as macclesfield's players refuse to play until they're paid.e's accomplished everything. grand slam winner and former world number one caroline wozniacki is to retire from tennis. also coming up in the programme. life with doddie three years after his diagnosis for motor neurone disease. i enjoy myself. i don't complain, keep smiling, stay positive and enjoy life. lots to come on sportsday. great to have you with us. but first, these two are fighting in the same division. but it seems there are two types of heavy in heavyweight. ahead of their rematch in saudi arabia. anthony joshua has weighed in at under 17 stone. the lightest he's ever been for a world title fight. andy ruinunior will be more than three stone heavier. let's head there now and speak to our reporter ade adedoyin. ade, what do those weights tell us about what to expect in the ring? well, anthonyjoshua well, anthony joshua told well, anthonyjoshua told us in the build—up to the site, that he spent more time in the boxing ring working on his technique than he did in the weight ro

the punishment means macclesfield drop from 15th to 22nd in league two.t this evening to discuss the club's future. they've been listening to a bid from local businessman robert benwell who wants to buy gigg lane. bury were expelled from the english football league in august. the club has reformed and called itself bury afc, and they hope they can start again in non—league football. now to rugby union and scotland captain, greig laidlaw, has announced his retirement from the international game after nine years and 76 caps. he led the national team 39 times, more than anyone else. the 34—year—old scrum—half made his last appearance for scotland in the rugby world cup defeat to japan in october. he ends his international career, second only to chris patterson on the all time points list for scotland, with 714. it was an exceptional lead up and that works for scotland and it worked for the environment he was in. buti worked for the environment he was in. but i would not say that it was deficient, his leadership set them apart but he is decision—making was im

macclesfield town's fixture with grimsby town will go ahead as planned on boxing day, kick off 3pm.ved a zero capacity notice by the local safety advisory group and as a result of this, its fixture against plymouth argyle did not take place on saturday 21 december. the england cricket captainjoe root says he doesn't know if ben stokes will be available for the first test against south africa on boxing day , stoke's father ged has been taken seriously ill. stokes missed training today to be with him by his bedside. the ecb say that ged was taken to hospital in johannesburg yesterday where he's in a critical condition. ijust want i just want to throw all their support behind him and his family under stress the importance of trying to respect their privacy at this time but it is really sad news and, we are all different. you literally have no idea if he is going to be to play or not boxing day? it would be wrong to go into right now. family comes first and we will have to wait and see but most importantly we are all here for ben and the rest of his family. some other england team news,

macclesfield were docked 6 points yesterday for non—payment of wages and failing to fulfil a previousier league sides will have a chance to make up some ground on leaders liverpool this weekend, because jurgen klopp and his side are thousands of miles away in qatar. they're looking to win the club world cup for the very first time. the champions of europe will play the champions of south america — flamengo — in tomorrow's final. and olly foster is in doha for us. how is this for the week before christmas? we are on the beach side here in doha. dozens of liverpool fans here and many more from brazil and flamengo around the city. let's get a little bit more on the match from andy heaton from the anfield rap. this is great, isn't it? a bit of a christmas warm up and liverpool can become world champions in the next 2a hours? a bit of warm weather training before the big week next week. no, it is fantastic. massive opportunity for liverpool to win theirfirst massive opportunity for liverpool to win their first world cup as it is known now. a little bit of revenge hopefully because flamengo

in the short term, the club is due back in court on 18 december, and the efl has said that macclesfieldiplinary action is it doesn't fulfill its fixture against crewe. it certainly looks like they won't. despite that fact, there are some plans for fans to go to the ground, moss rose and protest peacefully about the situation. but founded in1871i — this it's a difficult time for bury fc. it really is. jane, thanks for bringing us right up to date. now to italy, where there has been heavy criticism for a newspaper headline today. the corriere dello sport went with "black friday" to tee up the meeting of inter milan and roma tomorrow, which sees romelu lukaku and chris smalling facing each other. roma say the headline is "terrible", but that the article itself was positive. the paper has defended its "innocent" headline. well, footballjournalist nicky bandini. it's something that's really not easy to address when you talk about the fact that even after having sort of being told by the protagonist, the people on this front page that this language isn't good, the editors still didn't see wha

