this goes beyond semenya.ing, the international olympic committee is likely to announce similar testosterone rules for transgender athletes. as sport grapples with issues of ethics and gender, some back the iaaf stance. i'm very pleased. i think it was the right decision. it's about time that cas looked after the majority and thought about how we're going to protect female sport. but for caster semenya, this was always simple. she just wanted to run, naturally, the way she was born. we are down to the last four at the world snooker championship. tulsen tollett is at the crucible in sheffield for us. we are now down to the one table system at the crucible. this will include the quarter—final stage. john higgins has gone through against neil robertson. robinson the winner in 2010 and higgins are to winner. in 2017 and 2018 he was runner—up, could he be third time lucky. at one point he won 12 frames ina row, lucky. at one point he won 12 frames in a row, judd trump. gary wilson lost his to a card in 2006. he got

this goes beyond semenya. international olympic committee is likely to announce similar testosterone rules for transgender athletes. as sport grapples with issues of ethics and gender, some back the iaaf stance. i'm very pleased. i think it was the right decision. it's about time that cas looked after the majority and thought about how we're going to protect female sport. but for caster semenya this was always simple. she just wanted to run, naturally, the way she was born. so what now? semenya could appeal but there is a low chance of success. she could switch events to one unaffected by the new rules, like the 5000 metres which she ran recently, or take medication the un has described as humiliating and harmful in order to try to defend her world and olympic titles. athletics south africa has reacted strongly, saying this disgraceful decision has reopened the wounds of apartheid. semenya's tea m the wounds of apartheid. semenya's team say her genetic gift should be celebrated and not punished. the debate rum

so what next for semenya?turn to doha for the athletics world championships in september, but in what discipline? 0ur reporter ade adedoyin spoke to her. will the beta 800 metres or a long—distance quiz night at 800 she has to take medication to lower her naturally high levels of testosterone this week or she can go for 5000 metres and eventually won the south african championships over the south african championships over the weekend, difficulty is that she has to face athletes who have been doing it for the past two years have had to be competitive at that distance at the elite level. hunch is that she may compete in that and the lives and —— last answer she gave me like you will see me and asked her which white and with a glint in her eye she said yes. team gb athlete lynsey sharp who finished ninth in that same 800 metres race in doha this evening told the bbc she had been subjected to death threats as a result of describing semenya's inclusion as unfair. it's not me versus her, it's

, hablurred that line. >> and no one close to semenya!brangham: castor semenya blew away the competition today at an 800-meter race in doha. it was the two-timolympic champion's first race since she lost a crucial court ruling this week that put her dead centein the debate over equality and gender in elite sports. it was also perhaps her last race before new rules take effect that could prevent her fral ever running profession again. t today, she said she just wanted to inspire others. >> at the end of the day, it's all about inspiring the world,. you kn showing the world, you know, it's possible if you believe. >> brangham: atiero in her na south africa, semenya has drawn attention for years-- not just for her blazing speed, but because she reportedly has what are known as inter-sex traits, h which gi elevated levels of testosterone. semenya is not transgender. she was born female. but she's long faced questions about her gender. no one has argued she s cheated, but some competitors argue th higher testosterone gives her an unfair advant

caster semenya now faces a crucial decision.e is to defend her world title, she must start taking the necessary medication next week. however, she may yet opt to run a longer distance not subject to the regulations. the iaaf has welcomed the decision but given the split verdict and the highly contentious nature of the decision, the issue looks like it will run on for some time. richard conway, bbc news. our sports reporter ade adoyin — what's the reaction there in south africa? it is disappointing, because many felt she would win on the basis of human rights and this goes against a human rights and this goes against a human rights and there is a statement from the ministry of sport in south africa who say they are naturally very disappointed by the ruling and it is not only a blow to human rights but to all south africans and they say they will lobby other bodies to stand behind them and the man who issued a statement says they are considering an appeal against this decision. support from other sports stars, martina navratilova,

in response, semenya said she knew...roversial issue, at least for most watching on. i think it's pretty straightforward, injurious report for any international federation in sport. athletics has two classifications. it has age, it has gender. we are fiercely protective of both and i'm really grateful that the court of arbitration has upheld that principle. semenya is, of course comes to at this diamond league meeting in doha and can still make an appeal about the ruling. at cryptic messages on social media yesterday made her future beyond that even more unclear. with so many questions, semenya's character insert this evening has again taken centre stage. given the circumstances, even making the startling was an achievement. and after a ll startling was an achievement. and after all the words, it was time for the action to speak. even in a competitive field, the rest were left in some and you's wake. —— in semenya's way. without recent run, the attention turns to where semenya turns next. hers is a journey which teams whi

