bbc--2020-04-29--What was the best Champions League semi-final? Vote for your favourite

There is nothing quite like a Champions League semi-final is there ?
And over the years the last four of Europe 's elite club competition has certainly provided some absolute corkers .
In a week that , before the suspension of football because of the coronavirus pandemic , would have seen the first legs of this season 's semi-finals , BBC Sport takes a look back at some of the very best ties .
We want to you to vote on our shortlist below before getting involved in a live text on Thursday , where we will reveal the results @ @ @ @ @ @ @ missed out your favourite , just let us know via # bbcfootball for Thursday 's live text .
The 1999 treble win for Manchester United is etched on the public consciousness , but what is often forgotten is that the final against Bayern Munich was largely rubbish - bar the incredible finale .
It was the two-legged semi-final against Juventus which really captured the imagination .
The first leg at Old Trafford saw future Chelsea boss Antonio Conte strike the Italian giants into an early , away-goal lead , before a second-half siege @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bore fruit when Ryan Giggs hammered into the roof of the net in the last minute .
Juve were favourites in the second leg , even more so when Pippo Inzaghi scored twice in the first 11 minutes .
Game over ?
Nobody told Roy Keane .
His header gave United hope , and , even after a booking for a hack on Zinedine Zidane ruled him out of any potential final , the Irishman drove on .
Dwight Yorke headed United level on the night - ahead on away goals - before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had a hat-trick 'goal ' correctly ruled out for offside , before Andy Cole tapped in confirmation .
The thankfully short-lived era of two group stages meant that United had already played 14 games in the Champions League before coming up against Bayer Leverkusen in 2002 .
The German side were not one of the traditional superpowers , but they had assembled a formidable outfit - with Michael Ballack the beating heart .
United were at home first again , and took the lead when Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 's shot was deflected in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ballack equalised , only for Ruud van Nistelrooy to win , and convert a penalty .
But Leverkusen were n't done and grabbed a vital second away goal through substitute Oliver Neuville , who buried a ricochet in the area just three minutes after coming on .
That gave the visitors the advantage going into game two , but most still fancied United to reach the final again .
Big game , big name - Roy Keane danced around goalkeeper Hans-Jorg Butt to put United ahead in a pulsating second leg .
Advantage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the final in his home city of Glasgow was close .
That man Neuville had the last word though , turning on the edge of the box to fire over Fabien Barthez and score via the underside of the crossbar .
Leverkusen advanced to Hampden where they got Zidaned ...
This was peak Galacticos era - just look at some of the names involved… The first leg was in Madrid and El Fenomeno was at it again , Ronaldo opening the scoring with a superb finish from the edge of the area after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ That was a spanner in Juve 's gameplan of containment , but they grabbed an away goal on the stroke of half time when David Trezeguet found himself free to stab in an Alessandro Del Piero shot .
Silence in the Bernabeu .
Real were back in front when a Roberto Carlos piledriver snaked its way through a crowded area to find the back of the net and it was on to Turin .
Ronaldo was only on the bench for leg two because of injury so Raul stepped in as Juve looked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pavel Nedved both went close early on before Trezeguet extended one of those long limbs again to hook in Del Piero 's header and put Juve ahead on away goals .
Del Piero - brilliant all night - then twisted the great Fernando Hierro inside out before firing home from 16 yards .
Real needed a goal , on went Ronaldo , and he won a penalty with a trademark bodyswerve .
Up stepped Luis Figo , to attempt to level the tie , but Gigi Buffon guessed right to save his effort @ @ @ @ @ @ @ within five minutes Nedved had outpaced Hierro to fire in , and while Zinedine Zidane scored on his old manor , it was too late .
Liverpool and Chelsea played out a trilogy of semi-finals between 2005 and 2008 , and then squeezed in a bonkers 7-5 quarter-final as well .
The original tie , in Jose Mourinho 's first season in England , was by no means a classic in terms of swashbuckling football , but for pure lingering drama it warrants a place on the list .
After a largely forgettable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at Stamford Bridge , Anfield was absolutely rocking by kick-off .
Chelsea were romping towards the Premier League title but Liverpool had the weight of European history behind them , and it seemed to work too .
Steven Gerrard 's flick around the corner caught Chelsea 's defence flat-footed , Milan Baros nicked it past Petr Cech and went down .
Could it have been a penalty ?
Luis Garcia did n't hang around to find out , poking the loose ball across goal .
It struck John Terry , squirmed forwards and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it over the line ?
Even 15 years on there is n't a conclusive angle to be found .
Today we would know for sure thanks to goalline technology but referee Lubos Michel awarded it and that 's all that mattered .
Chelsea piled forwards late on but could not find a breakthrough as Gerrard and co rocked on to Istanbul and more improbable drama ... As Liverpool and Chelsea locked horns again , Manchester United were back in the last four and things were looking good for the hosts when Cristiano Ronaldo @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Old Trafford , a scruffy header from a corner .
But then Kaka entered the scene .
The best player in the world in 2007 , the Brazilian collected a pass and glided past Gabriel Heinze with ease before planting a fine low shot into the far corner .
It was a beautiful goal , but nothing on what was to follow as Milan 's playmaker made fools of the United defence .
He chased a ball down the left wing , headed past Darren Fletcher and then flicked the ball over Heinze @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Patrice Evra both came to clear the ball , Kaka headed it past them leaving the two men in red to collide like drunks .
A sure finish in front of a bemused Stretford End and Milan were on top .
The game was far from over though - Wayne Rooney collected a peach of a ball from Paul Scholes to level on the night , before powering in from range in stoppage time to give United a slender lead .
Over in a sodden San Siro , it was Kaka once @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a delicious left-footed drive putting Milan back ahead on away goals early on .
And when Clarence Seedorf also beat Edwin van der Sar from the edge of the area , an Istanbul rematch with Liverpool was well and truly on the cards .
Alberto Gilardino provided the coup de grace .
Kaka would move on to Real for a hefty fee but would sadly never really find that level of form again .
He was unplayable .
For a club with only one Champions League trophy to their name , Chelsea have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ last 20 years .
None more so than in this feisty tie in 2009 , which will be remembered for the performance of referee Tom Ovrebo .
After a goalless draw at the Nou Camp , Chelsea were on course for a second straight final when Michael Essien scored one of the great forgotten goals , a 25-yard volley which smashed in off the underside of the crossbar .
A beauty eclipsed by the beast of a display from Ovrebo .
Chelsea felt they should have had four penalties , and even their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they should have had at least one , most obviously for a handball from Gerard Pique .
Ovrebo said no - although he did send off Eric Abidal - and deep into added time Andres Iniesta swept in superbly from Lionel Messi 's pass .
Chelsea could n't believe it - remember Didier Drogba 's 'disgrace ' rant straight down the camera ?
Revenge was served up by Chelsea in the Nou Camp .
The opening game at the Bridge saw Alexis Sanchez lob against the crossbar and Cesc Fabregas have one scrambled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Drogba steered Chelsea ahead .
Pedro hit the post but Chelsea held on to take a slender lead to Spain where , truly against the odds , Pep , Messi et al were beaten by Roberto Di Matteo 's team .
One of the finest second legs ever ?
Before last season , sure .
Messi was at his absolute best , leading Chelsea 's defence a merry dance with some blinding one-twos and mesmeric dribbling and , while Petr Cech denied the talisman , it was anchorman Sergio Busquets who popped up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ scores .
It was one-way traffic though and soon Chelsea were seriously up against it when captain John Terry saw red for a knee in the back of Sanchez .
Centre-half partner Gary Cahill had already gone off injured .
Makeshift stuff .
Messi then teed up Andres Iniesta to make it 2-1 on aggregate and Chelsea needed a goal .
Ramires was the unlikely man to find it , a superb finish to lob Victor Valdes - all of this before half time .
That meant that Chelsea were up on away @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with Branislav Ivanovic and Jose Bosingwa at centre-back ?
!
They could .
Somehow .
Barca completed over 700 passes and had 22 shots on goal .
They had a penalty when Drogba tripped Cesc Fabregas , but Messi planted it against the crossbar .
The little genius also hit the post , a third Barca goal seemed inevitable but never came - and then with everyone pushed forwards they were caught on the break as Fernando Torres had the whole half to run into .
He rounded Valdes and rolled in to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the first year Jurgen Klopp had come to the attention of many in the UK , with Dortmund scoring twice in added time to beat Malaga in the previous round .
Still , they were n't fancied to pull up too many trees against Real , but produced a remarkable first-leg display at the Westfalenstadion .
Robert Lewandowski - who would leave a year later for free - scored four times as Ronaldo 's Real were routed 4-1 .
The Polish forward was too mobile for Pepe and Sergio Ramos , scoring a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wall .
Real needed a 3-0 win in the second leg to go through - which was not beyond the realms - but a fine performance from Klopp 's men looked to have done enough .
But two goals in the last 10 minutes , from Karim Benzema and Sergio Ramos , ensured a nervy finale .
Last season may well have produced the two greatest semi-final second legs in Champions League history .
Ajax had been the breakout side of 2018-19 , beating Real Madrid and Juventus to set up a tie @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no surprise when they left London with a 1-0 lead .
In Amsterdam things went from bad to worse for Tottenham .
With no Harry Kane up front , they were facing a mountain in the lowlands when Matthijs de Ligt and Hakim Ziyech made it 3-0 on aggregate before half-time .
Spurs needed a miracle and Lucas Moura duly provided one .
The forward scored twice in the space of four minutes to leave the visitors needing one goal to go through , and after Jan Vertonghen had headed against the post @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his hat-trick and book an all-English final against Liverpool .
Christian Eriksen called for a statue for his goalscoring teammate .
As of time of writing that remains outstanding ... Liverpool , having their best Premier League season in years , went to Barcelona on a high .
Finalists the previous year , Jurgen Klopp 's side had hit a groove and played well in the Nou Camp , Sadio Mane and Mo Salah going close , but still lost 3-0 .
Luis Suarez stabbed in the opener , Lionel Messi scored twice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were all but out .
Liverpool needed a second-leg miracle .
Salah and Roberto Firmino were missing just to add to their woes , but Liverpool found a new and unlikely hero in the shape of Divock Origi .
The big man pulled one back in the first 10 minutes , and as belief rose inside a fervent Anfield , midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum popped up with two goals in two minutes to level the tie .
Rarely have you seen Barcelona so ruffled .
Messi was as anonymous as he was omnipresent just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ swept in Trent Alexander-Arnold 's quick corner with 11 minutes left the incredible had become credible .

