we asked the efl to work with us. sadly, maybe they will give us a re—brief. let's hope so.an get a deal over the line. it is notjust us. two of the great clubs and the north. being destroyed. ijust did not understand why there isn't a mechanism of saving them that takes this away. this threat. because what they need to do is allow them time to recover and carry on in the league. bolton wanderers are in a similar predicament after a deal to buy the club collapsed over the weekend. their future in the league will also be decided by the efl in the coming days, though the club has said discussions are still on—going with all parties. our sports correspondent katie gornell is outside bolton for us. katie, according to bolton's adminstrator, the liquidation process starts tomorrow — what's the situation as you understand it? as you say, those talk sister undergoing. i understand that despite the 5pm deadline passing, the efl are all well aware of keeping us abreast of any and all about the micro—developments. talks are at quite a delicate stage, i understand that some hurdles hav

the efl has worked determinant and tirelessly but it is with a heavy heart of the situation has beenhat the statement goes on to say that i understand that this would be a devastating type of players, staff, supporters and it will be felt across the entire football family. no—one wanted to be in this position but following repeated list deadlines, the suspension of five league fixtures in addition to not receiving the evidence we require and a possible ta keover evidence we require and a possible takeover not materialising, the efl board has been forced to take the most difficult of decision so bury football clu b most difficult of decision so bury football club has been expelled from the english football league. as for bolton wanderers, they were in a similar predicament. the efl have now said they have 1a days to meet all outstanding problems financially and to resolve them. the bodice and they decided to lift the suspension on the notice to withdraw as part of the insolvency policy because the clu b the insolvency policy because the club had entered administration in may of this y

anger also at the efl.today saying the english football league should have done more notjust to perform checks on the type of people who own football clu bs, the type of people who own football clubs, but also they should have done more to try and help bury avoid this situation in the first place. that is something we put to the chair of the efl today. this is what she had to say about how this might be avoided in the future. one thing that i have said and people have often said to me, cut the player wages? i do think player wages need to be considered without question. if your revenue as something and your outgoings whatever that number may be, clearly any long term that is not going to be sustainable. if the point that you are making as you need to take back, consider what has gone on, i completely agree with you. yes, lessons indeed. and also another club in the north—west and a similar position. that's right. just a few miles down the road is built and bolton fans will have been looking at what happened

an 'u <6 336 it”; 'u m it<6 efl giving it an opportunity to consider the application to postpone andhen consulted with doncaster rovers before making a public announcement. the efl are not happy with bolton in the manner this has come out and they have concerns about maintaining the integrity of the competition. also bolton are not the competition. also bolton are not the only ones in the situation, we have seen the difficulties of bury as well? yes, if you think bolton are ina as well? yes, if you think bolton are in a bad spot, you have to look at bury and they are in an even worse position. they also started the season with a 12 point deduction after breaking the league's financial rules. but unlike bolton they have not kicked a ball this season, they have been prevented from playing in five successive fixtures, which have been called off by the efl. the league say they still haven't seen evidence from the current owner steve dale that bury can current owner steve dale that bury ca n afford current owner steve dale that bury can afford to pay their bills this season can afford to

the efl gave them until midnight last night to prove their finances.fternoon, the efl have told them they have until tuesday at five o'clock to finalise that deal. just to tell you more about the buyers, they are head by henry newman and rory campbell. rory campbell is the son of the former labour spin doctor, alastair campbell. they specialise in football and data analysis, and say they are looking at the club's finances very closely. the efl have said, though, this afternoon, that because of the integrity of the game, they can't afford to postpone any more matches, and that no one wants to see a club lose its place in the league. it is unclear, though, that if the sale can go ahead in four days, whether the club would be ready to play again, which potentially, could be next saturday. i have been speaking to bury forever, the supporters group, they say there is uncertainty over the players, the staff haven't been paid, the ground isn't ready, i don't needs cleaning. so today's gathering, they were unsure what it would be, whether it would be a party,

in the last half an hour, the efl have responded and basically said they are in the dark about this.nt and i will read some of it, saying they understand the challenging position the club is in, but it would have expected the club to have first interfaced with the efl giving it an opportunity to consider the application to postpone and then consulted with doncaster rovers before making a public announcement. the efl are not happy with bolton in the manner this has come out and they have concerns about maintaining the integrity of the competition. also bolton are not the competition. also bolton are not the only ones in the situation, we have seen the difficulties of bury as well? yes, if you think bolton are ina as well? yes, if you think bolton are in a bad spot, you have to look at bury and they are in an even worse position. they also started the season with a 12 point deduction after breaking the league‘s financial rules. but unlike bolton they have not kicked a ball this season, they have been prevented from playing in five successive fixtures, which have been called off by the

