and caster semenya will next week challenge an iaaf rule that aims to restrict the levels of testosterone in female runners. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with news from the alpine skiing world championships in sweden where petra vlhova made history on thursday. her victory in the giant slalom made her the first slovakian to win gold in an individual event. the olympic champion mikaela shiffrin had to settle for bronze — as colm harrison reports. mikaela shiffrin knew she had all to do to add that the slalom gold to her title. after finishing a disappointing fourth in the first time to put herself in contention in the second. on a day when a of skiers crashed out, she managed to safely negotiate the course. a solid run gave the overall lead, but it would be all too brief. minutes later, it was petra vlhova's big moment. already a silver medallist in the alpine combined, she would in a near faultless performance. in the alpine combined, she would in a nearfaultless performance. her superb descent put in the gold medal decision with just viktoria rebensburg to go. the

in 2011 the iaaf introduced its first hyperandrogenism regulations. but in 2015 the regulations were suspended when an indian sprinter won her case against them. then in 2017 the iaaf published new research and said medication to counter the effects from differences of sexual development must be taken. the olympic champion has long maintained what she sees as her right to run. a judgment in this case is expected by late march, and the outcome will have far—reaching implications for caster semenya's competitive future, alongside important issues of ethics and gender within her sport. much will depend and hinge in this case on much will depend and hinge in this case on the science of the research around higher levels of testosterone and what advantage they provide to female athletes. we'll see that played out over the next five days in lausanne. the verdict not expected until the end of march, is significant because that is just six months before the start of the world championships later this year in qatar. we've all heard about firefighters being ca

semenya remains in legal dispute with the iaaf - semenya remains in legal dispute with the iaaf — who say she must ta ke with the iaaf — who say she must take medication or she'll be banned from competing in distances ranging from 400 metres to the mile. they her preferred distance is the 800. they have been backed by the court of arbitration for sport but their new regulations for intersex athletes have been temporarily suspended by switzerland's federal supreme court. the iaaf has said it is acting in the "best the iaaf has said it is acting in the " best interests the iaaf has said it is acting in the "best interests of all female athletes". let's make a break for scotland at the women's world cup tomorrow, they have to beat argentina in paris after defeats against england and japan, onlya after defeats against england and japan, only a win will do, although an extra in a set of results could still see the mess out even if they do win, or scotland sports news correspondent chris has been with the squad. our scotland sports news correspondent chris mclaughlin has been with the squ

her corner — caster semenya receives backing from the south african governemnt in her battle with the iaaf. also coming up in the programme. 0lympic sprinter james ellington on the unlikely comeback after a life changing accident. the next thing, i'm back. hello and welcome to sportsday. we've been treated to plenty of surprises in this seasons fa cup. will we see some more this weekend. eight ties are being played over the coming days — the fifth round getting under way in a little over an hour's time with watford up against qpr. and with no replays in the fifth round for the first time, it's all or nothing under the lights at loftus road tonight. which is where we can find chris slegg. never mind trimming about a place in the fa cup final, for qpr fans, it is dreamland just being in the last 16. they have not made it this far since 1997. they could start preparing for their place in the fourth—round when they beat portsmouth 2—0 in that replay nine days ago. the calibre of the opposition is a step up tonight. qpr will have to put their championship struggles to one side and take on

victory for caster semenya, her legal team say the swiss supreme court has upheld her appeal against the iaaf rules to make her take testosterone—reducing medication. the netball world cup starts next month, a last hurrah for tracey neville— who'll be stepping down as head coach. also coming up in the programme. we'll have the latest from the french open. novak djokovic celbrates a decade of roland garros quarterfinals. and the full monty, panesar bares all. he tells us hows he's dealing with the mental health issues that have affected his cricket career. you may have self—doubt, like depression, it's really like, like the isolation is really the bacteria for you to have this negative feelings. good evening, lot's coming up on sportsday tonight, let's start at trent bridge where england are looking to make it two winds out of two at the cricket world cup, but if they are going to do that they need to set a world cup record, because pakistan hit 348 off their 50 overs. our correspondent andy swiss is at the ground. andy, the chase is on! we have the centuries from root and butler come ab

