the rfu announced it would be waist high tackles for everyone in the men's game.ve safety, but they did not understand how it would be enforced, or why it was such a drastic change, from the shoulder to the west of and they did not understand what —— why they had not been consulted whatsoever. the effort to have apologised for a lack of engagement, for the porky medication. they say they will work with the committee community game —— poor communication... all in all, been of sorry episode, really driving a wedge between the rfu and its clubs and is meant to be serving. it wedge between the rfu and its clubs and is meant to be serving.— and is meant to be serving. it has. how do you _ and is meant to be serving. it has. how do you see — and is meant to be serving. it has. how do you see this _ and is meant to be serving. it has. how do you see this playing - and is meant to be serving. it has. i how do you see this playing out? let us hope compromise really means compromise and communication really means communication. a that's a note it is important. they know it

the rfu and premiership rugby say they're working hard to "create a sustainable league".ones. chris, what is happening here? well, this is all as you say a consequence of those desperately sad situations at wasps and worcester, two great premiership rugby clubs which both went bust in the last six months. it has led to the power brokers in rugby union, the rfu, the overall governing body, and premiership rugby, who are rugby union's equivalent of the premier league, the highest domestic league, they have been under the microscope for their management. now there are two sides to this story, or three, one side, the other side and the truth. but the reality is that covid had a big part to play, to some extent, but also financial mismanagement both at both of the clubs, had a big part to play, and also the overall structure of english rugby also had a part to play, and both the rfu and premiership rugby are putting things in place to make sure this doesn't happen again, although for wasps and worcester fans, they would say it is too little, too late. 50. worcester fans, they

a petition calling for the rfu to reverse the l calling for the rfu to reverse the decision has amassedthe way i compromise for you? i think it is poor communication. the way it | compromise for you? i think it is . poor communication. the way it has been _ poor communication. the way it has been worded thus far is frustrating, disappointing and quite insulting to the players of the game that we have not been _ the players of the game that we have not been involved in consulting this _ not been involved in consulting this not — not been involved in consulting this not a _ not been involved in consulting this. not a single thing has been mentioned in my sphere of rugby, either— mentioned in my sphere of rugby, either here — mentioned in my sphere of rugby, either here at the club or representative way. the either here at the club or representative way. either here at the club or reresentative wa . ._ ., representative way. the rfu say that detailed guidelines _ representative way. the rfu say that detailed guidelines will _ representative way. the rfu say that detailed guidelines will be

that the problems faced by both clubs in recent months has left "a stain on the reputation" of the rfuor oversight from the sport's governing bodies contributed to the clubs' collapses. in response, the rfu has said that they and premiership rugby have been "deeply concerned" by the challenges faced by both clubs and will continue to work with them both. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. thank you so much. lovely to have some good news from down under. all the latest sport there, including the latest sport there, including the australian open. other sports are available, but notjust now! . we are keeping an eye on the events in the house of commons, because we are expecting to hear from the first minister of scotland, there is a striking constitutional situation coming up on the laws the scottish parliament wants to pass but westminster doesn't. we are expected to hear the secretary of state for scotland in the next while. it was expected to be happening now, but things behind because of a number of difficult stories we are d

the rfu academy was graduated by a group of twenty specialists in the uefa pro category who have recentlyeived a football player, as well as football functionaries and specialists who already have experience as a head coach. this is the highest level of license that exists in football under the rules of only 20 people. once every two years, this training can take place. training lasts 2 years, and this is the highest license that gives the right. e-e holds a coaching position at any level, while it is the most respected football license in the world. as part of the graduates, many recognizable faces of the uefa pro category licenses were received by sergey ignashevich, who now works as the head coach of the leaders of the baltic fnl, the berezutsky brothers vasily alexei, head coach of khimki spartak gobnev and many others for a little over 2 years. all of them exchanged ideas, experiences and gained new knowledge as part of the training. i will note that 22 a former football coaches who are trained for the pro and the level of discussion that is going on here is a controversy of discussi

