the pfa want to clear this up pressure. the pfa want to clear this up pretty quickly. footballers in england and wales and so they have a huge responsibility. the arguments stemmed from the civil war if you like ben purkiss who wa nts to war if you like ben purkiss who wants to see the organisation reformed. he wants to see it move into the modern era. many people are upset with gordon taylor's salary. last year £2.29 million which dwarfs much of the pfa's spending on certain cause it is as responsible for. people disgruntled that he 73 yea rs old for. people disgruntled that he 73 years old and of the pfa he has been there for a0 years, 37 as chief executive. the statement released today or open letter as you say, because for an independent qc lead full and open review into the structure and operation of the pfa. he promises that the criticism has been noted and it will not be swept under the carpet. it says he is happy to defend the pfa's record on issues such as mental health, diversity and player welfare but he is the first to admit that there we re is the first to

the pfa chief executive gordon taylor has called for an independent enquiry into the structure of theling for him to resign. 0ur sports correnspondent david 0rnstein has been following the story. we know we are dealing with the man who has been in charge of the pfa for a long time now. 40 years as chairman and then chief executive. he is 73 years old. we know about this reported open letter that has been signed by more than 200 players past and present. a man who is earning £2.29 million a year making him the most highly paid union boss in the world apparently. this open letter from in the world apparently. this open letterfrom him, finally he spoke amid all this criticism and said they have listened and taken time to carefully think about what is in the best interests of the organisation and members, they are extremely proud of the work they do and they are happy to defend their record including on issues such as mental health, diversity and player welfare but they admit there are always areas they can improve and they are adamant the criticism must not be swept under the carpet and

there are issues at the pfa but the bossis there are issues at the pfa but the boss is staying?an open letter calling for the chief executive to stand down — criticising the leadership of the union. today, we heard from taylor for the first time since the dispute and he defended the pfa's record of supporting its members. he announced they will recommend that an independent qc conducts a full and open review into the structure and operation of the pfa. the fa! has announced that martin 0'neill, roy keane and the rest of the republic of ireland management team have left their positions after a disappointing nations league campaign. during his five year tenure, 0'neill ran the best euros campaign in ireland's history and followed that by making it out of a tough group to reach the play—offs for the 2018 fifa world cup. but they haven't won a competitive match this year and their disappointing nations league run ended with a draw against denmark. a new survey of football supporters has found the vast majority want fifa to consider previous racist abuse when awarding countries inter

>>her had a pfa against a gentleman who had been threatening to kill her, leaving threatening messages, to happened to drive a black truck. >> jordan brown described a black pickup truck. it's hugely significant. >> reporter: police say, based on the snow on harvey's truck, he could not have driven to and from kenzie's home that morning. >> there was a light coating of snow that we had on the ground. when his truck was pulled over a short distance from his house, it still had snow on the hood. >> reporter: police say adam harvey had an alibi and they also tested his hands for the presence of gunshot residue. there was none. >> as the interview progressed through the first half hour, maybe 40 minutes, i just got no orter: after the interview, harvey was cleared as a suspect. since his arrest in 2009, jordan spent seven summers behind bars. his innocence throughout and was released on probation after he turned 18, a free man, but still determined to overturn the guilty verdict against him. >> the judges are being asked to rule jordan brown was wrongly found guilty on insufficient evidenc

in a statement, the scottish pfa say: the newcastle captain jamaal lascelles has signed a new, six—year contract extension for the 24—year—old in the space of two seasons, with manager rafa benitez describing him as "the future of the club." he's played more than 100 times for newcastle since joining from nottingham forest in 2014. and it's a big day for the queen of gymnastics — simone biles. she qualified in first as she attempts to become the first woman to win four all—around titles at the world championships. she's already won gold with the united states in the team event in doha and could win her 12th world title overall. great britain's ellie downie and kelly simm have also qualified for the final. he is the first gymnast for years to actually do three all—around title. this will be a record—breaking fourth as well as 11 golds. she has already won them. it would be like watching usain bolt slow up and walk the last ten beaters. that is how far ahead she is. i'll have more for you in the next hour. thank you very much. you are watching bbc news. indonesian navy divers say they hav

telegraph focuses on calls for gordon taylor to stand down as chief executive of the players‘ union, the pfao but their main report is on qatar‘s progress in preparing for what they call their "improbable" world cup in four years‘ time. and the mirror‘s headline is reports from italy that paul pogba has told his old team—mates atjuventus that he wants to leave manchester united and go back to turin. iam sure i am sure that will rumble on! here‘s how you can follow sport on the bbc today. radio scotland have commentary from scotland against israel, and on radio wales there‘s commentary from wales‘s friendly in albania. 5 live have updates on those games, as well as the first round fa cup replays — and there‘s full commentary from oxford city against tranmere on 5 live sports extra, the goals as they happen on the bbc sport website. and tonight on bbc two there‘s a cracking nfl show in prospect, with the chiefs against the rams — it‘s been called the best game of the season so far. you might not have heard of them, but they are huge in america. i can tell you, when i checked twitter this morni