earlier we spoke with caster semenya's mentor. we asked him whether we should endure people who argue that semenya's higheher testosteroroe levelsls give her an advantage. guest: i don't think you should. just the same way you should not ignonore anynyone who said he ha -- just t the samame thahat some basketballll plars a arelose t o 7'5" compared to o those that ae 6'6". if you are b born that way and u have certain g genes, the way yu are born i is the way you are born. in the way you grow up is thee way yoyou grow up. you cannot c change that. and we p proved i in 2009 that e was s a woman, that t she basicy was boborn a woman, and is stila woman. so, look,k, i can undererstand e compmpetitor's moaning, but peoe moaned - -- as i said, thehe original interview i i conducted wiwith , caster still hasas not broken te world 800 meter record. what has happened to that lady? so for me, the playing field is certainly unlevel. brent: that was toby speaking with us earlier. leonardo da vinci is probably best known for his paintings. yo

now you've gone back to semenya. let's not get stuck on caster semenya.t transgender, i'm answering that question, so either let me answer it or don't, alright? no, no, i am wanting to hear the answer. all you need to do is reduce your testosterone level to either five if it's the iaaf recommendations, or ten if it is the ioc guidelines. at the moment, all of the associations are kind of finding their way. some of them like the american powerlifting association said no, we're not going to do this. we're going to ring fence female athletes. we're going to go xx born athletes are going to be protected, and we're going to say no, this is not going to happen. and that's where i'm coming from. and you like that because it seems to me, underpinning your grave concerns about what is happening with these transgender athletes, is a belief that they are gaming the system, that they are... that they could potentially game the system. you seem to be... let me quote your tweet which caused an awful lot of controversy. you tweeted out recently: "to protect women's spor

with caster semenya, she was born this way, but -- >> crucial to keep saying that. did nothing to change. this is how sh >> i've written columns defending her, absolutely.th buimportant point, is there is a larger conversation, and this may well be, as a journalist covering the olympics for 30-some years, this may well be, william, a story that then jumps into the world of transgender participation in sports. this is a topic and conversation that will be discussed at dinner tables, supermarkets, what we want in terms of girls and women's sports. we've made the classification that girls and women's sports are different than boys and men's sports. we have made thatas fication. so how do we then pursue these issues, especially at a time where we're looking at then sierntd i think that's why this ruling was important and discrimination, agaiinst caster semenya is so unfortunate. there is a larger pool here to also look at and to wonder about discrimination against those athletes. >> madeline, as christine is saying, we did, once upon a time, decide that boys and girls a

when semenya is at her best, there's only one winner.week, means that if she is to defend her world title in doha in september, she will have to start taking medication to lower her testosterone levels next week, which may affect her performance. people were wondering, have been asking me, is caster going to retire? is caster going to keep going? how am i going to retire when i'm 28? i'm still a young soul, man, i'm still young, i still feel young, i still feel the energy. i still have ten years or more in athletics, so it doesn't matter how i'm going to do it, what matters is, i will still be here. i will see you here in doha? of course. i will see you in the 800? of course! former european champion lindsay sharp has in the past questioned whether semenya has an unfair advantage, and she says she's paid a heavy price for that. no—one benefits from the situation, of course she doesn't benefit but it's not me versus her, it's not us versus them, i've had death threats, i've had threats against my family and that's not a position that i wa

phone caster semenya, it was a lwa ys sport.ys just she wanted to run naturally, the way she was born. caster semenya could appeal, but there is a low chance of success. she could swap events to one not affected by their testosterone rules, like the 5000 metres, or she could stop taking the medication, medication the un has called humiliating and harmful, if she wa nts to humiliating and harmful, if she wants to defend her world and 0lympic titles. these rules were born from a fear that dsd athletes would dominate podiums to come, but these women were born women and say it is talent, not testosterone, that has made them champions. this is far from over. transport secretary chris grayling has cancelled a pair of contracts decide to provide extra ferry services in the event deal brexit. multimillion—pound contracts were given to three ferry companies, with one later cancelled, as part of no—deal preparations. it's thought the latest cancellation will cost tens of millions of pounds more. obesity is one of the biggest health challe

