had unanimously decided to postpone the ipl season with immediate effect. not cancelling it. that's the big question, where _ not cancelling it. that's the big question, where would - not cancelling it. that's the big question, where would it - not cancelling it. that's the big question, where would it fit . not cancelling it. that's the big question, where would it fit in | not cancelling it. that's the big l question, where would it fit in if it was to come back? that's not going to be easy. it it was to come back? that's not going to be easy-— it was to come back? that's not going to be easy. it won't. the main stickin: going to be easy. it won't. the main sticking point _ going to be easy. it won't. the main sticking point is _ going to be easy. it won't. the main sticking point is the _ going to be easy. it won't. the main sticking point is the calendar - going to be easy. it won't. the main sticking point is the calendar india i sticking point is the calendar india have over the next few months, because the pandemic is not going away, they won't be ab

one can only hope that the discontinuation of the ipl if that is going to happen does actually providence of how stopping the ipl will actually help the fight against covid. the world championship snooker final will be played to a finish this evening. mark selby leads shaun murphy by ia frames to ii. and yet again there will be a full house at the crucible, this is how the bbc�*s rob walker started proceedings this afternoon. after an eight—month season of silence and social distancing, we are about to hear the crucible roar like never before. the first capacity crowd at a uk sporting event for over a year. let�*s look ahead to that final session now with hazel irvine and the team. it is the last day here in the crucible theatre, we have stephen hendry and the world number one at the momentjudd trump. lovely to have you both, and how would you assess the eight frames played this afternoon? i assess the eight frames played this afternoon? ~ , ., .., afternoon? i think you could tell the intensity. — afternoon? i think you could tell the intensity, the _ afternoon? i think you could tell

they have been in touch with all of the different ipl franchises to make sure that happens. they will be subject to quarantine on returning home, as well. of course we have seen the benefit of these bio bubbles in allowing professional sport to take place at the moment, of course the problem is that when those bubbles are breached, we have a situation we have today. thank those bubbles are breached, we have a situation we have today.— a situation we have today. thank you for the moment. _ a situation we have today. thank you for the moment. let's _ a situation we have today. thank you for the moment. let's get _ a situation we have today. thank you for the moment. let's get some - for the moment. let's get some reaction from india now. i've been speaking to cricket journalist rica roy who is in new dehli 0n the one hand there is the prime—time sports, the ipl, and on the other hand this huge national health emergency playing out. everyone thought it was inappropriate for that to be a tournament at this level, it's not just about cricket, but you know, the show, the razzmataz

there has been some surprise at how quickly things have unraveled for the ipl.t a few days ago they were reiterating that the bubble was among the safest places to be in india. this has just been a stark minder that even these bubbles cannot be foolproof. ros: there has been plenty of criticismhat cricket was even played for this long, given the state of the pandemic in india. here is a icket journalist. >> it was almost like the idea of taking place in this bubble when all that was happening around, the great amount of deaths and suffering, was not paid any attention to inside the ipl. it looks like everything was fine when it actually wasn't. entertaining the public is one thing. it was not a single gesture of sympathy for people that were struggling, people who have died. no one was paying any attention to the suffering of the average citizen. s: we switch from india to the u.s., because president biden has been speaking about the pandemic. the president made his announcement a little bit earlier. pres. biden: two months from today, families across the countr

it's also the first positive test result to come out of the ipl since the tournament began on the 9ththat this remains an isolated example, as we saw in last year in dubai, and, indeed, an england's tour of india is well and, indeed, pakistan's tour of india as well, that there were these peaches or people infected and that the authorities concerned were able to take the necessary precautions and let the game go on. —— these breaches. british number one dan evans is through to the second round of the madrid masters after a three set victory over france's jeremy chardy in three sets. after reaching the semi—finals stage at last month's monte carlo masters, evans took the opening set on a tie—break. chardy then took the second in the same way, but evans was too good in the decider, sealing it 6—2. he'll face eitherjohn millman or hubert hurcatch in the second round. and that's all the sport for now. more on that will by mark selby in the world snooker championship on the bbc sport website. hello. when it comes to bank holiday weather, our expectations are normally low, but even they wer

it's also the first positive test result to come out of the ipl since the tournament began on the 9thwere these breaches, or people infected, and that the authorities concerned were able to take the necessary precautions and let the game go on. british number one dan evans is through to the second round of the madrid masters after a three set victory over france's jeremy chardy in three sets. after reaching the semi—finals stage at last month's monte carlo masters, evans took the opening set on a tie—break. chardy then took the second in the same way, but evans was too good in the decider, sealing it 6—2. he'll face eitherjohn millman or hubert hurcatch in the second round. and that's all the sport for now. more on that will by mark selby in the world snooker championship on the bbc sport website. hello. tuesdayis tuesday is going to be a windy day. there will of course be plenty of showers around. though showers merge and to give a longer spell of rain preaching out of scotland into parts of northern england. winter in the hills in scotland, very gusty winds but whether strongest ove

players aren't there, the likes ofjos buttler, chris woakes, moeen ali some of those involved in the iplestion to bring them back and sooner because of that postponement and made? irate of that postponement and made? - communicate very closely with all of these guys, but with the amount of cricket they have laid and also the amount of time they have spent within these bubbles and in quarantine even, we felt it best that they take that extra time now but again that was an agreement between the player and crisis management and we think that was pay dividends later in the air. —— between the player ns management. we have important cricket coming up, the ashes in the t20 cup, if we don't look after our players now they will be ready for that. such a busy summer _ they will be ready for that. such a busy summer of _ they will be ready for that. such a busy summer of cricket _ they will be ready for that. such a busy summer of cricket i - they will be ready for that. such a busy summer of cricket i in - they will be ready for that. such a busy summer of cricket i in a - they will be ready for

