richard conway.ssia of course destroyed their computers in the aftermath of winning the bid, so evidence, information from them was hard to come by. as for qatar, there is more information there, some of which has been previously reported. england too doesn't escape censure in the report. michael garcia saying the england bidding team for 2018 tried to attempt to satisfy some of what he calls improper requests from voters. the duke of cambridge and the then prime minister david cameron were present when a discussion took place between england's bid team and the south korean voter over votes. some very detailed information in there. richard conway. england's women are travelling to copenhagen this week as they prepare for their final warm—up match against denmark ahead of this summer's european championship in the netherlands. mark sampson's side beat switzerland 4—0 two weeks ago, and his players say they know the importance of the denmark match as part of their euro plans. i think we all feel the pr

translation: richard conway, bbc news, damascus.ory in our world — football on the frontline on the bbc news channel sunday at 9.30pm and bbc 2 monday at 11.20pm. where the defending men's champion novak djokovic survived it's been a dramatic day at the french open, where the defending men's champion novak djokovic survived a scare to book his place in the fourth round. he started well against argentine diego schwartzman but an error strewn performance saw him gift the world number 41 the set 7—5. djokovic bounced back to take the second 6—3 but the third went the way of schwartzman. djokovic wasn't having the best of days, warned throughout the match about slow play and unsportsmanlike conduct, leading to this exchange with the umpire. it didn't upset his rhythm too much as he levelled the match at two sets all taking the fourth 6—1, forcing a deciding set. and with schwartzman struggling with a rib injury, the fifth set was comfortable enough for djokovic as he saw out the victory to move into the fourth round. a much easier day's

our correspondent, richard conway, is at the scene.suicide bomber detonated his device in this commercial district in the centre of damascus, killing at least a0 people and injuring dozens more. working as a sports correspondent means you simply don't see devastation like this. the number of people killed arose over to 7a. the experience is arose over to 7a. the experience is a shocking and harrowing insight into the painful realities of life in syria. what before had just been words about the conflict, war and bombings was now very real in my mind. i had come to syria to find out how football could possibly thrive and matter in a time war. —— time of war. right now, that question seemed more difficult to a nswer question seemed more difficult to answer than ever. this is important. tarek has devoted much of his life to syrian football. in this box are the medals that prove it. this is you? with the captain's armband? yes, number five. that was before the war. there are many players now in the national team, but... the war. there are m

richard conway speaking.heikh kouyate's former team—mates at newcastle united. this one from tim krul, the dutch goalkeeper at newcastle used to play with tiote. he said he is deeply sad to hear the news about one of his favourite team its. jonas gutierrez, a midfielder who also used to play with tiote. very sets of view of the death of tiote, rest in peace, friend, he says. we can hearfrom tiote, rest in peace, friend, he says. we can hear from alan shearer, a name synonymous with newcastle united. devastating news of the death of cheick tiote. rest in peace. and this from current newcastle manager rafa benitez. "it is with great sadness that i have this afternoon learned of cheick‘s death. in the all the time that i have known him, he was a true professional, dedicated and above all, a great man. our hearts go out to his family and friends at such a sad time." tributes to check tiote, the former newcastle united midfielder, who has died today at the age of 30. let's move onto events at roland garros at the

richard conway, bbc news, dusseldorf.turtle had been found washed up on a beach on the island of anglesey in wales. she's being taken to gran canaria where she's expected to be set free. the animal, nicknamed menai, is an olive ridley turtle, which are usually found in warmer waters near the equator. it is the first such turtle to have been reported in uk waters since records began almost 200 years ago. saturday does not look bad at all across saturday does not look bad at all a cross m ost saturday does not look bad at all across most of the uk. we are in for some sunshine and warm weather. there is a little rainfall on the way in the north—west that it should not be too happy. in the short term, afair bit not be too happy. in the short term, a fair bit of cloud and some light rain. damp weather across east anglia in the south—east overnight. many northern and north—western areas is a lot clearer services where we will have fresh weather early in the morning. in fact, in parts of northern ireland, possibly evenin parts o