and here comes semenya! double olympic gold—medallist semenya loses her appeal to be able to compete without having to take medication to reduce her naturally high levels of testosterone. there will be a by—election in peterbrough after almost 20,000 people signed a recall petition to remove the city's disgraced mp. it is 1-1! what a goal. liverpool face disgraced mp. it is 1-1! what a goal. liverpoolface an uphill struggle in the champions league after defeat in barcelona. and princess charlotte's fourth birthday tomorrow is being marked by the release of pictures taken by her mother at kensington palace and at the duchess of cambridge's norfolk home. and a reminder that at 11:30pm we will be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers. stay with us for that. good evening. the prime minister has sacked the defence secretary, gavin williamson, accusing him of leaking information from a meeting of the national security council last week. theresa may said in a letter to mr williamson that she had

commentator: here comes caster semenya past the...menya has controlled 800m running over the past decade like no one else. but that dominance is now in doubt following this landmark verdict. athletics world governing body, the iaaf, believes women with what is known as "differences in sexual development," or dsd as it's also known, hold an unfair advantage over their competitors. caster semenya argued she simply has a genetic gift, was born and raised a woman and shouldn't be discriminated against. however, the court disagreed. they found that the dsd measures are discriminatory but the panel found that, on the basis of the evidence submitted by the parties in the procedure, such discrimination is a necessary, reasonable and proportionate means of achieving the iaaf objective of preserving the integrity of athletics. the hormones, genes and reproductive organs of women with dsd may often be a mix of male and female characteristics. the science and the impact of testosterone on performance was a key factor in the case. she has a condit

if caster semenya had won, they would say why do we asa semenya had won, they would say why do we assterone suppressing drugs in order to compete in events. that 110w in order to compete in events. that now it has been utilised as an issue. but again, it shows that the changing way in ethics, gender, identity that is playing an increasing role in a sport. this case had all those things wrapped up in it now we've had some clarity so i think the sporting bodies will hope to move on from this onwards stop very much. julian assange is about to be sentenced for breaching his bail. the wikileaks co—founder, who's 47, was photographed as he arrived at southwark crown court earlier. he was removed from the ecuador embassy where he spent seven years earlier this month. this is the scene outside court in south london where supporters have gathered. there are julian assange there arejulian assange supporters there for that hearing and a lot of journalists and we will be there as soon as he is sentenced and get a reaction to that. we will keep you updated on what is happening there at southwark

now the olympic and world eight hundred meter champion caster semenya has lost her appeal against new testosterone rules in athletics meaning she won't be able to defend her titles semenya and athletics south africa said a rule forcing the running to take medication which would have lowered the level of the whole main switch events only run against men was unfair but the sport's governing body the identity f argued it was necessary to protect female sport and the court of arbitration for sport and greed. five majority of the cast panel has dismissed the request club iteration considering that justice to mean d.c. were unable to enable wrist opposition to the regulations in. the final round of the deal the regulations discriminatory but the majority of the panel found that on the basis of the evidence submitted by the parties in the procedure such discrimination is a necessary result of all the potion it means of achieving the underbelly of objective of preserving the integrity of female atlantics in some strike you dance international competition studies from four hundred meters to on

is caster semenya thinking of quitting athletics over the new testosterone limit ruling?vid gilbert leads four time champion john higgins at 16 c david gilbert leads four time championjohn higgins at the snicko championship. and lionel messi marks a sixth century of goals with a beauty against liverpool in the champions league. —— the snooker world championship. and england's one—day captain eoin morgan doesn't hold back when explaining why alex hales has been cut from the cricket world cup squad. there has been a com plete world cup squad. there has been a complete breakdown in trust between alex and the team. thanks forjoining us. it's a big night for arsenal tonight as they look to try and reach the europa league final. winning the competition could be their best way into champions league football next season. they're currently two points off fourth in the premier league with two matches to go. standing in their way are valencia, pitting gunners manager unai emergy against his old club. our sports correspondentjoe wilson is at the emirates stadium for the first leg of

controversial champion runner caster semenya semenya has won her last eight hundred meter race before the introduction of new regulations the rules limit high testosterone levels in certain female track athletes semenya lost a court challenge against the charges but that didn't stop the south african from putting in a stellar performance at the diamond league event in doha. despite all the criticism and legal decisions caster semenya had to face off the track on it she still rules this was the season opener of the professional diamond league athletics tour and the south african was running and her favorite event she led almost from start to finish but if she's to continue running the eight hundred meters the rules now say she must take drugs to reduce her naturally occurring testosterone levels that after the court of arbitration for sport partly upheld a ruling by the international association of athletics federations limiting testosterone in female athletes in certain events like the eight hundred meters so many a specialty was seats in the base the streets in the woods the cities.

