israel folau has declined an interview with the bbc, but spoke at the club, saying he was grateful thattunity afforded him by the cata la n opportunity afforded him by the catalan dragons. do you think he will be affected by the commotion surrounding his signing? will be affected by the commotion surrounding his signing ?|j will be affected by the commotion surrounding his signing? i don't think there will be an issue at all. i spoke to a few players who are looking forward to him, saying please get him onto eye centre. i don't see any opposition from the players whatsoever and i think if you talk about inclusivity, we are going to include him in the club and we have quite a few players down here from fiji and tonga and samoa with similar kind of backgrounds, andl with similar kind of backgrounds, and i really don't see any kind of division or any problem with israel folau slotting into the team. i put him myself, he seemed like my kind of guy and if you just concentrate oi'i of guy and if you just concentrate on the rugby league, i am sure he will do very well here. all of this comes b

they're hull's very first inclusive rugby team, ready to send out a strident message to israel folau. is a superstar rugby player, but the message he has put out as a hate. he has gone against one particular community, and that is not ok. there's a few from the team that are going to the game and will hopefully showjust a bit of solidarity, really. after being sacked by australia rugby for homophobic posts on social media, israel folau's been to provide his career continues to face challenges, and this weekend feels like another significant moment. the rainbow flag has been outside the kcom stadium for quite some time now, but this weekend it will be picked out more so than ever before. when israel folau plays his first super league game in england here on sunday, one of the world's most controversial sporting stars will find himself under the spotlight once again. they will operably boo when he gets the ball, but they will cheer when he scores. it is not his playing style which is causing a stir. i've had journalists getting in touch who never get in touch asking for quotes and whate

israel folau.a — his career in union seemingly at a dead end just ahead of the world cup. now he's been given another chance in rugby league, playing for french side catalan dragons. and after months on the sidelines, he could take to the pitch again this weekend for his superleague debut. our correspondent natalie pirks sent us this report from perpignan. his athletic ability is not up for debate but his personal views sparked a huge one around free speech and discrimination. perpignan is where the deeply religious folau will attempt to resurrect a career after social media posts that hell is waiting for gay people. the smile is back. his manager believes everyone deserves a shot at redemption. i spoke to him over a of time on a number of occasions and i believe he deserves the opportunity. he shouldn't have been given a life sentence and he has an opportunity here. his club condemned his comments and his contract prevents him from giving the kind of sermons he gives in church. god says for a man

coming up on this programme: israel folau is set make his debut for catalans dragons, but is super leaguejuventus, against milan. and a shock defeat for second seed stefanos tsitsipas in rotterdam against aljaz bedene. but defending champion gael monfils marches on. welcome along to the programme. three—time australian rugby union player of the year, israel folau, is set to return to action this weekend, for the first time in 10 months. the former wallaby was sacked last year by rugby australia and his state side, over homophobic comments he posted social media. folau's now back in the spotlight, after being the given the chance to return to rugby league, signing for the french based super league team, catalans dragons. and the man who's played for his country in both codes of rugby, set to make his debut on saturday against castleford tigers. 0ur sports correspondent natalie pirks reports from perpignan. his athletic ability is not up for debate but his personal

israel folau will make his superleague debut this weekend, we'll get the latest from perpignan.la one gets ready for the new season but will cornavirus hit the calendar again, other sports have been affected today. fallon sherrock is back on the oche tonight, and making more darts history. also coming up in the programme... from a manchester restaurant to the tokyo 0lympics, from a manchester restaurant to the tokyo olympics, the unlikely pathway to the podium. good evening to you, will come along. it was the superleague signing that upset just about everyone. .. 8 months after he was sacked by rugby australia, israel folau resurfaced at catalans dragons and he's set to make his debut this weekend. he'll have his contract terminated if he repeats the homphobic comments that effectively ended his union career in australia but we are about to find out what reception he'll get in rugby league when he faces castleford on saturday. our sports correspondent natalie pirks was at this morning's training session in perpignan. his athletic ability is not up for debate but his personal vie

israel folau almost certain to be involved on saturday.rona virus on sport continues? yes, yes they were talking about the impact of the chinese grand prix being postponed, whether it will be feasible to have one at all this year. today, more disruption to the sporting calendar, they will be seven series of the elite sporting event to be hit by the outbreak with your hong kong and singapore legs being moved from april to october. world rug by being moved from april to october. world rugby said the health and safety of the players, fans and eve ryo ne safety of the players, fans and everyone working at the event at the highest priority and also today the organisers of the tokyo olympics which are of course only five months away have insisted they will go ahead as planned but with so many events now being postponed or cancelled, the sporting world will be continuing to keep a very close eye on how things develop. on that subject, manchester united's new loa n subject, manchester united's new loan signing odion ighalo is still training isolat