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cricket in india said it didn't want to compromise the safety of the players or anyone involved in the iplreports. once we got news yesterday that two players representing the kolkata knight riders franchise had tested positive, then conversations started and they were always going to. would the tournament be able to continue? then we got news that three inside the chennai camp had tested positive and then this morning, sunrises' hyderabad wicketkeeper wriddhiman saha was the latest to test positive. that then perhaps forced the hand of the bcci. they had an extraordinary meeting at midday india time this morning, or this afternoon, i should say, and made the decision the tournament could not go ahead. the question is when would they be able to fit the competition in? because this is a tournament that is fitted into a densely that is fitted into a densely populated schedule of cricket across 2021. india are meant to be in england to play the world test championship finalfrom mid—june and are not due to leave until mid—september. following that, there is a t20 world cup in october, so there

a couple of days later, from that date, ifound out that ipl cricketers were able to get out of indiaack to melbourne. they left on the 28, the same day.— the 28, the same day. that your fliuht the 28, the same day. that your fli . ht was the 28, the same day. that your flight was actually _ the 28, the same day. that your flight was actually cancelled - the 28, the same day. that yourl flight was actually cancelled the? tell me how you're feeling knowing that your government has put a ban on australians like yourself coming? i feel externally disappointed. especially this has happened to me the second time and they have not been sufficient flights from india going to australia because of india has banned all commercial flights so only it india operates and australia has also put in caps, a0 or 50 passengers can come in on a flight and the cities have caps as well like, for example, sydney cannot have more than 500 people in a day. melbourne cannot have more than 1000 people any week. so that's out of restrictions out there as well. and you have to quarantine when you get there for ia

it's also the first positive test result to come out of the ipl since the tournament began on the 9th the second round of the madrid masters after a three—set victory over france's jeremy chardy in three sets. after reaching the semi—finals stage at last month's monte carlo masters, evans took the opening set on a tiebreak. chardy then took the second in the same way, but evans was too good in the decider, sealing it 6—2. he'll face eitherjohn millman or hubert hurcatch in the second round. sadly i won't be able to join you for the papers later. i've got some snooker to watch!— for the papers later. i've got some snooker to watch! have you, now! we mi . ht snooker to watch! have you, now! we miaht need snooker to watch! have you, now! we might need you! _ snooker to watch! have you, now! we might need you! it's _ snooker to watch! have you, now! we might need you! it's all— snooker to watch! have you, now! we might need you! it's all part _ snooker to watch! have you, now! we might need you! it's all part of - snooker to watch! have you, now! we might need you! it's all part of the -

investigated, but iam hoping, at least they will no doubt investigated, but i am hoping, at least from an iplubai. and indeed, on england's tour of india as well and, indeed, pakistan's tourto on england's tour of india as well and, indeed, pakistan's tour to new zealand as well that there where these are breaches or people infected and the authorities were concerned —— concerned were able to take the necessary precautions and allow the game to go on. and dan evans' brilliant clay—court season continues. the british number one is through to the second round of the madrid masters after beating france'sjeremy chardy in three sets. evans reached the semi—finals of the monte carlo masters last month, and is looking more and more comfortable on the clay. he took the opening set on a tiebreak. chardy then took the second in the same way, but evans was too good in the decider, sealing it 6—2. he'll face eitherjohn millman or hubert hurcatch in the second round. that's all the sport for now. i told you there was some good news and there. for the leadership of the democratic unionist party. the leader

manus: coin base dropped to its lowest sense the ipl because people cannot get their hands enough ontocks. dani: the old coins are not on coinbase and that is why some people blamed coinbase. they are on robinhood. robinhood crashed during saturday night live. people were hosting watch parties. obviously, it did not work out so well for the doge fans. annmarie: i think some people are saying to elon musk, keep your job at tesla. do not move into the commodity world of snl. thank you for that wrap up. that does it for manus and i. this was "daybreak: europe." coming up next, the european open. stocks are moving to the upside. manus: absolutely, and commodities are literally ripping it up. you had the head of blackrock on the air saying get ready for a whole new cycle in commodities. amory, i will see you in a week. london is up 0.4%. this is bloomberg. ♪ so you're a small business, or a big one. you were thriving, but then... oh. ah. okay. plan, pivot. how do you bounce back? you don't, you bounce forward, with serious and reliable internet. powered by the largest gig speed network in

