i was a fan of mariya savinova as well. what she did on the track was fantastic.l disappointed and cheated as a fan as well, that what we saw wasn't believable, unfortunately. great britain will face second seeds croatia in the fed cup promotion play—off tomorrow. their place was sealed after lativa beat portugal in britain's group which meant gb will top group c having won all of three ties under new captain anne keothavong 3—0. turkey were the latest team to be defeated with laura robson and jocelyn rae rounding off the whitewash in the doubles after singles victories for heather watson and johanna konta. danny willett is one shot off the lead in malaysia. he made six birdies to finish the day on five under par. he trails band buys worker. the austrian made an impressive nine under par 63. marc warren lost the lead after a second round of 75. the overnight leader hit three bogeys and a triple bogey on the last six holes as his three over round left him on six under. in a moment we'll have inside six nations from cardiff, but as wales and england prepare to go he

mixed feelings then for the british runnerjenny meadows who was beaten by savinova at the 2010 european won bronze i have a mixture of elation that i will hopefully get upgraded for a medal and a little bit of sadness and disappointed as a fan of the sport. i was a fan of her as well and what she did on the track was fantastic, so i feel disappointed and cheated as a fan that what we saw was not believable. tiger woods has withdrawn from the next two events on the pga tour with "ongoing back spasms". the 1a time major winner pulled out of this month's dubai desert classic before the second round with the injury. he only returned to action in december after two back operations. great britain will face second seeds croatia in the fed cup promotion play—off tomorrow. their place was sealed after lativa beat portugal in britain's group which meant gb will top group c having won all three ties under new captain anne keothavong. turkey were the latest team to be defeated withjohanna konta and heather watson earning singles victories before laura robson and jocelyn rae won the doubles. right n

the russian athlete mariya savinova, who won olympic gold in the 800m at london 2012 has been stripped savinova, who beat caster semenya to gold in london has been found guilty of doping offences by the court of arbitartion for sport. guilty of doping offences by the court of arbitration for sport. all of her results from july 2010 through to august 2013 have been wiped from her record. mixed feelings then for the british runnerjenny meadows who was beaten by savinova at the 2010 european championships where she won bronze. a mixture of elation that i will hopefully get upgraded to a medal, and a bit of sadness and disappointment as a fan of the sport, i was a fan of maria as well, and watching what you've track was fantastic. i disappointed as a fan as well do what we saw was not believable, unfortunately. tiger woods has withdrawn from the next two events on the pga tour with "ongoing back spasms". the 1a time major winner pulled out of this month's dubai desert classic before the second round with the injury. he only returned to action in december after two back operations. great br

she also inherits the 2011 will championship title which savinova also a link wishes.e—distance athletes, now one of most notorious drug cheats. the court ruling today that between 2010 injuly, and august 2013, all her medals, prizes, all the money she has won, will be forfeited because of abnormalities in urban biological passport. that is a system which detects over a period of time whether an athlete has been using performance enhancing drugs. savinova previously had been recommended for a lifetime ban by the world anti—doping authority enquirer, led by dick pound in december 2000 and 15. chelsea are nine points clear of the top, a lead which could be reduced to six points should second placed tottenham win on saturday. chelsea play on sunday. spurs lead the chasing pack but travel to anfield to face liverpool who haven't given up their hopes of lifting the title. both managers have been sizing up the opposition. it was not a flying situation up until yesterday for us. if we play like we played against hull in the first off, no chance, but if we play like the second

mariya savinova, one of russia's most famous middle—distance athletes. one of russia's most notorious drug cheats. the court of arbitration for sport ruling today that between july 2010 and arbitration for sport ruling today that betweenjuly 2010 and august 2013, all her medals, all her prizes and all the money she has one will be forfeited because of abnormalities in her biological passport. that's a system which detects over a period of time whether an athlete has been using performance enhancing drugs. mariya savinova had previously been recommended for a lifetime ban by the world anti—doping authority in an enquiry led by dick pound. today's news does have consequences. it will see her lose those medals from london 2012. it will also see her lose a medalfrom from london 2012. it will also see her lose a medal from the barcelona championship in 2010. that means britain'sjenny meadows could be boosted to the silver medal position because of the retroactive order for mariya savinova to lose her prize money and medals during that period. full—back stuart