super league has clearly outlined the position on israel folau.comes to equality. we will continue our great work in the areas of equality. folau grew up playing rugby and no —— and said he was grateful for the signing. england winger anthony watson will miss saturday‘s six nations match with scotland — with a calf problem. the bath back trained on tuesday — but suffered a recurrence of the injury and sat out today‘s session. he was forced out of the opening defeat in paris watson has scored one try in four appearances against scotland, who also lost their opening weekend match to ireland... it‘s another blow for head coach eddiejones, who has manu tuilagi ruled out with a groin strain. sporting authorities in shanghai have recommend suspension... meanwhile, the international olympic committee have tried to array fears over the virus after the organisers and the tokyo games said they were seriously concerned about their effect. they said they were in control of the situation. translation: i am seriously worried that the spreading of the infectious

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it follows israel folau's move to the french—based super league side catalans dragons. at a board meeting on wednesday. folau, who was sacked by the australian rugby union prior to last year's world cup, has not played a match of any kind for ten months since writing a homophobic post on social media. steve brady is a rugby league journalist based in france and says folau is likely to make a big impact in his new team. my own personal opinion, he will slot into the team perfectly. he looks super fit. i've seen him around the ground, he is a big unit. he kept himself fit, you can see him a mile away. he's just very keen to play, he wants to play. we have been told not to ask certain questions. the club said should israel speak controversially, like he has done in the past, that would be the end of his contract. i don't think we'll be hearing any more outspoken views on homosexuality or religion, he's going to try and prove himself. he's got a one—year contract at this club. i've got a feeling he's going to hit the season running and try to redeem himself back home in his

three—time australian rugby union player of the year, israel folau, is set to return to action this weekendfor the first time in 10 months. the former wallaby was sacked last year by rugby australia and his state side, over homophobic comments he posted social media. folau's now back in the spotlight, after being the given the chance to return to rugby league, signing for the french based super league team, catalans dragons. and the man who's played for his country in both codes of rugby, set to make his debut on saturday against castleford tigers. our sports correspondent natalie pirks reports from perpignan. his athletic ability is not up for debate but his personal views sparked a huge run around free speech and discrimination. the deeply religious israe lfolau will attempt to resurrect a career left in tatters. the smile is back and his new manager believes everyone reserves a shot at redemption. from the outside you know the headlines but not the person. and in sport in depth for a long period of time, over a number of occasions. i thought that it was right and i thought he deserved th

, 8 months after getting thrown out of australian rugby for making hompohobic comments online, israel folaus weekend. he's in the catalans dragons squad for the first time, they face castleford at home in superleague that's all from sportsday. from me and the rest of their team, goodbye for now. hello there things are much more u nsettled hello there things are much more unsettled this weekend with the next named storm arriving on saturday. before we reach that point, the range of high pressure will continue behind thursday's area of low pressure and it will settle things down overnight. lighter winds and clear skies and a perfect recipe for turning colder and especially across the north where it is snow. elsewhere there will be icy patches around and mist and fog to greet. the next area of low pressure sweeping and through the day and wet and windy weather reaching central areas but not reaching the southeast until after dark. windy with scales and further heavy blustery showers in the northwest. into the weekend storm dennis will arrive and we will see very heavy rain and southwestern par

this follows israel folau's move to catalans dragons.tralian rugby player has not played for 10 months after being sacked by rugby australia for homophobic comments. but he's being given another chance in rugby league, something he grew up playing, after joining catalans dragons. however, several clubs have backed hull kr's threat of legal action over the deal as they are worried about the potential damage this move could have on the league. with more on this, here's our rugby league correspondent dave woods. i think today was a reflection of how disappointing the game is as a whole. but the cattle and dragons had signed israel against the wishes of the rfl, this typically gets out. most of the rfl, this typically gets out. m ost clu bs of the rfl, this typically gets out. most clubs as well but a reflection that they can do very little about it now. the dragons, outlined today by representatives outlined why they've made the signing and what they've made the signing and what they expected. the club obviously i can, tell them that they w

