. —— the premier league. with the backing of the efl. it is a long—term plan that is actually worth battling. this is not an attempt to get a better short—term solution. passionately believe this is actually the right future for the game and therefore deserves serious consideration. the plan has been named project big picture, but what does it look like? the number and premier league teams would be cut from 20 to 18. both the efl cup and the community shield would be abolished. voting rights would be concentrated to the nine most well—established top fight clubs and funding model would change so 25% of the future tv deals would go to the rest of the football league. and to help with clubs to the bible is under threat, there would be a bailout of £250 million. how does the faa view the decisions being made in the time of crisis? it looks as though they are taking advantage of this crisis to offer a package that has got some good elements in it. but it has a very bad future that it radically alters the power within the english game.

league in terms of transport fees, so there are issues between the premier league and the efl for how to fund the championship and as the efl is resolute in the fact that the whole league, all three divisions need to be sorted out financially, not just need to be sorted out financially, notjust or segments of it. not for the first time there are calls for an independent regulator in football. david bernstein the former fa chairman is leading it this time. and indication if that will gain widespread support? an independent regulator, a lot of people think it should have been because there's so many issues with the game regulatory that a lack of diversity in the structure of the game, who was going to give up their power to allow that independence to come on board. david brinson has a lot of figures, and he burned them in the former england manchester united player, said this is not going to be easy. will be taking and screaming into this and yes, history has repeated itself time and time again, football is not taking up the opportunities that it is had to fundamentally move forward and

the number of premier league teams would be cut from 20 to 18. both the english football league cup and theommunity shield would be abolished and within the premier league voting rights would be concentrated in the hands of the nine most well-established top-flight clubs. the model would also change. 25% of future tv deals would go to clubs outside of the premier league. that would represent a significant increase on the 400 million pounds they currently get and the top teams were given immediate 250 million pound bailout to clubs further down the pyramid, which are struggling with empty stadiums because of covid-19. well, first of all, here is the reaction from an organization representing -- >> it looks as though they are taking advantage of the crisis to offer a package that has got some good elements and. -- in it, but has the very bad feature that it radically ters the -- within the english game. and that is what we fear the most. power should be taken away from ubs, not concentrated in the hands of the few of them. >> the premier league is

project big picture is abandoned — a unanimous decision at a premier league meeting today — so whats next for the bail out of the football league? there are green shoots in lower league football though — as macclesfield fc launched yesterday, we'll hear how other clubs could rise from the ashes. the home nations are all in nations league action tonight — we'll be live at wembley where england take on denmark. also coming up in the programme. inspiring a generation of "boss women" — the ugandan netballer blazing a trail in the superleague, and making the ultimate sacrifice to play elite sport in the uk. it will many people will be with their kids, but sometimes you need to make bigger moves. hello and welcome to sportsday. good evening — for the past week its been the most divisive topic in football — project big picture — put forward by the country's biggest clubs — more power to them, in exchange for a 250 million pound bailout package for sides further down the football pyramid. its been described as "project power grab" by the culture secretary, and as "damaging" by

the plan includes an 18—team premier league, with more money flowing down to the football league, and their chairman is all for it. but the premier league says it will be damaging, and the changes would see the so—called big six clubs wield even more power and influence. —— gavin ramjaun. west ham are one of those teams firmly against it. here's our sports news reporter laura scott. the premier league has become the most lucrative sports league in the world, but apparently in secret, liverpool and manchester united have been developing plans for the most radical shake—ups since it was formed in 1992. with the backing of this is in an attempt to get a better short—term solution. i presciently believe this is the right future for the game and therefore, deserves serious consideration. the plan has been named project big picture, but what does it look like? the number of premier league teams will be cut from 20 to 18, both the efl cup and community shield could be abolished, voting rights will be complicated —— concentrated to them talk clubs. 25% of future tv deals would g

— but premier league sides can't conduct any transfers with other premier league teams or clubs from abroad. but that's the latest so far, olly — with just over four hours to go. tammy abraham, jadon sancho and ben chilwell have been told that they can'tjoin up with england today while the fa tries to ascertain if the trio pose a risk to the squad. abra ham has apologised after a surprise birthday party was thrown for him on saturday with a reported 20 people in attendance, breaking covid guidelinessancho and chilwell were also there. in a statement, abraham says he was totally unaware of what was planned but says he would like to wholeheartedly apologise for the naivety shown by all. sancho has also taken to soical media to say sorry. england play 3 matches in the next nine days starting with a friendly against wales on thursday manchester city's raheem sterling won't be involved. he picked up a minor hamstring issue in city's draw against leeds over the weekend and has withdrawn from the squad. here's the former city and england defender mikah richards while a looked for him for

