sulley muntari says both fifa and uefa don't care enough about racism.ed off during a game in italy after receiving abuse from opposition fans and he's told the bbc he'd do it again. it is not normal. we have to fight it. i'm determined. and maria sharapova is beaten by eugenie bouchard, the woman who called her a ‘cheat‘, in what was labelled a grudge match at the madrid open. in what was labelled a grudge hello again. for chelsea, it's just one more win and they'll be premier league champions. for middlesbrough, well the games have run out. the leaders‘ 3—0 win at stamford bridge tonight has sent their opponents down and taken them to within three points of the title. tim hague watched the action. it is anything but backs to the wall for chelsea, on the verge of the title as our opponents middlesbrough just wanted to stay in the league. alonso struck the bar. and chelsea continued to look the standout team. diego costa putting them ahead. and alonso‘s resistance paid off. help from the keeper. a second. that meant that middlesbrough would be going down

and have contacted —— we contacted uefa. -- we contacted uefa. theirjurisdiction. i don't think that is good enough. what i find alarming is notjust that uefa are not getting involved, but the —— but fifa seem to be sitting on their hands. lord coe says he's duty bound to consider the proposal that all world records set before 2005 should be erased. european athletics has put forward the idea saying there can be no confidence in past performances because of insufficient doping controls at the time. british athletes, paula radcliffe, colin jackson and jonathan edwards would all be removed from the record books. these proposals and opinion important things. it offers up a sta nce important things. it offers up a stance on anti—doping. it makes sure that world records are set in an environment where we know that there is proper measurement and proper technology. and the samples of those athletes that set a world record will now be held for ten years. these are all important proposals, but they need to be discussed. detail needs to come through. i wa

he's accused fifa and uefa of not caring enough about it.untari taking the fight against racism into his own hands. abused by sections of the crowd while playing for italian club pescara at cagliari recently, he confronted the offenders and complain to the referee. but when a continued and nothing was done, he walked off the pitch. the gunman was given a i—game ban, only to see it overturned after a show of support. and in his first interview since the incident, he said he had no regrets. —— ghanian. incident, he said he had no regrets. -- ghanian. really, ifelt incident, he said he had no regrets. -- ghanian. really, i felt pity for them. because they won't even getting under my beautiful skin. they were. if it happens today, tomorrow, in their next game, i am going to go out again. and would you recommend it to others? yes. because if you are not feeling it, you should walk. now 32, sulley muntari as global appeal. here's one more than 80 caps for his country and played in different leagues. lifting the fa cup with portsmouth in 2008 was a

we are under the fairand uefa. enough to tackle it. we are under the fair and uefa.nk they are taking it seriously? now. they only do things they are interested for, things they are interested for, things they are interested in. if you are interested in something, you jump in. things that i was right, things that are good for them, they do it. muntari wa nts good for them, they do it. muntari wants us domination to be met with the strongest of penalties, and is calling on his fellow professionals to consider drastic steps to bring about meaningful change. what about about meaningful change. what about a strike, a player is mstrike? would that be a sensible idea? of course. if they share views and a feeling that way, of course they are not explained. and going to make sure that i am in the right mind before i play. why do we play football? for fun, right? we playful love. but there was no love, there is no fun, what are we doing could happen the world's players union are urging players to report any discolouration to them, and they will lobby the authorities to act. f

we've contacted uefa and explained the situation and they acknowledge that this is completely unacceptableey can do about it. well, they are the european governing body but they claim the game isn't in their jurisdiction, and neither does kick it out, or the professional football association. fifa seem to be sitting on their hands. roma striker francesco totti is to retire at the end of the season. the serie a club say the 40—year—old, who has scored 250 goals in more than 600 appearances for the club, will take on a new non—playing role. appearing for his country at all levels from under—15s, totti scored nine goals in 58 senior appearances for italy, winning the world cup in 2006, when they defeated france in a penalty shoot out in berlin. voting is under way in the annual bbc women's footballer of the year award. it's one award that brazilian icon marta is yet to win. the five—time fifa world player of the year has recently moved to play for orlando pride in the us, after three years in sweden. and as she tells us the last 12 months have been pretty special. hi, my name is marta. i thin

