israel folau isa than hell, he writes.ligion central to his identity, in a diverse society. views folau shares as an expression of faith, his employers and sponsors call discrimination. rugby, it appears, and sponsors call discrimination. rugby, itappears, no and sponsors call discrimination. rugby, it appears, no longer has a place for him. well, here's the reaction to the post from cardiff blues head coachjohn mulvihill. in 2019, the athletes have a job to do as role models in some areas, some of them don't want to be but at the end of the day, if you're going to put yourself out there on twitter and instagram and you have hundreds and thousands and millions of followers, you can affect things and you can have an effect on what people think or say. this so ijust think it's really important going forward that everyone has an understanding of their responsibility well, we're going to discuss a little bit more on this with jacqulin magnay, journalist with the australian newspaper, whojoins us from london. thanks forjoining

israel folau. n and rugby league, he's played professional australian rules football. he also thinks that gay people will go to hell. folau's recent instagram post urges repentance for various behaviour that he deems sinful or else "hell awaits". australia's rugby authorities have said they have tried in vain to contact him, but folau has been warned before about social media posts. now his career seems to be over. today, australia and new south wales rugby released a statement. it reads... gareth thomas played 100 rugby union matches for wales. he's gay. he has used twitter to urge people not to be influenced by folau. ..thomas writes. israel folau is a sportsman with religion central to his identity in a diverse society. views folau shares as an expression of faith, his employers and sponsors call discrimination, and rugby, itappears, no longer has a place for him. joe wilson, bbc news. i don't think it is the end for him because he is such a talented footballer and some code somewhere in the worl

israel folau. rugby union and rugby league, and played professional australian rules football and he also thinks that gay people will go to hell. israel folau's recent instagram post urges repentance for various behaviour that he deems sinful or else hell awaits. australia's rugby authorities have said they have tried in vain to contact him but he has been warned before about social media posts. now his career seems to be over. today, australia and new south wales rugby released a statement which reads... gareth thomas played 100 rugby union matches for wales. he is gay. he has used twitter to urge people not to be influenced by israel folau. he says this... israel folau is a sportsman with religion are central to his identity. any diverse society. views that israel folau shares as an expression of faith employers have called this termination and rugby appears no longer has a place for him. joe wilson, bbc news. —— have called discrimination. the first major championship of the golfing season — the

israel folau.te his contract after he sparked outrage over an anti—lgbt social media post. with more on the story, here's our sports correspondentjoe wilson. in australian sport, no—one has displayed ability quite like this man... israel folau. he's represented his country in rugby union and rugby league, he's played professional australian rules football. he also thinks that gay people will go to hell. folau's recent instagram post urges repentance for various behaviour that he deems sinful or else "hell awaits". australia's rugby authorities have said they have tried in vain to contact him, but folau has been warned before about social media posts. now his career seems to be over.

israel folau. gby australia has announced its intention to terminate his contract after he sparked outrage over an anti—lgbt social media post. with more on the story, here's our sports correspondentjoe wilson. in australian sport, no—one has displayed ability quite like this man... israel folau. he's represented his country in rugby union and rugby league, he's played professional australian rules football. he also thinks that gay people will go to hell. folau's recent instagram post urges repentance for various behaviour that he deems sinful or else "hell awaits". australia's rugby authorities have said they have tried in vain to contact him, but folau has been warned before about social media posts. now his career seems to be over. today, australia and new south wales rugby released a statement. it reads... gareth thomas played 100 rugby union matches for wales. he's gay. he has used twitter to urge people not to be influenced by folau. ..thomas writes. australia, using that ball... israel folau

his apparent defence of the anti—lgbt stance of fellow christian israel folau has seen the englishmaned by saracens and the rugby football union. he has expressed his regret at the offence caused, with both the rfu and saracens stressing that his viewpoint is at odds with rugby union's values of inclusivity. the saracens boss hopes the matter has now been dealt with, as his side prepare for a huge champions cup semifinal against munster on saturday, with billy vunipola said to be involved. this group of players and staff have been together for a long period of time and we ca re for a long period of time and we care about each other and we want to look out for each other through the good times and the bad times as well. and i have no doubt when it comes to saturday, he will be giving it all for his team—mates and likewise hails team—mates will be pulling for him as well. coaches and players at saracens came to move on and focus on the rugby but the fact that believe own apollo has not taken down his controversial post, shows he is standing by his beliefs, evenif shows he is standing by