because the efl still hasn't seen proof that they can pay their bills for the coming season.eeling of desperation here, summed up by that protest from joy heart. she is a former director at this club, her father, the late les hart is a legend here, a stand is named after him, and she and the fans here are disappointed with the situation, and this is what she had to say earlier. bury, as a town, will be far less richer than it would have been if bury hadn't survived, so i am appealing to all of the north—west clubs out there to please, please, please help us. we need you. we need you desperately before friday. we really do. you can see the emotion from joy hart, and more fans have come down tojoin from joy hart, and more fans have come down to join her. from joy hart, and more fans have come down tojoin her. the protest moved inside the stadium at one point, when fans broke into the stadium and protested peacefully, they have since moved back out here, they have since moved back out here, they are chanting against the current owner, steve dale, pleading with him to sell the cl

if you think ligue one who are yet to start their season, they've not been allowed to buy the efl, several games suspended over financial concerns and they haven't been able to prove to the efl they are financially viable going forward so a degree of turmoil in ligue one at the moment. let's round up some of the day's other sports stories now. oliver norwood's decision to retire from internationalfootball has been slammed by the northern ireland manager michael o'neill. still only 28, the sheffield united captain wants to focus on his club career. o'neill says he's making a huge mistake. phillipe coutinho‘s joined bayern munich from barcelona on a season—long loan deal. bayern have the option to buy him forjust short of 110 million pounds at the end of the loan spell. and jimmy white has finally broken his crucible jinx. after losing six world championship finals he won a world seniors event being held at the venue in sheffield for the first time. ever since australia batsman steve smith went down after being struck on the neck during the second ashes test on saturday, there's been a lot o

the regulation happening in the efl has not worked.and proper person sets within the football system let alone simply the efl needs more scrutiny and respect them under needs to do much more work to prove they are bona fide and genuine us out owners for the clubs they want to buy. looking ahead, i think i am right in saying that spain and italy do not have a football clu b spain and italy do not have a football club per town as we have got use to in this country. the you think ultimately that needs to be a reshaping of the ball here? the world looks on how deep our football history is. we have got 92 professional clubs with probably another 20 odd professional clubs and a non—league game. 53 of the 72 english football league clubs are now spending more money than they have got coming in in revenue. there isa have got coming in in revenue. there is a serious problem. not because of too many clubs, that is because clubs are not being sustainably run. the leaks did not take enough scrutiny over how much clubs are spending. look at the cha

. earliest possible opportunity, they said —— efl.they had, that time was not the issue, and it was more the financial problems that very few bury are in and that had festered over a long period of time. bury stand to be the first ever third tier team to go out of business. an incredibly sad day in the last team was maidstone in 1992. -- in the last team was maidstone in 1992. —— and the last team. unless the efl can come up with a solution and an alternative buyer is there, but the afl have said they will now not cancel any more matches of bury and with that in mind it would appear that the end is nigh for them and there is devastation here at gigg lane. david, thanks forjoining us. and let's speak now to katie gornall at bolton's ground. what is the situation? the news about bury has filtered through to the supporters here, to the bolton supporters who face an anxious wait here, as they wait for news, dreading what might come out. we have not had any update yet and we might not have an update for some time because the efl board meet

the efl is now out of it. are is unattractive and proposition now that we are not only club, we don't know. hopefully we can get over the line and keep going. how angry other fans? there is a lot of anger. i think at the moment there is still a lot of shop. sort of that grieving process. we have lost our league status. anger... there is anger with the two previous owners, stuart dave, who is getting off lightly. he racked up {2.5 million of losses each year, he is a man who signed us up each year, he is a man who signed us up for mortgages at ridiculous interest rates. he is the man who sold cars — — interest rates. he is the man who sold cars —— car parking spaces with interest. there is a lot of frustration. simon giving a snapshot of the frustration and anger felt by many of the fans here late into last night, they continue to arrive today, to the historic patch of footballing history, which has been here for 134 years. breaking news coming in on the last few moments from our political editor laura kuenssbe

they now say they're considering legal action against the efl.e club's executive met earlier today to discuss their options, having earlier sent the efl a letter, questioning its handling of the affair. our sports editor dan roan, has spoken exclusively to bury‘s lawyer chris farnell. earlier today, senior members of bury senior and executive coaching team met at these offices behind me in cheshire. the offices of chris farnell who has been helping them try and secure a last—gasp rescue deal with a number of bidders the weekend, that early on this week. they all came to late because if it believed on tuesday night decided to expel bury from the football league and yesterday they refused to reconsider that decision. so earlier i spoke to chris, and asked him what their next steps might be? we had a meeting this morning and we will try and take stock of the position. it would appear that bury have been expelled which is a huge upset to all of the fans. the club and the local community. and it is a community club. i think what we will have to try an