our reporter, sarah mulkerrins, is in cardiff, which is this year's host city for the uefa women's championsho it is yet, do we? no, another hour to go until we find out across the bbc who has won the award. this is the third year of this award. scotland's ken lyttle won it last year. —— ken lyttle. into this time the women's champions final is here. it is showing the strength of the women's game. the french clubs invested more than £10 million into those clubs. a growth in women's football that we are seeing consistently. we have five brilliant nominees for the award. we can see why they have been nominated. we will find out in under an hour who the winner will be. let's have a quick look at some of the day's other sports news headlines. the 2016 footballer of the year riyad mahrez has informed leicester city he wants to leave during the upcoming transfer window, saying he's "fiercely ambitious" and that "now is the time to move on". the algerian says he hopes foxes fans "will understand and respect his decision". paul lambert has lost his job as wolves manager. the scotjoined the club seve

the 21—year old scored 5a last season as lyon won the uefa champions league, and this thursday she'llb play fellow french side paris saint germain in cardiff. tell us, what do you think the reaction will be like in norway?” hope people feel inspired, of course. in that i might get onto the same level. that will never happen but i hope that younger children will be inspired. i rememberwhen i was growing up, having big idols and it has been a hugely important thing. to dream big, it is important to have idols. i want to try and be myself. with a smile. and bring this back to norway! world number one andy murray is safely through to the second round at the french open despite dropping a set in his opening match. he overcame russian andrey kusnetsov in four sets as austin halewood reports 2016 was probably the best year yet for britain's andy murray, with the first world ranking, a second wimbledon title and olympic golf course about 2017 has followed suit, with only one title so far... he took the first set 6—4, falling second to kusnetsov, fighting at the bitter end of the match. but an

sulley muntari tells the bbc fifa and uefa don't care enough about racism.ns her grudge match against maria sharapova at the madrid 0pen. hello there, and welcome to the programme. lots to get through, but we start with the news that chelsea are just one victory away from winning the english premier league title after a 3—0 defeat of middlesbrough, who are relegated. antonio conte's side need just to win at west bromwich albion on friday night to guarantee the title in his first season

and we are all clear, we have passed the tests, not only from the local authorities in the uk but uefar onejohanna konta has been knocked out of the italian 0pen after a three—set defeat to venus williams. fifth seed konta lost the first set 6—1, rallied to take the second 6—3, but williams upped her game in the third, breaking konta twice to win that set 6—1. maria sharapova has agreed a deal with the lawn tennis association to play at birmingham's aegon classic for the next two years. the former wimbledon champion recently returned to tennis following a 15—month drugs ban. while officials at roland garros decided not to grant her a wildcard at the french open, sharapova has earned a place in the qualifying rounds at wimbledon and could yet receive a wildcard for the main draw at the all—england club. that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are pippa crerar, political correspondent at the london evening standard, and michael booker, deputy editor of the daily express.

and then went and sat with uefa, and talked about the different things we can do around the game.ar black arm bands and have a minute's silence for the victims. sam alla rdyce has retired, it resigned after the manager for crystal palace. the former england manager took charge of crystal palace in december and guided them to safety following a 4—0 defeat to hull city. they were relegated as a result. in a statement, sam allardyce said he had no wish to take the helm at any other club. a former tottenham player scored the only goal of the match as the chinese side scored a 1-0 match as the chinese side scored a 1—0 win. the brazilian people in for the chinese champions after some questionable defending from their opponents at a corner with 15 minutes to remain, as the return tie has to japan, next tuesday. another japanese side had more luck getting an early goal to the thai side. the thailand international put his side up 1—0 at the break but three second—half goals from kallis at the including gears, a final one late gave them a 3—1 cushion ahead of the return home tie next tuesd

