i'd like to say upfront that i'm not a fan of sports bet be. -- sports betting. i have grave concerns about gambling in general and sports betting in particular. there's no question that sports betting like other types of gambling and addictive behavior has ruined far too many lives. and to those dell terrous social effect, the threat sports betting poses to the integrity of the game. and you can see why the prohibition on sports wagering in the professional and amateur sports protection act passed the senate 88-5. i authored this legislation and fought tooth and nail to get it passed because i knew without it, sports gambling would rupt the integrity of -- corrupt the integrity of the game. despite these views, i'm also a realist. with a nearly $5 billion annually in legal sports wagers in nevada plus an estimated $150 billion a year in illegal sports wagers in the united states, we can't put the jeannie back in the -- genie back in the bottle. prohibition is not a possibility or prudent path forward. instead, now, that states are free to legalize sports betting

sports you know like we were talking about muhammad ali all these sports has a pull it's political whether they want to believe it or not because the people who watch it is us that are so diverse so do you think this idea that e.s.p.n. is just going to do sports it will never talk about anything political do you think that's even possible to attain i mean you know the question that i would you know take from what you just said is what happens when you know a citizen is treated in a way that upsets of the athlete and the athlete this is to do some type of. political protests you take a lot of sports right there so are you going to report that when you see the lebron james and his fellow teammates with hoodies that represent trayvon martin or brief t. shirts. to on earth god they're going to report that you want to skip past that and go straight to the game why are we getting so bent out of shape or is different sports teams trying to make at least for the national anthem you're not going to report that you don't all of these things it's one holistically so why commentators people like to ge

by her father a huge fan of extreme sports. meyer joined him for her first parachute jump when she was just ten years old. the father supported her from the beginning this sport isn't. exactly cheap fifteen minutes in the wind tunnel cost up to seventy euro's in poland maya has been training several times a week since she was thirteen indoor skydiving has become the focus of her family's life for those of us just of those on those things but i do this sport to. publish it so i try to accompany my every step of the way. i take care of the organizing i'm kind of like her manager. i look for sponsors who want to work with my feels about me because i was like this obama back in start back up she knows about them that's my role in her career. my trans-am side of the wind tunnel too and completely without professional coaching. i don't really need it any more i could come up with my own things the people who are at the top of the sport right now are at the top of the sport so we look at our own routines and we are the best judges so

if you think about any changes needed to sports people say it will destroy the sport. the other one we are on the cusp of right now for decades the worst thing that could possibly happen is that people gamble on sports they are now embracing it because it's a natural part of the system the next day and this could be part of it. there won't be difficulties or a lot of problems to solve conflicts solved thbutlet's solt just say we can't do it because it's hard. >> what are you hearing from schools about the obstacles? >> continuing to try to the mission is critically important in terms of degrees. the same thing happened when student athletes were allowed to work all of a sudden liberals chain and now they can be on a full scholarship, you can get a job and earn extra money. you can do whatever you want. i might have a job that pays me $100 an hour and you might have one that pays $250 an hour. it didn't rock the world. again any type of new model introduced we often say the devil is in the details. in the olympic model you have the government actually implementing that

i made the transition into sports ritual -- sports reporter full-time. coveringmy first time legal issues as it relates to collective bargaining and the nfl. i covered the aaron hernandez story. it involved driving up to his house. the most surreal day of my career was watching aaron hernandez do his perp wok. -- walk. i remember him getting into the police car and i followed the trial until it's very sad ending. i am going to let everyone else on this panel handle their introduction and talk to us this morning about their interest in the spate's -- in the space and what their background is in sports. terry: i am the director of operations for the union that supports w mba players. clear to say i am the union. i represent the players, not the league. i make that distinction and i take it seriously. to say i am the director of operations does not give you a glimpse into what my role is. i am part negotiator, good ,istener, problem solver, fixer marketing consultant. clear that although i am the head of the union, i report to the players. playert to the bo

because of my love or sports, i started writing about sports on the side. i decided i wanted to teach on the site, which is unique when you are a practicing attorney. for sports andon started writing, got a job teachings or slot at the john marshall law school in chicago, then i got a job teaching sports law at northwestern sports management program. my core academic area of focus equality racial inequality, i have written quite about that. i am a sports law contributor for sporting news. basically in a nutshell, that's what i do. i do finance, a little bit of sports finance. i teach sports law on the side. i am substituting for someone, as well. i am one of the late editions, so thank you for having me. >> welcome, everybody. i don't know if you knew it, but you are sitting at the most exciting panel here at the american bar association convention. [laughter] here's why, it has been like an episode of survivor booking this panel. specialt to send a thank you. it has been the most consequential year on record, certainly since i have been covering sports. i

