position, despite the club going into administration, but that he still hadn't had a phone call from the owner about the situation. business adviser firm quantuma were put in charge on wednesday, which triggered an automatic 12—point deduction from the english football league. rooney said he found the lack of communication from the owner mel morris disrespectful. one—on—one conversation no phone call, no message. i put a lot of effort into getting these players ready to play for club and i just found it a little bitjust reese back full, if i'm being honest. and that's why it's so important as i'm speaking in terms of the administrators, the communication is so important for the players, for the staff here. and you know the information, know what were looking at and if that's good news or bad news you have to know that so we can

deal with it. if if you know in ten months ago what you know now would you ever taken hisjob? i doubt it. if i'm being honest. i think i took thejob and are not if i'm being honest. i think i took the job and are not prepared to walk away from it, i'm here to fight for this club and for the staff to work this club and for the staff to work this club, her work so hard over the years, they need someone who can lead them, who understands what the going through and that's me. i wouldn't leave them in the lurch and i would fight for the staff, i want to fight for the man's and we will get through this. i don't think there's anybody the club will go into liquidation, we will get through this. and i believe we will come out of this better. let's take a look at some of the other sports news stories making the headlines.

uefa has doubled the prize money for the women's european championship next year, to be hosted in england. the 16 qualified teams will now share 16 million euros. the total prize money for the men's euro tournament last year was 371 million euros between 2a teams. us athletes have been told they must be vaccinated against covid—i9 if they are to compete at the beijing 2022 winter olympics and paralympics. united states olympic and paralympic committee guidelines say the "health and well—being" of all athletes is "top priority". and british—born gary hunt, has retained his world series cliff diving title with victory in italy. hunt nailed a difficult back three somersaults and four twists. he now competes for france, and this effort secured his ninth world crown. now, there's been a great deal of attention on the lasting effects of heading the ball in football,

or on heavy tackles in rugby. with that in mind, world rugby has announced new guidelines to reduce contact training to fifteen minutes a week to try to prevent injuries. it's been welcomed by former players like steve thompson, who won the rugby world cup with england in 2003. he was diagnosed with early onset dementia at the age ofjust 42 and has decided to donate his brain to scientists researching brain trauma. laura scott has this report. he was one of the heroes of england's world cup winning rugby team in 2003 but steve thompson's memories of that time have vanished. since being diagnosed with dementia last year at the age of 42, he has decided to do whatever he can to protect future players. this is just a very tiny part of what i can do, pledging my brain so that when i do pass away for them to be able to do research on it is massive, you know, for the massive big picture going forward looking after my children and other people's children.

he is the first athlete to pledge his brain through the concussion legacy foundation, just launched in the uk, and urged others to do the same to help the foundation achieve ambitions to create a world without cte. it is our goal to prevent all future cte cases by 2026, in the next five years. which is actually the time the world cup will be taking place in north america. the only way we know how to prevent cte today is to limit your exposure to repeated head impacts. thompson is part of a group of former players taking legal action against the game's authorities for the permanent damage they claim was caused by their playing careers. they have led calls for a reduction in the physicality of the sport away from match days. today, world rugby announced that contact in training will be reduced across rugby union in an attempt to prevent injuries and protect player welfare. the new guidance includes limiting full contact training to 15 minutes a week.

thompson stressed the importance of monitoring these limits and questioned whether they go far enough. how much do you need to be ready for the game at the weekend and how much do you need? it is good they are talking about it, good they have brought those guidelines in because it can always be changed, it can always be lowered, do they need those 15 minutes sometimes? i don't believe they do at times. experts describe the issue of brain injuries in sport as a hidden epidemic and said it is vital that players, governing bodies and scientists work together to fight what they called a common enemy. laura scott, bbc news, 0xford. there's more details on esther on the bbc sport website. there's more details on esther on the bbc sport website. we're building up to a huge fight on saturday — anthonyjoshua will take on 0leksandr usyk at the tottenham hotspur stadium where the brit is putting his ibf, wba and wbo belts on the line. the two faced off against each other in a tense first meeting

