hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. theresa may is in brussels for an eu summit with fellow leaders. she says a brexit deal is still achieveable, and now was the time to make it happen. by working intensively over the next days and weeks, i believe we can achieve a deal that i believe everyone wants, and a deal which is in the interest of notjust the uk, but for the european union. thank you. tens of thousands of people on sickness benefits will receive backdated payments of thousands of pounds, after a government error. some trains are now running in and out of paddington station in west london, after damage to overhead power lines caused severe disruption. three men, who became the first anti—fracking protesters to be jailed in the uk, are freed afterjudges ruled their sentences were "excessive". and the owner of fulham football club withdraws his £600 million bid to buy wembley stadium. in a moment, it will be time for sportsday.

but first, a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. we'll be have the latest from brussels, as theresa may tries to seal a brexit deal with eu leaders. we'll have an update from london's paddington station where rail passengers are facing disruption due to ongoing delays caused by damaged power cables. and we'll be speaking to a victim of modern slavery, as figures from the salvation army reveal a sharp rise in the number of cases here. that's all ahead on bbc news. now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello, and welcome to sportsday, i'm katherine downes. divisive from the start, shahid khan withdraws his bid to buy wembley, because of the disagreement it caused within the game. we'll have the latest. rain ruins play again, but the third odi is under way

for england in soggy sri lanka. and transgender racing driver charlie martin tells us why, in the end, it didn't have to be a choice between her sport, and being herself. i really accepted the fact that i would not continue a motorsport, because i did not think i would have any support. good evening. we start with the news that broke earlier this afternoon that shahid khan, the owner of fulham fc, has withdrawn his bid to buy wembley. the plan to sell off the national stadium had been very divisive from the moment it was announced, but mr khan has said he didn't expect such a mixed reaction, and that he would only buy wembley if the sale had more support

within the fa and the wider game. our sports editor dan roanjoins me now with more on this. does that mean that wembley will stay in the hands of the fa? yes. shahid khan said earlier he will revisit it in the future if they can senseis revisit it in the future if they can sense is that he has been searching for could be achieved. but he also acknowledges this had become a very divisive subject, much more so than he ever anticipated. ever since the fa revealed the steel back in the spring, it has become clearjust how much of a talking point that has provoked thereof the national game and beyond. everyone has a few because this is wembley, the iconic home of english football. therefore any prospect of it being sold, especially to an american investor, would inevitably cause some debate and sentimentality. that is exactly

how it has been, and that is why it has not come to pass. shahid khan says he desperately wanted a consensus, and he and the fa have failed to achieve that. the deal is deadin failed to achieve that. the deal is dead in the water for the first evil future. the writing was on the wall last week when there was an fa council meeting, and it became clear that martin glenn was failing to achieve the consensus he wanted. fa counsellors made clear their disapproval. it would go to another meeting next week, but shahid khan saw it was likely that consensus would be reached and has pulled out in achieve —— in anticipation. would be reached and has pulled out in achieve -- in anticipation. but lots of people were backing this because of the benefits to the grassroots game. the state of our grassroots game. the state of our grassroots facilities are substandard, you will know that many games are called off every winter, there is not enough all pitches. the fa have made that clear, they need

to build that back up. they desperately wanted this deal to go through, the leadership of the fa, as well as the government and sports england. the football foundation, a charitable foundation which invests money to arts facilities, all of them have expressed their disappointment today. the sportsman‘s tracy kraut said she is disappointed by the withdrawal of this offer. she has said it may have an impact on the ability for london to stage more nfl games. the government wanted london to be a permanent home to nfl franchise, and the jacksonville jaguars were the most likely team to do that. he is issued a statement this evening to the jaguars fans about the fact that this may be a setback in that ambition. for a whole host of reasons, many people wanted wembley to be sold because it would have released hundreds of millions of pounds into national grassroots facilities. it may have even reached

more because of the prospect of being match funded by local authorities. on the other hand, many in the game thought this was a short—term fix, that wembley was being undervalued, they were uncomfortable with the prospect of such an iconic facility being sold, it may raise questions about england's home in the future. finally this point, some were uncomfortable with the idea of having to sell something like wembley in order to bailout grassroots facilities, when there is such money... and i think it is fair to say there were certain fa counsellors who felt very uneasy about that, and don't feel it is the job of the fa to sell wembley in order to prop up facilities when there's so much money else where in there's so much money else where in the game. there have been questions about where that money comes from. thank you so much for bringing us up—to—date on that, dan. the end of the cricket season in this country signals the end of summer, so england's cricketers

