hello and welcome to sportsday with me, hugh ferris. our top stories — the forward who's moving forward: chelsea will not be

taking any disciplinary action against sam kerr after her court case ended in a not guilty verdict. one of the world's top strikers, she won't face any disciplinary action from her club after kerr was found not guilty of causing racially aggravated harassment earlier this week. on thursday, her manager sonia bompastor said that kerr had apologised,

and that's sufficient. our sports news correspondent laura scott has been speaking to bompastor ahead of chelsea's women's super league match against everton this weekend. this is the first time we have heard from anyone at chelsea. since szemko was found not guilty of racially aggravated ow on tuesday. at harassment on tuesday. at crown sonia kingston crown court. sonia kingston crown court. sonia bompastor essentially said in said bompastor essentially said in her conference that sam her press conference that sam her press conference that sam kerr has given the full kerr has been given the of 77 of the 77 wofthezcluh; ’ w wofthezcluhfshem her press conference that sam woftheicluhfshesaid kerr has been given she said support of the club. she said she thought it had been a tihought, been thought, been a tj difficult been a really difficult time for her. tj difficult time )een a tj difficult time for 1 a til difficult time for her. she said she was surprised that she surprised that she said she was surprised that it had to court. she said it had come to court. she said what she had read in the papers it. bed rem ts seurtg'ifigseid " """ '" in seen on tv the and seen on tv about the trial and seen on tv about the trial did not the person that did not that did not reflect the person that did, not reflect the person that she knew. she said everyone everyone here at and at 7 at chelsea 7 at chelsea is 7 at chelsea is a 7 and have their 7 here at chelsea is a family and they have put their arms around sam kerr during this time. i lee? fee? ele fig? 552? 559m? this sam kerr during this time. i ask her, given that did ask her, though, given that has? 77777 �*has said 77 7 77 �*hassaid in 77 777 �* has said in her? 77 kerr has she was �* has said in her own kerr has said in her own statement that she was by her actions on statement that she was embarrassed by her actions on embarrassed by her actions on that night for that night and apologised for that night and apologised for way she the way she had expressed herself if there would be any

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in the process. arsenal's kai havertz, who has been filling in up camp in dubai. meanwhile, chelsea have the same problem, albeit for a shorter period of time. again because of a hamstring injury.

that can be christo, as he played the last game, with defensive injuries throughout the season. is leaving the team and they will start a new era with new a coaching staff and a new quarterback. the four—time mvp has spent two years with the team but after suffering a torn achilles tendon in his first

game, he only played this season in which he threw for 3,897 yards and 28 touchdowns. the jets say they want to go in a different direction at the position. the ecb expect their hundred competition to expand in the future from its eight current teams. sales of stakes in the existing franchises over the last couple of weeks have valued them collectively at nearly £1 billion with investors mainly from india and the united states responsible for raising the money, 520 million of which will be split across the game in england and wales. in england and wales. none of it is staying within none of it is staying within the ecb, it the ecb, it is going down to none of it is staying within the ecb, ibis--- down our stakeholders and it will be and will our stakeholders and it will be used clear off expensive debt used clear off expensive debt and potentially allow people and potentially to allow people and potentially to allow people reserve positions, to create reserve positions, know, having gone you know, having gone through a few years covid a few years ago, but covid a few years ago, but out a lot of cash and wiped out a lot of cash and a wiped out a lot of cash and a lot �* income from sports lot of income from all sports and so it will be great to have so it will be to and so it will be great to have . reserves available at all at all levels there. and then, the and then, —: bulk of the investment will go of the investment go into play a pathway, stadium

pathwaygfz- intt.) player pathway, stadium customer facilities, customer facilities, customer experience, although experience, although sorts of —= things. we do want these investors to come in with an vi to come t these vi to come in hese 7 vi to come in with 7 mto come in with an their knowledge energy, their knowledge and 7-—7 :_—: their time energy, their knowledge and theirtime and, yes, take �*ltime and, yes, take us in their time and, yes, take us in other directions well in energy, their knowledge and their time and, yes, take us in other directions as well in other directions as well in terms of the terms of taking the competition terms of taking the competition and therefore english cricket and therefore english cricket forward. ~ . forward. ~ ., . ., forward. what will change in the hundred? _ forward. what will change in the hundred? not— forward. what will change in l the hundred? not necessarily forward. what will change in - the hundred? not necessarily in the hundred? not necessarily in the short— the hundred? not necessarily in the short term but what about — i know _ the short term but what about — i know that _ the short term but what about — i know that more teams coming into the — i know that more teams coming into the competition, a longer window. — into the competition, a longer window, maybe even matches played — window, maybe even matches played abroad? not window, maybe even matches played abroad?— played abroad? not a longer window. matches _ played abroad? not a longer window. matches playing - played abroad? not a longer- window. matches playing abroad is not something we have looked out at the moment. i think some team names may change. branding may change. most tournaments of this type do seek an extension at some point. and when that happens, it is on the basis of success and so, if that is a natural element of the success that we are hoping to drive then great but for the moment, we're very much focused on eight teams and driving those

forward. ., ., ~' eight teams and driving those forward. ., ., ~ ., , forward. you talked about this bein: a forward. you talked about this being a one-time _ forward. you talked about this being a one-time opportunityl forward. you talked about this| being a one-time opportunity i being a one—time opportunity i guess— being a one—time opportunity i guess for— being a one—time opportunity i guess for the sales and all counties _ guess for the sales and all counties are going to receive vast — counties are going to receive vast sums_ counties are going to receive vast sums of money and the non— posts _ vast sums of money and the non— posts are — vast sums of money and the non— posts are going to receive a greater— posts are going to receive a greater share of that but what about — greater share of that but what about the non— host in the future? _ about the non— host in the future? you have said before you would like to see the future _ you would like to see the future of county cricket be secured _ future of county cricket be secured for a generation or more — secured for a generation or more but _ secured for a generation or more but what about after that? what _ more but what about after that? what happens when the money runs— what happens when the money runs out? — what happens when the money runs out? ., , ., runs out? the money will or should run _ runs out? the money will or should run out _ runs out? the money will or should run out if— runs out? the money will or should run out if it - runs out? the money will or should run out if it is - should run out if it is invested properly and this is a legacy that will continue because the money will notjust because the money will notjust be spent, it will be invested. so you do not feel that english cricket — so you do not feel that english cricket has sold the family silver? _ cricket has sold the family silver? . , cricket has sold the family silver? ., , ., ~' silver? certainly not. ithink we have _ silver? certainly not. ithink we have brought _ silver? certainly not. ithink we have brought in - silver? certainly not. ithink we have brought in some i silver? certainly not. i think. we have brought in some really exciting partners to help before the competition that has been going for four or five years and i think it will underfill the crowd again, recreational gaming test

that's it from sports day. goodbye �* now. hello. so far this week. some places had no sunshine at all through monday,

pressure, so that weather front not making much progress. but a zone of cloud, splashes of rain, maybe some but further east, as you can see, a better chance spells of sunshine. that is set to continue.

maybe a little bit of sleet and snow mixing in over higher spells of sunshine here and there. temperatures on the east coast four or five degrees. quite a lot milder. bye for now.

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