the owners of liverpool football club tried to block a takeover bid by the boston red sox. the united states has apologized for the nato helicopter attack inside pakistan that kills at at least two soldiers. they mistook the soldiers for insurgence. police say militants have attacked nato fuel tankers in afghanistan. it is the latest in a series of five raids on a don't convoys. -- on nato convoys. >> it is becoming a familiar sight -- nato tankers consumed by flames. a dozen gunmen towardrched a de. pot. a team from the bbc rest to the scene. moments later, a correspondent had to run for cover. the taliban say they carried out the attack and tonight was followed by another. the more they are hit by u.s. drones, they say, the more they will hit the convoys. thosse convoys are sitting ducks. about 6000 lories have pbeen there. sources say there are managing without it. >> several of the border crossing points. so far operations are not impeded. we do not see anything to impact on the ifo operations throughout the country. >> the closure followed an airstrike that killed 02 p

. >> one of the most successful english football clubs, liverpool now has new owners. new england sports ventures now owns the club. it is thought to be worth nearly $500 million. here is our report from our sports editor. >> cheered like cop heroes, liverpool's board emerged triumphant tonight after one of the most dramatic struggles in the history of this or any english club. and with them, finally, the new owner, john w. henry. >> i am proud and humbled. we have a lot of work to do, and i can't tell you how happy i am that we finally got to this place. >> john henry's 300 million pound deal to buy the club wipes out crippling debts by the previous owners, hicks and gillett. fans greeted the news with relief. >> as long as they are gone that is good. the owners are american, but it is the start of a new club. >> they are willing to put some money into it. they have a proven record in america. so hopefully they can push it on. >> and relief, too, for the under pressure manager. >> that is part of football. you live through the good periods and the bad periods. there i

the lee university of liverpool group explained why there is so much takeover interest in liverpool. >> you must understand that there are not very many global clubs. it is not as though there is a bus with global football written on it. we know that there are two in spain, three in italy, two in england. manchester united and liverpool are the only clubs that you can buy. all of the others are protected. meaning that those who are looking to make values and profits out of a great football club are focused on the english the in particular. of course, liverpool and manchester in particular. >> crucial talks at dodging a huge increase in the islands begins later on today. european union officials say that they have a clear mandate to stop what they regard as blatant overfishing. they were frozen out of previous negotiations over what they called more plentiful stocks in the water. >> fish stocks are fragile according to the government's in boats like this. today the staff is negotiating to stop what it sees as irresponsible fishing by its neighbors. one third of all of the fish in scot

he will pay $480 million for liverpool, which covers only a portion of their back debt. the owners stand to lose $220 million that they have put into the club, and that is why able to all they can to block the deal. if the deal does go through, one way or another, liverpool will once again have relatively modest debt, which should be something of a liberation. although that is no guarantee of sporting success. bbc news. >> wildlife researchers have discovered 150 new species in the area surrounding a river in southeast asia in 2009. this includes a fish with curved thanks, a snake without fangs -- a fish with fangsfangs, -- wi th fangs, a snake without fangs. the report said that the species could be threatened by plans to build a hydroelectric dam. the u.s. has apologized for the nato helicopter attack that killed at least two pakastani soldiers and provoked the fury of the government in islamabad. the be helicopter pilots mistook the soldiers for insurgents. more news on the website -- bbc.com/news. >> hello and welcome. >> see the news unfold, get the top stories from

what is the very latest, as you understand, of where it leaves a liverpool? >> still belonging to the american code-owners, but they want to persuade a hedge fund to do a deal with them that will help them pay back the money today. it is about $380 million that they borrowed from the royal bank of scotland. leveraged-buyout, that is how manchester united was purchased. the american co-owners say it is not worth the 500 million -- >> it is extraordinarily complicated. you are saying in a few hours the royal bank of scotland has the right to take over the club. >> yes, it does. nobody believes it will because, first of all, they do not want to place livable into administration because it will not only be unpopular -- they don't want to please liverpool into administration because it will not only be unpopular, but they will not return on the money. if they see there is some conclusion approaching, if they see the sale is about to go forward they will wait for the new england sports ventures, whoever it may be, to take control of the club and payback their money

