Last 21. Last 21; hours has last 26 hours has that but over the last 26 hours has that debate been talked about . Is maradona still the greatest for everyone . I am not sure, i have not heard much of that debate but i think from these past hours, yes. He has been the greatest, at least in argentina. Maybe the debate will visit later in the weeks to come but for now he is definitely the greatest. Over the last 26 hours, weve heard so many anecdotes from those that met him, played with him or against him, today gary lineker, who made a film about maradona, shared his memories. I spent three days with him filming a documentary in buenos aires and it was the most extraordinary three days. It is difficult to describe what it is like being diego maradona
but i got a little glimmer of it, a little inkling. The door was open to a little bit into his lifestyle. It was extraordinary. Hundreds of people around him, he was treated like he was the messiah. In many ways he was as a footballer. He is still revered in argentina. There are hundreds of people everywhere you went with him, there was madness. He will be one of the greatest players of all time, if not the greatest player of all time. It is always impossible to compare people from different eras, we should just enjoy them for what they are, but he has to be up there. There is no question about that. Lets have a quick look at some of the days other heasdlines. Next years boat race will be held in ely on the river great ouse. The first time it hasnt been on the thames since 1966. Covid related restrictions and also uncertainty over the safety of hammersmith bridge are behind the move. Fly half george ford is back
in the england starting 15 for their autumn nations cup game against wales. Captain owen farrell returns to inside centre. Englands tammi beaumont and Heather Knight helped sydney thunder beat brisbane heat in the semifinal of the womens big bash. Sydney won by 12 runs and will face melbourne stars in the final. The former Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand has spoken publically for the first time about the match that threatened to tear english football apart. After chelseas defeat at loftus road 9 years ago, john terry was charged by the police for using racist language towards ferdinand, he was stripped of the england captaincy, the head coach Fabio Capello resigned because of it, and though terry was cleared in a court of law 10 months later, the fa subsequently found him guilty and banned him for 6 games and fined him over 200,000 pounds. Now in a film that will go out on bbc one next monday night,
ferdinand has revealed the impact that the incident had on his life, and how he was never the same player again. Hes been speaking to our reporter nesta macgregor. You have signed john terry shirt in your house. He said the last time we spoke to him was in the tunnel after the game. Where does he stand in your estimation today . My feeling would be the same as what it is in the documentary. Whatever has happened is bigger than the year. How great would it be to see two people who are part of an incident to come together to make positive change . Mum and dad raised us to know that sometimes we will be treated differently because of the colour of our skin. I wasnt myself. Definitely, and it is hard to stand and watch. He has been wanting to talk about this for a long time, the incident that he was involved in was the catalyst for a downturn in his
career. We were playing at the west london derby, a big game, tempers we re london derby, a big game, tempers were high. Words were exchanged, that was it. The referee gave off the free kick. Jt jogging that was it. The referee gave off the free kick. Jtjogging back to his position shouting stuff towards him, and after whatever i shouted to him, and after whatever i shouted to him, that is all i remember of the game. The aftermath was there for eve ryo ne game. The aftermath was there for everyone to see. Within hours of it happening, i actually started to see floods and floods of racial abuse coming my way. Iwas floods and floods of racial abuse coming my way. I was in disbelief that an incident could raise people to abuse me on social media like i had done anything wrong. That is how it made me feel. It became daunting and scary because i couldnt get away from it. When family members are involved in it and they start
receiving abuse and seeing things and things are getting said to them walking down the street or in school oi walking down the street or in school or my mums house being targeted with eggs and bricks and stuff, it started to affect me more. I am not ashamed now to say i was scared, but we see now in this day and age, we are seeing people speaking out and it is fantastic. The support that wasnt there. If they dont feel like they are getting the right support through the channels that idea from the fa, the premier league, i want to be part of that channel. I know the pitfalls comes with it. I will be here to help and support. Do you think things would have been different had he heard it on the field . I am sure things would have been different. After the game, my reaction would have been different if i had known what had happened. The documentary really explained that. Anton ferdinand football, racism and me is on bbc one next monday at 9pm. Ferdinands cousin les,
who is the current director of football at qpr has today been named on the football black list which celebrates positive influencers from the black community in the sport. Hes been speaking to our reporter alex howell about the clubs comittment to an Inclusive Recruitment process for staff. We put a Job Description out, sed comes into us and if they cd matches theJob Description we comes into us and if they cd matches the Job Description we do an interview. Cv. We dont look at the name and gender, wejust look at it first and foremost and if it matches the criteria, we get them in foran matches the criteria, we get them in for an interview and if they pass the required interview, they get the job. It is not a case of me doing anything special. Were just doing what we feel is the right process for us moving forwards as a football club. Next year were going to see a new motorsport series, extreme e. Five off road races will take place around the world with electric vehicles. All the teams must have one male and one female driver
and great britains Jamie Chadwick has confirmed that shell be racing. Shes only 22 but has already been tipped to become the first woman to break into formula one in over 60 years. Katie gornall has this exclusive report. That is what i won the series with. That is what i won the series with. That is what i won the series with. That is the second one where i won the british championship. Jamie chadwick has collected acclaim throughout her young career. At tate london home is of a new that has seen the 22 year olds become one of motor racings rising stars. The next adventure is its weight into the unknown. She will drive in the Ground Breaking extreme series. The new series backed by the likes of lewis hamilton, or all electric suvs race lewis hamilton, or all electric suvs ra ce a cross re m ote lewis hamilton, or all electric suvs race across remote territories to raise awareness of climate change. Ive never had the opportunity to drive anything like this. This man of my face after the first test drive i did set it all really. I fell in love with it. I think more