club have said they will look into ways of preventing controversial signings in the future, after israel folau months of being sacked for making homophobic comments on social media. that's all we've time for on this edition of sportsday. katie will have more on the fa cup tie at the tottenham hotspur stadium at 10:30pm. dojoin us then. for now, we'll see you later. fog could cause one or two problems for some others tomorrow morning, but for the most part the weather is calm and will remain so until friday. however, after that things look set to change quite dramatically. for the time being though, high pressure is firmly in charge. that is keeping us dry as we go through tonight. quite a lot of cloud into into northern ireland, western and northern parts of scotland and that cloud perhaps enough to squeeze out the odd spot of drizzle for eastern scotland. and certainly then across england and wales, there could be some clear spells, allowing it to get a little chilly. nothing especially unusual for this time of year, a typical cold winter's night but frost for some and potentially some fog pa

it's been a controversial week for the super league, as australia's, israel folau prepares to make hisalan dragaons this weekend. as for tonight though, the action continues and a good one too as it's a re—run of the challange cup final between warrington wolves and st helens. let's cross live to the halliwell jones stadium, where we can join our correspondent dave woods. st. helens got off to a flying start last week with the demolition of sa lfo rd , last week with the demolition of salford, so the champions are looking good. torrington are down to 12 men, but they will tell you they thought they should have one. when these two sides meant super league last year, three times on all separate occasions, st. helens were the winners. kevin is alongside us, former england world cup finalist and a former warrington player, as well. have warranted got something to prove tonight? i think so. i think they will be excited to play for third dashed with 13 men. i think they did fantastic last week, but they'll be licking their lips tonight, having an awful good crack at saracens who... they look

the fia says there were ‘multiple contributory factors' that led to the tragedy israel folau's catalanseft him out of the squad for sunday's game at wakefield. the former rugby union star was sacked by rugby australia for making homophobic comments and his super league signing has upset many clubs former england netballer tamsin greenway is the new head coach of scotland. she had great success as director of wasps netball and will lead the thistles through to the next world cup in 2023. england's second one—dayer against south africa was abandoned because of rain in durban. the match had aleady been reduced to 26 overs and south africa were 71 for 2 in the twelfth over when the game was called off. england can't win the series now but can level it if they win in johannesburg on sunday well after the match england one day captain eoin morgan was asked about injured fast bowler jofra archer. archer's out for around three months following a stress fracture to his right elbow. he'll now aim to be fit for the three—match test series with west indies at home injune, and morgan believes archer

super league clubs are considering legal action over catalan dragons decision to sign australian israel folaucked by rugby australia for saying hell awaits gay people. whilst the league did sanction his arrival, they said strict guidelines were in place if he repeated his views. well hull kr's owner sent a notice to catalans to put them on notice if they suffered financial losses as a result — for example a sponsor quitting or the super league brand being damaged. other clubs have told the french side that they supported the stance of hull kr's owner. a few stories coming out of the six nations to tell you about, including... manu tuilagi, who will miss england's calcutta cup clash with scotland on saturday. it's hoped his groin injury will recover to allow him to play against ireland in the third round of fixtures. wales full back liam williams is out of their next two games. he's not played since the world cup due to ankle surgery but could be in line to face england on 7th march. ireland have recalled peter o'mahoney and robbie henshaw here for the visit of wales on saturday. they replace

and israel folau gets down to whack as he makes his contentious return to rugby peace and has that story. hello again welcome back to in a national weather forecast where united states is seeing plenty of weather as we go into the weekend we have a major weather system bring some snow like conditions across the north severe weather down here towards the south you know the next few days we're going to see the combination of icing as it makes its way towards the northeast flooding is going to be a big problem down here across much of the south as the system pushes through also tornadoes wind gusts and damaging hail could be likely anywhere from georgia up here towards parts of south carolina that will continue but up towards the north it is going to be the snow it's going to be the ice we're going to be seeing power lines going down as well as trees as we go towards friday as well it's really not until we get towards saturday we see a big improvement as the system makes its way out here towards the atlantic well that same weather system will be coming down here across the gulf of mexico as

still ahead here on al-jazeera controversial robey stoddard israel folau makes his return to the pitch we'll tell you how we got on his debut for a couple 100. progress . or a serious mistake. artificial intelligence is slowly invading every aspect of our lives. but very few of us really understand its capabilities for better or worse. in a new documentary al-jazeera explores the impact of a are accessing vast amounts of our personal data for data land coming soon the controversial leader of islamic jihad his car he is one of the most wanted terrorists in the stream of israel you can't turns them and his alleged extra judicial killings by israeli television inside the sense of being caught in the buskers the outcome is only that if someone tried to do but fish got immediately serially terms and was shut down before they go to kill him in damascus on al-jazeera. that is trying to support his job nick thank you english football giants mention city say they will appeal their 2 season ban from the european champions league and $32000000.00 fine for breaking financial fair play rules europe