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 it back in 2013 and at one point he was driving taxis to make a living. david gilbert has stuck himself in to the semi—final. his form has been outstanding. it gets away with gilbert against higgins on thu

the iaaf say they must take action against this. i spoke to lord coe, the president of the world athletics body on arrival this morning and this is what he has to say about why these rules are required. this is a very, very important day. the core value for the iaaf is the empowerment of girls and women through athletics. the regulations we are introducing are there to protect the sanctity of fairand open are there to protect the sanctity of fair and open competition. that's what we're here to defend. both sides have made their position is quite clear, now. but it is for this panel, this 3—person panel at the court of arbitration for sport to determine where they stand. the science behind this will be critical. it has been challenged by experts. the iaaf backing their judgment and backing their research into this area. but the five—day hearing will conclude on friday night and by the end of march, we will get what could be a very pivotal decision for both caster semenya and the sport she competes in. a huge case. thank you. ther

i think the iaaf have to do something —— i did not mean to interact. think the iaaf have to do something —— i did not mean to interactm you look at the regulations, they have said how this is enforced if they have a reaction to medication that they are forcing them to take might mean this is not able to be placed or come into effect as easily as people think. so you think this is possibly a kind of temporary solution and the fight will go on by both sides? absolutely. if you look at the international olympic committee's regulations, may change for each olympics, so nothing is ever really that set in stone. that is because of research gets better and knowledge gets better and understanding of the body gets better. i think we'll learn more and we will look back at those in decades to come and think that this was a mistake. and caster semenya has said that she feels that this is targeted at her personally. do think thatis targeted at her personally. do think that is legitimate or something that it affects many different athletes? there are a multitude of different dsds and they can affe

bridge we find out the latest from lausanne as olympic 800m champion caster semenya's appeal against an iaaf rule begins. caroline wozniacki struck down by the dreaded lurgy. it's a viral infection that forces her to pull out of the dubai open. hello, thanks for joining hello, thanks forjoining us. we start with football, and manchester united are through to the quarterfinals of the fa cup in england. ander herrera and paul pogba scored the goals as they beat the holders chelsea 2—0 in their fifth round tie at stamford bridge. our sports gorrespondent katie gornall reports. even with that experience, fans arriving here at stamford bridge did not know what to expect. while they stuttered, the united caretaker manager has been flawless. sergio romero was kept on his toes. united fans breathed a sigh of relief, and soon that sign would turn into a roar. paul pogba with the perfect ball, and herrera with perfect timing. but chelsea's manager, the pressure was mounting and it would get worse. no player sums up the united revival more than paul pogba, who scored eight stores since celtic charge,

i think this argument will go on, but it is a significant victory for the iaaf. they will hailed as undoubtedly as per detecting the integrity of the sport. —— is protecting the integrity of their sport. this is very much a test case for this issue. the iaaf have one and now caster semenya and other athletes have a very clear choice to make. caster semenya and other athletes have a very clear choice to makem that it or can they be an appeal against this ruling? like this is the highest court that you can go to in the sports, but you can go to swiss federal court any point of law, but that is unlikely in this case i think. now it was in the end of the line for caster semenya, but we will get her reaction from south africa i'm sure from —— orfrom her lawyers later today. you talked about records being set by athletes with dsd, but they look at those records? when i try to address that and this or will they say that was then, this was and is now and look at going forward? they be doing it ina at going forward? they be doing it in a somewhat haphazard method

south african middle distance runner has a disorder of sex development and is challenging a proposed iaaf rule that aims to restrict the levels of testosterone in female runners. the case will be heard at the court of arbitration for sport next week. the iaaf issued a statement last night denying one media report that it wanted to call semenya a ‘biological male the draw has been made for the newly revamped davis cup finals in november with great britain, avoiding some of the big names thanks to their recent record in the competition — winning it back in 2015. there they are in group e at the bottom. they'll play kazakhstan and the netherlands in madrid. the top teams out of each group and the best two second placed nations with qualify for the knockouts. former spain and barcelona footballer gerard pique is part of the investment group behind the competition's relaunch a global body has been set up to try and fight for the rights of athletes. global athlete plans to be an athlete—led movement for change in olympic and paralympic sports and british track cycling olympic champion cal

