halep denies the charges and said she is "extremely shocked and disappointed" by the attitude of the am entitled to a quick hearing. acting this way is contrary to my rights," she stated on social media. in response the itia have said in a statement that they have proposed that both charges are heard together to avoid multiple hearings. and that to do this they "wish to provide all parties — including the independent tribunal — with sufficient time to consider the significant materials associated with the latest charge." the itia emphasise it is "ultimately a decision for the independent tribual and ms halep will have the opportunity to make her represenations to them." england seamer 0llie robinson is fit to play in the test against ireland at lords on the 1stjune after a scan revealed no damage to his ankle. robinson suffered discomfort during sussex�*s drawn county championship match with glamorgan at the weekend. he was seen using crutches and wearing a protective boot on his left ankle. a scan on monday came back clear which is a significant boost for england ahead of the ashes

former world number one simona halep - delighted to be there.rld number one simona halep has - delighted to be there. former world i number one simona halep has accused the international tennis integrity agency of seeking to further delay her independent tribunal and said she is being denied her right to be heard. she was charged with a second doping offence last week at irregularities in her biological passport. the romanian who claimed the wimbledon title in 2019 has been suspended since october after testing positive for a banned substance. the second charge is separate to the one for which she is already suspended. halep denies the charges and say she is shocked and disappointed by the attitude of the international tennis integrity agency. in response, the itia had said they propose both charges are heard together to avoid multiple hearings and to do this they wish to provide all parties including the independent tribunal with sufficient time to consider the significant materials associated with the latest charge. the itia emphasise it is ul

former world number one simona halep has accused the international tennis integrity agency of seekingndent tribunal doping hearing and said she is being denied her right to be heard. halep was charged with a second doping offence last week over "irregularities" in her biological passport. 0ur tennis correspondent russell fuller explains. in a nutshell, halep tested positive for the performance—enhancing substance roxadustat last october. by april of this year when there was no sign of a hearing, she gave an interview in which she voiced her frustration at not being able to clear her name. and then last friday, the international tennis integrity agency announced that she has been charged with a second offence because of anomalies in her athlete's biological passport. she was none too impressed and last friday, she took to social media and said she thought her name had been soiled in the worst possible way. now as was inevitable with the second charge on the table, the hearing has been further delayed and halep once again has voiced this frustration by saying that the authorities are ac

the former women's tennis world number one, simona halep, has been charged with a second doping offenceer after earlier testing positive for a banned substance at the us open. she's said that she has not knowingly taken any banned substance. the american basketballer brittney griner has played her first competitive game since returning to the us after being held in russia over drug charges. it's her first appearance in a wnba game in nearly two years. vice president kamala harris was among the spectators in los angeles. the wnba star was arrested last february at moscow airport, accused of possessing a small quantity of cannabis oil and sentenced to nine years in prison. she was released ten months later in a high—profile prisoner swap with the russian arms dealer viktor bout. it was nice to be back on court in a real game and everything. the love i felt when i came out was amazing. the players, you know, i definitely feel it. ifelt the players, you know, i definitely feel it. i felt it won us over there still. everyone that reached out, did anything, you know, i felt that. that's it fr

the former women's tennis world number one, simona halep, has been charged with a second doping offenceat the us open. she's one of the highest—profile tennis players to fail a drugs test. a reminder of the latest developments of the g7 summit, taking place in hiroshima. these are the latest is that we have of the summit have a very busy day of diplomacy that is under way injapan busy day of diplomacy that is underway injapan and busy day of diplomacy that is under way injapan and soon, they will bejoined under way injapan and soon, they will be joined by the ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy will be meeting g7 leaders in person. the confirmation of his visit was the us backing the supply of f-16 the us backing the supply of f—16 fighter the us backing the supply of f—16fighterjets to ukraine in the news that they will provide training as welcomed by mr zielinski who called it historic. —— a lot ms lansky. hello again. whenever we talk about showers, you can get vastly different weather from one place to the next. if we look at friday's weather in redding, we had hazy spells of su

. - the former women's tennis world number one, simona halep, has been charged with a second doping offencence october after earlier testing positive for a banned substance at the us open. she's said that she has not knowingly taken any banned substance. for millions of people across africa, football is an obsession. but while many aspire to be top players, one woman in the democratic republic of congo has gone in a different direction, as tim allman explains. rachel zihindula is only 2a years old but she has a certain air of self—confidence. she is a fan of the beautiful game but she never kicks a ball in anger. rachel is a referee — and she's notjust any referee. translation: i've been a referee since 2015. - i started the referee training here in goma. i went for local and national tests. i passed and now i'm an international referee. it has been a tough journey for rachel. her mother abandoned the family not long after herfather, her biggest cheerleader, died. but she has not let it hold her back, a fact that's been appreciated by everyone who knows her. translation: i saw her meteoric

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tennis player, there's news just in relating to the banned tennis player, ned tennis player simona halepear. she is now being investigated for irregularities in her biological history. the latest from rugby union's challenge cup final is — to learn is currently thrashing glasgow. that is the sport. 21—0. thank you for the support. taking into that story about migration increase. the greek government is under mounting pressure. just days before general elections, video footage was released, showing the forced expulsion of asylum seekers, who were then abandoned in the middle of the sea. the footage, taken by an austrian activist on lesbos last month, was brought to light by a new york times investigation. on april the 11th, 12 migrants — men, women, children and an infant — were locked inside this unmarked van on the island of lesbos. according to the new york times, they were then forced onto a speedboat, which carried the group to a greek coastguard vessel, which then drove them out into the middle of the agean sea. they were then left adrift on an inflatable raft, in violation of greek