with all the sport now, here's mike bushell at the bbc sport centre. good afternoon to you, mike.n. we'll get straight to the day's football — and yet another meeting between manchester city and tottenham. this time it's in the premier league, and city are 1—0 up, teenager phil foden with the goal in only his second league start for city. they'll go back above liverpool at the top of the table with a win. in scotland, rangers are leading 3—0 at hearts. if rangers win, celtic will have to wait at least another week to take their eighth title in a row. anthonyjoshua needs to find a new opponent to fight for his debut in the usa after his contest against jarelle miller on june 1st was called off after the american failed a second drugs test. joshua's promoter eddie hearn said a replacement would be announced next week. miller opened up on social media overnight, saying he's paying the price for a bad call. i messed up. i made a bad call. there will a lot of ways to handle the situation, i handled it wrongly and i'm paying the price for it. i missed an opportunity, and i'm hurting on

mike bushell in the bbc sport centre.gned a letter demanding the party commits to holding another referendum on any brexit deal. labour's ruling national executive will meet on tuesday to finalise the pa rty‘s manifesto for the european elections, which are due to take place in less than four weeks' time. 0ur political correspondent susana mendonca joins me now. this letter is a bit of a shot across the bow is, isn't it, before they finalise that manifesto. what has riled these mps and meps?|j think the timing is all because the labour ruling body the nec is going to be deciding on tuesday what goes in the manifesto for the european elections which of course are going to be held or are likely to be held next month unless the prime minister comes up next month unless the prime minister comes up with a deal. and so because they are going to be holding that meeting they will be deciding what goes on and they will have those meps and mps trying to get in there first and make clear that they want this confirmatory referendum t

mike bushell is about bell ringing?s a lovely sound, but not appreciate the technique and the hours of physical training that goes into creating the sound, but also the fact that many of those bellringers will be competing in championships. this is the tower where some bells weigh three quarters of a ton. they can weigh up to five times that, so now think about the ring is in the room below. it is like having a car above you on the end of a rope. i wonder the ring is often claimed they are the ring is often claimed they are the originalform of the ring is often claimed they are the original form of heavy metal. the ring is often claimed they are the original form of heavy metalm isa the original form of heavy metalm is a hidden gem. centuries of tradition. moving a couple of tons of metal to your command to precision of under a second, that is impressive. it is meditative and precise. it is also the ultimate team game. people think it is all about pulling and strength, it is not. it is about feeling what the bell is doi

with all the sport now, here's mike bushell at the bbc sport centre. good afternoon.grip on third place in the premier league, in the day's early kick—off at home, against west ham. spurs might have their champions league semi—final against ajax in the back of their minds, but they will be keen to ensure their place in next year's competition, by finishing in the top four. and it's goalless. after 37 minutes. and in scotland, celtic are hoping to edge closer to the title with victory against kilmarnock, who themselves are chasing a top—three place and entry into europe next season. it's goalless. after 35. bolton have now been told that they must complete their two outstanding championship fixtures by the english football league. today's match with brentford was called off last night after bolton's players said they would not play again until they received outstanding wages. bolton have been relegated to league one, and they have been told to rearrange that game at the earliest opportunity. ferrari's charles leclerc is fastest after practice for this weekend's azerbai

(port and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's mike bushell.they must complete their outstanding fixtures in the championship by the english football league even if it means playing there under 19 side for the match with brentford was called off last night after players said it would not play again until the received outstanding wages bolton have been told to rearrange their game at the earliest opportunity for the outgoing owner of the club has said ina the outgoing owner of the club has said in a statement

(port and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's mike bushell. we start with bolton wanderers who have now been told they must com plete have now been told they must complete their outstanding fixtures in the championship by the english football league even if it means playing there under 19 side for the match with brentford was called off last night after players said it would not play again until the received outstanding wages bolton have been told to rearrange their game at the earliest opportunity for the outgoing owner of the club has said ina the outgoing owner of the club has said in a statement he had agreed with the prospective new buyer that he would now pay the costs such as wages. pressure is back on manchester city in the premier league title race after liverpool kept their challenge going with a win over huddersfield town. city play burnley tomorrow. andy swiss reports. all sing: liverpool, liverpool, liverpool! there may be the underdogs in the title race, but you would scarcely have guessed it. liverpool fans in bullish mood, hopi

sport, and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, mike bushell. good morning. debut in the usa after his contest against jarelle miller, on june 1st was called off after the american failed a drugs test. miller opened up on social media overnight, saying he's "paying the price" for a "bad call". i messed up. i made a bad call. a lot of ways to handle the situation, i handled it wrongly and i'm paying the price for it. it was a big opportunity and i'm hurting. i hurt my family opportunity and i'm hurting. i hurt myfamily and opportunity and i'm hurting. i hurt my family and my friends, my team, my family and my friends, my team, my supporters, but i'm owning up to it, i'm going to deal with it and correct it. if you had plans to go to new york onjune1st, joshua's promoter eddie hearn has confirmed that a replacement for miller will be found. 0ur reporter ade, adedoyin is there. this is a huge setback for anthonyjoshua's camp, because they are left with six weeks notice to find a credible opponent for him to make his debut here at madison square garden. this is a