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liverpool swaps american owners, but will it satisfy the fans? >> the international news is still dominated by the good news story of the week as 33 rescued miners leave the hospital for home. we heard from the hospital that teo left today. the first three came home to a crowd of journalists outside their homes. when the others were discharged the others -- the media was not informed. >> in the next few hours they will be admitted [unintelligible] their diagnoses are vertigo. they don't need the kind of [unintelligible] >> that is the latest from the medics. our correspondent was able to visit the home of one of the first miners to be discharged. >> after the global spectacle of their rescue neighborhoods prepared for their return. this is the house of the 18th minor to be saved. >> i asked his daughter what would be the first thing they do together. >> have some chicken soup. he already asked my mom for that. >> when i asked his wife she had other ideas. >> go to bed, make up for lost time. >> they have longer-term plans. while he was still trap

and maybe, just maybe then finally liverpool will become owned by john w. henry of the new england sports ventures group. but we've learned during this saga not to assume anything. and we'll have to wait until tomorrow afternoon to be sure. >> dan rowan reporting there. some other top stories for you now, and record numbers of homes are being repossessed in the united states. as a debate rages nationally about the way lenders are managing foreclosures. one company tracking foreclosures says u.s. banks repossessed more than 100,000 properties last month. the highest monthly number since the subprime mortgage crisis began two years ago. the obama administration is appealing against the federal court ruling that orders the pentagon to stop enforcing its ban on gays serving openly in the military. the u.s. government says an immediate end to don't ask, don't tell will irreparably harm the public interest in a strong and effective military. but the pentagon says it will comply with the court order pending the appeal. the commander of international forces in afgh

the big story tonight as you mentioned earlier kate the liverpool football club story out of financial catastrophe at the last minute real the nail biting stuff from it it certainly was yes kevin nearly four hundred million pounds worth of debts to be paid off today but a last minute deal came forward so it kind of means no administration for now no that's looking very unlikely and no point deduction either great stuff with more of that coming up. hello and welcome to the sports news and here are the headlines a done deal new england sports ventures complete their takeover at liverpool football club. qual flying high new most of g.p. world champion poor guy lorenzo was quickest during practice for the australian grand prix. the night returns russian heavyweight alexander ovechkin goes back to his hometown of check off to step into the boxing ring and. start his football as new england sports ventures have completed their takeover of liverpool after the club's cohen as earlier removed the restraining order blocking any sale tom hicks and george gillette accepted defeat in their bid to p

liverpool they're working to impress but even with. all they couldn't live with everton. liverpool must figure out how to escape the. second place on the table. david silva. little consideration. to tennis. week in shanghai clinching a six title the scot recording a. federer berth at the season ending world tour finals in the process. said the final got off to a quick start against federer in the first game. in the match with his attempts to grip. the twenty three year old. taking the first set six three one of those breaks. went into the second with. federer almost everything. points in the game. anyway paid for way first. victory. his second title of the year. the true all too true in the summer. i. see. success. better than a lot of the year that. i was also. weekend to remember for casey stoner in moto g.p. this truly and winning his home grand prix for a fourth straight time just a day after turning twenty five to the caddie rider it was on pole for this one it was birdie troubles during the phillip island circuit event stoner pul

a done deal new england sports ventures complete their takeover of liverpool football club. while flying home i knew most of g.p. world champion jorge lorenzo was quickest during first practice this trail in grand prix. and so the night returns russian heavyweight alex on the event can goes back to his hometown of checkoff to step into the boxing ring. we start with football and new england sports ventures have completed their takeover of liverpool after the club's co-owners earlier removed the restraining order blocking any sale tom hicks and george gillett accepted defeat in their bids to prevent a sell to any s.b. but say they will pursue one point six billion dollars in damages for what they call an extraordinary swindle in under valuing the club any s.p. who own baseball team the boston red sox weatherboards choice as liverpool's new owners and completed their four hundred seventy seven million dollars purchase of the club just a couple of hours ago this will allow their major creditors the world bank of scotland to be paid three hundred forty eight million dollars they

that liverpool sale is stalled again as the club's races to avoid administration. start with the tennis they were another high profile name has been drawn from next week's kremlin cup in moscow local girl and world number three there is a foreigner pulling out of the tournament citing her busy shed your she has her mind set on the year ending twenty years in doha because the week after the moscow event and also opting out for the same reasons already with dementia and frances schiavone to make matters worse you will deny those even how qualified they are also given the event swerve so long because nurses and dinara safina drop out that means there are only two women in the world's top ten who are playing in yankee. it's the same story in the men's draw. usually the top seed i know the news rushes first formula one driver vitaly petrov says he's delighted his country has finally made it onto the racing calendar after it was in that sort she will host grown priest from twenty fourteen their owner driver says he didn't know why the black sea resort was preferred over

