israel folau.on and rugby league, he's played professional australian rules football. he also thinks that gay people will go to hell. folau's recent instagram post urges repentance for various behaviour that he deems sinful or else "hell awaits". australia's rugby authorities have said they have tried in vain to contact him, but folau has been warned before about social media posts. now his career seems to be over. today, australia and new south wales rugby released a statement. it reads... gareth thomas played 100 rugby union matches for wales. he's gay. he has used twitter to urge people not to be influenced by folau. ..thomas writes. israel folau is a sportsman with religion central to his identity in a diverse society. views folau shares as an expression of faith, his employers and sponsors call discrimination, and rugby, itappears, no longer has a place for him. joe wilson, bbc news. i don't think it is the end for him because he is such a talented footballer and some code somewhere in the wor

i think on folau but not margaret court? no. ithink in on folau but not margaret court? no. strong reaction, ithink i think in both cases it was a very strong reaction, i think that billie jean king of course took exception to what margaret court had said and, of course, the australian public is mainly against israel folau as well soi mainly against israel folau as well so i think you will find that most australians disagree with the way in which they are promoting their views, which is against in general the views of most australians. thank you so much forjoining us from london. we are still waiting to hear from israel folau, thank you, jacqulin magnay. now, a look at some of the days other stories... diego costa won't play for atletico madrid again this season after receiving an eight—match ban for abusing a referee. it follows his red card against barcelona in la liga last weekend. costa was given a four—game ban for insulting the official‘s mother and a further four for grabbing his arm. hearts have closed part of their tynecastle ground for the rest of the season after

israel folau.te his contract after he sparked outrage over an anti—lgbt social media post. with more on the story, here's our sports correspondentjoe wilson. in australian sport, no—one has displayed ability quite like this man... israel folau. he's represented his country in rugby union and rugby league, he's played professional australian rules football. he also thinks that gay people will go to hell. folau's recent instagram post urges repentance for various behaviour that he deems sinful or else "hell awaits". australia's rugby authorities have said they have tried in vain to contact him, but folau has been warned before about social media posts. now his career seems to be over.

israel folau.ugby australia has announced its intention to terminate his contract after he sparked outrage over an anti—lgbt social media post. with more on the story, here's our sports correspondentjoe wilson. in australian sport, no—one has displayed ability quite like this man... israel folau. he's represented his country in rugby union and rugby league, he's played professional australian rules football. he also thinks that gay people will go to hell. folau's recent instagram post urges repentance for various behaviour that he deems sinful or else "hell awaits". australia's rugby authorities have said they have tried in vain to contact him, but folau has been warned before about social media posts. now his career seems to be over. today, australia and new south wales rugby released a statement. it reads... gareth thomas played 100 rugby union matches for wales. he's gay. he has used twitter to urge people not to be influenced by folau. ..thomas writes. australia, using that ball... israel folau

they will be owed dammit —— there will be those who say folau and —— there will be those who say folaure, not a case of people saying that they cannot practise their christianity but should they be using these social media platforms to spread a form of belief or interpretation of their religion thatis interpretation of their religion that is clearly offensive to some people? that's the big topic here and that is why it's cause such a storm. that's why the max lee are investigating. —— the rfu are investigating. —— the rfu are investigating. if need be, he could be charged by saracens and or the rfu for bringing the game into such disrepute. meanwhile, australian rugby bosses say their intention to terminate folau's contract is "unchanged" following a meeting with the player. rugby australia and new south wales rugby union met folau today after previously being unable to contact him, but wouldn't comment on what was said in the meeting in sydney. so, not a great week for rugby union off the field, but at least the rugby has the chance to do the talking tonight. and for fans of both leic

israel folau. rugby union and rugby league, and played professional australian rules football and he also thinks that gay people will go to hell. israel folau's recent instagram post urges repentance for various behaviour that he deems sinful or else hell awaits. australia's rugby authorities have said they have tried in vain to contact him but he has been warned before about social media posts. now his career seems to be over. today, australia and new south wales rugby released a statement which reads... gareth thomas played 100 rugby union matches for wales. he is gay. he has used twitter to urge people not to be influenced by israel folau. he says this... israel folau is a sportsman with religion are central to his identity. any diverse society. views that israel folau shares as an expression of faith employers have called this termination and rugby appears no longer has a place for him. joe wilson, bbc news. —— have called discrimination. the first major championship of the golfing season — the