and in sports rugby star israel folau makes his controversial return to the pitch after. to have all the details and support. now the u.s. defense secretary has labeled china the biggest threat to the global order speaking at the munich security conference mark aspect said china's government tops the list of potential advanced results the us ahead of russia and iran and european countries again to stay away from chinese tech giant huawei and iran's that's been rebuffed by european allies under president she's ruled the chinese communist party is heading even faster and further in the wrong direction more internal repression more predatory economic practices more heavy handedness and most concerning for me a more aggressive military posture it is essential that we as an international community wake up to the challenges presented by china's manipulation of the longstanding international rules based order that has benefited all of us for many decades china how has more from that conference in munich. well the world's 2 most powerful nations squared off against one another he

and israel folau gets down to whack if he makes his contentious return to run peace and has that story. back to you in a national weather forecast while here across parts of southern china it is the rain we are watching over the next few days very heavy rain across much of the area take a look at the forecast map here on thursday we do expect to see widespread rain anywhere from central areas all the way over here towards the eastern coast by the time we get towards thursday night shanghai you'll be seeing some rain as well attempt to there of about 7 degrees better conditions though as we go towards friday most of that rain makes its way to the east it is going to be northern taiwan that see some heavy rain there you go islands as well could see some showers pushing through with some gusty winds down towards taiwan though it is going to be taipei with a temperature of about 17 degrees there while the philippines is seeing some heavy rain as well a system making its way out of the civic pushing through the central areas some of those showers are expected to be quite heavy here on thurs

it‘s currently 3—0 to connacht just the one game in super league today and israel folau made an instant side has been controversial — as 10 months ago he was sacked by rugby australia for homophobic remarks. there‘s more on this story on our website... it‘s the fifth round of the women‘s fa cup this weekend. tomorrow sees five ties including second—tier lewes with a tough draw — away to the 14—time champions arsenal. lewes hope though, that such a high profile game will help highlight their campaign for equal prize money, asjuliette parkin reports. arsenal are used to lifting the trophy, having won at a record 1a times. you‘ll make in a weight is a good draw, we get to play against so many internationals and arsenal are a massive name in women‘s football, an amazing opportunity for us all. little lewis pulling arsenal two playing away, they have such a big following himself, it is a good opportunity for us to keep spreading oui’ opportunity for us to keep spreading our message and getting your name heard. they play their male and female players the same and has the same approach to priz

this follows israel folau's move to catalans dragons.ia for homophobic comments hasjoined the catala ns dragons for the 2020 superleague season. but several clubs have backed hull kr's threat of legal action over the deal. journalist steve brady is based in france and covers the dragons. and he says the reaction there has been very different to the uk. my my own personal opinion, he will slot into the team perfectly. i've seen slot into the team perfectly. i've seen him around the ground, he is a big unit. he kept himself it, you can see him a mahler. he'sjust very keen to play, he wants to play. i don't think we'll be hearing any more outspoken views on homosexuality or religion, he's going to try and prove himself. i've got a feeling he's going to hit the season running and try to redeem himself back home in his homeland of australia. and sports authorities in shanghai have recommended the suspension of all sporting events in the city — as a result of the coronavirus. the move casts even more doubt on the chinese grand prix, which is i

ahead of his expected super league debut tomorrow, israel folau says he considered retiring when he wasst year for homophobic posts. four time winner ronnie 0'sullivan is into the semi final of the welsh 0pen — demolishing mark selby 5—1. he made a 1—4—2 break in the process too. you can watch the other two semis on the red button and online from seven. halfway through the winter break in the premier league and the other 12 teams are back in action over the weekend. some clubs stayed at home, some went abroad — most of the players will had some decent rest and relaxation. but will it have the desired effect? austin halewood can tell us more. it's something that players and managers have been campaigning for in english football for years, isn't it ben. most of the big leagues around europe have a winter break, but this was the first for the premier league. and over the last few days we've seen some of the players making the most of their time away from the game. this was liverpool's roberto firmino on holiday in the maldives arsenal's lucas torrera soaking up some sun in dubai. and this

the catalans dragons head coach steve mcnamara has told the bbc that israel folau deserves a second chanceebut this weekend. folau was sacked by rugby australia last year after homophobic comments posted on social media. he's been given the opportunity to continue his career in europe, starting against castleford on saturday, and mcnamara says a fresh start is deserved. he isa he is a person completely. as a coach my decision was based on his leg ability, to be positive in the dressing room, to increase our opportunities of winning and it is based around that and being a good person. i have met him over a number of occasions and i thought he deserved the opportunity. it should not have been a life sentence whatever is given an egg is an opportunity here in the south of france. wigan ran in six tries in a convincing win over toronto wolfpack, without sonny bill williams. the kiwi superstar returned back to new zealand for the birth of his fourth child and how his team—mates missed him on the pitch. man of the match bevan french scored two tries either side of half—time for wigan and liam fa