caster semenya was 46 xy. it's an extremely unusual situation.er semenya would have probably had an ultrasound scan which would have revealed internal tests. she would have been brought up as a boy. she was born in africa. this test are coming down in africa now because the promises are getting better. let's end this conversation about caster semenya because we don't know what's going to happen but you support that she should be banned from running? no, iwould like support that she should be banned from running? no, i would like to see us from running? no, i would like to see us moving forward in all sport that we protect a female category. but there is an ex— ex— female category going forward. we have an open honest debate that has been closed by name—calling, to discuss how we make an inclusive for everybody forced —— increases for everybody. we are closing everybody down by calling people names. let's not do that but very specifically, caster semenya is one of the great athletes of our time, where should she be running in your view? you talk a

there's no doubt semenya has a rare genetic ability, one she wants celebrated, not penalized. issue, the world medical association has joined the debate urging doctors around the world not to implement the iaaf regulations because they say they are medically unethical. >>> and that's the "overnight news" for this friday. for some of you, the news r otheeck ba ltle later for the "morning news" and "cbs this morning." from the broadcast center in new from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm don dahler. captioning funded by cbs >>> it's friday, may 3rd, 2019. this is the "cbs morning news." >>> cyclone fani makes landfall overnig overnight, striking india's east coast with winds of over 125 miles an hour. it's the strongest storm to hit the country in 20 years with millions of people in its path. >>> bucking congress. as democrats pursue details in the investigation, president trump says it's over. >>> and banning extremists. fabo

caster semenya says she won't quit athletics. and it 11:30 p.m., we will be having a look at the papers with 0wen bennett and nicola bartlett. do stay with us. hello, good evening. the two main political parties at westminster have suffered losses in elections in assigned voters are at up with the deadlock over brexit. the conservatives have lost more than 1300 seats in labour has failed to make much progress at a time when opposition parties really should be doing well. the greens and independents all made significant gains. nearly 9000 seats were up for grabs across the country and across england with all the results in, the conservatives are down by more than 1300, laboured down at 82. the main winners are the lib dems. they've gained 703 counsellors. if these results were replicated across the country, as a whole, the bbc projects the conservatives and labour would get 28% of the vote with the lid is on 19 other parties on 25 stop after a tough night, theresa may needed a bit of love. thank you. she didn't need this. why don'

so first of all caster semenya is reaction to this ruling caster semenya south has not said much on the ruling yet she did give a statement with her initial kind of response saying that the idea is always targeted to me specifically that saw a decade of the i w. has tried to slow me down that this has actually made me stronger the decision of cas will not hold me back she says now i think the first thing to read into this is that she doesn't say whether she accepts the counts decision or not whether she's going to take further action kind of be appealed it can be appealed yes you can still go to a swiss tribe you know but i think the other thing to read into the statement is that it's an incredibly defiant message you know this is someone who has had years of doubts rise. publicly about her very nature as a human being and i had to deal with all these invasive questions and that must just have a an incredible effect on somebody who is in the public eye all the time i think regardless of which side of this debate people come down on you simply have to admire the strength of character the

ms semenya is one of athletic‘s biggest names.wed she had higher—than—normal testosterone levels. the sport's governing body says the rules are about maintaining a level playing field. here's ade ade adedoyin injohannesburg. what essentially means is defending their world title this year, she is going to have to take this medication to lower her testosterone level to below five per litre, she, and one thing to say is in that judgement, the fact that they have some concerns about how this policy is going to be implemented they also said that they want them to consider getting more data for events and give her more of a lifeline if the iaaf, they must start taking the medication within a week. world record marathon holder, paula radcliffe is among those who've been backing the governing body on this, her position is that caster semenya meanwhile made this statement through her lawyers. the south african government tweeted this... it's notjust the government that backs her, the un human rights council also supported ms semenya's appe