that's on the agenda at the efl board meeting after this 5pm deadline.or a number of weeks. they keep having this deadline extended but thatis having this deadline extended but that is also 5pm. also in dire financial situation, but there seems to be some degree of optimism a deal can be done to try to save the club. the last deadline before it got extended to 5pm tuesday was a friday at midnight. we heard then that a ta keover at midnight. we heard then that a takeover deal had emerged from steve dale, the current owner, said a group called c&n spotting risk had done a deal. they had to do due diligence so that the deadline was extended to 5pm. they cannot keep suspending games. bury are yet to kick a ball this season. all six of their fixtures have been suspended because the owner of steve dale has not been able to provide the efl with proof he has the funds to pay the bills for the rest of the season so the efl have a suspended their six fixtures so far. they are adamant they will not do that any further so it appears that this group c&n sporting risk

the efl are still waiting for that detail. the owner has said it will ta ke detail.ys he has submitted all the information he was initially asked for. but unless he comes up with the greater detail, 125 years of football league history at bury will come to an end. and as you rightly say, the efl have given bury 14 days and unless they come up with the information in 14 days, bury face extinction from the football league. we understand issues with bolted in the same division? that is right. a possible owner of bolton has gone to the high court and asked basically for a ta keover court and asked basically for a takeover in the process of going through to be halted. the people who are wanted to take over the football ventures consortium are going to go back to the high court to try and get this overturned. but unless they can do that, again, the future of bolton wanderers will be in doubt. simon stone, thank you very much indeed with the latest on bury and bolton. england lionesses captain steph houghton has spoken about the penalty myths against the us in the women's w

the deadline is 11:55pm, but the chair of the efl has set a couple times that it may be 24-48 has set bury appears to be calling for more time. there will be more time, it may be 1—2 days rather than extending it for long periods. we may hear something late tonight, or it could be in the next day or two. i hope we get to a point where we can find a point for bury to continue. it is an historic club and it is important in the history of english football itself, but is also a real community accent and has a big impact on the community. we can't see that happening to one club, because if it happens to one, it could happen to others. good to get your thoughts this evening, tom, thanks for updating us on the situation regarding bury fc. glasgow university is to make £20 million of reparations after finding out it benefited by tens of millions of pounds from the slave trade. earlier today a memorandum of understanding was signed in partnership with the university of the west indies. the money to be raised over the next 20 yea rs money to be raised over the next 20 years will be spent on set

to prove theirfinances. —— efl.lise the deal. the buyers are led by rory campbell, son of the former labour spin doctor, alistair campbell. they specialise in football and data analysis and say they are looking at the clubs finances very closely. —— alastair campbell. because of the integrity ofa game campbell. because of the integrity of a game they cannot afford to postpone any more matches. and no one wants to see a club lose its place in the league. it is unclear though that if that sale can go ahead and four days, whether the clu b ahead and four days, whether the club would actually be ready to play a game. which potentially could be next saturday. i have been speaking to bury forever. the supporters club. the club have not paid staff, the ground needs cleaned, the ground is not ready. they were unsure whether today would be a party or awake. at the moment, it is a show of support that they will give them all the help they can to get players back on the pitch ready for next saturday. thank you very much. a spa

the club will be expelled from the efl at midnight, unless a last—minute deal can be struck to save itllo, good afternoon, welcome to the bbc news at one o'clock. the record number of wildfires in the amazon rainforest has been described as an "international crisis" by the french president emmanuel macron — he's called for them to be top of the agenda at this weekend's g7 summit. there have been 75,000 fires this year in the world's largest rainforest, which is home to about 3 million species of plants and animals, and a million indigenous people. brazil's president jair bolsonaro has accused mr macron of using the issue for political gain. naomi grimley has this report. as the flames raged, their majesty of the amazon rainforest is under threat more than ever before. these fires have been growing rapidly in number over the last year. bit by bit, singeing away the lush vegetation. climate campaigners are worried that brazil's president, jair bolsonaro, is allowing small farm holders to start the fires in order to clear land without facing penalties. translation: actually, it's jair bol

none whatsoever. —— those of the efl. hoping to make money off of it stop it will know. i swear to god. i don't want to blame —— when thomas now, but if you ask when thomas, ask him what i said to him. igot when thomas, ask him what i said to him. i got a second chance with my help. and he said "you're supposed be dying". well unfortunately with leukaemia, you get windows, you get six months pass where you well, you going another six wins and then they say "it's back and you have three months". this sort of happens all the time. you never know. do i need this? no, i want to get off. because iam sick this? no, i want to get off. because i am sick of people having a go at me for something i didn't do. this time tomorrow where do you see this ending? i'm hoping i'm having a pint and bury is safe! i really do because it has been seven months of hell. it has been four days ofjust total total devastation for me and my family total total devastation for me and myfamily and total total devastation for me and my family and my frie

