Saturday sport: Rory McIlroy on course to miss cut; England face France at Twickenham
Bournemouth are facing Liverpool in the lunchtime game in the Premier League.
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Explained: What are the BBC’s impartiality guidelines and do they apply to Gary Lineker?
Match Of The Day presenter Gary Lineker has been asked to step back from his hosting duties on the BBC show after becoming embroiled in a row over impartiality.
Scott pulls out of BBC show as Lineker row grows in Britain
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.
BBC Axes Gary Lineker From 'Match Of The Day' Show Due To "Impartiality" Row
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".
Gary Lineker row: BBC schedule hit by extra disruption as more presenters pull out
BBC presenter Alex Scott has said she will not host one of the broadcaster's main soccer programmes on Saturday, throwing the corporation’s sporting timetable into further disarray.
Ian Wright: ‘I’m out, I’m gone if BBC get rid of Gary Lineker’
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.
'Great mentality' - Man United fans share theory over Erik ten Hag’s late demand vs Real Betis
Manchester United fans have jokingly claimed that Erik ten Hag demanded his players to score three more goals when already 4-1 up against Real Betis on Thursday evening.
Lineker fallout continues with further BBC boycotts
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.