this summer's event saying such actions are about freedom of expression but the move by the world players association contradict the international olympic committee's longstanding rules 50 protest under the rule last league's most not protest or display political gestures at the podium and didn't serve oni's the world players association has promised legal backing for those sanctioned over protesting at the games but the i.o.c. is insisting on neutrality the political neutrality of the olympic games is a way to protect athletes from political interference and exploitation investigative journalist rick sterling told us politics and their lympics do not mix. politicization of of the olympics is is really not a good thing i think the athlete commission recommendations are very they seem quite solid to me restrictions are are really confined to the podium and the ceremony where the athletes are supposed to be recognized for their athletic accomplishments the athletes commission. polled 3500 athletes olympic athletes from 185 countries and 70 percent of them. indicated that they support rule 50 which proh

as hypocrites who continue to silence athletes for capital gain athletes union the world players association has offered legal support for any competitors were sanctioned at the olympics to suggest. i want to question a little appropriateness is the effect why do you resolve to question your odeon protests that you will use you simply schooled the starting point to the eye and say used. i gave up hold the internationally recognized human rights of every one of you will be especially yes well there is a very proud history of absolute activism and even the only people in minot cells has recognized the champions not just john carlos and peter normal and direct this last have. and on the right side of history even though they were today and at the time so the right to freedom of expression is not an absolute right it can't be used to promote height but it can certainly be used to promote social justice and the world players association we have the players especially on the last 12 to 24 months who have played in a rowing team championing social justice the champion in gender equality united just

summer's event saying that such actions are about the freedom of expression but the move by the world players association contradicts the international olympic committee's longstanding rule 50 prohibiting protest were under the rule athletes must not protest display preschool gestures at the podium and in ceremonies while players association has promised legal backing for those sanctions over protesting at games but the i.o.c. is insisting on neutrality the political neutrality of the olympic games is a way to protect athletes from political interference and exploitation one of those advocating a revision of rule 50 is sebastian coe the president of wild athletics he believes that after each should be given the right to make gestures of political protest during the games the international olympic committee's decision has already come under fire from some 20 users. and council the olympics already pretty disappointed in the lympics committee planning to punish athletes who've taken the will put a fist up in the common expressions that are connected and to restart eulogy at the take you games through you c

can't be used to promote height but it can certainly be used to promote social justice and the world players association we have the type who made the players especially out of the last 12 to 24 months who are playing heroic in championing social justice in championing gender equality you know it just rules us through school and from their example i think it becomes clear that means that rule is not going to be legitimate and its legitimacy is lost because they have words choose to disregard it then clearly there's no cries for any sanction and it's. if that needs to be challenged legally or through public compiling all throughout the forms of support of the athletes then amateur that will certainly provide whatever supports necessary. in the final games in the women's rugby 6 nations torment to kick off on saturday as the women battle on the field there's a growing concern about what repeated blows are doing to their brains jessica baldwin reports. preparing for the big day england's red roses will take on france watched by what's expected to be a record television audience. not. rugby is the fastest g

athletes union the world players association has offered legal support for any competitors were sanctioned at the olympics to suggest their answers i want to question and appropriateness is the effective way to resolve a question or a podium protests at the olympic games is easy with. the starting point for the i.o.c. is decidedly a guide up hold the internationally recognized human rights of every one of you will be guides especially the athletes and there is a very proud history of athlete activism and even the only people in minute self has recognized a champion such as tommy smith and john power loss and pain are normal and there it is last have been on the right side of history even though they were today and at the time so the right to freedom of expression is not an absolute right it can't be used to promote height but it can certainly be used to promote social justice and the world plaza says yes we have the type to wait for the players especially out of the last 12 to 24 months who have played a rowing team championing social justice in championing gender equality you know it just

the _ been swept under a carpet. world rugby, which runs the global- been swept under a carpet. world rugby, which runs the global game, says it continually reviewed evidence to ensure the best possible player outcomes. the football associationing of the risks. hugh pym, bbc news. after an oscar ceremony like no other, the biggest winner of the night was the film nomadland, with its director chloe zhao becoming the second woman to be named best director, and the first of asian descent. sir anthony hopkins also became the oldest best actor winner at 83, while daniel kaluuya is the first black british actor to win an oscar in the supporting category. 0ur arts editor will gompertz has more. the oscars 2021 pulled into la's union station for a pandemic—era showy live event presented a bit like a movie — but the script lacked surprises, and there was a stumbled start by nominee and guest presenter regina king. ah. laughter 0oh. live tv, here we go! the mood was more low—key art house, rather than hollywood blockbuster. fitting, then, that nomadland — an elegiac film about a widowed woman seeking solace on the open road — was the night's big winner. it's writer—director chloe zhao became only the second woman in the 0scars' 93—yea

world rugby which runs the global game says - carpet. world rugby which runs the global game says it - the global game says it continually reviewed evidence to make sure the best possible player outcomes. the football associationof both sports believe a lot more ground needs to be covered to give them more understanding of the risk. one of the many firsts at this year's 0scars ceremony was youn yuh—jong, who became the first south korean actress to win an oscar for her role of the grandmother in the korean—american drama minari. she beat a stellar list of nominations, that included 0livia colman, amanda seyfried, maria bakalova, and glenn close. when she spoke to us on bbc world earlier, youn yuh—jong shared her memories of her own grandmother. have a listen. during the korean war, you know, wartime makes... you're not human any more because everything after we got back from — we went down to the south part of korea as a refugee, then came back home. and then, the whole city was destroyed. then there was a shortage of everything — rice and rationing everything, and water and everything. and my great—grandmother was trying to reuse the water — to me, i was nine or eight, and i thought she was very dirty, she us

