colin graves is alwa s graves coming back. colin graves is always denied _ graves coming back.s time at yorkshire but bear in mind this is about the ecb criticised last year when he describes some incidents as banter. i think that plus his association with but as you say has become a tainted. at headingley ensures there has been something of a backlash to the idea of his return as part of this consortium bid to take over the club. there's been criticism from the likes of the former player turned whistle—blower azeem rafiq who was called on the club sponsors to consider walking away at this does come to pass and in fact today, a local sponsor has said they are monitoring the situation very carefully. there is also been opposition from local politicians and also the sporting equal security as well. so why are yorkshire's board considering this considering the controversy. talking to some sources they will tell you they have little choice. this is a club in that they owe the graves trust around £50 million since the financial bailout that he conduct more than 20 years ago. —— 15 m

yorkshire county cricket club's takeover offer by a consortium, headed up by its former chairman, colin graves, is causing controversy. you are very welcome along to the programme, wherever you are watching around the world. the cup football is continuing around europe and in england, chelsea have suffered a blow in the league cup. the premier league side were beaten 1—0 by championship side middlesbrough in the first leg of their semifinal at the riverside stadium. mauricio pochettino�*s side missed a host of chances with hackney giving middlesbrough the advantage heading into the second leg. ian dennis was there for us. a riverside roar greeted the final whistle as middlesbrough achieved a crucial first leg advantage. both sides depleted by injury but the championship side were dealt with a double setback. two players were forced off. undeterred, middlesbrough took the lead with a highly rated hayden hackney steering in a goalfrom close range. chelsea should have scored in the first half. palmer was presented with two presents. he placed one wide and popped another over in front of a gaping

despite being chairman for some of that period, colin graves is now set to take over the club and havingsed for describing some incidents as banter, today he said sorry. in a statement, graves said... promising fresh investment, graves�* return will save yorkshire from the brink of administration. the county owing his family trust around £15 million after a bailout 20 years ago. the club's chief executive today telling me why the board approved the takeover. this is the viable option that keeps yorkshire cricket operational. so it's a good day for yorkshire cricket. as we know, it has been controversial. do you understand that, do you accept it's not a good look, given everything that's happened at yorkshire? i appreciate people have their own opinions, i absolutely do. i also believe that now is the time for people to understand the dire financial situation that this board has picked up due to the allegations that were previously put in place. colin and the new board coming in should be given the second chance. but with cricket under scrutiny over its record on discrimination, some see

colin graves is now set to take over the club and having been criticised for describing some incidentsbanter today, he said sorry. in a statement, graves said i apologise personally and unreservedly to anyone who experienced any form of racism at yorkshire. "discrimination or abuse based on race, ethnicity or any other protected characteristic is not and never will be acceptable. "i profoundly regret some of the language i used when asked about the events that took place when i was chairman". promising fresh investment graves�* return will save yorkshire from the brink of administration. the county owing his family trust around £15 million after a bailout 20 years ago. the club's chief executive today telling me why the board approved the takeover. this is the viable option that keeps yorkshire cricket operational. so it's a good day for yorkshire cricket. as you know, it has been controversial. do you understand that? do you accept it's not a good, look given everything that's happened at yorkshire? so i appreciate people have their own opinions. i absolutely do. i also believe that n

today the chair of the house of commons culture, media and sport committee said the return of colin gravesnglish cricket "risks undermining what progress has been made so far." hopefully people have seen colleagues very forthright and frank, full apologies that he's issued today. also the commitment that heaved scott to continue the great work on edi. indeed, what's really important for anybody is without this funding coming in new consortium coming in and given all the sureties that the new board will be diverse, inclusive, i've absolutely no reason to doubt that. without this funding none of that work continues with the advent given reassurance that it's going to continue apace.— continue apace. you said in a statement — continue apace. you said in a statement that _ continue apace. you said in a statement that you _ continue apace. you said in a statement that you spoken . continue apace. you said in a | statement that you spoken to continue apace. you said in a - statement that you spoken to more than 300 possible investment partners for that was a really nobody else other than the for

colin graves was in charge for part of the period during which the club was eventually fined for failingemic use of racist or discriminatory language. the takeover bid will now be voted on by the yorkshire club's members. but the former player at the centre of the allegations azeem rafiq says the move will "empower racists". our sports editor dan roan reports. yorkshire cricket club has struggled to recover from its racism scandal stop the county find last year for failing to tackle the systemic use of discriminatory language. despite being chairman for part of that, colin graves is set to take over the club and having being criticised as describing some incident as banter and today he said sorry. in a statement, he said... promising fresh investment, his return will save yorkshire from the brink of administration. the county owing his family trust around £15 million after a bailout 20 years ago. the club's chief executive today telling me why the board approved the takeover. this is the viable _ approved the takeover. this is the viable option _ approved the takeover. this is the viable