they got annoyed with the press conference as they had no explanation from uefa explaining why they were they said that interestingly it would not happen in the men's event. he was impatient and eager to get onto the pitch. he is happier that he is training now with his lyon side, they are a formidable force in european women's bubble. this is their sixth final appearance, and they won the trophy three times. they could go for a record fourth if they wanted to beat paris saintjermaine behind us. —— psg. it's an all french affair. expected to have 20,000 people coming to see this spectacle in cardiff on thursday. a global showcase event for women's couple. sta rs showcase event for women's couple. stars from japan, the usa, france and germany, all taking to the pitch. preparation is getting well set now. sarah, thank you. . england are into the last eight of the under 20 world cup after they beat costa rica 2—1 in south korea. 19—year old everton striker ademola lookman scored both goals either side of the break, to ensure paul simpson's side progress to the quarter—finals for the first t

and he's accused fifa and uefa of not caring enough about it.ball here, we are under fever, we are under uefa. —— under fifa. probably, they didn't have tv on their side or they would be under internet. that is why they didn't come in. but this is a big deal. this is really a big deal. racism is a big deal. sheffield united have re—signed striker ched evans, five years after he was released by the club after being found guilty of rape. that conviction was quashed and at a retrial last year evans was found not guilty. he joins the club who have been promoted to the championship this seaon from chesterfield on a three year deal. lancashire have signed sri lankan batsman mahela jayawardene for their t20 blast campaign. the 39—year—old is available for the whole of the competition and will link up with the squad in july. lancashire won the tournament two years ago but failed to get out of the group stage in the defence of their title last season. that's all sport for now. you can keep up to date with all those stories on the bbc sport website. i'll

uefa yesterday accepted united's request to cancel their press conference ahead of the game against ajaxth 1,200 police on duty around the stadium. the spotlight has been known manchester for all the wrong reasons. hopefully tonight there may those who've lost loved ones who will take something from a victory. elsewhere — a minute's silence was held before liverpool's end of season friendly against sydney earlier. both teams wore black armbands at the anz stadium as a mark of respect to those who died. liverpool won the match 3—0. and manchester city midfielder yaya toure and his agent have pledged to donate £100,000 to help the victims. his representative says toure loves manchester and has a big affinity with the city and its people. england's cricketers take on south africa in the next half hour as part of their preparations for the upcoming champions trophy. a minute's silence will be staged before the start of the match at headingley — where a significant police presence and heavy security is expected. i think it's on was the perfect preparation. if you look back to before the t20 p

coming up in sportsday on bbc news, former premier league player sulley muntari claims fifa and uefalian league game, and he says he'd do it again. more than 7,000 migrants have been rescued in the mediterranean over the last few days. that's according to the italian coast guard. officials say as many as 200 are feared to have drowned. so far this year, numbers are 50% higher than at the same time last year. they're thought to have made the treacherous crossing from libya in search of a new life in europe. the bbc‘s reeta chakrabarti has spent the last week on a rescue ship and joins us live from vibo valentia in southern italy. reeta. george, spring is here, the seas are calmer and the migrant boats are coming again and in major numbers. the easter weekend saw over 8000 people make this lethally dangerous crossing and this weekend, similar numbers. this aid ship that i am an brought over 500 people from that rescue zone to this italian port and a charity save the children said was their biggest operation yet. seven uneventful days at sea with the rescue mission, and then suddenly, t

we went over to meet with uefa and went through different things we can doa went through different thingsr black arm bands and we will do a minutes silence. sam allardyce has resigned as crystal palace manager days after ensuring the club's premier league survival. the former england manager took charge of palace in december, and guided them to safety following a 4—0 defeat of hull city, who were relegated as a result. in statement allardyce said he had no wish to take the helm at any other club. former tottenham player paulinho scored the only goal of the match as guangzhou evergrande secured a 1—0 win in the first leg of their last 16 asian champions league tie against kashima antlers. the brazilian knocked the ball in for the chinese champions after some questionable defending from their opponents at a corner with 15 minutes remaining, as the return tie heads to japan next tuesday. in south america, argentine club lanus beat uruguayan side nacional 1—0 on tuesday to finish top of copa libertadores group 7 nacional went into the match as leaders of the group but alejandro silva's goal i

