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says that they have to give the sale to go ahead by friday. >> the attempted takeover of liverpool football clubs not a conventional deal. the chairman is selling the club from under its owners, who are now trying to block him in the courts. they have loaded up liverpool with a heavy burden of bank debt, and with level starting so badly, fans are desperate. many liverpool supporters feel a reluctance to go. >> it's a great pity that at the end of an exhaustive process, a competitive bid that we had, that they will not take the last opportunity to be the good guys and passover liverpool to their right owners. that is what they promised to do. that is what they said they wanted to do. at the last minute, when it does not pay them enough, they have chosen to fight it. i can understand their disappointment, but they are not corn to get their money back, -- that they are not going to get their money back, but this is an an exhaustive process per >> if the courts were to allow the sale, it would still go through, via the to militating mechanism of liverpool being put into administration under insolven

the big story tonight as you mentioned earlier kate the liverpool football club story out of financial catastrophe at the last minute real the nail biting stuff from it it certainly was yes kevin nearly four hundred million pounds worth of debts to be paid off today but a last minute deal came forward so it kind of means no administration for now no that's looking very unlikely and no point deduction either great stuff with more of that coming up. hello and welcome to the sports news and here are the headlines a done deal new england sports ventures complete their takeover at liverpool football club. qual flying high new most of g.p. world champion poor guy lorenzo was quickest during practice for the australian grand prix. the night returns russian heavyweight alexander ovechkin goes back to his hometown of check off to step into the boxing ring and. start his football as new england sports ventures have completed their takeover of liverpool after the club's cohen as earlier removed the restraining order blocking any sale tom hicks and george gillette accepted defeat in their bid to p

a done deal new england sports ventures complete their takeover of liverpool football club. while flying home i knew most of g.p. world champion jorge lorenzo was quickest during first practice this trail in grand prix. and so the night returns russian heavyweight alex on the event can goes back to his hometown of checkoff to step into the boxing ring. we start with football and new england sports ventures have completed their takeover of liverpool after the club's co-owners earlier removed the restraining order blocking any sale tom hicks and george gillett accepted defeat in their bids to prevent a sell to any s.b. but say they will pursue one point six billion dollars in damages for what they call an extraordinary swindle in under valuing the club any s.p. who own baseball team the boston red sox weatherboards choice as liverpool's new owners and completed their four hundred seventy seven million dollars purchase of the club just a couple of hours ago this will allow their major creditors the world bank of scotland to be paid three hundred forty eight million dollars they

do it to a bank in the letter reads in part if you join tom hicks and raping and pillaging liverpool football club then you will be making a very powerful enemy you are facing an energized well informed mass of liverpool fans from around the world so i'm trying to say that you know if these bankers own the u.s. economy if they own our politicians there seems to be a way that we can also write letters to these bankers if you loan another dime to our government yeah who are you know where i'm going to be angry but i've done a study i've done a study every corporation in the world and i've looked at how hated various companies are obviously b.p. is sated monsanto exxon coca-cola is also hated company because of what they do in south america and india now i have determined using my own financial metrics that if the global die a sporran of disgruntled victims of the global victims of the global banking and corporate occupation wanted to join together on mass. and drop a company down to zero for the sole purpose of demonstrating to the banking occupying forces that you have some power it's coca-cola eve

. >> liverpool football club may be sold to the owner of the boston red sox baseball team. but will this create problems within their borders? >> the takeover of the football club is not a conventional deal. it involves the chairman selling the club against the wishes of its owners. they have the burden of $445 million of back that, and family -- and fans are desperate to see that money back. >> i think it is a great pity that at the end of an exhaustive process there has been a competitive bid, which we have, but they are not going to take the last opportunity to be the good guys and passover liverpool to the right hands. and that is what they promised to do. that is what they said all along they're going to do. at the last minute, when it does not pay them enough, they choose to divided. i can understand the disappointment. >> bankers tell me that the courts -- the sale would probably still go through, although it would be and humiliating mechanism. the red sox proprietor is proposing to pay $480 million for the football club. this is not enough to pay off the bank debts.

