jeddah is a fight venue is a _ become happy.ue is a controversial choice. human rights organisations say this is another example of saudi arabia trying to deflect from the country's poor human rights record. the authorities say sport as a vehicle for change, approved by the fact two women will fight professionally in the country for the first time. and this is the work to the ring for saturday night's fight. the last time they met anthonyjoshua by his own admission adopted the wrong strategy, so what does he need to do to secure victory this time round? the only way to beat usyk is to let the hands go, take the risk and you win the fight. b, the hands go, take the risk and you win the fight-— win the fight. a long and intense final face-off— win the fight. a long and intense final face-off with _ win the fight. a long and intense final face-off with neither - win the fight. a long and intense final face-off with neither man i final face—off with neither man wanting to blink first. the question is, was joshua wanting to blink fir

ade adedoyin, bbc news, jeddah.raine. well today he's releasing his follow—up single, �*somebody�*. our music correspondent, mark savage, reports. # you bring me summer every weekend...# two weeks ago, sam ryder invited hundreds of fans to a studio in east london to help him film a video for his new single, somebody. # cos you're perfect in every way...# they weren't expecting him to be there on the day, so when he turned up it was something of a surprise. he popped up behind and we didn't realise. it's like, "surprise!" "0h!" and then he made us all laugh. were you shocked? yeah. # hey! # you can wake me up. # lot of caffeine in my coffee cup. "somebody" is sam's first new music since coming second at the eurovision song contest in may. during a break in filming, he told us how his life had changed. this song is obviously from your debut album. yes. what can we know about that? well, i'm going to... as soon as we finish chatting, i've got to go to the studio because i've got this evening and tomorrow to finish this

jeddah as a fight venue is a controversial choice.that sport is a vehicle for change, proved, they say, by the fact that two women will fight professionally in the country for the first time, somali—born british boxer ramla ali, who will feature on the undercard. and this is the walk to the ring for saturday night's fight. the last time that they met, anthonyjoshua, by his own admission, adopted the wrong strategy. so what does he need to do to secure the victory this time round? the only way to beat usyk is to push him back, let your hands go, and that leaves you exposed. take the risk, you win the fight. there was a long and intense final face—off, with neither man wanting to blink first. the question is, wasjoshua staring defeat in the face, or will he prove the odds—makers wrong? we'll find out tomorrow night. ade adedoyin, bbc news, jeddah. time for a look at the weather. darren bett�*s here. i was hoping to show you a weather watcher picture of the northern lights from northern scotland, but this isn't a bad alternative. it coul

ade adedoyin, bbc news, jeddah.ay of the european championships. courtney tulloch won bronze on the rings — while jake jarman took bronze in the floor event before returning to the arena — and winning gold. jarman wasn't even meant to be competing in the vault event, but a late withdrawl from team—mate giarni regini moran saw jarman deliver two impressive vaults to secure the win. and that hasn't been the only gold of the day — joe fraser picking up his third victory at the championships — finishing first in the parallel bars. team—mate giarnni regini moran won bronze. and on the water — emma wiggs won her second gold in two days, whilst laura sugar, closest to the camera, added the european to her paralympic and world titles. there was a silver too for charlotte henshaw and three bronzes for the british team. and in rome at the european aquatics championship — more success for great britain. jack laugher and anthony harding won gold in the men's synchronised 3 metre springboard event. that's all the sport for now.

ade adedoyin reports from jeddah. round. usyk was hurt, joshua piled on the pressure, but the ukrainian weathered the storm and rallied in the next round. from the brink of victory to the edge of defeat, it was now joshua on the receiving end. from ukraine, 0leksandr. .. tears ofjoy for 0leksandr usyk, anger and frustration for anthonyjoshua. he threw the champion's belt out of the ring before storming out, only to return to vent with a rambling rant — a strange and surreal end to a brilliant bout. it was a great moment for usyk who was only recently part of ukraine's defence forces himself and dedicated the win to his country. translation: ukrainians never give up, they always go - to the end, they always win. we just need a little more time. emotions were still raw whenjoshua attended the press conference. it is really, really hard for me to say i'm proud of myself. i don't feel anything. i'm just... well, i'm upset, really, deep down in my heart. 0h, oh, man... so, a disappointing night for anthonyjoshua, in a bout