remind you that earlier this week , uefa representatives therefore met with the working group of the rfuision until the next such meeting is scheduled for february. andrey rublev leaves the australian open a miracle in the quarter in the final of the tournament in melbourne did not happen for rubles. in three sets, he lost to the new kudjokovic against the serbian tennis player andrey rublev took only 7 games for the entire match and did not make a single break point, 1 6 2 6 4 6 defeat of the russian in 2 hours and 3 minutes, despite the departure of rublevo in the quarterfinals andrey rublev rise in the updated atp rankings and return to the first top five according to the tradition of the new rating. tipi presented the next monday in this way in the open. only one representative of russia remained in the australian championship . karen khachanov will play tomorrow in the semifinals against stefanasacipan for the first time in his career. karen khachanov can reach the final of the grand slam tournament. so in the continental hockey league the day before passed 6 and the final in the re

this is the most piecemeal story and if in general for the entire period, and the existence of the rfussian football union, issued about 13,000 licenses, but these are all licenses, then, of course, categories, and about not quite a few dozen people, only they received . now these people can work, and at the highest level, in particular, they can be invited abroad to clubs. and there they can be sure that these people have the minimum set of knowledge that is necessary to work in the highest echelons of european and world football. faith thank you, we are from the academy of the russian football union, our correspondent alexander abramov was in direct contact with us further on our air, the program vesti.net perhaps the most discussed techno news of the last day apple will present its virtual augmented reality headset already this year, more precisely, at its big event in june more than that a little, pushing. the remaining products of the cupertians this year will focus on the promotion of this completely new device. at least, that's what the margonman from blonberg, known for having

the rfu, rugby union's governing body in england, has apologised after their announcement last week, tackling from the waist—down from next season. the goal was to help prevent concussions, but the news was poorly received at grassroots level. the rugby football union said in their statement that they accept that the rugby community has other concerns that this change may bring and we need to listen, understand and respond to those concerns. to action on the rugby field now, and sale snatched victory from the jaws of defeat with a last—gasp try to overcome bath at the aj bell stadium. having led by 19 points moments before half—time, sale found themselves staring at a 25—27 loss . as the clock ticked into the red, but arron reed's late try was enough to secure the bonus point win, which solidifies their position in second place. four points behind leaders saracens. that's all the sport for now. 50 years ago, astronauts would regularly go to the moon. back then, many thought it wouldn't be long before people lived there. now, finally, that could be happening. we're notjust settling fo

main topic of the return of russian teams and clubs to international competitions, according to the rfuties agreed on the procedure for further interaction and agreed to continue contacts, the next face-to-face meeting is scheduled for february, it is highly likely that in the near future will be followed by the postponement of more matches for the uefa super cup and the legend is scheduled for august this year. despite a lot of discussion even before the match, alexander ovechkin left the injury and went on the ice of the washington match against colorado and immediately noted his first appearance naked. alexander distinguished himself in the third period with his classic powerful flick from the left of the brotherhood circle, this zone has long been nicknamed the offices. ovechkin, the russian scored 811 goals in the nhl and 31 in the season before the gretsky record, 83 goals left. true, washington's goal did not help colorado won 3: 2 in the minnesota meeting and there occurs the twenty-seventh goal. this season, kirill kaprizov scored. now he has 57 points on his account, including

main topic of the return of russian teams and clubs to international competitions, according to the rfureed on the procedure for further interaction and agreed to continue contacts, the next face-to-face meeting is scheduled for february uefa and fifa have suspended russian clubs and the national team from participating in international tournaments since february 28 last year, it is likely that in the near future the match for the uefa super cup from kazan will be postponed to the continental hockey league vityaz interrupted a series of three victories, losing in a row to the locomotive 1.3 for yaroslavl , 307-year-old mikhail vernakov made his debut, he became the 25th player who took part in all 15 in the khl seasons, spartak also in overtime won a strong-willed victory over a direct competitor in the standings minsk, dynamo 4:3 with a score of 2:2, there was a rather curious moment, being in the minority, dynamo. all the fours went to change at once and got a three-to-zero exit, which was realized by matvee zaseda, and already in overtime, the coach of dynamo vuprov decided to take a