powerful the premier league is. ifeel a little bit sorry for the teams in the lower leagues, obviously, they are struggling financially and it is so hard to see. but deadline day comes with the premier league under mounting pressure to use of its broadcast billions to bail out the football league bereft of crucial day revenue. huddersfield were relegated to the championship two seasons ago and want more help. we have now moved to almost a doomsday scenario which is we are budgeting based on having no fans at all. we hope the premier league and the government can get their heads together and come up with a sensible financial package that can just keep these pyramid going, because as we mentioned earlier there are clubs creaking at the edges now. this window has also seen some of the most lucrative loan deals in premier league history. gareth bale returning to spurs on a reported reported a £600,000 per week, and uruguay international edinson cavani a late target for manchester united... commentator: another special

the premier league have given it short shrift, saying this is a power grab. the government has said, looked at the competition and thought this isn't quite right, this is a backroom deal, this shouldn't be happening. but the tefl, supported because too many clubs are in financial difficulty. there are 72 clubs below the premier league and there are too many clubs that are struggling to survive. we only had berries that were round—up, wigan, used to be in the premier league had to file for a ministration as well and have a 12 point deduction. there are clubs that are struggling lower down who are getting the money that the premier league clubs get but theissueis premier league clubs get but the issue is here, i don't think — well someone say, this might not get through. because at the moment, in the premier league, for anything voted through, they need 14 clubs to agree. at the moment, this deal would favour the big six clubs, manchester united, liverpool, matters the city, arsenal, chelsea and tottenham. and three other clubs, west ham, everton and southh

put forward today by the premier league — an approved 50 million pound grant and loan facility for league one and two clubs only. the premier league meanwhile "unanimously agreed" that ‘project big picture‘ will not be "endorsed or pursued". reacting to the news the culture secretary oliver dowden took to social media shortly afterwards and said today's meeting represented ‘a good start. i urge them to work together & stay focused on helping clubs through this crisis" here's our senior sports news reporter laura scott today marks the first opportunity for the 20 clubs to get around the table, albeit the virtual one. since those plans first emerged on sunday and yes they were led by liverpool and manchester united. and perhaps supported by other members of the members of the big six. but there's not really any point pursuing a plan if it's not going to get the necessary 1a club majority that we no significant decisions in the premier league need to. i suppose what has happened today and what appears to have happened based on the statement is that they've all got around the table and

the premier league is. i feel a little bit sorry for the teams in the lower leagues. obviously they are struggling financially and it is so hard to see. the deadline date comes with a premier league under mounting pressure to use some of its broadcasting billions to bail out the football league bereft of crucial match day revenue. huddersfield were relegated two seasons ago and want more help. huddersfield were relegated two seasons ago and want more helpm is almost a doomsday scenario which is almost a doomsday scenario which is we are budgeting based on having no fans at all in and to thank the premier league and the government can get their heads together to come up can get their heads together to come up with the sensible financial package that can keep this going. there are clubs creaking at the edges now. this window has also seen some of the most lucrative loan deals in music history. gareth bale returning on almost £600,000 a week. and another special from edison. he is set to earn £10 million thi

he's been left out of their europa league and premier league squads and has not played for the team since march the 7th. it means he can only feature for arsenal's under 23s until his deal expires next summer. well, the man who's excluded him — manager mikel arteta — has said, "my conscience is very calm because i have been really fair." he added that he feels like he has failed with the midfielder and has not been able to get the best out of him for the team. here's what arsenal's former number 10 jack wilshere makes of the situation. all i can do is comment on mesut ozil as a footballer and he is one of the best players i have played with. it must be so frustrating for him. whata with. it must be so frustrating for him. what a great player and, yes, it isa him. what a great player and, yes, it is a tough time for him, but i am sure if it is not arsenal, he has still got a lot to give as well. elsewhere in the europa league, there's another game underway in belgium as steven gerrard's rangers visit standard liege. and there are home fans in the stands there, too. 3,750 of them. it's

as the champions league returns talks emerge of a new european superleague featuring the premier league's biggest clubs. is formula one at risk of sportswashing, with saudi arabia set to stage a race next season. and back in the saddle. why froome's final race with ineos grenadiers could be an unhappy one. good evening. the creation of a new european premier league, featuring european football's biggest clubs has taken place. the 4.6 billion pound league would include liverpool and manchester united, they are two of five english teams who have been approached by those behind the tournament, with several other of europe's elite also involved. it would replace the champions league currently run by uefa, european football's governing body, with fifa, said to be involved and backing the proposal. the bbc‘s football reporter simon stone explained what else we know of the proposal. this is, the alternative to the champions league. clearly the driver of the wafer, their major club, this isa of the wafer, their major club, this is a fifa alternative and could be a major money spinner. but the i