have jetted off to supposedly more sunny climes. sri lanka, though, has proved anything but. rain delayed the start of play for the third odi in kandy, but sri lanka made 150 for nine from their 21 overs, england are batting now. austin halewood has been watching the action. why oh why has this series been scheduled for the monsoon season? the collective thoughts of the crowd desperate deceits and crickets. finally, after six hours of waiting, the rain let off and sri lanka flew out of the blocks. lifting them to 57 without loss, it was clearly not working for england. but spin had an immediate impact. proceed deceiving —— deceiving mendes on his first ball. but no matter what the weather, sri lankan spirits would not be dampened, until rushing's next over. two wickets and two balls for the spinner, jason roy brilliantly catching her era as

england took back control. sri lanka's runs drying up. set a target of 151 to win, any score looks getta ble of 151 to win, any score looks gettable with jason roy at the crease. first over, first six. all away for six. but the early optimism would soon be quashed. to correct its test wickets and two overs, england still with plenty to do. austin hill would, bbc news. well england have lost another wicket. jason roy went for a1, but they are still on course to reach sri lanka's target of 150. captain eoin morgan and ben stokes are at the crease now. simon hughes is part of bbc 5live's cricket coverage, and joins me in the studio this evening. let's cover the rain first. everyone knows this is a bad time of year in sri lanka, why organise a cricket tour there? it is the nature of the congested schedules of international cricket. if you look at it, new

zealand are playing sri lanka, sri la nka zealand are playing sri lanka, sri lanka are touring europe —— new zealand in mid—december. you have to back up from that and say, where can sri lanka fit in a game or series against england? they're playing to test series in november, so the series had to be before that. it is u nfortu nate, series had to be before that. it is unfortunate, and some years, i have been the sri lanka before in november, the weather was fine. we had a one—day series four years ago, all the matches were completed. but that was november. october is early, but it is the nature of the congested amount of cricket that there is, the t—20 leagues you have to fit in, as well, between international tours. there is so much clap going on that something has to give, and occasionally you have to play in inclement weather. we have not seen much action in this odi series, but what have you seen from the action we have seen, that england can take back...” from the action we have seen, that england can take back... i can tell you why, i will be giving a backhanded compliment today. the two

bowlers are most successful were bowling balls out of the back of their hand. tom curran, the brother of sam who was the star of the summer, doing really well with his backhand delivery. it comes out that way, slower, and rashid, the leg spinner, it all comes out here like that. it's been see other way, so both of those bowlers took seven wickets between them, and really khatri lanka down from 50 for nine to 150 by the end. england coasting to 150 by the end. england coasting to victory at the moment, they have so adding depth that they have this positive approach to batting, and they look as though they will clinically take the game away from sri lanka. they have been impressive. thank you so much for that, simon, good to see some bowling action. there's been much speculation about the club thierry henry would choose to begin his managerial career — and today he was officially introduced at the club where he began his playing career as monaco. he's already taken his first training sessions with the squad — so today was just for

the cameras really. he has quite a task on his hands, monaco are 18th in ligue1withjust one win and three draws so far this season, and he's been talking about what he learned at arsenal. for me, window offer came, it was quite logical. obviously the connection you have at one club, this is where i started. this club will always have a big place in my heart, that goes without saying. so to be able to come here and start here again, it is a dream come true, i will not live. a lot of work to do, as you can imagine. but i am happy to be here, and i'm talking about the managers i have. i learned with a lot of them, every single one of them. whether the challenged me, thatis of them. whether the challenged me, that is when you learn the most, when things are not going well. but ifi when things are not going well. but if i talked about obviously arsene

wenger, he unlocked a lot of stuff in my mind. he made me understand what was superficial, what was to perform. i will never forget that, you guys know the relationship i have with him, so it goes without saying that i will always carry some of the stuff he was doing. well, henry said there that he was inspired by arsene wenger and the former arsenal manager says he's ready to return to management. wenger believes he'll be back in work injanuary. he's left arsenal after 22 years in charge at the end of last season. he's told german publication sport bild that he's had offers from all over the world. we're into the last 16 of the women's champions league, and there are two british teams in first leg action tonight. our correspondentjo currie is keeping an eye on both of those matches for us. thanks for coming in, sad to see you have not brought a football in with you. it will do, but let's talk about glasgow and barcelona, because thatis about glasgow and barcelona, because

that is happening at the moment. barcelona, just like the men's side, a huge site packed with internationals from a struggling internationally so far succulent they have international stars among their women's side, as well, names that those in this country will recognise. tony duggan is on the bench, and nick martens is injured, but it does not seem to be affecting barcelona so much in the first half. 3-0 barcelona so much in the first half. 3—0 up, opening goal, and you have to feel bad for glasgow with the third goal. once saved, two saves, and eventually, this is only the first leg, the first half, but 3—0 down, glasgow's european dreams hanging bya down, glasgow's european dreams hanging by a thread at the moment. are there better hopes for chelsea? they're playing fia teaneck, it has not been the best start of the season for chelsea domestically, but