well, now the charities watchdog says it's engaging with the pfa "to establish the facts".ick mccarthy is being tipped to return to the role. it's after martin 0'neill stepped down after the republic were relegated from their nations league group. they've not won a competitive game this year either. mccarthy took ireland to the world cup in 2002, and is currently out of work after leaving ipswich town. roy keane also departed with the manager too. zlatan ibrahimovic is not a man short on confidence and doesn't often pass up the opportunity to tell us how great he is, talking to the bbc about his time at manchester united. he spent a couple of years in the twilight of his career. he says the rest of the premier league is lucky that he didn't move here earlier.” premier league is lucky that he didn't move here earlier. i was old, but i was not old enough. i was young. they need me feel like benjamin button. i was getting younger and younger. every game that went. and then unfortunately i got my injury. the only thing i have to say is the premier league should be happy i didn'

from leicester two years ago, helping chelsea to the league title in his first season and winning the pfa'sorld cup winning squad in russia this summer. max verstappen leads a red bull ‘one—two' in first practice ahead of formula 0ne's season ending abu dhabi grand prix. he was four—tenths of a second quicker than teammate daniel ricciardo. britain's lewis hamilton is back in 4th. he seemed to be having some problems but seems it is quite an unhappy car at the moment. we're heading into the final weekend of autumn internationals, with wales hoping to make it a clean sweep of autumn wins, they've made 13 changes to the side that beat tonga last weekend and victory over south africa in cardiff would be their ninth test triumph in a row. they are really motivated, and they wa nt to they are really motivated, and they want to do well. you know, ijust see the effort they put in, on and off the field, and i keep saying we are ina off the field, and i keep saying we are in a really good place. we've been a good place for the debt that we are creating, the squad, i'm pretty confident it. that's all

. >> earlier this year, senator rounds and i introduced pfas registry act. there are pieces of that that are included in the mccain authorization bill. i wondered if you could talk about whether efforts have begun, if you are aware of efforts that have already begun dod to already set up this registry and what we might need to do to support that. >> senator, if i could take that one and go back and also get that answer for you in writing. >> sure. that would be great. i am almost out of time. i will save my question for the next round. >> senator ernst. >> thank you, mr. chair, and of course to our witnesses, thank you very much for being here today. we certainly appreciate your service and your commitment to our great united states of america. general gold fien i would like to start with you, please, sir. and thank you very much for acknowledging the fact that we need to man, train, and equip our service members. and the training is very important, whether it is simulation or whether it is actual ear size inside the air. that muscle memory, and those rehear

in a statement the scottish pfa say... that's all the sport for now. high levels of air pollution on a daily basis. the world health organization says air pollution causes seven million premature deaths each year. the bbc‘s reality check reports now on the pollution levels found during a typical commute in the indian capital delhi. it's estimated that over 90% of the world's population breathes polluted air and that 7 million deaths each year are linked to air pollution. delhi is one of the most polluted cities on earth. breathing delhi's air is equivalent to smoking more than a dozen cigarettes a day. people are advised to stay indoors as much as possible when pollution is severe. but for commuters that's often not an option. do certain types of transport expose you to higher amount of pollutants than others? researchers in delhi tried to find out just that. they estimated the amount of air pollutant inhaled by commuters on different types of transport in delhi. they looked at pollution in the form of small particulate matter, also known as pm2.5. the

an open letter asking for the pfa to be modernised now has around 300 signatures of former and current halfpenny. he was concussed in this collision against the wallabies earlier this month and still hasn't recovered. it's australia next for england, but they wont have winger chris ashton, who has a calf injury. ashton had featured in all three of england's autumn internationals. this is a great story. serge simon, the vice president of the french rugby union, has announced they'll be showing their support for former wales captain gareth thomas on saturday by wearing rainbow laces in their match against fiji. thomas was the victim of a homophobic attack in cardiff last weekend. he is hugely popular in france, he played into loose for three years. he had a fantastic career there. big fa ns he had a fantastic career there. big fans —— in toulouse. showing their support. lauren price is guaranteed at least a bronze medal at the women's world boxing championships in delhi. she won her middleweight quarter—final on a spilt decision and she'll now face the european champion in friday's semi—