i suspect the football association would have a position on it as well, so i think the safe answer thatomoted from the championship. cricket is also facing a shortfall. we've already stated there will be no professional cricket in this country before july 1. that is the earliest possible date that we're even planning towards. and we're obviously... we're not planning on playing a test match on the 1st ofjuly, but there are some significant lead times in terms of getting players fit and ready, of getting venues and pitches ready, which are... and the process of assessing which venues in our country are best suited to deliver behind—closed—doors cricket in line with the government guidelines, as and when they are agreed. all of those questions need to be answered. but if i tell you that a fast bowler, for example, will need between six and seven weeks from now — having been in lockdown, at home for a period of time — it's six or seven weeks before that bowler is fit and ready to take the field in an international match. so that's just the training elements. 0bviously, you've got all the l

i suspect the football association would have a position on it as well, so i think the safe answer thate three clubs promoted from the championship. cricket is also facing a shortfall. we've already stated there will be no professional cricket in this country before july 1. that is the earliest possible date that we're even planning towards. and we're obviously... we're not planning on playing a test match on the 1st ofjuly, but there are some significant lead times in terms of getting players fit and ready, of getting venues and pitches ready, which are... and the process of assessing which venues in our country are best suited to deliver behind—closed—doors cricket in line with the government guidelines, as and when they are agreed. all of those questions need to be answered. but if i tell you that a fast bowler, for example, will need between six and seven weeks from now — having been in lockdown, at home for a period of time — it's six or seven weeks before that bowler is fit and ready to take the field in an international match. so that's just the training elements. 0bviously, you'

germany's football association has come under a lot of pressure from television companies saying get the games back on we'll save the clubs we'll you know we'll give that broadcast money over to the clubs now of course there are a lot of industries around germany and around the world are under a lot financial pressure at the moment is a wide buckle on football well the main thing is morale i think the german government understands that a lot of people in germany will be you know they'll become the little bit of the football comes back you know the lockdown may be coming to an end there's some hope so they have been keen to get the football back as soon as possible of course the bundesliga is setting a bit of benchmark for other european leagues they're going to all have their eyes on germany this weekend to see how it pans out so it's a positive thing but it's also a lot of criticism and is going to be a lot of people with their eyes on germany to see how it gets on this weekend you know i would imagine you must certainly be aware of the fact that they've been reports that at least s

german football association says she warned of the financial implications if the games didn't start and that's being echoed across the world what's interesting is we're seeing as well the turkish super league with that's going to resume actually in june the croatians is top league as well it's expected to return and also down in spain spain one of the most affected countries of course by this coronavirus pandemic they're also they're planning on resuming games in june so you know obviously this decision is being watched closely by leagues across the world of the thank you so much to report a problem. now in the midst of the pandemic couples around the globe are still trying to make their weddings memorable in one german city the mayor is offering a helping hand a wedding made for the big screen. this wedding is going hollywood sort of janine in philip schultz tie the knot at a disorder of drive in theater they guest all in their cars because of the coronavirus only a wedding for 2 was planned but then dollar per word is out. on thursday i was called to see if we would like to from the r

and the professional footballers' association so i'm excluding the optimistic but the bottom line answeris we have to pull our. situation and i correct financial position and we can expect handouts from everyone else. the world health organization has called for global unity to help make sure the tokyo olympics go ahead safely next year on saturday the w.h.o. signed an agreement with the international olympic committee to promote physical activity even with a year's delay to take care 2020 bringing together more than $11000.00 athletes from $200.00 countries plus fans will be difficult without an effective krone virus vaccine program and. we hope tokyo will be a place where humanity will go as a we strive against called it if we do our best especially with national unity and global solidarity i think it's possible it's in our hands but it's not it's not easy to think nobody can at this moment in time. really give us a reliable answer on how the world will look like in july 2021 and if i'll play a day andre baker has turned himself into police in florida to face charges of armed robbery w

the football association has confirmed that the two top tiers of women's football in england will endsion to bring the super league and the championship to a close was made in the "best interests" of the women's game. no decision has yet been made on how to determine the final league placings. some of the doctors on the front line of the nhs came to the uk as refugees, and they're unable to help in their home countries because of conflict. the bbc‘s fergal keane has been to meet syrian doctors in manchester, who say they are working in hospitals here to repay some of the kindness and generosity that they've received since arriving in britain. some nightmares never end. years of killing stretch into more years. it's created a vast refugee crisis, forcing millions to flee. dr ahmed al—ammar is a syrian refugee now working at royal oldham hospital in manchester. here, he is checking on a patient admitted with a severe cough. hello. my name's ahmed. yeah. i am one of the doctors here. i have checked your chest x—ray, yeah? yeah. it doesn't look like covid. meanwhile, it looks like a bacte