on bbc news: we'll have the latest from perpignan, where the controversial superleague signing israel folauebut this weekend. good evening. there was shock in westminster and beyond today as sajid javid resigned as chancellor — over an order by the prime minister to fire his entire team of advisers. borisjohnson was carrying out a reshuffle of his cabinet, but mrjavid said "no self—respecting minister" could accept such a condition. he walked out of his job just four weeks before delivering what would have been his first budget. thatjob now goes to 39—year—old rishi sunak, the new chancellor, who's had a meteoric rise. among those sacked by borisjohnson today were the northern ireland secretary julian smith, who oversaw the restoration of devolved government in stormont, after it had been suspended for three years. our political editor laura kuenssberg is in westminster. it is no secret there have been tensions between those powerful next—door neighbours in downing street. tension between number 10 and number11 and street. tension between number 10 and number 11 and some bad blood over brie

and in sportsday at 6:30: after israel folau's move to catalan dragons, super league votes to have greater when it comes to controversial signings. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the world health organization has appealed for £500 million to help fight coronavirus. the head of the orgnisation gave this warning, invest today or pay more later. the last 2a hours has seen the biggest rise in cases in a single day. despite a huge effort in china, the disease continues to spread. in a new development, ten passengers on a cruise ship injapan have tested positive — thousands of other travellers have been placed under strict quarantine. we'll have more on the cruise ship and the latest figures in a moment, but firstjohn sudworth reports on china's race to contain the virus. wuhan is a city at war with an invisible enemy. and they are trying everything they can to defeat it. state media is now full of images of a heroic struggle, the brand—new hospitals held up as proof it is one they're winning. but this man is not so sure. it took him days to find his granddad in this hospital c

israel folau, the rugby union international sacked by rugby australia in may for posting homophobic comments today. and folau scored afterjust six minutes as he made his super league debut for catalans dragons who beat castleford tigers 36 points to 18. there's more on the bbc sport website. clive. that's it. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. but from me and the team — have a very good night. hello. this is bbc news. the tv presenter and former host of "love island", caroline flack, has been found dead in herflat in london. a lawyer for her family said she had taken her own life. caroline flack, who was 40, stood down from the dating show after she was charged with assaulting her partner in december and was due to stand trial next month. earlier i spoke to the tv critic scott bryan and to the entertainmentjournalist, caroline frost who said caroline flack was integral to successful reboot of love island. she personified the charm, on that programme's best day, it is about clamour and programme's best day, it is about clamourand fun and programme's best day,

israel folau made his long—awaited sporting comeback on saturday, and made an instant impact as catalanis debut in perpignan. folau's move to the french side has been controversial, as 10 months ago he was sacked by rugby australia for homophobic remarks. afterwards catala ns coach steve mcnamara was asked what he'd like to say to those who feel unhappy that folau is back out on the pitch. nothing. we've said it all in the statement before. we will let him get on the field and as time moves on,, israel will get his opportunity to have a chat. lowly leicester tigers picked up just their third win of the premiership season. they beat wasps 18—9 at welford road, telusa veainu with the second of their two tries. leicester are still second from bottom. 0nly saracens are below them because of their points deduction. they beat sale today. elsewhere there were wins for london irish and bath. edinburgh battled to the top of pro14 conference b with a 14—9 win over scarlets. matt scott broke clear for the second of their two tries before half—time. elsewhere there were wins for leinster 0spreys an

israel folau made his long awaited sporting comeback on saturday, and made an instant impact as catalanix minutes into his debut in perpignan. folau's move to the french side has been controversial — as 10 months ago he was sacked by rugby australia for homophobic remarks. i thought he played really well, obviously scored with his first touch settled his nerves. he was nervous before the game. i was probably most impressed with his defence and before the game said he was clearly going to be an attacking threat but his defence was great, for him to play his first game of by for him to play his first game of rugby league and he trained for probably ten days with the team in total and come up with that sort of defence performance, it really gives us encouragement defence performance, it really gives us encouragement going forward. what would you say to those supporters, campaign groups who are still unhappy that he is out on the pitch? nothing, we have said it all in a statement before. we will let him get on the field and as time goes on, obviously, israel will get his opportunity. former

