they're trying to get through real change into the fa board and in its council because it is under pressurethe fa £30 million of grassroots funding, through to pressure from government 01’ through to pressure from government orsay through to pressure from government or say they want to see real change implemented to make the boards more diverse. and more representative of the people who actually play and administer the game in england. speaking to greg clark today he is 110w speaking to greg clark today he is now confident having spoken to all the different stakeholders, that something can be achieved.” the different stakeholders, that something can be achieved. i think it is important that the fa is representative of society. we need ethnic and gender diversity and a lot of work shows that boys richard diverse are more effective. through the business world there is a drive for diversity because diverse boards make better decisions and that is true also in football. in recent weeks some fa councillors have been critical about the need for reform, i asked greg clark about the issue of whethe

include reserving three places on the board for female members and adding eleven new members to the fa council in english football. here's the association's chairman greg clarke. i think it is very important that the fa is representative of society. we need ethnic and gender diversity and there is a lot of workjoined the boards that are diverse and more effective. throughout the business world as a driver for diverse because they make better decisions and that is true in football as well. there'll be no champions league football on terrestrial tv from the start of the 2018 season after bt sport secured the exclusive rights for both live matches and highlights. it has cost bt, £1.2billion for a three—year deal, and includes all champions league and europa league live games, highlights and in—match clips of both competitions. the bbc has secured the rights for the 2019 women's world cup. more than 12 million people watched on bbc tv last time round in canada, when england finished third. they will attempt to succeed the usa as champions in two years‘ time. in snooker news ronnie 0'sullivan is th

those reforms still need to be approved by the fa council.is notoriously resistant to change. the diversity target for the fa and other sporting organisations is included in a new code of governance coming into effect in april. each sport will be given their own deadlines to comply with the criteria and those who fail face losing millions of pounds of public money. england hockey also needs to diversify although their ceo told me they would have no problem meeting new government targets. we will over time as board members leave, look at recruiting people that still meet the skills set but enable us to meet the recommendations within the guidelines. many sports have reaped the benefits of public investment and now they're being told to better reflect the people who fund them. katie gornall, bbc news. bournemouth‘s tyrone mings has been banned for five matches for stamping on zlatan ibrahimovich‘s head during the draw at old trafford last weekend. his club say they are very disappointed. the incident occurred just before half time. mings said t

those reforms still need to be approved by the fa council.riously resistant to change. the diversity target for the fa and other sporting organisations is included in a new code of governance coming into effect in april. each sport will be given their own deadlines to comply with the criteria and those who fail face losing millions of pounds of public money. england hockey also needs to diversify although their ceo told me they would have no problem meeting new government targets. we will over time as board members leave, look at recruiting people that still meet the skills set but enable us to meet the recommendations within the guidelines. many sports have reaped the benefits of public investment and now they're being told to better reflect the people who fund them. katie gornall, bbc news. boxing now and the big fight is off. this is what manny pacquiao tweeted on the 25th of february. negotiations between team pacquiao and team khan came to terms for the april 23rd bout which the fans were so keen on. since then things have fallen apart.

reserving three places on the fa board forfemale members only and adding 11 new members to the fa council fa important that the fa reflects the society we are in. we need ethnic diversity and gender diversity. there is a lot of work showing that diverse boards are more effective, and make better decisions, and i think that is true in football, too. there'll be no champions league football on terrestrial tv from the start of the 2018 season, after bt sport secured the exclusive rights for both live matches and highlights. it has cost bt £1.2 billion for a three—year deal, and includes all champions league and europa league live games, highlights and in—match clips of both competitions. the bbc has secured the rights for the 2019 women's world cup, which will see them broadcast coverage of every game. england came third at the tournament in canada two years ago — after they beat germany in the play—off. that tournament reached more than 12 million people on bbc tv last time round. england will attempt to succeed the usa as champions in two years' time. after beating david haye on saturday,

