including the uk, don t know where they ll be able to watch the matches. the british government, along with those in france, germany, italy and spain, have released a statement urging fifa and broadcasters to settle the matter, for the good of the women s game. jose mourinho has taken another swipe at his old club tottenham, ahead of the europa league final later. his side roma take on sevilla and mourinho was eager to point out he s won all five european finals he s been involved in. he says he just needs to be given the time to succeed. in roma, they didn t sack me before the final, in tottenham they sack me before the final at wembley. roma gave me the chance to win the final, and at tottenham i had no chance. england captain ben stokes says the only way he won t take a full part in the ashes this summer is if he can t walk . he s had problems with a persistent knee injury, and only played two games for chennai super kings in the indian premier league because of issues
this, after youssef en nesyri had put the visitors ahead in the 26th minute. sevilla, who knocked out manchester united in the quarter finals, have won the europa league a record six times, most recently in 2020. i m optimistic for the second leg, because this team has shown during the whole season they are able to surmount difficulties. i think the lads deserve this draw, and above all, the chance to play in the finals, so i am happy for them. was they did tonight, they are a truly great team. in the other tie, edoardo bove fired roma to a win over bayer leverkusen in their semi final first leg match. he scored the only goal of the game in the 63rd minute at the stadio olimpico, allowing jose mourinho s side to take a slender lead into next week s second leg in germany. the win gives mourinho the chance to reach his second european final in as many years as roma coach after winning the europa conference league last season. semifinals are never emotionally easy. they are neve
as sofia kenin stunned second seeded sabalenka in straight sets at the rome open. hello and welcome to the programme. lots to get through, but we ll start with football on another big night of european action with the semi finals of both the europa league and the europa conference league under way in turin. juventus left it very, very late to snatch a draw at home to four time europa league champions severe. the spanish side had led through youssef and nasri in the first half, but they couldn t hang on for victory. federico gatti with uva s equaliser in the seventh minute of stoppage time. and then the semifinal roma have the advantage after beating bayer leverkusen 1 0 eduardo bove with the only goal midway through the second half withjose mourinho s side. the second leg for both ties are next thursday. in the europa conference league, it was a night of fight back. fc basel scored a stoppage time winner to come from behind to beat fiorentina 2 1 in italy, while west ham scor
in england could be just the tip of the iceberg according to inspectors and planting 100 wildlife meadows across historic sites to mark the coronation of king charles. and coming up on the bbc news channel. wimbledon would allow russian and belarusian players to compete as neutrals this summer lifting a ban in place from last yearfollowing russia s invasion of ukraine. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at 0ne. donald trump has become the first former us president, to face a criminal prosecution. the precise charges against him haven t yet been made public, but they re thought to relate to falsifying business records, to hide a payment to a pawn star, stormy daniels, during the 2016 presidential campaign. it s alleged ms daniels was paid off, in exchange for her silence about an alleged affair. mr trump denies any wrongdoing, calling the indictment political persecution and election interference . 0ur north america correspondent, john sudworth, has our top story.
and doing the monster mash in bulgaria a tradition to ward off evil spirits that s made a covid comeback. the us memphis police department has disbanded the so called scorpion special unit, whose officers are accused of murdering tyre nichols. the 29 year old black man was kicked and punched by five policemen who are also black. they ve now been sacked and face multiple charges, including murder. awarning: nada tawfik s report does contain distressing images. all chant: justice for tyre! woman: justice for tyre! the familiar rallying cry heard too often after incidents of police brutality. memphis s worst fears never materialised as protesters remained peaceful a considered effort by city officials to deliver swift justice for tyre nichols seems to have worked. small scale demonstrations took place across the country from new york to detroit and los angeles mostly calm, just as the family wanted. five black officers have been charged with murder in the death of tyre n