the investigation centred on the financial relationship between the owner nigel wray and the players.ss for some of them, entered into co—investment arrangements. saracen said they had done nothing wrong there, but the key question in all this is does not constitute a salary and is at breaking the rules. if the punishment is a pelt it raises a huge number of questions, how this will affect saracens going forward, what does it mean for the current squad, and maybe other clubs also involved in this kind of thing so the ramifications could be huge. thanks forjoining us. former england scrum half kyran bracken spent 10 years at saracens between 1996 and 2006. he told me earlier that he thinks the punishment is too harsh. it feels like a bit of a witchhunt but it is a very sad day. what makes you say it feels like a witchhunt?” think the fine and the point seem disproportionate to what happened. the question is have saracens cheated the system. and what came out of the report is the panel said they did not think saracens had intentionally tried to cheat the system in any way. in fact what

today, their chairman nigel wray admitted, we have made mistakes and so, with humility, we must acceptpenalties. the english and european champions can forget title defences, it's now a battle to stay in the top division for the rest of the season. and what impact could it have on england, with so many sarries players in the squad. earlier i wasjoined by the england head coach, eddiejones, and asked him about the punihsment. these things happen. i don't think anybody ever has the intent of them happening and theyjust seem to grow. i've seen it in all sorts of sports and i think they will take their medicine and get on with it. what impact could that have on your england team? it could have a significant impact, and it's something that we need to weigh and look at very carefully. obviously, there may be some dislocation between saracens' players and the rest of the clubs, that's a reality, though we might have to work to mend those relationships a bit harder. and there might be some saracens players that feel like they've got to play for their club, instead of their country. you obvious

owner nigel wray said the club "made mista kes" and accepted the penalties "with humility".opped from third, to bottom of the premiership with —22 points. their former player kyran bracken says it's going to be an extremely tough season. god for if they get radio vacated la st god for if they get radio vacated last year what will happen to the team whether it will implode or whether it will be able to get back up whether it will be able to get back up quite quickly so who knows what will happen but it is difficult now with the european matches, the question is are they liable to pull out the strongest team or are they allowed to put out a younger team so lots of difficulties with england, europe and the club itself. well england head coach eddiejones came into the sports centre earlier today. he chatted with olly foster about his side just falling at the last hurdle at the rugby world cup, but we started by asking him about the impact saracens' punishment might have on his england side. it could have a significant impact and something that we need to weigh and something that

nigel wray has admitted on the club's website that they did fail to report some things on time.at they've not broken the rules, adding that "investment is not salary". there have been calls for saracens to be given more sanctions. tottenham captain hugo lloris remains on course to return to training early next year after having surgery on his elbow. lloris dislocated his elbow during the premier league match against brighton last month. a statement on the club's website said surgery had been advised but that it wasn't expected to lengethen his recovery time. well, lloris's spurs side are a step closer to the champions league knockout stages after beating red star belgrade 4—0 last night. son heung min scored twice, a win for spurs from their last two group games will see them through. and manchester city drew 1—1 all against atalanta, but they found themselves in a bizarre situation as they had to put an outfield player in goal. kyle walker pulled on the gloves and saved a free kick going towards goal. claudio bravo had replaced the injured ederson, but was then sent off. i'll h

an independent panel had found wrongdoing relating to business partnerships between the owner nigel wray saracens player kyren bracken believes people should wait for more details on the case — before passing judgement everyone wants to be seen to be doing the right thing and playing within the rules, and if saracens have not been playing within the rules, then i would say throw the book at them. but i cannot see how they have when the panel actually said that they haven't intentionally tried to do anything. so i think we need to have to have a massive, full investigation what actually happened. staying with rugby, the victorious south africa team have landed on home soil after winning the world cup injapan. this is them coming through arrivals. captain siya kolisi raising the william webb—ellis trophy aloft to hundreds of fans welcoming them home. it's the first time they've won the trophy since 2007. that's all the sport for now. hello there. the rest of this week are staying on the cold side. temperatures a few degrees below the they should before the time of year. we have been watchi

points, and fined £5 million, after an investigation into business partnerships between chairman nigel wraythink they have maybe been unwise with the way some of their investments have been, and maybe should have taken better advice and done things according to the rules. but i think it's more of a technicality than cheating the system, and that's what seems to be very unfair with these fines. and in the last hour or so nicola adams has announced her retirement from boxing. she is of course a double—0lympic champion having won gold in london in 2012 and again in rio four years later. she's 37 now, and says the risk of going blind in one of her eyes in the main reason that she's calling it a day. and on the subject of retirements from boxing, we can say a very good morning to anthony crolla — who fought for the last time in manchester at the weekend. first of all anthony, a word on nicola adams and what she's done for the sport of boxing in this country? unbelievable what she's done for women's boxing. the first ever 0lympic female boxing gold medallist and as for decision, it is the right d

it's comes after an inquiry into "business link—ups" between chairman nigel wray and some players. last two titles "unfairly" if their appeal against breaching salary cap rules fails. exeter lost the last two premiership finals to saracens. here's what baxter had to say about the accusations becoming public... probably pleased that it's kind of out in the public. i think most people who have been involved with building squads and doing contracts and trying to keep players, trying to recruit players, especially over a number of years, you see the changes in the market and the way things work, probably have known for quite some while that squad has not been put together and kept together and improved and added on in a way that has been possible purely within what the salary cap regulations layout. liverpool managerjurgen klopp says he doesn't yet know how they will play two games in two days next month. he side face aston villa in the carabao cup quarterfinal on the 17th of december before playing the club world cup semifinal in qatar the next day. it's within a 37 day period where t