liverpool swaps american owners but will it satisfy the fans? the international news is still dominated by the good news stories of the week as 33 rescued miners leave hospitals for home. another group is expected out anytime soon. doctors say the rest still suffering some medical problems will stay in the hospital longer. some are in a fragile state psychologically. >> home at last come up but into a different world. the fourth minor to be rescued a bolivian citizen and now a hero. >> i am grateful for the president to having helped the people. long live chile. >> he had to push his way to privacy amidst the celebration. the same reception at his house with the same results. he said he was grateful for people's prayers. back at the hospital miners still waiting for the all clear. balloons are going up. neighborhoods are preparing for the return of their local sons. this was the home of the 18th minor. they are getting ready for a massive celebration. he promised his wife when he would get out he would give her a big wedding she always dreamed o

liverpool sale is stalled again as the club races to avoid administration. first tennis in this been yet another conspicuous withdrawal from next week's kremlin cup world number three vera pulling out of the home tournament citing her busy sched jewel. has her mind set on the year ending tournament in doha which is a week after the moscow exponent and also for the same reasons arena dimentia and francesca schiavone. business of the emirates the wrath of and in our south and he won't be in doha have decided to skip their home event anyway. well we'll turn to action on the shanghai masters where world number one rafael nadal has suffered a shock defeat losing in three sets new inspired you can melt the spaniard recovering from an opening set to level the third round match but the austrian held his nerve in the decider serving at love to win it six one three six six three inflict upon the dow his first big issue before the last big stage the world number twelve when next play arjen time in monaco was an easy six love six two win over germany we share very. well

meanwhile it is an anxious day for liverpool football club best still waiting to see if their sale to the owners of the boston red sox will go through before the deadline to settle the club's debts liverpool must pay back three hundred forty eight million dollars to the royal bank of scotland on friday and were hoping to use the cash generated from the sale of the club's new england sports ventures to do so but that's been stalled again by the current owners george gillett and tom hicks they believe the sale price of four hundred seventy seven million is too small and would go back to the texan court day to try and block the sale once more they had gained a temporary restraining order but that was overruled by the u.k. high court yesterday if the club fails to pay back the debt by friday it could be placed into a ministration and face a nine point induction. in the english premier league. liverpool is that they're striking fernando torres has been declared fate for sunday's merseyside darby goodison park he's recovered from a groin injury and should play against everton however. with

liverpool incidentally play everton in the merseyside darby in the other game on sunday that the decision about who will host the twenty eighteen world cup won't be made for another couple of months but we do know it will go to a european nation after the usa pulled countries left competing for the tournament are russia and england and there are joint bids from the netherlands and belgium portugal and spain and under fee for rules that means the twenty twenty two world cup will therefore go to a non european country the usa are in the hunt for that along with a stray cat in south korea people will announce who will be the host nations on the same but the second. or stay with football because italian francesco totti has won the twenty ten golden footer ward the thirty four year old attacking midfielder received his prize from prince albert of monaco the order is given to plays over twenty eight years old and apart from achievements on the pitch is also given for fair play and personality totties romer's all time record goalscorer helped you to recapture the world cup in two thousand and si

while opening the sunday liverpool's new owners were goodison park to see the reds take on everton in the merseyside dobby but it was the home side who emerged victorious tim cahill popped up to a fence the toughest after thirty seven minutes and a pile driver of the strike from. five minutes after the interval sealed evidence to no victory they go eleventh in the table by liverpool's to second bottom meanwhile fourth place managed to city have a chance to go second and two points behind chelsea as aerobatic a call for a promotion that goal. and on saturday leaders chelsea could only manage a goal to stuart aston villa and launched united through a a two goal lead to share the points with him for west brom it means united are five points behind chelsea along with p.k. from behind and jack wilshere sent off to him to want him to birmingham to atlanta the same to follow in the london russia strike out on and have a change. before tom hiddleston if there were enough newcastle also came from two goals down to grab a late two two draw at home to wigan bolton stoke to one and wolves against

was bringing them to sunday liverpool's new owners were goodison park to see the reds take on everton in the merseyside derby but it was the home side who emerged victorious tim cahill popped up to open for the toffees after thirty four minutes and a pile driver of a strike from mikel arteta five minutes after the interval sealed evidence to no victory they go eleventh in the table while liverpool stick to second bottom meanwhile fourth place managed to city have a chance to go second and two points behind chelsea as they're taking on promoted blackpool and the score will fill roadies currently two one to the visitors. on target twice for city late in the day there. and on saturday leaders chelsea could only manage a goalless draw at aston villa munched united threw away a two goal lead to share the points with in-form west brom it means united are five points behind chelsea along with arsenal who came from behind and had jack wilshere sent off in two one at home to birmingham tottenham did the same to follow in the london davi russia strike out the land grab the equaliser before tom

