gareth southgate has seen a lot of withdrawals, but it is allowed him to call up the likes of callumson—odoi. he was down in bristol checking in with the u21 but he got the call—up to the senior setup. then he got the news that he would be coming all the way here for his first join be coming all the way here for his firstjoin up, be coming all the way here for his first join up, parachuted be coming all the way here for his firstjoin up, parachuted into the senior set up, and that's in keeping really with gareth southgate's ethos of bringing through the youngsters coming to get them used to playing with the senior players at st george's park. we spoke to harry kane earlier, he says that's an excellent thing for england. competition for places is high at the moment, everyone's doing well and vying for a spot. the youth express themselves and it is for the years to go and express themselves, especially the attacking players, to try and score goals, and that's what we want is an england team. we want to have that flare and flexibility, so far, so good. it's a great sign in this country

garrets out late —— mike gareth southgate said it shows that england are a force to be reckoned with.final in the nations league, and there were big teams that did that, and we were in a group that was as tough or tougher than any, really. that has got to be our motivation right through. we are still a young group. there are still loads of opportunities to improve, and we have to be hungry for that. so everything i‘ve seen from all of them this week has shown me that they are ready to do that, ready to embrace that challenge. natalie, a lot of focus will be on declan rice and what sort of reception he might receive after the news of that tweet sent in 20 14 supporting the ira. players usually wait until they have played their debut until they have to apologise for something, but not with declan rice. he had to apologise after old tweets emerged appearing to show support for the ira when he was about 16 years old. gareth southgate said that most people who have children at that age will understand that you are still maturing at that age. callum hudson adderley was parachuted in from th

gareth southgate has seen a lot of withdrawals, but it is allowed him to call up the likes of callumstol checking in with the u21 but he got the call—up to the senior setup. that's in keeping with gareth southgate's ethos of bringing through the youngsters coming to get them used to playing with the senior players at st george's park. competition for places is high at the moment, everyone's doing well and vying for a spot. it is for the yea rs and vying for a spot. it is for the years to go and express themselves, especially the attacking players, to try and score goals, and that's what we wa nt try and score goals, and that's what we want is an england team. we want to have that flare and flexibility, so far, so good. it's a great sign in this country when we're producing these types of players. raheem sterling isn't just these types of players. raheem sterling isn'tjust having a brilliant season for man city team, but he's also started an important debate on racism and how the media portrays black players. danny rose is in the squad as well with raheem sterling, he had his own issu

it will be a test of temperament for this young side and gareth southgate knows that his tea m and garethte knows that his team are in for a hostile environment. i was here the last time england played, so i know passion the supporters have here for their country. of course, that gives a huge lift to their own team, but that's the sort of challenge our players have faced many times before. so we have to make sure our mentality is right and our discipline is right and we focus on the things we can affect. one of the thing southgate can affect is the team, has he changed a winning formula? he has, there are four changes to the side that beat the czech republic on friday. he has announced his starting 11 football in the last few moments. they are... the two names that leap out are declan rice and callum hudson—0doi, both making their first starts for england. tech when rice came on as a substitute against the czech republic, just 20 years old, some season republic, just 20 years old, some season for him. but what about callu m season for him. but what about callum hudson—0doi, just 18. he ha

that result continues manager gareth southgate's successful time in charge. about some of the unusual coaching courses he's been on to help him become a better manager. david mcdaid has this report: works to free people when a hurricane hit, islander rescue team works to free people from the collapsed building. at least that is the scenario being played out by some of britain's best sport cultures, including the england football manager. yes! she fell! i want to see my mum! run by uk sport, attending alongside some of britain's best olympic and paralympic coaches. you have the normal coaching qualifications, the standard group, but when you get to the end of that, where do you go for further learning and development? you've always got to be open to new ideas and new ways of working, really. so having really intelligent people to share ideas, it has been a massive help. some of the learning methods have been different to say the least. we've done hostage scenarios, we work with the police, every course, you learn something, how you lead a managing team sense.

that result continues manager gareth southgate's successful time in charge. nusual coaching courses he's been on to help him become a better manager. david mcdaid has this report: when a hurricane hit, islander rescue when a hurricane hit, islander rescu e tea m when a hurricane hit, islander rescue team worked to free people from a collapsed building. at least thatis from a collapsed building. at least that is the scenario being played by some of the best sports coaches, including the england football manager. i want to see my mum! it is pa rt manager. i want to see my mum! it is part of a course run by uk sport, with the england coach attending some of the best olympic and paralympic coaches. you have the normal coaching qualifications, so thatis normal coaching qualifications, so that is the standard route, but when you get to the end of that, where do you get to the end of that, where do you go for further learning and development and you've always got to be open to new ideas and new ways of working, really. so, having really intelligent people to share id

