they say that it was unacceptable, the exchange between david moyes and the exchange between david moyes and the bbc reporter, vicki sparkes. they say his actions are not condoned or excused, but they go on to say that swift action, as they called it, meant it was dealt with by the utmost seriousness at the outset and they have ensured it was resolved to the satisfaction of both vicki sparkes and the bbc. they say it was their priority. they conclude the statement by saying the appropriate action they believe has been taken and therefore they continue to back david moyes as their manager. this is in the end of their manager. this is in the end of the matter, as much a sunderland and david moyes wish it was the case. the football association will write to david moyes asking for his observations, his side of the story, effectively. they must decide if a rule breaches have taken place and what, if any action they will take. the chief executive of women's aid polly neate, has urged the fa to send out a strong message, that there is no place for sexism and misogyny in modern football. she say

this isn't the end of the matter as much as sunderland and david moyes wish that was the case. the football association will right to david moyes asking for his observations, for his side of the story effectively, they must then decide if rule breaches have taken place and what, if any, action they will take. in the last hour the chief executive of women's aid has urged the governing body to strand —— send out a strong message. she said the ingrained sexism at the heart of david moyes‘ remarks represents something much darker. to matters on the pitch... tonight, sunderland are at leicester city, eight points away from safety at the foot of the table. it's looking much better for the foxes though, under new manager craig shakespeare they've got a 100% record, winning all four premier league games, to move away from the relegation zone. sunderland are fighting for their lives, we have been in that situation before. you slowly run out of games, so you situation before. you slowly run out of games, so you are situation before. you slowly run out of games, so you are aware the

david moyes says he profoundly regrets telling a female reporter ?that she might get a slap‘ and has apologised. the fa are investigating. over three months before the women's euros, england have named theirfinal sqaud for the tournament. and caught on camera, how a tv viewer stopped lexi thomspon winning the first major of the year. the football association will ask david moyes for his observations about the comments he made to a bbc reporter after a match last month. the sunderland manager has apologised to vicky sparks after telling her she might get a slap. let's speak to our sports news correspondent, richard conway. richard, he had seemingly taken exception to her line of questioning at the time. yes, this came after sunderland drew against burnley in the middle of march and it was a routine press conference. the last question seems to have annoyed him slightly and the tape stops rolling on the interview and then we hear this exchange. have and then we hear this exchange. have a listen. just getting a wee bit naughty at the end. just watch yo

and he said —— david moyes. he thought the cameras had stopped rolling, and he said she might get a slap even though she is a woman, in response to the tone of her last question about whether he felt under pressure given that the sunderland owner ellis short was watching from the stands. he also said she should be careful the next time she visited. the fa wanted david moyes to give his observations on that matter, and they will now have to decide whether to charge him for using those words. he apologised when the video footage came to light and he apologised at the time according to the club, but there has been another development? it is important to say that in the context of that apology, he spoke about how such words and behaviour was not part of his character and he said that you all know his character. what we now understand is that in december 2012, there was an incident following a game between everton and stoke city, he was the everton and stoke city, he was the everton manager at the time, and this is a

this was david moyes apologising earlier. it was in the heat of the moment and i deeply regret the comments i made. it's certainly not the person who i am. i accept it was a mistake. i spoke to the bbc reporter who accepted my apology and hopefully we'll move on. let's speak to tulsen tollett in the bbc sport centre. tulsen, we heard the apology from moyes there. he may‘ve thought it was the end of it but the fa has now weighed in too? the english fa have asked david moyes to explain himself. may well have been one of those things in heat of battle, the pressure does get you. but it was probably the way he went about saying it. the way he intimated that points to vicki sparkes which may have got him in hot water. no malice i don't think from his apology, but on reflection he may want to sit back and take five seconds and think about it before he says that type of thing. u nfortu nately for before he says that type of thing. unfortunately for david moyes, he said it, it happened only has to move on from there. if you're a me

nor are today for the fa and david moyes. they are looking into his allegedly sexist comments to a female you. —— reporter. having a premature baby can leave parents feeling shocked, confused, abandoned, powerless and even guilty. the treadmill of daily hospital visits can grind mums and dads down, and lead to a sense of helplessness. but one neo—natal unit in leeds is trialling a new approach which hands back control to parents. they decide when to give medication, and when and how to feed their babies. they take lessons in looking after their children the moment they're born. and because parents are far more involved than they were before, nurses say the experiment in leeds has had a dramatic effect on patients and their families. nicola rees has had exclusive access to the unit at stjames' hospital in leeds. we bought you her full report earlier — here's a short extract. baby lola is in the special care unit at stjames‘s, orjimmy‘s, hospital. born atjust 23 weeks, her chances of survival were slim. during labou