high tackles have been in the headlines with the r a few ——rfu banning them above the waist.inue the debate. the northampton player was sent off but in their hopes of a with the french club a man down exter one insecurity home tie in the stages. scarlets maintained their 100% record in this season's challenge cup. the welsh region beat french side bayonne 20 points to 17. that secures top spot in their pool and a home tie in both the last 16 and a potential quarterfinal. cardiff lost at brive. .. while newcastle overcame an early deficit to beat connacht 35—111. two games in the the women's premier 15s competition today... saracens thrashed worcester warriors 64 — 20 at the stone x stadium to move above them in the table... while loughborough lightning got a bonus point 41—7 win against darlington... who remain winless this season and bottom of the table england made a losing start to netball�*s 2023 quad series tournament in south africa as old foes australia got the better of them once again england made the brighter start to the contest. at one point leading by nine in the

let me remind you that earlier this week , uefa representatives met with the rfu working group on thisdecision has yet been made, the next such meeting is scheduled for february. andrey rublev leaves the australian open a miracle in the quarter in the final of the tournament in melbourne did not happen on the ruble in three sites came serbian tennis player andrey rublev has a new kudjokovich. for the whole match he took only 7 games and did not make a single break -point 1.6 2646 the battle of the russian in 2 hours and 3 minutes, despite the elimination in the quarterfinals thus out in the open. in the australian championship there is only one representative of russia karen khachanov will play tomorrow in the semi-final against stephanas for the first time in his career khachanov can reach the final of the tournament grand slam series. in the continental hockey league on the eve of the sixth and final in the regular season army derby ska cska roman rotenberg's team interrupted a three-game losing streak against cska yesterday's victory of st. petersburg. it turned out a strong-willed

not discuss let me remind you that earlier this week, uefa representatives on this issue met with the rfufor a specific decision until the next such meeting is scheduled for february. andrey rublev leaves the australian open miracle in a quarter in the final of the tournament in melbourne happened in three sets of rubles, djokovic lost a leg, he took only 7 games from the serbian tennis player andrey rublev for the whole match and did not make a single break point 162646 russian defeat in 2 hours and 3 minutes, despite the elimination in the quarterfinals atp and will return to the top five, according to tradition, a new rating will be presented on monday in this way in the open. in the australian championship , only one representative of russia, karen khachanov, will play tomorrow in the semifinals against stefan with acepasan. first time in career khachanov can reach the final of the grand slam tournament. in the kontinental hockey league on the eve of the 6th and final in the regular season , the army derby ska-tssk team of roman rotenberg interrupted the three-game losing streak again

the rfu say he will be available for saracens' game against bristol bears on 28th january, freeing himut on top in the big bash derby against city rivals the melbourne stars. they won by six runs to dent the stars�* hopes of reaching the end of season finals. and ahead of the australian open that starts on monday, great britain's cameron norrie lost in the final of auckland open. he went down in three sets to the 36—year—old frenchman richard gasquet. andy murray says he is ready to make a statement at the australian open that starts on monday. he's been runner—up five times in melbourne, although he does have a tricky first round match against world number 14, matteo berrettini. my movement and stuff was significantly better than what it would have been at this stage last year, so... you know, when i move well, i tend to play well and that is really important for me. and that it's probably been the thing i have been happiest about since i got here. the nfl playoffs begin this weekend for 12 of the 14 teams that have made the post—season, all with hopes of reaching super bowl 57. for t

staying with rugby and the rfu has made one of the biggest law changes the rfq has made one of the biggestackle height has been lowered to the waist from next season. it will apply to all levels below the championship, in a bid to improve player safety. the community game covers clubs, schools, colleges and universities and the change will impact age—grade and adult levels. at the men's hockey world cup, england have beaten spain to secure top spot in pool d. they won 4—0. liam ansell among the goal scorers — it's their second comprehesive win of the tournament after thrashing wales 5—0 in their opener. it means they are comfortbaly through to the quarter final stage.. keeper ollie payne is confidnet about how far they'll go. all the way. why not? they do have good records without quite getting over the semifinal and third, fourth. so hopefully we are looking to go further, but, yeah, it is a cliche, but we are pretty driven on the one game at a time mantra. we will be looking forward to the quarterfinals. meanwhile, wales have suffered their third defeat in this their first world cup. the

