let's go live to our bbc golf correspondent ahead of the i the world. let's go live to our bbc. about it. is this conversation pervading every aspect of the build up they in la? pretty much. it is a us open so people do want to talk about that liv but the backdrop is about the turmoil in man's gall. 0bviously for the past year and a bit but also the latest revelations, which is the deal that was announced to the surprise of everyone last week. a further twist to it now is that the pga tour commissionerjay monahan is dealing with a medical situation, is the way it has been termed by the pga tour. he has stepped down from his duties for the time being. which just adds another novel of uncertainty, which is the thing that i think is concerning the players more than anything else no one quite knows what the landscape will look like at this time next year. so many cuestions. like at this time next year. so many questions 0ne _ like at this time next year. so many questions. one thing _ like at this time next year. so many questions. one thing i _ like at this time next year. so many q

and in london we have belong, editor of arab digest and a former bbc golf and middle east journalist one. welcome to you on thanks so much for joining us today on inside story, nor let me start with you today. uh, what happened on monday in jeanine. this marked a sharp escalation in fighting. what's behind this rise in violence? well, i think what's behind it is the overall concepts. do you have a right when the government and his real that is intent on a stealing as much posted in land as possible? that's the government program. it's not a secret. it has employed all tools of oppression and violence against the palestinians. and as your reporter on the ground, they've got pointed out the number of palestinians killed this year. so far up, you know, of looks very grand. and if you compare it to last year, it does look like this year is going to be even dudley or so. all of those things combine the measures that these really government, as they can to expedite colonial expansion to deny palestinians more and more riots and the, the fact. but that was the news. don't see anything movin

we can speak to our bbc golf commentator. how significant is the news?cant- _ significant is the news? hugely significant. this _ significant is the news? hugely significant. this is _ significant is the news? hugely significant. this is the - significant is the news? hugely significant. this is the story - significant is the news? hugely significant. this is the story in l significant. this is the story in men's professional golf that has threatened to tear the game apart over the last year or so, the rebel saudi series coming in with its billions and billions of dollars and snatching away some of the biggest stars of the men's game, like dustin johnson, phil mickelson, cameron smith, and it has caused an enormous rift in the game with players having to pledge their allegiance to one tour or the other. it has also involved lawsuits. it has been going on for the last year and even in the last few months, there has been a suggestion that the tools needed to find a way of coexisting. —— the tours. rory mcilroy said that the various tours do need to find a

but other players such as brooks koepka joined liv golf for large sums with the backing of the saudi arabia public investment fund. the bbcgolf correspondent iain carter believes it is the big investment being offered that has made this deal possible. players can get along fine when they are playing for the biggest prizes. money is the massive driver here, the likes of rory mcilroy and the establishment from the live setup, they used to be west friends. michael roy was a groomsmen at garcia's wedding. they now do not speak. but that sort of thing will be shoved to one side. what we wait to see is what shape men's golf take going forward but they will be going forward but they will be going forward but they will be going forward with a significant cash investment from saudi arabia as part of the backbone financing. let's discuss this further with nigel currie — a sponsorship consultant at nc partnership. good morning nigel. is this a hole—in—i for saudi arabia? well, both parties really need each other. they had to come to some sort of agreement. otherwise things were going to implode. i think it will be interesting to see

golf. and of course, it also marks the end of the division in our game, and the start of a new chapter in its evolution. we're joined now by the bbct this done where very few in his number did an extraordinaryjob to keep it under wraps. when the e—mail dropped to announcement, similarly letters were sent out to pga tour players who were gathered in canada and it came to as a huge shock to them. we saw their responses on social media today. pm their responses on social media toda . �* .,., ., , ., ., today. an extraordinary turnaround. what does it — today. an extraordinary turnaround. what does it mean _ today. an extraordinary turnaround. what does it mean for— today. an extraordinary turnaround. what does it mean for the _ today. an extraordinary turnaround. what does it mean for the game? . today. an extraordinary turnaround. . what does it mean for the game? good cuestion. it what does it mean for the game? good question. it means _ what does it mean for the game? good question. it means and _ what does it mean for the game? (limo. question. it means and end to the bitterness, to a degree, although there are lots of friendship