the premier league would also hand over £250 million to the football league to help clubs through the pandemic, and 25% of it's annual income would go to the efl. it's a plan that's been welcomed by the efl, but criticised by the premier league, the government and fans. the most important part of the plan is that 25% of the media revenues will be shared with the efl, which isa will be shared with the efl, which is a massive lift that will make every one of our club are sustainable, it will go a huge way to bridging the gap between the premier league and the championship, which is almost unbridgeable at the moment. that is one of the greatest challenges facing the game. if you look at the premier league, i believe during the last transfer window, over £1 billion was spent, thatis window, over £1 billion was spent, that is over the four largest clouds in europe after the premier league put together. there are dtv sources there and if they cannot get together and work together to sort this out, we will have to return what we promised in the manifesto which is a fan led review of foot b

but it's notjust the premier league transfer window, it is the scottish premiership as well. were going to head over there in the second but. we hope to bring you some glamourous news, the rangers have been linked with some last—minute transfers and they were looking to boost their midfield and insult escapes, they're looking for a less, nothing to report from scotland's big two, that could change between now and midnight when the window closes, some deals have gone through, and captain kyle was on a five—year contract and they said they relu cta ntly let contract and they said they reluctantly let him go after offering him a new four—year deal to put one more year on top that and managed to secure his signature that's been rumbling for a couple of days but that is gone through from ross county, a season from birmingham city and greg gone back to aberdeen and that is on a short—term deal until january after negotiating his release in holland, he was the last season and that ended well and returning to livingston on a long deal until the end of the season, following hi

in the premier league the season. in the premier league the crowds still are not here. top flight the crowds still are not here. top flight football carries on in silence. and on merseyside, they may feel it hardest. everton fans are missing their best start since the 30s. missing their best start since the 305. it missing their best start since the 30s. it is being led from front by a young striker. goals like this are why he made to the england squad this week. he said his mum cried when she heard the news. but his opener was cancelled out by an england team—mate's mistake. brighton do level with a tap in afterjordan pickfords spilled the ball. but they have resilience. they went back and front due to a header. in midfield this club now has a superstar. rodriguez was signed from real madrid. his goals give hope they could be at the top to stay. there are no songs on the stand but the blues are coming together. two victory for another team in blue as chelsea thrashed crystal palace 4— nil. chelsea's big—money line—up is still a work in progress. paris, who bea

the premier league i think it's fair to say broadly disappointed. they essentially say they'd rather football work together asa they'd rather football work together as a whole to counterbalance these problems it currently faces. the football supports association they say they have grave concerns, lands appeared to be stitched up behind oui’ appeared to be stitched up behind our backs by billionaire club owners who continue to treat football as their personalfiefdom. they who continue to treat football as their personal fiefdom. they are, very strong on what's being proposed. as i say, these arejust proposals but they could represent one of the biggest shifts in football in england for a generation. on two football matters on the pitch. whales were first in action but couldn't find a goal against the republic of ireland and dublin before england came from behind to before england came from behind to be the worlds top ranked team belgium. it's a sign of the time of this covid age the scoreboard does the cheering instead of the fans due to injuries a

and there were two other games in the premier league earlier, both finished i—i. sheffield united and fulham was all square, so too a feisty encounter at selhurst park, between crystal palace and brighton. patrick gearey reports this is a different age. when were barely noticed challenges can be... 1-0 barely noticed challenges can be... i—o four palace. they had had 16 shots and not scored, when in the 90th minutes looking at 17 was smashed home. a red card. even in these strange times, this is still a derby. this season has been frequently punctuated by penalties. here is one for fulham against sheffield united. that rather sums up sheffield united. that rather sums up their start. for games, sheffield united. that rather sums up theirstart. for games, no points. what a time to take charge of things. perhaps the turning point for them are needed. but it was about to pivot against them again. billy sharp snatched a point for sheffield united. one other line from the premier league, liverpool centre—back virgil van dijk will have surgery. it”s on his knee li

time to reflect on a busy and somewhat controversial weekend in the premier league now. we were treated to one of the most explosive merseyside derbies in years. everton twice came from behind to secure a draw with champions liverpool. but a huge blow for the champions, as well as a late goal for them being disallowed, the loss of their crucial defender virgil van dijk. it's after he collided with everton goalkeeperjordan pickford. austin halewood is in the studio for us with more on the news that will no doubt leave liverpool fans unhappy. absolutely, gavin. yeah, it's been the incident that's dominated sporting conversations all weekend, hasn't it? after that incident betweenjordan pickford and virgil van dijk. but we learnt this afternoon that jordan pickford won't receive any retrospective action for that challenge on van dijk — a challenge that we now know will keep him out for at least six months. now, the fa decided not to take any action because they say the incident was seen at the time by the referee, michael oliver, and the var. so that's only going to add t