sports you know like we were talking about muhammad ali all of these sports has a pool it's political whether they want to believe it or not because the people who watch it is us that are so diverse so do you think this idea of the piano is just going to do sports it will never talk about anything political do you think that's even possible to attain i mean you know the question that i would you know take from what you just said is what happens when you know a citizen is treated in a way that upsets of the athlete and the athlete this is to do some type of. political protests you take a lot of sports right there so are you going to report that when you see the le bron james and his fellow teammates with hoodies that represent trayvon martin or brief t. shirts. to on earth going they're going to report that you want to skip past that and go straight to the game why are we getting so bent out of shape or is different sports teams trying to make at least for the national anthem you're not going to report that you don't all of these things it's one holistically so why commentators people

there are number one question, is it a sport? for these professional players, i think, a sport?rofessional players, ithink, they a sport? for these professional players, i think, they prepare and compete with a physical demand which can be compared to the ones in more traditional sports. and meeting the man hoping to shape the future of these sports in scotland. from grassroots all the way to the 0lympic grassroots all the way to the olympic games. with other countries at the same level as us, trying to get everyone recognised. it looked like the ioc were taking it com pletely like the ioc were taking it completely seriously which was great, everyone talking about the future of e—sports, and people are coming together, which i think is really good with this community. we are so really good with this community. we are so proud to think we could get players from scotland to represent us players from scotland to represent us at the olympics, that would be ideal. no conclusion was reached in these early talks, but scotland's greatest 0lympian is following the debate. i think the big

i think sport is still learning about it.er having my son it was a known for my team. my physio and my coach were kind of like, what is the process now? how do we start back into training? it was very much a learning process. in recent years, the likes of serena williams and laura kenny and the other athletes who are deciding they do not have to finish their career and have their family and find another direction, you can step back into sport. the more women who do it and talk about it and share their experiences, the better, because it can help other women who hope to achieve it as well. when serena williams came back at the french open she had issues with the blood clotting. at the weekend over the french open they said they would not accept what she had to wear next year. is that unfair? i don't know all the details of the suit that she wore, but every woman has a different experience through labour and recovery from after having a child and it is important for us to understand that so we can important for us to understand

it is time sport now has poll thanks very much ladies. we start with the asian games in indonesia and iran is doing its best to keep up with the big three of china japan and south korea the iranians now fourth in the table with most and mohamed safety in blue here denying the chinese another gold medal he won the seventy kilogram to sound the final his coach fairly happy with this performance knowing gold for around now. while there was almost a big upset for india as a lympics silver medalist peavy sindo in the first round of the bottom and she's the seventh highest earning female athlete in the world her opponent t. trying view of vietnam very nearly beating a sin do winning the final set twenty three twenty one well day five of the game so the hosts aiming for a highly priced title in the badminton team event they woodstock's has the option. i chose to continue to dominate these games that men's badminton team the latest acclaimed gold beating posted to these yet to win the title for a sixth time. there was a shock for the women's team

all these kind of different sports. all these kind of different sports.oys and girls should happy together. there is not there is not a meaningful difference around gender. that leads itself to an equality argument. acknowledgesgument differences, some of biological but challenges hierarchy based on these differences. girls are different, in some ways biological and cultural. what they are interested in. what they want to do. programming should respond to that and not make that as a hierarchy. that should mean -- let's say we most of the girls want to do a yoga class and most of the boys went to play football. that's a very gendered hierarchy. yoga is new to the scene. let's say that was the case. the argument would be so? that does not mean yoga is less important than football. should not laugh at them or at any boys might want to do yoga. they should have the same resources. they should offer a yoga and a football option. it is not like one is an axis -- extra silly thing and the other is a real activity. other questions? riley, step on up. >> for girls

