Now on bbc news its time for sportsday. Hello, and welcome to sportsday im james pearce. Beaten at home the champions of england are undone by wolves. Beaten away the champions of scotland are shocked by livingstone. France dream of being champions they hang on against tonga to reach to world cup quarterfinals. Also coming up in the programme as more medals are dished out to british athletes well assess the World Championships on their closing day. We havent even reached the middle of october, so liverpool fans will not need reminding that there is still a long season ahead, but the premier league table makes very pleasant reading for them this evening. Liverpool will take an eight point lead into the International Break after Manchester City were beaten at home by wolves. The champions couldnt convert their possession into goals despite numerous chances, and wolves caught them on the counter attack twice late on adama traore with both for the visitors. It was citys first defeat at hom
Cream with eric clapton has died at the age of 80. And in the sport at 5. 30, champions Manchester City fall eight points behind in the title race after suffering a shock home defeat against wolves. Good afternoon. Tens of thousands of demonstrators have again taken to the streets in hong kong, defying a ban on wearing face masks, which has been imposed under a new emergency law. Police used tear gas and charged with batons to try to break up the crowds. The protesters, who first took to the streets injune, are demanding greater democratic freedoms. Our china corrspondent, robin brant reports. Standing and waiting, taking cover under umbrellas from the warm rain, almost all of them wearing a face mask. This was how the hong kong protesters showed their contempt for their government and its latest attempt to quell the protests with emergency measures that outlaw facemasks. Some were even handing them out, to stop people getting sick, one man told me. This was a sizeable turnout. Tens an
Loss of life. Security forces have been deployed by the Prime Minister who has also appealed for calm. If the security situation worsens, he warns the risk is the destruction of the state. These protests havent come out of nowhere. Their roots lie in the terrible damage inflicted on iraq and its people by decades of warand iraq and its people by decades of war and the failure of politicians to unite and rebuild a fragile country. A big force driving them to demonstrate is unemployment. Even those with jobs are struggling. Almost a quarter of the population lives on less than 2 us per day according to the world bank. This man says he has a masters degree that the government wouldnt even hire him, he says, is a street sweeper. All these young people, he complained, are treated unfairly. Frustration feeds their anger. Iraq has the worlds fourth biggest oil reserves. It should be rich. But it is also one of the most corrupt countries in the world. Another generation has grown up in a state
A World Heritage site 3 years ago this magnificent building built almost entirely from reaches Calderwood Dave and. Its where tribal elders discuss issues affecting the community such as environmental problems and what many say is government neglect. But we have seen no improvements since the marshes were listed as a unesco World Heritage site there were hopes it could be a place for environmental tourism but that hasnt happened yet its estimated the marshes have shrunk to a 3rd of the size they were 100 years ago now the people with a unique culture are living in a long suffering region of Political Violence states Climate Change and broken government promises that all the biggest threats to their lives chance travel aljazeera in the marshlands of southern the rock. Tibetans around the world are saying happy birthday to the dalai lama hes 84. 00 and the question of who his successor is going to be is definite causing tension with china Chinas Communist Party says the spiritual leaders
Soccer the lawsuit filed by 28 womens players accuses their employer the u. S. Soccer federation of institutionalized gender discrimination after the world cup finals the 2 sides will begin mediation with consequences that may as well beyond the stadium we understand that the eyes are kind of on us and its kind of in a magnify situation the fight for equal pay for american women have all hmong history off the field in fact equal pay has been required by law for more than 50 years but still today an American Woman on average makes 0. 80 on the dollar compared to men the case of this team which wins everything which is more viewers and fans of she makes more money just sort of puts the lie to all the typical justifications about why its ok. Pay women less than men the situation is worse in some other parts of the globe with a reported half of all professional Women Football players earning no salary at all but at least here in the u. S. There are signs of change just ask these boys 2. Ra