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bbc. the second round of the us open golf as well just getting bbc. us open golf as welljust getting under way after a low scoring, history making first round. rickie fowler leading on eight under. former champion dustinjohnson and rory mcilroy bogeyed the last hole is to end six and five under respectively. rory mcilroy made six front end birdies. he sets off at about az20pm uk time. it was a great day. it got off to a nice start and then never really thought about a score or necessarily what i was trying to do out there. the first few days this week i wasn�*t feeling very comfortable. i wasn�*t feeling very comfortable. i wasn�*t making many puts. get working on the course as well as the practice area and finally a couple of things clicked a bit yesterday. let�*s have a quick look at the leaderboard then as it stands after round one. some of the notable names. world number twojohn braam is a fear that two strokes behind. the full leaderboard for you on a website as well. —— jon rahm. england continue their euro 2024 qualification journey later agains

all the updates on the bbc sport website. to golfow, the second round of the us open just getting under way after a low scoring, history making first round. californians rickie fowler leading on eight under after recording the us open�*s first rounds of 62. former champions dustinjohnson and rory mcilroy led the chase but bogeyed the last hole to end six and five under. mcilroy made five front end birdies on the back of some explosive driving off the tee and he sets off at about liz20pm uk town blue time. it sets off at about 4:20pm uk town blue time. . , ., ., sets off at about 4:20pm uk town blue time. . , . ., ., , sets off at about 4:20pm uk town blue time. . , . ., ._ ., blue time. it was a great day, got off to a nice _ blue time. it was a great day, got off to a nice date _ blue time. it was a great day, got off to a nice date making - blue time. it was a great day, got off to a nice date making three i blue time. it was a great day, gotj off to a nice date making three on time. never really thought about a score or necessaril

for coverage of the final round of the us open golf head to the bbc sport website and app.ews — bbc.com/sport. from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. hello there. the rain came pouring down on sunday. there was some flooding in places and, for a while, a lot of thunder and lightning as well, but the storms have eased. the rain, though, continues to be heavy and it continues to push its way northwards away from northern england, coming to rest in scotland by monday morning. and it's muggy air that follows behind that rain, so temperatures around 14 or 15 degrees. but we start with that wet weather in the morning in scotland, heavy rain to begin with. it'll move away to the north—west, clearing away to be replaced across the uk by sunny spells and a scattering of showers developing, the odd heavy thundery one in the afternoon for northern ireland and scotland. for england and wales, there'll be fewer showers, particularly in the south, and you may get away with a dry day. it will be warm in the sunshine, the winds a little bit brisker, perhaps, but

golf. and on patrol with the taliban, the bbc finds evidence of major success in clamping down on opium growingistan. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. thank you for being with us. we start in ukraine, and the attack on a crucial dam in the south of the country. thousands of people have been forced to evacuate, because of rising flood waters. the dam sits between russian—held territory to the south and ukrainian territory to the north. kyiv says that moscow is to blame, and so do nato and the eu, which has called the destruction a "war crime". at a un meeting, russia has accused ukraine of sabotage. the uk prime minister, rishi sunak has said to kherson now, and this report from our ukraine correspondent, james waterhouse. i think it is still — if you go by what us officials are saying just today — it is still in its early phases. it has started nevertheless where ukrainian forces, small new units are probing different parts of this vast front line. they're trying to find different weaknesses, so what the destruction of the dam means is that a major potential cr

bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: a historic day in golf as the saudi breakaway liv series joins forces with the pga and dp world tour, taking everyone by surprise. a win for carlos alcaraz at the french open, to set up a tantalising semi—final with novak djokovic at roland garros. and london irish are ejected from rugby union's top flight, after the deadline passes for the club to pay players and staff. hello and welcome to the programme. it's been described as an historic day for golf, with many still in a state of shock as the saudi—backed breakaway liv tour today merged operations with the pga and dp world tour. it's a move which effectively ends the bitter divide within the sport. the pga tour had been defending its position since talk of a rival circuit began, with litigation pending against the liv tour, which had poached some of their best players. here's our sports editor dan roan. for the last year, it has been tearing the world of golf apart. bankrolled by saudi arabia, the rebel liv series lured some of the biggest stars of the games�* biggest stars away from the traditional tour

