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LONDON :Britain's BBC was forced to axe much of its sports coverage on Saturday after presenters refused to work in a show of solidarity with Gary Lineker, as a row over freedom of speech threatens to turn into a crisis for the national broadcaster.
Norway's Gyda Westvold Hansen completed a perfect season in style, making it 10 wins from 10 on home snow in Oslo. The 20-year-old was crowned a double world champion in Planica last month, and was favourite to make it a clean sweep of World Cup victories with a lead of 1:01 going into the 5km cross-country ski following her ski jumping win on Thursday.
Jarl Magnus Riiber continued his sharp return to form as he claimed World Cup gold on home snow in the Nordic combined in Oslo on Saturday afternoon. Having started the season in fine style with four early World Cup victories, the Norwegian came into the event in Oslo having not won a World Cup since December. Ad However, an impressive haul of four gold medals from the recent World Championships in Planica signalled that he was back to his best ahead of the tail end of the season.
Alex Scott, the host of the BBC's "Football Focus" TV programme in Britain, said it "does not feel right" to appear on the show on Saturday after the broadcaster took presenter Gary Lineker off air over his criticism of the government's asylum policy.
Ding Junhui held his nerve superbly to secure a second Six Red World Championship with an 8-6 victory over home favourite Thepchaiya Un-Nooh in Bangkok. The Chinese sporting icon lifted the trophy in 2016 with a last-gasp 8-7 win over Stuart Bingham, but dominated the 14th frame before a vociferous home crown to avoid being forced to another final-frame decider.
BBC television's flagship football programme was in meltdown on Saturday after pundits and commentators refused to work in support of presenter Gary Lineker, who was forced to "step back" after accusing the government of using Nazi-era rhetoric. Match of the Day presenter Lineker, England's fourth most prolific goalscorer, sparked an impartiality row by criticising the British government's new policy on tackling illegal immigration. The 62-year-old compared the language used to launch the new policy to that of Nazi-era Germany on Twitter, which the BBC said on Friday was a "breach of our guidelines".
Former England footballer Ian Wright has said on his podcast that he is “out” and “gone” if the BBC “get rid” of Gary Lineker from presenting its flagship soccer programme.
The fallout to Gary Lineker "stepping back" from presenting Match of the Day continues with more presenters deciding to boycott BBC's Football Focus and Final Score programmes.