the plan includes an 18—team premier league, with more money flowing down to the football league, and their chairman is all for it. but the premier league says it will be damaging, and the changes would see the so—called big six clubs wield even more power and influence. west ham are one of those teams firmly against it. here's our sports news reporter laura scott. the premier league has become the most lucrative sports league in the world, but apparently in secret, liverpool and manchester united have been developing plans for the most radical shake—up since it was formed in 1992. with the backing of the efl. this is not an attempt to get a better short—term solution. i believe this is the right future for the game and therefore, deserves serious consideration. the plan has been named project big picture, but what does it look like? the number of premier league teams will be cut from 20 to 18, both the efl cup and community shield would be abolished, voting rights will be concentrated to the top clubs. 25% of future tv deals would go to the rest of the football league. and ther

the number of premier league teams will be cut from 20 to 18. both the efl cup and community shield would be abolished. voting rights would be concentrated to the nine most well established top—flight clubs. the funding model would change so 25% of future tv deals would go to the rest of the football league. and to help with clubs whose survival is under threat, there would be immediate £250 million bailout. how does the fsa view the decisions made at the moment in a time of crisis? it looks as though they are taking advantage of the crisis to operate package that has got some good elements in it. but, has the very bad feature that it radically alters the power within the english game and that is what we fear the most. power should be taken away from clubs, not concentrated in the hands of fewer of them. the premier league said a number of the proposals could have a damaging impact on the whole game and others believe this is a power grab disguised as an act of generosity. there is plenty of opposition to overcome. rather than doing backroom

league and you ca n follow united in the premier league and you can follow the match on the support website and also commentary on radio five live. that is it for us. bye— bye. we had some rain today and it looks u nsettled we had some rain today and it looks unsettled into next week. we have rain coming in followed by sunshine and showers but this time stronger winds. all the weather coming in from the atlantic and this is what is heading our way. that look of cloud is signifying a deepening area of low pressure bringing wind and rain infrom of low pressure bringing wind and rain in from the west. the earlier cloud and rain we had is moving away so we will have clearing skies for a while for eastern areas but the clouds thickening to the west and more rain coming into northern ireland and later into western scotland. almost a repeat of last of this the rain heavier and the wind and the rain stronger. i had of that in the clear skies temperatures again down to 11—5 . some sunshine perhaps across the midlands and eastern england before that rank moves eastwards in the rain will b

the premier league at its unpredictable best, a stunner from michail antonio sees manchester city drop points again. and 91 and counting. why lewis hamilton is set to stand alone in race wins after securing pole in portugal hello and welcome to sportsday. it's been the longest six nations championship in history. and it will reach its conclusion next weekend, 280 days after it began. it's ireland who top the table tonight after a bonus point victory beating italy 50 points to 17 in dublin. it was the only fourth round match still to be played and it leaves three teams still in with a chance of lifting this years title heading into the final round of fixtures next weekend. craig templeton reports. the sporting picture since the game was postponed as anything but clear. but the island, the situation is. when both games... in early italian penalty kicked ireland into life and with pressure, they found their way through. he is a seasoned international, but it was a fresh faces international, but it was a fresh fa ces stu ck international, but it was a fresh faces stuck centrestage. hugo ke

reports say english clubs are in talks about a european premier league. 18 teams from five countries forming a super competition. any plans could replace the champions league, but even uefa, who run european football, aren't on board, and the club know that these are sensitive times. i have absolutely no time to think about that, i'm not involved in this, i have no idea about it. iam here, ideal with the daily star. these plans may reveal some of the thinking behind a project big picture, the proposals that were put forward but then rejected by premier league clubs. that offered money to the lower leagues but on the proviso it would free up more dates on the calendar, possibly for a new competition like this. and it showed a european premier league go ahead, the clubs could stand to split more than £a billion between them. and should a european premier league go ahead, the clubs could stand to split more than £a billion between them. it is a strange set of priorities at the best of times but particularly now, it is sickening to think there are clubs that mean so much to communities

in the premier league, there was a first league defeat of the season for everton. manager carlo ancelotti questioning the integrity of the officials after defender lucas digne was sent off. we'll hearfrom him in a moment. how to explain a season so far? the reason for everton‘s brilliant starter simple to distinguish. dominic calvet lewin is one of england's strikers. but the shortcoming at the back are just as obvious. james ward prowse highlighted that with ease. jordan pickford's decision making in the everton goal has been in the spotlight recently. there was little he could do about southampton‘s second from che adams, though. deflection rather than power getting the better of him this time. aspirations of a comeback for the visitors were over when were reduced to ten men. the refereejudging this from lucas digne a straight red. so, everton‘s unbeaten start to the everton's unbeaten start to the season everton's unbeaten start to the seasonis everton's unbeaten start to the season is at an end, with their influential forward barely touching the ball all