the football association has confirmed that the two top tiers of women's football in england will enddecision to bring the super league and the championship to a close was made in the "best interests" of the women's game. no decision has yet been made on how to determine the final league placings. just time to say this week on bbc news, we'll particular hospital, and one community in the heart of london. here's a preview. i've felt broken on many occasion. everything's 0k — you're at the royal london hospital. go, go, go... we were 20 beds away from being overrun. it's ripped into the heart of our community. coming up, this week. that's from tomorrow evening here on bbc news. we're back this evening on bbc one with the late news at ten. now, time for the news where you are. let's remind ourselves of some of the key points from that press conference given this afternoon by dominic cummings, the chief adviser to the prime minister, in the garden of number ten downing street. a very unusual event indeed. mr cummings told reporters that he knows "that people are angry" but "does not regre

bosses from the premier league, efl, and football association have met with the government today, overo resume the football season. culture secretary 0liver dowden said they all agreed they'd only go ahead when it was safe for players, coaches and staff, and said the government is opening the door for competitive football to return safely injune — including widening access for fans to view live coverage and ensure the finances from the game's resumption supports the wider footall family. —— football family. the premier league are aiming for a restart on 12 june. but the deputy chief medical officer said this evening that tere is stil a lot of work to be done before players can even start full training. —— there is still a lot of work. is taking quite some depth to be able to do that. and that will be a stepwise thing. we will have to see how that goes before it is time to move on, or even think about moving on to the return of competitive football matches, as you have outlined in your question. so i think, you know, we have to be slow, we have to be measured. england captain harry kane

watching what takes place this weekend because they want to might it be a template for their own football associations of course there are many fans who want to see sun sort of live football will be trying to find ways to watch what's taking place here in germany both today tomorrow and on monday when this round of games in the borders the takes place 5 games under way right right now only of 2 goals have gone in in the in the course of the past 35 minutes or so but clearly there's plenty more time for more goals to be scored and the question then though is what will the reaction be because there are no founds in these 30 and the germans call them guys to be the ghost games nobody there to see what's really happening and remember also peter that the man in charge of the german football league because the ins i thought his said he he realizes that this this whole resumption is on probation tell us more about these planned protests on the periphery in quite small we think dominic. well the interesting thing here peter is that for several weekends now many indeed you during the pandemic during the lockdo

gordon taylor, who is head of the professional footballers association, has raised the prospect of playingfootball does return. talks about a restart to the premier league continue and they are aiming at 8thjune as a possible return date. gordon taylor says players continue to be concerned about safety and the risk to their health could be reduced if they spent less time on the pitch. we don't know the future. what we do know is what propositions have been put, what ideas have been paid. the possibility of having more substitutes, games possibly not being the full 45 minutes each way. there are talks of neutral stadiums. there are talks of neutral stadiums. there are talks of neutral stadiums. there are lots of things being put forward. at this moment, ijust want to try and stay calm, wait and see with the proposals are and then have the courtesy to let the managers and coaches and players also assimilate all bills and come to a considered view. horseracing has been given the green light to re—start in france. a behind—closed—doors meeting is going to be held in paris on monday after polic

any move still needs to be ratified by the english football league and the football association. mes tomorrow, with matches behind closed doors. the top flight players will be the first of any european country back on the pitch during the coronavirus pandemic. to curb the risk of infections there‘ll be regular testing, and all the clubs have just ended a week in quarantine. jenny hill reports from dortmund. they‘d love to pack the stands to welcome football home. instead, these fans will be watching at a distance. "the thrill is gone," 0liver tells us. "football without spectators isn‘t football for me." dortmund‘s team in training — and in quarantine — before their match. players and staff at other clubs haven‘t tested positive in recent weeks. there‘s still no guarantee the season won‘t be called off again. dortmund‘s amateur pitches are still out of bounds, but at this children‘s club, we met one of the few people allowed into the bundesliga match to work this weekend. translation: it's great that it‘s restarting. people need entertainment, and professional athletes are like mo

