let's talk to olly foster, at the bbc sport centre.gainst mason greenwood were cleared in february, then manchester united opened up its own investigation and now today, the statement that mason greenwood is leaving the club.— leaving the club. yes, manchester united are under— leaving the club. yes, manchester united are under a _ leaving the club. yes, manchester united are under a lot _ leaving the club. yes, manchester united are under a lot of - leaving the club. yes, manchester united are under a lot of pressure | united are under a lot of pressure to come to a decision. they hoped to achieve that before the start of the season. go back to last week and the opening round of fixtures, there were protests at old trafford. because there was every indication manchester united were going to reintegrate mason greenwood into their squad. at various female fans groups were strongly opposed to that and protested. so there was no announcement last week. now we have had this lengthy statement of which manchester united have talked about how

olly foster in our sport centre, thanks _ track. for _ track. olly foster in our sport centre, thanks for bringing i track. olly foster in our sport i centre, thanks for bringing more information on that breaking story. mason greenwood has released a statement, let's go through that again. so there is the statement from mason greenwood. and that comes as the breaking news we havejust greenwood. and that comes as the breaking news we have just had greenwood. and that comes as the breaking news we havejust had in the last few minutes that mason greenwood is going to leave manchester united. and just a reminder what the club is well said in a statement. they had been looking into an internal investigation they had been conducting into the allegations made against mason greenwood. and they say that their process began in february 2023. now, that is after the criminal charges levelled against mr greenwood were dropped. the statement from the club says, throughout, we have taken into account the wishes, the rights and perspective of the a

olly foster, bbc news old trafford.mead says england's recent performances, including reaching the women's world cup final, have put women's football in an incredible place. the 28—year—old arsenal forward who missed the tournament with injury has been talking about how much inspiration the team has provided. i was so proud of what they've done, you know, the adversity and the injuries and everything that they've gone through. you know, a suspension mid tournament and how they've dealt with it. i was so, so proud of what they've done. i was so happy for them. you know, they're like family anyway. so you just, you love them girls and you want them to do well on the pitch. obviously, the sad emotion was not being able to be a part of it with them. and obviously if i hadn't had my injury, could i have been there with them? and you think, could i have helped? could we have done this? could we have that? but it's all ifs and buts now. but yeah, it's been a tough watch, but i've loved every minute of it at the same time. so i

hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm olly foster.fight back against liverpool. lilia vu romps to victory at the women's open for her second major of the year. and another gold in glasgow for lotte kopecky on the final day of the cycling world championships. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm olly foster. hello and welcome along, there were two games in the english premier league on sunday. and they both ended in draws. liverpool and chelsea underachieved last season, so their meeting on the opening weekend was always going to be an interesting one, especially for the blues who have had a major rebuild and a new manager in mauricio pochettino, formally of psg and tottenham. it finished 1—1 at stamford bridge. liverpool started really brightly, luis diaz scoring their goal after after 18 minutes. chelsea's equaliser came before the break, french defender axel disasi scoring on his debut. both sides had plenty of chances to score more but it was a point a piece with both managers fairly satisfied. a little bit more or more learn liver

studio: thank you, olly foster reporting fair.the british museum since the start of the year. the bbc has found out that museum officials requested that the case should not be revealed to the public. one member of staff has been sacked. some of the stolen items were found for sale on ebay. meanwhile the story has led to renewed calls in greece for the return of the elgin marbles as our culture editor katie razzall reports. greek tv dominated this weekend by the theft from the british museum. the greek culture minister told the bbc it raises questions about the safety and integrity of all the museum's exhibits. and she means these, the elgin marbles. if the museum can't look after other items in the collection, suggests the greeks, it reinforces their country's demand for the return of the classical sculptures to athens. very diplomatic, pretty blatant opportunism. this is a serious matter, important treasures have gone missing from storage in the british museum, but it is not the mona lisa as the greeks are trying to wrap it up to