now they have come back and said they have made repeated efforts to contact israel folau.nd in the absence of any mitigating factors he will get the sack. it is a huge development. he is one of australia's top players. but rugby australia are putting the values of the game above his playing ability. so unless he can come up with an explanation, and remember he was disciplined for this a year ago, thenit was disciplined for this a year ago, then it is looking like israel folau has played his last game of rugby union, possibly for australia and certainly he won't be going to the rugby world cup at the end of the year. 0le gunnar solskjaer says there's no reason why his manchester united side can't win at the nou camp next week, and qualify for the semi finals of the champions league. united lost the first leg against barcelona at old trafford last night, the only goal of the game coming when a headerfrom luis suarez was deflected in for an own goal by luke shaw — awarded by var. barcelona missed several big chances to add to the score but the game ended 1—0 so united have it

and coming up in the sport later in the hour on bbc news: israel folau's international career looks to be over, after he's officially sacked by rugby australia for homophobic comments on social media. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. shamima begum — the east london teenager who joined the islamic state group — has been granted legal aid to help fight the decision to strip her of her british citizenship. ms begum is being held in a detention camp in northern syria after is fighters were driven from the region. she left the uk aged 15, and wanted to return to raise a baby son, who has since died. there have been many other cases in the last decade of legal aid being granted to people stripped of their nationality because of terror links. in an interview this morning,

will meet england international billy vunipola, after he appeared to show support for australia's israel folauthis week, folau suggested "hell awaits gay people" on social media, which has led to him facing the sack. i asked our rugby union correspondent chris jones about the response to vunipola's own social media post earlier today, in which the saracens forward called for people to "live their lives how god intended". a response from both the rfq a response from both the rfc) and from vunipola's club today, both of them saying they do not support the views and those kind of views go against the values of inclusivity that's a big part of what the rfq are all about and a big part of what vunipola's club are all about. the rfu say they will have a meeting with vunipola. saracens say they will meet with vunipola internally. vunipola offended what folau had to say. —— defended what. they certainly interpret their christianity in a different way to make comes to lgbt people and vunipola, without using is struggling which is next use, said he felt gay people were living against god's will. the com

australian rugby league say they won't entertain israel folau after the rugby union body in the country his homophobic social media posts. after months of protests in sudan, its longstanding president was today ousted from his position in a military coup. omar al bashir is tonight being held in what's been described as a safe place, marking the end of an autocratic rule which lasted 30 years. a military council is now in charge in khartoum, but even at this early stage there are questions about how different things will be from now on. this report is by our africa editor, fergal keane. they sensed a great moment was coming, and thanked those who'd protected them for days. at this moment the army were seen as the saviours. the hours dragged on until the early afternoon, and then the words they had yearned to hear. i have now stepped ahead. the former head of the regime has been removed and is in sixth place. i answer the formation of a transitional military council that will manage the matters within during the period of two years. with a few words, he was deposed. in an age when civil s

israel folau posted on social media that "hell awaits" gay people.that his christian faith is more important than his career. two years ago he was contemplating retirement, with a glittering golfing career on the rocks. but now tiger woods is masters champion once again, more than a decade after winning his last major title. he says there were serious doubts he'd ever return to the sport. back injuries, trouble in his personal life and arrest for reckless driving marred what seemed the perfect sporting life. but yesterday all that was behind him, as he won the famous green jacket by one stroke. so, is it sport's greatest comeback? here's andy swiss. just a few years ago, they were writing him off, now he's written one of sport's most astonishing chapters. what a moment. white men from the lowest of lows, tiger woods has scaled almost unthinkable highs, masters champion once more. he embraced his family and it was proof he, he said the power of perseverance. he, he said the power of perseverance . you never he, he said the power of perseverance. you n

has been sharply criticised for liking a social media post, in which the australian rugby star israel folaupeople. vunipola's club, and english rugby's governing body, the rfu, both say they don't support the comment, and that rugby is an inclusive sport. the authorities in australia intend to terminate folau's contract with the national side, over the comments. the second round of the masters is under way at augusta, in georgia, with england's ian poulter leading the european charge. for the latest here's andy swiss. a decidedly soggy start to day two. 0vernight rain meant the early fans at augusta had to watch their step. take care, was the message — something rory mcilory would also have to do. his first round was a tale of frustration, a bad start followed by flashes of his familiar brilliance... this has a chance...! but then things rather fizzled away. he'll start his second round shortly, and he knows there's room for improvement. too many mistakes, i made six bogeys out there, which... you know, i made enough birdies, i made five birdies, ijust made too many mistakes. also about to