i don't think most fans want david moyes to stay. they have been upset by the results, but also his negative demeanour. after two games he said they would be in a relegation battle. i thinkjermain defoe will go, if he wants to stay in england. jordan pickford is the other player that will be links to a lot of clubs. let's hear from one of the players, john o'shea.” lot of clubs. let's hear from one of the players, john o'shea. i have been here a good few years now. the attitude around the place will a lwa ys attitude around the place will always be togetherness, a family club. we have to get that back as quickly as possible, get bouncing as quickly as possible, get bouncing as quickly as possible, to get that confidence. when there is noise at the stadium of light, everybody together, momentum is huge and we can get on a big run. there are going to be changes in the summer. i have never been in the situation before in my career. it is obvious the very disappointing. but it is a chance for the club to take stock of everything and se

the sunderland manager david moyes says he deeply regrets telling a bbc reporter she might get a slap. the comments came after the bottom club drew with burnley on the 18th of march. with more, here's our sports news correspondent richard conway. it was a routine post match question and answer following sunderland's draw against burnley. and the hona ellis short was here today, does it put extra pressure on you as a manager when the owner is in the stands? not at all. brilliant things jo, stands? not at all. brilliant things jo, thanks very much. just getting a bit naughty at the end, you still might geta bit naughty at the end, you still might get a slap even though you're a woman! careful the next time you come in! today david moyes apologised or having already said sorry to the bbc reporter vicki sparkes, who did not make a complaint and sparkes, who did not make a complaintand did sparkes, who did not make a complaint and did not want to speak further about the incident. complaint and did not want to speak further about the incidentm complaint and did not want to speak further abo

i'm not defending david moyes but it isn't very high pressure job. somebody asks question which is valid and you can react in a bad way. what he said was indefensible but the interesting thing is that you're not there and vicky wasn't there in that situation because she was a woman. she is a journalist and that should be the qualification. people are coming out saying that what david moyes said was indefensible. we will be hearing from some of those later in the programme. a full programme of midweek fixtures in the premier league begins tonight. moyes‘ sunderland travel to champions leicester city. the pick of tonight's games is at old trafford, where manchester united will look to close the gap on the top four with victory over everton. it's the second of nine games for united in april but despite the distraction of the europa league next week, the united manager isn't looking that far ahead there are still over three months to go until the start of the women's european championship, but england head coach mark sampson has already named his final

i'm sorry, says sunderland manager david moyes, after he suggests he might slap a female reporter in an interview. and the mysterious grammar vigilante correcting shop signs in bristol. and coming up in sportday later in the hour on bbc news. a vote of confidence, mark sampson names his england squad for the euros, three and half months before the start of the tournament. a very good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. an explosion on the underground system in st petersburg is reported to have killed ten people and injured as many as 50 more. the explosion happened in the early afternoon local time, and hit a train that was travelling between two stations. russia's national anti—terrorist committee said an explosive device at a third station was later found and made safe. the russian prime minister called the metro blast an act of terror, and president putin said all scenarios were being investigated. here's our correspondent sarah rainsford. are there any children, a woman shouts, as passengers rushed to the wreckage of a train. the blast was just down the line. this is th

the football association is investigating after sunderland manager david moyes talked about slapping a female reporter. i deeply regret the comments i made. that's certainly not the person who i am. and why china is experiencing a baby boom, driven partly by older mothers. coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news: a vote of confidence over three months before the start of the women's european championship, england name theirfinal squad. good evening. at least ten people have died in a suspected suicide bombing on the metro system in st petersburg. president putin, who was in the city at the time, said all causes, including terrorism, were being investigated. the explosion happened in a train carriage as it travelled between two stations. within minutes the entire network was closed and police later found and defused a device at another station. our correspondent, steve rosenberg, is in st petersberg with the latest. 2 million people use the saint petersburg metro every day. this city relies on this underground. earlier today metro train left the station behind me, entered

