it's team sky no more — froome and co will now be a part of team ineos.m's launch will take place at the tour de yorkshire on the 2nd of may. our sports editor dan roanjoins us now. great that the team has found a backer, but there appears to be certain controversy surrounding this deal — why? who is the head to the company and what do they do? the team will now be called team ineos after the company founded by britain's richest man, sirjim ratcliffe. ineos irie petrochemical giants, and this will come as some relief to the staff of tea m come as some relief to the staff of team sky here and theirfans, who, over the last few years, have seen this era of unprecedented success — the team have won the tour de france many times and have contributed to the upsurge in popularity here in britain — andi britain — and i think fans will be delighted that the likes of chris froome are to stay as part of this revamped team. however, there is also controversy. over recent years, the tea m controversy. over recent years, the team has been forced to deny allegations the

dan, should we expect anything different from team ineos?tion of this era of unprecedented success, we have won the tour de france six of the last seven the tour de france six of the last seve n yea rs the tour de france six of the last seven years with three different riders, and that has contributed to the upsurge in popularity of the sport, and we have the likes of chris froome and geraint thomas who will be staying together as the team. perhaps what they will want to see less of is the controversy that has shadowed the team. only 12 months ago, mps said that team sky had crossed a line of medical exemptions and banned substances, something they denied. just write that controversy, sirjim ratcliffe was tempted to come along a saviour, he already invest in sailing and football, but some will worry about sky's financial domination of the sport, and others will look at petrochemical giant ineos. friends of the earth said it was a planet wrecker and worry that they are using cycling to try to furnish the company's image. nonetheless, the tea

it's expected the team will be renamed team ineos after the company owned by ratcliffe.time, team sky are competing at the tirreno adriatico — one of the early season stage races in italy but it's a briton on a different team — adam yates — who continues to lead the way. the sixth stage was one for the sprinters with julian alaphillipe taking the spoils on the line. yates finished in the main bunch to preserve his 25 second lead over primoz roglic ahead of the final time trial tomorrow. now a quick look at the rest of the stories making the headlines today. chelsea say they expect uefa to thoroughly investigate alleged racist abuse directed at callum hudson—odoi during their champions league win in dynamo kiev. the player reported it at the time to the referee and club staff reported it to uefa officials too. tributes will be paid to the victims of the christchurch shootings before england's euro 2020 qualifier with czech republic at wembley on friday. the premier league, english football league and football association were accused of double standards for not marking th

and team sky becomes team ineos.fe, will be taking control of the hugely successful british cycling team on may 1st. i'll be back with more on those stories later. sally, thank you. see you shortly. returning to brexit now with the news theresa may is formally requesting the postponement of brexit from march 29, a short extension is being requested, rather than a long one. we are hearing from the president of the european commission, jean—claude juncker, that the agreement that extension may not necessarily happen a in brussels tomorrow, they may have to be an emergency summit next week. let us talk to hilary benn, labour mp and chairof let us talk to hilary benn, labour mp and chair of the brexit select committee in westminster. thank you for your time today. if this is a shorter extension, perhaps to the end ofjune, do you think it is enough time to try to get this process in some sort of order? well, it depends on what the government plans to use the time for. frankly, the government is in complete and utter chaos

and in sport: it's been confirmed team sky will officially become team ineos.an, takes effect from the start of the tour de yorkshire at the beginning of may. chelsea's callum hudson 0doi is one of the new faces who've had their first training session with england today. they're preparing for a euro qualifying double header. and a joint bid from north and south korea are among a record nine expressions of interest to host the women's world cup in 2023. a decision will be made by fifa next march. i'll be back with more on those stories a little later. new zealand's prime minister has told her country's parliament that she will never utter the name of the man accused of killing 50 people at mosques five days ago. jacinda ardern condemned the gunman as a terrorist, a criminal and an extremist. she also called on social media companies to do more to prevent the sharing of videos, such as the recorded live—stream of the christchurch gunman. rupert wingfield—hayes has sent this report. in the new zealand capital, wellington, today, parliament opened with a muslim pra

