and it was the fight that everyone was talking about when mixed martial artist conor mcgregor took oner boxing world champion floyd mayweather in las vegas and it seems mayweather wants a way to remember it himself, every day. and he's done it in some style, installing two eight—foot portraits of him and conor mcgregor made out of broken glass in his new £19 million beverly hills mansion. given that the fight earned mayweather a few hundred million dollars it seems only right that you pay homage to that in some way. that's all from sportsday. there'll be more sport here on bbc news throughout the evening. president trump's is due to hold a news conference with the spanish prime minister mariano rajoy. let's ta ke let's take you over there, i think thatis let's take you over there, i think that is the rose garden where both leaders will appear of course this comes leaders will appear of course this co m es after leaders will appear of course this comes after the revelation that at least six of president trump's closest advisers including his daughter and son—in—law breached regulations

now, after what some saw as a debacle between floyd mayweather and conor mcgregor.. the purists in las vegas this weekend, that's being dubbed as ‘the real deal‘ with the winner of the middleweight title clash between gennady golovkin and canelo alvarez likely to be seen as the best pound for pound boxer in the world... ade adedoyin is in las vegas for us... excitement is now well and truly building. yes, welcome to las vegas. you join me at the mgm grand arena where it will take place later. as you can see and hear, it is a great atmosphere. people have been queueing for hours. this is the mexican independence day weekend celebration, thousands of people have come to las vegas for the festivities. there will be a concert later, people have turned up to support canelo alvarez, there —— they are the supporters who outnumber the others. lots of people with banners. they outnumber at their gennady golovkin supporters and behind me, there is a mariachi band who have been playing here and it has all created this great atmosphere. this is not only a great fight between two

alan nash has now challenged conor mcgregorfor alan nash has now challenged conor mcgregor for a alanl see what conor mcgregor says! and news about the invictus games, you've met many of them over the years. these are the games for injured service personnel. next week, 90 competitors, the ukippers biggest ever team take part in the games in canada. . paralympian steve brown, a former wheelchair rugby captain, has been to meet one athlete who's determined not to let his injuries define his life. that is the vehicle where i was on patrol and obviously, i was 20 or 30 feet away, face down. but life goes on. stuart robinson graduated from the raf one day after his 18th birthday. he proudly served his country in northern ireland, iraq and afghanistan, however stuart's life was changed forever when his vehicle drove over an improvised explosive device, or ied, while on a routine patrol in helmand province in 2013. my only overriding memory of that whole time was the fact that because i could open my eyes and because i was still seeing, i was alive. and that moment when your wife and yoursel

las vegas has only recently hosted the fight between conor mcgregor and floyd mayweather but former worldt. yes, i mean, a couple of weeks ago we had that spectacle taking place. and now this is a realfight. these are the two best middleweights in the division. if you were entertained by colin mcgregor and floyd mayweather, this will be 8—9 rounds from hell for these guys. it will not be a walk in the park for anybody. he is a machine, a monster. a knockout artist. they will not ta ke a knockout artist. they will not take a step backwards. they are the most skilled boxes out there now that floyd mayweather has retired. —— boxers. and finally... just days after winning his 16th grand slam title, rafael nadal has had a warm welcome from fans in majorca. the world number one, who grew up on the spanish island, was greeted by friends and family. nadal beat kevin anderson in straight sets in sunday's us open finalfor his second major of the year. and that is all the sport for me for the moment. we will be back soon. stay with us. hi there. wet and windy weather will continue to work its way ea

championships to last weekend's boxing extravaganza in las vegas in which floyd mayweather beat conor mcgregor. that contest led some news bulletins on sunday morning, prompting viewer jackie downs to complain: there is no doubting the news value of hurricane harvey which landed in texas a week ago and has continued to cause huge damage as a storm and tropical depression with floods now spreading across louisiana. james cook was on the spot for bbc news on saturday. hurricane harvey smashed ashore just a short time ago. not very far from here, about 30 miles east north east of where we are standing here in corpus christi. rockport is where it came ashore. the winds were said to be at 130 miles an hour according to the national hurricane centre. that makes it a category 4 hurricane and an extremely dangerous storm. christian hudson was concerned about the danger, asking: many more viewers had a different concern about the coverage of storm harvey. the floods had displaced thousands of americans and the death toll so far stands at around a0. it is clear this has been a major natural disaster. bu

lloyd mayweather-conor mcgregor fight. >> i am glad to be here to speak about it, i could've made therong decision on whether to move and they could've felt like i was resisting. the seahawks would be wearing a patch with number 72. adrianna: he says he was one of hundreds of running away from a loud sound thoughts be gunshots inside the casino-o'dell and police say they spotted him crouching behind a game machine during the chaos. he allegedly ran and exited the hotel and jumped a wall. officers say they placed him in handcuffs and detained him for 10 minutes and was released minutes later. after they determined he was not a threat. >> it takes a significant amount of effort and time to review all of the video available evidence. if the investigation reveals that any policies or training was violated, the officer will of many nfl is one players to sit or kneel during the national anthem to protest racial inequality and police misconduct. this was calling camera, a shoplifting suspect leading police officer on a chase. she gets out of her handcuffs and goes through a 12 inch hole to t