in sport, sunderland say david moyes still has their full support despite the incident last month in which he threatened to slap a bbc reporter. they accept that it was wholly unacceptable and say they acted swiftly and decisively to resolve the situation. the republic of ireland women's team have threatened to strike after saying that they've been treated like fifth class citizens. top ice hockey players look likely to win the national hockey league in america say it won't release players for being short sighted. a full update in the next 15 minutes. ken livingstone's future in the labour party will be decided this afternoon. the former london mayor will find out whether he faces disciplinary action over over his controversial claim that hitler supported zionism in the 1930s. a hearing into his conduct resumed a short while ago. ken livingstone spoke to reporters on the way to the hearing. i haven't caused offence. many people stopped me, manyjewish saying, i know my history. the people are offended at the people they believe the lies they saw in they believe the lies they saw in th

football now, and the sunderland manager david moyes says he "deeply regrets" telling a bbc reporter she might "get a slap." the comments came after the bottom club drew with burnley on the 18th of march. with more, here's our sports news correspondent richard conway. it was a routine post match question and answer, following sunderland's draw against burnley. and the owner, ellis short, was here today. does it put any extra pressure on you as a manager, when you know the owner's in the stands, watching on? no, none at all. that's brilliant, thank you very much. but then came this... just getting a wee bit naughty at the end there, so just watch yourself. you still might get a slap, even though you're a woman. careful the next time you come in. today, david moyes apologised, having already said sorry to the bbc‘s reporter vicki sparkes, who did not make a complaint and did not want to speak further about the incident. it was in the heat of the moment, and i deeply regret the comments i made. it's certainly not the person who i am, and i accept it was a mistake. david moyes had hope

i'm olly foster at the bbc sport centre, these are our headlines tonight: david moyes says sorry but the fa want him to explain why he threatened to slap a female reporter. over three months before the tournament starts, mark samspon has picked his women‘ euro squad, and not everyone is happy. and how a tv viewer cost the american golfer lexi thompson the first major of the year. the football association will ask david moyes to explain the comments he made to a bbc reporter last month. the sunderland manager has apologised to vicky sparks after telling her ?she might get a slap". after telling her "she might get a slap". he had taken exception to her line of questioning about whether he was feeling the pressure after their match against burnley. the remarks were made after their tv interview had finished. just getting a wee bit naughty at the end there. just watch yourself. you still might a get a slap even though you're a woman. careful the next time you come in. moyes spoke today about the incident at a scheduled news conference ahead of their match against leicester tomorrow. it

there was no word in a statement about david moyes. what about the players? jermain defoe, surely he will not stay, jordan pickford will be linked with other clubs. let's hear from jordan pickford will be linked with other clubs. let's hearfrom john o'shea. i have been here a good few years now. the attitude around the place will always be togetherness, a family club. we have to get that back as quickly as possible, get bouncing as quickly as possible, to get that confidence. when there is noise at the stadium of light, everybody together, momentum is huge and we can get on a big run. there are going to be changes in the summer. i have never been in the situation before in my career. it is obviously very disappointing. but it is a chance for the club to take stock of everything and see where we go as quickly as possible, to bounce back and give the fans what they deserve, premier league football again. sunderland's fate was sealed when hull, who arejust above the drop zone, drew with southampton 0—0. all of the drama at the end. it could be a massive game.

david moyes apologised for those comments, which were widely condemned and are being investigated by the fa. but some news critics thought this was a storm in a teacup, being hyped up by bbc news. now, who decides what constitutes impartiality, balance and accuracy in bbc news reports? and passesjudgments on when there's values on when those values have been infringed ? here on news watch, we don't have that authority although we are always keen to view your views. up until this week it has been the responsibility of the bbc trust. but that body has now disappeared, and from monday, the independent regulator off, has taken over oversight of all bbc content. independent regulator 0fcom, has taken over oversight of all bbc content. what difference will that make? to answer that, i am joined by steven barnett, professor of communication at westminster and former chief executive of itm and communication at westminster and stuart pervis, former chief executive of itm and former partner at off com. stephen first, people say the bbc has been marking its own homework for years. what differen

sunderland say they fully support their manager david moyes despite last month's exchange in which he threatened to slap a bbc reporter after disagreeing with her line of questioning in a tv interview. they say they dealt with the matter appropriately. earlier i spoke to our sports news correspondent richard conway. they say that it was wholly unacceptable, the exchange between david moyes and vicki sparkes, the bbc reporter, and they said these actions are not condoned in any way. however they go on to say that swift action meant it was dealt with with utmost seriousness from the outset, and they have ensured it was resolved to satisfaction. they say that was their priority, and they conclude the statement by saying we appropriate action they believe has been taken and therefore they continue to back david moyes as their manager. this isn't the end of the matter. the football association will write to david moyes asking for his observations, for his side of the story effectively. they must then decide if rule breaches have taken place and what, if any, action they will take. there's