russian ahtlete mariya savinova, who won the olympic 800 metres title at london 2012, has been found won between 2010 and 2013, including her olympic gold. caster semenya, who finished second in 2012, and british athlete jenny meadowsm, who finished in bronze behind savinova at the 2010 european championships, both stand to have their medals upgraded. the hollywood film star george clooney and his wife amal are expecting twins, with reports suggesting that they are due this june. the news was confirmed by clooney‘s fellow actor and close friend matt damon, who said he was "thrilled for the pair" and that they were going to be "awesome parents." david sillito reports. congratulations are in order for george and amal loony. the news was broken by entertainment tonight. george and amal loony. the news was broken by entertainment tonightm has been confirmed that the 55—year—old superstar and his very accomplished attorney wife are expecting twins. at 55, george clooney has hung back a bit before taking on fatherhood, but his good friend matt damon has no doubts about how to did he will b

the russian athlete mariya savinova, who won olympic gold metres at london 2012 has been stripped ofo beat caster semenya to gold in london has been found guilty of doping offences by the court of arbitartion for sport. all of her results from july 2010 through to august 2013 have been wiped from her record. by savinova at the 2010 european championships where she won bronze. a mixture of elation that i will hopefully be upgraded in the medal but also sadness and disappointment. what she did on the track was absolutely fantastic so i feel really disappointed and cheated as a fan as well, that what we saw wasn't u nfortu nately fan as well, that what we saw wasn't unfortunately believable. scotland will make one change to the side that beat ireland as rugby union's six nations championship continues this weekend. flankerjohn barclay replaces the injured ryan wilson in the back row. scotland haven't beaten france in paris since 1999. bath hoping to cement their place in the top four against northampton at the top four against northampton at the wreck. both sides without a number of fir

i was actually a fan of mariya savinova, as well, what she did on the track was fantastic.are the realistic chances that your medal will be upgraded from bronze to silver? i have got my medal out of the cabinet at home, this is the bronze that i won in amsterdam back in 2010 at those championships, six and a half years ago and i have a real affinity with this medal, i have memories of the event, of the occasion. i think i will get upgraded now, now it's been proven, i have had an upgrade in the past. i was denied a gold medal, it was silver i won on the day, a year after that at the european indoor championships by another russian athlete and i did actually get — it's a case of waiting for the medal to arrive in the post and send this one back. it's worrying, it's the second russian athlete banned who completed in the 800 metres final at london 2012. it is just yet more damming evidence against the state sponsored doping programme that russia were running. yeah. we have a lwa ys russia were running. yeah. we have always had to use the word alleged up always had to use the w

mariya savinova has been stripped of her london 2012 800m gold.n for sport. scotland make one change to the side that beat ireland as they prepare to face france in the six nations. john barclay replaces ryan wilson at flanker. the football association of wales will appeal against their punishment for displaying poppies during a world cup qualifier in november. i'll be back with more on those stories just after 3:30pm. moron that news that the defence select subcommittee —— we bringing you more on that news that the defence select subcommittee to have said that allegations against iraq war vetera ns said that allegations against iraq war veterans has been omitted data failure and should be shut down within months. the embargo on that defence committee report has been lifted so we can bring you exactly what they say. they are saying that the iraq historic allegations team, which has been looking into investigations into abuses, alleged abuses by british soldiers in iraq, saying that that inquiry has become a seemingly unstoppable self—perpetuating

maia savinova one of russia's most famous athletes, now one of the most notorious drugs cheats.cause of abnormalities in her biological passport, that's a system which detects over a period of time whether an athlete has been using a performance enhancing drug. she had previously been recommended for a lifetime ban by the world anti—doping authority inquiry, led by kick pound. today's news does have consequences, it will see her lose those medals, it will also see her lose a medalfrom lose those medals, it will also see her lose a medal from the barcelona european championships in 2010. that has repercussions for britain's jenny meadows, she should be boosted from a bronze to the silver medal position because of this retro active orderfor position because of this retro active order for savinova to lose her prize money and medals during that period. full—back stuart hogg will become the youngest scotland player to win 50 caps when he lines up against france in the six nations on sunday. he will be 2a years and 233 days at kick—off, and breaks the record currently held by teammate

savinova had previously been recommended for a lifetime ban by wada, the world anti—doping authority,nships in 2010. that has repercussions for britain's jenny meadows, who will be boosted from bronze medal to silver medal position because of this retroactive order the savinova to lose her prize money and medals during that period. 0k, thank you very much. the football association of wales will be appealing against sanctions imposed by fifa for displaying poppies during a world cup qualifier. they were fined over £15,000 following commemorations prior to wales' world cup qualifier against serbia in november. fifa took action because fans wore poppies in the stands and the armed forces held bunches of poppies at the side of the pitch. joe root, ben stokes and stuart broad have met with director of cricket, andrew strauss, to discuss the england test captaincy. england have also spoken to jos buttler, who captained england in the one—day series in bangladesh. root, who was vice—captain to previous skipper alastair cook, is the favourite to take over. a new captain will be appointed befo