jeddah as a fight venue is a controversial choice.audi arabia trying to deflect from the country's poor human rights record. the authorities insist that sport is a vehicle for change. and the two fighters will meet here later tonight to settle their differences. the last time they met in the ring, by his own admission, anthonyjoshua adopted the wrong strategy, so what does he need to do this time round to secure the victory? i think anthonyjoshua's got to start really quickly. if he allows oleksandr usyk to get into that rhythm, that in and out, side to side, dictating with his jab, then it could be a hard night. when i'm big, when i'm small, so the big guy got to fight the big fight, the little guy got to fight the little fight. it was a long and intense final face—off with neither man wanting to blink first. the question is — was joshua staring defeat in the face, or will he prove the odds makers wrong? we will find out later tonight. ade adedoyin, bbc news, jeddah. about 10pm for the ring walks. great britain's jack laugher and jor

annmarie: the president said when he was in jeddah, that the saudi shared his urgency, and he expectse oil to come on the market in the coming weeks. this is not coming week. this is the opec meeting, august 3. while really everyone is expecting this status quo to maintain, if you look at the bloomberg survey, some potentially say a modest increase. the white house would view a modest increase as a win because when you look at the global oil supply, there is not much their capacity left. even if the saudi's are able to pump a little bit more, this would be a win little white house. they were just need to explain the dynamics to the american people that they do not have intentionally a whole lot to give, and you do not want them going tonight's capacity because second low back -- going to max capacity because that could low back. that is what they will have to play in terms of messaging. if there was nothing out of this meeting, potentially, that would be harnessed by the republican saying it was a failed meeting of the president owing to the kingdom. but we should know. we have seen r

ade adedoyin reports from jeddah. a night of high emotion is...nified... anger and - still be unified... anger and frustration _ still be unified... anger and frustration for _ still be unified... anger and frustration for anthony - still be unified... anger and i frustration for anthony joshua, still be unified... anger and - frustration for anthony joshua, who frustration for anthonyjoshua, who threw the champion's out of the ring before storming out only to return event with a rambling a strange and and do a strange bout. it was a cat and mouse affair which came to life in the ninth round. usyk was hurt, joshua piled on the pressure, but the ukrainian weathered the storm and rallied in the next round. from the brink of victory to the edge of defeat, it was now joshua on the receiving end. from ukraine, 0leksandr. .. translation: ukrainians never give up, they always go - to the end, they always win. emotions were still raw whenjoshua attended the press conference. well, i'm upset, really, deep down in my heart. ah, man... cheering so, a disappo

ade adedoyin, bbc news, jeddah.s functions. there were already four commissioners in place helping to run departments like planning and highways but this extends their remit. it comes after a period in which the former mayor was arrested on suspicion of bribery and witness intimidation by merseyside police, something he denies and he has never been charged with, although he does remain, he and others under investigation by the force but after that period a new mayor of liverpool was installed on promises of a new star but over the last year since the fresh start was promised, there's been a string of scandals including the renewal of the city's energy supply. mistakes made around that which could cost the city an extra £10 million it can ill afford and it then emerged that 12 council contracts have expired or were about to expire, costing the city more money, so today the commissioner announced that will be installed will take control of the city's finances. meaning that this labour run authority is largely being ov

sheikhs there pocketed a considerable sum , namely 120 million dollars, to organize a rematch in jeddah, arabia. i am very happy to be here, and i am also very happy that i have the opportunity to box in a new place for me in saudi arabia. it opens up some new horizons. i like a- to travel all over the world and box somewhere for the first time somewhere in the second preparatory training for the rematch - the ukrainian team started at the beginning of the summer, all the company trains abroad, but even for hundreds kilometers from home, our boxer delivers important messages to the world in ukraine, there is a war going on, russia is an enemy and a terrorist, and oleksandr is talking about it in every interview in ukraine right now, because the russian federation is trying to kill us all and is sending bombs to us, they are hitting houses, residential buildings where people don't live like a military base or infrastructure there, it's shopping centers, it's hospitals, sports experts in the usyk-joshua match prefer the ukrainian, the coefficient for his victory is 1.59 , the british's ch