i'm holly hamilton was her latest sports news... i'm here with your latest sports news...ade a great start to the second test against india at lord's — before it began to rain again, with the tourists on i! for 2. our reporter patrick geary is at the ground — and patrick, afterjimmy anderson took those two early wickets, it must‘ve been incredibly frustrating for them to be forced off? yes, especially so given that they had to sit and watch the rain fall all day yesterday. they did manage to get back out there this morning. you could immediately see why they made the decision. jimmy anderson, fifth bowler of the day. very clean bowling. and then later, another great ball. i! bowling. and then later, another great ball. 11 ford two. there was a great ball. 11 ford two. there was a great showdown, one of the great batsman in the world and bowlers in the world but then the weather let us the world but then the weather let us down. the rain came down and it has come and gone. at the moment, it is pretty bright. they are trying to get back out there at 20 to do. some bulky show

and when is a sport not a sport? when it is an e—sport, apparently.since the world cup ended — but we‘re already getting set for the return of football this weekend. reading host derby on friday in the championship as the efl kicks off a new season. and there‘s no doubt all eyes will be on frank lampard in the derby dugout. countless trophies as a player — how will he fare as a manager. joe lynskey looks ahead to what should be the big stories of the season. arguably the english championship is one of the most competitive divisions in world football now, as teams like huddersfield town and cardiff in the last two seasons have shown, anyone from this division can the hopes of finishing in the top six and getting promoted to the premier league. that makes it even harderfor premier league. that makes it even harder for the premier league. that makes it even harderfor the teams premier league. that makes it even harder for the teams coming down from the top division every season. this year it is west brom, swansea and stoke who have come down to the champ

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cheerleading is a real sport. i read someone the other day trying to get pole dancing into the olympics. i don't know if that's true, but that is an extreme example. but dance is a real sport. ballerinas are athletes, right? so that kind of talk about equity is not so much a strategic one -- we believe they are equal but we will not interrupt dominant ideas about femininity and masculinity -- but more of a late 20th early 21st century approach which says, hey, we have been telling -- you have been telling us along what is female, is less than and that to be equal in society, we need to say we are just like them. no, we are going to claim the legitimacy of traditionally female and feminine approaches. you see that playing out. i hope it struck you in thinking about the different ways that girls have been let play or not let play. and the way they have changed play. with the equity approach, something that i really wanted to highlight from the reading, which is crucial, is that one of the ways that advocates for gir

it is the first time we have all seven sports come togetherfor first time we have all seven sports comeers say more than 2000 fans have come to events and watch it unfolds at the early indications are that it has been to the clear benefit of scotland. it has been quiet here today in scotland, but still plenty of familiarfaces going scotland, but still plenty of familiar faces going for gold. remember these guys, jack laugher and christmas won the hearts whether their synchronise goals. they were carrying on where they left off but the russian world champions were hot on their heels. it is stunning! this was a proper ding dong, with their final dive, they needed 79 points to regain the european title they won in 2016. this is going to be mega clothes. just half a point stood between them and what would have been jacked's third gold the championships. the russians are our numberone championships. the russians are our number one rivals. they are our friends but also massive competitors and it is nice to go head—to—head with them and sometimes beat them. it isa with them and sometimes beat

how the games help keep these sports alive. the ancient indonesian martial art of insects is making its asian games debut this year. it's one of several sports during the two weeks of competitions that is unique to asia and one that few outside the region have ever seen before but the coach for the malaysian team is confident that's changing and being an event in the games will help. this is the first time. is in the asian games i'm proud to and i hope to continue to be a tournament sport in asia and maybe someday be in the olympics there are thousands of penstock see like clubs across indonesia the head of this local one here in jakarta feels that the sport's exposure in the asian games grows recognition and interest globally. de deportee also says that the sport is expanding its country of origin two it's now mandatory at all schools. with the games in indonesia that has become even more popular among children teenagers and adults it really helps. the body started in india thousands of years ago it's essentially a game of ful

our sports editor dan roan was at bristol crown court.mind us why ben stokes was at court, and how proceedings went today? well this relates to an incident that occurred on september 25th last yearin that occurred on september 25th last year in the clifton triangle area of bristol. it followed a one—day international that stokes had played inafew international that stokes had played in a few hours before. he and some tea m in a few hours before. he and some team mates were on a night out and later on at around two o'clock in the morning, a fight erupted outside the morning, a fight erupted outside the nightclub. we heard today what went on in the build up to that incident. one which the prosecution told the court was triggered when stokes lost his control and started to attack with revenge, retaliation 01’ to attack with revenge, retaliation or punishment in mind. thejury heard it was beyond self—defence, but a sustained episode of significant violence that left onlookers shocked. stokes and the two men that he knocked unconscious in the