the premier league, the supporters association, the government all voicing opposition. there is a concern this could open the door to a future european super league, consolidating too much power in too few clubs, a takeover by stealth, a power grab in the guise ofa stealth, a power grab in the guise of a rescue package. having said that, some feel that finally this might bridge this chasm between the premier league and the rest and there is some merit in this that should be considered. will it get off the ground ? should be considered. will it get off the ground? that is shrouded in uncertainty, given the reduced number of clubs in the premier league and would they vote for that? but with liverpool and united behind it, they will have to take it seriously. thank you. it's a busy weekend of international football. earlier, wales drew with the republic of ireland, while northern ireland lost. but there was success for england and scotland, as natalie pirks reports. belgium are the best team in the world right now. gareth southgate's conservative team selection raised many

and premier league clubs are set to decide whether to scrap a controversial policy of charging fans up to $19.00 to watch a match on t.v. about coming up with in sport. now it turns it into a main opposition party says 3 people have been shot dead by police during pre-election protests they were reportedly killed on the island of pemba at least 5 tear gas and live ammunition at protesters who said that ballot papers had been marked head of the vote on wednesday it's the last day of campaigning for the presidential and parliamentary elections so what is life for us in nairobi and catherine said this incident took place in an opposition stronghold on pemba tell us more about what happened. yes it did happen in an opposition stronghold but before we go there let me just start by telling you what's been happening in zanzibar town itself in the last few hours there's been protests in some pads protesters have gone to the street they're lighting tires and throwing stones police this pos to them are using tear gas and this protesters are mostly supporters of the opposite main presidential opp

they will now be given 25%, a quarter of premier league revenue under these proposals. they'll also be given in the short term but not term £250 million to help keep them sustainable. the fa also get 100 million. huge figures being bounded about. finally, voting system is set to change his wealth was up this is really raising some eyebrows. the power balance will change. that will be in the hands ofjust nine premier la ke clu bs. be in the hands ofjust nine premier lake clubs. those have been in the primate live the longest without raising eyebrows today. the chair of the file, he's come out very much in support of these proposals. he said he's demonstrably in the best interest of the football pyramid for some here's what he's been saying. this isn't something that'sjust been cobbled together at random. it actually does address each of the issues that i've highlighted. and therefore, it's a plan that's actually worth for. this isn't an attempt to get a better short—term solution. passionately believe this is actually the right term future for the game and therefore,

it's been billed as something of a david and goliath meeting, liverpool the reigning premier league champions and last years european champions against the danish side that was only formed in 1999, but using the moneyball appraoch with an emphasis on data and statistics to build their team. there is a lot that goes on in terms of models and data that doesn't happen in other clubs. with us, it's not driven by two interns in a basement. it's driven from the very top, from the owner, from myself, so thenit top, from the owner, from myself, so then it comes to life. i think it makes a big difference. manchester city have got no out—and—out striker for their game at marseille. sergio aguero picked up an injury at the weekend and will be out for a month. gabrieljesus was already out. i think there is cause for concern. i think there is cause for concern. i think there is cause for concern. i think the fact that the industries —— injuries have come thick and fast this season, which probably could have been protected by most teams in the premier league, goes to show how big the squad has to b

it's initially on a loan deal but the premier league side will have to buy him and the deal could end up costing £30 million crystal palace have bought another keeper — stoke's former england keeper jack butland who's still only 27 — is making the move to south london for around £1 million. and tottenham have signed the young wales centre—backjoe rodon from swansea on a five—year deal. the fee is 11 million plus add ons. and this is how rodon was greeted on arrival at the spurs training ground by his fellow players including gareth bale. we've got a well slide here that can't demand security gate. send him back, send him back. there was one match in the championship tonight in which watford beat derby i—o at pride park. goal—less for most of the game, the 19—year—old brazilianjoao pedro scored a brilliant winner for watford in the 76th minute, bending the ball past the derby keeper. watford are up to fifth but struggling derby stay 20th in the table. the premier league and the scottish premiership gets back to action this weekend after the international break with tw

the premier league could have done this at any premier league could have done this atany time premier league could have done this at any time over the last 25 years. this isn't about talking about spurious analogies of supermarkets and corner shops, this is recognising the importance of the pyramid and actually coming up with a plan that fixes the problems. you say this could have happened at any time over the past two decades. why now? why, when we are in such a state of uncertainty? why change things now? because we need certainty. that is exactly the point. the covid crisis has brought things into focus. talks about this we re things into focus. talks about this were going on before covid, clearly covid has highlighted the challenge of all of the clubs playing behind closed doors. that has brought things much more sharply into focus. we do have their short—term challenges, but the long—term challenges, but the long—term challenges, frankly, are still there and always have been there, needed fixing, there's never a better time than now to actually fix it. why are these convers