olly foster, bbc news, old trafford. cross the borderfrom yemen in search of work, according to human rights watch. survivors have told the bbc they had limbs severed by gunfire and saw bodies left on the trails. a saudi official has dismissed the findings, saying the report isn�*t reliable. according to the un, tens of thousands of people a year attempt to cross by sea from the horn of africa to yemen and then on to saudi arabia in the hope of finding work. our diplomatic affairs correspondent paul adams has this report. mustafa is full of regrets. it�*s been more than a year since he lost his left leg on yemen�*s northern border. rehabilitation has been a long, hard road. he�*s still haunted by what happened the night he tried to enter saudi arabia. translation: we got shot at while we were working. | immediately we all lie down on the ground. for about five minutes i didn�*t even realise i was shot, but when i tried to get up and walk, part of my leg wasn�*t there. the shooting went on and on and on. yemen�*s rugged r

let's get the latest sport with ollie foster. attendance has reached almost 2 million, up 600,000 on the previous record. the champions, spain, will parade the trophy in madrid on sunday. england are heading home after their 1—0 defeat. sarina wiegman, who was also a runner—up with the netherlands four years ago, has been linked with the vacant usa job. she has committed her immediate future to the lioness is, but her contract is up in 2025. she says that four years is a long time when asked about taking england to the next world cup. spain's 0lga carmona was told her father had died after that match. family and friends made the decision not to tell her so she could focus on the match. overnight she posted this on social media. everton have condemned all forms of racism after their midfielder was abused on social media. it came following everton�*s 4—0 defeat to aston villa, which left them bottom of the leak. everton say they are conducting an investigation and supporting the police with theirs. they say such abuse is vile and w

greenwood remains on full pay while united work with him to find him a club, as olly foster reports. manchester united is all mason greenwood has ever known, but he was arrested in january last year and appeared in charged charged with attempted rape, because the behaviour and assault. he was suspended by united but in february this year all charges were dropped because key witnesses withdrew, but that trickled the start of an internal investigation at the club and there has not been a mutual agreement that he should leave. they say that based on the evidence available to us we concluded that the material posted online did not provide a full picture and that mason did not commit the offences in respect of which was originally charged. that said, he has made mistakes, which he is taking responsibility for. in his own statement, green continued to deny that he committed any of the original offence is that he was originally charged with, but he understands that people willjudge him. he says he is learning to understand the responsibilities of setting a good example as a professional foo

hello there, i'm olly foster. here's what's coming up for you on sportsday. swoop for another superstar. now neymar is off to the pro league. and it's almost semi—final time at the women's world cup. we are in australia and new zealand for the latest. welcome along. we're going to start in the premier league, where manchester united have started their season with a 1—0 win over wolves. but that doesn't really tell half the story. united were very relieved when the full—time whistle went at old trafford. the winning goal came in the last 15 minutes, raphael varane with a close—range header. but it was the united keeper, andre onana, who had been far busier on his debut. he looked like he had conceded a penalty in stoppage time as he defended a corner, missed the ball, wiped out a wolves player, but the referee waved away the wolves protests. the visitors had 23 shots on goal. certainly deserved something from the game.

i'm olly foster.rld athletics championships. there's no catching max verstappen as he equals the formula 1 record for race wins in a row. and darwin's double delight, ten—man liverpool come from behind to beat newcastle. hello and welcome along to the programme. after nine days of competition the world athletics championships have drawn to a close in budapest, sebastian coe, the president of world athletics, says he can't remember a better atmosphere at any previous championships and he said the city would make a good olympic host. here are some of the winners on the final day, norway's jakob ingebrigtsen made up for his silver in the 1500 metres as he successfully defended his 5000m title. on a stifling evening in budapest with temperatures around 30 degrees celsius, ingebrigsten timed his finish brilliantly to overtake spain's mohamed katir at the line. the kenyanjacob krop took the bronze medal. it's a great honour and a big achievement to win a world championship and i have a great team around me