, high school and youth sports and interest. after today's session, you will receive an e-mail with a survey that we hope you will all fill out. the allow a you to take a deep dive into material that we wind up using to help shape the conversation for the college sports leaders, athletes and policymakers in the future. we have today that you'll join the conversation on twitter and you can follow us at the aspen sports and use the hash tag. now to introduce the first panelist to come up to the stage now really pleased to have the first group of people who are knowledgeable to the topic. first we have the coach who is a memberof of the commission on basketbalbasketball that just ct with recommendations last week with condoleezza rice and next to john is the athletics director at clemson university and we also have andy schwartz was a sports economist and partner into the chief strategist at thetb basketball league. thank you for being here. we appreciate it. i want to start with a quick question that six of the 32nd what was your

she's incredible and at the age of 22 to achieve what she has, the sport of athletics is a world sportnships and olympic games. equally on the circuit. dina asher—smith is running times now and she aims to run quicker, she will be mixing it up for world and olympic medals at least. i would like to think if she improves that little bit more which she has the ability to do, she could become olympic champion. the european championships painted british athletics in a good light. where is it coming up ahead of the world championships in tokyo? the americans were not in the european championships and will be in these events. how strong his british athletics? we are in a far better place than we were around 2005-6, better place than we were around 2005—6, when it was myself, mo farah and jess ennis coming through. we had lost kelly holmes in the relay tea m had lost kelly holmes in the relay team that won in athens. with the likes of dina asher—smith, laura muirand likes of dina asher—smith, laura muir and others coming through, we are ina muir and others coming through, we are in a situation

anyone who knows about fencing knows it is a very intellectual sport as well as physical sport. i'd like you to talk about that experience and making the team, your feelings about making the olympic team and what you went in with and what you came away with. >> i qualify for my first team in 2010. when i graduated from college i was graduated in 2007, i had a hard time finding a job. at the same time i was part of the foundation, i was training. somehow i convinced my parents to pay for world cup. i remember taking a good look at the team usa fencing team. to me it was not diverse enough. i do not see someone who look like me. even with a women's team there had never been a woman of color on the team. so i was going against what everyone around me was telling me. i was 23 when i went to my first international competition. i had no world ranking, had no national ranking. i never had a senior competition before. there were a lot of naysayers tell me what was impossible. in olympic team was not in my future because i had never been on a cadet or junior team. i do not have the tacti

you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. have been topping out around the middle 20s celsius. warm enough, you might think, but for some over the next two days, we'll have values into the mid—30s. increasingly warm and humid through the day ahead. some sunshine, but also a fair amount of cloud in places, because as you can see from the earlier satellite picture, we've got this pipeline of cloud just ploughing its way in across british isles, and western areas particularly, where you're exposed to that moist south—westerly flow, seeing a lot of cloud to start off thursday. some rather misty, murky conditions for some coasts and hills. a bit drizzly in places, the odd shower here and there. but, for north—east scotland and certainly for a good part of england and the south—east of wales, we start the day with some sunshine, and these areas will keep sunshine through the day. and, in some other spots, the cloud will tend to break up. the most favoured spots for sunny skies, though, in shelter to the north—east of higher ground,

and anyone who knows about fencing knows it's a very intellectual sport as well as physical sport. but i'd like you to talk a little bit about that experience and about making the team, your feelings about making the olympic team and what you went in with and what you came away with. >> so i qualified for my first team in 2010, i believe. i, when i graduated from college, i graduated from duke in 2007. i had a hard time finding a job, and at the same time i was still part of the westburg foundation. so i was, i was training. and i somehow or another convinced, like, my parents to help me pay for a world cup. and i remember taking, like, a good look at team usa, the usa fencing team, and to me, it wasn't diverse enough in that i didn't see someone who looked like me. even with the women's saber team, there had never been a woman of color on the team before. i was going against what everyone around me was telling me, you know? i was 23 when i went to my first international competition. i had no world ranking. i had no national ranking. i had never had a senior competition before i gr

coyote creek youth sports connected with shadow man sports in the game of rugby. >> the different is we don't wear pads and helmets. so there is more of an emphasis i feel growing up playing rugby on technique. >> movement that requires players to be more conscious of head protection. the game of football has been scrutinized for its link to brain trauma and other injuries. many say it's that threat of danger causing the decline in high school participation. but saladoman sports believes its approach of eliminating player-to-player contact during practice reduces the risk of injury, allowing more time for young athletes to learn the proper way t hto be. when you start training kids at a young age about how to correctly play this game, particularly as it relates to safety issue, it certainly is going to feed itself up. >> in san jose, i'm amanda del castillo, abc 7 news. >>> in the east bay, girls are getting back in the game after oakland unified reinstated three sports programs. today's decision comes davis district said it would cut a total of ten high school sports. oakland unifie