the problems just keep coming for macclesfield town. fined by the football league and docked six points, they've now been told tomorrow's home game against plymouth could be called off because their stadium does not have a valid safety certificate. that means no spectators can be admitted to the moss rose ground. if the match doesn't go ahead, macclesfield will face further punishment. england's women have beaten pakistan by 26 runs in the final t20 match in kuala lumpurto win the series 3—0. that's good preparation for the tri—series and t20 world cup in australia in the next couple of months. henry moeran has more. a t20 series clean sweep for england, there are terrace had its fairshare of ups england, there are terrace had its fair share of ups and downs of. best performance was, much like the other matches, dominic from england. batting first, they hit 170—3, heather nike top scoring with 43 run. pakistan on the goat 44—5, another impressive performance from the leg—spinner. she took two wickets today and caps off an excellent coup

the punishment means macclesfield drop from 15th to 22nd in league two. now, to rugby union.ars and 76 caps. he led the national team 39 times — more than anyone else. the 34—year—old scrum—half made his last appearance for scotland in the rugby world cup defeat to japan in october. he ends his international career, second only to chris patterson on the all—time points list for scotland with 714. he was an exceptional leader, he led in an old—fashioned way, you might say. but it works for everyone and the environment he was in. i wouldn't say that he was deficient in any area, something he focused a lot on, leadership, was what set him apart. he was one of the first names his decision—making was impeccable, his decision—making was impeccable, his application was excellent. his leadership will probably be the main thing he will be remembered for but everything else was at a pretty high level as well. the leeds rhinos' and england's scrum half rob burrow has been diagnosed with motor neurone disease. and two challenge cups in 17 years with the super league side. burrow, who ret

macclesfield have been given the go—ahead to play grimsby on boxing day — their last home match was calledd didn't have a safety certificate. they've also been docked 6 points for not paying wages and failing to fulfil another fixture. the juventus striker mario mandzukic is close to signing for qatari side al—duhail. he's been linked with a number of prmier league sides. alexandra bell is considering legal action against uk athletics after being overlooked for funding for the tokyo olympics. she was the top british woman over 800 metres at the world championships but wasn't selected for the world—class programme. australian open organisers have increased the prize money to more than £38m with the biggest gains in the early rounds. first round losers will receive just under 50,000. the winners have had a small increase to 2.1 million. talking about money in sport, solheim cup winner bronte law has said that prize money in women's golf needs to increase if the game is to progress. the british player was a rookie in the european team that beat the usa at gleneagles in september. an increase

macclesfield town's match against crewe in league two tomorrow has been called off because the team are gearey has been following the story. the town is around 20 miles from the stadium, 23 from old trafford. this is another football world. where players will not turn up because they have not been paid. it has affected their mental health despite talks of the league today, they believe they will be unable to focus on the match. their dispute is with the owner in solidarity with the supporters trust. it is painful to see our little club being thrown into the rubbish bin. we feel for the players and the volunteers, eve ryo ne the players and the volunteers, everyone involved in the club. the all feel it down to one person that won't pay the wages. that man has made no comment to the bbc, but the problems have been brewing for some time. this week it emerged in court that he owed the former manager a number 80 that he owed the former manager a number80 —— that he owed the former manager a number 80 —— £180,000 that he owed the former manager a number80 —— £180,000 in that he owed the forme

the english football league is to meet with macclesfield town players to talk through the situation atand players say they will not play in saturday's league two game against crewe alexandra as their emotional and mental wellbeing is at "rock bottom". our reporterjane dougall is here. what more can you tell us about this? notjust emotional and mental well—being — they haven't even been able to train as a squad since last thursday because they don't have training facilities at the moment. the squad have put in writing their intention to not play this weekend's match against crewe alexander. that's after they issued an ultimatum to the majority stakeholder, amar alkhadi to pay them by 6pm on monday. that deadline came and went and so they've said they won't play. not for the first time — this has been going on for the last ten months that players haven't been paid or their wages have been late. they have threatened to strike on two previous occasions. in fact, the efl charged the club with misconduct after senior players refused to play against kingstonian. and at the root of all of this

