the records were on the laptop of former team sky doctor richard freeman but it was stolen in 2014.cording to evidence given to a parliamentary inquiry by uk anti doping's chief executive nicole sa pstead. here's some of her statement. there are no records, particularly those kept by doctor freeman. who was the doctor, overseeing team sky at this particular event. absolutely no records whatsoever. the man to deliver the package, the former coach simon cope, taking it from manchester or the way to france. he says it never occurred to him to ask what he was delivering. here years. i have listened to the evidence to date, i think you have been left to dangle. by the people he may be former colleagues and friends, you have been left in a difficult position. do you feel that? yes. anything else you want to tell the committee? bearing in mind you have been done in? i don't know anything, i told you all i know. i don't know what is in it, i was asked to take it by my employers. ollie foster is in the bbc sports centre. it appears to bea in the bbc sports centre. it appears to be a damaging

the former team sky medic dr richard freeman pulled out through illness yesterday. ws correspondent richard conway. he's in central london. so what have we been hearing rid afternooned? simon cope has been on the end of some ferocious questioning. questions about whether he knew what was in the jiffy questioning. questions about whether he knew what was in thejiffy bag he was asked to deliver to team sky, to the team sky doctor, dr richard freeman in june 2011. the team sky doctor, dr richard freeman injune 2011. he says he was unaware of what was in the package. he was asked to take the package over to france. mps questioning why he didn't ask about this and going into some detail about whether he checkeditin into some detail about whether he checked it in his hold luggage or put it into his hand luggage to determine his level of knowledge about it, but simon cope very clear, despite the fact saying at start of his testimony he couldn't remember what he did last tuesday, had some recall of events five years ago and hadn't asked, the package was sealed and he did wha

richard freeman has provided written evidence, maintaining that the parcel contained a legal decongestantongdoing and the allegations that it was a banned steroid. freeman says he regrets the poor medical record—keeping at the time. damian collins, the chair of the committee, wants more answers. uk anti—doping are carrying out their own investigation. scotland rugby union captain greig laidlaw says he hopes to be back playing in three or four weeks, in time for this summer's tour of australia. laidlaw missed most of the six nations campaign after injuring his ankle in the defeat by france. warren gatland will name his british and irish lions squad next month for the new zealand tour and laidlaw believes a number of scots have a great chance of being included. the scottish players are in with as much of a shout as any other players, to be honest. through the championship we were consistently fairly good, apart from the english game. individually, there were some strong performances. there are competition for positions right through the squad. they will need a strong squad to go to new zeal

shane sutton says richard freeman. contained a deacon guestant. there is the rules and then there is the principle and our values and our values and our principles are very, very clear. we race clean and that's it. (bleep). but there are some questions outstanding such as why couldn't the team just buy the deacon guestant local? is there a paper trail to back up claims what was in it, why did simon cope not bother to check what was in it and if the contents were destined for bradley wiggins then why was he taking a deacon guestant which is not meant to be used by atmatics as wiggins is one? it is not the first time bradley wiggins faced questions about the way he used medication. this is was to cure a medical condition and the world doping agency and everyone said this was about, this wasn't about trying to find a way to gain an unfair advantage, this was about putting myself back on a level playing field. despite what is known about the package, questions still remain about its contents. a uk anti—doping investigation

it was administered by doctor richard freeman, now simon cope spoke to the commons committee yesterday didn't know what was in the package. doctor freeman was supposed to speak to the committee and he said he was ill, so, bradley wiggins was asked for comments and he'd night, he declined to comment, but we did hearfrom night, he declined to comment, but we did hear from jonathan night, he declined to comment, but we did hearfrom jonathan browning. the new chair of bridges cycling today. and he says he wants to get today. and he says he wants to get to the bottom of this. brew we need to the bottom of this. brew we need to make sure that we are not only clea n to make sure that we are not only clean but we are actually be able to demonstrate. that we are clean. we hope that notjust demonstrate. that we are clean. we hope that not just to ourselves and out hope that not just to ourselves and our staff and our riders but to the public ourselves. i have not come across any evidence of cheating. from what i have seen is an organisation that has grown dramatically over these last few years.