will meet england international billy vunipola, after he appeared to show support for australia's israel folaufolau suggested "hell awaits gay people" on social media, which has led to him facing the sack. our rugby union correspondent chrisjones reports now on vunipola's own social media post earlier today, in which the saracens forward called for people to "live their lives how god intended" it's a really big topic, and really opened up a can of worms because there will be those who say that the likes of him are entitled to their religious views and of course eve ryo ne religious views and of course everyone is entitled to his or her views, but the issue we have here is that a player like folau is using their platform to spread belief that many people will find offensive and harmful. that is the big issue here. it is not a case of they can't practise their christianity, but should they be using the social media platforms to spread a form of belief or interpretation of their religion, that is clearly offensive to some people and that is the big topic here and that is why it has caused such a

israel folau has requested a code of conduct hearing after rugby australia ended his contract over ain which he said "hail awaits" gay people. a social media post, in which he said "hell awaits" gay people. he had 48 hours to ask for the hearing — or accept being sacked. man's been arrested following an alleged altercation between fleetwood bossjoey barton and barnsley head coach daniel stendel at oakwell. barnsley had complained to the fa and the efl about the incident they beat the top of the table, made 60 lanai knockouts three sixes, david made half one as well. purple striker silas going to get as part of this evening has been one of the welds 100 most influential people by time magazine he is one of the us magazines six cover stars and use the interview to discuss equality for women. anthony joshua's world heavyweight title contest with jarrell miller is officially off. the new york state athletic commission has refused miller a licence to challenge forjoshua's wba, ibf and wbo belts after he returned an adverse sample to anti—doping authorities. miller is awaiting the results

the england and saracens forward posted support for australian player israel folau, who said ‘hell awaitsa. today, vunipola received a formal warning. 0ur rugby union correspondent chrisjones has more on this story. it's been an unusual a few days for eve ryo ne it's been an unusual a few days for everyone here, with the cloud, caught up in the centre of the storm caused by day number eight, billy. his defence of the anti—lgbt star, and fellow christian israel has seen the englishman formally warned by both clubs. he has expressed a great gripe at the defence called with both the clubs stressing his viewpoints are at odds of that rugby union values as inclusivity. they have the matter has now been dealt with, and they prepare for huge cup semifinal on saturday with him being involved in. these group of players and staff have been together for a very long period of time and we care about each other and we want to look out for each other, through the good times and to the bad times as well. and you know, i have no doubt that when it comes to saturday, he will be getting us all and likewise.

rugby australia say they'll sack israel folau over his homophobic social media post. hello.ay, after the first round at augusta. brooks koepka and bryson dechambeau are in a two—way tie for the lead. six birdies, including this at the 12th for koepka. helped the us open and us pga champion to 6—under for the day. koepka posted a bogey free round, as he hunts for a first masters title. dechambeau's late surge, including this birdie at the 17th. gave him a share of the lead.

there's rugby union news, too, as england's billy vunipola appears to support israel folau over his anti—lgbtl media posts. in a post of his own, the saracens forward called on people to "live their lives how god intended". well, on the field, there is a huge relegation clash between newcastle and leicester in the premiership later. they also meet in football's premier league. that's all on sportsday at 6.30pm. but now on bbc news, it's time for the film review. hello there and welcome to the film review on bbc news. taking us through this week's cinema releases is james king. so james, what do we have this week? we have got jesse we have gotjesse buckley proving to us we have gotjesse buckley proving to us she is now shrieking violet in wild rose. regina hall goes from big to small in little. and jonah hill directs mates with skates in mid90s. wildrose, let's start with that. a young single mother in glasgow dreams of going to nashville to be a big country star. she does but it's going to be a difficultjourney. she has quite a couple get a personal life. she is just has quite a couple get a

the australian rugby union star israel folau is said to challenge the second by the national team which came after he made homophobic comments on instagram for allow who is an ultra conservative christian said in his post last week that homosexuals would go to hell if they didn't repent it led to rugby australia announcing they would tear up his four million dollar contract but for lao has stood by his comments and the matter is now due to go before a tribunal. french rugby side to lose will waste special jerseys they pay tribute to the fire ravaged notre dame cathedral in their european champions cup semifinal on sunday to lead to lose of the only french side in the last fall they will auction the jerseys following the game against irish side. with all money raised being donated to reconstruction efforts the tampa bay lightning have made n.h.l. history but not in the way they would have wanted their out of the stanley cup playoffs of being swept four games to none by the columbus blue jackets it comes off to tampa bay have tied the record for the most regular season wins in the one hun