any move needs to be ratified by the english football league and the football association. found different ways to come together during the pandemic — from the clap for carers to teddy bears and rainbows in windows. now, one family hit by coronavirus has come up with a poignant way of remembering many who‘ve died — as jon kay reports. sheila died with coronavirus last month. she was 83. she was a kind and open person and she loved being in the mountains and forests. i think becky is somewhere as well. her husband david and granddaughter becky told me they wanted sheila to be remembered for how she was — not just as another statistic. she was always smiling, laughing, right to the end. she definitely had a lot of people in fits. i think that isjust credit to her beautiful personality, really. unable to have the funeral they wanted, the family put this yellow heart in the window in sheila‘s memory and then shared a picture of it on social media. within hours, hundreds of other grieving families across the uk were doing the same for their loved ones — every heart representing

the football association chairman greg clarke says it's difficult to knowjust when fans might be allowedatches again. in a letter to the fa governing council clarke has also warned of a £300 million budget cut over the next four years as a worse case scenario. let's speak to our reporter laura scott. laura, we know that if there's a resumption it will be behind closed doors, but greg clarke's letter is perhaps suggesting a longer—term impact. well, exactly, he has stressed that well, exactly, he has stressed that we don't know how things are going to pan out, that he has said that it thatitis that it is hard to foresee the crowds returning to matches any time soon. crowds returning to matches any time soon. now, we knew already that the rest of the season wouldn't have crowds, that he is clearly looking to next season as well and we know that a premier league are preparing themselves for the possibility of playing the entirety of next season behind closed doors. greg clarke also announced a £75 million cut to the annual budget and warned that the annual budget and warned that the worst c

leaguer is doing and and wondering to themselves might this be a template for our country's many football associations having their eyes on this to see well are the procedures put in place by the blunders that you're going to be the sorts of things that they can do because remember the players the squads have to be tested on a very regular basis on the basis of those tests then the teams are able to to field squads who can play against each other fulfill the fixtures and get to the end of the season that is what the blunders league officials really hope they're going to be able to do the pandemic means that the annual eurovision song contest due to be held in rotterdam tonight has been cancelled but that doesn't mean the show hasn't gone on. instead a show called shining light named after the u.k.'s winning entry in 1970 as ed across europe it featured the songs due to compete in the t.v. contest and musical contributions sent in remotely from cities across the continent . quick mind of our top stories the man accused of funding the militias who killed hundreds of thousands of people during the rwanda

the football association says it is "continuing to consult" with clubs on the "possibility of terminatingepresentatives and the fa are understood to have held a meeting today but no final decision on how to conclude the campaign was reached. kieran trippier has now been given until 26 june to answer his misconduct charge for alleged betting breaches. the allegations surround trippier‘s move from tottenham to atletico madrid lastjuly. the defender was due to respond by 18 may but this date has now been extended. and the former kent and england batsman rob key has revealed that he suffered a mini stroke at the weekend. he's recovering in hospital and seems in good spirits, posting a picture of himself in his hospital bed saying "long weekend, turns out i've had a mini stroke. now got to eat food with no flavour and take pills. " get well soon. england's men cricketers return to training this week. the shutdown on competitive action remains in place until at least1july, but plans are being drawn up to play some games, even if it's only international fixtures. england's three match test serie

the professional footballers association said it had been contacted association said it had been co ntait had been contacted by players with concern, particularly those from a black, asian minority ethnic background. this player plays for crystal palace. unfortunately, we have had to some stats come out that seems that more people from the black, asian minority ethnic communities have suffered more from the virus which puts more worry, so i have to be honest, i do not think i can watch the game comfortably any more if we do go back any time soon. as a medical person, my view on it is, if you are looking for a completely risk free environment for football to return it, it will not return in the near future. if you are looking for a sport to return with minimal risk, then i cannot think of a sport thatis risk, then i cannot think of a sport that is doing more to reduce the risk involved for them to be able to return to the sport. most players did return and in the first round of tests, only six out of 748 came back positive. at this stage, very manageable. but problems that might come fur

