welcome along to the programme. real madrid beat rayo vallecano 2 1 in la liga, but viniciusjunior was absent from the squad. the brazilian was subjected to racist abuse at the weekend against valencia, who will now have part of their stadium closed for five matches as punishment. prior to wednesday s game, the two sets of players demonstrated their support for vinicius, with his team mates all wearing his number 20 shirt the banner reading racists out of football . valencia are to appeal their punishment from the spanish football federation, which also includes a fine of nearly $50,000, while the la liga president issued an apology to the brazilian following his comments on social media, in which he accused vinicius of criticising and slandering la liga. 0n the pitch, karim benzema and rodrygo sealed the win. elsewhere, cadiz are still not safe after a 2 1 defeat at villarreal. 2-0. already relegated elche drew 1 1 with sevilla. atletico madrid slipped to third after a
five matches as punishment. prior to wednesday s game, the two sets of players demonstrated their support for vinicius, with his team mates all wearing his number 20 shirt the banner reading racists out of football . valencia are to appeal their punishment from the spanish football federation, which also includes a fine of nearly $50,000, while the la liga president issued an apology to the brazilian following his comments on social media, in which he accused vinicius of criticising and slandering la liga. 0n the pitch, karim benzema and rodrygo sealed the win. elsewhere, cadiz are still not safe after a 2 0 defeat at villarreal. 2-0. already relegated elche drew 1 1 with sevilla. atletico madrid slipped to third after a 3 3 draw at espanyol. and getafe boosted their survival hopes with a 1 0 win at real betis. in italy, inter milan have retained their coppa italia title after a 2 1 win over fiorentina at the stadio 0limpico in rome. fiorentina took the lead afterjust thre
Pledge, promise, and vow. Three words freighted with probity and trust. But, after anything but an explosive budget, a firecracker blew up in the chancellors face today over the issue of a promise. The question being, why does the government deny breaking a manifesto pledge on National Insurance when the 2015 Election Manifesto clearly said there would be no increase in National Insurance for the five years of an incoming conservative government . Is it ever right to to promise one thing and do another . The chancellor has raised the hackles of the right wing press, Tory Backbenchers of many stripes, and the opposition alike. Theresa may is in brussels tonight where, at a press conference, probably for the first time in her life, she was hoping for questions about brexit, but was pressed on this instead. Im joined by our political editor, nick watt. What did she had to say about National Insurance . She is standing by the fundamental principle of this Budget Change which is that the Se
open, the draw for which takes place on thursday. norrie now faces argentina s sebastian baez for a place in the last four. meanwhile, sweden s mikael ymer was disqualified from the tournament after this outburst in his round of 16 match against frenchman arthur fils. he furiously smashed his racquet to pieces on the umpire s chair, after an argument with the umpire over a line call. ymer was 6 5 down in the opening set. fils progresses with a walkover. now, the teams have been announced ahead of sunday s rugby union match between the barbarians and a world xv at twickenham. israel folau will start for the world xv, despite being sacked by rugby australia four years ago for making anti decay comments on social media. meanwhile, a week after his own international retirement, alun wynjones will captain the bar bars. 0ur rugby reporter sara 0rchard has been speaking to my colleague hugh ferris. alun wynjones leading out the barbarians
thanks to a top score of 41 from thanks to a top score of 41 from cameron green. thanks to a top score of 41 from cameron green. they ll now play gujarat titans for a place in the final against chennai super kings. in tennis, defending champion cameron norrie booked his place in the quarterfinals of the lyon 0pen. the second seed with a 6 3, 6 4 win over david goffin, as he continues his preparations for the french open, the draw for which takes place on thursday. norrie now faces argentina s sebastian baez for a place in the last four. meanwhile, sweden s mikael ymer was disqualified from the tournament after this outburst in his round of 16 match against frenchman arthur fils. he furiously smashed his racquet to pieces on the umpire s chair, after an argument with the umpire over a line call. ymer was 6 5 down in the opening set. fils progresses with a walkover. the teams have been announced ahead of sunday s rugby union match between the barbarians