folau has subsequently been sacked by australia. today, vunipola received a formal warning. union correspondent, chrisjones, has more on this story. it has been a very unusual few days for everybody at saracens but the clu b for everybody at saracens but the club caught up in the centre of the storm caused by their number eight, billy vinupola. his apparent defence of the anti—lg bt billy vinupola. his apparent defence of the anti—lgbt stance of fellow christian israel folau has seen the englishman formally warned by saracens and the rugby football union. he has expressed his regret at the offence caused, with both the rfu and saracens stressing that his viewpoint is at odds with rugby union's values of inclusivity. the saracens boss hopes the matter has now been dealt with, as his side prepare for a huge champions cup semifinal against munster on saturday, with billy vunipola said to be involved. this group of players and staff have been together for a long period of time and we ca re for a long period of time and we care about each other and we want to look out for each ot

earlier this week folau suggested "hell awaits gay people" on social media, which has led to him facingorrespondent chrisjones reports now on vunipola's own social media post earlier today, in which the saracens forward called for people to "live their lives how god intended" it's a really big topic, and really opened up a can of worms because there will be those who say that the likes of him are entitled to their religious views and of course eve ryo ne religious views and of course everyone is entitled to his or her views, but the issue we have here is that a player like folau is using their platform to spread belief that many people will find offensive and harmful. that is the big issue here. it is not a case of they can't practise their christianity, but should they be using the social media platforms to spread a form of belief or interpretation of their religion, that is clearly offensive to some people and that is the big topic here and that is why it has caused such a storm and services is investigating it. no indications at this moment that vunipola is going to get the same trea

and vunipola has been asked by other people to unlike the post that folau put out.ts broadly in line with where folau is coming from. but it's a real can of worms being opened here, isn't it? with vunipola, like folau, using his social media platform to put across a point of view that many, many people find offensive. england's cricketers are looking forward to a huge year, with a world cup on home soil starting at the end of next month and then the ashes later in the summer. lots of players looking to get themselves into contention, and are playing county cricket at the moment and of course in the indian premier league. one of those isjoe denly. he made his ipl debut today for the kolkata knight riders. it's fair to say it could have gone better. one minute at the crease, one ball faced — completely undone by delhi capitals fast bowler ishant sharma. still plenty of time, though, for denly to make up for that in the next few weeks. delhi are chasing 179 to win. that is all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. it's bbc.

now they have come back and said they have made repeated efforts to contact israel folau.nd in the absence of any mitigating factors he will get the sack. it is a huge development. he is one of australia's top players. but rugby australia are putting the values of the game above his playing ability. so unless he can come up with an explanation, and remember he was disciplined for this a year ago, thenit was disciplined for this a year ago, then it is looking like israel folau has played his last game of rugby union, possibly for australia and certainly he won't be going to the rugby world cup at the end of the year. 0le gunnar solskjaer says there's no reason why his manchester united side can't win at the nou camp next week, and qualify for the semi finals of the champions league. united lost the first leg against barcelona at old trafford last night, the only goal of the game coming when a headerfrom luis suarez was deflected in for an own goal by luke shaw — awarded by var. barcelona missed several big chances to add to the score but the game ended 1—0 so united have it

folau has subsequently been sacked by australia. vunipola has received an official warning.dent chris jones has more. the rfu say that billy vunipola expressed regrets and he understood the hurt and offence he had caused by the defence of isreal folau and adding in his own instagram post, that man was made for women to procreates. billy vunipola has also been reminded of his responsibilities as an ambassador for the game and for a sport that values inclusivity, although he has not yet deleted the post which suggests he does stand by his views, which come from his interpretation of his christian religion, although he does regret expressing these views. manchester united travel to barcelona needing to overturn a 1—0 deficit if they're to win their champions league quarterfinal. it will be the first time united manager ole gunnar solskjaer has played or managed at the ground since scoring the winning goal for them in the 1999 final against bayern munich. patrick gearey reports. people cross the world come to visit barcelona. it attracts guests for its weather, its culture, it's

and coming up in the sport later in the hour on bbc news: israel folau's international career looks to be over, after he's officially sacked by rugby australia for homophobic comments on social media. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. shamima begum — the east london teenager who joined the islamic state group — has been granted legal aid to help fight the decision to strip her of her british citizenship. ms begum is being held in a detention camp in northern syria after is fighters were driven from the region. she left the uk aged 15, and wanted to return to raise a baby son, who has since died. there have been many other cases in the last decade of legal aid being granted to people stripped of their nationality because of terror links. in an interview this morning,

