but today, the iaaf increased the stakes saying russia could be banned entirely from the iaaf and neutralless be excluded. unless dramatic progress is made, and we genuinely hope it is being made, that we will have to review in oui’ made, that we will have to review in our council meeting in july made, that we will have to review in our council meeting injuly the status of the mutual competitors and the potential for the congress to decide upon the ultimate sanction, i guess, which is expulsion. but i think that is not sitting there as a threat. it is actually sitting there because we want this situation evolved. and so on to the matter of the doping in sport report. bradley wiggins's team sky had their turn yesterday and the focus today was on lord coe. mps criticised his evidence, saying it was misleading in partand evidence, saying it was misleading in part and reasonable in terms of the claims he made while speaking to them. today, lord coe responded to what mps said. it is for others to judge what we have done but it is not what i say, i think it is what we have actually achieved as

the iaaf first banned russia in november 2015 over evidence of state—sponsored doping.sists he didn't mislead the digital, culture, media and sport select comittee when they were trying to get to the bottom of exactly what he knew four years ago. our correspondent richard conway reports. the world indoor athletics championship have just concluded the world indoor athletics championship havejust concluded in birmingham and the governing body council has ta ken birmingham and the governing body council has taken the opportunity to have a quarterly meeting here at the council chambers in the heart of the city. we were expecting to talk about the report in sport which we heard a lot about yesterday involving of course bradley wiggins. more on that in a moment but we also heard from lord coe and his collea g u es heard from lord coe and his colleagues today inside the building about russia and its reintroduction into the world sporting community. the iaaf have excluded the russian athletic federation for quite a while now, mutual athletes of course can compete if they can pr

coe was speaking at the conclusion of a two day iaaf council meeting after the world indoor athleticshat they were clean and had operated outside the old russian state—sponsored doping system, competing in birmingham. mariya lasitskene and danil lysenko both won gold, but only as authorised neutral athletes. serena williams will return to the wta tour tomorrow at the indian wells tournament in the us. the fomer world number one has only played one competitive doubles match in the last 14 months and also had her first child six months ago. the 23—time grand slam winner warmed up at the new tie break tens exhibition event in new york. she went out in the semi—finals, but did beat another player on the comeback trail, marion bartoli. williams isjust one major singles title short of margaret court's all—time record, but is trying to keep expectations to a minimum. yes, it has been hard. there has been so many days, even still, that iam like, been so many days, even still, that i am like, how am been so many days, even still, that iam like, how am i been so many days, even still, that i am

in response, the iaaf said it, "takes the fight against doping very seriously and over the last 14 monthsion has introduced a set of wide, sweeping reforms to revamp the governance of the sport". there is nobody i know who would want a guilty athlete to get away with it, none of us. but what we do want is that same reassurance that those governing bodies, who are there to protect those athletes and those competing athletes, get it right. elite sport has always been judged by the most slender margins. its ethical margins arejust as small. richard conway, bbc news. our correspondent, david ornstein, is at the manchester velodrome. the home of british cycling. what are they saying where you are? cycling thought it had done so much to read the reputation that it was riddled by doping. if you are maybe the lance armstrong here and many others down the years. but now they find themselves back to square one. tea m find themselves back to square one. team sky who were originally based here, born out of the building behind me, they prided themselves on being so called whiter than white. they said

also in that report, lord coe, president of the iaaf, is accused of giving misleading evidence to theogresses. in football... manchester city manager pep guardiola has until six o'clock this evening to respond to an fa charge of displaying a political symbol for wearing his catalan independence yellow ribbon. the fa chief executive martin glenn says english football's governing body do not want political symbols in football. guardiola's side are 18 points clear at the top of the premier league after a 1—0 win over reigning champions chelsea. they have already won the league cup and their next piece of silverware is on their next piece of silverware is on the horizon, just four wins away from winning the title, and it would be the earliest time it has ever been won. bernardo silva's strike was enough to another points at the etihad. after back—to—back defeats to city in a league cup final and the league over the past week, arsenal have lost again, this time to brighton, 2—1. lewis dunk and glenn murray with the goals for brighton. its arsenal‘s fourth defeat in a row. because increasin