sports cut really stood out to me in this situation. and felt it was a great thing to help with them. >> reporter: even this girls golf coach was impressed. >> speaking as a 49er fan, i had to kind of take a deep breath and give thanks to the oakland raiders for making that donation. because of them these girls are at the course right now. >> reporter: so what about future years? as you were asking, dan, well, the district has set up a gofundme page to help raise money for sports in the future. davis says even though, yes, he is moving the team to las vegas, they're looking at a five-year plan to help oakland unified school district with some of its money problems, nothing specific yet and nothing saying specifically sports would be what would be helped out, but it is a football team. it would seem only to be a natural fit. live at skyline high school, eric thomas, abc 7 news. >> interesting. >> eric, thank you. >>> high school students in san mateo gathered to remember a teenager who died on his way to school. a former prayer service o

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme...op footballers in spain could strike over a plan to stage la liga matches in the usa. the promised land on the horizon, ajax with one foot in the champions league group stage after beating dynamo kiev. olympic champion, joseph schooling, wins singapores first gold at the 2018 asian games as he dominates 100m butterfly. hello and thanks for joining us on sport today. footballers in spain have not ruled out the possibility of strike action over plans to stage at least one top—flight league match in the united states per season for 15 years. real madrid captain sergio ramos and barcelona vice—captain sergio busquets were among the high—profile players to attend a meeting on wednesday to discuss their concern over the issue. la liga agreed the deal with a us media company last week. the players‘ union says its members were not consulted by the league. the union has said there is a possibility of strike action, but they say they would try not to reach that extreme measure. translation: foot

he is involved with sports direct.the upmarket fashion brand flannels and he has a lot of interest in other stores, also debenhams. this is a big move and i'm sure a lot of people will be breathing a slight sigh of relief that the name house of fraser is not disappearing from high streets altogether but i cannot imagine that the business or its offer of going to be similarof the business or its offer of going to be similar of that people know or recognise as being house of fraser. this is someone who trades very much in the discounts market and really has brands that do just that. that is where the success has been. we do not want huge gaping holes in the uk's high street because that does not help other retailers surrounding these big departmental stores but it is clear to see that the success of online and changing in consumer buying habits are having to affect in uk high street up and down the country. what you think is in this him? i think this money is very ambitious to see growth with in his retail portfolio. he

how the games help keep these sports alive. the ancient indonesian martial arts is making its asian games debut this year. it's one of several sports during the two weeks of competitions that is unique to asia and one that few outside the region have ever seen before but the coach for the malaysian team is confident that's changing and being an event in the games will help. this is the first time. in the asian games i'm proud to and i hope to continue to be a tournament sport in asia and maybe someday be in the olympics there are thousands of penn socks clubs across indonesia the head of this local one here in jakarta feels that the sport's exposure in the asian games grows recognition and interest globally. de deportee also says that the sport is expanding in its country of origin two it's now mandatory at all schools. with the games in indonesia has become even more popular among children teenagers and adults it really helps. the body started in india thousands of years ago it's essentially a game of full contact tag thank yo

how the games help keep these sports alive. the ancient indonesian martial art of insects is making its asian games debut this year. it's one of several sports during the two weeks of competitions that is unique to asia and one that few outside the region have ever seen before but the coach for the malaysian team is confident that's changing and being an event in the games will help. this is the first time. asian games i'm proud to and i hope it will continue to be a tournament sport in asia and maybe someday be india only picks there are thousands of penn socks clubs across indonesia the head of this local one here in jakarta feels that the sport's exposure in the asian games grows recognition and interest globally. they deported also says that the sport is expanding in its country of origin two it's now mandatory at all schools. with the games in indonesia has become even more popular among children teenagers and adults it really helps. the body started in india thousands of years ago it's essentially a game of full contact t