the race begins in the german city of dusseldorf, and our sports correspondent richard conway is therence? well, it is, yes, the tour tries to take in as many countries as possible, fira. we are here in dusseldorf for the start tomorrow. there is an individual time trial. yes, chris froome and team sky will be hoping to add to what has been a golden era for british cycling. they want a fourth yellow jersey for chris british cycling. they want a fourth yellowjersey for chris froome. however, i can tell you, the hmmfi however, i can tell you, the forecast here tomorrow is for torrential rain. conditions will be difficult. that is perhaps increasing might include being given the dark clouds which have followed team sky in recent months —— that is perhaps in keeping with the. clouds. chris froome becomes the first briton to retain the tour de france title... chris froome knows what it takes to win the tour de france. tomorrow, he starts his quest for a fourth victory in this famous race. media interest is always sky—high, but this year, froome's team roll off the start line the subject of a

richard conway, bbc news, dusseldorf. that's it.elcome to bbc london news, with me, louisa preston. documents seen by this programme suggest that camden council made savings of nearly £1 million by removing fire doors from refurbishment plans on some of its tower blocks. there's been controversy over the refurbishment of grenfell tower, and now bbc london can reveal details of similar disagreements over how the chalcots estate in camden was refurbished, hello and welcome to sportsday with me damian johnson. ahead on the programme... the british and irish lions are told they need to man up to beat the all blacks in the second test and keep the series alive. andy murray insists he's fit to defend his wimbledon title next week despite limping through his practice session today. and live cricket returns to bbc television for the first time in two decades, as the sport seeks to connect with a younger audience. british and irish lions coach warren gatland has been criticised over his selections, for the second test against new zealand on

richard conway, thank you. a world championship taekwondo gold has eluded jade jones again.itain did secure a record 5 medals from the championships. our olympic reporter nick hope is there. five medals here at the world championships in south korea far exceeds the hopes of the uk team. the fact that jade jones was not among the gold medallists was something of a surprise. she was undefeated over seven months heading into the 57 kilograms final with the home favourite. the korean moved clear in the final round, and jones‘ search of the elusive world gold to com plete search of the elusive world gold to complete her set of honours goes on. it was my fault. i was not me today. idid not it was my fault. i was not me today. i did not fight as well as i normally fight. sometimes you lose andi normally fight. sometimes you lose and i have to go away from here and train hard and get better. i am obviously saving the big occasion for the manchester worlds. there we re for the manchester worlds. there were two medals for other british competitors. daniel samson looked strong but was

they say they were blocked by their former ethics chiefs, our correspondent richard conway can update contents. this report has been under wraps for a long time. they didn't want to enter the legal process about what went on during the bidding process run by russia and qatar respectively. lots of detail about things that went on during the bidding process involving all the countries. the focus is on russia and casa qatar stop evidence from them was hard to come by. there is more information about qatar. england has not escaped the report, the bidding team for 2018 make time to get in proper response from voters. the duke of cambridge and the prince of wales president. some very detailed information going through it all some 440 pages in all. well cornel borbely and hans—joachim eckert have issued a statement — saying "the decision to not publish the report so far was completely in line with the federation‘s previous decisions and the applicable fifa rules. they also added that, "to this day, mr infantino has never contacted us and asked for a publication." germany have booked their pl

our sports news correspondent richard conway has more details.ayjose mourinho is accused of $10.7 million worth of tax fraud relating to 2011 and 2012, a period of time when he was in charge of real madrid. the prosecutor said it is specifically related to the use of image rights. the spanish tax authorities are keen to look into this matter of image rights and the use to shelter income. last week, cristiano ronaldo was accused of a similar offence for a much larger sum of money. he is incensed and says he may leave spain asa incensed and says he may leave spain as a result. last year, lionel messi, another high profile player was also accused of tax fraud. he was also accused of tax fraud. he was successfully prosecuted and lost his appeal a few weeks ago. he received a substantial fine and a suspended prison sentence. it shows clearly the spanish tax authorities are taking this very seriously and they are deployment to go after this. —— and determined. fifa have confirmed that disciplinary proceedings commenced againstjuventus over the handling

