support american baseball's biggest rivalry goes european next year the boston red sox the new york yankees will play to regular season games in london that announcement came in britain's the capital city today where the baseball commission on the matter of london said the first ever major league games in london deserved to of the sport's top teams and london's olympic stadium will host the two games slated for late june twenty. fourth when i frankly barrie has extended his contract with a german child. for another year a friend who has been with byron munich since two thousand and seven in the top of his one eight titles and one champions league despite being quite old for a football his thirty six ribera still plays a crucial role in the team scoring eighty goals in nearly two hundred fifty appearances i. faithful are calling it one of the biggest mismatches in the history of sports of gold rings and a tiny club from western france left taking on european powerhouse paris and the french cup final tonight the underdogs have never played on such a big stage. a giant wellcome for small club

the new york yankees in the boston red sox are the most storeyed franchises in baseball.'t hurt thatjohn henry, the owner of the red sox, also happens to love liverpool. he wa nts a also happens to love liverpool. he wants a bit of synergy across the pond. how to red sox fans feel about losing a couple of games in boston? they are ambivalent about it, but i think the most part, everybody is going to be ok with it. this is a really, really big stage for a rivalry that is often seen as provincial and local to go international. it's going to feed the egos of boston baseball fans and new york baseball fans like nothing else. how do generally american fans feel? it is a big deal injapan and korea and latin america. how do they feel about it coming? they are confused about it being in the uk. it is not big in europe, only starting to make inroads in the netherlands. we are mostly concerned that you guys will think our national pastime is rather silly. craig, thank you very much indeed. picasso's le marin is expected to fetch $70 million. it is one work of art going up the sale

the boston red sox and the new york yankees will come to the uk injune, following the path already laidoke to craig calcaterra, baseball writer for nbc sports about the decision to play these matches in london. visa to games in the middle ofjune, which is the height of the major league baseball season, they most definitely count. basically presumably it's about money? absolutely, major league baseball has seen what the national football league has done in the uk, seen what basketball has done internationally, particularly in europe, and wants a little bit of that money for itself as well. i realise obviously these are very big deal clubs in baseball, why these two specific clubs doing this? the new york yankees and the boston red sox are the two most storeyed franchises in major league baseball, they probably have the biggest stars in baseball right now and as it's currently going there the two best teams in baseball and probably will be as well next year. it doesn't hurtjohn henry, the owner of the boston red sox, owns liverpool in the premier league and he wants a bit of synergy acros

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in sports american baseball's biggest rivalry goes european next year the boston red sox in the new york yankeeswill play two regular season games in london that announcement in britain's capital city today where the baseball commissioner and the mayor of london said the first ever major league games in london deserved two of the sport's top teams one dence olympic stadium will host the two games which are slated for late june of two thousand nine hundred . and here's a reminder of the. top story that we are following for you president obama trying to pull the u.s. out of the iran's nuclear accord he has also he signed a memorandum reinstating sanctions against iran he called the accord a horrible one sided deal that did not bring peace and never will. after a short break i'll be back to take you through the day extended coverage of the u.s. his withdrawal from the nuclear. what drives the economy. to see a cultural. media in germany always has its finger on the problems. of the moment. the minister. spoke to. me in germany in sixty minutes to. an exclusive interview with the french president. i

one of the biggest rivalries in major league baseball is heading overseas the boston red sox the new york yankees have announced that they'll play two games in london next june it's the first time regular season games we played in europe the l.b.s. been slow to make the move compared to other u.s. sports the n.f.l. and n.h.l. have played in london since two thousand and seven while the n.b.a. has played eight games there in the last seven years. but the final of the french cup takes place in paris later on to say it could be one of the biggest mismatches in football french champions person knows there's a b.a. and the semi professional team is trying to avoid being relegated to the fourth division of french football but they are short of support almost all of the sixteen thousand people from the small town in the west of france have tickets for the match last month p.s.g. clinched their fifth league title in six years and one of the richest clubs in the world they paid a record transfer fee of two hundred sixty two million dollars for brazilian striken neymar in august with a total annual budget

it has been confirmed that the boston red sox and the new york yankees will win both games in londonish what it calls a long—term footprint in the city. the west ham united home stadium was chosen because it has the right dimensions for baseball with the capacity of 50 5000. more information on our website, go over to the bbc website, the sports section. that's all the sport for 110w. section. that's all the sport for now. more for yu during this afternoon. thank you very much. there are calls for more to be done to tackle gun and knife crime after a spate of violence over the bank holiday weekend in london. on saturday 17—year—old rhyhiem ainsworth barton was shot dead in kennington. he is now one of more than 60 people to have been killed this year alone in the capital. earlier my colleague, victoria derbyshire, spoke to three mothers who lost their sons to knife crime. i have six other children, three grandchildren, even my first grandchild, she still writes notes to dwayne because he's very much in her heart. the ripple effect is into the community. it affects community groups, t