include reserving three places on the board for female members and adding eleven new members to the fa councility in english football. here's the association chairman greg clarke. i think it is really important that that the ball association represents the society that we are in. we need ethnic and gender diversity. we have seen other boards are more that effective, and throughout the business world we have a drive for diversity, because we can meet better decisions. there'll be no champions league football on terrestrial tv from the start of the 2018 season after bt sport secured the exclusive rights for both live matches and highlights. it has cost bt £1.2 billion for a three year deal, and includes all champions league and europa league live games, highlights and in—match clips of both competitions. the bbc has secured the rights for the 2019 women's world cup. more than 12 million people watched on bbc tv last time round in canada, when england finished third. they'll attempt to succeed the usa as champions in two years. now to cricket and the england women's team will make history when th

reserving three places on the fa board forfemale members only and adding eleven new members to the fa council in, we need ethnic and gender diversity. boards that are diverse are more effective throughout the business world that is a drive for diversity because boards make better decisions and that is also drop —— also true football. there'll be no champions league football on terrestrial tv from the start of the 2018 season after bt sport secured the exclusive rights for both live matches and highlights. it has cost bt £1.2 billion for a three—year deal, and includes all champions league and europa league live games, highlights and in—match clips of both competitions. the bbc has secured the rights for the 2019 women's world cup which will see them broadcast coverage of every game. england came third at the tournament in canada two years ago — after they beat germany in the play—off. that tournament reached more than 12 million people on bbc tv last time round. england will attempt to succeed the usa as champions in two years' time. and tony bellew says he's not sure whether he'll fight agai

the european council as he received that letter from his heavy european council as he received that letterfrom his heavy heart, the fart, the fact this is such a huge moment for the eu, that was playing for everybody to beginning, there are no upside for the while in the uk there are many who see brexit as a cause of celebration, a chance for a new beginning, there are no upsides for the it is losing an influential member with a powerful economy, one of the to the eu budget and one two military mites in do so what will it is the big concern for the eu. while eu leaders defiantly say now through brexit they will unite even closer, the fact is this is an already weakened eu whose members fall out overfunding, over weakened eu whose members fall out over funding, over migration weakened eu whose members fall out overfunding, over migration and, without britain? that is the big concern for the eu. while eu leaders defiantly say now through brexit they will unite even closer, the fa ct they will unite even closer, the fact is this is an already weakened eu whose members fall out over funding, over migration the euro. so h

council, despite strong objections from his home nation. and we will go to south korea as the samsung scandal unfolds. it's de fato samsung scandal unfolds. it's de facto leader is on trial and very soon politicians in south korea will vote on whether to uphold the impeachment of the president. these pictures have been released by the us today. those are us tanks in syria. also today, america's confirmed it's made a separate deployment of several hundred marines. they're supporting a local kurdish—led militia as it tries to capture raqqa. raqqa is the islamic state group's stronghold in syria and as such has huge symbolic value. the us marines will be firing at is positions from around 30km away. while that's happening, the sdf militia will attempt to advance. in addition to the marines, those tanks i just showed you are part of a separate group of us army rangers. they're deployed near a town called manbij, that's north—west of raqqa. and the reason for that deployment encapsulates the complexity of this conflict. liz sly, a washington post beirut bureau chief, calls it a mess. "us troops flying us flags in emp

ryan, a council estate in manchester, the ramifications are going to the police will last you a lifetime —— with the onus is on the police. we should take it away from the referee, the county fat officer, nathan french, who has not met a referee from grassroots level before. that is a good move but i'm just hoping it is more progressive and more positive than the last meeting because i did not get much out of it. i will not sit here and lie about it, we have got another meeting and hopefully this next one is important. we do wa nt this next one is important. we do want change, we want referees to be able to wear body cameras and on the 6th of march, the fa have the referees committee meeting and they will be bringing up the issue surrounding body cameras. they will be speaking more detail in march so when we have the meeting with the fa in manchester, hopefully were at more to say. we'll check in with you after that. thank you. first, the exclusive story of a young syrian who had to flee his home for being gay. sama — which is not his real name — travelled more than three thousand miles and across ten countries to escape death threats. the 17—year—old is now starting a new li