latest homophobic post on social media folau who has seventy three international caps posted a memo on instagram it's a big gay people would go to hell unless they can't rugby australia said that the thirty year old had breached his code of conduct. folau who is a fundamentalist christian has forty eight hours to accept or feel the sanction escaped punishment after making similar comments last. this is g w news up next the challenges for rwandan refugees were trying to calm that incident global three thousand thank you so much for joining us here at the w. i'm sorry kelly or led straight to. the right way. gone is biggest outranks term can't just go green. with german assistance it's introduced come and with something live. which puts people and nature fast. even three times. eco india. disaster proof of the future in earthquake prone areas of india. an organization teaches young artisans how to build quake roofs houses from traditional materials such making them both cost effective and sustainable. in sixty minutes for. sleep. carefully. choose to do get. discovered the. subscribe

folau has subsequently been sacked by australia.correspondent chrisjones has more on this story. it's been an unusual a few days for eve ryo ne it's been an unusual a few days for everyone here, with the cloud, caught up in the centre of the storm caused by day number eight, billy. his defence of the anti—lgbt star, and fellow christian israel has seen the englishman formally warned by both clubs. he has expressed a great gripe at the defence called with both the clubs stressing his viewpoints are at odds of that rugby union values as inclusivity. they have the matter has now been dealt with, and they prepare for huge cup semifinal on saturday with him being involved in. these group of players and staff have been together for a very long period of time and we care about each other and we want to look out for each other, through the good times and to the bad times as well. and you know, i have no doubt that when it comes to saturday, he will be getting us all and likewise. coaches and players clean to move on and focus on the rugby,

speaking yesterday — folau said his christian faith must come before his rugby union career.n social media, has been formally warned by his club for what they call a serious error ofjudgement. he says his intention was never to cause suffering. the rfu are also expected to speak to vunipola this week. olympic champion adam peaty has ruled out going for two individual gold medals, at the tokyo olympics next year. there had been talk that he would race in the 200m, but instead he'll now focus on defending his 100m breaststroke title. because i want to focus on pushing the boundaries on the 100 and pushing the boundaries on the 50, it creates too much of a gap in too much of a whole if i tried to do the 200 as well because it's a com pletely 200 as well because it's a completely different architecture of race and body shape and everything. they are all kind of skinny and long, the stroke ‘s, i am completely opposite, mostly with a short stroked so to do all three would require a lot of different techniques i don't even think would be possible. the weather is going to change sign

australian rugby league say they won't entertain israel folau after the rugby union body in the country his homophobic social media posts. after months of protests in sudan, its longstanding president was today ousted from his position in a military coup. omar al bashir is tonight being held in what's been described as a safe place, marking the end of an autocratic rule which lasted 30 years. a military council is now in charge in khartoum, but even at this early stage there are questions about how different things will be from now on. this report is by our africa editor, fergal keane. they sensed a great moment was coming, and thanked those who'd protected them for days. at this moment the army were seen as the saviours. the hours dragged on until the early afternoon, and then the words they had yearned to hear. i have now stepped ahead. the former head of the regime has been removed and is in sixth place. i answer the formation of a transitional military council that will manage the matters within during the period of two years. with a few words, he was deposed. in an age when civil s

been sharply criticised for liking a social media post, in which the australian rugby star israel folaupeople. vunipola's club, and english rugby's governing body, the rfu, both say they don't support the comment, and that rugby is an inclusive sport. the authorities in australia intend to terminate folau's contract with the national side, over the comments. the second round of the masters is under way at augusta, in georgia, with england's ian poulter leading the european charge. for the latest here's andy swiss. a decidedly soggy start to day two. 0vernight rain meant the early fans at augusta had to watch their step. take care, was the message — something rory mcilory would also have to do. his first round was a tale of frustration, a bad start followed by flashes of his familiar brilliance... this has a chance...! but then things rather fizzled away. he'll start his second round shortly, and he knows there's room for improvement. too many mistakes, i made six bogeys out there, which... you know, i made enough birdies, i made five birdies, ijust made too many mistakes. also about to

the governing body of australian rugby is investigating one of their biggest stars israel folau over eighty social media around the thirty year old put up a banner on instagram warning that house awaits adulterers liars fornicators thieves atheists idolaters and homosexuals rugby australia has called the comments on acceptable folau was also warned over his anti-gay remarks he posted last year. magic johnson has resigned as president of the l.a. lakers it comes after the team missed the playoffs for a sixth straight season you know how we do with le bron coming i think this summer with that other star coming in who was going to bring him here i think this team is going to be in this into really can two for the championship with the growth of the young players formula one will be celebrating its one thousand three . hundred but the milestone doesn't seem to faze the current world champion lewis hamilton that's because the mercedes driver is celebrating his own milestone the britain who trails his teammate valtteri bottas in the standings has been worse successful than anyone in the hi