league owners meet to discuss catalan dragons‘ signing of the controversial australian player israel folauod afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. president trump has hailed his first three years in office as "the great american comeback". delivering his annual state of the union address, he set out his case for another four years in power, saying he is restoring the country's manufacturing and military might. the speech, delivered just a few hours before he is likely to be acquitted on impeachment charges, was given standing ovations by republicans. but the most senior democrat, nancy pelosi, ripped up a copy of the speech after the president didn't shake hands with her. ben wright reports from washington. even before president trump spoke, this felt more like a republican this felt more like a republican party rally than a solemn state of the union address. chanting: four more years! four more years, chanted republican lawmakers. while democrats looked angry and glum. in a striking snubbed of the most senior democrat in the chamber, president trump refused to shake nancy pelosi's

israel folau is set to make his super league debut this weekend.s dragons squad to face castleford this weekend. the former union star was sacked by rugby australia last year after posting homophobic comments on social media. his arrival in super league on a one—year deal has been opposed by the governing body and the majority of clubs. they couldn't stop him joining the french side, but they have since changed their regulations, enabling them to block controversial signings in the future. the world rugby sevens series is the latest sports event to be hit by the coronavirus outbreak. the hong kong and singapore legs have been moved from april to october. world rugby say the health and safety of the players, fans and everyone working on the event is their highest priority. yesterday, formula one bosses postponed the chinese grand prix in shanghai, that was also due to be staged in april. manchester united's new loan signing, 0dion ighalo, is still training by himself following his arrivalfrom chinese side shanghai shenhua. united have kept the strik

the controversy surrounding israel folau's return to rugby league is still rumbling.ng claims two spectators were told to remove rainbow flags during his debut for catalans dragons yesterday. folau scored a try to help them beat castleford. he was sacked by rugby australia for posting homophobic comments on social media but dragons say the flags symbolising lgbt pride are not forbidden at their ground. the league is investigating. rory mcilroy said he had to keep telling himself to stay patient, as he moved to the top of the leaderboard at the genesis invitational event in los angeles. he admitted he found the putting tricky but he shot a three—under—par 68 at the riveria country club, to finish the day on io—under par alongside adam scott and matt kuchar. shaun murphy will play kyren wilson in the final of snooker‘s welsh open today — murphyjust making it past china's yan bingtao 6—5... and wilson's match also went to a final frame — he recovered from 4—2 down to knock out the four—time champion ronnie o'sullivan. the final is on bbc two in wales from one o'clock and

we have talked about the return of a formal australia rugby union star, israel folau, and his controversial his super league debut. he was sacked ten months ago for posting homophobic comments on social media. the coach explained why they decided to sign him. social media. the coach explained why they decided to sign himm social media. the coach explained why they decided to sign him. is a coach my decision was based around his rugby league ability, his ability to add positivity to the dressing room. to increase opportunities of winning. it was based around that and being a good person, i felt it was right and based around that and being a good person, ifelt it was right and he deserve the opportunity. it should not have been a life sentence, what he was given and he gets an opportunity here in the south of france. leads rhino one last night. the best artists of the league season for six years. beating salford red devils 12—10. rory mcilroy is pointing his first event since moving back to the top of golf world rankings and has been pretty so far. two shots off the pace in los angeles. the a

have been meeting today to discuss catalan dragons signing of controversial austrlaian player israel folaun salford with several clubs, backing a letter from hull krs owner to the dragons, warning them of potential legal action if they suffer financially as a result of the signing. catalans owner bernard gausch was not in attendance. folau was sacked by rugby australia for his homophobic comments. england winger anthony watson will miss saturday's six nations match with scotland. he was forced out of the opening defeat in paris with a calf problem but suffered a setback in training and missed today's session. former tottenham playmaker christian eriksen feels that he was blamed for their slump in recent months and paid the price for being honest about his desire to leave the club. he told a danish newspaper last summer that he wanted a new challenge elsewhere and after being linked with real madrid and manchester united, completed a £17 million move to inter milan at the end of the january transfer window. if you have a short contract, you will be the black sheep, and of course i did the i

israel folau says he considered retiring from rugby during his absence from the sport.edia. switching from union, he'll make his debut for catalans dragons against castleford tomorrow, his first appearance in rugby league for a decade. ronnie o'sullivan is through to the semi finals at the welsh open snooker. the four—time champion breezed past mark selby 5—1 and looked in really impressive form, racing into a a—0 lead, which included a break of 1a2 in frame two. and he'll take on kyran wilson in the semi finals after he hammered last years winner neil robertson five frames to 0. that's all the sport for now. you can follow england's t20 international against south africa via the bbc sport website and app. you'll find the information there. how can we forget sports a? let's return to events in westminster. borisjohnson has told his new cabinet to focus on delivering tory election promises following a reshuffle that saw sajid javid quit as chancellor. adressing his new team in downing street, the pm said they must get on with the "basic work" of improving lives and sprea

