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
Rises over the marshes of southern iraq what did region fade by the tigris and euphrates rivers. To people as far back as the syrians more than 5000 years ago. In the early 1990 s. Saddam hussein ordered troops to drain most of the area as punishment for a tribal uprising against him around 75 percent of the 250000 people known as the marsh arabs fled. When the dictator was toppled in 2003 many returned and demolished the dams that have deprived their homeland of water for so long the use of violence oppression to the marsh arabs suffered under the former regime are over but they say that repeated promises by government since the fall of Saddam Hussein over better access to services have never been kept they can live according to their traditions now but what i fear is exceptionally hard. Salema call their bake spread on a tiny island where her family raised buffalo she says shes seen no improvement to their lives in recent years that i was able to hold that life is miserable because o
Im hugh ferris. The headlines tonight the kremlin opens its doors for the world cup draw. Were live in moscow where england and the other 31 qualifiers will find out their fate by this time tomorrow. Hes threatened retirement as often as a heavyweight boxer. But big sam is tempted back by everton. Signing an 18 month deal to their new manager. And will he have some more spectacular strikes from wayne rooney to celebrate. 7 and have we already seen the goal of the season . Also coming up ben stokes returns to cricket down under. But not for the ashes. The england all rounder arrives in new zealand after signing to play for canterbury. Welcome to the programme. Thanks forjoining us. The 32 teams who have qualified for the 2018 world cup will soon a find out how high they can set their hopes and expectations for the tournament. The draw for the group stage takes place in moscow tomorrow. With england fans considering who theyd like to play. And who theyd like to avoid. Among all the pomp
Tournament in charge. Dan roan, bbc news, moscow. Newsnight is coming up on bbc two. Heres kamal ahmed. Tonight, what happened to that special relationship . Well examine the future of diplomacy for britain and the United States after an extraordinary 2a hours join me now on bbc two. Here on bbc one its time for the news where you are. Hello and welcome to sportsday. Im hugh ferris. The headlines tonight excited about englands prospects for the world cup in russia. We hear from manager Gareth Southgate on the eve of the tournaments draw. Enthused and energised, is how Sam Allardyce describes the everton job. Hes back in management after signing an 18 month deal at goodison park. And after ten months of injury and personal problems tiger returns to competitive golf in the bahamas. Welcome along. Its the moment that really kicks off the countdown to the world cup. Tomorrow the kremlin throws open its doors to england and the other 31 teams to qualify for the tournament in russia for the
And it was an accident. The defense pleaded with the jury to not convict solid for conspiracy and 1st degree murder. nia wong the state is giving their rebuttal. Well give you updates as soon as theyre ready. Reporting live. Nia wong 8 news now. Christianne Klein the sentencing for three teenagers in a violent Home Invasion. Where they tied up a family. Robbed them. And sexually assaulted a woman. Was put on hold. It happened at a southwest home in 2015. The Home Invasion was one spree committed by 18yearold qumaire rainey, 17yearold edward london, and 16yearold casey franks. All three have taken plea deals, where its recommended they be sentenced to life in prison, with the possiblity of parole. A judge delayed the sentencing while they sort out an issue because of their ages. tedd florendo hotter today than yesteray with clear skies. 20 mainly. Not anticipating any alert for wind today and the rest of the week. We are going to warm up through the week however with temps peaking on th