the fa chairman greg clarke has come out to criticise david moyes. clarke said it was regrettable and distasful and showed a complete lack of respect. he said it is doubly bad to use such a term to a woman because there is a lot of violence against women in society and terms like thatjust aren't disrespectful. this comes after david moyes was backed by sunderland and problems for sunderland and problems for sunderland and problems for sunderland and david moyes continued on the pitch. they lost 2—0 at leicester. they're rooted to the bottom of the premier league table and still eight points from safety. republic of ireland's women's football team have threatened to go on strike, what's happened? this centres around player treatment. now a group of the players have come out publicly and decided to speak out on the lack of support, the lack of finance, and the kind of lack of organisation as pa rt the kind of lack of organisation as part of that team. the players have said that some of them en route to matches have had to change in public to i lets.

the lunchtime kick—offjust kicked off sees david moyes‘ sunderland take on his former side manchester united. david moyes is‘ sad attempt went on safety, one change the sunderland, for united luke shaw starts after been criticised recently and david de gea doesn‘t even make the bench. the scottish premiership may already be wrapped up, but second is playing that today with aberdeen welcoming rangers, rangers are 12 points behind them, it is half—time and goalless, but rangers have had the better bit, this play with the best chance, so far. justin rose will go into today‘s final round at the masters at the top of the leaderboard, he shares the leaderboard, he shares the leaderboard with sergio garcia at six under par. it promises to be a tight finish with several big names just behind them. tim haeckel ports. the third round of the masters is known as moving day and justin rose moved right to the front of the queue at augusta. after a slow and steady start for the olympic champion, five birdies on the back nine helped him to a super 67 and he now sits joint top on six under par

the lunchtime kick—offjust kicked off sees david moyes‘ sunderland take on his former side manchester united. david moyes is‘ sad attempt went on safety, one change the sunderland, for united luke shaw starts after been criticised

in sport, sunderland have released a statement saying they still fully support david moyes in his role as manager, despite an incident in which he told a bbc reporter that she might get a slap. chelsea forward aluko thinks england manager mark sampson is sending out a dangerous message by not picking players based on form. sampson left aluko out of his squad for 2017, despite herfinishing as aluko out of his squad for 2017, despite her finishing as a top scorer in the women‘s super league. and the best ice hockey players in the world have slammed the short—sighted decision that means they won‘t be competing at next year‘s winter olympics. the nhl won‘t allow players to go to the games because the owners of the club don‘t want it to interrupt their players season. more after 3:30pm. ken livingstone‘s future in the labour party will be decided this afternoon. the former london mayor will find out whether he faces disciplinary action over over his controversial claim that hitler supported zionism in the 1930s. a hearing into his conduct resumed a short while ago. ken livings

the football association will ask david moyes for his observations about those comments he made to a bbc reporter. the sunderland manager has apologised to vicki sparkes after telling her she might get a slap. he took an exception to her line of questioning about weather he was feeling the pressure after their match against burnley. the remarks were made after their tv interview finished. just getting a wee bit naughty at the end. watch yourself, you might get a little slap, even though you are a woman. careful the next time you come in. he spoke today about the incident at a scheduled news conference ahead of their match against leicester tomorrow. it was in the heat of the moment i deeply regret the i made, it is certainly not the person who i am andi it is certainly not the person who i am and i accept it was a mistake. i spoke at the bbc reporter who accepted my apology and hopefully we can all move on. luke shaw's manchester united career looks to be over u nless manchester united career looks to be over unless jose morinho is manchester united career looks to be over unlessjose

david moyes's site goes down now. sadly, we are all disappointed. we feel more sad for the supporters who came to watch. that is who we feel the worst about. but we all take collective responsibility from the top to the bottom. hull city are still very much in a scrap for safety despite their goalless draw at southampton. hull keeper, eldin jakupovic, saved dusan tadic‘s penalty kick in stoppage time to earn a vital point for the tigers. the players looked very happy, didn't they? burnley have taken a huge step towards safety with a 2—0 win at crystal palace. goals from ashley barnes and andre gray secured burnley‘s first away win in the league this season. they're up to fourteenth place while palace slip back to 16th. brighton missed the chance to clinch the championship title after suffering a surprise defeat at home to bristol city. josh brownhill‘s first half goal earned city a 1—0 win. brighton, who are already promoted, must better newcastle's result next weekend to finish top. celtic registered their biggest away win over old firm r