yorkshire county cricket club's takeover offer by a consortium, headed up by its former chairman, colin graves along to the programme, wherever you are watching around the world. the cup football is continuing around europe and in england, chelsea have suffered a blow in the league cup. the premier league side were beaten 1—0 by championship side middlesbrough in the first leg of their semifinal

despite being chairman for some of that period, colin graves is now set to take over the club, and havingto anyone who experienced any form of racism at yorkshire. discrimination or abuse based on race, ethnicity, orany other protected characteristic is not and never will be acceptable. i profoundly regret some of the language i used when asked about the events that took place when i was chairman." promising fresh investment, graves' return will save yorkshire from the brink of administration, the county owing his family trust around £15 million after a bailout 20 years ago. the club's chief executive today told me why the board approved the takeover. this is the viable option that keeps yorkshire cricket operating. so it is a good day for yorkshire cricket. as you know, it has been controversial. do you understand that? do you accept that is not a good look given everything that has happened at yorkshire? so i appreciate people will have their own opinions, i absolutely do. i also believe that now is the time for people to understand, you know, the dire financial situation this board has

yorkshire county cricket club's takeover offer by a consortium, headed up by its former chairman, colin gravese very welcome along to the programme wherever you are watching around the world. the cup football is continuing around europe and in england chelsea have suffered a blow in the league cup.

approved a controversial takeover for the club from a consortium headed up by former chairman colin gravesm 2012—2015. that was part of the period for which the club was fined for failing to address the systemic use of discriminatory or racist language. the club's members will now vote on whether to approve the takeover. let's have a quick look at some of the other stories making the headlines today.. steve smith will replace david warner as australia's test opener despite having never batted in the position during his career. he'll open alongside usman khawaja in the first test against west indies later this month one of the most charismatic bosses in f1 has left his role. haas team principal guenther steiner, who has been with the team since its inception in 2016, has been replaced by former director of engineering ayao komatsu. royal and ancient chief executive martin slumbers is to step down from his role at the end of 2024, after nine years as one of golf�*s leading administrators. he succeeded peter dawson as the boss of the r&a after joining the st andrews—based organisation in 2015

club has approved a controversial takeover from a consortium headed up by the former chairman colin graves was chairman from 2012 to 2015 — his time as chair covered part of the period for which the club was fined for failing to address the systemic use of discriminatory or racist language, which graves previously denied knowledge of. club members will now vote on whether to approve the takeover. clu b club members will now vote if they will approve the takeover. the chair of the culture, media and sport committee, caroline dinenage, said graves' return would "undermine" the progress that yorkshire has made. in a statement issued today, graves says he apologises "personally and unreservedly to anyone who experienced any form of racism" at yorkshire. he adds that discrimination or abuse based on race, ethnicity or any pretended characteristic will never be acceptable. i profoundly regret some of the language are used when asked about the events when i was chairman, at a time when i was no longer at the club. we are just three days away from the first tennis grand slam, of the year, and in t

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azeem rafiq sez colin graves' expected return as chairman of yorkshire county cricket club "empowers"shire board have approved a controversial takeover from a consortium headed up by graves, with the club's members now voting to decide whether to accept the deal. having previously denied knowledge of the systemic use of discriminatory or racist language, for which the club was fined, graves has now apologised personally and unreservedly to anyone who experienced any form of racism at yorkshire. but his potential return has stunned rafiq. struggling, really, to be honest. struggling to understand everybody to be honest. it's a mix of emotions, you know, a lot of anger. my first, it's something i took a lot of pride on. and that's well and truly gone, there is no part of me that has that any more. the british and irish lions have named andy farrell as their head coach for next year's tour to australia. he's had an impressive four year reign as ireland's head coach and has experience under warren gatland on prevoius tours, as jane dougall reports. in 2023 he was named world rugby coach o

club, where they're holding a board meeting to discuss what would be the controversial return of colin gravesnalysis by the bbc, 70% of maternity units in england are not safe enough. the royal college of midwives has said staffing is their "most important issue". our research has found that there's a shortage of 2,500 midwives in england alone — on average that's around 25 per hospital trust. in northern ireland, the shortfall is almost 100 — which works out as around 19 per trust. there are similar numbers missing in wales. we can't give the figures for scotland as workforce gaps aren't recorded in the same way. our health correspondent, catherine burns, reports from a labour ward that s dealing with staff shortages. her report begins with the birth of a baby by caesarean section. this is a story about something miraculous. life at the very start. about the nhs staff who do this every day. it's been amazing to look after the women in croydon. they've been so lovely to look after. yeah? but it's a story too, about when things don't go so smoothly. the pain was unbearable. unbearable. and abo

