The streets of lebanon protesters are fed up and demanding that the government tackles the economic crisis. And is for the house 2023 womens world cup will be announced in just over an hours time colombia and a joint bid from new zealand and australia. Its been a month since the death of george floyd in custody and policing in the United States could be on the brink of a major change the house of representatives is debating democratic legislation that reduces Legal Protections for offices and would make it easier to prosecute police it will also ban chokeholds and change the criteria for using lethal force. Exactly one month ago george floyd spoke his final words i cant breathe and change the course of history since then here if it day americans from every walk of life and corner of the country have been marching protesting and demanding that this moment of National Agony become one of a National Action today with the georgia floyd just just in policing act the house is honoring his li
A 10000000000 dollar government rescue package to help keep it afloat. The governor of the u. S. State of texas reversed his plans to lift the locked out there after a sharp rise in coronavirus cases. And further consolidating power russians take part in a referendum that could see the president stay in office for another decade. And sport australia and new zealand of won the rights to host the 2023 womens world cup the joint bid between colombia and a vote held by footballs world governing body. Its been a month since the death of george floyd in custody and policing in the United States could be on the brink of a major change the house of representatives is debating democratic legislation that reduces Legal Protections for officers and would make it easier to prosecute police it would also ban chokeholds and change the criteria for using lethal force. Exactly one month ago george floyd spoke his final words i cant breathe and change the course of history since then here if it day ame
Hello, and welcome to sportsday. We start with russia, and a significant ban thats been handed to them by the world anti doping agency. Theyre barred from all major sporting events for the next four years, so there will be no russian flag or anthem at next years Olympic Games in tokyo. Itll be the same at the Winter Olympics in beijing in 2022, and also at the world cup in qatar later that same year. Our reporter Alex Capstick has been in lausanne where wadas executive committee made their decision today. Leading members of while thes executive committee have explained to us in this hotel in central notts and the reason they came to this decision to ban russia for four yea rs decision to ban russia for four years is because russia are repeat offenders. They have found to be covering our positive drug tests. As to the punishment, they think they have the balance right, that ape like ban and the world calls for ape like ban and the world calls for a total ban on athletes and officials, t
We speak to Manchester Uniteds max taylor about his battle with testicular cancer. My my mind was running 100 miles an hour, what is next . Will i play football again . Will i be alive . Will i be alive . Two teams, joining for one common purpose why europes struggling womens golf circuit isjoining forces with the lpga. Also coming up in the programme. Hes a three time grand slam champion, a former world number one and overcome major surgery but how will andy murray cope in our escape room . Just watch the hip, 0k . Do you trust me . Go for it. Wow hello and welcome to sportsday. Good evening and welcome to tonights programme. Its another busy night in the Champions League as both chelsea and liverpool look to confirm their places in the last sixteen. Later tonight, the current champions of europe host napoli a side in crisis both on and off the pitch. As for chelsea, theyre out for revenge following their 1 0 defeat to valencia last time out. Austin halewood is following that match an
The snp launches its election manifesto saying its time to put scotlands future in scotlands hands and calls for a second independence referendum next year. Who should decide scotlands future . The people who live here or Boris Johnson . A vote for the snp on december 12th is a vote to escape brexit. Clive james, the australian writer and broadcaster has died at the age of eighty. After a cinema chain bans a new film about gangs after brawls broke out, its director tells us his movie had nothing to do with the violence do you believe that this film brings its people, is a colour thing . I dont know, man, it was upsetting. And, the theatre director, writer and broadcaster Jonathan Miller has died, at the age of 85 Jeremy Corbyn says he has evidence that the nhs is at risk from a post brexit trade deal with the United States. At a News Conference this morning, the labour leader produced documents which he said showed talks had taken place about drugs pricing and access to nhs contracts.