in what's been a turbulent week for sunderland manager david moyes his side lost 2—0 at leicester city. the foxes made it six consecutive wins under craig shakespeare since he took over as goals from islam slimani and jamie vardy take the reigning champions up to 10th. very pleasing. we did our best tonight. there's not much rhythm to the game in the first half. there we re the game in the first half. there were a lot of free kicks, corners, a lot of stoppage. we got the first goal, vitally important. it was just pleasing to get the three points. you must be very pleased. yes, not just for me, but for the fans and of course the players. we are here to try and win matches, that's what it's about and that's what we're doing the moment. today i thought we had done more than enough to be in front. i didn't think leicester had the form i have seen them halved in the recent weeks. manchester made the match very difficult for them. —— them have. george boyd scored the only goal as burnley beat stoke at turf moor to end their seven—game winless run. victory for burnley sees them moves ei

meanwhile sunderland manager david moyes has today been charged by the fa over his comments that he would slap a bbc reporter. not great build up for his side's match at middlesbrough this evening. the two sides are battling to avoid relegation. there are two more matches in the premier league tonight too, arsenla host champions leicester, and tottenham are looking to narrow the gap on leaders chelsea to four points, when they take on crystal palace at selhurst park. one other football storyjust coming in, fifa president gianni infantino has confirmed that next year's world cup will have video technology. infantino says fifa have had nothing but positive feedback since trials of video assistance began in their competitions last december. a new twenty20 cricket competition will start in the summer of the year 2020 after the ecb voted heavily in favour of a change in the governing body's constitution. 0ur reporter patrick gearey has the details. this is an historic day for english cricket. ever since victorian times the game has been based around counties. after this vote of 41 ecb members,

in sport, the football association are going to write to david moyes to ask for his observations after he told a female bbc reporter that she might geta told a female bbc reporter that she might get a slap. the sunderland manager says he deeply regrets the remarks made following a tv interview after last month's match against burnley. the england squad has been announced for the women's european championship in the netherlands. and the american golfer lexi thompson says she didn't intend to break tournament rules. a four—stroke penalty incurred after a tv viewer spotted an infringement cost her her first major of the year. more in 15 minutes. ten people have been killed in the explosion between two underground stations in st petersburg. let's go to our correspondent who is in moscow. is there any clearer picture as to what has happened here? not so far. there's lots of information flying around, most of it is coming via sources. the national anti—terror committee said a second explosive package has been found and "neutralised" in the language of the anti—terror committee at anoth

moyes has offered an apology, which was accepted but this is what david moyes had to say this lunchtime. it was in the heat of the moment and i deeply regret the comments i made, but certainly not the person who i am and! but certainly not the person who i am and i accept it was a mistake. i spoke to the bbc reporter who accepted my apology and hopefully we will all move on. luke shaw has been told to "pull his finger out" to save his manchester united career by theirformer defender phil neville. his future is in doubt after his managerjose mourinho said the england international isn't even deserving of a place on the bench, claiming he lacks commitment, focus and ambition. i cannot compare him with ashley and i cannot compare him with ashley and i cannot compare him with ashley and i cannot compare the way he trains, the way he commits, the focus, the ambition. i cannot compare. he is a long way behind. mark sampson has named his england squad for this summer's women's european championship in the netherlands, with few real surprises. the top scorer from last season, chelsea's eni alu

david moyes team lost one—nil at home to bournemouth to confirm a drop into the championship. they‘ve won just five games all season and had struggled near the bottom of the league in each of the last five seasons. 90,000 people will watch and billy joshua fight wladimir klitchko at wembley stadium tonight. —— anthony joshua. wladimir klitchko is 41 yea rs old joshua. wladimir klitchko is 41 years old but has a much broader experience. he looks in fantastic shape. joshua is the heaviest he has been. just under 18 stone and this fight is all about superlatives. 90,000 here. that is a post—war record for a boxing crowd in great britain. they come here in the anticipation that anthony joshua will unify the ibf and the wba boat and then go looking for another belt in the future. do not rule out wladimir klitchko, he is a fantastic technician. listen to the match on five live tonight. on bbc one it is time for the news where you are. although the past few years a lot of museums have tried to shake off the musty image. and the entrance for museum of the year are no exception