than anything it is such an exciting project. Jamie chadwick is a way, it isa project. Jamie chadwick is a way, it is a billion start. It is not the first time she has tried something new. Last year she won the inaugural w series, an all female championship. The success of her selected as a development driver. When she takes to the grid in extreme, there will be an equal mix of male and female drivers. The first by the sport. It is huge, it is exciting for me because it gives me this opportunity but i think it is great because it is the same for everyone. It is 100 fair, we are all in the same situation and it is exciting to know i will be out there next year. It was a simpering rivalry that prompted her to get behind the wheel. Sibling. After joining the sport relatively late, she has proved herself to be a fast
learner. It feels like a was winter, it is hard to believe in a relatively short space of time how we have got to this point. It is an incredible thing to be a part of. What is your ultimate ambition . To race at the highest level of motor sport. It is formula i at the moment. There is a long way to go just yet. There is a lot of hard work that needs to go into that. One day fingers crossed we can make that happen. Electric may be the future of racing, but jamie happen. Electric may be the future of racing, butJamie Chadwick happen. Electric may be the future of racing, but Jamie Chadwick could be its future star. Despite the pandemic, the olympic champion adam peaty is finishing the year on a high. Hes become a father and has just returned from budapest where he starred at the International Swimming league. Hes been speaking to our reporter ben croucher. He has done it that is a world
record that is phenomenal. I have never seen record that is phenomenal. I have never seen Something Like that. Thank you very much for speaking to us on thank you very much for speaking to us on sports day, just getting back from budapest. How do you reflect on your time on the isl . It is another world record your time on the isl . It is another world re cord for your time on the isl . It is another world record for adam peaty. Terry busy. Six weeks, it was very tough. Plenty of race records, exactly where we need to be. A few months out from the olympics. How did you find life away from home and life between the hotel and the pool . M was tough mentally because you are confined to your hotel room but it is also learning about yourself. But really occupying the mind, reading. What were you reading . Some Stephen Hawking books. Dont ask me any
clever questions because i scanned over it. But something that is going to challenge your brain and make sure you are learning. And Touching Base with home because when you left for budapest, it wasnt exactly the best timing for your family with the arrival of your son. How did you find all of that and how much has he changed since you left . When i left, he was four weeks old. When i came home he was ten weeks old so i had been away longer than i knew him. He was very different. We all know how babies grow so fast, so he started to smile now and laugh at my face for some reason. That is more of a good thing i guess. Adam peaty takes olympic gold for great britain. As a gold medal the bare minimum that you are demanding from yourself next year . I think so. Are demanding from yourself next year . Ithink so. Ithink are demanding from yourself next year . I think so. I think sometimes demanding things of yourself instead of being free is harder. People
think you have to win but im not going there with any anxiety of what i should be. Going there with any anxiety of what ishould be. I going there with any anxiety of what i should be. I am going to be who i am, be genuine, be authentic and the hopefully one the best athletes at the games. For me, that is freedom. The Prime Minister has warned that more areas of england will be subject to tighter tier 3 coronavirus restrictions when the National Lockdown comes to an end next week. Boris johnson announced leisure centres will be reopened across all tiers which is good news for its. Mental wellbeing alone, across all tiers which is good news for its. Mentalwellbeing alone, i think people are going to get a huge belief to have somewhere to go. When icame belief to have somewhere to go. When i came back into the country, all i start with grey skies and cold weathers. We cannot keep going into the cycle, we have to keep at it open for everyone as much as possible. We have to keep pathways open. Just a quick reminder of our top
story. What the three tier system means for a spot. The return of spectators, slowly but surely. Go to the sport website for more. But for me and the rest of the team, goodbye. Hello, there was some sunshine around today but where we have the clear skies at the moment the fog is picking up and developing work widely. A couple of weather fronts moving in, this one heading towards scotla nd moving in, this one heading towards scotland and Northern Ireland. This one sitting in the south east bringing cloud and patchy rain but in between we have clearer skies, no wind and some moisture. That is why we are seeing the fog developing across england and into east wales. More cloud into scotland and Northern Ireland and patchy rain in the north west, keeping frost away from most areas of scotland. It
should be frost free in the extreme south east of england. Together with some freezing fog patches. I felt around tomorrow morning and that will be slow to clear. As a result, it is going to be cold. This is the area more likely to have the fog that will linger through the morning. This is where we had a yellow fog warning. That fog is slow to left, perhaps lifting into slow cloud from the afternoon. Some sunshine across other parts of the northern england, wales and the south west but these showers from the figure cloud in the south east running through the english channel. Some through the irish sea and cloudy skies with patchy rain for scotla nd cloudy skies with patchy rain for scotland and Northern Ireland. Hello, im ros atkins, this is outside source. Ethiopias government steps up its three week offensive in tigray, with an assault on the regional capital mekelle. It is not a war crime, it is a Law Enforcement operation taking care of the civilian lives and institutions. Think about the children and the women who are currently trapped in mekelle with very little access to communication, with very little access to communication, with a very dire humanitarian situation, and no access by the international community. Half a Million People live in mekelle and local forces who control the city are vowing not to surrender. Also in the programme thousands are paying their respects to football legend diego maradona. Hes laying in state in argentinas president ial palace for the three days. A Million People are expected to visit the site before
hes buried next week