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Colder air. 1a in glasgow. 15 in the south. Forthe colder air. 1a in glasgow. 15 in the south. For the middle of week, low pressure is going To be moving in and this is going To be bringing more Heavy Rain, particularly targeting england and wales and you can imagine the communities that have been badly affected by flooding, the ground will be saturated, so as the next band of rain works through wednesday and thursday, it could cause some fur localised flooding. Once that is cleared the weather will turn colder. Thats it. Now, lets join our colleagues for the news where you are. Bye for now. Hello and welcome To sportsday im olly foster. EverTon could have a new owner in weeks as The American Billionaire Dan Friedkin comes back To the table To agree a deal. The womens super league is back, well look at the Opening Weekend and theres also a Bumper Sponsorship Dealfor the Top division. Lando norris made it onTo the Top step in singapore, but why have f1 stewards put Max Verstappen on the naughty step. Also coming up on sportsday. Its delight for glamorgan as they become one day champions with somerset getting that sinking feeling once again this season. And well hear from great britains newest European Champions after double Bmx Success for Sasha Pardoe and Kieran Reilly. Evening, after one of the most tumulTous years in the clubs hisTory, there is finally some good news for everTon, it was just over 12 months ago, that the owner Farhad Moshiri, agreed To sell his 94 stake, but as the first takeover stalled and eventually fell through, two separate points deductions for financial breaches followed leaving the team facing another potential relegation battle, they avoided that by some margin To their credit, but two more potential invesTors came and went over the summer, and the team have now made their worst start To a season since the 50s, butjust as they picked up their first point over the weekend, it emerged Today that one of those Tors'>Summer SuiTors was back in the game and a deal has been agreed, and if it passes the necessary checks, then the Friedkin Group, fronted by The American Billionaire Dan Friedkin, will become the new owners. Patrick gearey reports. Saturday was at least a start for everTon. The first time this season they earned a point, but still there was a sense of unsolved problems. Today finally a potential answer. EverTon confirming they have reached an agreement of a sale of a majority To the Friedkin Group saying in a statement. So, has a dawn broken through the gloom . Its statement. 50, has a dawn broken through the gloom . Statement. So, has a dawn broken through the gloom . Through the gloom . Its a mixed reaction To through the gloom . Its a mixed reaction To one through the gloom . Its a mixed reaction To one of through the gloom . Its a mixed reaction To one of excitement i through the gloom . Its a mixed reaction To one of excitement of| reaction To one of excitement of potential To move forward, but also an air of i will believe it when i see it. We have been running like a corner shop, see it. We have been running like a cornershop, not see it. We have been running like a corner shop, not had that Direction Or Strategy or big Perspective Mentality that has taken everTon forward. H,. , mentality that has taken everTon forward. , forward. The caution is understandable. Forward. The caution is. Understandable. Current forward. The caution is understandable. Current Majority Shareholder Farhad Moshiri bought the club in 2016 and has spent money. At this content has been growing as the everTon performances have worsened. For several seasons they have slipped. Their struggles were not helped by being docked eight points last season by breaking spending rules. Recently Farhad Moshiri has been trying To sell his stake, but deals with other parties have failed To materialise until now. So who are the rescuers . Dan friedkin does this for a hobby. He won an award for his Stunt Pilot Work on the film dunkirk. He is also a Movie Producer whose family made billions in aviation. They bought italian Club Roma in 2020 and have spelt spent money, but sacking Club Manager last week did not go well with local so are there clues about how they will approach everTon . 50 about how they will approach everTon . ,. , about how they will approach everTon . ,. , about how they will approach everTon . ,. , everTon . So with this sort of Ton'>Business EverTon . So with this sort of business like everTon . So with this sort of business like this everTon . So with this sort of business like this i everTon . So with this sort of business like this i would everTon . So with this sort of| business like this i would say but they have so far at roma is that they have so far at roma is that they dont know much about football or the state did not quite understand how important the fans and the city and the whole environment, how important important that is in the room. fine important that is in the room. One oint of important that is in the room. One point of their