and the lunchtime kick off sees david moyes‘ bottom of the table sunderland take on his former side manchester united. we are not relegated yet. we have still got a chance and we will still push as hard as we can. sometimes one result can change how things look and if we could win this game, with the games we have got coming next, we could go in with a bit of hope to try and go on a run. there are three teams who are going to be relegated, but everyone is a good professional, everyone gives everything, everyone fights all season. some of us, we are sacked in the middle of the season, it is difficult for everyone, so of course i have sympathy. aberdeen play rangers today. rangers are 12 points behind them. it is on bbc radio scotland, if you want to listen. kick—off is at 1230 pm. the final round of the masters is perfectly poised, with england‘sjustin rose and spain‘s sergio garcia joint leaders on 6 under par. there are plenty of big names just behind them as well at the augusta national. tim hague reports. the third round of the masters is known as moving day and justin rose moved righ

the sunderland manager david moyes says he "deeply regrets" telling a reporter she might "get a slap". moyes apologised to bbc radio 5live reporter vicki sparks, who'd asked if owner ellis short‘s presence at the their match with burnley last month had meant he was under more pressure — to which he responded "no". but after the interview he warned her to "be careful". it was in the heat of the moment. deeply regret the comments. that is certainly not the person i am. it was a mistake. i have spoken to the bbc reporter, who has accepted the apology. hopefully we move on. luke shaw has been told to "pull his finger out" to save his manchester united career by former defender phil neville. his future is in doubt after his managerjose mourinho said the england international isn't even deserving of a place on the bench, claiming he lacks commitment, focus and ambition... i cannot compare him with ashley young, darmian, blind, the way he trains... focus. be the ambition. a long way behind. mark sampson has named his england squad for this summer's women's european championship in the ne

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that, coupled with hull city's draw at southampton means david moyes' side are down. sadly, we are all obviously disappointed, feeling more for the supporters that support the club. they come and watch regularly, they are the ones you feel most about. we take collective responsibility, from the top to the bottom. because of that, we will dust ourselves down, look at it over the next few weeks and see what we have to do. is it the one overriding thing that has gone wrong this season, or an accumulation? i think it is an accumulation. for me to give you a snap answer to that after the game, i can't really do it. i would rather take some time to think about it and put it in the right place. hull are still very much in a scrap for survival despite their goalless draw at southampton. hull keeper eldin jakupovic saved dusan tadic‘s penalty kick in stoppage time to earn a vital point for the tigers. they're now three points above the drop zone. burnley have taken a huge step towards safety with a 2—0 win at crystal palace. ashley barnes gave them the lead in the eighth m

and the lunchtime kick off sees david moyes‘ bottom of the table sunderland take on his former side manchester united. we are not relegated yet. we have still got a chance and we will still push as hard as we can. sometimes one result can change how things look and if we could win this game, with the games we have got coming next, we could go in with a bit of hope to try and go on a run. there are three teams who are going to be relegated, but everyone is a good professional, everyone gives everything, everyone fights all season. some of us, we are sacked in the middle of the season, it is difficult for everyone, so of course i have sympathy. boxing now and wbo world lightweight champion terry flanagan is eyeing "the biggest fights" after a fifth successful defence against russian petr petrov. flanagan won on a unanimous points decision at the manchester arena.also on the card was british olympic hero nicola adams, who won her first professional boxing fight. the two—time olympic champion beat the argentine fighter virginia carcamo, winning all four rounds on the judges‘ score cards. it wa

moyes, still not giving up. we need to win the games and today, we had a couple of games at home recently, today we needed to try to take three points, it hasn't been for the want of trying, i thought we had a great chance, at 2—1, but when we got back to 2—2, we did everything we could to see if we could get a winner but it wasn't to be. the players have done well today. disappointed. we conceded a late goal, especially the way it happened. the way we conceded both of them but i have to say it was a fair result. it is a point, we wanted three of them, we were close to getting three of them but it is disappointing. and it's good. who will go down with sunderland? swa nsea swansea lost today. we thought that paul clement was going to rescue swa nsea paul clement was going to rescue swansea because they have that fantastic win earlier this season but since then five losses in six, etienne capoue's goal made the difference for watford, five defeats in 64 swansea, watford stay tenth, paul clement's swansea just

