is stood down whilst the fa investigates this incident with andy robertson. and olympic silver medallists — but it's gold for britain's curlers at the world championships. hello and thanks forjoining us, here's your latest sports news. jon rahm says winning his first masters on what would have been seve ballesteros�* 66th birthday was incredibly meaningful and said his compatriot was giving him a helping hand around augusta. the spaniard came from behind in sunday's final round to earn a maiden greenjacket. our correspondent andy swiss was there... what andy swiss was there... a day to remember forjor he what a day to rememberforjon rahm. he clinched his first masters title in ultimately emphatic style. he began the final round two shots behind brooks koepka but he never really recovered from a poor start

and instead, it was 52—year—old phil mickelson who rode into contention. mickelson who rode into contention. mickelson began the final round some ten shots adrift but he really rolled back the years to set a testing target. butjon rahm held his nerve over the closing holes. he has proved himself to be one of the most consistent players in golf over recent years he won the us open in 2021 and he never looked like losing his composure as he held on for victory. and what that means is that jon rahm becomes the fourth spanish man to win the masters, after seve ballesteros, josemaria olives about and sergio garcia. this famous tournament injohn ryan certainly has a worthy winner. an emotional victory for rahm and an historic one too. he's become the first european to win both the masters and the us open. if there is anything better than accomplishing some thing like this, making history, you tell me that to be the first european ever to do that, it is hard to explain. out of all the accomplishments

and the many great players that have come before me, to be the first to do that is a very humbling feeling. so rahm's victory in augusta sees him climb to number one in the world. he's now won four pga tour titles this year alone. earlier, i caught up with former european tour pro andrew murray and asked what set rahm apart. to co m plete to complete his round yesterday and come out and do the same again was really, really impressive. great ball striking, great ball control, and great mental fortitude, ball striking, great ball control, and great mentalfortitude, seve ballesteros would have been chuffed for him. ~ ., ,, , ballesteros would have been chuffed forhim. ~ ., , for him. whenever a spanish player wins the masters, _ for him. whenever a spanish player wins the masters, we _ for him. whenever a spanish player wins the masters, we always - for him. whenever a spanish player wins the masters, we always have i wins the masters, we always have back to seve ballesteros winning it in 1980 and 1983 and jon rahm was particularly saying that he was giving him a helping hand. listen,

he was an inspiration _ giving him a helping hand. listen, he was an inspiration to _ giving him a helping hand. listen, he was an inspiration to lots - giving him a helping hand. listen, he was an inspiration to lots of. giving him a helping hand. listen, | he was an inspiration to lots of us. he certainly was to me when i was playing in my days. he has had such a legacy and especially for the spanish players. they still think of him and look upon him and we saw what it meant to them in the ryder cup, and i thought ollie being there at the finish was a great touch, in his own green jacket. he has great composure and he is on top of the world. he is on top form. that is why he is on top of the world. much has been made _ why he is on top of the world. much has been made about _ why he is on top of the world. much has been made about the _ why he is on top of the world. much has been made about the rivalry and the battle between the pga tour and live golf as well, we saw rocks kept in contention, phil mickelson was right up there as well, patrick reed, do you think we will start to see less made of this potential rivalry between the tours when it comes to the majors? we have

world—class golfers performing on a world—class golfers performing on a world—class stage. i world-class golfers performing on a world-class stage.— world-class stage. i think that 'ust shows ou world-class stage. i think that 'ust shows you how �* world-class stage. i think that 'ust shows you how competitive h world-class stage. i think thatjust shows you how competitive the . world-class stage. i think that just i shows you how competitive the whole golf world is, if you like. the fact that we have missed those players on the pga tour and the de piutau, showed in the strength of the field. they performed what it matter and they really showed it. it was pretty impressive if only they could get together. one thing that did do of course, they might not be able to play on the pga tour and in the dp world tour., but what it has done for those top players is gain them some really valuable ranking points, which they otherwise would not get. one would say, there has got to become an empath where these players can play and add to the field in major championship golf. the referees body the pgmol have

confirmed that assistant referee constantine hatzidakis will not officiate any matches whilst the football association investigates the incident with liverpool defender andy robertson yesterday. robertson approached the official at the end of the first half of their 2—2 draw with arsenal and appeared to make contact, with hatzidakis then raising his arm. former referee keith hackett says hatzidakis' career is injeopardy if he's found guilty of making contact with robertson. there is a big day of championship football with 12 games that could go a long way to deciding promotion and relegation. the early kick off sees struggling huddersfield hosting promotion chasing blackburn. neil warnock�*s side two up inside 22 minutes thanks to goals from matty pearson and jack rudoni. this evening, the top two meet, as already promoted burnley welcome second placed sheffield united to turf moor. live text commentary on the bbc sport website. the easter weekend brought the british swimming championships to a conclusion in sheffield