bbc news. the world of golf has been stunned by the sudden merger of tours which had been bitter enemies.merge with liv, a breakaway circuit backed by saudi arabia. the launch of liv rocked men's professional golf over the past year after it poached several top players, lured by its huge prize money. here's our sports editor, dan roan. for the last year, it has been tearing the world of golf apart. bankrolled by saudi arabia, the rebel liv series lured some of the biggest stars of the game away from the traditional tours, sparking an unprecedented dispute. but today came news of a shock merger and an end to their feud. in a joint statement, the pga tour, dp world tour and saudi public investment fund hailed a landmark agreement to unify the game of golf on a global basis, with a new collectively owned for—profit entity, vowing to work together to best feature and grow team golf going forward. notably, today's announcement, they said, would be followed by a mutually agreed end to all pending litigation between the participating parties. featuring huge prize money, a shorter three—day forma

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bbc news... a qualified welcome from rory mcilroy to golf�*s shock merger. breakaway competition admits the deal will secure its financial future and be good for the game of golf. the nhs in england is now considering giving people access to weight loss injections through their gp. for the moment it's only a pilot scheme. our medical editor, fergus walsh, is here with the details. the weekly weight loss jab wegovy, was approved earlier this year in england. the drug suppresses appetite by mimicking a hormone released after eating so making you feel full. in trials, obese patients lost around 15% of their body weight. the initial plan was for it to be available only via specialist weight loss clinics which would limit it to 35,000 people a year. this two—year £14 million gp scheme will add several thousand patients to that, but, if successful, could open it up to many more. there is no doubt about the scale of the problem. over 12 million adults in england are obese, with a body mass index of at least 30. obesity is estimated to cost the nhs around £6.5 billi

golf. more on that story on the bbc website. thanks. that is fascinating given all the controversy. vote on its future today. members are being asked to back changes to the way the organisation is run, after serious sexual misconduct allegations emerged earlier this year. live now to business journalist, declan curry for more on this. this is pretty much make or break for the cbi? we this is pretty much make or break for the cbi?— for the cbi? we understand the meetin: for the cbi? we understand the meeting of— for the cbi? we understand the meeting of members _ for the cbi? we understand the meeting of members has - for the cbi? we understand the | meeting of members has ended for the cbi? we understand the - meeting of members has ended and we expect the result of their vote on their plans to overhaul the organisation within the next hour or so. this vote could determine whether or not the organisation continues its 60 year history as the voice of british business and there are plans to overhaul the organisation and replace on boardroom directors and its president is to step down

bbc sport website. to la — where the third round of golf�*s us open is under way.urs. here's how the top of the leaderboard is looking with overnight leader rickie fowler taking that one shot advantage over wyndham clark into round three. it would be a first major title for fowler, who's ten under par. rory mcilroy and xander shauffele are two off his lead. qualifying for sunday's canadian grand prix isjust under way, and you can follow it on the bbc sport website as the final grid could well be shaped by the tricky conditions in montreal. red bulls max verstappen was the fastest in a very wet final practice. ferrari 5 charles leclerc recorded the second quickest time after a crash for carlos sainz. lewis hamilton and george russell in the mercedes also went off and appeared to be struggling for grip and performance, ending up 10th and 15th fastest. for the first time since 1977, there will be an all—british final at an event on the wta tour. katie boulter will play jodie burrage in the nottingham open final on sunday. boulter beat fellow briton heather watson in a

bbc. let's stay with sport but a happier story. in golfsaudi—backed liv circuit, in a shock—deal that would unify the sport after a bitter rift. the surprise announcement comes after a year of unprecedented disruption in the men's game following the launch of liv. critics have accused liv golf of being a vehicle for saudi arabia to mask its human rights record. sports washing, it's known as. andrew murray gave me his reaction. completely out of the blue. complete shock. by chance i've been doing charity golf and in poulter was out here practising and i sat in the ear and pulled her room for them is quite ironic. i don't think anyone saw this coming —— ian poulter. i think it's great for golf. i have to say, there will be one or two questions about sports washing, all the rest of the financial stuff. for the rest of the financial stuff. for the sake of the game that i desperately love and i'm part of the european tour to have this merger i think is really good for the global game of golf and elite golf as well. i'm welcoming the news today