Which Champions League semi-final did you vote as the greatest?
There is nothing quite like a Champions League semi-final is there?
And over the years the last four of Uefa's elite club competition has provided some absolute corkers.
In a week that, before the suspension of football because of the coronavirus pandemic, would have seen the first legs of this season's semi-finals, BBC Sport took a look back at some of the very best ties and asked you to vote for your favourite.
Here are the results - with two of the top three coming in the space of 24 hours last season.
1. Barcelona 3-4 Liverpool (2019) - 59% of the vote
Star players: Messi, Suarez, Coutinho, Pique, Origi, Mane, Henderson, Alexander-Arnold
Liverpool, having their best Premier League season in years, went to Barcelona on a high. Finalists the previous year, Jurgen Klopp's side had hit a groove and played well in the Nou Camp, Sadio Mane and Mo Salah going close, but still lost 3-0.
Luis Suarez stabbed in the opener, Lionel Messi scored twice including a dream free-kick, and Liverpool were all but out.
Liverpool needed a second-leg miracle. Salah and Roberto Firmino were missing just to add to their woes, but Liverpool found a new and unlikely hero in the shape of Divock Origi.
The big man pulled one back in the first 10 minutes, and as belief rose inside a fervent Anfield, midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum popped up with two goals in two minutes to level the tie.
Rarely have you seen Barcelona so ruffled. Messi was as anonymous as he was omnipresent just a week earlier, and when Origi swept in Trent Alexander-Arnold's quick corner with 11 minutes left the incredible had become credible.
2. Man Utd 4-3 Juventus (1999) - 13%
Star players: Giggs, Beckham, Keane, Yorke, Zidane, Conte, Davids, Inzaghi
Andy Cole sealed Man Utd's memorable win against Juventus in 1999
The 1999 treble win for Manchester United is etched on the public consciousness, but what is often forgotten is that the final against Bayern Munich was largely rubbish - bar the incredible finale.
It was the two-legged semi-final against Juventus which really captured the imagination. The first leg at Old Trafford saw future Chelsea boss Antonio Conte strike the Italian giants into an early, away-goal lead, before a second-half siege from Sir Alex Ferguson's men finally bore fruit when Ryan Giggs hammered into the roof of the net in the last minute.
Juve were favourites in the second leg, even more so when Pippo Inzaghi scored twice in the first 11 minutes. Game over? Nobody told Roy Keane. His header gave United hope, and, even after a booking for a hack on Zinedine Zidane ruled him out of any potential final, the Irishman drove on.
Dwight Yorke headed United level on the night - ahead on away goals - before half-time in this classic encounter. Inzaghi had a hat-trick 'goal' correctly ruled out for offside, before Andy Cole tapped in confirmation.
3. Tottenham 3-3 Ajax (2019) - 13%
Star players: Moura, Son, Eriksen, Van de Beek, Tadic, Ziyech, De Ligt
Last season may well have produced the two greatest semi-final second legs in Champions League history.
Ajax had been the breakout side of 2018-19, beating Real Madrid and Juventus to set up a tie with Spurs. So it was perhaps no surprise when they left London with a 1-0 lead.
In Amsterdam things went from bad to worse for Tottenham. With no Harry Kane up front, they were facing a mountain in the lowlands when Matthijs de Ligt and Hakim Ziyech made it 3-0 on aggregate before half-time.
Spurs needed a miracle and Lucas Moura duly provided one. The forward scored twice in the space of four minutes to leave the visitors needing one goal to go through, and after Jan Vertonghen had headed against the post, Moura drove in low to complete his hat-trick and book an all-English final against Liverpool.
Christian Eriksen called for a statue for his goalscoring teammate. As of time of writing that remains outstanding...
4. Chelsea 3-2 Barcelona (2012) - 8%
Star players: Lampard, Drogba, Ramires, Terry, Messi, Sanchez, Fabregas, Iniesta
John Terry saw red as Chelsea held on to beat Barcelona in 2012
Revenge was served up by Chelsea in the Nou Camp.
The opening game at the Bridge saw Alexis Sanchez lob against the crossbar and Cesc Fabregas have one scrambled off the line before that man Didier Drogba steered Chelsea ahead.
Pedro hit the post but Chelsea held on to take a slender lead to Spain where, truly against the odds, Pep, Messi et al were beaten by Roberto Di Matteo's team.
One of the finest second legs ever? Before last season, sure.
Messi was at his absolute best, leading Chelsea's defence a merry dance with some blinding one-twos and mesmeric dribbling and, while Petr Cech denied the talisman, it was anchorman Sergio Busquets who popped up with a tap-in to level the aggregate scores.
It was one-way traffic though and soon Chelsea were seriously up against it when captain John Terry saw red for a knee in the back of Sanchez. Centre-half partner Gary Cahill had already gone off injured. Makeshift stuff.
Messi then teed up Andres Iniesta to make it 2-1 on aggregate and Chelsea needed a goal. Ramires was the unlikely man to find it, a superb finish to lob Victor Valdes - all of this before half time.
That meant that Chelsea were up on away goals - but could they hang on with Branislav Ivanovic and Jose Bosingwa at centre-back?!
They could. Somehow. Barca completed over 700 passes and had 22 shots on goal. They had a penalty when Drogba tripped Cesc Fabregas, but Messi planted it against the crossbar. The little genius also hit the post, a third Barca goal seemed inevitable but never came - and then with everyone pushed forwards they were caught on the break as Fernando Torres had the whole half to run into. He rounded Valdes and rolled in to cap a remarkable win.
5. AC Milan 5-3 Man Utd (2007) - 3%
Star players: Kaka, Seedorf, Maldini, Ronaldo, Rooney
Kaka proved the difference as AC Milan saw off Man Utd in 2007 to reach the Champions League final
As Liverpool and Chelsea locked horns again, Manchester United were back in the last four and things were looking good for the hosts when Cristiano Ronaldo scored in the first five minutes at Old Trafford, a scruffy header from a corner.
But then Kaka entered the scene. The best player in the world in 2007, the Brazilian collected a pass and glided past Gabriel Heinze with ease before planting a fine low shot into the far corner. It was a beautiful goal, but nothing on what was to follow as Milan's playmaker made fools of the United defence. He chased a ball down the left wing, headed past Darren Fletcher and then flicked the ball over Heinze's head.
As the Argentine defender and Patrice Evra both came to clear the ball, Kaka headed it past them leaving the two men in red to collide like drunks. A sure finish in front of a bemused Stretford End and Milan were on top.
The game was far from over though - Wayne Rooney collected a peach of a ball from Paul Scholes to level on the night, before powering in from range in stoppage time to give United a slender lead.
Over in a sodden San Siro, it was Kaka once again who proved the difference maker, a delicious left-footed drive putting Milan back ahead on away goals early on. And when Clarence Seedorf also beat Edwin van der Sar from the edge of the area, an Istanbul rematch with Liverpool was well and truly on the cards. Alberto Gilardino provided the coup de grace. Kaka would move on to Real for a hefty fee but would sadly never really find that level of form again. He was unplayable.
6. Real Madrid 3-4 Juventus (2003) - 1%
Star players: Carlos, Figo, Zidane, Ronaldo, Buffon, Thuram, Nedved, Del Piero, Trezeguet
Alessandro del Piero starred as Juventus squeezed past Real Madrid in 2003
This was peak Galacticos era - just look at some of the names involved…
The first leg was in Madrid and El Fenomeno was at it again, Ronaldo opening the scoring with a superb finish from the edge of the area after a masterful one-two with Fernando Morientes. That was a spanner in Juve's gameplan of containment, but they grabbed an away goal on the stroke of half time when David Trezeguet found himself free to stab in an Alessandro Del Piero shot. Silence in the Bernabeu.
Real were back in front when a Roberto Carlos piledriver snaked its way through a crowded area to find the back of the net and it was on to Turin.
Ronaldo was only on the bench for leg two because of injury so Raul stepped in as Juve looked to overturn the deficit.
Carlos and Pavel Nedved both went close early on before Trezeguet extended one of those long limbs again to hook in Del Piero's header and put Juve ahead on away goals.
Del Piero - brilliant all night - then twisted the great Fernando Hierro inside out before firing home from 16 yards. Real needed a goal, on went Ronaldo, and he won a penalty with a trademark bodyswerve.
Up stepped Luis Figo, to attempt to level the tie, but Gigi Buffon guessed right to save his effort. It was the key moment as within five minutes Nedved had outpaced Hierro to fire in, and while Zinedine Zidane scored on his old manor, it was too late.
7. Borussia Dortmund 4-3 Real Madrid (2013) - 1%
Star players: Lewandowski, Reus, Gotze, Hummels, Ronaldo, Ozil, Alonso, Ramos
Robert Lewandowski scored a first-leg treble as Borussia Dortmund knocked out Real Madrid in 2013
It was the first year Jurgen Klopp had come to the attention of many in the UK, with Dortmund scoring twice in added time to beat Malaga in the previous round. Still, they weren't fancied to pull up too many trees against Real, but produced a remarkable first-leg display at the Westfalenstadion.
Robert Lewandowski - who would leave a year later for free - scored four times as Ronaldo's Real were routed 4-1. The Polish forward was too mobile for Pepe and Sergio Ramos, scoring a second-half hat-trick in front of the yellow wall.
Real needed a 3-0 win in the second leg to go through - which was not beyond the realms - but a fine performance from Klopp's men looked to have done enough. But two goals in the last 10 minutes, from Karim Benzema and Sergio Ramos, ensured a nervy finale.
8. Barcelona 1-1 Chelsea (2009) - 1%
Star players: Messi, Xavi, Iniesta, Terry, Lampard, Drogba
Chelsea were left fuming with referee Tom Ovrebo as they were knocked out of the Champions League by Barcelona in 2009
For a club with only one Champions League trophy to their name, Chelsea haven't half provided some drama in the last 20 years. None more so than in this feisty tie in 2009, which will be remembered for the performance of referee Tom Ovrebo.
After a goalless draw at the Nou Camp, Chelsea were on course for a second straight final when Michael Essien scored one of the great forgotten goals, a 25-yard volley which smashed in off the underside of the crossbar. A beauty eclipsed by the beast of a display from Ovrebo.
Chelsea felt they should have had four penalties, and even their staunchest critics would have to concede that they should have had at least one, most obviously for a handball from Gerard Pique.
Ovrebo said no - although he did send off Eric Abidal - and deep into added time Andres Iniesta swept in superbly from Lionel Messi's pass.
Chelsea couldn't believe it - remember Didier Drogba's 'disgrace' rant straight down the camera?
9. Liverpool 1-0 Chelsea (2005) - 1%
Star players: Carragher, Gerrard, Alonso, Garcia, Terry, Lampard, Drogba, Cech.
Luis Garcia scored the decisive goal as Liverpool beat Chelsea in 2005
Liverpool and Chelsea played out a trilogy of semi-finals between 2005 and 2008, and then squeezed in a bonkers 7-5 quarter-final as well.
The original tie, in Jose Mourinho's first season in England, was by no means a classic in terms of swashbuckling football, but for pure lingering drama it warrants a place on the list.
After a largely forgettable first leg, a stale goalless draw at Stamford Bridge, Anfield was absolutely rocking by kick-off. Chelsea were romping towards the Premier League title but Liverpool had the weight of European history behind them, and it seemed to work too.
Remember the 'ghost goal?'
Steven Gerrard's flick around the corner caught Chelsea's defence flat-footed, Milan Baros nicked it past Petr Cech and went down. Could it have been a penalty?
Luis Garcia didn't hang around to find out, poking the loose ball across goal. It struck John Terry, squirmed forwards and William Gallas hooked it clear. Was it over the line?
Even 15 years on there isn't a conclusive angle to be found. Today we would know for sure thanks to goalline technology but referee Lubos Michel awarded it and that's all that mattered.
Chelsea piled forwards late on but could not find a breakthrough as Gerrard and co rocked on to Istanbul and more improbable drama...
10. Man Utd 3-3 Bayer Leverkusen (2002) - less than 1%
Star players: Van Nistelrooy, Giggs, Veron, Keane, Ballack, Lucio, Berbatov, Neuville, Basturk
Manchester United and Bayer Leverkusen had never met in the Champions League before the 2002 semi-final
The thankfully short-lived era of two group stages meant that United had already played 14 games in the Champions League before coming up against Bayer Leverkusen in 2002.
The German side were not one of the traditional superpowers, but they had assembled a formidable outfit - with Michael Ballack the beating heart.
United were at home first again, and took the lead when Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's shot was deflected in by Boris Zivkovic. After the break Ballack equalised, only for Ruud van Nistelrooy to win, and convert a penalty.
But Leverkusen weren't done and grabbed a vital second away goal through substitute Oliver Neuville, who buried a ricochet in the area just three minutes after coming on. That gave the visitors the advantage going into game two, but most still fancied United to reach the final again.
Big game, big name - Roy Keane danced around goalkeeper Hans-Jorg Butt to put United ahead in a pulsating second leg. Advantage Sir Alex, and a place in the final in his home city of Glasgow was close.
That man Neuville had the last word though, turning on the edge of the box to fire over Fabien Barthez and score via the underside of the crossbar. Leverkusen advanced to Hampden where they got Zidaned...