important that is in the room. One point of their future is concrete. The new stadium ready To open next season, the location is sure, the division is not, the firstjob of Dan Friedkin is To pull everTon out of a nosedive. Well for more on this, i spoke To Bbc Radio merseysides Sports Reporter guilia bould, who has followed this protracted takeover from the very start. They have had talks this weekend with Farhad Moshiri, come To an agreement and i am Told the deal is done, it has been signed. Im also Told the finances are already in place. Any issues they had over the 777 loans have been resolved as well. So all this now needs is primarily gratification. I am Told that could happen pretty quickly as well. It that could happen pretty quickly as well. , , that could happen pretty quickly as well. ,. That could happen pretty quickly as well. ,. ,. , that could happen pretty quickly as well. ,. ,. ,. , well. It has been a long saga, this since farhad well. It has been a long saga, this since Farhad Moshiri well. It has been a long saga, this since Farhad Moshiri said well. It has been a long saga, this since Farhad Moshiri said he well. It has been a long saga, this| since Farhad Moshiri said he would sell tuTors coming and going, how is this affected the Football Side of things with another terrible start To the season . find things with another terrible start To the season . To the season . And has been difficult To To the season . And has been difficult To separate To the season . And has been difficult To separate off To the season . And has been difficult To separate off Field L difficult To separate off field issues with the on pitch issues, it has gone on for so long since this Sean Dyche has taken over he has never known anything other than what he has called noise around the club. So that has been the issue, it has dragged the fans down, they have been upset since Farhad Moshiri Took over the club. He had a honeymoon. When the lot of money was spent on players and since there has been protest about the running of the club and have been fed up with constant headlines about takeovers and failed To take over us and it has impacted on pitch. With Points Reductions and players being sold and all To make all the ends meet. Farhad moshiri was not a president or owner, not at the games or around at all presence. It has been sad To see this at this final season at the park but the new stadium will open at the end of the season and it looks like new owners will be in place as well. Former Manchester United Defender Gary Neville and the greater Manchester Mayor Andy burnham have taken the Clubs Case for a new stadium To the Labour Party Conference in liverpool. Both are involved with the old Trafford Regeneration Task force, its looking at whether To redevelop the existing ground or build a new 100,000 Capacity Stadium on adjacent land owned by the club. Supporters have been asked To take part in a survey looking at the options with final recommendations expected by the end of the year. What i could say To Manchester United supporters is that we want To help your club. If they are going for a new build, To do it if they are going for a new build, To do it as close To their spiritual home as possible Old Trafford see you can go and drink in the same pubs and go To your To be, have the same routine, this is still your home, you are rebuilding your house on the site of your home. That is one of the options. It is up To the club To make the decision, later this year. Myjob is To give them all of their options so that they can consider everything. Ive been thinking over the past decade ive been thinking over the past decade at ive been thinking over the past decade at Manchester United at the greatest decade at Manchester United at the greatest Stadium And Training grounds greatest Stadium And Training grounds at the world and there has been grounds at the world and there has been the grounds at the world and there has been the demise from that but the new ownership coming and has been proved new ownership coming and has been proved To new ownership coming and has been proved To be a catalyst in i know in a decades proved To be a catalyst in i know in a decades time we will be looking at things a decades time we will be looking at things we can control which is the stadium re Development And Training the stadium re Development And Training ground re development, what you could Training Ground re development, what you could never control as a football you could never control as a football match. There are going To be some big changes at leeds uniteds elland Road Stadium as well. The current capacity will be increased from just under 38,000 To 53,000, making it the seventh largest Club Stadium in the country. Owners 49ers enterprises say phased work To the North And West stands will minimize the loss of seating during construction. There were some great games on the Opening Weekend of the womens super league and also some really good news for the company that now runs the Womens Game at the Top level, thats the womens professional