. >> the singapore billionaire has offered to buy liverpool football club for $507 million. he has to wait for the conclusion of the club's high court case to decide who has the right to sell it. they have accepted a bid from new england sports ventures. fans think the singaporean offer provides immediate funds to buy new players. the owners are trying to stop the board selling the club to the american company. competitors at the commonwealth games are facing a variety of challenges since arriving two weeks ago. food, water, and accommodations. some face a deadly snakes in their rooms. no one has been bitten. probably because of one indian wildlife rescue team. >> a spectacled cobra, common in india. rarely have sex got so much attention at a major sporting event. -- have snakes got so much attention at a major sporting event. now the their accommodation is the offices in delhi. it was a smooth operation. there would and we would respond. we would be out in 10 or 15 minutes. >> this will snake is the latest to be found. -- wolf snake is the latest to be found. it is not pois

. >> football news for you, soccer depending on where you are, in liverpool football club, offered to be purchased for $507 million, but he must wait until the conclusion of the club's high court case to decide who has the right to sell it. he has already accepted a bid from new england sports ventures. fans themselves may think that before an offer is more attractive, providing the media with funds for new players. the owners, tom hicks and the left, attempting to stop the selling of the club to the american company. commonwealth games in delhi have faced a variety of challenges. food, water, accommodation problems among them. now, deadly snakes in the rooms. no one has yet been bitten, likely because of one wildlife rescue team. >> a spectacled cobra. common in india, rarely have snakes received so much attention at a major sporting event. seven of them have been rescued from commonwealth games rescues. now the temporary accommodation is a wildlife officer in delhi. >> we were able to coordinate the entire rescue with the organizing committee. it was a very smooth or operation. with

liverpool football club's american owners have suffered a further setback after a high court judge ruled tom hicks and george gillette's injunction to block the sale of the club was invalid the ruling that paves the way for it to be sold to new england sports ventures who own the boston red sox baseball team on wednesday the pats work out an injunction in texas to halt any proposed sale by the club's board but the judge in london said that ruling held no sway in england earlier on thursday another possible buyer singaporean businessman peter lim withdrew his bed liverpool faces a friday deadline to repay loans of three hundred eighty four million us dollars the world bank of scotland if no one is in a position to repay the money the club could be placed into administration faces the prospect of a nine point penalty. meanwhile although they should have a clear striker fernando torres has been declared fit for sunday's messy side darby at goodison park the striker has been out with a torn growing muscle since october the third. but he resumed training on wednesday and should play against e

in the last few minutes the british football club liverpool f.c. says it has agreed to sell to the owners of the boston red sox the club which is currently owned by american businessmen tom hicks and george gillett and i'm sure the sale on its website the buyer new england sports ventures also owns the new england sports net way fenway sports group fenway racing. now the new generation rafa has suffered a shock first round exit at the china open the former world number one losing in straight sets to fellow russian and invest in our took the first set seven six men totally overwhelmed to rapper in the second who isn't seeded to wrestle for the world number fifteen. but to make sure i will get an upset against local favorite dark take room after taking the first set six three back to take the second six one before the russian through. a good day's work or so for fellow russian bidders on the revolver sparking form continues after reaching the us open final she thrashed andrea picked conviction straight sets and is in the second round by the russians

the latest business news -- i do not get this whole saga about the liverpool football club. it gets more complicated by the day. >> it is complicated. i will try to explain it. the current owners of liverpool are still trying to find -- late on wednesday, a court in texas granted them a temporary restraining order blocking the deal. it's thought that tom hicks might have sold its shares to an american hedge fund, further complicating the situation. >> it is incredibly complicated. the temporary restraining order was given by a texas court last night. the board of the club has said that they think they can get that overturned. meanwhile, the clock is ticking on the repayment of the loan, which has to be done by tomorrow. the main creditor, the royal bank of scotland. if that does not happen, there's a possibility that this famous club could go into the beginnings of administrative proceedings. we have yet another development in the last hour that could potentially throw all that into doubt. what we have been told is that an american financial company which controls the stake

meanwhile it is an anxious day for liverpool football club best still waiting to see if their sale to the owners of the boston red sox will go through before the deadline to settle the club's debts liverpool must pay back three hundred forty eight million dollars to the royal bank of scotland on friday and were hoping to use the cash generated from the sale of the club's new england sports ventures to do so but that's been stalled again by the current owners george gillett and tom hicks they believe the sale price of four hundred seventy seven million is too small and would go back to the texan court day to try and block the sale once more they had gained a temporary restraining order but that was overruled by the u.k. high court yesterday if the club fails to pay back the debt by friday it could be placed into a ministration and face a nine point induction. in the english premier league. liverpool is that they're striking fernando torres has been declared fate for sunday's merseyside darby goodison park he's recovered from a groin injury and should play against everton however. with