england rugby player escapes with a warning after liking homophobic posts from australian star israel folauwill be here with. some press of weather coming into the events over the next couple of days but still a fair bit of cloud driving from the black sea into the caspian sea. ace we have still got one of those who live the showers now in the process of pulling away from afghanistan where of course we have seen some deadly storms recently still a few storms around showers there as you can see for what it's take a bullet fifty degrees celsius prices guys come back in balance but then we do still have some wet sabots on this wintry weather still spilling out of turkey on wednesday afternoon that will make its way further east it will tend to pizza routes thursday does look a tad better not quite as much in the way of disturbed weather coming through a couple nineteen so says in the sunshine we will see things improving as we go through the coming days fabric clouston larry and sue us of west and iran a little bit of that wet weather that cloud just driving its way across central parts of sau

england rugby player escapes of the warning after liking homophobic posts from australian star israel folau. field thank you. carol. well the world's cutting edge car technology is on display at shanghai's also show in china electric vehicles and driverless cars are expected to dominate the event's katrina who is there. over one million electric vehicles were sold in china last year that may sound like a lot but it's only four percent of all the car sales in china now the chinese government is hoping to buy twenty twenty five that electric vehicles make up twenty percent now because of this expected growth in broome electric vehicles are the focus of this year's order show sure in shanghai now if you came to one of these events about five to six years ago the electric cars would have looked very different if they see a little cheaper and certainly not too appealing compared to european competitors but this show this year it's not the case missing a focus on luxury electric vehicles electric vehicles which resemble sporty s.u.v.s maybe two or three times the price and also these vehicles suc

israel folau is the highest profile and highest paid player in australian rugby union at least he was the fullbacks career appears to be over after he launched yet another homophobic attack on social media a fundamental christian he was warned in twenty seventeen for expressing his opposition to gay marriage but then last week posted this on instagram saying that all gays will go to hell if they do not repent left australia's rugby bosses with little choice. a high level break. players code of conduct warranting timid nation on has employment contract thirty year old who is not deleted the post told the sydney morning herald newspaper it would be god's will if he never played rugby again he's been a fixture for the wallabies since switching from the rules in twenty thirteen and would no doubt have played a huge part in the world cup campaign later this year but coach michael says there's no way he could pick him now when you're playing the cultures who. were present everyone is everyone it's not just australia facing all good questions england rugby star believed in a poll or could be

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israel folau has requested a code of conduct hearing after rugby australia ended his contract over a for the hearing or accept being sacked. a man's been arrested following an alleged altercation between fleetwood bossjoey barton and barnsley head coach daniel stendel at 0akwell. barnsley had complained to the fa and the efl about the incident during saturday's league one game. and liverpool striker mo salah has been named one of the world's100 most influential people by time magazine. he's one of the us magazine's six cover stars and used his interview to discuss women's equality. returning to football now ahead of a crucial game for manchester united women this evening. victory over aston villa will deliver a knockout blow in the promotion race, securing at least a top—two spot less than a year after the women's side reformed. lets get more on this now from our correspondentjo currie. looking pretty busy behind you. united just two points away, they have had a remarkable season given they have only been together for less tha n they have only been together for less than a year? yes,

the governing body of australian rugby is investigating one of their biggest stars israel folau over eighty social media around the thirty year old put up a banner on instagram warning that house awaits adulterers liars fornicators thieves atheists idolaters and homosexuals rugby australia has called the comments on acceptable folau was also warned over his anti-gay remarks he posted last year. magic johnson has resigned as president of the l.a. lakers it comes after the team missed the playoffs for a sixth straight season you know how we do with le bron coming i think this summer with that other star coming in who was going to bring him here i think this team is going to be in this into really can two for the championship with the growth of the young players formula one will be celebrating its one thousand three . hundred but the milestone doesn't seem to faze the current world champion lewis hamilton that's because the mercedes driver is celebrating his own milestone the britain who trails his teammate valtteri bottas in the standings has been worse successful than anyone in the hi

winning is always nice talking to you thank you very much australia's biggest rugby union star israel folau has been sacked over comments he made on social media the thirty year old fullback said that gay people will go to hell if they don't repent rugby australia warned him over a similar episode last year and have now terminated his contract for now has forty eight hours to accept it or refer the case to a hearing. as very disappointing for my district because i had a very direct and specific conversation with him about the expectations of my hand . and accepted the conversation and he said that he understood that conversation. hey check my hand at the end of that conversation see he was very clear of us i knew his sound going off in time to stop. a strain his cricket team every had message boards hampering cheap stated one and steve smith into their squad for the world cup both batsmen have completed year long bands that have looked good in the indian premier league the world cup starts next month in england and wales baseball is celebrating jackie robinson day commemorating the first bl