leagues limited. Barclays have doubled their investment, renewing their Title Sponsorship Contract for another three years. It is foundational for our company and for Womens Football moving forward. No one can question Barclays Commitment To Womens Football and, ultimately, this will enable the growth of Womens Football, one, for us To put on an incredible competition and then ultimately To be invested back inTo the clubs and back inTo the rest of the pyramid. I think it shows incredible Support And Belief in Womens Football going forward. We have an incredible audience and i think barclays is showing their long Term Commitment To Womens Football. One of the things is continuing To make sure its Mens Football and Womens Football and creating equitable opportunities in terms of the language that were using To show that its an incredible distinct version of football that people love To watch. Our senior Womens Football reporter is with us. Barclays have been pumping a lot of money inTo the ws also since they became title sponsors five years ago now but they are putting even more in now. The . Are putting even more in now. They are putting even more in now. They are and it is are putting even more in now. They are and it is double are putting even more in now. Tie are and it is double the are putting even more in now. Tte are and it is double the previous investment. I understand it is around 50 Million per season inclusive and Investment And Marketing Add Ons included in that. So a big step for them. And good news for the Womens Game. Just indicative of news for the Womens Game. Just indicative of the news for the Womens Game. Just indicative of the progress the Womens Game continues To make. What have we learned on The Field from the Opening Weekend at the emirates at that stand that match with arsenal taking on Manchester City . That with the Standout Game of the weekend and need a bar of the Indian Netherlands International made her return To the emirates against her formal Club Arsenals that was the big talking point, scoring for Manchester City taking a heavy deflection but that was the talk of the day with just how much she could inflict on her previous Club And Arsenal managed To dig in and get that draw, but as he said that was the biggest game of the weekend elsewhere at Manchester United got off To a perfect start at trafford with a To-ella-Toone'>Tribute To Ella Toone and her father but another big vicTory for brayTon as well opening their campaign at home winning 4 0 against everTon and on her debut scoring a Hat Trick there. You everTon and on her debut scoring a Hat Trick there. Hat trick there. You were also at the first match Hat Trick there. You were also at the first match of Hat Trick there. You were also at the first match of the Hat Trick there. You were also at the first match of the season Hat Trick there. You were also at the first match of the season at| the first match of the season at Friday Night at kings menu, chelsea a winning star, but perhaps is not as emphatic as the new coach would have liked . , as emphatic as the new coach would have liked . ,. ,. ,. , as emphatic as the new coach would have liked . Have liked . Start of a new area and this is the first have liked . Start of a new area and this is the first season have liked . Start of a new area and this is the first season without have liked . Start of a new area and this is the first season without the l this is the first season without the legendary Emma Hayes winning so much silverware there with the expectation is for Tore'>Bob PasTore To carry on that legacy, giving the win was the most important thing and thats what she said afterwards, but it was a grind, just when i consider over Ton-villa'>AsTon Villa under themselves new management, and they were very impressive. So chelsea really had To work hard for that 1 0. But asked the new coach stated, it is still working progress that was very much the feeling come and that was very much the feeling coming away from chelsea. The biggest Sports Event in the uk over the weekend was at wembley, 96,000 there To see Daniel Dubois knocking out anthonyjoshua for the Ibf World heavyweight title. The chief Sports Writer for the telegraph, oliver brown, wasnt allowed in though, having his accreditation taken away after he wrote an article, criticising saudi Arabias Involvement in the sport. He gave me his reaction earlier and Told me how this could have implications for covering future events. I turned up on Saturday Evening at wimbley as agreed for the fight night. Suddenly people start massing in the lobby looking increasingly flustered saying that i cannot come in, various Phone Calls were made by me and my ediTor To the person involved in blocking this on the behalf of the Saudi Arabians, i was Told nothing could be done. Another person i tried To contact did not respond at all. One hour with no option i had To leave. There was a clear line and in the sand that had To be drawn. This is not any kind of Navel Gazing on my part, this is the case of a british writer trying To work at a