golf. but now the deal faces an investigation by the usjustice department. the bbc reports from new york. the merger of the pga with liv left some players angry, fans in disbelief and has now brought the ire of lawmakers and the us government. thejustice department has informed the pga it will now be investigating the deal for antitrust concerns. now the pga's relationship with liv was already being investigated by the department ofjustice last year and it was looking at whether the pga—backed tours were engaged in anti—competitive behaviour. now, all of this comes after two democratic senators were urging the justice department to investigate the deal as it violated antitrust laws, saying that it would have an adverse impact on competition. and the lawmakers also said that the merger would help saudi arabia "sportswash" its egregious human rights record. now, liv was created in 2021 and backed by the saudi sovereign wealth fund. since then, the two parties were bitter rivals, each engaged in lawsuits against one another. now, the mega deal essentially created a who

bbc sport centre. let's start with that huge story from the world of golf — the merging of the saudi arabian backed livolf tour, with the pga, and the dp world tour. it's a move which effectively ends the bitter divide within the game, one of the first liv players phil mickelson was quick to tweet that today was �*an awesome day�* with pga tour commissioner jay monahan saying it was an historic moment. the agreement will combine the pga tour and liv�*s commercial operations and rights into a new, yet to be named company — which will also include the dp world tour. the likes of dustinjohnson, brooks koepka and cameron smith defected to the saudi backed breakaway league — with huge prize funds on offer, and new team formats. our golf correspondent iain carter says it's an total game—changer. isa is a been sworn enemies, the establishment corner and in the rebel breakaway corner, we've had greg norman's operation funded by saudi arabia existing towards some of liv is an existential threat. and now we have this cordiality, this agreement and the calling of expensive and lengthy legal action as well. it rea

bbc sports editor dan roan about it all. certainly, many of the critics of saudi arabia's investment in golf are concerned that this does, indeedereign wealth fund, pif — the public investment fund — the saudis have effectively bought the entire sport of golf in this unprecedented bombshell merger. we know that the investment, the financing will be provided by the pif through liv golf and that the head of the pif, the man who stands at the top of liv golf, yasir al—rumayyan — who is also the chairman of newcastle united — will be the chairman of this new for—profit entity. but counter to that, al—rumayyan himself has said that the governance, the control in that sense will still lie very much with the pga tour. do you think this kind of thing is a good idea? many in the sport think that it's a good idea because it, according to many, represents an opportunity to innovate a sport that is trying to grow and trying to attract a new, younger audience around the world — and one of the things that we've seen liv golf introduce is fresh ideas, a shorterformat. they've brought in a team format into golf. they don't have a cut. and, of

golf. but now the deal faces an investigation by the us justice department. the bbc samira hussain reports from new york the merger of the pga with liv left some players angry, some fans in disbelief and now it has brought the idea of the government. the department of justice will investigate the deal for anti—trust concerns. the deal was really being investigated by the department ofjustice last year and it was looking at whether the pga backed tours were engaged in anti—competitive behaviour. all of this comes after two democratic senators were urging the justice department to investigate the deal as it violated anti—trust laws, saying it would have an adverse impact on competition. the lawmakers also said the merger would help saudi arabia sports wash, its egregious human rights record. liv was created in 2021 and backed by the saudi fund. since then they were oppositions. since then it has been led by the saudis... ok. we are going to stay with sport. it is another story that has brought out all the football parts and you will get a lot of dad jokes now. the take

but they told the bbc that both men want to fight and joshua is closing in on a game in december. women's golfamerican rose zhang won the mizuho americas open on sunday — on her professional debut. she beat major champion jennifer kupcho also in a play—off — and is the first woman in 72 years to win on herfirst professional start. zhang was the best amateur in the world for a record 1111 weeks before turning pro 9 days ago. i'm so thankful. i can't begin to express how amazing this day has been. being under pressure and having the thrills, having the crowds. i can can't even explain how great, how well—written this holiday have ended. but that play—off definitely provided a bit of flavour and thrill for everyone. so i hope you guys enjoyed the show. h0??? and thrill for everyone. so i hope you guys enjoyed the show. you guys en'oyed the show. how about this, from you guys enjoyed the show. how about this, from 15 — you guys enjoyed the show. how about this, from 15 time _ you guys enjoyed the show. how about this, from 15 time major _ you guys enjoyed the show. how about this, from 15 time maj