israel folau's international career appears to be over.media post in which he said ‘hell awaits' gay people. he'll now have to accept his sacking, orface a code of conduct hearing. folau has 73 caps and was expected to be a key player for australia at this years world cup. manchester united will aim to overturn a first—leg deficit in the champions league for the second round in a row later. manager ole gunnar solskjaer has included alexis sanchez and nemanja matic as part of his squad as they look to come back from 1—0 down. they'll be hoping to repeat the heroics of the last round against a barca side that's been knocked out in the quarter finals three years running. we have seen ourselves against psg that we can get back from being 2—0 down against a fantastic team. historically, barcelona is the best, say the last ten years. so we know it will be a massive effort, but the players have shown it before. juventus host ajax in tuesday's other quarter—final — that's finely poised at 1—1 after the first leg. the serie a champions will have cr

it comes after the england and saracens forward posted support for israel folau's controversial anti—gayal media. folau has subsequently been sacked by australia. vunipola has received an official warning. our correspondent chris jones has more. the rfu say that billy vunipola expressed regrets and he understood the hurt and offence he had caused by the defence of isreal folau and adding in his own instagram post, that man was made for women to procreates. billy vunipola has also been reminded of his responsibilities as an ambassador for the game and for a sport that values inclusivity, although he has not yet deleted the post which suggests he does stand by his views, which come from his interpretation of his christian religion, although he does regret expressing these views. manchester united travel to barcelona needing to overturn a 1—0 deficit if they're to win their champions league quarterfinal. it will be the first time united manager ole gunnar solskjaer has played or managed at the ground since scoring the winning goal for them in the 1999 final against bayern munich. patrick ge

my governing body of australian rugby is investigating one of their biggest stars israel folau over a social media rant the thirty year old put up a banner on instagram warning that hell awaits adulterers liars fornicators themes atheists idolaters and homosexuals rugby australia has called the comments unacceptable all out was also warned over his anti-gay remarks he posted last year . and formula one will be celebrating its one thousand world championship race on sunday in china but the milestone doesn't seem to faze the current world champion lewis hamilton that's because a mercedes driver is celebrating his own milestone the britain who trails his teammate valtteri bottas in the standings has been more successful than anyone in history of the chinese grand prix he's going for his sixth title in china. what is it. is going to be a given to me. it's the years you're. going to be. and that's all you sport for now more later that's all for me richelle carey for the news hour back keep it here much more news coming up on the other side of the break including the latest developments wit

governing body of australian rugby says it intends to terminate the contract of international player israel folau the thirty year old posted anti-gay comments on social media and has been warned about similar behavior in the past was expected to represent australia at this year's world cup. the detroit pistons have claimed the final eastern conference playoff spots a one hundred fifteen to eighty nine victory over the new york knicks and not for them to finish eighth in the standings but bad news for the pistons is that they now have to take on number one seeds the malaki box best of seven series starts on sunday. and chris davis once hit fifty three home runs in a single season but that's a distant memory right now the baltimore orioles player is on a record breaking run a thirty three year old has extended his hitler street to fifty at bats i don't feel too sorry for him he'll earn at least seventeen million dollars this year and his orioles contract guarantees him a further ninety million dollars. and that's all your support for now more later. course the top story that we're following is the

australian rugby union international israel folau is to have here multi-million dollar contract terminated off his latest homophobic post on social media folau who has seventy three international caps posted a meme on instagram that said gay people would go to hell under state depend rugby a stranger and his club side new south wales watertown's have said they intend to terminate fuller's contract if no mitigating factors are found posted similar comments last year but escaped sanctions. you're watching the news here's a recap of the top stories that we're following for you at this hour saddam's defense minister has announced that president omar al bashir has been arrested and that a military council will run the country for the next two years the move comes after mass protests calling for al bashir to step down after ruling for thirty years. and british police have arrested the wiki leaks founder julian assange this video by dropping of the broadcaster russia today shows of sausage being taken into custody at the ecuadorian embassy in london he'd been living there for the past seventy yes

and now news from australian rugby the obvious trained rugby union international israel folau is to have his multi-million dollar contract terminated after his latest homophobic post on social media who has seventy three international caps posted on instagram that said gay people would go to hell unless they repent rugby australia and his club side new south wales voters have said they intend to terminate for the us contract if no mitigating factors are to be found now for an up close and similar comments last year that he escaped sanction. if you're just joining us you're watching the news coming to you live from berlin here's a recap the top stories that we're following for you british police have arrested the wiki leaks founder julian assange this video by the broadcaster russia today shows us being taken into custody at the ecuadorian embassy in london he'd been living there for the past seven. and report says sudan's president omar al bashir has stepped down after thirty years the cruel. tens of thousands of protesters are gathered in the capital awaiting an announcement to the nati