bolton are in the same predicament as the efl deadline passes.pen in the first round — beaten by spaniard pablo andujar in five sets. hello, and welcome to sportsday. we start with the news that two of the oldest clubs in the football league are tonight facing expulsion after missing a deadline to find a buyer. bury and bolton wanderers were told by the english football league that they had to find a way out of their dire financial situations or the process of liquidation would begin. both clubs had potential buyers in place but both fell through before the deadline passed at 5pm today. our sports editor dan roan has been at gigg lane this evening. here at gigg lane, there are still plenty of bury fans who are waiting late into the night for any news to emerge that will give them some cause for optimism. the mood here turn from anxiety to anger early on when around mid afternoon, it emerged that the prospective deal for this team to be bought by a data analytics company collapsed as they said there were too many complexities when they were doing

but be efl only gave c&n sporting risk a few days to conduct what they called due diligence which is when a prospective buyer look at an asset's books and tries to find out whether there are any dangers lurking there and normally the process ca n lurking there and normally the process can take weeks but they were just given a few days. given until 5pm today and facts so the clock was ticking and despite the scene earlier on with fans arriving here to try to get gigg lane ready to host what would have been its first match of the season after a series of matches were suspended by vfl, but despite that effort mid afternoon news filtered through here that c&n sporting risk had pulled out and as you say they said they had encountered certain complexities when doing the due diligence that made a deal impossible. and therefore that deadline was missed. this really was the final chance for bury and the current owner steve dale. in the last hour he gave an interview to our colleagues at radio manchester and this is what he had to say. sadly up until now the fa have not worked with us to give

and obviously from the efl's forward?f ability to assess the suitability of owners, but what this is really showing is that the efl has a significant responsibility in terms of assessing who is able to take, to get hold of one of the clu bs take, to get hold of one of the clubs and do they have the funds going forward, because that is ultimately what has led to the situation now with five games at the start of the season all being postponed because the efl does not wa nt postponed because the efl does not want a club starting the season if there is any doubt it won‘t be able to fulfil its fixtures and could colla pse to fulfil its fixtures and could collapse during the season. but yes, thatis collapse during the season. but yes, that is the big issue going forward, what checks and balances can be put in place going forward to really know that an owner does have the funds going forward to run the club? it isa funds going forward to run the club? it is a situation that is unfolding at bolton as well, clear and owner was abl

the efl has extended its deadline about the viability of the club to next tuesday. for the efl to decide if their proposed takeover will stop them from being thrown out of the game. the club had until midnight last night to prove their finances and two hours before it was announced that the club was being sold to cnn sporting risk. in the last few minutes, we have heard that a has to be done done by 5pm on tuesday. to tell you a bit more about the company, they are by henry newman and rory campbell. now, rory campbell is the son of the former labour spin doctor, alastair campbell. and they specialise in football and data analysis. they say they are looking very closely at the clubs finances. the reaction to this sale, from the fans, has been one of relief. but they are also still anxious, and want questions answered. there will be a large gathering here tonight because, as the gate says, it is notjust about football, it is about the community. back to biarritz and the g7 summit which is kicking off in the south of france. in the last few months we have seen the arri

if you think ligue one who are yet to start their season, they've not been allowed to buy the efl, severale financially viable going forward so a degree of turmoil in ligue one at the moment. let's round up some of the day's other sports stories now. 0liver norwood's decision to retire from internationalfootball has been slammed by the northern ireland manager michael 0'neill. still only 28, the sheffield united captain wants to focus on his club career. 0'neill says he's making a huge mistake. phillipe coutinho's joined bayern munich from barcelona on a season—long loan deal. bayern have the option to buy him forjust short of 110 million pounds

quick development on the football story we have been covering and it was announced in the last hour eflvidence required over their financial matters otherwise their financial matters otherwise the match that weekend will be called off. will have mark on that as it develops. hello there and we will have sunnier moments over the next few days that have a wet weather plan readyjust in case and there will certainly be a few showers around but we see ones spread southward and eastward across wales and could be entered in the art persistent rain and there could be some disruption here into tomorrow morning and temperatures in the single figures for the start up tomorrow morning. northern ireland through northwest england and other parts of east anglia and a few developing for the afternoon in scotla nd developing for the afternoon in scotland and northeast england and a chance of one or two and the vast majority you are not spending the whole the michael of your day dry, just the bulk of your day dry even if temperatures are down for this time of year around 15 or 21 degrees and then it is ti