so far, no player has been called up to replace him, leaving manager gareth southgate with a 22—man squadk kieran tierney will miss scotland's opening euro 2020 qualifier in kazakhstan tomorrow with a hip problem. he was expected to replace captain andrew robertson, who misses the game after having dental surgery. celtic midfielder callum mcgregor will now skipper alex mcleish‘s side. and wales rugby union players are considering moving to non—welsh clubs amid regional uncertainty according to fly—half gareth anscombe. moving away from wales, who've just secured the six nations grand slam, would see any player with less than 60 caps sacrifice their place in the international team. less than three years ago sian kelly stumbled on an advert that would change her life and take her to countries she'd never dreamed of visiting. sian, who's just 23, has now become the first female head coach of the argentina women's cricket side and has even revived chile's national team — all while introducing young girls to the game. james law went to buenos aires to find out how a spanish speaker from solihu

coming up on tonight's programme: who'll get the nod from gareth southgate for england's euro 2020 qualifier against the czech republic? we'll be live at wembley with all the build up. birmingham city drop from 13th to 18th in the championship, as the club faces sanctions over a breach of rules. world rugby calls on the six nations unions to consider the "good of the global game" and back new plans for a new nations championship. this sort of competition picking by this sort of competition picking rugby into a global competition across the world for its professionals would be unique. also coming up in the programme: we look ahead to this weekend's final selection tests for the all—new, all—female w series — but is segregation the right move for motorsport? hello and welcome to the programme. and tonight it's england's turn to begin their euro 2020 qualifying campaign, they take on the czech republic at wembley and our sports correspondent natalie pirks is there. thank you forjoining us. you can genuinely feel that there is some sort of feeling of optimism around this young england squad, isn

gareth southgate has had a number of players pull out through injury, marcus rashford is the latest,uthgate has singled out saying he would not hesitate to pick them, jadon sancho who turns 19 on monday could actually start tonight, the borussia dortmund winger has picked up borussia dortmund winger has picked up three caps for england and he was the first player born this millennium to play at senior level. 18—year—old callum hudson odoi has been parachuted into the squad despite never leaving having played for the england under 21 is and never having started in the premier league for chelsea. and declan rice could get his first cap after he co ntroversially could get his first cap after he controversially switched allegiances from the republic of ireland to england last month. the 20—year—old had to apologise yesterday after old social media posts were unearthed where he appeared to voice support for the ira, something he has denied. southgate says all three are more than ready to start for england, and england fans will be excited to see how they fare in an england shirt with the

the england manager gareth southgate said the incidents would be reported to uefa.self, says it overshadowed the result of the match. it was a shame really because it massive performance on a difficult ground. there were some great performances today. but, you know, a couple of idiots — mind my language — buta couple of idiots — mind my language — but a couple of idiots ruined the night. it is a shame we're talking about this. it is 2019 and they should be a real punishment for this, whoever they sue people were need to be bad but it needs to be a collective thing. sterling later tweeted a picture of his goal celebration with the words "the best way to silence the haters — and, yes, i mean racists". he added the hashtag "get some education". england's win in montenegro means they're four points clear of bulgaria who had to settle for a 1—1 draw in kosovo. elsewhere, it was a frustating night for the defending champions portugal. they lost cristiano ronaldo to a suspected hamstring injury in the first half of their group b game against serbia, and needed an equaliser

when gareth southgate spoke afterwards he was visibly upset.uthgate said sanctions were effectively worthless u nless sanctions were effectively worthless unless they are supported by educational programmes. fines have never been very heavy. if you want to move this on, you have to talk about ground closures and in extreme cases expulsion from qualifying competitions but that is yet to be decided. england devote the state reported the matter very quickly. decided. england devote the state reported the matter very quicklym there is any positive note on the back of this, it is the response of the england team and their maturity with which raheem sterling spoke about this after the game? absolutely. 0n about this after the game? absolutely. on and off the pitch they were very mature. after what had gone on, raheem sterling spoke ina very had gone on, raheem sterling spoke in a very mature manner. another player had to retrieve a missile and again, for someone so young, he was very mature talking about it. it was significant on and off the pitch bu

gareth southgate said the incidents will be reported to european football's governing body uefa.ancock told the bbc social media companies could be required to remove content which promotes misinformation about vaccines. nhs leaders are concerned about campaigns against vaccinations including measles, mumps and rubella. the uptake has been falling in england and last year there were more than 80,000 measles cases in europe, the highest in a decade. coroners in england and wales may be given new powers to investigate stillbirths so that each baby's death is independently assessed. the government is consulting on the move to help bereaved parents gain a nswe i’s to help bereaved parents gain answers on what went wrong and why, and to help prevent more baby deaths. nine babies are stillborn every day, that's one in every 225 births although rates have been falling. ex poachers are being asked to protect snow leopards in russia. conservationists estimate there are only 4000 left in the wild and hunting them is banned worldwide, but over the last 30 years poachers in russia almost wip

how much it really distraught gareth southgate. a whole bunch of racists who have made the picture.ere the second syllable is he go. they are making muggy chance. they are literally showing does it matter where particular fans are from?” doubt they are england fans. you can't assume. bbc is very impartial but they gets to a point where you don't need to be. they are standing under a montenegro flag waving the montenegro flag with montenegro scarves. anyway, and the great thing is, they are also getting beaten 5—1 but presumably they think they are racially superior. this is notjust about montenegro, it happens all over europe when different teams from different countries, different nationalities play. it is not about montenegro per se. it happens to brown players and black players all the time and it's not been wiped out by football. i tell you what, credited to ray stone, because i would have gone ballistic. we know who is racially superior. where have you ended up by accident? does all the north. i was a visiting fellow at oxford university so i want to explain this story. we want