an independant panel had found wrongdoing relating to business partnerships between the owner nigel wrayooking at this statement from premiership rugby they talk about the decision upholding the principle of the salary cap. premiership rugby has to ensure that there is a competitive level playing field. they say they are pleased that the process has a conclusion but of course saracens have the right to appeal against it and as it stands the severe punishment would seem to threaten their ongoing viability and certainly their superiority as a in force. staying with rugby... the first of the victorious south africa team have landed on home soil after winning the world cup injapan. this is them coming through arrivals... damien de allande there with his arms triumphantly aloft. johannesburg airport was packed with fans waiting to welcome home the world champions for the first time since 2007. the trophy you‘ll notice isn‘t there... 0r captain siya kolisi. they‘re due to land on a separate flight any second now. (pres)england‘s cricketers trail new zealand 2—1 in their t20 series after anothe

an independent panel had found wrongdoing relating to business partnerships between the owner nigel wray pending a saracens appeal. former saracens player kyren bracken believes people should wait for more details on the case before passing judgement on the premiership champions. everyone wants to be seen to be doing the right thing and playing within the rules, and if saracens have not been playing within the rules, then i would say throw the book at them. but i cannot see how they have when the panel actually said that they haven't intentionally tried to do anything. so i did we have to have a massive, full investigation what actually happened. staying with rugby. the victorious south africa team have landed on home soil after winning the world cup injapan. this is them coming through arrivals. captain siya kolisi raising the william webb—ellis trophy aloft to hundreds of fans welcoming them home. it's the first time they've won the trophy since 2007. i must say, the people outside, inside did help us a lot. it gave us another reason to fight even harder because we knew what was going

chairman nigel wray admitted they made mistakes and accepted the penalties.luding his captain, 0wen farrell. jones admitted some of those players could prioritise their club over their country. it could have a significant impact and it's something we need to weigh and look at very carefully. there might be some dislocation between saracens' players and the rest of the clubs, that's a reality, though we might have to work to mend those relationships a bit harder. and there might be some saracens players that feel like they've got to play for their club instead of their country. this probably isn't something eddie jones felt he needed to factor. and the davis cup. yes, simon, the davis cup is under way in madrid. croatia are currently taking ion russia in the first tie — and it's all change in terms of the format. novak djokovic and rafael nadal are amongst the stars who'll be competing for their country over the next week, which sees 18 nations competing in six groups, rather than the old system of home and away ties through the year. former spanish internatio

nigel wray has admitted on the club's website that they did fail to report some things on time.w. lloris dislocated his elbow during their premier league match against brighton last month. a statement on the club's website said surgery had been advised but that it wasn't expected to lengthen his recovery time. well, lloris's spurs side are a step closer to the champions league knockout stages after beating red star belgrade 4—0 last night. son heung min scored twice, a win for spurs from their last two group games will see them through. and manchester city drew 1—1 all against atalanta, but they found themselves in a bizarre situation as they had to put an outfield player in goal. kyle walker pulled on the gloves and saved a free kick going towards goal. claudio bravo had replaced the injured ederson, but was then sent off for a sliding tackle. and former arsenal boss arsene wenger says he's yet to speak to bayern munich about their vacant managers position. reports in germany suggest he's the favourite to take over from nico kovac, who was sacked at the weekend. wenger has just

points and fined £5 million after an investigation into business partnerships between chairman nigel wray, but former player kyran bracken says that would be a step too far. i think dave have maybe been unwise with the way some of their investments have been, and maybe should have taken better advice and done things according to the rules. but i think it's more of a technicality than cheating the system, and that's what seems to be very unfair with these fines. there was a heroes' welcome for south africa's world cup—winning team as they arrived home. these were the scenes in johannesburg as captain siya kolisi paraded the william webb ellis trophy to the crowd at tambo international airport. it is south africa's first world title since 2007, and theyjoin the all blacks as three—time champions. one man who was part of new zealand's team at the world cup was sonny bill williams. he is set to sign a huge deal to cross codes and play in the super league for toronto wolfpack. it is reported that the newly promoted side will pay him more than £2.5 million a year. that will make him the highest

nigel wray has admitted on the club's website that they did fail to report some things on time.e, scottish rugby have been fined £70,000 and ordered to apologise to world rugby. it's after their chief executive, mark dodson had hinted at legal action if their deciding pool match againjapan in the world cup had not gone ahead due to a typhoon. scotland narrowly lost 28 points to 21 to japan. the world para athletics championships starts today in dubai. and one person that is rather apprehensive this time around is the britan's paralympic gold medallist, kadeena cox. she's not competed in a major athletics competition for over two years due to mental health issues and injury. but admits she's looking forward to competing in the t38 200m and a00m. i'm actually really nervous. i'm a lwa ys i'm actually really nervous. i'm always nervous because any time i go over a00 metres, it's hard work, and i'm nervous but it's because i'm not really competed much in the last two yea rs really competed much in the last two years and have been out with injury and health issues and i've really str