are they going to beat fiorentino tonight? having one wsl in the fa clu b tonight? having one wsl in the fa club last year, they really struggled at the start of the season, particularly in the league. they only got six points from the current —— opening five tame the micro games. this is a different competition, it is the perfect opportunity to really kick—start their season, and it will start as favourites tonight. the manager really m ea ns favourites tonight. the manager really means business, making seven changes from that defeat on sunday. plenty of chances for players to prove they were missed out on sunday. thank you so much for bringing us up—to—date, and enjoy the football this evening. abstract, absurd, the most senseless competition in the world of football. the nations league has its critics, but is it slowly winning people round? that big win for england over spain has surely helped in this country, while abroad, its handed lesser teams, like luxembourgh, lichtenstein, and gibraltar, a chance of lining up at euro2020. a chance they might not ever have had, without the nations league. patrick gearey takes a look

at whether its not such a daft idea after all. if the nations league was invented to give energy to friendly‘s, then it has already has plenty of material for promotional videos. harry wilson's wind was a significant as it was spectacular. it means whales can still top their group, and will definitely avoid relegation with a game diskette —— spare. all an accommodation if you had ever heard of until recently. we set out the nations lead to win the group, and see where it took us. so thatis group, and see where it took us. so that is good that we can do it with one game to go. and now, the next thing is to look to when it, and we are thing is to look to when it, and we a re really thing is to look to when it, and we are really looking forward to the challenge. back in august, ua five's newest eggs —— come edition existed only as a series of colours and arrows in a ufa video. and other way to qualify for european championship. but not everybody

understood exactly how. it has proven easy to explain in pictures and graphics. look at the reaction to france's comeback against germany last night. considerably more frenzied than friendly, and the nations lead, teams are of similar strengths. games tend to be more competitive, especially with a trophy at the end of the mix. as with england's landmark win in spain on monday, managers can test players in the crucible of competition. they have a reference of what it was like to play in the stadium like this, a lot of young players. so it is important to have good experiences that they enjoy playing for england. they should be able to progress from this. but an extra competition is not a good thing for everyone. unlike friendly‘s, the nations lead limit substitutions in a world cup year, meaning more minutes and more work, and more chances for injuries of top players in the big clubs. they have to play the nations cup

games, the most senseless competition in the world of football. and then we hope that they come back healthy. macedonia's goalkeeper might have wished it mattered a little less. he was at 4-3 mattered a little less. he was at 11—3 of our media's four goals in group the bottom 16 teams in europe. the nations lead allows one of those 16 to reach the euros. but everyone likes it or understand it, but this competition certainly matters. patrick geary, bbc news. he may not be such a fan of the venue, but ronnie o'sullivan put the "smell of urine" behind him to rack up his 15th career maximum break at the english open. he's described the k2 in crawley where the tournament's taking place as a "hellhole" and complained about the atmosphere and odour. but despite that, he whitewashed allan taylor 4—0 today, his 147 coming in the final frame. maybe the venue is not that bad

after all. people are always getting used to it. tennis, and another big win forjohanna konta in moscow. she battled to beat australia's daria gavrilova in three sets to go through to the quarter finals of the kremlin cup. its been a rocky season for konta, but she has looked on better form since splitting with her coach michaeljoyce after less than a year together. now let's have a quick look at some of the other sports stories making the headlines today. the injury crisis continues for eddie jones. he's lost four players this week alone, the latest, mako vunipola, whojoins his brother billy, chris robshaw, and joe launchbury on the sidelines for england's internationals next month. scotland head coach gregor townsend has named three uncapped players in his ito—man squad for the autumn tests. blade thompson, sam skinner, and sam johnson are all included. townsend's side play wales in cardiff on 3 november, then host fiji, south africa, and argentina. british heavyweight derek chisora's has chosen his old enemy as his new manager.

he's signed up with former world champion david haye. here's how the deal was announced on social media, a video of chisora training in hayes‘ old gym. they had a massive brawl at a press conference in 2012, before haye beat chisora in a fight later the same year. and great britain have won their first gold medal of the youth olympics in buenos aires, ivan hope price doing the business in the first round to take the flyweight boxing title. paralympic gold medallist will bayley is among those through on the first day of the world para table tennis championships in slovenia. but unlike in rio, he managed to stop himselfjumping on the table after beating daniel horut. a bit ofa a bit of a shame, we quite like an over—the—top celebration. charlie martin is a racing driver at both national and international level. she's also transgender. the decision to transition, she says, was the best of her life after years of struggle, now she has ambitions to take

part in the legendary le mans 2a hour race. she says her driving is better because she can finally be herself. when you feel like you're hiding something your whole life, you never feel like you're completely you. i'm charlie martin, i'm a racing dreiser to strieber, and i'm also transgender. when i went to transition