british stadium at an all british fight and being denied access based on an opinion about Saudi Arabia and thatjust cannot stand. It Saudi Arabia and that ust cannot stand. , r Saudi Arabia and that ust cannot stand. W. , Saudi Arabia and that ust cannot stand. ,. , stand. If asked them To explain why the have stand. If asked them To explain why they have withdrew stand. If asked them To explain why they have withdrew your they have withdrew your accreditation and have not got back To us. Is there any sort of collective action you would like To see going forward amongst journalists . Can you boycott events held by them going forward . I think there needs held by them going forward . I think there needs To held by them going forward . I think there needs To be held by them going forward . I think there needs To be a held by them going forward . I think there needs To be a strong held by them going forward . T tt ta; there needs To be a strong industry stance, i have been heartened by all of the Encouragement Ives received Today from journalists. I think there is a united view that it cannot go on like this. This is one of the most extraordinary things i have seen at wembley the other night when the Saudi National Anthem was played before god save the king. Are we going To surrender sport To that Extent Exte Nt O N Extent on british soil . There are journalists, unions, bodies there arejournalists, unions, bodies need To come To some formal statement that we are not prepared To Tolerate this on british soil, there is probably limitations as To how much we can outline what we want doing fights in Saudi Arabia, their country, their rules, but we can make it clear what needs To happen in this country. Well we did Contact Queensberry promotions who handled the accreditations for wembley in response To this sTory, but they havent responded as of yet. We will bring you any update as and when they get back To us. Lets have a quick look at some of the other sTories making the headlines Today. England Captain Heather Knight has been fined 1,000 pounds, suspended for two years, after admitting a charge over a social Media Post in 2012. Knight, who was 21 at the time, was pictured in . Blackface at a fancy Dress Party at a Cricket Club in kent. Emma raducanu has pulled out of this weeks beijing open because of a foot injury, which forced her To retire from her Korea Open quarterfinal on saturday. The World Number 5a was due To face a qualifier in the first round. Theres been a big shock on the Opening Day of the british open snooker. The defending Champion Mark williams is out after being thrashed 4 1 by malaysias Rory Thor in cheltenham. Ronnie osullivan withdrew from the event this morning. Formula one takes a Mini Break now before the next race in austin next month. Plenty To talk about after yesterdays singapore grand prix, Max Verstappens bad language, and another win for mclarens Lando Norris that has cut the dutchmans lead in the championship To 52 points, so what are the briTons hopes of snatching the title. Heres our f1 reporterjenny gow. Its going To take something extraordinary, but you look at the form of Lando Norris and how dominant he was at the weekend and need To start To think maybe there is something there. 52 points is the 93p is something there. 52 points is the gap. Infairness, is something there. 52 points is the gap. In fairness, verstappen could finish second in every race To go and still won the title, but Lando Norris will hope that he and his Team Mate Oscar piastri can do something extra special. Teammate Oscar Piastri can do something extra special. Teammate Oscar Piastri can do something extra special. Lets stick with Verstappen Something extra special. Lets stick with verstappen. You something extra special. Lets stick with verstappen. You can something extra special. Lets stick with verstappen. You can be something extra special. Lets stick with verstappen. You can be quite | with verstappen. You can be quite colourful with his language, a bit loose. He used an expletive when he describes just how bad his car was at the last race in baku, the stuarts did not like it, verstappen did not like what the stuarts have had To say To him. Its did not like what the stuarts have had To say To him. Had To say To him. Its interesting watchin had To say To him. Its interesting watching him had To say To him. Its interesting watching him and had To say To him. Its interesting watching him and how had To say To him. Its interesting watching him and how he had To say To him. Its interestingj watching him and how he handles things like this. In times of old he would have had quite an immature reaction, one would guess, but his reaction, one would guess, but his reaction this weekend won him the hearts of many people. He refused To give any lengthy answers in the faa press conference. After the fia press conference. After the fia press conference, he gave very wordy answers in grave gave great detail on everything he asked To prove a point that he does not like the fia what he can and cannot say. He says in any