tottenham are up to fifth place in the premier league with a 1 nil win at burnley, who remain without a victory this season. burnley had a goal ruled out for offside, and had later had james tarkowski's header cleared off the line by harry kane. kane was then involved in the spurs goal flicking the ball into the path of son heung—min who reacted quickly. burnley are third from bottom with just 1 point from their opening five matches. in the evening's other game, brighton and west brom drew1 all. brighton went ahead after a real mix up in the west brom defence. branislav ivanovic‘s attempted cleara nace hitting jake livermore and going in, but west brom drew level in the second half with new signing karlan grant scoring his first goal for the club. newcastle united owner mike ashley has called on the premier league to review its arrangements around broadcasting matches on pay per view, and says charging £111.95 per match is "unacceptable." with games continuing to be played behind closed doors and supporters not allowed back into stadiums a number of matches are being shown via pa

lots of premier league news conferences today ahead of the return of the premier league tomorrow. the spurs managerjose mourinho the latest playing mind games with west ham. will gareth bale start on sunday in his second speu bale start on sunday in his second spell at the club? i will be back in the next hour with an update. see you then, thank you. you are watching bbc news. more now on the news that borisjohnson says the uk must now prepare for a no—deal brexit. the prime minister says unless there's a "fundamental change in approach" from the european union, then the uk will go for the "australia solution" from january. he's been speaking in the past hour. we left the european union on january 31st and delivered on the largest democratic mandate in history of this country. and since then we've been in a transition period, obeying eu law, paying ourfees as a non—voting member. working on the future relationship, we hope to enjoy with our friends and partners from january. and from the outset, we were totally clear that we wanted nothing more complicated than a canada style

meanwhile, the laws of women's rugby union will be adapted to allow the premier 15s league to start this weekend. the changes mean players won't be tested for coronavirus but they will have to adhere to strict guidelines, including temperature checks and hygiene protocols. teams will play 35—minute halves and there will be fewer scrums. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the headlines today. the uncapped bristol fly—half callum sheedy has been named in the wales squad for their six—test autumn schedule. he played for england in a non—cap game against the barbarians last year, and he also qualified for ireland through his parents. he's one of seven uncapped players in a 38—strong squad. a tribunal has heard that a former british cycling and team sky chief doctor used "a screwdriver or blunt instrument" to destroy a laptop which may have contained medical data crucial to a doping investigation. richard freeman is accused of ordering testosterone to the sport's headquarters at the national velodrome "knowing or believing" it was intended to boost an athlete's pe

the premier league, though, have criticised the proposals. their clubs will discuss them tomorrow, with west ham already understood to be against. the plans by liverpool and manchester united would see the league reduced to 18 teams and would also give greater power to the so—called traditional big six over a range of issues. and that is causing concern. in terms of the negatives, i think the mid—tier premier league clubs, the ones which are known collectively as the other 1a, they stand to lose out. i think their opportunity to compete on the field will be diminished, which again, beneficial to the big clubs because it puts less stress on their players. he's put one on for mata here. juan mata! the controversy is clear, then, but at the moment little else is. the clubs behind what they are calling project big picture have some big persuading to do if they're to get the thumbs up. andy swiss, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here is ben roach. thank you very much, good afternoon, it isa thank you very much, good afternoon, it is

this is about the future sustainability of the league, of which the premier league play such a big part. christiana renaldo has tested positive for coronavirus. he's reported to be "doing well, without symptoms, and in isolation" portugal face sweden in a nations league group game tomorrow. the remainder of the squad have tested negative for covid—i9 and are available for selection. here's our sports correspondent andy swiss. aaron ramsey has pulled out of the wales squad for wednesday's nations league match in bulgaria because of an unspecified injury. the 29—year—old's absence is yet another blow to the welsh, with midfielder david brooks is also injured while kieffer moore and joe morrell are both suspended. ramsey's injury has left manager ryan giggs admitting he faces a juggling act. england will be without ben chilwell and kieran trippier for their nations league match against denmark tomorrow. tripper‘s been given a leave of absence to attend a personal hearing in relation to betting charges, while chilwell has pulled out with injury. striker harry kane has been cooked de

the premier league would hand over £250 million to the football league to help clubs through the pandemic, and 25% of its annual income would go to the efl. premier league bosses say the plans could have a "damaging impact" on football. there was a good win for england in the nations league last night. they came from behind to beat belgium, who are the number one side in the world. gareth southgate's side won 2—1 at wembley. mason mount‘s deflected effort was the winner. next up, denmark at wembley on wedensday. a good win too for scotland. they're now seven unbeaten — lyndon dykes‘ goal enough to see off slovakia at hampden park. elsewhere northern ireland lost to austria, and wales were held to a goalless draw by the republic of ireland. there was formula one history for lewis hamilton as he equalled the great michael schumacher‘s record of 91 wins. he did it at the grand prix at the nurburgring in germany. the win extends his championship lead to 69 points, edging him ever closer to another of schumacher‘s records — seven world championship titles. after the race, hamilto

