katie gornall, bbc news, como.ate in the series against pakistan. the all—rounder has been out with a hamstring injury since the beginning of august but has had what's been described as a "positive scan". england travel to pakistan on tuesday with the three—test series getting under way on october 7th. even if he is on track to lead the team, there's doubt over whether he'll be able to bowl. the former world number one naomi osaka opened her challenge at the china open with a straight—sets victory over lucia bronzetti of italy. the four—time grand slam champion closed out her first round match against the 77th ranked italian in 83 minutes in front of her new coach, patrick mouratoglou, former coach of serena williams. osaka faces a tough second—round clash against 21st seed yulia putintseva. they've met five times, with putintseva winning the first three matches, but osaka taking the two most recent meetings. just a reminder of our top story. the europa league is up and running. manchester united were in action. it

katie gornall reports from the italian city.cation that has always attracted investors, and now they're here for women's football. i've always thought it was a good business. six months ago, a new investment group bought fc como women. the ambition is very much to build a global portfolio, starting with women's professional teams in europe. we believe that there is an incredible opportunity to give those clubs the fuel that they need to ride, you know, obviously a big wave that we're seeing in women's sport. it was here in these glamorous surroundings that mercury 13 first launched their project. but they have ambitions that extend far beyond the shores of lake como and see investments in english women's football as a priority. the group want to invest over £80 million into the women's game and turn their teams into global brands. they've already given como — a mid—table team in italy's top flight — a whole new look. the training ground has been upgraded and rebranded since the new owners took over, and a raft of new signings ha

katie gornall, bbc news, como.troyed after a nearby river burst its bank. a sinkhole has appeared at their plough lane stadium, and now the fan—owned club is getting to grips with the scale of the devastation and the repair job ahead of them, as patrick geary reports. even from a distance, it's clear what has happened to afc wimbledon's plough lane pitch is beyond the work of a groundsman's rake. the surface scarred after the flooding of the nearby river wandle on sunday night caused an underground eruption of pressure. at one point, the whole stadium was submerged, 100,000 litres of water were pumped out, and the damage is still being calculated. i mean, it's absolutely devastating. we're a fan—owned club. there isn't somebody at the end of the phone writing a big cheque for us, like the majority of football clubs in this circumstance. so there's no getting around it, this is a serious incident for this football club to face. but the club has proved time and again that it overcomes adversity. there's no football c

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katie gornall travelled to como and sent this report. now they're here for women's football. i've always thought it was a good business. six months ago, a new investment group bought fc como women. the ambition is very much to build a global portfolio, starting with women's professional teams in europe. we believe that there is an incredible opportunity to give those clubs the fuel that they need to ride, you know, obviously a big wave that we're seeing in women's sport. it was here in these glamorous surroundings that mercury 13 first launched their project. but they have ambitions that extend far beyond the shores of lake como, and see investments in english women's football as a priority. the group want to invest over £80 million into the women's game and turn their teams into global brands. they've already given como — a mid—table team in italy's top flight — a whole new look. the training ground has been upgraded and rebranded since the new owners took over, and a raft of new signings have come through the door. they're getting read