from what you say, it would seem doctor freeman is not complying with the gmc guidelines on and richards. leicester city have held informal talks with former england manager roy hodgson about their vacant managers position. the bbc understands that he's just one potential candidate that they have spoken to. however it remains likely that caretaker manager craig shakespeare will remain in charge until the end of the season if results continue to go well for the struggling champions. manchester city host huddersfield in the final match of the fa cup last 16 tonight. the match is a replay after both sides drew 0—0 last month. every competition, every game we play, we try to win. i know how special the cup is. whether you are away or at home, it does not matter. it is important, like it is important in the league and the champions league. is this game more important than another one? no. i had to make clear that everyone knows we are playing against one of the best teams in the world. we are very humble. we totally know where we are. on the other side, it is football. this is why everybody

the former team sky medic dr richard freeman pulled out through illness yesterday. our sports news correspondent, richard conway, he's in central london. what are we expecting? we are expecting difficult questions about that package that was in a jiffy bag. what was in it? did he know what was in it? he asked them to bring it? key questions to this mystery about what was in it. david brailsford, the former head of british cycling, still at team sky, he gives evidence to mps that last year when he said he was told it was a decongestant that was handed over. there has been so much scrutiny and examination of what was in this package. today we will hear from simon cope who broke from the british cycling headquarters in manchester. the product to the race in france in 2011. we will hearfrom the head of uk and it open. her organisation has been leading this investigation and we battled she will be at liberty to provide mps with an update about what she has uncovered so far. thank you very much. the government faces its first defeat over the brexit bill in the house of lor

richard freeman has provided written evidence, maintaining that the parcel contained a legal decongestantparties deny any wrongdoing and the allegations that it was a banned steroid. damian collins, chair of the culture, media and sport select committee, wants more answers, uk anti doping are still carrying out their own investigation. a friendly match in paris between the ivory coast and senegal was abandoned last night when fans invaded the pitch. the teams were level at one all after 88 minutes when a handful of fans came onto the pitch, one of them seemingly giving senegal‘s lamine gassama a rugby tackle. more fans then appeared to leave the stands giving the referee little option but to abandon the game. a match between the two sides during the african cup of nations in 2013 also had to be abandoned. manchester's world lightweight champion terry flanagan makes the fifth defence of his wbo belt against russia's petr petrov a week on saturday but he is already looking forward to a possible unification bout against the star of the divisionjorge linares. the venezuelen outpointed fellow

richard freeman has written to the committee about the package saying it was a a legal deconguess tacto the families of the four people who died. ource our ce spopd wyre davies told us more. it is now nearly a week since this awful attack on westminster bridge, where khalid masood killed those people and in the grounds of the palace. this is the second statement from a family member of his, express anger and shock. we heard from his mother yesterday and today we heard from his wife, rohey hydara who lives in the midlands we believe and she has issued a statement from the police saying she is shocked and saddened and expressing condolences to those who died and wishing a spedsy recover friday those who are injured. what is interesting, is that it shows, khalid masood, according to the police, acted alone, nobody knew what he was up to, the statements the fact his family members and they are no longer being detained show that despite that he may have been radicalised in prison, but that the act, the criminal act was something that he committed alone and nobody else knew about it. what is

last year, the man who took delivery of the package, wiggins' doctor at the time, richard freeman, refusedidence due to illness. today, the head of the investigation into wiggins' medical package revealed her surprise at the lack of evidence. we have asked for infantries and medical records that can go to confirming whether it actually was fluimucil, and we have not been able to ascertain that because there are no records. that, she said, could mean general medical council rules had been broken. the issue refusing to go away. for years now, british cycling and team sky have been known for their attention to detail and their marginal gains. it makes their struggle to explain and prove exactly what was in that medical package that was sent from here, the national velodrome in manchester, to france, back in 2011, all the more hard to understand and it's cast a shadow over the country's most successful sport and its most decorated olympian. there is not proper records being kept that say, this is what the doctor is giving to the riders and this is the reason why. and that should be at the hear

a mystery package delivered from the uk to doctor roger freeman and bradley wiggins iturra race six years ago in france. earlier i spoke to richardnwell, and unable to attend today. mps may call him in the future. they will be writing to him to get written evidence. the need for that became even clearer during the course of nicole sapstead's evidence, the head of uk anti—doping. she was very critical of british cycling and team sky. she said there was no audit trail, effectively no record—keeping of the medical substances going in and out of the manchester velodrome where both organisations have their headquarters. therefore she was unable to determine at this stage of the ongoing investigation if the substance was flumecyl or a powerful steroid, which under certain circumstances can be deemed illegal because of performance enhancing benefits. nicole sa pstead because of performance enhancing benefits. nicole sapstead said they had received an allegation that it was the steroid. as you can hear now, she was scathing when it came to the lack of record—keeping. now, she was scathing when it came to the lack of record—keepingm now,