israel folau is the highest profile and highest paid player in australian rugby union at least he was the fullbacks career appears to be over after he launched yet another homophobic attack on social media and ultra conservative christian he was wounded twenty seventeen for expressing his opposition to gay marriage but then last week posted this on instagram saying that all gays will go to hell if they do not repent it left australia's rugby bosses with little choice for every stranger in tikrit do you know james that israel had committed a high level breakage of the players code of conduct warranting tim a nation of has employment contract thirty year old who is not deleted the post told the sydney morning herald newspaper it would be god's will if he never played rugby again he's been a fixture for the wallabies since switching from the rules in twenty thirteen and would no doubt have played a huge part in the world cup campaign later this year but coach michael checker says there's no way he could pick him now when you're playing the cultures who. were present everyone is for every

israel folau's international career appears to be over.media post in which he said ‘hell awaits' gay people. he'll now have to accept his sacking, orface a code of conduct hearing. folau has 73 caps and was expected to be a key player for australia at this years world cup. manchester united will aim to overturn a first—leg deficit in the champions league for the second round in a row later. manager ole gunnar solskjaer has included alexis sanchez and nemanja matic as part of his squad as they look to come back from 1—0 down. they'll be hoping to repeat the heroics of the last round against a barca side that's been knocked out in the quarter finals three years running. we have seen ourselves against psg that we can get back from being 2—0 down against a fantastic team. historically, barcelona is the best, say the last ten years. so we know it will be a massive effort, but the players have shown it before. juventus host ajax in tuesday's other quarter—final — that's finely poised at 1—1 after the first leg. the serie a champions will have cr

off his latest homophobic post on social media folau who has seventy three international caps posted a meme on instagram that said gay people would go to hell under state depend rugby a stranger and his club side new south wales watertown's have said they intend to terminate fuller's contract if no mitigating factors are found posted similar comments last year but escaped sanctions. you're watching the news here's a recap of the top stories that we're following for you at this hour saddam's defense minister has announced that president omar al bashir has been arrested and that a military council will run the country for the next two years the move comes after mass protests calling for al bashir to step down after ruling for thirty years. and british police have arrested the wiki leaks founder julian assange this video by dropping of the broadcaster russia today shows of sausage being taken into custody at the ecuadorian embassy in london he'd been living there for the past seventy yes . coming up next in d.w. news. india embarks on the biggest election in history we look at the big i

well meantime in other sports news the australian rugby union international israel folau has been sacked after his latest homophobic post on social media he has seventy three international cops posted a meeting on instagram that said gay people would go to hell unless they repent now rugby australia said the thirty year olds had breached its code of conduct folau who is a fundamentalist christian has forty eight hours to accept the appeal his sanction escaped punishment after making similar comments last year. is very disappointing from what i did speak to him because i had a very direct and specific conversation with him about the patients in my hand. did that conversation that he understood that conversation. my hand at the end of it conversations he was very clear about. his going off and on that he's done well meantime nepal is ringing in its new year with a blaze of color at the annual sindoor choctaw festival hundreds of people gathered in the medieval city of bach to four to mark the occasion with drums dance and throwing around for a million power now the colorful celebrations ar

folau is a devout christian — and made similar comments last year. them don‘t want to be, but at the end of the day if you are going to put yourself out there on twitter and instagram and have hundreds of thousands, a million followers, then you can affect their reaction and you can have an effect on what people think and say. so i think it‘s really important that going forward everyone has understanding of their responsibility. it‘s been a mixed day for england all—rounder ben stokes — in his latest match playing for the rajasthan royals against the chennai super kings in the ipl. stokes made a quick 28 runs and then took a stunning catch off the bowling ofjofra archer as the super kings collapsed chasing their target of 152. the super kings had the last laugh though. they needed three off the last ball — bowled by stokes — and new zealander mitchell sa ntner hit it for six. that‘s all the sport for now, but before we go don‘t forget you can get latest updates on the first round of the masters from augusta on the bbc sport website. that‘s bbc.co.uk/