the iaaf first banned russia in november 2015 over evidence of state—sponsored doping.ateéqfissefiié 555: a a w ,. , tells me we're in much better shape than we were two years ago. it's for others to judge what we've done, but it's not what i say, i think it's what we've actually achieved as a sport. so, no, our sport is not in tatters, it is extremely strong. we want exactly what that group of members of parliament want, which is the eradication of drugs in sport and a road map to that. i think we have provided a road map, not just at a national level, but i think it's become a template. there's two big games in the champions league this evening. in paris, psg take on holders real madrid, looking to overturn a 3—1 defecit. meanwhile, liverpool manager jurgen klopp says he will only make two or three changes to his side despite their 5—nil advantage against porto. no side has ever come from five goals down to progress in the competition. you do not rotate to avoid something. you only use the players which are in the best shape. and if it isa which are in the best shape. a

lord coe is holding a scheduled news conference in birmingham at the end of the two day iaaf council.d not mislead a parliamentary hearing into doping at sport. the accused him of giving misleading and servers in doping and collusion by his organisation and any cover—ups. let's hearfrom lord call right now. ——lord coe. do you think your has been diminished? no, that will be the response to make to the select committee and that group of members in parliament. the accusation against him was that he should have read and e—mail from against him was that he should have read and e—mailfrom david that field regarding some accusations against russia and doping and a possible corruption as well. he insists she never read that e—mail. we will bring you more from what he had to say later. they have upheld their own ban on russia from competing at its events under a russian flag. russian athletes can compete but officially athletes from russia, not under their own flag. they are upholding their own ban on russia although they have been at bitter to the olympic family after the winter olympics .—

in response the iaaf said, it takes the fight against doping very seriously and over the last 1a monthshe organisation has introduced a set of wide—ranging reforms. there is nobody i know who would want a guilty athlete to get away with it, none of us. what we do wa nt away with it, none of us. what we do want is that same reassurance that those governing bodies who are there to protect those athletes and those competing athletes get it right. elite sport has always been judged by the most slender margins. its ethical margins arejust by the most slender margins. its ethical margins are just as small. richard conway, bbc news. our correspondent, david ornstein, is at the manchester velodrome. another difficult day for cycling and for some of its biggest names. that is right. after years of being dragged through the mud and admired by doping controversies, cycling thought it had got through the worst of it and cleaned up its act, largely led by great britain and tea m largely led by great britain and team sky. it seemed that brighter horizons were in front of them. however, they are back

the iaaf still banned russia in november 2015 of evidence of state—sponsored doping.the digital culture media and sport select committee when they were trying to get to the bottom of what he knew four years ago. everything we have done in the sport, the 200 changes, the suspension of the russian federation, the journey changes, the suspension of the russian federation, thejourney we have taken in the last two years, tells me we are in much better shape than we were two years ago. it is that of two others to judge what we have done but not what i say, i think it is what we have achieved as a sport. our sport is not in tatters, it is extremely strong. we wa nt exa ctly tatters, it is extremely strong. we want exactly what the group of mps wa nt want exactly what the group of mps want which is the eradication of drugs in sport and a road map to that. i think we have provided a road map not just that. i think we have provided a road map notjust to —— at a national level but a tebbutt. serena williams will return to the wta tour tomorrow at indian wells in the usa. the for

in response, the iaaf said it, "takes the fight against doping very seriously and over the last 1a monthsrganisation has introduced a set of wide, sweeping reforms to revamp the governance of the sport". there is nobody i know who would want a guilty athlete to get away with it, none of us. but what we do want is that same reassurance that those governing bodies, who are there to protect those athletes and those competing athletes, get it right. elite sport has always been judged by the most slender margins. its ethical margins arejust as small. richard conway, bbc news. our sports news correspondent david ornsteinjoins me now from manchester velodrome. i suppose the question is where does the sport go from here and where does so bradley wiggins go from here? quite right, many questions that still need to be answered. pertinently concerning the future of tea m pertinently concerning the future of team sky, said dave brailsford and toa team sky, said dave brailsford and to a lesser extent so bradley wiggins who has already stepped away from cycling. where does dave brailsford, the man who