caster semenya's arrived in doha ahead of the first diamond league meeting of the season tomorrow, with quit athletics after losing her appeal against regulations restricting testosterone levels in female runners. the president of the iaaf lord coe has welcomed the decsion. our reporter ade adedoyin is there. this issue with caster semenya has really dominated the agenda this week and somewhat overshadowing this time in league meeting. the first opportunity for them to answer the questions that the world has been asking about this whole issue. we we re asking about this whole issue. we were told in the later to the press conference that he wasn't going to do any one—to—one interviews but will answer some questions in the press c0 nfe re nce will answer some questions in the press conference but it became apparent very quickly that he didn't really wa nt apparent very quickly that he didn't really want to be drawn on the matter. here is a snippet of what he had to say. i think this is pretty straightforward. very straightforward. very straightforward for any international federation and

caster semenya became a sensation off today it's lessees world championships in berlin in two thousand and nine she was only a teenager when she won the eight hundred meters and while champion had been a virtual unknown. she was hailed as our golden girl back in south africa even meeting then president jacob zuma. of the north. korean. but a storm was brewing in the sporting world the i w f the athletics governing body ordered her to take a gender test. servers worldwide speculated about whether the shyster manuf was into sex she was initially suspended but was eventually allowed to keep her gold medal and returned to women's races. but the debate about her agenda rumbled on. in twenty eleven the idea introduced a testosterone limit it wanted athletes like semenya to take drugs to lower their natural level of the hormones to be able to compete with women but in twenty fifteen the court of arbitration for sport ordered it to suspend the practice and less it could prove higher levels created an unfair advantage in twenty eighteen citing a study it had commissioned the i.w. introduced eve

and in her last race before a controversial rule change in track and field caster semenya overwhelms the competition in the eight hundred meters. welcome to michael oku elaborate ceremonies are underway in bangkok to crown thailand's new king but he. also known as rom of the ten the king was officially crowned as a divine mana the first the country has seen in seven decades the sixty six year old ascended to the throne after the death of his widely revered father in two thousand and sixteen saturday's pageantry is the start of a three day ceremony that formally invests him with regal power symbolizing his consecration as the upholder of buddhism in thailand. do. pill is following the festivities for us in bangkok this is day one of a three day ceremony to consecrate the king as a living god house a country doing with this ceremony today. hi michael yes this is the first time the vast majority of people here in thailand are witnessing at the coronation of the monic it is of course almost sixty nine years ago to the day that the last king had a coronation ceremony in thailand and in a

south africa and malcolm webb our correspondent there it must be hugely disappointing them for caster semenya and indeed the south african government to the hilt on this. that's right enormous disappointment here among the supporters of caster semenya rights groups activists who've said all along that these kinds of regulations that discriminate three and that they're not aware of the rulings that caster semenya and for athletes like her you have not true but on usually high levels of testosterone would have to take medication to reduce the cost for him to be able to compete in an event that is the races that are four hundred meters up to one mile without going to be seen as a massive blow by so many are by the south african government rights group campaigners and everyone else here who feel that these kind of rules of discriminatory and unfair and as we've already said i mean she's in the olympics in a world eight hundred meter champion what does it mean for her career and indeed said titles. well so far she said very little sometimes she tweeted that sometimes the best way to react is not t

despite all the criticism and legal decisions caster semenya has had to face off the track on it she still rules this was the season opener of the professional diamond league athletics tour and the south african was running and her favorite event she led almost from start to finish but if she's to continue running the eight hundred meters the rules now say she must take drugs to reduce her naturally occurring testosterone levels that after the court of arbitration for sport partly upheld a ruling by the international association of athletics federations limiting testosterone in female athletes in certain events like the two hundred meters some enya specialty before says he's going to base a season where no one sees he's. going to do what the likes of him he'll know will say if i want to see stevens i see snow and if somebody wants me to see seville because of the improvements in the mine so like i said i'm a poll of likely they're going one hundred because the five k. so come on in his eyes i want. the new rules go into effect next week and include events being banned for athletes li