in a statement the rfu say they understand it is a significant change to the game, they have promisedate about the future of rugby union hasjust begun. building a snowman when the cold weather arrives is something some of us enjoy — but for many, the skills required for the international snow sculpture championships may be a little out of reach! despite not being able to practise at home in devon, sculptor pippa unwin has decided to swap stone for snow as she joins the british team, hoping for gold in colorado. emma ruminski has been to meet her. the standard is high. this is what the teams are aiming to create in just five days. some of last year's entries seem to defy gravity. but how do you practise if you live in kingsbridge and don't have any snow? well, all four of us are stone carvers, so it's much the same principle. we are taking away from the block. it's basically the same process, butjust on a much bigger scale and with modified garden tools. but it's really exciting. compared with some of the others, we are rank amateurs because we have nowhere to practise at home. pippa i

main topic of the return of russian teams and clubs to international competitions, according to the rfu torna, they agreed on the procedure for further interaction and agreed continue contacts next learned meeting is scheduled for february uefa suspended russian clubs and the national team from participation in international tournaments from february 28 last year, it is likely that in the near future the match for the uefa super cup and kazan will be postponed in the continental hockey league, vityaz interrupted a series of three victories, in a row losing away to the locomotive 1:3 for yaroslavl, 37-year-old mikhail varnakov made his debut, he became the 25th player who took part in all 15 seasons of the khl spartak in overtime won a strong-willed victory over a direct competitor in the standings from minsk, dynamo 4:3, with a score of 22, a rather curious moment happened, being in the minority, the dynamo team went to change all at once and the four and got a 3-to-zero exit, which was realized by matvey session, a already in overtime , dynamo coach wood decided to take a chance and re

that the problems faced by both clubs in recent months has left "a stain on the reputation" of the rfuthe challenges faced by worcester warriors and wasps and continue to work with both clubs to find solutions. that�*s all the sport for now. john, thank you. before we move on, some breaking news coming into that here at the bbc from british fault. it is a company that makes electric car batteries. it is expected to enter administration this morning. we have had some sources telling us here at the bbc that they expect a notice to be filed in insolvency courts this morning, that british volt will enter administration. apparently workers have been told to attend an all staff meeting at midday and the company is waiting to tell staff before making a public announcement. this was a company if you remember that was hoping to build a new, £3.8 billion battery factory in the port of blyth, but it has had issues recently. there were hopes that there might be some sort of last—minute bid for british volt to prevent it falling into administration, a potential buyout of 30 million, but that buyout

a senior business figure was brought in to help the rfu and talked about a time ticking bomb.rienced rugby administrator, joined the you need to take women's rugby to the next level she was warned by other women to expect occasional sexist comments. but what she says happened to her after she had been there for a year went much further. i had been there for a year went much further. . . , . ., further. i had an experience of someone _ further. i had an experience of someone referring _ further. i had an experience of someone referring about - further. i had an experience of someone referring about me l further. i had an experience of| someone referring about me in further. i had an experience of. someone referring about me in an office environment in front of as a young female staff as well that they wanted to rape me. and i remember i just left the room and i burst into tears and i felt sick and i fell, crikey is this what it has come to? any repercussions? no repercussions. the wru said her claims are in substantiated following a thorough independent investigation and they s

independent company but they have acknowledged that there is a need for oversight from both prl and rfuitoring of clubs, that will be the creation of financial monitoring pain goals for example. and a new and fuller owners and directors test. we have also heard from the players union today, they have to welcome the planned reforms mentioned there but they have said that player welfare has to be at the forefront of the minds of the games authorities. they say that players should be formal symmetries in the professional game agreement and they said that there needs to be a benevolent fund. essentially all of warning to the game's authorities taking more responsibly for what has happened. there was a sense of deja vu earlier — with the returning warren gatland announcing his squad for the six nations... 15 years after he first did it. gatland named ken 0wens as captain... and said he had considered dropping older players. teddy williams is one of four possible new caps... his father and uncle both played for wales. another is rhys davies... one of the 1a 0spreys players in the squad. while