clive, this all started with that instagram post by israel folau, widely regarded as one of the greatesthe's also a fundamentalist christian, and in that post he grouped homosexuals together with liars, thieves and adulterers, and said, hell awaits you. now rugby australia has made those best made clear those comments are likely to end his career, but here in the uk billy vunipola, the saracens number eight, capped more than a0 times by england, likes that instagram post andi england, likes that instagram post and i did while he doesn't hate anyone, man was made for woman to procreate. now, saracens have condemned that post. they say they are taking it very seriously. they'll also handle it internally, they say, but here in twickenham the rugby football union says rugby is an inclusive sport, we don't support these views and will be meeting with billy to discuss his social media posts. the question will be off course how far the rugby authorities are prepared to push this and tonight, clive, those posts by both players are still on instagram. richard lister there at twickenham, thank you

into gaza but governing body of australian rugby is investigating one of their biggest stars israel folau over a social media rant the thirty year old put up a banner on instagram warning that hell awaits adulterers liars fornicators themes atheists idolaters and homosexuals rugby australia has called the comments unacceptable all out was also warned over his anti-gay remarks he posted last year . and formula one will be celebrating its one thousand world championship race on sunday in china but the milestone doesn't seem to faze the current world champion lewis hamilton that's because the mercedes driver is celebrating his own milestone the britain who trails his teammate valtteri both has in the standings has been more successful than anyone in history of the chinese grand prix he's going for his sixth title in china. what it is it really is going to be a given to many of the kids the because if you are close enough to go to school. and that's all you sport for now or later. that's awfully richelle carey for this news hour keep it here though much more news on the other side of the brea

the australian rugby union international israel folau have been sacked after his latest homophobic post on social media allowed. has seventy three international cops posted a me among instagram that said the gay people would go to hell unless they repent. rugby australia said the thirty year olds have preached its code of conduct allow who is a fundamentalist christian has forty eight hours to accept or kill his sanction escaped punishment after making similar last. quick reminder now the top stories we're following for you here at g.w. german prosecutors have charged a former volkswagen boss marchin which are formed with fraud that is over his role in the cheating of admissions tests for diesel cars winterbourne is now the most senior auto industry executive to be charged in connection with the scandal in germany. coming up next and if you news using traditional materials to construct earthquake proof buildings absent eco india thanks for watching. eco india. disaster proof of the future in earthquake prone areas of india. an organisation teaches young artisans how to build clay close

well meantime in other sports news the australian rugby union international israel folau has been sacked after his latest homophobic post on social media he has seventy three international cops posted a meeting on instagram that said gay people would go to hell unless they repent now rugby australia said the thirty year olds had breached its code of conduct folau who is a fundamentalist christian has forty eight hours to accept the appeal his sanction escaped punishment after making similar comments last year. is very disappointing from what i did speak to him because i had a very direct and specific conversation with him about the patients in my hand. did that conversation that he understood that conversation. my hand at the end of it conversations he was very clear about. his going off and on that he's done well meantime nepal is ringing in its new year with a blaze of color at the annual sindoor choctaw festival hundreds of people gathered in the medieval city of bach to four to mark the occasion with drums dance and throwing around for a million power now the colorful celebrations ar

meantime in other news the australian rugby union international israel folau has been sacked after his latest homophobic post on social media folau who has seventy three international caps posted a memo on instagram it's a big gay people would go to hell unless they can't rugby australia said that the thirty year old had breached his code of conduct. folau who is a fundamentalist christian has forty eight hours to accept or feel the sanction escaped punishment after making similar comments last. this is g w news up next the challenges for rwandan refugees were trying to calm that incident global three thousand thank you so much for joining us here at the w. i'm sorry kelly or led straight to. the right way. gone is biggest outranks term can't just go green. with german assistance it's introduced come and with something live. which puts people and nature fast. even three times. eco india. disaster proof of the future in earthquake prone areas of india. an organization teaches young artisans how to build quake roofs houses from traditional materials such making them both cost effective a

rugby australia has sacked one its star players — israel folau — over a social media post in which said mulvihill. in 2019, athletes have... they have a job to do as role models in some areas. i know some of them don‘t want to be, but at the end of the day if you are going to put yourself out there on twitter and instagram and have hundreds of thousands, a million followers, then you can affect their reaction and you can have an effect on what people think and say. so i think it‘s really important that going forward everyone has understanding of their responsibility. it‘s been a mixed day for england all—rounder ben stokes — in his latest match playing for the rajasthan royals against the chennai super kings in the ipl. stokes made a quick 28 runs and then took a stunning catch off the bowling ofjofra archer as the super kings collapsed chasing their target of 152. the super kings had the last laugh though. they needed three off the last ball — bowled by stokes — and new zealander mitchell sa ntner hit it for six. that‘s all the sport for now, but before we go don‘t forget you can get l

