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eight top—flight clubs have gambling companies on the front of their shirts, worth an estimated £60 million per year. boxing federations from great britain and the united states are part of a group of nations to form a new world governing body that's hoping to keep boxing as part of the olympics. the sports future in the olympics from 2028 onwards has been in doubt after the international olympic committee previously criticised a lack of transparency and governance in boxing at the amateur level. the new federation will be called world boxing and the body now hopes to work with the ioc to try and rebuild relationships and bring it back into olympic plans. the womens tennis association will resume tournaments in china this year, having accepted a "full and transparent" investigation into the sexual assault allegations made by peng shuai will not be carried out by the chinese government. women's tennis tournaments
in the country — including the season ending wta finals — have been boycotted for 16 months after the former doubles world number one peng said she was "forced" into a sexual relationship with former china vice—premier zhang gaoli in november 2021. speaking to the bbc — the wta chief executive steve simon said a different approach is needed. hopefully, by returning, more progress can be made. at the monte carlo masters, second seed stefanos tsitsipas is safely into the last eight, completing a straight sets over nicolas jarry 6—3, 6—4. that's his 12th consecutive win at the event he's won for the last two years in a row. elsewhere, italy's janick sinner saved a match point in a tense second set tie break on his way to beating poland's hubert hurcasz. the seventh seed overcame windy conditions to setup a likely
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did not accuse a communist party leader of sexually assaulting her. she disappeared from public view for several weeks after posting her initial allegations on social media in november. and her disappearance prompted fears for her safety and led the women's tennis association to pull out of upcoming tournaments in china. now pung insists it's all a misunderstanding. cnn's will ripley joins me now from hong kong. suddenly this was all a mistake. how are people reacting to this interview, it sounds like in line with some of the videos that have been released, people don't buy that this is authentic. >> yeah, former tennis great chris everett tweeted just, you know, it's unsettling to watch pung in this interview. it is shot with a phone. it's technically international media, her first interview since the explosive allegations that
on social media had been misunderstood. translation: first and foremost i must emphasise i have never i said or wrote about anyone sexually assaulting me. that is a very important point. the weibo post is my personal issue. i know there are many misunderstandings but there is no distorted interpretation. the women's tennis association has said it's still concerned that ms peng is still being censored by the state — and although it welcomes her appearance in a public setting, it doesn't alleviate or address the concerns about her wellbeing. we will keep across that story for you here on bbc news. thank you for watching.
she's claiming that's not what she meant to write. >> i want to emphasize one thing, i have never written about someone sexually assaulting me. in terms of the post, it's my personal privacy. there possibly has been a lot of misunderstanding. >> the women's tennis association not convinced. let me read you a portion of the statement. these appearances do not alleviate or address the significant concerns about her well being and ability to communicate without censorship or coercion. we remain steadfast in our call for a full, transparent, without censorship, and her allegation of sexual assault which is the issue that gave rise to our initial concern. when people are detained in china, they are coerced, trained, coached, a lot of people wondering if that's what happened to peng shuai. covid is surging in parts of the country, an unfortunate
who rightfully incurred the anger of a lot of people in australia. >> reporter: this is a country that has endured some of the toughest border restrictions and quarantine in the world. the city of melbourne locked down for a total of 256 days in its battle against covid. as a result, 92% of australians over the age of 16 are now fully vaccinated. and they have little tolerance for a privileged sports star expecting special treatment. now, john, we have heard from rafael nadal in melbourne preparing for the australian open. he said he feels sorry for djokovic but he knew the conditions, he knew the rules, he knew he had to get vaccinated to play. interestingly, we have heard from the global body atp, the vaccination right is 95%. the women's tennis association said their rate stands at 85%. so it's fair to say that the