the english football league have said macclesfield will be punished if they don't play crewe on saturdayot going to turn out having not been paid with morale at rock bottom britain 5 max litchfield claimed the first major international title of his career with victory in the 400m individual medley at the european short course championships in glasgow. there were medals too for duncan scott and georgia davies. toxic smoke haze from bushfires has been affecting play and conditions at golf‘s australian open, with players saying their eyes were stinging and they were struggling to breathe — 0ne golfer ryan chisnall — who has asthma — had to wear a mask. england's paul casey is the highest placed brit — he's tied for sixth on 3 under three shots behind the leaders. the long awaited re—match between britain's anthonyjoshua and world heavyweight champion andy ruinunior takes place on saturday in saudi arabia. the weigh—in takes place tomorrow with joshua claiming to be his lightest in years. joshua is seeking to regain the wba, ibf and wbo titles afterjune's shock defeat by ruiz in new york. 0u

macclesfield town's squad say they don't intend to play on saturday against crewe in league two.y say is having a detrimental effect on everyone. tom dean and luke greenbank won great britain's first medals of the european short course swimming championship in glasgow. dean won silver in the men's a00m freestyle while greenbank took 200m backstroke bronze. former scotland rugby captain john barclay has played his last match for his country. he's announced his international retirement. the back row earned 76 caps and played in three world cups. he'll continue to turn out for club side edinburgh. israel folau and rugby australia have reached an out of court settlement over the full back‘s claim for unfair dismissal. his contract was terminated in may after homophobic posts on his social media. folau — who is a christian — argued it amounted to religious discrimination. yan bingtao has stunned neil robertson at the uk snooker championship in york. the world number four lost the first five frames on the way to a 6—1 defeat. anthonyjoshua says he's not travelled to saudi arabia for en

fallen follow of some of the difficulties that lower leagues can be presented with lake bury, like macclesfieldnd do you think to yourself, well, we need to make sure we don't do that? absolutely. we are the main custodians of the football club. so it is our duty to make sure that it is around for generations to come. it is very important to a lot of people, and, you know, it is an absolute travesty when football clu bs a re absolute travesty when football clubs are mismanaged, and miss run. and, you know, inevitably, they go out of business. it's a very difficult industry, football, in many different ways. you have to just be very measured and look at it as a business and run it as a business. carolyn radford speaking to me earlier. russia will appeal the decision to ban the country from major sporting events for four years. the world anti—doping agency issued the ban because of russia's failure to co—operate fully during an investigation into doping in russian sport. our sports news correspondent alex capstick has more. yes, all indications were that russia would contest this decision leading

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the punishment means macclesfield drop from 15th to 22nd in league two.announced her retirement over fears she could lose her sight if she continued with her sport. now adams says she wants to pursue a career as an actor, something she's not new to. i started first getting into acting when i was younger. i quite enjoyed doing it. coronation street, waterloo road. i had fun and i am hoping in the future i will be able to do hoping in the future i will be able todoa hoping in the future i will be able to do a little bit more. i had to turn down a few opportunities while i was boxing so i am looking forward to now taking up all the opportunities that i had to miss. it's one of the most lucrative sports leagues in the world, with some of the greatest stars — the indian premier league, and at the players' auction in kolkata yesterday, big money was spent. eoin morgan, who captained england to world cup triumph in 2019, went for 563,000 poundsto kolkata knight riders. who also made australia's pat cummins the most expensive overseas player in the league's histo

the battery was not impressed full stop macclesfield town are unlikely to face more punishment from thed to be postponed. they weren‘t convinced that their ground was safe, and served a zero capacity notice, meaning no funds will be admitted. they have already been docked six points. gloucester thrashed their local rivals, wister, 36-3, to thrashed their local rivals, wister, 36—3, to move up to third in the rugby union‘s premiership. it took them a while to get going, gloucester scored five tries, including a double. and there were two tries for max deegan, as lei nster two tries for max deegan, as leinster beat ulster, 44 — 50 two —— and onto the darts. peter wright went dressed there as an elf. he was nearly left on the shelf though, in the pdc championship. he is known as snakebite, and he is on the verge of going out. but he avoided nightmare before christmas as he went on to when, ina before christmas as he went on to when, in a deciding set to beat his opponent 3—2. that is all your support for now. back to you. thank you. more than 100 flood warnings remain in place in england —