time now for a look at the sport and here is ollie foster. the president of the spanish fa, luis rubiales, says he will not resign in a defiant speech at an extraordinary assembly of the national federation in madrid. it follows his conduct at the women's world cup final last sunday. he apologised for grabbing his crotch in celebration at fulltime, while standing yards away from the queen of spain. he also kissed one of the players, jenni hermoso, on the lips during the trophy presentation, he says that was consensual. fifa opened disciplinary proceedings against him yesterday. translation: is that so serious that i have to leave it while having done the best job for spanish football? do you really believe that i have to resign? well, iam really believe that i have to resign? well, i am going to tell you something. i will not resign. i will not resign. i will not resign. i will not resign. i will not resign. spain's second deputy prime minister, yolanda diaz, says rubiales stance is unacceptable and that he government must act and take urgent

my colleague olly foster has more from the bbc sports centre.re under a lot of pressure, manchester united, to come to a decision. they'd hope to achieve that before the start of the season. you just go back to last week and the opening round of fixtures, there were protests at old trafford because there was every indication that manchester united were going to re—integrate mason greenwood into their squad. but various female fans�* groups were strongly opposed to that and protested. so there was no announcement last week. now we've had this lengthy statement, of which manchester united have talked about how they've gone about this fact finding mission for the last seven months, since the crown prosecution service dropped all charges of attempted rape, coercive and controlling behaviour and also assault against mason greenwood. they've said that they've had to keep a lot of it confidential to protect the continuing anonymity of the alleged victim relating to those charges. one female fans�* group has come out on social media, the female fans aga

here is olly foster.ets start in the premier league, just two sides we haven't seen after the opening round of fixtures this weekend, manchester united are playing wolves right now, they're about half an hour in at old trafford. no goals yet but will that had a chance that they wasted. goalkeeper andre onana and forward mason mount are making their debuts for united feisty game with a few yellow cards and manchester united lucky to have 11 men on the pitch. couple of games in spain's la liga. cadiz vs alaves. kate is up1—0. atletico madrid have just kicked off against granada. go with there. chelsea have agreed a deal to sign brighton midfielder moises caicedo for a british record fee of £115 million. liverpool agreed a deal four million shy of that figure for the 21—year—old on friday. but caicedo�*s favoured chelsea and they have finally succeeded with a bid after having a number of offers knocked back by brighton. caicedo will become chelsea's eighth signing of the summer. there's been another coup for

with all the sport now, here's olly foster at the bbc sport centre.new name on the women's world cup. though england are favourites to reach next sunday's final, standing in their way are the co—hosts, with australia expected to come to a standstill for wednesday's semi—final. from sydney, here's our sports editor dan roan. a light recovery session for the lionesses today after the quarterfinal victory that kept sarina wiegman�*s side on course for world cup glory. the team's comeback against colombia in sydney, testament to its resilience and a growing belief. but with a first—ever appearance in the final at stake, the european champions now face their toughest test to date here, the co—hosts, australia. i’m here, the co-hosts, australia. i'm so excited — here, the co-hosts, australia. i'm so excited for _ here, the co—hosts, australia. in so excited for it. i love being in situations like that. i feel like we are definitely going to thrive from it. ifeel like when are definitely going to thrive from it. i feel like when we are at our best we are uns

time now for a look at the sport and here is ollie foster.l federation in madrid.

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here is olly foster.ill that had a chance that they wasted. goalkeeper andre onana and forward mason mount are making their debuts for united feisty game with a few yellow cards and manchester united lucky to have 11 men on the pitch. couple of games in spain's la liga. cadiz vs alaves. kate is up1—0. atletico madrid have just kicked off against granada. go with there. chelsea have agreed a deal to sign brighton midfielder moises caicedo for a british record fee of £115 million.

now with olly foster.lengthy statement, after this investigation, which has taken half a year — what have they had to say? that evening. the club has been under huge pressure since those charges were dropped back in february by the crown prosecution service. as he said they launched their own internal investigation. only last week at the beginning of the season, a week ago, that everything pointed towards greenwood being reintegrated within the squad but there were protests at the ground by various fan groups and any announcement seemingly was delayed. we now have what appears to be a new mutual agreement, a lengthy statement from manchester united explaining why it has taken them so long. an open letter to the fans from the chief executive of the club saying that they themselves went frantically through the body of evidence and they find themselves as the police did, of those charges were dropped because witnesses pulled out. they said that the original charges against him, he could not have committed tho