in 2011, iaaf introduced his first hijohn—john the making. in 2011, iaaf introduced his first hi john—john and —ism regulations. it indian springs or what her case against them. —— it was suspended. iaaf published new research saying that action must be taken. 0lympic research saying that action must be taken. olympic champion has long maintained but she sees as her right to run. a judgement maintained but she sees as her right to run. ajudgement in this case is expected by late march. the outcome will have far—reaching implications for the competitive feature, alongside important issues and ethics and gender within her sports. let's go back in a second to talk about what donald trump is talking about what donald trump is talking about for venezuela and the us's support forjuan guaido who has declared himself a time president and eight. we are mentioning earlier that they have a pilot said the to venezuela along the border of columbia. the president is not allowing it to insert venezuela. he is see this as a us invasion. this is see

athletics governing body the iaaf is attempting to limit the levels of testosterone in her body, which they claim gives her an unfair advantage. lose, and it will have a huge impact notjust on her career but the sport as a whole. our sports correspondent richard conway reports from low—zan. you have to walk before you can run. a two—time 0lympic you have to walk before you can run. a two—time olympic champion caster semenya's journey has bought her from the track of the way to sport's highest court. she is challenging new regulations which are all quiet female athletes with naturally high testosterone levels to take medication to lower the hormone prior to competing. her lawyers claim that is discriminatory. 0bviously, claim that is discriminatory. obviously, the evidence will be evaluated and assessed at the end of the process this week. so, today is the process this week. so, today is the start. they argue hyper androgynous, a condition characterised by higher values of occu i’s characterised by higher values of occurs naturally. the... if unchecked, it is feared that women w

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 rumbles on. the ministry ofjustice is urgently investigating whether a man being hunted in connection with three rapes in london and hertfordshire may have been mistakenly released from prison three months a

and fighting for female sport — paula radcliffe backs the iaaf in the caster semenya case. hello and welcome to sportsday. so plenty of sport for you, but we're starting with football, and as the premier league returns tomorrow, so does the question of how to tackle racism from fans. the abuse of callum hudson odoi and raheem sterling, playing for england this week, prompted the pair to speak out, and now their managers have warned they'd back their players walking off the field if it happens again. adam wild reports. i feel very uncomfortable, but i am feeling i am hearing racial chanting when danny rose is picking up the ball. football's international break may be over, still the controversy continues, england's victory was marred by racist abuse, and as the premier league prepares to resume, the debate turns yet again to combatting the issue. among those targeted, raheem sterling, his club manager today saying the problem is getting worse, and they could be left with no choice but to walk off the field. we could do that, so football is in a strong weapon, it is a strong

with the iaaf, and caster semenya, that level of five nanomole. so that's per litre of blood. these are the testosterone levels. the ioc set these guidelines and they changed recently and they are very different from what they were previously. so the problem you've got now is that people need to just self—identify. so they have the benefits from puberty, muscle memory, increased cardiovascular system, bigger heart, bigger lungs, better red blood cell count, denser bone structure. angle of hip to the knee, hands, feet, being taller... all of these things will not go away with a reduction of testosterone. there are a lot of benefits. fascinating. let's comment on that a little bit. let's talk about caster semenya. the brilliant south african runner. we'll get to her case a moment. these issues aren't about gender identity, we were talking about earlier, she is a woman. that is a separate case. we will talk about that in a minute. it is important because there has been a case. it's very important but it raises certain issues. i'm interested in those who choose to transition, wh

in a statement, she said, i know that the iaaf regulations have always targeted me specifically. for a decade, the iaaf has tried to slow me down, but this has actually made me down, but this has actually made me stronger. the decision will not hold me back. the governing body has a lwa ys hold me back. the governing body has always said this was never personal. they believe women with dsd, differences of sexual development, enjoy a performance advantage and should take drugs to lower their testosterone. the court today agreed to such while discriminatory, are necessary. such discrimination is a necessary , necessary. such discrimination is a necessary, honourable and proportionate means of achieving the objective of preserving the integrity of female athletics. objective of preserving the integrity of female athleticsm the news broke, i was with semenya's mentor, who she is called dad. it's a sad day for sport and women's sport, and i emphasise women's sport in the world. very disappointing. it's a row that's been rumbling for yea rs. it's a row that's been rumbling for years. s