with welsh record holder matt richards edging the battle with olympic gold medallist matt dean in the 200 freestyle on the final night. both should be on their way to the world championships but questions still linger over adam peaty. with news on that a surprise title for a iii—year—old, here's nick hope. we have witnessed some brilliant and often breathtaking swimming successes over the last six days at the championships with new names emerging and established stars living up to their billing. one of the major highlights has been seeing the major highlights has been seeing the continued rivalry between the limpid champions from dean and duncan scott, as well as matt richards and james guy. dean edged a battle at the olympics but this was a wide open final. dean looked to have the advantage at the halfway point but in the closing metres, it was richards who got the touch. he is a was richards who got the touch. he: is a world—class 200 freestyle. they have all won individual titles multiple times now. to top the

podium today is great and it is a huge bouncing block into the summer. i would rather be at the top of the podium _ i would rather be at the top of the podium but it is a good step in the right— podium but it is a good step in the right direction.— right direction. there were other british swimmers _ right direction. there were other british swimmers who _ right direction. there were other| british swimmers who impressed right direction. there were other. british swimmers who impressed at the championships. there was a welcome return to for for freya anderson in the 100 and 200 metre freestyle events. it was another freya, freya colbert, who made a real impression pushing on for the champ and chips injapan. i real impression pushing on for the champ and chips in japan. i wanted to keep the — champ and chips in japan. i wanted to keep the momentum _ champ and chips in japan. i wanted to keep the momentum going - champ and chips in japan. i wanted to keep the momentum going on. | champ and chips in japan. i wantedj to keep the momentum going on. i champ and chips in japan. i wanted - to keep the momentum going on. i had in everything i wanted to. there to keep the momentum going on. i had in everything i wanted to.— in everything i wanted to. there is of course one _ in everything i wanted to. there is of course one major— in everything i wanted to. there is of course one major swimming - in everything i wanted to. there is i of course one major swimming name in everything i wanted to. there is - of course one major swimming name i have not mentioned yet and that is of adam peaty, the olympic champion withdrawing because of concerns around his mental health. in theory he could still be selected this

summer because the performance director has a certain number of discretionary places will stop he has not been a great place for a little while and we have been working with him and psychologists and he is a person first and a swimmer second. and he is a person first and a swimmersecond. he and he is a person first and a swimmer second.— and he is a person first and a swimmer second. :, , ., , ., swimmer second. he wants a rest and we are absolute _ swimmer second. he wants a rest and we are absolute supportive _ swimmer second. he wants a rest and we are absolute supportive of - swimmer second. he wants a rest and we are absolute supportive of that - we are absolute supportive of that decision. when he is ready to train again, we will be here to support him but it is all up to him. we again, we will be here to support him but it is all up to him.- him but it is all up to him. we all ho -e for him but it is all up to him. we all hepe for the _ him but it is all up to him. we all hope for the return _ him but it is all up to him. we all hope for the return of— him but it is all up to him. we all hope for the return of a - him but it is all up to him. we all hope for the return of a fit - him but it is all up to him. we all hope for the return of a fit and i hope for the return of a fit and strong adam peaty in the near future. one last highlight from these championships in sheffield and a new name emerging at mike make you feel a little old. she is called family and she only turned 1a on sunday but became british senior champion in the 1500 metre freestyle in a new record time. i am champion in the 1500 metre freestyle in a new record time.— in a new record time. i am really ha - . i in a new record time. i am really happy- i am _ in a new record time. i am really happy- i am over _ in a new record time. i am really happy. i am over the _ in a new record time. i am really happy. i am over the moon. - in a new record time. i am reallyl happy. i am over the moon. what is our happy. i am over the moon. what is yourtarget— happy. i am over the moon. what is your target going — happy. i am over the moon. what is your target going forward? - happy. i am over the moon. what is your target going forward? to - happy. i am over the moon. what is your target going forward? to break more british — your target going forward? to break more british records. _