david moyes's side can be relegated, if they fail, to at least match hull city's result at southampton. we'll need a really, really good run of results for things to go our way but while there's a chance we're not going to admit to anything else. so we've got to try and win. we have done and said in every other game that we've got to try and win and we've not done so. what i'd say about this one is we're at home, we've got a great chance, we played quite well in recent games so we'll take that into the game and hope we can get a result from it. less than a week, after being beaten in the scottish cup semifinal by their biggest rivals, rangers today have the chance to gain some revenge in the league. celtic have already won the title and beat their glasgow neighbours 2—0 at hampden park last sunday. the midday kick off at ibrox, will see rangers try to inflict, celtic‘s first domestic defeat of the season. rangers need to win to give themselves a chance of catching second place aberdeen, who are nine points ahead. final practice ahead of qualifying for the russian grand prix is unde

and there will be further questions for the sunderland manager david moyes to answer today. the football association will ask for his observations of an incident in which he told a female reporter she ‘might get a slap‘. moyes will be in the dugout for sunderland's trip to leicester in the premier league this evening but he could face sanctions as a result of the fa inquiries. he told media yesterday he deeply regrets his comments — which have stirred debate over his future. well, he should think about his position as manager because he has a big responsibility, not only to the football club, but to football in general. we are always been told that everyone involved in football is an ambassador, so if he is an ambassador, that is not very good. all i know is that he has apologised and vicky, to her credit, is prepared to accept the apology. where it goes from here is whether people want to pressurise the key and others if they want to do something about that. back to me would be a great shame. that to me is wrong. a witchhunt and all this sort of thing, i feel that the

there are further questions for david moyes to answer today. the football association will ask for his observations of an incident in which he told a female reporter she ‘might get a slap'. moyes will be in the dugout for sunderland's trip to leicester in the premier league this evening but he could face sanctions as a result of the fa inquiries. he told media yesterday he deeply regrets his comments — which have stirred debate over his future. well, he should think about his position as manager because he has a big responsibility, not only to the football club, but to football in general. we are always been told that everyone involved in football is an ambassador, so if he is an ambassador, that is not very good. all i know is that he has apologised and vicky, to her credit, is prepared to accept the apology. where it goes from here is whether people want to pressurise the key and others if they want to do something about that. back to me would be a great shame. that to me is wrong. a witchhunt and all this sort of thing, i feel that there

sunderland manager david moyes has been charged by the fa over comments he made to a female reporter last month. moyes was caught on camera telling the bbc‘s vicki sparks she might "get a slap", after a post—match interview. he has until may 3rd to respond to the charge. a new twenty20 cricket competition will start in the summer of the year 2020, after the ecb voted overwhelmingly in favour of a change in the governing body's constitution. our reporter patrick gearey can tell us more. what does this mean for the future of cricket in the country? make no mistake, this is an historic day for british cricket. ever since victorian times the game has been based around counties. after this vote of 41 ecb members, 38 supported a change to allow the creation of eight none county teams to take part ina new eight none county teams to take part in a new twenty20 competition which sta rts in a new twenty20 competition which starts a summer of 2020 and will be specifically aimed at young people and families, groups the ecb feels it is not currently reaching and are important for the future o

the football association will ask sunderland boss david moyes to explain remarks in which he told a female reporter she might get a slap. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. at least 58 people have been killed in a suspected chemical attack in the rebel—held province of idlib in northern syria. emergency services who arrived in the area shortly after a series of strikes said they found people choking in the street. the syrian government has repeatedly denied using chemical weapons. the dead are mostly civilians, and include at least 11 children. in the last hour, france has called for an emergency meeting of the un security council to discuss the attack. our correspondent ben james reports from beirut. this is some of the footage opposition activists posted online after the attack on the town bauer a town here. it was said that the symptoms, the difficulty breathing and foaming at the mouth were consistent with a gas attack. witnesses talked about people choking and fainting after the early morning air strike. other pictures too graphic to broadcast showed what appeared to

david moyes‘ side can be relegated, if they fail, to at least match hull city's result at southampton. we'll need a really, really good run of results for things to go our way, but while there's a chance we're not going to admit to anything else. so we've got to try and win. we have done and said in every other game that we've got to try and win and we've not done so. what i'd say about this one is we're at home, we've got a great chance, we played quite well in recent games so we'll take that into the game and hope we can get a result from it. sebastian vettel will be hoping to claim pole position for the first time this season after dominating final practice for the russian grand prix. the german topped the timesheets by more than three tenths of a second from his ferrari team mate kimi raikkonen. and vettel was more than half a second clear of his championship rival lewis hamilton who was fourth behind mercedes team mate valtteri bottas. qualifying gets under way at one o'clock and you can follow the action on bbc radio five live sports extra and the bbc sport website. john higgins