. —— ——israel folau.ating factors" they intended to terminate folau's contract. the player has 73 international caps and had been preparing for this year's world cup. the first privately—financed mission to the moon has ended in failure, with the unmanned spacecraft crashing as it attempted to land on the lunar surface. the mission was intended to pave the way for future low—cost commercial exploration. our science correspondent rebecca morelle is here. what happened ? what happened? there were huge hopes today for this mission. we were supposed to have the world's first privately funded spacecraft that was all ready to set down on the lunar surface and the team were gathered at mission control in israel and at first everything seemed to be going so first everything seemed to be going so well. an image was sent back. a selfie taken by the spacecraft as it was descending onto the lunar surface, but minutes later the scientist started to look worried. there was news of rocket engine restarts, communication

rugby australia has described an israel folau social media post as unacceptable.gay people. folau, who is a key part of the wallabies' world cup plans and broke the super rugby tryscoring record last weekend, made similar comments last year but escaped any sanction. rugby australia said the post "does not represent the values of the sport and is disrespectful to members of the rugby community", their integrity unit has been engaged to look into the matter. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. spurs fansjust spurs fans just waiting to see how bad that injury is on harry kane, he is having scans within the next 2a hours or so. i will be back a little bit later at 6:30pm. with india's election looming, pakistan's prime minister imran khan has told the bbc he's willing to talk peace after the polls. he insisted his country was dismantling the radical groups involved in the violence in kashmir. and he claimed he had the pakistani army's full backing. imran khan has been talking to the bbc‘s world affairs editor,

israel folau posted on social media that "hell awaits" gay people.that his christian faith is more important than his career. two years ago he was contemplating retirement, with a glittering golfing career on the rocks. but now tiger woods is masters champion once again, more than a decade after winning his last major title. he says there were serious doubts he'd ever return to the sport. back injuries, trouble in his personal life and arrest for reckless driving marred what seemed the perfect sporting life. but yesterday all that was behind him, as he won the famous green jacket by one stroke. so, is it sport's greatest comeback? here's andy swiss. just a few years ago, they were writing him off, now he's written one of sport's most astonishing chapters. what a moment. white men from the lowest of lows, tiger woods has scaled almost unthinkable highs, masters champion once more. he embraced his family and it was proof he, he said the power of perseverance. he, he said the power of perseverance . you never he, he said the power of perseverance. you n

israel folau has requested a code of conduct hearing after rugby australia ended his contract over ain which he said "hail awaits" gay people. a social media post, in which he said "hell awaits" gay people. he had 48 hours to ask for the hearing — or accept being sacked. man's been arrested following an alleged altercation between fleetwood bossjoey barton and barnsley head coach daniel stendel at oakwell. barnsley had complained to the fa and the efl about the incident they beat the top of the table, made 60 lanai knockouts three sixes, david made half one as well. purple striker silas going to get as part of this evening has been one of the welds 100 most influential people by time magazine he is one of the us magazines six cover stars and use the interview to discuss equality for women. anthony joshua's world heavyweight title contest with jarrell miller is officially off. the new york state athletic commission has refused miller a licence to challenge forjoshua's wba, ibf and wbo belts after he returned an adverse sample to anti—doping authorities. miller is awaiting the results

one man who's supported folau is the england forward billy vunipola.england announce their squad, for the cricket world cup today, it could include this man — jofra archer. it would be a controversial selection because he was born in barbados, but now qualifies to play for england, and some players aren't happy. a reminder you can get all the latest sport news on sportsday at half past six tonight on the bbc news channel. more at 11:15am. the bbc has announced the line—up for the 2019 proms — the world's biggest classical music festival. there will be special events featuring music ranging from jazz to hip hop and performances celebrating the 50th anniversary of the moon landings. here is a quick look at the line—up. classical music plays. applause i'm joined now by david pickard, director of bbc proms, and the violinist and conductor stephanie chilldress. thank you for coming in. hip—hop, break dancing and a nina simone from, are you programming glass memory rather than the proms?! certainly not! the promise always has had a place for popular as well

rugby australia say they'll sack israel folau over his homophobic social media post. hello.ay, after the first round at augusta. brooks koepka and bryson dechambeau are in a two—way tie for the lead. six birdies, including this at the 12th for koepka. helped the us open and us pga champion to 6—under for the day. koepka posted a bogey free round, as he hunts for a first masters title. dechambeau's late surge, including this birdie at the 17th. gave him a share of the lead.