day today was announced as a day of how here in france isn't reporting alone pick champion caster semenya has lost a landmark legal challenge against the international athletics federations regulations on testosterone levels for female athletes the court of arbitration for sport dismissed the south african star's appeal a meaning that she will now have to take drugs to lower testosterone levels if she wants to compete twenty eight year old was trying to overturn a new idea but i have rules aimed at regulating testosterone levels of intersex athletes. i don't laugh says that so many and other female athletes classed as having sexual do differences in sexual development again unfair advantages because the very brains testosterone levels for the court also expressed its concerns about the federations regulations. i looked around and found out that the years the regulations discriminatory but the majority of the panel found that on the basis of the evidence submitted by the parties in the procedure such discrimination is a necessary result of all proportionate means of achieving the other bel

in her last race before a controversial rule change in track and field caster semenya overwhelms the competition in the eight hundred metres. i'm sumi so much kind of good to have you with us we start with grassroots initiatives around the world that are putting climate change on top of the agenda the environmental youth movement started by the sixteen year old swedish activist credit card has inspired young people in many countries more than a million students have taken part in school strikes to demand action against climate change one group of german students turned out today to pressure bosses at the annual shareholders meeting of the power generator art of u.e. . these students are skipping school for climate protection with posters and chants the fridays for future youth movement as well as environmental activists trying to rack up the pressure on german energy company r. w. e. today the protesters didn't go unnoticed by the company's top management in essen freitas for future a fridays for a future is adding a topic to today's agenda that's making everyone aware of the issue b

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blood the court of arbitration for sport has rules against south african olympic gold medalist caster semenya that's after she challenged forcing from the last place to suppress their toss rollovers. i'm brian thomas thanks so much for joining us. venezuela's opposition leader won wide has called for a series of strikes in an attempt to oust president nicolas maduro from power clashes yesterday between supporters of in the military left one woman dead and dozens of people injured why don't has been trying to persuade the military to shift its allegiance but president maduro says his efforts at a coup and failed. a violent stalemate in caracas on one side opposition protesters on the other the national guard still largely low to nicholas madrone and his revolution the injured and carried away and then this violent game of cat and mouse begins all over again. i want to be here fighting for my country it's better than staying at home in front of the computer that. the opposition called this a decisive die for venezuela but that said that often since anti-government unrest began in january and. i

i think a lot of the people in the country were hoping that caster semenya would win this on the accountghts. they feel that this regulation is discriminatory, she was born a woman and identifies as a woman. she has competed as a woman and has been running for the past decade but about the cost of arbitration for sport accepts that is the ruling, it is discriminatory, it is the best way to maintain the women sport and they have issued a statement saying that they are appalled by this decision and the ministry of sport say that it is notjust a violation of spar africa and will have legal challenge. the defined statement suggesting that the iaaf have targeted her with these regulations for the past decade and she says that the decision will only make her stronger and she says she hopes to continue to inspire people both in south africa and all around the world. following that ruling today. tea m world. following that ruling today. team sky now rebranded and on the tour of yorkshire, we have heard from tim radcliffe, the millionaire has faced criticism from environmental campaigners for its

and here comes caster semenya! double 0lympic medallist caster semenya loses her appeal.rlotte‘s semenya loses her appeal. princess charlotte's fourth birthday is being marked by the release of pictures taken by her mother at kensington palace and the duchess‘s northern home. hello and a warm welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow morning. joining me other comments and features editor of cityam. thank you for being with us tonight. as you would expect that this time of night, there is one story which is dominating them all. theresa may tells the defence secretary, you leaked, you are fired, that is the lead on the guardian after he was sacked by the prime minister. the daily mail report that the former defence secretary swore on his children's lives that he was not responsible for the leak about the chinese firm huawei. there are calls for gavin williamson to face a criminal investigation over claims he disclosed top—secret information, thatis he disclosed top—secret information, that is on the front of the i. in addition to that top sto

the doha meet was semenya's final race before the iaaf‘s new rules come into force.what are you going to do? it doesn't matter at the moment. with a situation like this, you can never tell the future. the only thing you know is that you will be running. team gb athlete lynsey sharp, who finished ninth in that same 800 metres race in doha, says she's had death threats, for describing semenya's inclusion as unfair. that's not a position i want to be in. it's really unfortunate the way it's played out but i think we will all agree that it's good that there is some sort of solution and no—one is some sort of solution and no—one is going to agree, unfortunately. it's been a very long 11 years. meanwhile britain's dina asher—smith, began her season with an impressive win in the women's 200 metres. the european sprint—double champion, stormed to victory, in a world—leading time of 22.26 seconds. england survived a scare, to narrowly beat ireland by four wickets in the one—day international at malahide. josh little, upset the tourists on his debut taking four wickets, includ