colin graves was in charge for part of the period during which the club was fined for failing to addressds the message loud and clear to south asians that, you know, cricket is not a welcoming place and a safe place for us. in rugby union, ireland boss andy farrell says it's an honour to be appointed head coach of the british and irish lions for their 2025 tour of australia. the englishman succeeds warren gatland, having previously served as his assistant on two lions tours. farrell recently signed a new contract to stay with ireland until 2027. the prince of wales has surprised the former rugby league players rob burrow and kevin sinfield by awarding them with their cbes at headingley stadium in leeds — in front of family and friends. prince william praised them for their efforts raising awareness of motor neurone disease. the pair have raised more than £5 million for charity. graham satchell was there. prince william at headingley stadium, home of rugby league team the leeds rhinos. waiting inside, rob burrow and kevin sinfield. i don't know how much of a surprise it is that i'm here!

azeem rafiq says colin graves�* expected return as chairman of yorkshire county cricket club �*empowersrafiq is the former player who revealed experiences of racism at the club, some of which happened during graves�* first spell as chairman. the yorkshire board have approved a controversial takeover from a consortium headed up by graves, with the club's members now voting to decide whether to accept the deal. having previously denied knowledge of the systemic use of discriminatory or racist language, for which the club was fined, graves has now apologised personally and unreservedly to anyone who experienced any form of racism at yorkshire. but his potential return has stunned rafiq. struggling, really, to be honest. struggling, really, to be honest. struggling to understand everybody to be honest. it's a mix of emotions, you know, a lot of anger. my emotions, you know, a lot of anger. my first, it's something i took a lot of pride on. and that's all the sport for now. mr trump is in court today for the for closing arguments — he's not obliged to be there he could be campaigning in iowa

colin graves returning to yorkshire would be a "disaster" if it was allowed to happen, says mp cliveee. graves is understood to be in exclusive talks over a return after serving as yorkshire's chair between 2012—2015, part of a 17—year period where the club have since admitted failures to address the systemic use of racist or discriminatory language. and ben ainslie, the most successful sailor in olympic history, has announced he is stepping down as great britain's sailgp driver. the 46—year—old has been in the role since 2019 and will be replaced by fellow olympic champion giles scott ahead of the next event in abu dhabi later this month. tennis now, and we'rejust under two weeks away from the start of the australian open, and it's perhaps worth keeping your eye on this man here — rafael nadal, whose comeback after nearly a year out with injury shows no signs of slowing down. nadal breezed into the last eight in brisbane earlier. and over in auckland, a promising performance from emma raducanu, asjoe lynskey reports. emma raducanu left the court in auckland. shejust left emma raduca

row brewing around yorkshire cricket club again by a consortium headed up by the former chairman colin gravesned whistle—blower azeem rafiq, has called on yorkshire's sponsors to oppose graves' return, and posted a message on social media which said "no longer my club" with a broken heart emoji. we are just three days away from the first tennis grand slam of the year, and in the last few hours, the draw has been made for the first round of the australian open. emma raducanoo makes her return to a major event against american shelby rogers. raducanu has had an eight—month injury lay—off, after having wrist and ankle surgery last may. she could face british number one katie boulter in the third round. five—time finalist, andy murray, plays the 30th seed tomas martin etcheverry. murray was the only british player to land a seeded player in the draw. it all starts on sunday australian time. ., ~' ,, thousands of homes were flooded last week, as storm henk swept across the uk. we have seen some of the damage that has been caused. you we have seen some of the damage that has been caused.— has been

april after hundreds of bodies were found in mass graves. survivors say that cult member stops themselves to death so that they could meet jesus. colin's part of parliament has reconvened following a political route over the imprisonment of 2 former ministers. lawmakers from the opposition lot injustice party chance of their names. as the session began, the 2 men who served in the former government were convicted in december of abuse power. their arrests last week triggered protest, a missile strife by russia on the ukrainian city. of course, chief has injured at least 70 people are heats. mayor said that 2 missiles hit a residential building in the city center. and there was no military infrastructure nearby. a drone attack on tuesday night, also into a 3 civilians and damaged residential buildings. in the southern city of odessa, you printing presidents, a load of new soleski, says that every russian muscles fired at his country contains components originating in the west, research by german public televisions backs up this claim. and at least one documented pace. a russian cruise missile included western parts, spicy international b