bbc--2020-04-29--Quarterback Winston signs Saints deal after being replaced by Brady

Quarterback Jameis Winston - who was replaced by Tom Brady at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers - has signed a one-year @ @ @ @ @ Saints .
The 26-year-old will be competing with Taysom Hill , who signed a $ @ @ @ @ @ on Sunday , to be second-choice quarterback behind Drew Brees .
American Winston led the @ @ @ @ @ in 2019 .
He also became the first player in league history to throw for @ @ @ @ @ 30 interceptions .
`` It 's a compliment to Jameis Winston to understand where he @ @ @ @ @ and sign a one-year deal here and learn behind Drew , '' Saints assistant general @ @ @ @ @ .

Last updated on .From the section American Football
Jameis Winston threw 19,737 yards, produced 121 touchdowns and 88 interceptions in 72 games with the Bucs
Quarterback Jameis Winston - who was replaced by Tom Brady at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers - has signed a one-year contract with the New Orleans Saints.
The 26-year-old will be competing with Taysom Hill, who signed a $21m (£16.87m) deal on Sunday, to be second-choice quarterback behind Drew Brees.
American Winston led the NFL with 5,109 passing yards in 2019.
He also became the first player in league history to throw for at least 30 touchdowns and 30 interceptions.


bbc--2020-04-29--The strange tale of how Man City conquered Europe - 50 years on

According to popular legend , Manchester City 's celebrations of their first and - so far - only European triumph exactly 50 years ago involved star striker Francis Lee dancing on a piano , wearing only his underpants .
After talking to Lee , it turns out that particular tale is only partially true but there were plenty of unusual elements to City 's success in the 1970 European Cup Winners ' Cup final which were completely factual .
They include why the game gave commentary wizard Barry Davies his big break at the BBC , how a downpour ruined @ @ @ @ @ @ @ WAGS but did not prevent the players from partying - and why the victorious Blues threatened Uefa with a European boycott afterwards .
And what is undisputed is that a club so often derided by rival fans for having `` no history '' , let alone any track record in Europe , were ahead of some now established Champions League giants when it came to pioneering success on foreign fields .
City 's 2-1 triumph in Austria against crack Polish side Gornik Zabrze meant they brought home a continental trophy to go with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Liverpool ( 1973 Uefa Cup ) and Juventus ( 1977 Uefa Cup ) .
Even the mighty Barcelona ( 1979 Cup Winners ' Cup ) had to wait another nine years for a Uefa-sanctioned title to go with their wins in the Inter City Fairs Cup , which would evolve into the Uefa Cup but was an independent invitational competition , initially only open to cities hosting international trade fairs , for many of the years when Barca dominated it in the 1950s and 60s .
Pep Guardiola 's current City side are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ eight arriving in the past three seasons alone , but in Lee 's day they also had a ferocious appetite for silverware .
Under the genial Joe Mercer and his innovative assistant Malcolm Allison , an all-English City side with an exciting attack-minded style had won every domestic competition going in the previous 24 months , and they were far from finished .
`` In that 1969-70 campaign , I used to talk to the other players about 'Franny 's Grand Slam ' , '' Lee explained .
`` I had the attitude @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we took part in .
`` We were going down to London on the train for a league game near the start of the season and in the middle of playing cards when Glyn Pardoe said 'look , there 's Wembley ! '
`` I said 'get used to the view , because that is where we are going to do the Grand Slam this year ' . ''
Lee was half right .
He had wanted the quadruple but had to settle for a unique double instead .
While City suffered defeat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ round of the FA Cup and slid down the league table after Christmas , they made it to Wembley in March where they beat West Brom in the League Cup final .
Not many people would get to see them add the Cup Winners ' Cup to their haul a few weeks later , however .
On the same evening City played Gornik , the infamous FA Cup final replay between Chelsea and Leeds was screened live by both BBC One and ITV , with 28.5m people watching - still the fifth-biggest audience @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
There were only three TV channels in the country at that point - BBC Two being the other - so City had to settle for a highlights show late that evening , instead of being the main event .
Barry Davies was sent to Austria to provide the commentary .
`` I was trying to work out this week why the hell I was doing that match , '' Davies told BBC Sport .
`` That answers the question .
`` I had only joined the BBC the previous September so in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a European final .
`` The Cup Winners ' Cup was a big deal at the time .
Not as much as the European Cup of course , but even so it was considered a very important trophy .
I am surprised the final was played the same night as the FA Cup final replay . ''
As well as Davies , at least 4,000 City fans had made the 1,000-mile journey to Austria too .
At the time , it was the biggest away support that an English club had taken abroad @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vast 90,000-capacity Prater Stadium was a disappointing one .
With Poland behind the Iron Curtain , only a handful of Gornik fans were given visas allowing them to attend , and some horrific weather deterred all but the most hardy neutrals .
`` The thing that everyone who was there will remember from it was the horrendous conditions that the match was played in , '' added Davies .
`` The rain was torrential and it was non-stop , but there was no roof on the stadium , in fact there was no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the commentary box that I was in .
`` So I do remember there was a very small crowd , and all of them got absolutely drenched very quickly once the rain started .
At least half of them were City fans , and despite the weather they were a good bunch .
`` City had a really fine side at that point too of course .
I knew a lot of them because of my time working for Granada ( regional ITV in the north-west ) in 1968 , when they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , who missed the final because he was injured , was a lovely player .
Colin Bell was a class act and I was big fan of Franny 's as well . ''
'The score did not reflect City 's dominance' It was Lee who was the star of the show on this particular night , ably assisted by Neil Young on the left flank .
Young swept home the rebound to put City ahead in the 12th minute , after Lee 's shot had been spilled by the Polish side 's keeper @ @ @ @ @ @ @ City 's lead from the spot just before half-time , after Young had been taken out by Kostka as he ran in on goal .
`` Neil played very well that night .
That foul on him was so bad the keeper would have been sent off twice these days , '' added Lee , who despatched his penalty with typical conviction .
Gornik replied midway through the second half but City held on for the win , comfortably .
`` We were very confident , we were a good side and we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recalled Lee .
`` It was raining very hard and there were puddles on the pitch but we knocked it about well and we created several chances .
`` The guy who was marking me was called Jerzy Gorgon , and he was as big as Desperate Dan , but I still did pretty well against him .
`` We were 2-0 up by half-time but it could have been three or four by then .
They scored a good goal to pull one back in the second half but the final score @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the game was about . ''
The celebrations that carried on and on This was a night to remember for City 's players , but maybe not for their partners .
`` The thing that stands out in my mind is that there was a Uefa banquet afterwards for the team and the officials , and the players ' wives were all there too , '' Davies added .
`` The weather during the day was quite nice so they had got themselves ready before the match but , like everyone else , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the stadium .
`` By the end of the game they were a bedraggled bunch and I felt so sorry for them when I saw them . ''
That did not seem to affect City 's celebrations for long , however .
`` It was very late when we got back to the hotel because Uefa put on one thing and another , and then all our wives were there which slowed things down a bit , '' added Lee , who had turned 25 on the day of the final .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ after dinner and they did not want to come out , so us lads all went out on our own .
`` It was my birthday the same night , so I had a lot to celebrate , then we eventually got back to Manchester about 4pm the following day and we went out and had another celebration dinner there .
That got rid of Thursday night too - it went on and on .
`` It was some time on Friday before I got home , and I had not been to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ As for the story about Lee dancing on a piano in Vienna , which Allison used to tell ?
`` Yes , I was on top of the piano while our chief scout , Harry Godwin , was playing away , '' explained Lee .
`` But I was sat on it not stood up , and I was giving them a song or two - not dancing .
I would definitely have been fully clothed as well , because I was not one for walking around without my trousers on . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ can never erase it' City 's then vice-chairman Frank Johnson evidently did not enjoy Vienna as much as Lee and his team-mates did .
Johnson threatened to pull the club out of Europe the following season because of Uefa 's choice of venue for the final , and complained they had lost money on the tie because of the small crowd .
`` That is typical of the old directors ' view of looking at it , '' said Lee , who had a place in the boardroom himself when he was City @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` I do n't think it mattered if you lost money or made money - we won the trophy , which was an important trophy in Europe , and it made a big difference to the reputation of the club . ''
The Cup Winners ' Cup no longer exists but was held for 39 seasons before being absorbed into the Uefa Cup - now itself known as the Europa League - in 1999 .
City got as far as the semi-finals when they defended their title in 1970-71 , losing to eventual @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as far as they have got in any European competition since , when they reached the semi-finals of the Champions League in 2016 , and their immediate hopes of going any further are uncertain .
Guardiola 's side beat Real Madrid 2-1 at the Bernabeu in the first leg of this season 's last 16 before the coronavirus put all forms of elite football on hold , but Uefa has banned them from Europe for the next two seasons and City are waiting on the outcome of an appeal against that decision .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ for what City are trying to achieve now , '' added Lee .
`` But it was the same for us .
`` I am proud of what we did , and the way we did it .
Our name is on the trophy and history can never erase it . ''

