In tennis, involving the men s world number one jannick sinner. He s been cleared of any wrongdoing after twice testing positive for a banned substance. An independent tribunal has ruled he bears no fault or negligence and accepts that his samples were contaminated by a hand spray, used by his physio. Earlier, i spoke to our correspondent andy swiss. It s a merge that back in march jannik centre was tested at a tournament and he tested positive for a substance called cluster ball. Authorities say it was a low level but it is on the banned list and he tested positive again for a few days later. Sinnersaid positive again for a few days later. Sinner said the reason for this is because his physiotherapist has cut his finger and he was using a spray to treat it, a spray which he called over the counter at a pharmacy in italy. But unknown to the physio this spray contained cluster ball. In the process of giving massages to sinner he passed it onto his skin and effectively contaminated
Sinner was tested at a tournament at indian wells and he tested positive for a substance called cost or both. 30 say it was a very low level, but it is on the banned list. He tested positive again later. Centre says the reason was that his physiotherapist had cut his finger, and he was using a spray to treat it sinner. Unknown for the physio , this spray contained the substance. Effectively contaminated him. The international tennis integrity agency accepted jannick sinner s explanation. He has released a statement. But what it does mean is he loses the points and the prize money that he picked up during that tournament at indian wells and more than $300,000. Elsewhere to cricket. With england s three match test series against sri lanka getting under way on wednesday, stand in captain ollie pope says he will be able to call upon the advice of injured skipper ben stokes. Stokes has been ruled out of the series with a hamstring injury but will be in and around the squad. I think he s
It a technical decision to leave out Raheem Sterling. So, there is at the other question of where he goes next. Will he actually lived . Will clubs be to him . Will they pay as huge wages . That will be a major question. Ifeel the huge wages . That will be a major question. I feel the answer could huge wages . That will be a major question. Ifeel the answer could be no. I can see that chelsea have tried to push him out, but they have failed to get him out because there is a lack of interest in paying the £300,000 per week wages and Transfer Fee on top of that. So, yes, i could see him being there after the Transfer Window closes, and then it is up to the manager to reintegrate the guy or keep them out on the fringes. Sterlings not the only player whose likely to be unhappy. Enzo Maresca Cant keep a squad of 40 plus players happy. How do you do that . How do you keep all of those players happily . There are some of them playing in a separate group, and these are major international sta
Good afternoon, and welcome to the Bbc News at one. The government has actIvated Emergency Measures to ease PrIson OvercrowdIng In parts of Northern England and the mIdlands. OperatIon early dawn means that defendants waItIng to appear In court wIll be kept In PolIce Cells untIl a PrIson Space Is avaIlable for them. It comes as more people are sentenced for takIng part In vIolent dIsorder across england and Northern Ireland earlIer thIs month. Lauren moss reports. Protesters and rIoters tore up the streets In parts of england and Northern Ireland earlIer thIs month. WIth more than 1,000 people arrested for vIolent dIsorder, the governments announced another Emergency Measure to try and ease the Pressure PIlIng onto an already creakIng prIson system. From today, OperatIon Early Dawn wIll allow suspects to be kept In PolIce Cells untIl a PrIson Space becomes avaIlable. Its to help deal wIth overcrowdIng after the government took what It called decIsIve actIon to tackle vIolent thuggery o
23 in norwich. No great shakes for this time of year, really. And for mid week, this area of low pressure on The Other side of the atlantic is hurricane ernesto. It wont be a hurricane as it makes its journey eastwards stop they will be weakening, but the remnants of this Storm System giving an injection of moisture into this front for the middle of the week. So particularly across the north and west, unseasonably wet and windy weather. They could even regales around some coast. Not as much rain further south at least, and that is one of the themes of this week, because as you can see, the North And East accumulating a lot of rain, not quite as wet further south and is. Thanks, ben. And thats Bbc News at six. You can keep up with all the latest developments on bbc website. Now its time to join our colleagues for the news where you are. Hello and welcome to sportsday im Olly Foster. Is sterling the latest surplus at Stamford Bridge . Hes demanded answers after being cut from the Matchda