sport, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's mike bushell. good morning.orning checking their phones might have noticed a lot of pictures like this, the hashtag on the red background just saying enough. footballers across england and wales are leading a 24—hour social media strike which started at nine m in protest of how racism has been dealt with by football authorities and social media companies. they want a lot of people to get involved. among those taking pa rt to get involved. among those taking part is spurs defender danny rose who was abused in england's qualifier in montenegro in march. the boycott kicks off the professional footballers‘ association antiracism campaign which is entitled #enough. we want them to deal with the situation a lot quicker, impose stricter fines and punishments and obviously the perpetrators need to be dealt with also. we would like to think that government and everybody would get involved in this with stronger legislation. footballers can only do what they can do, they have to be professional and focus on the game. but n

sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's mike bushell. good morning. wales have started a 24—hour social media strike from 9 o'clock this morning, in protest at how racism has been dealth with by football authorities and social media companies. among those taking part is tottenham defender danny rose, who was abused during england's euro 2020 qualifier in montenegro in march. the boycott kicks off the professional footballers‘ association's anti—racism campaign, entitled hashtag—enough. we wa nt we want them to obviously deal with the situation a lot quicker, impose stricter fines and punishment and obviously the perpetrators need to be dealt with also. we would like to think that government and everybody would get involved with this, stronger legislation. footballers can only do what they can do, we understand they have to be professional and focus on the game but nobody should be put to the amount of abuse they have to put up with, whether you are a celebrity, regardless of how much money you earn. it is before, during, and after that whether you hav

sport now, and we have a round—up from mike bushell.day, and there is one horse that stands out amid the a0 runners, one that could well make history because last year, tiger roll will again be written by dave russell and is favourite for repeat success, making him the first horse since red rum in197a to making him the first horse since red rum in 197a to complete back to back victories. his irish trainer has a record 11 runners going into day. he's in good form, but it will be a big ask to go back and win the national a second time, but he's in good form, and i couldn't be happier with him. he is definitely one of the favourites. jockey barry geraghty will not be taking part after suffering a broken leg and heavy fall in the topham chase yesterday. two horses were injured on the second day of the meeting, fatally, yesterday. mo salafi has been without a goal for two months did this. what a way to end the goal drought. jordan henderson sealed the win late on. liverpool are two points clear of manchester city but they have played one gam

so who better than mike bushell to give it a go?ing. the sound of tradition, the peal of church bells echoing far and wide. you may think "that is a lovely sound" but not appreciate the skill, the technique and the hours of physical training that goes into creating the sound, and also the fact that many of those bell—ringers will be competing in championships. this is the tower where some bells weigh three quarters of a tonne. they can weigh up to five times that, so now think about the ringers in the room below. it is like having a car above you on the end of a rope. no wonder the ringers often claim they are the original form of heavy metal. heavy metal music plays. it is a hidden gem. centuries of tradition. moving a couple of tonnes of metal to your command to precision of under a second, that is impressive. it is very physical and mental. it is meditative. it is also the ultimate team thing. down again. that feels nice. people think it is all about pulling and strength, it is not. it is about feeling what the bell is doing, rin

sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's mike bushell. good morning.rs, where the players are on strike over unpaid wages. bolton have now been told that they must complete their two outstanding championship fixtures by the end of the season by english football league. today's match with brentford was called off last night after bolton's players said they would not play again until they received outstanding wages. bolton, who have been relegated to league one, have been told to rearrange that game "at the earliest opportunity" — the club's outgoing owner ken anderson, has said in a statement that he had agreed with prospective buyer lawrence bassini, that he would be now paying costs such as players wages. it is still very much an ongoing situation. the pressure is now back on manchester city in this seaon‘s premier league title race, after liverpool kept their challenge going with a 5—0 thrashing of huddersfield town. the reds are now 2 points clear at the top, with city playing at burnley tomorrow. andy swiss reports. all sing: liverpool, liverpool,

with all the sport now, here's mike bushell at the bbc sport centre.£150 million are set to be bet on this year's grand national — and there is one horse that stands out in the a0 runners, and it's one that could make history. last year's winner tiger roll is favourite to complete back to back victories since red rum 45 years ago. his irish trainer gordon elliott, has a race—record ii runners. he is in good form, and he is well, but we are probably going to have ten or 12 runners in the race, but it would be a big ask to come back and win a national for the second time, but he is in good form and we couldn't be happier with him. he might not be one of the best horses i have ever trained, but he is definitely one of the favourites. he is a character and everyone likes him around the place, so we are very lucky to have him. our correspondent andy swiss is at aintree in what could be historic day. welcome to aintree. glorious conditions for the 70,000 fans here. all eyes will be on tiger roll as he bids to become the first horse since red rum in 1974 to w