he's 66 years old and the chairman and ceo of chemicals company ineos, born in manchester.pproximately £21 billion. a keen sailor, he's also invested £110 million in ben ainslie's americas cup team and will fund the biggest budget in the sport, in excess of £30 million a year. team sky are competing at the tirreno adriatico — one of the early season stage races in italy but it's a briton on a different team — adam yates — who continues to lead the way. the sixth stage intojesi was one for the sprinters with julian alaphillipe taking the spoils on the line. yates finished in the main bunch to preserve his 25 second lead over primoz roglic ahead of the final time trial tomorrow. tributes will be paid to the victims of the christchurch shootings before england's euro 2020 qualifier with the czech republic at wembley on friday. the premier league, english football league and football association were accused of "double standards" for not marking the attack over the weekend, which killed 50 people. the fa said in a statement they will remember everyone affected by the events. he

it will be renamed team ineos after the broadcaster withdrew its financial backing.ood afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. a gunman has killed one person and injured several others in an attack which is being described as a terrorist incident on a tram in the dutch city of utrecht. the country's head of counter—terrorism said there had been shooting at several locations and the attacker was still at large with a manhunt under way. security has been stepped up at airports in the area, with schools and mosques also told to shut their doors, as the terror threat was raised to the highest level. this is what the police had to say a few minutes ago. translation: this morning in utrecht there have been shootings at several locations. first and foremost, our thoughts are with the victims. at this moment a lot is still unclear and the local authorities are working to establish all the facts. what we do know is that the perpetrator is on the run and that means under the command of the local authorities, the police and other agencies‘ priority is finding that perpetr

it's expected the team will be renamed team ineos after the company owned by ratcliffe.e good evening to you. last week we were bombarded by deep areas of lopressor being brought into our shores by a very powerfuljet stream moving across the atlantic. this week the jetstream is to the north of the uk, so things will be much more settled. we will have high pressure building and for many of us. pressure building and for many of us. it will be moisture laden air bringing quite a bit of cloud. it will feel milder. we have a few weather fronts in the forecast at the moment. moving across northern and western areas. this is the area of high pressure i was talk about which will establish itself across southern areas of the week wears on. tonight will be rather cloudy. light and patchy spells of rain around. many places will be dry. with more cloud around for most of us. tomorrow is starting off on our pleading just make cloudy note. but equally in western areas towards the north and west. more of a breeze blowing in. further south the winds will be late. you'll be hard pushed t

with the petrochemicals billionaire for several weeks — it's expected the team will be renamed team ineoshe company he owns. rory mcilroy says he's playing some of the best golf of his career after victory in the players championship in florida, his first win in a year. he'll be looking to complete the career grand slam — by winning all four of the sport's majors — if he can lift the one missing from his collection at the masters next month. claire thornton reports. rory mcilroy overcame an early double bogey and fought back in style to card two under par 70 to become the first northern irish golfer to win the player's championship. jim furyk was the clubhouse lead after a birdie at the final hole, so rory mcilroy knew what he had to do as he played the final three. he used his strength to reach the par—516th in two shots and a tap—in birdie gave him the lead. mcilroy safely negotiated the final two holes with tap—in pars to clinch the most prestigious tournament outside the four majors. that means everything. this was one of the tournaments that i desperately wanted to win and get on my

team sky becomes team ineos. ratcliffe, will taking control of the hugely successful british cycling team on 1 may. i know it is a completely normal thing, but it does seem strange because you are so thing, but it does seem strange because you are so accustomed to seeing team sky doing incredibly well. i will have to learn to say tea m well. i will have to learn to say team ineos. the funny thing is they are not that popular in the palatine, for lots of reasons, and one of the reasons is because they have so much cash. and now they have got more. very interesting to see how the do, as well. quite well, i imagine. will you hang around for the papers? let's have a look at the front pages festival. —— first of all. the front page of the mail says "1,000 wasted days". that's how many days have passed since the brexit referendum. in the mirror, below the picture of prince charles showing off his beach body, "may begs for brextra time" is the headline. the paper suggests the delay could last up to two years. that is no

the british team will now be known as team ineos starting from the tour de yorkshire at the beginning team 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. this will come as some relief, certainly to the staff of team sky here at the national cycling centre, and of course their fans who, over the last few years, have seen this era of unprecedented success. the tea m era of unprecedented success. the team has won the tour to france in six of the last seven years with three different british riders, that's undoubtedly contributed, hasn't it, to the upsurge and popularity of cycling here in britain and! popularity of cycling here in britain and i think the fans would like chris froome and geraint thomas to be part of the rebound, reincarnated team. however, there is controversy. 0ver recent years the tea m controversy. 0ver recent years the team has been forced to deny allegations they cheated. 0ver team has been forced to deny allegations they cheated. over a year ago a