bbc news at six. time for the hello, welcome to sportsday. the headline this evening. golf split is over.hock for even those who play the sport as liv merges with the traditional tors. we the sport as liv merges with the traditional tors.— traditional tors. we have this cordiality. — traditional tors. we have this cordiality, disagreement - traditional tors. we have this cordiality, disagreement and | traditional tors. we have this . cordiality, disagreement and are calling off of expensive and lengthy legal action as well. it really is an extraordinary turnaround. liang wenbo banned _ an extraordinary turnaround. liang wenbo banned for _ an extraordinary turnaround. liang wenbo banned for life _ an extraordinary turnaround. liang wenbo banned for life as - an extraordinary turnaround. liang wenbo banned for life as six more also publish from snooker. and is big and as the man to pull the spurs out of the doldrums? also coming up on sportsday this evening? another deadline passes for london irish fighting to be the third club to be thrown out at the premiership. and another ukrainian oppo

bbc sport centre. coming up for you” - it's official — the england internationaljude belligham signs a six year deal with real madrid we hearfrom both the england and australia camps ahead of the first ashes test. and golf thanks forjoining us, here's your latest sports news. jude bellingham has bid an emotionalfarewell to borussia dortmund fans on his social media,

golf. we'll have all the details. and worth the wait — the aston martin bulldog finally does what it was built to do, more than a0 years later. and coming up on bbcs, spurs make ange postecoglou the first australian to manage a premier league team. he joins from celtic just three days after claiming a treble and has signed a four—year deal. to give evidence in court for 130 years, after taking to the witness stand in his civil case against mirror group newspapers. he's accused the publisher of using unlawful methods, including phone hacking, to get stories about him, something they deny. 0ur media editor, katie razzall, has been following the case at the high court in london and has this report. in a cul—de—sac in central london, the world's media... ..focused on itself and one man. others have settled claims over the years, but here was prince harry, determined to have his day in court, telling those inside a packed court 15 and an overflow annex that every single article written about him had caused him distress and agreeing he had felt hostility to the media, even before he knew about their methods. he was asked about this line in his witness

bbc news in madrid. the u.s. open is under way but this is the play gets a strange backdrop. the announcement that they will merge with saudi back live golf eye on the course? yes. caught your eye on the course? yes, i think a caught your eye on the course? yes, i think a coople _ caught your eye on the course? yes, i think a couple of— caught your eye on the course? yes, i think a couple of players _ caught your eye on the course? yes i think a couple of players in particular one of the favourites this week because this is local to him and he is always been regarded as a major champion in waiting. three of the power through his first eight holes. so within a shot of the league which is held by another americanjacob sullivan. also american jacob sullivan. also shaping americanjacob sullivan. also shaping up nicely as max homer, another californian who has real motivation to do well here for that he is to under parfor his motivation to do well here for that he is to under par for his first nine holes. he is to under par for his first nine holes-— he is to under par for his first nine holes. ., , , , nine holes. some of the big players stil

golf at the moment. the us open start in los angeles tomorrow. still three to between the netherlands and croatia and that nations league semifinal. you can fall down the bbc cloud there indicative of what was going on in northern scotland. you can see it here on our earlier satellite and radar sequence, some heavy showers and thunderstorms thatjust moved across the far north of scotland while the vast majority of other places stayed dry with lots of sunshine. through tonight, largely clear skies overhead, those showers in northern scotland fade some areas of low cloud mist and fog here and there. and if anything, a little bit cooler and fresher than some of the nights we've had so far this week, nine to 1a degrees, the overnight lows for most, but into tomorrow, most places getting off to a fine and sunny start. much of the low cloud lifting, some may linger close to western coast, but again, some very isolated thunderstorms. there could just be one or two in the far north of scotland again. conversely, further south in glasgow, it should stay dry with highs of 26 or 27. western counties of northern ireland seeing some showers and thunderstorms, one or tw