Manchester City captain Tony Book takes shelter as he receives the European Cup Winners’ Cup trophy at the Prater Stadium in Austria. The TV and radio commentary positions - the only covered area in the stadium - can be seen in the background
A version of this article first appeared on the BBC Sport website in April 2020.
It turns out Erling Haaland is not Manchester City's first star striker to be famous for marking important wins by strutting around in his underpants afterwards. external-link
If City beat Inter Milan on Saturday to win the Champions League for the first time, the aftermath could witness echoes of their first and - so far - only European triumph, 53 years ago.
Haaland might need to up his game, too. According to popular legend, City's celebrations after lifting the European Cup Winners' Cup in April 1970 involved the matchwinner, England forward Francis Lee, dancing on a piano wearing only his briefs.
After talking to Lee, it turns out that particular tale is only partially true but there were plenty of unusual elements to City's success that were completely factual.
They include why the game was watched by a record number of travelling fans from England, but by absolutely no-one back home - although it still gave commentary legend Barry Davies his big break at the BBC.
A torrential downpour ruined the night in Vienna for City's WAGS but did not prevent the players from partying and, three decades before City were banned then readmitted to Europe, the victorious Blues threatened to stage their own boycott afterwards.
What is also undisputed is that a club so often derided by rival fans for having "no history", let alone any track record in Europe, were ahead of some now established Champions League giants when it came to pioneering success on foreign fields.
City's 2-1 triumph in Austria against crack Polish side Gornik Zabrze meant they brought home a continental trophy to go with their domestic silverware before the likes of Liverpool (1973 Uefa Cup) and Juventus (1977 Uefa Cup).
Even the mighty Barcelona (1979 Cup Winners' Cup) had to wait another nine years for a Uefa-sanctioned title to go with their wins in the Inter City Fairs Cup, which would evolve into the Uefa Cup but was an independent invitational competition, initially only open to cities hosting international trade fairs, for many of the years when Barca dominated it in the 1950s and 60s.
Franny's Grand Slam
City skipper Tony Book won the League Championship trophy (left) in 1968, collected the Charity Shield and FA Cup the following season while it was still in their trophy cabinet, then made it five major trophies in three seasons when he lifted the League Cup and European Cup Winners' Cup in 1970, becoming the first English side to win a continental and domestic cup in the same campaign
Pep Guardiola's current City side are well known for collecting trophies, with two already this season following 11 others in the previous five campaigns - but in Lee's day they also had a ferocious appetite for silverware.
Under the genial Joe Mercer and his innovative assistant Malcolm Allison, an all-English City side with an exciting attack-minded style had won every domestic competition going in the previous 24 months, and they were far from finished.
"In that 1969-70 campaign, I used to talk to the other players about 'Franny's Grand Slam'," Lee explained in 2020, on the 50th anniversary of their victory in Vienna. "I had the attitude that we should try to win everything we took part in.
"We were going down to London on the train for a league game near the start of the season and in the middle of playing cards when Glyn Pardoe said 'look, there's Wembley!'
"I said 'get used to the view, because that is where we are going to do the Grand Slam this year'."
Lee was half right. He had wanted the quadruple but had to settle for a unique double instead.
While City lost against neighbours Manchester United in the fourth round of the FA Cup and slid down the league table after Christmas, they made it to Wembley in March and beat West Brom in the League Cup final.
Not many people would get to see them add the Cup Winners' Cup to their haul a few weeks later, however.
The forgotten final, missed by millions
There are varying reports of the size of the crowd who watched City beat Gornik at the Prater Stadium, which is now known as the Ernst-Happel Stadium and was made an all-seater, completely covered by a roof, in the 1980s. Figures range from fewer than 8,000 to around 15,000.
On the same evening City played Gornik, the infamous FA Cup final replay between Chelsea and Leeds was screened live by both BBC One and ITV, with 28.5m people watching - still the sixth-biggest audience for any event in British television history.
Most-watched broadcasts in UK TV history Programme Date Audience (millions) 1966 World Cup final 30 July 1966 32.3 Funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales 6 September 1997 32.1 Royal Family documentary 21 and 28 June 1969 30.7 2020 European Championship final 11 July 2021 29.9 Apollo 13 Splashdown 17 April 1970 28.6 1970 FA Cup final replay 29 April 1970 28.5
There were only three TV channels in the country at that point - BBC Two being the other - so City had to settle for a highlights show late that evening, instead of being the main event.
Barry Davies was sent to Austria to provide the commentary, but it remains the only European final featuring an English team not to be shown live in England.
"I was trying to work out why the hell I was doing that match," Davies told BBC Sport. "That answers the question.
"I had only joined the BBC the previous September so in normal circumstances I would not have got a European final.
"The Cup Winners' Cup was a big deal at the time. Not as much as the European Cup of course, but even so it was considered a very important trophy. I am surprised the final was played the same night as the FA Cup final replay."
As well as Davies, at least 4,000 City fans had made the 1,000-mile journey to Austria too.
At the time, it was the biggest away support an English club had taken abroad - but the total crowd in the vast 90,000-capacity Prater Stadium was a disappointing one.
With Poland behind the Iron Curtain, only a handful of Gornik fans were given visas allowing them to attend, and some horrific weather deterred all but the most hardy neutrals.
"The thing that everyone who was there will remember from it was the horrendous conditions that the match was played in," added Davies.
"The rain was torrential and it was non-stop, but there was no roof on the stadium, in fact there was no cover anywhere at all with the exception of the commentary box that I was in.
"So I do remember there was a very small crowd, and all of them got absolutely drenched very quickly once the rain started. At least half of them were City fans, and despite the weather they were a good bunch.
"City had a really fine side at that point too of course. I knew a lot of them because of my time working for Granada (regional ITV in the north-west) in 1968, when they won the title.
"Mike Summerbee, who missed the final because he was injured, was a lovely player. Colin Bell was a class act and I was big fan of Franny's as well."
'The score did not reflect City's dominance'
Lee scored six goals for City in Europe that season, part of a total of 22 in 54 games in all competitions. He led England’s attack at the World Cup in Mexico that summer
It was Lee who was the star of the show on this particular night, ably assisted by Neil Young on the left flank.
Young swept home the rebound to put City ahead in the 12th minute, after Lee's shot had been spilled by the Polish side's keeper Hubert Kostka.
Then Lee doubled City's lead from the spot just before half-time, after Young had been taken out by Kostka as he ran in on goal.
"Neil played very well that night. That foul on him was so bad the keeper would have been sent off twice these days," added Lee, who despatched his penalty with typical conviction.
City's route to 1970 Cup Winners' Cup final Round Opponent 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate First round Athletic Bilbao (Spain) 3-3 (away) 3-0 (home) 6-3 Second round Lierse (Belgium) 3-0 (away) 5-0 (home) 8-0 Quarter-final Academica (Portugal) 0-0 (away) 1-0 after extra time (home) 1-0 Semi-final Schalke (West Germany) 0-1 (away) 5-1 (home) 5-2
Gornik replied midway through the second half but City comfortably held on for the win.
"We were very confident, we were a good side and we always thought we would win," recalled Lee. "It was raining very hard and there were puddles on the pitch but we knocked it about well and we created several chances.
"The guy who was marking me was called Jerzy Gorgon, and he was as big as Desperate Dan, but I still did pretty well against him.
"We were 2-0 up by half-time but it could have been three or four by then. They scored a good goal to pull one back in the second half but the final score was not a true reflection of what the game was about."
Celebrations that carried on and on
City manager Joe Mercer shows off the Cup Winners’ Cup trophy at the the team’s official reception the next day at Manchester town hall
This was a night to remember for City's players, but possibly not for their partners.
"The thing that stands out in my mind is that there was a Uefa banquet afterwards for the team and the officials, and the players' wives were all there too," Davies added.
"The weather during the day was quite nice so they had got themselves ready before the match but, like everyone else, they had no shelter from the rain at the stadium.
"By the end of the game they were a bedraggled bunch and I felt so sorry for them when I saw them."
That did not seem to affect City's celebrations for long, however.
"It was very late when we got back to the hotel because Uefa put on one thing and another, and then all our wives were there which slowed things down a bit," added Lee, who had turned 25 on the day of the final.
"But their hair was still bedraggled after dinner and they did not want to come out, so us lads all went out on our own.
"It was my birthday the same night, so I had a lot to celebrate, then we eventually got back to Manchester about 4pm the following day and we went out and had another celebration dinner there. That took care of Thursday night too - it went on and on.
"It was some time on Friday before I got home, and I had not been to sleep since before the game."
As for the story about Lee dancing on a piano in Vienna that Allison used to tell?
"Yes, I was on top of the piano while our chief scout, Harry Godwin, was playing away," explained Lee.
"But I was sat on it not stood up, and I was giving them a song or two - not dancing. I would definitely have been fully clothed as well, because I was not one for walking around without my trousers on."
'Our name is on it and history can never erase it'
City paraded the European Cup Winners’ Cup and League Cup at their photo call before the 1970-71 season
City's then vice-chairman Frank Johnson evidently did not enjoy Vienna as much as Lee and his team-mates did.
Johnson threatened to pull the club out of Europe the following season because of Uefa's choice of venue for the final, and complained they had lost money on the tie because of the small crowd.
"That is typical of the old directors' view of looking at it," said Lee, who had a place in the boardroom himself when he was City's chairman between 1994 and 1998.
"I don't think it mattered if you lost money or made money - we won the trophy, which was an important trophy in Europe, and it made a big difference to the reputation of the club."
The Cup Winners' Cup no longer exists but was held for 39 seasons before being absorbed into the Uefa Cup - now itself known as the Europa League - in 1999.
City got as far as the semi-finals when they defended their title in 1970-71 before losing to eventual winners Chelsea.
City's hopes of being the first team to retain the trophy were ended by eventual winners Chelsea, who beat them 1-0 home and away in the 1970-71 semi-finals, and are seen celebrating here in the bath at Maine Road after the second leg with goalscorer Keith Weller holding his drink aloft. No side ever managed to win the competition in successive seasons
Before this season, they had only got past the last four in any European competition on one occasion since - when they lost in the final of the Champions League in 2021, again to Chelsea.
In contrast to 1970, the world will be watching when they try to end their long wait for more European glory in Istanbul in front of an estimated global TV audience of 450m.
"Of course European success is important for what City are trying to achieve now," added Lee. "But it was the same for us.
"I am proud of what we did, and the way we did it. Our name is on the trophy and history can never erase it."