on the programme, she said no so we haven't got a reaction from the efl because they have had enoughster city and caught up with kyle walker and raheem sterling and sometimes we take the reporter out of those interviews and you get a bit more fun. do you have an impression of each other? i missed that one out, that's my question. who could you both face time now that would definitely answer? john. yeah, john. i'm out of date. hello. hire, lad, how are you? your live on football focus. thank you. that is good, the whole thing is worth watching. we also have a liverpool goalkeeper who came on as a back—up, he in but has become a realfocus goalkeeper who came on as a back—up, he in but has become a real focus of attention for liverpool, who take on burnley today, you mentioned the north london derby and we will get into that, arsenal and spurs meeting and in scotland it's rangers against celtic. been there before, but perfect reports so far for the pair of them three wins out of three, so we have an aberdeen fan to go and test the mood as at neutral. the only neutral one is a partick th

the efl had given the club until midnight to show it could afford to continue or be kicked out of theester sports reporter, mike minay, who‘s been following the story. good morning. i mean, good news on the surface but it is more complicated than that? it is, bury have been sold according to steve daly the owner and he has accepted a bid which late last night was very fea rful bid which late last night was very fearful whether he would, the club was on the brink of losing —— the town was on the club of losing its clu b town was on the club of losing its club and community. but it was accepted at ten minutes to ten and 110w accepted at ten minutes to ten and now it is with the efl who have to verify the owner and are working closely with the new potential buyer and hopefully, hopefully there will bea and hopefully, hopefully there will be a sale of bury football club. what do we know about the people who made the bed? it is a company called c&n sporting risk, and analytics company. they are owned by two men, henry newman and rory campbell, rory campbell being the son of the former labo

there were tears here last night as the efl called time on bury‘s membership.

wanderers had been given until five o'clock tomorrow by the efl for the takeover to be completed or, face the process of expulsion. ater their takeover collapsed, administrator paul appleton says they're can't carry on trading which will lead to liquidation and the loss of more than over 150 jobs. nothing would surprise me any more, there's been so many twists and turns in this whole fiasco, but nothing would surprise me so i could nothing would surprise me so i could not even make any predictions but if the main protagonist here, if they've got any shred of decency, and compassion, they want to see this club go under and they'll do the right thing and get the deal done. something could be put on the table that stands up, then i think i gave you can see a way forward. i think they will look up on a theme for a think they will look up on a theme fora i'm sure think they will look up on a theme for a i'm sure they are sick of it as much as we are as supporters. the excuseis as much as we are as supporters. the excuse is i'm doing things that they held up for certain reasons and it's go

he says he is in contact with the efl and is doing what he can to try and save the club.pushed under. i took the son first and put him up on the lilo and then as i pulled him up, the dad, he kind of came up so i make sure that he was leaning on it, and it took his weight. he is unconscious, you must have had the worst thoughts going through your mind at that moment. when he was lying on the beach, there was foam coming out of his mouth and his fingers and his feet were blue. what did you do? we took a towel on top of him to try and heat him up because he was shivering, but through mumbled speech he was saying that he was too hot. when i try to put on the towel, he said no, no. we put it on that he started to slowly speak again. i wonder what he had to say to you. he thanked us when he went away in the chopper, his speech was much better then. the school are thrilled, and people are saying you should get medals. we weare just glad to help, really. wejust had to... instinct kicked in, really. you get home after the trip to the beach and the family say what happened, what di

wanderers had been given until five o‘clock tomorrow by the efl for the takeover to be completed or,n over 150 jobs. nothing would surprise me any more, there‘s been so many twists and turns in this whole fiasco, but nothing would surprise me so i could nothing would surprise me so i could not even make any predictions but if the main protagonist here, if they‘ve got any shred of decency, and compassion, they want to see this club go under and they‘ll do the right thing and get the deal done. something could be put on the table that stands up, then i think i gave you can see a way table that stands up, then i think i gave you can see a way forward. i think they will look up on a theme for a think they will look up on a theme fora i'm sure

they say they're considering legal action against the efl.day to discuss their options, having earlier sent the efl a letter questioning its handling of the affair. bbc sport has seen this letter. it includes questions like: "why owner steve dale passed the fit and proper person test?" and "why a late bid from a brazilian multi—millionaire was not accepted?" the club's lawyer has told bbc sport "all options are on the table." 0ne one was from a former chairman, another one was from a brazilian connection. there is significant worth behind the net individual for the country. he was extremely keen to buy the football club, as was the italian consortium. but they don't appear to have been considered or given the same length of opportunity to save berry football club. manchester united fans will be racking up the air miles in the group stage of the europa league. they're facing the prospect of a 7,000—mile round trip to kazakhstan, for the clash with fc asta na. let's take a look at how the all british teams fared in today's draw. it's not bad in