he said it all started after he was heading back to his hotel afterattending the conor mcgregor/floyd mayweather fight last month. bennet says police singled him out because of his race. >> a lot of people who experienced what i experienced did not live to tell their story. >> the las vegas metropolitan police department cautioned the public to reserve judgment. roger goodell issued a statement saying, quote, michael bennet represents the best of the nfl his team and his community. we will party mutual respect between communities and law enforcement. >>> it's about 5:15 right now. organizers say it's the large et free motorcycle rally in the northeast and it begins today. the annual roar to the shore takes over wildwood today through sunday. organizers say wildwood is the best place for it. bikers can ride instead of haul their bikes on the trailer. >>> if they wanted to leave now, that would be perfect. >> they would get there 12 hours early. it would be great. starting on the schuylkill, around lehigh street as we're watching here in the lehigh valley, both directions look great. ma

following reports of gunfire at the cromwell hotel and casino just hours after the floyd mayweather-conor mcgregor. bennett says he was just one of away from a loud sound thought to be gunshots inside the casino-hotel. police say they spotted bennett..crouching behind a game machine during the chaos. he then allegedly ran..exited the hotel and jumped a wall. officers caught up with him and placed him in cuffs..and detained him for about 10 minutes. he was released just minutes later after they determined he wasn't a threat. bennett is one of many nfl players to sit, or kneel during the national anthem to protest racial inequality, and police misconduct. happening now, the man often called "the most hated man in america" is auctioning off a rare album. former drug company c-e-o martin shkreli bought the only copy of wu-tang clan's "once upon a time in shaolin" in 20-15. he paid two-million dollars for it. but he now says owning the album headache. and he's selling it on e-bay. bidding closes a week from friday. shkreli is known for raising the price of an aids drug by five-thousand percent. he was

after he attended the conor mcgregor fight, he was headed back to his hotel.eard gunshots and ran. that's when he wrote police singled me out and pointed guns at me for simply being a black man in the wrong place at the wrong time. i thought of my girls and never knew if i would kiss my wife again. >> there is a lot of people who lived what i lived and they're not here to tell their story. >> reporter: resupported colin kaepernick's refusal to stand as a protest, sitting for the anthem last month. he has hired a prominent attorney. >> it's only because he was rich and famous he was able to walk away from this, without going into custody or being mistreated any more so than he was. >> reporter: the las vegas metropolitan police department cautioned the public to reserve judgment and promised a fuller explanation. >> just ahead, bill karins has an update on hurricane irma plus two other hurricanes churning right now. honey? can we do this tomorrow? (grunts of effort) can we do this tomorrow? if you have heart failure symptoms, your risk of hospitalization could

. >> reporter: michael bennett says he was in las vegas to watch the floyd mayweather conor mcgregor fight on august 26th. as he was heading back to his hotel, he was part of a crowd that started to run when they heard what sounded like gunshots and the defensive end says he was singled out and life threatened by two las vegas police officers who thought he was a suspect. >> first officer put the gun on him and put him on the ground. the next officer comes up while he's down on the ground and he's the one that starts handcuffing. >> reporter: bennett was released after the officers discovered he was a professional football player and was not involved in the incident. it was later determined the shots fired call was a false report. less than 90 minutes ago, las vegas police denied bennett was detained because of his skin color. >> i see no evidence race played any role in this incident. in fact, as you notice throughout this video i play for you, while officers were searching the casino, they were able to safely evacuate many patrons of all races. >> reporter: the seahawks head coach

and conor mcgregor.officer jacinto rivera says las vegas police are checking for video and written reports but can't immediately verify bennett's account. do">their skin? i by the color of who judge people people out there who judge people by the color of their skin? i do">(darya) the 6-foot-4 defensive end says he was handcuffed face-down on the ground after one officer held a gun to his head saying he would blow his head off if he moved. bennett, who has been a leader of the national anthem protests started by former 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick, was released without charges. police later attributed the report of gunfire to the sound of velvet rope stands falling over.

it was only three weeks ago that floyd mayweather, a retired boxer, took on conor mcgregor, a mixed martialy excited about. translation: this is a fight that people have been wanting to see, waiting to see, one that won't be overshadowed by any other event. i'm very ready, very excited. the last three months, i've trained in my gym. 100%, i want to win this fight. i give everything for this fight. despite some talk of boxing being under decline and under pressure from sports like mixed martial arts, the venue sold out in less than two weeks and thousands have travelled to vegas to be part of what could be a special night. britain's double olympic champion nicola adams, who makes her us debut on the undercard, says the sport is looking towards the future. i don't know if we've ever had women on the undercard of such a big event before in vegas, we are definitely changing the game for the better. ijust hope women's boxing starts to really grow and expand and we get to see a lot more. you can often turn up to a boxing match with a strong hint of the likely winner but this one has divided opini