mike bushell causes a ding—dong as he gets to grip with the team sport that involves pulling tonnes ofetal. most m ost pla ces most places will be dry again this weekend, some sunshine at times but the wind will be stronger so it will still feel cold. join me later for the details. it's saturday, 13th april. our top story: a new type of medicine called gene silencing has been used to reverse a disease that leaves people in crippling pain. it works by fine—tuning the genetic instructions locked in our dna. experts say it could be used for other conditions including parkinson's disease and alzheimer's. here's our health and science correspondent, james gallagher. and the cow, look, moo! sue has endured pain few can imagine. she has to take strong painkillers every day due to a disease called porphyria. sue needed hospital treatment if she had a severe attack but even morphine didn't stop the pain then. i've had a child, i have done child labour but itjust feels like it's never going to end, it is so, so intense, so strong that it's in your legs, in your back and itjust resonates everywhe

sport now, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's mike bushell.ng. the size of the rebuilding task ahead, for the manchester united manager, ole gunnar solskjaer, has become clear, after they were blown away by barcelona last night. he said his side are a couple of levels below teams like that, after their humbling champions league exit, in the nou camp, as natalie pirks reports. they said they were here for the love, not the glory. it was just as well. fun in the sun would soon turn cold. barcelona's arrogance would be justified, but first united almost crashed the party. marcus rashford smashing the crossbar inside the first minute. united's flame was soon extinguished though and things were about to get "messi". that was lionel‘s 23rd goal against english teams. his 24th came courtesy of a collector's item. david de gea, often united's saviour, could only look on in horror as messi's shot wriggling under him. remarkably, it was to get worse. ex—liverpool player philippe coutinho with the pick of the bunch. what a way to silence his critics. ale

mike bushell is with us. season, liverpool would be the champions, but it is not any other season. it's a case of who blinks first, in this unprecedented title race, so its now up to manchester city, now, one point behind to respond, at burnley tomorrow. andy swiss reports. all sing: liverpool, liverpool, liverpool! they may be the underdogs in the title race, but you would scarcely have guessed it. liverpool fans in bullish mood, hoping for a win to ramp up the pressure on rivals manchester city. and the hosts could afford to be confident — their opponents, huddersfield, after all, are rock bottom of the table. but surely, even they could not have dreamt of a start quite like this. liverpool ahead after just 15 seconds. blink and you'd missed it. but naby keita didn't mind, and fair to say neither did his manager. and jurgen klopp soon had plenty more to celebrate as his players made it look oh, so simple. the second, courtesy of sadio mane, and when just before the break mo salah added a typically sumptuous

it is time for sport and a full round—up from the bbc sport centre with mike bushell. good morning.esn‘t it? yes, of course, and it comes after the last week we have seen two amateur teams taking their players off the field and matches being abandoned because of racist abuse aimed at players. that‘s at the amateur level, and at the professional level you have heard the likes of harry kane saying if it happens again he would take his england team off, indeed, now the defender danny rose says one of the problems is the punishments handed out to clubs whose fans are guilty of chanting racist abuse are basically not enough and makes the gamea basically not enough and makes the game a farce. he goes further. rose was one of the terms of racist chanting during england‘s europe 2020 win over montenegro last month and has told the bbc he can‘t actually wait to see the back of football because of all of this going on. at the minute, howl programme myself, i think i‘ve got five or six years left in football andi five or six years left in football and ijust five or six years left in football a

mike bushell has had a go at this, this will get you 10,000 feet in the air.'s bringing colder air in from the north. and that's going to make it feel very different during this afternoon. but the rain is still with you across eastern areas of england and will continue to push away. behind it it will be replaced with a scattering of showers, some sunshine but those showers could be heavy, thundery, some hail, some sleet, perhaps even some hill snow. the maximum temperatures only 7—9. now through tonight, we continue to bring these showers in from the north and north—west. they still could be wintry in places and more persistent rain and hill snow starting to move its way east of scotland tonight. a much colder night compared to last night. a widespread frost in fact. temperatures in the countryside down to about minus one to minus three degrees, but it's this area of low pressure as we go through wednesday we are keeping a close eye on. as it brings in this weather front, it will bring some rain and also some snow. so the higher ground of the grampians, the so

there is a blue plaque saying mike bushell that i am currently sat on.the masters 01’ are you are you staying up for the masters or are you getting some sleep?” can't, because i can't watch it where i am at the moment. i will be watching it this weekend. you will! well for you and everybody else who needs any kind of sleep during the night, the masters is supposed to be very unpredictable, but if you take a look at the leaderboard after two rounds at augusta, it's stacked with superstars tiger woods is among them and has moved to within a shot of five players, all major winners, despite almost being injured by a security guard. ian poulter is also in contention, as andy swiss reports. it was a day that began sulkily and was later interrupted by a thunderstorm, but although the weather wasn't great, the golf certainly was. most notably tiger woods, as 22 years on from his first masters title, he set about rolling back the years in spectacular fashion. after his struggles with fitness, this probably wasn't what he needed, a security guard clattering into h