it's expected the team will be renamed team ineos after the chemical company that ratcliffe owns. 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 athlete. the former athletes are worried about sport being "manipulated", and have questioned — in their words — whether it's "fair for a biological man to compete alongside women". athletes who've transitioned and want to compete have to keep their testosterone levels below a certain level for at least a year. but radcliffe says more research is needed to keep competition fair. one of the country's only black referees has highlighted the ongoing issue of racism in football. joel mannix, who officiates a lot of lower league

the british team will now be known as team ineos, starting from the tour de yorkshire at the beginningance 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. this will come as some relief, certainly come to the staff of team sky here at the national cycling centre in their fans who, over the last few years, have seen this era of unprecedented success. the team has won the tour de france six of the last seven years with three different british writers. that's undoubtedly contributed to the rising cycling in britain. the likes of chris froome and geraint thomas likely to stay. the team has been forced to deny allegations that she did. it was only a year ago a group of mps... did. it was only a year ago a group of mps. .. banned did. it was only a year ago a group of mps... banned substances just a few weeks ago, the former chief doctor meant to stand in front of a gmc medical tribunal. that got knocked down in legal arguments and the case was adjourned. he also denies any wrongdoing, as does the team

it's expected the team will be renamed team ineos after the chemical company that ratcliffe owns.nal olympic committee to ask for more research on the "residual benefits" of being a transgender athlete. the former athletes are worried about sport being manipulated, and have questioned — in their words — whether it's "fair for a biological man to compete alongside women". athletes who've transitioned and want to compete have to keep their testosterone levels below a certain level for at least a year. but radcliffe says more research is needed to keep competition fair. australian cricket legend shane warne reckons that england are one of the favourites to win this summer's cricket world cup. they're on a decent run in the shorter form of the game, and with the tournament being played in england warne says that home advantage will be key. england and india, i think. england and india, ithink. i england and india, i think. i think they go in as favourites. i love the style england are playing, i think they are very well led by eoin morgan, he has instilled confidence in theirteam morg

it's expected the team will be renamed team ineos after the petrochemical company that ratcliffe ownshe international olympic committee to ask for more research on the benefits of being a transgender athlete. they're worried about sport being "manipulated", questioning whether it's "fair for a biological man to compete alongside women". competing athletes who've transitioned have to keep their testosterone levels below a certain level for at least a year, but radcliffe says more research is needed. they're the bookies choice — and now england are being tipped by an old rival as one of the favourites to win the cricket wolrd cup. australian legend shane warne reckons home advantage will be key if england are to lift the trophy. that would cap an impressive run of form in one day cricket. england and india, i think. i think they go in as favourites. i love the style england are playing, i think they are very well led by eoin morgan, he has instilled confidence in their team where theyjust go out and play. and they are super aggressive, which i love. and after the world cup it's the ashe

it is expected to be renamed team ineos after the company he owns.h shootings before england's 2020 qualifier against the czech republic on friday. the authorities were accused of double standards of not marking the attack over the weekend which killed 50 people. the fa said in a statement today they will remember everyone affected by the events. england's women have won their one—day series with sri lanka after victory in the second match to take an unassailable 2—0 lead. sri lanka made 187—9 in their 50 overs, alex hartley took 3—36. amyjones made 5a and tammy beaumont a3 to get england's chase off to a strong start as they reached their target off 33.3 overs. the final match takes place on thursday, before three twenty20 internatioanls. you can't underestimate anyone in women's world cricket at the moment, everyone isjust getting better and better. sri lanka have brilliant players, and we have not underestimated them. we came in as favourites and it's brilliant that we have won in such good fashion. i've really enjoyed it. and that is all from the

they'll be re—named team ineos after the chemicals company that he owns.s side are suffereing as a result of their early exit from the world cup in 2015. 0ur rugby union correspondent chrisjones explains. interesting how eddiejones was quite candid about his team's shortcomings. when england are good, they are brilliant, and i have played some brilliant stuff this six nations, but they have had periods where they have fallen off a cliff, the second half against wales and scotland, and also back in the summer scotland, and also back in the summer against south africa. eddie jones is trying to find a solution, and he says he will hire a psychologist. england already use a psychologist. england already use a psychologist in mark edmonson who is a performance expert. they have also used jeremy snape in the past, so this is nothing new. but eddiejones is ata this is nothing new. but eddiejones is at a loss as to why many rugby players go into their shells and lose control of a game and a lead. if england do that at the world cup, it could be terminal and they c