early on your head, was it john mcenroe?om time to time lose his temper, and did that reflect poorly on your shoe? or you didn't care about his image? his image was he was a great tennis player, but sometimes he would lose control, some people might say, and that did not bother you, or did it actually help sales? phil: the latter. david: oh, it did? ok. phil: no, he had a bad temper. but i always remember that arnold palmer had a bad temper too, but he would keep it in control. but you could see him standing there ready to lose it. john went over. he was arnold palmer that did not keep it in control, but he was probably the most exciting player of his era. and in private was a perfect gentleman. it was just that he was so intense that it would get away from him sometimes. but he was unique in that he lost his temper a lot, but when he played bjorn borg, and i think he played him 25 times, he never lost his temper once. david: wow. i never really knew john mcenroe as a tennis player, but when i practice law early on, the offi

martina navratilova has won wimbledon more times than john mcenroe.undit, last year panorama estimates he made about three times as many appearances during the tournament as she did. you cannot be serious, man, you cannot be serious! did you ever say to thebbc, "am i earning a comparable amount to a man doing a similarjob?" absolutely, and we were told yes, i was getting a comparable amount, so we were not told the truth. that's for sure. because it's 50 years now since the equal pay act in britain. wow. yeah, 50 years since equal pay. so it's the law! and bbc is a public corporation. yeah, they've got to do better. bbc sport told panorama the two pundits are simply not comparable. john mcenroe is contracted to be on call throughout the tournament. his role is of a different scale, scope and time commitment to martina navratilova. # i want to spend my life with a girl like you...#. the fight for equal pay in britain is as old as this ford cortina. made in dagenham, the same year that women's sewing machinists here went on strike to establish they were

are telling me that you earn 10% of what john mcenroe earns? do you feel about that? not happy. it's shocking. if it happens to me, then, for me, it's a part—time job, to me, then, for me, it's a part—timejob, two weeks to me, then, for me, it's a part—time job, two weeks of my life, but for the woman who work full—time, maybe the discrepancy is not that large, but it adds up over a lifetime. it's an amazing amount of money. it's extremely unfair and it makes me angry for other women that go through this. well, the bbc says the two commentators are on different types of contract and martina navratilova appears less thanjohn martina navratilova appears less than john mcenroe. there martina navratilova appears less thanjohn mcenroe. there is more of that interview tonight at 7:30pm on bbc one. in a moment, we have a look at the weather. he is darren. thank you. i'm sure you'll agree it doesn't feel as cold today. it will be turning milder day after day. more likely to have rain midweek than snow. that bitter easterly, we get a northerly for a whi

martina navratilova has won wimbledon more times than john mcenroe. stimates he made around three times as many appearances during the tournament as she did. you cannot be serious! did you ever say to the bbc, i am i earning a comparable amount? absolutely, and we were told i was getting a comparable amount so we we re getting a comparable amount so we were not told the truth. because it's 50 years since the equal pay act in britain. 50 years since equal pgy- act in britain. 50 years since equal pay. so it's the law! and g as i act in britain. 50 years since equal pay. so it's the law! and g as a - corporation. comparable. john mcenroe is contracted to be on call throughout the tournament. his role is of a different scale, scope and time commitment to martina navratilova. the fight for equal pay in britain is as old as this ford cortina. made in dagenham the same year that women's selling workers went on strike to established they were as skilled as the men and should be paid the same. how far are you prepared to go to strike to insist on being skilled

might say well john mcenroe does more hours so he's on had longer ten times as much i don't think so and i don't know the details of what's going on. and i don't think it's appropriate i certainly feel like it's going to be appropriate real soon to comment because it's somehow making him like poor john emacs the bad guy in this and so. we'll see what happens well the b.b.c. issued a lengthy response to its own panorama programme which on covered this story it said john and monsignor perform different roles in the team and jones role is of a different scale scope and time commitment they are simply not comparable it goes on the b.b.c. believes her pay reflects what she is off to do her time commitments her level of broadcast experience profile and track record and expertise they then say about john mcenroe he is widely considered to be the best expert slash commentator in the sports genda isn't a factor. one surprisingly this has generated a big argument on social media billie jean king who's considered one of the greatest players in the women's game applauds martina saying speaking o