the australian rugby union star israel folau is said to challenge the sacking by the national team which came after he made homophobic comments on instagram it led to rugby australia announcing they would piece four million dollar contract but for now an ultra conservative christian has stood by his comments and the matter is now due to go before a tribunal. for allow would have featured for australia at the world cup later this year taking place in japan one city day is already getting into the spirit of the tournament coaches and x. players from the welsh team have been teaching youngsters in q shoe where wales will be based before the world cup starts in september. to cardiff is nearly ten thousand kilometers it has been looking a lot closer with the number of welsh flags on display. peter thank you very much indeed that did you know that washington d.c. sits at the fork of two reverence connected to the land take making the us seat of government vulnerable to rising seas and the. as flooding becomes more frequent within view of the white house fellow trump is still refusing to acknow

governing body of australian rugby says it intends to terminate the contract of international player israel folau the thirty year old posted anti-gay comments on social media and has been warned about similar behavior in the past was expected to represent australia at this year's world cup. the detroit pistons have claimed the final eastern conference playoff spots a one hundred fifteen to eighty nine victory over the new york knicks and not for them to finish eighth in the standings but bad news for the pistons is that they now have to take on number one seeds from a walking box that best of seven series starts on sunday. and chris davis once hit fifty three home runs in a single season but that's a distant memory right now the baltimore orioles player is on a record breaking run the thirty three year old has extended his headless streak to fifty at bats i don't feel too sorry for him he'll earn at least seventeen million dollars this year and is orioles contract guarantees him a further ninety million dollars to that. and that's all you support for now more later thank you for joining me for th

australian rugby union star israel folau is set to challenge his sacking by the national team which came after he made homophobic comments on instagram for allow an ultra conservative christian said in his post homosexuals would go to hell if they didn't repent led to the announcing they would tell his four million dollar contract matters now due to go before a tribunal. all right i saw a sport during paul thank you very much for that update thanks for watching the news hour on al-jazeera that's it for myself and the team here in doha but we hand you over to lauren taylor in our london news center she'll be with you in just a moment and much more off the day's news right here on al-jazeera but i. went on line. with the didn't you for them not only for joining us on all of us have been calling. this is a dialogue talking about. you have seen what it can do to somebody. and. everyone has a voice. or twitter and you could be on the street join the conversation. until now the coverage of latin america most of the world was a cover including todd's tragedies. and that was it but not how peopl

israel folau's international career looks to be over.phobic social media post in which he said hell awaits gay people. he has 48 hours to accept his sacking, orface a code of conduct hearing. speaking yesterday, before his contract was officially terminated, he said: "first and foremost, i live for god now. obviously i love playing footy and if it goes down that path i'll definitely miss it. but my faith injesus christ is what comes first." he has 73 caps and was expected to be a key player for australia at this years world cup australia have named their cricket world cup squad — steve smith and david warner are in it, following their ball—tampering bans. there is some flash photography coming up. former captain smith and vice—skipper warner were banned from international cricket for a year, for their part in the scandal during a test series against south africa. those suspensions expired last month. the world cup, being hosted by england, starts next month. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc

. —— ——israel folau.ating factors" they intended to terminate folau's contract. the player has 73 international caps and had been preparing for this year's world cup. the first privately—financed mission to the moon has ended in failure, with the unmanned spacecraft crashing as it attempted to land on the lunar surface. the mission was intended to pave the way for future low—cost commercial exploration. our science correspondent rebecca morelle is here. what happened ? what happened? there were huge hopes today for this mission. we were supposed to have the world's first privately funded spacecraft that was all ready to set down on the lunar surface and the team were gathered at mission control in israel and at first everything seemed to be going so first everything seemed to be going so well. an image was sent back. a selfie taken by the spacecraft as it was descending onto the lunar surface, but minutes later the scientist started to look worried. there was news of rocket engine restarts, communication