the high court in london has ordered the current owners of liverpool football club to stop using the american legal system to try to prevent the sale of the team. despite this, the owner, tom hicks and george gillette, have taken their case back to a court in texas where they had earlier won an injunction blocking the sale. a majority of liverpool's directors want to sell the club to new england's sports ventures which owns the boston red sox baseball team. but mr. hicks and mr. gillet say the proposed deal undervalues the club. our sports correspondent, dan rowan, will explain. >> last night, we expected that a change of ownership from tom hicks and george gillett to john w. henry, the millionaire owner of the boston red sox baseball team, was in the offing only for that to be suffered by a last-minute intervention by hicks and gillett who had obtained a court injunction back home in dallas. that meant that both parties were back in the high court again today. we were there as well. to -- the jumming finding in favor of -- the judge finding in favor of liverpool and against hicks an

the increasingly bitter battle to own liverpool football club has taken another turn. lawyers for the american owners removed the restraining order preventing the sale of the club to the owners of the boston red sox, but the move is not guaranteed to help the transaction go forward. joining me is my colleague hot from the sports room. what is the very latest, as you understand, of where it leaves a liverpool? >> still belonging to the american code-owners, but they want to persuade a hedge fund to do a deal with them that will help them pay back the money today. it is about $380 million that they borrowed from the royal bank of scotland. leveraged-buyout, that is how manchester united was purchased. the american co-owners say it is not worth the 500 million -- >> it is extraordinarily complicated. you are saying in a few hours the royal bank of scotland has the right to take over the club. >> yes, it does. nobody believes it will because, first of all, they do not want to place livable into administration because it will not only be unpopular -- they don't want to plea

now in other news the sale of liverpool football club has been stalled again american owners george gillett and tom hicks have gained a temporary restraining order from a texan court to stop the club being sold to new england sports ventures the pair is seeking one point six billion dollars in damages claiming the sale orchestrated by the club's board was an epic swindle to let in hades believing the price tag of four hundred seventy seven million dollars had severely undervalued the club however the board say the restraining order is a more intimate and well that swiftly to have it removed. the model on the pitch liverpool hope for their star striker fernando torres will be fit for sunday's merseyside darby he was sidelined at the start of the month of the growing injury but regime training yesterday although carrick and daniel agger are dying for after picking up knocks on international duty liverpool are currently in the relegation zone after winning just one of their seven matches and out of form wayne rooney was thought to be struggling with an ankle injury at least that's what he's a

now in other news the sale of liverpool football club has been stalled again american owners george gillette and tom hicks have gained a temporary restraining order from a texan court to stop the club being sold to new england sports ventures the pair say they're seeking one point six billion dollars in damages saying the sale to e.s.p. by the club's board was an ethics window gillette and takes believe in the price tag of four hundred seventy seven million dollars had been devalued to the club however little falls forward says the restraining order is unwarranted and we're now explicitly to have it removed meanwhile on the page to the pool of hopeful their star striker fernando torres will be fit for to start sunday's merseyside darby he was sidelined at the start of the month with a growing injury but regime training yesterday although. a doubtful after picking up knocks an international currently in the relegation zone after winning just one of their first seven matches. and out of home i really was thought to be struggling with an ankle injury at least that's what he's manager said sir a

serving on to football and the sale of english premier league club liverpool has once again been stalled as american owners george gillett and tom hicks have gained a temporary restraining order from a texan court to stop the club being sold to new england sports ventures the paris seeking to win one point six billion dollars in damages claiming the sale orchestrated by the club's board was a large scale swindle gillette's and hicks believes the price tag of four hundred seventy seven million dollars had severely undervalued the club however the board says the restraining order is unwarranted and will act swiftly to have it removed. and meanwhile on the pitch the reds are hopeful star striker fernando torres will be fit for sunday's merseyside derby at everton the spaniard was sidelined at the start of the month with a groin injury which was huge training on wednesday however cat and daniel agger are doubtful after picking up knocks on international duty with a poor economy one place below everton and in the relegation zone after winning just one of their first seven league matches. mean