huge changes are coming in rugby union, as the rfu bans above—waist tackling in the amatuer game.nd cruise into the knock—out stages of the men's hockey world cup, but debutantes wales are out. also coming up in the programme... no love lost between chris eubanks junior and liam smith as they are heavyweight fight on saturday approaches. we're live in paris — and the nba's biggest stars come to europe. welcome to the show — and what a day for british tennis fans. andy murray producing midnight magic in melbourne to reach the third round of a grand slam for the first time since 2017. he came from two sets to love down to beat tanasi kokkinakis 3—2 in the longest game of his career. it was also one of the latest finishing games — at five hours, 45 minutes, ending at 4am — which reportedly makes it one of the latest finishing games in the history of the sport. it ended at 4:05 a:m., making it one of the latest finishing games in the history of tennis. still a good 45 minutes short of the record from a match in acapulco, whose conclusion came at nearly 6am. annabelle croft is our corr

on friday last week, i was told and informed unequivocally by the rfu legal department that he is availablefor the start of the six nations — selection for the start of the six nations. from my perspective, i selection for the start of the six nations. from my perspective, lam the head _ nations. from my perspective, lam the head coach of the england team and my— the head coach of the england team and myioh — the head coach of the england team and myjob is to select and coach the players — and myjob is to select and coach the players that are available to me. the players that are available to me the — the players that are available to me. the disciplinary process is completely independent and we don't recognise _ completely independent and we don't recognise the agreement, that is the film recognise the agreement, that is the right way— recognise the agreement, that is the right way and it is not for me to voice _ right way and it is not for me to voice an— right way and it is not for me to voice an opinion on the disciplinary process— voice an opinion on the disciplinary process because it

the rfu said he will be available for saracens's game against bristol bears on 28 january.of pool b despite a spirited performance against munster. the saints lost 27—23 at kingsholm. jack 0'donohue scored the second of munster�*s three tries. he was then sent off after a high tackle. all the european results are on the bbc sport website. it's the final in the masters snooker at alexandra palace later today, where mark williams will facejudd trump. williams swept aside jack lisowski without losing a frame in his semifinal. trump wasn't as fluent as williams in his 6—1win over stuart bingham, but crucially won several scrappy frames and compiled five half—centuries on his way to victory. been a bit scrappy so far, but hopefully ijust been a bit scrappy so far, but hopefully i just can been a bit scrappy so far, but hopefully ijust can keep the momentum now. ifelt a lot in that game. the crowd support has been fantastic all week, and hopefully some more in the final. it doesn't get any better than this, to be honest. i think this is probably my favourite event. i think everyo

that the problems faced by both clubs in recent months has left "a stain on the reputation" of the rfufor the best goal of the year. but perhapos greater significance, russo said it was huge for the women's game to be included alongside players like kylian mbappe. it shows how the women's game has developed a many years ago that would not be the case. not that many years ago. for goals in women's football to be included on the shortness. brilliant. a0 years ago today the first edition of breakfast television in the uk, breakfast time. women's sport. it probably would not have featured. we should see what sport was on. show how things are changing for the better. like bringing backjumpers, perhaps. bring them back. rolling back the years. you might notice a few differences on this morning's programme — as we celebrate our a0th anniversary. when it first came to air, it wasn't just news on the programme — it also had a resident fitness guru the green goddess. diana moran was at waterloo getting commuters involved in an aerobics routine. and she's back there this morning with jayne mccubb

here you are come to the rfu and they tell you vadim litvich, please.omehow lived, and so that there would not be such a nightmare. at first, i didn’t think about it, but i understand that it’s better to play. that's it to start in the spring to finish. e. well, what else was it with? ah , maybe this transition is connected, because the contract is for the obligation of a football player. yes, they do for a whole year. uh-huh, but when it was here, this is the situation when, for example, e from april to october yes, some leaders. and i think that's the majority. they simply contracts are made not for annual, but for these gray eight months. well, this is probably objective if you take a player on the application flag. yes, that is, january february, you are leaving. when do you end in october? why would you pay? there is a vacation there or even before the new year, but this was the reason for the same transition, so that the control of the authorities there was, as it were, well, the players were, uh, protected. well, that is there, according to the l