the only actions stopping bury football club now are those of the efl.only industry i have been involved where the guy who's trying to save that gets vilified. that is what i don't, it won't go in my head. if you have seen some of the dreadful acts that have been done with my family and my home you just think my god. and if i retaliate, i am the bad guy. well, i won't let people do things to my family. it is not going to happen. manchester united manager, 0le gunner solskjaer, says social media companies must stop the spread of hate. it's after his midfielder, paul pogba, was racially abused online when he missed a penalty in united's premier league draw with wolves, on monday. pogba was the third player in a week to be targeted, and solskjaer says that, whilst the frenchman has the character to deal with it, more needs to be done to stop the abuse. england are taking on the netherlands in the semifinals of the eurohockey chamfer chips. the dutch weed at the moment after she found the top corner during the penalty corridor in the first corner before she

the efl say they are still dissatisfied that bury can pay outstanding creditors and have funding for he has provided the required evidence and is prepared to sell the club. there's europa league qualifying this evening, four teams we're going to keep an eye on... wolves host armenian side pyunik. they have a 4—0 lead from the first leg of their third qualifying—round tie. rangers too have a lead against fc mitchelland. 2—0 up from the first leg. tougher for aberdeen though, they trail by two against riekka. the toughest of tasks though for the new saints — 5—0 down against bulgarian side ludogorets. you can keep updated on those ties on the bbc sport website. now, this british pair crossed the line together celebrating first at the olympic triathlon test event in tokyo overnight. but then they were disqualified. georgia taylor—brown and jess learmonth crossed hand in hand and although learmonth was initially given the win, both were later disqualified under a rule that says you can't intentionally cross the line together. it meant bermuda's flora duffy was given first place, and grea

united 27 years ago but since then the kent club have risen back through the leagues to the brink of the eflers, 0liver ash. 0liver, these are desperate times for bury but your club has shown it is possible to bounce back, how did you go about doing it? well, u nfortu nately we well, unfortunately we folded in 1992, and it took many years for the club, reformed by some dedicated supporters, to work their way back up supporters, to work their way back up the pyramid. we were reinstated 13 divisions down from where we'd gone bust, in division four, so it's been a long journey back on park pitches and up through the county league and the kent league, and fortu nately league and the kent league, and fortunately now the club is in fine shape, ona fortunately now the club is in fine shape, on a solid financial footing. we run it sustainably. we make sure we don't have any deficit spending. touch wood, things are looking more promising for the future than they we re promising for the future than they were 27 years ago. in terms of the fa ns were 27 years ago. in terms of the fans of bury and what t

we hear from the chair of the efl as bury‘s future hangs in the balance.got grandfathers, fathers, daughters, of course i understand and it's something i hate. celtic take on the swedish champions in the europa league. also coming up in the programme: as former england rugby union international james haskell reveals he's training to become a mixed martial artist, we ask his former teammates what they make of his new choice of career. there might be a few opposition members and a few team—mates they might want to give him a little slap! hello and welcome to sportsday. hello and welcome to the programme. we start with some rain, rain and some more rain. no, you've not tuned into the weather. but action at the start of the third ashes test has been fairly limited by the weather. england have shown some improvement in the last half another but they needed it. you are right. the match was starting to get away from them during the afternoon session but they dragged it back in the last hour or so with three wickets that they sorely needed. they began the day was

they now say they‘re considering legal action against the efl.ons are on the table. one that has to be considered is legal action. they‘ve given the efl until four o‘clock to respond, so things should move quickly depending on their response. manchester united fans will be racking up the air miles in the group stage of the europa league. they face the prospect of a 7,400—mile round trip to kazakhstan for the clash with fc astana. let‘s take a look at how the all british teams fared in today‘s draw. i‘ts not a bad draw in terms of competition though for ole gunnar soljkaer‘s side. out of those three opponents, they‘ve only faced fk pa rtizan once before. they‘ve also got dutch side az alkmaar. last season‘s finalists arsenal have been drawn against eintracht frankfurt, standard liege and vitoria guimaraes. wolves have been handed an interesting draw. in their first european competition since 1981 they‘ll travel to turkey, portugal and slovakia. it‘s a tough one for celtic — their group includes the team that knocked them out of champions league qu

but today could be the day they go out of business and are kicked out of the efl.ale of the club to new owners, the same deadline for fellow league one side bury, who are also fighting for their survival. well, let us go back to, let us talk more about this story, now, we can talk to ian bridge and he is the co—founder of the bolton wanderers support group. sorry, ian. ido co—founder of the bolton wanderers support group. sorry, ian. i do have the details but they didn't appear, supporters trust, there we go. i have got the right name eventually. apologies for the delay. ian, this must be the most nerve—wracking of days for you. it is terrible. it's, it's so, so sad it has descended to this level, and as you mentioned, we are one of the founder members of the football league, for a club of the football league, for a club of the standard and stature chur and the standard and stature chur and the proare digs of bolton and the town and community, it is sad a few individuals can bring this situation about. about. for people who are not aware how the club has got to thi