sport, Times Of Great Competition you will get your expletive and people showing their raw emotion and he does not like being controlled in that way by the fia. ,. , fia. Sensing a little Drivers Unrest especially fia. Sensing a little Drivers Unrest especially with fia. Sensing a little Drivers Unrest especially with mohammed fia. Sensing a little Drivers Unrest especially with mohammed the interview he gave To To-sport-talk'>AuTo Sport Talk about drivers swearing over Team Radio Lewis hamilTon saying he uses stereotypical language with a racial element. , ,. Element. You feel this is very much the fia setting element. You feel this is very much the fia setting their element. You feel this is very much the fia setting their stall element. You feel this is very much the fia setting their stall and element. You feel this is very much the fia setting their stall and as the fia setting their stall and as you say the Fia President saying i have had enough of people swearing and the drivers saying, you know what, this is dangerous and is the sport and this is raw emotion and we dont like being Told how To act, being Told how To be an adult. Lewis hamilTon spoke out and now Max Verstappen is speaking out and actually said, if this goes on, i have To question how long i want To be in the sport, how long i want To be in the sport, how long i want To be in the control of asked one. I dug a lot have done a lot i fia and try To help them where they can. So interesting To watch this develop of the season. Only ten days ago, somerset were fighting for all three trophies in domestic Cricket And Theyve ended up with none. After losing in the final of the T20 Blast and missing out on the County Championship title, they lost the one Day Cup final Today To glamorgan by 15 runs. Alex fletcher reports. The race against the weather limited To 12 overs. Somerset striking early. But through the nottingham, mist, one man kept hitting, providing stability for glamorgan. Going on To reach his half century with an unbeaten 63. Somerset needing 171i vicTory. Andy providing the early runs, but his time soon came To an end. And as the chase became more desperate, the wickets continue To fall. Somerset finishing with a boundary, but falling 15 runs short as glamorgan lifted the gloom and the one Day Cup. British bmx freestylers Kieran Reilly and Sasha Pardoe both won gold at the European Championships over the weekend in switzerland, reilly who won silver at the olympics is also World Champion. For pardoe, who is 18, and missed out on the olympics in paris this Is Herfirst major title. They are now back home and i spoke To them both. Huge congratulations To you both becoming European Champions in the Freestyle Bmx over the weekend. If i can start with you because this is your first major title, what a day for you, talk us through it. This is m third for you, talk us through it. This is my third euros for you, talk us through it. This is my third euros and for you, talk us through it. This is my third euros and first for you, talk us through it. This is my third euros and first when for you, talk us through it. This is my third euros and first when i i for you, talk us through it. This is i my third euros and first when i knew that i wanted To win. Obviously with every competition you want To win, but karen taking the win last year really motivated me To try and win this year and i knew that if i did most of the stunts that i can do, then i would be able To have the result i wanted To. find then i would be able To have the result i wanted To. Result i wanted To. And what a reaction To result i wanted To. And what a reaction To you result i wanted To. And what a reaction To you not result i wanted To. And what a reaction To you not making result i wanted To. And what a reaction To you not making it i result i wanted To. And what a I Reaction To you not making it inTo that olympic squad To come back and do that, it feels like a reset for you because i know youve had some Tough weeks over the summer after not getting To paris . Yes. Tough weeks over the summer after not getting To paris . Not getting To paris . Yes, it has been a Tough not getting To paris . Yes, it has been a Tough couple not getting To paris . Yes, it has been a Tough couple of not getting To paris . Yes, it has been a Tough couple of weeks. Not getting To paris . Yes, it has l been a Tough couple of weeks and months since paris. I think coming back To winning the euros is great for me mentally and obviously physically. It for me mentally and obviously physically for me mentally and obviously physically. It was an incredible offence at physically. It was an incredible offence at the physically. It was an incredible offence at the paris physically. It was an incredible offence at the Paris Olympics. Physically. It was an incredible I Offence at the Paris Olympics taking silver with the World Champion and now European Champion as well. Some of your achievement. Of your achievement. Going inTo the euros for the of your achievement. 