and why. more players ret training as more players return to team training to professional footballers associationn black, minority and asian people. arise captain sir tom moore! the world war two veteran who's raised nearly £33 million for nhs charities during the coronavirus pandemic has been awarded a knighthood. the 100—year—old said he was "overawed" with the special nomination from the prime minister. john maguire has spent the morning with him. his story has been a ray of light, a beacon of hope in these dark times. with the country and much of the world on lockdown, a familyjoke saw tom moore, who had served as a captain in the second world war, pledge to walk 100 laps of his garden to celebrate his 100 years of life. his aim was to raise £1000 for nhs charities, after he had been so well treated following a fall. as the steps increased, his story spread around the globe and his fundraising smashed all targets into oblivion. many called for a knighthood and now that target has also been reached. iam i am still tom moore, nothing has changed inside. the great and the good have lined up to t

they have been crowned champions of the world primarily for the first time after the football associationrevious eight seasons finished in second. formula i says it will not be able to hold a british grand prix if personnel are not given exemptions from the government plans to quarantine international travellers. the uk government says it will soon impose a requirement on all arrivals from abroad to self—isolate for 14 days. and this ease and challenge cup final get to take place at wembley on the 18th ofjuly has been postponed. they say there remain hopeful of staging the competition this year even if it is behind closed doors. with so many sporting events being cancelled, there is increasing concern about the impact on women's smart. and women's cricket. it was set to receive increased publicity and funding with the launch of the hundred which has been postponed as we know and the ecb had also intended to introduce 40 full—time domestic contracts this year instead it will now offer up to 24 players retainers to help them financially through the pandemic. here is our reporter. it marked

responsibility for the decision is being passed by the government to the appropriate german football association so that is likely to restart and that has been welcomed by the prime minister of north rhine-westphalia arm in lash it another key conservative politician in this country but clearly as i say behind the scenes there is a degree of discord in important german government circles about what the steps forward should be because they are all worried about the potential for a 2nd wave of infection. so it's come here on al-jazeera reports from south korea where a consistent drop infections means knock down manages a plus. israel approves the construction of thousands more settler homes in the occupied west bank we'll have the reaction shortly. hello that's a very well weather conditions across the arabian peninsula to the north has seen rather unsettled conditions a massive cloud as you can see and look at this cloud here clearing away from george now that brought a severe storm with it look at this is actually time lapse video so it shows a storm coming in very very rapidly it wasn't quite t

leader is doing and and wondering to themselves might this be a template for our country's many football associations having their eyes on this to see well are the procedures put in place by the blunders that you're going to be the sorts of things that they can do because remember the players the squads have to be tested on a very regular basis on the basis of those tests then the teams are able to to field squads who can play against each other fulfill the fixtures and get to the end of the season that is what the blunders league officials really hope they're going to be able to do and syrians are complaining about rising food prices during ramadan that's coinciding with the cause of 900 pandemic the constant some item says doubles they're expected to stay high after the muslim fasting month ends up interest has been speaking with buyers and sellers and markets in the capital a better. she knows daisy shops for the family's next meal she's a regular at this small market in the her to the city where surprises have been creased dramatically since the start of ramadan the prizes mean you know what you

leader is doing and and wondering to themselves might this be a template for our country's many football associations having their eyes on this to see well are the procedures put in place by the blunders the are going to be the sorts of things that they can do because remember the players the squads have to be tested on a very regular basis on the basis of those tests then the teams are able to to field squads who can play against each other fulfil the fixtures and get to the end of the season that is what the blunders league officials really hope they're going to be able to do spain's prime minister pedro sanchez says that he will try to extend the country's state of emergency for a further month it gives the government extra powers to lift the lockdown gradually the number of new cases and deaths have been falling spain reported 102 deaths on saturday the lowest one day rise since mid march. with restrictions being partially lifted in england people on britain's southern coastal worried about visitors flocking to the seaside for a challenge reports from brighton. on any normal sunny may weekend bri

responsibility for the decision is being passed by the government to the appropriate german football association so that is likely to restart and that has been welcomed by the prime minister of north rhine-westphalia arm in lash it another key conservative politician in this country but clearly as i say behind the scenes there is a degree of discord in important german government circles about what the steps forward should be because they are all worried about the potential for a 2nd wave of infection. spain's parliament has extended the country's state of emergency for a 4th time and there's a pleasure sanchez managed to secure enough backing to extend it until the 24th of may get out of the government to control because movements as it gradually relax as it's locked down spain is one of the world's worst hit countries with more than $25000.00 deaths. european union is facing the worst recession in its history and will not fully recover by the end of next year that's according to the 1st official you forecast for the post knock down economy the coronavirus containment measures in place since ma