bbc--2020-04-29--Coronavirus: Sport should start again 'from bottom up not top down'

Sports should return from the `` bottom up not the top down '' when the coronavirus lockdown lifts , according to a public health adviser to the World Health Organization .
Dr Brian McCloskey , who was public health director for London 2012 , said community sport could be the first type of sport to return - but `` bigger events will be a challenge this summer '' .
Professional and semi-professional leagues and competitions , as well as grassroots and amateur sports have been suspended since the middle of March .
Representatives of major sports , including football , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are meeting government medical experts this week to discuss plans to resume action .
However , in men 's football , for example , levels five to eight have already ended their seasons early - while talks continue about restarting the Premier League and English Football League in June .
McCloskey considers it `` much easier '' to see how a local sports club or ground could reopen safely , perhaps in late spring or early summer , but cast doubt on sport higher up the pyramid .
`` The bigger the match @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more complicated those mitigating actions will have to be - and therefore the less likely it is that they can be done safely , '' he told BBC Sport .
`` So , an event that involves lots of travel across the country , or between countries , is much more complicated .
`` A local event - community football , community running - is much easier to see how that happens .
Bigger events will be a challenge this summer . ''
Other sports , including Olympic and Paralympic sports , have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ government about financial assistance and restart plans .
Meanwhile , Sport England has launched a £20m Community Emergency Fund to assist grassroots sports groups , £8m of which has already been allocated .
• Top two French leagues will not resume • Do not restart season , plan for next one - Fifa chief doc • 'Scrap Tokyo Games rather than delay again' McCloskey thinks that sports such as marathon running or tennis should start off at local level , before increasing in numbers and scale .
The London Marathon was one of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ postponed until the autumn .
`` If you look at something like road running - if we go back to Parkruns - you could start those because they do n't involve a lot of travel around the country , they involve local communities and you can manage how it 's done , '' he said .
`` In doing that , you can learn how marshalling can help with social distancing in a run .
`` That then helps you work out : 'How can I do a city marathon ? '
And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the London Marathon and Boston Marathon back up again ? '
'' The Premier League is hoping to resume the season on 8 June , as part of a plan dubbed `` Project Restart '' .
McCloskey said `` it is possible '' that will be achieved but added that contact sports , such as football and rugby , are `` more difficult '' in terms of trying to reduce risks .
Fifa 's medical chief , Michel D'Hooghe , said he was sceptical about whether football could resume , and warned it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' .
McCloskey said that , although behind-closed-doors football would remove the risk of crowds transmitting the virus , there remained a risk regarding public perception .
`` Not having big crowds going into and out of a stadium will make it easier to manage the risk , but you still have to work out how they get all of the officials in there , how you get the players in there , the trainers , the TV cameras .
`` But obviously with smaller numbers it is easier to keep people separated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
So that may be a way .
`` There is a slight risk from the Premier League 's point of view that it sort of implies that getting the money in is more important than the fans , so we have to manage that aspect of public perception . ''
Tokyo 2020 could still happen without a vaccine Tokyo 2020 president Yoshiro Mori said on Tuesday that the Olympics would be `` scrapped '' if they could not go ahead on their new dates , starting on 23 July 2021 .
Some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Games could be held next summer without a vaccine or effective drugs to treat Covid-19 being found .
McCloskey , who advises the International Olympic Committee on public health matters , said that was `` vastly premature '' .
`` We 've got 15 months to go .
A vaccine would be critical and there is a very good chance we will have one before we get to Tokyo in 2021 , '' he added .
`` It 's a matter , again , of looking at the risks and deciding if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be acceptable .
Vaccine changes it completely , makes it much safer , much easier .
But even without a vaccine , it is still possible to do it . ''

Sports should return from the "bottom up not the top down" when the coronavirus lockdown lifts, according to a public health adviser to the World Health Organization.
Dr Brian McCloskey, who was public health director for London 2012, said community sport could be the first type of sport to return - but "bigger events will be a challenge this summer".
Professional and semi-professional leagues and competitions, as well as grassroots and amateur sports have been suspended since the middle of March.
Representatives of major sports, including football, rugby, cricket and horse racing, are meeting government medical experts this week to discuss plans to resume action.
However, in men's football, for example, levels five to eight have already ended their seasons early - while talks continue about restarting the Premier League and English Football League in June.
McCloskey considers it "much easier" to see how a local sports club or ground could reopen safely, perhaps in late spring or early summer, but cast doubt on sport higher up the pyramid.
"The bigger the match, the bigger the competition, the more complicated those mitigating actions will have to be - and therefore the less likely it is that they can be done safely," he told BBC Sport.
"So, an event that involves lots of travel across the country, or between countries, is much more complicated.
"A local event - community football, community running - is much easier to see how that happens. Bigger events will be a challenge this summer."
Other sports, including Olympic and Paralympic sports, have also been involved in separate discussions with government about financial assistance and restart plans.
Meanwhile, Sport England has launched a £20m Community Emergency Fund to assist grassroots sports groups, £8m of which has already been allocated.
'Starting locally - like Parkruns'
McCloskey thinks that sports such as marathon running or tennis should start off at local level, before increasing in numbers and scale.
The London Marathon was one of a number of spring marathons to be postponed until the autumn.
"If you look at something like road running - if we go back to Parkruns - you could start those because they don't involve a lot of travel around the country, they involve local communities and you can manage how it's done," he said.
"In doing that, you can learn how marshalling can help with social distancing in a run.
"That then helps you work out: 'How can I do a city marathon?' And, ultimately: 'How can I get the London Marathon and Boston Marathon back up again?'"
Football's restart plans?
The Premier League is hoping to resume the season on 8 June, as part of a plan dubbed "Project Restart". McCloskey said "it is possible" that will be achieved but added that contact sports, such as football and rugby, are "more difficult" in terms of trying to reduce risks.
Fifa's medical chief, Michel D'Hooghe, said he was sceptical about whether football could resume, and warned it could bring "life and death consequences".
McCloskey said that, although behind-closed-doors football would remove the risk of crowds transmitting the virus, there remained a risk regarding public perception.
"Not having big crowds going into and out of a stadium will make it easier to manage the risk, but you still have to work out how they get all of the officials in there, how you get the players in there, the trainers, the TV cameras.
"But obviously with smaller numbers it is easier to keep people separated and get them in and out easier. So that may be a way.
"There is a slight risk from the Premier League's point of view that it sort of implies that getting the money in is more important than the fans, so we have to manage that aspect of public perception."
Tokyo 2020 could still happen without a vaccine
Tokyo 2020 president Yoshiro Mori said on Tuesday that the Olympics would be "scrapped" if they could not go ahead on their new dates, starting on 23 July 2021.
Some health experts have cast doubt on whether the Games could be held next summer without a vaccine or effective drugs to treat Covid-19 being found.
McCloskey, who advises the International Olympic Committee on public health matters, said that was "vastly premature".
"We've got 15 months to go. A vaccine would be critical and there is a very good chance we will have one before we get to Tokyo in 2021," he added.
"It's a matter, again, of looking at the risks and deciding if you can make them low enough to be acceptable. Vaccine changes it completely, makes it much safer, much easier. But even without a vaccine, it is still possible to do it."