to tee up their world heavyweight championship fight. ade adedoyin was watching. ade, joshua is the favourite, but he's lost his belts before to an underdog. yes back in the summer of 2019 to ruiz who took the fight at very short notice. and a huge upset. i think people underestimated ruiz because physically he looked very different to anthonyjoshua and also they did know very much about them but it's different about 0leksandr usykin but it's different about 0leksandr usyk in won the heavyweight title when joshua usyk in won the heavyweight title whenjoshua and the super heavyweight title. perhaps they are on a collision course and sent put up on a collision course and sent put up is a cruiserweight champion of the world so maybe not the heavyweight of vision try to emulate the likes of david hay nevada holyfield who achieved out of his left well which can be quite tricky and anthonyjoshua his only phase one southpaw in his professional cool air during one southpaw in his professional coolair during a one southpaw in his professional cool air during a career that was marred what he wanted her if he had to adjust his training to suit the

opponent. a course for anthony joshua such as a title at stake it's the potential of that huge bout against size and fury if he gets past deandre wilder on october the 9th in las vegas was a is focus in that stadium behind me is 0leksandr usyk and he says is ready for whatever the ukrainian throws at him. i whatever the ukrainian throws at him. ., �* . , whatever the ukrainian throws at him. ., �* ., , , him. i don't really if good fighters because i want _ him. i don't really if good fighters because i want people _ him. i don't really if good fighters because i want people to - him. i don't really if good fighters because i want people to respect| him. i don't really if good fighters i because i want people to respect me for that_ because i want people to respect me for that it's _ because i want people to respect me for that it'sjust got back it's not complicated, if you tell me i was fighting — complicated, if you tell me i was fighting king kong i'll give it a lo. fighting king kong i'll give it a go. honestly, if it's an opportunity for me to — go. honestly, if it's an opportunity for me to work, this is myjob. i'm 'ust for me to work, this is myjob. i'm just going — for me to work, this is myjob. i'm just going to — for me to work, this is myjob. i'm just going to work. he is going to work, _ just going to work. he is going to work. i'm — just going to work. he is going to work, i'm going to work, everyone here _ work, i'm going to work, everyone here is_ work, i'm going to work, everyone here is that — work, i'm going to work, everyone here is that the job was up it's a blessing. — here is that the job was up it's a blessing, this is the best days of my life — blessing, this is the best days of m life. , .,, . blessing, this is the best days of m life. �* . blessing, this is the best days of m life. , ., ., ., blessing, this is the best days of m life. ., ., ., ., my life. joshua said he had a great deal of respect _ my life. joshua said he had a great deal of respect for _ my life. joshua said he had a great deal of respect for 0leksandr - my life. joshua said he had a great deal of respect for 0leksandr usyk| deal of respect for 0leksandr usyk but i think we have to mention the outfit, what was it that 0leksandr usyk was wearing and why? mex. outfit, what was it that 0leksandr usyk was wearing and why? alex 28 0leksandr usyk was wearing and why? alex 28 oleksandr usyk— usyk was wearing and why? alex 28 0leksandr usyk is _ usyk was wearing and why? alex 28 0leksandr usyk is like _ usyk was wearing and why? alex 28 0leksandr usyk is like a _ usyk was wearing and why? alex 28 0leksandr usyk is like a character, i 0leksandr usyk is like a character, his israeli character, eccentric and