the football association has also confirmed that the second tier women's championship campaign comeseporter tom garry. what's the feeling around this decision among the clubs? it isa it is a club decision that they have been anticipating for a while now, there will be general disappointment and sadness, but it will not be a great surprise, most people agree that it great surprise, most people agree thatitis great surprise, most people agree that it is the right and sensible decision, they say that this comes after overwhelming feedback from clu bs after overwhelming feedback from clubs who are almost completely united that they could not really continue. at least 35 men's and 46 women's games will be left unplayed, but it is still to decide now where the clubs will finish in the table, that decision is still to be made by the main fa board regarding matters of relegation, promotion, and how to decide the final league posting for those that had games in hand. there are some big decisions that are coming, but we do know is that the clu bs coming, but we do know is that the clubs will n

responsibility for the decision is being passed by the government to the appropriate german football association so that is likely to restart and that has been welcomed by the prime minister of north rhine-westphalia arm in lash it another key conservative politician in this country but clearly as i say behind the scenes there is a degree of discord in important german government circles about what the steps forward should be because they are all worried about the potential for a 2nd wave of infection. as dominic mentioned chancellor merkel has given the green light for the german football league to resume in the 2nd half of may it will become the 1st major european league to return to competition the bundesliga was halted on mt 8 because of the covert 19 hour break the team's resumed to training in early april the majority of sides still have 9 games to play all matches will be played behind closed doors one of the most senior scientific advisors to the british government has result to breaching the coronavirus lockdown rules that he helped to create professor neil ferguson was one of the leadi

now, the football association says it's continuing to consult with clubs on the possibility of terminatingre understood to have held a meeting today, but no final decision on how to conclude the campaign was reached. the fa says it's clear that there will be significant challenges in completing the season. no wsl fixtures have been played since february. well, in cricket, players are likely to be banned from using saliva to shine the ball when the sport returns. the international cricket council has received new medical advice due to the coronavirus pandemic, but the icc says it will still be ok to use sweat to polish the ball. the recommendations, which also suggest the use of home umpires, will be presented for approval in earlyjune. well, england's men return to training this week. their three—match test series against the west indies could be rescheduled to take place injuly, but windies' captainjason holder says his players' safety is of paramount importance. i think each player has to be comfortable in making this step. certainly from my perspective, i wouldn't be forcing anybody to

responsibility for the decision is being passed by the government to the appropriate german football association so that is likely to restart and that has been welcomed by the prime minister of north rhine-westphalia arm in lash it another key conservative politician in this country but clearly as i say behind the scenes there is a degree of discord in important german government circles about what the steps forward should be because they are all worried about the potential for a 2nd wave of infection russia will also see some restrictions eased president vladimir putin has backed proposals to let some people go back to work in the capital moscow the city's mayor says companies involved in industry and construction can reopen in a week's time as despite the number of nationwide cases rising 510004 the 4th day in a row russia has confirmed more than 165000 cases and more than 1500 deaths. the head of the world health organization is urging countries to boost investment and health care not only to fight the pandemic but to prepare for the next one as we work on responding to this pandemic we must

government about teams using their own stadiums on monday the english football association told the league that declaring the season mellen void wasn't an option it means that even if games can be can't be restarted issues like relegation will be decided on sporting merit and a statement premier league chief executive richard masters said a really strong collective will to complete the season remains it is the preference of all of our clubs to play at home if at all possible it is an ongoing dialogue and we've been talking to the authorities about the conditions in which we could get the premier league back up and running the players union is also involved in discussions to grae on a health and safety plan ahead of a return to full team training. the moment we do go back it just needs to make sure it's a moment where it's not just there for what will reasons it's safe for you know and not just for us for the whole medical staff there are the referees and you know i don't know how that's going to work or feel like once that science. the people safety and the player safety is secured and the

announced we would continue to work with them in keeping with our collective desire italian football association looks to be on a collision course with its own government the f.a. president says he will never sign off on ending the serious season follows comments by the italian sports minister who said it might be wise to write this season off clubs are meeting today to discuss their options a top flight portuguese football is said to restart at the end of the moment but hundreds prime minister has given the go ahead for games to kick off on may the 30th benfica are the reigning champions and 2nd in the table behind porto matches will be played behind closed doors. a portuguese international xiao a mario should be playing for his club football for lokomotiv moscow in russia the league is currently suspended and it's unclear if the season will ever be finished i don't know what's going to happen. i don't know what's going to happen in football in general i don't know what's going to be possible what's not going to be possible so. i'm excited for everyone also because i'm in loan to understand wha