super heavyweight world champion oleksandr usyk arrived in saudi arabia, the ukrainian is already in jeddahere during the week, together with his opponent from britain, anthony joshua will hold traditional public events before the fight scheduled for tuesday, the traditional open the training of boxers for the entire event, which will be held in one of the jewish clubs, the organizers took 3.5 hours, although it is noted that usyk and joshua will devote half an hour to training on wednesday the final joint press conference of the boxers, actually the second fight between usyk and anthony joshua will take place on august 20 in saudi arabia on saturday in september. and the main one of our joint victory, i say goodbye and pass the word to vasyl zima, who will introduce our colleague in our lviv studio. thank you very much yevgen yevgen pasco - tell about sports during the war well and what do you see, technology is developing, technology does not stand still, despite the fact that there is a war mrs. toka didenko, today they just teleported to the studio from kyiv in the summer. i greet you.

ade adedoyin in jeddah. a new king has ascended the zulu throne in south africa. failed court interdict to halt the proceedings. the half—sisters of the king claim that their late father's will, which paved the way for misuzulu to become king, may have been forged. 0ur correspondent nomsa maseko reports. singing thousands of people have gathered for the traditional coronation of king misuzulu ka zwelithini here at kwakhangelamankengane royal palace. despite the fact that there are squabbles and legal challenges within the royal family as to who should take the throne, it appears the zulu nation itself has made its choice. this is seen as a show of force to affirm that the first—born son of queen mantfombi dlamini zulu is the rightful heir to the throne. translation: today is - an opportunity for us to start afresh, turn over a new leaf. even though some have turned their backs on us, we want them to return home, for us to reunite our nation. cheering and applause the king himself has no political powers but is very influential in his nation, which is the largest e

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ade adedoyin, bbc news, jeddah.in the men�*s 4 by 400 metres relay. it was hudson smith�*s second gold of the championships after he claimed the individual title with haydock—wilson getting the bronze. we are back! this isn�*t it, this is the beginning of a comeback and honestly, this whole team, what�*s special about us is everyone has got a story. we all believe in each other, we�*ve been glued to each other, we�*ve been glued to each other all week, other, we�*ve been glued to each otherall week, because other, we�*ve been glued to each other all week, because we want to be. we love each other, man, honestly. after a medal laden commonwealth games, jake jarman, joe fraser, courtney tulloch, giarnni regini moran and james hall took a stunning team gold in the gymnastics at the european championships. it was a huge winning margin too with fraser impressing on parallel bars and jarman on floor and vault before finishing off in style on the high bar. it�*s ten years since gb won this team event. lois toulson and andr

. >> if you see a dark colored four door sedan, a volkswagen, or jeddah, we encourage you to call thest victim, identified to cnn by his brother not as 25-year-old naeem hussein, was gunned down on friday. hours earlier, he attended a funeral for two other murder victims. mohammed hussein and aftab hussein, and have expressed fear about the shootings. but >> times are crazy. just be very careful, don't leave your house at the dark if you don't have to, and who knew he would be dead the same day. >> 27-year-old muhammed afzaal hussain, was killed last monday. >> mohammed was an amazing, gentle, kind, caring, loving, excited, passionate person. >> they shot multiple times. >> his brother cnn showing where his brother was gunned down and shot several times. [inaudible] >> i am scared to sit on my balcony. i'm scared to go pick some to get my car. my kids do not allow me, even to step out of my apartment. they said that it's scary. 41-year-old aftab hussein, was shot and killed on july 26th. all three men were from pakistan and all, awkward to police, for ambushed and killed with no warni