richard conway reports. tea m team sky had to face the music here in dusseldorf today.dibility, those questions coming into a tour de france in which chris froome all have to defend his title. sir dave b ra ilsfo rd have to defend his title. sir dave brailsford said all of the spotlight was on him. they're whizzing ongoing uk anti—doping investigation into exactly what happened with that jiffy bag that was delivered to sir bradley wiggins all those years ago. those questions will not go away, and will continue to dog this team throughout the tour and beyond, until those answers come. we are very focused on the race. we always come here. i have been involved in the sport for a long time, and i've a lwa ys the sport for a long time, and i've always tried to do it in the way i think it should be done. i'm proud to be part of this team, proud to be sitting here, proud to be part of the sport. chris froome will have to get rid of all the doubt, all the uncertainty and the scrutiny, and focus on the task, which is getting across the line in paris in three weeks' time. to do t

our sports news correspondent richard conway reports from germany, where the tour gets underway. banks of the rhine. the families are welcoming the riders for this year's tour de france. there has been an official presentation made a head of the grand departure on saturday. it is an individual time trial around the streets of dusseldorf. there is beer, there is bratwurst, there are bikes, there is a great atmosphere as people look forward to celebrating the start of the tour de france. away from the party, though, there are some serious issues, not least on the road between ritchie porte and chris froome, the two favourites for this race. and there are also of course the reputational issues for the tour de france, and for the wider world of cycling, given some of the issues revolving around team sky at the moment. so lots to play for. the family starting to gather, the atmosphere building and abroad looking forward to the start of the race on saturday. i am as excited as ever given that i have so much to raise for this time. this is a fourth tour de france, potentially a fourth t

our sports news correspondent richard conway is there and sent this report.champions this week. last night, lyon were crowned winners for the fourth time in the women's showcase final, but only after a nervy penalty shootout. another trophy will be lifted on saturday with juventus and real madrid going head to head to lift the top prize in european football. for gareth bale of real madrid, a homecoming to savour. he was born and raised in cardiff, but he is facing up to the prospect of not starting this match, given his recent return from injury. i have been working hard on my fitness, i am not match fit. whether the manager thinks that might be a problem, it may be so, and if i have to be on the bench and come off the bench to make an impact, that is what i will have to do. the final will be played amidst tight security after the recent manchester attack which killed 22 concertgoers. the stadium roof will be closed as a precaution, and organisers remind fans to arrive early and not to bring bags. uefa's president is confident everything is being done to ensu

our sports news correspondent richard conway is in dusseldorf where the race begins on saturday. of focus on british cycling and team sky, what are the team been saying? this was a performance designed to tough out those difficult questions. dave brailsford, chris froome and the rest of the team appeared before the cameras. the question the credibility are at the core right now. given the parliamentary enquiry is, the clarifications, and the state m e nts is, the clarifications, and the statements made over the past nine months, what was in the contents of the jiffy bag delivered to the bradley wiggins years ago? what about the state of medical control of drugs that are in team sky's headquarters and the lack of paper work? all those questions centring around team is quiet and the credibility to the fore. i asked dave bra ilsford credibility to the fore. i asked dave brailsford about it and if you still happy to lead team sky and a few will do so in the future?|j still happy to lead team sky and a few will do so in the future? i love it, absolutely love. i don't want to do anythi

tax fraud dating back to his time as real madrid's head coach. 0ur sports news correspondent richard conwayenewal has defrauded them of £2.9 million, dating back from 2011 and to those on the 12th when he was in charge of real madrid. no comment from jose mourinho today or his current employer, manchester united. but the spanish prosecutors say it relates to image rights, and the use of structured around them. this is something we have heard a lot about in recent weeks. christiano ronaldo of course played underjose mourinho at madrid and they share the same agent. he has also been accused of a large sum in terms of tax fraud. again relating to the use of companies to shield his image rights. he is so angry about it of course that he may —— he says he may leave spain, leave madrid. that aside he will be giving testimony in his case at the end ofjuly and of course this comes after the spanish authorities successfully prosecuted lionel messi of barcelona last year. his appeal against his tax fraud case was rejected last month. it shows clearly that the spanish tax authorities have some of the