responsibility for the decision has been passed by the government to the appropriate german football association so that is likely to restart and that has been welcomed by the prime minister of north rhine-westphalia armin lash it another key conservative politician in this country but clearly as i say behind. there is a degree of discord in important german government circles about what steps forward should be because they are all worried about the potential for a 2nd wave of infection thanks for that that is john mccain live for us from berlin russian president vladimir putin has backed proposals to ease restrictions in moscow even as the number of cases nationwide rose 510004 the 4th day in a row the capital's mayor says some businesses can return to work in one week's time despite cases climbing rapidly and the world's 5th worst affected country russia currently has more than 165000 confirmed cases and more than 1500 deaths linked to the virus. plenty more ahead on the news our including israel approves the construction of thousands more settler homes in the occupied west bank we'll be live

and there laughs are up were the top 2 in the 2nd division when play stopped but the dutch football association decided that there would be no promotion and relegation a judge has now ruled the f.a. did have the power to make that decision the japanese government is urging the international olympic committee to fully share the costs of this phone in the tokyo 2020 games on thursday the r.u.c. announced it was a setting aside $800000000.00 to deal with the effects of covert $900.00 but that's unlikely to be enough with the overall cost of delaying the games estimated to be between $2.00 and $6000000000.00. at the meeting between the i.o.c. and the organizing committee on the 16th of april the i.o.c. and japan agreed to jointly deal with the big love the postponement including cost and that we will jointly evaluate and whole discussion we will continue to pay close attention to the progress of discussions between the i.o.c. the organizing committee and tokyo's metropolitan government. now police in the united states are searching for 2 n.f.l. players for arrest a warrant has been issued in florid

league officials hoping to complete the season up by the end of july for them all the countries football associationconcerned that they will they are still planning to host this season's champions league final in istanbul arsenal boss that mikhail arteta says that restarting football in england should not be a rushed the spaniard himself successfully recovered from the coronavirus he was the 1st reported positive case in the english premier league and while e.p.l. players recently started training again individually acting training grounds are said to urge caution about resuming matches any time soon during an online chat with the gunners legend in right. on the scene is when they get to a date they please everybody. you know you will be very soon in the protocol. stage where we don't know makes 0 minutes. we cannot write you know we are playing we should learn to play sports. we have that ability so we just have to be ready when everybody said go ahead. and get on teams and brazil include internationale back in training despite growing numbers of corner virus cases in the country and nearly 8000 de

is planning to allow fans into stadiums when it's suspended season kicks off the country's football association will make a final decision on when the action can start next week reigning league champions going to have a grand have begun work on what will be the world's largest purpose built football stadium has a capacity of 100000 seats sports business analyst simon chadwick has told al-jazeera that venue is evidence of china's long term footballing ambitions this is comparable i guess with the bird's nest stadium that we saw being constructed for the 2008 olympic games in china. the olympic games stadium was was hugely symbolic in him it marked the their return of china into if you like the international falls in its rise to to the the the upper echelons of the global global community and i think these images of the stadium that we seen are a source striking and so on bishops and the timing of their release was so significant that i think what we are going to see is is that china will use sport as a way of asserting its position china wants to wants the world to see it positively it wants us

and watch some football because they haven't seen any in their own countries but also the football associations in many other countries are looking upon germany looking at the bundesliga now and saying well is this a template we can follow to be clear about this piece or the regulations brought in not just that there are no fans there but the teams are having to submit themselves the coaches the players to very regular testing for the coronavirus and on the basis of that testing they are then able to field squads that can take part of your teams or other can take part in these matches but as i said the man in charge of the league has said that that he realizes that it's starting again but under probation and still a few fringe protests planned across the country today how big do you think they're going to be. well certainly over the course of the last few weekends there has been a growing tide of process no i don't want to to give the impression that it's many many hundreds of thousands or anything like that it's not the case but what's happening is you are finding protesters demonstrators a mi