today the efl's need to be toughened up.oday the efl‘s executive chair told me she would review those rules but we remain to see what action is taken. thank you. the community there has been left in tears. they were in tea rs late last been left in tears. they were in tears late last night when the decision came through about the insurmountable challenges that have led to the expulsion of the club from the football league. it has hit the sport and the town very hard to come saga raising difficult questions about how and why the club found itself in this position and those checks in place to safeguard against scenarios like this. austin hillwood has been taking a look at how bury fc got to hear. for this clu b how bury fc got to hear. for this club and community, these are the darkest of times. after 134 years of history, bury football club and its fa ns history, bury football club and its fans have been dealt a fatal blow. after numerous delays and complications, late last night they we re complications, late last night they

the efl have promised to launch an investigation, and will consider a salary cap to limit clubs frombefore buying a club, with criticism that it's not fit for purpose. one thing that i have said when people have often said to me, what do you think needs looking at? player wages, i think they need to be considered without question because of your revenue is x and your outgoings are x plus whatever that number may be, clearly in the long term that is not going to be sustainable. if the point that you are making is do we need to sit back and consider what has gone on and learn lessons from it, i completely agree with you. bolton, who are facing liquidation, have reportedly been told by their administrators plans to shut the club down have been put on hold. the efl issued a 14—day notice of withdrawl, to sell the club or produce proof of funds, they faced the same 5pm deadline as bury. football ventures' deal, which was halted on saturday, could be back on. it's thought an internal message was circulated to club staff this morning to ease concerns the business is about to close. 150 jobs

we hear from the chair of the efl as bury‘s future hangs in the balance.red in italy in the europa league play—offs — did wolves manage get the upper hand on torino? hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm eleanor roper. it was a day of rain and interruptions in the third ashes test between england and australia. but it was a much brighter picture forjoffra archer. he took six wickets as australia were bowled out for 179 in theirfirst innings. archer took six for a5, five of which of which came in the final session. but he began with the wicket of marcus harris. either side of two lengthy delays for rain and bad light, australia reached 136—2 thanks to a third—wicket stand of 111 between david warner and mar—nus labushane. but archer, who made such an impressive debut in the second test, had warner caught—behind for 61, to spark a collapse of three wickets for three runs. at 173 for six, honours seemed to be even, only for archer to return once again and run through the tail. the last four wickets fell for six runs. i guess it is a thing you are really trainin

there were a couple of shocks in the efl cup last night.ester united. all the other premier league clubs survived, including west ham who beat newport county 2—0, a score which included a first hammers goal forjack wilshere. one other line of football news, it looks like alexis sanchez has finally found a way out of manchester united. they've agreed a deal for him to join the italian side inter milan on a season—long loan. and that is it from us here at gigg lane. will bring you the latest bury the bolton wanderers throughout the programme. steph is here who set out a warning yesterday that we will do a countdown. 48 hours —ish yesterday for the pp! and how long do we have now? it is until1159 for the pp! and how long do we have now? it is until 1159 on thursday night. august 29, you have until 1159 to get a claim in. just to remind everyone, this is the payment protection insurance, what people may have added, if they had insurance or if their credit cards or loans of any sort, mortgages and that type of thing, financial products and it wa

the efl says the club has until friday to prove it can afford to keep going.u bs i'm appealing to all the north—west clubs out there to please, please, please help us. we need you, we need you desperately before friday. we really do. we now know england will face world champions holland in the euro—hockey semi—finals. they narrowly managed a win over belarus thanks to this goal from hannah martin with just four minutes to go. it's a tough tie and follows holland's 14—0 win over russia. if england win the title then team gb will qualify for next year's olympics. rugby union now, and the international career of england centre ben teo is over after he signed for french club toulon tonight. teo was left out of eddiejones' world cup squad last week, but will now be ineligible for a call—up in the case of injury after the rugby football union confirmed their selection policy with regards foreign—based players. te'o was discarded shortly after being involved in an off—field incident on a training camp in italy. onto canoeing, where charlotte henshaw has secured brita

