we are not calling for wada to be scrapped. want to see that transparency and accountability and we want to see it now. a clear call for a louder voice for athletes for more transparency and independence. and for an enquiry into the governance structure of wa da into the governance structure of wada and into allegations of bullying. there was a crisis of confidence over the scale of state—sponsored doping in russia, but that wasn't helped at all last month when the russian anti— doping authorities were re— allowed back into the international arena. russia allowed once again to test its own athletes. people say there needs to be greatly change before they can have confidence again in world anti—doping. danjohnson dan johnson there. they led danjohnson there. they led i—o danjohnson there. they led 1—0 at half time. the winners will face river plate. they beat philadelphia 3—1 and will now face atalanta in the two legged semi—final. in the west incontinence, meanwhile, it is dallas versus portland. the game is set to start shortl

is that it's to rebuild his reputation in the wake of the dating scandal which rocked world sport wada made the announcement at a meeting in azerbaijan. he sent us this report from the capital bucko. i know from the meeting that i wonder delegation vision russia to meet this year's. vision on the twenty. people. we will complete dish work well before the date of thirty first december twenty eighth which was really. between meeting and ship them the water foundation board met in baku genuine firestorm among its ranks with flying high from the other side of the atlantic the u.s. accusing the water of you know caving into the russians and criticizing the decision in september to reinstate. but this time the big news obviously obviously of the day is that moscow and the sports minister of russia allowed. the access to its laboratories in moscow particular you read samples which was the biggest and the most important criteria of assad has not conditional unconditional reinstatement in september now we know that there was a delegation will travel to moscow on november twenty eighth so i aske

about this that and the other with that naming any specific culprits but what they're saying is that wada has being too soft on russia basically awarded is an organization that was seen to be working in there not specifically their interests but in the world of sports interests but now seems to be a part of this intersection of politics and sport in other words what they have tried to retain the position of independence from all this but whether they like you or not they have been dragged into a political route i've been a big critic of why there are not a of the past couple of years so let's get that out of the way first of all but i'm now being a little bit more sympathetic than i usually have because it seems to me that what is damned if it does damned if it doesn't a few months ago before it agreed to reinstate resigned of the russian anti doping agency it was really getting it in the neck because people were saying well hang on you know you have this report they have basing all your. or you would decisions and justifications that those decisions are that is the mclaren report and it

anti-doping agency but first and foremost let me say that the wada the actual world anti-doping agency claims that it was not even invited to that let's listen if water president athletes or others that were supportive of the decision had been invited they would have been able to bring perspective to the debate to explain why the decision to reinstate rosado was the right one for a clean sport so the u.s. anti-doping agency chief to. denounce those claims saying that the fact in fact invited vice president of water who is the only person to vote against russia's reinstatement earlier this year but if you listen to what they said further on about water you can understand what exactly what kind of politics is happening there. wilders leadership along with the i.o.c. are increasingly isolated with athletes and public opinion they need to wake up and smell the coffee step out from their ivory tower because athletes are demanding change and change is coming pretty hard language they're used and so craig really the president of the world anti-doping agency which had a symposium over it sold

prioritize in order to deliver as much success as possible over on the performing a not delivering the wada says show economic impacts that come from the inspiration delivered from medal success we've recognized the popularity of basketball and the incredible impact it's had in communities and applaud the work done by all those involved what doesn't help basketball is cause is that the domestic leagues. have not been shy when you come free to air television for decades and yet look at the crowd in leicester diverse people from all age groups many children we have a accessible here the club i like most of the clubs in the b.b.l. you know the kids can meet afterwards also graphs and all the kind of stuff so they can give a closer to the favorite players and watching to see if the watch feel like i could be a lot more heat than tell me that one is a semi in the states boys may dissipate out of the italian team when this guy but twelve points and what was the first appearance by an english team in european basketball for a decade and let's divide this will continue there important work in the c

he was speaking in the capital of azerbaijan where wada held a meeting on the reinstatement process artie's sports correspondent reports from back. could be easily described as a very turbulent time for the world anti-doping agency it meets and become to discuss a plethora of different issues but the most important one is the september's decision to reinstate the russian anti-doping agency as part of the world anti-doping family back then it was clearly explained that the reinstatement was not unconditional there were still one criteria to be met which is providing access to your in samples and the board's henri's and we are definitely expecting to hear updates on that during the day but what i've already made it clear that if this criteria is not met then the case of the reinstatement of the will be handed over back to the compliance review committee again we'll be hearing updates on that but all this follows a major rift within the organization just several weeks ago the u.s. anti-doping agency and a number of other national anti-doping agencies including u.k. and australia held a private

they're saying that wider is not really to fit for purpose any longer what i've been a big critic of wada on r.t.e. of the past couple of years so let's get that out of the way first of all but i'm now being a little bit more sympathetic than i usually have because it seems to me that what is damned if it does damned if it doesn't a few months ago before it agreed to reinstate resigned of the russian and to doping agency it was really getting it in the neck because people were saying well hang on you know you have this report that you basing all your all. or you were decisions and justifications that those decisions are that is the mclaren report and it isn't transparently clear what evidence mclaren has gathered over the past several years so i thought i was amongst the critics who were attacking wide it for its lack of transparency now why there has done what i consider the right thing and readmitted russia back into world sport. and so americans are starting to grumble that it's too soft particularly soft on russia all i can say is that those athletes who have lost that. to cheat peopl

leaving the situation in limbo nobody not clean from other countries not clean athletes in russia not wada nobody in rugby the all blacks are preparing for their test match in tokyo a year out from the defense of their world cup title in japan new zealand taking the chance to bring in some new blood against the brave blossoms coach steve hansen resting some of the players that have just won the southern hemisphere rugby championship the last much of which was also in japan against australia. this year the opportunity to apply them live here was too good to turn them because of the opportunity to experiment and get of feel for your pain. and the idea of actually having two weeks he was a little better than everyone else we are supplied to pin. while new zealand's cricket says the black caps haven't quite got the record of their record because ns but they took pakistan down to the wire in a twenty twenty throw in abu dhabi the terrorists did better than most against the best t twenty side in cricket at the moment but. stan made one hundred forty eight for six in the first of this three match