 tie, wenger has caused for total commitment. the players are ready to fight but it is always a mixture of a little bit of success or a little bit of belief. i think we live in a world of small margins, if you drop off a little bit on the belief side or the confidence fronted looks like you do not want to fight. i won in 296 you do not want to fight. i won in 2% believe these players want to do well and

chris froome‘s hopes of victory at the volta a catalunya were ruined yesterday as he lost 26 minutes on his rivals in the penultimate stage. froomefrom some teams there, strategy is the talking point this morning. gymnastics is one of those exports that has benefited from exposure and their brilliance, and there medal winning. yes, it is in a strong place. it has managed to maintain that depth of talent because of all the interest from young people coming through and joining gymnastics clubs around the country. it is fantastic, new names are winning medals. yes, we will be following them over the years. to wina following them over the years. to win a gold medal at 18, it is not old but it is getting advanced in gymnastics years. it is very, very young! i can see you doing a bit of that, roger.|j it is very, very young! i can see you doing a bit of that, roger. i am passeditin you doing a bit of that, roger. i am passed it in more ways than one! fifa‘s former medical director has spoken out about the abuse of legal painkillers by elite footballers — something he says could have life—threatening implications. jiri dvorak claims aro