. >> one of the most successful english football clubs, liverpool now has new owners.ew england sports ventures now owns the club. it is thought to be worth nearly $500 million. here is our report from our sports editor. >> cheered like cop heroes, liverpool's board emerged triumphant tonight after one of the most dramatic struggles in the history of this or any english club. and with them, finally, the new owner, john w. henry. >> i am proud and humbled. we have a lot of work to do, and i can't tell you how happy i am that we finally got to this place. >> john henry's 300 million pound deal to buy the club wipes out crippling debts by the previous owners, hicks and gillett. fans greeted the news with relief. >> as long as they are gone that is good. the owners are american, but it is the start of a new club. >> they are willing to put some money into it. they have a proven record in america. so hopefully they can push it on. >> and relief, too, for the under pressure manager. >> that is part of football. you live through the good periods and the bad periods. there is

liverpool owners hicks and gillett stewpot the sale of the football club. not scheduled clashes scholars to u.h.c. deny my on a busy night of ice hockey action in the k h l. the first of all to sports and history has been made in russia as a dale has been signed to give the country its first ever formula one race russian prime minister vladimir putin attended the signing in the black sea resort of sochi where a track is being built which will host the russian grand prix between twenty fourteen and twenty twenty after agreeing a deal with f one supreme of bernie ecclestone has been trying to secure a grown clean russia since at least one hundred eighty two the contract which will reportedly cost russia forty million u.s. dollars a year also includes an option to extend it by five years however the outing race may take place in twenty fifteen saatchi's also hosting the winter olympics in twenty fourteen the move follows a series of f one promotional events in the russian capital over the last few years along with the emergence of arenas batali patrols is the

clubbed. >> oh. >> wow. >> liverpool -- >> own goal by jamie kerik. >> best goal scorer of all time for liverpool football ying -- >> he is back, baby. >> playing since he has been on prozac since the world cup. this was absolutely fabulous. >> begins with a setup. >> all this fall from hunky dory at his club but the red sox are now in charge although, joe, you have to say that liverpool stands about as much chance of wing the world series as they do the english prelude. >> take a couple years, beat relation. you know what seriously, itth is the most mediocre year in history for the epl. >> i agree. >> a slow start and end up in the top four. >> look at a team who had a slow start and possibly going to threaten in the second. the honest truth is all of the major football stories -- all of the major football stories. >> not even going to say that your everton has a chance to do anything. >> going to see a goal possibly with a -- looks like an accountant, looks like an accountant but the left foot of a brazilian. >> okay. so, everton. >> two big signs. look at this, leighton baines, win a cy young with this

liverpool back to the top. >> that is part of football. there is no doubt that a cloud has been lifted from the football club. >> there is no question liverpool's image has been tarnished. while this and will raise hopes for the glory days, perry the damage will not be easy. -- repairing the damage. >> ticket prices for the london olympics in 2012 have been announced. you can pick one up for around $32, but the best seats will set you back $3,000. there is still time to start saving. tickets go on sale next march. it was made to be walked over but days after latest exhibit was unveiled they have had to coordine it off. hook there may be a health risk. -- there may be a health risk. >> it was meant to be a work of art you could walk on. visitors are being asked to interact, but today that invitation to participate was withdrawn. you can still look but you cannot tread. they say they were imposing the ban because the dust created constituted a health risk. it is not what the artist intended. >> it is good for the public's to walk on ait. to step on this piece of art. >> at the beginning of this week they invited everybody to experience the feelin

liverpool soccer club is being sold to the owner of the boston red sox baseball team. >> the attempted takeover of the football club is not exactly a conventional deal. it is being sold out from under the owners, who are now trying to block the deal. they have the heavy burden of $445 billion of that debt. fans are desperate to see them that. -- back. he expressed what many liverpool supporters probably feel about the reluctance to back up. >> and think it is a pity that at the end of an exhausting process, there has been at competitive bid, which we had, that they are not born to take the last opportunity to be the good guys and pass over the liverpool to be right owners. that is what they promised to do. and at the last minute, when it does not pay them what they see, they have chosen to do this. i can understand the disappointment. they are not going to get their money back. this has been, for them, an exhaustive process. >> that the accord, the owner of the boston red sox baseball team said the sale would still go through, albeit through be humiliating mechanism of liverpool being put under administration

but we start with football as new england sports ventures have completed their takeover of liverpool after the club's cohen has removed the restraining order blocking any sale tom hicks and george gillette accepted defeat in their bids to prevent a sale to any s.p. who say they will pursue one point six billion dollars in damages for what their side calls an extraordinary swindle under valuing the club's n.e.'s baseball team the boston red sox with the board's choice of liverpool's new owners and completed their four hundred seventy seven million dollars purchase of the club on friday this will allow their major creditors the world bank of scotland to be page three hundred forty eight million dollars they're owed the club will also probably avoid getting into administration which would have resulted in a nine point penalty in the english premier league. well on the pitch level star striker fernando torres has been declared fit for sunday's messy side dobby goodison park the spaniard has recovered from a growing injury should play against everton however cat is out with a twisted ankle left back paul