ahead of england's first euro 2020 qualifying match, and with several injuries to contend with, gareth southgateays he will have no problem picking teenage sensations for tonight's fixture against the czech republic. hudson adobe received the call up earlier this week despite having never started a game for his club chelsea. the tie gets under way at quarter to eight this evening. we will have the build—up and team news on sportsday at 6:30pm. now on bbc news, time for the film review. hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. so mark, what do we have this week? we have the white crow, which is a biopic about rudolf nureyev. we have us, the new film byjordan hill, who may get out. and minding the gap, a skateboarding movie that is not really about skateboarding. the white crow — i'm quite intrigued, it sounds good. an interesting story directed by ralph fiennes, who also has a role in the film, and it is about rudolf nureyev‘s defection to the west. the film opens with ralph fiennes's character defecting. he is asked what he

declan rice says he looks forward to pulling on an england shirt when gareth southgate's team play eurost czech republic and montenegro over the coming days. west ham midfielder rice may feature after switching his allegiance from the republic of ireland, for whom he played three friendly matches. 18—year—old chelsea winger callum hudson odoi could also feature but for 20—year—old rice, it's a decision he's comfortable having made. tough decision. i think everyone knows my situation with the republic of ireland. i have obvious he played there in the set up. i had to make a decision that was best for me. i am english, i am from england, decision that was best for me. i am english, iam from england, and it was really good playing ireland, no iamjust was really good playing ireland, no i am just looking forward to the future and putting on the england shirt and future and putting on the england shirtandi future and putting on the england shirt and i look forward now and forget about the past. —— i have to. the major league baseball season gets underway injapan on wednesday, but along with

raheem sterling, callum hudson—0doi, coming forward quickly highlighting the abuse they faced, at gareth southgates well. but what is the reaction been to this story today? because i has been an awful lot of it. a huge reaction, centred around the fact this is a common issue, as was highlighted there in the clip. it is a sad fact that many of these england players have been victims of racist abuse before, danny rose who was mentioned there, the target of racist abuse in an under21 game there, the target of racist abuse in an under 21 game back in 2012 in serbia. callum hudson—0doi, part of a separate uefa investigation announced today over claims that he was racially abused playing for chelsea in the europa league in ukraine. so it has led to more people asking, is enough being done to tackle this? our referees approaching it in the right way? should players walk off the pitch if they hear it, if they are affected by it? it is all feeding into a big debate, something i spoke to the former liverpool and england player john barnes about today. we will hear from john barnes about today. we will hearf

and in sport, gareth southgate tells his england players to expect a "hostile environment" when theyntenegro tonight. good morning and welcome to the bbc news at nine. in the week the uk was supposed to leave the eu, theresa may is still battling to get her brexit deal through the commons. over the weekend we saw a march for another referendum, and senior pro—brexit conservatives called to chequers for lengthy talks with the prime minister. let's take a look at what theresa may faces today. to begin, she'll hold a special meeting with her cabinet, that's at around 10 o'clock this morning. after that, she's due to sit down with the labour leaderjeremy corbyn. mrs may will then bring mps up—to—date in the commons, following last week's eu summit. the next steps in the brexit process will then be debated before a series of votes at around 10pm, which could see mps take more control over the process. and depending on how today pans out, we could be looking at a third meaningful vote on her brexit deal as soon as tomorrow. or there could be a series of votes to find out which form of brex

manager gareth southgate was impressed with his side's 5—0 scoreline and wants his team to build on the with a semi—final last summer with a semi—final in the nation ‘s leg, and there were some big teams that did that, we were in a group that was as tough or tougher than any really. and that has got to be a motivation right through, we are still a young group, there is still loads of opportunity to improve, and we have got to be hungry for that. everything i've seen from all of them this week has shown me that they are ready to do that, ready to embrace that challenge. finally you might have seen thejuventus women's team celebrating on social media — not without reason either. 39,000 saw them beat fiorentina, with a late goal from sofie junge pedersen. free entry into the allianz — the first time juve's women have played in the men's home stadium. that's an italian record; last week, more than 60,000 saw barcelona women beat atletico in madrid. all the latest on our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me, andrew lindsay, and all the team, bye for now. let's quickly talk you through

england manager gareth southgate has said his main criteria for picking players for the national teamning two qualifiers for euro 2020 — against the czech republic at wembley on friday, then away to montenegro. southgate has named another young squad, which includes west ham's declan rice, who has now declared his allegience for england having been capped in friendlies for the republic of ireland, and chelsea teenager callum hudson—odoi. southgate is keen to maintain the form shown in 2018. we were the only team to backup a final last summer with a semi—final. we were in a group that was tough and that has got to be a motivation right through. we are still a young group, there is still plenty of opportunity to improve and we need to be hungry for that to dig the milwaukee bucks return to the court on friday aiming to make amends for their surprise loss to cleveland on wednesday. milwaukee has more wins than any other nba team so far this season, and will be keen to hold off the toronto raptors and claim top spot in the eastern conference ahead of the play—offs. a few star names return