. >> liverpool football club may be sold to the owner of the boston red sox baseball team. but will this create problems within their borders? >> the takeover of the football club is not a conventional deal. it involves the chairman selling the club against the wishes of its owners. they have the burden of $445 million of back that, and family -- and fans are desperate to see that money back. >> i think it is a great pity that at the end of an exhaustive process there has been a competitive bid, which we have, but they are not going to take the last opportunity to be the good guys and passover liverpool to the right hands. and that is what they promised to do. that is what they said all along they're going to do. at the last minute, when it does not pay them enough, they choose to divided. i can understand the disappointment. >> bankers tell me that the courts -- the sale would probably still go through, although it would be and humiliating mechanism. the red sox proprietor is proposing to pay $480 million for the football club. this is not enough to pay off the bank debts.

first picking up the rebound persian gulf the central speculation he could be a target for liverpool in the next transfer window the things got even worse when the tally for duty was red carded it was a second yellow offense for him to a bit harsh perhaps one should have called wrap things up with a penalty after this challenge. so that when keeps them six points clear of second place through been over thirty martins got the winner and there she won victory over f.c. rostov the neat incidentally have two games in hand on the mid table battle between tom and. to. well in england match tonight a three way to go only to share the points that west brom but united draw in a row in the league arsenal came from behind to be burning in two one spurs also enjoyed a comeback win over a full immersion striker a man probably changi got the equaliser for tom hiddleston the winner elsewhere newcastle fullback fought back from to kneel down against wigan to get a draw pools vs west ham finish one one. two one league leaders chelsea have just kicked off against villa in the middle of. the city curre

to one and wallace versus west ham finish one one keeping them both in the drops on sunday liverpool could get out of the bottom three with a win at everton in one match to city have a chance to go second. cheney takes them to blackpool tangerine army have blown hot and cold so far they've beaten liverpool but with thrashed by chelsea and arsenal and italian says his side should expect a difficult game playing field. for a very very tough game. because they don't want to. go because they want to go. for a good manager. now the decision about he will host the twenty eighteen world cup won't be made for another couple of months but we do know we will go to a european nation after the usa pulled out countries left competing for the tournament are russia and england and there are joint bridge from the netherlands belgium and portugal and spain and under fee for rules that means the twenty twenty two world cup will therefore go to a non european country the usa are in the hunt for that along with the stray cats are japan and south korea will announce who will be the host nations on decemb

table well liverpool must figure out how to escape the relegation zone days later games. second place in the table the sky blues involved in. blackpool eventually coming to the right side of the three. david. silva the winner of bloomfield road. to the fixture consideration. a little too close to the drop zone for comfort. he would park a win for either side however would write into the mid table. let's move to tennis . week in shanghai clinching a six title the scot recording a win over roger federer to book a berth at the season ending world tour finals in the process. said the final got off to a quick start against federer serve in the first game i did stay in the much but his attempts to grip. the twenty three year old break points he faced also converting four of the eight he created taking the first set six three one of those breaks. he went into the second with confidence to spur going back a federal almost everything on the run how office leaves marine orally lost a challenge of breakpoints in the fourth game but he went on to take it anyway that paid the way for

dog injunction the high court judge blocks the attempts of liverpool owners hicks and gillett stewpot the sale of the football club. not scheduled clashes scholars to u.h.c. deny my on a busy night of ice hockey action in the k h l. the first of all to sports and history has been made in russia as a dale has been signed to give the country its first ever formula one race russian prime minister vladimir putin attended the signing in the black sea resort of sochi where a track is being built which will host the russian grand prix between twenty fourteen and twenty twenty after agreeing a deal with f one supreme of bernie ecclestone has been trying to secure a grown clean russia since at least one hundred eighty two the contract which will reportedly cost russia forty million u.s. dollars a year also includes an option to extend it by five years however the outing race may take place in twenty fifteen saatchi's also hosting the winter olympics in twenty fourteen the move follows a series of f one promotional events in the russian capital over the last few years along with the emergence o