bbc--2020-04-29--It would be right decision to postpone Hundred - Moeen

England all-rounder Moeen Ali believes it would be the right decision for the launch of The Hundred to be postponed until 2021 .
The England and Wales Cricket Board will meet on Wednesday and is expected to delay the new 100-ball competition because of the coronavirus pandemic .
`` It makes sense that way , '' said Moeen .
`` It is such a big deal for us in this country and we want it to be played when everything is right and there are no problems around the world . ''
The 100-ball competition , involving eight city-based teams @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tournaments , was due to begin on 17 July and end on 15 August .
At a meeting last week , the ECB opted to extend the shutdown on professional cricket in England and Wales until at least 1 July .
If and when the 2020 season gets under way , the governing body will look to schedule men 's and women 's internationals , as well as domestic first-class and limited-overs cricket , in the period from July to the end of September .
The Hundred was devised to attract a new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wave of interest that followed England 's World Cup win of 2019 .
However , it is looking increasingly likely the majority of any professional cricket played this summer would have to be behind closed doors .
Last week , ECB chief executive Tom Harrison told the BBC : `` The Hundred was envisaged as being a tournament that enabled us to widen the audience for the game .
With an in-stadia environment , with international players , it 's going to be very , very difficult . ''
More than 180,000 tickets @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some of which were due to be televised live on the BBC .
`` The mood and wave cricket was on in England last year made it an amazing opportunity this year to play The Hundred , but obviously with what has happened around the world , that is going to be harder now , '' added Moeen , who is due to captain Birmingham Phoenix .
`` If we can get other international players who were not available this year , it can make The Hundred even stronger for next year and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ come and watch cricket . ''
The 18 first-class counties were each set to receive £1.3m from The Hundred , money which the ECB confirmed in March had already begun to be distributed .
And while Harrison admitted the game in England and Wales is facing a `` very significant financial problem '' , he reiterated the ECB 's commitment to The Hundred and the costs that will come with launching it at a later date .
`` The reason why the Hundred was put in place was as a way of growing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ simply exacerbates the requirement for us to grow the game in this country , '' he said last week .
`` The Hundred is going to generate revenue , interest and excitement and that is the kind of thing we need to continue to prioritise as we go through this enormous challenge '' I see the case for The Hundred being much greater than it was , if that is indeed even in question . ''
Speaking on BBC Radio 5 live , England fast bowler Stuart Broad said The Hundred will be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cricket over the next few years '' , adding it is imperative the T20 Blast - involving the 18 first-class counties - is prioritised this summer .
`` I do n't think the sport will take any risks , I think we 'll only get playing live cricket when it 's been safe to do by the government , '' Broad added .

Moeen Ali is due to captain Birmingham Phoenix in The Hundred
England all-rounder Moeen Ali believes it would be the right decision for the launch of The Hundred to be postponed until 2021.
The England and Wales Cricket Board will meet on Wednesday and is expected to delay the new 100-ball competition because of the coronavirus pandemic.
"It makes sense that way," said Moeen.
"It is such a big deal for us in this country and we want it to be played when everything is right and there are no problems around the world."
The ECB are expected to announce the decision made at their board meeting on Thursday.
The 100-ball competition, involving eight city-based teams in separate men's and women's tournaments, was due to begin on 17 July and end on 15 August.
At a meeting last week, the ECB opted to extend the shutdown on professional cricket in England and Wales until at least 1 July.
If and when the 2020 season gets under way, the governing body will look to schedule men's and women's internationals, as well as domestic first-class and limited-overs cricket, in the period from July to the end of September.
The Hundred was devised to attract a new audience to the game, utilising the wave of interest that followed England's World Cup win of 2019.
However, it is looking increasingly likely the majority of any professional cricket played this summer would have to be behind closed doors.
Cricket will take 'no risks' - Stuart Broad on BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast
Last week, ECB chief executive Tom Harrison told the BBC: "The Hundred was envisaged as being a tournament that enabled us to widen the audience for the game. With an in-stadia environment, with international players, it's going to be very, very difficult."
More than 180,000 tickets have already been bought for matches, some of which were due to be televised live on the BBC.
"The mood and wave cricket was on in England last year made it an amazing opportunity this year to play The Hundred, but obviously with what has happened around the world, that is going to be harder now," added Moeen, who is due to captain Birmingham Phoenix.
"If we can get other international players who were not available this year, it can make The Hundred even stronger for next year and we can attract a new audience to come and watch cricket."
The 18 first-class counties were each set to receive £1.3m from The Hundred, money which the ECB confirmed in March had already begun to be distributed.
And while Harrison admitted the game in England and Wales is facing a "very significant financial problem", he reiterated the ECB's commitment to The Hundred and the costs that will come with launching it at a later date.
"The reason why the Hundred was put in place was as a way of growing the game in this country and Covid-19 simply exacerbates the requirement for us to grow the game in this country," he said last week.
"The Hundred is going to generate revenue, interest and excitement and that is the kind of thing we need to continue to prioritise as we go through this enormous challenge
"I see the case for The Hundred being much greater than it was, if that is indeed even in question."
Speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live, England fast bowler Stuart Broad said The Hundred will be "vital to the health of English cricket over the next few years", adding it is imperative the T20 Blast - involving the 18 first-class counties - is prioritised this summer.
"I don't think the sport will take any risks, I think we'll only get playing live cricket when it's been safe to do by the government," Broad added


bbc--2020-04-29--PPE 'designed for women' needed on frontline

There is growing concern that standard personal protective equipment ( PPE ) , which often has a unisex design , does n't always fit women properly .
PPE is essential for protecting frontline workers exposed to Covid-19 .
The Department of Health said the kit is designed to protect `` both genders '' .
However , healthcare workers are saying that even the smallest sizes are too big for some women - who make up 77 % of the NHS workforce , according to NHS digital figures from 2018 .
If it is too big it can be less effective @ @ @ @ @ @ @ virus .
`` PPE is designed to be unisex and offer protection for both genders , although some products are available in different sizes to enable fit to both small and larger frames , '' said the Department of Health , in a statement .
But the Royal College of Nursing has described `` one-size-fits-all '' personal protective equipment as `` problematic '' and `` restrictive '' when it can be worn for up to 12 hours during shifts .
PPE includes gloves , masks , gowns and face shields .
`` Nurses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ patients if this equipment is so uncomfortable it makes them hot and unwell , '' said Rose Gallagher , professional lead for infection prevention and control .
Some female NHS workers have taken to social media to share photos of themselves wearing badly-fitting PPE .
'What else comes in just two sizes ? '
Dr Arghavan Salles , scholar-in-residence at Stanford University School of medicine , is currently working in the intensive care unit of a hospital in New York .
`` There are only two sizes of the N95 mask , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` What else comes in just two sizes ?
We 're suggesting that all faces on the planet are one of two sizes . ''
Dr Salles said the smaller size fits her but is harder to find .
`` Yesterday I was working with someone whose N95 strap broke - we could n't find her a new one [ in the small size ] so she had to go home , '' she said .
Dr Salles said she was given two masks to last her two weeks .
She added that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ often too large .
`` My hands are a size 6 , I 'm wearing a 6.5 glove , '' she said .
`` The goggles have a really good [ protective ] seal but they just do n't fit . ''
The growing call for more PPE specifically designed for women , sits against a backdrop of issues getting hold of PPE overall .
Author Caroline Criado-Perez researched the issue while writing her book Invisible Women , before the pandemic .
`` The vast majority of personal protective equipment has been designed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when you have for example 'small ' - that 's actually small for men rather than small for women , or just average for women , '' she said , in a New Scientist podcast .
`` That 's particularly an acute problem in this context because the majority of healthcare workers are female and they get told things like , 'your face is a weird shape ' - well it 's not a weird shape , it 's a female shape . ''
Former Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood issued a statement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ better PPE kit for women .
She described it as `` a scandal within the scandal '' of general PPE availability .
`` We are asking women to put their lives on the line in the NHS and in care settings for the good of society and we can not even provide them with PPE - or when we do , it is not the right size , '' she said .
The Women 's Equality Party tweeted that it was `` utterly shameful '' that women were wearing kit designed to fit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2017 , trade union association the TUC noted that `` most PPE is based on the sizes and characteristics of male populations from certain countries in Europe and the United States '' .
`` As a result , most women , and also many men , experience problems finding suitable and comfortable PPE because they do not conform to this standard male worker model , '' it said .
It 's an issue that is being noted by consumers as well : political journalist Marie Le Conte tweeted her frustration at having to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because all the 'standard ' ones I bought online a few weeks ago are just very clearly too big for my face '' , she said .