gareth southgate has a few selection issues ahead of tonight's opening euro 2020 qualifier against thepublic. the england manager has had half a dozen withdrawals from the squad so teenagers jadon sancho and callum hudson odoi could both feature at some stage. every time we get together, the team is in every time we get together, the team isina every time we get together, the team is in a different place and different people are available. when i have looked back over the two yea rs i have looked back over the two years at who scored important goals oi’ years at who scored important goals or made important contributions at different times, the squad has had to evolve. pa rt different times, the squad has had to evolve. part of that has been looking at bringing younger players in but part of that has been because we have always had four, five, six players missing and you have to adapt and adjust. yes, there will be people who have not played as often for us. but you know, all of them are ready to play for england. jo konta is through to the second round of the miami open the british num

hello, im sarah mulkerrins at the bbc sport centre — gareth southgate's side kicked off their euro 2020wembley. and it was a stellar night for raheem sterling, the boy who grew up around the stadium left with a hat—trick. young borrusia dortmund winger jadon sancho with the assist for the first. then with his second, sterling paid tribute to 13—year—old damary dawkins who died on sunday, he had been battling a form of leukaemia. there was a slice of good fortune for his third, with a deflection helping things along. harry kane also scored a penalty and tomas kalas added to the misery for the czechs with an own goal. championship club birmingham city have been deducted nine points for breaching football league rules — they incurred losses of almost £49 million between 2015 and 2018, almost £10million more than is permitted. the points deduction means birmingham are now just five points clear of the relegation zone with eight matches still to play. this was the reaction from some blues supporters today it could have been 12, we were in trouble. a fair decision? a fair decision, you can't

match was overshadowed by reports of racist abuse aimed at a number of england players — manager gareth southgateing the ending part of the game but i'm told there were things in the early part of the game as well. i certainly heard when danny rose was booked and it's unacceptable. we will report it but i think that reporting is already in place because so many people in other areas of the ground have heard it. i believe the uefa delegate also heard it. on to tennis — and world number three simona halep is through to the fourth round of the miami open after a straight sets victory over venus williams. but there's been a shock defeat for caroline wozniacki. the number 13 seed was beaten in three sets by hsieh su—wei of taiwan. wozniacki battled back from losing the first set, to take the second on a tie—break. but hsieh raced through the decider 6—2 to seal her place in the last eight. nick kyrigos returns to the court at the miami open on tuesday to play croatian 11th seed borna coric for a place in the semi—finals. the australian was booed off after his win over dusan lajovic in the last round —

gareth southgate's side kicked off their euro 2020 qualification campaign with a thumping five nil win up around the stadium left with a hat—trick. that in fact, the first england one there in nine years. 0ur sports correspondent natalie pirks was at the game for us. that is for winds on the defendant for england and no question for who the man of the match as not raheem sterling fast becoming the fan favourite which is a fast turnaround. a perfect start in the qualifying campaign and the crowd was slightly quiet and the build—up to the first goal and i think they we re to the first goal and i think they were perhaps experiencing for the first time the weight of expectation thatis first time the weight of expectation that is building. when they got that first goal, it was incisive it was a pass from to find the 18—year—old, making his first offering and raheem sterling was there and had to stretch for it but it was really neverin stretch for it but it was really never in doubt. the second goal again, raheem sterling, confidence coursing through them and had to be body checked by not on

either the euros or the world cup in almost ten years, but it's the style of football, that gareth southgateo the england set—up, that continues to impress. he has taken it upon himself to create a squad of young, confident young men who believe in themselves and the football they are playing. they have no gaps in that belief any more, they certainly were there towards the end of major tournaments. he is bringing through young players. even last night when it would be very easy to sit with the team who got through the uefa nations games, we have callum hudson—odoi, young players creating competition for places like we have not had for a long time. one other line from the internationals and aaron ramsey will miss wales‘ opening qualifier against slovakia tomorrow. he‘s returned to his club arsenal for treatment on a leg injury. kyle edmund may still be going at the miami open, but fellow british number one johanna konta is out. she got herself into a real rut — losing 10 games in a row on her way to a straight sets defeat to, china‘s, wang cheeang. 6—4 6 love... it‘s been a good morning for b

we are still reflecting on england's impressive wind last night and gareth southgate praised raheem sterlingin the euro 2020 qualify. he scored a hat—trick as england put five past their opponents. after a slow start, teenagerjaden found himself on the end of some quick thinking from harry kane. raheem sterling had to stretch, but he was not missing from there. confidence is coursing through raheem sterling, these defenders desperately try to keep him in check. step forward harry kane. as the czechs started the second half with more purpose, he got clinical. the perfect sentiment, paying tribute to a young footballer we lost this week to leukaemia. with his stock sky high, the class act continued, albeit with a slice of luck. time for a rest and a hug. step forward callum, capped for england before making a premier league start for chelsea. it was his determination but thomas is ‘s comical own goal. 5—0, the kids are all right, but the night was capped by sterling performance. he is any really confident moment, not only on the field, but of the field, he is so mature. he is co mforta ble fie