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Vincent kompany� s side enjoyed the event in high spirits one day after their 5 0 vicTory away To Werder Bremen To continue their unbeaten start, with players, including England Captain harry kane, clad in the traditional lederhosen and enjoying a drink or two. It marks the start of a Big Week for bayern, as they take on reigning bundesliga Champions Bayer Leverkusen on saturday. A reminder of our Top sTory before we go american Billionaire Dan Friedkin has reached an agreement To become everTons new owner. Hell buy Farhad Moshiris majority 94 stake in the club with the Deal Nowjust needing To be ratified by the Premier League before being confirmed. His group also owned roma and they have released a statement in the last hour To the roma supporters, a tumultuous time there after sacking the club favourite coach last week, so they have addressed that saying, we are building for the future and regarding the potential addition of everTon, they say, To our portfolio, it does not alter our focus on a. S roma, if anything, the multi clips and biosis, the word they have used, will only help aroma. That is what they have said Tonight. But Dan Friedkin and his group will be the new owners of everTon. Hello. Heavy rain over the past 48 hours has led To some significant and fairly widespread flooding, particularly across some central and southern parts of england. Heres the radar, which shows where the rain has been falling over recent hours. Weve had a Hook Of Rain Across Northern England and wales thats been quite patchy, but this zone of wet weather has been particularly persistent across Central Southern Parts of england. So theres still an Amber Warning in force until 9 00 this evening for that Heavy Rain likely To lead To a bit more disruption. But the rainfall will start To ease away as we head through the last part of this evening and overnight, Too. So theres the low pressure that brought us all that slow moving rainfall, which is going To be clearing away out inTo the North Sea as we move through Tonight. Still another few hours of rain across parts of central and Southern England. Weve also got some wet weather moving in across the North And North east of scotland as well, Turning Breezier here. Most other places staying largely dry overnight. Just a bit of Drizzly Rain Lingering in the east, i think. Temperatures staying between about eight To m in our Towns and cities, so were not looking at any frost overnight Tonight. So tuesday then, a much improved day compared To the past couple of days. Still a few showers around across parts of england, wales and Northern Ireland and for scotland, weve got some Rain Thatll sit across the north and the east. Quite breezy here, Too. Some sunshine for the South West of scotland. Top temperatures between about ten To 18 degrees north To south, but at least we will have lost the heavy, persistent rain. Although the flooding across parts of central and Southern England will take a few days To recede. A window of dry weather as we move through inTo the middle of the week. So low pressure out Towards the east and down Towards the South West, that will throw the next batch of wet weather in from the South West later on wednesday. I think most areas start off on a dry note, could be some early fog patches around. Later in the day that rain arrives across parts of Southern England and wales, Too. But before it gets there, sunny spells not particularly warm 10 16 for most of us. Slightly milder air down Towards the Channel Islands and the far South West behind that area of rain. But that rain pushes its way north overnight Wednesday Night and on inTo thursday, so it could be quite persistent again on thursday and falling on areas where weve seen a lot of rainfall recently, so some saturated ground could be a few more flooding issues as we look Towards the end of the week. So thursday, a pretty wet, blustery sort of day again, not particularly warm, 11 17 degrees. And then Towards the end of the week, so friday and inTo saturday, it looks like things turn a little bit quieter and drier, but also cooler, Too. Its 7pm in london. This is the world Today. Israel says it conducted a strike targeting senior hezbollah leader ali karaki, who is the head of the southern front. The lebanese Health Ministry says more than 270 people have been killed, including women, children and paramedics in the heaviest Israeli Bombardment yet, in the south of the country. In a Video Message earlier, israeli prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urges lebanese To � get out of Harms Way�. Iurge you, i urge you, take this warning seriously, dont let hezbollah your lives and the lives of your lives and the lives of your loved ones. Dont let hezbollah in Danger Lebanon might please get out of Harms Way now. For the first time, the Tore'>Luxury STore harrods tells the bbc its investigating current staff over rape and sexual assault allegations, against the former owner, mohammed al fayed. One Ex Employee tells us A Manager she believes facilitated fayeds predaTory behaviour, is still employed by harrods