former team sky doctor richard freeman has submitted a written response to mps about a mystery medicalins in 2011. he said thejiffy bag contained a legal decongestant but regretted not backing up his clinical records. freeman wrote a letter to the culture, media and sport committee after failing to appear before them earlier this month. england's u21s won 4—0 last night in denmark, in preparation for this summers european championship in poland. chelsea's ruben loftus—cheek scored two of the goals. and we'll find out later whether andy murray will play for great britain in next month's davis cup tie against france. murray has a tear in his elbow, captain leon smith names his squad at midday today. pretty unlikely we will see andy murray featuring. he has a busy few weeks coming up, because he has to defend so many points to defend his number one position. that is the problem when you have a great year. you have to go back and pay for your points. kat will be back with the papers ina points. kat will be back with the papers in a few moments time. points. kat will be back with the papers

it received information about a package delivered to team sky doctor richard freeman intended for wigginss six nations hopes today with news number 8 billy vunipola will make a surprise return for his club this weekend. he's been out of action since november with a knee injury but his recovery has gone better than expected, and could appear for saracens in the premiership match against newcastle. england next play scotland on the 11th of march, or ireland a week later. the final day of the first formula one preseason test is underway in barcelona. the track has been drenched in water to simulate wet weather. lewis hamilton has described driving the new cars as like riding a rollercoaster. there won't be any thrills and spills for the williams team though. they're sitting out today's sessions after their rookie driver lance stroll crashed yesterday. williams say they'll be ready for the second test next week. that's all sport for now. thank you. the us attorney generaljeff sessions has been accused of lying under oath as it has been disclosed he had undeclared meetings with the russian amb

incomplete as they tried to discover the contents of a msytery package delivered from the uk to dr richard freeman france. the man who delivered the package, the coach simon cope, which team sky claim was a decongestant, said he didn't it is just very clear from our investigation that there is no audit trail of what is going in or out of a comprehensive supply of medical products. it is a very serious matter, because there are laws around the dispensing and administering of medicines. from what you said, it would see that doctor freeman is not complying with the gmc on that, and not keeping records for the dispensing of medicine. we are trying to establish how british cycling and team sky administered the anti—doping policy, to ensure their team is clean. what we heard today is that they do not, not satisfactorily. there are not proper records being kept that say what the doctor is giving to the riders and the reason why. that should be at the heart of any good policy on anti—doping. so that is a damning indictment of the way things are run at british cycling and at tea m are run at british cyclin

doctor richard freeman, his written evidence, he is not well at the moment, to the select committee,ckage in 2011 when he was looking after bradley wiggins in france last team sky have been heavily criticised for their medical record—keeping around that time and he has admitted it was not up to scratch but he says the parcel contained a legal decongestant and not a steroid that bradley wiggins had previously been given an exemption to use although he would not have been allowed to use it on that occasion. all parties deny any wrongdoing, but the chair of the select committee wants more answers and uk anti—doping are still digging and uk anti—doping are still digging and still carrying out their own investigation into what was in that package. we will be talking that the story again. finally, heroic set the end of a race in the united states. —— heroics at. end of a race in the united states. -- heroics at. remember the brownlee brothers, when one of them carried the other across the line, at the 0lympics, well this was in philadelphia. it was run over the weekend. 0r philadelphia. it

dr richard freeman was due to appear, but was too ill to do so. he hasn't commented.ils of what treatment was administered to wiggins back at this event in 2011, he didn't do do so. furthermore, his la ptop he didn't do do so. furthermore, his laptop with medical records was stolen. these are very serious problems for both british cycle and tea m problems for both british cycle and team sky who wiggins and dr freeman we re team sky who wiggins and dr freeman were working for at the time. it was found to be odd and the team who prides itself on being a clean team wouldn't upload such serious records. bradley wiggins was very tight—lipped there. one mp said that tea m tight—lipped there. one mp said that team sky's credibility was now in tatters. the general medical council could be involved. both on the front of their anti—doping procedures and 110w of their anti—doping procedures and now their culture here at british cycling it's not been a great week for britain's best funded and most successful olympic sport. thank you very much for bringing us up—to—date there. oth