gareth southgate has called for discipline.ncil has announced plans to restrict levels of testosterone leg testosterone levels in female athletes as unnecessary and... i will be back with more just after half past. democratic party leaders in the united states have called for the publication of the full report into allegations that donald trump's campaign team conspired with russians to influence the 2016 presidential election. yesterday, officials released a summary of robert mueller‘s inquiry which said it found no evidence of collusion, but couldn't say whether he attempted to obstruct the investigation. mr trump has claimed the report completely exonerates him, as our washington correspondent, chris buckler, reports. for almost two years robert mueller scrutinised the actions of donald trump and his government. the special cancer was asked to investigate whether russia interfered in the 2016 election and whether they conspired with the trump campaign. they said, while they did try to influence the vote, there was no evidenc

gareth southgate is said he did here at may ask his players if they wanted to walk off the field in futurethe issue. we have to make sure the education is right for everybody. i have said this before, i'm not sitting herejust criticising what has happened tonight because in our country we have the same issue. we are not free of it. uefa today charged montenegro with racist behaviour so what could be the punishment? in 2012 the serbian fa was fined £60,000 after england were racially abused. the fa said uefa had been too soft. last year, croatia was made to play its match against england behind closed doors after a series of offences. but anti—discrimination companies say the time has come for football to get tougher. is closing the stadium for a game that is not going to be against england where they, or expulsion more where the? if you're really to show we are challenging, andi really to show we are challenging, and i say we because i'm part of the football industry, so if the governing bodies are really to show they are challenging this situation, i'm all for the enough is enough, you ca

gareth southgate praised raheem sterling's maturity, after he starred in england's brilliant win overive past the czechs. they now haven't lost a qualifier for either the euros or the world cup in almost ten years, but it's the style of football, that southgate has brought to the england set—up, that continues to impress. he has taken it upon himself to create a squad of young, confident young men who believe in themselves and the football they are playing. they have no gaps in that belief any more, they certainly were there towards the end of major tournaments. he is bringing through young players. even last night when it would be very easy to sit with the team who got through the uefa nations games, we have callum hudson—0doi, young players creating competition for places like we have not had for a long time. today it's the turn of the republic of ireland, they play gibraltar in what is manager mick mcarthy‘s first match since returning as boss 17 years on from his original stint. mccarthy's got the job until euro 2020, and he told kevin kilbane that he's in a unique position. eight

he's got the perfect club manager in pep guardiola and the perfect international manager in gareth southgateof role model. with new combinations this england team finds new rhythm with every match, this perfect start to qualifying conducted by stirling. one other line from the internationals and aaron ramsey will miss wales' opening qualifier against slovakia tomorrow. he's returned to his club arsenal for treatment on a leg injury. the republic of ireland are in gibraltar at five o'clock tonight for their opening qualifier. there were mixed fortunes for the british number ones at the miami open. kyle edmund is through to the third round, after a straight sets win over ilya ivashka of belarus. he'll play former wimbledon finalist milos raonic next. butjohanna konta — at the top of your picture — is out. she got herself into a terrible rut, and lost ten games in a row on her way to a straight sets defeat to china's wang qiang. it's been a good morning for britain's oliver rowland at the sanya e—prix in china. he had his best everfinish — but it was only good enough for second. it was won by f

manager gareth southgate said the behaviour was totally unacceptable and that sanctions without educations pfeiffer england. the fifth and final goal in another impressive england win. but raheem sterling wanted to make a point here, football under the microscope yet again for allegations of racism. it's a shame we are talking about this, to be honest. it's 2019 and i think the punishment should be whatever nation it is, i think it should be the whole stadium but no one can come and watch her. when that ban is lifted just fans will think twice again. that will be a yellow card double danny rose seems to have been the most heavily targeted last night including after he was booked. his manager not afraid to address the issue afterwards. i'm told there were things in the early part of the game as well. i certainly heard when danny rose was booked and it's unacceptable. i've spoken to our players individually. we've got to support them. one of those who will receive support leave support is callu m receive support leave support is callum hudson—odoi. he had to talk about the issue rather than

gareth southgate has some selection issues at wembley.two minutes' silence in memory of the 50 victims of the mass shootings in christchurch one week ago today. thousands of people gathered in hagley park opposite the al noor mosque where the shootings began to show solidarity with the muslim community. the country's prime minister jacinda ardern told survivors and families of the victims, that the nation mourned with them. rupert wingfied—hayes was there. prayer call. exactly a week after the attacks here in christchurch, the muslim call to prayer rang out across hagley park, metres away from the al noor mosque. then the whole of new zealand stopped for two minutes to remember the 50 killed. when the imam of the al noor mosque, gamal fouda, spoke, it was not of the hateful crime, but of love. we are brokenhearted, but we are not broken. we are alive. we are together. we are determined to not let anyone divide us. an estimated 20,000 people filled hagley park, people of every religion and of none. many women wore headscarves out of respec