i'm joined again with the sport as rugby star israel folau makes his controversial return to the pitch after a homophobic post. by satellite coalition has confirmed that one of its warplanes has crashed in northern yemen fees a video which they say shows them downing the plane in province on friday the u.n. says at least 31 people have been killed in saudi led airstrikes that followed it like a true port. this is the mormon t.m. ns who 3 rebels say they shot down a saudi air force fighter jets the rebels in this video on saturday the saudi u.a.e. led coalition confirmed one of its planes went down in. the country's northeast the who these also broadcast vision of what it says is the aftermath of saudi led in strikes in the area followed which the rebels claim were retaliate tree attacks the saudi coalition released a statement saying there was a possibility of 4th calls collateral damage to civilians this show you that the us and our forces has been able after they have shut down. several of the. american drones over the skies of yemen in the last 3 months now it seems to be that they

will do our utmost for the athletes so they'll be able to concentrate on performing that best israel folau is settling in that is new french club as rival rugby league teams meet to discuss his controversial signing for now has joined catalan dragons after spending months on the sidelines a homophobic social media post led to him being sacked by the australian national rugby union team at least one rival club k. or says it's prepared to sue catalan if our siding leads to a loss in their revenue and damages the reputation of the league. obviously we took the risks into account and we experienced them ourselves as soon as we announced fill out signing because there was so much media interest i do understand but at the same time i'm completely happy with my decision although i myself do not share all the reflections or ideas he might have expressed but at the same time he's a younger player full of talent who we must give another chance. i miss that time camaraderie the time environment being around your teammates and. being able to try and wish with your time and work alongside the coaches s

teams have agreed to new rules allowing them to veto controversial signings after israel folau joined catalans dragons he's been training with his new side despite being thrown out of australian rugby union for homophobic comments the super league says it was powerless to stop the move but new measures will give clubs more say in future. super league board accept fully believe galaxies around the hour fells decision to read just a full hour in the bow of the board has voted unanimously to put in place measures that ensures she believes has greater authority to stop controversial signings such as this in the future. a frantic end to the game between the toronto raptors and indiana pacers saw the raptors clinch a franchise record 12 straight when the reigning and be a champions were trailing to the pacers with just over minutes played pasco county into set to be into indiana often still get tronto within 2 points. on the with 30 seconds left serge ibaka the raptors crowd into raptures to edge a point ahead victor ola depot was unable to budget for the paces on the buzz a final score tor

commissioner he has been cleared to return to action israel folau is set to make his highly anticipated return to rugby league after being named in the cattle and dragons squad for saturday's super league game against castleford the controversial australian was left out of the dragon squad for the opening match last weekend amid fitness concerns for our last game of rugby league was 10 years ago and he hasn't played any form of the game since being sacked by rugby australia 8 months ago after posting homophobic comments on social media. one of the warmest winters in sweden for decades is causing major problems for wool rally championship organizers this is the only truly winter rally in the championship and drivers are usually confronted by large snow banks but as you can see here there are none this year the opening stage of rally sweden was due to be held later on thursday but it was cancelled and replaced by a practice session because of the back of snow that's after the roots had already been cut from 18 stages to level last week. meanwhile formula one teams continue to reveal their

and rugby player israel folau speaks for the 1st time since coming off the sidelines following his homophobic social media rant. frank assessments the one good thing about these. really wiping out the culture of climate change informed opinions economy i think is actually what's keeping donald trump afloat right now critical debate sequel on those 2 school you've been told what the law is on a bogus argument is astonishingly patronize an in-depth analysis of the day's headlines this is the beginning of a new iraq of the new conscious and aware youth about struggle against an ethnic sectarian cult or inside story on al-jazeera. every armed attack in europe creates fear and division amongst its citizens where stories of loss go on told. a sweeping association of islam with violence leaves european muslims facing the stark reality of being ostracized by the very communities in which they live love and moon the tragic loss of life twice evict and on al-jazeera. all right let's have a look at the top stories here on the news or least 23 people have been killed after 2 of a largely swept onto a roa

