there s racism at every level of elite rugby in england, including at national level. those are the findings of the rugby football union s investigation into discrimination. it follows former england centre luther burrell s allegations last year that racism was rife in the sport and racist banter had become normalised. tonight he says he s proud and has a sense of closure after his claims of racism were found to be true. he s been talking about his experiences to our sports editor dan roan, a warning some people may find parts of the interview upsetting. it s been a tough eight to ten months, to be honest. i was disappointed initially by the lack of support shown from some of my peers. it was as if my comments were being dismissed. it peers. it was as if my comments were being dismissed. being dismissed. it was almost like eole being dismissed. it was almost like peeple needed being dismissed. it was almost like people needed proof. being dismissed. it was almost
matches taking place. the big match of the night didn t really live up to expectations. chelsea in their first match since sacking graham potter could only draw 0 0 with liverpool at stamford bridge. the home side did have two goals disallowed but that was the best of the action in what was a sobering night in west london. the draw leaves chelsea 11th, liverpool are eighth seven points off the champions league qualification places. it s football. there are the laws and the referees. they try to take the best decisions that they can. yes, it s frustrating for the players because we creating chances, we scoring high scoring offside. it will come it will come to the boys because they deserve it. they keep pushing. we ask them to play with their heart. they did it and just focus on the next day. he came here. now a team with six changes to play the best game of the season. what i wanted to see is a proper fight. and i thought the boys who came in used the opportunity. t
then, for sunday, much more sunny but noticeably cooler, light winds. for next week, it looks like staying chilly with overnight frost. thanks, stav. and that s bbc news at six on wednesday 1st february. the news continues here on bbc one, as now it s time to join our hello and welcome to sportsday i m laura mcghie. shattered spending records, excitment and disappointment, we look at the biggest news and moments from january transfer deadline day. they ve had no trophy since 2017 but can manchester united make the league cup final tonight? we ll be live at old trafford ahead of their game against nottingham forrest. with reports that saudi arabia s tourism authority is to be named an official sponsor of the 2023 women s world cup, the co hosts of the competition are disappointed they weren t consulted. also coming up in the programme. this time it s for good . seven time super bowl winner tom brady says he is retiring after 23 seasons in the nfl, a year on from reversing his
paid tribute to the late queen, elizabeth ii. you are watching bbc news. now it s time for sportsday. hello, and welcome to sportsday, i m gavin ramjaun. a miserable start to the new yearfor spurs unai emery s aston villa come away with the points at the tottenham hotspur stadium. sterling s on the mark for chelsea, but did they hang on to beat forest and continue the kick start to their season. and high fives all around, as great britain reach the play off round of the inaugural united cup. hello there, and welcome along to sportsday. it s a been a new year s day to forget for tottenham fans the opening game of 2023 saw them beaten at home by an aston villa side, enjoying a resurgence under unai emery. the loss piles the pressure on spurs boss antonio conte, yet to win since the season resumed last month. jo currie was watching. inconsistent form left tottenham starting to entry three in fifth, a win against aston villa would take them back into the top four. a lackluste
right now, he is receiving dignitaries from various people coming to the end of the day of ceremony. we ve seen him out and about travelling on a very impressive motorcade, and the actual inauguration process itself, and that sash you can see there, the green and yellow sash has a lot of significance which we will come to in a moment. this is something that has been controversially seen. this is the moment he formally received it from a faneuil of people up on stage there a panel. traditionally, the sash is given by the outgoing president, but this time, things were different. jair bolsonaro was not present at the ceremony he s currently in florida in the us. he refused to take part. a big significant breakfrom he refused to take part. a big significant break from tradition on that. we have been hearing from lula about what his priorities are. translation: 0ur translation: our goal is to achieve zero deforestation and a zero greenhouse gas emissions in the energy masks.