. >> guest: it was an jeddah lived through so much you talk about but i want to go back and tell you the basis for this is what about about and that was if there's a take away from this book is this. our institutions were set up for a purpose there are institution were set up in a way that ensured that people were hurt. the people we represent should be heard in the halls of congress and that meets will be a minority and a majority. that's just we were set. right now we are a two-party system and that's what we have. it was never set up for a parliamentary system. the way it is moved forward granted there was in two parts when it first started. it's developed into that. how are they heard? if i'm in the minority i want our position to be heard, then have to process to the committee, through the floor, through our minority leaders and others in which that is expressed it will never be the majority opinion as long as majority can hold himself together. if they can hold themselves together that that's a whole new issue but that's the value of an argument. what's happening in these heari

and they were traveling between india and the red sea ports of jeddah and mocha. on the surface, red seamen appear to be nothing more than privateers. for a fee, they issued privateering licenses, letters of marked by colonial governors which gave them permission to attack french ships. since at the time, england was at war with france. but these governors knew full well that the red sea men had no intention of attacking french ships. instead, they plan to go around cape horn, cape hope into the indian ocean attack mughal ships. the red sea men where the most successful ports of all, with some of them such as henry avery amassing considerable fortunes. avery's greatest success was capturing the gone ganj-i-sawai, which was one of the flagships of the emperor aurangzeb. on board were more than 1000 people going to mecca and they were loaded with jewels and money. the pirates plunder the ship for several days. when they weren't gathering loot, the pirates engaged in animalistic and violent orgy, viciously raping numerous women. a few of the intended victims, unable

ade adedoyin, bbc news, jeddah. it's been quite an afternoon in the premier league.ripper put newcastle 3—1 ahead with 35 minutes left to play. but city fought back for a point — bernardo silva with the equaliser. they are second in the table, two points behind arsenal. leeds united are level on points with city after beating chelsea 3—0 at elland road. rodrigo is the premier league's top scorer, with four from three matches so far this season. brighton also won today, 2—0 at west ham. celtic have moved back to the top of the scottish premiership. they maintained their 100% record with a 2—0 win at home to hearts. hearts had two men sent off very late in the game. the european championships are drawing to a close. the last athletics session is just getting under way but the british team have already had plenty of success on the final day in munich. there were five more medals in the gymnastics, joe fraser leaves germany with three golds. he's already won the all—around and team titles and this afternoon he also triumphed on the parrallel bars. and there were six brit

ade adedoyin, bbc news, jeddah.de, good morning, and thank you very much indeed for talking to us this morning. i suppose we saw there, talking about anthonyjoshua first of all, just how much this narrow defeat meant to him. he was very emotional. narrow defeat meant to him. he was very emotional-— narrow defeat meant to him. he was very emotional. yeah, he has made a lot of sacrifices _ very emotional. yeah, he has made a lot of sacrifices for _ very emotional. yeah, he has made a lot of sacrifices for this _ very emotional. yeah, he has made a lot of sacrifices for this fight, - very emotional. yeah, he has made a lot of sacrifices for this fight, he i lot of sacrifices for this fight, he brought in robert garcia is a new coach, mexican—american, and we saw him looking a bit on edge, a bit nervous, because this meant a lot to him, there were potential ramifications for his career. he is normally quite calm, measured and composed, so the outburst after the fight, when he grabbed usyk�*s belts and threw them out of

let's speak now to antonyjoshua's promoter eddie hearn who joins us from jeddah. thank you for your timed he is fighting the best in the sport, pound for pound number one. olesksander— sport, pound for pound number one. olesksander usyk, a lot more confident— olesksander usyk, a lot more confident in terms of the plan he has the — confident in terms of the plan he has the mindset, it is a very tough time _ has the mindset, it is a very tough time ahead — has the mindset, it is a very tough time ahead but the way in today and tomorrow— time ahead but the way in today and tomorrow they will go to work. you mention that _ tomorrow they will go to work. ym. mention that mindset. he is mentally a difference this time and he feels as though he is in a better place. how do you think he is different from the guy who lost last year, and what has he learnt from that defeat? i think last time... there is a lot of uncertainties about olesksander usyk _ of uncertainties about olesksander usyk. people talk about the skills, almost _ usyk. people talk about the skills, almost the wizardry of the man, a