the iaaf wa nted athletics governing body. the iaaf wanted her to now take medication to restrict her testosterone levels in the 800 and 1500 metres. there have been numerous tributes to the actor who played chewbacca in the star wars films, peter mayhew, who's died at the age of 7a. at 7 feet 2 inches tall, he appeared in five of the films, with his screen partner han solo, played by harrison ford, today saying they'd been "friends for life." here's our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba. frustration. despair. occasionallya hint of menace. peter mayhew‘s chewbacca could portray a range of emotions. it wasn'tjust chewbacca could portray a range of emotions. it wasn't just the millions of fans who found themselves indeed. you must be so brave. he just themselves indeed. you must be so brave. hejust radiated happiness and warmth. he was always up for a laugh. we hit it off immediately and stayed friends for over 40 years. laugh. we hit it off immediately and stayed friends for over 40 yearsm was back in 1976 when, thanks

athletic‘s world governing body, the iaaf, say russian athletes will remain banned from international competitions until further notice. the iaaf turned down russia's appeal for reinstatement, which is at odds with other sporting bodies such as the world anti—doping agency and the international olympic committee. they banned russian athletes from competing back in november 2015 following evidence of state sponsored doping. ronnie 0'sullivan has become the first player to make 1,000 career century breaks, and he did it in style! have a look at this. 0'sullivan was closing in on the milestone in very relaxed fashion and decided to switch from right hand to left hand to pot the red that brought up the hundred. 0'sullivan achieved the feat in the final of the players championship in preston. his break of 134 also saw him win the title with a 10—4 victory against australia's neil robertson. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories and hear what pep guardiola has had to say ahead of the champions league meeting with schalke tomorrow on the bbc sport website.

the core value for the iaaf is the empowerment of girls and women to athletics. the regulations we are introducing are there to protect the sanctity of fair and open competition. meanwhile, the woman at the centre of this case was left initially been used before issuing a defiant statement saying... caster semenya now faces a crucial decision. if she 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

bridge we find out the latest from lausanne as 0lympic 800m champion caster semenya's appeal against an iaaf rule begins. caroline wozniacki struck down by the dreaded lurgy. it's a viral infection that forces her to pull out of the dubai 0pen. hello, thanks for joining hello, thanks forjoining us. we start with football, and manchester united are through to the quarterfinals of the fa cup in england. ander herrera and paul pogba scored the goals as they beat the holders chelsea 2—0 in their fifth round tie at stamford bridge. 0ur sports gorrespondent katie gornall reports.

those iaaf rules don't come into place until next week. however, there are doubts over what she's going to do after those messages that she posted on social media today. one of them was in her native tongue and it said that i'm finished, and the other said knowing when to walk away as wisdom, and walking away with your head held high is dignity. so, you have to wonder whether it might be oui’ have to wonder whether it might be our final have to wonder whether it might be ourfinal race for caster have to wonder whether it might be our final race for caster semenya. she has dominated the 800 metres for the last decade but with this new ruling, if you want to defend her world title in doha, she will have to ta ke world title in doha, she will have to take medication to lower her testosterone levels. so she has a big decision to make as far as the future is concerned. we've also heard from the man in charge of world athletics this morning? lord sebastien co, the iaaf president, this has dominated the agenda this week and has dominated this d

we'll hear from the head of the iaaf in just a few moments, but firstjoe lynskey looks at the investigation that has led to one of the sports most successful coaches being banned. music. in 2015, the bbc panorama programme rocked the sports foundations. their report had been looking into historical drugs offences and athletics. instead, one name from the present kept coming up. this is alberto salazar, america's iconic marathon runner, now pushing the boundaries and coaching. in 2001, with nike possum kept him he likes the oregon project. a base in the state where the sport best runners got even better. most everyjoint in 2011. he was there for six years. and with salazar as his coach, he won double gold in london, then again in rio. farah has never failed a drug test and is always denied breaking the rules. i haven't done anything. but my name is getting dragged through the mud. but whisleblowers from the camp say many oregon project at the leaks were forced to dope by salazar. they came forward and panorama's catch me if you can. he was a win at all costs sport person. it's hurting the sp