one of the biggest rivalries in a major league baseball is heading overseas the boston red sox and the new york yankees have announced they'll play two games in london next june is the first time the regular season games we've played in europe and i'll be has been slow to make the move compared to the u.s. or the n.f.l. and n.h.l. have played in london since two thousand and seven while the n.b.a. has played eight games there in the last seven years. the stadium and the infrastructure in this city gives major league baseball every opportunity to put on a first class is that we hope that this series will be the beginning of a relationship with one in that persists and a continuation of increased its exposure for major league baseball here in europe that the italia is back on home soil with the fourth stage being raced in philly chris frame continues to struggle in his quest for a third straight ground tall when he's fifty five seconds off the lead under still suffering from injuries they sustained before the controversial eye opening time trial and west jerusalem the two hundred two kilometer state was

the new york yankees and the boston red sox will meet at the london stadium in june next year.r 2020. the home of premier league team west ham has been chosen because it was originally built as an athletics stadium, therefore is wider meaning it has the right dimensions for baseball. mlb matches have already been staged outside the usa before, in mexico, japan, puerto rico and in australia. and red sox ownerjohn w henry has been talking to our sports editor dan roan. it's a big deal. it's one of most exciting things that people have been involved with, playing the yankees, almost a decade of talking about it, it's really exciting. what will the appetite be here in london and great britain for these matches? have you picked up on a passion?|j think have you picked up on a passion?” think they may be difficult for locals to get tickets because so many people coming from the united states to see this series. coming to see this great teams play. this is the rivalry in baseball and american sporting generally, the red sox and the yankees. why is it so special? they have been it out

the boston red sox and new york yankees will play two regular-season games in london. y the baseball commissioner and mayor of london said the first ever major-league games in london deserves two of the sport's top teams. london's olympic stadium will host the games which are slated for late june of 2019. here's a reminder of that top story we're following for you. president donald trump has pulled the u.s. out of the iran nuclear accord. he has also signed a memorandum reinstating sanctions against iran. he called the accord a horrible one-sided deal that did not earn peace and never will. after a short break i will be back to take you through the day. extended coverage of the u.s.'s withdrawal of the iran nuclear deal. ♪ [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] steves: the dramatic rock of cashel is one of ireland's most evocative sites. this was the seat of ancient irish kings for seven centuries. st. patrick baptized king aengus here in about 450 a.d. in around 1100, an i

major league baseball is sending two teams, the new york yankees and the boston red sox, with one ofthe oldest rivalries in the world. >> the yankees take on the red sox. matt: think coke versus pepsi or "star wars" versus "star trek," only with more spitting. they are both among baseball's oldest teams, they are faced off orin than 2000 games, and each time the fans make it personal. the animosity has long centeredu ar babe ruth, arguably the greatest hitter to pick up on a bat. the red sox traded the bambino,d as he was cato the yankees after the 1919 season. after that, new york went on to .in 26 championships over an 8-decade stretch asor boston, it took them another 86 years to get just one. it came to be called the curse of the bambino. there will not be a championship on theine when they square off in london's olympic stadium next year, although plenty of bragging rights are at stake. in a certain sense they are all winners, and that is money. each player will get a additional $60,000 for taking part. not bad for a quick business trip across the pond. matt morrison, bbc news.u

the new york yankees and the boston red sox will meet at the london stadium in june next year.refore is wider, meaning it has the right dimensions for baseball. mlb matches have already been staged outside the usa before, but never in europe. for those of you who pride yourself on your upper body strength at the gym, here's a challenge from british boxer anthony yarde. he posted this video on social media and is calling it the human flag. his legs aren't balancing on anything here in case you're wondering. if boxing doesn't work out for him then a gymnastics career could be an option. you can get all the latest sports news at our website. that's bbc.com/sport. but from me, tulsen tollett, that is your wednesday sport briefing. stay with me on bbc news, i'll be back with the business briefing in just a few moments. wednesday gets off to a fine start for many of us but for some it's not going to last as we get rain heading in from the west. we saw a weather system move through on tuesday. this one here, the leading edge of cooler air so things cool down for many. low pressure to

