ruby walsh rides four winners on day three of the cheltenham festival, including victory on nichols canyone feature, the stayer‘s hurdle. and three and half years after his last international appearence, 34—year—old jermain defoe is called up to the england squad. hello and welcome to sportsday. live to the cheltenham festival shortly, but we start with cycling because a former british cyclist has told the bbc he broke the sport's rules by secretly injecting himself with vitamins when riding for team sky. josh edmondson says he admitted it to team sky in 2014, but that it was covered up. team sky say edmondson denied ever self—injecting, and they didn't report him because they were concerned about his mental state. our sports editor dan roan joins me now. dan, what more detail can you give us on this? well, these are truly remarkable revelations. this is a 24—year—old british cyclist who rode for team sky until 2014. he told us in the build—up toa sky until 2014. he told us in the build—up to a big race in september 2014 he was feeling the pressure and he desperately wanted to make the tea

, ruby walsh rides four winners on day three at the cheltenham festival, including victory on nichols canyonfeature race, the stayers' hurdle. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the government has rejected the call for a second referendum on scottish independence, saying now is not the time. mrs may said the focus needs to be , , brexit deal for the uk, the scottish people judge whether they want to be part of it or not. on monday scotland's first minister called for a referendum in the autumn of 2018 or the spring of the following year. today nicola sturgeon said xyz... our political editor laura kuenssberg reports. no to this. no to this... no to this... and even no to talks about a referendum, at least not now. we should be working together, not pulling apart, we should be working together, to get that right deal for scotland, that right deal for the uk, asi scotland, that right deal for the uk, as i say that is myjob as prime minister, and so for that reason, i say to the snp, now is not the time. the prime minister's westminster message deliberately timed to land in edinbu

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