in other news, the governing body of world athletics — the iaaf — deny they'll tell a court next week that south africa's caster semenya — the olympic women's 800 metres champion — should be classed as a "biological male" who identifies as female. and the world heavyweight champion anthonyjoshua will fight in the usa for the first time when he takes on the american jarrell miller in new york on first ofjune. joshua will be putting his wba, ibf and wbo belts on the line. looking forward to that. that is all we have time for. but from me and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. hello, good morning. the highest temperature ever recorded in february in the uk is 19.7 celsius, that was back in 1998. on wednesday it was 1a. still very mild for this time of year. and the highest temperatures were in the north—east of scotland, around the moray firth. over the next two days or so, we could see temperatures approaching 16 celsius. very mild indeed. and it's so mild because our air coming from a long way south, all the way from the canaries. mild by day but there's still potential f

the iaaf wants to reduce levels of the hormone through medication or compete against men. and it would apply to women who compete in the a00 metres up to the mile. the south african sports minister has asked the whole country to support semenya in her fight. the body of football player emiliano sala has been returned to argentina. the striker‘s body arrived in buenos aires from london. and the funeral cortege will make its way to progreso where a vigil is scheduled to take place at a gymnasium near to where sala played youth football. cardiff city manager neil warnock and chief executive ken choo are among those who will attend sala's funeral on saturday. ferrari have unveiled the car they hope will win them the formula one title for the first time in 10 years. they say it's not a revolution but a development of last year's model, which came close to matching the mercedes but fell short after a series of errors by sebastian vettel and the team. vettel is joined by charles leclerc this year, after his impressive debut season for sauber. that's all your sport for now, enjo

what the iaaf have done if they have come back now and said we have new regulations, they are backed by a new set of research that's been published in a medicaljournal and we wa nt published in a medicaljournal and we want athletes to take medication to suppress or lower their testosterone values if they want to compete at an elite level. caster has taken great issue with this and that's why she is challenging that today in this court saying that it is discriminatory and unfair because she was born with this condition, it's natural, key element and therefore she should not have to update it but it's an issue that that have effects depending on how this power decides. the impact plastic is having on our environment was highlighted dramatically by the bbc documentary series blue planet. now the government has unveiled plans for how it thinks the uk could cut down on its use. ministers want to introduce a new tax on plastic packaging, alongside a ‘deposit return' scheme for cans and bottles. but large retailers have been accused of trying to water down the proposals, as our environmen

paula radcliffe wants the court of arbitration for sport to allow the iaaf to implement regulations to limit testosterone levels in female athletes with differences in sexual development. the double olympic champion caster semenya who has elevated levels of the hormone because of hyperandrogenism has appealed to cas to stop the world athletics plans and she has also received support from the united nations human rights council. ido i do not think there is an outcome thatis i do not think there is an outcome that is fair to anybody in all of this. sadly. we have to go in my view be something that is fair to the majority, 99.9% of female athletes come and try to protect female sport as a category. it may down the line come to a stage where we have a sport divided into categories according to the range of testosterone that you fall into. but it is essentially what the iaaf are trying to do with laws they have put in place, to protect that category of female elite sport. england will go into this summer's women's world cup as the third ranked team in the world. the lionesses have jumped ab

with the iaaf, that level of five nanomole. so that's per litre of blood. the guidelines changed recently and they are very different from what they were previously. so the problem you've got now is that people need to just self—identify. so they have the benefits from puberty, muscle memory, increased cardiovascular system, bigger heart, bigger lungs, denser bone structure. angle of hip to the knee, hands, feet, being taller... all of this results from production of testosterone. there are a lot of benefits. fascinating. let's comment on that a little bit. these issues aren't about gender identity, this girl that we were talking about earlier, she is a woman. that is a separate case. it is important because there has been a case. it's very important but it raises certain issues. those who choose to transition, who are born biologically male but identify as a woman and want to compete as a woman, having undertaken hormone therapies. they have undertaken them. no, they haven't. they haven't got to do that. they haven't got to do that, so you need to check