s coverage of wimbledon than john mcenroe her him self has sixteen grand slam titles to his name and she's pretty upset. it's shocking if really this happens to me then you know for me it's a part time job it's two weeks of my life. but for the women that work there full time it's extremely unfair and you know and makes me angry for the other women that i think go through this b.b.c. might say well john mcenroe does more hours or he's on hair longer sometimes as much i don't think so and i don't know the details of what's going on. and i don't think it's appropriate i certainly feel like it's going to be appropriate real soon become a. because it's somehow making him like poor johnny america the bad guy in this and so. we'll see what happens well here's some of what the b.b.c. said in response john and martina perform different roles in the team and john's role is of a different scale scope and time commitment they are simply not comparable martina is one of a number of occasional contributors the b.b.c. believes her pay reflects what she is also to do her time commitment a level of

john mack about as a tennis player, but early on, the office next to mine was held by a man named john mcenroeenior. he said his son was a high school tennis player and was really good. i finally realized he was not exaggerating. let's talk about goals. a man named tiger woods can long and you signed enough -- him up early in his career. was it hard to convince him to do this? phil: you could see him coming from way back. he would play in the portland area occasionally. we would invite him and his father out to lunch. we were working on that for about three years before we signed him. --id: he then where sears where is your shoes exclusively. wears your shoes exclusively. do you just want to focus on shoes and not other types of equipment? phil: we lost money for 20 years on equipment. david: so you got out of that. for a while, you were doing casual wear as well. there was the aerobics effort and casual wear. make athletic shoes into casual shoes as well. did that work? are still a fairly big part of our business. david: so it is not just the athletes. you like it when people are wearing suit

might say well john mcenroe does more hours or he's on hair longer sometimes as much i don't think so and i don't know the details of what's going on. and i don't think it's appropriate i certainly feel like it's going to be appropriate real soon to come out. because it's somehow making him like poor johnny america the bad guy in this and so. we'll see what happens. here's some of what the b.b.c. said in response john martino perform different roles in the team and john's role is of a different scales scope and time commitment they are simply not comparable martina is one of a number of occasional contributors the b.b.c. believes her pay reflects what she is also to do her time commitment a level of broadcast experience profile and track record and expertise defending champion are one hundred valverde has taken the overall lead in cycling's tour of catalonia after winning stage two of the race on tuesday the stage took an hour longer to complete the scheduled with riders setting and usually slower pace over the one hundred seventy five kilometer course nothing slow about the day when

champion martina navratilova said she was shocked to learn that she's paid ten times less than john mcenroe walking as a commentator for the b.b.c. journal wimbledon it was revealed that seven time major winner mcenroe received two hundred ten thousand dollars from the broadcaster for the tournament while the russian lova guess just twenty one thousand dollars for me it's a part time job it's two weeks of my life. but for the women that work there full time. maybe the discrepancy is not that large but it still and it adds up over a lifetime is up to making amount of money so it's extremely unfair and you know it makes me angry for the other women that i think go through this. now i don't know the details of what's going on. and i don't think it's appropriate i certainly feel like it's going to be appropriate real soon to comment because it's somehow making him like poor johnny mac's the bad guy in this and so. we'll see what happens what has some of what the b.b.c. thought in response jong un martina perform different roles in the team and john's role is of a different scale scope and time