there's rugby union news, too, as england's billy vunipola appears to support israel folau over his anti—lgbtl media posts. in a post of his own, the saracens forward called on people to "live their lives how god intended". well, on the field, there is a huge relegation clash between newcastle and leicester in the premiership later. they also meet in football's premier league. that's all on sportsday at 6.30pm. but now on bbc news, it's time for the film review. hello there and welcome to the film review on bbc news. taking us through this week's cinema releases is james king. so james, what do we have this week? we have got jesse we have gotjesse buckley proving to us we have gotjesse buckley proving to us she is now shrieking violet in wild rose. regina hall goes from big to small in little. and jonah hill directs mates with skates in mid90s. wildrose, let's start with that. a young single mother in glasgow dreams of going to nashville to be a big country star. she does but it's going to be a difficultjourney. she has quite a couple get a personal life. she is just has quite a couple get a

the australian rugby union star israel folau is said to challenge the second by the national team which came after he made homophobic comments on instagram for allow who is an ultra conservative christian said in his post last week that homosexuals would go to hell if they didn't repent it led to rugby australia announcing they would tear up his four million dollar contract but for lao has stood by his comments and the matter is now due to go before a tribunal. french rugby side to lose will waste special jerseys they pay tribute to the fire ravaged notre dame cathedral in their european champions cup semifinal on sunday to lead to lose of the only french side in the last fall they will auction the jerseys following the game against irish side. with all money raised being donated to reconstruction efforts the tampa bay lightning have made n.h.l. history but not in the way they would have wanted their out of the stanley cup playoffs of being swept four games to none by the columbus blue jackets it comes off to tampa bay have tied the record for the most regular season wins in the one hun

the rugby authorities in australia say they'll terminate folau's contract over his comments. 0verall increase in knife and gun crime. cardiff university's violence research group analysed data collected from a&e departments, minor injury units and walk—in centres — and found that the number of people who'd been wounded in a violent incident dropped slightly last year. our home affairs correspondent danny shaw has this report, which contains flashing images. every day, there are more victims of knife crime. last year, more people were fatally stabbed in england and wales than at any time since records began after the second world war, but does this mean we've become a more violent society? a new study from cardiff university suggests not. researchers used data from accident and emergency departments to calculate the number of victims of violence. it was estimated that 187,500 people sought treatment last year for injuries after being attacked. that's down 1.7% in 2017, continuing a substantial long—term reduction. the study also found that fewer children and teenagers were treated in

folau has subsequently been sacked by australia. our correspondent, chrisjones, has the latest.nce he had caused by his defence of isreal folau and adding, in his own instagram post, that man was made for woman to procreates. vunipola has also been reminded of his responsibilities as an ambassador for the game and for a sport that values inclusivity, although he has not yet deleted the post which suggests he does stand by his views, which come from his interpretation of his christian religion, although he does regret expressing these views. that's all the sport for now. historic buildings such as notre dame are notoriously vulnerable to fire. york minster suffered a similar blaze in 1984 but has since been fully restored. david silitto went to york minster to talk to the master mason of the minster, who was there on the night it happened, 35 years ago. it was one of the first things i remember seeing the flames last night, a memory of 35 years ago, and york minster in flames. for those of us who were around, similar feelings, and especially the man joining me now, the master mas

the fallout from homophobic comments posted on social media by australian rugby union star israel folauhas led to one of his international rivals been given warning england player billy nepal and was formally warned by the country's rugby cheese for showing support for the comments by full out for polo who has apologised but a repeat of any similar messages could threaten his world cup chances for allows been sacked from the australian team for saying homosexuals must repent or go to help both players are of tongan heritage with ultra conservative christian views the former head of the world anti-doping agency says he cannot guarantee that this year's i double a.f. world athletics championships in qatar will be a doping free event david howman who now chairs the aesthetics integrity unit thinks detection detection technology needs major scientific improvements all right to see you do that we can walk through your body be in laws for what. we're going to think we could start looking at technology is more time to. me we still were doing something that was done in the one nine hundred seve

one man who's supported folau is the england forward billy vunipola.howing no signs of slowing down in the swimming pool. the olympic champion made sure he's off to south korea for this summer's world championships by comfortably winning the 100 metres breast stroke at the british championships in sheffield last night. he's back to number one in the world, and he say‘s that's "job done". there's some doubt over anthonyjoshua's next big fight. he's scheduled to fight jarrell miller in new york onjune1st, but promoter eddie hearn has confirmed that miller has provided an adverse sample to anti—doping authorites. we'll have to wait to see what that means for that fight. ireland's katie taylor could become an undisputed world champion later this summer. she'll fight belgium's delfine persoon injune who holds the one belt that taylor's yet to win. and finally we've got some racket smashing for you. this is novak djokovic in monte carlo as he prepares for the french open continue, but the world number one totally lost it when he gave away a service game. he