rugby and the rfu has made one of the biggest law changes in the sport's history.ll those stories on the bbc sport website. a new report from leading climate experts says that technology to remove carbon dioxide from our atmosphere must be urgently ramped up. scientists say big cuts in co2 emissions won't be enough to limit global warming. and nature alone will not remove enough of it from the air. earlier, dr steve smith from the university of oxford, where the smith school of enterprise and the environment led this year's report, gave us his views. well, we know that to fix the climate problem we're in, the obvious thing to do is stop adding to the problem. so we need clear, deep emissions reductions. and very quickly and this report doesn't change that. but what it points to is the fact that increasingly we have a number of ways of taking carbon dioxide back out of the atmosphere that we put in and lock it away. and we're doing a certain amount of that at the moment. but our study is really the first attempt to gather good data on what's happening, how much is h

the rfu and premiership rugby say they're "working hard" to "create a sustainable league." 0ur rugbyigorous tests for who's going to own a club and far more transparency when it comes to club finances. premiership rugby have acted a little bit with a hand tied behind their back because as much as they can get criticised by the mps, there's actually very little they can do when it comes to individual club finances up until now, so in the fullness of time, a body will be established where they actually have far greater access to premiership rugby club accounts. but the reaction to this report has been mixed. yes, there is concerns that this report is calling it a stain on rugby's reputation, but also club sources i've spoken to this morning are scathing about the report, how some of the feedback they fed back didn't get listened to it all and one club source has even described as gcse grade d kind of stuff, so you get the sense that not everyone is completely on board with what's being said. joining me now is conservative mp damian green, he is the acting chair of the digital, culture,

today's apology acknowledges the rfu got this wrong, saying "waist and below" is misunderstanding andand gay people should be subjected to violence and killed. his videos that were put online were variously praising mass murderers including people like anders breivik in norway and the perpetrator of the shootings, the killings at a mosque in christchurch in new zealand. harris also had a 3d printer that police found in his home here in glossop which had been used to make some parts for an automatic weapon. the judge said in sentencing today that that weapon would have been highly dangerous and would have been intended for use in a terror outrage. because of harris�*s age, 17 and 18 when he was posting these videos, the initial approach to him was to use a de—radicalisation programme but he manipulated the people from that programme and lied to them while he was saying that he was being successfully de—radicalised, but he was actually producing a video which praised thomas mair, the murderer of the mpjo cox in 2016. today at manchester crown court harris was sentenced to 11 and a half

jones, who was dismissed by the rfu in december, will replace the outgoing head coach dave rennie, whoiously coached the wallabies between 2001 and 2005, leading them to the 2003 world cup final on home soil, when they lost to england. interesting, isn't it? switching from england to australia so soon with the world cup around the corner. but he is going to go there. he knows it well. he was in charge in 2003, when he took them to the final. imagine that rivalry now with steve borthwick in charge of england. it is a little extra narrative. you start in australia and you finish in australia. beautiful symmetry. hollywood came to burnley yesterday, with the launch of the new netflix film bank of dave, based on the life of a local businessman. it tells the story of how self—made millionaire dave fishwick fought to set up a community bank, following the 2008 financial crisis. our entertainment correspondent colin paterson was there, when the red carpet was rolled out. arriving at the premiere of a film about your life, burnley style. hello, everybody. how are you doing? dave fishwick made

high tackles have been in the headlines this week with the rfu banning them in the amateur game.o lose. the exeter prop james progress went on to lose. the exeter propjames kenney progress went on to lose. the exeter prop james kenney was progress went on to lose. the exeter propjames kenney was also the victim of a dangerous tackle. the number eight was sent off for it. a man down, exeter secured a home tie in the knockout stages. england lost their netball quad series opener as australia came from behind to seal a 61—55 victory in cape town. the roses led up until half—time, but then the diamonds took control in the third quarter and went on to claim their fourth straight win over england this season. later today england face south africa with new zealand playing australia. there have been a couple of surprises overnight at the australian open. world number one and favourite iga swiatek has been knocked out. swiatek was beaten by wimbledon champion elena rybakina. the kazakh winning 6—4, 6—4. and less than half an hour later, coco gauff lost to jelena 0stapenko. the 18—year—old