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. the headlines: gavin williamson is accused of leaking information to a newspaper about the government decision regarding the chinese firm huawei. the enquiry apparently found compelling evidence he was responsible for the leak. government ministers back the pm. the enquiry into the contaminated blood scandal is from friends who made a pact at school to find out why they were dying. for the first time an mp has been ousted due to a petition signed by more than 19,000 people. it means fiona onasa nya by more than 19,000 people. it means fiona onasanya no longer represents peterborough. she was jailed for three months back injanuary for perverting the course ofjustice. there will now be a by—election. fiona onasa nya there will now be a

the south african has twice appealed against iaaf rules preventing her from running without medication, and she had been able to race while awaiting the decision of a swiss court, having previously lost an appeal to the court of arbitration for sport in may. but now the swiss supreme court has reversed that ruling which means semenya would be obliged to submit to hormone—reducing medication, something she has resolutely refused to consider, in order to continue to compete. semenya released a statement saying: "i am very 00:00:00,000 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 disappointed to be kept

the iaaf have been given until 25june to respond. andy murray will make his competitive return to tennis playing doubles at queens club this month alongside feliciano lopez, after undergoing resurfacing work on his hip following what he said could have been his last match at the australian open. he's now pain free and has been back practicing. he is not yet ready to return to singles. novak djokovic is into the quarter—finals of the french open after a routine win over jan lennard struff. the serbian is hoping to become the second man to hold all four grand slam titles simultaneously on two seprate occasions, rod laver the only other man to do that. german fifth seed alex zverev lies in wait next. defending champion simona halep is also into the last eight. she needed just 44 minutes and dropped just a solitary game against iga swiatek. the romanian will play another teenager, 17—year—old american amanda anisimova, in the quarter—finals. a little over a month until england begin the netball world cup, tracey neville has annou

and caster semenya will next week challenge an iaaf rule that aims to restrict the levels of testosterone in female runners. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with news from the alpine skiing world championships in sweden where petra vlhova made history on thursday. her victory in the giant slalom made her the first slovakian to win gold in an individual event. the olympic champion mikaela shiffrin had to settle for bronze — as colm harrison reports.

in 2011, the iaaf introduced its first hyperandrogenism regulations. but, in 2015, the regulation was suspended when an indian sprinter, dutee chand, won a case against them. then, in 2017, the iaaf published new research said medication to counter differences of sexual development in female athletes must be taken. the science behind the research will be under scrutiny this week. a judgment is expected in late march and the outcome will have far—reaching implications for both caster semenya's competitive future, along with issues of ethics and gender within her sport. richard conway, bbc news. we've all heard about firefighters being called to rescue a cat stuck up a tree. but it's not usually like this. this is a mountain lion that was spotted perched on a branch 50 feet up near a house in california. the fire crews had to tranquilise it and lower it down with a harness, before releasing it back into the wild. that is an amazing picture. it looks like it is about to fall out of the tree. good morning. remember on question of sport when they used to

in the last few minutes iaaf president sebastian coe has given his response to the ruling. i think this is pretty straightforward, and it's very straightforward, and it's very straightforward for any international federation straightforward for any internationalfederation in straightforward for any international federation in sport. athletics has two classifications. it has age and gender. we are fiercely protective about both. i'm really grateful the court of arbitration has upheld that principle. cycling's tour of yorkshire gets under way in doncaster today, and britain's most succesful cycling team — team sky — will be riding for the first time under their new name: team ineos. the team is now owned by britain's wealthiest man — sirjim ratcliffe — who says he'll withdraw his backing if the team are caught cheating or doping. despite the team's unrivalled success, they have faced several controversies and allegations of cheating. we looked at all of that. we talked about it, we talked to dave about it, we did our due diligence. i — i mean, for the record, i have

the iaaf wants to reduce levels of the hormone through medication... or compete against men... and it would apply to women who compete in the 400 metres up to the mile. the south african sports minister has asked the whole country to support semenya in her fight. the body of football player emiliano sala has been returned to argentina. the striker‘s body arrived in buenos aires from london. the funeral cortege will make its way to progreso where a vigil is scheduled to take place at a gymnasium near to where sala played youth football. cardiff city manager neil warnock and chief executive ken choo are among those who will attend sala's funeral on saturday. ferrari have unveiled the car they hope will win them the formula one title for the first time in 10 years. they say it's not a revolution. but a development of last year's model, which came close to matching the mercedes but fell short after a series of errors by sebastian vettel. and the team. vettel is joined by charles leclerc this year... after his impressive debut season for sauber. i have always been looking at the r