hegerberg scored more goals than cristiano ronaldo in uefa competitions last year.should vote for me because that would be the first time norway has had would be the first time norway has ha d su ccess would be the first time norway has had success outside skiing. i remember growing up with those champions league nights are making some tackles and sitting down with the whole crew. i've got a lot of good memories. who do you want to see win bbc women's footballer of the year 2017? you can vote at bbc.com/womensfootball. the vote closes on monday 15th may at 8am. stay with us on outside source. still to come: marine le pen has been accused of plagiarising a speech from one of her former presidential rivals. i'll bring you the story. a jury at the inquest of a teenage anorexia sufferer who took her own life have found a lack of support for the family was a contributing factor. pippa mcmanus, who was 15, died 5 days after she was released from hospital. the inquest found that there was not enough planning for her discharge. judith moritz reports. everyone called pippa m

we're playing football here, under fifa, under uefa.list eugenie bouchard had called sharapova a ‘cheater‘ who shouldn't have been allowed to play again. the canadian won a near three—hour epic in the second round of the madrid 0pen. i was actually quite inspired before the match because i had a lot of players coming up to me privately, wishing me good luck, players i don't normally speak to. getting a lot of texts from people in the tennis world that were just rooting for me. so i wanted to do it for myself but also all of these people so i really felt support. i am just one of the two players out on the court and everything that surrounds myself, i don't really know a lot of it, i don't pay too much attention. i've been part of this game for many years. i know the drill, i know the excitement. i know there is always a lot of talk and buzz and match—ups, rivalries, news. it's all part of the game. andy murray plays later but dan evans is out. and after his defeat to robin haase, evans said he still considered himself to be the british

the french side are hoping to win successive trebles when thy face paris st—germain the uefa championsseeking to build some good form after a poor season so far on clay. lasty year's runner—up beat unseeded russian andrey kuznetsov in 4 sets to ease through the first round at the french open as hannah lupton reports can't put injury, injury and bad form behind him, andrew murray arrived in paris still as the world number one. he attempted to master the famous red clay for the first time. he seemed to wait for an forced errors from the russian who seem happy to oblige, despite losing his serve he took the first set 6—4. his opponent had a good clay season, he made the geneva open semifinals last week. here, he was showing what he was capable of. murray was not helped by a misfiring south, broken three times as the russian won the second set, 6—4, levering the match. murray changed is that the first and 110w murray changed is that the first and now his opponent made the mistakes. murray breezed through the set and took a 2—1 lead. murray cruised through the upset, 6—0, he moves to the se

we are playing foot bull under fifa and uefa. you have nothing to say about it —— football under.dn‘t come in and comment. this is a big game. this is a big deal. racism is a big deal. saracens coach mark mccall says it was unbelievable to host the first british and irish lions squad meeting five days before his side played in the european champion ‘s cup final. the players collected their kit. and mccall sez he hoped the traditional ‘admin‘ day would be "taken out of the calendar" for future tours. but lions coach warren gatland has defended the get together it's it‘s an important day for us, not just for the lines but every squad goes to the same thing when you get together. it is an admin and organisation data get through. for us organisation data get through. for us to be able to have this today, to get everything out of the way, given obviously some of the preparation time we have, it is a really important day for us. dan evans sez fellow tennis player aljaz bedene shouldn‘t be considered british. evans made the comments after losing in straight sets to dutchman robin haase a

they consulted uefa. he is the owner of the br costs, a successful greek team.interview on the bbc sport website. he talks about backing the forest manager mark warburton and about those plans for the future. that is all the sport. i will be back in the next hour. the conservative party has launched its general election manifesto. addressing a crowd in halifax in west yorkshire, the prime minister, theresa may, said her party's aim is to build a ‘stronger, fairer and more prosperous' britain and create ‘a great meritocracy‘ her commitments include a strong economy with a pledge to balance the budget by the middle of the next decade. she talked about brexit saying there would be ‘no half in, half out of europe'. the manifesto also stipulates that a second scottish referendum cannot take place until after the brexit process is complete. and there's a fresh commitment to bring down net migration. she said leaving the eu would allow more control. she talks of the rising cost of social care in england due to an ageing society, and there are new plans saying no—one wi