semenya has filed the appeal with the federal supreme cout of switzerland.nfirmed andy carroll, samir nasri and goalkeeper adrian will all leave the club when their contracts expire next month. carroll has spent seven seasons at the club since arriving from liverpool. the investment group in talks to buy newcastle united says it is "assisting" the premier league in its fit—and—proper—person test and has provided proof of funds to buy the club. the bin zayed group, representing uae billionaire sheikh khaled bin zayed al nahyan, agreed terms with magpies owner mike ashley on monday. tomorrow, england will open the cricket world cup against south africa. they go into the tournament as favourites on home soil, which captain eoin morgan says he's happy about. the south africans have been dealt a hefty blow, though, as andy swiss reports. welcome to the oval, where the waiting is very nearly over, because tomorrow morning, 25,000 fans will be packed into those stands behind me as england get their world cup under way against south africa. it's fair to see england

caster semenya now faces a crucial decision.fend her world title, she must start taking the necessary medication next week. however, she may yet opt to run a longer distance not subject to the regulations. the iaaf has welcomed the decision but given the split verdict and the highly contentious nature of the decision, the issue looks like it will run on for some time. richard conway, bbc news. julian assange has been sentenced to 50 weeks in prison for breaching his bail. the wikileaks co—founder, who's a7, spent seven years avoiding court by staying in the ecuadorean embassy in london but he was removed from there last month. our correspondent andy moore is at southwark crown court. he has the latest. went did the judge have to say? well, the judge listened to the arguments put forward by mark summers qc for julian assange. he said thatjulian assange had gone into the emphasis like embassy because he feared to be extradited to the united states where she feared for his life. he said thatjulian assange suffered illnesses, he was

now semenya wants the swiss supreme court to weigh-in.amily, friends, and fans bid farewell to legendary formula one driver niki lauda in his home city of vienna today. a horrific crash nearly cost him his life but he recovered and went on to win another two championships. reporter: this is vienna is -- vienna's iconic saint stephen's cathedral. for the first time in history, a service was held here for an athlete, niki laudada.he is one of the best drivers the sport has ever seen. the was able to pay their respects until midday. >> i stood in line for one hour and it was definitely worth it. >> he was simply a great human being and especially a great austrian. >> niki lauda was not just a great racer but also a good businessman. he did a lot for austria, salzburg, and vienna. reporter: he retired in 1985 but remained active in the sport throughout his life. three walked beside the coffin as it left the church. a final farewell to one of the greats of formula one, before his burial in a family-only ceremony. sumi: a reminder now of our to

debora patta is in johannsburg and shows us the growing support for semenya.rallying behind caster semenya with many saying she's being punished for being too fast and not conforming to western standards of what a female athlete should look like.ar caster semenya has been trying to outrun the global controversy that threatened to cut her career short. the two-time olympic champion has repeatedly been forced to verify her gender and battle cl. the ruling bans women athletes like semenya with testosterone levels above the average female range from running distances up to a mile unless they take potentially harmful medications to reduce that testosterone. law professor steve cornelius says this is immoral, so immoral he resigned last year from the iwf in protest. >> you're actually taking and turning that turning that person into a patient. >> reporter: this doctor says testosterone is not the only factor affecting sporting performance. >> i would say that, you know, having a higher testosterone would be a similar advantage to having a long arm span or long torso

you gave evidence in support of caster semenya.e week after that, if she wants to stay in the same event, what would she have to do? i think the target for everybody is of the world championships later this year so to compete in that event, certainly, within a week of this announcement, she would need to compete in the event this regulation applies to she would have to most likely take hormonal medication, something like the contraception appeal which will lower the testosterone level and she would have to be monitored to demonstrate her level is below a particular level as part of the regulation. then she would be able to compete in the world championships. we have heard from a number of athletes since this ruling and they say it is about levelling the playing field. compete with the same criteria. is that fair? the reality in sport, particularly in the elite level, sport is not fair. you do not get the same return for the same input in terms of training, controlling your diet. one view of elite sport is that it is a search for ge