australia's rugby union head coach — michael cheika — says israel folau's disrespectful social mediaull—back, who was tipped to star at the torunament —— tournament in the autumn, and has 73 caps for the wallabies, has had his contract terminated following a social media post which stated "hell awaits" gay people. he has 48 hours to accept his sacking, orface a code of conduct hearing. speaking yesterday — folau said his christian faith must come before his rugby union career. earlier this evening — billy vunipola the saracens and england number 8, who had liked folau's post on social media, has been formally warned by his club for what they call a serious error ofjudgement. he says his intention was never to cause suffering. the rfu are also expected to speak to vunipola this week. olympic champion adam peaty has ruled out going for two individual gold medals, at the tokyo olympics next year. there had been talk that he would race in the 200m, but instead he'll now focus on defending his 100m breaststroke title. because i want to focus on pushing the boundaries on the 100 and pushin

governing body of australian rugby says it intends to terminate the contract of international player israel folau the thirty year old has posted anti gay comments on social media and have been warned about similar behavior in the past i was expected to represent australia at this year's world cup. the detroit pistons have claimed the final eastern conference playoff spots i want fifteen eighteen on victory over the new york knicks enough for them to finish eight in the standings the bad news for them well i've now got to take on number one seeds in the walking box that best of seven series starts on sunday. the end of its case signed off from the n.b.a. install a german finished with twenty points and ten rebounds in his final game for the dallas mavericks before heading off into retirement the fourth year of his being with a franchise for twenty one seasons winning the championship in swansea last. now chris davis was hit fifty three home runs in a single season that is now a distant memory the baltimore orioles player is on a record breaking run of the wrong sort the thirty three year old has j

major tournament if tiger woods plays anything like this australia's biggest rugby union star israel folau has been sacked of a homophobic comments he made on social media the thirty year old fullback said that gay people will go to hell if they don't repent rugby australia warned him over a similar episode last year and have now terminated his contract for allow has forty eight hours to accept it or refer the case to a hearing. as very disappointing for my district and because i had a very direct and specific conversation with him about the expectations of my hand he accepted the conversation he said that he understood that conversation. my hand at the end of the conversation cd was very clear of us i knew his sound going off and honest. fellow was australia's highest paid player and would have played a huge part in a world cup campaign later this year instead they have a big gap to fall. when you apply in the cultures you. were present everyone is trying everyone. everyone would see out there supporting us. we want everyone on that wagon with us to the world cup for example or in the you

rugby australia has described an israel folau social media post as unacceptable.gay people. folau, who is a key part of the wallabies' world cup plans and broke the super rugby tryscoring record last weekend, made similar comments last year but escaped any sanction. rugby australia said the post "does not represent the values of the sport and is disrespectful to members of the rugby community", their integrity unit has been engaged to look into the matter. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. spurs fansjust spurs fans just waiting to see how bad that injury is on harry kane, he is having scans within the next 2a hours or so. i will be back a little bit later at 6:30pm. with india's election looming, pakistan's prime minister imran khan has told the bbc he's willing to talk peace after the polls. he insisted his country was dismantling the radical groups involved in the violence in kashmir. and he claimed he had the pakistani army's full backing. imran khan has been talking to the bbc‘s world affairs editor,

the australian rugby star, israel folau, is facing the sack over a social media post in which he said new south wales rugby union say, in the absence of mitigating factors, they intend to terminate his contract. a fundamentalist christian, he's also suggested that "homosexuals, drunks, thieves and atheists" should "repent." the british prime minister has been defending the six—month delay to brexit she accepted in brussels late on wednesday night. the uk was due to leave the european union on friday, without having reached any agreement, but now has until october 31st to find a deal that will get through parliament in london. theresa may has told mps brexit remains her priority, but many within her own party have accused her of "surrender" and called on her to resign. here's our political editor laura kuenssberg. the fury isn't so fast any more. our eu exit has slowed right down. the prime minister didn't get her way. so she was back explaining to parliament today, we might not leave the european union for another six months. statement, the prime minister. her hope still to make it ha

it follows his defence of israel folau's homophobic social—media posts.cens will face either the reigning champions leinster or toulouse in the final. they play this afternoon. great britain's fed cup tie against kazakhastan is poised at 1—1 going into the second day. katie boulter wasted three match points before losing her singles rubber — she said she was devastated. she led yulia putinseva a—0 in the deciding set at the copper box in london, but she lost it on a tie—break. johanna konta won the first rubber of the day but it's all—square ahead of the reverse singles and doubles. that's all the sport for now. now on bbc news, here's martine with the papers. hello and welcome to our sunday morning paper review. if you are shocked to see me here, imagine howl if you are shocked to see me here, imagine how i feel! with me are the author and journalist lainy malkani and political commentator james millar. chocolate for breakfast? none at all? make sure you do later! let's take a look at the front pages. the mail on sunday has details of a survey which sugg