long ago it would have been unthinkable for a club like bury to be expelled from the efl, and now macclesfielding similar problems; as are bolton wanderers, who were only in the premier league as recently as 2012. now they're bottom of league one with major money worries. but a bbc investigation has found that these stories will only increase with clubs in the championship posting record losses in a gamble to reach the premier league. some say it's a bubble waiting to burst. it is special‘s bridges competition, but is the battle simply to reach the battle league coming at a hefty cost? when wilson celebrated promotion last year, dated so having spent far more than they had earned. they were not alone. —— wolves. championship sides racked up a record £307 million and pre—tax losses. only five of the 2a teams in the division made a profit, while spending on wages exceeded revenues by 11%. spending on wages exceeded revenues by ii%. one former championship chairman believes some owners are gambling with their clubs features. it isa gambling with their clubs features. it is a billionaire gamblers

the english football league have charged macclesfield with a number of regulation breaches.missed game against crewe has been rearranged for january. ulster maintained their hundred per cent record in the european champions cup pool stage by beating harlequins for the second week in a row. last weekend there was just a point in it, but last night the northern irish side thrashed quins by 3a points to 10 at the stoop. scrum halfjohn cooney ran in two of the five tries in the bonus point victory. ospreys remain bottom of their pool after losing to racing 92. michael van gerwen has moved a step closer to defending his world championship darts title. the world number one is through to the third round, after beating fellow dutchman jelle klaasen. van gerwen is looking to win the tournament for a fourth time. but he's failed to successfully defend the title on his two previous occasions. there was an upset in the quarter—finals of snooker‘s scottish open where world number one judd trump was knocked out by david gilbert. the world number 12 won by five frames to two in glasgow. he

former macclesfield keeper rhys taylor says the players are desperate.y is, some of the kids might not get their present and have the christmas they want which is the worst thing, i think, especially this time of the year and nothing gets said about it which is awful. it's the european champions cup in rugby union this weekend, bath are having a tough time of it. they are stuck at the bottom of their group after being beaten 34—17 clemont auvergne at the rec. the french ran in four tries to secure a bonus point with samuel ezeala twice crossing the line. they go back to the top of the pool. bath have lost all three of their games so far nigel bond's run at the uk snooker championship is over. the 54—year—old knocked out the world champion judd trump this week. but he was just beaten by last year's runner—up mark allen, who edged a final—frame decider to win 6—5 and reach the semifinals, where he'll play stephen maguire. and there was a huge shock earlier in the day, with the three—time winner john higgins beaten by the chinese teenager yan bingtao, who'd

macclesfield have already been docked six points. took them a while to get going, but gloucester scored five late tries, including a double for louis rees—zammit. and there were two tries for max deegan as leinster beat ulster 54—112 to maintain their 100% start to the pro14. to the darts at ally pally, and peter wright went dressed as an elf, and he was nearly left on the shelf at the pdc world championship. flamboyant wright, known as ‘snakebite,’ was on the verge of going out in the second round. but he avoided a nightmare before christmas, as he went on to win a deciding—set tie—break to beat noel malicdem 3—2. that is a strong look. he always maintainsa that is a strong look. he always maintains a strong look, but i quite enjoy the festivities here. i also like the fact that his opponent is called noel, just to keep up with the theme. you know it is christmas when the darts start.|j the theme. you know it is christmas when the darts start. i might feel a similar look for tomorrow. i don't think i can up the anti—on the christmas

macclesfield town's game tomorrow has been postponed tomorrow, with mental health at rock bottom, withry after their initial ban covered the whole season for breaching rules on signing young players. after the front page headline in an italian newspaperfeatured romelu lukaku and chris smalling with the headline black friday — manchester united manager ole gunnar solskjaer has added his voice to the criticism. corriere dello sport defended the headline that many believe was racist. both players and both their clubs have criticised the paper — using the two in the build up to inter milan's game against roma tonight. solksjaer said he was stunned. when you see that paper, you say, wow, really, is that possible? it is the worst front page i have ever seen. of course, we have been in touch with chris just so he knows that we will back him and support him, romalu as well. but, yeah... i don't work in your line of business but wow, that is incredible. at least we do not see that here, you see lots of different things but we don't see that. that has to be stamped out. two time winner ding junh