the premier league criticises a radical plan to shake—up english football. project big picture would see the top tier cut to 18 teams, and the league cup and community shield scrapped. also coming up this hour... back in march, the former children's laureate, michael rosen was fighting for his life with coronavirus. six months on, we'll talk to him about his recovery from long covid. hello, good morning. towns and cities across england are bracing themselves for a tighter lockdown as more restrictions are expected

not many have been saying the best things about manchester to, the premier league... a lot of the teams are struggling. pep guardiola has spoken to me about the importance of injuries, the bigger percentage of injuries there has been the season, if you look at them missing aguero and gabrielle jesus, they haven't really got... he's not had to look far for his problems. but they've got another game against marseilles, possibly the hardest game in the group. if anything, i think pep will be absolutely delighted with this. you're on airfrom absolutely delighted with this. you're on air from 7pm tonight, updates of the liverpool game, and i can also tell you that bayern munich 1-0 can also tell you that bayern munich 1—0 ahead against locomotives,. lovely stuff, thank you very much. it's a big night of action for the home nations in euro 2022 qualifying. whales looking to qualify for their first major tournament, but their fate is no longer in their own hands after they lost 1—0 to norway. that secured their spot in the finals. so that result, coupled with northern ir

second most prolific combination in premier league history. we need everyone to be scoring and assisting to win games. 0bviously the last few weeks, we've had a nice little partnership going and hopefully it continues. when you are playing well you want each game to come, and today, it was not an amazing assist but it felt to the right place and sonny was there to put it away. i think he's had better nights to be fair, top players to the right things, make good decisions, that's one of them things but i thought defensively we were very strong against players like him tonight. a lot of credit to my players but we have to tidy up them details because at the minute, they are hurting us. elsewhere, karlan grant scored a late equaliser for west brom to deny brighton a first home win of the season. brighton went ahead through a jake livermore own goal, before grant earned his side a point. newcastle united owner mike ashley says the broadcasting of some premier league matches on pay per view at £111.95 per match is unacceptable. he says the premier

hello i'm and this your sports news where we'll start in the premier league and wolves are up to sixth after a 1—0 win at leeds united. the hosts dominated possession in the first half but wolves thought they'd gone ahead through roman saiss after the break a quarter of an hour later rauljimenez‘s shot was deflected off the head of kalvin phillips to give wolves all three points. earlier this evening... after 47 matches west brom and burnley treated us to the first nil—nil draw of this premier league season. west brom keeper sam johnstone with the best save of the game to keep out that header from ashley barnes. not winning the euros, the world cup or both would be a failure. that's according to england's director of women's football baroness sue campbell. she was speaking as the fa announced their plan for the next four years. campbell said that there were high expectations of the incoming england manager sarina veeckman — who's currently in charge of the netherlands. 0ur ambition is to win the world cupand ideally the euros. we think it is a fantastic opportunity for steps yo

million pound bailout from the premier league. the offer would have helped teams in league's one and two, but not the championship. in a statement the efl said... earlier i spoke with the tranmere rovers chairman mark palios and asked him why the bail out was rejected. i think to use the term rejected is slightly harsh, i think it has been politely declined. i think the first thing is that it's recognised that the problem facing the efl, and this is the efl as a whole is the size of about 250 million, and while it is respect lee understood that this then offer for leagues one and two, there's a real strong feeling of solidarity and the collective is 72 clubs. that's the first thing, it appears this divisive, i'm not so sure it was aims to be divisive but it could potentially be divisive. that's one of the reasons why at the end of the day the premier league rejected the suggestion to the top six clubs in terms of the big picture because at the end of the day there were cognizant of the impact it would have on the pyramid, and i th

two other games in the premier league earlier, both finished i—i. sheffield united and fulham was all square, so too a feisty encounter at selhurst park, between crystal palace and brighton. patrick gearey reports. many rivalries come from geography. this one is rooted in history. the match began in the 70s. this is a different age. one where barely noticed challenges can be punished with penalties. i—o, palace. the eagles ke pt with penalties. i—o, palace. the eagles kept lapping at the wrong moment. in the 90th minute, lucky number 17 smashed home. brighton sensed they could still win it. a red card. even in these strange times, this is still a derby. this season times, this is still a derby. this season has been frequently punctuated by penalties. here is one for fulham against sheffield united. that rather sums up their start. what a time to take charge of things. perhaps the turning point that fulham needed. but it was about to pivot against them again. the ar spotted in other misdirected kick. a pipe was snatched for sheffield united. burn