sunderland manager david moyes is charged by the fa after being caught on camera telling a reporter she "might get a slap" after a match last month. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. there were angry exchanges in the commons today in what was the last prime minister's questions before parliament is dissolved next week. the prime minister said only the conservatives could provide strong and stable leadership. mr corbyn responded by saying the conservatives only represented the rich. our political correspondent ian watson reports. questions to the prime minister.m is fairto questions to the prime minister.m is fair to say pmqs can be a rowdy affair but today it felt even more like a political rally. as the election battle lines were drawn. the prime minister launched a pre—emptive strike even before jeremy corbyn asta question, theresa may attacked the record of the labour leader and his team on security. the plan to disband mi5, disarm police and scrap the nuclear deterrent was endorsed by the right honourable gentleman's policy chief and even by his shadow chancellor.

david moyes‘ side are seven points from safety. celtic will win the scottish premiership tomorrow if they beat hearts. there were four games today. hamilton are off the bottom of the table after a 1—0 win over st johnstone. the winner coming in the 89th minute. stjohnstone had two of their players sent off at the break for fighting with each other. inverness are now bottom after a 1—1 draw with kilmarnock. partick thistle came from behind to beat ross county 2—1. rangers and motherwell drew 1—1 at ibrox. rangers are now ten points behind second placed aberdeen. they played last night, beating dundee 7—0. wasps are out of the european champions cupm —— cup, losing 32—17 to leinster. the irish side put four tries past the premiership leaders to set up a semi—final against either clermont auvergne or toulon. they'll be joined by rivals munster in the last four, who thrashed toulouse 41—16. charley hull remains in contention. that's a first women's golf major of the year. this is how the leaderboard looks at the mom

they had a rocky couple of seasons after sir alex ferguson with david moyes, and louis van gaal, maybe a bit unlucky. whatjose mourinho louis van gaal, maybe a bit unlucky. what jose mourinho now louis van gaal, maybe a bit unlucky. whatjose mourinho now be the man to gel what is an astonishingly fantastic and enormous beast of a club, to get them back where they feel they belong? they cannot afford to be out of the champions league for a third season in a row?|j to be out of the champions league for a third season in a row? i club the size of united should always be in the champions league. what has happened in the last few years with sir alex ferguson departing, you saw the stability and continuity that was there for so many years. it has disappeared, so to speak. they need to work hard to get it back. that was one of jose to work hard to get it back. that was one ofjose mourinho's main tasks to get it back. but it will ta ke tasks to get it back. but it will take time. finally, the champions league draw was made today. no british involvement apart from gareth bale at real madrid. th

sunderland just delete publicly backed david moyes. —— sunderland yesterday. they lost 2—0 last night and remain at the bottom of the league table. chris woakes and ben duckett have been named as two out of five cricketers of the year. labour has failed the jewish community by not expelling ken livingstone from the party — according to the chief rabbi, ephraim mirvis. the former mayor of london was yesterday given a further one—year suspension for claiming hitler supported zionism in the 1930s. we have ads on strong words this morning from the deputy leader of the labour party, tom watson, who has stated that the things which aims us all that ken livingstone has not been expelled from the party. he said the decision was incomprehensible and said the party is not living up to its commitment to have a zero tolerance approach to anti—semitism. he is not the only front bench person commenting on this. we also help from the shadow brexit secretary who said that ken livingstone should have been expeued livingstone should have been expelled and that there can

sunderland's board gave their support to david moyes following comments made to a bbc reporter. but they remain at the bottom of the premier league table after a 2—0 loss to champions leicester. heather watson wasted two match points before eventually winning in three sets against her serbian opponent. and defending champion danny willett hopes a return to the masters can spark a return to form. he's failed to win a tournament since donning the green jacket last year. i will be talking more about danny willett and his buildup to the masters in a newspaper review, because i've got the menu for the champions neal. i know what it is at it sounds great! —— meal. before that, look at the weather forecast. good morning. a chilly started the day, especially in parts of england and wales where temperatures in some areas are around freezing, a touch of frost around, some sunshine too under those clear skies and for most of the country today it will remain mainly dry as high pressure remains in charge. you can see the squeeze on the isobars in the far north of scotla nd on the isoba