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
hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. twitter s new owner elon musk has defended his decision to sack about half the firm s workforce without warning. mr musk said the social media platform was losing large sums of money every day. he s insisted twitter s commitment to content moderation remains unchanged, despite the loss of key staff and anxiety among advertisers. in an interview, elon musk revealed that twitter was losing around $4 million a day, meaning costs had to be cut. he promised twitter wouldn t degenerate into what he called a free for all hellscape when content moderation is loosened. but advertisers including general motors have withdrawn their business, which is likely to lead to a drop in revenues. and now twitter faces lawsuits from the hundreds of employees over the way they were fired. out technology editor, zoe kleinman, reports. elon musk did not speak to any of the twitter employees laid off today. he was a surprise guest
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
following england women s group stage match with canada. adam wild is there for us. hi, adam. papua new guinea renowned for their huge physical force. for the england man no second chances this afternoon. they breezed through the earlier stages and now we are at the knockout stage and a real step up in quality of opposition. papua new guinea are a big and physical side and are very proud rugby league nation with a great heritage. they mislaid the only country in the world to boast rugby league is the national sport. like england they will be desperate to make it through to the final four of this competition. before that the england women continue their rugby league world cup and they have been warming up behind me to take on canada in around 20 minutes time. and like the men step up in the