he also wanted to hear from peng shuai himself and he hasn't yet though the concerns must still abound him — must still abound. yes, i did asked him whether - must still abound. yes, i did asked him whether he - must still abound. yes, i did asked him whether he felt . must still abound. yes, i did l asked him whether he felt had achieved anything by taking the stance, given the fact they are now dropping their immediate demand for this independent investigation by the chinese authorities for they even agree to play in china again. he admits he has not spoken to peng shuai, he has had repeated assurances she is safe and well and living with herfamily and ageing and also assured that players will be well treated when they return to china later in the year and he also said he hoped that they have gained from people for the stance they have taken and even though he said i am not pointing that anybody he did make the point but clearly that other organisations and businesses such as the atp minster for example have not followed their lead. now to a big row brewing in the world of amateur bo

return to china after refusing to hold their events there for 16 months following claims made by peng shuai a sexual relationship with former chinese vice—premier zhang gaoli. peng briefly disappeared from the public eye — she then denied making the accusation and having accepted an investigation into the allegations will not be carried out by the chinese government, the wta have reversed their decision. our tennis correspondent russell fuller spoke to my colleague hugh ferris earlier. it's certainly the wta admitting that the strategy they have been employing since november of 2021 is not working. steve simon, the wta chief executive in a conversation with him yesterday, he said that it's clearly not working. we need to change tack, we need a fresh approach. he's not giving up on his desire for the chinese government to launch a full and independent investigation into the sexual assault allegation that peng made 16 or 17 months ago. i think it's also a reality of the financial world and the fact that china hosts a string of tournaments at the end of the year, there were eight in eight week

they have been boycotted for 16 months after peng shuai said she was forced into a sexual relationshipith the former chinese vice premiere in 2021. the chief executive said a different approach is needed hopefully by returning more progress can be made. manchester united host six times europa league champions seville in the pick of thursday night's quarterfinal matches. the reds will be without marcus rashford who is out with a groin strain. although he scored 20 goals for the club this year, the man likely to replace him, anthony machel, is at play that make the team play better according to his manager. the united boss says he is wary of peng —— wary of sevilla's excellent record. its is wary of peng -- wary of sevilla's excellent record.— excellent record. its a magnifico record so we _ excellent record. its a magnifico record so we have _ excellent record. its a magnifico record so we have to _ excellent record. its a magnifico record so we have to be - excellent record. its a magnifico record so we have to be aware l excellent record. its a magnifico| record so we have to be aware

resume activities in china after suspending operations there over concern for the chinese player, peng shuaig a former political leader of forcing her into a sexual relationship. dame mary quant, who gave the world the miniskirt, and was at the forefront of the swinging �*60s fashion revolution, has died at the age of 93. she was at the forefront of the swinging 60s fashion revolution. twiggy said she had such an influence on young girls in the late 50s and early 60s. new york city has unveiled robotic dogs that it's rolling out to keep new yorkers safe. but this isn't the first time the city has tried to bring the robo—dogs into the fold, and last time, they were met with fierce backlash. the bbc�*s azadeh moshiri has more. meet spot, a digi dog that the new york police department thinks could be a key asset when it comes to hostage situations and other situations where people's lives are in danger. now, that's partly because of stereo cameras that it's got in the front of the device, but also because of the fact that it can gather so much intelligence and handle intelligence gathering equi

having accepted a "full and transparent" investigation into the sexual assault allegations made by peng shuaiovernment. women's tennis tournaments in the country — including the season ending wta finals — have been boycotted for 16 months after the former doubles world number one peng said she was "forced" into a sexual relationship with former china vice—premier zhang gaoli in november 2021. speaking to the bbc — the wta chief executive steve simon said a different approach is needed. hopefully, by returning, more progress can be made. at the monte carlo masters, second seed stefanos tsitsipas is safely into the last eight, completing a straight sets over nicolas jarry 6—3, 6—4. that's his 12th consecutive win at the event he's won for the last two years in a row. elsewhere, italy's janick sinner saved a match point in a tense second set tie break on his way to beating poland's hubert hurcasz. the seventh seed overcame windy conditions to setup a likely meeting with novak djokovic in the quarter finals. elsewhere, andrey rublev and jan lennard struff are also through. irish world rally drive

tournaments in china from september after suspending operations over concern for the chinese player, peng shuaifter accusing a former political leader of forcing her into a sexual relationship. the wta said it concluded that china would never satisfy its demands for an investigation. ghana has become the first country in the world to approve a new vaccine against malaria, thought to be by far the most effective yet produced. regulators have cleared the way for the vaccine developed by oxford university to be used, even though the results of final stage clinical trials have not yet been published. malaria kills more than 600,000 people around the world every year, many of them children in sub—saharan africa. bbc health and science correspondent, james gallagher has more. here you have it, the game changer. this is the malaria vaccine described by the university of oxford team of scientists that made it as life changing. it has been approved in ghana and other countries are likely to follow suit. the way that it works as it tackles the first stage after you are bitten by a mosquito, so as i'm sur