expected the gap not to be quite so big. earlier i spoke to the telegraph's isabelle westbury and i asked her if the figures matter? yes, anywhere it i think that is very simple, you just compare straight up, the men and women's numbers, that is a huge gap and they had said that it can be revamped and much more money and that aspect of the game but it is supposed to be a big flagship part of that where players have opportunities to make better money and it is not really that much more than what they would be doing in the key super league so for someone who is currently in a full—time job to forgo that to have a career full—time job to forgo that to have a careerand another full—time job to forgo that to have a career and another profession, thatis a career and another profession, that is diminished and then for the tale nt that is diminished and then for the talent pool which they are trying to

attract is enough, not enough. yeah and the women's teams are the same cities and names, but they'll play at different venues to the men's sides — that's another thing some supporters wondered might be different to drow the women's game. so clearly issues to iron out for the 100 but certainly from the launch today, the players do seem to be excited. iam sure i am sure that excitement will only grow and we will see where steve smith goes in the second part of the d raft. smith goes in the second part of the draft. thank you for that. gareth southgate‘s named his squad for the euro 2020 qualifiers with the czech republic, there's no room forjesse lingaard or dele alli, but cheslea's tammy abraham does get a call up. with the player having stated he's not yet made a decision on his internationalfuture — he's also eligible to play for nigeria. joe wilson's been at wembley. terrace southgate is an even manager

with a problem and it is not a problem which has faced many of his recent predecessors, his big issue is who to he leave out? chelsea for example, finally bringing through lots of english qualified young players in the first team and both chelsea players are both in the squad, and abraham know it's going regular goals and the premier league and the champions league for chelsea. both abra ham and the champions league for chelsea. both abraham and tamari could play for nigeria until they have won their first full england cap but southgate insisted that is not why he has picked them in the squad. i do not think it is ethically right to give a play or a cap to make sure they cannot play for somebody else, if they are and on merit, i cannot guarantee to get on merit, i cannot guarantee to get on the page but they have both been pa rt on the page but they have both been part of ourjunior system might through and they have been part of the team that won the world cup and

as far as we are concerned have been developed, born in england and the two boys have been developed through english football and our english players and i am sure they have huge desire to play for england at senior level. england's next fixture friday night in prague and lots of potential attractions for england's travelling fans. garrett southgate reminded them today that they will be guests in the czech republic and should behave accordingly. joe wilson reporting from wembley. wales have included derby's tom lawrence in their squad for their euro 2020 qualifiers. he's due in court on a drink—driving charge, after being charged last month following a car crash. manager ryan giggs has defended his decision. there is going to be different points of view and people are going to disagree. and perhaps say that i

should not have picked ten but again iama should not have picked ten but again i am a football man so purely for their football reasons i want to pay can and again we will see how it goes during the week and i will see how tom is and we will make a decision regarding whether he starts oi’ decision regarding whether he starts or is involved in the games. let's return to the world athletics championships. aside from katarinia johnson thompson, another hope of a medal wrests with race walker tom bosworth. he's spoken about the mental health issues he faced after being disqualified from the race walk at the last world championships. and is desperate to make amends tomorrow. coming off rio, the olympics, it was like nothing could go wrong. i finished six and had a national record, propose to my fiance on the beachin record, propose to my fiance on the beach in brazil and came home and life was perfect. and built to

london for the race to go as badly as it did. i did not prepare for that at all and i do not think you go with that mindset but at left scars on me i did not realise. for a long time, that where there, i was putting myself and a hole and i was going out partying and i was treating harry awfully and pushing my family away and that was the part i decided the only way out of this was to take my own life and i walked out the house one day to just go and end my life because i thought i was doing everyone a favour after a couple of times, harry said enough is enough and we need to get you some help. and i am really pleased i have gone through because my outlook has changed so much and i really enjoy what i do and i am not stressing over the little things that help me build up and build up

and build up, it has made my life better in a way but has taken some awful experiences to get through. really moving an emotional interview for tom who is competing tomorrow. let's eat kateryna and johnson thompson, she is in the javelin which will be the penultimate event with 800 metres to come so just to advance remaining, this and the 800 metres. standing in the way for her first global metal, significantly her stomach she decided to forgo her final throw, and as things stand it is looking very good for caterina johnson thompson who will want to have a big margin for that board,

and a half points going into the 800 metres which will see her claims the gold—medal letter stomach later on and we will see herjoint dina asher smith, two women potentially winning gold at the world championships. that is it for myself and i9 gold at the world championships. that is it for myself and 19 on this edition of sports they. good night. —— on this edition of sports they. storm lorenzo is heading slowly into the uk but it is not having much of an impactfor the uk but it is not having much of an impact for many parts of the uk, when the air out towards western areas near the coast and rain earlier on earlier and it is very dark for a while and northern island and it is here that we had some of the winds this evening, just add 50 or 60 mph. the pressure earlier on,

out west for a while and the strongest winds were out towards ireland it is heading its way towards northern in the strip day winds will be strong for a while but they would ease overnight and they will keep some rain going. further south into the southwest of england and wales this is where we will have the strongest winds later in guests of perhaps 60 mph and nothing batting usual them for the sound of the year and not a lot of cloud now but winds easing down from many places and still windy across the far southwest of england and the rain that will start the day with will edge its way further south and east off and coming dry in the afternoon and cloud breaking a little bit to some stomach sunshine and temperatures will probably be higher than they were today. it will calm down as the day goes on on friday and as we head into the weekend, chilly start for the northeast in scotland and eastern parts of the uk, dry on saturday but

nodded great deal of sunshine. one or two pockets of rain before the main rain band comes and northern ireland and will start to pick up a little bit and temperatures are a 14-16d. the little bit and temperatures are a 14—i6d. the rain band will stagger its way further across and it is grinding toa its way further across and it is grinding to a halt, the mean weight driving down along those friends on continental europe and by sunday morning and they will be dry for much of wales and the northwest of england. easing from the north and easing and acting into the southeast of england. for many, temperatures no great shape unless you have the sunshine in the west. more areas of low pressure coming in from the atla ntic low pressure coming in from the atlantic and that means we will find more wind and rain, lettuce and wendy asked whether it likely to be in the northwest.

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