After weeks of controversy, Luis Rubiales has resigned as president of the spanish football federation. It follows weeks of pressure for him to resign, after he kissed Jenni Hermoso on the lips after spains victory over england in last months world cup final. Hermoso said the kiss was not consensual. The spanish football journalist and author Guillem Balague gave me his view of how people are reacting to the resignation. Generally of celebration. At the same time, quiet celebration, because this should be the beginning of something, or at least the continuation of something. When the 81 female players decided not to join the National Team next when they get called up, said they wanted the directors to actually be removed from the federation. They werent just talking about Luis Rubiales, they were talking about systemic discrimination against women. Theres so many examples. The assembly that decides everything in the federation, 43 members, only seven women, and it goes on and on and on
And victory for Novak Djokovic at the us open as he equals margaret courts all time record of 2a major Singles Titles. And coming up on bbc news we look ahead to wales against latvia in riga. A win is all but essential for rob pages side as they try to automatically qualify for next summers euros. The Retailer Wilko is set disappear from uk high streets, after a rescue deal for the chain collapsed over the weekend. All of its 400 Stores Across the uk will close by early october, the gmb union has said. It was hoped that a bid from the Billionaire Owner of hmv would save 300 shops, but rising costs complicated the deal. It leaves the future of more than 12,000 workers and hundreds of stores uncertain. 0ur Cost Of Living correspondent Colletta Smith has been speaking to shoppers in greater manchester. They always had the stuff in there and it was good stuff. Im just gutted. In and it was good stuff. Im ust cutted. ,. , gutted. In the corner of this showing gutted. In the corner of this S
smiling into another final. yet for novak djokovic, it was a triumph not without tension. he took the first set againstjannik sinner. but then. well, just listen carefully. he grunts. hindrance! the umpire thought djokovic s grunt had put off his opponent and he was docked a point. he still won the second set, and in the third, after saving break points, one fan who d annoyed him got this response. but for all the theatrics, the win was emphatic. game, set and match djokovic. djokovic now has the chance to equal roger federer s eight titles here. at the age of 36, still seemingly unstoppable. i try not to look at the age as as a hindrance. ifeel, yeah. 36 is the new 26, i guess, you know, it feels good.
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