it is going to push us all of sports. it is going to push us a ll forward of sports.'s been another great cricketing summer, despite what some may think, and england's nat sciver was in scintillating form for her club surrey stars today as they came past southern vipers by four wickets to knock out the 2016 champions. henry moeran was watching at hove. well, this was a game which really ebbed and flowed here at hove, the venue forfinals day ebbed and flowed here at hove, the venue for finals day on the 27th of august. the southern vipers out of this year's competition, champions from 2016, finalists last year. they will not be here on finals day this year's. that much we know the extra thrilling game against surrey stars. it ebbed and flowed, 148 was the target for the stars after suzie bates hit 82. it looked to be a good total, difficult pitch to score on. when nat sciver went along with sarah taylor, it really did look as though it could be the vipers clinging on in this competition. but two errors from dannie wyatt, one of them overthrows and then click the bales

a winter sport.hospitals and sanctuaries across the country. it‘s because of the hot weather as hedgehog mums go looking for water for themselves and don‘t come back. crispin rolfe has more. who have we got here? we've got tea, coffee, cocoa and helix. and this is cocoa. four brothers — abandoned by their mother, now being nursed back to health by north lincolnshire‘s andrews hedgehog hospital. during the dry weather, we‘ve had in 70, 80 babies. been horrific. we have contact with rescue centres around the country. they‘re all having the same problems. the hospital currently saves around two thirds of the hedgehogs brought to it, with some like helix already doing well. he‘s a lot more steady on his feet than the others. yeah. i think he was the leader of the pack. how much does this all cost you? last year‘s accounts, we‘ve just about put together, and the total cost was around £27,500. and that‘s not the only price to pay. for frank and veronica, more hedgehogs mean more rooms in their house taken

let's catch up with some of today's other sports news stories.land's match against brazil at the women's under—20 world cup ended in a draw. a penalty from manchester city's georgia stanway put england ahead in the 11th minute. but substitute ariadina struck in injury—time to snatch a point for the south americans. england top group b and need just a point against mexico on sunday to reach the quarter—finals. team sky rider gianni moscon has been banned for five weeks, after he tried to hit another rider during this year's tour de france. the italian has accepted his punishment and apologised, saying he "regretted" his actions. and johanna konta will play victoria azarenka in the second round of the rogers cup later. that's after she beat the former french open winner jelena ostapeko in the first round in montreal last night. the level of violence against women and girls in sport needs to be given "urgent attention." researchers studying gender—based violence in sport say it remains unknown how widespread the problem is and are calling on worldwi

that's all the sport for now. more sport for you later. jon acres, thank you.stitutions have been rejected by the government. the proposal was part of a review into how sport and a healthy diet could be used to help rehabilitate inmates and reduce re—offending. but the ministry ofjustice said it was concerned the classes would amount to combat training for inmates. the author of the reccommendation — is professor rosie meeks — shejoins us now from southampton. alsojoining us isjohn mcavoy who turned his life around through exercise and sport in prison , and is now a world record breaking indoor rower. john, we will talk to you in a moment, first, to professor meek in southampton. why did you make a recommendation for boxing and martial arts and what is your view of the government ‘s explanation for why it is not prepared to adopt it? this is one of 12 recommendations are made from the review. i'm delighted that the ministry of justice have broadly accepted by recommendations and look forward to holding them to account in seeing through some of those responses.

that was something i did not get from a sports psychologist. i feel like i just-- they like i had this epiphany and i arrived at this moment in my life and i feel like i took control of my emotions. i was like i'm not going to give you that power to make me feel inadequate as an athlete, to feel inadequate as a person like i'm not going to give you that power over me and i made this conscious decision and i was like i'm happy. people who don't like you like hate that. >> best ammunition for haters. to as questions. talk about visiting the border, california. i know that was early july. >> so, if you weeks ago i went with revolve impact in a nonprofit that i cofounded called athletes for impact and we went to the border. you know, this mission to try to understand what's going on and like all of us were confused. we were like horrified and then you're also like what can i do to help and for me the best way to understand what was going on was to see it like firsthand and that came in the form of visiting the us mexico border which i have been to

you see, they're all girls sports.eversal comes after the district was criticized for potentially violating title ix, a federal statute that requires girls have equal access to sports in public schools. laura anthony is live at skyline high in oakland. laura? >> well, hi, kristen. this reprieve in the form of an anonymous donation may help this district avoid a federal title nine problem, especially because the money is designated specifically for girls sports that were dead effectively just a few days ago. >> we're saving girls golf and girls tennis. >> it's game on for at least some of the ten high school sports abruptly cut by the oakland unified school district thanks to a $35,000 donation. >> it's a one-time donation for this year, and now we are focused on making sure that we have a sustainable way to fund all of our sports. >> girls lacrosse, a winter sport will also be saved. bowling will become a club sport. >> i'm very excited. >> jani plays golf. were you worried? >> without our team it would be hard to get

