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
President, kamala harris, saying, we need you to beat donald trump. Meanwhile, the harris team have revealed more of their economic policies, proposing to increase the corporate tax rate to 28%, from 21%, if she wins the november election. It is a move that could help raise revenue for the us government but one that is likely to face criticism from business and republicans. For more on this, i am joined by an berry, founder and partner at threadneedle. Thank you forjoining us. Kamala harris s tax plans for business contrast sharply with her rival, donald trump. He wants to slash the rate to 15%. What do you think the reaction will be from the business community to her proposal? michel, giving that we are at a rate of 21%, any upward movement, which is what she proposes by seven percentage points, is not likely to be well received. There is actually a number of tax concessions that former president trump put in place during his administration, a number of them roelof next year, includin
Shuts at the end of august. And perhaps unsurprisingly chelsea are at the forefront of the latest one. They ve agreed a fee forjoao felix to move from atletico madrid. A deal which will include conor gallagher going in the other direction. The england midfielder was on the way to spain last week but had to wait for atletico to sell someone to raise the money to buy him. Felix will return to stamford bridge on a six year deal after spending time there on loan two seasons ago. Elsewhere, wolves have made an offer to sign aaron ramsdale on a season long loan deal after the goalkeeper lost his place in the arsenal team to david raya. The bid includes an option to make the move permanent in 2025. And brighton have broken their transfer record to sign georginio rutterfrom leeds for 52 million dollars. The french forward was also the biggest deal in leeds history in january 2023, and he has agreed a five year contract. Jannik sinner has won a fifth tournament of 2024, beating frances tiafoe
This is bbc news. The headlines: the israeli military says it s recovered the bodies of another six hostages in gaza as the us secretary of state visits egypt for fresh peace talks. In gaza, the hamas run health ministry says at least ten people have been killed in an israeli military attack on a school. Specialist divers continue the search for six people missing after a luxury yacht sank in a freak storm off sicily. The democratic republic of congo says it expects to start vaccinating against m pox by the end of next week. Hello, i m annita mcveigh. Now, with all the latest sport, here s molly stephens. Thanks, annita. Yes, hello from the bbc sport centre. I m molly stephens. The world number one, jannik sinner, twice tested positive for an anabolic agent in march but will not have to serve a suspension. An independent tribunal has ruled he bears no fault or negligence, and has accepted his samples were contaminated by a hand spray used by his physio. Our correspondent andy swiss is
Get into thursday the frontal system clears through and things quietened down but we could see more wet and windy weather sweeping in for some of us during friday and as we get to the weekend, do things settle down? not really. We see further showers, may be longer spells of rain. Quite breezy, not quite as windy as the middle part of the week and the temperatures are still a little bit disappointing. And that s 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. Lam 0lly i am 0lly foster. Pope gets england s blessing to be his own man as he stands in as captain for the series against sri lanka the world number one jannick sinner is cleared to play despite twice testing positive for an anoblic steroid. An anaoblic steroid. And ahead of the paralympics, hollie arnold is looking to get back to the top of the podium. Also coming up on sportsday. . . Rugby rallies t