the next steps in their efforts or restarts the season well during that video conference the football association sold the league voiding the season wasn't an option and that issues like relegation must be settled on sporting merits of a viable medical plan for a return to team training another key issue for clubs the league set to pay for privately conducted coronavirus testing with players likely to be checked twice a week the league also due to hold talks with the players and managers unions to ensure they're on board using neutral venue so much is a possibility with the league is still hoping to get the all clear for clubs to play home games other own grounds our job as a barrister who specializes in sports law he says the legal relationship between the players and their clubs could be really tested in the coming weeks in very very short terms if you do not agree to provide your services be it by where training will play then a and employer club can turn the proverbial financial top so i actually think there's a kind of really interesting nuance to this both of us have probably read the repor

big wish football association is written to saudi arabia's main sports channel threatening legal actionthe f.a. claims the state owned k s a sports is illegally broadcasting highlights of all matches involving newcastle united a saudi backed consortium is aiming to buy new castle in a $400000000.00 deal liverpool manager you're going to cop says he still hopeful is team will be given the chance to secure the title at their home stadium u.k. police have requested that some high profile games are played at a neutral venue when the league resumes on june 17th that fans will be allowed to attend games but police fear supporters will gather outside stadiums liverpool are $25.00 points clear at the top the table and in spite of the 1st title win in 3 decades we want to become germans on the pitch that looks like that we can do that wherever it will be we don't know behold it will be then we don't know and that's not important most of the people on this planet have never the chance to live to become the premier league be for i said looks like that we have a chance so we take it and then there

were the top 2 in the 2nd division when play stopped by the dutch football association decided there would be no promotion or relegation has now ruled the f.a. did have the power to make that decision. the japanese government is urging the international in pic emitted to fully share the cost of the postponing of the tokyo 2020 games on thursday the i.o.c. and asked if it was a set setting aside 800000000 dollars to deal with the effects of covert 19 but that's unlikely to be enough with the overall cost of the laying the games estimated to be between $2.00 and $6000000000.00. at the meeting between the i.o.c. and the organizing committee on the 16th of april the i.o.c. and japan agreed to jointly deal with the effects of the postponement including course. that we will jointly evaluate and hold discussions we will continue to pay close attention to the progress of discussions between the i.o.c. the organizing committee and tokyo's metropolitan government. major league baseball star blake's nella says he want play this season if he doesn't get all the money he's due follows and they'll

come viewer and the shop were the top 2 in the 2nd division when play stopped but the dutch football association decided that there would be no promotion or relegation the judge has now ruled the f.a. did have the pala to make that decision. what is bitter is that the netherlands is at this moment the only association where there will be no promotion in france in portugal in russia i heard in germany there will be promotion and relegation if the action stops again of course i'm disappointed is extremely painful but the judge today said that the association is allowed to make that decision. the leading team in australia is a league last have been accused of breaking lockdown rules or to gain an advantage until today teams have only being allowed to train in small groups but there is a video evidence that lends players that have been engaging in full training it could now be fined or docked points. the japanese government is urging the international olympic committee to fully share the cost of the spawning at the tokyo 2020 games on thursday the i.o.c. announced it was setting aside $800000000.00

leader is doing and and wondering to themselves might this be a template for our country's many football associations having their eyes on this to see well are the procedures put in place by the blunders that you're going to be the sorts of things that they can do because remember the players the squads have to be tested on a very regular basis on the basis of those tests then the teams are able to to field squads who can play against each other fulfill the fixtures and get to the end of the season that is what the blunders league officials really hope they're going to be able to do annual eurovision song contest was due to be taking place in rotterdam right now but even though it had to be canceled that doesn't mean the show hasn't gone on. instead a show called shine a light named after the u.k. is winning entry in 1970 has aired across europe it featured the songs due to compete in the t.v. contest and musical contributions sent in remotely and cities across the continent . i talk to an artist is used an unusual medium to display a message of hope in the middle of the pandemic often being used to

leader is doing and and wondering to themselves might this be a template for our country's many football associations having their eyes on this to see well are the procedures put in place by the blunders the are going to be the sorts of things that they can do because remember the players the squads have to be tested on a very regular basis on the basis of those tests then the teams are able to to field squads who can play against each other fulfill the fixtures and get to the end of the season that is what the blunders league officials really hope they're going to be able to do. well that's it for me for this news on don't go away though more news in just a couple of minutes time here on out so. you know isolating times the listening post cuts through the noise leave the looking at another side of this story out some of the information around the outbreak but the misinformation separating propaganda from fact look it's reality has a lot exposing ticks triathlon if the rhetoric and claims but they cannot manipulate fire the listening post your insight guide to the media which is the era . refugees he