the rebound from tenth of the season could be called the center of speculation could be a target for liverpool in the next transfer window where things got even worse that carwin vitali to do it he was red carded a second yellow offense seems a bit harsh i. should have called wrap things up with a penalty after this challenge when put the nine points clear second place it would be. called a victory. i. mean there. i mean martins got the winner in their two one victory as an eight instead we have two games in hand for the mid table battle between tom and ended. in leaders chelsea could only manage a goalless draw against aston villa one munched united through a way to go lead to share the points of quest means united a five points behind chelsea. along with arsenal who came from behind to be into one of the same to fall in russia strike of a change got the equaliser before tom hiddleston hit the winner by wigan throughway to goal lead against newcastle in their draw bolton big states he won on wolves this is west ham finished one one keeping them both in the drop zone on sunday liverpool could

but we start with football as new england sports ventures have completed their takeover of liverpool after the club's co-owners removed the restraining order blocking any sale tom hicks and george gillette accepted defeat in their beds to prevent a sale to any s.p. who say they will pursue one point six billion dollars in damages for what their side calls an extraordinary swindle under valuing the club any s.v. baseball team the boston red sox were the board's choice of liverpool's new owners and completed their four hundred seventy seven million dollars purchase of the club on friday this will allow their major creditors the world bank of scotland to be paid to the three hundred forty eight million dollars they're owed the club will also probably avoid getting into administration which would have resulted in a nine point penalty in the english premier league. while on the pitch liverpool star striker fernando torres has been declared fit for sunday's messy side dalby goodison park the spaniard has recovered from a growing injury and should play against everton however the cat is out

moscow stay with forward because english premier league side liverpool f.c. said it has agreed to be sold to the owners of the boston red sox however liverpool's board announced the sale on its website to new england sports ventures but they will face a legal battle to force through the sale of the club's current owners tom hicks and george gillette they claim that they has dramatically undervalued the club after the pair had put it on the market for five hundred fifty eight million dollars i'm facing a big deadline to sell or refinance their four hundred forty five million dollars debt to the royal bank of scotland. now the news metal magnitogorsk have kept up their winning start to the new k h l c eight for them against their thinking week last night for three final form regulation time in that one magnitogorsk have the best record in the k.h. at the moment with only one defeat in contrast to sky can't seem to get their season going another defeat for them this time against haven't got. up to six you boys got the better of trying to torpedo be the nominee o

the model on the pitch liverpool hope for their star striker fernando torres will be fit for sunday's merseyside darby he was sidelined at the start of the month of the growing injury but regime training yesterday although carrick and daniel agger are dying for after picking up knocks on international duty liverpool are currently in the relegation zone after winning just one of their seven matches and out of form wayne rooney was thought to be struggling with an ankle injury at least that's what he's a man in just are alex ferguson said after leaving match of the side recently but the manchester united forward he's only schooled once this season as the ninety's ever had a man could probably do this season although he told reporters ensure that goes with his bench united. we can. staying with football because the president sepp blatter he has been in the u.k. to discuss england's world cup bid he met with prime minister david cameron just a few weeks before the sport's governing body announces who will host the twenty eighth and twenty twenty two world cup also at ten downing street en

in the last few minutes the british football club liverpool f.c. says it has agreed to sell to the owners of the boston red sox the club which is currently owned by american businessmen tom hicks and george gillett and i'm sure the sale on its website the buyer new england sports ventures also owns the new england sports net way fenway sports group fenway racing. now the new generation rafa has suffered a shock first round exit at the china open the former world number one losing in straight sets to fellow russian and invest in our took the first set seven six men totally overwhelmed to rapper in the second who isn't seeded to wrestle for the world number fifteen. but to make sure i will get an upset against local favorite dark take room after taking the first set six three back to take the second six one before the russian through. a good day's work or so for fellow russian bidders on the revolver sparking form continues after reaching the us open final she thrashed

and if liverpool is in recession what happens is because there is social mobility in the u.k. people from liverpool go and find a job in manchester or down in london or whatever and also you have a central government which pays part of the tax revenue into liverpool in order to run regenerated now people accept that because there is this sense of of a democrats the sense of common citizenship in a sort of sharing together you don't get in the same way in the states if chicago is in recession but california is booming then people move from chicago to california and the federal government puts money in support of your now you can argue the pros and cons about federal levels of federal agents arrested. but the simple truth is that united states is a federal system which has what twenty times the federal spending power of the european union the price for having that sort of model which is more or less an effective economic system is too high for the political for the different governments who are creating your pain economic union because it had knowledge that already that it was a