the boston red sox and new york yankees will play an historic two-game series in london in 2019, marking the sport's first games ever played in europe. >> that is the news update this hour brian, i'll send it back to you. >> hope they're not nine-day tests like - >> i know, like cricket. i don't think they will be >> thank you very much >> btig is hosting its annual charity day. an awesome event with a lot of big stars. when i say big stars bob pisani, i mean big stars take it away >> this man always makes me feel very small in a physical way and in other ways as well shaquille o'neal, nba legend global businessman, an actual term, i would describe for you since you left the nba here. fitness centers, car washes, you sold your five guys franchises nightclubs, real estate. you have your own shoe brand how is business doing? >> business is good. i have just been named the big and tall ambassador for jcpenney, coming out with an exclusive big and tall line. for big guys, it's always been hard for me to dress as sharp as you look today i wanted to do that. i was involved with the ring we jus

the new york yankees and the boston red sox will take their major league baseball rivalry overseas in one thousand and twenty nineteen with two regular season game said to be played in london but for now the teams are continuing to battle on home soil on tuesday they met the yankee stadium for the first of the three game show don john carlos stanton made two home runs why aren't judged hits a tie breaking single to help new york two three to win it now won sixteen of the last seventeen games. and there was to be no fairytale finish in the french cup for third division side. as they were beaten in the final two nil by prize. just two hundred seventeen fans watched the opening game in this year's cup campaign but a hundred fifty a bus loads of supporters made the trip from the small front talent to paris p.s.g. hit the post four times inside the opening twenty five minutes before giovanni celso finally opened the scoring for the french league champions at the sink of ani they scored from the spot as p.s.u. became the first team to win four consecutive friend cup title. we are very happy

major league baseball is sending the new york yankees and boston red sox to london to play two games. idea until you realize how violent their fans will get when they realize they have free life insurance over there. london's olympic stadium will host the matchup. boston is scheduled to be the home team. so to accommodate the locals, they are bringing in 40,000 pairs of ear plugs. though it can't be much worse than listening to the boy scouts, there is no word on whether the queen will attend. but you can't blame her if she skips it. the last time the queen went to a baseball game, reggie jackson tried to assassinate hire in the 7th inning. must kill the queen. topic number four. london may have -- scotland has the world's spiceyest ice cream. it's so hot you have to sign a waiver before you eat it. it's just like being on a date with madonna. gross. the recipe is a secret but the secret ingredient is the carolina pepper that's so hot, they have to wear protective gloves before scooping it. it translates to i'm never doing this again pucker pucker burn burn. the ice cream hazing ritua

can't take anything from they've shown it every step of the way and i was really problem and what they did to new york yankees and the boston red sox will take them major league baseball rivalry overseas in two thousand and nineteen with two regular season games set to be played a london but for now the teams are continuing to basle home soil on tuesday they met at the yankee stadium for the first of a three game showdown. john carlos stanton made two home runs the are in judge ahead to tie breaking single to help new york to a three two win they're now one sixteenth of the last seventeen games. for those to be no fairytale finish in the french cup for third division. three as they were beaten in the final two nailed by mom just twenty two hundred seventeen fans watched the opening game in this year's cup campaign but one hundred fifty bus loads of supporters made the trip from the small french town in paris she hit the post four times inside the opening twenty five minutes before giovanni also finally opened the scoring for the french champions is and then scored from the spot as p.s.g. became the first team to win four consecutiv

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we'll start with big news for baseball fans... the new york yankees and the boston red sox will play the london stadium next year. the matches, which will be held on the 29th and 30thjune, will be the first mlb games to be staged in europe. the mlb says it intends to play there again in 2020 and establish "a long—term footprint in the city". the boston red sox owner john w henry has been talking to our sports editor dan roan. it isa it is a big deal, one of the most exciting things the red sox have been involved with, playing the yankees here is almost a decade, almost after a decade of talking about it is exciting. it may be difficult with locals to get tickets because there will be so many people coming to see this series from the united states. to see these two great teams say in this venue. there's a real relegation six pointer in the premier league tonight. if ever a game was made for that old footballing cliche, it's this one... swansea up against southampton. both tied on 33 points. it's swansea who'll have the home advantage, but they're on a pretty dismal run — they haven't

the fog of new york. cheers from the boston red sox, last night the red sox won, until the eighth-inning. yankeesunately bloomberg has a wonderful mental health package for me as well. it is part of our full benefit coverage in america. red sox therapy. francine: i learned so much. audience, thebal red sox are a baseball team in second place. let's go to a first-place first word news. thankedpresident trump kim jong-un for releasing three americans detained. the president welcomed the men early today after they flew on a military plane to join race enters your washington. he was optimistic about the chances of a successful meeting with kim. >> i really think we have a very good chance of doing something meaningful. if anybody would have said that -- five years ago, 10 years ago -- even one year ago -- you would've said that is not possible. an administration official says the president is leaning toward singapore for the site of the summit. russia urging a summit between donald trump and vladimir putin following the u.s. decision to leave the iran nuclear deal. minister told bloomberg a meeting w