the league one club has been set a deadline of 5 o'clock tuesday evening to convince the efl they cany in business. administrators say unless a takeover deal can be agreed, they'll put the 145 year old club into liquidation and start closing it on wednesday. here's our sports correspondent andy swiss. newsreel: nat lofthouse charges in and there's bolton's second goal! it is one of england's oldest and most historic clubs. bolton wanderers have scored the fourth cup victory of their history. fa cup winners, premier league regulars until recently, but how times change. this year has seen bolton fans protesting against their owners, with the club mired in financial problems, and now it's on the brink. a takeover has collapsed and, barring developments, administrators say they will start closing it down this week. fans are fearing the worst. it would just be so, so sad that a club of this long—standing history — one of the founding clubs in the league — would just cease to exist. having been a fan my whole life, ijust can't imagine that happening, and nor can anybody else. but if these p

the efl has extended its deadline about the viability of the club to next tuesday.t bury‘s gigg lane stadium. leanne, what's the latest? we have been waiting for information today since the late night announcement on the possibility of a new owner. bury i still anxiously waiting for the afl to decide if their proposed takeover will stop them from being thrown out of the game. the club had until midnight last night to prove their finances, and two hours before it was announced the club it was being sold. in the last few minutes we have heard that deal has to be done by 5pm on tuesday. to tell you a bit more about the company, they are led by henry newman and rory campbell. rory campbell is the son of the former labour spin doctor alistair campbell, and they specialise in football and data analysis. they say they are looking very closely at the club's finances. the reaction to this sale from the fans has been one of relief, but they are also anxious and want questions answered. there will be a large gathering here tonight because as the gate says it is not just about

so far this season they've lost their two league matches and beaten blackpool in the efl cup, but the great britain's georgia taylor—brown and jess learmonth have been disqualified at the triathlon olympic test event in tokyo after crossing the line hand in hand in first place. although learmonth was initially given the win, both were later disqualified under a rule that says you can't intentionally cross the line together. it meant bermuda's flora duffy was given first place, and great britain's vicky holland was upgraded to third. it's really disappointing and i feel for them because they both raced exceptionally well today and, as far as i'm concerned, they smashed it and they deserve that first and second place. but the rules are the rules, u nfortu nately. yeah, itjust shows that even with those two disqualified, we still end up with someone on the podium and other people coming in in the top ten, so real strength and depth in ourteam. mcconnachie was ruled in the starting 15 but he was a shock call—up to the world cup squad. three changes to the starting side. forward will capta

more on a busy day of football action in the efl and scottish divisions to come.st to the cricket and england just about have the upper hand in the opening ashes test. after eaking—out a total of 37a, in their first innings at edgbaston, a lead of 90 runs, they managed to take three of australia wickets today but crucially couldn't dismiss steve smith who'll still be at the crease when they resume day four tomorrow morning. 0ur sports correspondent joe wilson has more. dress code optional, but try to be eccentric. some of them made you think, why? some, how? even on fancy dress day it is about cricket. no ashes without fire. i no england without burns. # and it burns, burns, burns #. it took a sharp catch from the wicketkeeper to get rid of rory burns, but his 1a3 was an immense contribution. who would add to it? batting suddenly seemed baffling. chris woakes attacked. in the context of the match, as england built a lead, this shot seemed almost worth more than six. nice try in the stands! crowd fully engaged, suggesting david warner, the former ball tamperer, had

tonight the efl says it's "concerned" by ongoing delays.n the rugby league challenge cup for the first time since 2012. the wolves went to wembley as the underdogs, but beat st helen's 18—1; in blistering heat with pitch temperatures of over 30 degrees. they wrapped up their win in the 73rd minute with a try from hooker daryl clark. warrington'sjoe philbin and ben murdoch—masila scored two tries in quick succession in the first half. that was after two saints tries were controversially disallowed by referee robert hicks. warrington were beaten by the catalans dragons in last year's final. england look in good shape ahead of the rugby world cup with a crushing 57—15 victory over ireland. it was their largest ever victory over today's opponents. manu tuilagi was one of the stars of the show for eddiejones' team, scoring one of eight england tries. theirfinal warm—up match is against italy at st james' park next month. scotland avenged their hammering by france by recovering an 11—point deficit to win the return match at murrayfield. a chris h

the club, which is 134 years old, is the first team to drop out of the efl since maidstone in 1992.14—day extension to the former premier league side bolton wanderers, in the hope they can sort out a takeover. talks to form a new government in italy have resumed now populist and centre—left leaders have agreed that giuseppe conte should stay on as prime minister. italy's president has given the five star movement and the democratic party until wednesday to reach a deal and avoid a snap election. ramzan karmali reports. for many italians, this has become an all—too—familiar scene. all additions engaging in more emergency talks with the pill —— president but this time hope is close. translation: we are going on and working to give italy a new government. a turning point government. a turning point government that cares for the environment, for employment, for research and the common good of our country. italy public prime minister, giuseppe conte, resigned in dramatic fashion last week after mattie o salvi ne, the leader of the nationalist league party, tabled a no confidence motion a