richard conway has more details.has defrauded them of around 3.3 million euros. that is about £2.9 million. it dates back from 2011—12, when he was in charge of real madrid. no comment from jose mourinho today. or his current employer at manchester united. the spanish prosecutors saying it relates to image rights and the use of structures around them. that is something we have heard a lot of in recent weeks. cristiano ronaldo who played underjose mourinho at madrid and they share the same agent who has also been accused of a much larger sum has also been accused of a much largersum in has also been accused of a much larger sum in terms of tax fraud, again relating with the use of companies to shield image rights. he is so angry he could leave madrid. that aside, he will be giving testimony in his case at the end of july. this all comes after the spanish authorities successfully prosecuted messi of barcelona last year. his appeal against his tax fraud case was rejected last month. it shows very clearly that the spanis

richard conway was watching. day two has drawn to a close and what a day of racing it was.ature race the prince of wales stakes it was highland reel who took the honours, ryan moore, when he hit the front about a furlong out it did not look like anything was going to stop him. it was 33 degrees today, the dress code relaxed in the royal enclosure, gentlemen with their jackets relaxed in the royal enclosure, gentlemen with theirjackets off and of course the queen after dispensing with her duties at the state 0pening of parliament this morning arriving here to take place in the royal box to oversee proceedings. tomorrow it will be slightly cooler, about 26 degrees which is good news for those with a runner in the feature race which is of course the ascot gold cup. aidan 0'brien looking to add to last year ‘s win, it will again be order of saint george you start as favourite, even money at the moment. coolmore, after a disappointing start, nine runners for aidan 0'brien yesterday, no winners, back on track today and he will want the gold cup tomorrow. more from ascot throughou

here‘s our sports news correspondent richard conway.today was a race for the ages, a thrilling finish contest is between big orange and order of saint george. big orange made all the running through the two—mile four furlongs and it looks going into the final furlong as though 0rder into the final furlong as though order of saint george mightjust get up order of saint george mightjust get up there and catch him on the line. the aidan 0‘brien trained horse just couldn‘t make it, beaten a short head in the end by big orange and james doyle on board celebrating the win. michael bell, the trainerfrom newmarket, big orange pipping 0rder of saint george to win the ascot gold cup. looking on from the stand was her majesty the queen. she knows all about winning, of course, the gold cup. back in 2013 her horse estimate led the field to victory. she did not have a runner in the race this year but she had a horse in the britannia stakes, mouse prize which finished back in the packs is a lot eight successful day for her majesty but i‘m sure she enj

richard conway has been watching, as i say, pipped on the line with good richard.t run in 1807 and then all of those renewals, i can tell you what, they're probably has not been a tighter finish than what we just witnessed. big orange lead the field for most of the race. it was the favourite, order of saint george, who challenged him coming into that final half furlong. looked as though he might get up on the line to be timbered in the it was big orange who got there in the end, ridden by james doyle, big orange who got there in the end, ridden byjames doyle, trained by michael ballard had newmarket and it was a short head in the end for the five to one horse. the order of st john sent off at 60 51 favourite. could not get there in the end. a short head is all that divided the two on the line, denying aidan o'brien the trainer a chance to win this race. of course, order of st george, won it last year. for they had for this year again, thought it was in his grasp. but it is big orange for michael balcon and james doyle has ridden it to victory. richard conway live a

in a few minutes we will hear from richard conway who is in dusseldorf for the start of the tour de francens of the united states and in central canada. some of these will continue to break out as they had further eastwards. on the satellite picture you can see these huge thunderstorms are affecting central canada and the great lakes. on friday they will erupt once again and push slowly eastwards. they will affect the eastern states and canada later on in the week. meanwhile in the west there is that dry air and that very high wildfire risk. that line of thunderstorms continues to work its way closer to the eastern seaboard as we head through to saturday, bringing the threat of flash flooding and possibly tornadoes. in south as yet the south—west monsoon has got its act together and it has been pushing into the north—west corner of india and into the south east pakistan. the bright colours mean exceptionally heavy rain, potentially around gujarat and rajasthan. it is inevitable we could see some serious flooding in the next couple of days. heavy rain saturday and sunday across new delhi as