cup competitions by chelsea this season but joins james ward prowse as late inclusions into gareth southgate'sng when he told him. manchester united defender luke shaw has withdrawn from the squad through injury. scotland captain andy robertson is still aiming to be fit for their opening euro 2020 qualifier against kazakhstan on thursday — even though he missed their flight to undergo dental surgery. robertson apparently wanted to fly to astana today but the operation prevented him from doing that. although he was likely to be fit for san marino on sunday — he's now being more ambitious. assistant manager peter grant says the team will miss him if he can't recover in time. a big blow. we were prepared for it, obviously, before the game. he wa nted obviously, before the game. he wanted to play. the way he is he is still desperate to play and trying to get out here as well. and that is the way he is. that is what it is elected as captain. he is a fantastic player. we have always spoke about ciaran and andy and who would play here and who would play there, the beauty as we have two fantastic play

good afternoon, it's 1.30pm and here's your latest sports news: england manager gareth southgate sayst a hostile atmosphere when they face montenegro tonight. england are in podgorica, hoping to make it two wins from two in their euro 2020 qualifying campaign. on their last visit six years ago, players were targeted with missiles and southgate says his team must be able to cope with the occasion. our players always have to be prepared for hostile environments, whether they're playing in england for their clubs or travelling around the world. yes, we always prepare the world. yes, we always prepare the players for everything, but most important is to prepare tactically for the game and to make sure our performance levels are high. the united nations human rights council has described plans to restrict levels of testosteron in female runners as unnecessary, humiliating and harmful. olympic 800m champion caster semenya is challenging the iaaf‘s bid to force female athletes with naturally high levels of testosterone to take medication. under the rules, they would have to race against men

manager gareth southgate said he did hear it and may ask his players if they want to walk off the fieldotball is not immune from the issue. we have to make sure that the education is right, for everybody. in our country — the same. i've said this before, i'm not sitting herejust criticising what's happened tonight, because in our country, we have the same issue, we are not free of it. uefa today charged montenegro with racist behaviour, so if found guilty, what could be their punishment? in 2012, the serbian fa was fined £65,000 after england players were racially abused during an under 21s match. the fa said that uefa had been too soft. last year, croatia was made to play its match against england behind closed doors after a series of offences, but anti—discrimination campaigners now say the time has come for football to get tougher. is closing a stadium for a game that's not going to be against england worthy? or is expulsion or worthy? or is expulsion more worthy? i'm saying now that if we're going to really show that we are challenging, and i say "we" because i'm part of the footbal

gareth southgate's side are in montenegro, a team they've only beaten once in four attempts. learn and improve is to go through these experiences. with the masters starting in less than three weeks, there's more british golfing success to report. paul casey became the first player to retain the valspar championship after an incredible final day in florida. he led by one overnight but dropped shots early on, before winning it at the last hole. he finished a shot clear of jason kokrak and said it was "mega" for his confidence. britain's number one kyle edmund plays defending championjohn isner tomorrow for a place in the quarter finals of the miami open. in one of the best victories of his career, he knocked out milos raonic in straight sets. you may remember raonic as the man andy murray beat to win wimbledon in 2016. he's one of snooker‘s greatest players but ronnie o'sullivan doesn't spend much time at the top of the world rankings. he's back there now, though, for the first time since 2010, after beating neil robertson to win the tour championship in wales. he says that cons

the mirror says england manager gareth southgate has appealed to fans to forgive rice for his social sides, will "smell blood" after the scots dismal 3—0 defeat to kazakhstan. chelsea ladies have won the first leg of their last eight champions league tie, against paris st germain. hannah blundell got chelsea's first. watch this for a strike. erin cuthbert, scored the second and it finished 2—0. the second leg is in paris next wednesday. but this was rather shocking. class a drugs, and weapons, including knives and knuckle—dusters, were found on a coach, carrying psg fans to last night's game. one man was arrested. the remaining passengers were escorted from the area by police. there were also reports of vandalism at the stadium and disorder at waterloo and wimbledon stations. jo konta is through to the second round of the miami open after a straight sets win over jessica pegula and dan evans is also through in the men's draw. he lostjust two games, in beating tunisian malekjaziri. evans remember was only playing in the first round, because he was a "lucky loser" earlier in the week.

been used in cup competitions for chelsea but joins james ward prowse as a late inclusion to gareth southgate's his manager wasjoking when squad. he said he thought his manager was joking when he told squad. he said he thought his manager wasjoking when he told him and manchester united defender luke shaw has withdrawn from the squad through injury. chelsea have confirmed he was the subject of racial abuse in their europa league tie with dynamo kiev last week. it happened in the final moments of their second leg, a match they won 5-0. their second leg, a match they won 5—0. having reported the incident to u efa 5—0. having reported the incident to uefa the club say they are expecting the governing body to conduct a full investigation. scotland captain andy robertson is still hoping to be fit for their euro 2020 qualifier against kazakhstan on thursday even though he missed a flight to undergo dental surgery. apparently he wanted to fly today but the operation prevented him from doing that. he was likely to be fit for san marino on sunday, but he is now being more ambitious. assistant manager pe