a bit of a joker. he turned up at the press conference just the press conference just to impress the press conference just the press conferencejust to impress in the press conference just the press conference just to impress in a conferencejust to impress in a red suit, in orange waistcoat. he is quite the character in a very playful individual. he was cut a very relaxed figure right throughout really but that facade is a fiercely determined boxer. i'm talking about a guy who had 350 amateur fights only lost 15 of them. he's been boxing for a lot longer thanjoshua boxing for a lot longer than joshua has. boxing for a lot longer thanjoshua has. is a fiercely determined boxer. i'm talking about a guy who had 350 amateur fights only lost 15 of them. he's been boxing for a lot longer thanjoshua has. he said nothing to lose on saturday night an opportunity to realise a lifetime and vision the pressure is going to be on anthonyjoshua, £65,000 into that arena to see anthonyjoshua to see the show is that to deliver. just to keep alive a possible unification bout against size and fury hook up i think 0leksandr usyk with his style will it be an interesting puzzle to solve on saturday. it can be an interesting night. thank you. finally, 13—year—old rhys porter posted a video of himself playing

football online last year — a fairly typical thing for a young boy to do. but rhys has cerebral palsy and was bombarded with abusive messages. he decided not to let the trolls stop him and began to raise awareness of disability in the sport. the fa took notice and invited him to train with the england cerebral palsy team. 0ur reporter nesta mcgregor went along. wembley, a place harry kane, raheem sterling and alum i call home. welcoming a special visitor. 13 year rhys porter given the few but not full vip treatment. rhys has cerebral palsy and epilepsy. his movements may be limited but the teenager from west london plays for a local team. last month rhys posted a local team. last month rhys posted a video of himself online. the clip went viral but also resulted in hundreds of abusive messages targeting his disability.- hundreds of abusive messages targeting his disability. yeah, they made me quite — targeting his disability. yeah, they made me quite upset, _ targeting his disability. yeah, they made me quite upset, to - targeting his disability. yeah, they made me quite upset, to be - targeting his disability. yeah, they

made me quite upset, to be fair. l targeting his disability. yeah, they i made me quite upset, to be fair. but i didn't want to go to training on the week that happen. rhys decided to turn that negative _ the week that happen. rhys decided to turn that negative into _ the week that happen. rhys decided to turn that negative into a - to turn that negative into a positive. and set out to raise money for other disabled having set a target of £100 so far he's raised more than seven and a half thousand pounds. his achievement prompting an invite to train with the england cerebral palsy squad. titer? cerebral palsy squad. very determined, _ cerebral palsy squad. very determined, just - cerebral palsy squad. very determined, just goes - cerebral palsy squad. very determined, just goes to l cerebral palsy squad. very determined, just goes to show you his character after all the abuse on tick-tech — his character after all the abuse on tick-tock. , , ., ., tick-tock. the issue of online abuses won _ tick-tock. the issue of online abuses won at _ tick-tock. the issue of online abuses won at the _ tick-tock. the issue of online abuses won at the police, - tick-tock. the issue of online - abuses won at the police, footballs governing bodies and the social network site say they are pouring into tackling. network site say they are pouring into tackling-— network site say they are pouring into tackling. everyone deals with some sort of _ into tackling. everyone deals with some sort of hate _ into tackling. everyone deals with some sort of hate or _ into tackling. everyone deals with some sort of hate or harm - into tackling. everyone deals with some sort of hate or harm to - into tackling. everyone deals with j some sort of hate or harm to look like harmful comments but any walk of life. that's the thing, what makes me really happy for my son is that he's acknowledged it and he wants to do something about it. like

