as a football governance bill that will see an independent regulator oversee professional football in the uk has been introduced to parliament for the first time. the legislation would grant powers to a body free from control of government and football authorities to oversee clubs in england s top five men s tiers and ensure long term financial stability of the men s professional game. it would in turn help football clubs avoid falling under financial mismanagement, like bury football club. the international olympic committee have confirmed athletes from russia and belarus will not be a part of the parade during the opening ceremony at paris 202a. qualified athletes from those countries will compete under a neutralflag, following russia s invasion of ukraine in 2022. meanwhile, the ioc have also called the russian organised friendship games a cynical attempt to politicise sport , describing the event as a purely politically motivated sports event . the inaugural summer frie
that her nickname for husband david was goldenballs in 2001. 0ur arts correspondent david sillito looks back at his life. don t you get fed up of each other? oh, yes, yes. i call him golden balls, you know, now. - did you ever say, you dirty rat? never. jimmy cagney. orson welles. jimmy stewart. these were distant, mysterious screen gods until parkinson brought them into your living room. the fact is that you re a crowd puller and frazier s not, is he? why is that? well, number one, he s ugly. his interviews with muhammad ali were unmissable. he has no rhythm, no footwork, no class. he cannot talk. and who told him he could sing? but of all those 2,000 or so guests, one always haunted him. i interviewed everybody from henry kissinger to billy connolly to james cagney to dame edith evans, all those people. and i m only remembered for one thing, i was attacked by a sodding emu. he s not aggresive! rod hull and emu rather punctured the suave tv persona. i knew we should neve
as his the electorate in november, as far as his hear the electorate in november, as far as his near future? it the electorate in november, as far as his near future? as his near future? it plays into his hands as his near future? it plays into his hands in as his near future? it plays into his hands in so as his near future? it plays into his hands in so much as his near future? it plays into his hands in so much as - as his near future? it plays into his hands in so much as any - as his near future? it plays into l his hands in so much as any kind as his near future? it plays into - his hands in so much as any kind of confusion and delay may push it beyond the november election. he could push it so far down the line it comes irrelevant until after the election. . , . , election. that is an interesting oint. election. that is an interesting point- poll election. that is an interesting point. poll after election. that is an interesting point. poll after poll,
lizzie greenwood hughes is there for us. once again, willie mullins has triumphed in the sport ofjump racing at the cheltenham gold cup, for in six years for the irish maestro and two in succession although his margin of victory was not as great as last year, this was our ghibli a more impressive performance from the horse because the ground is testing soft but heavy and places for more than 30 years where the word heavy has been in the official going here at cheltenham. but he saw off is hugely talented competitors, so it was another poor day for the bookmakers here, but a great day and great week for the cheltenham festival s most successful winning trainer, willie mullins. here he is speaking to laura scott. it mullins. here he is speaking to laura scott- laura scott. it has been extraordinary, - laura scott. it has been extraordinary, our - laura scott. it has been i extraordinary, our horses laura scott. it has been - extraordinary, our horses were in such extraordinar
hello and welcome to sportsday this wednesday night. i m chetan pathak. coming up on tonight s programme. one game away from being world champions england beat australia to reach sunday s final in sydney. incredible. we ve didn t say where dreaming of the semi but now this is what is the world cup final with this group, yeah buzzing. as lionesses fans on both sides of the world celebrate we ll bring you reaction from australia and england. and with the cricket world cup on the horizon, ben stoke reverses his decision to retire from the one day game. also coming up on sportsday before 7. we ll be looking ahead to the rugby union world cup too as scotland reveal their squad for the start of the tournament in france next month. welcome along, thank you forjoining us. as you ve been hearing england are world cup finalists. the lionesses will awake in sydney in the coming hours and begin their preparations for one more match. if they can beat spain on sunday the european cha