now shahid khan wants wembley stadium to be part of his vision for the future. man who already owns fulham football club and the american football team the jacksonville jaguars insists he would be a good long—term custodian for the home of english football. i've been in business since ‘78. i don't have a business that's been sold. i want to do the right thing and, you know, so, i mean, this is an asset, along with the football clubs, you know, that will carry on to my children and go on in the future. a deal for the 11—year—old venue is farfrom certain, though. despite the fa believing that the money could have a transformative effect on grassroots facilities, critics including the former england captain gary neville insist the governing body should retain control. what is your message to those opponents of this deal? what do you say to them about why it should go ahead? my message is if you love english football, you want this to go ahead. it provides the money, provides the revenue for grassroots football. otherwise, how is the fa going to be able to do their

up. makes financial sense to the governing body. who are considering the bid from fulham owner shahid khan community football. them in their world cup group. reporter chris mclauglin. the peruvian capital is home to a very british player. very british player. paddington‘s gets a fair much is scottish. scottish. each one here with a tip to talk about their travels. to talk about their travels. acid in panama city, panama city here. panama city, panama city here. with you be watching? i hope so. a great feeling because i'm going to the world cup. and maybe a long way. hands up if you disagree. but it is a very experienced squad. a very experienced squad. something not lost on their manager. not lost on their manager. before to come to south america and play in front of a full stadium. play in front of a full stadium. the first minute of the game to the very last. he is not kidding. was the crowd for national team training session. training session. has gripped the nation heading for the finals in russia. the finals in russia. they want to be part of a party. be part of a party. we were comin

shahid khan, the man who wants to buy wembley stadium, has told the bbc that if the home of english football. khan, who owns fulham football club and nfl franchise the jacksonville jaguars, has been responding to criticism of his proposal, but he says its the right way to go. my my message is if you love english football, you want this to go ahead. it provides the money, provides the revenue for grassroots football. otherwise, how is the fa going to be able to do their mission crazy this is also... wembley itself overall is not a money maker for the is also... wembley itself overall is not a money makerfor the fa. it's a responsibility for them, their core mission is football and if you like english football, this is the money they need to make it happen. ding junhui is through to the quarter finals of the world snooker championship after crushing anthony mcgill13—4. the 2016 runner up was never really troubled by mcgill cruising to a 9—0 lead. he'll face barry hawkins in the last eight. ding no stranger to playing under pressure, an audience of over 100 million tunes in for his matches back

minister was also challenged over the possible sale of wembley stadium to the american billionaire, shahid khanound £900 million to buy the iconic north london ground from the fa. any deal to sell wembley stadium needs to benefit fans and grassroots football. we must ensure that fans are not priced out, which is why we on this side have called for ticket prices to be frozen for at least ten years and the current list of cup and playoff matches guaranteed. we want to see these clauses written into any deal to sell wembley stadium, will the minister back our recommendations? i have discussed this with the fa. i have secured a commitment from them that they will not increase costs for another five years above inflation, and we are looking at the issues around the wembley sale in close detail and i'm sure that these issues will be discussed. mps from all parties have accused the government of using a procedure to block bills from mps. so far, there has been no sign of the money resolution for a private members bill on constituency in england. the labourmp bill on constituency in england. the labour

ruling council will consider a bid, thought to be around £600 million, made by the fulham owner shahid khaneeting is to gauge the level of support for a sale from within the game, but no final decision will be made today. tributes continue to be paid to the former aberdeen midfielder neale cooper, who died yesterday after collapsing at the weekend. cooper was a member of sir alex ferguson's aberdeen side that won the european cup winners‘ cup in 1983. more recently he managed hartlepool, gillingham and peterhead. former team mate and current scotland coach alex mcleish said it was a privilege to play with him. and the british number one kyle edmund starts his french open campaign today. edmund is playing the unseeded australian alex di manur. they'll be on court this afternoon as long as the rain holds off. heather watson and cameron norrie are already through to the second round at roland garros. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. from all of us, goodbye for now. thank you. california has become the world's

further details from shahid khan to plan to buy wembley.it provides the money, provides a revenue for grassroots football. and otherwise, how is the fa going to be able to do their mission? fa have been fairly tight—lipped but they have made no secret of the importance the investment could have in boosting participation and facilities in the english game, with the money able to provide all—weather pitches, additional coaches, and training at the entry—level to the game. speaking yesterday the fa's technical director suggested england does not necessarily need a national stadium, along their training centre in burton. this is really our home, the training base. we are talking about five games a year, as i have alluded to. it does not affect the project for the england team is, so if grassroots football is going to improve, of course, i would if grassroots football is going to improve, of course, iwould be if grassroots football is going to improve, of course, i would be a supporter of that. every single player, everyone of us, we started our

we've heard further details from the american billionaire shahid khan about his plans to buy wembley fa that england will continue to play help england mimthe weddcupf in the future, and provide much needed funds, around 600 million, for grass roots fooball. if you love english football, you wa nt if you love english football, you want this to go ahead. it provides the money, provides the revenue for grassroots football. and otherwise, how is the fa going to be able to do their mission? one of england's greatest rugby players, danielle waterman, has announced her international retirement. after making her debut at 18, she played in four world cups, helping england to take the title four years ago. waterman is the red roses' leading try—scorer, with 47 in 82 tests. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. let's get more now on last night's vote by peers giving parliament a say over how to proceed if there is no final brexit deal. we can cross now to westminster and speak to our assistant political editor, norman smith. well, alarm bells appear to be ringi

has been delivering a speech to the fa's council... who are considering the bid from fulham owner shahid khaname... and that it represents an opportunity to unleash an unprecedented amount of investment into community football. meanwhile the fa say they support raheem sterling after he was criticised for getting a tattoo of an assault rifle on his leg. anti—gun campaigners wanted the manchester city forward dropped from the world cup squad... but the statement from the fa says sterling and the rest of the players remain focussed on the tournament which starts injust over two weeks time. sterling posted this on his instagram account saying the tattoo has a deeper significance because his father was shot dead when sterling was a small boy... and that he resolved to never touch a gun as a result. he also insists the tattoo which is above his favoured right foot is unfinished. mo salah has arrived in spain for treatment on the shoulder he injured in saturday's champions league final. the egyptian fa say he's sprained his shoulder ligaments and salah himself says he's ”hopeful” of being fit to pla

the fee is thought to be in the region of £40 million. at an fa meeting today. owner shahid khan. willions for the club and the international game. and the international game. he's been phenomenal since taking charge around about 2010. charge around about 2010. could pay out big compensation if need be. need be. extensions with saracens including alex sanderson. alex sanderson. unlikely, so the news today for both saracens and england. saracens and england. one game away from a place in the second round of the french open. second round of the french open. we will have news when we talk to you again, thank you. ill—health time bomb". from public health england. in england is severely obese. laura tra nt reports. weight through school. and again when they leave primary school at 11 in england. are classed as severely obese. that rises to more than 22,000, or1 in 25, for children aged 10—11. in the national child measurement programme. doctors say obesity is a ticking time bomb. affects things. they immediately regress into a state where theyjust comfort eat. cancer and heart disease. in