sports directjust seems quite a jump from house of fraser.it doesn't really, in my mind, really fit together very well. we'll ask what the sale means for house of fraser's staff and customers. also tonight: good weather and good news improve britain's economic output in the second quarter of the year, but crucial exports are down. visible from the sky — china's expansion into the south china sea continues, despite growing opposition. an immigration reprieve for a nine—year—old chess progidy — we meet the boy who's just been told he doesn't have to leave the uk. stuttering run—up. nothing stuttering about the execution of the penalty itself. and the premier league season gets off to a flying start at old trafford. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news: the new premier league season is under way. find out if manchester united got off to a winning start after the perfect start against leicester at old trafford. good evening. the struggling department store house of fraser has been bought just hours after going into administration, by sports dir

i started surfing in 1974, when surfing as a sport wasn't even a sport.competing, my absolute passion and love surfing ke pt absolute passion and love surfing kept me going. i would do anything to travel and surf. the idea of running any money for men and women in those days was very remote. do you think the battle has been won? presumably you don't?” you think the battle has been won? presumably you don't? i do. i think it has come... the sport is a multi—million pound industry. i think there are tremendous opportunities for women out there now. the real test for them is their ability to surfer. and if you've got that now, i think that you can really push the boundaries. i do think that there is still a lot of... the marketing around surfing, and being a marketing person myself, i understand that sponsors are looking for a searching look, which i think that disturbs me a little bit more. there are women that are very good surfers but don't attract that sort of advertising man's trim, if you like. that curtis, it was interesting what arlene was talking ab

sport now and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's will perry.manchester united, but first and the athletics championship, there has been british success on the track. what can you tell us? just a few moments after matthew hudson smith just claimed gold in the men's 400 metre, and the camera cannot keep make them out but a really good performance. most impressive in the semifinal but he delivered on the gold. that was a gold medal and he has that now. a bronze medal, a surprise and doyle finished in last place in that. thompson got a silver medal, a gutsy effort and put it all out on the track. she needed to win by 30.5 seconds. just ten second gap she had but you settled for silver and she said it was a terrific learning experience and lunch will take into the championships next year. and in the championships next year. and in the 200 metres, trying to do the double and she will be back out tomorrow night. thank you very much, live for us in berlin. diving board in edinburgh where britain had a decent championship. britain's most decorated diver

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme — time to play the waiting game, as tiger woods looks set be named as a captain's pick for next month's ryder cup against europe. former world number one andy murray is knocked out in the opening round of the cincinnati masters by luca pouille. and he's won a world cup and two european championships, but david silva is calling it a day with spain. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with golfing news. the ryder cup between europe and the usa takes place next month in paris. eight players have already qualified for the 12—man american team with captainjim furyk set to name four wildcard picks in early september. tiger woods isn't among those automatic picks but given his second place finish at the us pga championship on sunday the calls for him to be involved are growing as patrick gearey reports. never turn your back on a tiger. good advice in nature and in sport. this was the tiger woods the world in new and cast out, not a flashback but a c

sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here'sjohn acres. good morning.e lord's test against india. james anderson took 5—20 as india were bowled out for 107 on a rain affected day two. in reply in bright sunshine england are 20—0. it's the first saturday of the new premier league season, after manchester united got off to a winning start beating leicester 2—1 at old trafford last night. united took the lead afterjust three minutes — paul pogba converting the penalty after a handvall in the box. after a handball in the box. luke shaw added the second — his first goal in senior football. jamie vardy added a late consolation for leicester. here are today's premier league fixtures. new boys fulham have a london derby as they host crystal palace. and another side returning to the top flight — wolves, play everton in the late kick off. spurs play newcastle in the early kick off, two of the lowest spenders in this summer's transfer window. i see no reason to not trust the squad. there is no reason not to believe in our club. there is no reason to not believe in

sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's jon acres. india at lords. they lost alistair cook for 21, and keaton jennings for 11 and are currently 64—2 in reply to india's 107 all out. 20—year—old nick pope is at the wicket for england, he's 20 not out. the first saturday of the new premier league season is about to kick off... newcastle host spurs in the day's early kick off... harry kane starts despite his short break after the world cup with england... two sides with different priorities this season but clubs that had a very similar transfer window where there