the fall out from homophobic comments posted on social media bias trillian rugby union star israel folau has led to one of his international rivals getting off with a warning england player believe when a poll was formally warned by the country's rugby chiefs for showing support for the comments by if allow the napoleon has apologised but a repeat of any similar messages could threaten his world cup chances flowers been sacked from the australian team for saying homosexuals must repent or go to hell both players are of tongan heritage with ultra conservative christian views. tiger woods is said to be awarded the presidential medal of freedom by another avid golfer u.s. president donald trump the golfer ended an eleven year period without a major on sunday by winning the masters champ tweeted that he intends to present woods with the highest civilian honor awarded by the u.s. government because of his incredible success because that great comeback. in major league baseball the baltimore orioles thrashed the boston red sox eight one baltimore as chris davis got his first homerun of the sea

a moment last year the fallout from homophobic comments made by australian rugby union star israel folau has led to one of his international rivals getting off with a warning. believe in a polo was formally warned by the country's rugby chiefs were showing support for the comments by fellow but he has also apologised both players all of tottenham heritage with ultra conservative christian views allow has been sacked from the australian team for saying homosexuals must repent or go to hell italian police detained fifty four dutch football fans ahead of the second leg of the champions league quarter finals police saw on high alert after fans from eventers and i x. clashed before the first leg leading to over one hundred arrests police said the i.x. fans were stopped on buses outside of turin on monday were in possession of gloves fireworks and smoke bombs christiane a rebel though is back in the event a steam after being arrested to make sure he was fresh for tuesday's time you they have an away goal advantage after they won all draw in amsterdam i.x. are looking to reach the semifinals fo

israel folau has requested a code of conduct hearing after rugby australia ended his contract over a for the hearing or accept being sacked. a man's been arrested following an alleged altercation between fleetwood bossjoey barton and barnsley head coach daniel stendel at 0akwell. barnsley had complained to the fa and the efl about the incident during saturday's league one game. and liverpool striker mo salah has been named one of the world's100 most influential people by time magazine. he's one of the us magazine's six cover stars and used his interview to discuss women's equality. returning to football now ahead of a crucial game for manchester united women this evening. victory over aston villa will deliver a knockout blow in the promotion race, securing at least a top—two spot less than a year after the women's side reformed. lets get more on this now from our correspondentjo currie. looking pretty busy behind you. united just two points away, they have had a remarkable season given they have only been together for less tha n they have only been together for less than a year? yes,

folau is a devout christian — and made similar comments last year.ulvihill. in 2019, athletes have... they have a job to do as role models in some areas. i know some of them don't want to be, but at the end of the day if you are going to put yourself out there on twitter and instagram and have hundreds of thousands, a million followers, then you can affect their reaction and you can have an effect on what people think and say. so i think it's really important that going forward everyone has understanding of their responsibility. it's been a mixed day for england all—rounder ben stokes in his latest match playing for the rajasthan royals against the chennai super kings in the ipl. stokes made a quick 28 runs and then took a stunning catch off the bowling ofjofra archer as the super kings collapsed chasing their target of 152. the super kings had the last laugh though. they needed three off the last ball — bowled by stokes — and new zealander mitchell santner hit it for six. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in sportsday at 10.30. th

color folau. to. live. thank you thank you. thanks chris tell. us about this is. a. trend building and living. tiny houses. with high rises. and furniture from a three d. printer. a view to the future includes a look at the past. architecture and design is kindness and future oriented. thirty minutes double. kill the fire war that's hard and in the end it's a me you're not allowed to stay here anymore we will send you back. are you familiar with this. the smugglers would lie and say. what's your story. i was a women especially are victims of violence. take part and send us your story we are trying. to understand this new culture. another visitor another guest you want to become citizens. in for migrants your platform for reliable information. fifty w. news live from berlin the united nations calls on the issue troops to hold spare accounts on the capital of libya the forces all commanded by a warlord from the east who is in a power struggle with the un backed government in tripoli the u.n. chief has been trying to avert a renewed civil also coming up we're wondering

winning is always nice talking to you thank you very much australia's biggest rugby union star israel folau has been sacked over comments he made on social media the thirty year old fullback said that gay people will go to hell if they don't repent rugby australia warned him over a similar episode last year and have now terminated his contract for now has forty eight hours to accept it or refer the case to a hearing. as very disappointing for my district because i had a very direct and specific conversation with him about the expectations of my hand . and accepted the conversation and he said that he understood that conversation. hey check my hand at the end of that conversation see he was very clear of us i knew his sound going off in time to stop. a strain his cricket team every had message boards hampering cheap stated one and steve smith into their squad for the world cup both batsmen have completed year long bands that have looked good in the indian premier league the world cup starts next month in england and wales baseball is celebrating jackie robinson day commemorating the first bl