showing bennett being arrested, following the floyd mayweather- conor mcgregor fight. bennett claims, he was racially profiled and officers took him down simply because he is black and in the wrong place at the wrong time. the police union leader sent commissioner roger goodell a letter today... here is part of it: "i request that you conduct an investigation, and take appropriate action, into michael bennett's obvious false allegations against our officers. while the n- f-l may condone bennett's disrespect for our american flag, and evertyhing it symbolizes, we hope the league will not ignore bennett's flase accusations against our police officers." ( steve ) in sacramento... two police officers are recovering following a shootout with a homicide suspect. the shootout came as hundreds of officers attended a nearby memorial service for a sheriff's deputy... killed in a shootout last week. that suspect who was from the bay area died. the suspect in this shootout was wounded... but the extent of his injuries are not clear. the police department put out a tweet saying the

bennett says it happened after he attended the floyd mayweather conor mcgregor fight.ple heard what sounded like gunshots and ran. police officials say they were responding to an active shooter call, that bennett was handcuffed and detained for ten minutes and then ultimately released. in a twitter post yesterday bennett wrote, "officers singled me out and pointed their guns at me for doing nothing more than simply being a black man in the wrong place at the wrong time." bennett was emotional during a news conference yesterday. >> it's a traumatic experience for me, my family, and it sucks that the country that we live in now sometimes you get profiled for the color of your skin, and it's a tough situation for me. i try to tell my daughters every single day that they matter and that, you know -- >> bennett has hired a prominent civil rights attorney and is considering filing a lawsuit. his head coach pete correll said what happened to bennett is a classic illustration of the reality of inequality demonstrated daily. >>> turning now to major league baseball where things

conor mcgregor cohen was a top intelligence and counterterrorism official in the department of homeland security. good morning to you, thanks for joining us john. first and foremost, as ian was just reporting this 18-year-old was arrested. how significant a development is this arrest and how does it change the investigation? >> well, it's a significant event. it will help lead authorities to determining whether there are additional attackers who are out there. that's their number one priority at this point. they want to find out whether this person worked alone or whether there are other people out there who may be preparing to carry out an attack. secondly they'll want to figure out was this somebody who was recruited and trained by isis or al qaeda or somebody who was a troubled youth who was inspired internet. >> as ian pannell reported, friday's attack may have involved the same type of explosives used in the bombing of that ariana grande concert in manchester several months ago. what do you make of that connection? is that important? >> well, it could be very important. i mean, wha

it was only three weeks ago that floyd mayweather, a retired boxer, took on conor mcgregor, a mixed martialthat people have been wanting to see, waiting to see, one that won't be overshadowed by any other event. i'm very ready, very excited. the last three months, i've trained in my gym 100%. i want to win this fight. i give everything for this fight. despite some talk of boxing being under decline and under pressure from sports like mixed martial arts, the venue sold out in less than two weeks and thousands have travelled to vegas to be part of what could be a special night. britain's double olympic champion nicola adams, who makes her us debut on the undercard, says the sport is looking towards the future. i don't know if we've ever had women on the undercard of such a big event before in vegas, we are definitely changing the game for the better. ijust hope women's boxing starts to really grow and expand and we get to see a lot more. you can often turn up to a boxing match with a strong hint of the likely winner but this one has divided opinion amongst the experts and fans alike. rugby un

championships to last weekend's boxing extravaganza in las vegas in which floyd mayweather beat conor mcgregort is not headline news. there is no doubting the news value of hurricane harvey which landed in texas a week ago and has continued to cause huge damage as a storm and tropical depression with floods now spreading across louisiana. james cook was on the spot for bbc news on saturday. hurricane harvey smashed ashore just a short time ago. not very far from here, about 30 miles east north east of where we are standing here in corpus christi. rockport is where it came ashore. the winds were said to be at 130 miles an hour according to the national hurricane centre. that makes it a category 4 hurricane and an extremely dangerous storm. christian hudson was concerned about the danger, asking, "why was he standing outside getting soaking wet and being blasted by the winds? surely isn't this responsible of the bbc to put its reporters in danger? i know the bbc likes to report on what is happening around the world but safety should be paramount." many more viewers had a different concern about

it happened hours after the boxing match between conor mcgregor and floyd mayweather.hauring a gunshot and was forced to the ground because, quote, he was a black man at the bronc place at the long time. they arrested him. he's heard pleading with the officer, at one point calling him sir while lying face down on the concrete. >> the whole time through the whole situation, all i could think about was my wife and my kids. >> reporter: he said he feared for his life. >> officer dan comes over and put the gun at the back of his head. he could feel the barrel. freaking head off. >> reporter: in a letter bennett claims another officer jammed his knee into my back making it difficult to breathe. police released this body cam on wednesday and denied it was racial profiling. they say they reported after a report of gunshots and officers say as they searched the casino they found bennett crouched behind a sloet machine and then he took off running. >> they saw due to his actions they believed bennett may have been involved in the shooting and they gave chase r bennett said it's