the iaaf wants to reduce levels of the hormone through medication or compete against men and it would apply to women who compete in the 400 metres up to the mile. the south african sports minister has asked the whole country to support semenya in her fight. ferrari have unveiled the car they hope will win them the formula one title for the first time in ten years. they say it's not a revolution but a development of last year's model, which came close to matching the mercedes but fell short after a series of errors by sebastian vettel and the team. vettel is joined by charles leclerc this year after his impressive debut season for sauber. i have always been looking at the redcar, hoping to be one day this car, so it's a very emotional day for me and i have also been part of the academy for some years now that has helped me massively to develop asa has helped me massively to develop as a driver and with the final goal to obviously have one day this seat, which is now happening. so it's a very bad day for me today. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on t

her lawyers last month, semenya lost her challenge to the court of arbitration for sport against the iaaf rule restricting levels of testosterone in female runners. it would have affected women competing in events from the 400m to the mile. semenya claimed she was specifically targeted, but the latest twist might be not the end of the saga. alex capstick explains. this comes with an immediate effect. it means she is about to run in any event that should base and 100 metres, 1500 metres, of course the only big champion in the 800 metres. you can do that without taking testosterone blockers. what we understand is the swiss judges will wait for the i—aa f to submit the response given their findings, or their arguments considering this case and there will be further movement on this and a further decision around the 25th ofjune. caster semenya for her part, a very short statement saying she think the swissjudgement is short statement saying she think the swiss judgement is —— judges for this decision and she hoped following the appeal she will be able to run free and that means running

to move forward on a potential rule violation against the american is subject to any appeal by the iaaf and all by the world anti—doping agency. -- and/ or. the european transfer window is firmly shut and there were some big deadline day moves across the leagues in the europe. let's run you through the main movers and shakers. mauro icardi hasjoined paris saint—germain from inter milan. the argentine striker will initially join psg on a season loan with an option to make the deal permanent for around $75 million. it means the ligue1 club wont be short of options up front — neymar, cavani, mbappe, di maria and now icardi psg have also moved to sign the triple champions league—winning goalkeeper keylor navas from real madrid for an undisclosed fee with the french world cup winner alphonse areola moving in the other direction to provide cover for thibaut courtois. one other notable outgoing from ligue 1, colombian superstar falcao leaves monaco to join turkish giants galatasaray on a free transfer. take a look at how well received the striker was on his arrival in turkey. here he i

on the other side, the iaaf say they must take action against this. there is so much to play for tonight in the fifth round of the fa cup. chelsea host manchester united at stamford bridge, with both bosses knowing that a bit of silverware could make all the difference to theirjob prospects. maurizio sarri is under pressure at chelsea with his side losing three of their last four league matches. it's quite the opposite for ole gunnar solskjaer. despite losing his first match as caretaker manager of manchester united last week, the norwegian‘s stock remains high at old trafford — and a good league and cup run could help him secure the role permanently. alexis sanchez scored once for united in the last round, bringing his tally to just five goals sincejoining from arsenal last year. he has admitted he's worried about his form but solskjaer says the chilean forward is improving. when you go through periods and you don't perform up to your standard, we know he is a very good player, it is just we know he is a very good player, it isjust one of we know

the iaaf ruling would have affected women competing from 400—metres to the mile. 30 years ago tonight, the chinese government sent tanks and soldiers into beijing's tiananmen square, to crush a peaceful pro—democracy student protest. the images shocked the world, but because of censorship in china itself the events of that night remain murky to people there. and despite the best efforts of the authorities to dismiss the protests as a mere "disturbance", the violence of the suppression still shapes the chinese political landscape today. our china correspondent, john sudworth, is in beijing for us tonight. clive, most of the killing took place along a stretch of the row behind me as troops fought their way towards tiananmen square. 30 years on, it is now one of the most sensitive topics on the internet anywhere. all reference is blocked and comments on websites is shutdown ahead of the anniversary as the communist party buries the time it tried to hang onto power at all costs. wong ju—xin was one of the leaders of the protests. he's never been back to tiananmen square until now. tra

the iaaf has said it won't change its new rule requiring female athletes to ta ke new rule requiring female athletes to take medication to reduce testosterone levels until the swiss court that upheld caster semenya's review contact them. the women's world cup kicks off in france later this week with england and france meeting. england have arrived in nice ahead of that match. england's world cup journey has finally begun, all at 23 players present and correct when they landed here in the nice sunshine this evening. it was all smiles when they got off the coach, but it is a little bit of an emotional sendoff in the uk. that is because the fa revealed billboards and posters up and down the country with individual m essa 9 es and down the country with individual messages for each of the players, from theirfamily messages for each of the players, from their family and friends and in some cases, older teachers as well. it was a nice surprise to see our faces and quotes from family and friends and schools in our local areas. sorry, the crowd is going wild. it was pretty special. i had a me

