links which he denies. our correspondent laura scott reports. there wasn t even time to tell the players before the news broke that, after nearly 20 years owning in chelsea, russian billionaire roman abramovich has decided to sell. in a statement, he said he felt it was in the best interests of the club in the current situation. he said he d instructed his team to set up a charitable foundation where all net proceeds from the sale will be donated and this would benefit all victims of the war in ukraine. abramovich said he wouldn t be calling in the £1.5 billion the club owes him. but for some, there was a gaping hole in what he said. there s still, still no condemnation from roman or the club about what s happening in ukraine. abramovich s departure is a seismic moment but not entirely unexpected, coming after mounting calls for the government to sanction him. he s a person of interest
mobilisation within polish society and it is amazing to see and people are mobilising to collect clothes, food, hygiene product, it is really amazing to see. amazing to see. that is victoria amazing to see. that is victoria from amazing to see. that is victoria from the - amazing to see. that is victoria from the open | amazing to see. that is - victoria from the open dialogue foundation. the owner of chelsea football club the russian businessman roman abramovich says he s planning to sell the club which he has owned for the past 19 years. last week the british parliament was told of a leaked government document referring to mr abramovich as having links to the russian state, links which he denies. our correspondent laura scott reports. there wasn t even time to tell the players before the news broke that, after nearly 20 years owning in chelsea, russian billionaire roman abramovich has decided to sell. in a statement, he said he felt it was in the best interests of the club in th
the former football coach, barry bennell, who is serving a jail sentence for child six offences, has denied abusing some of the men who have made damages claims against manchester city. the accusations date back to the 19805. from the high court, our sports correspondent laura scott reports. the eight men out in their a05 and 505 have made their accusations against city and the club denies accusation. the club s low risk on the first of their witnesses, barry bennell. appearing via video link from prison where he is serving a 30 year prison sentence for sexual offences against boys, barry bennell told the court he had not abused four of the claimants but had admitted to abusing to. he was
now stands at 143,716. 0n vaccinations, just over 88% of people aged 12 and over have now received a first dose. and 80% have been double jabbed. and more than 14.2 million people have received their booster jab. the england and wales cricket board says the culture of the game has to change and promised wide ranging action to tackle discrimination after a crisis summit at the oval today. it follows azeem rafiq s revelations of racism while playing for yorkshire county cricket club. today, a former england player, alex hales, apologised for causing offence, after a photo emerged of him dressed up in black make up, while at a party in 2009. our sports correspondent laura scott reports. after another turbulent week, cricket s latest response is crisis talks at the oval as the game joined forces in tackling the
after a photo emerged of him dressed up in black make up, while at a party in 2009. our sports correspondent laura scott reports. after another turbulent week, cricket s latest response is crisis talks at the oval as the game joined forces in tackling the discrimination problem. what do you want to get from the meeting? clarity and togetherness, i suppose. does cricket have a racism issue? well, we have work to do, no doubt. last night alex hales became embroiled in the scandal after a photograph emerged showed him dressed in a racially offensive way in 2009. he said his appearance was a tribute to the late rapper, tupac. but apologised. i deplore all forms of racism and discrimination, i have been lucky enough to play around the world, with players of different races and cultures.