Italian Olympic Alpine skiing gold medallist Sofia Goggia has
apologised for making homophobic comments in an interview, which
implied there are no gay men in the sport because they cannot brave
the slopes at a professional level.
closer. elsewhere, reading won at everton, strugglers leicester beat bottom club birmingham 2 1, spurs beat brighton 4 0, and west ham are currently a goal up at aston villa. it s half time in yaounde in cameroon where either sadio or mo salah will be lifting the africa cup of nations come the end of the night. it was an action packed start with senegal being awarded a penalty for this foul. liverpool s sadio mane stepped up but his spot kick was saved by the egyptian keeper gabaski. his club team mate mo salah then had the best chance of the half for egypt, but his effort was tipped over by edouard mendy. you can watch live coverage over on bbc three and the bbc sport website. next to beijing where makayla gerken schofield has become the first briton to reach the moguls
in the winter olympics, chelmsford s makayla gerken schofield became the first british skier to make it to a moguls final yesterday. she couldn t quite make the final six, but it was still a great effort from the 22 year old, who finished eighth in beijing. she said she has enjoyed making history. it has been a while since i ve actually enjoyed skiing, to be honest, but tonight just felt absolutely incredible. i was talking to my sister earlier and skiing those bumps is like. just the feeling, i ve got no words. well, if you re heading out on public transport this morning. there s a good service on the tubes this morning. and for all the latest travel news where you are tune into your bbc local radio station for regular updates throughout the morning. onto the weather now with elizabeth. hello, good morning.
but both men have really shown leadership qualities for their countries in this tournament and it is going to be a great battle, a great celebration of two big stars playing for their country here very shortly. next to beijing where makayla gerken schofield has become the first briton to reach the moguls finals at a winter olympics. on an eventful second day, great britain s curling mixed doubles pair are through to the semi finals despite defeat to norway. our sports correspondent andy swiss has the latest: a nail biting day. then you are whenever norway would see them into the semis of the next event. it did not look good. that is exactly what has happened but despite losing 6 2, the results later went their way taking them into the last four and a shot at the medals. elsewhere it was
resume later this year. figures have revealed that over hundred million pounds a year has been paid to metropolitan police officers in overtime every year for the past six years. overtime spending rose to its highest level last year. when more than a hundred and 40 million pounds was paid out to officers. the met said the rate of pay is affected by complex police regulations and circumstances including notice periods. in the winter olympics, chelmsford s makayla gerken schofield became the first british skier to make it to a moguls final yesterday. she couldn t quite make the final six, but it was still a great effort from the 22 year old who finished eighth in beijing. she said she has enjoyed making history. it has been a while since i ve actually enjoyed skiing, to be honest, but tonight just felt absolutely incredible. i was talking to my sister