this is bbc news. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. hello from the bbc sport centre. it is leicester city s turn to take centre stage. as the race to avoid relegation continues in the premier league this evening. they face champions league chasing liverpool at the king power. leicester were resoundly beaten by fulham last monday and go into this one inside the relegation zone. victory though moves them out of the bottom three but they take on a liverpool side who ve just won six in a row, and their manager knows what challenge awaits them. what we have to expect as a team, who wants to stay in the league and will fight with all we have, that is what we have to expect. i said, this is now the realfight what we have to expect. i said, this is now the real fight and we have to make sure we are ready for that so thatis make sure we are ready for that so that is not an easy game against newcastle and they need all the points they can get. i newcastle and
the sport s next world cup was due to take place in france in two years time, but this afternoon the host nation has pulled out, with the sport now looking into alternative options. the international rugby league chair said. there is no secret as to how important the strengthening of france as a rugby league nation is to our strategic plans. they are of drawing as i can t guarantee the financial viability of the tournament. it is leicester city s turn to take centre stage as the race to avoid relegation continues in the premier league this evening. they face champions league chasing liverpool at the king power. leicester were resoundly beaten by fulham last monday and go into this one inside the relegation zone. victory for leicester moves them out of the bottom three but they take on a liverpool side who ve just won six in a row, and who are hunting down a place in the top four. we have to expect a team who wants to stay in the league and will site for we have to expect a t
in turkey, voting has closed in one of the most elections the country has seen. the country is deciding whether president erdohan remains in power after 20 years. it is expected to be a close race between him and an opposition leader kemal k l cdaroglu. he is a former civil servant who heads an alliance of six opposition parties, both secular and islamist. he promised to scrap many of the powers acquired by mr erdogan and return turkey to a parliamentary system. and also called for better relations with the west, including renewal of turkey s bid for membership of the eu. the current leader recep tayyip erdogan first came to power as prime minister in 2003 and became president in 2014. under him, turkey enjoyed strong economic growth, but it s been hit by high inflation, and the recent earthquakes in which tens of thousands died. he s also become increasingly authoritarian with more powers in the hands of the president and tighter restrictions on free speech. with most ballot
hello, i m sally bundock welcome to the programme. with almost all ballots counted in turkey s crucial general election, president recep tayyip erdogan has said he would accept a run off vote. officialfigures give mr erdoganjust under 50% of the counted ballots. his secular opposition rival, kemal kilicdaroglu, is on around 45%. if confirmed, it ll be the first time a challenger s taken mr erdogan to a second round in a presidential contest. the conservative leader, who has dominated turkish politics for two decades, told supporters in ankara he was confident he d still be president in two weeks time. mr kilicdaroglu, who has garnered support from secular turks and the young, has vowed to win the election in a second round, saying his rivalfailed to get a vote of confidence from the people. our international correspondent orla guerin is in ankara, and has more on what s at stake in this election. people talk excitedly a tense moment in a tight election. here in ankara, vot