israel folau is controversial return to rugby league has been delayed he has been left out of the cattle and dragons squad for sunday's season opening match at wakefield the french club did not say why but flowers fitness was in question it has been 8 months since he was sacked by australia's rugby union for posting homophobic comments on social media defending 6 nations champions wales face a story in taste of their title credentials in the 2nd round of matches the grand slam when his take on ireland in dublin on saturday coming to use is a great place that can play. play rugby in a tournament game in particular never had a. mixed bag over recent years and. few friendlies will match whatever we call them but tonight here it's louis who to trust you know in the international stage so he will be on the front foot or as for ireland well they labored it's a victory against scotland in their opening match of the championship last weekend the team were hoping to give their fans a more inspiring performance this time around at the of the stadium you know that big moments in the game that get t

the burn about israel folau as controversial return to rugby league has been delayed he has been left out of the catalan dragons squad for sunday's season opening match at wakefield the french club did not say why but from last fitness was in question it has been 8 months since he was sacked by a stray his rugby union for posting homophobic comments on social media. the milwaukee bucks almost total dominance of the n.b.a. so far this season continued with john assented to compost putting it in another super human display the man known as the greek free sure was a thorn in the side of the philadelphia 76 of them losing his fellow old style joel embiid here 'd as he to compost last season is most valuable player and it's well on the way to claiming that title again drawing in m.b. to say pat's penalty. shares rather than the search for cheap giana so we're like a league title to any 36 points mean milwaukee stay top in the east 44 wins to 7 defeats us. just 112101 the score here against philly for road losses on the bounce for them. the los angeles lakers are still top of the west but h

this follows israel folau's move to catalans dragons. yed a match of any kind for 10 months since writing a homophobic post on social media. he was sacked by rugby australia for the post. the chinese grand prix in april is now a major doubt after authorities suspended all sporting events in shanghai because of the coronavirus. next month's formula e race in the country has already been cancelled. a story worth watching. events around china, we're looking ahead to tokyo and so many mollifying events affected by the coronavirus. it is ha rd affected by the coronavirus. it is hard to imagine it will not have a huge impact come this summer. we will see how that pans out. what a beautiful sky! tell us all about keira? keira is coming our way this weekend so stay tuned and i will show you exactly for the next couple of days it is the calm before the storm. high—pressure drifting to the east. hardly a breath of wind in the centre of the high—pressure. brazier towards the west. we have some fog, across parts of southern england and south wales bu

this follows israel folau's move to catalans dragons. earlier today. folau grew up playing rugby league, but has not played a match of any kind for 10 months since writing a homophobic post on social media. he was sacked by rugby australia for the post. several clubs have backed hull kr's threat of legal action over the deal. here's the super league chief executive. the super league has clearly and consistently outlined its position on this man. with the decision under way, we now feel it is important for super league to separate what is an on field matter to what is happening off the pitch. we respect the decision to register him and the board has voted unanimously to put in place measures that ensure super league has great authorities to stop controversial signings such as this in the future. as a sport, we have an impressive and an enviable track record when it comes to reporting and investing in inclusion and we will continue our work in those areas. sports authorities in shanghai have recommended the suspension of all sporting event

australian rugby player israel folau will make his superleague debut this weekend after being named inmuch controversy after he was sacked by rugby australia last yearfor homophobic remarks on social media. other clubs have threatened legal action if they suffer financially as a result of his signing but his coach in perpignan believes he deserves a fresh start in rugby league. we researched is he a person com pletely we researched is he a person completely and as a coach it was based on his ability to add positivity to the dressing room. to really increase our opportunities of winning. and it was based around that and being a good person, having spoken to an in—depth for a long period of time on a number of occasions and i thought it was right and he should deserve an opportunity, he should not get a life sentence. so we gave him an opportunity in the south of france. the hong kong and singapore rugby sevens have become the latest events to be postponed as a result of the coronavirus. they're being moved from april to october. world rugby said the health and safety of everyone at thei

israel folau is settling in these new fringe club castle and dragons but rival rugby league teams are taking steps to protect themselves after he's controversial signing for allow has spent months on the sidelines after a homophobic social media post led to him being sacked by the australian national rugby union team council and admits signing him was a calculated gamble. obviously we took the risks into account and we experienced them ourselves as soon as we announced phil out signing because there was so much media interest i do understand but at the same time i'm completely happy with my decision although i myself do not share all the reflections or ideas he might have expressed but at the same time he's a younger player full of talent who we must give another chance been around your teammates and. been able to train with with your team and work alongside the coaches so that's something that i missed the last 7 months but it's you know it's fantastic to be back in the team of our manager but at least one rivaled club whole k r and they c.e.o. neil hugill have told counsel and they