it is -- it is a book for its , if ipl we don't know what we are dealing with and how to find the solutionsble. the great one, mark levin, sir. a lot to digest and there, i will let you take it anywhere you want. >> you know, sean, everyone of these crises you mentioned or created by joe and joe biden is a human pandemic. that's exactly what he is, from the border to an currency, to inflation. if the price of food, the price of gasoline. go right on the list. he has opened the pandora's box to inflation and that is a tough box toan shot. but the democrats are used to these t sort of things since thy create inflation and recession and depressions all the time taking our money and taking money that doesn't even exist and throwing it all over the place to give money to its base as they follow this marxist ideology of class warfare and oppression. i want to talk about israel for a minute. donald trump was the biggest offender of israel in the history of the israeli state. obama and biden were the worst -- the worst allies that israel ever had and they cited frequently with israel's enemies. in

control for cricket in india said it didn't want to compromise the safety of anyone involved in the ipled positive in this morning another was tested positive. that forced the hand of the organisers. they made the decision that the tournament couldn't go ahead. the question is when will they be able to fit the competition in because this is a tournament that is fitted into a very densely populated schedule of cricket across 2021. india are meant to be in england to play they will test amateur final from mid june and they are not due to leave until mid—september. following that there is a t20 world cup. so there is a hugely cramped schedule. it's when they can possibly fit in the remaining 30 games or so of the indian premier league. tom daley has won a second gold medal at the diving world cup in tokyo a competition which serves as a test event for the olympics this summer. he added the individual 10m platform title with a stunning back three—and—a—half somersault. he also won the 10m synchronised event alongside matty lee on saturday. daley expected to challenge for more medals at this

an ipl match between kolkata knight riders and royal challengers bangalore has been postponed after twong in the last four days. both men are now isolating from the rest of the squad. all other team members have tested negative for covid—i9. mark selby has an important lead at the halfway point of the world snooker championship final. he finished last night's evening session leading shaun murphy by ten frames to seven. the final resumes later on from one o'clock and you can follow all the action on bbc two. selby is seeking his fourth world title — murphy, his first for 16 years. lewis hamilton showed why he's a seven—time formula one world champion, with a remarkable drive in the algarve to win the portuguese grand prix. he had to to use all his experience to over—take rival max verstappen and then hunted down team mate valterri bottas. the victory extends hamilton's lead in the drivers championship to eight points after three races. i lost out to max at the restart, which was a mistake from my side. but i don't feel bad about it, naturally, because i fixed it. but then overcoming obst

the ipl face a race against time to rearrange the postponed tournamnet after calling a halt to the competitionsummer and then stage the 2020 world cup there later this year, limiting the window to conclude the competition. that's all from the bbc sport centre for now. plenty more to come in sports day at 6:30pm, for now, back to you. care home residents are being allowed to go on some trips outside from today in england without having to isolate for two weeks on their return. campaigners have welcomed the new guidance, which means residents can go for a walk or visit a loved one's garden. those leaving for medical appointments will still have to self—isolate when they get back. but some relatives are concerned that some care homes are ignoring this new guidance on visits and limiting their chances to see their loved ones. the government says care homes themselves are best—placed to decide on how to enable safe visits. i'm joined now by nadra ahmed, chair of the national care association, which represents small and medium—sized care providers. good evening. good evening. what do ou make good ev

henry with the latest on the postponement of the ipl, thank you very much for that.tep out of lockdown and a platform for two snooker players. shaun murphy feeds off the crowd but he came into the last session three frames behind. every time he crept back in, mark selby found a way. selby has won the world championship three times before. through this year's tournament, he's been consistent and clinical. the crucible holds 980 people. the players hear every gasp and groan on the table. gasps from crowd. oh, so close! 0ne mistake is often enough for mark selby, his snooker has been unforgiving. there he goes! this now was his fourth world title, and his first for four years. a few years ago, i had some really, really dark days, you know? and, yeah, times were tough. so obviously, all the family, and everyone who is close to me will understand obviously what i'm going through, so this has been a special one, you know? to win it four times, it's just something i could only dream of. sport is nothing without the fans, and, you know, we have been so thrilled to have every

-- going into august, i went to urgent care once, everything came back normal so i was sent later ipleof weeks back again because of a severe chest pain unable to breathe could not get comfortable and this time oxygen saturation dropped to low 80s. your typically supposed to have 95 so this was concerning to them but admitted me to the hospital and i stayed there for fewhi days. they ran a bunch of test i had a cardiologist look and internal medicine specialist i think all of the doctors that looked at me -- and most of my tests came back completely normal. nothingf was are also showing anything abnormal. but because my oxygen saturation came back up they sent me home and had placed me on meds to help with pain. and hopefully lower inflammation factors that were happening throughout my body as they were assuming what was occurring. and -- a ..... occurring. , the rest of august i did not work, i stayed home on the couch completely bedridden, i was unable to make breakfast, my activity for the day was taking a shower, it was very, very similar if not worse i cannot have a conversation l