"We are asking women to put their lives on the line in the NHS and in care settings for the good of society and we cannot even provide them with PPE - or when we do, it is not the right size," she said.


bbc--2020-04-28--'Without medication, what will happen to my body?'

International transgender rights groups are warning global coronavirus lockdown restrictions have led to trans people being denied healthcare .
Many have had surgeries delayed , and some are struggling to access hormone therapy and counselling services .
Gender reassignment surgeries have been delayed globally as a result of coronavirus - with elective procedures stopped to expand capacity for intensive care because of the pandemic .
Although hormone treatments are still available to many in the West , trans-rights groups in East Africa warn that may not be the case for transgender people in other continents .
`` Transgender people are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ says Barbra Wangare , the Executive Director of East Africa Trans Health & Advocacy Network ( EATHAN ) , `` and support has historically never been a priority - even among the LGBT community .
Coronavirus will only expose more of these vulnerabilities .
`` We are hearing from people who say they fear they are detransitioning due to lack of access to medical care .
This puts them in an extremely fragile emotional state . ''
Transgender people are about twice as likely to take their own lives as other LGBT people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ study , 'Suicide in Trans Populations ' .
The paper , which looked at several peer reviewed studies , suggests lack of health access adds particular pressure to the trans community .
The BBC has spoken to two transitioning men in Kenya and in the US about what coronavirus lockdown has meant to their transitions .
Mauricio travels seven hours on a bus to Nairobi to collect his testosterone injections .
It 's a journey he 's been making for over a year .
It 's worth it .
`` With the injections @ @ @ @ @ @ @ look less 'feminine ' , my voice is deeper and I 'm growing a beard , '' he says .
`` I was finally on the way to becoming myself .
I am a man .
I was never a woman . ''
Growing up in rural Kenya , about 350km from the capital Nairobi , Mauricio knew he was different .
He has more than 150 cousins and could n't relate to any of them .
`` I was the black sheep of the family . ''
He knew that he was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
His parents believed he was a lesbian .
That was bad enough , they said , but it was something they understood .
When he told them that he was a man in a woman 's body , they made him leave the family home .
Mauricio was 16 and homeless .
He was sexually assaulted multiple times .
Just over a year later , he fell pregnant from one of the rapes .
People called him a `` chkora '' , a slur for a street beggar .
He went to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` Please do n't make me give birth in the street like a dog . ''
She let him come home .
Mauricio 's daughter was born in 2007 .
He worked at the local market , buying and selling shoes .
In 2018 he decided to begin his transition .
Testosterone injections cost around 1,200 shilling per dose ( about £9 ) - which is a day 's work .
The 14-hour round trip each month to collect his medication felt like a huge achievement .
Mauricio was saving up for top @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Then coronavirus reached Kenya , and soon lockdown restrictions followed .
Mauricio does not have his next supply of testosterone .
`` I 'm having sleepless nights , depression , '' he says .
`` What will happen if I can not have access to my medication ?
What will all this pain have been for ?
`` I am a trans man in a transphobic country .
If I do n't get my medication what will happen to my body - it is already changing .
Will I look abnormal ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be heard in this chaos ? ''
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• STRESS : How to protect your mental health • MAPS AND CHARTS : Visual guide to the outbreak Liam T Papworth , 30 , Chicago US , was the first openly transgender man to recruit into the US army 2020 was going to be the year that Liam had his phalloplasty - and completed his transition to a male body .
`` A phalloplasty is essentially the surgery where a female to male trans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he says , jokingly flippant , to temper the years of frustration , `` to put it in the most watered down way . ''
The coronavirus pandemic delayed Liam 's surgery until at least the end of 2021 , as he is no longer seen as a medical priority .
`` It 's a major blow because I had put my entire life on hold to get this surgery .
`` I was supposed to be going back to school and I decided not to so that I could get my surgery @ @ @ @ @ @ @ operation in an arduous transition for Liam that began when he was 19 .
As a child , Liam did n't feel like a girl .
He remembers arguing with his aunt at his father 's funeral - insisting that he should be able to wear `` boy 's clothes '' and not the dress they had chosen .
After three psychological therapy sessions , at 19 , Liam was prescribed testosterone injections .
His periods stopped , his body felt more like a home .
But it was still a long , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Gender reassignment varies state to state in the US .
Doctors can refuse patients based on private medical insurance conditions .
In 2016 , age 25 , Liam had a bilateral mastectomy - both his breasts removed .
It was day surgery , and he was out of hospital within 12 hours .
Life changed .
Liam could finally go to the swimming pool with trunks , his shirt off .
He competed in triathlons , ran 15km races .
It was liberating .
Despite a 2017 policy by the White House @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lower courts placed injunctions on the ban , meaning that on 23 February 2018 Liam became the first openly transgender recruit to enlist into the US army .
Liam 's name was not released to the press at the time .
He was discharged on medical grounds the same year - after a severe injury .
By 2019 , the rules changed again , when the US Supreme Court lifted some of the injunctions .
Liam felt he could n't rejoin .
That 's when Liam decided to proceed to the next stage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , he had a total laparoscopic hysterectomy , where both his ovaries were removed .
Liam had to stop testosterone injections for weeks beforehand .
The surgery meant he stopped producing oestrogen .
Liam became depressed , feeling his life plans were on hold .
Yet hope was still there , he was only months away from the final procedure : the phalloplasty .
`` It meant everything to me , '' he says .
`` I could put all this behind me .
I could actually move on . ''
There were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said Liam 's insurance did not cover a phalloplasty .
Illinois state representative Greg Harris intervened to ensure Liam was eligible for the procedure .
But now the insurers say the pandemic means Liam needs to reapply when a new surgery date is set .
`` Trans medical rights have never been a priority in the medical world , '' Liam says , `` which can be incredibly frustrating .
`` Yes , coronavirus is a global health crisis .
But the mental health of trans people is too .
`` I understand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ make tough calls and prioritise during this time .
It would be nice to be a priority , just once . ''

He knew that he was not a girl, despite his body. His parents believed he was a lesbian. That was bad enough, they said, but it was something they understood. When he told them that he was a man in a woman's body, they made him leave the family home.


bbc--2020-04-29--Remdesivir: Drug has 'clear cut' power to fight coronavirus

There is `` clear-cut '' evidence that a drug can help people recover from the coronavirus , say US officials .
Remdesivir cut the duration of symptoms from 15 days down to 11 in clinical trial at hospitals around the world .
The full details have not been published , but experts said it would be a `` fantastic result '' if confirmed , but not a `` magic bullet '' for the disease .
A drug would have the potential to save lives , ease pressure on hospitals and allow parts of lockdown to be lifted .
Remdesivir was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It is an antiviral and works by attacking an enzyme that a virus needs in order to replicate inside our cells .
The trial was run by the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases ( NIAID ) and 1,063 people took part .
Some patients were given the drug while others received a placebo ( dummy ) treatment .
Dr Anthony Fauci who runs the NIAID said : `` The data shows remdesivir has a clear-cut , significant , positive effect in diminishing the time to recovery . ''
He said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ block this virus '' and were `` opening the door to the fact that we now have the capability of treating '' patients .
The impact on deaths is not as clear cut .
The mortality rate was 8 % in people given remdesivir and 11.6 % in those given a placebo , but this result was not statistically significant , meaning scientists can not tell if the difference is real .
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It is also not clear who is benefiting .
Is it allowing people who would have recovered anyway to do so more quickly ?
Or is it preventing people from needing treatment in intensive care ?
Did the drug work better in younger or older people ?
Or those with or without other diseases ?
Do patients have to be treated early when the virus is thought to peak in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ questions when the full details are eventually published , as a drug could have the twin benefit of saving lives and helping to lift lockdown .
Prof Mahesh Parmar , the director of the MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL , who has overseen the trial in the EU , said : `` Before this drug can be made more widely available , a number of things need to happen : the data and results need to be reviewed by the regulators to assess whether the drug can be licensed and then they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in various countries .
`` While this is happening we will obtain more and longer term data from this trial , and other ones , on whether the drug also prevents deaths from Covid-19 . ''
If a medicine can stop people needing intensive care then the risk of hospitals being overwhelmed is smaller , and there is less need for social distancing .
Prof Peter Horby , from the University of Oxford , is running the world 's largest trial of Covid-19 drugs .
He said : `` We need to see @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this would be a fantastic result and great news for the fight against Covid-19 .
`` The next steps are to get the full data out and work on equitable access to remdesivir . ''
The US data on remdesivir has come out at the same time as a trial of the same drug in China , reported in the Lancet medical journal , showed it was ineffective .
However , that trial was incomplete because the success of lockdown in Wuhan meant doctors ran out of patients .
`` These data are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no proven treatments yet for Covid , it may well lead to fast-track approval of remdesivir for treatment of Covid , '' said Prof Babak Javid , a consultant in infectious diseases at Cambridge University Hospitals .
`` However , it also shows that remdesivir is not a magic bullet in this context : the overall benefit in survival was 30 % . ''
Other drugs being investigated for Covid-19 include those for malaria and HIV which can attack the virus as well as compounds that can calm the immune system .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ effective in the early stages , and the immune drugs later in the disease .