gordon taylor — who's head of the professional footballers association — has raised the prospect of playingpossible return date. gordon taylor says players continue to be concerned about safety, and the risk to their health could be reduced if they spent less time on the pitch. we don't know the future. what we do know is what propositions have been put, what ideas have been put. the possibility of having more substitutes, games possibly not being the full 45 minutes each way. there are talks of neutral stadiums. there are lots of things being put forward. at this moment, ijust want to try and stay calm, wait and see what the proposals are and then have the courtesy to let the managers and coaches and players also assimilate all those and come to a considered view. while horse racing is due to return in france from monday, there's no guarantee that cycling's biggest event of the year — the tour de france — or the french open tennis will go ahead this year. the tour was due to start at the end ofjune but has already been delayed until 29 august, starting in nice. however all sport with fans

and the professional footballers' association has asked the premier league to carry out extra researchn this morning to try to come to an agreement over the rest of the season. as you'd expect, the clubs aiming for promotion are keen to carry on playing — including wycombe wanderers, who are outside the play—off places only on goal difference. continuing the season from a competitive point of view, we were ready. the longer the time goes on now, the more difficult that's looking, both logistically and financially, and some of the clubs, you know, it's going to be a real wrench for them to continue but we are ready for whatever is decided and we hope this is really soon. there are fears that british athletes may not be fully focused on anti—doping rules during lockdown. as their training regimes are relaxed, almost half told a survey they weren't taking steps to reduce the risk of breaking the rules. they have to remind themselves of those little things that can sometimes be forgotten. have i updated my whereabouts, am i telling you where i'm able to be located for testing. oh, i needed

the football association chairman greg clarke say‘s it's difficult to knowjust when fans might be allowedo warned of a £300 million budget cut over the next four years as a worse case scenario. here's our reporter laura scott. he has said that it is hard to foresee crowds returning to matches any time soon. now, we knew already the rest of the season wouldn't have crowds, but he is clearly looking to next season as well, and we know that the premier league are preparing themselves for the possibility of playing the entirety of next season behind closed doors. greg clarke also went announced a budget cut, and warned that there could be similar cuts for the next four years because of changes to the whole football ecosystem. we sum to be seem to be some way of a consensus as to how football should resume. former spurs boss harry redknapp wants the season to be completed, but knows that some teams will have little motivation to see out the campaign. i would like to see it finish. liverpool deserved to win the title, no doubt. the teams in the championship need to come up. you see, the big pro

the football association say the decision came after "overwhelming feedback from clubs" and was madelding the olympics in tokyo next year. he says until a vaccine is found, athletes all across the globe won't be able to train and prepare. the games were due to take place later this summer but due to the spread of the coronavirus, had to be postponed until next year. what have you been watching on the telly in lockdown? lots of us have been watching the michael jordan documentary on netflix. the last dance follows the man who played 15 seasons in the nba, winning six championships with the chicago bulls. let's take a look at michaeljordan getting the better of bryon russell from utahjazz, with just 20 seconds of the game remaining. here he is. incredible, incredible. iam thrilled to say we are joined by bj armstrong, who won three of the bulls' six titles alongside michael jordan and features in the documentary. i wonder all of those yea rs documentary. i wonder all of those years ago if you would have expected to be sitting here today, still talking about what happened? well, i can s

playing days for his hairstyle. jason is now an equalities officer with the professional footballers‘ association completely fine. one of the reasons he wanted to talk about this was he wanted to encourage people who might be feeling anxious or self—conscious or not particularly confident to talk about their feelings. i think that is something he would want me to make very clear to you. having given that full apology that you have just now. but he also talked about signing an autograph for you when he was playing for stoke and the circumstances around that. do you remember that? i had forgotten it. but i read one of his interviews about this. and it did come back into my mind. obviously you are a lwa ys into my mind. obviously you are always slightly aware when you do a programme like they think it‘s all over. there are lots of it i am very proud of. and definitely this is an incident that i‘m not so proud of. you worry about these things. you know you are going to meet mike gatting, you know you are going to meet will carling, all these people you talk the mickey out of. luke came to stoke city