an aood wants to do something about it. like any good goalkeeper rhys doesn't like conceding goals. but he said to himself a pretty big one. playing for england 1—day. himself a pretty big one. playing for england 1-day.— himself a pretty big one. playing for england 1-day. whatever you want to do ou for england 1-day. whatever you want to do you can — for england 1-day. whatever you want to do you can achieve _ for england 1-day. whatever you want to do you can achieve it. _ for england 1-day. whatever you want to do you can achieve it. and - for england 1-day. whatever you want to do you can achieve it. and as - to do you can achieve it. and as long as you work hard and often and have the right mindset everything you can do, whatever you want in life. its, you can do, whatever you want in life. �* , ., y. . you can do, whatever you want in life. ., _ you can do, whatever you want in life. ., life. a story created by online abuse but _ life. a story created by online abuse but ends _ life. a story created by online abuse but ends with - life. a story created by online abuse but ends with on - life. a story created by online abuse but ends with on the i life. a story created by online i abuse but ends with on the field smiles. so nice to see. well rhys has inspired quite a few people. he's a fulham fan and had a suprise visit from one of the players when on bbc breakfast this morning. yeah, i would say that he's a great defender. ., u, yeah, i would say that he's a great defender. ., .. , ., ., defender. how can he improve, how can timmerman _ defender. how can he improve, how can timmerman improve? _ defender. how can he improve, how can timmerman improve? he - defender. how can he improve, how can timmerman improve? he could| can timmerman improve? he could imrove, can timmerman improve? he could improve. i— can timmerman improve? he could improve. i don't— can timmerman improve? he could improve, i don't know, _ can timmerman improve? he could improve, i don't know, i— can timmerman improve? he could improve, i don't know, i don't - can timmerman improve? he could improve, i don't know, i don't think he needs to. improve, i don't know, i don't think he needs to— he needs to. you can say it. we thou~ht he needs to. you can say it. we thought of— he needs to. you can say it. we thought of you _ he needs to. you can say it. we thought of you lovely... -

he needs to. you can say it. we thought of you lovely... you - he needs to. you can say it. we | thought of you lovely... you can always _ thought of you lovely... you can always improve, you can always improve — always improve, you can always imrove. ~ ., ., , improve. we thought it would be introduced you _ improve. we thought it would be introduced you to _ improve. we thought it would be introduced you to visit _ improve. we thought it would be introduced you to visit you - improve. we thought it would be l introduced you to visit you treated about what reese has been doing and you've been blown away byjust him saying enough and i'm going to call this out. ., saying enough and i'm going to call this out. . , , ., , this out. yeah, listen, i showed my famil is this out. yeah, listen, i showed my family is video _ this out. yeah, listen, i showed my family is video and _ this out. yeah, listen, i showed my family is video and i _ this out. yeah, listen, i showed my family is video and i just _ this out. yeah, listen, i showed my family is video and i just think - family is video and ijust think people — family is video and ijust think people choose footballers as role models _ people choose footballers as role models and inspirations and for me, what he's _ models and inspirations and for me, what he's doing is more of an inspiration _ what he's doing is more of an inspiration than anything that any of us _ inspiration than anything that any of us could ever do.— inspiration than anything that any of us could ever do. something in my out there. good _ of us could ever do. something in my out there. good on _ of us could ever do. something in my out there. good on you _ of us could ever do. something in my out there. good on you rhys, - of us could ever do. something in my out there. good on you rhys, so - out there. good on you rhys, so inspiring, so lovely to see. don't forget there's all that build up to the ryder cup on the bbc sport website. and commentary on bbc radio 5 live, support structure is well. that's it from sports a, will have more throughout the evening. thank you for watching. bye—bye.

good evening i've had an unusually warm september so far there is more over the next few days with up even where the it's been quite chilly today across the northern i'll these outbreaks of rain moving through overnight will introduce miles and more humid air by the early part of friday morning. that humid air introducing lots of cloud across western scotland, northwest england, northern ireland and the us bartering with apples and some clear for the south chilly but most of us starting tomorrow morning and double digits. but tomorrow a westerly wind blowing across the uk. quite a strong wind across the northern out of the country bringing a lot of clout in some spots of rain. upper east in scotland and certainly for east and southern parts of england, parts of wales we should see some sunshine. the sunniest box will get to 23 or 2a degrees was up as we look ahead to the weekend there is plenty more dry weather in the forecast was up still quite warm the

increasing shower on sunday but next week looks more unsettled it will turn cool as well. this

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