rule in afghanistan. premier league survival at stake this weekend more on that in a moment. but first, the fa have published more detail on the charges which led to ivan toney s eight month ban from football, for breaking rules around betting. toney was given a reduced ban, of 8 months instead of 11, because of a diagnosed gambling addiction. the brentford and england striker admitted to 232 breaches over a period of five seasons, ending in 2021, including betting against his own team. brentford say they will do everything possible to provide support to him and his family. nesta mcgregor has more. because he admitted the charges, it was reduced and after he was diagnosed as a gambling addict it was reduced from 11 to eight months. today, the pfa have come out and said it knows this is a problem in the sport, knows how difficult it might be for players to come forward, but it says it has created a safe space for players to come forward and receive any help they need. brentf
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looking both here, domestically, but also across the world that is therein and just making sure that on the balance of listening to our athletes, on the balance of everything else, that we make a clear policy going forward. and that s the determination that we ve made here today. i spoke to our sports news reporter, alex capstick, for more on this. it all came about last year when emily bridges, the highest profile transgender cyclist in the country, was about to compete in the national 0mnium championships, an elite competition, but was barred from doing so at the last minute and british cycling decided to review the whole policy. they suspended the existing policy and they spent, as you ve heard, nine months going through all the evidence. and they ve got to find or they were trying to find a solution to what has become a dilemma for many sports in balancing inclusion with fairness. and as you heard there from jon dutton, the boss of british cycling, they prioritised fairness and wit
for a medal is team gb snowboarder charlotte bankes. she was on the verge of giving up the sportjust a few years ago after fracturing her pelvis. our sports news reporter, laura scott, has been to meet her. think bmx on snow, and you get pretty close to the adrenaline fuelled olympic sport of snowboard cross. this is a lap of honour. 0h! drama! favourites haven t always fared so well in this most unpredictable event, but great britain s charlotte bankes is leading the pack going into beijing. what are your hopes in beijing? be at my top game. i think that was the topical i ve got, and it sjust being able to ride at the level i m riding at, training, and hopefully it all goes well and i can put that on a good race. i think i think that was the main goal i ve got. i mean, it s boarder cross, so everything can happen and some things are out of our control. with each rider trying to find the best line down a course ofjumps.
mid year. think it was not a matter of chance, but a matter of choice. he was speaking on a trip to africa where 11% of the continents population is vaccinated. . we re a week into the beijing winter olympics but today s headlines aren t about the sport they re about a doping controversy. because it s been confirmed that the 15 year old kameela val ee yeva, who helped russia win the team figure skating competition in beijing, had failed a drugs test back in december. the positive test result wasn t reported until after she d skated. our senior sports news reporter, laura scott reports. with the eyes of the road on her, she cast a disconsolate figure on theice she cast a disconsolate figure on the ice as she prepared for an event she might not be able to compete in.