but he joins james ward prowse as late inclusions into gareth southgate's squad for the games againstan sirjim ratcliffe is expected to step in to secure the future of the team sky cycling team. the british team lead by sir dave brailsford has won the tour de france six times since it was formed nine years ago. sky sponsored them from the start, but will withdraw its backing from the end of this season. it's expected the team will be renamed team ineos after the chemical company that ratcliffe owns. that cycling takeover covered in many of the papers this morning. "reaching for the sky" is the guardian's headline. the times says that sirjim radcliffe's sporting investments might not stop there. they say he's still interested in buying chelsea should roman abramovich decide to sell. the sun says that ole gunnar solskjaer‘s accused his manchester united players of reverting back to the way they played underjose mourinho. dame kelly holmes, paula radcliffe and sharron davies are writing to the international olympic committee to ask for more research on the benefits of being a transgender

it has become part of the england team under gareth southgate.rling after he criticised the way the media portrayed black players. this england team is flying, but it is not only results that have been a breath of fresh air. where previous players were afraid to speak their minds, the rise of social media has given modern football is a voice — and in raheem sterling's case, a powerful one. after he was allegedly racially abused at chelsea earlier this season, he took to instagram to say the media's different treatment of black and white players helps to fuel racism. today, his team—mate danny rose said the squad back him unequivocally. when he put the post up about, you know, the media, we were all over the moon with that, because we all agree, and raheem was spot on. raheem was only saying what we all say in the dressing rooms. rose understands what sterling has been through. he was himself the subject of racist abuse from serbian fans, playing for england in 2012. before last year's world cup, sterling's gun tattoo, a reference to his late fath

cup competitions by chelsea this season and joins james ward—prowse as late inclusions into gareth southgate'sng when he told him. manchester united defender luke shaw has withdrawn from the squad through injury. meanwhile chelsea have confirmed hudson—odoi was the subject of racial abuse in their europa league tie with dynamo kiev last week. it happened in the final moments of their second leg, a match they won 5—0. having reported the incident uefa the club say they're expecting the governing body to conduct a full investigation. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. chris mitchell will have a full round—up for you in sports day at half past six. goodbye from me. holly, thank you very much. let me just bring you up—to—date with the reports that we are now getting from some of the dutch media, nos, the dutch national broadcaster, reporting that the suspect in the shooting in utrecht in which three people were killed, and other people we re people were killed, and other people were injured, the shooting that took

gareth southgate is said he did here it and may ask his players if they wanted to walk off the fieldenglish football is not immune from the issue. we have to make sure the education is right for everybody. i have said this before, i'm not sitting herejust criticising what has happened tonight because in our country we have the same issue. we are not free of it. uefa today charged montenegro with racist behaviour so what could be the punishment? in 2012, the serbian fa was fined £60,000 after england players were racially abused. the fa said uefa had been too soft. last year, croatia was made to play its match against england behind closed doors after a series of offences. but anti—discrimination companies say the time has come for football to get tougher. is closing the stadium for a game that is not going to be against england worthy, or expulsion more worthy? if you're really going to show we are challenging, and i say we because i'm part of the football industry, so if the governing bodies are really to show they are challenging this situation, i'm all for the enough is enough, yo

he is yet to start a match for chelsea and says he was shocked to receive his call—up to gareth southgate's wants to take full advantage of his opportunity. he looked like he was enjoying it out there today, scoring a few goals in training. we're excited to have him and everyone is fighting for places in this england team, i'm sure he seesit in this england team, i'm sure he sees it as an opportunity for himself. wales will be without the injured trio of ethan ampadu, sam vokes and tom lawrence for their opening euro 2020 qualifier against slovakia in cardiff on sunday. arsenal midfielder aaron ramsey will miss tomorrow's friendly against trinidad and tobago in wrexham, but manager ryan giggs confirmed he will be available to face slovakia. the football association has announced the schedule for the men's and women's fa cup semifinals. after knocking out swansea, manchester city will play brighton at 5:30 on saturday the 6th of april at wembley. that will be live on bbc one. the other semi, between wolves and watford, will take place a day later at apm. the women's fa cup semis will both ta

and gareth southgate was telling them to keep calm because the fans there are very vocal and quite aggressive to make stand, doesn't it? and that is what people are saying. there needs to be strong reaction. more action taken. hurricane has said if he happens again he will take the players off the pitch. in the first night in suffolk, the ipswich wanderers, one of their players got racist abuse and the manager took his players off. suffolk fa are looking into it and investigating the comments. and he is being backed by a premier league managers who say they will do the same. admittedly not quite the same, we don't see this but it needs to start somewhere and it needs to be an example to young people as well, families who are going who do not want to be in that hostile environment. they don't want the children taught that that is acceptable. according to ipswich, he says that player is not allowed to play football. so the effect is life changing, terrible. a brazilian player walked off the pitch as well. he was about to take a corner, something similar happened and he walked off. the premier l

gareth southgate says he‘ll fit in very well. we have tracked him for quite awhile. playing well to get in the squad. but his form has been excellent, we like what we have seen in terms of his character, his leadership qualities. we have seen him play as a leading player and a centre back. i think he will fit well into the way that we work. three english teams have already reached the champions legaue quarterfinals, liverpool can make it four out of four tonight. they are in germany ahead of their match against bayern munich. the tie is all square after a goalless first leg at anfield. liverpool are fighting for the premier league title as well but the manager doesn‘t think losing in europe would help them at home. if we deserve to go through, if we play good football, it could mean it could change the world for us. if not, on thursday morning, we say it‘s over now, let‘s concentrate on fulham. it‘s only one game, a very important game, and more important games will come. england centre manu tuilagi has rejected a lucrative offer from french club racing 92 and signed