a court in switzerland found in semenya's favour and temporarily suspended a new ruling from the iaaf that restricts testosterone levels in female runners. they say the court made the decision without its knowledge, so it didn't have the chance to defend itself. scotland fly out to france later for the women's world cup where they'll play england in their first match on sunday. the lionesses arrived at their hotel in nice yesterday. before setting off for france, they were wished luck with a series of posters across the country with messages from their family, friends and in some cases old teachers as well. really looking forward to covering the world cup, which starts on friday. we will be there with brea kfast, friday. we will be there with breakfast, friday, saturday, sunday and all over the weekend and cover the big game on sunday night, scotla nd the big game on sunday night, scotland against england in nice. and you are off to paris? to start with, for the opening game and then down to nice for england against scotla nd down to nice for england against scotland on sunday night.

the south african, who's appealing an iaaf ruling in order to have her take medication to reduce testosterone levels, never looked under pressure winning by around 20m — in a meeting record of1 minute 55.70 seconds making it three wins in a row at this event. iam here i am here to entertain people and inspire the world, to make sure the youth understand the language that we speak. sport is meant to unite people. it speaks to the youth with a language that they understand so thatis a language that they understand so that is what we're trying do here. 0 nto that is what we're trying do here. 0nto wimbledon. this is the 133rd wimbledon ‘the queue' has been a regular fixture at the tournament for around a century. for this, the 133rd wimbledon championships, hundreds have already gathered in wimbledon park the day before the start of play in an attempt to secure a ticket. men's defending champion novak djokovic gets the action underway on centre court on monday. i have not been so happy to be part of the federated — nadal error. roger federer— rafael nadal irra. i am actually very glad to

the world athletics championships begin in doha later this month, and the president of the iaaf, sebastian coe, has today told the bbc he stands by the decision to host the event there. we cannot base sporting relationships on those temporary arrangements. sport is a permanent feature. of our society. and we have to protect it. that's not to say that we are not... we are oblivious to the fact that we will be taking oui’ to the fact that we will be taking our offence into places and challenge, we will take them sometimes climatically and that has unleashed a whole generation of sporting technology to combat the challenges. but bear in mind, we do wa nt to ta ke challenges. but bear in mind, we do want to take the sport globally and we can't just sit there want to take the sport globally and we can'tjust sit there going back to the same nine, ten same cities if we are to the same nine, ten same cities if we a re really to the same nine, ten same cities if we are really true to our word about wanting to expand the global footprint of athletics, and i am very keen to do that. onto golf now.

dragons, after they thrashed doncaster, and hull kingston rovers, who won at salford red devils the iaaf world relays are being held in tokyo this weekend. it's the fourth edition of the event, which takes place every world championship year. and it was a great start for team gb. the women's 4 x 400 team qualified for the final, bagging the second qualifying spot, after poland caught emily diamond in the last few metres. the men's 4 x 400 team also qualified, after finishing third in their heat. but team gb didn't qualify for the mixed 4 x 400 final, after their heat was dominated by canada, germany and kenya. the mixed four by four is a new event, and it will be included in the 2020 olympics in tokyo. gb men, however, did make it through, beating both brazil and jamaica to win their heat. and they crossed the line in a world—lead of 38.11 the reigning world champions last medalled at the world relays back in 2014, when they won bronze. britain's women failed to qualify, and will now have to rely on world rankings if they are to qualify for the world championships in

to take testosterone—reducing medication to compete, after a swiss court temporarily suspended a new iaaf ruling. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with cricketing news, and there has been a shock at the world cup, with hosts and favourites england beaten by pakistan in nottingham. england needed to pull off the most successful chase in the tournament's history, but fell short, with pakistan winning by 1a runs, as patrick gearey reports. if you went by formal figures, pakistan had no chance in this, but that's what they want you to think. no other cricketing nation swings so freely from low to high. having lost all ten wickets for 105 on friday, now they made 82 without losing one.