our sports news correspondent, richard conway, is at ascot.sure that bookies will not wa nt and i‘m sure that bookies will not want that on to win today, but there are others in the field that could rival him. it is ladies day at royal ascot. we have been seeing some bright and colourful fashions going through the gates. the milliners of britain have been doing a brisk trade over the last few months! back to the racing, at her majesty the queen will be arriving shortly after 2pm. she won the gold cup with her horse in 2013. she doesn‘t have a runner in the race today, but she does have a horse in the britannia sta kes at does have a horse in the britannia stakes at 5pm. maths prize will run for her in her colours, and she hopes that that will bring her a winner in this, one of her favourite weeks of the year. time for a look at the weather. what a difference what a difference a what a difference a day what a difference a day makes.

our correspondent richard conway is in cardiff. cardiff is the home of champions this week. on saturday the men‘s final sea juventus and real madrid going head—to—head to lift the top prize in european football. for gareth bale of the druid a homecoming to savour. —— of real madrid. he is facing up to the prospect of not starting this match, given his recent return from injury. i have been working hard on fitness. iam not i have been working hard on fitness. i am not match fit. whether the manager thinks that might be a problem, it may be so, and if i have to be on the bench and come off the bench to make an impact that is what i will have to do. the final will be played amidst tight security after the manchester attack that killed 22 concert goers. the roof will be closed as a precaution and organisers remind fans to arrive early and not to bring bags. the wafer president is confident everything is being done to ensure a safe environment. the problem is that the stadiums are secured and safe. there are many people in the street. we have to be cautious about it. we have to b

our sports news correspondent, richard conway, has more.y did. russia destroyed their computers in the aftermath of winning the bid so information from them was hard to come by. as for qatar, there is more information there, some of which has been previously reported. england's doesn't escape censure in the report, michael garcia saying the england bidding team for 2018 tried to attempt to satisfy some of what he calls improper requests from voters. england posted a record—breaking 377 on their way to a crushing victory in the rain—affected world cup match with pakistan in leicester. it's a morale boosting win, after they lost their opening game with india. our sports correspondent, joe wilson, was at the game. world cup, turn right and look for the floodlight. to choose cricket on a grade tuesday takes commitment, but it was worth it. tickets were distributed to 38 local schools. umbrella optional, but youthful, watch out for falling sixes. pakistan's women had never beaten england but the home team began under pressure. they were quickly

richard canto, abc news, new york. >>> coming up at 8:00 on this week with george stephanopoulos, counselor to the president, kellyanne conwayck schumer. >>> plus republican senators susan collins and rand paul respond to this week's health care bill draft in a sunday exclusive. special round table debate on all of this week's politics. that is this morning at 8:00. >>> well the democratic national committee came to san francisco and members pointed out just how essential the black vote is to a winning democratic ticket. abc 7 news was in oakland yesterday at the scottish wright temple for the event hosted by barbara lee. speaker said if democrats don't get 92% of the black vote, they don't win. and they accused republicans of making sure that that doesn't happen. >> they are suppressing the vote all over the country. they don't just suppress the vote because they racist, they suppress it because it's a practical matter, it's how they win. >> speakers also blamed a misguided mass incarceration policy that leans against blacks and latinos as another way to suppress votes. >>> south sacramento police are investigating the burn

richard canto, abc news, new york. >>> coming up at 8:00 on this week with george stephanopoulos, kouns already to the president, kellyanne conway and chuck schumer. >>> plus republican senators susan collins and rand paul respond to this week's health care bill draft in a sunday exclusive. special round table debate on all of this week's politics. that is this morning at 8:00. >>> well the democratic national committee came to san francisco and members pointed out just how essential the black vote is to a winning democratic ticket. abc 7 news was in oakland yesterday at the scottish wright temple for the event hosted by barbara lee. speaker said if democrats don't get 92% of the black vote, they don't win. and they accused republicans of making sure that that doesn't happen. >> they are suppressing the vote all over the country. they don't just suppress the vote because they racist, they suppress it because it's a practical matter, it's how they win. >> speakers also blamed a misguided mass incarceration policy that leans against blacks and latinos as another way to suppress votes. >>> south sacramento police are investigating