excited about the uefa league champions league final?loaded to twitter. the online feature has now been shut down. this comes a month after pepsi had to pull an advert featuring kendalljenner amid speculation that they were trivialising street protests. she leaves a photo shoot to join a police demonstration and she hands and officer a can of pepsi to cheers and officer a can of pepsi to cheers and applause. it was much ridiculed and applause. it was much ridiculed and was posted on you tube but pulled in less than 2a hours. let‘s speak to a branding expert. let‘s speak to a branding expert. i can now talk to allyson stewart—allen who is a branding expert and chief executive of international marketing partners. do they never learn or do they see this as an opportunity? what happens is the advertising agencies create the ads, they are often tested, the marketing heads say, yes, we will go ahead with this. but the marketing heads are warned there are risks with every campaign so they are not blindly going into an approval process. they are

we're playing football here, under fifa, under uefa.didn't have tv on their side. or maybe they ran out of internet. that's why they didn't comment. but if it is unnecessary things for them... but this is a big deal. this is really a big deal. racism is a big deal. remember yesterday we were looking forward to the match between maria sharapova and eugenie bouchard. the candaian has been one of the most outspoken critics of sharapova's return to tour after a 15 month doping ban she called her a cheater and wanted the russian banned for life. so that was the background to their second round match at the madrid 0pen yesterday. it lasted three hours and bouchard won in three sets and she celebrated as if she'd won the tournament. it clearly meant an awful lot to her and she revealed afterwards that there were a lot of fellow players who were willing her on as well. i was actually quite inspired before the match because i had a lot of players coming up to me privately, wishing me good luck, players i don't normally speak to. getting a lot of

in the wake of the incident, uefa accepted united's request to cancel their press conference ahead of with his team in stock on, he said the victims of the manchester attack we re the victims of the manchester attack were in their minds and their hearts. —— stockholm. before flying out, the players held a minute's silence. tonight, the whole stadium will do so, in memory of those who died. words do not really do justice for how we all feel. we are numb. the events were sickening. all of our thoughts at the moment i would victims and the families affect their divided. —— are with the victims and the families affected by it. tonight promises to be an emotional occasion. what was originally just emotional occasion. what was originallyjust a emotional occasion. what was originally just a football emotional occasion. what was originallyjust a football match has become an expression of sporting solidarity. manchester united supporters here now want to win not just for their team but for their city. but of their mood is muted. lot of us have friends that were either nearby are actually at th

and i think you know this 23r your time in government and outside of it that so many groups uefa round the world that are fightering for the principles that we as a nation stand for democracy, free press, freedom of religion and expression, they look to america for insurance stir operation. i've been touched deeply by emz of that just in the last three months. sometimes we give these speeches on the senate floor and don't think anybody hears them and then you get to react from somebody that was released from a prison and that what we do on snalt floor was impactful and ran counterto the oppress sives message to them that nobody cares about you. and while i think it's important that we here in the senate stand for these principles i think it's important that we have a state department that's structured in a way that shows that this is a priority of the united states, there's no shortage of these obviously in iran we know about their grow terrific human rights record, syria we've seen the horrifying crimes kmited against civilians. we have challenges with some the allies in the region an

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it is the one trophy they have never won, even when it was the uefa cup. final. but it is a big one. manchester united beat celta vigo 2—1 on aggregate to reach the europa league final. they went into the second leg at old trafford with a single goal lead and marouane fellaini doubled their advantage after quarter of an hour with a fantastic header. the spanish side had numerous chances to pull a goal back and facundo roncaglia did just that 5 minutes from time. the celta goalscorer was then sent off along with united's eric bailly after a mass brawl. it means bailly will miss the final. it was a nervy end for the home fans but united survived to reach the final on may the 24th in stockholm. they'll face dutch side ajax who, says mourinho, will have an advantage in their preparations. ajax plays about the final, thinks about the final. their league is finished on sunday and they will have 12 days to prepare for the final. we have three premier league matches to play. hopefully... crystal palace doesn't need that last game. because in the last game iam goin