It is also not clear who is benefiting. Is it allowing people who would have recovered anyway to do so more quickly? Or is it preventing people from needing treatment in intensive care? Did the drug work better in younger or older people? Or those with or without other diseases? Do patients have to be treated early when the virus is thought to peak in the body?


bbc--2020-04-29--Coronavirus: NYC mayor sorry for Jewish funeral criticism

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has apologised after he criticised a large gathering for a Jewish funeral amid the coronavirus pandemic .
In response to reports of the mass gathering of mourners , Mr de Blasio warned `` the Jewish community '' that police would make arrests .
The city leader was accused of anti-Semitism for his comments .
The Hasidic Jews were mourning a late rabbi at the service in the Williamsburg , Brooklyn , neighbourhood .
`` If in my passion and in my emotion I said something that was hurtful , I 'm sorry about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` I have no regrets about calling out this danger and saying we 're going to deal with it very , very aggressively . ''
Images shared online by journalists show a large gathering of people attending the funeral on Tuesday night .
`` When I heard , I went there myself to ensure the crowd was dispersed , '' he said .
`` What I saw will not be tolerated so long as we are fighting the coronavirus . ''
But it was his subsequent tweet , in which he singled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that drew ire .
`` The few who do n't social distance should be called out , '' said Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt on Twitter .
`` But generalizing against the whole population is outrageous especially when so many are scapegoating Jews . ''
And the American Jewish Committee said : `` The vast majority of the Jewish community is following the guidelines .
`` You can find us donating blood , raising money to support our neighbours , and in emergency rooms providing critical care .
We deserve better from our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ After apologising for his comments , Mr de Blasio said he `` understood '' that people were in pain , but there were consequences for those who attended .
`` Some will be sick with that disease , '' he said .
`` It 's just a fact , we know this .
`` Some will spread the disease to others .
People , as a result , will die . ''
It is not known how many people attended the funeral .

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bbc--2020-04-29--Coronavirus: Why so many US nurses are out of work

At a time when medical professionals are putting their lives at risk , tens of thousands of doctors in the United States are taking large pay cuts .
And even as some parts of the US are talking of desperate shortages in nursing staff , elsewhere in the country many nurses are being told to stay at home without pay .
That is because American healthcare companies are looking to cut costs as they struggle to generate revenue during the coronavirus crisis .
`` Nurses are being called heroes , '' Mariya Buxton says , clearly upset .
`` But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a hero right now because I 'm not doing my part . ''
Ms Buxton is a paediatric nurse in St Paul , Minnesota , but has been asked to stay at home .
At the unit at which Ms Buxton worked , and at hospitals across most of the country , medical procedures that are not deemed to be urgent have been stopped .
That has meant a massive loss of income .
While she has , until now , retained health insurance benefits through the company she worked for , Ms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ while she is off work .
`` People would always say to me , being a nurse you 'll never have to worry about having a job .
And here I am , newly 40 years old and unemployed for the first time since I started working , '' she says .
Although she is supportive of the measures taken to curb the spread of the virus , Ms Buxton worries that the longer hospitals can not perform regular medical procedures , the more nurses that will find themselves in the same position @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for health workers and soldiers • 'Like 9/11 every day ' : A New York paramedic 's diary And revenue generation for hospitals has not just been affected by bans on elective surgery .
`` I was scheduled to work 120 hours for the month of April .
But about halfway through March , I looked at the schedule and all of my hours had been cut , '' says Dr Shaina Parks .
`` I did n't receive a phone call or an email or anything .
They were just gone .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' she says .
Dr Parks is a specialist in emergency medicine based in Michigan , but who works at hospitals in Ohio and Oklahoma .
The departments she works at are still open , but patients are not coming in .
`` I have been doing some telemedicine this past month to make a little bit of the income that I lost , '' says Dr Parks .
`` And what I 'm hearing from almost every single patient is that they really do n't want to go to hospitals because they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ That sentiment has left emergency departments across the country far quieter than normal .
`` If we 're not seeing patients , then we 're not generating any sort of billable money , and while we 're paid hourly , we also earn money by the number of patients that we see per hour . ''
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Dr Parks says she has been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to help make student loan repayments .
While it may seem curious that so many American medical staff are taking pay cuts or have lost work during a pandemic , healthcare managers say the huge financial pressures mean they have had little choice .
`` We have seen our revenues decline by 60 % , just about overnight , '' says Claudio Fort , CEO of a hospital in Vermont that is losing around $ 8m ( £6.4m ) a month .
It is why , he says , they have had to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 10 % of the hospital workforce .
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His hospital has received around $ 5.4m from the federal government during the crisis , but that still leaves a big shortfall and the hospital is not yet sure what further help it might be offered by Washington in the coming months .
`` This is an unprecedented situation , '' says Mr Fort , fearing the potential for a lasting impact .
`` When this is all over , we do hope to bring everyone back to full employment to help serve the 60,000 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just do n't know how many of the things we did just two months ago that we 're going to be able to continue to provide for the community , '' he says .
But for some , the medical staff layoffs and the fact that tens of thousands of those still working have been made to take pay cuts , has crystalised a feeling that even going back to the way things were just before the pandemic is not enough .
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`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are having their hours and their pay slashed at a time when they are risking their lives , when it 's the most dangerous time of our careers to be coming in to work every day and when really they should be receiving something like hazard pay , '' says Dr Jane Jenab .
Dr Jenab is a physician in emergency medicine in Denver , Colorado .
To her , the problem has become clear .
`` One of the biggest issues in US medicine today is that it has become a business @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not the case , '' says Dr Jenab .
`` They tend to run very lean with these hospitals , with these large corporate medical groups because honestly they are much more concerned about profit than their patients , '' she says , clearly impassioned .
Dr Jenab says she feels the abrupt loss of income suffered by medical staff is just one systemic problem in US private healthcare that has been thrown into sharp relief by the coronavirus crisis .
`` One of the primary conversations that we 're having at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ] is when this is all over , how do we how do we make real and lasting change for our profession ? ''
she says .
`` It 's hard not to realize how drastically we need to return the focus of medicine away from business and back to caring for our patients . ''

"When this is all over, we do hope to bring everyone back to full employment to help serve the 60,000 people we care for, but we just don't know how many of the things we did just two months ago that we're going to be able to continue to provide for the community," he says.


bbc--2020-04-29--'My son's killer doesn't deserve to die of virus'

A woman in Argentina has written to authorities to support the release of her son 's killer from prison during the coronavirus pandemic , recognising that his asthma puts him at risk .
Silvia Ontivero had earlier contacted magistrates in February , urging the killer 's parole request be rejected .
However , she said the current crisis had made her think again .
`` I have had rage .
I have had hate .
But I have never wished him dead , '' she wrote in an open letter .
On Tuesday , Argentina 's President Alberto Fernández endorsed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them to house arrest where possible .
There have been riots in prisons across the country in recent weeks , amid fears that the virus could spread quickly within the overcrowded and poorly sanitised spaces .
The president 's decision has caused controversy , with some fearing justice is being undone , while others insist the releases should be more widespread .
Silvia Ontivero 's son , Alejo Hunau , was murdered in the Andean city of Mendoza in 2004 .
Diego Arduino was sentenced to 16 years for the crime .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Gardey said Arduino was one of 400 prisoners in the Mendoza region considered at risk because of underlying health conditions .
In an open letter released to the local press , Mrs Ontivero said she had thought long and hard , and come to support the idea of house arrest .
`` We are talking about something different now .
A pandemic .
There is overcrowding in prisons and I can imagine the fear that people inside are feeling , '' she wrote .
She also told the TN news site that keeping @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sentence , which was something she had always been against .
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She has previously said her incarceration gave her time to reflect and she wanted to be sure Arduino @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and make himself a better man , which is why she had opposed an early release .
Her son was a journalist and adviser to the government of Mendoza He was killed in his apartment , having been struck by a wine bottle .
On Monday , a riot broke out at a prison in the Peruvian capital , Lima , leaving nine people dead .
Prison authorities said it was an attempt by the inmates to `` facilitate a mass breakout '' after two prisoners died of Covid-19 .
UN Human @ @ @ @ @ @ @ former president of Chile , has called sanitary conditions in Latin American prisons `` deplorable '' and called for releases of less dangerous inmates .
Chile and Colombia have released thousands of prisoners because of the pandemic .
Last week , Mexico 's Senate approved a measure to take similar steps .
El Salvador , however , has taken a hardline approach , insisting convicted gangsters are taking advantage of the pandemic .
On Wednesday , there was further controversy in Argentina , after Carlos Capdevila , a doctor convicted of crimes against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ granted house arrest .
A judge said the 70-year-old prisoner , who worked at the notorious Esma detention centre during the dictatorship , was at risk from Covid-19 because of `` high blood pressure , prostate cancer and motor difficulties '' .

She has previously said her incarceration gave her time to reflect and she wanted to be sure Arduino had enough time to do the same, and make himself a better man, which is why she had opposed an early release.


bbc--2020-04-29--'Crazy beast' lived among last of dinosaurs

A cat-sized mammal dubbed `` crazy beast '' lived on Madagascar among some of the last dinosaurs to walk the Earth , scientists have revealed .
The 66-million-year-old fossil is described in the journal Nature .
Its discovery challenges previous assumptions that mammals would have had to be very small - the size of mice - to survive alongside dinosaurs .
Researchers say this individual animal weighed 3kg ( 6.6lbs ) and had not reached its full adult size .
Scientists think that the badger-like creature , known as Adalatherium , would have burrowed - helping it to evade predatory @ @ @ @ @ @ @ evolved to such a size .
Before mammals took over the Earth , they probably had to run and hide from the much larger dinosaurs that ruled our planet - not to mention crocodiles and constrictor snakes .
Scientists hope the find will help them understand how mammals developed into the diverse array of species that we see today .
The name `` Adalatherium '' is translated from the Malagasy and Greek languages and means `` crazy beast '' .
Its discovery `` bends and even breaks lots of rules '' , said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Science , who led the research ,

The team members think Adalatherium would have faced different types of predator, as well as different food sources, on the island to mammals living on the mainland. This may have led to the animal evolving its large size.