the bbc might say, well, john mcenroe does more hours or he's on air longer? ten times as much?ing comparable amounts, so we were not told the truth, that's for sure. because it's 50 years now since the equal pay act in britain. wow. yeah, 50 years since equal pay. so it's the law! and the bbc is a public corporation. i don't want to really rag on the bbc, because i know it goes on, i'm sure, in all the other networks, but this one being public, you know, they've got to do better. the bbc says the two commentators are on different types of contracts and that martina navratilova appears on air less thanjohn mcenroe. and you can see more of that interview in a panorama special tonight at 7.30 on bbc one. that's panorama: britain's equal pay scandal. still to come: we'll be looking into how asylum seekers are housed around the country by private companies on multi—million pound government contracts. and we will look at what vladimir putin's election win means. time for the latest news — here'sjoanna. the bbc news headlines this morning... the gambling commission has recommended tha

list of highest paid walk is revealed john mcenroe was going around ten times that of martin and rochelle over both worked for the broadcaster during wimbledon the rustle of is understandably upset for me it's a part time job it's two weeks of my life of but for the women that work there full time. maybe the discrepancy is not that large but it still and it adds up over a lifetime is absurd mazing amount of money so it's extremely unfair and makes me angry for the other women that i think go through this and i don't know the details of what's going on. and i don't think it's appropriate i certainly feel like it's going to be appropriate real soon to come in because it's somehow making it like poor johnny mac's the bad guy in this and so. we'll see what happens so not going there is the ending a minimum of two hundred ten thousand dollars by the b.b.c. and is said to be on call throughout wimbledon they say in a battle over it's just an occasional concrete as she says she's paid twenty one thousand dollars some might say this is no real surprise since wimbledon it fell for was the last of

turned out the never to load was being paid ten times less than her fellow wimbledon commentator john mcenroe who is earning over two hundred thousand dollars for two weeks' work compared to the twenty thousand the b.b.c. contends that john and martina perform different roles in the team and john's role is of a different scale scope and time commitment they're simply not comparable he is a defining voice within the b.b.c.'s coverage he is widely considered to be the best expert commentator in the sport highly valued by audiences his pay reflects all of this gender is a factor of course if this really was just about skill and expertise then it is never too low though with eighteen grand slam titles who edges out mcenroe who only holds seven grand slam titles by the b.b.c.'s own standard mcenroe should make about less than one thousand dollars and. lova should be making over half a million dollars if it's based on titles for the sports they're experts on and it isn't just tennis that's the pe and gender equality becoming an issue whether it's w w wrestling finally figured out that female wrestl

turned out the never to load was being paid ten times less than her fellow wimbledon commentator john mcenroe who is earning over two hundred thousand dollars for two weeks' work compared to the twenty thousand the b.b.c. contends that john and martina perform different roles in the team and john's role is of a different scale scope and time commitment they're simply not comparable he is a defining voice within the b.b.c.'s coverage he is widely considered to be the best expert commentator in the sport highly valued by audiences his pay reflects all of this gender is a factor of course if this really was just about skill and expertise then it is never too low though with eighteen grand slam titles who edges out mcenroe who only hold seven grand slam titles by the b.b.c. is own standard mcenroe should make about less than one thousand dollars and. aloha should be making over half a million dollars if it's based on titles for the sports they're experts on and it isn't just tennis that's the pe and gender equality becoming an issue whether it's w w wrestling finally figured out that female wrest

for a huge pay disparity on the left there, martina navratilova saying she's angry the bbc paid john mcenroe she got broadcasting for wimbledon. mcenroe earned $210,000. navratilova, $21,000. a big star, like mcenroe and if you're familiar with tennis, she holds the most single titles in the open era. they were both ranked number one. but nafvratilova won every gran slam in her career. that's a feat mcenroe never achieved. it's making headlines. not only in the sports world but everywhere this morning. back to you. natasha? >>> all right. sorry about that. jessica. now to the -- reuters, the names toys "r" us and jeffrey the giraffe will survive for a generation. the name will be among the most valuable ever to become available through a bankruptcy li liquidation. they often sell their names and logos to generate cash to repay creditors. >>> tinder's parent company could not buy bumble. so now they're suing. match group claims that bumble is infringing on two patents held by tinder. the lawsuit claims that bumble is a ripoff of tinder in every way except it gives women the parr power to make