richard freeman says he regrets the poor medical record keeping at the time.en, the final tournament between next month's world championship. more on those stories for you at 4. 30pm. the wife of the westminster attacker, khalid masood, has said she is saddened and shocked by the atrocity. in a statement released through the metropolitan police, rohey hydara said she totally condemns his actions. meanwhile, the mp, who tried to save the life of pc keith palmer outside parliament, foregin minister, tobias ellwood, has been speaking about what happened. he called it a dark day. i make it clear that i was one of many that stepped forward on that dark day. our thoughts and prayers remain with those families and friends of the victims, including our own pc keith palmer. the nhs in england is to consider whether gps should stop prescribing a range of medicines and treatments, including holiday jabs, gluten—free food, fish oils and painkillers such as paracemotol, that are available over the counter. the proposals, which are intended to save millions of pounds, will

richard freeman has provided written evidence, maintaining that the parcel contained a legal decongestanteeman says he regrets the poor medical record—keeping at the time. damian collins, the chair of the committee, wants more answers, uk anti—doping are carrying out their own investigation. the england and wales cricket board are pushing ahead with their plans for a city based t20 tournament to be launched in the summer of 2020. eight franchises will operate outside the county structure with some of the 36 games to be screened on free to air tv terrestrial tv. the ecb are looking to attract new younger audiences. cricket does need a change. only 2% of children cite cricket as their favourite sport and that's poor in a country where cricket has the access so something needs to be done, but there are a few concerns. theres no doubt counties will be nervous about the future, but i think, you know, some of the exciting prospects coming out of this, looking to attract a new audience will be exciting. india have won their test series 2—1 against australia in dharamsala. the hosts started the f

, which has been sent to the select committee, about how that decongestant was sent to doctor richard freemanelivered to serve bradley wiggins and his because they knew the exact amount of drugs that we re knew the exact amount of drugs that were in the decongestant and knew it would be legal. we will have more on this at half past six. football, arsenal will have to set a new champions league record if they are to reach the quarterfinals. no side has come back from four goals down from the first leg to progress and they have to do that to get past bayern munich following their 5—1 thrashing. let us go live to the emirates. the gunners have got to go for it but you cannot really see them keeping out bayern munich at them keeping out bayern munich at the same time. in a word, no, it is not like they are coming into this match in good form, they have had four defeats insects. arsenal fans are ina four defeats insects. arsenal fans are in a familiar position and wondering if they can cling on to the top four. arsene wenger has famously done that in every one of his 20 seasons at the club but the

over—the—counter decongesta nt" — but now we know the medic working with the team at the time — dr richard freemanalth — has no record of wiggins‘ treatment at the time and that a laptop containing the details of medical treatment had been stolen in 2014. uk anti—doping chief nicole sapstead described the situation as "odd" and the committee's chairman, the mp damian collins said after the hearing that the "credibility of team sky and british cycling is in tatters". well both have now responded... british cycling said in a statement: despite those responses, it seems things are unravelling for cycling and public perception around the sport is bound to change for the worse should more details like this come out. turning to boxing. david haye and tony bellew have been warned after what they called extremely disappointing comments before the heavyweight bout. what have they been saying? now there's a big bout this weekend for boxing fans as david haye the former world champion takes on tony bellew in a heavyweight clash in london but the build up to the meeting has been marred by the words that have

joining me right now here in atlanta is law roprofessor and civil rights attorney avery freeman and richard, wish you were in atlanta but we'll get it together one of these days, all be in the same place. the ban has just been revised. the aclu suit claims the ban is religious discrimination, unconstitutional. so avery, you first. is this a very similar argument already made against the original immigration ban? >> it is very much the same. the wall -- >> or travel ban, i should say. >> travel ban, immigration ban, muslim ban, they're used interchangeably. but even though the language of religious preference, it's essentially the same thing. the impact on the economy, the individuals who don't have a fair process and equal protection under the law. that's exactly what's heard in honolulu this week and seattle this week and also, the new case in san francisco. >> removing iraq from the original seven and now it's down to six, richard, and people feeling like they were being profiled and targeted by place of origin, mostly muslim nations, names, et cetera, why does this ban have a better chan