my governing body of australian rugby is investigating one of their biggest stars israel folau over a social media rant the thirty year old put up a banner on instagram warning that hell awaits adulterers liars fornicators themes atheists idolaters and homosexuals rugby australia has called the comments unacceptable all out was also warned over his anti-gay remarks he posted last year . and formula one will be celebrating its one thousand world championship race on sunday in china but the milestone doesn't seem to faze the current world champion lewis hamilton that's because a mercedes driver is celebrating his own milestone the britain who trails his teammate valtteri bottas in the standings has been more successful than anyone in history of the chinese grand prix he's going for his sixth title in china. what is it. is going to be a given to me. it's the years you're. going to be. and that's all you sport for now more later that's all for me richelle carey for the news hour back keep it here much more news coming up on the other side of the break including the latest developments wit

body of australian rugby says it intends to terminate the contract of international player israel folau the thirty year old posted anti-gay comments on social media and has been warned about similar behavior in the past was expected to represent australia at this year's world cup. the detroit pistons have claimed the final eastern conference playoff spots a one hundred fifteen to eighty nine victory over the new york knicks and not for them to finish eighth in the standings but bad news for the pistons is that they now have to take on number one seeds the malaki box best of seven series starts on sunday. and chris davis once hit fifty three home runs in a single season but that's a distant memory right now the baltimore orioles player is on a record breaking run a thirty three year old has extended his hitler street to fifty at bats i don't feel too sorry for him he'll earn at least seventeen million dollars this year and his orioles contract guarantees him a further ninety million dollars. and that's all your support for now more later. course the top story that we're following is the

and now news from australian rugby the obvious trained rugby union international israel folau is to have his multi-million dollar contract terminated after his latest homophobic post on social media who has seventy three international caps posted on instagram that said gay people would go to hell unless they repent rugby australia and his club side new south wales voters have said they intend to terminate for the us contract if no mitigating factors are to be found now for an up close and similar comments last year that he escaped sanction. if you're just joining us you're watching the news coming to you live from berlin here's a recap the top stories that we're following for you british police have arrested the wiki leaks founder julian assange this video by the broadcaster russia today shows us being taken into custody at the ecuadorian embassy in london he'd been living there for the past seven. and report says sudan's president omar al bashir has stepped down after thirty years the cruel. tens of thousands of protesters are gathered in the capital awaiting an announcement to the nati

clive, this all started with that instagram post by israel folau, widely regarded as one of the greatesthe's also a fundamentalist christian, and in that post he grouped homosexuals together with liars, thieves and adulterers, and said, hell awaits you. now rugby australia has made those best made clear those comments are likely to end his career, but here in the uk billy vunipola, the saracens number eight, capped more than a0 times by england, likes that instagram post andi england, likes that instagram post and i did while he doesn't hate anyone, man was made for woman to procreate. now, saracens have condemned that post. they say they are taking it very seriously. they'll also handle it internally, they say, but here in twickenham the rugby football union says rugby is an inclusive sport, we don't support these views and will be meeting with billy to discuss his social media posts. the question will be off course how far the rugby authorities are prepared to push this and tonight, clive, those posts by both players are still on instagram. richard lister there at twickenham, thank you

into gaza but governing body of australian rugby is investigating one of their biggest stars israel folau over a social media rant the thirty year old put up a banner on instagram warning that hell awaits adulterers liars fornicators themes atheists idolaters and homosexuals rugby australia has called the comments unacceptable all out was also warned over his anti-gay remarks he posted last year . and formula one will be celebrating its one thousand world championship race on sunday in china but the milestone doesn't seem to faze the current world champion lewis hamilton that's because the mercedes driver is celebrating his own milestone the britain who trails his teammate valtteri both has in the standings has been more successful than anyone in history of the chinese grand prix he's going for his sixth title in china. what it is it really is going to be a given to many of the kids the because if you are close enough to go to school. and that's all you sport for now or later. that's awfully richelle carey for this news hour keep it here though much more news on the other side of the brea

the australian rugby union international israel folau have been sacked after his latest homophobic post on social media allowed. has seventy three international cops posted a me among instagram that said the gay people would go to hell unless they repent. rugby australia said the thirty year olds have preached its code of conduct allow who is a fundamentalist christian has forty eight hours to accept or kill his sanction escaped punishment after making similar last. quick reminder now the top stories we're following for you here at g.w. german prosecutors have charged a former volkswagen boss marchin which are formed with fraud that is over his role in the cheating of admissions tests for diesel cars winterbourne is now the most senior auto industry executive to be charged in connection with the scandal in germany. coming up next and if you news using traditional materials to construct earthquake proof buildings absent eco india thanks for watching. eco india. disaster proof of the future in earthquake prone areas of india. an organisation teaches young artisans how to build clay close

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