but he joins james ward prowse as late inclusions into gareth southgate's squad for the games against when he was told the news. so what do we know about callum hudson—odoi. well he's just 18 years old, and was part of that brilliant england under—17's side that won the world cup a couple of years ago. he's only made 19 appearances for chelsea so far, mainly as a substitute and away from the premier league. but that didn't stop the german giants bayern munich making a huge bid for him injanuary, a move that he wanted to make before chelsea said no. keen to keep hold of a potential future star. britain's richest man, sirjim ratcliffe, is expected to step in to secure the future of the team sky cycling team. the british team lead by sir dave brailsford has won the tour de france six times since it was formed nine years ago. sky sponsored them from the start, but will withdraw its backing from the end of this season. it's expected the team will be renamed team ineos after the chemical company that ratcliffe owns. dame kelly holmes, paula radcliffe and sharron davies are writing to the in

it also looks at gareth southgate's fears of his players‘ involvement in that competition.re of altior with hisjockey, nico de boinville, following their win yesterday in the queen mother champion chase. it was the horse's 18th straight victory, which equals the record over jumps. tributes have been paid to one of formula 1's leading figures, the race director charlie whiting, who has died suddenly. he was 66. whiting was the official race starter and oversaw all rules matters in f1. he passed away in melbourne, where he was due to officiate this weekend's season—opening australian grand prix. valteri bottas has tweeted... damon hill tweeted a picture simply saying ‘god's speed charlie'. jenson button posted: ‘he always had the drivers safety and concerns in hand and didn t worry about putting us in our place when we acted out of line. we ve lost such a lovely kind human being today, who will be sadly missed by many.‘ it‘s day three at the cheltenham festival and the feature race is the stayer‘s hurdle. the favourite is paisley park, who could give trainer emma lavelle an e

with a 5—nil win over the czech republic at wembley, continuing manager gareth southgate‘s successful tenure in charge. southgatelding. at least that is the scenario being played out by some of britain‘s best sport cultures, including the england football manager. i want to see my mum! run by uk sport, attending alongside some of britain‘s best 0lympic by uk sport, attending alongside some of britain‘s best olympic and paralympic coaches. you have the normal coaching qualifications, the standard group, but when you get to the end of that, where do you go for further learning and development? you've always got to be open to new ideas and new ways of working, really. so having really intelligent people to share ideas, it has been a massive help. some of the learning methods have been different to say the least. hostage scenarios, we work with the police, every course, you learn something, highly demanding team. it can be a little bit left field but it does make sense. you been doing this for yea rs, sense. you been doing this for years, how much did this influence on how you did it? there's been a lot of understan

we touched on gareth southgate strategy. 0ver touched on gareth southgate strategy.r management types as well if you like and david mcdaid has been seeing how gareth has been trying to pass on some of these tips to other coaches. 0n trying to pass on some of these tips to other coaches. on a hurricane hit ireland a rescue team works to free people from a collapsed building. at least that is the scenario being played out by some of britain's best sports coaches including the england football manager. she fell! iwant to see my mum! it is part of a course run by uk sport, with the england boss attending alongside some of britain's best 0lympic england boss attending alongside some of britain's best olympic and paralympic coaches. within football you have the normalfootball coaching qualifications but when you get to the end of that and when you go forfurther learning get to the end of that and when you go for further learning and development? you always have to be open to new ideas and new ways of working. so having a really intelligent people to share ideas has been a

if gareth southgate thinks it's good enough then it must be! on a business leader choose to go on this course? if they are already kind of ina course? if they are already kind of in a decent position anyway.” course? if they are already kind of in a decent position anyway. i think what it is is, you need to understand the psychology so for all of us, people at home and here, it is all about how you react to a situation and there can be 3d actions, there can be your emotional response, i feel scared, actions, there can be your emotional response, ifeel scared, i actions, there can be your emotional response, i feel scared, i feel happy or whatever, it can also be your physical response so when you get nervous, the butterflies in your tummy sort of feeling. and then there can be a cognitive response and once you understand that that is what some of these courses are trying to do so in a safe environment they are trying to bring gareth southgate are leaders in a position and see what happens after that and caught them and get them to learn about t

manager gareth southgate said he was disgusted. it is unacceptable. uefa delegate also heard it. so our part will be to make sure that process is followed. we can speak now to 0sei sankofa, education officer at the kick it out charity, which campaigns for equality and inclusion in football. good to have you with us today. raheem sterling is calling on uefa to hand out some real punishment over this. what would that real punishment be in your estimation?” think there has been quite a bit of debate about what the punishments have been in the past and whether or not they are working. they don't seem to be working so i think there isa seem to be working so i think there is a call from many people in the industry that we need to start seriously looking at stadium closures, about docking points, about maybe even banning teams from participating in tournaments because the current procedure isn't seeming to be having any impact at all. so we are hearing at the very least montenegro might have part of a stadium closed but what have the punishment beans in the