the individual leagues and also the national football associations to prevent players who sign up for this competition to play for the national countries in terms of the world cup that would cause a lot of soul searching among the players. it is a very unusual and intriguing position. >> kieran, listening to the proposition, it sounds a lot to me like the american model which treats many sports like e like entertainment when you watch the show, it is as much as the commercials and the halftime show as the game itself is that a fair comparison that this is what they are trying to do with the league to go down that path? >> certainly if we look at ownership of the premier league man united owned by the glaser family and we have liverpool owned by ng. they have interests in the u.s. franchise sports fully aware of the distribution models the fact as a franchise, you have far bigger control and greater control over the day-to-day activities and profitable one of the problems that these owners have experienced, especially as a result of covid, is actually the football for all the money coming into the league, loses money regularly and because so much money goes

. >> i've been working with the professional hockey players association, pwa for the last couple of and it has been the most fascinating into that world. i really haven't done anything with women's hockey. i started getting to know them and started working on communication and messaging and what stunned me the greatest hockey players. i'm not putting women in front of it. i'm not putting ladies in front of it, the greatest hockey players not just in our country, pwha, the best hockey players in the world. but ined the beginning as we wee going over what this was for and they arey' explaining it to me, they would be saying things to me about, you know, we are making 3,000 a years and we are working two jobs because i need my health insurance and i can't pay for my equipment and my -- and i would be like, wait, wait. they kept saying things, you've a professional athlete and they're talking at tournaments they were so excited and they sneaked some in the rocker room. that's not funny. she's studying for mcat right now. she has two jobs and she was saying equipment that isn't safe and trying to get money for that. these are our top women

. >> i have been working with the professional women's hockey players association so the pwhpa, and it has been the most fascinating integration into the world. i didn't know much about it and besides the olympics, every four years, i hundred done anything with women's hockey. so i started to get to know them and work with then on communications and the messaging, what stunned me was the greatest hockey players -- i'm not putting women in front of it or ladies in front of it. the greatest hockey players in not just our country but the top -- a ton of gold medalists and great hockey players but as we went over what this was for and they're explaining it to me, they would be saying things to me about we're making $3,000 a year, and we're working two jobs and i have to -- i need my health insurance and i can't pay for my equipment, and my -- i'd be like, wait, and wait, and they kept saying things they didn't realize, your professional athlete and you shouldn't be -- they're talking about at tournaments they were so excited because there would be a box of tape and they would take it because tape is expensive and they snitched from the locker ro

the family of my dad, that it has been swept under a carpet. world rugby, which runs the global game, says it continually reviewed evidence to ensure the best possible player outcomes. the football association the headlines on bbc news... more questions about leaks and behaviour in downing street as sources say borisjohnson did suggest that "bodies could pile high" during a discussion about lockdown. he denies it iran sentences nazanin zaghari ratcliffe to another year in prison, dashing hopes she'd be coming home. doctors in india say people are dying from covid in the streets while desperate families queue to buy their own oxygen. after an oscar ceremony like no other, the biggest winner of the night was the film nomadland, with its director chloe zhao becoming the second woman to be named best director and the first of asian descent. sir anthony hopkins also became the oldest best actor winner at 83, while daniel kaluuya is the first black british actor to win an oscar in the supporting category. 0ur arts editor will gompertz has more. the oscars 2021 pulled into la's union station for a pandemic—era showy live event presented a bit like a movie — but the script lacked surprises, and the

world level their players could be denied the opportunity to represent their national teams so clearly a potentially huge consequences for breakaway clubs now earlier i spoke to rob paris he's a global sports correspondent for the associated press and i asked him how much of an earthquake this is for european football. we've had threats of leagues in the past from clubs but never has it come to this point with an actual announcement that they're walking away. leaving the existing structures and it's happened so quickly because on friday you wake up believe it had approval from the likes of you ventus in particular who's boss and ran yet he runs the european club association all a new for the champions league 2024 but over the weekend it quickly emerged 2 u.e. for that something was a fault and as we've seen now the 12 rival teams have announced that they will be the founding members of this new super league and they have 3 more founders to join venture 20 team competition and they really want to start as soon as practically possible right when you've mentioned 12 rebel teams there you've called them that there are some noticeable absences from the super league at for now at least at like german football clubs why is that

clubs and players they want social media companies to do more to stop discriminatory abuse and lean john is the director of inclusion at the english football association and says it's a world wide issue that needs to be changing addressed it's not that we all say that social media has a mechanism in and of itself is bad what we are saying is that there are not enough safety says not enough monitoring not enough in force men on social media platforms at the moment and that is why there is this horrible culture of the b.s. that is taking place day in day out without any consequences for many individuals all over the world you know the abuse isn't coming you know just from fans will by stealing them what you will be abuse is coming from across the globe for individuals some of him how much he no involvement or passion or following behind the school and not because you can stay at home in a completely different part of the wild type whatever you want online and actually delete your account and face the consequences and go about your day and for all individuals who are receiving abuse in the victims be that a female play is be that racist and semitism homophobia or indeed any o