your target going forward? to break more british records. i _ your target going forward? to break more british records. i have - your target going forward? to break more british records. i have a - your target going forward? to break more british records. i have a taste| more british records. i have a taste for them now. we more british records. i have a taste for them nova— more british records. i have a taste for them now. we are unlikely to see herself in for— for them now. we are unlikely to see herself in for the _ for them now. we are unlikely to see herself in for the senior _ for them now. we are unlikely to see herself in for the senior team - for them now. we are unlikely to see herself in for the senior team yet - herself in for the senior team yet but she is clearly a very exciting prospect. and scotland are celebrating after winning gold at the world men's curling championship for the first time in 1a years. they stunned the world champions and hosts canada 9—3 in ottawa. the emotional win for bruce mouat�*s team of grant hardie, bobby lammie and hammy mcmillan, now adds to their european title and olympic silver medal. you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website — that's bbc.co.uk/sport. from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. twitter has added a label "government funded media" to the bbc�*s twitter account. the bbc has a number of accounts on twitter. the one in question — @bbc — has 2.2 million followers, and primarily shares updates that aren't related to news. the bbc

objected to the label saying it is independent, and funded by the british public through the licence fee. twitter owner elon musk emailed our north america technology reporterjames clayton. he said... he added... well, let's hear more from our north america tech reporter james clayton in san francisco. well, when i saw that twitter had added this label, i decided just to email elon musk. i'm a technology reporter. sometimes, we do reach out to twitter. ijust thought i would email elon musk and just say to him,

"look, this is actually how the bbc is funded. it's funded through the licence fee. it's paid for by the british public." and he responded. he responded first of alljust saying, "oh, do you think this label is inaccurate? " and then he came up with a suggestion himself. he said, maybe the accounts themselves should link to the sourcing of funding. i then pushed him on that and he gave me a much sort of longer email. he said, "we are aiming for maximum transparency and accuracy. linking to ownership and source of funds probably makes sense. i do think media organisations should be self—aware and not falsely claim the complete absence of bias. all organisations have bias, some obviously, much more than others. i should note that i follow bbc news on twitter because i think it is among the least biased." now, i think what you get an impression of there is that this is policy that is not defined yet. this is most certainly spitballing.

it is policy on the hoof. he is thinking, he is being inquisitive about what to do with accounts like the bbc�*s. the problem is, the label has already been attached to the bbc�*s... one of the bbc�*s twitter accounts. and you've seen this with other media organisations as well. so you have npr, national public radio. a few days ago, that was labelled as "state—affiliated media", akin to russia today. now, that has now been taken down because that simply isn't true. but what you're seeing is, once again, elon musk sort of riffing, making policy up as he goes along. now, sometimes, that can be really effective in business, but what i would add to that is, the problem we have in this case is that media organisations are being labelled. they're then being unlabelled, or they're being labelled as something else, and it all feels a little bit chaotic, frankly. and you've got organisations like npr and bbc, who absolutely strenuously believe in impartiality

and accuracy, being labelled in ways that they simply don't trust or believe in, or believe is accurate. so that's it, in a nutshell. elon musk, he clearly seems to like the bbc, he trusts the bbc. but you do have, very clearly, this sort of slightly strange situation with elon musk that you can kind of email him and he will simply email you back a response. a judge in italy is set to decide whether a key suspect in the �*qatargate' corruption scandal is to be handed over to belgium. the italian andrea cozzolino is a member of the european parliament — he is accused of taking bribes from qatar and morocco, charges mr cozzolino denies. three other current and former meps are in prison in belgium awaiting trial for their alleged involvement in the corruption scheme, two of them deny the claims, one has confessed. but mr cozzolino is

fighting extradition. jess parker reports from brussels. it was a political earthquake, an alleged corruption scandal at the heart of the european parliament. this story is a tangled web — catching lawmakers, officials and lobbyists in its net. in its immediate aftermath, eu leaders rushed to announce action. there will be no sweeping under the carpet. we will ask for more transparency on meetings with foreign actors and those linked to them. the police investigation stretches hundreds of miles from brussels to, among other places here — the port city of salerno in southern italy, where we've spoken to the lawyer of a key suspect... andrea cozzolino, an italian member of the european parliament, suspected of acting in the interests of foreign powers, namely qatar and morocco,

in exchange for money — which he denies. qatar and morocco have also hit back at the claims. belgian prosecutors want andrea cozzolino detained in brussels, but his lawyers are contesting the european arrest warrant. translation: the warrant is completely vague, - partial and sometimes even lacks transparency. if the belgian prosecutor has the proof of cozzolino's guilt, why don't they show it? the fact they don't leads us to think that cozzolino's arrest is aimed to get him injail and see if he cracks, if he confesses to a crime, even though he didn't do it. concerns about the state of belgium's prisons have also been raised. in our opinion, in belgium, there isn't a prison that could guarantee his health rights. he suffers from heart problems. he needs intensive treatment and could risk his own life if he doesn't receive the appropriate care in a crisis. belgium's federal prosecutor's office declined to comment, but some legal experts

aren't so reticent. seems to be yet another attempt at delaying,