plans to revamp the english premier league are causing controversy. liverpool and manchester united are behind proposals to reduce the league to 18 clubs, and scrap two domestic competitions and allow a package to increase funding to the lower leagues. the so—called big six clubs would have more power and influence, something which the premier league itself is against. west ham are one of the teams that disagree with the plans. former arsenal boss arsene wenger feels it could ruin the game. the premier league, at some stage, you have to help the lower clu bs stage, you have to help the lower clubs in the lower legs to make them survive. and maybe you need east tricked control management to get them financially survive at the lower levels —— strict control. although believe you have to find a financial way to support the lower leagues or they will die. the la lakers are celebrating a first nba title in 10 years today after victory in game 6 against the miami heat, in orlando's bio secure bubble at disney world. lebronjames was named mvp for the l

but the premier league has so much money. they are a vastly profitable organisation. they are making less money at the moment but it has been pointed out that people do ultimately have a choice. the choice is wait and watch the highlights on match of the day with your bbc tv licence. it could be that this comes back to bite them. it could be that they get a lot of bad press. i going to shell out £15 to watch that? i don't shell out on any football, so i don't watch that. people don't regard clubs as businesses. 0liver people don't regard clubs as businesses. oliver is right. the comparison between clubs and supermarkets is incorrect because people don't support their local supermarket in the way that they support their local football club. they expect their clubs in a time when a whole country is facing an economic disaster, high unemployment, big pressure on living standards, to have a consideration for that. this £15 per match price does not reflect that consideration. katherine, let's end up with this teen queen as she is being proclaimed. iga swiatek, she was th

well the man fronting a plan to reduce the size of the english premier league says the idea is in the best interests of the game and his football league chairman rick perry believes the project will see more money going to lower league teams the american owners of liverpool and manchester united have come up with a list of possible reforms project big picture as it's being called it would see the premier league cut from 20 to 18 clubs $325000000.00 rescue fund will be given to lower league teams that to help them through covert 19 the no divisions that will also receive a quarter of the money from all future t.v. deals and return the top line clubs that want special voting rights in the future at the moment 14 of the premier league's 20 clubs have to vote in favor of any reforms on the major hurdle of face to a by the backers of the plan is the premier league itself they claim the plan could have a damaging impact on the whole game this is a big close exercising current leadership with responsibility so they will because of the plan that people don't like reductions regime will be con

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his team seventh premier league goal in two matches. lester only showed up they're capable of and this time. this is the per father took capable of and this time. this is the perfather took him capable of and this time. this is the per father took him to the top of the league. —— football. not even a consolation goalfor of the league. —— football. not even a consolation goal for the foxes, which sums up their day. arsenal beat sheffield united 2—1 at the emirates. the first goal from bukayo sako, then nicolas pepe here getting arsenal beat sheffield united 2—1 at the emirates. the first goal from bukayo sako, then nicolas pepe here getting the second for the gunners. blades manager chris wilder far from happy david luiz remained on the pitch after appearing to pull back ollie burke in the first half i've seen it, system managers have seen it, all of our substance in it. poet is unsure, has he. number and how big of politics, does it go on if you pull his shirt or is it a tug or is it not to talk. is it minimal or is it not t

in favour of the six biggest clubs in the league for the rest of the premier league to accept. but what they do understand is, at the ef l level, especially leagues one and two, there is an acute need for finance so they made this £50 million offer. it is in the form of a grant, and thatis it is in the form of a grant, and that is now being discussed today. my that is now being discussed today. my understanding is that the chairman of the efl and the chief executive rick parry and dave baldwin are meeting with the clubs from the championship first of all, week one, and lead to, and then they are going to come to some sort of agreement with the efl board about what they are going to say to the premier league. my understanding is that even the championship clubs might say that this £50 million should be accepted, but whether it will be accepted in the form it is being offered remains to be seen. it does appear as though the efl will come to some kind of an agreement to accept this £50 million. thank you very much. the england boss gareth southgate has defended harry maguire af

still no spectators in sight for british football, as the premier league announces a new pay—per—view deal this month, costing £15 a game which many people think is just too much. everybody‘s think isjust too much. in difficult everybody‘s think is just too much. in difficult times. everybody‘s think isjust too much. in difficult times. we are everybody‘s in difficult times. we are certainly at the broadcast to have another look at that price. we are certainly at the broadcast to have another look at that price. meanwhile 20,000 fans will get to watch lewis hamilton try to match michael schumacher‘s all time win record in formula one this weekend. so lots to get through tonight with a packed weekend of sporting action. and we're starting with tennis and the french open semi—finals which feels such a strange thing to say in october but as i'm sure my guest will agree — it's just great to be talking about any top level sport. welcome britain's davis cup captain — leon smith. so men's semi—finals day. and rafa nadal looks has already won to book his place in the final.